Star.
London, England, 1820-08-12 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, 'AUGUST 12, 1820.
Tnri.Ktno's Burn Mr.—Holiday at the Stock Exchange.

We have been informed, that immediately after
Lord LIVERPOOL received the QUEEN'S letter on Wed-
nesday evening, his Lordship had a long interview
with his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, at his
house in the Stable-yard. The Duke, as our Readers
have been already apprised, paid a visit to the KING
at Windsor on Thursday. On his return to town in
the afternoon of that day, his Royal Highness had
another interview with the Premier, which lasted a
considerable time. As there can be little doubt these
interviews had a reference to the communication
from her MalEsry, they have served to keep up the
expectation so very generally, but we fear, errone-
ously entertained, that a stop may )-et he put to the
proceedings.
It is rumoured that the House of Lords, which re-
sumes its sittings on Tuesday next, preparatory to
going on with the case of the QUEEN on Thursday
the 17th, the day which now stands fixed for that
purpose, will, on some simulated ground or other,
adjourn for a week, with the real viere of affording
the House of Commons, which re-assembles on Mon-
day se'nnight, time to originate some measure which
may relieve both Houses from the painful necessity
of proceeding with the Bill of Pains and Penalties.
Mr. WILBERFOROE, who is universally looked up
to as the man who, of all others, is best fitted to take
the lead in such a measure,
,has, we understand,
written to his friends, intimating his intention of
being immediately in town, and his resolution to
make one effort more to avert from the country the
manifold evils with which it is threatened by the'
pending proceedings. A Meeting is talked of for
Monday next, of those who call themselves, par ex-
cellence, the Independent Members of the House,
when the course proper to be adopted will be deli-
berated upon, and determined. The Whig party, if
we are rightly informed, will take no leading part
in the business ; but they have promised their full
support to any and every measure which may have
" healing on its wings." Nothing less, indeed, could
be expected from that respect for public opinion,
joined to a high regard for the dignity of the Crown,
by which they have been always distinguished.
In the meantime, all the arrangements in the
House of Lords for proceeding with the business.
continue going on, and will be nearly completed
this day. A chair is to be placed for the Quan
close to her Counsel, on the left hand of the passage
to the Lords' seats, near Sir THOMAS TYRWHITT'S
box, and an adjoining room is assigned for her to
retire to for consultation, or when Counsel withdraw.

The report of the death of the King of FRANCE,
which we mentioned yesterday, proves, we are happy
to say, wholly unfounded. The Paris Papers of
Tuesday and Wednesday, which arrived this fore-
noon, say nothing of any change in his MAJESTY'S
health, and exhibit him to us, on the contrary, as
actively engaged as ever in the execution of his pub-
lic duties.

We have in these Papers some farther details re-
specting the unhappy insurrection at Palermo; but
they do not bring down events to a mere recent date
than those which we have already received direct
from Naples. A private letter, dated Naples, 22d1
July, says, 6, The troops stood their ground for the
first day (the 16th), but on the 17th, a multitude of
countrymen having joined the inhabitants of Pa-
lermo, the combat became very unequal, and the
Neapolitan Authorities, to put an end to the effusion
of blood, took the resolution of withdrawing :
others say that they were embarked by force.—
Nobody knows in what situation the garrison is; at
the moment of the departure of the packet-boat, the
city was a prey to all the howors of anarchy. The
archives of the prisons, and many other edifices, were
become the prey of the flames. The number of dead
amounted to 2000, and the wounded to nearly 4000.
Such was the fury of the contest, that the people not
only threw from the houses stones and articles of fur-
niture at the soldiers, but poured boiling oil upon
them. The cities of Messina, Catania, and Syra-
cuse, are also greatly agitated, and' very moment the
most disastrous tidings are expected from them.
The Austrian Observerof the 29th July, pretends
that no decision on the subject of recent events in
Naples has yet been taken by the Imperial Court;
and that before committing itself, it wishes to know
the point of view in which these events are regarded
'by the Allitd Powers. It also contradicts, in the most
positive manner, the reports as to several Austrian
regiments having been sent into the Venetian tern.
tory. ,f Nothing is as yet resolved on this subject;
and it is presumed, that provisionally, there can be,
no question of it."
Another article from Vienna, of the 27th July,
Says, that the camp which is to be formed in thel
environs of Pest, will be very considerable. A num-,
ber of troops, of different daises, will be concen-1
trated there. Nothing positive has yet transpired
an the subject of 'the arrival of the Emperor of
RUSSIA and the Xing orPinssta at Pest. -A report
is also current of a Meeting of Sovereigns, it which
Op King of
.ENGLAND will be present. Ilan), per-
?