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Article HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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His Royal Highness The Late Duke Of Sussex.
noble Duke than read the following extract from the speech referred to : — " His late Royal Highness was , during his whole life , the protector of literature , of the sciences , and the arts , and of the professors and representatives of all branches of knowledge . For a number of years his Royal Highness was elected President of the Royal Society , and he received the members of that learned body in his house with the greatest amenity and kindness . Having himself sedulously cultivated
all subjects of literature , science , and art , his late Royal Highness was , I may say , the patron , protector , and friend of all those who pursued such studies , on every occasion when that protection was necessary . But other praises belong to his Royal Highness . His Royal Highness was not backward , on the contrary , he was equally forward with all the princes of his family , as a patron and upholder , as a supporter and promoter of the various charitable institutions of this great metropolis ; and
, my lords , up to the last moment of his life , he was the friend of the indigent and unfortunate , wherever they might be found . " He ( the Duke of Sutherland ) was quite sure that there was no one in that company who did not feel with what truth and sincerity these expressions had been used by that illustrious person . The obj-jct of this meeting was now to offer a tribute of respect to his memory ; and he would , without taking up their time furtherpropose to the meeting the
follow-, ing resolution : — " That his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , by his patronage of literature and science , by his zealous and active support of every object of benevolence , by his anxious desire to promote in every respect the happiness of his fellow-creatures , by his candour and sincerity in public , and his kind condescension in private life , has
well earned the general sorrow expressed at his lamented decease . " The MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE , in seconding the resolution , observed that his Royal Highness was remarkable for generosity , openness , and manliness , both in private and public . As a politician he was distinguished for his independence ; his principles were not those of party , but were grounded on the general and universal foundations of ¦ the British constitution—on those principles by which his family were
placed on the throne ; these were the principles which characterized his public life . The resolution was then unanimously agreed to . The EARL OP ROSEBERY , in proposing the next resolution , " That as a memorial of these sentiments , and as a tribute of respect to the memory of his late Royal Highness , a monument be erected by public subscription , " observed ,, that they should all recollect , that in forming this subscription , the rich should not confine themselves to giving
liberally , but they should remember that in doing so they offered a powerful incentive to all public men to look to their example , aud to endeavour , by meetings and otherwise , to obtain the universal and sincere promotion of the object they were all met then to secure . The BISHOP OF DURHAM , in seconding the resolution , said that it had been unkindly insinuated by some persons that his Royal Highness had shown marked indifference to the subject of reliion . He could
g assure them that the liberality which the deceased Prince had shown to others , did not arise from any indifference as to religious objects ; but that he acknowledged that others had a right to form their own opinions . He knew that the Duke was warmly attached to the Church of England , and was deeply imbued with a sense of the importance of religion ; hut he was not a bigot ; he felt that the object of religion was to promote
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
His Royal Highness The Late Duke Of Sussex.
noble Duke than read the following extract from the speech referred to : — " His late Royal Highness was , during his whole life , the protector of literature , of the sciences , and the arts , and of the professors and representatives of all branches of knowledge . For a number of years his Royal Highness was elected President of the Royal Society , and he received the members of that learned body in his house with the greatest amenity and kindness . Having himself sedulously cultivated
all subjects of literature , science , and art , his late Royal Highness was , I may say , the patron , protector , and friend of all those who pursued such studies , on every occasion when that protection was necessary . But other praises belong to his Royal Highness . His Royal Highness was not backward , on the contrary , he was equally forward with all the princes of his family , as a patron and upholder , as a supporter and promoter of the various charitable institutions of this great metropolis ; and
, my lords , up to the last moment of his life , he was the friend of the indigent and unfortunate , wherever they might be found . " He ( the Duke of Sutherland ) was quite sure that there was no one in that company who did not feel with what truth and sincerity these expressions had been used by that illustrious person . The obj-jct of this meeting was now to offer a tribute of respect to his memory ; and he would , without taking up their time furtherpropose to the meeting the
follow-, ing resolution : — " That his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , by his patronage of literature and science , by his zealous and active support of every object of benevolence , by his anxious desire to promote in every respect the happiness of his fellow-creatures , by his candour and sincerity in public , and his kind condescension in private life , has
well earned the general sorrow expressed at his lamented decease . " The MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE , in seconding the resolution , observed that his Royal Highness was remarkable for generosity , openness , and manliness , both in private and public . As a politician he was distinguished for his independence ; his principles were not those of party , but were grounded on the general and universal foundations of ¦ the British constitution—on those principles by which his family were
placed on the throne ; these were the principles which characterized his public life . The resolution was then unanimously agreed to . The EARL OP ROSEBERY , in proposing the next resolution , " That as a memorial of these sentiments , and as a tribute of respect to the memory of his late Royal Highness , a monument be erected by public subscription , " observed ,, that they should all recollect , that in forming this subscription , the rich should not confine themselves to giving
liberally , but they should remember that in doing so they offered a powerful incentive to all public men to look to their example , aud to endeavour , by meetings and otherwise , to obtain the universal and sincere promotion of the object they were all met then to secure . The BISHOP OF DURHAM , in seconding the resolution , said that it had been unkindly insinuated by some persons that his Royal Highness had shown marked indifference to the subject of reliion . He could
g assure them that the liberality which the deceased Prince had shown to others , did not arise from any indifference as to religious objects ; but that he acknowledged that others had a right to form their own opinions . He knew that the Duke was warmly attached to the Church of England , and was deeply imbued with a sense of the importance of religion ; hut he was not a bigot ; he felt that the object of religion was to promote