HIS DEATH. 365 



Goodwood Meeting in 1860 he was far from well, 

 and unable to attend the races or to welcome his 

 numerous guests with his customary hospitality. 

 On the afternoon of the Cup day he was wheeled 

 in his garden -chair to the lawn in front of the 

 conservatory, and received his friends on their 

 return from the course. 



From Goodwood he proceeded to Gordon Castle 

 by easy stages, where for a short time the High- 

 land air produced such a favourable effect upon 

 his debilitated frame that the anxiety of his 

 devoted wife was greatly diminished. Soon, how- 

 ever, a change for the worse ensued, and Sir 

 James Clarke advised an immediate return to 

 London. In a state of deplorable weakness his 

 Grace, attended by Dr Hair, arrived at his town 

 house in Portland Place, where, at a quarter 

 before two p.m. on Sunday, 21st October 1860, 

 he breathed his last, in his seventieth year. 



" Only the actions of the just 

 Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust." 



