The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-02 00:00:00

MAY 2.

TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES. ,
• We, tLe inhabitant householders of the city and liberties of
Westminster' legally assembled, beg leave to approach your Royal
Highness with anaffectionate Address,
• We participate with our fellow subjects (the citizens. of Lon•
don) in sentin•ents of undiminished esteem foryour Royal Highness,
and ofjust indignation at the foul conspiracy, which it is now ap-
pare:it has Leta long carrying on against your Royal Highness's
bononr and lire. We admire the patience, forbearance; and twig-
nat:oa vith which your Royal Highness has submitted, for so lung a
time, tb neglect and reproach as humiliating as undeserved, even
to the very verge of acquiescence in calumnies the most foul, scan-
dalous, and false. Your Royal Highness was compelled, at length,
to vindicate your own hontair, involving that of your Royal Daugh-
ter, our future Sovereiga. And we congratulate your Royal High-
nos. on the magnanimity and wisdom which prompted you to.de-
maul, in the face of the nation, from the two Homes of Parliament,
that jiistice to which tin most humble is entitled, " either to be
proved guilty. or treated as innocent." We are fervently of opi-
muon, that throe who advised the .clitiration of a beloved and attic.
Inmate Dam,hter irons such a Mother, had any thing in view, rather
than the good of the illustrious object of your Royal Highness's
warme-t mid best affections, or of the country over which she is
destined to rude. But we are unable to express our grief and asto.
I:kiln-mot, at the cruclq, njustiro, and insolence, with which your
RoyJI s's aiipeal was withheld from the House of Lords;
or at the co:3 and reluctant reception it met with from a corrupt
majority of the House of Commons ; and we assure. your Royal
llt nine s, tom. upon this, as Upon most other ocrasions, the senti-
ments of that. corrupt majority arc no Ways in conformity with those
-of the. people ; and we flatter ourselves your lbyal Highness will
mot, fiom so inadecputte a criterion, estim-te the feelings ofa loyal
generous nAtion. We ardently hope the treatment your Royal
es. has rceeked, will deeply impress on the mind of every
Viinkniz man, this great_ this indisputable truth,—that, without an
linnust Muse of ('ommons, justice can no more be insured to the
highest thrum to the lowest individual in the land.
" We a‘surc your loyal Highness, that regard for our country,
as «t 11 for that di f rt nee we hoar vont. Royal Highness, will make
us ready at all times to
,give your 'Royal Highness proof of our at-
taelument and dt votion, and of out: anxious solicitude for your ‘vel-
tare, hiippine:s, and honour.
kSigiied) " ARTHUR MORRIS, High Bailiff."

HER ROYAL HIGIINESS's ANSWER.
" I return :At my sincere thanks fur the regard towards tne so
cxpressed.in the Aildicss. Upon this, as other important
oeca4ms, the sentiments of Westminster are in unison with those
or the NV hole country.
‘. Permit me to add, that there can be no donlit, that the refusal
of Parham:lit to eittert,nn the goestion only originate:l in a eon-
ietiou that my intile. nce stood above all swpieton, and in appre-
kehsion that liailtainco:ary interference might delay the restoration
to my daughter's society, so universally desired."