The Sun. — London, England, 1820-07-03 00:00:00

WEEKLY RETROSPECT. THE events of the past week defy all atiimad- Version.—We wish they could be lost co retro ripec,ion g but it is impossible. More has been crowded into one little week, and notoriety more sought after by the chief actors in the Drama, then centuries of British History can shcw. Thc QuEEN'd Poition, or\rather that of her le- -pi Advisers, or perhaps h er illegal Adviser, has been one of those anomalous proceedings, of which we have had too many specimens of late, that by &fiance to fact and common sense, in -suit the understandings of the judicious, whilst: they insure, by !heir intpudept barefacedness, the assent of the unthinking ! IVho, indeed, th6t can compare rwo ideas to gether, and the - nce elicit a third, can for a inn- merit believe that a Secret Committee to inquile vvhether. a Ti ial shall or shall not take place, must be a Secret Tribunal of Condemnation - for that is the idea now so loudly expressed.— Of . a similar nature has been the wilful misunder standing of the Chancell-A's cause of refusal to present that Petition ; to which we may join the p7eposterous 'attempt of Learned Advocates to torte themselves into the Secret Committee, it not personally, at least upon parchment. But when we see 'men attempt to execute a measure by means which they well -know cannot succeed, and neglect the only possible means of gaining Their point, though even these would probably .be inefficacious., what can we suppose but that they wish to fail ) for the purpose of gaining some 'flimsy appearance of support to a supetstructure whose "foundation is on the sand To this we rims.. add the Roy Al visit to Gob and Magog, in the Civic Fortin), supported by Cue arras o f the t ‘vo Representatives ot those gorgeous ICocic lit ads, Mr. Alderman HoP awl Mr. Common .Conociiinan SLOP, snit attended, not hp 'be Black iiiissars.ot 'departed won't) and gallantry, but by .Guards—Bluck-gliards indeed—selected froto the People,_the trained bands of titose two peat City But is there no one sincere, even thottgli -bumble near' stifft.ring Royalty, to whis .per in her ear that, itinoct-nt or guilty, such pro 7 ceeding's are tintvorthy.lf vicious 'bow sunk !—if tiriuous how degraded ! !.! A Friend I—talAsl where are her Friends ) Even legal Advisers are unlistened to, and the 'Royal ear p---ed - 1 We will not say so, but perrerted to the councils of one who, even whilst boasting of his knowledge and silence, can yet un fold the Royal secrets to the " unwashed arti sans" of a Conimmi Hall But thence came out the secret. If he is lost to her, to whom can she turn ?---and he too, one yo whom she can only depend whilst she consents to divide her popularity with him in a coach, and give him that share of vtatory clamour, and of pe destrian vehiculation which he has been losing aince his personal vanity at the poll has offended the Waithmanites and Radicals of his Civic Re public. But bow are the mighty fallen ! >lf she refuses this, if she leaves this Country, he " will go down to the House and make a motion that she should not receive one shilling !" Indeed and will be carry that motion ? Are we to believe that the House, at the motion of a Brewer's Druggist, or that the People of Britain, even on the clearest proofs of misconduct, will refuse to succour the unhappy, or totally cast off the Niece of their de parted, venerated Sovereign ! But another Alderman now puts himself for ward for his share of popularity, or of something else ! We should like to know how much she laid nett at his shop on Saturday. A Queen may purchase shawls, though she does not deal ip quassia. CuSToM 110 USE FEES.—Our commercial readers et•e aware that Qfficets, Clerks, and others in the service of the Customs, have been long prohibited . by Lim front taking fees; it is right that the pub lic should know also that an Act of Parliament (Ist Gen. IV. cep. 7,) has just been past,ed, im posing a penalty of 5001. for offering such fee, whether it be accepted or nor. By fetters from Stockholm of the 16th June, we are informed that a Royal Decree dated the pertniting the tr a gi c 17th May, had been issued, in oak bark, which had previously been confined to the tanners and the workers in leather, to all inhabitants of the kingdom, without exception. Another Royal Decree has been issued for esta blishing a Custom-house on the island of Gronio, tiodertelje, where, from the Ist of September next, all vessels coming (tom foreign countries must unde7go exandnalion before they are per united to proceed for Stockholm. The King o- Sweden - was about to visit the City of Bergen for the first time since the union of the two kingf dotes. (',port :Martial assembled in Galway, for the trial of Capt. GEtottGE of the 77th regiment, ((or some time gnartered in Tnatn) has Closed its pro ceedings, and its sentence has been, of course, for wartiud Tor final approbatfon.. LONLON JOURNALS (DAILY EXTRACTS.) FROM THE MORNING PAPEItS 07 HIS IMY. • [Morning Chronicle.] THE QUEIN, &c. neport says, that even vet Ministin - § have"lNtabuidoned the hope of a compromise with the QUEEN. It is said, that on Saturday last an intimation was given to her Majesty,that a Noble Lord was charged With a message which he was de sirous of personally delivering. The Queen is said to have answered, that she would be ready to receive any communi cation on the part of Ministers in writing, but not orally. What the result of this renewal of negotiation may be we know not. [British Press ] Lord CASTLEREAGH has given notice, that he will this night move the Coronation expences in the Committee of Supply. Paragraphs appeared in some of the papers in the course of last Meek, announcing that the Coronation now fixed for the tsr of August would be postponed until the end of September or beginning of October. Some persons suggested the delay fur the advantage of cooler weather than is to be expected on the Ist of August. The difficulty of completing the prepara tions, and the state of the unhappy differences in the Royal Family, have been also alleged as necessary causes for a cost ponement of the ceremony. We believe, however, that there is no foundation for the rumour. Had such been in contem plation, we presume it. would have been announced in the Gazette of Satut•day night. The preparations are in great forwardness, and are carried on with unabated activity, EMornin g Post.) The Report of the Secret Committee of the House of Lords - on the charges against the QUEEN, is expected to be made this day or to-morrow. Oti this document will depend the shape of all future process. Should the Committee find that there are sufficient grounds for critoination, a Bill of Mains and penalties will probably be brought in—a process which the Constitution provides in cases of offences which the Law does not define or leaves without a suffikient ;wool ly. Should this course he recommended, the peblic may rest assured that the grounds for its adoption will he so clearly and satisfactorily laid down, as to ietuove all doubts and scruples upon the subject; but still the allegations will remora to he regularly proved; and in order to afford the utmost possible latitude of disproving them to the Illustrious Personage accused, nothing more will be required in the first instance than the single reading of the Bill. The second reading will he delayed for a sufficient time to allow full op portunity to her Majesty's Counsel to procure witnesses from any part of Forope that they may consider necessary to the defence of their client; and in the progress of the Bill the whole of the evidence for' he accused may he adduced in both Houses of Parliament. Than such a proceeding no thing surely can be more fair or just. For her Majesty's salve, as well as for the cause of impartial justice, we are sorry to find the pretended friends of the unfortunate Lady con stantly decrying the testimony of foreign witnesses, though the whole of those intended for the defence are, we believe, of that description, while some English, as well as foreign ers, are understood to be forthcoming on the other side. THEATRICAL itEutsTER., • Performed on Saturday Night. :FittArctE RoYAL, Dauttv-LANg.—Guy Mannering. which, Giovanni in London. FHEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GA . IW en.---The Rivals. which, Husbands and ‘Vices. • CHEATIII:: ROYAL, ENGLISH ()CERA /TO USE.--(Sli Time), The Promissory Note. After which, Fire and .Water; to which was added, Free and Easy. After After • - TO 4hpItI3EsPOII)ENCSI,. The Letter from Park came too late for insertion this Day.— The Eighth Letter of RALEIGn, if possible, to-morrow. PRICE 0 THis oAY AT F STOCKS ONE, 3 CLOCK. ...... ..._. ._ .___ 3 per Cent. Red 69:l' I India Bonds - gas. pr. ' 4 per Cents 86.1-* Exch. Bills, 2d. 53. tis. 4s. pr. 5 per Cent. Scrip. .... 1.4 pr. Onaniurn Bank Long Ann. 17 15- Ifitlis Coiis. for Account 700, Imp. 3 per Cent. Ann. .. 674 [New Times. j On Friday an Address to her Majesty was agreed to, at a meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark. Thinking, as we do, that the present is not the most judicious moment for such Addresses, we are, nevertheless, ready to subscribe to several of the leading sentitner.ts in the document before us. We admit that the pending Investigation is no longer a mere " persoind concern" of her Majesty; I , ut that her Majesty's interests, as Queen Consort of England, " have become the interests of the public." It would have been highly desirable to forbear (ruin agitating the pith'ic mind on so delicate a question; but as that has become impossible, we are now deeply interested that justice should take its fair and un biassed course ; and every honourable mind must join in the wish, " that her Nlajesty's character and rights may be esta blished on plain and common sense grounds." Could we con ceive or imagine that the coarse now pursuing was not calcu lated to do entire justice to her Majesty's rights or character, no 'consideration on earth should prevent us from raising our feeble protest against it ; but we are accustomed to be lieve that the methods pointed out by the Law and Constitu tion of England for deciding great questions of State, arc the best calculated for that purpose ; and, upon a careful consi deration of precedent and analogy we are satisfied that the present course is the most legal, the most constitutional, and the most reasonable, that could under existing circumstances have been adopted.—Though it appears not to be exactly known at what period both Houses of l'arliament are to ad journ, yet if the time of adjourning at all depends, as it is said to do, on the Report of the Secret Committee in regard to the conduct of the Queen, as this communication is expected to be made about the middle of the present week, it is not improbable that au adjournment may take place.ssithin a fort night hence, [The Times] The regular Report of the Committee to the House of Lords will be made to-morrow, anti the bill presented on Wednesday. The Houses, it is said, will both adjourn (rather than be prorogued) to the Ist of October, in order to avoid the necessity of bringing in a new bill, as would be the case if a new session had commenced. On the meeting of the Houses in October, the Commons, it is thought, might again adjortrn to the Ist of November. However, we can not see where would be the harm of a prorogation, as usual, and a new bill in ;October. By that course, the old bill would drop of itself, should matters he adjusted, for, strange as it may seem, adjustment is even still not thought impossible. This, surely,- is not saying much for the importance or validity of the charges which are to he pro duced. But, under any circumstances, we fear those charges will be made public, and circulated every where for two or three months, during which period her Majesty will not he able to contradict, or at least nut have it in her power wholly to refute them, on account of the absence of her witnesses.— The adjournment, or prorogation, which ever it may be, it is thought will take place about the 12th inst. The Duke of RUTLAND, in consequence of the contrition expressed by them, has obtained a par don for the tour poachers, who were sentenced to be transported for seven years for poaching at midnight with fire-arms, in the vale of lielvoir, and not only restored them to their distressed fa milies, but directed that they shall be fully em ployed on his Grace's ettute. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS t/iCtRE FALSCIM AU tiKAT ? LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1820. We received yesterday the Paris Papers or Thursday last. Those of Friday, which were due this morning, have not arrived.—The Chainber of Peers on Wednesday finally disposed of the Elec tion Projet, after several Amendments proposed (it does not appear of what nature) had been either withdrawn, or got rid of by the precious clues- ion. The Projet was passed wi hoot altera:iOu, by a majority of 141 to 56. The Chamber of Deputies also got through the Budget, but post poned the vote upon it till after the discussion on the Projet respecting the Legion of Honour, which was fixed for Thursday. M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT deposited &Proposition in the hands of the PRESIDENT, for presenting an Address to his MAJESTY, praying that all the Acts of the Ge neral Direction of the' Police of the Kingdom may be signed by a responsible Minister. The KING transacted business with the Duke DE RICHELIEU on Wednesday. General GROUCHY arrived at Paris yesterday se'nnight, and the next day had a conference with the Duke DR RICHELIEU. One of the Journals has the following article : —" Intelligence from Marseilles, dated 22d ult,, states—' An English Captain, who left Oran on the 13th inst., and arrived yesterday in this port, has declared, that a squadron of five armed ships, which he was assured were destined for the North Seas, sailed from Algiers at the beginning of the present month.' According to the Journal de Paris, the accounts from the frontiers of Spain represent the stare of bealth in the Island of Majorca as very alarming. An article from. Angsburg mentions the receipt of letters from Greek commercial houses, stating tWat signal advantages had been obtained by Aix DACHA. over the troops of the Porte. - .On the other hand, the Ottoman squadron, which bad, arrived off the coast of Albania, had captured se veral vessels of war belonging to the PAcuts. A contest has arisen between the Grand Duke of HESSE DARMSTADT anti his States; a great Ma jority of the latter having demanded a modification of the Constitution, whilst the Sovereign refuses to acknowledge them unless they take the oath to the Constitution as it is. A considerable number of the Deputies had in consequence left Darm ;stack, and the assembling of the States, which was fixed for the 17th ult, could not in consequence take place. FIVE PER CENTS. Wednesday 77 f. sc. DEFERRED STOCK Of the 22,d Match, 1820 92 f. sc. (CIRCULAR). SPANISH VICE-CONSULATE, BRISTOL, JJLY t. Copy of an Official Document received by .IE.. REMIAII HILL, Esq. Spanish Vice Consul in this port, from the Spanish' Consul-General in Lon don : " By order of the Secretary of State of the Foreign De partment, I communicate to you, that you may immediately give notice of it to all the Spanish Consuls in this Kingdom, that in the Town of San Selvera, in the Island of Majorca, a contagious disorder has declared itself, of an alarming na ture, and Which, it is supposed, may be the Plague of the Levant. The Society for the Preservation - 6f Health of that Island took immediately the most active and wise means to stifle it at its beginning, to which the Supreme Society at Madrid have given their best assistance." We inserted the Southwark Address, .as, it is, styled, to her MAJIIST`i on Saturday last, he cause we were desirous of proving our impar tiality on all matters of publis interest ; but as it could' only originate in a part of the Inhabitants of that ancient Borough, we trust that a great ma jority of them will come forward to disavow the reflections which it contains against those who, by her MAJESTY'S own conduct since her arrival in this Country, have forced olio!' Government the necessity of exats•.ining into the accounts of what it was abroad.-1t is, as we before observed, pro. halite, that, if she had remained quietly in Wh it' ever mansion she had chosen for her residen eh l and only indulged herself . in ., such exercise en° airings as he tkik might require, whatever Lions of an inquiry il-Titer cop - duct bad bee s held out to her while abroad, -titt . would ball been spared suc aninciairy ; but the extree dittar7 •vigour," to use- the wbrdd'Of the So utb' wark Address ("ex lraor dinary imleed) with ta.bieb s he demanded an open trial, and the reflectioni OW 4 upon Government . by her agents and besotte d f°l4 lowers, rendered it unavoidable on the part of G ni 'ferment to institute proceedings against he r ' The Southwark Address speaks of " pleasure' which threaten, it not the destruction of belt MAJESTY'S life, the destruction, at least, of bet MAJESTY'S privileges and reputation." Th i° not only absurd and unjust, but is injurioo9 to her MAJESTY,. inasmuch as it implies that 4li is, to a certain extent; guilty of the Che r g eo against her ; for, if innocent, what tees St : to fear as to her life or to" her and .reputation ? She is in the bands ; British Justice. Her Judges are the Dri ti l l Nation, and the eyes of all Europe are dire { • • towards the restilt of the inquiry. It viltys is sure of the lenity due to her sex and ranli, U S' ever she may have disgraced both, and if 0 1; cent, the voice of the British Nation and e i Europe will be raised in her favour, and she Ail, be invested with all the honours to - which she then be entitled. But in the mean time let lig r i4 circumspect, let her not listen to her " ton pu ; God," nor suffer herself to be dragged everV s ' through the streets by; . Ruffians, who are ouli. se tent upon riot and plunder, hat theirConfede rig d may avail themselves of this dailyperforina o the Royal Farce. • THE QUEEN.—We refer our .Readers to Ode Fourth Page, in which there is a Letter coot ing some observations 'on the conduct of her g Sj JESTY, extracted from The Bristol Journal 0 1 :, turday last, which are so appropriate and that we believe all the wise, sound, and vir tu . part of the Community will readily assent to I M het0 I and lament that she has not been advised 1 01. . a very different course of action. EXTRACT FROM VOL. 4, HATSELL'S PRECED 3I4I4 O I Where the Courts of Criniin3l are equal to the trial of any offence, and co'', the existing laws, inflict a punishment ade 44 to the crime, recourse should never be 1 03 i v extraordinary modes of proceeding. Out i f • crime is of a nature and magnitude &saw* P i punishment in the particular case, far beyont• has by the law been deemed 'sufficient in 6 433 er e but less atrocious, 'misdemeanours; it 'lto 7 0 held, even since the Revolution, and 411 .. , :d best times of this Government, that circumf i r t io would reasonably justify a - departure 00 0 l ip common forms of proceeding, and would 'e s : 100 the Legislature itself to take cognizance ° l e d case, and by a Bill of Pains and Penalties toil ; the mischief offered to the State." . . CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION #,4 THIRD DAY, Tueszta.7.—At the Usual loa f , o'clock, the polling commenced, and cantin a six o'clock, when there appeared -for - Mr. Ellis 0 4 Mr. Grattan Majority for Mr. Ellis on the gruss . poll *---" ADDRESSES TO THE QUEEN.—This Deputation, appointed to • attend her 0 ) 3 7",• 0 , With an Address from the Borough of Soul et waited upon her, in conformity to her expressed on Saturday to the High The Gentlemen attending were Sir i d ;0 1 : 4 WILSON and Mr. CALVERT, the two M together with Mr. S. DAVIS and Mr, Lc7o.,b• fr the Mover and Seconder of the Address , '. ll e ggii veral of the principal Inhabitants of the 13ar° 4 they were most graciously received, and honour to kiss her MAJesrY's hand. Sir w e SON was in full dress uniform, and vv, 4 ! r i o ffr several Stars of the Orders to which be Id 1 0 1 As two o'clock, the LORD MAYOR, the Sheriffi, and Messrs. Aldermen 1 "`"i WAITHNIAN, with about two i Sr o Livery, attended Her MAJESTY for 1154 , 4 i t. purpose. An immense concourse of per son _ assembled on the occasion: tb", 4 COURT.--On Saturday. -- e t SP4' o'clock, his iNIAJLiSTY held a Court at 115 ', in Pall Mall, which was attended by ti{ n ct ll p Chancellor,_ .the Lord Privy Seal, the d tt O r of the Exchequer, the Master-General )t nance, the Secretary ot State for the of g i b e partment, the President of the Board ty: troul, the President of the Board of T r ,t e ;, ll , ' ,l Earl at Mulgrave, the Lord ChambeoS—l Lord Steward, the Niaster ot the Horse ° ti e / 0 Chid' Justice of. the Court of King's fr o f 'the . King held a Privy Council, at ''', c ac‘o Common Sec east of Loudon, in the ab s- r eet the Recorder, from indisposition, 1 113 e if ; of the convicts - capitally convicted A t ' i ll April Sessions, at Justice Hall, in the 01( 1 , 1 :1; , 15, The Courdid not break . up fin about rl - six.UrirAmhersWilliam K e and Sir William , the Loraw g • and Groom in aitin ; ti lt° gave audiences to the Lord Chanel:lor count Sidmouth. eP , c bot The account of the state .of the YORK on Saturday, was—" Her R o y ; ' . , the Duche4s ot Yuxzc coutiouo better, Prt by iht tin, Pro h ee *ILI ti stt favo itti, amq le itS 4 but blOv ete a th ts Fitll l %ti c *he , free, tT IT lead of a ~. 4,1 i eny Ptll)li s i tr.°aCh S at ari t 41 1; , -1 ik ‘ lf Fl ' e rl ae WAI T I tf o, t , rd Itt, /Ist MAILS. AttnivED-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford, 1 France, 1 Flanders. Dug-1 Dublin, I Waterford, i Holland, 1 Gottenburgh, I Lisbon, I flarnburgli. -HIGH WATER AT LONDuN BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 21 minute! after B.—Evening, 53 minutes after 8.