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Rh other property, Ward prepared to take possession of war-ships and merchant vessels of Great Britain then in Chinese waters. He was anxious to close up his affairs in China, in order to take part in the civil war, and offered a contribution of $ 10,000 to the National cause, but was killed before the an- swer came from Minister Anson Burlingame. He was succeeded in his command by Major Charles G. Gordon, who gained renown by the subsequent exploits of the " Ever-Victorious Army," which he brought to a high state of discipline, but which Ward had created and first organized. The Chinese paid Ward the honor of burying him in the Con- fucian cemetery at Ningpo, where they have erected a great mausoleum, besides placing monuments on the scenes of his victories. He had converted his large possessions into money and negotiable securi- ties, which disappeared from his person when he was killed. The English officer who was last with him was suspected of the theft, and in the United States consular court at Shanghai there were pro- tracted proceedings in the Ward estate case.

WARD, Genevieve, the stage-name of Lucia Genoveva Teresa, Countess Guerbel, actress, b. in New York city, 27 March, 1833. She is a grand- daughter of Gideon Lee. Her childhood and youth were passed in France and Italy. When she was fifteen years old her voice attracted the interest of Rossi- ni, who superin- tended her mu- sical education. After appearing at La Scala, Mi- lan, in " Lucrezia Borgia," she was received with great applause at Bergamo, and afterward sang in principal roles of Italian opera at the Theatre des Italiens, Paris. Her first perfor- mances in London were in English open. In December 1851, she took part in the " Messiah " at Exeter hall. Having married Count Constantine Guerbel, a Russian officer, be- fore going upon the operatic stage, she sang un- der the name of Madame Guerrabella. She gave Italian operas in London during the season of 1862, and at its close came to the United States, appearing in New York city and Philadelphia, and in the winter sang in Havana. Exposing her- self injudiciously to diphtheria, she caught the in- fection, and suffered a severe attack of the disease by which her voice was ruined for singing. For sev- eral years she taught vocal music in a school in New York, and finally she prepared herself for the dramatic stage. Being coldly received by an audi- ence of New York critics, she sailed for England, making her first appearance on 1 Oct., 1873, in Manchester, as Lady Macbeth. She was success- ful in this part, and still more as Lady Constance in "King John," and, going to Dublin in the same year, was applauded in the roles of Adrienne Le- couvreur, Medea, and Lucrezia Borgia. Adelaide Ristori, who had been her adviser in dramatic studies, desired Miss Ward to join her Italian troupe, but she preferred to enact English plays. She played Unarita in "The Prayer in the Storm" in London for six months in 1874, and was suc- cessful as Julia in "The Hunchback," and in the following year as Rebecca in "Ivanhoe." After- ward she travelled through the provinces, pro- ducing "Despite the World," by Lewis Wingfield, and "Sappho," bv William G. Wills, both of which were written for her. In December. 1875, she first played "Antigone" at the Crystal Palace, London. She went to Paris in 1877 to study under Francois Joseph Regnier, and on 11 Feb. gained such suc- cess in a French version of " Macbeth " that the managers of the Comedie Francaise invited her to become a member of their company. She returned to London for the season of 1878, playing Emilia in "Othello" among other parts, and in June sailed for the United States, appearing at Booth's theatre, New York city, in " Jane Shore." " Henry VIII.," and other plays. Returning to London in April, 1879, she leased the Lyceum theatre, where she failed in the double role of the heroine and the gypsy in " Zillah," but made a success in the title role of William Young's " Lucrezia Borgia " and as Stephanie in " Forget-Me-Not," which she first produced on 22 Aug. She reappeared in the same piece at the Prince of Wales's theatre on 22 Feb., 1880, and on 10 May of that year performed the part of Clorinde in Emile Augier's "L'Aventuriere," which was given in French. In 1881-'2 she played " Forget-Me-Not " in the chief cities of the United States and British America, and, after reproduc- ing the same play in London, she sailed for India in December, 1882, playing in the Australian colo- nies, and, after a tour around the world, returned to England in November, 1885. She has since been the lessee of the Lyceum theatre, London, but in 1888 finally retired from the stage. Her earlier career was recounted in a " Memoir of Ginevra Guerrabella," which was published anonymously by Henry Wikoff (New York, 1863). and her later in " Genevieve Ward," bv Zadel Barnes Gustafson (Boston, 1882).

WARD, Sir Henry George, English diploma- tist, b. in England about 1796 ; d. in Madras, In- dia, 2 Aug., 1860. He was a son of Robert Plumer Ward, juristic writer and novelist, and entered the diplomatic service in 1816. He was charge d'af- faires in Mexico and travelled extensively in that country in 1825-'7, sat in parliament from 1832 till 1849, was afterward high commissioner to the Ionian islands, and governor of Ceylon, whence he was transferred to Madras, dying of cholera a few days after his arrival. He was the author of "Mexico in 1827" (2 vols., London, 1828), which was enlarged and reissued under the title of "Travels in Mexico" (1829). — His wife, Emily Elizabeth, b. in England about 1805, was a daughter of Admiral Sir John Edward Swinburne, and married Sir Henry Ward in 1824. She drew the illustrations for her husband's work on Mexico, and published also "Views of Towns in Mexico" (2 vols., London, 1829).

WARD, James Harman, naval officer, b. in Hartford, Conn., in 1806 ; d. near Matthias point, Potomac river, 27 June, 1861. He was appointed as a midshipman in the navy, 4 March, 1823, and was allowed to remain under instruction in the military school at Norwich, Vt, with several other midshipmen. He made a cruise in the " Constitution " in 1824-8, became a passed midshipman, 23 March, 1829, and was commissioned lieutenant, 3 March, 1831. He was an instructor at the naval academy at Annapolis from its establishment on its present basis in 1845 till 1847. He commanded the steamer " Vixen " of the home squadron in 1849-50, and was promoted to com-