The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

tHE QUEEN.

Ow Snail sOnnight Alderman Wood,
known to have been low( attached to the interests of
her Majesty, reached Dover. Ile was soon reciig.
nieeti, and it was speedily rumoured that the Queen
was immediately expected, and that the worthy
Aldermen had ensue down to meet her.—
A good deal of hustle prevailed ; but the departure
of Aldermen Wood to the French coast on the en-
suing morning, dimppoin,ed the hopes which the
people wersited to entertain. He did net reach
Calais till between six and seven in the eve .i. g.

The 'nitre, of Alderman Wood in the tuwu of
CsNib prii.luceil nutmeg the Enghrin i habitants
• eonsiderilile ferment. It war at once couclistled
that the loong.eXisting doubts as to the oirrivol of
her Majesty were *boot to lie solved, and the sub. e.
quint departure of the worthy Alderman. in com-
pany with Lady Hamilton. on the read towel its
Paris, confirmed the belief that her Moijessy would
Ultimately come owing them. This belief led to a
Consideration as to the way in which she was to be
received. Malty were fur eviticing those sentimeuts
of attachment in the strongest insitoier, but in
order that the matter might be arranged in a proper
way, the following consist was issued on IVed-
nestles
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. •
" Inforwiatiou begin been received of the. psalmist@ in-
tention of her gracious Majesty Carolioe QOM/ of England
to pass through this moo, is her way to Dower, it is se.
quested that the English inhabitants resident ken may
ahead • public meeting to be holden at the Silver Lion,
-Rue Neuf, ou Thursday evening,.at seven o'clock, fur
the purpose of taking halo eunsideration the course
which it may be must expedient to adapt, with a view to
pay to her Majesty that respect which is due from every
British subject to one holding so illustrious a rank, avid in
the maintenance of whose honour mad dignity every Eng-
lishman must feet an imperative duty.
" Calais, 22d May, 1b20."
Independent of the private circulation of the
above notice, it was likewire exhibited at the Eng.
lish reading-room, and several gentlemen expressed
their intention of attending the meeting. In the
course of the day, however, a person looldicg an
official situation eviler the British • Government,
and who had previously rendered himself some.
what unpopular, discovered the announcement, and
it is supposed immediately proceeded to lay mu in-
lonisation before the Mayor, as in tell minutes after
he had been seen reading it, the proprietor tof the read-
log-room was cited before that genti The Mayor,
who conducted himself with great politenese, asked
several questions as to the persons by whom the notice
had been prepared, and by whose orders it had been
stuck up. The answer was, that rue of tire sub.
scribers to the reading-room had left it, and that
placing it on his window, he (the proprietor) was
unconscious of having been guilty of any offence.
In return, be was informed, that it was contrary to
the laws of Freuce to summon a public meeting
without the permission of the inuincipal officer.;
and further, that the exhibition of the notice in
question, without a stamp,. was improper. The
Mayor basally declared his intentioue to send the
paper, with a copy of which he was provided, to
the Prefect at Arras, which be has accordingly
done, and thus the matter at present rests.
This proceeding soon obtained publicity, and ex.
eked solsothin him einem in the breasts of them
who had intended to have met : but their views
were still farther frustrated by the landlord of the
Silver Lion refusing tiiiet them have a room in his
house—a circumstanee'lliich is attributed to the
influence of the same official Gentleman to whom
we have already alluded. Under these circum-
stances, no meeting took place, nor is it yet deter-
mined what course will be pursued, either upon
the part of the British residents, or the French au-
thorities, in the event of her Majesty's arrival.
The persons who felt anxious for the English in.
habitants to assemble, for the purpose of consider-
ing what, if any, public token of respect should be
paid to her Majesty oti her arrival, were influenced
only by a desire to do homage to the illustrious.
rank which she holds, without any -reference what-
ever to those questions respecting her private con.
duct. which have led to so much discussion.
We have been favoured with a copy of an Ad-
dress to her Majesty, which, we understand, it
was indeuded to have proposed. Whether it would
have been adopted or not, is, of course, a matter
of doubt. It was as follows :

" To Air Mod Gracious Moja,l IF Caroline, Queen of Great

BiiJai.,

" The humble Address sr the English lalisbitants of
the Taws of Calais :

" Moir is rums vouu MsrusTY—We. the lulus.
Waists of the Town of Calais, who art niglsehmen' and
who, although absent Crows our native shores, still feel-
ing that we own every sentiment of loyally and attach.
meet to that family by which the sceptre of the United
Kingdom has been so long and so gloriously wielded, beg
leave most humbly to approach your Majesty, and with
great humility to offer to your Majesty our congratula-
tions on your near approach to that land over which we
may confidently expect you will hold so high a sways and
in which we trust you will at all time* experience that re.
spent and loyalty to which, by your illustrities rank, you are
so eminently entitled. We could nut reconcile it to oar
feelings, as Englishmen, to fiuffrr your Majesty bg,
through this town without offering to you this test
our anxious solicitude fur your Majesty's welfare and bap.
pumas."
The temperate manner in which this was drawn
up,.at least proves that there was a wrong desire to
abstain from every topic ealeulated to elate appal.
{ion, even ansoivg the moat fastidious.
.Mr. Williams. the =King's Messenger, passed
through Calais on his way to Dover, it is supposed,
is dispatches relative to the Queen, on Wednes.
-- mar. May 26,1820.

.I..llr..lecataa , gig L.dy . ilasathon wird
through, Ibis town on thdraltlsts is Iffo'rallY supPstrdr
to meet her Majesty, oa Way: ,• re port prevails
that her Majesty's root* vein 'be Illitugh 11,iulogise to
C.alahi—lbie bad led to itonnonlariamenimo Sent or the
Eagles\ irbabitairts (.111111Mitillote iNiStalliti three
thoruid), whether it any auk h -swayer S. to her
SW" Atom mark of respect as she passes. per-
son directly or indirectly connected with the Go-
aerostat; for reasons which may be perfactlf food,
ate averse to such a propu.itiou. 8.
It is reported that ell order has •brehillutltirw In.
the orderly book in the Castle of Dover, that in*
the event of the arrival a her Majesty, a salute is
let be filed from the guns in the blterteri.
The towns through which her-Majesty will pm
in her way to Londots from. Dover, ate prepared to
fictive her with evely demonstration of respect:. •
Duriag.thellatoutier stor,in uis Sunday setitight,
lir derv', 4etre lolled in iLigiry-prik I.y.the
Hod.

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