Kingston Chronicle, August 4, 1820, page 2

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'The horses wtrt then put iu, auJ i';.e ca¬ valcade proceeded towards Canterbury. "When her Majesty reached Canterbu¬ ry it was nearly dark; and the horses were however taken from the carna.;1, and the Queen vas drawn through the main street. Her Majesty alighted at the Fountain Inn, where the Mayor and Corporation awaited with a congratula¬ tory address, which was immediately presented in due form. She was receiv¬ ed bv the commanding officer of (he troops stationed in Canterbury with the customary honours, in consequence of direct orders from Government. Her Maiesty soon retired to rest, and after taking an early breakfast yesterday morning, preparations were made for her immediate departure. The people would not permit the horses to be put to the carriage, but insisted upon drawing her Majesty completely through the town. Every window was thronged with specta¬ tors, and though the morning was very unfavourable, the streets were also crowd¬ ed with well-dressed people. The scene was very imposing, and her Majesty ap¬ peared greatly affected. Through every Tillage on the route towards London, the same enthusiasm prevailed. On arriving at the Green Man, Black- heath, her Majesty's carriage drew up, and she alighted. A momentary depres¬ sion, arising from fatigue, rendered a short repose desirable. The attraction row grew more intense, and in order to prevent confusion, and allay the thirst of curiosity, the Queen, after partaking of some refreshment, appeared at one of the windows of the inn. The crowd, at once satisfied and animated by her appear¬ ance, burst iutoa vehementand protract¬ ed shout of applause. After a delay of about 20 minutes she resumed her jour¬ ney. As the weather had now cleared up, and the rays of the sun increased the splendor of the scene, the carriage was thrown open, and every one gratified with an immediate view of her. The ac- clamations were now renewed, and con¬ tinued without interruption till the entire cavalcade reached the metropolis, when they swelled into a yet louder strain. As Her Majesty proceeded through the streets of the metropolis, she was receiv¬ ed with the most enthusiastic shouts of applause. About seven o'clock her Ma¬ jesty's carriage stopped at the door of Mr. Alderman Wood's house, No. 77 South Audley-street, where already a large concourse of persons had assembled. The whole stood uncovered and rent the air with huzzas and cries of '* God save Queen Caroline!*'—On alighting, her Majesty seemed dreadfully fatigued, and appeared to walk into the house with some difficulty. She leaned on tne arms of Alderman Wood and Lady Anne Ham¬ ilton. Her dress was a close silk pe¬ lisse, and a large Leghorn bonnet, tied close to the face, and a large veil thrown back. The countenance of her Majesty, when she alighted, appeared cheerful and serene, in spite of the fatigue she had un¬ dergone. Soon after her arrival the crowd in the street called loudly for her appearance, and her Majesty condescended to shew herself at the window, and about half an hour afterwards, on another call, she came out on the balcony, attended bv Alderman Wood, bowed gracefully to the people and retired. Messengers were continually passing to and from the house, and several distinguished persons left their names in the course of the ereu- IBgj Amongst them were the Hon. G Bennett, Sir R. Wilson, Mr. Hume, M. P. &c. Ac. Mr. Denman, the Queen's Solicitor General, called soon after hei arrival, and had an interview with her Majesty. He remained about an hour. Her Majesty dined about nine o'clock ; the members of Mr. Alderman Wood's fam ily only were present. The orders at the door were, that the Quceu could see no person until to-morrow. On Tuesday night, a number of houses on the Surrey side of the Thames were illuminated in honour of the Queen's ar¬ rival. Fire-works and small cannon were also repeatedly fired in the course of the evening. There was no illumination in South Audley-?treet, and all the windows c^f Alderman Wood's house were dark¬ ened ep.—There were, however, some .slight illuminations in several houses in Claries-street, Albermarle-strcet, Old Ernd-street. and Piccadilly. These, it is unde*-:ocd. t^ok place in consequence oft: r.-iu uttered by the populace. A great crowd remained in front of Mr. Alderman Woo(rS hru*e until a late hour, huzzaing and applauding. All persons pa^-in^ they obliged to take off their hats out of respect to the Queen* KerMajest) rose on Wednesday morn¬ ing a^ early a* five o'clock,and continued for some time afterwards engaged in writing. She appears to be quite recov¬ ered from the fatigue of her journey, and in excellent health and spirits. As eaily as ten o'clock a considerable crowd had assembled in front of the house, and before noon the whole street fur a great distance on each side of the house was so thronged, that it was with difficul¬ ty the carriages could pass through it !\ A strong party of the Guards re¬ mained stationed in front of Crvrlton- House, during the whole of that and Thursday night. The following is the Message commu¬ nicated to the House of Commons, by Mr. Brougham, byorderof Her Majesty. "The Queen thinks it necessary to inform the House of Commons, that she has been induced to return to England, in consequence of the measures pursued against her honor and peace for some rime by secret agents abroad, and lately sanctioned by the conduct of the govern¬ ment at home. In adopting this course, her Majesty has had no other purpose whatsoever but the defence of her cha¬ racter, and the maintenance of those just rights which have devolved upon her by the death of that reverend Monarch, in whose high honour and unshaken affec¬ tion she had always found her surest sup¬ port. Upon her arrival, the Queen is surprised to find that a message has been sent down to Parliament requiring its at¬ tention to written documents ; and she learns with still greater astonishment, that there is an intention of proposing that those should be referred to a select committee. It is this day 14 years since the first charges were brought forward against her Majesty.—Then, and upon pvery occasion during that long period, she has shown the utmost readiness to meet her accusers, and to court the full¬ est inquiry into her conduct. She now also desires an open investigation, in which she may see both the charges and the witnesses against her—a privilege not denied to the meanest subject of the realm.—In the face of the sovereign, the Parliament, and the Country, she so¬ lemnly protested against the formation of a secret tribunal to examine documents, privately prepared W her adversaries, as n proceeding unknown t^ the law of the land, and a Hag rant violation of all fhe principles of justice. She relies with Ml m)MpM? spoil (III iiih-iifiiy of [%& house of commons for defeating the only attempt she has any reason to fear. The Queen cannot forbear to add, that even before any proceedings were resolved up¬ on, she had been treated iu a manner too well calculated to prejudge her rase. The omission of her name in the Litur¬ gy, the with-holding the mea*wpf con¬ veyance usually afforded to all the branches of the royal family, the lefusa! even of an answer to her application for a place of residence in the royal mansions, and the studied slight, both of English ministers abroad, and of the agents of all foreign powers over whom the English Government had any influence—mint be viewed as measures designed to prejudice the world against her ; and could only have been justified bv trial & conviction." On the 6th, the following Message was received in both houses of parliament. " GEORGE R. cc The King thinks it necessary, in consequence of the arrival of the Queen, I to communicate to the House of Lords certain papers respecting the conduct of her Majesty since iter departure from (his kingdom, which he recommends to the immediate and serious consideration of the house* "The King has felt the most anxious desire to avert the necessity of any dis- closure and discussions which must be as painful to his people, as they can be to himself; but the step now taken by the Queen leaves him no alternative. ;fc The King has the fullest confidence I 'hflf, in i*r>rtc<vtn*Mteo nf this PfrfTrtfltrfiiro- tion, the House of Lords will adopt that course of proceeding uhiuh the justice of the case, and the honour and dignity of bis Majesty's crown may require." House of Commons, a -, :t Committee . ter nVHA he -ado a speech NaI was appointed to Consider and report the best means of maintaining and im¬ proving the Foreign Trade of the coun¬ try. FRANC F. Paris is in a very unquiet state, and alarming tumults have taken place. They originated in consequence of the debates upon the Election Law. The debates continued to run high, The Liberates complain that troops have been called out to disperse the people. M. de Gir- ardin said, such a spectacle he had not before witnessed for thirty years. Paris, he said, resembled a captured city : troops stationed in various quarters, and posts fixed for their attendance. He felt assured that the esssperatloti had been excited by the appcaraneeof the regular foice. On the other hand, it was said un- j derstanding German, I ccm.otcommrnu* ricatc to )cu what he said. I observed, however, that lie spoke with energy, and at the end raised one of his hands to Heaven. The executioner took hold of nim,aud made Li in sit down on a chair fastened to a small post ; he tied his hands, cut off some of his hair, and put a bandage over his eyes. In two minutes after he was no more. All the prepara¬ tions for the execution were made very slowly ; twenty minutes were employed ; and ten would have been sufficient, as the reading of the sentence and his speech did not take five minutes. Though I at first intended only to see him pass, I was carried forward involuntarily, constantly looking at him- He was dressed in white, but wearing a black great coat, his shirt- collar turned down, and his hair fell ly canes, and Sticks with ferrules., and the wounded were numerous. Manv ar¬ rests have taken place. Lnuvel, the assassin of the Duke de Iierri, was executed on the 7th of June. . " Paris. Sum 9.—Alter the execu¬ tion of LuuvcL the multitude dispersed peaceably. The most peifect calm ap¬ pealed to reign throughout the capital. This state of apparent security was of short duration. At half-past eight o'clock an assemblage of several hundred individuals took place on the Boulevard des Capuehines,armc3 with sticks. They paraded'en mits$e9 exclaiming, "The Charter former !*—"Long lire the Em¬ peror!"—Sfill more criminal cries were heard, but they are of a nature so atro¬ cious, that we will not venture to repeat ed along the Boulevards lo the Porte St. Dennis, on their arriva. ut which their number? w.-iv much iicreased ; they were met at the entrance rfthe Boulevard Bonne Nouveile by a peg net of Horse National Guard, who afompted in vain to arrest their further progress, A de¬ tachment of the Dragoon-of the Royal Guard, and another of Gendarmerie fell in with them «t the Char.-au d^Eau, and dispersed 1 hem ; several were arrested. Some of thetn repaired tothe Faubourgh St.Antuine, uttering udit'ous cries,w hich had no other i ifect than IP occasion the shotting up of I he shops. The presence ol the troop* ul lite line stationed in that Faubourgh restrained (hi m from further excesses; at ten o'clock tranquility was restored. This evening, *t nine, all was pporung on rite shoulders of two persons, which makes the courage that he showed at his death the wore extraordinary. He was beheaded with a sabre ; and the execu¬ tioner being obliged to make a second stroke, a general cry arose." We are led to infer, from the foregoing accounts, that Sandf, like some convicts in this country, in the opinion of the pop¬ ulace, died more like a martyr, than a malefactor who had justly forfeited his life. Another account that we have seen, states, that those who dipped their hand¬ kerchiefs in his blood, as it flowed from the scaffold, were students of Heidelberg. An account from Schwerin mentions, that two large chefts full of antiques have bten found in the Grand Ducal Palace, in a wing which was built by the celebrated Wallcnlltiii, during the thiity year's war. They write from Frankfort, that a per- fon who has had an opportunity of feeing Sandt fometimes, asked him how he was ? " Alas ! he replied, u the thread of my life feemsto be formed of fuch a tenacious fub fiance, that it cannot be broken unless by forcible means/* Anarticle from Milah announces fome in- terc-ftfng difcoveries in literature. It is faid that Mr. Peyron, Piofeffor of the Ori¬ ental languages in the univcrfity of Turin, has lately difcovcrcd fome hitherto un¬ known MSS. of Cicero and of St. Agufr- tinc G The King's Chancellor of Juftice hn thought it hh duty to prefer an ac&on a- againft the whole Board of War. The ground of this action is, that the hoard without any jufl caufe, hag diflolved a con- trad legally made for call iron goods, to the prejudice of the contractor, a proceed¬ ing which, as the Chancellor cxpreffee himlclf, betrays a want of regard for the rights of individuals, and an inclination to arbitrary proceeding. Russia. Accounts from Riga, dated the 19th ult. fay, that *• the Emperor of KufEa, who is always humane even where feverity appears indifpenfable, has ordered the Miniller of the Interior not only to allow the Jefuits who are banifhed from hia empire the necefTary time to make the preparations for their journey, but alfo to pay their expeflfca to the frontiers, to furnifh them with money, and clothes to protect them from the rigour of the feafon and alfo with paffports to the places to which they defire to go." From Constantinople. Revolt of All Pacha—According to information received at Venice, by a vcfTel from the Ionian Iflande, which left Corfu on the 26th of April, it appears that Ah" Pacha, of Albania, L^J been called to Conflantinople, by the Cr;id Vizier, to account for his conduct j but that he had refufed to obey the futnmoni, and had railed the llandard of revolt agatnft the Poite- It was added, that both Greeks and Turks had taken the oath of allegi¬ ance to him, and that he waj at Ptevefa* organizing his army. It was reported at Corfu, that Alihad declared himfelf King of Epirus, and that to attach to his in* terefts the Greek population, which is by far the moft numerous in his flates, he had caufed himfelf to be baptised. East Indies. Late advices from Ceylon (late, that there have been rccentV fome; fvmptnmH a,, w. n .Ectrii \ -••me lymptomu I** # v the metropolis.—Jo tonal des The intended resignation ofLord Liv¬ erpool and Mr. Vansittart, is again a subject of report. A free pardon is stated to be making out lor Edzcards, j4dam$y Monument, and Dzcye}*) for any treason committed prior to the 23d of February. The celebrated and vencrWve Mr. Grattan, is no more. It is expected that his SOD will succeed him iu Parliament. A most honourable and just tribute of respect is to be paid to the remains of .Mr. Grattan. A number of the principal Nobility of England, with his Grace the Duke of Norfolk at their head, have re¬ quested permission of his afflicted familj for a public funeral and interment of the bod) in Westminster Abbey. The fam¬ ily have kindly consented, and the so¬ lemnity will take place on Saturday next. The corps will be removed in the firsf place, to some mansion, probably Nor¬ thumberland House, from which the pro¬ cession will move a-foot to the Abbey, the Noblemen and Gentlemen attending in full dress, and the body will be laid by the side of Mr. Fox. Representation of the Ciljj of Dublin. \\c have the authority of Mr. Henry Grattan to state, that it is his intention to offer himself as a candidate for the represerU-ation of the city of Dublin, in Parliament ; that he will avail himself of the earliest opportunity to pay his per¬ sonal respects to his fellow-citizens, \i hen to retire ; after which they began to dis¬ perse. We regret however to learn^ that after the populace left South Audley street en "Wednesday night, they were guilty of yen' riotous excesses. They broke ihe windows/.f a number of houses at the west end of the town, and among others those ol Lord SidmoHh, Lord Castle- reaghj Mr. Ccutts, and Mr. Mabcrly. M.! sum of £?l,956,5f36 for the navy seivice the preseutyear. A loan of J?5,0U0,000 has been contracted at a half per cent. lower rate, than the loan of last year. In the court of King's Bench, Sir F. Burdett has obtained a rule to shew cause why the verdict in his trial; should not be set aside. On the motion of Mr. Daring, in the quiet in Dcbats. "iVl. K era try, sndsevc a' other Mem¬ bers of the Chamber of Deputies, have been summoned tojoiu evidence lids day before M. Jarry, Judge »>f Instruction, relative to the events whkh have taken place in the Metropolis." An article from Vienna, of the IGth ult. remarks : '* The Congress of the Ministers of the German Towers has con¬ tributed to throw mud' li^1 on the com¬ mercial relations of Germ*0)', and espe¬ cially gave the merchants and manufac¬ turer of Austria occasion to <ake into consideration the depressed s|a*e of trade, and the means of improving *t« From a work lately pofelMied by the that Park contains 714.000 inhabitants, of w hicif 25^000 are not domiciled. The average number of births annually is 21,000, and of these the proportion of male to female is twenty-five to twenty- lour. i;he consumption of bread annu¬ ally is 113,880,000 killograms ; of oxen 70,000 . 0f heifers 9,000 ; of calves 78,000; of sheep 34.000; of swine 72.. 000 ; of eggs 74,000-000 : of pigeons 900,000 ; of fowls 1,200.000; of wiue 870,000 hectolitres. ' GERMANY. The execution of Sandt, the murderer of KotZebue, took place on the 20th May. A great multitude assembled to witness the execution. It took place not at ten o'clock, ns was announced, but at six. He wab desirous of addressing the popu¬ lace, but the President of the Court of Justice, to iihom he had given his word not to do so, reminded him, that doubt¬ less be did not wish to perjure himself immediately previous to death. He, therefore, confined himself to merelyde- claiiiiii that he " died for.his country." He evinced much calmness, and did not accept the assistance of a minister of re- r ligion. A great number of students from Heidelberg, who travelled with all speed, to be present at his execution, only ar¬ rived at the moment when theexecutioner ^as exhibiting the severed bead. Sever¬ al steeped their handkerchiefs in his blood. Sandt wore the Germanic costame* A letter from Manheim, to the editor of the Brussels Oracle^ gives the follow¬ ing account. u Sandt. rhe assassin of Kotzebue, was executed this morning at five o'clock. So early as half past three o'clock the in¬ fantry and cavalry, and almost the whole population of Manhein), were in motion. Sandt was brought from the prison iu an open carriage. His countenance, which was very pale, had in it something ex¬ traordinary* A smile was on his lips, and he u'-nt to meet deal!* as wi should go to a/&/•?- He bowed with much grace to SOtnelftdies at a window, and who re¬ turned his salute with very evidetttmarks of interest. When he reached the place of execution, which was in a very large plain he 1. ounted the scaffold immediate¬ ly Mb enlence was read to him ; af- Madame Catalini 13 on her way to St. Fttcrnburgh. German papers state, that at the April fair, at Leipzig, the quantity of Englifh goods there may be inferred from the fa& that 40,000 cwt. of Englifh yarns and ca¬ licoes have come by the way of Luneburgh alone to Leipzig to this Easter fair. A still greater quantity of other goods, for instance, hardware, japanned articles, 3cc. goes down the Elbe to Magdeburg, and fo to Leipzig ; a fingle houfc here has now received 300 cwt. of tin (or japanned) goods, which etill maintain the fuperiorty over the German. One Hamburgh houfe alone made (ales of Englifh goods to the amount of £J|3C>ooo. The fair alfo paa- fed off without any important bankruptcy, from which it wm^i"0ppear, that the fa¬ vourable change in the German markets h not the refult of occafional fpeculation, or over trading; but the natural confequence of the general recovery of the Continent of 'Lurope. The agents of the German merchants and manufacturers in the memorial which they have addreffed to the Congress at Vi¬ enna, infill on the necefDty of calling toge¬ ther a general Congress of the Kuropean merchants ; they defire that they may have granted to them, for fix years only, the monopoly which their rivals have enjoyed fcr ages, and they hope that in this fhort period th^y fhall acquire sufficient flrength to maintain the competetion with all nations; they efpecially demand, that, to promote the interefl of the Germain manufacturers, prohibitory meafures may be adopted a- gainft England. A private letter from Hamburgh, dated the 2d inftant, communicates unpleafant accounts of the health of that city. It was etlimatcd that 8.000 perfons of all ages were then more or less indifposed- Of the garrifon alone there were 200 fick men in tr.e hofpital. The Atalanta, Capt. King, with gold coin on board to a large amount, for Mr. Rothschild, was to fail from Cuxhaven, on the 4th, if not prevent¬ ed by contrary winds, Sweden- by voyage from of another infurreflionary movement in the interior of that Ifland. A Native Pricft, who advances fome pretentions to the Throne of Kandy, and who was very adive in the late iebellion, but had con¬ trived to tfcap* apprehenfion, has been renewing his machinations. He l.ss, how¬ ever, been fortunately laid hold of, and, if he does not meet with a feverc fate, will accompany the other* Native Chirk, all of whom are thus now in our pofTcffion. to the Hie of France, to which it has been refolved to exile ihem. A fubfeription has been fct on foot at Calcutta, for fupplyfng the inhabitant* of Pitcairn's Ifland with implements of hus¬ bandry and other ufeful ai tides. Thofe interefting people are the defendants of the mutineers of his Majc ley's fhip Bounty, and were vifited a fhort time fince Captain Hcnderfon, on his Valparaifo to Calcutta. St. Helena. The London Eafl Indfatnan arrived at St. Helena on rthe 7th M.irch lafl- Mr* M'Kenzie, the furgeon. went on fhore, and took with him a little phamplet, cal¬ led ^ThePolitical Houfe that Jack Built/' which he intended to exhibit W Sir Tho¬ mas Read, prior tc making it a prcfent to an Englishman 1 T./ent on the ifland, but by accident left the publication on the counter of a (h ip in the town, where it was feen by two offices of the 20th regiment, whofe zeal induced them to report the poifon fo introduced to Sir lludlon r owe, who immediately fei.t Mr. M'Kenzie on hoard^pf'Iji n""^—'.' <'/"t1 ' '"^ !~- was detained as a prifoner for seven dayi, not allowed to difpefc of his invcllment; and, moreover theatened to be removed from his fhip, and fent a prifoner to En¬ gland, which would have bfen carried in¬ to execution had there been a fhip home¬ ward bound in the port. After a week's imprifonment, Mr. M'Kenzie, apprehen- five of total ruin, was compelled to crave the mercy of the Governor, and to implore forgiveness for his heinous offence in hav¬ ing fuch a book m his poifefTinn, when hi* excellency was pleafed to icleafe him from confinement. By a Stockholm article, we learn that great meicy is extended toperfonsconvia- ed of forgery^ In a caufe lately brought before the Criminal Court relative to the forgery of bank notes, no less than 53 periods were brought to trial, of whom eleven were condemned to death, and the others to different periods of imprifonment. His Majefty has, however, graciously re¬ mitted the penalty of death, and commuted it into hard labour in the Houfe of cor¬ rection. The punifhment ot the other criminals has likewife been moderated. Another Stockholm paragraph ftates that the King has been pleafed to confent that the (hips of the United States ot North America, laden with the natural produce or manufactures of the Weft In- dies, fhall come here without paying high¬ er duties than Swedifh vefTels; bu: upon condition that Swcdilh vefTels laden with the produce or manufactures of the coun¬ tries on the Baltic fhall enter the ports of the United States without paying higher duties than American veffclr. A paragraph Hill later, fays, an import- ant cucumlbnce has taken place to day. From the Philadelphia Naticr.z! Gazette and Literary Register. AGRICULTURE. • In a weekly Journal devoted to the Agricultural Interefls, theie is a report made to the Agricultural AfTociatfon, by G. W. Halls Efq. and agreed to, by th^ committee, (hewing that the annual profits derived from1 the foil of the United Kir~- dom, by land owners and cultivators, tithe- holders, and from Mines, amounted to the fum ofJ?99% 840, 608, whereas the whole fum derived from manufactures, inland and foreign trade, fifheries, chartered compa¬ nies, &c* Sic. is only £28,625,468 ba¬ lance in favour of the productions of the foil, £71,815,104. From this datum, which the report fays was verified iq 1813, by the payments in¬ to the exchequer, of property-tax, the conclufion is drawn that Agriculture, as it pays fo much more to the revenue, and comfort of the country, is beft entitled to protection again ft foreign encroachment. This report is to be circulated, to jfavocr the application of the agnculturifts for a for a higher protefting duty on the impor¬ tation of corn. From the Liverpool Kalcidofcop:\ received at the Office of the Commercial //dvertifer. Great Eclipse. The Aftronomcrs are occupied in calculating the eclipfe of the Sun, which will take place on the 7th of September next.—This eclipfe will be vifible over an extent of more than four millions of fquare leagues, a furface nearly equal to a fixth part of the earth, and icfcmbling a kind of oval of about 7,600 leagues u*

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