The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

Tll E 11 FS S, JANUARY 23, 1858.

Obituarz

Tim DritE OF DEVONSHIRE died suddenly last
Sunday night at his seat, Hardwick-hall, Derbyshire.
His grace bad been in rather good health for some
weeks past, and up to a few hours before his demise
there was no reason whatever for anticipating the
sad event. The deceased, William Spencer Caven-
dish, was the only son of William, fifth duke, by his
first wife, the lady Georgina Spencer, eldest daughter
of John, first Earl Spencer. He was born in 1790,
and succeeded to the family honours in 1811. He
was the ambassador representing England at the
coronation of the Emperor Nicholas of Russia, and
the magnificence of his embasy is an historical fact.
During the many years that he was Duke of Devon-
shire, his name was closely associated with the ac-
complished appreciation and munificent patronage of
the fine arts, and in every respect be most worthily
discharged the duties of the high social position in
which he was placed. By the death of the duke
many noble families will be placed in mourning, and
several changes will take place. The Earl of Bur-
lington, his grace's cousin, born in 1808, becomes
Duke of Devonshire, his eldest son, Lord Cavendish,
M.P. for North Lancashire, will assume the higher
courtesy title of Marquis of Hartington, and his
younger sons become respectively Lords Frederick
and Edward Cavendish. It is also probable that
his brother, Mr. George H. Cavendish, and his uncle,
General Cavendish, will obtain the precedence of
the younger sons of dukes, as if their parents had
lived to acquire the highest grade of nobility. The
late duke was a Knight of the Garter, a Knight of
the Russian Order of St. Andrew, Lord Lieutenant
of Derbyshire, President of the Horticultural Society,
and High Steward of Derby.
THE RIGHT HON. SIR WILLIAM HENRY MAUVE,
the eminent lawyer and able judge, died on Satur-
day morning last, in the seventy-third year of his
age, at his residence, 22, Hyde-park Gardens, from
the effect of bronchitis, with which he was seized on
Monday week. The deceased was a fellow of Trinity
College, Cambridge, senior wrangler and first Smith's
izeman in 1810, led the Oxford Circuit for many
years; was M.P. for Carlow from 1837 to 1839, was
appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in the latter
year and a justice of the Court of Common Plea in
1840, which position he resigned in 1858, and was
succeeded by Mr. Justice Willes. He was made a
Privy Councillor in 1855.
LADY BOOTHBY, better known as the accomplished
actress, Mrs. Nisbett, died on Saturday last at her
residence, Rose Mount, St. Leonard's. Louisa Crans-
town Booth by, born at Ball's-pond, Islington, on let
April, 1812, and at the time of her death in her
forty-sixth year, was eldest daughter of Lieutenant
Frederick Hayes Macnamara, 52nd Regiment, and
Jane Elizabeth Williams, his wife. Early in life
this lady was obliged by family misfortunes to make
the stage her profession, and, appearing in the pro-
vinces at the early age of thirteen, laid the founda-
tion of her career as a comic actress, in which she
was subsequently unrivalled. After a short engage-
ment in London, and being then scarcely nineteen,
she married Captain John Alexander Nisbett, of the
Life Guards, in January, 1831, who shortly after lost
his life in trying a horse not thoroughly broken in.
Captain Nisbett being under age at the time of his
death, and his widow not being then allowed any of
his property, she was again induced to appear on the
stage, where she again obtained fresh fame and
added new laurels to her great name as an artiste.
About the age of thirty she married Sir William
Boothby, ninth baronet of that name. Retiring with
her husband, Sir William, to Ashbourne-hall, Der •
hyshire, she was allowed but short domestic peace.
Sir William dying shortly afterwards left her again
a widow. She again returned to the stage, but
ill-
health shortly after obliged her to retire, since which
time she has resided with her mother and brother
in great retirement. Repeated shocks, caused by
the almost sudden deaths of three of her nearest
and dearest relations, so preyed upon her already
overworked and overtasked frame, that she was
unable to bear up against them, and on Thursday
week she was attacked with an illness from which she
never after rallied, and died on the Saturday fol-
lowing, deeply regretted by her family, by whom she
was dearly beloved, and lamented by a numerous
circle of friends, who feel greatly the Ipss they have
sustained.

ARCHDEACON VENABLE% Archdeacon of Carmar-
then, died last week in his eighty- ourth year. The
appointment, to which is attached a prebendal stall
in the cathedral church of the diocese, is in the gift
of the Bishop of St. David's. By the death of Dr.
Venables the Nicarage of Nantmel, Radnorshire, also
becomes vacant. It is worth about 4001. a year, and
is in the gift of the Bishop of St. David's.

Snt WILLIAX Ross.—We regret to hear of the very
serious illness of this most amiable and estimable
gentleman and accomplished miniature painter. His
numerous friends and admirers can scarcely venture
to hope that he will ever be able to resume the prat•
Lice of his exquisite branch of art again.