The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-09 00:00:00

MR. FOX AND MR. CANNING.

Some curious coincidences mark the latter
days of Mr. Fox and Mr. Canning.

About the middle of June 1)306, a few
months after having formed an Administration,
of which he was the head, Mr. Fox made his
last appearance in Parliament. In August he
was with diff►culty removed to the villa of the
Duke of Devonshire, at Chis Wick, where, after
undergoing sundry operations, he soon afterwards
breathed his last, aged 57 years some months.
He was buried in a vault in Westminster Abbey,
near the. remains of his great rival, Pitt.

At the latter end of June, 1827, also a few
months after having been appointed the head of
the Administration, Mr. Canning made his last
appearance in Parliament. Illness assuming a
still more serious aspect—(he had not been well
since the Duke of York's funeral, and his
agitations were increased on becoming Premier)
—Mr. Canning was invited by the Duke
of Devonshire to reside at the fine villa,
Chiswick, in the hope that change of air might
renovate health. He also there underwent seve-
ral operation ; but soon afterwards breathed his
last—about Mr. Fox's age, dying it is men-
tioned, in the same room in which Mr. Fox ex-.
pired. It is said that Mr. Canning will be bu-
ried near the vaults of Mr. Pitt mid Mr. Fox—.
namely, in the aisle of Westminster Abbey,
formed by the great Western door.
For several days past no person, except the
medical gentlemen, and Mr. Canning's imme-
diate friends and attendants, were allowed to pass
the Lodge of the Duke of Devonshire's villa at
Chiswick. Books were kept at the Lodge, in
which were to be entered names and inquiries of
those who might call ; but around the Duke's
mansion, and within it, all possible quietness
was preserved.
The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yester-
day at noon in a barouche, with a high roof
drawn closely over it, and four horses,• with two
postillions, and proceeded to the Duke of De-
vonshire's seat at Chiswick. His Lordship was
alone, and appeared to be much depressed. It
was expected that his Lordship afterwards went
to Windsor.

WINDSOR, AUG. B.—The KING continues
to dine daily at Virginia Water, and enjoy his aquatic ex-
cursions with the amusement of angling. This forenoon
the Queen of WURTEMBERG, accompanied by her Royal
sisters, left Frogmore Lo.lge in a double-bodied phaeton,
drawn by four of his MAJESTY'S ponies, and driven by
two postillions in the Royal livery, attended with out-
riders, and followed by an open carriage, drawn by four of
his MAJESTY'S road horses, and driven by two postillions
in the Royal livery, in which were Sir THOMAS 11Am-
Atom), Madame de ROEDER, Baron GEMIIINGEN, and
Count Goiculz. On leaving Frogmore Lodge, the Royal
party proceeded to Kew, where they were met by Mr.
Amu, with whom they inspected the whole of the Bota-
nic Gardens, after which the Royal party partook of an
elegant cold collation, forwarded from Frogmore on the
occasion, where they returned to Frogmore Lodge.-
-Early this morning a messenger arrived at the Royal
Lodge with the news of the death of Mr. CANNING.—This
morning the Marquis of LANSDOWNE arrived at the Royal
Lodge, and had a long audience of his MAJESTY.-This
day his MAJESTY did not visit Virginia Water.

Prince LEOPOLD came to town on Tuesday
morning from his seat at Claremont. His Royal High-
ness, attendee by Baron STOCKSIAK, returned to Claremont
in the afternoon.

The Right Hon. W. HILL, our Minister at
Naples, arrived at the Foreign Office a few days since, on
leave of absence. The Right lion. Gentleman has taken
up his residence at Warren's Hotel.

Viscount PALMERSTON held a levee yester-
day at the Commander-in-Chief's Office in the Horse
Guards, at which General Sir HENRY WARD, the Com-
mander of the Forces in the West Indies, was presented to
his Lordship, on his return from Barbadoes (of which
island Sir HENRY was Governor); and General Si. En-
WARD PAGEr, Commander of the Forces in India, was
presented, on his return to England.

Dispatches were received at the Foreign-office
yesterday, from the Marquis of II EaTrofto.

Marquis CAMDEN visited Mr. PEEL yes-
terday.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE made his report of'
the state of the police in the metropolis on Tuesday, for the
first time, to the Marquis of LANsnowNE, as Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

Viscount DUDLEY ordered summonses to be
issued for the assembling of a Cabinet Council.

Viscount GODERICH left town about half-past
two o'clock, in his carriage and four, for the Royal Lodge
in Windsor Park, to attend the KINO, having received his
MAsasrv's commands for that purpose. The Right Hon.
STU/WAS BOURNE left town at the same time, having also
received a communication from his MAiEsTv to proceed to
Windsor to attend his MAJESTY.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE returned to
town about four o'clock from the Royal Lodge.
At four o'clock the Cabinet Ministers assem-
bled at the residence of the late Mr. CAPrzaxG in Down-
ing-street ; those present were the Duke of PORTLAND,
the Marquis of LAtisnovwg, the Marquis of ANGLESEA,
Earl likaaowuy, Earl CARLISLE, Viscount DUDLEY,
Viscount PALMERSTON, MT. WYNN, Mr. TIERNEY, and
Lord BEXLET.

The LORD CHANCELLOR arrived at the
Council at five o'clock. The Ministers continued in deli-
beration till half-past six o'clock.
ELOPEMENT.— Considerable anxiety was felt
in the neighbourhood of Hunton-bridge, near Watford, on
Tuesday morning last, in consequence of a young lady, of
the name of Goodwin, being missing; it was, however,
shortly discovered that an elopement had taken place in the
middle of the night, with a person of the name of Clark.
Shortly after Mr. Halls had entered the public
room of Bow-street police-office, yesterday evening, Mr.
Vickery, the Governor of the House of Correction, in
Clerkenwell, came to complain of the extraordinarily
crowded state of the prison over which he presided ; the
number of prisoners now in confinement amounted to 776,
whereas the prison was not calculated to hold more than
between four and five hundred. The present crowded
state of the prison, he said, was principally owing to the
wholesale system of the magistrates of Lambeth-street
Police-Office, who, on one day during the preceding
week had committed no less than fifty, mostly females, for
various small offences. Mr. Halls expressed his surprise at
such a number of committals at a period of the year when
magistrates generally enjoy. a degree of relaxation from the
disagreeable duty of enforcing the penalties of the vagrant
code, and, after observing that one or two committals of
females by way of example, would have been sufficient, dis-
missed the Governor with some sage advice, which being
conveyed in whisper, did not reach, our ears.