The Sun. — London, England, 1817-11-14 00:00:00

THE LATE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, &c The clay of pious humiliation and becoming ge neral gloom is (as we yesterday stated) again changed ; and Wednesday, instead of Thursday next, is the time now definitely fixed. On that day the mortal remains of our lamented PRINCESS and her little Babe will be consigned to their mother earth, and the grave will for ever have dosed over the dear object of the nation's best af fections. But thought the grave will have closed, the wounds of the heart will continue to bleed. What a spectacle will this mighty Empire present on the day of the Funeral. All the Churches will be open for the performance of Divine Service ; all the shops, not only in the metropolis, but through out the country, will be shut and it is even the intention of most families to close their dwelling- Louses, in the same manner as when the desola tion of death prevails within. All business will, of course, be suspended at the Public Offices, and every person belonging to them will be allowed to absent himself to attend divine worship. The Courts of Law, it Is expected, will nor meet, in order tbat'every mind may be entirely occupied with the solemnity of the day. The inhabitants of several parishes have already signed requisitions to the Churchwardens, calling upon them and the 1 1 Clergy to adopt measures for the due expression of the general sense of sorrow. On Monday next the coffihs, with their pre-, cious contents, will be removed from Claremont, to Windsor. The remains of all that was lovely and beloved, of the youthful mother and her child, will then lie in State in the Lower Tower until the last scene be acted on earth, and they have left no traces of their existence, save in the hearts of a whole afflicted Nation. The ceremonial of the funeral procession has not yet been determined upon ; but some orders were yesterday issued with respect to what is to take place on the occasion in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. A Canopy of State will be carried over the body of the PRINCESS, at the funeral. The Royal Cemetery in which the remains of Our beloved PRINCESS will be deposited, was con structed in 1810, by order of his MAJESTY, at the east end of St. George's Chapel, for the burial place of himself and the other Members of the Royal Family. HENRY VII. first built this edi fice of free-stone for a similar purpose ; but that Prince afterwards altering his intentions, began a more noble structure at Westminster, and this fa bric remained neglected, until Cardinal WOLSEY obtained a grant of it from HENRY VIII, and with a profusion of expence unknown in former ages, designed and began here a most sumptuous monument for himself, from whence the building obtained the name of " WoLszv's Tomb-house." The corpse of the late amiable Princess AMELIA, his MAJESTY'S youngest daughter, was the first to repose in this sacred abode. On yesterday seven years did her funeral take place, and next Wed nesday will it be followed by the still more lament able funeral of her in whom we fondly anticipated our future Sovereign, and of her infant PRINCE.. a melancholy illustration of the uneer tainty of human life 1 The Royal trunk and its older bandies survive ; the youngest have been torn away in their opening bloom and beauty ! Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and CUMBER LAND, and the Earl of LIVERPOOL, had audiences of the PRI!CCE REGENT. His Royal Highness in the morning received a letter of condolence from the King of FRANCE, written in his own hand. Numbers of the Nobility left their names and made their respectful inquiries after the PRINCE REGENT'S health yesterday at Carlton House. His Royal Highness continues in the deepest affliction, but we trust his health will not materially suffer. We yesterday gave (says The Morning Post) the substance of the letter which General Sir BENJA MIN BLOOMFIELD had written to Dr. Sir RICHARD CROFT, by order of the PRINCE REGENT; We are now enabled to lay before our Readers a correct copy of that communication. It is as follows : Sir B. BLOOMFIELD is honoured by the commands of the PIZINCE REGENT, to convey to Sir RIC&IARD Caorr his Royal Highness's acknowledgments of the zealous care and indefatigable attention manifested towards his beloved Daugh ter, during her late eventful confinement, and to express his Royal Highness's entire confidence in the medical skill and ability which he displayed during the arduous and protracted labour, whereof ,the issue, under the will of Divine Provi dence, has overwhelmed his Royal Highness in such deep affliotion. Carlton-House, Nov. 8, 1817." The Dublin Papers received this day are all in mourning, and manifest a deep sense of the me lancholy event which has so unhappily afflicted the nation. Orders were issued, by command of the LORD LIEUTEI•:ANT, for a General Morning, to commence on Wednesday last. The deplorable event was known in Paris be tore ten o'clock in the morning of Saturday, by a telegraphic dispatch from Boulogne, there being as yt t no telegraph at or from Calais ; and though it was too late for the Journals of that day to speak of it, yet the news was quicklY diffused, and occasioned a strong feeling of regret, with all those external marks of it which decorum pre scribes. The nuke of ORLEANS, who'had a din ner, party for that day, immediately countermand ed the invitations ; and even on 'Change a gloom took place when it was known, and no business was transacted, PRIVATE LETTERS. CLAREMONT, Thursday, Four o'Clock, P. Yesterday Dr. Baillie called to pay his respects to Prince Leopold. Mr. Marsh, of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, was here last evening, and remained a considerable time, making arrange ments for the funeral of the beloved Princess.— Prince Leopold continues disconsolate.—The fol lowing Bulletin was this day issued respecting his Serene Highness's health : gg Claremont, Nov. 13. " The Prince LEOPOLD has passed a restless night, and is no better than be was yesterday. (Signed) " C. STOCKMAN." The inquirers were very numerous to-clay.— Lord Grantley and Lady Mawbey were amongs them. The Cattle Fair, held at Kingston this day, would have been postponed, but that it must be holden according to the Charter. To guard against riot, however, the Bailiffs, highly to their credit, issued the following Public Notice on Monday : " Kiagston-upon-Thames, Nov. 10 " -Notice is herby given, that all persons who shall disturb the peace, or in any way behave in a riotous or disorderly manner during the Fair, appointed to be hoiden in this town, on the 13th of this month, will be proceeded against with the utmost rigour of the law; and it is hoped, that alf persons frequenting this Fair, will, by their peaceable and orderly conduct, shew themselves sensible of the great and irrep ara ble luss sustained by this country in the ever-to-be-lament ed demise of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte."— (By Order of the Bailiff.) This Notice had the desired effect. The Cattle Fair was held in a space considered to be between four or five times as large as Smithfield Market. There were upwards of 30,000 sheep, and above 1000 horses. Every thing was conducted with the greatest order and regularity. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. CLAREMONT, Friday Morning, Nine &Clock.— The most restless night Prince LEOPOLD has passed since the irreparable loss of his amiable and lovely Princess was that of Wednesday, and yesterday his health was very indifferent his countenance visibly indicated it. His Serene Highness has not yet risen. WINDSOR, Nov. I3.—Yesterday afternoon the Queen was induced to take a short exercise in IVindsor Little Park, at the earnest solicitation of her Physicians, who feared that the health of her Majesty would be more impaired by abstaining from taking her accustomed airings. 'lbis morn ing the same carriage-drive was repeated in the most private manner, with only a pair of horses to the Royal chariot, attended by one footman.— The Princesses Elizabeth and Augusta accompa nied their Royal Mother. AlthoHgh her Majesty, during her short resi dence at Bath, had only the opportunity of drink ing the waters twice, it has been ascertained that they have proved beneficial to her health. Under this consideration, connected with the melancholy occasion which has plunged the Royal Family into the deepest distress, Sir Henry Halford, who for some time past suggested to the Queen to try their efficacy, has agai❑ strongly recommended her Majesty to renew the use of the Bath waters. We believe the Queen has been prevailed upon to accede to this medical advice, and consistent with the period of time which must elapse after the lamented funeral of the Princess Charlotte, her Majesty will retire to Bath for the season. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester took an affectionate leave of her Royal Mother and Sisters at the Castle, this afternoon, and proceeded to Bagshot, where the Royal Duke will meet her. A little before two o'clock, this afternoon, his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence arrived, and paid a vi!it of condolence to her Majesty and the Princesses. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.—This morning her Majesty and the Princesses took an airing to Frogmore. The Duke of Clarence arrived at the Castle to-day from Bushy Park, on a visit to her Majesty and the Princesses. On Tuesday the Dean and the following Canons, viz. Dr. Cookson, Mr. Northey, Dr. Heath, Mr. Champagne, Dr. Marsham, and Dr. Goodhall, held a Chapter in St. George's Chapel, to make arrangements for the Royal Funeral, which will certainly take place on the evening of Wednesday, the 19th instant, when it was ordered that all the absent Members be summoned to at tend upon that solemn occasion, and that the music, &c. he the same as is usually performed at public funerals in St. Paul's Cathedral and West minster Abbey, with the addition of Dr. Blake's favourite Anthem, from the 16th Psalm—" I have set God always before me," which was first in troduced into the funeral service upon the death of her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia, at the express desire of his Majesty, who has fre quently had it performed at the Royal Concerts in Windsor Castle. To increase the solemnity of the approaching Royal Funeral, it was finally arranged yesterday by Mr. FRANCE, the Undertaker, and Mr. MARSH, of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, that the west end and aisles of St. George's Chapel be covered with black baize for the first time ; likewise, that all the Royal stalls under the organ, left in the choir, be lined with superfine black cloth, with the addition of those belonging to the Duke of GLOUCESTER and the Prince of COEOURG, Mach are on the Sovereign's side ; and that the Choral Service be discontinued during the following week. The application for tickets of ad►nission to St. George's Chapel upon this solemn occasion are already very considerable ; and if they could be purchased, any sum might be obtained. Most of the respectable lodgings in Windsor and Eton are let at advanced prices. This morning the service in St. George's Chapel was performed by the Rev. Mr. DEANE, Private Tutor to the Hon. Mr. Curzon, son of Lord Scarsdale, at Eton College, as a candidate for a Minor Canon's place, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Roper, and which will be filled at a Chapter, on Tuesday, the 25th instant. FOR THE SUN, Manchester, Nov. 12, 1817 MR. EDITOR,--4 perceive by. your Paper of Monday, that many Towns intend to keep the day of the PRINCESS'S funeral as a day of mourning, and I have great satisfaction in stating to you that a public Town's Meeting is called here for Friday 'next, " for the purpose of preparing a dutiful, loyal, and affectionate Address of con dolence to his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT," on . the late melancholy Event. At which Meeting, I hear from good authority, it is intended to be moved that the day of our lamented PRINCESS'S funeral shall be observed here as a day of solemn fast and humiliation, all business to be utterly suspended, and divine service to be per formed in all places of worship of every sect and persuasion. I send this information to you, well knowing the interest you generally take in pro vincial occurrences. A. B Qne of the Brussels Papers contains the follow ing paragraph : BRUSSELS, Nov. 10,—Mr. Kerr has arrived here express from England. He has brought to his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent else afflict ing news of the death of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of England ; Mr. Kerr imme diately proceeded to the Hague, to carry to our Court the news of this deplorable event. When the afflicting news of the death of the Princess Charlotte was communicated to the Duke of Kent, the grief of his Royal Highness was boundless. The Prince and Princess of Orange likewise are deeply afflicted at it, and so will doubtless all the Members of our Royal Family." The subject of National Mourning is so inte resting at the present period, that we are induced to insert the following Order, which vas issued for the General Mourning on the death of GEORGE I. and differs materially from that issued for GEORGE H. " London Gazette, Tuesday, 20th June, 1727—(Price two pence) " The Lord Marshal's Order for a Genera, Mourning for his late Majesty King George, o blessed memory. " In pursuance of an order of his present Ma jesty at Leicester House, the 16th June, 1727, these are to give publick notice, That it is expected that all persons upon the present occasion of the death of his late Majesty, of blessed memory, do put themselves in the deepest mourning (long cloaks excepted) ; the said Mourning to begin on Sunday, the 25th inst. And that as well all Lords as Privy Councillors and Officers of his Majesty's House hold, do cover their coaches, chariots, and chairs, and clothe their Livery Servants, with black cloth, by Sunday, the 2d July. And that no person whatsoever, for the first six months, put any escutcheons of arms painted on their coaches ; nor use any varnished or bullion nails to he seen on their coaches, chariots, or chairs. His Ma jesty is pleased to permit his Military Officers to appear before him in red faced with black. (Signed) " SUSSEX, M." " These are to give publick notice, That it is his Majesty's farther command, that all Lords, Privy Councillors, and Officers of his Majesty's Household, who have been ordered to put their Livery Servants in black cloth, do also make them wear shoulder-knots or ribauds of the colour of their liveries. (Signed) " SUSSEX, M." THE THEATRES. Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, Nov. 13 - , 1817. SIR-A paragraph having appeared in one of the Morning Papers, asserting that a Memorial had been presented to the LORD CHAMBERLAIN, by the Proprietors of one of the Winter Theatres, relative to the resumption of its dramatic amuse ments, I have to request that you will notice in your next publication, that no such memorial was ever presented, or even suggested by the Ma nagement of this Theatre ; that the whole Theatre, from the Committee down to the hum blest dependant on the establishment, have too deeply sympathised in the national loss, and are too much devoted to the only tribute of respect they can pay to the memory of the Prin cess CHARLOTTE, to express the slightest impa tience relative to the resumption of their profes sional duties. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, HENRY ERSKINE JOHNSTON. MAILS. 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A detachment of about 200 men s'verc sent from Amboyna, which the Natives allele o land, after which they murdered them aIV An Expedition was about to sail from that place under Admiral BUYOKUS." The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which We re :hie this morning, have not come to hand.' Charleston Papers to the 16th October arrive(' this morning : [From the Charleston Courier ef October 15.] FROM ST. Auousrt NE.—By the schooner Aler t ' Captain Arrwicx, arrived at this port yesterdeP we learn, that the expedition lately fitted out that place, for the reduction of Amelia Island, W' returned without accomplishing their object/ They admitted a loss of but two men killed. '1 Militia from St. John's, attached to this expei l l tion, were the only part engaged with the Patrio t '; upon the Island of Amelia, and are said to lisv ej behaved bravely : those of St. Augustine were principally on board the Spanish gun-boats. Th e Governor of St. Augustine was still busily ell' gaged in augmenting his means of defence. There is a paragraph in Tke Ties Newspape r of this day, referring to the letter from Mr. Jl3l O FOOT, that appeared in T,E SUN of last nigh t ' which demands our attention. That letter, o it ' understand, has made a considerable impressiO on the public, as far as it is possible for us to col' lect the public sentiment so soon after its appear , ance. The Times says, that Mr. Fool's bate t l " proves nothing." The letter was not inteadd, to prove any thing itself, but was inttnite 4 l to bring forth proof from others, upon a subject of the most lamentable nature, and thst strongly agitates the national feelings. The Times then says " how should it, indeed, being written by a man who was never near the spot." Not I ° dwell on the absurdity of asking " how should f) etter prove nothing," w e may observe that the letter called on those who were on the spot " 0 explain matters that are doubtful, and about which the whole Nation feels, we will not say curiosity' but an anxious desire to know the whole truth, ad nothing but the truth. The Times presumes I° say that " we all know that the fate of her Royal ighness, though most lamentable, has nothing in it miracalims or extraordinary." How can The Times venture to make such an assertion ? 11'35 the Writer in The Times ‘c on the spot ?" FooT, feeling, in cognition with the Public, that 9 mystery hung about the melancholy business, was anxious to remove the veil. He decidedly declares, that he is persuaded that nothing will occur explanation that will lessen the reputation of the Medical Attendants, but, as a professional man , he is solicitous to maintain the credit of his pig'', fession, and to induce those Medical Attendants l( , come forward and dissipate the doubts of tke igno' rant and the calumnies of the malignant. Surely this purpose was laudable in itself, and denotes a proper respect for the feelings of the people at large.-- - But why - did not The Times publish Mr. FooT' s Letter, instead of commenting darkly upon it its Readers might then - have been able to judge for themselves.—ls it angry because it hag! not the opportunity of first presenting to the Public Letter so expressive of general anxiety to know the truth ? As to the Letter addressed to Dr. Sir RICHARD CROFT by Sir B. BLOOMFIELD, by desire oldie PRINCE REGENT, it only slims the benignan t disposition of the PRINCE REGENT, who, at a tilo' of the deepest affliction, could for a moment so'' Pend his parental agonies, in order to vinfliot'