The Sun.
London, England, 1818-11-19 00:00:00

THE LA'Z'E QUEEN.

The followinc, Letter is said to have been ad-
dressed to the King of PaussiA by our Lure re-
vered QUEEN, whilst, in the year 1757, Princes
CHARLOTTE Of MECKLENBURGH, at the tune
he bad entered the territories of her Cousin, the
Duke Of MECKL,ENBURGH SCHWENIN.—Bot, be-
shies that she could only have been 13 yt,rs
age at the time, it is not at all consistent n ith lie
modest simplicity of her character, and would, it
written at a mote advanced age, have lice;;
deemed an act cf presumption, more likely t
have irritated than have softened that relentless
Monarch :

" TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA.
" :llay it please your Majesty,—l ato at a loss whether I
shall congratulate or condole with you on your late victory,
since the same success that has covered you with laurels, has
overspread niy citintry With desolation.

" 1 know, Sire, that it seems unbecoming my sex, in this
age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament
the horrors of war, or wish for the returns of peace. I know
you may think it more properly my province to study the art
of pleasing, or to turn my thoughts to subjects of a more
domestic nature ; hut, however unbecoming it may be in
me, I cannot resist the desire of interceding for this unhappy
people. '

. .
" It was but a few years since this territory wore the most
pleasing. appearance. The country was cultivated the pea
sant looked cheerful ; and the towns abounded with riches
and festivity. What an alteration at present from such n
charming scene ! I am ❑ut expert at description, our can
my fancy add any horrors to the picture; but sure, even con-
querors wiuld weep at the hideous prospect:ls now before me
The whole country—my dear country! lies one fright fit
waste, presenting only objects to excite terror, pity, and de-
spair. The business of the husbandman and the shepherd
are quite discontinued. The hushandmen and the shepherd
are become soldiers themselves, arid lielp to ravage the soi;
they formerly occupied. The towns are inhabited vialy by
old men, women, and children : perhaps here and there a
watrior, by esiounds or loss of limbs rendered unfit for ser-
vice, is left at his door; his little children hang t. round
nsk an history of every wound, and grow themselves sol-
diers, before they find strength for the field. But this were no-
thing, did we hot feel the alternate insolence of either• army,
as it happens to advance or retreat. It is impossible to ex-
press the confusion even those who call themselves our friends
create; even those from whom we alight expect redress op-
press us with new calamities.

44 From your justice, therefore, it is that we hope relief;
to you even children and women may complain, whose hos
manity stoops to the meanest petition, and whole power is
capable of repressing the greatest injustice.
" I am, Sir, &c.
" Vicarage." " T. S. S.

Mr. WALLACK conelinkd his engagement at OH'
Baltimore Theatre on the sth last, in the chi:-
racter of Richard the Third.

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THE. LATE QUEEN.

every thing' relating to 1-lEn MAJESTY MilSt

?be in!eresting.to-the loyal people of this country,
‘ce subjoin the following prticulars re4ecting
mattimonfal choice of our venerable Monarch,
Lthe progress of the Ilustrious lirhlt to this coon-
-11-y, and the ceremony attending the Royal Nup-
tials, which the copious accounts we gave yester-
;day of all the circumstances relating to the close
of her MAJESTY'S metitoriotis and exemplary life,
prevented our having room to insert.

'rue Carly proofs given by his Majesty, nor
present Most Gracious-Sovereign, that his only am-
.r[ bition was to be the father of his people, and that
he w;ts possessed of all the endowments requisite
to fill so exalted a character, tendered the whole
nation extremely impatient to see him united to a
Princess capable of makiug him as happy as he
!was desirous of making his people. As soon,
therefOre, as they saw him, by his ascending the
,throne, at full liberty to listen to the dictates of
his own Royal heart, they bent all their thoughts
towards finding cut the Princess most wotthy ot
the love alld affection of the best, as well as the
glea!est Prince ot Europe.
Whils the nation in general was occupied with
ivearinos hopes and speculations on this important
Isulect, a Council teas held on the 811) of July,
[17611, st whi,d) his Majesty notified his intentio-s
1:it) the folk m iog terms ;

" ll:xvimr nothing so much at heart as to procure the wel-
fare and happiness of my people, awl to render the saline
..stable and pet matteut to posterity, I have, ever since My ae-
Tt•ssion to the Throne, turned my t bought. t.,war,is the choice
ut a Princess for toy Consort ; and I rtow, wi,h great satisfac-
,tion, acquaint you, that, after the fullest information, and
nctteue deliberation, I ant come to a resolution to demand in
-marriage the Princess Charlotte of Meeldenburgh Stec-Inn; a
.Princess disiingnished by every eminent Cottle and amiable
endownxut, whose illustrious fine has constantly-shewn the
firmest 7,11 fir the Protestant Religion, and a particular
attachment to my family. I hare judged proper to CWIIIIIII-
- rll,llliCate to you these my intentions, in order that you may
be fully apprised of a matter so highly important to me, and
to my hiugdonis, and which, I persuade myself, will be most
acceptable to all toy lovii.g subjects."

It will be remembered, that at this period the,
Ring Was but little un than 23 years of age,
`rind the Pt ineess, whom be had chosen. for a con-
sort, was but a lew mouths past 17. Immediately
after the notification to the Privy Council, his
Majesty gave Oirections for demanding and' bring•
ing over the Princess it) a manner suitable to his
own dignity, and the respect due to her Selene
Highness.
Lord Ilalcourt was named to make the demand
of her Serene Hig,ness: the Duchesses of AnCas-
tcr and Hamilton, and the Countess of Effingham,
to take care of her person, and Lord Anson to
Command a fleet that Wd3 to convoy her over to
the English shore. _ _

The fleet put to sea on the Sill of August, and
on the 1411), Lord Harcourt, and the other- Lords
and Ladies- sent oil this stupors ant embassy, ar-
rived at Sttrlitz. The next morning at eleven,
rl►e Earl at Harcourt performeti she ceremony of
asking in form her Serene Highness in marriage
for the Kind; Isis master. The moment she con-
eiact of marriage was signed,• the- cannon fired.
Her Serene Highness was attei wards CoMpliment-
ed by the Slates of the country, and the Deputies
of the. towns.

Oa the 17th, her Highness, aceotepanied by
'be reignng Duke her brother, set out forMirow,
amidst the tears and prayers of all ranks of peo-
ple, the poor in particular, whose Zealous pa-
troness she had always she's n herself. The 18111,
she.artired at Perleberg, where she was compli-
mented by the Count de Gutter, in the name of
his Prussian Majesty.
On the 19th, her Most Serene Highness eon.-
tinned her journey by Leutzen for Ghorde, where
she dined twice in publie, and walked iu the after-
noon in the park. Ou the 22d, at see-en o'clock
in the evening, she arrived at Stark, under a ge-
neral disehatge of the cannon of that place, and
amidst the acclamations of a vast number of peo-
ple, t4OOl citizens and foreigners. The Burgesses
of Stade were assembled under arms, and lined
the streets through which ht r. Selene High-
ness passed: Some of the 'principal Ladies of the
town presented_ her with verses on tier Majesty's.
approaching 1111 in Ws on velvet cushions.' At nine
o'clock, the whole town was illuminated, and se-
veral triumphal arches were erected in the prin-
cipal streets ; on which ,were placed many small.
lamps and inscriptions analogous to the feast.—
The same night their marks of public joy were
reiterated. Next morning she set out for Cloth..
yen ; and, about ten, her Most- Serene Highness
embarked on board the yacht, amidst the accla-
mations of the people, accompanied by the Du-
chesses of Ancaster and Hamilton, the Earl of
Hat court, and Lord Anson. She was sainted by
w hole squadron destined to convoy tier to Eng-
-I*d. They were ranged on each side the yacht.
The moment she entered her cabin, she saluted
the officers of the different ships, who had crowded
the, decks • in order to have the pleasure of seeing
her, and were all chattned with her affable stud
ptili,e behaviour.
the 230), the fleet, having ott board her
Must Serene Highness, put to sea, but es no dis-
patches were received from it front that time till
its arrival at -HArwich, the Coto t was somecon-
cern lest the tediousness of her voyage might af-
fect her health : busides,.as the day fixed for the
coronation of his Majes:y,by a proclamation issued
from the said Council, in which his Majesty bad
declared his intentions to demand her Serene
Highness in marriage, was drawing near, his Ma-
jesty was desirous that the ceremony of the wilt-
tiais might precede that of the coronation, so that
fresh instructions, it is said, were dispatched to
the Admiral to sail at all evenis,,and to land his
charge at any of the_ports of Great uritain,where
it could Ire, done with safety. At length, alter
three different storms, and being,otten in sight of
theEirglish ,coast, and often in danger of being
driven on that of Norway-, the fleet, with her Most
SerenejlighneSs; On hoard, arrived at Harwich,
iSept,'6. Her Most Serene Highness, during her.
tedious passage, continued •in very good health
and spirits, often tliverting herself with playing
on the harpsicord, practising English tunes, and
endearing- herself to those who were honoured
with the care of her person.

As it was night when the fleet arrived at Har-
wich, her Most. Serene Highness slept on boarc4
and continued there till three in the afternoon the

risrPrll67.llr -.,"YrecTatrei4F3j,;',4.7.7
next day, during Which time her route habeen
settled, and instructions received as to the manlier
of her proceeding to St. James's. At her landing,
she was received by the Mayor and Aldermen of
Harwich, its their usual formalities. About five
o'clock she came to Colchester, and stopped at
the house Of. Mr. Enew, where she was received
and waited upon by Mrs. Enew and Mrs Rehow;
but Captain Best attended her with coffee, and
Liintenant John Seabeer with tea. Being thus
refreshed ehe proceeded to Witham, where she
arrived at a quarter past seven, and stopped at
Lord Abercorn's, and his Lotdship provided as
elegant an entertainment for her as the time would
admit. During slipper, the door of the room was
ordered to stand open, that every body Might have
the pleasure of seeing her Most Serene Highness;
and on each side of her chair stood the Lords
Harcourt and Anson. She slept that night at
his Lordship's house ; and a little after twelve
o'clock next day, her Highness came to Rumford,
where the King's coach and servants met her;
and after stopping to chink coffee at Mr. Dutton's,
wisere the King's servants waited on her, she
entered the King's coach. The attendants of her
ilightle,s were in three ether coaches. In the
first wete some-Ladies of Meeklenburgh, and in
the last was her Highness,• who sat forward,and the Duchesses of Ancaster and Hamilton,
back wards.

On the toad she was extremely courteous to an
incredible number of sivectatois on horse and loot
gathered on this occasion, shewing herself, and
bowing to all t ho seemed desirous of seeing her,
and ordering the coach to g o ex►remely slot"
through the town and villages as she pat.s,.il, that
as many as would have a full view of her.

' 'rims they proceeded at mi tolerable pace to
Stra!ford-le-Bow, and Mile-end, where they
turned up ,anti pi oseent ed thdi jokuney
to Hackney turnpike, then by Shoreditch Church,
and up Old street to the City-road, amoss Isling-
ton, along the New-road hut) hyde-patk, down
into St. James's Park, tm,l.then
to the gat den-gwe of the Palace, where she was
received by all the Royal Family. Stme was haod-
ed Out of the coach by the Duke Of York, and met
in the garden by his Majesty, who, in s very af-
fectionate manner, raised her up, and sarmcd her,
as she was going to pay her obeisance, and then
led her into the Palace where she dined with
Iris Majesty, the Princess Dowager, and the yes,
of the Royal Family, except the two youngest.
After dinner, her Highness was pleased to spew
herself with his Majesty in the gallery anti other
apartments fronting the Palk. About eight
o'clock in the evening time procession to the Cha-
pel took !dace.
The Bride, in her nuptial habit, was
.supported
by their Royal highnesses 1119 Duke of Yumk and
Prince William ; her train borne by ten unmarried
datighters of Dukes and Earls, viz.

Lady Sarah Lennox, J Lady Caroline Russel,
Lady Ann Hamilton, Lady Elizabeth Ker,
Lady Harriet, lientincli, Lad C. Monfai4u,
Lady Elizabeth Neppel, Lady L. Grenville,
LadyElizalieth Harcourt, Lady S. Stratpvays.

The marriage ceremony was perforrned by the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. The Duke of
Cumberland gave her band to his Majesty, and
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immediately on the joining their hands, the Park
and Tower guns were fired.

;their Majesties, after the ceremony, sat on
One Slat! of the altar, on .nro state chi; Fig under a
canopy; hut. Royal Highness the Princess Dow-
ager of Wales sat facing them on a chair of state
on tine other,•all the rest of. tire Royal. Family on
stools, and all the Peers, Peereses, Bishops, and
Foreign Ministers (including M. Bossy), on
bencliett. There was afterwards a public Draw-
ing-room, but no persons presented. The houses
in the cities of London and Westminster were il-
luminated, and the evening concluded with the
utmost demonstrations of joy.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nor. 18.

INDISPOSITION OF TUE LORD CHANCELLOR.

We are happy to say the Loan CILINCELLOR
passed a good tii4ht, and was lunch bet►er ti.is
morning. His Lordship, however, was not so far
recovered as to enable him to preside tl►is day.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 18.

HEY AND OTkiERS V. JoUETT.

This case
_came before the Court on exceptions
taken to"the Master's Report, kriding that the
plaintiffs had a good title to certain property si-
tuated in the county of York, anti which the de-
tend'utt, Joucti, bad agreed to purchase, but
which, after his decease, his representative, the
real defendant in the-present case, refused to carry
into effect. The testator, Robert Banks,in 1786,
b‘liteathed his property in for parts ; three
parts to his three daughters, and a fourth to the
eliihlren of another daughter, then deCeased. A
power was vested in the trustee to sell certain pro-
perty which was described, and to pay the in-
terest over ; but the estate, the subject of the pre-
sent snit, was not Cllntheratell in that part of the
will, but in another, directed to go in equal purrs
to the daughters and the children. The only
survivors of the sisters were two,, .who had at-
tained the advanced age of 70, but NViio, -it was
contended, might, in the eye of the law, still
have children, as Lord Coke held that a woman
at 100 years of age was not held to be beyond child-
bearing. in the II esent instance, the defendant
refused to couplet • his purchase, on the ground
that more children might be born, who would
have a claim o the property in question, and
therefore a good title had not been made out.
Alter hearing the arguments of Sir ARTHUR
PIGGOTT, Ir. HEALD, Mr. HoaNE, and Alr,
'BUCK, his Honour the VicE-CHANcst-Lort dis-
allowed the tsiceptions, on the ground, that by the
will of the testator each of the sisters had the,
power of disposing of their share, and, it tire two
survivors chose, they might agree to sell, and, this
done, a good title hart been made out. In cases
where property depeoded,on the birth of children,
the Court would, on security being given, order
tire money to be paitl out, when the parties had
arrived at that age which precluded all moral pro-
bability of their having children. Such was the
case in this instance, and therefore the defendant
was not en,itled to, the benefit that would be de-

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rived from his plea if a good title had nut been
made out.

COURT OF KINGS BENCH, Nor. 10.

BULLOCK V. DODDS.

Mr. MANNING was heard in reply in this case,
and the Court, considering it a question of great
public importance, took time to give ju►dg►nent.
Several cases relating to parish settlements,
which stood on the Crown paper, occupied a con-
siderable portion of the day. The legal points
were not interesting to the public at large.