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JOHNA.SEAVERNS

The Russell Album

E

^cmoiial
OF THE LATE

JOHN RUSSELL

REV.

CONTAINING

Series of

By
asaitfi

T.

Twelve Hunting Sketches

M. B.

an Introiiuction

MARSHALL
bjj

DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO

CD.

SL.

H.R.H.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES

LONDON
BICKERS AND SON,

1885

LEICESTER SQUARE

The Russell D'Oyly Napkins.

^^^^^HE

material

reminiscences

home, to the sorrow of

the grief^of

the surviving associates of his

"

Not
in

less

many

one of mark,

he

was

pleasures in

acquainted,

life,

looks a father on the things

Of

his

son,

are

look on these."

of

an

historic

record

that

unites

save the remembrance and the admiration

The

the

present

of departed

possess themselves

both

of a memorial

far

long

and

of one

near,

whom

treasured

affectionately

by

relic

of a departed celebrity,

with the past, free

Black Torrington brought together

of every grade and quality,

in life

from aught

worth.

dispersion of the Russell relics at the Rector}^ at

a large concourse of persons,

his

Maud.

have these memorials an interest to those who value the

the light

to

in response to the sentiment of the poet

As

dead

who has passed away

family and to the regret it might be truly said to

his

whom

with

all

of

all

anxious to

they delighted to cherish and to honour.

Wales

and, from H.R.H. the Prince of

to

the

Romany

Wild Moor, the same

of the

anxiety-

prevailed to possess themselves of a treasured token, of something that had once been familiarly

used by this distinguished gentleman, the recipient of

whom

to

many

was ever a generous benefactor and

he

a blessing of the poor and needy

many

friend in the hour of need,

and the hero of

" Relics," writes that brilliant authoress, Ouida, " are like the casket

a sporting tale.

of silver

that held the ashes of death."

the dispersion of these relics at Black Torrington, no article attracted more attention

On

They were

and caused greater competition than the famed D'Oyly Napkins.

of the late

Edward Duppa,
adopted

Marshall

the

the

friend of

profession

kins of the

many

long run, Mr.

William

Academy.

The

Like the

Molesworth

was the

and
only

Mr.

Collier,

pupil

Such

origin or qualifying

The

of Mr. S.

A. Hart,

Mr. Russell had often admired the dessert nap-

set passed into the

the brief outline of the

is

cause of which

late

Mr. Bourchier.

friend

and associate

Marshall painted, in the D'Oyly mode, in Indian ink, a set

both delighted.

Mr. Linnington Ash.

name has caused no

hands of

history of
little

on the

'Mr. Russell's old

these

friend

D'Oyly Napkins, the

trouble to elucidate.

Thus much

certain.

The

origin of the

of eminence,
dessert

They

of the

name would appear

name

of

attracted
it

much

notice,

to be as follows

accomplished

D'Oyly

napkins, various clever and

made known,

Mr. Mervyn Marshall.

Mess of the North Devon Yeomanry Hussars, and, being an old

subject in which

is

Sir

of a painter, and

Professor of Painting in the Royal

in

late

work

kept hounds at Blagdon, and hunted a portion of the Broadbury country.

latter

Mr.

Mr. Thomas Bourchier Marshall, a cousin of the

clever

the

graceful subjects,

artists

still

belonging to a

in

Indian

and made them presents

and were generally admired.

was generally adopted,

Some ladies
painted

reserving the

The

name

ink,

family

on some

to their friends.

process of the painting being

of the

first proficients,

D'Oyly.

lady residing at the time in Devonshire, and an acquaintance of the Misses D'Oyly, painted

some

together with

several,

end of the

the

at

vignettes,

of

edition

first

"

The Lay

the

of

Last Minstrel," and a drawing of an unfinished vignette, giving a clarion scene in " Marmion,"

was sent

Lay
in

to that

of the Last Minstrel"

county.

this

been heard

The
the

it

Miss D'Oyly

This

herself.

not

is

and "Marmion," with the vignettes,

that, until the

is

but

conjecture,

may

be seen

was said that Miss D'Oyly had been instructed

It

Certain

refugee.

in

lady by

in

"

and

The

a private library

in

the art

name

beginning of the century, the

fact,

by a French

of D'Oyly had never

reference to the dessert napkins.

in

Russell D'Oylies

shape

of

now reproduced by

are

the aid of photography, and brought

Album, dedicated, by permission,

an

out

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, the

to

ever true and kind friend of the distinguished gentleman and sportsman.

The

came

ancestors of Mr. Russell

into

Devonshire

belonged to the family of Russell of Kingston

known motto,

"

the time of the

Che

sara sara,"

Roman

was sent to Crediton

which he

suff'ered

Catholic

to preach

having
ability

allied

Mr.

and,

having a pack

Russell,

senior,

of

reputation

for

tations

families
It

took

both

talent,

scended to his late son

Mary, but was restored to

Russell family
of

has been

pupils

when

local

wit.

the

residing

in

in the

Rome,

in

the pulpit and

also not less

for the

Russell

for

memoirs

Devon,

of

noted

(Davies,

p.

for
2)

neighbourhood of Dartmouth,

the

next

north

They have been

kept a pony-hunter, on which the boy

and he was

and conversational

well-

his Protestant cure at the

remained

distinction.

stated in

had a privileged mount

marks during the week

a

many

harriers,

They

same arms, with the

and to uphold Protestantism against the attacks of

and personal advantages.

that

VL

Mr. Russell, being a clergyman,

Sampford Courtenay.

riots at

Since that time the

themselves to

Russell, bearing the

Edw.

temp.

and accompanied their kinsman Lord Russell into the West at

in the ensuing reign of

accession of Elizabeth.

the year 1551

in

meet.

in the

reading desk

known

for

who had made most

Mr. Russell, senior, had

distinction

that

de-

the aptitude of his classical quo-

His passages of arms with the

late

Sir

John

Rogers

both

skilled

combatants

corded

in

lively

at

racy

the

the Chumleigh

the after-dinner parties of

the

of

lyrics

George

late

Templer of

share

of

beauty,

and

wit,

of her wit and pungent satire might be recorded, but

orbi,"

not without

was keenly
Sir

regret,

relished

they are withheld.

by the celebrated wit

Samuel Romilly, who was on a

were

the

His

and

godfathers,

Walter Carew, Sir John

B.

Wrey,

W.

in

after-years

a sociis

"

more

T.

"the Coadjutor," F. Glanville,

R. Sleeman,

J.

his

J.

Morth Woolcombe,

These may be

W.

were

J.

and

J.

L.

Davies,

Poltimore, Sir

He

J.

W.

Deacon,
and,

J.

later

Molesworth,

never varied in temper nor

by

initiated in the science

Harry Templer,

Rev.

most

have been

said to

Bulteel, Charles

Mohun-Harris, styled

Admiral

Raleigh

Parker,

Gilbert,

Rev.

W.

in

his

Trelawny, Sir

Davies

the

Memoirs

Moore Stevens,

Harris,

Pomeroy

Braddon, George Williams (Scorrier House), Walter Radclyffi?, Burlton

E. Scobell, H. and

one especially

Farr Yeatman, Sir Arthur Chichester, Sir Henry

PhilHpps,

Sir

urbi et

in the central shires

by whom he was

social allies

Arthur

Treby,

Paul

Pax

aptly illustrated than in the case of

Templer of Stover, the

Duntze, Rev. Harry

Coryton,

specimens

and raised a smile on the sardonic countenance of

accomplished gentlemen, and the Hon. Newton Fellowes.

sporting

principle of "

upon the Papal

earliest friends

George

late

Many

sparkling repartee.

and he never belonged to that squadron of western bucolics known

fox-hunting

were well favoured

the time in the neighbourhood of the accomplished lady.

visit at

the designation of " sink the wind."

of

feet

Suffice to say, that of the brilliant sallies,

Jekyl,

" noscitur

Never was the apothegm

Russell,

re-

Leonora (afterwards Mrs. Riccard, of South Molton),

their only sister,

had more than an ordinary

have been

formed one of the most

Stover,

each standing six

Russell brothers, John, William, and Michael

and of goodly presence, and

which

Club,

meeting.

of that sporting

features

The

Gilbert,

Bennett,

J.

Clode

Pryce Mitchell,

Whidborne, Gage Hodge, A. Lock, Froude Bellew, L. Bencraft,

in

life,

Whyte

the

Melville,

in character,

Duke

of

Beaufort,

Earl of

Anstruther Thompson,

and to one and

all

and

Portsmouth,

Henry

Lord

Villebois.

he was ever the same simple, kind-

" His readiness

hearted, and brilliant associate.

field

have been already alluded

and

and from the

to,

ability

eulogistic

speak of a few as 'elegant and accomplished horse-women

and look to no one

to take a brilliant lead,

they
T.

could

help

Fitz-William,

Exmoor," her

themselves."

"one of the

Browne, a very

fine

terms in which he never failed

long as their horses could gallop, and

and foremost come Miss Kinglake, now the Hon. Mrs.

First

as

best,"

who went

rider,

there were Miss Clara Jekyll,

Russell writes,

"I

saw from

ever

to

find

finish

Miss

Luttrell,

Leslie, the

on

Pulsford

Then

as straight over a country as a bird on the wing.

Wynch, Mrs. John

Mrs.

to

who, whatever the pace, were wont

Beata Kinglake, Lady Lovelace, Mrs. Henry Deane, Mrs.

Miss

sister

for help, so

'

to help ladies in the stag-hunting

three

Miss

Taylors of Dulverton, Miss Julia Carwithen, now Mrs. Pyne Cofhn, Miss Luttrell, Miss Whidborne,
Mrs.

Louis

and Mrs. Russell Riccard, Mrs. James Turner, Miss Vibart, Lady

Lock Roe.

Procter Baker, Miss Constance Baxendale, and Mrs.

come Mrs.

so in the chase,

whom

Russell

Forest

Queen." (Davies,

described

as
p.

Somerset, and her

Granville

worthy
351.)

of

To

sister,

niches in the grandest

this Russell

list

Then,

last in the

more

lucrative Rectory at Black Torrington.

were simply perfection, and on his

last

He

list,

but rarely

Mrs. Cholmondeley, two ladies

temple ever dedicated

to

the

might have been added the Misses Carew

of Marley, the Misses Parker and Stuart Hawkins, ever in the front rank with the

Russell never recovered the change from his

Lindsay, Mrs.

own happy Tordown,

at

Dartmoor hounds.

Swymbridge, to the

had, however, a pack of fox-hound harriers that

birthday, being

incapable of

field

exertion,

and upon

the advice of his medical friend and physician, Mr. Linnington Ash, the hounds took their departure for the kennel

of

Mohun-Harris came to
the tears trickled
" could

see

down

scent,"

visit

his

him on

Membland, near Plymouth.

His

old

He was much

friend

and

ally

that day, and, in lamenting the departure of his favourites,

cheeks, especially

in

speaking of one

"

Henbane,"

and who had been reserved with another couple, and, had

him with an accession

pack.

Mr. Baring, at

whom
life

he said

been spared

of health, they would, without doubt, have formed the nucleus of another

aftected at seeing his old friend

and

ally of over half

a century on this which

was

his last birthday,

but after

dinner with Mr. Linnington Ash, he recovered his

spirits,

and

talked over the runs over Broadbury, with accompanying anecdotes, in his wonted and cheery way.
"

Mindj Arthur," were

his last words, " that

dear hounds, and remember 'Henbane.'"

acts of kindness that he

had received

and Princess of Wales, and of the

admiration.

air,

and

in

latter

He

Sandringham from
he

without any good

effects,

peace and love with

all,

in

Baily of

my

expatiated with affectionate gratitude on the

their

ever delighted to

Mr. Henry Villebois came from Norfolk,

being able to convey favourable

of

at

you give an especial account

intelligence.

and, returning

at

dear,

many

Royal Highnesses the Prince

speak

in

terms of unbounded

the desire of H.R.H., in the hope of

Russell subsequently

went to Bude

for

change

home, passed away rapidly, but without pain,

"in spe beatfe resurrectionis."

M. H.

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