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

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some token of their c.niviction of her luraccoca. The
country did, indeed, at the present in.onent, r,.nci:
!mist singular spectacle. That people wins had bees
charged with a disregard of all law and moraiite. Cu*
stood forward to evince their loyalty, while ;he Light's
authorities, assembled in their august connive, were
trying to cast unmerited degradation upon Royalty, arid
asking. the people to become participators in thole iniquity.
Let it be recollected that her Majesty was not merely a
Queen Consort—she stood in the line ofsuccess:on to the
Throne; and the proceeding by which it was attemptesi
to degrade her was consevently calculated to throw ol,,•
stades in the way of the succession. Supposing an even:
to occur, which all men of course deprecated, he meant
the death of his present M ajesty, what was to hinder this
administration front bringidg in a Bill of Pains ;ma
Penalties against the Duke of York for his former in
tretions? The aeg mat, the lan, the justice, the rea•
son of the case, were equally applicable; the Afmtnet-
lieneral need only change the name of the parties, aid
the same Bill of Pains anti Penalties which had hen
brought against the Queen might serve for the Oaks of
York.--(Applatise.)—Ncr was there any reason that Mi-
nisters should stop here—the same Bill of ileitis an I Pet,.
alties might also be brought against his Royal Ilighaem
the Duke of Clarence. (Applause.) If suck weretht.ineal-
&able mischiefs which might be produced by the conduct
of his Majesty's Ministers it was high time for every class of
the community to come forward and express their feeling..
The proceeding against the Queen was a mockery
all judicial proceedings ; but the House of Loris auii;ltt
not have been fitted up in vain, fur it might he destio,„l
for a trial of a more justifiable stature, in which the per.
suns who now united the character of judges and arr.:.
sera might themselves stand at the Bar. He conelad..l
by giving his cordial rapport to the Resolution, wh,Lit
was agreed to unanimously.
After Mr. %Vooler sat down, Mr. Ft.sxartax berg
called upon by the Chairman, came forward, and said,
however much pleasure an Irishman felt in gazing on
so line anti elegant an assemblage of English Ladies, lie
could not be altogether an idle gazer, anti the more so
in consequence of the many encomiums bestowed ma his
countrymen, for which he returned his best thanks, anti
assured them, they were juatly entitled to them. On
the part of the Irish be relied tint no limited sum 411,m1.1
be held not, hut that all ranks would subscribe accord.
ing to their means and inclination. And he would re-
commend the propriety of having proper persons appoint-
ed in each county, who would receive every thing that
was offered. were it even hut a penny from the peasant.
Of the iniquitous Italian witnesses, he would only say,
A true Italian. no nice medium knows,
If told to go to bell, to bell lee goes.—Wheers.)
It had ben said the Irish had taken no material inte-
rest in the business of the Queen; in reply to which, he
(Mr. Flanagan) would only say, that the bake of Lein-
stet., the pride and admiration of his Country, who lives
in the hearts of his tenantry, and who gives spirit and
yioottr to the trade and institutions of his country, and
prevents them as much as possible frosts going into decay,
has taken a most active part: and lie would recommend
the Chairman to wait upon his (;race for his subscrip-
tion, who would thereby have an oppertnnity of setting
an example to his Countrymen which would be followed
by all classes and sects.
'Mr. FLANAGON moved that Sir John Newport and Sir
Hoare Parise], be added to the list of Secretaries, which
was seconded and unanimously carried.
Mr. MURPHY moved, "That the following Noblemen
and Gentlemen be requested to accept the oeslfi of Tres.
tees,-for the purposes of this &Ibsen pt ion :—Sir Noel,
Bart. M. P. ; she Duke of Leinster ; M. Wmsd, Itsq. M.
P.: the Hou. I). Kinnaird : P. Moore, Ksq. M. P.; J.
Home, Esq. M. P.; Mr. Alderinan Thorpe; Major J.
; Mr. Ald. IYaithman ; Lord W. Fitagerald ;
Sir R. Wilson. M. P. ; Sir F. Burdett ; J. C. Hcabhousw
Esq. ; C. Calvert, Esq. • and E. Ellice, Esq. N. P."
Sir G. Noel. seconded the motion, and suggested
that a clause shonld be added empowering the Trustees
to add to their number.

The Resolution so amended was pat and carried un-
animously.
Mr. PITT proposed the Thanks of the Meeting to Mr.
Alderman Wood, for the generous and manly conduct
which he bad evinced in the cause of her Majesty.
This Resolution was seconded by Mr. TIIELIV‘LL,
and carried unanimously.
The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to Mr.
Charles Pearson, Rev. Mr. Haves and Ilr. Uhilchrist,
the Secretaries, who returned thanks.
Mr. Mitts moved the 'Thanks of the Meeting to Sir
H. Noel for his al►le conduct in the Chair, and for the
seal with which he had promoted the objects of this
Meeting.
Sir li. NOEL returned thanks, and added, that he had
received a letter from Mr. Alderman Wood, stating, that
the necessity of attending upon the Queen had prevented
him from being present at this Meeting. T►e worthy
Alderman added, that her Majesty was at this time la-
bouring under a considerable degree of pecuniary ditb-
rutty in consequence of his Majesty's Ministers having
withheld front her the means of carrying on her de-
fence. He was glad to communicate this circumstance
to the Meeting, becalm every thing which augmented
the delinquency of the Administration, he held to be
valuable to themselves. He trusted the people of this
country would never suffer her Majesty to be deprived
of the means of defence from want of money, and he
thought this subject ought to be brought forward at
some subsequent meeting. lie thought, indeed, the
present highly respectable meeting °nett not to separate
without coining to atone Resolution, expressive of their
determination to rescue her Majesty from the state of
desitntion to which she was rednaid by. his Majesty's •• - •
Ministers.
A Resolution to this effect was proposed, but it was
agreed to postpone it until a public notice had been
given, and at about six o'clock the Meeting separated.