Star.
London, England, 1820-02-05 00:00:00

. a A ,lISGATE: FEBRUARY-3.

LITCHFIELD, FEBRUARY C

Yesterday, the form of Proclaiming the Knte was
-c ne through in this city. The Bailiffs (F. S. DAR-
WIN. M.D. and Aarffun HINCLLNY. Esq.) and Cor-
m..tLion, preceded by the Mace Bearers, tce. and
eAded by the excellent band of the .52d Regiment,
1' rnceeded from the house of S. SimPsov, Esq. the
1
4 Town Clerk, to the Market-place, where the Procla-
-iarion was read ; after which the band struck up
od stMe the Kis% : the Procession then moved on to
al. :her principal points of the town, where the cere-
TL; :'finny was repeated.—During the whole of Tuesday,
4., the bells of the four Churches of this City, tolled for
ii the death of the late KING.

ANECDOTES OF HIS LATE MAJESTY,

GEORGE THE THIRD.

The Pnhlic, we are sure, will not be displeased to
see a further selection of anecdotes and particulars
respecting their lamented SOVEREIGN :
Numerous attempts have Leen made, during his
late Majesty's reign, to obtain the Emancipation of
ate Catholics, by removing the disabilities under
hich they labour, and to confer upon them various ,
offices in the Army and Navy ; and, although the
enlightened and liberal spirit of toleration, by whiCh
our revered KING was actuated, prompted him to
grant them several celocessions, yet his conscientious
regard to the solemnity of an oath effectually deter-
red
him from yielding to any further demands, as he
considered them pregnant with danger to the Pro-
testant Establishment, which he was bound to main-
tain unimpaired. Of this magnanimous adherence to
his engagements, the following declaration of his
MAJESTY affords a striking and meritorious example:

"Mr Loao—l am one of those who respect as oath. I
have Ermaess sufficient to quit my Throne, and retire to a
Cottage, Jr place my neck on a block or a scaffold, if my people
require it; but I have not resolution to break that oath which I
touk in the mast solemn !minter at my Coronation l"

We cannot on this occasion, deny ourselves the
mournful pleasure of introducing the following ex-
tract from the works of an elegant female writer,
long known to the Public by many excellent pro-
ductions :—" Who does not remember how his piety''
sustained his own miad, and his v:rtues preserved
the hearts of his subjects, under dangers the most
menacing, difficulties the most trying, the loss of
territory the most extensive? Who has forgotten,
how, under all these alarms, his private character
exhibited an edifying example of piety and recti-
tude? his public conduct of unshaken firmness afid
invincible integrity? The hand of GOD has smit-1
ten him, but, to borrow from a distinguished Orator
a late beautiful allusion to the reverence of the an-
cients for an oak shivered by lightning—the stroke
w:tich blasted, consecrated him. Our Readers are
well acquainted with the bevolent wish of his MA-
JEerY, that " every child in his dominions might he
taught to read his Bible." How then would he have
rejoiced had he been capable of knowing the eminent
success of our Bible and Missionary Societies. Our
loss is the unspeakable gain' of our departed KING,
who is gone to leap the reward of his exemplary vir-
tues at the hand of his CREATOR, and now,
" When old Time bat brought him to his end,
" Goodness and he 5U up one Monument!' _

Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS had a small house en Rich-
mond-hill, built for his recreation, on a plan by his
tnend Sir WILLIAM CMAMSERS. It was his custom
frequently in animater to dine at this place with se-
lect parties of friends. It happened some time before
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.ie was to be elected Mayor of Ply mpton, that one
d•ly: after dining et the house, himself and his party
tqc,K an evening walk is Richmond-gardens, and
err unexpectedly, at a turning of one of the are-
laces, they soddenly met the ICING, accompanied by
• I Art of the Royal Family ; and, as his MAJESTY