The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

obliged to say—we, cats't manage you—(Laughter and
applause)—you insult its by kicking out our Given Bag I
we must take it where it may experience a inure favour-
able reception.—(Cheers.) In the other Waite it was
indeed seriously eussidered—and white the result. Nolo
produce he could nbt ihiek of without horror. The linit.•
Gentleman stated that Mr. Byng was abroad with his
family.
Mr. WAITIIMAN (having been loudly called fur) said
he had abstained tor many years past (ruin interfering
with she inert:nes and proreedings of the Comity, con-
fining himself inure pasticulary to tile City. He declassed
that the pre.ent question plopesly amused the whole
eimato ; the enemies of the Queen were for prosecuting
her, not accordiug to law, hot agrinst all law.
A Petition to • the Lords having been proposed and
agreed to.
Sir F. Benorrr (who was loudly called for) said, he
only just arrived in town, and having heard of the Meet-
ing, lie deemed it Isis duty to attend ; hat lie had hoped to
be allowed to remain a silent spectator oldie spontaneous
feelings of the Meeting. On this exhausted subject, what
could be said? all he could utter must he the feelings and
opinion! of every man who beard him.—lf a Queen were
thus attacked, how could a Nobleman be secure? And
the Ministers did not see another gulph, that they were
preparing for a Whited blonatchy. They were as blind
as mules, and their work was as dirty. If they prepared
a pit for the Crown of the Queen, might Mere nut also be
dug a pit for the Crown of the King. (Hear, hear.)—lf
" conduct" In the Queen were to be the cause of degra-
dation, bone but a saint could be secure as a King; and
if the Crown could be taken away for miscondui t, be
knew nut who could hope to sit long on the Throne with
safety. The question was in every way dangerous, and
it was therefore ',toper that the voice of the people
should be raised.—(Applause.)
Mr. 11011110 USE nab also loudly called for, and he
viewed the attacks on the Queen only of a character with
those niade on classes of the people.
Thanks having been voted to Alderman Wood, he
stepped forward amidst loud applause to return his ac-
knowledgments. In the Continuos, at public meetings,
and in private societies, he had maintained silence res-
pecting the Queen's case. As to what he had duce, lie
,nought there was not a man in the country, possessing
a knowledge of backs, such as he had fur months, who
would ;sot, have acted iu a similar manner. He saw
that the Queen was in the hands of betrayers; and
that hilt for sonic decisive step, she possibly might
never have the opportunity of coming to this country.
The Queen, however, lie was glad to inform them, was
in the highest spirits. (Applause.) As a proof of this,
not 24 hours before the tune of his addressing them, being
engaged on reasoning on her 'situation, she observed,
'• •I would not change My situation for that of any other
woman in the world." He could add, that it was her Mii-
jesty's ',mention to go from the house which was prepar-
ing for her in town, and would he ready in a few days,
every day to the House of Lords an: remain: daily so
Mug as the proceedings lasted —(lmipense applause.)—
As to the merits of the question, he was sure they would
pardon his silence; as to their Wolk., knowing, what he
did, he had done no more than his duty.—(Applause )
Thaiiks having been voted to the blieritl, the Meeting
was dissolved.

A FEW WORDS ON TIME AND ETERNITY.

[Front the London Magasinea

" Time rolls his fleeting course."—W. SCOTT.
. " A friend ut mute, wins wov a staunch auherent of the
epicurean.s3stens, used frequently to observe, that time for-
cibly reminded him of turtle soup, for it slipped down the
throat of eternity, and was seen no more. Ids is one of a
thuusainksimilics that have been brought forward in all ages
of the world to illustrate the plain fact, that life is ►hurt
nod uncertain. In the discussion of so trite and hacknied a
subject, but little novelty can be expected. The wide held
of argument mid meditation has been carefully and judiciously
mowed, uud u the crop was miginally so plentitul. and
the soil su fertile in its productions, iimumeroble gleaners
have been invited to enter and pick up the test remaining
ears that were ovaluuked or neglected by the original

reapers.
" When w• reflect on the irrecoverable nod silent march
of time, when we consider that every succeeding day, as it
flies over our heads, deans us onward to the grave, and ren-
ders the prospect of life, which shone, a few years since, in
all the cloudless splendour of a summer's morning, dim, dark,
and uncertain, as the western horizon at Use approach
twilight; it 1s impossible to prevew a feeling of surprise,
and a sentiment of mortification, at the geuerail apathy with
whirl. it is acknowledged. The revolutiosis of the reason.,
which are types of the life of man, ale viewed in no other
light than us they contribute to his amusements ur his sot rows ;
but to use there is a valemo monitory voice in every season, as
it rolls onward to the great ocean of eternity, tint N., .ks
honor to my soul, and 1 can never call to mold the velocity
with which spring declines into sunnier, and autumn into
winter, without resin inhering at the same time the ruined tran-
sition (ruin youth to age, from death to eternity. But Incl all
further resemblance cease►. Summer, says the Greek pasto-
ral noel, though now it dies away tin the lap of autumn, soon
soon renews its signor and its charms, stud the dots net that
droops at the approach of winter, again bursts folios with
renewed spleudisur. But to man, %lieu once tie declines in
the vale of years, there is no roviortitiog ehauge of time or
season. No second spring returns to cheer him; no youth
to pour the ail of gladness into his heat I ; but the run which
to-day sees him withering in the gradual decay of age, to-
morrow dawns upon his grave.
To a well regulated and virtuous disposition these reflec-
tions, though accompanied by melancholy, are nut without
their consolations; which are snore particularly experienced,
whenever the idea of a re-union in a laud where" every tear
shall be wiped away," mouser the breast, and amelioi ales its
anguish. If the arbiter of our existence bur doomed us,
among other calamities, to see the friend whom we loved to-
day laid out in his winding-sheet tiwinorrow ;if lie has shewn
us, that in this transitory slate of existence, grief will always
preponderate over happines., that an hour of pleasure w
dl
tie succeeded by a day of cure, cud a smile of sun-Asher
closely followed up by is shower of tears ; he has she% is us
also, that there is u reward for suffering, au eternity of hap-
piness which dawns on tile death-bed of repentisuce, when
the ui gist of affliction is passing away fur ever.
But a short time since, and the progre.sive vi' issitbdes of
the seasons brought round to us the longest day of the year.
alauy were then alive who hailed its approach with comfort
and sa tisfoctioa. It erne to t►em wafted eo the wings of

eternity, replete with gladness.and sparkling with suu.shine.
It came to them as the grand climax of the bounty of nature
summer had then reached its metal ity, and the hours kindly
lefigniened their stay to enable n. usury filly to enjoy its
richness. lii the dark season of winter we look anxiously
for its approach; we raw it gridually open to our view - it
came—it pawed—and even nisw, a bile the last folds of its
summer robe are daily receding from the view, we comfit' s
ourselves with the fond hope, that in a short space of time
it will return, braining in all its prism sal beauty, Dot whit
long interval must el.ipse between the period of 116 depar-
ture and its restoration Winter, with its rude, sullen
grandeur—spring, with its precarious sunshine, alternate
light and shade, must successively appear and vanish; and
though hope, ever fleet in anticipation, will waft us cheer.
fully over the must gloomy parts of the year, how few may
he lelt to hail the approach of warmer. The heart that now
stiffens the hand that now dictates, may long ere that time be
slumbering in the darkness of the tomb►, and the only vestige
of our previous existence may be the wild flower that blooms
on our grave, as if it mucked our silence ; or *he solitary
sigh that respires from the bosom of our friend, whenever
the memory of the past is recalled.
In showing the comparative brevity of existence, and in
bestowing on us the gift of reflection, nature seems to have
taken every opportunity of calling our better feelings into
action. We cannot puss a lf•4d that now riots in the wan-
tonness of summer, a church-yard that abounds in emblems
of mortality, a river that tolls onward to the great receptacle
of its waters, hut we read iii them the transcripts of our own
precarious situation, and.an admonition to employ suitably
the lime that remains. The di►satisfied may there see the
necessity of exchanging the gloom of despair for the sunshine
of content ; and the indolent may feel, that the time which
lags so heavily with him, flies with equal pace to all.
I shall eimelu. e this paper with an Arabian tale, which is
recorded by the prophet Mahomet, and seems well adapted
to the occasion. Mankind, says he, in the primitive ages of
the world, once preferred a petition to Ann, alleging the
extreme partiality of TIME in sonic, and his indifference to
others. The young observed, that while they were revelling
in the enjoyments of pleasure and society, the genius Hew
with so swift a pace, that they were unable to prepare their
minds for eternity, or perform the sacred duties that were
enjoined them by their religion. The aged, the widowed,
and the friendless affirmed, that they had frequently prayed
to the Deity to deliver them from the captivity of life ; but
that he had invariably disregarded their intercessions, and
prolonged their existence. Having beard their different
comploitas, Alla commanded his prophet to inform
the petitioners, that their lamentations originated Willi
themselves: that if the youtig would zealously perform the
duties of life, and the aged, etiiiiisit aside the 'garments of
of affliction, cling to eternity as to the rock of their saltation
the lapse of TINS would be unnoticed by many, and disreu
vied by air. ' •

LETTER of LORD J. RUSSELL to Mr. WILBERFORCE.
Lord John Russell has addressed a letter to Mr. WilborfcWw,
on the subject of the proceedings against the Qtieen, in which he
observes, that the Hon. Gentleman has an opportunity of doing,
at this moment, a great benefit to his countty. His Lordship
has transmitted the harm of a Petition to the King, to Mr. Wil-
berforce, on the one subject of the present day, which he. wish,ss'
hint to move, because, if it originated with the opposition,, he is
sure its object would be defeated. His Lordship says, not Wishing
to prejudge a question of which they knew (baking, he has omit-
ted many tomes that might be insisted upon, alluding. Ire
suppose, to the proceedings the House of Lords on the Pains
and Penalties' Bill. His Lordship regrets the leaving the Queen's
name out of the Liturgy ; and also regrets, though she says he
cannot blame, the language of many of the Addresses pre-
sented to her Majesty. The petition which accompanies Lord
John's letter to Mr. Wilberforce is of course long, as it embraed
a variety of topics respecting the existing differences. which.
have been long before the public. It is couched in the most
respectful language to his Majesty.- It remarks it was only.when
the Queen landed in England that the King interfered on behalf
of the public interests and public morals of the country, and sent
a Royal Message to both Houses of Parliament. The Petition
censures the conduct of his Majesty's advisers in the business,
and says, that a Bill inflicting Penalties ought in very few cases
to be resorted to. After dwelling on this subject, the petition
goes on to state, " that a feeling as universal as the air. is enter-
tained that the Queen is to be oppressed, not tried—a feeling so
generous, that there are none but must applaud its spirit. It
then humbly asks, "Why should Queen Caroline be prosecuted
at all, oolong lathe behaves with propriety in this country ? The
petition concludes thus--
We have endeavoured to make it apparent to your Majesty
that the Act by which it is proposed to degrade the Queen is not
necessary to the state—that, on the contrary, it will be, to use
the words of the House of Commons, ' disappointing to the hopes
of Parliament, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, and inju-
rious to the best interests of the Empire.' We also have attemp-
ted to thew that another course is open. In recommending your
Majesty to abstain from further proceedings,' we give no opinion
on the metits of the case. %Ye do not ask your Majesty to
retract any opinion you have formed: we merely ask yore
Majesty to decline putting the Queen on the hard task of decod-
ing herself against foreign rumours, springing up in the course of
six years, and nursed into importance by a Commission sent from
England for the purpose.
" Your Majesty, we know full well, is too magnanimous and
too generous to put any inclination of your own in the balance
against the real welfare of your people. That welfare requires
repose. During the last year the conflict of passions brought Otis
country to the verge of civil war. A new subject is the only thing
wanting to renew those paAions in a more dre tdful form. May
your Majesty out furnish the occasion ! Already the loyal hodies
who address the Queen are called" Radicals ;" those who accused
her are styled " Persecutors and Calumniators" By a single
word your Majesty may dispel the impending storm. We•
therefore, humbly pray your Majesty that you will be pleased to
issue orders to prorogue the Parliament, and thus put an end to
all proceedings at present pending against the Queen.
' And your petitioners will ever pray." &c.
We know not what answer Mr. Wilberforce will give to the
communication of Lord John RusselL His Lordship certainly
has given hills anproposing
opportunity of a measure that we
confidently assert is in perfect accordance with the feelings and sen •
tintents of a large majority of his Majesty's loyal subjects. lite
object of' his Lordship we consider truly patriotie—it is in our
opinion divested of all party views, and the prayer of the petition,
if it succeeded, would be productive of incalculable benelit to the
interests and welfare of the kingdom.
The Bishop of Kx-eter has accepted the of of
the Sec of Lincoln. 1)r. Carey, Prebendary of West-
minster, is to be Bishop of Exeter ; and, most pre.
bably, the Rev. Robert Stevens will succeed to his
prebendal stall. The Bishop
Dean of St. Paul's; and Dr. Frodsham Hodson,
Principal of Brazennose, succeeds to the
de
Professorship Professorship of Divinity, witicl), it is said, "/••
ill v
cate his Headship. of Liaridaff is made