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

THE QUEEN.

Several Addresses were presented last morning to
her Majesty at Brandenburgh.house ; some of them ,
conveyed by select deputations, and some by itidivi.
duals. The deputations were for the most park,
numerous, but the advanced period of the season,
and the understood wishes of the Queen that huge
crowds of persons should not be collected for this
purpose, have prevented such numbers from joining
the deputations as would otherwise appear iu them.
The first procession, last morning, consisted of a
deputation from the united parishes of St. Paul and
St. Martin-le-Grand. headed by a Gentleman on
horseback carrying a flag, who was followed by an
open landau with six gentlemen, drawn by six
horses, and four others with four horses, filled with
ladies elegantly d►esed. The postillions wore yel-
low jackets. and the horses' heads were decorated
with white rosettes.

The second procession wds formed by a large
party of sailors. who marched six a-breast, each
man wearing a white favour in his hat ; they were
beaded by the eommittee on horseback, and were
accompanied by a baud of music. The Address
borne by a man on horseback. was ornamented with
white favours. There were two flags of white silk,
one bearing the inscription " e. H. Heaven pro-
Sect the Innocent," ■nd ■nother with "28 L." in the
front of the procession, and the rear was brought
up by the union -jack.
The Address from Southwark was conveyed by a
select deputation, consisting of ladies and gen-
tlemen. who occupied fourteen or fifteen batouchea,
each drawn by four horses. The deputation was
preceded by three trumpeters, dressed as Ineffetiers.
and was accompanied by parish officers u► their
official dresses.

The Address fromClerkenwell was also conveyed
by Select Deputation of Ladies and Gentlemen.
A large flag, iii4eribed with the words. " The
Clerkenwell Arldretor," was borne by a man sitting
on the box of the foremost oirriage. Ting deputa-
tion occupi•rl three harouches, each drawn by four

The followiii2, is a list of the Addresses presented
to her MAJESTY yesterday:7..

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Southwa,k

... ...„ _ _ . .
GI.IiiiIIlIIIC
Alitersgate
St. Leonora's, Shore.lorli ~ ditto
Cierkenwell

St. immrg's, Westanima. r ditto
St. Paul's Coveut-gardro ditto
Semmen

King's Lynn ditto
Dartmouth
1 Brougham sad Wood
Lincoln
Stourport
Cork
Ardisier

Spalding
V, Illation .
Axminstrr
Bow and Broml-y...
Congleicto ditto
Shrrwshnry Lathes .......
Borkfastleigh ....
Silrhy
Wbitehatren
Strain-6er
Benefit Society, Prestonpaus By Mr. Sheriff Waithosam.

Her Majesty returned the following most vacious
Answer to the Address of Congratulation Iron the
inhabitants of Ntw Mahon, presented by Lord
Ihniminnof,:—
" The Bailiff, Burgesses, and Inhabitants/if the Borough
of New Melton, are requested to accept my unfeigned thanks
for this loyal soil affectionate Address.
The moral remind of my adversaries is sufficiently
marked by the turpitude of the witnesses they have pro-
.o reed, and of the agents they have employed. Hail I even
been guilty, their conduct would hardly have been less re-
prebeusible—for what can dream a recourse to such deteata.
irk means as subornation and perjury ? That race of moral-
ibb IS happily almost extinct, who pretended that the end
would justify the means. But yet, it is certain, that if my
swoon could have effected my degradation, they would
Aave felt no compendium with respect to the kind of means
by whirl' it was accomplished. The constancy of my friend,
has, however, rumbled me to vanquish the treachery of my
Gres. If my rights are yet withheld, the attempt to degrade
me has, at least, been abandoned, amid the principles of
liberty have triumphed over the projects of despotism."

In consequence of the numerous street-robberies
committed in open day in various parts of the tne-
impnlos. particularly on every public occasion,
Lord SIDMOUTH has 'snitched fifteen of the flow-
street patrol under two conductor: to each of the
followitig Police-offices, viz. Queen--quare, Marl-
barongli-striert. and Hattun-garden, and all the
public officers above fifty years of age will be div-
charged on half-pay.
• On Tuesday evening last, VICKERY, one of the
Th....street Officers. arrived to York, in quest of
Franklin the Traitor, and early the following
iiifirialltg, proceeded in a post-chaise. accompanied
by LERM AN, one of our Police Officers, to l'otit-
hogtott ; at which place a strict search was mode
iu vain. l'ocklitigio.i is the neighbourhood of his
former resiikime, Nod tie is well known iii York.
having brew in the Inaba of paying it an occasional
wish • but fur what purpose we know not.—(York
A reward of 5001. is offered for the discovery of
any of the pertains coocerned in running • luiuggled
cargo between Sassiest. and Shorachffe. in the
night of' the 13111 of November. and ii shooting at
said wnuradi. g Lieut. PEAT, and three seamen be-
longing to Me Severn.
Fatal an:l Destructive fire.—On Thursday
mort ing. abosit one o'clock, the 'muse of Mrs.
ROPED, the lime and Crown lnu. Kirby-Loos-
dale, was discovered to be en file. The ostler,
who was the first person awskened by the flames,
immediately gave the alarm to all the family
whoa the viotence of the tire would Arm him
if. approach. Mrs. Rome, two of her daugh-
ters a female servant, five serviria-tnem, a towel-
lei. and a prob.:ol)mnd geodetical), olio was •
lodger in the louse, effected their escape, most
of them by leaprog out of the windows. But
the most limeoluble part of the catastrophe is
}et to be stated ; aud it is with feelings of regret
and horror that we have to rebid', that five of the
female se, Vdtlll6 became tjle victims of die devour-
ing element, said were literally burnt to ashes,.
Tire house as entirely deatnryed, and scarcely any
port of the furniture was saved.

MEETIt4GO TO
ADDRESS HER MAJESTY.
ISLINGTON.

Yesterday evening • most numerous and highly
repectable meeting of the above populous district
was held at Cationbury-house, Islington. for the
purpose of an Address of Congratulation to her
Majesty. and also to Petition his Majesty to dismiss
Ministers. The great room was crowded to excess
by • most respectable assemblage of Ladies and
Gentlemen, •nd many hundreds were unable to
obtain admittance.

At seven o'clock Captain Loiscsterea took the
Chair, in consequence of the illness of Mr. Thomas
Wilson, from whom a letter was read.
The requisition to the Churchwardens was then
read, as was also the correspondence between the
Requisitionists, the Churchwardens, and the
Rector.
Mr. SMITH then rose and proceeded to read the
correspondence between the Churchwardens and
himself. He observed that Mr. Ustonron, one of
the Churchwardens, had said that he had a bias in
favour of the meeting, but could not grant the
use of the church without the concurrence of
the Rector and the other Churchwarden. Mr.
Smith then proceeded to censure the conduct of the
above persons, and wished they had followed the
example of the Mayor of Miami, who readily grant•
ed the use of ihe church fur the purpose of address-
ing the Queen, and as readily on the following day
grouted it to address his Majesty.—(Cheers.)—
He would wish every man to act according to his
own judgment, and he must also say lie would
not forego his claim to loyalty more than any
other man. He then proceeded to refute the
charges brought forward against those who address-
ed her Majesty, and observed. that the late pro-
ceedings went to destroy the bulwarks of the
people's liberties. Whilst the people supported the
King and his throne. they deprecated the conduct
of those Ministers who had degraded both.—(Lord
cheers )—Mr. S. then adverted to the late proceed-
ing. against her Majesty. The worthy Gentleman
concluded by moving the first Rrsolution.
Mr. TULLOCH then rose and observed on the
great changes which had taken place during the
last 30 years, and remarked, would any man at that
time have dared to vilify the Queen of England ?
for by the law of England he who traduces the
character of the Queen is guilty of treason. The
late events were a disgrace to a civilized country.
Mr. Tulloch then censured, in most indignant
terms, the evidence bring allowed to go forth to the
world. After adverting to the majority and mino-
rity in the House of Lords, he concluded by
moving the second Resolution, which was carried
with four dissentients. _ _ .

Mr. REICHTER, in u few words, moved the Ad.
tires* to her Majesty, which, ou being seconded, was
carried with five di.sentients.
The Address to his Majesty was then moved and
seconded, and corned with only two dissentient
voices. _ _

The mode in which the two Addresses are to be
presented were then unanimously agreed to, as was
also a vote of thanks to the Chairman, after which
the meeting broke op at ten o'clock.