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loyalty, unnecessary indeed, but as warm, and, no
doubt, as truly sincere as e..er found its way from a
Scotch College of Electors or a Cornish Borough
to Lord SIDMOUTH'S Office. Who will dare to
question the genuine and devoted loyalty of the
Dukesof BILD/ORD. DEVON sin ar, and SOMELsEr;
who will even say that it was necessary for such
men to make any avowal of those principles which
in their breasts must be rynottimous with the proud
feeling of honour that they inherit from their an.
cestors ? Should the hour of danger unhappily
fall on us, to whom should oet gracious KING turn
for support and protection ? Were his MAJESTY to
follow the dark and malignant suggestions of those
who find it to be their interest to deceive him with re.
spect to the real sentiments of his people, he ought,
in common caution, to refuse the assistance of all who
have condemned the conduct of his present MIA
nisters—for all these are in the vilw of such per•
sons seditious and disloyal, and plotting the dew
straction of hirperson and authority ; and were his
MAJESTY so to act, what meat be the result ?.--s
Alas ! alas ! what could his Ministers and their two
or three hundred Addresses do for bins in the ex-
clusion of the rest of the community ! The sense
of danger, the experience of the past, the know-
ledge of the noble qualities that distinguished the
friends he loved before his MAJESTY was yet et.-
cumbered with the cares of royalty, would guide
him as true as instinct to repose upon the rincerily
of their affectionate zeal for his service; nor would
he feel the less confidence in their fidelity, be-
cause, bring reduced to the distressing tie(.e,sity of
holding opinions upon points of constitutions) doi...
trine different from those of his MAJESTY'S Minn-
ters, they had the courage to express that difference
openly and manfully.
It was remarked by Mr. METHUEN, at the Wilt-
shire meeting, that within some certain length of
time only three county meetings had been held.
The first was to congratulate his present MAJESTY,
then bring PRINCE REGENT, on his escape from
the traitorous attempt made eta his person in his
way from the House of Lords ; the second was for
the purpose of condoling with hien on the demise
of his revered father ; and the third was to con-
demn the conduct of his present Ministers. The
loyalty, as it is absurdly called, of the two first
meetings could never be questioned ; the third was
composed of precisely the same materials, the same
individuals appearing and taking en active intents:
in the proceedings of all.
In the county of Kent, a requisition very mime-.
rously and respectably signed, had been sent to flit
High Sheriff to call a meet* of the freeholders,
but this worthy Magistrate, no doubt anticipating
the result of such a meeting, did not choose to
sanction by hie presence • vote of censure upon
his friends in the Cabinet, and: declined to convent
the freeluilders. This attempt to control the ex-
pression of the public voice by • kind of magis-
terial preremorship, was not successful. The free-
holders were convened by several of the Justice,
of the Peace for the county, and assembled at
Maidstone on Thursday. A Resolution in con-
demnation of the Ministers was propcised by the
Earl of TIIANET, and seconded by Mr. HODY•
WOOD, one of the County Members, and, as Yoe
been uniformly the case throughout all parts of
the kitigdom wherever the public sentiment could
be fairly collected, it was enthusiastically adopted.
The Earl of DARNLEY in the course of au able
speech alluded to the distressed state of the agri-
culture of the country, and warmly contended that
unless the immense pressure of taxation were di-
minished, it was vain to bope for any amelioration
in the condition of the agricultural classes. Taxes
are indeed, as his Lordship observed, the root
of the existing evil in the state of the country, fir
they control the exercise of industry by limiting
the emplafeaent of capital, and check the pro-
&retitle powers of the country by fetteriseg est in-
tercourse with foreign States.

The Address to the Qussts being adopt's', Mr.
HoNYWOOD proposed Petitions to the two Houses
of Parliament, to interpose for te►rainating all pro-
ceedings against her MAJESTY. Tht Honourable
Member commented forcibly upon the ungracious
termination of the last Session of Parliament, whey.
the Ministers advised their Sovereign not to thank
his faithful Commons for the generous allowance

they had made for the support of the civil hit.
Ten words would have saved the dignity and re-
spectability as well of the Crown as of Parliatntnt.
but not one word was vouchsafed. The MinuteNo
have yet to answer for this insult to the Grey:
Couucils of the uation.

Yesterday was settling day •t the Stock Es•
change. Consols opened at 69. and closed at 69}.

A Cabinet Council sass held yesterday at the
Foreign Office, at half.pust two o'clock, a bich sat
till half-pat four.
The Right Hon. the LAE) MAYOR has 2P-
pointed Friday nett for beading a Common Hall.
for the purpose of Petitioning both Homes of
Parliament, to take such measures as me, be
necessary to cause her M 11ESTY'S name to be re..
stored to the Liturgy, and that her MAJESTY may
be put into immediate and full possession of all
the rights, privileges, and dignities, which ■pper-
taiu to ber MA SSTI as Queen Consort of dna
realm.

The freeholders of the county of Limerick were
to meet on the Ifmh instant, to petition Parliament
on subjects affecting. the agricultural interests of
that kingdom,. panttast to requisition.