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f to sLa Run.* esethnitcs.--Orje,,j to ue sainted. NIi.fYLER, in presenting a Petition to the same eff..ct from Coterrin, observed, that it was agreed to at' a public Greeting of the inhabitants of thin ancient city. and had at - ached to it 915 sip:stores. it was signed bra ma jority cf the ru t in respectable inhabitants.— Among toe Petitioners were there bankers oin of four residing in the place. Th , re was eternities Petition also respectably signed, but by only 905 p-rs ms. It wa thsrefote apparent that tin compaiison could be insti tuted between the 'Petitions for gad against the 11, man Catlrilics he lilt- r esideatly conveying the ,ease a large mai wity of the inhabitants, art' a Large p 0, or lien at the respeetab lity, of the great and populous city %Inch he had the honour to represent. For himself h• Could only sAy, to would never con.ent to hove the 'teat bulwa , ks or ~or Constitation in Church and State 't.rdely d dna n. and the Protestant Church left naked and Jefeoceless, to the attacks of its ambitiou s *nil dal i tit rival. Mr. K. E HEATHCO fE thnught, if Minivers in• to.tuced a ine .suteth w 01.1,1 not et•Janger the sati-t sot the Estab•iehed Clarch, th t the maj•ir part of the pes.ons Mho had signed lite petition just react ted bi i bis Honourable Colleague ssou:d crocus in /Re said this ()dilly from what he k. ew of the s`i•it that actuated hit comaituents, and p.otly from the ar• tifsceb that were resorted to in order to uricu.e signatures to the petition. Patties wete canvassed ab at an election fur their s. ntimeats and signs. tures and a bulletin of the two petitions was to gularly published, like the state of the poll. The close of the poll WAS thus announced—“ Signatures •against Popery, 3.915; for Popery, 905." A number of persons who signed the petition now presented did sous the belief that they were opposing the establish ment of the Popish religion in this country. He would support a measure calculsted, as be concdived, to pro. mote the best interests of ibis country, and . preserve our Constitution, as at psescit established, in Mitch . and State. Mr. FYLEK defended the canvass that had taken place to ascertain the sentiments of his constituents on this subject. The result proved that there was no lake warmn• as iu the minds of the people of Coventry in re htion to it.—The petition was or.lere 1 to be printed. COUNTY OF LEICESTER ritriTio:4 Mr. LEIGH KECK s old he was entrusted with the preseiotati in of a Petition from the county of L icester signed by 19,20) persons. lie haa also a small Petition to preseist from a part of the county. He was ieques . ed by his constituents to state not the i.O Orris. but the de scription of persons who had signed the petition, and, in aces idance with that request, he should infer m the H su e that tie county petition was signed by the Lord Lieute nant of tl;e county, by the tligh Shea iff of the county, by two Lail), by six Baronets, by 30 covey Magistrat s, by the magistrates of the borough of Leicester. by 135 clergymen, and the temaioing signatures nese those of the gentry, freeholders, and inhabitants. The instruc tions circulated wit't respect to this petition were, that it should not be signed by any parson undor fourteen years of age ; that it should be signed by no person fur another; that every person who signed shou'd irises t the place of his residence, and that no marks should be al lowed. The last instruction was the only one which had not been uric ly complied with. A few marks had got into the petiti .n in consequence of the positive deter mination of some persons who could not write, but who would nit be excluded from expressing their opinions on this subject. He believed no person would venture to say that there not was an overwhelming majority in the district from which this Petit on came against any !wither concessions to the Catholics. The its-1 'habitants of that part of the country were keenly alive on the subject. He did not assert that there was unaninoity, nor could it be eapeaed on any subj ct a great county, but lie boldly asserted that there was a decided majority its the county of LeiCester opposed to what was called Emancipate°, and in favour of the object of the Petition. It was necessary for him (Mi. L. K.) to trouble the House with a few observations on the subject, as he knew that an opinion prevailed very generally throughout the country that Members sitting on the Ministerial side of the 11 use were afraid to declare these reel ss ntiments. For his own past, it was only necessary for him to state that he had seen or heard nothing to induce him to change his opinions—(Hear, hear, bear). He was identified in feeling as well as in interest with his constituents. Such being his sentiments, he thought it his duty at once to declate that the conduct of his Majesty's Mi. 'tasters had not been such as would induce him to re• pose the confidence in them which he had hitherto professed and felt. He had felt great confidence in the Noble Duke at the head of the Government. In como oft with every other mass in the country he owed that Noble Duke much for his signal and splendid ser vices; but the limit conduct of the Government on this question had shaken his confidence. He made this declaratism in the bold spirit of independence.— He owed no man, near no Government, any obliga tion; but he had been willing to serve in the Par. liamentary ranks under the Noble Duke as long as he adhered to those principles which he (Mr. L. Keck) considered advantageous tr the country and men. tially necessary for the maintenance of the consti union; but when any Moister departed from those priuciples, he ceased to have his support. There was no man in whom he had hitherto felt more confi dente than in the Noble Duke, and if he refused to advance him his confidence on this occasion, it w.is be cause he could give his confidence to no Minister under such circumstances. He felt himself bound, at a period like the piesent, thus to declate his sentiments. It be conscientiously believed that the measures about to be proposed, but still unexplained, would lead to the gins neral tranquillity,no man should hail them with morn pleasure; but lie could not for his soul bet:es e thost they could produce any such effect. He had se rived a cii colas from the Catholic Association, through their Agent. which removed all doubts from his mind on this sub ject. From those letiers it would appear that nothing but unqualified Emancipation—Emancipation without securities.— would satisfy t,e Roman Catholics. Ile was convinced from those levets that the Catholics did not view this merely as a teligrous, but as a political question. lie leered that if political power was ranted t r the Roman Catholics in this country. * would be 'thieved to the i ju y of the Protestant Church. In c.rtclusion. he bailed that he and those friends that agreed with him would fired tliem•elyeb nisi-Aitken. As liNg as he crior.cientiontly held those opinions, however erroneous, he trusted that the same credit ses u d he given to him its was laimetl lot utter . Ile ace for the best, and though his views mig,ht ap pear trim , us to of era, he could may say that they were , :fclated by li, judgment. Such were the stun i. Menus of the otiose.. u- r.d re pect . 4ble body whose petitions he had ow ti.e !mixr of p. esenting. They lucre distated by no bogotted views, but the petitioners iOnt erred that they west upholding the estalslishe. o ensit.uri s o n . as 'hey vette bound o do. AY CAVE contended that this pet ti is ought not to be taion as a decivis• proof chit the poo p e of Lacestershise were adverse to the measure et concession. He WAS the more aronished at what hasi! fallen from the Hoo. Member opposite with respect to •his reprehension of the conduct of his MAjest7's Go vernment, when he recoil cted that about 12 months since that Hon. Member had given in his adhefion to! the Noble Lord's (Goderich's) Administration, which was perfectly well known to favonrahle to the Ca tholics, and that lie had nut hr,iteed to solicit f that Noaleman sn appnintra, at for a pait) tor whom he telt i..t•r•stel—iHrar.) Mr. I.EUH KECK was as moth sorpti•ed as it WAS po•sib!e for any taw to be at re observations of the Hon. Member. was at a lots lot some time to itnagine w at request he had made which the H n. Memner was alluding to. He supposed, however, that the allus.on was in reference to ail application made by him (Mt LeshKock) for a situati.ln in the Stamp-office at Leicester fora person named Gregory. That per bell was n-t connected with him in any way whatever. He was totally indifferent t► him, and he had only foruarc'ed A tecommendati .11 in his behalf; but, "afore doing so, he distinctly sated that it must not be considered as t .erst.n.l (Arent', f r that if it was 63 t ffeted he torrid not Accept of it. Pie individual, however, got the situa• tiro), and he (Nlr. Legh K ck) was glad of it, for he hebeved him to he a worthy man. Is rd Goderich, how- mill, WAS newer more mistaken than if he considered that be (Mr. Legh K-ck) considered this appointment a: imposing any political obligation on him. obli gation, however, wet" some:lnng like that which the Honourable Member alleged, last Session, that he (Mr. Legh Keck) owed to him. 1 , 1 the ordinary course of pub lic duty he (Mr. L. K.)thought it necessary to correct one of the many mistakes into which the Hon. Member had fallen with res, , ect t r the corporation of Leicester, and the Honourable Memher con trued this into a personal attack, and wondered that he (Mr. Keck) could be sr , ungrateful. He had known the Honourable Member from a boy, and all his natural feelings induced him to, feel kindly towards him. He ft are! the Hon. Member would Sol no friends as rt-..aily a, those he had lost; but the Honourable Member had no friend more i ce.e than he was bef re the unmerited attack which the Ho nourable Member had th uAlit fit to make rat Win. He begged paid tie for troubling the Horse with so much of a personal naime, but these retrial ks had been forced from him--(Hear, Ilea.). Mr. OTWAT CA E s id, if the Hem. Member had been Ms friend, he had never received any practical prow of his friendship. —(Order, and cries of " Questioii. ') Sir C. II AsTi NGS gave his cordial approbation to the senti• meats of the Petition, watch he was sure was the general some of the people of Leicestershire. He believed, too, that the signatures were very respectable.— Ihe Petition was uruered to he on the table, and to be pr l nted. _ _ 111 r. LEGH KECK presented a bimilar Petition from Nar bormigh...._... Mr ICP.IP presented a sintihir Petition from the Protestant DiNeaten of UW(I. Mr. JOHN WOOD presented two Petitions in favour of the Catholic Claims from Lynaiiipton and from Charley. Admiral EVANS presented Petitions from the parishes of Cionmare, Comm, and Kilteren, in the county of Limerick; against the Catholic Claims. Mr. CURIItIS had some similar Petitions to offer to the House from that important town, and considerable too in point of population, in the county of Sussex, he meant the town of Brighton. It was signed by' nearly 8,000 persons. He believed the people of Sussex were twenty to oar against the Catholic Claims, in which opiniao be entirely coiticiJed. Mr. HEN It V 11(1W.11tD presented a similar Petition from Worthing, but stated that he believed the opposition to the t a thuhe Claims in Sioux had greatly decreased since the declaration by GUVerllllSclllt.--The Pentium were severally untried to lie on the table, and to he printed. Mr. A. D.% WSON presented Petitions from the Catholic in habitants of Drogheda; fsum Macclesfield, in Cheshire; and from several parishes in Louth, for relief horn their civil disabilities; and one against the Vestry Act. Captain CUST presesittsl a Petition from Whalley, in Lana. shire, and from twenty-four ur twenty-live other parishes is that county, in one of which Stony Buret College was situated, against the Catholic Claim.. Mr. DU NCOXI BE presented Petitions against Emancipation from different places in Yorkshire and Nottingham, amounting in the whole to :lit, an.l then said that, as the Right Hon. Secretary of State for the Home Department was not in his place, he begged to ask the Eight Honourable Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Right lion. Gentleman would bring forward his measure on Thursday neat, and, if so, what the nature of it would be, as no notice of it had yet appeared on the books of the House? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he could only state what he bad said oil a former evening, that on Thursday the Hight Hon. Secretary of State for the Houle De partment would make a motion to give effect to his Majesty's re commend,ttion. It bed not appeared on the books, from the Right Honourable Gentleman nut having been returned. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented two Petitions from Down and Derry in favour of Emancipation. Ile Clerk of the House, in reading them, was so accustomed to sn opposite prayer, that he read them as l'etitions against Eman cipation. which excited no small laughter. Mr. R. TREVOR presented two Petitions from Wales against Emancipation Mr. SLA N EY gave notice, that after Easter he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the burthens imposed on those who supplied the middle and lower classes with malt liquor. Tbr Hots. Blernber then moved for Returns relative to the relief of the por,frona January 1827 to January 1828.—Ordered. Mr. C. PAI.LM ER presented a Petition from a parish in Sur. rey, and another from the parish of St. John, Southwark, against Emancipation. He could not agree with those who said that Ca tholic Emancipation was inevitable, when it all depended upon a deterininatiod of his Majesty's mind, against which millioos of his subjects were petitioning —Petitions ordered to be printed. Mr. 0. CAVE presented a Petition from Leicester, signed by bye thousand persons, in favour of Emancipation, and some others from several parishes in Leicestershire ; alaosome from the Roman Catholic inhabitants of parishes in Ireland, which had been en trusted to him by Mr. trCesinell, whom he hoped soon to see in that lima. Both liogLiod and Ireland were greatly indebted to him for his exertions. Sir C. II ASTI NGS said that several signatures to the Leicester Petition bad been forged, and others obtained in a ptitious manner. Mr. 0. Cove, Mr. Huss. and Mr. Alderman WAtTli MAW, Calkil upon the Honourable Gentleman to give his authority for so grave a charge. Sir C. HASTINGS said that a list of forged names had bus given him, which be bad at boots. Two of the names was Satchel and Cooke. His informants were men of as much so spretability and wealth as the Honourable Gentlemen who pap *anted the petition was said to be. Mr. 0. CAVE said that he happened to have a letter in his pocket from Mr. Cooke saying not only that be signed the petition, but that he carried it about for signatute. Lord G. SOMERSET presented a Petition from Chepstow against Emancipation. Mr. P ROBY prevented two Petitions from Parishes In Wicklow, in favour of Emancipation. Mr. JERVIS presented a Petition praying for an alteration of the law repr.:lng settlement by hiring.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. Alderman WA ITH MAN presented a Petition from a Dis mining Congregation In Carter-lane, in favour of Emancipation. Lord 110 rHAM presented a Petition from Leominster against concessions to the Catholics. The Petition, the Noble Lord stated, bad 700 signatures, which it bad received in three days. and in. eluded six-sevetiths of the male population of that borough. It was the first coricerning Catholic Emancipation that had ever come from Ltontinster, is cause it was the first time that the inhabitants felt themselves bound to express their opinions on a question that for the first time came bettor Parliament with the aid and sanction of the Government. His own views agreed with those of the Pe titioners, and he regretted that he could not conscientiously vote with his Bight Hew. Friend (Mr. Peel), with whom,on sU other occasions, it was his good fortune to have concurred. Lord UXBRIDGE presented a Petition horn Dunning, in Perthshire, against the Cothube ClAißuk—To be printed. Lord G. SOMERSET übtritarti leave to lobos in a Bill.to alter and atiutid the Bill of last S:ssion relative to Madhouses. Mr. HUME moved for a vatiety of Returns relative to Light. house.—Alter a feW words from Lord Lownsaa and Sir C. t, ota, the motion prasisiteed to. Mr. 140.11 R • DRUMMOND moved for leave to bring In a Bill to render more easy the Recovery of Small Debts its the Shatirs Court hi Sceciund ; Which, after I liar Morns from Mr. Han, in commendation of t►e in, in, grimed. WADS AIM NUM ST A. GRANT brought up the Report of the Commhtee ' Ways and Mean Read. and a Bill ordered to be brought in. Sir A. GRANT brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply on t►e Ordnance Estimates, which were agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Earns MI/unit, the Hone resolved itself into a Committee on the Settlement by Hiring BM. The Report. after some observations from Sir J. Getman, Mr. SIANcY. and Mr. lil`gveta, was ordered to be considered on taw 47th; the Bin lh the forint tiros. to he primed. CATHOLIC RMAPICIPATION. Mr. DA W SON, ritTbebali nide, Nat e• Thireday nest the Right lien. Secretary world name, that trot part of bit Majesty's Spec' Amid be takrii into oosuideratiun wblth rrlated to the renieval of civil di.abilnies in Ireland. Ur. Alderman WOO -- D I:rough - 1 - i; a - Bill lor Allarnaing the Acts relating to the approaches to Loudon lkidge. which was read a Brat time. After the other Orders of the Day had bees dirpoted of, t►e I os se adios, gird at a Qoa STOOL to &Jag'''. MEETING TO ADDRESS THE KING. AIIRIDDIED LIM TILL MAIDSTONE JoURNAL. Yesteni 4 f. Mauch 2. pursuant to public auiverii.e ment, a very numerous meeting of the nobility. dells, and gentry of the county of keel s took place at the Bell inn. in this town. for the putpo.e of preparing an Address tr His Majesty, praying that no ll:them contessi , tris may be grouted to the If man Cathtd Shortly after one o'clock the large room was compkt•ly Sled with individsuds of the lira respectability, muss whim we dr served— Tbe Honourable Colonel Wingfield Stratford. Carload Soitham Sr W. Twystlen ' Sir John Midget.. the Reverend Sir J. Filmier, lieverend Dr. llarsbam, Honourable Captain King, Honourable and Reverend H. Neville. Humeral& and Reveund F. J. Noe, Honourable and Reverend Mr. M. J. Sophism, George Gipps, Rsq. ml. D. D. Deism. 'Esq. W. O. liminiond. Ssq. J. P. Plum ire, MAI. and a long list of r o ost arspect able Gentlemen ' well &mown for their attachment to our Protestant Constittrion, "those names „ it would be too tedious to mention. _ _ Joum CATOL Rog of Beckenham, proposed that tlw Honourable Colonel Wingfield Stratton' .hould take the Chair. The Itev. W. F. Coes seconded the motion, which was received with peat approbation. The Gallant Culotte! imm-diately proceeded to the Chair, say ing—" Gentlemen, I shall obey your commands with the greatest pieworre." Gs ;nog Cirri, Esq. then rose, and addres.ei the meeting to the tollosting effect : Colonel Stratford, and Gentkateth we aseet fere this day under the m'ss extraordinary ci•cainstances in svisich this country is placed, with reference to that important subject, the ltomaa Catholic question. We passed the lasi samosa in a state of the greatest anxiety, cauwd ay the suspi cious conduct of some M his Majesty'. Ministeis ; but we closed the •umater in the tuli and firm conviction 1 tbat they would Irt the country rattan to that happy and peacelal state is hick it has experienced tinier our Protestant coisstitu , ion —Meat it is not my inten tion on this occasion to deuin you with a long speech; indeed I feel quite incoospetent to do so ; but haw. ing perceived, by the tepotu in the daily Papers, bow the addresses to Parliament foal the Plotestatit inhabitants of this comas y ate dissegarJrd, l do con ceive it our duty to present a loy t and dotiful address to our beloved Sovereign. prayi.ig his Majesty to ward off from the country those dangers with which it is' thteatened—(Leed cheers). With regard to the sup posed securities, on which some persons lay so much stress, and which are said to be sufficient to satisfy the Protestant mi..d, I must say, that every man of com mon 'ease must see tie fallacy of 'realities of any kind, for the combination which exists in the Roonsh Church, and all over the world, to propagate and establish the doctrines of their religion. especially into Britain—for how-mat %kola may be unosolered as the deadliest foe of the Ramis . ° Church—(Loud cheer ing). That combination, I say, is so extensive, pow. r- WI, and well organised. that it would be impossible to embody in an Act of Pas liament any securities which that combination would not hereafter defeat and a n n u l. Gentlemen, I do hope that, notwithstanding the firmness and determination which the Prime Minister has shoou, he will not attempt to force upon the country a mea sure so odious to oar principles. and so repugnant to our feelings—(Loud cheers). Let us be unanimous in agreeing that an address shall go up to the Throne, assuring the King, the true father of his Giallo& people. of oar loyalty and attachment to his person, anl im ploring him to prevent the adoption of meastves calcu lated to weaken and destroy our Protestant constitu tion—(Loud cheers). I beg to move the following re solution— That an avowal having been made in the House of Commons by a Minister of the Crown that it is access .ry to " break in upon the Protestant. settlement of latlit," this Meeting deems it to be highly proper that the Inhabitants of the county of Kent should have an opportunity of Laying at the foot of the flume their humble but earnest opinions and prayers upon a declaration so vitally threat. ening their dearest interests. W. 0. HAMMOND. Esq.—Mr. Chairman, I beg to. second the resolution that has been proposed to the meeting, and I shall occupy your attention fir but a' very few moments, to exerm my wa-m concurrence in the resolution itself, and in the Ketieral obj cis of this meeting. The Address to his Majesty will, I trust, be unanimously adopted here, and signed in every town and parish throughout the county, without a single ex ception.—(Hear, hear.) In addressing a body of intel. ligent Englishmen, it is hardly necessary for me to in form them that the Church of Rome assumes to itself an especial Catholicity. by which it contends that the succession to the priesthood has been handed down from the apostles to her priests solely and delusively, that they alone are compe ens to perfos in divine service, arid that it is an impious assumption of the authority of GOD for any other church to give directions or advice in spiritual conceits,. Those who ,upport such doc• trines as these must be entitely adve se to all °ther . churches or denumin mons cf Christians, and still undoubtedly seek every is cans of pe. vesting ant de% stroying them. On another subjezt to which I tel it necessary to allude there may Perhaps he considerable difference of opinion—that is, the neces ity for a disco lotion of Pa a lie went —(Losid appl ruse)—on which there may be many shades and diversity of sentiment. Far be it from me to attempt to blind y.O to the anal teapot cant cons. quences which must result from a moo MIN of this sort. Gentleness, some persons attempt to persuade the kingdom that an act of this sort on the past of his Majesty would operate as a reproach on the House of Commons, as if it were unworthy of the truss re posed io it. This is nu such thing, and sm.;ht not to be c.msidered for a moment. Ii Wbuld only tend to give the people an opportunity of expressing their opi- Mons when a measure is brought forward infringing on the fundamental principles of the Constitution—(Loud cheets). Evi ry body knows lull well that the Hi use of Commons, as now constaured, does not represent the true feeling of the counts y ; tor at the last general elec tion, in 1826, the country placed such fuel and implicit confidence in the House of Peas. that the Ituman Ca tholic Question was not m ide a m ter of paramount importance. The Commons do not cei tautly represent the people—(" Certainly not"). The Honourable Geo tleinan sat down amid loud applause. Colonel SIAATVORD —Gentlemen, before I read V you the Resolution, allow me to return you any sincere, th inks fur the honour you have conferred upon me ,a I electing me your Chairman, which office I shall fill t. the belt of my Mirky, though (said - die gall ut Coload most emphatically) I see • ars uad me those who a e Much more able to do justice to your *OW thin mi. mil—many hemp U' able, loyal. staunch litoteqint friend, IL ad cheers), who cal.not be exceeded in I stye to their King and Const.to•io,...-(Continued cheers). It delights my heart to see yrs here—(Continued cheer.), and L p-.nd of th situation you have placed me ill. The Ham. Co noel then teed the Itesolt.tion, and alter the words," the inhabitants the county of Kent," addi d, *Pith notch fervour," Oar noble county. I d ill say: Oa the question being per the hand of every Gentleman in the imbeting was held up hi favour at it oithout one disenstiont. sad nee un Infinity washaiirJ with bend cheers. J. P i'Lutartity, .C.tairman IhM reqoestal ter take lot u the proceeding, 01 the J y, as.4l if the alvetti e mut which convened this m vting calls on tko e who at opposed to farther concessions to the Ito• San Catholic., I surely am invited, for I am a ost firstly 4% T /tiled to so danger. u. and unconstitutional a mea. sate. It is bj cted to vs that • e !lave sown dissensions —that it is we who h ye britight the country to its di:- elected s ate. This I tidy' , centiaditt. I affirm that stove orisons, whether us Parl anent or nut of Pa.lie mi nt, ints• inleora e the ROOOlllll Catholic Wien% are the create t e arum• to their count. y—(Chrer ). Lod why? eircau a they hare Ithsesed auil car uraged ambitious and tact ous hil l es which never can be 'calked consis tently with the safety . four Protestant Constitution, or she cellar• of t r Empire—(Ch ere). This is a tremens. does national crisis—(Cbeeri) I quote t.ccoid with the illustrious Dokeaf she House of S ussnick who said the ether say. The only question is. sh ill England be a P pish or a Protestsnt ct.uoiry ?"—tlead chee s). — Such is truly die state of the que tie's, and in such a situation well may it be said Euga expectsevery man to do his duty' —(Ch , ers). As much may yet be done by faithful, uncompromising Protestants, 60 may we Jo much by encouraging one aria. her to a faiths , fut. steely. firm lineal conduct. I feel I ought to apolo. gi e to you for buffeting my general feeling to carry me hum the se ()lotion which I rose to propose which is— .. dutiful dress be presented to hisdajesty, prays. ing him to tak- t e sense. f his people by a dissolutioa mein, before he consents to any m easure' break- m g in epee our happy Coattatution:" I hope all will awe! in passigig this resolution. It has been stated in the puhlic pints, and not contradicted, that his MA. je-ty did not give his assent to the proposed measure till Isis ►Ministers had /pegged and entreated him to do an, and ewes then not without expressing many fears. If this be the case, let the voice of the people be beard in one simultaneous shout, which shall find a respon sive chord in the Royal breast to rib:ate at the sound— to diffuse pleasure, satisfac.ion, contentnieut, and pro:. perity to the country—(Ch cgs). Let us thaw near to our Sovereign, and assuse hisu that .f, in any part of his dominion., ambition-, designing demagogus seek to embarrass his Government, and overturn the Constr. union, lie will find iii the county of Kent trim faithful Protestant subjects, who are ready to stand up in h•s deleoce, and, it necessary, to devote their lives for the security of his Royal person and the Protestant Con stitutiou —(Loud cheers). The Hon. Gentleman that reed the following address: "To TMI [1243 . 5 MOST mccataxst Kaaanv. "May it please your Majesty, • We, the underdgned Protestant freeholders and other lalta- Mem of the noway of Kent, approach your alajery wit► semi. •sensor( taitliful attachment ar.d undivided allegiance. We regard poor Majesty not only as the ruler of a mighty empire, but, under Goa, protector of tb: Protestant itelt s ion within these realms ; and we humbly submit to your Alaji-aty that the firm support of the i sm is eswittially nev-as-iry to the greatness and glory of the other. '• We bare learned wok the ai.evest sorrow and alarm that a Slini‘ter of the Crown bas avowed in the House of Common. that one glorious Constitution, as waled at the Revolution of 16sa • is now to be broken In upon.' thetefore beg leave 'nimbly to state. to your Majesty our conviction that the atamidoentest of that set , element will be attended will the wined danger to the manned faith, and the civil sad religions liberties of year Majesty's subjects of Great Britain and Ireland. 4 - We are unable to discover In the present state of the Itomi.h Church soy deviation trues those pin - betides and practices which fataretly esposed this kingdom to peril. We see the word of Goo withhold from the people, sod their consciences subjected to the •ebondage of a Priesthood, itself bound by oath to a roreign r g r. We see a spirit of ambition pervadmg that Chards, and religion weed m an engine to promote its political alerandisetneut and we casino: but tear its designs against our dearest right-, as *objects of a free and Protest/Lot State, and our best bupes di professors of a pure faith. •• We confidently rely upon your Majesty's recognition of those principles which vested the Crown of there realms in that liue of succession of which your Majesty is the august repeeseniative— ! principles fur which the holy sanction of your Coronation Oath, mid the memory of your beloved and venerated father, must enhance your Majesty's regard, and in the defence of which we offer your Majesty our willing and best support. " It however, wider any persuasion, your Majoity can te is doted to entertain a doubt as to the expediency of adhering so those principles, we earnestly implore your Majesty to diatribe your present Parliament, and to affutd your faithful subjects an oppor tunity of expressing their sent.vvents on so hazardous and vital a dunge in the British Constitution—a change opposed, we venture to say, to the interests of time redgion, in promoting which alone individuals and nations can look fur the favour and protection of Goo. " We pray that he may bless your Majesty, and may direct your Councils for the welfare of your Kingdom and the glory of our Church." The Hon. Captain Knio—l beg to second the motion. Ma Hon. Coalman then put the motion that-the Address be adopted, which was carried unanimously with loud cheers. Joint Ceres, E q. nest addressed tie meeti g, and said, he had listened with very great pleasure to the resulutions which had been cart ied, but tose in conse quence of a diSculty which had occurred to him in ge wig the Address presented to His Majesty, for be was sure these was not a gentleman present who would . be disposed to trust it w either of the StCftlatiel of State, who had altered their line cf conduct in so es• traordinary a manner. Out Ps oteamit Constitution has, however, left open to us one door through which be trusted they e. uld be able to get the Address to His • Majesty. He would propose th it Lord Winchilsea and Lord Bexley b. r quested to pray an aodience of His Aiajely, ill order to peseta , . the Address of the County o f lc or.—( Lou d Cheers.) M. D L. DALHON, &q. seconded the motion, • which was ctrreed with loud applause. The lies. PHILIP La Gsyr inf .rmed the Meeting that Committees had already been formed in East and West Kent for obta . • g signatures to the address, and those Committees would be glad to have their proceed ings sanctioned by this Meeting. Colonel STRATFORD-4 shall propose that quo LIOD to the Meeting in the words of the Rev. Mr. Le Ger, • that the proceedings of the Committees its East aid West Kent, fur obtaining signatures to the address, b sanctioned by this Meeting.—Agreed to unanimously. Thanks were then voted to Colonel Steeirroaa for his viaduct in the Chair. Jolts Citron, Esq. begged to propose, before the Meetia i r, separated, " That this Meeting cannot refrain from expressing their high adadratiou of their brother Protestant who have by their noble exertions for the Coastitutiou of their country, ret uned Sir Bohm Harry Inglis, Bart. as their Representative foe the soden aid loyal University of thford ; and the warmest thanks Odds Meet lug are hereby offered to he Duke of Newcastle, the Earls el Winchthea and Bldee, Lords Bexley and other Peers, and to the Marquis of Chandos, Sir Edward Knatcldiall and Sir asSses Harry Inglis, Bart& and other Members al the Howe of Cm amiss, for tbeit Ara and manly opposition to tire measure WS" allied Roman Cacho& Einaaclpation." M. I) D. DALISON, Eel. seconded the motion s wbiir ass carried with applause. I . , - V 1 , i i 1 , r i• . . • f • i ! I ... i i c, 1 . , , f c t ' .1 Ni . i t t tel f 1 i, t i I . • t e . 6 t. s 0