The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-09-08 00:00:00

.• • Bet4ami. at the very .vites of Miian. it eva4 natural t serpose tha', with the. Prita est.'s raak, in a p set of Paean 'sheer the EngliSlt are popular. she would be found sit-rottnileit hr all that was groat. all that was eignitied, all that was 'honoured and respected, is, that I :etAve capital. But instead of that her Royal High t P.% on wishing to become a memher of a certain estab t•slonenti had lieen excluded by a Mack ball: It was roasible that the Princess 'Hisao have excluded the of Milan from her society fur the purposes of dis c :tied retrenchment. But what was the internal mate of this retreat': It contained all that was low and mean. 'Fitat part of the evident.r to which hr now cat:lo. Le tooth{ 1:.•t advert to without the deepest pain : he meant that which related to Malsomer. He remembered the sneer inr and contempt with whirls the tint part of that evi cerce was received b r the other able, and he had seen :l-o the different impressions which it afterwards ✓ and how his Learned Friends had been stun red by that evidence and driven to pursue a different It might have happened that this person ..s introduced into the house by Bergami, and without t • e knowledge of the Prioress, and she had come into his :•reseree by accident. Then, would not a virtuous •-• » have expelled him fruns the lonise with ipso rntey ? sn the mildest shape it could assume, this part o f t h e e v id e nce tend lead ta the siourliotion he had before drawn. The Learned Isenrlemau then alluded to the night of Berganti's return from Insprock to Challis, when he entered the bed of her Royal Highness. and Ilumont was e..th away. Here again the Comisel for the defence in their rross-examination had only asked the witeelleas to tl e dress of her Royal Highness. The facts were dis regarded as before.'llte allowed that all this rested upon evidence liable to eontrailiction. Ile would pass by the bath at Baden, where the Prineess was seen sitting on ✓ sofa with Berganti.and his arm round her waist. They t‘ en came to Carlsruhe, where a servant goes huts, ller• gatni's room, sees the latter in bed, with ilia arm round is a neck of the Princess, who is sitting on the Nab lier Royal (highness iisrs np. still the girl very naturally • away. She i 000000 eiliately tells this tale. in (OVA!. i:cence of whiisis she is brought here with considerable otrEettity, and siren her evidence in so clear and satis factory a manner, that if it be not impeached, it must (vertu.. every .one of its truth. lie would slightly tostch Noon a fact spoken to by itestetti—it was releste to the position of the hands of her Royal li Lwow us, an °evasion which their borilphips would r , .rtestilser. The crime-examination could not affect t' - man's lian:tent, and then it was attempted to in.aosaeh Isis character. That attempt had rather coo t:tined Dian weakened thiswitnesaes testimony; finis to character, it turned o.'t that he hail been coachman to Prince Beanharnoia. bad a good character from him, an l wit at that moment in the receipt of a pension in oletideration sit his services. Lastly, mine the evidence of Sacchi, conclesiie in itself, and yet the case did not want Isis testimony. se completely hail the statement been previously borne out by the evidence. Ile wonld, therefore. merely mention the leading facts in Sarelei's testimony. His general evidence clearly proved that the Princess and Bertram{ acted in a manner whirl' could only lie Instilled by-the situation of man and wife. and I t• would p orticular:y draw their Lordships notice to the c trriage-acesse. thutigh lie certainly dill is • intend to telte it in detail. Now it had been attempted to impeach C ;was tin. un the score of character, and like most us the attempts of the Queen's Counsel on that subject, Jneutpt hail made the witness stand higher at the reuse of the examination than he did at the commence riect. It arprareal that this witness had (originally been a eerunson soldier—that genuine honourable valour bad taslea his equally honourable promotion in the field of battle to the rank of tirst•iieutenant. Ile went into the serrlee of the Pr.uces• with a high iliaracter, and left it e .th a character trout the Princess herself, esinally high and wore minute and 'stalked in its language. Iledeed the Princess hail herself pronounced him to be a wee of credit. Hr had now gone through the most serious and the must painful ditty that hail ever been cast upon him. He appealed contidesstly to the farts as they appeared in evidence, and he would there ask their Lordships if they rotad possibly resist the hie' liable conclusion re mitting fr OM those facts, and whether they hail not fully justified the opening statement of Isis Learned Friend the Attorney-General. Before Ise concluded, he must say a few words upon a topic n hick had been univer stilly discussed. Ile alluded to the Milan commission. 'lie Milan rounnissiun had been ailing in their ears fro,:s begiut.ing hi end fur the purpose or insputing kW r proper titotises in the authors of it. The Learned gentleman then proceeded to argue the ne cessity of this Consmission and passed a wares encomium on the Members of it. He de scribed the chief of those alenthers as a person of knoam character. spotless integrity, and profound know ledge ut the law.. He then proceeded to eulogize the usher Wa s hers of it, and obaeryeil, that 'ol. Browne was a• respectable a man, as the t respectable of How who had dared to asperse him. In conclusion, the Lcarited lientleut ut apologized for the tioise he had con. 'mated in his mistress, and said, from the bottom of his heart, be MOM sincerely and devoutedly wished that the Queen's Counsel would be able, not by profeasional address. but by clear and indisputable facts, to disprove the chsi rpm a gai est lure, :Ind satisfy the whole world oilier swathed inuoreiwe. This was what lie sincerely wished, but at present. the farts in es iileisce conspelleil him to say, that the charges hail been fully, substautially, and completely brought home to her. l'ar Karl of Lioxstril.a now addressed the House, but spoke is, so low a tune that we could not hear a single distinct sentence. The amount of his speech was to propose the infliction of a milder punishment than that .ye tied in the Bill, should the House ultimately decide that the charges had hero proved. The EARL of lavratetsua deprecated the discussing even hypothetically any ultimate measures upon the pre sent question. It ought not to be prejudged, and in analogy to the English Common Law, the Queen is sup posed to be innocent, and to he able to repel all the charges. lie, however, disclaimed the idea, that the Bill was a measure of personal relief to his Majesty. The wily desire of that Illustrious Personage was, that the roil of public justice might be satisfied—the Divorce CI mac was certainly a fair inference from the preamble; be. he had no hesitation in saying, that if, in the futons steer of the proceedings, that part of the 811 l should be' eisjectionable to the House or to the country at large, it would be abanduned.—(Cheers.) Earl litter said, that although he was happy to hear from Ilse Noble Earl opposite so decided a statement of the feelings of the illustrions Personage in question. hi bad no i.lea of any individual telling , that house that there tvonlol be no idairittioa to the giving sip a part of a public Bill which was in its progress in that House. The Hill was before that House as a Divorce Bill. The Queen's Counsel were meeting it as a Divorce Bill, and it must he treated in all its euesstiu Is as a Divorce Bill. --(Hear, hear.) The Karts of LONSUALI and Livaaroot., and kid GAIT, mutually explained. The Earl of DONOUGHMOAL addressed the House, at great length. The substance of his Lerdship's speech was as ec izo of that part of Lord Liverpool's, which en joined impartiality. and.• freedom frost prejudice, in the present stage of the proceedings. Counsel were sow called to the Bar, and the Lain Cats Nelll4.oi Warmed Yr. Brougham, that the Attorney I E STATESMAN. General !owing now chased his eases that was the proper MEETING AT THE CROWN AND ANCHOR. r to ad ire,. any application to the House re.ative to —.0.-- the i defence of his il!witricas Client. .% public meeting was iield at the Crown and An 11r. Rum ..u.i.14 ruse awl said, that he felt some diffi- i e not • Torero, to receive the Report of flee Committee retity in addressing . the House, inasmuch as a hint bad I for conducting the Subscription to present her Ma. keen given ahem a new 1011—(Lond cries of order.) 'liar Lou to Cita Ne. mon informed Mr. Brougham, that jesty the Queen with a Service of Place. The meet- Counsel had no right to adverr to the debates of the lug had been announced fir one o'clock, but was sub- House. In courtesy to the tientleiren of the liar, they , stdpiently postponed in comic l uence of the eclipse to were permitted to he present during these debates, ba i t . two o'clock It was most numerously atal respeeta. if any Counsel so far forgot this courtesy as to animal- Mr attended, and was graced by the presence of a vat upon their debates, he sumt always withdraw from : . • larger Humber of beautiful and elegantly attired fe the , House, unless called to the Bar olficially.—(Hear, . bear hear.) j males than ws remembered to have n itnessed on any Mr. liedito:t im—aly L or ,k, l am c a ll ed upon to former occasion. Shortly after two o'clock, Sir lierard give an answer tee a very serious awl momentous *pies-; Noel, accompanied by the Members of the Committee, thou, and it is quite impossible that I can reply to it by !. entered the room, and was unanimously called to the a yea or a nay. I was abont to state to your Lordships chair. He immediately proceeded to call the atten the great awi cr ot elne difficulties with which we have lion of the inoeting to the object for which they were to rontend. a;101 to throw myself on your Lordships' coavened. Ile expressed his satisfaction at witnessing c passion. iso highly respectable a meeting, as it furnished an ad- The Loril Cit iscze.Lon said. that House was to ail. ditional pr.iof, if any additional proof were wanting, minister justice.—(t.hrers.)--To address their lairds that the sentiments of the whole country were in fa ships in language like that of the Learned roar of her Majesty thee Queen. The best interests Counsel, was higlily improper.—(Repeated cheers.) .of the nation were in fact so mixed up with the cans.. Mr. Ittioceinim said lee could assure their Lordships . . her m.. . aj ot esty, that the partieular obect for which he thought he had not mistaken them when he appealed they were assembled, namely, to prese j t her Majesty to their compassion, but he hail no objection n hatever to receiving the strictest justice. He would ask then, ' wi t h a magnificent Se rvice of Plate, was com p arativel y he should have said humbly ask, but their Lordships hail, lan object of little importance. He would not occupy it seemed, derlitied hearing any thing bat the language ' the time of the meeting, because lie felt it to be Isis of justice, and. therefore that lie should ask as a right. ! j a w 'as Chairman, rather to listeis to others, than to lie would ail: them that the House should adjourn tin- I troudb• le them with any observations of his own. The tit to-sneer:ow at Pi o'clock, when lie would proceed to . the guide I's &fends.. 1 Secretary would read the Report of the Committee, The I, eau Cis tscet.i.cia wished to know whether the ! and be would only add, that he felt proud of being the Learned Conindel itonld be prepared at that time fully I instrument of conveying to her Majesty the loyal and to enter upon the defence, or is tiether he would tnerely . I affectionate /mutinies:to of the people. commence it anal ask for delay afterwards. Mr. Citset.te Peansox, the Secretary, proceeded Me. linocutt.tst said he was not prepared to anawar that crotion decisively. A counsel (his lordship knew) often inlaid ulu►n consideration alter his tint plan. lie might in the beginning of a ease decideto call evidence, and he might afterwards feel perfectly safe in suffering the case to go to a jury without calling evidence. lie (Mr. H.) did not know but Le might Teel disposed to take that course, but he had not yet made np his mind. The Loan ct.t.oa diselaitoed any intention of throwing a difficulty in the way of the Queen's Coun sel by his question. He only wishtd to have him asked what he meant to do, and what course he would take ? The Earl of LIVENPitOL said, it might be well to tell the Learned Voting., now, that be would be called upon to-morrow to declare himself finally. he Lon it I:4lANcta.i.ott was adverse to going any farther in the lottsine,s n o w. Ti e p ari ti es was one of very great importance, and it was better to wait a little time than to take a hasty or inconsiderate step upon it. The Earl of kircitrooL.-- ,, 1 meant that the Conn.' sel should he asked the toestion now, lint that tine be given to mower until tit-morrow too:ning." The lo ; ci.Lost.—" Mr. Brougham, I am authorised by the House to ask you, What course yon mean to take in your defence; hot you arc not required to give an answer till to-morrow." Mr. Ham a great duty was involved upon him : what hr had done iefuer trots trilling, he hall only beer ilrblir • 9f IL" . Al. messes, ' Wee., jF to read the Report of the Committee. It stated, that at a meeting held at the Crown anti Ant {tor 1 avern, me the 23.1 of August, severtl Re-!,Wilms Invl been carried expressive of the sew,• which that Meeting entertained of the sufferings and persecutions to which her Majesty bad been exposed; of the gratitude with which they reflected, that the public money had never been wasted in supplying her extravagance, or ells (-barging her debts; and of their unanimous opinion, that a subs. ription, limited to Is. each person, should be opened. for the purpose of presenting her with a Service of Mute, as a monument of the nation's grati tiole. It stated, that Mr. Alderman Wood had accept ed the office of Treasurer, and that he bad named Mr. J. Hurcombe and Mr. P. Charlatan as his Representa tives; the Rev. Mr. flares and Dr. liilebrist had a!so been appointed Honorary Secretaries fur Ireland and Scotland. In inviting Lades to attend the Public Meeting, the Co: •ttee were not merely actuated by a wish to be favoured with the presence of those great stimit.ants to all that is great, generous, and noble in the huurtn character, but by a desire, that their ami able countrywomen would become co-operators in this great cans of national sympathy and feeling. Dr. tii Li It H t ascended the table to propose the firA Re, thition—" That the report now read be ap proved of by this Meeting." which was seconded by Captain Williams, and carried unanimously. Mr. Cossr proposed the next Resolution—" That respertable persons be requested to accept the o ffi ce of per., It,reivers of Suberriptione, in furtherance of the ob- leas of this Meeting, anJ that Gentlemen he invited with it, tjaw ti now .• to form themselves into district associAtions fur that purpose. Mr. et.tax %erondetl this R.•solution, observing, s E. th.tl he wa% bqt little in the habit of atlelrepting Public obliged The Counsel Nicetings, but that lie felt re-assured on this occasion, by the presence of so much beauty and fashion. Mr. TIIELW %LI. was $11•610113 to address a few obserra- to folk if he In, be übli kart the Their. He could never believe the guilt of . one who had acted so heroical a part as her Majesty ; for where there magnanimity of soul, he always believed there was integrity of principle. let it be recollected too that not one reskpectable witness has been producej against her, though the recruiting drum had been beaten linos to !lir Nllrrtiol before the question was put from with a for going into his rase. thought it ought to he well consider. d. The Lioen Coss. gum!' agreed will' the Noble Earl, that if such was the intention of the Learned Counsd, it reqnired the greatest ronsideration. Ile thought he might to be called upon to- iiiii rrow morning to make a proposal of that nature—if ally inch he bad to make, an" that a slay should he fixed upon for entertaining and solemnly debating it. Lord Eas KINK said, the situation the Counsel was in was a most trying one, and he hope.), if he should make his election in the morning to open his case, that he should not then be obliged to go on with it. Mr. BRI,U1:11A111 would not wish their Lordships to adjourn unnecessarily on his account. Ile wily wished to have a clear understanding as to the point to which lie was to address his attention on coining to the Bar to- 11.1 W. The Loan Cliancru.on said he would have to con sider whether or not he was prepare.' to go on with his case in the morning. It did not hence follow, that hr wools' be oblig,d that moment to go Leto it, km he might have, if he required it, till the next morningor any reasonable delay. lie would, however, take this opportunity of saying, that he thought this House was not bound by any thing but its own notions of what was right. The question as to making his election of going or not going on now, was of great importance, and lie thought it ought to be well considered. lie advised their Lordships to keep their own character in view in all they did—it was the surest way of keeping up their justly acquired respectability as a tribunal. lie should therefore move, that at 12 o'clock to-mar row the Counsel should be called upon to answer.— (Hear !) The Earl of Dostountiatoes wondered the Learned Counsel eould feel any difficulty ; sure he was that none was thrown in his way by thee question from the Chair.—(Hear.)—lt occurred to hint the question woo not " what defence are you willing to make i" hot.i " there are certain indulgences to be given you, and how will you receive them ?"—(Hear!)—lle did sot approve of the Counsel being allowed first to rear his statement, and then be left to his t:iurrtion Iskellee! he would go on with the ease; fur he Wight saw as- 1 met, whether he thought it world be necessary to call evidence. Instead of difficulties being Batmen is hia *ay,-he rather thought the questiou held out faclllllllW to the Learned Counsel. After wine observations from Lord Orr" and the Lord Chancellor. their Lordships adjoorned to te-isior row Boning at balkiest 11 o'clock. . for them, from one end of the C ontinent to the other— (Applanse.)—Tlie Attornev-fleneral had protnised, in his opening speesh, to prutinle respectable English wit neues, as well as foreign ragamuffins against her ; but how had he fulfilled that promise ":—Two English wit nesses only had been produced, one of whom said no thing against the Queen, and the other gave testimony in her favour. But even supposing her Majesty to be gnilty, that guilt he contended, was the crime of others. After being betrayed into a marriage for avaricious purposes, after being basely abandoned and cast out a helpless wanderer upon the world, he would ask, whether, even upon the supposition of her guilt, the whole of the sin did not belong to her first perse-d raw? After a variety of other observations he con eluded by supporting time Resolution. The Resolution a% as then put and carried unanimously. Mr. throax moved the next Resolution —" That the Ladies he respectfully solicited to affonl their powerful assistance in promoting the objects of this Merting."— Me trusted that the great national object in which they were 'waged would be assisted not only by the sudles of their fair r.tuntrrwonten, but by their active co-ope ration. If the Laiiies would conic forward and foes themselves into district associations, it would be as las possihle to fail in this object as in any other, which was aided and promoted by their animating and irresistible influence. Mr. Frowns seconded the Resolution. Sir li. NOEL expressed his warm concurrence in the sentiments which hail been expressed by the lientleman who proposed this resolution. Ile felt cheered and ani mated by flue presence of so large a portion of Isis fair countrywomen, and he was glad that be did not observe any of the a ivies or datigh , ers of the Peers of the realm in this assembligr of beautiful and virtuous women. It was to the female aristocracy of this country, and to the adulation whirls they hail paid to power, that much of the mischief is Ishii they now deplored was to he attri buted. So far from thinking them the higher classes, he pronounced thrum upon this occasion to lie the lowest. —(Applause.)--Let the Ladies in this meeting, said the worthy Baronet, set them such an example as shall either compel them to agree with us, or punish them for their disagreement. Mr. Bowl, proposed the next resolution, " That the friends of the Queen in every county, city, town, and tillage of the United Kingdom, be invited to become receivers, and that proper authorities be presided for Ibis purpose by the Secretary." . Mr.ttoot.ft stepped forward for the purpose of se wadi ng this resolution. The question, hr said, wee not on teach one of the gnilt or innocence of the Queen ; they bad not met there to try her for *H o edged s, Sw the whole country had anticipated her innoceoce, before the evidence was produced; and now that the evi dame had been brought forward. they pronounced Isar' boocent.—(Applause.)—The met , therefore,. to devise teepe e At means la which they might best express their stenti giuMts of homage and tail convey to her Majesty bee t ; nibblin g in the iloss-etantinatiou of the 4, but ite e defence of the u. If Air 1116 r.•• lr • in* Orr i.hli tl to L T V 101 l It, or, pu lipid to ask tor t ill set tl e& • ~, Ai Lordships uuulii iny what ey mi e, and whether, 111;ille his choke t o op e n hi he would not be (41 to qo nil), it. e Loup tat e.t."it was st .id the Learned sel bad not understood' the ion. The pies- was only as to the mode wll r Counsel meant low in his defence ; but it means followed, made his election to open •e, that lie should ,lilted to go on.-(hear rl (Jury —lf I unilento Learned (Ingle- rightly, he means to his statement first, a reservatton to himself n asking further time Lang into his rase. If that was his weaning, be morrot if ht. ii tinn w. fur nrl.l her, eti 4 , II some token of their c.niviction of her lurac c oc a . T he country did, indeed, at the present in.onent, r ,. nc i : !mist singular spectacle. That people wins had be es charged with a disregard of all law and moraiit e . Cu* stood forward to evince their loyalty, while ;he Light's authorities, assembled in their august conniv e , w ere trying to cast unmerited degradation upon Royalty, a ri d asking. the people to become participators in thole iniquity. Let it be recollected that her Majesty was not merely a Queen Consort—she stood in the line ofsuccess:on to the Throne; and the proceeding by which it was attempte s i to degrade her was consevently calculated to throw ol,,• stades in the way of the succession. Supposing an even: to occur, which all men of course deprecated, he meant the death of his present M ajesty, what was to hinder this administration front bringidg in a Bill of Pains ;ma Penalties against the Duke of York for his former in tretions? Th e aeg mat, the lan, the justice, the rea• son of the case, were equally applicable; the Afmtnet lieneral need only change the name of the parties, aid the same Bill of Pains anti Penalties which had h e n brought against the Queen might serve for the Oaks of York.--(Applatise.)—Ncr was there any reason that Mi nisters should stop here—the same Bill of ileitis an I Pet,. alties might also be brought against his Royal Ilighaem the Duke of Clarence. (Applause.) If suck weretht.ineal &able mischiefs which might be produced by the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers it was high time for every class of the community to come forward and express their feeling.. The proceeding against the Queen was a mockery all judicial proceedings ; but the House of Loris auii;ltt not have been fitted up in vain, fur it might he de st i o ,„l for a trial of a more justifiable stature, in which the per. suns who now united the character of judges and arr.:. sera might themselves stand at the Bar. He conelad..l by giving his cordial rapport to the Resolution, wh,Lit was agreed to unanimously. After Mr. %Vooler sat down, Mr. Ft.sxartax berg called upon by the Chairman, came forward, and said, however much pleasure an Irishman felt in gazing on so line anti elegant an assemblage of English Ladies, lie could not be altogether an idle gazer, anti the more so in consequence of the many encomiums bestowed ma his countrymen, for which he returned his best thanks, anti assured them, they were juatly entitled to them. On the part of the Irish be relied tint no limited sum 411 , m1.1 be held not, hut that all ranks would subscribe accord. ing to their means and inclination. And he would re commend the propriety of having proper persons appoint ed in each county, who would receive every thing that was offered. were it even hut a penny from the peasant. Of the iniquitous Italian witnesses, he would only say, A true Italian. no nice medium knows, If told to go to bell, to bell lee goes.—Wheers.) It had ben said the Irish had taken no material inte rest in the business of the Queen; in reply to which, he (Mr. Flanagan) would only say, that the bake of Lein stet., the pride and admiration of his Country, who lives in the hearts of his tenantry, and who gives spirit and yioottr to the trade and institutions of his country, and prevents them as much as possible frosts going into decay, has taken a most active part: and lie would recommend the Chairman to wait upon his (;race for his subscrip tion, who would thereby have an oppertnnity of setting an example to his Countrymen which would be followed by all classes and sects. 'Mr. FLANAGON moved that Sir John Newport and Sir Hoare Parise], be added to the list of Secretaries, which was seconded and unanimously carried. Mr. MURPHY moved, "That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be requested to acce pt the oes lfi of Tres. tees, - for the purposes of this &Ibsen pt ion :—Sir Noel, Bart. M. P. ; she Duke of Leinster ; M. Wmsd, Itsq. M. P.: the Hou. I). Kinnaird : P. Moore, Ksq. M. P.; J. Home, Esq. M. P.; Mr. Alderinan Thorpe; Major J. ; Mr. Ald. IYaithman ; Lord W. Fitagerald ; Sir R. Wilson. M. P. ; Sir F. Burdett ; J. C. Hcabhousw Esq. ; C. Calvert, Esq. • and E. Ellice, Esq. N. P." Sir G. Noel . second ed the motion, and suggested that a clause shonld be added empowering the Trustees to add to their number. The R esolution so amended was pat and carried un animously. Mr. PITT proposed the Thanks of the Meeting to Mr. Alderman Wood, for the generous and manly conduct which he bad evinced in the cause of her Majesty. This Resolution was seconded by Mr. TIIELIV‘LL, and carried unanimously. The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to Mr. Charles Pearson, Rev. Mr. Haves and Ilr. Uhilchrist, the Secretaries, who returned thanks. Mr. Mitts moved the 'Thanks of the Meeting to Sir H. Noel for his al►le conduct in the Chair, and for the seal with which he had promoted the objects of this Meeting. Sir li. NOEL returned thanks, and added, that he had received a letter from Mr. Alderman Wood, stating, that the necessity of attending upon the Queen had prevented him from being present at this Meeting. T►e worthy Alderman added, that her Majesty was at this time la bouring under a considerable degree of pecuniary ditb rutty in consequence of his Majesty's Ministers having withheld front her the means of carrying on her de fence. He was glad to communicate this circumstance to the Meeting, becalm every thing which augmented the delinquency of the Administration, he held to be valuable to themselves. He trusted the people of this country would never suffer her Majesty to be deprived of the means of defence from want of money, and he thought this subject ought to be brought forward at some subsequent meeting. lie thought, indeed, the present highly respectable meeting °nett not to separate without coining to atone Resolution, expressive of their determination to rescue her Majesty from the state of desitntion to which she was rednaid by. his Majesty's •• - • Ministers. A Resolution to this effect was proposed, but it was agreed to postpone it until a public notice had been given, and at about six o'clock the Meeting separated. TH E E(' I. IPS E. According - to an ilmervatio . u made in Loudon, 21. 2. in time ti e`t of Greenwich, yesterday, the first impres sion noun the'Sun's disc was at 23 min. 30 sec. past 12, o ree ni v i r l i , mean ti m e, being 15 sec. previous to the time laid down in the Ephemeris. The mercury in the thermometer then stood at 6: 4 . At 45 min. past 14 *CON At lt o'clock et M 15 ada. pest 1 0S 15 min. past 4 - 151. 34) Do: 671 86 Do. 66 45 Do. 67 3 1 ) Do. 011 30 Do. 3 e'cloek lift • At 14 utin.?.l sec. past 3, the impression left the Sue's disc, and the thermometer was then at 71. At 2 o'clock, ViDUS`MIS visible, but no other planet or star. l'he obscuration was much leas than had been eNpectrd. So far as could be fettiellied, it. was not greater tbao that which took place the "aloe erenigg, about t minutes after sun-set. Daring the great echos! in 17thl, whieh occurred or a Sunday, during the limo of divine service. candles were prepared in the charches. The memory u the thermometer on that °waif'''. fell !lis 11611 • ball siegrees; on the ?reseal mitationi,fber. . ~. . •. • Bows.—Tbe !axing-math 1 to talsailerce in Hampshire, en Tiserw.iay, was trawl by wee' tit 'Newby next, to better the el dean dim* eke lot initishte Mack owd Strang Ms misteasett rt- • I I It r