The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-22 00:00:00

,3:11?. PITT LYING IX SL ITE:

This solemn scene excited a great sensation yes-
terday in the neighbourhood of Westminster. 'On
Mors4ay iLwas not. fully attended; but yesterday
Westminster-hall and the passages, to the Painted
Chamber, in which the body Jay, were crowded in
the extreme, The
,crpwd beg.u., to colica_sa early
as ten o'clock, and became so excessive,. that many
femalesfainted;and • hundreds,- after -struggling
until theybecame.faint with the .fatigue, were happy
to •effeet their escape with their. lives. The
.guard.
was accordingly doubled,, anal an addition,al.nuMber
,of ConstAdes.were called in. The Nobility. and
Gentry, who came in carriages, were adMitted
through the House o Lords, at the door of which
a sti*g body of Marshahnen were placed for their
protection, and the exclusion of persons not pf that.
rank.' Among these
.• ,
he bishop of Ely; the Marchioneil cif Salmbury:ana
Lady Georgiana'and Emily Cecil •, Lord Carrington a,nd
Ea-
milp; Lard Macdonald.; Lady Simpson ; Colonel: Petty.
ward; Mrs. Dickenson; Mr. Borland's family; Sir John
Throckinorton's, Family; Sir Robc.“ Wigram'p, apd
Several tithers.

Long after the doors were clOsect, the people con-
tinued coming in large parties, and were so late as
ten o'clock last night ; Ladies were then' soliciting,.
bat in gain for admission. Between fifty anctsixty
Ofticers of the IA and: 24 Zattalions of -the calque
Port Voliniteers arrived in, total yeitei.ciay, to, at-
tend the Funeral.:
akorkm)An werq the whole of yesteii-Pypßii)loye4
to prepare the yanit, and eke-1.-the,- neceis:twy ac-,
commodatious, in the Abbey for the interment.--,
'ftencorary scaffoldijig has been, prepared,, and the
different aisles along' w hich. the Pr.oces'sion will move.
are ingted.'' The li”ault, which is in the' middle 'of'
the aisle'lehding to the North door,: is surrounded! by'
a railing, whicli inClose3a temporary'platf;:nn, sif-
ficiently large to accommodate the chief mourners,
with the principal: attendinits acid relatives of pie
ceased. The railitt, as well as the. other- terliporary
erections, is covered with black .cloth. .The Vault'
is rune to contain no.niqe. than CcAtis.. reii
ajfeadx occupy it,
.Thoie of the Earl.ofCHATII,s
the counte” iii wife, and Lady. 1-11A.Rivf ET Em.foT,
their daughter.: body cif, Mr. PITT will be the
fourth inhal*ailt elthis..wansion of the dead.

Mt I) LLiAN I
TloN..oußt...ow MR. PI,TT:--7ThQ
fpllo,.t, !lig is a de,serlption
.of -Mr. BISAT's superb
'Medallion in honour of the Illustrious Mr:. Itra,
F'.l2 'fie 13nSiOf the 'late Righillon.4 LtAx:
P; t:-r, Chincellor. of .the Exchequer, Scc, ;'round which, as
a Legend, tnefollowing.appropriatt;. linesatthe tintnortal
illit' re : . ' • . • ' •
lie was a Mail; take him For all 'fp all, , •
• t We shall not look upon his like agantl"
Rev Egs E.—Britannia seated on L
the loss of her fit,ionriie Ministcr..—On, a l'txlestal a a-S,arco:
phaguS,'on Which is inscribed the nacre of :N/r. hi TT ' • and
BritanniaAccms to otc Lint, in the dying words et the'tllus--
trio, Statesman--'' On
Private letters from the,Lontinent that 4,P7.
veral mernberz of the 13oNtrAzTE family renion-.
StMted. with NAPoLroN on .the2adoptioti of youpg,
BEYUTI.IRSOIS as his- son, 'md represented it a 3 re-
pugnant to the. constitution. -This interference,
however, he took very ill. and:threatened-to reduce
to their original ip,signitieance those 'wli9
ture to oppose his pleasure:' josEl:m f;ioNAPArrEA
in defiance of the constitution, wills it is thought, be
King if Naples: It is.snpposed,-lidWever, that if
.Russia. .would recognise .13,0NAPAR:rk; Emperor of
France Land King of Italy, favourable conditions might
be obtained tier the ROSA', Et.uhil of aples.'
There is hardly to be found-in the history of any
State that pretends to the leasa--clegree of civilization,
such..an ins,..tanee of daring rapacity,as the deinand
,
which France has made, fitr a pecuniary, contribu-
tion, onthe unoffendingcity -of Frankfort.. Nothing
like even the shadoW c?f'a f 4 this:plundering re-.
'qiiisition has been adytneed,or can be urged in excuse
fbrit. It is indeed the ad:of highwayman-with a
pistol in his hand,demandinkthe Money of a defence-
leSs- passenger. What would this country bave to ex.-
pea—this Coun'try', whieh tyranny; ll;:s so often
menaced, and is so an destroy; to strey; if; ever we
could be so treacherous to ourselves. as to. suffer
Finchtnen to carry its - thr2ats 'of 'lnvasion to a
successful issue ? Nothing that can .be imagined
wOl4 be,.so horrible as our con4.ition and the „very
wretches wbo could be so baSf.:tip to give any aid to
the advances of such au Elie' would be the first
to suffer for their
,detest a,6ir go and' folly..
11.oNAPARTg, notwititStand.:tig all, the aSstirances
which be receives of the log devotion his peark,
finds it necessary to issue: a very severe Deerce,,pro-
hibiting . the carrying and the making, of alI daugerl
ous weapons,, such as Air-guns„ Poil .I),aegers,
Pistols, and Swordsticks. lt• plain; therefore,
that- he , does,. not 'rely upon th. Ministerial ..and
Senatorial dechirations of p'opit/or 41. e
still, I)o'.vever, Ventures to leave such :Offensive
weapons in -the hands of his. Military, hordes.. In
due time, it is-natural to expee that he Will. Consider
even the tongue as. too, Offensit'e a weapon to be
trusted to the people at large, ;and that if he leaves
them enough of it for tlvo purpeselif.c(.4ing, Ito ,will
deprive it at least of the faculty of ipeing.
The Emperor of Russia, notwitlistpdinq- the
late unfoxtunaw Camiyaigkii will.Makg a very diStin-
guisbed
.and most honourable figure in the page of
history. His conduit in that Campaign SlieWs. that
heroism forms an essential "part of his eltaraeer.
and refusal of .a Military Order; after such eon-
due, alledging tl;at. he did not deserve it,. proVes
that hiS modesty, -it quality that -is ahVays the con-
comitant- of great and retteeiag minds, is equal to
his courage.-t;Sucha eharaecr is the subjee oz, hope
as well as-admiration, and way be expeCted to.hold
forth a striking example to all surrounding States.
The General Conrt-Martial which has.been lately
sittings At .Aristol bas. t eft One ofthe charges
brought before it was insihkited by Captain' CAVENr
DIM; of the-Wrest INllddlex Militia, against
tenant and Paymaster FE-N,N(..;1.4 At'STiN, of the same
Regiment, on three invancos of charge.: It st, for re-
fusing thq payment
.of the CA)?tain's pay bill for the
pun-lent:of his conipany, it having beeti,previously
signed..6y:hirrt vd, by such refusal, keeping the men
front tbeir,pay, which tended to Subvert good order.
and military diA:ipline ; Lind" 3d, causing it to be
considered by such refusal that Captain 'CAVENDIS
had made a plse demand, injUrihavk to his honour
and reputatioL as an Officer and a Oentlernan. The
opinion of the Court was, that the Paymaster was
gclif to; cif the crimes laid- to his charge ;. but i s it ap-
peArvd.4ils•condue Proceeded from an error in Judg.
ment, the Court:sentenced him to' be reprimanded
by the Coins anding Officer of the Regiment; which
sentence 114 been contirpacd by I.=lts