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London, England, 1820-10-05 00:00:00

7'HE QUEEN.

A general Meeting of the Calliholscs of the Metre..
polio rod its vicinity was held list night, at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Shifted.

At half-past seven o'clock the Rev. Rictiaao
HAY took the Chair. There were abuut two hun-
dred persons present.
The Rev. Gentleman stated he was rejoiced to
see so respectable a meeting ; it was a glorious d..y
for the Catholics, as it would redeem them front
the calunimes that had been poured on them, by
setting forth they would give up their loyalty to
their legal Queen for the mite of any advantage it
was suppowd they might derive from the Adminis-
tration of her legal husband. They suet to ad-
dress a most Minted woman, who had been drivels
from her home with her infant in her arms, whose
father died ii, beide, and whose brother lost
his life at Waterloo. They met fur the 'purpose of
addressing this disconsolate Mother—this 'ouch-
injured Queen. He rejoiced that he hail the houtrur
of presiding over a meeting to condole with so
mach injured virtue. Matrimony was the first of the
divine institutions of the Omnipotent for the regu-
lation of society, and his vengeance had alwavg
fallen on those who had broken its laws. The Rev.
Gentleman, to prove this, wait at considerable
length ions the Scripture. It could not be now
charged, that the Catholics were not the friends of
liberty and justice. The Spaniards have nobly
proved that Caiholies were the friends of constitu-
tional liberty. England. who was extolled through-
out the woad fur her liberty. for her strict jus-
tice and mercy to her subjects, was uow, for
the first time, to be considered as isaiitiug
these fine characters. He begged their pardon, he
mistook, it was not the first nine, fur in the reign
of Henry VIII. lie got rid of his wife. Qum,
Katharine of Arragon, :tad the famous case of fling
Oates, which was brought up by the infamuus
Shaftesbury against the Queen.. becalm she way
a Catholic; but Charles 11. had feelings sufficieur
not to allow his wife to suffer. Catholics had a
right to come forward Me the present occasion, far
they were told that the lethal' witnesses against her
Majesty v:ere Catholics ; but this he km vs. if they
were Catholics, that they never nail attended to tbe
duties of their Church. He would ask, were the
Douglas's, who were the .peijurid witnesses
against her Majesty in 1806, Catholics ? He had
beets two years in Italy, and at Rome twice, when
her Majesty visited that city, and he knew front his
own knowledge, that the first question she asked
on entering it was, what purr persons wanted Itir
assistance, that she might unosteutatiously open
her purse to them. He had heard of these rumours,
of the charges now preferred against her, but he
had always traced them to English growth, which
was proved by the witnesses bring transplanted to
Cotton-garden, to leer, the nurture of his Ma-
jesty's Attorney-General's wuteriiig-pot. They. as
Catholiet, were sworn to support the Crown, and to
pray fur the Queen ; but according to the new tenets
of the Established Church, thee were desired out
to pray for their legal Queen. tie trusted that the
meeting felt with him. that Catholic Ernancipatiou,
granted to them as a body, without the liberty &WU
privileges of the other parts of the coninauttit3i,
was not a boon worth accepting of. Withusit
that necessary reform in the Commons House of
Parliament should take place, that would nudist
every man free by giving him a voice in it. the Ca-
tholics did not crave Emancipation.
A string of Resolutions were them moved by Mr.
Domes and seconded by Mr. J. A. MuItPHY. The
first congratulating her Majesty on her returti to
the country, and condoling with her ou the lois ehe.
sustained by the death of her daughter the Princess
Charlotte, and of her veuerable lather the late
King ; secondly, as men acid British subjects, they
viewed with disgust the present conspiracy against
her Majesty's enaructer, digiiity, rod legal righta ;
thirdly, they congratulated her on the complete
failure of the ease against her. There were foui-
teen Resolutions in all, sonic of which were moved by
Mr. Creevey, Mr. J. Murphy, Mr. Nl'Donald, arid
Mr. Roach, which were carried unanimously ; after
which a vote of thanks was carried to Alderman
Wood, fur his geoeral public conduct ; and to the
Rev. Chairman, fur the able manlier he had pre-
sided ou the present occasion.
Ao Address. farmed on the Resolutions, was
then read by Mr. Dome e, and agreed to, thud the

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Committee was ordered to eppoiot o deputation to
early op the Address to her Majesty.

A numerates meeting of the ancient liberty of
Salfruu.hill, Hatton-garden. 111 Ely-rents, in the
psn.h of St. Andrew, Holborn. took place yrs', r.
play at the workholase, whest, after several spurned
and approp►iate ►pert* by M►. R.lhday, Mr.
Harmer, Mr. Pra t, Mr. Hammond, suit oilier Gei►-
tlemen, a long erriog of Resolutions were passed,
►trungly deprecating she present harsh and anti-
constitutional proceedings against her Majesty.
Ass Address to her Majesty was also carried by cc-
► timation, cerogrstulattag her ou her return to this
country, condoling with her ors the death of her
slaughter the htt e P. 'wen Charlotte. and expressing
sivrish that she may ultimately triumph over her
enemies.
The Thanks of the Meeting were voted to Mr.
Hammond, for the nbility which he had displayed
•ri repining the 'Resolutions and 'Address; and
Resolutions were pasrteri, by which the inhabitants
the remainder of the parish are visited to Eon-
cur in ■nd sign the Address, the signatures to
which, front the appearance of several gentlemen
toreent residing in ttio•e parts of the parish, ate
•xpecttd to be very nuineious.

THE QUEEN'S ANSWER
TO THE ADDRE OF THE INHAMTANTS OF
ST. PANERAs.

accept, with mffrignied satisfaction, this loyal and affec-
tioame Address from the Inhabitants of the Parish of
't. Niters' and its vieinily.
1 i i i that at, intere.t is completely identified with t►at of
the people and that there is a leciprocity both in our
trienctehips and our enmities. now who ant labou►ing to
pot it amy homOir, are, in the same act, tarstishiwg the ea-
tiotial glory iu its judicial character. Those who arc so
solicitous to deprive me of my &willies, have ever shewn
them.. Ives ready to embrace soy opportunity of @pipping
the nation of its rights. Those who are eager to degrade
the Queen, have newer manifested any repugnance in abridg.
ing the liberties of the people.
Where any country i• governed by a faction, it most be
gri.eritird more far the henefit of s f. w than for the intercom
of a!l. Ender the government of w faction, the common
good is a pry to the rapacity of individual• The vulture
:AO the cormorant penetrate into the T y, where patri-
i.i lc di.intcri 'oedema ought to fwessele; and into the 'audit-
my, where gentle piety ought to dwell.
Coder a just and beneficent Government, neither good
tier v is partially 'dispensed : there is an equal di•trtbu-
tius of bet 'fits, and a similarly equal participation of bur-
dens or calaasietirs: thole is notion* exclusive ! The bless-
ings of a wii.e Administrative, are impartially scattered, as
the dew of heaven is equally diffused.
A Hill of Pains and ['chillies is so uncriastitutional in its
principle, so tyrannical in its nature, and so unjust in it■
operation•, th•et I trost the present is the last attempt of
the kind that will be made ua the liberties of Englishmen.
If I tbenkl lie the Imam of pulling an end fur ever to such
son aehitiary exertion of Legislative poser, and such ai•
leg l iIIVII/10111 of individual right, I shall shot have lived iis
s on.