The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-09 00:00:00

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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY MEETING.
SATURDAY, MARCH I.—A must numerous and re-
spirctable hotly of Freeholders, Land Owners, and Occu-
piers, zioembled on the Castle Hill, Winchester, for
toe purpose of 3?,lfteitlg to a Petition to Parliament on
the present Agricultural Di*orss. The 1-I,gli Sherif
itacilig refused to couvene a Meeting, Sir Titus. Raring,
iu conjunction witit :even other Miigistrates, acceded 10
the wishes of the remtisiouisis, wit ch circumstance gave
a noire than ordinal y interest to the occasion.
The Rev. Robert Wright propitited that Sir Thomas
Haring should preside, which received the unattimotis
cannot/old applause of the ince; ing.
Sir T. Honig said, that alit,- the flattering manner in
which' ilie proposition of his worthy friend mid been re-
ceived, he felt that lie had no option, and host, in con
serptence, feel liituself hound us obey the conitnauds til
the Meeting, and should studiously endeavour to
chaste uns and imporialll da.y entruated to hi,,,,
seithoin fear, Its our, or imparicility, of env Lind, to the
'tinned of his humble ability—(Cries of " Bravo !") and
if he should receive the co-operation and asbistatiee of
the uttmerous anti respectable assenibly he wat now ad.
dressimt, he should not only esteem it as a high privilege,
but as a great personal guatiiicatinu, to hating hero.
CAW In fill the .siiikt.tott in which he was Dow pl
A 111'011'16mi WAS preeetoeti its the Slot signed by up--
WOOS of 500 twintersemil ocotgiten of laud, requestisig
hint to einivene this hheiing. a :fuse a compliance
whit their wishes war a siolationof the rightsioti: ejlistw
men. Sir Timings, in coircluaion, said—"Pentleeteti,
the present High Sheriff is now here, and I have•aisihoi-
rity from hien to say, that, had the application been
made to I • . he should have convened the Meeting.-
1 was not aware that lie was sit office at the time, and
tai's W solely the cabse of your seeing me here."
The It quisiisois was then read.
Mr. Nl.ash expressed the gratification whi:h he let
OM the exertions made by the late Sheriff to prevent the •
lording, had been counteracted. Mr. M. HMI entered
into a variety of statement* ,hewing the price of core to'
1790, comparing them with those obtaitted at present,
anti concluded by nos ing a petition, which WAS seconded
by Mr. N ei.l.
Tim petition embraced many of the topics urged in.
other colony petititass.un the sohject of agricultural dis-
tr,s. A g other causes of duress it urged, au ion-.
'itemise standing army Or tone of peace...-iiiiiiecessary or
overpaid taxes—oininerited prusiuna corrtgn sinecure
grants and reversions—aud lasi, though not least, am.
enormous civil fiat. The petition punned out the rapei:
diciicy for the benefit of toe public of disposiog iti some
way of a large ominous of the Ciowu lands, and prayed
that a sof eAqiiiry thindil be aissiiiiited into the sub-
j.:nor tithes, and praying for Parliamentary reform.
Nit. eittHICH !am; site petition propttseu by that gen.
Litman appeared to be a documesit stilt calculated to
armwer use pot pose on Alm latest lit i•ecasitm ;he si Id
therefore propose mint which ita tuonelit more elear-
snide pi Mien—and more applicable • to • the. {went cir.,
cotton:meta, of %islets that gentleman (Mr. Marsh)
Laultl slot be
,to 'well aware as linnet-If. if they gave
ionic 'animus to the paper Which he was *about to 11. it)
Snit in tutu,, llicy would po home saiiv6ed that ihvy
bid dune UHIICIIII,IIg AOWAT:IS promoting that thwiraule
, citange which they all ilomeht. He into mined his
petition, wilich was sec 'to by J. V. Ectle, E.•q.
it prayed die House to, adopt, while yet there was time,
the means necessary to prevent the ruin of the landlord, tile
clerical incumbent, and rue farmer, and the misery and utter
degredatinn of Sue labourer; OM, on the 16,5 day of February,
in that year of events so little honourable to England, your
lionouratile House received firm) this county a Petition, in
venue: as prayed for a large "..rettection in sue standing army
—Mr creform in your honourable House—for au aluiliiion
" 'of all sinecures, peusions, and grants, not merited,. by well
•• known potato sirs ices--a reduction of all salaries paid out
'• el the,public money—and fur a reduction of the interest of
Ihe public detat,sn that those salaries and the lutanist of that
" debt might he lowered in propmtion to the reduced state of
" the wa6es of !amour, and of the profits of tradesmen and
" farmers."
Rlr. Ellis sten Came forward, and said—Here I am
nave v. my lTtetttla, after two years mod a 115.1 f
carceration in a slongeon. neither altered in spirit or
rinciples.—(Applausi.) Mr: Wi(urthen said, perhaps
it. had conic to the It ledge of a great number of
them, that lilies that
bin teen him atbfi Mr.Cislabeit,'hdt.he hoped he al Id
courime mem *gm* private ferling—no persolial
annul I itsdui 111 w to 'WIN), 'tilt err:it 1113111tC,
Catift• which had always vlvocated since' ligeutiffl
tioguish right -Trbsit'veruirle-i-4-A oppose.) He was pre
pared to atippoeCtiiir )run'aiht proposed by Mr. C.
although he differed from tfln souse minor pnints. He
concluded .by exivressing 'a • hope that his comitrynien
would soon recover those rights which they halt list.
. Mr. Ficits.cg CM. P. fur me county) addressed' the
meeting at great iiicetelylainenitog tree present
agricultural depression, awl expressing an aiiiiely 14.
101111 his exertions 10 tiltCl ifs AiltVlAtO,ll, W 11.4.1 11111
4011 C by realocing his, rents, or Hiring his tenants an
opportunity of throwing sin weir iatifoi beim e their
leases were czoireil.—(d 'miaow.) 10 Parliament he
had a!ways advocated evriv measure 111,1 hail their
interest for iis objects Mr. Flynt lig enliciolleti by snow.
ing tile tesolusimis adopted DO the recommendation oi.
- 1'4.• •••••ir twills general committee of the counties
In Scotland.
• l'ite Bev. R. %I' right seconded the resolutions. Mr.
Scullinght s reetituttoits were first submitted, but only two
or three hands were 'hewn its favour of them. Mr.
Cubbrit's were then put, when several appeared in
support of them. Mr. Minder resolutions were then
submitted, and the chairman decided that they were
. Lamed by a majority. This aunouticentant was receiveu
with marks of approbation.
It solutions were then pmpnsed,seconded, and adopt
ed by the meeting, censoring the coudiset of the High
Sher hi, and for voting thanks to.the chairman.
Soon after four o'clock dtcauetttjug btoke up.