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Imperial Parliament.
HOUSE OF LORDS . —THE . LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . April 27 . —THE DUKE OP WELLINGTON : " My lords , I now rise , in conformity with the notice which I gave on Tuesday last , to move your lordships to concur in an address to her Majesty , and to express your concern upon the occasion of the death of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and your condolence with her Majesty for the loss
which she has sustained . My lords , his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was well known in this house . He took part in the discussions upon various subjects which came under your lordship ' s consideration , and although it was impossible that a person endowed as he was , with such an understanding as he had , and that during the times in which he lived , should not have felt strongly on the various events
and questions which came under the consideration of this house , yet I am convinced that your lordships ivill recollect that he always discussed those subjects with moderation and with forbearance towards the opinions of others who might differ in opinion from him—( hear ) . I must do his Royal Hig hness the justice to add—although I unfortunately differed with him upon the general politics of the country , and
upon various subjects which came under discussion—that I always found him most affable and condescending to me ; and he treated me invariably with the utmost condescension and kindness . My lords , his Royal
Highness , having had the benefit of an excellent education , and having , in his youth , spent a considerable portion of his time in foreign countries , was a most accomplished man , and he had continued his studies , and the cultivation of all branches of literature and science , up to almost the latest period of his existence . He was the protector of literature , the sciences , and the arts , and of the professors of all branches of each
of those departments of knowledge . He was , for a number of years , the elected President of the Royal Society ; and he received in his house , with affability and kindness , all who cultivated literature , the sciences , and the arts ; and he was , I may say , their patron , and protector , and friend , on every occasion in which he could usefully exert himself in their favour —( hear , hear , hear ) . His Royal Highness , besides , was not
backward , but , on the contrary , was equally forward , with all the princes of his family , in patronising and protecting tbe various charitable institutions existing in this great metropolis ; and , up to the last moment of life , he was the friend of the indigent , wherever they could be found . Under these circumstances , I am convinced that your lordships will be induced to agree to offer to her Majesty the expression of your
concern for the loss of such a prince , and the expression of your condolence with her Majesty on the loss which she and her illustrious family have suffered —( hear ) . The noble Duke then read the motion ,
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Imperial Parliament.
HOUSE OF LORDS . —THE . LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . April 27 . —THE DUKE OP WELLINGTON : " My lords , I now rise , in conformity with the notice which I gave on Tuesday last , to move your lordships to concur in an address to her Majesty , and to express your concern upon the occasion of the death of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and your condolence with her Majesty for the loss
which she has sustained . My lords , his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was well known in this house . He took part in the discussions upon various subjects which came under your lordship ' s consideration , and although it was impossible that a person endowed as he was , with such an understanding as he had , and that during the times in which he lived , should not have felt strongly on the various events
and questions which came under the consideration of this house , yet I am convinced that your lordships ivill recollect that he always discussed those subjects with moderation and with forbearance towards the opinions of others who might differ in opinion from him—( hear ) . I must do his Royal Hig hness the justice to add—although I unfortunately differed with him upon the general politics of the country , and
upon various subjects which came under discussion—that I always found him most affable and condescending to me ; and he treated me invariably with the utmost condescension and kindness . My lords , his Royal
Highness , having had the benefit of an excellent education , and having , in his youth , spent a considerable portion of his time in foreign countries , was a most accomplished man , and he had continued his studies , and the cultivation of all branches of literature and science , up to almost the latest period of his existence . He was the protector of literature , the sciences , and the arts , and of the professors of all branches of each
of those departments of knowledge . He was , for a number of years , the elected President of the Royal Society ; and he received in his house , with affability and kindness , all who cultivated literature , the sciences , and the arts ; and he was , I may say , their patron , and protector , and friend , on every occasion in which he could usefully exert himself in their favour —( hear , hear , hear ) . His Royal Highness , besides , was not
backward , but , on the contrary , was equally forward , with all the princes of his family , in patronising and protecting tbe various charitable institutions existing in this great metropolis ; and , up to the last moment of life , he was the friend of the indigent , wherever they could be found . Under these circumstances , I am convinced that your lordships will be induced to agree to offer to her Majesty the expression of your
concern for the loss of such a prince , and the expression of your condolence with her Majesty on the loss which she and her illustrious family have suffered —( hear ) . The noble Duke then read the motion ,