The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-20 00:00:00

THE LATS XL W 212.

In the Spectator of Saturday ere raid " The death
of Mr. William Weir, the sinks' of the Day News, is •
rabbit loss. He died ea Wakeedey lent, afar • short
Slams of only kar da' brat= ; its fatal conclusion
oreated little surprise, es may bed noticed the 'Sect of wear
sad tear in his upset, and previous Illnesses had been sharp
sad not =frequent. Ham to 1,02, Mr. Weir, we =lime,
was origiaslly wheatad et sae of the Scottish univerailim ; at
Got dare , with the preseentkm of his clerk studies he
Ltd the foundation of his kaowiedge of Gam= mad its
literature; aftereards examilkg hie stadia to the leapegme
and Umtata» of Fresco eel hay. Re was iselned to the
bar, end with • ran lattletry be led mils pep= in the
I law, with 111011611 M peps= ; Is. to his other quallealieas
he added thole of a lama mad amps= peek= Bat his
course of Ufa woe showed by ea Iniksity which attacked
him early—a dude= that Increased with his y re; sad he
transferred his greet stalker sad multiplied attslamsate
from the bar to the journal. Re *babied • dialephthat
position as editor of the Glassww Ape, • jounal set cep by
the mid( party with a view of eanciliating the support of the
Marais in general. Mr. Weir ammeeded admirably in that
=pot, bat at the =pew of " ping farther " than the
whip; end fa 1109, In the thirtreemath year of Ms
age, be resigned hie post, sad came up to London. For
some 701.1. Ls woo valued ototribothro to oar own
journal; he was, we believe, amaagot the embed to ha ea-
pied ma the /hay News, sad on the death of Mr. F. Knight
Haat, Kr. Weir messed the Editorship. He brongitt to
his Mike an extraordinary array of qualifloatkies, keen may
branches of law, history, geography, literature, biography,
sad bibliography, his active and =wive mew, served
his Mks • cyclopedia Oar readers smelly red to be re-
=Wel of the saner hi which he ceadnoted hie journal as
the meet imkpeedent of dally pram Ice the peedisaeldp
of poplar rights, meth] refocus, sad reel faspromensat.
Wok was a men of skate persona sympathise, bet him ad=
wee meastially above party politics, and the most constant
aim Of lie We was to recover ter mankind what others bed
give up to party. Of late he had applied his Influence to
the Moak teak of couskleriag how to rescue the Mira
party from he ecomikations of inertia, and how to moon-
=act It he mewed and healthy action. We had hoped
that the weight of his authority, and the MUM, of hie
well-known gad spotless integrity, might ham contributed
to the emir of that needful but troubloue work. The
hall reanak• kr other hands; bet, in common with all the
bat hoer el the ceentry, it has received =vices from
Wilma Web, of ebb* the useful inflow= will keg sur-
vive. • great art= km said, that even the traneleat pr•
terms' aids la developkg the mouton tad spirit of art,
a= thus the pmishing erseatuat survives la aa immortal
Dinka how well may this rule be applied to a seen who,
wrier of what intellect had dm. kw the world thus far,
eestribetel so powerfully to keep other abide right, and
maim the lasting micouragearate of gabled° action."

An Oxford correspondent writes:—" It is currently
rumoured that her Majesty will visit this university and
city et the opening of the moment, et the Grand Como-
easealles, In Sone next."

The Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, Secre-
tary at ewe for the Hoene Department, arrived in Edin-
burgh ea Friday night, and would proceed to Balmoral oat
day, r ream Lord Derby, in attendance on bar Majesty.
Mr. Edmond Constantine Henry Phipps, attach&
Is km MajarAy'a ndsaket at Mexico, has been appointed
neladhi et Dana.

The Hs. Frederick W. A. Bruce, brother of his
Zees&may NMI Lai of Lila. the bearer of the tarty be-
tees this essay sad the Impact of Chas, arrived in
Wen ea Islees Markle' sd Chins. The
Ake hi arrival waited is the Mast
=ayast 111=a,A.. amass: Fitzgerald, M.P.. at the
Foreign mike. sad hal as Interview. A ire keen bar
Mr. Rase left helm tae Knowslerue Lcesli% * tweet
Me LA of Derby, who was tor
Win them sasterday ham samdeeme ea the at Behearal.
TES ALLECIIIIII OF LREIIDOWER IN LIVERPOOL.
—The mearable Mem& et Laasiestas arrived 10 Ltverpool
is Therelay, told. up his abed* at the Addle' Hoed.
His Mode* speeeml be be it seed health, sal. es muds
deem was meanly the seem mea we remember kW tarty
years seo—blue coat of ample thwealima, with beam teat-
imes, yellow waistcoat mer wide\ ea opal= le sespeaded
by a Week ribbon, kenveskared arewews, Ned a awe
Alts Meow, browned by low travaphate yes
le tot vamped tar mw as they drams
to adhere isesslemly le the drem to which they
were soomiceesti sa early paled a their ewer.
Dees this arks from a seam of ere nod comfort,
or keen aid sad ham memories, eamaireed with the
hem red eeloar et lks habilimeam sad am hi=
es it wee, the Meer with the Gear mea P Sir
Darkest sae Bm.—teld be let " fibs," of the Deese
Duos-emee Inithisl to their benwheeleasil
blue tail beemaso, sed Mr heels le the last. Is
ths evestha the male meads watt * 131. Geerges-hell,
la hem Kr.Deet's primrose se the masa. Aker the am*
Mr. Keelson* assiseled his *rift to the smell reset.
room, width was llghied op fee the weeselee, sad with whisk
be wail mash phased, dadaist It le be the moot beaatikel
room of the bled he hed ewer ere. Oa Friday Lead Lans-
downe paid a vile be Mr. WSrsr Bark, is Abereromby.
Name, from wheats he premeds& to the Brown Free
Library sad where le was solos is
le
to sees Mr. haws with whew he soloed isle sow
vereadem lialmeamatly keeshap was drives le Ms sew
leadiee-asse la heat of the desks, sad webs bawd the
Aeareisa psaltas-.Mier Royal Cheraw. The *lbis
monads look Ids departure la the wades for Ihromiery.—
Lieerimel Jetortet
Mr. John M.P., was in Liverpool on
Thariends reday het
kw re. the quarterly meet* M the foamy
ei F

RAJAH BRAME IN LIVERPOOL—We (Albion)
aiseree, Iron the advertlartneat of the Society fur the
Premed= of the Gospel in Foreign Parte, that this die-
Unigidebed 'adman is to address the ensue! meeting. In
the Ctolleglele inetitatios. os Manley erasing, the 26th
Wies.