Mr. Brougham.
The Times, 1824-09-28T00:00:00

1From the Carlisle Jourual.l We lay before the public a fe%v particulv,rs connected with the antiquity of the settlement of ilMr. Broughain's family in Wiestmor- land, but which likewise point out the imllportance of that family in ancient times. It is preba'olc that most of these particolais will be outin an acqslsition to many of our readers, while we cannot en- tertaina cloubt, that such of our friends as areacquainted with them will pardon the re-perusalef any thiner connected with the person of such a mzan as Henry Broughamn. We must premise that we are principally beholden for our au-horities to" Hutchinson's Cuniberland," and the laborious work of Burn and Nicholson. Dr. Campbell, the historian, says, that this farbily was residentat Brougham before the conquet ! in the time of Edward the Co,fes.- sor, Walter do Burgham was possessed of the CstLte and manor; in the 22d Henry II. we find Odartd de Burgham, Lord of the .Manor of Rurgham; in the nextt reign we fintl Gilbert, the son of O.lard, in Possession of Brougharn; to pass over intermediate possessors of th estate, we come to John dce Burghanm, who in the 7th car of Richard 1. was knight of the shire for Cumnberland, an(d in the 18th year of the same reign nmemnber for Carlisle, in the 20th year of the ,ame reign we fintI the said John re-elected ror Carlisle, in thc I th year of Hlenry Vl. John de Burgham was one of the niem- bers for Cumberland. This family has likewise afforded se- veral High Slheriffs to the county of Ctimberland. as mray be seen in the Table of Sheriffs to "4 Hutchinson's Cum- berland." We think that we have now stufficientlv shown that lr. Drnugham has prete:;sions to be called "' Henry Brougham, ofBrougharn Hall, in the coun!y of Westmorland, Esq," and that Brougham Hall is "an ancicent domain to vitich 5[r. Broughaim" has " aucceez;eda from a long line of ancestors." It is true thatt in the lapse of "rges circumstances have occurre(d to circumscribe that do. main within narrower limits than those whiich bounded it in ancient times; hut (as we had occasior to observe last week) the retention and extension of fantily estate is sometimes any thiig but a proof of family mnerit. . LIf. Broughamn can, indecd, well afford to dispense with ancesto- rial honours, but they are to virtue and talent, vwhat the adlventitious ornaments of dress are to beauty ; and we do not see, that in either. case, the possessor should be tanmely suffered to be despolrd by a In our last, when speaking of that interesting place, llighhead Castle, we stated that a moiety of the estate had descendledi to Air. Brougham; in this, it seems, we were correct. The property was acquited bi ill r. Brottgham by purchase, havinz passed in the reign Of George 1 . o lheirs fenale. 1-Henry Richmontl Brougliam, whom we conjecture to be the builder of thee legaint house which stands on the sitof the ancient cas:le, dvine seised of BTougham Hall and Ilighahead Castle, without issue, the latter descendied to the two daughters of his deceased fi,t cousin, John Brougham, as co- heiresss, and was severed firom Brougham llall, w}hich pasced by en- tail male to John's younger brother Hienry, grandfatlser of the pTe- stat possessor. MAR? DROUcNA21M.