The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-22 00:00:00

LONDON JOMIN'ALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF TilIS Day:
[Morning Chronicle •
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.17 THE QUEEN. . .
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Readers_will' see from our Parliamentary Report, that
the motion of which Mr. WILVERFORCE gave notice is put off
to this day. That gentleman declined to state to the House
the particular reason why he did
,not bring it oat; he merely
observed, that from circumstances which had ta;;en place
subsequently to his notice, and which would oblige him to
vary his motion, he war induced to postpone it for a day.
The numerous delays which have taken place already in this
business, ;night well justify the public in aeticieating turthrr
procrastination ; but, we believe, they may look forward with
certainty to something decisive, one way or other, to-morrow.
Mr. Tierney indeed announced, that he should certainly take
the sense of the House if any further delays were to be pro-
posed ; and Lord Archibald Hamilton gave notice, that if
Mr. Wilberforce did not bring on his motion, he should him-
Self submit one on the subject, and that if he did bring.it for-
ward, it would depend altogether on'the terms of it, whether
or. trot be (Lord A. Hamilton) should propose at; amendment.
Lord Archibald Hamilton gave notice at the SAW A! time, that
he should this day move for the .prolueticssi of the• Order
Couucil by which her Majesty's name was struck out of the
Litoroy.—Varinus rumours are of course afloat as to the cir•
-
cumstances to which Mr. Wilberforce alluded. Some of these
rumens we do not think ourselves warranted in repeating
One; however, we may notice, anti that is, that her Majesty
has written to Mr. Wilberforce, intimating to him her fixed
determination to remain in this country, and her strong
dis4atisfaction with the terms'of his motion. If there is any
'foundation for this rumour, an accommodation is further off
now than it seemed to be at the breeking up of the ifegociations.
It is fur her Majesty and her advisers so decide on the course
which it. would be wise in her to follow. On this subject we
can sire nu opinion ; and we ought not to give an opinion.—
We cast only state our impression of the manner in which the
• proceedings with respect to her Majesty are viewed by the
people, - and the inferences which they will naturally draw..
front the course which she may think proper to adopt. In the
first place there is not, we believe, a person in the Coantry.
wbo can ever he. brought to view the erasing her Majesty's.
name from the Liturgy as not derogating from her honour.—
The very precedent to which Ministers lately referred—the:
only one on the subject, namely, that of the non-insertion of
the Queen of George 1. in the Liturgy, arose out of the pro-
ceedings against that Queen in Germany previous to bet has-
band's accession to tie:Throne of Britain, for her alleged crimi-
nal intercourse with Count Konigsmark. Indeed, it would be
trifling with our readers to suppose for a moment that this is
a subject on which any doubt can -possibly be d.--
It derogatory, and must have beet' intended as dero-
gatory from her Majesty's honour. It was viewed in that
light by the Court of Rome, which from thenceforward treat-
ed her Majesty with-a marked disrespect. The instructions
issued to our Ambassadors abroad, with respect to her Ma-
jesty,iV.ere equally an attack on her honour.—Now, suppos-
ing her Majesty to have no insuperable objection to going
abroad, what inference would be drawn from her consenting
to do so without replacing her name in the Liturgy. and with-
out Instructions to our Amhassadors to iotroduce her in a
respectful manner in Foreign Courts ? Why this, and this
ot-tly ;—that she consented to remain passive under this at-
tack ott her honour, from a consciousness that there were
some grounds for the charges against tier. There are things'
• which admit of no compromise, and honour is of the notnber
This imputation must, therefore, be withdraw% or a stain
will for ever attach ,to the fame and honour of her Majesty.
Mr. Colton, in Isis " Many thin.; with few wort!s," truly
says, "In great mallets of public Hutment, where both
parties are at. a stand, and both are pw-eidious, slight conde-
scensions cost little, but are worth niteli. A few drops.
of oil Will set the political machine at work, when :a ton
of vinegar would only corrode Cse We wish that
this sentiment were felt atif is moment in high places. How
smoothly would the ntgociatiou have run nn, it a little
concession had been mixed with the assertion of high
claims ! Prayer for their Majesties is an institution of the
Church ; and surely The withdrawing of the Queen's name
front the Liturgy cast a suspicion on her name,•and it was
somewhat presumptuous to imagine, that she would be satis-
fied by a mere declaration, front anether quarter than thst
from' whence the trespass proceeded (huweve; sanctimonious
that quarter might be) that no opprobrium was intended. A
concession by the power that issued the order would, indeed,
have proved satisfactory, and there is no degradation in the
acknowledgment of an error. Would it be hurtful to the
feelings of aoy pious man to hear the Queen prayed fur?
Would it disturb the derotions, either. of Monarch or Sub-
ject ? And is it for this, that the country is to be kept its a
state of agitation and alarm ?