The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-01
Old World Gossip
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I .s ~ A"i.,'hia'rat'oh. queen We
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| ~ ~ "po,' iei - hias''r 81 the morse,
-, , ,ioii shu chteftalhea !. posi-
l V,t'iis. me earl knew this.
m;ti ~ ,ie o"Jsc' o. scthhs even
80, ~ S"ren, insisted upon await"
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! The Queen complained bitterly 20 tho
Htst puhc oil Wellington, who WAS her
ADVISER In many a matter, declaring
1 taat the presence OF Lord Albcmarlo
on the seat opposite to her in hor
! carriage upset her to such degree
rs TO rcnHer her positively III. and To
disturb the equa nimity which she
needed Tor the state functions In which
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role.
The iron Duke cxtricatcd hor from
INC "ihcuity IN Il very amusing and
characteristic manner. by recon-
incubation contained in 81 letter IL her.
"hicn Is Still IN existence. In IL no
pointed out to the Queen that, while
Lord A!hcmnrle. as master OF the horse.
had an undoGoted right TO ride in the
royal carriage on state occasions. there
was no law, written or unwritten. de- |
. n FNt NO
cnpy in the conveyance, and that it
WAS quite within Her MaIesty's power |
70 assign him ~ place on tho foothoard !
behind. alongside the footmon. and II !
scihistate carriages were used In the |
rumble. Accordingly, the Earl Of AL !
hemarlc was warned. In the name OF /
the queen, that II he insisted on cXcr- |
cisinS his preroEative OF riding with !
her. no would havo TO take his place I!
with the footmen, and the result was |
about the matter.
With regard 10 Lord Say md Selc. II |
Will he impossible for him to retain |
his position as comptroller OF the !
household. after the scathing dcnun |
citation 10 which he was subjected last |
week from the bench OF tho High Court !
OF Justice by the presiding Judge. Sir |
Charles Darling, during the trial OF |
the commissioned and noncommi ssion- |
cd officers OF the British army. ana |
I
| Lipton's grocery business, for whole
sale bribery and corruption in the al !
iotment or the army canteen contracts. |
The judge took the view that the !
principal culprit. Licutcnant- Colonel I
Whitaker, of tho Second Yorkshire |,
Regiment owed his downfall and had |
been led astray by Lord say and Selc. |
the responsibility OF the peer In tho /
inattor. having been shown in court |
by n letter which he had written TO /!
Whitaker before his accession 10 the !
peerage, and when he Was still COL |,
onel fiennes. in command of the Royal |
Scots Fusiliers.
Justice Darling was not far wrong |
when he declared tho letter OF Lord !
say and Sole TO show = SAD dccadeuce |
from the traditions Of n great family. |
| intmatini; that il no had belonged To
| such \ house, he would rather starvo
| than resort TO the methods of Lord
/ say ana Sele.
rho mouse or which Lord say and
ScIe Is the CHIEF Is that OF Ficnncs
| pronounced Fynes). lie Is the cigh- |
tccnth baron OF his limo. In records
still existing Of tho reign OF William /
the conaucror, II Is set forth that he (
conferred on one OF his principal lieu
tenants. John de Fiennes. tho Offices (
Of Count OF tho Sea Coast. and Lord
/ Warden OF the Cinquc Ports for him
self ana his heirs forever II is on ,
thiS account mat when King George
I Nat"t'u tilc ''ttitt diSHitS III l!pc,
prior TO his accession 10 the throne,
LORD sny ana Selc Put forward claim
thereto, and publicly protested, but IN
vain. AGAINST us subsequent bestowal
ON LORD EiaSsey
me LORDS &c fiennes were among |
me oafons whose names fgure In the
Ni"sf" marta ana we're even IN those
GAYS regarded as OF me most lilustri-
Gus ancestry since they were descend
! 60 from mat Eusiace count or Bou-
,obhe' VINO h'af'lea Coda sister OF
Nins f'd"aF" 'he 1ohtcssor. thus Count
"nq countess OF i5ouioShe being Ike
Mis9 among .no ioroeats or Godfrey
oo isouiI'oh' IN" crusader hing or
jerusalem
me Original narony or say and Solo
.hihe INTO lh' ficnhos family through
I me marriage OF Lady Joan OF that
IN t"st OF Her lthc' I" Niillani. Lord
fiohhos' here"i'aiN "afdcn OF tho
I.ipoo t"I,s' ana 'enth IN descent
. ,,pi, t"u h'is'laH anu companion OF
niih",h 'he Ionduef"r. Inc grandson
w Ld"S Joan was summoned Ia Par