The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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anent was prorogued without one expression of favour,
stud in a manner which had no precedent in the history of
this country, except in the unhappy time io which ass unfor-
litigate Stuart, amidst the civil commotion' he had raised,
suffered trader a seutence legally but not morally uojust.—
This being the ra.e,weresot the people called upon to take
some steps with a view to repress the fears and compose
'he agitation of the public mind.' He knew not whether
any further proceedings were nseditated against her Ma-
jesty. But when he adverted to the language used, and
the calumnies and insults directed toward her in those
prints which were devoted and subs relent to the Mi-
e'airy, he &mid not but admit that there was strong
rround for suspicion and apprehension.—(Thar)--Tbe act
of striking her Majesty's mime out of the Liturgy bad not
vet heel, atoned ; and iustead of ■ provision being made
'sir her by Parliament suitable to her rank and dignity,
which Parliament would no doubt hare cheerfully
ranted, she hail silly an uncertain dependence on Minis-
ten, who doled not to hue that which it was their duty to
have applied 11 Parliament in lw-tow. Contrary to the
• pinion of tic. Linnet', his Lordship thought that this was
a case abuse all others that called noon the people of Nog-
-1 .nil to approach the throne in language that could out be
nesund.rsion4l, praying, as a means of calming tie public
relation, that the Quern's 1141 W might Ise restored to the
Liturgy, and that all establishment might' lie provided for
her snit:stale to her rank and station—(Applause.)—His
Lorti•hip then sail, he *OOl.l briefly allude to topics of a
more general nature ; he thought he could do so with I
•IffintiflE that recommendation ao properly gist.° by
stir High file:tiff, to confine the attention of the meet.
ieg to the obj• et for which it had been convened ; he
could net indeed help very slimily adverting to some topics
which hail been so ality and as emphatically freaks! by Mr
Lemhion. It was impossible to view without feelings of
rest alarm and sorrow, the internal state of the coontr,, •
pailicial irty floe distress of the onanufati ming and cionmer-
riot elan's. Oar external situation was eqnaby fraifsd.
Tbe desire of Ilk rty, which bad turn
encouraged by the
&myrtles of Europe when they wished to combat and put
down their r 01110•11 enemy, Napoleon, was now vomiter-
acted by • Mae conspiracy under the false, hypocritical, and
blasph• mies. title of the Holy Alliaare.—(Lond cheeriiiy.)-
I.Then he looked hark at these circumstances, and regarded
ahem in &injunction with the past and with probably yet
contemplated proceedings against the Queen, Heaven
..erred to speak is signs end omens ; and be could nut heti.
ler describe the times than by quoting a passage Dion au te.
spirit, writer:—" And there shall be 'imps in the suss, sad
s' the moms, and in the stars; aid spots the earth distress
of nations, with perplexity; the see sad the waves mat-
ure—men', beans failing the fur fear, sod fur looking
after those thins which are aiming on earth." This Ives
the erne state of the anxiety felt by the cousitry ; sorrow
and shame for she peel, fear and •pprthension for the
time to come. Under such eirrunistsnces his only hope
and their bed resource was to be folioed in ;he priociples of
flee Couritilution and in the spirit of the people That hope
sins confirmed by the conduct tied day of the assembly he
ftlitirrS•blg. Let all Ragland follow the example the y
*ere setting: let them approach the Throne like men " oho
knew their rights, and knowing dare nsaintshs," against the
flows of power and the blaathsherients of cerreplum, sober
entligaiastie, firm but pruning, moderate but &solute
hod f. mres, sod the country might yet he saved. His
tredship. nn sitting down, was greeted with three cheers.
De FPI/WICK ruse amid considerable cheering, and pros
'rased the thanks of the meeting to Ego I Grey for his streets-
eit: and able opposition to the proceedings against the QUet a.
13411 Gutty said, It was impossible fur him not to endea-
vour an repress (however inadequate all expression must be)
li. sense of the high honour ronS•rred wpm. him, not only by
the teems of the Resolution Itself, but also by the manner
in which it was proposed by Dr Fenwiek. His Loidship
bad not attended a meeting of the Freeholders 4.f the comity
if De, hem since 1791. He had thee the honour of otaudiug
by the aide of the late Mr. Lambkin, a man whose he esteemed
easel lamented for his virtues in private life, and for his le-
ftist, inelepend. nee, and spirit Ist public life; lent it was a
runlet of &resolution that in his son and reps esentstive these
• was found the same disinterestedness, the same seal for the
pohlieoCTSier, and the same ability to support it. The ucs
cesien to which his Lordship alluded was the publishing a
trenelanention ostensibly against seditious sorietiet, but
Bich well iw fart aimed at public liberty. Those who lived
ret ihnt Ilex, and who still survived, must be aware of the
chaffer which had saner t plaice in the public mind.
Mr. I.AMRTOS proposed the thanks of the westing to the
Lori of Dirlinetrio, for his manly opposition to the Rill of
Pities mad Penalties against her Maiest y, which misses:traded
lit. Mr. Baker.
f A letter was read from the Noble Earl, apologising fur
his ahem(*)
Mr. Powurrr begged in return the meeting on belielf of
his father, his 'nest grateful thanks. He erns confident hie
feeble Relative went in the Hotve of Lords with an unbiassed
*lied to discharge his duty; and that after bearing all the
evidince against lwr Majesty, his full einivicliuu was that
sbe ersvineocirat. _ .

• Mr. Boas moat d the thanks of the meeting to the two
donna, Members.
Mr. !Amnion and Mr. Powt.rre shortly fel urnedl thinks.
• Thinks hawing been voted to the High Marra the meet-