DEATH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 52, 1 August 1844, Page 3

DEATH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA.

The Court has been thrown into deep mourning by the unexpected demise of his Royal Highness the reigning Dtike ol Saxe Coburg and Gotha, undo and father-in-law to her Majesty, father of Prince Albert.and eldest bmther of the Dutchess of Kent and King of the Belgians; His Royal Highness had just attained his 60th year, and was universally beloved by his subjects. He succeeded his Father Duke Francis of Saxe Coburg and Saaili. I 1 in the year 1806, but was precluded from t.iking possession by his adherence to the King of Prussia until the year 1813. In that year he comm-uided the sth Corps d' Armee, ar>d Meuiz was delivered up to him by the French. Returned from the Congress of Vienna, he bestowed his whole activity and solicitude in the welfare of bis people, and in the year lbl9 gave them of his own accord a representative constitution. After the extinction of the House of Gotha. .he shared in the division of it with Saxe MeininL r en and Saxe Hiiberghausen, giving up Saalfield to the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, and receiving the principality of Gotha, subsequent to which the :ti(le of the house was changed into that of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. He was a g:e»t l<>vcr of the arts and sciences, and his active ene?«> "■ evinced by the creation of the Palace of Colm ;; the restoration of the old Castle, the erection oi the chateaus of Rosenam. (Prince Albert's birth place) and Calenberg, and Reinhoodsbrunn, the High School at Gotha, and he two splendid theatres at Coburg and Gotha. He was married to Louisa, only daughter of Augustus Duke of Saxe Gotha and Altenburg, by whom he had issue, Ernest, hereditary prinee (now the reigning duke) and Prince Albert, whose education he personally superintended with the utmost paternal solicitude and care. He was married a seoond time to Antoinetta daughter of Alexander, Duke of Meckleuberg, by whom he has left no issue. London Times, February sth. The treatment of the Ameers of Soindo was brought regularly before the Commons by Lord Ashley. The noble Lord made a moral speech, aud " sat down amidst loud cheers." Upon a division, the members were, for the motion—6B; against it, 202, majority, 134 ! — Commercial Advertizer, Sedition.—A man named Drum has been com* milled to Omagh gaol, by an order from Dubln Castle, on a charge of sedition. Like bis numerous namesakes, when played upon, it seems the gen* tieman exhibited a little too much of his noise and emptiness, which, however, took the shape of saying " that the Queen ought to be shot, and O'Conuol put iu her place." During the early part of the French invasion of Algiers—occupation, we believe, is the milder term —a small party of French troops fell into an Arab ambuscade, and those who were not immediately slain or taken prisoners were obliged to put more trust in their muskets. It happened that the regimental band was with the party and the musicians made a retreat with the rest, in a prestissimo movement of the most rapid execution. The ophicleid player was embarrassed by his instrument, and he Was hesitating about carrying it further, when he happened to cast a Parthian glance behind to his consternation be beheld an Arab close upon him, Further flight was useless ;—there was nothing for him but to right or surrender. Years of desert slavery made a gloomy prospect; and yet, what could his aide-swotd avail against the spear of bis pursuer ? Desperation is the palent of many a strange resource. The lately abused ophicleid was lifted to his shoulder, musket fashion, and the musket brought to cover his foe. The Arab was struck with panic ! Doubtless this was some devilry of those accursed Giaours —some machine of death, with a month big enough to sweep half his tribe into eternity ! Not a second did he hesitate, but, wheeling round, he galloped off at a pace that soon took him out of what he conceived might be tbe range of this grandfather of all muskets. Had Prospero been there to have treated him to a blast something between a volcano and a typhoon, that side of Mount Atlas would never have beheld him more. Our musician made good his retreat, with a higher opinion of the powers of his instrument than he had ever before possessed, and the story was the amusement of the French army for many a day afterwards. Sil'enC*.—All great things are born of silenoa, The fury, indeed, of destructive passion may start up in the hot conflict of life, and go forth in tumultuous desolation. But all beneficient and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might. Force itself, indeed, is naturally • ilent, and only makes itself heard, if heard at all when it strikes upon obstructions, to bear them, away, as it returns to equilibrium again. The veryhurricane that roars over land and ocean, flits noisetessly through spaces where nothing meets it: The blessed sunshine says nothing, as it warms the vernal earth, tempts out the tender grass, and decks the field and forest in tlieii glory. Silence came before creation, and the heavens xvere spread with* out a word. Christ was born at tbe dead of night * and, though there has been no power like his, "he (lid not strive uor cry, neither was bis voice heard in the sheets." Nowhere cau you find any beautiful work, any noble design, any durab'e endeavour, that was not matured in longhand patient silence, ere it spoke out in us accomplishment— Rev. James Martineau. Lieut. Holman, R. N., Knight of Windsor, the celebrated blind traveller took his departuie on the 3rd September, from Malta to Naples. He will afterwards proceed to the Roman Stiles, and thence to Trieste, Duriug the few days of h*ls residence in this island thrf greatest hospitality has been shewn him. Tbe veteran traveller had the honor of dining with his Excellency the Governor, tand very frequently with the Admiral Sir E. Owen. Amidst all tbe vicissitudes of his perilous life, and increasing age, be still maintains the same unabating thirst tor travelling, and his mental and bodily faculties appear to grow in activity and streuglh in ihe inverse ratio of declining lile nd honored grey hairs.— Malta Times,