THIS VOLUME 



WAS TO HAVE BEEN DEDICATED 



(BY permission) 



TO THE RIGHT HON. MICHAEL CONRADE DE COURCY 

 THIRTIETH BARON K1NGSALE, 



WHO DIED, AFTER A VERY BRIEF ILLNESS, 

 APRIL 15TH, 1874. 



AS A SMALL TRIBUTE OF REGARD FOR HIS MEMORY, 



THE WRITER NOW VENTURES TO OFFER IT, VERY RESPECTFULLY, 



TO HIS MOTHER. 



