The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-27 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Mn. tHITOR---• Heartily approving and titeity
gratified by your Daily Extracts from the Morn,
ing Papers, by which I learn the opinions, and
can estimate the characters of the respective
Conductors, and convinced that you will promote
any improvement of .a plan which must be grati-
fying to the Country at large, I beg leave to sug-
gest that it would be proper for you not to con-
fine yourself in those Extracts to the speculations
of the several Editors upon Foreign or Domestic
Politics, but to select from their Journals what-
ever may be useful and interesting to the People
in general. By this means your loyal, respected,
and valuable Paper will be " Sauce for the Na,
tion," and be a good moral relish every day for
all ranks, and as beneficial to TILE CONSTITU-
TION as Dr. KITCHENER can supply in any Cali-,
nary Thesaurus which he may hereafter present
to mankind. But to my present purpose. I send
a Letter .to you which appeared in The Nett
Times of yesterday, and lam sure that your good
sense and loyalty will readily induce you to
transfer it to THE SvN:
Sept. 25, 1820.

A CHURIIIMAN.

*** We approve of the suggestions of our
Correspondent, and shall adopt them as often-as
opportunity will admit.

cc SrR---Whatever Teeliiigs may arise in, honest
minds on the late important occurrences in Spain,
Naples, and Portugal, I conceive they must be
in some . degree of a mixed nature ; for while
each must rejoice at the appearance of the over-,
throw of despotism. and superstition, each must
also apprehend their being succeeded by anarchy
and licentiousness: If with some, hopes of the
prevalence of rational liberty will be predorni..
nant, others, knowing that the events were occa.-,
sio.ned by a soldiery influenced by discontented
officers, will, frornlvery example of history, have'
their fears of the contrary. I therefore think
that a public dinner to celebrate • the triumph of
civil liberty in those countries will be premature,
until it is ascertained whether the late changes
-are likely to have the- beneficial effect of our
Revolution of 1685,10 r whether they may pro.,
duce scenes resembling those of the French Rev°,
lutiou,' when the_ people waded through blood to
fall under military subjection. ,
" however, diis visum aliter est, and a Festival
being announced to be speedily held at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, I wish sufficiently well to
the harmony of the meeting to be induced to
point out what may otherwise possibly be pro,
ductive of discord,. Among the Stewards is the
Duke of Leinster, or rather his-. name stands
aristocratically at the head Of them, not con•
founded, as those of other Lords, ameng the
multitude :

" Tu parens, to patronns, si tleseris tn, peritnust

Another steward is Mr. Griffin, of Holborn,
whom I imagine to be the pamphlet-dealer, whose
most harmless occupation is the sale of Mr.
Hunt's Radical Breakfast Powder. Any person
passing the shop window of this individual, will
see.that it is filled with the seditious and treason-
able publications of the present moment, with
Mr. Hone's atrocious libels, with the grossest and
most execrable caricatures of the King; to which
are added, tickets for this approaching di►►ner,
and the portraits of two men, on cards, for po-
pular distribution—those two Thomas Paine and
Arthur Thistlewood!
" Now,.whatever may be the opinions of
.the
Duke of Leinster in politics, he has not forsworn
his allegiance to his Sovereign, and . will hardly
wish to be thought the personal enemy of that
Prince -whose clemency to one part of his family..
is of such recent date, and drew the expression
of Lord Holland's excellent and honourable feel-
ings. Therefore, when he finds himself linked
arm in arm, as I may call it, with a man, or men,
whose avowed object (as the frontispiece of
Hone's Matrimonial Ladder would of itself tes-
tify) is to strike the 'crown off the King's head,
and to rouse the people and army to rebellion,
will he allow the conjunction to continue ?
" And to revert to the intended meeting, is it
not necessary for its harmony that his Grace
should withdraW his name, or Mr. Griffin and his
colleagues theirs ?
" I beg leave to subscribe myself,
." Sir, your'very obedient Servant,
•4 13."

•
Yesterday, the Lady of Ralph Bernal, Esq., 'M.P., of a
laughter.

NIARRIF.D.
On Saturday the 25,1 inst., at Eglingbani, William Eery.
Esti., of Hopes, East Lothian, to Frances Anne Ogle, third
daughter of the late Robert Ogle, Esq. of Eglingtiam, in the
County of Nortbombe:Hand.

MED.
on stinday eveninz, the 2:ld instant, suddenly, Mr. Robert
Hewitt. Of the Middle 'rent*, and of Walworth.
On the 161.11 instant, at Brighton, aged t 4, Harriet Frances
Reid, daughter of Archibald Reid, of Belgrave cottage,
Pimlico.

MOSTiEITRAORDINARY CIACUMSTANCE.—Yes-
terday morning a most dreadful act of suicide
occurred at the house of Mr. DENNETT, of Lin-
coln's-inn-fields,under circumstances to give an ex-
traordinary degree of interest to tl` a case. Mr. D.
and his Clerks were in the counting-house, when
they were: alarmed by the servants that the foot-
man had laid violent hands on himself : they pro-
ceeded into the pantry; where they found
the young man, • William Helps, lying on the
floor weltering in blood, and a deep wound
is his
.throat, inflicted by a razor. What
is very extraordinary, a short, time prior
to the cominissien of the above horrid trans-
action, .Mr. Hewitt, of the wine depari-
ment in the Excise Office, , while walking
with Mr. Soley, a surgeon, nearly opposite
the College of Surgeons, was seized with n
fit, and was carried to the house of Mr. Dennett,
where 'he expired., The cases of both parties
were -yesterday investigated by Mr. Stirling,
Coroner, and a Jury, When a verdict
sanity• was returned in the former, and that .Of.
Natural Death in the latter case.--(lllorninT
Paper.)

~~Y~

LONDON J d URN ALS.

11),11 E.XTRACTS.]

FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS.

[Morning Chronicle.]
Interesting DispATenks have been received
from PER s A, which aIITIOUHCC to Ministers the in-
trigues of the Russian agents in that country; and
iidleate the desigfls of the Court of Petershnrvl
.190 ting they have obtained is so firm that
they -no longer consider it necessary to disguise
their projects. On die death of the reigning
Monarch, ;vbo is in the last stage of decline, they
consider it as certain that they will possess the
complete Con troul. The Russian Chargé-d'Alfaires
at Tehran declared publicly, that in future the
Ptvsians must be content to receive their Sove-
reignS from Russia ; to which he added, England
could not reasorrably object, as she ;fives away
kingdnnis'every day in India. The regular army
of Russia, now in Georgia, and on the line of
the Caucasus, is upwardi; of 100,000 men, and
of whieh 30,000 are part of the late army of
occuPation in France. They have been actively,

in the held for the last two years against the
Schiekau,, and Daughistanies. The Russian
Charg&-d'Affaires, at a dinner which he gave to
British Officers in the Persian service, said openly

that General Vanualolf, aovernor-General in
G:.orgia, would be in Tabries in less than four
months. Six days' march,he said, would bring their
infantry and t.rti lieu to Tabries, after which what
was there to stop them till they came to the Indies:

The Russians have taken possession of a place on
the Caspian, near Asterabad, and have a clever

man of the name of Moravioif, amongst the Tur-

comans.—He belongS to the Quarter Master Ge-
• neral's department.. It .is the opinion of the
British Officers in the service of Persia,
,that
there is, a secret understanding between the
Court and the Russians—for the army of his
Royal Highness Abbos Merza, Prince Royal of.
, ,Persia, has been suffered to dwindle to almost
nothing. The infantry amounts only to 11,742
rpett, of all ranks upon paper ; but they have
scarcely ever been mustered or drilled—are ill
Paid, fed, and clothed; and; indeed, completely
abandoned. This information certainly ought to
rouse .tale attention of our Government for the
safety of India. The attempt to- annoy us may
not be made for some time, but the design is ma-
nifest. There is a brigade of the Company's
troops in` Kutch, which is not far from the Indus,
but the approach of a Russian force would natu-
rally rouse 'the Indian Chiefs and unite them
against, us. '
PoaTuriAr..—Notwithstanding the precautions
of do' REGENCY, it is evident that the Revolution
goes on prosperously and apace, and this is fully
confirmed by an arrival also from Oporto. The
soldiers, as fast as they are enabled to express
their sentiments, join the patriotic cause. The
regiment of Santarem had raised the Constitu-
tional Standard, and it was reported that the
20th regiment being deserted by its leaders,
two British Officers - carried them over to the
Portenians. Count Amarante is also said to
have declared in their favour, but we should-ra-
ther think it is the troops and province of Tras
os Monts he commanded. The province of
Beira and its Governor, Victoria, have entered
into the patriotic coalition, as well as the corps
tinclr.zr Count Barbacena. In short, the popula-
tion and strength of the country seem deserting
the Regency as fast as they MO, notwithstanding
the pOwerftil aid of Count Palmella's councils,
arul the stratagems resorted to. In order to
bribe the soldiery by satisfying their arrears of
pay, the- Regency had attempted to raise a con-
tribution or loan among the capitalists, but after

all their exertions they could only get one' sub-
scriber for about .100/. sterling. 'This shews the
feeling of Lisbon. They had also suspended the
Brifish Officers in the Portuguese service for six
mouths",-thinking by this means to conciliate the
public opinion. On the 10th the Creole sailed
for Rio Janiero with the news of the Revolution,
and it se;..ung strange that they had not one of
their own ships ready. The Perola was, how-
ever, fitting out, no doubt to be in readiness for
any emergency. The Government paper had
risen from 27 to 23-1 discount. A. large fire had
broken out near the river at Boa Vista, in the
shipwright's stores, by which a large quantity of
staTes;tar and coals had been destroyed. The
favourable accounts transmitted by Colonel Se-
pulvedaito the new Government at Oporto, had
hiduced them to move on towards Lisbon, and for
the present to establish themselves at Coimbra.
This exhibits the att-itu'de' hi which they stand,
and the. firm reliance they have on the entire con-
currence of the people,---(Mid.)

[The I'imfs7]
The NEWS from_ Poirruc-Ai. of this day is
highly interesting. It appears that Gen. Ama-
'rante, who at first -seemed to be attached to the
old Government, and upon whose adherence
great faith was. placed, has joined the Revolu-
tionary Party. The business, therefore, may be
considered as decided in the country of our faith-
ful ally. Would to God we were. equally well
assured that the Portuguese would as speedily
arrive at tranquillity and a free establishment;
but-revolutionary;courses are fearful and uncer-
tain ones to all parties ; they should neither be
provoked on the one hand, nor adopted .without
overwhelming necessity .on the other. If only
the corrupt who give occasion to them, or the
turbulent. who commence.theti), suffered, they.
might be tolerable evils ; but they, too generally,
hurry off the peaceable and the virtuous in_ their
desolating. career. It must, however, be acknow7
ledged, that the Governments who sustain them
are greatly more culpable than the people, who
effect them ; because Governments are placed on
anderninence, and should be able to see and elude
the:coming storm; the people are on the plain,
and.only feel and know that which they suffer..
• 'We observe, in. a -Lishorr paper of -the 12th
instant,
;that the Judges of the Supreme Tribunal
of Lisbon have made a representation to the

Regency on the present pOSttcre of affairs, in
which they declare their loyalty to the King,
and their attachment to the Monarchy—their
sorrow:at the destractions of their country, their
disapprobation of the conduct of their brethren
in Oporto, and their confidence in the wisdom of
the Regency: But the most important, or.rather
the only important part of this document, is the
expression of a wish that it might please Divine.
Providence to inspire into the heart* of 'his Ma-
jesty the resolution of returning to his.kingdom,
or of Sending the Prince Royal, his son, to ad-
minister the Government. This, it is added, is
the universiit desire of,the nation, and the Mem-
bers of the Triliiinal beseech the King to com-
ply with it.—(lbid.)
• The cry for the DrnAsumevr,of the.QutEs of
ENGLAND—exactly resembling that of French
Sans Culottes? iii tl:e pay of the .G.)vernmeot of
that country, for the sacrifice of Marie Antoinette
—is still loud and fierce, notwithstanding the
total failure of the evidence against her Ma-
jesty. It does not, however; extend.;- but- is,
On the contrary, controlled by the general
popular feeling-, and the increasing exertions of
the real friends of the Monarchy. It is in Vain
to ask the aged,•or' to search.the written records
of our history, for any public event or joy or grief,
wliicji ever called forth Addresses so va ions,
so numerous, so sincere. It might naturally have
been expected, that in the course of- a*Month, at
the farthest,'after her Majesty's arrival in Eng-
land, these external demonstration§ of zeal wbUld
have been gone through, whatever the heart
might have still continued to feel. Countless
thousands have already addressed ; and yet the
task seems to ..be but begun. A meeting at the
Freemasons' Tavern yesterday exceeded in num-
bers all that have yet taken place in the capital.
The assembly was really inimense ; and other
meetings in the smile- spirit are calling and hold-
ing. woman this Queen of Eng-
land is, that she will not oblige her enemies by
suffering herself to be oppressed quietly ! Why
cannot she remain' tranquil, and let them experi-
ment at their ease upon her fame and honour With'
their Bill of Pains and Penalties? She will find
such:a proceeding very commodious—that is, -for
thein, if she does not oppose it ; and as to her-
self—why what does that signify, if she can but
oblige others by kindly' walking into their net?
It is so obstinate in her to repel the indignities
cast upon her personto refute calumnies heaped
.upon her fame. Whit, in the name of wonder, are
her enemies to do, if she will thus defeat and ex-
pose them ? Her conduct is very unkind! In the
mean time, it, now becomes, necessary to observe
that Foreign Nations not immediately subject to
out influence, or united to our Cabinet, view the
proceeding and begin to speak of it with proper
abhorrence.—(lbid.)

[British Press.]
The LISBON PAPERS contain several Procla-
mations, addressed by the Regency to the troops
at Oporto, and in other parts of the kingdom,
carefully distinguishing those who, as they say,
deviated from their duty, and those who, •by not
declaring publicly for the Constitutionalists, are
concluded by the Regency to have been faithful
to the old Government. In these addresses the
members of the Regency venture to assume a
high tone, but their swaggerinc, is not sufficient
to conceal the real terror that influences their con-
duct. They boast of the fidelity of the major
part of the army, and tell the " deluded" few,
that if it had so pleased them they might
soon have displayed the strength of the King's
authority, and the irresistible weight of their
•vengeance. And yet in the Proclamation
for convoking the Cortes, the Regency acknow-
ledged that they thus acted in conformity with
the general wishes of the army and the nation ! The
Junta, forming the Provisional Government of the
northern provinces are acknowledged by a large
portion of the army and several of the provinces.
They have lately removed the seat of their Go-
vernment from Oporto to Coimbra, leaving a
Committee at the former place. The Lisbon
Papers, under the controul of the Regency,
affirm that the discipline of several of the Oporto
troops has been extremely relaxed, to a degree
dangerous ,even to their Officers. Accounts
from Oporto of the 13th say, ' that this army
had then commenced its march upon Lisbon.—
An impression prevailed very generally, both in
Lisbon and Oporto, that -the British Cabinet
would interfere in the internal affairs of Portu-
gal, and maintain the old form of oovernment.—
This belief has excited an angry feeling among
all classes of persons, but, as it would seem,
more particularly among the troops, for it is to
the troops that the Regency especially address
themselves when they undertake to remove the
impression. They affirm, that not only has no
foreign Power offered to lend its aid to the Go-
vernment for the restoration of the long-esta-
blished usages, but that the Regency entertained
no desire to receive any such assistance. Eng-
lish persons and property continue to be respect-
ed in every part of Portugal.

[Morning Herald.]

It is to be feared theßEvoLtritoNT in PORTU-
GAL will not be completed without a shock be-
tween the Lisbon and Oporto Parties. In the
Capital of the Kingdom there is a feeling of
jealousy against Oporto. We have even under-
stood that a vertical transfer of the seat of Go-
vernment to Oporto, a trading town of the
first order, is apprehended, should the Oporto
men continue at the helm of the state. The influ-
ence of the Regency is also much more powerful at
Lisbon. The RegenCy have published a Procla-
mation to the officers and soldiers, in which the
insurrection is referred to in the mildest terms of
reproof, and the " brave Portuguese," who have
fora moment swerved from their duty, are in-
vited to return to their aLleglauce Even by the
Regency accounts, however, they seem to have
produced no effect.—The Oporto Government,
on the other hand, were advancing upon Lisbon.
General - Conde de Amarante, with the troops
under his command, had joined them, and the
Provisional Junta was, on the 14th (the day

after the latest dattl) to be removed to Coltn-
bra. The Revolutionists, it appears, set no
value upon the consent of the Regency to con-
voke the Cortes, particularly as no pledge of a
Constitution has been held out. A trial of force
between these two parties would be a melancholy
spectacle. The Regency is likely to yield. Their
language is that of conscious weakness. Nothing
can be more delicately managed than their re-
proof of the Insurgents, because they apprehend
the latter will soon have the' game to thq:uselves.
If, as stated, Amaraute has joined the Revolu-
tionists, the question must be decided.

[New Times.] I
The ANSWERS delivered in the name of the
QuEI,N to factious, seditious, and even treasona.:
bk AddresAes, become daily more audacious and
aThrming ! It is Ampo,sible that her Majesty can
N 1 inn) authorise such communications, if she is
not insa,le. Some short time ago we published
the copy of an Address from the Manchester
Radicals, for the purpose' of calling public
attention and reprobation to the violent lan-
guage in wlrich it was codchecl, and warn-

in, vthe Queen herself of its -tendency. Her
Majesty rectives this impudent composition,
and answers, or is made to answer, that she re-
ceives it whit salisf4etion. But this is a trifle
to what follows. 'The Addressers had spoken
of the events of the 16th of August, 1819, in
terms of most virulent abuse, describing the
legal interference of the military as a massa-
cre. The Queen not only adopts these sen-
timents, but identifying herself with the rioters,
says, " We cannot but know that the saw- hand
has been,our common oppressor. "• Now she had
elsewhere distinctly called the King " my op-
pressor." Here,,therefore,:she is made to assert.
that to the king's personal oppression are to
be attributed the unfortunate occurrences of last
year at Manchester ! That a larkingincendiary
traitor should pen r• such infamous language is
easily conceivablebut that a wife should so
wickedly, .falsely, and outrageously calumniate
her husband, that a Queen should so Openly stir
up the, people to rebellion, is what we cannot
suffer ourselves ,to imagine. Why is not the
villain, whoJlevotes his pen to these dz,o.bolical
purposes, dragged from his lurking hole to the pu-
nishment he so richly merits ? 4nd why do not
the respectable classes of society throughout
the kingdom step forward indignantly to repro-
bate sentiments which cat have-no other ten-
dency :than to shake the Constitution to- its
centre, and to arm the populace against Law,
Liberty, and Property. One other phrase de-
mands notice; it occurs in most of the 'replies
Co the Addresses presented on Monday, and it is
remarkably indicative'of .the real 'views of her
Majesty's secret instigators. The Ward of Far 7
ringdon Without is informed, that " the Selfish
,Faction" is aiming a blow at the rights of every
individual in the realm. The Inhabitants of
Cripplegate are reminded of the " domineering
views of that Selfish Faction." The Spital-
fields Adaressers hear of the same " Sel-
fish Faction" as her only enemies. And
the People of Leeds are informed,' that " the
Selfish. Faction are her Majesty's accusers."—
The people of England who k.ndw that ,ender
this term, the Selfish Faction, is includ'ed all that
is great, venerable, wise, or honourable in the
country, will not fail to appreciate such language.
They will feel that she who is Made to-express
tier hope that she may be the means of " over-
throwing the power of this Faction," and of
" delivering the people of England from oppres-
sion," 18 made in effect to assume to herself the
office of First Revolutionary Leader.

[Morning Post.]

A MEETING was yesterday held at the FREE-
MASONS' TAVERN, to CONGRATULATE the QUEEN
on the -AtrottNEv-Gca...ir. having cloSed his
CASE. The room was full, and the Ladies, in
their best bibs and tuckers, presented as splendid
a display of fashion and beauty as Mrs. Watson,
and 'the Radical belles exhibited at the Crown
and Anchor on the 'day of:the memorable meet-
ing to congratulate the triumph of Mr. Hunt.
IVe make no comparison between the two
cases, but some may think the exultation of
yesterday • a little premature, as the Crown and
Anchor Congratulations turned.: out to be. It
seems, however, .that her Majesty's friends, in
the plenitude of their purity, are quite astonished,
and delighted at finding the facts proved to be so
very slight, though in the same breath they
rave against the perjuries of the witnesses
who state so much. Mr: liobhouse made his
appearance among the Ladies with boots and
spurs. They ought to have given him a vote
of thanks (after the manner of Joe Miller) for
leaving his horse behind. :lle came, . and was
called to the chair, and took about an hour
from the company to amuse himself with a
speech. Some parts of his' harangue were very
edifying. He has discovered that if all that has
been deposed against her Majesty should prove
true to the letter, it will not be a question of
morals," but of "manners." John Cam If ob-
house, Esquire, has discovered that a Queen of
England may recline' on her couch with a lover
in the face 'of day;—that site may sit on
his lap, with her arms round his neck ;
—bathe with him;—all without the slight-
est imputation on her moyals, though pos-
sibly it may cause her manners to be
called in question. This doctrine was of course
highly relished by the virtuous Ladies who graced
the Preernasons"favern yesterday. We know
that in some parts of the world modesty consists
in concealing the face, without regard to the rest
of the person, but that an English Queen may,
without reproach, abdicate the delicacy of civi-
lized life, the moment site sets her foot on a
foreign shore, without injury to her moral ha-
racter, is what we did not know till the im-
portant fact was communicated by John Cam
Hobhouse, Esq. What will Mrs. Hall, to whose
case We lately alluded, say when she hears
this ? her lover ought to move for a 'new-
trial, to vindicate her morals, for she has been
disgraced on evidence not amounting to any'

I Oh
thing- that cati for a MoMebt iYe teatiParet
c ord'
those acts, which, if true to the letter, 3, ite
ing to Mr. Hobhouse, will not at all affecidos
morals of her Majesty. What blissful of
may we not hope to see, when the reign foi
the Radicals shall begin ;. for this delight 0,
latitude in morals will most felicitously barl3loo
niSe with the law and religion of those who 4.i.e
to destruction the Officers of Justice and the 01,114
stern of the Church. The proceedings of the cai
were so completely a matter of course that vo
nothing of them.. Alderman Wood talks asers,
teriously of facts within his knozzledge, as roOf
peso does- of his art. That perfect speciinell „s
the imbecile—the rat Noel, was again tod-e
pliantly exhibited. He attempted a speech ;.`,d
effect of which was to make every one sUPP4i,
that he must have been liberally paid by
nisters to desert them, 'end' relieve the GuverT
menu from the disgrace of his support. We
however, own,. :that he finished amazingly, of
He said, he " flattered himself that the ruee,,,tutirs
would be happy if he got off the tabie."
was much applauded, and Sir Gerard found 011.
in this instance he did mit jiyaer himself.

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- THE ADDRESS
. f 6,
OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE TO THE IC`''
ON HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE-:

TO THE KING'S MOST E.S.-CELLENT MAJ EST.('

• May it ease your Mest, •
We, your pl
Majesty'S mostaj du;yiful and lOyal subjects, t3e,,,d
sisters representing the people Methodists, hel4:ll%,it
to the religious societies in Great 116%611.am-I lrelana,
established by the. Uve. John Wesley. a. M. late Fell°‘ll If
Lincoln College. Oxford, drces,ed, beg leave most butt, 0,
to offer to your Majesty, On the first dav of our annual
ference, the cordial assurances of out undeviating att:itd
went to your illustrious hOuse, to your sacred person, 3'
the unrivalled constitution of con country. t be
In making these sincere declarations, we cannot d"tCd
solemnly impressed -by the ITCOOE'LCIOiI sit that 18'1°, Of
event, which has now placed your Nkjesty on the Th"Th
your ancestors; an event which forcibly reminds us, b() itu
the instability of all human greatness, and of the 0:31 iv
portanee-uf -genuine religion to society at large, and to
disDulyl uf every rank and
and deeply aifeCtetrasstati we are, with the death of (;;:re,
late most excellent and venerable sovereign. thodgh j 0 t”'
course of nature it most have Keen painfully inticip3te.oor
all his subjects: still Ise cannot but greatly rejice !;;If
Majesty's Accession to that Throne, to which y6ur dial
has by birth an inalienable anti incontestilile
joy fu Ily rccognized by the universal approbation of
people. And as we hail the commencement of your 51'.1_,r'ot.
reign, so, with joyful anticipation and affeetionate

we 100
mk forwat d to its long continuance.
Fro.the example of our futtmler, from early
indritrf.:,:j
• • • - .tart.

froth principle, and from choice, we are inviolably arta:-..,
to the constitution of our country, and to the illustrious Ine
tut Hanover; and be the strictest ties of affection and ditt).-00,
feel ourselves U. your Majesty's most sacred- per 6
'Toiler your Majesty's :Government we confidently espe
still
,re
the blessings of a gOod, Wire, and beneficent reign ;
feel ourselves authorized to indulge this hope, I. out the
warns recollection of the constitut nom, runitoet in whiC4'3oJ
so long 3 time, your Majesty fulfilled the high, difficult, g,
important duties of the Regency, and trout the assofil:ftif
given to your.•people in pun Majesty's 'first speech fi°,ll,4tl
Throne, that, in your future Adminstratiou, your NO4 qd
would'Still pursue the saute tine of coodact, which o'4 ,dint
beneficially mat ked out, and so studiously followed, by
late Royal ParCrit-;—an assurance worthy of the son o'
great and so good aSire. td
Nor can we here refrain from expressing, our gratitto
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Divine Providence, that your Majesty's Accession to t lie IV:0„,
Was preceded by a general peace, iii effecting which your
uicis
jesty's Councils and power had so large a share, anti 9 tog
we ardently hope will be preserved and maintained 3"':,..411
the nations of-the earth, be. the blessing of God, tb"'" •
your continual iiidueoce atn...l illustrious example. brej
Instructed by ;he Holy Scriptures, which, as an undott .01
revelation front G.A, we receive as the only rule of our
aod practice, to LloOour the King as well as to Fear
abhor and detest ull principles of disloyalty ; and, as (3.'0„,
our influence may extend aturingst those of his Majest.Y,' si-0•0
jects, who are the 'objects of our pastoral instruction,
shall emitinue by our constant teaching, advice, and estualilo,
to disconoteoance sedition and dis Order iii all their 1"1•011.
and stronWy to enfoice subjection to the laws, and tt'tid
civil Anthill-airs constituted try the -State; and no longer
we thits inane ourselt-ts win thy, shall we expect the 1•c°7',0,•
ing shade of the laws tic' be extended over us. Hit herto,l'.s
ever, we have had the unspeakable satisfaction to wit'it:ide
strict adherence 10 these duties among our Societies, st"";i,an
standing the. unexampled pressure of distress in the 11J'iiiett
and in the inanufactnriog 'districts in particular, in
.;cittl
they have largely shared, hot which they have endure'
exemplary patience and submission.
Supported, as, We have hitherto been, by the laws
country, Which have been rendered still more benign:o,l'i, or
etre to us by that extension of the Toleration .Act, 044
.hilt'
greatly dist isiguished the. Government of your majoityylov
Regent of the United Kingdom, we bare nut only tx11,4,10
abled to prOsecute one Religious 13110111 A at haute, but, 'Pole'
unite our &in-is-with those,of Qthers of your IslajestY'o„o4
jests, in settling the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ „co
Heathen nations, which, in the course of Divine Prost,tiereat
have been brought under your Majesty's sway ill
ll} td
pails of the world. .Anil etc feel it our duty gratel" gt•J
acknowledge the protection which in all cases, while et'PO4
in this arduous wutk, we hare received from the Goverg,ll,
of our,Ci:untry, and from your Majesty's representaliv'solif
ing otticialstations iu the Foreign Dependencies of the •
tish Eitire.
Thatm Almighty God might bless his late Majesty in bi,seP:oir
son, his .family, and his Government, was with us a 01'.!,,,30
daily prayer, both in public and in private; and since
pleksed the %Vise Disposer.of events to remove hint fr".',Tos'
t art lily to a celestial erown, those petitions have bsco'f,oo"
tautly offered up in behalf of your Majesty; and we OA" t!,,t
time, with deep sincerity, and fervent devotion, toTl.lYikell
" God," who giveth ,alration to kings," may have you, '',loittf
in his constant care and keeping; that Divine Wistt"
direct-all your Majesty's Councils for the benefit a y.. 01 ,11,0 e
plc,an4 the good of the world at large; that it maY
ill W. to grant to your -Majesty a long and prospestu"; yet,t
marked. with peace at home and abroad ; and that at
Majesty may be blutight to Allt. eternal enjoyment of t"c
fable glory of the king of igs. f,ro
-Signed hy order and on behalf of the Methodist Mir" 47
assembled In their seventy-seventh Annual Cooferroc",,,,,f.
JABEZ BUNTING, Prc0f......4