The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-15 00:00:00

DEATH OF VISCOUNT CRANBORNE.

We learn, with the deepest sorrow, that Viscount
Cranborne, the olden son of the Marquis of Salisbury,
expired yesterday afternoon at the family mansion, is
Arlington-street. His lordehip bad been attacked only •
day or two previously with • slight bilious fever, but the
symptoms were not of an aggravated character, and no appre-
hension of a serious termination of the malady was enter-
tained. Unfortunately, • few hours sufficed to o.s
different aspect to the attack, and we have sow to
elnonicle the premature demise of this sealable
god seeernpliebed nobleman, who died early yesterday
afternoon in the presence of the Iferobioness of Salis-
bury and Lord Elution Cecil. Viscount Cranborne was
born in the year 1821, and was consequently in his tarty-
fifth year. The infirmity of blindoem, with which he wee
&Rioted, prevented his taking that prominent position for
which his birth, abilities, and character eminently qualified
him. Nevertheleas, he took an active interest in all the
great questions of the day, and although abstaining publicly
from the field of polities, exercised no inconsiderable in-
Buenos in the social circles in which he mina. It would
be diffienit indeed to recall an instance of an individual so
terribly suffering as his lordship who at the same time
so thoroughly overcame by his mental Resources that
greatest of mortal afilietions—blindness. A great traveller,
a good linguist, as earnest student, an able writer, and
• weed thinker, there were few topics on which be could
not speak with knowledge, and few in the discussion of
which his opioions were not well worth careful °maiden-
bon. But to his mental qualities, carefully cultivated, he
added a charm of amiability, a kindly and genial manner,
• friendly and even affectionate Interest is those around
him, and a warm-hearted cordiality towards all who came
into coolant with him, that will make his loss severely felt.
And outside the narrow CITCie of sorrowing relations and
regretful friends sad aoquaietances there are many who
knew him but by name end by his acts of charity, who will
mourn for years to ease the departure of this true sad
Urge-hearted piribuithropist. Hie lordship's title will de-
volve upon Lord Robert Arthur Talbot Neil, Y.P. for
Stamford.—Afforteing Herald.

Horse-racing is becoming as popular in the south
of France as ia Paris. The Mieorial de Vaticluae states
that the engagements for the nave to be ran this mouth
an more numerous than during any preoediog year. Sewn
horses are entered for oes rase and eleven for another, all
belonging to sportsmen in the aeighbourhood. There are
fourteen hones entered for the plate given by the wawa'
company, all bred ie the South of traces. The Mlinorial
farther observes that the number of hones entered far
these various rues is a convincing proof of the increasing
taste for hone-nein in the South of Prance.
Toms Mircatu. AriaiN.—We read in te New
Port Tribune The democratic pnn of our h
aity hes
reently ben strengthened by the enceridon to Its editorial
ranks of Mr. John Mitchel, whose published aspirations
for am Alabama plantation, well stocked with fat negron.
have bine blighted by the sadden and attar colleen of
the Jeff. Davis Coefederscy, whereof he was on el tie
i founders sad remained a pillar until Its precipitous down-
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