Year: 1870

Hon. j. Anson Burlngame, the head of the
Chinese mission to Europe died this morning
after very short Illness. He caught cold during
the severe weather prevailing in Russia on his
arrival about fortnight before his death; and
absorbed in the duties and cares OF the great
mission into which he had thrown all the
energies of his mind he paid no attention to
his slight indisposition until 1t @ had entirely entirely
day, the 10th Instant, he had his
solemn audience of the Emperor, who was
pleased to respond in the most sympathetic Ian
guage to Mr.. Burlingames able address.
Buoyed up by the more than ordinary encour-
agement which he had received in country
whose friendly disposition was of the utmost
Importance to China, Mr.. Burlingame thought
nothing of his cold, and considered 1t his duty
to take the members of his mission the next day
to the Hermitage, at the invitation of the
Emperor, and to make his official call on Sir
Andrew Buchanan, the British Ambassador,
with whom he was to have dined the following
day. On returning to his hotel, however,
he was compelled to take to his bed, and to
call IN the services of DR.. Carrick,
physician to the British Embassy, who
at once pronounced him to be suffering from
severe congestion of the left lung, aggravated
by an inflammation of the liver. The most ener-
getic remedies were at once applied to check
the disease, which, however, continued to make
such rapid progress that two other medical men
of eminence were called in. The Emperor also
sent his own physician, but all was unavailing.
His sufferings became very great, and during
the five days that preceded his death he was
obliged to remain in a sitting posture. Yester-
day the anniversary of Washington's birth
day, when he was to have dined with his Ex-
cellency Governor Curtin, the American Minis
ter, the bulletin of his health became
less favorable, for the right lung had
likewise become somewhat affected. The
hope however, was not abandoned that his
strong constitution would triumph over the
maady that finally proved fatal to him at ~
o'clock this morning His bodily suffering
appeared to be much aggravated by his mental
anxiety and distress respecting the success of
his mission. He spoke of it necessarily to
Mrs. Burlingame and his son, and continually
asked whether intelligence had been re-
ceived from Mr.. Brown. Two or three days
before his death he spoke to his son of the
the pain which the thought of his mission
remaining uncompleted gave him; and on Tues
day, when he must have felt his end approach
ing, he warmly pressed the hand of his Secre-
tary and said, Good bye, Deschamps." The
depth of the grief of the widow and children
may be measured by the painful sorrow of his
Chinese companions and that of the friends he
had made at st. Petersburg 1t was impossible
to approach Mr.. Burlingame and to listen to his
exposition of the object which he had so much
at heart, without being sympathetically drawn
to the man and his mission.-St Petersburg cor
respondence London Daily Ne,os.


The Course of the Prince of Wales.


The special correspondent of the Birmingham
Post writes:-"The Prince of Wales consulted
Earl Granville and the Lord Chancellor before
rendering himself for examination, and was en-
couraged by their advice to attend the Court l
hear that the only doubt entertained by the
Lord Chancellor was whether the course pro-
posed to be taken by his Royal Highness, how
ever agreeable to the feelings of his futare sub
jects, was quite fair to the other gentlemen
whose names had been mentioned in the case.
If the Prince purged himself from any COM
plicity, would not prejudice be raised against
those who did follow him, and similarly declare
their innocence ? Sir F. Johnstone for reasons
special and peculiar to himself, was equally
desirous to make a statement. They were
neither of them summoned, and their appear
ance. as was feared in high legal quarters, has
raised a certain unfair presumption against the
parties whose names came up during the hear
ing. Another rumor of the day is that the most
illustrious parsonage in the land wrote to the
Prince, after hearing of the evidence he had
given, to offer him her affectionate congratula-
tons, and to invite him to call, with the Prn-
cess, to receive them in person. The Prince
and Princess accordingly called upon the Queen
at Buckingham Palace. The Queens sympathy
with Lady Mordaunt's family has been warmly
and constantly expressed through the Dowager
Duchess of Athole, who has been throughout
the trial in attendance on the Queen at Windsor,
and her daily companion in her walks and
drives"