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Sir William Orpen, who recent-

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Is that Orpen?"—" Yes, sir." "What do you mean by be- having this way?"-"What was please, sir?"

His Estate Company To Be Wound Up.

An order for the compulsory

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921.

HISTORIC SCOTTISH.

STONE.

Protests at Removal to British Museum.

Some weeks ago a remarkable

same

of

ly presented to the nation the winding up of Sir Thomas stone, some 7ft, high by about series of war paintings and Beecham's Estate Corporation, 4ft. wide, and bearing carved sketches he executad an Ltd, was made last month by Mr. figures upon one surface, arrived official artist on the Western Justice Astbury on the applica-at the British Musettu. It came Front, has written a hook about tion of Abraham E. Godrich, a from Scotland and is known as | his experiences there.

debenture holder.

the Hilton-of-Cadboll stone. It When Sir William presented

Counsel for the company asked dates from the beginning of the himseft at Headquarters he was for en adjournment, in view of eighth century and its carvings told by the General: You go the fact that negotiations were show a considerable resemblance anywhere you like, do anything now in progress with regard to to the figures in the Lindisfarne you like, but don't ask me to get the Covent Garden estate. If the Gospels, which were produced in any Generals to sit to you; company were given a free hand Northumbria about the they're fed up with artists." these, negotiations would betime and which rank as the finest apavimen of Anglo-Celtic He had not been long in completed in a month.

the Amiens when he encountered the This application was opposed art known in

way strange workings of the military by Mr. Zeffertt, for Mr. Thomas illuminations of that. period, mind. He was summoned to the Layton. another debenture The stone is, therfore, highly

interesting to telephone, when the conversation holder.

archæologists. proceeded thus-

Mr. Preston, counsel for Mr. A storm of protest has been Godrich, also

raised in Scotland against the) opposed any adjournment. A receiver had acquisition by the British Museum. heen appointed on behalf of the of this specimen of early Scottish debenture holders, he said, but heart, and at the request of the had failed to get any information Secretary for Scotland the "By not reporting to me.as to the company's assets. An Trustees have suspended action "I'm sorry, sir, but I do not examination of the company's) to enable him to communicate officials and directors, including with the owner by whom it "Don't you know you must Sir Thoms Beecham, was desir-

offered to the report to me and show me whatable in order to ascertain what Museum. The owner is Captian Maclend. of Invergordon Castle work you have been doing?”—had become of these. "I've practically done nothing

and Cadboll, who bas Bold NO ADDRESS GIVEN.

his yet, sir."

property ht that place. Mr. Preston added that an Through an intermediary Captain "What have you been doing?"

affidavit had been made by Sir Macleod offered to presont the Looking round, sir.”

Thomas Beecham, which merely stone to the British Museum, stated that negotiations were saying definitely that he preferred. pending about the estate. The that the British Museum should affidavit gave no address, and possess it rather than it should go even baronets had to give their to Edinburgh or Glasgow, The address. He was not described officials and the Trustees of the British Museum naturally desired suppose you should be represented in

that this branch of Scottish art the Museum; and, seeing that there Mr. Preston: But I don't know aro roughly some 20 other ex- where he is, and a good many amples of the same art in Sect- people would like to know where land. did not consider they were he is. As your lordship may injuring Scotland in any way by know, a receiving order has been its acquisition. made against him.

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**This wonderful Colorel," Siras of anywhere. William Orpon remarks, "expect-

His Lordship ed me to work all day and, know who he is. apparently, in the evening tỏ Lake what I had done and show it to him the distance by motor to him and back was something like 110 miles.

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He had excellent opportunities!

Counsel read an affidavit by land, however, hold that such an for studying the character of the the receiver, who said he and important historical monument military leaders white painting been informed by Sir Thomas ought not to leave the country. their portraits, and his literacy Beecham that negotiations had The Society of Antiquaries of thumbnail sketches of them are been proceeding for the sale of Scotland took the matter up and ineisive and telling. Of Earl The Covent Garden estate, but no sent a protest to the Secretary Haig he says:

effort was being made to proceed for Scotland. They have been further with the negotiations. inciting various other archæolo "He was a strong man, a trueHe was satisfied that it would be gical societice in Scotland to do Northernor, well inside himself

impossible to obtain a full dis-the same and some of them have no pose It seemed it would be closure of the dealings of the acted on their suggestion. One impossible to upset him, indirectors with the assets unless a of them, the Glasgow Archaeolo possible to make him show any

strong feeling, and yet one felt compulsory order were made.

gical Society, sent a very violent he understood, knew all, and feiti COVENT GARDEN DEAL.

vote of censure on the Trustees for all his men, and that he truly

of the British Museum before the Mr. Gorst (for the company)! loved them; and I knew they said it was hoped that the negotia-about the offer of the stene.

latter had so much as heard loved him. Never once all the tions would be concluded on time I was in France did I hear Monday, and that this morning One natural question to the aTommy say one word against they would have had the money. Scottish claimants is: --Why was "Aig

When I started The assets of the company were this stope not scheduled under painting him he said, 'Why not in any jeopardy, and there the Ancient Monuments Protec waste your time painting me 24 was no suggestion that the com- tion Act of 1913? If it had boon Go and paint the mon. They're pany were making off with scheduled it could not have been the fellows who are saving thethom.

removed. The explanation from world and they're getting killel

the Scottish side is that thore If the petition were allowed to: every day."

stand over the company would was not time to schedule the

stone because of the war. Tal give the usual undertaking that this the reply is made that a Perhaps the best of Sir William the assets would not be dealt with large number of things were Orpen's character sketches is thet | in any way to prejudice the scheduled, including some stones, of Foch. He found the great debenture holders, and in that and that apparently this did not little man, deep in the study of event the company would be attract the authorities as being a his maps, very calm, very quiet," enabled to carry through its stone of pro-eminent importance

FOCH

but delighted to let himself te neguliations.

is

until it had been removed.

There is no question of Captain Macleod's legal right to off the stone and the Trustees' legal right to acceps it. The only question

painted, on condition that he was This was A time of great allowed to smoke.

financial stringency, and these During all the time he was matters could not be arranged sitting, great battles were going with the expendition they could on and the Germans were being have been a few months ago, and involved seems to be whether the driven back. News was brought that the reason they could not principle is to be adopted that to him about every ten minutes. sell the Covent Garden estate. If

If it

was good he would say as order were now made to wind everything Scottish rauet stay in "Bon!" If it was bad be just up the company it would weaken Scotland, like that of most other made a strange noise by forcing their hands in these negotia-countries, should be represented air through he lips.

"I remember one morning (the Marshal did not know that I understood any French at all) a General came in and sat with him, and the Mrsial, very quietly, gave him times, dates,

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in the British Museum. There might be something to be said for the argument that the stone must His lordship said the petition not be removed from Scotland if

far back at was the only representative of ☀ was presented as February 22, and nothing had its kind, but it is only one of a FOX400X46 been done till Monday.

place where battles would be Mr. Gorst said Sir Thomas had fought up to the end of December all through that time been ill, 1918, naming the French, British, and he was still in a very bad and American Divisions, and so state of health forth, which would be used in each. Hie Lordship: I do not know When I got back to the mission 1 anything about that: there is no wrote down some dates and places affida vit about it. There must be I remembered, but told no one and the usual compulsory order. as far as I could judge, every- thing went exactly as he eaid it would till, about the middle of

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In the "Sculptured Stones of Scotland," published in 1856, this stone is described as one of three which stood at no great distance from each other on the low coset; of Ross-shire, on the north side of the Cromarty Firth. Tradition

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