The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-07 00:00:00

" Emollit homines

Nec sinit else feros."
But bad the slaves been successful, how long would this
moderation have lasted The tide of revolt would have
rolled on, and swept off the Missionary in its progress.
He might as well attempt to stay the wave of the ocean
with his hand, as to quench by his single breath the
furious fires he bad enkindled; plunder and conflagration
would soon have succeeded this temporary moderation, and
massacre and violation have raged throughout the entire
island. For ourselves, we again regret that this agitating
subj, et has been renewed ; the protracted discussicn
can bring with it no good, and mast be attended with
many dangerous consequences. Mr. Wilmot Horton's
speech was a triumphant answer to all the declamation
of Mr. Brougham. The agitation of this question will
do little for the tranquillity of the West Indies.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY, Je NE 6.

Yesterday the weather being remarkably tine, his Ma-
jesty was riding the greater part of the day in the Park,
end returmd to the Castle to dinner.

This (la) (Sunday) his Majesty and the Royal establish-
ment attended Divine :It:intim. in the private chapel, in the
Royal Castle, wt.ich was perfottned by the Chaplain in
Waiting.
The day being extremely fine, the town and its environs
are thronged with company, and the terrace round the
Royal Castle is crowded with all ranks of persons, in the
afternoon, after the ccnclusion of Service ; the
scene and prospect is truly delightful. Two military bands
arc stationed in different parts, and p'ay alternately.

Yesterday the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of
Clarence rode out in a carriage and four.
The P:incesa Augusta attended Divine Service yester-
day morning, at the Chapel Royal.
The Duchess of Kent and the I)uchess of Clarence at-
tended Divine S.rvice yesterday morning, at the Royal
German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr.
Kuper.
Satnrdly the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of
Clarence. In the evening the Duchess of Clarence vi-
sited the Duchess of Kent.

Yesterday nine! Leopold attended Divine Service at
St. Phillip's Chapel.
The Earl of Liverpool left town on Saturday evening,
after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council, for Coombe'
Wood, for a few days.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Sarah Ro-
binson, left town on Saturday evening, for Charlton,
Krnt, the seat of the Countess of Buckinghamshire.
Prince Esterhazy, it is said, will replace Baron Vincent,l
as Ambassador from Austria to the French Court.
Saturday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended
by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl
of Westmorland, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst,l
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vicount Melville, Ike.
The Council sat in deliberation till a quarter past five
o'clock. The Attorney and Solicitor Generals, the At-
torney General for Ireland, and the Lord Advocate for
Scotland, were in attendance upon the Cabinet.
The Earl Mulgmve is seriously indisposed at his house
in Harley-street. The Noble Earl has been in a very
weak and low state for a considerable time. His Lordship
has been attended by S:r Henry Belford.
From Frankfort we learn that, independent of the new
Congress with which Europe it threatened, there is to he
conferences in that city, between M.M. Metternich, de
Tatitscheffi and de Chateaubriand.