The death of Lord Herbert.
--Sidney Herbert, (whose death is announced by the Persia,) the second son of the Earl of Pembroke and the Countess of Woronzow, was born in 1810. At the age of 22 he entered the House of Commons as a conservative; he was a devoted follower of Sir Robert Peel through many years of that great statesman's career; was appointed Secretary of the Admiralty, and subsequently Secretary of War (in 1845) under Peel. He held the same post under Aberdeen, when the Russian war broke out; how the War Department broke down under the pressure of the Crimean campaign, is an old story. But two years ago, when Lord Palmerston came into power, the Department was again handed over to one whom the London Times pronounces ‘"undoubtedly the best man for the post."’ His immense labors in the creation of the famous volunteer force, in the amalgamation of the Indian and Royal armies, and in the introduction of rifled cannon, overcame the minister, so that he was a few months ago obliged to accept a peerage, and confine himself to the duties of his office. Even this change did not afford sufficient relaxation, and Lord Herbert died the victim of hard work. He was conscientious and able, but not brilliant; had hosts of warm friends, and manners irresistible in their natural and acquired fascinations.
