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Miscellaneous.
of these events , the Committee add , as sources of deep aud heartfelt sorrow at the decease of tlieir illustrious advocate and friend , tlieir remembrance of his benevolent patronage of useful charities—his encouragement of science and the arts—his efforts for education on liberal principles—his devotion to civil liberty and parliamentary reform—and his constant adhesion to those constitutional doctrines , for the
maintenance of which his family was seated on the British throne . And amid the deep and peculiar regret they feel , the Committee are consoled only by their conviction that his memory will be regarded by his countrymen and their posterity , through many a year , with an affection and respect which no flatteries could win—no wealth may purchase—no splendors attract—no power extort— -nor any mere royalty of rank obtain " JOHN W ILKS , Chairman . "
WINDSOR . —Immediately upon the painful intelligence of the decease of the Duke of Sussex reaching Windsor ( shortly before four on Friday afternoon ) , the shops throughout the town were partially closed , and also the windows of most of the private residences , as a mark of respect to the memory of her Majesty ' s illustrious uncle . His Royal Highness was considered to have been indirectly connected with the royal town of
Windsor . from the circumstance of the late Duke being Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle , an appointment which was conferred by her Majesty upon his Royal Highness on the decease of the Earl of Munster . As soon as it became known that the illness ofthe late Duke had assumed an alarming appearance , the extensive alterations in progress in the interior of St . George ' s Chapel were partially stopped , in order ( in the case of the lamentable event occurring which has since taken place ) that the sacred edifice should not have that dilapidated appearance it would
otherwise have assumed at the funeral obsequies of the departed Prince . We have authority to state that the office of Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle , vacant by the death of the Duke of Sussex , ivill be conferred on his Royal Highness Prince Albert . —Court Journal . We are informed that the personal property left by the late illustrious Duke is considerable , his life having been insured to very large amounts
in several offices . The interest of the bulk of his property , it is said , has been settled on the Duchess of Inverness ; the principal to revert , on the death of her Grace , to the son and daughter of his Royal Highness by his former wife . It is also whispered that handsome legacies have been bequeathed to the various charitable institutions of which his Royal Highness was the munificent patron . —Ibid .
The Queen Dowager and all the Royal Family paid repeated visits of condolence to the Duchess of Inverness at Kensington Palace .
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Miscellaneous.
of these events , the Committee add , as sources of deep aud heartfelt sorrow at the decease of tlieir illustrious advocate and friend , tlieir remembrance of his benevolent patronage of useful charities—his encouragement of science and the arts—his efforts for education on liberal principles—his devotion to civil liberty and parliamentary reform—and his constant adhesion to those constitutional doctrines , for the
maintenance of which his family was seated on the British throne . And amid the deep and peculiar regret they feel , the Committee are consoled only by their conviction that his memory will be regarded by his countrymen and their posterity , through many a year , with an affection and respect which no flatteries could win—no wealth may purchase—no splendors attract—no power extort— -nor any mere royalty of rank obtain " JOHN W ILKS , Chairman . "
WINDSOR . —Immediately upon the painful intelligence of the decease of the Duke of Sussex reaching Windsor ( shortly before four on Friday afternoon ) , the shops throughout the town were partially closed , and also the windows of most of the private residences , as a mark of respect to the memory of her Majesty ' s illustrious uncle . His Royal Highness was considered to have been indirectly connected with the royal town of
Windsor . from the circumstance of the late Duke being Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle , an appointment which was conferred by her Majesty upon his Royal Highness on the decease of the Earl of Munster . As soon as it became known that the illness ofthe late Duke had assumed an alarming appearance , the extensive alterations in progress in the interior of St . George ' s Chapel were partially stopped , in order ( in the case of the lamentable event occurring which has since taken place ) that the sacred edifice should not have that dilapidated appearance it would
otherwise have assumed at the funeral obsequies of the departed Prince . We have authority to state that the office of Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle , vacant by the death of the Duke of Sussex , ivill be conferred on his Royal Highness Prince Albert . —Court Journal . We are informed that the personal property left by the late illustrious Duke is considerable , his life having been insured to very large amounts
in several offices . The interest of the bulk of his property , it is said , has been settled on the Duchess of Inverness ; the principal to revert , on the death of her Grace , to the son and daughter of his Royal Highness by his former wife . It is also whispered that handsome legacies have been bequeathed to the various charitable institutions of which his Royal Highness was the munificent patron . —Ibid .
The Queen Dowager and all the Royal Family paid repeated visits of condolence to the Duchess of Inverness at Kensington Palace .