The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-13 00:00:00

DEATH OF LORD TRURO.

We have is announce the demise of Lord Ti tiro, who,
after a protracted illness, expired, shortly after 10 o'clock
on Sunday night, at his house iu Eaton-square. The
noble and learned lord during the last two sessions of
Parliament had been compelled to absent himself from
his place in the House of Lords, having sulfured fur
nearly two years from an affection of tho heart, and
latterly from dropsy. The deceased, Thomas Wilde,
Baron Truro, was eldest son cf Mr. Thomas Wild; at-
torney, of College-hill, and of Saffron Walden, Essex.
He was burn in London in 1782, and was consequenVy
in his 73d year. The learned Peer was educated at St.
Paul's School. He was articled as an attorney, but af-
terwards adopted the higher branch of the legal profes-
sion, and at the age of 35 years he was, in 1817, called
to the bar at the Inner Temple. Mr. Wilde eventually
rose to considerable eminence as an advocate, and realised
a handsome fortune from his professional labours. At
Easter Term, 1824, he became a Sergeant-at-Law, and
King's Sergeant at Trinity Term, 1827. The learned
deceased entered the House of Commons in 1831, when
ho was returned for the borough of Newark at the bead
of the poll. At the general election the ensuing year lie
te
was the unsuccessful candidate. He was again elected
in 1835 and 1837, and was re-elected in December,
the
1839, on becoming Solicitor-General in the
present Lord Chancellor. He was appointedd Campbell,
General in June, 1841, in the place of Liorr
Robert Peel
appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Piarttoorney
coining into office on September following,
oSfirveristmunat''
Wilde had to retire with the other members
wild°
repre-
sented Melbourne's Administration. Sir 1:11, 18-'44 to filly,
sented the city of Worcester from July,
office of Attorne3.
1846, when he again acceptedt
General. He had scarcely e_ thered on the duties when
Tnhee death hat venerated
ho was raised to the bench.
nd 1, the Lord chief Justice of
judge, Sir Nicholas C.
that month, the Chief %TUE.
the Common Pleas, occurring
ticeship was offered to Sir Thomas Wilde, which he at
once accepted, and was createdo a
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Privy Council.
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dolfe Baronsex.
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and learned lord filled f
cAor, and created a p
Bower Manor,
inththat office the
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exalted up to February,
1852
Earl of Derby succeeded to the head of
the
In consequence, as before men-
Ofimpai
Government.red health, the noble and learned lord
when the
tioned,
has been unable of late to take part in the proceedings,
judicial or otherwise, in the House of Lords. The late
lord was twice married ; first, in 1813, to Miss Wilernan,
daughter of Mr. Win. Wileman, which lady died in 1840,
!caving a daughter, married to Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and
three sons ; and, secondly, in 1845, Augusta, Mdlle.
D'Esto, daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex, who survives his lordship. The eldest son of
the deceased peer, the Hon. Charles Robert Claude,
born in 1316, succeeds to the peerage. The late learned
lord founded a prize in 1851, in " grateful acknowledg-
ment of the benefits derived by him front his education
in St. Paul's School" investing for that purpose the
munificent suns of 1,0001. Three per Cent. Console.

Professor Wilimn is to give his introductory lecturo
before the University of Edinburgh on Thursday week,
his subject being "The Agriculture of the French Ex-
h thition." Professor Wilson was one of the English
jurors.