Evening star., 1923-05-18
Tobacco Fields in Ireland to Break
Restraints Imposed by Stuart Kings

Lord Belper is very rich The foun
dations Of his family fortune were
laid by Jedediah Strut, younger son
OF FARMER, established in the little
village OF Alfreton in Derbyshire.
Apprenticed for seven years to the
local blacksmith and wheeIwrieht.
young Jedediah evinced a taste for
mechanical invention. Marrying the
daughter of a Derby hosier, he began
TO erect improvements in stocking
making ana eventually invented a
machine for making ribbed stockings
TO him came one day the Bolton bar
ber, Arkwright. bringing with him
the spinning Jenny or frame which
owing to the manner in which the
thread twisted. asking Jedediah
Strut If he would advise him how to
remedy the defect Strut replied that
he would undertake to furnish the
remedy. but only on condition of re-
ceiving half of the profits of the in
Eention. After a long discussion
ArkwriEht consented to this and an
agreement was drawn up:
AS soon Is ever it had been signed,
and Strut had put it into the left
side pocket of his coat. he took his
right hand out OF his other pocket,
rubbed II over the cylinder Of the
machine and coolly said: That is all
the palm Of his hand with piece of
chalk which he happened TO have in
his pocket and had thus created a
rough surface on the cylinder where
Arkwright had a too smooth surface.
His share in the enormous profits
Of Arkwright.s invention proved the
commencement Of fortune for Jede-
ofah Strut. which landed his grand
son in the upper house of parliament
a Al okV,1f r~t
lords Of Belper take their title. not
from any ancient far ly estate. but
from the town in which the great
cotton and calico mills. known as the
Derwent mills and belonging to the
family. are situated. The late Lord
Belper turned the mills into a Inn
ited liability company or corporation
in which the stock is almost entirely
held by members of the house Of
Strut.
As for Che future Lady Belper. the
fair Angela Tollemache, her family is
among the most ancient in England.
having been settled there since the
days of the Saxon heptarchy. The
name of Tollemache is supposed to
signify "bell-ringer." In the church
at Helminsham in Suffolkshire, =ad-
joining Lord Tollemache's principal
country seat Helmingham Hall. near
Stowmarkat, there repose the mortal
remains Of all the Tollemaches who
have owned the manor since the days
OF William, the Conqueror in 1866. A
feature of the church is the flint
faced tower. erected by the Tollema-
ches in 1889. Over the main entrance
OF Helmingham Manor. or hall, is in
scrfbed the following distich:
When william the Conqueror reign
ed with great fame
This manor was my seat and Tollema-
che was my name.
x x X x
The Tollemaches figured conspicu-
ously in the reign OF King Stephen.
They owe their earldom Of Dysart to
tho marriage of Lionel Tollemache to
the daughter and heiress of Will
whipping boy of Charles I. Young
Murray YVES a nephew Of the provost
Of Eton College and tutor of King
Charles 1 and was selected by. his
uncle to act as the playmate for
but. above all. in order to receive
cAstigations for the shortcomings Of
the prince. In those days. when roy
atty was regarded as sacred, 1t was
high treason in the eyes OF the law
for any subject to raise his hand
against a member Of the reiEning
house. But inasmuch as the children
Of the sovereign stood quite as much
in need Of: correction and discipline
as the offspring of ordinary citizens,
they were provided with whipping
boys. who were flogged in their stead
for their ntisdeeds.
Charles bacAme very much attached
to his whipping boy, and when he
grew up ard ascended the throne he
loaded him. with favors. comforting
upon him the earldom Of Dysart and
also the barony of Hunting Tower.
now held by the head Of different
branch OF the Tollemache family.
The first Countess of Dysart remains
on record as the only lady who sue
ceeded in tempting the great lord
protector from the strict path Of his
matrimonial duty. For she made no
tie Of Wotceeter-She had obtaJped
the release: OF. her husband by: her
cn "A nl ixanCe to Oliver CromWeIl--