The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

TO TUC KlNfri WONT TICIII.LT.TT ?WITTY.

SIRE—W,, the Freeholders uf the Metropulitsu County
of Middlesex, impelled by urgent Necessity, feel it to be an
imperious ditty to approach your kinkily, in the humble
posture of supplication, to solicit your Majesty's must
earnest attentions sa our Petition.
The maim, lire, over which your Majesty, by virtu of
your august ialieritasee, Is destined to preside, was once
happy as it was puwerful end great. It now exhibits the
muureful spectacle of a great empire distracted in its
efinnsels; its finances exhausted; the eultivetion of its
sets, agriculture, sad commerce impeded; sod its mass of
population rapidly retrograding their former advances
towards the acquirement of wealth and happiners.
The causes of this melairebely change are manifestly to he
attributed to the pernicious Investor-ea and baneful inductive
which have been invariably pursued and exercised by those
Advisers of the Crown, who, during many years, have di.
►ected she National Commis and who have been rumbled
to persevere in their ruinous projects solely by the support
they have had the means of commanding from aa uncon-
stitutionally-elected Douse of Commons, which, during
the whole of that period, has server been comp oefd of the
fairly sod jualy.ebusen Representatives of the Cummuus of
the realm.
In proof of these, our assertions, we need only to state
one fact, which surpasses ally thing that the history of this
couutry, or the world can parallel; namely, that during this
short period of unexampled estray.rguo•r. in national ex.
peediture, a greater sum has been actually spent, and coo-
sequeutly a greater burden of taxation imposed spun the
industrious portion of the COMMUllily, to thirty years, than
had beet. e%pendril in a thousand previous years, and in the
reigns uf all the different races of Kings that ever swayed
the Foglii.h sceptre.
It is with unspeakable grief and indignation, that in midi.
Lion so these, our general and national ealamitiev, we love
witnessed those Minnow's, who are uahappily the present
accredited servants of your Majesty, as though impelled by
fate, so fill up to the brim are utmost measure of iniquity,
recently to have instituted the most dagitiosie proceedings
agaisio the Illustrious Daughter of the own Sister of your
Majesty's Revered Psreut,oer late Moat Gracious Sovereign;
a PriIIECIS the Peeress of your Majesty by birth, and who, by
the holy alliance of marriage, is Income your Majesty'a
Royal C..usial, and consequently the rightfel Queen of these
realms.

We have bediehl these Ministers daring to employ an
agent iii snake a tender of the nation's money, in she d
name of your Majesty mud the Hellish Gnaveransent, to her
Majesty the Queer, in order Is iodate Mr Majesty to IC.
Bounty her sarred rights, even before say legal liw
had beets pretsitutd, awl as compromise of !be psetendi
Crilll4ll alleged by them arrow her Majesty, sad also to
accompany the said bribe with a threat of prosecatioa, to
raforce her Majeiltes monsplianer.
los fortherasee of these treasoesside and wicked &segos
we have sera Undiluted iv foreigu countries, wet or the reach
of use laws, an heiepeitors Commissiusi lay the hired agents
of the said Minute-is, the proceedings of winch nave been not
only cooti-ary to law, bat totally disstroctive of the elem.-w-
-eary principles of justice, Maiimuch as the priacipal ail-
seams appear to have hero procured by bribes' to give their
testimony, sad have sworn falsely against Ler Majesty,
Them proceedings, we lemma to olives re, have formed
only she repetiliou of aggravated injitrioa towards one,
whose life, from she period of her cutojeseal union wish your
Majesty, which was bailed by skis country as the anspicome
more and happy presage of future blessings, has exhibited
to the world bat taste usointerrtipseol series of base, mmHg.
oast, cruel, sad grousualkas pesaccutious.
Having hems drives' at lesigth, by the force of pubic
111011. to abandon their wicked and tressoisabk dramas to
dethrone our lawful Que, it, Is. r pelmet-sours hare
aware sabres tepees thenss►lves to Mouse the peered same ut•
your Majesty by using is in an aujost refusal to groat to the
Queen one of the Kola! Palaces for her Majesty's us,-
deuce, to which, by the laws of the realm, and the solemn
ordinances of Hod, she is equally enlisted with your Ms.
jesty, as your Majesty's Royal Compare. Is &Mitsui, to
these repeated and latsamas attacks opals the sacred pig.
son of her Majesty, your Monsters, Sire, hevr added their
latest, and or trait their &mil attempt to oldest the just
wishes of her 111:jesty to obtain from the British Parliament
siusler,plye asehua of your Majesty, a provisions end efts.
lahahnsint suited to her illustrious auk and proportioome to
the royal ionorie Ily voted by Parlianseut, and cheer-
fully pail by year Majesty's loyal subj. eta, for the main-
trusser and support of year Majesty's Household, Was-
mach as kiwis& by time commie, prevailed opus your

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teetotal kris/Ott ire la the sisoefairsweikisiatiner, to thwart, the
degas of her Majesty and the expectations of the coronary,
at the miry momasil that they mom liatemewl hoe lite.jevey'w
legal adviser, is the slue ramie, of his oll♦tial anti Parka-
*rotary duty, was in the act of submitting an urgeut Mee.
sage from her Majesty us this subject to the consideration
of She P•slirsareal, by which great wort watatellted offence
has hers Oats las her Majesty sad your Majesty, and your
loyal and faithful people.
We cannot disguise from your Majesty that the totolort
of yonr Majesty's servants has a direct and fatal teaoteney
to diminish the Prolosincl so serener, the loyal otoedierce,
'and she dritifol affeetioo which, throughout the long period
of their ardotius exertions, accompanied with great sacs
flees, naisteroirs privittious, aril unparalleled distresses, the
subjects of thine realist. have ever preserved inviolahk
Inwards pant Majesty'. worm Family.
In the hoolltle hut Ants reliance opow your Majesty's ren-
ames+ most graritossly to listen at all 'intro to the jest com-
plainta and readiest' of year Muje.ty's faithful subject., we
extremely implore year Majesty to diarists* tumor Majesty's
present unworthy Servants from your Majesty's Couti.el..
And we further implore that your lesjesty will be geaci-
oa.ly pleased to select the future Advisers of the Crown from
the rank, of those she have ever proved them sires faithful
in their •Itegiauce to your Majesty's person and family,
mid who, alike faithful to their artistry, will not fail to
misuse your Majesty that its future prospect presents lu
the view hest the choice of a peaceful salutary reformation
of slowest, as the preservative of sic ancient iniiiintioss
on the one haunt, or the dam/amyl' alternative of a violent
consul.iun on the other, and who will, therefore, he torsion
to obtain your Majesty's comustands forthwith, to spite with
your Majemy's subjects in those necessary inesseres fur ens.
rtitutoor the Howse of COMintrall the juat Heprearoisturcsof
, I the People, which skew tan routers., this House the power
to enact laws, or to impose faxes, constitationally, spun
your Majesty's subjects.
We feel that we shall nutty anticipate your kilsjesty's
nerows inteutions, in requesting that your Majesty will di.
rest that a suitable residence in one of the Royal Palaces
' I may, without delay, he provided fur her Majesty's refer.
lion, and that It. r Majesty's name insetted in the Li-
*orgy, and burr Majesty placed in she poi•cesion of all her
rights and dignities. And we beg to *lmre yolor Majesty,
that we will not fail to iustrncl oar Iteprearstasires fur this
county in Parlianteml, to enable your Majesty to apportion
' I 4 liberal prirri.ion fur the due maintenance of her Majesty's
royal establishnsent

Having finished the Address, lie said he had lan-
rinsed to give them proof of one fact suited tkereiii,
which W. 1., that the expeudittur of the last illicit'
yeas hid excerileil that of the reel, diug i,OOO
years. Ile held in his hand a llocoineot whieb iv,4l
hers, most carefully compiled, vimittirticing with the
reign of William the Conqueror, in the year 1066,
tool eliding with the death of George l I 1., in which
the avrr.ige annual expeerlitore of each relit was
tat:eta and multiplied by the minalwr of yews of the
duration of dr! reign, and the result of the
adtlt-
lion of the whole together was, that in the 700 years
preceding the rein of George II I. the *bole amount
of the mutinied expenditure was 795,000,0001., while
that of 50 sears (Attie late reign was -2,375.000,04,01.
They would onw see that that assertiun was well
sustained, ns was every part of the Adders.
Mr. Huai E Von moved, that the amended Ad-
&Too be adopted by the meeting, which was put
and carried with great applause.
Mr. HUME then 'nosed the C.Alowing Resolution
4. That his Grace the Duke of fieilfuerl su t hill Grime the
Doke of loiasierohe Riolloi lion. the Earle Gley,Grosvesurr,
Dal :salmon, aim, Car , and Ike Lords Drruley,
mid Erskine, be requested to present at the eriliest uppor-
tmiily to his Majesty the King she Address which has now
been carried, and that the Sheriff of Middlesex be requested
to wail upon these Noblemen for that purpose.
which was carried wills the stogie dissentient voice
of the non-content before-mentioned.
Mr. Sheriff WAITHMAN begged to guard the
meeting against taking offense et any delay, on the
ran of the Sheriffs, in carrying the last resolution
into effect. Their duties were very pressing at
this moment, and might prevent them from per-
forming the wishes of the meeting on early as they
could wi.jh ; they would, however, he could assure
them, avail themselves of the first opportunity to
do it.

'ir. BARBER BRAVMORT said he had to pro-
pose the thanks of the meeting to a Gentleman
upon *lupe services it was needless fur hint to
comment, because they must he always present
to the minds not of that meeting only, but of the
whole cometry.
S. Thal the firm and manly candled of Mr. Alderman
Wood—lsis devoted and arilem altarbinesit to he, Majesty's
intrri at—his unwearied diligence and jediriuu• conduct isi
het ranee, maid justly coals. him to the grateful thanks of
this meensie.
Major CA RTwittirairr seconded the motion, which
sas put, and carried with great acclamations.
Mr. Alderman Wont) then 'Presented himself,
and was received with esediusimstic chives. Ile said
it would be unbecoming to detain them at that
late hour, but they would allow him to return hits
gialefill thanks for what he felt to be a great
honour conferred on him by so truly respectable an
assembly. At the last meeting in dist room, he
had stated it to be in his opinion impossible that the
House of Loyd% should pass the 13111 against the
Queen. Ile had grounded that opinion on his de-
cided conviction licit the charges originated in a
foul conspiracy. The wove of the people, assisted
by the preps, supporting her firm and resolute
spirit, 1.,d enabled the Queen to triumpliover it.
But there was now iu this count!y a mass of testi-
mony which could nut be 'procured in time to be
produced in the Blouse of Lords, but which would
be !nought forested if ever the charges were again
alzientell either in that or any rubel-form, and which
would prove to the conviction of rseey man in the
coteeitey the existence of else conspiracy, and the in-
nocence of the Queen, ahsielt, sigh all the sneems of
information and observation which lie presoessrel, lee
most solemnly assured the meeting lie believed to
be repeal to that of any female that ever existed.—
(loud applause )
Mr. T. CLARKE then adslresseri the meeting at
considerable length, and v glided i.e •ing--
G. Thai the thanks of tins Meeting be also given in Messrs.
Brougham and Denman, Dr. I.lishiagiun, and decreed oilier
light advsmia of her Aliijeety, for their istilefiiggeble mer.
hosts is her VMS!, and for the splendid tele-nee and 1.60.
persica ilieplayrel by deem on her WIWI', which regress as.
Isoling lustre um the Orili.lh Bar,
n lite h was carried as usual.
Alsjor ewrtrwatotet then moved...
7. That the thanks of this meeting arejasely doe, sod are
hereby given, Its Lady Awn llantainen fur her faithful sail
natatory attachment to her Rays! Itiestmrs,
which was ealried with riiilateintoie applause.
Mr. Hume stud, that it was the duly of every
Englishman who vainert freedom and independence,
to th fetid and support by every means its his power
the liberty of the press, he therefore trevert—
not the thanks of Ibis Met tiair he given to the lade.