INTRODUCTION, 



IT has been suggested, that a short notice 

 of Mr. Brooke should precede this work; 

 since it is to his exertions that the details 

 contained in the following pages will owe 

 their chief interest. This concise memoir is 

 offered without comment, for a reason which a 

 glance at the title-page will enable everybody 

 to understand. 



Mr. Brooke was born on the 29th of April, 

 1803, at Coombe Grove, near Bath. He was 

 the second, but is now the sole surviving son 

 of the late Thomas Brooke, Esq., who was 

 long employed in the civil service of the 

 East India Company ; and, descended by both 

 parents from ancient families, is the lineal 



