The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

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hood and corruption. Unceasing were the attempts'
to slander the Queen, not a day passed over their heads
that a licentious and hired press did not throw out its
lout and rancorous defamation. The most that could
be said egaiust her Majesty was, that there icere pre-
sumptions against her---(a laugh from Mr. Dixon and his
friends;) but, would gentlemen recollect the many
presumptions for her innocence ? What, but the sense
of innocence, could have induced her to reject a splen-
did bribe, and face the attacks of the most powerful
Government in tha world.---(Cheers.)---What, but the
sense of innocence, would have induced her Majesty
to face the charges that had been brought against her,
opposed, as she wcs, by the Monarch, and by Mi-
nisters who were ever ready to comply with the ca-.
price of power?---(Cheers.)---The trial proceeded ; and
such was the nature of the evidence, that no English
Jury would find a verdict of guilty upon it.---(llear,
hear.)---The Ministers had much to answer for, their
power, indeed, was great, but they depended too much
upon it ; before they had brought forward the charges
against her Majesty, they must have known that the
evidence was rotten.---(Hear, hear.)---It had been said,
that the Court petitioned too often, but the fa..lt was
not theirs ; they petitioned because they had wrongs
to redress, they remonstrated, because they had reason
to oniplain.---(Checrs.)---1f grievances were redressed,
so many Petitions would not have been presented.
There %v.'s another cause for tivise Petitions, it arose
out of the defeciive star of the Representation.
Mr. A. Mums's: sp,li:e to 'order. It was irregular
Lli into the question of Reform.--(Loud cries of
I "coder : Go on, go mi.-)

Mr. TA V flu people were satisfied with the
reprentation in the House of Commons, they would
neither in•tition nor remonstrate; they would rest se-
cure that their representatives, feeling a common
naive with the people, sympaihising veldt them, would
consult their wishes, promote their interests, and guard
the liberties of the toontry.--(llear, hear.)
Mr. EICIIE supported the tion of Mr. Favell.
A member (we believe Mr. Savage) expressed hib
dissatisfaction with the wording of the resolutions,
which last be had come down with the intention of
supporting, but found himself compelled to oppose.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAX said, that the opposition I
of reet!, men lay its a very narrow compass—it teas
coolined to two or three points. One Gectletnan
la-
mrnted that the Court petitioned so frequently. He I
(Alderman IV.) regretted that they had so As cause
for frequent petitions. Another Gentleman con-
detnned in the strongest manner the conduct of Ali-I
sitters, het he ennteived to oppose the Resolution on I
a technical point. Ile said that the Gentleman who!
hail brought those Resolutions forward had not proved
the abstract rights of the Queen ; but he should have
recollected that the case of the Queen had no analogy
to the case of the lady of any private man. But even
the lady of any private man, if cruelly treated—if op-
pre-sed and injured, would have her remedy at law-
--(hear, hear,)—no husband could deprive her of her
rights—(Hear, bear!)—the law would be her protec-
tion—the people were the protection of her Majesty.
The Gentleman altogether forgot that it was not a
question between the King and Queen— but the ques-
tion was, whether the Ministers of the King had the
right to degrade her Majesty, even after she had been
acquitted by that tribunal before whom, against leer
wishes, she was unconstitutionally dragged by those
Ministers.—(Hear, Hear, hear !)--lint the Gentleman
said that enough had been done, and that now the
countay should remain quiet; but wool,' the Slioisters
remain quiet ? were they disposed to concili-
ate ? the Gentleman not know that attempts,
were making to degrade and villify the people,
merely because they threw themselves between the
Queen and her oppressors.—(Hear!)--Isid he not
know that Ministers still hoped to du further acts of
oppression against 13.4.1 Majesty.—(Hear, hear!)—Del
hr not know that they were endeavouring, by setting
their secret tools and engines at work, to villify and
degrade—not the Queen? \e, they dare nut publirly
declare that, het to sillily and degrade the Corpora-
tion of London and the whole country. He (Alderman
Waithistate) lamented that the people were driven so
often to petition; the frequency of petition marked the
times of peril and oppression. It was their every
slay business to petition, so long as acts of oppression
were carried on ; it was their duty to appproach the
Parliament ; to approach the Throne, and to tell his
Majesty that he wax deceived by Ilatterers.--(Hcar,
hear!)—They petitioned the Hon*, of Commons not
merely to state their wrongs, but also to aid Ow
hottest and iollepettrient part of the House; that ilonse
which front the beginning disrountenanced the per-
secution of her Majesty, and who, finally, were grit sly
insulted by the advisers of the Crown.—(llear, ;scarf)
—Her Majesty Ita,l been acquitted; she stood innocent
in the eyes of the great majority of the people of
England and of Ireland ; it was a matter of fact, and
therefore the Court could not hesitate to declare it.—
(Hear, hear !)—The Worthy Alderman next alluded
to what are called Loyal Addresses. One Address,
which vas passed in a Church in the City, accused
the Corporation of London of designs hostile to the
institutions and peace of the Country. Was there ever
any thing so atrocious? Was there ever a more
scandalous faltehood ? He was extremely sorry to
say that a Clergyman was at the head of that
affair, and, he supposed, the author of the calumny. I it-
dee 1, it was z isotorions fact, that the meetings of per-
sons secretly and clandestinely brought together to
snake hollow profession, to calumniate the people and
to deceive the King, were, in many cases, headed by
Churchmen. Those Gentlemen, it was true, ton•
sidered the right of petition an invaluable right ; but
they only considered it iovalwtble when exercised in
favour of Ministers. The abliorrors in the time of
Charles the Second followed the same course, but the
House of Commons of that day oot being so completely
nnder the influence of power, passed Resolutions in
favour of the right of petition, and even expelled some,
of their Members who had attempted to obs'ruct that
right. I t was for exercising that sacred right that the
Corporation was stripped of its charter in a year or two
after, and it was that act of violence that ultimately
led to the expulsion of the House of Stewart.—(Hear,
(rear.)--At that time, the Earl of Anglesea, a noble-
man who, had received favors from Charles 11„ and
was sincerely attached to his interest, wrote a letter
to his Majesty, in II hich lie complained of the intem-
perate interference of the Clergy.—(Hear, bear.).—in

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which he charged the Clergy with hiving shamefully
neglected their duties.—(Hear, hear.}—ln which
he charged that body with having aiways pro.
motel' the evils and misfortunes of the nation. (Cheers)
—lnstead of attending to the awful duties of their
places, they had inflamed the country and forwarded
the worst measures of the Court.-.•(Cheers•)--He (Al-
derman Waithrnan) feared that the country, in that re.
spect, stood in pretty nearly the same situation at the
present day—he feared that the same complaintsmight
be but too justly made.--(llear, hear )--.Let the coon.
try consider who were the accusers of the people. Skis
who looked up for the favours of power--churchmen
who looked for elevation.--(llear.)---Who acted with
the people ? The ancient nobility. Men who were
alarmed for their estates—who dreaded revolutionists,
and who saw those revolutionists in the persons of his
Majesty's Ministers, not in the people, who stood by
law, and defended royalty iu the person of their in.
jured Queen --(Applause.)
Mr. Stang said, that the act which expunged the
name of her Majesty from the Liturgy was grossly
illegal. By the statute 1.1 Edward the Sixth, the
King and Queen and other Members of the Royal Fa.
roily were ordered to h.• prayed for, and not only ele
officiating clergyman, hut the rongregaeinn were sub.
jest to severe penalties in ease of nun-cou►pliane.
The unconstitutional act which they had thus com.
milted, might lead to the most alarming consepiences--
it was a blow aimed against the Throne. If daring
and unconstitutional won might one day expunge the
name of the Queen, the same faction might up another
' day expunge the ilalllC of the King hiingell—fllear!)
Mr. N. WitAiasts denied the legal conclusions of
the previous Speaker, and contended, that the King
in Council had the right to alter the Liturgy. The
Worthy Alderman (Waitlinian) alluded to a State
Paper; be (Mr. Williams) would also allude to an
ancient document. He had read in the books of 1650,
that divers noisy, boisterous, and ignorant persons—
(Here loud laughter interrupted and amazed the
Speaker).—He resumed. Noisy and boisterous per-
sons travelled from place to place and forced them.
selves izto corparations.—(Lund laughter). He coo-
sidered the Resolutions nut sit ninth in fervour of the
Queen as against Ministers. Ile deprecated the cla
moire that had been raised to drown the voice of two
of wealth and respectability. An Address had been
handed to hint, signed by 2115 gentlemen, ten of whom
hail mo.e property than all the persons who formed
the Queen's procession were 'bossed of.—(Laughter,
and cries of order).
The Lunt, MAY/OR said, if the Gentleman had been
out of order, he would ba►e interrupted him ; he did
not exceed the fair liberty of speech. •
Mr. NAVILLIANIS thanked his LortlFllip, and would
go on. What lie stated was true; he also knew it to
be a fart, that several neaid•servauts had gone up in
the processions, anti the wives of tradesmen of the
lower orders.—(llisses, and loud expressiuns of
nation.)
Mr. TAVIAR explained.

Mr. tfatrrtrus said, there was no man in whose
bosom true loyalty was more deeply implanted. 1.1.!
thought the hest way of di:playing it, was by re-
spectfully awl lirinlv conveying to the Throes ths
just complaints of the people against th, conduct of
its advisers. The treatment her Majesty had received
had united men of all parties (who possessed any ho-
nesty) in her favor, and unless her name was restored
to the. Liturgy, he •••as convinced the whole body of
the Euglish nat. would not be satisfied.
Mr. Sheriff WILLIANIM regretted, that the Resole-
lions mixed up with questions of general politics with
the case of the Queen.

Mr. Oannass strongly supported the original Retm.
letion.and dwelt with much force and eloquence Mn
the ease of her Maje.ty ; the conduct of the Ooverii-
ment Press towards her was must disgraceful ; he
knew of no language s►tlfirieotly strong to express the
abhorrence which an honourable mind ninst feel at
its base and unmanly calumnies ; but they would do
the Queen no harm, and the high, and pure, and ho-
nourable female, that were dragged by that ruffian
pros before the 'midis., might look down with semis
upon the hireling who, as 4 matter of course, attacked
every thing that was manly and independent in pub-
lic, and insulted all that WdN amiable in private life.--
(Loud applause).
Mr. P.ts ELL., after complimenting the last speaker
for the feeling and elopienee he di.splayed,
Out did honour to his nature, said he would nut
trouble the Court with a single word in reply at that
late hour.

The :Iniendn►rnt was then put, awl lost a few liatv:s
were held up itiits favtiur. For the original Itesnlu-
tions a vast majority of bawls appeared, and they
were carried without a division.

The reason assi !owl by the Allied Sovereigns fur
the steps they were about to take regarding Naples,
seas an unanimous conviction that that Revolution
was planned by fanatic sects, and carried into effect by
soldiers forgetful of their duties. The violent over-
throw of all legal relations, and the arbitrary sad
anarchical system substituted,being not only in direct
opposition to the principles of law, of morality, and of
the true happiness of nations, hut also incompatible
with repose and tranquillity, and consequently
with the maintenanre of the peace of Europe.
They the:efore determined to take as to Naples, alai
with the King himself, a step to remove all doubt as
to the real sentiments and views of the Allied Power:.,
and, to sire, under the mediation of their bewelo-
lent King. the great majority of the Neapolitan
nation. The letter written by the King in answer
to the invitation of the Allied Power., tuerely ex-
presses his gratitude and his readiness to accept their
invitation.

Po :T.atoctit, J %N. 1111.---Wo are sorry to .ay tlut
the ltevolutiouttaire, 41;, Hon. Capt. Pellew, met with
a winos accident on the night of the Hid. of Hetes,-
ber, whilst in company with the Vetigettr, 74, Captain
Maitland, having the King of Naples on board. lu
crossistgon opposite tacks, in a heavy gale of wind,
the Vengeur came almost direct on the midgbips of the
Kevolutionnaire, when under full sail. The ihock "I
fortunately received a little obliquely, or the Re"
lationnaire must have gone down. The bow of the
Vongem has cut hrr down to the water's edge, and she
wan wits dilßcalty saved from sinking. It is reported
she toast coots to England immediately.