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of " 'Twixt Old Times and New " (1890), " Here, There and Everywhere " (1895). On the 12th, at Falmouth, aged 42, Herbert Lloyd, one of the Marshall publishing firm and one of the proprietors of tHe Daily Chronicle. Educated at Brighton ; spent five years in South Africa, and was for some years a traveller in all parts of the world. Married, 1891, Christina, daughter of Dr. William Evans, of Madras Medical Service. On the 13th, at Parkstone, Dorset, aged 61, Robert Michael Haggard, son of W. M. B. Haggard, of Bradenham Hall, Norfolk. Educated at Winchester and Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; B.A., 1869 ; called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1871 ; British Member of the Samoan Land Commission, 1890-5. Married, 1872, Julia, daughter of George Barker, of Shipdham Hall, Norfolk. On the 14th, at New York, aged 64, Roowell Pettabone Flower. Born at Jefferson City, N.Y. ; worked at various trades, including that of a bricklayer, but subse- quently opened a jewellery store at Watertown ; established himself at New York, 1869 ; elected Member of Congress as a Democrat, 1881-91, when he was Governor of New York, 1891-5. Married, 1869, Sarah, daughter of N. H. Woodruff, of Watertown, N.Y. On the 14th, in Curzon Street, aged 71, Earl of Wharnclilfe, Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, first earl, son of second baron. Educated at Eton ; served in Grenadier Guards; was a keen sportsman and great traveller; assumed the additional name of Montagu, 1880. Married, 1855, Lady Susan Charlotte Lascelles, daughter of third Earl of Harewood. On the 14th, at Edinburgh, aged 90, John Molr, M.D., father of the Roval College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Born in a French prison, where his father, a naval surgeon, was detained ; educated at Edinburgh University ; M.B., 1828 ; a leading member of the Free Church party at the Disruption ; Professor of Midwifery, Edinburgh University ; author of various medical works. On the 15th, at Cleveland Gardens, W., aged 90, Ber. Daniel Moore. Educated at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge ; Norrisian Prizeman, 1887 and 1889 ; Hulsean, 1840; graduated B.A., 1840; Incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell, 1844-66 : Holy Trinity, Paddington, 1866-95; Prebendary of St. Paul's, 1880; Golden Lecturer, 1856-94. On the 15th, at Melbourne, Victoria, aged 76, Sir Frederick M'Ooy, K.C.M.O., F.R.8., son of Simon M'Coy, M.D., of Dublin. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge Universities ; was employed on the Geological Survey of Ireland, 1842-50 ; Professor of Geology, Queen's University, Ireland, 1850-4 ; first Professor of Natural Science in Melbourne University until his death ; founder of the Melbourne National Museum ; author, with Professor Sidgwick, of a work on palaeozoic rocks and fossils, 1858. Married, 1843, Anna Maria, daughter of T. Harrison, of Dublin. On the 16th, at Potter's Bar Station, aged 67, Earl of Strafford, C.B., X.O.V.O., Henry William John Byng, fourth earl. Educated at Eton ; Page of Honour to the Queen, 1846-8 ; served with the Coldstream Guards, 1848-56. Married, first, 1868, Countess Henrietta Danneskiold Samsoe ; and second, 1899, Mrs. Colgate, of New York. On the 16th, at Paris, aged 70, Francisque Barcey, a brilliant journalist and critic. Born„at Dourdan (Seine and Oise) ; educated at the Lycee Charlemagne and at the Ecole Normale, 1848-51 : began writing for the Paris Figaro, 1858 ; Dramatic Critic of P Opinion Nationale, 1859-67, and of Le Temps, 1867, until his death; author of several tales and novels. On the 17th, at Florence, aged 71, Princess Franceeca Roepigliost noted for her wit, beauty and philanthropy, a daughter of the Due de Cadore. Married, 1845, the Due di Zagorola, who subsequently became Prince Rospigliosi, and resided for nearly half a century in Rome. On the 17th, at Newark, Notts, aged 84, William Newman Nicholson, son of Benjamin Nicholson, of Newark. Was partner in a firm of agricultural engineers ; Mayor of Newark, 1851 ; Chairman of School Board, 1871-5 ; sat as a Conservative for the borough, 1880-5. Married, first, 1849, Alice, daughter of James Betts, of Newark ; and second, 1866, Annie, daughter of Joseph Prior, of Woodstock, Oxon. On the 18th, at Newnham Lodge, Bedford, by his own hand, aged 52, Colonel Sir George Albert de Hochepied Larpent, third baronet. Entered the Army, 1865 ; served with 88th Regiment in the Kaffir War, 1877-8, and the Zulu War, 1879. Married, 1895, Rose, daughter of William Armstrong and widow of Lieutenant-Colonel T. Camden Lambert. On the 18th, at Paris, aged 88, Count Henri Delaborde, son of General Delaborde. Born at Rennes ; studied painting under Paul Delaroche ; painted several historical pieces for the galleries at Versailles; for many years Curator of the Department of Engravings at the Bibliotheque Nationale and Secretary of the Academic des Beaux Arts; author of several works on the fine arts. On the 19th, at Black Torrington, Devon, aged 57, Earl of Malmesbury, Edward James Harris, fourth earl, son of Admiral Hon. Sir Edward A. J. Harris, K.C.B. Educated at Sandhurst ; served in Royal Irish Rifles, 1861-82. Married, 1870, Sylvia Georgians, daughter of Alexander Stewart, of Ballyedmond, Co. Down. On the 19th, at

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