The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

'54 and to prove to our future Soveriegn the interest we take in what so nearly concerns her, is a measure creditable in itself, and founded no less in policy, than in humanity and justice. - With respect to the importance of maintaining that great bond of society, Justice,no ditkrence of opt ion ran be entertained, and as littler should think, of the violation of a:I its fundamental principles and maxims in the person other Royal H.ghness the Princess of Wales—a Lady emi nent in rank, eminent in virtue, but super-eminent in misfortune ; and I trust, our opinions will be as unanimous of the propriety and importance of this Meeting, as our determination will be to spew every mark of respect ; and afford every support in (nu power to the meritorious, persecuted, and Most► inns object of it. The long and cruel sufferinJ she has undergone, the many estimable qualities she has di played thronglamt, and the destitute and forlorn condition in which , tliNt od tog her now universally acknowledged merits, she is left, having inst her father not long since, and her mother still more recently ; the King, to whom alone she looked for justice in this country, deprived of his mental faculties, and that the cup of afflietioin might be full, the mind of his Royal Highness the Mince, her husband, poisoned against her;—and can it be possible that there are men, and even good men, who think this a cause unbe coming the people of England to espouse? one in which they ought not to interfere, and in which they have nothing to do ? Is it not curious to observe, that those persons whose sensibility was so alive to the misfortunes of the Queen of France,—who thought all Eng land and all the world should draw the sword to avenge her injuries —have no sensibility alive, no commisseration awake, to the iojtiries of the innocent and calumniated Princess of Wales ? What, in tact, has been proved with respect to her Royal Highness that her Royal Highness is full of condescension and kindness, and of most benevtlent ! that her charity is not of the vulgar, casual, and eleemosynary stamp, but a well regulated principle, uniform and active ! that her Royal Higlwess takes the trouble to think hove her charity can be applied most beneficially for its object and for society ! nor could benevolence, united with wisdom, direct a course more admirably ;limited to these eularged views, than the one which her Royal Highness is proved to have adopted. The well-considered olkji ets of her Loyal Highness's charity are the children of poor but I:onrst parents ; these her (loyal Highness not only maintains but ( titivates ; not only elrates but places in usefol and creditable callings : nor even then does the superliner ding, ever active, aml enlightened benevolence of her Loyal Highness cease, but the little influence her Royal Highness posserses is ever ready to exert itself for their fair advance ment according to their merits ; :aid the nation his only to regret, that this influence is not as extensive as the heneVolelice which di rects it. These her Royal Highness's virtues have not been dis played by ostentatious hypocrisy,' or the modern pharisaical rant of those who ever stand praying in public places ; no, nor by any friend or well-wisher to her iloyal Highness,— hut by her enemies; by those who, like Halaam, when sent for by Dalak to curse, was compelled to bless, and was thus reproactied " Le, 1 sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold thou bast blessed them alto gether." Thns have her Royal Highness's enemies dispelled the foul vapours engendered by their owl; malice, and thrown a sun shine titian those virtues which would, but for them, have continued to flourish in the shade. " And that shohld teach us There is a Divinity that shapes our clubs, Rough hew them how we will.'" "'Their blind aid indiscreet malice seems literally to have con- Fidered her virtncs as sanctified anti holy traiter4 to her,' and pre posterousiy imagined, that divine charity, which in others covers multitude of sin, could be by falsehood perverted into the means of roves ing her Royal Highness's innocence, magnanimity and virtue, tit the appearance of col,fnsion of " (gentlemen, the treatment her Royal Highness has received, ing, no doubt, to the eitr of his Royal IlkAniess the Prince, Ler husband, having been abuser!,--the severity of her Royal Highness's lot- --a woman, a P. ince:,s, and a stranger in a toriegn land.- is of it self more than sufficient to ca!ist every generous feeling, every Englishman's leelin^r, in anxiety for In-2r Royal Highness's welfare; .and gives her Royal Highness a natural and irresistiide cairn to the protection of evf•ry lumonrable wind.---;:ientlemen, unable uS I ant to have the hon‘mr of attending this meeting, I think it due to the respect 1 hear yon, t!ois shortly to lay before you my plain, midis guisrd sentiments on this singular and he:wit:nit occasion. I lia‘e the honour to subscribe mystlf, " lour most devoted very fumble servant, " FRANCIS BeRDEF.T." tic letter was received throngliout with the greatest applause: APRIL 18. P.fRLIA MEN TAY? Y RE FURAL ,Wednesday, about five Imola-11 of the Friends to Parliamentary Re:Orin, amongst the Liverymen of the City of London, dined toge. ther at the Old Loudon Tavern, Bishopsg de- street, to celebrate their fifq4 anniversary. After an excellent dinner, 111 1 r. \VA Fin:WAN, the Chaikman, rose and gave, "The King." He then gave, The Prince Regent; and May he recollect his own &Oar mins', that he holds the Crown in trust fir the benefit of the People." This sentiment was received with some marks of disapprobation. —The Chairman then gave, "The foundation of all power—the People." This toast was received with long and continued plaudits; as was the nest, " The Princess of Wales and may virtue always tiiumph over malice and perseenti , m." 111 r. Waldman then prop , sed, " The health of Mr. Whitbread. and may his manly elowience always be exerted in the cause of fief:dont, and of injt , red innocence." 111 r. Wu ern-READ then came forward, and, in a speech of much point and heeling, expressed his thanks. Ile said, he hoped there were Gentlemen present who were entering into pulnie lite, and tt at they would see how a reward erns attendant upon those who en deavoured t 4 do their duty, Mr. Whitbread, before he sat down, pro posed the hea'lb of the worthe Chairman Lord A. flAairtross's he;:ltit was next drank, who addressed the Li very in a neat and appropriate speech. The other toasts were, " Mr. Maide, and the Friends of Parlia ment Pry Ileform in Scotland"—Mr. Itvug, and the Independent Elec t,rs of illiddlesex"—" M.jor Cartwright, the Father of Ileforiu"--. " Sir Francis Burdett, General Mathew," &c. The Meetine continued till a late boor, and broke up amidst the ut most conviviality and harmony. OLD BAILEY. Monday, John Webb, alia4 John Atkinson, and Robert Brady, were capitally indicted for iiirgery, and 'Melia:4 au order for 7001. ti;s. purporting to be an order of Stephen Kei r on Messrs Ladbrook and Co. bankers, with intent to tletilmd the said Messrs. Ladbrook and Co. The principal witnesses agair;st the pvisoners were two accomplices named Richardson and Cooke, the same as gave evi dence against Kennett ; but their testimony not being sufficiently corroborated, the prisoners were acquitted. Richard Wheeler the t Ider, and Richard Wheeler, the younger (father and con), were capitally convicted of high trea-bu, in coining divers pieces of money resembling tin current coin of the realm. Tuesday, Mrs. Bowles, widow of the laic Gen. Bowles, who stood Mdietcd for bigamy, and whose trial way put off until the present sessions, was put to the bar ; but no evidence being adduced, she was acquitted. Thursday, J Northall, W. Brown, and T. Wheeler, were tried for stOpping Mr. Newman on the King's highway, and robbing hifn of a gold chain, seals, &c.—Northall, on being called on for his de fence, said, " What's the use of saying any tli , ; they have been swearing away my life as fast as they can."--Brawn said, " I all innocent, but you may hang me to-marrow if you like ;" and the other prisoner protested his innocence. The Jury found all the prisoners guilty--!lcuth ; after which, Northall told the Judge he was guilty of the robbery, but the other two were as hinacent any men in Court.--Northall had broken out of the Poultry Coinptee the day before the above robbery was committed. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. The notorious Huffy White was re-examined before the Alagis• trate% at Northampton last week. and after%sards committed for trial, on a eharge•ofrobhing the Leeds Mail. The Grand Jury of Middlesex found a true bill, on Satiarday, against Joseph 111ereeron, Esq. it Magistrate fur the County, for wanl and corrupt pei jury. A deliberate and atrocious murder was committed on Monday last, at Birmingham, by John Britain. on the body of his wife. The hurrid deed was perpetrated in bed about six in the morning, by striking poor wonrur upon the head with an iron bir. Tw o us slept in the same room, one 17, and the other 9 years of age , the eldest being awoke by the sound of the blo.vs, sir.!eeeded, after several attempts, in wrenching the fatal instrument from the hands of his father ; and the neighbours being alarmed, 13ritain was com mitted to priso%. Tile only cause assignili for this dreadful mur der, was the supposed infidelity of the clece4sed.--C'oroner's tit iltlil Murder. • * •