The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-17 00:00:00

1101113011. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17• In another part of our paper will be found the most recent account of the ob s tacles thrown iu the way of the persons who nre employed to collect the evidence for the defence of the Queen. This statement, combined with the letter of M. Ma rietta, which we communicated to our readers last week, and even with the statemer.ts of some of the witnesses against the Queen as to the force employed to induce them to come to this country, will show, in the clearest light, the disadvantages under which the Queen has to meet her enemies. The witnesses against the Queen have been some of them limed to come ; and it would not be difficult (by aid of those liberal compensations fir loss of time, which we have all heard of), to. -persuade them that the Government which interferred to bring them here, would not be sorry that they should swear pretty roundly to aid those in whose favour the force had been employed On the other hand, the slightest hint would be sufficient to intimidate those who may have the knowledge of facts that would be beneficial to the cause of the Queen. .All the foreigners who can come to this country to give evidence in favour of the Queen, may be divided into two cl a sses; the one consisting of those who may be inclined to take up their residence in this . country ; the other, of those who may beclispcsed to return to•live under the Constitutional Governments. Now, over both of these classes the British Government has power enough to keep them in a state of alarm, lest their evidence should be disagreeable to that Govern ment. Any witness who wishes to settle in this country, the Secretary of State has the power of expelling from this country without a moment's warning—possibly to his entire ruin, at any time hereaftet, and without alleging any cause. Any witnesses who may wish to reside in . those States from which the witnesses chiefly are 'brought, must know that the British Government has had influ ence sufficient to induce the Governments of those States to .employ force to bring hither witnesses against the Queen; and what security can they have that this influence will not hereafter be employed against them if they incur the displeasure of this mighty authority ? It will be said, however, that this is not the case in which the Government takes a part for or against the Queenthat it is a mere judicial investigation, in whicb the King of Great Britain and his Minis ters are indifferent as to the result as the Great Seignior and his Divan ;—that all that is desired is, that truth shall triumph ; that vice shall be punished if vice exists : and that, if the Queen is innocent, they will be as sincerely glad that she is acquitted as she herself can be. Whether this be true, or whether it be a base and shameful fasehood, we shall not enquire; our present purpose is merely to ascer tain what the witnesses must think of it. From the experience they must have had of bad Governments, they will not tale the truth of these assertions for granted. In their countries they will have seen under the very same pretext of a regard to public peace or public morals or whatever other finer words can be thought of—the best acts of fraud, and violence, and injustice, of which we have numerous accounts on the authority of all sorts of English travellers. We may assume, therefore, that the shrewd Italian will take a somewhat more extensive view of the matter. He will see that, for years, the English anibass adors on the Continent have been employed in getting together witnesses against the Queen, and never a single witness for her—that they have col lected all the persons vv horn the Queen, or the managers of the Queen's household, have disap pointed and quarrelled with ; that they have kept some of these witnesses for months Or years; that they have paid them sums which would make the fortune of persons in the rank of life from which they were taken. '1 hey will see the threats held out to the Queen to prevent her coming ,o this country; they will see all those who, on all occa sions, maintain the Ministers' reviling and black ening the .Queen ; they will know that the Minis. tern have declared, that if their charge .11.;::inst the Queea lirt.ve to be unteundcd, their hict taust next . be the sal jest of trial ; and they will know,.that the general opinion of the country is, that the Mini , iters intiq tit ,:trey Of , O e pe r , 1:7 themselves destroyed. We donot say that, notwith standing all this, the Ministers may not he perfectly impartial—that they may not be as sincerely desi rous of seeing the Queen's innocence established as the Solicitor-General, in his summing-up, de clared himself to be. But we have no doubt that, any persons who have not been accustomed to a set of rulers of such extraordinary purity—who put on impartiality as a garment, and become the coolest of judges from being the most virulent of accusers, must think any man who persuades them that the Ministers would not strain every nerve to destroy the Queen, either an extraordinary gull or a san guine calculator on the gullibility of others. We congratulate our feeders most heartily on the revolution in Portugal. The world is certainly becoming more enligiitened, and consequently more attached to and more worthy of enjoying the bless ings of liberty. All Europe appears to be agreed that as soon. as a Government ceased to be beneficial to the people, it should be subverted, and in apiitA of the " Holy Alliance," 'or " the protection of that exists" which Metternich lately insisted on, we hope to see the principle adopted every where .-- 7 Such proceedings will teach King s and Emperors a us , ..ful lesson—they will thereb y be reminded of an undoubted truth, that as ull real RIGHT to go vern must be derived from the people, the people have a right (and happily the power too) to cashire their governors for misconduct. The most singular occurrence attending the revolution in Portugal, as well as the other recent glorious revolutions is that the soldiers, the intended instruments of infamy and tyranny, have been the very melins of their destruc tion :—we think this filet must make some of the yet remaining arbitrary powers in Europe tremble. They begin to find that even a Congress at Vienna, and the aid of standing armies, muskets, bayonets, and sabres cannot be relied upon, when opposed to A people detamined to rid themselves of a bad Go vernment. - - Thursday the inhabitant householders of Far ringdon Without, those of the Ward of Cripple; ate Within, and the inhabitants of Paddington, assem bled in considerable 'loathers in their different Pa• risnes, fur the purpose of voting their respective Addresses to her Majesty. The two Warhmotes were very respectably attended, and the meeting on Paddington Green was one of the most numerous that ever assembled on anyrevious occasion. The many ladies and gentlemettt present furnished the best answer to those valuratiiators who assert that -none but the rabble and radicals have come forward to express their sympathy for the Queen, and their sorrows for her su&rings. The discussion in the Ward of Farringdon Without, was peculiarly ani mated, and the proceedings in the Ward of Crip plegate Within were also extremely interesting.— The principal speakers at Paddington meeting were the Chairman, Mr. Whitbread, Mr, P. Moore, and Sir G. Noel, and the Resolutions and Addresses were carried with acclamation. We have received the French papers of Tuesday. They are vigilantly watched by the agents of the Government, fettrful that they should make any, observations favourable to the revolutions which have recently taken place. The Clactidienne has given offence, and the editor has been summoned by the Censorship 'for having announced the news of the revolution in Portugal, on the grounds that the article was not submitted to the Commission, or that the Journal published it in defiance of the pro hibition. Other Journals, however, contain ac counts from Madrid, dated the 3 1st ult., which mention, that the English troops ,in Lisbon had opposed the first movements in that capital in fitvour of the revolution; in consequence of which a conflict ensued, and that the killed and wounded amounted to 2000. There is no resl,riction evidently enforced by the Censorship in Paris, to the promul gallon of intelligence unfavourable to the. Patriots, though the news to which we have alluded deserves not the least credit whatever, as later accounts taus Lisbon make no mention of such even's having oc curred. In one ur two of the Paris Journals t is affirmed, that the revolution was effected, not by the military, but by CH:people. We hope such will prove the case, but it does nut accord with intelligence pre viously received. The Gazelle de raiser :lutes, that the English had abandoned Fort St. Julian, and elll - for Gibraltar. According to Coaaddion. nel, very active communications have been estisblislied between Spain and Poriugal, au,' a federative nua intimate alliance has b::en the result. Accordins to intelligence from Franktiot of the 4th instant, the orders given tOr the pas.gage of a body of Austrian troops through the Bavarian territory have been countermanded, tin w hick it is inferred that Bava ria has male uigent rcpNscptationo..tu the Cou:t of Vienna. •• . FRE.NCII FLNDIS.--Five ver Cents., 73 90e. Back Stock. 1,:i69f, PRICE sank Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. Consols 661 31 per Cent. shut 4 per Cent. ►hut 3 per Cent. Navy 1021 Lone Attu. shut STOCKS. (Minium 21. Imp. S per Cent. G. India Bonds 20. India Stock 2:4 Exchequer Bins 4:. di.. Cons. for Ac. 67 Litters• Tickets £2l 18s. Zo Corrtopnotnto. •1! We are pleased with J. P.'s idea; and if he will call at our Office any morning between 10 and 11 o'clock, will take ' means to meet his wishes. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. THE NATIONAL REGISTER DRURY-L*!t TII tAT R E.-I.llis Theatre closed its bastard or nou-descript season .of about a month last night. We well know how exactly Peter Pinilar's asser tion of " Better to be damned that not mentioned," • applies to every thing like a theatrical arrangement, mut , therefore, as we abhorred the contemptible cupidity that • could induce Mr.Elliston so dishoneatly to encroach Mesh the very small share of the year which the " Patent Sete- , sons" have left to those meritot ions establishments, the English Opera and •the Haymarket Theatre, we deters- • • mined that our Colllollls 11110111 d out forward the sticcess - rif,' what we consider a 'neon uyistitiable act in tne pert the syi•disant " Proprietor o Drury-Lane," i.e. the men' ••• who rents It, Now that we Call do it without serving • *those who do not deserve it, we mean to coi 1111 l enee a se- • rtes of Artieles not the management of, aed performances at, Drury-Lane Theatre, since Mr. Milton became the lessee, in the course of whirl we shall avail. ourselves of some lively anecdotes we possess of the greabblanager,. 'sod shall introduce 110111 e new Dram. Pers. in the little • Interlude of " New Hay at the Old Markel,". the part of Sylvester Daggersevod by ,Mr. Elliston, with the other alas , - "b meters filled by the members of his family. ENGLISH ()PIMA HOUSE.—This Theatre, which out every aCCOIII/i is all ornament to the metropolis, was open fast night for the benefit of the very praise-worthy stage Msua„-er, Bartley, and we have great pleasure iii stating that Ida merit drew a foil house. 'Elie Company, pro- TeskeJiy intended fur lighter pieces, is hardly equal to our • Idea ut '4ook...spear's plays, yet " The . 1 /eery Wires al ' 1 Windsor" succeeded in snaking every one pleased, arid the audience lett the house perfectly satisfied. • • , FATAL DUEL AT CRESTEIL--In consequence of a dispute which originated in supposed claims to a fair Cyprian, Mt. , tolliott, a gentleman well known in Chester for his amiability (('disposition. on Monday morning received a challenge fruits Mr. S. Burrow es, a person connected with the law. The enema- • stances having accidentally transpived in Mr. F's family, means • woke taken to prevent the 'meeting. which was w have been in • the drop field, and the parties were aompellod to find bail. Noes • withstanding this a subsequent. ore- ntinieation took p ~ and at eight o'clock on Monday itioniingl Mr. Pullout, Mr. S. Berrowes met on the esplapada.lronting •ssw• burial ground near the Infirmaiy. Mi. W. P.embertos... attended as second for Mr.. FOlhott, and Mr. K, Hall 4..• Mr. B. Mr. l'soton was the medical man 'flannelly agreN'• upon. It should be olis.eived, that the 'parties bait' been deo' , • quainted with each other for a long series of yvara, and fbeit• ••* families are united by distant ticsof consanguinity. The coati • batants drew lots tot the first Me, which Mr. - Burrowes *Met •••• the distance fixed was twelve paces. Shots were exchanged widsv • Mu effect; the pistols were a seroad time loaded. and. beau with the like result. .I.minedisctual attempt was nindeby Tfr. • Penbenoo to seconeile the. parties. and the fatal if eapenswq. Again dirhargedwhich unhappily Were too certain rd dieiraW ball pierced th e head of Mr..Tolliott, and considers's/y.1174 0 ' towed his skull ;' IturMareS•was killed upon the spbt.". k. has been trepanned. and great hopes Mt entertained of t isnaMry, but it is apprehended the Mental consequesicesuayAms , .c stirietii. Mr. flurrowes - had tavern:amen' throughout die Waite / years the intimate friendship of Mr. Pollion,.'and the grief at,' the last gentleman is excessive. • Mr. P. is a gentleman of lowa • fortune, and made it' inself-cmitnendably conspicuous in (bonds. ~ ing the Clmster Lunatic Asylum, on tie plan of that in .Sprite,. Vale, StatfurdslMe. • • • • .• Saturday a Newhaven boat,' with two merl e watt ' suddenly upset when near Queen's-ferry. The men,; however, succeeded in grasping the keel, where they held fast, and in this dangerous sitnatlon were driven .• for some time by the wind and tide. Fortunatelt" some persons on board the !duly of the Lake itentn,. boat, at about two miles distance, observing, their situation, that vessel's course was instantly directed to their relief; and they were soon taken *safely on.: board. The passengers in the Lady qf life Lake deflected a sum of money, which they divided be... tween the crew of the steam-boat, and the men they bad just saved; but the former generously gave up their portion to the latter. . CHARGE or IdURDER.—At Newport (Isle of Wight) a man of the name of Long, having some. smuggled liqube in his possession, was early on Friday morning stopped by an etciseman, who compelled him to give up the, liquor, and afterwards it is said, wantonly fired at hint. The boll entered. Long's back, and his death was the itnniciliate curs. sequence. A jury was sumnioned . to inquire-tutu the circumstances of the case before the Coroner,' when, after a laborious and careful investigationexe , the facts, they returtml a verdict of Wiltirl murder against 13u11, the excise-officer. ITALIAN WITNEIitiCS.--.on Monday miming, at 10 o'clock, anothLr esrgaol Non ton rieordor.arrived... They were taken to .he. Foreign- dike,'whence thiY were forwarded to the depot at:Cotton-gm:dee brit, unfortunately they are one day atier lite ,fair.. Honesty well rewarded.—A tew days since spoor Welshman, having a wife mid seven children, found u pocket-book in one of the upetres at the west end of London, containing 5,0001 in Bank 01' England notes. From the direction in the book, he returned the property to the. on ner, who immethatlely re warded him with :!501., and Lettled 61. annul:4ly' upon him. The _honest falte.v has commenced beading it r n.tll house- in Wales•thr his family, and and has ptircit.ised cows, pies, &o. front the prildur* of which he has no doubt of sel.porting them in comfort. . We tunlcrstand;.front the best entliority, that, not withstanding his Majesty was s:,id to hav,.: confined himself entirely to Windsor and its environs, he has nctuclly been twice in town during the present wee'.;, though at periods Whew he was not rikvly to nevi many Wlitivould r, hint. A requisition to the SheiiffolNitltilese to Calt•sa, e,tiog-ot the.Frecholaers, to l'etiti,uo. his Mukst7 to•tilsaliss rre*et:t 501