The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-05 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX TO

THE NORTH.

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who
had been honouring the Marquis of Cleveland for
some days, at his magnificent castle at Raby, being
about to visit Aske, the hospitable mansion of the
Right Hon. Lord Dundas, the Corporation of Rich-
mond resolved to invite his Royal Highness to ho-
nour that ancient borough with his presence, and at
a meeting of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
Council, specially convened, they appointed a de-
putation of the members to convey their wishes to
his Royal Highness, who received the invitation in
the most gracious manner, and was pleased to ap-
point Friday, the 26th instant, as the day on whicl;
he would meet the members of the corporation,
and partake of the collation intended to be given.
On Friday, about one o'clock, his Royal Highness
having come from Thorp-hall, the seat of Mark Mil
bank, was met at Catterick-bridge, four miles
from Richmond, by the Right Hon. Lord Dundas,
in his carriage and six,withoutriders,B,:c. from whence
he was escorted to Richmond by the Richmond
Forester Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of
Major Hartley. At the entrance of the town his
Royal Hil;hness was met by Timothy Hutton, Esq.,
the maste:, and the other members of the Richmond
or Lenox Lodge of Freemasons, by the staff and
hand of the North York Militia, and by an immense
number of the inhabitants of the town and neighbour-
hood ; the procession was, here formed, and moved
forward amidst the cheers of thousands of persons of
all ranks, and the waving of hats and handkerchiefs:
indeed, nothing emild exceed the enthusiasm whicl:
the visit of his Royal Highness inspired. The Royal
Visiter seemed highly gratified with this reception,
repeatedly bowing, and acknowledging the attentions
paid to him. On the arrival of the cortege at the
King's Head Inn, where the Lenox Lodge is held,
his Royal Highness, as Grand Master of England,
and Lord Dundas, as Provincial Grand Master,
alighted from their carriage, and entered the Lodge
with the Freemasons; when the Master acknow-
ledged the honour conferred upon the Lodge by his
Royal Highness's visit, and the chaplain, the Rev.
C. .f. Lockwood read an address; to which his Royal
Highness returned a suitable answer.
In the mean time the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Common Council of the borough, who had as-
sembled in the Town-hall, accompanied by the
Marquis of Cleveland, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Sir
John Beresford, and many other gentlemen of rank
and respectability, proceeded to the King's Head,
and his Royal Highness having retired from the
Freemasons' to an adjoining apartment, the party
was ushered into his presence. The Mayor, George
Smith, Esq., congratulated his Royal Highness on
his arrival in that ancient borough, and informed his
Royal Highness that he had the honour to tender
to his Royal Highness the freedom of the Corpora-
tion, which had been unanimously voted to him in
public guild; and the Recorder, George Wailes,
Esq., then had the honour to read to his Royal
Highness the Address from the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council.

His ROYAL HIGHNESS expressed, in most flatter-
ing terms, his sense of the manner in which the free-
dom of the borough had been voted, and his gratifi-
cation at being enrolled a member of the Corpo-
ration.

After this his Royal Highness was requested to
proceed to the Town-hall, where the collation await-
ed his arrival, and on its being suggested to his Royal
Highness that a carriage was waiting to save him
the trouble of walking so far, with the greatest ur-
banity and good nature his Royal Highness de-
clined the offer. His Royal Highness accord-
ingly walked through the market-place to the Town-
hall, whilst the spectators testified their sense of his
Royal Highness's condescension by the most rap•
turous cheers as he passed along the lines. Soon
after his arrival at the hall, his Royal Highness and
the company proceeded to partake of the collation
,in
which no expense or exertion had been.spared to
make it worthy of so splendid an occasion. The
Mayor presided, and on his right hand sat his Royal
Highness. Amongst the company present were the
most -Noble the Marquis of -Cleveland, the Earknf
Darlington, Right Hon. Lord Dundas, Admiral Sir
Isaac. Coffin, Sir John iteresford, Hen. Thomas
Dundas, M.P. &c. &c., together with the members
of the Corporation, and many other inhabitants.
After the collation, the Mayor proposed " The
health of the illustrious and distinguished guest, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who had that
day honoured the borough with his presence,"
which was drunk with enthusiastic applause. His
Royal 'Highness then 'rose to acknowledge the very
handsome manner in which he had been entertained,
and soon after this departed, in company with Lord
Dundas, the Hon. Captain Dundas, Hon. Thomas
Dundas, and party, and was attended to his carriage
by the Mayor and Aldermen.

It should* not be omitted, that the Right Hon.
Lord Dundas, ordered a dinner to be provided 't
his expence, at the Kink's Head, for the Yeomanry
Cavalry, and for the staff of the North York Militia,
where they regaled themselves till a late hour in the
evening.