The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

DEATII OP THE DUKE OF LEEDS.

We have to record the death of the Duke of
Leeds, who expired at half-past 4 o'clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon after a short but severe illness.
His Grace was taken unwell a few days since, and
in consequence of his illness the Duchess came to
town on Monday last from Hornby Castle, York-
shire. The Duke, in spite of assistance from the
most eminent of the faculty, continued to grow
worse, and died at the above hour, surrounded by
his nearest relatives. We are informed that the
Duke died. from diphtheria. The late Francis
Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy Osborne, Duke of Leeds,
county of York ; Marquis of Carmarthen, county of
Carmarthen ; Earl of Danby, county of York ;
Viscount Latimer of Danby; Baron Conyers of
Hornby-castle ; and Osborne of Kiverton, county of
York, in the peerage of England; Viscount Os-
borne of Dunblane, county of Perth, in the peerage
of Scotland, and a baronet of England, was the
eldest and only surviving son of George 'William
Frederick, sixth duke, by his marriage with Lady
Charlotte Townshend, sixth daughter of George,
first Marquis Townshend. He was born on the
21st of May, 1798, and married, on the 24th
of April, 1828, Louisa Catherine, third daugh-
ter of Mr. Richard Caton, of Maryland, America,
and sister of the late Marchioness Wellesley and
of the Dowager Lady Stafford, who was widow of
Sir Felton E. Bathurst Hervey.
The deceased Duke succeeded to the family
honours on the death of his father, in July, 1838,
previous to which he was summoned to the House
of Lords. He early in life entered the army as
cornet in the Ist Life Guards, and soon after he
obtained the rank of captain, like many other
scions of noble houses, retired from the service. In
1846 he was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the
North York Militia (Rifles), which by his death
becomes vacant. In politics he was a Whig, but
he took no very active part in political affairs.
His Grace moved the address at the opening of the
session of 1854. In default of issue the dukedom
and other dignities devolve, upnn his cousin, Lord
Godolphin, eldest son of the first peer of that title,
who was elder brother of the late Duke's father.

The Osborne family was first ennobled in the
person of Sir Thomas Osborne, grandson of Sir
Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London, 25th of
Elizabeth. He was a statesman of much celebrity,
and held the office of Lord High Treasurer in the
reign of Charles 11. In the 26th year of the reign
of that Sovereign he was created Earl of Danby.
In 1679 he was impeached, but afterwards concur-
ring in the revolution was, in 1689, created Mar-
quis of Carmarthen, and in 1694 Duke of Leeds.
He died, aged 81, in 1712.

The New Prussian Gazette of the 2d states that
Baron Alexander de Huniboldt has • been attacked with a
serious illness, and that his physicians are momentarily
expecting his death.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lord
Ronald Leveson Gower have returned to Stafford House,
after passing the holidays at Clifden Park, near Maiden-
head.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have
arrived at their residence in Great Stanhope-street, from
Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire.
The Duchess of Buccleuch and the Ladies Scott,
accompanied by Lord and Lady Walter Scott, have arrived
in Belgrave-square from Dalkeith Palace, mar Edinburgh.
Tho Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Dalkeith are ex-
pected in London in a few days.
The Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall has left town
for Llanover, South Wales.
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MR. H. W. WICKHAM, M.P.—We are glad to
be able to state that this respected gentleman is progressing
very favourably towards recovery from the effects of his
late unfortunate accident, and that certain reports to the
contrary have bad no foundation whatever. Mr. Wickham
is still at Low Moor House, the residence of his brother,
Mr. L. W. Wickham, and will be under the necessity of
passing his time in a reclining posture a week or two
longer; but, from inquiries made yesterday, we learn that
the injury he has sustained is unattended by any dangerous
symptoms, and in other respects he is in very good health.
Our readers are already aware that the injury referred to is
a wound on the fore part of the right leg, caused by the
spare, but it unfortunately happens to 14
foot slipping off a temporary platform. The wound covers
only a small just
on a part of the limb where Mr. Wickham suffered some in.
jury a few years ado,--.404 4toroory,