The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD CLYDE.

The Western Daily Press, after giving a sketch of
the life of the late Lord Clyde, says :—" The reference to
his lordship's position in the Crimean war is the only point
on which an erroneous impressioa prevails. Whatever may
have been the.public desire that he should have been put in
command, his own view of the matter was characteristically
modest sod simple. In a letter of his, dated November 27
1855, written to the proprietor of this journal, he Jaya :—' I
maitre you you are quite mistaken in supposing I have any
ground of complaint—l have none whatever.' Instead
of seeking or coveting rank or station, we know, from his
own lips, that he shrunk from them with something like
morbid feeling. The peerage, be come told the writer, be
would gladly have declined, if he could have done so with-
out offence to the Sovereign by whom it was conferred. It
was the same with the field marshal's baton which be so
lately received—be valued it, not because of fame, still
less because of emolument, but simply as an acknowledg-
ment of duties he bad performed. No man was more
scrupulously just—almost severely just—in the discharge
of those duties. It could never be said of him that
he employed bit deservedly great influence at the Hors
Guards in behalf of any protege or friend. Being without
relations who needed help, and having achieved his noble
position b 7 his own unaided efforts, he could afford to be
' thoroughly independent io every department of the public
service. In his very last employment at the War Office—
the disposal of the Indian prize-money—he could not brook
the delays of lawyers and precedents, but wrote at ones to
Lord Palmerston ; and bed the satisfaction of an answer
which enabled him to carry out his own views promptly sod
thoroughly. Although it may be supposed Lord ('lyde's
health suffered from his last campaign in India) he seemed
himself max.eacious of it., even when be returned home in
the autumn of 1860. He took the precaution, however, of
going to Vichy for the winter, and afterwards appeared as
active and animated as ever. Instead of setting up a great
establishment he. contented himself, until a few mouths
ego, with bachelor's quarters at the Albany, in Piccadilly,
and met his friends regularly at the United Service Club,
where he daily resorted on his way to and from the Horse
Guards. Lately he occupied a mansion in Berkeley.square,
and it was a favourite excursion of his lordship to run down
to Chatham, to visit his old friend and companion in arms,
Major-General Eyre. It was upon one of those visits that
the gallant veteran succumbed to death. In June lie bed an
illness which showed signs of atrophy, or gradaahlecay ; but he
rallied, contrary to expectation, and was well enough until
about a month ago, when weakness again set in, sod he
sank gradually, expiring in General kyre's house on Satur-
day afternoon. The writer called upon his lordship, at
Chatham, on Friday morning, and found him somewhat
better, in fact there were signs of recovery, for he bad
passed a good night, and General Eyre hae gone for the
day to Gravesend, on government business. It seems, how-
ever, to have been but a temporary rally, for the same
night brought us the above telegram of his death. It must
have been sudden, although the medical attendants bad
foretold it as inevitable. His lordship was in his 71st year,
but looked scarcely so old, being very active, cheerful-. and
energetic. He had a noble premix*, and his eye especially
was quick and piercing ; his manners were those of an ac-
complished soldier, who had seen much of life, end who
could adept himself to various circumstances. Under a
somewhat austere expression of countenance there was much
warmth and geniality of heart and affection. An only sister
(Miss Campbell) is the sole surviving member of his family ;
but there are two, if pot three, cousins bearing his father's
name of Macliver."

Pismourn, Auovrr 17. —The Akbar, from Lon-
don to the East Indies, put in at Torbay en Saturday night.
She came in collision with • Spanish barque off the Start the
same &Hermes. The barque bee gone to Dartmouth. Both
vowels are much injured, but the Spaniard the worst.
THE CHANNEL FLEET AT KIRKWALL. The
Channel Fleet, which was sum of! the Mail Head of Dear-
ness at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, arrived and
anchored in the bay between two and three o'clock in the I
afternoon. The fleet sailed in two divisions until they
reached the entrance of the String—the sound separating
the mainland of Orkney from the Island of Shapinshay.
Aloes the String the vessels sailed in single line, with mils
furled, and using very little steam. as the strong tide carried
them briskly coward. Their progress wee eagerly watched
by large numbers of people who bad gone out from Kirk.
wall, and the meets being comparatively close to the
shore, presented • superb spectacle as they passed in ono-
canoe, the Black Prince and Warrior being specially ad-
mired. The vessels anchored in the bay in two divisions,
and lane numbers et altars have been cruising on alters all
afternoon from the tints of their arrivaL The weather being
fine, it was expected that • great rush would be made upon
the ships es Thundsy, as they would probably leave on
Friday flossing. A tug steamer from Aberdeen had
arrived to envoy visitors to and from the fleet —Scotsman.
Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by Four-
' ALL, Haraiataa's Pare Tea: very ebobse at IA ed. sod L.
•• High ettadard ' 41e. ad_ (tonaLIT ORLI. Ibt
and matdencleas hetewted. AgeaL In every taws sappig It
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