New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-23
PERSONAL.

The London correspondent Of The Manchester
Guardian reports the following particulars respecting
the late Lord Macaulay and his family, and his unfn-
ished history Of England:
al" was very Characteristic Of the Macauay family that the
dngs Of Lord Macau death should have reached the public
ear slowly and ceuousy Al counting OF publicity al crav
ing for public expression Of admiration all trading upon lame and
name was pecuiary the character Of the deceased
nobems well from those Of his surviving brother Charles
Zachary Mscss Secretary of the Board Of Audit and his sister
Lady Treyeyan The brothers and sister were linked by strong al
lection not ununged with Pride either side They were proud
of hei brother unparalleled popularity writer be was proud
Of brother Chae rising repute as most valuable and con-
senlous public servant of Lady Treveys intelligence and
usefulness as the hepste Sir CHARLES Treveysn whose abors
in the public service Lord Maeauay keeny symPsthed wlh
aud spprovingly watched and cheered
conversation than that Of any man hsve
ever met impressed with the notion OF memory oil peer
e accuracy of which used with an unfag and
disciplined energy mind manifested especially In the force and
finish of the speakers language Al Mscsusys conversation
would admit Of being put print just as was spoken There
was nothing unfinished pshod hestangy or hall expressed
The flung before you with iePresoe buoy
sncy and foreuness Of utteance complete clear cut well
ounSed and well linked other And yet there moth
ing Johnsoan nothing pompous sesqupedaA or pedanc IN
the praseoog And the was the matIerpeasan
interesting amusing but prosy boring or over ambitious
for the company or the time.
Never pleasante unrestrained or more genial
breakfasts than of Lord Mscaua at his in tho Al
bauy-whe he still liver chambers before he removed
10 Holly Lodge Canpde Hill which be has not occupied for
three years my memory be exact hscsulay onoo9iseS,
oy because he had much ready flow forth most sub
ecs long time to pump of his surface water
But company with people who had something say and could
say t. MacsulAy did habuay take up than his fair
sharr the conversation Sidney Smith used to complain Of
Maczulsy because rival and monopost, and
could no. bear see the attention the table distracted from his
own rampan, and Rabeaan fun He by his auSion to Ma
cauAy bran. ashes Of silence gave color to the impuscn
oquacy often urged against ths deceased hsso
RAN But believe who much MacsulGy in s3cey
will be found to indore that charge
Among the honorable characteristics Of Lord haesnlsy
of which glad such general recognon-shouid be
mentioned his freedom from all tain of sfsens or job
berry bis opportunities OF serving relatives con-
necons dependents he systematically absianed nom al el
ercises OF his fuence on their behalf and this though warm
friend attached kinnan and most afechohae oo'ne1
When be last IN Office his brotherwho was al tue nsr ous
who was at well fitted and inclined for the puohc sece
was without any public employment LORD JOIN huss when
he appointed brother to the tessueshp OF this
Muus informed him that he never even kno" Lord Mscansy
had brother available oT public employment Indeed Lord
MacauAy may thought by many to have carried ihs abne
ton ~ 10 an excess for this brother has In all sub
sp smnoymeps proved himself Of the efficient and
noplar Of civil servants may also mentionwha. Ia Lord
Mscsplsv lifetime public learned ho him or by hi.
usthat Lord Maoauay unweared and most liberal Ia s
charities especially to all needy literary brethren Tie amount
distributed by him in this way would satisfied astonsh the
public but will never be known Careful he was Ia business
matters in bis charities at eest his night hand never knew what
hs len WA doing
Though when Lord Macsay begun hi. history he hoped to
bring down to the limits of living memory he had oag sro
abandoned this hope LaeIy the range he gave himself
was down to the accession Of the House Hanover and this he
had hoped 10 accomplish in h1e, 10, iOu volumes do