New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-11
MARM0UTIER SAVED
Cradle of Christianity IN France Pre-
serued from Destruction.

.oric Abbey Of afsrm0utier. Tours, will
him N, gratitude net only OF his eoreligionists.
hat Of arcasroiogi=ts of every creed. both sides
- the Atlantic Under the law Of liquidation Of
+h9 property or religious orders in France it was in
the market and had It not been for Lord Clifords
7,rrefase would either have been inverted into
a factory OF 2 ja'i like the Abbey < Fontevrault.
near h Ct else would have been torn down and
tho site converted into building lots; for the
abbey OF Nsrmoutier may be said 10 be the
cradle CT Christian 'ty in France 1t was there
that ST Martin resgned as abbot and as bishop
aud lies buried. Il for centuries the Abbey
- Ma--noutier (Which latter is corruption of the
7etin words Najus monasterfum-t is to say.
the Greatest CT all Monazteriesl was to France
hst the DelDhc Oracle to ancient Greece
fs-leraagne-s sons. Charles. Pepin and Louis, re-
lived their education there. from Abbot Alcuin.
- r,nslishrllan Il pupil of the Venerable Bede, and
E--,,-ess Luitgard censort Of Charlemagne. and
.,r7arnad the Guardian Of her People lies buried
49, Tie abbey IS familiar 20 every American
-eller who has ever visited Tours. as well as to
-, raonie IN this country who have taken up
t.;- -rsfaeuce al Tours fer purposes of instruc-
80, In fact. many American girls have re-
80 t7eir education at the Convent of the Sacred
t4es-t which the Sisters Of that order had estao-
7.ts5 Al ZIarmcuter IL place Of the former Bene-
- monastery hat from which they have now
non expelled Marmoutier too. figures extern
;.-l, in Sir Walter SCOTS novel quentin Dur
- -. ar course the major portions OF the oulio-
- are relatively modern but sim there are a
= hits Of the superb old monastery left.
r57,r specimens of feudal architecture including
~ e-.are tower and Portal de le Crosse ou' IN
80 d., The then abbot. Hughes des Roches anu
[,--b which none hut the mitred Abbot OF Mar
-+5c- -7isl-- pass. There are also all the Gro1-
- -,-a cells in the rocks where St Martin
,7q his attendant monks made their home uheii
-be ~a7sule1ion Of their monastery IN lact' me-
-,,lb that is interesting from an ecclesiastlcal'
=, genealogical and an historical point OF We"
r,- Il is q subject for congratulauon 1hal MAJ
-f~ should haze been preserved from deseera-
- md destruction through its purchase by Lulu
clifford OF Chudleigh- ,,.t,o,t,
- clifford of Chudleigh is a devout Cathoii0
- If the leaders Of the old Roman Cathohc
-, ., England and enjoys the distinc-
- -,io,,e N the British peerage. OF being lhe
-es--r-ardson Of q cardinal Mrs IhOfnds "
1--a~- nov shown to have been the vic VI
--. II had been twice married previously,
Geo. - f-be,d having been Colonel Weld, OF
-,,--- castle in Dorset, and of StonyhursI
A. his death without issue the properly "eHN
o- n his widow, but TO his orother, AHoIiaN
,raI5 and il was the latter's son. ana nephew
-.e-s4ore Of Mrs F1tzherbert who eVentusIIy IN
+a-i-ed I,llvorth Castle and Stonyhursh LOSING
- u-ifa 70 whom ne was passionately attached,
and who left him with little girl ne enteIeu
,o1v orders became a priest ana was cre4'eu
cardinal in 1881, bestowing Stonyhurst On the
T.erf-s who established there one OF Inc most
<-,o-s oF rbeir scholastic institutions Cardlnal
Weld died IN 80. almost the same day as ms
ami Mrs v4tzherbert His daughter and only
child married Lord Clifford, grandfather OF '1o
present Lord CLIFFORD
rAArPA1cNED WITH CUSTER AND GRANT.
The latter IS well known IN America. and in the
early 7O's spent much time in the West with zen
era Custer. with whom he enjoyed several severe
brushes with the Sioux. especially during the
Yellowstone expedition. During the course OF the
latter he became quite intimate with the young
officer who has now developed into General Fred
e-ick Dent Grant and was taken by him TO dine
with his father. President Grant at the White
House Lord Clifford still speaks with amaze
7ne1t Of the Presidents taciturnity. Although
was --1ite prepa-ed for It" relates Lord Clifford
7 was sstonished 10 note that, beyond once &C
uuiesciug IN 9 remark which I made. and cor
recting some ones Tnisstatenent concerning ba-
nsnss. our host never opened his lips while was
IN his company.
Ugbrooke Park. Lord CliGord's place in Devon
shire has its walls adorned with many American
trophies OF the chase, and among its features is
the private theatre, big enough to hold an au-
oience OF about hundred. and where both
Lord and Lady Clinord-the latter a Townsley-
have shone not only as amateur actors, but also
playwrgnts. They are exceedingly fond Of
thssIcss, and the private theatre Is often called
into use and is extremely popular among all his
neighbo-s and tenants. There few in
deed. who are more rnanysided than Lord Cliff
ford. and among other things, he read for the
bar but presenting himself TO be called was
rejected by the late Lord Chief Justice Coleridge
q
member Of the House Of Lords, which is the
highest tribunal Of the empire could not possibly
be allowed 70 practise law. Curously enough. II
this Lord Chief Justices eldest son and sue
cessor the present Lord Coleridge. now likewise
OF the bench who obtained with the utmost diff
fcUlty after his fathers death d reversal Of this
ruling. n order TO preserve his own lucrative
practice the bar, his father having left all his
properry 10 his youthful second wife
The Lords Clifford have suffered A good deal on
Of Thef- zdb 10 he
Church Thus. the first Lord Clifford in the reign
o. Charles II, preferred TO abandon his lucrative
once Of Lord High Treasurer rather than
sent u take the Anglican sacrament in accordance
with the terms Of the so-caed test act and among
the treasures at Cgbrooke Park is g letter in the
handwriting Of Charles H. In which he expressed
the hope that his Lord High Treasurer. namely,
Lord Clifford. and his brother. the Duke Of
York, then Lord High Admiral OF the Navy latter
ward king under the title of James II. would
consent 10 take the Anglican sacrament. as a mere
matter % civil form, that he might retain both
their services. instead Of being compelled dis
pense herewith This was the Lord Clifford of the
Csbai. and Macaulay and Evelyn have much say
ABOUT them Nor should I conclude this brief men
ton Of Lord Clifford without recalling the fact
that he belongs to the family as the Fair
RossmoDd whose infatuation for King Henry II
led 70 her being poisoned by Queen Eleanor.
THE EARL AND THE CATERPILLARs
No man in the British Empire. and possibly no
one in the entire world. knows much about
beetles butterflies moths and Insects as Lord Wal
singham. president Of the Royal chronological
Society. VINO has just been dscoursing most learn
eddy before the Imperial Institute London on the
subject Of the silk producing caterpillar of Nigeria
Uganda. the Transvaal and other parts OF Africa.
Lord Walsnghan has been during the last two
years devoting a considerable amount OF time