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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
resources did not permit him to entertain the members of that body , it will be remembered , confirms the fact . His friend , Mr . Gillon , of Wallhouse , then member for Falkirk , made an attempt to procure for his Royal Highness an extended parliamentary grant ; but it was refused by the leaders on both sides , and received with no encouragement in the house . The Duke bore the disappointment with by no means his
accustomed philosophy , and is understood to have alluded in no very flattering terms to the chiefs of either party . He afterwards rarely made his appearance in parliament , but passed eight or nine months of the year at Kensington , ancl the remainder on visits to his friends , of whom Lord Dinorben and the late Earl of Leicester were , in this respect , the most highly favored ; From his brother , George IV ., from whom he
had been dissevered since the trial of Queen Caroline , whose cause his Royal Highness warmly espoused , he experienced conduct more unrelenting . The Duhe took horses to the palace a clay or two before that monarch ' s death , but returned to town without obtaining an interview . The character of his Royal Highness it is not the object of this sketch to draw . To his inferiors and dependents his demeanour , on the whole ,
was kind . In person he was a splendidly imposing figure , standing upwards of six feet high , and stout in proportion , with a bold and fearless expression of countenance , which bore an aspect of considerable bonhommie . As a scholar , he was of respectable attainments . He was a Doctor of Laws , Colonel of the Artillery Company , and he held the Rangerships of St . James ' s and Hyde Parks , at the period of his decease . His Royal Highness was the Patron of the Licensed Victuallers ' Asylum .
( From the John Bull . ) The Duke of Sussex enjoyed in a high degree the respect and regard of the British public , even of those who disapproved most strongly of the views which guided his Royal Highness ' s course in political affairs . His Royal Highness was an active patron of every useful and benevolent institution , and zealous in the promotion of science , literature , and art .
His own learning and accomplishments were considerable ; and the society of scientific and literary men was one of his principal enjoyments . In his disposition his Royal Highness was humane and benevolent , warm in his friendships , ancl kind and considerate towards his servants and dependents . He was , it may be justly said , greatly and generally beloved , ancl his death will be very sincerely lamented .
{ From the Examiner . ) The death of the Duke of Sussex appears to have created , in every quarter where the intelligence of that melancholy event has become
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
resources did not permit him to entertain the members of that body , it will be remembered , confirms the fact . His friend , Mr . Gillon , of Wallhouse , then member for Falkirk , made an attempt to procure for his Royal Highness an extended parliamentary grant ; but it was refused by the leaders on both sides , and received with no encouragement in the house . The Duke bore the disappointment with by no means his
accustomed philosophy , and is understood to have alluded in no very flattering terms to the chiefs of either party . He afterwards rarely made his appearance in parliament , but passed eight or nine months of the year at Kensington , ancl the remainder on visits to his friends , of whom Lord Dinorben and the late Earl of Leicester were , in this respect , the most highly favored ; From his brother , George IV ., from whom he
had been dissevered since the trial of Queen Caroline , whose cause his Royal Highness warmly espoused , he experienced conduct more unrelenting . The Duhe took horses to the palace a clay or two before that monarch ' s death , but returned to town without obtaining an interview . The character of his Royal Highness it is not the object of this sketch to draw . To his inferiors and dependents his demeanour , on the whole ,
was kind . In person he was a splendidly imposing figure , standing upwards of six feet high , and stout in proportion , with a bold and fearless expression of countenance , which bore an aspect of considerable bonhommie . As a scholar , he was of respectable attainments . He was a Doctor of Laws , Colonel of the Artillery Company , and he held the Rangerships of St . James ' s and Hyde Parks , at the period of his decease . His Royal Highness was the Patron of the Licensed Victuallers ' Asylum .
( From the John Bull . ) The Duke of Sussex enjoyed in a high degree the respect and regard of the British public , even of those who disapproved most strongly of the views which guided his Royal Highness ' s course in political affairs . His Royal Highness was an active patron of every useful and benevolent institution , and zealous in the promotion of science , literature , and art .
His own learning and accomplishments were considerable ; and the society of scientific and literary men was one of his principal enjoyments . In his disposition his Royal Highness was humane and benevolent , warm in his friendships , ancl kind and considerate towards his servants and dependents . He was , it may be justly said , greatly and generally beloved , ancl his death will be very sincerely lamented .
{ From the Examiner . ) The death of the Duke of Sussex appears to have created , in every quarter where the intelligence of that melancholy event has become