The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-07 00:00:00

THIRD EllmoN.

" The following additional particulars, respect-
ing the event that must spread consternation and
sorrow over the Empire, may be confidently relied

on :

" The ROYAL INFANT was alive till within a very
few minutes before the Delivery, and is one of
the finest Children ever seen.
" The PRINCESS bore the account of the frustra-
tion of her hopes of a living Offspring with asto-
nishing fortitude.

" The Cabinet Ministers had such full reason to
believe that all was safe with respect to the Pat
cEss, that they departed fron► Claremont soon
after eleven o'clock.

" Between one anti two her Royal Highness was
seized with alarming depression, and so obvious
an exhaustion of strength, that the Physicians
immediately sent a Dispatch to Earl BATHURST,
at Putney ; but just as his Lordship was prepar-
ing to depart for Claremont, another Dispatch
arrived, announcing the Fatal Event. The Earl
then vent instantly to Lord SIDMOUTH, at Rich-
mond Pat k, and both of t hese Noblemen proceeded
immedjately to Town.

" When Prince LEOPOLD heard of the delivery,
he instantly exclaimed, " Thank God the fyi ,t her
is safe !" The PRINCE REGENT. as soon as he
Was informed in'Sotrolk that her Royal Highness
was in labour, immediately departed and travelled
all night. The moment he arrived in town he
dispatched Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD to ClArer
wont to announce his intention immediately to
follow ; mill when he was on the eve of quitting

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tottii, CIIC thelatichialy i;irived; 111
*ace put AO efol to hi, Oopcs 'dud
" TheatreS atui vlaces of public enter
tainfelit, %%111 of efOirse tie sbat thit cireliing, 11'
account of the inekttclioly iseca'sidtl."

It been truly a,served in some of the Pul/l'i4
Prints, that this melancholy event, so little
p'ected, will be deeply deplored by all as an, irre'l
parable national loss. tier union with the Primp
of SAXE CoEuaG Was ill event every way turf
cious to their mutual happiness. Perhaps therl
never was a Royal match formed in which polifl!
cal considerations less influence oh the part
themselves, and in which the feelings dl the hedrl:'
were more de: ply engaged. Hence, ff-Oni the IV
of May last year, the day on which their martiagi.
was solemnized, they have shunned the glare (It'.
pomp and the fascinations of fashionable lull
and, einhowered in the shades of ..Claremont'
sought seclusion from the world, and trikuquill
lity and happiness in each other'S society. ".,101,
blessings which virtuous wedded love could
part were to them the chief solace of life, 0071
:he great source of their mutual felicity.
Prince of Convuo has been made a widower 15.5.'
the inscrutable decree of the Great Disposer, vrll°!
alone holds the issues of life and diFaili
hand, and in Whose eyes Yrittces and PeEiSgito
are alike.

The LORD CHANCELLOR did not appear yester
day in his robes, according to custom, CM the firs'
day of term, but e.me into Court soon after 1)i
return AUTO Claremont merely in his silk gown,

lire insert the following Letter, which we re:
ceived yesterday from Bath, but withhtld. ori
count of the dreadful event which overcame

Public with surprise and affliction. We, how
ever, present it to our Readers this day, as i

skews the vanity of all human elsptct.itions, o'`‘'

consequently must f Orribly 11111)u:cis a motal WO'
on the mind. Amidst oar .tyinpathy for the ii,;o'‘ )
Aire at large, we cannot but ft& a I'm-1114i' t!' i
gree of regret 'at the lamentable disappointt»tOt
which the loyal City of Bath has snare I on tO''i
melancholy occasion. Nothing that cf.wlti tr,,!'-')/.
affection, reverence, and loyalty, was outi,ti 0 t''
the CoRroRATioN, and the Inhabitants note tali It
versally anxious to display the same fe,:ling ; il
in a moment there was an end to all their hors'.l
and gloom and misery was spread over the wholel
of the people.
" BATH, Nov. S.—The Qum.: arrived so much sool'e;
than was expected, that very few saw her. After she f'l
dined, she sat playing- cards with the Princess and two Gell.
tlemen, kindly condescending to hart the curtains opens 11' 1
order to gratify the earnest desire of multitudes to see- Vt.
fin- Majesty did not see any of the grand preparations 031
were made for tier. The TOW') Ball, Upper Rooms, OitL!

heatre, were very handsome, and our illumination was
brilliant, as was all Belvidere. Bath is quite in a )03.66.
hustle, and I think it is fortunate that her Islajeity areivt",l
so much sooner than was expected, as, with every precatrtio°.'
the eager desire of our loyal Inhabitants of all descriptios:
to testify their gratitude fur the Royal visit, might hare
to various aoeidents. The PRINCE is expected on Thursdsl?

when we,mean to have another grand Illurninatitin:!-

(ANOTHER LETTER)
13ATH, Nov. s.—At 9 o'clock this Morning;
HER MAJESTY was conveyed in a chair, attende
by two footmen, to the Pump-room. Sir Henn,
Milford was in waiting to receive her.maiestl,i
and the Princess Elizabeth and Lady Ilcbester
lowed in a private carriage. The centre part "1
the room was encircled with a railing, covete!
with scarlet, and the floor was laid down with
tasteful oil=cloth. On the Queen's entrance,

,eoceeded to the vestibule; and the female in ►vait

ing presented her Majesty with a glass of %tater'
which she drank. The Princess Elizabeth lik6"
wise took some, as well as Lady llehester.
Majesty stayed hut a short time in the room) an,
returned to her house in the same carriage wi'/'
the Princess Elizabeth and Lady Ilchester.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon, Her Majesty, %yid'
the Duke of Clarence and the Princess. Elizabeth'
attended by Lady Ilchester, proCeeded to take
carriage exercise along the Claverton-downs, SIV
round Prior-park, the residence of Thomas'
Esq. The Royal Party did not return till Ore
o'clock.

After the Doke of Clarence ret►trned witl►
Royal Mother, his Royal Highness walked abo'
the most retired parts of the city.
Her Majesty kill re-visit the Pump-room to"
morrow morning.

The two Members for the city, Lord J. Thyno'
and Colonel Palmer, have arc fired,
As her Majesty attends divine 'service on Silo:
day next at the Abbey Church, the Wardens of
Cathedral are making every suitable preparatioil
for the accommodation of the Royal Family.
Half-pasta o'Ciocl:.-1-Icr INLijesty is in nl'
mentary expectation of receiving an express fro
Claremont.

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of TILE GRAND TRIUMPHAL ril, ARCH IN HONOtla - A
BRITISH VICTORIas.—A Morning Paper say:'
'' at last the ColllinisSioners have come to sotoe- ,'
thing like a determination to erect a Grand 111() 1
nument to commemorate our Victories by I,Ovii.:i)
and Sea. The spot selected is the same we 13
lnded to eighteen months ago, viz. at the botten. '
of St. James's-street, where the Court-yard 10'7'
stands. The Arch is to be of the most mag,tli'4'
cent proportions, and the model to he taken fro;';
shout of CoNsTANTINP.. To make way tot tl'i3'
Arch. all that pile of ruins 'and retnrCirting boily
ings, forming Oita part of the retrace, are t') rt i'
removed, and a spacious drive for eavviagcs 5.0?:, i
stituted. Arrangementa art forming to fili ups','l-t
piece of water in the Palk, and 14 noble rOad `vi ~
be made to the Parliament Homes, &c. in a dir:;ct a
line front the Arch. Before the Ist of Fehrtw'7'. '1
all the range of offices, including die Itoy?d 1):
brary at the South-west end of the Palace-cosoy
will be pulled down, to make way for the it'', '
edifice for the Commander-in-Chief. The gr 4:!, i.-!
front of the Doric Order to be erected in t' ti
ti,l
Green Park."
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