The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-07
LORD KINTORE WILL,
REACH u. S. TODAY

urguished himself by riding on horse
back clean across the Australian Con.
tinent, from north TO south; feat at
that time without precedent 1t was
during his term as Governor of South
ern Australia, too. that he incurred the
rather amusing charge OF plagiarism.
He delivered a speech at Adelaide on
some official occasion. Whereupon
lynN-eyed critic wrote to the papers
denouncing the earl as a shameless
plagiarist, declaring that his speech
had been taken word for word from II
speech delivered Il couple of years
previously at Chelsea. by Lord In
verurlc when he was standing for
Parliament for that borough, against
the late Sir Charles Dixie. The laugh
was. however. turned against the critic
ir question when his attention was
called to the fact that Lord Inverurie
was the title borne by tho earl prior
to his succeeding to the family honors
and TO the upper chamber of the i'm
perial Legislature at Westminster, and
that Lord Inverurie and tho Earl of
kintoro were one and the Same per-
son.
The earl has also filled the post OF
captain of the Yeomen OF the Guard,
as we'll ns OF lord in waiting to Queen
Victoria and to King Edward and the
latter's special ambassador to announce
his succession to q number OF the Con-
tinental courts of Europe.
The motto of his house, "Quac amisea
saliva" (What has been lost Is safc),
is intended to commemorate the fact
that King George is indebted to the
Earls of Kintore for tho possession
OF the regalia Of Scotland Indeed,
had II not been for the first Lord Kin
tore-previously known as Sir John
Keith--the regalia of Scotland, In
GLIDING the crown, sceptre and sword
OF state, would hive fallen into tho
hands of Cromwell who would have
troken them up and consigned them to
the melting pot, with just as little com
function as he displayed in his dcstruc-
ton OF the old crown OF England.
The Scottish crown is the one with
which King Robert Bruce was first
crowned mt Scone in 1908. and which
thereafter was used. together with the
sceptre and sword of state, at the coro-
nation of every Scottish sovereign, In
GLIDING Queen Marie Stuart. James l.
of Great Britain. Charles l., Charles H.,
and James II.
When Cromwell rose in arms against
Charles l., and swept through Scotland
with his ironsides like q scourge. the
IeGalia were carried OFF for safety TO
Dunnottar Castle, built on lonely rock
cverhanging the waves of tho North
Sea Cromwell learned OF this. and
sieged knowingefull we'll the super
stitious Importance which the Scotch
OF high and low degree attached to
the ancient regalia OF their Kings.
When the fall OF the castle became in
evitable, sir John Keith escaped to
sea In a small boat 1t was a sort OF
forlorn hope. with ninety mine chances
in n hundred that he would be cap
tuied. He was picked up by a ship in
nHi Eran
escape was Immediately known. and
General Lambert. In charge OF the be-
seging forces, taking 1t for granted
that he had carried the regalia away
with him, relaxed the severity OF the
siege, since its principal object had, as
ne believed, disappeared.
This enabled Lady Keith. with Mrs.
Cgilvic, wife Of the lieutenant COVER
nor of the castle and Mrs. Granger.
wife OF the minister Of the parish
church OF Sineff. to carry off the re-
gala, concealed in their dresses. to the
church in question, where the crown
and sceptre were concealed In a hole
beneath the stone tagging. in front
Of tho pulpit, and the sword OF state,
which had been filed In two pieces. was
hidden under the pavement. at the
western entrance. There the regalia
remained for nine years. until the
Restoration. when they were disin
TERED and turned over to Charles H.,
who bestowed a large pecuniary re-
ward upon the Graingers. Mrs. Ogilvie
received monetary gift. and her hus-
band a baronetcy, while Sir John Keith
was created Lord Keith, of Keith Hall.
in Aberdeenshre and earl of kintore;
also hereditary knight mareschal Of
Scotland.
The second Earl of Kintore Joined the
rising in behalf of the Stuarts In l715.
and was at the battle of Sheriffmuir.
He was succeeded by his first and sec
ond sons and then the estates and the
honors should have gone. according
10 the remainder OF the grant OF the
earldom, to George and James Keith,
sons Of the elder brother OF the first
earl. Both George Keith. dc Jure earl
mareschal of Scotland, and his brother
James. had however been attainted
by Parliament for their devotion to
the Stuart cause; and while George II.
OF England vas ready, In Difference to
the Intervention of their warm friend.
Frederick the Great, to allow them tho
possession OF their estates In Scotland.
he would not permit them to succeed
to the Earldom OF Kintorc They
neither OF them married. and while tho
younger Of them James. fell In the
hattie OF Hochkirchon, serving under
Frederick tho Great as n Prusslan
field marshal. George Keith, the carl
mareschnl, on tho invitation OF Fred