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'CAE. Q. I ;E.E MEETING. OF ST. IN THE FIELDS AND sT. • ' - (Eott..GE, BLooIisBURY. Yesterday a IVleutinv. - of the .Inhabitants of the Unitt.d Pa i, h, s ol'St..:(-7,11eS the FieldS,`and St,sGeor - g`e, I_ll.lcl.•xishury . , was held Hall, for the pier pose of 'congratulating the QL - r..E! . ; •on her tf - I,imph ; 'and a1502t.6 - i)etition his 181.%.r.,,TY to d' , .s..ns the pre.sent Ministers. At On' o'clock. tht‘ ttlkett by' Lout J 0 Iry u5 : ; , ..1 , :li' !;), P-Mbore,, Hob trouso, :\lajor Cartii•right; * and: other pudic gaiters. Loed airs' Res s ssitst., on ta king 'the Chair, oh at,rv;*,that tho.ssh liqd . Often been "invited to attend Aleetinzs to address the Queen, yet he had 'thought it 1113 duty .to abstain from such at e, not be:-ausehe did not adinirethernag tenicnitYand the heroism of the peoPle in the great cause, but hethoughthis opposition . to this infamons tneasure would be - s raore efficient by betig• directe.l against Ministers 'in his place lit PArliament. Forturatels , , • now, no, prOceed, ings - on seolil take place in the House of Conosnons, - and `n therefore, eon g rtzttulate& thein that' they ' ..yere'nOt that day Met •to Say - Alit was due to the Modesty of Demout, the meinor Ot or'the set icity of Rastelli, but to feli 7 citte her Majeity:on.the dete . cticin - of. this ; fool plot against her, and her ,triernph over perjury, teriberv,'and corruption. After some remarks on the majority. of the- House of. Lords, the Noble observed, that with respect to the ' re titloll to the King to disnsiss his Ministers, not say otse .1 - ord, his political opinions ,bein‘ well known to the public. • . P, Moo'E then rose to mope the first solution. lie congratulated, the meeting on their haying that day in the Chair a'rnember of the il lastrions lione of "Russell--a'fatuily al;vdys at ta.chetl to the principles of the COnstitution.•He rejoiced to thiuk.that they lind now .nnet 'tinder happy auspices, and that, the Queen of England WtS now declared innocent. He must, hOwever, contend, that whOeVer had adviSed.the.omission of her name in the Liturgy, had been guilty of a yery . highcrime: If. the Sovereign himself had given such an order; he was , guilty of an illegal act, and his conduct.washighly reprehensible. The people of Great Britain now knew what were the advantages of being unanimous, and lie trusted: that they woo Id continue to be so, and call :for the impeachment of Ministers:, The Queen' had triumphed, bitt 'still the work was not ores. A ssreat'deal remained yet to ,be done. The laws had been violated, and it was. the duty of the people to see that the laws Were properly vindicated,. The worthy . Gentlernan, after some severe remarks on the conduct of the Bishops, concluded by moving the .6rst Resolution, - Which was drawn up in 'the.:u sttal terMs., • :&:ViajOTCARTIVIUGHT moved the second Reso lution, and said a few -words, which Were not al tozether audible. .""is.lr.M.s.sl;T Chairman of the Committee, moved the third Resolution. He strongly contended,. C - tst the innocence of her. Majesty 1 . 93 S fully esta biished by,the Very line of conduct which she had pursued. Never, indeed ) was' there - an in stance where , guilt . demanded inquiry. She de rne,nded inquiry, and ,Sought for a; full' inyestiga tiOn of her conduct ; .but this . seems to have been the chief cause of xll the proceedings againSt her: it was her 'coming so herriically to this country thtt irritated and inflamed her persecutors, and their .vengeance had known no bounds. 'Evert the Temple of the Most High God had been no barrier to their malignant efforts against her. The altar itself was profaned, 'the consolations of religion were denied to her, and even the prayers of. the-Church, which-are not refused to the vilest malefactor, were prohibited ngainst her. She was thus held out to the world as a being totally unfit and unworthy, to be prayed for., 'Hadsub stantial justice been the object ivhith the 'Mi nisters desired; 'the public would. not have wit nsed the 'nett-61)6ns' surrounded, with 40,000 soldiers. The pernicious influence of that demo ralising evidence had been felt 'all over'-Europe., How different was the conduct of George whose virtues as 'a man, integrity as a Monarch,. an purity' as a hasband'and father, had secured the Throne of Britain in the . eventful .year of 17•93, when a - general convulsion took place in all the dynasties of Europe !* If ever there.was a moment 'more unfit than another for the discui sioryOl- suc.h . a subject as the chargesagainSt-the Queen, it was the present, when the publiC mind was SO much inflamed. The-Resolutions were then agreed. to, as was alsoan Address•to het Majesty. Mr. Tim:waist. then rose to Move - a Resolu (ion condemning the Conditct'of Ministers, whom he described as traitcrs to the interests of the country and the rightS the people. He trust- - ed . that a Bill of Ithpeachtnerit would be intro-- duced into the If oast of Commons without delay, against men win-Iliad:heaped disgraCe upon the King in order to conceal' their'own infamy. Even th Bishops, who' 'had 'supported the' Bill, and voted against the 'divorce • clause, had, by their conduct declared, that though:there was, guilt on one side; yet there was not innocence can the other ' side. After a•tiumberof observations on the cow duCt of Ministers, he' called - on the Meeting to come forward 'as friends of the King, toitell'him a few plain truths,land call . upon him to dismiss; his Ministers, as perscuis who, had betrayed him and - sold the country. " Mr. It. WysertrestAN, jun. moved another Re solution to the same irovort, and at some length contended, that some of the-members of- the pre sent Royal Family had done , more on•this Occa sion to - degrade Royalty, than had-ever been done before. He made.sorn& remarks on the charges against the Duke- •of York, and , observed, that the present triumph of •the Queen ought' to be Bailed on public grounds, as the . tritunpli of jus ti,e over tyranny and oppression. Mr. Hoeitoust.: then 'addressed the meeting. He kid so• frequently expressed his opinion ate this subject, that he :WAS afraid he could -add nothing new. The cause and triumph of-the Queen were the cause and tr*.urriph,of the peo ple, for it was by their exerti.ins it was achiev ed. He 'had lived abroad, an had, seen the customs of 'ftveral- countries, and he was astonish ed that some Noble Lords in the House had not reproached Ministers for their total ignorance of fOreign . mannerS. Though the Queen had trium phed, yet the work of the people was not .com pleted. " Theides of March Lire tome, but they are not gone." Much discussion must necessarily take place, Wit it appeared that the : Hguse of Commons were not ,to be allowed to .enter into ,any discussion,- as. the- Usher of. the Black Rod was to summon them. thelmoment they'. met, in order to a prOrogation taking place: This . . Would not be the case if Parliament, particularly the oweof Commons, represented the people. The present systear_ of Government had received a death blow from Which, thank God, it never-qou .recov4. , After a numbeior Other observations, he concluded by moving a Reaolution, declaratory of the sentiments of the meeting reSpecting Par liamentary Reform. A Petition was then agreed to, calling upon his Maje s ty to dismiss INlinisters. in the course or-the day, Several letters were read from Mr. BrOnts,ham, Lnshingtou, &c. apologiSimi, for their absence, but approving of the object Of the meeting. - After thanks to the Chairman, &c. the meeting broke up at four o'clock. NIF.F.'IINC4 OF CHIPPI . .I-`t.GATE . ';virrtitN. Yesterday the Inhabitants of the Ward of "Cripplegate Within met in St. Alphage Church, for the purpose 'of afidcessing the Queen upon the fate of the Bill off' - Pains and Penalties, and petitioning the "Rouse of. 'Commons to impeach his 'Majes,ty's Ak"Lerman Wow) in the Chair. The Alderman having read the Requisition, and stated the 'object of the 'Meeting . , Mr. CAPEL, in a short speech, called upon the meeting to assist in protecting her Majestyovho had .been treated, with such rigour by' her perse cutors. Ale then moved the Resolution, which condemned the proceedings against her Majesty, and congratulated her, upon the failure of. her enemies in their attempts. Upon the call for the,shew of hands, several held up their hand against the Resolutions, the first of which was carried. Mr. Facia then stood forward: It, had not been, he said, his ,intention to speak upon the Subject; to which on former 'occasions he had Called the attention of the meeting'; - but for the honour of the Ward, he rose to express a hope, that they .would act consistently, and .having previously gone up With an Address to her I‘lla ke. sty, that, they would not now separate , from the principle which seemed loinfluence them at the period alluded to. He observed, that. several Gentlemen held up their hands against the _Re solutions, without, however,- saying one word as to their motive for doing so. The Queen had been plotted against by the vilest conspirators: 7 - o nknc,wn .to the Constitution had been intilueeir against her, and: lie should be glad to. hear from. those Gentlemen, who.held up their hands in token of approbation of so heinous measure, upon what .foundation they built ,that approbation. It seas to public feeling the suck less of •ler Majesty's cause had been indebted, for she was. surrounded by numerous profligate and -powerful enemies. It should be remem bered 7 that those enemies were still in existence, and it became the duty of the people to rally roundlier, ,and raise up a .rampart by public acts in her defence. He again called upon the op posers of. the Resolutions to speak out upon the subject. , After a pause,. Mr. HooLvsteppetilorward. He had held up his hand against' the .Resolutions becauSe he-.ob jected to the language, which he could not help thinking unconstitutional. . . . Mr. CAPEL—We all agree that the Queen has been ill-used.—(several voices, ", NO, no Mr. HooLE--The majority of the public, think so.—(Loud applause, clapping of hands, and partial hisses, with cries of - n0, , n0 !)- Mr. CAPEL . decilared,, that, whatever ,might be the words of those who had said ":NO," their opinions and .consciences replied 'in the affirMa:;, tive.: lie had, he - said; :another Resolution to submit, namely, a Resolution to petition the House - of Commons • to impeach Ministers, for their • unconstitutional -proceedings against 'the Queen.' -He then moved the' Resolution. Mr. Ef6KE, in seconding the 'Resolution, said, that Ministers had, by 'instituting those measures, betraved their 'duty to :the King, insulted -the Queen, and lost all claim to the colifidence of the public.--(Loud pplause.) .• Mr. HooLn said, he never had heard of a more sweeping measure thanthis; Upon a former oc casion a politician had proposed a Petition' to the 'House of Commons - to confiscate the estates of Ministers and to lay aside their Sovereign. 'The present proposal was- not unlike that. Ministers .might not deserve such 'extreme punishment, al though' it ifas possible they might 'be charged with lack of judgment. 'Would it not be better to suggest an inquiry `into the question who were at the bottom of those -charges, than to havel at Ministers - heiter-Skelter by' dozens ? lle trusted the Meeting would not pass a-Resolution to have thernielves laughed it. Mr. EICKE' gaid,the advice of Mr. Boole would be a thing which the Ministers would be very unwilling to- adopt, fbr they would them selves at the bottom; and' as to the attack by dozens, the -number to be affected by the 'im peachment would be no more than nine. Mr.•WhillE sand, he had held up a handagainst • the Resolution, because lie did not csnsider that • the 'Queen was innocent,, nor that she was in jured. He did -not consider that the Ministers ; had acted unconstitutionally, nor 'that 'the . Bill was any violation of the COnstitution--(hisses !) . --z---11e . insisted - upon his right to be heard; and hapeclAe Alderman of the Ward would insist upon - a privilege against which .Clamour ought not to - be raised. was not Hwy that he should be qualified .to discuss -the' evidence, or 'that be -meeting would be willing to attend to•him.‘ But Laving been called upon to speak, he should not hesitate to repeat hii - i% - orirs as to the innocence of tire Queen. - •• • • - Air. EICKE :said, the Gentleman had certainly given an opinion, but he had given no foundation for it. Mr. H ELPS—I have read every iota of the evi dence.' I have no connection with Ministers nor do I look for it. • I -think the Queen guilty, and all the proceedings injurious to the country at large.—(.Loud hisses:) Mr. Iltaos- 7 --I have read the evidence, and I declare that I--believe • her .Majesty to be inno cent. I have held:up . iny hand against the: Re solution, because I cannot go the lengths to which the framers go.—(Applause !) The Resolutions were carried, and . a Commit tee was appointed to draw up au . Address. l''lr. HEATH moved the Thanks_ of, the Ward to Alderman Wood, for his excellent, conduct, and particularly for his affection and attention to our beloved and persecuted Queen. Mr. EntNnonouGll said, he .was sorry he should he obliged to hold up his hand against the niotiOn. lie did so,. in consequence of the part the Alderman had taken with regard to the, 1 ' Queen.--(Loud and general hisses.) Mr-. Ea cm said, that upon that ground he the more zealously held - up his hand. - The Ward — the whole City of London,w`ere under the deepest obligations tO that independent acid noble-minded Magistrate., who had 'been long labouring in de: fOce of the rights of _his fellow:citizens, and whose public life, cousistent throughout, Was-. more highly embellished 'by this last effort to protect the innocent. Mr.nr.t-rom.-:—I dissent from all the Re3olu tions„ but I concur in this. Upon the shew. of hands there were about half a dOzen opposed to the motion of thanks. Alderman -Wool), in returning his ac know ledgments,:said, he -much regretted, that any Gentleman should suppose he had cause to cen sure his (Alderman -Wood's) conduct, and he had expected that those who held up their hands against him would have stated their cause of complaint. 'in going out to meet her Majesty, and in adhering to her:cauSe,.he had but one mo tive—the vindication of hat he conceived -to be 1 inj7ared innocence-,-,-(Cheers..)--Since the Bill had met its fate, the most importani witnesses had arrived in England.. The. Gentlemen who had joined.in the opposition to the ReSohitionS would have an' opportunity of seeing the evidence .of which he spoke, if not in judicial proceedings, at any . rate in the press.--(Loud applause.)--He had it in his power tolirove, that multitudes were now receiving pay from the public. money, and had re ceived titles for living at 'Milan, Rome, Pesaro, and Paris, and defaming.her Majegty. He had sat down at the same table with Officers of Rank in the Army and Navy, who - often e.Press ed their surprise at the sudden elevation to wealth and titles of the persons thus unworthily employed, without knowing the nature of their mission. Being possessed of a mass of informa tion upon this subject, and knowi,ng, as he that the servants of her Majesty had been bribed, and-that•eVen 501. had been given to one of them for.the mere exhibition of - the foolish diploma of which so much had been said, would, he, have de served the name of Englishman if he had aban doned such a course ?—(Loud cheers.)—He de fied any man to say, that he hind, in pursuing the course he had Adopted, any political. view. He had taken up the' Queen's cause from principles beyond the reach of contamination. He had been entrusted with all the facts, strengthened by the sole`nin declaration by her Majesty of her innocence. lie found - her surrounded by spies and pretended friends, and it '‘,c - as his warmest wish that those who- now thought proper to re, jest that which had 'given conviction to the' great body of the public had seen. her When' she spurn ed the paper of compromise presented to her .by Lord Hutchinson. if they had beheld the scorn and indignation with which she had refused the 50,0001. they would no longer raise up die hand of-prejudiee •agaitisHier faine,(Lotid appfause . :) Mr. licATH then moved the Thanks of the Meeting .to Lady Anne Hamilton, for the un paralleled attachment sliewn to her Majesty by that Lady. Mr. Alderman Woo D said, that no praise could be too great upon that-theme. Lady. Anne Ha milton had never: left her Majesty for, a single hour, since the Queen expressed a dostre to have her services. She-had clung to her Majesty at a time when Ladies were not so ready - to surround ber as, novi-H(Loud applause.) . The vote was carried unanimously. A Reso lution of Thanks to the Independent. Press Was also carried. Mr. HELPS took the 'opportunity at this mo ment, to declare, that the., voice of the people was nut in favour of the Queen. He had been in the habit of attending upon 'Change,. and ,he knew that the merchants and bankers - were of a different opiniOn.=-:--(Loud hisses.) . . , Mr.TicKE.-- - We do not consider the mer chants anti bankers the bulk of the public. They , certainly live by ..the public, blit they form an insignificant part of that vast, body.. They have not declared their opinions. • Mr. •HurPs.—They will come forward and state their view. of • the question. It is seldom. but upon compulsion that they 'came forward. — (A laugh.) •• • • Mr. VtcKr..—The people are as much inte rested / this question as the 'merchants, and - were they 'to look up to a body who would not •do their duty but by compulsion ?—(Loud cheers.) . Mr. HANCOCK said, the great .Athenian Legis lator had made' by . death to remain neuter on a. public question ; but here it see Med that a state of neutrality - was ty state of virtue.— He considered the people s frem the time of the Revolution, 'the orighi:of power. He contended,, that in the present proceedings ,againSt the Queen the utmost - injustice and 'hypocrisy had been exhibited. — ' • I - he Resolutions having been all carried, th.! . - Wardmote broke up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COIJIIT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 17. MEUX V. POOLE: . . This action was broUght by the plaintiffs Messrs: Meux, the brewers, against the defend; ,. ant,.a Gentleman of fortune, to recover seventy- nine pounds, the value of a fine dray horse, killed, lcy'the - shaft of"the defendant's cart. The jet of the action" as negligence on the part of the de fendant's servants. It appeat'ed that one of *IIX'S draysl6s standing, in May last year, above the turnpike in Soiith . Labbeth-road. The defend-, ant's cart was. also standing at the Wheat Sheaf 'public-house, which - was some distance abOve the dray. The horses in the cart being left alone with 'the winters off ran away, and:passing the dray, the shaft - of the cart killed the fore-horse of the dray. It was contended that the plaintiff could not re- - cover, because the dray had been left improperly standing on the 'road. But the Jury, tinder all the circurnstances,lound a verdict' for the plain liff.--L-DamageS leventy-nine pounds. . The CHIEF JUsTIcE, observed, after the trials: that numerous accidents had followed the sort ef negligence imputed to 'the defendant's servant::- When-tie winkers are taken off, horses gene rally show a disposition to run off, and they should never be left by the driver. ISSUE FROM THE ROW; COURT. _ This was an issue'sent from the Mister of fhe Rolls, to ascertain whether an annuity chargeabl , ; on the Four and a Half per Cent. 13arbadoe 5 Stock, granted by Letters Patent in the Ri.4.0,1 1 of Charles 11. and willed . to a person of the name of Stafford, was real or personal property, since the instrument was signed but by two and in case the Court should be of opinion tlt: it was real property, three witnesses were by the -Statute of Frauds required. Mr. DEN:wAs contended, that it was pers011:1 1 chattel and ought to pass, and he cited .sever ti cases and - authorities to spew, that an annui: - was an incorporeal hereditament, and did not partake of the nature of real estate. Mr. RICHMOND, for the purchaser, contended, that the words of this bequest were tint sutlici‘ cntly expressive to abrogate the right . of the heir.at law. lie also argued, that as the bequest was . merely a residuary bequest, it could not hold; because hefe were executors, and Cot-Ise wiently residuary legatees ; therefore it would be superfluous to make any provisie.o for the sidue of devisor's personal property.. He also contended, that as' it "Was inlierliable; it was not personal chattel. Mr. justice BAYLET—if it be not personal property, Mr. Itichrnond, under what denotnin --- : tion of property do you class . ? Mr. RICHMOND said,. that Lord Coke's defini- tion of an annuity made it a fee simple, and that this'was a species of property which - w4'uld rot pap - without a particular dtivise. The Curt„ said, ought to attend to the egnity of the case. The CniEr Jus - ricr. said, that in a Court. of Law, they could not take cognizance of the'etpai" table features of the case, and that the Court considered that the_property was a personal ch.tt tel, anil could therefore pats. DOT:OHNE)) ThUrSdaV &-ht gravel-digger, named ' Roo-ert George, was,drit in g at the Louse of Mr. Che.,.rnun, the' :White Lion ; when a dispute arc se llt tweeit _ hiut - au:f the land rota respecting the pay -, meat of some porter ; and the gravel-digger wily turned out of the house, which irritated him so much, that !ie threw a 'shovel thr6l4-T,ll the ioP dow,-which.‘ltnoolished several squares ofalass/ and struck Mr. Cheesernan over the head.. Nir• cheesNr.au in consequence' went for an officer, and, after great difficulty, the offender was hand cuffed.L=MiS coudaict being' so Violent, .atiother. coustabk. was sent for, and they were conveying; him to the watch-house, when he suddenly off.. The constables pUrsued him as far as the Lea River, When the fellOW jumped plump ijlto it; with his handcuffs on, -across into Ilacknoymarshes, and escaped his pursuers, 1 . 10, stood amazed on the banks of the river. day Mr. 'CbeeSeman obtained a warrant for hi; : apprehension ; at 'Worship-street Office. - COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Nov. 17. Amstetdam Ditto, at SiF.iit Rotterda , m l2 7 Antwt rii ( • lianilthrgh Itoitit Piiris, 3 I)ay's sight t '2 , 70 0 Cs• Di-, to - 0 9 t's• ilourdcaux, dittii Fianlitortoll tiw Ntain Madrid, Cadiz .. tlillniA . fiarct Ion: - .4 eville . • _ . Dibraliak : (A!gbrrrn . Cienoti, 4 , --l'enicr, 11:4.1'; Lis, ~ ',7 60 %lox - 4 5 -Napi eb, l'alerew Lisbon' Opqrro • 5l • R.io.lant irk) Mi.. Dublin " - GI • C, ,, ' , Gi per Gent, EL Portural (;01,1 4 in Coin 1.0 0 0 pet OP Foreign Gold; Bars 317 101 N(w J)oohl.4ons tivw Dot lavi :Silver 01 ilar%,'Staciciard 0 4 114 M,U ) ,1111;.1). 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