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and thou late posterity will bless what a long eerie, of
past ogee • hex extolled. Your Majesty's heads have
planted Ihelree of prosperity, the mutual love of she gene-
rous Pritiee awd the most faithful people will lead it. that
its shade taiy refresh, al that its strength may protect the
rouutrt, aid its fruits support as in peace sad in distress.
Permit, Sire, the undtkelgwed to be the first who pronounce,
with a full hi lir', the transport and the gratitude of a con-
soled people, and offer the homage of Ell %Viriewthergers so
our own to the ;intim of the bed of Kings. May the
sm-
'perishable delight, flowing fuss the eoeseioussoess of having
founded the happiness of pose people, presevve the precious
life of your Majesty to die Moot protracted time of imortsl
existence; and may this life adorned by the sight of a hap.
r“ite *hiett is your work, heighten Stir eternal satiable-
ton which it the reward of a sable reaotatioul.
" With the Most profound reiteration, we remain your
Majesty's most faithful
" ASSEMBLY of the STATE' of the KINGDOM.
11' Louisburg, Septenilier WI, 1819."
(lictaibwrgh Papers, October I.J

ERItISII NORtII AMERICA.

'Quebec, scritlailEa. 6.
On Monday evening, the 30th of August. Major
Boa. lee, Military Secretary to his Grace the Duke
of Richmond, K.G. Governor in Chief, and Com-
mander of the Forces in and over the British posses-
-51011% ill North America. arrived at Montreal, bring-
ing the melancholy intelligence of the Duke's de-
cease on Saturday, the 28th of August, at the new
military settlement of Richmond, after a short bat
severe illness, during which he was attended by a
medical officer of that place, and that his Grace''s
remains, to tended by Lieut.-Col. Cockburn and him-
eel Iliad arrived at La Chine; arrangement! were ins.
inediattly made for the removal of his Gra-veils re-
mains to the Government Douse at Montreal, where
they accordingly arrived, escorted by a Captain's
guard of the 27th regiment, and having been met
haute miles front town by the Officers of his
Gracv's Personal, and of the General Staff,
at il.iy-break on Tuesday morning the 31st, liar-
in;; lain in State (privately) during part of the
clay; and hiviii4 been placed in a strung leaden
coffin, with an outer one of mahogany, and all ne-
cessary arrangements being completed for its fr
o:oval to Quebec, the corpse was conveyed from the
Governinynt-houie to the Ma/sham steam-boat,
passiii4 thiongh n considerable part of the city of
Aloiorral, attended by the Officers of his Grace's
personal and General Staff. and by the clergy and
prio,ipal inhabitants of Montreal to procesmon, as
well a. by an immense concourse of people.
A gnitril of grenadiers of the 37th regiment was
embusemb.usLtd with the corpse. and the following of-
ficers attended his Grace's remains to Quebec :
Lit iitentint-Colonel Ready, Private Secretary ;
Bowles, Military Secretary; Major M`Leod,
A. D.C. ; Leutenant-Colonel Harvey. Deputy-
Adjui.tio.Geiteral of the Forces ; Lietit.-Colonel
Cockburn, Deputy-Quartermaster-General ; (70ta.
I!stqlry-Gen. Wood; and Capt. Montresor, R.N.
At till o'clock on Thursday morning, the 2d of
September, his Grace's remains were received from
the steam-boat, and placed upon a hearse on the
King's wharf, at Quebec, from whence they were
removed to the chateau of St. Louis, attended by
tlw Doti. the Members of the Legislative and
Eiecutive Councils, the Chief Justice, the Right
Rev, the Lord Bishop of Quebec, the Clergy.
Hint by the whole of the Officer* of the Staff and
Departments, in procession, escorted by six field-
Inters, a guard of honour of the 60th, rifle batta-
lion, with the band of the corps playing a dead
march, the flags of the garrison and the ships in
the harbour being hoisted half-mast, and minute
guns fired during the procession.
The corpse was received at the Chateau by
■
guard of grenadiers of the 67th regiment, with re.
wunesital colours, and the band of that regiment
playing a dead march.
Not Grace's remains were placed in a lower room
in the Chateau, where they lay in state until four
o'clock of Saturday. the 4111 of September, when
they were resnovoid to the place of interment, in the
Cathedral Church at Quebec, in the following or-
der of procession. consisting of
The Law and oilier principal Officers of the Craws, Courts,
and public Offices.
The Honourable the Judges.
The Honourable the Members of the Legislative sad
Executive Councils.
The lion. Mr. ChiefJestice Sewell.
A Military Band playing a Dead March.
THE BODY,
On a Hearse drawn by four Horses, the Horses covered with
Crape.
FALll,ll33lllElli :—Tbe Hon. A. LJ. Melte/ay; Hon. M.
H. Percival ; lion. Mr. Justice Penult; Lieut.-Col. Har-
vvy. C.D. and D.A.G. of the Forces; lient..ColCocklarrn,
1) O. M .G. ; and Colunel Wilma, Commander of the Gar.
TiSOll.
And followed by—Major McLeod (his Grace's relative);
Sir Mirka Semen, Hart.; Lieut.-Colonel Ready, Private
&ciliary; and Major Bowles, Military Secretary, as

bloomers.
The Offieers of the Private and Military Secretaries Offices,
and of his Grace's Household, followed by his Grace's led
horses, grooms, aml servants, and by a company of grena-
diers of the 70th regiment, with their arms reversed, mad
pikes trailed, closed the proorssion.
The drums of the differdat corps, covered with crape,
rolled ■s the corpse passed. The military bond Sleet off at
the door of the Cathedral, and ceased playing as the body
entered the charch.
The 11,cht Rev. the Lord Bishop of Quebec, preceded by
the Clergy, suet the corpse ■t the gates of the Cathedral
church-yard, mad conducted it sap the centre aisle, when it
WWI placed of a platform, the mousers and pallbearers re-
m:iining near the body.
After the anthem mail the part of the 'mice before the if-
Irruteut bad been performed, the body was deposited in m
.)pearil for that purpose, betwixt the pulpit sad the
c..munsitliuit table, and the service was conducted by the
lord Ilishop.
A signal was then given, when one round from
15 field-pieces was fired, 'lowly and distinctly, fol-
lowed by a volley of musketry from the whole of
the infantry, then • second and a third round in
like manlier.
After which the troops moved off in slow time,
and in perfect silence, no bend playing or drum
beating.
Thus were interred the remains of the Most
Noble and Most Puissant Prince Charlea,- Duke
of Rochinniid, Lennox, and Aubigny. Knight of
the Must Noble Order of the Garter, Governor in
Chief and Commander of the Forces, in and over
the Btiitdi Possessions itt North Americas