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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

pay attention to the few words he Intended to address to
them. He had been induced to sou the rlqui,i!iol for
those reasons : lle hoped he would be alloss e,i to say,
that a inure honourable set of names was never p:..ced
to a requisition than those which were subscribed to the
riquisition on which they had assembled. When cer-
tain persons roused the indignation of the country by
the most atrocious proceedings--(Great tumult ; not a
word of any speech was heard alter this. The interfe-
rence of the Lutd Mayor was quite ineffectual. Several
persons climbed over the hustings, and groaned and
hissed. The Ultra Loyalists seemed disposed to carry
every thing by storm. They cried out to the Lord Mayor
to dissolve ihe meeting. "No, no," said Alderman
Wood, " We'll not dissolve the Hall, nom itlisianding
your mann:tares; we'll try out strength with you.")
The Louß MAYOR SlOthi upon the chair, and held the
resolutions in his hand—" Gentlemen," said he, "I see
you are determined to hear no discussion-1 shall put
the question to you without any further ceremony."—
His Lordship then stepped to the front of the hustings,
and pin the previous question, which had been moved
by Sir W. Curtis. Alderman Wood took his station at
the front of the hustings, in order to present the multi-
ale from voting erroneously, which they might have
been led to do, in consequence of the tumult.
Alderman Waitliman took his station on the chair,
and acted in unison with Alderman Wood, and the pre-
vious question was lost by “btaiL 3 to 1. The resolutions
were men carried amidst shouts of applause. Thanks
were then toted to the Lord Mayor with cheers, and the
meeting was dissolved.

BLACYIII;iI7'H MEETING.

BATTLE ROYAL ANiI).NO THE LOYALISTS.

At six o'clock last night a Meeting of the Inhabit-
ants of the Hundreds of Illickheatis and Little and
Lessness, in tile County of Kent, took place at the
Great Roam of the Greets Mat, on the Heath, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of
presenting a Petition to the Commons House of Paths-
'nem, praying them to adopt such measures as may be
deemed necessary to prevent the mstitutiou of any fur-
ther proceedings against her Majesty the Queen • also
to pray that her Majesty's name may be immediately
inserted in the Liturgy, and that she may be forthwith
put into the possession of all her just Rights and Dig-
nities as Queen Consort of these Realms. The Reqm-
sitioo, in pursuance of which this Meeting was called,
seas signed by T. Chamberlayne, Rector of Charlton, as
Chairman of the Committee.

So early as five o'clock a considerable number of per;
sons assembled in the room, many of whom were said
to belong to Greenwich Hospital. and they took pos-
session of the seats of the table. Some time after, a
Gentleman belonging to the Committee Caine forward,
read a Letter of apology from the Rev. Mr. Chamber-
layne, stating that severe indisposition, which confined
him to his bed, unfortunately prevented his attendance
a the Nlecting; but lie said that his heart was with
them, although his person was not, and he wished suc-
cess to their Resolutions.
A Gentleman then proposed Mr. \Villiams to the
Chair, and the latter unmediately a•zevpted the office,
though lie said he was not a Queenite ; but he would
endeatour to act impartially. His offer to take the
Chair, in which, however, he seated himself at once,
was met with great disapprobation A Ms. Whittle was
named by several others to fill the Chair, and with ap-
parently more satisfaction to the Meeting.
Mr. W meet-8 stepped forward, in the midst of cries
of " ueen fur ever!" and said, that though an bumble
individual, he was ready if called upon,po take the Chair.
He observed, that, though he was miscalled an enemy
to the House of Brunswick, and other opprobrious
names, yet he would say, that he would be the first
man in time of need, to stand forward at the tisk of
his life, to defend the king and the Laws.—(Cries of
bravo )
The party who hail already, Cromwell like, taken
possession of the Chair, and installed Mr. Williams in
it, interrupted Mr. Whittle with great tumult, and said
he was no Chairman—they would have Mr. Williams
or Mr. Lowndes, and the latter in vain tried to obtaih a
hearing. Mr. Williams, not liking his office as much
as his friends trd, left the Chair, and Mr. Whittle stood
up in it, declaring his tired determination to remain
there if that was their wish, and be begged to put it to
the tow.
Mr. Lownoes again tried to obtain a hearing, hut
for the first time the strength of his lungs failed.
Un the question for a Chairman being at length put,
there was an iumiense majority in favour of Mr.
1i (triple.

A set of Resolutions for the furtherance of the object
of those who called the Meeting were now put, but the
noise of cat.calls, and the uproar of the opposite patty
drowned all attemos at vliscussion, or cvc:t ucaring one
word of the question. In the midst of this tumult the
Resolutions were read, and Mr. W. was 111 the act 01
reading the Petition Jimmied oil them, when Chair,
Chairman, and all were precipitated from their place,
atuLthat end of the room was a wene of the most dis-
graceful riot. In the midst of this tumult, and while
the Ex-chairman lay prostrate, one of the Ultra-loyal.sts
put a chair on the table, and Mr. Lowndes was lifted
into it. The Worthy Gentleman looked perfectly coin-
posed amid this scene. The gravity of Mr. Lowndes
was not shaken until, in emulation of the first upset of
Mr. Whittle, the table on which he was placed was
suddenly bled from under him, and he and the chair
were overthrown. scented the signal for terminat-
ing all •discussion, and the strength of each party was
now to be 'tit:a:aired by their corporal lengths upon the
floor, rather than by the moral influence of their re-
spechve speeches. A regular combat now commenced,
Jail was carried on with seat vigour and various suc-
cess; chairs and tables yielded to the pressure, and much
damage was done to the furniture in the room. This
disgraceful scene lasted for inure than a quarter of an
hour. At the time Mr. Whittle jumped upon a table,

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which, from being at the side of the room, had hitherto
escaped tine hiwock, and declared that he was made
pri,amer by the High Constable. He therefore dis-
solved the Meeting, and said the Resolutions had been
passed. This declaration was received with cries of—
" No, nn; keep the Chair; we snall protect you." He
then expostulated with the :Meeting, said he must go,
as ne was a prisoner, and he implored them to retire
peaceably. IV Ink he was speaking in nth manner,
Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Bicknell, the Vestry Clerk, and
several others, got into the music gallery of the room,
arid proceeded to read the Riot Act. Tire people in the
room exclaimed they would not quit—they were legally
a•setnbled a excerctse a constitutional right, and would
not retire, as they knew all the others wanted was to get
them out, and then frame a hole and corner Address.

Mr. Bicknell then came down into the room with a
Prayer Book in his hand, and proceeded to swear in
several persons as special Constables. Alter having sworn
in Amu twenty-four, they made a regular advance,
headed by Mr. Bicknell, to the top of the room, and
attempted to seize several per,ams. The attempt was
resisted, and they were driven luck. They allied at the
other end of the room, closed site doors, reimorced their
strength, and rushed onwards again, when they succeeded
in taking two men ; but not till after a very violent
struggle. 'Curse two they carried off, and locked up in
an adjoining room. They then lined all the passages in
the house and the stair-case, and being strongly rein.
forced, they again took three or four more, afkr a pm-
named struggle. One gentleman was collared by one of
these fellows, and on asking %vim offence he had corn-
mined, was told for crying the "Queen for ever."
Tnis scuff: was carried on until after seven o'clock,
and during it the mirrors of this fine room were shattered
in various places, and time candles were pot not, and
some as often relighted. It was impossible to judge
accurately how many were in custody ; but, we believe,
about cleten were eventually carried out of the room.
The High Constable seemed to be disposed to calm the
uproar; but the Ultras \vete determined to carry every
thing by force!
As this Meeting must be made the subject of legal
enquiry, we forbear to mention the names of the persons
that were handed to us as those of the foremost of the
rioters.

MEETING OF ST GEORGE'S PARISH,
HANOVER SQUARE.
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On Thiusday a very numerous and respectable Niece-
ing of the Parishioners of the Palish tit St. George,
Hanover Squire, was held at the Great Room, Haunch
of Venison Yard, Lower Brook Street, to take into con-
sideration the propriety of presenting a Congratulatory
Address to her Majesty on the failure of the Bill of Pains
arid Penalties, and to petition the !louse or Commons
to discountenance any further proceedings against her
Majesty, and also for a RAoriti in Parlianietit.
J. C. Hostiouse, Esq. in the Chair.
At one o'clock the Chairman, accompanied by Mr.
Peter Moore and other Gentlemen, entered the room
amidst loud cheers.
Mr. Houirouse stated to the Meeting, that it was
necessary every one of them should he informed that a
Requisition, signed by upwards of ISO respectable in-
habitants, had been sent to Lord Amherst, one of the
Churchwardens of the parish, to call a Meeting for the
purpose on which the present was assembled, and that
to that Requisition the 'Noble Lord was pleastl to send a
refusal. '1 he answer of Lord Amherst stated, that he
did not consider that he had right, as Curchwarden of
the parish, to convene a public ineeting.—(Cries of—
" Shame!" and hisses.)—[Here the Requisition and
Answer were read.]—Mr. tiobhouse read letters from
Samuel kVhitbread and Joseph Hume, Esqrs.expressing
regret at riot being able to attend the meeting, but stating
their hearty concurrence in the of of the meeting.
The Chairman then said, that having read the Requi-
sition and Answer of Lord Amherst, lie hoped, that
without being supposed to entertain any personal hos-
tility towards the Noble Lord, he might he allowed to
remark, that his Lordship had very erroneous views of
his duty as Churchwarden, for Lord Castlereagh himself
had, when the gagging bills were in progress, declared
that the public opinion could be easily expressed in each
parish, under the sanction of the Churchwardens or
other functionaries. Now, if Parish Meetings were not
atatliorizA to meet Lauder such authority, how were
they to meet ? Lord Castlereagh had in the House
answered the objectious uttered to one of his favourite
measures, by asserting the authority under which Parish
meetings were be held. But, wank God, Lord Cas-
tlereagh had enough of Parochial Meetings—(a laugh),
—and he would, no doubt, be happy to find amongst
his tools (God lorlaid that Lord Amherst should be
called one) those who would be ready to present every
obstacle in their power to the further expression of the
public feeling. Lord Castlereagh, after all that he and
his colleagues had done, still persisted in saying that he
had the confidence of the people.—(A laugh.)—Cer-
tangly the Noble Lord could nut draw this inference
from the parochial meetings, or, if he did, the parochial
meetings must in future take care to make themselves
more intelligible—but Ministers perhaps had got into
the knack of judging, as old women judged front dreams
bit contraries.—(Applause and laughter). 'Flue Worthy
Chairman concluded; by expressing a hope that they
would petition the Honse of Coinitions•
Mr. P. MOORE read the Resolutions and Address.—
They were proposed and seconded by two Partshioriers ;
and, after a speech from Mr. Nit:ll°l,mi, in winch that
Gentleman with much force attacked the conduct of
Ministers, the Resolutions, Address, and Petition, were
agreed to unanimously.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman. &c. the
meeting broke up.

Major General Lord Charles Somerset is about to,
embark to resume his Government at the Cape a
Good 'lope.

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