The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-27 00:00:00

It has been stated in some of the Morning Papers
that a sort of compromise has taken place, between
Ministers and Opposition, by which means a sud-
den stop is to be put to the Proceedings against
her MAJESTY. Most heartily must every Friend
to the Country wish that any expedient could be
devised, consistently with honour and justice, to
terminate an Inquiry which has tended to fami..
liarize ideas of the most offensive and-disgiisting
description. But we place very little reliance
on this report, and, whatever our own desires
may be, we consider the measure as absolutely
impracticable. The character of the Govern-
ment is at stake, as well as that of THE
QUEEN, and both must be disgraced, unless
matters are suffered to proceed to a fair and
legitimate Conclusion. Ministers, by consenting
to such a compromise, would leave their enemies
room to assert that they had retreated, because
they were conscious that they had advanced too
rashly, and the world at large might reason-
ably entertain such a suspicion, and draw the
same conclusion. The Opposition, after having
artfully accomplished such a termination of pro-
ceedings, would triumph over Ministers annuch as
if they had had no concern in the treaty. Besides,
is the Ifousr, of LORDS at the command of either
Ministers or. Opposition ? Would the august
hereditary Tribunal of the Empire, consisting of
all that is high, dignified, opulent, and estima-
ble in the Country, consent thus toy be set at
nought, and that justice should be baffled by a
political manoeuvre ? Would THE PEOPLE AT
LARGE, not the motley tribes of vain, silly, osten-
tatious, and interested ADDRESSERS, be contented
to see an Investigation, in which the honour of
their Country is essentially involved, abruptly
stopped, and Truth and Justice stifled by the in-
trigues of Party ? No—from the first moment
when THE QUEEN demanded a public trial, such
a trial became inevitable, and all the rest of t4e
proceedings followed of course, and must now
lead to such a definitive and satisfactory conclusion
as the whole of the civilized world cannot but
expect, and as the British Nation confidently de-
mands, and will not be induced to relinquish. ,

THE WITNESSES:We trust that the liberal
spirit and good. sense of the People will not take
the character of the Witnesses on either side
from the colouring of Party. The Friends of
TUE QUEEN have alleged conspiracy and perjury
on those of the opposite side, without proof, and
the suppressions and prevarications of those on
their own part have been equally conspicuous.
Besides, the delicacy of both Counsel and Judges
has preveuted that strict examination of the
higher Witnesses which most probably would
have taken place if they had been upon a level
with the others. The non-production of the lei-
ter from Lord GUILDFORD to his Sister, and the
reserve of the Lady, were consequently material
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obstacles to the cou►se of Justice.

We have had no arrival of Paris Papers this

morning 7

Jamaica Courants arrived this morning to the
sth ult. The following is from the Courant of
the 4th Ult.:—

" The schooner Abut° mad• an attempt to communicate
with Catthagena, but was prevented by the blockading
squadron, which were in two divisions, one off Bocha Chico,
and the other off Point Canon ; they bold an intercourse with
each other regularly every day by boats, and sometimes are
within gun-shot of the batteries. The Congress IndepeTtcopt
schooner captured a schooner going into CarthageniOdr
the 10th ult.

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The most beneficial effects will result to the
Mother Country, if his MAJESTY'S Government
will give the least encouragement to the Emi-
grants to British North America—we mean to
those individuals who are not destitute of. the
means of conveying themselves there, and who
can maintain themselves for a season or 'two in
the country, but who are deterred from going to
the KING'S Colonies, in consequence of not, hav-
ing, before they leave home, the opportunity of
ascertaining in what Frts of the provinces they
can procure eligible locations to reside in. It
has been suggested that a Public Office should
be established by the Government in town, to
which persons may apply for correct information
on this interesting and National subject.
Several vessels are fitting out for Spanish South
America; we sincerely hope the Trade will prove
a beneficial one.