The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-21

.tls pace as 1870 In waiting being TAX
in his command OF tho Yeomen or ,bs
Guard BY Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Mar
,lns son law, Lord Craven, as re-
taiea IN these letters the other day.
Lord Hamilton OF Dalzell is good
looking bachelor OF about forty and je
the fourteenth Lord OF Orbtston. and
the ninth or the Hamilton Laird. ~
paizen; He served in the Scots Guards
throughout the Bocr war. ia a n1en,
Der o: the Jockey Club. is fiona NJ rae
ing. and mas since his boyhood been a
more or less familiar hgure at court.
owing 10 the fact that his father. the
nrst Lord Hamilton OF Dalze!l was a
queen Victoria, He Is descended from
sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, who ia
likewise founuer OF the families OF tina
Dukes or Hamilton and OF -Ahercorn
41otn Hamilton's branch was known
originally as that OF the Ham!ltons, of
Oro!ston; and John Hamilton, OF Or
piston. accompanied Mary Queen OF
Seots TO me battle OF Langs!de. where
ms son and namesake, but were con-
hscated by the Regent Murray. This
son married the daughter Of Robert
Da!2el!, ancestor of the Earls OF earn
ton. Lord Justice Clerk OF Scotland,
succeeded to the Orbiston estates The
lord justice clerks younger brother
succeeded to his mothers property OF
Dalzell. and the whole of the Dalzell
estates, belong 10 day to Lord Haruil-
ton of Dalzell. instead OF TO the Dali
ze!s' whose family is headed by the
Curious international complications
have arisen IN connection with the
strange robbery OF the remains in two
in the Church OF the CordeI!ers. at
Nancy. For the church in question ia
Austrian territory. although situated
In French city. When at the begin
ning OF the eighteenth century the
Duchy of Lorraine passed into the pos
session OF France. It's last sovereign
duke. husband of Empress Marie The
rese. receiving IN exchange the grand
uuchy or Tuscany. It was especially
stipulated BY treaty that the Francis
can Church OF the Cordeliers at Nancy.
In which most of the Dukes and Ouch
esses OF Lorraine and the members OF
their family are entomb ed, should re-
main In the possession of the house OF
Hapsourg Lorraine. OF Austria Hun
gary. and that the Franciscan fathers
having charge of the tombs. and who
are paid and appointed by the Aus
TRAN crown should enjoy identically
me same extra territorial privileges as
Paris
G When about half a century ago
clause was added to the treaty. where
by the Abbey of Hautecombe, on the
Bourget Lake. and in which many
members OF the dynasty OF Savoy are
entombed, should remain the property
of the crown OF Italy, the Cistercian
monks entrusted with the guardian
ship thereof. enjoying the same i'm
munities as the Franciscan monks OF
Nancy. Every American visitor to AK
Ies-BsIns VIII remember this noble Alb
hey OF Hautecombe. which constitutes
the theme of ono of Lamartine's fn-
est poems.
The Church of the cordeliers being
therefore. like the Abbey of Haute-
combe. foreign territory, the French
judicial authorities. and the French po-
lice, have no jurisdiction whatsoever
in connection with the ghoulish rob-
berry which has been perpetrated. Ono
OF the bodies stolen Is that of thSy
cardinal de Rohan, son. of Charles III
Duke OF Lorraine, and speculation f.
rife as to the object OF the theft whl
the outrage first became known, til a
French authorities and police immeofi.
ately took the matter up, but their inn
tervention was resented. and they wereF
Withdrawn from the case. Since thenE
the Austrian government has been emf
deavoring to deal with the matter bw
means OF secret agents of its own, hut
apparently without success. and mean
While the French authorities are oblip
ed to stand idly by, and to do moth
ing although aware that crime of a
particularly horrible character has
been perpetrated right in the centre OF
A. Frencb cifv