The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-11-15 00:00:00

'MEMO OF BINIMPSGATE WARD. Ve+terday, pursuant to adjournment, a Meeting •f the inhabitants of the Ward of Bialopsgate wag ►rld at the Workhouse, Bishopsgate-street. The oh. *e._t of the meeting was announced iu the following Serum ."ro take into consideration the propriety of an 1,i.1-r•s to his Majesty, upon matter• arising out of ti proceedings against her 3tajesty l'aroline the kjceeu : also to consider an Address of congratulation her Majesty. And also the probable Measure of petitions to the Houses of Lords and Commons." At ten minutes past twelve, the Deputies of the Ward, Thomas Gree•taway. Esq. and Sir William Weenies opened the business of the Meeting. Mr. Lestarrae then ruse to *Limit a series of Re toa!ations to the Meeting. In reference to the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, he proceeded at some ;igtle to enter into a general eiew of the state of the reentry. He said that corruption had now assumed n rover to trample on the brat rights of the people, setting all law and justice at defiance.—(Applause). There was nothing too daring for the vile Olicareliv teat had usurped a e omplete dominion over the rights ;anal liberties of freeborn British snhjects. 'I heir en an at the same time, would always prove alms.- heel! as F:ugland could 'mast 44 tree press.— (l'iseers.)---lie the cuurse of some further obaervatiuns, the Worthy Gentleman connuenteal Ott the conduct of presetet Ministers in terms of pecoliar severity. II • usainssitaed, that had her Majesty experienced the s arr kiwi treatment as the late Queen, her manners 'Ma, have been formed to the scrupulous pree:i.iou of English women. lint this was nut the else, for she was driven to our shores only to lee se -..eked. Whatever appearances may have arisen f. •;.1 the coolness of heart, and general familiarity of t:.e manners of the Queen, esii;lit be attributed, he es.ar,iriveal, to any thing rather than crime. The fe soa: -s of the Continent practised familiarities which s• eck an Englishman, first mixing with them, with swr,.rese ; but if indecency were therefore attempted, a'. indignant repulse woul•I quickly mark the sense in v. -hie they held their dignity anal their honour. Ile 5. enteied into a general vindication of her Ma co.oluct, during' her absence from England ; I.o...tending that she had in nu one instance evinced a desire fur voluptuousness, anal that the best proof of t 1..• fact was to I e found in the a:•tivity of her habits, disposed Le'r to pass rapidly from one casuistry ta an Oher for the purpose of mental improvement. Itailan were useacquainted with the social enjoy• r:Net of slimier panties; but Col. Browne took care to initiate them, iu carder to effect Lis elesigns against leer Alajesty. Ile (Mr. L.) heal often been invited to the table Of that ••'••, when at Mil;in : but never could lie b. hag himself to sit down at tall • with such a••••. Wherever the iotinence of Browser anal his dinners dial st extend, the Queen aas spoken of aide universal love and admiration. Every Eiselisimate ought to glory its the virtuous indignation which her Majesty .iLpiayeel against her persecutors. Silt wrote from Venice that "she would cume over to England and shame her eneenies."—(Shouts of applause.)-11 she was guilty, would she leave closer so ? Would she not leave shrunk Erma the 0144111 of trial ? the the con trary, Ilse openly demanded a trial, anal refused the bast bribe which was offered as the compromise of her honour. 'I lee wurthy Gentleman concluded with read ing the resolutions. Air. Wallet: seconded them in a speech whiceneral h re ptobated, in the strongest language, the g treatment whida leer Majesty had experienced. Ile ob served, that instead rf heaving beets introduced, upon her first landing its England, to the must correct and sinuous of western, she was brought into extremely different society. If there were any man in that meet ing who wends' have tr••ated his wife to, hr would have justly been scouted from s o ciety.—(llseers.)—lle had always understoml that the British Government re tained %villein it the seeds of its regeneration; but then if, instead of this regeneration, we timbal only an extension of abuses from year to year, then deri sive measures must necessarily be adopted. For him self, lee sincerely believes' that the signature of the Bill of l'aites and Penalties by the King would be the signature of his own degradation, and that of his tho . worstnetit.—(Great applause.)—lle had been to!sl in deed, and he believed the 'Wenn sat to be true, that a person said to a man, who was high in the confidence uovernment. " Well s and what can you Jo with the Queen, even if the Bill should pass ?" anal the re . ply was, " Let the Bill but l.ass. anal I'll engage she vise'et be in this country twelve hours. - But, would • Englishmen endure this.? Ws own mind was made up on the sub j . ict—having• dee:deal, in the first in stance; en what part he would take, shoild matins be brought to the last extremity. Ile had deawn his sword in defence of his•country, alien it was threat ened with invasion; atwl, oid as he ass now, he should not hesitate to do the same in vitedication of his rights and those :of • the people, rhonid the last excess of tYeansiy oblige hint to it. The whole of the pro ceedings against the Queen originated in ate atrocious consperticy. • Was it possible for any man to think otherwise, who looked at the coaduct o f Lord • • • and of Omitted'. Was it possible fir any man to take such steps as Ompteda had taken, unless he was countenanced by others. Wisest Count Munster gave his instructions to Unveils, was it pos sible that the Duke of Cambridge could be ignorant of the fact? The beggarly despots of the continent were leagued with Ministers to buy up evidence against than Queen, wherever the slightest appearances were found to assist them. It was Clear,. though her Majesty was latterly offered fifty thousand pounds a year to remain out of the wintry, that the intention et first seas to take away her life. (Cheers.) The Ministers were anxious upon all occasions to lend themselves to the base passion of an individual whom be was auzious not to name. Ile had once thought favonrablj of Ministers as men, but under the present . system, be was convineed.thetuo wan could be honest and keep his place. • (Applau s e .) He next •aninsad ierted on the shameless pertinacity of 3lini?ters, in not fuming abandoned the Bill before it was read a second time. when they might have withdraws with some meat to their honesty, by stating that they were deceived in the bete they bad proceeded upon. He thee deprecated the nnttual confliction& of the Pishops. Iltr_;;! tea. it.terpretatiJu of particular texts of Scrip- THE ST ATifSNIAN. ture. and censured the Bishop of London in particular for applying to the Monarch in his individual caps- I city the political maxim that " the King can do no I wrong." According to the Bishop of London he said that a King of England might, like the Emperor of Moroceo, rut off the beads of a certain umber of his subjects every morning, by way of doing then, a par ticular favour : acrording to the Bishop of London a Knig of England might debauch the wives and ravish ' the daughters of his subjects.—(rheers.)—lle now came to consider a most impudent declaration which was made by a countryman of his own, the Duke of I • Montrose. This that, who for the last thirty years of i his life was supported by the public money, a consi &rabic suns of which he haul a massed as master of the I horse, or chief ostler to the King.—(.. laugh.)—This Noble Duke, who was a pauper on the public purse, had the effrontery to sat that if the Bill was rejected, he for one would not acknowledge her Majesty as Queen. Was there ever a snore shameless or foolish de claration ? Why let this Noble pauper tetire frcm other, let him leave his roach hurses,—(a and then -.oppose, hr (Mr. White) should say, that he slid not act:, oa lo gig'. him as Duke of Montrose; did it follow that he n mild not still hr Duke of Montrose, or would it not rather he most absurd to say that lie would not ? This was a clear illustration of the case with respect to her Majesty. '1 he last cirenteistanre whirl, the worthy lientleman hrosight under the con sideration of the 3lreting, was an assertion of an atrocious nature alleged to hare been made against her Majesty by an exalted personage, whom he rupee setOeol a- the person alluded to in Mr. Dennian's speech. Ile etontenoleti that an individual who rould wake use of such au assertion' was out fit to associate with man whether rusk o: civilised. Several Resolutions founded on the terms of the re quisition, :loot expressed in very strong language, it rre then read ectietti.o, and adopted amidst loud acrla- A l'onunittee of five was appointed, to ascertain from her 31;ajesty's Chamberlain what time she *would be graciously plersed to receite.the Address. At half-past three the Meeting broke up. CRIPPLEG.4TE WARD. A numerous Meetiug of the Inhabitants of this Ward took place yesterday, for the purpose of present ing an Address of Congratulation to her Majesty. Mr. Alderman Wood haying taken the Chair, he stated that he had called the Meeting in pursuance of a Itequisitition presented to him for that purpose. and signed by upwards of one hundred Inhahitant House holders. It was right for that Ward to Address her Majesty as early as possible. They would be n arty the first body which would be introduced to the pre sence of the Queen. The inhabitants of the town of Dover would have the honour in taking the lead ; as they were the first to address her on the shores of Eng land, when she had been threatened by persecution, so would they he the first to samgratulate her on her tri umph—the triumph of truth and inuocuce over fals,- 1.0041 rod uppreodun. Mr. HAINES cause forward to move two Resolutions. It was right, he said, now that the innocence of the Queen had been establishes', and her enemies had been driven back in confusion and defeat, it was right fur the Ward to congratts'ate her on her signal triumph over those who • •d a blow against her happiness and honor. The mode of proceeding against her 31a jest, was most unronstitutional, and the means of fol lowing up that procresling most disgraceful. Fonda n countries haul been ransaeke4 to find wretches to swear against her. Ile concluded hut mooing two Resolu tions, which were carried unanimously. Mr. STragNa said, that lientlensen were now es any to gn np to conaratislate the Queen, who had Ovations. , kept h ,ck their support and enrouragement when Ail! Mr. Cain DELI. %Hie ia support of them, and °losers , . was exposed to oppression. The present was not the ell, that the only ',desire in I'M. the Queen had cons- , time when the friends of the Queen and of public fret mitts-11, etas that she hail tome to this country. In ; d 'should allow suns men to press forward in the reference to the history of her AI ajeate's father sisal rank and seize the laurel, which really slid not helang In-other, he tooted the folluswina lines from the intro- to them. Ile saw that morning a curious übservaiiists duction to •of the esutos of Marsniuu— reported to have heels made hy Mr. Bieck-, of Bow •• 111 had it seemed the silver hear, street, me the occasion of some persons having been The last the bitterest pass to share : brought op h. fore that gentleman, charged with the For princedoms rift sad 'seutrhions risen, heinous 'drove of having let off fir: works, and made And hirthilchts to usurpers elven ; , rejoicings on the deliverance of her 3laksty ; that Thy land... thy eliildrens' wrongs to find. molt learned and worthy 3lagistrate was made to say. And witness woes thou rartstast nut heel ; that her Majesty had no deliverance whatever,—(A And when revols es ht titers sure change, Langh)--herause the Rill hal beret read a secune time The hour of (tremens's resetige, —(Langhter.)--That was' Isis language—it certainly When breathimt fury for her sake, was 'assailable all —it was surprising that such Some new A rminius shall %nuke, language should fall f the mouth of a Magistrate. The hero. ere lie strike, shall come, l who might to know 'unsettling of the laws and And whet his sword on Brunswick's tomb." Constitution of his Country- --(Hear, hear !)---Turu- Ile then read an extras t from the late letter of her log from that worthy functionary to the proceed 31ajesty to the King, whirls speaks of the peatiliar se. • lugs against the Queen, be would say, in the verity with which she ha* been treated. Ile main- first place, that the proceedings against her Ma tained that her Majesty hall stone acts for ss Melt any jesty were against the spirit of the Constitu other woman that: hers: f wassail have been highly ex- tion----a Bill of Pains and Penalties had been tolled. She was taunted witle haring isisti•uted an brought in against her, to make that an offence order, tl I. had any other woman dune so, it would, which' was not an offence before. He next under the eirrionatance, have heru considered as an went into the history of the marriage of the King act of the greatest Ilesotioss.—(Applause.)—She hail with her Majesty, and then proceeded to notice opened the prison dime* to t';e debtors at Veps, and the proceedings of the Ministers against the Quern. released the English eapsives al l e found ner no. It As for the Ministers, their conduct he said throughout vas the misfortune of le r 31ajesty, that her very best was unworthy; they persevered in the disgrace arts were construed into crimes. Upon this subject fill measure as lung as they could, and when he found a mu-t apposite ',notation in The Abbot, at length defeated, they retired like wounded a work lately pnlslishesl. It was, as follows, and bears. growling to their des--(A laugh.)—One Noble referred to the ease of Mary Quern of Scots.— Lord declared that the Queen was gu:lty. A Noble "'Flom knowest, my friend, whether to snake those who i Duke said he wodld never Ina!: upon her as his Quern have served toe happy, was net tare Mary's favourite ---(A laugh.)—Another Noble Lord, leaned as well pastime. When! I have hero rt baked by the stern as noble, leclared on his conscience, the tears at the pr. aching of the ralvivistie heresy. when I have seen same time rolling down his venerable cheeks. he sir the tierce cousornaeces of my nobles averted from dared, and he regretted much, that be was obliged to me : has it not been because I mixed in the harmless declare the Queen svas gisilsy—(A laugh.)—But not pleasures of the young and I.;ey, and rather fur the withstanding all the arts of these tnen—notwithstand sake of their ha; plows than my own, have mingled in ina the active eauvaaa—notwitlistandin; that all their the masque. the sisals, or the dance. with the youth of friends had been presAed to vote for the fii.l, the bit:li my household. 11 ell! I repent not of it, though Hess could no' be dune, no, not even with the assist- Knee termed it sin, aid Marton degradation. I was once of Bishops, one of wheel declares', on his honour, happy, because I saw happiness around use, and woe that the King could do no wrung—(A laugh.)--ter betide the 11 filelled jcsion.y that can extract guilt tainly as long as hie Majesty rids' prefer churelimea. out of the overtiowinso of an unguarded gaiety." they would dsclare in return that his Majesty could Alter souse foram, subaervations its vindication of her do nowrong—(A laugh.)—lt shotld never be for- Majesty, the worthy Gentleman concluded, and the got that the Queen was suffered fifty thousand Resolutions hawing been all carried in the affirmative, pounds a year if she would retnai out of the country. Mr. LESIAITKE next proposed the Address to her if she would coaseist nut to be tried.—Nay more, Majesty, which was set-1,11418d by 31r. Peacock, and Minister • said we will steelare yon innocent if you adapted by the Meeting, with only ore dissentient remain away.—(Dear, hear, Lear!)—lf yon keep voice. ; away out of the c. wary, or, being in it, if you eon- Mr. Nation a then addressed the Meeting at eon- ' sent to leave it, we will des-Imre that you are innocent; aislerahle Wirth, anal I;IL elt on the eaceptiens which,: but 'if yen he determines' to retuaiti, we will declare in a t's,utt o: Law, neuld he suave against them who you guilty—we sill bring you to trial, we will the were the .:ury in her Majesty's case. MI the Royal grade yoa—we will, if we can, decapitate you --- latkes would be s:,tut rid of as beis g related to the ' (Dear, hear:)--Ile feared that effarts were still making pw:ty accused, and liken ise all the plarrtuen, rn- to induce her Majesty to heave the country—that fah • sinners, and earee•auts, as being parties interested.' friends were anxious to betray her. He hoped most Besides, it was to be remembered, that the Lords were sincerely that she wuruld net 'env.- the country. Her not sworn, as was the cu • with ii,Aptennoa Jar)'. law! would be endangered--her hopes would. be for delivered their decision only upon tleirhonour. Now : ever slestroyod by such a step. If, on the other head, lie agreed with iludibras in his assiiin of honour, fur I her Slajeaty should haapily remain in the bosom of he said the country that gave her signal assistance, she a onto' live protected and hanoured by the people; the people would sacrifice their lives far her, because they looked upon her as persecuted and oppressed ; her case was their case; her enemies wont,' wish to deprive her Majesty of her rights, as they would wish to strip the people of their liberties--(Applause.)—tle was sorry that he haul out an Address of Congratulation ready to move to his Majesty ; but he hoped the Ward would be especially called un to do so, and that a deputation would be named to present such an Addreis to the King. 'Mr. Stevens concluded by moving a Resolu tion, which, like the other Resolutions, was carried unanimously. lie then read an Address of Congratu lation to her Majesty, founded on the Resolutions, which was agreed to. On a Resolution having been proposed. that as many inhabitants as might wish to do so should go up in a procession with the Address to her Majesty, Alderman Woonsahl, that he feared that it would be impossible for her Majesty to receive great lee. dies- of persons with the different Addresses that were likely to be presented to her. He knew that attempts had been made to induce the people to believe that her Jlejesty was about to leave the " Honour Is a sort of stuff, To vapour with .instead of proof." If, after the evceptiont, he bad instanced a large broom were employed to sweep out the Hotta* of Lords, then might her Majesty well be asked. m Where are thine accusers."( Applause and laughter.) In the course of hit speech. Mr. Pennon was frequently cheered ; and he concluded with moving a resolution of Thanks to Lady Ann Hamilton, for the steady attachment she had shewn to her Majesty, in that hour when she must remit consolation and support. This Resolution was carried unseintoasly, as were also Resuintions of ThauLs to tile tudependent Peers who voted against the Rill. to Algerians Wood.. and that part-of the Public Press tla boreal/wined the cause of her Majesty. . . A lung Address to the Eisprtprityfig list he would be graciously pleased hi • dismiss hit aglmisters. was rejected by the'Sleetlag ; and s'artroit lanslisti.in ! foe referring the snbiret tar tht Loid Sayer - and Common Council. adopted in place Of it.' Ito the motion of Mr. Pearson, a gesolutles was envied • for petitioning the Lulls to vapour from their bliastes all the proceedings relating to the late Bill of PAIL- 4zi renaltie4. " !~ Country--it was even said she had actually ark preparations for that purpose, and that lies th, a hail been packed up. lie could I , 4flrt the int; that those repi:rts were false: so far from wis'a iii4 to leave England, he ',Oll a‘sti, I. t h em , ii . mn the highest authority, that her Majesty had itia44 a , aup!ivation to the Mini•ters to give her an tablialiment suitable to her tank to enable h er , 0 live in the c tentry--(Lowl Ap: 1 oise)--she carted upon the Moister' to grant her a Palace tit toe the residence .of the Queen I :orison of R o d in ,' —(En , liasiastic applansr) :—an4l to restore to her the dignity and privileges of her exalted ro:. (applause.)—He could assure the meeting. that th. Queen had not the smallest intention of leaving th e eountry.—(Pout' d cheers.)--Every art might he used, every step might be taken to induce her to s;,, so, lint its had no fears that the offers of the Goren. latent on this head would be li-tened to by her Mays. ty.—(Applause.)—With respect to the presentation ,f the Address, lie dill not think that her Majesty wutt4l be enabled, at the present moment, to receive Jeri. Winos in great bodies, he would not speak positively, though he certainly hod a colivers:4 l un with her 11a. jesty sin that working He thought that mall depa tations only would be raerireil. Mr. STEVENS said, that that Ward, in having tE a Wurthy l'hairaian fur their Allontian, lodge ex?eet a privilege which others could not receive. Mr. Alderman Wimp said, that the matter miglit be left open by inserting the words "and as many Ladies and lientlemeu as her Majesty uiight wish to receive ; ' which was accordingly done. It was next proposed that the Address should re main open fur signatures. Mr. PC LLLS said, that the Clerk nvi , ,cht sizn the Address on behalf of the it:habitants of the parish. Mr. Huse' said, that it would he murk letter to have the Address heft for signatures. Nothinz reabl lie mare unwise than to rlirek the expression of pa - lie opinion in favour of her Majesty, fur it was her ; great support. it was the people that saved her. A Vote ut Thanks was nvxt moved to Aldenaan Woolf. Mr. Banotrax seconded the Ile!olntion. Nwrsaa, however be might differ w►th the Worthy Alderman, no candid nom could deny him the prelse of sinreritr and of consistency of cundnet—(Applause). For bin:- sell, he had always: been in the helrit of supportisg the Government ; it was with pain he ever opposed its measures. He loved the Government, because be con sidered Csoverusent essential to the liberties and secu rity of the country; loot lie was not a blind and bigot , tell adherent of Achtriuistration ; an I in the rase of the Queen be could not too strongly condemn its measures—►e could not too stronglyearess his detes tation of the conduct of Ministers. Ile verily believ ed that nothing induced Minister! to throw out the ' Bill but the apprehension that in the House of Cum mous the subornation of perjury world have bees made manifest. Ile did not believe that the fart of haying but a small majority of nine was the real too -1 titre of dropping the proceeding. He believer! the 'existence of a conspiracy against her Majesty as firmly as he did his creed. It pained him much to alter his opinion of some of his Majesty's Ministers; he regret. t d particularly to be obliged t o do so with reepert !e ! Lord Liverpool. Had Curd Liverpool ret red Um public life six months ago, his fame and character would go down to posterity Is a manner very differed from the canner ha which it will now go Jean-•(Ilesq hear). The Vote of Thanks was then put and carried wit► acclamations. Alderman Woon rose to return thanks. He said he would always end: scour to stand before his fellow citizens as an honest man ; lie was, at least be thought, entitled t► the credit of bating acted a disinterested part in the cage of her Majesty; but in fret hr was entitled to no praise, f,r there was no man he believed placed in his situation who would nut have acted as he had arteol. He had in his I ossension documents, which facts had borne ou! , —he had ani•latits, which it was not considered necessary to produce—and, above all, he had the most solemn declarations of her ►ls jcsty that she was entirely innocent [applause]. Ile had known that !tenons had received laree sums of money, and some of them titles of honour, to watch the conduct of bee Majesty. He could name some of the servants of the Quern, who had been offered SO Napoleons at a time, and questions put to thematic! answers put down for them which they were desired to sign—they refused to du so, and kept the miry. Such persons were in the country, and ready to Its caned [Lear, Isearl With the insowleolge of Map facts, he would not be worthylbe name of a was— certainly not the name of an anglishman—if he led tlot scum' as he Iced dune. '1 he support which he Majesty had received from the people, reflected Mow upon them. Nothitor on earth could hire protemi her, hut the loud and general expression of the ens► j try ; she bad been saved by the voice of the peek I ia:.d site never would forget them [applause]. After the worthy Aldetman toffelltitt, the iYK was dissolved. A Peactas Marvin:v.—A Scotch ClergTomb the Rev. Z. Pringle. in Dlasekorn9d's ilefesim.akte describing a Covent Carden Election. says—" If far our own quiet canny Scotch way at Irvine. wri du I remember, for it happened in the year I tn. licensed. that the Town Council (the Lurd Eg that was afterwards shut, bring then p resent) wok in the late Themes liawet.tu be a Comedian ail Thomas, not being versed in Election matter* P I mindllsgto please his Lurdship--for. Ike the resist* Council, be bad always a proper - puwer--lit, as I was saying. rot the weaver, who was then Deal way of voting. Whereupon Jr ereet man, said to him—" TI and say what Hattie sap ley Lord hide hint; which of sending tap s Identiocr et well be esevised." Died lately, In America, whit two years age, Abrahams Thorniest narks of hiary Asbffrd, In Rah ruler eiratmetaaces arising from der. are well known tu our I --ler, 'Aar PT Vellalllina fir show rousulte , l Jos •ph Dram of tiaikl, so 16 1 Arse, h, who was a roll Jost say so I ilf• fur be will ö eitt IMP at poiaetul a I Parliarest r ea ltbrr be ruts" whose tNs satoptp. Ws the A rroders.,--4 • II P f Wi Ito r alliri ..10 ~,„, dm re th wi an Pe w,