"The memorandum of the 15th April, while it proposed that her majesty should abstain from the exercise of the rights and privileges of queen with certain exceptions, did not call upon her majesty to renounce any of them.

"Whatever appertains to her majesty by law, as queen, must continue to appertain to her so long as it is not abrogated by law.

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The king's servants in expressing their readiness to receive the suggestion for a satisfactory adjustment which her majesty's advisers promise, think it right, in order to save time, distinctly to state, that any proposition which they could feel it to be consistent with their duty to recommend to his majesty, must have for its basis her majesty's residence abroad.o

"11th June, 1820."

To which her majesty returned the following:

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The queen commands Mr. Brougham to acknowledge having received lord Liverpool's note of last night, and to inform his lordship that her majesty takes it for granted that the memorandum of April 15, was not submitted to her before Saturday, only because her legal advisers had no opportunity of seeing her majesty until lord Hutchinson was on the spot prepared to treat with, her,

"Her majesty commands Mr. Brougham to

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state, that as the basis of her recognition as queen is admitted by the king's government, and as his majesty's servants express their readiness to receive any suggestion for a satisfactory adjustment, her majesty, still acting upon the same principles which have always guided her conduct, will now point out a method by which it appears to her that the object in contemplation may be obtained.

"Her majesty's dignity and honour being secured, she regards all other matters as of comparatively little importance, and is willing to leave every thing to the decision of any person or persons, of high station and character, whom both parties may concur in naming, and who shall have authority to prescribe the particulars as to residence, patronage, and income, subject of course to the approbation of parliament.

"12th June, 1820."

On the 14th June a court of common council was held, for the purpose of presenting a congratulatory address to her majesty, on her arrival in this.country. A great number of members were present, and the bar was crowded to excess with strangers desirous of hearing the discussion

The lord mayor took the chair at eleven o'clock, and after some unimportant business had been disposed of, his lordship rose, and observed, that "when the requisition calling this meeting had been

signed and agreed to, it was done under the expectation that ere this some arrangements would have been entered into, by which the unfortunate dis putes existing between two illustrious individuals might have been amicably settled. As that had not taken place, he was sure that every one would see the necessity of observing the strictest propriety of expression in alluding to the situation in which those individuals were placed. He implored both parties not to suffer themselves to be hurried into any intemperate warmth of debate."

Mr. Favell, after disclaiming any wish or intention, in what might fall from him, to impede the arrangements which it was contemplated might -still take place, but, on the contrary, expressing his sincere desire to accelerate them, moved that the requisition calling the meeting be read.

The requisition was then read by the common serjeant.

On the motion of Mr. Favell, the minutes of the last address to the princess of Wales were also read...

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Mr. Favell again rose to move, that "a loyal address of condolence and congratulation be presented to her majesty queen Caroline, upon her arrival in England."

After some remarks upon the peculiar situation of the queen, and the indignities which had been

offered, the worthy member concluded by moving the address.dd a phillene komt Aldab on Mr. James Williams seconded the motion. sviba Sir W. Curtis observed, that there had been a aq wish strongly and generally expressed by men of all parties, that this most important question should be treated with the greatest possible delicacy. Nobody could doubt the title of the queen.ɔ She was queen of England, and must be queen ; { but while he deeply regretted the unhappy differs ences between the illustrious individuals, hem thought that the less that was said, would be so much the better. He therefore would say: no more than merely to move the previous question.

This was seconded by Mr. James, on which an? interesting debate took place, when the question. being put, the numbers were, for the previous questionThe lord mayor, 5 aldermen, and 18 commoners, with 2 tellers-Total 26. no Essisinum

Against it, 3 aldermen, 103 commoners, with 2 tellersTotal 103. Majority 82 dendisilduq In the mean time in the house of lords, lord Lit verpool rose and observed, their lordships were aware that their secret committee was last ordered to commence its proceedings to-morrow, an order which had been made, not in consequence of ne gotiations which were then depending, but of hopes which seemed to be generally entertained that circumstances might supersede the necessity

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of its sitting for the proposed purpose. He had no difficulty in communicating to the house, that some communications had been received and explanations taken place (though he must reserve himself at present as to their nature and extent), which certainly formed a medium to render a further adjournment of the sitting of their lordships committee desirable. Under these circumstances, he would move that the order for the committee sitting on the 15th be discharged, and an order made for its sitting on the 17th. Before he sat down he begged leave to state that copies of certain important documents which had been communicated on this occasion, were not only fabricated for publication, but in a way grossly false, and by some persons who must have seen the originals. He felt himself called upon in justice to make this declaration, and to add that it was voluntarily communicated on the part of the legal advisers of the queen, that they were no parties whatever to such publications, which no persons regretted more than themselves. The noble minister then formally moved as above.

In the house of commons, the same evening, Lord Castlereagh moved the order of the day for the resumed consideration of his majesty's message; ~for the purpose of postponing the discus sionadagino phibion * 50 C De 1998 tioiiw as for!

The order being read