, 1865-11-07


Lottcrly tie sout had sadly troubled him,
nut Ac wns moi suffering from that when the
,atal wccl. b:ran. 1t Was from IN inaamna-
tory attack Of tue bladder that the Pre1nleF
<,icd. lie WAS driving ont on Thursday Inst,
near Brooke. Hail, and hc Lad betu warned TO
Nu.m with the precautions adopted. he
inprudently exposed hinlscH to chill
and returned to thc house in such 4
state that collapse ensuca and but for
tho prcsencc OF the physician il Is pos
sih!c t!lat lie would have died within two hours.
lis bed, very weak and very innch changed,
for lhc affection mounted to the duets and
kidneys, md the secretions being suspended,
.hc blood was becoming poisoned. Still his
superb constitution gave hopes, especially
wien the difficulty oi rcspiration becalne lcs=,
was issued but at night hts condition Bod-
denly grew much worse, and II was soon ar-
l,atrllt thAl the end approached. His state OF
lnlnd, up to the last, remained unclouded he
fered very little pnin. But there came . lassi-
t,,dc over lin which prevented any Effort OF
wish 10 conyctsc. Questions put to him were
either disrrEarded or answered by Look or
ri.u 4 silence, half imposed by Nearin sss,
half oi lis own inclination, Possessed him.
On tho day before his death, however, when
in doxc preceding The last change, his mind
wns evidently sti11 amid Ills old associations,
Fur lie was Learl to nurlnur, Us In q dream
THE treaty with Belgium yes, read me tha:
sixth claus: asaia." But at last perfectly
peaceiul dc1uisc crowned tue long and serene
hcalthinluess Of lis life !; he sank away gently,
fIckcring little. like I'LL expiring lamp, md
then went out" ru:het than - died, " and they
Aurdly knew i'll the death chamber at what ex-
act moment tho great statesman, whose name
wears, ceased 10 be among the living. At
that supreme moment those deares.
10 him were about his bed, with the
exception Of Lady Palmcrston, who had
been gently withdrawn. There were present
lie Minister Of Public Works and Mrs Cow.
IS, VIscouutess Joce!yn, Mr.. Evelyn Ashley
and the physicians. The grief Of this circle
was lesscned, 60 fur as 1t could be. by the
spectacle Of quiet and easeful parting, hal
low cd, before the shades Of death came IT
near to the dim eyes, and the tlps grew e
hy lint church Of which the Premier died {
1r,,c mcmber. His last net Of public dealing
was ap instance Of Ills energetic manner Q
dealing with facts when be had once got hoie
Of them. He" received at Brockct Haii I'M
Irish dcputatlon upon Ing ea!Ae 1.sease :.
1cclinc upon the sofa all the limo; t4t be y
opce acted upon the wishes Of bis risitants
ii lie would llnge kept to that sofa nj
1nisat haSe lived; hut lie vas con:.a Ter
TOT 10 ms dnctors Gy reason of ms energy
although when he nnce promised 10 obsl
them he kcnt hts word, rs II It had beci
pledged 10 the uouse ii Commons. As ,
rule, Ic enjoyed superb bodily health, ans
one Of tue r. rs.asoDs was, that, be it late O
cGrly "ns.' , ne esca2ed from state ailai:s, Il.
hours and a la1r u Eood sleep. i he con5i ii
not get nway home i'll four Z. m, s as ced, bad
his scrrnuts lcase him und1sturbcd -;
noon. His radiant spirits anl easy mstho.
with rus,lic business were, Of courss ei.
ments towards lis long and unbrokeu yIso,
and he had the laculty Of THROWN. ~ Il,
grnvest cares Of Statc nlong with Ills Par!it
1ueut coat. But he could not do 20 with p.
sonal 1nattcrs, which is another proof no
strong the personal aud human nature was
him. He Wonld fret and worvy II mcalb
af lis family were i'll, md he moro dIs9uiex
than at the impending crash Of throne, uni
The household was In good ease again. The
things could break even his reguiar slceI
nut "atIairs' II wcre not Ills i1esI md bloo
and be could put them on, when they tyo
Troublesome, till tue next day. Such lit.
fraits Of The great man gone arc what we
recalled, commented on, compared.