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,sembled, and, from all the doehments le could not perceive that any riot was e d. The Riot Act, it was said, had it was followed up by a charge of the ,ced not describe the consequences. If silent on such a deed, the very stones He had no desire to use intemperate they must be worse than stocks and \ pros an honest indignation at such would conclude by saying, GOD pre mil Manchester Politicc, Manchester chester Juries, and, abovo all, from wistrates! b ItAwsoN's proposition of the second Esq. rose to second it.—He said he m advocate for the preservation of the cople, and the laws of the land, as any eeting ; and he as severely deprecated neat of those rights— ( Cheers).—That ippeared to him, that the Meeting at a legal one, and that it was peaceably appeared also that Military force had d that such Military force had received the Magistrates so to act ; that, there whether the Magistrates and the Mili- I legally and Constitutionally, was ne ight to be demanded. He strongly cle ver, every act which could be construed the case, and he was sorry to observe igeance" inscribed upon one of the Ban eeting.—(Here Mr. Wake pointed to a ht hand, on which that word was very nd which justly excited the indignation .—He begged that his presence there :onsidered as identifying himself with iuld act so inconsistently as to blame his isters for prejudging, and yet prejudge iemselves. If the Magistrates and Yeo ght, and had acted legally, he would if, on the contrary, they had acted il iespassed upon one of the most sacred cople, he would then, and not till then, vgeanee upon . them. - Mr. Wake con fessing, in animated terms, his attach ing and the laws of the country. " I , " our venerable King, and I venerate most of all, that law which gives the peaceably to meet, and represent their the Throne."—(Great applause). r then stepped forward, and expressed ,ncurrrence with the sentiments of his ake. He wished he had a voice which to every part of that vast assembly his probation of the sentiments inscribed on a- , s ' • for they did not meet here to pre suon, but to demand investigation. If ar, after mature investigation, that the ad acted wrong, then ought they to be ,ut if, on the contrary, it should appear I acted right, then ought they to be ted. esolution had been carried in the affirm : Chairman called for a spew of bands r. KNlour inadvertently held up his, excited some amusement amongst those who observed it. ,wsorr proposing the third Resolution, .ow rose and seconded it.—(Here a lit arose on the hustings in consequence of sea wishing that strangers might have speaking ; and some altercation took which it was proposed that Mr. MasoN, ;tube permitted to speak. This, however, as hesitated to allow, as it seemed pinion of Lord MILTON and some of the hat none but inhabitants of Sheffield and hood might be allowed to speak, till the ere all passed.—Messrs. PAINE and J. ; contested for this courtesy, but at dto the general sentiment.) This Re the former, was then passed unani e 4th, sth, and 6th Resolutions were suc by T. Ilikvisox, Esq. and seconded by MOW, Tuoirs, and Dr. KNIGHT. rox now advanced to the front of the the air was rent with acclamations for he Noble Lord courteously bowed to the d addressed them in the following words: , untrymen, and neighbours !—Before the I the business of this day, allow me to four adoption, a Vote of Thanks to our hairman—( Cheers.) I address you as arise I have always experienced at your indest proofs of affection and regard; ou have never found me backward in ing them, but that I have always mani. responding disposition, and done every . iower t• return your kindness—( Cheers. ) u as Cuuntrynten, because I am connected that common tie which unites us all as 'Cheers.) I address you as Neighbours, ave in this Town considerable property, us more intimately connected with its nd in this last character I would be more understood to address yet—(Cheers.) ate you on the proceedings of this day—a rly appropriate for a Meeting of this im -1 interesting nature. I say peculiarly ay. or I kru. , ,v not in what better way we can his Majesty's Accession to the Throne of ns, than by vindicating those Laws that there, and which be pledged himself to —( Three times three). I congratulate you, ours, that you have confined your proceed emand for investigation, because I would (41, in this instance, join With those who he question; who have formed their examination, and from only a partial evidence, hastily pronounce on the guilt ce of the parties concerned in the transac eerq. I congratulate you as a Magistrate, o. that you will all be ready to testify that rt. pected friend, Mr. Parker, never in that ognini 'used any thing but law—(C'heers). 'late you as a Yeoman, but I trust you have t Lilowledge of my character not to identity he Yeomanry of Manchester, when I assume lation—(Cheers). You have to congratulate this day .on having that venerable Gentle .he ('hair, who bas always shewn himself n advocating the liberties of the People, and nclule my address to you with proposing a THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1819. - ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE:llOllday at the Beek. THE FUNDS. The late panic in the Stock Market has alarmed the country fund-holders. Yesterday a considerable amount of Stock, both for Money and Account, was thrown upon the Market by Bro kers selling for Country Banks. Sales have also been made by the Jew Jobbers, supposed to be for the &teat Orr BULL, who, it is said, is now taning,.—Some private bargains have been done fur time. Consols opened at 661. The Jews sold at that price, and offered more at 66i, and Omnium at 5/ 1 dis. Should these sales continue, a second panic may be expected. A Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday was published this morning, containing orders for all the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea-Hospital, Kilmain harm Hospital, &c. to appear at different places men tioned; in their respective counties in England, on the 4th, 11th, and 18th of November; and in Scotland on the sth, 12th, and 19th November. Men of 55 years of age, or who have served 24 years in the Ca valry, or 21 years in the infantry, are exempted. At a late hour last night the Paris Papers of Sun day came to hand. The article which seems to de serve most attention, as regarding the health of Europe, is a statement that the prevalence of the fever has shortened the supply of provisions at Cadiz, and, in consequence, to lessen the consumption, the Governor has commanded all foreign vessels to quit that port. Many of these must have the yellow fever on board, and, it is feared, may introduce it to other places, unless the Quarantine Laws are strictly enforced. Dutch and Hamburgh Mails arrived this day, but their contents are not very interesting. The Duke of KENT arrived at Congdon's Hotel, Exeter, on Monday night, about twelve o'clock : he slept at B. Tumult's, Esq. A handsome service of silver plate has lately been presented by Prince LEOPOLD to the Mess of the sth Dragoon Guards, now quartered in Birmingham, of which Regiment his Royal Highness is Colonel. — Each article of the service bears the Prince's arms and the following inscription :—" Presented by Field- Marshal his Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD of Saxe- Coburg, Colonel of the Fifth (or Princess CHARLOTTE of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, to the Mess of his Regiment.' Tuesday se'nnight, the PERSIAN AMBASSADOR, who has been residing at Cheltenham a few days, visited Gloucester. His Excellency received every polite attention from the Very Rev. the DEAN, the Rev. Dr. MITCHELL, and the worthy Mayor, JOHN PHILLPOTS, Esq. under whose guidance he inspected the Cathedral, County-Hall, Gaol, Pin-Manufactory, &c. with all of which he was much gratified. Extract of a letter from W. P. COOK, Missionary at Otaheite s " The whole of this groupe of Islands are now perfectly Christian ; and if we are to judge of their conduct by that of nominal Christians in general, they have vastly the advantage. Theft is unknown among them; family prayer is set up in every house; the Missionaries, sixteen in number, have held their Anniversary Meeting ; a Missionary Society has been established, of which the RING is President; three thousand copies of the Gospel of St. Luke have been published, and ten gallons of cocoa-nut oil ate given as the price of each." MEETING ON HUNSLET MOOR FROM OUR LEEDS CORRESPONDENT.—OcTomm 26. Mr. WOOLER, who paid the Reformers here a visit a few days ago, was at the Sheffield Meeting yester day, and came here this morning. It being the wish of the leading Reformers that he should deliver his sentiments in Public, a placard, of which the follow ing is a copy, was speedily got up, and posted round the Town and vicinity : " TO THE REFORMERS. " Mr. Wooler, Editor of The Black Diemf, will deliver an Address upon Hunslet Moor this day, the 26th of October, at half-past three o'clock precisely. All Friends of Reform, of whatever description, are earnestly and respectfully solicited to attend." In consequence of this invitation, although the weather was extremely cold, upwards of five thou sand persons assembled on the Moor by the appointed time. Friend WILLAN, of Dewsbury, opened the proceed ings, by requesting the People to preserve silence, quaintly Observing, If you will not let us hear you, we will endeavour to let you hear us !" Mr. WOOLER then came forward, and gratified the assembled multitude with one of the ablest and most eloquent speeches that has been witnessed at any of the Reform Meetings in this part of the Kingdom ; but be was rather too rapid in his delivery. [The speedy departure of the Mail precludes the possibility of offering any report of it.] After Mr. WOOLER—Mr. DICKENSON and Mr. WILLAN shortly addressed the Meeting; and after exhorting the People to separate peaceably, they quitted the stage, accompanied by loud cheers. Mr. MITCHELL next presented himself, and made a vain attempt to address the assemblage ; but he was hissed and shouted down ; they would not hear him. Indeed, since the charge made against him at the York Meeting, by Mr. Baines, who accused him of being ze Government Spy, be seems entirely to have lost the confidence of the Reformers. The People peaceably dispersed, and the Magis trates, very properly, did not attempt to interfere. WHITE HA VEN ADDRESS, AND SPECIMEN OF EXCLUSIVE LOYALTY! Had the circumstances which we are about to re cord concerned ourselves alone, we should have been silent; but as they involve considerations affecting the liberty of our townsmen, we deem it our duty to lay before our Readers a plain statement of the facts. Understanding that a Public Meeting was to be held at the Public Office on Thursday last, to take into .consideration the propriety of rescinding the Ad dress to the Prince Regent which had been privately agreed upon and signed by certain Gentlemen of ex clusively loyal pretensions, and afterwards publicly exposed for signature, and that the Earl of LONSDALE was expected to deliver his sentiments, in consequence of the general dissatisfaction and disgust which the measure had excited, we attended the Meeting, with the view of taking notes of the proceedings. About forty Gentlemen, as we judged, having as sembled, the Chair was taken by the Earl•of Lons- DALE, and after a considerable pause and whispering, the following singular conversation took place: His LORDSHIP, addressing the Reporters, observed, that it was the wish of the Gentlemen present that their proceedings should not be taken down in writing. REPORTER—My Lord, presuming that publicity was the object of the Meeting, we attend on behalf of the Public Press. Earl of LONSDA4.E—I do not know you—what Press ? _ _ . REPORTER— The Whiteligven Gazette, my Lord. Rev. RICHARD AasursrEan—Perhaps, Sir, you are not aware that this is a private Meeting ? REPORTER—NO, Sir, we are not; but if taking Notes be disagreeable, we presume you can have no objection to our reporting the proceedings from memory. A voice from the bottom of the room exclaimed— " Not if you do it correctly." Mr. STEEL—To convince you that the Meeting is private, I will read the Circular which was sent to the Gentlemen who signed the Address of Tuesday. He then proceeded to read the Circular, which stated in general terms that the Subscribers to the Address of Tuesday were desired to meet at the Public-Office that day, at twelve o'clock. After some further whispering— Mr. STEEL put it to the Meeting whether it was their wish that any persons should be present except those who signed the Address ? A general cry of—" No ! no ! no !" The Noble CHAIRMAN having declared that the Meeting was strictly private, and that strangers must withdraw—the Reporters bowed, and retired. We doubt whether this was, strictly speaking, a Private Meeting, or whether, in fact, it was intended to have been so? the avowed object was of public import—it was to take into consideration a public question—the promoters wished it to be understood as conveying the sentiments of the inhabitants— and though a free discussion of the subject might have lessened the character of the Addressers for consistency and independence, notice 'should have been given, and a fair opportunity afforded to ascertain the sense of the town. Besides, hand-bills had been previously distributed, announcing that this far famed Radically Loyal Ad dress was left at the Public Office for signatures — an Address which was copied from the printed Cir cular (without any printer's name affixed to it) that had been hawked about the County, and rejected even by the most devoted and expectant friends of the Treasury. But, bad as it was, after all descrip tions of persons within the County had been publicly invited to sign it, what right had any man, or set of men, without explaining their motives, to withdraw it privately? Under these circumstances, we deny the legality of determining it a - Private Meeting. If the Gentlemen really wished to meet in private, would they not have fixed upon a mare secret place than a Public Office? -In one respect, indeed, it was private—they took care to meet on the market-day, when they knew that the majority of the inhabitants could not attend to oppose them. But we suspect there was a still more powerful motive for this unique proceeding. Had not the Gentlemen heard it rumoured that it was the declared intention of one who was not al lowed to be beard, to move, as an Amendment, their adoption of the dainty Address, aid were they afraid of an open discussion ? We are aware that it has long been part of the Tory system to keep the country in a state of political ignorance ; but surely nothing was ever worse managed than their proceedings here on Thursday, which forcibly illustrated the folly of a party affecting to convene a Public private, or Pri vate-public Meeting in opposition to the general sense of the County. The Motion to exclude all, who had not signed the Tuesday's Address does very little credit to the perception of Mr. Steel, or to the cha racter of the Meeting; for, had it been impartially acted upon, the Earl of Lonsdale ought to have re tired as well as the Reporters, it being now under stood that his Lordship had also refused the sanc tion of his signature to the Address. When we saw the too loyal, rejected Address, we *ere alarmed, conceiving that it was the Manifesto of Ministers; and we deeply lamented the indelicacy of the Whitehaven Magistrates, in prematurely ex pressing their approbation of the conduct of their brother Magistrates at Manchester, as it seemed to imply, that under similar circumstances, they would act in a similar manner. Therefore it was with feel ings of unmingled satisfaction, that we learned that the Earl of LONSDALE had mildly rebuked their ill judged zeal, as it seemed to announce that a change had taken place in the opinions of the British Cabinet, founded on more exalted notions of human nature, and extended views of liberal policy.—A copy of the following substituted Address was very politely sent to us in the evening from the Public Office:— TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT Or THE UNITED KINGDOM. " May it pease your Royal Highness, " We, his Majesty 's most dutiful subjects, the undersigned Nobility, Magistrates, Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders, of the County of Cumberland, contemplating with deep anxiety the situation of the Country, feel it our duty thus humbly to tender to your Royal Highness, together with every sentiment of re spectful affection towards his Majesty and your Royal Highness, the assurance of our constant and zealous devotion to the Con stitution in Church and State, u by, law happily established within these realms. " Superfluous as such an assurance might be justly deemed under ordinary circumstances, we trust it will not appear unbe coming, at a period marked by efforts openly employed with an activity, a perseverance, and a boldness, unknown but In the worst times of our history, to mislead to the ruin of themselves and their country, a great portion of his Majesty's subjects, and under the specious pretence of fizrout and the restoration of the Constitution, to inculcate principles of the most dangerous innovation, tending only to its inevitable subversion, while the treasonable intention of insuring by force the effect and success of these principles is hardly disguised. " Unworthy, indeed, should we be of the name of English men, unworthy the eminent blessings we enjoy, if, at such a moment, we did not avow and proclaim, at every hazard, our determination to defend and preserve the sacred institutiocs from which they are all derived. The Public distress first art= fully turned to excite molar passion, since kept up and exaspe: rated in Assemblages of the People, frequent and numerous, al- Most beyond example ; the character of those Assemblies, the Resolutions issuing from them, the circumstances peculiarly din. tinguishing them, and the doctrines promulgated and insisted, upon ;—the audacious abuse of the Liberty of the Press, flagi tiously perverted to root from the minds of Englishmen every sentiment of respect for the Laws, of reverence for Religicn, of duty to the Sovereign, and of allegiance to the State, can lea\ s to no unprejudiced man a doubt of the ultimate purpose to which the machinations of disaffection are systematically directed, or any other duty to a loyal subject, than that of devoting all his powers to render it abortive. " Confiding in the sound reason and uncorrupted hearts of a great majority of our countrymen, we entertain no appre hensions of the result of a contest (come when it may) between the friends and enemies of the Constitution ; at the same time we are forced to regret the encouragement and advantage the dissaffected cannot tail to derive from the proceedings of some who, we are willing to believe, have far other intentions, which by their obvious tendency to augment the existing irritation of the public feeling, incalculably aggravate the danger and dies culties of the country. " While we lament, with a sincerity equal to those who have been loudest in their declamations on the subject, the lives lost at Manchester, and yield to none in the estimation in which we hold, as one of the best safeguards of our liberties, the invaluable and undoubted Right of Petition, we confidently leave it to the regular tribunals, which we believe fully competent to decide on the merits of transactions which have recently occurred, and to fix on those to whom it justly belongs, the heavy responsibility of having insulted the laws and invaded the real rights of the people. " In doing this, however, we cannot overlook or abstain from reprobating the attempts to misrepresent and exaggerate the cir cumstances that took place, evidently designedsto anticipate the judgment of the case, and to preclude the Magistracy from every chance of justice, by exhibiting them as objects of popular in. dignation, which, in proportion as they are successful, muse have the effect of suppressing, in other instances, all zeal in the discharge of the Magisterial functions, from which the country has derived so much advantage, and to which it is indebted for so great a portion of its internal peace and safety. " We beg humbly to express our satisfaction at the deters*. . nation your Royal Highness has announced of speedily .-esorting to the advice of your Parliament. On your Royal Highness wisdom, assisted by that advice and the proceedings emanating therefrom, we place under Paosonzacz, our fi rmest hope, and to them we cheerfull y commit ourselves and our interests, not doubting that the measures adopted will be the means of guard ing and long preserving to us, against all the attacks of impiety and treason, the Laws, the Religion, and the estimable blessing* of our free and happy Constitution."—( White/issue Gazette.) Tuesday se'nnight, Lord SOM SRSET, Inspector-Ge neral of Cavalry for the British Islands, minutely in spected two Troops of the 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, stationed in Sheffield Barracks, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel OGI LVI E.—His Lordship after wards proceeded to the head-quarters of the 9th Lancers, at Nottingham, for a similar purpose. SOUTHAMPTON, Gerona& 25.—The Dove, a bye packet, Capt. STAR). Woon, arrived here on Saturday last, from Havre-de • Grace, with the remains of the late Right Hon. Lord Sosszamax, which were landed on Sunday, and conveyed forward to Somer ville Aston for interment. The Chesterfield, Captain Woon'h regular packet, carried over in its last trip twenty-one passengers. The preference for this line of passage to France continues still unabated. - - _ PLYMOUTH, Ocr. S.S.E.—Arrived the Albion, Hatt, from St. Petersburgh ; and Ann, liztcy, from Danteic. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Prince gent, TAYLOR, from the Downs for Tobago. Sailed the Ki t. lingbeck, BARRIS, for Antigua. DIAL, OCTOBER 27.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Henry Porcher, Pun -ties, for Calcutta; Cornwallis, for the Cape ; Oakes, ALDERSON, for St. Vincent's; Hercules. Daw, for Jamaica; and the transport No. 40. Sailed the homeward bound for the River.' Haawicit, Ocr. 27.—Many light colliers are coming in, it blowing very fresh ; one has, been on the West Rocks, but has got off again ; she is at anchor, with a signal of distress flying. Sailed the Prince of ()rule packet, for Holland; and Castle. reagh packet, for Cuxhaven, both with Mails. • YARMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Several light colliers cut from their anchors under Haisbro' yesterday ; two, of them, it is said, went on :bore. Cowes, OCT. 27.—Arrived the Vrow Jannetta, Diertsm stove, from Liverpool for Ostend, with loam of bowsprit, p. rt of her sails, anchors, &c. Yesterday a Court or Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships Captain J. JAMISON, Earl of Balcarras ; Captain T. L A *. gnu, Warren Hastings ; Captain C. Le litany, Thames—for Bombay and China. Captain P. Csmaaon, London—for St. Helena, Bencoolea, Prince of Wales Island, and China. Captain. J. Ps.lasort, General ilewitt—for China threes. N . ■ I 0 ~,. d' I I it IM ill • . i, i 't • 1 ,',. I t 1 • 11 I , i 11 t • I It j li 1 I I 'l • l i i rt . i t A , . 1 1 . 1 i . l' I , j, r 4 1 ' ... i ! 1 'l .' .11 : I II ' ( .4! , 1 . '‘,, k . . k 11 . k 1 , • Vote of Thanks to Mr. Shore, for his kind acceptance' of that office."—(Loud and reiterated cheerings.) Mr. RawsoN rose to second the motion of the koble Lord, and observed, that this was the fifty ninth Anniversary of his Majesty's Accession. " The Noble Lord has told you," continued he, " that the King is bound to administer those laws which placed him on the Throne ; and is not the Prince Regent, as the representative of the Sovereign, bound to do the same' All duties that belong to the Sovereign equally belong to the Regent. Let us unite together and go to the Prince Regent, and repeat the words of our ancestors, expressed in Magna Charta—" We will that the Laws of England be not changed"— (Loud and continued cheers.) Mr. BAILEY again requested the attention of the Meeting, while he alluded to an expression which had escaped from a Gentleman who had addressed them in an earlier stage of their proceedings. He was sorry to see, (here ?Ir. Bailey pointed to the flag) such a sentiment as Vengeance obtruded on that assembly; and he was more grieved to hear that any Gentleman should express a wish that the Manchester Magis trates, if found guilty, should be visited with ven geance ; such a sentiment was abhorrent to the feel ings of every Englishman; it was not vengeance that was wanted, but justice. Mr. BAILEY then intimated a wish to say a word on the subject of Reform, but was interrupted by the CHAIRMAN, and the other Gentlemen on the hustings. On Mr. BAILEY re tiring, Mr. WAKE begged to be allowed to explain ; the word had inadvertently escaped him ; he was unconscious of it ; and he requested to recal it as being quite foreign to every wish and feeling of his mind. The venerable CHAIRMAN now came for ward, and, after addressing the assembly, in a very appropriate speech, disselved the Meeting amidst re iterated applause. After the CHAIRMAN, Lord MILTON, Mr. RAW sox, and several other Gentlemen had retired, Mr. WttLatt, of Dewsbury, at the call of many indivi duals in the neighbourhood of the hustings, addressed the Meeting. In the course of his speech he ad verted to the dismissal of Earl FITZWILLIAM from his office of Lord Lieutenant of the Riding in which they were then assembled, as affording evidence of the necessity imposed on all good men to speak out in defence of our public rights, and against every species of oppression. He was followed by Mr. Miaow, who took a cur sory view of the proceedings at Manchester and the privations suffered by the working classes, as all pressing the necessity of a Reform. Mr. WOOLER also addressed the Meeting, after which the immense assemblage dispersed in the most orderly manner. The number assembled was esti mated at between forty and fifty thousand.— The Iris. ~i~