The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

DEATH OF LORD DELAMERE.

This venerable nobleman expired on Sunday last, after
a lengthened illness. His lordship was the eldest son of
Thos. Cholmondeley, Esq., and was born at Beckenham,
Kent, in 1767. In 1810 he married a daughter of Sir
W. W. Wynn. Lord Delamere was descended from a
common ancestor with the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
His residence was at Vale Royal, in Cheshire, and there
the greater part of his long life was spent, endearing
himself to his tenantry and a large circle of friends by
his unostentatious virtues. The last occasion on which
he appeared before the public of Cheshire was at the
county meeting in behalf of the Patriotic Fund (to which
he was a liberal contributor), at Chester Castle, in No-
vember last, when the noble lord seemed to feel a presen-
timent of his approaching end, and took a last farewell
of public life. On that occasion he seconded a vote of
thanks to the High Sheriff, and feelingly referred to his
own age and increasing infirmities, which rendered it
probable that this was the last occasion on which he
should have an opportunity of addressing the inhabitants
of the county of Chester. The deceased peer is succeeded
in his title and estates by his eldest son, the Hon. Hugh
Cholmondeley, who was born in 1812, and in 1848 mar-
ried Lady Sarah Hay, daughter of the Earl of Kinnoull.
The present baron is Colonel of the Ist Regiment of
Royal Cheshire Militia, at present stationed in Chester,
and from 1840 to 1841 represented Denbighshire in Par-
liament. Besides the present Lord Delamere, the late
baron's family consists of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Thomas
Grenville, Cholmondeley, the Hon. and Rev. Henry
Pitt Cholmondeley, rector of Bradwell, Gloucestershire,
and the Hon. Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley.

DEATH OF THE BIGHT HON. SIR
ROBERT ADAIR, G.C.B.

We regret to announce the demise of the venerable
diplomatist the Right Hon. Sir Robert Adair, who ex-
pired at 5 a.m. yesterday at his residence in Chesterfield-
street, Mayfair. His illness has been very brief, the first
symptoms having arisen on the 24th ult., while on a visit
to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey.
The deceased was born on the 24th of May, 1763, con-
sequently he had reached the great age of 92 years, and
was the sor of Mr. Robert Adair, the eminent surgeon
(he was sergeant surgeon to George III.), by a daughter
of the second Earl of Albemarle. He married in 1805
Mademoiselle Angelique Gabrielle, daughter of the
Marquis d'Hagincourt and the Countess de Champagne.
Sir Robert was trained for the diplomatic service, and
represented Appleby in the House of Commons in 1802,
and sat for Camelford in 1806 and 1807. He was ap-
pointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Vienna, April 5,
1806, and was sent on a special mission to Constantinople
in June, 1808, for the purpose of negotiating terms of
peace between this country and the Porte, being accom-
panied by Mr. Canning (now Viscount Stratford de
Redcliffe) and Mr. David Morier. He was made a Privy
Councillor in July, 1808, and at the termination of his
successful mission he was nominated a Knight Grand
Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1809. In April,
1809, he was appointed Ambassador at Constantinople,
which high diplomatic post he held till March, 1811. In
July, 1831, he was sent on a special mission to Brussels,
and also to Berlin, and remained so employed until the
latter part of 1835, when he returned to England. Since
then Sirßobert has not held any diplomatic appointment.
For his public services he had for many years past en-
joyed an annual pension of 2,0001. He was the author
of numerous political pamphlets, and also wrote two ela-
borate works—namely, "An Historical Memoir of a
Mission to the Court of Vienna in 1806," and " A Me-
moir of the Negotiations for the Peace of the Dardanelles
in 1808-9."

DEATH OF THE RI&RT HON: SIR
HENRY ELLIS, K.C.B.

We have to record the death of the Right Hon. Sir
Henry Ellis, K.C.8., which took place at Brighton on
Friday last, the right hon. gentleman having been in de-
clining health for some months. The deceased accom-
panied the Earl Amherst in his embassy to China, and
was wrecked with that nobleman on his return, and
had to make for Java in an open boat, reaching Batavia
after a perilous voyage of several hundred miles. He
was Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim in Persia in
1814, prior to his going to China. Sir Henry held the
office of Clerk of the Pells from 1825 until the abolition
of that office in 1834 ; and was appointed one of the com-
missioners of the Board of Control by the late Earl Grey,
in 1830, which be held five years. In July, 1835, he
was appointed ambassador to Persia, which post he re-
linquished in November the following year. He was
sent on an extraordinary and special mission to the Bra-
zils in August, 1842, and in 1849 was appointed by the
Government to attend the conference at Brussels, on the
affairs of Italy, since which he has been unemployed.
Sir Henry was made a Privy Councillor in 1832, and in
1848 was nominated a Knight Commander of the Order
of the Bath of the civil division. He was in the receipt
of a pension (1,4001.) for his diplomatic services. Sir
Henry was a brother of the late Mr. Charles Ellis, for-
merly consul at Tangiers.