The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-30
LaMarquise de Fontenoy

IT ARli GREY is about to be present
r. co with the freedom OF til. city
L. OF London, in recognition OF his
services as Governor General Of
canada. Just in tho same way that 1t
was bestowed upon Lord Cromcr. on
ms maj return from Egypt. and upon
Niceroyaity OF India. The four other
survivors OF the nine Govcrnors-gc gem
cral who have neld office At ottawa
s'h de,I ,hS GontedeTatlon Of Canada into
namely. the Duke OF Argyll, who as
Marquis OF I-orne was governor scn-
eral In 1873. tho Marquis or Lansdownc.
Who was governor general in 1883, the
Earl Of Aberdeen In 1893, ana the Earl
OF Mimic In 1898. Lord Monck, who
was governor. general In 1861. Lord
i.isgnr. who followed him In 1865. the
late Mursuis OF Dnnerin who was gov
ernor in the carly seventies, and the
late Earl OF Derby. who figured al Of
tawa as Lord Stanley OF Preston. have
all since been gathered TO their IA
Tiers.
Lord and Lady Grey are now cs-
tahlished al lIowlck Hall. their country
seat In Northumberland: grand old
place, which has been In the possession
Of the Northumberland Grcys since Sir
Edward OF that ilk. who fiourishcd in
the reign OF James l. 1t may be add
ed that he was even in those days re-
of one OF the most ancient houses %.
EnEland's northernmost shire. iIo-
wick Hall stands in the midst of IL
beautiful garden, and OF an extensive
park, stretching to the sea. It is
about forty miles from Newcastle.
Tho carl has found one family treas
urc missing from iIowick Hall since
he returned from Canada, namely, the
portrait OF BENJAMIN Franklin which
the Inflated Major Andre, while serv-
ing on the STAFF Of the first Lord Grey,
the British troops in the American War
of Independence. took from FrankIin's
house i'll Philadelphia during tina; con
n s " Mhe SavG u TO his eh em,c ThI aP r
considerably over hundred years.
Lord Grey. during his term of Office as
Governor-General OF Canada, presented
to the United States government. on
the occasion of one of his visits to
Washington. announcing the gift mt
a banquet given in his honor by the
at which Senator Root. then Secrc-
tary of State in the Roosevelt admits
tration, was present
Nowadays peace roigns at Howick
belonged to Lord Grey's uncle and
Immediate predecessor. very odd
MS seven brothers. and five sisters,
ways welcome at Itowick Hall, which
was invariably chock-full of guests,
every one of whom was either a broth
or or sister, or nephew. or niece,
grandniece of the old host, Some
| how, with the exception of nBertie"
Grey, the present earl. they had all
Inherited the dlsputatious and quarrel
some disposition for which the Greys,
OF Howick, have always been celebrat-
ed; so that the scenes at table used to
be exceedingly lively. They called
| one another by their Christian names.
the children never dreaming OF adj
dressing their parents or their uncles
! and aunts otherwise. Indeed the
smallest boy would call the old carl
Henry" in spite of his advanced age,
his Knighthood of the Garter. his rank
as a former Cabinet minister. and his
verv lofty Idea OF his own Importance.
There is one ordeal which Lord and
Lady Grey Will have to face, now that
they are committed to spending Christ
mas at Howick Hall, after so many
years of absence. 1t Is an inniction in
the form of the celebrated IowiclS
Christmas pie. OF which both are. ex-
pected to partake literally. The pie,
which weighs some 200 pounds Il;
, nine feet in circumference. and SO huge
1 that It is fitted neatly Into a wooden