The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-04 00:00:00

NOIIIIICH MEETING.

At one 11 r'ock on Wednesday, a Cutnnicon-hall was
hell at Norwirli, for the purpose of considering the
#ropfiety of presenting an Address to the Queen, under
c:reumetanres in which her Majesty is placed.
The M %Volt then stepped forward and stated, that in
irsitarwe of the retptisition which he had received from
.t end of his fellowaitizene, he hail convened the pre-
...to meeting in their ball. He should he always found
•bedirat to their wishes, and he was confident their eon-
le. • mould always sustain the character which they so
ie•erveilly held in the country. lie had only now to
press his hope that they would dispense with his ser-
•es as their l'hairinan, fur an illness under which he
tenured rendered it impossible for him to remain at
.air meeting.
M.ll.*K withdrew amidst loud greetings, and Mr.
liceman LeNia Poo. the chair.
Mr. Sheriff TATLOR opened the buiineee of the meet-
ing.—He commenced a long and able speech by stating,
he oreweion t; et. which the Common Hail was called,
wel after tracing, In a striking manner, the long series
or lon-emitting persecutions which hail fallen to the lot
of the Queen since her hoot arrival its this country, he
rery foreilily skewed that the proceedings now carried
an against her, were equally hostile to the right' and
0.. safety of the people. It the proveetling by Bill of
Pains and Penalties were jnstitiahle against the Queen,
• :fright be equally well applied to the meanest subject •,
.ow then would the liberties of Englishmen stand?
Any man might then he brought to
,judgment—fur he
w„onl.1 not call it to trial—not in tine course of law, but
in violation of all due course of law.—(Avplanse.)—
They felt the Quern's case, then, as their own ; they felt
i• a• loyal sillojects, as persons of manly and generous
sertiments—as people who wished to see fair play given
arke to persons reposed to acensation. And hail the
ta•leen this fair play 7•—(Cries of No.)—Had she that
.::critic knowledge of the charge against hi r—of the
t'a.e anti p;ame of its occurrence—of the wit . to
peeve it—that she was entitled to at common law ?
(i'ry of No.)—The reason was obvious why her Majesty
desired t: roe particulnrs ; fur, hail she them, she might
This witness I know to he a perjured villain
that witness is a fellow who hires himself out as an as.
.amen, to stab for a finer' price." Of another she might
say 4—" I iliechargiel him from my service because lac
was a thief.--(Ilear.)—Ilow, then, rout,' she ascertain
their characters lo as to estimate for her jottlges their ere-
i•ihility without the previous information she required?
1: the cause were a good one, why deny it to her? If
tha farts could vipport the witnesses, why fear to name
them? and, without knowing them, how could the
eieeen p: epa re herself promptly for a defence? On the
.s• view lee couldaake of her whole conduct, he was en-
C.;1•..1 to say she must be innocent; it was impossible
fur any person who was nut so to act the direct and open
part site tool aced. Such, lie was persuaded. was also
Co. feeling of the romitry, for never was there more
enanimity than that to hich prevailed in her case from
use end of the routory to the other. If, indeed, the
peoale meld on such an occasion tamely and idly look
on at the pass:itif scene, all their good old English feel-
ing.; must b.. a .- • ; they must be prepared to sit down
as slaves, an.l not live as freemen, and show themselves
worthy of those laws anti that constitution which their
aneestors had secnreol for them. He concluded, amidst
great applause bn proposing resolutions, which were,
as he read them, received with the strongest demon-
strations of approbation.
The Rev. 31r. BEAL:WIN? seconded the Resolutions,
soli in reviewing the calamities that hail befallen the
Queen. remarked• that she had, unfortunately, among
her prosecutors, eonse of the most prominent men in the
rountry. One. raf .theM. lie observed, was Lord castle.
r..igh, a political pe.llar, who hail travelled all OM
Europe. making and mending constitutions, and setting
tap Linos as it suited his views of policy. There was,
therefore, little trouble fur such a man, after helping to
put up and pull down so many king., to coupe home and
eti•erely assist in pulling down one Queen. (Laughter.)
There was a set of very useful. but humble women, in
We country, called cigr.,roatea, who laboured at all
work, just as it ratite to their hands. Now Lord Castle-
reaoh Was a political char woman—all work was alike
to him. (Applanee.)
On di! CuAtawtN putting the question on the Reso-
lutions, one young gentleman on the hustings alone
held up his hand against them; hut, on inquiry, he
proved to he neither a eiti•zen of Norwich, nor a resident
the boundaries of the city. Some persons then
isrli.P.Ar.i to reeseuve him from the ball in a summary
manner. hest were prevented by the prompt interference
of Mr. Sheriff Taylor, who declared lie would suffer no
individual. nailer any circumstances, to lie molested.
The resolutions were then adopted by acclamation.
Josiah figt.tiaar, jun., then rose to propose an
ad.lreee fonniled upon these resolutions. He said, that
as the one hail passed trinuiphantly, it was reasonable
to pre% all would the other. 'the address appeared
to him to he well calculated to meet their object, which
w i< to rapers, their feelings at the course taken towards
the Queen. The address went on the presumption of
h Moleety's eeeeeeeeee —a presionption in every way
justified by their eeperienre of her treatment and con-
duct. This was not, as they had heard. the first attack
that had been made against her honour ; and, on the
farmer 'occasion, the whole of his Majesty's present me-
p:sters, including, of course, Lord Castlereagh, had set
their lands amn seals tree solemn attestation of her inno-
c-nee, sod recommended the late King to restore her
to her rank and dignity. (Hear, hear.) lie concurred
in 'Reclaiming any party views on the present occasion :
they were only performing as act of duty and common
justice to an oppressed. an injured Queen. It was true
that ou all subjects, generally, there .vere two parties:
so it was upon this—for there was one :91111V Wile loved
justice, and another who seemed as if it did not. (Ap-
plause.) They hail heard of oue mistake in the contents
of a green bag, and he hoped that the result would
prove that there was another in time present green bug.
and that time people would ultimately 6ntl the wrong wo-
pima hail been put into it. (Loud laughter.) He con-
ciuJel In proposing the address, which was. an echo of
the resolutions.
alr. EDWARD SPAIRSIIALL seconded it, and it was
carried tina.ii ttttt tudy, and ordered to be permeated to
Let Majesty by the Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Taylor. and
the City .4eOilwrs.
Mr. Sheriff TAYLOR thanked the meeting foe the
honour they had done him, in deputing him to preeeat the
address. He said that their worth, Member (Mr. Gamey)
was alone prevented from attending on the present aces-
aim from a sense of delicacy, as, in the event (whisk he
hoped would not be the case) of the Bill now beam the
House of Lords cooing aftorwards before the Home of
Commons, lee should have, in his plane in Parliaaseit, to
sit as a judge upon the matter. And he desired him also
to state to the meeting, that there was no parson present I
had " a more decided abhorrence" (to use his own
words) to the mode of proceeding adopted towards the
Queen than he had. (Applause.)
Mr. Sheriff TAYLOR. 111 moving their thanks to the'
Mayor, huniouroasly said that the imam Chief Magis-
trate held not imitated the eseulegt of his brother Mayor
of the metropolis, in surrommilag the hall of the eitisens
with soldiers during their deliberations. He knew too
well that the citizens were themselves the best guardians
of the public peace, and that the white wands of his
officers would always be sufficient to miatain order
within his jurisdiction. The meeting snit lies dissolved.