A Portrait of the Right Honourable KATHARINE MARY, LADY FORESTER, engraved by DEAN, from a Miniature by Miss E. KENDRICK.

An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in an Opera Dress.
An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in a Ball Dress.
An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in a Home Costume.
An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in an Evening Dress.

TO SUBSCRIBERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

"Family Pictures," which may be regarded as another admirable Lesson for Wives, by "C. H.," will appear, most probably, next month.

"The Spanish Stage, No. I.," is under consideration. Its aspect does not please us; but the writer will probably hear from us in three or four days after this notice shall have met her eye.

Our fair and able champion of " Needle Work," will very soon see the production of her pen "IN PRINT"-as, we doubt not, all her NEEDLE WORK is.

That the favours of " E. M. P." are most acceptable, we have had the pleasure of giving many proofs.

We shall endeavour to meet the wishes of Miss Roberts, respecting her friend's volume, in another and perhaps a more serviceable quarter.

My Wedding Day" will probably appear at some future period. It possesses the recommendation of brevity.

The commissions of our friend "J. B." were all promptly, and, we trust, effectively executed.

The last received packet of " S. S."-also that of " A. S."—has been forwarded to its destination.

"Fairies, No. II.," have been received.

We are not sanguine in our anticipations respecting the work projected by our friend at York; but we shall leave no effort unmade.

"Fashion" would, we fear, be thought out of date.

Through a private channel, a packet has been forwarded to "W. C. S." for his proposed Annual.

"Adelaide, a Sketch," by " MRS. H.," has safely reached us.

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APRIL, 1828.

THEN

ASTOR ***X ANO TABEL KO NGATIONS,

Engraved by DEAN from as Miniature by

MISS E. KENDRICK

Published by B.Whittaker for La Belle Assemblie (new series N40 for April 1828.

The proots by Colnaghi Cockspur St.

LA BELLE ASSEMBLÉ E,

FOR APRIL, 1828.

ILLUSTRATIVE MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HONOURABE
KATHARINE MARY, LADY FORESTER.

THE Right Honourable Katharine Mary, || 1734, Elizabeth, daughter and so heir Lady Forester, sister of his Grace the Duke of Rutland, is the second daughter || of Charles, fourth and late Duke of Rutland, by his Duchess, Mary Isabella, daughter of Charles Noel Somerset, fourth Duke of Beaufort. Her Ladyship was married on the 17th of June, 1800, to Cecil Weld Forester, Esq., now Lord Forester.

This nobleman, created Baron Forester, || of Willey Park, Shropshire, on the 17th of July, 1821, is the descendant of an ancient and much-respected family. His Lordship is in possession of a grant, made by King Henry VIII. to one of his ancestors-John Forester, of Watling Street, in the county of Salop, Esq.-to wear his hat in the presence of his Majesty. Sir William Forester, of Dothill, Knt., his Lordship's great-grandfather, born in 1665, married Lady Mary Cecil, daughter of James, third Earl of Salisbury, by his Countess, Margaret Manners, fifth daughter of John, eighth Earl of Rutland. Thus there has long been a connection between the families of Manners and Forester. William, the issue of this marriage, married Katharine, the daughter of William Brook, Esq. Brook Forester, his eldest son, married, in No. 40.-Vol. VII.

of George Weld, of Willey Park, Esq.; and had issue, a son, George, who died unmarried, in 1811. From this gentieman Lord Forester inherited the bulk of his property. Cecil, the second son of Brook Forester, Esq., was the father of Lord Forester. He married Anne, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Townsend, Esq., by whom he had a ron, Cecil Weld, created Lord Forester.

His Lordship, as already stated, married, on the 17th of June, 1800, the Right Honourable Lady Katharine Mary Manners, daughter of the late, and sister of the present Duke of Rutland. The issue of his marriage, are as follows:-1. John George ;-2. Anne Elizabeth ;-3. Elizabeth Katharine, married, June 17th, 1822, to the Honourable Robert Smith, only son of Lord Carrington;-4. Isabella Elizabeth Annabella;-5. George Cecil;—6. Henrietta Maria ;-7. Charles Robert ;8. Orlando Watkin ;-9. Emelius John ;10. Selina Louisa ;-11. Henry Townsend.

In further illustration of our subject, we shall briefly sketch the history of the ancient and noble family of Manners, paternal ancestors of Lady Forester.

The nobility of the Manners family, in right of the heiress of Roos, whom one of T