The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-07 00:00:00

TO THE RDITO2 OF THE ST:ITANAN.
Stn•—lt has struck me that many of roar readers
would be gratified at seeing a list of the muneebus
cities, towns, and villages in the kingdom that have
presented Addresses to her Majesty; also those which
have refrained from addressing her: the contrast
would not be a little amusing. It would paint out
to us the green spots of liberty in this oar "song
island:" in other words, it would distinguish the li-
beral minded from the selfish—the hearts of flesh
(non the hearts of stone. I regret to say, that many
towns In England cannot boast even of a single spark
of liberty; their habits of thinking and acting are
regulated by knavish Boroouglimongers and their
Jacks in office. Knowing this to be a fact, ih would
be wrong to conclude that those persons ottly who
address her Majesty are favourable to her cease. I
have no hesitation ra saying, that a very considerable
portion of the population of this country are pre-
vented from publicly declaring their seutimeets, by
the influence of persons such as I hare just described.
This unfortunate portion of the population who have
"millstones round their necks," are here
and there, like gold among rubbish, Woose lustre
cannot show itself, unless the impediments be re-
moved. Every allowance should he made for these
sterling men. In a rotten borough., whose port's-
lion consists of three thousand, it is fair to cowhide
that three hundred of them have the feelings of men,
but as the major part of these are most likely de-
pendent on the higher classes, common prudence pre-
vents them front openly declaring their sentiments.
As a striking instance of this, I could name a town
in the West of England (not a hundred Ales
fr Ye .vil), the population of which is te-t,,cceit three
and four thousand. The feeling here is, for the most
part, unfavourable to the Queen ; there are, however,
many who feel thoroughly eotivinceil of her innoioroce,
and have in fact expressed themselves to this effect:
in consequence of which, a most respectable manotfue-
titter of the town intimated to the QUCCII'S Cooemi :tee
that it would he advisable to despatch a nsesen;t•er to
this place fur the purpose of obtaining signatures to
an address. This request oas complied with; but on
the gentleman's arrival at the town, he could rositively
obtain only two signatures' What is till. to he attri-
buted tool' Not the disinclination of in,.ny of the in-
habitants, but the influence of a certain Lord whose I
name appeared iu your paper of yesterday, as one of
the voters for the Bill of Pains and Penaloi.s against
her )lajesty: My I— ; ay, I know him well. Whew,
my Lord speaks " let no dog bark.'' I'lais is the feel-
ing in the town I allude to.
Convinced that it is with difficulty von can appro.
priate any portion of your paper ti correspondents
during the pending trial of her Majesty, I shall only
trouble you with another sentence. •If we can admit
that there is even the shadow of a doubt of the (pooch's
innocence, (an admission, by the way, which I am
not disposed to make,) has not her Majesty as mooch
claim on our respect as lieorge the Fourth.

" Who has bad the whole world as his eunfi•.'rionarr,
Aad followed the sugared game b. cur.: him !"

Elalisbury-street,Straml. Nov.

711 E (ICE EN'.
On ,Nfon,lar se'uniglit the f,inue icy! .I.l.lrees fr
the Trade of itriekla,erg, was prest..,te ; Alak,..y
at Braialeathorgh
" M•T IT PLEIIt.E NIA.IIESNN .
. . . •_

" We feel it our duty to congr ;titbit.. vont Milroy
upon your Majesty's safe arrival in this 1.1.1111i11., there-
by sliewing great wisdom in returiii n 2. 1,0.. to prow.
tiun to the loyalty, unshaken zeal, :oil dntif,u attiele•
cent of your people. Permit us, tilvrefiire, with emo-
tions of the deepest regret at the afflictive sitotat jun in
which your Majesty has been placed limier the divert-
sation of I.Svine Providence by the lu <of yottr justly
beloved daurchter, in whom our hopes were foailly '
centred, and of your venerable protri.tor, our Lite high-
ly respected Sovereign, and with the iitimeit degree of
indignation at the various injuries which your Ntitlrsty,
hits received, both in this country and the t ',minion of '
Europe. Your Majesty has justly iiii:erved the princi-
ples and doctrines now advanced I.y your arraSers, do
not apply to your case alone, hut it made 'art of the
law of this land, way hereafter he applied as a pre-
cedent by which your lajrsty's enemies as well as ours,
make additional inroads on the liberties of this onee free
and happy nation. We most earnestly pray for the
complete establishment of your '.llajimty'i happiness, and
that your Majesty may Li: long a blessing to a grateful',
attached people.
" We feel the utmost tli4gmkt, that the tire selected
by your enemies to deprive yotir Nlajestr of your honor,
when your Majesty was greatly agitated by grief. for
the great losses your Mijesty had lint so rrceotly sus-
tained, and the country so much deplored ; and we en-
tertain the strottgest indignation at the conduct that has
been pursued towards your Majesty, in the withdraming
your lajestv's name from :lie Liturgy, and which we
consider is diametrically opposite to esistieg law of
the land.

We acknowledge with every sentim..nt of gratitide,
the many proofs your 31;tje‘ty ha% given of material
solicitude fur the affectionate attar linisnt per Majesty
has always repressed to the people of this country.
We further beg leave to esiul.!t% oor It&s.-tkitssenti-
inputs on the present oecaqitto, tor attachol-n' to the il-
lustrious House of Brnnswiek„ tozether with our nnwll-
firmness to revive yonr ferlingsof -orrow urof jut
nation, we restrain onr expressi.ois i,sp..cting the dc•
privations your Majesty has stiffered, therefore, viewing
your Majesty as a branch of that illostricetm hiet.e, we
reel every attack on your alajesiy's person or character
us an attack upon the British natton, rid we regret that
the offenders, on various oreasi .... s, lelvennt been made
long, ere this, to inner the peoalties which their slan-
der and truly disloyal conduct hare ri •hly deserved.
We therefore trust in that do I, whe setteth hounds
to mankind, for your proteclimn, a•td anticipating the
Oomph of innocence in so hono!.ralde twyttit..ll, we do
earnestly and humbly .tolteit your Mi.l..mv to remain in
Brest Britain ; and that your Majes..y•4 efaracter may
he delivered from the evil machinations of vo,or enemies,
and rise, as we trust it will, above es m-y inaiiman; insf.
meatier'. or mien attempts to detract frrn its merits, is
our earliest desire and prayer.