New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
: EI0TlP A VIcBR0H
p;,,p,, Death Recalls a" En-
'r' '.s '.'o,d;nary Conspiracy
Du" 1-.,+~ood Company.

81 n RE naI. 1-iceroy Of lnUl'' ?.
psd VIII no mention in ms olrI 5..I1err bill
.,h csn M IN With the so-calleG rr7arfs
T. II s-cy,ding that nause rtoL the same
nsssGTe ION Judges saouia ,,,.~c;eed bv
srss sna - Europeans as l'a, I.a.-. a,5 Civil
sii''ioh -,srnbers Of the 3ooI-i' - he said
English nl'',.-r IT,. rroposed can ever "e
No measure : -I-.-s7-, community IN lndla
.,rs arcusea t'V -. 1-iceroy was personaIiE HI
r,,a 81 extent .,-o4icial portion OF the Eng
,ss sHd 81 y r,s,s inaugurated aealiis' NJ.
-, con1nrniy = -oing even 10 the ie,ielii
- boycott. gus ~, they met her out
as Lady Rpon Wien
ass ,-.. feature Of the agitation
IA re rnosi +o-r7ation Of consplraCS' y
s.sTt-, We - leading Anglo-lnoiahs ooui,u
- nuih'eI ,,s,- OF the government au-
.--gres. u -. -. ssl author Of which was hol
- ,~-sto ne D--- g. Ceurtenay Ilhert. out SH
sE kPo" = ,,-a-r.ov-er the sentTles at e1oN-
a.ssy bosill, ,,lcrfta. 70 kidnap the NloeroY'
r-1snl -, Of 10 England by way o. 'ile -
u 2 sHlt q tramp steamship ha'i"5
soS tered for the purpose As l'e i's-
r1aI = L.co-,e Law. an6 as the project 10 n
y s1 --osrav was not put into eNeel' 'i'i- =
So ne '.4s-rs5 10 ignore the entire afralr,
rss-nrnsni -. toward the punishment OF
q 70 taks - 4ro,lrb records Of the plot exist
il Il conspl a'g''' .nt,-ss Al Calcutta, and in the
.ss oficIal arcA-'e
aa ults. = ,-icerovalty in India will likewise
'i' - connection with his queer dis
Ts7eliDS- - ..-binese' Gordon. whom he
e VII - = India as his private secretary
q "a - hey reached Calcutta they fell OUT
sa .-bs- lord Ripon had directed General
% e. ,--5ta 10 one OF the native dignltarles
eo. eo~ n acknowledge his receipt OF
- n say that ne (IIoTd Ripon) had
:. ri-b interest General Gordon VINO
-. -hsr Lord Ripon mad not even cut
= =. ,be rar1phIet. much less read II. de-
,-;,e ANYTHING Of the kind, although Il
- -~ o,,- 10 him that the acknoW leognlenl
t -,s asked 10 write was merely OF 4 per
- o-5er-a species Of '-facon &c patiV'-
- however, declined 70 see the nlatleF
.s light. declared that he could never ac-
ti-,ssif 10 these white lies Of social and
,.s,., usage and threw up his lucrative anu
- nrirate secretaryship at moment
- 7sru-ning 10 Europe. subsequently 10 peIlsA
=. hands Of the derrishes al khartour
MARQUIS Of Ripon is treasurer OF Queen
-5-s,s household. and has been for years as
- friend Of the Kirg as his wife. hltheT-
1,,v- As LADY de Grey, has been 10 queen
&C The fortune 10 which he succeeds IS
:. .r,oprfirg 10 some S5eoe,0 a year, The es-
=. y Yorkshire extending over an area o. 29'e"
=. -hs pstronyrnic is Robinson, and the family
{, +,u,6sd bv William Robinson. Lord Mayor OF
- he reign Of Queen Elizabeth, who carried
I.-ss trade with Hamburg. His son was
E=viss Lord Mayor OF York. and his grandson
n.-ss- of Parliament for the city. Indeed IN
e. ssnsrstion until the middle Of the eighteenth
60 the head Of the Robinson family was
F-tsss with the city Of York either as its chief
-.5v-sts or as its Member Of Parliament
= william. the first baronet Of the line. and
- Nsvo- Of York married the daughter OF
L..s. Aislsbie Of Studley Royal. near Ripon. 1t
!. rs1ne 70 this alliance that Studley Royal
r--uslv came into the family OF Lord RiPon-
as death Just q hundred years ago. OF MISS
arzisna A-slahie ire last Of the family Its
.- Known member vas her grandfather, John
s.he who remains on record as having, while
sr Isr Of the Exchequer. promoted and passed
-sEh Parliament the bill for the enterprise
ssEsrv known as The South Sea Bubble. and
r. according 70 him was destined 10 enable
= rgvs-nnnent 70 liuuidate and pay Of the na-
81 iebt TIE collapse OF this extraordinarE
ss-s and the wholesale ruin which followed in
h zsss, drove him from Office. landing hin n
b rczsr If London as q prisoner Of state. and
II release he retired 10 Studley Royal where
saen: the remainder OF his DAYS, in : consider
~ amount OF seclusion, devoting himself 70 his
srb Esrden and retaining sufficient money 70
snshlea Il purchase the adjoining Fountains
ESE estate
zs7s IL nothing worthy CT any particular atten-
!. a studley Royal. save the shooting But the
pertains Abbey ruins, now comprised IN -oTd
zr's property. are o. wonderful interest The
say OEed its foundation 70 Saint Bernard the
tzAr and composer Of that SO widely popular and
r known hymn commencing. Jerusalem the
aasn~ Saint Bernard was born in the eleventh
zEr. 81 q place called Fontaine. in Burgundy.
Z after founding the Cistercian monastery Of
z-Tsux brought into existence no less than q
zirsa ohe- Cistercian ulonasteries. OF which
rnisihs Abbey deriving its name from his birth
~ II Burgundy vas the most dear 70 him IN
-ss Of time Fountains Abbey became known as
-ns enlightened school Of thought in medieval
rE,szionl and its stately church renowned as
n c he neblsst fanes Of Europe Henry VII.
y, -utned 50 many abbeys. intended 10 spare
arisirs. He purposed that Il should become the
zAsiral Of great diocese which he had planned
lancaster. But rs enormous wealth proved
j 2 nnch for MS cl1pi6ity, and ne ended by con
sziag f. selling its buildings and lands 70 Sir
Beard Gresham. founder of the Royal Exchange.
Hlaa3oa
sEhng except the ruins remain OF the abbey
r q re various buildings. But they are among
Z 1AF exQuisitely picturesque ruins in Europe
= Trsy arches rising among centUry-old trees,
Y hounds covered with lawns kept Ike velvet
= nave with it's twenty-five bay windows dating
~ x, the transepts Of the same age, the choir
aty Chapel. the refectory, l0o feet long and
- side: the Hall Of Pleas, the Chapter House,
: -ssfsctoriura. al roofess, and the great clols-
= y feet long ard - feet wide. divided by
= = nnstesn columns: the graceful arcade work
q guarded and tended until Fountains Abbey
sls nnre than a ruin. Indeed, il IS like q
pne-a. breathing the spirit OF the great days
ss us,
= ~ on is the so-caIled Anne Boleyn's chair -
ne gay Queen waited for her Bluebeard
- He1ry VII. while he was pacing Up and
- eloister with Sir Richard Gresham At
O. q Tie late Lord Ripon's conversion 10 the
- horne i wss believed that he would set
=. % rebuild Fountains Abbey and restore II
i, OE'ercian Order TO which II belonged until
e O the Reformation But he was pos
-, u 100 keen al artistic sense not 10 realize
g.. y stie-npt TO tsmper with these ruins, or
-" teroot the abbey ard buildings, would be
- elot OF an act OF vandalism.
E4s.NV Lord Ripon has no children, that
a. honors are doomed TO early extinction.
E>... -poa has daughter by her former mar
-. '-n ne late Lord 1onsdale, namely, Lady
81 - "o Is married 10 Robin Duf, eldest son
frr-.- % Assheton-Srith. the multi-Inillionaire