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integrity, and generosity of character, which so well entitle her to the affections and to the support of all ranks of the community.

"2. That, the Bill of Pains and Pe

nalties against her Majesty the Queen, lately introduced into the House of Lords, is replete with matter of aların, both in its present effects and its more remote probable contingencies.

tween that dictum and the name of Britons, worthy of the Green Bag which had been high character of British sublately laid before Parliament.jects, and worthy of such a The first was the most reverend Queen, (Loud applause.) father in God, the Archbishop of The hon. gentleman then Canterbury; then came the proposed the following resoluArchbishop of York; and after tions, which were seconded by him the Primate of Ireland.---| Dr. Parr :What the devil had the Primate of Ireland to do with the Queen Address to her Majesty the Queen, to "I. That this meeting do vote an of England? (Laughter.) Then, congratulate her Majesty upon her arto fill up a vacuum, as it were, rival in this country; to condole with came the Bishop of London has experienced, and of the persecuher upon the sufferings her Majesty and, in short, there were 21 of tions she has undergone: and at the them who declared that no in-same time to express our admiration tercourse should be allowed be- at the proofs which her Majesty has tween the mother and her daugh-given in her conduct of that frankness, ter. Would it be believed that this advice had come from the church, whose duty it was, in a peculiar manner, to console the afflicted? Consolation, indeed! No; instead of consoling the illustrious lady, who was the object of persecution, they 3. That the Queen, as a subject, said, We will add to the dis-ought to have the same advantage as tress and the persecution which other subjects in the fair and equal she already suffers, the deprivaprotection of the laws. tion of those comforts which she derives from the feelings of a mother." He was happy to say that there were many men belonging to the church who were. an honour to their profession, who honestly paid their debts, and discharged in the most honourable manner every duty that they owed to society; but he had no hesitation in saying that it was the humbler clergy 7. That the vague manner in who preserved the Established which the charges against her Majesty Church. In conclusion, he called are stated in the Bill, leads us to supon the freeholders to adhere pose that an attempt will be made to infer the guilt of adultery from a multenaciously to the Constitution tiplicity of loose and incoherent partiand the rights which it guaran-culars, rather than to prove it by one teed; and, by protecting her specific act of criminality. Majesty from all indignity, to show themselves worthy of the

4. That by the present Bill of Pains and Penalties her Majesty is placed out of the protection of the existing laws, of which, without injus

tice, the most humble subject cannot be deprived.

5. That the government of these realms is a limited monarchy, and therefore totally incompatible with an

arbitrary legislation.

6. That the present Bill of Pains and Penalties against her Majesty the Queen, partakes, in its spirit and its character, more of the nature of a despotic than a free government.

8. That all the dearest interests

of the country, both present and future, both in immediate certainty and in

more remote probability, require that administer them justly and faith

the Bill of Pains and Penalties should

he withdrawn from the House of fully. He thought that to adLords, and that her Majesty should, dress the Queen at all on this out delay, be established in all her occasion was erroneous: they prerogatives, rights, privileges, and should have gone to the King immunities, as Queen Consort of these at once, to tell him that he had been imposed upon, and to pray that he would separate himself, from the counsels of those who had deceived him. He never

realms.

9. Resolved, That an address, founded on the foregoing resolutions, be adopted by this meeting; that the sheriffs and members of the county, together with the committee of the requisitionists, and such persons as they could believe that the man who shall name, be requested accom-had been beloved by Fox, and pany the same to the Queen, on as revered by Erskine, was such early a day as she may be pleased to as ministers had endeavoured to

fix.

10. Resolved, That the represen-represent him to the country. tatives of this county, George Byng With this feeling he had preand Samuel Charles Whitbread, Esqrs.

kave full instruc ions to oppose, with pared an address to his Majesty, every exertion on their part, that which he had intended to subodious Bill of Pains and Penalties,mit to the meeting for their apshould it unhappily be introduced into

the House of Cominons.

"11. Resolved, That the sheriff be requested to wait upon some Peer in Parliament, to require him to present the same."

probation; but, as he understood that another.address would be proposed, he should merely read his own as a part of his speech, without moving that it Mr. MILLS begged leave to be adopted by the freeholders. propose an amendment to the [He then read the address to fifth resolution. He considered which he referred. It comthe government of the country menced by congratulating his to be a limited monarchy, a li-Majesty on his accession to the mited aristocracy, and a limited throne, After claiming the democracy; and, therefore, he right of petitioning the throne, objected to the unqualified term it expressed the sorrow and inmonarchy," as implying the dignation of the petitioners that, government of one person, without his Majesty's sanction, though he was aware that this or that of the legislature, cerhad of late become a common tain overtures had been made mode of expression. In the to her Majesty Queen Caroline, phraseology of Mr. Canning, his by an agent acting under the Majesty's ministers were called immediate direction of his Mathe government of the country; jesty's servants, which had for but they were so, in fact, no their avowed object the treasonmore than his Majesty's grooms. able design of inducing the (Applause. There was in Eng-Queen, by an illegal bribé and land no government but that of an audacious threat, to renounce law; the King himself was only her just right to a participation the administrator of the laws, in the throne of these realms. and, ere the crown was placed It concluded by praying that his on his head, he must swear to | Majesty would institute such an

inquiry into the conduct of his | Those who were inclined to go servants as might bring to up with the address would be punishment those persons who thoroughly welcome. should be convicted of these

The motion was then put, treasonable proceedings.] He and carried unanimously. concluded by moving the fol- Mr. Sheriff PARKINS informed lowing amendment to the reso-the meeting, that he was ready lutions:to attend upon her Majesty with the address which had just been adopted at any moment which her Majesty might think it good to appoint. Of course he could not answer for the line of conduct which his colleague, Mr.

"That the Government of these

realms is administered by the King, whose power is limited by law; but that a regal power so limited is incompatible with an arbitrary legislature.' This amendment was agreed to, and all the resolutions hav-Rothwell, might be inclined to ing been put seriatim, were follow. carried unanimously.

Mr. MOORE next moved an address to her Majesty, founded on the preceding resolutions.

The address to the Queen, founded upon the above resolutions, was then read, put, and carried without any dissentient voice.

Mr. S. WHITBREAD then came forward, and said, that as he had been desired to go up with the address which they had just voted, he must request their attention to a few observations which he felt it necessary to make to them on the present occasion. The answer to the Mr. P. MOORE then begged desire which they had intimated leave to propose that the address to him might be conveyed in should be presented by Mr. one of two words, "Yes," or Sheriff Parkins, and the two" No." To him it appeared Members of Parliament for Mid-both more just and more advisdlesex.

Mr. MILLS was of opinion that Sir F. Burdett and John Cam Hobhouse, Esq. should be requested to attend whenever the address was presented to her Majesty,

able that he should say "Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in obeying your commands:" but to others, with whom he had no right to quarrel on account of their political opinions, it seemed still better to say, "Gentlemen, I will not obey your commands." It was his opinion,

Mr. P. MOORE thought that it might be advisable to have the address presented by a deputa-that, even if he differed from tion of freeholders.

them upon this question, he was Mr. Sheriff PARKINS thought at least bound to present their adthat, if a deputation should be dress, however opposite it might appointed to wait upon her Ma- be to his own feelings: but as, jesty with the address which instead of being opposed to their had just been read to the meet-feelings, he went all the way ing, it ought not to be limited with them, he should incur the as to the numbers composing it. imprudence of saying a few more

words to them than were abso- persuading the country that they lutely necessary for the expla-were ready to come to a comnation of the opinions which he promise with her Majesty. But entertained regarding her Ma- what was their manner of enterjesty's conduct. Before he en-ing into a compromise? Why, tered upon these observations, they said, We will retract he could not help remarking, nothing, but you must concede that the time in which their every thing." Before they will present meeting was holden was make the country believe that rather awkward, on account of they were in earnest in making the demise which had recently such a proposition to her Majeshappened in the Royal Family. ty, they must make a law to By meeting at so early a day throw a cloud over the good after the occurrence of that sense and intelligence of Engevent, they rendered themselves land; and, indeed, if they were liable to be charged with having determined to exercise their a design to excite tumult and tyranny long, they must have disaffection in the country. recourse even to stronger meaBut what was the meaning of sures than those which they had those individuals who were recently adopted. What was ready to raise that cry against the next step which they had them? He would tell them: taken? Nothing less than a rethey were weak enough to think commendation of the House of that, as they had tyrannized for Commons to her Majesty to abso long a period over the peo- stain from asserting and vindiple without meeting with the cating her own innocence. As slightest resistance, they would to the proposition which had be able to tyrannize in the been made and carried to that. same manner also over her Ma- effect, he must be excused for jesty. (Cheers.) The courage saying that he could put no and fortitude of the Queen had, other construction upon it than however, frustrated all their this-that in addressing her Maexpectations in coming over to jesty on that subject they had England, in spite of the me- said, "We have insulted you naces which had been thrown most grossly; but we cannot be out against her, she had not happy until you shall have conexcited less admiration in her sented to insult yourself." friends, than she had terror and (Loud cheers.) The Queen, he alarm among her enemies, who, was glad to say, possessed too whatever other weaknesses much spirit and fortitude to might be attributed to them, submit to so insulting a recomcould not be charged with that mendation. The step which of possessing too much courage. ministers had taken after this Those individuals, soon after fully proved to him that they they had uttered their threats, were well aware how much found that they had got them- they had been beaten in the selves into a dreadful scrape, House of Commons. Indeed, and wished to get out of it by the last thing which they had

said to that angust body was, shortly afterwards came forward "Gentlemen, we cannot ma-and said that he had forgotten nage you-you have insulted us one of the subjects on which he by kicking out our green bag-had intended to address them. we shall therefore take it our- His colleague (Mr. Byng) had selves to another quarter, where gone with his family abroad we can be certain of having our some weeks ago, and there had darling secret committees." not been time since the meeting (Cheers.) What might be, the had been called to give him noconsequences of that measure it tice of it. was impossible for him to tell; Mr.MILLS then rose, and said but, happen what might, he that he had an address to his could not look upon it without Majesty in his hand, which, experiencing sensations of the whether he moved it or not, he utmost horror. It was not they could wish to read to the meetwho stood forward in behalf of ing, in order to record the senthe rights of her Majesty who timents which he entertained could be justly accused of creat-upon this most important subing riot and disorder: it was ject. He would preface what those who assailed them that he had to say upon it with a re created it, and he believed that nothing would excite greater satisfaction in their minds than any tumult which would give them new reasons for enacting new laws against the liberty of their country. He had now only to inform them that he should be extremely happy to accede to their request, and to present the petition which they had just adopted. He thought that her Majesty might address her royal husband in the lan-whether her Majesty should or guage of Queen Catherine :--"Sir, I desire you, do me right and "justice,

"And to bestow your pity on me; for "I am a most poor woman, and a

"stranger,

"here

Born out of your dominions, having "No judge indiff'rent, nor no more

assurance

"Of equal friendship and proceed "ing."

After a few other remarks on the same subject, he retired from the front of the bustings, but

mark or two upon the constitution of the House of Lords. He was not sufficiently acquainted with the history of that body to say when it became possessed of judicial authority, nor would he give an opinion whether such authority did or did not rightfully belong to it. This, however, he would say that be called in question the right of twenty-eight members of that House to decide upon the point

should not be put into possession of a list of the witnesses who were to appear against her. Even supposing the House collectively to have the power he thought that a part, and a of making such a decision, still small part of it, too, could not be equally possessed of it: if they could be so possessed of it, then ministers were also posses~ sed of it; and, whenever there was any obnoxious individual whom they wished to crush,