The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-08 00:00:00

E STATESMAN.

General !owing now chased his eases that was the proper MEETING AT THE CROWN AND ANCHOR.
r to ad ire,. any application to the House re.ative to —.0.--
thei defence of his il!witricas Client.
.% public meeting was iield at the Crown and An-
11r. Rum ..u.i.14 ruse awl said, that he felt some diffi- i e not •
Torero,
to receive the Report of flee Committee
retity in addressing. the House, inasmuch as a hint bad
I for conducting the Subscription to present her Ma.
keen given ahem a new 1011—(Lond cries of order.)
'liar Lou to Cita Ne. mon informed Mr. Brougham, that jesty the Queen with a Service of Place. The meet-
Counsel had no right to adverr to the debates of the lug had been announced fir one o'clock, but was sub-
House. In courtesy to the tientleiren of the liar, they , stdpiently postponed in comic luence of the eclipse to
were permitted to he present during these debates, bait . two o'clock It was most numerously atal respeeta.
if any Counsel so far forgot this courtesy as to animal-Mr attended, and was graced by the presence of a
vat upon their debates, he sumt always withdraw from : . •
larger Humber of beautiful and elegantly attired fe-
the , House, unless called to the Bar olficially.—(Hear, .
bear hear.) j males than ws remembered to have n itnessed on any
Mr. liedito:t im—aly Lor,k, lam called upon to former occasion. Shortly after two o'clock, Sir lierard
give an answer tee a very serious awl momentous *pies-; Noel, accompanied by the Members of the Committee,
thou, and it is quite impossible that I can reply to it by !. entered the room, and was unanimously called to the
a yea or a nay. I was abont to state to your Lordships chair. He immediately proceeded to call the atten-
the great awi crotelne difficulties with which we have lion of the inoeting to the object for which they were
to rontend. a;101 to throw myself on your Lordships' coavened. Ile expressed his satisfaction at witnessing
c passion. iso highly respectable a meeting, as it furnished an ad-
The Loril Cit iscze.Lon said. that House was to ail. ditional pr.iof, if any additional proof were wanting,
minister justice.—(t.hrers.)--To address their lairds that the sentiments of the whole country were in fa-
ships in language like that of the Learned roar of her Majesty thee Queen. The best interests
Counsel, was higlily improper.—(Repeated cheers.) .of the nation were in fact so mixed up with the cans..
Mr. Ittioceinim said lee could assure their Lordships . .
her m.. .
aj ot esty, that the partieular obect for which
he thought he had not mistaken them when he appealed
they were assembled, namely, to presejt her Majesty
to their compassion, but he hail no objection n hatever
to receiving the strictest justice. He would ask then, ' with a magnificent Service of Plate, was comparatively
he should have said humbly ask, but their Lordships hail, lan object of little importance. He would not occupy
it seemed, derlitied hearing any thing bat the language ' the time of the meeting, because lie felt it to be Isis
of justice, and. therefore that lie should ask as a right. ! jaw 'as Chairman, rather to listeis to others, than to
lie would ail: them that the House should adjourn tin- I troudb• le them with any observations of his own. The
tit to-sneer:ow at Pi o'clock, when lie would proceed to .
the guide I's &fends.. 1 Secretary would read the Report of the Committee,
The I, eau Cis tscet.i.cia wished to know whether the ! and be would only add, that he felt proud of being the
Learned Conindel itonld be prepared at that time fully I instrument of conveying to her Majesty the loyal and
to enter upon the defence, or is tiether he would tnerely. I affectionate /mutinies:to of the people.
commence it anal ask for delay afterwards. Mr. Citset.te Peansox, the Secretary, proceeded

Me. linocutt.tst said he was not prepared to anawar
that crotion decisively. A counsel (his lordship knew)
often inlaid ulu►n consideration alter his tint plan. lie
might in the beginning of a ease decideto call evidence,
and he might afterwards feel perfectly safe in suffering
the case to go to a jury without calling evidence. lie
(Mr. H.) did not know but Le might Teel disposed to
take that course, but he had not yet made np his mind.
The Loan ct.t.oa diselaitoed any intention of
throwing a difficulty in the way of the Queen's Coun-
sel by his question. He only wishtd to have him
asked what he meant to do, and what course he would
take ?
The Earl of LIVENPitOL said, it might be well to
tell the Learned Voting., now, that be would be called
upon to-morrow to declare himself finally.
he Lon it I:4lANcta.i.ott was adverse to going any
farther in the lottsine,s now. Tie parities was one of
very great importance, and it was better to wait a little
time than to take a hasty or inconsiderate step upon it.
The Earl of kircitrooL.--,, 1 meant that the Conn.'
sel should he asked the toestion now, lint that tine be
given to mower until tit-morrow too:ning."
The lo ; ci.Lost.—" Mr. Brougham, I am
authorised by the House to ask you, What course yon
mean to take in your defence; hot you arc not required
to give an answer till to-morrow."
Mr. Ham a great duty was involved upon
him : what hr had done iefuer trots trilling, he hall
only beer ilrblir • 9f IL". Al.
messes, '
Wee., jF

to read the Report of the Committee. It stated, that
at a meeting held at the Crown anti Ant {tor 1 avern,
me the 23.1 of August, severtl Re-!,Wilms Invl been
carried expressive of the sew,• which that Meeting
entertained of the sufferings and persecutions to which
her Majesty bad been exposed; of the gratitude with
which they reflected, that the public money had never
been wasted in supplying her extravagance, or ells-
(-barging her debts; and of their unanimous opinion,
that a subs. ription, limited to Is. each person, should
be opened. for the purpose of presenting her with a
Service of Mute, as a monument of the nation's grati-
tiole. It stated, that Mr. Alderman Wood had accept-
ed the office of Treasurer, and that he bad named Mr.
J. Hurcombe and Mr. P. Charlatan as his Representa-
tives; the Rev. Mr. flares and Dr. liilebrist had a!so
been appointed Honorary Secretaries fur Ireland and
Scotland. In inviting Lades to attend the Public
Meeting, the Co: •ttee were not merely actuated by
a wish to be favoured with the presence of those great
stimit.ants to all that is great, generous, and noble in
the huurtn character, but by a desire, that their ami-
able countrywomen would become co-operators in this
great cans of national sympathy and feeling.
Dr. tii Li It H t ascended the table to propose the
firA Re, thition—" That the report now read be ap
proved of by this Meeting." which was seconded by
Captain Williams, and carried unanimously.
Mr. Cossr proposed the next Resolution—" That
respertable persons be requested to accept the office of

per.,
It,reivers of Suberriptione, in furtherance of the ob-

leas of this Meeting, anJ that Gentlemen he invited

with it,
tjaw ti
now .•

to form themselves into district associAtions fur that
purpose.
Mr. et.tax %erondetl this R.•solution, observing,

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th.tl he wa% bqt little in the habit of atlelrepting Public

obliged
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Nicetings, but that lie felt re-assured on this occasion,
by the presence of so much beauty and fashion.
Mr. TIIELW %LI. was $11•610113 to address a few obserra-

to folk
if he In,
be übli
kart

the Their. He could never believe the guilt of.one who
had acted so heroical a part as her Majesty ; for where
there magnanimity of soul, he always believed there
was integrity of principle. let it be recollected too
that not one reskpectable witness has been producej
against her, though the recruiting drum had been beaten

linos to !lir Nllrrtiol

before the question was put from

with a
for going into his rase.
thought it ought to he well consider. d.
The Lioen Coss. gum!' agreed will' the Noble
Earl, that if such was the intention of the Learned
Counsd, it reqnired the greatest ronsideration. Ile
thought he might to be called upon to- iiiii rrow morning
to make a proposal of that nature—if ally inch he
bad to make, an" that a slay should he fixed upon for
entertaining and solemnly debating it.
Lord Eas KINK said, the situation the Counsel was
in was a most trying one, and he hope.), if he should
make his election in the morning to open his case, that
he should not then be obliged to go on with it.
Mr. BRI,U1:11A111 would not wish their Lordships to
adjourn unnecessarily on his account. Ile wily wished
to have a clear understanding as to the point to which
lie was to address his attention on coining to the Bar
to- 11.1 W.
The Loan Cliancru.on said he would have to con-
sider whether or not he was prepare.' to go on with
his case in the morning. It did not hence follow,
that hr wools' be oblig,d that moment to go Leto it, km
he might have, if he required it, till the next morningor
any reasonable delay. lie would, however, take this
opportunity of saying, that he thought this House was
not bound by any thing but its own notions of what
was right. The question as to making his election of
going or not going on now, was of great importance,
and lie thought it ought to be well considered. lie
advised their Lordships to keep their own character in
view in all they did—it was the surest way of keeping
up their justly acquired respectability as a tribunal.
lie should therefore move, that at 12 o'clock to-mar-
row the Counsel should be called upon to answer.—
(Hear !)
The Earl of Dostountiatoes wondered the Learned
Counsel eould feel any difficulty ; sure he was that
none was thrown in his way by thee question from the
Chair.—(Hear.)—lt occurred to hint the question woo
not " what defence are you willing to make i" hot.i
" there are certain indulgences to be given you, and
how will you receive them ?"—(Hear!)—lle did sot
approve of the Counsel being allowed first to rear his
statement, and then be left to his t:iurrtion Iskellee!
he would go on with the ease; fur he Wight saw as-1
met, whether he thought it world be necessary to call
evidence. Instead of difficulties being Batmen is hia
*ay,-he rather thought the questiou held out faclllllllW
to the Learned Counsel.
After wine observations from Lord Orr" and the
Lord Chancellor. their Lordships adjoorned to te-isior-
row Boning at balkiest 11 o'clock.

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for them, from one end of the C ontinent to the other—
(Applanse.)—Tlie Attornev-fleneral had protnised, in
his opening speesh, to prutinle respectable English wit-
neues, as well as foreign ragamuffins against her ; but
how had he fulfilled that promise ":—Two English wit-
nesses only had been produced, one of whom said no-
thing against the Queen, and the other gave testimony
in her favour. But even supposing her Majesty to
be gnilty, that guilt he contended, was the crime
of others. After being betrayed into a marriage for
avaricious purposes, after being basely abandoned and
cast out a helpless wanderer upon the world, he would
ask, whether, even upon the supposition of her guilt,
the whole of the sin did not belong to her first perse-d
raw? After a variety of other observations he con-
eluded by supporting time Resolution.
The Resolution a% as then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. throax moved the next Resolution —" That the
Ladies he respectfully solicited to affonl their powerful
assistance in promoting the objects of this Merting."—
Me trusted that the great national object in which they
were 'waged would be assisted not only by the sudles
of their fair r.tuntrrwonten, but by their active co-ope-
ration. If the Laiiies would conic forward and foes
themselves into district associations, it would be as las
possihle to fail in this object as in any other, which was
aided and promoted by their animating and irresistible
influence.
Mr. Frowns seconded the Resolution.
Sir li. NOEL expressed his warm concurrence in the
sentiments which hail been expressed by the lientleman
who proposed this resolution. Ile felt cheered and ani-
mated by flue presence of so large a portion of Isis fair
countrywomen, and he was glad that be did not observe
any of the a ivies or datigh,ers of the Peers of the realm
in this assembligr of beautiful and virtuous women. It
was to the female aristocracy of this country, and to the
adulation whirls they hail paid to power, that much of
the mischief is Ishii they now deplored was to he attri-
buted. So far from thinking them the higher classes,
he pronounced thrum upon this occasion to lie the lowest.
—(Applause.)--Let the Ladies in this meeting, said the
worthy Baronet, set them such an example as shall either
compel them to agree with us, or punish them for their
disagreement.
Mr. Bowl, proposed the next resolution, " That the
friends of the Queen in every county, city, town, and
tillage of the United Kingdom, be invited to become
receivers, and that proper authorities be presided for
Ibis purpose by the Secretary."
. Mr.ttoot.ft stepped forward for the purpose of se-
wadi ng this resolution. The question, hr said, wee not
on teach one of the gnilt or innocence of the Queen ;
they bad not met there to try her for *H o edged s,
Sw the whole country had anticipated her innoceoce,
before the evidence was produced; and now that the evi-
dame had been brought forward. they pronounced Isar'
boocent.—(Applause.)—The met, therefore,. to devise
teepee
At means la which they might best express their stenti-
giuMts of homage and tail convey to her Majesty

beet; nibbling in the iloss-etantinatiou of the
4, but ite e defence of the
u. If Air 1116 r.••lr
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in* Orr i.hli tl to LTV 101 l
It, or, pu lipid to ask tor
till settle& •
~, Ai Lordships uuulii
iny what ey mi e, and whether,
111;ille his choke to open hi he would not be
(41 to qo nil), it.
e Loup tat e.t."it was st .id the Learned
sel bad not understood' the ion. The pies-
was only as to the mode wll r Counsel meant
low in his defence ; but it means followed,
made his election to open •e, that lie should
,lilted to go on.-(hear
rl (Jury —lf I unilento Learned (Ingle-
rightly, he means to his statement first,
a reservatton to himself n asking further time
Lang into his rase. If that was his weaning, be