The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-21 00:00:00

DEATH OP THE MARQUIS OP DALHOUSIE.

The above nobleman died at Dalhousie Castle,
Wit Dahlia, ea Wednesday evening, at half-past 6 o'clock.
The state of his health had for some time precluded all
hope of his recovery. Having no male issue, the Scotch
earldom sad estates of Dalhousie fan to his cousin, Lord
Paamurn The deceased par was In his 48th year only.
James Aadww Broun-Ramsay was born on the 22nd of
April, 1812, at Dalhousie Castle, the sou of the ninth Bari
of Dalhousie, moos familiarly known in Scotland am
"the laird of Cookpsa," from his representing In
right of poansmion, if not of descent, the hero of a
coral's Mumma song whose courtship by as llamas ran
smoothly. The future IItiVADIDIDD, who was a third sea, was I
sent to RUM', and from Harrow proceeded to Christ
Church, Oxford, wire is 1833 ha took his digress with
honours. In 18112 he soasseded to the hammy tit.* sad
entered the parliament *hick was nimmoosd om the moss-
aim of her Majesty, as member for the county of Had-
diagton. Hs was called early in the neat year to the
Upper Homan is oceseqasoos of the death of his haw.
In 1843 Kr. litidmissio rose to the ?mikes, al the Board
of Tends, sad Lord Dalhousie took his plain as Vico-
Prairie. Than, again, when his chief rested the pre-
limey in 1845, Lord Dalhousie occupied the same
elks, not °sly during the remainder of Sir Robert
Peers term of government, but itim loader Lord
John Russell, who begged him to retain his peat In Mims
years he thoroughly studied the railway victim and all that
it involves in the way of hateroommunication ; be made
himself acquainted with every description of outlay, of
management, and of returns • he framed rulesfor the pre-
paration of the legion of bill that were promoted to parlia-
ment in the height of the mania, and thus giving hi mind
to the peat public works, as wall as to this vast tads of
this eeuntry, he was educating himself for the government
of an empire loss advanead in civilisation, and especially
needing the creation of similar public works for the develop.
meta of its ramparcas. He was, in fact, after a short but
active appreeticeship at the Board of Trade, offered the
splendid position of Governor-General of India, as succemor
to Lord Harding.. He accepted the offer, and arrived at
Dakota os the 12th of January, 1848
The best amount of what Lord Dalhousie proposed to
himself, and what he effected as Cloarnor.Oensral, will be
(mind in the celebrated minute which he drew up, review-
ing his adniinistration in India horn January, 1848, to

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March, 1856. ft wow*. some 40 folio pages, sod is one
of the most remarkable *see papas ever peeved. His con-
stitution was not strong, and it broke down under the excess
of labour. He bad, in 1853, sent his wife home also in had
health; but sbe had died on the homeward voyage, and the
first intimation be bad of her death wee from the newsboys

Mooting the announcement is the assets of Calcutta. It
was • dreadful shock, and ere long it seemed doubt-
ful whether he himself should sur►ive the fatigue
of • voyage home, or whether he might not eves die before
the arrival of his suomesor. It wee when his health was
thus destroyed that the home authorities decided to depose
the Bing of Code and occupy his kingdom. Lord Dalhousie
wrote to the court of directors to say that if his services
were required he would do the work before leaving his poet,
cad his bust days in India were given to that work of his
which has bees most questioned and which his brought
epos has not a little obloquy.
On the 211tb of February, 1556, Lord Oman( commenced
his reign over India, and on the 11411 of March Lord Da-
-1 housie left Calcutta.

Her Most Gracious Majesty haa, we are informed,
000trilmted 100 &was to the fund in aid of the distressed
Aland weavers of Coventry aad its neighbourhood. Sob-
seriptioms will be received by Japes, Loyd, sod Co.; linith,
Payne, and Ow; Glyn, Mills, and Ca; sad by Messrs.
Drummood.

His Excellency the Antbemeador of France and
the Connteis de FLibault and Wes Elphinstone de Fla-
Limit are staying at Bowood, on a visit to the Marquis
of Lsoadowso.

The Earl and Counters ot Westmoreland are
.expected in town to-day from Apthorpe Perk, Northanip-
tooehire. Hie lordship has taken the Fart of Teadtemlle's
hose in South Audleratreet for a few mouths. •

The Earl of Shelburne leaven Lauedowne Rouse
to-morrow for Bowood.

The Countess of Winch'nes sod Lady Florence
Paget have arrived at the St. Georges Hotel.

The Viscountees Falmouth gave birth to a son
at Tunbridge Walls on the 19th.
A marriage is arranged, and will shortly take
Once, between Lonl Otho Pitsgerald and Lady Matilda
Butler, daughter of the Countess of Glengall.
The llou. James Fitewalter Butler, eldest son
sod heir of Lord Dunboyne, has recently assumed the ad-
ditional name and arms of Chfford, in consequence of his
marriage with the only surviving child and heiress of Colonel
Henry Morgan Clifford, of Llantilio, near Abergaveooy,
ILP. for Hereford.

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We (Stamford Mercury) regret to hear that the
health at the Earl of Yarborough does not improve. His
lordship takes frequent airiop at Brighton, and be is laid to
be exceedingly cheerful, but he costumes very weak.

By the death of Major-General W. F. Williams,
a goad-terviee pension of 1001. per annum has been
placed at the disposal of his Royal Highness the Doke of
Cambridge, Oentsoasdier-ii-Chid.

The 1011 for the election of an Honorary Presi-
dent of the Associated Societies of Ediabargh University
took place oa Tuesday afteraasu cud erasing. The !allow-
ing was the state of the poll at the close :—Professor
Ay-
teen, 177 ; Mr. Thackeray, 77 ; and Mr. Ruskin, 58,

The Duke of Saio-Coburg has, with the consent
el the Lag of Saxony, promoted the celebrated publisher
of Leipeic, Y Bernhard•Taechnita, to the rank of Here.
ditery Item. The dignity Las been conferred as an
acknowledgment for the exertions Made by the baron to
promote the extension of English literature in Germany.

UNIVISI3IIY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD,Dic. 20.
Quints's COLLSOL—The election to a Fellowship
at this caw termianterl this morning in favour of Mr.
Jean Zio4wthr Scholar and Exhibitioner of
OrieL Mr. obtained the Stanhope Prize in the
present year. " The Rine of the Swine Confede-
ration." _ _ _

MODZIATION MMENZATIOAL CUM 1.127.—The Ere-
miners in the Moderation Mathematical School have this
evening published the following award of classes :
Clue I.—Alfred Woodley Croft, scholar, Exeter.
Clara 2.—Oesege Car&le, commoner, Oriel ; Alfred
Castellani and Charles Cavtellain con:masers, ;
Charles Godfrey, Bible clerk, Worcester ; Sackett Hope,
scholar, Queen's ; Joseph Frank Payne, demy, Magdalen;
and Henry Sewell, scholar, University.
Lams 3.—Richard Edward Coles, scholar, Pembroke ;
William Jackson, exhibitioner." Meilen Hall.
J. A. AIIIWORTI,
fit Ferman?, }Examimen.
Diu.,

HONOURS IN TNI FINALINiNTIOL OF LAW- AND MODNAN
Itaroar.—The examiners in the Final School of Law and
Modern History (the Rev. Robert Owen, 8.D., Fellow of
Jews ; Mr. Montague Bernard, M.A. sod 8.G.L., Fellow
of All Souls; and the Be.. Choice Edward Oakley, M.A.,
lia&f; have to-day issued the following du :
.—George Elwin, Corpus Christi ; and Henry Prit-
chard, Odd
Liar 2.—Edward J. Foster. Chriat'Church ; and Roland
Bawdier Vaughan Williams, Christ Church.
Glue 3.—Thurlow Aetley, Christ Church ; John A.Bed-
hare, Pembroke ; Robert G. °realism, Exeter ; Drum-
mood Smith, Balliol ; Edmund Turner, Christ Church ;
James P.N. Weide, Trinity ; and Edmund M. E. Welby,
Corpus Christi.
Class 4. —liambard Brunel, Balliol ; George L. Hodgkin-
son, Pembroke ; Thomas M. HorsfaLl, Worcester ; Joseph
Radcliff, Trinity ; Henry Montague Villiers, Christ
Church ; and Frederick Wickham; New.

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