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4 ences will take a larger range—and that, among the
? ya'alifications for successful statesmanship, a higher
.!;c md a higher place must be assigned to the clear dis-,
t •ernmen', the keen anti vigilant habit of observation,'
,i., cairn and just judgm,nif, the vast administrative'
sitt Ability, the temper, candour, moral courage, and high'
''integrity which were among the characteristics of,
Sir 11. Peel. The English, public felt this, and knew'
'',, it. They appreciated the pure and exalted patriotism!
~
and thorough honesty of purpose which urged him,'
in 1846, to avow a change of opinion, and deliberately,
:r: to sacrifice the attachment of the great party he had'
formed and organized, the ties of private friendship,
4 and the power which he has loved better, perhaps,
than any statesman of our times, on the shrine off
7, public duty. They appreciated, too (we know how
s.. highly), his gigantic capacity for the administrative bu-
siness of government, and the inestimable benefits he had
..,
-,- conferred upon the nation by the establishment of all
;sound monetary and financial system, and by in-
augurating, and all but completing that liberal corn-
'`i mercial policy which is the greatest achievement ol
12; the thirty years' peace, and which is now indissolubly
.:;bound up with the greatness and prosperity of ling-La,
I land. He held during the last years of his life a
prouder and more honourable position than was ever
enjoyed before by a public man who had abdicated
office, broken off all party ties, and resigned every,
Iprospect of returning to power. His discerning and,
judicious counsel tempered and controlled, always for'
~ good, the action of the Government. At the time of
his last great speech on Irish affairs, men willingly]
recognised in him the only statesman possessing a]
mind capable of embracing a large and:
comprehensive policy, and conscious ability to
carry such a policy into execution. In foreign
countries he was held in still higher estimation
than in his own. He filled a far larger space'
in the public eye than any of the men who took from;
his hands the helm of Government; and wheneverl
people were peculiarly dissatisfied with the weakness
and vacillation of their actual rulers, and began to
look uneasily forward to times of difficulty through
which Lord John Russell's hand might prove too
feeble to steer the vessel of the state, their thoughts
instinctively turned towards the greater statesman,
seated in placid isolation amongthe small group of his
old political friends, upon the benches of an Opposi.
tion to which he did not belong. Just as in the event
of war we should look to' the Duke of Wellington

so, in any civil emergency of more than ordinary im-
portance, the nation would have demanded the expe-
rienced counsels and wise guidance of Sir R. Peel.
We need not touch upon the minor features which
went to make up the popular idea of the Minister
and the man. The public admired his unspottedcharacter, and his love of art and science. Cold

and reserved as he seemed in general society, he suc-
ceeded in captivating and retaining to the last the
hearty and almost enthusiastic admiration and attach-
ment of the rising statesmen formed in his school,
and he enjoyed in an unusual degree the respect of
his political adversaries. In debate he rarely let fall
an irritating word, and never lost his temper or his
self-possession. The effect of his eloquence was singu-
larly, we might almost say, unaccountably great.
His lucid clearness and immense command of

We believe Lady Peel was reduced to such a state
of mind, from excessive grief and watching, that it
was not thought advisable to acquaint her Ladyship
with the approaching dissolution of her beloved hus-
band, lest the shock might prove greater than she
could bear.

Viscount Hardinge had arrived in Whitehall-,
gardens some time previously, and joined Lord VilH
tiers and Mr. Dawson and all the other members of
the family at the bedside of his afflicted friend. Sir
James Graham, the constant political and private
friend of Sir Robert, bad been sent for, and was also
admitted to an interview with the Right Honourable
Baronet, who, with the exception of occasional wan-
derings, retained his senses until within a very short
period of his death.
The following are the names of the medical gentle-
men who have been in attendance upon Sir Robert
since the accident :—Sir Benjamin Brodie, Mr.
Caesar Hawkins, Mr. Hodgson, Dr. Seymour, Mr.
Shaw, and Dr. Foucast. The latter gentleman is
Scotch physician, resident in Glasgow, who happened
to be passing when the accident occurred. He was
one of the first to raise Sir Robert from the ground,
and accompanied him in Mrs. Lucas's carriage home,
where he has since continued in constant attendance
upon the Right Honourable Baronet, with the full
concurrence and sanction of Sir Benjamin Brodie
and Mr. Hawkins.

words enabled him to turn to the best ad

vantage the tact and adroitness in debate for
which he was eminently distinguished; and it will
be long before we cease to associate his memoryl
with the House over which he so long exercised)

!such extraordinary power. We shall not yield to
the temptation to speculate on the effect which his
death may produce upon the state of political parties.l
Of all those who bewail his loss, none, we suspect,

will deplore it more sincerely than her Majesty's
Government. But from such considerations we, for
,obvious reasons, refrain. 'We have addressed our-;e (From the Advertiser.)
selves to all, without distinction of parties, who can - It is with the most profound regret that we have
'admire a capacious intellect, combined with an to announce the death or Sir Robert Peel. The sad
honourable and patriotic mind, and can value lasting '
occurrence took place last night at ten minutes past
and important services rendered to the greatness and '
e
eleven o'clock, at the Right Hon. Gentleman's resi-
prosperity of their country ; and we have discharged -< dense in Whitehall•gardens. Though the intelligence
a painful duty by adding our voice to the general •::, which the public journals for the last few clays, con-
tribute of respect which will be offered, here and 4; tained, respecting the condition of the Right Hon.
abroad, to the memory of the greatest statesman'e Baronet, must have prepared the public mind for the
who has wielded, in our time, the destinies of England. '''s.
melancholy event, the announcement of his death
(From the P.rst.) a cannot fail to create a feeling of universal sorrow
Differing, as it was our ill fortune to do, from the throughout the United Kingdom. The loss of such
political opinions entertained by Sir Robert Peel ~:- a man would at any time, and under any circum-
during the latter part of his long career, we should be,- stances, have created a deep sensation in the country,
ashamed of ourselves if we could for a moment per- e but the peculiarly distressing circumstances under
mit such a consideration to check the feeling of deep ewhich his death has occurred, impart a special solem-
sorrow which his sudden and lamentable demise must ': nits to the event. Nor will the profound regret with
naturally excite. Abilities of a very high order, ad- ..et which the loss of so great a man is regarded
ministrative talents seldom equalled, great political ebe confined to England: it will be felt in every
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sagacity, and irreproachable private character, com- !'"country of Europe. We may even go further
bined to place Sir Robert Peel in the first rank of-, than this. Sir Robert Peel's reputation was
'public men. The deplorable accident which has 'f, wide as the world itself, and profound
inatched him from the midst of us has left a vacancy 4, regret for his premature demise will be co-extensive
among contemporary statesmen which it will not be '' with human civilization. The Right Hon. Ba-
easy
to supply. His course as a politician is now, 9: ronct discharged the functions of a servant of the
, alas ! numbered with the things that were. It has 5...„ Crown for a period of unusual length. For upwards
,become matter of history, and history will judge it '..: of thirty-five years he filled a prominent place in the
after its own impartial manner ; but no retrospective public eye. No sooner had he been returned to the
thought of any portion of his measures shall prevent'' House of Commons than he acquired a Parliamentary ,
us from paying our humble tribute to the memory of aa reputation, only inferior to that of Canning and,
lone who was not more remarkable for his skill in . Brougham. When the brilliancy of the firmer was
wielding the energies of a mighty empire, than fort - suddenly extinguished' by death, and the latter was
his exemplary exercise of all the domestic charities. • transferred to the House of Lords, Sir Robert Peel .
Such qualities are, indeed, " rare in their separate ''•4' stood confessedly without a rival in the House of •
excellence—wonderful in their combination." Commons as a statesman and a debater. And that
:..,
(From the Herald.)
pre-eminence the Right Hon. Baronet sustained till
We regret to find that the fatal consummation of
ithe melancholy accident which occurred on Saturday 6 the last. Without any pretensions to genius in theni
loftier acceptation of the term, he was a man of co-
`hastoo painfully confirmed apprehensions but
',mending talents. His mind was of a masculine order. i-.
and enhanced the regrets of all who were acquainted Le He also possessed a wide range of information, and
with the particulars of that disastrous occurrence.:'eompletely mastered every subject to the considera- ,
A great man is removed from amongst us. Sir Robert Li tion of which he applied his intellectual'
Peel is no more. He expired, as will be perceived.fi powers. If his speeches lacked the spark-
,i
[from details given in another column, at nine miuutes ling wit of Canning, and the withering sar-
• past eleven last night. Thus have the hopes, the ri
calms of Brougham
anxieties, and the ambition of a long life spent in the ~.thorough knowledge ' they invariably displayed a
of the subject, and a masterly
turmoil of a public career, been cut off suddenly, andex
.
position of the views which Sir Robert enter-,
to a manner too distressing to be dwelt upon, and ?. tamed. If he rarely rose to the ihigher flights of
thus has the country lost the presence of
eloquence, neither did he, on the other hand, de-
of mediocrity. Perhaps
scend into the regions no,
questionably and confessedly one of the ablest ";
. its contemporary statesman in either House of
ot politicians—one whose death—particularly e•
un- ::
Par-
under such lamentable circumstances—cannot be,
more deeply or more sincerely deplored than by ' Sir Robert Peel's career
..
liament uniformly displayed a more sustained ability.
t The great drawback in
those who differed most widely from him in political as a public man, was his want of frankness. He
views. We much fear that the Right Hon. Ea- Z'
? was greatly deficient in candour. He wrapped him-
ronet's sufferings, during the few hours that he was
self up in a haughty reserve, which had the effect
permitted to remain on earth after the dreadful ac-
4of repelling his warmest political friends. Even
cident which was so soon to terminate his mortal se those associated with him in the duties and respon-
existence, must have been more severe than can be " sibilities of ministerial life, were often left in utter •
imagined by any but those who surrounded the bed 44, ignorance of the measures which he had resolved to
of agony ; but we believe that he endured the mortal '' bring forward, until within a few days before they -
pains with which he was afflicted with the philosophy '' required the sanction of his Cabinet, preparatory to,
and the resignation of a Christian. He is now re- 4 their being laid before Parliament. He was consti-
leased from all earthly suffering, and we fervently 4 tutionally a man of a cold temperament. And that
.4
hope is gone to receive the reward of the good ac- a feature of his character was made more striking by ',
tions which he performed in this life. We deeply es those notions which he was known to entertain on the ict
commiserate the grief of his sorrowing family, but 1,
trust that that good Providence which " tempers the subject of the propriety of political reserve. Few :-
,e,public men have been more fiercely or more sys-
blast to the shorn lamb" will enable them to bear up e tematiCally assailed than was the Right Hon. Baronet 'I
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under the heavy blow they have sustained, and t 0,3 during the latter five years of his life. So long as'`
recognise in this dire calamity one of those mysteri- Vhe identified himself with Tory principles, and
ous visitations sent by that All-wise Being who char- ' strenuously supported the corn-laws, he was the idol
teneth those whom he loveth. •of the landed interest, and a semi-deity in the esti-
(From the Daily News.) :' mation of the farmers. But when the force of con-
There has never been a character so difficult to fill, fri viction compelled him to abjure his extreme Conser-, ,
or requiring so many high qualities and rare advan..4 vative and Protectionist principles, the very men who •
tages, as that of an English statesman. There is had fallen down at his shrine, and worshipped him as
none, we may add, to which is so universally paido
. a political god, were suddenly transformed, so far as
the homage of adulation and respect. The annals otAregarded their feelings towards him, into so many i
lother countries record instances of successful Minis- :political furies. It seemed as if it bad suddenly -,
ters, who have baffled the intrigues of a court,Abecome the sole object of their lives to
humbled the forwardness of an aristocracy, and acalumniate and assail the Right lion. Gentleman, .
adroitly handled the weakness of a monarch, and whopand, if possible, to embitter his very existence.:'
have not only accomplished these difficult tasks, but -"Never before in the annals of party warfare, was a
i
,made use of the power so hardly won to promote the man so relentlessly pursued, so systematically hunted •
interests and achieve the greatness of their country. down, by the bloodhounds of Protectionism. And
But with a representative assembly, whose confidence Aas the world never before witnessed a spectacle so'.
was to be gained—a popular opinion, whose exigen-iiipainful and revolting to every mind influenced by
~.
cies were to be satisfied—the task of a constitu- 'right feeling, let us hope, fur the sake of human na-
tional minister is far different. The examples of Iture, that it will not he destined ever to witness such
Barneveldt and the De Witts attest its dan.. a spectacle again. On one point, in connexion with
ger. And the instances of court ministers, who '.-.. the changes which took place in his views of commer-
have
tried to play the part of constitutional ones, M cial policy a short time before he relinquished office, i
like Talleyrand, and proved uttterly unfit for it, show'f Sir Robert Peel was altogether invulnerable to the
what very different kind of talent, of experience, and i darts of his assailants. Right or wrong—we, of course, •
of training is required for the statesman of a free : hold that he was quite right—no one could Charge him
people. If the requisites for political eminence in ,i'l with being influenced by other than honest and ;
England be not the same as in other countries, neither el patriotic considerations in abjuring his Protec-
are they the same with us at present and in the past. se" tionist views, and embracing free-trade prin-
In,hae
m e for
the last century politics were a theory rather than a
,ciples. He had' no personal ends to gain—no party
science, sentimentoramtoorriecatlhana calculation. Liberty a- objects to serve. His splendid private fortune placed
was a tinfluence of
display; but questions cf-f him above the pecuniary motives ; while
domestic •
, policy were superficially treated, and indeed ':•• with regard to party purposes, so far from subs •
considered quite erving
the ancillary to views of foreign policy.'''; them by the change which his principles and olio
py ,
country was l'is i;
i e a youth bent on external infla- Is underwent, he could not fail to perceive that the for-
enceand di
spla c • •
maintenance y, armg little for the cultivation or feiture of his party's confidence, and the incurrence
nity which lies
that more important part of huma- of their dire displeasure, were penalties which he
' last century
iiaaswithin. An English statesman of the ss would have inevitably to pay for the determination
or an economic almost. uncognisant of either a social •i, to which be had come. In adopting, therefore, a •
,),
However nationalsespon. Far different is it now. „course of free-trade policy, Sir Robert Peel, so far '
be got up and workenditY' eusceptibility, and pride may 4from having party or personal motives to prompt him'
kin (seneral and in the upon for a crisis or a debate, we ;,..' to it, those motives would have suggested the
Iwhcat influence
place wemay we. may have
fill in its
even tenor of our lives, care little 4 propriety of ;his unswerving adherence to Pro-
over Europe, or what* tectionist principles. The only considerations which
estimation. Our • , ,a.
interest are around. us, in the fra
its relations, relations, its industry, its framework of society, k viction of the advantages of which a free-
t and its
tobarrassmen s, Crimes. sufferings, its en:- trade policy would be productive to the country, and
In fath •
depths, ascertaining the currents,
nature of that inland sea, a iritish studying
„sufficient to occupy him. And, fortunately for E g '.'
and
the R however much he might be misrepresented and
statesmanvili-
has't's fled while he lived, posterity would do ample • '
justice
te to his character. In this he will not be disappointed.
land, British statesmen did spring up within it who - vho ~ Future generations will revere the memory of Sir,
felt that such was the necessity and the demand of p generations
the times, and who directed their whole attention sobert Peel, as a man who had the courage to act!
~) up tohis newly-acquired convictions on the subject
from the showy and oratorical department of politics l't of free-trade,and as a Ministerwho
t
'lto the great business questions of an industrious ..• ability o carry out.. his views. in the face of the most;
ippeople. This may seem the commencement of an L'i. formidable
opposition which ever a statesman had to'
essay, but we know of no better preface to consider- ,
,;,, encounter. In attempting to sketch the character f
ing the character of that statesman to whose bed of `e the distin • . °-1
distinguished man whose earthly life has been
death all eyes and hearts are at this moment . directed I,i eat' -
If not the first public man who discerned that the ,a kind, it
k I.nguished under circumstances of so lamentable
would b
lie in ..; we fail e. an unpardonable omission did
politics of England would henceforth chiefly . _ to_ refer to his private conduct. In all the
.this path, Sir Robert Peel was certainly: the mast;; relations .of
death
domestic
ant And inflactial Inn Wwhoflinghimself iwato," man. p„
life, he was a most exemplary
wit* character was irreproachable.

The great difficulty experienced by the medical
gentlemen in attendance was within the last eight-
land-forty hours to cause a movement of the intestines.
It was feared at the outset that the lamented Baronet
had sustained some internal injuries, and it is need-
less to remark how difficult any injury of that charac-
ter would be to treat. The utmost means were re-

sorted to to relieve what would conduce so greatly to,
fever and inflammation, but, we regret to say, without,

avail.
At two o'clock a.m. the symptoms assumed a very
• serious aspect, and the dissolution of the deceased
was hourly expected. Exhaustion ensued, and hel
fell into a slumber, which apparently brought relief,
but he continued to sink gradually throughout the day.
Early in the morning, even as soon as seven o'clock,
the calls to inquire after the deceased Baronet's health
commenced ; but, aware of the critical state he was;
in, the medical gentlemen gave instructions that the
carriages of the visitors should not drive up to the,
entrance, and none but Sir It. Peel's most intimate
personal friends were allowed to approach the house;
by the garden, or main approach to the house. To'
satisfy the anxiety of the public, policemen were sta-,
tinned at both gateways, and read the bulletins issued'
during the day aloud. Others were stationed at the
entrance to Whitehall-gardens by Montagu House,
and there read the bulletins, and received the cards
of visitors. A strong posse of the force maintained
order among the crowd of anxious pedestrians.
Too high praise cannot be awarded to the police,
not only for the order they preserved, but for the for-
bearance with which they performed a very unplea-
santl duty.
Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Seymour, Mr. C. Haw-
kins, and Mr. Hodgson, were in waiting during the
night. Viscount Hardinge (a long, valued, and zeal-
ous friend) was also present.
In the latter part of the evening so serious were the
symptoms, that a message was sent by electric tele-
graph to Colonel Peel, M.P., at Newmarket, sum-
moning him to the bedside of his brother.
After a consultation, the following bulletin was
issued :
" After seven o'clock yesterday evening Sir Robert
symptoms were considerably aggravated, so as
to much anxiety respecting him. Early in
tPheeeclm'asuo rsneing he had some refreshing sleep, and at the
present time the alarming symptoms are somewhat
abated.
" July 2, Half-past Eight A.M."
From the sleep which succeeded the exhausti‘n
above alluded to, it seems the deceased Baronet was
said to have been better, as the symptoms abated.
The eminent men attending, however, gave but faint
'hopes. The Right Hon. Baronet's children were
made fully aware of the precarious state their father
was in, so that they might not be overwhelmed if a
'fatal result should take place.
There was another consultation, when the follow-
ing bulletin was made public :
" Sir Robert Peel expressed himself as suffering
less pain, and in other respects is quite as well as he
was in the morning.
" July 2, 1850, Half-past One P.m."
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert had twice sent a Royal messenger to learn thel
latest accounts from Sir Benjamin Brodie, and shortly
after the issue of the second bulletin the Prince Con-
sort called personally, attended by Colonel Bouverie,
to ascertain the state of the Right Hon. Baronet's
'health.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess]
of Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester had!
sent thrice during the day, and in the afternoon Ladyl
Augusta Cadogan (lady in waiting to the Duchess of
Cambridge) called from her Royal Highness to ascer-
tain the latest information respecting his health.
It had previously been stated that the members of,
the family must prepare for the worst—that medical'
skill was of no further use.
In consequence of that intimation Viscountess
i
Villiers, Captain William Peel, R.N., Mr. Frederick
Peel, Mr. Arthur Peel, and Miss Peel, his sons and
daughters, were already at the house in deep distress.
Mr. Robert Peel (Charge d'Affaires at Berne) had
i
an express courier sent to him to Switzerland, but
the intelligence of his father's decease will now follow!
closely on the sad news already sent.
There was a meeting of the medical attendants at
six o'clock. The subjoined bulletin was then!

it. And more credit is due to him for thin, from ?t It was proof against calumny. His most rancorous Aat the private residence of Sir Robert Peel, to obtain
the circumstance of his having been bred, and having' and most relentless foes, never dared to attempt to/ from Sir Benjamin Brodie ga correct account of the:
risen to office, in that old routine Tory party, to touch him on that point. They Lever breathed a wordstate of the now deeply-regretted statesman. Shortly
;whom" sutilcient for the day was the evil thereof;" against his conduct in the private relations of life.ia after eleven, Sir Benjamin Brodie, in answer, said,ll
;and who were contented to carry on the affairs of a This is a consideration which must afford unspeakable i''" You had better wait a few minutes." The talented'
great nation in the very moment of its utmost power, consolation to his sorrowing family and survivingsurgeon had only gone to the chamber in which Sill
under the lead of an Addington or a Perceval, %%WI e. friends. The profound sensation which the intelli-•• Robert was lying, when the fatal news was told--i
the profundity of a Bathurst, and the financial genius
~.4gence of his illness, when a fatal result began to be 1" Sir Robert Peel is no more."
,of a'Vansittart. From the close of the war and from I apprehended, caused in all parts of the country fur- Sir Robert Peel died without a struggle, his mental
the day when it had ceased to absorb all effort and , Dishes the most striking attestation which could be . faculties unimpaired.
,attention, Mr. Peel turned his mind to questions of i given to the high estimation in which the Right ; It may be as well, for the information of our.
iinternal and industrial improvement. His first under- k, Hon. Baronet was held. The country feels that it has :, readers, to state that Sir Robert, on reaching his
'taking was the reform of the currency, in his fathom ,sustained a great national loss. Its most illustrious mansion after the unfortunate accident in the park on
ling of which question he was placed in contact with statesman has been suddenly snatched from it. One': Saturday, was not taken to his bed-chamber, but at
the perhaps superior, and certainly more leisure-fed ;of its brightest intellect, has been quenched, and it once borne into the dining-room in direct communi-
'minds of eminent men of the Whig party. Struck f' feels for the moment a measure of regret which no ;'`cation with the entrance-hall. There a bed and the
with the views, he did not shrink from adopting and language can express. If anything could mitigate;usual accessories were brought, and in the dining
Harrying them against the earnest protests of his ' the profound ' grief into which the family of Sir:room where he had only a few days previously enter-
family and the selfish interests of a class which formed >=Robert Peel has been plunged by the heavy bereave- ', tamed a distinguished circle of friends (many differ-
, the great Parliamentary stay of the Tories. It was ~, ment they have sustained, it must be the deep and ~ ing in the policy of his recent acts), he died.
carried, however, by a compromise, and must have
,i universal sorrow which the people of thin great:, His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
'mainly emboldened the statesman to conceive and ac- , country—a country which he so long, so ably, and , and his Aide-de-Camp, the Hon. Captain Macdonald,
comnplish at a future day other great changes and re-
,so faithfully served—feel at the loss of so distin- called personally, in the afternoon, and expressed deep
forms. The subsequent history of Sir Robert Peel's life' guished a man. -,regret at the unsatisfactory announcement handed
lis indeed but that of the gradual conversion of the;;e -- 4. to him.
!Tory administrator into the thinking, inquiring, and t. The following authentic details of the last mo- -..
'_ments of the Right The Duke of Wellington, the old political colleague
H•!provident Reformer. e carried emancipation against Hon. Baronet will probably be 4: and friend of Sir Robert, sent as early as seven
the prejudices of his party; he accepted reform; and
„read with interest:— ~. o'clock in the morning to ascertain if any favourable
he became a late but avowed and zealous convert to At nine minutes after eleven o'clock last night Sir change had taken place; and in the afternoon the
Robert Peel breathed his last in the presence of nearly i;Noble and Gallant Duke, on leaving the Horse
the principles of free trade, the realisation of which at
;all the members of his family, of whom he had taken Guards,, in company with Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
Once ruined his power and crowned his fame. Pew •
linen have had so immense a personal influence upon tan affectionate leave only ; time •
a short previously. i called personally, to make further inquiries.
levents, and no one has had an influence so salutary... Intelligence of the melancholy event was imme- The Duchess of Inverness, the Foreign Ministers,
For if any statesman can boast so to have antici- '''. diately forwarded to Buckingham Palace, and by "ce” were sending messengers as late as eleven o'clock
pated the popular demands and the popular wants of `electric telegraph to several family connexions of the ~ last night, and many took away the mournful intelli-
a disturbed and anarchic era, as to render revolution 'Right Hon. Baronet resident in the country. i gence of his demise.
impossible, by conferring its benefits and avoiding', During Monday night, when the Right Hon. Even at that late hour a crowd of persons still re-
its evils, that statesman is Sir Robert Peel. We le Baronet's symptoms appeared very unfavourable,• mained at the entrance gates, so desirous to gather
can easily conceive, however, that the backward 1: Viscount Hardinge (who for many years has been on .4; the latest news were the public generally.
party, whose prejudices he forsook for great objects, the most affectionate terms of friendship with,,,c4- Viscount Villiers was one of the family present at
the utility of which they deny, should accuse Sir' Sir Robert Peel) was sent for. The Noble Viscount the death-bed of Sir Robert Peel. We have also to
Robert of treachery. Although we think that hey answered the summons immediately, and remained '• state that neither Viscount nor Viscountess Villiers
may be fully defended, we own that the task is not r` with his Right Honourable Friend throughout the ..' was at her Majesty's concert on Monday night, as
to be performed with a few arguments, or in a few : night, taking leave for a short time only when the ''.• might be imagined from the account furnished by the
sentences. One of the peculiarities in the change more favourable bulletin was issued in the morning. ;'i.
court newsman.
which we have described as having taken place from •:* The Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Dean of ,
Sir R. Peel was married on the Bth of June, 1820,
the statesmanship of the past century to the political . Worcester, Colonel Peel, M.P., Lady Fuller, the ,f to Julia, the youngest daughter of General Sir
habits of this is, that the leader of a party is no longer.;` Dowager Lady Henley, and other members f the ; John Floyd, and had issue five sons and two
its social head. He no longer rallies his friends family, called several times during the day; none but"' daughters. One son has enjoyed diplomatic employ-
round his table or his hearth, however be may sue- . the nearest relatives entered the mansion, all others 4 ment, a second is in the navy, a third in the Scots
cessfully marshal them in and behind his Parlia- .\.. contenting themselves with making inquiries at the Fusilier Guards, a fourth occupies a place in Parlia-
mentary bench. Prime Ministers used to be gay : gates. The grief exhibited by all at the answers con-' ment. One of Sir Robert's daughters was married
courtiers and boon companions. At present they veyed to them told too plainly what small hopes were 'in July, 1841, to Viscount Villiers, eldest son of the
are thinking and solitary men. Their influence entertained by the medical attendants. The Countess Earl of Jersey.
over their party is thus the influence more 'of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers were deeply.'' The author of the " Peerage " finds for Sir
of distant admiration End respect than ofßobert Peel a long pedigree. A better claim for affected at the intelligence conveyed to them at six ,
intimate relation and every-day friendship. A o'clock by Colonel Peel. ' respect, and a greater chance for his memory is to
Minister, therefore, the workings of whose mind be found in his service rendered to political progress
has wrought in him an important change and a by his votes for Catholic Emancipation and Corn-law,
new conviction, cannot hope to communicate it., Repeal.
And hence the phenomenon which we so often see in
political life of parties, like dissevered worms, with
their heads moving in one direction and their tails in
another. IVe commenced by observing how many
and how rare were the qualities and advantages re
quisite for the English statesman. For a Prime
Minister the requisites are indeed most rare. So
much so, that even in the full ranks of public life at
present a man could with difficulty lay his finger upon
any, save the present Prime Minister and his great
rival, to whose hands one would, without trembling,
see committed the guidance of the State. Had the
vote of Saturday morning been other than it was, this
would have been now a critical consideration. But
even as it is, the loss of such a mind and influence as
those of Sir Robert Peel to public life is an event of
incalculable result and of deep and melancholy ins
portance.

SIR R. PEEL AND MR. P. WARD.—Noy. 21,
1819.—' Walked with Peel. He asked how I thought
we were as to strength in the House ? I said very
strong. ' But,' added he, shall we have any of the
Whigs ? They mean, I understand, to rally on the
dismissal of Lord Fitzwilliam.' I said I thought that
signified little—that there seemed a great reaction,
and the loyal population preponderated ten to one.
' True,' said he, but don't you think the public
opinion among the lower orders has undergone a
change within these few years as to the constitution
of Parliament ?' Peel thought Hunt a clever fellow.
Not so I."—" Life of Plumer Ward," quoted from
Quarterly.

DEATH OF MR. R. D. BROWNE, M.P.
It is with much regret we announce the demise of Mr.
Robert Dillon Browne, M.P. for the county of Mayo,
which took place on last Monday morning, about ten
o'clock. The Hon. Gentleman was in the enjoyment of
his usually excellent health until Friday last, when pre-
monitory symptoms of gout developed themselves. On
that evening, contrary to the advice of his medical advi-
sers, he attended in his place in the House of Commons,
for the purpose of recording his vote in favour of Lord
Palmerston 's foreign policy. and there is little doubt that
the excitement and exposure to cold necessarily conse-
quent on that step tended to aggravate the illness with
which he was threatened. On the following day he was
seized with a violent attack of gout in the head, which
terminated fatally, as already stated. Mr. Browne was
an accomplished classical scholar and a very able
speaker. As a popular orator he had few superiors, and
although he spoke but seldom in the House of Commons,
he seldom failed to eommand attention and respect. Mr.
Browne was first elected in 1836, vice the Right Hon.
Dominick Browne, created Lord Oranmore, and during
the long period tbat he represented his native county
his votes were given undeviatingly in support of the
principles of civil and religious freedom. For some time
previous to his death he was busily engaged in asserting
his claims to the dormant Irish peerage of Roscommon.
Mr. Browne was in the 39th year of his age.