William Leist Readwin Cates

“ To the Marquis of Anglesey Ireland is indebted for the Board of Education, the origination of which may perhaps be reckoned as the most memorable act of his viceroyalty. For thirteen years after his retirement he remained out of office, and took little part in the affairs of government. He joined the Russell administration in July 1846 as master-general of the ordnance, finally retiring with his chief in March 1852. His promotion in the army was continued by his appointment to the command of the horse guards in 1842, and completed by his advancement to the rank of field-marshal in 1846. ”

“ ANGLESEY, Henry William Paget, First Marquis of, one of the most distinguished British generals of the 19th century, was born on the 17th of May 1768.- He was the eldest son of Henry Lord Paget, first Earl of Uxbridge, of whose family of twelve sons and daughters he was the last survivor. ”

“ The character of the Marquis of Anglesey, appreciated and admired by all classes and parties, was sketched by a contemporary journalist in the following terms : "Seldom have bravery, gentleness, and generosity been combined in such noble proportions. ”

“ AUBER, DANIEL FRANCOIS ESPRIT, musical composer, the chief representative of the French school, was the son of a Paris printseller. He was born at Caen, in Normandy, on the 29th January 1782, while his mother was on a visit to that town. Destined by his father to the pursuits of trade, he was allowed, nevertheless, to indulge his fondness for music, and learnt to play at an early age on several instruments, his first teacher being the Tyrolean composer, Ladurner. ”

“ But to his high-spirited and impetuous nature the soldier s life was most attractive ; and during the excite ment which was occasioned by the outbreak of the wars of the French Revolution, Lord Paget raised on his father s estate the regiment known at first as the Staffordshire Volunteers, and afterwards as the 80th Foot in the regular army. ”

“ His fascinat ing manners, his witty sayings, and his ever ready kindness and beneficence won for him a secure place in the respect and love of his fellow-citizens. He remained in his old home during the German siege of Paris, 1870-71, but the miseries of the Communist war which followed sickened his heart, and he at last refused to touch his beloved instru ment, or to take food. ”