The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

LADLES' DRESSES.

The following area few of the principal dresses :
HER MAJESTY.—A train of buff watered silk, with flowers
of white and yellow brocaded on it, and trimmed with tulle,
yellow ribbon, and bunches of lilac, ornamented with dia-
monds ; petticoat of white satin, with an upper skirt of
blonde, trimmed with bunches of lilac and tulle, and orna-
mented with diamonds to correspond with the train. Head-
dress, diamonds and feathers, and a wreath of lilac.
DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH.—A train of 'grey broche moire
antique, trimmed with cerise ribbon, diamonds, and point
lace ; petticoats of grey tulle illus ion over satin the same
colour, trimmed with grey and cerise ribbon. Head-dress,
feathers and diamonds.
DUCHESS OF NORFOLK.—Train of grey Gothic moire,
trimmed with lace and ruches of ,glace; petticoat of grey
tulle over glace, flounced with lace, and trimmed with satin
ribbon. Head-dress, feathers and Zlace lappets; ornaments,
diamonds and emeralds.
DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAN D.—Train of lilac broche,
lined with glace, and trimmed with point lace and ribbons;
petticoats of lilac tulle over glac e, flounced with Brussels
point. Head-dress, feathers and lace lappets; ornaments,
diamonds and emeralds.
Mits. WENTwogrit DILXE.—A court costume, composed
of a train of rich broceded silk, lil ac and white, a bouquets,
trimmed with tulle and bows of ribbon ; the dress of lilac
and white, brocaded silk a volants Head-dress of blonde-
lappets and diamonds.
Mns. Joux LAURIE.—A court costume, composed of a
train of rich mais moire antique„ richly trimmed with fine
Brussels lace and bows of ribbon ; e. dress of rich Pompadour
white silk, a volants broches. Hea d-dress composed of Brus-
sels lace lappets, a plume of featb tars and diamonds.
MISS BURDETT Courrs.—A con xt costume, composed of a
rich grey moire antique train, trio ailed all round with bou-
quets of lys d'eau Victoria; the i tkess of white tulle, with
bouquet of flowers, trimmed wi ith nceuds of ribbon and
montants of flowers, over a rich whith glace slip. Head-
dress, composed of blonde lappets,. feathers, and a diadem of
diamonds, &c.

DEATH OF THE EX-LO RD CHANCELLOR
THE EARL OF C OTTENHAM.
We regret to announce the dece, rse, after so early a retire •
ment from public life, of the late Lord High Chancellor of
Great Britain, the Earl of Cottenh am. His Lordship died at
Pietra Santa, in the Duchy of Luc ca, on the 29th ult , in the
71st year of his age.
The Right Hon. Charles Christ spher Pepys, first Earl of
Cottenham, was second son of Si ir William Weller Pepys
(first Baronet), by the eldest dat ightor of the Right Hon.
William Dowdeswell. He was b. c,other to the Bishop of
Worcester. Born, 1751; married, in 1821, the daughter of
William Wingfield, Esq., and ni ette of the second Earl of
Digby ; graduated LL.B. at Tri city College, Cambridge,
1803 ; was called to the bar at I Aincoln's Inn, 1804 ; ap-
pointed a King's Counsel, 1826 ; : ittlicitor-General to Queen
Adelaide, 1830; Solicitor-General to the King, February,
1834 ; Master of the Rolls, Septet aber, 1834 ; First Com-
missioner when the great seal was in commission, in 1835 ;
Lord Chancellor from 1836 to September, 1841, and again
appointed to that office in Augu st, 1846; was appointed
a Commissioner to consider the state of the bishoprics,
1847. Represented the borough 'of Malton in Parlia-
ment from 1832 to 1836 ;; had previously sat
for Higham Ferran. The fa mily of Pepys settled
at Cottenham, in Cambridgeshire„ early in the rixteenth
century; anti one of its represents ti yes, Richard Pepys, was
a chief justice in Ireland in 1664 ; his great-grandson was
father of Sir Lucas Pepys, M.D., physician to George 111.,
and physician-general to the army„ who received a baronetcy
in 1784; and the brother of Sir Lucas was Sir William
Weller Pepys, a Master in Chant nry, who received a bi-
ronetcy in 1801. Both these titles I descended to Lord Cot-
tenham ; having succeeded his brother in the baronetcy
(of 1801) in 1845, and his cousin i is the baronetcy (of 1784)
in 1819. In 1831, however, he received the honour of
knighthood, and iu 1835 was appointed a Privy Councillor.
He was created a baron in January, 1836, and was elevated
to the dignity of an earldom on hrt retirement from his high
office last year.
The Hon. Charles Edward Pepys„ born in 1824 (Clerk of
the Crown in Chancery), succeeds 'nis deceased father as Earl
of Cottenham. Five other sons and. six daughters survive
their noble and distinguished parent.
The Earl of Cottenham, it is sea rcely necessary to add,
throughout life was ever a consistent Whig, and a sound and
impartial judge.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF BANTRY.
We regret to announce the death of the Earl of Bantry,
which took place at Glengariff Lodge, county Cork, on
Friday night. The Noble Earl was born on the 6th of
August, 1767, and was consequently in his 84th year. The
deceased nobleman was at all times a most firm and consis-
tent Conservative. As a resident landlord he was justly
popular with all parties, without distinction of sect or
creed. The titles and honours which Lord Bantry so
highly adorned were bestowed by his Sovereign for his gal-
lant exertions in repelling the menaced invasion of a foreign
enemy when the French fleet entered Bantry Bay in the
year 1796. Ile was created Baron Bantry on the 31st of
March, 1797, and was advanced, on the 29th of December,
1809, to the Viscounty of Bantry, and created, 22d of
January, 1816, Viscount Beerhaven and Earl of Bantry.
The late Earl was married, in November, 1799, to Mar-
garet Anne, daughter of William, first Earl of Listowel,
and by her (who died in 1835) he had four sons and a
daughter, the eldest of whom, Viscount Beerhaven, suc-
ceeds to the titles and estates of the deceased Earl.
Viscount Beerhaven was married in October, 1836, to the
Lady Mary O'Bryen, third daughter of William Marquis of
Thomond.
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LONDON
.HCSFITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.—The an-
nual distribution of pliKes took place on Tuesday, May 6th,
in the presence d a large body of the governors of the hos-
pital, and of the and their friends; Mr. C. B. Stut-
field, the Chairnian' of the house committee, presiding. Gold
medals presented by the governors of the hospital to pupils
for zeal and intelligence in 'attending to the patients:—
Medical, Robert Brudenell Carter, liverton ; surgiclass,
cal,
Alonzo Henry Stocker, Sheerness; medicine, senior
gold medal, Thomas Peete, Margate honorary certificate,
A. H. Stocker; junior class, silver medal, Harry May, Peck-
, ham ; sergerv, senior class, gold medal, A. H. Stocker; ho-
hamnorary certificate, Henry Hanks, Bath; junior class, silver
medal, Henry Kersey Debenham ; an and physiology,
senior class, gold medal, George Edmund Smale, Plymouth;
honorary certificate, Thomas Peete; junior class, silver
medal, H. K. Debenham; chemistry, silver medal, Robert
Walker Jenkins, Charing; honorary, certificate, Sydney
Haynes, London; forensic medicine, silver
ri meda
ml, T. Peete;
silver
honorary certificate, G. E. Smale ; matea edica,
y certificate, Thomas Busby
medal, G. E. Swale; honorar
Jeffs, London ; midwifery, gold medal, A. H. Stocker;
honorary certificate, R. 13. Carter. At the conclusion of
the ceremony Mr. Stutfield delivered an able address to the
pupils.
CuinsT's HOSPITAL. --At a General Court or the
Governors of this institution, held yesterday, the President,
Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., being in the chair, testimo-
nies of the approbation of the Court were voted respectively
to three of the former pupils of the hospital, who we, now
among its exhibitioners at the University of Cambrid.re
that
To Mr. J. L. Hammond, in consequence of
his
bar u 4 been
honoured with the following public announcement by the
Examiners, in their recent decision of the University c,110._
larship : " The electors were unanimously ofopinion
the merits of James Lempriere Hammond, scholar of Trinity
College, were very nearly equal to those of the successful
candidate." To Mr. John Daniel Williams, scholar
nay College, ou his having obtained a place in theh.rst of
class
of the Classical Tripos ; and to Mr. Charles Spread Town-
send, of Jesus College, on hishaving gained the Second Bell's
1 Bloomfield, who has filled for some years the
scholarship.
:dOrrfBl
Minister at St. Petersburgb, is shortly expected
to return to this country en cww6, previous 0 proceeding to
Berlin.