Star.
London, England, 1820-02-08 00:00:00

YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 6.

As soon as the melancholy intellig7nce of the death
.)f our venerable SOVEREIGN reache.l this town, the
shop windows, as well as those of private houses,
'.•rere half closed ; and flags, hoisted half-staff high,
were displayed from the spire of St. Nicholas Church,
the Custum-house, and the ships in the River also
displayed, half-mast, the emblems of mourning.
Thursday, at twelve o'clock, the Mayor and High
Sheriff, attended by the Corporation, principal inha-.
'>itants, and a numerous concourse of loyal subjects,
Lid preceded by the band of the East Noifolk Mili
tia, left the Town Hall, where the Proclamation was
first read by die Town Clerk, and proceeded round
the town, again reading the Proclamation opposite
the houses of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, and
JACOB PaEsToN, E.q. and near the Guildhall, Cross,
Custom-house, Fuller's-hill, and Friar's-lane. After
the exclamation of " GOD save the Kiso !" which
was repeated with heartfelt enthusiasm by the assem-
bled multitude, the band struck up that favourite
air, which was received with universal plaudits. The
P:oclarnation being made, the party returned to the
Hall, where a sumptuous repast was provided. Great
numbers partook of this hospitality, and the health
of GEORGE IV, was drank amidst thunders of ap-
plause, and the immortal memory of the father's vir-
tues were not forgotten in the admiration of the s, a..

His Most Gracious NIAJESTY was proclaimed at
Ntanchester, on Saturday. The Military attending
the Procession consisted of the 13th Hussars, the 31st
Fo,t, and the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
Cavalry. The Artillery were placed in front of the
Barracks adjoining the New Bailey Prison. The
morning was unfavourable for the occasion, as a small
rain fell until twelve o'clock. This, hov. ever, did
not prevent many of the loyal Gentlemen of the Town
joining in the Procession.
A Royal Salute was fired from the SEVERN frigate,
in the Downs, on Tuesday, to announce the Acces-
sion of KING GEORGE [V.

•
HIS PRESENT MAJESTY--The following anecdote
of his present Majesty, when Prince of \VALES, shews
the promptitude which he has always felt to embrace
every idea that cauld promote the essential interests
of the Nation. It occurred in the year 1790, and is
thus recorded by a writer of that period :—" Lord
RODNEY being some months ago, at Carton House,
congratulated the Prince of WALES on seeing a plate
of British cured herrings at table.—• Your Royal
Highness,' said the Noble Veteran, • does infinite
good to the British Navy in encouraging this example
of English luxury: every table will follow the fashion;
and if the number of fashionable tables in the Nation
is considered, the result may be in time an addition
of twenty thousand of the hardiest seamen to our
Navy ;—of seamen raised and employed in that
branch of fishery, which has raised Holland to her
maritime force.' •My Lord,' replied the Prince,
you do me more justice than I deserve; these her-
rings, I am sorry to say, were not cured by British
hands. I understand your reasoning—it is just ;it is
that of Lord RODNEY upon his own element.—Hence-
forward I shall order a plate of British cured her-
rings to be purchased at any expense, and appear a
standing dish at this table—we shall call it a Rodney!
Under that designation, what true patriot will not
follow my example !"
A Correspondent observes, that the Letters of Ho-
RACE Watpoi.E, lately published, will be read with
peculiar satisfaction at the present moment, on ac-
count of the numerous interesting anecdotes they
contain of the late KINC. We may, however, expect
various new memorials of our late venerable Soya-
REIGN ; and, among others, we know that Mr. CLARET,
the well-known author of the Life of the Pripcets
G'hailotte, and of the Duke of Wellington, has long
been preparing a Work, illustrative of the Court and
Family of GEORGE 111.
A melancholy instance of the danger of precipi-
Itate interment lately took place in the City of Pau.
A man who Iliad been deaf and dumb from his birth,
and who followed the trade of a farrier, swat out to
sup with a party of friends. Having drank a eeat
quantity of brandy, he became alarmingly ill on his
return home ; a physician was sent for, who admi-
nistered some potions, which, however, produced no
effect. In a short time all signs of life ceased, the
unfortunate man was supposed to be dead, and his
funeral took place on the following afternoon. The
funeral service was ended in the church, and the
body was about to be conveyed to the burial ground,
when a noise was heard within the coffin, accom-
panied by groans. The terrified mourners immedi-
ately stopped, the coffin lid was opened, and with
horror they beheld the supposed corpse rise up.
dical aid was immediately procured, but it was too
late. The cold and privation of air which the un-
fortunate man had endured while shut up in the
coffin, together with the horrible sensations he ex-
perienced on his recovery, all combined to deprive
him finally of the life to which he had thus been re-
stored. He survived only a few hours.—Literary
Gazette.

The late floods have been attended with very ca.
laniitous effects in many parts of the Bedford Level.
The banks of the old Bedford and Stoke Rivers, of
Barroway. Lode, and Lakenheath Fen, have given
way, and many thousand acres of land are inundated.