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lion. giving hies r generous credit lot those 'Heats of loyalty, which he certainly felts He re 4retted that the Requisitura was too eontructed, that its invitation only extended to freeholders. whereas it ought to have offered an opportunity to . . pr' I e If the Oa time 'et occa - scou: - Tr he mt jK VeTnisart nation. this was thy ce•t with iiaea • lir r, and lfii 86erifri it II _..l_ or, oocont 13$1. tioifloiirow nr4llllMion 'OIIQ spagaiNion std b!'id tur:ioine at:Slieriff% offier, '•itinse - . mac, • Agit_ f to gatner Yes., Ift T, . . . . . . .- I P! ' F , .to etre,. sitegged pardon fbr tildtigimear of hof theii '. if Mr. Denison boa' tUkte irpotogy needdatry, who hid so alit* , nee44llell K alledlielli P bthr much More need wee' thge' of from iddi." . lffle concluded by nbseevhig that' soothing could% more agreeable to •his .. feet thou to be invited to join in an addicts of ea ttilation to the throne, and the Address which bed! been read, had his entire concurrence. L • Mr. Taowe (Sheriff' elect) addressed the. 'High Sheriff in reply to Sir T. furtoo's ritstartso ion the form of requisitions. He was called to or-• liter by Mr. Ego atilt, late Chairman of the Magistrates., sflie; thought it did not belong to the 'business — of, dk meeting, asid'iloit tie addreei ought tire bilk disposed 01. 1 ' ' Some explanation took place, after winch: t I 4• t. ' 'Mr. TRoWlir, being allowed to proceed, mid: 'that he conceived they were met for constitutional i,strposer. As freeholders they walk members of she constitution ; 'other inhabitantslitete not mem hers; they might meet and express Themselves in vinous other ways, but the present was a meeting' "if County Court. and noise but freeholders were olititled to attend. Adverting . to the subject of the lite reign, he would call their attention to that which he conceived to be one of the most eventful. ,periods of English history. The gradual growth of popular wealth and intellect, and the eitifaisidititly : developement of it at 'the colisiescrinelit of that reign, produced effects which opetined• in very many different ways. The revolutions of America and France were among some of its most important consequences. Different Views must be 'snowed to different persons in considering r subject of such great and varied importince. Some of those it eveto were of a nature so ineolved, that tbitogreithitli 'Actors in them, many of - whom were tiring, mu t; descend him the grave, and all their contempors-, ries with' them, before those events would be dis passionately or accurately judged of. It was' not, therefore, on political grounds that he should print their attention back 4 the virtue' which graced the late Monarch. tetras the domestic, the difin....! ' fled temperance, the Magnanimity, the pereevertrigl justice, and that lore or country' that so peculiar! I dietinginshed the late King, whickentitied hit* I III ! respect as a man. veneration as a Maglitrate, 'di affectionate submission aiia.Manarrh. t lit`dfiOnict 'governments . the personal charactiecif rh* Sloe reign was r subject of great Tairrillti it{ a 3 if" 4l " measure of good Or etititipelltifettirtmoltii Cited. ' ness or cruelty, his wisdern Or' hit inffitniittoli;'.los virtues or his vices. Free states,' liki• that of England, were so fenced•ionid with secinitiii. that it was of no such importaik4 whit* 'wail ilve'enirti ter and disposition of the'Stieeteigti.• • Stilfthete was room left him for to db &bd. koweeer he lilt ,ecured from effecting mtich r eeil.'rreaolliehltitht of his station, his example;' Omit; IVr4eittlis ot . beacon, to brighten the path dr ....dtitdde; , dod . en-, courage those who trodjn it:' *Milt jOtitodelliert did they not owe the departed • King?' Whitt hopes, on the same account, mighttlietoot enter. lain of the living one ? The • deep sorrow into which he had been lately plunged had met 'with the utmost sympathy from his people: " Miry he live and long reign," Mr. Troyer concluded,'" over a peaceful and happy nation, snd iiffirivards de scend to the tomb as much venerated and regretted as his Royal Father" . . •-•- . . . Another discussion followed on the wording of the requisition, in which Mr. Remick, litr'..'ll.-toviiis herid, Mr. Lowodes, and Sir'T. Turtim iyeke. Mr. BIAGG called them back ./ql,Bbe ~ . .4biecti which had brought them together. .„. , I The Addresa was.then put and cowed, • Mr. TAMMY userred. and hit. : littaNtan' se conded a vote of shag to to thtimabtnt melee sirdl honourable antenrient‘ties Arlagerrsinnfteh was also curled witls4kaisittnity.': r. i••• ••• . o'7 . .. ' . A question Alabama so *Wit ontnier of pre senting the AddelliS • Mr. Damson thought that it was not usual for addresses of cendohmce to be received -personally. Sir T. TURTON thought otherwise, especially if liecompsnied with congratulations. The cue of Cambridge Univee4tctai i inotreed,. having declioed to pteseut.an Alp , st.%: tem tet: . raT tist eta , : • of the Princess Charlotte. Recat i lessen their privilege of having' r ' rksiika ie ceieed in person. • • •n '. P• .•' :T ..i ., •••• On the other hand it WWI 4611.0 1 44, that ihnsvirts• a meeting of Cantbeidge- Illsloslify Unen•ssl... fsed, for the purpose of taking up an Address. Sir l'..ThiTott suggested, that the motion for requirio g the High Sheriff shout& be put•costdi- 7 tionally; 'hi' moral" it'llliMerithgly, •autt.' I° chrriid. - 4..i... , .5t i•I s'; ‘ ,... .. • • 5.ra0..3 . 'Sir . T. TiltrOirbdigllstrall SSW& WA 'meeting tittlitiffkla ' 'irthittlertitrikasai inoisiy role :...)...i.„ v....., tee ... :.•4 1 • • tn.. • , i a The HtlYi Si .. filtirt . Mani tfurnki. • • ; , ! it.. • I 1 i .. m.•:.• • : , Mort of the m•garrni rt Or lire county bele* pte-i ' sen t, they were s u f st rued,that the cletk i vito lis at- 1 !alliance, and Wftigiti aNiAiii,iyter the both of aile-t Thrace to tim, 1Sio; iillinoßiiiko itre'illitt - aiitoled , 4. .• Ise •i O take its it• . • . I Tile setting Ilsen,'' . tifir " fttigi v i , 0 .., • : i --.....mtpliillMlONSallig.7 • : • ; • • I • k . hvou4 .4 irs• Qn Monday. as lord PSTIIIIIIAX Tiel Nam ON* kik ow& 'km ft Pa cask irtoitacti e t Ittit-lothe tlyMiot , *silt-. lent; Piticadilly s , liiivdshilfoaarare. di r ! asSithst, dndlea otakteirthwatssigle ake shitt:Sifte lipshiowinir bhoi: aboti t . ,spd: biota 014.6 piantif lA. bead** .1164 nearly to eXteill 11l every de:sriplisme,,, driving forward with the stave* expedition.' Oa ■dd porWelited throilert •risskd d or 0,4 ,ititere4d,:nii#4,:pr ApOirty, thst r weever semesalger to have witnessed. At one fide, and in front dr the principal . inns, were car sieges and four, ~filled with pefissuogow of diwi r , liwetion. eagerly- , ittqwiriswg •for‘iwip , tiou which could be offoriced :ant! any price; while at the either, where all the ge- . plena forms of atiolt4inceic from the light' dennet down to the honiety donky-cart, filled just `is 'heir apPeitriniVMsiciald warrant, troth the yilliug sprig pf t farhigp, ',dean to the planter aid pot..lesa earful citizen, with his family of every age, stk. and number. The great attraction of this day (I such a term be applicable tow pogemit of such itioursifuf grandeiirt.'oral the lying in state of mer" late lonseuted Sovereign. The public were to have b een a d m itted to intisss this cerennsepy 'precisely at ten o'clock yesterday morning ; but 'owing to the necessity; of making some farther orrosigesisentsj which were ootprigimilly couteuipleied, the ato e te rooms were not thrown opeu until eleven o'cleek. . LYLtifil iIN STATE OF TYE ROYAL ROSY. To witness this ceremony, the public were ad mitted through she euttwuce to the Castle" called Queen Elizabeth's (Lite. The crowd then"possedl ou to the eastern extremity of the upper court,, and entered at the tower adjoining the deportmeat of. the kitchens; after ascending the narrow winding flight of stairs in the lower, the spectators were u sh e red into ;as anti-roma t , a lsere two porters stood Or full uniform, wide, grapes on their arms and stove". From the antiesenta they passed direct iota I •the magnificent apseessent called St. George's the ,chamber wh.ch is dedicated le 'th e ci l;llrdee of theTrtcr. Nu sign of mourning 1 the eye in this splendid hall, except a Pallotb:•obesadikeotbe throne. its paintings IMO ill weeiwiliti, end the tine allegories which lif , ol 'iialls were as fresh end britliae t As during the days of the grand pageants so Often cgishhetied Within thini.' the intliosing spleridentL et" I.l4li l iti here T "characteristicalfy displa}k sad i fses s impment the, spectator forgot, is the Ord. liont.kellnipeoe of gilding and goy colours which' inserounded him, that the next chamber bet oil& which he had 'to enter calitained the monrofiall opectacle of the reprise of a beloved ilonoreb, who had whirled for arty half a ematniyin this' castle, and added largely to the splendid decors., Lions which now shone lip their full primei. Passing from St. George's Hall the crowd ea tere4 guard chamber, the left sit lf' ,which was railed off, so as to form as avenue --about ten feet wide, along which the people paitaadst In Elie rooms the Knights of the Garter dine, audl the t fine'magazine of arms and warlike instrument.,' ingeniously disposed in colonnades, pillar., Modes, shields, and other device., remained uncovered, as well as the paintings in the compel tupelos of the walls. Without the railing an epees space was kept, ih which several Yeomen of the Guard were sta. tiooed in full mourning. here and there, beneath romitapestry, a tea mattresses lay, on which these Yeomen slept the night before last, while the Royal Body lay in the adjaning clamber. From the guard chamber the throng moved at once into the King's presence chamber, which wea l the first room that directly reminded the speciatitrl of ins advance to the funereal bier. This specious, _chatitber was entirely hung with fine bLick cloth. ,;The suddennees of the transition from the brilliant -decorations of the apartments through which the visitor had just passed, to the mournful grandeur of the dark covering which the presence chamber open-• ed to his view was extremely awful. It withdrew at once from the mind the whole influeace of the pomp ' of chivalrous ornament which the preceding chamber so unsparingly cast upon it, and recalled the oenoel to the more calm and humbling contemplation to' . the transitory tenurtof huaugentiquip, fine pbiliprophy of Gragisaipes.:wet "The pomp of lasnabligellib 'War power, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Alike await the inevitable hour, Tbe.pailmiqgtory lead bat to the grave." la she presence chamber were stationed a line or Woof& of .the Guard in full .rammaing. 11'bei next film, the Ring's audience elailtheramte•thst; 'iii ishich the body lay instate. Thiv *l shailibie,a4is' ••• • • diong with purple cloth (tom the cos a dui ti r; Moor, and lighted with a number of adage .Ipmps : , Ind candelebno, filled with was-liglfts. .At. thel upper and. under the throne on which his late 14 jeay so 'often out in regal state. was ltliyed we .setserls the royal,4olfin. The campy of the throne Wag ea, thie .cp si eonoidembly enlarged, so as Dearly to entitled NW! itivrthOlie surface of the rain. fooVe16114; "'" • • " • " • ilf -14 / 4k" ! HI ! t • p ert t P • • 0 / — t h ; Vies-ef the richest Lac k ,4 6 Awe Itory o .t Bide, mod the paver salenweeta r ticity siAt, lee oyes to view.—We have already deNrifido. the; asps tWeitti hp . 411, the . eallin • ' t? • ttll * mita Or ago lime' et Pensioners.' tilt ifs . t...p 16001* at eat* atitir .4 0 0diA4f 411111‘,141"1". PHI 6 4,1t.*1 thsielsoil foot of dos wt a Lord 'of the Bedehans bar. The it ;Tokio God Lord of the fled cl wolrairs.7 The Ler& of tbiateitaiiiiii* wit; ANI aeiiiaLiso7'emerday. 011 ere full no I form. coffin. were •Iso IQ •ttend- once ; among them se Aoticed General Sir Wm. Keppel, Hoy. A tw r ,Cpsterulish ! Bradshaw, and the Hon. Sir W. Lumley. This chamber was lighted 'Tibet lis&fist mud appropriate manlier, by a arrartiaritwt of the pampa. At each side • ' ; of *Jae ewala rears lbw Jaw silver altar candle afield, with...say laaroataa.fights. The effect of the light added matleir the solemn growlers, of this . rcene. Yt toes ediefiriSrard so as to left on . the,front of the coffin, mid as there was nothing in ,Shefinipg alp of the Rhombi/ to masa bock a ray , -/frinmtbe wall. it mew dill cult tershottagaith that • gls Itillattla tors fitted tap with purple. The dark %its, seemed as deep as in the adjoiniug room ; but in some portiLtr,* drapery. which ribs laid in brood and obtrat.ing.folds, the, firta.has pf the pur ple cooed • gloms of light. sod shed a richness upon the material of which the deeper dye of the f • " black was not sascepttile. From the room where ,the.hody lay,,j,ite spectators were Ird throtagli the ▪ drawleprewoui. and part of the state hed maga, and they eif , fired through the w e stern end of I ty'qoaslrarigle. • could equal the order that was preserved • „througliosu the whole of yepterday , styling i this ceremony. During the day no less than .311.1190 : persons were admitted to see the moarnful specie clr and though the Military occasionally endured rihe gropteot, pressure. while one set of persons were And waiting until their iiredecessurs passed through, we have not heard of a single sccideat. At for o'clock the doors were closed until ten :treloekthis toorning. In the evening the young ntlem4o,p(„Eton College warreadmitttd Cl 4 muse. -1111101.1111 sae the to be admitted iuto the north oLlethis night at the Amend. This order has been 14,4 by'hfk Iltsjeitty„ and as it will materislly in. lidere with gig previous arrangements rustle for the admission streams at the Lord Chamberlain's u,cy, the . licietb itrendy issued ere recalled, and t ire will . now entitled to admission except such as Aga, ptsterihty •re-iswed from the Lord Chamber lain's@ department. We yesrerdsy gave .the cere litsitlitutsaf the funeral. Some hopes ure still enter. by the people of Windsor that his present sleety will attend this evening. notice was issued late last evening: • le Nt4 /ATE IV llctettr.-Al. , !amis s ., peoTeeditig i r su e Guile are to ,p through Queen Elizabeth's Gate; aia .h.v hawing set dawn, gamiest forward islo site Home Part, sod down to . the pie opposite the JAI* Walk, into the Town. ll'hen .ordetrd to take up, ti p through Qeese Elisabeth's Gate oa before. " 411 pewee not attending in the pptwookne, are desired to set doww at the loos, nod not psi pretence proceed •p Costlomireet with thrjr (wisps * so in free *venue will be kept to the proper rate for alt this, who hare tickets. " GEORGE DAVIS, Mayor. " Feb. 14,144 D." E Miff S 1) 1)11. SS • .0 1 . • • •otti et t # two irs " vi • I fArfI.P4NP,‘ IDIEDITZSIYAI,"Prtnav ie, isso. st. .I WA' A report prevailed yesterday that Ministers had tendered their thitrtatioes to his MAMMY to the opine of the morning. The causerasaigned for the r fotgiock is aieesoaed with era/ delicate subject, on which we touch with greet dilficulty . and hesi tationt IfA doingso..howertr, we bate the *LIM* of the Mittiitiehd Jaime Is, souse •of which donot seem to feel the itieerity of soy' reserve. It is 'aid that sigiiillitl,hiiptrAsure that M ini s • Isaa,shoultl pepaforwarcp ipealinve which he is sup. posed to hasp trod fur soma time in contemplation ; tit they tti,itted • cairns the Law Officers of the Crowu. writ) were of ',pinion that the evidence was not stiffident au . pilimit the charge; that M asters weal-din y red their inability to un dertake tbs. 11 4 = 0 : 4•14 4 . them ; and het, • saisipotly they tendered their restgialtione. Slide doe report. bat to its 'Cease); we d'o nut plait imerlivai. Even 11)660 it should prove camp. we do bet think a (little: of Ministers ky . any erre eolain. The body of the Opposition. we sppsobend, would not afford tliitifehrif.th Wheat is... lr . A . O does not eimpt , Marti* Ws:metre hes berlo atetioupd Op likely to act ' • • -././//asito-•) 61A I .11 ¶. •.., The laht mournful - tribute which moppet end lobe , " offer to deported excellence, will this sywing..be . pahl to ear late reverld awl gracious - . 11 strait his earthly remains will this ritentog be einiiigosit.to the tomb. and sepothited from oar • view :for raw. Bon i fel 4peisfirpMnd mere the sane melancholy duty wee perfirreprd- err M. gal loped sows—uassi.oligglittg ookrunity of the scene is `stip Skean tester 9.11 . 1111 filrialiorli!llite *orrice of. %Marne• eimpheitym4thwohlehr is. romps* op the um. =.2 ;lip Unger, upuit the ear, to be nows*eilled tutu sif more imposing smodeur, se the Sire thllliws the Sow to the 'smile gloomy trisistima !-- There ere, we hope, toner thoughtless us not to feel how deeply awful is this circumstance ! The upon the Royal House of - England. Youth. falls. before its influence. But the sacrifices have ,assinmdlt out been made in vain ; the lessons they Itielkletedfit will not be readily forgotten; and in the instances now more immediately before our ages, they have been acemaptuied by circumstances in themselves so singularly affecting, that they moat make an indelible impression twos the public ,mind, subdued and mellowed as it is by the in flimsier of grief. Many attempts have been made to draw the elm ;0114e of Cgoaan but in those which we have am pew worthy of notice, the pride and neengeof ictialAde skill were evidently objects much lop* 'to the writers' hearts than correctness of desijnamd truth of colouring. The character of& Kilt(tda# be twofold—political and domestic. , Atia. political character mast be in some degree an abstract of his reign, and bear the nature of a political disquisition; it is to lie found at large in the events that are re corded iu history, and AR their influence upon the prosperity and habits of his people. His domestic chaiacter must be sought in those relations of life where alone the sympathies and charities of o' nr na ture can be fairly appreciated. By the principles of the British Constitution, no censure can ever be attached to the actions of a King, and in truth, it would he impossible, from the nature of that Con stitution, for an ordinary observer to distinguish fairly or accurately ,between the acts of the Kato snd th;ise of his confidential servants ; but if GEORGE 111. carried with him into the Cabinet those principles of integrity, humanity, piety, and that conscientious observance of good faith end honour diet ever distinguished him in private life, the maxims of our law, that attribute to the KING every act of justice and mercy, and declare that he does " ao wrung," were not fictioos of policy, but the simple language of truth. His MAJESTY through the long course of his reign ever *hewed himself sincerely attached to the forms and spirit of our admirable Constitution, and notwithstanding the extreme violence with which pony zeal presumed occasionally to assail hie cha racter, there never lived a Prince who enjoyed in a higher degree the confidence of his subjects. celebrated reply to the first American Minister, " that he wall the last . gag_ in his dosoiaisloi Lis acknowledge the indepiadroce of the United . States, and would 1146610gTh tp 4 evitaera his eiheatod• sitelle; tit sageogal tosigilnr The observance of religion and morality may per haps be generally considered as forming a part of lire MAJESTY's private, rather than of his public character; hut's in private be was conscientiously religious, so in public he rendered the observance of its principles the guide of his public con duct. His example, united with that of his ex celleut Consort, raised a rampart which, in the hour of danger, saved this country from innu merable evils, by throwing back upon the shores of degenerate Fiance the tide of immorality and atheism. Yet was hie &Jamey's arose of religion free from the taint of intolerance; he was a friend to the free exercise of conscience; and should any individual, viewing only the disabling laws •which still continue upon our statute books, affect iug certain sects of dissenters from the esta blished church, imagine that the' bile KING is not fully entitled to this praise, lsUlm turn back to the paws that existed at the period when his MA 3nrry ascended the throne of three realms, and which under lib auspices have been mitigated or repealed, and he must, with gratitude, acknowledge the justice oT our panegyric. In the several relations of private life, his MA JESTY was irreproachable. In his domestic circle, or in that more enlarged sphere of private life wherein the dignity of the monarchy is partly blend ed with the benevolence of the man, he presented a portrait of virtue, piety, kindness, and aftability, that endeared him to his people; and often when the rage of party violence distracted the State, and Royalty seemed to have lost its influence upon the giddy moltitude, the private character sof Ills. inish. 4hoosiag with native excellence, has quieted the and restored his MAJOR?! AO the ..coofideoce of bis people— Yelali aeon in poplin. enm same coons eat Sedittu, savtique anintis iguuhik vulgus Tuns, p s ietate cravens, ac ineritis si furte virurn gown Cuosprxere, 'ilea t---- These lines truly &scribe the effects of his pti.. rate eh/racier : W that hi. MAJESTY has closed his Icing career, chequered es it has been good and ill—now that the voice of pane. gyric can no longer chain* his ear, and censure has no power to wound—now that hie life and cha racter have become the property of history, we mil my of Him with truth. that never did Kura lire more generally beloved, or die *ROTC generally regretted. A numerous meeting of the Nobility and Gentry qie ; §`?` . wiity of Sorifeflies'beld yesterday at Ey.. lIMPID, at WIWI AS Add Si Condolence . and Gro 11111tilla was till4s,ind.' ht r. A 111 ►epu. giveu iu another pan of oar —.......510r The orders for the reams distance of three miles iron oithia the last reef days, so isseed at the Wet Office. *Coutes tWe ttypott of on in YTS": '1 • We ilain.;l;4*ris F We yemmday telMlmillsitrow lone! lgaarriaclo'S attimpt t and garrison of Cadiz to pry of the Cortes. The eat of a more formidable pat first tarigitt to imagine. SA officer of thr day in C■diz, ore the lanil.gate to the en Ass uk or a merchant at Ca Colonel. The Hoyeliet for sod cautious), Vowing rood /awe them no Omuta of me the Madrid writers eonfera,i &argent& is far from bein, affairs still wear a rely serio of the Royalist's appear to blockading the gamy. and arrival of supplies. Qiitam&a, the Chief of edtireued P prOClamelloti to of January, in which h d_e _r , their country from the tyr the Government, and he Uwir families from slavery. proclamation to the marine distinguished themselves ornamented wills • green tri The French Five per Bank Stock, 1,4371 1. The Camden of Cliches Falmouth with • Mail fro she sailed the 11th of Jana • paregruph, stating that M the !mud of one of the ofl laded into his aerviee. 7- 4oPtrlirr Yesterday the Dukes of ' SUSSEX. Prince LEOPOLD, RRAOR, visited his Mann Tho ,poke of YORK I 9" Yesterday, at two o'clock held at the Secretary of o'clock. Yesterday, at twelve o'cl Council met at .1 . fie Mal hear apPerili.. air. 'Nth was PROSICIENt, itir. 1I). BATH Sir J. rtimot.L. &c. Ti two o'clock, when ,the B. BATHURST wentio ant Cabinet Ministers. It is said that Mr. Cu Admiralty, is to succeed Bart. in the Government of Lord JOHN RUgsELL. invited to stand for Middle+ We understand Mr. Alit .stands fur Sudbury, and t offered to that Gentleman I the' Borough, has re-election There is every prospec county °MOD', as we serest or the LATOCCAN fs the mining eleCtion. The 55th regiment of fort this week, on their route frt shire.( Exeter Gazette.) Ott Tuesday morning, th patties of the 411 i Royal Ve from the Castle fur Ayr.-- 1 Advice* have been two Good Hope to the 7th 01' quillity or-ini Colony brio by the &real aiu&diapersini a Proclamation was tamed' 26th November, to resent( . Isrcll, far calling out the districts, and for the estebli Lord CHAIII.NI HONNy Sc at the Cape of Vinod Hop luny in • few days, on Wail was to be filled, ad into DON KIN. On Wednesday last it w the Melville .ustusseitent Ratan:lL WALKIR's grot at no great distance floe Edinburgh. The Loan A desirous to have it placed Andrew's-square; but the t tee objected to this arrange Dora..—On Ilbsoday nta the Army. it'd t..otaio Di vice, met nt Ballyhailtore. cide an affair of hon6or, 'technically called. Tht7 t brie respective seconds and having taken place in the became known, and many spot. The ground was, stared, and the parties took the signal being Kitten of d fired.' witboat further. effet thous that Lieutenant C.'. b al the Captain', coat.. Dc B. woo slightly areas& hare the authority of his ther.Aia at fdieti,d we're ptecettAajelti übiltigv aefef!imaiyesilegistrleo .1 Via