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and the wild deer come creeping stealthily round the house . I , naughty man , have also been creeping stealthily after the harmless stags , and to-day I shot two red , jeer—at least , I hope so , for they are not yet found , but I have brought home a fine
roebuck with me . This place belonged to poor Sir Robert Gordon , Lord Aberdeen ' s brother , and the little castle was built by him . It is of granite , with numerous small turrets , and whitewashed ( Scottice , harled ) and is situated upon a rising
, around , surrounded by birchwood , and close to the river Dee . The air is glorious and clear , but very cold . " The Prince ' s needful attention to
cosmopolitan and English political life did not divert his attention from home matters . On the contrary , it was in this spring of 1848 that he may be said to have first put himself forward in a public capacity . He had become President of the Society for
Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes , and he was persuaded by Lord Shaftesbury and other leading philanthropists to take the chair at a great meeting . In matter , as well as manner of delivery , his speech was a great success . Mr .
Martin remarks very justly that we are inclined to forget that what reads now as commonplaces , after nearly thirty years ' ventilation in Social Science Congresses and elsewhere , might be at that time the original germ of the ideas that able minds have been since developing . Such passages as the following came home to many
with the force of novelty , and they produced a striking effect on the hearers : — " Depend upon it , the interests of classes too often contrasted are identical , and it is onl y ignorance which prevents their uniting for each other ' s advantage .
Io dispel that ignorance , to show how man can help man , no withstanding the comp licated state of civilised society , ought to be the aim of every philanthropic person : but it is more particularly the duty of those who , under the blessing of Divine
Providence , enjoy station , wealth , and education . Let them be careful , howler , to avoid any dictatorial interference with labour and employment , which frightens away capital , destroys that freedom , of thought and independence of action which must remain to every one if ° e is to work out his own happiness , and
impairs that confidence under which alone engagements for mutual benefit are possible . " We pass over the incidents connected with changes at Cambridge University and even with all his many cares alike in
respect to domestic matters and public affairs . With regard to the Princess Royal we find the Queen touchingVy saymg , in 1849 : "It is already a hard ease for me that my occupations prevent my being
with her when she says her prayers . " And a little later we have another example of the Prince ' s feelings in the letter addressed to his stepmother , which prompted him to invoke God ' s blessing on the important step of placing the Prince of Wales in the hands of one ( Mr . Birch ) on whose instruction and influence much
mig ht depend . Aud all this time mid multifarious details of public and private business , this most remarkable man had gained , by unceasing application to work , a mastery of details for which he had gained extraordinary credit from the
chiefs of the various departments , aDd which mastery of detail " could only be gained by great and systematic labour , in itself quite sufficient to absorb the energies of a busy man . " Accordingly , by the Easter of 1850 , the
strain arising out of the interest of England in the Continental disturbances had told severely on the Prince . The Queen writes from Windsor to Baron Stoekmar : — " My dearest Prince has , thank God ! been giving himself a rest , and was himself astonished at his disinclination to
work , which Sir James Clark was delighted at . It is absolutely necessary to give the brain rest to enable it to work again with advantage , and I am always uneasy lest he should overstrain bis powers . " We have now the episode of the offer of
the command of the Army , made to the Prince by the Duke of Wellington , in succession to himself , which the Prince as we know refused with the most exalted greatness . When the great Duke ' s death did come , as we know , Lord Hardinge succeeded to his high command , and though it is never well we know to be wise " apres coup , " yet it might be a fair matter
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A Review.
and the wild deer come creeping stealthily round the house . I , naughty man , have also been creeping stealthily after the harmless stags , and to-day I shot two red , jeer—at least , I hope so , for they are not yet found , but I have brought home a fine
roebuck with me . This place belonged to poor Sir Robert Gordon , Lord Aberdeen ' s brother , and the little castle was built by him . It is of granite , with numerous small turrets , and whitewashed ( Scottice , harled ) and is situated upon a rising
, around , surrounded by birchwood , and close to the river Dee . The air is glorious and clear , but very cold . " The Prince ' s needful attention to
cosmopolitan and English political life did not divert his attention from home matters . On the contrary , it was in this spring of 1848 that he may be said to have first put himself forward in a public capacity . He had become President of the Society for
Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes , and he was persuaded by Lord Shaftesbury and other leading philanthropists to take the chair at a great meeting . In matter , as well as manner of delivery , his speech was a great success . Mr .
Martin remarks very justly that we are inclined to forget that what reads now as commonplaces , after nearly thirty years ' ventilation in Social Science Congresses and elsewhere , might be at that time the original germ of the ideas that able minds have been since developing . Such passages as the following came home to many
with the force of novelty , and they produced a striking effect on the hearers : — " Depend upon it , the interests of classes too often contrasted are identical , and it is onl y ignorance which prevents their uniting for each other ' s advantage .
Io dispel that ignorance , to show how man can help man , no withstanding the comp licated state of civilised society , ought to be the aim of every philanthropic person : but it is more particularly the duty of those who , under the blessing of Divine
Providence , enjoy station , wealth , and education . Let them be careful , howler , to avoid any dictatorial interference with labour and employment , which frightens away capital , destroys that freedom , of thought and independence of action which must remain to every one if ° e is to work out his own happiness , and
impairs that confidence under which alone engagements for mutual benefit are possible . " We pass over the incidents connected with changes at Cambridge University and even with all his many cares alike in
respect to domestic matters and public affairs . With regard to the Princess Royal we find the Queen touchingVy saymg , in 1849 : "It is already a hard ease for me that my occupations prevent my being
with her when she says her prayers . " And a little later we have another example of the Prince ' s feelings in the letter addressed to his stepmother , which prompted him to invoke God ' s blessing on the important step of placing the Prince of Wales in the hands of one ( Mr . Birch ) on whose instruction and influence much
mig ht depend . Aud all this time mid multifarious details of public and private business , this most remarkable man had gained , by unceasing application to work , a mastery of details for which he had gained extraordinary credit from the
chiefs of the various departments , aDd which mastery of detail " could only be gained by great and systematic labour , in itself quite sufficient to absorb the energies of a busy man . " Accordingly , by the Easter of 1850 , the
strain arising out of the interest of England in the Continental disturbances had told severely on the Prince . The Queen writes from Windsor to Baron Stoekmar : — " My dearest Prince has , thank God ! been giving himself a rest , and was himself astonished at his disinclination to
work , which Sir James Clark was delighted at . It is absolutely necessary to give the brain rest to enable it to work again with advantage , and I am always uneasy lest he should overstrain bis powers . " We have now the episode of the offer of
the command of the Army , made to the Prince by the Duke of Wellington , in succession to himself , which the Prince as we know refused with the most exalted greatness . When the great Duke ' s death did come , as we know , Lord Hardinge succeeded to his high command , and though it is never well we know to be wise " apres coup , " yet it might be a fair matter