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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
tion impossible . His body was corpulent and weak . This circumstance , combined with the opposition he met with at court and from his father ' s ministry , excluded him from all dignities and offices except his mere title and peerage . His brothers were generals or admirals , presiding over the army , the navy , or governing the kingdom of Hanover . The Duke of Sussex was bred to no profession , and till after her
Majesty ' s accession to the throne , was appointed to no place . He was simply a civilian , and in that character became the honorary or efficient president or patron of a great number of literary , scientific , or benevolent institutions . For them his services were always freely at command . - and considering his scanty income for his rank , and considering his natural abilities ancl his education , few individuals in our time have
done more to promote the success of such institutions . Perhaps he rather borrowed lustre from the Royal Society , of which he was President , than gave it ; but there were numberless minor institutions which were recommended to public support by his patronage and countenance . For these useful virtues he will long be remembered , and he seems likely to be handed clown to posterity as the good Prince of the House of Hanover .
It is a singular circumstance that his opposition to the law should , from the commencement of his career , have made the late Duke of Sussex popular with the people . From first to last he has been one of the best beloved of the royal princes . Considering his health and the income allowed him , no one of his family since George III ., till his niece ascended the throne , has been so endeared to the people . It is
still more singular that a journal { The Times ' ) , which seldom speaks at random , and is generally , now at least , extremely careful in upholding the principles of conservatism , actually makes the resistance to the law , which was the distinguishing feature of his Royal Highness ' s political life , the source of the public approbation . To rescue the Duke from reproachwe must observethat he was not
, , singular in setting the law at defiance . While most persons in words recommend obedience , they very generally , except when the law coincides with their convictions , or appears to promote their objects , seek to evade it , or treat it with disregard . Do not let any body believe that there is amongst mankind a general disposition to obey the law . No such disposition exists pure ancl untainted even in the judges , who , by
virtue of tlieir office , live and move only to carry it into execution ; but who , nevertheless , have each his own particular way of viewing it , and each his own convictions of rectitude , to which they all continually endeavour to make the law conform . So far do they carry their adherence to their own views , that when the law does not conform to them , —whether it be the statute or the common law , —they labour to VOL . I . Y
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.
tion impossible . His body was corpulent and weak . This circumstance , combined with the opposition he met with at court and from his father ' s ministry , excluded him from all dignities and offices except his mere title and peerage . His brothers were generals or admirals , presiding over the army , the navy , or governing the kingdom of Hanover . The Duke of Sussex was bred to no profession , and till after her
Majesty ' s accession to the throne , was appointed to no place . He was simply a civilian , and in that character became the honorary or efficient president or patron of a great number of literary , scientific , or benevolent institutions . For them his services were always freely at command . - and considering his scanty income for his rank , and considering his natural abilities ancl his education , few individuals in our time have
done more to promote the success of such institutions . Perhaps he rather borrowed lustre from the Royal Society , of which he was President , than gave it ; but there were numberless minor institutions which were recommended to public support by his patronage and countenance . For these useful virtues he will long be remembered , and he seems likely to be handed clown to posterity as the good Prince of the House of Hanover .
It is a singular circumstance that his opposition to the law should , from the commencement of his career , have made the late Duke of Sussex popular with the people . From first to last he has been one of the best beloved of the royal princes . Considering his health and the income allowed him , no one of his family since George III ., till his niece ascended the throne , has been so endeared to the people . It is
still more singular that a journal { The Times ' ) , which seldom speaks at random , and is generally , now at least , extremely careful in upholding the principles of conservatism , actually makes the resistance to the law , which was the distinguishing feature of his Royal Highness ' s political life , the source of the public approbation . To rescue the Duke from reproachwe must observethat he was not
, , singular in setting the law at defiance . While most persons in words recommend obedience , they very generally , except when the law coincides with their convictions , or appears to promote their objects , seek to evade it , or treat it with disregard . Do not let any body believe that there is amongst mankind a general disposition to obey the law . No such disposition exists pure ancl untainted even in the judges , who , by
virtue of tlieir office , live and move only to carry it into execution ; but who , nevertheless , have each his own particular way of viewing it , and each his own convictions of rectitude , to which they all continually endeavour to make the law conform . So far do they carry their adherence to their own views , that when the law does not conform to them , —whether it be the statute or the common law , —they labour to VOL . I . Y