DEATH OF LORD PALMERSTON.

West Coast Times, Issue 89, 30 December 1865, Page 2

DEATH OF LORD PALMERSTON.

Ouy roadora will recoivo with feelings of surpriso and rogrot tho niolanoholy intelligence convoyod in the abovo announcement. Tho doath, indeed, of Lord Palmorston has boon suddon and uuoxpectod, for though roports of bad lioulth provailod fora fow days previously, no ono anticipated that a halo ana vigorous man like his lordship was likoly to succumb to tko slight attack of illnoss under whioh it was alleged lo labored. Tho death of his lordship has provoked a universal sorrow throughout tho country. Tho Corporation of Londou and tlio othor publio bodies of Groat Britain nnd Irohuitl lmvo met and adoptod addresses of condolouco to Lady Falmoratou. A profound sensation hus also boon occasioned in PftVla by (ho luonviiM ovont, Vftvlons 9m9]) yftpvrt li|W liftd wrowlw w \\\9 dwtli

and 'character of tho Prcmior j and all agree in tlioir higl estimate of his personal qualities and his stakosnianliko tnlonts. Communications from soyoral European Governments hnvo boon forwarded to oui l own, oxprossive of their synpathy with tho national boreavomont. ,

Lord Paln,erston died on Wednesday morning, Octoborlß, at Brocket-hull, at a quarter to 11 o'olook and, according to the statements of tho medicil attendants, ho -expired without suffering. Indy Fahneraton was pi'csont at his death, togpthor witli tho Earl nnd Countoua of Shaftoßbiuy, tho Right Hon. W. Oowpei? and Mrs Oowpei 1 , Lady Jocelyn, and tho Hon. Evolyn Ashby. Although ho had not been in robust health for a considorablo time past, Lord Pulmoiston was as well as usual until tho middle of tho provious weok, when ho took a drive aid caught cold. His conditiou on Saturday, iho 14th, oxcitedsomo alarm, but on Tuesday, t\o 17th, ho was apparently bo muoh bottor (hat a vory reassuring bulletin wbb issued. A. ohango for tho worse took placo, howovct, in tho oroning, and it soon became ovidcut that tho illustrious statesman's oud was near. Ho gradually sank, and died, ns abovo stated, on tho morning of tho 18th. Tho nows did not reach London till near four o'olook, but from tho announcement made in tho morning it had been fully understood that tho noble lord could not live through tho day. Tho regret wliloh was so universally felt was increased by tho comparative suddonness with which tho painful intelligence- camo upon the public mind, it being by no means gonerally known until the 17th that there was any cause for apprehension. Tho news was at once convoyed by the telegraph to tho leading provincial towns, and' tho roports whiohhavo como to hand show that it wits ovoiywhero received with tho dcopest fooling.

Wo understand that on the Ist January next tho prosont bank ngoncy of tho Bank of Now Zealand will coaso, nnd that tho * establishment will bo mado a Branch Bank under local direction. The wholo of tho vessels in harbor had their colors half-masted on Thursday," out of respect to the memory of tho veteran and lamented statesman Lord Palmerston. An nttractive piograinmo of sports is published for New Year's Day and the following Tuesday, The list for Monday comprises a r reat variety of the class of amusements known as Caledonian Games, and other athlctio sports, for which tho prizes offered are liberal, whilst the numerous ovents will afford .an opportunity of aiming at distinction to an indefinite number of competitors. The great event of Tuesday will be a handicap horse-raco to come off on the Beach, above tho Montezumn.