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 THE ANGELO FAMILY life, since owing to his influence she was appointed a Dame of Eton, a position held by her for about seventy years. She died at Eton April 7th, 1847, aged 88, the oldest and most celebrated Dame of that royal foundation. Henry's second sister, Anne Caroline Eliza, like all her sisters educated by the Ursalincs of Lisle, grew up equally accomplished and equally captivating, marrying in 1785, in her twenty-second year, Captain William St. Leger, then of the 17th Dragoons, at St. Ann's, Soho. Captain St. Leger lived to become famous in war, both in America and in India, receiving the thanks of Parliament. He died in 1818, his monumental inscription still existing in Marylebone Parish Church. His wife survived him many years, dying in 1838, leaving issue. Henry's third sister, Catherine Elizabeth, was the beauty of the family, and sat for her portrait to Sir Joshua Reynolds. She fell to an English clergyman, the Reverend Mark Drury, second master at Harrow, whose brother, Dr. Joseph Drury, immortalized in Byron's Childe Harold, was at that time the head-master. Catherine Drury is stated to have died on November 28th, 1825, aged 59, leaving issue, now represented by the Harnages, of county Salop. Catherine Drury's beautiful picture by Sir Joshua was sold by her descendant, Mrs. Wayne, and is now in the collection of Lord Rothschild Finally we come to our author, Henry Charles William, Domenick Angelo's eldest son. As we have seen, lhe was born in May, 1756, his baptismal register at St. George's, Hanover Square, running thus:-"Baptism, 16 May, 1756, Henry Charles William, son of Angelo Domenico Malevolti and Elizabeth [Malevolti]. Born 5th April, 1756." Three points should be observed here : (1) The order of