The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

AIISCF.LLANEOUS.

MONUMENT TO THE LATE KING.-It gives us
pleasure to learn that the commencement of, the
NeW Year is to be distinguished by an act •of
public justice to the memory of a Sovereign,
whose reign ,must always be ranked as one .of
the most eventful in the British annals, and of
Whose Virtues 'there is we believe but one
opinion., among men of all parties and classes
mean, his late revered Majesty hfititGli
THE MT. ) ! The plaii o` an approprite::imentr,
mental grotipe to be executed •in'. brdn'''anct
erecfed'in some'pablid place, in commemoralien:
of Ins MAJESTt has been submitted by'firreitcY
nent Artist to the ;principal Men-then§ 'of, We..
Royal FaMily, and several of the Nobility, most
distinguished for their taste in the Pine, Arts.
It has met with the most flattering approbation,
and
.a Committee of. Noblemen and Gentlemen.
has been formed, with the sanction of the highest
authority, and under the immediate patronage of
his Royal Highness the Duke of oitK, to carry
the plan into immediate execution.

ANECDOTE.—QUIN, MllO delighted in conver-
sation as well as 'in luxurious feasting, being pre-
sent in a company where children were brought
to the table after dinner, to tell a story, repeat
a speech, &c., vexed at the weakness of the pa-
rents, and disgusted at the attention, which
children engrossed, was heard to murmur the'fol-
lowing exciamation—" Oh !' the injured memory
of HE non." Coarse and churlish as this apos-
trophe_, may appear, though. probably uttered.•
meroy in ludicrous humour, it affords a good.
hint to parents at this holiday period, when die
practice in question is likely to be rather too pre-
valent.

THE THEATRE.—Mr. WALLACK last night
ventured upon the part of Corioknits, at Drury-
Lane Theatre. The impression of Mr.
KEMBLE'S admirable personation of this cha-
racter is, of course, strong upon the public mind,
but Mr. WALLACK'S performance was manly and
spirited. COOPER was also highly respectable
in *fitllits. They were both very well received,
and the representation. altogether d'eserved
more numerous audience.

Yesterday, being New Year's-day,
Service was performed, and the holy sacrament
administered, in Greenwich Church, accbrdingto
the custom introduced by the present . ViCar.
Her Royal Highness the Princess. SOPHIA of
GLOUCESTER, who is always punctual in her at-
tendance at that Church, was among the nume-
rous communicants on this occasion, as well as
Christmas-day. •
ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.—This Society':
(the first of the kind for musical talent in the
world perhaps), held its Annual General Meet-
ing
a few evenings since, at the Hall in Lisle-
street. It appeared that upwards of two thou-
sand pounds had been appropriated during the
last year, to the relief of indigent Members,
Widows and Orphans; a further sum of fiftvAve
pounds was voted at the Meeting, for the laud-
able purpose of relieving distressed non-claimants.
It is truly gratifying to behold. a cumber Of emi=
neat men, thus benevolently disposed ; and equally
satisfactory to. the Patrons of-"the Soci,?tr, to
know that it is conducted on the strictest plan, or
rectitude and charity. Our late beloved. I‘l6- •
narch condescended to be particularly interested;
in the welfare of this Society ; and
.happy are we
to add, that his present Majesty einulates his re-
vered Sire.
UNIVERSITY OF .GLAscosw.-7-011 'Thursday,
FRANCIS JEFFREY, Esq.. was installed 'Lord
Rector of the University of Glasgow. An un,,
usual interest was excited to witness the cere.
molly, and the Hall was crowded in ten minutes
after the doors were thrown open. At three'
o'clock Mr. Jeffrey entered amidst unmixed ap-
plause, preceded by the mace, and followed by
Mr. Campbell of BlyshsWood, M. P. who. is at
present Dean of Faculty ; the Principal, Mr.
Kirkman Finlay (the late Rector), and The Pro:,
fessors. A number of Mr. Jeffrey's. friends from
Edinburgh also accompanied him ; Mr. Thomp-
son, Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Murray, Professor
Pillans, and other distinguished characters. After
the installation, which occupied but a very short
time, Mr. Jeffrey addressed the audience in an
eloquent speech.
THE WELLESLEY FAXIILY:.--The third bro-
ther of the celebrated JOHN WESLEY, CHARLES,
was patronised in early life. by an Irish gentle-
man of fortune, of the same family name- of Wes-.
ley or Wellesley, who offered to make.hirn. his
heir if he would consent to go .with him to Ire-
land. The young man, who. 'was just 'chosen,
student bf Christchurc,h from Westminster school,
preferred his prospects there to'a life of depen-
dence
,on a stranger; and the faVour of his name.:
sake was in consequence transferred, and his for
tune bequeathed, to RICHARD,. SPC.O.IId ..son of Sir.
H. f.i.ox,r,Ey, wh6 assumed the name of 'WELI;I:S-:
LEY, was afterwards Earl of MORNINGTON, amt
was the 'grandfather of the Marquis WELLESLEY
and • the Duke of; W.i:LuscvioN.--(t2ilatterly
Review.) •

THE SERPENTINE 114Vr.a.--7-That l a t of the
River which was but partially frozen over on the,
preceding clay, bore yesterday. This was a tine
field for display. Tbere were many .very elegant
figures .seen. to much advantage, near the new:
Powder Magazine, in the Wilderness, nexrthe
Wall of Kensington-gardens-. 'The iiay-,not .pre-
senting the same•eheering aspect as the preceding
one,,but few carriages Were in. the Park, and not
one near the water : this arose fromlbe !dkaiters.
being at too distant a part to be viaie..
WAr.i.AcE was decidedly the best%perfortner;• he
executed the whirling movements, o'n'the ontSide:
edge, from thefigicre of three'tot:he
with admirable grace and prticiBiOn...
Humane• Society, yesterday, erected an extensive
sign-board, with afarl notification :Of the benefits
arising from anearly application„and,the proper
,mode of treating• persons, atthe instant of them
• being Te.geu'ed fiditi: tValer'y grave.' 301.
T:. person
backed to strait a mile in three minutes, at New.
tnarket,v:esterdoy'sfor Ortnty guineas. Time'
.was backed aCerto 4.

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

{DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS.]

[Morning Post.] -
It is quite plain that the friends and partizans of the Qteeen
are determined to make the most of what they ridiculously
call her triumph. The owe their pretended victory to the
most pereicious means of exciting the passions of the molt
t-
tude ; and they are trying to secure it by the same policy.
Thew know at the same time, that without the prostration of
the thiotie, and of the two Houses of Parliament, their suc-
cess would be incomplete. They bare already insulted there
to a degree that has no parallel but in the unfortunate reign
of Charles 1. and that they will do what they canto make the
parallel complete—from the first workings of sedition to the.
Anal and fatal catristroplee—is apparent from the whole of
ttieir conduct. , .As to their professions of justice, and of re-
gard fur tire Constitution, they merit contempt for their
worthlesseess, unit indignation far their perfidy. We are in
the habit of judging their proceedings by a touch ..surer cris
eetion; end when we see- sentiments of humanity _ote their
rips, and the *tnarsoiseed torch in their hands, we can have
no doubt, but that violence is in their hearts. They arc try-
.in g, by theatre of popular irritation, to acquire domination in
the State, or if they cannot compass it, to procure the over-
tertiw of a system not favourable enough to their inordinate
ear‘hititer. But if they are sincere in their protestations of
+eine actuated neither by lust of power, nor desire of change,
They are the veciest dt ivellers that ever presumed to interfere
in great questions of State-policy. In this case, it would be
an act of mercy to them, and of wise precaution with regard
to the country, u prevent them from acting under so delusive
an impression. That they are not the dupes of their feelings,
is proved by that mixture of boldness and cunning—by those
alternate appeals to the best and worst passions of the multi-
tude, a hich mark and disgrace all their proceedings. To us,
it is as dear as any axiom in morals, that they are pursuing a
line of etnidaet, which, if not checked, would lead to Revok.
thine—That the Queen, with her alledged grievances, is con-
steered merely as a useful tool by those factious agitators, is
e- fact most certain. They srippoit her, because her complaints
;tee an annoyance to the Government, and her pretended
wrongs have a tendency to agitate tire public mind. Whoever,
cr whatever, can render the Crown unpopulai, is certain of
their soptiurt. To the merits or demerits of either, they are
Atterly indiferent ; they only look to effect ; and it is pro-
batile that the Queen, who does not want penetration, is well
acqtrainted with the motives of their attachment. But thee
'are as useful tai her reseqtments as she is to their ambition ;
and this cause alone is the binding principle of the connection.
As seem as they cease to want one another, or the seditious
shell start up a new game, or Ihe
-Queers shall by possibility
return to Sentiments more congenial to her rank and blood,
The alliance will he immediately dissolved. But it is too use-
ful at present to be broken ; and Addresses, breathing unal-
terable attachment, continue to be poured iii from one side,
whilst responses, re-echoing the original sentimerre, and no
doubt equally sincere,are uttered by the other. They know
ssneanot her; the eddressers and the addressed. The errmer,ge-
neraliy speaking, are the agitators,who,under the name of effec-
tnel reform, have been labouring for some years to establish a
tierce democracy on the ruins of the British Constitutiou. Their
knowledge of one another serves to cement the confederacy:
and the tent scene, together with the gambols ;at the Villa
,Bergami, 'are as innocent as the schemes of the Reformers.
Though her jndges pronounced her guilty by, an ample ma-
2!riety, and few of the minority renturetito express a convic-
true of her innocence; yet these facts are mere trifles; and
the disaffected swear that she is not only a much injured per-
son; but the pride of her sex, and the flower of female hero-
ism. She would soon find the hollow, rotten nature of these
spretestatioree, if her feelings were ever to take a direction
more cerigenial to the proud anti princely stock from which
silt tine sprung. She would then find, that it was not in a
'principle of attachment to herself, hot of hatred to the Bri-
tise Throne, in which they had originated; and we beg leave
to aesere her, that it is not by means of her present con-
neetruns she can <seer hope to establish a claim to the indul-
.genee'of the moral part of the nation. She has taken, in the
esseen time, to her councils professed levellers, con-
victed libellers of Church and State,. adventuress of
every description, who hope to obtain in a summary way
..what they Despair of acquiring in the regular course of hon-
ourable exertions, together with a long list•of pert, insolent,
loquacious, arid superficial coxcomb; in literature and poli-
lire• She doe's more; she diligently caters to their unquiet
aid hrooding ambition. This is a strange, and in. some mea-
sure art alarming association—a woman, with vengeance in
tier heart, and the fit ut-s of atithition in her head, who places ,
herself, or is placed at the head of a nrusterous and daring
fastien, is..as esursererue a belies in the ho our of society as
the imagination can copeeire; and the apparition,/ thanks
to the mildness and timidity which nature ties stamped' on
temaie character, is as novel as it is in reality forruida-
-Ist,.

[Morning Chronicle.]
A better test could not he afford( d of the strength of the
fir Ai-1g against Ministers throughout. the country, than the
phenomenon now .observed, for the first time, in what are
enough called the County Meetings of Scotland.
11fring the whole period of the American war, even when
Ministers, nit longer able to stem the tide of public •opioion
V.hglaird, were obliged to give way to it, the Scots Chunty
Meetings were alivals unanimous in their approbation-of
them, and Addresses. from the North were ready at a mo-
Prent's tintice. The same unanimity, with some trifling ex-
ceptions, has charretsirized ill the County Meetingsof Scot.
)andsirtee that time up tone present period. The Ministers
ter the day-7-141ljg M. Tory, hare always been able to dispose
of these complaisant assemblies. Ministers can still have Ad-
elresses, at will, from the Scots Counties (for as the interests
a the Scoti Frecitoldersis :awe s the same with that of-the
Administration for the tirse,itiviiuld he almost as absurd to ex-
isect Ministers to vote against theniselves, Sc to expect a rua
57ity of these Freeholders to vote against Ministers), trot
Ctrs, C 313 110 longer. command unanimity. In almost
every Meeting which has yet been held, we find a party,
a: inferior to their oppOnents.in talents as they are superior
to them irnumbers, who press them so hard on every side,
that they are obliged to quit the field in confusion. They
',see even been forced to declare expressly, that they
do not approve of the conduct of Ministers—an important
:from ote.n who are. voting Addresses for the pur-
rSe of I,ecoing them lee their plaCes. The scene which was
erred- at Ediolintgli sod Aberdeen has been repeated'at the
Meeting of Fiferhire (of which our readers will find a report
is aimther column), where the adherents of Ministers cut,
as ii.mar, a very sorry figure. If this is a triumph, Ministers
are we-lc:mile to it. It is a triumph which can do thin nu
service (fur the vote of a Scots County Meeting will never
F 164 for any thing more than a vote of the closest Govern-
;vent Corpoiation with any intelligent person) ; and it .only
serves to cover their adherents with ridicule. Why, it bat
been ashed,,do not the exclusive •loyalty men call County
Meeting,s iu behalf of Ministers ?—" They have been called,'
say The courier, " in the proportion of four to one."---
Where? Why in Scotland, to be sore. " At this moment,"
continues The. Courier, " there occur to us the following
coar,t4es which have already voted or which are about to meet
1."1- that pnrl,etse, e Counties of Eilloborgh, Aberdeen,
"Stirling,. Fife, Argyle,.ltoxborgli, Renfrew and .Vg.tt hshire ".
Ilut arc there pi County Meetings in England,
.real County
Meetings? 0 yeS, qtioth The courier, " those of Kent,
ll:ampshire (already' signed .by upwards of nine thi)u-
sand rnames), Leicester, Westmorland. Durham and Car-
narvon." The,only.County Meetings, which have yet been.
field in England are ticoSe of Ourhain and :Gloucester—
autt these Addresses, calling upon his Majesty to dismiss his
present Ministers, have been voted. It is true, the venue for.
pretended Loyal Addresses has been laid in the counties spe-
eifi-ad4q The Cour-lei-, and with matchless . assurance he calls
the bides 'where these Addresses _have been privately hatched,
Conroy Meetings. However, if Alinisters will not, try the
coo hties ,if Fitglam. of hers wi11... In a few days the greatest
part id. Will have seltled• this question in a convinc.
InanPyr, Even iil Scotland they dare not take:lite sense
etthe landet; proprietors ofthe country. A County Meeting
-there ought to.-eadirace Frrelioldei's,Justices of Pirate, COM-
v:ii,ititters. of Sootily, end Oen itors; bat at the late Meetings,
lierrtors, or,Land Proprietors, have not been called. All
J,ritors have a right to he present at, and hare usually been
soininoned to Meetings, when matters of general impott are
-di•cosseil. Nothing noire strotigiy evinces the.conscionstiess
e,f Millis:yrs, that not merely the people, properly so called,
bat ti•at ti e property of the miuntrx is listi)e, to them, than
Lois limitation of the Scots Meetings.