The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-02-08 00:00:00

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Porto. we hold sentiments oven tins sntjett diffe-
rent from those which they seem to entertain ; but
even the circle of oar own acquaintance proves to
us that honourable and intelligent men conscien-
tiously feel that the Ministers were justilie.l its in-
stituting the investigation into lie conduct of the
Queen. Fire, therefore, should we he from throw.
ing censure or suspicion upon any Menihrr of the-
Mose of Commons who appeared on Wednesday

mornitig in the ranks or the Ministers; hut it must
be owned by every ingentione friend of the Miois-
ters, that the majority of the House of Coiumons
deep not, wpmn the suhject of the proseesition
against the Queers, rep'e.ent the sense and feelingy
of the grew majority of the iiiitobitio.ts, of the
eimpire. toed CASTZEREAGIT, in his speech or,'
Wedisesday morning, declared that he should eve,
bow to public opinioo ; boa (and the Nol,le
quolifiratioo &inlets considerably from the valuer
of his svows4 lie knew not how this public
opinion was to be obtained.. Now we put it
to the Noble Lord, as to a matt of good sense
and honour, whether he, at this rtslineiii, enter-.
foists soy doubt mom the state of public opi-r.
moo in England with regard to the proceeding.
of the Ministers against the QUEEN ? We ds;
not fesr that we should differ essentially from Lords
CAViILEREAGN in a definition of what constituter

public opinion. The Noble Lord, we are peel.
mailed, would be as far from limiting it to the,
sentiments of his own immediate friends, ar even
of the majority of Parham-n', ss we ►hould be•
from confining it to those of the merely labouring
portion of the community. If ever there was a gins.
tick) *pots which public opinion, in its proper aoit
eateuded sense, was clearly and unequivocally ex-
p bbbbb d, that question was the prosecution tr„minst the
QUEEN ; the tine and temper of the public wind
were most decidedly hostile to the principle of the
proceeding, and to the manner and spirit witty sinbiclii
it was conducted. It is, we think, en unforuvater
circumstance th:u the vote of the blouse of Com-
mons ►hould diffr so widely frvitt, the t chin,
evinced by the nation,. awl they, we )Melt, might
the most to lenient it whin most deny the necessity
of Parliamentary Reform ; for never was there pw-
sented to the judgment of the public a stronger or
more conclusive ussurance that the voice of the•
Muse of Commons is not the voice of the people,
than the vote against the motive► made by the Mar-
quis of TAY-MOCK.

Nrvt•r having. entertained any feelings Omar&
the Treasury scribes incompatible with• a hierully
disposition, we run tonal) ourselves occasionally to
feel "sentiment of pity fur their condition, when
we find the poor 'beings involved in difficulties
and emba merits. They have ever since the

lending of the QUEEN iti England been labourin,
incessantly, and with a perseverance which, if ex.
cited in a better cause, might have eontribsted tie
their hemmer. to persuade the litho, the Ministers..
and as many of the public as should be ou
hardy as to tepoer ally confidence in their assertions,
that sedition and blasphemy were stalking througl.-
out the land, and had infected the mass of she
nation with the loathsome impolitic. of their•doc-
trines. They hove asserted.thst the repair of the
country was endangered,. the safety. oft our inetitt.
lions threatened, and that even the life of ounaawt
gracious-Mbilarch was not secure from the violence
of his people. They, looltedl. ise doubt, watt.
confidence to. the meeting of Parliament, whets
they expected to hear their own collie's and
absurdities repeated by the Ministers; lout what
must have beets their co ,fusion whets they heard,
the voice of the KING himself *peaking in the
language of affectims and confidence to his loyal•
and devoted people ? His MAJESTY, to Wins! the
sincerity of this confidence, generontely reerolvent
to gratify his people by presenting himself to their
animus eyes, and by skating in their ainusetneute
and pleasures to draw causer around him those
bernelauf affectionate sympathy which he was per-
suaded. they universally et/tenanted for Ws person
and government, and it we may be permitted so to
speak, he properly and judiciously chose the
theatre& for the auconsplishinent of this gracious
purpose. Alas for the poor bcri bre of the Tieasury !
No sooner did the KING. present himself its the
theatres, than! the immense multitudes assembled
joined with a thrilling burst of genuine heartfelt
royalty to testify their ardent and devoted affection.
The houses rang with the manifestation* of publie
loyalty—nu words can convey the intiontsioneo
riterg! with which the people thus assembled
sotiAlit to convey to the delighted senses of thei7
Mumerelr the satisfied assurance of their lose. He.
came among us fearlessly and.confidently. and we
received hint loyally and aßetionately. These
chit-tits prove most satisfactorily that the Nlonarcleao
mind has not brew inftutoced to Ins people's Maid-
yardage by the poisonous effusions of thellsietitatic•
defamers of the people, and removes the painful its-.
',cession faun the public mind derived bons the SINUS'
corruptand polluted sources—the l'oresuiyJouroais-
-that in acossequeuee of such calumnies monist hie
people,.our gracious Sovereign had felt some oliitrust
in their zeal and love. Such all impression can uo•
longer be felt;, and us a generous, confidence upon.
the one hand necessarily generates or increa.es
affectiou upon the other, nu doubt tun be enter-
tamed that Isis 11.11117.1iT1e0l visits to the great nationat
theatres will have the tistlightfol effect of removing
every uneasy feeling torkfcli might have cast a mo-
mentary cloud over the brightness of his MAJESTY'S
popularity.

Viscount CArrt.Easafors and Count MUNSTER
had audiences of his AIAJCIITY yesterday.
Mr. LAPLUMS, Admiralty Messenger, hil bet II
suddenly ordered off, with dispatches of the utmost
iruf uttavoe to the British Bag iu the flay of Nople;.