The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-09

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;;apable OF maintaining some kind of
law and order In Albania.
Descended on his fathers aide Yror,
younger son OF the third Duke of
nuianu' and. through his mother from,
,ne Walpule Earls of Oxford the new
niscount Canterbury. who has just
succeeded to his fathers peeragos and
estate In ~korfolkshire, viii take His
seat In the upper house OF parIiamsnt
u estininster. with somewhat
stormy record behind him. Under the
n"'he OF Henry Manners Sutton, which
ne mas borne until now, he has some
what frequently been In the linel,. ht
oh one occasion. for instance. I, was
, Ion"I , win suit brought
Gainst him In London to prevent his
puoiicat'on In IN uncxpurgated form.
VI remarkable manuscript work OF
the famous explorer and Oriental
Schoiar. Sir Richard Burton In some
way or other. after Lady Burtons
ueath' TINS manuscript. after having
been printed In an expurgated form
under the title OF The Jew, the Gynav
anu FL Islam" BY the great London
publishing house OF Hutchinson e.
company. was sold at auction IA n
literary curiosity. and purchased by
Lord Canterbury, then tho chief partner
OF tn publishing Arm OF Cop. A Fen
wick.
Some time later this nrm announced
It's intention of publishing tho work I'm
an uncSpurgatcd form; whereupon lit-
cation ensucd. and Lord Canterbury
was not only forced by the courts TO
surrender tho manuscript, but also
was debarred from printing It in any
form whatsoever.
Later In the same year he nppeared
again In ~ courts, on this occasion
ms plnintif, charging r. w II ,.ros-
land. author Of The Unspcakable
Scot" and Lord Alfred Douglas. then
owner of the London Academy. with
libel, the libel consisting OF an asser-
tion contained In the pages or tho
academy, to tho effect that Lord Can
terbury was at one and tho snme time
The chief partner in two publishing
hrms ono devoted to the publicat on
OF religious works. and tho other to
the propagation OF improper literature.
The trial, which took place at the
Old Bailey. was marked by unusual
acrimony. not only on the part OF tho
Defendants prosecutor and witnesses,
but also OF the eminent counsel en-
gagged In the case. Du,ing the course
OF the proceedings the most uamaginr
statements were made about the pres
ent Lord Canterbury; among them be-
Ing accusations 10 the effect that he
had on Two occasions been compelled
yer. and on tho advice OF the latter.
10 avoid prosecution. The jury rem
dered verdict In favor OF the defen-
dants. thus recognizing their plea OF
Justification of their statements about
him.
Lord Canterbury, who is unmarried,
Is the Ereat-grandson OF that Chailes
Manners Sutton who was for so many
years Speaker OF the House or Com
mons In three rcigns. namely. those OF
George Ill. George ". and William
~. and during whose tenure OF oti,e
the Old houses or Parliament nt Vest
minister were destroyed by fire. In ac-
cordance with timehonored custom.
lie was elevated to the peerage on his
retirement from the chair. He was a
son of Archbishop Manners Sutton, of
Canterbury. the spiritual adviser of
George III, and the religious Instruc-
tor OF all that monarchs younger chill
dren. The prfmate's brother was Lord
High Chancellor of Ireland and re-
ceired tho harony OF Manners as q re-
ward for his services.
Copyright. 1874 by the Brentwood
Company