We regret to record the death of Lord Lincolnshire on
Wednesday. He was eighty-five a month ago. There was no more loyal member of the Liberal Party, though his " allegiance was perhaps determined as much by tradition as by reason. He was Governor of New South Wales from 1885 to 1890, and President of the Board of Agriculture from 1905 to 1911. He was entirely devoid of self-consciousness, and this being so, his impulsiveness often led him into unexpected situations. As an earnest and capable agriculturist, however, he did an immense amount of good. Above all, he will be remembered for the delightfulness of his personality. Everybody who knew him was necessarily his friend. In the hard political combats of the past he often became the target Of ridicule, but he was incapable of bearing a grudge. His was an extraordinarily simple and lovable nature.
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