Star.
London, England, 1817-11-19 00:00:00

BY JOHN bIitYNE.

What dire event o'erwhelms the land,
Blithe looks to sadness turnlng-..
The great, the noble, and the grand,
And all the people, mourning ?
Oh! we have l-ut a peerless Gent:
And mourn, in tribulation,
The HEIRESS to the Dladeln
The Darling of the Nation !
Ye•, she is gone! BRITANNIA'S pride !
Her FATUILIA joy and Venn:*
13 beau:fs bloom, .a happy bride !
A Palace's dearest treasure !

in Clarernmst's bow'rs, with been elate,
She rhone, earess'd, caressing !
Illus.:nous in a simple s:ate—
To all araund a blessing!
Few are the moments of delight!
There cone a day of ion-ow!
She bore a hicks babe that night—
But never saw the morrow !

litav'm took the Mother and the Child,
At mice the gent and Kim,
Like ruses from a dreary wild,
To bloom in peace on Zion!
0, Cll/11LOTTI! in thy royal hue.
From age to age ettending,
We truArd fora race of thine,
Ou wings of peace descending!
Lung :hall thy virtues be our theme,
Adornorg tonne stury!
Anti, evermore, an augers claim,
Thy crown a crown of glory!

One might conjecture, from the introduction of
perbgrees, that the descent of the Crown was so irre-
sisnbly filed, that it must devolve, of necessity, on

y foreignet, being a Protestant, who, in case of the
extinction ofthe English House of Batteswicic, with-
sat heirs, eitinld prove title, in lineal descent, from
the Princess SOMA. This requires some considera-
tion. The limitation in the lS and IS W. 3, cap. 2.
itto the Princess SOPHIA, and the heirs of her body.
being Protestants, according to the restrictions in
that Act. Her heirs enjoy an isseerfirary right, by
M of Pariatanst, and by Act of Parliament that P4e-
liamentary hereditary right cony be destroyed. The
theory of devise ind jeruiWe, kereiddry rgit, now
softened down into legitimacy, our ancestors despised,
end none but the baser part of their children ad ire.
his at war with the principles of Otir Constitution.
iathsistent with our History, is supported only by
knavery, and nursed by ignorance. Some of our
Kings have traced their title to election—some
to cession—others to testamentary disposition—
others to conquest, fraud, and force. HAROLD held
the Crown in defiance of the hereditary right of
EDGAR ATHELINto. WILLIAM the Conqueror pre-
red to claim it AS Vie gift by will of EDWARD
eContessor. WILLIAM the Second was elected, al-
theOgh his elder brother, RonanT, was living. HENRY
the First was also elected on the death of WILLIAM
ItUfvt. though ROBERT, also his elder brother, was
then alive: Stennis 'Acknowledged that his right
sprung from elation; and he set aside the hereditary
Intentions of MAVD. JOHN became Knit, although
AAITHUE PLANTAGENET, the son of his elder brother,
vas the person oho ought to have succeeded, accord-
ing to the &tine law of indefeasible hereditary right.
Enwaan the Third was elected, whilst his deposed
tuber was in existence. HENRY she Fourth could
Bake a title only by chants, EDMUND MORTIMER,
Earl of Mayas, being the next heir. RICHARD the
Third was elected. MARY and Euziseern laid the
ftoenti-work of their title on parliamentary recogni.
bon; by parliamentary authority they had both been
declared dignified.. Wts.t.ate, our great deliverer,'
was elected, and alie mails beam of the title of the
Princess &eau of Hanover rested on xcerrion; she
mild have had no pretence it the crown from were
hrefAter., right, because between her and the throe
Were more than thirty persons, all nearer in blood
'ban herself.

Das COUNTIIIII or ALISSIARLIL—We had the me.
lancholy task on Monday last to announce the death
of the Ante most amiable Lidy. We need not
state that her Ladyship was the early friend of the
lamented Princess Cuamsorrt, and it' is most pro-
bable that the shock to her feelings on receiving the
intelligence of her Royal Highness's death, following
ht erect of the dreadful calamity that happened in
bar own family, brought on the premature labour to
*bids she fell a victim. The following is the extract
of a letter from Holkhami which !elates the fatal
t in pathetic terms, and in . which every bosom
ill sympathize :
" Houtnaw, Novsmilta 16.—Ahout Arms tedbck, on Fri.
burning, at this place, Lady Asacsitaaza was taken with
'lv pains of premature labour, and in seventeen bocn twos her
Lai attack she was a corpse. She bad the best medical auk-
t"icei all is: which, Iron, toe beginning, she declared useless.—
he miscarriage was followed by such debilitating circumstances,
t nothing could save her. and she 'spired at near nine o'clock
Friday evening, pr. ming her husband's band as long as she
;LW hold it ; and bail at lalt just powers of utterance enough to
'Y GOD to in at down bps blessings upon the bead ut her hue-
d and upon those of all her chibirert,aud immediately breathed
r last. Lady A. wa4 attuut 4sl years old, or rather in her 4id
,C. Out of IS chddrei. which she ball, there remain eleven to
!ore Ler toss.'

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WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 19.

This morning, a little before one o'clock, the
Funeral Procession, with the remains of the late ,
universally-regretted Pitman Cuanhorrs, arrived ,
here from Claremont, which were received at the
Lower Lodge, where she is to lay in state this day,
previous to the interment at night. •
The mourning coach in which were the Infant, and
Urn containing the internal parts, were conveyed
to the Chapel, where they were received by eight
Yeomen of the Goard, who carried them and depo-
sited them in the 'auk. The Dean of Wrianson, Mr.
MARSH of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, kg. were
present to witness the transaction.

The procession of the hearse and five mourning
coaches, preceded by a number of men on horseback,
were escorted into the ;own from Egham by a party
of the Royal Horse Guards.

Although the hour at which it arrived was so very
late, the road and streets through which it passed
were lined with spectators.

Mr. Huwru, the King's Messenger, is gone with
the melancholy tidings to Prince Lenrnr.o's relatives
and others, of the Princess Cnarturrra's death.

ThursdAy Mr. MATES, the King's Messenger, left
Downing-street, with dispatches for the Court of
Spain.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Gm:mama
returned to Carlton House, to repeat their •isit of
condolence to the PRINCE Ream. Her Royal
Highness remains to pass the disconsolate hours of
this awful day with her afflicted Brother ; the Doke
attends the !►eart rending interment.
The Loan CHANCELLOR and the Earl of Livia-
root. had Audiences of the Pains REGENT.

Lord KWH is the PRINCE Recustiv's Chamberlain,
and High Stewart of his Royal Highness's Esta-
blishment in Scotland, and as such, a place is allotted
to him in the funeral procession. His daughter, Miss
Mnuccn, had the honour et being the chosen Friend
,and Companion of the Princess CHAU.° rt.' for several
years, and of course enjoyed much of her confidence.
The beautiful Rhoose estate, in the •ale of Gla-
morgan, has been recently purchased for 114,000 by
SIT CREATOPHER COLA) the new Representative for
that County.

The Duke of Lem entertained a select party of
distinction on Moodily, at his residence, Whitehall.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Tavtrrocc left
their house in Arlington-street, on Sunday, for their
seat, Oakley, Bedfordshire.
The Earl of HARRINGTON is arrived at his house,
Stable-Yard, St. James's, from his seat, ELVASIOII,
Derbyshire.
Lord °smarmy is arrived at his seat, Walton,
Surrey, from Paris.
Lord and Lady G. H. CAVIINDLIIII and family are
arrived in town float their seat, Latimer', Bucks.

Lord Gaavas arrived yesterday at the Marquis of
ANULESEA'S house, in Old Burlington-street. from
his seat, Bishop's-court, Devonshire ; and General
Ste EDWARD PAW!, fit= t; Shanstone Lodge,
Staffordshire.

The Archbishop of YORE is returned to Thorpe
Palace, Yorkshire, from a inur.
General Visa arrived yesterday at his house, in
Queen•street, May-fair, from his seat in Staffordshire.
Captain LAING arrived yesterday at the St. James's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, frrim France.

Tsazacee Comedy, entitled The Atlehai, was in'
preparation for vrformaace by the KING% Scholars,
Westminster, Preeiotts to the ensuing Christen a ho.
lidays, but it has been discontinued in consequence of
the late lamentable event. According to the cus-
toms of the C-11vge, since its foundation; there is no
Play pelf gm. d 'thin the year in which a member
of the R F may dies
Saturday, at ite Election of Lord Rector of the
Tlniversity at GI ,sgow there was am equality of the
nations lot the Right Hein. the Earl of G 1 isgow,
at.d Kirkman Finlay, Esq. M.P. w er the Right
Hon. the Lord lustiee-Clerk Boyle, the i ist Rector,
gave his casting vote for Lord Glasgow. 4 protest
was taken against the regularity of the proceedings.

A tall from his horse, not far from Vevay, during
the oast year, was the immediate cause of General
Kosclusxo's death. He was above 60 years of age,
and had never been married. His family is now re.
duced to a single nephew, who did not live with him.
JERSZY. Noverssaa O.—Yesterday was uncom-
monly tine, when the spectacle, so interesting to the
inhabitants of this island, took place in the Artillery
Parade. The six boys from each of the Militia Re.
giments (all of whom had received prizes at the last-
exhibition for their military exercise), were assembled
to obtain, by a further trial, the superior prizes. Ge-
neral Gottnos, in fuU costume, attended by his Staff,
the six Militia Colonels, &c. &e. besides Officers ut
the Royal Artillery, Colonel. Da BUTT, the Com-
manding Enginetr, and several others of the Milk
tarp, were assembled on the Parade at eleven-o'clock.
The 36 boys were formed in six divisions, the whole,
receiving the word of command from the Inspector of
Militia, Col. Touzzt, passed the General in slow and
quick time, after which they performed the ma-
nual and ,piatoon exercise with wonderful preci-
sion, and then in their different Companies west
repeatedly exercised by their own Adjutants.—
A selection of six was then with difficulty made from
the whole number for the prises. General Gonvon
lamented that there were not prizes for all of them,
as they were all so very perfect. The prizes were
silver spoons s—the first was accompanied by 42 in
money—the second, 30s.—and proportionate sums to
the others. As they received the prizes, his Excel-
lency spoke to each in very flattering terms, and
observed, that he was highly gratified with their
'performance, and the exactness with which they went
[through their nizoteuvres. The 36 boys were snarch,
led to the Saloon at Deal's Howl, where they sat
down to a good dinner of roast beef and plum pud-
ding. Colonel 'routes, presided at the dinner. and
the Band of the 85th attended. The boys were
allowed two glasses of wine each. The health of dot
King and the General were drank with cheers, whit'
the Band played" Goss save the Kirig," ice.

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