An account of the death & funeral procession of ... Frederick duke of York; the proceedings in Newcastle upon Tyne on the lamented occasion [by J. Sykes]. To which is subjoined, sir Walter Scott's character of his royal highness1827 |
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17th Lancers 18th January 19th Instant Adjutant-General aides-de-camp Albany appeared army Banner Bishop of London black cloth black crape black velvet body Carriage CHIEF MOURNER Church coffin Colonel Stephenson command Commander-in-Chief Conse conveying Coronet Dean death deceased drawn by six drums Duke of Clarence Duke of Sussex Duke of York duty Earl Equerries Field Marshal Foot Guards FUNERAL Gentlemen hearse held on FRIDAY HIGHNESS FREDERICK DUKE Highness the Duke honour illustrious inst Interment James's Palace John Sykes King's late Royal Highness Lieut.-Col Lord Chamberlain Lord Chamberlain's Office Macgregor Majesty Majesty's Household Mansion-House Marquess Mayor of Newcastle medical attendants ment military morning Mourning Coach muffled Newcastle upon Tyne o'clock occasion Pall Prince Princess Sophia Printer procession Quarter-Master-General quence received Regiment Royal Family ROYAL HIGHNESS FREDERICK Royal Highness's Royal Horse Guards Sir Herbert Taylor six horses soldiers solemn troops Usher Windsor Yeomen
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Page 27 - ... and extravagance. The private soldiers equally engaged the attention of his Royal Highness. In the course of his superintendence of the army, a military dress, the most absurd in Europe, was altered for one easy and comfortable for the men, and suitable to the hardships they are exposed to in actual service. The severe and vexatious rules...
Page 29 - You have answered like yourself," said his Royal Highness, whose attention had been attracted by the vivacity of the debate; and the officer would deserve both to be shot and hanged that should act otherwise. I trust all British officers would be as unwilling to execute an illegal command, as I trust the Commander-in-Chief would be incapable of issuing one.
Page 18 - Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life, unto His Divine Mercy, the late Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, GEORGE THE FOURTH, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; King of Hanover, and Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh.
Page 25 - IN the person of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, we may justly say, in the language of Scripture, " there has fallen this day in our Israel a Prince and a Great Man.
Page 28 - Sandhurst, where every species of scientific instruction is afforded to those officers whom it is desirable to qualify for the service of the staff. The excellent officers who have been formed at this institution are the best pledge of what is due to its founder. Again we repeat, that if the British soldier meets his foreign adversary, not only with equal courage, but with equal readiness and facility of manoeuvre — if the British officer brings against his scientific antagonist, not only his own...
Page 28 - Thus, if a brigade of troops were brought together, it was very doubtful whether they could execute any one combined movement, and almost certain that they could not execute the various parts of it on the same principle. This was remedied by the system of regulations compiled by the late Sir David Dundas, and which obtained the sanction and the countenance of his Royal Highness.
Page 31 - ... and benevolence* The examination of this woman and her various profligate intimates before the House of Commons, occupied that assembly for nearly three months, and that with an intenseness of anxiety seldom equalled. The Duke of York was acquitted from the motion brought against him, by...
Page 29 - ... induce him to break or elude the promise which he had once given. At the same time, his feelings, humane and kindly, were, on all possible occasions, accessible to the claims of compassion ; and there occurred but rare instances of a wife widowed, or a family rendered orphans, by . the death of a meritorious officer, without something being done to render their calamities more tolerable.
Page 29 - The religion of the Duke of York was sincere, and he was particularly attached to the doctrines and constitution of the Church of England. In this his Royal Highness strongly resembled his father; and, like his father, he entertained a conscientious sense of the obligations of the coronation oath, which prevented him from acquiescing in the further relaxation of the laws against Catholics.
Page 27 - Highness also introduced a species of moral discipline among the officers of our army, which has had the highest consequences on their character. Persons of the old school of Captain Plume and Captain Brazen, men who swore hard, drank deep, bilked tradesmen, and plucked pigeons, were no longer allowed to arrogate a character which they could only support by deep oaths and ready swords. If a tradesman, whose bill was...