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 r.rijKK's rT,oxT.i- gkxtrt. 661 assistance of the Imperial troojis, which were withdrawn at his instance, relying only on the colonists thcniPclves and (he friendly tribes. He con- fiscated the lands of the defeated Waikato tribe, and sent an expedition to punish the niurderers of the Rev. Mr. Volkncr. His administration opened the Native Land Courts; passed through Parliament the Native liights Bill, introduced by Mr. FitzGerald, connected by telcgrapli cable the two islands of New Zealand, and established a scientific department under Sir James Hector. The Weld Administration resigned in ISGo, and Mr. Weld, much broken in health, returned to England. In September, 1869, lie was ap- pointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. He there established a partially representative Legislature, an Education Act was passed, and churches of all denominations were treated alike according to the numbers of their congregations. ?Ie encouraged ex])Ioiation and the construction of telegraph lines and steam communieation. In January, 1875, Mr. Weld was appointed to the Governorship of Tasmania and was made a C.M.G. in that year. In 1580, he was promoted K.C.M.G., and appointed Governor of the Straits vSettlements, which post he resigned in 1887 on his retirement from the Colonial Service. He had been promoted to the Grand Cross of his Order in 1885. Sir Frederick was also a Knight of the Order of Piu.'^ IX. Several genenlogipdl writers, inoludiiii; Guii.i.iM, bear testimony fo the Saxon origin of this ancient family, which tradition lias )anded down time out of mind. Guillim's Display of Heraldry^ describing the arms of HrsiPIiREY Wkld, of Lnlwortli, governor of Portland Castle, temp. Charles II, adds that the Wklds are "lineally descended from Edric SvLVATicrs, alias Wild, a iSaxon of great renown in the reigns of King Haeold and William the Conqueror, whose father, Alfric, was brother to Edriok. of iStratton, Duke of Mercia." Edric Sylva- ticus was father of Edeic, the father of William, the father of John, the father of William, the father of Edward, the father of JoHX, who was father of, William Weld, slieriff of London, 25 Edward III, settled at Eaton, co. Chester. He m. Anne, daughter of jSicholas do WllET- tenhall, and had (with two younper sons, who settled in Bucks and Suffolk) a son and heir. William AVeld, of Eaton, m. Margaret, daughter of William BosTOCK, and was father of, John' Weld, of Eaton, ih. Ellen, daugliter of John Bruen, of Tarporley, and had a son and .successor. Edward Weld, m. Margaret, daughter of Thomas Cotoreavk, of Chustleton, co. Chester, and v^a8 .t. by his son, Jonx Welo, of Eaton, ;«. Margaret, only daugliter and heir of .lames Botox, of Tiverton, Pevnn, and was father of, John Weld, »». Joanna, daughter of John EiTzHuGH, of Congleton, and had four s(nis. I. Robert, of Eaton, m. Eleanora, daugliter of Robert Oldtox, of Wet- ten Hall. II. John, who settled at Willey, Salop, and was patriarch of (lie Melds of that place. III, Richard, of Holt. ir. lIuMPHEEY (Sir), of whom we treat. The fourth son. Sir Humpheet Weld, Knt., took up his abode at Holdwell, co. Herts. He was sheritf of London 1599, and Lord Mayor ten years afterwards. Sir Humphrey m. Ann, daughter of Nicholas Wheler, and left, at his decease in 1610, with tno daughters, a son and successor. Sir John Weld, Knt., of Arnolds Court, Middleseii, m. Krances, daughter of William WuiTMORE, by whom (who <l. 16.50) he had Issue, I. Thomas, d. young. II. Humphrey, his heir, of whom pre- sently. III. John (Sir)i of Coniplon Bnssett, Wilts, a Knight Hauneret. This gallant person, m. Kj-tS, Mary, daughter of William, Lord Stourton, and dvin" llth Jidy, 1674, left an only son, AVilliaji, who s. hia uncle, Hum- phrey. IV. Oeorge, m. Bridget, daughter of — Thimrletuoep, CO. Lincoln, and rf. 1696, lea'i iiig two daughters. Cicely, ni, .lames ^Iuonv, A'is- eonnt. of Olileastle, in Spain. Elizabeth, m. tirst, — Dk'KEXSOX, and secondly, Philip Staepord. I, Anne, m. Sir J. CUTTS, of Child.rlev. II. M.arv, ni. Tliomas Allen, of Fincii- lev.