The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

DEATH OP MAJOR•GENERAL SIR ROBERT

JVICKLB.

News has arrived of the death of Major-General
Sir Albert Nickle, Commander of the Forces at Melbourne.
This officer entered the army in December, 1798, as ensign
in the 813sli Regiment. Oa July 7, 1807, he volunteered
and led the forlorn hope at Buenos Ayres, on which occa-
sion he was very severely wounded. Two years afterwards
he embarked with the 88th for the Peninsula, and remained
throughout the whole of the Peninsular campaign, from
1809 to 1814, with the exception only of a few months' ab-
sence reedited necessary to recover from his wounds. At
the final battle of Toulouse he was dangerouiy wounded.
He served afterwards in the American war, and
here, too, he was wounded leading the advance
acrose the &mime river. When the insurrection
broke out in Canada, is 1837, Sir R,bert Nickle
offered his services, which were accepted. le 1833 Bir Robert
was sproieted Commander of the Forces in Australia.
Riots broke out at the gold diggings in December, 1854,
end Sir Robert Nickle proceeded to Ballarat with a mili-
tary fore* to quell them. However, though the force at his
disposal was large, be rode without escort among the
diggers, exhorting them to peace, and inch was the effect of
vigorous measures, along with conciliatory manners, that
tranquillity was restored. It was Midsummer In the Anti-
podes, and the hottest summer which had been known for
years. Exposed to the glare of an Australian sun, Sir Ho-
best, while ably and humanely performing his duty, was
struck with illness, which ended fatally in the mont► of
May following.
He was under 70 when he died, but was not 21 when he
first led a forlorn hope. His military career was arduous,
intending itself over many parts of the world, and was,
moreover, distinguished by repeated proofs both of calm
judgment and impetuous bravery.

The Duchess of Sutherland, accompanied by the
Youthful Lord Albert Gower and suits, arrived in Efinbargh
on Wednesday, on the route to Duorobia Castle.
On Tuesday last the floe old Elizabethan hall at
Woraborough, is Yorkshire, presented a scone of animation,
the like of which has not occurred within its walls for more
than a century, when the marriage of the Hon. nisei.
Stout Wortley, second ma of Lord Wbarncliffe, of Wortley
' Hall, to Miss Maria Elisabeth Marti., eldest daugter of the
lam William Bennet Martin, Esq., was celebrated.

The Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Wilton, and
Baron Bothschild, have accepted the stewardship of t►e
Nottingham July meeting, which will be hereafter held on
the Tuesday and Wirdneadey after that at Liverpool.
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We (Sheffield Iris) regret to hewn that the Right
Hon. Lord Wbarsidiffs is in a state of swill's indisposition.

The Rev. William Vaughan, " Bishop ilect of
Plymouth," is to be eoaaeorated at Clifton, oa Sunday, 16th
Sept. He il is hie 4lm year, and is nephew to the late Car-
dinal Weld.

Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli returned to town yesterday
inn Torquay.

At • recent sale of the Marquis of Exeter's stud
lewd Loodseborough purchased Stockwell, the winner or
the Bt. Leger, for 3,100 *guineas; at the same sale Nutwith
was sa.d for 1,600 guineas, sod Ambrose for 790 goineu.
The Earl of Westmoreland, the Ambassador at
Vienna from the Court of Bt. James's', visited Burghley
House on Saturday leek The noble Bul has since left his
mat, Apethorpo House, near Wandsford, for a tour of visits
is the north of England.

CONVOCATION OF TILE PROVINCE OF CANTER-
RORY.—Yestartlay being the period to which the convoes-
lion of the clergy of the province of Canterbury stood pro-
rogued, at 12 o'clock his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, atmaded by bie secretary, prcceedsd to the Jerusalem
Chamber, Westminster, where, the usual formalities having
homages* through, his grace further prorogued both homes
emit the 23rd of October next. The entire prooeediop
lasted but a few minutes.

WORKS or THE FRENCH ARTISTS IN GLASGOW.
—We hear that the collection of pictures by living Fronek
artists, now exhibiting I. Pal-mall, including lidlie. Bea-
haul's famine weak, " The Hone Fair," la about to be
taansforred to Glasgow, where it will be opened oa the 12th
September. It is gratifying to loam tbat the majority of
the leadiag British artiste who have expressed their Inagua-
lifted adminstiest of Rom Boahear's very attractive week,
have praetieally illustrated their feeling up= the subject,
by eabseribiag kr the twelve guinea (121. 12a.) impression
of the empaving of the picture, which Mr. C. Laadeeeris
mew ancetlag.

Owe of tie minor curiosities of Paris is the soar-
mess wise whisk erassesta the mart els beast la the Rao
dee Musts 6t. Ginnie. It is said to hare bees ideated by
Racine, sad notarise that be did it is the kit yew of
life, the rise mist be sew sot lees ties 166 fan iel sp,
se that celebrated writer died is 1699. It is this year Is as
aassually doe:Whig soadities, sad severed wit► !as fruit.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.
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TKB CRIMEA. •
BERLIN, Ace. 30.
Piince Gor'rehakoff reports from Sebastopol, uoder
date of Aug. 28,11 at night, that the fire of the Allies
was tha same as on the preceding days, and that in
all other respects there was nothing new.