The National Register. — London, England, 1820-08-13 00:00:00

159 MIDDLESEX ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. On Tuesday a Meeting of Freeholders of the County of Middlesex Was held at the Merinaicraverri, Heaney, to consider the fierOrretelif ElktWs-ipg the Queiti, us well as the measures contemplated by Parliament against her Majesty. The large room was crowded before oneo'clock. Amongst the company were several well-dressed females, who took the greatest interest in the proceedings; and they remained during the whole time, though the meeting stied till near half•past five o'clock. It was about halt-I pest one o'clock when the inure prominent parties to the meeting entered the ruuro. Souse Members of the Coin. mittee with white woods entered the room, and were followed by Mr. Sheriff Petkins, attired in a Coot t dress, Mr. Alderman Wood, with the venerable Dr. Parr, lean ing on his arm, Mr. S. Whitbread, M. l'., Mr. P. Moore, N. P., Etc. Mr. Sheriff Paeites opened the business of the Meet ing, and directed his Under Sheriff (Pullen) to read the Requisition. which was signed by 6S Freeholders. Mr. P. !Roosts: then stepped forward, and said he shoo k! have signed the Requisition had he known of itS being in agitation. He should always be happy to meet the Middlesex Freeholders; and be was glad they had so Patriotic * Sherif f to couiply with their wishes. !there were not always Patriotic Sheriffs, Mayors, and Magis trates. Had not an accident on the road befallen some of those who were expected, the duty of proposing the Resolutions would have fallen into abler bawds. 'flue subject which they had to consider was the noisome, pesliferious, filthy green bag. (k laugh.) The Queen — anti God protect lier—(ininieuse litirsas)—the Queen — and God protect her--(eheers, and cries of Amen) —was not the only object of consideration now; for in Winging her rights in question, their's were put in issue; and iu defending her tights they were only defending ;heir own. The Bull of Pains and Penalties, which he thought might be more properly called a Bill of Falsehoods and Prop ries—(applanse );—if that Bill passed, he should consider it a disgrace to set Not in the House of Counnons. There Would then be an end of what lie should call law. Butt be lied still hope from the Representatives of the People —fur the People, after all, were the main stays I arid if those Representativis did nut go into Parliament to pro tect the people's rights, it would be better to be without a House of Cut ))))) ons. As a Member of the House, he fled seen many green bags. This last accursed green hag way only a prolongation of the green bag system, which began with Ms. l'itt ; and if it continued, it would de stroy the Constitution. For the last twenty years lie opposed the monstrous green bags, both in and out of Parliament; for the Green Bags and the Civil List were equally the means of severe and corrupt measures. thi s ~ s t ance his Majesty, who had.as good heart as Le . over was formed, was kept in ignorance. He lamented teis—but the green bags had been the ground work of ak sorts of vile measures. Persons had been sent to pri- SOH Oil their information and their liberties had been suspended on like authority. When this. last green hag was presented; his language in the House was this—and it raised alarm—reaming from other green bags, lie thought they might save themselves t the tremble of ap pointing a Select Co 'Reef they might as well turn the peen bag upside down, and write. " ou it.— (Cheers.) A worthy and Patriotic Baronet,—(cries of, where is he?)—lnd lurid similar language. But in the Commons • pause had been obtaiued. They smelt it there, and they found it foul, rather foul.—(A laugh.) —The pause, however, was obtained, and it, has dune good. Still, hoWever, there was the Bill, and if it passed, away went their Gude of Laws ; they would then have to Immo' that they did not iiterfere sooner. — In the House of Lairds they were going loin eve the Pre amble of the Bill, as if they had got a commou Iticlusdrw or Canalitill t and a celebrated Judge amongst themfiad slid, that the Queen was entitled to no more consideration, than die humblest individUal in the countly. •He Would fain lassie with the Noble and Learned Lord—but let her Majesty have as • much considerition.(Applause). — At stupid Batley proceeding there would be grand rind petty Juries, the huttetment with the charges specified, the names of the witnesses on the back, ice. [Here Sir F. limdell and Mr. lioblmuse entered the room *midst great applause.] . The absence of the Grand and Petty Jury might be excused—but he could not ractise the absence of the prosecutor : who was the accuser? Let an accuser step forward. The charges castle from those who had pur sued the Queen since 1800. He concluded wish observing, that the question of' the Queen was important, as it en abled them to look at their own rights. Let them protect the laws, and they would protect the Queen ; anti in doing so they would show theinselvele to be Britons worthy I t s such a Queen —(Applause.) He proposed a series of Re solutions condoling with ;he Queen, and recommending an Address to her Majesty. 1)r. baits seconded the Resolutions, Mr. P. Moore observing fur Ii i iii , that all 110110111 able or imperil of the Church, Dr. Parr, begged lease to second the Rcsolu tious. (Applause.. Mr. Minus objected to the statement in the Resolutions that the Government consisted of a " limited Muaarchy" it consisted of the King, who was b Iby oath to act according to the laws, a limited Aristocracy, and a h eisted Democracy. (ficar.) He knew that hlr.o • g and Utiirla were iu the habit of calling the Ministers the Golfer' ttttt ; but they wei eno mote the (lover ttttt ent than Writ! his Majesty's groom.. (Laughter and applause.) The Restitutions was alteied to obviate this objec • Ate Address was soles wants agreed to, and the sheriff, the Members for Miudleses, and a Deputation of Free hinders, ate so peeseut it. M I TUueMPSON desired that the Sheriff would give amble notice of the time and place of the Meeting to pro ceed with the Address. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Wfareertean said, that lie should most cheerfully comply with their wishes. Those who stood forward for the Queen were assailed with the old cry of debiting to raise tumult ; but who were the parties that raised such cry ? The poisons who had frequently but too successfully opposed themselves to the people were now weak enough to think that they could ()tie iiii ize over the Queen. Her Majesty, however, by her courage and decision haul struck her enemies with lessor and dummy. They hail got into a scrape, and they had mimed compromise to get out of It. 'lute Address to the Queen he had viewed as a dis grace to the House tit CO iiiiii ons. He had always thought that it was as munch as sa)mg—we have insulted y ou grossly, and we shall 1111 i be happy till you 1115111 l yourself. —{Goers,) The Miuiders were totally beaten in th e e Ho me of . Camellia i he gloried in that. They w THE NATIONAL REGISTER. obliged to say —we, cats't manage you—(Laughter and applause)—you insult its by kicking out our Given Bag I we must take it where it may experience a inure favour able reception.—(Cheers.) In the other Waite it was indeed seriously eussidered—and white the result. Nolo produce he could nbt ihiek of without horror. The linit. • Gentleman stated that Mr. Byng was abroad with his family. Mr. WAITIIMAN (having been loudly called fur) said he had abstained tor many years past (ruin interfering with she inert:nes and proreedings of the Comity, con fining himself inure pasticulary to tile City. He declassed that the pre.ent question plopesly amused the whole eimato ; the enemies of the Queen were for prosecuting her, not accordiug to law, hot agrinst all law. A Petition to • the Lords having been proposed and agreed to. Sir F. Benorrr (who was loudly called for) said, he only just arrived in town, and having heard of the Meet ing, lie deemed it Isis duty to attend ; hat lie had hoped to be allowed to remain a silent spectator oldie spontaneous feelings of the Meeting. On this exhausted subject, what could be said? all he could utter must he the feelings and opinion! of every man who beard him.—lf a Queen were thus attacked, how could a Nobleman be secure? And the Ministers did not see another gulph, that they were preparing for a Whited blonatchy. They were as blind as mules, and their work was as dirty. If they prepared a pit for the Crown of the Queen, might Mere nut also be dug a pit for the Crown of the King. (Hear, hear.)—lf " conduct" In the Queen were to be the cause of degra dation, bone but a saint could be secure as a King; and if the Crown could be taken away for miscondui t, be knew nut who could hope to sit long on the Throne with safety. The question was in every way dangerous, and it was therefore ',toper that the voice of the people should be raised.—(Applause.) Mr. 11011110 USE nab also loudly called for, and he viewed the attacks on the Queen only of a character with those niade on classes of the people. Thanks having been voted to Alderman Wood, he stepped forward amidst loud applause to return his ac knowledgments. In the Continuos, at public meetings, and in private societies, he had maintained silence res pecting the Queen's case. As to what he had duce, lie ,nought there was not a man in the country, possessing a knowledge of backs, such as he had fur months, who would ;sot, have acted iu a similar manner. He saw that the Queen was in the hands of betrayers; and that hilt for sonic decisive step, she possibly might never have the opportunity of coming to this country. The Queen, however, lie was glad to inform them, was in the highest spirits. (Applause. ) As a proof of this, not 24 hours before the tune of his addressing them, being engaged on reasoning on her 'situation, she observed, '• •I would not change My situation for that of any other woman in the world." He could add, that it was her Mii jesty's ',mention to go from the house which was prepar ing for her in town, and would he ready in a few days, every day to the House of Lords an: remain: daily so Mug as the proceedings lasted —(lmipense applause.) — As to the merits of the question, he was sure they would pardon his silence; as to their Wolk., knowing, what he did, he had done no more than his duty.—(Applause ) Thaiiks having been voted to the blieritl, the Meeting was dissolved. A FEW WORDS ON TIME AND ETERNITY. [Front the London Magasinea " Time rolls his fleeting course."—W. SCOTT. . " A friend ut m u te, wins wov a staunch auherent of the epicurean.s3stens, used frequently to observe, that time for cibly reminded him of turtle soup, for it slipped down the throat of eternity, and was seen no more. Ids is one of a thuusainksimilics that have been brought forward in all ages of the world to illustrate the plain fact, that life is ►hurt nod uncertain. In the discussion of so trite and hacknied a subject, but little novelty can be expected. The wide held of argument mid meditation has been carefully and judiciously mowed, uud u the crop was miginally so plentitul. and the soil su fertile in its productions, iimumeroble gleaners have been invited to enter and pick up the test remaining ears that were ovaluuked or neglected by the original reapers. " When w• reflect on the irrecoverable nod silent march of time, when we consider that every succeeding day, as it flies over our heads, deans us onward to the grave, and ren ders the prospect of life, which shone, a few years since, in all the cloudless splendour of a summer's morning, dim, dark, and uncertain, as the western horizon at Use approach twilight; it 1s impossible to prevew a feeling of surprise, and a sentiment of mortification, at the geuerail apathy with whirl. it is acknowledged. The revolutiosis of the reason., which are types of the life of man, ale viewed in no other light than us they contribute to his amusements ur his sot rows ; but to use there is a valemo monitory voice in every season, as it rolls onward to the great ocean of eternity, tint N., .ks honor to my soul, and 1 can never call to mold the velocity with which spring declines into sunnier, and autumn into winter, without resin inhering at the same time the ruined tran sition (ruin youth to age, from death to eternity. But Incl all further resemblance cease►. Summer, says the Greek pasto ral noel, though now it dies away tin the lap of autumn, soon soon renews its signor and its charms, stud the dots net that droops at the approach of winter, again bursts folios with renewed spleudisur. But to man, %lieu once tie declines in the vale of years, there is no roviortitiog ehauge of time or season. No second spring returns to cheer him; no youth to pour the ail of gladness into his heat I ; but the run which to-day sees him withering in the gradual decay of age, to morrow dawns upon his grave. To a well regulated and virtuous disposition these reflec tions, though accompanied by melancholy, are nut without their consolations; which are snore particularly experienced, whenever the idea of a re-union in a laud where" every tear shall be wiped away," mouser the breast, and amelioi ales its anguish. If the arbiter of our existence bur doomed us, among other calamities, to see the friend whom we loved to day laid out in his winding-sheet tiwinorrow ;if lie has shewn us, that in this transitory slate of existence, grief will always preponderate over happines., that an hour of pleasure w dl tie succeeded by a day of cure, cud a smile of sun-Asher closely followed up by is shower of tears ; he has she% is us also, that there is u reward for suffering, au eternity of hap piness which dawns on tile death-bed of repentisuce, when the ui gist of affliction is passing away fur ever. But a short time since, and the progre.sive vi' issitbdes of the seasons brought round to us the longest day of the year. alauy were then alive who hailed its approach with comfort and sa tisfoctioa. It erne to t►em wafted eo the wings of eternity, replete with gladness.and sparkling with suu.shine. It came to them as the grand climax of the bounty of nature summer had then reached its metal ity, and the hours kindly lefigniened their stay to enable n. usury filly to enjoy its richness. lii the dark season of winter we look anxiously for its approach; we raw it gridually open to our view - it came—it pawed—and even nisw, a bile the last folds of its summer robe are daily receding from the view, we comfit' s ourselves with the fond hope, that in a short space of time it will return, braining in all its prism sal beauty, Dot w hit long interval must el.ipse between the period of 116 depar ture and its restoration Winter, with its rude, sullen grandeur—spring, with its precarious sunshine, alternate light and shade, must successively appear and vanish; and though hope, ever fleet in anticipation, will waft us cheer. fully over the must gloomy parts of the year, how few may he lelt to hail the approach of warmer. The heart that now stiffens the hand that now dictates, may long ere that time be slumbering in the darkness of the tomb►, and the only vestige of our previous existence may be the wild flower that blooms on our grave, as if it mucked our silence ; or *he solitary sigh that respires from the bosom of our friend, whenever the memory of the past is recalled. In showing the comparative brevity of existence, and in bestowing on us the gift of reflection, nature seems to have taken every opportunity of calling our better feelings into action. We cannot puss a lf•4d that now riots in the wan tonness of summer, a church-yard that abounds in emblems of mortality, a river that tolls onward to the great receptacle of its waters, hut we read iii them the transcripts of our own precarious situation, and.an admonition to employ suitably the lime that remains. The di►satisfied may there see the necessity of exchanging the gloom of despair for the sunshine of content ; and the indolent may feel, that the time which lags so heavily with him, flies with equal pace to all. I shall eimelu. e this paper with an Arabian tale, which is recorded by the prophet Mahomet, and seems well adapted to the occasion. Mankind, says he, in the primitive ages of the world, once preferred a petition to Ann, alleging the extreme partiality of TIME in sonic, and his indifference to others. The young observed, that while they were revelling in the enjoyments of pleasure and society, the genius Hew with so swift a pace, that they were unable to prepare their minds for eternity, or perform the sacred duties that were enjoined them by their religion. The aged, the widowed, and the friendless affirmed, that they had frequently prayed to the Deity to deliver them from the captivity of life ; but that he had invariably disregarded their intercessions, and prolonged their existence. Having beard their different comploitas, Alla commanded his prophet to inform the petitioners, that their lamentations originated Willi themselves: that if the youtig would zealously perform the duties of life, and the aged, etiiiiisit aside the 'garments of of affliction, cling to eternity as to the rock of their saltation the lapse of TINS would be unnoticed by many, and disreu vied by air. ' • LETTER of LORD J. RUSSELL to Mr. WILBERFORCE. Lord John Russell has addressed a letter to Mr. WilborfcWw, on the subject of the proceedings against the Qtieen, in which he observes, that the Hon. Gentleman has an opportunity of doing, at this moment, a great benefit to his countty. His Lordship has transmitted the harm of a Petition to the King, to Mr. Wil berforce, on the one subject of the present day, which he. wish,ss' hint to move, because, if it originated with the opposition,, he is sure its object would be defeated. His Lordship says , not Wi s hin g to prejudge a question of which they knew (baking, he has omit ted many tomes that might be insisted upon, alluding. Ire suppose, to the proceeding s the House of Lords on the Pains and Penalties' Bill. His Lordship regrets the leaving the Queen's name out of the Liturgy ; and also regrets, though she says he cannot blame, the language of many of the Addresses pre sented to her Majesty. The petition which accompanies Lord John's letter to Mr. Wilberforce is of course long, as it embraed a variety of topics respecting the existing differences. which. have been long before the public. It is couched in the most respectful language to his Majesty.- It remarks it was only.when the Queen landed in England that the King interfered on behalf of the public interests and public morals of the country, and sent a Royal Message to both Houses of Parliament. The Petition censures the conduct of his Majesty's advisers in the business, and says, that a Bill inflicting Penalties ought in very few cases to be resorted to. After dwelling on this subject, the petition goes on to state, " that a feeling as universal as the air. is enter tained that the Queen is to be oppressed, not tried—a feeling so generous, that there are none but must applaud its spirit. It then humbly asks, "Why should Queen Caroline be prosecuted at all, oolong lathe behaves with propriety in this country ? The petition concludes thus-- We have endeavoured to make it apparent to your Majesty that the Act by which it is proposed to degrade the Queen is not necessary to the state—that, on the contrary, it will be, to use the words of the House of Commons, ' disappointing to the hopes of Parliament, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, and inju rious to the best interests of the Empire.' We also have attemp ted to thew that another course is open. In reco mmen ding your Majesty to abstain from further procee dings, ' we give no opinion on the metits of the case. %Ye do not ask your Majesty to retract any opinion you have formed: we merely ask yore Majesty to decline putting the Queen on the hard task of decod ing herself against foreign rumours, springing up in the course of six years, and nursed into importance by a Commission sent from England for the purpose. " Your Majesty, we know full well, is too magnanimous and too generous to put any inclination of your own in the balance against the real welfare of your people. That welfa re requires repose. During the last year the conflict of passions brought Otis country to the verge of civil war. A new subject is the only thing wanting to renew those paAions in a more dre tdful form. May your Majesty out furnish the occasion ! Already the loyal hodies who address the Queen are called" Radicals ;" those who accused her are styled " Persecutors and Calumniators" By a single word your Majesty may dispel the impending storm. We• therefore, humbly pray your Majesty that you will be pleased to issue orders to prorogue the Parliament, and thus put an end to all proceedings at present pending against the Queen. ' And your petitioners will ever pray." &c. We know not what answer Mr. Wilberforce will give to the communication of Lord John RusselL His Lordship certainly has given hills an proposing opportunity of a measure th at we confidently assert is in perfect accordance with the feel in g s and sen • tintents of a large majority of his Majesty's loyal subjects. lite object of' his Lordship we consider truly patriotie—it is in our opinion divested of all party views, and the prayer of the petition , if it succeeded, would be productive of incalculable benelit to the interests and welfare of the kingdom. The Bishop of Kx - eter has a ccepted the of of the Sec of Lincoln. 1)r. Carey, Prebendary of West minster, is to be Bishop of Exeter ; and, most pre. bably, the Rev. Robert Stevens will succeed to his prebendal stall. The Bishop Dean of St. Paul's; and Dr. Frod sham Hodson, Principal of Brazennose, succeeds to the d e Professorship Professorship of Divinity, witicl), it is said, "/•• ill v cate his Headship. of Liaridaff is made