The Express. — 1866-06-02 (London, England)

DEATH OF THE EARL OP CHESTERFIELD.—We hots to announce the death of the Earl of Chesterfield, which occurred shortly after 10 o'clock last night at his residence in Grosvenor-street. The deceased Earl, from hie long connexion with the turf, and expensive studs, was well-known in the sporting world. He carried off some of the greatest prises known in racing annals, and was one of the chief supporters of the turf. The deceased, George Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, county Derby, and Baron Stanhope, of Shelford, county Notts in the peerage of England, was the only son of Philip,, fifth earl, by his second marriage with Lady Henrietta Throne, a daughter of the first Marquis of Bath. He was born 73rd May, 1805, and consequently was in his Glad year. He married in November, 1830, Hon. Anne Elizabeth Forester, eldest daughter of Cecil Weld, first Lord Forester, by whom he leaves a son and daughter, namely Lord Stanhope, M.P. for South Nottinghamshire, .  formerly in the Regiment of Horse-guards, and lady Evelyn, married to the Earl of Carnarvon. The Duchess of Cambridge and tho Princess Mary and her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Meeklenburg-Strelits honoured Mir Courts with their company at dinner last evening at her residenoe in Stratton-street. The following had the honour of meeting their royal highnesses : the Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson, the Bishop of Ripon, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl and Countess of Hsrdwicke and Lady Agneta Yorke and Hon. Victor Yorke, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Lord and Lady Chelmsford, Lady Cr&nworth, Count Strzlecki, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord Houghton, Lady Charles Wellesley and Miss Wellesley, Sir Stafford and Lady Northoote and Miss Northeote, the Iliqbt Hon. Sir G. Grey, M.P., and Lady Grey, Sir James Kay Shuttleworthr Sir Edwin Landseer, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mn. Tait, Mrs. W. K Gladstone and Miss Gladstone, Mr. William Gladstone, jun., and Mrs. Browne. Colonel Home Purvey and Lady Geraldine Somerset were in waiting on the royal party. After the banquet Miss Contra gave a grand concert, which was most fashionably attended. The Karl and Countess Cadogen entertained his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Viscount and Viscountess Sudley, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Lord Frederick Paulett, Mr. Calmat, Mr. Dyke, kc., at dinner last night at their residence in Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square..  The answer to inquiries made yesterday (Friday) at Sir Mint* Farqubar's residence was that " he was • little better.  The Professors of University College will hold their evening receptions on Friday, the Bth of June, in Gower-street. This year the learned body are trying the experiment of inviting ladies to their reunion. Cards have been issued for the Society of Arts connersozione for Wednesday, the 13th of June, at the South Kensington Museum.  The London Glee and Madrigal Union, which gave its last concert of the first series on Thursday afternoon, announces a second series, to be also given in Bt. James's Hall, commencing on the Thursday afternoon of the next ensuing week.  There is now, we (Gardeners' Chronicle) hear, every prospect that the success of the International Horticultural Exhibition will be rendered complete by a favourable balanoe•sheet. During the past week the numbers visiting the show have been approximately as follows :—Monday, 16,000 ; Tuesday, 30,000 ; Wednesday, 25,000; Thursday, 11,000. The Salisbury Meeting of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society is the chief agricultural event of the coming week. On Monday the open judging of horses and poultry will commence. The yard will continue open until Friday evening. A curious press trial has just taken place at Berlin. On the occasion of the baptism of Prince Frederick Charles' eon, then five weeks old, the Kreiaz Zeitung published an article relating the part which each personage took in the solemnity. In reply the Bowie Gazette spoke more especially of "the conduct of baby," demanding if it had been equal to the occasion so ably desenledby the other journal. The Gazette was in consequence seized ; the tribunal admitted the plea of the Public Minister against the liberal newspaper for " an insult committed against a member of the royal family." The defendant demanded that doctors should be summoned to attend and decide if an infant of five weeks old, although a Prince, could be considered as a personage, and as having pursued any • conduct." The tribunal finally pronounced an acquittal, though blaming the defendant for his disregard of pro.  A letter from Schaffhausen mentions that M. Ziegler, President of the Tribunal in that town, has tom mitted suicide by blowing out his brains with s patoL