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 1857 269 • seventy-eighth year of his age. By his wife Margaretta, daughter of Charles Newsham, Esq., he had eighteen children. General Joseph Sabine was in the battle of Ramillies. He had been a third son. The eldest was Rawlings Sabine. The second was John, who was killed in Germany in one of Marlborough's battles. General Joseph Sabine with his penknife had defaced from his signet-ring with the arms, the mullet, the cadence of a third son. In the battle he lost his ring, and often after spoke of it. It so happened that Edward and Mrs. Sabine were travelling on the Continent, in the 'thirties or 'forties, and visited the battlefield. In a village watchmaker's shop at Ramillies, they saw in the window a ring for sale, bearing the Sabine arms and with the mark of the cadence scooped out. Captain Sabine bought it, and it is now in the possession of Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bart., left to him by Sir Edward. As already said, Field-Marshal Joseph Sabine was Governor of Ghent. He received a gift of plate from the town in consideration of his services in maintaining order there. This also is in the possession of Sir Thomas Pasley. Edward Sabine was in the Welsh Fusiliers, and was engaged in North America, and was in the Battle of Lake Champlain. He returned to England in 1816. In 1818 he went with Captain Ross on his Arctic Expedition, and with Captain Parry on his, and returned to England in November, 1820. Before Captain Sabine went to America, when he was young and handsome, he fell in love with a certain young lady, and they exchanged vows of eternal fidelity. However, during his absence she became acquainted with a Colonel Leeves, and married him. When Captain Sabine returned to England,she deemed it advisable to apologize for her lapse from fidelity by saying : " We had news that you had been taken prisoner at sea—and we supposed that the Rebels shot all their prisoners." " And so," retorted my grand-uncle, " you were ready to forget me in the arms of Colonel Leeves." " Que voulez-vous ? I was lone and lorn. I hear you are going to the North Pole. Cool your passion for me in the Arctic snows." Now Mrs. Leeves had a daughter by her Colonel, and in the course of some years Colonel Leeves died. The widow daily