The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

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BALIIOII.II. Oar. 2.
Prises Frederic William of Prank left Baboosil
yesterday.
The Qom sad tee Prism drove with bi. Royal Highness
M Cutleen at Braemar.
The Primmer Wales and Price* Allred spat the day at
loch Kaiak.

Visammt aml Vietwastme Palmerston left tows yesterday
for Broadisads, Hants.

Earl ()murals left tows yesterday for Paris.
Sir William Melesetarth has returned to Brightda.

Despatches were wet yesterday from the

the Gorernon of Gibraltar. Mali*, and the Lord High Coal
saissioner of the lonian Islands; also to the Governors of
Hong Hong, Ceylon, and the Mauritius. Despatches were
received yesterday from the Governors of the West India
Laos&

His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia arrived
at Glasgow front Balmoral on Monday night by the Scottish
Central Railway, and proceeded southward.

Sir George Grey bee relieved the Duke of
Argyll le attendanoe on t►e Qum at Balmoral.

On Friday last an order was received at Gordon
Castle for Lientenan&Colonel his Serene Highness Prince
Edward Ease Weimar to join he regiment, the Ist batta-
lion of the Grenadier Guards, now encamped at Aldershot&
The pliant Prince left the following 'naming. _ _

His Imperial Highness Prince Louis Luci€n Ho-
lmquist' is now staying at Aberyswith, and is so much
pleased with tbe place that he will remain for some time.
His Highness takes a warm lateral, io, and fluently speaks
the Welsh language, and is attached to the Welsh people.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk arrived at
Norfolk-hoes., Bt. James'isequare, on Tuesday night, from
Olowop Hall. sear Shelled.

The Earl and Counter Grey have left Carlton-
re-terrace for Houk* Hall, Northumberland.

Lord and Lady Foley have arrived in town from
tour c f Tints. Lady Adeliss Fitsgan Hewud bee been
staying with the noble lord and lady.

DEATH OF THE RIOHT HON. SIR ROBERTI

ADAIR, G.C.B.

We regret to announce the demise of the venerable
diplomatist the Right lion. Sir Robert Adair, who expired
at 5 a m. yesterday, at his residence in Chesterfield-street,
Meyfair. His illness has been very brief, the first symptoms
having arisen on the 24th ult., while on a visit to the Duke
aid Ductless of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey. The deceased
wee born on the 24th of May, 1763, consequently be had
reacted the great age of 92 years, and was the son of Mr
Robert Adair, the eminent surgeon (he was sergeant surgeon
to George III.), by a daughter of the second Earl of
Albemarle. He married in 1806 Mademoiselle Applique
,brielue, daughter of the Marquis d'Hagincond and the
Countess de Champagne. Sir Robert was trained for the
diplomatic service, and represented Appleby in the House
of Commoes in 1802, and sat for Camelford in 1806 and
1807. lie was appointed Minister Plenipoteatiary at
Vlell3ll, April 5, 1806; and was sent On a special mission to
Constantinople is Jane, 1808, for the purpose of negotiating
terms of peace between this country and the Porte, being
accompanied by Mr. Cannieg (now Viseonst Stratford de
Wildlife) sad Mr. David Metier. He was made a Privy
Councillor in July, 1808, and at the termination 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 tint b e held till March, 1811. In
July, 1831, be was sent on a special mission to Brussels,
and also to Berlin, end remained so employed until the
latter part of 1835, when he returned to England. Sines
then Sir Robert has not held any diplomatic appointment
Fur his public services he had for many years pest enjoyed
an annual pension of 2,0001. He was the author of numi-

roue politioal pamphlets, and also wrote two elaborate works
—namely, " An Historical Memoir of a Mission to the Court
of Vienna is 1806," and "A Memoir of the Negotiations for
the Pesos of the Dardanelles is 1806-9."

DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR HENRY

ELLIS, K.C.B.

We hare to record the death of the Right Hon. Sir
Henry Bilis, K,C.B , which took plus at Brighton on Fri-
day last, the right hoe. gentleman having been in declining
health for come menthe. The deceased accompanied the
Earl Amherst in his embassy to Chins, and wu wrecked
with that nobleman on his return, and had to make fur Java
in an open boat, reaching Batavia after a perilous voyage
of several handfed miles. He was Minister Plenipotentiary
ad interims in Persia, in 1814, prior to his going to China.
Sir Retry held the office of Clerk of the Palls from 1825
wag 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 It3o, which he held five years. In July,
1836, he was appointed ambassador to Persia, which poet he
relinquished in November the following year. He was sent
on an extraordinary and special mission to tt e Brazils in
August, 1842, and in 1849 was appointed by the govern
went to attend the conference at Brumels, in the affairs of
Italy ; since which be has been unemployed. Sir Henry
was made • Privy Councillor in 1832, and in 1848 was

nominated a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
of the civil divasion. He was in the receipt of a pension
(1,4001.) for his diplomatic services. Bir Henry was brother
of the late Mr. Charles Ellis, formerly consul at Tangier,.

THE LATE MR. GEORGE CANNING BACEHOUSE.
—Accounts have been received at the Foreirpoffice, fully
confirming the tragical death of Mr. Gl. Canning Back.
house, at Havannah. The deemed gentleman wu the
sezond son of the late Mr. John Barkhousv, who was per-
manent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from
April, 1827, to March, 1842, when the Right Hon. H. U.
Addington succeeded him on his retirement, and brother
of Mr. J. Beckham', vice-consul at Amoy. He was ap-
pointed to a clerkship in the Foreign-office in April, 1838,
and was attached to the legation at Frankfort for some
month; during the year 1841. He was appointed by the
Earl of Malmesbory, in Deeember, 1852, the Commissary
Judge at Havaonah. The widow of the unfortunate con-
demn only returned to England for her confinement about
three months back, and has three young children, who are
now rendered fatherless.

TIIE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S VISIT TO LIVER.
POOL, AND Till RZJOICINOS ON THI CAPTUII OP Si-
DASTOPOL.—At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Town
Council, held yesterday, a long dissmasion took plasm on the
subject of the illumination of the town on the 9th, the day
on which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visits
the town, and the day set apart in honour of the fall o
Sehistopol. It was ultimately agreed that the public
buildings only should be illuminated, leaving the inhabi-
tants to 'Remise their own discretion as to private Wang.
nations.

Mr. Sharman Crawford wu yesterday presented
with a testimonial by t►e 'Malts of the borough of Rah
dale, of which he wu so long the honoured representative

is the How* of Commune.

Dr. Miller is at present engaged on a Geological
History of flootlaad, which he intoads to be the great work
of his life.

The Rev. J. M. Dixon, rector of Trinity, in Beth,
has been appointed by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells
to the Ole* of Diocesan Inspector of Schools, in the room
of the Rae. H. Calverley, rector of Bouthatoke, resigned.

On the night of the 25th instant there will be a
total eclipse ottho moon.

It is currently reported at Ttunton, in Somerset-
shire, that there is to be a militia encampment on Blagdon-
hill, about four miles from that town on the Honitos road.
Colonel Clarke bau been appointed Commandant of
the Monmouth and South Wawa District, in the place of
lGeneral Closes, who leaves next week to await orders in
Louden.

The Hon. Captain Monckton, of the 3rd Regiment
of Dragoons, who sosamanded the detachment of the rest.
meet stationed at Barnstable, hiving been appointed to we
staff in the Crimea, has taken leave of the regiment.
Amongst the gallant men who rushed into the
Orsat Rides on the ever memorable 13th of September was
Lieutenant F. Hingseote, of the Royal North Gloucester-
shire Militia, and brother of Lieutenant Colonel Nigel
Kingesete, M.P., A D.C. to the late Field-Marshal Lord
Raglan. This young °Meer lost his right hand. Be was
about the first to go into the &Asa. When on the parapet
waving his sword, two Rue isms fired at bin, one hitting
and breaking his sword, the other smashing hie band.
Intelligeooe has been received of the death of Cap.
lain Vaugkaa, eau of Colonel Vaughan, of Lleageedmore,
, flu the wounds he received before Sebastopol.
The National Gallery will be re-opened to the,
public on Monday, the 22nd inst.