Star.
London, England, 1822-08-16 00:00:00

THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.

It is true, as we stated in the STAR of Tuesday, that
his 'Maiss'lir was the person who was first struck
with aivehensions .1- the mental health of the Mar-
q'tis of LANDONDERRY. His Lor.4ship had his last
interview ith the KING on Friday, in order to take
Ms MAJEsTY'S pleasure on certain subjects connected
with his mission to the approaching Congress at Ye-
ton.i. The interview la•ted two hours ; and during
the conference, as his MAJESTY has since declared,
the luminous views and peculiarly able manner, in
which they were conveyed by the Noble Marquis, ex-
cited his admiration, and removed some doubts,
which we have been given to understand, his Ma4l
jc,TY previously entertained on some minor points.
At tie close of the interview, the KING recommended
to the Marquis a _T-nNpoNDsmity an attention to his
health ; concluding the statement of his wishes with
the remark, that he did not think that the Noble
Marquis had looked well for some time past, and that
greater regard to his health was necessary. The look,'
the manner, the tone of \the Noble Marquis at once
excited the suspicions of the KING ; to whom the
Noble Marquis quickly replied, " Does your Majesty
see anything the matter with me?" When they sepa-
rated, his MAJESTY revolved more deeply on what
he conceived a strange and sudden alteration in the
manlier of tilt! Marquis, and could not relieve his mind
from the impression that it indicated some more fear-
ful consequences. Under
.that feeling, he ordered a
messenger to be dispatched to the Earl of LIVERPOOL,
which he received, we understand, at Combe Wood,
by six o'clock on Saturday morning last. We believe
that Noble Earl saw his MAJESYY at eleven that
morning ; and that to him his MAJESTY stated his
appreliensi •ns. We have been also infoatned, that on
Friday morning the MarquisofLoNDoNDziay entered
an howl in the vicinity of Carlton Palace, and in a
pun ied manne7, asked if the Council-were assembled?
His Ito al Highness the Duke of You left town
morning for North Cray, the seat of the late
K: pais of LONDONDERRY, whose funeral will take
j-lace under his Royal Highness's direction.

NORTH CRAY. Tuoiumar Manz

It has been arranged that his Lordship's remains
ate to he deposited in Westminster Abbey, and that
the i uneral shall take place on Monday next. In fur-
therxice of this arrangement the body will be Te•
moved to the mansion in St. James's-square, where
it will lie in state for a day er two. It is expected
that the removal will take place to-night.
The shell in which the body of the late Marquis'
was deposited immediately after the Inquest, was last
night placed in a leaden coffin and soldered up, pre-
raratory to its being inclosed in a state coffin.
The afflicted Marchione,s has not yet-left her cham-
ber, and this morning Lord ELLERBOROUGH set out
for Lt'ndon,without having seen her. Mr. FREDERICK
STEWART (now Viscount CASTLEREAGH) also left the
house this morning, and proceeded to London. This
young Gentleman has been much affected by the
shocking manner of his Noble uncle's death, and ap-
pears absot bed in the deepest melancholy.
A great many Peers and others of the Nobility have
left their names at the porter's lodge. and made in.
quiries after the health of the Marchioness. I

Presuming that everything in any way connected
ss-ith the late Marquis may be matter of interest with
our Readers, we subjoin a short description of this
his favourite retreat from the arduous duties of his
office, and the turra-iil of the Court and Senate.

It is situated in the richly-wooded valley of North
Cray, about midway between Foot's Cray and the
picturesque little village of Bexley; and the river
Cray—one of the finest trout-streams in England—
winds beautifully through the grounds. His Lord-
ship held the lease from the Rev. Mr. FRITH, a Cler-
gyman in the neighbourhood. The house was ori-
ginally built by a Mr. COOK, enlarged by the Rev.
Mr. BARNETT, and finally brought to its present
state by the late Marquis. His Lordship obtained
the lease in 1810, for his own life and the life of the
Marchioness. Since that time the house has been
greatly enlarged, the grounds improved or laid out
anew, a new garden created, a place arranged for a
menagerie, and, in short, the whole appearance of
the ground completely altered. The fixing of the
lease for his Lordship's life spewed his attachment to
the spot ; the insertion of her Ladyship's name in it
evinced their common regard for it, and for each
other. Though this inference may be too refined, the
fact is nevertheless certain. According to all ac-
counts in the neighbourhood, never was conjugal at-
tachment more constant, or local 'partiality more
striking and beneficial.
During the residence of the Marquis and his Lady
at North Cray, which was frequently extended to six
months, they were regarded as examples to be fol-
ipwed, and benefactors to be loved and admired. In
their rides or walks about the village or in the neigh-
bourhood', they shewed a condescending regard to
the poor, and an affable demeanour to dependents or
inferiors. it would be tedious to enumerate the kind
and charitable actions which we have heard of them
jointly, and might look tike posthumous flattery to
state what has been said of his Lordship personally ;
but the general report of the neighbourhood may be
relied on, that there never was a kinder And more
considerate master, or a more affable 2nd 'condescend-
ing Minister of State, than the late Marquis of Lon-
DONDERRY. None of the villagers of North Criy, or
cf the servants of his household, can speak of his con-
duct without expressions of gratitude, or of his death
without emotions of regret. Every one has some kind
act to relate—some trait of benevolence to describe—
er soiree affable expre.sion to repeat. The village
publican has erected his promise of good ale near his
Lordship's gate, and ;kis noisy company must some-
:times bay, disturbed his Lordship's slumbers, but
4' mine host" of North Cray never heard a complaint,
from his powerful neighbour, nor was any hint given
that his license was in danger. Nay, his Lordship was
a contributor to the inrwcent festivities of the place,
and clubbed liK quota of money to support them.
lltuing the village fairs after the first year, when
he gave his contribution in person, he always sent his
two or three pounds his S:eward to aid the mer-
riment of his humble neighbours, and ordered his
gi (maids to be opened for their accommodation. As
the 'mother of animals kept by her Ladyship, in what
i% called the menagerie, became an object of curio-
sity among the peasantry, directions were given that
the collectiun should be liberally shewn, and on ho-
I) days at was always open. It is difficult, on such a

subject as thii, to speak the truth without the ap-1
pearance of flattery, but, in defiance of such impu-
tation, we must say that we never witnessed regrets
more unaffected—more profound—or more general
than those which have been caused by the death of
his Lordship. The Marchioness is. said to have an-
nounced °her intention of making North Cray her
future residence, notwithstanding the melancholy re-
flections with which it must be associated. Her La-
dyship has not seen the remains of her noble husband
since the fatal catastrophe. The body was put in a
coffin and soldered down about eight o'clock on!
Wednesday night.
An incident occurred in undressing the body, de-
serving notice. His Lordship always put on at least
two shirts daily, one in the morning, and one for
dinner, in which he uniformly slept. A gold brooch
was accordingly observed in the bosom of his shirt,
and was recognized to be one which through life he
had constantly worn. It was a large square brooch
of gold with a plait of his mother's hair in the centre,
and had, engraven on the top, the word Irreparable.
The term applied so forcibly to the loss which every
one present had sustained in the death of his Lord-
ship himself, that it struck them to the heart at once,
and drew forth a flood of tears. The brooch, with
two of the three rings which were on the left hand.
were given to Lord CLANWILLIA AI. The third ring,
a plain gold hoop, was left on, and so remains.
When the undertaker proceeded on Wednesday
evening, at the hour already stated, to solder down
the lid of the coffin, but very little change had been
effected in the appearance of the face ; and with the
exception of that indescribable expression, which only
expresses the want of life, one might have imagined
the possibility of again awakening existence. The,
enuntenance was only something of a more livid
paleness than while breathing, but looked almost as
deeply pensive, mild, and composed as it heretofore
was wont to appear. The lips retained their redness,
and the eyes their fulness, while the elegant arch of
the dark eyebrow, and the beautiful sweeping curve
of the black eyelash, as it fell on the death-sallowed
cheek, gave a melancholy interest to the features that
pressed heavily upon the soul.
The same placid quiet, too, that then dwelt in that
mournful abode of death, where the extinguished re-
mains of him who so shortly before almost held the
world in awe," reposed in such calm unconsciousness,
also pervaded external but living nature, at that mo-
ment. A zone of soft light lingered round the dis-
tant horizon as it were, yet a little, to remind the
world that another day had just expired, while in
silence the starry sky wept its refreshing dews upon
the sleeping fields and woods, which the following
sunrise was to awaken into new existence.
" Angels and Gods! we struggle with our foe,
" While health, power, glory, pitiably decline,
" Depressed, and then extinguished !'
So, alas, it was in this instance! Some fresh flowers,
such as his Lordship most liked in life, were, by or-
der of the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY, strewed
over the corpse and the coffin, a few minutes before
nine o'clock, for ever closed upon one of the most
extraordinary men of an extraordinary age.
It is not true, as at first reported, that the Mar-
chionesi of LONDONDERRY ever saw her Lord after
he committed the fatal act. On finding what had
occurred, Dr. BissricneAn immediately rushed to her
dressing-room, and exclaiming 44 Oh, my dear Lady,
my Lord,lms fallen r prevailed upon her to return
to her bed-room. She has since remained in that
apartment, and, we rejoice to say, now appears some-
what coma ched.

The truth of the following anecdote may be im-
plicitly relied on:
The late Marquis was a singularly sound sleeper,
and always accustomed himself to indulge in a cer-
tain portion of rest, however late" the hour at which he
retired. A remarkable instance of this rare quality
occurred within the last few years. His Lordship, in
obedience to the representations of his friends, was
in the habit, at times, of having two fierce mastiffs in
his bed-chamber at night. It happened, on one of
these occasions, that the metropolis was visited with
a violent hurricane, which did great damage among
the house-tops and chimnies. The residence of the
late Marquis did not escape; for, besides other mis-
chief, a glass skylight was forced from its socket in
the roof, and, falling into the interior of the house,
broke into a thousand pieces at the foot of the Mar-
quis's door. The mastiffs, trained to the observance
"el the slightest noise upon the premises, were natu•
rally roused to the most vociferous defiance by this
astounding crash at the very door of their .master.—
A combination more powerfully hostile to sleep, or
better calculated to break the charm of that preca-
rious power which "steeps the senses in forgetfulness,"
' cannot well be conceived ; but in the midst of all this
din, regardless alike of the contention of elements
without, and the deafening clamour within, the Mi-
nister of State continued to enjoy an unbroken slum-
ber, and awoke in the morning totally ignorant of
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the events of the night.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE'S health has for some
time been in a very precarious state. Some of the
accounts received yesterday upon this subject, we re-
gret to say, were of a nature rather alarming.

Lord W/CLI AM BENTINCK arrived in town yester-
day from Brussels, where he left the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON in good health.
Colonel THORN TON, the Adjutant-General of Ire-
land, arrived in town on Wednesday with the melan-
choly tidings of the sudden death of Sir SAMUEL
A UCHM UTE, the Commander-in-Chief in Ireland,
while riding on horseback in the Phoenix Palk, ac-
companied by Colonel THORNTON. The Duke of
YORK being at Brighton, the Colonel proceeded to
that place, fr'm whence he accompanied the Duke of
Yoast to town yesterday morning, at six o'clock, and
arrived at York House, in the King's Palace, St.
James's, at eleven. His Royal Highness soon after-
wards proceeded to his office at the Horse Guards,
and transacted military business with Sir CHARLES
LONG, the Paymaster-General, &e. In the evening
his itnyal Highness dined with Sir HERBERT TA y LOR,
at Little Camden House, Kensington, where Colonel
THORNTON was of the party.
SUDDEN DEATH.—This mot ning, about ten o'clock,
a Gentleman, with his two daughters, on going to the
Auction Dim% to Mr. A ttmerftoNo, the Stock Broker,
was taken ill and tii opped down dead. Medical ad-
vice was immediAtely sent for, but the vital spark
had fled. It is understood he came from Cambridge
ou business. He was about 60 years of age.