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Mir OF MS R0Y.41. BIGII.N'ESS TUE DUKE
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His Royal Highness the Dales of Soviet arrived at
del Quiei m nse un F. iday, and rime:tied v ith the Earl
oi All/4.111411e tilt Sunday noun, when his Royal Highneis,
llCCUstipiallicti by Colonel Stevetison, his Secretary, !le-
velled au his teas elliug carriage, and Arrived au Norwich
ag four o'clock. The rout Irons Mile-end to the wit's,
mud the streets through which. it was expected his ktoyet
Nighties, would pass, were mire thronged thaii could
bete been expected, as the sertices at the different
claireltes were not all coticludeil.
Ha Royal Highness honoured %V. Foster, E.g. with his
co:upany dining bit stay in Norwich, to whorm house, the
Stew aid, Atilt men, sod Sties iffs, in carriages,
preceded by the icgalia, immediately repaired to pay their
respects. 'His keyal Higlinees fee:cited them in the
thawing-room where they were severally in:minced by
Mr. Foster. The Mayor dull Steward appresichiug his
loyal Hifelmess, the latter addressed him As follows
p.'eusr your Royal Illgloterr,
"The .clay o;, Aldermen, and Sheen& of this ancient Corpo-
ration, beg have to address to your Royal Highineestheir most
cordial =gratu lation. on your Royal Highness's arrival within
ose walls tat Nurwicii. We are, indeed, unfeik,medly Moved at
seeing your Royal themes. here. the son of our hearted and
revered Monarch, and the tirst and only one who has ever Ito-
!toured this city eith his presence. And the Mayor and Olio-
retiun take upon theunetvm must confidently w assure your
Raja! Hi, hness. that dating your gay hat!, you will not fail
to meet trout all ranks of eoeiety amongst us. nom the lowest
us well ai the ilieuat, all those hibutes of respectful attention
and grateful greetings to which your Royal Highness's birth,
rank. talent., virtue*, and patrioustii, so eminently entitle you.
Your Royal llighnests weds not to be told, that !hit city has now
foe cement.* been in the 101 l poeicsioti and enjoyment of a great
Lumber of invetuable liberties and franchises, granted and secu-
red to it in a variety of Royal Chartets. But your Royal High•
Lew mug be gicaey graulted in being informed, that the mine
spirit of genuine hiyalty that heretofore procured to this city the
favour and patronage ut its Sovereigns and Princes of this coun-
try, still continue* with UlliIIMI111.)1M1 vigour to animate the
breasts of every Norwich Citizen. And your Royal Iligiintas
may be further assured, that in all times. and upon every laller-
gency that may require it, the Citizens of Norwich will ever be
taund ready with their lives and fortune: to support, maintain,
and diffenu every legitimate right, prerogative, and dignity of
every br.theli of the illustrious House of Brunswick. The May-
or :tad Corporation, front the conseiuusuesa they feel of hie
truth of this aseertioa, are emboldened upon this occasion, hum-
bly to when the high honour of enrolling your Royal highness's
/aloe amongst the number of these Citizens; and I have now
the Loatiur el informing your Royal Highness that in further-
ance of this purpose, the whole Body Corporate have already, at
au enseuibly especially convened, unanimously voted to you the
Freedom of this City, of which I have now the honour to pray
your Royal Highness's must gracious acceptance."
The Duke replied wails to the futiou mg worths:
"Mr. Mayor and Gentlonfen.
" I have great satisfaction in being the first of my family who
has visited uiis respectable City. 'lee sentiments, however, of
my Brothers towards it are certainly in perfect unison with my
own, and the principles by which they as well as myself are
actuated, are such as doubtless teed to secure the best interests
of the country, and to cement that friendship and allegiance be-
tween egillCe and People w emeential to their muttul happMesc.
It has always been the wish of our family to reign in the hearts
of their subjects, which is a better socunty for the happiness of
the People and the stability of the Throne than any thing that
could be pro,:ueed by the dilute of despotism, it' I may be allow-
ed the 4:Ann:mien. I accept the offer made me of die Freedom
of your City, and if you feel nattered by my acceptance of the
lioriour. I certainly feel doubly gratified by the motives which
Late induced you to confer it on me, and by the handsome man-
irt which it has been conveyed."
The Mayor then addressed the Rosal Dike:
w Your Royal Highness having condescended to do the Cor-
poration the humour of cementing to accept the Freedom of this
City, when will year Royal Highness be pleased tha the Corp°.
Tatou shall attend you tat the (guildhall, in order that you may
be eworu."
His Highness said that lie would have the honour of at-
teudiug the Corporation at the Hall on Tuesday morning,
at eleven o'clock. The Mayer then iegnested the honour
of thiertaiiiing his Ruyal Highness with a dinner, before
he left town ; when the Duke said an indispensable Cll-
gAgensent obliged hint to leave the city on Tuesday morn-
ing, and therefore be must decline the kind invitatiori.—
On the Mayor suggesting the possibility of his reinnsing
by Norwich, the Royal Duke expressed himself obliged ;
hut that was nut probable. However. he cotithaued, al-
though this is the first time of my visiting Norwich., it
▪ ty nut be the last.
The aura before Mr. Foster's house and Queen-street
were illiouged float the time his Royal Highness arrived
until late in the et citing. As the Corporation were senring
his Royal Highness nutty sip the window, and reminued
state time bowing, and was warmly greeted by clapping
of hands and v eying of ham Ilia Royal Highness also
gratified the curiosity of the loliehitaute by repeatedly
eke a tug himselfdiatog the evening.
THE INSTALLATION.
The A•semlily-itimi has for seine time been fined np as
a Lodge, 41 a hifil place the insteilation of I'. W. Coke,
Esq. as Provincial Oland Master of the Freemasons of
this county, took place oil Muuday last. Front 9 u'rli.ek
iu hie ululating lid ten the ruinous beget' to assemble, unit
at halt-past ten his ko, al Hsguueu the Duke of Sussex,
in an open carriage, aimed at the Lodge, and the Lutal.
lotion morirdiately commenced. At La the piocessiun,
consisting of near 400 masuns,decorated with their differ-
ent orders, preceded by a baud of music, and the bauners
tt. their sev 9141 Lodges, with the addi (11. mane apheli-
an I ensigns from London, began to mete flute the Lodge,
past St. Stepheiee church, through 1;1 iJos's-lane, Maiket
Place, Cockey and Loodon-lanes, QIIPt•l1.611 vet, and over
Tembland, through ties Et piughant gate, entering the Ca-
thedral at the great West dour. Li the choir ul the Ca.
ibedral, on a platform between the Bishop's and Vice
Chauceller's steals, a throne was erected for the Royal
Duke, ash! the Masons Melt arranged on each side of the
chute; die closets and areas were tilled with the ladies of
the cry and comely, and tee genetics amid organ tuft were
occupied by the females of the Masons' tamilies.—The
naorieua at r vice war pet flamed. and a sermon pa eactied by
the fttb. Mr. HON t., fro.l 10; and at the
cut:elusion of the service, the precession seturheil by St.
Giles ,-street to the Lodge.
1 HE DINNER.
The Groot Seercialy, by desire of T. W.
Coke, Esq. issued elm the semmonst a for the Lodge,
cards sie inst.:item far a g1:111:1 Barepiet ice St. A...llea',
Hail ; upwards of Ido of the Brethre.i ascrubtetl iris re at
live o'clock. Oa ii,t arrival oi the Royal visitor he was
conducted to Lae top tit tut klud by tits Sittatta, this