The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-15 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF YORK.

ADDRESS TO 11. R. IL THE DUKE OF VORR."

CAMBRIDGE, OCT.. 14.—At grand common
day of this Corporation, held on the fifth of ieptcmber last, the
freedom or the borough, accompanied by a loyal and respectful
address, were voted to his Royal Highness the Duke of Yoga,
for his firm and patriotic declaration against granting any fur-
ther concessions to the. Roman Catholics ; and his Royal High.
ness having appointed- Frit* last (during hie annual-visit at
Cheveley Park, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Rutland) to
receive the same. the Mayor, (John Pnrchas, Esq.) with seve-
ral Aldermen, Common Councilmen, and a number of respec-
table Burgesses, occupying 13 carriages, arrived at Cheveley
about half-past_ 11 o'clock, where they were kindly welcomed
by his brace the Duke of Rutland, High Steward of the Cur-
pration, and the Marquess Craham and Colonel Trench,
:Members of Parliament for the town. The procession, con-
sisting of the High Steward, the Mayor, Aldermen, &c. pre-
ceded by the mace-bearers carrying the maces and other insig-
nia of office, was then introduced into the audience chamber,
where his Royal Highness, with her Grace.the Duchess of Rut-
land and a number of noble visitors, were assembled. The
Duke of Rutland then addressed his Royal Highness as
follows

Sift,—The Corporation of the loyal and ancient Borough of
Cambridge, deeply sensible of the many private virtues which
adorn the character of your Royal Highness, and cordially ad-
miring the principles which have invariably actuated your
public conduct, more especially upon that great question which
in their estimation involves the best interests of that key-stone
of our glorious Constitution—the Protestant Ascendancy in
Church and State, have unanimously resolved to tender to
your Royal Highness an humble and respectful tribute of their
attachment, devotion, and gratitude, by soliciting you to ac-
cept the Freedom of their ancient Borough. Concurring most
fully in the feelings and sentiments which have brought the
Corporation of Cambridge into the presence of your Royal
Highness, I cannot help expressing my satisfaction that the pre-
sent ceremony should occur at a time when your Royal High-
ness is permitting me the honour, and pride and gratification of
exercising towards you the duties and attentions of hospitality
at this place. And it is also particularly gratifying to me,
that in virtue of the honourable office which I hold, as High
Steward of the Borough of Cambridge, it should be my
province to read to your Royal Highness the following Ad-
dress, which I can assure you has been voted by acclamation :
To his Royal Highness Prince Frederick, Duke of York and
Albany, Earl of Ulster, and Bishop of Osnaburgh, &c. &c.
The loyal and respectful address of the -Mayor, Aldermen,
Common Councilmen, and Burgesses of the town of Cam-
bridge, in Common Hall assembled.
May it please your Royal Highness,
We, his Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects the Mayor,
Aldermen, Common Councilmen, and Burgesses of the town
of Cambridge, beg leave most respectfully tooter to your Royal
Highness the tribute of our• sincerest thanks for your firm,
patriotic, and constitutional resistance to Catholic emancipation
evinced by your Royal Highness's speech upon that subject in
the House of Lords.

NVe,, the Corporation of Cambridge, cannot refrain from
embracing this opportunity of expressing our unalterable at-
tachment towards your Royal Highness's family, as likewise
to the principles of our happy and glorious Constitution as now
established in Church and State, and we feel a pride in asserting
that this attachment has never ceased to characterize our ancient
and loyal borough.
We have viewed with increasing alarm the reiterated efforts
of' the Roman Catholics (and their adherents) to demolish those
barriers which have been erected by the wisdom of • our ances-
tors against the encroachments of papal power ; we deprecate
the admission of Roman Catholics into the legislature, because
they are the advocates of principles which if carried into full
effect would certainly endanger, and probably subvert the civil
and religious institutions of our country.• We therefore again
offer our most grateful acknowledgments to your Royal High-
ness for your firm and patriotic support of our Protestant Con-
stitution, and we earnestly implore a continuance of the same
watchful care, the same zealous exertions, as the only means
under Divine Providence whereby the blessings which this
highly favoured land has hitherto enjoyed; can be transmitted
unimpared to future generations.
We beg to renew the assurance of your most cordial and re-
spectful attachment towards your Royal Highness, and in tes-
timony thereof to presentyou with the freedom of our borough,
your Royal Highness's acceptance of which we most earnestly
and humbly solicit.—Given under our common seal at Cam-
bridge, this fifth day of September, one thousand eight hun-
dred and twenty-fire.
BENJAMIN COTTON, Mayor,
His Grace having read the Address, the Mayor then said,
May it please your Royal Highness,
I have the honour as Mayor, and-in the name of the Alder-
men, the Common Councilmen, and the Burgesses of the
Borough of Cambridge, most respectfully to present and
humbly to solicit that your Royal Highness will graciously
condescend to accept a Burgess letter under the common seal,
containing the freedom of the Corporation, which in a hall very
numerously attended during the year of my worthy predecessor
in office, was unanimously voted to your Royal Highness.—
And I earnestly request, that your Royal Highness will be
graciously pleased to allow your illustrious na►ne to be regis-
tered .as a Burgess of our ancient and loyal borough. Permit
me, Sir, in conclusion, to say, that proudly as this day must
stand distinguished amongst the records of our ancient borough,
still prouder will it be to myself who have now the high ho-
nour ofaddressing and of offering to your !loyal Highness this
token of our esteem, gratitude,--and veneration.
To which his Royal Highness was graciously pleased to re-
turn the following answer :
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I beg to return you my most cordial thanks for the very flat-
tering proof which you have given me of your personal regard
as well as of your approbation of my conduct daring the last
Session of Parliament when the Catholic question was brought
into discussion, by wishing to enroll my name upon your book
as a Burgess of your very ancient and loyal borough.
Brought up as I have ever been from my earliest youth, with
the most sincere attachment and veneration for our glorious
Constitution in Church and State as by law established, and in
support of which his Majesty's family was seated upon the
throne of these kingdoms, I considered it as my duty, when the
attempt was made to strike, in my opinion, at the very root of
that Constitution, to come forward, and as a peer of this realm,
to avow openly and honestly my sentiments.
Truly happy am I that those of the great majority of this
kingdom are in unison with mine, and especially that of this
ancient borough ; and I beg to assure you, Mr. Mayor and
gentlemen, that it is with the greatest satisfaction and gratitude
that I accept your offer.
The Corporation then withdrew into the spacious ball, where
an elegant and sumptuous cold collation was provided. Dur-
ing the repast his Royal Highness the Duke of York, with
his noble host and visitors, entered the ball in the tbllowing
order :

His Royal Highness the Duke of York, accompanied by her
Grace the Duchess of Rutland.
His Grace the Duke of Rutland, leading the Marquis of
Granby.
The Earl of Westmoreland with Lady C. Manners
The Earl of Chatham Manners
The Marquis Graham E. Manners
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland A. Manners
Mr. Forester Miss Golding.
General Upton, Mr. Douglas, and Colonel Trench.
- On passing round the tables, his Royal Highness again ex-
pressed the gratification he experienced at receiving this testi-
mony of attachment from the very respectable Corporation of
Cam bridge.
His [loyal Highness and Noble Friend, having retired, the
Mayor rose, and gave the following toasts :
His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
His Grace the Duke of Rutland.
Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland.
The Marquis of Granby, and prosperir7 to the House of
Manners.

1 The Duchess of Rutland, (who was standing near the door
of the hall) on hearing the health of the Marquess of Granby
given, came forward to the end of the table, leading the noble
youth in her hand, and said, " I am very sensible of the honour
done myself, hut feel so deeply affected by the emotions in-
spired by your kindness to my dear boy, that I cannot resist
the impulse of returning my best acknowledgments for this
honourable mark of your esteem ; and in his name, a delighted
mother entreats your acceptance of those grateful thanks, which
as yet her son is unable to offer on his own behalf." The Cor-
poration were then gratified with a promenade through the ex-
tensive gardens and walks at Cheveley Park, and returned to
Cambridge in the afternoon, highly pie sed with the kindness
and urbanity which they had experienced. The Members,
with J. Douglas, Esq. 'M.P. the Aldermen, and a few select
friends, afterwards dined with the Mayor,
whose good cheer
was accompanied with his customary friendly and polite atten-
tion. On Saturday the same gentlemen dined with Mr. Alder-
man Abbott; in the evening they visited the theatre, where a
play and farce (at the desire of the Ma) or) ware performed,
concluding with the national anthem of " Uod save the King,"
which was sung by the whole company, the audience joining in
chorus.

41 It was erroneously stated that the Heads of the University
joined the Corporation in this address. The Heads of the Uni-
versity always act as a distinct body, and never joined the Cor-
poration in any address whatever.