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LOYAL MEETINGS. MEETING OF THE COUNTY OF FIFE. Thursday a Meeting of the Freeholders, Jus tices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Supply, was held in the County Rooms, at Cupar, pur suant to a Requisition, very respectably signed, for the purpose of considering of the propriety of voting a Loyal Address to his Maje,ty on-ene preske staie of the conntry. By half-past 12 the rnost numerous assemblage had collected ever witnessed in, the County' Rooms, except on elec tion occasions. Clj:1? - 11ANE,'Sheriff Depute for the county, then, rase p - tid " Gentlemen, y'oU are all aware that we are met iw consequence of a requi sition - addressed to myself, signed by a very re spectable number of freeholders indeed, caring ...upon us to take into .consideration ale propriety of Noting a dutiful awd - loyal.Address-to his Ma jesty." The Sheriff Depute here read the letter of -requisition, and.. afterwards moved' that the Earl of Kellie be'requested to take the Chair, which, .being seconded, was carried unanimously. The Earl of KELLIE, on taking the Chair, briefly stated theObjects•of the Meeting, which, he Said, were to consider of declariug.their loyalty to. the Throne and attachment' o the Constitu tion, and afterwards to . , qress their sentiments on the state of the Country. `then rose and'said--'' My ji:eg . ,leave :to move that the following Alriress . beAtdopted by this Meeting," l'he•A'cittress was handed to the Sheriff De pute, and read by him to the MeetiUg... It pro f..,.s!ied-- loyalty and attachment to tire !chrome and Constitution, complaining of disaffection and sAition,lnd pledged the Country to resist their attacks. . 'T.'ihe• Add - ress was seconded by Mr. TrioAs Bia;ct:, of Gyangetnuir. The Sittnur DEPUTE here apologised for in tFrrupting the business of the ikleeting ; but he had otaittetho. state that he had received a letter from - Lord Balmuro, expressing his Lordship's approbation of the object of the Meeting, bat re tting his inability too attend it. - Mr. A vrouN, nchdairnie, proposed an Amendment. It repre'sented the loyalty of the Meting in spirit and terms as strongly as in the original Address; it expressed a regret for disaf fection, if any existed, and for the licentiousness of the Press on both sides of the question, and recommended an alteration in the measures of his Majesty's Government. Several other crentlemen followed Mr. Ay toun.—The Meeting at length divided,.. when there appeared— For the or:gi mil Address B5 Fur the amendment 35 A‘ltijority THE 130R0UGH MEETING A meeting was to have been held on Saturday, of sot - 11c? respectable inhabitants of the Borough of Southwark, to propose,a Address; but Southwa r k, lik e - other places; has its, Radicals, and its Patriots; and thjPatriots and Radicals -•,---nnisy and enlightened as - Loose of Palace-yards.nd C ovent-garden. They .are staunch friends to the liberty or - cluing__ what they pleaseand great admirers of that Tree'dom of discussion which is all on one side. They musterell their forces on Saturday; and prac -tlcally illustrated these their favourite principles. The parties who Convened the meeting clearly dis cerned the Radical tumult • that was prepared, ani very propeily disdained to enter into the contest. 'Whoever -has seen a whole theatre dis turbed by fifty noisy fellows in the-one shilling gallery, can easily comprehend how an equal number of patriots, with sound lungs and daunt less faces, may impede, and even defeat, the ob jec,t of a public meeting. Respectable persons ruttier choose to: relinquish the field than contend for a .victory, which, when obtained, does not compensate for the degradation of the struggle. This.. was precisely the feeling of those Gentle men who. convened the Meeting at the St. Olave Vestry Hall, on Saturday. They left the pa triots in undisturbed possession. of the Hall, and adjourned, to' another place, where they drew up and sinned a .loval Declaration. . . .On Friday last, at a,numerous and spectable Meeting of the % ,'habitants of Plymouth Dock, the p . a.rish of Stoke Dannerel, held in the Town hall.(Wm..FOOT, Esq. in the Chair), a..loyal9n dutiful Address to the King was unanimously agreed to, 4 Requisition has - fieen .presented to the High Siteriffolthe county of `Dublin, calling Upon him to convene a Meeting of " the'NObility, Clergy, Gentlemen, and Freeholders, for the purpose of preliarin, a loYal'and dutiful Address to his'mOst gtacioUsMajesty, expressive," says the Requi- Sititin;" of 'our inviolable attachment to his Ma jesty; and bur ineStimable. Constitution." The High Sheriff has appointed one o'clock on Satur day next (last) for the Meeting, which is - to be held at the :New-Court-house, Kilmainham.. • On'Thursday a .loyal and dutiful a-ddress to his . Majesty was unanimously-agreed to at a meeting of the noblemen and gentlemen of 13erwickshire: -• -Dutiful and loyal 'addresses to his !Majesty were last Week" voted by the Town Council . of 13Antt and 'the preSbYtery of Aberdeen. The loyal and dutiful Address, in opposition to that which was recently carried by the irre gular introduction of Lord 'Viscount Njilton into the 'Chair,' signed by a large majority of the piincipal inhabitants of the CloSe and City of Feterborongh, has been presented to his Majesty by the Right Hon. Lord Sidmouth, and wasmost graciously I:eceive(l.--:-:(Siai4brd Paper.) • The Loyal Addl'ess:,.,to "the King from this City was transmitted to our worthy Representa. tiWes. :for proseutation, Ott Monday se'imight. This Address, and thoso from the ditfereni IP : a:rishes in our City and Suhurbs,-previously sent teLCOntaiited' the `signatures of upwards o f si x • • •,•• • _ a ucl bitoim . of:thentost•respertable inhabitants; - and twl,•tyl..isignature was' added the res id ence ' an d I . .lPo l l'4g4iotli` Vl' the partie's.-L•( Bristol Journal,). SIR HARCOURT LEES, (From 7'he Dublin Patriot, Dec. 23.) If we are to judge from the London and Pmg lish Provincial Papers and Reviews, Sir HAR COURT LEss's writings seem to have superceded, in publit•estimation and interest, even the works and novels of Sir Walter Scott. The Anti-Ja cWll Review for November, after holding Rev. -Baronet up as an example for the empire and publishing his three late works, thus speaks of this vigorous and distinguished writer [C Within the last twelve months no less than twelve publications, from the ,prolilic pen of this able and sarcastic writer., have arrested the public attention in an UNPARALLELED degree,- and op posed, with singular effect, the torrent of Jacob inism in England, and of Popery in Ireland ;" and assures us . that, " at the solicitation of some of the most distinguished characters in the empire, his works are to be collected and published in 2 volumes; one embraCing the political, the other the relizioussubjects." Tim SUN London Paper of the - Bth,..after pu!Aishimr his third celebrated Letter to the People of England, remarks that " it is written with all the spirit which charac terises the country of the Hon. Baronet, and with the zeal of - goitnine loyalty ;" and that it takes such- a clear and just vit , ow of the subject, that has lately drawn forth all the virulence of faction, that their readers must regret their not having . received (he two first Letters,from the same ani mated and vigorous writer. Front an article in The Neu: Times of the 6th, on the same subject, we copy, that " the interest created by this Gentleman's numerous writings, throughout Great Britain as well as Ireland, we believe to be unprecedented." ~The Provncial Papers are equally surprised, and equally complimentary. So much - for English judgment and criticism.— Now for Ireland—in the entire country a few Opposition Papers entertain a different opinion : hear the latest of them---,The llel fast irislynan, of Friday last, believes that Sir Harcourt Lees's allegiance is fanaticism, and his loyalty madness. Which are right ? . W 6 extract the_following frow a London Pape of Wednesday last "THE 4EV. Sea HARCOURT LEES, BA RT.—We have-heard with much pleasure, that the Rev. Sir Harcourt Lies, Bart. has been golicited by several of the Most distinguished cha racters itethe empire, to publish the whole of his popular t volumes, .distinguishing the religious from the pAlitirat subjrcts.' The interest created by t hts Gentleman's minierous Writings throughout Great Britain, as well as Irelaml, has been, we believe, unprecedented. tionad iu his principles as a• supporter of the Established Church, a 6:nth:ANA' of the dignity -of the Crown, and bold in-the avowal of those principles, he has astonished and con founded -the adversaries of both. Proceeding as Sir Har court steadily is in this truly useful and honourable career, we anticipate the-'happiest rff,cts from his- gteat literary ta- Wins, at a time when the Press—that powerful instrument f, gond or evil—is brought into such alarming operation against religion and loyalty, in an empire which we once fondly hoped had been destined by the' providence of God for the propagation of civilization and Christianity through out the globe." • - LONDON WORKHOUSE. Last night this Asylum, part of which has been granted-for the use of Subscribers to the Fund for the House Less .eppr . , was opened for the re ception of the. wretched. The Committee had met early in the day for the purpose of super intending.some necessary afterations in the work house for the accommodation of the houseless. While the Committee were employed in the new arrangements, an application was made by Mrs. Fry, who has had a very great increase of unfortunates upon her list, to the Directors, to permit the,admission of such females as might be discharged from the prisons in which she dis penses her charities. The application was ac companied by an assurance that the Governors, in granting such permission, would act up to the spirit of the Act of Parliament for the regulation of• the house. The subject is to undergo imme diate consideration. It has been determined by the Committee, that the cases of applicants for admission shall ,undergo the strictest immediate examination that can be made, and that none shall be received who have a distinct legal claim upon any parish. The object the Committee profess is the saving from starvation, or the fatal effects of an exposure to the cold, those who have no recognizable claim to parochial relief. Members are "to 'be appointed from the Com mittee to scour the markets and pent-houseS of the Metropolis nightly, in search of fit objects for the ia3tice of the Committee. They calculate that hunger, is .not " amongst the 'postponable wants," and that many a young man comes up to'.London full of epectations, and with little or no money , and that unless he can g e t immediate employ, he is already half undone—that boys bred up in London without any means of liveli hood, and, as often happens, of dissolute parents, are in a still worse condition, and servants out of place are,nottnuch better off. It is necessary to state, that during the period when shelter was afforded last winter to the poor in--Mr. nicks 2 a Warehouse, in London Wall, 1522 persons were relieved ; and that the ex pence incurred was little, more than, upon an average, gs. each individual. The• Committee of, last year ascertained, that there are at all times persons in the Metropolis in want of nightly shelter. Several of the Gentlemen who com posed 'that Committee traversed the several dis tricts, the accustomed haunts of the miserable ; they visited also different watch-houses, and con versed with night constables, patroles, and others, in different parts of the town, who all concurred in opinion, that a r;st improvement was discern able in the state of the streets, during the night. since the. opening of the Refuge for the Houseless. A meeting has been held .at Plymouth to con sider or- the advantages of lighting that town with gas, and a Committee thereon appointed to make the necessary iUquiriei. ' , The catch of herrings and. sprats last week at Flymouth 'was so plentifUl, that"the former have been,cri4l found .th . e tow-6 at . 2d. per dozen, and the latter at a-half-penny- per. quat t. - THANKS to the I ) EERS qf SUS3i?,X, • [From The 'lamps/lire Telegraph. , -The Address of the Inhabitants of the City Of Chichester -to the Peers connected with the County of Sussex, who voted against the Bill of Pains and Penalties, with _the Answers of the Noblemen. wr, lire' undersigned. Inhahitmts. of the 'City and Suburbs of Chichester,entertaThing to deeptst see of at tachinent and veneration for that admirable system of Con stitutional Liberty, to which the people of England are mainly indebted for their security and happiness ; and having witnessed nit!) the liveliest apprehension the attempt recently made by the Ministers of th e Crown to overthrow th e b arr i ers which defend that liberty, by establishing, the dangerous precedent of arbitrary jurisdiction in . the two Houses of Parliament, con founding in the persons of the smile individuals, the characters of Legislators, Accusers, and Judges; emp oy ing the weight' and influence - of .the Crown to per vert the upright Niininistration of justify; violat ing the sacred prinei;riej of equity, by having recourse to the testimony of w:tnesses ho appear to have been suborned; with-running the ieverence of the people for Royalry, by ux posing the person of a Qneen to open infamy: and endao gering the noirais of the community, by the publication of a great mass of disgustingly indecent evidenee—proccedings at once ' derogatory to the dignitsit the Crown, and iiijori• ous to the best interests.of the empire :' deem it our duty to express our thanks for the part taken by your Lordship, in the lateproceedines; to full conviction, that your upright and independent iesistance to the unjustifiable measures of Nlinisters, has tended it, fio sinall.degree, to preserve the hum our, and establish the security of the Nation; and we ear-. firstly hope, that if any future attempt should he made to-re sort to measures of a similar tendency, your Lordship' will' give to such measures your decided opposition. The following Answers were given to the Deputation from. -Lord - - SELSEY GNNTLEMEN—I beg leiter to offer you my most sincere ac knowledgment: for the Address which you have this day done the the honour to presCnt. I must, however, declare, that I am utterly unconscious that any public act of mitre can•have entitled me to this extraor dinary and distinguished mark of your consideration and re sin et ; for I caimot i hint: so ill of mankind as to imagine that it can require any extraordinary effort of public virtue to act fearlessly, conscientiously, and honestly, when compelled to the performauee-of a most painful but unavoidable duty. Although it most at all times he a subject of pride and gra tification to toe to know that my public conduct has been ap 7 proved by so respectable and enlightened a portion of •my fel low subjects, as those inhabitants of the City of Chichester who hisve dour me the honour to affix their names to thisAditress; I,*never theless, feel myself called upon reluctantly . to declare, that I have not the good -fortune to concur in asiy e t pe weird in the Addres , , beyond that of entertaining, in cotintion with every good and loyal subject, the deepest sense veneration and attachment to that.admirable system of Con stitutional Liberty, to which the people sof this country are so essentially indebted for their peace, happiness, and securi ty. Thus much I have thought . it My duty to state, fearin g • that, had I been sil e nt, I m i g ht h e supposed to acquiesce in the other opinions and expressions contained in this Address, Which, in my opinion, tend to cast imputations and aspersions on the motives which have influenced his Majesty's Govern ment during the course of the late unfortunate proceedings; and fur which, in my humbh, judgment, there is mr just or reasonable ground of belief; for though I do not think that they. have on this occasion, acted wisely, or judiciously, I must utterly disclaim being supposed to participate in opi nions which tend to convey an idea that th e con d uct o f h i s Majesty's Government has 'been governed by any other prin ciple, than that of an anxious desire to fulfil what they con ceived to be their fluty to their Sovereign and their Country. I•rons the DvKr. of A KGYLI.. GENTLEMEN—It is gratifying to me to find that my conduct with respect to the Bill of Pdins and Penalties, lately brought forward against the Queen, has met with the appro. bation of so respectable abody of the inhabitants of the City of Chichester. - At the commencement of those proceedings in the House of Lords, I voted for the immediate rejection of the Bill, from being of opinion that it was an unconstitutional Measure ; but, my snlis,quent votes were gisen, from a conviction that. no credible evidence was produced in support.of the Charges against her Majesty. I shall undoubtedly think it.my duty to oppose any measures of a similar tendency, shoUld his Ma jesty's Ministers think proper to resort to them at any future period. Give me leave, Ceutlemes►, to express to you my gratitude for the honour you have (Lae me by the Vote of I'hanks ; and for the trouble you have personally taken coming here to present it to me. From the DUKE of Rlcrimosp. in giving my vote in the House of Lords upon the occasio n which has givers rise to this Address, it was far from my thoughts that I should receive the Thanks of any Public Meeting. I gave that vote conscientiously, -and I shall do so upon all occasions. It is most gratifying to my feelings to find that my conduct has met with the approbation of the Meeting, of which you are the Deputation. I beg to thank. you for the trouble you have had in coming here, and to assure you, that I shall always be moat ansiotti for the prosperity . of the City of Chichester. The following Answers cause by post:— Front LORD En rtEmoisiT,, • PETWORTH,DEC. 17, 1620. SI am much obliged to you for your letter, but, with respect to the paper which accompanies it, I must confess that I can derive no - gratification front any testimony of ap probation of my conduct, (however respectfully signed), the reason of which I am unable to understand. It is impossible that men of common sense should attribute any merit to me for having performed a duty, which was forc ed upon me by compulsion, and which I could not refuse; and it seems to me to be equally impossible that soy men of honest principles and honourable reclines, should consider the faithful discharge of that duty ti, be such an extraordi nary effort. of patriotism or virtue, as to call for so uunsual a proceeding as an Address of Thanks to a Member of the House of Lords, for his vote upon a public business, from persons who hats no inure interest in that. business than he has him self, and every other man -in the kingdom; unless it should he that this proceeding is founded upon some comparison with any past conduct or-mine on other - occasions.; or with the conduCt of - other persons in a similar situation. If it is the first, I can assure you that my conduct has al ways been the same, and that. I live never supported or opposed any public measure, either ink- out of Parliament, but upon the most conscientious conviction; and, without any regard to private interest, to the views of party, , to - the favour of Ministers, or Courts, or to popular influ ence ; an d if after a residence of nearly seventy years, my principles are so much misunderstood in the County of Sus,ex, I shall deeply lament it ;. but I can only seek fur consolation in my ow i conscience, and not in such unfounded compliments as those which I have had the honour of receiving from you. If it is the second, I shall not only deprecate, but must absolut e ly reject any commendation which is founded upon comparisons so invidious and unjust, for I am convinced that no public measure was ever conducted with more impartiality and fairness, or !with a more scrupulous regard to justice, by all persons and parties, than the late proceedings. in the House of Lords; and I firmly believe that my .opponents are as much entitled as myself to the well-earned praise of that which constitutes/the real and principal merit of public men, the faithful discharge of their duty according to the best of their judgnient, impartially and maturely formed ; and 1 also think that it will require but a sleisder portion of under, standing and of candour in reading the details of the prose cution, and of the defence of the Queen, to discover that it may be very possible for men, Loth honest and wise; to form different mid contradictory opinions upon litany parts of the subject. I am, tiir, Your moitobedient humble To C. H. Smini, Esq. EGREMONT. • From Lono GAGE. FUME, SUNDAY, DEC. 17. SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, containing the thanks with which certain of the inha bitants of Chichester have honoured tre e for my vote, as a Peer in Parliament. It gives me of course the greatest satis faction to find . my conduct approved by any assemblage: of people styling themselves fiends to the Constitution. Allow sue in retoin for the thanits you have dime me the honour to transmit, to offer mine as a Member of the British Commu nity to each and every of the Gentlemen composing the Meet ing, who may have at any time . acted conscientit4usly its die charge of a public duty,. whether they have, or have not, ad the good fortune to gain popular applause at the moment. I have the honour to he, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, GAGE. C. H. SMITH, Esq. i')'ol2l LC/RD ERS/C.INE. , . • No. 14, Arabella-Row, Lower Grosvenor- Place, Dec. 19. • • .St a—My absence from London on.a visit to Lord Jersey in Oxfordshire, prevented nit receiving your most obliging let ter in due course of post, and cunsequentli , •from tbanLing yon as I bad not directed my letters to be sent io me into the country. :\ - othing can On any occasion give me greater satisfaction than t he. good opinion and good will of those, who, amidst all 'the:corrupt seductions which ate every where in force, still adhere to the pi rocipies„A our Governinent in its hest - Nothing can ever detalli`me from their support whets they are invaded; and I beg the favour that you will assure thew, that I am fully sensible of their partiality and kind ness. Indeed the approbation of honest and public-skirited men is the ties reward for a ..faithful discharge of anr4uty sielticli the subje of• a free country can he called upon to have the hommil s Zo IN, Sir, with many thanks, Your fa ttani humble Servant, C. H. Smith, Esq. Chichester. • ERSKINE, From Loan CLIXTOV. I . . - ['visit,- Dec. 'N. • Sin—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 14th inst. enclosing all Address, which the Inhabitants of Chi chester have In-en pleased to vote lo -me, expressing thew thanks for the part that I took in the *late proceedings in the House of Lords. However - gratifying it may be. to receive the approtw lion of the Inhabitants of Chichester, 1 think it but candid to state to you, that I do not feel torell entitled to it on the present occasion for although I voted against the Bill of Pains and Penalties on the third reading, yet the grounds upon which I gave that Vote, and my recorded opinion on the merits of the question, are totally at variance with the senti ments expressed in your Address, and with the spirit in which it appears to be conceived. C. El. Esq CLINTON. I have the honour to be, &c PRICE OF sTocKs THIS D 4 Y AT TwEr.vg O'CLOCK. i per Cent. fled. 7OA4i I South Sea Stock s h o t 4 per Cent. Con s shut New Annuities ....,.... shut :3i per Cent. 7o 79i i 1... x. Rills, 2d. - I pr.-par t per Cents 1 per (1. Navy Anti. India Bonds ..:. Ws. 275. pr. HIGH WATER AT LONDC Morning, 10 ►ui►►utis after 1. BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Erolitic, 40 numms ;Mc; 1. THl44' SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERB F.4I,SUM LONDON ) TUESDAY J9NUARY2 We tire, still without any arrival of Pith Pa . We find that several intelligent persons, whose knowledge of Continental politics enables them to. form opinions that are entitled to respect, conceive, that the alloWed departure of the King of NAPLES from his dominions, - was unexpected ,by the Allied Sovereigns, and, that thus taken by surprise, they are doubtful how to act. On the other, hand, it is alleged, that they thought the life of the KtNo was in danger of falling a victim to the Revolutionary, Or rather; as they are supposed to think, the Republican spirit of the prevailing party. It seems. .to be plain. that the King of NAPLES, by the Message - which he . sent to the , Parliament, declaring that he held the Pr iNisiOns which it con tained to be essential to The proper freedom of the People and the welfare of the State, is sin cere, Unless it May be suspected that he found it to be absolutely necessary to make such concesi• sions in order' to obtain the liberty to quit the Country.—The pecullar connection of the Em peror of AUSTRIA with the Royal Family ui NAPLES must have rendered him anxious for the: life of the King.--But it seems evident Eh... under the influence of the Allied Powers, 1 , - KING recants, and refusesto confirm the coerce: sionS, his Country will probably be invaded, an whatever may be the final issue, he will bt much restrained, under the military probe- lion of his friends as if he had remain ed in the custody of the Revolutionists. In the mean time our Politicians at home are busying themselves with conjectures and predic tions without sufficient data; but that is a wr• t which the Modern Whigs care little. about, that they have any opportunity of re - viling and ridiculing Crowned Heads, and of supporting Democratical doctrines and Revolutionary mea sures. (C'O'PY•) TO MR. JOHN BENNE FT, JUN. 'LLOiWS. Admiralty Of Jan. 1, 1820. Sui f —Having laid. before my Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty your letter of this day's date, stating that in consequence of the strong East and North East gales which have prevailed during the last week, many homeward bound vessels are prevented from getting into port, and having been at sea some time, may be in want of water and proviSions, and assistance from the se verity of the weather, and expressing the request of the Committerz for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that some ships of war may be ordered out with supplies fur the relief of the trade, - -I iglu commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you, for the lamination of the Committee, that directions are give❑ to the Admirals commanding at Fortsmoatl►, 1 iymonth, and Cork, to send out any of their eruisers'they can get at for the abovo purpose.—l am, &c. (Signed) J. W. CROKER. • The price given by the QUEEN to Prince LEOPOLD• for Marlbolough House, Pall Mall, furnished, is said to be a yearly rent of 4000/. Surely the Addressers to her MAJESTY will not suffer her to bear the weight of. this.bargain, but will subscribe to discharge the-amount. The Duke of BEDFORD, Earls GROSVENOR and GREY, Lord CARNARVON, Mr. LADIBTON, Mr. BENNET T, and others of the same Party, will, at course, be liberal Contributors, and not permit. the humbler admirers of her MAJESTY, the Arti- • zans and Sailors, &c. &c. &c. to,subscribe, after the expences attending their several Processions. Lord CRANBOURNE, we understand, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the accomplished Miss G..kscoYNE . of G reat Stanhope-street, May-- Fair.—(New Times.) 4 3 , 1 a i it*