The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

tiONtON JoURNALS,

LDAILY EXTRACTS]
FROM TIii:NORNINV'PAEIIS'OF THIS
[Morthig f05.1.] •
The alterations to be niade in the House of
Lords, preparatory to the trial of the QUEEN, will
certainty be completed by the end of next week,
Their Lordships re-assemble to-morrow fort-
night, and two days after 3 the examitiatiort of
witnesses will commence. We understand that
no part of the evidence against her Majesty will
be allowed to go forth to the public until her
defence and witnesses- are heard, and the whole
trial is concluded. This is in purstiance of the
fair and honourable course adopted by their Lord-
ships, with a view to the attainment of substantial
justice, the great object of which might in
some degree be frustrated by a partial publica-
tion, necessarily exciting partial prejudices and
judgments. It affords an additional instance of
the just and laudable attention to be paid by the
most noble, konourable, and learned Tribunal
Upon earth to the due administration of impartial
justice, and does away the only remaining objec-
tion urged for" factious purposes to the course of
proceedings so wisely determined upon by their
Lordships. Who, - under these considerations,
will nos dare to deny, that their Lordships, at
every step, consult only the means of coining to
a proper decision, and rendering substantial jus-
tice On this painful but most important occasion;
K Rile the enemies of Justice continue to have
recourse to the most infamous expedients to ar-
rest its course and defeat its ends !

[Morning Chronicle.]
We understand that the Queen has engaged
a Barrister of eminence, who has held a high ju-
dicial situation abroad, to proceed to Italy and
obtain the testimony of, persons to the conduct
of her Majesty in 11 the places that she visited,
and during all the time that she was absent from
England. This Gentleman is peculiarly qualified
for the business, as he is familiarly acquainted
with the Italian language, and with the practice
of the Courts of Judicature in that country.
We understand that a Requisition for a Public
Meeting, on the subject of the accusation against
the CIVEEN, will pass to the High Sheriff of Nor-
folk (if if has not already been sent to that Gen-
tleman) in a few days.'Fie object of the requi-
sionists We understand to be to afford the County
of Norfolk au opportunity of expressing their
sense of the manner hi which the question has
been brought before Parliament, leaving the me-
rits of the case; in any other point of lie w, en-
tirely out of sight.--/bid.

[Morning Iler'ald.3
It is understood that a restriction will be im-
posed upon the publication of the evidence in
the Queen's case, until the whole investigation
shall have been concluded. Others go still fur-
ther, and assert that even taking notes in'the or
dinary manner will be prohibited. It is possible
that the publication of evidence from day to day
may be interdicted, although we cannot think
that such publication could in any case ;err{
pede the ends of justice.—But we cannot 'be-
lieve, that in an inquiry which is termed " ju-
dicial," in which the Peers are distinctly stated
to be acting as Judges, not as Legislators, a re-
striction would be imposed directly contrary to
the notorious practice of every other Court of Jus-
tice in the land. It is, of course, the undoubted
privilege of either House of Parliament to prevent
the presence of strangers. But Parliament is
here judging, not legislating ; and the power, if
not the right, of recording the judicial proceed-
ings in this case, and before this Tribunal, is as
necessary in the future distribution of justice to
the understanding of the law, as in other cases,
and before other tribunals. Popular clamour is
beneath the notice of the House of Peers. But
there is no human power so august as to be be-
yond the reach of public opinion. How such a
restriction would affect public opinion,- we leave
the reader to judge.

[New Time,s.l
The Neapolitan Revolution, which burst forth
so unexpectedly, and was so quickly brought to
a consummation, appears daily less and less sur-
prising, as we learn more and more of the causes
whichco-operated toward its production. We
have already noticed the secret plots of the'lllu7
ratists, the mysterious associations of the Carbo-
nari, and the adoPtiots by these men of' the
badge's and symbols which for years past have
been dedicated to the cause of Revolution. But
it Is reasonable to suppose that, all these things
together could not have beets so effectual had
there not been some egregious errors in tlie Po-
licy of that administration which has joist been
overthrown. Two' grievous instances of folly
have been alleged against them ; one, that they
had encouraged the King in,the, absurd project
of dividing his dominions, giving Naples, with
the fairer and better portion, to his second son,
and placing his eldest son-only on the throne of
Sicily. If this be true, it accounts for the rea-
diness with which the latter seems to have joined
the Revolutionists, by whose influence he is at
present named- Viceroy of the whole Monarchy,
with full powers. The other error of the late
Neapolitan Ministers concerns us more nearly as
Englishmen. It is alleged ,that they had im-
bibed
.that fatal and foolish hatred of England,
which is unfortunately so prevalent among a cer-
tain class of Continental politicians. - This latter
charge is fully developed in a pamphlet by Cap-
tain Francesco Romeo, of which we have else-
where given'a slight sketch. How far. this gen-
tleman's penetration or accuracy is .to be relied
on we do not profess to -know. his statements
are certainly very curious, -and at all events they
lead to very important remarks on the evil con-
sequences of such principles as attrihntes to
the Ministers in question.

As there is.great reason to apprehendx in case
the Queen should persevere in ber design of per-

sonally attending in the house of Lords, .thiring-
the,proceedings against here that advantage may
be.' taken- by the disaffected to disturb the peace
of the Metropolis, it has, been resolved by the
Select Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary-le-balie
to postpone their Usual vacation at this time of
theletir, and to continue their meetings
end of ,August; an exampte in the sacrifice of
pcivate convjiience to the public geodovhich ,
hope will be followed in other parishes? and by
such crthtr bodies of men.and individuals as may
conceive their presence likely to be useful in
protecting their oven property and that of their
fellow-subjects.—to such as remember the pro-
gress of the riots in 1780, it will not be neces-
sary to make use of any arguments to skew the
great importance of precautionary meksdres, and
the extreme danger of slUmbering over the first
outrages of the rabble, even though they pro-,
teed from the asserted attachment to the Consti-
tution and Religion of the country. Had the
Lord Mayor and other Magistrates upon that
occasion exhibited but a proper degree of vigi-
lance and resolution, during the first three days
of those
_disorders, the three which followed
Would not have been disgraced by scenes which
threatened the ruin not only of the capital, but
of the kingdom,—(lbid.)

[The Times
We have received an article from Naples,
which` we need-not recommend to public notice,
because it is one of those addresses to the poli-
tical mind of the 19th century, which, when once
presented, it would be impossible to withdraw
from the deep and =dolts consideration of every
thinking man in Europe. The document we al-
hide to is an official note from the Cabinet of
St. Petersburgh to the Spanish Ambassador at
that Court, declaratory of his Imperial Majesty's
sentiments on the subject of the Spanish Revolu-
tion, (see the Fourrh Page). This paper was
published by the' Government of Naples just two
days before the completion of tire Revolution
there, for the manifest purpose-of overawing the
reformists, and pitting down the effort to relieve
their country from oppression. It failed of
the unwcnithy object. wish to speak tem-
perately of what assumes a Russian dress and
name, under the auspices of the Emperor Alex-
ander : but we rejoice that the overbearing dc;c-
trines of his Minister failed to abash or intimi-
date. the Neapolitans ; and we do trust, from the
bottom of our, souls, that, as they did not avert
the Revolution of Naples, so they will be fruit-
less to check the course of that noble regenera-
tion of which they could not debar the virtuous
and long-suffering Spaniards, or impair tinse vast
blessings with which it is pregnant to the civi-
lized world. As we are afraid it may be neces-
sary for us to enter again (with what reluctance
we need not say) upon the large and distressing
field of observation which this unhappy ste.t, of
the Court of Russia • has opened, we shall now
only leave on record our unalterable conviction,
that a crusade against the cause of liberty will
henceforth, as it has done hitherto, establish and
extend what it unwisely seeks to overturn.