The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

TEI CH3IBTI4B 80L1147.

We think there can be no doubt now but that
Monday, the 26th instant, will be almost universally kept
as a holiday, both in London and the provinces. Be-
sides the list of mimes we hove already published in
this journal, it gives no pleasure to add the following Man-
chester firms of the City who have Minified their intention to
observe the Monday : Masan. Boyd add Co., Friday-suttee;
Mesas. Dues, Mine-hew, and Co., Canes-reset; Messrs.
Spence, Paggaly, and Cn., Love-lens; Messrs. Costar, Beater,
Dement, and Cn., Aidermatibury ; Messrs. Brown, Davis,
and Heise, Oresham-street ; ifesers.Dewar, Son, md Ekes ;
Ward, *hurt, sad Sharp; Stud, Sharp, and Co. • Mont,
Brown, and Co., Wood-street; and Ileum. F. Gooyur and
Co., St. Faure. The leading drapery and other finite of the
Islington district ; those in the vicinity of Portman-square ;
the whole of the drapery houses in the Commercial-road;
and many of the houses in the Borough district, It apron,
have mused to observe the holiday. Moreover, WO bear
that the law stationers in and about LiDOOLS'II-bll will be
closed on the day in question. Among the baking trade, Mr.
H. W. Nevin, of the Patent Hot Water Bakery, Bingleld-
street, will give his numerous employes a holiday front Satur-
day, the 24tb, to Tuesday tbu 27th Instant. The Mayor
of Southampton (Mr. F. Perkins), is compliance with the
wishes of the principal inhabitants, has recommended the
day after Christmas-day to be kept as a general holiday. The
Mayor has also initiated a wobseririou, in order that the 'a-
main of the Infirmary, the Orphan Asylum, and the various
almshouses of the town, may be entertained ia a manner sp-
pruriste to the /reason.
- The following firms have specially notified directly to our
office their intuition to close on the 26th

111esare.
City.
Mar s. Moore, Brothers, and Co., of 35, London-bridge,
City, and of Mtlea-lona.
The European and Colonial Wine Company (Mr. W. R.
Tipping, manager), 122, Pall-mall.
lideaera. Elkington and Co., electro-plate manufacturers,
45, Moorgatwattoet.

DEATH OF TEI MIGHT HON. H. FITZROY, IF.

It is our melancholy duty (says the Sussex Express
of yesterday) to announce the death of tbe Right Hon.
Henry Fiteroy, M.P., which took place on Saturday evening
het, a little before eau o'clock, at his evidence, 3, Sewn-
square, Kemp-town, Brighton. Tee right hen. gentlemen
had for some time been daegerowdy 01, being ..wiled by a
combinition of fever end &Kee. Hit colleague, the Ron. H.
Brand, in referring to he. abeence from a lets dinner, stated
that Mr. Fitzroy's health had endowed from over•sostoee and
zealous attention to the duties of the offioe he accepted at the
period of his decease. The more immediate cans of the
hoe. gentleman's death woe, it le understood, exhaustion,
arising from the duration of the attack. The Hon. Henry
Fitzroy we. a eon of the second Baron Southampton, and
only brother end heir presumptive if the prreent lord. He
was born on the 2nd of May, 1807. in Stanhope-street, tied
wee coneeetiently in the 53rd liar of his age. In 1846, Kr It.
Peel, reeolveden repealing the own laws, end the Hon. H.
Fitzroy, haw ing given in ON adbesion to the propoei lion, became
■ Lord of the Admiralty. He we. then returned Cm Lewes wit h-
outopposition, and from that period to t he present time,although
teNuently opposed, the hon. member has retained hie seat.
In December, 18.52, he became Under-Secretary of State for
the Hume Department, and retusined in that position till
February, 18.16. In Meech of the ratan year he was ap-
pnoted chairman of committees of the. Howe of Commove.
Under the present government he became President of the
Baud of Work,, which office be held up to the tines of hie
decease. As a member of parliament Mr. Fitzroy well be
remembered by acts both relating to eminently prarticel tub-
leas. The regulation of London cabs and the protection to
temeles from brutal usaulta are no mean contributions to
our legislation. 01 a still mote valuable character was the
act extending the jurisdiction of the county Celine from 201.
tollo/. These were perfected whilst the non. member was
Under• Secretary for the Home Department.
Soma tiros moat elapse before a new election ow take place.
As conservative candidate*, the names afiatt in private circles
are thous of Mr. Mephitis, Q.C.. or lord went, the eldest
sou of the Bari Delaware. Mr. Biencowe end Colonel Caven-
dish have been mentioned as probable in the liberal interest;
but the death of the hon. member has at last come upon us
all so suddenly, that it would to premature at prevent to in-
dulge in speculation. Thai Mr. Fitzroy during hie riper
mautation of thls borough ham proved himself to be a man et
no ordinary talent cannot be gueetemed ; and in private life
he ham ever been highly esteemed, even by those who were
politically opposed to him. He was courteous' to all, and
proveroially attentive to every matter of interest to his con-