New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24
LORD CLIFFORD HERE
nj. British Peer Who Is Great
grandson of a Cardinal.

Nop;,9s,-5 of t-hudIeigh. who is now staying in
lD'o with Lady Clifford. enjoys the distinc-
~ unique in the British peerage. of being the
rol .1dson Of q cardinal Mrs. Thomas Fitz-
rs7e ~ shown to have been the wife of
bs'e - has been twice married previously. her
6e'ss-h.nd having been Colonel Weld, of Lul-
TN CsstJe in Dorset and of Stonyhurst- At
- without issue, the property went not to
DE- - but to his brother, Thomas Weld, and it
ID -. 1afters son. and nephew, therefore. of Mrs.
SIS ~ who eventually inherited Lulworth
Fs,d stonvhurst. Losing his wife, to whom
tas ,sssjona;ely attached. and who left him
,,,tle girl he entered holy orders. became
WI and was created a cardinal in 1881. bestow
r s.onvburst on the Jesuits. who established
ING ~ the most famous Of their scholastic in
sututions 81. ,o,- ,,,,o.. -, tho CANA da,-
.ss-,ise Of his aunt Mrs. Fftzherbert occurred.
v. s.urh;er and only child married Lord Clifford,
h zsother of the present Lord Clifford The lat
tiNs,-su known in America, and in the early IVs
vi ncb time il the West with General Custer.
We .hon, he enjoyed several severe brushes with
y. s,orx especially during the Yellowstone ex-
IT,. ruring the course OF the latter he be-
- ito intimate with the young officer who has
g ssxsoped into General Frederick Dent Grant,
-" uss taken by him TO dine with his father,
90 -, Grant al the White House. Lord Cliff
r. iii speaks with amazement Of the Presidents
.s-,itv Although ] was quite prepared for
20 ices lord Clifford. i astonished TO note
~ a.. s.-ond once acouiescing in a remark which
-. and correcting some ones misstatement cor
,,y bananas, our host never opened his lips
rbje Eas in his company
--.,-ooks Park Lord CIiTord's place in Devon
- has its walls adorned with many American
~ Of the chase and among its features is
.e-5rate theatre. big enough TO hold an audience
q ,,opt two hundred, and where both Lord and
r.5y Cliford-the latter a Towneiey-haYe shone,
~, only as amateur actors. but also as play
8 a~rT~a lie
20 the rrivate theatre IS often called into use
- is extremely popular among all their nelghbors
= ,snants There are few who are more
err sided than Lord Clifford. and among other
Ans he read for the bar. but on presenting him
.g N be called rejected by the late LORD Chlef
Ius.ce Coleridge OF the ground that peer OF the
..Im hsinr member Of the House of Lords,
-.scb is the highest tribunal of the empire. could
,or possibly he allowed practise law Curiously
enough It vas this Lord Chief Justices eldest son
,nd successor. the present Lord coleridse, now
Hkewise on the bench who obtained, with the
utmost difficulty. after his fathers death. re-
verssl OF this ruling in order 10 preserve his own
lucrative practice at the bar. his father having left
eli his propertv 10 his youthful second wife
The Lords Clifford have suffered good deal on
account of their adherence to the Roman Catholic
Church. Thus the first Lord Clifford, in the reign
q, Charles II. preferred 10 abandon his lucrative
eHne Of lord high treasurer rather than consent
me terms Of the socaIled test and among the
treasures at Cgbrooke Park is letter in the hand
writing Of Charles II, in which he expressed the
hone that his lord high treasurer. namely Lord
clifford AMI his brother. the Duke Of York.
then lord high admiral Of The navy (afterward
King under the title Of James III. would consent
10 take the Anglican sacrament mere matter
Of civil form SO that he might retain both their
services instead Of being compelled to dispense
herewith This the Lord Clifford Of the Cabal,
ana Mscsulay and Evelyn have much to say about
hin Nor should conclude this brief mention OF
Is-d clifford without recalling the fact that he
bslonrs TO the same family as the Fair Rosamond,
with whom Henry II became infatuated that she
vas poisoned by his jealous consor Queen Eleanor
Purchased THE ABBEY OF MARMoUTIER,
Las sente1nber Lord Clifford who is one of the
leaders OF the old Roman Catholic aristocracy IN
England earned the gratitude not only Of mis- CO
relzonists but Of sTcheOlogists of every creed on
both SIDES Of the Atlantic. by purchasing the Abbey
a. Harnoutier near Tours. Under the law or
liquidation OF the property OF religious orders IN
France II was IN the market, and had II not been
for Lord CIford's purchase it would either have
been converted into a factory or Jail IKE the
Abbey Of Fontevrault. near by. or else would
have been torn down and the site converted
into building lots. The Abbey OF Marmoutler
u,sy be said be the cradle OF Christianity IN
France II vas there that ST. Martin reigned as
abbot and as bishop and lies buried and for CEN
izries the Abbey Of Msrnoutier (Which latter IS a
corruption Of the Latin words Majus Monasteriunn-
that 20 say the greatest OF ali mona steTes) was
10 France what the Delphic oracle was to ancient
Greece
Chsrlemagnes sons Charles. Pepin and Louis
received their education there from Abbot Alculn'
an Englishrnan 8 pupil OF the Venerable Bede ana
Empress Lzi:gard consort Of charlemagne. and
surnamed the guardian Of her people" lies buried
here. The abbey is familiar to every American
traveller who has e.er visited Tours. well as
to those people IN this country who have taken up
ter residence al Tours for purposes Of instruc-
non In fact. many American girls have received
neE EDUCATION al the Convent OF the sacred
heart, which the sisters Of that order had estaD-
Eshed al Marmoutier in place Of the former Bene-
actne MONASTERY, but from which they have no"
been expelled. MarmoUter too. figures extern
nFely in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Quentin Dur
ward OF course. the major portions OF the bullo-
nfs are relatively modern. but still there are
lumber Of bits OF the superb old monastery LETT,
striking specimens Of feudal architecture, includ-
ING the square tower and portal de la crosse
cunt IN l2o by the then abbot, Hughes des Roches,
INC through which none but the mitred Abbot OF
aarmoUtier might pass. There also the
siOooes and the cells in the rocks where St Mar
IN ana his attendant monks made their home I'M
y the completion OF their monastery: in fact.
e.e Is 50 much that is interesting from an
eesasteal archaeological and historical point OF
ns' II is q subject of congratulation that
"ousier should have been preserved from desc
aoon and destruction through its purchase by
<'fo clifford Of Chudleigh
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY-
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