The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-16 00:00:00

DIPLOMATIC FRACAS.

The extraordinary scene at Troppau has given
rise to the curiosity of the public to learn all the
particulars of the fracas. Report says, that on the
first representations made by the Austrian Court to
the British Government, fur co-operation and pe-
cuniary assistance In suppressiSig the revolutionary
movement in Naples, the answer wits so far favourable,
that though we could nut affard them any pet uoiary
aid. they might rely ou our countenance in their
exertions to maintain the existing order of thing*,
and to bring- bock -the Neapolitans to their former
obedience. But when the ferment winch &tinhorns
hid excited in this country, by their unconstitutional
.proc.eding against the Queen, had rendered their
0,111 tit uittous in office precarious, and when questions
were pet to them by patriotic Members in the House
of Perris, on the subject of their interference in fa.
reign disputes, they foond it dangerous to persevere in
this course, and they trot new end contradictory
tuatructious to Lord Stewart. Upon these he
acted, to the utter• astouishasent of the Allied Po.
'termites and Ministers assembled at Troppau. They
mold scarcely credit the new tone that the British
Ambassador had takeu, and the Prince de Met.
ternich held a conference with hi* Lordship
on the subject. Warm words arose at this in-
terview, cm au expression of the Prince as to the
'truth of the insitructious, which produced • chisl-
fenge from Lord Stewart. This challenge the
Amitriais rensee submitted to the assembled
Comical, white decided that be ought not to meet
'lass. Upset this being made known to the Noble
Lord. that he night compel the Austrian Minister
te tight, be insqlsed hiha by • blow. - This also the
Add Neater hare, and the aeseuthied- &Insisters
!orate • deck:anon, whieli they ell signed, .that
!they could net aped its Lord Semis in Couw
eth Thee dimmesq ee. said to hess bees tress&
esittrticts his laspephil bilejessy is be. laid Ware


Lord Stewart is recalled. This ii the substance or
the report current iu the diplomatic circles. And
which we have bad transmitted. to us by a Corres-
pondent from Paris ; but We cannot !sledge our. •
Selves for the entire accuracy of the rsarrative•—
?Elwin% Paper./

THE I.4ItITISIE PRESS.

LONDON.
SATURDAY. Dumont 16. 1820.

The farce becomes every day more and more
contemptible. la vain do the adherents of the
Ministers strive to d.aw from the great body of
the people an approval of the recent proceedings
against the QuESII, or an adinis-ion that those who
condemned those proceedisigs are enemies to the
throne and person of their Sovereign. The
people will not confound the defence of her MA-
JESTY with hostility to the laws and institutions of
the country, feeling as they do, that hid her MA-
JESTY failed in her defence—had she sunk beneath
the perjuries of the ruffians who had been trained
at Wins to depose against her the
Bill of Pains and- Penalties received the sanction
of the Legislature, a blow would have been there-
by inflicted upon thu. Constitution, srli;ch must
have dangerously affected its moral power, and
compromised the safety of the State. This opi-
nion was entertained by many Members of the
Legislature, who are most distinguished by their
constitutional learning, their devoted patriotism,
and their affectionate attachment to the person
of the It ass entertained too by many
Members of the Muse of Lords, who usually
support in Parliament the measures of the Minis-
ters—witness cam obit the Earls of 1-Isetwoon
and Ex Nisaturnew, and these Noblemen conse-
quently voted monist the Bill. It is therefore pre.
sowing rather too much upon the fears, the weak-
wars, and the credulity of the public, now to brand
as traitors and the enemies of social order all who
out of Parliament concurred in sentiments with
those who in Parliament voted in opposition to the
Ministers, and by throwing out the Bill im.
pliedly censured the conduct of the Cabinet.
Was Mr. WiLszawoacs an enemy of social order
when he declared in his memorable resolution,
which was supported by a vast majority of the
House of Commons, that the inquiry into the
conduct of the Querns, as proposed by the MiMs-
ters, was derogatory from the dignity of the Crown,
and injurious to the best interests of the country'
Whoever should cast a stain upon the loyalty of
Mr. Wassaroacx for proposing that resolution,
would be laughed at as a fool, or shunned sts a mad-
man, and Mr. WILBEITORCII might well regard it
as an insult to his character, were any officious
knave or meddling blockhead to suggest to him the
necessity of signing a " Loyal Address," to assure
i his Sovereign that be is not a revolutionist. The
Iquestion respecting the propriety of the proceed-

logs against the Quaiirs is the only one that, since
it nos first started, has agitated the public wind;
it has absorbed 'lvry other political topic, so that
the retainers and followers of the Ministers who

now dare to impute disloyalty sod sedition to the
mass of the potion, make the charge with reference
to the Queen's case only : there is no disloyalty,
therefore, but in affection for her MAJESTY. sod
110 reditiou but in condemning the conduct of the
Ministers.
We yesterday noticed the miserable failures of
the partisans of the Ministers to bolster up their
cause by obtaining the votes of the inhabitants of
Herd-feu! and Glasgow in favour of what are ri-
diculously called " Loyal Addresses." We have
this dry to add another failure. -bat of a more
decided character, 'at Gloucester, where the Ad.
dress was negatived, and an Amendment censoring
the conduct of Ministers was carried by a majority
in the proportion of 50 to 1, in a meeting that con-
sisted of more thou 1,700 persons. flow long then
will the Ministers continue to disgust the nation by
persevering in this niaseansly ntummery ? Whet
object can they hope to accomplish ? They may
obtain Addresses approving their conduct from every
town in the empire, but exposed as the farce has
bean to the world, what can they expect from the
accumulation of these idle papers but the increas-
ing ridicule of every intelligent observer ? No
man can be so absurd as to esteem an Address
" done in s corner," or hawked about a town or
district fur the purpose of swelling the snotty chew
of signatures, as conveying the sentiments of the vici-
nity from which it professes to emanate. The Mi-
Dialers know this very well, end perhaps it is from
tire very consciousness of their unpopularity that
they now stoop to this disingenuous trick of cry.
Mg Treason ! and Sedition ! They hope to
alarm the timid, and work upon the fears of the
mash "Maley cannot appeul to the judgments: hot
there is a limit even to delusion, ind they will now
find that the trick which they played off some
months since, with such brilliant effect cannot
always be successful.
.Oar readers are uo doubt aware that daring the
trial of Sir FAANCiII lIIIIIMOtT at Laimarter,•for
the
.libel.oltesed to have hems cm:anima in the.
latter Messed to the Westminster Committee an
tho subject of the hfamireeter affair, a very visual
&Woo woe .arstooracated to' the hlrpnlik


were to try the intimation, threatening them with
some personal danger if they ventured to cousin tht
Defendant. This composition Mr. reAasow Issa
succeeded in tracing to Franklin, or rktcher, who
has lately absconded, •nd the Gioia! Jury of Mid-