The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-04-22 00:00:00

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iir-Iter pelage, witieli trOth•and hbeene 'had gained
ever calumny and viee., •41e- should have felt it
Lis duty to have trespeised on the time of the
Aleeting at some length, had he not been completely
disarmed in ctins„mbence of the observations witichl
.had fallen from the worthy Alderman,
.who yow
ePpeored amoirest thorn fer•the- first time, thoogh het
.hoeo.! his visits' woold now be frequents Feem
looking at dates4,,it would be found that Lied Choi-I
montletey... had been examined two days afterthe.
in II:19g of the last Report. If this wet te4.hevt
did It appear that similar enquiries were not piud-i
even.ttow. There eeented to him to be a .Itrong,
and unaccounteblehias against the cause of tier Royall
Ifiglineseon the part of the Noble Lords, by Whom
Vie original Report was made. To them there hat
been referred a sped& charge, and the Laietiaighm-i
missioners having come to a decision •n
to which they acquitted her, had, he Submittedpeell
right to go into the Princess's private afftfirte- Cks!
• these private matters, it wet to be observed the Wit.:
news examined contradicted each other ; tied with;;
all his bias, even the Chief Justice was trbrood to
acquit her. It now appeared that anotiver•papet had
been kept back ; and who knew that it did not con.;
Main some charges in embryo? The objecdott of the ,
Prime's that her daughter had • not been confirmed,
he did net pretend to regard as an • obloctien of
weight, in a religious point of view. As a political 1
ceremony, however, he contended, that her Royal
Highness was entitled to regard it as •of
portance. it was a ceremony, without undergoing
which no-Prince ei Princess le these kingdoms could..
lye legelly regarded as having a right to the Throne.. It!
was a ceremony, in fact, which the Princess had a right
to be anxious about, it being 'Ono confirmatory of ;
her daughter's title to the Throne of theie Realms;
-and when she saw that a conspiracy had been forme
to palm on her a child whom she had not, what
assurance could she have that an.equelly flagitious !
conspiracy might not be formed to deprive her of
that child which she had. The Worthy Gentleman
then went on to examine the nature .of Mrs.. Lisle's;
'testimony, arguing that the !Arndt! Commissioners
did nett do their duty in submitting to the King what
they had extracted or drawn from the witness in
-,sach a share to warrant the idea that it had fallen
f• rom her r,f ,!...r own accord, or ex proprio
Ile then nrocccled to animadvert on the nature of the
paler delegated to the Commissioners, and-con-
tended that there was writhing in. the Black Letter
Books *Melt-showed such a procedure to be consti-
tutional.
legal, or proper.. .
The feudist Resolution was then put,.and carried
. .
••
Igi..Kptsties thee read an Address to her Royal 1
• Ai htiess the Princess of Wales, in pursuance of the
Resolution,--and the question being put, that it be.l
.signed by the Chairman in the name of the Meeting,
'it was agreed to unanimously.. •
It was also moved and carried, that the Chair-
elan, and the two Representatives of the Borough,
be requested to present the Address to her Royal
lliciinesc.

Mr. lirmstrsu, after observing that Mr. Perceval's
able defence of the Princess must have endeared him
to tl e con ntry, and that Mr. Brougham, the successor
of Mr. Perceval in the same line, was deserving of,
their approbation, moved, that the Thanks of the
Hall be given to H. Brougham, Esq. and the rest of
..her Royal. Highness's Advisers. This motion was
tarried unanimously, as was also a motion of thanks
to Mr. Cochrane Johnstoue.

rtnan WOOD said, he -had to propose a 1
inks to a man whose name must be alwayg
lem—Samuel Whitbread—[Appleunte],—
tions in this cause had been most -conspi-
Jose exertions in the cause of freedom
rength daily ; and who, though he once was
' with the Whigs, showed now that he was
for the people. •
lUN.G s-conded the motion, which, after
fission as to the propriety of inserting it in.
If the resolutions before the vote of thanks
Jigham and Mr. C. Johnstone was agreed
impusly. .
ES proposed a vote of Thanks to Sir F.
nr Ids exertions to procure the adoption of
res as would render it mmecestary.to re-
sty provision for fulfilling the functions of
the event of the ruling -Monarch being
incapable of performing them, and for his
to restore to the people the laws and
ion—their inheritance.

Resolution was agreed .tn, and one dissenti-
' being held up against it, considerable dis-
is manifested by the Meeting.
inks of the Meeting were then voted to
Wood and the Livery of leo ado% unani-

JD returned thanks to the ?dieting.
*llia moved the thanks of thy" Meeting

henry Thornton and 'Chitties Calvert,
Representatives of the Borough in Portia?

'MAUON objected to the Resolution, ,and
ihould propose instead, that instructions
to the Representatives of the Borough,
ite in Parliament some proceedings which
the effect of bringing the conspirators
Princess of Wales to condign punishment.
eeting Was given •to understand, in the
a .very irregular conwrsatictu, that Mr.
being no Elector of th' aorough,had not
the Hall, hut welted in a neighbouring
:hence,. it appeared (a messenger having
ispatched for him) that be had gone awly,ai
had heard that it was not intended by the
to press the motion for instructing the
•
U mcitipn.of`thank,e was 'wit wq, tans .01(

‘MAnom proposed Ms *solution,. obsera.
%Mess some remedy smile found for the in.
batnreen done to the Princely fie ivenl4
state( to which the meanest ferias visa. nevinr.,
-. • . . . . t•
..,, •
isailon Ins secondfd by Mr. rat xi iviir.
n feint his' duty, at 14K Thornton hidl .
mo:ro4
,tinder the idea hat no each m '' .ni the
mild be bienght forward; to jrreti
luestioo.
,'inotiottfor, the previous question grailiboweteir,
,11*'; ititith4ot being put tq the vOto, -ant) Mr.
(opr (Amerind, in lamer to a queidoa of Mr.

.• ,4.1 to Mir. %Amu
Mr. Aldci
k ;
,• vote of than
dear to the;
whose exerti
cuous ; whi
gained streo
o•.' connected w
w.- only to live
( Mr. 'You
sotpe discuss
11 the order of
to Mr. Oros
to unaninir • . , i
Mr. Jess
Burdett, foi
such measur
cur to a has
.• Royalty in 1
It rendered inc
i ; endeavours
; constitution-
This Res]
1/4 ent hand bei
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pleasure wai
. , 4 The Than
t ] Alderman V
• lt piously.
I 1 Mr. Woo;
, Mr. You
to Messrs.
the two Re]
• snent.
Mr. WM
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i lit said, he oh,
I,' be given to
] to originate
.
i would have
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against the }
; The Mee
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course of a
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entered the
:1 1 house, who
ben dispatc
soon att hell
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. Mr. You
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1101, that ul
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