The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

The following observations, which appearecuti,r
The Birmingham and Lichfield Chronicle,
7th inst., are the more intitled to the attentionv
the People at large as they offer no slavish 0;
mage to Ministers, .but are -obviously .the rep
of itnpartial, judgment, and-sincere convictionret,
well as of solid good sense-, experience, and
flection
" Whoever wishes to lead the people, or, to contittue

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the object of their solicitude and affection, must carc4iid
study their character; and know how to accommodate Intlt
to their feelings, as- well as humour their prejudice et
populace of England have their strong as well as theg''ir
points: nay, even the very mob of the Metropolis) "pld
be induced by Battery or bribes to fall down ill see
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adoration.bcfore the vilest idol- which folly or 'ttic'eidl'
ever set up, are not so utterly void of discernment, or gbt
capableof reflection, as some have supposed. TheYll.oi,
easily excited and as easily misled; too.large -a proportl,
them are perhaps better prepared .for mischiefand f°befto
than for any other occupation. But still, even amook:tiort
there remains the seed•of bettet things. They arc 500! tee
capable of discovering the impositions which knaves aretso
tinually practising upon them ; they are always quick l'!sitel
discernment of the ridiculous, and never backward in '..,ttat.
cheats and impostors with their contempt and execs
Many, therefore, like John Wilkes, who have for 11 tiele
successful in their appeal from the souse to the nonte°!o,llJ
the people; have; like. him, found that no cunning ;001
long preserve the favour and support thus obtained; ar'„d'
to be neglected ana forgotten was the least-of those 1700
cations which await the candidate for unmerited eePu6,o°
The absolute wisdom of the Queen's. selected adviserso
to have overlooked this notorious fact. But her
'soon find, that they hare either deceived her or thelttive
if indeed the ungrateful truth has not already fore4m
upon het observation.
." The event-of Wednesday last may perhaps contrib:ter°
enlighten her understanding on this subject. Eveifie
former itethat disgraceful scene must have been elluai )0'
appointed ; but perhaps it would be dillieuit to aiscertaalit
were most mortified, the sapient advisers of this 01..0,
Mockery, the crowds who assembled to witness it, ortlrie ee
actress in the drama, -who bad so .full a proof of t het';
weight, character and Consequence of her chosen sup,Pariel]
The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, convinced tun late of lb: a"
responsibility in which they had involved the Corporatso 1V
themselves, by. assembling all that was vile and refo'cV,
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very scum and dregs of the pulation of the Metropot?
op ),
pollute and insult the public worship of the National tijo°
within its must magnificent sanctuary : seen) to have 17
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other resource, than to exclude the motley crew Of PC te'
jesty's admirers from the scene which they were ciraw,l'..
ther to witness, and to save the Cathedral fronridP.rsiiiii
locking out their friends, whose mischievous prOPlettl
they could not hope to controul. The crowds who lt3ttor,
drawn together in the hope-of a.splendid spectacle,
vexed and disappointed. The Lord .Mayor's gilt
rct rte
tawdry finery of Mr. Sheriff Waithmats aild his collearV:
had see and admired but a few weeks before. - Mf'64eo:
Cans Hobbouse and-his Court dress may perhaps harev.;°
novelty to those who seb!ons wander west of Temple,P i'
to those of his constituents who had seen bins only in ht .
dal costume on the hustings of Covent-Garden. tV,
" But, as'for the Queen herself, we- cannot suPPO",
they went-merely to see her ; or that those, who for 19 t
have been able to summon her into a Balcony by a
pnrehase. a smile and a curtsey by a little expenditure ati•l
breatb,,or perchance have beets bribed by a shilling and po!,
to trick themselves out in hired finery,- to gaze on tierse
face and kiss her Royal baud at 131-andenhorgis
would have stood for hours unpaid, unfed, and uehrtlil
be 4
in the streets, in a cold November day, merely t° Or;
spattered by her coach wheels, or trodden down by theCie,
gambols of her guards of honour. And what a guard • rcort!
since the days of Falstaff bare such a Regiment of se3rV
collected in the public streets. The Mayor of Ciarrast
have blushed for his dignity, had his inauguration belt/
tended by such a vagabond assembly as surrounded 0.0-"
Carriage of the Queen of England!!! .
" Another such exhihition would be more fatal to IV/
earned popularity of this misgstided female ,"than alittAirri
guments of the Advocates of truth Sind:victor. The
conviction is coming fast upon her; she has ahead,' ,00;
that the higher ciasses shun her presence as a contain-0v"
that the lofty spirit 'which dwelii in the gentry ats
ranks is not to be allured by the fabled witchery of her
(Teo;
or graceS of her deportment ; 'or 'persuaded by iser-WI: er
testatiOns of innocenee. So far to forget itself, d 5 MIS of/
'• the rabble rout of addressers at Brandenburgh Holt 0; es¢
condescend to join the select party, who are admitte"
Etiquette to her society.
..Let her then beware how she become!' the object of
cute to the mob. Theieneetis this only to complete.he
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gradation ; and a few more such Pilgrima6es as the -441,e
Brandenburg') House to the City muter the Patrony
Messrs. Wood and Waithman, arid the protection of ".„t#
brit Wilson anti Mr. Jibe Cam Hobhouse, would challs;fli,
shout of applause and the stupid gaze of admiration, irti„u/ -4
scowl of contempt, and the yell of vulgar mockery•
not be supposed that we look forward with pleasure 't"
inevitable termination of a career commenced in "ill d;
carried on by deception. We hatred rejoice let flu
the people are returned t& a sounder mind : tics:
.tliefol
learned properly to appreciate that degrading
which stoops to coax and flatter where it ought to cor!golir,
and to purchase the mouth honour of a mot' by bascif tty
promisiug its own dignity, and risking' the solidity
Throne which it aspires to share.
" We shall be pleased to bear that vice is no lance( opt
object of popular applause; that the demons- of sael)ct•t
evert
lost its power of diverting upright and honourable ,'
the straight path of duty and that sophistry and lt!i-e,/,
cannot varnish over criminality, and deck out sPatuelet. folh
iligacy with a she.w of innocence and devotion. But 1,0/t it,
will that trimly') of .good sense and sound principle
chased which we confidently anticipate. For came 9.''''()))
will, it will he accompanied by the sickening certainty),,,
all Eng!and knows mai admits its Queen to be unwtol.9
her exalted station; and that the name of her, svho
have been,. what, alas.' how foolishly and how fa.IsCV,
was styled;—the grace and ornament of society; thew;
and boast, the admiration anti model :of British fe'914401
will descend to poster!ty in the national annals, as a
to the character of the country."

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BIRTH. p. 4111
O the 7th inst. the lady of Mr. Keating, of St.
Church-yard, of a son.

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On the 12th ult. at Nice, of a• pulmonary complain•Vr
Catherine, wife of William Turohttll, Esq. kite of 130, i 4
sur-Mer, and third daughter of the late Rev. Dr. IWO:"
nicely of Queen-square, Westminster. • • IV
On Monday, the 4th inst. at Romford, Mr. George
h:eton, aged 55.

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