The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

The decease of this nobleman took place at his re-
sidenee, at Clumber park,Nottinehamsbir<oo the afternoon
of Sunday, the 12th instant, atter ► long and painful illness.
The late duke, Henry Pelham riennes-Peltrant Clinton,
was the eon of the third duke, by the fifth daughter of the
second Earl of Harrington. He was barn on the 30th Jan.,
1785, and succeeded his father as the fourth duke in 1795.
At an early age he we. sent to Eton, where he remained for
seven years. After which, on accompanying a portion of
his family to the Continent, in consequence of the troubles
which prevailed at that time, he, with bin relatives, was de-
Weed a prisoner for some years. In 1807, shortly after hie
return to England, he married Georgians Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr. Edward Miller Mundy, of Shipley, in the
e unity of Derby, by whom be had a numerous family. The
opposi. ion of the Duke of Newcastle to ea,bolic emancipation,
and to the claims of the protestant dissenters, found ezpres-
,ion in parliament and in his published letters. In com-
mittee on the Reform 1341 in May, 1832, the Duke of
Newe.stle avowed his decided hi stility to the bill in every
shape or stage; and be therefore thought it of little conse-
quence whether their lordship proceeded to consider the
enfranchising or disfranchising clauses. In the debate
which took place on the 18. h of the same month,
upon the proposed ministerial
.arrangements, the Duke
of Newcastle strongly denounced the suggested crea-
tion of new peers to secure the pausing of the bill.
From that time forward he took bet little part in parlia-
mentary politics. The deceased duke was curios rot UlO,lOll
of Newark, steward end keeper of Sherwood forest and
Fulewood-park, and high steward of R tford ; and ►e was
patron of eight livinp. He was descended from John
Baron Clinton, who lived In the time of Edward L The
ninth Lord Clinton, an eminent nav►l commander, obtained
the earldom of Lincoln from Queen Elizabeth. The ninth
earl inherited the dukedom of I,4wcaatle ni.der especial re-
mainder, from his wife's node, the first duet, and he as-
sumed the name of Pelham on euccehding to the title. The
Right Hon. Henry Pelham Clinton, E.rl of Lincoln, eon
of the late duke, mends to the title ; and a vacancy ie thus
created in the parliamentary representation of the Falkirk
district of boroughs.

THE BISHOP or OEFOIIII.---It ie reported that the
Bishop of Oxford hu issued an in against Dr. Pussy's
preaching in his diocese —Church area brats
THE ARMT.—A general court martial assembled at
the Royal Barrack., Dublin, on Friday, the 10tb January,
1851, for the trial of Private David J Amon, of the 7th Dra-
goon Guards. It appeared from the evidence that between
night and nine o'clock on the evening of the 25th December,
1850, a noise was heard and a light observed in the quarters
in Newbridge Barracks, occupied by Lieutenant Goff, of the
7th Dragoon Guards, who, with his servant, was absent from
the regiment at the time ; that some of the officers and men
went to ascertain what was the matter; that upon the
entrance of the party the prisoner, 11.,Iding a chair in him
hands, made a rush from an adjoining of net towards the
door; that Cornet Wetherell tried to stop him, but the
prisoner, with the chair, struck him down on one knee, and
got out of the room; that he wee puvued and secured at the
toot of the rairease, when he made u e of the threatening
language stated in the third charge. It also appeared that
the prisoner had effected his entrance into Lieutenant Goff 's
quarters by breaking through the ceiling of one of the closets
from the loft above it. The prosecution having clued,
the prisoner was put upon his defence, but declined calling
any witnesses. The result of this court martial will not,
of course, be known until the proceedings have been sub•
milted to the Queen.