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kEesir who the real prosecutor was--every one knew that the whole
proceeded from the deadly hatred and malice of one individual.—
Those whom he addressed would recollect the answer of our
Samara to those who brought before him the woman a:eused
of adultety—" Let him that is without sin cast the first stone !”
It would have been well if her Majesty's persecutors had looked
at home, and had seen first whether the conduct of those who
sought her destruction was such as to warrant the present pro.
ceesling.—(4pplause).--There was, in fact, nothing to warrant
such a bourse, but the hand of tyranny, fortified as it was by the
support of the Ministers of the Church and the Ministers of the
State, who would have done well ,to consider whether they
were not rendering themselves the vilest panders to the vilest of
passions-..-((.reat aminivie).—Before he concluded, be must beg
the Meeting to lay themselves as little open as possible to mis-
representation, while exposing the acts of a tyrannical Govern-
ment. Though therisssest part of the Press was their friends,
yet they well knew the conduct of the hireling prints; and
against their malicious misrepresentations it was their duty to
guard. But, thank Goo, while they were cursed with hireling
Journals, they were also blessed with an honest and independent
Press. The Hon. Gentleman toncluded by moving the first of
the Resolutions, which was as follows:

" I. Resolved, That this Meeting views with disgust, in the
first place, the mean and paltry act of striking out of the Liturgy
the name of the Princess of Wales, and of omitting the name
and title of Caroline Queen of England therein ; the first admits,
by inference, her having become Queen,' the second neglects to
treat her as such, and was apparently caiolated to insult and de-
grade her Majesty In the eyes of all Europe : this act, therefore,
deserves the strongest censure of this Meeting."
The Resolution was seconded by Mr. HLAIDT, and adopted
unanimously.
Mr. P. Moons, M. P. then came forward, and was warmly
received. He commenced by expressing his regret that no Bishop
appeared amongst them, though nine Bishops lived in the Parish
—nine of them in the Parish, and yet not one to bless the People !
(Laughter). Perhaps this was the first time that the pastors de-
serted their flocks—they should beware; for if they fled from
the flock, they should leave their revenue and their tithes behind
them. They were at the House of Lords, where they had no)
business—they were the guardians of morality, and they assisted
to put down morality—they were bound to teach the people, but
they did not appear among the people. St. Paul said, "it was
their duty to teach the people ;" and Isaiah said, that ' it *as
their duty, and if they did not do their duty they were dumb
dogs !"—(Mitch laughter).—Amongst the Minority of 65, who
protested against this proceeding, not cne single lawn sleeve—
not an apron was to be found; and yet he considered the real
enemies of morality and religion were those who carried on that
infamous proceeding. The People wanted nothing but the Con-
stitution. They detested ex post facto laws. If laws were made
to put aside the Queen, laws might be also made to set aside the
king—(.4pplanse); and the Bishops, too, might find to their cost
that the Church could•do without Bishops! The Bill of Pains
and Penalties was, in fact, a Bill to justify Ministers ; it was
somewhat like the Indemnity Bill that followed the habeas Cor-
pus Act. The People of England should recollect, that this was
not the first trial the Queen was obliged to undergo; she was
now, it seems, to be prosecuted on the evidence of Italian wit-
nesses—of persons brought from a country where assassination,
perjury, and forgery, and ten thousand other crimes, were com-
mitted without remorse ! where witnesses nineteen to the Meen
could he got for a few pounds, to support the grossest falsehoods.
Her situation was deserving of much commiseration; she was
assailed by all the influence of the Government, and of Foreign
Powers : those who had combined to put down Bonaparte, were
now combined to bring down one poor, unhappy, solitary woman!
There were thirty thousand soldiers surrounding the Metropolis,
to protect perjured witnesses, supported as they were out of the
Public Treasury. By the evidence of these witnesses Ministers
hoped to condemn the Queen. The Honourable Gentleman
concluded by saying, that it had become the system of Minis-
, tors to employ spies and informers on all occasions; and that
odious system the People were called on to put down by every
means that were consistent with the Constitution. lie con-
cluded by moving the following Resolution, which was seconded
by Mr. Churchman, and carried unanimously :
" 2. Resolved, That this Meeting views with disgust and in-
dignation the two-fold measure which the Ministers attempted
to put in practice against her Majesty, viz. holding out a spe-
cious bribe in the one hand to her Majesty to compromise her
honour and dignity, and a base threat in the other to intimidate
her Majesty from piesentivg herself to the face of justice: and
that this Meeting views with great delight the proof of magna-
nimity and conscious innocence which her Majesty afforded in
disdaining the one and despising the other."
Mr. Mocote again observed, that the offer of Fifty Thousand
Poto:Lis to her Majesty was a high crime and misdemeanour.-
Wi:o was it that date apply Fifty Thousand Pounds of the public
money without the consent of Parliament? To take the money
out of the peckets of the People without the consent of Pallid-
met.t, was. he contended, as gross a fraud as one man could
commit by robbing another—Aff.'ause).
Mr. S. WIIIIIIREAD, M.P. said, if accused of inflaming the pub-
lic mind, he should not care one straw. Who, he would ask, ,
w ere the persons who really inflamed the public mind ?—( Cries of
"Me Mentste(s.")--That was pc needy true; and who caused that
public teehng which did infinite credit to the nation ?—("Liver-
pool and C'asPeree‘h.")—He agreed in that opinion also; and he
thought more blame was due to the House of Peers, who were
assembled to fine an individual guilty whether she svas so or not,
than to the Ladies who were here assembled to express their
opinion of her innocence. He wished to =ay a few words on
the subject of the Italian witnesses, and in doing so he should
avoid giving any opinion of the guilt or the innocence of the
Queen, because that Meeting had no means of judging. He said
this n the occasion of the late Meeting at Hackney, though the
honest impartial Ministerial journals had been pleased to put
things into his mouth which he bad never uttered, and had
made him say that the Queen was a pattern of purity and,per-
fection. He was sure her Majesty herself, if she was present,
would excuse him fur not giving an opinion of what he had no
means of knowing. But his opinion of Signor Non tni record()
was, that he was a most consummate scoundrel !—(ifjoiola use).—
When a n:an remembered everything most perfectly on one day,
ind the next day forgot everything entirely, there was more
than presumption that he w is not an honest man—A man who
recollected the minutest trifle about the key-hole of a door, and
forgot the wing of a house being built, must have a very conve-
nient memory indeed. The Ministers, in this business, had fallen
into three scrapes—he did not see how they could get out of
them—he hoped they never would—(-/ laugh).—Putting her
Majesty's name out of the Liturgy was odious, and it was also
so silly an act as to be unworthy of children--(Applause).—The
lion. Gentleman, after same other observations, concluded by
moving the following Resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
Coventry, and passed unanimously:
" That a measure so repugnant as the present proceeding by
Bill of Pains and Penalties against her Majesty, to the feelings
of an esteemed generous nation, must be the offspring of a
system not less disgraceful to our natiotlal character, than de-
structive to our rights as a free people, governed by a snonarehy
limited by law." 6
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The fourth Resolution was proposed and seconded by the
same Gentlemen, and passed.
Lord William Fri-sussAus came forward, and was received
with the loudest cheers. lie said, that, with his consent, not
one shilling of the expense of the trial should be voted by the
House of Commons. That expense, he understood, would
amount to more than ,C 300,000, a pretty large sum to be spent
on-so odious a proceeding. The Noble Lord concluded by
moving a Resolution of Thanks to the minority of sixty-five
Peers, which was carried unanimously.
Several other Resolutions were passed, of which the follow-
ing claims particular notice: •
" In order, therefore, under this impression, to make a due
provision for the support of her Majesty's dignity and residence
in this country, that this denting strenuously recommends the
general adoption of a plan which it is proud to be the first to
propose, and which it will follow up in the execution, to raise a
subscription to purchase for her Majesty a princely annuity;
such monies so raised to be vested in the hands of six Peers
and seven Commoners, to be hereafter named, and that they
be requested to accept the trust ; and this Meeting, in conjunc-
tion with this idea, entreat her Majesty not to leave the country
under any circumstances.
" That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be requested
to accept the trust, viz. The Dukes of Bedford, Devonshire,
Norfolk, Leinster, Hamilton, Somerset, Sir G. Noel, Bart.
M.P. P. Moore, Esq. M.P. . Hume, Esq. M.P. Sir F. Bur-
dett, Bart. M.P. M. Wood, Esq. M.P. S. C. Whitbread, Esq.
M.P. Sir R. Wilson, M.P. and that Mr. Haydon be the Hono-
rary Secretary.
Two Addresses to her Majesty were also voted, one from the
Householders, and the other from the Married Ladies of the
Parish, to be presented by a Deputation from each.
Tba Meeting adjourned at six o'clock. '