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Death 'of the Earl of Carnarvon.
LoxiDoae, Sunday.-The death is announced
of the Earl of Carnarvon.
[Carnarvon (Earl of), The Riglht Ron. Hoiry
Howard boolynoux Herbert, eldest son of Hounr
John George, the third earl (who was an accom.
plished scholar and poet), by Heurietta Anna,
daughter of Lord Henry T. lolynoux Howard,
born Juno 24th, 1831, died about 28th June, 1890,
was (says Men of the Time) educated at Etou and
Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated as a
lroat.class in classics in 1852, and D.O.L. in 1859.
Lord Carnarvon succeeded to the title during his
minority. Soon after taking his Seat in the Honso
of Peers he made his iiaiden speech, on which he
woas highly complimented by Lord Derby, who, in
1850, nominated him tfigh Stoward of the Uoiver.
sity of Oxford. tie was the Under.Secretary of
State for the Colonies in Lord Derby's second itd
ninistrahion, 18058-9, aid wais appointed Secretary
of State for the Colomes in Lord Derby's third ad
ministration, June, 1856. Os Feb. 19, 1867, he
moved in the House of Lords the second reading of
the Bill for the Confederationof the British North.
American Provinces, which lie truly described as
one of the largest and most important measures
that for many years it had been the duty of any
Colonial Minister in this country to submit to Par
liament. Shortly alter this (March 2) his lordelup
resigned thie Colonial Secretsryship on account of
a difference of opinion respecting Parliamentary
Reform. At the same time Jeneral Pool, War
Secretary, anud Lord Cranborno (now the Marquis
of Salisbury), Secretary for India, tendered their
resignations, nlichi wore accepted. Lord Carnar. -
von, in the soeech he delivered in the House o0
Peers on this occasion, avowed that the now Re.
form Dill would make an entire transfer of political
power is Ilve-sixthsof the boroughs, and expressed
his b-lief that the Government were going too fair
ina ilmocratic direction. On the formation of
Sfr, D:traeli's cabinet is 0obruary, 1874, 1he was for
the st,.ond time appointed Secretary of Stats for
'. Colonies. He resigned his seat in the cabinict,
S , 24th, 1578, in ooscisquence of hIs disogreeneet
from his colleagues as to the policy of orderlig tho
British fleet to proceed to the Dardaonlls. bis
lordshp considered this to he a departure from
the polcy of neutrality which the Government
had pledged themselves to preserve is long us
neIther oh the belligeronts infringed certain con
ditions which her Majesty's novernmoent itself
had laid down. Lord Derby, Foreign Secretary,
tetiircid his resignation at tlie same tiieo, nut con
sented to resume his post after the order respect.
ing tlie fleet had bein coinitcrintndcd, and
exaplinations had boon made with his colleagues
Lord Carnarvon held the post of Lord.Lieutenant
of Irelhnd from June, 1885, to Janunary, 18850, under
fiord Salisbury's first adminiistratiion. He was iho
author of " The Archmalogy of llerkshire," nnd
muany well known works. Lord arooarvon was
Pro-Grnud oaster of the .reemisons of England,
18751; was President of the Society of Antiquaries
from 1878 to 1885 ; anl member of the Historucal
tliauscripts Commission, 1852. Llo married,
firstly, in 1861, Lodly Evolyn taniihopo (who died
in 1875); and secondly, Dec. S,, 1878, Elizabeth
Catherine, daughterof the late hr. Henry Howard,
o1 Groystoko Csstle, Cumberland. He made fro.
quest visits to South Africa and Australia, and
took a groat interest in the subject of fcderation,]
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