The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-18 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.

On Thursday the Sheriff's of London waited on
her Majesty, to know when she would be pleased to
receive the City Address of Congratulation, and her
Majesty having fixed Friday at one o'clock, shortly
after twelve the Lord Mayor and Corporation lett
Guildhall in their coinages, to present the Address
voted to her Majesty. Fleet.street and the Strand
were crowded with people, anxious to prove their
sympathy in the ceremony of congratulation; but
his Tort Lordship, determined to disappoint them
by deviating from the accustomed rout, the proces-
sion went up Holborn. Among others we particu-
larly observed, by the enthusiasm with which they
were received, Aldermen Wood and Waithman, and
Messrs. Favel and Williams, the mover and seconder
of the Address. Her Majesty received the Deputa-
tion most graciously, and seemed at once deeply
affected and much gratified by this testimony from
the Metropolitan Corporation.
The following was the Address, which was read
by the Common Sergeant, the ltccorder being (per-
haps politically) indisposed :
" To the QUEEN'S Most Eacellent Majesty.
" The dutiful and loyal Address of the L111(1-)1 ynr,
Al-
dennea, and Commons of the city of Loudon, in
Oillinvon Council assembled,

" :kiay it please your Majesty,
" We, li,s Majesty's ever-dutiful and loyal.tulii,sgts, the
Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, mid Commons Of the city of
London, in Ccmmoti Council assentlik,l, approach youir
Majesty with sincere expressiona of loyalty, at taclintent,
and regard.
" Me condole with your Majesty on thy various ofilic•
tions your Majesty has sustained, since your departure
from this country, by the loss of so many illustrious per-
sonages of your Majesty's family, especially by the demise
of our Ist a beloved Sovereign, yottr Majesty's paternal
guardian, *hose countenance and support, wider the
most trying ettehoottances, glve the twit pledge to the
nation tit your Majesty's innocence, and the firmest too•
tertion best all your enemies t and also that of 60111
11111.1:11/1l. 31111 'nostrums &wester, the i'lisice.• Charlotte,
the fond hope of Villain, whose tomtit y will be ever dear
to an affectionate people.
" Deeply attached to the Royal Family, and anxious
for the pi eset vation of the public iratuphllillY, we feel
(tinsel SCA called upon In e%pte•A‘ our c;.rtit*t hope that the
ditleitue, a wlhieh 1114 ortlitiately siii)•ist may be al latigt,i
ill a mantic' honourable to your Majesty, well as h.

your Royal Consort, and satisfactory to the country
that, should an investigation of these differences be still
unhappily resorted to, recognizing the dignified firmness
which your Majesty has manifested, by the solemn protest
you hase entered against all secret investigations of your
conduct. so repugnant to common justice, and to the tiel-
ings of Englishmen, we trust such investigation will be
conducted in an open and impartial manner, and ter-
minate in the complete vindication of your Majesty's
" We rely upon your Majesty's gracious acceptance of
this Address, us a proof of the loyalty and atfeetion of
your faithful citizens of London, and of their attachment
to the illustrious 1 se of Brunswick, who, they bust, will
long continue to Away the British 'wept, e, and maintain
the liberties and happiness of iiie people.
To which her Majesty was pleased to recut the
following most gracious answer:
" 1 ititiru on my heartfelt thanks for this dutiful Ad-
dress, munch is butt, loyal to the King and affectionate to
me.

" If any thing conld lessen the grief which I must still
feel fur the loss of those dear relations of whom I have
been deprived Pince I left England, it would be the proofs
I now receive upon my retton, that their memories are
Cherished as their vii toes deserved. _ _

" In the new tii.ils to xhitht I am exposed, my first
duty is to vindicate nsyself, and my next wish is, to see
nothing attempted that may hurt the reining/ of others.
" But in all the troubles through which I have passed,
the genet 01111 attachment of the English people has been
my safe-guard agaiii.t the King's en. nun and my own s
and be t.ell assured, that no time can ever weaken the
grateful impression of mach obligations.'
The Corporation, walking two and two, headed
by the Lord Mayor, then walked in procession past
her Majesty, and each Member had the honour of
kissing her Majesty's hand. The room being so
small, u great many of the Members were obliged to
stand on the landing place and stairs, and entered
in their turns.

About two o'clock, the ceremony having con-
cluded, the order was given fur the City carriages to
draw up to the door.
Meanwhile the Queen was seen from the street,
conversing with Messrs. Wood, Waitliman, Farell,
and several other Members, and her Majesty was
observed to bestow marks of attention upon all the
company, with her usual grace and affability.
While the carriages wete drawing up, her Ma-
jesty, graciously listening to the repeated calls of
the people, came to the window, and it is utterly
impossible to describe the bursts of enthusiasm with
which her appearance was hailed. Her Majesty,
evidently affected, then stepped upon the balcony,
and in an instant every man was uncovered, and
every woman in the street and in the houses waved
her handkerchief, all crying, " God bless the Queen
—Long live our gracious Queen Caroline !" The
most enthusiastic cheering continued incessantly for
several minutes, during which her Majesty bowed
all round to the crowd, and smiled • but her coun-
tenance betrayed considerable emotion. She then
retired, but the people, as if existing only in her
presence, called louder than ever " the Queen, the
Queen !" and her Majesty seemed inclined to re-
turn egu;n, upon which Alderman Wood snatched
up a rug from the floor, and spreading it upon the
balcony, handed the Qeecn a second time to the
view of the peo2le.
Her Majesty remained bowing to the assembled
multitude for more than five minutes, and smiled
most benignantly to the ladies at the windows, who
seemed almost beside themselves with joy. The
scene upon the whole was truly interesting and
impressive, and we may safely declare, that nothing
at all to be compared to it has occurred in this
country for many years.

On Thursday last his Majesty held a Drawing.
room at liuckingham-house. The Duchess of Glou.
cester officiated as the Queen. It will not be ex..
petted that our columns should be occupied by
descriptions of the ladies' ptltieoats, but we cannot
refrain from stating our opinion that a pwtpono-
ment of such a pap;eantry at this moment wo'ild
only have been a proper deferetice to the unitailel
fix.ling of the English people on the subject of their
Queen, whose popularity increases every day.
Prince Leopold attended the Drawing-roma aril
had an opportunity of being convinced that his
popularity has been seriously shaken by his slight of
her Majesty since her return. Ile might have
membered that the estimation of our countrymen
has been gained by no other means than by his
having been a good husband to our lamented Prin.
cess, and that her Majesty had the prior and higher
claim of having been her t;ootl, afrectionate, and
adored mother. The hisses of the respectable
throng that filled the Path may perhaps assist his
memory on this pint, and cause him to endeavour
to re-instate himself in their esteem by a humble
apology to the outraged ft.eiings of her Majesty.

It is said that the commission and
instructions, carric.l out lit a c..:rtain dis;.raeed
Chancery liurrister, c;:usiJA solely uud simply of
the fullor,ing quotation—
•• lie sutc thou provc my W if,: Whorc!"—Orit CT., (1.

Neatly 1400 perNons were coniir,lea at 1-la6e-
worth, ai4 632 at Lowcbtoft, b) the Bishop of
Num lat.