The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-18 00:00:00

LONDON.
TUESDAY, .IuLT 189 *B2O.

In oar commet3a jenterclay upon the complaint
made by Dr. Luseirtikrems in the House of Com-
mons, on behalf of the Quere, that to service of
plate which she received as a present front the late
KING it withheld from her by the exiting Go.
vent-trent, we expressed a hope that the corn•
plaint would have been removed out of door.,
and that Doctor LITSKIVIOTON would be relieved,
from the necessity of making last night his pro.
Mised motion on the subj-et. We entertained this
hope in full enufitlence that the parties* laboured
under a mistake, and that nothing was wanted
but an opportunity for explanation. This hope,
however, lots been disappointed. The motion
was made last night, and Lord CASTILERRAiIIt,
in answer, stated, that the piste
.claimed by
the QUEEN was not a present from the privy
purse of the late FitNO. but Crown property
from the Lord Chamberlain's deportment. descend-
ing with the Crowu, some of it mold as the reign
of Wicutst TU. and which his late MaJtawev
could not alienate. A common mendicant is
competent to make a present of his pack, or
any other property of his own acti liremeta. ft will
not therefore be contort:lA that a King of Eng.
land cannot make a present of plate, or any other
property prirchaserl from Lis privy purse, or possess.
ed by him in any other clitriscter than that of his
Royal stat:on. The CZ:tees, viewing the plate
which she claim; as :t gift from his MAJESTY
of this descriptior,, is justified in reclaiming
it. Ministers, on the contrary, considering it
114 Crown property, which the late Kano could
not alienate, feel thennetves justified in with.
holding it from her M.LIESTY. But with this
conviction on their • Is they have refused the
motion of Doctor Lustitsarom. Now this con-
viction, if really entertained, affords a powerful
reason for their assent to the motion. The ex-
planation of Lord CASELEIZEAOS. if substantiated
by evidence, would prove a splendid victory as a
complete defeat of the QUERN, a,NI a public ex-
posure of her unjust pretensions. in a cuss
of this kind then it might be expected that
comma", policy would have induced Minister' not
merely to coldly grate, but warmly court the fullest
inquiry, feeling that they were, by such course, only
laying a foundation for their own triumph. mid
adding to the shundasice of their own laurels. They'
have, however, by opposing the motion, preferred to
stop all inquiry. and leave it a dowbtful question
whether the subject of complaint be identical
Crown property or not.

A Common Council was held yesterday at
Guildhall, at velitch it was agreed that Petitions
should he presented to both Houses of Parliament,
praying theta to rejeci the proposed Bill of Pains
and Penalties against the QUEEN, es wholly insp.
pliembte to the pr►sent times, and totally unfit for
the attainment of public justice,

It was the intention of Mireiwers to propose on
adjournment of the lion.e of Congruous hist night
until Friday. The course of public business ha.;
obliged them to alter ihrir plan. Time CHANCEL..
Loa of the EXCHEQUER 14%t night announced his
iniention to more thus day au adjournment nutil
Monday neat.

The Scotch State Trials commenced at Stirling
on Thursday last, when Hardie. one of the Bunny-
muir railicale, was found gniliy. The indictineet
on which he was tried charged him with conspiring
to /cry war and subvert the constitution, and pub-
lishing and posting up printed addresses to the in-
habitants of Great Britain and Ireland, to incite the
soldiers of the KING sod other silbjects to rebellion.
It was our intention to report these trials with the
same expedition and diligence we communicated
the disturbances in the west of Scotland, which
bare rendered them necessary. It appears. how-
ever. that the Court has strictly forbidden any pub-
lication of the proceedings till all the trials are c,m-
eloOrd. prbbibition, like that issued on the
trial of the Cato-street conspirators at the Oid Bai-
ley, is not confined merely to those now in progress
at Stirling, but extends to those which will follow
at Glasgow, Paisley, Dumbarton, and Ayr.

The Paris Paper; of the 14th have strived at
our Office. They lime lately pos+rared little in.
. !rtes.,. except what arias" front the proceedings
of the Legislature. A curious scene presented
itself in the Chamber of Deputies on the 13th.
At hallq.ast two o'clock, the places reserved for
*integers were tilled es usual, but the !Wetubeia
fatogued by se bong Session. and pasticolatly with
the labours of the last four months, either have left
the capital or devoted themselves to %bele own private
affairs. About forty or fifty roemloor at most,
eluding Count StytuA, the Interior,