New-York tribune., 1906-04-25
p" MEUX'S ENTIRE"
RemoUal of an Old London Land
mark Recalls Manu- Memories.

boro IWeedmouth. Lord Essex, the Duke of Rox-
nurghe and number of other peers of the realm
are large stockholders. it must be known that IL
Is the Oldest and most important brewery in Lon
don' and that it's removal from Tottenham Court
ROAD 10 the remote suburb of wandsworth. rendered
necessary by the writing down Of the capital TO the
tune or S.eo0ooo, means the disappearance from
the centre OF London of one Of the latters most
FAMILIAR landmarks Founded before King George
III came TO the throne it reached the height OF it's
lame at the beginning Of the nineteenth century
"ieh Henry Meux. cousin OF the great Lord
Brougham. made striking appeal to popular at
tenton and to popular thirst, by constructing q
colossal vat. % feet high and holding $500 barrels
OF Aeux. The idea that a million people could
have marched in single file past the vat and each
taken from IL pint OF porter before the contents
We're exhausted struck popular fancy In 1914 the
vat ourst. and the mighty tide of porter. rushing
out into Tottenham Court Road and oxfsrd street
mace tenement house walls collapse. swept people
on their feet and drowned eight fortunats mortals.
"hlie hundreds were rendered hopelessly intox-
lcated by their immoderate drafts from the tidal
"ave OF beer The catastrophe was the talk of
the town for weeks, and Parliament actually took
cognizance Of the matter by passing vote.
thorizlng the return to Henry Meux OF the whole
amount OF the duty which he had paid on the por-
ter thus lost. In 1891 King William w conferred
baronetcy upon Henry ATeux thus inaugurating the
many titles which have since been conferred by
the Crown upon what is known the "Beersge."
The only survivor Of the Meux family is the
x. n
trio dame. who formerly figured in the corps de
ballet of the Gaiety Theatre as Susie Iangdon
She is the largest individual owner of stock in the
brewery. When her husband died he left every-
'iIhs 10 her' including his racehorses (Which she
continues to run under the name OF Mr.. TheobaId)
and Theobalds Park, a magnificent country seat
near London. which is portrayed by Sir Walter
Scott in his novel The Fortunes of Nigel"
HAS TEMPLE BAR AS HER PARK GATE.
One of the features OF Theobald's Park Is ,ts
entrance which is formed by the old arch and
gates OF Temple Bar The latter for many CEN
turtles constituted the chief gateway and portals
or the City OF London and its roof the heads
Of decapitated traitors used to be exhibited until
age and weather caused them TO fall from the iron
barbs onto which they had been spiked. When
Temple Bar was torn down. some five and twenty
years ago. In order TO make way FOR municipal
improvements in connection with the construction OF
the Law Courts Lady Meux purchased 1t as II
stood and had It reerected, stone by stone AT the
entrance Of Theobald's Park. where this relic Of
ancient London is to infinitely greater advan-
tage. off, it is. by the grand old trees around
II. than in London the top of the Strand. If
lady Meux had had her way she would have
further embellished Theobald's Park with the
Obesk OF HeliopOlis, the only one Of the socalled
Needles OF Cleopatra which remains standing
upon it's original site where It was erected thou
sands upon thousands OF years ago. She offered
to pay the Egyptian Government any money
named and took the refusal OF her tender very
much to heart She is a relative by marriage OF
Lord Essex and of his American wife, formerly
Miss Beach Grant, OF New York. the earIs mother
having been Miss Meux
1t is only fair TO the present Lady Meux TO men
ton that she has nothing whatsoever in common
with her mother-in-law the late Lady Louisa Meux
The latter during the last fifteen or twenty years
of her nfe was absolutely crazy. and should have
been put under restraint but permitted to re-
main at liberty. and to become source OF shame
and even terror 10 the English Embassy at Paris,
owing to the scandal in which she was forever
becoming involved in the French capital. On one
occasion she was ousted by the French police from
the Hotel Bristol the propretors being unwilling TO
permit a continuance OF the extraordinary antics
which caused large crowd to assemble in the Rue
Castglions every evening opposite the windows OF
the apartment occupied by the "A1iladi Anglaise"
ARCHBISHOP sToNoR's JUBILEE
Archbishop Stonor who celebrates this week the
fftieth anniversary OF his ordination priest, is
a man who for nearly half century has been one
of the most conspicuous figures Of the pontihcal
court where he has been brought into contact with
nearly all those distinguished Americans who dur
ing that time have been received in private and
public audience by Popes Plus TX. Leo XIII and
Plus " A member Of the ancient Catholic house
of Stonor. OF which his granddaughter. the present
Lord Camoys. is the chief. he is very stately
dgnitary OF the Church, in spite of his rather
abbreviated stature: has the small features char
acteristic Of his family; keen blue eyes and the
most and courteous manners-the very best
of the old school He is great dog lover. and de-
voted 10 his splendid dark-brown Danish hound
Beau. the only dog which has the honor of admis-
sion 10 the Vatican and which can boast Of having
had the hands of two popes namely, OF the late
Leo XIII and of the present Pontif. laid upon its
head in kindly caress. Indeed. the Archbishop and
his dog are inseparable.
Monsgnor Stonor Is persona gratissma 10 the
English royal family. and has acted as the cicerone
OF Queen Alexandra and OF the other members Of
the reigning house whenever they have visited
Rome. One OF his nephews is Harry Stonor a
Sentemau-in-w waiting TO the Queen and who
usually attends her her yachting expeditions
added 10 which he is of the crack shots Of
England His sister. Julia Stonor. married TO the
Marquis d'HautpOul has from childhood been the
closest and most intimate friend OF the three
daughters Of King Edward. and her mother Mrs
Frank Stonor, a daughter Of the great Sir Robert
Peel was of the first ladies-in- waiting OF
Queen Alexandra when she came TO England her
marriage
The founder of the Stonor family seems to have
been certain Sir Richard stono-. who was al
ready in possession of Stonor Park. the ancestral
home of Lord Camoys. in the reign of King Henry
III. Mention is made however in historical docu-
ments Of Stonor Park and Manor. and OF the
Stonor family in the time Of King Edward the Con-
fessor. and, according to this. the Stonors have
been in uninterrupted possession Of their Oxford
shire home for nearly thousand years. which is
rare. even In Europe. The Camoys peeraZe was
created by King Richard II. but the Caloys family
eventually became merged into the house OF Stonor
through the marriage OF Mary Biddulph. the heir
ess OF the estates, to Thomas Stonor in 1872 But
# was only in favor of her great-grandson Thomas
stonor that Queen Victoria, shortly after her
eessfon TO the throne called the barony OF Camoys
ont Of the abeyance into which it had fallen since
the Wars Of the Roses -
.1puA nEITA PHI HON0RS CH0ATE.