The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

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• .11176ItTPORDSAIRE COUNTY 1111111111 NO.
Ole ditOrday last, purmant to a requisitlee addressed
to the High Margie. and his subseilestot sonsiages for a
mostiag of the nobility, gentry, sad freeholders of tier
meaty of Hertford. was held at the Tows-hall its Hert-
ford eircousider the propriety of presenting a petition to
We Homes( Coasettins on the subject of reform.
At II 4slisek the Hall was completely filled, and
The HMI* Ilatuasser having takes Ilse Chair, stated to
The Meatiest, die object fur which they were assembled.—
He ennelsalidby requesting their impartial altenliete to
SIN who sit address address them oie the subject fur
des7 wore eons sited.
' . HALO these briefly addreesed Ilse meetiew ea the
'Neesimity for a reform es the Consumes House of Partin-
-4el. and concluded by mowing that a petition be pre-
MOW to die liou ..f COIIOOOIO for that purpose.
Mr. Tom seconded the loosiuss.
Tjee petition was then scud, it was similar to the York- 1
shire Petition, and ou the Teesdale being pat fur its adop-
ties by the meeting.
The peel • was then read, It was similar to the York-
shire Petition and on the question being put for its
adoptlem by the meeting,
Mr. Knee FOSIDHAIS Me to give his cordial approba-
tion S. it. He was, he salil, i.e leelievvd We oldest retie.
neer present, hat he had never given his sanction loony se-
form, mid world rot gise it so any which could work is.
justice to any 'soften mina aced is. that view the petition
i proposed met with his approval.
Mr.:W. FOSS/HAM said he rose net to WOKy bat to
make some oddities.' to the proposed peiitieu. He then
took a review of the evils wader which We scounery
'laboured. He these sanctioned die eimposallow mid du •
ration of Parliansent,med woeW recoesentruil a re (min on the
priseciple that tonneau and sepresestatioes should be 'co-
equal, and as an additles to the pelmet' petkiou, .be '
would pray the Horse i nisei, that all placeuseu and
pensioners elbow's' he exeloded feom wats,aud.Parliansessts
he limited to one year; aid isfiorwich reform, the Moose
would take into its consideration she ieductionvel the aa-
^ twinge' the civil refiners of Qiwieraenent—the reshictioa
of the army—and all lawatiosi, to what it was before the
war ; and to accomplish this the sale of Crown lands sad
church property ought take;place.—(Hisees and cheers.)
There could be no objection to the sale of crown loads ;
and as tithes were ere tad by the kiisvernenseet, surely they
might be appropriated by the same power. lie conelnded
by movies' an adoptiou to the petition, is conformity to
the topics of big speech.
Mr. E FORDII•111 supported the proposed addition ea
Use petition, as moved 'glebe last speaker.
Lord llacita had hoped that he might have abstained
from addece.ing Ills mseetiog on the present occasion,
'moats as Isis opinions woreasse Um 'silica on which they
scow mete sod he had hoped that the good sleeting of every
Mertfordsleire man world have spontaneously induced
them **Adopt the lair and caodid measure which bad been
:proposed no them. Thome. he agreed iis the general po-
•litios of the geolleaseett •who proposed the aineadment to
the petitionrand gave theses.crdit kw good 'Parties's, yet
lie could not agree with a privation so extensive as the
comet-aeon of the able of the property of the *church.;
ter that reason, while lie gave his decided sonnet to the
petitisa.4ee mast oppose she awiesidiarat proposed.
The Host. Wm. LAMI, sir am elogiseut used argumenta-
tive speccii, opposed We amendoseut proposed. To the
petitiuss4tselt he hodilsooo *Witham' 3 big tits allited-
mrnt he thought et so objectives/sole a ehuracier. that it
would entirely defeat all the objects of she petitiou.
B.r•J• lisostoser appeared of the goolitioug bat was
averse to the proposed suoirostoseat.
The question on the amouilment was thee pet sad re.
jected, only three =rids Smug held stp in Its 11111041 r,
and she piglets' petition was ties castled by a great

majority.
The Hoag Sitaitior declined 'ignite, dos yeti** 44
heist( of the meeting, as he did rot roarer its mittliseirle.
It arse thee moved mud carried, rant, flot polities shootd
lay at Wilford fur sigustores.
The shanks of the meeting were then voted to the no-
blemen cud magistrates who sigma the retptisitioa, aad to
Sir John behriolit and Ale. Nichilson Calvert, We their
cosidact in PAYthiamin.
These gentlemeo severally renamed thasks, and the
meeting separated.

ACCIDOSIT AT THECODURG TAIILATARD....-00Saturday
evening last, about 10 o'clock, and during the per/oral-
mice of the second piece at this theatre, the audience
were greatly alarmed by the fall of a man from the gal-
lery into the pit. It appears the unfortunate individual
was runitiog towards the limn seats with considerable
speed, and losing his balance, was precipitated over the
iron railing. He was taken tip, apparently dead, and
by the order of Mr. Barrytuote, the manager, inate.
dsately conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital.
BuRGLARIatt AND HODBARIAII.--4ntorination of the
following burs lanes and rouueries • I within the
•last week was given on Friday at the police-ogee in
Hatton Garden.—Sunday night, or early on Monday
at iiiii iitig, the dwelling-house of Mrs Datany, at Hayes,
ivi Kent, was burglariuusly entered by souse villains, and
robbed of upwards of Wolin, of plate, and upwards of
1,8001. worth of j..wellery. Monday night the house
of Mrs Stewart, No. 8, Graftounstreet, Easy, was en-
tered b 9 means of picklock keys, and robbed of a large
quantity of plate, wearing apparel. sod linen. Wed.
nes lay night a roll of flannel, containing about thirty
yards was stolen Coto the shop door of Mr. Bannister.
linendraser, 47, High Holborn; and on Thursday night
another roll of flannel of the same description was stolen
Irons the place, but a ;arson who happened to be pm-
Mg at the dine, and saw the thief go off with it, gave
the alarm ; he was hollowed and taken into custody,
and lodged in the watchitostne. Thursday night the
house of Mrs. Marshall. clothes saleswoman, Greai
Saffron-hill, was rubbed of a great quantity of attest and
woolen's wearing apparel.
Mita. Batact.titit.--;rhis celebrated lady died at
Pimlico on kriday morning lust. She had been indis-
posed for about a mouth with a violent cold, which ter-
minate' in inflammation, and took from this life the
much admired author of the Adylievies of Udolpho, and
other works of imagination Alld genius almost equally.
popular. Mrs. R. was, between fifty and slaty years ul
J6C.