The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-25 00:00:00

Pim THE NATIONAL REGISTER. rn IL 25. a ccuse her of one great crime, might he disposed to de p• her even of the child which she had borne. The contrast he t,, yen the two Administrations was strongly marked: the Whigs (the friends ot the Prince) pronouncetther innocent, bat a* the sa m e tu n e endeavoured to leak a stigma .ou her name : Mr. Perceval Ad i without any paltry subterfuge immediately and abso lutely •:r<pritted her. The Lord Chief Justice, who had accused other ,'t ti.lsehood, was himself (to retort his ow n language) * * • 11- ' tearl ti, . Address. Resolutions of Thanks then agreed to—to Mr. : , : ; ha;::, and the Advisers of the I': ?ivev:,—to Mr. Coctirahe 3 •one, --to Mr. Wnitbreafi. 3:v.1 lc: Pardett ;- and also to Al.'.'erman Wood, Piol 'he I F,,ivery ot London. Mr. Younu: propased Thanks to the Representatives, Mr. Calvert and Mr. Tly'rritc”., this being orpos , cd, was witi.drawn; and a motion of Mr. !ll'Malpli was adopted, to instruct Representa tive, to originate in Parliament some motion, to bring the authors cf the c ons- i )iraey I:yainst the Princess to condign piniisionent. ;ks veer oted to the Committee who owl .iriginated this ousiness *he Borouos, and also to the Chairman; after which the M,:cting was tt,solved. COMMON HALL. A Common Hall was held on rriday to receive the Report of the Asoltess to the Princess of Wales, aid the answer of her Royal Report was then read ; towards the end of which, it was st tied, flea the Address and Answer not appearing in the London le, tie I:eirembralicer wrote to the paldisher on the subject, vilot retarucil for ;:hs‘ver, that tee was not authorised to make such oe, thee were transmitted to him through the 0111 cc or the Seert:t.ry for the Home Department.-- (Misses. ) inwebraneer thee 0.-rote to Lord Si!loaiatti, statiog v.hat had passed, the Address, AN ()III(' have an early iwertian. To thiq Lord Si ; onth answere'l.'-', that is the exercise of hi: diFere tion, io ottic:ra situation, he did not think it proper to make the , rceitire ) A Lt ter from Mr. Whitbread was then read, expressing his grate. ful 100 te mit of their Vote of : after which, the M %volt came forward, thanked thtm tnr their attendance, and id the Hal! was now dissolved. (Cries of—No! No e) M Alderman Woon came forward to speak, hot the Lord Mayor VII the Hall amid loud hisses. Great confusion prevailed, hat Mr, Alderman J. Smith coining in, there was a s,hout for him to talc , the Chair. Mr. WAITIOIAN addressed the Meeting. He said they were not altogether in a new situation : they had, on former occa , ions, been deserted by their Chief Magistrate, and the practice had beeh for I so me Alderman to take the. Chair. 4n Mr. Wilkes's time something aimilar had happened : an Aldernia4, after the Lord Mayor had lett the Hall, pre•id-ell merely as the Chairman of the Livery. 'Mr. Alderman SMITIt said he hail scruples in has mind, which had not been removed to; what had ranee from his worthy friend. Mr. Alderman WOOD then proposed, that as it was now merely a meeting of the Livery, that Sir William Rawlins should take the Chair, ohie . i nitl immediately. Mr. Ahtrrmuu SMITU said he had no olijeetion to attend, an; ad lress them merely as a Liveryman. (He aml Alderman Wood then pulled olf their guwlis.) Mr. alderman IVoon said it had always been the practice to eonieue a Common Halt to receive the answer to their Address. The Lord Mayor called the purpose of their meeting trivial, but his dioolving the Hall shewed that be attached some importance to it. It was evident that the Ministers mast have some feelings against the Princess, or the Address would have appeared in the Gazette. Re had been informed, that the Lord Mayoehad, within a few days, waited on Lord Sidinoatlt ' anti asked his advice whether he should convene a Hall to -day. Lord Sidmotith told him, that he mist be the best judge, bat that he•himself should advise against a 64 Whitehall, April 7, 1913. ' 46 Sir,—l have just received your letter of this day's date, irOoting a copy of an Address from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of Laudon, to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with a copy of her Royal Highness's Answer thereto, and desiring that I will order the same to be inserted in the London Gazette : iti r€ ply, 1 have to nein:lila yt:u, that in the exercise of the discretion which belongs to my official situation, I do not think it proper to canse the Athlress and Answer above-mentioned to be inserted •is the London Ga‘zette. I am, Sir, your most_obedient humble servant, " To the City Itemembrancer." "SID111OUT13." 255 • meeting: to which the Lord May 4 replied, that he had promised a Hall to some Gentleman, and must call laugh.) Mr. WAIT/DIAN then addressed the Livery. Considerini the condeet of the Lord Mayor and Lord Sidmouth, they seemed to him to here acted tinder a:; eironeow impression, that the Prince could be'displeased at the' discovery of the foulkourpiracy against his own wife : that her triumphant rescue from atrocious calumny %rind(' be ungrateful to the feelings of a husband. ( Huszas.) His c All opinion was far different : he had now doubt that the Prince hegent must be delighted at the triumph of one so dear to him by birth, as well as nirrrage. (Loud Applause) How, then, had Lord Sidmonth dared, ley his eeneect, to countenance an opinion, that the address would be unpin zing to his Royal Highness? (Applause) As to the conduct of the Lord Mayor, elly had he carried the Limy of London.. a circuitous rotate ? had he presumed to think t!:;!': the triumph which the City were celebrating would give displeasure in any particular quarter. Tho Lor(1 Mayor lead yester day excused himself b a it saying, that his oath colnpclied him to keep the peace of the city. W hat! was it to preserve the peace of the cit y that the Livery ot London were carried to St. Giles'. , .4 laugh.) It was not proper that the conduct of the Chief Magistrate sI:OI.JeJ be passed over without , disapprohation. He had abandoned tee:n, because lie felt that he should meet with their execration instca. , of their thanks. He then moved a resolution," that the LAM Mayor, by the cir cuitous route taken in the procession, and by other conduct, had shewn disrespect to the Prince Regent, by countenancing an opi nion, that the triumph of the Princess would be otlensive to his feelings; and that his condiret this day, in dissolving the Hail, rtn demi ltim unworthy of the 'Confidence ot his fellow citizens." He could not sit down, without expressing his disapprobation ot the non attendance of the legal Advisers of the. City, on occasions when their opinions Plight be wanted. Mr. TrioNi:s,oN expressed his conviction, that the Prince and his mother erre at the bottom ureic preceedingsegaiust the . .Prin cess, (hisses and applansc.) He was surprised that tine P e;ciples of liberty should be discussed in a place where a statue had lelely heels erected to the destroyer of the Implant. race, (hisqts.) He proceedA to observe, that Baronets-would soon be as despicable as i'eg Nicholson's Knights. For his part when he MW Bart. agilelst a man's name he thought it stood for " bartered. ' He supposed the Lord Mayor would be made a Baronet for his services to day. Was it not evident that there was a feeling existing against the Prin cess of Wales, a 3 well from the conduct of the hypocritical Lord Sidmouth, as that of the Lord Mayor ? 'lice Resolution ot the Censure was then put and carried.with one dh , seniient voice, and was ordered to be published in the papers. Mr. WAIMMAN then moved the thanks of the Meeting to Sir W. Raw ling.:. Mr. W,‘ D MNGTON stepped -forward to propose a Resolution hi the 'lame of the Meeting, pretesting against the conduct of the Commissioner , , the !learner of takiug evidence, and the recent con duct of tl , .e Privy Council,—procc.rdings %Oda were willwitt pre cedent the days of Henry VII E. Mr. WA:ItmAN slid, whatever indignation the Meeting might ft-el on this sobject, it was not now !refine them; and they could not. w i t h o ut notice, itieuss any matter which would not have been pro per had the Lord Mayor been present. The Resolution not being seconded, came to nothing. The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to Sir W. Rawlings, who returned thaul:s, and the Meeting dispersed. COMMON COUNCIL Thursday a Court of Common Council washeld (pursuant ton requi sition presented to the Lord Mayor). for the purpose of agreeing cis au Addrtsss to be presented to the Prinoess of Wales, congratulating he; Rosai Highness on her complete triumph over a conspiracy, the object of which was to destroy her Royal Highness's life and honour. Mr. Waithman having moved the Resolution for au Address, the some was seconded by Mr. Fayed. Mr. lateN3 snid, that some insinuations had been dropped at tl:c Li-, very Meeting on this subject, seeming to convey censure ou the Prince of Wales, as if he had been at the bottom of all those proceedings • brought forwarrl iainst her Royal Highness the Princess ; he should therefore move an amendment, to wipe away that foul and undeserved stiuma. The Worthy Member then moved, by way of an amendment, _ _ •to be added to the * Resolution - i 1 tered into hy persons untnitted to society, and who basely abused I*Feet the life and honour of her Several Members disclainsing f Mr. Waithruan , " A conspir:xy en- ) her Royal Ilighness's presence and that opetortuttity. Liy UlLtinring 10 Royal Highttesti." • trll iutentiou of censuring his Aqui to: