The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-03 00:00:00

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ST. 211.11:Y-LE-130 NE MEETINtiv
TJ ADDIU:SS TkE QUAEN.

Tuesday, pursuent to advertisement, a numerous and
highly und respectable meeting of the inhabitants of
the Parish of L. Mery It. Bone took place at Mr. Cele's
coach manufactory,• Great Portland Street, fur the pur-
e pose, as the .advertisement expressed it " oi addressing
lite teiteen on tier return to England, and or condoling
,v,th her Aldietity 011 tae death of his late excellent Ma•
jesty George 111. &c. and to collie to such Resolutions
Chiron as may tie agreed to.
The yard, which is very capacioue, was fitted up on
:fie most conveuient manner. The arrangetatt:etts were
perfectly I:metrical and vleseant.
The "Married leultes," itiltaltitants of the Parish,
Itegett to aseemble as ear!y as clot en ticloet, many 01
whom were elegant's, dressed. Much-credit is due to
Mr. Haytium the Chairinaivol the Coirtnittee, and the
iii for the ant pl. and cont einem arrangements
anal: fur all parties, noire par ticulatly• those funnelled
fur the Lilies, and the Gentlemen of the Pubic Press.
Soon alter one o'clock the shoats ol the popillace
in
the street announced the approach of the Chairman,
Sir Gerard Noel, Bert M. P., and his frieuils, and
immediately aherwards the Noble liatonet, accompa-
nied by Peter Moore, Esq. M. P. Joseph Home, Esq.
M. P.; Lord Witham Fitz ltrald, M..P. ; Samuel
Charles NV hitbread, Esq. M. P., Sec. made their appear-
ance in the yard amidst the loudest acclamations, and
the waving of white and coloured immure by the
Ladies.
Sir GERARD loving taken the Chair,
Jr. Heinen( mill he hard been ropiested to read the
Requisition which had been presented to the church-
werdens of the parish, lel:nether. them to call a meeting
of the inhabitants, The Requi.ition was signed by up-
wara: of 3.)e) householders, and had been presented 50
Lora Kenyon, who, however„ had thouelie proper to
decline calling the meeting, but it hail been totally
done tiirotigh the friendship of Sir t;erard Noel.—
(Applause.)
The Hon. Chairman then came forward, and ob-.
serval, that upon the subject in question it would be
almost unnecessary for him to explain his motives for
cotniag forward, 'meanie he had delivered his sentiments
in a public letter.—(Applause.—Nothing disagreeable
condi arise front the aleetitte, because they had assem-
bled for the tuirpose of stipponine that Coustitution
which the glorious revolution had obtained for them.—
Tiny were asemibled to support tee laws in the most
ire mt.:able and megitaninutus ittanner.—(Applatise.)—
rime had niet in the cause of justice, and, as they con-
ceived; en injured woman, much owned he would say,
hunt the mode of trial which her toetnies had taken
against her, recollecting as they must do, that she
was the Queen of Ettelantl. and a member of the
illustrious House of Brunswick.—(Lund applause.)—
The Bishops aught offer up their prayer " On, Lord !
we pray thee to save us," and he (the Chairman) may add,
•• especially from ourselves." (laughter and cheering )
The company, he observed, hid been assembled settle
time, and lie felt disposed to detain them as little as •„oe-
* ethic; but it world not he the last time they should speak
together, for he slid not want to t yeti the budget of his
abilities all at unee.—(Laud lau;;ltter and applause )
Mr. Matt next presented himself to -the meeting
Ist loud cheeee. The Min. Gentleman observed,
that he had- been requested tss submit the first of the
Itesolittirms. Ile felt gteat pleaeure in meeting so res-
pectable an asseinblaee, and proud, because it was to do
justice., as far as they could, to an 111ustnoas in ividtial,
and to express their opinion of her, whose character had
been traduced and caltiumiuttel.—(Applause.)—lle ,'. is
011eUf a party in the support ill justice. and vile of those
who would protect au iiijureel woman Milo one end of
thecoumry to the other, when he saw her borne down
by the baud of poiver.—(Anplause.)—The influence
tie:Mist her was great, and, master semis telleence, could
theme he any Mittel more hot 'tiurabte thau to support her
who was about to he crushed and borne down.—(Loud
eciteerine.)—For three centuries, not since the tyrannical
reign tit Ilemy VIII. had tncrc been a prosecution
against a Qaeen of England, and now it was dour by
men who professed to possess the light anti humanity
einctdent to our best nature; still these were the inenievlio
were imitating tie hateful proceedings against the Queen
of Eitgleuel. lie (Mr. Hume) would uot, nor could he
.less ontairm whether she was guilty or not. Ile
(~eked to justice, and to the character of the Queen,
aed ."hen it Was cousidered that the evidence luau beets
at 51:01k not lot a day Or two, hut for two pars, in order
to secure her ultimate ruin, it was impossible that she
1.:0111.1 visit 11115 CqUAltry, without dtmanditte, as ee ery
person of hointur and honesty would 11.15 C. done—" .
.trial by the laws of the country f"—(Applause.)
Mr. P. MOORE next Atkin:ss%ld tile meeting. He had
had no doubt it would by some be designated a radical
niectii.4; and if such ladies and gentlemen as those
'.551j0111 lie 5.5 W to Ills right and left were radicals, he was
proud to be a radical autotiget mein.—(l.aughterj—lle
should like to klilllV where lite Litsitopsevere—the.Func-
tunieries ut the church l—Nitie a them lived in the
parish of Sl. Mary.le-(lure, and not lisle of them had
come there to bless them.—lt was the usual mode for
the Pastor to surrender to ail !lick ; but the wiles,
tomtit not be surrendered, the and the tytlice
must go together, there most be no divorce—(l.lmi'
laughter.)—lint he supposed the learned dignitaries tt tie
atterichise to the morality of the comitry, their duties, as
.they called them, in the House of Peers—(Laughter.)—
He contended It was more to the policy of a well-regu-
lated State to watch the ecclesiastical than the political
inatmere of the cannery. Whet, lie would ask, tint the
Bishops to du with the raking up the filth and dirt tel
Julian and itneign vvittiesses, when they ought to retire,
and give such advice to the people and the Crown, as
would stecosite their tacied order I.—(Gleat applatise)—
Tne cocotte; of the country were deer molt torward tit
this prosecution. The lion. Gentleman proceeded to
animadvert with severity upon the foreign wittiesses no-
to..tuced against the Quern, to all (A 10105 C IC5111110,1: ,