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tie had herself saidthe Queen was the most virtuous ' and magnanimous of Ladies. " Why, Sir," said she, " I may as well do this as be doing nothing ; it was as well to implicate myself to the chin as to have no money." The witnesses in Cotton-garden had, as it were, their evidence circumscribed in a frame. That part they were to learn and to repeat. Anything beyond that frame that might be asked they were to answer, "Non mi ricorde- 4 ' Je ne m'en rapdk pas." The Hon. Gentleman animadverted next on the illegal mode of procedure adopted against her Ma jesty ; on the terms of the King's Message ; on the in. cbnsistency of Ministers in voting for Mr. Wilber force's Address, and afterwards bringing in a Bill of Pains and Penalties ; and the Report of the Lords' Committee. Ministers would rather have heard one hundred thousand pieces of artillery, than the shouts that welcomed the Queen at Wesrininster and on *hooter's-hill. Who was Chairman of the Lords Committee? 0 Gots ! what a downfall from the , Christianity that did good where good could be done; that ever prompted wprks of righteousness and hu manity ! It was the Archbishop of *Canterbury— (Shame).—Who had drawn the Bill ?—(Criesof“ Non vii ricordo").—ln the former conspiracy there had been a child without a father ; in the present there was an accusation without an accuser—(Applause). The Judges in this case were not Judges bound by their oaths to administer the laws ; they were politi cal Judges, bound only by their own discretion.— This conspiracy must be resisted and exposed, in or cle,r to save the Monarchy. So attached was he to Monarchy, that if it were destroyed he would quit his country—(Applause).—ln protecting the Queen, they protected the Constitution ; in protecting the Constitution, they protected the Queen. Ile had forgot to tell them, that Krantz had been publicly whipped through Carlsruhe for destroying, or at tempting to destroy, a bastard; and the waiter at Trieste had been notoriously a dealer in scandal at fixed prices, and formed his story of every Gentle , Than and Lady who came to the house, according Ito . the demand. The first Resolution was to the effect that 'the series of indignities heaped on her Majesty during twenty-five years, and the proceedings now carried on against her under the name and mockery of a . public trial, entitled her to.the lively sympathy and generous support of the nation.—lt was carried.una nimously, and with shouts of applause. Sir GERARD NOEL came forward amid loud ap plause, and read the second Resolution, to the effect that the Mering sincerely condoled with her Ma.. jesty on the death of the Princess Charlotte, who would ever be lamented, and of his late revered and excellent Majesty—(Applause). The Revolution which had placed King William on the Throne of England, and opened the succession to the House of Bruns wick, had left very little undone that was necessary for the advantage of society. It was for them to bring back the practice of the Constitution to what it then was. The Meetings that were falsely called seditious were final parts of the Constitution—(.4p plause). Ministers were themselvesche most seditious part of the community—(Great applause). By whom this seditious Ministry was supported he could not tell, but he thought it certainly was not by the Navy or the Military. He did not think they could get any regiment to charge upon that Meeting—(Cries of " the Manchester Yeomanry.") The masses of people which assembled in every part of the coun tr.) , to decla:e their sentiments on this subject, skewed that if the Military, Cavalry and all, could be brought to attack, the People of England would act as t morass, over which they could not make their way—(Great applause). He could not believe the Bill could be introduced into the House of Com mons with any success. But if it should be intro duced, it was necessary to take care that it should not proceed too far, and he would stand a brash with it. He was ready to sacrifice his life agahist the sen tence of the Queen, and in defence of his country — (Rapturous applause). Ile was connected with the House of Russell; and he so far resembled the illus trious Lord Russell, that he would have the courage to lay his head on the block rather than do anything with a bad heart—(Enthusiastic Cheers). It was in unison with the character and measures which cer tain prints supported to revile the characters of La dies who attended Meetings like the present. It was a mean subterfuge, and mat ked the weakness of their cause, to attack the finer feelings and elegant appear ance which, if it was a crime, he saw abundantly round him—(Applause). It was no credit to the higher order of Ladies to have forsaken their Queen, while the middle and lower orders (whose delicacy and moral feelings were at least not inferior) skewed the warmest sympathy and interest on her Majesty's behalf—(Loud cheers). But the low part of the Press to which he had alluded, was not less contemptible in haste, language, and talent, than in good feeling • ans sense of - justice. The Bill was so contrary to the principles of the Revolution, that if the Queen were guilty he should resist it. He differed from his Ho 'lapsable Friend, as to the observation that there was no accuser. The King was the accuser, in the per son of the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment. He joined with the Queen in thinking that the could not be condemned till found guilty, on a (air and legal trial ; and he, for one, would join in resisting a sentence proceeding upon the present Bill --(Repeated shouts Vapplause).--The Resolution was carried with acclamation. Mr. P. Moores was glad of the opportunity of moving the third Resolution, to supply an omission he bad made. One of the CabinerMinisters had in vestigated and examined minutely all the charges and evidence against the Queen, and hirjudgment was, that there was no truth in it, and he would have nothing to do with it. Mr. Canning scorned to be her Majesty's accuser. He said she was the life, spirit, and soul of every society, and he cheriabed every dutiful and respectful feeling towards her_ (Applause). Mr. Canning was a Member of the Cabi net—aye, and a very efficient one. Ministers could 'not do without him. By his conduct on this occasion he cleared himself from every imputation of jobbing. The third Resolution was, that the conduct of Ministers in occluding her Majesty's name from the Liturgy, and the sanc tion of the dignitaries of the Church, indicated a mean and petty spirit, and was a violation of the Christian religion, which cm minded to pray even for enemies. The fourth and fifth Resolutions declared the evidence against big Majesty to be utterly unworthy of credit. The sixth Resolution deprecated with horror the spedes of gabgagl that could pro:loot= upon the Ilia and character of the LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22; 1820. • THE FUNDS. PRICK or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONT O'CLOCK: 9 per Cent. Cons. 081% 5 / 8 3 / 8 . per Cent. shut-4 per Cent. shut 5 per Cent Navy 102 5 / 8 3'4 1 ,4 India Bonds 21s. 20s. pre. txch..8i115..(241.) Ss. ss. 4s. pr.,Comm. 4s. pre. Omniuyn.SY 4 dis.—lndia for Opening 219 Cons. for Sect. 60/ 8 3 / 4 IA 5/8. a- 'The proceedings against the IIUEEI4 continue to be as much as ever the subject of general conversa tion. Everything that falls from the mouth of Mi nisters on this important tofic, is canvassed with the utmost freedom in every company ; of course, some of the things which fell from Lord CASTLE REAGH on Monday, cannot escape animadversion. Alluding to the term " conspiracy" applied by some of 'the Members of the Commons to the proceedings against her MAJESTY, his Lordship said, that " if a conspiracy, it was a conspiracy without example." This happens to be a very unhappy assertion, when all the world knows that a similar conspiracy against the same Illustrious ludividoel was actually formed years ago, and attempted to be supported with direct perjury. - -We need not entreat our Readers to peruse r with attention the proceedings of the Meeting of St. Pancras, yesterday, for the purpose of addressing her MaJcsnr, for they are too important to escape the attention of any person at the present moment. We may infer, from the speech of Mr. P. MOORE, that it will be proved Iwhat indeed we have before asserted), that Mujocchi, who pretended (or others for him) that he needed the intervention of an inter preter, can both read an/ write English as well as those that examined him ; that De Mont did pass her self off for a Countess, though she denied this on oath ; that, without money—when Mr. POWELL called on her one day—she had £3O whoa that Gentleman left her; that she is but we need not enlarge— see Mr. Meones speech. . The Paris Papers of Tuesday arrived this forenoon. ' The Commission of the Court of Peers, after in terrogating the seven military persons arrested at Mons, and who were transferred to Paris with the concurrence of the Government of the Netherlands, have sent some of them to. prison under a warrant of detention, and others with orders to be secretly confined. Among the latter are two superior Officers. An article from Trieste, of the 6th of SeptemLer, says--- , 4 We are assured that, within these two days, the Pacha of JANINA has succeeded in gaining over a part of the troops sent against him, and that there has been a mutiny among those of- the Pacha of SCUTARI. If ALL takes advantage of circumstances ably, he may protract matters a long time. In general, he seems to reckon much more upon in trigue than force; his numerous spies in the Otto man Army may be very useful to him. It is said, that he has a great number of agents in all the Turkish Provinces, and that these agents, whom he pays largely, serve him well. Many of them have been already discovered, and of course strangled ; but their, number is so considerable, that it will be' difficult to discover them all. It is farther certain that numerous purchases of arms have been made on account of AL I, and paid for in ready money. Eng lish Merchants, we are assured, have furnished him with large quantities." The same article adds, that the Pacha of Egypt causing great inquietude to the Porte, who dreads an approaching explosion of his ambitious projects, it had been proposed to take energetic measures against him, but that existing cicumstances make it difficultl 'to execute them. Another article from Constantinople, of the 12ih August, states, that , g shortly before the Pacha of Janina raised the standard of revolt, he received from the English Consul, Mr. Meyer, a magnificent present, sent by the Court of London:lt was a grand plaster of gold, beautifully wrought, intended to hold a din ner service. To this present were added, twelve lamps, also of gold ; the whole amounting in value to 18,000 tbalers. Ali made a present to the English Consul of 1600 rubies, worth 1000 thalers." French Five per Cents. Monday—with Dividend from 22d March, 77fr. 3.sc.—with Dividend from 22d September, 74fr. 80c. Lord Eminnonotron has disembarked at Calais, on his way to the Netherlands ; as has also Alderman Sir WILIJAM CURTIS, Member of larliament, and his Tana .—Pr Paper. SPAIN. Madrid Gayeties to the 10th have arrived. , A considerable portion of their contents has been anti cipated by the accounts received through Paris, but they still present come facts of importanee. In the Cones, on the 7th inst. the Minister ARGU ELLEs read several letters from Officers, giving an account of the disturbances of the evening before. As the discussion then naturally turned on the affair of Disco and the army of La Isla, General QUIROGA rose, as he said, for the purpose of doing away with a mistake, adding, " that the opinion of the army of La Isla is not that of three or four individuals.— Those who compose that army are at all times ready to obey the Government. I cannot but manifest to the whole nation, that the 'Army of La Isla has not 'the vanity to believe that they alone liberated their country. The deserving garrison of Madrid, that of Galicia, as well as the rest, equally contributed to its freedom. True it is, they have the satisfaction of having been the first to resolve. Hence I request the House to form a more just idea of the army of La Isla, and believe that it will never deviate from an order intended for the public good. I myself, who have been one of the first, and happy as I am in hav ing contributed to the welfare of the nation, can ac knowledge no other will than that of my country, and we are all perfectly assured, that public opinion and posterity alone can decide on the merits of vir tuous men." In the Sitting of the Sth, the Report of the Com mittee on ultra-marine affairs was made, respecting a proposal which had been presented by S. MAGA RI NO, purporting that a general amnesty ought to be granted for the whole of ultra-marine Spain. The opinion of the Committee was, that a complete oblivion of the past ought to be granted, and with this view they proposed the Project of a Law com prehending six Articles. Senor RAlIos A RISPE (a Mexican) hoped an early day would be named for the discussion, as this Resolution must be the irk of peace, and contribute in the most direct manner to the pa cification of America. In the Sitting of the 4th, a very Interesting debate ~arose on the Patriotic Societies, at which the Ministers were requested to attend. M. Gasecr allowed that the numbers of the So cieties, and their objects, deserve respect and confi dence ; that they took every precaution to admit none but persons of upright intentions and devoted to the Constitution, but that they were exposed to be taken by surprise by some, who, under the appear ances of patriotism, might lead them to impolitic conduct. The Ministers of the Colonies, though anxious that every Spaniard should enjoy full liberty founded on the law, could not admit the existence of political associations, without dependence on the Go vernment, and without responsibility of their Members. I know well, he added, that these AssoCiations owed ' their origin to a laudable object, and that to them, tho' illegal, we owe the acquisition of the good which we enjoy; but the means which have been employed to acquire it, far from being conducive to its preserva tion, would be the great obstacle to its consolidation. What comparison is there between individual liberty and that which may be arrogated to themselves by permanent Juntas, with peculiar constitutiois, secret sittings, dignities, offices, and funds? In Represen tative Governments, England for instance, there are also Societies; but they meet for one determined ob ject, and when that is finished they are dissolved. But permanent Societies are unknown. unless autho rized by the law, and when they have this character, the Government will be the first to support them. After some other Members had spoken, the Conde de TORRENO spoke at some length ou the abuses that might arise from such societies without responsibility, which might lead the nation to its ruin ; he wished them to subsist, and to be at liberty to censure the abuses of authority ; but not to be allowed to make an improper use of this liberty, or lead the people to excesses, in which case all the Deputies were resolved - to lose their lives rather than see the bar of theil Assembly invaded by the factious. A Committee was appointed. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER ..CADIZ, SEPT. I. " A false report of the yellow fever has caused an alarm to be spread, that will be extremely injurious to this place for several months to come. But I deem it incumbent upon me to assure you, that the general public health of this town and district is good, though seven insulated cases of inflammatory fever took place some days ago at Xeres, and four in Cadiz. Fresh cases have not, however, occurred ; and the season is so healthy as yet, that, without some extraordinary circumstance, such as a continuation of Levant winds, the epidemic fevers of the season are not likely to , become epidemic." ' Yesterday, her Royal Highness the Princess tlo-' 'MA visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of CLARENCE. Yesterday, het Royal Highness the Duchess of CEA.. RESCS took an airing in Hyde Park. Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess DE LAZES , Ba ron Da CASES, Count CARAMAN, and the Duke DE formed part of the distinguished company who dined with Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH, at North Cray. Yesterday, Lord and Lady CAarLzazAon gate a dinner at their seat at North Cray, to Count and Countess LIEVEN, Lord SYDNEY, and the TOWN... SHREDS, Baron JUST, Baron PPEFFEL, Count and Countess LUDOLF, Lord ANNUM ; and a large party of distinguished personages: NAPLES AND SICILY. The following letter, received yesterday, cont.tir.s the latest intelligence from this part of Eni o,:e • " NAPLES, SEPTEMI,v.ik 1. " This Government is sending' troopi, ariiiiet and military stores, to Trapani. Tlyq are he:ided by General Pepe, who is vested with eltraordiury powers for settling the affairs of Sicily. his instruc tions are said. to be, that immediately on his arrive,. he is to convoke Deputies from all the towns and districts of the Island, who are to declare the gei eLit. wish of the inhabitants on the subject of indepen,t ence; and should a majority be found to enkruin the desire of a separation from Naples, General PeFe is then authorized to treat with them on the ruokle of establishing that independence. a As there can be little doubt that this proposition, if fairly carried into effect (of which the character of General Pepe affords every assurance), will product a declaration from the majority of the Sicilians in f:;_ your of the object for which the free towns have made so intrepid a stand, tranquillity must he restored, and our free intercourse with the Island renewei.— On the other hand, should a different result take place, and the unbiassed votes of the islanders de tetmine for the continuance of their derencfence on . Naples, a civil war must ensue, which the tesourccs and daring spirit of the Paler:nit:lns may protract to an indefinite pet rod. The general opinion, however, being against them, they must ultimately abandon their design. Our advices from Palermo are of the 24th ult. and merely mention the organization and amount of the civic guard. The only Eagiisliniaa serving in it is a Gentleman of the name of Wool, who bears the rank of Lieutenant. None of the bous of the Sicilian Government which are in circulation here are paid: but as they were originally raised to pay the debts of the Hereditary Prince, they must, should think, be finally honoured." NOM sulbjeet in the hod, as the Mimi Ist Nets could do in, I the. present proceeding. The wren* Resolutiin eipressed but Ilmita to het Mitjesty foe her noble declaration, that she weiskihist eggs* to the, sen tence of tribunals op influenced as those that were resorted to oh this occasion.—An were unaninarnisly agreed to. The proposed Address was then read, and unani mously agreed to, with waving of hats and loud shouts of approbation. Thanks were voted to Sir GERARD NOEL and Mr. PETER Moot's, and also to the venerable CHAIRMAN, who shortly returned thanks, observing, that when he first set out as a Parliamentary Reformer, his opi nions and principles were precisely the same as at this time; that was forty-six years ago; he was now 80 years of age ;' and if he could possibly live forty years to come, he was confident that he should never change them.—The Meeting separated at five o'clock. THE EVENING STAR. PALERMO, AUGUST 27. The Junta have published an account of the battl e of Mont Babaurra, and the taking of Caltanisetta. Mont Babaurra commanded that city. Carried by the Palermitans, it was afterwards retaken by the inhabitants of the city, who attacked it by surprise, while Father Ansalone, a Dominican, sent by them to treat of terms with the Palermitan Commande:s, was in the act of negociation. The next day the Palermitans amply revenged themselves. Three hun dred inhabitants of the city remained dead on te field of battle, and there was a great nunrber.wounded on both sides. On the night of the I2th, the town was sacked by the Guerillas, whom it was impossible to appease. Sergio, Bishop of Cessalie, has been arrested and `conducted to Palermo. He is accused of having . , con tributed to a revolt which took place in that city in favour of the Neapolitan Government. A Proclamation of the Junta declares to the nation that all the Members of that Junta, all the Deputies of Communes, all the Chiefs of Orders, and all the Councillors of the Bourgeoisie, have resolved unani mously that none of them shall accept any lucrative employment, and that those who are in possession of any such shall resign them. The town of Carini has sent in its adhesion to the Junta. A strong hope prevails that the towns of Messina, Syracuse, and especially Catania, will im mediately join the common cause. The Junta.have divided Sicily into four military divisions. The first is Palermo ; the second Girgenti ; the third Messina; the fourth Syracuse. Each of these divisions is divided into five or six districts. In each province there is to be an armed force, com posed of a fifth of the total population. Each vo lunteer, in active service, is to have the pay of three tari (Is. 3d.) per day. NAPLES, AUGUST 29. Lieutenant-General M. Florestan Pepe, who re turned so precipitately from Sicily, is about to set out again for that island. The object of his return to Naples has been to fit out an imposing expedition to reconquer Sicily. All his preparations are finished. A fleet is ready to sail from Naples and Gaeta, with between 5,000 and 4,000 men, infantry, cavalry, and artillery. These troops will be commanded by M. Pepe, who has sander his order the Prince of Cam pana and Don Lorenzo de Montemajor. PARIS, SEPTEMBER is. A foreign-Paper announces, that a plot has been discovered at Messina, which, if it had succeeded, would have had a most ruinous result for that city, ' The Palernsttans, by means of confederates which 'they had in the place, were, it is said, to be intro duced by the conspirators at a fixed hour, to put all to fire and sword. It is added, that the most consir derable families in Messina are implicated, and that Princes, Barons, and Chevaliers, have been arrested and conducted to the citadel, to be instantly ttied.— ',Journal de Paris. ' The half-yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stcck was held yesterday, when a dividend cf 5 per cent. was declared. In reply to enquiric fic:n some of the Gentlemen present, the Chairman stated, that the rumour of the plan of the Bank-note recom mended by the Parliamentary Commissioners, !Liv ing Liiled, was totally unfounded. The machinery for producing it was in progress, and it would speedily be forthcoming, though be could not fix the period. The Duke of CAbIBRIDGE is said, in the foreign Journals, " to play, at the present moment, a great part in the Cabinet movements*at Vienna." I,co doubt. He Him a rich Unit; among beggars. • c: ti F g ti tz