The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-14 00:00:00

DEBTS Or EARL DI ORZE-/TES D 47.)

We regret to have to record the death of the Earl
de Gray, 740., Lord-Lieutenant and Coitus Rotalomat
of Bedderdshin, Lieutenant-Colonel Comniandsat of the
Yorkshire Hoerr Yeomanry, and Aide-de-Camp to her
Majesty, whit& occurred this morning at hat town residence,
No. 4, at. James's-squats. His lordship, who changed hie
Lally cams of Robinson for that of Weddell, assumed that of
Do Grey only on .ancoseding to the earldom. He was
bent on the Bth of December, 1781, and incarded to the
barony of Grantham on the death of his father, the second
lord, on the 20th of July 1786, and to the earldom of Ds Grey
on that of Amabel Hama Campbell, late counter, his ma-
ternal aunt, to 1833. He is ancooded in his Mho and law
estates by the Nail of Riper, who bat a few months ago was
well known in the Howes of Commons se Viscount Gods-
rich. The Lam Earl de Grey was a liberal parer of literature
and science.

The adjourned debate at Orford in the University
Debating Society on tho church rata question ckeed on
Thursday evening, when Mr. J, H. Robinson's (of Pem-
broke College) mution—" That the abolition of church rates
without en equivalent would b• *oat and lajorious to the
interests of the church of Ragland "—was carried by a ma-
jority of 74, the numbers being, for the motion, 90; agaiad
it, 16. The subject for debate on Thursday nest le—" That
universal suffrage is desirable; end that while it may be
questioned whether we are rips for It at preemat, this howe
will never regard reform as complete until It is carried."
Moved by Mr. L. A. Tolleroache, of Ball a College.

CAPTAIN M'CIiaTOCK, R.N.—A very influential
meeting was held on Saturday evening at the Manske
House, Dublin—the Lord Mayer of Dublin presiding—for
the purpose of taking =mums to moray to this gallant
ofiloer the high (MAIM in which bin chivalrous and daring
services are held by his countrymen. The first resolution,
which stated the object of the meeting, wee proposed by
Lord Talbot de M.slabide, end 'seceded by Professor
}toughen, of Trinity College, who gams as etemotiag
sketch of Arctic explorations—illustrated by an examinee
map—and their vsrious commanders. He description of
Captain M'Cliatock's voyage, its dangers, design, and final
was listened to with marked pimento by the sail-
nem. Mr. Whiteside then addressed the meeting with his
usual fervour, sod concluded by reading • highly. flattering
address which is to be presented to Captain M'Clintock,
alao announced that • subscription list, confined to If.
• heed, would be opened for the purpose of procuring a
suitable pnolotation to Captain bl•Clintoct. The proceed-
lags did not *ardente until a late hour.
SHIPBUILDING ON THE MEassir.—Wo are glad
to led that Liverpool is taking ita proper position se • ship-
building port, tee width, from its natural position and fact-
lithe Ia procuring the whole of the raw material, whether for
wood or iron shipbuilding, it is so pre-eminently adapted.
In oddities to the ausuarous orders that are now being
executed in the various shipbuilding yards on both aide.
of the Mersey, our enterprising townsman, Mr. W
C. Miller, of Toateth Dock, has received an order
from the Admiralty to build two gunboats of a similar
dam to those built by him during the Crimean war, and
which are now doing service in the China Seas. The
dimensions of the gun Mamie are se follows:—Length
between the perpendicular', 120 feet; length for tonnage,
led feet 8 inches; breadth, extreme, 22 feet; breadth for
tonnage, 21 feet 10 inches; breadth, moulded, 2l fist
4 inches; depth in hold, 9 fiat; tonne's, builder'. measure,
268 tons. Tee gun despatch vessels Steady and Penguin,
now bulldog by him, are rapidly approaching towards coin-
platen, and are considered by the numerous professional
preens that bare visited the establishment, as bung perfect
specimens of naval seclittecturs.-2therpool
SINGULAR DANGER TO A WINDMILL.—During the
late burnoose the windmill in Cullingberne Kinston was
partially destroyed by fire, under the following segue, elm
cementite.' :—The mill bad been so placed that the wind
might not have any power over the mils, which were fastened
down. Suddenly the wind changed, sod then it had effect
on them, and set the mill going, and at such • furious rate
that before It could be stopped the friction set it on fin ; but
fortunately assistance was readily obtained, or the mill would
probably have been destroyed. The mill is insured in the
Sun Fire-office.—Saulsbury Jounsal.
A SPANISH Ganzial..—The Madrid journals of
the Bth state that at an audience which the Count de Luaus
(O'Donnell) had et their Majesties, just before hie departure
from Madrid to take command of the expedition against
Morocco, We Majesty said that "In the event of the
marshal thinking that the services of another general
would be useful, he, in hie quality of budeuid
of the Queen, as marshal of the national armies as a
Spaniard, sad as a gentleman, was ready to place himself at
the head of the troops and to Aare all their perils and fa-
tigues." The Queen, it is said, Instead to the declaration
with tears to her eyes," and O'Donnell thanked his Majesty
with profound emotion, in the name of the country, and said
• if circumstances should require it, nothing would be more
agreeable to him than to place himself under his Majesty's
orders.
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The Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company's stems ship Circassian sailed from Galway on
Saturday for St. Joliet', Newfoundland, sad New York. with
her Mejesty's smile. a fair cargo, end 112 end class and
338 steerage, in all 450 ere.
APOTBECMIIEB' HALL.—The following gentlemen
pasted their ezerniaailea la the edema sad promos ot medi-
cine, and received certificates to prectim, or Thursday last:
—Benjamin Bituracesa, Tillittol2 Collage; Wu. Willie, En-
Makatea ; sad John Gnaw, !daisy, Staffaedehire.