OBITUARY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 410, 25 February 1870, Page 4 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

The death is announced of Mgr. Mueller, Bishop of Munster, at the age of 71. The death is announced of the Rev. John S. Simpson, M.A., one of the oldest olorgymen in tha diooese of Liohfiold. Tu-B Bishop oe Kilmoeh died on Friday night. The inoome of the see (.£6,000 per annum) reverts to the State in May 1. 1870. The death is announced of the Countess Antoinette Bentinck, only daughter of the late Count John and the Lady Jemima Bontinok, at the age of 84. Another sudden death lias just occurred at Cambridge—Mr. J. Okos, brother of the Provost of King's, having been found dead in his bed at Cherry Aintou. The deceased was 76 years of age. The death is announced oe the Dowager Lady Scott, widow of Sir David Scott, the second baronet, who died in 1851. Her ladyship was a daughter of the late Mr. Benjamin Grindal. t Sir Sibbald David Scott, the present baronet, is hWLm. A MAN NAMED JOHN BUTI'ERWELD, WllJßhs born in 17G5, and was thus in his 105 th yeaffaas died at Saltaire. He had been somewhat infirm of late years, but so recently as nine weeks ago he was able to walk about the streets. The Hon. Henrietta Colquhoun, eldest daughter of Thomas, second Lord Lilt'ord, and aunt of the present peer, has died. She w»3 born in 1790, and married September 10, 1827, Mr. John Campbell Colquhoun. The death 13 announced of Miss Mary Frances Campbell, aunt of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The deceased lady was the fifth daughter of Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, first baronet, late Lord President of tho Court of Session, and his wife, Susan Mary Murray, granddaughter of Lord William Hn'. Sho died at the rioe ai?e of 93. The death is announced of Lady Elphinstone.themotherof SirJamesElphinstone, Bart., M.P. at the ago of 88. Her ladyship was the widow of Sir Bobert Dalrymple Horn Elphinstoue, the first baronet, who died iu 1818, and the daughter of the ls*>. Colonel Hepburn, of Keith Marisehal, East LothiarJ^" The death is announced of Edward Last, a New Zealand veteran, and formerly Lieutenant-Colonel of the 21st Foot (North British Fusiliers). Daring the outbreak in New Zealand in 1846, Major-General Last commanded the Southern district, and was preseut at the engagement at Bnlcott's Farm, valley of the Hutt, in May, 1846 j he commanded at the caj/ture of the robel leader, Ta Bauparaha, and other influential chiefs, and the disarming of their followers in July of the same year, and also at the affair of the Horokiwi, August 6, when the rebels were routed and ultimately dispersed. General Last was appointed to the 21st; Foot in 1857,but retired soon afterwards on full pay. Wa tBAUN iiy telegram that the Duka de Broglio has died suddenly. He wag in his 85 th year, having been born in December, 1785. In very early life he was engaged in various diplomatic missions, ar.d was in tho suite of Abbe de Pradt at tho congress of Prague in ISI2-13. After the overthrow of the First Empire and the restoration of Loeia XVIII., he was made a peer, and accordingly sat in judgment on Marshal Ney, and spoke Btrongly in his favour. Under the Kestoration he was genorally in opposition, advocating measures of reform and freedom. In 1856 ho was admitted into the French Academy. The deceased peer married the daughter of the celebrated Madame do Stael, who died in the year 1838.