, 1870-09-04
Tnc mnrqucss OF HEREFORD.

The years OF man eh&u Dc &Gree score
yesra and ten. Born In 1890, Hiclard Sey-
his just died in Paris, leaving Ills vast estates,
Ills magnificent. and in some respacta, uuris-
allied collections OF Rft, and Lia splendid coro-
net to hi. youl.g kinaman, Captain Hugh lie
Grey So, ,nous. his cousins grandson.
Tie deceAsed Marques was rather Paris |
ian team british celebrity. His superb town
house III Loilon WAS rarely inhabited by |
hin hut tho gorgeous apartment. and tue |
brilli.us galleries Of I,is hotel On the Doule-
ward in Paris have long been Que Of the Arabi- |
IN Sighta tales OF that great capital and epi-
tome os modern civilization. Tls Marques of
HEREFORD inherited frpm his father, WITH oco 4
Of the finest fortuues OF Europe, s1l the
tastes And toiblte, 10 call them by no hAzaher
name, Of the nos reatiy extinct race OF grdnds
s,igktlrs. 1t VAS his father who sat TO Mr.
1l4ck.rsJ for the painfully glowing and hfe.
Ike picture VI the must noble the M.nlois Of
Ssesuc. His father. too, it wax who built, oa
= wager, in tLirtT tAya' time, the palace known
Is '.DaKatrllet" in the Lois Dc Bou]oKue; aud
tho orgies Of tie thitd Mat4uess with Philip
EgaIitc, Duke of Orlsaus, and George, Peince
VI Wales, viii 1ehE remain a. conspicuous IN
tho annnls OF social deltIvity ~ the collce-
sious OF tho fourth Narlaess III the annals Of
Att-
With these collections no private gallery,
and but few puslic galleries, il Eutupo coull
vie. In the latter years uf Lila lite tho Aat-
Iuees made tho increase Of these collections
tho CHIEF occupntion-n occupation it could
Le calIed-of = lifa ia WHICH pleasure lad lost
.ts lArur, znt u which he himself said to
Thackeray not many years. ago, that he could
recall bus four day. during which lie would
have tten positively sorry % .lia bst waan s'1ta-
rise and sunset. At al Tie gres: picture ssles
III Enropn Tor tAittr yearn kasi, tho agantn Of
the Marques Of Uertfard me1e tie terror Of
i1Gers aid the joy Of auctioaears. To
tLesc salcs their EiluiaceLt employer seut
~ =.
| aganss: Ill Ysi.aeo cumers ualy, Lus
| y ai,.st pr.ncipsiitic- end pU#era. At tue In
| u.iana calls tN,uty %~urn ago. OF that auprtb
gallery Of kiE;; W;!iinm II. uf Holland. dl.-
pttseu to :nii.i.ser to tue t1:r.ya14uco aud
lie Wees of hi. suecvsscz,. Lord uertforl in
LII sil,.tt. islrsta, A,.I Ftat.ea tua lue.t Ecms
VI sraAish aad Italian art. It "as 1t thin sale
| tl.1t le t.usc.la.ess Cue picture, Tho Aanuup-
;tol.. b. sluri}l,, for tue suurlaous Bum Of
>l.i,, ,.sr. Ext these collections, 1a.le u suvh
uet i::tte*;;el their owner cisiels ia tie
l..aLt.g- Witt tic exception Of tno Ut tlsru*,
,,.ecLt arat.le Easelr ,,sat- wlsic.t hung IN Lis
p,i.R.e -psrtMen:B iu ilio hotel Il Iarif, he
:arel. eaN, or cared to ace, his treasures,
,a:elta Of pictures Q; prito were dospstehel
nnnu.liy u his agents 10 Liz farious houses
ia Ensi.nd, uhe:e they were suffered to re-
msin often boxed up or turmoil to tl,s wall for
! StEla.
Lord uerlor1 was an eE1ly and constant
frielI Il tbs Emperor Napoleon VI: It ~xs
he ~Lo urged tho hen rln.co Louis S.po'son
20 hasten to Tasaa and put himhe.f for.s 4.l ia
she popular eyo IL the c.iz.s Of tho rs4csien
iron, lie revolution u February, 1873; and
lie lad rarsalrel faithful u his hctisf IN tLe
Enp .os'r star. throughout ali the checkered
| ueic. Its ia tbs woadIrtul c2rasr A1ouul
| ahictl the lu1i1 clouds Of war arc now ON.
| iuon.ly gathering like the red canopy Of sun
tet About o dying l1s Of tempest hna oi
| xtorm4.
Lord ues.gora waa 4 uohlenaan o{ the type
]. which produ, al tie French revolution AM
h11 sEtze tsen uaHy like him iu Euglaul it,
EeeraEo would long ago hAva been thing u
lie 1.ast- lie hxL estates certainty wartl
El1O.GE0 gear net, in England anl Itela1.l
| In both countries he was an absentce. Hi
I sezts III England %ese not even Kept IL gepAlr
,rd III ireland he had no l'nusc. Many year
age this nob.+-Enin'!ed asistocsat toak it int
l,ir ls 81 that it was dur 10 Ills dignity. 10 b
K..;Eht IT the Garter. HI applied 4
Sir I+icst rcel. then Primo Minister. 81
l.otcrt il eail to have frankly slated thst b
roul,! not recommend for thu highest honor a
the Queens d.rposal nolleman who nc
. nnly slowed no interest in .he countz,
Int r+rsisten.lr lived out oft Heatlded III,
+. | there were troub!ons titnrs in ireland twhe
i ,lnleei @sre thes otherwise y: that the Ma
uue-s lad large stake in that rount1y peit,
I'd nut how essential it vas that it's proprietor
should cvince an interest in it; and hintt
tbat, il Lord Hertto7yl took his suggestion,
l garter might at snne future day 20 fo1tlroI
: ing. 20 the Mar1nees determined to SO ttlroul
.1s n~ full ordeal. He let III. darling hou1evar,
). ard lcloved bsK:telfe this vilaa in the Dois
Y Bcnlogne} and took hirn-eX to tho w,!ds
;, E11n. He did thr popular = alar4ucAs witl
hundred AMI afty Thousand pounds Sc
le generally finds 1t easy to do 20 when
pleAses, HI be did 70 please. The hop
~ hix tenfntsx ran high There wae u
y Of nsrRion heinR bnilt urnn t
le property, and ef it, lord coming to live the
NJ eyert year. The local pArer. sung = r,ca
&c | the Dublin press canEht 1t up: it vas watt
IL sescH- the chsnnct tr Priutins~l.ouse Squa
G and reached DowEiuE atrctt. Before long
star clittcrrd On tue Ma1qnees hrsast. Ant
DC tsro.I hlue ribbon relieved the notnuc
w.li,enees of f,ir wuittcoat- ffut his hsni
rreernce never nEsin eheti lt- halo over
ef land, Il although hs drew thence tho lstg
% ,nccn.s ot any man. and woal1 sr",sl go
- on /. :Ic:uro OF cabinet. he rcEu:
Hc t. sAssnce .slS.NN. Ut pei cent,
! hcl., tht ;oor necp.e ou his property TO &C
l lire Of railroad made which they most urge
- is n. cslc.1. 1t ~ s-cvstaiHetl that during
!. stAt in lrrlsna he accomplished pcighbo:
y Esr,nct for \ ridr, arr! tha' gcntl3ulan Il
~ l,iyn tN All elevated },nut wlsie'. comunatdtc<
. rich ard extensive sieW. - There, my Loy
y said tc, ..you eee this grand rro-pcct: "a
- a. yorr -re can reach, it II alt your ox
a. nMtM," w.r the r~l,ls. 81 I see it fur the 1
,. time and hope to God rhall mover e.
again.7 His connaaion ,vas tpeechlcss y
"a aiserx,. His hore hss been fulfilled ,
=, never saw it agsin-
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