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Excerpt from The Political and Private Life of the Marquess of Londonderry No event was calculated to excite so deep a sensation as the sudden death of the Marquess of Londonderry. No individual filled so large a space in the public eye, and, it may be added, in the eye of Europe. His name has been associated with the most extraordinary events of the last twenty-five years. The sudden removal of an individual of such various and important connections, naturally excites the deepest interest, and has left a chasm in the affairs of the world, which cannot be easily supplied. Death, in its least revolting forms, is a great peace-maker; but, in the melancholy end of the Marquess of Londonderry, the circumstances are so painful, that they must, for a time, at least, disarm resentment of its rancour, and abate the opprobrium which some attach to his memory. It is painful to think that, within a short period, three of the most prominent figures in the historic gallery of their country, have, in the yet unimpaired maturity of their talents, been called away by the same melancholy visitation - the most fearful consequence of temporary alienation of mind! We allude to the deaths of Mr. Whitbread, Sir Samuel Romilly, and the subject of this memoir, all of whom suffered by their own hands, while under the influence of mental delusion. This is a sad reflection; and if to the three eminent individuals we have named, we call to mind the short illnesses which carried off Fox and Pitt, it must be allowed that there is something in the deaths, at least of public men, not likely to excite the envy of their cotemporaries, and that neither high place, reputation, popularity, nor professional distinction, afford to the possessor, enjoyments unmingled with the bitterness of human calamities. The family of the late Marquess of Londonderry is descended from Sir Thomas Stewart, of Minto, second son of Sir William Stewart, of Garlies, ancestor of the Earls of Galloway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.