The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-30 00:00:00

DEATH OF LORD MACAULAY.

We learn with the deepest regret that England has
suffered an irreparable loss by the sudden death of
Lord Maconlay, at his residence in Kensingtou, at 8
o'clock on Wednesday evening. Although in 1832 he
had a serious and protracted illness, from declared
disease of the heart, the attack was nbdued, and till
within the last three weeks his health was tolerably
good. About a fortnight since be had a second attack,
from which, however, he rallied, and hie medical ad.
views considered him out of Immediate danger. Up
to the end of last week he continued to amend, bat a
relapse took place, and terminated fatally. Lord
Macaulay was never married, and the title dim wit►
him. Ile was only 69 years of age.
The noble berm was the van of 7. labary Macaulay', well
known for his ezertioce, in comma, with Clackers and Wil.
berferce, in the cease of the abolition of the slave trade. He
wee bora at Rothisy Temple, Leicestershire, In 1800. The
istieganhed hiatorien, after greduatieg with high hamar
at Trinity College, Cambridge, was anted to the Cram
echolmettip in 1821, end became a Mow In the succeeding
year. la 1826 be wee called to the bar of 14111001X.SiMIL
As arty as 1914 he bed given evidence of his literary tablet
►y same poems ematribitted to various magazines, and in
UM, bh *may as Milton, in the Edinburgh Review, drew
apa bin the attention of the entire reading public. The
leaden of the whits party, in acknowledgment of his tile-
ran superiority, appointed Mr. Macaulay a Commissioner
of Bankruptcy, and a 1830 he entered parliament as member
for Cella. He afterwards beams Secretary to the Board of
Coatrol, and entered with great rplrit Into the diecuations ea
the Reform Bill, defending the policy of the Grey mialstry
against all opponents. Having acquired an enema of par-
liamentary celebrity, Mr. Macaulay was returned with Mr.
John Marshall as member for the newly enfranchised
borough of Leeds Two years after, to the disappoint.
meat of his cointitnents, the right honourable gentleman
accepted en appointment in the Supreme Council of
ladia. He enjoyed that lucrative post for three
years, and on , his return to Ragland. produced
those well-known and magnificent ekatahee of Lord Clive
and Warren Moises—due, no doubt, to the acquaint.
aloe with Indian °Goers he had &coded la Calcutta. In
1839 Mr. Macaulay accepted the once d Searetmy at War,
sad in 1840 was returned to parliament ter the dty of Bdhr
burgh. At on earlier period of hie 116 Mr. Mecaslay bad
peedassd several chaos ballade; bet sow be erhd
pewee at a larger mode, and la 1842 pv6 to the world lip
" Lap et Amaral hose." His rays, which bad bap
, previvady pataildted Is America, win, la the toiletries year,
Whited into three VOWING. It Is addled here to sodas
She pshoded herds& the West of tafordstloa, end the
werpeeekti eloquence which &armadillo these productions.
It le behead that his lateet contribution its tba Befiesiterph
was the mooed part of his " Remy es Iced Chatkam,"
which appeared in the autumn of 1814. At the restoredos
of the whig party to power in 1846, Mr. Kaanday was
appointed paymaster of the forcer, with a seat is the obi et.
la consequence, however, of a tenon. disagreement Pima
the Immovable geotiman and hie conatinnots, with regard I