The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-09
His Expedition to Antarctic Re-
garded as Rival to That
of Shackleton.
ny LA MAnoursE DE FoNrENoY

IN LA MARQuIsE DE EONTENOY.
\X7HEREAs sir Ernest shackleton
wv has the backing OF King
George. of tho Royal Geograph
ical Society and OF the English speak
ing public, In his projected expedition
of exploration of the Antarctic Cont
nent. j. Foster Stackhouse, who is or
ganiZing an expedition OF his own to
the Antarctic, and which is generally
regarded az a rival to. that Of Shackle-
ton, is monopolizing the good will and
which has loaned him several officers
OF the royal navy. and is helping him
In many ways. Indeed. the admiralty
has never shown Itself particularly
friendly to Sir Ernest, and both on the
departure for and on tho return from
his last expedition, IL needed the per-
sonal intervention In his behalf OF King
Edward to eliminate certain difficulties
that wero placed in his way by the au-
thorities mt Whitehall.
Foster Stackhouse is taking along
with him n peer OF the realm to do tho
surveying. namely. young Lord Congle-
ton. head Of the house OF Parnell and
n cousin of Charles stewart Parncll,
the great Irish leader Unlike the lat
ter. Lord Congleton is a determined
opponent of Irish home rule. and when
last over here he gave out m extraor-
binary newspaper interview, I'm which
he expressed his sympathy with the
plans OF the Unionist leaders In Ulster.
to resist the introduction OF home rule
there by force Of arms.
Lord Congleton takes his title from
the town OF Conrleton. In Cheshire.
from whence the Parnell family hail.
ami whence Tobias Parnell, once an
aldermrn OF the place. migrated 10 Ire
land. ana purchased an estate thorc In
the reign OF Charles IL. His son, Arch
deacon Thomas Parncll. OF Clogher.
was celebrated as n poet and was an
Intimate friend OF Pope. Swift. Addi
son and steele. and is mentioned IN
many OF their writings. The nrchdea-
con's nephew, John Parnel was Great.
ed a baronct of Ireland, and IL was his
son, successor aud namesake who was
SO cciehra ted ae n statesman. holding
office a. Chancellor Of the EXchequer
and Lord OF the Treasury. lie had
many warm friends and admirers,
among them an Irish landowner and
county magistrate. Samuel HAYES. VINO
In token OF affection and regard be-
oueathed To h'r, his Avondale estate.
in County Wicklow.
Sir .Tohn Parnoll on his death left
the Avondale estate 10 his third son,
William. whose own son. John Henry.
MARRIED Delta. dau"hter OF Commodore
Charles Stewart, Of the United states
Navy, and was the father OF Charles
stewart Parnell. the Irish Nationalist
lcader. since the latters death. the
Avondalc property has been purchased
10y the government for use as ma
tional forestry school for Ireland, tho
rooms which lie occupied being kept
rs nearly as POSSIBLE as they were dur
ing his lifetime
mentioned above that Sir John Par
nell beuueathed the Hayes estate or
Avondaie to his third son. William.
The Parncll estate and the baronetcy
passed TO the second SON, Henry Par
nell, who was created Lord Congleton.
If this peers elder brother was elm
mated from the succession To the fun
NY honors and estates. il was by viz
tue OF Il special act OF lreland's Par