Death Of Earl Clarendon

Tho cabio dispatches of yestorday bricfly chrouiole tho radden deueaso of liarl " ClareniJo!), tho Britiah Foreign Socretary. Tiio Earl was in his usual health np to Fridaj l.itt, and attended to the tliiütís of the Foreign office, when ho was attacked witli diarrhea, whioh uuusod tus do til on Smidny. Gcorgo William F.'tdorick Villiers, Earl of Olarendou, was boro Juno 1'-', JSOO, aud was conseqiiíntly iomewaat ovor soventy vean of age at tlia timo oí hil death. Ho when quito youDg evinced a tost for affaire of State, and being of a noble nnd influential family bit advaaeeiuunt was very rspid. Ite wal alway identifiod witl) the Iliberal party in Eagland. In 18-13, then bcing Mr. Villira, he was nppointcd Minister to Hpain, whiuh poñtioo lio held uutil 1839, wdod, ou tho dooeaae of his unole, he took bi seat in tho House of Lords as Eurl of Clareudon, and in the samo year bacaruo a uiomber of the Melbourno govenmeut. prom thattime until his death hord Clareudon, vvhilc bis party was in power, has been repeatedly a uiember of the govuinment, and occupyiug various poBÏtions in tho Usibiuet. He was fii-st appointed Secretary of Foreign Affuirs in 1S53, under Lord Abeideen, and coutioued to hold tbc office, ia the l'nhiiiüKton Mioiitry, during tho Crimeaa war, up to the aoceesion of Earl Derby to povror iu 185S. Afier Lord Palmerston's death, when Earl liussell beoaiue Premier, Ulureudon wae ngiun appointed foreign Secretary. Ho was ousted froin hia pnsition when Uisraeli oame iiUo power, bat ou the nccession of öladstoue resumod the oföoo. The death cf Earl Clarendon will bo a great blow to tho Liberal party in Euglnnd. Ho was unquestionably the a'olest man iu that pnrty to idminister thb Foreign Affairs Departtneut, aud it i doubtful if a sucoessor can be found for liim posseseil of anythiug liko hia bility.-