The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-16 00:00:00

THE PRINCE's TOUR.

On Friday last theirOyal Highnesses the PRINCE
of WALES and the DUKE" of CLARENCE, accom-
panied by. the Marquis of STAFFORD, Lord HA.R-
RONVEY, Lord CREWE, Lord PETERSHAM, Lord
GRANVILLE LEVESON GOWER, the' LORD CHIEF
BARON, Mr. IVPIDoNALD, Major Bt.cionFi6.,i), COL
LEIGH, Mr. IL HEATHCOTE, Mr. WILBRAHAM,
&c. &c. visited Mr. SpopE's extensive ManufaaorY
at Stoke upon Trent, in the Staffordshire Potteries.
The Stoke 'Volunteers, commanded by Lieut. CQI.
WHALLEY, were under arms to receive their Royal •
Highnesses. as they alighted from the carriage.—
After going through the prinCipal waretioti,e (a
room 117 feet long) which Y. -as fittel 1:p with
much taste and judgment, and exhibited such a
splendid assemblage of finished goods as did great
credit to the manufa6turer,.and drew he nigh
encomiums of 'the whole:Party, they proceeded
through' the'woilting part of thelVlanufaaory, where
their Royal Highnesses examined* the different
branches with the most marked attention, and ex-
pressed themselves to be much gratified with the
process and various modes adopted.-*-in France the
PorcelaineManufaaory always *pos,s.essed.,the high
sanction and patronage of the Princes of the Blood i;
and under the auspices of our Princes and Nonility.;
we have no doubt but that English China 'Will rival
the most finished produaions of foreign cOiintries,
and give to our own manufacturers the whole Of .this
important' and valuable trade.

The SPEAKER may, in this night's Gazette, give,
notice, that in consequence of the certification made
to him of the death of the Right Hon. CHARLES
JAMES Fox, he will; in fourteen days from this.date;
dire& a 'warrant to be issued for the election of a
Citizen to serve in Parliament for the City of West-
minster. By this the writ may be issued this days
fortnight ; and if published by the High Bailiff thc
next day, the eleCtion may come on in Covent Gar-
' den, on Monday, the 6th of October.
It must be highly gratifying to the inhabitants of
Westminster, and indeed to the people in general,.
to see the Noble Heir of the venerable House of
NORTHUMBERLAND, a name conspicuous among the
Nobility of Great Britain, come forward as a Can-
didate to represent one of the most important cities
of the Empire. The rank and property of this
young Nobleman place him high above those temp-
tations which have too often seduced men from the
line of public duty, but from all the reports of, his
•character, he is, in point of talents and virtue, also
eminently qualified to do honour to the choice of the
Eieetors of that large and opulent city.
Sir STEPHEN Fox, Grandfather of the late Right
Hon. CHARLES JAMES Fok, was the son of a'pli-
vate family in Wiltshire, but raised- himself by
the most laudable
.means—that of merit.. He en- •
joyed many lucrative situations during the reign
of CHARLES 11. JAMES 11. and WILLIAM and
MARY. Sir 'STEPHEN made a noble use of .his
fortune : he rebuilt the Church of Early, his na-
: tive place : he built an Hospital for six women
and six men, endowed it with 1881. a year; he
tbunded a Charity School ;, he also built the
Church of Culford, in Suffolk ; and
,pewed . the
Cathedral of Salisbury. But hi's greatest act was.
the founding of 'Chelsea Hospital, which he first
projected, and contributed 18,0001. towards the
carrying on ; alleclging, that he could not bear to see
the common soldiers, who had spent their strength
in our service, beg at our doors. Sir STEPHEN mar-
lied his second wife in 1703, when he was seventy-
six years of age, and had by her two sons : STE-
M
PHEN, the first Lord ILCHESTER, and HENRY, the
first Lord HOLLAND. His' happineSs continued to
'his last moment ; for he died without experiencing
the usual infirmities of sg, in Oaober, 17) 6.

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