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Go►eroment; ind the duties of the State; but he

also would maintain, that popular boroughs awl
free places ought to he represented by independent
men—by men who would out ar tept place—by men
who would go Into Parliament as watch-Jogs gm
Ministers,—(Applemse.)w-Anuther opportueity for
eddreesing thews would arise when the Petition to
he presented to the House of Commons should be
brought Ibrviard. Ile should. therefore, detei.s
them no longer at present. Matt to express Ins
hearty concurrence in the sentiments of the Ad-
dress. and his readiness to join io presenting it to
her Majesty.
Mr. Alderman Woos declared his concimence
in the sentiments of the Address. and the Petition
which was to be proposed. He then apologised to
the meeting for retiring before the latter subject
was disclosed, being obliged to attend the Coin-
Mittel: sitting in the City. to prepare for the veers.-
lion of her Majesty ou Wednesday neat, at Si.
Paul's. On this subject be had one word to say. H.:
knew that a great many parishes intended to join
iu the expressions of observance and respect to her
Majesty. But he thought it udvisoble that the
Borough of Southwark, if they thought of lining
the streets on that occasion, should not go outside
of Temple-bar, unless souse of the young mesh
would wish to mount their horses and tide up to
Hyde Park.—(A hugh.l
The worthy Alderman then withdrew, attended
by the acclamations of the meeting.
Sir R. WIrLSON said, that it always 'Worded him
the greatest satisfaction to think that his sietititnesits
on any public question were in unison with those
of his constituents, and lie could assure them that
the presentation of this cossgretulutory Address to
her Majesty was one of the most agreeable cern-
maitds lie hail ever received from them—Orp•
plaxsej—bec4use it was one of those thing* which
oliorded her Majesty • cotnpetative security against
the new insplts which might be meditated against
her, anal an alleviation of those sufferings to which
she had been exposed for so many yeare, and also
because in presenting it he would appear as the
representative of their triumph. They had helm!
what had been said by his worthy friends, :.Ir. Moald •
ing and Alderman IVood, as to their Opinion of the
guilt or innocence of the Queen. They hot also
read the evidesice, and the speeches which had been
made on the subject in the House of Lords ; but
he thought it due to her Nlajesty to state. that ail
who hail approached near to her person, all who hid
hail oppnrtunities of the most intimate acquit istance
with the details of the case, all who had pnnienid
the means, as it were. to penetrate into the recesses
of her heart, had felt convinced that tl•e charges
against her had been unjust and unfounded. All
her Counsel had fully satisfied themselves that the
charges were filer, sold he believed tint he was
warranted in saying that those of them who hail
seats in the House of Commons, were prepared to
declare in their places, ore their honour es meo•
that they believed the Qtteen was totally inurcesit.
If such hail not been his conviction all along. at.
would have opposed the roll on coasts-
tutioisal grounds—though lie would have opposed
the cruel persecution of a helpless woman—still it
would nut have been becoming in him to take the
active part its the question which he had taken.
While the Quern was on the Continent he had ii-
ways expressed his opinion that if she felt she were
innocent. she ought to comae to England awl throw
herself on the generous support of the English
people, Therefore when lie saw her encontiter
persecution which awaited her on these ohoris—
wloen he saw her gallant Mir:lllCP to all the Mil-.
PlllllllllOll6 and power of her ecemiess, they must be-
lieve that his persuasion of her innocence era*
strongly confirmed. It was further strs nghteried
by the arrival in this country of foreign witnesses or
great reepeetability, many of whom lie lied the hi.
nour to know on the Continent, and in company
with whom lie hail had the honour to dinenta Monday
last, who all ',osmoses' n full knowledge of the false-
hood nod in•ilignity of the acciseseons which co-t-
-stituteil the collateral matter of the charge. The e-
ight General made several other observations. ui tin
course of which he stated it to he the determin eves
of the Queen not to burden the people •of 11114
country for the mean. of tat:coring a atitt.ilele real-
dence, but to insist on rterivii.g one of the tie) at
palaces from the Ministers.

.Jr. LANULEY (whom we understood to he .4
printer) then laroceedrel to aildre's the Meeting '.,
the following effect :
Mr. High lloiliff, we o►e all in Eagllntl ,o•nr•-
thing like turnips—( Lawgitter)—the loupe of Curn.
mote is like a bunch of turnip.—Gtr city of Lone° ,
is a t urnip-Gehl.--the city of Wept utottrt is a t urn.p.