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LON DON.
111tiltSDAY, e 47, 1820.

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filment of his-promise, Slid lois R el
I fighness. "a public man should Away• k-sp."
Ile also assured himself, from his isstimate
ledge of the sentiments entertained by his iUu..
trious relative, that his brother would himself,
if aware of the meeting, have said to him, ss (Jo
and meet them." It ism'sa well known Ihit in 11..-
fluctuutious to which the State of the I.te Dok„
during his short Moroi, was rohject, the pr.-
pect of a favourable termination mote than r,",.
presented itself; and the bollefios of Tharsrlar
evening and of Friday mooing were c..lcui-ttst
to create a hope that the dewier bad in a
measure been overeMne. This hope was ki„ii.,l,„
pity deceitful ; but it is as orsittot Ssi it is er,:tas,aly
cruel to accuse the Doke of SUSSEX for appearing
in public in Itorwich on Monday. 'lsms it was as.
terly impossible for him to have known of the dersh
of his brother, which did not take•place
d:►y morning, ut a doAsince from Norwich of firstly
260 milts! ,

The anniversary of Mr. Fox's iiitsh was cele-
brated nu Monday last in the city of Norwich,
when a very numerous party of Noblemen and
Gentlemen dined together for the purpose of ex-
pressing their respect for the memory of that illus-
trious Statesman, and their admiration of the prin-
ciples that distinguished his political career. A
report of the proceeding's on this interesting occa-
sion will be found in another part of our Paper.
At the present moment of difficulty and danger—
when the constitution is assailed on the one Itio,rl by
the clamour of a heedless mob, and on the other
by the mere systematic upprorithes of arbitraty
power. it must peeve extremely gratifying to every
sincere lover of this country to witness such •
meeting */ the friends of liberty. correctly under-
stood, as that which the city of Norwich on Mid-
day presented.. Meetings of this stature are calcu-
lated to keep: alive the spirit of political iudeperi.
dence, which ristight else sick beneath the pressure
of arbitrary principles, and by bringing so tnany
Noblemen and Gentlemen of eminence and inte-
grity together, ditfooe a correct and elevated
habit of political thinking throughout the great
body of the people. The diffusion of their sentie
'intents, congenial as we yet trust they are with
those generally entertained by the people of Eng-
land, must have the effect of political lectures,
inculcating the pure doctrines of the British con-
stitution, and teaching those reciprocal rights and
duties by the observance of which alone can the
constitution be preserved in its purity. The anxious
solicitude expressed on such occasions by the most
ensinent and illustrious characters in the empire,
for the maintenance of popular rights and privi-
leges, must generate on the part of the people
kindly feeliolituf esteem and gratitude, and tend
to promote end Consolidate that union between the
reveral orders in the State from which the general
harmony of the system emanates.
Li the accomplishment of this wise end benevo-
lent aject, we remark with sincere pleasure that
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was, on
the present occasion, particularly distinguished.
To the speech of the Illustrious Duke we refer our
readers with inirtled feelings of gratitude and ad-
miration—gratittide for his affectionate zeal in pro-
moting the true interests of his country, and admi-
mtiou of the noble priticiples which he has declared
to be the rule of his political life. His are the pare
principles of the British constitution—the princi-
ples that pieced his family upon the throne of this
realm, and the public expres,ion of them at the
present moment must be attended with the best
consequences towards stemming the tide of ministe-
rial despotism.
IVe should not, peihaps„ bare noticed this sir
yesterday the Dukes of YORK end Cl.Astee.:
CUM.tatice en much lit the present moment, for the visited the PRINCE REGENT at Colton Rinse,
patriotism of the Duke of SUSSEX. is 110 flew qua- which was thronged with inquiries of condolence, as
lily, little known to the public, but that a writer in no Tuesday, on the death of the lamented Duke of
a Tre , -y Print lies presumed to empty the little KENT., Among. the inquirers have
ThAtibbia:..7ll
phial of his wrath upon the illostrious Prince fur with rehePeorsittiserb 07: and N3l:i;i...Mtru:sie•T'tlitis AS,
eb13,7
yentorieg to hold it political opinion, not orthodox of Canterbury, Mr. Justice Park, Mr. Janice Best, watt;
within the precincts of Dowiling-street, and has great ,sober
torbethtnt of
L‘d
edroiegve. Ureic tarrisges into the c:s r'
endeavoured, by way of punishment for so heinous yard of Carlton Douse; they aloe left their tiees
an offence, to 'accrete his noble mind by a coarse at York Elegise, Clarence House, slut Ifinelborengh
allusion to the inebrecholy event which has just House.--The arrangeineets for the funeral of the
IsimentedilDtike were not not completed last evening.
plunged the Royal Family and great body of
er,SAdItt.,DI E 1111S:hitrtL'ar I N Carr
e t
Ks-
the nation in grief. Was there no sucreduesi GeeNss'er:g. esti:Lai
the hour of sorrow to temper the fierceness of pls. conduct the funeral. It is fulfil) thrs'i en' ate
litical hostility Could no respect for private n count of the great distance of Sidimuith from Lou-
feeling, or public decency, stay the sacrilegious
don, the horses and carriages tb term the the prom's-
hand that would drag the shroud from off the life-
soon will be about a fortnight 011 tile roiriLia going
from the metropolis slid returning to Wtiehair.
less body, for the mere delight of inflicting a
All the shops in Keirsin••ton have been shut.
wound upon a moat affectionate brother's Invest ! as a mark of respect to the late lamented •..."-ke of.
Shame, shame upon the cold, %Jitterbug beart, KENT.
that could as cruelly es falsely accuse the bake of The following notice haa been received from
Sussex of indifference to the situation of his Illus. LiesTiel (coev.l
, 411 iS
trious brother deceased ! Is it not notorious to the
Aihnirilty-O ee, Janney"' SS, IMO.
" SWAN, laboototed by my Lords Commissioners of
whole nation, that between the Dukes of KENT the Ado kr acquaint you foe the infatuation of the
and SUSSEX en affection subsisted warmer than or- cleititinernrse "VuAndag.tril 4litre
jAff.aeirsß,of lio_v4;l's;dthattebyt::
dinarily prevails between brothers—that it was the 21stro
imirstaiit, it ampisns that he haul tualrs!erl hist
Majesty'',
cemented by similarity of sentiments, and had per- ships Tribune and Duliere",. to proceed to "e'er in a "'a-
iming acquired strength from certain unhappy dif- I ion
bm,nsatlttiptedrade atsoustherjrifiibelli og
kepte P i
at .I,hasitsiell of the htiiin,m,ranitanrct
ferences that elsewhere subsisted ? And shall a petty of easterly wind, arol to
might
id
bs„uliqiit.amofrohp,:f,sic—orii•
aann,d,
water to any of than that
partisan of the Ministers, to spew his ready zeal in c (Signed) " JOHN BARROW.
his (nester's service, presume to insult the Royal " Mr. Jolla Beauett,..runior, Lloyds."
Duke with his affected " regret that *bile the On Saturday se' ght his Majesty's revenue
Duke of KENT lay a corpse at Sidmooth, his bro- cruiser Scout, commended by Lieutenant COOK.
carried into Harwich a large Fiend, smuggliee
they was revelling ■st Norwich ?" We are con-
half-mike, casks of
vinced that the Ministers will reprove the libeller Ifourgelgern'swpiitrhitsamcii'dirgaocroefw 4or1!) men, consisting of
for this gratniteus insult neon Royalty. The 10 British subjects, and the rt-,0 Frenchmen.
Duke of Sussex had for a coseriderable time pre. St. Andrew's Hall. Norwich, in which Mr. Fox'
viol)* to the dinner promised to attend at it, from anniversary was celebrated on ifondav, is one et
the finest /lotion, buildings in the kingdom. At
a feeling that in so doing he should perform a
fettle,
teop
to thei hall on this, occasion was a circular
political duty of advantage to the public. Ile left
London for Norwich before the Duke of KENT'S liorse•sLeolurt mme,ceatessid onerC i
•edott:noilicewurniidliedlilneg• hintt
indisposition, and when it is eonsidered that the this eeterisive arrangement being still found
Duke's lamented indisposition was in its cow- tient fur the ber of tickets natural, two more
were placed in the side aisles. A sounititig board
ni escentent represented to be oily a cold, there is
no
reason for
eappoatag
that
the Duke of st•ta. was erected over
tthhee
supperf thrash,. Variegated
SEX could have contemplated so fatal a restelt. serial en'Poeted byinag trati:paenreency tbeeagririeurg I that of the
The Royal Duke, however, dill not forget his Royal Guest in golden letters rep on silk
brother :in his speech at the dinner, he alluded and that of the Noble Chuirumu, the Earl of At.-
to his illness with all the tenderises% of afl'ection, scusar.s, in lamps at the bottom of the fine hell.
end lamented that he should he required to rose idrievwlihrt 4'ooo lamp. rivalled the splendour of
forward at so saIIITUL time in the discharge of I the completed
the beholderetort
to the hoe '-•.m whichef reset!
*list he toncrived to be a public duty, mud in fail- title&

The Treasury scribe speaks of the Duke's pre.
sence at the dinner as if it were cc sot of mare
sual gratification. He erVikka of his Royal High.
ness's ?welling at Norwich:" Suds au rapressivn
deserves nothing bet contempt; but the man who,
cm such en occasion, could rue it, is.ow ohjsct fur
Other feeling.. We shall say smiting of the in.
decency of attacking, with languor m opprobriow.,
• member of that family which it should become
every man in the kingdom to treat with respect.
With what pretence can the Treasury writers excl.i rot
against the Radicals and others foe raitiox 'Torus%
placemen and pensioners, .nd Ministers, when they
presume themselves to scrip their loathsome veima,
against even those members of the Royal Familr
who do not worship at the altar of the saute goblet'
calf, in whose service they are so humble ! If a
difference in political opir.itats can justify one part!,
111 a ending characters, however sacred. tars if I>e
expected that tinother party will thsph.y a g'ealrf"
moderation and propriety of conduct ?

We have received New York Papers to the 26,1)
December. They being dowse the prucee.lnio
in Congress to the stlst, but they do put disclose
any matter of importance.

Private letters from via Lisbon, state, that
the city of Madrid, up to the Ittls instant, v.a, i!:
the greatest coisfuiiion, in constquence of the rtvii-
hitionery movements of the troops in the
It is stated in one of these letters, that Sir HENRI.
WELLESLEY, the British Anibassudoe at Madrid,
wishing to forward to Englasnldispatcher regarding
the disaffection of the Spanish army, had applied
at the post-office, its order t• transmit them
through the regular channels, brit lie was informed
by the Poet-master that his request could not pos-
sibly be complied with. Sir HENRY I‘rEIL LESLEY
next made application in person to the King or
SPAIN himself, from whom he received a similar
answer; the caution used by the Spanish Govern-
ment ►hews the great exteut of its apprehensions.

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