The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-19 00:00:00

DURHAM COUNTY MEETING.

On Wednesday, pursuant to Requisition, a public meet-
ing of the Freeholders of this County was held in the
County Courts in this City," to take into consideration the
measures that have been pursued fur the degradation of the
Queen, and the propriety of presenting Petitions to both
Houses of Parliament, praying that they will take such
'dep. as will effectually 'prevent the recurrence of pro.
eerding• alike unconstitutional in their nature, disvist-
ing and pernicious in their tendency." The HIGH Stunts,
took the Chair • f, w minutes arm twelve o'clock, at which
time that part of the Courts In which the meeting was held
was crowded to excess, and many persons were excluded fur
want of space. Among those who were present we noticed
many geothruseo of property and peopeciability, who, from
accidental causes, bad nut signed the Requisition; and the
miluelous attendance of the principal inhabitants of the
County. as well as the rank Laud character of the individosis,
who took • prominent past its else procerdings,slamp the meet-
ing as, perhaps, the moat important ever held in Durham.
*Fre Htoti Sweater opened the fussiness.
Mr. LAMKTON then rose amidst repealed elseerings. After
• brief re view of the early sufferillt. of thee Queen, he thus
proceeded :--.1./niter these cm. ttttt stance., subject to these
Fwrseentions, best with an uubroken rpirie, she returned to
England, refusing the proffered bribe of 50,000/. •.year teu-
tiered to induce her to stay away.—rAppfattse.)—Site threw
herself upon the justice of the people of thin country ; they
received and protected her; they deceived her not; they iu-
suited bee nut; but trampled her enemies under their feet,
seed raised line to au eminence never before jujoyed by any
crowned head.—(Cheers.)—Never let her forget she debt of
gratitude site owed to the people; lied never let the people
forget the proof they leave given of the mightiness of their
power, or cease to exert it en • p tile but enetgetic 11111114.
lore, and our domestic differences would be at an end.
It was with these feelings that he hail been instrumental ill
e4IIIOIE duos, hi. friends and constituents, together, and he
hoped their voice would he re.rclikaA throughout the country.
It was difficult to enter into the various topics of complaint
that might be brought forward against the Minister.; he
knew not what point in Ilse condoet of the Administration
was most unjust ; fur all their measures appeared to been tee
hear the stain's of tyranny.—(Applutpae)—They had seen the
Ministers convict her Majesty brforr inquiry by striking her
name out of the Liturgy ; and they had seen them offer
her a bribe of 50,0010. a year to co.tenue her alleged
debaucheries in another country. They knew, moo, Ilia
hypueritirai motives by which it was attempted to
justify the offer of this premium on
They were aware also that her Nl:4,aq bad rejected
the proffered bribe. She landed at Duerr. Then it was
that the prosecution was commenced, 'birch, as they sill
knew, had produced the effect of suspending all other
pcblic consiffirations, however important, and of kcepiug