The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-17 00:00:00

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net mere than nisi or ten mon Mal weld betlledl some further dislussion the nation wa
independent who supported them. Melly, by Air the to, and a Committee appointed to preusre ho•'t
greater part, of those who supported the Bill, did so ' Addresses, and to lay them on a future day !:elute
lest they alwalki be deprived of their places and their parish.
patronage. With respect to the Ilishopsathe Bishops The Meeting adjourned at nine o'clock.
were hitherto respected ;_but if they had ever signioi
their own warrant of degradation, it was in the support
they had given to the late odious and unconstitutional.
attempt of Meioses. They proved that they could
bow down at the sitrinr,of v►nality anti corruption,
and that they could 'wive a s',:rinn verdict contrary
to their consciences—(Applause.)—lt was not to be
disputed, but that tonne of them declared that they
could net vote for the Bill, and afterwards those %cry
men, those dignitaries of the ohurch, actually voted
for it. Ile turned front them with pleasure to other
individuals, who, on a late occasion, had acted a truly
noble part. One Noble Lord particularly (land
Erskine), who had ever been the advocate of public
freedom, had, in hi' old age, at the very Isasard of
his life, gone down to the liuuse of Lords to give his
pen erful and eloquent opposition to the Bill of Pains
and Penalties. Wit:fever might be the opinion of the
House of Lords, he hoped the Meeting would not for-
get, that there were men within the walls of that
Hoese oho entertained truly constitutional feelings—
who hail nobly stood forward to defend the oppressed,
and to protect the innocent—(_lpplause.)--lie hoped
and bt lieved the Meeting would act in a manly and
independent way: they would not forget to tin justice
so the subject anti to themselves--(Applause.)----Ile
sencluded by moving the first Resolution.
'I he Resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. Sac, sec miled the second Resolution—that
Resolution above all the rest mi t with his approbation.
Tracing the history of the proceeding against the
n np to the present moment, there was nu lamest
wan who would not subscribe to the truth of the lan-
guage of the Resolution. lie uas sorry to say that
the life of her 3lajesty was one of misfortune and
oppression from the day of her marriage to ',re-
sent hour. Iler Majesty, he said, had been wined
out of doors, forsaken by one who should have pro-
tected her—shunned by the rest of the Royal Family,
and subsequently expo%rd to the attacks of perjured
instruments—attat•ks aimed, not merely against her
honour, lint her life. Ile alluded to the conspiracy
of whirl: the Donglasses were the instruments. lie
then said that her Majesty was followed abroad by
spies and base agents, and when she was a! length
stalled upon to till the high station of Quet•n Consort
of
England, she wit at once threatened and insulted,
anti attempted to he bribed. Here, said the minister,
here is 511,41110/. x-year—here is any tiring you will
ask, if you will only remain away from England. She
spurned those offers, and then the proceeding was taken
against her—a proceeding the most disgraceful—sup-
ported by bribed, profligate, and perjured witnesses—
(Applause). After 'inserting on the evidence that
had been brought forward, lie said, that the enemies
of her Majesty defeated themselves, they blasted their
own ea.'', and the character of her Majesty came out
off he ordeal unstained awl unsuspected by the people
of Eit;lanil. Rut with respect to others, he would
boldly say, that no proceeding was ever wore calcu-
lated to bring blootarrhy into contetupt. Formerly
the people looked up to Kings and Queens, to Lords
and thiLes, as s 'what re 1111 l ved above the COllllllOll
standard ; they found, however, that those exalted
'mesons were made of flesh and blood like the rest of
mankind.

The Resolution was passed unanimously, as were
the third and fourth.
IL-. MAI scittiv/a seconded the fit h RA/elution.
lie approved most cordially of the Resolution ; it was
evpressive of feelings which he woniel ever cherish.
Every one conversant with the institutions of the
country, knew that the country was innebted to the
press for its ahs..lutr salt allot'. here and there, indeed,
were hirelings wle received their price for base actions,
and who were followed, Lot by the execrations, but by
the contempt of every honest titan. In tlbtctissio:.: the
Queen's case, the pre ad; orated the principles t I.e
rr-
li~iouand the constitution of the country. It called upon
the natural guardians of the clinch, to defend its pu-
rity ; it Illa.lY a glorious and successful effort to pre.
vest the Minister front making that dreadful inroad
on the l'uncittition which he had so wickedly con-
teotplatcd:
. _ _

The 5111 and Pith Resolutions were carried unani.
ustsusly.
Tile Rev. Mr. Pizetery next proposed an Address
to her 'Majesty. lie was gisd to is itorss so respect-
able it inceting, and had to congratulate them on the
triumph of her Alajesiy. It was the triumph of vir-
tue over v i,oe —of innocence over p.a 4ccation—(Ap-
pltits..).— I It, gr-it. the kind-h sarted, the noble.
minded Que-n of England, hail triumphed. The
limit Creator, the King of Kings, who sways
the seepti-e of universal dominion. protected the Peo-
ple and the Queen ; he mad to the proud,
implacable enemies of both, " hitherto you shall
gn. and no farther---here shall your . i.rond waves
be St.iye.l."---( A p;-1 iiise.)----lrhe enemies of din Queen
wete the impi ruble foes of the people, and the coon-
tett-rejoiced to see them prostrate at the feet of her Ma-
jesty I defeated and despised as they were, he trusted
inever swain would rake their heads, and that the
4t would lung live a ***** vigst the people that stippot t-
ediler in the hour of danger; as she would fur ever live
in their ailections.--(applause.)--Ile concluded by
muffing the Address.
M Oil-smolt:it a E moved that the Address which hail
bee 'iv 'Sad should be referred :o a Coututit!ee fur re-con-
side on.
A r liras said he cordially approved ofthe conduct
of th,paiisli towards her Majesty. Me thought from
the btfirising that her Majesty had been a wronged
ird pelar#ruted wotnan.---(Rear, hear'}-lint with re-
spect to the Address before them, he thought that there
were many passages in it whirls might be amended.
The Address was ref reed to a Cuss tttt ittre. On the
questi.in that it be referee I to a l'osittlittee to prepare
as Address to his Majesty, praying hint to dismiss
kis Ministers.

Mr. BLACKINURNZ sai#l, that he eonsidered the meg.
sire unnecessary, because they could nut hold their
places.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BTATES.ILIy

Sin-1 bet leave to lay hefore ynn an sc.-emit of
the rammer in which the inhabitants of Oxford ~, .
ducted thetuselven, on occasion of the Queen's action:al.
On Friday evening, at about half-pan nine ei'cloc!,,
it was publicly announced that the absoninahie Lit
containing fal.se charges against her Majesty nas
ejected from the house sot' Peers. 'this gloriutis an I
long anticipates, infiortnation spread with electric ra-
pidity, and anion of the moist rapturons aeclanntiol
were heard in every street. The bells were rang as i
a bonfire was lit in the centre of the l ity, round wiiica
vast cross al s assembled; aged people and i 0 valids who pre-
trebly bad not left their I es fur several weeks beer.,
came forward amongst the rest to celelirate the Inmai
event. And well they might, for it woe was tile tr -
umph of innocence and jitstice, over persecution and
calumny. Never did I see so
The Corms of exeltatioon I have often witnessed, hat
here the very heart apoke ill every countenalee.
There Stan a beatitiful display of fireworks, and inane
ingenious devices appropriate to the occasion t such
for instance, as three Breen Bari, imprinted on piles
with the following inscriptions, " This is tiiled with
filth." " This in filled with lies," tsa:. Thee were
carried about the streets fur a while, and then curt-
signed to the dames. An effigy also of a certain
character notorious fur his base conduct en every import-
ant state affair, and particularly Isis inveteracy agaiust
the fifteen, was suspended on a gibbet and hail up to
public view, and well li is the public scorn been wo:e
strongly expressed than it was against this person's r-
I presentative. %Viten it was thr.mon into the tire, such
a burst of exultatiol arose as was heard in the re-
motest part of the city. Duriag then, transaction,
the utmost harmony and deco: um prevailed, and the
fire was not extingitislowl our the atreet deserted till
past five &elm:. the billoiwing worsting. On Satur-
day many began to make preparations to illuminate
their homes that Mein ; but others tbiakiug there
would be not be sufficient time to snake that display
which this occasion deserved, wished it to be de-
ferred till Monday. A slight but general illumina-
tion therefore, to.,k place on Saturday evening, when
the effigy of a fori:arol Bishop wan burnt, and the same
generous entlitts'asm and wanly order prevailed as on
the preceding night.
On )landau preparations were made for a splendid
exhibition of the Queen triumphant over her enemies.
Many allegorical transparencies were painted and
other inoenione (leases were got really to dee orate the
window,. Bust all this was absolutely forbiddeu by
order of the Vice-Clianerller, seconded by his ever-
etemplying friend—i Illeall Isis trO,Shidfil colleague,
the Mayur. Accordingiy three hundred special c Ols.
*Wes were appointed, and bills issued to prohibit
," any such practices," as they termed illumination
and bonfire. lint many of the citizens had the 'erne-
thy, notwithstanding, to disregard their arbitrary
slecre.,, and, soon atter the darkness closed in, the
candles which had. been previously arranged were lit
op. Upon this, hnwever, the Mayor and other 31a-
ghtea:es, st ith a train of si,ecial constahln paraded
the streets, iegosesting or commanding the inhabitants
le extinguish their lights. iVith this mandate, many
Here mean enongh to comply, but others manifested
their loyalty and affection bir the Queen, be a manly
perseverance iu their original design. At about halt-
past six o'clock the Prue:sirs made their appearance,
II attended by a train of college servants and masters of
1 arts. These priestly worthies were more peremptory
in their conduct, and many who refused to acquiesce
in the reqnest of the City 31agistrates, readily obeyed
in the true spirit of Catholicism, their " s, iritual pas-
tors and as %Averts !" If any one uas hardy enough
to utter " the Queen," leis name was demanded by the
velvet-sleeved despots, sold he was singled out for fu-
ture retribution. Still the people cortinued to pass
and repass up and flown the streets, so whams; the in-
nocent objects of their admiration, but they were
neon interrnpted by a snob, who swarmed like the
locusts of Egypt—a mob of gonmstnen, upwards of a
thousand in number, many of when were armed with
weapons of offence, sn,•ll an hlwl_eons, iron bars anal
plate's. 'they carried it now with a high ar:n, and
weed every means to insult and irritate the towns,
law who offered no resistance, except a feeble
cry of " the Qneen," whirl' was heard now and
then, could be deemed such. They stopt at ere.",
louse that had a light in its a ionlow ; hissed,
groaned, howled, snot menaced the inhalointute, it it
was not immediately extifignisheol. And altlsoagh
the insulted people 'hewed not the alight •st disposi-
ants to create confusion, yet before eight o'clock the
Riot Act was read, ansi many uf, the_ most orderly,
and best disposed citieres were for.ibly sized awl
thrown into prison, while the onrush)• mob of goner
wets were left untsiol-sted to insult the Queen aml
I, people according to their inclination. Are these the
wen wid:, admire and Menleate the generous and li-
beral sentiments of Ormoathenee and of licero, those
noble advocates fur popular liberty: ?t o, they may
pretend to admire then, in the tette-, but they do not
respect them in the spirit. Is this tile country that
' boasts its exemption from the transfix of priestly
power? No! Oxford at least is as nutria in reality
under the dentination of tls l'ice-Cbancell or, as any
part of the dominions of the Hely See art solder lb" ,1
i of the Pope. Here, "an Englialonati's house is not his til
I castle," as Lord Chatham proudly stile.' it, for a'- 11l
thow.;ll the king dares not cuter it, yet the Proctor'
may dare. Yes, front their prying in.pectineary, no
Isoon is sacred, aweigh it be the eliaut!,er of a beloved
wife, a virgin daugfiter, or a dying mother. liars
' then, you see, not military but acs letnical despotism
prevails. We have nuniinally a onavur and inferior
snaglatratea it is tree, but these are really on every
tiecaaion to lick the feet of their gown-clad tyrants.
Besides this, we have a troop of veumenry cavalry
quartered upon us, who lord it over our towasasee
like the heroes of Peterslield, and I am almost ashan*
ell to attbscrib• tisysel 1
AN tSil inIT INT OF TIIF VEUR iprO
CITY OF QXII,OO,

Mr. laNnstrr said, that it eras not merely to dri►e
them from/Jun.4.r, but to mark the public abhorrence
of their poittiesl conduct, that this Address mu in-
tended.