The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-09 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

nation of civilisation and humanity, in which the social obliga-
tions olcourtin and morality have been held in the highes
veneration.
:I.—Resolved, That these principles appear to be most out-
rageoudy violated by the maniwr in which our Queen has been
treated by the adviser of his Majesty—by insidious uttempts to
banish that august personage, open the grounds of accusations
unsubstantia ed. &c.
3 —Riaolved, That from the fits! and repeated experience
which we have had of the conduct and operations of Secret Com-
mittee*, we are not only the more strongly dispo ed to believe in
the innocence of the accused party, &c.
4.—Resolved, That we Mel it the moro our bounden duty to
testify our abhorrence of this prucedure. inasmuch us it reveals at
once the system to which a Burouglimongeting faction. tee.
s.—Resohett, That an address to her Majesty be adopted by
his Meeting:—
Mr. Callaghan then read the Address, which was loudly ap- '
plauded, and unanimously adopted.
Sir F. BunDETT came forward amidst loud cheering. On
the present occasion it would be hit, roper for Mtn to cuter upon
the subject now before the meeting. He had attended as the
Alember for Westminster, to ascertain use wishes and to fold'
the commands of his constituents, and he should feel great plea-
sure in presenting the Addrese which had been adopted by the
meeting, The conduct of her Majesty had always been that of
an innocent person; and alien a proposition tutu been made to
her, inconsistent with her honour and dignity, Lie had only
answered it oy appearing in this cuuntty, almost before the
threateners knew that their proaomi had been rejected. He
would now take his leave, repeating the pleasure with which he
should always bow to the wishes of the freemen of Westminster.
(Loud cheering.)
Mr. llositousz was then loudly called for. and came
forward. He expressed his cordial concurrence in the sentiments
which had just been delivered by their disunguishcd Represen-
tative, whom, through their favour, he could now call his
colleague. Mr. Hohhouae then took a view of tile conduct of the
Hotke of Commons upon the Qucaes affairs, arid concluded by
assuring the Meeting, that. on all occasions, he should be most
happy to come forward in any manner to support the falling
'Merit s of the people.
Captain WILLIAMS proposed a vote of thanks to the Worthy
Representatives of the City of Westminster, for Mei: conduct
this day; which was seconded by
Mr. TRELwata., who expanated upon their characters and
meritorious conduct upon all occasions.
Carried by acclamations.
Votes of thanks were also passed to Mr. Alderman Wood,
and Mr. A. Morris, the High Ilaihfl:
These Gentlemen respectively returned thanks, and the Meet.
ing was dissolved at hail-past two o'clock.
A Deputation afterwards waited on the Queen, to know wheel
her Majesty would receive the Address.

HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE WESTMIN-
STER ADDRESS.

On Thursday, at one o'clock, the High Bailiff of
Westminster, with Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Hob-
house, waited on her Majesty with the Westminster
Address, to which her Majesty returned the follow-
ing most gracious answer
• This anthem from the inhabitant householders of the city
and liberty of Wartninster will be lung treasured in my memory.
as an indubitable proof of their regard. and a lasting claim upon
my gratitude. The language of alfeenion lot my person, of de-
votion to my interest, and of zeal in my cause. which appears to
issue from their hearts, has made a ueep impression on my own.
In the feeling manner in which they mention her for whom the
invisible sigh of grief will never cease in my tuaternal breast,
I cannot be insensible to the homage *hien they pay to her
memory, and the solace which they oiler to my regrets.
•• It is now seven years since I received an address from the
inhabitant householders of Westminster, in which they congra-
tulated toe upon my escape from what they truly deseithed as a
nefarious conspiracy against my honour and my life. Upon that
occasion my character was exonerated front the load of calumny
with which it had been oppressed, though my conduct had un-
dergone only an ex parts .examination, and though I had no
means of facing my accusers, or of being heard in my defence.
•• The people of England then, almost universally, expressed
their approbation of what they considered as the triumph of
rectitude and innocence over perfidy tied fahhood. Front that
hour to the present. I have been the victim of a similar censpi.
racy, which has been incited by die same motives, and prose-
cuted with the same views, though with increased violence. and
with aggravate • malignity. New and more appalling ettbru
have been made to destroy that charactet which Had roasted so
many tonner attempts ; but I rejoice that I now find. as I at
that time found, the people of Westminster uninfluenced by the
powerful machinations of my enemies, and animated by the
same sentiment which they then expressed, that every subject,
until convicted of guilt, had an undoubted right to retain the
reputation, the rights, and immunities of innocence.
se In the present perilous crisis of my fate. 1 out auppotted by
that courage which arises from the consciousness or rectitude ;
and I feel that the English people will never suffer an ionized
Queen to appeal in V/10 either to their justice or to their 'mine-
nity. lam convinced vita /U dna land of libcrty no oppression
can be poetised, and dia, to be right is to be secure.
• In the warm desire alien the people of Westminster have
expressed for the considerat.on of my honour. they have exhibit-
ed a striking testimony of their loyalty to the King; for the
honour of his Majesty must ever be identified with that of his
Queen.
• My first wish is to prove, that my character has been un-
justly traduced; my next is to terminate my &Lys amung the
high-minded people of this country. to who..e atfixthrriate .ym-
pathy I am at piesene indebted fur so much of the case real
which I feel, and of the support which I possess, under the
pressure of such complicated wrongs, and such accumulated
persecutions."