The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Scotland from any mention of her in their prayers,
an interference which they properly spurned. A
wretch is sent over to Milan to worm himself into
the confidence of her servants, and on her approach
to England to claim the rank and title which she
enjoys, a messenger is despatched to intercept her
progress, to insult with a bribe, the acceptance of
which should recognise her guilt, and to ask her to
renounce her high dignity. Now guilty or inno-
cent, what eternal infamy must cover tl►e heads of
the men who could make such a proposition. Was
it fitting that 50,0001. should be annually taken
from an impoverished people, for the purpose of
maintaining and supporting in splendour and afau-
ence a woman who had disgraced herself in the eyes
of the world ? Were we to be taxed to give her and
her paramours the means of revelling in their guilty
pleasures? But if innocent, what ten-fold ignominy
and disgrace ought to visit their characters while
living, and their memories when dead ! Bereaved
as she is of all those friends and protectors which
nature had given her—her father, her royal uncle,
her brother, her illustrious daughter, all taken from
ber by death—alone and friendless; what hearts
must those be, who to such a woman, so situated,
who all her life bad been the victim of persecution
and slander, who bud every claim upon the pity, the
esteem, and, let us add, the gratitude of her sub-
jects, could add the severest insult to all the injuries
and misfortunes she had suffered; and who, had her
late royal father, or her daughter, been living,
would have been the first to have flattered, and
fawned, and cringed around her throne. The firm-
ness and decision of her conduct have completely
disconcerted the schemes and plots of Ministers.
For once the House of Commons has shewn a feel-
ing in common with that of the.nation. The. Queen
preserves the same erect and dignified deportment,
and her enemies are covered with confusion. We
think they will nut dare to proceed in their career of
infamy, in defiance of the voice of the nation.
Attached, warmly attached, as the English people
have long proved themselves to the family of Bruns-
wick, they will not tamely submit to see an illus-
trious member of it treated with cruelty and injustice,
because she is a woman. She has already received
the strongest proofs of their loyalty and attachment.
Of these, no acts, no threats, no machinations, no
Green Bag plots, can deprive her. The citizens of
London have, and those of Westminster intend to
offer her Majesty their congratulations on her ar-
rival, and we sincerely hope that their example will
be generally followed.

By the French papers it will be seen, that the
Bourbons are likely to find that the occupation of a
throne, in opposition to the wish of a majority of a
nation, is neither an easy nor pleasant situation;
the attempted departure from the Charter, by which
the advantages of the elective franchise would be
almost dune away, has roused a spirit which we
think it will be difficult to allay—and the French
ministers may find that it is easier to irritate than
appease a brave people whom they would oppress,
The French ministers, may not be the only ones in
Europe, who may be destined to learn this useful
lesson.

Letters from Madrid mention, that Don Alvaro
Flores Estrada, the author of the well known Re-
monstrance to Ferdinand VII., has been named
Intendant General of the Province of Valencia.

It is a remarkable coincidence, and which we arc
surprised Mr. Southey omitted, in his life of John
Wesley, that the Rev. Charles Wesley, who escaped
the fortune, was the ►they of the two celebrated
musicians and organ players of that name ; and that
Lord Mornington, who inherited the Wellesley
property was also most excellently skilled in that
science, and author of several glees, madrigals, &c.
of the first merit, among which is Shenston's well-
known address to the Fairies—" Here in cool grot
and mossy cell," which gained the Prize medal et
the Catch Club.

Mr. Grattan left town on Friday evening (after
his fitther's funeral) for Dublin, where his friends
have commenced an active canvass for him to repre-
sent that city, in the room of bis late lamented
father.

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In soother part of oar Paper we have noticed a
show of Mutiny in one of the REGIMENT/ OF Knee t.
Foos °emits,- in consequence of which on Saturday
:twining, at a quarter before four o'clock the Doke
of Wellington, attended by Cul. Halter, of the: Coldstream
Guards, entered the barrucks al Cawing CI on. The. Oaks,
of Wellington paraded the (runt three toines,inspectiug dress
previous to their departure, saying he aas sorry they had'
disgraced theuirelver, and placed a stale on their.eidours„
but hoped they would tickiwwleilge theinsetves in faullt—He
said alsey had art a very had elample to owser
it was, lie imid the Unruliest► of lets .11 jellify to havegiven them
a very handsome present upon the occasion's,. his minimalists.
The gates were then opened, and the Oaks of Wellingloo
and Cuaiiiel Hodrey took their departure, and the tight
wing of the 3d battalion followed, and proceeded to the
Horse Guards* the side gales were closed. When they
had passed through, fifty or si sty of the police rushed oat of
the Treasury, Auld sarceeded in closing the gates of the
Horse Guards, thereny preventing the populace frour
entering the Park. This party Wok the route ot the King's
private road over Putney-bridges the police-token Wee.
tied them as far as Sloane Square. Another party took
their route over Westminster tSsntge. It is understood that
the natne of the place of their destiostion„ was sealed op,
and the insti uct iota were not tube kuowsi till they halted for
the night. Every thing now renviina perfectly quiet at the
King • Mews—all ingress or egre,s is routioed to persons on
military busbies'. The people still contmue to assemble in
crowds mold the gales 1 but they do not show the least
disposition. either by word ni urban, to -.disturb the• tran-
quillity of the neighbourhood. About 600 men of the Ist
battalion of the lit regiment, armed bet wren eleven sod ,
twelve o'clock yesterday morning from Windsor, and took .
up their quarters in the new barracks WO* Mem.