The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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MIDDLESEX ADDRESS TO TILE QUEEN.
On TsiesdNMeeting the Co ^f
Middlesex use; held at the Mermaid 'las ern, Hackney, to
consider the propriety oh addres•ing the Queen, as well
as the measures contemplated by Parliament against her
Majesty. The e room Was mailed before one o'clock.
Amongst the comealargny were several well...tressed females,
who took the greatest interest in the proceedings; end
they remained during the whole tone, though the meeting
anted till near halipast five o'clock. It was about halt I
past one o'clock when the inure prominent parties to the
meeting entered the room. Some Members of the C -
suittee with white wands entered the room, and were
followed by Mr. Sheriff Parkins, attired in a Coin t dre-
ss,
Mr. Alderman Wood, a ids the venerable Dr. Pair, lean
ing on his arm, Mr. S. Whitbread, M. P., Mr. P. Moore,
dc.
Mr. Silesia- Panktaa opened the business of the Meet-
ing, and directed his Under Sheriff (Pollen) to read the
Requisition. which was signed by 6S Freeholders.
Mr. P. Mooati then stepped forward, and said he
should have signed the Requisition hail he known of its
being in agitation. He should always be happy to meet
the Middlesex Freeholders; and he was glad they had so
Patriotic a Sheriff to cumplv with their wishes. There
were not always Patriotic Sheriffs, Mayors, and Magis-
trates. Hail not an accident on the road befallen sunup
of those who weir expected, the duty of proposing the
Resolutions would have fallen into abler beetle. The
subject which they had to consider was the noisome,
pestsfes ions, filthy green bag. (k laugh.) The Queen—
and God protect her—(ii 1111 l rose Ittizsas)—the Queen—
and God protect her--(cheers, end cries of Aineis)—was
out the only object of consideration now; for in Winging
her till is in question, their's were pm in issue; and in
defending her tights they were only detending their own.
The Bill of Pains and Penalties, which lie thought might
be more properly called a Bill of Falsehoods and Perju-
ries—(applause );—if that Bill pawed, he sleiuld commie,
it a disgrace to bet foot in the noise of Cu 11111 l ous. Three
would then be an end of what he sliseatil call law. Bid
be had still hope hum the Representatives of the People
—fir the People, alter all, acre the moist stays; and if
those Representatives did not go into Pas theme( to plo-
tect the people's rights, it *timid be better to be without
a House of Cessations. As a Member of the House, he
bad seen many greess bags. 'this last accursed Sleet' hag
was only a prolongation ul the green bag system, which
began with Mr. Pitt; and if it continued, it would de-
stroy the Considistion. Fur the last twenty years he
opposed the monstroise siren Issas, both in and out
of Parliament; for the Green Bags sod the Civil List
were equally the weans of severe and corrupt inessures.
In this 1111 l ance his Majesty, alio bad as good a heart as
eves was formed, was ks pt is ignorance. lie lamented
this—but the green bags hail been the ground wusk of
all sorts of vile measures. Persons had been sent to pri-
son on their information t and their liberties had been
suspended on like authority. Whet' this last Wren bag
was presented, his language in the Rouse was this—dud
it raised islarsti—reasoising Owe other green bags, he
thought they might 'eve themselves the trouble of saps
pointing a Selert C thee; they might as well turn the
green bag upside down, and write "guilty" on it.—
(Cheers.) A worthy and Patriotic Barimet,—(cries
where is he 2)—had held similar language. But in the
Commons a pause had been obtained. They smelt it
there, and they found it foul, rather fottl.—(A. lanels.)
—The pause, however, was ohlaiued, and it has done
good. SOIL however, their was the Bill, and it
ft
passed, away went their Cede of Laws; they would
then have to lament that they did not Ititr feIC MlOll. F.
amble of the Bill, as it' they tied got a Cumll ve
ipelusPtsie
or Canal Bill; and a celebrated Judge amongst them had
said, that the (Aileen was entitled to ism mute consideration
than the humblest individual iis the cutsitisy. He would
in loam with the Nettle and Learned Lerd—but let her
Majesty have as 11111C11
all Old Bailey ;does eding there would be grand and petty
Juries, the inssictineut with the charges specified F
, the
names of the witnesses on the back, etc. lane Sir .
Burdett and Mr. liobliouse entered the room amide' siert
applause.] The absence of the Grand and Petty Jusy
might be excused—bat he could not excuse the auseece
of the prosecutor : alto was the accuser e Let an accuser
step forward. The charges Caine from those who had pur-
sued the Queen since ISOO. He concluded with Mises vtug,
that the question of the Queen was important, as it en-
abled thesis to look at their own rights. Let them protect
the laws, and they would protect the Unrest; and in doing
sothey would show themselves to be Britons worthy of
such a Queen —(Applisitse.) He proed a series uf Re-
solutions condoling with the Queen auol iecomuseudlng
an Address to her Majesty.
Dr. Paiß seconded the Resolutions, Mr. P. Moore
observing fur him, that an honourable otisament of the
Church, Dr. Pair, begged leave tu second the Results
tions. (Applause..
• Mr. MILLI objected to the statement in the Resolution*
that the Govermuent consisted of a" linsited aloasrelty"
it consisted of the King, who was bossed by oath to act
according to the laws, a limited As isiocracy. and a li-
mited Democracy. (Hear.) lle kuew that Alr.Canning
and others were in the habit of calling the Ministers the
Government; but they arm no more the Government
than were his Majesty's grulllll4. (Laughter and applause.)
Ilse Resolutions was *titled to obviate this objection.
An Addles* was afterwards agreed to, mid the Siteriff,
the Members for Miudlesex, and a Deputation of Free-
holders, are to present it.
Mr. Tnotilesun desired that the Sheriff %atilt' give
ample notice of the time and place 01 the 'bitching to pro-
ceed with the Address. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WHITIRIAD said, that he should most cheerfully
comply with their wishes. 't hose also stolid foto isrd for
the Queen were assailed with the old cry of debiting to
raise tumult; but who• were the pasties that raised such
cry ? The petsons who had frequently but too successfully
opposed themselves to the people were now weak enough
to think that they could tyisannize over the Quern. Hes
Majesty, however, by her courage and tirCl6,loll bait struck
her enemies with tensor and dismay. 'I hey bail got into
a scrape, and they had offered romproinise to get wit et
it. The Addles* to the Quiets lie isad ds a dis
grace to the House of Commas. He always thought
fiat it was as ninth as basing—we. have insulted you
grossly, and we shall nut be happy till
you insult yours( If.
—(Cbsers.} Tim Minrs were totall beaten .in
were
th.
liken of Comawas; be iste
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°bilged to say—we can't manage you—(Laughter and I
applasiss.)—you bison ns by kiekigg Ma War Green Batt i
we mitst take it w 'MN. it may espnimire it .O twiny- ,
41A—treaviii.es.-2(Cheer,.) lo the solo r Hone it Ilia,
indeed seriously considered—anti what aim result might
piuditce lie could nut think of without horror. The Hun.
Gentleman stated that Ale. Ilytig was abroad with his
family.
Mr. WAITIIMASI (having been lousily called for) said
he hail abstained for suatiy years past Irma ittleifeitsig
with the meet:nits and proceedings of the County, con-
fining himself Hun e particulary to the City. He declares'
that the present question properly attained the whole
countay ; the elleltlleg of the Queen were for prusecnting
her, not according to law, hilt agilillSt all 14W.
A Petittun to the Lords having been proposed and
agreed to.
air F. tienneTT (who was loudly called fur) said, he
only just arrived in town, and having heard of the Meet-
ing, he derailed it Isis duty to attend ; but he had hoped to
lie allowed to remain a !Okla spectator Lathe spout AlletOlS
feelings of the Aleetilig. On this exhausted snivel, vs hut
could he said? a.l lie could titter insist lie the f.setiogs Ana
opiiiimis of every man who heat si rum.—lf a Queen were
111115 attacked, how could is Nobleman be stelae? And
Ilse Mims cis did nut see another gli.pli, that they were
pi epariug for a limited Monas city. They were its blind
as mines, and illtOr wank was as dirty. If they prepared
a pit fur the Crown of the Queen. might there not inso tie
deg a pit for the Csown of the King. (Hear, heal.)-11
" c 1111 l tort" In the (alnico welt to be the cause of degra-
dation, none lint a saint could be secure us a King; dud
if the Crown could be taken away for noisconilit I, lie
knew not who could Hope to sit lung on the .1.111010. SS 1111
safely. The question was in every way datigeions, and
it was thin elute prover that the surer eit the people
should lie raised.—(Applause.)
Mr. Homtuuse was also loudly called for, and he
viewed the attacks on the thieve only of a Lll4lacter with
those made on classes of the people.
Thanks having lived ward to Alderman Wood, he
stepped forward amidst loud applause to return his ac•
knowledgments. lis the Commons, at punlic meetings,
aim in pl is ale rocieties, he had manitaiised silence les-
peeling the Queens case. As to what he had dune, lie
'nought there was nut a man in the country, possessing
a knowledge of facts, such as he had for mouths, who
would nut have Acted in a similar ne, 'r. He saw
that the Queen was in the hands of bewayers; and
that but tur smite decisive step, she possitily might
sieve' have the opportimity of coming to this counto.
The Queen, hoar% er, he was glad to haunts thou, was
in the highest spirits. (Applause.) As a woof of this,
not 24 hours before the tone of his addressing them, being '
engages' off reasoning on her silliation, she observed,
" I would not change toy situation for that uf any other
woman in the world." he could add, that it was her Ma-
jesty's intention to go Irons the house which was prelim'
' mg fur her in town, and would be ready in a few days,
every day to the Hume of Lords, amt • einiain daily ao
long as the proceedings lasted —(tillsUriise applause.)—
As to the menus of the question, Ile Was stile they would
pardon Isis vleisee; as to their thanks, knowing, what lie
did, lie had none no mine than his duiy.—(Appiause
'Thanks having been voted to the bileild, lite Meeting
was dissulved.

A FEW WORDS ON TIME AN D ETERNITY.

[From the London Magazine,]

" Time rolls his fleeting r,ourse."—W. SCOTT.
" A &wild iri moor, aoo tioas a litalgioeis .oserent of the
epicurean S)111C111, Used frequeolly to observe, that time Att-
end., r led tit tit. 'le soul', for it slipped duals the
throat tit eternity, and was .tell nu snore. 't ell is one of a
thousand similks that have been brought forwaid in all age.*
of the world to illustrate the plain fact, that life is short
and oats:Maus In the discus:aim of sit it ite and hacknied a
sit jects but little novelty can be expected. The wide tit Id
ar,usiteiit dud men %tat has been carefully riudjudic Musty
' mowed, and ass the cusp w.,s os iiissially so WO4lllll, and
fire soil >0 fertile 111 its productioos, iunumer.ibte 141eliners
have b+•en invited to enter and puck up the tea remuuuug
ears th..t were oveiluukcil or neglected by toe original

reapers.
" W hen WS reflect on the irrecoverable and silent march
uf time, hen we comider that every aucceeding day, as it
flies o wur heads. Maas us onward to the r,rave, Ceti-
ders the pimp. ct of We, wheel sheltie, a few yeacs since,
all the cloadless sp euduur ut a su ssssss er's morning, dim, dark,
mud uncertain, as the western horixou at the approach at
twilight; it is impossible to prevent a ferias* of surpsiae.
and a sentiment of muriiticuUon. at the geueral apathy wail
which it is acknowlecloted. The revolutions of the seasons,
which are types of the tile of man, use viewed in no other
Tight *lianas they coat r shun. to his amusements or his wants*:
but tome there is a sule tttttttttt nitory voice in every season, us
it rolls onward to the ;,real ocean of eternity, Lint speAs
honor to my soul. and l can never call to moil the velocity
with which spriug declines halo stionner, trod autumn tutu
winter. witaout rein. tottering at the Male time the rapid
trua-
t i tttt front youth to age, from death to eternity. But here all
further resemblance ceases. Summer, says tile Greek 'lust°.
rat noel, tiiough now it dies assay oil the lap of autumn, soon
aorta !views its Vigour and it. charms, nod the doss ret that
droops at the apiiroueli of amler, again Minas forth with
renewed splendour. But in mail, alien mute he declines in
season.e of years. ti
re is mo ilivigoi mg citange uf tune or
No scealiti spriog to C..eer
to pour the nil of gladness into his heart; hut the Mill which
tu.day bees him in the gradual decay of age, to-
morrow dica its upon his pave,
To a well regulated and simluuas disposition these fake-
liOllS, lllllLll4lllteCOlUilillsied by melan. holy, are nut without
their consolations; a li.ch are mine particularly experit aced,
wheneser the idea of a re-union in a Mad a here" every tear
slain be wiped aaay," es asses the breast, and ameba. ates it.
41/Plibbe II the minter of our existence has dsiumesl us,
uniting other calamities, to see tae It send al we loved to-
day laid out in his winding-sheet 10-morrow lif hue has she% n
us, thaw in Itris transitior) blade of existence, grief will always
preponderate over ha ppinea-, that an hiuir of pieasure as iii
ue succeeded by a day of care, mid it smile of suit-sliiiie
closely foliossed up by a shower sit tears ; In: has ahem, to us
also, that I here is is rest a. d tut nifering, all eternity of hap-
;inlets whirls duwasllll the death-bed of repentance, when
the night of ofil•ction i. passitig assay for ever.
But a short time since, and the p'riogre.ive vicissitbdes of
the sew,oos brought round to us the loops( day of the year.
Many were then alive who hailed its approach with comfort
and satisfaction, It came to them wafted on this wings of