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London, England, 1830-07-22 00:00:00

which he so willingly conceded to his aged Mo-
narch--Morning Chronicle.
,
Tho popularity of a King is so cheaply purchased
that wO wonder the instances of that sort of regal
fame should be comparatively rare. To make a
Sovereign of a free State popular requires little or
no effort on his part. He need only show that he
, values the love of his people, and it is conferred,—
His *esent Majesty is not, by the laws of the
realm,; more firmly seated on the throne of his an-
cestorS, than he is by manners securely fixed in the
affections of his people. His courteous and unaf-
fected- condescension—his frank and, numly, senti-
ments'--his disdain of unnecessary parade—and the
preference which he gives to that enjoyment which
is to lie derived from familiar contact with faithful
peoplet over the selfish pleasures of seclusion—are
eminently calculated to give him that popularity
which:is the best protection of the kingly power.
Although there was no Monarch that ever swayed
the sceptre of Great Britain with a higher hand
than Queen Elizabeth, she knew how to temper
her Windless notions of the prerogative with a
due edmixture of those minor virtues which
soften the sternness of despotic grandeur.—When
she curbed the ambition of haughty Nobles and
proud pelates in language of imperious authority,
she tas affable and conciliating in her manners
towards the people. She knew how to gain their
heartslty the expression of national sentiments and
general confidence, which were sure to attach to her
both their honest pride and their kindly affections.
Her memorable answer to the Spanish Ambassador
when he expressed his surprise that she ventured
abroatj without military guards, is an instance of
her capacity forgiving to regal power the most at-
tractivp exterior. " Behold," said she, pointing to
i the us'embled crowds by whom site was surrounded,
" beh ld the guards of the Crown of England I"
.Who an wonder that a Sovereign, capable of utter-
ing such a sentiment, should be popular ? Burke
has elOquently alluded to that chivalrous spirit which
constiOuted what he called the " cheap defence of
nations." Here we have an instance of that Royal
magnanimity which constitutes the " chief defence"
of thrOnes. Where the people are the " guards',
of the Crown," it can equally defy foreign hostility
and internal treason. It has no cold support—no
mercenary protection. It is, therefore, with peen- ,
liar pleasure we observe the kindness of feeling arid
the affithility of demeanour which William the
Fourth evinces towards his subjects. It was an
unfortunate circumstance for the popularity of the
last reign that the Sovereign passed the latter part
of it in such deep and habitual seclusion. This has
been made the subject of bitter and invidious re-
mark, ,but we are convinced It arose from a con-
sciousness of bodily infirmity, which made his late
Majesty averse from appearing much in public, be-
cause it was painful for him to endure the fatigues
consequent upon such condescension, and perhaps
unpleasant to endure the gaze of the people. But,
from whatever circumstance it arose, it was certainly
unfortunate, and did much to detract from the
popular effect of the many virtues which his Majesty
possessed. Royal seclusion in this country, unless
it arise from inevitable necessity, reminds the sub-
ject more of the stately pomp of an Oriental Chief,
than the dignified, but familiar, deportment of the
Sovereign of a free people.—Morning Herald.

An indiscreet and incorrect article appeared yes-
terday in the columns of a morning contemporary,
on the subject of the Beer Bill, which is now about
to receive the Royal Assent, to the effect that—
" The respectable and industrious, and now oppressed
licensed victuallers, who yield to none in loyalty, are de-
termined to manifest their duty and attachment to his Ma-
jesty by going in a body, preceded by the children of this
school (which school is not mentioned), to pay the homage
of their respect to their patron and Sovereign; and that
for this purpose a meeting has been already called to make
the necessary arrangements to be the first, as a public body,
after the city of London, to congratulate his Majesty on
hie elevation to the throne of these kingdoms."
It its further added, that—
" It has been suggested, and is now under consider-
ation, at the same time, humbly to petition his Majesty
to direct his Ministers to reconsider the measure regarding
the sale of beer, now on the eve of becoming a law, and
cause this pernicious Act to he suspended for further con-
sideration until after the meeting of the new Parliament;
and thus, for a time at least, avert the ruin that threatens
this meritorious and unoffending body of men, who are
about to be stripped of their hard earnings, which have
beers invested under the faith of Parliament, and all their
charitable institutions, which his Majesty has been gra-
ciously Pleased to patronise, at once destroyed; the means
being Wien from them, by this measure, of giving these
institutions their further support."
We do not really know what may be under the
consideration of individuals; but we can assure
our readers, that no such matters as those mentioned
are under the consideration of the Licensed Victual-
lers of the metropolis, as a body ; and farther, that
not only has no public meeting been called to con-
gratulate his Nhijesty, but that no determination
whatsoever has been entered into " to go in a hotly,
preceded by the children of this school," (we pre-
sume the Licensed Victuallers' School is meant)
" to pay the homage of their respect to their patron
and Sovereign." With regard to the remaining
portion of the article, which states, that
" It is intended humbly to represent to his Majesty that
the extension of the beer trade is not a new measure;
that it has been already tried since the restrictive Act
of Edward VI. ; and that the trial produced most mis-
chievous consequences to the community,- is proved by
a document not hitherto produced in evidence by the
opposers of the measure, but which may be found
among the City records, and a copy of which is preserved
in the British Museum."

We have only to Observe, that saute individuals
may have thought of such a proceeding, but that its
propriety has neither been admitted, nor any
step towards the proceeding itself adopted, by the
Society of Licensed Victuallers. They are wise
enough,:indeed, to know, that although the King
has a veto on all bills which are presented for the
purpose of receiving the Royal Assent, he never,
or very rarely, exercises the privilege, and, in
fact that a petition or address of the nature alluded
to, although literally constitutional, would place his
Majesty in the very awkward situation of opposing
that which his present Minivters have used their
utmost efforts to promote. There is, in fact, no
truth in the article—it is a tissue of falsehoods from
beginning to end ; and we are frank to own our
surprise that it should ever have found its • way into
the columns of our cotemporary. When any reso-
lution to the etTect mentioned above has been adopted
our readers may rely on our furnishing them with
the earliest intimation of it.—Morning Advertiser.

TILE OLD LIEUTENANTS IN THE NAVY.
....(From a Correspondent.)-1t is sincerely hoped that
his MAJYATY will take into consideration the ease of 300
senior Lieutenants, Royal Navy, at the ensiling promo-
tion; the junior officers of that OM hove been on the list
SO years, and many have !wryerl from twelve to twenty
year. In different ships both in the American and
French wars. The greater part of those officers have
strong (lama for promotion, hut have been neglected
or passed by for want of interest. fly giving pro.
motion to the 300 senior Lieutenants his MAJaspy
will raise 300 front the 6a. to ris. list, and 800 from the
ss. to the thus making a general pragreesive
!litany of above officers are men advanced in years, there.
fore cannot be expected to enjoy their promotion above ten
1 years at the utmost...Devonport Telegraph.

Dltis BAILLIE.—One so enwsged in the daily
toil and laborious duties of 4 great metropolitan doctor,
may easily be conceived to have enjoyed little leisure for
the cultivation of any literary or scientific pursuit, not
immediately connected with his profession; and BAILLIE)
it must be allowed, was wholly and entirely a physician.
A few years only before his death, during a visit which
the late professor Climoriv of Edinburgh rustle to London,
these two eminent countrymen,, equally distinguished in
their respective departments, convened tbgethor on several
occasions; and the judgment they. jocosely passed upon
each other was expressed in the following ,manner t—d!
" BA pt,te," said the accomplished and classical professor,'
I, knows- nothing but phisic.u. Gunony," exclaimed
the skilful and esperienccd London practitioner, qg seems
to nee to know every thing but physic."—Fomily Li.
brary, No. XIV.