The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-27
Inc following we" of the Royal family and
OF Great Britain ma, not be ,yithont
interest for the American reader.

succession OF Great Britain may not be without
interest Tor the American reader.
National Gazette
From the advanced age OF all the prcsen,
hayai Family, there is every probabiit, of AN
early Regency, winch will be of considerable
Duration, The health OF the klng, though Il,
present good, is at best precarious. He is now
sixty four years ofase, or three score and four
aud oil thathabiI ofbOdy which seldom reaches the
Scfiptural period OF - three score years and ten.
The Ans Is not quite one year older tnan the
Duke OF York, whose CONSTITUTIONS, though acteu
upon by more temperate habits, app airs 10 b,
breaking up, as Doctors say. Tie Duke OF
Clarence is two years younger thdn M Dhke o.
Clarence (wlthm five days. and therefore less
than three years younger than til, hing.
1t is remarkable THAI the thee first sons of
the late King were all born in August the Duke
OF York being within four days Of the King
and being within five days OF the Duke OF
York. In case OF the demise of tn Duke OF
York, the Duke OF Clarence will hr the Heir
Fresnmptive TO the Throne. Of the Duke OF
Clarence we have heard little SINCE the tial ol
the late Queen, OH which occasion he will not be
remembered to much advantage. HI is under
stood TO be an ti-Catholic, and as a KIND If
sleeping partner in the Court anti Catholic Club.
lie IS perhaps most known as having been KEEP
by the late celebrated Mrs. Jordan. He has a
bundant ISSUE, but II cannot he expected in these
days OF Legitimacy that any branch of his old
connexions can lay in even the most distant
claim TO Royalty. The duke of Clarence was
sixty one years ofase on August2lst last past.
He's therefore creeping gradually 10 three score
and ten. We have then supposlng the Duke of
Clarence to die without legitimate issue, to look
towards a Regency in the accession TO the
Throne, of the daughter ofthe late Duke otkent,
This may or may not, prove favorable to the
Catholics AT any rate, however, they may
safely look forward TO this epoch as affording
them much chance Of final success. If the ma
ton should experience a second loss in the per-
son ofan Heircss /. %esumptive, we recur then to
the Duke of Cumberland aud his line.-The
Duke Of Cumberland was fit, five in June 5,
last past. Th.j brother ofthe King is supposed
10 be anti Catholic We will not dwell on his
history, nor on his habits. The next in success
sion Is the Duke OF Sussex, who will be fifty -four
on the 2Hh January next. The Duke OF Cam
bridge bringS up the rear of the male branch.
who IS only one year younger than the Duke of
Sussex.
We have thus six successors to the Throne,
presumptiyely ; out of which the Duke of Sussex
is the only one known 10 be favorable to the pro-
gress of political improvement. In the ordina-
airy course Of nature all these elder branches
(Which are like so many candles burning out
togethcr) may be expected to terminate their
natural lives within the next Is years. Proceed
ing aud Judging on the same calculation, we may
possibly, or rather probably, have a Queen or
Regent that is decidedly favorable TO the Cath
Ole claims, in the Ar}se of a dozen years.