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had been enkindled, aik4ould expose that Melt- •
ing to the • imputation of being, as they bad de-
scribed the Peers, not over:giftetl: with wisdom. He
doubted 'the. expediency of publishing any Resolu-
tions as the acts of that Meeting, particularly 'whenl;
be considered the. manner in which they had Isrbern-
bled, under the doubt of any Meeting taking place,
wfticb probably bad prevented many persons from
attending. He remembered that Loid
a very few months ago, had said in thellouie of
Commons,- that %%believer. it should appear thkt the'
people met in their respective polishes, and ea-
pressed their opinions on any subject, that then he
should believe in the exprestiOn of public opi-
nion. He, therefore, recommended those persons
who were now present, to promote such Meetings
in their respective parishes. He would recommend
tl:at this Meeting should not adopt any Resolutions
as to any specific line of conduct, further than a
recommendation of Meetings of the description
which he had mentioned ; for he thought it was not
any regard to the principles of justice; but the fear
which had been excited by the expression of public
opinion, that had led to the result in which they all
exulted--( Loud cheering).—lt was his opinion that
at a Meeting like the present no measure should be
proposed but such as no sound-hearted man could
object to—(Hear, hear).-He thought the,' shorter,
the Resoliaious of any Public Meeting were, the
better—(Henn, hear)—a few truths were. all that
was required, and the shorter and stronger the mode
of expressing them, the greater and more lasting
was the impression they would produce: for a short
Resolution was read and understood by ten persons,
where a long one met with but one who at all inte-
rested himself about it. A Resolution had been pro-
posed to Address the King, praying him to restore
her Majesty's name to the Liturgy—he doubtea the
propriety of adopting such a Resolution until it was
ascertained whether Ministers would do so of their
own accord.

Major CARTwaIGHT objected equally to the Reso-
lution which had been proposed, and to the course
which was now recommended to the Meeting, of
doing nothing themselves, but only recommending a
line of conduct to others. He thought thatthe best
way would be for that Meeting to set an example by
adopting some Address, which other Meetings might
follow if they thought proper. In answer to one
Address which he had had the honour to present, bier
Majesty had said,- that she felt her interests to be
completely united with those of the people. He be-
lieved endeavours were making to induce her to alter
that opinion, and therefore he thought, that on every
opportunity which presented itself, that point should
always be placed before her Majesty's view. Obser-
♦.uions of various- kinds had been addressed to the
Meeting. It had been proposed to them to call for a
change of Ministers: he thought that was naremedy
for the evils of which they complained. The Bill of
Pains and Penalties had been called unconstitutional.
He would say it was a violation of the Constitution,
which the .king, Lords, and Commons, united, had
no authority to enact. The Honourable Chairman
had expressed a wish for a declaration by Parliament
of the principles of the Constitution—something in
the nature of a new MagnaCharta. But.who could
wish for such a Ilnand Cliarta:as a corrupt House of
Commons could give He wished to impress on the
minds of the Meeting the necessity of frequently
bringing such topics under the attention of her Ma-
jesty, in such a way as would give the persons who
presented their Addresses an opportunity of reading
them to herself. The venerable Major concluded by
proposing, as an addition to the Address, a clause
cautioning her Majesty against the machinations of
evil counsellors, who sought to separate her 'from
the People.

Mr. Doc KYER, of Aldwate, then addressed the Meet-
ing. He thought the Meeting ought to do. some act
of their own. The Resolution and. atildre,l which
had been read were strong, but Could not in aoy way
commit the character of those who adopted them.—
fie wished them to be carried as the unanimous Re-
solution of this Meeting of the Chairmen of the dif-
ferent Public Meetings which had addressed the
Queen, and that each person now present should dp
all in his power to effect their adoption in his respec-
tive Parish. .

[Mr. Alderman WOOD entered the room while
Mr. Dockycr was speaking, when the whole assembly
rose, and greeted him with loud and repeated•cheers,
amidst which he was conducted to the table at the
top of the room].

Mr. GALE JONES wished to call the attention of
the Meeting to the necessity of adopting' some -line
of conduct. He came to that Meeting as to a repre-
sentative body—an assemblage of individuals, each
the organ of some other Meeting, to express, in- some
degree, the sense of such Meeting on the great ques-
tion before them
Sir GERARD NOEL here said, of course it was not
expected of any person now attending
_to sanction
anything contrary to what had been dolie in his
own parish.
Mr. RICHTER, of Islington,• then said,- he wished
to make one observation. What had fallen from the
Honourable Chairman, and from the Gentleman who
was speaking, might induce those who beard them
to suppose that this was a Meeting.of a kind which
had been declared to be illegal. He therefore begged
that all would observe that this was not a deleoted
or representative Meeting, but an assemblage of in-
dividuals to consider of certain Resolutions, which
they might, if they• thought proper, endeavour to
Prevail on their fellow-parishioners, at other Meet-
ings, to adopt.

Mr. JON LS said, that he thought what had just been
stated, presented a still stronger objection to the Ad-
dress and Resclution which had been proposed ; and
as there were several objectionable points in them, he
thought the Meeting should not hastily adopt them.
Sir ROBERT WILSON •wished to explain, that in
signing the Requisition for this Meeting, he had not
done it with a view of calling them together as dele-
gates or representatives. The terms of the invitation
skewed that. They were not desired to consult their
respective Comalittees, bet as persons who might be
sypposed ta possess some influence, to come and give
their opinions as to what might be likely to bethe
course which• their respective Patishes might adopt.
For his own patt, he objected to the adoption on the
Instant. of the Address wiatcb had been read—it was

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a voluminous paper, t, on eaaminatioilt be.
found to contain many objectionable passages.
Mr. BARglift BEAUMONT expressed his WAlingnehg
to withdraw the 'Resoiution.
• 'Mr. THZLWALJ. thought the Meetingt ought acit,
A* separate withotit adopting some specific Resoln.
lion. Ile would recommead,an Address to the gig(
to dismiss the Ministers, but coupling it with a prayer
that he would take none into his service who would
not pledge themselves to promote an efficient reforeis.
of the representation of the people in Piutiaraent. He
would alio recommend an Address to .the Queen,.
and a Petition, calling on the House of Commons to
give at least one sign of their pretensions to the char
racter of Representatives of the People, by preferring-
as iiipetichment against the authors of the Bill off'
Proscrsption, miscalled .a Bill of Pains and Penalties.
Mr. RYLAND wished to recal the attention of the
Meeting to the object of their assembling, which was,
as Chairmen of Meetings which had been held, to
give their opinions as to the expediency of addressing
the Queen on the failure of the proceedings against
her. 1-fe thought it would be better not to leave to
be done by straggling parties, what might, through
the present Meeting, be effected by one grand, simul-
taneous, and powerful movement. He then moved,
" That it Is the opinion of the present Meeting, that Paro-
chial Meetings should be immediately convened, to congratu-
late her Majesty en' the defeat of the conspiracy in support of
.she Bill of Pain and Penalties against her." : • •
Mr. Hums thought that this Meeting ought n& to
take upon it elf to prescribe any specific 'course of
proceeding to future Parochial Meetings; but merely
es express its opinion of the good effects of such
Meetings. He therefore moved a Resolution expres-
sive of the satisfaction of the Meeting at the result
of the general expression of public opinion on the re-
cent. proceedings, and recommending to the People
to watch narrowly the conduct of Ministers, and be
ready at a mome It again to express their sentiments
on any further measures which those Alinicters might
wish to adopt.
A. discussion ensued on the several Resolutions
now before the Meeting! in which Mr. Roam, Sir
INSERT `WILSON, Mr. THELWALL, Mr. WooLta,
Mr. RYLAND, and Mr. RICHTER, took part, which
ended in the adoption of a suggestion by the last-
named Gentleman, to embody the substance of the
whole in the two following Resolutions, which were
unanimously agreed to:
'.' That this Meeting bas seen with great satisfaction the happy
result of the public !pinion, so generally and elletually exa
preSsed, on the infarnous proceedings against her Maiesty, againit
the rights of the People, and against the Laws and CAmstitutiow
of the Country.
. " That it is the opinion alibis Meeting, that it is highly ex-
pedient that the several Parishes, Trades, and other Public 80.
dies of the Metrnpolis, and the Country at large, should haunt.'
diately meet to deliberate upon and adopt such measures as
they may consider to be further necenary to secure the rights
of the Queen, and to recover the Constitutional Liberties of the
Country.'
Major CARTWRIGHT fully concurred in the Rem-
lutiims just passed; but wished to propose, in addi-
'tion, a long Resolution, which he then read, expres-
sive of the opinion of that Meeting, that a thorough
and efficient Parliamentary Reform was the only ef-
ficient cure of the grieVances under which both the'
Queen and the People now laboured.
Mr. Hama, although a friend of Reform, opposed
`the Motiini, as no Mention had been made a• the
question in the notice convening this Meeting.
Mr. EDMONDS, of Birmingham, loudly contended
for the adoption of Major Cartwright's Resolution.
Mr.. TIIELWALL, under the circumstances of the
present Meeting, entreated Major Cartwright to with-
draw the Resolution.

Major CARrwarcurr said, his Motion embraced
nothing which was not perfectly consistent with the
Resolutions
:which- had been adopted, and he there-
fore could not consent to withdraw it.

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Mr. BARBER Bruno:4°NT said, that in order to se-
cure the beneficial results which were expected from
Public Meetings, it was necessary to keep close to
the avowed object for which they were convened:
otherwise no man would undertake to call them to-
gether, nor would any person be found willing to
preside at them.
Mr. WOOLER wished some better. arguments bad
been urged in opposition to the motion than the fears,
the apprehensions, and the policies of those who
opposed it. He contended that the existing corrupt
system had wrought the evils against which the
public voice had been raised, and Reform being the
only cure of those evils, they ought, therefore, to be
constantly kept in view by those who met to ex-
press their opinions on any of those evils of which-
they complained.
Sir ROBERT WILSON said, be had already ex-
pressed his opinions in favour of Reform ; he was
always ready to. support it. But he must ever be
unwilling to enlist people in one canse,- and when
he had so enlisted them, to call upon them to fight
for another—(Shouts of applause).—lt was, there-
.fore, necessary that they should consider whether
any person then present would not have been unwil..
hag to attend, if he knew this question were to be
proposed, and, whether any one then present thought
the adoption of this Resolution might °perste un-
favourably on other Meetings which were then
contemplation.
Mr. GALE JONES supported the motion of Major
Cartwright.
Mr. THELWALL did not wish to prejudice the cause
of Reform by a direct negative to this Resolution,
and Oterefore moved the previous question.
Mr. EDMONDS again attempted to address the
Meeting, but was prevented by loud and continued
cries of 0' Question ! question !"
Some discussion then ensued as to the mode of
Petting the question, when
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that he had often
known, amongst the learned men in the City, in-
stances,:of a great waste of time in wrangling about
the form of putting the question. The best way of
settling it he thought would be, to call upon those
tor the previous question to hold up their hands.
This was accordingly done by the Chairman, when
the previous question was carried with only about It
dozen dissentient voices.

The Thanks of the Meeting were then Toted to
Mr. Alderman WOOD and Sir GRERARD Non, who,
in a few words returned thanks, and the-Meeting
adjourned at half-past four o'clock.

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•THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1820;
THE FUNDS.
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The 3 per Cent. Consols, this morning, remain
steady, at 69%.

The Cabinet Council on Tuesday sat till five o'clock
in deliberation. Yesterday,. at two o'clock, another
Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office,
which sat till about three o'clock, when an adjourn-
ment took place till four ; at that time the Cabinet
'Ministers assembled again, and continued in deli-
beration for above half an hour. This Meeting was
attended by the same Members as the dahinet on
Tuesday.
The leading object of their deliberations relates to
their late discomfiture, and the steps which, in con-
sequence, it would now be most prudent to pursue ;
but the particulars of their cogitations are kept as
much as possible to themselves. Our Readers will
recollect the proposition which fell from Lord Er.-
Lewaortoonn during the Trial—that the House,
without passing the Bill of Pains and Penalties, should
concur in a general Declaration, censuring the con-
duct of the Quxaa, &c. &c. The propriety of en-
tertaining such a suggestion has, it is understood,
been talked of in the Cabinet; but, so far from
coming to anything like a concurrence on its pro-1
pridy, the Earl of HARRoWBY (who voted against
the Divorce Clause, and against the Third Reading
of the Bill), and also the Earl of LIVERPOOL, de-
dared themselves against the prOposition. If pressed
in the Council, it is understood that both of these
will retire from the Cabinet. Indeed, it is asserted,
with much confidence, that both of these Noble
Lords have expressed a strong desire to retire at all
events. Such are the rumours in the Parliamentary
circles.

Another topic. under discussion was, it is believed,
whether the Meeting of the House of Commons, on
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Sic 23d instant, might not be prevented by a pro-
rogation? Both Mr. SPJLAIOER and Mr. COWPER
have been consulted on the question. and have•de-
*red that no precedent' an be found, in recent
times, for proroguing Parliament during an adjourn-
/tent of the two Houses. It is, therefore, the general
belief, that Parliament will meet on the 23d, and that
the Commons will be prevented from entering upon,
any discussions relating to the late scandalous and
wicked proceedings, by an immediate message to at
the King's Commissioners at the Bar of the Lords.
We noticed yesterday some of the trait? of wisdom
which characterised the, proceedings against .the
Queen ; but how would the Public feel, were we to
dwell on the morals and justice of the assailants
of her MAJESTY ?—The peculiar view Of morality
which ran through Lord ELLENBOROUGIA speech oil
the second reading of the Bill of Pains and Penalties,l
has given rise to no little curiosity with respect to his'
threatened Declaration. One passage of the speech
in question, which :rime particularly engaged the
public attention, runs as follows Other Princesses
have had their frailties and their favourites: they
have been attached to a MORTIMER, an Essex, and
a LEtcssrea. But how great was the difference be-
tween men distinguished for rank, for education, for
accomplishment, for public services, compared to the
base nbject of the QUEEN'S passion?

' Lust, when through certain strainers well rein's!,
' It gentle Love, and charms all womankind!'

Where were the strainers here? What was the object
of her affection ? What was he ?" &c.

We may here see, that his Lordship has not forztiedi
his code of Royal Morality without deep study and
research; he is evidently deep' read in 'aro/4ms
&aridalesues, and seems to have bestowed particular
attention on those of the Own of ELIZABEM With
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the view of understanding- the principles which are
to serve as the foundation of his Declaration, we have
endeavou,red to inform ourselves respecting the gal
lantries of the illustrious Princess, to which his Lord-,
ship alluded. In the progress of the inquiry, how-'
ever, we stumbled on muck which, having less firm-
ness of nerve than the Arrosmv-Getan.t, and;
somewhat different notions with respect to the means
by Which female delicacy. may be best promoted, we
feel carselves not justified in repeating. We allude
more particularly to the information respecting the
loves of ELIZABRTII, contained in the famous French
Letter to her frqm MARY QUEEN of Score, as the
conamunicatioß of the Countess of SHREWSSORT•
Some parts of this letter, however, will bear tran-
scription, and we translate the following passirge as
a specimen She "(the Countess) said you would
never renounce the liberty of having your pleasure
always with new lovers, regretting, she said, that
you could not be contented with Master HATTON,
and another of this kingdom ; but that, for the
hqnour of the country, she was' most concerned that
you had not only engaged your hpour with a

refiner named Swint, rang to gad him-by night
;u the chamber of a lady, whom the said Counte4
blamed very much on that occasion, when you kissei
and used with him diverse unbecoming privachs •
. . . that you conducted yourself' with the same
dissoluteness ..towards the Duke, his master, w}
catne„to you one night, to the door of yoarchambe;
where you met , him with only your chemise and
night-gown on," &c.
We May understand from these instances, that hi;
Lordship looks with an eye of peculiar-indulgence, i:
not complacency, on Royal gallantry, and would n:n
wish in limit the number, but merely the rank of tie
objects of that gallantry. The rapidity with which
one lover here takes the place of another, proves the
love to have been of the most exalted description,
and AS remote as possible from that of the vulgar,
any approximation td which his Lordship must hold
in sovereign contempt.

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It is true some of the historians of the period (not
noble) view the peculiarity which his Lordship ad-
mires somewhat differently. One of them (Dr. GIL•
BERT Srzwas2), instead of dwelling like his Lordship
with a fond complacency on this system of compre-
hensive attachment, inveighs against the " corrupt
manners of ELISABETH," her " contempt of chasti.y,
and the unprincipled licentiousness of her private life."
He even goes so far as to say, " When palsied with
age, she was yet burning with unquenchable desires;
and, vain of her haggard and cadaverous film,
'sought to allure to her many lovers." But these ale
obviously Plebeian notions. Lord ELLetisottouGu
could have acquainted him with the strainers which
give such a different character to the amiable frail-
ties of high life.

" Nothing but incapacity could induce any men to
place their country in its presenthorrible condition--
to pull down the pillars of the 'Throne—to invite in-
vestigation into the privileges of the Peers—to pro-
duce universal inquiry into the mode and practices
of Government—to draw the curtain aside from the
miserable expedients of Downing-street—to expo,e
the partizans of Administration, clothed in all their
servility, by such an act as the trial of the QUEKN, is
'madness, rank madness ; its progress has produced
injury incalculable ; and its consequences have tended
more to root out respect for the laws, than all the
writings of all the Jacobins that e►er existed. Among
other strange things, a Protestant Priest promulgates
the abominable and heathenish doctrine, that the
KingibfEniland are immaculate; converting our Soee-
reigns into political Popes. Formerly it was said, that
..caluses Vicar only knows SO sin
In all this snortal state.'
Wt mnst now add, excepting always the possessors
of the English Throne ! This doctrine is right mar-
vellous! Uur excellent maxim; that " the KING can
do no wrong," is, within its limits, both just and ne-
cessary. Were the Sovereign amenable for every
political error, no one would accept the trust. Who
would beer the burthen and endure the -toils of
Royalty, "if he were answerable for the acts Of-his
Ministers, or accountable for his common measures
of Government? Bat even this maxim does not
shelter the KING from special and particular respon-
sibility for violations of the Constitution. Were the
Sovereign wrapped in total irreponsibility, the title
of the Illustrious House of Brunswick would be de-
fective, and the glorious Revolutionists of 1688,
rebels and traitors. According to the notions of this
pious Divine, crooked. backed RICHARD was not a
villain, nor CHARLRS the SECOND an Windom; dc-
haechee.

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" A KW% incapable of vice, must also be incapa-
ble of acts of virtue; such. a description. billy agrees.
with FIELDING'S Log Bing, which des free from all
tyranny;pride, passion, avarice, and ambition—never
in the wrong,-aad always in the right I There are cir-
cumstances in these disgraceful measures that require
explanation. If the projectors of this notable scheme
believedfor years that the Qintex was breast high in
iniquity—if they believed that she was eating the
cates of wantonness, and was as openly bestial as the
cynic Diogenes, was there not among them one user.
ciful enough to pity her condition, and to whisper Da
her that shame and disgrace would follow such a
course ? or were they, like the thief-takers of the Me.
tropolis, watching her motionr and raarkiriais
sinuosities, with the delicious expectation, that in
time she would be rotten-ripe?
" When the effluvia from this mass r.l infamy, as
they depict the poor oppressed Quinn, hid sullied.
in tfe.;:tr opinion, the oationallNenur and the natioaal
i•
:dignity, did these advoc.v:es of morality, these sturdy
champions of virtue, these stern, inflexible patriots,
at once try to burnish that dignity and honour into
brightens, and wipe away . the-stain P—Not They
Mired the pretended sinner an immense reward,
aid gave her full scope to drain the cup of guilt to
the very dregs,gshe would not cross the meter; sins
e and sin on, in ct, said they, on the other side.—
We care not for iniquity—we are heedless of crime,
as long as our shores do not receive theoinners 'The
national honour, the national dignity,' now the loud
theme of the lorawling sophists, were of no import in
their eyes, in compaz 'son with the heinous offence of
visiting England!—This was the damning stain that
'Mercy could not forgive, nor Pity efface! This was
the black deed that called forth such deep revenge!
This was the hellish act that stirred up Power into
1 passion—let loose the wolves at Law, and baited
fallen Majesty, like a beast at the stake! Now, thanks
be to HS4IVE.N, the measure, its machinery, and ma.
chinators, are fallen--they lie-grovelling in the dust.
The voice of the People has triumphed—public opi-
nion has broken down the feuce of unjust Power.--.
This is the last effort of despotism ; its feet of clay
no longer support its iron hands ; the gigantic mass
made the earth tremble in its fall ; but the un-
bounded exultations of the People shook the wide
concave. obe joyful,', ye patriots, Mho love the
Constitution of your cc untry I Be joyful, ye merci-
ful ones, who pity the oppressed ! Rejoice and be
glad, yc fiiends of humanity ! A piloi, eefeacelessi
deserted woman has, turned aside the spar of the
arrow; and, under the safeguard of the shield of the
IP.riepret.o
le,lheelretbathnne reicowpale rejoin
wade triumphantly tlifty
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