The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-10 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS,

November 10.

IMOUNING CHRONICLE.]
If his Majesty has been insulted in his pro-
gress through Belgium, as one of the reports more
than once alleges, the circumstance would, we are
certain, give as much pain to the Whigs as to
the most servile of the Tories. We should,
however, feel more inclined to credit such a
charge, if it did not contain an accusation
against the Duke of Cumberland, and draw cer-
tain inferences of rather a startling Lature. 64 The
moon," says the writer, in describing the passage
from Deal to Bamsgate, 44 shed her mild light
upon the azure deep, and discovered to the eye
of the contemplative beholder a scene always
interesting, but peculiarly so at a moment when
one of the greatest Potentates of the earth assum-
ed a prominent character in it." We would fain
hope that a warm imagination, filled with the
higheSt ideas of the magnitude of the Potentate
whom he was beholding, led the writer to expect
too much from the Belgians, who are phlegmatic,
but whom we do not believe to be worthless.
The following is the statement to which we al-
lude :—"Yesterday his Majesty left Cologne,
at an early hour, and at four o'clock arrived at
Battice, a small place, about 15 English miles
hence. I happened to be there at the time, and
there is no true Endishman living who would not
have felt the same indignation against the House
of Orange that I did, at seeing the total want
cf respect and attention which was "betrayed to-
wards our Sovereign—the Sovereign of the most
enlightened people and the most extensive ter-
ritory hi the world. AVM it be believed that in the
country of a Potentate who owes us more than he can
ever repay—who owes us all and every thing,
his Majesty's carriage was dragged along by
eight wretched hacks, driven by eight ragged
peasants, whose squalid appearance was enough
to excite the disgust of all who beheld them ?
But this was not all; for the jaded animals, that
had already gone to the full extent of their,
might, were obliged to proceed all the way to
this town, no horses being in readiness to relieve
them. The Duke of Cumberland, forgetting
that his illustrious Brother was also his Sovereign,
sent foriiard some of his whiskered minions by
the horses that had been ordered for the Royal
suite, al d his 'Majesty's progress was delayed in
consequence, as well as by a trifling accident
which occurred to the carriage, from one of the
springs having given way. It was eight o'clock
before his Majesty arrived here, and opposite
the hotel there were no demonstrations whatever
of proper attention on the part of the Autho-
rities. There was no band—no guard of ho-
nour—no deputation, either civil or military ;
in short, the King of England was treated as if
he were only one of the plain bourgeois. From
this presumptuous indifference on the part of the
Belgian Government we must infer, either that
the individual who wields the sceptre is the most
ungrateful man in the universe, or that he acts
under the direct influence of the Emperor of
Russia."

[NEW TIMES.]
The Morning Chronicle has given vent to its
'exation at the King's reception on the Conti-
nent; in a vapid and impotent attempt at some-
thing like an attack on the copious and accurate
accounts of his Majesty's journey which we have
laid before the public. But' perhaps the writer
was not prompted by mere rancour. He hoped,
perhaps, that his own total neglect of informa-
tion, which the public had a right to expect from
every respectable Journalist, might escape cen-
sure if he could cast a slur upon the successful
exertions of others. But he nibbles in vain at
the file. His motives are as palpable as his
means are contemptibly. The whole conduct of
a portion of the Press, in all matters that regard
his Majesty, cannot but have been offensive to all
persons, even of that party who have a fair share
of common sense and right feeling. Praise, or even
expressions of dutiful respect, are watched with
the most suspicious caution, and the most trem-
bling sensitiveness. On the other hand, odious
insinuation and coarse personality are sent forth
with unblushing front against all who venture
to support the Throne by their worth and talents.
Some slight excess of loyalty beyond, the exact
bounds of the most rigid taste and accurate cal-
culation would be pardonable at any time ; but,
under such excitements, it is praiseworthy. But
leaving political conside.rations 'out of the ques-
tion, surely as a mere matter of taste the journey
in foreign lands of the accomplished Monarch Of
a peat people, and the homage paid to his power
'and character, are more worthy of 'attention than
the exploits of some obscure and'mischievous de-
magogue. The Times • and Chronicle are of a
different opinion. They eagerly blazon forth
the latter whenever opportunity occurs, and em-
bellish them by every circumstance which inge-
nuity can invent, or industry collect—the former
they deem totally unworthy of their attention.

[MORNING HERALD.]
The marked disrespect which the King ex-
perienced in the Netherlands has excited some
surprise. If it were confined to the popular feel-
ing, the explanation would be obvious. The
King of Holland is not in the best odour with
his Belgian Subjects, and this feeling would
naturally be vented against the Sovereign who
placed him on the Throne. But the public
authorities, by their niggard preparation and
general demeanour, manifested the same feeling
in a manner still more unequivocal than the popu-
lace. In our private correspondence, written
from the scot, this impotent and most ungrateful
piece of petty hostility is. attributed'to the in-
fluence exercised by the Emperor of Russia
upon V the Government of the Netherlands.
The King himself had prObably no share
in this mean slight. But the military in the
Netherlands are all devoted to the Prince,
and probably in this instance acted upon what
they knew to be his wishes. This is rather a
near approach of Russian hostility and intrigue,
and should tend to open the eyes of .those who
repose so confidentially upon the Ealperor Alex-