The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-30

man silver co!ns and rings Ia splendid
condition, representing twelve reigns.
extending over the period OF 323 4. ID.
to 4os y. y. The laborer, sa in duty
bound. turned over the entire hoard TO
Lord Pembroke. who SUITABLY rewarded
inc man. ana then. in accordance with
the requirements of the law OF treas
ure troyc, sent the entire collection
TO the treasury. This department, as
Is customary. submitted Inc collection
retained ali the rings and thirty-slx
OF the rarest coins for that world
famed national institution.
subsequently Lord Pembroke wrote
10 The treasury. requesting tnat the
remainder of the coins should DO re-
turned 10 him. with the object OF en-
AbDas him TO divide them between
the municipal ana county museums ~
Salisbury ana his own collection or art
ana chronological treasures in Wilton
House. The treasury. however, replied
mat the coins could not be returned,
out that ne would pc permitted 10 pur-
chase tAein from the treasury 1t d cost
OF severa! hundred pounds sterling.
Ihis Lord Pembroke declined to do.
and thereupon the treasury caused
the COINS 10 be made UP into lots. and
70 be sold by auction. turning the
money Into the national eXcheuuer.
II is the aroitrariness thus displayed
By the treasury that renders people In
Great Britain aud ireland so relatively
indifferent TO tho possibiiity OF treas
ure being concealed In their ancient
castles and manor houses, or on their
lands and SO reluctant 10 spend amy
mroney! in exploring Tor It's recovery.
For they realize taat IL their efforts
arc crowned with success they viii
derive no advantage therefrom. since
whatever is found will belong theo-
reucally to the soyercl Sn-In reality
10 the national treasury.
Hidden property. after certain
lapse OF time. bscomes. when found.
ship OF the legal heirs OF the person
10 whom the objects originally be-
lonsed are eNtinguished. and as treas
ure trove the objects belong to the
crown. In olden times. and. in fact.
, until well on Into the nineteenth cen
fury, people were lod by the rroublous
conditions of the age, the Insecurity
situations, to bury and otherwise con-
ceal their money. their most precious
Jewels; their plate and their other
killed without having time to reveal
, the, hiding place to their heirs. De-
casionnlly, generations elapsed before
the yaluables thus concealed could be
found again by the heirs. and by that
timo they had become treasure trovc.
the property of the state, and tho con-
ceaiment of its recovery and failure
treasury constitutes an offensc punish
able by conflscauon, heavy fine, and
, even severe Imprisonment, as a fraud
at the expense of the crown.
These are the penalties to which the
Duke Of Mountaineering may be said
to have exposed himself by his virtual
admission that he has at Alnwick Cas-
tic much treasure trove in his posses
sion. Of which no notice has evor been
given to the national treasury.
There is no truth in the stories. pub
lished on both sides of the Atlantic
during the last few days to the effect
that the Duke of Connaughts stay III
New York and trip to Washington was
tho prelude to visit In tho near flu
tuTe OF King George and Queen Mary
to Canada and to the United States.
| 1t is known In authoritative quarters
In London that no colonial visit will
be undertaken by the King and Queen
| for the next three years. at the very
earliest, and all the time that they
| can spare this year. in 1913 and in
1914 will be fully taken up by the
regulation visits to the various Euro
pean rulers and to the receiving Of
their return visits. In fact, it is thor
oughly understood that the King and
Queen will not cross the Atlantic nor
visit either Australia or South Africa
before the completion of the imperial
tour and globe-trott!ng expedition of
the Prince of Wales two or three years
hence
| Copyright, 1912, by the Brentwood
COna1imy.)