The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-15 00:00:00

Alitrzpics io 4blials THE Qugkii%!

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PARISH OF CRIPPLEHATE WITHIN.

Yesterday a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the
p,arish of Cripplegate Within was held at the
Church of St. Alphage, London-wall, for the pur-
p,e of considering of the propriety of Kneading
Hu Address of Condolence and Congratulation to

the Queen;

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Alderman WOOD in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN rtxtd the Requisition which had
been presented t 6 hint from a number of the inha-
bitants of the parish, for the purpose of convening
the meting. Before they commenced the business
et the day, he felt it' necessary to enter into ir short
explanation. It might be thought, that from his
having become personally so much interested in the
litomentrius evYnts of the day, and for other rea-
sons, that the present meeting orireinsted front
him, Of was con vened through his influence. as Al.
dermas of the %Vont. lie felt it necessary to state,
that neither by letter, recommendati )))) , nor other-
wise, had he given the slightest impulse to the mea-
sure, sad indeed, 'Mill the Gentlemen called upon
him with the Requisition, he knew nothing of the
intention to hold a Meeting. fir, as the Retire-
rectstive of Lis neighbour. end fellow-parishioners,
had, however, bit it his duty to execute their wishes,
n. lit should do on every occasioo, however oppo-
site they might be to his own 4elll.llllellt/.....(ap.
phase.)
Mr. iirATH rind, he, as one of the requisitionists,
could hearte4imoity, that the !Meeting was not put
forward ty their Vi otitis, Alderman, who, lie had
every reason to believe, knew nothing about it until
The requisition was put into his hand-. Mr. Heath
afterwards proceeded to state, that himself and
a number of other Gentlemen had met, and
drawn Op a set of Resolutions and an Address, for
The purpose of submitting them to the consideration
of the Meeting; in ease no one came forward with
tiny, or should better not be brought forward.
After some further rtniatks, the speaker ptoceedrd
to submit in the Meeting some Resolutions, P211f,11.
sire of tire sentiments of the inhabitants of the parish
with regard to the proceedings now taking place
against the Queen : and also an Address to her
Majesty congrstolating leer wt her arrival in this
country, surf of condo'ertee in the manifold afflic-
tions amid persecutions which she had met with
during lien absence IrMn this country. The Ad-
dresS was worded with as mach citenmspection as
pos.ible, and the sentiments contained in it would
no doubt inert with unanimous approbation. He
would not continue to claim their attention by any
lengthened ebservutiotis of his upon a subject which
less already so well understood, and upon which
they were all so well agreed.
The Resolutions, after some further observations,
were put mid carried unai,imuusly—/for which see
first page.) I.
Upon the Address moved by Mr. HEATH being
put—
Mr. Etc came forward with another Address,
which he inteoded to submit to the consideration of
the meeting for their adoption, in the place of the
one first prop( Eecloi ch. although a very good oils,
he contended did not far enough. After some
further observations, the speaker read the Address.
M.. ‘Vti,Tstitas seconded the lint Address.
The Address promised by Mr. EICILE, and that
proposed by Mr. HEATII, were then put, when the
former was carried by a large majority.
It was put and carried, that the Inhabitants
should go up with the Address in I body, sod that
n Committee should be appointed to make arraoge.
111Ctite for that purpose.
After some further business. Mr. HEATH. in a
slot-ch. moved th 4 thanks of the meeting to Alder-
man Wood, which was put end (weird.
Mr. Aldertiem Wooer, in returning thanks, oh.
served, that he had not latterly bad many °ppm..
ttitiities of attending public meetings; however, it
w;•••: a source of the highest .gratification to him
to know, that his conduct heel met the ',proles
lino of his fellow-countrythen ; but it was doubly
gratifying when such testientinials came from his
neighbours nerd friends. lis acting as he had
done. lie could have bet one motive, and had
done nee more than his duty. which/very Xieglish-
man would have dose if he had such information
es be (Mr. Alderman Wood) had, that 11 female
was pursued by a foul conspiracy, and that female
was his Queen ; therefore he could lay claim to
nothing on that score. Indeed he ought, with the
informetion which, Ire then hod, to have gone over to
the Continent much sooner, bat that he was pre.
vented by adverse circumstance,. Mien he went to
the Continent he found that the conspiracy against
the Queen had been carried on as far as Sr. Omer',;,
nod large sums were there offered for evidence. Had
the prosecutors rettufell to extend their charges up
to 'het place, he would have beret placed in a very
different sitwaiion from that in which he then stood,
for lie should have been a witinNs. With ie-
speet to tfie evidence against the Queen, he. had no
hesitation in saying that it would be wet in such a
meaner as would gise.lhe utmost satisfaction to the
eottniry. and hand down the emotes of the prosecu-
tors with disgrace to posterity. .
After wetted aher speeches, the turtling sepa-
rated.