The Sun.
London, England, 1802-03-17 00:00:00

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Mr.-MANNERS SUTTON gave notice of a Motion
relative to the Claims of His Royal Higtincs,i the
PRINCE of WALES, but he spoke in so low a tone
of voice, that we could scared: hear what he said.
We understood him, however, to name to-morrow

se'nnight (this day week) as the day on which he
should make some Motion relative to this sui.)jcci:
THE LATE DUKE oe BEDFORD.
Mr. FOX said, the Motion he v.-as .11),(it trA:e.„
led Lim to the contemplation of an unfortu:..;

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ele death of the late Duke of BEDFORD, which was
not only a private but a public loss he hoped, ther,:-
fore, lie should be excused in sayieg a few words
iipon the SUbjetl, previous to making his intended
rdotion. He was perfectly aware that was not
the place, nor was it the brae to enter at large
into such a subjea, but he felt the loss to ba so
important, that he could not avoid saying a few
words with respeCt to it. The Noble per•wn to
whom he alluded, e,nd whose death was, lie beliee_
ed, as generally lamented as that of any subjeat
ever had been. in this Country, had something so
peculiar and so marked in his character, as to
render him a person of the greatest iroportance.—
He was unfbrtunately snatched away at a period of
life when he was still young enough to enjoy life,
and still active enough to labour for the' public
good—at 'a period too, when from his previous
condua, the most vigilant and benevolent exertions
for the public benefit, were to be expected as the
result of his future life. It not unfrequently
happened, that the fairest hopes derishi from the
dawn of life, were disappointed in maturity ; but
with respell to the Noble Person alluded to, the
hopes which had been afforded in the early period
of his life, were confireeed in maturity, in.which
his charaCter became firmly and decidedly fixed.—
That 'Noble Person came into the possession of
high rank. and immense wealth at a time of life
when he was surrounded by the greatest danger,
by those dangers to. -which persons in his situation
s% ere peculiarly expoed, from the sedudions of
temptation aid the influence of flattery : but
the.ogh thus situated, in the midst of prosperity,
his character,' his mind, acquired all the firmness
and energy which could be derived from adversity.
There never was a man who gave himself up more
completely to the public good : to that he was con-
-tiouelly looking in all his affions ; that was the sole
bbjed of his Site. Enjoying a splendor almost Prince-
ly, still every selfish consideration was postponed,
whilst the good of others formed the constant objeft
of his wishes and his exertions. It was frequently
remarked, that people. grew wiser as they grew older,
it often happened however that as they advanced in
years, they lost some of that warmth of feeling by
which they had been actuated at an earlier period of
life. Not so with the Noble Person he was now
alluding to, no man ever cultivated any favourite
science, or pursued any art, or followed any trade,
with more solicitous and assiduous industry, than
that Noble Person did the art of .doing good—
whilst he improved every day not only in that, but •
in'the most generous %vartzth of feeling. The great
value of his character vas his desire of public utiii-
tv the great object of his life, the public good.—

Instances were not wanting, or unknown ; to men-
tion, however, only one—the Agriculture of the
Country, it was well known, was more indebted to
him than to any other man. With resped to
the Politics of that Noble Person, he found some
difficulty in speaking of them before such an assem-
bly, as his political principles were those fbr
which, though he might think he was entitled to
the highest praise, yet others might think they de-
manded an apology. He believed there were few,
however, who would not sometimes confess that
their adversaries were entitled to. admiration and
esteem. If in Rome a descendant of the family of
Claudii was permitted to be aristocratical, in his
opinion surely it might be alloWed to one who bore
the name of Russel to cherish the political prin-
ciides of his ancestors. He could not forget that
his ancestors had been attached to Liberty ; but
whatever might be his opinions, his conduct had
been firm and patriotic, manly and sincere. He
-now came to the clo',e 'of what he had to say, and
those who were solicitous to see the perfeEtion of
the human character, would find that the death of
this great and good man was conformable to his life.
It might have been expected that his thoughts
would have been concentrated in the extreme bodily
torture which he ,endured, and in that awful event
to -which he had to look forward ; he died, how_
ever, as he had lived, regardless of himself, and
only solicitous to make those arrangements which
might conduce to the happiness of others. He did
not wi;,h, in saying, what he had said of the Noble
Person, whose death was so deservedly lamented,
merely to strew flowers upon his grave, but to raise
a monument tohis fame in the memory of all around,
that they might relate his virtues and his tCtions to
their children, and talk of them to their friends.
He concluded by moving, " That the Speaker do
issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, for a
new writ for the- borough of Tavistock, in the room
of Lord JOHN RUSSEL, now Duke Of BEDFORD."
Mr. SHERIDAN seconded the Motion—which
was agreed to.