Star.
London, England, 1827-03-21 00:00:00

itmitooke4 egtenelants, if the rears oestreogelt had kept peco
owe; ion he was Visibly losing strewth and substance ; and tm
thi wig the legs resumed the appearance of mortificatios to an
g extent. and the medical attendants agreed that his situa-
Om had become eery critical.
laeir apprelemsebeetwere still further excited on the ited ; his ap-
had totally SAW hilt, and other symptoms were equally un-
irabk, Still he kept op his spirits, and, although my language was
lising bet weestiraging., he appeared to feel sanguine of recovery.
bopressioo was not Justified by the opinion of the medical at.
asid I biome verrinxious that kis Royal Highness shoold
be elide aware of the Increased danger of his siteation. I urged this
riot with Sir Henry Helloed and Sir Astky Cooper, emoted them
Ns At/ mistook kis Royal Highness's character if they appro.
boom 11l elect from the disclosure, and represented that it was
dio character, and to lie wish to discharge the duties whirls
k eel hid to perform. In the course of the day, they yielded to
y eepreseetations, and authorised me to avail myself of any open-
;Tie which his Royal, Highness might give me to make him sensible
of the increased misty and alarm which I had observed in kis
physicians. I was to use my discretion as to the mode, the nature,
and the extent of the disclosure; it would probably produce refer-
ence to them, and they wool then coca= the impression conveyed
by M.
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I sa his Royal Highness at live o'clock. whets I took my °facial
papers to bins. He gave me the desired opportunity at once, by
asking what the d.ceses said of him ? His servant being is the
WO I line 1103 Immediate answer, and be waited quietly until he
had left the toes. and then repeated the question.
I spoke to hies as had been agreed with Sir Henry Halberd.
adding, that my owe anxiety and the uneasiness I had already ex-
pressed to Moulted led me to watch the Physicians, and to en-
&sweet to extract from them what their red opinion was, but that
they were cautious, and were evidently unwilling to authorise me to
erprew their alarm. I could not, however, forget his Royal High-
ness. His appeal to me in Modify oar*, nor the pledge I had
gives him; that I knew his Royal did .net wish to be
taken by surprise ' • that I fek he ought mot to he taken by surprise;
and therefore I had considered kay duty. to diadem to him the
uneasiness f Mt. He boated with composure, and without betray.
log any agitation,but asked me whether the danger was immediate ?
whether it was a question of ideis P
I repeated that I was not authorised to say so, and I trusted it
was not. He said—" Gees will be done, I am not afraid of dying,
I trust I have done my duty; I have endeavoured to do BO ; I
know that my faults have been Duey, but Coe is merciful, hie
ways are inscrutable; I bow with submission to kis will. I
km at least not to reproach myself with not hots' done all L
could to avert this crisis; but I own it has come upon me by Ger-
rie. I know that my use had not ceased to be free from danger.
hive always been told so, but I did not suspect isseseinate danger,
and had I been a timid or a nervous man the effect might have
bees trying. I trust I have received this communication with
becoming resolutiod" I observed that I had not for many days
Ken his Royal Highness more free from nervosa agitation, and
that I had not hoes disappointed la my expectation that be would
bear this communieatims as be did that which I had been called
upon to make to him at Brighton. He desired me to feel his pulse,
which wastage, het NMI and steady.
lie then put various questions to me with a view to ascertain the
taut of what be considered so sudden a change in hi. state. I
accounted For it by what I had karat from the physicians, and
aided by repeating that I had felt it my duty, however painful, to
wait out. He thanked me, gave me Ms .band, and said I had acted
es I ought, and as be expected, but be pressed me again to .rate
'what was the extent of the danger, and whether immediate ?"
I repeated that I bed been assured at was sot immediate--" whe-
ther his case was without hope or recovery ?" I gave no decided
answer. but said that 1 could not extract from the physicians any
positive opinion, but that their language was not encouraging. He
aid," I understand you; I may ge on fur a short time, let may
end rapidly : Gun's will be done-4 ant resigoed." liethen called
for his racial papers, and transacted Ida business with composure
and his usual attention. He afterwards resumed the previous pain-
ful subject. I spoke to him about his private papers, used be coo-
(word some of the directions previously given to tsar upon that
milnect. He then spoke most kindly, took me again by toe hand,
sod said, Thank you, Goo bless you." I bad hitherto succeeded
in eentrulliag my feelings, but I could do so no longer, and I left
'the room

I learnt from his servant, Batchelor, that after I left hie Royal
Highness, he had desired him to collect and pay wine small hills,
that be began tai write some memoranda, and appeared very seriatts,
bat quite free frosts agitation. ilia Royal nighties. afterwards had
sane serious comrerution with Sit Henry ll.liord, who she not
• dismise from Idea the uneasiness he felt, but did not admit that his
cut had become hopeless. lie bad found him perfectly calm and
..amaleted•
'His Royal Highness aeot for me again, and repeated to ma very
correctly what Sir IL Raiford had said to barn; he afterwards saw
Wood Stephenson, who told rise that he bad conversed with him
Wry quietly upon indifferent subjects' and that, from his manner,
be eoeld not have suspected that any thing could have occurred to
disturb him.
Ile passed a good night, and appeared better on the following
day. He saw the Adjutant General and Quarter Master General
scaly, and gave his directions to them with his usual accuracy. I
Saw him soon after. and he told me that he had passed a good sight,
bed rather more appetite, and was more free from pain ; that this
was satisfactory for the mutant, but whether of any ultimate avail,
a Higher Power would decide.
The physicians told me there was no improvement in his situation.
In the course of the day* I submitted to hint the official papers,
and took his pleasure upon sense general military arrangements, into
which he entered with interest, but in the afternoon he became
very languid and nervosa, though he rallied again towards
• the evening.
On the following day, 25th December, he appeared better, and
higood spirits, though incapable of moth exertion.
On'the 26th be was weaker, having had a very indifferent night.
lie saw the Duke of Wellington early in the day. 'the physicians
told me that his Royal Highness's state was becoming daily more
• critical, and that it wan desirable that I should avail myself of any
epportnnity which might otse, of drawipg his Royal Highness's at-
teptiou to the necessity of settling his affairs. I "vibrated k that
very day, and proposed to him to seed to his solicitor, Mr. Parkin-
son ; to which he agreed, and I appointed him at ten o'clock on the
following day ; he afterwards went dress's his oScial bedews
Ivry meetly.
His Royal Highness saw Mr. Parkinson on the 26th, and signed
his will, after which be shook bands with him, as if taking final leave
of him. He afterwards saw the Bishop of London, who had at
all times free admission to his Royal Highness, and had bad frequent
cow/mations with him in the course of his illness, and the result
of this interview was, that his Royal Highness should take the Sa-
crament on the 26th, which his Royal Highness manisised to me
afterwards, adding, that be meant to ask the Princess Sophia to
take it with Mat. I saw him again in the evening, and be appeared
very cheerfeL On the 21th, be appeared better early in the day.
but became more weak and lasguid afterwards. He saw Mr. Peel,
who told him he had been much shocked by his Royal Highness's
*old appearance. The Duke, however, spoke to me of himself
in a more sanguine tone than usesal.
His Majesty came to his Royal Highness in the afternoon, and
found bins very weak sod bingisid, but he rallied in the evening,
aid Looked over his eacial papers.
00 the morning d the sith, kis Royal Highness• appeared very
wog, and had some attacks of owns* [abetting, which, together
with other unfavourable symptoms, saddled the Physiciaus that
the danger was becoming more ininincat. The Bishop of Lou-
don came at twelve, and desired that dues prams should asaist
at the holy ceremony, and proposed that Sir Henry Halford and
I should be added to the Princess Ueda, which was mentioned
Jo his Royal Highness, who readiff agreed. Upon this sassiest
he came publicly, and put on his robes; his Royal Highness was
mike composed, and nothing could exceed his pious attention sad
calm devotion throughout the solemn ceremasy. He repeated the
prayers, and made the responses izt ahem voice. Part of the prayers
for the sick were read, but the service was, at the suggestion of
lir Henry Ballard, the short service. The Bishop was very much
affected. mirdedarly when pronouncing the concluding blessing.
The Primate supported herself wondertutly throughout the
trying seen; = Duke was quite free from agitation. After
the service was over, he kissed his sister, and shook hands most
affectioeately with the Damp. Sir H. Halferd, and me, thanking
as, and as if taking in.,. at a aR. His Royal Highness sent (or
we again in the aftanson,asd went through some official business,
to which he appeared msise equaL He expressed great satisfaction
at baying taken the Sacral/nest. aid told me that the Princess Sophia
hid staid with him, aid bane him op to the last moment. He
then asked me whether the Physicians thought much worse of
him—he really felt better? 1 replied. they considered his situation
as having become more doubtful than It had been; but that they
had sot at any time authorized me to say his case was hopeless.
Hr observed that it was wrong to abandon hope, or to despair; but
wiling aside that feeling, he was resigned to Gou's will He asked
whether I had any more papers requiring consideration? as he felt
quite as equal to business as be bad been these two or throe moods
PW .seder wished nose to be interrupted or superseded.
• • Ili aftrwards saw Mr. Greying, who found hint. very cheerful.
newkt for me again between eight and nine, and I staid with
a
has til tea, lit appeared weak and uncomfortable, though net