The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-04 00:00:00

IEVEN

hare been wrong, httt s:iil who felt that they
to express their impressions on so vit i
tion. The Petition said, that the Petitioners
led to believe that the Bill was founded on the
of the Committee, who had merely examined
and who had not exatuined a single witness.
there any man in the country who ditl not belt
to be the fact I If it were the fart, why sh,
constitutional representation of that fa t be r,
Why should their Petition on so important
be rejected, because it might not have b. en
correct in words ? lie won'd say that they,k,
to take great alarm—for, if such a principle
be acted on, there would be an end to the
Petition. An Honourable tient:eman (Mr.
had talked of the proceedings of a Court of
but was there any parallel between a proceedi
Court of Justice, and the proceedings agar
Majesty ? There was not ; the proceedings
her Majesty were a violation of law, they had!
to make an Act of Parliament to constitute
which the laws had not previously reconized
crime ; at least, they hail no right to do so, tin/
could shew that the safety of the country iui
called for an expost fiteit, case. It was theta&
was more, it was for the safety of the citizens
don to interfere on an occasion where their owt
ties were entlaneered. Why, he asked, woro
ordinary measures retorted to. Why was a'
40,000 meet called upon. Why the tiveca.tit3:
tarn reviews, and nitlitary preparaiions
because it was not safe to trust the feelings
people on a measure abhorrent to the feeii:nrs
nation. It was impossible that the indignation
country could be suppressed on this oceaaii
He did not wish to go over cronnil
been gone over Isefore: He knew of no
all resembliug the present hut the case
Boleyn. Anise Boleyn was accused of high at
daloes crimes; Anne Boleyn p titiomel f a
open trial ; she did not receive that 'HA ant.
now allowed on all bands that she was 'mod:try,'
was found guilty and beheaded. and all the Mat
agreed, that the act was one of barbarous env
injustice. But he would venture to say, that
attempt were made in the bad times of Henry
to oppose the proceedings against Autos Bolt
question the purity, the justice, the bumanit3
Lords or Commons of that day, Beetle:urn
be foiled (as tlentlemcn were f owl at prese
say, that such opposition awould be very'
very indecorous, and very injur!lits to• tk.
Ann,- Boleyn.—.rldere some eol.fw4ionprecailet
The Loot. Mayon rose and said, that he cant
the allusion of the Worthy Aiderntan to rt th
Polite of Lords sai Use preemie ele7oes-tiiries k
Alderman WA ttuat AN denied Viet the-Lord
had any right to say .so, and p r 'tested agai
ewer aseniiitel by his Lordship to pars any je,
on the sentiments or opinions of individuals 43
senibly, so low as they kept within the role of
his Lordship's experience in ;Lowlier ploce utie
taught him this rule. lie then proceeded to sa
if they were now to submit to the rejection oil,
titio”, they would acquiesce in a case where a
had been cast on their proceedines, and where
tempt hail been toe& to chew the country 'hat
was no use to petition on this important subject
objection against their Petition was a: nest mere)
nice! ; he thought, therefore, that :hey ot.glit
this'll again, avoiding the fwanal error, and re
all the spirit and all the principle of their form'
Tien. It had been said, that t lie petition eel
her Majesty would be treated hef re the Legi
with the must hon Arai' c ins p.l tiality, and in
settee of ail,party feeling. 1.: mild any one bell
Let any !lemon ao disposed look to the oivisions
liaient, and be trtaild tied all :he 4)prio,'
the one side, and- all the Ministe,ial .I,eothert
ether. They c old tut sly that the quesion
Que n was uot mixed up with.party feeling,
Wu:thy Alderman coot...titled by ohserviag, tha
his perfect belief that all the charges sgaii
Majesty were false. He was in-l:iittd' to think
the manner in which she met eneatit”t--aut
the recollection, that rot-pier c:ileze3 against her
found entirely destitute of :otinfidt:on.
Dlr. limo ‘st opposed the motion.
Mr. Jerre,' supported the nio•i n at some li
Mr. f. N. WILLIAMS oppnsed the motion:
conrse of his speech he accused Altlee,u” Wa",
with having said that .it was the intention (
House of ParliaMent to takeoir the heath of the
44.ENtlawd..--;Cries of no, so
Alderman ll'orrilecter denied that he ever used
words, or words that could bear that meanieg.
.Ater some further ohs tiona front Mr.
I t.tus and a few words front Mr. SAUNDY.
question was loudly called for, when the Res&
were carried without a divisi at. The draft of
I:011 was next agreed to.
'I he Shvaiffs and Remenihraacer were direct.
wait upon the Noble Lord, and request him to -
the Millie.

Upon a Report fermi the Committee appoin%
iv:oth over the prm:eedings of the Court of Al4e)
in their prosecution against certain Liverymen,
obstruction in Common Hall on Michaelmas day
the Court agreed to withdraw their Resolutivi
biting the Chamberlain to pay the expenres
Court of Aldermen, and passed an order fur I symr,
of the costs of all parties respectively.
The General Purposes' Committee presented
port, with a WI for Regulating the Company of
terers, which was read a first and second time.

Mr. Adolphus, the Barrister, has taker) occasion,
a Morality Paper, to state, that be had no part
share in the writing or publishing of a bo3k, purperi.
iug to be the work of J. Adolphus, Esq. enF
"The Royal Exile; or. Meioir3 of the
Winds Life of her Majesty Quetu Caroline.''