London, 4th April. Earl Cairns is dead.
The death of Earl Cairns will be a serious logs to the Conservative Party, as he was a politician of moderate views, a grent lawyer, and one of the best speakers in the House of Peers, Lord Beaconsfield rel greatly on his judgment, and on more t one occasion his tact was of great service to hi party, notably in the compromise onthe Irish Church measure, into which he entered with lord Granville, and which he concluded without consulting his colleagues on the Opposition benches, It is supposed that his moderating counsel had great effect with the more unbending Conservatives Inst autumn after he and Lord Salisbury had considered the position with the Dake of richmond, Lord Csirns's health has never been strong, and he was confined to his house at Bournemouth for many weeks last winter. Ho was a native of Cultra, County Down, and was born in 1819, and educated at 'Trinity College, Dublin, where he was first-class in classics, and obtained other academical honours, 'Called' to the Bar in January, 1844, he soon obtained a large practice inthe Courts of 'y. He was returned to Parliament for ift in 1852, becoming Solicitor rd Derby's second admini n 1858, when he was knight Previous to that ho was recognised one of the most powerful speakers in the House, ud he delivered a great speech in the debate on Lord Ellenborough despatch to Lord ug May, 1858. "Ho left office Party in 1862, and on their return 1 June, 1866, he was appointed Attorney-General'; but on the retirement of Sie James Knight Brno Court of Appeal, Gtr Hugh 08 Wi aye pointed to succeed him, receiving in Foruary, 1867, " peerage' under the title of Baron Cairns. He became Lord Chancel: lor in Mr. Dsraeli's administration in February, 1868, the late Lord Chelmsford being required to make room for him, Subsequently to the resignation of that Ministry Lord Cairns led the House of Peers, during which time hi jo the which referred. Disraeli Lord noeller, and in S created Earl Cnicns peembor, 1878, ho was in the county of in office Earl Cairns xt in opposition, and his speech on the treaty with the Boers was regarded as a master-piece, while his settled Estates Act gave great satisfaction to all arties. He was LL.D. of Cambridge, C.L. of Oxford, and Chancellor of the University of Dublin,
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