The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-06 00:00:00

PRINCE REGENT'S COURT.

Yesterday at one o'clock the PRINCE REGENT
held a Court at Carlton-house, which was attend-
ed by the Prussian Minister, the Lord Chancel-
lor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord
Privy Seal, the first Lord of the Treasury, the Se-
cretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and
Colonial Departments, the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, the Master of the Mint, the Treasurer of
the Household, the Comptroller of the House-•
hold, the Judge Advocate General, the Recorder
of London, &c.
Count Humbolt, the Prussian Minister, was in-
treduced to the Prince Regent by Lord Viscount
Castlereagh. His Excellency had a closet ,audi-
ence of his Royal Highness, and delivered his
credentials ; he was most graciously received.
The Prince held a Privy Council, at which Mr.
Buller attended as Clerk.
A Proclamation was agreed upon.to be issued,
calling in what are generally called the old Tower
Halfpence and Farthings.
The Recorder of London made his Report to
his Royal Highness in Council of the Convicts
capitally convicted at the last September Sessions
at the Old Bailey.
Mr. Beckett, the Judge Advocate, had an au-
dience of the Prince Regent, and made a Report
to his Royal Highness of some Courts-Martial.
The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Harrowby,
the Earl of Liverpool, and Count Munster, had
audiences of the Prince Regent.
The Earl of Delarware and Sir Jobn Crad-
dock were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The
Court did not break up till between five and'six
o'clock.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Capt. T. WHITE was
swot'', into the command of the ship Phosuix, con-
signed to Bengal direct.

POETRY.

MONODY •
On the Lamented' Death of het. Royal Highness Me Princess
CHARLOTTE iof SAXE COBOyfto.

WRITTEN BY JOHN TAYLOII, ESQ. - •
Composed by Mr. WILLIAM HAVES, Of St. Paul's Cathedral,
Westminster Abbey, and his Majesty's Cbapels.Royal.*

Alr! what avails superiOr state, .
The height of grandeur ani) of pow•'r !
Alas! the sudden stroke of Fate
Can all destroy in one short hour !,

CuattLoTTEof ey'ry grace possest,
A loyal Nation's joy and pride,
I 3)• Nature and by Fortune blest,
In bloom of youth and beauty died!

She who appear'd a radiant Star,
That prowis'd lon on Earth to shine,
To spread -her gracious influence far,
And add new splendours to her Line !

What then shall sooth the drooping Sire!
What mitigate the Husband's gloom,
For all their hopes at once expire,
And sink in her untimely tomb::

But Thou, PURE SPIRT r, call'd on high
Thus early by Divine Decree,
The loss that wakes a Nation's sigh,
Has prov'd a glorious change to thee :

For though to reign not destin'd here,
Yet fur ourselves, not thee, we noiri,
Now rais'd to a celestial sphere,
And fix'd on an Eternal Throne!

Mr. HAWES has entered this Composition at Stationers'

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOR,--I do not know whether you are
aware of a custom in the Navy amongst the young
Midshipmen in the Cockpit, of making and sing-
ing ex-tempore verses as the glass goes round
(under penalty of a fine), to the measure and
time of the ludicrous popular Aniericau soug of.
Yankee Doodle.
Haying, however, been favoured with a copy
of verses lately sting on board one of our truizers,
under the circumstances stated, which appear to
me admirably suited to the present times, I send
them as a tribute of esteem for the loyal and pa,
triotic principles which appear to me to guide your
excellent Paper. For though 1 would by no means
maintain that ridicule should always be applied as
a test of truth, yet it most be admitted to be,
sometimes, useful in its defence. And as the se-
ditious Papers are constantly having recourse to
it, in the warfare they are engaged in, against
the Laws and Constitution of the Country, it
may not be amiss to spew them that the-know-
ledge of the use of this weapon is not confined
exclusively to themselves.
1 arm, Sir, •yones, &c.
A BRITISH TAR.-

Oh! what can raise the Party now,
With shame and sorrow bending,
Lol Traitors hang'd, and ConsuTT fled—
The times are surely mending.
Yankee doodle, doodle duo,
Yankee doodle dandy,
Whene'er you find your spirits low.,
Then take a drop of brandy.

Now Patriot Orators are dumb,
Quite fallen are their chops. Sir,
High time, indeed, they should succumb,
They'd better mind their shop•, Sir.
Yankee doodle, doodle duo.

Sure nought can comfort WatnintaN now,
His case is like Othello's,
His pipe is stopt, his music dropt,
There's none to blow the bellows.
Yankee doodle, doodle doo.

O'CoNNoR lost his Honour's Code,
And FRANKY Bu RDETT found it;
Lord Cocii %%NE's Was but loosely stitch'd,
So ELLENBoRou GPI ',MUM' it.
Yankee doodle, doodle duo.

Though bawling HUNT, with brazen front,
May Treason bre)v, and Ale too,
I think.a Rope, without a trope,
Would quickly stop his sale too.
Yankee doodle, doodle doo.

Though Doctor WATsoN shut up shop,
And eke the Cobler PRESTON,
They're still, like Turk, quite hard at work,
Too bad to make a jest on.
Yankee noodle, doodle doo.

But let them teach, and Treason preach,
And still agree to wrangle,
We know the tact of Overt Act
Will cause the Rogues to dangle.
Yankee doodle, doodle doe.

So now God bless the Loyal Press,
Let Traitors vent their fury,
I'll give a Toast, our Country's boast—
The honest DERBY Jun,.
Yankee doodle, doodle deo.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FAStIIONABLIt ARRIVALS.

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The Earl and Countess of Surrey, at Norfolk House, St-
James's-square, from Suffolk; the Earl and Countess of Hard-
wicks, at their house, St. James's-square, from Cambridge-
shire ; Sir William, Lady, and Miss Conyngham, at Topham's'
Hotel, Jermyn-street ; Thomas Kennedy, Esq. and Captain
LOck, at Blake's Hotel ; Hononcable Henry Druce and Mr
Grerille, at Reddish's Hotel ; Sir John and Lady Walsh-and
Family, at their house, in Upper Harley-street, from
France. Sir John and Lady Sewell, at Morin's Hotel, Duke-
st re'et,Manchester-square.