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of his heart were conspicuous in 
every feature. He pressed his lord- 
ship very cordially by. the hand. 
The latter, incapable of witnessing 
the last scene, retired to an adjoin- 
ing apartment ; and, when he heard 
the affecting news, fainted away, 
and remained speechless for a con- 
siderable time. Soon after the 
death of Mr. Fox, messengers were 
sent with the intélligence to the fol- 
lowing distinguished characters : 
His royal highness the prince of 
Wales, at Trentham-hall, Stafford- 
shire; his grace the duke of Bed- 
ford, lord-lieutenant of Ireland ; 
earl Spencer, who was on a Visit to 
-his mother at St. Alban’s; lord 
Grenville, the lord chancellor, lord 
Howick, lord Henry Petty, and the 
rest of the cabinet ministry. 
By 10 o’clock on the morning of 
October 10, crowds of people came 
from every quarter to take their 
stations in the line through which 
the funeral procession of Mr. Fox 
was to pass. The windows and 
steps of the different houses in Pail. 
Mall, and all the other streets inthe 
line, were by this time all occupied. 
‘ —A numerons body of horse- 
guards arrived, and were distributed 
along the line, to prevent carriages 
from breaking into it. Every pre- 
caution had been previously taken, 
to prevent this kind of disorder, 
as the different avenues leading to 
the Stable-yard, were blocked. up, 
and no carriages were allowed to 
enter, except those which carried 
company to the funeral. Several 
volunteer corps, after mustering at 
their different parades, marched to 
St. James’s-square, where they re- 
mained in brigade, until they re- 
ceived orders to line the street. 
About eleven o’clock Mr. Sheridan, 
the principal director of the pro- 
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cession, arrived at Mr. Fox’s house, 
in the Stable-yard, St. James’s. 
The Westminster volunteer cavalry 
came about the same time, and 
were drawn up between the house 
and the palace, beyond which - 
no persons were admitted who had 
not tickets. At half past twelve 
many noblemen and gentlemen had 
arrived ; but the procession did not 
set outtilltwo. It proceeded along 
Pall Mall, Charing-cross, Whitehall, 
and Parliament-street, to Westmin- 
ster-Abbey ; and reached from St. 
James’s to Charing-cross, in the 
following erder :— 
Six marshalmen, two and two. 
Fifty-seven poor men in Perr Bis 
cloaks. 
High-bailiff. 
Six marshalmen, two and two. 
Electors of Westminster, exactly 
' one hundred and forty-four. 
Deputation from the country. 
174 members of the Whig Club. 
Ilousehold in mourning-cloaks, five. 
Mr. Cline and Mr. Hawkins, sur- 
geons to Mr. Fox, and Mr, Tegart, 
his apothecary. 
Dr, Pitcairn, Dr. Vaughan, and 
Dr. Mosely, physicians to Mr. Fox ; 
and Dr. Davy, of Cambridge. 
Divines in their gowns, twelve ; 
among whom we noticed Dr. Parr. 
The six noblemen who were the 
pall-bearers, namely, the dukes of 
Norfolk, Devonshire, and the earl 
of Carlisle, were on the left side of 
the coffin; and the lord-chancellor, . 
lords Albemarle and Thanet, were 
on the right. 
Mourners 1n Coacuts. 
Chief mourner, lord Holland ; 
Jord Howick and lord Fitzwiliam 
followed. Mr, ‘Trotter, private 
secretary to the deceased, was the 
pall-bearer. The earl of Moira and 
lord Spencer. Lord Henry Petty 
and 
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