Obituary.

Her ladyship , as above stated , died in 1 S 35 . Ilia lordship was Lord Chamberlain in the household of her Majesty Queen Adelaide , from her accession to the throne in 1830 till her death , aud was one of her Majesty ' s most faithful and confidential servants . At the memorable commemoration at Oxford in 1835 , when William IV . and his illustrious consort attended

, lord Howe was honoured with the degree of D . C . L . In his capacity of Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide , he accompanied her Majesty to Malta , and subsequently to Madeira and Germany . Having filled for some years a prominent position in the Court of the Queen Dowager , he took no part in the political

matters of the day . He was a trustee of Rugby School , a governor of the Charterhouse ( we believe the oldest governor of that institution ) , and since i 860 had been Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Prince Albert ' s Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry . The deceased nobleman is succeeded by his eldest

sonVis-, count Curzon , who was born 1821 , was educated at Eton and Christ Church , Oxford , where he took the degree of B . A . in 18-11 , is Colonel Commandant of Prince Albert ' s Own Leicestershir Teomany Cavalry , a magistrate for Leicestershire , M . P . for South Leicestershire in the Conservative interest since 1857 ( when

he was elected without opposition ) , and who married in 1816 Harriet Mary , daughter of the late Charles Sturt , Esq ., of Criteher House , formerly M . P . for Dorsetshire . In his political sentiments he Avas Conservative ; and , although not an active politician , his support aud interest were always gi \ en to that party . He never aimed at nlaying a cousnieuous oart in nolitics : he

was , through a long life , a remarkable feature in our social existence as a nation . His position , indeed , constitutes a more curious illustration of English society , and of the combination of circumstances that tend to give a man influence under it , from the fact that he was not a man of leading intellect aud oratorical acquirements . Amongst the population of South

Leicestershire he was held in the highest consideration by all classes , and enjoyed a social influence little inferior in it indirect effects to the sway which his feudal ancestors enjoyed . Not only was he esteemed as a landlord—not only as a man distinguished for his high honour , for his hearty English hospitalityfor

, the graceful courtesy of his hearing , hut also for his genial and generous sympathy with the pleasures , occupations , and feelings of his neighbours . In fine , in all the relations of life he was distinguished by a scrupulously considerate attention to the feelings of others—a quality equally exhibited in matters of the

gravest consequence aud of the most trivial import . He was charitable in the hi ghest degree . He supported all useful institutions in a munificent manner , and was ever ready to assist the needy to an extent which never , perhaps , can be fully known . He was a sincere friend to the Church of England , and his purse Avas

continually open to all objects which had for their aim the relieving of distress and the promotion of religion . He Avas by no means intolerant to Dissenters , and manifested an active interest in everything which tended to the welfare of his native county . In the demise of this deservedly respected nobleman—one whose all , rich or poor , will do well to imitate—Leicestershire will miss a much valued friend . He had a kind word for every one—alike for the artizan as for

the peer—and he has gone to his grave having earned the laurels , with which a good and holy life is always accompanied , namely , the respect and esteem of all who knew him . Amongst Freemasons , his lordship ' s decease has caused a gap which will not easily be filled . As the

Provincial Grand Master of Leicestershire , he fulfilled all the duties of his office with a kindness and courtesy Avhich made him beloved by the Craft . They ever Avelcomed his genial presence amongst them , and the fact that he was to preside at any of their meetings was participated in by all the brethren with the greatest satisfaction .

A few facts respecting his Masonic career may not he uninteresting to our readers . He was initiated in Tyrian Lodge , Derby , September 25 th , 1815 ; passed and raised in St . John ' s Lodge , Leicester , in September and October , 1821 , of which lodge , until the day of his death , he was the oldest member . He was W . M . in 1822-3 and as such laidwith Masonic

, , honours , the foundation stone of St . George ' s Church , Leicester , on the 23 rd August , 1823 . He Avas exalted in the Chapter of Fortitude attached to that lodge , October 22 nd , 1822 ; was 2 nd Principal 1823-26 ; and succeeded Sir F . G . Fowke , Bart ., as M . E . Z ., 1831-33 . He was one of the founders of the John o'Gaunt

Lodge , at Leicester ; the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Lodge , at Ashby-de-la-Zouch , & e . He was appointed Prov . G . M . of Warwickshire in 1811 , and retired on account of ill health in 1852 . He Avas appointed D . G . M . of England in 1811 , which high office he also resigned from the same cause two years later . After Hira dononQfi nf Sir F O- Fnwke . Bart . Loir ! TInwo

on the 18 th June , 185 G , was appointed Provincial Grand Master of his native county , to which , in September of last year was annexed the county of Rutland , but after a most prosperous and beneficent rule , on the 8 th of December last , failing health and advanced years induced' him to resign office , to the

universal regret of the brethren . On the 15 th Feb ., 1859 ( on which day he had laid the foundation stone of the Freemason ' s Hall , in the metropolis of the county , and towards which he was a liberal contributor ) , Lord Howe lvas advanced as a Mark Master in the Howe Lodge of Mark Masters , and accepted

the post of Senior Grand Warden in the Provincial Grand Lodge , under his Deputy in the Craft , Bro . Kelly . The name of the Howe Lodge was adopted as a mark of fraternal respect aud esteem for a noble brother , who , through a long career of usefulness , has been alike distinguished for his zeal for Masonry , and by the practice in his daily life of tho virtues which it inculcates . And now that life has been taken from

our midst , his virtues will , we feel sure , be commemorated by the Howe Lodge of Mark Masters through many generations . His mortal remains were consigned to their last resting place at Twycross , near Gopsall , with that strict abhorrence of everything like ostentation which

ever distinguished this much loved nobleman throughout his days . His life had been one of peace , and like a peaceful but dearly be ' oveel neighbour he has gone to his rest . The bells of the various churches in Leicester were tolled from two to three o ' clock , during the funeral , and subsequently mourning penis were rang .