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in profusion; and they had never, amended notification of these upon any occasion, given their two sapient Vice-Chamberlains. sanction to any measure of any That I may not be accused of kind tending to make her un-misrepresenting them, I will happy or uneasy. Therefore, here insert the notifications, this act was less excusable; or, ginning with that of the 25th rather, more shockingly insult- of October, which, as I obing and ungrateful than the act served before, was written, and of the" French Lady" at Phila at Brandenburgh House, too, delphia, which I have a thou- while the rooms of that house sand times cited as an instance, were yet echoing with the which would remain without a shouts of the people. parallel, as long as nature retained her power in the hearts" liam Gell, Vice-Chamberlains "to the Queen, are commanded "to announce, that, in conse¬ The Queen was 'deceived:quence of the lateness of the The whole course of her life season, and the probable her Majesty wishes to decline, "approach of wet weather, receiving any future addresses

of human beings.

proves that this shocking no tification must have been got

"Mr. K. Craven and Sir Wil

up, as the answer to the Not" in person after Monday next, "the 30th instant. It is nevertingham Address was, without "theless to be understood that her knowledge. It must have It must have her Majesty by no means inbeen represented to her, that tends to exclude the presentathe people experienced incon- tion of such addresses as/may "be at this moment in preparavenience and suffering from "tion, and which, if not ready coming and waiting in the wet by Monday, her Majesty will

and the cold. Her compassion-"receive and answer without ate disposition would make her the ceremony of a formal deputation.

listen to this; and thus her as-Brandenburgh-house, Wednesday, ond bus October 25."

This notification is every things that I have before described it to be. The second

sent must have been obtained, in the confusion and bustle of the moment, to the issuing of a notification, tending to remove the represented inconvenience or amended notification, comes and suffering. That this was out under date of Friday the actually the case becomes evi- 3rd of November, in the followdent when we look at the ing words:

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"Some misunderstanding pretty way of beginning a re"having arisen respecting the tractation and contradiction.— "presentation of Addresses, we

are commanded to state, that From the whole composition of "it is not the intention of her these notifications, it is very Majesty to decline receiving evident that a critical under"Addresses for the future, nor

"her wish to check that ebul- standing of the meaning of "lition of respect and attach- words is, by no means, insepa"ment which has been so uni-rable from the office of Vice

people, and which is so highly

"versally manifested by the Chamberlain ; or else we should "gratifying to the feelings of Her not hear these gentlemen talk Majesty. Her Majesty, aware about an ebullition of respect "of the great inconvenience and attachment, which are the "such numerous bodies of peo- result of sober thought, and are "ple must experience in waiting result of sober thought, and are " upon her on account of the evinced by steady acts or "lateness of the season, and demonstrations; and not the "the distance of Brandenburgh result of the bubbling or boil"House from the Metropolis,

"will continue to receive Ad-ing up of a sudden and mo"dresses by small deputations mentary feeling or passion. "only. An early day will be But :even Vice-Chamberlains "named for her Majesty's re"ceiving the numerous Ad-are to be supposed to un"dresses already voted, and not derstand the meaning of words "presented on Monday last. which it is impossible for any "The Hon.KEPPEL CRAVEN, and "Sir WILLIAM GELL, human being to misunderstand; and, who could misunderstand the words of the former notifi

Vice-Chamberlains to the Queen. Brandenburgh House, Nov. 3, 1820."

So! a week had taught the cation, which expressly says, new councillors to approach that the Queen wishes to decline somewhat nearer to good man- receiving any future addresses ners, or, at least, towards an in person? If this do not mean absence of rudeness and inso-that her Majesty meant that no lence. The cause of this change addressers should come and; dewe shall probably come at very liver addresses to herself after correctly by-and-bye; but let the next Monday; if these us here look a little at this no-words have not this meaning, tification compared with the no words in our language have other. "Some misunderstand-any meaning; and when a man ing had arisen." This is a swears to one thing, he may be

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here, God only knows; but, this is, I suppose, a mode of writing peculiar to Vice-Cham

looked upon as swearing to another thing, or to nothing at all. Then, as to the second sentence of the notification: that she berlains. The use of the word does not mean absolutely to ex-" only," upon this occasion; clude such addresses as may be must be attributed to the same at this moment (mark the cause. But, at any rate, we words!) in preparation; she make out clearly that her Madoes not mean to exclude these jesty will receive addresses in altogether; but, if not ready person; which is a flat contraby the next Monday, her Majes-diction of what was announced ty will receive and answer them in the first notification; and a "without the ceremony of a flat contradiction, too, of a thing formal deputation." So that twice expressed in that same this was saying, with as much paper. rudeness as would stop short of What do these gentlemen absolute insult, that she would mean, then, by "some misunreceive, after the Monday, no" derstanding?" What do they Address by any deputation at mean? To whom do they mean all, even though they may, at to attribute the misunderstandthe time of writing the notifi-ing? Faith, there is no misuncation, be already in prepara-derstanding. The thing is plain tion! enough. Much too plain. The Now, then, what says the se-new councillors had cast off the cond notification? Leaving out people on the 25th of October; the uncouthness and bad gram- and on the third of November mar of the whole thing, leaving they threw out their bait to get these out of the question, what them back again; their success does this second notification in which is a thing much more say? Why, though the afore- to be hoped for than to be exmentioned Monday is long-pas-pected. But to this I shall resed; notwithstanding that day turn by and bye.

was on the 30th of October, her We are here, my friends, enMajesty will continue to re-deavouring to develope a grand "ceive addresses by small de-intrigue! An intrigue is worse "putations only." What this than an artificial maze or labyword "continue" had to do rinth. It is a labyrinth of the

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most puzzling kind, assisted by [to go abroad in; offered to inthe entanglements of brambles troduce her as Queen at some and briars, pit-falls, and jack-a- foreign. court, and to leave her lanterns. We must, therefore, rights untouched, if she would have patience, my friends. We but go abroad. Nay, even when must pick our way; lift our feet this had failed, the House of up to our knees; advance inch Commons, by the hands of a by inch, and look around us at deputation (upon whom it is laevery step. mentable to remember that the people spit and at whom they threw old quids of tobacco); the House of Commons, by this ever memorable deputation, consist

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You will observe, that I look upon the basis of the intrigue, and of all the little intrigues, to be, THE GETTING OF THE QUEEN OUT OF THE ing of Wilberforce, Stuart WortCOUNTRY. This has, all ley, Sir Thomas Ackland, and along, been the object. We Corfe Castle Bankes, again saw that Mr. Brougham was se-pressed her to leave the country; cretly negociating with the Mi-for that was the real object and nisters, to effect this, in July, meaning of their resolutions. 1819, upon the prospect of the king's death. In April last, after the king's death, he settled with them, the terms of her continuance abroad. In June, at St. Omers, the bonus and the -threat were offered for the same purpose. When, at last, the Queen came, the King sent his Message and Green Bags; and

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You cannot imagine, then, that the same object is not now as much in view as ever. have seen in my last Register many circumstances stated, in order to show that an opinion was entertained at Brandenburgh House, that, if the Queen would but cast off the people beforehand, the Bill would not be passed.

I also there explained very clearly the measures which the new councillors of Brandenburgh House had adopted upon the ground of this persuasion

in the message he stated that he had sent it, and that he wished her conduct to be enquired into, only because she had come to this country. Even after this the ministers entered into a negociation with her, offered to and hope. There was, howgive her a yacht, or man of war, lever, one thing which I omit,

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ted; and which I should not" rence of that inhuman and

bave omitted. On the 25th of

"dastardly persecution to which

your Majesty has been exposed by those who, having forfeited every constitutional "claim to the public support,

vainly seek to preserve their "ill-gotten power by the de"gradation of our Queen.

"We heartily join in that has hailed your Majesty's re"universal congratulation which

October, the very, day that Messrs. Craven and Gell issued" their first notification, an Address was presented to the Queen by a most numerous and respectable, body of persons from the parish of St. George, Hanover Square, The persons" turn to the shores of Britain, who prepared that Address ap- conviction of your Majesty's " and most cordially join in the pear to have had some misgiv"innocence which now preings in their mind as to the in- "vails through the British Emtentions of the Queen; or, at" pire. "pire.. any rate, they appear to have wished to draw forth a specific pledge, that she would not leave" which the people echoed back the country. Before I go any "your appeal, when, with ad"mirable greatness of soul, further, I will insert this Ad-your Majesty declared that dress, begging you to pay at-" you would use all the means "that God had given you

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THE ADDRESS OF THE INHA

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"We trust your Majesty will "retain a just recollection of the generous promptitude with

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against the decrees of a too "partial tribunal: this appeal, "and this alone, has, saved your Majesty from destruc

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"Your splendid example has taught the people that their own safety lies in the adoption and the preservation of

"We, the undersigned inha- "those principles which ani"bitants of the parish of St." mate your Majesty; and your George, Hanover-square, feel" feel" patriotic council confirms us "ourselves impelled to ap-" in the opinion, that if those proach your Majesty with the" who are now unfortunately "sincere expression of our most entrusted with authority, shall "affectionate attachment to" continue to misrule us, either "your person, of deep regret" an unhappy struggle must en"at your many domestic losses," sue, or a confirmed despotism, "of our most ardent admiration" of which your Majesty will be "of your heroic magnanimity," the first, but not the last, vic"and an unutterable abhor- tim.