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 Monday n't"
Tuesday the reply to all enquiries was, that the
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 tha
system which proved unable to rally, in spite of al
the aid that the utmost skill and care of his inedica,,
attendants could afford. We are informed by ell'
who had the privilege of witnessing the closing
days of the Cardinal's life, that from the time when
he was informed that his recovery could net, ,71
expected, he entirely laid aside every matter wnici
had any reference to the affairs of this world, al
ri
no longer received any visits, except in connectild
with spiritual things. He entered into undistllrhe
l" commune with God," and allowed nothi
earthly to interrupt the sacredness of meditatieur
on eternity. In short (to use the words of °ja
esteemed informant), "if ever any ma After
a saintly death it was Cardinal Wiseman. go
the Cardinal's dissolution on Wednesday, notice Kegs
sent to all the clergy of London that there wellee
be Mass for the repose of the soul of his Emiliee.
the next morning at St. James's, Spanish-Pins
Accordingly on Thursday, at 11, High Mass r'or,
ceelebrated at that church. The Very Rev. 1,,,1111;te,
Morris was High Priest, the Rev. Alfred ""
Deacon, and the Rev. E. Tunstall, Subdeacee
'
There were present all the dignitaries of the dl
the
and a very large number of the general body 0 I/
clergy. In fact, a list of the names would be Ware,
a list of the clergy, regular and secular, of the ja
tropolis and suburbs. The music was the rop
chant. The remains of the Cardinal Arehhish,
will lie in state at York-place until Tuesday (to
morrow), all who produce cards from any
rbere
the clergy being admttted to the house.
cues
will be Solemn Requiem Masses at all the char
in London during the next few days. The igloo
of his Eminence will take place on Thursday bete
remains will be removed to the pro-cathedral, W the
there will be a solemn service and a sermon
day of the funeral. The Cardinal will be inter;:4l
at St. Mary's Cemetery, Mensal-green. There:se's
be more than 20 mourning coaches, and of cc
.ldes
very large number of private vehicles, hesl that
considerable attendance of persons on foot, so+ jilt'
the funeral cortege will no doubt be the mos"
pressive seen in London for a long period.
THE LONDON REVlEW"—among other thine
Cele-
says of his Eminence :—The distinguished e„ tts
siastic who has just passed away from ani(T7ited
will be long remembered as a man of viable
tastes and accomplished mind— amiable and se% blie
in his temper, and naturally shrinking from Pod OA
controversy and agitation—and yet who calls cut 10
outburst of national indignation and resentrae days
the
England which has had no parallel since - ~c
of the Popish plot. He was an entlausias'liative
mirer of art, and his cheerful smile and aPlireedea
criticisms at the private view of the Royal Acaoeview
will long be remembered. The Dahlia ere is a
claims him for a rigid Ultramontane, but therliberal
wide chasm of spirit and thought between till! tweea
and philosophic writer of the " Connection %cora of
Science and Revealed Religion" and the auvt otiff'
the late Encyclical Letter of the Sovereign revs
Still, his devotion to the see and chair of t' red, A
was unshaken. The chamber of death pres &-
few days ago, a most solemn scene when the Ci_artorai
'
nal arrayed in his robes and grasping the 5301 c
staff, made anew his profession of faith, an
back virtually to die. the o'l'
THE " QUEEN" remarks as follows upon
of the Cardinal :—Another prince has passed ,0011
Nicholas Wiseman, a Prince Cardinal of the -t1
offer
Catholic hierarchy. It is not our provincent:farp
any estimate of this gentleman's
tions as a minister of religion, but we are conNw
ice
that all just persons will position a 461
agree with us whetnfiro
declare that a Christian gentleman and a most Nor
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and cultivated scholar has been lost to the "W°.
Cardinal Wiseman died after a lingering illliieutly
the 63d year of his age. Although freilnried
accounted an English Cardinal, he was of 1112/111e•
Irish and Spanish origin, and was born in 'col-
He was educated, however, at St. Cuthbert lair
lair
lege, in the county of Durham, and spoke our 00
cd
nguataigveelgvriathce.natHivee
wasflu
linguist as well as a very profound scholar. lu
when the Pope determined nntwas elected
eney
indeed an
hierarchy to England, Nicholas-11115°11— •
stramater
ad moremos t
a thane
co; rssi
an
Cardinal and Archbishop of T' e usiderable
cause of c° ff rded
appointment which was the A which a °
public excitement at the time, an' ' 11 has
Lord Eusse ,•tig
one of those opportunities which Lor
d dese"-
ii
so seldom neglected for incurring an ay dill
to restore he Rona
public ridicule. However much opini°ll rctcarclioilP
as to his religious functions and opinions' co of aPA
Wiseman was respected by cultivated pets suffiore
faiths. His literary efforts would alone havrlle of
to make him famous. He was one of pviezeif
contributors to, and joint editor of the Dubln:4, ha°
and, as a prolific and forcible controversial' t 013
eh /311 • el
perhaps no equal in the Protestant Chur the $1•1
Bishop of Exeter. Cardinal Wiseman was Oe°
who hold the dignity of Cardinal in Englaie.
the Reformation, his predecessors being ro
Howard, York, Weld, and Acton. Wh°
tile
his successor remains to be seen. i 0
THE " ATHEN/EUM" thus offers its tribil WY
Oa DO
memory of his Eminence. The great Car life
now lies dead in York-place—though his pOSVelisl.'
been cut short in his prime of intellectlt
can hardly be said to have died too for l
car'
fame. The last public action of the ChUrdeoppo
he was bound to support, and which he di s to
with an extraordinary power, was such aloe t'llof
barrass profoundly a man of liberal cibliatsitless ;f
practical genius, who had made it the ,
his life to show that Rome is the best gli-• •• o°'
A iOll%
arts, learning, science, progress, an-
How his fertile intellect would have fort its to 7;
new aspect of things, it is impossible Or •e ft eat
•
we may assume his obedience to lila chl 00(1u ocl
Vatican ; but we cannot guess how tc-ieoce
even
author of " The Connexion between tOuea
Revealed Religion" would have harmoniz;ol/Pee
of obedience with the principles of his rporov
works. The Cardinal was in personal lbotigli
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and character, a thorough Englishman. 'alY) 'a
was born in Spain, and was educated • ( fora:, ty
Italy, there was little about him thatwa:
about
look, in taste, and in genius. Nothil"scetie.,oll'
man indicated the priest, much less the -c a "a
round and jovial face, a large bluff nglir,e's, °11;:i
stantial paunch, a pair of twinkling c•',
elir,
merry laugh, suggested ideas of Frla`,„d 93:,3°
as
red hat. He was, in truth, so far a tYPii-c'ted Mile
man that a caricaturist might have sele i,geo
, oleo,
the model for a portrait of John Bull' 30 inn recd'
English-ness of look and manner was of el,
advantage to him in fighting the battles 0,0 sus'
t w
A man of dark, meridional asPec Asa° rid,
tli-
created among the English people 3 p sa' el/
picions and oppositions, which the Cared. d °
ld
reraothe goo ot
cheek and laughing eyes at once
one felt that it was ridiculous to (Veto
face t)f oPi
the
protests against Italian priests in lti 'eV
bluff and humorous Essex gentlews
there was much English fight, but 1:1(3st a

Italian guile.
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ittlief
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On Tuesday
hard at Kirkby or
own books, with details of his lnv,. pet
~:,
but all seemed taken in good
yenhaivaotebve,enac-ucsoirtg:
eirtoep i IA.O
night the audience was larg° ; /13.• pie/ t
fWS 00
room was crowded. Mr. Close read several o' 45 co,
and fre
,e,ntly asked, amid roars of loglltkoca dye
doggerer 2 He praised some people and tcAtif oce•
pace,
shall not attempt, however, to reproduce any c). , tiOcitija
for the
y nearly all relate to individual gentle°,ol,o'ag/e iiie
togethermention in
the funniest way imaginable, alld, ' tu ot -oot
of them might be pardonable in the no° the r it
Poet Laureate to the King of Bonny (by the sirVir' 0 fet,,,%0
t Close was pelted with
exhibited his credential from King pepple), a DIP „t
would part by the aliTetb
be fearfully presumptuous from the pen ()%1 to 111
journalist.ur On Wednesday evening, we aro s°i ects sf its
badlyit,
for ivated. It was no credit to those who /of eats
the readings were a fair and honest 011
money. .
peas, and in other reordu esto