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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 97 friend, Dr. Wardell, also a barrister, started the Australian newspaper in Sydney, but after the death of the latter geiitleman, Mr. Wentworth withdrew in some measure from his professional and literary labours and entered into pastoral pursuits, still continuing to take an active part in politics. He was leader of the Patriotic Association, which had as its object the promotion of the interests of the people of New South Wales. In June, 1843, he was returned to the Legislative Assembly for the city of Sydney ; and in 1849 took a prominent part in the foundation of the University of Sydney. In 1854 he pi'ooeeded to England on a political mission, returned to his native country in 1861, and the same year was appointed president of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, which colony he finally left for England in 1862. Mr. Wentworth m. at St. Michael's Church, Sydney, 26th October, 1829, Sarah, daughter of Francis Cox, Esq. of Albion- street, Surrey Hills, Sydney. She d. and was buried in 1880, at Eastbourne, co. Sussex, England. Mr. Wentworth d. at Merley House, near Winiborne, co. Dorset, 20th March, 1873, aged 78 years, and was buried at Vaucluse, near Sydney, 1873. By his said wife he had issue, L FiTzWiLLiAM, now of Vaucluse. II. Darcy Bland, lieutenant (retired) 8th Hussars, b. at Vaucluse, 10th January, 1848, m. at Chislehurst, co. Kent, Lucy Anne Bowman. I. Fanny Katherine, b. 2nd August, 1835, twin with her sister Sarah Eleanor, m. at St. James's, Sydney, John Reeve, Esq. II. Sarah Eleanor, b. at Sydney, 2nd August, 1835, d. uiim. at Corfu, 1857. III. Eliza Sophia, b. at Vaucluse, 24th November, 1838. IV. Isabella Christina, b. 20th Septem- ber, 1840, d. unm. at Malvern, 1856. T. Laura, b. 12th November, 1842, m. at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, co. Middle- sex, 17th December, 1872, Lieutenant Colonel Henry William Keaj's Young, late of the 18th Regiment of Foot, of Kylesden, Chart Sutton, co. Kent, who served during the Persian cam- paign of 1856 — 57, with the Bombay Rides, nlso with the same regiment and the Poonah Irregular Horse in the Indian campaigns of 1857 — 59. She d. s.p. November, 1887. VI. Edith, b. 1st January, 1845, m. at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, co. Middle- sex, 1872, to the Ven. Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar, D.D., archdeacon of Grenada, 1875 (i. 1844), fourth son of Sir Archibald Dunbar, sixth bart. of Northfleld (see Burke's Peerage), J.P., D.L., convener co. Elgin, and formerly an officer 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, by Sophia, his second wife, daughter of George Orred, Esq. of Tranmere, co. Chester; and has a daughter, Beati-ix Leyla Marjory Wentwortli. Arms — Sa. a chev. between three leopards faces or. Crest — A griffin pass wings ele- vated arg. Residence — Glencairn, Bournemouth, Hants. Kstate — Vaucluse, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. J8eetl)am ol Ci)mtc{)iirc|). BEETHAM, RICHMOND, Esq. of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, J. P., resident magistrate for Christchurch and sheriff of Timaru, South Canterbury, 6. at Horncastle, co. Lincoln, England, 30th April, 1836; m. at Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, I7th September, 1863, Lucella Prances, second daughter oP William Swainson, Esq., P.R.S., P.L.S., &c., &c., naturalist, of Perngrove, Hatt, Wellington, but has no issue. HinEaae. Hugh de MoNiaoMEET, Loed of Mont- gomery, was guardian to William Rufus, and m. Joscelina, daughter of Thorolf de Beaumont, of Portandomare, by Neva, his wife, daughter of Gorma tlie Old, third King of Denmark, whose wife, Thyra, was daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. His third son, RoDGEE, Earl op Arundel and Count OF Shrewsbury, m. Mabel Talvase, daughter and heir of William de Bellesme, Count of Alenfon, and was father of, VOL. I. Roger de Poictou, Earl of Lancaster, who, by Almodia, his wife. Countess of March, was father of AUDEEBEET DE MONTGOMERY, EaRL OF March. His grandson, Ralph de Betham, changed his name to DE BETH.iM, in lieu of his patronymic, on the restoration to him, in right, of his grand- father, of the casrle and manor of Betham, on Morecambe Bay, co. Westmorland, Eng- land. His son, Thomas de Betham, m. Amuira, daughter