178 THE GRAND XATIOXAL. 



him, when the cob suddenlv becominQr restive, bolted 

 down the hill, and in turning a sharp corner not 

 far from Lord Ellenborough's entrance gate tell, 

 throwing his rider with great force against a stone 

 rolled over a drain. On being picked up it was found 

 his skull was fractured, and never regaining con- 

 sciousness, poor George Stevens expired on the 

 following da)", to the regret not only of those who 

 knew him personally, but the general public, with 

 whom he had always been a great favourite. 



