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London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

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Death has been busy, lately, among many vene-
rable servants of the State.
SIR ROBERT ADAIR, G.C.B. died, after a brief illness,
on Wednesday at his residence in Mayfair. The de-
ceased was the son of Mr. Robert Adair, Sergeant-Sur-
geon to George 111., by a daughter of the second Earl of
Albemarle, and was born in May, 1763. Sir Robert
was trained for the diplomatic service, and represented
Appleby in the House of Commons in 1802, and sat
for Camelford in 1806 and 1807. He was appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary at Vienna, April 5, 1806;
and was sent on a special mission to Constantinople
in June, 1808, for the purpose of negotiating terms or
peace between this country and the Porte, being ac-
companied by Mr. Canning (now Viscount Stratford
de Redcliffe), and Mr. David Morier. He was made
a Privy Councillor in July, 1808, and at the termina-
tion of his successful mission he was nominated a
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in
1809. In April, 1809, he was appointed Ambassador
at Constantinople, which high diplomatic post he
held till March, 1811. In July, 2831, he was sent on
a special mission to Brussels, and also to Berlin, and
remained so employed until the latter part of 1835,
when he returned to England. Since then Sir
Robert has not held any diplomatic appointment.
For his public services he had for many years past
enjoyed an annual pension of 2,0001. He was the
author of numerous political pamphlets, and also
wrote two elaborate works—namely, " An Historical
Memoir of a Mission to the Court of Vienna in 1806,"
and "A Memoir of the Negotiations for the Peace of
the Dardanelles in 1808-9."
SIR HENRY Emu, K.C.8., died on Friday week at
Brighton, after a long and severe illness. Sir Henry
Ellis accompanied the Earl Amherst in his embassy
to China. He had been Minister Plenipotentiary in
Persia in 1814, prior to going to China. Sir Henry
held the office of Clerk of the Pella from 1825 until
the abolition of that office in 1834, and was appointed
one of the Commissioners of the Board of Control
by the late Earl Grey, in 1830. In July, 1835, he
was appointed Ambassador to Persia, which he relin-
quished in November, the following year. He was
sent on an extraordinary and special mission to the
Brazils in August, 1842, and in 1849 was appointed
by the Government to attend the conference at
Brussels on the affairs of Italy, since which he has
been iinemyloyed. Sir Henry was made a Privy

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Councillor in 1832, and in 1848 was nominated a
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath of the
Civil Division. He was in the receipt of a pension
(1,4001.) for his diplomatic services.
Loan DELAWERE expired on Sunday last, after a
lengthened illness. His lordship was the eldest son
of Thomas Cholmondeley, Esq., and was born at
Beckenham, Kent, in 1767. In 1810 he married a
daughter of Sir W. W. Wynn. The deceased peer is
succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest son,
the Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley, who was born in
1812, and in 1848 married Lady Sarah Hay, daughter
of the Earl of Kinnoull. The present baron is
colonel of the Ist Royal Cheshire Militia, and from
1840 to 1841 represented Denbighshire in Parliament.
Besides the present Lord Delamere, the late baron's
family consists of Lieut.• Col. the Hon. Thomas Gren-
ville Cholmondeley, the Hon. and Rev. Henry Pitt
Cholmondeley, rector of Bradwell, Gloucestershire,
and the Hon. Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley.

ADMIRAL GIFYARD, father of Captain Giffard of the
Tiger, died last week after a short illness. The
following short account of his services is extracted
from Allen's New Nary List :—" He was midshipman
of the Britannia, off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 ; of the
Goliah, at Nelson's bombardment of Cadiz, and at
the Nile, 1798 ; and lieutenant of the St. George, at
Copenhagen, in 1801. Captain of the Modeste, and
captured the French 20-gun corvette, the Jena, in
1809, and at the storming of Fort Cornelis, and
reduction of Java, in 1811. Captain of the Hussar,
and commanded an expedition against pirates at
Sambas on the coast of Borneo, and subsequently at
the capture of Palembang, Sumatra, for which last
services he received the thanks of the Indian
Government, and of the commander-in-chief in 1813.
Commander-in-chief in the East Indies at the cap-
ture of Chusan, dm., in 1841." By the death of the
gallant officer, a good-service pension became vacant,
which has been bestowed by the Admiralty upon
Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C.B.
ADMIRAL Sin SAMUEL PYM died on Tuesday las
at Southampton, in his 85th year. In his last illness
the gallant admiral was attended by his aged elder
brother, Sir William Pym, a physician of eminence•
The services of Sir Samuel Pym are of a highly
distinguished character. He entered the navy as the
captain's servant on board the Eurydice, in 1788, and
for his good behaviour as a boy was rated as mid-
shipman by his captain. He speedily rose by his
own exertions ; was made lieutenant in 1795, com-
mander in 1801, and posted in 1802. Ho was con-
tinually in command throughout the war, and highly
distinguished himself upon several occasions. He
obtained the Companionship of the Bath in 1815, in
1837 obtained his flag, in 1839 was made K.C.8.,
and a vice-admiral Feb. 12, 1847. From I)eo. 10,
1841, until Dec., 1840, he filled the post of admiral••
superintendent at Plymouth. Sir Samuel received his
seniority as flag-officer in 1847, and was appointed to
the good service pension in 1851; and by his death
another good-service pension is placed at the disposal
of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
MR. BACKHOUSE, lately so cruelly murdered at
Havana, was second son of the late Mr. John Back-
house, who was permanent Under-Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs from April, 1827, to March, 1842,
when the Right Hon. H. U. Addington succeeded to
the office. The deceased gentleman was appointed
to a clerkship in the Foreign•ofl'ice in April, 1838;
was attaebed, to the Legation at Frankfort for some
months during the year 1841 ; and was appointed by
the Earl of Malmesbury, in December, 1852, Com-
missary Judge at Havana. His abilities were held
in high regard at the Foreign-office, and the bon-
homie of his personal character endeared him to his
friends. His sad and deplorable death has been
severely regretted.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND opened its branch office,'
under the management of Captain Fidal, R.N., at
Uxbridge-house, Burlington-gardens, formerly the
town residence of the Marquis of Anglesey, which
the directors have purchased for the sum of 50,0001.
Banking business in its ordinary branches is trans-
acted. Private and commercial accounts are kept,
purchases and sales of stock effected, post-bills
issued, money transmitted to any of the country
branches of the bank, and plate and securities may
be deposited by those parties keeping accounts.
THE PAtiorrrcon re-opened on Monday with a new
or rather an improved programme, of entertainment.
The Managing Committee, taking a leaf out of the
book of the Polytechnic Institution, have entered
into arrangements with Mr. G. F. Ansell and with
C. F. Partington, to deliver lectures of a popular
character upon the electric, galvanic, dynamic,
pneumatic, hydrostatic, and other appliances exhi-
bited in the Octagonal Hall, and in the galleries of the
Institution. They have also secured the services of
Mr. Leicester Buckingham to supply, in way of a
lecture, a historical commentary and explanation of
the dissolving views of I,he war in the Crimea, rado,
and Venice.