The National Register. — London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

r~ f.ll lb.- .ME.677NG OF AIMICHAN 11.4NKERS, AT THE EGYPTIAN HALL. One of the most extraordinary meatings we hare , ever witnessed took place on Wednesday in the Egyptian Hall, which the Lord Mayor consented to lend to the respectable body of Merchants and Bankers who stetted the late requisition for calling a meeting upon the sub ject of the Declaration which lately issued from a few persons denominating themselves loyal. Long before the gates of. the Mansion House were open, a great multitude of the friends of the snug party blocked up the way, and at twelve the rush Into all the avenues was most overpowering. The Hall was filled in half an hour. There was every appearance of conflict lung previously to the entrance or the Lord Mayor. At a quarter before one Sir W.Curns appeared on the hustings, and immediately a number of hats waved in she air, and a powerful opposition was set up. At mie precisely the Emil Mayor entered amidst loud cheers. He was followed by Alexander Baring, Esq. J. Smith, Esq. (brother to Lord Carrington), Aldermen Wood and W aithman, and a great number of respectable persons. The LORD MAYOR stated to the meeting she occasion ',lion which the requisition, signed by several of the most respectable men in the City of London, had been pre seined. A ttttt ngst such a multitude there most necessa rily be difference of opinion, and he therefore entreated that an impartial hearing would be given to may gt:Dile- DUD who presented himself. JOHN SNITH, El. stood forward and said, that it fell to him to have the honour of introducing to the notice of die meeting certain resolutions, and to state the reasons that induced hint and the gentlemen with whom he was acting to submit them to their con sideration. The first resolution, which asserted the custom of Aletchants, ike. to hold public meetings on questions of importance, was of great tiro eat. A de claration from such a body, by public advertisement, must always be considered ofgreat weight in Parliament. Discussion was ever favourable to the interests of truth, and he maintained that discussion could not be held in any close assembly unconvetied by public advertisement. The second resolution expressed that there could of course be no objection to—loyalty to the King—abhorrence of blasphemy and sedition, and love of the Constitution,on the pure adrainistrati 111 l of which the interests of society depended.—(Clicers.)--The third resolution alluded to the fact, that notwithstanding the great agitations of the the prevailing disposition of the people wasattach swot to the Constitution, and that whatever instances of disatiet don had appeared, or were likely to appear, the laws were quite sufiicietit to put them down. He had heard with great concern that the laws had not been put in effect against certain indit ideals who had publicly stated opinions Inconsistent with the nature of coil soci ety, who had advised, that after a certain day no taxes Should be paid, and DO laws should be obeyed, and who hail promoted the melancholy scenes that had taken place at Manchester.—(Here there were roars of disap probation from the VIM Loyalists, and great applause and waving of hats from the great bony of the Hall.) — Those who voted with him (Mr. Smith) were friends to law and order, and were most anxious that the laws should be judiciously administered for the benefit of all. (Hisses and groans mingled with applause.)—The fourth resolution had reference to the Press, the freedom of which was inseparable from the very existence of the British Constitution. He regretted much to see any attempts further to restra'u that invaluable Bliglautl owed the refOrntation of her religion, the esta blishment of civil liberty, and her most valuable insti tutions, to the efforts of a free press. (Cheers and hissts.) —The fifth resolution was also one of great importance to a nation so much interested in the maintenance of th, public credit, and treated of the existence of dilli eulties and grievances which were aggravated by the pro ceedings adopted against her Majesty.—(Loud cheers and great tutnult for some minutes.)--As soon as the noise subsided, Mr. S. said, the ianguage of the resolu tion was no other than that which was adopted by the House of Commons, a body who had declared that thie,e proceedings were derogatory to the principles of the Crisis us and injurious to the best interests of the people. Tile last resolution included a petition to the House of Commons, praying that that House would adopt some immediate measures to restore the nation to a slate of tr &c.—(The Hall was in a complete uproar when the last resolution was read, and Mr. Smith's en ileavotirs to be heard were all itteil'ectual.)—The Gentleman them moved the first resolution. BODDINGTON, Esq. seconded the resolution. He said lie would not tr utile the meeting with any observations, as if lie were to address them he should merely repeat the observations of his worthy friend who had just sat down. Sir W. Cu elle stood forward, end was received with flue most Imisterous applause by a uuother of the Ultra Royalists who were in from of the hustitigs. The worthy Alderman said he had the utmost respect for many of tae gentlemen us ho %%lied the requisition, and ill many things he completely agreed with them, but he dillered from them ni tterially mum time subject of politi e s, A s Hines were Collnecsed with the name of it Vomit. lle concluded by moving, the previous question. The LORD MAYOR had interposed to procure a herr ing for Sir William, butt the applause is as of so mood toots a nature, that all hopes were given up of au) further quietness during the tidy. Mr. litisaNQUET stood forward to second the amend ment. A. BARI sio,liei. then stood 1;1 ward, and immediatelt the Ultra Loyal party set tip a yell, which ilie interte- JCSICC of the Lord NI ayt)r cot:id ;,set for a 11110:11clit repress. —Mr. B. said lie hoped the persons who were thins pre. relating Ireedom of discussion, would cease to tdiend the meeting by conduct calculated to throw disgrace upon a Spali •Itts Assembly. A meeting as the Alereitants of the City of London should be couthicted with some order amid solemnity, and utu t .lu.rd those around hint to 1 , 2 „ - _ `,i THE NATIONAL REGISTEIt pay attention to the few words he intended to address to than. He had been induced to sign the requisition for those reasons;.—lie hoped he would be allowed to say, that a more honourable set of names was never placed in a requisition than those which were snoseribed to the requisition oat which they had asseinlded. When cer tain persons roused the milt:nu:mon of the country by the most atrocious proceedings—e Great tumult; lint a word of any speech wad heard alter this. The interior . S'NOCC of lilt' Lord Mayor was quite ineffectual. Several penults climbed over the hustings, and groaned and hissed. The Ultra Loyalists seemed disposed to carry every thing by storm. They cried out to tile Lord Mayor to dissolve the meeting. "Nu, no," said Alderman %Voisd, " We'll not dissolve the Hall, notwithstanding your ormeeuvres; we'll try ow strength with you ") The Lodi> MAYOR stood upon the chair, and held the resolutions in his hand—" Gentlemen," said he, " I see you are determined to hear no discussion-1 shall put tote question to you without any fort her ceremony."— His Lordship then stepped to the front or the hustings, and poi the previous question, which had been moved by SO' W. Cutts. Alderman Wood took his 'tattoo at the front of the hustings, in order to prevent the multi tude limn voting erroneously, which they might have been led to do, in consequence of the tumult. Ald. rman Waithman took his station on the chair, and acted in IsnigNi with Alderman Wood, and the pre vious trptestion was lost by about 3 to I. The resolutions were men carried amidst shouts of appl 'use. Tll,lllk, were then voted to the Lord Mayor wine cheers, and the MCCtIII6 was dissolved. BLACKHEATH MEETING. BATTLE ROYAL ROYAL AMONG THE LOYALISTS. At six o'clock no Tlit.rsilay a Nleeting of the Iltitabri. allig Of the litindreds of lii ekheatit and Little and Lessness, ht the County of Kent, tank ',lace at the Great Room of the Green Man, tin the Heath, for the purpose of taking into consideration tile expediency ut presenting a Petition to the Cot 11111 l nis House of Parlia ment, praying them to adopt such measures as may be deemed necessary to prevent the institution of any fur ther proceedings against her Majesty the Queen ; also to pray that her Alajqsty's name may be mittirMately inserted in the Liturgy, and that site may be forthwith put into the possession of all her just Rights and Dig nities as Queen Co.isort of these Realms. The Requi sition, in pursuance of which this .‘leeillig was caned, was signed by T Chamherlayne, Rector of Chariton, as Chairman of the ( on. mittee. So early as five o'clock a consider.ae number of per sons assembled in the room, malty 01 wl were said to la, lima to Greenwich Hospital. and they took pos session of the seats of the table. Some time after, a Gentleman belonging to the Committee came forward, read a Letter of apology trust the Rev. Mr. Chamber layite, stating that severe indisposition, s confined Juno to his bed, unfortunately prevented his attendance ..t toe Meeting; but lie said that his !Wan was with them, althomm his person was not, and he wished suc cess to their Resolutions. A Gentleman then proposed Mr. Williams to the Chair, and the latter immediately accepted the office, though he said he was not a ij,ieenite ; but he would endeavour to act impartially. His °tier to take the Chair, in which, however, he seated himself at once, was met with great disapprobation A Mr. Whittle was named by several others to till the Chair, and with ap parently more satisfaction to the Meeting. Mr. Wiivems stepped Mrward, i i the midst of cries of " men for ever!" and said, tiiat though an I ble individll:ll, he was ready if called iiponoo take the Chair. He observed, that, though he waa miscalled an enemy to the House of Brunswick, and other opprobrious names, yet he would say, that he would be the first mail in nine of need, to stand forward at the isk of his life, to deterid the King and the Laws.—(Cries of bravo 1 ) The party who had already, Cromwell like, taken possession of the Chair, and installed Mr. 11illhains it, interrupted Mr. Wiiittle with great t ttt sit, and said lie was no Chairman—they would have Mr. Williams or Mr. Low titles, and the latter in vain tried to obtailt hearing. \l r. Williams, lint liking his °thee as much as his friends dd, left the Chair, and Mr. Whittle stood op in it, declaring his tired determination to remain there if that was their wish, and he begged to put it to the vote. Lowsroes main tried to obtain a lii.aring, hut tOr the first mile the strength of his lungs failed. 011 t he question fin a Chairman lkeing at length put, there was au immense majority in idllollll of Mr. %A' it tt le. ...... A set of Resolutions for the furtherance of the object of those who called the Meeting were now put, but the noise of cat-calk, and the uproar of the opposite party drowited all anemias at discussion, or even hearing one word of the question. lit the midst of this tunlolt the Resolutions were read, and Mr. W. was in the act of reading the Pelham 'omitted nil them, when Chair, Chairman, and all were precipitated nom their place, and that end of the room was a %yew of tile most Ms eraceitil not. la the midst of this tumult, and while hr Ex-chairman lay prostrate, one of the Ultra.loyal.sts put a chair on the table, an.l Mr. LowialLs was hued Ina) it. The NVortily Gentleman looked perfectly com posed amid this scene. The gravity of Mr. Lowndes vas 111)1 biljkl"11 until , iu emulation of the first upset in Mr. Whittle, the table of wilich he was placed was suddenly tumbled trout miller hint, anti Ise and the chair were 41%..1111r4m u. Teti Seellied um• steal fur terminat ing ail •ilisctissiou, and the strength in e•ictt party was iloW in lie sileamilred by their corporal lengths mom the floor, fattier than by the moral itilitteuce of their re. spective speeches. A regular combat now c 1111 l !mimed, Jllll was carried hit with great sigotir and various toe- cess; chairs and tables yielded to the pressure, and much damage was done to toe lurtlittire in the . Tins ittsgracelisl sour lasted for more than a quarter 01 an hour. At the time Mr. Whittle:lumped tipou a table, which, from being at the side of the room, had hitherto escaped the havuek, and declared that he was made a prisoner by the High Constable. He therefore dis solved the .Meeting, and said the Resolutions had been passed. This declaration was received with cries of— " No, ; keep the Chair ;we small protect you." lie then expostialand With tile said lie must go, as tie was a prisoner, and he implored them to retire peaceably. While he was speaking in this manner, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Bicknell, the Vestry Clerk, and several others, gut into the music gallery of the room, and proceeded to read the Riot Act. The people in the room exclaimed they would tint quit—they were legally to excercise a constitutional right, and won hi inn retire, as they knew all the others wanted was to get them out, and then frame a hole and corner Address. ' Air. Bicknell Oleo came down into the room with a Prayer Book in ms hand, and proceeded to swear in several persons as special Constables. Alter having sworn in about twenty-four, they made a regular advance, headed by Mr. Bicknell, to the top of the room, and attempted to seize several persons. The attempt was resisted, and they were driven back. They rallied at the other cud of the roam, closed the doors, reinforced their strength, and rushed onwards again, when they succeeded im taking two men ; but not till alter a very violent stinggle. These two they earrieu off, and Inc ited up in all adjoining room. Tliev then lined all the passages in tile house and the stair case, and he sl nm o dy rein- Mreed, they again took three or four more, afar a pin• [raved struggle. One gendenia II was collared by one of UMW fellows, and on asking venal oHence lie had com mitted, was told for crying hie " Queen for ever." Tnis sea& was carried on mini after seven o'clock. and during it the mirrors of this floe room were shattered in various places, and the candles were put out, and some as often relighted. It was impossible to judge accurately how many were in custody; but, we believe, about eleven were eventually carried out of the room. The Hugh Constable seemed to be disposed to calm the uproar ; but the Ultra, were determined to carry every thing by knee! As this Aleeting must be made the sultiect of legal enquiry, we forbear to mention the names of-the persons that were handed to us as those of the foremost of the riot mt. MEETING OF ST GEORGES PARISH, HANOVER SQUARE.. On Thursday a very numerous and respectable Meet. ing of the Pari.ihioners of the Parish in St. George. Hanover Square, was held at the Great Hoorn, Haunch of Venison Yard, Lower 'look Street, to take into cull. sitleratioo the propriety of presenting a Congratulatory Address to her UaJesly on ,he failure of the Bill of ('n u ns and Penalties, and to petition the House ef Coininosis to discountenance any further proceedity,s against her ,M.ijesty, and also for a ROOTIII J. C. Hoshousa, Esq. iii the Chair. At one o'clock the Chairman, ace ttttt panied by Mr. Peter Moore and other Gentlemen, entered the room amidst loud cheers. Mr. Hoattoosa stated to the Aleetfirg, that it W3O itecete.ary every one of them should hr of ed that a Remeistlion, sugued by upwards of ISO respectable in. habitants, had been sent to Lord Amherst, one of the Churchwardens of the transit, to call a Meeting fur the purpose out which the present was assembled, and that to that Retplisition the Noble Lord was please' to send a refusal. '1 tie answer of bird Amherst stated, that he did not CollieliCT Mill he had right, as Curchwarden of the parish, to convene a public meeting.—(Cries 01— '. Shaine!" and hisses.)—[Here the Reqmsitiots and Answer were read.)—Mr. doghouse read letters from Samuel Whitbiead and Joseph Home, Env.. expressing regret at not being able to attend tliemeetin g ., but stating their hearty coucurrence in the of of lute meeting. The Chairman then said, that hat tog read the R. qui sition and Answer of Lord Amherst, he hoped, that without being supposed to entertain any personal hos tility towards the Noble bird, he might be allowed to remark, that his Lordship had very erroneous views of his duty as Churchwarden, for Lord Castlereagh himself had, when the gagging bills were in progress, declared that the public opinion could lie easily expressed in each parish, under the sanction of the Churchwardens or other functiotiarie:. Now, if Parish Meetings were nuts authorized to meet tinder such atit hinny, how were they to meet ? bird Castlereagh had in the House answered the objections ollered to one of his favourite measures, by asserting tile authority under which Parish meetings were to be held. Butt, thank God, Lord Cas ' tlereagii had enough of Parocliial Meetings—(a laugh), —and he would, no doubt, be happy to filtld 'Amongst his tools (God lorhid that bard Anthem should he called one) those who would be ready to present every Mist tele in their power to the hornier expression of the public feeling. L aril Casilreeagh, after all that he and his colleagues had done, still persisted in saying that he had the confidence of the people.—(A laugh.)—Cer tautly the Noide Lord could Ilia draw this inierence from the parochial meetings, or, II lie did, the parochial meetings must in (inure take care to make themselves more intelligible—but Ministers petiraps had gut unto the knack of judging, as old svnnieu judged front dreams by contraries.—(Applause and latiglite.r). The ‘Vorthy Chairman concluded ; by expressiiig a hope that they would p-thath lute tithh,e hi Chit, iiiiii Mr. P. Nloort rs•ael the Resoliniuos and Aldress.— They were proposed and seconded by two Parisilloheis ; and, after a SIATCII bout Mr. N.cliolson, i.t which that Gentlentall with 11111 C II (uric attacked the conduct of :Ministers, the Residuum's, Address, and Petition, were agreed to Unanimously. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman. eire. the meeting broke op. Major General Lord Charles Somerset is about to embark to resume Lis Government at the Cope of Good Hope. __ ---_