The Duke of Brunswick.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5465, 24 January 1885, Page 3

The Duke of Brunswick.

By the death of the Duke of Bruaawiok a stir will be made in German circles. Tho. Duke has loft no. legitimate successors, *and the heir-apparent is properly tho Duke of Cumberland ; but unless, as we> Stated last week, he surrenders his' claims to the kingdom of Hanover and makes his peace with the German Government, there is little chanco of his entering into possession of the duphy, and Brunswick, as an independeat State, will probably soon cease to exist. England is but remotoly concerned in the mattor, and happily so, for our already existing relations with petty penny-farthing Gorman States is leading to bad blood.

The death of the Duke revivesa. memory much more than it removes a figure from the scenes of human affairs. Tlie late Charles Frederick and his diaawnds, his friendships, and his little mock eourfc, all helped to give a little colour to London life not so long ago. The elevation of Louis \ Napolean to the throne of Francetransferrei Paris the Royalties and their dandy associates. We were thus deprived of a feature in. I,ancbn life which it is impossible ovea for society journalism to replace. The ! Buke believed in himself and his own rights, , but 3io was not the less content to enjoy his place in the world away from Germany. The scattered Royalties of the world are becoming fewer svery year, and people; seem to things goal deal less about princes than they vised to do, except whea princes make itvemselves useful.