The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-28 00:00:00

DIERTINO OF ALDERSOATE WARD.

Yesterday, a meeting of the inhabitant household-
era of the above Ward was held in the Dispensary, in
Aldersgate-strect, to address her Majesty on her recent '
triumph over the proceedings against her. The chair
was taken at one o'clock by R. A. Cox, Esq., Alder-
man, attended by his deputy.
The requisition was then read, after which the Wor-
thy Alderman stated the object fur which the ward-
mote was held. He observed that it might he nece.-
sar for Lion t.o state why he had so long delayed to
Call the late meeting. The requisition then was as
respectably signed as the present was; but he ball
kept the former by him, as the proceedings were then
pending, and evidence was adducing against the
Qne.n. A sense of propriety, therefore, induced him
to petiole before he called the wardmote. The ws►inert,
however, that the evidence for the prosecution closed,
he hail attended to the requisition, he had read
all the evidence, not indeed with the eye of a
lawyer, but with ■ll the dispassionate and scrutinous
aotention of which he was capable, and his candid con-
viction was, that not one single instance had been
proolneed, which ougut to make the least impression
a►;ainst the Queen. He must own, in justice to the
Wu •d, that be was verb• much prejudiced against the
Queen when she rattle home last summer, because he
heard so many accounts respecting her alleged impro-
prieties, that be w•as convinced there must he some
foundation for them. The evidence adduced against
1 her was so defective, that in his opinion it was a vie-
' teal acquittal of the Queen. The evidence for her
had don very little good, and might perhaps have as
w•:II been omitted altogether. lie was fully satisfied
•of her Innocence, because he really expected some-
thing of a wore satisfactory nature would have re-
toothed from mit powerful exertions and malignity.
He, therciore, hail now convened the present meeting,
having received a most respectably signed requisition
on the _►d of November, and feeling it was his date,
in every such case, to sacrifice private opinion to
public duty.
Mr. Cottiewr then rose to move the ilesolocions.
He regretted very much that the cause load not fallen
into abl •r hands, and also that persons living in the
parish, and posseastul of respectable talents, should he
deficient in coming forward on public or-casino's, He
therefore had laboured under much embarrassment,

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from which be had happily, in . • degree, been re-
lieved by the able address of their Worthy Alder-
man. He had likewise some pleasure in romping
forward, whets he recollected th it by so doing t e
meeting was agreeing with the constituted moth°.
. rities of the country. Public peace and public pros-,
perity were always sure of being prmuoted n hen
the people acted in unison with the Constitti:i•ol Au-
, thurities. The last time be addressed them, titer
i lied been assembled to 1.,* , ress their con•bilenre
with her Majesty ; and they bad then most solemnly
pledged themselves to see her through all diflietil-
ties. It was but fair that those who had fought in the
itielil should enjoy the triumph. This was, indeed, de-
nies! to be irietory by the enemies of the Queen ; hut their
majority was only nine, and therefore its despair the