New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
R|LEYS HARD LUCK
His Recent Find Of Sl,25o,Ooo
Claimed by the Crown.

Atboletara Riley. viii heneh' ~ ''''
So. discovery of a treasure 10 Tue eN''''
oe r,-oea in tire ruins OF an o'N '"'-'D
,o.,so q, Jersey built N the t".i
"a the stones OF which ne was
enlarge his present nome. u'e
~, ia Manor de IA Trinlte- lrue'
-. consisting almost wholly OF sViu
- Enc reigns OF George ii ana 1eO'ee
II, was found on property oeloi'e."e
i'm. but according to the meol'eNa' 10
,,"l -, fore relating 20 treasure roNe 't''
- ,at,sr is the perquiSite of the state
rms when some years ago quaiu'E %
poman silver and gold coins ana mss
,nlandid condition. representing ''o 7
of twelve Roman emperors OF the oes ,'l'''''e
m ,1o Christian era was found oE
engaged i'm digging on the Ear y.
broso.. property az Wilton House MS ."
- tor,o near Salisbury. he was com
reusd 20 turn over the entre l'ilu "
.1r..s.,-,. THIS department as II cuS-
,or,srv in the case OF treasure troNe VI az
..-,..,olorical or artistic character slD-
r,,..e5 the collection 90 the British Museum
o,,+-,r,.i.e who retained al the rings ana
.t.~...-st~ ~ the rarcst Of tho CONS lot that
norId-far,ed national institution
-.,-or,er-lv Lord Pembroke wrote 10 tho
.--,,e,,-y requesting that the remainder OF
tho coins should be returned 70 hirn' WIN
,bc object OF enabling him 10 DIVIDE incl"
hs,,eor the nuniciDa. and county museums
RI Salisbury and his own cohecuoh OF d. /
and archaeological treasures at Wilton
House The Treasury. however replied
,r.t tho coins could not be returned out
.ro, no would DO permitted 10 purchase
ZEN, e-orl the Treasury at a cost or several
hundred hounds sterling. This Lord Penn
r-oke declined 10 do and thereupon the
Treasury caused the coins 20 be made up
into lots and 10 ne sold by auction turning
.. -,or.,. into the national eXcheQuer.
Tho failure 10 communicate 10 the Treas
,-,. the discovery Of treasure or TO SUI
..o~ g.. an ,+s entirety 70 the Treasury
.,,.-,+,,tes an offence punishable ny heavy
fne and severe Imprisonment as ''auu
a., .be expense OF the crown by laws dat
ln- from those ancient times when mon
s~.,s owned theoretically not merely the
property aut even the very ives 81 '''ei'
subjects.
ra-r A-hoIetsne Riley IS We'll known on
.-t,,f sides ~ tne Atlantic as an explorer
a writer. and as one OF the chlet lay
authorities ~ England upon everything re-
larinr 10 the history and administration oil
tic Established Church few years ago
he purchased the beautiful old Manor ce
IL wrinitc in Jersey. the largest OF the
channel Islands. and thereupon obtained
from Edward VII royal warrant ana
letters patent appointing him Seigneur dc
Ia T-inuf The seiCneurie OF the Manor
DE- "a Trinite IS one Of the four ancient
~of, o. haronies Of the island, and prloF
o.. tho establishment of the royal courts
tho seisr-urs OF these baronies were the
,.-rer.ors of Justice with rights Of in
e.ctng capital punishment Even 10 TINS
C7v these -eigneurs occupy seats on the
crch Of the supreme Court, with the title
of Haut Jus,icier Of the DUchy OF Nor
-rsud, For Athelstane Riley received his
s.f from Edward VIZ not IN the latters
capacity 81 King Of Eusls1d. but as Duke
~ %crmaudr.
The Manor de a TrinitS hss certain as
-a,ia-ions Of American interest. For II
was az one time the home Of the Carterets.
and ir was i'm recognition Of ire refuge anc
ao-pitslitv which Charles II and his
brother tic Duke of York had enjoyed on
rho island of Jersey ~ the hands Of SIR
George ca~toret and Of Tho latter loyalty
.' lHr I'. 9'.' "''' - e,
dafs or the regime o. OI'e, ca
Plat King 'Farles "7s'o".'
George all mat tract OF ia"u ~
r"rtl - The Delaware RIVER "l'oI ito vac
reed should 10 known ~ NoFunl esd "a
one NoW j'rsor, ~ compliment 10 :"
George Ce-lrea ho'ns the ancient roman
lame fo~ tre island If Jersey sir fhlhp
,'~r-eret TOOK possession Of the properH
81 -~4fH 1~-
f.u- granted m rne name OF MS nIo-t'ei'
81 'e'r-e' IN I-.''' ana -. 80
'-' Governor OF NJ" 'e'
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Penn "no rho N"''''> %. ~
go early na~' of ''' ei- "e'-'' ''ulN.
surrendered 'h'n rights or COVER w.
m" Forth aHn'
crown. ~ Nhi'n ''
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,.. ,.,,..,...i ..r,,,p fro,,, time imnlenorial
and fl, H.. mi, ~aco-1 thai borh Humphrey
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