The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-04 00:00:00

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Preparations were made for the Moronl of the
Queen yesterday, from Portman-street to Bran-
denburgh House, and some of her Majesty's ser-
roots had actually departed, when about two
o'clock Lady Ann Hamilton was taken suddenly
and seriously ill, and her Majesty was in conse.
garner induced to postpone her departure. It ap-
!var., however, from the following account, if
true (wt received it at too late an hour last night
to ascertain its authenticity), that her Ladyship's
illness was of short duration, and that her Majesty
removed to Brandenburgh House in the course of
the day :
" Last morning the neighbourhood of Portman-
street presented nu appearance of the greatest bus-
tle. As early as ten o'clock persons began to
assemble from all quarters, and took their station
opposite the house where her Majesty resided. At
shout two o'clock the street was perfectly impass-
able from the immense concourse of pedestrians,
a number of carriages and other vehicles, which
had taken their station in the street, for the
purpose of wituessing her Majesty's departure.
A little after two o'clock the Queen made her ap-
pearance at one of the upper windows of the house,
and was received with immense cheers. Her
Majesty shortly after came out also on the balcony
of the first floor, and was received, as usual, by,
the people with loud cheers.
66 At four o'clock a chariot and four fine horses, 1
with outriders, dressed in splendid new liveries of
scarlet, arrived at her residence. In • few minutes
her Majesty mounted the chariot, anti was followed
by Lady Ann Hamilton, Alderman Wood, and
another Gentleman', the chariot immediately drove
off at a smart pace, amidst the enthusiastic cheers
of the people. At about half-past four the proces-
sion made its appearance at Haminerstnith, and
drove on. When at the first turnpike of Hammer.
smith, the parish officers met the procession, who
were decorated with white favours, and escorted her
Majesty into Hammersmith. When it arrived
there the bells struck up a merry peal, and the
guns commenced firing, which, with the immense
cheers of a vast multitude of people who were
flocking towards the new residence of her Majesty,
greatly ridivened the scene. They artived there a
few minutes before five o'clock. The gentlemen
who preceded the coach drew up in a line on each
side of the gateway, and waved their hats as the
coach went in. The plea were instantly closed,
and the immense multitude gradually dispers-
ed. Were we to notice the preparations which
were made for rejoicings in and about Hammer-
smith, it would fill a column. The cross streets
were decorated with all the flowers of the season,
hung in festoons. The houses were all decorated
with laurel, and the windows very tastefully hung
with white silk ribbons and flowers, formed into
wreaths. The church wall was lined with the
children of the Hammersmith school, who were all
dressed in their Sunday clothes, and decorated with
white ribbons.
6' The road was lined with genteelly-dressed per-
sons and carriages filled with gentry of the first
style, sho waived their handkerchiefs and gave other
demonstrations of their respect.
" Her Majesty looked remarkably well, end was
elegantly dressed in a robe and hat of Plate-coloured
satin, with a plume of ostrich feathers to corre-
spond. She bowed most gracefully to the people.
6' We are not aware of a single accident taking
place. There will he • grand illumination this
evening at Hammersmith."

J— HENRY. Esq. Barrister-at-Law, and for-
merly Chief Justice in the lonian Isles, yesterday
left town with a Commission from her Majesty the
QUEEN, In arrange and prepare the evidence in
Italy, for her defence on the Bull of Pains and Pe-
nalties. We understand that Mr. HENRY ha% re-
ceived from Government the most satisfactory assur-
ances that every facility shall be granted to him for
procuring passports to every individual whom he
may think it rlicessnry to send to England on the
OCr4SlOll.—( Evening Paper.)
It is singular that the first Bill of Pains and Pe-
nalties we meet with in our history should have
been preferred by a Qween of Ifngland (the wife 1
of EDWARD 11.) against the King her husband ;
by it she procured his deposition and subsequent
murder.—The next was the case of ANNE Bo LEYN.
in the reign of Henley VIII.—The next occurred
in the reign of WILLIAM HI., and was used
against Sir Joins FENwtot, who. because he
could not be convicted of high treason by a single
witness, was proceeded against by a Bill of Pams
and Penalties, and, in consequence, executed.—
Indeed, the only Cases hitherto where they have
been resorted to are, where the victims mast be
sentenced—but where the legal evidence is not suf.
ticient to justify those sentences.
At the annual d rof the Merchant Tailors'
Company, which took place on Wednesday, the
conviviality of the evening was disturbed by a contest
which arose concerning the omission of the second
toast selected for such occasions. which had usually
been the QUEEN and Royal Family, it sppeared
to some of the company present that such an omis-
sion at this time was a marked disrespect to her
MAJESTY. After the confusion had in some degree
subsided, the chairman put it as a proposition from
the chair, whether the health of the QuitEs should
be drank or not; and, on a shew of hands, decided
that the queation had beep ueginived. A great
number of the Livery, however, were far from being
satii6ed with this decision. and insisted that the
usual toast should be drank. Parties ran so high
that harmony could.not again be restored; and the
company, in consequence, separated at a much
eathcr hour than customary.