The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-18 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 recognize her guilt, and to ask her to
renounce her high dignity. Now guilty or inno-
cent, what eternal infamy must cover the 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 afflu-
ence u woman who had digraced 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 1
her by death—alone and friendless; what hearts
must those be, who to such a woman, so situated,
who all tier life had been the victim of persecution
and slander, who had 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-
, ess and decision of her conduct have completely
disconcerted the schemes and plots of Ministers.
For once the House of Commons lies 'hewn 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 eoufusion. We
think they will not 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
Gffer her Majesty their congratulations on her ar-
rival, and we sincerely hope that their example will
be generally fcllowed.

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 done 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 way be destined to learn this useful
lesson.

A private letter from Hamburg!), dated the 2d
instant, communicates unpleasant accounts of the
health of that city. It was estimated that 8,000
persons of all ages were then more or less indisposed.
Of the garrison alone there were 200 sick men in
the h;:spital. The Atalanta, Captain King, with
gold coin on hoard tl a large amount, tin. .Ir. Ro:hs-
chi!d, was to salt from Cuxhaven on the 4th, it' not
pre v CL: ted by contrary ‘v i Lids.
Letters from Madrid mention, that Don Alvaro
Flores Estrada, the author of the well known Re-
monstrance to Ferdinand VII., has been natued
Intenlant General of the Province of Valencia.

Monday last Sir Charles Wolseley was waitA
upon by :m express Messenger from the Lord Chan.
cellor, to serve him with a supersedeas—an
instrument by which he is eased from the list of
the magistracy.

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In another part of oar Paper we have noticed a
show af Miniiiy in one of the REGIIIIMIITS OF /tow.
FOOT OU•RDS, in consequence of which on Saturday
inorniag. at a quarter before fuer o'clock the Duke
of Wellington, attended by Col: Rodrey, or the Coldstream.
Guards. eutered the barracks at Charing Cross. The Duke
of Wellington paraded the front three times, inspecting them
previom to their departure, saying he was sorry they had
disgraced themselves, and placed a stain uu their colours,
but hoped they would acknowledge theinselves in fault.—llc
said they had set a very bail example to other regiments.—
it was, Ise taut the iisteat ion of his MAjesty to hdve given them
a very hoodiume present u; the occasion of his coronat ion.
The gates were thee opened, and the Duke of WOllllOO.l
and Couisel Itiotrey took their departure, and the richt
wing of the 3d battalion followed, and proceeded to the
Horse Guards i the side gates were closed. tVlien the, •
had passed through, fifty or sixty of the police rushed out of
the Treasury, and succeeded in closing; the gates of the-
Hone Guards, there's', p ting the populace from
enteriog the Park. This part) took the route of the King's
private road over Putney-bride; the police-Wheels. atten-
ded throe as far as Sloane Square. Another pony took
their route over Westminster Bridge. It is understood that
the Douse of the place of tle-ir destination, was sealed Op,
mud the instructions were not to he known till they halted fur
the night. Every thing now remains perfectly quiet at the
King's Mews—all ingress or egress is confined to persons on
military business. The people still continue to assemble in
crowds round the gates; hut they do nut show the least
disposition. either by wordur action, to disturb the tran-
quillity of the neighbourhood. About WO men of the Ist-.
battalion of the Ist regiment. twnced bet wren eleven and
twelve o'clock yesterday morning from Windsor, aad took
up their quarters in the new barracks in the Mews.