The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

THE LATE EARL COWPER.

II the Maidotooss Journal of this day we Ind the
following details relative to the redder death of t►e above
sables= :—"His Lordship arrived in Maidstone from Lon-
don es Tuesday, and attended the Court of General Ses-
sions held at the Sessions Hosea. In his capacity as Lord-
' Lieutenant of the county, he made a proposition to the
smart relative to providing a place to be used as a store for
the arms and aecostrements of the /Walsh Militia, should'
they be disembodied. During the delivery of his short ad-
dress, he exhibited some nervousness, and seemed ill at ease;
and in a few minutes afterwards he left the room, and eon-
plained of illness. Several of the magistrates, on
being made aware of his Lordship's indiaposition,
retired with kiss; sad is • few minutes as he
did not show sigma of recovery, he was removed to the
house of the governor, Mr. J. Bone, and medical assistance
seat for. His lordship appeared cheerful then, though it
was with difficulty he Gould reply to any questions as to the
region where he felt most /rein. Hs was laid upon a sofa
la Mr. Hose'. office, his clothes were remind from about
the chest, as it was in this pert the malady seemed to be, and
every effort was made to afford him relief. Mr. J. What-
men and Mr. H. W. Joy were moon is attendance, bllowed
by Dr. Wciodlell. They immediately made a minute in-
spection of their noble patient, sad applied restoratives,
but little amelioration is his condition was produced, sad
in a short time, although he espreesed hie willingness
to walk, he was carried upstairs to a bedroom by
Colonel Cater and one of the warders. His lordship was
then placed in bed, and hot baths were prepared by the
advice of the medical attendant-. In the mean time, tele-
graphic messages were sent to London, to inform the
Countess Cowper that the earl was too ill to return home
that night, end Dr. Ferguson was also summoned. His
lordship suffered much spasmodic pain abut the chest,
which the unremitting cares of the merUcal gentlemen in
attendance could sot assuage. About nine o'clock, whilst
being removed from a warm bath, a convulsive straggle
terminated hie life in the presence of al of his brother
magistrates.

" In obedience to a telegraphte mange from the Earl
of flhoftesbarr (whose lady is the deceased Earl's lister) •
poet moment examination of the body was made t gouty-two
hours after death, by Dr. Wowlfall, Mr. Wilma a, and Mr.
Joy, when death was found to have resulted from rapture!
of the heart, in the left auricle of which there was au c pal-
ing, from which the blood moped sad tiled the proer
dims, rendering it very sorpticag that his lordship should
have lived so long—nearly six hours—after the attack. He
was finite seasible up to the moment of his death.

" A disuse pert, was held at his lordship's tows residence
on Tuesday 'vesting, and he woo expected home to mut his
guest,. It was shortly after the conclusion of the so twain-
ment that the mel►ncholy news strived, and her ladyship
instantly prepared to leave for Maidstone. His lordship's
eldest eon, Viscount Fordwich, was much indisposed, sad
by his mother's 111Thalli 'strew y he consented to remain in
tows, while she hastened to the bedside of the earl.
Her ladyship reached Maidstone about one o'clock
on Wednesday morning, aecompanied by her brother, Mr
Norman. Oa arrival at the Gaol, the disastrous news was
eonsmanleated to ha In lle gentle a manner as sympathy
could dictate; bat her distress and anguish were most
painful to infests, though mach subdued by a strong mental
effort. From the moment of her admission to the room
when lay ail that was mortal of her depend lo►d, she
scarcely %witted it anti he was removed, at six o'clock on
Thursday morning, to the family mat at Pacshanger.
Ram where his remain, will be deposited in the family
tomb."

MR. GREENE, M.P. FOR LANCASTER, has, within
the put few days, signified his intention to retire from
primmest when it due Ins. He has been a rept. moieties
of the lx rough for upwards of thirty years. The political
creed be holds is that of the Peelites.

Mr. Joao, of Pantglaa, M.P., has been prevented
by inflammation of the eon Irons being present daring the
►ate parliamentary divisions.

We (Briatoi Mercury) regret to state that our
hoe. member, Mr. Hoary Barksley, has of let. been a
considerable ea. r.r tram an affection of the eyes, render
log it neomeary for him to be capped; he has comequently
been unable to attend the house, bat, as will be limn, her
been secoessful in obtainiag pain on severe' important
measures. He is now getting hatter, and will quickly re
same his Naive attendance.

We (Western ZYmee) regret to hear that L. W.l
Back, Esq., is sot yet recovered (moths seriess illness with
whisk he was 'Mead in this city a fortnight ego. It is ex-
tremely doubtful it he will ever take his seat in parliament
spin.

The correspondence which recently took place in
the column' of the TOMS. betweed Mr. Croke! end Mr.
Hayward, relating to the translation of the Count de Moo-
, talembert's wcrk on Boelead, hos been reprinted no •
pamphlet, coder the title of " The Battle of the Trawls;
bon. Edited by • Combatant. Right of Mistracalation
Reserved." It kende, Mr. Hayw.rd's brocAure in an-
swer tt Mr. Cooker's last letter. Only fifty c3ples hare
been printed, and it la " not (or sale."

It is evident that the directors of the Crystal Pe-
lee, intend to oxepy themselves seriously with horticul-
tural exhibitions. The immenee quantity of covered
space It •heir disposal gives them facilities unknown else-
where, and of those facilities they are determined to avail
themselves. 'lb.» is to be a meeting, lasting for one day
only, is May; another is to last for two *atomise days in
Jane ; and a thiri, ezteaded over three 1111004111iftl dam is
annoneeed for September. At these three meetings prizes
of the eggregate value of more than 2,3601 are °flared,
and the amount may be increased. Of %hie large sum
about 1,6601. is applied to amen, 6001. to fruit, and 1051.
to what arc called Amateurs' and O. ttsgers' claasee" in
September. In general, tt e rules are framed upon those of
the Horticultural Society.

The following are the meetings of literary and
stileatitia mimics for the essaiog week :—Mondsy, S:atis-
Coal, 8—" Os the Mortality artsiog from Military Opera-
liar s," by Mr. Hodge; Royal lattitut:cia, 9—" On the
Birge of Ken," by Dr. Saadwith. Tuesday—Horticultural,
3; British Meteorological, 7, Council; Syn-Rgyptian, 7},
Asnivenary; Institntios of Civil Engiamn, 8—" Oa the
Junction of the Atlantic ant Pacific o.mans by a Ship
Coital throash the Valley of the Atrsto," by Mr. Relay ;
Z trilogies), 9—Ssientifi 3 ; Royal lattitution, 3—" Oa l'hy-
siolocy and Comparative Anatomy," by Professor Huxley.
Wednesday, Society of Antiquaries, 2—Anniversary ; So-1
Maly of Arts, B—. Oa Photo-galvanography, or Engraving
by Ligtt and Electricity," by Herr Pretich ; British Ar-
al:molt gicel, 81—Eshibilan of Relict of Charles I.—" On
the Discovery of Roman Colas in Lineashire," by Mr. Her-
lead.—" Os
.ReMan Antiquities fonod in the Weald of
the Rev. R Porte ; Geological, 8—" Oa the
Format-es of C and on ilia pittua of the Liquidity of
Lovas," by Mr. Poalett &repo; anal Society of Liter-'
tare, 3—Assivemary. Thursday, Rom matte, 7; floral,

81; Rayel Institution. 3—" On Light," by Proftheor Tya:
dell. Friday, Philological, 8; R y l Institution, 81 —" The
Works of Chewer oottaidered as El.stc rieal Illastrations of
Reglead la the 14th Coster'," by Mr. Donne. &tardily,
Royal Institution, 8—" Os the Noa•Metallie Elements,
their Manufacture and Application," by Dr. Hofmann.

TM work of ealeadaring with a view to :oubliett-
e:lo, which we (Athersaum) have before noticed as going on
at the State Peper-oSoe, proceeds vigorously. Besides the
permits previously auntie's as engaged upon it, two gar-
denia long connected with the State Paper-dila hive had
shares of it missed to them Mr. H. C. Hamilton, prise&
pally known in Montero se • co sdjetor of Mr. Kmable is
his publication of Bei= allow', sad at the editor of the
"Chronicle of Welter de Heisiegford," published by the
Eoglish Historical Society, is 10 take the Irish portion of
the work{ the Scottish portion is to be undertaken by Mr.
Thorpe. The first volume of the Calendar, which Mr.
Limon ham long b■d la bead, will be ready by shoat Mid-
summer. It will comprise the reign of Edward the Silt\
sad partial t►at of Eresbeth.

Madam* Mario libel is oomiog to spend her holi-
day, from the Opus Comities., in London. Madams
Chart= ►as snioed la Ragland trona Rio Janeiro.

There will be an seesuebtage of the part singers of
Belgian' asd Ito sefeiboatkood, at Ghost, on the 7th of
July, that befog the date of the Ketniteot, cad also of the
epeeist, of the Exhibition of Fie. Arts,, to which Fritsch,
Belgian, Dutch, and German paiaten are eat eotod to sec -
triton's.

Th. Theatre Royal at Dresden witalesed, on the
81 of April, the twee y-fifth essivenery if the thestrisal
sneer if Herr Emil Davriest. He appeared le the part of
1am.,.. Vensis Pose—the mums in whieb, ea the Bth of
Apra, nal, he same ant before tte publie ea the MOO
beards, and wt in hes eine beano one of hie meet ezesi •
sae eel vented imperrocatioes. The amasses wee crowded
mad eatitadettie ea the eseestes.