The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-21 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

CONSTANTINOPLE. OCTOBER 10.
Ali Paella and his tautest with the l'orte are still
the chief subjects of conversation, and the attention
of the public is the more excited, because the last
dispaiches from the Turkish Generals excited an
expectation that the struggle would be soon fermi-
miter!. nut it now sterns as if Ali would hold out
to the last extremity to save his life and liberty.
We have positive intelligence that having retired
with right hundred men into the Castle of Joannioa
(as has been already announced), he has destroyed
a great part of the city by the effects of
his DUllleroll6. heavy artillery, and blowing up
mines, and has done the besieging army con.

LON DON,
TUESDAY, NOVIIIIIBII. 21, 1830.

The Treasury writers affect to be galled to the
quick at the enthusiastic expression of joy which
resounds through every ;ion of the country at the
QUEEN'S glorious triumph. We say "affect to be
galled," because we know that these persons hive
no feelings that can be called their own, and that
they are gratified or displeased, thrill with delight
or glow with indignation, jug as their patrons
chance to prompt their sentiments. They cm-.
pinto that in almost every town in the kingdom
illuminations and bonfires have been used to dlr.
play the ardent feelings of the people, naturally
delighted at the defeat of a base and malignant
conspiracy, fur such most undoubtedly was the
conspiracy framed, or at least put into activity at
Milan, for the purpose of accusing the QUEEN,
and of overpowering her, if possible, by the weight
of false swearing. But while the Treasury writers
complain of this manifestation of public feeling in
the QUEEN'S favour, they endeavour to prove that
the majority of the people did not concur volun-
tarily in manifesting these signs of joy ; and how
do they proceed to establish their assertion ? They
admit that in almost every town the Magistrates were
hostile to the QUEEN, and had endeavoured by all
means in their power to dissuade or discourage the
people from illuminating their houses, and then
comes the confession, that notwithstanding the pro-
hibition expressed or implied of the Magistrates, not-
withstanding the reluctance of the m4jority of the
nation to concur in expressing joy at the QUEEN'S
deliverance, every town has nevertheless been bril-
liantly illuminated—some for one and two nights,
and some reef, for three nights. Now it is very
certain that some individuals who might not wish
to waste their candles, or put themselves to incon-
venience, or expose their houses to danger in exult-
ing at the QUEEN'S triumph, may have been com-
pelled against their will to light ■ few candles for
tl►e purpose of saving their windows; but what
candid and impartial man will affirm that a general
illumination could be forced upon the inhabitants
of any town in the kingdom, contrary to the wishes
of the Magistrates and of the majority of tile people ?
The supposition would be absurd. We cannot
wonder then at the displeasure expressed by the
Treasury writers at this distinguished mark of
public opinion throughout the kingdom, for it
proves in the most unequivocal manner how revolt-
ing to the general reuse of the nation were the
measures pursued against the QUEEN.

We noticed yesterday a letter which appeared
in one of the French Papers, addressed in October
last by the Baron D'ENDE, Chamberlain of the
Duke of BADEN, to Mr. VIZARD, the QUINN'S
solicitor, in which the Boron declares that the Doke
his master did not prevent hint from appearing as