The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-07 00:00:00

THE LATE BARON STOCKMAR.

Stockmar was Prince Albert's plenipotentiary in signing
the marriage contract, and ho remained the intimate friend
of the young couple. The first years after the marriage
were to him rich in experiences about the internal working
of a constitutional Government. His life became so arranged
that he spent the autumn and spring of nearly every year
in England. He resided at Buckingham Palace or Windsor
Castle in an independent position as a dear and honoured
friend and guest. When the Prince wished to rest after
the day's business, ho found relief in Stockmar's apartments.
The royal children regarded bim as a kind " grandpapa,"
whom they were fond of visiting, and *he " baron" was
the general refuge of all those who had a complaint or a
desire at Court. The guest continued his simple dietetic
mode of life even in the palace. For although the ageing
man retained his freshness of mind and cheerfulness of
temper in his intercourse with others, he had regarded his
body for a long time past with growing doubts, and was in
heart inclined to treat himself as a dangerous patient. Thus
it often happened that he did not pay due attention to the
established rules of the most punctual of all Courts, would
keep the Queen and her husband waiting, or walk in and
take his seat imperturbably in the middle of dinner. And
when spring ended the old friend disappeared all at once,
for he could not endure leave-taking; the Royal children
one morning found his rooms empty, and wrote repeated
letters to Coburg, full of complaints about his faithlessne 15,
and hearty reproaches. And in summer earnest CO
were recommended that ho would speedily return.
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37 to
way his long visits to England were repeated from i:o,ed
1557. The last work in which ho was prominentlyee„
was the marriage of Princess Victoria withe t./ife,'o'w7u...
Prince of Prussia. During the last years of hie miti•til
to his increasing weakness, he could not make Tamil
y, or
to accept the invitations of the Englisholl'?„. him induced
ng: several visits
,iv.a.
t:urti,
pvlailiedx,
make so long a voyage. The wish to h
thatalace, but more
the Prince Consort and the Queen t° I?
visoit.. a, his own house ;
stoPlizug in Coburg, the
to Germany. When they were
to
old gentleman might venture a
generally the Royal guests waiteod :into a quiet house
in a
and the delicate atte ytionand daily they might be seen.
egi:lB ey.haired friend. The
perience of firm 11
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side street, in order to visit ttual to whom this heart re-
calm
spent self-respectfoafn:
a and in-
of his guests, were " the flood and estimable
c persons, whose
timate connection withogfelt to the fullest
value the Royal visior small, that lay on
their minds, the
thing, whether great the sketch plan of the P •
rince Consort's
cares of politics,
the cation of the children, and the minor
model farm,
ws of the day, Were laid by the Queen, her
joys and sorrdownity,
in the f •
husband, an, hold back faithful heart of the wise old
who did not sensible advice, warm adhe-
wan, • warnin
sion, or serious g.--Bentley's Miscellany.

vs GREAT SHIP COMPANY.—Another meeting
of the Lancashire shareholders in the Great Ship
Company Was held in Manchester yesterday, when the re-
port of the Committee appointed a few days ago was read
and adopted. The committee "have come to the conclusicn
that the safest course for the principal proprietors, and the
only v.. :
37 in Which they can prevent the utter sacrifice of
their property will be to exchange places with Mr. Parry
and the other creditors, and by purchasing their claims to
succeed to their right over the vessel." The meeting re-
solved "that an association be formed forthwith among the
shareholders, for an investigation which will enable them to
form ajudgraent of the true value of their property, and for
carrying out the scheme suggested by the committee in
their report."
MELANCHOLY FAMILY COINCIDENCES.-- TII.e
death of Major M'Cook furnishes some melancholycoin,?l"
deuces in the history of his family in oonneation withthe first'n?
war. his youngest son, Charles, was killed at.
his
son
battle of Bull Run, on the 21st day of July. 186d1 P
Colonel Robert M'Cook,
don the 21st ay of
1862; and the father himself was killed
July, 1863,—Cincinnati Exporer.
was killed on the 21st ay of July,