The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-09 00:00:00

LONDON

MONDAY, JULY 9, Ism

The KING'S Attorney and Solicitor-General
were beard on Saturday by the Privy Council in
opposition to the QUEEN'S claim for a inirticipw-
lion in the honours of the Coronation. Mr.
BEOUGIIAK was they beard in reply. This goes.
lion lies now .become one of strict legal right, and
every argument that industry, learning, nod acute
reasoning powers could possibly suggest, has been
urged upon both sides. The matter stow rests for •
the decision of the Privy Council, who will form
thrirjudgment with all the strictness of a Court of
Common Law ; they wilt form it, too, under the
supervision of the public eye, for by means of the
active oad laborious exertion* of the public Press,
the whole question lies open to the view of the
world. In this state of the proceedings it would
be indecorous to express any opinion as to the
probable result of the inquith. We cannot,
however, avoid remarking it ownewhut
sin-
gular circumstance, but which mese necessarily
from the duties respectively thrown upon the con-
tending advocates, that while the QUEEN'S Courtsghli
dwelt with energy and eloquence upon the coustitts.
tional importance of the Coroustitm us a religious
ceremony sealing the great compoict between the
KING and his people, the KING'S Attorney and
Solicitor-General thought it prudent to detract.
from its solemn interest, and to .represent it as a
mere form, an useless ceremony, which added
nothing to the po*er or•diguity of the Crown, and
might or might not be celebrated at the discre-
tion of the KING. If these Learned Gentlemen
had chanced to have exercised much influence its
• the Cabinet when the question was .first started re-
specting the expediency and necessity of celebrating
the Coronation, the country would mulishly lone

been saved the heavy espewelitore which has been
lavished upon it.
•
Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday last
have arrived at our office. Nothing can be more
contradictory and uncertain than the accounts they
contain respecisaig the affairs of the Tut kish ens**.
We have in our the oft. told story (dim universalin-,
surreetion, successfully organized, in all tlits;Greek.
provinces ; in another we find nothing but feeble at-,
tempts on the part of the Creeks to disturb the .Tork-
ish sovereignty. The rivalry between YraiLANTt
and THEODORA in the command of the Insurgents
north of the Danube, is said to hive terminated
in the murder of the latter by the soldiers of the
other. A suspicion prevailed that THEODORE had
resolved to betray the Christians to the Turks, and
the troops
.ftif his rival, actuated by indignation
and fear, dyed their sabres with his blond. , It is
affirmed in the Austrian Observer that • Corp. of
YPSILANTI'S army, consisticg or 4,000 men, coin.
mended by CANTACUZENK, was defeated with
great loss, by the Mediu of Ibrail. This event
was magnified in private letters into a total de-
feat of Prince YPSILANTI himself, but even the
defeat of CANTACUZEISP, who is dignified by the
title of Prince, is denied iu the. Constitntionel..
which in further kiiiilne,s encircles his brows with
the laurels of three victories over the Torkialt.i
troops ! The next arrivals will probably deny the-
existence of such a person, or. should it be found
couvenient to let him live, will use his name to ,
colour some further accounts that 'may be neves.
wry for the purposes of the writers. The coati..