The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-24 00:00:00

deacon Hoot, Cbaplain to tbe PRINCE REGENT.
His manner and tone in the Prayers, and sotae
most appropriate Lessons and Psalms, were
beyond expression touching and solemn, and
appeared to produce an effect on the Congre-
gation greater than any thing we have ever be-
tore witnessed. The text of this most eloquent
and affecting Sermon was taken from the 15th
chapter of Job.—" A dreadful sound is in his
ears : in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon
him."

LY INGTON, A NTS. —A vast concourse of
people attended Divine Service at Lymington
Church, on Wednesday last, where a most im-
pressive Sermon was preached on the death of the
Princess C WMALOTTE.— It is thought that upwards
of a thousand persons were present. The seve-
ral Dissenting Chapels were likewise numerously
attended on this melancholy occasion, and it is with
pleasure we record this striking instance of loyalty
and affection, when we recollect the gross at-
tempt which was made last Spring by a few mi-
serable Jacobins in this town, to sully its fair
reputation and respectability.—We regret to ob-
serve there was not on ‘Veduesday last any Ser-
vice at Milford Church, which rather surprises
us.

FRANKFORT, Nov. 15.—Mr. LAMB, the English
Ambassador, ltas transmitted this morning ,to the
Senate of our free city, the letter of his Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT of Great Britain,
notifying the death of her Royal Highness the
Princess CHARLOTTE, his daughter.

• BRUSSELS, Nov. 19.—A funeral service was per-
formed thismnrniug in the Protestant Church of
the'Arreient Chapel of. the Court, on account of
the death of--lier Itoal.,Highness the Princess
CnAttitmEirAVALEs; All the English who were
present at This pious ceremony were in deep mourn-
ing ; a part of the• Church -was hung with black,
fitted •up Avit‘h crape. The • silence and devout
grief of-all7Who were prsent, gave to this cere-
mony an air of gloom and •solemnity.•
The following charactetistic: anecdote. of, the
late much deplored Princess I.4AWLOTTIC, was in-
troduced by.the Rev. Mr. Jay, in his most affecting
discourte on the sad event &littered at Aigyle
Cl,upel, Bath, on AVednesday. The eloquent
preacher vouched for its authenticity—having re-
ceived it• trout an undoubted source :—About a
month since the Princess was walking with her
Royal Consort in the pleasure grounds at Clare-
mont, when she accosted the eardener, with her
usual condescension and familiarity, and among
many other questions asked if he could read—" Yes,
Madam," was the reply—(for she never suffered
her domeqics to address her in any other manner.)
" Have you a Bible ?" No Madam." " Then"
rejoined the Princess, `; I'll give you one." She
immediately went to the'house, and returned with
a Bible, which she presented to the poor fellow—
having written his name in it, with these words
subjoined—" From his friend Charlotte."

WOOD DUTIES.—The apprehensions entertained
at the outports, that a Duty on Colonial Wood
will be imposed, and that a reduction will take
place in the present Importation Ditties on foreign
'Timber in the next Session of Parliament, appear
to have greatly increased, from the communica-
tions which have been received there (luring the
present month. We understand that the merchants
connected with the British Colonies have fore-
borne to send out any orders to prepare cargoes
of timber for the next season, from the uncer-
tainty which prevails as to the real intention of
Government on this subject ; ;ri consequence of
which the ship-owners have not been able to ob-
tain agreements for Charters for their ships ;
which from the depressed state of the coal•trade,
and the great glut of shipping in other trades,
will occasion vast numbers of .the ships hither to
engaged in the trade to British North America, to
be laid up from the want of employment. Should
these fears of ship-owners be realised, many
of the principal ontports will be so overburthened
-with poor, that their inhabitants will not be able
to pay the rates for their maintenance, and the
greatest distress will he felt in all the maritime
districts. We, therefore, trust, that the anal de-
termination of Government on this question will
soon be made known to the extensive Interests
'affected .by it, and that every protection and en-
onuragement will be given to our own navigation
and to the King's dependencies on the American
Continent.