The Sun.
London, England, 1820-08-12 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

RETROSPECT.
" Here's room for meditation—
Ev'n to madness ! "
I FORGET WHO.
MR. EDITOR,—You have for some time favour7
ell us with a Weekly Retrospect,. but, I think,
you might find matter even for a Doily one.
Let us try, currente calamo, what yesterday
produced. - •
In the first place, the extraordinary conjunc-
tion of ALDERMAN WOOD leading in DR. PARR ! !
to the Mermaid at Hackney !—" not absolute
wisdom'? coquetting with Bellendenus!
Then comes an Ex-dramatic Dictator, d—ng
Green Bags and the Church by-wholesale ; but
those who damn Theatres by robbing PETER to
pay PAUL,• may be allowed to rob PAur., to pay
one PETER more!
Next starts up Slzi-i,3val Impartiality. Mr.
MILLS' Address to the KING iS objected to, as
not in the requisition ; but ALDERMAN WAITII-
MA N'S to the House of Lords is received! though
exactly in the same predicament.
But observe how the " QUEEN'S friends" begin
to turn the tables, when they find little more is
to be made of her. The Morning Chronicle
boldly says, that the investigation of her conduct
at Como will produce " filth and pollution ;"
and Mr. WAITIIMIN comes forward with his
" if there be guilt, the conduct of Ministers had
driven her to it." Can her MAJESTY read all
this, and yet not see the cloven foot !

But forget not the Alderman's assertion of the
present Parliamentary proceedings,making " a law
to create a crime in the first place, and to punish
it afterwards." Why, Sir, any common smug-
gler might start the sane ol.kjection! Then comes
the Isleworth Baronet, with his respect for the
Freeholders of Middlesex—hut all the Free
holders of Middlesex were not there—some of
them, I fancy, are still courting the mermaids at
Port Jackson ! •

Then he comes forward most Certainly With a
novel charge against Ministers, in the midst of
his cranrbe repetita.—lle talks of " the Press
of. the Country, which Ministers had so strongly
endeavoured to bring over to them:" to that Mi-
nisters may certainly ple-ad NOT GUILTY!
Then Sir FRANKY laughs at the idea that the
conduct of ----- at Como could be dangerous to
the' morals of this Country.—Why, truly, from
one who pap Scott and lot, such nice morality
might well be expected!
As for TionnouWs Essay at Revolution, that
must speak'for itself! But some folks will risk
the ruin of their Country for an antithesis!
But to leave the Mermaid for higher game—
with .what complacency of censure the -Woburn
Historian talks of ii.mity the Eighth and his
wires l Does he forget what his family owe to
Timmy the Eighth ? If one RUSSELL had never
been the favourite of that " Tyrant," where
would now be the noble House of

Then the Morning Chronicle really cannot
bring itself—no, 44 ourselves"—" to entertain the
idea that our Government has been endeavour-
ing to 'foment disturbances in.Spain."—lndeed !
But, still, the " InsurgentS were armed with Eng-
lish musquets."--Yes, indeed, the thing is likely
enough—a good many English musquets were
left in that part of the Peninsula on the retreat
of Sir JOHN MOOR.E; and therefore the thing is
very possible. But cannot' the Morning Chro-
nicle' insinuate, in any way, who found the arms
for the Calo-street Insargents
Then with what delight that sapient Journal
chronicles the march of 35,000 sable republicans
at St. Domingo, for the purpose of forcing their'
fellow blacks to be free !
• But—pour comble—" would to. God that we
had experienced a Waterloo fifteen year sooner
than we did ;"—and that from the patriotic Pa-
risian Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle!
Enough! enough surely; for one .day.
Thursday: X.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM SUIS DICERE FALSUM -AUDEAT ?

LONDON,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, -1820.

We received this morning the Papers Papers
of Tuesday and Wednesday last. They com-
pletely negative the report that got into circula-
tion yesterday, of the death of the KING of
FRAN CE. Some details will be found below res-
peCting the unhappy affair in Sicily.—The fol-
lowing are extracts :

" Pam, ALTQ. 9.-7-Yesterday, the King received the Am-
bassadors and Foreign Ministers. His Majesty gave a private
audience to the -Maiqwess de Caraman, French Ambassador
to Austria, who sets out to-morrow for Vienna; also to the
Baron Durand, French Minister to the Netherlands. In the
afternoon, the King transacted business with the Duke de

" Accounts from Majorca, of the 15th ult., state that the
number. of deaths from the plague, up to that day, had been
1,720 in the four vilhiges Where it was concentrated.
" The King' gave a private audience yesterday to the Sar-
dinian Envoy Extraordinary.
" Accounts from Naples state, that according to the deci-
sion of General I'epe with respect to the soldiers of the re-
giment Farnese, who were concerned in the revtAt of the 13th,
two out of every five are to be shot.

FIVE PER CENTS.

Monday
Tuesday

78 f. 75 c.
. 78 f. 75 c.

Tuesday.

DEFERRED STOCK.
Monday.
Of the 22d March, 1817 —lO5 f. 10 c.
22d March, 1820— .93 f. f. 85 c

" NAPLEs, JuLy 2-2.—On the 19th in the evening, the
packet boat, le Tartaro, brought the most important news

from Sicily.

" It had on board the King's Lieutenant, the Chevalier de
Nagelli, the Minister Tomniasi, Lieutenant-General Church,

and a great number of other Neapolitan Otiicial men, who had
escaped from Palermo.
" As far as we can learn from she reports of the Refugees,
the tumult commenced on the 16th at Palermo. As soon as
they becanie'aegnainted with the Revolution, effected by vio-
lence at Navies, and the change in the. Constitution, the Sici-

lians determined not to ad nowledge the present Government
of Naples, and it is even said, that they have proclaimed the
absolute independence of their Island; but it is probable, ac-

cording to other statements, that they confine themselves to

the re-establishment of the Constitution, framed by tcird
floitincli on the model of that of England. However, this

may be, the yellow cockade the colour of the Kingdom was
hoisted by a crowd of Bourgeois on the 16th. They seized
the Arsenal, where they found arms, and then attacked
the forts and the posts occupied by the Garrison, consisting
of from 4 to 5,000 men, who bad hoisted the , new tri-
coloured cockade. All the efforts of Lieut.-Colonel Church
and other superior Officers, to tranquillize the minds of the
people, proved fruitless.
" The troops made resistance on the first day, but on 'the

17th a crowd of countrywn haring joined the inhabitants of
Palermo, the contest became too unequal, and the Neapoli-
tan Authorities, to put an end to the effusion of blood,
came to the resolution of. retiring. Others say, that they
were compelled to embark. No one, however, knows what was
.
the situation of the garrison at the time of the departure of.
the packet ; the city was a prey to the horrors of anarchy.
" The Archives, the Prisons, and, several other edaces,,
had become a prey to the dames.
" The number of killed is estimated at 2,000, and of
wounded at nearly 4,000.

" It is said the fart' of the combatant's was such, that they
threw on each other furniture and stones from the houses,
and even poured out boiling oil.

" From the receipt of the first intelligence of the Revolu-
tion at Naples, the cities of Messina, Catana, and Syracuse,
experienced the greatest agitation, and the most melancholy

tews is every moment expected from them.
" Here tranquillity ‘:ontinues, at least in appearance.

The Government is occupied in stnding back to their dif-
ferent Provinces the masses of Insurgents, who about the
loth instant, were estimated at 60,000 men, nearly half of
whom entered the capital.

4, The Catbonari of Benevento have organized a Repub.
ican Government.

,c At the moment of finishing this Letter, we hear that
a Squadron, consisting of a ship of the line, a frigate, and
two brigs, has set sail for Palermo. It is said to have troops

on board.

," VIENNA, JULY 29.—1 t is said that our Court has not
come to any determination respecting the changes in the
Kingdom of Naples, and that before eeei4ing upon
this question it is desirous of 'perceiving in what point of view

they are regarded by the Allied Powers. In the mean time,
no explanation will probably be entered into with the Prince
Cariati, who has not yet had any audience of the Prince tie

Metternich

" There is no truth in the reports of sending several
Austrian Regiments to the Venetian Territory."

An Extract of a Letter from St. Thomas's,
dated July 7, says—" Four Commissioners from

the Spanish Cortes have arrived at Martinique,
on their way to the Spanish Main, to treat with
the Independents ; we may therefore shortly
expect to hear of some important events in that
quartet. The unsettled 'state of the Spanish

Main has a, very sensible effect to render olt
market extremely dull and low."

rt is said by The Morning Chronicle of this
day, as will be seen lit-our Daily Extrac s from
the_ London Journals, so Gentle 'etl
of
cOßs'ikkration, avow t°
Z 1: 1, -. •
as rtal he ligqViet) pu ind•tr-tr ut,
out London 'and its vicinity." These Gentlemen,
whoever they may be, are giving themselves 0'
necessary trouble, for The Morning Chronicle/
from its magic cauldron in the Strand, has for
.
some time past told us the state of the public
mind, not only in London; but, by ,the power "of
second sight," which has long been known to be
one of the wonderful faculties of that paper, has
been able to ascertain public opinion on the VI
day after any event has occurred, or any 'llea'
sure been adopted !! With the same intuitive
celerity it has the following day been able t°
state\ the general impression.of events and tnea'
sures throughout the Country !!! But-it is unfor'
tunate for the Country that the astonishing instinv
tive power of The Morning Chronicle has alwall
found the public mind, in every direction, .come'
nial with itself, in all its opinions, and consequenff
hostile to regular Governments and _friendly. to
Revolutionary- Reforms.—But, what is -somewhat
strange, and apparently a little perverse, The,
Chronicle accuses Ministers of being inclined t°
" Revolutionary measures," in attempting •to
" dethrone our lawful QIJEEN.'.' Surely it would
be but commonly prudent in The Morning Ghr°'
nicle to wait the issue of the trial, by which we hoe
that Her MAJESTY'S innocence will be manifested;
but it seems to have forgotten the sentiments.of
the leader of its Party, -Mr. TIERNEY, on IhP
subject,and therefore we shall refresh its mernori,
in order to teach it more caution. Mr. TiEnsvff
expressing the sentiments of himself and his Po'
litical friends, spoke in the House of Commons as
follows :—" We, in common with others, halve
certainly heard rumours injurious to the -QuetS's
character; rumours which, if true, we have no
hesitation in saying, prove her UNWORTHY Tel
SIT ON THE BRITISH THRONE"—" if those 0:
mours had any foundation, it was THE DUTY et
Parliament to take some steps in 'order to rescii
His MAJESTY from the degradation of sharing
his throne with such a Partner; and, if false/
there can be as little doubt,-that it is their dal
to maintain HER MAJESTY in all her rights and
.dignities." We heartily join issue with Mr. Tait`
NEY ; if the trial is to proceed, and the QuEO
be found worthy of the British Throne, let het
enjoy all its honours in full lustre ; but, under al/
those rumours, is it consistent with justice, with
common sense, with common decency, that her
Judges, as able and upright characters as any
country at any period has produced, or probably
ever will produce, shall be insulted with the most
libellous imputations, and styled Persecutors ; ad
that the witnesses who come for the elucidation
of truth, shall be exposed to outrage and possibll
murder, so that Government shall be obliged to
guard and protect them, lest they should fall vied
tims to the rage of an ignorant. and infuriated
rabble !

The Rev. WILLIAM GILLESPIE, Minister of
in Scotland, and Chaplain to the Stewar-
try Yeomanry, has, it appears, been plced under
military arrest by his Commanding Officer, for'
in a prayer from the, pulpit, adding the ,orris
" Bless also the QUEEN." The Party 'Write°
make a great fuss about this arrest, and say tba°
it is likely to be considered " as an insult offered
to the whole order of Clergymen in Scotland.'l"---
If Mr. GILLESPIE' were to be considered merely
in an ecclesiastical point of view, we shoo'ci
conceive that the Clergy of Scotland are too dig;
nified and wise to resent any censure that nligh
fall on an individual of their order for evident
indiscretion, whatever might be his motives•---
But Mr. GILLESPIE holds a milita‘ry capacit/7
and therefore is subject to military controul.
the same time we must -sav, under the preseij
view of the case, that the arrest of Mr. GII.10r11:
•
savours of as much imprudence as the officl°us
folly that occasioned- it.

Frankfort Papers to the 4th inst'7 and °thel.
German Journals, arrived -yesterday eyeni"r,
The following is extracted from one of thew •eo,
SWITZSRLAND, JULY 9.B.—The Governor of Roolelia, is
nephew to the, Cardinal, and who lately fled front
reported to have been a leader of the Cirhonari, ar“%ties,
he left Rome to have lived secretly in the kingdom of l';":1010
to have directed the int rigue, and prepared every thing °bo
explosion.
_lt is farther stated, that Rome was to haviejo wat
the central point of the Revolution, lint that a priest ss.'
arrested disclosed to his Confessor the secret plots of t 'lcj to
vernor, who, being informed of the discovery. (last raid to
take flight. Notwithstanding this, a ferincntat ion is, 0415)
have been observed in some towns in the Papal Da:"
nay, even in Rome itself."

Wednesday Mr. D K' r. ANIEL, s
ger, left town with dispatches for _Berlin. ,erl
Yesterday Mr. ExsnLit, the King's Messer
was dispatched from the Foreign OES"
letters for abroad.

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