29 MARCH 1884, Page 1

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

WE deeply regret to note a statement, in the evening papers of FA:lay, of the death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, at Cowles, on the 28th inst. The sad event must have been sudden, as the Duke was not known to be ill ; and, indeed, presided a few hours before at a meeting to protect the beautiful Isle of St. Marguerite from speculative builders. No details are added, but it is probable that the cause of death was the congenital weakness from which the Prince had so greatly suffered, the weakness of the blood-vessels near the surface of the body. The blow to the Queen will be terrible, and her grief will be shared by the nation, among whom the Prince was the best loved of the Royal Family.