The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

DIA= 01, TES RICA SST COMMON'S IN

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Joie Gordon, Fag., of Cluny, a gentleman who
bed embieved the distinction of being the rialsest commoner
in the sorbets part of the kingdom, died on Friday last.
The Masi menarr of the family of whom anything is
knows wee theresdfather of ths deceased gentleman. Thia
ping% Mr. Grids, wee, It is said, attached to the third
ed ilia Did Gerdes, and, according to all accounts,
formai the swam of the wealth which has now swollen into
41.2. m ea gmagat. His habits wars of the most penurious
He saved every penny of his income, and every
dos we carefully h ed. A gentleman acquainted
his history and character, speaking of him, observes,
" .
that envy shilling he got within his fingers stuck to
them.' Amassing money, the curator (as he was called
from his connexion wiili the Spey salmon fishing',
Ike.), as shrewd men of these times did, embarked in the
preheat of property, which, in the thee diidurbed state of
the kingdom, was to be had at low rates. The Curator left
three eons, the eldest of whom, named Cosmo, alter his
father's patron, the third Duke of Gordon, moceeded him in
the property, and held it fora time. He was not a money-
maker, and did not long hold posseseion of the 'Mate. So
be as we can learn he was not married. He was succeeded
by his brother Chutes, who also inherited an estate, which,
with his other brother, ho had purchased in the West
bask and whirl still continues le the family. Churles
bed al the peserionsnees, if not all the ability for
mongemed, ef him father. As he advanced In years,
the pram be saving beams a perfect dirges. He
bard to vee
ntred r shed Sec ties of forintei expense, and lat-
terly be even to pier est et led, ce the that
he add not arced it. Me told that the Doke roGordon
of Go
wed to Ohm to bring bile Man to Gordon Castle, as he
was Wrier hit health by esalinmeed. The old man de-
clined the elk, alleging that he had no servants nor anyone
to tskis hint erase. ' Oh,' said the duke, . I'll take you
over, and it wart wet you a rosy.' Bat we believe his
profs walthwent efforts were awaseereed At his des' h
Charles hit two seas, Jobe and Absendr. John, the elder
son, Is the priers& who is just thereed, and who has held
the estates be nearly this last 60 years Isis underetood that he
has died parreed of property weak baser two and atm
=sod wee wither doubt the riellest omunenier In
His father gave him and his brother a good
ellamtlan, sad Jobe teavelled through Europe, Palmate.,
gad Egypt. He eeteenall in 1803. coming home In the same
vestal which Wasik* to England the remains of
the immortal %ENS. Mr. Gordon's father died
shortly attar big rim home, when, all eldest ma,
he euesseiled I. the boded when,
to the ma-
serreed of whisk he periederly devoted his time,
lebewring iret gesideowely to sleet their lecreme. While
user metal in Indeed's, and making the beet of his pro-
perty, the easel meld hardly, in a proper sense, be said to
be e- mere beaked. He was faithful to his bargains, and
gier the whole his tenanuy eat under bite upon wary terms.
Hided • were of not giving leases, which at first was un-
pspeler, bat his tenant. held their farms under him from
yew Is year with the fullest confidence, and It was only now
end this that a farm was put to the market. A feature
in lb. management of him estates was, that he liked
to have about Men the old general, seldom parting
with nay she had occupiid hi. lad foe any con-
siderable tire, sad were willing to remain on it•
bewerr, at the returns obtained alted the way of
isteeDi.alestin dividends, his bsgaa to buy property. He first
pereireed the estate of Ma* slighting -Cluny. Then he
seemed the lassie al Bratecula and South t: ist. In the
Idebalas whisk Celt lir eased 150,0001. Next ha bought
Midast, deo lying adjacent to Cluny, at between 60,0001.
and 70,0004 All these purchases he made within a com-
paratively short period. The habits of the demised were
met laborious, as he took • personal supervision of the entire
popertiee—fmrly every receipt for rent, we believe. Wog
signed by Ms own hand. About 90 years ego he built a
=dabs le the hour at Cluny, enveloping the
km in a ampille new retellated front, the en-
take sew pro essaleg ens of the Inset pieces of archltee-
lems in Hie -mirth. The bests however, remains wear-
ebbed. About sight mere ago he spent a large sum in
mufti a splendid sew mite of stables, which are believed to
be resquild in this pert of the country. The only passion
VIM& AO teseedless el expense, was his desire to
lest d dash be always had an excellent stud.
He bed en inthreste kind of toll-hare, and would oft.*
travel sward rise rand, and expose his carriage (which he
gergalg dere Ithrsif. four in hand) to danger and destruc-
tion weer amebae mods In order to escape the exaction of
the tell•beeper. He boasted that he could, sad we know that
he elm* Invariably did, travel from Cray to Stains, a
dionswao miles, without paying • elm& toll. In person
Card Clerks we skew the riddle el s and of a stout
added. mar Be yr proired of a lardy constitution,
rdeVhe Vird frait the
ed thei
age oaf, ziatty.7....rf
Deareed was reseesed of great intelligence, and was vary
well bred. Initiates house he was moat hospitable. We
may add that the odor' leek a fancy to be In parliament.
He got in, but say eel gm year The thing did not pay,
es rather was tee way: he get Into disputes with his law
agents; sad he itnal a perfiantentary maw in Ma-
gma. The Renamed erne ewer monied, but had two ems
sad two deng. lame. Beth are deed ; one dying
ram& mud OM seam • kw years ago, aged shoat thirty. The
yarager sae died in November last at Meager* aged about
thirty.s., x. The eldest eon, Jobe, sew shoed forty years,
has for some time, it is understood, brit in possession of the
rut* of Buckle, is this county. It is understood that few,
if any, of the valuable estates are entailed, though it in con-
adored probable that the decared has now executed an en-
tail, with • view of heading a family, and that the bulk, if
not the whirl...arty, will revert to hia surviving eon, who
is tenntenri."—Jihrtfutirs Journal.

PREY IN IHNNISII POLYGLOT.
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He .h quells thy L land Weis,
Morblen I is a lucky aglow :
How I loss tky enabling Menem. I
Groves of saki, of birth, of bevel ;
Fmm Seheffnaurs's rainbow bouraa,
Jeanie echo d'Oberweael.
MAIN rano thy BriMben when
The enamened Dampfrobif gaily passes,
Lyn the beessed 'pen M thy men,
Lai Ow shako of thy leases.
01 I quo Pans the "owl,' the " I"
From thy motley crowds that flow
With the universal "ja,"
And the allgensaino '• so I"

MADAME TUSSAIID'II EXHIBITION.—The additioa
of au excellent !pony of throe fiseres, aersely, the royal
bristly of Ilanowar, has bole lately made to the ersll-kuova
maaeam la Bsbreereet. Th. grey is very 00114 soil
the lamsslosen PA • lighosesproseAlog Kr. Beresson,
Sarnoty Aoseissu rsialoor Imo the UMW ebbe ill In
&WA poorsosst, sod sow Prodiesit ad the peal tros-
'dude Republic, has oleo bow added. The Agora ikoidelity
at portraitwo and artistic skill, is vary credils to Mr.
lb. meddler, a relation of W proprietor of the
pUrry, sad is amongst the beet tillage is the collection. The
visitor' will bear with satiefaction that pest attention bas
bon paid to the vacillation of the gallery, sod that the
elaragesse theme is cool sad buoyant.