The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-03 00:00:00

THE QUREJV.

Yesterday the Address ream Lewes was presented to
the Queen. Her Majesty returned the following gra-
cious Answer :
" The High Constable, burgesses, and other inhabi-
tants of the ancient Borough of Lewis, are reqoestell
to accept my cordial thanks for this loyal and affectionate
Address. MY heart is in perfect unison with the ex-
pressions which they use in their topics of condolence.
I felt the loss of his late Me Majesty to be, in-
deed, irreparable; for he stood like the Angel of Mercy
between one and persecuting cruelty. The untimely end
of the late beloved Princess Charlotte seemed, for a mo-
ment, to throw the shadow of death over the land. The
suite of merriment was mute in our streets; and the
gaiety of the nation suffered a temporary eclipse. It
was the unbouglot tribute of loyalty, the si.ontaneous
offering of lore in thousands—nay, on millions, to those
bright properties of lie mind, and those tender quail-
tie4.4ll the heart, in which the people read a cheering
presage of her glory, and of the public happiness.
" The machivations of my enemies are supported by
a faction, that has long operated like a canker-worm up;
on the noble trunk of the natioual poosperi,y. It I
would have stopped to become au instrument in their
hands, or to have lent myself to their sordid purposes, I
might have averted their vengeance, or hate neutralized
their hostility. In the year 1t407, this faction were
eager to make use of my power as the means of grafi-
. fying their ambition ; and when their ambition could be
gratified by other means, they Immediately sacrificed
my honour and my rights upon the altar of their
, selfishness.

That calm wisdom which is the result at once of
reflection and extreriener, teaches we that I ought never
to give my sanction to the narrow views of any sect, or
to the interested projects of any party. Thst compre-
hensive charity which kindles in my heart shall he visi-
ble in my con-dnet and I will never forget that the
*Welt Ili a fiction is only half a Queen. The good of
a faction is only the good of a few but the good which
I cherish is that of the Community."
Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, lord lissulston waited upon
her Majesty with an Address trom the Burgesses of
Berwick.upon-Tweed, for which place his Lordship is
member. Be arrived in a court dress. and was received
by her laiesty and Lady Ann Hamilton in the drawing-
room, where he presented the address. A crowd was as-
sembled as visual un the occasion. They called for her
Majesty. who appeared to receive their cheers, and con-
, tinstrel walking in the drawing-room fur some time in
their view.

At the annual dinner of the Merchant-tailors' Com-
pany, which took place yesterday, the conviviality of
the evening was disturbed by a contest which arose con-
cerning tbe ornissinn of the second toast selected for
such occasions, which had usually been the Queen and
Royal Family, it appearing to some of the company pre-
sent that seam aim omission at this time was a marked
disrespect to her Majesty. After the confusion had in
some degree subsided, the Chairman put it as a propo-
sition from the chair, whether the health of the Queen
should be drank or not, and, on a show of hands, de-
cided that the luestion had been negatives!. A great
number of time Livery. however, were far from being Is-
ficfied wills this decision, and insisted that the usual
Wait should be drank. Parties ran so high that har-
minty could not again be restored, and the company. in
'consequence, separated at a much earlier hour than cos-
itomary.
John Henry, Esq. Barrister-at-law, and formerly
Chief ,Instice hi the 'unison Ides, yesterday left tows
1 with a commission from her Majesty the Osten, to at-
. range and prepere the evidence in Italy, for her de-
fence on the Rill of Pains and Penalties. We under.'
stand thpt Mr. tinny hay ?revived from Oversewed the I
'utast satiefartory isS-Urancen that every facility shall be
• granted 'o Min for procuring passports to every indiei;
anal whom be may think it oeces.ary to send to Eng.
• land on the occasion.--(3fvraing CArmtide.)
It is sail to he in the contemplation of several leading
Iletsibers of both Rouses, to introduce a clause into the'
Bill of Pains and Penalties, to prohibit both parties. in
fn. the Bill should pass into a law, (rein marrying
again.

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large trees are broken or, dad slocabs Wows up be titil
routs. A Negri. stand for riorgreen shrubs was throw■
down. The bop groanils rongd the bonse•ars no Itrowvd
with leaves, 30. as, literally. to corer tha earth► The
crops .re totailyiestruyed for this rear. The lightning
was incessant. Tbe kin* Ira! en; blase of light. and
shook as if falling.: The The storm from the thundet, had.
and rain was so vehement, that it prevented enl one
being heard, boweyer loud they spoke or called. The
hailstones were larger, than marbles, hut Gutter. Heaps
of them remained until the morning, tome of them in
congealed masses. The garden-walks near the house
are strewed with lessees blown or beaten from the trees.
The horror of the area, wi'hi i the honsel when all
docked together in one room. parents, Children, retied-
children,.and servants, none dresuvi, and some perftetly
wetted thtough in escaping from their beds. worn. can-
not express—happily none were personelly injur-d. The
cnrtains of the windows prevented the broken glass
brine forced. into the bed chainhers, or material. hors
might have been .axperiente,l, trom the violence with
which the wind. rain, and hail were driven in through
the broken paoes.,—(Miridstovie Gazette.)
Extract of a letter from Sudbury, in Safrollt. An-
gust I.—" You had not so terrific a tempest in London
as we had here and in t!,e neighbourhood. We were
at Hedinghate yesterday; it is really quite distressing
to witness the devastation there. The inju►y done in
the two parishes to the crops, &c. conid not he repaired
by many thousand pounds. The hops are stripped of
the poles as if they had been rut off nith nefssars, The
hail was larger limn was ever knows. A friend of
mine picked np a solid piece of ice eighteen inches long
and six broad, yesterday morning ; it had made a deep
hole in the mind. Vie hail-stones were laying several
feet deep in places where they had drifted yeatertlar.
and the thermometer at 84. One gentlernan at Eel-
chain, holding a large farm. had his crop entirely de-
stroyed.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Sip,--tiesiding in the country, and seldom reading
any paper but that which is daily sent me, I did nut
see yours of the 19th till yesterday. Dining i•Ji a
friend, be asked me, on account of my vicinity to
Claremont, how the Prince bore those attacks arm
him in The Station's*, and produced me the paper
alluded to. You will not easily credit my surprise
when I read it. Your corre.poudeut I. K. It. takvi
credit for midi:meant! principle. Desirous of judging
every one, as far as experience will permit, by his pro-
fessions. 1 must say, his assertions respevtiug the con-
duct of both the Prince and his late inestim,ble con-
sort, betray a total ignorance of their whole conduct.
There is sot a word of troth ix the teho'e atatcneint,
Now it remains with you to choose whether you will
continue to pnblish the reveries of a correspondent,
who either wilfully misrepresents the a-tion• and
principles of a dignified character, or who, without
inquiry, adopts the scantialons gossip of some mali-
cious person who purposely imposes on him...
either ease yon cannot but see how very inc
such a character is to judo of the delimit* at a ed
personage, who is the subject of his remark* in respect
of his conduct with the Queen. If he knew any thing
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ag the excenen. Fe
bourhoo3, have seen it directed, wit benevolent
aud lib rah feelings he is constantly betraying, d.l not
justify me in believing he is acting on this point, the
part that will bcst reconcile hiscon4urt to all sensible. •
divagsionate men, and above all, to his own busoal.
Situated as he is, he hag enough to bear without being
daily raniailed (a reminiscence he certainly stands in
iko awed of) by " liberal, benevolent, and enlightened"
man, such as your correspondent, of this "
nation's" " liberal provision" for his support. How
be wan it those only can know who daily witness his
'sod deeds. lam willing to hope it is wholly hidden
boo I. K. d. or his heart must edyed of no ordinary
blackness. One thing we may rest assured of, that he
has no claim for any share of the liberality which
made the provision.—But no more.—Were 1 to give
nay to my feelings, I might, perhaps, inflict to igno.
ranee the mood due only to malice. I therefore con-
clude, with assuring you, that believing myself to be
as independent in mind and fortune as any man that
breathes, and knowing myself totally unconnected
with the distinguished object of this address. 1 am
ready to justify every word of it by giving you my
name and mildew*, if it will add sup weight to mom
rives facts. I remain, at present,
Your very humble ',mud.
Siker. Jtilysill. Itto. Ilan&
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Se• Is proof of ear biptirdallep we umbooltat
ertion to Illepeessiller leMr. Whelher
I. K. H. bedoesteleg of deetesetity 01 " Heave" we will
.ot ow flieseee; but we as Marto awl tits coastwise.
dos of the tatter by so sesseeteeit Is Mealy it is this eslo
jest: for his lOW Is solo up or sasortles. imaseessOseled
with a Amite prose. II wawa plain os record a *vie
I iswasee .r she., "bilinvalse sot liberal Neap by 'Wait
I vs olhlititnlytt" of this amieste end habit' of the Mae% '
of whose be so modesty speebb.—ltsvros.

smemmummis
TO THE EDITOR Orilla rek111111kN:

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Mft. EDITOC—AS • rosier of you valisable Jut..
nal, I beg leave to commdtkain to Yes AO aseinult sf
on mange contained by fie' soldier. is this error!
tomtit. town. About ear o'clock this more log, Whilst ' •
Otrze soldiers wen soder Ilatobashil isfidenre, 'i
quarrel commeered between *bsa eat setae sailors. •
Tbe former Witte worsted.' wired tea email patio- s•
boom. They barricaded tiw deer. sad • low whs. •
time, sad afterwards field tateesueben Ana a 1104620
a the upper story. A saleburee selkolimatitt
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die purpose of uremia/ tate'"ri .4W tilt
Prvi"j4
Mats: kroOttefortaaatoq. 'ere dopy we
of our }eat-• able *wows went Wink and mil
ellogoroarly crowded. •
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of the masers and habits of the Prince, he would, at
least, have given him credit fur as error is jadrreat,
la veatarbag so Mier from to wise a brill as your
earempombrat assamea to h.. 1 wag, pm*" it my
igsomissee, diner b Ipinja fysektbte pm% ; yd, Igo% r
doubt whether tie mad nes. of the Prince's understand.
in:, the excellent principle by which we, in Lis weigh.
bourhood, have sera it directed, with the beaeroleof