The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-07 00:00:00

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rah* his notions of what loyalty" to the existing
form of Government consist in, we most take leave
to inform him that his " lop d" men of the empire
are by no means so numerous sa he seems to think
them. The criterion of loyalty at the present con-
juncture is declared ho►tility to the WREN, and a
determination to sacrifice her, no mistier whether
"as a victim or a criminal." In the eyes of the
loyal men it was but a secondary consideration
whether the Qu NEN was guilty or nor, her MAJESTY
was to be destroyed at all events, mod law,jnaticr,
' and the spirit of the constitution were to be sarri-
f►ced, that vengeance might he gratified. If The
Courier supposes that this measure of crime was
opposed by only one-tenth of the lINiIOII, lie is mis-
taken; the converse of his proposition would be
flinch nearer to the truth, and that the " loyal"
did not exceed that number, while the traitors, who
stood up for law, justice, and the constitution,
amounted to no less than nine-tenths of the whole
body of the people. The Editor of The Carrier
knows this as well as any our, hut lie has an subject
of self-interest ih &slit% it—the Ministers lance silt
object in denying it ; but their own act in withdraw-
ing the Dill of Pains and Penalties prove, how strong
their convict...on was, that the mass of she people, pro-
perly so called, was against them. The etithensissm
of the inhabitants of the metropolis in favour of the
QUEEN, or rather in opposition to the miconstittitioual
course of proceeding pursued against her MAJESTY,
was warmly expressed ; yet they would err who
should take the stole of the metropolis ass fair esti-
mate of the general Wile of the nation upon this
subject ; the feeling, of the country, using the word
as contradistingnished from the metropolis, was
much more bonneted, aunt spoke a language fir
more vivid mid impressive. %Vito will sentare to
accuse so large a body of the people of sedition or
treason—who will dare to call them disloyal while
acting ic support of the law—what Minister is so
egregiously ignorant of the British people as to be-
lieve, or believing, so silly as to say that the mil-
lions of persons who have so strongly opposed the
measures of the Cabinet in this instance, would not
-with burning heart and ready hood rally DfOUIIII the
throne and person of their Sovereign, should either
be entlasogrred, and prove by their devoted courage
in his defecce the falsehood that dated to brand
them with disloyalty

The Courier affects to misunderstand the objec•
tion that we made yesterday to the manner in which
the names of the Ladies who visit the QULEN are
mentioned in that Paper. Assuredly it is not to
the mere circumstance of announcing their names
that we object, we have ourselves announced them,
but the disgraceful comments which precede and
accompany the ■renouncement in the Courier
called down our strongest censure. There are few
Ladies who would wish to see their names in a
public newspaper tinder any circumstances, for
the delicacy of a female mind shuns publicity, as
being at beat a doubiful advantage; but is there a
woman upon earth who would voluntarily place
herself in a situation which would necessarily ex-
pose her to the fangs of some hired traducer, who
would relentlessly cast censures and impute crimes
without caring a pin whether they were founded in
truth or falsehood ? It is for this principle of india.
criminate slander that we censure the Courier,
and those other Treasury Journals that follow an
example so disgraceful. There is a principle of
forbearance which no man of generous mind should
forget when speaking of the unobtrusive operations
of die female world. The appetite for slander must
be rabid indeed when it turn, to wound the
lug delicacy of the safle► seg.

Washington Paper,. to the 3d, and New Ybrk to
the 5111 last, have been received. A vessel ar-
rived at the latter city front Port-au-Prince
brought an account or the death of CURISTOPHIty
and the revolt of his troops to his rival Borax.

The arrival of Dutch Papers yesterday has not
removed the uncertainty that prevail: respecting the
Probable intentions of Austria with regard to the
independence of Naples. Rumours of wars still
continue, yet the delay of the Austrian troops
would cettsinly imply that very considerable diffi-
culties have been experienced at the Congress of
'froppau upon this interesting subject. Austria,
Prussia, and Russia, would not venture to commit
en violent an outrage against the rights of a free
people 114 the invasion of Naples, if they were not
supported by England and France, and we are
certaihly disposed to collect from the delay of
the A ustrisn troops that the consent of there
Powers has not been obtained. Spain must be
decidedly hostile to such a measure. It seems
that the King of PRUSSIA left Troppau on the
41st of last mouth, to return to Berlin ; it
may he thence presumed that the discussions of
the Congress have been terminated. A letter from
Mil:o, of the 15th of November, asserts that the
Austrian army bad obt.arierl orders to advance into
time Papal territories. •I'svn months ago we should
have looked moors this assertion us more likely to
be true thou we do at present.

On Monday 'tight Mr. SILVE.TF.R. the King's
Measenger, kft London pith ditputches fur Lotd
STEWARt.
TUO commercial failures of megnitnde have
tArii place in the City in the course of this week,
one of Own' tin old and highly respectable house,
connected with the West India trade. The amount
is estitnated at half a million.

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