Star.
London, England, 1818-12-05 00:00:00

CANTERBURY, DECEMBER 4.

The day on which the remains of our respected
QUEEN were to be returned to their parent earth was
observed here by a large portion of the inhabitants,
who, by a spontaneous unity of sentiment, abstained
from all external signs of business, by, closing their
shops, and many eveu their private dwellings ; and this
feeling, there is no doubt, would have been general,
,had the intention been previously known, and an im-
pulse given to it by the Chief Magistrate, but whose
reply, when questioned as to the observance of the
day, we regret to record, was, that he had heard
nothing upon the subject from the Secretary of State!"
There was, nevertheless, sufficient evidence of the
general loyalty of our ancient City ; and the tollim;
of the great hell of the Cathedral from eleven till
twelve at noon, and from eight till nine in the even-
ing, contributed in no small degree to the impression
of the moment.

At Rochester, Chatham, and the adjacent towns,
the shops were all closed, and business seemed to be
every where suspended. The workmen in Chatham
Dock-yard were not employed, by express orders
from the Navy Board. Divine Service was perform-
ed in the Chapel, and a very appropriate Sermon
preached by the Rev. G. Davies. Minute guns were
fired from half-past one till four in the afternoon,
from the bomb proof battery on the lines, and from
the LIFFEY and BULWARK men of war, in Gillingham
Reach, which were answered Sy the BULWARK guard
ship, and guns of the garrison at Sheerness.
At Margate, by request of the Deputy, FRANCIS
Cosa, Esq. the shops wore closed, and all business
suspended. The great bell at the chinch ushered in
the morning with the funeral knell, and tolled as a
minute bell- throughout the greater part of the day :
the flags at the different stations were hoisted half-
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star high. The Church, and other places of
ship, were hung with black. In the afternoon ar
propriate sermon was preached at Zion Chaise:,
the Rev. Mr. Youso. At seven o'clock in Ne
ing the venerable Gothic Church of St. John's
lighted up in a splendid manner, and a most
pectable congregation, of upwards of three
tF
persons, attended Divine Service.
The service then concluded by the
Fooßn, playing in his superior style The bead
in Said. The solemnity finished at a late bass
evening, with a dumb peal on the fine ring
at St. John's, muffled.

At Folkstone, the shops were closed, a;,
the request issued by the Mayor. In the m,
there were prayers in the Parish church, and 1;
in the evening prayers and a set neon, prcachid
Rev. I'. Nancy. The church overflowed in all
At Ashford, on the first intelligence of the
of her late MAJESTY, the inhabitants generally
peared in mourning, and the pulpit of the Cl•
was hung with black cloth. On the evening,
interment a minute bell was rung out fur
hours ; and the several Dissenting places of "
were opened, at which affecting and appropriate
courses were delivered to congregations both -
rous and respectable.

In the little and loyal town of Wye, the inha,
also evinced their attachment to the throne, by
pealing in deep mourning, as soon as intriligent
the QUEENS death was received, and by the pulpit
railing of the altar being covered with black On
ensuing Sunday.

OXFORD, DECEMBER 4.

Wednesday, the day of the funeral of her late .
JESTY, was observed in this ('sty with decorous
lemnity. All the shops were closed, and
tolled from twelve to one at noon, and in
ing from eight to nine. At the Chapel of Sew•
lege the same solemn ceremony was observed as
the day of the funeral of the lamented princess Cr
Lorre, and appropriate P alms, Lessoas, and
thems, were introduced,

Yesterday, at half-past three o'clock, his
Highness the PRINCI: Rect. sr held a Court at
ton House, at which his Excellency Baron Kt(
the Ambassador from the Court of the Nett,
was introduced to the REGENT by the Earl B.trual
I lis Excellency delivered a Letter of Condolence
the demise of the late QUEEN from the KING of
NETHERLANDS.

Lord G HENRI UR came to Court, attended h‘
of the Esquire Bedells, as Ch. nci ir of the Tn.
sity of Oxford, in his robes, being deputed by
University to attend his Ho} al Highness upon
melancholy occasion of the demise of his Royal
ther. His Lordship was introduced into the -
of the REGENT, when he delivered an Address
Condolence upon the demise of her MAJLSTT di
QUEEN. •

The VICE-Cur.NCELLOR of the University,
bridge, in the absence of his Royal Highness
Duke of GLOUCESTER, the Ghancellor of that U
versity, attended for a similar purpose. He was it
duced into the presence of the IlEsirsr by the
BATHURST, and delivered an Address of Cone
,'upon the demise of her MAJESTY the Quecx.

Lord JAUES MURRAY was tile•LOrti in Waitir,
Sir 1111.0/10YR TURNER WU the Groom in Waitil
for Sir EDWARD PAURT.
The Duchess of GLOUrEcrrR and the Pr;,
.i.svousr.t have removed from Cambridge 11(
Kew Green, to Frogmore.
The. Duke and Duchess of NEU C %nu left tt
yesterday evening for their seat, (lumber Park, N,

The Duchess of RICHMOND returned to town
terday, from a visit to the Fall And Countess
roues?, at their seat, Lime Grove, Putney.

The Marquis of TAvisroca has left town, fcr
seat, Oakley-house, Bedfordshre.
The Marquis of BUOKINGIIANI left Lord Cil
VILLE'S seat Dropmore, yesterday, for his scat As.;
ton, Hants.
The .Earl and Countess of MACCLESFIELD
on Thursday at their residence in Conduit-street,
their seat Sherbooe Castle, Oxfordshire.

The Earl and Countess of JERSFY are ex,
horr.e in the beginning of next seek from Paris.
Mr. WEST, the President of the Royal
has presented the parish of St. Mary-la-bonne with
fine Picture of The Holy Family, which is to be'
up as an Altar-piece in the New Church.

We regret to learn, by letters received from
Cape of Good Hope, dated October 3, that Mr. Br RI-
HARD, an enterprising traveller, who had prosecuted,
his inquiries in the interior of Africa, under the name
of Sheik-lbraliim, died at Cairo, of dysentery.
IRISH LAW APromrsterrs.--Monday Mr. Ser-
jeant JEWS was appointed a Judge in the Court cf.
King's Bench, and took the oaths before the LORD
CIIANCELLOR, MT. Justice DAY having previously
surrendered his patent. Mr. LEFOREY is appointed
the new King's Serjeant.

Ax IRISH DEFENCE.—At the Commission Court
in Dublin, lately, a peer-El.-day-buy of the nameut,
'Maly Keirnan, was tried and found guilty of stet.
ing two cows.—ln his defence Thady protested his
innocence, and with a most rueful countenance
lemnly denied the charge of having carrh d ,)11' the COWS
—" for," said he, " one of them was a bull, and the
other cote followed hilt !"
HANOVVR, NOVEMBER '20..--Throllghollt all Cer•
many it is universally allowed that of all burdens
that of quartering soldiers is the severest, as it inter-
feres in so ruinous a manner with the domestic rela-
tions of the inhabitants both of town and country.
In Hanover, although we are in the most profound
peace, we still contione to support this burden, and
those who have not accommodations in their own
houses for the soldiers, must, in many places, pay 25
high as from 96 to 40 rix-dollars a year to have thew
quartered elsewhere. To this must be added the
taxes, which are cli;efly expended in maintaiaing the
soldiery, and which are nearly six times as high as
they were in 1804, and the parochial burdens; so
that in the new provinces, more especially, many a
farm which does not pay 400 rix-dollars of rent must
pay above 100 rix-dollars to the State. We entertaia
the hope that our mild Government will, by a mine-
tion of the military, relieve us from this pressure as
soon as possible.

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