New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-04

The death of the Right Honorable Henry Goul-
burn, who was a Cabinet Minister in several Tory
Administrations, is reported. This gentleman,
who had reached the ripe age of seventy-one, and
had been not only public, but PLACID, man for
nearly half century cannot be accused, even by
the warmest admirer, Of having spoken one sen
tence or done one thing worthy OF being remem-
bered. He was fine specimen of class OF En-
glsh publiciss who, having got good start in life
steadily plodded on to high station negecting
an opportunity of advancing their own interests,
and invariably looked upon as excellent business
men, land so respectable" The late Sir Robert
Ings, though he had more brains than Mr.. Goul
burn, was one of this select and popular class.
Henry Goulburn commenced life with large
property, as a West India proprietor-which he
took care to sell before the deterioration Of Bar
BADGES estates BY Slave emancipation. HismOther
was viscount's daughter, and his wife was also
one of the upper ten" At the University he
was steady and undistnguished. He entered Par
lament early-purchasing his seat for many years.
In the last twenty-five years he has represented
the intolerance of Cambridge University
Young. well educated highly connected and
wealthy, Mr. GOulburn soon attracted the notice
in Parliament of Spencer Percival, the Prime Mn.
lister, who must have been delighted with his con-
genial mediocrity BY Percival be made was Under
Secretary for the Home Department. This was in
1910 When Percival was assassinsted in l-l2,
Lord Liverpool, who succeeded him as head of the
Government, transferred Mr.. GOulburn to the Colo
NAL Office, where he remained until lS2l, when he
was sent TO Dublin as Secretary for Ireland, and
remained seven years in that ofice-hs illiberality
checking the liberal predictions of Wellesley and
Anglesey, the viceroys. OF course, be did not
gain the favor of OCOnnel, who was then agitating
for Catholic Emancipation. 0Connell, who had
knack Of comforting nick-nAmes, invariably spoke
of bin, in his Association and other political
barangues as swiyel-eyed GOulburn,' from
marked obliquty in bis vision, and the soubriquet
adhered long after Mr.. Goulburn had ef Ireland.
In ls25, when the Duke of Wellington became
Prime Minister be made Goulburn his Chancellor
of the EIchequer, with a salary of $1,000 year,
and the country had to submit TO his miserable
finance measures for three years, until Lord Grey
came into Office. In December, 1884, when Peel
was sent for to Italy 10 succeed Lord Melbourne,
as head of the Government, Goulbun was made
Home Secretary, but retired, with his chief after
three months Of troubled official life. In 1889, the
Conservatives put him forward as their candidate
for the Speakership, but Mr.. Shaw Lefevre (who
still holds the Office beat him. on close contest,
by eighteen votes. When Peel returned TO power
in ISL he again placed the National Finance IN
der Mr.. Goulburn's superintendent, but mani
tested his low opinion Of that gentlemans ability
by himself introducing the measures for imposing
On Income Tax, reforming the Tariff, and abolish
ing the duty On imported grain. In l5i6, he again
ltf Office with Peel-his " services" having entitled
him to pension Of e, 600 ayear. In lo5O, though
he continued nominally in opposition, he was made
Church Estates Commissioner, with salary of
II, 600 year, and Lord John Russell rather
boosted OF having appointed " 50 respectable man"
In politics Mr. Goulburu WAS ultra Tory, and