The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

Weld would then bc merged, and more
or loss lost I'm the unfamiliar title %
Lord i'itzwaryn. Reginald Weld would
never have drcamt OF presenting hts
claims To tho barony had hc not been
virtually forced to do so 10y tic pre-
tensions Of Sir Bourchior Wrcy, who
not content with E;s baronctcy. near
500 years old. ycarncd Tor a scat iu
the House OF Lords. Reginald Weld
was perfectly content that the harony
OF Fitzwaryn should remain In abey
anco for further centuries 10 como,
but lie was not disposed to permit il
to be usurpcd by Sir Bourchicr Wroy.
-htro IL no doubt that the late sir
Bourchier Palll Wrey, eighth baronct of
his Inc, who iourtsned In tho early
part OF the nineteenth century, was the
principal cohe!- to tho barony OF FltE-
~aryn Now this particular haronct
married In 1918 a very beautiful irish
h"uscpaid, in the service of his sister.
LADY Palk, on the understanding that
s!o was I, widow. She bore him three
daughters. Ellen, Emily ana Gcorgiua,
both uf the latter dying unmarried.
Aftcr the birth OF these three girls,
man OF the name Of Riddle turned up.
n former solder, who claimed To 10
Lady Nreys first husband. At the
time when she married sir Bourchicr
W.cy. She had been without ilcarine
from Riddle for some seven or eight
years. and had received new OF his
death, consenuently had welded SIR
Bourchier Wrey in good faith
Tho rcappcaranCe OF Hi 4. scor,"'
10 have tho effect OF rendering Sir
Bourchicr's marriage invalid, and his
three daughters illegitimate. Riddle
died In 1882, as ponsioner on the
bounty of Sir Eourchicr. and the latter
thcreupon went through another core
iuonH OF marriage with his childrcn's
mother Not until Il year afterwards
did he ascertain that Riddles own
marriage TO the housemnid had been
invalid ana bigamouss since lie had q
wife living at the time, conseouently
mat Sir Sourchiers marriage in ISIS
TO the housemaid was perfectly Law
full; that the children whom she had
borne him were legitimate and that
the second marriage ceremony OF 1889
had been aupcrGuous Tho eldest OF
these thrco children OF Sir Boiircbicr
Wrcy and Of his houscmaid wife and
the only one who left any descendants.
namely. Ellen Wrey, married Edward
Joseph Weld. OF Liiworth Castle
Reginald Weld. tho claimant TO the
barony OF F'it4waryn ~ her eldes, aon,
and through her heir TO tho rights OF
his grandfather, sir Bourchicr Wr,y.
eighth baronct, 10 the ritzwaryn peer
age. Sir Bourciier was succeeded in
the Wrcy barcuetcy by his half
brother. from whom tho present baro-
net ia descended.
II the late Edward Weld. who mar
Tied Ellen Wrcy, was owner OF I.ul-
worth Castle, and Of all the extensive
estates OF the Weld family. ii was be-
cause his elder brothr, Thomas had
surrendered them to him on the death
Of his wife. when he entered the
priesthood. being croaiued by Mgr.
Cuel"n. Archbis'iop ci Earis Ills rise
Ia IN" church 'rag randi. and before
SIN Years wSe past he Was consecratci
coadtutor b shop Of Kingston. In Upper
Canada. Four years later while visit
ing Rome with his married daughter.
Lady Clifford, Of Chudleigh. he was
raised TO the Sacred College by Plus
VIII. rs cardinal priest. and may,
therefore. he REGARDED as Canada's
hrst cardinal, Cardinal Taschcreau he
ing tho second.
Cardinal Weld rcposes in the Church
OF Sic. Maria, In Aquiro. in Rome,
where Liz tomb. a very stately affair.
IS IN object OF much interest 10 visi-
tors. The present Lord Clifford. OF
chudloish. familiar figure on this
side Of tho Atlantic. and who has a
brother living in Manitoba. can, there
lore. boast OF being the only member
al the House at Lords who is descend
Cd from member Of tho Sacred Col
lego. being a great-grandson Of Car
diral Weld.