Year: 1865

the following account of his last mo-
ments:


"Lattcriy the gout had sadly troubled
him, but he was not suffering directly
from that when the fatal week began. 1t
was from an infamatory attack Of the
bladder that the Premier died. He was
driving out on Thursday last, near Brock
ct Hall, and he had been warned to take
great care of himself; but, feeling over
warm with the precautions adopted, he
imprudently exposed himself to chill,
and returned to the house in such state
that collapse ensued, and but for the
presence of the physician it is possible
that he would have died within two
hours. He recovered, however, from
that, but lay in his bed very weak and
very much changed, for the affection
mounted to the ducts and kidneys, and,
the secretions being suspended, the blood
was becoming poisoned. Still his superb
constitution gave hopes, especially when
the difficulty of respiration became less !;
and ON Tuesday afternoon favorable
bulletin was issued, but at ght his con-
dition Suddenly grew much worse, and it
was soon apparent that the end approach
ed.


/" His state of mind up to the last re
mained unclouded he was in full pos
session OF his faculties, and suffered very
little pain. But there came lassitude
over him which prevented any effort or
wish to converse questions put to him
were either disregarded or answered by
look or sign. A silence, half imposed by
wearipess, half Of bis own inclination,
possessed him, On the day before his
death, however, when in doze preceding
the last change, his mind was evidently
still amid its old associations for he was
heard to murmur, as in a dream, The
treaty with Belgium yes, read mo that
sixth clause again But at last perfect
peaceful demise crowned the long and Sc
rene healthfulness Of his life he sank
away gently flickored little, like an ex-
piring lamp, and then went out rather
than died and they hardly knew in the
death chamber at what exact moment the
great statesman whose name had been on
every page of our history for fifty years,
ceased TO be among the living.


I" His last act of public business was an
instance of his energetic manner of deal
ing with facts when he had once got hold
of tiem. He received at Broeket Hall
the Irish Jeputation upon the cattle dis
ease, though he was very unwell, aud OBJ
liged to recline upon the sofa all the time ;
but he at once acted upon the wishes of
his visitants. If he would have kept to
that sofa he anght have lived; but he
was constant terror to his doctors by
reason of his energy; although when he
once promised to obey them he kept his
word, as i it had been pledged to the
House of Commons."


The widow of the Premier has been
cheered by the cordial sympathy of the
Queen. Her majesty, when the news of
the sizure of her first minister was con-
veyed to her, instantly wrote, by General
Grey, to Lady Jocelyn, who is oae of her
women of the bedchamber, expressing
her concern, and requesting to be kept
informed of the Premier's state and
when the worst intelligence reached Bal
moral, she wrote to assure Lady Palmers-
ton of her heartfelt and deep sympathy
with her under this deep trial. The
Prince and Princess of Wales also tele-
graph.d repeatedly to Brocket Hall for
| news during the attack; and have already
given expression to their great sorrow at
its fatal issue The testimonies of pri-
vate sympathy are Of course endless, and
various tributes Of respect and admira-
ton have arrived from abroad"


The Morning Advertiser says:


ave will only add-ard We make our
closing remark with greater pleasure than
we can express-that we are enabled to
state on the authority of one who attend
ed Lord Palmerston's bedside during the
last few days of his illness, that his end
was peace aud that it was 'the firm Sc-
lief of the friend to whom we alluded
that this peace was the result of his
knowing where to trust"


With reference to the funeral arrange
ments the London Globe says:


- There will be no public funeral. The
remains of Lord Palmers will be convey
ed early on Monday morning from Brock
ct Hall to Broadlands.r At the funeral
on Tuesday there viii be simple hearse,
which will be drawn by four horses. Fol-
1 lowing these viii be the mourners. but