The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-04 00:00:00

SUDDEN DEATH OF THE EARL OF

LIVERPOOL.

We regret to announce the death of the Right
Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, which took place sud-
denly, at his residence, Busted-park, Sussex, this morning
(Friday).

It appears that the noble lord being indisposed, on Mon-
day last, Mr. Prince, surgeon, of tickfield, was sent lor,
and found his lordship labouring under a slight attack of
pleurisy. No dangerous symptoms appeared, however, to
have manifested themselves, as his lordship was perfectly
able to leave his room; and it was not until Thursday that
it was considered advisable to obtain additional medical

assistance. On that day, however, as a precautionary mea-
sure, a message was dispatched to Dr. Brown, of Brighton,
who was speelaly in attendance, ant having consulted res-
pecting the proper treatment, returned to that town, leaving
Mr. l'rincc in attendance on his lordship.
At that time the noble lord evidently thought the
attack was not of a serious character, for he would not allow
any one to sit up during the night, and it was only by Mr.
Prince's directions that, unknown to his lordship, a person
did remain in attendance. That there was then some anx-
iety manifested, however, by those around his lordship is
evident from the fact that a messenger was despatched that
night to the Isle of Wight, to inform his lordAip's eldest
daughter, Lady Catherine Harcourt, of her noble parent's
illness.

It was about cloven o'clock when his lordship retired for
the night. Afoot-bath was placed for his use, and the

servants retired. It was the lust time the noble lord was
seen alive. About half-past two, on Friday morning, Mr.
Prince and his lordship's valet knocked at the door of
his sleeping apartment, in order to administer the me-
dicine which had been prescribed. There was no answer.
Thinking his lordship had fallen asleep, they opened the
door, and there they were indeed startled by the sight that
presented itself. Ilia lordship usually slept in a sofa bed-
stead, which stood against the wall of the apartment. On
this bedstead, in a sitting position, his head supported by
the wall, lay the noble lord; life was quite extinct, and at
least an hour and a half (it was calculated) must have
elapsed since his lordship's decease. The foot-bath had
evidently been used, and every preparation usual with his
lordship before lying down had been made. It is of course
impossible now to ascertain precisely when the lamentable
event occurred ; but it is supposed (ruin his lordship's posi-
tion that he died just as he was getting into bed, being sud-
denly seized with a spasm of the heart, which was the proxi-
mate cause of his lordship's decease. The bell, which was
quite within reach of his lordship, was never rung, which
almost renders it certain that his lordship's death must have
been frightfully sudden. Immediate steps were taken to
convey the melancholy intelligence to his lordship's rela-
tives, who ore hourly expected at Butted.
Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, Baron
Hawkesbury, and a hamlet, was born 29th May, 1784, and
was consequently in the 68th year of his age, although his
erect figure and robust appearance conveyed the idea that
he was a much younger man.

The ancestors of this lamented nobleman were a knightly
race in the county of Oxford, who for their attachment to
the cause of the house of Stuart acquired a baronetcy in
1661, almost immediately after the restoration of the Second
Charles. They represented the county of Oxford in several
parliaments, and at length in the person of Sir Charles
icnkinson obtained a place in the British peerage in the year
1786, with the title of Baron Hawkesbury, of if awkesbury,
in the county of Gloucester. Lord Ilawkesbury was subse-
quently (on Juce 1,1796) advanced to the dignity of Earl of
Liverpool. This nobleman, who died 17th Dec., 1808, was
twice married. His first wife was Amelia, daughter of
Watts, Governor of Fort William, Bengal, by
whom lie had issue Robert Banks, second E••arl of Liverpool.
Ho married secondly (in 1782) Catherine, daughter of Sir
Bisshopp, of Parham, in this county, hart., and had
two children, a son, the subject of the present notice, and a
daughter, Charlotte, who married James Walter, first Earl
of Verulani. Robert Banks Jenkinsou, his successor in the
earldom of Liverpool was a personage of distinguished abi-
lities, and for many years filled the highest offices in
the state. For a long and brilliant period he held the
position of Premier, and the name of the " Liverpool
Administration" will survive as long as history lasts.
A stroke of paralysis deprived the nation of his
services in Feb., 1827, and he died the following year. As
he left no issue the title devolved upon his half-brother, the
late lamented, and third Earl of Liverpool, who succeeded
to it on the 4th of December, 1823. Lord Liverpool
had previously married in 1310, Julia Evelyn-Medley,
only child and heiress of Sir G. A. W. bhuckburg-
Evelyn, Bart., in whose right he acquired the magni-
ficent domain of Busted, with its dependencies, Friston-
place, Coneyborough- park, &c., &c., in this county.
This lady died in 1311, hav;iig bad issue, 1, Ca-
therine Julia, who married Colonel F. Harcourt, son of
the late Archbishop of York; 2, Selina• Charlotte, who mar-
ried William-Charles Viscount Milton, son of the Earl
Fitzwilliam (who died in 1337); and 3, Louisa-llarriett.
In 1841, when Sir Robert Peel was made Prime Minister,

Lord Liverpool was appuiuted to the office of Lord High
Steward of the Household, which he held during the Peel
administration, of which he was a firm supporter. Her

Majesty, when Princess Victoria, occasionally visited the earl

at Busted park, to the romantic scenery of which and the
neighbourhood she wasgreatly attached, as well as to its noble
proprietor,and many of the Queen% loyal subjects in the neigh-
bourhood will call to mind the affability of the young Miress
to the imperial crown of these realms during her sojourns
at Busted. During the time fur which his lordship held
the office of lord steward her Majesty and Prince Albert
visited Busted, taking Lewes in their route from the
Pavilion at Brighton. Lord Liverpool leaves no male issue,

and as there are no collateral relatives in the male line, the
titles of Earl of Liverpool and Baron Ilawkesbury aro
extinct, and the extensive estates devolve upon his lord-
ship's daughters and co-heiresses.