country or to the present age; and we trust that your Majesty 
will derive consolation under your bereavement from the 
thought that his life had been devoted to the noblest pur¬ 
poses, and the assurance that his memory is consecrated in 
the affectionate regret of all your Majesty’s subjects, and the 
esteem of the wise and good in every quarter of the globe. 
^^We hope and pray that your Majesty may receive strength 
to endure with Christian fortitude this heavy and unexpected 
sorrow, and that your Majesty’s life may he prolonged in health 
and peace to watch over your Royal offspring, and to witness 
the progress of your people in virtue, knowledge, and social 
happiness.” 
Signed on hehalf of the Meeting, 
W. V. HARCOURT, 
Chairman. 
