The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

Sidney Herbert's Son,

Henry, ninth Earl of Pembroke and sixth Earl of
Montgomery, elder brother of the ancestor of the
Earls of Carnarvon, was appointed a Lord of the
Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales on the access
sion of George 1., and was re-appointed by the
Prince on his accession as George IL He was
afterwards Groom of the Stole to the latter King,
rose in the army to the rank of Lieutenant.Gentral,
and acted several times as one of the Lords Justices
during the Royal absences from England. 1. He
was particularly noted for his taste for the fine
arts, especially architecture. Not only Wilton,
bat several seats of his friends, had the benefit of
his favourite pursuit, and he took great pleasure in
watching over the construction of Westmin ster-
bridge. Ho died very suddenly Janutry 9, 1751,
and was succeeded by his son Henry, tenth Earl of
Pembroke, and seventh Earl of Montgomery, who
was in his minority. He returned from his travels in
1755,and held some appointments in the army. Next
,ar he was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Wilt-
shire, and a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince
of Wales, afterwards George 111., and continued in
this
ohs:,
for some time after the commencement of
the new reign, Tie became a General in the army,
and was High stew,.ird of Salisbury. He died
January 26, 1794, and was succeeded as eleventh
Earl of Pembroke and eighth of -aa''ntgornery by his
only eon George Augustus, who also becaa,:e a Lieu-
tenant-General in the army, and went, May, .;:507,
on a special embassy to Vienna. He was also
Governor of Guernsey, High Steward of Salisbury,
and a Knight of the Garter, besides the almost
hereditary office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wilt-
shire. He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of
the Household in 1784 under Pitt's minis-
try, and retained this office till 1794. While Lord
Herbert he had served in the war of the French
Revolution, being in command of the English force
attached to the Prussian army on the French fron-
tier. He greatly the
improved rent-roll of his
estates, which at his accession to the title were esti-
mated at £35,000 a-year, but at his death, Oct. 26,
1827, having laid out £200,000 on them, they were
estimated at nearly treble that sum. He was twice
married, first to a daughter of "Popham Beauclerk,
andsecondly, to Catherine, daughter of Count Woron-
zow, Russian Ambassador in this ccuntry. By the
first marriage he had one son, Robert Henry, who
succeeded as twelfth Earl of Pembroke and ninth
Earl cf Montgomery, and to whom he left a legacy
of £lO,OOO. The bulk of his very large disposable
property Earl George bequeathed to his son Sidney
by his second marriage, well known as the late
Right lion. Sidney Herbert, and created Lord Her-
bert of Lea, 15th January, 1861. The twelfth
Earl, who resided at Paris, leaving Wilton to the
occupation of his brother, died April 25, 1862, and
was succeeded by his nephew. George Robert
Charles, thirteenth and present Earl of Pembroke
and tenth Eerl of Montgomery, son of Sidney, Lord
Herbert of Lea (who died 2d August, 1861), a lad
of fourteen years of age, who, if be reaches man's
estate, will in 1871 find himself one of the very
greatest of English nobles.—Spectator.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday:
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by
Lieutenant Haig ; her Royal Highness Princess
Helena, attended by Lady Carolice Barrington and
Lieutenant General Sir H. Bentinck ; and his Royal
Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Capt.
von Westerwelier, re: turned from London yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccicuch and Lady
Victoria Se3tt- arrived at the Castle, and had the
honour of diriing with her ill-,jests and royal
r"aa;ily in the evei;ing.
The Queen drove iu the grounds this morning
accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Luis
of Hesse.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess,
Helens, and Prince Louis of Hasse rode on horse•
back.