The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-07 00:00:00

"'lmperial works, and worthy kings.'

What, then, should they say of work like these, when under
taken by a private individual I 'He hoped the noble marquis
would ultimately reap the just reward of his labours. Under
any circumstances it could not fail to prove a proud reflec-
tion to his lordship, and Lady Londonderry, at the close
of life,• that they had appropriated their property so as to be
the fohnders of a port on the eastordeo'ast of England ; that
they had added to the maritime strength of the country, and
the employment and industry of its inhabitants ; and that
they had established every institution connected with the
well-beinr, of the podple, provided for their religious worship,
administeredb consolation in sickness and suffering, and re-
membered all those moral obligations which the possessibn of
property imposed."
On the calamitous death of his elder brother, the second
marquis- better known-to history as Viscount Castlereagh—
the late peer succeeded to the Irish honours of his family
Iu 1823, his lordship was created Earl Vane and Viscount
&Islam in the British peerage, with remainder to his issue by
his second wife.

Without referring to the circumstances attending his ap-
pointment to, and relinquishment of, the embassy to St.
Petersburg, during Sir Robert Peel's short-lived Administra-
tion, in 1834-5, it will be sufficient to observe, as connected
with the political part taken by Lord Londonderry, that his
conduct was generally that of a moderate and independent
Conservative. Few men have more freely indulged iu the
expression of uncompromising opinions upon • any subject
with respect to which conviction was fairly awakened, and,
at the same time, so generally succeeded iu avoiding the in-
curral of personal enmity. Indeed, personal enemies his lord-
ship had none. His thorough goodness of heart was evidenced
by so many acts of kindness and liberality, that those who
knew him best respected and loved him most. The affection
entertained for him by his immediate relatives, and by all
who camo within the sphere of domestic and personal cor-
respondence, was of a warmth which attested his sterling.'
qualities of temper and disposition. Among his leading im-
pulses was a chivalrous and devoted attachment to the
memory of his brother, whose character, when assailed by
ignorance, thoughtlessness, .6r- Milignity, he spared no effort;
to vindicate from misrepresentation. This feeling was con-
spicuously manifested in one of the latest acts of 'his life—
the publication of the " Correspondence and Despatches ofs
Lord Castlereagh," a work which takes rank as one of the
mast valuable contributions to the political history of Europe.
The marquis was a Knight of the Garter, and amongst the
other honours conferred. on him by his own, and by foreign
Sovereigns, was that of the highest grade of the Order of the
Bath—the St. George of Russia, the Black and Red Eagles of
Prussia, the Tower and Sword of Portugal, the Sword of
Sweden, &a. His lordship was a General in the army, and
Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, in his connection with which
regiment lie felt much pride and interest.
His lordship died from the effects of a sudden attack of
influenza, which proved too severe for a constitution already
weakened by long service and the natural decay of age. His
death was free from pain, and his last moments were solaced
by the presence of nearly all the members of the family—in-
cluding his youngest daughter, and his sister, the wife of the
General Commanding-in-Chief.'
In the titles of Earle Vane, and Viscount Seaham, and in
the English estates, the marquis is succeeded by his second
son ; and in his other titles, and a portion of the Irish pro-
perty, by his eldest son, Viscount Castlereagh—now Marquis
of Londonderry.

The Marquis of Londonderry is dead. It was not destined
that a man who had seen so much service during the last war
should see the commencement of the hostilities in which Eng-
land is at present involved. Lord Londonderry was among the
now not very numerous survivors of our last great contest with
continental Europe. He entered the army as an ensign in the
year 1794, and saw some service in the unfortunate expedition
to Holland, during the course of which he received a severe
wound. During the whole course of the Peninsular opera-
tions there was no more gallant cavalry officer than Charles
Stewart. He was among the last to quit the beach at
Corunna. During the subsequent campaigns we find his
name honourably mentioned at Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes
D'Onor, and Badajoz. It was not, however, only on the
field of battle, where he ever displayed the qualities of
a fearless and accomplished soldier, that the Marquis,
of Londonderry earned honourable distinction. He
was from time to time engaged iu important missions to the
camps of our allies. One instance may be recorded in which
his personal courage and resolution rendered essential ser-
vice to the common cause. He was specially charged
with the supervision of Bernadotte, the Swedish King,
who had armed his troops by help of subsidies from Eng-
land, and was at the time wavering in his allegiance.
No intercession less energetic than that of Sir Charles
Stewart would have been effective to retain him in the path
of duty. The secret history of the time exists to show what
kind of remonstrance the English Envoy found it necessary to
employ at so critical a moment as that which preceded the
great battle of Leipsic. With all this, it was never pretended
that the Marquis of Londonderry possessed the qualities
of a great military commander. He was as fearless a
soldier as ever drew sword, and a.s undaunted in battle.
But it cannot be said that, either as a diplomatist or states-
man, the deceased nobleman will leave behind him any great
mai e. The position of his brother, and the greatness of the
country which he represented, were enough to add dignity to
his diplomatic services, and what can be said with truth is,
that there never was a braver soldier in the British army
than the Charles Stewart whose death it is our duty this day
to announce,— Timm