The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-29 00:00:00

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We knoW not what stains' may be reserved for ,
the history of England, but feel MOst'seasibly
that a dangerous denioralization of the hittest
class, a distreissing corruption of thy best traits
of our national character, is being' raPtilly
dticed by the arts and machinations of the Factions.
Nor is it to the base mountebank set of preteoded
Reformers alone that we owe this sad detlettsion:
As sure as effect follows cause, it is tO be traced,
with other ills, to the rancourotts spirit of per;
stool hostiliry with which the " Early Friends"
of the. PatNca REGENT have so lon} assailed their
Royal Master, belying his wotd, mis-representing
bis actions,. and, by every means of alterate
tltli-
eute, slender, and falsehood, dying their Utmost
to bring upon himself and his Government the con-
tempt or hatred of the People. Let theiii not then
lay the limit:ring unction to-their k to
the misert)hle ravings of a junta of low and despe-
rate fanjttles that the present deplorable *state of
poPular feeling' is to be tote: ibetl. Had nut they
laid the foundations, and did not they aid the
work, the wretches Of SpA-fields and Palace-yaid
might rail in vain. Their private profligacy nuil
public follies would counteract their Ofiots, and it
is, only by having the winds of the People
epo red for their poisons by the poisoos of a less
violent, but pot leis mischievotoi patty, that they
are enabled to make riot, aisassination, and trea-
son co-ealstent with their Meeting i and .ha-
rangues.

We are led IQ these remaiks,nnd to the earnest
call to every loyal and good subject to rally round
his Prince, which we 'tkaw as'n COnityfinenc from
them, by the Atrocious attack upon ti IS Royal
iligitness the PltiNcg kr.GßlVrovilich 'mu.. Readers
1%111 find described it) the evidence of Um! dalles
MunnAy before the House of Conutiont. En-
gaged in the'most popular act in %Odell a liaitish
Ruler can be employed, the stirred life of our
PatNtln teat, 'menaced by snute of those
,whom the incendiary Agitators ref the Country are
fOrming by their seditious delusions. Orations
are delivered in Sita.fields,. and :property 'and
lives are at the same moment at the mercy
of a mob in the City:. Harangue-8 and con-
stitutional parades of Petitions '(novel indeed
in the mote of their conveyance, and the ensigns
ttnd farces by which' they arc attended !) occupy
Westminster, and the dignity of the The One is'
outraged, the perion of the Sovereign abseiled at
the sante ntoweitt in the:vieinity at the Palace.—
Anti. we are told to separate theca things front'
each other, and believe that there is no connec-
tion between the open insolence of triunes amid the
secret attemptivpi their followers:! Study, it is.
time for the Loyal to ,associate when to dreadfol
are the evidences of what is the object for which
the wicked conspire:
The following are the perticularsof the diaboli-
cal transaction in the -Park, as gathered from
other sources beside, the testimony to vehich we.
have already alluded
The PRINCZREOnNT left Carhott.house at half-
past One o'clock, and repaired to,Btjames's Pa-
lape;frorn,which place it is the etiquette for the
Royal preeetsiou tee 4tart, After same of the
formalities usual on these: Ooeasions) Royel
3cAt iu the ttkte carriage,
compattied by the Duke of. M,ontrose (Master of
the Hoek), and Luta Juts •149r-rAY ; the "titel'
RoYal Atfentiante followed
anti Wilier Cyrritif;~s --
'l'ire Grenndier Guerrit %vete on duty, and. saluted
his Royal Ilighnecs with the accustopAni honours,
txtepttinit the not tiluy,.. nor slid the
trumpets of the -Life4iiiier'ds entittd, on account pf
die ludi,pesition of :the neatest; of Comberlaritt.
Frani the saute ,mod e. there' nab lig

to H ',I ttimlort ,etanituc of the .14f;occ
ii to 'the Ilptise of Lords, tmr on his departnie
froin it. _The I►►ocessibu to ,the House Wits not
seriotisly distiobed, is only n few discontented
voices mixed tiicir minutith with the applauke of
the nu►re loyal.

While his Royal IlightiesS was in the llOnSe ofy
Perris, the concotose of people outside had
Creaseil to
.a prodigious, degree, fur by this time
the self-styled Delegates had began to absemble
about Palace-yard. This mob appears to have
increased io mischief as much as it had inereawd
its numbers and on the return of the 1 pro.
cession from the House of Lords, there was a good
deal of outrageous abuse, and even acts of vio-
r?
knee. The Life•Guat cis were insulted, and
gravel-stones and other missiles were thrown at
the Royal cart lege : between Carlton-housa dar-
dens and the. Stable-yard Gate one glass of the
State carriage was struck three times and broken..
As soon as the Prince Regent alighted at Sr.
James's from the State-coach, heinfortued Sir N.
Conant, the Magistrate in waiting, of the outrage
that had occurred, and the. Duke of Nlontrove was
immediately.dispatcfied to the'office of the Home
Department in search of Lord Sidmouth. The
Prince, after waiting sinne time for the Noble
Secretary at St. James's; went in his priv'ate car-
riage to Carhon-house : and now, the Multitude,
THE PEOPLE, evidently unmixed with the
hired or associated Assassins belonging to. the
Demagogues of Palace-yard, et ho had probably
returned to listen to the inflammatory ravings of
How, the People, we say, unanimously testified
their regard for the Peiiire Gy the loudest acela-

mations. , . I
Soon after his Royal Highness's arrival at 1
Cariton•Hoose Lord Si hnouth attended lilm ;
and the Doke of York, together with the Duke .
and Duchess of GlonceSter, as soon .as they heard
what had passed, came , with anxious inquiries
ift'er theirßoyl relative.; •
One report states that Lord J3tileS, Murray was
struck in the eve by a piece of the glass of the
broken window : this might be, but it does not
Ir:inspire in the evidence oldie Noble Lord. ~
The fury of the disaffected Was directednotl4l
only ogainst •the, royal carriage Rllll. the life-goards,a
men;•but.sgeinst tic very horses.: there were tv- ,
prated shoats of " Down with them," (urarting
the hortes) ; and several savage blows, it is said,
were struck .At these animals. As the procession
was passing near the Stahle-yard, one man Ms-
tinguisheehinntelf by such violence against two
(Mitt lite-guards-men, insulting the men, and as.
saulting • the horses, that two mere bye-staatd-
ers tvere itrilueed to seize ' him. Attlield 1
and Garton, . two of the, Officers belonging
to the AVorship-street Police-Offiee, who were
atitioned neat the spot oa duty came up and
secured them : a desperate a•tack was then made,.
and there was a general cry for a rescue. Mr,
the i'digistrate of Worship-.
Gifiard, however,
street, who was at hand, with several 'inlier Otii.,-
cers, resisted the attempt at rescue; but he waS!
obliged to command' the assistance of several of
the life-guards-men to protect him and the ofikeis'
4ith their prisoner. •This was accordingly dune,
and the fellow was conducted to the large room
kr St. James's Palace, set apart for the yeomen
of the guard., The Magistrate. there proceeded
to take the evidence of Mr: Chambers and Mr,
aelton, who Were spectators of the transaction
iu the Palk ; from which, it. appeared. that they
bud heard the prisoner make use of the most lio.-
lent and abusive 'language; had seen him throf
.• : i
gravel, stones; &c. and strike at a life-guards-man
or his horse with his umbrella, but which they
could not say, The life-guards-man more parti,
milady detached was ,'rhotnas Laycock, who on
aciunat of his military duty, could not attend
before,‘Mr. Gifford, but he:old the Magistrate be-
fore, that he saw•the prisoner throw a stout and
aim it at. hiM.
The prisonetbeing called upon for his aetenee,
deuied the charge ; but said, he supposed sOnie-
hotly must be apprehended, and he bud been se.
lected for the reteard. The Ma ii 'trete i 1%, t
s nt 1,,,,nan -
,
ly repelled this 'villainous insinuation, asserting
that there was no reward,
• The account the prisoner gave of himself was,
that his tonne was Theo:ills Scott, and that he re-.
sided in Goodge-street, Totteninttn:eo,irt.roail. t- 1
He was of no trade or profession, but livedrp ii"
his propeity. His hands did not appear as if 4e
had been accustomed to work. lie wore a large
plain ring, and was respectably dressed. lie was
opailted fora further examination-.
,
. . AtiQut Al4,,pine of these violent proceedings,
chat is, shotpt,lialf.past 2, nearly 20 of Ihnnt's
Delegates„ made it proteision by Charing,crois
through, Parliameit4treet ; with ahout Pa
' . 1 ti.o, li
dozen vetitions-..--rolls of-parchment...44s fay of
• ..,i
Reform, carried on their arm rs like musketi Il•
a
Kiltu.vbiog 41) a mink wry step., They diel..not a •
• ,•.! •
IrAtt iouQb atteutiou, eXCept Klitt)...iiiiy pighte