Star.
London, England, 1830-12-20 00:00:00

BIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW MINISTRY.

(Extracted from Burke'. Peerage and Baronetage.)
Earl Orey, born 1761, married in 1794 Mary Elisabeth. daughter
of Lord Poneonby, and has thirteen children—was returned Mei
for Northumberland in 1786—came into office with the Whig Ad.
ministration in 1808, as Pint Lord of the Admiralty, which office he
exchanged on the death of Mr. Fox for that of Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, and retired with his party in 1807.
Marquis of Lansdowne, born In 1780, married in 1808 Louisa
gmma, daughter of the Earl of Helaine. and has two sons and a
daughter ; in 1806 was Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Lord
'Henry Petty, and the Allarquis recently filled the office of House Se.
emery.
Lord Holland, born in 1773, married 1797 Elisabeth. daughter and
heiress of Richard Vassal, Esq. (which lady bad been previously mar-
ried to the late Sir Godfrey Webster, and has a son and a daughter. In
consequence of this marriage his Lordship Resumed the additional name
of Vassal.

Lord Althorp, eldest son of Earl Spencer, born in 1782, married in
1814 Bother, daughter and heiress of Richard Acktom, Esq. Her La-
dyship died in 1818, without issue
William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne, born in 1779, married in 1803
Carolir.e, daughter of the Earl of Beaborough, who died in 1838, leav-
ing one son.
Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, of Ireland, born in 1784,
unmarried. Member for the University of Cambridge, and formerly
Secretary at War.
Fredericy John Robinson, created in 1827 Baron Goderich, bora in
1782 ; married daughter and heiress of the fourth Earl of Buckingham-
shire ; has a son lining and a daughter dead. Held high office for se-
veral years and became Premier, which situation he resigned in
1827.

John Ocorge L*mbton, created in 1828 Baron Durham born In
1792; married first in 1812 bliss Cholmondeley, who died in 1816,
leaving two daughters; secondly, in 1816, a daughter of Earl Grey,
who has two sons and two daughters.
Rowland Hill, created Baron Hill in 1816. His Lordabip has bent
gasetted Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards.
Lord Duncannon, eldest on of the Earl of Besbcwough, born 1781,
married in 1803 a daughter of the Earl of Westmoreland, and has a fa-
mily. (His Lordship is nephew to Earl Spencer, and consequently
first cousin to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Duke of Richmond, born in 1791, marrkd in 1817 Caroline, eldest
daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey, and has a family.
Sir James Graham of Netherhy, M.P. for Cumberland, born in 1792,
married in 1819 Fanny, youngest daughter of Sir James Campbell of
Artlkinlas, by whom he has a son.

The following exploits were performed lately by two of
our acquaintabas, in the Savannah river :—Otte of them was a great
trout catcher, generally sitting and fishing on a rock in the river, with
half a doses rods at a tisue. One day he fastened his hand-line (a large
strong line, whose hook is thrown off Moe 40 yards in the river) to his
leg, finding the multiplicity of his tackle inconvenient to manage. A
large cat-tish, weighing 48Ibs. seised the bait, and before our fisherman
was well aware of the tact, he was posting down the river faster than a
tow-boat astern of a steamer. Luckily the cat-fish, as much alarmed as
its follower, did nut keep the channel, but attempted to pass a sand bar,
which nearly crossed the stream. Here our almost breathless acquaint-
' anee caught hold of something which brought the fish to a sudden halt,
and die fishermen was enabled to avenge himseit for his temporary dis.
comfiture. The other case occurred only a few miles above Augusta.
The sturgeon in the heat of summer is vety sluggish, and will be pants
log like a hog in the coolest parts of the stream, regardless almost of
the approach of danger. Our friend found one of these animals seven
feet and and a half long, in a shallow part of the river, and, being
“ much of a man," thought he could master him by jumping avoid* of
him, and, at the same instant. clapping hie hands into his __gills. Be
jumped, and was successful in placiag the Angers of beds into
the dsit's gills. Instantly the animal domed down•the rime like a race-
home, sometimes under water, sometimes out. The rider could *abet
stop him, nee get his bands out of his gills, which clasped
_ them a
vim. Feetusalely the frightened animal, after • totem a Quartet Wit
mile, hefted towage of our friend's on Ash-trapas and tberirdin
qiS-
mtsrs, who pursued on the bank, finally found him, swearing is time
most positive manner it was the last sturgeon be would ever ride.—
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