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accuse her of one great crime, might he disposed to de-
p• her even of the child which she had borne. The contrast he-
t,, yen the two Administrations was strongly marked: the Whigs (the
friends ot the Prince) pronouncetther innocent, bat a* the same tu
ne
endeavoured to leaka stigma .ou her name : Mr. Perceval Ad-
i without any paltry subterfuge immediately and abso-
lutely •:r<pritted her. The Lord Chief Justice, who had accused
other ,'t ti.lsehood, was himself (to retort his own language) * * •
11- ' tearl ti, . Address.
Resolutions of Thanks then agreed to—to Mr.
:,:;ha;::, and the Advisers of the I': ?ivev:,—to Mr. Coctirahe
3 •one,--to Mr. Wnitbreafi. 3:v.1 lc: Pardett ;- and also to
Al.'.'erman Wood, Piol 'he IF,,ivery ot London.
Mr. Younu: propased Thanks to the Representatives, Mr. Calvert
and Mr. Tly'rritc”., this being orpos,cd, was witi.drawn; and a
motion of Mr. !ll'Malpli was adopted, to instruct Representa-
tive, to originate in Parliament some motion, to bring the authors
cf the cons-i)iraey I:yainst the Princess to condign piniisionent.
;ks veer oted to the Committee who owl .iriginated
this ousiness *he Borouos, and also to the Chairman; after which
the M,:cting was tt,solved.

COMMON HALL.

A Common Hall was held on rriday to receive the Report of the
Asoltess to the Princess of Wales, aid the answer of her Royal
Report was then read ; towards the end of which, it was
st tied, flea the Address and Answer not appearing in the London
le, tie I:eirembralicer wrote to the paldisher on the subject,
vilot retarucil for ;:hs‘ver, that tee was not authorised to make such
oe, thee were transmitted to him through the 0111 cc
or the Seert:t.ry for the Home Department.--(Misses. )
inwebraneer thee 0.-rote to Lord Si!loaiatti, statiog v.hat had passed,
the Address, AN ()III(' have an early iwertian. To
thiq Lord Si ; onth answere'l.'-', that is the exercise of hi: diFere-
tion, io ottic:ra situation, he did not think it proper to make the ,
rceitire )
A Lt ter from Mr. Whitbread was then read, expressing his grate.
ful 100 te mit of their Vote of : after which, the
M %volt came forward, thanked thtm tnr their attendance,
and id the Hal! was now dissolved. (Cries of—No! No e)
M Alderman Woon came forward to speak, hot the Lord
Mayor VII the Hall amid loud hisses. Great confusion prevailed,
hat Mr, Alderman J. Smith coining in, there was a s,hout for him
to talc, the Chair.
Mr. WAITIOIAN addressed the Meeting. He said they were not
altogether in a new situation : they had, on former occa,ions, been
deserted by their Chief Magistrate, and the practice had beeh for I
some Alderman to take the. Chair. 4n Mr. Wilkes's time something
aimilar had happened : an Aldernia4, after the Lord Mayor had lett
the Hall, pre•id-ell merely as the Chairman of the Livery.
'Mr. Alderman SMITIt said he hail scruples in has mind, which
had not been removed to; what had ranee from his worthy friend.
Mr. Alderman WOOD then proposed, that as it was now merely a
meeting of the Livery, that Sir William Rawlins should take the
Chair, ohie.i nitl immediately.
Mr. Ahtrrmuu SMITU said he had no olijeetion to attend, an;
ad lress them merely as a Liveryman. (He aml Alderman Wood
then pulled olf their guwlis.)
Mr. alderman IVoon said it had always been the practice to
eonieue a Common Halt to receive the answer to their Address.
The Lord Mayor called the purpose of their meeting trivial, but his
dioolving the Hall shewed that be attached some importance to it.
It was evident that the Ministers mast have some feelings against
the Princess, or the Address would have appeared in the Gazette.
Re had been informed, that the Lord Mayoehad, within a few
days, waited on Lord Sidinoatlt' anti asked his advice whether he
should convene a Hall to-day. Lord Sidmotith told him, that he
mist be the best judge, bat that he•himself should advise against a

64 Whitehall, April 7, 1913.
'46 Sir,—l have just received your letter of this day's date,
irOoting a copy of an Address from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Livery of Laudon, to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales,
with a copy of her Royal Highness's Answer thereto, and desiring
that I will order the same to be inserted in the London Gazette :
iti r€ ply, 1 have to nein:lila yt:u, that in the exercise of the discretion
which belongs to my official situation, I do not think it proper to
canse the Athlress and Answer above-mentioned to be inserted •is
the London Ga‘zette. I am, Sir, your most_obedient humble servant,
" To the City Itemembrancer." "SID111OUT13."

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meeting: to which the Lord May 4 replied, that he had promised
a Hall to some Gentleman, and must call laugh.)
Mr. WAIT/DIAN then addressed the Livery. Considerini the
condeet of the Lord Mayor and Lord Sidmouth, they seemed to
him to here acted tinder a:; eironeow impression, that the Prince
could be'displeased at the' discovery of the foulkourpiracy against
his own wife : that her triumphant rescue from atrocious calumny
%rind(' be ungrateful to the feelings of a husband. ( Huszas.) His
c All opinion was far different : he had now doubt that the Prince
hegent must be delighted at the triumph of one so dear to him by
birth, as well as nirrrage. (Loud Applause) How, then, had Lord
Sidmonth dared, ley his eeneect, to countenance an opinion, that
the address would be unpin zing to his Royal Highness? (Applause)
As to the conduct of the Lord Mayor, elly had he carried the
Limy of London.. a circuitous rotate ? had he presumed to
think t!:;!': the triumph which the City were celebrating would give
displeasure in any particular quarter. Tho Lor(1 Mayor lead yester-
day excused himself bait saying, that his oath colnpclied him to keep
the peace of the city. What! was it to preserve the peace of the city
that the Livery ot London were carried to St. Giles'., .4 laugh.)
It was not proper that the conduct of the Chief Magistrate sI:OI.JeJ be
passed over without,disapprohation. He had abandoned tee:n,
because lie felt that he should meet with their execration instca., of
their thanks.
He then moved a resolution," that the LAM Mayor, by the cir-
cuitous route taken in the procession, and by other conduct, had
shewn disrespect to the Prince Regent, by countenancing an opi-
nion, that the triumph of the Princess would be otlensive to his
feelings; and that his condiret this day, in dissolving the Hail, rtn-
demi ltim unworthy of the 'Confidence ot his fellow citizens." He
could not sit down, without expressing his disapprobation ot the non
attendance of the legal Advisers of the. City, on occasions when
their opinions Plight be wanted.
Mr. TrioNi:s,oN expressed his conviction, that the Prince and
his mother erre at the bottom ureic preceedingsegaiust the..Prin
cess, (hisses and applansc.) He was surprised that tine P e;ciples of
liberty should be discussed in a place where a statue had lelely heels
erected to the destroyer of the Implant. race, (hisqts.) He proceedA
to observe, that Baronets-would soon be as despicable as i'eg
Nicholson's Knights. For his part when he MW Bart. agilelst a
man's name he thought it stood for " bartered. ' He supposed the
Lord Mayor would be made a Baronet for his services to day. Was
it not evident that there was a feeling existing against the Prin-
cess of Wales, a 3 well from the conduct of the hypocritical Lord
Sidmouth, as that of the Lord Mayor ?
'lice Resolution ot the Censure was then put and carried.with one
dh,seniient voice, and was ordered to be published in the papers.
Mr. WAIMMAN then moved the thanks of the Meeting to Sir
W. Raw ling.:.
Mr. W,‘ DMNGTON stepped -forward to propose a Resolution hi
the 'lame of the Meeting, pretesting against the conduct of the
Commissioner,, the !learner of takiug evidence, and the recent con-
duct of tl,.e Privy Council,—procc.rdings %Oda were willwitt pre-
cedent the days of Henry VII E.
Mr. WA:ItmAN slid, whatever indignation the Meeting might
ft-el on this sobject, it was not now !refine them; and they could not.
without notice, itieuss any matter which would not have been pro-
per had the Lord Mayor been present.
The Resolution not being seconded, came to nothing.
The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to Sir W. Rawlings,
who returned thaul:s, and the Meeting dispersed.