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SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1939 THE WINNIPEG TRIBUNE London's Poultry Market To Be Moved From Leadenhall To Billingsgate Removal Of Famous Market Recalls History Extending Over Nearly Six Centuries LONDON-A record of nearly six centuries will be broken before long, when London's wholesale poultry market moves from the comparative seclusion of Leadenhall to the Thames-side at Billingsgate. The change is involved in £600,000 Billingsgate extension scheme; although Leadenhall will not cease to be a market, it must lose its poultry. Poultry was sold at Leadenhall in 1357. The present market stands on the site of the old manor of Leadenhall, once the property of the Nevill family; during rebuilding, less than 60 Romas, ago, excavators discovered remains.

Sir Richard Whittington, who market and manorial bought, thee Leadenhall, handed them in 1411 to the City Corporation, which. has years them after ever the since. city took possession, the "famous and nighty, man, Simon Eyre, citizen of London," granary erected "of his own charges," also a chapel where priests celebrated Divine service "to mars as repaired to prayer." Leadenhall was used for the weighing (on the "common and sale of wool and cloth, and later for the assay of leather. Curioualy, while the city corporation discussed the market recently, Dekker's rarely-revived comedy, Shoemaker's Holiday," was running in London. The principal character is Eyre himself, and the play ends with 1 his petition that "for the honor of poor Simon Eyre and the good of his brethren, these knaves, your grace would vouchsafe some privilege to my new Leadenhall, that it may be lawful for us to buy and sell leather there two days a week." The King Sim, I grant your suit, you shall have patent To hold two market-days in Leadenhall, Mondays and Fridays, those shall be the times.

Will this content you? In the year 1512, when London suffered from a scarcity of wheat. Roger Achley, then Lord Mayor, secured a great supply and stored it in the garner at Leadenhall. Achley was an early riser, keeping the markets so well that he would be at Leadenhall at four on a summer's morning. About 1534, Stow records, there was a proposal to turn Leadenhall into a merchants' common councils were called to that end; but in the year 1535, John Champneys being Mayor, it was fully concluded that the remain in Lombard street and Leadenhall no shoutore, more to be spoken of concerning that matter. a the of Elizabeth's reign" a mathematical lecture was given periodically in chapel.

Soon, however, when the authorities needed the chapel the "stowage. goods taken out and other parts, of Leadenhall for of a great Spanish caracke." this lecture "ceased any more to be held." Butchers came to Leadenhall during the 16th century; then, in 1622, it was made the only market for cutlery in the city. Later it became, above all, a meat market. Great Fire Drama The Fire of London. which occurred not long afterwards.

damaged only the western front of Leadenhall. A certain alderman threw a hatful of money among the people, urging them to further efforts. "He alone there, under God, gave a check to the fire," said a spectator. Later Leadenhall Market was entirely rebuilt in freestone and divided into three courts; during the 18th century it as the largest market in London. A survey of 1824 described it as the "greatest for the sale of countrykilled meat" and "the only skin and leather market within the bills of mortality." At length, 1879-80.

old buildings came down and the first stone of a new market, 26,900 square feet in area, was laid in 1881. Although the modern Leadenhall, with its glass roof the city dragoncrest, may be less of a household word than it was in the time of mad Sim Eyre, Its fame is permanthe life historic market will ent; the poultry may go, but not cease. SIR EDWARD BARRY'S HOME CasSia Edward Barry, himself 80 the owner of Ockwells Manor, a priceless house nearly 500 years old, is most distressed, for a new by road is to be built only a few hundred yards from his home. Ockwells, near Bray, in Berkshire, is still almost exactly as it was when built. It has priceless glass windows.

And the stained allowing heavy traffic to pass at speed so close is that after a few years the vibration will destroy these. Bronte Relic For Sale anxiety is felt in literary quarters, especially those who follow the Bronte cult, about the fate of one of the famous houses in the "Shirley" country, which has just come up for sale through the death of its owner-occupier, a West Riding doctor. This is the Red House at Gomersal, in the Spen Valley, which Charlotte so faithfully described as "The Briarmains" of "Shirley," and which she made the home of Hiram Yorke, one of its principal characters. For Hiram Yorke she took its owner, Joshua Taylor, who was the father of Mary Taylor Charlotte's school friend at Roe Head, Mirfield. The Red House is finely built and a spacious, with attractive period features, but it now stands in the centre of the town and the fear is that it may be acquired for purposes other than residence, which the, Bronte enthusiasts feel will inevitably result in its eclipse as a place of pilgrimage.

Such it has been for more than half a century, since successive owners have, with pride and interest, always made it accessible to visitors from all parts of the world. Miss Bishop Becomes Bride Of Lord George Douglas Scott LONDON-'The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended Dec. 16 the marriage at St. Margaret's, Westminster, of Lord George cis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Royal Hussars, youngest son of late Duke of Buccleuch and of the Dowager Duchess of Buccleuch, and Miss Mary Wina Mannin (Molly) Bishop, only daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. H.

O. Bishop, of Harewood, Andover Down, Hants. Canon V. F. Storr officiated, assisted by the Rev.

Dr. G. A. Cooke, the Rev. H.

D. Dale, and Rev. R. B. Parker.

In the absence her father through illness, the bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Timothy Bishop. She wore a gown of heavy white crepe, the highwaisted bodice fashioned with a deep, heart-shaped neckline, and smocked with diamante, The full bishop sleeves were gathered into a tight-fitting cuff smocked to match the bodice. The skirt, moulded over the hips, was extendto form a train and finished with a narrow border of diamante. Her veil of aquamarine-tinted tulle WAS surmounted by a small diamond coronet.

She carried a shower -bouquet of mixed white flowers. The Bridal Attendants The Hon. Davina Cecil carried the train, and there were five other child attendants -Lady Caroline Scott and Diana Phipps (nieces of the bridegroom), Neelia Plunket, Doon Plunket, and the Hon. Shaun Plunket-followed by two grown-up bridesmaids--Lady Iris Mountbatten and Miss Jocelyn Wingfield. The page wore a jerkin of aquapearls, a white muslin blouse with marine-blue velvet smocked with bishop sleeves, and white satin a breeches.

The little girls were in full-skirted frocks of white tulle over white satin, the bodices smocked with pearls and made with bishop The grown-up bridesmaids wore full-skirted dresses of white stiffened lace with short light-fitting jackets of aquamarine-blue velvet. They all wore flat hair-wreaths of blue forget-me-nots with flowing veils of white tulle, and carried posies of the same flower tied with tulle. Mr. John Scott, 9th Lancers, cousin of the bridegroom, was best man, and a guard of honor was formed from the 10th Royal sars. A reception was held at 2, Grosvenor Place, lent by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch.

Among the Presents Queen Mary sent an eighteenthcentury silver teapot to Lord George Scott and his bride. The Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester (who is a sister of Lord George Scott) sent a canteen of silver. The Duke of Buccleuch sent silver entree dishes, and the Duchess of Buccleuch gave a blue fox cape to the bride. The Dowager Duchess of Buccleuch's presents included two armchairs, a card-table, and other furniture and cushions, as well as a pearl necklace for the bride. Lord George Scot: gave his bride a fitted raw-hide dressingcase.

Woman's Head Carved On Pin bronze pin, the head of which is a delicately carved portrait head of a woman, has been' discovered during excavations of a Roman building at Dorchester, Dorset. The pin is 2 inches long, but though it is only about the thickness of a match-stick a perfect image has been carved on it Nearby were the remains of a pot bearing the maker's name. Uxopillus, a potter who is known to have worked in North France betweer A.D. 140 and 180. Princesses Entertain At Yuletide Party LONDON (by mail) Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret gave a big Christmas, party at Buckingham over 100 boys and girls- personal friends of the two Princesses attended.

There were 50 grown-ups present, including the King and Queen, Queen Mary, and other members of the royal family. Prince Edward and Princess, Alexandra of Kent, cousins royal hostesses, were there, as were several relatives of the Princesses on their mother's side. Marionette Show Tea was served in the state dinwith a huge iced Christmas cake, and there were crackers and all sorts of games. One of the chief attractions was a marionette show, and, after tea, there was dancing. The boys and girls and their elders walked at will through the state rooms on the first floor, all of which were thrown open for them.

After tea the Princesses and the other children were taken on to the terrace at the back of the palace, and, with the King and Queen and other guests, watched a display, of fireworks in the gardens. After the fireworks the children went back into the palace to finish the party with dancing. Friend Buys Pusey Horn For Museum which was dispersed at Christie's. From King Canute LONDON -The Victoria and Al bert museum, South Kensington, added to its treasures in midDecember through the generosity of a woman who prefers to remain anonymous, one of the most historic pieces in the William Randolph Hearst collection of silver, It is the -Saxon ox horn, with English silver mounts of the fifteenth century, known as the Pusey Horn, and given by King Canute to William Pusey for services rendered. The horn remained in the possession of the Pusey family till 1935, when it was sold Mr.

Hearst for £1,950. At the sale Mr. Francis Mallett, acting for the anonymous woman, gave £1,900 for it. Another piece to go to the South Kensington museum is a commonwealth peg tankard and cover, by John Plummer, of York, 1657. This was purchased by Sir Alec Martin, acting on behalf of the National Fund, for £820.

(Mr. Hearst paid £604 Art for it in 1936.) Ancient Mace For Museum The National Art-Collection Fund, in conjunction with the Boston Preservation Trust, purchased for presentation to the Boston (Lincs) museum the silver- gilt mace in the form of an oar by Benjamin Pyne, 1725. An inscription engraved on the oar reads: "This Oar, a Badge of Authority, used by the Ancient Corporation of Boston, was sold by the modern Town Council in 1832 (the price is said to be a little under £30), and purchased by Francis Thirkill, an Alderman of the Boro', by whose it was presented to the Earl Brownlow in 1840." In the Brownlow sale, 1929,, it brought £1,800. At the December sale it cost £1,100. Memorial To Noted Coachman Is Unveiled LONDON--It is a far cry from the days when coaches went spanking down from London to Brighton, passing on their way those new-fangled motor-cars, most of them broken down by the and when Jim Selby, greatest coachman of his time, won a wager of £1,000 by doing the double journey in less than eight hours.

But the memory of the old coaching days is not allowed to die. The late Mr. Bertram Mills was an enthusiast: it was he who secured "Old Times" coach driven by Selby--now almost a heirloom in the Mills family--and he had looked forward to commemorating, death the of fiftieth the old anniver- coachman by unveiling a tablet to his memory. Dec. 15 the ceremony was performed by Mr.

Mills' son. On the exterior wall of No. 7. Edgware road. where Selby lived died.

there has been affixed a tablet, he which performed tells of in the July, notable 1888. The original coach, with. as passengers, some of Mr. Mills' coaching friends, drew up on the day of the unveiling outside Hatchetts, in Piccadilly--it was from the White Horse cellars that Selby set out on July 13, 1888, on his celebrated journey--and drove off to Edgware road. Mr.

Bernard Mills was the whip, the youngest by far of this coaching fraternity, in which 70 is regarded but as proaching middle age; on the box seat was Mr. J. Roy Lancaster. a well-known coaching man for many years, who, with Mr. Edward P.

Watts. was associated with the late Mr. Bertram Mills in the presentation of the tablet. In the brake seat was Mr. Cvril B.

Mills. After the unveiling ceremony there was luncheon at the Connaught "Club. The guests who were coaching men wore chequered striped waistcoats, at one time the pride of "horsey" and the despair motorists. men, Bertram Mills' memory was honored in silence. The company then recalled coaching competitions on the Brighton run.

Fingle Bridge In Devon "Here is the place where loveliness keeps house, Between the river and the wooded hillsFingle Bridge, pictured here in midsummer, is one of the beauty spots in Devon. The picture was taken for The Tribune by J. Dixon Scott, London. and OUT of CONDON LORD ROTHSCHILD'S OFFER Rothschild has offered Tring Park, including the mansion and certain parts of the of the British Museum (Natural It will be recalled that Lord last year, bequeathed his natural museum, which stands just Trutees of the British Museum Natural History Museum at grounds, as a gift to the Trustees History). Rothschild's uncle, who died history collections and private outside the park at Tring, to the for use as an annex to the South Kensington.

TREE WITH 15,000 TOYS! Blackpool always does things big. It took thirty men an hour to carry a Christmas tree from the street to the floor of the Tower ballroom, It was 50 feet high, and weighed nearly two tons. Before the tree was ready, a thousand scarlet and green lights, 15,000 dolls and toys, and three-quarters of a mile of glittering tinsel were in place. STUDYING TO A young girl who is very Ardita de Lenbeke, twenty, sented two years ago. She has fession for a young woman.

at the Inner Temple, and took December. Sir Edward Lutyens Named President Of Royal Academy LONDON. Jan. 7 Sir Edwin Lutyens, world-famous architect, was elected president of the Royal Academy, Dec. 10, This is always the date chosen for such a ceremony, since it was on that day in 1768 that Sir Joshua Reynolds was chosen as the academy's first president.

The voters are the 40 full Royal Academicians. It is an old R.A. custom that every member presents piece of silver-plate to the Academy for general use. Spoons, forks, alt -cellars and mustard pots used at council dinners and luncheons are all inscribed with the names of the donors and the date of the gift. A large silver inkstand presented by Sir Joshua Reynolds is always placed on the council table, together with some beautiful candlesticks and snuff boxes, also gifts from past members.

Sir Edwin Lutyens is 69 and the third architect to be elected president in the history of the Royal Academy. He is a good speaker, with great grace and courtliness of manner. Among his best-known works are the Cenotaph in Whitehall, the Somme Memorial at Thiepval, Australian War Memorial in France and the George memorial at Windsor. He designed Roman Catholic Cathedral at Liverpool and is viser to the Indian government on the planning of the new Delhi. Sir Edwin's appointment must be approved by the King, who then invests him with the chain of office wheih was first presented by, George IV to Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Bust Of Lord Snowden Is Unveiled In Treasury Board Room Lord North Succeeded By His Grandson LONDON -Baron North, twelfth holder of the title to which he succeeded when he was 71, died this month at his home, Kirtling Tower, Newmarket. He 78 years of age. His father, who died in 1932 in his 96th year, was England's oldest peer. The family is well known in Oxfordshire, where in 1933 they finally severed, their connection with Wroxton Abbey after an unbroken occupation since the beginning of the 17th century. Lord North married Miss Arabella Valeria Keppell North, a kinswoman of the Earl of Guildford, in 1885, and their only son, the Hon.

Dudley William John North, died in 1936 at the age of 48. His only son, Mr. John Dudley North, a midshipman in the Royal Navy, who was born in 1917, is the heir to the barony. Deepest Building LONDON- is to begin immediately at Portland place, London, for the extension of Broadcasting House to more than double its present size. The depth to which the building will go-54 feet below pavement level will be lower than the vaults of the Bank of England.

So Broadcasting House will become probably London's deepest building. It will be ready in 1940 -equipped even for air raid emergencies. LONDON-A bronze of the late Lord Snowden unveiled bust, in the board room of the treasury in mid-December. A short Baldwin, address in was delivered em- by, Lord which he phasized the integrity and courage, both physical and moral, of the late chancellor of the chequer, as shown supremely in the way in which he steered the financial ship to safety in 1931. It was not an easy thing to take the line Lord Snowden had in severing himself from his old colleagues.

Lord Baldwin spoke of occasions when he visited Lord Snowden at his home at Tilford when, as he believed, each saw in the other something akin to himself which brought affection and regard. ELLEN TERRY'S HOME LONDON -The National Trust are considering taking over for preservation Tudor cottage, Small Hythe, Kent, which, for the last years of her life, was the home of Dame Ellen Terry, it was announced recently. The Boar's Head Feast pageantry of the Boar's Head Feast of the Cutlers' Company was held in London in December. None of the historic customs of the City of London is of greater antiquity than this feast. It goes back at least 2,000 years, the Master Cutler told the assembled company.

At the season of Yu-ul, when the earth was ice-bound, he said, the Vikings, to accelerate the sun's return, sacrificed a boar and feasted on its head. The Vikings passed, but their feast remained. The boar's head was borne into Cutler's hall fo" mis year's feast, at which the Lord Mayor and sheriffs of London were guests. Beadle and heralds led the way, and' the knife-bearer, banner-bearer and mustard-pot-bearer followed. BE BARRISTER well known in society' is Miss raven-haired.

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