The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.

The Duke of Sussex passed through Doncaster on
Saturday on his way to York, where he intends to
remain a few days at the house of R. Challoner,
sq. M. P.
His Royal Highness had previously honoured the
hospitable mansion of M. A. Taylor, Esq. with his
presence for a short time, and was there waited upon
by Messrs. Stapleton and Ward, Sheriffs of the City
of York, with the following Address:--
'• May it please your Royal Highness,
" The Sheriffs of the City of York are ceputed by the Right
Honourable the Lord Mayor and Corporation, iu COllllllon Hall
assembled, to express the high gratificatiou received from the
expected arrival of your Roy al Highness iu their ancient and
iudepen•lent city. It is their anxious desire to oiler you its
freedom, sod they humbly request that you will condescend to
dine with them at the Mansion House on any day which may be
most suitable to the convenience of your Royal Highness.
" The Sheriffs carimt refrato from considering it a fortunate
circumstance, that during their Shrievalty, in conveying this
respectful homage and invitation, they have had the honour to
approach the person of a Prince, w lio is so nearly related to
the august Sovereign of those Realms, and whose splendid
career of useful benevolence, 'scientific acquirement, and spi-
rited patriotism, gives a brilliant lustre to the exaltation of his
Royal birth."

To which Address his Royal Highness returned
the following gracious nosy:en—
" I beg to express the high sense 1 entertain of the distinc-
tion, which the ancient and independent City of York proposes
to confer spot) me, and 1 shall have the greatest satisfaction in
accepting it. 1 will, with pleasure, meet the Corporation on
Monday next, at dinner. 1 alsu beg to express toy sense of
the very flattering and kind manner in which the wishes of the
Corporation have been convet ed to me by the Sheriffs."
Yong, Au.. 2.s.—His Royal Highness the Duke
of' Sussex arrived in this city yeszeruay, and signified
his intention of attending divine service at the
Minster to-day. The intention of his Royal High-
ness soon became known throughout the city, and
preparations were made to show every mark of re-
spect to his Royal Highness. Divine service usu-
ally commenced at the Minster at ten o'clock, but
was postponed for an hour—doubtless on account of
the fatigue his Royal Highness had undergone in
travelling, added to the effect of indisposition.

At an early hour the beautiful ring of bells struck
up their merry peal, which was the signal for move-
ment of (I may say) the %Able population of York.
An arrangement had been previously made to pre-
serve order within the veaerable pile, and such per-
sons only us were known were admitted within the
choir—but these were so numerous, that on the ar-
rival of the Queen's Bays (the regiment of cavalry
stationed here) room could only be tbund for the
officers; and the privates, who generally ranged on
the floor of the choir, were compelled to remain in
the northern aisle. The benches also placed at the
easter end, and usually occupied by the children
of the National School, were tilled with elegantly
dressed females and visitors.

The Lord Mayor, attended by the city off►cers, in
their proper costumes, and the Aldermen Herring,
Peacock, and R. Chaloner, E-q. M. P fur the city,
arrived ut the Minster a little before eleven o'clock.
At this time the whole of the nave, transept, and
choir were completely filled,and every motion gave the
appearance of the undulations of the troubled ocean.
His Royal Highness arrived at eleven o'clock, and
the moment he alighted from his carriage, at the
great western ent►ance, the powerful and delightful
organ of the Minster, under the direction of Dr.
C.►midge, commenced the service of the day with
Hander's imposing Coronation Anthem of " God
save the King." His Royal Highness was greeted
on his way along the nave by the smiling ermine-
nances of all present; and had it been any other
than the place appropriated liir divine worship, no
doubt other demonstrations .11 resp,:et would have
been strikingly shown. A seat was prepared for his
Royal Highness on the north side of the choir, and
on the west of the pulpit, where he was visible to
the greater portion of t.►►e congregation. The morn-
ing service was chaunted by the gentlemen of the
choir in the must imposing manner ; and a sermon
preached by the Rev. Mr. Ellis (of Stensul), from
the following text—l. Cur. 13 chap. 13 verse.—
" But the greatest of these is Charity," which the
Rev. Divine illustrated by shooing, in the words of
St. Paul, that without Charity all gifts " become
as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal." There
was one spot in the Minster unoccupied, nan►e.y,
the throne of the Archbishop of the See, wl►o was
absent, as was also the Dean. His G►ace was seen
in the city on Friday. After the service of the
day was ended, his Royal Highness returned in Mr.
Llidoner's carriage to his house, u here he is resid-
ing during his stay in York.
In a few days his Royal Highness intends paying
a visit to J. Lambton, Esq. M.P. at Lambton-hall.
Great preparations are making at the Nlansion-hothe
fur the entertainment of Ins Royal Highness to-
morrow ; and the same splendour as ►ets exhibited
in 1769, when h. pregent Majesty a►►d the Duke of

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York dined with the Lord Mayor and Corporation,
will be shown, with the addition of the Common.
ality of the City. The freedom of the City will be
presented to his Royal Highness in a box of mas►ive
gold, elegantly chased, previous to the banquet.