Star.
London, England, 1820-11-08 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

MEETING OF THE INHABITANTS OF ST. GILES'S,
AND ST. GEORGE'S, BLOOMSBURY.
A Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of the
United Parishes of St. Giles in the Fields and St:
George, Bloomsbury, was held 'yesterday in the Great
Hall of the Freemasons Tavern. The Meeting- was
most numerously and respectably attended. -The
Hall, before, the appointed hour of meeting, was
much crowded. A considerable space before the
Chair, as well as the galleries, were occupied by ele-
gant females.
About -twelve o'clock, Mr. PETER MOORS, Major
CARTWRIGHT, Sir GER ARD NOEL, the senior Church-
wardens of the Parishes, and various other Gentle-
men, eniered the Hall, and were loudly cheered.
Mr. WlLLis,' the-Churchwarden, took the Chair.,
The proceedings of the day were about to com-
mence, when they were suddenly interrupted by a
person of the name of WATSON, who demanded to
see the Requisition fur calling the Meeting., and pro-'
tested against any person interfering in the proceed-
ings of the day, save an Inhabitant Hausebolder.--:-
The untimely interruption of this individual created
much confusion. Some expressions of contempt and
disapprobation were directed towards him, when
Mr. Masts, one of the Committee, entteated that
the person who made the objection might be beard
if he had anything to say; it was but just that he
should be heard ; besiles, the Meeting ought to be
aware that the slightest irregularity on their part
would be exaggerated ; it would be- said that they
wanted to carry everything by clamour, when they
only waited to act according to the laws and Con-
stitution of the country.
Mr. WaTaou was now called on by the Meeting,
he declined to say anything, save to repeat his protest.
The question was then put, whether Gentlemen in-
vited to attend the Meeting, though not inhabitants,
should be allowed to deliver their sentiments, which
was carried acclamations.
The order of the Meeting, so strangely.interrupted,.
having been thus restored—
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to say, that the'Com-
.mittee invited several Parliamentary Men to attend
the Meeting, many of whom were not able to attend.
'He then read a letter from Mr. Whitbread, explain:
ing the cause of his absence; a le:ter from Mr. Grey
Bennett, stating that he, regretted not being able to
-attend the Meeting, and that he cordially approved of
addressing the Queen, now that the monstrous con-
spiracy against her had been exposed ; Mr. Bennett's
letter concluded by expressing a hope that Petitions
would be presented by the People against the infa-
mous Bill of Pains and Penalties which the House
of Lords seemed resolved to pass. The reading of
this letter was frequently interrupted by the applause
of the Meeting. 'L'he next letter 'was from Me. Den-
man: it stated that professional,business prevented
that Gentleman from attending the Meeting. He
would have wished to attend, to express before his
fellow-citizens his sense of the duty and gratitude he
owed to her Majesty. He felt a sincere admitation
of the great qualities of her heart and mind, which
he had frequent opportunities of witnessing in the
progress of her unparalleled trial. lie looked upoh
the proceeding against her Majesty as the most dis-
graceful persecution that ever disgraced the enlight:
coed world !—(Lcud applause followed the conclusion

of this letter).
Mr. Ph:TER Moons stept forward and read the let,
ter sent to him from the Committee, by which he
was requested to attend the Meeting as one of the'
Representatives of the People. He stood there not
belonging to the party of the King or the Queen,
but as a person anxious to preserve the Laws and the
Constitution of his Country--(Applause)—to shelter
them, if possible, from• one of the most dangerous at-
tacks that bad been made upon them in modern
times. He could not help observing, that the two
parties assembled were rather slow in their move-
ments, but he trusted they would be firm in their de-
termination. A waggon full of filth and falsehood,
imported from another country, had been thrown
upon her Majesty's character, and the extraordinary
decision of the House of Lords would stand a lasting
disgrace to the country, and to the administration of
justice. Her Majesty found enemies both at home
and abroad. She had the Pope and the Holy Alli-
ance opposed to her. She had opposed to her the
servile efforts of Italian Cardinals and English Bi-
shops. But she alone was not the intended victim :
the Constitution would suffer with her; for inroads
were made on the Constitution similar to those which
had been attempted in the times of the beastly Henry,
Henry the Eighth. Of the character of the proceed-
ings against her Majesty, it was not necessary for
him to say much. Instead of any observation of his
own, he would read to them the words of a man
who was truly a Nobleman ; he was ennobled by a
higher patent than the patent of the King ; he was
ennobled by the hand of GOD : he alluded to Lord
Erskine—(Loud and enthusiastic applause)—a man
lehose great talents and great. knowledge had ever
been employed to put down oppression, and to up-
hold the liberty of his country—(Applause).—That
distinguished Nobleman had said, on giving his vote,
,that his life was drawing to a Close; that he felt he

would soon be called npdit to account for his conduct
before another iribunal. His vote was. therefore
given with more than ordinary solemnity. He then
declared, in the face of his country, that The cdn-
spiracy against the Queen, was completely made out.
The depositions taken at Milan had beenimproperly
withheld ; Reganti and Rastelli ought to have been
here ; everything was withheld that was necessary to
do justice to this persecuted Lady, who had none to,
protect her—against whom every power was in ar-
ray—whose husband, •if it were an ordinary case,
could not skew his face against her. The case had been
begun in corruption, carried on by bribery and per-
jury ; and, if triumphant, it would be the triumph of ,
foul injustice and cruelty I" These were the observaH
tiotis of a man who declared that he had-received
favours and honours from the King—who declared
that fur the King he would tisk even life itself; but
that he could not forsake himself and his GOD, by
giving a vote contrary to his conscience !---(Great
applause.)—lt was falsely and impudently said, that
the proceeding against her Majesty was carried on
by the State. He denied it; it was not the State; it
was the Ministers who were parties to this odious
proceeding. The Ministers were not the State; they
were but its worthless and unworthy servants--(Ap-
plause).—He would now look to the decision of the
House of Lords; and first, it struck him as a remark-
able fact, that one-third of the Lords did not vote at
all ; one-third was absent, notwithstanding as active
and corrupt a canvass for votes as had ever taken
place, even in the most rotten and corrupt borough
(Applause). There were twenty Bishops (A laugh );
eight of them were found absent, twelve of them
voted, eleven out of the twelve supported the Bill—
( Cries of Shame, shame!)—He said it might be shame-
ful, but it was very true. Why, might it be aske'd,
did not the entire of the Bishops vote? They found
that they could not vote for the Bill, and something
told them that they should not vote against it. There
are such things. as pluralities and translations, and
should ever a Reform take place (it could not take
place too soon), the country would have to -consider
with respect to these pluralities and translations.
Eleven Bishops voted for the Bill; one only voted
against-it. That one was the Archbishop of York—
(Applause).—He did not wish to impute a bad mo-
tive; lie was wiiling to give credit to the Arch-
bishop,.but it was, he thoOht, somewhat curious to
remark, that the only Churchman whO opposed
the Bill, was one who could meet with no preferment;
he was placed above all favouri the smiles of the
Sovereign, or the power of the'Minister, could not
make him higher. How different to a plain man
would appear the duty of the Bishops; instead of
supporting the Bill they should have gone into the
closet of the King—they should have represented toi
hint theloulness, the injustice, and the danger of the
measure—and saved the Throne and the Country the
lamentable consequences which might follow such a'
measure. They, however, took another course, and
--tshat was the end of the clumsy farce ? -why nothing
but the defeat -f the Minister. Take, said be, take
from the numbers who supported the Bill the names
of the Ministers and the Officers of the Household,
and the prosecutors will find themselves in the most
wretched and forlorn Minority that ever marked *the
disgrace of a fallen Mini ster—( Applause).—Happily
for the country they were virtually defeated; the at-
tack was made upon one branch of the Thu:Me ; if
one branch of the Throne were degraded, then might
they tremble for the rest. The Hon. Gentleman con-
cluded by moving the first Resolution.
After Mr. PETER MOORE sat down, the CUAIIRMAI
stated that Mr. BARBER Beaustoar was in the room,
and had a communication to make to the Meeting
from Sir ROBERT WILSON.
Mr. BEAUMONT now stood forward, and informed
the Meeting that he had received a letter from Sir
Robert Wilson, 'which, with their permission, he
would read —( Cries of read, read!)—Mr. Beaumont
here read the following letter :
" House of Lords, Eleven o'clock. •
" Duos Sts—l send you a copy of the Protest, which her
Majesty has sent to the Lords, and which has been read in the
House this morning, that you may, if you think it expedient,
read it to the Meeting.
" Her Majesty will herself be in the House at one o'clock, to
take such fun iher measures as her Counsel may deem expedient.
" Confident in her innocence, her. Majesty fears not to fast
her Judges, and the same feeling prompts her to disdain the ma-
levolent exertion of their power.—Very sincerely your's,
" Regent-sae-et, Nov. 7;1820." " IL WILSON."
The Protest of her MAJESTY was next read by
Mr. Beavatowr. The concluding paragraph—" She
now most deliberately and be-fore GOD asserts, that
she is is holly innocent of the crime laid to her charge,
and she awaits with unabated confidence the final
result of this unparalleled investigation"—excited the
strongest emotion in the assembly. Many, indeed
all the Ladies, were moved to tears. Most of the
men-involuntarily rose from their seats—the scene
was novel, moving, and in a high degreeimpressiee.
Sir GERARD NOEL next addressed the Meeting.
He said he stood before them an invited stranger.
He regretted that the Bill had been read a second
time ;'but he rejoiced to say, that as far as the people
had gone, they had acted with advantage to her
Majesty and to themselves. Much, however, re-
mained to.be One. lf the Bill should find its way
into the House of Commons, greater exertions than.
ever would be necessary—greater exertions than ever
would be made—( Applause ).—For himself, 'hede-
spised, he hated the Bill. It was an act which the
House of Commons ought not to entertain. He re-
membered, about thirty years ago, when the mar-
riage of the Prince of Wales with Mrs. Fitzherbert
took place. It was said by the Parliament, we will
not interfere; the marriage is against the law ; it is,
therefore, unnecessary to notice it. So he wonld now
say of the Bill, it was not a Constitutional measure,
and they ought not to ebtertain it. Should it, how-
ever, be persevered in, he hoped that the English
people would feel and act as one body ; that a gene-
ral communication, would be kept up by the differ-
ent Committees throughout the Kingdom ; and that
the people of England, like one body, would express
to the House of Commons, in a.dignifiedand impres-
sive manner, their abhorrence of the measure (Cheers).
The Honourable Baronet concluded by saying, that
he did not stand there to amuse his audience ; but,
whatever-might be the deficiency of his manner, he
hoped his matter was sound, honest, and independent
(A uses).—He then moved the second Resolution.
Mr. HOLLOWAY seconded the Reiolution. ; he said
he had the hononi of knowing her Majesty—he had
attended her to various places of public amusement
.:-.12e had always observed her conduct as affable and

condescendingibt also
.dignified impOsing.
Resolution waslisassed unanimously.
Mr..THeLwALL moved the nest Resolution, vflek
was also adopted.
Major CAaTWRLGHT stood forward to move CI
fourth Resolution ; the venerable Major was rt.
ceived with the greatest applause. • From his 7;•,,a
'be was unable to address them 44 any length. l'„e
' proceeding against her Majesty he considered iile.
gal and unconstitutional. If the proceeding on
tte
Bill of Pains and Penalties .had been regulated .t.e.
cording to the principles of jurisprudence, Fur Ma-
jesty would have now stood acquitted. The pro.
ceeding before the Commons House of Pat-Hamm
differed from the fundamental laws Of the kingderm;
the Constitution required that every person accused
should be tried by a Jury of twelve persons; and se
tender was the law on this point, that it required thra
those twelve persons should be unanimous in Ocii
verdict. In the case of her Majesty, there wen
ninety-five persons who dissented, and, therefore,
justice had been done, if the proceeding against het
bore any analogy to the law of the land, the IQ
would have been defeated, and it would be ttclioas
Ito inquire into the manner in which the Lords fizz.
assumed the right of proceeding in the way that :tier
had proceeded' against her Majesty ; the rie,il
not theirs. If they wished to proceed awn dt;:g tn
the Law and the Constitution, the obvious course
would have been,, to have all the Peers impa,:nelled,
and from that patine' to seleet twelve impartod,
nest, and independent Peers, who, without favour.
influence, or affection, to one party or the other,
might hear the evidence, and decide on the question
of guilt or innocence.
After Major CARTWRIGHT concluded, several other
Gentlemen addressed the Meeting. An Address to
her MAJESTY was adopted; and, after Thanks had
been voted to the CUAIRMAN) the Meeting was dis-
solved, about five o'clock.

FROM LAST MGM"S GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTS.

John Wright, sen. Ilan-street, Bloomsbury, upholsterer, to
surrender November 14; 21, and December 19, at eleven, a
Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Patten, Hatton-garden.
George Trent, Bourton, Dorsetshire, maltster, November 11,
21, and December 19, at twelve, at GuildhalL Attornies,
. Messrs. Bendel' and Dixon, St. Swithin's-lane.
Frederick Francis Wragge, Parish of St. George, Gloucester-
shire, dealer, November 11, 16, and December 19, at two, .t
' the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. Hicks and
Braikenridge, Bartlett's-buildings, Ilolborn ; or Mr.
ton, Bristol.- •
John .Charles Schwieso and Frets Grosjean, Soho-sqoare, harp-
manufacturers, November 14, 25, and December 19, at ten,
at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Jones and Bland, Great
Mary-laiboime-street.
.Philip Watkins, Bristol, oil and colour-man, November 22,23,
and December 19, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, 11ris-
tol. Attornies, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, Temple ; or
Mr. Wigan, Stephen-street, Bristol.
Thomas Woollvell, Andover, linen.draper, November 21, 22,
and December 19, at tcn, at the Nlason's Arms, Andover.
Attornies, Messrs. Todd and Footner, Andover ; or Messrs.
Bremridges and Barnes. Dyer's-buildings, Holborn.
Tfismas Ashby,-East-street, Manchester-square, baker, Nevem-
ber 14, 21, and December 19, at twelve, at GuildbalL At-
tornies, Messrs. Harvey and Wilson, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
William Cooper, Fleet-market, linen-draper, November 14,
18, and December 19, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies,
Messrs. Dawes and Chatfield, Angel-court, Thrngetorren-4.
James Kenworthy, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, dyer, November
20, 25, and December 19, at ten, at the Whiter Bear 1,-.11,
Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Gibbon, Ashton-under-Line;
or Mr. Bettye, Chancery-lane.
William Fromow, Great Yarmouth, chemist, November 21, at
four, 22, at ten, and December 19, at four, at the Norf4
Hotel, Norwich. -Attornies, Mr. P.irkinson, Norwich; gr
Messrs. Poole and Greenfield, Gray's Inn-square.
Ralph Withington Yates, Manchester, cotton-twist and we!,
dealer, November 20, el, and December 19, at tea, at :lie
Star lon, Manchester. Attornies, Messrs. Halstead and Ainl,
worth, Manchester; or Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple.'_
Ambrose Wilkinson, Liverpool, wine-merchant, Decembis•l,
6, and 19, at one, at the Neptune Into, Clayton-square, Li-
verpool. Attornies, Messrs. Blacksteck and Dunce, Rini 's
Bench-walk, Temple ; or Mr. Kewley, Liverpool.
Sampson Trehane, Exeter, silversmith, November 15, 25, and
. December 19, at eleven, at the New London Inn; Exeter.
Attornies, Mr. R. Bructon, Old Broad-street; or Mr. C.
Brutton,astle-street, Exeter. November
15, Norris, Bishopatone, Wilts, shoe-maker, November
15, 16, and December 19, at eleven, at the Black Horse
Inn, New Sarum. Attornies, Mr. Dew, Neva Canal, Salis-
bury ; or Messrs. Millen and Co. Middle Temple-lane.
DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL.

Dec. 9, R. Stevens, Banstead, Surrey, cordwainer, at ten.
Nov. 25, R. and J. R. Townend, nitre-court, Fenchurch-st.
merchants, at ten. Nov. 25, M. B. Schlesinger, Church-court,
Clement's-lane, indigo-merchant, at ten. Nov. 25, J. Bell,
Church-street, Spitalfields, bombazeen-manufacturer at twelve.
Nov. 25, L. Williams, late of Nicholas-lane, Lonlard-street,
merchant, at eleven. Nov. 23, S. Cowne, Barbican, pawn-
broker, at ten. Nov. 25, F. Fisher, FAlgeware-roati, nursery-
man, at eleven. Nov. 25, D. Davis, New Bond-street, jew-
eller, at eleven. Nov. 25, 8. A. Bennett, Worship-street and
Battle-bridge, coach-manufacturer, at ten. Nov. 25, P. D.
Abbott, Powis-place, Great Ormond-street, underwriter, at
eleven. Dec. 2, E. Williams, Edmonton, grocer, at one. Nov.
25, J. Adcock. St. Mary-Axe, druggist, at ten. Dec. 2, J.
Rime Carlisle, tallow-chandler, at ten. Nov. 95, R. Simp-
son, Crown-court, Threadneedle-street, merchant, at eleven.
Nov. 25, I. Hart, late of Southampton, grocdr, at eleven,
DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY.

Dec. 19, T. Martin and S. Hopkins, Bristol, linen-drapers,
at twelve, at the White Lion Inn, BristoL Nay. 25, W. Dyer,
Northleach, Gloucestershire, grocer, at eleven, at the Upper
George Inn, Gloucester. Nov. 27, R. Bryan, Loosuoild, Rad-
norshire, farmer, at eleven, at the Craven Arms Inn, Stokesay
Salop. Dec. 4, S. Sutherland, South Shields, grocer, at eleven,
at the Golden Lion Inn, South Shields. Nov. 50, J. Cook,
Helmsley, Yorkshire, merchant, at ten, at thi house of Win.
Tate, Helmsley. Nov. 29, A. Wharton, New Sarum, Wilts,
clothier, at eleven, at the Black Horse Inn, New Sarum. Nov.
28, W. Wainwright, Liverpool, merchant, at ten, at the
Bridgewater Arms lan, Manchester.
CERTI F I C ATES—Nov amiss 25.
H. Beard, Brentford, carpenter. A. Maitland, Brentford,
ironmonger. R. Rainey, Liverpool, merchant. R. Bewley,
Standon, Staffordshire:4, maluter. R. H. Hunt, Great Yarmount,
wine-merchant. J. Armitage,. Birmingham, saw-maker. T.
Farlow, Manchester, builder. W. R. Eginton, Birntinghis,
dealer. J. Mills, Water-lane, Tower-street, wine-merchast.
J. Miller, Norwich, chemist. W. Cobbet, late of Batley, aca
of the Strand, bookseller. E. W. Dickenson, Liverpool, mer'
chant. Philip Dixie, sen. and Joseph and Benjamin Dixie, Fat-
con-square, iron-founders. I). Reid, Princcs-street, SPital"
fields, silk-manufacturer. W. M. Ashby, Albury, Surrey,
paper-manufacturer. C. Hammond, Durham, draper. J.
Stubbs, Castle-street, Leicester-square, jeweller. W. Hodge,
Great Hermitage-street, ship-owner. W. lilacs, Orford-west,
linen-draper.
DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS.

Harpham and Small, Nottingham, porter-merchants. A. arta
J. Spinall, Vbitehaven. J. add C.-Pubjoy, Walcot, San:rut,
slaters. J. and Gr C. Creichton, Carlisle, dyers. F. and H.
Keysell, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, cheestmongers. Grake
and Co. Lauficestorr, Cornwall, milliners. Peers and Criuhlow
Beaumaris, Anglesea, grocers. Cole and Stacey, Yeovil, So-
merset, glove.nunufacturers. Sp: crow and Co. Wolvtrhalar
son, iron-masters. J. S. and T. E. Radford, Hull, me:chat.

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