The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-18 00:00:00

NIF.F.'IINC4 OF CHIPPI..I-`t.GATE. ';virrtitN.

Yesterday the Inhabitants of the Ward of
"Cripplegate Within met in St. Alphage Church,
for the purpose 'of afidcessing the Queen upon
the fate of the Bill off' -Pains and Penalties, and
petitioning the "Rouse of. 'Commons to impeach
his 'Majes,ty's Ak"Lerman Wow)
in the Chair.

The Alderman having read the Requisition,
and stated the 'object of the 'Meeting.,
Mr. CAPEL, in a short speech, called upon the
meeting to assist in protecting her Majestyovho
had .been treated, with such rigour by' her perse-
cutors. Ale then moved the Resolution, which
condemned the proceedings against her Majesty,
and congratulated her, upon the failure of. her
enemies in their attempts.
Upon the call for the,shew of hands, several
held up their hand against the Resolutions, the
first of which was carried.
Mr. Facia then stood forward: It, had not
been, he said, his ,intention to speak upon the
Subject; to which on former 'occasions he had
Called the attention of the meeting';- but for the
honour of the Ward, he rose to express a hope,
that they
.would act consistently, and .having
previously gone up With an Address to her I‘lla-
ke. sty, that, they would not now separate , from
the principle which seemed loinfluence them at
the period alluded to. He observed, that. several
Gentlemen held up their hands against the
_Re-
solutions, without, however,- saying one word
as to their motive for doing so. The Queen had
been plotted against by the vilest conspirators:7-
onknc,wn .to the Constitution had been
intilueeir against her, and: lie should be glad to.
hear from. those Gentlemen, who.held up their
hands in token of approbation of so heinous
measure, upon what .foundation they built
,that
approbation. It seas to public feeling the suck
less of •ler Majesty's cause had been indebted,
for she was. surrounded by numerous profligate
and -powerful enemies. It should be remem-
bered 7 that those enemies were still in existence,
and it became the duty of the people to rally
roundlier, ,and raise up a .rampart by public acts
in her defence. He again called upon the op-
posers of. the Resolutions to speak out upon the
subject. , After a pause,.
Mr. HooLvsteppetilorward. He had held up
his hand against' the .Resolutions becauSe he-.ob-
jected to the language, which he could not help
thinking unconstitutional. . . .
Mr. CAPEL—We all agree that the Queen has
been ill-used.—(several voices, ", NO, no
Mr. HooLE--The majority of the public, think
so.—(Loud applause, clapping of hands, and
partial hisses, with cries of-n0,,n0 !)-
Mr. CAPEL.decilared,, that, whatever
,might be
the words of those who had said ":NO," their
opinions and .consciences replied 'in the affirMa:;,
tive.: lie had, he- said; :another Resolution to
submit, namely, a Resolution to petition the
House- of Commons • to impeach Ministers, for
their • unconstitutional -proceedings against 'the
Queen.' -He then moved the' Resolution.
Mr. Ef6KE, in seconding the 'Resolution, said,
that Ministers had, by 'instituting those measures,
betraved their 'duty to :the King, insulted -the
Queen, and lost all claim to the colifidence of the
public.--(Loud pplause.) .•
Mr. HooLn said, he never had heard of a more
sweeping measure thanthis; Upon a former oc-
casion a politician had proposed a Petition' to the
'House of Commons -to confiscate the estates of
Ministers and to lay aside their Sovereign. 'The
present proposal was- not unlike that. Ministers
.might not deserve such 'extreme punishment, al-
though' it ifas possible they might 'be charged
with lack of judgment. 'Would it not be better
to suggest an inquiry `into the question who were
at the bottom of those -charges, than to havel at
Ministers- heiter-Skelter by' dozens ? lle trusted
the Meeting would not pass a-Resolution to have
thernielves laughed it.
Mr. EICKE' gaid,the advice of Mr. Boole would
be a thing which the Ministers would be very
unwilling to- adopt, fbr they would them-
selves at the bottom; and' as to the attack by
dozens, the -number to be affected by the 'im-
peachment would be no more than nine.
Mr.•WhillE sand, he had held up a handagainst
• the Resolution, because lie did not csnsider that
• the 'Queen was innocent,, nor that she was in-
jured. He did -not consider that the Ministers
; had acted unconstitutionally, nor 'that 'the. Bill
was any violation of the COnstitution--(hisses !)
. --z---11e.insisted-upon his right to be heard; and
hapeclAe Alderman of the Ward would insist
upon -a privilege against which .Clamour ought not
to -be raised. was not Hwy that he should
be qualified .to discuss -the' evidence, or 'that be
-meeting would be willing to attend to•him.‘ But

Laving been called upon to speak, he should not
hesitate to repeat hii-i%-orirs as to the innocence
of tire Queen. - •• • • -
Air. EICKE :said, the Gentleman had certainly
given an opinion, but he had given no foundation

for it.
Mr. H ELPS—I have read every iota of the evi-
dence.' I have no connection with Ministers nor
do I look for it. • I -think the Queen guilty, and
all the proceedings injurious to the country at
large.—(.Loud hisses:)
Mr. Iltaos-7--I have read the evidence, and I
declare that I--believe • her .Majesty to be inno-
cent. I have held:up.iny hand against the: Re-
solution, because I cannot go the lengths to which
the framers go.—(Applause !)
The Resolutions were carried, and
.a Commit-
tee was appointed to draw up au. Address.
l''lr. HEATH moved the Thanks_ of, the Ward
to Alderman Wood, for his excellent, conduct,
and particularly for his affection and attention to
our beloved and persecuted Queen.
Mr. EntNnonouGll said, he
.was sorry he
should he obliged to hold up his hand against
the niotiOn. lie did so,. in consequence of the
part the Alderman had taken with regard to the,
1' Queen.--(Loud and general hisses.)
Mr-. Ea cm said, that upon that ground he the
more zealously held -up his hand.- The Ward—
the whole City of London,w`ere under the deepest
obligations tO that independent acid noble-minded
Magistrate., who had 'been long labouring in de:
fOce of the rights of
_his fellow:citizens, and
whose public life, cousistent throughout, Was-.
more highly embellished 'by this last effort to
protect the innocent.
Mr.nr.t-rom.-:—I dissent from all the Re3olu-
tions„ but I concur in this.
Upon the shew. of hands there were about half
a dOzen opposed to the motion of thanks.
Alderman -Wool), in returning his ac-
know ledgments,:said, he -much regretted, that any
Gentleman should suppose he had cause to cen-
sure his (Alderman -Wood's) conduct, and he
had expected that those who held up their hands
against him would have stated their cause of
complaint. 'in going out to meet her Majesty,
and in adhering to her:cauSe,.he had but one mo-
tive—the vindication of hat he conceived -to be 1
inj7ared innocence-,-,-(Cheers..)--Since the Bill
had met its fate, the most importani witnesses had
arrived in England.. The. Gentlemen who had
joined.in the opposition to the ReSohitionS would
have an' opportunity of seeing the evidence .of
which he spoke, if not in judicial proceedings, at
any.rate in the press.--(Loud applause.)--He had
it in his power tolirove, that multitudes were now
receiving pay from the public. money, and had re-
ceived titles for living at 'Milan, Rome, Pesaro,
and Paris, and defaming.her Majegty. He had
sat down at the same table with Officers of
Rank in the Army and Navy, who- often e.Press-
ed their surprise at the sudden elevation to
wealth and titles of the persons thus unworthily
employed, without knowing the nature of their
mission. Being possessed of a mass of informa-
tion upon this subject, and knowi,ng, as he
that the servants of her Majesty had been bribed,
and-that•eVen 501. had been given to one of them
for.the mere exhibition of-the foolish diploma of
which so much had been said, would, he, have de-
served the name of Englishman if he had aban-
doned such a course ?—(Loud cheers.)—He de-
fied any man to say, that he hind, in pursuing the
course he had Adopted, any political. view. He
had taken up the' Queen's cause from principles
beyond the reach of contamination. He had
been entrusted with all the facts, strengthened

by the sole`nin declaration by her Majesty of her
innocence. lie found-her surrounded by spies
and pretended friends, and it '‘,c-as his warmest
wish that those who- now thought proper to re,

jest that which had 'given conviction to the' great
body of the public had seen. her When' she spurn-
ed the paper of compromise presented to her .by
Lord Hutchinson. if they had beheld the scorn
and indignation with which she had refused the
50,0001. they would no longer raise up die hand
of-prejudiee •agaitisHier faine,(Lotid appfause.:)
Mr. licATH then moved the Thanks of the
Meeting .to Lady Anne Hamilton, for the un-
paralleled attachment sliewn to her Majesty by
that Lady.
Mr. Alderman Woo D said, that no praise could
be too great upon that-theme. Lady. Anne Ha-
milton had never: left her Majesty for, a single
hour, since the Queen expressed a dostre to have
her services. She-had clung to her Majesty at a
time when Ladies were not so ready-to surround
ber as, novi-H(Loud applause.).
The vote was carried unanimously. A Reso-
lution of Thanks to the Independent. Press Was
also carried.
Mr. HELPS took the 'opportunity at this mo-
ment, to declare, that the., voice of the people
was nut in favour of the Queen. He had been
in the habit of attending upon 'Change,. and
,he
knew that the merchants and bankers -were of a
different opiniOn.=-:--(Loud hisses.)
. . ,
Mr.TicKE.---We do not consider the mer-
chants anti bankers the bulk of the public. They,
certainly live by
..the public, blit they form an
insignificant part of that vast, body.. They have
not declared their opinions. •
Mr. •HurPs.—They will come forward and
state their view. of • the question. It is seldom.
but upon compulsion that they 'came forward.—
(A laugh.) •• • •
Mr. VtcKr..—The people are as much inte-
rested / this question as the 'merchants, and
-were they 'to look up to a body who would not
•do their duty but by compulsion ?—(Loud
cheers.) .
Mr. HANCOCK said, the great .Athenian Legis-
lator had made' by
.death to remain
neuter on a. public question ; but here it see Med
that a state of neutrality- was ty state of virtue.—
He considered the peoples frem the time of the
Revolution, 'the orighi:of power. He contended,,
that in the present proceedings ,againSt the
Queen the utmost-injustice and 'hypocrisy had
been exhibited.— ' •
I-he Resolutions having been all carried, th.!.
-Wardmote broke up.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COIJIIT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 17.

MEUX V. POOLE:
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This action was broUght by the plaintiffs
Messrs: Meux, the brewers, against the defend;,.
ant,.a Gentleman of fortune, to recover seventy-
nine pounds, the value of a fine dray horse, killed,
lcy'the- shaft of"the defendant's cart. The jet of
the action" as negligence on the part of the de-
fendant's servants. It appeat'ed that one of
*IIX'S draysl6s standing, in May last year, above
the turnpike in Soiith.Labbeth-road. The defend-,
ant's cart was. also standing at the Wheat Sheaf
'public-house, which- was some distance abOve the
dray. The horses in the cart being left alone with
'the winters off ran away, and:passing the dray, the
shaft-of the cart killed the fore-horse of the dray.
It was contended that the plaintiff could not re--
cover, because the dray had been left improperly-
standing on the 'road. But the Jury, tinder all
the circurnstances,lound a verdict' for the plain-
liff.--L-DamageS leventy-nine pounds.
. The CHIEF JUsTIcE, observed, after the trials:
that numerous accidents had followed the sort ef
negligence imputed to 'the defendant's servant::-
When-tie winkers are taken off, horses gene-
rally show a disposition to run off, and they should
never be left by the driver.
ISSUE FROM THE ROW; COURT. _

This was an issue'sent from the Mister of fhe
Rolls, to ascertain whether an annuity chargeabl,;
on the Four and a Half per Cent. 13arbadoe5
Stock, granted by Letters Patent in the Ri.4.0,11
of Charles 11. and willed.to a person of the name
of Stafford, was real or personal property, since
the instrument was signed but by two
and in case the Court should be of opinion tlt:
it was real property, three witnesses were by the
-Statute of Frauds required.
Mr. DEN:wAs contended, that it was pers011:11
chattel and ought to pass, and he cited
.sever ti
cases and- authorities to spew, that an annui:-
was an incorporeal hereditament, and did not
partake of the nature of real estate.
Mr. RICHMOND, for the purchaser, contended,
that the words of this bequest were tint sutlici‘
cntly expressive to abrogate the right .of the
heir.at law. lie also argued, that as the bequest
was. merely a residuary bequest, it could not
hold; because hefe were executors, and Cot-Ise-
wiently residuary legatees ; therefore it would
be superfluous to make any provisie.o for the
sidue of devisor's personal property.. He also
contended, that as' it "Was inlierliable; it was not
personal chattel.
Mr. justice BAYLET—if it be not personal
property, Mr. Itichrnond, under what denotnin---:
tion of property do you class. ?
Mr. RICHMOND said,. that Lord Coke's defini-

tion of an annuity made it a fee simple, and that
this'was a species of property which -w4'uld rot
pap -without a particular dtivise. The Curt„
said, ought to attend to the egnity of the case.
The CniEr Jus-ricr. said, that in a Court. of
Law, they could not take cognizance of the'etpai"
table features of the case, and that the Court
considered that the_property was a personal ch.tt
tel, anil could therefore pats.

DOT:OHNE)) ThUrSdaV &-ht
gravel-digger, named
'Roo-ert George, was,drit
in g at the Louse of Mr. Che.,.rnun, the' :White
Lion; when a dispute arc se llt
tweeit _ hiut -au:f the land rota respecting the pay-,
meat of some porter; and the gravel-digger wily
turned out of the house, which irritated him so
much, that !ie threw a 'shovel thr6l4-T,ll the ioP-
dow,-which.‘ltnoolished several squares ofalass/
and struck Mr. Cheesernan over the head.. Nir•
cheesNr.au in consequence' went for an officer,
and, after great difficulty, the offender was hand-
cuffed.L=MiS coudaict being' so Violent,
.atiother.
coustabk. was sent for, and they were conveying;
him to the watch-house, when he suddenly
off.. The constables pUrsued him as far as the
Lea River, When the fellOW jumped plump ijlto
it; with his handcuffs on, -across into
Ilacknoymarshes, and escaped his pursuers, 1.10,
stood amazed on the banks of the river.
day Mr. 'CbeeSeman obtained a warrant for hi;:
apprehension; at 'Worship-street Office.

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