The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-10 00:00:00

THE LATE PREMIER.

Mr. Canning was always of a very delicate con-
stitution, and his physical powers were naturally too
weak to bear up against that almost continual
" siege of troubles" into which his aspiring mind
impelled him. He was that restless sort of spirit-
-Which o'er-informs its tenement of clay,
And frets the languid body to decay.
For some years past he has been afflicted with va-
rious maladies, all betokening a generally diseased
state of the alimentary canal ; and unfortunately his
habits of living were not well calculated to counter-
act his natural predisposition to those peculiar ma-
ladies. A violent cold, contracted whilst attending
the Duke of York's funeral, increased them very
materially ; and at the moment when he took upon
himself the duties of the Premiership, his constitu-
tion was rapidly " breaking up." Since that time,
all his ailments have gone on increasing, until he was
carried off by a confirmed, though lingering, inflam-
mation of the intestines. During the last stages of
that extremely painful disease, he was only occa-
sionally, and for a short time, delirious; nor did he
at any time cry out in his agony, as has been report-
ed. At long intervals he was perfectly sensible and
composed; but so little apprehension had he of his
immediate danger, that on Tuesday night,—a few
hours only before his death—whilst conversing with
one of his colleagues in office, on the good effect
which an alteration in his medicines had apparently
produced—he observed—" Yes--I am certainly
better—but not quite safe."

Yesterday, at two o'clock, Mr. Jarvis, the under-
taker, was in attendance at Chiswick House, with
his assistants, and the body was placed in its coffin,
in the presence of Lord Clanricarde, Mr. Stapylton
(Mr. Canning's Private SecretarY), Dr. Holland,
add Mr, Shuter, the surgeon, We understand it

will be removed in the course of the night to Down-
ing-street, and no doubt it will be in West-
minster Abbey; but we believe there will be no
lying in state, and that the funeral will be what is
called " private." Pitt lay in state in a room ad-
joining the House of Commons, and was decreed
the honours of a public funeral; but that was con-
sequent upon his having died whilst the House was
sitting, and upon his more confirmed reputation as
a Prime Minister, we presume.
The outer coffin is not yet ordered, nor is any in-
scription determined upon.
It is said that some extraordinary festivities were
intended to celebrate his Majesty's birth-day, at
Windsor Castle, on the 12th instant ; and that they
have been laid aside in consequence of the death of
Mr. Canning. This may be true as far as the Court
is concerned;- but the death of half a dozen Prime
Ministers would not deter the inhabitants of Wind-
sor from displaying their loyalty in their own pecu-
liar way.

(From the Times.)
Most of the letters received this morning from
the country contain expressions of deep regret for
the death of Mr. Canning; and travellers who have
arrived in town speak in strong terms of the uni-
venal interest felt in the result of his illness. The
coaches on arrival were uniformly beset with in-
quirers, who could not have evinced greater concern
had the welfare of a relative or personal friend been
at stake. In the city the impression of the severe
loss the country has sustained is still a strong one.
Discussions and conjectures respecting the manner
in which the vacancy is to be filled up occupy every
coterie in the city; and though it is obvious that
nothing can be known with certainty, it is quite
common to meet with assurances that all is settled,
followed by an exact list of the changes the Ad-
ministration is to undergo,—all produced, of course,
by the wishes and imagination of the speaker. It is
worthy of remark that Lord Goderich's visit to the
King has created the apprehension in many quarters
that the alterations in the Cabinet will make it less
liberal than it was before, though the conduct and
principles of that Minister do not of themselves
justify any such conclusion.
(From a Correspondent of the Times.)
The complaint to which Mr. Canning was most
subject was lumbago, and the attack which he had
at Brighten last year was so severe and protracted,
that it was apprehended a small effusion of water had
taken' place in the chest; but had Mr. Canning's
labours been less severe, it is probable that that
would have been absorbed, and his health restored
to a better tone ; ar►d only a day or two before the
last and fatal attack, lie wrote a letter (which the
writer of this notice has seen), stating that he felt
so much better at Chiswick, that he hoped to do
without medicine altogether.
When, on the morning of Monday, the 30th of
July, he set out to attend his Royal Master at
Windsor, he felt himself still convalescent. He re-
mained with his Majesty during the day, which was
an uncommonly warm one, and returned in the cool
of the evening. The evening was close, and he
threw open the carriage windows for the sake of air,
and very unguardedly leaned back in the carriage to
avoid the current. By this means, the one part of
his body was exposed to the draught of air and the
other not, and the inequality of temperature
brought on a severe attack of lumbago, which in-
creased upon the Tuesday, in consequence of the
exertion of attending to his official duties. A blister
was applied without producing any relief, and he
was then cupped by, I believe, Mr. Sutton, who
usually attended as his apothecary. The blood
which was taken from him had the bully coat and
all the other indications of inflammation, which was
from the seat of the pain, known to be inflammation
of the kidneys. Twenty-four hours had elapsed be-
fore the physicians had a• consultation, and by that
time the inflammation had extended to the peritoneal
coat of the intestines, and no treatment could miti-
gate its severity. From the intestines, the inflam-
mation proceeded to the diaphragm, which separates
tile cavity of the abdomen from that of the thorax,
end attacked first the lungs, and then the liver; and
after the Right Hon. Gentleman had endured pain
almost unparalleled in human suffering, the whole
internal frame became insensible, and he sunk away
under the effects of gangrene.
It is absolutely impossible to imagine death to be
accompanied by more excruciating pain than Mr.
Canning suffered; it was absolutely worse than if
he had been severed limb by limb, or tortured as the
American Indians were used to torture their unfor-
tunate prisoners ; but though, while his physical
strength failed, his groans were most affecting, that
mind which had never quailed to a political anta-
gonist remained in its moments of consciousness firm
to the last.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)

Chiswick, Friday Morning, One o'Clock.
" At nine o'clock yesterday evening, a few per-
sons, and those only belonging to the household,
were admitted to view the body of Mr. Canning.—
His countenance, which we understand was, imme-
diately after his demise, peculiarly swollen and dis-
torted, presented yesterday evening its usual calm
and tranquil expression."

TO THE EDITOR.
SIR-If the following kind act of the late great
man (Right Hon. G. Canning) is worthy of your
notice, I beg to hand it you, the authenticity of it I
was privy to :
Mr. Canning was in the habit of spending a few
days almost every year, at his friend's house, Mr.
Ellis (now Lord), at Seaford, and always very early
in the morning walks. Being caught in a very vio-
lent squall, he was invited into the sigual house on
Beachy-head, occupied by a Lieutenant in the Royal
Navy, where every civility was paid him, not
kno\ving at the time who he was. Mr. Canning
during breakfast there, amused himself with noticing
the younger branches (for there were seven children
of the poor Lieutenant who inhabited, with their
parents, the signal-house.) Mr. Canning said to
the old veteran, why do you not send this boy to
sea ? How can I afford that ? replies the Lieute-
nant; I assure you, Sir, 'tis but with difficulty I
find the means of filling out their jackets—would to
God I could get him to sea. And then, says Mr.
Canning, what profession are your daughters ? one,
I see, is grown up. Why, Sir, this eldest girl is
astonishing clever at her needle, and I should like to
have her sent to some dress-maker.

Suffice it to say, in a few days the boy was sent
for, fitted out as a Midshipman, and is now a Lieu-
tenant in the Royal Navy. The girl bound appren-
tice to a lady in Pall-mall, is since married, and
comfortably off. All this expence entirely defrayed
by that great good man, and the tears of this veteran's
family follow him to the grave.
Your most obedient,
London, Aug. 9. GRATITUDE.

(From the New Times.)

Chiswick, Ten o'Clock, Wednesday Night.
From the first moment of the attack, Mrs. Can-
ning has invariably stated her full conviction that it
would prove fatal; and no symptom that occurred
induced her for one moment to change her gloomy
anticipation. Upon Sir M. Tierney, who, it was
resolved should undertake the painful commis-
sion, entering Mrs. Canning's apartment, the lady
implored, in, wild accents, for him to tell her the
worst; but, exclaimed she, " He is dead; I know
he is dead; your looks are more than enough ;" and
then relaxed into a paroxysm of despair. Sir
Matthew immediately saw that the communication
could not, with remote safety, be made ; and, instead
of doing so, tried to soothe the distracted feelings of
the lady, by holding out hopes he too well knew
could not be realised. In this dreadful state of men-
tal agony, Mrs. Canning yet continues ; and, up to
this time, half-past three o'clock, no one has had
the courage to inform her of the sad tidings. The
Duke of Portland arrived at what may be now em-
phatically called the house of mourning within an
hour of the death of his lamented brother-in-law,
and every party pointed to him as the only person
who could, with any degree of safety, communicate
to Mrs, Canning the heart-rending circumstance, On

receiving the intelligence, she was affected with
strong hysterics, and the medical attendants are now
With her.

(From the Lioerpool Courier.)
No small degree of agitation was manifested by
all classes of society in this town, in consequence of
a report which bad obtained general currency, that
Mr. Canning had expired at five o'clock on Monday
morning; and in order to give this distressing infor-
mation more weight, it was said to have been trans-
mitted to the Custom-house by expless. Although,
happily, the erroneousness of the report was soon
discovered, yet, during the whole day, the town was
in a state of high mental excitement, and the general
anxiety evinced by all classes of society upon the oc-
casion, abundantly manifested the lively interest
which the public took in the fate of this illustrious
Statesman. The disorder under which Mr. Can-
ning labours, is understood to be inflammation, and
on Sunday the unfavourable symptoms had so much
increased that his life was despaired of. The latest
private accounts which reached this town last night,
state that Mr. Canning had rallied in some degree
on Monday morning, and that he had not lost ground
during the day. We shall, indeed, be extremely
happy to stop the press in the course of the morn-
ing, if we have any accounts of a favourable nature
to communicate in a second edition.

EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM THE COUNTRY.

CHELTENHAM.

The almost undivided attention of the whole
country is at the present moment paid to the alarm-
ing illness of Mr. Canning; whose recovery is, we
fear, now placed even beyond the reach of probabi-
lity. The blow which will be struck by his death,
if, as is too evidently the case, he be fated to termi-
nate his mortal and political career, will fill with
mourning not Great Britain alone, but the civilized
world in general.

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 7.

We are looking with the greatest anxiety for the
next post, to know the state of Mr. Canning, as the
report of his illnesi has cast a general gloom over
every one, particularly among the manufacturers, by
whom he was considered as their champion, because
he was the projector of liberal measures.

ANOTHER, SAME DATE.

The London Papers bring us sad tidings respect-
ing Mr. Canning. Only one feeling pervades this
town—that of sincere regret.

NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 8.
The illness of Mr. Canning is considered in Not-
tingham as a great national affliction. Pray God
avert the worst.
SHBFFIRLD, AUGUST '7.

Sheflield was thrown into great consternation by
the arrival of the London Papers, relating the sad
information of Mr. Canning's dangerous illness ; but
whilst there is life there is hope, and I flatter myself
for the best. Justice and liberality will lose their
best support should Mr. Canning's illness terminate
unfavourably ; but once more let us hope for the best.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 8.

The truly alarming intelligence, brought by the
mail this morning, as to the state of Mr. Canning's
health, has filled the public mind with the greatest
anxiety. To say that the gloomiest apprehensions
prevail, is far from saying enough. All reflecting
minds concur in this—that the country is destined
to sustain a heavy calamity indeed, should it be the
will of Providence to take from us, just now, that
great and able Minister who so lately served his
Sovereign with a virtue and inflexibility that are be-
yond all praise. We have seldom witnessed a
heavier gloom upon the countenances of our mer-
chants on 'Change, than what we beheld this day,
in consequence of the Premier's lamented illness.
No doubt, the arrival of the mail in the morning will
be most anxiously looked for. May it bring com-
forting intelligence, although this, we fear, is more
than can be expected, all things considered!

MEETING AT MANCHESTER TO ADDRESS

THE KING

On Wednesday evening last, a Meeting of the
working class of Manchester, was held in the Manor
Court-room, to address his Majesty on the Corn
Laws, the late change of Ministry, &c. The Meeting
might consist of about 1,500 individuals.

The Chair was taken by a respectable looking man,
named ELIJAH DIXON, who exhorted all present to hear
patiently, and if they heard any thing they disliked, not to
testify their disapprobation in such a way as to interrupt
the speakers.
The first speaker was a young man of the name of
BROOKES, a gun-maker, who spoke for some time, without
exciting much attention. He was followed by
JOHN FOSTER, a cotton-spinner, who made a long, and
in some places, an effective speech. He said the Corn
Laws met them at every turning, and when they went to
buy a loaf, it took away a third of it at one bite. Pre-
viously to the French Revolution, the Noblesse were
exempted from the payment of taxes, and so were the
Noblesse of England now, for although they had not an
express exemption, the people were called to pay their
taxes for them, in the shape of an extra price for their
corn. By whom were these taxes imposed ? By the
Legislatures consisting of King, Lords, and Commons.
God bless him," exclaimed
conduct, in turning from his
illiberal, higotted, narrows.
the country."—(Loud
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and continued cheers.)--The King could not be supposed
to be intimately acquainted with their state ; the Lords
were engrossed with their own selfishness ; and a majority
of the Commons were nominated by these same Lords and
a few Commoners. These Legislators, could stoop to the
meanest offices to get the half-pence of the people; and
even the great Duke of Wellington was not above being a
great pauper on the public. There was another act of
condescension in the Noble Duke, which deserved their
warmest thanks. He had condescended to leave his
Majesty's councils, and the whole country thanked him for
it.—(Loud applause.)—Foster concluded by saying, that a
Radical Reform was the only cure for the evils under
which the country suffered.
The Motion, declaratory of the necessity of Reform,
was seconded by a very well-dressed young man, who de-
livered a speech, which he seemed to have takengreat pains
to make, but not sufficient pains to commit to memory.
He was succeeded by the celebrated
JONATHAN Honour, who delivered a philippic against
the ultra-Tories out of place, which was received throughout
with the loudest applause. He drew a curious picture cf
Lord Eldon crying at the loss of place, and talking all the
while of his love of the King. " There is a great deal of
palaver," said Hodgin, " about the love of the King,
among these ultra-Tories ; but when occasion serves, they
turn round and say, we will serve you no longer.' " He
then read with much humour, and much to the amuse-
ment of the Meeting, the lettere supposed to have past be-
tween the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Canning. The
Duke, it seemed, complained of disrespect, and that he had
not been sufficiently rewarded for his services; but he had
received snore than ever a nation'conferred onall their greatest
heroes put together. Hodgiu then went into a comparison
of Mr. Canning and Mr. Peel, and said he was convinced
that fifteen out of every twenty, would rather, have the
former than the latter as Minister. He concluded an
amusing speech, by proposing three cheers, in joy, for
turning the Tory Ministers out ; which were given with a
heartiness that made the roof ring.
Hodgin having in his speech alluded to a Mr. Hopkins,
who had, at what was called the Gentleman's Meeting,
at the Town Hall, expressed himself unfavourable to any
thing that would lower money prices, that gentleman rose,
to set the Meeting right as to what he had actually said.
And it may be mentioned, to the credit of the working
people, that they heard bins contend against any reduction
in the price of corn, as a measure that would be injurious,
rather than beneficial, without interruption, if not with
perfect patience. By the time his unexpected speech was
concluded, it was half-past ten o'clock, and as only two
Resolutions were passed, and as many speakers had still to
deliver their opinions, the Meeting was adjourned till some
other evening, (to be fixed by the Committee) when they
could make arrangements for the use of the Court-room.
Before parting, three groans were given to the late Tory
Ministry.
The notorious Carlisle was in the room, and our reporter
heard some talk, amongst a few people round a table, about
giving him a dinner; but the idea was scouted, in a way
which showed that they did not think themselves at all
honoured by his presence. One person who was invited to
meet him, said " no ; I should consider myself disgraced
by meeting a man, who has published such gross obscenity :
and Reformer though he be, I hope we Manchester Re-
formers know better what is due to our own characters,
than to sit down with such a man,"

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Auo.9.—Wind E.—Arrived from London
the Graham Moore, Decker, for Gibraltar; and the
Annette, for Gibraltar. Arrived the St. Thomas,
Jansen, from Malaga ; the Wellington, from the
Mediterranean ; and the Gladstanes, Williams, from
St. Vincents.

PLYMOUTH, AUG. B.—Wind E.—Arrived the
Cygnet, from Petersburgh ; the George, Greig, from
Archangel. Sailed the Vestal, APTaggart, for
Teneriffe.

FALMOUTH, Aug. B.—Wind E.—Arrived the
Stanmer packet, Sutton, from Lisbon ; the Lord
Byron, Trechey, from London to Lisbon, with loss
of forcyard. Sailed the Maria and Betsey, Poway,
for Tenerife.

The Tobago, Power, from Nevis, and the Apollo,
Blyth, from Berbiee, are supposed to be arrived in
the Channel.

COPENHAGEN, JULY 31.—The Mercy, Banks,
from Riga to Leith, put in here yesterday leaky, and
will discharge to repair.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK RACES.—WEDNESDAY, Aua. 8.

Business to an immense amount has been done last night
and this morning on the St. Leger, and a great many
horses were backed. Mameluke was in high favour, and
was taken for several thousands at evens against ten horses
jointly (Granby and Nonplus barred); Granby was also
in request, and sto 1 had plenty of takers. The odds
this morning on this stake were as follows :—.

ST. LEGER.
to 2 agst Mame Juke (taken 22 to I agst Malek
to a large amount) 23 to 1 agst Lumley's colt
5 to 1 agst Granby (taken 30 to 1 agst Sanoho
freely) . 33 to I agst Translation
12 to 1 agst Nonplus 40 to 1 agst Medora (taken)
Ili to 1 agst Matilda 40 to 1 agst any other.
20 to 1 agst Lunaria