Star.
London, England, 1813-04-16 00:00:00

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Yesteiday d butnerout Meeting of the Electors of
Nirettainster was held in Old Palate Yard, pursuant
Fittiolic advertisement, for the purpose of congra-
tulating her Royal Highness the Princes of Wales off
her 66 escape frdm thelate conspiracy formed against
her honour and her life."

At one o'clock Mr. Minnie, the High Bailiff, 1 7,
opened the business of the day, when I .
Mr. WisitanY addressed the Meeting, by stating
the enormity of the offence with which her Royal I #.7,
Highness had been charged, by a fail and wicked
attempt to deprive her, not only of li:e, but of what
was to her infinitely more dear, her honour. The
charges, it appeared, originated with a female accu:
ser, and even were entirely the product of her own "
impute and distempered imagination, but when fully a
examined, seemed ton gross to impose even upon chil-
dish
credulity. For a considerable time-base insinu-
ations of a vague import,were sedulously circulated, .;
by unworthy individuals, but for some time no per-
son could accurately ascertain their amount. At
length, hoviever, they assumed a specific character,
and a tangible shape, and our revered Sovereign,
with that love of justice and virtue which had distill-
guished him Throughout his long life (dfolaime) com-
rained an enquiry into the truth of ihe charges to
four Noble Lords of bigh political honour and pri.
vote integrity. That enquil was made not only with
the view of ascertaining the truth, and in justice to
her Royal Highness and every other person, but
with a view to protect the future peace and safety of ,
these liingdoms.—(Apit/easer.) Those Noble Lords 't
faithfully discharged the high trust committed to
them, and by their reports to his Majesty fully ac-
quitted her of the least act vf eriminAlity, and even
of these acts.of levity imputed to her, and her Royal '
Highness was, in consequence, publicly received at
Court, and treated by his Majesty in a becoming, t
parental, and affectionate manner. It would, he be-
lieved; have been a pleasure to every person who' •
heard him, that other individuals had followed so
wise and high an example—bet the &thy ribaldry t.
which afterwards issued from the press, had almost
brought Royalty itself into contempt, and thereby
had nearly effected what our enemies never could ac- e
complish. 'Her Royal Highness, however; tortified
by conscious innocence, silently submited to the un-
paralleled calumnies, until her restricted ituercourse
with her Royal Daughter (the future Queen of these
Realms), forced her into a correspondence which at-
terwards compelled her to appeal to the two Houses
of Parliatr4iit. t..f the reception her application met
with its the House of Lords, he should say nothing,•
because there they said nothing about it--(al largh.)
But the House oft:on:mons met they just wishes of her
Royal Highness with Stoical coldness—the feelings
of the men mere lest in the fan-drawn intricate calcu-
lations of the p;liticians. Unfortunately, a worthy
Representative of Wesminster (Sir Francis Burclztt)'
was absent, from indisposition, or, it was more than
probable, that he woull have discharged his duty
in a manner that would have done honour to himself
and given satisfaction to his Constituents (4p/i/aere.)
Another Member, however, who had at alt times
been the firm advocate of justice and the friend of the
people, took the matter up with honour to himself, •
and in justice to tl;c country, he meant the Member'
for Bedford (Mr Whitbread.) That Honourable
Gentleman cenducted Itimseli towards leer Royal,
'Highness, in a matter of considerable cklicacy; with.
out giving offence in any one quarter, and secured to
himself the approbation of every honest Englishman,
(Applauses.) Her R0y.,1 Highness had, probably,
depended too much upon ignorant or rnain.bus ad.
visers, but now he had the satisfaction of intoirning
the meeting, that she availed herself of, and was
guided by, the advice of a most able Lan•yei; at-
though, he was sorry to say, no longer a ltepresen:
tative of the People, in whose behalf his splendid ta-
lents had been so often and so c•insTicuously exerted.
(Cries of name, name.) He meant Mr. l'auligliam.—
(Loud aprlauses.) He could not omit th tt opF2rtu.
nits of adverting a little to the nature of that tribu-
nal to which the situation of the Piincessnf Wales had'
been last referred, and which nei.her, convicted eat
acquitted her. It was not a Court, w high, so fir
as he knew, the Constitution did not recognise. It,
was not a Court of Privy Council, for it was com-
posed of Privy Councillomand no Privy Councillors.
It was not a Consistory Court, for it was composed'
of Bishops—and no Bishops. It was nut a Cabin-lc
Council, for it was composed partly of Ministers, in-
deed, but he could call them no Statesmen—(Conti-
aged Infighter.) The conduct of Ministers, on the
whole, appeared very suspicious and mysterious, and
seemed to indicate, that " something was rotten in
the state of Denmark." One Minister declared her
RoyaleHighness innocent; another said he knew no-
thing.about the inquiry ; so that among them they
contrived to involve matter of plain fact in a perplex-
ing mystery. He would, however, ask, why those
Ministers, who thought her Royal Highness innocent,
or who were left in darkness on the subject, did not
act in a statesmanlike manner, and represent their sen-
timents to the Prince Regent, whose Royal ear had
been so greatly abused, and should their opinion be'
disregarded, resign their situations for the enjoyment
of the grateful privacy of distinguised retirement ?
(Great applause.) He should not longer trespass on
th• attention of the Meeting, but conclude by mov-
ing the following Resolutions, on which an Address
should be founded, to be presented to her Royal
Highness:
Ist. Resolved, That it is the undoubted right of every British
subject te retain the reputation, rights, and immunities of buso-
cone, until convicted of guilt before a tribunal recognized byths
law, known to the people, and possessing that glorious and in-
dispensable attribute of freedom and justice—a trial by Peers;
and that this Meeting view, with deep regret, any attempts to
introduce Tribunals unknown to the Constitution, unauthorised
by the Law of the Land, and therefore possessing no constitu-
tional power to enforce the attendance of witnesses, se power
to punish persona giving false evidence, or po one requisite of
Court of Justice.
idly. Resolved, That this Meeting feel the gnatest horror at •
the late nefarious conspiracy agairst the honour and the life of
her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales; and, ful y convinced
tress every document before the Public of her Royal Highness's
banacence, do resolve, that a loyal and huntble Address be pee-
tented to her Royal Highness, expressive of their happiness at
her complete triumph over her enemies.
idly. Resolved, That the Address read this day be signed* .
Arthur Morris, Esq. High Bailiff of the City and Libertieese
Westminster, on behalf of this Meeting.
Mr. HARM seconded the Resolutions ; and on a

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