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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
him , and heard not his accent , might have been mistaken for an Englishman . The illustrious deceased was really beloved , particularly around Kensington Palace , his place of residence ; and the outline drawn of his character seems very faithful in the extract we have given from the London Times .
( From the Scotsman . ) The Duke of Sussex- stood aloof in many respects from all the other members of the numerous family of George the Third . He alone asserted and vindicated openly the rights of human nature , outraged by the Royal Marriages Bill . He fixed his affections on a subject , and had the courage to brave every risk for the prospect of domestic felicity .
He only , of all the brothers of George the Fourth , had the manliness to support to the last the cause of that monarch ' s deeply injured queen . ( The Duke of Kent , who had gone along with his younger brother in many acts of his political course , died before the great final trial of Queen Caroline . ) From first to last , the Duke of Sussex adhered to the Whig side of politics , adopting early the opinions of Charles James Fox ,
and never swerving from them—not even when he might have palliated his conduct by the high example of his elder brother , the Prince Regent . Indignities of many kinds were heaped upon him , but they moved him not . Pecuniary losses were suffered by him , but he was inflexible in his attachment to his principles . We say " pecuniary losses "—because , while viceroysbips , rangerships , and productive military offices , were
showered upon his brothers , adding largely to tlieir incomes , he alone was left to maintain his family upon the stated allowance made for the sons of George the Third , by parliament . Beyond a doubt he might have shared in all such gifts and emoluments , had he chosen to withdraw his countenance from the Whig party . His adhesion to it , therefore , in the face of so many temptations , is honorable in the extreme . He had the
gratification , in the end , of seeing his principles triumphant , supported by the countenance of royalty , and acknowledged as well as acted on b y the great body of the nation . Our beloved Queen has lost in the Duke of Sussex a valuable counsellor , whose relationship gave him the privilege of speaking freely , ancl whose strong affection for her Majesty , combined with his lengthened experience in political affairs , must have ever
given to his counsels a peculiar estimation and importance . We have left ourselves little space to speak of the Duke of Sussex in the capacity of a patron of science and the arts , and a supporter of the national charities of all descriptions . He was for many years , it is well known , the President of the Royal Society , and conducted himself in that office in a manner which made his resignation the subject of deep and general regret . With regard to public charities , he was . ever willing VOL . I . A A
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.
him , and heard not his accent , might have been mistaken for an Englishman . The illustrious deceased was really beloved , particularly around Kensington Palace , his place of residence ; and the outline drawn of his character seems very faithful in the extract we have given from the London Times .
( From the Scotsman . ) The Duke of Sussex- stood aloof in many respects from all the other members of the numerous family of George the Third . He alone asserted and vindicated openly the rights of human nature , outraged by the Royal Marriages Bill . He fixed his affections on a subject , and had the courage to brave every risk for the prospect of domestic felicity .
He only , of all the brothers of George the Fourth , had the manliness to support to the last the cause of that monarch ' s deeply injured queen . ( The Duke of Kent , who had gone along with his younger brother in many acts of his political course , died before the great final trial of Queen Caroline . ) From first to last , the Duke of Sussex adhered to the Whig side of politics , adopting early the opinions of Charles James Fox ,
and never swerving from them—not even when he might have palliated his conduct by the high example of his elder brother , the Prince Regent . Indignities of many kinds were heaped upon him , but they moved him not . Pecuniary losses were suffered by him , but he was inflexible in his attachment to his principles . We say " pecuniary losses "—because , while viceroysbips , rangerships , and productive military offices , were
showered upon his brothers , adding largely to tlieir incomes , he alone was left to maintain his family upon the stated allowance made for the sons of George the Third , by parliament . Beyond a doubt he might have shared in all such gifts and emoluments , had he chosen to withdraw his countenance from the Whig party . His adhesion to it , therefore , in the face of so many temptations , is honorable in the extreme . He had the
gratification , in the end , of seeing his principles triumphant , supported by the countenance of royalty , and acknowledged as well as acted on b y the great body of the nation . Our beloved Queen has lost in the Duke of Sussex a valuable counsellor , whose relationship gave him the privilege of speaking freely , ancl whose strong affection for her Majesty , combined with his lengthened experience in political affairs , must have ever
given to his counsels a peculiar estimation and importance . We have left ourselves little space to speak of the Duke of Sussex in the capacity of a patron of science and the arts , and a supporter of the national charities of all descriptions . He was for many years , it is well known , the President of the Royal Society , and conducted himself in that office in a manner which made his resignation the subject of deep and general regret . With regard to public charities , he was . ever willing VOL . I . A A