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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
course between her Majesty and her royal uncle was constant , warm and affectionate . He is understood to have enjoyed the confidence of the Queen and her mother , from an early period . The circumstances in which the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent were long placed , with reference to the Court , were calculated to produce mutual esteem and respect , and her Majesty could not fail to be influenced by similar
feelings . His Royal Highness was distinguished as a man of science , and as tbe friend of art and literature . He was president of the Royal Society , and possessed one of the best libraries in Britain .
( From the Caledonian Mercury . ) In the Duke of Sussex we may truly say the nation has lost a wise councillor and a liberal benefactor- He was a Prince who ever entertained temperate and enlightened views as to tbe constitution of his country . At an early period he imbibed the principles of Fox , from which he never deviated during a long life . Apart from public affairs ,
the character of his Royal Highness afforded a fine illustration of the English gentleman . In literature , science , and those arts which elevate civilization while they minister to the comfort of society , the country has ever found a warm and discriminating patron in the Duke of Sussex . Endowed with an active mind , and deeply attached to his native soil , it became with him not merely the duty but the solace of his life to
encourage , both by precept and example , all that coulcl conduce to the wellbeing of his countrymen . At one period he would be found presiding amidst the aristocracy of talent—the Herschels , Faradays , Daltons , and others , who have extended the confines of human knowledge , and at
another lending his exalted station , not forgetting more substantial aid , to the encouragement of those institutions which it is the boast of the metropolis to have established for the relief of the poor and distressed . Since the accession of the youthful Queen Victoria , the illustrious Duke necessarily assumed a more intimate position to the Throne—a vicinity that was regarded with unalloyed joy and confidence by the
nation , as it seemed no less acceptable to the inheritor of the Crown . Between her Majesty and her royal relative the natural tie was even strengthened in the progress of events . The Duke of Sussex was the nearest male relative to her Majesty in this country , and his age and experience , and affectionate solicitude for the personal comfort of his illustrious niece , all tended to point him out as one of her Majesty ' s
most confidential advisers at the commencement of the reign , and at the important epoch of the royal nuptials . It may be recollected his Royal Highness avowed in the House of Peers , that using the privilege of his station , and actuated by his deep regard for her Majesty , he had addressed Prince Albert to the effect , " You may rely on my esteem and
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.
course between her Majesty and her royal uncle was constant , warm and affectionate . He is understood to have enjoyed the confidence of the Queen and her mother , from an early period . The circumstances in which the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent were long placed , with reference to the Court , were calculated to produce mutual esteem and respect , and her Majesty could not fail to be influenced by similar
feelings . His Royal Highness was distinguished as a man of science , and as tbe friend of art and literature . He was president of the Royal Society , and possessed one of the best libraries in Britain .
( From the Caledonian Mercury . ) In the Duke of Sussex we may truly say the nation has lost a wise councillor and a liberal benefactor- He was a Prince who ever entertained temperate and enlightened views as to tbe constitution of his country . At an early period he imbibed the principles of Fox , from which he never deviated during a long life . Apart from public affairs ,
the character of his Royal Highness afforded a fine illustration of the English gentleman . In literature , science , and those arts which elevate civilization while they minister to the comfort of society , the country has ever found a warm and discriminating patron in the Duke of Sussex . Endowed with an active mind , and deeply attached to his native soil , it became with him not merely the duty but the solace of his life to
encourage , both by precept and example , all that coulcl conduce to the wellbeing of his countrymen . At one period he would be found presiding amidst the aristocracy of talent—the Herschels , Faradays , Daltons , and others , who have extended the confines of human knowledge , and at
another lending his exalted station , not forgetting more substantial aid , to the encouragement of those institutions which it is the boast of the metropolis to have established for the relief of the poor and distressed . Since the accession of the youthful Queen Victoria , the illustrious Duke necessarily assumed a more intimate position to the Throne—a vicinity that was regarded with unalloyed joy and confidence by the
nation , as it seemed no less acceptable to the inheritor of the Crown . Between her Majesty and her royal relative the natural tie was even strengthened in the progress of events . The Duke of Sussex was the nearest male relative to her Majesty in this country , and his age and experience , and affectionate solicitude for the personal comfort of his illustrious niece , all tended to point him out as one of her Majesty ' s
most confidential advisers at the commencement of the reign , and at the important epoch of the royal nuptials . It may be recollected his Royal Highness avowed in the House of Peers , that using the privilege of his station , and actuated by his deep regard for her Majesty , he had addressed Prince Albert to the effect , " You may rely on my esteem and