New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
PROPOSITIONS AND LETTERS.
npo.prss or MIR. rEUARDGyrs CASE.

..,,.,s Sr,NDiNG AS AN EXPERf-HIS
rI.r,oxs WITH GENERAL III CEsNoLA.
~ Fo,ordent-di Cesnola case was resumed
,,rd Nv ,fts~ripon IN the United states DiSuc' ooi'
49,. t,dge shpml1. The brief 81 'sion was occuheu
,,h s,dne various dspositiOas taken In LONDON an"
10 of letters written by General al Cesnoia 10 the
aia and 10 the plaintiffs father at various dates be
.oon 1877 aud 1881 The dispositions related
Cor the most part 10 Mr.. Feuardehts standng as ah
evnert ia archaeological stables, and touched lhci
dentaIly on the story OF General d Cesnolas deang
with the plaintiff and the firm OF Balm Feuarueh'
eleven years ago. when the Cesnoa collection was on eA
hbition in London. Francis Edward Wheian, VINO was
the assistant of Mr. Feuardent at the time mentioned anu
who is now in charge of the London branch OF Damn
Feuardent deposed that CASTOR L. Feuardent oiu o'y
thing possible TO sell the CesnOla collection "Ion ~
his care, but that General d CosnOla intcriercu '
with his efforts by retaining NJ MS ho,'o
ous valuable vases belonging to It, ne "iso
stated that General al CesnOla had hau
forearm made for the statue OF the plleSU ~
he came to London, and II was made 'ihuer ni' 49,.
Charles t. Newton. Reginald Stewart rooio an -,
Wallistou Franks deposed as TO Mr.. Feuarieh'' u,
as an expert Mr. Poole gave him lhsn pi"o, q, -
osaocient c,ips Outside of this Mr. Feuardents posi-
tom was Given as fair one. The deposition OF Feh& b.
Feuarlent the father Of the plaiItlh reiateu nd9
the fact that Cypriote antiquities since IS l. h"u oe
rather plentiful had not brought good prices aV pun
lie sales. A.,
letters "Ni'h'i''oN
ground that they tended TO impeach the truth OF
General di Cesnoa's story concerning his deal-
iprs with Mr. Feuardent and the firm OF
palm A. Feuardent from the time OF the
spment OF the first collection London from Cyprus to
the time when it was sold John Taylor Johnston for the
Nc-York Museum. This story was part ora letter VIII
ton nv General d CesnOa and addressed to the Executive
Committee of Board Of Trustees of the Museum IL
made the ground for the second cause OF action IN inc
present suit The story ia in the main TO ms eie5a
Gan & Feuardnt had written 10 Genei' ~ i,tiou The
The British Museum would purchase his cOiiecu93
Arm Iroposcd am ARRANGEMENT whereby they would Ollg
II 20 Boston III il was sold they were u receive yen P
cent commission. If not sold AT ihe emu w s!s
General al Cesnoa must refund all advances OF iorIv
the collection. This Arrangement was agiu "a ~ DorI
tine collection forwarded Wheh i1G ei III, %n,5cj ~
gone IL had not been sold General III CeSoia "
London and found that proper efforts hl httH l
10 sell it, employed wOIkneh ana pu' WY t ~
IN order ana finally sold IT, through the Soou oV'H vi
William n hi dgttt TO John TAYLOR johnston i"r
$4,000 Mr. FeuaIdent was sulpIlsyH anu 10 it
large bill for advances carriage aIu o,e wifi
Mr. Fcuardent until lac came back 10 NcW-1orh anu
found him established here -. o,.,a
Mr. Choatc objected TO the Introduction OF most OF we
letters red. Oh the ground Of immatellay IN hc
course OF some remarks Mr. Bangs said tha IL wou ap
pear that an exorOant bill had been made out nut "S
made by Mr. FcuaTent at the solicitation OF TeheIl vi
CsuoS and the latter wished IL 10 show 10 the trustees
OF the museum. MIR. ChOate said that Mt bangs mao no
right make such statement, one winch NC WIS III
The early letters were read to contravenc General di
Cesnola's statement regarding tie agreement unuer
which the collection was sent 10 LONDON; OnS Ht , fr
referred the that the objects might De eNulcu 10,
twelve or eighteen months. The others wcit Suphtcu
as showing that the collection was sold Win tue eutc
knowledge and concurrence OF Mt tcullNtt iDdl tue
relations between him and General I'll CCsnoid were
friendly after the conclusion of the London tT 'lo
and that Mr.. Feuardent was paid commission VI 0'VOV
francs. % -. ,,-...,. will
be put Oh the stand