'Hie fortune be?nn with Thomas
Courts, founder of the famous banking
house of Coutta A Co., who married
first Elizabeth Starkcy, by whom he had
three daughters, who subsequently mar
ried; (a) the Earl of Guilford, (b) the
flrat Marquis of Bute, (e) Sir Francis
Burdette. Mrs. Coutts (Elizabeth Star
key), dying in 1815, Mr. Coutts soon
after married Miss Harriet Mellon, the
j popular actress, to whom, on his death,
he left the whole of his Immense fortune.
Mr. Coutts died In 1822 and his wife
(formerly Miss Mellon) married again
.in 1827, tho ninth Duke of St Albans.
When she died. In 1837, she left the
whole of tho Coutts fortune to Miss An
gela Burdette, the youngest* daughter of
| Sir ' Francis Burdett, who assumed the
? additional name and arms of Coutts. In
| 1871 this lady was created Baroness
Burdett-Coutts In her own right on ac
count of her great services to charity.
I The Baroness married Mr. W. L. Ash
mead Bartlett, who assumed the name
of Burdett-Coutts. The Baroness died
In 1906 and the collection Is now sold
owing to the death of her husband last
I year.
Wants Sea Pictures
Properly Painted
Pit ah Mb.
I read with a great deal of,Interest
an article recently published In Thh
Vbw York Hnuu> relating to the ab
sence of marine paintings, no records of
| which seem to exist In th?? large art
gallcrf* of this great senport city.
