The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-05 00:00:00

NORTH

A meeting of the inhabitants of the North or nevon wits
held al Barnstaple Oil Friday lisl, ri.r Ito. puloise of taking
into cimsideialltlll the present stale of public ntiair,.
J. I). Hitt.s..tt, 1.. q . a Connie:ye for the representation of
the borough, uddresst•.l toe, ling ha 4 speech of very run-
side, able length, in it hic It he took a detailed view of the si-
tuation of the country-, its finances, and public debt. He
particularly Ravi rted to the immense ex pence of our rolonies
to Ilif mother country, and 'fie dis ids:midges experienced
Irmo, (IN• want of nets lor the enclosure of waste lauds, and
the Min:llion of tithes of this kind. Ile coneluded with
moving it series of residue •, the last of which went to
declare, that by a plotter reduction of ripener in the Ord-
nnowe, Militury, and oilier Departmenes, smelt mill of
tax: s might be remitted to the people. Ile furl her moved,
that at Petition to the I I Ouse of Lords should forthwith be
framed nn these resolutions.

rieveihl gentlemen of the Corporation of Barrotnple np.
posed the resolution.. on the ground that as the meet ow wsts
held iti the (MildhAll of that Borough, they might he ildttrioto
to the interest-of the 'Borough in the pending couiest before
the House of Lord..
Mr. Bassett replied.
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Dr. Whven contended that Mini..ters had done •'err thine
to lessen the public es! entliture. Ile therefore 'nosed, that
it is int speihrut to Petition.

Bussehier PAN 14 ray, Ex' . also a e.oodidate for the
Borough !reloaded Dr. Wave,fo. amendment.

Mr. Bassett •poke to the amendment. With regard to
Dr. Was,Ms observations. thvt the Minivters had done every
thing to lewris the public expenditure, he need only 'ante
the enatarteuf a grant of 10.6904 per annum to the Duke of
York (cries of hear) fur rendering th it at kiwi to a parent
which every goad sun would always be most motions to show.
The ivineniiinent is Da Owls put to the determination of a
Shaw of Wital4. ant lietteve,! h a large majority.
Mr. Bassett's resolution,- a ere then pawed as a matter of
COWS..

Pumas's. Shelton, who recently defeated
Burns, was mulched on Friday night last against
Benniworth, the Champion of Essex, for fifty
guineas a side. To meet on that day six weeks, in
a twenty•tbur foot ring, in the above eovnty.—
Twenty guineas a side are deposited, and the whole
of the stakes are to be made good at the Castle,
South End, Lsses, on Friday week. Benniworth
has beaten seven men in sumession without a swatch
upon his face, and the last man he fought was
called " Bullock Bunt s," whom lie defeated with
the greatest ease, having his left hand tied to his
Benniworth weighs about thirteen stone
and a hail, and is a good right handed hitter. The
Essex Fancy are all upon the alert ; and even bet-
ting was followed up with great spirit.
Not less than five thousand pounds, it it said,
have been :waved this year at the door of the
Royal Academy for utlmittance to the exhibition.
We bad much rather hear that it was thrown open
tree of expence to the pubiic, in the same manner
as similar instituCon.; are in Paris.
htirstlay a litter rit mi fewer than five leverets were
(valid cut the laud~ of the Rev. C. Jolvosson, of Bildestt,ne.