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pate in the feelings of those who had been admitted to a more
intimate acquaintance with the Royal Duke, and I feel confi-
dent that this House will concur in the sympathy which his Ma-
jesty feels for the loss of one, who, in his dying momenta, con-
soled himself with the reflection, that purest and best of consola-
tions, that in the course of a long and varied intercourse with
society, he had never abandoned a friend, or resented an injury !
(Hear, hear !)—The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved the Ad-
dress, which expressed the concurrence of the House in the uni-
versal regret manifested by the country for the loss of his Ma-
jesty's beloved brother, the Duke of York; at the same time that
they took the opportunity of publicly testifying to the great bene-
fits which he had conferred upon the army, by his attention and
general administration, whilst in the situation of Commander-in-
Chief.

The Address having been moved and seconded,
Mr. BROUGHAM said that he did not rise to
touch upon any ground which had been avoided by the Right
Hon. Gentleman, and indeed by the terms of this Address he was
precluded from travelling out of it. Agreeing, as he did, in the
opinions expressed of the Royal Duke's impartiality in the exer-
cise of his office, he should only add, that he thought it reflected
the highest credit upon him, when having so long a time enjoyed
the disposal of places, he never suffered political considerations—
(hear)—by which he meant party questions—to interfere with the
disposal of that patronage ; that he never showed any personal
asperity towards any individual, because of his particular way of
thinking, or suffered his sentiments to cast a shade across his
progress.—(Hear.)—The deceased Duke was known to entertain
very strong sentiments (he would call them prejudices) upon
some subjects ; but it was the best test of his sincerely and ho-
nestly entertaining these opinions; that he separated, as much as
possible, the individual from his political sentiments, and never
behaved with asperity towards any individual.—(Hear.)

Sir ROBERT WILSON regretted that the Right
Hon. Gentleman, in proposing this Address, had not stated to the
House more particularly the means by which the Duke of York
had caused so salutary a revolution in the army. In 1791, the
inefficiency, as to the public interests, was carried to an incredible
degree of inattention to the means of enabling men to discharge
their duty in the army. Under the Royal Duke's administration
great changes were soon effected, but it was to be regretted that it
was not stated that this discipline was maintained, not by severity,
or by increasing the penal laws of the army, but by diminishing
corporal punishment, which existed to such a degree, as to be ut-
terly disgraceful. This change in itself was a valuable legacy,
which he had bequeathed, and he (Sir R.) hoped the House
would always bear in mind that it was owing entirely to his
general kindness and forbearance. If cases did occur, in which
parties might have thought that his Royal Highness's view of their
case was more harsh than they had reason to expect, whilst they
lamented the error of his judgment, no candid man ever im-
pugned his motives.—(Hear.)
An Hon. Member under the gallery (whose name we could
not learn) also bore testimony to the benevolence of the Duke of
York, and to his conduct as Commander-in-Chief.
The address was then agreed to, and ordered to be presented
by such members of the House as are of the Privy Council.