The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-06 00:00:00

Present :
The Most Noble MARQUIS TOWNSHEND, Lord
~1 Lieutenant, Chas-man ;
The Hon. William Asheton- John Beevor, M. D. •
Harbord •krancis Philip Bedingfield,
Sr
Ecirnuiid Bacon, Bart. Esq. . •
ni Thomas Beeviat,' Bart: Thomas Hutton, Esq.
Sir Henry
Laembseornt: Bart. ,Marky HildesleDickens,Esq.
tr Knt. -Thomas Blofeld, Esq.
acob Astley, Esq. Robert Plurnbtre, Esq.
Thomas Woaehouse Esq. Charles. Lucas, Esq.
Touias
Beevor, Esq. William Adair, Esq.
othit krere, Esq. Theikev,RobertThointinson,
°`l Money, Esq. Thomas Wright, Esq.
. 'chard Lloyd, Esq. The Rev. Peter Sandiford
williah~lu • Gordon, Esq. *Martin Folkes Rishton, E sq.
E:rle Bulwer, Esq.
,Deputy Lieutenants and Jus-
b,Thuno Stracey, Esq. tices of the Peace, .acting
'''`",,hert Harvey, the younger, •in and for the said. County,
with many others ; also
thri Smith, Esq. • Major-General Loftus,
hrnesi4orkintluroughes,Esq. Brigade-Major Stoddart
211-carna_e.A.ll,43p g V 34 -.ie. F.O-mart, Corn.
W tha younger, missary for the. taster's
Esq. District; and.
Thomas Cubitt, Esq: EdwardHaiveyGrigson, Esq.
George Cubitt, Esq. Central Commissary;
READ, An .A6l of the 3Sth Year of the Reign
of His present Majeity, intituled, " An Ad to enable
His Majesty more etiedhally to provide for the Defence'
a, and Security the. Realm during the present War ; and
„ "Y for indemnifying Persons who may sutler in their. Property
IsuchA measures as may be necessary for that purpose."
Rea
Letter, dated the isth of June, aor, from the
Right Hon.
Lord Hobart, one of His Majesty's i'rincipal Se-
cretaries State, to the Lord Lieutenant, directing him to
12-11___rsauFtg measures
_pointed out in the Plan for the Pie-
e'" nen of Property in the event of an Invasion. -
the Readt A Plan for the Removal of Live Stock, &c. ,from
'cSea Coast, in case of Invasion, transmitted to the Lord
Lieutenant by the Right Hon. Lord Hobart.'
Read, A Plan for dividing the Maritime Hundreds of Nor-
folk into Six ,Divisions, appointing particular Volunteer
Corps to each Division,: nominating places for temporary
Depots,
,and Routes tor driving Cattle, under the protection
of the Yeomanry, into the Interior of the County, submitted
"'the Lord Lieutenant by General Loftus, the General com-
inanding the County of Norfolk.'
Also Read; A Letter from Lord Hobart to the Lord Lieu-'
tenant, recommending him to exhort the Volunteer_ Corps to
exercise frequently, and to be ready for Service at the shortest
eionce:
13esolved Unanimously, That_ at the present irn..rta.nt
.1,7-,Lthd, it is a dut icumbat upon Persons of every ...eh p
;Cf. voluntarily ton come forward and use their utmost en-
reurs for the Defence of the Constitution, and for the
,reservation of their Country, and that their exertionashould
• °llly be voluntary, but vigorous, so as to baffle the carts
trf Enemy aiming at the destruition of bath.
Resolved, That several measures recommended by Go.
"(eminent for the Internal Defence of the Country; and the
?reservation of Property, as treated of in the Ad, and other
communication aforementioned, -are of the most essential inn.
siorianeein -the present 'satiation of affairs:
Resolved Unanimously, That the same be'. carried into
desasention throughout the Count'', as expeditiously as pos-
sible.
- ResolVed; That the Deputy Lieutenants and Justices o'
the Peace acting within the several SUbdivisions, for which
Subdivision Meetings are separately -holden under the Militia
laws; do forthwith hold Meetings within their respective
Subdivisions, with power for them to subdivide again if they
shall think it expeclient ; and that they convene the Chief
Constables, and ail other Persons whose assistance shall be
necessary'to attend such Meetings, and that from thence they
direct Meetings to be held Within their respediVe Parishes,
for the purpose of cacrying the'said measure intcnexecution.
Resolved; That..the -Deputy Lieutenants and justice's of
the •Peace acting within. their several Subdivisions, dos .at
their several Meetings; apsioinna sufficient number of proper
Peratins to be Leaders or Captains of Pioneers • and that they
reculest the said Persons to'signifysto the said Meeting; their
ric.`ceptatice of the said office in writing, giving therein ilf ne-
, cessary Instructions, in regard 'to the Dutics expected to be
perfcnned by them. •
Resolved, That the Deputy Lieutenants and justices of
the Peace, acting within the several. Subdivisions, don at the
, several Meetings, nominate and appoint one or more suffinient
and proper Person or Persons, within each S,ubdivision, to
-ad as Inspedor or InSpedors-over the several Conductors of
Waggons and Carts within the same, and to do the duties set
. „forth inahe Plan for procuring Carriages and SUpplies ; and
that they request the said Persons to signify to the said
sAleetings their acceptance (he said office in writing, giving
them all. necessary Instructions, in-regard to the Duties ex-
Wiled to be performed- by them, and by the Condridors of
aggons and Carts tinder their orders, within the Subdivi-
or parts of Subdivisions, assigned to them respedively.
Resolved, That the Deputy lieutenants and justices of
the Peace, among within the several Subdivisions, do, ,in ge-
neral, use all suCh means as they shall think proper and most
tireEtual to obtain the concurrence of thelnhabitants,in all
, the several important objects pointed out in the Schedules'
?•11(1 Proposals in respect to the removal of Stock, .procia-.
tog Guiaes, Pioneers, Carriages, Bread, and Supplies in
general, as also the Returns of Persons and Stock of the
, several descriptions therein mentioned, and ReturnsolßoatS,
Barges, &c. and all other matters and things to be done in
':egald thereto as expeditiousln as possible. -
Resolved, That all the several Declarations, Agreements,
4unciations, and Returns, which shall be signed by the Inha-
bitants or the several Parishes, in pursuance of, the Prepo-
sitions and Recominendations aforesaid, be, with as mu'eli
'Pedition as possible, returned by or from the said Parishes
tothe respective Sub-division Meetings,' and by such Sub-
division Meetings to the Clerk of the General Meetings, and
that Copies thereof be Oa° transmitted by the Clerk of the
General Meetings to the General Commanding, and to the.
Cornmissary of the Eastern Distridt as soon as possible upon
Ids receiving the same.
Resolved, That all the Deputy Lieutenants and. Magis-
trates of the County of Norfolk, be a Committee, of which
not less than three are to be competent to ad, to meet evory
Wednesday and Saturday, and as much more frequently as
they. shall think fit, in the G' rand itry "Chamber, At. the
Shire-house, at twelve o'clock at noon, for the, purpo4 of
- corresponding with the Sub=division Meetings, AS Well as
With the' Lord Lieutenant, the General Commanding,i arid
the Commissary of the. Eastern District, on all points which
may appe.l to require explanation. And also, that the 'De-
puty Lieutenants and fustices acting in theseveral
Subdivi-
spns, do, as early and as frequently as poisirfie, report or_
signify to the said Committee what tney shall have done, and
how far they shall have succeeded in the several matters
aforesaid, stating any difficulties which may occur, to the
end that they mayreceive such _further instructions and ex-
planations as the case rriay be found to requires
Resolved, That the Gentlemen. who have attended. this
Meeting, do pledge' themselves to support the measures re-
commended at the same.; and that these Resolutions shohld
be printed, and. Copies sent 'to the Deputy Lieutenants and
, . Magistrates of the County.,
- Resolved Ufianimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting
be given to the Marquis .Townshend, for having convened
this Assembly, ,aod for his attention to this business, and the
important cominunicationt he has been pleased to make on
' the subjed. •
• Ordered, That this Meeting be adjourned to Saturday, the
Ist day of August, at Twelve WC-lock at noon precisely.
CHARLES LAY,
Clerk to the General Meetings.
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