Star.
London, England, 1827-03-22 00:00:00

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The foOnwing tropplethent M the detail goiten tido
day of his Royal Highness's illness, is deemed tecellary by 4
IiZILIZIT Tattoo, Who says he owes it to his R 221 N • 811:
character to add some genetal obeetvations, win may
place it in its true light, and to tenant the opinion of thole wjett
view hip loss as a national calamity.
It may be necessary to premise, that from the moment tilt
bad received the alarming report from Brighton, I
entertain any sanguine hopes of his Renal Highness's recovery,
that my expectation of it became gradtally mace faint, aitha.k
,they varied occasionally, as the symptoms of the disorder 60et04
This impression led to my keeping the minutes, from vrbich
have exteacted the foregoing statement, my object in so dolrg bet,
that I :night be better able, from meta accurate source, to 40.0,6;
to his Royal Highness's character and sentiments.
The 30th of December was the last day on which I rebe,;;.„4
any paper., and be was then quite equal treaty businels,lof r,
his state varied in the coterie of the day, yet, there were I,
when physical causes, or the effect et medicine, did not iut„l„,
with the clear application of the powers of the mind.
It has been already 'hewn by the details I have produced, thi
almost to the latest hour his Royal Highness was anise,, ~,
charge his official duties, and thetoterest be took in them secs K
no time weakened he the pressure of bodily disease or pain. le tar.
deer proof of this, I may vete, that on Saturday, the wh of De,
her, I received from Lord Batbursa, at his office, secret imtructbre
respecting the force to be prepared free embarkation (or Pints/ if
and that I communicated them the same evening to his Royal 80.
nese. He was then In great palm, but he became indifferent is
bodily sulfertags, and he immediately drew up the heads of the
iitary arrangement (which paper in his own writing I now ptokir,
froOlatttgivittfe framed detailed instructions approved by inn„
the f day, and issued on Monday, the t Ids December.
This measure naturally produced the necessity of other affairs,.
meats connected with home service, sod the Adpitant tiewait,o4
Quarter Master General will bear me out in the anenicie that it"
were entered into and directed by bids with the same Monism,
and attention which be bad manifested on previous occasions,vike
we are bound to state that every arrangement was made by hies,
and that the execution of the denials was alone left to us.
It may not bo irrelevant here to obvtve, that this bad at anthers
been the case ; his Royal Highness boa been at the head of tbearMy
more than 3t years; during that period various officers were memo
eively employed by him in thesitsetima of blilituy Secretary, and at
the heads of departments at the Horse Gouda; and they possessed kis
confidence and excited themselves zealously. Hut the mom of ~„„.
Ing the army from its impaired condition ; of improving, establishing,
and maintaining its system ; of introducing that administration of u,
in principle sad in every detail, width has raised the character the
British service, and promoted Its eabelency—beisugs catimively is
his late Royal Highness. The work was progressive, but his at-
tendance to it, his able superintendence of it. were constant, He
guided and detected the labours of those subordinate to him; dew
task was executive. He gave the impulse to the whole madden!,
and kept the wheels in motion ; and to him, I repeat it, the credit
was due.

Au arrangengmet for the promotion of the old subalterns ef de
army had keg been the object of his solicitude, hot it was me d
difficult seseemplalunent, as it was understood that al Imiuse ts.
tailing eurnoidtesary charge in the public would be adinined.
Hence the delay In bringing it forward ; but his Royal HON,
inte9d into every detail of it on the 26th of December; aM leg
Ring having paid him a visit cm the 27th, he ordered me to sale*
it to Me Majesty on that day, when It obtained the Royal signalise;
and thy communication of his Majesty's gracious approbation of
this arrangement was received by his Royal Highness with a warn
expression of satisfaction.
Of the resolution and resignation with which his Royal High.
ness submitted to protracted confinement and a painful disorder,
my statement offers ample proof ; but I have not stated that
during all this period, during this serious trial, his excellent temper
and kind disposition to all who approached him continued unim-
paired. I appeal to his medical attendants, I appeal to his ser-
vants—to those who transacted business with him, official or per-
moal--whetlier at any time be betrayed a symptom of irritability,
whether a sharp word escaped him, whether a murmur or com-
plaint was uttered. Every attention, from whatever quarter, was
kindly received, and gratefully acknowle4ged. Great anxiety wu
strewn by him to avoid giving trouble ; and at the later periods of
his illness, that which seemed to distress hint most was his belq
reduced to the necessity of requesting others to do for him th::
Which he had ceased to be able to do for himself.
Of the kind attention of his medical attendants, and tbeirausiere
to afford to him the utmost benefit of their skin, be expressed his,
self most erosible. And it is due to them to say, that if he- had
bees their nearest and dearest relative, they could not bows dowel
their time, cam, and attention to him with more affectionate seal
thin they did. Noe did be ev r betray any want of confidence is
their skill, or the least desire to resort A other advice.
I must add, that I can posideety state, having been admitted
freely to their consultations, that no difference of opinion prevailed
among them; they acted together cowbell', and their only objest
seemed to be the welfare of their illustrimis patient.
During thoprogreas of his Gloms his Royal Highness received
the most endearing and affectionate attention from the King, sad
from his brothers and sisters ; and they never failed to be adorns.
edged with satisfaction and with gratitude; the Priiicess Soptiis
especially, whose near residence admitted of more frequent inter-
course, never missed coming to him in the course of the day, mho
prevented by Indisposition • and I have already stated that her
Royal Highness, by Ms dedre,took the Sacrament with him code
28th December.
The visits of his Royal Highness's numerous and attached
friends were frequent, and they were invariably received with sa-
tisfaction, and with an expression of his sense of their attendee.—
Upon these occasions be exerted himself to meet them theiddly.
and toeuppress the expression of pain or bodily tossalammy ad
they often left him with the belief that he was free from body al.
though this bad by no means been the case.
Nor did his Royal Highness's bodily suffering, or the contemp►
don of his critical state, divan!), in any degree, the interest which
he had ever taken in the state of public affairs, and is the
ouilm
and prosperity of his country. These were, at all thassonpri.
meet in his mind, and I amconvinced that they often engaged k
ha a much greater degree than did ills own situation.
H. TAYLOR.
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The Second Day's Sale of Plate belonging to bit late
Royal Highness the Duke of Yost, was net so numerously at-
tended as the preceding day, nevertheless the articles brought prices
satisfactory, we believe to Mr. Comma, especially the modern
plate. Some French plate sold somewhat lower than the Berlin.
but it consisted of old-fashioned articles. The purchasers were
chiely silversmiths and brokers ; some edit former on speculati,
and the latter on commission. The Sail of Kamm, the Marmus
-of Hassroas, sad some other MoMenem, gave commissions to a
considerable extent. Among the cempeny, we observed several
Members et the House of Commens....The magnificent plate yes.
terday (third day's salt), submitted to auctlee, among which was
the shield of Achilles, deltoid and modeled by the late Mr. FLA!.
was, professor of scalpture la the Royal Academy, attracted
many of the Nubility and Gentry. Tho prices et which the vt•
rims articles were knocked down were in general high—m
many instances, mesh higher than they originally cost. Er.
Cgs-term, in offering the shield of Achilles, made some mast
judicious remarks ass the art, with a well-merked eulotien
on the artist, now no more. He likewise evinced that his clas-
sical acquirements obtained at Eton had not faded from his
recollection, as he describe!, in elegant language, the subject
of the skleld,. wMch is taken from the eighteenth hook of the
Mod. He then said, that .he had a *monthlies'. of 1,0001. to
offer for the exquisite piece of workmanship.. It originally con his
late Royal Highness 2,0001. There wet e bat five copies of it is
existence, Mtge of which were is tbermession of different Noble-
men, and the fourth was le the bands at Mesas. Roinszta and Co.
Mr: Bunn immediately bid 1,000 ohms, and as there were no
other competitors, it was knocked down to him at that sum.
In consequence of the death of Sir EDWARD BuLzw,
the New Catholic Asseelaties as its Meeting last Saturday,iname.
diately adjourned, in compliment to the deceased.
The Countess of ERROL has transmitted £lO to be
distributed among the oldest and most indigent venom on the Earl
of Hawes estate in the parish of Cream.
BASS Nora TRAIL-A few days ago, a Gentleman
farmer consigned to the custody of Mr*. Ireland, of the Peacock
Tavern, in Nottingham, fifty cme-psand Bank notes.TbegoedLady,
in her anxieti to secure the property.depeeited them for safety is a
teapot, which bad ►een long standing as a shelf unused. Monday
last, the owner called to claim his property ; Mrs. I. went to the
shelf, when, le! the tea-pot, notes, and all, had vanished. Inquiry
was iwoantly made as to what had become of the fragile depot of
As much valuable property. The servant girl was asked it she knew
anything al.out it 1 She replied, a Bless you. Ma'am ! I used it
morning to make tea for the witness., here at the
be pot was immediately sent for, a d upon examination k was
I found that the notes were all safe under a heap of 'macerated tea-
aves ; and although parboiled sod stained with boatels, still, for-
i.unately for the Outlet, in a negotiable suss.—.Vataighwo Herald.