The Blackpool Herald. — 1882-05-12 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

BREAKING THE NEWS. Lord Hartington, with Lady Louisa Egerton, his I sister, was at a reception at Lord Northbrook's, at ' the Admiralty, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. A few minutes after ten o'clock Sir William Harcourt aryived at the Admiralty, and after a hurried whisper with Lord Northbrook, went up to the Marquis of Hartington and asked him to leave witb him as he had urgent information to give him. Lord Hartington and Lady Egerton then left in Sir William Harcourt's carriage, and on the way home Sir William divulged to them the sad tidings of their brother's decease. Lord Hartington was most affected, bat bore up in consideration of his sister, and then it was planned how best Lady Cavendish should be informed of the news. Instead of going home they directed the coachman to drive to the residence of Lord Frederick Cavendish. Lady Cavendish had not retired to bed, but was in the drawing-room. Mr. Alfred Lyttleton, her brother, was with her. Here the sad aad dreadful news was broken to her by Lady Louisa Egerton and the Marquis of Hartington. Her ladyship was instantly overpowered with the news and could not be comforted. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived a short time afterwards, and found her ladyship still greatly cast down. Lord Hartington, Lady Egerton, and Mr. Lyttleton remained with her ladyship. Mrs. Gladstone, who left Lady Frederick Cavendish's residence in Carleton House-terrace on Sunday afternoon, after having spent the day there, returned again in the evening, and the small circle of friends assembled there was augmented later on by the arrival of the Pi me Minister, who, with Mrs. Gladstone, continued to display the utmost solicitude for the condition of the bereaved lady. Lady Cavendish retired to rest at a comparatively early hour, and worn out, as she must have been, with grief and the fearful strain on her system she had undergone, fell into a sleep which lasted some five hours. Early on Tuesday morning callers after the state of health of Lady Frederick C.yvendish were admitted to Lord Frederick's house in Carlton-terrace, nearly the first to arrive being Mrs. Gladstone, who was dressed in deep mourning. Mrs. Gladstone on entering was ushered into Lady Cavendish's private boudoir, and there met the object of her sympathies, who had passed a most painful night. At twelve o'clock Mrs. Gladstone came to the door supporting Lady Cavendish, who was weeping bitterly, and thoroughly enshrouded in a deep crape veil. The carriage was waiting, and into this Mrs. Gladstone. who herself had broken down and was weeping, helped Lady Frederick Cavendish. The seat next Lady Frederick Cavendish was taken by Lady Louisa Egerton, her sister-in-law, while the seats opposite were occupied by Admiral Ederton and Major Lyttelton, brother-in-law and brother of the mourning widow respectively. After bidding farewell to Mrs. Gladstone the carriage drove to St. Pancras and caught the train for Chatsworth. The news of the murder was borne by the Duke of Devonshire with much fortitude, and he, suffering under the painful stroke, has the heartfelt sympathy , of everybody.  MR.