county of Bedford, and Marquis of Kent. On the 22nd April 1710, his Lordship was created Duke of Kent, and in three years afterwards was installed a Knight of the Garter. His grace married twice: first, Jemima, eldest daughter of Thomas Lord Crewe, of Stene, by whom he had four sons and seven daughters, the former of whom all died before himself, and without issue. His grace married secondly, Sophia, daughter of William Duke of Portland, by whom he had a son who died in infancy, and a daughter, who married the Right Rev. John Egerton, Lord Bishop of Durham. The Duke, losing thus all his sons, obtained a new patent, dated 9th May 1740, creating him Marquis Grey, with remainder to his grand-daughter, Jemima Campbell, daughter of Lady Amabel Grey, by her husband John third Earl of Breadalbane. His His grace died June 5th 1748, when all the honours, save the Marquisate of Grey and the Barony of Lucas, became extinct, and these devolved upon his grand-daughter above-mentioned,

LADY JEMIMA CAMPBELL, then Lady Jemima Royston, having been married a few days before the death of her grandfather, to Philip Viscount Royston, eldest son of Philip first Earl of Hardwicke, by whom she had two daughters, AMABEL, of whom presently, and MARY JEMIMA, who was married to THOMAS ROBINSON, second Baron Grantham. Upon the decease of the Marchioness, 10th January 1797, without issue male, the Marquisate expired, and the Barony devolved on her Ladyship's elder daughter,

AMABEL, Baroness Lucas, who, on the 5th Oct. 1816, was created Countess DE GREY, of Wrest, with remainder to her sister Lady Grantham, and her heirs male. The Countess was married 16th July 1772, to

Alexander Lord Polwarth. Her ladyship died without issue, 29th June 1833, and was succeeded by her nephew,

THOMAS PHILIP WEDDELL, third Lord Grantham, who, on inheriting the Earldom of De Grey and Barony of Lucas, assumed the name and arms of De Grey. His Lordship, who was born 8th Dec. 1781, had succeeded to the Barony of Grantham, on the death of his father, Thomas second Lord, 20th July 1786, and had taken, by royal permission, in place of his paternal surname "Robinson," that of "Weddell." He married 20th July 1805, Lady Henrietta Frances Cole, fifth daughter of William Willoughby first Earl of Enniskillen, by whom he has surviving issue, Anne Florence, married Oct. 7, 1833, to Geo. Viscount Fordwich, eldest son of Lord Cowper; and

MARY GERTRUDE, the lady whose portrait forms our illustration, who was married the 5th July 1832, to Captain Henry Vyner, son of the late Robt. Vyner, Esq. of Gautby, county of Lincoln, and the Lady Theodosia Ashburnham.

BAZAARS OF THE EAST.

BY J. A. ST. JOHN.

THE bazaars of London and Paris, though the idea of them was originally borrowed from the Orientals, afford but little aid in forming a just conception of the scenes of traffic which are known by the same name in the East. No doubt the high perfection to which arts and manufactures have been carried in Europe-the elevation, capaciousness, and elegance of the buildings appropriated among us to the display of the lighter and more graceful productions of our industry-the taste with which the various articles are arranged-the neat costume of the sellers-the beauty and superb appearance of the fair visiters, sauntering with airy negligence through the crowded galleries,—contribute to render an English bazaar a highly interesting spectacle. And were trading speculations more generally attended with success, the moral aspect of the place would be no less agreeable than its exterior is showy. But in the faces of those who sit there to sell their wares, it is impossible not to perceive a restless anxiety, the manifestation of a constant inward reference to the exorbitant price they pay daily for their counters, and of keen anticipation or apprehension of loss. Their eye busily peruses each passer by; their politeness is painful and unnatural;

you see they are all unhappy. Nevertheless, to an Oriental, who should visit our bazaars for the first time, they must undoubtedly present the appearance of so many fairy scenes.

A bazaar in the East, more particularly in Cairo, is distinguished by features altogether different. It is not a separate building, but a small quarter of the city, consisting of several narrow streets, disposed upon a square area, and intersecting each other at right angles. In general, the houses are uniform in height and appearance. The streets are covered above with mats or canvass, supported by light poles or rafters of palm wood, small openings being left at intervals for the admission of light; and thus, as the buildings are lofty, a refreshing coolness in the air is always kept up. The shops, entirely open in front, are raised about three feet above the level of the pavement, and have a broad stone bench, covered with carpets, running the whole length of the bazaar. To prevent the entrance of asses, horses, or camels, a massive iron chain, extending across the street, and resting in the middle on a stone pillar, is found at every adit of the bazaar, and hangs so low that all who go in or out are compelled to stoop, and at the same time lift the chain, which is thus rendered almost as bright as steel. Immense gates, shut at a certain hour of the night, defend the entrance to the great area of the bazaar, which resembles an extensive fortress isolated in the midst of a populous city. Here sentinels are nightly stationed; but, instead of pacing to and fro, as on a military post, they generally wrap themselves snugly in their blankets, and sleep on the ground.

In the innumerable shops which line either side of the various streets of the bazaar, all the different productions

of Europe and Asia are exposed, mingled and confounded with each other, for sale. Here likewise we find many rare and curious articles, in their wrought or unwrought state, from the interior of Africa: ivory, gold dust, ostrich feathers, beads of scented wood, or of semi-transparent substances of unknown nature, extraordinary seeds or berries, used as ornaments by the capricious inmates of the harem. · A thriving trade appears to be carried on by the money-changers. Every gold and silver coin of the known world may be here converted, with little or no loss, into the current money of the country; for the constant passing of strangers from every land through Cairo, led thither by curiosity, commerce, or religion, familiarises the bankers with foreign money, with the exact value of which they are almost universally acquainted. For several years past, however, the English sovereign and the Spanish dollar are the gold and silver pieces most in request. During the Syrian war, the Turkish piastre was prohibited; and, from the great proportion of alloy it contained, was of almost no intrinsic value.

Next in importance, perhaps, to the bankers are the goldsmiths and jewellers, many of whom are persons of considerable skill, and, from their assiduous application to business and their parsimonious habits, have amassed great wealth. In the knowledge of precious stones they are probably equalled by few Europeans; and in cutting, polishing, and setting them, though possessing but clumsy tools, they exhibit extraordinary skill. They appear, however, to be unacquainted with the secret of blanching pearls: for Mohammed Ali, who seems to be lavish in supplying the artificial wants of his harem, has recourse, in this part of the business, to Europeans.