The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-14 00:00:00

.THE QUEEN.
Yestatasy her Majesty, agreeably, to previous
arrange:seat, received the following Ikddreiroes:.-
One from the pariah of St. Sidwell's, Exeter; one
from the city of Exeter, and another from the
Ladies of the city of Exeter, presented by Mr.
Northmore, Mr. Alderman Wood, Mr. Welby
itiorilunore, and a Lady, whose name we could not
leant ; one frets the Ladies of Edinburgh and the
vicinity. and one from the royal burgh of Montrose,.
',resented by Mr. Home ; one from Coventry, by
Sir Gerard Noel and lie. Peter Moore; and ode
from Ipswich, by two Gentlemen of that city.
But that which excited. in a peculiar degree,
the attention of the inhabitants of the metropolis.
and the surrounding villages, was the Address of
the Seamen of the Merchant Vessels now lying in
the Myer Themes. The circumstances attending
the presentation of this Address was such as at.
tschcd to it a degree of interest, and of import.
once in a nolitical view, greatly exceeding those of
ally preceding Address to which the injuries of our
.nsul'ed and peosecuted Queen have given rise;
and must, to the illustrious object of its tribute,
have rendered the day the proudest of a period
marked by a series of triumphs. Former Ad-
dresses spoke but the language of persons in the or-
dinary class of addressers, confident of the inno.
cence of the Illustrious Accused, and hearty in
their wishes and anticipations of her future acquit- ,
sal :--the applauding shouts of the multitudes as.
sembled to witness their progress and presentation
were but the token of the concurrence in those
wishes, of a people indignant at the heaping of the
ignominious treatment, due only to convicted guilt,
upon one who, being as yet untried, was, by the
touiversally admitted' maxim of English Isw, en.
titled to all the consideration of innocence. But
the Address of yesterday, presented after the whole
case against her Majesty had been fully closed on
the part of the prosecution, the evidence of all the
witnesses in support of it, and the speech of the
Solicitor-Grimml summing-up, and enforcing by
the most elaborate and ingenious comment all the
stronoest poitos of that evidence having been fully
laid before the potblic; that Address. from a int-
furrons portion of our countrymen who have never
heretofore es a body interfered in political questions
even to the extent of a public expression of their
unmans, must he taken as the record of their judg-
ment in fievour of the accused ; and the united
plaudits of the congregated thousands of every
ink and condition, who thronged the line of their
moist he received as a verdict of acquittal
from the vast majority of the population of this
metropolis.
The procession started from Blackwal!, and pro-
ceeding towards London Bridge, was joined in its
route by large parties of seamen, the crews of the
sloffermt vessels in the sipper part of the River.—
About one o'clock it reached the Strand, at which
time the body of seamen amounted to about 5,000,
all dressed ioi their neatest attire, most of ;limn
',min, blue jackets and white trousers, With
cockade, of white ribband in their hats, and many
of them with blue ribbands worn scarfwise. in-
scribed, in gold letters, " God sane the Qaeem !"
They were headed by a Gentleman, whose name
we were inforintil was Stranger. mounted on a
white horse, and bearing the Address. He was
fut-
lowed by a stamen bearing a light blue banner,
inscribed " The Seamen's Address." After whom
came the COlUnill of semen, four abreast. In the
line were three other small flags of fight blue, with
inscriptions, " Heaven protect the l'hnocent!"—
•1 God sure the Queue"—'• Non mi Ricardo !" in
addition to which we comae(' four Union Jacks;
three white, three red, and three blue ensigns, or
ships' colours; and a 1141,1 striped blue, white, and
blue, horizontally, bich we believe is the Vrio.,
ration Independent nag, but the meaning of its
appearance in this procession we could not learn.
They passed from the Strand along Pall-mall,
round St. James's-Nu:ore, cheering moat entliusi-
asticall2.- in front of the house of Lady Francis. As
the time approached of the expected ariival of the
precession. at different points of the line of its
route might fw Seen bevies of elegantly dressed fe-
males at the windows, crowds of people of all sorts
mid conditions thronging the streets and road sides,
which gradually-lecame lined with carts, waggons,
caravans, gigs, chaism, coaches, and vehicles of
every description, filled mud covered with a prontio.
cootie ousemblaset of ardent Good exulting specta-
tors. 'flee throng in Hammersmith was immense
beyond all former remembrance. puling the fore-
noon persons of Poqiectatile appearance ;wined
ready admittance into the avenue of granderoburgh
House. but thr .yriutie injury done to the trees and
plantations about the grounds by the crowds of
mischievous persons who intruded thomselves en
homer occasions, caused the police in attendance,
nodose the directors, of Mr. Perry, the Noire officer
of Bow-street, to lose redoubled vigilance and exer.
tine in the eaclorami of improper characters. But
between two awl three o'clock, when time Gentle.
men front Ipswich arrived with the Address from
that city the crowd ar the gates became irrepres-
sible, and forcing their way in spite of the most
spirited resistance on the part of the officers. num-
iors were thrown' down and trampled over ; a scene
o,f indescribable confusion *emting, amidst which
were heard the mingled shouts and groans of men
and bo.•!:, and the screams of women, some of whom
were nub difficulty exsrieared from situ:Amos of
imminent peril, at Ore expense of lost shoes, hand.
kerchiefs and bonnets, and torn scarfs, shawls and
stresses.
About half-part three 'tlttir poromion reached the
gates, and marched, the band- playing hearts of
4hmk, the avenue, post theiairld of the house, on
to the limn frootioog the liver, which presented a
pleasing o:peciscie of parties in boats, and groupes of
degailly dressed females on the opposite bank.
The column having marched in st slow pace round
the Linn; formed in a dose body in front of the
house, the whole area of the grounds in that direc-
tion outside of the seamen hrtii covered with spec-
-Ist-ors of both sexes, who- had fneCed' their way io.
About half-past four her Ittsjetity appeared at thin
reel re window, attended by Ludy Ann Hamilton,
Sir Gerard Nool, and Alderman Wood, and bowing
most graccfolly to the assemblage bene.dh, was re-
ceived 7 with enthusiastic aiirt long-continuid cheers
mid hems. The toiler windows were filled with a
liumerous colt patto.of atagentlenien, among
whom we observed the Hoc. Koppel Craven, Sir