The Sun. — London, England, 1820-12-22 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. Ma. EDITOR—The - late proceedings relative to -rug: QUEEN have furnished the discontented - with an opportunity of evincing their ill temper and desire o 1 overturning all that is respectable and useful, in our system of Civil Government.— The i[l . ..:*ged and absurd, line of conduct which mErt M_Aiigry has been most unfortunately in- - chic c~ttrinirsue, has also materially assisted the -kleSigng of, those who detest Monarchy in their Parts, -and who only use it as a-stalking horse in the present lamentable state of affairs to pull ..down a fabric which they could not rebuild, and ,tar cry doWn 'principles which they cannot con. trovert. • Whatever conflicting opinions. may be enter tained as to the , propriety of the proceedings - w,hich were instituted against HER MAJESTY, it dust 'be admitted Ahat proceedings of some kind or other were, intlispenSably necessary both for the vindication of., the honour of the Illustrious Individual herself, and for the maintenance of the dignity of that 'throne to which she claimed so sear an alliance. I t. was impossible that the ques tion could have been hoodwinked, and therefore it is as idle as unjust to charge upon Ministers any evil consequences which may have arisen from the investigation. . ,1 am not one of those Bigots who would cen sure any ‘ one for entertaining a different view of the. QUEEN'S ,case to what. I do ; I am aware there are many good and truly loyal men (of both Parties) who conscientiously disapprove of the Proceedings which have taken place respecting . her,. and some who even entertain doubts of her actual guilt. To these ; I would say, entertain your own opinions, and attend what Meetings you chuse ; but,. as things stand, if you value the Institutions of your Ancestors. if you have any regard for the Altar of your Church; or the morals of the rising generation, do not take part in the thoughtless system of undermining the one, forsaking the other, and neglecting the third, merely because you may have been opposed to those whom in other respects you sincerely value, `upon a mere question of State Policy. In point of fact,' the QUEEN'S case, her . supposed griev ances, and alleged injuries, have all been con densed into a focus of factious and designing in trigue ; and she has either had not the re§olution to resist the scheme, or, piqued by attack, has been induced to throw the Diaderti and. Sceptre into the sink of infidelity and disloyalty.' . She however, will be miserably deceived if she ima gines that this is a system which will avail her ; it may give her a little temporary popularity ; but, if she mistakes the senseless shouts of a rabble for the " still small voice" of the English People, she will be mistaken indeed. No ! it is not the din and idle gew-gaws of a London Pro- cession, though sanctioned by Magisterial audio rity,.and assisted by Civic Pageantry, that will fix her in the estimation of Englishmen, or con vince them of her innocence. Such things are like blazes, which may please for a moment, but saJn tire the sight, and the English People (though naturally sanguine and ready to take up the cause of the oppressed, especially where one of the fair sex is concerned) are fonder of seeing a ,system of seclusion adopted by an accused party, than of hearing the language of defiance re sorted to. What - are more distinguishing character istics of an English female; than the most tena cious re. , 7ard to Reputation-,a studied retirement under accusation—and a modest - triumph when acquitted of a charge ? Yes! these have been hitherto, and I trust, will ever be prominent fea tures in the character of an English woman. Fascinating in manners—beautiful in person— faithful in attachment, and earnest in the fulfil ment of every moral and social duty, she fills up im sphere of usefulness and needs not the aid of adventitious circumstances to support her cause when attacked, or to defend her reputation when assailed. •There never. was a Monarch who ascended the British Throne under more trying circumstances than GEORGE the Fourth. Forced into power by an awful dispensation of Providence upon the mind of a beloved Parent—obliged, from convic tion to tear himself from the friends of his youth, and to take to his Councils persons with whom he had scarce held intercourse—exposed to the ma lignant slanders of a corrupted Press, and re proached with ingrafitude, when duty and filial regard alone dictated his steps—he held his first Court in his native country,and commenced that ca reer whose setting sun threw a lustre over the whole political horizon of Europe, and planted the Allied Standards upon the walls of Paris.—Possessing a leart as generous as the land over which he was designed .to reign was fertile—surrounded by a crowd of interested admirers, and enveloped, for a period, in those circles of gaiety, where his natural and acquired accomplishments placed him upon a proud pre-eminence, he was only known to the. People as the man of fashion and , the • • • associate of those who were in ocposition to his Fithei'S, Government'. lint no sooner did he become the Representative of his beloved Par ent, .than, forsaking the enticing blandishments of his former situation, .he became. the resolute vindicator of his Kingdom's honour, and the dig nified assertor of its, rights. lie caught " Elijah's mantle," and made his spirit speak Whose' mortal remains were mouldering into dust—he gave the finishing stroke to' the system which had been commenced under the auspices of his beloved pre decessor, and sacrificed the principles of youthful levity, upon the altar of filial love and noon day conviction. Yes, Sir, this WaSGEORGE the FOURTH! and is this the Sovereign who is to be, daily hourly, attacked by the gross,' the slanderons and envenomed shafts of an unrestrained,:a cor rupt, and an. infidel Press ? Are Englishmen to remain silent and see the, Throne upon which an ALFRED once sat, insulted and .vilified by the votaries of anarchy and infidelity ? No ! this can never be ! Let Englishmen then stand boldly forward,--let them rally round the Throne which has been so much insulted— the•altar which.has been so grossly profaned— and the Institutions which' were raised .by the' wisdom, and cemented with the blood of their forefathers. Oh ! my Fellow-countrymen, think how the ruby tinge of indignation would kindle on the countenances of those who have ; gone be fore you ; think, Low, viewing your apathy from their proud abode, they would scorn you as de scendonts, and reproach you with the'blackest ingrathnde,- were you to permit the torch of anarchy to be quietly carried into the citadel of English freedom: Pour in, therefore, your Ad dresses of affectionate loyalty to your Sovereign, tell him your blood is neither frozen, nor your arms weakened,--and soon shall the torrent bear away the false but alluring influence of Republi can Tyrants and Infidel Levellers. Leicester, Dec 20, 1420. BRITANNICUS. FOREIGN LITERATURE. VOLTAIRE.—The Private Life of VOLTAIRE, and of Madame DucnATELET, during his six months resi- deuce at Cirey, by the Author of the Peruvian Letters, has just been published at Paris. A taste fur this kind of light literature has prevailed in France during the last half cen tury, and has filled tier libraries with a quantity of curious researches and interesting facts : authors and - editors have sought for them in the biography and private life of celebrat ed men, especially of the writers of the IBth century, whose histories remain to be written, and their actions to he record ed, with that impartiality whiciA has nut always been sheµ❑ in speaking of them. But, among all the distinguishes) racters who bait:, during that period, attracted the public hatred or. public admiration, not one has excited so much contrariety of opinion .as the author of the Henriade: as VourAt RE, tt hose writings have immortalized Via, and whose active beneficence was sti conspicuous, but who falls far be low his great celebrity, when we behold him in his domestic retirement, and consider his want of private conduct. There cannot ha stronger proof of it than in the book which we announce No riot's man was ever before so exposed to public view; weaknesses, caprices, lose-fits, jealousies, reconciliations, all that characterizes low amours, and the confusion of a dis united establishment, are displayed in the intimacy of this great man, the protector of the family of CALAS,. and the author of Alzire and of Mahomet, with the beautiful and im mortal _Emilie, Marchioness of DUCiIATELET. Let, it not, however, be imagined, that, among the littlenesses without number which this history abibits, we cannot meet with those traits, actions, and sentiments which denote the man of genius, the benificent heart, and the enemy of superstition and tyranny. This private life of Voi.TAIRE, by a woman of great wit, cannot fail to excite considerable ,interest, and will be read' with pleasure alter all that has been published on so fruitful a subj , ct. It is one of those literary productions which will amuse and refresh the mind after laborious study, while at the same time it enables us to set a true value on the actions of men, by disclosing their most secret. motives. The judicious Editor of this collection has annexed fifty unpublished letters - written by VOLTAIRE, and addressed to the most distinguished personages, such as Benedict XIV. ; the Marshal de Richelieu; the Chancellor D'AgnOscan; the Duchess D'Aiguillon, the President Henault, St. Lambert, and others : and that no doubt may. be entertained of their authenticity, as in the instance of several in the correspoa dence of Grimm, the Editor states, that their originals were in the most obliging runner communicated to her, by the Count Boissy d'Anglas, the Marquis Gamier, and Count Francois de Neufchateau.—(;lloniteur, Der. 11.) Por-iNn.—A very important work, and which is recommended, not less by the 11;411/e of its author; -446. an by the subject, has just made its appearance; it is entitled, " °Oho "I'lirec Dismentlwrinvnts of Poland,".by Count PEiittANn, tieing. the ssquel of the Ilistorj/ of Anarrhy of Poland, by ltt LIU Ea E.—(lbid, Dee; I:3.) Voriors.—The 25th number of the 4 4 Journal of illoskra Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, and Naval :Ella.- slitionA" tins jost'inade its appearance at Paris. It contains a variety Of interesting articles, and continues tp afford an ex crllent selection of curious anti pleasing materials, especially suckas relate to our knowledge of the Earth, the manners, usages and customs u 4 its inhabitants.—(lbid, Des'. 12.) PIIILOSOPIIY.—M. AZAIS has published the first part of a new work, entitled, Of the destiny of man in even/ rondit ion ; of the dertiny of nations in every/ age ; and mare particularly the destiny of the French people." The Author, accustomed to generalize his ideas, presents this work as a Treatise of Practical Philosophy, designed to complete his Universal System. In his Introducts ‘ti, be explains the plan he proposes to folkw in the two otlir parts.—(lbid, Dee. 1:3.) ItAcisc.—The first and second volumes of a new edition of ItAtINE; with the notes of all his Commenta tors, have been published Ity L. Ataie MARTIN. This edition will contain a judicious selection of the remarks, the quota tions, and the transktions of ancient authori, in short, of all th st fs n.eful and interesting in the preceding commentaries' of this great Poet. NI. Alms: MARTINI has acqoitted . himsell in these two volumes with care and discernment, which leave us nothing to desire. It is chiefly in the translation of Greek and Latin passages, that the Editor has given proofs of taste,. and Of uncommon salchts. in justification of this eulogiom, see refer to Isis translation of n passage lions the Thebaid of Matins, several scents from Seneca, the -Tragic Poet, and di vets extracts from Tacitus.- 7 2 .(Jonrnal de. Paris, Dee. 13.)' EGYPT.—=-A new edition of the great work on Egypt by. M. P - Amioncmt, which has been so long expected by the Public, has at length made its appearance. The tivraisort published contains five niagniticent. plates, widen form a tinge Atlas: they present views of the Isle of Ele phantina and its environs, of the Cataract of Syene and the ruins of Elepbantina. the interior of the Peristyle of•the Palace of Thebes pleditict-Abony, the town of Rosetta, and the island of 'Farad', the month of the Nile, six Portraits of Egyptiao . women .and merchants iu different costumers, the common crocodile, &c. Paper is of the finest .Niality,. and the plates have all the clearness and finish of Froof im pressions. Too much braise cannot be lavished on the•inunii, licence of Government in patronising the most beautiful ty pozraphical monument which lots yet been.deoicatcd to our brave Armies.--(ornurrta( Debair, - Dec: 17,'.) • ," ENGRAVING. —" A Manual for the ihntliellt'S of Prints, being a sequel to the Bookseller's Manual," by F. E„JOI/BEHT, has just been published ; and "both together form one - complete work, which is particularly desirable to the admirers of Engravings. . . . . . The preliminary discourse will he read with muchsgrati6ca tion ; it is entitled " Considerailous un Lithography in its re lations with the C.-it of Engraving," and is . worthy the serious study of Artists, •fainters, Designers, Engravers, and true lovers of the Fine Arts.—(rllonfteur, Dec. 15.) • N INE ART S —" Views •thd prin cipal Ports and Harbours. in France and its Cwonies.'"the designs of this interesting work were prepareril by - order - Of Louls XVI. This Prince, it is well known, wrieilpartieularly attentive, to the interests of the Navy, which, under his auspices, recovered the renown it had acquired irl the reign of Louts XIV. Uncommon pains have been be- - stowed on the execution of these designs, and ritual praise is due to-the engravings for they are exquisitely tioisbeil, give accurate representations of the different Ports and Harbours, and have a picturesque appearance. They are accompanied with an historical, geographical, and st4istieal description, by M. PONCE, which adds considerably to the value of the work. Thought concise, the description is clear, and fur nishes the traveller with information on the most interestipi topics connected with these maritime towns, whether relatis•-e to their history, their antiquities, monuments, commerce, po pulation, or their political or topographical situation. This work must be peculiarly valuable and essentially important to all nautical tueu,—(liad.) PRICE 0 THIS DAY AT T 3 per Cent. Red. 69ii 9 per Cent. Cons per Cent. 4 per Cents 8 7&4 S per Ct. Navy Ann shut HIGH WATER AT LOND( Mornigg, 29 nOnutts Ver 4. THE SUN. SOLEAI BUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDE.IT2 LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1820. The last advises from Troppau cannot be con sidered as either satisfactory or pacific. It ap pears that the Sovereigns and the Ministers of the different States, assembled there, had deter mined to remain until an answer was received from Naples to the FIAT of the Holy Alliance. It also appears to be the general opinion at Vienna, that. Lord STEWART will be recalled. On what ground this expectation is founded, is not stated in the Foreign Journals ; but the in ference is, that the late differences between his Lordship and the Austrian Minister, have led to embarrassments which cannot easily or immedi ately be overcome, and therefore, to avoid colli sions between the two countries, his successor must be nominated to that Court. We yesterday, upon authority, confirmed the report of Mr. CANNING'S resignation. Various reasons are assigned for this circumstance, but we do not presume to fathom his motives. The point is, who is the person best qualified to be his successor, and the general opinion of all par ties seems to " prophecy that the election will light on " Mr. PEEL. The great abilities of this Gentleman were strikingly manifested during his execution of an arduous duty, and at a critical period, in Ireland ; and his experience, added to his high talents and knowledge, render him now the chief hope of the Country, particu larly as his.fortune places him aloof from all pe cuniary temptation, and his character for the purest integrity and honour is universally ad mitted and admired. Hence it must be conclud ed, that such a man is far above the impulse of vulgar ambition, and can be actuated by no other principle than a. due reverence for the purity of THE CONSTITUTION, the best foundation for the security of the liberties of the People, and the honour of the Throne. We have had no arrival of Paris Papers this morning. NORTHERN EUROPE.-There is a restless, dis satisfied feeling too- strongly 'shewn by sosu. of the MinisterS of these Courts respecting the com mercial intercourse of their countries with Great Britain. Whether it originates with the people of these countries, or with their mercantile agents here, we do not venture at present to assert, but we are satisfied that there is not any just ground whatever for complaint ; and we hope, if any further attempts are made to interfere with our domestic *policy, and the municipal regulations which have been adopted to promote the general interests of the Empire, that the Nation will una nimously support his Majesty's - Goyernment in maintaining the Navigation and Colonial System as at present established, against all innovations. Hoasnlm.—The Inhabitants of this Borough are not insensible to the attention of the Duke of NORFOLK in his deeciration of the Town Hall by the addition of a new Clock :—but they honestly confess, that they would feel a more lively and lasting gratitude to the House of Ho wAan and to the other great Whig Families, if they would cordially unite in supporting in Parliament a Bill to put an end to occasionally in this and all .other Close Boroughs, and . render the RULE of Election UNIFORM in all places. Indeed they, had every reason to believe, that such a measure would have been carried long ago, from the 6S surances and patriotic sentiments avowed on all public occasions within the County, by their constitutional and learned neighbour, who has lived so many years - amongst them ; who has been so frequently elected by their free and Una- . nimous suffrages _to represent THEM in Parliament; and who has invariably been the advocate of Re form in all places, except in that, where his vote might-have conduced - to - sd 'beneficial a result ; for, if we are correctly informed, he voted against the of 1819, that was brought in by Mr. 'WILLIAM WILLI - Anis, to . pirect •t e gross abuse which we have mention e d, According, to accounts from the Brazils, dated the 26th of October, the greatest agitation pre vailed at Rio Janeiro, on account of the intelli gence which, had been received there of the Revolution at Oporto. The Court, it was re ported, was thrown into much confusion, and various.rumours were in circulation of the imme diate departure of the PRINCE ROYAL in a ship of war for Lisbon. This report, however, was immediately contradicted, and it was said, Don iltliGuEt. was to be dispatched to settle all dis putes; and to make concessions. . The greatest anxiety prevailed respecting the reception of Marshal BERESFORD at Lisbon, and the thanner the changes would be .looked upon by the' Bri tish Government. At the date of ' the packet leaving Rio Janeiro•Mith Oct.) nothing decisive appears to have been determined upon. STOCKS 'ELYE 0-CLOCK. South Sea Stock shut New Annuities Ex. Bills, 2d 1 2 dii. Oionium i pr. Cons. for Opening.... 7O iit )N BRIDGE. TO-MORROW. j Evening, 46 minutes attar 4. OXFORD UNIVERSITY ADDRESS. THE KING'S ANSWER. The following is a copy of his MAJESTY'S An swer to the Loyal Address of the University 01 Oxford, presented on Tuesday last : 'f I thank you for your loyal and dutiful Address. "" This declaration of your principles, and of the feelingi with %chick you are impressed, it the •present important con juncture, is not less honourable to you, than satisfactory to myself. " It is by such manifestations of loyalty, and public spirit, combined with a strict execution of the laws, that an effectual check will be given to the efforts of those who labour with un ceasing•industry to corrupt, inflame, and pervert the minds • of my faithful subjects, to deprive them of the saJutary re straints, and the consolations of religion, and to subvert all those establishments, and institutions, which hare so long been regarded with affectionate veneration in this country► and with admiration throughout the world. de In the exercise of thegreat trust committed to my charge. I shall be invariably actuated by tl►e deepest conviction, that the true interests of my Crown are inseparably united witb those of my people ; and I am fully persuaded, that in your several stations, it will he your chief object and constant en deavour to afford to your country, the best and surest means of permanent tranquillity and prosperity, by encouraging and inculcating a profound reverence for 'our Holy Religion, a zealous attac-hrsent to our invaluable Constitution, and s► firm determination to transmit it unimpaired to our latest descendants." . THE DUCHESS OF CLARENCE AND THE Pa'N . CESS ELIZABETH.-We have great pleasure in saying the amiable and much-beloved thichess of CLARENCE and her infant Princess are improving daily. The following was the answer given yes terday to the inquirers Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CLARENCE and the infant Prin cess ELIZABETH are going on as well as cau be expected." WINDSOR, DEC. 20.—Tuesday afternoon her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER ar rived at Frogmore from Bagshot Park, on a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA. His MAJESTY ar rived in the evening in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of Light Horse, with out riders as usual. The KING came to meet his be loved Sister the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, also on a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA. This morning his MAJESTY rode out, to the great joy of his loving subjects, having every appearance of the of most excellent health. The KING was accompanied by his Royal Sisters the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess AUGUSTA.. The Royal Party proceeded through Windsor Park to his MAJESTY'S Cottage, and inspected - the improvements and the alterations which are making there. The KING, the Duchess, and the Princess AUGUSTA returned to Frogmore to. dinner. The following is a fresh version of Lord STrwART'S affair at Vienna. in one of his Lord ship's official notes, there were found some eX-- pressions which were considered derogatory to , the Imperial dignity, and , which very much ex asperated his Majesty, who ordered Count Met ternich to write an answer to Lord Stewart, ani madverting in strong and 'severe terms upon the use of such expressions. Upon receiving which, his Lordship in turn took fire and sent a-chal lenge to Metternich, defying him to mortal com bat, but which was refused with great Gravity' and politeness, the. Minister stating that the letter contained the sentiments of his Imperial Majesty, and that he himself was merely the passive organ- of conveyance. This is but one of m-iwy extraordinary tales related of the gallant Lord- It is said, he has been seen more than once to get down from his coach, and fight hand to hand the driver of a fiacre. There is a bridge in, Vienna, over which no carriage, not even that or the Emperor, is allowed to drive, but in a slow walk; there is a sentinel placed on this bridge to enforce the strict observance of this regulation. Notwithstanding which, his Lordship took it one day in his head to drive his coach in full gallop over it, and on being opposed and obstructed by the sentinel, he jumped from his seat, and, as the story goes, struck the sentinel, who then. made him his prisoner and lodged him in the guard-house, from which he was not released till an order arrived from the Minister. There are many other aneralotes that do not redound to his Lordship's character for discretion ; but they may be false or exaggerated.---(Morn. Herald.) Ad vices from Naples to the 2d inst. were re ceived yesterday. In the sittings of the Par liament, from the 23d to the 29th November, the discussions on the project of law relating to the National Guards, and the modification of the Constitution,were continued, and would be all sub mitted together to the Royal sanction. In the sit ting of. the 2.7 th, that Assembly declared its com petency to decide on the affair of General NA SELL', .regarding a Minister, and referred 'to the Government that of Lieutenant-General CHURCH, to cause him to be examined, if thought proper ? _ by a Council of War. ' Tlie private letters from France„.received yes terday, state, that.the KXICG'S health was so un settled that he would not venture to prorogue the assemblies in person, but, had appointed a purpose. The Grand uke CSTANTINI. passed thro' Berlin on the 3d instant, on his way from Warsaw to Troppau. The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Drti. MARK arrived on the 241. instant at Rome, on their return from Naples. On Wednesday forenoon the Earl of ILtn-, ROWBY transacted business with Lord CASTLE-. REAGII at the Foreign Office, iriDowning-street ; in the afternoon, the Noble Earl left town for Combe Wood, where his Lordship dined and passed the night with the Earl of LivTapoor,.— Yesterday forenoon his - Lordship returned to town from Combe. Wood,. and in the afternoon set out in his travelling carriage with four post horses, from his house in Grosvenor-square, for Dawlish, in Devonshire, to join his Noble Coun tess and Lady MARY RYDER, on a visit to Lord, and Lady EBRINGTON. it' I 4St ittric d w fc 411 .1 t, PEN 1,03n4 po lntt rui S • • th 11 ' , :estrl l up'tx Leont bah, f , Can Dr aint for 'Wear Ovira ( itl Me A this I np, with Trini Th orn 14 to 1 G to Ifi to 5 to It) to itl4 e ra 31m / 'Witt Plea tale n et.) , vti e tee;; klitii 40 D11 1101 11. 11i1 FRis Jai co rn Lon this give ciSio Port the 4i ini Ivas " G the au d i ortc /Vet) 4 - 1 oil )) t Il es , k e y i‘se 4 ;11:; 1 Win b thus