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    • ' aBHHBBHHBHHOHBHHBHHBHHHHi^^ I DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY, K.G. I I 188 Fleet Street, London, E. 0. : April 1, 1884. I
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      ' aBHHBBHHBHHOHBHHBHHBHHHHi ^^ I DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY , K . G . I I 188 Fleet Street , London , E . 0 . : April 1 , 1884 . I

      I The Sudden Death Of The Duke Of Albany...

      I The sudden death of the Duke of Albany when absent from his young wife and I I I naturally child , and called from forth the universal pleasant expressions Surrey village of sorro which w and he sympath had made y ; his but apart home , from has I I I

      I the extreme sadness of the event to the inner circle of the Royal Family , it involves I ^ a - ~ - ^ heavy . loss m Wales TTT to the with country 'ill that -Ill in bonhomie a direction ' which 1 ' where 1 forms f it will his t ' be constant most 111 severel characteristic y felt i . The > I

      I I work read Prince y s , on of and all graces occasions , "with , to his give presence the nation all important the benefit ceremonies of his sanction ; the Duke for all of Edin great , i » - I I I

      I I l burg acked h , , when in England on shore ; and , gives the Duke music of a Connaug share of ht Royal , when favour not devoting which it himself has too to long his I I

      I chosen profession , is a cheery president at public gatherings ; but it was the lamented I Duke of Albany literature who seemed and in to this follow his most death natural will ly make in his father's steps as I

      I I easil the y patron be filled of . The , Maecenas of way Horatian days is not often a gap met which with will among not I I I the Princes of reigning familiesand the part which Prince Leopold had taken on I

      many occasion 3 in literary celebrations , had given rise to the hope that His Royal I Highness would supplyin his charming house at Claremonta centre to which English I

      men of letters might look , with confidence for support and encouragement , . This hope I I was more than justified by the Duke ' s ready acceptance of the presidency of the Royal I

      I Society ^ ary banquet of Literature of the Printers , and when * Pension , last year Corporation , he consented it was to preside felt that over he the had anniver given a - I I

      fresh pi oof of his desire to enrol himself as the patron , of the literary craft . Those I I who were privileged to support his Royal Highness on that occasion will remember I

      ^ I I of XJJL how the l / ilv adequatel evening v V vll lJ . lcl y , he proved L / i vv ailed v / u . that vx the & ivv he jia post . ^ - / had axuiA of taken i chairman / wiwii the vjav , trouble wa and vuma his 'v to fV speech j master -aac ^ kj wy , in the t ; Ai proposing . v details vt ^> vCVXIO as ci the / O to UV toasfc ^ the lllXw ^ I I H

      I public working utterance of the institution s of the Duke with his which address Mr . ' at Hodson the Universit had supp y Extension lied him . meeting Among at other the I I

      Mansion House will long be remembered , ; while his address at Manchester on behalf I of the Royal College of Music gave ample proof of his taste and skill . His power of I

      I I literary marked composition his private was life , of the no adornments mean order , of and his to beautifull the reality y arranged of the culture house which bore I I

      1 0 eloquent all true gentlemen witness . Emp whether hatical princes ly a Prince or peasants in sentiment full of courtesy and in manner and kindliness , he was to , like the I I

      humblest as to the , noblest , and the sorrow which , is now finding utterance at every I I turn is a real expression of a nation ' s grief . I

      The following extract from , a note in the Times of yesterday , written * by one who I I had many opportunities of enjoying the Duke ' s society / will be read with interest : — I

      * Literature had an attraction for him which it lias possessed for few men in his I I h position h ¦ ¦ ¦—¦ . He was notindeeda student in the _ - — ordinary ___ T sense . . ^ ; with ¦ science r and iH I

      I ^^^^^^^^ j > m * hilosop r *^* ^^ ^^ ^^ *^ ^ hy he ' —¦ ~^^ had - ^ but a , g bowing -- ^ , _ acquaintance , but with that ., ¦ , _^ literature — m ^ , — v v ^^* ^^ ^ which ^ ^^ w - ^^ ^^ b ^ fc ^ , . » ^^ thoug ^ . ^ ^^^ ^^ " — h - ^ - ~ I ^^^^^ H h depreciating fc ly termed * 'light" forms after all the chief charm of existence ¦ among I

      ^ ^^^^^^^ ' ^ educated i ^™^ ~^ r ^^^ ^^* " - ^^ - ^^ ^^ ^ "' ^ — » peop - ^ " ^^^ w le he was — widel ^—U y , W acquainted . French and ¦ German — ™ ™ ^ were " ^^ ^^ F ^ ^^^^ ^^ as *^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ familiar ^ . ^ ^ P ^ ^*^ ^ . ' ^^ ^ " < " ^^ ^^ to ^ ^^^ 9 ^ I ^^^^ H I him as his native tongue , but English authors were his favourites . Walter Scott I

      ^ I ^^^^^^^ h rexaeniber was ^ v ^^ ^^^^^^* ^ . ^ his ^^^^^^^ »^^ - ^^ chief r ^^ , v after - " ^ ™^ ^— - ^ literary ^ " ^ —¦¦ a — — visit — hero — ' to , thoug Scotlan ' » w h d not , w his , perhaps showing ^ — ^ -.- , altogether me ^ . _ — , _ with _ _ __ __ —w —_ great J ^ r % for — ^^^ ^^^ ^^ li pride W terary ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ , ^ a ^ reasons M ^^ memento ^ V ^* ^ ^*^ ^ " p . •^¦ - ~ - - ^ I I I ^^^^^ h

      Abbotsford of the great " novelist She asked which in © what had been I would given like to to him have by " he the said then " proprietress and I thought of I I

      of for the so many bog- , oak years stick and which here Sir it is Walter . " The broug fact ht of with his being him , fro occasionall in I , reland y , lame and him used - I I

      self may have assisted , the Duke in s \ choice the judiciousness of which , considering I I ^^^^^^^^ H the f ^^ j ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ richness ^ ^^ ^^^ T ^* *^ ^^ «^ ^*^~ " ^^ ^^ P ^ of ^ ^^ " its — " ^ " ~ »~^ alternatives ^ ^ ' — ^^ ' — —¦ ¦ ¦ ' — , ^ m will " - ^ — ' ¦ be - ^^ — " ^ ¦ ¦ readily ^ —* ^— ^^ - ^ ¦ j admitted — — - ~~ ^— —¦ ¦—» —^ ^^ ^» r ^ pr ¦¦ ^^ i ^ p- ' ^ pi , but t fcj- - ^ . ^^ y | ^ it ^^ was ^ t I ^ Pf 9 *^ F the ^ V WV S . ^^^^ personal B »^ ^*^ ** ^^^ ^^ ^^ I ^^^^^ H

      I ^^^^^^^^ a ¦ later association pfc ^ U' ^ ^^ # ^^^ F lk p prose ^ m ^ F * pW ^^^ " WVt ^^ pw — writers W W that *^ " ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ »^ true ^ ^ he — ^ —¦ most —^ test ¦ ^* »^^ of admire ^ ' ^ ^ a — ^^ ¦— lover ^^ - ¦— ¦—— - ^ p' d —— — Thackeray ™— of ^^^ ^¦ - ^ — ' ¦ letters - ^ " - — ' ' —^ ^^ 1 ^• - ¦ r ¦ v — , " ^ notwithstanding ~^ th ^™ ""^^ at ^^ » ^ p « had ^ p » " ^ ^ p ¦ p ^ r ^ h ^^ mainl ^ pb p . p > ^ pu pj ) ^ v ^ 4 ^ p , VIJ | h y the ^^ p » attracted 4 p & v ^ ^ gp # ^ ^ fierce KjPh ^ P ^^ pvp > ^^^ T ^^^ f onslaug ^ p him ^ p ^ ^» ^•¦^^•¦*^^ . ^*^^ ^^ " ^ fc Of ht — I ^^^^^ H

      ^ I ^^^^ H made thoug ^ f £ Jfc \ i ^ m 1 ^ ^¦ ^ ' ^ h ^ h by not ¦•*• \ ^ that ^ p / of ^^^ **¦ the *^ satirist *~ boisterous ^ ^^ ^^ upon ^^ ^^ w" ^—^ kind —— the ^ -p ^ - ^ -wv Royal , h which t pp » ¦ " ^^ ^ pr — " —• Georges , pb perhaps y ^« p ^ p ^ ^ ^^ —• » . w-r ""^ # , ¦« He requires ^ p » ^ "f ^ - ^ had ^ p /» * pJp > m ^ r ^^ r a good Jp ^ b keen " ^ ^ " * ~ fc .. rfc . health p % sense Jk WVA ^/ 44 Jk of as * W 9 humour well w ™ ^^ ^^ p- as — - , I I p ^ p ^ ph

      good spirits for its appreciation ; and as usual there was a reverse to the medal . He I I liked f well wftll the remember rflmember literature his his , if delight delicrht it was in in good the tne of works works its kin of ot d , Lefanu Juetan ¦ which u . deals to to which which with 1 I glamour had had the th « and pleasure nleasure mystery or of . I I

      I I a introducing Glass Darkl him . " , especial Nor was ly in he that averse marvellous in a natural collection and , human of short manner stories entitled to discuss , u the In I I ^ H theme t / AJlV ^ m \ J V of ^ A * ' fate JLW y y , * A freewill JL . ^ J ^ -J If » , foreknowled ^~^ ¦ * - »•»•» -vrf- vm - * , - % , ^« ge «^^^^ m absolute - > m * v ^ i--f- *_^ - » «^ v v ^ , " with vv A vai , kindre «» . AAAVt A . V * ^ d * spirits O l ^ A JL A , . - His *» - ^ L JLp ^ views --- I

      I upon such matters were reverent , but large and liberal , and , on the whole , optimist . ' I ¦ ^ H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MMHMMMMMHMaHI ^ B ^ HM ^ MjI ^^^^^^^ M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MMBtfH M ^^^^ I ^^ J E ^ BBBHBp ^^ 'p ^^ I ^ Bp ^ ^ HplHp ^^ ^^ p ^ I ^ BlBBHp ^^ ^ ^ BBpWBBpWlpB ^^^^ ^ ^ BHBBpip ^^ ^ ^ WBBpW ^^ ^^ ^ p ^^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ p ^ ^ p ^ p ^ ^^ p ^ ^ p ^ ^ p ^ p ^ ^^^^ ^ p ^ ^ ^^ p ^ ^^^^ ^ p ^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ p ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ JJL nDL .

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1884, page 314, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041884/page/2/