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LONDON,
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1820.

Nothing could exoeed the anxiety manifested
yesterday evening in the House of Commons to
-learn the nature of the motion which Mr. WiLosa-
FORCE had promised to submit upon the subject of
the recent negociations. Mr. WILBERFORCE, how-
ever, did nut appear in hie place whew his name was
called by the SPEAKER. and for nearly a quarter of
no hour the business of the House was interrupted,
to the no small discontent of several Members. At
length Mr. WILBERFORL4 arrived, bet instead of
bringing forward his promised motion, he threw
I • elf upon the itelolgeoce of the House, and re- •
quested permission, for urgent, though yet private
reasons, to postpone his motion until this evening.
Those who know any thing of Mr. WI tneuFtrace's
character must be ready to give the fullest credit to
his assurance, that nothing hut circumstances of the
gravest and most important nature could have iu-
duced him in the present painful Mate of sus-
prose in which Parliament mid the politic are
held, to postpone for a moment the couoidesation
of this most interesting and important 'eject.
The Hon. Member though again pressed toeiplain
the nature of his intended emotion, again peremp-
torily declined to gratify the society of the public,
although he expressed his williagmess to communi-
cate his notions upon the point to any of his friends
in private. Indeed so far as we may collect from
the Hon. Member, his intentions alma this subject
seem not to be as yet deafly &fisted, for the um-
lion which he contemplated yesterday tuning was
different from that which he load cowceived ou the
previous evening, and he admitted that as the
course of circumstances had rendered the one al-
teration wecessary, he might by possibility find a
further change expedient, even within a few hours.
This principle of mutability carried to so great en
extent, will readily account for the unwillingness
of the Hun. Member to express hie intentions pub-
licly, for he might thereby either bind his impose
inconveniently, or deceive those whom lie should
be must willing to inform correctly.

to the meals time Lord A SCHISALD HAMILTON
perms to have adopted • fair and direct mode of
procedure, awl which indeed we enunot fail of ap-
proving in the Noble Lord, as it is constmant with
the notions which we veutured to throw out yester-
itiy upon this 'object. Our readers are aware that
the point of difficulty in the recent negociations
arose upon the question of restoring the QuEeN's
11.1111 e to the Liturgy. AVere this point overcome,
and her MAJI.STY's title and privileges as QUEEN
of England thereby recognised, all the subsequent
q in... Louis might lie arranged with no great difficulty.
We therefore suggested the expediency of Mr.
Wifuetteoact:'s proposing en address to the KING,
prayiug his MAJLSTY to restore the QUEEN% name
to the Liturgy. With this obvious paint Lord
AECRIOALD HAMILTON is resolved to grapple. He
siU therefore move, in the first instance, for, a
copy of the Order in Council, its pursuance of
winch her Ms, xsill's mime was removed from the
Liturgy ; 81111 It 011 sub-equent discussion it be the
010111011 of the House of Conimons that the KING
had no authority by law, as indeed the terms of the
statute would imply, to erase the QUEEN'S name
from the Liturgy, 11111. that .1.4
plower extended wily-
to slier the designation according to the varying
irireitasoloneeo of the personates., the QUEEN'.
name moist then be restored to the Liturgy, mad the
principal point of difficulty will be happily removed.
Should this questions come to be discussed, us we
ilotrlM Not it will, as trust that it will not he cons
warred • fit appalls/lily far istrasuririg the relative
tattoo), al parties in Pittliastiel,t. It involves no
gruieral principle of govertinient which might a&et
the stability of a 11,1itustry ;. it is a mere querns,* of
law, opostwhieh a mail, or even • body of men, might
entertain so erroneous opinion : should it, therefore,
be decided ley the 'louse of Comnions against the us,
tamed power of the Crown, unperson of common un-
ilerstaiidnig would, we think, be we extremely 101'0114
siderite as to exult in the Irritant, no If it were a
triumph on the part of her MAJESTY. Mr. WlL-
ar.ttroace's motion, whatever it may be, having
fur iis object the prevention of further inquiry, it

is liesiiable that it-should hare•precedenee of Lord
CASTLERIAGH'd motion -foi renewing the adjourned
debate upon the •KING'a Message. Lord CASTLE.
it EA ii's motion was therefore postponed, with
that of Mr. WILBERFORCE, until this evening,
when it seems to be the wish of all partite that the
discussion of the question should be no longer ad-
journed. Mr. TIERNEY intimated that if any
further postponement were suggested, he should
'feel it to be his duty to take the sense of the
,House upon the subject.
On the motion of this evening, therefore, the
fate of the proceeding instituted by the Ministers of
the Crown will probably depend. There can he no
doubt that if the motion he judiciously framed, and
if it have for its object the renewal ()rifle negocia-
Lions under more fivourable auspices, it will receive
•• powerful support in the Haute of Commons. But
lii4hly as we may esteem the talents and ingenuity
of Mr. WILBERFORCE, why should we entertain
very sanguine hopes that he will devise some plan
for removing difficulties which were found insur-
mountable by two of the most practised and able
dipleatatioisin Europe on the one part, and two gen-
kitten perhaps nut inferior to either of them in nbili-
ties upon the other? We fear that Mr. WILDER-
, nonce in some degree undervalues the nature of the
difficulties which he has to encounter. The dif-
ferences that arose in the negocistion embraced
the point which was conceived on both sides
to be of primary importance, namely, the ex-
press public and official recognition of her MA.
JUTS'S rights sod privileges as QUEEN. From
this it is impossible that her MAJESTY can volun-
tarily recede, a'ild to drive her from it by the
power of
!he klouse of Commons would be
cruel and unmanly. In the consideration of
this subject it must never be forgotten that
the QUEEN acts upon the defeosive only, and that
circumstanced as her MAJESTY now is, any crown-
sion of her legal rights mutt imply an admission of
the charges preferred by her enemies. Let those
rights-be once acknowledged, and her MajSETT will
readily adjust the remaining points relating to's, reti-
deuce, patronage, and income," in any manner most
gratifying w the Alinieters of the Crown. She has
pledged herself to it. But if the recognition of
her eights and title be refused, there is no alter-
native tat a public investigetion of her conduct,
and viewing what has already passed upon this
painful subject, it must be evident to all that
her MAJESTY would much more willingly encounter
any trial, than by any implication confess herself
what bar enemies would vepresent ter.

A maims *Bolas* place on Friday the-
]6th inst. on the coast between Herne Bay and
Receiver. between a party of enisgglers, who had
noose down from the interior, and Lieutearrat
DOUGLAS and a detachment of the seamen evii.
played m the coast blockade, stationed at Bishop-
stone, in which two of the former were very severely
wounded, hut escaped ; and a midshipman and
several seamen were also wounded. Pistols were
discharged on both sides.—(Kestish Gazette.)
The East India Company's ships General Harris
and Warren Hastings arrived in the Downs on
Monday. The General Harris left Si. Helena the 3.1
May, and en the 6th June fell in and conliaued in
company with the Worms Hastings.—The Canning
and Lady Melville, outward-b I, arrived at Si.
Helena on the la May.—The Marquis of Handy,
also outward-bound, was all well on the 29111
March is lat. 1. 30. N.

Some alterations are about to take place in the
regimentals and equipments of the two ieginieros
of Life Guards; the splendid Roman helmets ■re
to be discarded, as too heavy, end the men are to
weer fur asps, decontrol with a plume of feathe►s.
The two regiments of Life Guards have been for
some time past training in their respective riding.
houses, in a new exercise, for parrying pikes with
their broadswords, and to resider them more effec-
tive in i►regular attacks of en enemy.
A letter from Yarmouth, dated June ig, ►ays—
.s This town has been very gay for the kit week,
by the arrival of the Liffey frigate, which is to take
out Sir CHARLES BAUUT as Ambassador to St.
Petersburgh. On Friday evening there was an ele.
Kant hall at the Beth.roorns, at which Lord Dun.
CATS and the Hon. Captain DUNCAN, hie brother.'
who commands the Liffey, were present ; also all .
the officers of the Lijfry, and these of the East
Norfolk Militia. The rooms were brilliantly illu.
mutated, and numerously attended ; end from the •
improvements that have been made iii the Roth •
concerns generally, and the increase of company
dart has already taken place, there is every appear.
mote of a full season."

In consequence of the prevalence of westerly
whirls for some time Iwo, Liver, I harbour has
been unconnuonly crowded. Sunday week, how-
ever, the wind preyed favenrable, when, we believe,
more than 300 sail of vessels, including eoesteii,
parsed taunt' the Ruck. The right was magni-
fier's,: the liver appeared to he literally covered,
and the ticking of the vessels added mach to the
interest of the 'petite.

At Norwich Market on Saturday Barley again
declined Is. per coomb : other grain as before. The
Beast Malawi was very plvistitally supplied with
stock oral' kinds. particularly Seuts. Leda Cattle
from the midland counties Icive also Ciund their
way hither. The sheep pens were well filled.
On Thursday evenly% lest the beds of a mon
was fewnit On the shore; nest Cetwye, Curitarvots-
shire. in a state of scakedness, except having a small
serge wrapper rolled tocsin' his widdle, and a pair
of neatly-mil/4 slitievoind short socks on; the head
and built hassdesppinewly having been chasoverett.
We have nut time to enter ' further partitulavv,
having only received the information just ON our
paper 1100 going to west. but learn that the body
was *alien to Llauthille. church-yard. where it war
berried, withow4 a• Coyote," s lagaest• hoeing sat
srlro►r it.—(Chaster Ceturant.j

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