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The Times, 1824-03-25T00:00:00

IFrom the o*wenn,ent ( zele.1 I nt uovemrnent Gazette of tMs day contains proclamantons by Major-General Sir rM. Power, announcing the mdlancholy and un- expected death of Sir T. Maitland, and his own assumption of the Government, ad iinterim, till lis Majesty's pleasure shall be known, and also the following particulars respectirgHis Excelle"cy'sdeath: "On the moming of Saturday it was remarked by Dr.Broadfoot his medical attendant, that His Excellency was particularly well. After breakfast he dictated to Sir Ft Plaskett two public despatches to Earl Bathurst, and two private notes to Lord Lauderdale, and to his sister, the Lady Jane Houston, in the latter of which lie stated, that he thought he was better in health tian he had been for two or three vears. About noon, after finishing his letters, and leaving Sir R. Plaskett to prepare the despatches for the packet to England, he paid several visits, first calling on Mlrs. ClifTbrd, in her rooms at the Palace, and afterwards driving in his ba- rouche to the Admiral's, Sir Harry Burrard Neale, in excellent health and spirits. He then drove to Florian to visit Mr. and Mirs. Le M esurier, where he remained about three quarters of an hour, in perfect health, and was just on the point of departing, having risen from his seat for that purpose, when he sat down again on a square stool in the room, saying, that he felt ill and could not see. Upton this Mr. and Mrs. Le Alesuierassisted him to the sofa, and sent back the carriage instantly to the Palace fbr medical assistance; Dr. Broadfoot and Sir R. Plaskett went out immediately, and found his Excellency on the sofa. BHe was perfectly sensible at this time, and said he was vtry ill. Dr. Broadfoot felt liis stomach, and desired him not to be alarmed, as there was nothing wrong there, to which he re- plied, " I have no pain in my stomach, butaviolentonein theback of mv head, with a cold nerspiration upon me: I never was attacked in thiiswaybefore." At'thismomentDr. Grieves came in, andhisEx- cellency stated the same to him, and begged to be put to bed, say- ing, however, that he had not power to get into the carriage, nor even to undress himself, and repeated that he had lost all power, and could not raise limself. A small bed was immediately pro- cured, and put into the apartment where he was, and Dr. Grieves and Sir R. Plaskett, with one of the servants, carried his Excel- lency from the sofa to the bed; but, from the time he was put on it, till he died, he was perfectly insensible, and never spoite onesyllable. I He remained in this state (groaning at times as if in raini, particularly for the first hour) for eight hours, during which period every remedy that could be sugges'ied by the mredical men (Dr. Hennen having joined the others) was attempted, but without the smallest success. His Excellency breathed his last at35 minutes after 10 o'clock p. m. " His medical attendants are unanimously of opinion that his death was occasioned by apoplexy, anti that his case was utterly hopeless from the first mioment of the attack. " Mlajor-General Sir Manley Power remained till his Excellency was no more; and his corpse was afterwards brought from Florian to thePalaceatmidrnight, carriedbyapartyof soldiers, andattended by Sir R. Plaskett and his medical attendants, theoflicersof his own family, and several other civil and military officers, who had called at Florian to inquire after him." hTAL2A. DIALTA. JA2. 9& -