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

TILE LATE BARON STOCKMAR,

Stockmar was Prince Albert's plenipotentiary in signing
the marriage contract, and he 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, he found relief in Stockmar's apartments.
The royal children regarded him as a kind " graiadpapa,"
whom they were fond of visiting, and bhe " 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 ono,
for ho could not endure leave-taking; the Royal children
ono morning found his rooms empty, and wrote repeated
letters to Coburg, full of complaints about his faithlossnestiess,
and hearty reproaches. And in summer earnest entreaties
this
were recommended that he would speedily return. I,„ to
way his long visits to England were repeated from "'
I,Bged
1857. The last work in which ho was prourinentlytrown
was the marriage of Princess Victoria with tli.,, owing
.0 ii fey
Prince of Prussia. During the last years of lo his mind
him induced
Family, or
to his increasing weakness, he could not mita°
aka several visits
to accept the invitations of the Englisheßn°7o
.st°oPrne palace, but more
make so long a voyage. The wish to b
house;
to!jing in Coburg, the
the Prince Consort and the Queen
grey-haired friend. The
to Germany. When they were
to whom this hearty re
old gentleman might venture a visittbita
at his
own
generally the Royal guests waitedtin°Pd the delicate attentions-
rig into a quiet house in a
tha:llestirnable Persons,
and daily they might be seen ge°_,l
ivas_!_i experience of a firm and in
side street, in order to visit.
calm self-respect of the indivtaaid,
I to' the fullest
spect of a Royal family
II
that lay
of his guests, werewtihate:gfaoctoludt
extent. Every-
whose
timate connection
visitors
value the Royal
thing whether grea
the sketch plan on their minds, the
' . 'es told of the Prince Consort's
cares of polio ,
he edueation of the children,
model farm, t— and the minor
of the day, were laid
joys and sorrowsfamily,
in the • e by the Queen, her
husband, and faithful heart cf the wise old
did nothold back
man' who
"oils warnin sen Bible advice, warm adhe-
sion, or serious g.---Behtley's _Miscellany.

THE 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 way 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-
ved "that an association he formed forthwith among the
shareholders, for an invostigation which will enable them to
form ajudgment of the true value of their property, and for
carrying out the scheme suggested by the committee in
their report."
MELANCHOLY FAMILY COINCIDENCES.— The
death of Major M'Cook furnishes some melancholycointhci -e
M
deuce:, in the history of his family in oonnection
With
sent
battle s youngest son, Charles, was killed at
thise
n
8
battle of Bull Rain, on the 21st day of July, gay
of
Colonel Robert M'Cook, was killed on the
1862 ; and the father himself was killed on the 21st day of
July 3 1663.—Cincinniii,Nrdifiren 2lst day of July,