The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

THE LATE LADY FLORA HASTINGS.

(Fronz tke Morning Herald of Saturday.
From the unfavourable accounts we -received up to a late .
hour on Thursday night, of the condition of this much-
lamented lady, we fully expected it would be our duty in
our next impression to announce her death.
At a few minutes after two, yesterday morning, Lady Flora
ceased to breathe, her last moments being perfectly tranquil :
there was not the slightest appearance of pain. Her death-
bed. was surrounded by the Marquis and Marchioness of
-Hastings, Lady Sophia Hastings, Viscountess Forbes, and
her Royal Highness the Dachess of Kent.
As may be imagined, when it was announced by the medi-
cal attendants that Lady Flora was no more, the whole circle
gave expression to the deepest grief. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of K-ent was deeply affected, and gave vent to
her feelings by a flood of tears.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings returned to
their apartments at the Burlington Hotel at three o'clock.
By the command of her Majesty the whole of the blinds
of Buckingham Palace were closed at an.early hour yester
day morning, out of respect to the deceased lady's family,
and are to remain so until the removal of the body.
At an early hour
.yesterday morning a courier was de-
snatched with the. melancholy intelligence to the Dowager
'Marchioness of Hastings at Loudon Castle, N. 8., and Lady.
S. Henry, who arrived in town- only a few days since, also.
left town yesterday to condole with her venerable parent on
her domestic bereavethent.
LaSt evening, at the express wish of the Marquis of Hast-:
ings; there was a post-modent examigation in order to.
remove any erroneous impresSion as to the cause of her late
ladyship's decease.. Sir Agtley Coopel,, Sir Benjamin 'Brodie,
Dr. Chambers, and Dr. Holland were present. Sir Ben-
jamin Brodie was the officiating surgeon.
We understand that her-ladyship died from an enlargement
of the liver, Which, preSsing downwards, produced an en-
largement of the abdomen and internal inflammation.
From the above it will be perceived her ladyship was
labouring under a disease 'that Must eventually terminate
fatally, but at the same time not the shadow of a doubt
exists but that her ladyship's death was accelerated. by the
unfounded and disgraCefiil calumnies, originating in .the
pace of the sovereign, against. the virtue of an amiable and
virtuous lady.
We are informed that the mortal remains of the deceased
lady are to- be removed from the Palace on Tuesday next, and
will from thence be conveyed for interment -in the family
vault, at Loudon. The Marquis of Hastings intends to ac=
company the remains of his sister to Scotland. It is the eti-
quette of the court that when any member of the' household
dies within the palace, that the body should be removed
within 24 hours ; but in this case that etiquette will be dis-
pensed with.
The Dowager Marchioness of Hastings being in an infirm
state of health at Loudon Castle, the intelligence of her daugh-
ter's death will, in all probability aggravate her indisposition.

We are authorised ".to give the most positive denial to a
report which has been inserted in most of the public papers,
that the Countess of Lichfield informed the Queen that the
Duchess of Montrose and Lady Saragh Ingestrie hissed her
Majesty on.the race-course at Ascot. Lady Lichfield never
insinuated or countenanced any such report, and there could
have been no foundation for so unjust an accusation." We
have already stated in this paper our belief that there was no
foundation for the charge.— Times.
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ISLE OF MAN.—Yesterday se'nnight, pursuant to previous
notice, the opening of the Victoria Hotel, in this town, took
place, and in respect to whatever eansataes an elegant en-
tertainment, with every correspondent accompaniment, has
never been exceeded by any similar establishment in the
Island. At dinner, which was of the most sumptuous des-
cription, with dessert and wines equally excellent, there were.
present about fifty gentlemen,—Lieutenant Colonel Lyster
presiding, and Lieutenant Colonel McNeil officiating as vice-
president. After the removal of the cloth, many loyal and
constitutional toasts were drunk, and the greatest harmony
prevailed during the evening ; the pleasures of which were
considerably enhanced by the admirable performance of
Stubbs' celebrated harmonic band, brought from Liverpool
expressly for this occasion. The company separated about
pine.o'clock, mach gratified with the festive,proceedings of,
of the day, and the liberality of their wprtlw.host, Mr.
Stiatihara.—Mesta Liberia.