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London, England, 1820-10-12 00:00:00

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tof a tlnie silenced tha tongue of r ." this
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*web (perpetrttore of so htinone a Oboe- were 'Dior
ght to condign punuhment, convinced the,Nation at large
teeibted lioWarrintaa a relentless, dispositiog to sanction,
to protect, the most daring and unjust attacks on:your
:. ' 'e character and person. If such were then our convier
rier
in common with our felow-countrymen, how can we now
hoe view the pending proceeciings, than as a continuation
that system of unmerited persecution, which has never ceased
your Majesty's footsteps ?
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's When the Attentive was pleased to bereave an admiring
end expectant people of your amiable Daughter, " the hope of
1 ipny Nations,' we deeply sympathised with the heart-broken
llother-;.that Mother a wanderer in a distant land.
" When the late King, our total and revered Monarch,
ended his weary pilgrimage among us, we felt that your Ma-
jetty had indeed been deprived of a Father and Protector; and
that the machinations of your Majesty's enemies would !tense- •
forth take a more decided form :—passing events have justified
our fears; for the very day which saw the remains of the virtuous
Monarch consigned to the tomb, beheld' the Enetny at the gate.'
" In future timei, should the page of History record the pre-
sent era as one in which overwhelming power combined with
senatorial venallo,.to crush an unprotected Female, we trust it
will also preserve the gratifying remembrance, that the base con-
spiracy was defeated by the irresistible force of public opinion,
directed and displayed through the powerful medium of i FREE,
uneozaurren, and uscoaaurriatz Benno Pans." . .
The Deputation appointed to carry up the above Ad- •
dress occupied twenty-three carriages. It was pre-
ceded by a person on horseback beating a white satin
banner, on which was printed in a beautiful large
Type, " Printers' Address." Another white banner
was displayed from one of the carriages, inscribed
ili'Liberty of the Press." •
The Address itself is printed on beautiful white
win, edged with white silk fringe, and purple satin
back, mounted oa an ivory roller, with appropriate
ornaments. The typographical execution is consi-
dered as superior to anything ever yet seen. It re-
presents a triumphal arch, supported by pillars, and
mounted on a pedestal. The key-stone is a Crown,
Sceptre, and Cushion. On the tops of the pillars,
" Lords," " Commons." At the bases, " Religion;'
" Lie." On the pedestal, right-hand side, " Jus-
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slim; left-hand side, " Truth." In the centre, a
finely executed representation of a Printing Press.
Within the arch is.placed the Address. The whole
surrounded by a handsome border.
The following is her MAJESTY'S Answer:
a I am highly gratified by this loyal and affectionate Address
from the Letter-press Printers of London and its environs. It
Is public opinkon which hie supported me in the otherwise un-
equal conflict with numerous adversaries, who not only possess
Unbounded resources, but who have never scrupled any means
by which their vengeance could be gratified. This public opi-
nion is the concentrated force of many enlightened minds, ope-*
rating through the medium of the Press. ,
" Bence the public sentiment has been directed, and the
public feeling excited, till the People have risen up like one
man in vindication of my rights. The conviction, with few ex-
cepiitans, has become universal, that I am the victim of a foul
Conspiracy, and that I have for years been persecuted by the
Most flagrant injustice and inhumanity,
" There is a part of the Press which has been busily em-
ployed in fabricating the most atrocious slanders against myself
and all who hive manifested any zeal or ability in my defence.
Base natures cannot 'ept:are natures of a higher order. They
loathe the moral and intellectual superiority that they-can never
reach. Hence.calumny is the tax that .worthieseiers is perpe7,
tuaßy levying upon worth. 'lt is the Bill of Pains and Penalties
that envy and makvolettce are ever busily labouring to pass, in,
Order to degrade virtue and talents to their own contemptible
inferiority. 1
" But when I consider that my adversaries are invested with'
all the patronage of the country, and possess such extensive
means of intimidation and corruption, I am not surprised that I
should have been vilified by a few of their unprincipled merce-
naries. My surprise is, that the greater part of the persons en-
gaged in the conduct of the Press 'should have remained incor-
rupt and incorruptible. It is a great honour to be konedin any'
times, but to be honest in bad times, is a species Of panegyric
which no man need blush to have inscribed upon his tomb;
" The Press is at this moment the only strong hold that Li-
berty has left. If we lose this, we lose all. We have no other -
rampart against an implacable foe. •
" The Press is not only the best security against the inroads
of despotism, but it is itself a power that is perpetually checking'
the progress of tyranny, and diminishing the number of its ad-
herents. That sun never rises which does not, before it sets,'
%bold some addition to the friends of Liberty. To what-is this
'owing? To what can it be owing, but to Ik, agency of the,
Press? The force of truth is ultimately irresistible; but truth,'
without some adyentitious aid, moves with a slow pace, and
sometimes its motion is so slow as to be imperceptible. The,
Press is its accelerating power. The Press gives it wings. The
Press does more for truth in a day, than mere oral teaching
could In a century.

" What is it that has made the Dl•mbers of the holy Alli-
ance turn pale with dread?—lt is, that the Tress has inspired
the luve of Liberty even in the Sword."
Lord JouN RUSSELL and Mr. JACOBS presented
an Address from Taunton. His Lordship and Mr.
Jacoss were honoured with a most gracious reception.
Mr. FITZGERALD, deputed by.the inhabitants of
North Petherton, presented an Address, signed by
nearly two thousand of that respectable,commimity,
;and was also most graciously received. • •
Mr. Hums presented the *Addresses from Glasgow
(signed by 37,000 persons), that from The United
Guildries of Perth, and from Banff, to all of which
her MAJESTY returned the most gratifyingsnswers.
Mr. WHITBREAD also presented an Address, very
numerously signed, from Totness, in Devonshire.
Major CARTWRIGHT, who appeared in the full re-
gimental uniform of the Nottingham Militia, of which
he was once Major, presented the Address from the
Ladies of Manchester, and from the inhabitants of
Leeds and Hinckley, in Leicestershire. • To all of
these her MAJESTY was pleased to return the most
gracious answers.
Mr: BROUGU row, M.P. presented the Evesham Ad-
dress
Her MAJESTY borithe fatigue of standing so long
with great composure, and repeatedly converses,
throughout the day, with Lady A NNE HAMILTON and
the Hon. Mrs. DAME::, upon the gratifying sight
which the grounds around the house presented,
thronged as they were with so bate a portion of the
population of this greA City,. At no petiod during
the day was there a smaller number than ten thou-
sand persons within the avenues of Brandenburgh
House; they repeatedly hailed their Qusis.wiih the
most enthusiastic demontrations of their attachment,
which her ItlAjesTy as often acknowledged in the;
most coadescending and affable manner;
Yesterday a ballot was held at the •East India!
House, for the election of a Direc,tor in the-room rsi!
Sir A. ALLAN, Bart. deceitsed,. At six o'ekick.the
glasses were closed. and delivered to the Scrueneepr,
who reported thp election to have fallen on N,?, B.
Enmossrous, Esq. •
Xizang, and Co. respegliallyjnform the Public, That the Lott
tery Finishes Drawhig aim Wsusissamr, whks Prize*
of Twenty Thousand Pounds, and other Capitals of £lOOO,,
seiloo, &c. all Sterling Money, mat be hriora.-I.lAzium
and Ca. have recently sold Four Prizes of A,A,000, and Seven
lof £2(1,000,- at their Fortunate and' 014 F.ateblished
Royal Excheage,Gate ; EA) corogiS;"4l4 Otiordrstreet,
Cron/ of Swallow-street.