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

THE LATE DUKE OF YORK.

MEMORANDUM BETWEEN THE 9nt 01 JONI, 1826,
AND THE STH OF JANUARY, 1327.
opougosSCAVID fir WS ROYAL WICHINIMBS MUD /MD EICILLTAST,
TATUM.

The interest excited by the situation of the late Duke
of lone, and by every circumstance connected with
his long. painful, and lingering illness, from its com-
mencement until the fatal.hour which closed his valu-
able existence. has been so great, and the general feeling.
which it produced has caused so many particulars to
be circulated and teceived by the Tublic as authentic,
for which there either was no foundation, or, at least,
very imperfect foundation, that I have, upon due
consideration, been induced to draw up, from minutes
taken during this distressing and trying period of
ns •attendance upon his Royal Highness, a state-
ment, net of the progress of the disease, or_ of the
treatment pursued, bat of such circumstances and facts
as will shew the conditiou of his Royal Highness'.
mind under this awful visitation of PROVIDZNC4 will
,do justice to the exemplary resolution and pious resig-
nation with which lie met and submitted to it, and will
satisfy his attached friends that his Royal Highness was,
in every p int of eieat, desalting the respect and tare—
lion which have so strongly marked their sentiments to-
wards Lint, and of the deep grief and regret which his
death hat occasioned in their minds, and in those of
the respectable and well.thinking individuals of every
class in this country.
The state of his Royal Highness's health had, for
some time, appeared tar from satisfactory, and had oc-
casioned more or less uneasiness to these about him, but
the first indications of set iota: indisposition, such as to
produce alarm, were upon his Royal Highness's return
from A:cot to his residence in Audley-sgture, on the
9th of June, 1826, and Mr. Macgregor, who then saw
him.urged him immediately to send for Sit Hea yHalford.
From that period his Royal Highness continued more
, or less an inv aid, and was occasionally confined to his
house.
Upon the 24 h June, his Royal Highness removed,
for the change of air, to Brompton-park, the residence
of Mr. Greenwood, whO kindly lent it to him, and
upon that day he sent for me; and told me that he had
been unwell for some weeks. said that he did not think
that he gained ground., That he did not feel alarmed,
and that he had perfect confidence in the attention
given :n his case, and the skill of his medical advisers
but that he knew that thesy might entertain apprehen-
sions, which they would consider it their professional
duty not to communicate to 'their patients, and he
might therefore remain ignorant of that which ought
not td be concealed from him, and which he trusted he
should learn without apprehension, although he did not
deny that he should leartrit with regret. That there
were duties to be performed. and arrangements to be
made, which ought not to be deferred to the last moment,
and be felt that it was due to his character and station,
to his comfort, and even to his feelings, on this subject,
that he should not be taken by surprise upon so serious
an occasion. He considered it probable that the sphy-
.sicians would be less reserved with me than with him,
and he charged me if I should learn from them directly,
or should have reason to draw such inference from any
expression that might drop from them, that his situation
had become one of danger, net to withhold suck know-
ledge from him HrAppealed to me upon this occasion
for an art of kiendship•=he. would add, for the dis
charge of a duty, which he claimed from the person
who had been with him, and enjoyed his confidence,
during so many years ; he called upon Me to promise
that 1 would perform it whenever the period should
arrive to.which he alluded ; and he desired me to bear
in mind that he wished me deal by him as he was
certain I should desire, under similar circumstances, to
be dealt with.
I made the promise a ithottt hesitation. and it was,

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