The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-08 00:00:00

THE LATE PRINCESS C; JAIILOTTE.

A most respeCtable Meeting was held at tie
this day, for the'purpote of addeesiing the
PRINCE'. REGRNT on the recent Ilallolllll
The Right Worshiptul the Mayor haying opened-
'the business by an appropriate observation re-
lative to the -requisittua, Wirier was read by :lie
-Chamberlain,
The Hon. and Might Rev. the Litstrol, rose and
5;141, that hs he wYts the fir.st who had signed the
'retptisitioh, it might be proper for him to aildressi
the Mayor on 'the busine,ts for which they Were
'met together, he Moist express hi's sense of the
`readines's with Which tbe Mayor had -Convened the
meeting, a readiness which he was persnade*
Would always be s'b'ewn by hith on every Oven-
sion which might occur thfriag his Mayoralty. It
would be ont-of place at such a 'nut:to have recourse
to oratory, or to e'Ser t the art of persuasion. The
feelings of all were in the most perfect unison ; the
loss which had been sustained by the husband and
by the pareht, was felt as the nation's loss. The
hearts of the 'nation were knit together as the heart
of one man. (hi the day when all that was mortal
of be'lov'ed Princess os 'deposited in the Lt aye,
the people nnaninionsiy met togethe'r, and laying
aside all party differences in religion's opinion,
went to the first temple that presented itself, per-
suaded that where two or three were Met together
there was their Saviour in the midst of them.—
Tlo y confessed their sins, they offered up their
prayers and praises at the throne of grace, acknow-
ledging the judgment that had befallen them to
have come hom the hand of God, and striving to
avert the infliction of future judgment by sincele
epentance. He then proceeded to move the

A);oress.
Mr. S. F. Muyortp then rose and addressed
the Meeting in an eloquent and truly pathetic
speech. 1.04' aids the conclusion, he observed, it
tnieht be said of this illustrious individual, who
had so unexpectedly snil so lamentably sunk be-
low the horizon of human affairs, that her life
was hope, her death dismay. %Vete he called 111)011
to produce an inscription for her sacred tomb, he
Would adopt the words of our ancient Puet :
" Underneath this stour doth lie
" As much beauty as could die.;
Which, rehen'alive, did wivor ;ice
" To as much virtue as could toe."

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These lines he thought were seldom, indeed, so
applicable and appropriate.—Mr. Mi!turd con-
cluded with saying, that, in the genuine spirit of
sympathy and condolence, be seconded the mu-
titm that his Lordship had made.
Prebendary DENNIS next came forward, and obserted, that
rin an occasion like this present, when the inhabitants of
Exeter, like the inhabitants of other large towns, and indeed
of almost every county in the Kingdom, were assembling
gether, for the purpose of sending Addresses to the Throne,
ou the mournful and EOOOlll event which. has recently oc-
curred, it was scarcely necessary that more should be done,
than barely that au Address should he moved and seconded.
lint dime was one point, to which he was certainly of opi-
nion that the attention of his fellim•-citizens, and of the
vablic at large, ought particularly robe directed, :t nil that was
the striking effect which had already resulted ft•um the great
loss w Inch bad been so ably described by the. Hight. Reverend
Prelate, who had moved, and the lioniiitrable Gentleman who
had seconded the Address. it had instantly displayed the
feelings of the people of this country, in regard to the Con-

under which they had been born and lived ; and
flow which it had falsely been insinuated, that their attach-
' tent had somewhat abated a very short time since. What a
cuatrast was presented between the actual state of the public
opinion, as it had now displayed itself, a.,d by that state of
ilessatisfaction among some of the misguided populace,
which bad been %, itnessed within the course of the last
twelve months, diisatisfaction arising fain' anti:3 which
were. not within the reach Of human controul. The
nation had now shewn their real sentiments, they had
rallied round the Throne ; they had evinced the must
unanimous attachment to the tinnily who had possession
of the Throne, by, exhibiting such unit ersal sorrow and
deep regret, at the loss of the second and third in suc-
cession to the Throne. It was attachment founded On
the recollection of the blessings they had enjoyed under
those branches of the family who had already sat rut the
'1 kraut!, and the expectation of similar blessings fr those
who ni:ght hereafter obtain the possession of it. They were
• attached to the House of Brunswick, from having hail civil
and religious liberty insured to than under their government,
and from having witnessed the virtues which su many
branches of the family had displayed.
There was one circumstance which, amid the melancholy
and distressing feelings which had been excited, was highly
grateful to the mind of every serious Christian, and particu-
larly to every member of his profession. We had wit-
nessed the people of all ranks throughout the nation, un-
asked, unsolicited, unrequired, by any authority, civil or
religious, calling on their pastors to conduct them to the
House of God, to lead them beside the waters of coin-
. fort, to Point out to them the moral and religious im-
provement which ought to be made of the mournful
event. They offered up theit prayers to God ; they recog-
nized his over- ruling hand in the infliction of this calamity;
and never wa. there an occasion on which it was inure rarely
sheen that the people of England were a wise and under-
standiog'people. He would add nothing farther to -the ob-
servations which he had already wade, than that he sincerely
and heartilS% approved of the Address which had been so ably
movetland seconded.
Mr. E. GRANGEB moved the thanks of the Meeting to the
Bishop, which was seconded by Mr. 11. Blackall. Thanks to
the Mayor was nioved by Mr. T. Turner, and seconded by Mr.
E. Granger.—Mr. Chas. Collyns moved, that the Address be
sit:led by the Mayor, on behalf of the Meeting, and transmit-
ted to the Members of the City, to be presented by them to
the Mince Regent; all of which passed unanimously.—
(Exeter .I.7ying• Post, Dec. 4.)