The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-22 00:00:00

[The Times.)

We believe that the oldest Member of Parliament hardly
recollects so numerous an assemblage of Menthers as there
was last night, in expectation of Mr. WilherfolCCs motion
with respect to the Queen. It is most likely that tier con-
jecture was right on the subject of the tootiOa, and that it
was the intention of the Honourable Gentleman to wove an
Address to the Queen, reqoesiing her Majesty, as we stattd
Yesterday, to concede the point of the Litbrgy. It is no
doubt a singular change in the circumstances of her Ma-
jesty, that to her who but a fortnight ago was threatened
with every human evil if she approached the British shores,
it should thus have been intended to present the Address
of one, perhaps those of both Houses of Parliament, to
request the relinquish:tient of that which the Addresses
themselves would have proved
_to be her right. We are
therefore surly, as a matter of record, that Mr. Wilberforce's
motion was not made ; a circumstance, however, had occurred
in the muse of the day, which obliged him to delay the mo-
tion—perhaps even to adopt a different course. We can only,
upon this interesting turn, or halt, in the course of proceed-
ing, report what is generally stated to be the cause, adding
also the assurance of our belief, cr opinion, that general con,
jectures are not erroneous. It is said, thou, that her Ma-
jesty herself had written to Mr. Wilberforce, after she be-
came acquainted with the object of his motion, to express
her surprise that a Gentleman of his religions priuci-
pies and orthodox opinions (we do out know that we ex-
prcas ourselves so well as her Majesty) should propose to
the Queen to withdraw herself from the prayers of the peo-
ple. Hence the suspension for one day only of Mr. Wilber-
forces proceedings. It is most likely that he will write to
the Queen in this short intro rat, and perhaps some slight al-
teration may take place in his plans. Mr. Wilberforce is, we
believe, at once tuu conscientious and too enlightened a man
either to mistake or fail in performing his ditty. But as a mere
matter of courtesy and worldly breeding, we might ask if it
yeutald be fair in Mr. Wilberforce, having confidentially ob-
tained the knowledge that the Queen would think her honour
somewhat compromised by wanting the request presented to
her—if, mutter those circuarstances, we say, it would be fair
in that Gentleman to adopt another course, which, without
altering the nature of the request, would yet render it more
obligatory on her Majesty to comply with it ? We are sure it
is more congenial to Mr. Wilberforce's benevolent disposition
to deduce from his discovery motives for yielding to, gather
titan more sternly controlling, the conscientiints scruples
of the Queen. She has dune nothing, she avers, to
ustify the erasuve of her name front the Liturgy; and
it must appear a singular course.Of prueetdiog, in an in-
dependat t arbitrating
body, to. insist that, for the sale

at peace, (Tie party aggilered stailf f9c;
ofeisc:?, rather than the party inflicting be obliged to retr-iii
it. The balance, it is presumed, might be inure impart'leo
held than thus. To Parliament her 111ajesty is tuidoubt'
disposed to concede every thing but the defence of her liu01:1
bat there are others on whom her concessions prodo°6o
totally different effect, from kindness, regard, or 'Tr
humanity.

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