The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-15 00:00:00

'MEMO OF BINIMPSGATE WARD.

Ve+terday, pursuant to adjournment, a Meeting
•f the inhabitants of the Ward of Bialopsgate wag
►rld at the Workhouse, Bishopsgate-street. The oh.
*e._t of the meeting was announced iu the following
Serum

."ro take into consideration the propriety of an
1,i.1-r•s to his Majesty, upon matter• arising out of
ti proceedings against her 3tajesty l'aroline the
kjceeu : also to consider an Address of congratulation

her Majesty. And also the probable Measure of
petitions to the Houses of Lords and Commons."
At ten minutes past twelve, the Deputies of the
Ward, Thomas Gree•taway. Esq. and Sir William
Weenies opened the business of the Meeting.
Mr. Lestarrae then ruse to *Limit a series of Re-
toa!ations to the Meeting. In reference to the conduct
of his Majesty's Ministers, he proceeded at some
;igtle to enter into a general eiew of the state of the
reentry. He said that corruption had now assumed
n rover to trample on the brat rights of the people,
setting all law and justice at defiance.—(Applause).
There was nothing too daring for the vile Olicareliv
teat had usurped a e omplete dominion over the rights
;anal liberties of freeborn British snhjects. 'I heir en-
an at the same time, would always prove alms.-
heel! as F:ugland could 'mast 44 tree press.—
(l'iseers.)---lie the cuurse of some further obaervatiuns,
the Worthy Gentleman connuenteal Ott the conduct of
presetet Ministers in terms of pecoliar severity.
II • usainssitaed, that had her Majesty experienced the
s arr kiwi treatment as the late Queen, her manners
'Ma, have been formed to the scrupulous
pree:i.iou of English women. lint this was nut the
else, for she was driven to our shores only to lee
se -..eked. Whatever appearances may have arisen
f. •;.1 the coolness of heart, and general familiarity of
t:.e manners of the Queen, esii;lit be attributed, he
es.ar,iriveal, to any thing rather than crime. The fe-
soa: -s of the Continent practised familiarities which
s• eck an Englishman, first mixing with them, with
swr,.rese ; but if indecency were therefore attempted,
a'. indignant repulse woul•I quickly mark the sense in
v. -hie they held their dignity anal their honour. Ile
5. enteied into a general vindication of her Ma-
co.oluct, during' her absence from England ;
I.o...tending that she had in nu one instance evinced a
desire fur voluptuousness, anal that the best proof of
t 1..• fact was to I e found in the a:•tivity of her habits,
disposed Le'r to pass rapidly from one casuistry
ta an Oher for the purpose of mental improvement.
Itailan were useacquainted with the social enjoy•
r:Net of slimier panties; but Col. Browne took care to
initiate them, iu carder to effect Lis elesigns against leer
Alajesty. Ile (Mr. L.) heal often been invited to the
table Of that ••'••, when at Mil;in : but never could
lie b. hag himself to sit down at tall • with such a••••.
Wherever the iotinence of Browser anal his dinners dial
st extend, the Queen aas spoken of aide universal
love and admiration. Every Eiselisimate ought to
glory its the virtuous indignation which her Majesty
.iLpiayeel against her persecutors. Silt wrote from
Venice that "she would cume over to England and
shame her eneenies."—(Shouts of applause.)-11 she
was guilty, would she leave closer so ? Would she not
leave shrunk Erma the 0144111 of trial ? the the con-
trary, Ilse openly demanded a trial, anal refused the
bast bribe which was offered as the compromise of her
honour. 'I lee wurthy Gentleman concluded with read-
ing the resolutions.
Air. Wallet: seconded them in a speech whiceneral
h re-
ptobated, in the strongest language, the g
treatment whida leer Majesty had experienced. Ile ob-
served, that instead rf heaving beets introduced, upon
her first landing its England, to the must correct and
sinuous of western, she was brought into extremely
different society. If there were any man in that meet-
ing who wends' have tr••ated his wife to, hr would have
justly been scouted from society.—(llseers.)—lle had
always understoml that the British Government re-
tained %villein it the seeds of its regeneration; but
then if, instead of this regeneration, we timbal only
an extension of abuses from year to year, then deri-
sive measures must necessarily be adopted. For him-
self, lee sincerely believes' that the signature of the
Bill of l'aites and Penalties by the King would be the
signature of his own degradation, and that of his tho.
worstnetit.—(Great applause.)—lle had been to!sl in-
deed, and he believed the 'Wenn sat to be true, that a
person said to a man, who was high in the confidence
uovernment. " Wells and what can you Jo with
the Queen, even if the Bill should pass ?" anal the re-
. ply was, " Let the Bill but l.ass. anal I'll engage she
vise'et be in this country twelve hours.- But, would
• Englishmen endure this.? Ws own mind was made
up on the subj.ict—having• dee:deal, in the first in-
stance; en what part he would take, shoild matins
be brought to the last extremity. Ile had deawn his
sword in defence of his•country, alien it was threat-
ened with invasion; atwl, oid as he ass now, he should
not hesitate to do the same in vitedication of his rights
and those :of • the people, rhonid the last excess of
tYeansiy oblige hint to it. The whole of the pro-
ceedings against the Queen originated in ate
atrocious consperticy. • Was it possible for any
man to think otherwise, who looked at the coaduct
of Lord • • • and of Omitted'. Was it possible
fir any man to take such steps as Ompteda had taken,
unless he was countenanced by others. Wisest Count
Munster gave his instructions to Unveils, was it pos-
sible that the Duke of Cambridge could be ignorant
of the fact? The beggarly despots of the continent
were leagued with Ministers to buy up evidence
against than Queen, wherever the slightest appearances
were found to assist them. It was Clear,. though her
Majesty was latterly offered fifty thousand pounds a
year to remain out of the wintry, that the intention
et first seas to take away her life. (Cheers.) The
Ministers were anxious upon all occasions to lend
themselves to the base passion of an individual whom
be was auzious not to name. Ile had once thought
favonrablj of Ministers as men, but under the present.
system, be was convineed.thetuo wan could be honest
and keep his place. • (Applause.)
He next •aninsad-
ierted on the shameless pertinacity of 3lini?ters, in not
fuming abandoned the Bill before it was read a second
time. when they might have withdraws with some
meat to their honesty, by stating that they were
deceived in the bete they bad proceeded upon. He
thee deprecated the nnttual confliction& of the Pishops.
Iltr_;;! tea. it.terpretatiJu of particular texts of Scrip-