The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-20 00:00:00

nore Manning, and other dignitaries of the diocese
remained almost uninterruptedly with his Eminence
till the last moment. Throughout
th Monday and
at the
Tuesday the reply to all enquiries was,
Cardinal was sinking fast, and the formal bulletins
were no longer issued by the medical attendants.
During Tuesday night it was evident that death was
rapidly approaching, and at 8 o'clock next morning
his Eminence was released from his sufferings. The
immediate causes of the Cardinal's death (as already
intimated) were an attack of erisypelas in the face,
followed by carbuncles, and the exhaustion of the
system which proved unable to rally, in spite of all
the aid that the utmost skill and care of his medical
attendants could afford. We are informed by one
who had the privilege of witnessing the closing
days of the Cardinal's life, that from the time whet'
he was informed that his recovery could not be
expected, he entirely laid aside every matter which
had any reference to the affairs of this world, and
no longer received any visits, except in connection
with spiritual things. He entered into undisturbed
" commune with God," and allowed nothing
earthly to interrupt the sacredness of meditation
on eternity. In short (to use the words a car
esteemed informant), "if ever any man died
a saintly death it was Cardinal Wiseman." After
the Cardinal's dissolution on Wednesday, notice ws,ta:
sent to all the clergy of London that there vira''
be Mass for the repose of the soul of his Eminence
the next morning at St. James's, Spanish-Placc'
Accordingly on Thursday, at 11, High Mass was
ceelebrated at that church. The Very Rev. Cana°
Morris was High Priest, the Rev. Alfred White'
Deacon, and the Rev. E. Tunstall, Subdeacell'
There were present all the dignitaries of the diocese,
and a very large number of the general body of thi:
clergy. In fact, a list of the names would be near'
a list of the clergy, regular and secular, of the in?'
tropolis and suburbs. The music was the Oaf,
chant. The remains of the Cardinal Archbishop
will lie in state. at York-place until Tuesday (toi•
morrow), all who produce cards from anyree
the clergy being admttted to the house. Illte
will be Solemn Requiem Masses at all the churches
in London during the next few days. The fialwerii9o
of his Eminence will take place on Thursday. -I- re
remains will be removed to the pro-cathedral, wile, e
there will be a solemn service and a sermon on ta,
day of the funeral. The Cardinal will be interreu
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at St. Mary's Cemetery, Mensal-green. There
be more than 20 mourning coaches, and of cours%
very large number of private vehicles, besidesi
considerable attendance of persons on foot, se t.lOl
the funeral cortege will no doubt be the most 1
pressive seen in London for a long period.
a 4,.
THE " LONDON REVlEW"—among other thillF;e.,
says of his Eminence :—The distinguished ece'as
siastic who has just passed away from anicrlgvol
will be long remembered as a man of cultivable
tastes and accomplishedmind—amiable and sccl •
abile
in his temper, and naturally shrinking from ail
controversy and agitation—and yet who eausePa t
0
outburst of national indignation and resentineadays
England which has had no parallel since the to.
of the Popish plot. He was an enthusiastic titre
mirer of art, and his cheerful smile and aPPreleoly
criticisms at the private view of the Royal Aca
will long be remembered. The Dub/in BeVis
claims him for a rigid Ultramontane, but thereberal
wide chasm, of spirit and thought between the hoeu
and philosophic writer of the " Connection bet
rs of
Science and Revealed Religion" and the autil°atv
iff.
the late Encyclical Letter of the Sovereign.
Still, his devotion to the see and chair of St. tad,
was unshaken. The chamber of death presen;„ raj-
few days ago, a most solemn scene when the va
total
nal arrayed in his robes and grasping the pa
staff, made anew his profession of faith, and soi,
back virtually to die. death
TILE " QUEEN" remarks as follows upon t....elway,
of the Cardinal :—Another prince haspasseciloniall
Nicholas Wiseman, a Prince Cardinal of the offer
to
Catholic hierarchy. It is not our province c,
d
sa
any estimate of this gentleman's position an .13,.0,1
tions as a minister of religion, but we are cony
that all just persons will agree with us mostwe rri;i:37e.
declare that a Christian gentleman and a
and cultivated scholar has been lost to the we
eSs 1°
Cardinal Wiseman died after a lingering illn
the 63d year of his age. Although frecla'"iej
accounted an English Cardinal, he was of
Irish and Spanish origin, and was born ill -a
Col-
He was educated, however, at St. Cuthbert's law
lege, in the county of Durham, and spoke 01-I:__ao.o
guage with native fluency, and more than a had
native grace. He was indeed a
linguist as well as a very profound scholar. I 1
Boma-
when the Pope determined to restore
An was elected
hierarchy to England, Nicholas --all
ster
Cardinal and Archbishop of 'Wes:— nsiderable
appointment which was the cause 01 con a
public excitement at the time, and whi,c sell has
most accomnpllso,
one of those opportunities which Lord -n3l 04'4
d dese
so seldom neglected for incurring an differ
public ridicule. HoWever much opinions may
Car i;01
dime
as to his religious functions and opinions,
Wiseman was respected by cultivated pers°llB °)isil
004
faiths. His literary efforts would alone halrei_ae
to make him famous. He -was one oft aoevietef
contributors to, and joint editor of the Dub/i..1t:1, pa
and, as a prolific and forcible controversiaa,sut
tho
perhaps no equal in the Protestant Church i_ae sixth
Bishop of Exeter. Cardinal Wiseman was tn joco
who hold the dignity of Cardinal in Englan oen,
the Reformation, his predecessors being trail
be
Howard, York, Weld, and Acton. Vl°
the
his successor remains to be seen. to
THE " ATHENALT3I" thus offers its tribute 100
York—place
die;Al!,
mnoewniolirYes odfeahidsin his inEmYorekn-cpe.
thlbeen cut short in his prime of intellectit poi
can hardly be said to have died too early
fame. The last public action of the Charielolappor:
he was bound to support, and which he di' to eia,
with an extraordinary power, was such 119,0
barrass profoundly a man of liberal caltuijos elf
practical genius, who had made it the bus awl
his life to show that Rome is the best 03r• tic''',
arts, learning, science, progress, and
dealt say.Nsi
How his fertile intellect would have too
new aspect of things, it is impossible for a tv
•
we may assume his obedience to his clue' e 0
Vatican ; but we cannot guess how t'''.4ce o'vt,t
author of "The Connexion between Sci- this a'
aect
Revealed Religion" would have harmoniS ze
of obedience with the principles of lli Pnefir c
Oio
works. The Cardinal was in personal aphovgh in
and character, a thorough Englishman'tnaainli/ ju
was born in Spain, and was educated foreigathe
Italy, there was little about him that Nva's,
about jt,.
look, in taste, and in genius. Nothiob,etic.
man indicated the priest, much less the it 0a it
round and jovial face, a large bluff fig
ekes, 1/:
4 M 1
stantial paunch, a pair of twinkling
,ruck
merry laugh, suggested ideas of Friar pig i 0,5
red hat.
,He was, in truth, so far a tYricats ed
man that a caricaturist might have sale his got"
Thi eo
the model for a portrait of John Bull.
English-ness of look and manner was
Of 3- his 1,
Cr" 0
advantage to him in fighting the battles ,ould „or
A man of dark, meridional aspect 1.
and
tilos osi
created among the English people a o,l'o ry
picions and oppositions, which the --
arch° Etrold
cheek and laughing eyes at once rera°l7,o goo° 1,0
one felt that it was ridiculous to quote ta of tv
11°oi
efaCe w
protests against Italian priests in le co.
bluff and humorous Essex gentleman'vartic
there was much English fight, but not a
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tose was pelted with peas, and in other resPe!,l4 ill
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the readings
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were a fair and honest WAY
money.