The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-20 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. HUSKISSON.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.
I have just learned some additional particulars
respecting Mr. Huskisson's conduct during the last
afternoon of his life from the most authentic source,
and as I think that they are not without interest, I
send them to you for publication, although I cannot
exactly form them into a consecutive narrative.
It was the Earl of Wilton who first suggested
that Mr. liuskisson should be carried to the house
of the Rev. Mr. Blackburne at Eccles. On the
suggestion being made kricmn to Mr. Huskisson, it
met with his approbation, and'he expressed great
anxiety to get to Mr. Blackburne's house, stating
that he thought that he should be more comfortable
there than elsewhere. He was from the first mo-
ment conscious that the injury was fatal, and in
consequence he frequently asked the surgeons in
the course of the evening when he should die, ex-
pressing his hopes that it would be soon. The
surgeons, not being able, or indeed willing, to answer
the question, declined answering as they best could.

Though his sufferings were most acute, they were
not attended by any contortions of the face, though
there was often much and violent contortions of the
limbs. Ever and anion groans of the deepest agony
were extorted from him by the intensity of the
pains which he was enduring; but there were no
sereame—no unnecessary ejaculations----no mur-
muring against the dispensations of Providence ;
bnt every symptom of the most manly cou-
rage, the most unshrinking fortitude, and the
most Christian resignation. In the course of
the evening, when Mr. Blackburne, in reading the
Lord's Prayer, came to the clause, " forgive
us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass
against us, Mr. Huskisson said, in a firm and dis-
tinct tone of voice, " That I do most heartily, and
I declare to God that I have not the slightest feeling
of to any human being." His friends sup-
pose that, in this speech, he was alluding to the vi-
rulence with which some of the opponents of free
trade and free policy have attacked not only the sys-
tem which he advocated, but also himself personally.
I understand that he did not make any allusion or

send any remembrance to his political friends. Nearer
and dearer, and more a►swful interests we►e at stake,
and in contemplating the approach of death, he ap-
peared not so much to consider with whom he had
acted, as how he had acted during his political life.
He showed a natural anxiety for the preservation of his
character as a statesman. "The country," said he,
" has had the best of me--I trust that it will do
justice to my public character. I regret not the few
years which might have remained to me, except for
those dear ones," added he, grasping Mrs. Hu.kis-
son's hand and looking with affectionate regret upon
her dejected countenance," whom I leave behind me."

His countenance, which remained unmoved during
the continuance of his agonies, had not altered since
his death; it was remarkably calm and serene when
it was placed at eleven o'clock last night in the leaden
coffin which is destined to contain his remains. Mr.
Holt, the surgeon, of Eccles, who was in constant
attendance on Mr. Huskisson, and whose name has
been accidentally omitted in some of the published
lists of the medical gentlemen who were present at
his last moments, superintended the removal of the
body, and saw that it was decently composed in its
sepulchral habiliments.

' *The Rev. Mr. Brooks, the Rector of Liverpool, a
gentleman of high intellectuuh attainments, who has
had the honour of enjoying the' particular esteem of
two such men as Canning and Huskisson, arrived
at Eccles vicarage this morning on a special mission
from the town of Liverpool. A requisition had been
presented to the Mayor of that town from a number
of inhabitants, expressive of a desire to pay the last
tribute of respect to Mr. Huskisson, by interring the
remains at the public expense in the precincts of the
town, where he had been so highly esteemed and
respected. The requisition, which only lay for sig-
nature a few hours, had more than 300 names at-
tached to it, among whom are to be found nearly all
the rank, talent, and respectability of Liverpool,
without distinction of religious sects or political
parties. I need only mention the names of Bolton,
Birch, Gladstone, Stainfurth, Laurence, Borstal!,
Heywood, Sanders, and Roscoe, to show the re-
spectability of the signatures. The Mayor requested
Mr. Brookes to carry this requisition, along with a
letter from himself, expressive of the same wish, to
the vicarage at Eccles. In compliance with this
request, Mr. Brookes this morning reached Eccles,
and immediately made known the object of his
visit to Lords Granville and Colville, and to
Mr. Blackburne. Lord Granville undertook to
make the proposal known to Mrs. Huskis-
son. She had previously determined to inter
his remains at the Village church of Eartham, in
Sussex, of which the advowson belonged to her
husband, and which is appendant to his seat lit
the same place. She requested half an hour fur de-
liberation before she answered a proposal so flatter-
ing to the memory of her deceased husband; and at
the end of that time she gave up her o+tn wishes,
and acceded to the desire of the town of Liverpool.
When the funeral is to take place is not yet
settled; but the body will be removed in a hearse
to-morrow to Liverpool. The chief mourners, I
understand, will be the two brothers of the deceased,
General Huskisson and Captain Huskisson, the
Paymaster of the Navy.
Mrs. Huskisson, I um sorry to add, has been this
morning in a state of great agitation and often in
hysterics, a condition at which no man can feel sur-
prise, who reflects how suddenly, in the midst of a
scene of general festivity, her connexion with her

husband, which had now lasted tor ttiu Is oi
years, was dissolved. The moment before BU'
joy and hilarity, and expected pie:puree—the ne
all was gloom, and sorrow, and expected de.alb
Media de fonts leerum
!zurgit amari aliquid, (pod in ipsia florihas save-
The Duke of Wellington has sent to inquireaft
the health of Mrs. Huskisson. It is only doingln
justice to hisOrace to state that all parties unite eti
plauding his kind and considerate conduct upon
melancholy occa-ion.
Mrs. Huskisson will leave Wee to-morrow
Tedderdey, the seat of Mr. Littleton, the Meteb
for Staffordshire. It is about 60 or 70 miles Ito
Manchester.

,wardi

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ECCLES, SATURDAY NOOS.
The preparations for the funeral of Mr. Buski'
are proceeding with rapidity. Mr. John Bradlee
who furnished the coffin, superintended the else
of the shell in which Mr. Huskisson's remains we
deposited on Thursday night in the leaden coffin i
which they are to remain. The deposit of the l:d
in this coffin took place at twelve o'clock last nits
It is covered with black cloth, and ornamented wit
b'ack nails. The inside is lined with the beet into
On the coffin plate are simply these worchiP-'"11
Right Hon. W. Huakisson died 15th &Or 'be
A.D. 1830, in the 61st year of his age TI
hearse arrived here at eight o'clock this trial
but us Mrs. Huskisson did not leave Bees till
much later hour, was not allowed to I pprO'sehll
front of the vicarage, but rested in the back Yini.4ll
five minutes before eleven o'clock. Asito'4!l,;
ever, generally known that the hearse welne
town, and that the body was going tOl/1140!,
aAtolssoLeliivireerrodpootfohele,f
stathreerie,trtysniteobpfearrthoheyf
vpeiefl
loalphtglee,vatiols:gsmeee:s,:idr entiren:
church-yard, which is opposite to the, eiernligeitt
cessary to state that all the shops were
closed, and also some of the shutters in tech hurt
At ten mietoes past eleven o'clock the hearse starn
from Mr. Bleckburne's house for Liverpool '',
icrtitin,,,eiht:tma,:titett‘tottiellegilisiasEvteitdni,sosirwihiaimssh‘cl‘tol,eoool
lilt:it
tandrmiiik)luti,liecatifiiktsepgt
make an
cloaksher s
horse
,reactel
dd e‘dvsist
fool 1
eh
oorel bbs el I
mourning coach and four, in which wes the Wee?
of Mr. Sattersfield of Manchester, who,bes 1181
it entered the street, the villagers on'1"-...e„0;en
feting
inslto,ogl inve,a.: road, obaaouldlf, t and
he
hneo
dt eyachaaces.entes esaeusdtialtil Yht:heern funeral
re
et lrtne°ryllchant' Prescotit 771--7:4::'ii::::''
alv„orther,
tote 11 is also to enter Liverpool privstelli --, th
eight o'clock this evening. Mrs..Huskiso!:l,4c
was that it should be taken to the reourno
Colonel Bolton, so well known as one al"' the
'Anemial supporters of Mr. Canning and L'
alb
sh
body
laraistgslteloticoste,hAatireisbric.euld)tLsbauihdeinttytusattlhoaisitcaebantnetii'dooliegrinnstdaie,y°la,,il.: declinedtrbbw She
peeezioCis°:
ruselP:i 1::e est,oLW,an:lrlir;r;lv':ubl'7°d°'i'idit"i:r'et'helsidlhtedeejtirl
a temporary resting-place in Liverpool. lailledpii
of Eccles church are now 'ringing a nithressere
and it is understood that a similar tribute 0' r-,.'
will be paid to the corpse in all the villages
,brit
has to traverse. The union flag is also iblel
, se
mast high on the top of the church. ,tits
Mrs. Iluskisson is still in a state of emsteli
tion and distraction. She has had severe! -„,,v, ,le
cal attacks of grief. The most violent na,
was when she saw the mutilated remaine'luidobelliiiiiii
band at an early hour on Thursday morn ~'e
tmhelenminignesthitesu";agseot‘i'eoryf Manchester, unwell,aud
whoiii' ""'"a''' 'lll
stio.lllll
she intended to leave this place for Tedl'ol4
at an early hour, and remained in waiting' Jekkb
the place, in order to render any assietsnOr soffit
she might unfortunately stand in nee o jig shi
site left the vicarage, she reetreste__Adloo
might be excused from taking a fornu'rh,lose
any of the individuals who bad rid.' iiie..-lisi
scilanmrtyearattie;:tdlotettihteofeuehrielifiroiglratte husband, '
spirits were too much depressed to'go, tecilibuire:t
a scene. To this request Mr. and AlisP kind en
who have displayed upon this occasion 11...,hii at
silence and great agitation from her &Paw . he
ali‘teelerr.ocnaN, ril)rTaierailgty, ee},)%e, by her relation, Lord Colville) and a
friend, Lord Granville. Lord Colville Idol
dgotrffeieetrefstyle and (leaned to be allowed talnurliercst.
afterwardssolitude. Ahesr ssoeornraarsitsshgeaevn:ll4o"...,!rote:,
tvrhinaerglivemi,cananlrladgterh:e blinds were drawn doWola!ters'---101
starting, and she left the village at a vertmrosid•
Her departure was the signal for the MI! kealefi
Jlto
Wright
ia‘atisanhhai%;ercLoiaetoetiltskvreodeenst
jGt.ilietintesTLitbrotwoesrdditiarreerc.ttieoedritAivifieositiurot.stionihfo:eisindl;ehesclurpo:n.Lroolo.:ohni I,:litgorhistrilbsvg,
in Derbyshire, the seat of the Duke of neyi Oen
stehmeTefluiegnefeitrilnatllee,itaewle-iihnst.n he will be the gtlelt.°' sVsine
next ; but I shall be ii trberid'Y
merits on that head better when I Web his toorT
as a meeting is to be held at ten o'clock, to del
ing at the Mayor's house, to settle all '
of it. .0
00010
the provincial papers that Mr. Illudati once
phteictaehdletotetakteenplyseceu othelisvretrepeoogel:
I have seen it so positively stated in died fr°''
more
the loss of blood, that 1 feel it necesinu lied on the
to contradict it. The tourniquet was g'Ph, gel ol
spot where the accident happened LI tboquestlY
Wilton, and the femoral artery win' elle that 114
taken up by Mr. Ransome at Bede" I-
losTs
hoer blood was
jcuosmtpeanratetirvinegly taint' ,cinee.
WARRINGTON, TORO ° is 0.101
this tOl/0:1000 ill,
met in the suburbs by a number of gen'''looo
deep mourning, who have resolved r, 40rbe'
through the town. The bells of the parli" Ate
are tolling once a minute. The shops b,.aiviheplo'h°
vend shutters closed. The population I'4 thy
,11,11;
is in the streets, and evinces a tieeP 'Pr; tOpully
the melancholy procession which is Pn° /fon
it. lam enabled to speak to theses h
felscheesee.
own knowledge, as the Liverpool raw breoli"
'
mail just preceded the funeral in its rob g.
the town.
which T he
place
it has
%vil just u
esLtelravorEruni
eviteeOd:aLhti
yEt talt6o7o"4en.Cri:sil
0' t lilt::
most respectable inhabitants of Liverpir
eif end, roeo
received with the same symptoms fl,f„genroincsni"
gret with which it was greeted upon '`" . been `-ve
Warrington and Prescot. The body in° wbo
vet
milted to the care of several gentletneat'ehog I:"
undertaken to relieve each other in "II 10'
it, until it is deposited in its last resit
jeettrig,..° heel
IWO ' f the
I have now to inform you that s 001, "shall, et
most respectable inhabitants of Livette 0-11". ' d
-0 .to
this afternoon, at three o'clock, at the. oepetlPitet
which a Committee was appointed ,flhe Cotntl. its
the arrangements of the funeral. 1.1.001_,_.;010 - et
consists of thirty gentlemen. C0.,.._10" u 1 VW-n in.
Chairman, Sir John Tobin its 114-1-itole-tteci
and the Rev. Jonathan Brookes cog' °„ dererores
fluential members. It has already hin,'"it n0e100.1,0
that the time of the funeral shall be ten b$ cel'lsd
1 ball golf
next Friday, and that the piece s . ~eOO re- of
of the new cemetery. It line likew.lsio_ been
ple!ii,
to send circulars announcing the WI fto mid rti„,
the funeral to all Mr. Huslosatas rev thin isoLejle
afhttirtecentueelrrittilfierifi topre;etllypes,eepeeneott;ettillottisti‘olviasttliitmt
pvieiirtnieeolsovetreilyii:e.o.rnaf
ri...trs:oo.:lPiliviaireitnYotdre.rniet,t,o,llo:restiw..t:..,Pittooliell,o...
sist, and when and where it
.will IT" ~ known ,7, .
in the town that
though the rumour the nest ' 4, tans
Wednesday, and Thursdays 3",, het, openeco,e
will. A subscription has Or eaujied. for 011.. an •
it is expected will be speedilYt.,".t 14(„ fis.aini is
then
yet undetermined. uhoriddyetve‘rimil iLnlieetit..o
stateN t 1 t 1 t
Be
tri
iti
ii
time
s'
itt ~ i ::;,,Tl, : lieriii j: It
monument over the spot in wu'''.." mosertsl;gl, 01
remains will be deposited/ inii, ',oil:Fouler"-
public services to the town 0 , . ,

the gratitude which they have excited in the bosoms
of those to whose advantage they were perpetually
exerted.

I was guilty of an unintentional mistake in stat-
ing that a Sir James Carnegie had, an appointment
for. an interview with Mr. Huskisson on the day
after that on which he died. I ought to have stated
that it was " Sir James Gardiner;' A mistake of
a similar nature pervades the whole of the provin-
vial papers. They state that Mr. Joseph Parkes,
who is so favourably known as the historian of the
Court of Chancery, was the individual who drew
up the codicil to Mr. Huskisson's will. Whether
that gentleman was on the railroad that day or not
I cannot presume to say, but I have the best autho-
rity—l mean the authority of the gentleman who
drew up that codicil—to as•ert that Mr. Joseph
Parkes never entered Mr. Blackburne's house at
Becks.

Parties have been travelling both to-day and yes-
terday along the railroad. They pet formed the jour-
ney in an hour and forty minutes. The coaches
begin to run regularly upon it on Monday next.

The following letter, addressed to the Duke of
Wellington by Mr. Wharton, one of the surgeons
who attended Mr. Huskisson in his last moments,
was read to the meeting by the Rev. J. Brookes:—
" Manchester, Sept. 16.
" My Lord Dukit,--By an express last night, from
Manchester, you would doubtless be made ful:y acquainted
With the melancholy death of Mr. Huskisson ; but it has
octiurred to me, that you might be desirous of more direct
information respecting the particulars of his decease, and.
as one, of 'the surgeons in attendance on the Right Hon.
Gentleman, I therefore have the honour of addressing your
Grace.
• "Of the way in which Mr. Huskisson received the in•
jury, your Grace is aware. He sustained a compound
fracture of both the leg and thigh, attended with most ex-
tensive laceration of the soft part and comminution of the
hones, so much so, as to lay entirely bare the great blood-
vessels and nerves of the limb. Front the cosuence of
the loss of blood, and from the shock sustainedn beqy the con-
notation, there was, of course, the greatest depression of
the powers of life, followed by cold faintings and the most
violent spasms of the body. It was not possible, under so
severe a shock. upon the nervous system, to recruit his
strength, or to rally the circulation, and, after a protracted
suffering of eight or nine hours, from the excruciating
agony produced by the twitching of the divided tendons
and muscles, he expired at nine o'clock in the evening.
The Right Hon. Gentleman retained sufficient power of
body and fortitude to dictate certain testamentary docu-
ment'', and took leave of his afflicted lady and friends with
great sclf.possession and presence of mind.
" I do not learn that this melancholy occurrence took
place from any neglect or carelessness of the engineers or of
any person intrusted with the management of the car-
riages, but rather from the want of proper caution and
knowledge of the machinery on the part of the Right Hon.
Gentleman himself.
' I have addressed a copy of this nnte to the Right
Hon. Sir Robert Peel, one of his Majesty's principal Se-
cretaries of State, for his information.
" I hive the honour to be, my Lord Duke, your Grace's
most obedient servant, reW. B. W HATTON.
"The Duke of Wellington, Ike."
The following is a copy of the letter in which
Lord Granville conveyed to the Rev. J. Brookes,
Mrs. liuskissott's acquiescence in the wishes of the requisitionists :--
" Wainewright having put into my hands a
letter which you had addressed to him, and which was
brought here late last night by the Rev. Mr. Brookes, en-
closing a requisition, most respectably signed by the men-
dilute tad other inhabitants
of Liverpol, expressive of
their wish to pay the last tribute in theirower to thememorymemoryp
I of their representative, b his remains bein in- terred within the
precincts of the ty own of Liverpool,g and
e,,,lPtessng also your sincere concurrence in that wish, I
wiz,: die aerliest opportunity this morning of communicat-
in !hie", Pipers to Mrs. Huskisson. Mrs. Huskisson
041. strongest wish that her husband should be
buried at his own place at Eartharn ; but, impressed with
11„,,,111°et linxiou• desire to nuke every sacrifice of her own
,„,___"4ate feelings to what may be considered as due to his
•"“nory and to his public character, she has authorized me
express to you her deep sense of the honour intended;
allas.plessed with this testimony of respect to his memory,
she ts willing to secede to the application
as
Mrs. H. Was much flattered by Mr,. Brookes having
undertaken to be the bearer of this requisition.
" I am, Sir, with great resrect,
" Eccles,
.r.
" Your obedient humble servant,
Sept 1. GRANVIL
te
10 Sir George. Dr6inkwater, Mayor of Liverpool."LE.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 18.
(From the Liverpool Chronicle.)
On Thursday,
a meeting of several gentlemen
took p4CO, and a requisition addressed to the Mayor,
of Which the following is a copy, was prepared for
signature:—
We, the undersigned, respectfully q
will as the official organ of the inhabi tafriends of our late
of Liverpool,
si
!Ike an immediate application to the
..meettd representative, requesting that his remains may
be interred within the precincts of this town, in which
had
is
diatinguished public worth and his private virtues ad
secured for him the respect and esteem of the whole
community."
This requisition was signed in two hours bylen
300 persona of the greatest respectability. 1
confided
delivered to the Mayor, who very properly
Liverpool, for presentation.
It gives us the greatest satisfaction to state thatthe Rev.J.Brookes returned to town last night: The
Rev. Gentleman on his arrival at Eccles found it too
late to make any communication to Mrs. Huskissn
On Thursday, and on Friday Lord Granville kindly
___
W_.,
undertook to be the medium of communication.'
understand that Mrs. Huskisson was deeply affected
by the application, her own feelings being decidedlyin favour of a
private funeral at &wham. On
mature consideration, however, this estimable and
tion of
strong-minded woman truly saw, in the manifesta-
public feeling, the hi
hest tribute of respect
to the memory of her lamented husband, and she
consented to the proposal.
The grand dinner ut the Wellington Rooms, Man-
' chaster, which wits prepared on IVednesday, in the
most sumptuous style, by Mr.Radley of the Adelphi
Hotel, for 230 porsons, as might be expected, was
but thinly attended and presented little of the con-
- vivielity which generally prevails at such meetings.
'.‘ Only 47. gentlemen eat down, including Mr.
-„ brougham, who arrived in town at three o'clock,
Mr. Calera(*) M.P., Admiral Fleming, &c. Mr.
Lawrence presided, and upon the cloth being re-
Irnaveti, Mr. Ruskiston's better healt,4 was drunk
With deep and strongly excited feeling, after which
the principal part of the company retired.
?Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Duke of
Uellington morning,
the deputation of the East
India Committee. His Grace received the mem-
!lvtic!' ve,y-- cordially. Mr. Cropper, Mr. Hodgson,
. Roscoe and other gentlemen, addressed his
Grace, The Duke assured them that the Govern-
ment were not bound to the Company, and that
the evidence kid before Parliament should have the
best a
and thatnd most dis
rrent passionate attention of the Govern-
' they might rest assured that the de-
ctsitin would tie formed-on grounds which were, in
the opinion °f the Administration most favourable
to the general interests of the country.
. . , ......______.
, . a TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
, iv_ 14:11!'"I feel it au act of justice to the memory of the
jam n.itinguished Xlember for Liverpool, to request yon to
, Watt In your Paper the following letter, written by that
' iiinclig",.....t /10:in. !Lein:lLl:nen to a friend of his now in Switzer-
Richmond, Sept. 18. G. P.
Atir 1) g ..
kind
httsr.. rAL
Bra--Mani thanks for your very
I stn *ware how industriously the
calumnies to
which you refer have been circulated by malevolence, and
witti nat equally mire that in many
jgly been received as truth. instances they have un-
a7entnever was in the Jacobin Club but once in my life.—
liere 48 a spectator and in company with the late
'b.k. Windham, and the late Lord Chichester, who were
out as good Jacobins as myself.
in
.i Tbe.club was an object of curiosity to foreigners; anti
:he indulgence of that curiosity we went to one sitting,
011.* might have gone to a bull.fight in Spain. Voila
pt:4 BUI 884ry11340 who aspires to distinction in public
weapon, lout lay his account to he assailed with such unfair
s.
YOlllll very sincerely,
Yours U e
• Jul. q. W. II USKISSON.