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two years, iVoiu iSll to 1853, it is renuirked :
" 'J'his is a hui^' periiKl
in itself a ^'cneration, -Nft duriiiii^ all that time no case of liar(ls]ii|) to a tenant
can lie eliavyed against liis Lordshiji. lie iiisiinetively recoiled From severe
me;ifiin'es ; an^l even when these \vonld h:ii-e hecn necessajy, and vl.i're
prrl-.aice might ha\ counselled a resort [o them, his Loril ^iiip inva .dily
rei'':,^d to ad^jit thmi. The consequence ^vas, that thi-onghout hi'", wide
estates no nohleiuan was more truly lieloved or respected by his te^ ;intry,
who felt that thev could always rely ujion his indulgence. A )iri;::;inent
feature in his rharactc)' was his love of justice and lespect for his -word, lie
was dclicatelv alive to anything that could affect the interest or even the
feelings of others ;
and,
jirudently cautious in giving a pledge, he was
correspondingly punctual in its redem|ition. He was ever conscious of th(>
res]ionsihilitv of his high position, and sought consistently to peribrm its
duties.
' Benevolence,
it is said, was another strongly marked feature in
Lord Seafield's character, and was evinced by the aid which he furnished to
many a ijromisinu' vouth while iiroo-ressino,' throu"'h school and colleo'e. He
was a member of the Church of Scotland, and sat for many years in hei'
chief court as representative elder of tlie Presbytery of Abernethy. In
all the relations of private life Lord Sea.field was " most exemplai-y, an
affectionate husband and a kind and considerate jiarent."
" In person," it is added, Lord Seafield was " tall and of a connnanding
appearance. Ilis disposition was gentle, and his manners retiring. His
attainments in knowledge were of a high order, and tempered and modified
by an enlarged practical acquaintance with the world and with human
nature, acijuired not merely at home, but dui-ing frequent residences for
lengthened periods hi various countries on the Continent. These qualities
rendered his conversation peculiaiiy fascinating ; and
though of late yeai's
he seldom went hito company, no one could make himself more agreeable."''
The remains of the deceased Earl were borne by his sorrowing relatives
and friends from CuUen House to Castle Grant, to be de]iosited in the
mausoleum erected by himself in the chiuxiiyard of Duthil. The funei'al
corteg'e left Cullen House at ten o'clock iu the mornino- of the 2d Auiiust
1853, and arrived at Castle Grant the same evening at seven o'clock. At its
VOL. I.
' The Uaiiffshire Journal, August '2, ISoS.
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