The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-23

laid down all selEfegusIds, oil ambition.
all hope and mistb. aIl,houghis oil finished
work and q. serene old age, and have gone
forth to do and suffer The last stage oil then
service, before dropping into their on9iaely
rest. These two had made no professions
Of grief about The death oil The prince lne,
did not vsunt their feelings yet here they
were, sad and solemn while beside them
stood one whose woes about the loss oil his
royal friend, and about the lrreParab'e loss
to the empire, were paraded before sll men
eyes, and dinned into the ears oil all VINO
would listen. Here stood Lord Chancellor
Eldon, beside The open grave in which he
declared that the hopes oil bis country were
being buried. Was he lost in grief his
ready tears 10 fuller flow than ever!--his soul
absorbed ia patriotic mediation Lord
EIdon. recollecting -whsti-thst he might
catch cold-stood upon his hat. 10 avoid
chill from the flags 'snd his Pfecauslon
was completely successful IL 1t had bot
occurred TO Canning to stand upon his bal
but he was thinking Of other things. There
were Others for whom death was in waiting
and some for whom great lsoors and deeds
were preparing in life. The troublesome
opponent OF Ministers, Mr.. Tierney. who
was 10 be found dead IN his study before
the next royal funeral; and Lord braves
who was TO die by his own hand, under the
the proyOcation Of royal vice or ievlty.
And what tasks lay before those who were
yet TO live and work Among the slA
dukes who bore the pail was ne who was 10
succeed TO the highest military Office no"
thus vacated: and Wellington himself no
doubt thought this night that he was oil one
nindin the great political questions OF the
day with the prince whose pail ne bore
No doubt ne believed that ne snouid' IN us
proper place, do what he could TO exclude
the Catholics, and 70 keep the conscience OF
the sovereign hAed upon the Coronaton
oaih, and ms duty 10 rfotes'antlsln IN MS
proper place, We say, because the duke
spurned the idea oil military cniei IKE
himself taking civil ONCE. and openly de,
ciared, win ndignauon al an unlouhded
rumor, that he should De mad II ne dreamed
l. "a.
vanii should again DC opened, Wellington
was TO be Premier, and use ms once 70 re-
peal me disabilities Oh the Calhoilcs' lfu-
y, pledges and prophecies are dangerous
things ior statesmen 10 NEEDLE win IN Times
Of transition ana u would seem 10 oe !,
feature IN me mission Of the honest ana
fesoinie Weihns'on-hones' and fesoin'e
beyond all cavli--to prove the presumption
loi pledges and prophecies IN umes OF Han-
sitlon. Then there was Peel, with the
same work before hum, and much more, oil
WHICH he had not yet begun 10 dream and
with the fate before him of losing his best
beloved honor-the representation oil his
University-and gaining several others
any one OF which would suffice to make
an Immortality. And there was Hardinge,
| the friend OF both the deceased and the in
looming Commander-iu-chief, who was 10
signalise his sge in the history OF India by
| his administration and achievements both oil
peace and war. And there was, as ChieI
Mourner, he who was to be the next King
and in whose reign was to occur that vital