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, ''as appointed a Lord of the
Bedchamber to Qua Prince of Wales on the access
sion of George 1., and was re-appointed by the
Prince on his accession as George 11. He was
afterwards Groom of the Stole to the latter King,
rose in the army to the rank of Licutenantt,Gena rat,
and acted several times as one of the L-ards Justices
during the Royal absences from England. He
was particularly noted for his taste for the fine
arts, especially architecture. Not only Wilton,
but several Beats of his friends, had the banefit of
his favourite pursuit, and he took great pleasure in
watching over the construction of Westmin ster-
bridge, He died very suddenly January 9, 1751,
and was succeeded by his son Henry, tenth Earl of
Pembroke, and seventh Elrl of Montgomery, who
was in his minority. He returned from his travels in
1755, and held some appointments in the army. Nex
year he was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of IVil
sh

re, and a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince
of Wiles, afterwards George 111., and continued in
this office for some time after the commencement of
the new reign. He became a General in the army,
and was High Steward of Salisbury. He died
January 26, 1791, and was succeeded as eleventh
Earl of Pembroke and eighth of Montgomery by his
only son George Augustus, who also became a Lieu-
tenant-General in the army, and went, May, 1807,
on a epecial. 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 ViceXhamberlainof
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 Eaglish force
attached to the Prussian army on the French fron-
tier. He greatly improved the 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 Catnerine,daughtei of Count Woron-
zow, Russian Ambassador in this country. By the
first marriage he had one son, Robert Henry, who
succeeded as twelfth Earl of Pembroke and ninth
Earl of Montgomery, and to whom he left a legacy
of £lO,OOO. he bulk of his very large disposable
property Earl George bequeathed to his son Sidney
by his second marriage, well known as the late
Right Hon. 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 or Pembroke
and tenth Earl of Montgomery, ton of Sid ney, Leee
Herbert of Lea (who (tied lei Augat,t, 1801), a lad
of fourteen yeurs ol Vi ho, it Ile kei"!l'" Inen't
estate, will in 1871 find 11% ti 01 the ver3
greatest of English nobles,—Spectator.