Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-17

I tL,at lie early Gtcaile tho yit:'m "tcaiumny, l"T'ri
asd,deat!., On hms deatlibcd he was SO d'siressC
will! the SENSE of his Iecun!ary ooiiI"tlohs; 'na' II
dictated q letter 10 Jeffrey, OF Edinburg, soliciting
grant al money. The reply came with E5o-the ia
after his deceuse. Byron was of excessive nerVou
irritubility; he died, according TO DIR. Madden mn'
trrinr imaulibly some verses about iis sister an
child, but so inurticulateiy us not TO have been unueI
stood. Cowpcr the mos; surprising instance OF sei
vous melancholy throughout the greater PeL;"u "ir ;,
lifetime, happily WAS permitted to resign nI 81
chccrcd by the blessed assurance OF 'S"n,haud's in
his end was rs calm as n sleep, M"r., Swelling cir
"ru go" = WIFI, n decree Of iirnncss and heron
resolution, str;kinsly opposed ~ "" onnrcsse,
been locked for from sd genie a cte"'It., - =
with such heavy mis!nrtr''es, .ueSeI In i,a n .bsr
fessed friend, with only he' '"''A'"' ''
he r sO.r"MS, pen dropped from his hand when selze'
r;,h q rnlsy, which put an end to his cSiS:ehee'
III. iyin. exclamation ot the excellent i,IsiUp ,.;,,
tons !. Indicative of Il mind in happy harmony VIZ,
nature and natures God. Sitting III his io!nI!, q
EnIhan, on u balmy eve of May, the c"uh'Sna"'o y
RI. good p~rclatc beamed with n transient Er?m, "m .
in the grateful gladness Of his heart ne eAciui"cu, -"
his delighted eye caught a glimpse "l u. ILL., hs hi
90, that glorious SUM- "Soon after Jus u IT, /,
o%crapIer, he fell asleep, and n brighter sun or'h'
upon llim." .,a, 4, oymes," a,
Napoleou's last words were, "ttt a ,rere oc
unmis,aksable evidence how his tnouE"iSii IL. uar,ik,
cupied on tl,. eve of his departure from n' w. n "
career. What words could he supposed y. ,d;nJ !,
c"rdancc with the tenor OF his history lie n,eu u
his military garb, which he had "r!ereu 'ooe
short time previous 10 his dissolution. hsas sucl
Irs,ances occur to us of terrible dea'h-oeus' 'a sar
n. tba, of the wretchci atheist. Altaihoh', u T'
story of whose mental anguish, al inc mu'H''
solution, il too narrowing for reci'Hi ~. ,oro6 ,hr
Cardinal Beaufort, accused 81 HAVING u.ui" NJ
Duke OF Gloucester, the i ~ m;nd with indescriba,
bile t.rrors; for it is stated, his end was one Vi i" :, Az" :, m%
terrible ever Witnessed. His last words WERE, AN mn
must | then die will not all my riches 80 80 ~,
7 rould purchase q kingdom, ii that "ou'u s"sS NY
i;f.i What! il there no bribinS death =! shaks'
ns,rc'. description Of tho Cardinals death IS awiuii5
vet scrupulously true. r,n uo,
The death-bed of the Countess OF No'slpsnh.I q.
an. NJ rcmorse, from her faithless conduct TOWARDS
thr unfortunate Earl Of Essex. lis SAID Elzaoel'
sbook her on her dying couch. with "Goa ma! il
give YOU, but | never WILL This same queen, IN ne'
turn. endured the pangs Of IN uLnppeased conscience
in hmr last moments; for she exclaimed, "Ail my pos
.a..;nns for a moment oftime." On the other hand
how many have met death III a holy thing, rejoicing
in the custing off the bondage OF earth; Il ca!m UNI
peace have pervadcd their actions. ana " sihne I'D
heightened their angelic looks, as .ney her res SION
| time To eternity. Anne Boleyn was perfectly resign
ed to her fate; her thoughts were on another Mor"
Sb. observed, claspins her neck, l Is out sniumi HUI;
vary small" The deaths OF that hnpless Yet oeau.,
full pair, Lord Dudley and the un!ortnnatS " nno.
GREY, were marked by Il pious ana seUieu s0"fN
sure: Of the latter lis truthiully saiu-
.ys. hare she kncrls in her unfolding years,
an Vet unrcacLed the height OF womanhooh.
En.eL. face 10 face with death, anu ieels no c",s
1'hnunh the keen axe be soon 10 drink e Jul
calm Looks she. as the scuniaiI on me hoon'
Which. though il loudly rage, ana wildly ioah'
shall bear him bravcly 10 his distant home
D,,ub;cpe, in his History Of the Reformation,
inns Describes the last hours Of Cardinal Wolsey.-
son Monday morning, tormcnted by gloomy fore
holdings, Wolscy asked what was the time o! day.
Past eight O'clock replied Cavendish.. 'lhat can.
moi he said the CARDINAL; eight q clock No
: l.. .;xI, ,'nln,G yni shull lost. YOUR mister Al
six o'clock on Tuesday, Kingston having come to
inGuire about his health, Wolsey said 10 INN, shall
moi live long BE of good cheer, relIol!ned Tie GoV'
ernor of the Tower. 'Ala-, Master Kingston! e1'
slammed the Cardinal, ii | had served God as dill
ren,ly as | have served the King, he would not have
given me over in my grey hairs: and then nc added
With downcast head, This is my just reward" What
q Judgment upon his own life!
ION the very threshold Of eternity, Tor he had but
y faw minutes more TO live, the Cardinal summoned
mn all hi, hatred against the Reformation, and made
a last effort. The persecution was too sio~ TO pleaSt
him. Master Kingston he said, attend TO my las'
request: tell the King that | c~orjure him, in God''
name, to destroy the new perniclous sect OF iuthe
rams and then, with astonishing presence OF ininc
| in this his last hour, Wolsey described the miSlor'
! tunes which the lIussites had. in bis opinion brought
| upou Bohemia; and then coming 10 England, ne re-
| called the times OF Wickliife, and Sir John Oldcastle
He yr.W animated; his dying eyes yt shot form merry
glances. lie tremblcd, lest Henry VIII, unigithtu
70 the Pope, should hold out his hands TO the kei9r
m.rs. Master Kingston said he in conclusion, thu
King should know that if he ~tolerates hercsy, Got
| will take away his power, and we snail thch nave
| mischief upon !schic(-bHrrenntss scarcity ant
disorder to the utter destruction OF this Realm
"Wolsey was exhausted by the efiort. Aiter
rnmentary silence he resumed. wan u uythS voice
Master Kingston, farewell! MY time dra"etn oi
f,.,. Forget not what | have said and charged yol
withal; for when | am dead, We shall, peradventure
understand my words better" 1t was with diflicu'tN
he uttered these words; his tongue began to taitcr
his ewes became tixcd-his sight failed HIM. 1T
br.a,hci his last al The same minute the CLOCK a'ruci
e;,,h,. and the attendants standing round his be'
looked ut each other i'll alright. IL was The !oth Y
November, 1880. :.
Sir Isaac Newton died in the act of winding up h:
wu,ch-a singular emblem o: the winding up Oh al
own career. Halter, fruling his pulse, exclaimed
.,br artery ceases 10 beat" md instantly EXPIRED
The following stanzas, pcunc! on the bed "t sickness
merit notice. from their RICHNESS AMI SOFT harmony
The authors name is Wood, who resided IN hcht
England, comparatively unknown 10 fame; YET M
muse is evidently endowed witt, a keen relish fo
Natures beauties, for lie seems TO riot IN her mag
uilcen, charms. Feelingly he wrote, on HIS dyint
couch, the following:
like not this close room, so small md dim;
Around the curtaincd bed are shadows grim,
Which jauntly play,
Turning my mind from prayer:
know they tell me OF my coming fate,
uu, oh not hcre-l would the change await
In the cool air.
Haydu's faculties, like those of many other me-
c.lebrntpd for their genius, were impaired before III
frnma. His latter wears were those of q drnopin!
and demented old man He was sometimes visited
by strangers: they found HIM III Il simple chhhnoei
! sitting before n desk, with the melancholy look o
one who felt thst oil his carly powers were gone
When he took notice of hs visitors he smiled, an
tears stole down his cheeks; bat l." sometimes seem
ed to feel sHdden bursts of memory, and talked strl
kingly Of his early career.
When the war broke out between Austrls Oh
". =. n ~. .nt ~ rn1lpl a rhn n N
exhausted the shattered remnant OF his rclnainlnII
strength. He was continually inGuIrlng Tor news u
went every moment to his piano, and sang, with tn
slender voice left to him
"God preserve the Emperor"
The French armies advanced with gigantic Stridet
AtlcuCth, having reached Schocnbrun, halt n league
distance from Haydn's little garden, they fired, ~
next morning, fifteen hundred cannon shot, with
two yards ot his house, upon Vienna. the tow
which he so much loved. The old mans inag!na
ton represented it as given up to fire and sworC
Four bombs fell close to his house. His two ser
wants ru, TO him full Of terror. The Old mar, rou:
ING himself, got up from his easy chair, and with
digni6ed air, demanded, "Why this terror l-kno'
that no disaster can come where Haydn Is A cor
vulsivc shivering prevented him from proceeding
aud be was carried to his bed. His strength dimir
ished sensibly. Nevertheless, having caused hin
self TO be carried to his piano, he sung thrice, az iou
"a he was nble-"G0d preserve the Emperor: !
was the song of the swan. While ct the piano, Il
fell into a kind Of stupor, and expired. -,
HAYDN was very religious during the whole of n
life. AT the commencement Of oil his scores, he II
scribed, In non,iar Dominic, or Sob Dec gloria; an
at the conclusion Of all Of them is written. L0"s De
When, in composing, he felt his imagination decline
or Was stopped by some difficulty which then appear
ed nsurlnountutic he rose from the piano.forte an
began to run over his rosary, and he said nc nevt
found hi. method fail.-"When," says he, 81 we
employed upon The Creation. l felt myself 80 rcn'
trated with religious feeling. Tint, before ] sat dow
to the Instrument, I prayed TO God with earnes'nes
that He would enable me 10 praise Him worthily.'-
This master piece was the fruit of nine years toll.
We give another anecdntc of his brother-compos
Mozart: he seems, however, to have suffered. liz
L L..na, Er,rn rzounilinn fnnrs of dauth- There