The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-20 00:00:00

• TnE QUEEN.

We noticed yesterday the Highland II 'potation
as oiled the most interesting processions of the day.
They were greeted with the stamen cheers along
the whole line of their march from the Crown and
Anchor to Brantleashurgh.house. They marched
into the long gallery with colours flying mid pipes
playing. When all were regularly arranged, and
while the pipes played " Scott mild hoe tee wa.
/ace bled," her Majesty entered, end immediately
turned round, and most grocioutly recognised the
Highlanders, who bowed with profoundest re-
'pro to the Queen. Lord Archibald 114miltain,
?Ir. Moore. Mr. Waithaten, and Mr. Hob' 1111 l se,
were all present in full rourt•dresses. Lady Ann
Hamilton wore a rich tartest scarf. Mr. I lutpe,
in
lull Court dress, introduced the (:bair nin and
the Mover of the Address. The Chairman pre-
sented the Address to her Majesty, who was gra-
riotudy pleased to have it read by the Mover in the
Gaelic language. It was read with equal modesty
and firmness. This was, perhaps, the first titne
that any Kong or Queen of this country listened to
an Address di that ancient language.
Mr. Alderman Wood then, by her Majesty's
commons', read the following Answer :--
" It is with unfeigned complacency that I accept this art-
less tribute of glowing affect WO mud geueroas loyalty GUM an
assembly of the metropolis, who are natives of that romantic
regime where. the spirits of departed warriors still speak in
the whole, swim spas the clouds, or gleans upon the lOU.
I am well aware that they come from that land which is re-
missed for faithfulness to its chiefs, and that their fathers
bled for a Sovereign who bad no other claim to their support
but that which grief gives to the radar, cheek and the stroke's
rye. They are natives of that laud where adversity attracts
more regard this the smiles of Cortege; where the house-
less have • home, nail the friendless waist • friend.
war sure that grit f. like dare which I have suffered, and
persecutions like those which I have undergone, maid not
be °Netts of isdiffereore to those who were bons sad d
in that district where the brave are sensitive, and the sensi-
tive brave. Their minds timid not contemplate with apathy a
fossil inotheromming like an exile in a distant laud, while her
only Odd was, is vain, imploring her presence silk that
look of solicitude, and that gaze of importunity, that mark
the parting boar. The dark cloud of death moo covered her
sorcery breast! Deep and general was the lament when her
heart beat no more! Grant us every brow, and the face
of the country appeared as if the desolating blast bad tea-
versed the larisl. Her noising needed no obarmies. Iler
tomb was the tomb of virtues affection sepulchred her ate-
awry in every heart.
The years that are paned, and are to be no more; are list
as things that have only an ideal existeme in the ensmorY
hat still they any cause the eye to stream with tears, or the
bosom to heave with regret. The loveliness that has mink
into the grave is still lovely i• tlw mind ; and in that form
is which virtue his made its abode, death is not lastrug
oblivion, bat increased and permanent reit ii ii hurefice. Lt le
truth, it is integrity, it is heoevolence, it is the amiable, the
generous, the sincere, or, is true word, it is goodness, pure
and holy, that cpnverts the 'world into the immortal, the
dying into the ever-living, the shadow into the subsume,
the fugitive into the fixed, time Me eternity !"
The Highlanders and their ladies then kissed
hands : they were most gracioarly received. The
Queen seemed particularly pleased with a per sent
of a banquet from one oh the young ladies of the
deputation : her Majesty held it in tier bond till the
whole deputatian had passed. Whale this ceremony
was performing, the banners waved, mid the bag-
pipers played the inspiring air of " Seofs who kw
we Wallace bled."
The following is her MAigstit's Answer to the
Allll4ll Address ;
" The Magistrates, Town Conosellors, florgemea, and In-
habitaals of the Royal Borough of Aaiun, in Scotland, will
accept my unfeigned thanks for this loyal and affectionate
Address. The Isle proceedings is the House of Lords were
au illegal is their nature, so usicoastilidional in their spirit,
and so despotic in their tendency, that I should be • ',cy-
anide deareuslaut of the House of Drauswick if I did mat
rejoice in their shasitturimerit; um is the joy occasioned
more by the reflection that those proceedings mesiactil my
character and dignity, than by the consideration that they
endangered the security of individual right and of general
liberty; ens my ninnies have is this instance confessed,
that the voice of public apiaios is superior to that of any
other jadirature, sod to what other isupitlac slid may adver-
saries yield than to that of this high authority, %%lieu they
relinquished their proceedings against me, upon the pro-
fessed ground, that the farther prusecution of them was so-
consistent with expediency r