Star.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S RETURN.

The Corporation, Choir, &c. preceded the Queen
on her return in the same order as on her entrance,
the Lord Mayor walking on her left, and Mr. Al-
derman Wood going before her Majesty to make a
way through the people, who pressed round her as
she passed, offering up their henedictions and their
prayers for her past and future protection by PRO-
VIDENCE. Her Majesty graciously acknowledged
these offerings of affectionate loyalty and duty with
her accustomed gracefulness and condescension.
Having been handed to her carriage by the Lord
Mayor, her Majesty left St. Paul's Cathedral, at
tended by the same procession that had escorted her
to this great National Temple.
The appearance of St. Paul's Church-yard and
Ludgate-hill, from the western door of the Cathe-
dral, mocks every attempt at description. The scene
was truly picturesque. Below the spectator were
seen thousands of uncovered heads, undulating in
one connected wave, according to the impulse given
to the crowd ; while the surrcunding houses were
literally roofed with people, and the fronts of them
were almost rendered invisible by the clustered groups
that occupied the windows, the balconies, and every
lamp-iron, ledge, and pinnacle on which a human
being could maintain a footing.
A few minutes before two, signals were given of
her Majesty's return. All became alacrity and at-
tention. At two precisely the procession began to
move. Her Majesty was now seen to great advan-
tage, the carriage being opened. This high gratifi-
cation gave infinite energy to the joy and exultation
of all. Her Majesty seemed deeply affected, and
signified her tense of the national homage now done
to her innocence and moral courage in the most
courteous and gracious manner. The Lord Mayor
attended her Majesty to Temple-Bar, and then re-
m-fled, loudly and warmly cheered.
In her passage through the Strand, and on to Hyde
Park-corner, her Majesty was again most enthu-
siastically cheered. On this occasion the almost
countless thousands who filled the streets doors, and
windows, were gratified with a sight of her Majesty
as she•passed. Her Majesty's condescension in throw.
ing °reit her carriage was gratefully acknowledged,
arid she had thereby the additional gratification of
observing more accurately the unaffected and enthu-
siastic joy which her presence everywhere inspired.
She hem enjoyed one of the greatest of all human
consolations to a British Queen—a consolation for
,which Kings and Quteris may sigh in vain, unless
.hey deserve it—the proud coasci3usness of possess-
mg the love and affection of her People !.
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After the procession had passel, the assemblage

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moved quietly away,. as quiCk as milt:miles so cons'
densed could get froni thtlr several places.. Every
individual appeared td derive personal distinction
tnd gratification from the undisturbed order and
complete effect with which the highest tribute of re-
spect and attachment ever paid to a human being,
was paid to the calumniated and prosecuted, but ac-
quitted and triumphant Queen Consort of George IV.
The only deficiency in the gratification which loyal
men and women must experience from the transac-
tions of yesterday, was in the niggardliness and muti •
lation with which the services of the Church were ad-
ministered on this occasion. Whether it be for the
interests cf the Church Establishment, or of that
religion which is commanded to be preached to the
lowly, the persecuted, nay, even the accused and
the proved guilty ones, it is not now the time to
determine. But it will long remain as a painful
recollection in the minds of those who arc zealous
in the observance and upholding of our national
religion, that while the Queen of Great Britain
was offering up her prayers and thanksgiving, in
obedience to the precepts of that religifin, its
ministers appeared anxious to maim its rites —to
smother the incense of her Royal devotion. The
pulpit and . the reading-desk were without holy
book or spiritual comforter, or pious inspiration.
The officiating Clergyman read and chauntesl the
most ordinary Services of the day from the pew in
' which the Choristers are placed. Her Majesty's
Thanksgivings had, however, another Altar for their
' celebration—the hearts of hundreds of thousands of
her subjects sent up their concurring gratitude to the
Throne of Grace in an offering of thanks, which, if
less methodical than the praying of the rich Clergy,
we are assured by the Author of Christianity is no
less acceptable to the CREATOR.

Excepting the achievements of the pickpockets;
whose activity never slumbers, whether the occasion
be a public procession, or a dance at Almack's, in
no part of the world could such throngs have been
drawn into such a Contracted space, and so little
mischief have ensued.

The Earl of Doxouottmotte, during the Thanks-
giving of her MAJESTY t() ALMIGHTY GOD for her
usca:)e from her thraldom, sat in a conspicuous pact
of the organ loft, accompanied by Mrs. HUGIiES, the
Lady of the Residentiary Canon.

MEETING OF ST. JAMES, CLERKENWELL

Yesterday evening there was a Meeting of the In-
habitants of the Parish of St. James, Clerkenwell, for
the purpose of considering the propriety of presenting
a►s Address of Congratulation to her MAJESTY upon
the abandonment of the Bill of Pains and Penalties,
and of expressing, as the Requisition stated, an ab-
horrence of the malignant and cruel persecution to
which she has been subjected. This Meeting was
most numerously and respectably attended. The
body of the Parish Church was literally full, and in
the galleries were a vast number of well-dressed
females, who appeared peculiarly enthusiastic in the
Pause for which the Assembly was convened.
The Churchwardens, Messrs. STEADMAN and Bon-
KIN, took the Chair abo.it six o'clock.

Mr. NIIHOLSON, who opened the business, congra-
tulated the Meeting, as well as the public at large,
upon the triumph which the Queen had obtained ;
fur it was through the operation of public opinion,
the power of which was in this instance proved to
be superior to any authority existing in the country,
that the persecutors of the Queen had been scared
from their prey—(Appiause).—:The People had, in-
deed, on this occasion, demonstrated, that in England
there was a limit to corruption, and that this was
not the country in which arbitrary power could be
established—( Applause) ;—fur such decided resist-
ance to injustice and oppression, the People might
be, as they had been called, Radicals; but he should
rather have his countrymen called by an), name
which tyrants chose to reprobate, than that they'
should ever deserve to be called slaves, or the pan-
ders of tyranny—( Loud plaudits).—Rather should
he have his countrymen the objects of the abhor-
rence, or even the victims of the revenge of tyrants,
than they should ever become the instruments of
their will, or the advocates of their injustice (Cheers).
The worthy Gentleman concluded with proposing
the first Resolution; whieh, being seconded by Mr.
Scutt, was carried unanimously.
The Meeting was also addressed by Nest's. BOD-
KIN, STEADMAN, SCARGILL, BECKWITH, LOWTHER,
HAVES, JONES, PRICE, CONST, HOGAN, REID, and
THORPE.—Ten very spilited and impressive Resolu-
tions, with an Address founded upon them, were
agreed to unanimously, and the Meeting dispersed.

Sir JAMES and Lady MACkINTOSH, and the Misses
MACKINTOSH, have arrived at Fenton's Hotel, Saint
James's-street, from the Marquis of LANSDOWN'S, at
Bowoud.

Yiesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Captain G. WELSTEAD was
sworn into the command of the ship General Harris,
consigned to Madras and China.
Yesterday, the Gentlemen who usually Contract for
Lotteries waited on the Ministers to bid for a Lottery
to finish 17th March, 1821. The Biddings were:—
louse and Co. - - £l3 510
(imams CA IMOLL - - 13 3 5
Hasa ao and Co, - - - 13 3 3
J. and J. Sivzwatoser - - 13 5 1
THOMAS BlaH - - - 13 11 3
The offers made not being, in the opinion of the
Clinwctstcon, sufficient, he objected to them, and
fixed Friday 'next, at eleven, at which time, if any
party thinks proper to give a higher price, they are
to attend.
Ftac.—Yesterday a melancholy catastrophe took place at the
house of Mr. Fulford, bookseller, in Little Bell-alley, Coleman-
str•et and Mrs. Fulford went out in the morning to see
the procession of the Queen to St. Paul's, leaving the house and
four children in the care of their servant-maid. About three
o'clock the neighbourhood was alarmed by the servant calling
" lire!" Scarcely a moment elapsed before the flames burst'
out from the first flour wksdow, the exclaiming, " For GOD'S
sake save the children:" Mr. Hughes procured a ladder, and
endeavoured to get in at the window, hut in vain. On the ar-
rival of the engines the flames were impeded, but not till they
had vim:tunic:stud to the adjoining house of Mr. Williams,
boot:maker ; by this ane Mr. and Mrs. Fulford returned, when
Mrs. F. swooned away, whilst her husband ran about in a,state
of frenzy, endeavouring to find his untortunate children, two
of whom were found at a neighbour's house, where they had
been the whole of the day ; but all search for the remaining two,
a girl about two years old; and a boy about six months, was of
no avail, and it is supposed they must have fallen victims to the
flames. Not an atom of Mr. Fulford's furniture was saved,
the home is in hall& and that of 'Jr.l Williams is ronsiderably

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COURT OF CaANCERY. •
The LORD CrtitimEt:LOA will sit at Lincoln's-Inn-
Flail nn Tuesday next, which will be the first Seal
after Term.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCR, NOVEMBER 26.
EDMUNDS V. WALTER AND BELL.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
Police Reporter, against tne defendants. John Walter,
proprietor of the Times, and Charles Bell, printer of
that Journal, for a libel published in that Paper, im-
puting to the plaintiff a fraud upon Mr. Walter, by •
cqmniunicating to him false intelligence from the
Union-Hall Police CMce, which the plaintiff for-
warded to the office of the Times, with the signature
of the Chief Clef k of Union-Hall Police Office.
The plaintiff stated generally that he had suffered
in his business by the insertilu of this libel, and like-
wise alleged a special damage, that he had beeh re-
moved in consequence of it from the service of lth.
Perry, the proprietor of the Morning Chronicle.
The defendants pleaded the general issue, and then
put in a special justification, first, the libel was true;
and secondly; that the plaintiff had, in two instances, •
supplied the defendants with false intelligence, the
-occurrences of which originated the insertion of this
imputed libel.

To prove the plaintiff's case, Mr. Inman, clerk of
the Morning Post ()ince, was called, who stated, that
the plaintiff had formetly been employed to collect
intelligence for that Newspaper, and that he was in
the habit of receiving from him ft cm five shillings to
two pounds a-week ; that, alter the insertion of the
libel in question, his services, as far as the Morning
Post was concerned, were no longer required.

Mr. Bell, who formerly conducted the Morning
lionld, stated that the plaintiff was in the habit of
communicating int,liigence to that Journal, but he
could give no testimony as to the time that he ceased
to supply that Newspaper with intelligence.

On the part oldie defendants, several witnesses
called, who proved that the plaintiff was in the habit
of sending false intelligence to the Times Newspaper,
which he represented to have been communicated by.
the Chief Clerk of Union-Hall Police-office. The
Clerk denied that he hid ever entered into any agree-
ment with the plaintiff, authorizing him to furnisk
such information ; and witnesses were then called to
rebut this part of the Clerk's testimony.

The JUDGE charged the Jury with his usual impars
tiality and precision ; at'd a verdict was found fdt
the plaintiff on the first and three last pleas, on the
ground that the evidence of justification, as applied
to one of the articles id que-tion stated to be false,
did not completely negative the truth of the state-
ment; and on those counts which went to the false•
hood of the other articles of intelligence, the Jury
found for the defendants.