The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-20 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE EARL OF ELLESMERE.

It is with regret that we announce the death of
the Earl of Ellesmere, whose sudden demise will be a severe
shock to his family. The lamented earl and his counter
'aft Woreley Hall, Lancashire, to make a series of visits to
their relations in Scotland. They had arrived only a few
days ago at Balbirnie, on • visit to lir. John and Lady
Georgian• Balfour. The earl died at half-past ll a.m.
yesterday, at Balbirnie, as we learn by a telegram received
last evening. Viscount Brantley left last evening to join
his bereaved mother in Scotland.

The deceased George Granville Francis Egerton, Earl of
Ellesmere of Ellesmere County Salop, and Viscount Brack.
ley of Brackley, County Northampton, in the peerage of
the United Kingdom, was the eldest of the eight children
of Francis, the first earl, and Harriet, the present countess
dowager. He wee born 15th June, 18.23, so that he had
only recently entered his 40th year. The late peer mar-
ried 29th April, 1848, Lady Mary Louisa Campbell, fourth
and youngest daughter of the late Earl Cawdor, by whom
the deceased earl leaves issue two sou, Francis Charles
Granville, Viscount Brackley, born sth April, 1847 ; and
the Hon. Alfred John Francis, born 6th February, 1854.
On the death of his father, in February, 1857, the late
nobleman succeeded to the earldom and extensive family
estates in Lancashire and Surrey. From 1847 up to his
removal to the House of Peers in February, 1851, be had a
seat in the House of Commons as one of the representa-
tives for the northern division of Staffordshire. During

the few years he was in the lower house of parliament he
professed strong attachment to the church establishment
and gave his independent support to Lord John Ruasell'sad-
,
ministration, although • liberal conservative in politica, for
be publicly avowed that he would give fair trial to free
trade. He was strongly opposed to the endowment of the
Roman catholic clergy. At the opening of the session of
1851 be thought proper to resign his seat, from inability to
pay that attention to his parliamentary duties required
in such • position, on account of shattered health.
In 1857 he was appointed Lieut.-Colonel Commandant
of the Duke of Isiocaster's Own Yeomanry Militia.
One of the latest acts of his benevolence was the gift of
1,0001. at the meeting presided over by the Earl of Derby,
held at his residence, Bridgewater House, in St. James's, for
the relief of the prevailing distress in Lancashire and
Cheshire, owing to " the cotton famine." As far as his
health would allow he was an active and diligent member of
the committee of noblemen and gentlemen who came for-
ward to endeavour to mitigate the sufferings of the unem-
ployed and starving multitudes in Lancashire. He will not
only be missed by his sorrowing relations, hut also by many
of the poor on the large family estates, to whom he was •
generous and considerate benefactor. The earldom devolves
on the elder of his two sons, Viscount Brackley,
The peerages of Ellesmere and Brackley were firstacquired
by Lord Chancellor Egerton, whose descendant received the
dukedom of Bridgwater. The estates of the last duke were
inherited by the deceased earl's father, Lord Francis
Egerton, second son of Oeo. Granville, 12th Duke of
Sutherland and Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland, daughter
and heir of William, Pith earl. On inheriting his uncle's
property, be, in 1833, assumed the surname and arms of
Egerton only. Just berme Sir Robert Peel resigned office,
in 1846. Lord Francis Egerton obtained • revival of those
titles in his own person. By the decease of this estimable
nobleman the families of Lord and Lady Cawdor, the
Duchess (Dowager) of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Westminster, the Earl and Countess of
Macclesfield, the Duchess of Northumberland, the Earl
and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lord Edward Howard, and
many others are placed in moaning.

The Prince of Wales arrived at Cologne on Wed-
nesday afternoon, by special train from Brussels. His royal
highness was accompanied by the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schweriu, Prince Christian of Den-
mark and the Princes. Christian, and their daughter, the
Princess Alexandra. Atter a short stay, during which the
royal party partook of refreshments at the Hotel Bellevue,
the Prince of Wales was conducted to the railway station by
the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, when his
royal highness continued his journey to Rheinhardtabruon.
The remainder of the royal party left Cologne in the evening
by the Minden Railway.
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The Prussian journals now confirm the statement
th►t the Crown Prin•* and Crown Princess will proceed to
the Mediterranean on a cruise at the close of their visit to
Queen Victoria, but stets) that the trip has not been decided
on by the advice of the physicians on account of tbe indis-
position et the Crows Princess, and affirm that her royal
highness's health is in every respect satisfactory. One
Journal adds :—" Would to Cod that all was as healthy in
the Prussian state. The blessings of the whole Prussian
people will accompany the distinguished pair, who will find
the voyage no pleasure trip at the stormy season of theyear„
They will never be nearer to our hearts than during their
absence."

The Count Henry de Chateanbriaml has left
Fenton's Hotel for Paris.

Lord Rivers has returned to Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-ammo, from Rushmore Lodge, Dorsetabire.
Inttrnational Lortic. Loral meetings are to be
held in Europe in the following order—lot, that of the
Federation of the Horticultural Societies of Belgium,
which is to be hell it Namur on Sept. 28 ; 2nd, a great
exhibition by he Agricultural Society of Vienna, which is
to be held at Vienoa on October 4 ; and 3nl, the Inter-
actional Exhinicon of Finite. Roots, end Cereals, in the
Royal Horticultural Gudas at South Kensington on
October 8.

The King of Denmark is now staying at Falken-
bara. Hie Majesty is accompanied by the Countess Dan.
sr, the Minister of War, the Minister for Schleswig, end
several British, Russian, French, and Swedish military
officers. His Kitiesty intends to visit forthwith all the for-
tifications in South Schleswig es far as Friedrichstadt.

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A contemporary publishes the following:—"lt is
with regret we state that information has reached us that
IConeuth, who is now in Turin, is suffering the deepest
anxiety on account of his wife, who is so seriously ill that
she is hardly expected to recover. Within thirteen years
be has lost several near relatives, and among them his only
daughter; and while now anticipating this crowning
calamity he is, we understand, extremely straitened in pe-
cuniary matters. His two sons have some employment in a
public office in Turin, but the remuneration they receive is
too scanty to enable them to render much moisten*, to the
distinguished patriot and their dying mother."
It is said that a baronetcy will be conferred on
Sir Daniel Cooper, now acting as one of the commissioner,
for New South Wales at the great Exhibition. —Melbourne
Paper.