The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-29 00:00:00

Nov. 23, 1820.

THE ILLIIMINATiONS.
(Front Ow Durham ildoertixer.)
DURHAM,' Nor. '2s.—lnconsequence of a no-
tice. called by the.hellman, on Saturday. last, and which is
understood to have proCeeded from certain interested tallow-
chandlers, an illumination took place in this city on Nlon-
day night, to celebrate " the triumph of the Queen." At
six o'clock, lights were exhibited in some of the windows,
and before seven they were generally displayed. We have nei-
ther room nor inclinat' to descrili"e particularly the devices
which were exhibited upon this occasion, nor to republish all
the enlightened mottos, which spoke the sentiments of those
who adopted them. The following specimens will, we trust,
suffice. At Horner's, tie Hat and Feathers Inn, the head-
quarters of the Queen's Friends, was exhibited a portrait,
intruded to repre,ent her Majesty, motto— -
" Lung live the Queen, and all her Noble Defenders.
Alderman %Vote!,
Who was so good
As bring her over to England.; ,
Brougham brave, and penman bold,
Who nobly did defend hr'',
And Erskine bright, and Grey. upright,
They bravely did befriend.her,
Long lire Queen Caroline of Vfigland."
, " May the Queen stand like the Oak, and her enemies fall
like its !cares"—" May the Queen's latter days he nitrite
haPPY t haulier former",--" Brotigham, Troth, and Justice"
---•• There, Ri-gina still in spite of them"—" The Queen has
triumphed over the Great Bag and the Green Bag"—" Ca-
' reline fur ever," and other mottos, manufactured for the oc-
casion, were-exhibited io different parts Of the town. The
windows, of Messrs. Clark and Robson, in Old Etre', were
allowed to be the most tastefully deciirated of any. yet•not
lamp was- there exhibited, nor in -fact in the whole town.
Candles (principally small uses) - and rnshlights, were the
only luminaries that shed their rays around the - portraits of
our gracious Queen. Unlike those glorious exhibitions with
which we, were wont to celebrate our victories, or the retnrti
of peace, when all classes of his Majesty's subjects were in-
spired with a.-spirit of emulation in testifying their joy,
their loyalty, and their patriotism—this illumination exhi-
bited a heartless inditlerence, anti tiroeed the fact, that the
majority of the inhahitapts lighted their windows to pro-
tect them from attack, or, as the Moritier Post expresses
if, placed candles here and there, like solitary sentinels, to
watch the glass.
As we shall doubtless he told that not a dozen houses in'
the town remained in darkness, WafillileX a list of those which
we know-did slot exhibit a light iipou this occasion, via.
In Old Elvet—The houses of Mrs Reed, Thomas Wilkin-
son, Esq. John Mum. Esq. Peter Bowllly, Esq.
• New Elvet--4ohn Gregunr„ Esq. Mrs. Mason, Mr. Cald-
eletigh,
Elect Bridge—gr. Wheatley, Mr. hopper.
Chnrch-street.....Rey.-3Edwar4 DaVis.ons- •
Bailey—Lieutena.nt-Getieral Wilkinson, Mrs. Burgess, M.
lUntotifield, Evt. John C4regstru, Esq. I.lr. Leybourne, Mr.
• •
Queen. street—Me. Watson. •
Sadler-eiteet—ale. P. rorstor, Mr. Carlsson, Post•Offiee.
-Market-place—Town-NA Bank, County Isdaertiser. Of-
Chvpat b—Christopher Eltdon, Esq. Mr. Graham.
Silver.sti-ert—Mr. Bagley, Mr. Calarletsgh.,
Milburogete—Mr. Spencer, Mr..Johnsou.
Framwellgate—Major-General Seddon, Captain Swami. ,
J. Bramwell. ESq. Mr. Robinson. •
Cruseente—liev. P. George, Captain Hall, Mr. Ach.lison,
Mr Morpeih, Mr. Ewbapit.
Soul' street—Mr. Hosihie. •
Of all the illudiinations that everttook 'place, ?that of Msse-
day night wis, perhaps, the. -most " stale, _fiat, anti (as the
dealers in candles say) uuprotitnhle ;" hut Ave -have the plea.
sure to add. chat it was also the,mest peaceable. We have
not.tieard tsf .soy outrage- having kr,e4s.obritnnittint, except
one instancy, aunt • that-was directed against ourselves. A
stone was thrown fbrong h a *quays: of gtiass in one of our
fie, window:.. This !slid nut surprise us, as we 011fideUtly
ea-
pected-the mob would take some panes to make us acymiatod
with t bely ientistient4. •

(To the Editor of the thirliatin Count! Advertiser.)
Sitt,—after a-solitaty ramble throtu the (ha
streets ,of i t rittoiroinated eity on Monday night, I repaired
th•liq home, with spirits somewhat depressed, to 'retire* uprot
the events of that eventful :day, and over t glass of rams
panrch 1 wtute as fellows:—
Jutfusul. Or I.DAY."
As Caleb9r,ofem sews!

Until abisnt three trelock in the a fternotsa,the inhabitants
appeitred•ptettyeisnident that neither their understandings
any their psgkeiti were to be invaded by these rain,ciotts tal-
'cwmen ; hot miss, alas ! it breante manifest that •hope had
been le/lift* "4 a liattering tale"—sonte of those wicked ri.gurs
who like to laugh in their sleeve, aided lay the Itadicals and
lovers of mischief, seeing mailers looking flat and likely', to
subside into peace, applied themselves All a declaration of
war :hatvinver, lat 11. and tacket,,now gave '• dreadful note of
prepavai ion"--matty a fair and delicate form 'was kveti basag•
iiag trout thexasentent with balmy hretith and busy elbow,
eiltirting a happy and aged_ mlir (disst_ And fstoolsli from Ziseit
eheysial bed• The old maid of seventy. and...he:young zi aid
of seventeen, .nety,juititly tlesirintolv.Akew tltt :ttiftrinitics

their nature, by being equally clam 'rout for eta?. Poor
Peilow Wood was doomed to tender its saerifice'of evergreegt
in honour of spotless innocence." It was Obvious ecerr
where that the die was cast. The price of a 'farthibt
candle and a square of glass miluchily afforded no scope Nf
difference of opinion, the question betlig, shall s e melt OW
or tallow ?—t here was no debate 1-the tallowmare. 11°1141
like Sqlvester Daggerwoores, ,ivas " positively b
five o'clock little tiny snow-white candles were 'pretty ftre/
rally seen placed ready to glow in melting sympathy,e.
ot':
11‘ unsunned snow."
A few Radical scraps, from the Lamlitonian manufactorP
were posted in some of the windows, to mark the-0 absisin°
wisdom" of the occupier. A poor silly neglected lad (.o%,,e,'''‘
parents', we understand, are respectable in a neiglib°66-:
county), was milli..red to startle the children by discharginkr
small brass cannon in different parts of the. town but la
honor of the inhabitants I most observe. that the evo.4lri.
passed in the most quirt and peaceable manner. 1 be_vf,j
heard a single exclamation—people shook their heads.' n''''
shrugged their shoulders; and wished it over., They Fa
soon gratified—an anxiety to save the candle-ends 15. at.
better purpose reduced the city to it: usual appearance at•':
an'y hour. IC;NIS