New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
LORD LEIGH IN NEW YORK
Inherited a Fortune from His
American Wife.

ord
vort from England with his sister. the
Hon. Agnes Leigh. and is staying at the
Di,z.Carlton, inherited fortune OF about
,,ro million dollars from his American
lilo Miss Frances Bcckwith, daughter
- Tho late Nelson ". Beckwith. of New
vor. who was FOR a number of years
,-,ited States Minister to France. Lady
, ,,gh died without issue in 1902 leaving
',.orv.bjn, that she possessed to her hus-
nd Much of her property was in this
o0un,,, and administered by the New
v,,k s.m of Evarts. Choate g. Sherman.
a,l a.. IS I'm connection with the interests
inc, he thus acquired i'm America that
.,6 leigh is now visiting New York
,rd Leigh has royal Tudor blood i'm mis-
,..irs being descended materially from
princess MARY. sister of Henry VIII,
ubose husband was the first owner of
s,oneleigh Abbey. the ancestral home in
Warwickshirc of the Lords Leieh. The
,roperty IS very large and yields a big
income. II was used by Charles ! as his
beadouarters after finding the gates of
coventry closed against him. While the
house is full Of historic relics. both of
the Tudors ard of the Stuarts.
Lord Leigh's elder brother was killed
while hunting big game I'm the Rockies
sbout quarter IF a century ago, and Inc
has an uncle. a younger brother of the
Int neer namely. the Very Roy. and
Hon James Wentworth Leigh. Dean Of
Hereford who was married to 4 daughter
Of the late Pierce Butler. of Philadel-
mia. and OF Fanny kemblc. the latter ~
whom passed the closing years Of hcr life
in the house Of Mrs. Leigh.
Among Lord 1.cigh's ancestors have
been Sir Piers Leigh. who bore the stand
ard of Edward. the Black Prince. AT
Crecy. Sir Edward Leigh. who was killed
AT the battle of AEincourt and Sir Thorn
as Leigh. who was Lord Mayor Of Lon
don during tho reisn Of Bloody Mar, and
was kniChted by that Queen.
Lord LeiGh's grandfather. the first
Lord Leigh of the present creation. VAS
brought into court little more than hall
a century ago on an eXtraOrdinary charge
OF murder. trumpet up against him rN
claimant to his estates at Stoneleigh Ah-
bey. named George Leigh. This individual
melted mob to attack tho abbey ana an
armed fight took place there, Whica e
suited in the conviction and sentence 90
Imprisonment Of about thirty Of the itot-
ers Some months later friends of these
men and of George Leigh charged thc
peer with numbering four worl<men en-
gagged In building operations at the abbey
By allowing a large stone 10 fall upoh
Them. and. further. with having incloscd
the corpses in masonry in the abutmcnt
Of the porch. TO keep, as one OF the
witnesses put ii. the secrets OF ne
house" The whole thing was. OF course,
the unrest nonsense But the affair TOOK
placc al the times OF the Chartist ag!ta-
lion when the minds OF the masses were
excited against the classes and against
the a-istocracy. and it was not until or!
] .eigh had proved his innocence in ,ou't
that he was cleared Of the crime impH--d
10 him.
At Stoncleigh. the ancient home of LORI
Leigh. in Warwickshire. there are o'i.
trees in the park over a thousand Years
old. and several gospel oaks. under which
ih. Saxon missionaries preached more
than ten decades ago. il stands on lac
size Of an abbey built by Henry II ,o-
OF Cistercian monks i"c
property was held by the religious orderS
mini ecculariled IN the reign OF Henit
VIII when IL was bestowed on the Duke
OF suffolk. and subsequently passed. dui
ing the sixteenth century, into the hahIs
If Sir Thomas Leigh. some tim" Iolu
MAYOR Of London.
Tho present mansion. which was erec'e1
~ the early part Of thc eighteenth cen
,ury q, first consisted OF Ions ana I'M
posins range OF buildings in the Corlnth-
ian stvle. Since its erection u has uh-
dercone numerous alterations and Is now
one az the finest country seats ia tn'
kingdom The various apartments CON
tain costly pictures and staiuaiy, 'ncI'u-
ing works by Nandyke. Rembrandt ii''-
beir Guido Teniers LelN. Gainsboroukn
and Dc Wit. amors them being H""
VandyLe .ortrst 0f Charles !, VINO
STAYED al the frs, Stonc.cieh iu the iast
years OF his reign There are also spec-
mons ~ the SCULPTURE OF Canova bar
toleni ana Railv Tho private chapel has
an sltarpicce OF Carrara marble. and pct
me, n, the Cruclhxion by Albert Duror.
and tho VIRGIN and child. ty Peruglh''
The beautiful Italian garden IN 'front.' OF
tho abbey vas laid out by Chandos Lord
Leigh. father Of tho late baron
The parish church attached 20 stone
leigh ADber is Of early date. with pct
uresauc toWcr. The interior contains
oualn, and curiously carved FONT which
centuries ago stood be MaxstOke PfiorE,
near Coleshil: an imposing monument ol
the Duchess Of Dudley. wife Of Leicester
exiled son. and numerous tablets 10 me
memory of the Leigh family. On tue
south side. ia recess, j. a quaint IN
scription 10 tho memory OF Hunphre}
How. porter TO Lord Leigh 1851 "hic"
reads
Here lies Faithful Friend unto The Poor.
VIII dealt Large Almes out Of MS Doi"s"'p
weepe NOT pooro People .ho SO Seryats Desd.
The Iord himself viii give you DdyIy BIeaot'
j, Markets Rise Raiie not against tneI tsa.e.'
The price is stil the same a. Stoneleigh "a'es
Claims q Peerage.
When the seventeenth Lord Dorih"lcA
died. in the fall Of 1910. leaving al Only
daughter. the Hon. Isolde Borthwick, now
eight years Of age. ntimateG That ms
demise was liable 10 lead to revival Oi
the litigation which was carried on duiihs
considerable portion Of the nineteenth
century between the rival claimants 10
MS ancient barOny. which dates from l'o-'
This prediction has now come true
through the petition OF william heh''
Borthwlck. Of Borthwick Castle. Midlo-
THAN. 10 King George that the latter de-