The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15
ny la MAnauIsE DE FoNrENoY.

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70 the ownership OF Stonchcnre Ito 10
IN fact the only son of Sir Edmund
Nh'ronus, who is known officially ms
" hutherturd." the first holder OF
'he Antrobus baronetcy having re-
eetNcu inc royal permission to as
sumo this style. as owner of the Ruth
.,'"ru estates. formerly belonging In
-, 'potch barony of Rutherford. I'm
N'NpurRishirc This peeragc became
uo'ihant in l12i. and if gcneaioeists
are 70 be believed. there arc in Amer.
,Ih"e ptopie who have very strong claims
Of Sew, "Yrnohg them the Ruthcrfurds
->cW 1ork, whose armoriaI hear
ings arc Identical with the old lime
ihi ~ I or Ruthcrfurd. There is no fam
and me family of Antrobus. and ~
~ Edinund Antrobus makes use OF
same supporters as the former
lords Of Rutherfurd, namely, two
horses. 1t is because they we're o. .mo
10 the first baronet by the crown row ei
rh"tcnnsihs the lands and estates Of
Inc Sir Edmund Antrobns of to.dav
IS a distinguished soldier. VINO sorved
Mtun much gallantry Ia the Guards
~ ~ HsHpt. ana who since retiring from
representation of the hercditary Fam
ny interests in Coutts's Bank. in Lon
,orIis RE Is married 70 Florence Sar-
i9rlS' ana his uncle. the late Monsicnnr
Frederick Antrobus was Tor ,nnnv rSn mo
SSycretnry OF the British legation al
OF Lincoln. Johnson and. Grant iio
retired from The diplomatic service as
ffhhsst seereiary. entered holy orders OF
came superior OF that exceedingly aris-
iocr9tic ecclesiastical establishment In
london. known as the oratory. Al
II IS. however, the ownership Of
Stonehenge that renders Sir Edmund
Nntronus, and consequen,iy also his
ONLY son now visiting this country.
objects OF interest to people I'm Amor,
lea. StonehenGc is to England what
Inc bHrainids arc to Fgypt, being In
or the nation. IT'S age, however. ante
dating the dawn thereof. since liz
orls'n has been accorded by the most
eminent scientists OF the day TO an
birth of Christ. Standing alone. In
grange circles. far from human hab-
,1diitiiom' In inc midst of a vast open
,oiiinE plain these immense stones
were regarded as prchistorfc already
I.op9 years ago, when Henry OF Hunt
inga"n wrote o. them cnxton. the
IN titor OF printing. referred to tho
mystery Of their origin. Sir phiIipp'
Sniney sang OF them In the reign OF
oueen ~iiizabeth; Charles II. beguiled
a day. after the disastrous battle OF
Worcester. in cndeavoring to count
me stones while hiding At Hess House.
ana Daniel Detoe. of Robinson Crusoc"
~ hN't ne nlIEElll-
age TO tho spot.
Sir Edmund e~ndeavorcd some yeor
TO sell the ruins ana the twenty
.Sre' OF land on which they stand. TO
INC BRUSH governmcn M. or to any
pubic body organized for their prcser.
salion the sum he demanded being
Sr"g,gVe There has always been a
pom; Morgan, or some other hiinerlrnn
inul:i -ln~tllionairr should takeadvantarc
Of ms ofier. purchasing the whole
ptohs'lE and ruins. and shipping the
snbJecting their present site 10 an en-
haustiro exploration py means Of az
cavattons., which would probably re-
veal wonderfully interesting relies OF
INC creators or The temple. and posi-
bly, also treasure.
During the reign Of King Edward. his
poicy OF causing the British govern
ment institutions 10 restore the national
museums In ireland. the historic relics
ana antique treasures or ono Kind ana
Isle, led To the formulation of an cN-
tt~hoFd!nary demand from the land OF
t.rin. namely. Tor nothing more nor
less than the surrender Of StonchenGe.
The contention was boldly put forward
thal Stonchcnpc was originally an Irisli
temple, and was pnrloined by the Sas-
senaclil OF course this claim. which
was supported by all sorts OF arEu-
ments and alleged authorities Of n
historic and legendary character. led
were Indignantly repudiatcd. The news
OF the controversy spread To France.
scientific circles. was in favor of the
irish. 1t being pointed out that stone
henEc was essentially n Gaelic monu-
men. which hnd It's counterpart at
kGTHak and various othcr places in
Brittany.
Any efforts on Inc part OF irish
E~ationalists to carry on Stonehenge ~
night may be regarded as rendered
action Of Sir Edmund in SURROUNDING
the temple OF Stonchcngt with q bRrbcd
wire fence. His action in doing this
and in charging people n small admis-
sion fee for the right of entering the
Enclosure and visiting the temple,
raised a good deal OF outcry, ans
caused legal action to he institutcc
against him by societies organized for
inc avowrd purpose of protecting the
rights of the public in the matter OF
national monuments, The suit resulted
Sir Edmund's ownership OF S~tonchcngc,
or the monumental stones ana OF tho
land on which they were situated was
uunssailablc. and that he was not nnlv
free 10 inclosc it, hut also to scIli it. ana
to do anything with 1T that he pleased.
Sir Edmund also made clear his posi-
cd Stonehenge with a harbed wire
fence. ii was for the purpose OF pro-
tecttng the stones from the injurious
treatment TO which they were formerly
erence for the hoary past. And he
added that as some OF the stones are
III danger of falling. lie feared that T.
the event OF anybody hcinG injured
thereby. he might be held ;inancialiI
responsible. That the ruins underwent
the most shameful treatment before he
adopted these steps for their pro-
lection and preservation. IL is impos-
sible to deny. Some OF the giant stones
were brought dow 10 tho ground.
through holes dug by gypsics: and
while many tourists contented them
I selves with merely chipping the stones.
in their anxiety to secure relics, there
we're others who actually attemnitG0
to blow them from their position by
with Il view to asccrta:n:hg whether
there were any treasures held be-
meath.
Sir Edmund's principal home is at
Amesbury House. about W miles dis
tant from Stonehense, standing on the
I sic Of 4 onCn fnmOMs convent. ilcnli-