Star.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Special Court was held, which was
numerously attended.

DZATIt or Tit DUKE or RENT.
The letter to thd Lord Mayor, from Lord Sid-
mouth, upon the subject of the death of the Duke of
Kent, having been read,
Mr. FAV ELL rose, to move a Resolution for the
adoption of the Crum He said, that however in-
competent he might. be to address the Court upon
the melancholy occasion, he should have found much
greater difficulty, if the subject on which he was
about to speak required any embellishmentafrom a
flatterer. But a simple detail of the actions of the
late Duke of Kent was all that was necessary to esta-
blish his-claim to the admiration of his survivors. It.
WAS weii known that he was not more illustrious for
his rank and titles in society, than he was ennobled
by acts of public and private charity. • The conduct
of his Royal Highness in public companies was such
as. to inspire universal respect; and it was not long
since the City had an opportunity of hearing him de-
clase, at one of their entertainments, that he should
never do anything to disgrace the name of the House
of Brunswick, nor abandon one of the constitutional
principles upon which that House was seated upon
the Throne.. Evsry corner of the Metropolis wit-
nessel the exertions of this great personage, whose
efforts for the education of the poor and the circu-
lation of the Hely Scriptures had been unceasing.
The worthy Member then stated the number of So-
cieties of which.his Royal Highness was Patron, and
slicer having made some observations upon the seri-
ous loss sustained by those Societies in particular,'
drew the attention of the Court to the situation of the
Duchess, who had, in conjunction with her brother,'
Prince Leopold, suffered bitterly under-the remark-;
able dispensations of Pnoviosece. Mr. Favell added;,
that the Duke, although educated in military, habits,
vas capable ef shewing in debate that his commercial
knowledge was as great as that of • any man. The
worthy Member concluded with moving a Resolu-
tion, expressive of the feelings of the Court upon the
melancholy occa,,ion of the death of his Royal High-
nevi, and reccir4ir.g the sympathy of the Court with
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, the. Duchess
of Kent, the lest of the Royal Family, and Triune
Coburg, &c.
Mr. Dixon seconded the motion, in every word of
which he wereed. He highly approved of the prompt
titude with which the Lord Mayor had called the
Court.
Mr. OLDHAM could not give a silent vote. He
spoke of the many calamities which had befallen the
Royal Family within the lag few Teals. The Duke,
was endeared to the Public by numberless. public
virtues, but the chief ground of admiration was, that
he had faithfully followed his father's steps in private
transactions. At a period when efforts were made to
establish blasphemous doctrines, the example of such
a character was inestimable in creating a horror of
principles subversive of all order and religion..
Alderman Wools joined in the general praise of the
Duke's character, and stated that he well knew. his
Royal Highness's anaiety to relieve himself front the
embarrassments inevitably caused in his early life.
The Duke was no loss remarkable for his readiness
to assist all military. persons who were modes priva-
tions, and incurred vast expenses by his boundless
liberality in cases ordistress.
• Mr. Jades said,, that he . could not give a, silent
vote on the present melancholy. occasion ; he believed
no ether member of the Court, with perhaps the
exception of 'the worthy Alderman who spoke last,
had opportunities of . seeing so. much of the late
lamented Duke of Kent as he had .had, particularly
at a period when all state and etiquette were laid
, aside, and in a country where his Royal Highness
was probably. glad to take a countryman by the
hand, whom he had formerly known ; in the various
conversations which he- had tutered into, upon a
'. great variety of Stibjecti,he.was.surprised to find his
Royal HighOess so well informed on all points; and
more particularly on those of. political economy, a
study which, from'his education in camps and armies,
• I.e did not suppose could have much come under his
obseriation; but he found the Duke to have formed
Very accurate observations on the state of manufac-
tures en the Continent, and exhibited much knowledge
- on their comparative state, and also of commerce.
After a few words from Mr. Alderman VAITH-
MAK, the Resolution was unanimously carried, and
ordered to'be'published in the usual Newspapers.
The Court agreed to a Petition to Parliament for
leave to bring 111 a Bill to raise further monies for
currying into execution the Act for erecting a New
Post Oface.
Mr. YALL(OWLEIC brought up a Report from the
General Purposes Committee, recommending if. 500
to be subscribed in.aid,of the. Manchester Sufferers,
which; after a veyy &baths was sardered to lie
on the Table. .
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