The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

i, sacrihces have ever been secured That
~ Is, however, matter oil popular be-
i ,let in the orient. ana especially in tho
Eastern portion OF Europe. cannot DO
denied Naturally the Jewish Board of
Deputies in England are averse to the
publication OF anything calculated 10
late Sir Richard Burton enjoyed so
great celebrity for expert knowledge
OF the Orient, that the fact that he had
written in favor OF the story would
cause many otherwise skeptical to cred
II IT, without taking into considera-
ton the fact that his information on
the subject was derived from Moslem.
That Is 20 say, prejudiced sources and
Henry Manners Sutton was the plain
tiff last year in an extraordinary libel
suit against his former chum, Lord AL
fred Douglas.
Henry Bax-Ironside. British minister
plenipotentiary at Sofia, spent SO many
years at Washington. as secretary OF
embassy that there are many people N
THIS country who Will be Interested TO
learn that he has just been created a
knight Commander of the order OF
st. Michael ana st. George. BY his SOW
erelgn, in connection with the corona
ton. and Will from henceforth be
known as Sir Henry Bax-Ironside.
While minister NJ 3-rne. he lost his
wife. who was Countess Marta Gyiden-
sto!pe, daughter OF Count Ferscn CYL
denstolpc, who was master of the horse
10 the late King oscar. Sir Henry en-
Joys the reputation OF being one OF the
most learned members of the British
diplomatic service. ana is grandson
OF The veteran General Hughes who
commanded the British forces in the
War with Burmah. more than Atty
years ago: campaign. IN which Field
Marshall Lord Wolseley Won his spurs
as sub, and received his first wound.
Sir Henry possesses most remark
able knowledge of Oriental languages
and is particularly proficient in TURK
time confidential secretary 10 the late
Sir William White, when the latter
was ambassador al STEAMBOAT, and
probably knows more about the inside
history of the political situation in the
Southeast of Europe. and possesses a
moro complete mastery OF what is
known as the Eastern Question. than
any other member OF the English dlplo-
right man in the right place at Sofia,
and II Is probable that his next step
in the line OF promotion Will be tho
ambassadorsh at Constantinople. He
has served at Teheran, Cairo. Vienna.
Stockholm and Copenhagen. besides
Washington and Berne.
He is a member OF the ultra exclu-
sive Travellers Club in London. owns
Durham, known as Houghtonle-
Spring, and has some American con.
nections through the marriage OF his
late wife's brother, Count A. Gyldcn-
stolpe. now Swedish envoy at Paris.
70 the daughter OF Sir Francis PUNK
EFT, one time ambassador to the Court
of Vienna. and whose widow is the
daughter of Charles w. Morgan, of
Philadelphia.
The Gyldenstolpes are descendants.
on the maternal side, of that Count
Fersen who was devoted to Queen
Marie Antoinette. and who caused to
be constructed the travelling carriage
for the flight OF the King sud Queen.
driving IL himself on the Memorable
night OF June 20, 1891. AS every stu
dent of history knows. Louis XVI. and
his consort would have escaped tho
guillotine. had It not been for tho
Kings voracious appetite, which led
him to Insist upon losing a number OF
precious hours al Varennes, in orGer
that he might devour a truhied turkey,
thus giving the Revolutionary pur-l
suers time to catch UP with him. Count
Fersen was of Scotch ancestry. de-
scenoant OF one of the Macphersons
who served under King Gustavus
Adolphns OF Sweden in the Thirty
Years War.
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