MR. VAN DE WEYER AND MR. DUFF IE LD 299 



offer to hunt the country, in conjunction with 

 Mr. Charles Duffield, for one season, upon a 

 guaranteed subscription of ^700, an offer which 

 was most gladly accepted. Mr. Duffield, by 

 the arrangement, was to be master in the 

 field. 



Mr. Victor Van de Weyer had previously 

 hunted with the " Old Berks " for many years. 

 He is a son of the late Monsieur Jean Sylvain 

 Van de Weyer, who was for many years Bel- 

 gian Ambassador at the English Court. Born 

 at Louvain in 1802, Monsieur Van de Weyer 

 was educated at that great Belgian University. 

 From Louvain Monsieur Van de Weyer went 

 to Brussels, where he was called to the bar. 

 In addition to his practice at the bar, he held 

 the post of Librarian of that city, and custo- 

 dian of the manuscripts of the Dukes of 

 Burgundy. When the revolution of 1830, 

 which resulted in the separation of Belgium 

 from Holland, broke out, Mr. Van de Weyer 

 took an active part in it. He became a 

 member of the Provisional Government, and 

 was one of the deputation sent to offer the 

 Crown of Belgium to Prince Leopold of Saxe- 

 Coburg (afterwards Leopold L). In July, 

 1 83 1, he was appointed Minister Plenipoten- 

 tiary at the Court of St. James's, which post he 

 held until 1867, when he resigned owing to 



