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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
ment for the means of extrication from debt and embarrassment , have most justly endeared the Duke of Sussex to the hearts of all generous Englishmen , let what may be their politics or their creed . The tribute of Sir Robert Peel to his memory was justly deserved , ancl it is but due to the Premier to say it was frankly and generously bestowed .
Although the incidents in the life of the noble Duke clo not connect him with the military history of the nation ; or even give him a prominent place in the records of its civil affairs ; still , he ever adopted a course—in hostility to the wishes of the court as often as in unisonwhich would ever commend him to the affections of the great bulk of the people . A liberal in principle , he strenuously supported the
Emancipation of the Catholics , the repeal of the Test Acts , and the Reform Bill ; thus giving proof of the soundness of his political views , and his just appreciation of the claims of the age . The nation has , indeed , sustained a great loss , and with genuine feeling will lament it .
.. ( From the Aylesbury News . ) There has seldom , if ever , been a death in the royal family of these realms which has caused more universal sorrow ancl regret than that which is felt for the demise of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the persevering and unwearied patron ancl advocate of every charitable institution , ancl of every benevolent project . We briefly alluded to the
death of his Royal Highness in our second edition last week ; and in our present number have given full particulars relative to his last moments , and the preparations for his funeral . We should esteem ourselves guilty of an unpardonable dereliction of duty if we did not on this occasion record our gratitude , and the gratitude of the country generally , for the great services which the late Duke of Sussex rendered , during the last forty or fifty years , to tbe cause of
civil and religious liberty . His whole life was a struggle for the rights of the people , for the reform of decayed and bad institutions ; ancl until the accession of her present Majesty , or perhaps that of her uncle , "William IV ., he suffered for his independence by banishment from court , and by being deprived of many offices of emolument and trust which were conferred upon his royal brothers . He submitted , however ,
to this deprivation , for the sake of principle , and stood firm in the cause of the people , until his benevolent ancl upright earthly career was terminated by death . The remains of the royal Duke , we understand , will not he interred in the sepulchre of his fathers , but will , in accordance with his request , be deposited in a mausoleum to be erected in the Kensal Green Cemetery . A London contemporary truly says that the resolution of his late Royal Highness to be buried apart from his parents and the rest
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.
ment for the means of extrication from debt and embarrassment , have most justly endeared the Duke of Sussex to the hearts of all generous Englishmen , let what may be their politics or their creed . The tribute of Sir Robert Peel to his memory was justly deserved , ancl it is but due to the Premier to say it was frankly and generously bestowed .
Although the incidents in the life of the noble Duke clo not connect him with the military history of the nation ; or even give him a prominent place in the records of its civil affairs ; still , he ever adopted a course—in hostility to the wishes of the court as often as in unisonwhich would ever commend him to the affections of the great bulk of the people . A liberal in principle , he strenuously supported the
Emancipation of the Catholics , the repeal of the Test Acts , and the Reform Bill ; thus giving proof of the soundness of his political views , and his just appreciation of the claims of the age . The nation has , indeed , sustained a great loss , and with genuine feeling will lament it .
.. ( From the Aylesbury News . ) There has seldom , if ever , been a death in the royal family of these realms which has caused more universal sorrow ancl regret than that which is felt for the demise of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the persevering and unwearied patron ancl advocate of every charitable institution , ancl of every benevolent project . We briefly alluded to the
death of his Royal Highness in our second edition last week ; and in our present number have given full particulars relative to his last moments , and the preparations for his funeral . We should esteem ourselves guilty of an unpardonable dereliction of duty if we did not on this occasion record our gratitude , and the gratitude of the country generally , for the great services which the late Duke of Sussex rendered , during the last forty or fifty years , to tbe cause of
civil and religious liberty . His whole life was a struggle for the rights of the people , for the reform of decayed and bad institutions ; ancl until the accession of her present Majesty , or perhaps that of her uncle , "William IV ., he suffered for his independence by banishment from court , and by being deprived of many offices of emolument and trust which were conferred upon his royal brothers . He submitted , however ,
to this deprivation , for the sake of principle , and stood firm in the cause of the people , until his benevolent ancl upright earthly career was terminated by death . The remains of the royal Duke , we understand , will not he interred in the sepulchre of his fathers , but will , in accordance with his request , be deposited in a mausoleum to be erected in the Kensal Green Cemetery . A London contemporary truly says that the resolution of his late Royal Highness to be buried apart from his parents and the rest