, 1870-12-19

fine clothi.g, and that when he went to sea
there wza nuthiug IN his possession by which
he could b. known.
It ia rot known whether he really per-
hut it il known that he sailed several voy-
ages in the coasting and Teat Indis trAds.
aud thus Aoquired IN intimste knowledge OF
working echounets. Hia career h4A been
traced a1ong the coast from the easteznmoet
ports Of halne to Pensaeola. On ono Of his
voyages ha drex E2oo from Datney, Morgan
d Co, at New York, II Earl Of Aberbeen, as
be bad Al open credit with them. This vas
the only money he drew during three years.
Ho renlined at Pensacola several months,
and acted - clerk in lumber establish
ment, and bocaz1e ! great farorite with his
employers. But, his health becoming in
paired, be again went to SET. and passed Al
New York, ,from whom be received = certificate
Of competency ~ chief mate. With this GER
tificAte he GANG to Boston, and after knocking
about teveral Teeks took fancy to the three
matted schooner Hera, then on the berth
loading for Melbourne: in Messra; Henry r.
shirpinK-master and CAPTAIN that wages were
not IN object he liked the vessel aud the
voyage, and accor5iog1y was ehapred ut 14D
per month He Joined the vessel saveral
d1ys btfore abe sailed. and worked as hard as
any 'longehotemau On board. His friends in
N1tR& AAA4AAe fQA3 4AA4124 u uAF4 ulQ1 To-
turn. lent Commissioners to this country TO
fnd him, and afteF / great amount
Of searching traced him to the Hera.
and soon atteTward learned thst he had
teeu 1oAt overheard. They are now pro-
curing testimony that he Was the man who
shipped under the name Of George II. o.
borLe. s. G. McLaren, ons Of the com.nis-
sioness, who is familiar with his writing. states
that thesienature Of George H. Osborne wss
written BY him. Evidsnee sufficient bus &C.
cumu1Ated to prove that lie was indeed the
EaIl Of Aberdeen.
Application has bean made to cur govern
ment to ontrnst the shipping papass now in
take to Scotland ~ evidnnce in settling tho
ertates and title left by him. These ara con-
siderable, WITH night to 4 seat IN the House
Of LORDS In addition to this bauk-book,
showing that George r. Osborne had do
poeit in one Of our savings banks, bas come
The mode Of Identification they used
With the pilot who took the Hera down
was very couvircing. They plaeed before
hin several photographs, and requested him
to point ont the one which be thought was
the mate Of the HeEa, and in the presence Of
Witnesses be selected without heait4tion that
Of tie lost Earl. He came to Boston on the
9Th Of April, from St. John. \. B. and en-
tered his title on the book OF tbs Revers
uouee as Aberdeen" and two gentlemen
we're With him named Gosford and j. G. peta-
hin. The latter nau1c il not quite legible, aud
may be something else. On the I'd Of Nay
Lord Aberdeen went to New York riG the
Providence Railroad. and Gosford on the 4sh.
Abe rdeen returned to Boston on the 26th Of
Nay, and dined at tho Revere Houss. but did
not enter his name, As ho left ths same day
for Pigeon Cove. II Was shortly after this
date that he assumed the gasb Of sailor and
shipped before the mast. .
or course it 10 not known what put It into
The head Of this young man to follow the sea.
He was man Of 1arge abilities and careful
culture. II Lord Aberdeen bad loved the ses
he would have been gratiaed By going into the
royal navy. Lord Aberdeen'a younger brother
said to be one Of the most talented gentlemer
in Great Britain, met his death at Cambridge I
few years since under mysterious ctrcou
stances, bat the faes could not be commune
Gated to his Lo1dship, because his friend:
knew not where to find him. He seemed do
tern,ined to ignore his family, friends, rank
wealth-in short, eT~&hlug connected w1tf
his country. But the young uoblomAn's bod,
now lies perhapa ut the bottom OF the sea, Ant
only The wAvea alone rock his requiem.