The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-14 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

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Her Xtjesty having, ;tido those feelings whirl' 14..
raw her as it woman awl a goren, talc het. a painful interest
in the ease of the unhappy female who was doomed to
stiffer death on Tuesday st.'nu:ght, proceeded sufsr as
to apply to the Mac, as the fountain of stirrer, fur a
mitigation of the sentence of the law in the isretehed
culprit's behalf. The folLuittir is stated to be a
Copy of a Letter from her Ilaj.•.:ty the QIIITII t his
Majesty the King, in her own !rind-writing:—

"The Queen has beard, Stith pain, that a female
condemned to suffer death on Tuesday, fur the utfenre
of passing forged Bank-notes.
" (ler Majesty cannot refrain from presutning to re.
commend this unfortunate person to the mercy of the
King. Iler Majesty does nut enter into any judicial
discussion; but, from the particular nature of tbis of.
fence, and the very peculiar state of the law respectite
it, she is encouraged to hope that the earnest appeal
which her feelings have prompted may not hare been
made in vain.
" Drendenbargh-house, Dee. S."
Lord Sitlinouth's answer was, that the warrant for
the execntion was in consequence of an order in
council, and that the King could not interfere.
We confess we do not clearly comprehend the
meaning of Lord Sidmouth's answer. Does it pre-
fess to intimate that the King could set suspend
the execntion of the warrant of the Council?
If a fresh order of the same kind was necessary
for the suspension, would it have ken &Micah
for a council for that purpose to have been called?
Official etiquette is a cold-hearted plea fur the
delay or neglect of an urgent duty of humanity;
and official responsibility, like official sensibility, he•
comes fritted away to nothing when divided among a
body of Councillors. We remember to have heanl the
late Mr. Serjeant Kemp relate, in private compaor, a
ease in point. The Learned Serjeant bad, in offici-
ating for Lord Mansfield as Judge at Kingston As-
sites, condemned to death a female, for haring been a
third time convicted of counterfeiting halfpence. Af-
fected with the enormous disproportion between the
punishment and the offence, the Serjeent was sotioitsty
disposed to save the wretched culprit's life. As sak
stitute for the venerable Chief Justice, he had the
power of shewing mercy to footpads, to highwaymen,
and even to murderers ; but to offenders of the Nam,
Innate woman's class his privilege did not extend,
because the offence affected the King's prerogative.
lie determined, notwithstanding, to de all he could is
the poor creature's behalf; and therefore strongly me-
morialed the Pt ivy Connell in her favour. His utmost
exertions were, however, made in vain. The woman
;I was actually hanged, with the fall consent of his Ma-
' ; jesty's Council, for baring, as the Learned Serjetot
' observed, only converted ignore sheets of copper into
'! circular pieces!

THE PEERS.

The majority of the Noble Peers who sat in jsilp
mint upon their lawful Queen, seemed to act as if the
Plebs had neither right or sense to investigate their
characters, or Imes their conduct to motives. The
late Hari of Stanhope had a very different standard.
He used to tell his brother Peers they WHO a reunify
behind the educated aid cultivated of the middlitg
classes. When the important business relative to a
proposed equalisation of the orcighte Mid mecum et
the whole empire was before the Lords, they them felt
that neither illuattions birth, nor the King's all.eirso-
bling hand could confer learning, KINK!, or gangs.
Their Lordships could not move a step without
the aid of scieutlic men of humble birth : sad
even then, with all the tuition the men of views
could give, the Lords made not a few blunders.
Upon which, Earl Stanhope said, in his usual
tone and manner, " YOU see, my noble Lords,
what poor, feeble, Imbecile creatures we realty an,
when put in the trite and weighed against own
who bare to make their fortunes by their %rare*,
science, and talents. We think a great deal too much
of ourselves, my noble Linda. Too see that' all the
hereditary dignity of that house. is not able to disco-
,ter, to define, or to apply a remedy fur the defects is
our standard." Lord Stanhope spoke thew words
*trout 9 years since, and no man can controvert the frog
of his assertions from any thing that has since oc-
curred.
•
. ,M2XlllSl:7o,2l.—This morning at 10 o'clock, seen•
bag of the ultra loyal inhabitants, consisting of alma
4 persons, woo held at the King's Arms raven, is
Parish of St. Margaret Westminster, for the pm-
of joining la an Address to Lis Majesty 1 tits.
tin the Chair. Niao4entbs of the permits r'
Drat were half/my (Sheers, Magistrates, Tax-gatheres.
llergynien, and others initnediatelv under their lab-
mice. Tho Address was proposed by a " Air. Brim"
' Me free-Cflor."wad seconded by a perms when
we could not learn, and was carried by a
y. The reason of die meeting belay held to
lag was to noble the Government Clerks to steed el
lillhalrepoeticewerio by 11 o'clock.
. . A fags. !flatfoot of a. tsisoadetataarliag Wows
tbtd Stolisit lair the Emperor of Austria, at Twyllas•
has beam generally circulated during the hit Iblr
days. Prince Metternich, the report myll• seas
made .a go-lsetweee, to obtain an explanatios fit
the comities seltich gave offence to* the Ciespord
Heads. it 'shit s' that his Lordship had shooed
himself from 41: ceiforeaces, and thereby .it
carted suspicion tiliiia did sot altogether ayra"
of their liberal pally.* - Ws give the above Isido.
vouching fdr its saatheaticity. One thing, bowel*•
appears to he ceftala. Lord Stewart has &dial
taking any, furtgor share Is the datiberadoee. Inter
adirkthist a Courier bat Won dispatched from lit
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