Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-01
LORD LYT1LETON.


account Of the last hours of this great
man, has been given by DR.. Jonstone,
of Kiderminister, his physician. '.On
Sunday evening"" says the Doctor, "the
symptoms of his Lordship's disorder.
which for week past had alarmed us,
put on fatalappearapce, and his Lord
ship believed himself dying man.
From this time he suffered by restless,
ness rather than pain. and thought his
nerves were much futtered, bis mental
faculties never seemed stronger, when
be was Thoroughly awake. His Lord
ships bilious and hepatic complaints
seemed alone not equal to the mournful
event---his long want of sleep, whether
from the irritation oh bowels, or,
which is more probable, of causes of a
different kind, accounts for his loss OF
strength, and very sufficiently for his
death. Though he wished hrs approach
ing dissolution not to be fingered, yet
he waited forit with resignation. He
said, 1t is folly keeping me in misery
now to attempt to. prolong life; yet he
was easily persuaded for the satisfac-
ton of others to do or to take any thing
thought proper for him. On Saturday
he had been remarkably better, and we
were not without some hopes of his re-
covery On Sunday, about eleven in
the forenoon, his Lordship sent for me,
and said he felt a great hurry, and wish
ed some conversation with me in order
to divert it. He then proceeded to o.
pen the fountains of that heart, from
whence goodness had so long flowed as
from copious stream; Doctor said
he. you shall be my confessor. When
| first set out in the world, / had
friends who endeayoured to shake
my belief in the Christianity, studied
with attention, made me most firm
and persuaded believer in the Chris
tan religion. | have made it the
rule of my life, and tits the ground of
my future hopes. have erred and sim
ned, but have repented, and never in-
dulged any vicious habits In politics
and in public life, | have made the good
of the public the rule Of conduct. Ine-
yer gave councils which did not at the
time think the best. | have seen that
Twas sometimes in the wrong, but did
not err designedy have endeavour-
ed in private life to do all the good in nv
power, and never for the moment could
indulge malicious or unjust desings up
on any person whatsoever At another
time he said, i must leave my soul in
tha b. hnf H.
find this a very announcement time for
solicitude about any thing On the e.
yening when the symptoms of death
came on him, he said, 1 shall die, but
it will not be your fault When Lord
and Lady Valencia came to see his Lord
ship, he gave them his solemn benedic-
ton, and said, be good, be virluous, my
Lord; you must come to.this.' Thus he
continued giving his dying benediction
TO all around him. On Monday morn
ing lucid interval gave some small
hopes, but these vanished in the even
ing; andhe continued during night, but
with very little uneasiness, dntil Tues
| day morning, when he breathed his last
THE wIDow's HANDKERcHIEF.-Th
widow ola public functionary of this city,
lost fovourite dog which died some
weeks ago, She wished to have it in
erred in the tomb of her husband, and
accordingly offered the church wardens
1000 crowns for permission to do SO. A
demand so extraordinary was of course
etused. She then obtained, at cons
ierable expense, leave to bury her de.
| iunct friend IN the Garden of her neigh