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of four waggon loads of trunks | Southampton, the people were of trees, two chaldrons of coals, waked on Saturday morning by a cord of wood, five hundred the ringing of bells. At Portsfaggots and a barrel of pitch. mouth and Portsea all was joy Mr. Pittuck and Mr. Smith dis- and illumination. At the village tributed three butts of porter of Botley, which consists almost amongst the country people, wholly of poor labourers, there which they drank while the was an illumination on Monday bonfire was burning.---At Guild-night; but Baker, the Parson, ford, in Surrey, they had a grand whom I have rendered so faillumination on Monday, and mous, under the name of the during the time, a large green Botley Parson," had got the bag, filled with combustibles, key of the church in his possesand having written on it "MILAN sion, and would not give it up "FILTH," was suspended across to let the people ring the bells, the street, and when set on fire, and the church-wardens had not the contents exploded in ten the spirit to force it from him. thousand fragments, amidst the At Stratford the illuminations acclamations of the spectators.---were singularly beautiful. At At Farringdon, in Berkshire, Bath, at Bristol, in all that part as soon as the news arrived on of England, villages as well as Saturday morning, several re-towns, the illuminations and spectable inhabitants ran to- rejoicings were universal.--wards the church, set the bells At York the stage coach that a ringing, hoisted a white flag brought the news, had the on the tower, while guns were horses taken from it, and, fired and music was played in though very heavily laden, was the streets. At night the inha-drawn through the streets of bitants paraded the town with the city by the people, precedwhite favours in their hats. All ed by banners and music, amidst business was at an end. The Reverend Mr. Cleobury ordered the flag to be taken down, but the Church-wardens refused to comply. Wednesday was fixed for an illumination, a public dinner, and a ball. At Winchester and

crowds singing "God save the Queen!"-At Sudbury, the bells continued ringing during the whole day; at night there were bonfires, into one of which were thrown the filthy green bag and the Courier newspaper. —At

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Exeter the rejoicing was such" having been informed that as must have charmed the Bi-" there is an intention, by shop of that see.-At Bury St." some of the inhabitants, to Edmunds the bells rang "illuminate this evening; but throughout the day. A green" as, on the present occasion, bag, hung with black, was" difference of opinion prevails, carried about the streets accom- "which may induce several perpanied with flags and music.-" sons to refrain from illuminat"At Merthyr Tydfyl, in Gla-"ing: the Mayor and Magismorganshire, the greatest "trates, at the same time they "iron-foundry, or perhaps ma-" are desirous that the public nufactory, of any description may demonstrate their feel"in the United Kingdom, the" ings in a way that shall not "news of the defeat of the Bill" have the effect of violating "arrived on Sunday. The" the public peace, recomgreatest joy was expressed by "mend that the intention of "the inhabitants; but the more" illuminating may be relin"open demonstrations of joy" quished; which recommenda"were suspended till next day," tion, if acted upon, will, they "when the worthy iron-mast er" trust, insure the general har"Mr. Crawshay, set his can-"mony of the inhabitants.--"nons roaring, and the greatest" Signed W. PERKINS, Mayor." "exultations were displayed by I wonder whether this Mayor "all the inhabitants of that po- and Magistrates thought that "pulous place. Preparations this was a good opportunity of "were immediately commenced giving the nation a specimen of " for a splendid illumination for their literary talents; or whe"Wednesday."-At Coventry ther they were afraid that the there was an illumination more Queen, being left so destitute general and brilliant than ever by the Government, would was before known in that city, want a share of their public in spite of a grand effort of the charities! This curious producMayor and Magistrates to pre- tion, however, completely failed vent it. These wise men is- of its intended effect; for, with sued, on the 14th, a hand-bill, the exception of the houses of the of which the following is a copy: Church Parsons, the Receiver"The Mayor and Magistrates general of Taxes, the Barrack

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master, and a late shoemaker, | Monday, some people came out now Adjutant of Local Militia, with shouts of " Queen! Queen! there was not a house in the light up." They were atcity unilluminated.. In this city tacked by between six and eight there were roasted between thir- hundred students, with the cry ty and forty sheep and an ox, of" King! King! for ever." the meat of all which was given The students arranged themto the poor. This was done at selves into close column, and the expence of the more opu- after five hours of attack and lent inhabitants, and not, as defence drove their assailants has been represented, by Lord from the ground. This, you will Hood's generosity! The bells observe, is their own account of of all the churches had been the matter. "Lions are not ringing at intervals during" painters," said the lion to the three days. The malice of the man in the fable, or else men Queen's enemies, who are also would not be drawn in the atthe people's enemies, did every. titude of defeating lions. That thing they could to provoke the the people beat these blackpeople to some breach of the guards who begin to suck in peace, but in this they did not public property from their insucceed. I shall conclude this fancy; that the people beat account, which is a mere par- these place-hunting vagabonds, tial sketch, with noticing what is clear enough; enough; for they. has taken place at Cambridge, themselves confess that there where a parcel of people, call- was an illumination; and all ing themselves Magistrates, met that they brag of is, that "not a on Saturday, and issued a sort" dozen windows were broken of proclamation, forbidding" in the town, though so many bonfires, discharging of guns, of the houses were not lightand so forth. This is signed by " ed." It is very clear that WORDSWORTH, Vice-Chancel- virtue, a love of justice and hulor; JOHN C. MORTLOCK, Mayor; manity triumphed at Cambridge and six others. Of this Mort-over these "gownsmen," as lock, I shall, I think, be able to they call themselves. But, give some account another time: pray pay attention to this.Wordsworth is, of course, a Par-This is a seminary for fellows son. At dark, however, on called "gentlemen." It is a

breeding place of Parsons.- with a pen make a blubber or a Mark this well. Here are those cry. Some consolation, howfellows only that oppose them-ever, may arise to the proprieselves to those natural and laud-tors of those newspapers, when able expressions of loyalty they reflect that their glass will which are bursting forth from probably be extremely well paid, all the rest of the nation. This for; and that, as to her Majesty, is very well worthy of atten- they have already taken vontion. The Parsons have, from geance on her, if they can be the very beginning, been ex-satisfied with having uttered tremely active against her Ma-against her with impunity the jesty. I have given two in- foulest and most atrocious slanstances in the foregoing pages ders ever put in print against of the conduct of Parsons upon any human being. I have no the present occasion; and I shall hesitation in saying, that every be very much obliged to friends man of them has been guilty of in the country, who will send high treason against her; and if me an account (postage paid) they were indicted instead of of Parsons, or others, who make the placard man, Fletcher, the themselves busy in still endea-prosecution would be far more vouring to calumniate and de- just and would answer a much grade the Consort of his Ma- better purpose. It is astonishjesty. ing to me, that her Majesty's Law Officers have never thought of indicting these men.

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I have now to record, with a degree of pain which the reader will more easily conceive than is a system which cannot be

suffered to continue. Law that operates only on one side, is a very inadequate sort of law, For my part I never like to meddle with law; but, if her Majesty's Law Officers neglect, much longer to do their duty with regard to these publications, I mean myself to try whether there be any law in

I describe, some occurrences of a nature extremely distressing. The houses in which the Courier, the Morning Post, and the New Times are printed, had all their windows completely demolished on Friday night, the 10th instant;it would be useless for me to shed tears upon the occasion; because the reader could not see the tears, nor can I this country which warrants

them in issuing continual ca- rier himself, who is a gentleman lumnies against the Queen, that addresses himself, particu when the slightest of those ca-larly of latter days, to the lumnies, if issued against the hearts of his readers: King or against Castlereagh,

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On Saturday last the Mar

would cause a man's family to" quis of Buckingham passed be ruined and himself possibly through Aylesbury, on his road to be banished and certainly to" to Stowe. Though not in his be half killed by imprisonment." own carriage the people disIt never ought to be forgotten" covered him. An immense that the Morning Post explicitly concourse collected round the declared, that, if the Queen" carriage, whilst he was changcould not be got rid of as a ing horses, and addressed to criminal, she ought to be sacri-"his Lordship the loudest reficed as a martyr. It is not the "proaches on the conspicuous place of the King's Attorney" part he has thought it his and Solicitor General to pro- duty to take against her Masecute these things; but of the "jesty during the late inquiry. Queen's own Law Officers. The post-boys, when mounted,

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Give us a free press, and we want no law to interfere; but, that part of the press which is in "greatest difficulty his Lordship favour of the Queen, is liable to" was rescued from his perilous prosecution; and I can see no "situation, and was permitted reason, why that part of it" to proceed to Stowe amidst which is against her, should not the most deafening groans." I must stop here to condole The Courier relates two very a little with the noble Marquis, unpleasant occurrences; one who seems to have fallen in with regard to the Marquis of with a set of true-born radicals! Buckingham, and the other Not to travel in his own carwith regard to the Bishop of riage, and yet to be discovered Landaff. Both of them being by the people, must have been of a very melancholy cast, and truly mortifying! And in Buckmy talent not lying in the way inghamshire, too! To be placed of the pathetic, I shall give in a state of peril; and to be them in the words of the Cou-rescue, probably by vile me