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FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS,

Arrivals by the Packet or Thursday night—
Lord CIOIIIIICI. CUlolld Napier, Captain and Mn. Cowell,
Mr. sod Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, cud Captaiu
Shannon.

Same evening, Sir Anthony Perrier, Mayor of Cork, ar-
rived at Macktin's Hotel, Dawson.rtreet, accompanied by
the Sheriffs and a most respectable Deputation of the Inha-
bitants of that city, with AU Aditrem of Cougratulation to his
Majesty on his arrival in Irrlend. The Mayor is also Ilse
hearer of similar Addresses from the Corporation of Cork.
Sir Neal and Lady O'Donnel and family, at their house,
Merrion-agitare, from the seat of the worthy Baronet, New.
port House, County Mayo.
On We4lnt,day Sir Benjamin BlomeleW gave a splendid
dinner at his house in Stephen's-green, to a party of friends,
priucipally Officers of the Royal Artillery rod Ordnance dr.
partment; amongst others, Sir Wm. Congreve,
Evers, M. G. Wulff, Colonel Sir George Woud, Sir H. Rosa,
Sir Robert Walley, Colouel Rogers, the Dean of Derry, Col.
8011, Dr. Jameson (Inspector of Hospitals) Major Hughes,
Captain Close, eec. atc., Mr. Pepper, Mr. Poe, &c. ice.

FEMALE Catcturrsas.—A dew cl.lys since, a
cricket match, of a novel nature, was played on
',antra Level in Sussex. The competitors were se-
lected from the dames and lasses of the neighbour-
hood, who came on the ground, preceded by music.
and most neatly attired in white cricket dresses, de-
corated with their distinguished colours, ai sashes,
shoulder, and top knots. The day proved favour-
able, ■nd the game was so well played as to call
fortb bursts of acclamations several times. At
seven o'clock the game ended, when the parties re-
tired, and partook of tea and coffee in perfect l►ar-
mony. The result of the game was ss follows :
Blues first innings, 47 ; second ditto, 62-108 ;
Pink, first innings, 44; second ditto, 53-97.

" At eight o'clock the Chichetter packet came within a
few miles of the harbour, but from the state of the wind she
was not able to make it ; and no packet Wit,' at this title
of the water, a boat was immediately dispatched with the
Irish letters to her, which brought back the English bail
from the Chichintet in return; and having made thie inlet.-
chalice of mails, the packet without lowering a sail put
directly shout, and sailed for Hols bead. Sir Benjamin
Blomelield received dispatches by the clickertir, which in-
clined him to believe that his Majesty, ur • messenger with
further dispatch'', would arrive in She memo packet by the
evening tide, and he was accordingly on the lookout from a
marts-11u tuner smarty the whole day.
" The eougregatios which assembled at the Church at
Howth, having received some intimation of this circum-
stance, judged that some decisive sews would arrive by the
steam packet then due; and after the performance of Dienes
Service, they went (11)111/11 in aliening expectation to the pier
head. At a quarter before 3 °Week some Gentlemen on the
pier discovered, by the help of good glasses, a steam packet at
some distance, the announcement of which eircontstance pro-
deiced a strongsensatiun, and excited hopes which,ha ppily, were
not to be disappointed. In about twenty minutes afterwards
a second steam packet, holding the same course, was dis-
tiuctly descried, and above the horizon several large three-
masted vessels were made out. There was now hardly a
doubt but that his Majesty, or some account from him, would
arrive within a short time, and all the Sunday visitors to the
pier of Howth coaseqUeutly remained in ascertain the issue.
" At a quarter past font o'clock, the steam packet which
appeared first in sight. closed in with Ireland's Eye, anti an
extraordinary anxiety was uuw manifested by all upon the
pier when it was perceived that she bore a large flag at her
peak. In • few minutes afterwards the royal travelling car-
riage which bad taken Sir Benjamin Blumefield the evening
before to How* was seen approaching the pier at a rapid
pace, and exactly at half-past four the Lightning steam
packet, Captaiu Skinner, ran alongside and came-to at the
projection on the west point of the pier head. There was
now a breathless suspense of a couple of minutes, whets
some gentlemen among the assembled throng perceived his
Majesty MI board. They immediately cheered him, and their
cheers were quickly re-eehoed by every person on the pier,
mane of whom were of the first distiukticm.
His Majesty now stood funned ■bout nsidships, next
the pier; he was dressed in • close Log blue cosy, bine
trousers, and baltbuote, a block site. handkerchief round his
neck, a seal-skin travelling cap, with a broad gold band,
and white silk gloves. The moment his Majesty heard the
cheerio of his delighted and faithful people, he, in the most
macefisi and gracious 'lmmure, look off his cap, sad waving
it over his bead several times, returned the joyous saluta-
tion. A small ship-ladder, covered with carpeting, was now
placed against the side of the vessel and the pier, to facilitate
his Majesty's lauding; for as the tide had ebbed, the !Reding-
place was considerably higher Huns the deck of the packet.
His Majesty was preceded by I of his suite; sod we
were rejoiced to perceive that his Majesty, notwithstanding
his fati:se, required no assistance in mounting to the top of
the ladder, which when he reached, the pressure of the crowd
was so excessive, that his Majesty was lifted several yards
before be flinched Irish ground. This circumstauce must
have produced extreme incouvenience to his Majesty, but it
was sot possible to avoid it.
" Almost the whole of the persons who witnessed his Ma-
jesty's arrival occupied the small tongue of land projecting
from the pier, and which tongue of land forms Ilse place of
disembarkation from the packets ; aud it was out of the
question to attempt opening a passage for his Majesty
through the crowd, for, as it was, uuusbera were in danger of
falling into the water at either side of the very usrruw pro-
jection of which we speak. We trust his Majesty was sen-
sible of the cause of the inconvenience be must have suf-
fered; we think be was, fur though thus incommoded aud
pressed upon by the eager throng, be received their camera-
iodations with every demonstration of kindness and affec-
tion indeed so alive did hi■ Majesty appear to the peri-
lous situation of many of those who surrounded him, thud lie
I times warned them of it by the motion of Ili, hands.
Sir Beujsmin Blomefield now made his way to the carriage,
in order to get the door opened fur his Majesty, while the
cheering of all p►esent rent the air. The Ladies waved their
handkerchiefs, the Gentlemen their hats, while his Majesty fre-
quently took off his cap, aud ackuowledged these congra-
tulations.

" On his Majesty recognising Mr. Bowes Daly, and several
other Gentlemen, known to hiin, ow the Pier, be took them
by the hand, and in the execs, of his benevolence aud COO-
des-elision heartily shook the beads of a ~amber of other.,
quite strangers to him, who eagerly !taught this high ho-
nour. His Majesty at length reached the carriage, aud tutu.
Mg about and extending bolls his hands ill the most gracious
matinee., emphatically cried out to those what cheered
him, r I thank you—l sincerely thauk you.'—' God bless you
all—Guti Weis you all.'—Sir Benjamin Blomefield was at
the carriage door ready to receive his Majesty; he entered
suit feeling !somewhat eabaused, he *blew himself back
upon his seat.
As the carriage was preparing to drive off, a repetition
of 11w cheering called his Majesty forward again ; be rallied,
anti with his cap off, and his baud• closely folded to his
breast, lie bowed eno.t condescendingly In the ladies and
gentlemen, who waved their handkerchiefs and hats with 11.-
describable enthusiasm. Oue of die wheel horses, which
rode by ■ postillion, owing to the pi:mare of the crowd awl
the cheering, became restive as the carriage was starting ;
but a gentleman uo the pier. quite regardless •f persouat
danger, seized die horse by the head, and ran forty or fifty
yards in Ibis manner with the carriage, winch proceeded at
• rapid pace, until the horse became utuageable. Several
noblensto and gentlemen, who were mounted, gallopped
after hi, Majesty's carriage : we recognised Mr. Prendergast,
Sir Jul., Burke and others. On the Pier we perceived the
Earl of Howth, the Solicitor-Gtueral, the Demi of Si.
Patrick's, and many characters of dimiuguislred rank, who
were nimble to reach his Majesty's person; but we need
scarcely add, that they joined must loudly awl heartily its
the enthusiastic greetings with which his Majesty was
received.

'• His Majesty we were glad to see looked extremely well;
he seemed in perfect health, and nut so much fatigued as we
should have expected after so lung and boisterous a passage
as his Majesty experienced.

" It i; a fact; rot a little cation*, that not a single red
coat, not a soldier, nor ■ police officer, anper.ed at the
lending station, or escorted his Majesty un his Ws; to the
Paik. But he had a guard in the whole Irish ;people. In
Ireland George the Fourth has as many defendirs as he has
subjects; he has as many friends as three are Irishmae•.
•' Ws heard it menituoid • few dad+ ago by Sir George
Wood that his Majesty bad eapres•ed a nuili atitnily before

• . .

' I

Is INA in bellied' this very day, Ilse l llft 1 ilerent, the
inuileersary of Mob rib. It Is eat • Hide übills• keeper
pleasure here that this Irish of his Majesty has base refi-
lled. The itch of August is Weed a day dial eaep sever be
forgotten by the Irish nation.
"The seem at the Park this evening, on his Maid?, arrival
at the Viewer& Ledge, eininot he teneeived from any at-
tempt ie describe it. After his Msfeitly had addressed the

!Meer. sod the stslttards asseelded quietly dispersed.
" Lewd Iketiseiast, Lord Sidewalk, tbs Mamas at
blisinsinea fbakseiriat tha Iskik.4lsesnewinial sod a.,
vend tit the persona Mods of hi. Majesty, were is walting•
Iti receive Mo. The laser at width we write 1. late. if,
shall doer our letter by exclaiming, in the Adorn of *sr
hearts, • God .awe—God bin the King !"*
" DUBLIN, AUGUST it.
" Hire al length to newissusieste to you the gratifying
Inevesteste• of the arrival a our beloved Bovereign on there
sAttreib This happy meet took plate this afternoon at the
Pier of Haab Hewboisr shortly before four o'clock. Agitated
owl am by all the leafage naterelly arising from such a
viewer, I can warm rumpus, myself seek iently to give you
ens..istelagible erelong of what passed. I shall end
however. he be as circumstantial as possible.
" I mat Arm apprise yew, that I had head ea Friday that
ootwithetawdreg the death of her Majesty, ft was the in:ca-
tion of our greeters, Swetnage to proceed forthwith to Ire.
land, mil, heeding in the meet private Moser, to take up
his residence he the Viceregal lodge, Pima: Park, until
ohm thelimeral of the Germ, when he would receive thaw
smelts of Myatt, in yatt, s, ittisehment which his Irish subjects
are nations to manifest towards his pitmen. Others, like
myself, hail eddateed this irtformatien. and were anxious to
linen the happy easiest whew his Majesty might be ex-
pected.
• * A lent romped that it would be this day at Howth, at
ere o'clock; earl, in eossequesrei et an witty hour, those
who we so thrtmate as In be in the revert, poured down
le *bet now highly-favierred spot, and by two o'clock the
vier was literati thruogid with *axiom visitants of all sort 4
who hoed route *ma on ears. it, carriages, and oe horterboell.
" I was informed that Sir R. Bloaselleld had beendtMel
the whale of the morehig, sad, is coMpany with' ink
111.Dituell, of the Raid Navy, the Dna of the landlord.(
the Royal Howl, was open the hip, looking owl for the
neon!-brat, whirls hr said be eapected, atheist howevet
meertiootaig tha ilhntrie.s pireseeger, whom be knew to he
uti board. Al last, the Itarg.enegbt object came in sight-e.
Red was sous after foltiswed by a serval steam boat. Sk
Rearming anasediately deirended, end expressed his appre‘
ht 111,b1.1111 of ire 41.AtettIty which might be experienced in geW .
Ong his revenge, whit* had been to etteadame fur the mite
•lOW. there day., Co the pier, which was uuw covered with
lowa, attdfittia. Mr. *Dowell assured him this could easily
be sersweelished, and the worthy Baronet vas driver 4101101
to within a lbw yards of the usual I-indite, place, the pupa.
eine wolhsylygiriwg wey. All was now agitation and bustle;
bat wilt we were ad 'smite that the consummation of out
ssishes wee no wear at hand. was be shout hair emit
Mr se u•ditek.
e The las strain begs tong dew sees approaching the
harbour at a rapid pact—lle MAO gild the Lighlitlng.
Tbe.Airiner was *rivaled with devil!.., the latter did ..wt
appear to hew felt. Every eye was is search of the s‘
jeer of 1W hope.
" At a quarter to fuer o'clock the Liplifaing catered the
mouth of the harbour, sad threw her chain un shore.; absOM taros
safely moored, sad al this amment a gent
whom eye had here Seed tio a noble figure standing
qualm sleek, with a wort of emmulsive cry exclaimed, 'TIM
King!' •Ille could say so swore--the lutelligeace operated
bite an electric shock no the multitede, and in a seeiptM
entry 'nice was raised to its anima, to bail our gli~
illooserth to nor Relive sell. Neuter did I atoms such es.
Illssenswi ; every head was ateovcred, suet every Land
asatehed forth to welcome the august visitor, who, lading
himself diensvered, took off a furaging cap which he wore
ow his heed, sod bowed in the most graceful manner. Ile
seemed deeply affected; aid as he regarded the almost
frantic mass before him, the tear of affectionate sensibility
/tittered be his eye. Cheer followed cheer, and 'bout
followed shoot, its quick maressien, accompanied by ex
elessationsof ,God blew Kies George the Fourth Wel.
rum., wartime hen thousand times to these .hurts!'—' Lueg
any you reign!' Ste.
The fodder being placed steeled the Ater, hi.
with the aseistasee of some of his mile, aseendvd—and, for
the tirst sieve. tombed Irish ground! A new beret of COll.
gratidatiost f.illuwed, wed 'the throng strewed upon his Ma-
jesty with lowbrows delight. His Majesty kindly shook
the haedseilrett were held out to him, and seemed fully see.
silk of the simerity with which he was greeted. A lane was
now formed to the carriage, into which his Majesty got ; but
fie was no mover seated, than a hundred hands were again
arras towards him ; and as be held his own hands, one
out of each •fritiow, they were grasped with the most
altretinnate kiudoess With difficulty was ibis scene
brought to a felleißllolo ; and at length the carriage pm.
set shit towards Dublin, surrounded and followed by vehi-
else ot every dew" iption, 3,1 well as by an immense crowd of
p. &striate, who gathered serenest' as they proceeded, nail
repeetwily real the air with their cheers au.] exclawaatiuus of
Inky *ad attachment. There was not a soldier nor a
pelietealfreer present.
Majesty was dressed in • large blue coat, with a
velvet collar, and wore a seel.stin foraging cap on his head.
He appeared tamed from the effects of his voyage, but was
iii excellent health.
" There came en shore with his Majesty the Marquis of
Londonderey. Sir Edmund Nagle, Sir Jobe Doyle, and a
numerous mite. The Marquis of Loodouderry entered the
Cuitoes-Reese, where be wrute a dispatch, and afterwards
ruireeded to Dublin in the mail. He was loudly cheered.
The rentaiiider of the passengers also went to the City as
quickly as they could obtain vehicles.
0 Among those who were waiting on the short to greet his
Majesty out his landing, I noticed Lord Hoak, the Bishop
of ID.rk and Russ, Lord Kingston, Lord Maryborough, and
several other Noblemen.

Has Majesty, I understand, from the mate of the Light.
olosy, I.A Holyhead at len o'clock, and when we reached the
Psak fur I accompanied him all the way) it wanted a gum ter
to six. The royal eaariage took the private rood to the
Yareregal Lodge, and on reaching the principal entrance his
filiajeaty alighted without soiistance, amidst the renewed
*Aeolis soil .eheers of several thousand persons. He again
Vent off his.eap and bowed with great condescension, and
lint ore it ovine,' Ote house addressed the assembled crowds
in the following cords:
'•' laa addressing you, my friends now around me, I coo-
rtive I am addressing the nobility, gentry. and yeoutanry of
',thou'. I can holy gay, this is one of the happiest mo-
ment* of my life. lam the test of my family who have sit
faut,ii Irish ground. That boost of feeling which I have
iretteroaeil in my progress heir, lain been most delightful to
me; it shall he nay endeavour to repay it. Early io life, I
Lived Ireland. I truM I eau boast of a truly Irish heart. I
am loot ono under the ine ience of • lung and pro-
tracted trovage. Grot!intro, accept my hearty thanks fur
poise trey fri.h welcome.'
This,. I have enamoured to give a short, and, I feel, •
very isipeiftet skeet+ ofthr particolars of this beam ehecaing
scene; a revue which, I may justly say, i* the proudest la e-
land rm., witnettied.
"As his Majesty landrJ, a few guns were died in the
H ay. which were answered by a royal salute in the Park; the
foranrr, I believe, had nut been directed.
•• The Royal %condom' entered the Ray of Dublin soon
after his Illaysty had lauded (the wind having le come fair),
owl prevented to the thousands who throng.] the shores a
moat heaotaful and gratify-nig sight. It was met by the
hate fleet under the communal! of Admiral Rowley, which
bat been lying in Dincesry, and waslooducted to that liar-
bona

The mourning marred fur the. QUERN in Tues_
sy night's Casette, is roily a Court ttttt upping. 1r
Use thought unnecessary. we ruppure, to order the
piPoirle to pot On mourritog.
Lind Eiwoutit sailed from Trignmouth. on
Turaday morning. is ,ths Lowisa yacht. with hi.
ow., Coltish' rigliaillrs join his MAJINTIr*
arramiithu.
.111.

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MR. SHBRIPP W,T1f771.11.0.
Mr. Sheriff Waithatan not baring bee, able to
obtain any iiiforatetion as to the route by which
her Nejelity'e remains were to be conveyed from
tlnnifenburgh House, so fete as half•post tea bsi
Moodily everting, sent the following letter tol.ocd'
Liverpool, to which he received the subjcened en-
swer:--

" tily LORD—As etamilf of the °oust, of Midstlea; 1
feel it my duty to request your Lordship to Worm aro by
obit roam the remotes of her late Majesty aro t 6 be cue-
world through the comity from Drama...lMO game! ' •
" I have the hammy to be,
Youltordsbip's obedient Servo**,
" ROBT. WAITHIIAN.
Itlidre-mreet, Aug. 13,1821, half-peat 10 erasing.'
" The Wert Hu*. burl of Liverpool."
To which the following answer war retstraed :--
" Plf• House, kited 13, hattpitit li.
8111-4 have this 111011 Ifni received your letter, and
roost rife, you to the Lord Outiobsrlaires Deparimearlur
particulars. Tice lirrei lois are, that She reataios of he. late
Majesty 'ball he cooveyed by the New-rood to Humfued,
lied lb.'s by the direct road to Harwieb.
" I have the boomer to be, Mr,
" Your obedient humble &resat,
Mr.SheriE Waitbessa." " LIVERPOOL"

PROGRESS OF THE FUNERAL PROCESSION
Op THE LATE QUEEN.

At eleven o'clock on Tuesday night the areal.
code proceeded from Rumford, escorted by a tidop
of the 4th, or Queen's Own. The inhabitants of
Rumford preceded the cavalcade with about lif)
lighted flambeaux. as far as Hare-street, and being
greatly fatigued with waiting the arrival of the pro-
tession fur tinily hours, they returned to Rumford.
The royal remains passed through Brentwood at
one o'clock, a. its. yesterday morning, where the
escort was relieved by a lion) of the 4th (or QUeCIN
Own) dragoons. • '
The procession reached Ingatestone between the
hours of two and three. In .1104 places through
which it *pass-d the people manifested' no party
filings, but behaved with a dectirum and respect
suitable to the solemn occis.ion.
The procession reached Chelmsford about four.
The coin was removed from the hearse, rind pot
into the church. It was hiid upon a bier in the
middle aisle; with the *velvet pall placed over it.
Sir George Nayler, and Mr. Woods, the Herald.
carried the crown sod emliion into the church, sod
placed them on the c, Ma. Lord aid Lady Mod
sod Lily Ann Iletuilton dal not arrive there; they
were obliged, from eseeloove fatigue, to atop sod
sleep et Rumford, at the White Hart. A guard
was phcred over the remains of her Majesty.
Orders were given by Mr. Bailey for every per.
son who intended to go on fro it Chelmsford with
the funeral,to he in perfect readiness to' start by
half-past nine o'clock yesterday, n.
HER N.ssisyv's ColPmm.-11 is a singular cir-
cumstance that the plate prepared, and engraved
with a Latin inscription, scemdbig to the order of
the. Home Departmeist, has not teen put on her
Manors°. coil). On Mr. ElseaowYssus getting
out of the carriage in which he rode, at Chelmsford,
it was observed that he carried the plate of the coffin
to his hands. On inquiry, we learn that the plate
and inscription so prepared, do not accord with the
wishes of her MAJZSTY.I executors and frienda,
and that it is intended to place on the coin am
other plate differently nucabed,-~eti the arrival of
the body at Brunswick.

HER LATR .Videf4STY.

The following observations are copied from the
Bury Paper :
BURT, UGUST
We have selected, for the information of our
readers, the most important and interesting parti-
culars relative to the death of her Majesty the
Queen. Most willingly would we abstaiu from
offering our comments on this eaiuful subject, were
it not from an apprelieusion that our silence might
be liable to misconstruction ; fur we would not
for a moment suffer the enemies and persecutors of
her late Majesty to conceive, from our abstinence of
remark, that we acquiesce in the justice of their
calumnies, and approve of the spirit of their per-
secution.
If political animosity were at all susceptible of
feeling, surely the time and circumstances of this
melancholy event would call it forth. To my no-
thing of the policy or prudence of the attempt to
gaze upon that pageantry of which herself should
have been a part, war it nothing that she should be
spurned from the door by menials, and be received
with contempt by the aosetubled multitude P Pain•
ful as this insult mart hove been, there yet remained
for her last momenta ibe possibility of some coosso
Wiwi. Some relative might have been near to hear
her dying wishes, to ark and to receive forgive.
ness for past neglect or injury, to close her eyes.
and pay, in the hour of death, some tribute of re-
spect to her whore file had.passed away in one con-
tiuutd course of disappointment and vexation : but
even this consolation was denied her. Will faction
forbid us to call her unfortunate ? A Jew .tears ago
this nation was in ineuinieg for the daughter—
among her good qualities and ennoble feehirgs was
enumeruted her z.stous attachment and love to her
mother. As we revere the memory of thedaugh-
ter, we owe at least some respect to the parent whom
that daughter so dearly and laithfully loved. We
pitied the parent when that child was withdrawn.
and we have now seen what cause we had for pity ;
but our pity cairoot reach the grave—the stormy
and troubleuur life is over. and she is now " where
Ilse wicked cease from troubling, and the weary art
at rest."
Events are too revers, for us to judge fairly and
disearresinoely. Future generat• 's will decide
upon the merits of this ritteatiou with less of the
irgost ion* or party. and it we be then found to have
misplaced our pity, and to have titilemptedvinili-
cation.where t or at nut mertterl, we titian at least
hive' the etedit 111' error on the side of liumairite:
Theft fut; birweete.-we may judge and decide even
isoltbstt it 'was dangerously tansperiug with the.
cosign u don of the ("MAUI rj..iind the liberties'a the
sut.jeet, soioir•upt flue lehtnation .4sl ex risijinfil
laws ; e to,eur-
rootid.o'dihroidki wile with 'alit it wail-mi.:
getsirotni (frilrent acs ess'to every Guild in kw)
rope, and ciiitsge It as eeeri the' shadow 'or effigies
that, thus deserted, ll* vitfiiii'Orpersekloye,
su ttglit refuge from iblitegt • iiireilor. `icK:4s

'that it was tteijitot to 'treat the aeCetetl Ark pi*
before trial, end to withhold the hanoali
. play when the Bill of Degradation was not papa ;
that it was a mockery to make her home micont-
bitable, and then to blame her for leaving it;
that it was cruel to thresten prosecution for return.
;log so_England, thus virtually inviting het *Min, •
8,1 Pee to accuse her of exciting,* faction, IntSit,ato
She *ould not iiaa -to the imputation of guilt; that
iittawtiason upon a
degotudigues gtoti weeonof o pnythe great council of the
political moment, toil',
neglect of wore weighty .t.jpuomentous affairs; that
it *Ol impolitic, when the country was endangered by
the fermentations hf party and of discontent, to in-
crease, by this useless persecution, those agitations
which a wise legislature would do every thing iu its
power to allay ; that it was insulting to the per-
*tidal character of the first personage in the king-
dom, to acknowledge the impracticability of unit-
lug a Bill of Divorce with s Bill of Degradation ;
that it was disrespectful to the memory of our late
Sovereign to persecute her whois hr had putronised
sad defended; that it was ill-judged to repeat at-
tempts which had twice failed, and to seek to esta-
blish by Italian witnesses what English witnesses
bid not succeeded in ; that it was absolutely ridi.
culotte to bring forward a discussion of that na-
ture at a time of life when there could be no danger
of disputed succession; that it was inconsistent with
the spirit of the British Constitution to confound
the personal and political charseteruf the Sovereign ;
‘hat it was fully to 'nine in a contest where suc-
cess could do no good, and defeat no serious injury ;
and finally, that the morals of the country eoald
receive nu benefit from the investigation, and could
receive 110 injury from letting it alone.
In corroboration of these opinions we need only
quote the authority of Ministers themselves, who
twice refused to engage in this disgraceful transsc-
action ; and the country knows that on this ac-
Count the kingdom was for two days without a
Ministry.
That part of the press which was most malignant
against her Majesty while living, is now desirous of
dropping her memory 'altogether. It shews some
spark or grata- (and let her enemies have all the cie-
dit of it) to abstain from calumny nose its victim is
no more. The hand of persecution cannot reach
her in the grave, and the tongue of malice may
'listen' from polluting the chambers of death. But
need we he altogether silent; is it not a kind of
reproach to say that we will not blame, and then
to bold our rater even front good ? And will not
the enemies of the Qoren acknowledge that she
possessed good qualities ? W do not covet to praise
the outward gluey. and eleguncies which Courts
user tench, and which may oftentimes cover a bo-
Sow that has no genre, and a form that has no
feeling ; but we must applaud, and we will com-
mend, • generous soul. a liberal sentiment, an he-
toic kindness, which trembled not to minister to
the afflicted, when the breath of pestikuce was
rising from the bed of sickness.