In the Sunday papers a brief notice of the sudden death of Sir James Peel Edgerton, the famous K.C., had appeared.
Sir James Peel Edgerton's death was quiet and unnoticed. 
mnli hypothesis: Sir James Peel Edgerton's death was quiet and unnoticed.  premise: In the Sunday papers a brief notice of the sudden death of Sir James Peel Edgerton, the famous K.C., had appeared.