The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-13 00:00:00

MEETING IN PALACE YARD.

A meeting took plane on Monday in Palace-yard, pursuant
to public notice, r, To take into consideration the propriety
of making a public declaration of their rights; to adopt the
most effectual measures fur redressing their wrongs; and to
remonstrate with the Crown to remove those grievances winch
are now become insupportable."
Soon alter 12 o'clock, a cart arrived, bearing four inscrip_
tions, exhibited in four different directions, with the woo ds.
" Come to the Public Nleeting in Palace-yarilthis day at twelve
o'clock." Ab iut half-past twelve Mr. Hunt, the Chairman,
arrived in a carriage, accompanied by his son, brother, and
Dr. Watson. They were received with pat tial cheers. Tile
persons at this time assembled did not exceed three or four
hundred, but the crowd afterwards increased. Mr. Hunt
mounted the Inistings,and after sonie consultation with Dr. Wet.
Ann and ethers who were assembled, be addressed the Meeting.
He observed, that their object on the present °evasion wa
i
not to petition Parliament, but to remonstrate oith the Prince
Regent, and to call upon Min to assist them in obtaining their
right olvotime, for Members to represent theinjin the Huuseof
Commons. Although he had nothing to do with calling this
Meeting, lie by no means wished to shrink from any responsi
Inlay which might attach to those who had called it, inammir
ll* lie was folly aware of every thing which was to be done.
Petitions signed by a million and a half mf the subjects
this realm had been sent to the late House of Commons, 1,;:r
their petitions bad been treated with neglect. In this slate
of things it was their determination not to petition the new
House of Commons, but to appeal boldly, manfully, and it/ a
dignified tone, to the Prince Regent himself, to restore to
them those rights they were entitled to enjoy before they
were called upon to fight the battles of their country, to pay
the taxes, or to support the Government ; and to restore to
nit]
m the the right of voting for those who were to impose their
burdens' upon them. Mr. Hunt concluded by calling upon
the Mectiitg to condnet themselves peaceably and
order, and not to be led away by the suggestion, or those
who might be inclined to encourage riot and coutlision. A
declaration und resolutions would be read to them, which they
might rajeet or approve as they thought proper. It' there
was any person disposed to offer objections to the sentiments
contained in that declaration and those resolutions, lie hoped
lie would be heard with patience. Their minds were open to
conviction, and they would out decide hastily or impru-
dently.
Dr. Watson complained that some person who had pledged
himself to come and deliver his sentiments upon Ibis occasion,
had not been manly enough to show his face. He had not
himself been in the habit, until lately, of addressing a ;lbite
assemblage ; but for more than thirty years he had paid 110
little attention to the promises of public men, to the measures
of sonic of our.greatest orators and stateanien, nod he heard
piontise after promise, that the day was nut for cif when those
liberties, fur which our forefathers fought and bled,:tiel which
had been torn from na, should be restored. But alas! faction
had been joined with the Despots of Europe, not for the
purpoie, as they pretended, of giving happiness anti liberty to
Europe, but to further enslave them. lie wished the great
body of .Borouglimongers were present, that they might hear
some important truths: an'l he, (Dr. W.) would fentlessle
mount any place to deliver those truths to them. It was not
alone the Ines of money that had been sustained by the ope-
rations of the Borougliniongering faction, nor was it money
that would make retribution, but there were those who had
lust wires— fathers—mothers—children, and almost every
one who had lost every kindred tie, by the operations of a
spendthrift :Ministry (true, and bravo!) Every domestic
comfort had been Mewled ; wives had famished from want ;
children had died from disease; and mhos had been visited
by famine; a son or brother had been takes' from a death
bed by the effects of the lave; indeed there sertio-d to be
conspiracy against the happiness of Englishmen (applause.)
What recompence could those have whom lie had described ?
(cries of noue.) That corrupt Borouglittiongering lichen
ought to cousider the situation in which the people of Lug.
laud stood—means the most effectual to alleviate the di'.
tresses of their fellow countrymen, eitilit immediately
to be adopted, else it was probable the people might be
driven to that state which might induce than to seek that
rebel which th,• Government and its corrupt factions hadre-
fused them (applause.) lie had heat d a great stid le:Al tied man
say, that their hearts ought to be strong ; lie wondered all the
hearts of the factious did not tremble at their conduct, when
they reflected upon the state to which they had reduced the
people of England (applause.) .He had seen the miseries of
his fellow countrymen in their darkest colour. He had seen
the miseries of the industrious part of the cominunity.-11e
had also visited the manufacturing part of the community, and
their miseries were indescribable—all occasioned by the
Borouglimongcis. In sonic of those places they worked front
four in the morning till eight at night; he had seers aiglas the
moat 'miserable and loathsome—sights that would appal
1111111411 nature—children of the tenderest ages had been
driven front their hovels to their work whimpering and
trembling under the want of food (shame ! shame !) The
people lof this country were now, it' ever, to speak the lam.
guage of men. Too long had they been trifled with by Mi-
nisters and their profligate agents, who delighted in misre-
presenting the sentiments and will of those fur whose service
they were politically created. It was now for the people to
say whether they would be minions to a net of abandoned
men,suppoi ted by a poi eel of Boroughniongers, or nut. The
voice of individuals would not do ; the prosperity of the
country depended upon the voice of the million (loud ap-
plause I) who were now to determine et holier they west. to
exercise their liberties, or to abandon them for ever. He was
convinced that there were millions of people in Etigland and
Ireland who were determined to die rather than to submit to
alas ery of any kind (loud applause.) The page of history
said, that never was there a Meeting of despots, whose
oh-
ject was not of a conspiracy against the liberties of mankind.
Those who were now assembling could not be supposed to
have any other motive In view ; and could the valiant people
of this nation see 16 millions enslaved by Italia tuition ? (No,
no, we never shall.) •If Pei sia and Turkey, and the East
Indies were looked le, it would be seen how matey minions of
slaves attended the beck of almost a Singh' ly I act. Lowland
was approaching to this extremity, and wititid t each it if the
most zealous and unanionons exetihnis were mit matte. Were
I not the people under the confront of the ndynnet ? and had
not Ministers tin eateued in the public pre,. to use the
bayonet? Had they net brought forward 11411' C4llllOll agaiii•t
I the liberties of mankind ? ((it eat applatiae.) Hat whom were
they setting tip against the iiteople,, by calling w the aid oldie
military ? Father against atm ; brother cganist brother. to
Mct, they were .lulu!; that against which the feelings of lit,-
luau nature revolted, and winch is:ever characterised
the most savage state of existence (Cries of' bravo
Those wbo should never be entekoyed, except against

SEPT.

foreign enemy, were thus forced into a bloody contention
with those who were nearest to their hearts. (Loud applause.)
—He then proceeded to read the d •elaration, which he maid
WWI the result ::f long and delibetate cousides alien. It was
followeit by a string of Resolutions, 21i in namher, which,
from their great lenath, we are not enabled to give in detail.
In substance, howerer. they objected to the present constl•
lotion of the (louse of Commons.—insisteti on the right of
Universal Sittlrage—condemsted the existence of a stattilitiz
army—polluted out the propriety of stibstituting the ancient
civil' force for a military one, and the reliance for our defence
from irrvasion, father upon a militia drawn foom the great
truly of the people than ono,' a regular force. They next con-
demned the conduct of hlinisters in the emplityinent of spies,
and the passing of the Corn Bill, which was stated ter lie a vile
conspiracy between the great landholders and the Ministers
to extort an immense portion of taxes from the pour. 'lke
ReAolution, lastly m01)111'111110 the enema:l:vowel givon to
the Bank of England in the unlimited issue of their paper.
The langnage of the Resolutions ea: thionglmot extremely
strong. '['here was now and 11101 a Alight interruption, anti
one man in the crowd cried ont " lake." How said, that as
the myrmidons of Government were ready to pounce upon
any in the assembly who appeared warm. it would he allsist -
able to restiain the natural feeliags upon such an occasion.._
All the Resolutions in the declaration were then carried, and
Hunt said they would, no doubt, appear in the public papers,
with the comments of the hirelings of Ministers. Hilo then
said, that a remonstrance to the Prince Regent would be pro•
posed, which was coached in language such as a free people
should else to their sovereign.
Mr. Oast, It AilipVlOgilt of Deptford, seconded the motion.
A penny subscription for furthering the objects of the
Meeting was proposed by Mr. Watson, and carried.
Mr. Hunt then went to the Home Office alone, and was
itnmediately introduced to Lord Sidinooth, to whom he de-
livered the remonstrance. Mr. H. then returned to the per.
sons who waited for him, and stated that Lord Sidmouth had
promised to give them an answer io a taw days.
The crowd then dispersed.

At a meeting of the Magistrates of Brighton, to renew the
Victuallers' licenses, the foiluwing complaint vs as made against
Mr. W. R. Mott,of the Royal Hott!, by W. Burrell, Esq. M.
P.—Mr. B. wrote to MrAllott, on the 'ad of August, re•
questing to be informed if lie could have a sitting-room and
bed-room at his hotel. To this letter no anwser was given,
and Mr.ll. in consequence dispatched a servant to ascertain
if he could be reconturodated. This man went to the hotel,
and was told by the servants that apartments had been pre-
pared for Mr. B. Mr. IL arrived in Brighton, and was set
down at Dr. Tierney's. Toe coachman then proceeded with
the cur rich to the hotel, where he saw Mott, of whop* he in.
triired if Mr. B. had not taken apartments, and was answered
in the affirmadive. On the coachman desiring that somebody
might he sent to assist in taking out the luggage, Mutt replied.
that if he would take the horses into the stable yard, he would
scud a porter to him. Mr. B.'s servant observed, that he was
to take the horses to Mr. Penfold's stables. " Then," said
Mott, " I'll be cursed if I take Mr. B. without his horses."—
In the: he persisted, mid the coachman was obliged to leave
the house, and Mr. B. was put to the inconvenience of seeking
accommodation elaewhere. Mr. Mott, in defence, stated,
that his motive for desiring the coachman to take site horses
•to the yard was, that he might not he subjected to the impor..
Utilities and corrupting influence of the stable-keepers of the
town, aho Ind frequently by bribes induced the servants of
fam iii es, tenting to Ilia house, to take the horses to their yards.
" added Mr. Di." I wish to know 'by what law inn-
keepers are compelled to reserve rooms from day to day, or
even for a single hour. for gentlemen not coming themselves
to take possession. It the lion. Member (for whom I have
the highest respect, and to whom I have to express my regret
that the circumstance complained of should have oecurred)
will try the question in a Court of law, I shall be happy to
meet hint; but with the power to do this, I think it hard that
he should aim to deprive me (Amy license, and thus to destroy
property to the amount of 30,0001. Mr. Burrell professed his
motives to be purely of a public nature. Mr. Serjeaut ROIL
nington was impressed with all idea that Mr. Motes conduct
was contrary to law ; but lie begged to be understood as not
giving a decided opinion upon that point. At ail eV3lllli it
was hostile to tt vtow principle of justice and deco' inn, and he
felt that lie should not perform his duty to the public, did he
not refuse the license. The license was for the preaent sus-
pended.
We have this day the melancholy task to record a most dreadful
catastrophe which took place last week on our coast by shipwreck.—
The Sine, Captain N. Doak, sailed from this port-on Monday last,
for Boston, having on board 34 passengers; and on Thursday night,
seem eight o'clock, struck on the Platters, on the Welch coos:, near
the Skerries Light-house, and in about an hoot the vessel went down.
and 13 oi the passengers were drowsed; the rest of diem and the
crew were saved by a pilot boat which fortunately happened to he
near at that moment. Not a single article either belonging to the
?ship or passengers was saved. Amongst the passengers saved, is a
uoy about 14 years of age, who has lost both his parents by this dis
t:essing crest. We have made every endeavour to get a list of the
prsons lost, but the Captain does nut recoliect the names of any of
:tl and the only copy which he had of them was on board the ves-
sel. The crew and riaasenger4 saved were put on board die Mary and
Tally, lions Salem, and arrived here on Friday. About ten o clock
4.1 :ac night previous to Ca" fatal occurrence, the Sine ran down the
Prig Da hi, horn Bangor tor London, when unfortunately three of the
erew were ilrowmal ; the others (two) were saved by the Stine, aid
',ere oa board when that vessel wes wrecked. Great praise, we arc in-
toneed, is due to the people•on board the pilot boat. for their active
exertions in rescuing the persons on board the Sine from their perilous
suiration.—Liuerpoof paper.

Johnson, Drummond, and flagoley, who were confined during the
late Suspension of the liabea• Corpus set, have been again appre-
hended, chaig,:d with using inflammatory speeches at Stockport, and
committed to Chester Castle, but !rive traversed their indiaments,
sine thereby put elf their trials until the next Chester Assiz.,.4. They,
however, w• re re-committcd till they should find bail. Four more
persons wt.r indicted, viz. W. Temple. C. Boultou, J. Gooch, and
J. and J. Si• vendale. who also travcrxd, and whose trial.; are con.
etiuently put off.

Letters fro n Manchester state, that the spinners of three eminent
f4ctorie had voluntarily reterticd to their work, without any erudition.
'There was. howevcr, a general impression at Manchester, that sonic
&trance of waos would som ba announced on t 1 l. pant of the Alas.
ten. According to some of the letters. the maim:act wers hare de-
valnined to employ a,;ain, only such as It ul bean mist :1 by tw.hc:ts.—
Aeeurate lists to the name, of the ringkittlers have 1,.:.2n kept, and they
arc pen:moo-Hy rej,tted. e previous reports that the Manufacturer:
but cons:A:tut to an inc:euse of 4s. per week to the weaver... are
continuo'. ; hat it is said, they are brolly de.ermimtl to reAst tti-
dentaml of the latter for a furthet rise of 3s. a week .rom the Ist of
October ensuing.
As 11. 11.ailler, Esq. of I Ain:tutu. ICU goitva,:rotts the fizlds neat
that placz. about half o'elack on .klittiday night, he was at.
tucked by two footpads,who ka0.4.4.4 haul dowa with a blut.,icen. and
sobbed lulu of 31. lss. au4 his watch.

'ME NATIONAL ItEGISTM.

COP RESPONPENTE
BETWEEN LOUD SIDMOUIII AND MR. HUNT.

WHITEHALL, Sept. R.
Stn,—Lord Sitimontlt has directed 1111: to inform you, that
as the paper containing the Drelaiation and Remonstrance,
addressed to tarn prince Regent, which you put into his Lord•
ship's hands yesterday, purports- by the description theaein
gut en of it, to contain the Declaration and Remonstrance of
the inhnhitants of the Cities of London and Westnanster, and
parts adjacent ; and as this description is evidently and no-
toriously untrue, his Lordship does not think hinivilf at liberty
to lay the ,ate before his Royal Highness.
Fate, Sir,- your obedient servant,
HENRY CLIVE.
H. Hunt, Esq.,B, Norfolk•strert, Strand.