The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1820.

" The Cause eor which HAMPDEN NU a gAe FieLd, and SYDNEY died on the. Scalia!"

THE QI'ENN.

gressive entrenchments on the rights and liberties of
the people. (Applause.) tie would assert that the consti-
tution had ever been his guide; and he had never, on
any occasion, nor in any one instance, given his sena
Lion to any of those measures which, under the ads
ministration of Mr. Pitt, and of those who had fol-
lowed him, sad who had acted ou the time system,
tended directly to encroach on the liberties of the
people.--(Applanse.)--Neither had he ever suffered
himself to be Unposed on by pretexts of a casual and
temporary nature, which were always relied on when
obnoxious measures---such, for instance, as the sus-
pension of the Habeas Corpwe act—tiere to be carried.
He flattered himself it was owing to this constitutional
line of conduct, that he was indebted for the approbation
they were now pleased to bestow on him.—(Applause).
But, although at different times, and on various Ores-
sions, in the course of these thirty years, a number of at-
tacks had been asitde on the rights and liberties of the
people, sllU iritroald say, that never was there so
'treeless an apenipt as that which had just been de-
feated. The triumph which they had übtaineil, by so
defeating it. they were that day assembled to coon-
mentorate—(Applausc)---If he felt indignant at the
unmanly attack that had been made on her Majesty—
: if he felt anxious to support her cause, and to defend
her from her enemies-- it was not an isolated feeling,
it was a feeling width be iherisheil in unison with the
u hole British nation.---(Applaose).—lVlsen such a
case arose----wlacia they saw a helpi..ss woman oppressed
—.cold must his heart be to all the flue sensibilities of
our common nature, who would not lie eager to rush
forward in her defence.--(Applause).--In pursuing
the line of conduct he had done on this occasion, lie
declared to Hod he was actuated by the honest convic-
tion of his own mind, free from any prejudice of party
—free from any interested feeling.--(Applanse).--Hio
mind was free from the influence of that poison which
had been disseminated throughout Europe to injure the
Quern. The attempts that bad been made to prejit-I
dice the minds of the people of England against the
Queen, taught lairn early to think that, in the end, her
Majesty would prove guiltless of the charges that had
beets alleged against her.---(Applause.)--1 hese were
his opinions, -and he would stand by them as long
as be existed. Hr would detain the company no
loner than to assure them of the gratitude he felt
for the honor they hail conferred en him ; and, in
return, he begged leave to drink all their good Isealths.
'1 he CIIAIRMAN then proposed " The health,
of the Dukes of Sussex and Glocester, and long
may they continue to cherish those principles that
placed their family on the throne of this kingdom."
Drank with loud applause.
After a toast from the chair " the Navy—the wooden
walls of old England," coupled with the name of the
seasiptihr Nati St. Vince's% who is a proprietor in this
county, Mr. Dlsysv addressed the meeting at some
length, and concluded by proposing the health of Mr.
Leonard, in acknowledgment for the constitutional
good lie had alerted in the eanancipatlon of the Bo-
rough of Ipswich. Mr. LIMN AHD returned thanks.
and in the course of an anini..ted speech observed, that
the last injury that was aimed at the constitution
was attempted to be effect:ll through the sides
of the Queen. It was an old saving, that, when Hod
mieant to destroy men, he first made them mad: and
sorely ministers had acted as if they were mad, whei
they attacked an unprotected 113•1311, and by that base
pros . eding enlisted in her favour the virtuous indig-
• nation of a generous people.—(Applause.)—The ex-
pression of public feeling was already very fully mani-
fested throughout the country, and he yet hoped is
see it more generally expressed He trusted not only
that the great towns and boroughs, but even the
counties themselves, would express their sentiments
on this occasion ; and he PI Id be glad to see the
county of Essex standing foremost in expressing its
sense of the insults and indignities offered to the
Queen, and its just feeling with respect to the
conduct of Miatisters.—(l.oitil and long a, lanse.)—
Amongst the friends of the constitution, he added, that
he knew there was a variety of opinions as to the per.
feet purity of the Queen ; but, be that as it might, it
was as shear as the eay that the Kino had too right to
complain as a hushand—(Loral applanse). lie could
not see the necessity, nor even the policy, in a case of
that sort, to have one set of laws for the King and ano-
ther for the subject—(Applause).
The health of Mr. Hoileywood, of Mr. O. Saville,
of Mr. Cutwood, and of Mr. Coke of Norfolk, and
several other public characters, were subsequently
'lronic, and Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. Hall, and Mr.
P. Do Cane, Captain Hay, &e., addressed the meet-
ing. 't he rompany separated at a Lite hour, highly
delighted with the social manner in which the evening
was

On Tumills), last, a public dinner tonic place at
the Three Caps Tavern, Colchester, for the pur-
pose of celebrating the triumph of the British
Constitution in the failure of the Bill of Pains and
Penalties against the Queen. At a quarter before five
o'clock, C. C. Western, Esq., M.P.. took the chair.
lie was supported on the right by 'l'. 11. Lennart'.
Esq., member for Ipswich, and on his left by W.
Disney, Esq., recorder of Bridport. 'the company.
consisting of about 200 individuals of the highest re-
spectability, then sat down to a very substantial din-
ner. Before the cloth was removed, grace was said
by the Rev. Mr. Eyre, aft r which Spa molds Domine
was channted by several professional gentlemen, who
bad been specially invited from London.
These preliminsry forms having been gone through,
The Customer rose, end•saiii.--Before I proceed to
propose those toasts which it is usual to dent on such
oecasious, allow me to express to you the gratification
I feel in witnessing such an assembly as th it which
I now have the honour to address: and permit me to
assure you, Cientleinen. that I am infinitely peons, of
presiding over the present Meeting. I should indeed
be surprised if the event which we are here met to
celebrate did not call to:tether surly an assemblage of
the friends of the Constitution, and of the rights and
liberties of the people.—(Applause.)--A more Llo-
rions achievement than the defeat of that (odious Bill
of Pains and Penalties, I will say, never marked the
annals of this eitnntry.--(Applause.) —We may glory
in the victories of the sword, UP May dory in the
transcendent courage displayed by our sailors and sol-
diers. 1 glory in those victories. But this achieve-
ment is of a more lofty character : it is the triumph
of the Constitution; it is the triumph of justice: it
is the triumph of the law. It secures to us the most
valuable result : it secures to iis the benefits of the
Constitution, and the continuance of Blase rights and
privileges, to violate which a most daring attempt was
made. A large and hononrahle t.ssemblage of peers stood
forward on this interesting occasion, and did them-
selves immortal honour by the part they took. They
I triumphed ; but why dill they triumph c liceanse
they spoke the feelings of the country—the honest,
upright, free and humane sentiments of the public
mind.—(Applause). They dill triumph, and a gio
i rions trinniph it has been—a triumph which has dis-
pensed joy and satisfaction throughout the empire—
' (Cheering) ; and I am sure the highly resist-et:dile
assemblage which I now have the honour to address,
feel it in a manlier worthy of honest Engliehmea—
(Cheering)—in a way that becomes the character of
the British nation.—(Cheering). Gentlemen, I will
now offer you a toast—that toast which has ever been
the first in the society of Englishmen when they as-
sembles' ea political occasions. Long may it estn-,
floor ! May it ever continue to be t'.e first toast
drank in British society !—I mean, "'Elie King.--
(Applause). And I say it is an additional mark of
our reverence and respect for the Brunswick family,
when I propose the toast in this form ;--" The King,
and the Constitution as established at the Ilev..lu-
lion."

'the toast was drank without any very strong mani-
festations of applause.
The CII.IIIOIAN.—Now, gentlemen. I heg leave to
propose—" " The health of the Queen," a ith three
limes three.—(Long continued cheerirg.)—Any thing
that I could say would he lint a feeble attempt to ac-
cord with those enthusiastic feelings with which, I
know, you will drink this toast.—(.472lause.)-1 he
misfortunes of the Queen have endeared her to the peo-
ple of &leiter!: and it could not be otherwise in a na-
tion celebrated for its manly virtue. The unparalleled,
the accumulated injuries that h:n•e been heaped on
her Majesty—the injest:ce that has been perpetrated
towartfi her—the furtitn•le she has evinced•--the un-
conquerable mind, t.te unbending integrity, which she
has displayed under such peculiarly appalling circum-
stances, have called forth, as they ought, the general
anti generous sympathy of the British nation.--
(Cheers.)----Little did Ministers understand the genius
and character of the people of England, if they could
suppose that, when an nnprotectcd woman was perse-
cuted, all the energies of that generous-noinoled peo-
ple worthl not be called forth in her defence.---(.lp-
platose.)—fientlernen, she has triumphed ; and let it
toot be forgotten, that it is owhol to her fortitude that
we hare achieved a glorious victory ---(Cheers.)---We
hare triumphed through her means; and on that ground
we owe her our everlasting gratitude. I will detain
you no longer on the snbject. I know I cannot raise
your feelings to a higher or stronger impulse than
already actuates them. Let us drink " The Queen"
with three times three, in the genuine spirit of true
and honesty loyalty.
Thr toast was drank amidst the most heartfelt ac-
clamations.

Yesterday, a Court of l'irectori was held at the
F.Ast India House, when the iinderusentioned Com-
manders took leave of the Court, previous to departing
fur their respective destinatiens, viz.:—Captain T.
!Atkins, 'Marquis Camden, for Bombay and China;
Capt. C. S. Ti 666 ins, Royal George, for ditto; Capt.
W. Cruickshank, Farquharson, fur ditto ; Capt. T.
Borradaile, Inglis, for ditto; Capt. J. Paterson, Re-
pulse, for St. Helena, Bencoulen, and China.
Since the Fashion of Curling the Hair has become
so general both to Ladies and Gentlemen, it ;nay nut
be amiss to point out its danger in destroying that
elegant ornament a tine head of hair. The use of the
Irons snakes the Hair harsh and dry, and it loses all its
native lustre and elasticity. To counteract this, AT•
ILINSON'S Curling Fluid has long stood pr. msinete, and
its general adoption by the Nobility raisrs it above any
imputation of Quackery. Hy using it after Curling,
it makes the Hair soft sad glossy as silk, and keeps the
Curl bras in exercise, in dancing, or walking in damp
weather. It also preserves it from falling off or changing
colour to extreme old age. Anil in order to protect the
Public against imposition, the Proprietor intends taking
out iusmediately a Patent for the invention.

The CHAIRM‘N next proposed to give The health of
the 95 independent Peers who toted against the Bill
of Pains and Penalties.
'1 he toast was drank a ith enthusiasm.
Mr. Lem NAR D said, he would venture to break in•o
the continua order of toasts, for a few minutes, to pro-
pose one which, he was sore, would be received with
Kreat pleasure. He would do co, because in the
county of Essex it was one of the first toasts they were
in the habit of drinking. He should, therefore, pro-
pose the health of C. C. Western, Esq. with three times
three.
The toast was drank with great applause.
The CHAIRMAN begged leave to express to the com-
pany his gratelnl thanks for the honour they had just
conferred on him. He had sit in Parliament for above
30 years ; and he trusted, during that period, he had
pursued a consistent liar of Folities. The long period
he had passed in thoConewagos House of Parliansent had
beau up* of ska moot erradel wart : and he was suery,
to say, that there had been, during that tint-, pro-