The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-02
nY "a MAnQu1sE DIE NTENoY.


peror Francis Joseph, and i'll a
private audience at the palace
OF Schocrlbrunn was given 20 under
stand with all the directness OF LAM
guage OF which tao venerable mon
arch IS capable, that he would not
tolerate his remaining in Austria, and
would not permit him 10 continue to
reside At Ills beautiful home OF Frosh-
dorf, If he inaugurated any active IN
surrection against Alfonso in Spain.
should the Emperor bar Don Jaime
from Austrian territory. il Is on me
cards that his engagement TO Prin-
cess ZitI OF Palma Bourbon would be
broken off. 1t may be RENE mbcred that
Don Jaime recently resigned MS cni l
Emission III the Russian army in order
j TO be free 10 devote himself TO the
! promotion OF his prctensions TO the
throne OF Spain.
have mentioned that Admiral Sir
| IIedworth I4a.nbton is the principal
llegatee or the late Lady Aleu- nay-
/ ing inherited under her will her his
1 Thcobald's park, her town house ~
TAI park Lane a house on the sea front
III Brighton and a most pfcturcqnc
old chateau known rs sncy5en- Br i,,
| with sheen House, al East Sncen ana
Ia fortune IN stocks and bonds rep
| reScnting an incline OF considerably
| over 100000 year. But II has not
/ been explained that there is con-
| di,ion attached 10 this bequcst namely,
that Sir Iedworth should abandon ms
name OF Lambton. and his armorial
bearings, and adopt IN lieu thereof
Inc maine and arms Of Mcux.
! This is no small sacrifice for 2 man
! whose family name can be traced paciS
in an unbrokcn male line 70 me iwelil n
century. since which time l.ainbton
castle. In Durham has always been In
the possession OF the l.ambtons. More
| over it was rs HedWorth Iamoton that
| he won so much lame and distinction
! in connection with the gallant and stub
| born defense Of IIadysmith during the
| last south African War. The name
and tho arms OF the Lambtons are his
toric, not TO say illustrious. whereas
those OF the MeuXes are Identified with
nothing more than q relatively mod :
ern brand of ale Sir Hedworth, VINO
| was IN the act Of negotiating for I,
Sorcly needed loan of S2o,D00 or sac
900 when he was apprised OF the tenor
| OF Lady McuX's will, loses everything
unless he consents to be known from
henceforth as Admiral Sir Hedworth
| to defer TO the wishes Of the tcstatriX,
| the entire bequest would go TO his
| young stepdaughter. Ethel Cadogan,
daughter OF his wife, by her former
! Maria ee to the late Lord Chelsea.
AS it is. Ethel Cadogan sets all Lady
| McuXs magnificent furs. certain of her
| pearls, valued at S2u,Oul, and the use
| of Temple House and gronndsSon the
| Thco5nld Park estate. for her life.
Another extraordinary bcquest of
| Lady McuS.~ is tiat of Il wonderful
/ collection Of Abyssinam manuscripts 10
| Emperor Mcnclik Of Abyssinia. who.
| Notwithstanding his frequently report
| cd death, still figures as ruler of Abys-
! Sinia in the Almanach dc Gotha, and
/ other standard works OF reference for
| the year 1911 AZ the time OF tho
| storminS OF the Abyssinian stronghold
| or Aiagdala. by Lord Napier and his
| British army in 1868, the capture Of
! which was signaliZed by the suicide
Of Emperor Theodore wonderful guam
| found and included III the loot. The
| late Sir Henry MeuX's father acquired
| them for mere song, and they have
| cvc; since remained In tho possession
Of the Mcuxcs. although both Emperor
John and Emperor Menclik have on
| several occasions sent cmissarics 10
ncSotiato with the Meuxcs for their
| recovery.
Lady Meux has now given directions
I lik, and it must be n source of con-
| Siderable regret 10 the scientific world,
| which either ignored or had forgotten
| their whereabouts, that they should
now be sent back to .tbysSinia with
! out having been carefully examined and
| photographed. For, as shown by the
| anxiety which the IImpcrors OF Abys
| sina manifested to recover possession
/ thereof, they arc OF great value, deal
| ing with the earliest ages OF the his
| tory. OF Ethiopia, and bearing probably
| Abyssinia to be descended from thu
+ & !