The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

4111pDLESEX AIEE7'ING. .

111T:311AID TAVERN, NACIENEY.

Ycsterdny n meeting of the Freeholders was held
in the Assynshly.rooni, to take into consideration the
lirovritty of Pet the King for the dismissal
Miirstpro, awl of congr.ctulatitag the Quern on
her triutnols over her euennes.

At a few ns:toes after one o'clock, the large
room being will, Fieelinklers, among whom
we observed the Itepresematives of the Collins. Mr.
Dome, I. P. ; Sir G. Noel, Bart. M.l'. ; Mr. I'.
Moore. ; Alderman Wood, M.P. ; Mr.
Hervey, of Colchester, M.P. ; Mr. T. Clarke ;
Major Cartwright ; Dr. Draper ; Mt'Ptiff. Marti-
neau, II alit.: lie aomont. IVade, &e.
Sheriff WAI finnan entered and look the
Ile was greetitl by the applause% of the assembly.
Ile hail called the Riveting iii consequence of
:1 requisition mast respectably signed, and lire.
seined to liiin and his brother Sheriff. They
had felt it to be their duty to comply. Ile
begged leave to state the reason which caused
the absence or his colleague, who would have
had great pleasure in thing preseiit, but he was
gone op► with a dutiful and loyal Address to
the King. which they hail all heard of, agreed to
by the Court t•f Load
As it was ittilispensable for one of the Saeriffs to
he present when it should be presented, his col-
league hail undertaken that office. Meantime he
hail felt it to lie hi• ditty to atimid the meeting of
the Freeholders, though the Old Bolt). Sessions
were sitting, and the oilier Deputy wes obliged to
attend at 11'estmitoter. The mrrtiox had been
SI 1111 l )11neeli fur the preceding Fruity ; it had been
deemed advisable to postimme it for ►tx 1/11Y9. Ile
hail sent uo•iee in dose time to the newspapera;
but front the press of other matter. chit fly connect-
ed with the Queen, the publication of the notice
hail been postponed. Ile regretted that many per.
Pons had lost their time in attendisig out that day :
he booed the fault would nut be tetribstied to the
Sheriffs; they had nit had st► hour to themselves
since they entered office. *Flirty would al mays he
fouitil willing to to the %%idos of the public.
Tlw worthy Sheriff then read the requisition
upon which lie ILO been induced to call the nieet.
log. flavor. then stated the objects for which it
had been called. he had only to say tl:•tt lie hoped
the utmost patience would lie exercised to every
person who should address them, as the import-
une.. of their proceeihogs must desiviiil in a great
measure on the temper with which rti.y were con.
duetted. lie had soothing to offer upon the objects
of the meeting; soy it halm-fwd. however, they
were fully acquainted with loin opinions upon the
eilbjitct, and he bu•t rea►ort to believe that Ina sett.
tinititts fully accorded with their own. Ile hoped
every speaker who intruded to address theta would
coutitie himself as moch as possible to the clues.
col Lot wander irrelevasitly, so as to require
his interfereuee. Ile hil,egiol a fair hearing for all
who l Id address them.—t load applause.)
Mr. P Moons had been one of the requisition.
ists to call a meeting, in order to Petition the
Crown for the dismissal of Ministers. and a change
of those measures which had reduced the country
to such pitiful ruin and (baron, lie was glad to
a►atst at such a patriotic meeting. called by their