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

TH til: STATES

'affirming that the Trial by Jury would be subst.rtsds
and that privilege being set aside, nothing would be
left for Englishmen to hoa..t uf—(applausei).—lt was
%sad in the house of Lords, that their Lordships did
not go farther back for precedents iu this case than
the Revolution. lint he maintained that no analo-

guns precedent was or could be quoted for such an
extrajudicial proreeding as that against the Queen;
for in what case were spivs employed to beset any in-
dh•idual in a foreign country, or a Special Commission
dispatched to examine, or to drill those spies, before
an accusation was preferred ? Or in what, Case was
the sweated o:fered impunity, with 50,0001. a year,
if sheik he would only reside out of Engl.:Wl. .Ihst
the fart was, that the case of the Queen was quiteiif
an unprecedented character, and the coarse pursued
against her totally unjust, illegal, and unconstitup
tiunal, insomuch, indeed, that every• individual in the
country possessed of fair feeling and common sense,
was sharked at the treatment which her Majesty ex-
perieneed—(lond applause:).—Was it pos.ible that
the people of England could look tamely on, and see
their Queen held up to scorn—that they could see
her loaded with injuries, reviled, and calumniated,
and remain in a state of apathy ? It had been.said
that the House of Peers was composed of men of hie
character ■nd feeling, and that there could be no
doubt her Majesty would be tried fairly and honoor-
ably. In answer to that he would observe, that Hog-
lund %vas a land of liberty, and no person in this
country ought to he subjected to the arbitrary dis-
cretion of any individual, or body of individuals, how-
ever honourable. Ile deprecated what Lord Coke

had called the " rrookeci cord of disreetion," and

wished to see no other ?nurse pursued exrept that
straight, direct, and honourable path by *wirichlilcine
the ends of justice could Se obtained, and that high
feeling preserved which had hitherto animated Eng-
lishmen is the defence of their just rights. He cue-

clotted by moving tile Petition to the house of Lords.
The Petition to the House of Lords was themesad.
Mr. WAITHIMAN obserted, that the Petitioti was
founded upon the Resolutions, and as these bad un-
dertone sonic vrrlial alterations, the Petition was of
course to be considered as subject to those alterations.
The motion was seconded by Mt. HATD*N. and
carried with one dissentient voice. The individual
who dissented, explained, that he objected to the Pe-
lion, upon the ground that he thought the Lords un-
worthy of being petitioned.
Mr. 11•AITIIMAV moved that the Sheriff be requited
to wait upon some Peer, to requ st that he would pre-
sent it to the Rouse.

The Resolution was pat and carried with the same
dissentient r.ice.
Sir Fasorts 11c. ;•ISTT said, that having strived
late last sight in town, he beard accidentally that this
Meeting was to be convened. He cussfesred he was
rather desirous of abstaining from attending this
Meeting, because lie wished for a general, spontaneous
appearance of public feeling, and that the same per-
sons should not stand forward conspicuously at carious
times upon the same occasion. As it appeared, bow.
ever, to be the desire of the Freeholders that he should
add a haw words upon this exhausted topic, though ho
was conscious that he could way nothing which had
sot again sod again been bronght hoot/ate the dustings
of all who heard, he should be wanting in that respect
which be should always entertain fur the Freeholders
et Middlesex, as long as they continued to uphold that
ludependence of character, which they ha/ of late so
bostowably evinced, if he was not at all times ready
sad snxions to exert whatever little ability he pos-
itioned. The-Worthy Alderman who had been pleased
to call him forth on this occasion, had rendered the
Irk extremely diticalt, because he had hisiwelf dis-
ettdmed great eloquence those topics which na.
Slimily presented themselves to riotke. To Address
laity assembly of Rnglislitnen in the present 'tat of the
ossary, was a duty the more incumbent. because it
was a duty not unattended with danger. The Govern-
ment under which we now live, whatever might be its
other incapacities, had at least this raped'', that it
well knew when to owe, and when to pay; Ind if an
obnoxious individual were prosecuted for any charge,
and senesce came to be indicted, they had a keener
eye to paying off old scores, than to the isterests of
public jastice.—Under such eircumstaimpos. alien no
man was @onus of protection, when good Intentions
furnished so security, and when no hubris sagacity
could 'lade the activity of persecution, he f4t himself
in the situation of those persons who bad ailPanced so
tar, that 64 returning were as tedious' o'er." and
that without comprorniaing
possibility of retreat.
doings accidents been
of his life, he would em
to maintain.—(Load
Honourable Member
speech he bad watered
net se mach that of -
it was ant so mach
calculated as diet
every ow* mind
vindication of an iL.
certainly did not render
pathy ; still, however,
ni6cant, compared
upon ti maintain- cause of public :lough*. The
affair before them was not merely the affair of the
Queen—it was the rause of the coning, flu was
astonished to had men in the conatry who held also(
from the people of England on this herniate. most
interesting question. He would be surprised to see
eves the creatures of the Gaup, eves those who wen,
raised to the Peerage by the Minister kilned toss- '
tamales the proceedings against her Majesty ; be they
bad a 'trots" interest is the gaieties-41w -higher
their rank, the greater their possession, &Fe mon pow-
errs' their inilassese, the store determined oltotdd be
their opposition to those proceedings. Pitting not of,
the question every geom.,. sable sad smaguaableas
feeling, and lookiag oily to tholstoreot a 1 men of tank,
be was astonished to lad any ran in the eisutry stop
ping short where every ins ought to snip brward
protest against this retail, eriamisal, mina and. Illegal
pirsessilieg.—(Applawer.)--If the OMNI erZeit
aping( is thus way. war 'Nov
*eked; :by set the WNW* as sense the letreate
Whet were the Meister, deist bet giggle/ a pillar
Reentry? Weer Nisalgias were es May
-4.0% sea espied I* WW psi
I ditty wide,

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they ought to see that the pit in which they intended to
bury the Crown of the Queen might also serve to bury
Crown of the King—(loud applause.)—'Ter could
putt no limit to this wide spreading, this horrible flov•
Woe. What was the case of her Majesty? What was
her print. life on the banks of the Lake of Como, iu
the North of Italy, to this country? Wby should her
private actions be conjured up as natters of such im•
portance, us to render the degradation of her Majesty a
matter of public oecessity, and, that, too, on the hypo-
critical, dishonest rant, that her conduct affected the
religion and morality of the country? Morality and
religion, rightly understood, meant nothing more than
honesty and freedom. And when those lovers of mora-
lity and religion contended that both were endangered
in this country, in consequence of the life of her Ma-
jesty in her retirement on the tanks of the Como--the
inowledge of which, by the way, the people of England
sever would come to were it not for the Ministers when
they contended thus; for it followed that none but a
saint could sit on the 'l'hrone of England—(Applense.)
—lf the private character of the Queen of England were
of importance to the country, how mach more import-
ant was the conduct of the King ? How much more
necessary for the religion and morality of the people
would it be, that he should be all that iu private life
as respectable, chaste, pure, and honourable ? He was
Alf object towards which eye was directed ; and if
the Queen were to be dismissi4 and degraded for ells-
emiduct—if so rigid a line were to be pursued- be knew
not who could sit with safety on the Throne—(Ap-
-Ministers were pursuing a course which was
eirire'4ery way dangerous—dangerous to themselves—
(Applause !)-11 in 1791, such a mode of proceeding
were adopted, how soon would the honest and public
spirited tutu of that day, who contended, unhappily for
gagland, ineffectually contended for a Reform in the
Constitution, be convicted of high treason—of that
species of high treason for which, in reality, Major
Cartwright was convicted at Warwick—of that species
of high treason for which so many men were cruelly
punished—for which Mr. Hunt was now suffering
a (rod imprisonment; for that species of treason, for
which Horne Tooke had been brought to trial—a wan,
whose loss he would ever deplore—whose ability was
not inferior to his integrity—who had ever supported the
rights and liberties of Ins country.-- (Applause.)—He
hoped that he would not be accused of anlrreverent al-
lusion, when be said, that as the cruel and remorseless
persecutors of Christ had planted a crown of thorns me
his helot. so did the Attorney General of that day, in
the belga of his insulting arrogance call Horne 'titular
the Attorney General of the people. Never, in his
mind. was a more honourable, a more F torions title con;
(erred, and though it was conferred to derision, never
was a title more justly merited. From the first day of
his political life to the last, he employed his time. bis
talents, and his influence. to forward the liberties of the
people of England.—(tireat applause.)--if the Minis-
ters of the day could adopt this alarming measure—lf
they were allowed to take this short cut—if they were
allowed thus to spring over the barriers of the Coned-
lotion—of the protecting and just and wise laws of the
land—then might the people bid adieu to the liberties
of their country. Those liberties might sink, perhaps,
for ever—the fall of her Majesty might be the fall of
public freedom. It would be the unholy trinatph of
those who always rejoiced when the country mourned;
therefore he considered the present a fit sublea for the
Electors of Middleses on which to express their spi.
Mons. The principle that this question involved was
far more important to them than the cause et the
Queen, however interesting that caw might he. In
defending the Queen they only defended themesives.
In warding off the attack that was aimed at her Moilesty
they only warded off an attack which wee divested
wend the liberties of their eountry.•—(Applattse.)—Re
felt the utmost delight at behoWiog se latp mad so re-
spectable a meeting as that which he . Lmfg
las he hail attended public meetings:: be meet
I large a Meeting of the Freeholders of 111
himself, his humble efforts would be directed
their views is this instance, and to sapped:. • Stilt
public cease which was at the bottom of all lint now
took place, which was the great security stalest all op.
pressrun and injustice, anti the great source of impe km
the attainment of English liberty.
Mr. nommen being badly called for, approached the
front of the table, sad was warmly sheered. He obesenda
Ithst if sonic of the Gessitsmen who prowled MN It damsel.
I:::airesaid, to ease hay thing of pleidimel istereet to the
On of the Mentkig. how mak was that &Weft
losromed en Me pert what had slam Immo so ably urged
epee the sobJeet t Milk kom the eammeitta which be lied
theiteaeur to have with a poet psalm of the deetors of,
this motropelltan county, he Obit it his defy. espeskilly from 1
the flatterlag call upon him, to state his seethossas to the
meeting. although he thought those sentiments mid hardk
Ito deobted, from what bad taken plan elsewhere. It hat
hose already observed, that from remit dromistimums,lo
ass le this country could be aware when hems
&mime. or when, or for what the AtteffiegAimmwel
institute a prosecution against him. This eeirstry was,
duel. at present la the situation ;a which a punt nation of
wadquity was said to have been, where justiee was paid flee,
'Of neknown. It was evident, as his Honourable Collings.
had observed, that those also were at prosodist prima for
acestka at Manchester. were not at all aware that lbw were
e•sudon any crime by *flooding that made& Miy. It
- 'Ale' the Individuals ant lead far apple&
e Metiers of Illaesileasr and Ilimag-
mailleat that they wale Mt
'+ a
his
talky Iddrecelag OM
of mosee
en
. Ho
4 fistee
mad not he mistakes is this, OM Met.
might fellow. he wield never AMIE hum
' his duty to the peopio—(eser=t
ease of the queen, it
exit aorsilnary on the part of the pee*
. Majesty was innoceot, while one of Ili
Catalog). TM had blank aeue the mama
vg, bad openly stated that he denied her
deserving of honour as ever.—{Applause.)
- -Moe then from one of daubs who Mew
is of the charge, were ea the peak
;our of the Queen 1 They did issued-
the deelsioe was beaseralle to ark
r. Yet that declaims was doserthed by
oaten as mere molar ellitoem Ilui
Leiarssilint alsmeer which always was. and whieti he hoped
an be raised In this country agaMot ovary sew
Mss of tejemae.• alleieters, therefore, would stile midi
Laser if they geoid g they mmisarestred dl the eases la
their Fewer is so epos the Mktg es . wills
~en the hems of law wen disregarded. and IN yuppie were
mime or atordered by millary Anse. It maid be gg;
MOM that oa that mum ilem many Marla. sad Mier
aims were damming kale mean walag treble Illeollaga. ON
the mend. ftweeeth. mist to mate say deslaration about
the bomiory waddlie to }Madge dm qualm and thee the
ease should be to the eamideredes of Parliameat. lit
Miss Parlainest met. what sehelasitiel Jude. was
gambol? All =open Ohs settee& was roineed.
and manias to that the
Courtelitillirritr note open to them. But of the er
tiptoe of roam whisk limo Cowls alladed,derilsh-
idgMqe. lass the Woof Mr. linotami Ms ibiloormof.
MN language was. he shamed. adtkoseed to
1 ills seta to people as toes used wpm the mildest of the
Menahwitur liameme ; fir they were MK that by wobble
declaration reaustiog the Woes lbw/ Istekedired lhe
ihitTbrwlertillMriete=tamee mod.
le
Mil a OWN* ff *e. the award was still
=si6ol.oll,_ Sad Ilimprieltaset dr nod
r ems In mita. hebbibWrilhassdly -
LISIOdiegma0111:=11. he kawbee *wow
- but the
earl Mime moo ow
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sword. What Englishman could expreas his iMiiialtje
when he saw sothiag but that military array in time S.:
peace which was sufficient to excite discontent even 1,1 ,:.
of war, when be saw the land covered with barncks atiii:.
filiation". ahem we had so foreign enemy. und no 42.1cr
was apprehended but from the public feelings of the per,' , r
Under these cirmirestasees these.. arts of tyranny, tot',rti
of tyranny they were, the same modes oteteceesation 1,...
made use of to oppress the Quern which wt.% rersK'''
to, to oppress the people. Upon the owe raise eat
perjured information eontaleed in Green Rags the like.
ties of the people had bees suspeeded. ~,_
Reports of SOMA Committees the rights 01 th; -- ""`
had beer sespeeded. sad matey of them ambled is 'Shari
dengeons for two. three. sod Ave yews. Ile maw,:
knew oat instance la which an unfortunate sae had Now
years la coolleensest without being brought bowel.
tribunal (cries of indigeetioe). It *es natural Inn escasit
these thiugsio mind, to feel a more than ordinary seunorlies,
ger, and to reflect, that what was the case of the Quer' t
might become that of ourselves to-morrow, sod that 6:44
from the highest to the lowest rink was nit expand to,.
same persecution. As So the mode of trial, had Sly ma
ever beard of such • preemoding? To all it by any mot
connected with judicial proceedings was se abase et it.
rage. As to the Instances which had bees called
dents, they were only acts of atrocious transy width pt.
ceded this, but whia were not to be compared web it it
point of oppressioo. Was there any man who was ant
alsocked and disgusted at the Bill of Palms ad heitg,,
which bad been brought against Bishop Amenity, that K.
newest to his mustwhom humeeme see seed
[ ogee record I Thee J. ISlllek bet as 11 ,
so bad, bestial beer I.
double game. and heaostraulaulag
streia.P4l4 a
sleet
day ruder protegee of anakisg discoveries. he telesses ‘„
get rid of the witnesses, who were to appear whet he
Here, therefore, there might he some mimee fit li emit
proceeding. lie thought, however. that so me eseld WM
the history of that period without feeling that it WNW ha
bees a more a safe and politic course. if the Gennesed
King William had not. in order to come at one leditiisl.
violated all the principles of justice. Precedents saigligtt.
haps be sought is the thee of Henry VIII. when Wrens.
summary way of treating rid of wives by euttlag ego*
beads [laeghter]. Ile did not apprebeed rim such a seurn
would now be followed ; the public mind was too muck es.
lightened to endure such a bloody count of proem**
this time of day. The things called ts see;
acts of ty runniest pewee, exere sodwere
over the Ile*
of royal vengessee. trod ought to be nestled as
beacons of infamy. which it was the defy of dermas*
to avoid. As to the Illustrious Lad; herself. aa
seems, of all In one Wogs, to be placed Ina men mud*
dairy. as well as most sobsteassing sheathe. A trtabi
wieltsrtunes had atleaded be,. taiga hot CM la he. Whll.
ties ha
rd
powered Into made the esidee se4
Waceusedea • ree bed quales owe
up in Judgment age her. is sheet, Imlay
NO me sanetibed sad traitors to he; sed Alb.
lee pert of the: dministration oppreasedher him *red ael
lllllmosity, soother joined in the perseeedoe eel Wiesaes
Minn.—(Laughter and applause.)—Lades whites-
elemees she was entitled to the sympathy andapportdevary
hemourable sad every manly eked. Tha.
_diet" sad le 1-
ennissity bad shown in thaewhig karat WA the /Pit
hod of country. ha Ito other it het eke cts
of her i .and satin epee her se-
meitiestmeNsefo&art rerto . leer tart's
mad, MI MOW the
will of that Homo wee the powie'r-Heett id
Parliamest. were reilessonted as pilllMarty greedy sad 'W-
M le WA at any sessile! width eras eatarimed- to &psis
Mb highetalers of society. ills illuJesty's Mhlstats, ea
allisetal se dm* anxiety to uphold every Miag (*WM
with nth ellii elatios, were to strew who sow new
soared to cove, with stably and Nth the welt &mei
Rlie the etiestry. Al. weld net be Wired wiliest is.
16. Mel= ra . I'lletlele. tied the whole II
y. Oh Ilialstet bad We Oa
/or that doryvero la &rim,
r ,
. As to what had bees said by seam pestielsoldtmem
14 this country, it wee sash a AMU of diegestiog WOW.
'Sty sad stupidity, that me modem *edit to ham been
lake*. Yet hoot glad were Ilinisten to will the syper•
lenity elf eedeavottlbeg to stuns, the whole wee d
the esestry. He begged leave to say also, that the I.
heal pose Mime alter*" bees true to itself. lir
NOM flat hap ring dialed press was eel &vie
her to -toe— IBC 'tithing mote newier 14
Id see the p die Attornev-Oeserei ti we.
; rigidiata
senate any I 1111111Mettegi with 'that pre* he
seer low,'ltomever Mee 0, atrocious Ms combeale
have bees. He would WWI to know what • • a
free grew had ever dote? What 'bomb, the kW
*Riad her Majesty were as low and as kiss aothe able
of let nether; what theagh it were coached is tares Ire•
graiStal le Billiegsg she was still sebum—shows
too high, tee rake aided, tee mesh cherished ly Ile
People' of to. highly cherished la the WWI el
the fair diliti,kto he soiled even for am mosseeW t
the fool War that the lib sod base might /WI af kir
reputation. Re smell say that these hat tardier
rather served the, Wend the cause of keg Ilbjell
when the vilest peteaftian is the hied *welled her, the
manly, the 0,11,01111, wed theatedweald be Mt to
show ewer or
1017.111:4;gfr:6111;144
peatifllliiiiirersillitmaeswesio.: lUtteceshertitiwiste:Laitur
of;elfv:l74.
maw la England Had bee" intistrile "1"1,..'"
aelf.--(Crles of ° They OW 10411,01 1"
_rVire
than they can injure her Majesty I")--fie emu
had been more the subject of abuse than hi
(Laughter); but be did not blare these who _ .
hies, be was too muck of an Hegliehassa mai to ag"
even the abused the liberty of speak heeesto. he
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It w itself. • who anode"'`' I
ibie
the
things

eg were as tedious as go Ver." and' ""—wu I,;dl;;„tsls,Ticai ii
mumbling his honenr thew was 110 tag or speeklug at the hi
it. The poet which he had from h."; ever, qaustilfilel"t liiitt'l
ego called °Po° to 111 In 41e course ho.wever, be mistake* I
endeavour, with unshaken Orontes, „e„,i„„. nut he amid
ad Appiense.)—He agresit with the e'er comequesees umigh
rt. fur Coventry, at the talk of whose IlLe_Pettommutee of his
teed
the
roots, that was
&Med culpable 0
f any individual. bow tided— wsuito eineireiretedathatoliseere"4l:
the eause-erdiiiiiiiwei 4tilid."4llllllllers (Sir. Cowden
wrie
erase was to easer the rgks of of
%the Greenisonaest. bad
is support of the sex oppressed. is a &demi
injured woman, whose exalted rank ant grounds
render her less entitled In oar aye- in faro
war, her rause wasaltoptk aside. stag theer lesig- ,
end feeling.
i with that which they were called t„,, adhiaaaa„f htini,,,
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MU iaK 110111111111 elMe yummy um -
no
hues u,h.attatkcd
itthiwnokultfaszot they rrect itself.
right he always etiOrwri lbw
things is perfect teed InueWor• irk imilre".
Wiled any that Ike aidessity ,w
sailed hiss. Why should be?. If Ifilat ft... Ink
gross sad false. the &sots weehl MArt or lelst*
figured dowsoshookang
if what they said were true. then t
jzl esatitd losocont.—(Alaar.)—He was thltiher
the pried* ofpp tsrulag tiliftmt of
is *WO
iegb*
against abs Ober g it was. is his
the isdeprode:toss se thew theM=so. the filt*
hood, sad shot of the other petty c but be toy
mold Weise tots in any ollisinity to tors**
eyes towards that fatal reek on. which the libertira if
all CaustTiell have spllt—be •Doss(i INWP
(1 lase}--Ile to the J power of the limo d
bola, what. was called tie last appeal, swami hole°
an extraordinary appeal indeed. of sows'
appeals. which were twoltiag more the. spre fm•
woe use to anothet—fress the Lord Mueslis: to
Caere of Clionsery, to the hoed_ chancellor Adel •
the Woolsack is the Hasse of LAW Bet who'
canoe to remit* seigiscdprereedlago of i sitsiler Ii
thee }wised the floout of to* 'wawa is petit'
lean and turd& aspect.. Ws poet tt *dim
of a Ursa he/ sad of s' MI Jury' Willi My
her Majesty. The *lug lot tristes jvAi
Mieristete sensed Sus • saithat kok
mot the acoseets sf ear
was the amen of the • "11 •
—Nobody wet like the
imeigalliesat shaseeter . I *
the washy, oaold my •
adseldoseass sod easligoass WWII a limo
(Wed latr !)—Tlco seoseedles so. is
the idoi *Wags wlll'l =lult rhe sue~as adkres 0. aodwit MGM
sessey. Beton Mae istat. log MAW,
They wee pitted is's sod 110110.
I • re
t I idea. They did sot wish Is INA lbolhose

ass split it, because if they gritted the lireen
sioeld he obliged to quit iheir places--(Loud
Tbe Ministers. it seemed. were not the
the Queen—the {sloven had no accusers.
17,1; ha Judges—the two House, of Parliament
I:01w jeaget. And who was her accuser ? The
ow said the public was her accuser—the people of
Esembd were the accusers of her M sjesty—(a tanch.)—
Isis was an adultery against the public—(l.oud
torsilbellier.)—This was a very novel species of adultery.
would persuade them that the country eons-
aissii whist her Majesty, though every one knew
fit the emery felt for her—that her only shield (save
wise,' het ewe innocence) was the kind, the manly
Mow
(seeress sympathy of the people of England.
Noisier', though they said they were not the
ctssersof her Majesty, called upon the two Mouses of I
amest....on their
_packed House of Commons—and I
albeit owe created House of Lords, to pass judgment
ss raskety. Many able views were taken of the
rase of the Queen—many ingenious observations had
co kids es the mode of proceeding flirt had been
cars agaiest ber--hut he had not heard this observe-
tits
ostst--that the Judges of her Majesty, on the ar
~arisiag trial, were placed in such a situation as to be
rosiiird k renounce her Majesty guilty, or to con limn
theinselves—(Loall and long euntlnited applause) --Sock
iviA the Oudot% of Ministers, and he wonld ask, whe-
ther, is the whole history of the world, men were ever
roused to a situation sio Ira sous ail eontemptilsle ?
Ility went So thoold shier
boa stikatfore them fogey, or condemn them-
applause).—They adopted a proceed-
pod iiieNS ant the most uselase—a proceeding
waici meld le 4 no 'meat to any party—which could
et //so Welk to the Queen—to the Crown—or to those
Wit/ likleters who bad ran this blind career. The
1, as it affected the cause of public justice,
vas too even if it affected a guilty person, to
k for foe mement sanettooed by any authority. Be.lieving, as he did, that the Queen was perfectly lune-
tte, yet moo if he thought her guilty, the sense of bee
gilt could warmly diminish the abhorrence of the pro-
,eeeliug, beans, that proceeding was an infringement
its all law, and of course might become the source of
toil oppression. It was too ridiculous to say that the
'Queen was to so to trial—the laws and conslitution of
iltagland Weed might be on trial—(Load cheers).—
un the Queen was not, No man unless a natural born
I sel would let his opinion be swayed by, any decision
that might be pronounced against her Majesty. If hti-
sisters really tbislight they had any charges against her
Majesty which wonld juntife them to proceed against
her, they should retrace all their steps—they should '
reverse all the proceedings which they had. adopted
—they should give the country an opportunity to
prononnce its opinion—they should give Justice an
onortunity of asserting its dignity, and innocence an op-
portunity of protecting itscause. if the case of Ministers
would not ...bait of such a course, that could be no rea-
son to the people of Englaml s it might be a very good
rem-on against instituting the present proceedings, it
recta be no reason for following it itp ;—it might be a
good reason why the Ministers should not proceed fur.
der—for they were the Privy Councillors, and they
were bound to give tree, honest, and upright advice to
his Majesty, without hope of fee or reward—such at
least was the oath of the Privy Councillors. Whether
perjury was committed in the country he would leave
ethers to jade—(Langhter),—but he would say, that If
any foul caltuantators, by base insinuations poikieed
the at of the King arias* his wife—against the Queen
thereftwo against himself—his Ministers were
la sad, solemnly . bound, to open their minds to him ;
_.. •I_-

_..hard,_..hard,the coarse. witieh lie teemies recommended ;
..—to tell him that nothing but a fair and legal proceed.
laws It fait cause. would satisfy the people of Eng-
lead--(Applaase).—To tell his Majesty that there was
me giant is common sense or is common justice on
which the present proceeding could rest—to tell bins
too that that proceeding ought to be abandoned—to be
renounced sad condemned, as he valued the peace of
the country, the rights of his subjects, and the security
of his Throne. They (the Freeholders) were bound to
address the Queen on the present occasion—they were
bound iu the name of their conntry—as they valued
those rights which were dearer than life itself, solemnly
to protest against this proceeding. They knew not
how soon that proceeding might be turned upon them-
wives. They knew nos how soon the highest noble-
man in the land, or the meanest individnal, might be
pro. e..ded against in the saute mason. Every °blip •
ties—every feeling called upon them to express their
eh overt ce of this proceeding. As own, they were
bound to shew their synspathy for a persecuted woman
—(Loud cheers).—As the strongest, they were bound
to assist the weak—(Cries of "bravo, bravo r.).—As the
lovers of jas:ice, they were bound to support those who
laimsaved under oppressioe--(Cheen, and cries of " so
we • eall").—As Englishmen who had themselves sue
fend, they were based to support those who were sanc-
tified by oppreedou. Bat above all, os fathers—as bus•
bands--as- brothers—as teen—they . were called upon
by the voice of paten to stand firm in a woman's cause
—(Loud cheers).—As Britons, they were bound to
meek out on a question so important to their liberties.
The press, with it was attempted to prevent them from
declaring against the Bill of Paine and Penalties before
it was passed, while it was known that any such de-
claration afterwards would be quite absurd. Therefore,
a cording to the logic of Ministers, there was no time
prover I. r the expression of public opinion upon this,
or ladeot upon any other question. The public of Eng-
land would. however, he hoped, be always forward to
to declare their opinion, and especially against any
et awn of injustice or oppression. Upon the subject
of precedents ne fully agreed with his Hononrable Col-
league. Hot Mlaisten had said respecting precedents,
that they would not go fartbev back than the Revela-
tion— and he would say to the people not to go farther
hack time that itovolut:.on i fm' they would there sae
what their ancestors had dose for their advantage and
Priory—(Applanse)—and the 'sample should always
serve In aeleate their minds and to regulate their con-
d.:Lt. Hs begged not to be misooderstood in this allu-
sion, for nod forbid that he should advise the people
to tasty extreme measure, which *edging het asinine
cures could justify, and when such extreme Ntune.
e.ie reple wield not wait for or require the of
env ma vitioal. The Ministers were,
.be NI TA pm,
s ing a roarse but too apt to produce an extreme eleNt
They wen, iaderd, hurrying on the catastrophe. it.
was quite 'eldest that they now looked to the
show for support, and not to the feeling of the
Th
or to the derisionsppoefszi tribunal whatever. rory
pose, indeed., to support force by force. mei
t. rely rather Ire the power of the sword than spell
the principles o justice—(Applause).—He coneenei
with his Heaourahle = Path
las that the Bill of Pel
and Penalties would-be . Bat as Parliament was '
at pretest manhole'', who mold materials a doubt
apes that ashject ? It wetild be rbliesloss to
that siker the Bill was agreed to by the Hogue of =
it Inlaid est the House of Conine= ; for
log so the would be only to do tr7s7d
wm;
work through the Ram bast*, as the LW& had moo-
4"i the rvderr of Itelideotigit or remiss the Moe.
Coo • a usitty of that aseleiWy . This. indeed. was I
Pretty evident from the osietwutsd widow for Par-
kamentary ikeilame„ which was proseited to the Noose
4 (4•Illem11 shoot twootriaur years or. Ilborr