The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-26 00:00:00

Death of Lott Butcolusfitlb.

It is with very great regret that we hams to
announce the death of this great man, which took place
at Curzm-street, early on Tuesday Laming. The
news was nut altogether unexpected, although the
satisfactory lid letins issued during Saturday and Sun-
day mule everyone hope for his ultimate recovery;
but the recurrence of bitter east winds, which for the
time ha.l ce..se t, proved fatal, and his lordship
I at hstf-,iast four on Tuesday morning. At
half-past six the Ullowing notificadon was posted
at Cu. a mistreat :

I've debility, which was avid. tly increasing on Ron-
do , pro.res. d during the nignt. oat L rd Beaconsfidd
di.. st LaF ad but. mindh so if in steep."
Fr on the outset the medical gentlemen thought that
his lordship. in consequence of his great age, could
never roomer, but throughout he was must willing to
adopt et. ry uggestion which the doctors made,
whoher as the me Heine, general treat.oent, hi
fa urishinent. The do :two w. rked with a will, nd he
nedsi t, wss u-ver left or. a iu intent. He had
the best nursing whidi could be obtained, and he tell
much the in: s-set attet.tiou of his own faithful
se vsnt, tlr. Bunt. Every choir, of pule iti in was
witched with the greatest anxiety; every symptom
was rioted from time to time, and the best possible
realistic* Applied. his lordship over awl over again
expressin: his ihsnkfuluess for the attention paid him.
Hut no .Iforts c old prevent the fatal e ,d. and the
reviv.d which took place last week served only to raise
a f I.e hope. Nothi, genii be more dignified than
the mstiuvr in which the noble patient bore his suffer-
ings.

One of Lord Bsaconsfield's medical attendants states
that the drowsiness which had been apparent in the
latter part of Monday night gradually deepened
towards midnight into • stop .I', front woich his lord-
ship warn with difficulty arms Ile did, however,
took nourishment up to nalf-paet one in the morning.
About wo o'clock the stupor deepensd into coma or
c pupoota dlitv, and tos,nle the hair of three
the breathing became very much embarrassed. Dr.
Ki,ii and 14. Bun,, at once applied all the usual
restoratives for the breathing, but for the first time
during his illness there waa no response. Seeing the
approach .4 death Dr. Kidd uametliat •Iy despatched
inewei.girs to Lord Barrington, Sir Philip Bose, and
Dr. quoin. Lor I Barrington was the first to arrive,
and up 'n entering the sick room he found Lord
HOWL AIA C. 1.0.017 gra-ping the right hand of the
distau.mishel patient, in woich creep Lord Barrington
ioned. too noble lords co Aiuned to clamp the
rght hand of Lord Beaconsfield until the last
moment, his left being bold in that of Dr. Kidd.
.ut five minutes before the breathing ceased, Sir
Philip hose and Dr. Quain arrived. Then a moot
pl. id appearance came over his lordship's face; the
distressing breathing ceased, and for about five
minutes rlow, gentle inspration t salt its place, and all
.eetne I over, but even after brtst`iing had stopped for
four 0- five M. !ea the beart'a +action kept up, and the
polo, continued perfectly pereeVole at the wrist. It
W*llo lap,. touching Weir). AA Lord Rooftop, Lord
ilarlittiton, three phyeiciens, Mr. BAUM, the young
se rant .Tsiner, and L%O two nurses watched road the
bril for s further ten minutes, perfect silence was kept,
save for the weeping of some who were present,
b,cruse even when the pulse ceaaed it was difficult to
realise that he woi deal. Without aufferin;, without
a e runty, Lo d Beaconsfield's life slowly pease.]
away.

Although, by the mere eternity of will-power he was
able to throw off the effects of am of him more severe
attacks, yet this very strength of disposition occasioned
hie medical advisers considerible trouble. One of his
at severe rel time* was brought about by file insist-
ing on sitting up in bed, and retied to take sufficient
non, ishmeut at the last gave both physicans and
nurses the utmost difficulty sad concern. On certain
days, moreover, he would insist on reading the
butietins before they were issued, and freely criticised
any points which were not in accordance with his own
opinions. Iu spite of this, however, Lord Beacons-
tiel I believed alm st at the commencement of his
Slue** tat h• would die, and on more than on.
occasion expressed himself to that eff -ct. It is wait y
of i.ote that nearly all his mod serious attacks took
place in the early morning, Isetween one and four
o'clock. tits lordship's brother, Mr. R.alph Disraeli,
.ho hut been stimmonedto his bedside, was not able
to arribe in time. It is under 4 iod that the dying
statesman ashi the only real relief he had during the
paroxysms of his illness was from an American remedy,
which was the last medicine given him. The arrange-
ments for the funeral are left in charge of the
executors under his will—viz., :lir Philip Rote end Sir
Nathaniel Rotti.child. In all likelihood unless the
matter is o henries ordered by the Queen, Lord
Bea;onslield's remains will be interred with those of
Lie wife, at Hughen.ten hiatior on Tuesday, to make
whatever arral.geinente may be necessary. Telegrams
of sympathy were recei.ed from all qtuuters, and
include I ni.essge4 from the Queen, the Prince •.1
Wales, and other members to the Ibiyal Family. Mr.
Ralph Disraeli arrived at Carson-et eat at a quarter to
twelve, ant moulted with Lord Houton and Lord
Barrington, tad about the Name time Dean Stanley
called, and made a special request to see their lard-
ehips.

A cut has been taken of Lord Beecousfield's
features by Mr. Boehm, the sculptor.

It is noteworthy that Lord Beaconfield expired on
the anniversary of the day on which he had left
Windsor Cagtle after tendering to her Majesty his
resignation as Prime Minister of England.

Immediately on the reception of Lord Beaoonfield's
death, Air. Gladstone fn.m Hawarden expressed his
desire th .t t.e 11,12 one if a national funeral and inter-
ment in Westminister Abbe's, should be accorded to
the rem tins of Lord Besoonfields, and Dean Stanley
remains in London awaiting the arrangementa that
msy be marl. Should it be found that in his will the
deceaeed statesman has directed that he should be
interred at tiughenden, the funeral will probe:3y take
;ace on Tuesday next. Should no specific direction
be found, the remains of Lord Beaconfield will be
placed in Westminster Abbey; and in that case the
funeral will it it take I I toe before Thursday week.
In c the question of the manner of the
funeral id Lord Beaconsfield her Majesty was governs I
by bsr own per.onal knowledge, as well as by that
supplied to her by the most intimate f, tends of the
.1. c neat leader, an to the affectionate relations which
existed between the late Earl ant Visoountess Beacons-
field. It woi that intense affection and personal
feelirg of all he owed to his late wife which induced
him directly to request the Sovereign to honour his
wife widlat she lived rather than himself. As WAS
written at the time of her death, 'lt was • pretty
siot, that of the remorseless Parliamentary gladiator
who neithi r -tve quarter nor asked it, who fought
with vensthe 1 w. apons although he struck fair, and
shot barbed aorta which clung and rankled in the
wounds—it wax a pretty sight to see him in the
sunshine of ii.nnextic life, anticipating the wishes of
his wife with .eminine tenderness of c inside ation,
and receivin; her mindtering with the evident enjoy-
ment which is the m et delicate flattery of all. l'he
seer -t id the spell she held him by was a simple one.
She lovel with Ler whole heart and soul, she believed
In 1110 aleiva all 1111e11, aid he appreciated at its real
worth that simple-minded rislf-sacrificing devotion"
Though by no (11.1111 A a woman of amide, tte Vis-
count-so Beac inefield became • personal friend of her
Majesty, and there is no doubt, from the information
which has been received, that the Queen, in declin-
ing at the lavt moment to exercise her right M
commanding a public funeral, was influenced by her
own memoir of tin. rd l .tiona existing between the
deceased arl and Visoonnt Belcon.6e!d. It has
been a •sibj et of general rem,rk amongst the late
Ears i friends that since the death of his
e he reiired int rhimaelf. aoil abstained from social
eommuni n rivre fully ills, Ii• hail do e b fore. • ills
anxiety ale Ave was when in oppoe'tion to spare
hini-elf re...id-nee in London as much as possible, and
hia cbi-f drlight Moll found in wandering abut the
firnmils of Ibigheolen n 1 ins, rm.:idling the late
a.sociations, th, Loppi.ot and most peaceful periods
of his Me. Tao Nimpli.ity directed to be observed in
toe fui eral ..1 Lord Bescotafl-ld will be kept closely
on the I:n.-e of the cenemonLl used at the interment
of the Vircomutesa The usual paraphernalia of
mourning ht arse, coaches, plumes, mark eauil kit

bands, were absent on that ocavdon. The body of
Lord Beaconsfield will be borne from the bier in :be
saloon of Hughenden Manor, as that of his wigs was,
by Vie tenantry of his estate and • few of kis intimate
friends. As at present scraped, a venial =laical
service appropriate to the occasion will he madam!.
The coffin will he carried from the church to the vault,
the entrance to which is under the east window, and
will be there deixedted in the only vacant spasm now
remaining.
The inscription en the coffin of Lord Beaconsfield,
which, like thatof his wife, will be of plain polished
oak, mounted with plain brass handles, without
coronet mountings, will be as follow.:

- -
The ltilibt Honourable
Bzwa•rix Disa•cLi,
Earl ot Basamallsid,
And Viscount floghenden,
Died Aril 19, ME.

In addition to being placed upan the brass plate, this
inscription will silo to engraved on the lead covering
of the inner elm coffin. The remains will lie at
linen:adieu Manor, in one of Lord Beaconsfield's
favourite roans, until Tuesday. On Tuesday the
0101219611 will leave Paddington in a spmial train for
the same place. The Bev. fl. Blagden, vicar of
Huchenden, will conduct the funeral service.

THE QUEEN AND THE LATE LORD
BEACONSFIELD.

Tim Chart Circular of last evening contained the
following paragraph The Quell received this
morning with rodings of the deepest morrow the sad
intelligence 1 the death of the Karl of Beaconsfield, in
whom her Majesty loses a most valued and devoted
friend and counsallor, and the nation one of its most
distinguished statesmen."