The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-19
ny Ia NIARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
j0 PENCER'S new carl has been q
- member OF the House OF Lords for
~ -four years past. having been rails

~ -four years past. having been rails
ed to.the peerage as Lord -ilthorp
ment to the ONCE Of lord chamberlain.
which he sim holds. He Is a half
brother OF the late earl. and lis Wild
over Of a sister of Lord Reyelstoke
and OF Cecil and Hugo Barring. all
three of whom are well known In
America. Moreover. he IL man. OF
very chivalrous instincts. and OF a
sense OF honor unfortunately rare IN
sion OF the troubles OF the great bank
Ing house OF Barring. some fifteen years
ago. he. although possessed OF no for
tune of his own. voluntarily came to
late Lord Revelstoke. and Of the
other Barring relatives of his wife. by
surrendering to them hey dowry. !
wa by saer or a., o. this kina thae
weather the storm. And now that 1t
is once more on the high tide of pros
1 perity, the money thus surrendered by
| House Of Commons as "Bobbiea spen.
lcer. has been restored to him. But
at the time when he turned 1t over
| 1t seemed doubtful whether he would
see penny Of it again.
The new earl is noted for the per-
lection OF his manners and OF his
attire his collars. In particular. being
as famous in their way as those Of
! the late Mr.. Gladstone. 1t is this
i that caused his commencement OF a
speech in the House OF Commons with
the words. ~ am not an agricultural
laborer." to excite SO much hiiarity.
Among the sobriquets which We're ap-
| piled to him in the lower house was
his political connection with Northamp..
tonshire, with which county the first
Iprofessed atheist TO occupy a seat IN
Parliament was identified. That he
"a afv ,H1tt nx {u oh
the fact that at the time when HIS half
brother. the late earl, was Viceroy
of Ireland, and In constant danger OF
assassination. he made a point OF ac-
companying him. In an unofficial ca
q pacity, everywhere In and around DUB
lin. no matter whether walking or rid
ing. for the purpose OF protectins MN.
very s stateiy mansion in London. known
as Spencer House. overlooking ireen
Park. and. formerly leased TO- Mrs
Ogden Goelet. Of New YORK. IS no"
/ rented by Baron de Forest
Althorp his country seat In North
amptonshre has been In the posses
sion of the Spencers since long before
the reign Of Henry II. ana ,alt IN, =
the celebrated !lbrary,Was,r I, 500 1y nv ~.
I the Rylands Public Library at Man,
: chester, yet the house remains iuli @
9 treasures of every kind. including n rs
! Tor,
addltlonto masterp!eo'es ~ ~ ai i..si, -
Raphael. Runens. Alur!!.GI i ~; q a.
hemnranat, hneiier' pa rd c .n rh,
Doaomsn. Y, ahayRs INV axtremaiW yaiua
II la 40 a r,
ne nra uo,1'p rtsoa ~ p,,re rnid Plat
IL o ann nrivata 'cni, actinn. and silye
Vine 'oist term fasi large as a bath; al
r. three inherited from tho first Duke o
!. Marlborough. Perhaps the most cher
!. ished pieces in the collection of plat
u are, however, the gold casket in Whicl
9, the third earl received the freedom
"a of London when he was Chance or Q
the Exchequer, and a 3beautlful. silver
3 gilt JUS one of four provide led kpy. pen IN
T. ny subscriptions from the Aati9n,, i; 10
!, LoTd Aith9rp. LORD Russeai, tio,, Z
aI1u Lord !arou ~ ,.ef nr III
It inetT etaoris "a pass!tiR 4, tno
Is Tha en aa h.d q tasI nsnser autho
!, of the oNaerie nueene.nA Vas IRE
- auent ruest Mt Aithorp, and many 9
N his poems are dedicated to the daugll
~ ter Of Sir ohm Spencer then III b
: owner OF Althorp: stress being LAID !
ship which existed between the write
and the young girl; and among tt
~ memorials of tho poet at Althorp ~
a wonderful copy by Raeburn Of g pis
\" | ttra of tho anoat ma tinted by{ an Aartti