The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-16
His Death Announced by
Daughter, Who Also
Serves Public.
BY La MARQUIsE DE FAUNTENOY.


BY LA MARQUIsE DE FAUNTENOY:
N.Y. died in December. 1910. with
w out issue, leaving all his es-
tates amounting to over 10y, :
900 acres. in Scotland, along with tastiie ne
widow. formerly the wife OF the Ear
of Stair. who divorced her IN 1910. ~
was announced that the next nelr
20 the baronetcy was old Duncan Men
zies. of Tichraggan. Weems. who had
been for anumber of years In domesr
tic service as a coachman 70 one OF
the County families OF Dumirie5-
shire. but who was understood TO have
emigrated to America or TO Candod
A search was therefore instituted on
both sides of the Atlantic, ana mas Juss
terminated through the discovery OF
old Duncan Menzies's daughter, an uh-
married. woman, who Keeps restdu-
rant in King Edward Street. Perth.
From her il had been ascertained that
her father who had founded the restau ,
rant which she now owns, had dled
at Perth about four years ago. and
that her only brother had predeceased
his father. being drowned while bath
ing in the Earn, at Crief, at the age
of seventeen. after serving few months
of his apprenticeship to coach-ouiioer
This disposes OF the rights Of old
Duncan Menzies and of his son, ana
it thus makes the way more clear
in Stirlingshire, who has instituted an
action in the Court of Session against
the secretary of Scotland ana tne ioIu
advocate of the kingdom, for tine es-
tablishment of his claim TO the par
onetcy and to the chieftaincy OF the
clan. That he will be able 10 op-
tain possession of the estates IS more more
in 1905 Joined his fathers younger
brother, Fletcher Menzies nor forty
years secretary of the Highland 30
ciety), then the next heir TO the prop
y in AfGpnfailtnQ the WnOlc Oh IL.
Thanks to this, Neil was able to pc
queath everything to his widow, me
ex-Countess STAR. VINO. havin s, o ;n,i
mediately offered everything for sale.
to the intense indignation of the Men
zies family and clan. VINO nave Deen
TO stop the sale. Meanwhile the
widowed Lady Menziee, in order 70
give the purchasers clear titie. mas
executed a trust deed, nominally Tor
the benefit OF her creditors; in favor
of John Hamilton Buchanan, OF rom
burgh. as trustee. and 1t Is ne there
fore who is making the sale. An1 Si,
claimant to the barOnetcy ana chlel-
tainship OF the clan IS Frederick w.
Menzies. who married an American
woman, Miss Hettie Davenport, daugh-
ter of the late John Davenport. OF New
York, and a granddaughter OF Gouver-
neur Morris.
The new Duke of Abercorn. although
now possessed OF the hiehese ~ az. 70 70
simple, democratic. and unarecteo
parsonage than his great gandiatner;
who began by being an earl, ana olSu
as a marquis. He was such a 6tately
Individual that IL was related OF MIN
that in making the grand tour, tnen
incumbent upon every nopieindn' 10 ~.
had driven from one end OF Europe 20
the other without ever so far iorSes-
ting himself as to lean back IN MS car
rage. but sat bolt upright all the way
in solemn grandeur. ,d
time his cousin, the lovely Miss Cfceiy
Hamilton. he was so revolted at tne
idea Of wedding a mere comnonei >
that he, through his friend Prime Mil
lister pitt, induced George Ill 10 raise
her beforehand TO the rank OF an carr $
daughter: and il was as Lady" Clcely
Hamilton, not by birth. but py NlI.ue
of a royal warrant that the ndIouiS
led her to the altar .;se;
The King made a great deal OF oiIiI-
Guilty about doing this. ana mere al 2
only two other cases that can recdli,
of a British monarch bestowlng favor
of this kind One was when George II
gave the rank Of an earls daughter 70
the illegitimate daughter OF Sir roper
Waipole, first earl of Oxford. oy MISS
diving. however. as the Countess OF
Orfordl while the other instance was
when Edward VII. on his accession 70
the throne bestowed by patent the
rank of a baron's daughter upon MOSS
Charlotte Knoliys. the lifelong lady
in waiting. and most devoted and trust
ed companion of Queen Alexandra, not
only in recognition of her services. put
also in order to comply with the uh-
written law according TO Which INC
ladies in waiting of a Queen Consort; or
of a Queen regent, must be either