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foe the honour they hod dole hint its inviting him
to attend this oteetiog • be haft ceeiptied with much
rea;:sre, us he considered himself, though the local
entative for Coventry, to be, nevertheless, in
his capacity as • Member of the House, a trustee
for the whole country. He professed to be neither
an advocate for the King or Queen, for the great
object of his ambition was to uphold and defend the
principles of the British constitution, from which
principles it would be dangerous for either King or
Queen to deviate. The friends of persecution had
fondly hoped that the tide of public opinion would
soon turn in their favour; but, happily for the
country. public feeling continued with unabated
sigour in favour of the Queen. He lamented
the decision to which the Upper House had
collie on the cane, as he considered it as disgrace-
ful arid degrading an sal as ever that House
could have been guilty of. Ile now hel:1 in his
listed a l'st of the names of the parties who had
voted fur and against the Bill. sod he was con-
titlutit that that hat only required examination, in
order to ,hew of what this Ministerial majority was
composed. An eminent lawyer, and a man pos-
sessed of the most profound talents, the strictest
integrity, the purest patriotism, and an inflexible
love of the rights of the people, had, a few days
entre, ina,lo a most voiemii appeal to their Lord-
ships, in hie place its the House. and with all the
rileozy of one who knew lie was soon to appear
before his Maker, had pronounced this proceeding
to be a foul conspiracy. begun in corruption, car-
tied on by perjury arid bribery, and, if triumphant,
the triumph of injustice and cruelty. Such was the
ripmion of Lord Eolkine, a man whose very
name was tl-ar to Britons. The troth was, that
all the powers iu Christendom had exerted
theur.elves to promote this prosecution ; and so
also hail the infamous Holy Alliance. Nor
had Minister:: been idle at home. It was well
known that there had been as much corrupt can-
vassing in this island to procure votes against the
Queen, a. ever bad been practised in a close bo-
rough election. As to the Bishop., how degrading
must their conduct appear to every unbiassed
mind ! Eleven had voted fur the second reading
of the Bill, While only one wined against it. Ile did
not mean to disparage the tote of the Archbishop
of York, but lie must say that that Prelate had nu
claim on the ground of his tote, because as be had
no preferment to hope fur, he might therefore vote
as lie pleased. But how stood the case with the
rein ? 111p,iit not the Bishops justly look for rpis-
copal trail:lotions and pluralities, and might nut
this be considered as so inducement fur them to vote
with the Minister ? After a number of observatiuits
OW the cowfuct of the Bishops and Clergy, he coo-
cluih by moving the first Resolution.
Mr. RocEas s.cotilled it, and it was then put
and usisminiorisly_adopted•
Sir GERARD NOEL considered himself called
upon to say. a few no ds, lifter the very handsome
manner in 'net) he had heels invited to attend the
meeting. hough the Bill butt been read a second
time in the House of Lords, he felt perfectly con-
fident that it would never pass into a law. Much
yet remained to be done before that could be
accomplished, and therefore the suited exertions
of every British subject were called for. He
hated the Bill, as he considered it subversive of
the very best principles of British jurisprudence.
Ile would wish all Englard to come to the detertni-
nation of' petitioning the Cr:nu:ions House of Par-
liament against that infamous Bill—which, if ever
passed into a law, would be the destruction of every
iiriliciple of liberty. He concluded by moving the
-second resolution.

J. WARRENER. EN. seconded the motion, and
at some length defended the Queen. in whose house.
bold he bad had the honour to hold an (official situ.-
woo, and whose conduct bad been marked by every
sense of decorum and propriety.
Major CARTWiIiGHT, Mr. THigt.wst.l., and Pere..
rul other Gentlemen addressed die Meeting, lifter
which the ►ubsequent Resolutions and an Address
sew ummornously agreed to.
Aber thanks were voted to the Chairman, the
Meeting Incite up.