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d of the

British

adm,)ther

.1, was distin-
le royal cause

prisoner a
ied at Bolt

)1e rountess who became
of Lnthom House, when

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was thirteenth Earl o
on►y daughter of James, sixth Doke of Hamilton and
Brandon. The present Countess of Wilton was his lord-
ship's half sister. Ile was a stem's' and consistent whir.

when he sat !n parliament as
and to the end of life voted for

,ncashire

sures of improvement propos

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possessed a good understar

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s noble

used the advantages of his elevated
fortune to improve the condition o
He had a taste for natural history, a_
improvement, and spent a large part of his income in
improving and beautifying his estates, and collecting
specimens of natural history from all the orders of
By the accession of Lord Stanley to the
conferred on his great ancestor on the battle-

creation

earldom

field of ]
Henry St

Bosworth

riculture,

Hon. Edward

cording to custom and courtesy, the title of Lord Sta.nle

ending•
the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, and from the fatigue
of the journey he never recovered. Previously, he had
been in a very infirm state, suffering from an attack of
paralysis, which commenced about a dozen years ago.
Seven weeks last Sunday, the departed earl experienced
a sudden and dangerous attack of illness, when Lord
Stanley was summoned from town, as it was feared that
the earl's illness must terminate fatally. Much to the
surprise of his eminent medical attendants he rallied, and
it was only on Saturday week that Lord Stanley was in-
formed that a relapse bad taken place, and that little or
no hopes were entertained of his father's recovery. Lord
Stanley and the Hon. E. H. Stanley, M.P., left London
on Sunday for Knowsley Park, but on reaching there his
lordship was painfully moved to learn that his father had
lost all consciousness to what was passing around him,
and that he. was rapidly sinking. The Hon. Colonel
Charles Stanley and the other members of the family were
present at his lordship's dissolution. The deceased earl
(as Lord Stanley) entered the House of Commons imme-
diately on attaining his majority, as representative of the
family borough of Preston, and subsequently sat for the
county of Lancaster in several successive parliaments
until 1532, when he was summoned to the House of
Lords. He was a uniform and consistent supporter of the
Whigs throughout his public life, and although the state
of his health prevented him from personally attending in
parliament, his proxies were often found opposed to the
votes of his more celebrated son on the great political
questions of the day. It was, however, in private life,
and also as a keen partaker in and patron of held sports—
including racing—that the late nobleman won the univer-
sal popularity in which his name was held. On the turf
he took the highest rank, as his father had done before
him, and as his son has long done. He was also a keen
fox hunter, and always supported with splendid hospitality
the hereditary reputation,for generous liberality of house-
keeping, of the family f Derby. Combined, however,
with his love for the chase, the late earl had not only a
strong penchant for natural history, but delighted practi-
cally to study the habits of all manner of decree nature.
To this end he formed at Knowsley Park perhaps the only
private menagerie in the world. The establishment is
still kept up ; and, containing an extensive and very
interesting collection of animals, it forms, with the splen-
did aviary with which it is combined, one of the most
remarkable features of the fine old mansion to which both
are attached.

upon a

To sail on the 10th instant.
:•. For NEW YORK',
riArv- The beautiful Packet-ship RIP VAN WINKLE,
ss_t it P 109 t tons register,
E. A. BAKER, Commander;
Now on her first voyage; having made a splendid run to Liver-
pool ; will be despatched as above; and is a most desirable
conveyance in every respect.—For terms of freight or passage
JAMES INPHENRY, 5, Temple-place.
To be succeeded by the Packet-ship EUROPE,
N. C. HARRIS, Commander.

To sail on the IGth instant.
7....., For SAVANNAH,
1,4...kk, The fine American Ship CHAOS,
//j/illj J. L. MINTON, CialtlTTlSTlder ;
- '-'-`-f-- 700 tons register ; copperca and copper-fastened ;
sails well ; and is in every respeeta most desirable conveyance.
—For terms of freight apply,to
JAMTS WHENRY, 5, Temple-place.

PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL
r- LINE OF PACKETS.
/; • . .
,!iiiva; Sall:110.m LIVERPOOL on thelst ()leach Month.
And PHILADELPHIA 08 the 10th.

SHACKAMAXON (new), W. H. WEST.. 1100 tons.. Ist Aug,
MARY PLEASANTS. R. It. PECAN....
SHENANDOAH. IV. P. GARDINER .. SOO tons.. Ist Oct.
WESTMORELAND (new), P. A. DEcertlooo tons.. Ist Nov.