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‘ l , 41. /IP .1.• • 'lm greater decision dof graleF courage than what was evinced by tie Q nAksopiVss trying and memara•l ble occasion. 1 1- 0 Very well what sort of per sons, h tea ell Ititlk—she knew their art, their. • itiu an eel —she knew right well of the 'Comm'mm' iall;•and of an its dirty and dastardly agents—she knew that, though Douglas and Ompteda were dead, there were enough of base and unprin cipled wretches still living ready to conspire against her, and do everything that was possible to be done for the ruin of her honour, and the destruction of her happiness ; but, in despite of all these circumstances, and in despite of the unmanly threats that were le velled against her, she resolved upon facing her ene mies, and daring the worst. Never was a finer or a nobler compliment paid to the English people than by the Queen upon this occasion. fln England,' said stie, in England alone will I treat with the King ; for there, surrounded as I shall be by the hu mane, just, and generous people, I shall have nothing to fear. They know how I have been treated—they know the history of any persecutions and sufferings: they have hearts to sympathize with me; they are just, and will not see me wronged; they are brave, and will defend me; they are generous, and will stand by me. This, Sir, was the appeal of the Queen to the People of England ; and nobly and glo riously, as you know and as she has felt, was that appeal answered by the universal voice of the,pa tion. In England, then, she soon arrived, amidst the cheers and blessings of hundreds of thousands of warm and devoted hearts. And then the unmanly threat was acted upon ; green bags, containing the, filth that had been scraped together by German des pots, Hanoverian Ministers, and British Ambassa dors, were laid upon the tables of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It was too foul to be opened in the former ; but the noses of the Noble Lords were not so delicate; and before them, therefore, the green bag was emptied of its con tents, and the charges against the Queen detailed.— Now, Sir, I do say that this conduct of the Queen— the decision and the promptitude with which she acted, and the contempt and indignation with which she spurned the offer of the splendid bribe, did from the first, and still continues to, carry the most per fect conviction to my mind of her complete and en tire innocence of the crime with which she has been charged. How else will you be able to account for her conduct ? Such being the strong general pre sumption in favour of the innocence of the Queen, it is natural for us to ask, bow this presumption is borne out by the evidence, as given before the House of Lords? Upon this I must observe, that if I were accused of any crime, and were brought into a Court of Justice to answer to the accusation—and if I could then prove that the most scandalous and infa mous means had been resorted to for the purpose of obtaining witnesses against me, and that the wit nesses so obtained were guilty of prevarication and perjury—what would become of the case of my pro secutors? Why, it would ise driven out of the Court with indignation and contempt. Now exactly of this kind is the case against the Queen." After ably corn meming on the proofs in favour of her Majesty, the Rev. Gentleman concluded by saying—" He who will not be convinced by these facts, in conjunction with the other numerous and strong proofs of her Ma jesty's innocence, will not be persuaded though one rose from the dead." I. Pit 6STON. Esq. then offered himself to the Meet ing, to address to them some remarks, which, al though they might differ from the general opinion of the Meeting, as every one in this kingdom had a right to state any opinions which he believed to be for the welfare of his country, he hoped would be patiently heard. The Learned Gentleman then went on for a few minutes to niake some remarks upon the Rev. T. Madge's address ; but the cries of dis approbation, mingled with those of approbation, were so vehement as to entirely prevent any per son hearing what he said, when Mr. Preston, per ceiving that it was the wish of the Meeting, retired. The MAYOR then put the Resolutions, which were carried unanimously, with the exception of two hands held up against them. N. BOLINGBROKE) Esq. (Deputy Mayor) observed, that in the late proceedings there were thirty or forty Peers who usually voted with Ministers, but who all voted against the Bill, because they were of opinion that bringing forward the proceedings shewed great lack of wisdom ; another was, that the other branch of the Legislature would not harbour the green bag, but threw it out immediately ; and a third import ant fact he thought was, that not a single tittle of evidence was offered against her Majesty during the last three years. The Deputy Mayor then concluded by moving an Address, in the spirit of the Resolu tions, which was read by Mr. E. Taylor. Mr. EDWARD TAYLOR said, that it was with feel ings of sincere and ardent joy that he again met his fellow-citizens in that Hall. Their former congratu lations to her Majesty had been mingled with painful feelings at seeing her, while all England welcomed her return to her home, again about to become the object of accusation and perseCution : but now their joy was unmingled with regret. She had triumph antly passed the fiery ordeal, and, in spite of all the machinations of her enemies, had preserved her rights as a Queen, and vindicated her honour as a woman-1 Those very persons who had brought in the Bill to divorce and degrade her, were compelled to become • the instruments of their own degradation, and to bend before the weight of that public opinion which they at first had affected to despise. When the fear ful words " that this Bill do pass !" trembled on their lips, their coward hearts sank within them, and they were compelled to give way to the voice of the people, and abandon their own measure. Ministers had said that the profligacy of the Queen had been so notori ous abroad, that they were compelled to send out the Milan Commission to investigate it. Had truth been their object, of whom would they have sought intel ligence ? Unquestionably, of those honourlble and respectable Noblemen and Gentlemen who had been about her Majesty's person, who had been constantly in attendance upon her, and witnessed every action of her life. But, no : these were not the men to an swer their black and malignant purpose: the wit nesses against the Queen must be sought for in the very dregs of Italy ; discarded servants must be tam pered with, confidence must be violated, locks must be picked, bribes must be offered ; in short, every spe cies of villainy must be resorted to, in order to make out the shadow of a case. This, therefore, was conclusive evidence, hi his opinion, of the existence of a foul and detestable conspiracy. It had every - feature of a plot ; but be thanked HEAVEN it had totally and completely failed ; and disgrace, both deep and lasting, had covered its authors and abet tors. Nor was it on the Continent alone that this conspiracy had been going on; in this country, nay, in this very county, the most atrocious calumnies had been propagated against her. Majesty. A Peer, resident in Norfolk, previous to that trial, upon which he was about to sit as a Judge, had assisted in giving currency to the basest slanders against the Queen. — Every art that malice could suggest, every calumny that money could purchase, had been resorted to— but all had failed-.to accomplish the design of her enemies: She was ig still Queen in spite of them." R. H. GURNEY Esq. M.P. said, the present pro ceeding had had GURNEY, tendency to bring into contempt the dignity of the Crown, by bringing the foibles of the Royal ramily to light. If the present proceed ings ,had been carried further, the conduct of the other branches of the Royal Family must have been inquired into. The present proceedings must not, however, be allowed to end here. The conduct of the Milan Commission must be scrutinized, and the Country will not rest satisfied until those who are guilty shall meet with due and severe punishment— (:.,Loud cheers). The Thanks of the Meeting were then moved to the Mayor, for calling the Meeting, and for his con duct in the Chair, and also to R. H. Gurney, Esq. M.P. for his attendance. The MAYOR returned thanks to the Meeting, both for their present conduct, as wells their peaceable behaviour on Monday night. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. Yesterday, being St. Andrew's Day, the Anniver sary of this excellent Institution was celebrated at the City of London Tavern, when upwards of 200 Gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner. The nature and object of this Charity is too generally known to need much explanation ; but among all the benevolent Institutions with which the Metropolis abounds, whether of a general or a particular nature, there is not one more worthy of support, or one in which the funds are more carefully administered.— One great part of the duty of this Institution is, con veying to Scotland those whose hearts fondly turn, in their old age, towards their native land—and such as are destitute of friends here, or who, from disappointment in their pursuits, would otherwise be exposed to a state of abject poverty and wretched ness—of which latter description, the numbers have greatly increased in the last three years. In the pre sent severe pressure of the times, when want of work in almost every quarter of the Empire leads numbers to come to this Metropolis, in the vain hope of finding that employment which they cannot obtain at home, this Charity rescues many deserving objects from ab solutely perishing ; and by providing them with pas sages back to Scotland, immediately when their dis tress becomes known, this Institution is the means, it is to be hoped, of preventing many from becoming a prey to vice and temptation, too frequently the consequence of idleness and necessity, in a great city. The following statement will shew the extent of this Charity, in the number of deserving objects which have been relieved by it during the last year : Number of Cases of Poor Persons eonsitkred and relieved by this Charity, for One Year, in each Month, including Per manent Pensioners, from the 30th of November, 1819, to the 30th of November, 1820 1519 December -, 297 1820 January 324 February - 335 March - - 300 April - - 331 ay - - - 302 1820 June - - - 283 July - - 277 August - - 266 September - - 291 October - - 265 November - - 283 1887 1665 , in the streets of London, there was not a hundred Scotchmen. To enable the Charity to do all the. good it wished, it must be well supported, not only to defray the current expenses, but to add to the Fund, which already amounted to £lO,OOO three per Cents. and £5,000 Navy five per Cents. He hoped that Fund would receive some addition from the con tributions of the evening. " Success to the Scottish Corporation r drank amidst thunders of applause.—Tune—Neil (Jews farewell to whiskey.—Song—Auld tang sync. " The Duke of Montrose, who had been twenty. eight years President of the Corporation ; and had in that period given at least £lOOO to its funds."—, Tune—Roy's wife. " The late and present Vice-Presidents of the Cor poration."—Tune—Floteers of Edinburgh.—Glee. The Red Cross Knights. Mr. Hums, in proposing the next toast, wished to call the attention of the Meeting to the importance of the Institution. Those of his countrymen who had been fortunate in life, should never forget those who had been unsuccessful ! He believed they all left home for the same object—that of improving their situation. Scotsmen enjoyed one privilege above their neighbours—that of a good education, civil and religious; but they also laboured under some disad vantages in coming to this country, and it was to counteract these disadvantages that the Scottish Hos pital had been instituted. It was natural that Lon don should contain a great number of disappointed persons. Upwards of 3000 individuals had applied for relief to this . Institution during the last year: their cases had all undergone investigation, and great relief had been afforded. It was one source of great satisfaction to every Patron of this Charity, that he knew every shilling would be properly expended.— The Hon. Gentleman then alluded to himself, and said, he had left his native country with as little hopes and prospects of success as, perhaps, any single object of this Charity; and if, in the lottery of life, he had been successful, he should deem himself un worthy of that success, if he did not feel for those who had been 'ess fortunate. " Sir Thomas Bell, the Treasurer, and the Chair. man of this Meeting." The Ca/LIANAS returned thanks, and said, in sup porting this Institution he felt that he was doing what every true Scotsman felt proud to do : that of assist ing his distressed countrymen, well knowing that " he that giveth to the poor lendeth to the LORD." The Rev. Mr. MANWELL passed a high and well- Merited eulogium on the late Mr. Dobie, who was of a discerning mind, possessed a truly benevolent heart, was the poor man's friend, and a true Christian. He would, therefore, propose— " The memory of James Dobie, Esq. who was 35 years Secretary of this Institution."—ln silence. " The Standing Committee of Relief." Dr. Wattles' returned thanks in a very neat speech, which was received with much applause. He would fain plead the cause of the Institution, and take high ground on its behalf; but he would take a ground which, though not profane, was perhaps more suit able to the present occasion. He blessed GOD that he was a Scotsman, and that although he had lived forty years in London, it had been among good men and Scotsmen ; and he would like a Scotch thistle to spread over the grave where the dead man lies. He appealed to such of his countrymen as had comfortable homes and families, and to look at the poor Scotsman, who might be said to live in a land of strangers, so far as related to his legal rights ; but to the honour of London, it must be said, that sup port was never refused to a Public Charity. It was said, that in Scotland there were no Public Charities; but, thank GOD, there was no need of them. In the Parish vhr lf father lived, and here he waF Total 3552.—0 f the above, 341 persons, including their fami lies, have, in that period, been sent back, free of expense, to their native country. In the absence of the Duke of CLARENCE, the Pa tron of the Institution, it was understood that Lord LYNEDOCK would take the Chair, but he was detained in the country. At six o'clock, Sir THOMAS BELL, attended by the Stewards, entered the ning-room ; the band play ing the Scotch air, " The auld Wife ayout the Fire." Sir THOMAS BELL then took the Chair. Ile was supported by JOSEPH HUME, E:q. M.P. the Rev. Dr. WAUGH, and several highly respectable Natives of Scotland. After dinner, " Non Nobis Domine" was sung by Messrs. COOKE, TINNEY, and other vocalists. In giving the first twit, the CHAIRMAN apologized for the absence of Lord Lynedock, and threw him self on the indulgence of the company, for his in ability to fill the situation. He would propose— " The KING," three times three.—Tune and Song— God save Me King. Mr. HUNIE next rose and said, that he had to pro pose a toast which had heretofore, as it ought, fol lowed that of the Sovereign, namely, that of the Queen—(Loud and long continued applause). But before the toast was drank, he begged leave to make a communication from her Majesty. He was autho rized to assure the Meeting, that her Majesty was most anxious for the success of this excellent Institu tion, which anxiety she had always manifested, and should be ready more satisfactorily to manifest when her means to do good became more equal to her wishes. In the present state of her circumstances, she lamented that she could only afford to give twenty guineas to the Charity (Applauses)—and she lamented this the sore, as she most sensibly felt the generous purpose of this Establishment, and as, in her travelling through different quarters of the world, she could so well appreciate the value of that solace which strangers required in a foreign land—(Cheers). " The QUEEN ; three times three, and with an enthusiasm which it would be impossible to describe. " The Royal Family."—Hail Star of Brunswick. " The Duke of Yoax and the Army."—Tune— The Duke of York's March.—Glee--How merrily tvc live that Soldiers be. The Duke of CLARENCE and the Navy," was received with a mixture of applause and hisses.— Song—Rule Britannia. The CHAIR3IAN, in prefacing the next toast, said, he felt happy in seeing himself surrounded by so many respectable persons, and he trusted that the Institution would receive a liberal support. He rated the great benefits which the Charity had conferred on deserving individuals, and felt proud, that according to a calculation made by the ilt4 Mr.. Colquhoun j that of ten thousand beggars who were the whole a whose cases had to be investigated, ter. dried, and report' made thereon, and which had ai k terwards to be divided into different classes accord. ing to their wounds, mutilation, distress, number o f family, ability to work, rule of government, pen s i on, and income besides, kc. and as applications are still re. ceived, that number is annually increasing, subject oily to the diminution by deaths, when vacancies are de clared, and those standing in the list of greatest Gl s . press are ballotted for, so that no preference, from the exertion of superior interest or influence, can avail to the prejudice of an equally or more deserving candidate. In this great work, the Committee have much sari s . faction in acknowledging their obligations to ti t Scottish Clergy, who bestowed the greatest pains in investigating the truth of the representations of claim. ants : and it is a source of much cqnsolation to the Committee to find, by many letters from different claimants, and by personal investigation which has been made on behalf of the Committee, that, notwith. standing they had not the opportunity of personally inspecting the cases and conditions of their pensioners, yet their classification has, almost without any excep. Lion, been found judicious, and that the five hundred now upon their lists, are all deserving of commisera. tion, and people of good character and conduct, whe. ther considered in their character as soldiers and sailors, or in regard to their moral behaviour. Since the Kinloch bequest was put in operation, no less than 26,000 letters have been sent out and received at the Scottish Hospital (and it is but justice to our Government to state, that they, considering, with that humanity which so strongly characterises it, the interesting objects of this great trust, granted exems tion from postage on all matters connected with it). The average age of the 500 present pensioners is about 65—many are above 80, some bordering en 90, and the youngest is 36. Some of those interes ing objects have lost one, two, and three sons, in ba tae, and many of them have sons now in the service. Mr. GEORGE CHALMERS, the Author of Caledonia,' passed a high compliment on Mr. Kinloch, with whom he was personally acquainted, and stated, that it was owing to his (Mr. Chalmers') recommendation that the Scottish Corporation was induced to under take the distribution of the Kinloch Charity, which had been so advantageous to the wounded soldiers and sailors who were natives of Scotland. Mr. HUME said, the Corporation never felt any hesitation in accepting the trust of the Kinloch Cha rity ; but the will was so vague, that they felt much difficulty in knowing how to administer it, until re lieved by the Court of Chancery. The Rev. Mr. CROMBIE enumerated several in teresting cases, in which the Scottish Hospital had rendered the most essential relief to deserving in dividuals. The Secretary, Mr. Atn.n, read a list of the con tributions of the evening, which amounted to £335. " The Land of Cakes." " The Corporation of the City of London." Song—Green grotes the hashes. " Thotehistk, the rose, and the shamrock." Tune—St. Patrick's Day in the Morning. " The Stewards of the Day, and Thanks for their services." The Rev. Mr. BLYTHE, of Calcutta, one of the,Stew ards, returned thanks, and proposed the next toast— ', Success to the Parochial Establishments of Schools in Scot land."—" The &ewards elect." Twee--.A Elisklawl Red. Songs—The Wolf, and John Anderson my Joe. The Land vre.live in." After this toast had been drank with much ar dour, Sir THOMAS BELL : left the Chair, accompanbed by Mr. Hume and the Stewards, at half-past ten o'clock. Some Gentlemen, however, remained, and passed the remainder of the evening with much hila rity and good humour. ROYAL SOCIETY. ...'art: where his ..... ten yr. born, not a single person applied for charity during a ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT. period of 20 years ; because there were no idle folks in Yesterday being St. Andrew's Day, the Royal the Parish. The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of his Society held their Annual Meeting at their apart speech, related several anecdotes illttstrative of the ments in Somerset-place, when the President, Dr. Scottish character; and one of some Gentlemen tra- WILLIAM HYDE WOLLASTON, 'in the name of the yelling to Glasgow, when one of the wheels of the Society, announced the adjudication of the Gold coach came off: A Gentleman inside was asked to Copley Medal to Professor JOHN CHRISTIAN OER assist the coachman, but he refused, " because he STRD, for his Electra Magnetical Discoveries.—The had his Sunday breeks on." At length a poor Scots- Society then proceeded to the Election of a President man came up, and put on the wheel, when the tra- and Council for the ensuing year, when, on era vellers offered him some money, but he refused it, mining the Lists, it appeared that the following saying, " What, d'ye think I'm a heathen, and will Gentlemen were elected : tak siller for helping a friend in distress, and lifting Or :se OLD Comm—William Blake, Esq. Wm. Thomas on a wheel." The Rev. D cter then urged the sup- Brande, Esq. John Earl Itnsyrulow, Samuel Goodenough, Lord . • Bishop of Carlisle , Taylor Combe; Davies Gilbert, Eq. Sir port of the Institution with much earnestness. Everard Home, Bart . Captain Henry Eater, John Pond, Esq. Song—Bruce's Address to his Army—which was Amman.: Royal; Dr. Thomas Young. loudly encored. Or VIZ New Coulson.—Dr. Edward Ash, John Geo. Cbil " The Kinloch Committee."—On this toast being dren, F.sq. Sir George Clerk, Bart. Henry Thos. Colebrooke, Esq. John Wilson Croker, Esq. Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. drank, Charles Hatchett Esq. John Frederick Wm. Herschel, Esq. Mr. Latnite said, he was requested to return Joseph P.anta, E q. and George John Earl Spencer. thanks, and observed, that this munificent donation Atm rem Ormuz—President, Sir Humphry Davy, Bart.-- was left by a Gentleman, a native of the Parish of Treasurer, Davies Gilbert, F..sq.—Secretaries, William Thomas Arbuthnot, in Kincardineshire, to the Scottish H Brande and Taylor Combe os- the Election ' Esqrs. the m— em`sers of the Society pital in trust. But it is a trust by which After the funds of dined together, as usual, at the Crown and Anchor the Corporation cannot be benefited, however much Tavern, in the Strand. it adds to the importance and dignity of the Institu- don. It enables the administrators of this Charity On the subject of the Election of a new'President we were not a little surprised to find that such a re brave fellows who have fought and bled in our coup- so diffuse a real and efficient good to many of those spectable Journal as the Times—a Paper of which the times may be proud—should have this morning -try's cause, five hundred of whom, mutilated and worn out in the service of their King, are indebted given a place to so an unhand s om e p aragr aph as : to the liberal testator for a participation in the an- the following anal sum at present of £2,175, which is paid to them " The election of a President of the Royal Society, in the twice in the year by bills, remitted to them under the nom of the late munificent Sir Joseph Banks, took place yes direction of the Committee. It has been stated, that way at Somerset House. The two candidates were Lord this fund does not benefit the Hospital, being con- Colchester and Sir Humphry Davy, and the latter was, we un stied to wounded, maimed, and disabled soldiers and derstand, 'elected by a very large majority. This Chair was sailors, natives of Scotland, residing in any part of once filled by Sir Isaac Newton : It would be a speculation this Empire; and many of them do live in the most equally curious and painful to look through the coming time, remote parts of Scotland, to whom it is appareut, an and inquire who may fill it next ? SirJoslnta Reynolds used to addition to the liberal allowance from Government, adopt a tone and looks of profound admiration whenever be from this Institution of £4 a year, and to many of £6 Mentioned the name of Michael Angelo: Sir Humphry Davy, and £8 must be a great blessing, and afford to them perhaps, may blush when the name of Newton comes across the means of some more comfort in their old age.— his thoughts!" But not only does the Hospital receive no benefit, but What an invidious way of induction into a new a very great additional trouble has been imposed office of dignity I to adduce the name of a Newrost, upon its members, a trouble, however, undertaken as if the world was quite prolific in the production of by them with the greatest pleasure --a refined plea- such men! Would it be fair, or even allowable, in sure, attendant upon the persuasion of contributing speaking of the qualifications of Sir JOSEPH BANKS, such additional comfort to those brave fellows. Of and former Presidents, to call up the mighty and the pans taken by the Committee in the performance gigantic mind of a Nairros, as the standard by of this undertaking, and to bring it to that system of which their respective merits ought to be measured! , arrangement, which they are happy to say it is now Would not the individual who should make such an in, some idea 'may be formed, when it is mentioned attempt IA considered by all the world, as acting that there were no less a number of a p p li cants within under the influence of eit her malignity or insanity? the first four months after it wasnunounced that the But great as the writer of the foregoing paragraph Court of Chancery had approved and confirmed the may consider the distance between the intellectual glans submitted to it by the Hospital; than 5,000 : lattam • meets of a NEWTON and a DAVY, and how- ever ism himself I that, in F be name Philosopl knowledl men in science a Posterity and Posi many dis and perm memory if the va st ied by human r We m tro,Galv, alkalies placed is contrary t h e maw convenie but we h tice thes4 s ay at p the envy den of t Ought p late Prol sophers article it the Safe BACON what ad' penmen sent to h sent whi We 1 filthy Si They se minds e topic th the Peo Naught; The on faction " Heav are stil earths „ the Lit speakir - wit bb as as bal an wl Pa la