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THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE . The Duke of Cambridge , youngest son . George III ., and uncle of the Queen , died at Cambridge-house , Piccadilly , on Monday evening , after a short and painful illness . He was attacked by cramp in the stomach on the 13 th ult ., but after the severity of the attack had passed away , all danger was thought to be over , and it was believed till last week that he
would recover , although suffering from loss of appetite and much debility . Recently , however , the Duke became so debilitated and prostrated , not being ab ] e to sustain any nourishing substance , that he continued to sink rapidly during the last four and twenty hours before his death . It is difficult to say what was the positive cause of death ; but gout , and a complication of disorders of the stomach are said to have been the cause .
On Monday forenoon , the illness having assumed an alarming appearance , Prince George went to Buckingham Palace , and the Queen and Prince Albert soon after left the Palace for Cambridge-house , where they remained till one o ' clock . In the course of the day a notice was issued that , owing to the alarming illness of the Duke of Cambridge , the Drawing Room , intended to be held at St . James ' s Palace on the 9 th inst ., and the State Ball , at Buckingham Palace , on the 10 th inst ., would not take place .
Directly after the decease of the Duke , Baron Knesebeck went to Buckingham Palace to announce the melancholy intelligence to the Queen and Prince . The latter immediately proceeded to Cambridgehouse to pay a visit of condolence to the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George . Prince Albert remained until a quarter before eleven o ' clock , and then returned to Buckingham Palace .
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The deceased Prince Adolphus Frederick , who was the seventh and youngest son of George III ., had completed the 76 th year of his age , having been born on the 24 th of February , 1774 . In the 13 th year of his age he was , with his two elder brothers , the Dukes of Cumberland and Sussex , sent to the University of Gottingen , where he was entered on the 6 th of July , 1786 . The Duke of Cambridge remained at Gottingen only three years , at the end of which period he became an officer in the ttn ' H ' sh armv . havincr been eazetted an ensign in the
sixteenth year of his age , but it was not until 1793 that he came to reside in England . In that year he served for a short time with the British forces before Dunkirk . In 1794 he attained the rank of Colonel , and on tne 24 th ot August , 1798 , that of Lieutenant-General , being then only 24 years of age . It was not , however , till the 27 th of November , 1801 , that he obtained his peerage , when he was created Duke of Cambridge , Earl of Tipperary , and Baron of Culloden . In the year 1803 he was sent at the head of 8000 Germans and 6000 English to defend the Electoral dominions of his father . The Hanoverians , however , did not appreciate as highly as might have been wished , the advant of connection with land
honour and age a Eng , and the Duke found , when he arrived in Hanover , that the interest of his family there was at an end , and he therefore requested his recal . The English Minister , however , told him that it was his duty to remain at his post ; but after publishing a manifesto to the Hanoverians , calling on them to rise en masse , which produced no effect , he returned to England , leaving the army under the command of Count Walmoden , who was soon obliged to capitulate . Immediately on the formation of the German Legion , the Duke of Cambridge was appointed to its command , having been raised to the rank of General on the 25 th of September , 1803 , and appointed Colonel of the Coldstream Guards on the 5 th of the same
month , in the year 1805 . As soon as the French were expelled from Hanover the Duke of Cambridge was appointed Viceroy , and in the possession of that government he remained till the year 1837 , when Ernest , Duke of Cumberland , succeeded to that kingdom as eldest male representative of the house of Guelph . ' , „« * i On the 26 th of November , 1813 , the Duke of Cambridge -was raised to the rank of Field-Marshal in the army , and a few years after , in consequence of the death of the Princess Charlotte , he , like many other members of the Roval Family , contracted a matrimonial alliance . At tne isc oi
Cassel , on the 7 th of May , and in London on June , 1818 , he was united to Augusta Wilhelrmna Louisa , the third daughter of the Landgrave Frederic of Hesse-Cassel , a Princess then in the twenty-first year of her age , who now survives him . By this marriage he had only one son , Prince George William Frederick Charles , now Duke of Cambridge , who was born at Hanover on the 26 th of March , 1819 . Two daughters were born in 1822 and 1833 . The elder , the Pnncess Augusta of Cambridge , married , in 1843 , Prince Frederick William , Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz . The younger , the Princess Mary Adelaide , is unmarried . . __ . . hness has
Since his return to England his Royal Hig cultivated the more intimate acquaintanceship of JMigusn society . With the people at large it is impossible to say that his Royal Highness has been a favourite , because by them he has been insufficiently known . But with the public of the metropolis the Duke has always stood well . With the aristocracy , without distinction of party , he has been on terms of very intimate and friendly intercourse . With the middle class he has ever shown himself anxious to cultivate kindly relations ; meeting and mingling with them on all social and festive occasions ; joining in their amusements , and frequently throwing off the restraints of rank , and visiting at their nouses upon terms which left no reason to suppose that ne meditated a condescension .
The distingui shing feature of his Royal Highness ' s social life has been the share he has taken in the more scientific musical societies of the metropolis . The Duke of Cambridge inherited that love of music , and attained that proficiency in the art , for which so many of his race have been remarkable . The Royal Family were the steady friends and patrons of Handel when he was deserted by the bulk of the aristocracy . George III . was a thorough Handelian , conversant "with the great master ' s works , and able to perform them on the organ . George IV . was an excellent player on the violoncello , and the Duke of Cambridge was equally skilful on the
violin . xJotn . tnese royai wc * c execute the quartets of Haydn , Mozart , and other great composers , along with the most eminent performers of the day . The Crown Prince of Hanover , formerly Prince George of Cumberland , is not an amateur merely , but an artist of a high class ; and our Queen Victoria , both as a singer and a pianist , is probably not surpassed by any lady in her dominions . This love of , and proficiency in , music formed one of the innocent social enjoyments in which the Duke of Cambridge delighted . He frequented all those public musical performances which were of a classical and elegant character , and interested himself warmly in behalf of the profession , patronizing their benevolent associations , and treating them individually with great and substantial kindness . of the interest
In the Duke of Cambridge many more - ing charities of London will lose a liberal patron and promoter . His Royal Highness , as is well known , has not only been accustomed to give of his wealth to objects deserving of benevolence , but he has also given a large portion of his time whenever his personal attendance appeared likely to promote the objects of the society he patronised . The Duke ' bonhommie and freedom from restraint , his urbane manner and companionable accomplishments , endeared him to all who were accustomed to meet him upon these occasions , and as his liberal example and exhortation rarely failed to have its due impression upon others , he was constantly sought as the president at anniversary dinners , and other occasions where the charitable are congregated together with a view to an appeal to their liberality . To these societies his Royal Highness will be a great loss .
_ In Parliament the Duke of Cambridge has seldom spoken . Since his return to England he has been , however , a constant attendant at the House of Lords , and a frequent visitor to the House of Commons . His cussomary seat in the upper chamber was , on what are technically called , the cross benches , but his Royal Highness was much accustomed to pass round the House , shaking hands with one peer and holding a few minutes friendly intercourse with another during the time even of a debate . His quick joyous laugh was often heard in the galleries , and not unfrequently was misinterpreted by the speakers . _ Duke of
Of all the sons of George III . the Cambridge probably displayed throughout his life most of the qualities which history attributes to his father . Simple in his tastes , kind and affable iu his manner , warm and English in his heart , beloved in his domestic circle , and generally liked without it , the Duke of Cambridge , without any great or striking power of intellect , was uniformly regarded with the respect due to his rank and the esteem which was the proper tribute of his virtue . The country may frequently have lost greater men , but it is rarely that a distinguished individual descends to the tomb at the mature age this prince has reached , leaving a character so free from blame , and a name associated with so little of either public or personal hostility .
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PEEL . —PUBLIC HONOURS TO HIS MEMORY . The mortal remains of Sir Robert Peel , the statesman , were consigned to their last resting-place , on Tuesday , in the small church of Drayton Bassett , two miles and a half from Tamworth . In compliance with the deceased ' s own injunctions ( recently expressed by his executor in the House of Commons ) , the funereal ceremony was shorn of all those external attributes of pomp which usually accompany the interment of great national political celebrities . Still it was impossible to deprive the proceedings of the imposing effect springing from a spontaneous ebullition of the feeling in his district which a long
intimacy with his more private and individual capacity materially awakened . As early as seven o ' clock every line of road and by-way converging towards Drayton was alive with peasantry , clothed in their best attire , and bearing upon their persons such symbols of mourning as their humble means afforded . As the morning advanced , a superior class of the inhabitants prepared to take their part in the coming observance by hastening to Tamworth , from the ancient keep of whose celebrated castle there floated heavily in the wind the royal standard , half-mast high—an emblem ot regret visible over a vast sweep of country , across which might be heard the boom of the muffled bells in the tower of the parish
church . At noon the mayor and corporation of Tamworth assembled in the TownhalJ , and shortly after proceeded to the outskirts of Drayton-park , where it had been arranged they should await and fall into the procession . The avenuo leading to the Manor-house was lined on both sides with the persons assombled , of either sex ; and , at a later hour of the day , nearly the whole of the home park was similarly thronged . Among the spectators were some of the greutcst respectability , including numerous ladies , the demeanour of the whole assemblage being in perfect keeping with the melancholy occasion , and untincturcd by the
slightest approximation to the levitjr characteristic of mere curiosity and love of sight-seeing . . . , , About twelve o ' clock a special train , which had left London at nine o ' clock , arrived at the Tamworth station , containing those relatives and immediate friends who were to take part in the affecting solemnities of the day . These gentlemen were immediately conveyed over to Drayton , where they arrived about half-past twelve o ' clock . The weather , which had hitherto been fine , though , somewhat cloudy , about this time became suddenly for than
overcast , and rain fell copiously more an hour , to the great discomfiture of the crowds assembled in the park , none of whom , however , deserted the positions - they had taken up . Shortly before two o ' clock , the mourners having assembled in the hall , the arrangements were proceeded with . After the first few mourning coaches had been filled , the hearse drew up to receive its burden , which was borne thither by about a dozen most respectable farmers on the estate . The other carriages having been filled , the procession left the manor-house in the following order : —
The Chief Mourner . Sir Robert Peel . Baronet . Mr . John Floyd Peel . Mr . Frederick Peel , M . P . Mr . Arthur Peel . Captain W . Peel , B . N . The Very Reverend the Dean of Worcester . Viscount Villiers , M . P . Mr . Lawrance Peel . Colonel Peel , M . P . The Very Rev . the Dean of York . The Rt . Hon . G . R . Dawson Capt . Peel , Enniskillen Dragoons . Sir Henry Floyd . Mr . Robert A . Peel . Captain Peel , 10 th Hussars . Captain C . Lennox Peel . Mr . Archibald Peel . Lord Henley . Mr . R . P . Dawson . General Yates . Sir H . Hume Campbell . The Corporation of Tamworth , &c . &c .
The pall-bearers were—Sir James Graham , Lord Aberdeen , Lord Hardinge , Sir Francis Lawley , Mr . Goulburn , Mr . B . Denison , Sir George Clerk , and Mr . Hobhouse . The procession having entered the church , the coffin was placed on a stand in the aisle , and the board of plumes laid upon it . The Bishop of Gibraltar then began , in a very solemn manner , and amidst the most reverential silence , to read the funeral service of the church . At last—the proper moment for doing so having arrived—the coffin was removed from its stand in the centre of the aisle , and
slowly lowered into the vault , and the bishop , moving forward to the mouth of the vault , read the affecting and beautiful language of the church in a voice which at many points became broken with emotion . The members of Sir Robert ' s family , leaving their seats , gathered round the grave of their illustrious relative , and amidst many a tear , which those who shed them endeavoured in vain to check or hide , the solemn words were pronounced , " Ashes to ashes , dust to dust . " When the reading of the service was concluded the sons of the deceased advanced to the mouth of the vault , and each in his turn took a last farewell .
The weather , which up to this time had been exceedingly unpropitious , now began to improve , and in a short time the sun shone forth in its midsummer brilliancy , presenting an extraordinary contrast to the preceding few hours . The mourners having returned to the Manor-house , speedily afterwards left for Tamworth , en route to London , and in an hour the mansion was comparatively deserted . The day of Sir Robert Peel ' s funeral was . solemnly observed in most of the large towns throughout the kingdom . In Birmingham , Manchester , Liverpool , Bristol , Wolverhampton , Derby , Bury , and many other towns , the shops in the principal thoroughfares were closed , and the muffled bells were tolled . In Bristol the flags of the ships in the harbour were hoisted half-mast high .
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The following letter has been addressed to Prince Albert by M . Charles Dupin , President of the National French Committee for the Exhibition of all Nations : — " Prince , —I am requested to transmit to the committee presided over by your highness the expression of the feelings of grief which animates us . The foreign nations to which your exhibition appeals were flattered at numbering on the first rank , amidst the members of your committee , the illustrious legislator who for a long time administered the affairs of his country with good will and justice to other states . Our French hearts are yet moved by the last words uttered by him in the British parliament , —words of esteem and friendship for our country . On learning the unexpected and lamented loss of this great man , the national committee of France hsis unanimously decided that its president should express to you the deep-felt regret which it shares with the generous spirits not only of the United Kingdom , but of all countries where genius , moderation , love of art , and respect of peace , are held in esteem . If anything can console us , it is the thought that the equitable and liberal spirit of Sir Ilobert Peel , far from being extinct , will survive and increase in the committee , of which he was so great an ornament . —I have the honour , &c , "Baron C . Dupin . " The following letter from Mr . Cobden , on the subject of the proposed monument to Sir Robert Peel , appears in the Times of Monday . 103 , Wcstbourne-terrace , July 0 . 11 , —I have received your letter , requesting me to
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July 13 , 1850 . ] © ft * »*«**« . 363
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Leader (1850-1860), July 13, 1850, page 363, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1846/page/3/
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