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WESTMORLAND CnUNTI itEETIiVG%

OCTOlian 41.
The Westmorland County Meeting which was held here
N.-day, wan most neimerwisly and respectably attended. A
hundred anal siaty of the Freeholders hail signed the Requi-
sition, iucludiue some of the most respected Gentlemen in
the Comity. Mr. Strickland, of &sash, Messrs. Herisicham,
Wharton and Cornea (M P.'s), Messrs. Wybergb, Creches-
-Moine, Shepherd, King, Tinekler, Hammond, and many
otters; the Rev. Messrs. Waller, itippun,3edgewielf,3te.dlc.
The utmost efforts had been used by the Lowther party to pre-
•eut stlendance, among which may lw mentioned, the absurd
report industriously spread, that a haul• had just taken
plate at %Lim-bean r. in vehicle the military we re °veep:veered,
and the mob marching towards Kendal to join the Sleeting
there. Notwithstanding these and other artificer, such as
reviving the Awl of Mr. Brougham bring ill sod unable to.
attend. asserting, that two troops of cavalry were ordered
to lie present, &r. eke. above five thousand persons were
assembled at one o'clock, when the Deputy Sheriff (in lord
Mallet's absence) proceeded lu the hustings, accompanied
by a number of the principal Requisitionists.
Thomas Briggs, Esq. the Uisiler.Slierili, look the Chair
Minot one o'clock, and opened the proceedings by reading
the Requisition. Ile stated the happiness which the Heredi-
tary Sheriff felt in complying with u, and his deaire of at-
tendieter this meeting in person, best that his lordship had
been under the necessity of proceeding to London felon the
Meeting at York; that he (the Under-Sheriff) bad Him doubt
but that every Gentleman, of whatever political sentiments,
would he heard with attention and respect.
Sir. Wynetion then ruse, and in a eery able speech, urged
the legality of the meeting at Manchester, its peaceable des
ineanour, and its violent and mile gal dispersion. On these
groused', lie contended for the necessity of inquiry, and eon..
eluded by moving five Resolutions similar to those of the
Cumberland meeting.
The Resolutions being seconded by Mr. CRAcK ENTlinefr,
Mr. BRIGGS, the Under.Slieeiff, put Hie question, nod flee
Resolutions wete carried unanimously.
HUM' Cornea, Esq. said, he avoid give no opinion
on the conduct of the Manchester Magistrates on the 16th
of August, but that be was of opinion that the mat-
ter ought to be inquiet-it aud that they ought no
be heard in their Moor. There had been an attempt
al inquiry iu a Coroner's Court, but that myrtley tieing at
present pat an end to, it was the defy of every man to du
his utmost to bring the matter before a proper tribunal: for
if the accuonts which be bad read sof the trausactiuns of
the 16th of August, at Mancheste►, were true, the Stager
traits have much to atour fur; ■nd he hoped they would
be made to ateme for it, or he should courtier the law a dead
letter. He proposed a Petition 10 Parliament, which was
read by the Vaser•Sheriff, and received with loud and con-
tinued applause.
Mr. ematertaa, a Magistrate of Ewanrigg-hall, Camber-
land.—Gentlemen, I ant proud to say that I am a freeholder
of the Independent County of Weetamorlaset, and bring so, I
felt it my duty to attend title Meeting, sad I am clad I have
dune so, :es I And it conducted with the greatest decorous
and order. lam proud to soy that this County still retains
its principles of independence, wit Wet in the least bordering
un licentiousness or riot. La to the Isle proceedings ■t
Manchester, I cannot at preseut give • decided opinion,
either its to the legality of the Me.tieg, or the spooling of
the different parties isonceined ; but I have no doubt that
as inquiry opus. that suljert is iudispeussbly near y.—
(Appluase.)-1 have conversed wnb many Gentlemen in the
mealy of Lancaster, 'show sesitinstests in Wilk. are She
reverse of my own—ineu who are Impartial iu the highest
de ;Tee, who all pronounee Ibis °violins, and wish his Ms_
jeetis Ministers had deneeminaled it, as they and I du, a
moat unfortunate and mut b•tl-bc-laniented Mho% Mr.
Christian wooded tier Petition, which was agreed to with.
sat a dissentient voice.

Mr. Toostsox moved that the Petition be presented by
the County Members, assisted by Mr. BrooCiim, which was
seconded and received with nolisoinileil applanie, as was also
a Resolution for instroctiug the Comity Members, mud de-
siring Mr. Brougham to support the prayer of it, iu the ap-
proaching Symbol of Parlisineut.
HENRY Itatouenan, Earl M P (came forward amidst
loud applause, which lasted I monies, and it ins with
difficulty be could prevent a repetition of it, and obtain a
bearing.)—Geatleurieu, I feel highly honoured by them marks
of your approbation, and especially by the honour you have
done me to amoeistlag my name with those of your wor-
thy Members for the county, to present this Petition to the
Commons Goose of Parliament. Gentleman, yin have
lately beard It asserted in the politic Papers that I am
a placental' ; the only place I hold at present, is the
one you have just been pleased to confer upon me. I
thank you for calling me to this honourable situation, which,
unlike many other honourable appointments, is mantles&
eel with emoluments—(Cheers)—hecause this appointment
gives me the right of declaring your sentiments in Parlia-
ment. You have very properly iustructed your Me:alien to
support the prayer of your Petition. I hope they will do
so—as I have no right to condemn any man unheard, 1 will
take it fur granted that they will obey these your instruc-
tions—(f7,4e, floor )--If they do nut, we shall them bare an
opportunity of declaring our sentiments upon their e tort
hereafter. Your Members, 1 mean those who at present air
your Mesaliers—(Vhorral—are in the county, and have had
ample opportunity of coming romand this day, and of con-
vincing es by their arguments—(Shrek loughter)—or at least
being convinced against their will by oars—(Applause)--
of the justification or condemnation of the Manchester
Ilfagistiates and yeomanry covaliy fur their enduct opus
the late lamentable transactioos at that fano. Gentlemen,
this has beim done elsewhere—the Honourable Mr. Stuart
Wortley (one of the Members fur the lick, popoluals, rodeo.
sive, and Independent County of York), did nut remain ab-
seat from the late county meetiug held there opus this sub.
jest, though he (Mr. %funky) was of different political
opinions, and decidedly against aurae of the Itesuluti .... s
then prOputied. Gentlemeu, it was the duty of your Meet.
ben to attend this sneering, which has brill legally run.
emelt by the Ilizb Sheriff of this county, and foe winch
amnion him our most 'metre thaoks —(Load applause.)
—Tee first place of a Member of Parliament is the
hosting', ha snood, his seat iu the House of Commons, sup-
porting sad watching over the interests of his Coostiluents,
sad of the people at large—(Apofause)--and they are out
worthy of bring there, if they du nut come and meet you
here.—(dpohntee)--Gentlensen, as they do nut attend, I can
only account fur their absence by renaming that they agree
to the Resolution this slay propuried—(Long and continued
applatam)—or perhaps they have milking to say—(Ap.
plantar and /suphter)—Gentlemen, hear use oat, I mean that
your worthy Members ham anthiag to say its opposition
to your Reaolutious.—(Appinsee)—Geollenseo, it gives me
great satisfaction to And, that the County of Westmor-
land is araisaeintiog wide ise eider Comity of Cumberland
which *as the first is expressing its sentiments me the late
lamentable transactions at Manchester—use heethera is

Cumberland bate dome themselves immortal honour, and we
osibly hollow their steps. The mat is the populous county
(1 had shoost said kingdom) of York—the precershogs of
that misty sever am be termitic* by Englishmen or his
Illajoitee Ministers—they will be remembered nut Italy ea
martiont of the propriety of the meeting, hut ea amount of
the characters these assembled—of the admirable. mammy
in which their proceeding,' were condotted.—ised the hoomr,
wealth, and respectability of the mile passim whe led the
way, aad joined heart sad hand with the people of Hot ex-
tamales mid very perilous county. Only luuk at the het.—
the host is the Duke of Norfolk. the Hereditary Earl
shot of Segleed, the lest Noblemen of the Ismd. lire him
supported by upwards of three hundred county geoilemea,
including Lord Fitawilliens, and many other gesitiment,
lA% urea mime and political sophism, differ from each
Mho, end see them all agreed epos this lapientioos question.
be these owe% who put themselves at the head to deemed
jostles to be dose to the people of Raglaud, by the Go-
mreatent.—{Lousf oppimse.)—One of the most important
festares of Mat day were thee very pertees who, from 17112,
slugs 'hewed themselves most alive sad fearful _of the mil-
li". "...‘6O attributed by Mr. Pitt sod his successors in
lace to the people. I particularly mean my Lord Fits-
willies., a malt of most excellent cherecter, who slew
Mr. Pitt. sad in gems! thought the Osivammest
right sad the people in the wrung ; now be reverses
lilllitrelrer(Apialseaa,)—Geatlespeo. I ea esevimeed that
all meetings love hem held in censeiertee of the

loud et pression of the 100114kgiele. st tier proteels:gs
at Maiselsr.ter—against th a
Ike to military awes-
siunii--against the transgreseers of the law, whoever they
may be, and for the purpose of securing to the British pro.
pie that must invaluable right of petitioning for a eel/teasel
grievances, which right has been attempted to be wrested
from them by military force. It would appear that there are
person. not very far off, though not iii Kendal or Wdt-
snarland, I mean in Cuntlicrlneed, who approve of the
late proceedings by the Ministers, the Magistracy soil
military, edit) defiavow tie constitutional po !orioles ex.
pressed by the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Viegsrilliam,
Lord Milton, and others, at York—l say it would appear
Guns the Loyal Deriarliloll, a cupy of whirls I one Mtld
iu my hand, and which was nut brought forward at any
public meeting whatsoever; for if they had called a loyal
meeting in the county of Cumberland, myself and friends
would have attended. We should out have maid away
merely bereave it had been called by restive entertsioing
different political "eminent' from ourselves—if it had even
been called at Whitehaven, the extremity of the county, or at
the village of Lowther, we should have attended owl opposed.
They were a call in our debt—we having legally called •
County Meeting at Wigton, of which you have heard the
result (tom my friend Mr. Wylwrgb. This Loyal Deela.
ration, Gesalemeu, is a smuggled our, and dares not be put
to the test of any limited utseatter ur fireholotera whateree.
IYhat will you th nk of its VUlliCilti or of its object, sheet I
inform yon that it bas been privately prepared and ;remitted,
noel clandestinely circulated, bent into the shops and avid-
Hugs ifs select few, without even a plinks 's name to it Ise
(ilr D. Dien renal the Declaration.)
Geist kende, do not yule Mirk the ornimion of the printer's
same tells volumes, and in any other than a Lteyel Declara-
tion would hare been visited with the severest penalties of
the law. Whose Mr. B. had read half of it, the meeting appear.
eel weary of brume it, and disgusted with its routtuto Mr.
R. lersiedeel, Gentlemen, it is very lung indeed, sod ex-
tremely fatepkter.)—Upon Mr. R. iesdiug the
expresettrue of taro bankrupt in character, in fortune," be
said, did these loyal parties mean that the noble, honourable,
and respectable personages, who attended the County Meet-
ing at Yoe I, arc disqualified for popular favour see there
mew 'dirty to encourage treasees, Sedition, or itM•lhos? du
these loyal people C4OIIICOIVt that the Noblemen I have alluded
to are iucoml'etent, and have nothing to lose? do they con
emu that their stake iu the country i• of less ceeouqueure
than the stake of thy presto' Ministers sad their sapp orters?
look at their assouraioce, when they declare those lwrsoas of
Hank mud respecte/ lily, to be the encunragers of wicked.,
desperate, and rt bellows persons. I bore they do nut
mean it, though I fear they do. %VIA' ! my Lord Fiiillil•
ham periteblug up 'Multiuse ! What do you thiuk of
this paraeraph, Gentlenseu, That admitting lives 'me
lost at Manchester, yet greater, aid far more extensive
evils most arise if the people are allow ,-41 to assemble?"—
What grub:revile than murder, and the loss of the principal
lilterties of a Brutish subject? Yes, Umitletneu, they MM.
template this lobs—like slaves they beg bus Royal Ilighuess
to recommend restrictive measures, and like fawning syco-
phants they assure him they will cheerfully submit to them
Aear, hear!)—What I let I, this, Gentlemen, bet
to -
beg the Goveshateut to take the most speedy and effec-
tor' means of destruying the rights of the rubject
Are they Englishmen wbu du this? I conuut b. lieu it
—I
do hope that this Love' Decleration will nut red eve the
sanction of any Freeholder of the Cooney of Cuenberlauel—.
us), lbws so Ibmw, so pitiful, so low, such cowardly clinched,
I never be fore beard ul.—(Direst applaud—ln Yorkshire,
there arc men who differed iu opienoos hem the Noble pre-
sume assembled at the late county meeting there, yet Mr. S.
Wortley, to his immortal honour, although he manfully op-
pulsed 1.11.11 e of the keeolutionr, said be agreed with the per
iii the right of petitiouilig, mad, ill derelict of that inva-
luable right, be was ready to stied the last drop of his blood.
What • dilLvenee bel*tra Mr. S. Worthy sal some persons
of the county of Cumberland—for I will not call thine men,
who have bees so dastardly u to frame so slavish • Deela.
ration. I trust they will Sad it impossible to procure half •
dude siguatures, or even if they should get that paltry
number, it would only tend to Arty the contempt in which
they ate hold, and the necessity of emir ibis day attending
to eater our protest against chaagiug the invaluable law of
the laud—(Loud and lonsseontinued applause).
Resolutions of thanks were then passed to the High and
Under-101,6ff, when the latter Gentleinau relegated thanks
and adjourned the Meeting, which immediately separated
without the slightest disorder.

After the business of the day was concleded, the principal
Iltequisitioulats ilitird together. Mr. tV)bergh was in the
Chair; many excellent toasts were given, and all party spirit
avoided—Among other., Mr. W. wove the health of the
"Mihlte of Norfolk, Lord Fitawilliam," lie. which was mist
kindly cheered; and he then [are Mr. t Wort!ey, with a
warm euloginns on his manly hurt, and especially un Lis
declaration, that he war ready to defend with his blood the
right of the people to sweet and deliberate on their grievances.
In the c.surae of the evening Mr. Brougham gave," The gal-
lant and gemming people of Inland; nod may the lemon at
length be learnt, that to gain their affections in gum, earnest;
111 bob wisdom ■ud justice."—Tbis was received with the
greatest entlnoriasm. The conviviality of the witching was
kept •• up till a late hour."