The Sun. — London, England, 1820-11-11 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. [m.11.. 7 EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS!] [British Press.] The rapidity with which the fate of the Bill against the Queen was circulated yesterday through every part of the town is incredible.. In less than half an hour it was universally known in every part of the metropolis. The whole town . exhibited more than usual animation. A smile of „wall-St:action mantled on every cheek, and the female countenance particularly was lighted up dell. joy, An illumination Was generally con templated to crown the r.ight, and a great por tion of the town lost no tinte to make prepara tions for it. Several' of the squares and streets at the west end-of the town were lighted up at an early hour; many of them displayed festoons and variegated lamps ink tasteful style ; but the appearance was scattered and irregular, and it was not until parties of the populace traversed the town in all directions, crying out " The Queen for ever !". and calling upon the inhabi tants to light up, that the town presented any thing like a general illumination. These parties, con, sisting of men, women, and boys, were very vo ciferous, and in very few instances were their de mands refused. Bedford-square, Oxford-street, r.l.ttenham Court-road, Great Russell-street, and the surrounding neighbourhood, made a most brilliant display. Fire-works of every descrip-. tion annoyed the passengers. Some of the win dows exhibited transparencies and placards, in scribed, " The Queen TriuMphant " The . haCkney-coachmen were obliged to mount white favours, and ordered by the populace to take off their hats and give a shout for the Queen as they passed. The drivers of the several stage coaches leaving London also decorated themselves, by placing white favours on their horses' heads and harness, and in their hats, and likewise their whips, in order to announce the Queen's triumph. The police .were on the alert, in consequence of orders received by the persons connected with the Police establishments. They were no where so necessary as in that part of the Strand which is the principal seat of the Daily Newspapers. - While all the inhabitants of the place, including -even The Sun Office, the original, consistent, and purely legitimate Ministerial Print, lighted up at the approach of the populace demanding lights. The Courier Office refused compliance, "and re mained in darkness. - The populace became in censed, and from hooting and groans proceeded to break the windows. There was a large force of constables in front of the house, but they were not sufficient to restrain the outrage. A ,little after eight o'clock a detachment of Horse Guards and of the Horse Patrol made their appearance, and continued to traverse that part of the Strand • until about, half-past ten .o'clock, when tran quillity was perfectly restored. During this interval large parties of the populace fol . lowed the military, huizaing and shouting " The Queen ! the Queen !" and at one time a placard . was exhibited in The Courier Office window, announcing that the Riot Act had been read. — Fortunately, however, the populace shewed ne disposition to further violence, and - the military bore this very harrassing and annoying service with patience and good temper. A .few. farthing candles in the windows of The Courier office, . would have prevented all this trouble and con-- fusion. We cannot-excuse the conduct of any in dividual, whateVer his political feelings and sen timents may be, who would thus endanger . the safety °lbis neighbours, the public peace, : and the lives of the populace, and shew himself ready to make so, great a sacrifice to his obstinacy.. It is not oar intention to advocate the acts of violence committed—they cannot be too strong ly condemned ; but something was due to the enthfisiasm of the populace, so strongly excited, by the triumph of her Majesty, and we do not think that The Courier office would have lost any character for courage or consistency if it had put up a few lights like The Sun and - its other neighbours., [The Times.] Her MAJESTY received the news of the Majo rity for the . Bill with great fortitude, and signed the Petition drawn up by her Counsel with a smiling air, saying, as she wrote the words Caro lina Regina, " There, Regina still, in spite of them." In a few minutes her Counsel rushed •into the room with the gla.d tidings that the Bill was rejected. Her Majesty spoke not a word ; she looked fixed and insensible as a statue. Mr. Brougham suggested the propriety of her Ma jesty proceeding immediately to her carriage; her attendants handed her down stairs, her Ma jesty still remaining perfectly silent ; and it was not till after she had been some minutes in her carriage that a flood of tears coming to her relief, she was able to resume -her speech, and • her wonted serenity and firmness.—We know it will be, urged by disappointed , malignity, that her Majesty's triumph is not complete ; that she has been tainted in that Assembly in which, like the National Convention that tried Louis XVI., her Judges and Accusers were mingled ; and that, ultimately, even the Divorce Clause was carried. There might be some truth in this- remark, if her Majesty's cause, if the purity of her own conduct, and the foulness of that of her adversaries, were doubtful elsewhere. But when the whole Country is decided upon these points—when a doubt has never been affected but in that moiety of a Tribunal . which undertook the inves tigation of the case, after' the House of Commons had rejected it with scorn - and aversion—what signifies it that Ministers -could there make a bustle in their own defence ? for such, in truth, is all that has been done by them, and all that was aimed at towards the close of the inquiry. But, as,if her Majesty were fated to be placed by the side of religion and good morals, it is of consequence to.observe, that the same majority which asserted her Majesty to be criminal, did, in truth, assert also the word of God to be false, and worthy of no respect: for, in attempting.to enact the separation even of a guilty Queen from an offending husband, they violated the solemn injunctions of the great 'Christian Legislator, who ordained that a man should not put away his wife,, save for the cause of adultery ; and they trampled on the first maxim of human jurispru dence, which prohibits a man from taking advan tage of his own wrong. Thus was an infamous object sought through illegal means. If the Queen could have wished for enemies, it would have been among those who could violate the word of God, and make shipwreck of their con science, to flatter the mighty. If she could have selected at will her own friends, whom could she have preferred to the sound, virtuous, intelligent, sober people of England [New , Times.] The Bill of Pains and Penalties was carried yesterday to a Third Reading by a majority of 108 to 99, thus marking once more, by a solemn vote .of the Legislature, the guilt of the Queen. The Earl of Liverpool, however, considered it his duty not to press the measure further, and therefore voluntarily withdrew the Bill, when there was nothinc , wanting but the mere formality of passing it. Upon the expediency of adopting this course of conduct we wish to offer no opinion. We have been informed, on authority which we cannot doubt,.that a Protest is in agitation against the abandonment of the Bill after the charges had been clearly proved. Such Protest, if agreed upon, must be signed before taco o'clock this day. Of course the Radicals took this event as a triumph. They immediately issued placards in scribed" Glorious News?"" The Bill throzon out," &c. &c. and at night they forced the peaceable citizens to illuminate ! To illuminate because the Queen of England, after an elaborate defence, was twice branded as an adultress by two solemn votes of the Peerage ! " Glorious news" this, to all that feel a personal respect for her Majesty, a jealous regard for female honour, and a pride in the moral greatness of our Country ! The fair ness too of the statement, that the Bill was thrown out, is of a piece with every thing that proceeds from - the same Radical quarter. The Bill was in fact carried by a decided majority, and with drawn by the Minister himself,on grounds totally foreign from any idea of her Majesty's innocence. The speech of the Bishop of Chester particularly deserves notice. That Right Rev. Prelate said " he had voted for the 2d reading of the Bill, be cause in his conscience he believed the Queen Guilty ; „he had opposed the Divorce Clause, be cause he thought it in opposition to that sacred ministry, of which he was an imperfect servant; but now that the Divorce Clause was retained, as he could not consistently vote for the Third Read ing, he should withdraw without voting at all." Their Lordships adjourned to the 23d of this month, when the House of Commons is also to meet. We confess, we are exceedingly astonished that Lord Ellenborough suffered them to sepa rate without some notice of his promised motion for an Address to his Majesty, stigniatising the conduct of the Queen. After the very strong and emphatic language of the Noble Lord (certainly not too strong or emphatic) in reprobation of her Majesty's conduct, we own we did under stand that he was personally pledged to move a Censure of the heaviest kind against her whom he had so vehemently condemned. We should be unwilling to believe that any Noble Lord could be intimidated from the discharge of his duty but certain it is, that the seditious Press has, throughout this unhappy business, maintained a most menacing and insolent tone towards their Lordships ; certain it is that most of the Peers have thought fit to overlook these daring and un precended insults; and certain it is that the views of policy and expediency avowed by some Noble Lords, lead to exactly those results which the seditious Press has dictated. [Morning Chronicle.] We have at last the satisfaction of congratu lilting the. Country on the Abandonment of the Pains and Penalties Bill. The division on the third reading having given a majority of only nine in favour of Ministers, that is, a majority formed altogether of themselves, Lord Liverpool could not, with any regard to decency, attempt the passing of the measure. Such is the termi nation of the odious proceedings which for many months have kept the country in a state of con tinual irritation, which have done more to with draw the affections of the people from the Con stitutional Authorities than all the Revolutionary writings which ever were composed, and which have truly been derogatory from the dignity of the Crown and the best interests of the Empire. The joy with which this result was received is indescrib able. The news flew with the rapidity of light ning to the remotest quarters of the metropolis. The exultation was universal. A town relieved from a twelve months' siege could not have dis-. played more tumultuous gladness; the streets were soon thronged, and in the evening the illu mination was general in all the principal streets. Reports of jeux de joie were heard in every di rection. Such is the manner in which the failure of the attempts to destroy her Majesty has been re ceived in London. As there has been but one feeling throughout the country with respect to the proceedings, the joy of the metropolis will of course be universal. The national character never appeared to more advantage than during the whole of these proceedings. The people saw the Queen wag on the point of becoming the victim of a powerful conspiracy, and with that•love of justice which they have always pos sessed, they expressed their indignation at the base attempt in so loud and unequivocal a man ner, as to palsy the hand which was stretched out to destroy her. Every violation of justice leads 'to still more extensive violations. The injustice from which she was about to suffer, would have afforded a precedent for the destruction of others ; and the interest taken by the people is, there fore, not more honourable to the generosity and good feeling, than it is creditable to the good sense of the people. The triumph of her Majes ty is also, therefore, their triumph ; for the suc cessful resistance of oppression,the defeat of in jus tice are causes for triumph truly worthy of a free and enlightened people. [Morning Post.] The vulgar shout now is—" The Queen's triumph is complete." But where, i• - e would ask, are the Garlands ? Winter has withered them all ! Or may it be that the third reading of the Adultery Conviction Bill has blasted them ? Be this as it may, there is a partial triumph of fac tion. The shouts and threats of Sedition and Party have been so 'far successful that they ex cited that panic whickhas caused - a short-sighted temporising policy to shake the decisions of Jus tice. The crime has been declared—the legal punishment has not been inflicted. Nothing, however, could have added to the Queen's degra dation—there is no depth lower than that to which she has been hurled ; and if there be any new disgrace, it is not her's, but that of the Throne in which she is associated, and of the People, to whom, if no remedy be applied, she will be held up as a pattern. We are disgusted with the view, and a moral country, we are per suaded, will not endure the hideous prospect. — A new Bill, we repeat, must be introduced, to limit those prerogatives, and effect that formal removal from her rank, which the unequivocal verdict of Guilty has rendered absolutely neces sary. The House of Lords has adjourned to the 23d inst., and it is supposed Parliament will be prorogued to the usual time of meet ing. Notwithstanding. the circumstances un-: der which the Bill was lost (the third reading having been carried, and its final .passing been prevented not by its oppo nents but by Ministers) the factious did not fail to avail themselves of the event. Expresses were immediately sent off to all parts of the town and country, guns and pistols commenced firing in various directions; and as night approached, mobs were collected in different parts of the metropolis, who ran furiously about, demanding of the peace able inhabitants to light up their houses. Fear of the consequences of a refusal induced a pretty ge neral compliance with the mandate of the mob,both eastward and westward, and such as refused had their windows unsparingly demolished. Poor misled people. As far as regards ourselves, we have no feeling of resentment towards them. They know not what they do, and therefore excite on our part feelings only of the sincerest pity. The out rages of the deluded multitude having increased as they advanced in the Strand, it was found ne cessary, about ten o'clock, to call out the Life Guards, and we understand the Riot Act was read. The Horse Patrole were also ordered upon town duty, and these, with the several squa drons of cavalry, continued to parade the streets from Temple-bar to the western extremity of the Metropolis, till a late hour this morning. This necessary and laudable expedient, we have no doubt, will be repeated every evening until the present temporary delusion shall have passed away, reason resumed her sway, and order and tranquillity be restored to the capital. MOST EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.---Last night between half-past ten and eleven o'clock, the following strange occurrence took place at Charing Cross :—A large crowd had assembled who were discharging fire-works and applaud ng such individuals as had lights exhibited in their windows in honour of the Queen. The house of one person (an army clothier) became a particu lar object with the mob, who were a considerable time calling upon the owner to light up, but finding their cries disregarded, they commenced an attack upon the wineows, many of which they demolished. Whilst the crowd were thus em ployed, a man of good appearance rushed amongst them with a dagger, about 14 inches long, in his right hand, with which he began in discriminately to stab all about him, and wound ed several persons very severely. A man re ceived a thrust through the palm of his hand,a boy was stabbed in the cheek, and a great many others had their clothes rent by stabs aimed at their bodies. The panic which the conduct of this violent person struck into the mob, caused them to disperse in all directions, and no one seemed inclined to oppose his murderous ca reer. At length a young man made a rash at him, and grappled with him a while, but was, by the superior strength of his opponent, at length compelled to desist, and look to his personal safety. However, his conduct had the effect of rousing others from their lethargy; and some one shouted " Fall on the villain altoge ther." The person who held the dagger seemed alarmed for his safety ; and as the relief guard was just then passing, he rushed in amongst them, and said something - which was not audible, but was thought to be an appeal for protection, but the soldiers passed on without regarding him, and at that moment a youth, who was in his shirt-sleeves, tripped up his heels, and imme diately threw himself over him, and wrested the murderous weapon from his grasp, and imme diately placed it in his bosom, between his waist coat and shirt. There was such a violent rush at the moment, and such an anxiety manifested to behold the dagger, that the person who had been the cause.of so cinch mischief and distur bance, slipped off undetected.. The person who took the weapon persisted in keeping it, and finally took it home with him : it was a midship man's dirk, and was in good repair. The attack on the house of the gentleman before alluded to then increased and continued with unabated ar dour, till a detachment of the Life Guards and a division of the Westminster mounted Police came up. . The Law Officers of the Queen, we understand, are prepar ing to indict Cuchi, one of the witnesses who gave evidence against her Majesty, for perjury. Robert Coiling, Esq.'s late sale of stock, at Bantpton, near Darlington, produced very high prices. A live years old bull sold for 350 guineas ; another, three years old, 130 guineas. Three bull calves fetched 100 guineas; the cows upon an average, 32 guineas each; and eight agricultural horses 563 guineas. The elegant new Wilts county bridge over the Avon. at Downton in that county, is completed, and was openedon Fri day last for carriages of all descriptions. A single grain of Talavera wheat, planted by Mr. Gardner, of Weston, near Bath, in his garden, has, this autumn, pro duced the extraordinary number of 7,445 grains, and the root still continues in a healthy state. MISCELLANEOUS. ATTEMPT AT INSURRE Of CTION IN THE ISLAS . TOBAGO. The following letter on this subject was w ri i ° ten by a Medical Gentleman to his friend Edinburgh:— ToBAGo, SEPT. s.—Knowing your anxiety about a ll tic 4 concerns nw, and fearing least unpleasant reports respe c e $ l , this island may reach your ears and create alarm, I tab - early opportunity of communicating a few particulars on present critical situation in this colony. f i " About ten days ago a house in the town of San , " of discovered to be on fire. Alarm was given, assist oc" y r t tamed, and the raging flame speedily extinguished. 0 ? : I I!' Initiation into the cause, &c. of this accident, matter s interesting, as involving the property and even the ti ce ,; l l the inhabitants of Tobago, were discovered. A frail' ;,j, laid, communicating with some canisters of gunpowder; from the windward situation of the house, and other circo,o, stances, there is not the shadow of a doubt as to the di 3v lical intention of the wretches who laid the plot. - a rti " Next day several suspicious negroes were taken 014 evidence procured of a nature truly alarming. " You must understand that, from the great loss of " 17 ;0% 4 by the late fever, our garrison was reduced from near l i o it to 30 men; this poor, debilitated and disheartened t evi f t t he was taken from the tort, and placed on the nbrth side ° ..., e a island, to recover and preserve their health. M eant r 0 of black troops was brought front Trinidad , l n°o ,01 duty at the fort in place of theuthers, who finding ourst ren :fil so weak, and the inhabitants apparently so thoughtl eis to ",o unguarded, made the horrid attempt to set fire to the f ill that I have just mentioned. But thanks to the Fatber e vo Mereiei, who so wonderfully has preserved us fro m t imf deadly machinations! In a few minutes longer the fUrYtott flames must bare been unconquerable, and the whole ; s r* consumed. It is said that the town in flames was t° to been the signal for the negroes, its the different estal' o of rise and murder their white masters, by which meant 31 , 4 01 1 victory would be gained, and assistance to the town re n "oo impossible. Some circumstances within my own obser' l le gave this report a foundation, yet I hope it is not true. an d mediate and vigorous measures were taken, martial 10' rod claimed, and every man fit for duty kept under arms d a l,,b , night. We are all anxiously looking for the GovertiolVd has the command of the Leeward Station, in room of, Combermere; he is expected with a reinforcetne n ` white troops momently. No man feels more anxiety N r (3 0 return Than I do, for I am sick of all this. bustle and ra j o rs of war. _Tire night duty is fearful; but habit has inur e pi► against much more than I could have believed. I k ee lls o health tolerably, only fatigued from want of sleep• now on duty, and have but few moments to spare Yon' 011 , wish is to relieve yon of all anxiety. I think matters speedily be put to rights. "Sr 6- We have just saluted the Go- who h - have just saluted the Governor, - h it brought a detachment of the 21st along with hop, Ever! r fie# is lightened, for Sir Frederick is a noble soldier, and a o f in his character and presence the strenzth and confiden c :ok an army. There will soon be an end t all our milital ships. Nothing further has transpired since yesterday: 0 quiet and orderly, except now and t hen a little squau. a among ourselves from the want of experience and prac ti , - 4 the etiquette of discipline. One of the horses . of our al ' has just been stabbed by a sentinel of our own partly 3 ' rently from personal ique or jesitti ngalousy. lam too much jaded with on horseback, 0 4 5; the inclination for scribbling ; all I have to say, I uul" until another opportunity presents." AMERICAN Navy.--The following staters' : ; is from an article in The National Inte lligen Ad r " Flaring had access to the most authentic official vi 0 1 ments, I will state, for the information of those who R e l y interest in the subject, that, exclusively of the vessels,osol rized by the Act for the gradual increase of the NacY! o f , by the Act of last Session of Congress, our Nary co nsigl' e Ire 3 74's, viz.:The Washington, the Franklin, and th dependence. ltd 1,101. 4 44's, viz.:—the Constitution, the Guerrier, the ' States, and the Java. 9 3G's, viz ;—The Congress, the Constellation, an d be Macedonian. OP 6 sloops of war, viz.:—the Cyane, the John Adams, Hornet, Ontario, and the Peacock. , . 2 brigs—the Spark and the Enterprize. t tb i 5 schooners—the Nonsuch, the Lynch, the Horne 4 Dispatch, anti the Asp—all small. 6 gun boats awl 4 gallo.s—i steam battery—Fulton. 1 block ship, and a receiving ship—the Alert. e And when all the vessels authorized by the Act far cos dual increase of the Navy, and by the Act of the last 5144 of congress, shall have been built and equipped, oar will consist of 12thef ships line-14 44. gun fri g at es -3 36-gun 11a t e s of —6 sloops-2 bri gs -10 sc h ooners - 6 gun -b oats an d 4 —4 steam batteries-1 block ship, and 1 receiving st , 'P't thg The vessels on the Lakes are not considered as part d r olfr Navy, and being constructed of very inferior green mat e ." they are really not worth even the trifling expellee the lif_jr is now subject to on their account, In a few years, thetrilo cay having already commenced, and which no human can arrest, they will, no doubt, be entirely rotten." There is in contemplation the Establishme lt e , a Royal Society of Literature "for the Encouoo( ment of Indigent Merit, and the p ro moti° ° tf General Literature ; to consist of Honorary Al P .- hers, Subscribing Members,‘and Associates' r ot The Class of Honorary Members is intended 'to colt( some of the most eminent Literary Men in the three t‘ l f c' doms, and the most distinguished Female Writers of th c sent day. Of ° An Annual Subsciption of Two Guineas will constif, or Subscribing Member. Subscribers of Ten Guineas 0 1 wards will be entitled to Privileges hereafter mentiono" cording to the date of their Subscription. f f i r The Class of Associates is to consist of Twenty men 0 I,B' tinguished Learning, Authors of some creditable Wort 0 1 , terature, and Men of good moral Character; Ten uncl e " dr Patronage of the King, and - Ten under the Patronage °' Society. His Majesty has been pleased to express, in the to 17 - 00 vourable terms, his approbation of the proposed Scepielft to honour it with his munificent Patronage, by ass igniog ft y Annual Sum of One Hundred Guineas each to Ten ° Ate Associates, payable out of the Privy Pt . se ; and also 2 10 1 , nual Premium of One Hundred Guineas for the best r t ,L a s• tation on some interesting Subject, to be chosen by a v•- cil belonging to the Society. the Ten Associates will be placed under the Patronage °f Society, as soon as the Subscriptions (a large portion o"gett will be annually funded for the purpose) shall be su w— lef and in proportion as they become so. An Annual Sobserrlite of Ten Guineas, continued for five years or a Life Su b beef thin of One Hundred Guineas, will entitle such Subic" o# to nominate an Associate under the Society's Patronage' cording to the date of their Subscription. 11 he The Associates under the Patronage of the King, " . , 1 . 1 .is elected by respected and competent Judges. The i15'n,• 3 4 ,0 4 nominated by Subscribers must have the same q ualik a tt ;es of Learning, moral Character, and public Principle, as who are elected, and must be approved by the same isqg b ied Every Associate, at his admission, will choose some n ° ; to or Subjects of Literature, for discussion, and will cogaFtere devote such Discussions to the Society's Memoirs of ture, of which a volume will he published by the Society,: the time to time; in which Memoirs will likewise be inserted successive s. From the months Dis of ertations February to July, it is p u rposed o t t l i s ° ll a Weekly Meeting of the Society shall be held; and aid° Meeting during the other six months of the year. t oe In consequence of a Requisition signed by a compete, o wl , ber of inhabitants, and presented to Sir Richard Ca rr tOV Hart. Alderman of the Ward of Bishopsgate, he has spr:feo ed a Meeting, to take into consideration the propriell are Address to his Majesty, upon matters arising ()a of thy" ceedings against her Majesty; of an Address of Cong oi , lion to the Queen; and of. Petitions to Use Houses of and Commons. The transports at Portsmouth, destined . to take o.",! M ae' tachments to fill up the vacancies its the regiments "'OP P West Indies, have received orders to proceed immedist jet' Cork, to take on board the sslh regimeet for 13atb`Atil i The 80th regiment is about to embark from Cork fo r tar, to relieve the 11th regiment which is coming liottr>/ DIED. date ' On Wednesday the Bth inst., Mrs. Margaret Scott , ter of the late Edward Scott, of Scott's-hall, in Kent. Os' Last week, at Yarmouth, Sir Edmund Lacon, Bart.tr f o ur gistrate for the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, an u times bla)or of Yarmouth. LONDON- Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of No, 2 9 s d r, A' Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published hf "00 SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at TO de ft Office, No. Ile, Strand ; where Advertisement*, ° I. Letters, &c. (poet-paid) must be addressed. 3 )( e TT p . ti I ' l 7 ; e, that 4,4 ./Aiin ran Nide. 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