The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

We have received Paris Papers of Tuesday last.
The latest accounts from Palermo, in these Papers,
are to the 21st ult. A small number of soldiers,
who escaped the slaughter of tl►e 17th, succeeded
in seizing the fort of CasteHamm. In this post
they defended themselves until the 19th, at night;
but, their ammunition and provisions having failed
them, they were obliged to surrender. The people
shut them up in dungeons, where they are guarded
by the galley slaves, who were liberated at the tno•
went of the revolution. These, to the number of
5000. joined to several hundred of peasants, gave
the law to the whole city. Nevertheless, the Arch.
bishop of Palermo and the Provisional Junta had
obtained so much influence over the people as to
prevent the farther effusion of blood, though not to
cause all disorder to cease. It is said that the
commander Acato was the principal author of the
insurrection. The Prince Catolica was on the same
day said to be at the head of the insurgents; but,
thinking at one time that the constitutional party
would get the upper: ind, he quitted the ranks of
the people to juin the garrison, and he survived that
defection only one hour. His head was exposed by
the infuriated populace. The news from Messina
is still satisfactory. The Constitutith of the King.
dom of the Two Sicilies has been proclaimed there,
in the midst of the acclamations of the inhabitants,
and the enthusiasm of the troops of the garrison.—
The Gazelle de France mentions a rumour, that a
meeting of Sovereigns is to take place this autumn at
Pest. The report of an action between the Dutcl►
squadron, in the Mediterranean, and the Algerines,
is contradicted

Before her Majesty entered the House on Thurs-
day, the cloudy state of the morning yielded but a
dim light. As soon as her Majesty had taken her
seat, there was a sudden but evanescent exhibition
of the full light of the sun. The attention of her
Majesty remained exclusively fixed upon the pro-
ceedings in which their Lordships were occupied.
Once or twice she put her hand upon her cheek, but
she did not much vary the position of her head, un.
less when Lord Liverpool first rose. She glanced at
his Lordship with a singularly powerful, and, we
thought, an indignant eye. But, after that, her
Majesty remained entirely occupied in attending to
the debate which arose, and seemed to evince no
feeling either of agreement or dissent with any of
the arguments or assertions which were stated on
either side.

The following are the names of witnesses moved for
to be summoned on behalf of the Quern :—The Earls
of Guildford, Clare, and LiamJAl; the Lords of
Gleubervie, Somerset, Montague; the Honourable
Win. Burrell, and Capt. Kings Anthony Buller St.
Leger, Esq. —Mills, Esqr.; Sir William Gell, H.
Holland, M. D. and the Hon. K. Craven—the Ladies
Charlotte Lindsay, Elizabeth Forbes, Charlotte Bury,
and Bentinck.
Mr. 11. C. Sturt will shortly lead to the altar
Lady Charlotte Brudenell, youngest daughter of
the Earl of Cardigan.
Simms OF A MOUNTAIN ---A high ridge of
mountains on the Moselle, called the Sieben Uhren
Berg, has been observed for some years past to have
in it very large clefts, which for the last five years
measured above a foot in breadth ; thus exciting in
the inhabitants of the adjacent banks no unreason-
able apprehension of an approaching fall of part of
the mountain. This ha now taken place. On the
7th ofJuly, in the evening, earth and stones were
seen rolling down from the summit, which continued
increasing in company till four o'clock in the morn-
ing, when a whole mass of rock came loose, and fell
with such violence into the Moselle, that it foteed
the water out of its channel, overflowed the opposite
bank to some distance, and drifted away the vessels
lying at Bruttig. The damage done is incalculable ;
it appears that about 'lO vineyards have been pre-
cipitated with the rock into the river. The moun-
tain on the opposite side, called the Kessel, likewise
threatens to tall. As this mountain is rent and
turn wit!' frightful clefts, as well nt the top as in
the middle and lower parts, and the fr. nt part had
sunk three feet on the morning of the SLII, and large
masses continually rolled down. It is to be feared
that the whole enormous body will hill into the
Moselle, and fill up the greater part of the channel,
which would make the river overflow its bunks, and
cause the most dreadful ravages.
The United Incorporations of Mary's Chapel,
Edinburgh, at their general quarterly meeting, held
on Monday se'nnight, unanimously resolved to pre-
LtAt an Address to her Majesty.

YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
sivivitumr, AUGUST, 19.
The en and without doors was of trilling amount in num-
bers. Al lane o'clock the foot gourds came on the ground,
the horse followed in about 20 Minutes. The same arrange-
ments were enforced for preventing crowd and confusion iu
the admissions of strateeei s.
The LORD CHANCELLOR eutercd the House at ten
minutes before ten o'clock, and prayers were read.
It was currently reported that the Queen's indisposition •
would prevent her Majesty from attending this day.
At ten minutes after ten the Honse was called over.
The Duke °CC larence a Ntlo,gized for the absence of Lard
Keith.

The following were defaulters :
Lord Moult Or., Lord Viscount Falmouth, Ead VALIde•
grave, Duke of Newcastle.
MOTION or LORD KING.
Lord KING row, and said, that be noxiously seized that
whirl, wits the last and only time on which) he would
be able to express his opinion to their Lordships, or
that they could comistently listen to such au opiniuu, that it
would he wise in the llou3e to review its proceedings, and
see if they could not be altogether gut rid of. Nothing
which he had yet beard upon the nature of Bilk of Pains
and Penalties had, in the least degree, removed his objections
to them. His Lordship here repeated all the reasons which
have hitherto been urged against the Bill, and concluded a
argumentative speech by moving—" That it is the opinion
of the Pet re. of this House, that it is not necessary to the
public interest, nor conducive to public benefit, for the Bill
before the House to pass into a Law."
The Earl of LIVERPOOL opposed the motion, and
roncladed his speech by moving that Counsel be now
called in.
Lail tilt EY rose, and in a speech replete with legal argu- -
mew, replied to the Larl of Liverpool's objections to the
mode of wort-rib iig by impeachment, which he• contended,
was the mode intruded by the Constitution (when it in.
trusted their Lordships with the power) to meet cases like
the present. The Noble Earl concluded with saying he
could not rote for Lord King's motion, but that be should
move an amendment for suspending the proceedings on the
present Bill.
The House divided on Lord King's
—Nun-contents, 181.
A second division took place on Earl Grey's motion—
contents, 04—non-contents 179.
Counsel were then called to the) bar, and the Attorney.
General proceeded to state the facts. He commenced with
n history of her Majesty's life since Iter departure from Eng-
land io 1814. He biought it down to her residence at
Milan, in the October of that year, when she engaged Bee.
gami in her service. He continued to detail a series of
charges against the Queen, until the hoer of adjournment, .
when
A Noble Lord said, that it was understood, the House -
would not sit after four o'clock.
There wet: general cries of Go on Mr. Attorney General.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL wad- again proceeding
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The EARL of LIVERPOOL said that if the Attoraoy-
General was near concluding, it would hems-well to go oa.
but if he would be much longer, it would be better to adjours
till Monday.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said," My Lords, I have
not gone through huff the disgusting narrative.
After some desultory conversation the House adjourned till
Nonday.

It is very remarkable, that at the moment the Moe@
Attorney-General ascended the Bar, to detail the charge* •
against the Queen, as tie was even uttering the first sentence.
a strong Sash of lightning went through the House, followed
by u tremendous clap of thunder. This circumstruice excited
a most extraordinary sensation in the House.
The Queen did not leave Hammersmith this day. •

KING GEORGE well
known that George the Second was chosen church-
warden of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and that having
served the office by deputy, he was graciously pleased to
make the parish a present of an organ, which was put
up in the church with an appropriate inscription. The
organ which now purports to be the gift of George the
Second, If not the identical organ given by that Monarch.
A new set of parish-officcrs having formed an opinion
that it was not so good as it ought to he, sold it for 2001.
and erected that which is now in the church. The Royal
organ, as we may call it, was sentslown to Frome, in
Sontersetshire, where it remains to this day. The church
being found too low to admit it in the gallery, the good
folksof Frome debated the question, whether they shard
reduce the altitude of the organ, or raise the roof of the
church to admit it. After some discussion they all de-
clared that it was the greatest honour to have in their
parish church au organ which had been the gift of
George the Second, and they unanimously resolved to
raise the roof of the church rather than mutilate in the
slightest manlier lite precious article which had become
their property. Tile roof was accordingly altered, owl
the organ pot op in the original stale. The inhabitants
point it out with pleasure to strangers, and consider it
a proud memorial of the domestic virtues of a good
Monarch. _ _

Several of the Fair Sex applied at the Town-hall,
Sheffield, since Wednesday last, for the purpose of
signing the address to the Queen, but were intinmed
by the persons in attendance, that it would be both
irregular, inconsistent, and indecorous to comply with
their request.
THE QUEEN.—This Illustr Lady has ever
been distitinguished for her Patronage of the Arts
and Discoveries of the Science.—Always anxious
to honour by her sanction whatever was calculated
to benefit soci:ty. Her Majesty has long been the
avowed patron of a discovery of acknowledged uti-
lity—We Pder. to ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, on
which it would be a folly to expatiate, was it not
to exixyse the malignant and barefaced attempts to
imitate an Article that combines every thing which
can render the Hair beautithl, assist its growth,
and promote in every respect the elegance and dura-
, bility of that grand ornamaut of the human framt

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PROCESSIONS
WITH THE ADDRESSES TO TIIE QUEEN.

The village of Hammersmith on 'l•nesday pre•'nted a
'retie of bindle and aainniiion•tiever beim e Isilo‘%ll lit its
inhabitants, ;it'd which %%ill not .nun he effaced from their
teuu•nthrancc. At an early hunt the road flout London
was tin tinged with persons of till classes, equesti bins and
pedestrians, and as the morning. ailt the nimilleis
increased In an I 1101 molls .antoillit. Extra coaches were
employed, and veLicks of e%cly description, heavily
laden, were scot hurrying to the point of attraction.
Plioldlesex Electors, in ahem :15 carnage*, most
of them drawn by font Wises, and beaded by
Parkins in his state carriage, passed
at a little alter twelve o'clock, :ilia arrived at Hammer-
/Milli n fee. mimtte,. bettile nee, %%bete they hulled 101 3
short time, and then proceeded on to Blandellblirgil
House.

The sprited inhabitants of this village bad not been
backward in their preparations for the iceeplion of Hie
Ler.idon visitors, and the celebration of the day. Flags
bearing sal 101 IR devices were seen waving from the dif-
ferent Inns and private houses, and the windows weir.
lined %vie,' well dressed women, who with animated coun-
tenance% was rd their while handke lade's, and smiled a

pleas ii welcome to those who were hastening to pay their
doiliC.l homage to their beloved Queen!
The bells of the churches %vie tinging merrily, the
• obildi ea of " I.atniet's Charity School," in their best at-
tit e, wile drawn lip on the wall of the pi Meipal church-
,:id leading to Itranilimhurgh House, while occasional
salutes were flied finial smite small cannon placed in the
neighlintirhood for the purpose. Hammersmith and the
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rand w the Queen's residence contained at this time many
thousand persons, and it was with difficulty that the Mid-
Memel( procession could move on atter its temporary halt.
The Procession advanced slowly to the house, anti alighted
at the right hand door, where the Gentlemen of the De
potation weir received by her Majesty's servants, and
conducted up stints to the grand drawing-room, which is
very spacious, and well suited to such an occasion. When
the Gentlemen had all entered, and remained a few mo-
ments. her Majesty walked into the room, accompanied
by Lady Anne Hamilton and Mr. Alderman Wood, and
bowed graciously to the Deputation. The Address of the
Freeholders was then teed by Mr. Sheriff Parkins, and
her Majesty was pleas, il to return a most gracious; an-
swer alter which the Gentlemen of the Deputation had
the honour of kissing her Majesty's hand. Amongst those
who composed the Deputation' we recognised P. Moore,
and S.C. Whitbread, Esry M.P's. Alderman Waithman,
111 r.Haydon, Mr. Hall. Mr. Boydell, etc. ecc.
The ceremony having been gone through, a signal was
given from the window, and the whole crowd gave nine
cheers, which was followed by loud clapping of hands,
and a Royal Salute Iron, the Artillery helot e-mentioned.
In a few moments her Majesty appeared at the windows,
and the sight of her was the signal for another hoist of
enthusiasm limn the assembled multitude. Her Alajesty
bowed several times, and smiled in tbe most condescend-
ing manner, and the people seemed almost beside them-
selves with joy.
The Deputation then slowly retired, with the exception
of Mr. Moore and Mr. Whithreados Ito remained to support
her Majesty while she received the other Adele es,CS.
A fter that of Middlesex had been presented, the one from
the Inhabitants of St. Leonetti's, Shored it eh, was read to
her Majesty, and must graciously received and answered.
The DeputatMo limn that Parish came in car, iages, at-
tended by the Beadles, in their liveries and silver staves.
After a short pans., the Deputation, bearing the Address
from the " thinking and industrious class of the commit-

iiity," arrived at the door, headed by Mr. Gast, the
Chairman of the Alerting. These persona were respect-
ably dressed, and wore while favours, some of them
carrying wands. The Address was borne by Mr. Gast,
and on the outside the figures 39,370, denoting the number
by whom the Address had been signed. To prevent
contusion and the admission of too great a number of
persons, tickets had been given to about sixty, and none
hut those who had them were admitted. When they
reached the Drawing-room, Mr. Gast read the Address,
and the. Deputation was received with peculiar marks of
condescension and affability by her Majesty. They had
the honour, after the answer of the Queen had been
delivered, of kissing her Majesty's hand, and they then
departed.
Her Majesty then again appeared et the window, and
was similarly greeted by the crowd I she remained a
considerable time, bowing, and occasionally conversing
with Messrs. Moore and Whitbread. She appeared to
pay* marked attention to the latter Gentleman.
The last Address was that from the inhabitants of
Hammersmith, which was brought tip by about twelve of
the principal inhabitants, in carriages, attended by the
beadles and other officers. They were ushered to her
Majesty's presence by Mr. Alderman Wood, and the
Address was received by her Majesty with her usual
pleasing condescension. These Gentlemen also had the
honour of kissing her Majesty's hand.
The crated now began to disperse, and in a short time
the grounds were cleared, although the people seemed to
depart very reluctantly. During the %%hole of the alter-
noon and evening the guns contiotied to fire, and the brill
rang merry peals, and op to a late hour the village was all
life and gaiety.
The whole business passed off without any accident, at
least, that we could learn.
The following are the most important passages in
her Majesty's answers to the Addresses presented to
her yesterday forenoon at Brandenburgh House :
My frank and unreserved disposition may, at tiniest, have
hid my conduct open to the misrepresentations of my
Conscious that my motives are pure, and my heart upright, I
have never sought any refuge even from the infuriated le of
malignity in the coverts of duplicity, or in the obscurities of
fraud. lam what I seem, and 1 seem what lam. And although
calumny, aided by perjury, is now making its last desperate
attack upon my bharacter. yet I feel no fear, except it be the fear
that my character should nut be sufficiently investigated. I
challenge every inquiry. I deprecate not the most vigilant
scrutiny.
st My life has,been a life of trial. But what trial is there which
I have yet undergone that ha- not elevated my character and
humbled that of toy enemies? During a period of twenty-rive
years I have been exposed to the most persecuting inquisition.—
In privi-te life virtue is thought to bloom like the primrose in the
shade ; but I have been placed in circumstance where temptation
operates with double force, and where vice assumes the most fas-
cinating lures; and yet what credible proof has yet been pro-
duced that I ►ave once erred from the path of moot:vice "(l

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" The Freeholders of Middlesex could not make use of expres-
sions more gratifying to my pride or more sacred to my souls
than by telling me that I occupy in the affections of the people
that place which the Princess Charlotte ao eminenently possessed.
It inspired me with that sort of hallowed eestacy when I perceive
how much and how tenderly this generous nation still cherishes
her venerated mt fiery.
" The voice of the peaple, which has been generally expressed in
favour of toy integrity, Mi..; cheered are in the most trying circum-
stances, and if I were to meet the farad moment of my et piration
on the mot row, it would still mullet. ple:isure in mMe tars.
V. hen the Freeholders of Aliadlesex congratulate me upon
having such fair associate s as Ttiall and Justice in my train. I
mu,t implore the Author of all paid, that as they have Leen my
solace in time past, they may r‘anain my inseparable companions
through life, and not forsake MC even in the tomb."