The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-12 00:00:00

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GL,LS'GOIV i 4TIIIOTIC MEETINIS.'

GLAsGOw, JAN, conselnetice of the notice
given some days ago by the• LORD PROVOST, there •
was yesterday held, in the Town Hall, Inc , of the
moct numerous and most resPe4table Meetings of
terchants and Manuft&urers which ever assem-
, bled in this City.
His Lordship having taken the Chair, stated,,
that as mentioned in the Notlee, he had cilied the •
Meeting for the purpose of considering the proprie-
ty of expressing to hii Majesty, at this iMportant
crisis, their firm determination to support, by every
means in their power, his just rights, and tile in-
terests of the British trripire. His Lordship then
read the letter whiCh had been sent him, rerltiest-
ing him to call the Meeting, and which was signed
by about forty respectable inhabitants; and stated,
that he very. much approved -of the measure, be-
cause, if ever there was a time thy. unanimity and
exertion to strengthen the bands of Government, the
present was that time.
After which, Mr: &Act,- the Dean of Guild,
rose and addressed the Meeting. After many sen-
sible prefatory observations, he said,e--It will re-
quire no argument, I am sure, to convince every
Gentleman present, that 'we live 'in the most event-
ftil period that ever the civilized world saw. But
I your time take up yo time to detail the mournful
events which we have lived• to see. : They have
been ,too monieutong; and are too recent, not to be
well known to us all, Rut I wish to draw the at-
tention of Gentlemen to the result of 'ali these unpa-
rallelled transa4lions. The result has been, lam
soiry *to say, the unhoended success of •an unprin-
cipled Usurper, and' our hiveterate fee, who, in
,conseqnence of these successes, is now-ruling over
the whole Continent of Europe with a rod of iron—
aed who is using all his uncontroeled tutee, not only;
to dilate rigid robibitiousagainst our trade in every
f:tarter, but to compel all the Cdtit mental Powers,
many of whom have been long our Allies, to, corn
bine against us in the War, We are t hut left stand-
. ing.alone---The situation is awful, but iris sublime,
and there is no doubt with use, that we' shall come
gloriously out of the -strumle., But thus 'standing
alone, it belibees us thFi tuore especially to be true
to Ourselves. It pis ekpedted that every man in
Great Britain shall do his duty. It becomes us all,
' under such?trying circumstaiices, and at such an im-
portant crisis, to rally round the Throne of our be-
loved Sovereign, our' go old King; ned to assure
him t iiat, be our privations ever so severe, or ever
so 14-mg, we will support hitn at all times, by every
means in our power,,in his just rights, and for the
interests of the British Empire. Thus, then, I con-,
ceive the measure of an Address lobe necessary.—
And if it be necessary; there can belittle doubt with
respea to its being proper. Glasgow -now' stands
high in the scale of the' Empire. Its consequence
is felt and well known. It has always been esteemed
for its loyalty. It is'entitled at all Times to express
its loyal-sentiments, whenever the occasion may he
deemed to require it. It has been 'heretofore atten-
tively listened to in alt such 'expressions ; and it will
be listened to nein. With great eroei iety, there-
fore, mey this Address be now transmitted to his
111A7EATY, by a Ci:y which has so much at stake,
and I.vhose-er.qe:rie, on that account, may be frankly
folloee:d by others. But I will detain your Lord-
stlip no longer, excepting just to.read the Resolution
:net is now 'proposed— _ _

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" Resolved•—That it will be proper in this Meet-
ing, at this important and, momentous crisis, - when
the unbounded ambition •ot our Enemy calls forth
ell • the energies; of his.Goveroment and of his peo-
ple, to address his Majesty, and to assureitim of our •
firm determination to support, at _all •titnti, and by
every means in our power, his just rights, and' the
interests of the British Empire. And to state to
.him, at the saute time, that, although We must be
supposed to feA the elfeas of his Adversary's exer-
tions against the commerceand manufactures of the
-country, yet we have no interests but• what are iden-
tified with the dignity of his Crown, and the inde-
pendence of these Kingdoms ;. and further, that we .
are fully satisfied it is only by persevering in proMpt,
wise, and vigorous measures, that we are to hope
fer the attainment of our wishes, a safe, honourable,
and lasting Peace." - •
Mr. JAMUS HOPKIIIK then addressed •the Meet-
ing.
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We stand (said he) in a situation in which this
Country was never placed since our existence as a
nation. We have read in ancient times, that a bar-
barian' more tierce and crafty than the rest, has over-
turned, like atorrenr' every thing that opposed him,
and by fire and sword has extended his sway over the
nations around him. But it remained for our days -
to have seen ate olActire individual, and a foreigner,
by fraud and violence, seating himself on the Throne
of•one the most powerful Monarchies of Europe,
converting • the most: polished and civilized nation
into an armed multitude, ready to subMit •to every
:deprivation, to forego every comfort, and to sacri-
fice even lite itstilf,..to- serve the purposes of his in-
satiable ambition, and to extend the iron hand of
his deSpotism over the - whale. of Europe. Because"
we have hitherto kept out of, his grasp, and have
. arrested his progress - to universal empire, he has
sworn eternal enmity against us, has threatened our
utter ruin, and began to carry, his threats into exe-
mien, by shutting :nearly every port, end • raising
up enemies to us, from one end of the Continent to
the other. Oursituatien therefore is awtnl and im-
pressive, and catyot he viewed without- wonder and
astonishment--but I hope there is no man who now
hears me who looksaspon it with fear and. dismay.
No, " the self same sun which shines thus upon
looks-not louring upon us."—lf it has 'pkeased
Providence for wise purposes which we are unable
to fathom, to raise this man to an unexampled pitch
of power and• greatness, :and to preserve..his life
. through every difficulty and danger—have not we.
too been .NOonderfully protetted from his grasp,
• aaucFraised to •an ;height of power hitherto unknown
.in the annals at our Country ?. 'lave our shores yet
ben pointed with. bleed ? Has our Navy been swal-
lowed up by
„the wave's, orscattered:by the winds ?
On the contrary, =do tint our Fleets now ride Irturn-
pliant froM the .further shores of 171indostan: to the
most distant boundary of the Atlantic Ocean ,? Has
not that same Prijyl4ollCe' raised Upfor our defence a
Ner.v3N, and numberless others, given them- ve.e;doni

to flan, and knowledge to direct the. British thun-
der against the tee, till they have nearly swept their.
Ships from-the—taco ,-of.-the Oceatt-i• 4-las not the-
satuo Power paved the arm, and tired the breast of

wir .11s* r: el I rt,ytt: `tult 't"
our hardy Sermieu andSoldie.!, witi! m
them ready tUdespise every ianger, and brr...e
death itself, in defence of their King .tina County
Why then,. should we be afraid ? 'frt. us persevt re
in the contest with firms esi and .resolution, a d
I. tsust -We may jet be the means of re;ieviii‘tif-
feinirr Europe from the , bondage :in
is iethralled, and of restoring-that permanent peat'e
*ltielf -we, all desire : meantime it is our duty
to' be prep:ire...l for every event. If the EO,ll.
should dare to sat foot on our shores, let us he
ready to Meet niineven in the shock of battle, and
let.uslrmly resolve either to tall inithe contest ortro
return vi6torious, rather than to live slaves, and be
witnesses to the ruin of our families and the
tion of our country. But it may not be the fite
any, or but few of us here present, to he called to
the field ; we have therefore, as men and citizens,
other duties to perform. Let bflar, witti9ut re-
pining, the, deprivations which may yet be in store
for us. Let us submit, without inarmurhlg, so the.
burthens which it maybe necessary to lay upon us,
for the salvation of the State. Let each of us; when
required, be wady to sacritice-his time, and exer-
cise such talents as hare.neen entrusted to him, tor
the 'general welfare; and let us, without reza-ain7
whether this or that • sets of men rule the helm of
affairs, be united in one mind, setting lhoutsier to
shoulder and foot to foot, striving for the viaory,
and we shall surely overcome, and preserve that
freedom and indepen,lence derived from our ances-
tors,-and will transmit that. fair lulieritanee to °lir
children, without which; .in up, mind, life is net
worth the preserving. • At this eventful period,
- Britain requires all her sans to do their duty ; anti he
• that swerves from it it false, to his King and un-
worthy of his: Country. It, would be a waste of
words for me to ocenyy taet...nee
, longer,- as I trust wO, are al of one mind wan
pleasure, therefore, I. Second the motion.
A COmmittee ,was then appointed to draw up the
Mdress, which was urianitnutitly agreedao;noti or-
dered to be transmitted 'to Lord kikwnssautty, to be
presented to Iris MAJESTY. . •

The meeting was very nurntrous. The rawest
unanimity prevailed. 's . . •

FRENCH PAPBRS,

HAMBURGH, Dae..l 8.--There is announced for
the .2.7 th, January public sale at: Copenhagen, which
Must prove higilly ititerosting,toEur4ipean commerce
in the present•postnre,of thincrs.'..l.7tre fallowing are
the articles.' to' e dispesettof!-A-4.6600;000lbs. of cof-
fee, of the Island: of Java;, 200,00010 of snt,,sar, of
the same Nand.; tOO,OO'Uit;s. of stltitt;-..0f. ;
100,0001bs. of pepper; 400otbs: of
These goods are to be 4 iv*uru <ot serge ik in ,;NOr-
way, , where they have recently arrived, in. Dahish
.Vessel, from Batavia and 'Manilla; the Ship is called
the Three Friends, and escaped from: the English
cruizers by corning north about of the. British
Is-
lands. . . . . .

PARIS, D2C. q 6.. Thegrand decoration; sof the
Legion of Honour, deeineo,tbr the Emperor ANcii
1. fur the Archduke CHA nag. the Archdukte .10114,
and Count Uttaruh, arrived at Vienn4f.on,the 7th ult.

A neutral Ship front :Smyrna, 'which arrived,dt
Catarro on the Roth Novembox, has brought au.
thentic accounts of the Declaration of War by the
King of Persia agmnst England. -4_
"A'lleputation ftoM the Landaman of Switzet land
is arrived at Milan to compliment trjs itlajcsty, and
is said to be.C.harged ot..very great
importance: •
LctNrs from Toulon inform us, that the powder
magazine and mill at St: Barbe;has been bluwn up;
the cause is unknown::

Madame CONTATIii the colehlited mares, has
withdrawn from the Theatre.

,
itrONAPARTE left Maar*. the 22d—..0t)
the day betore the city gave, a,,iganct ;dinner to the
Members of the Eletloral.ool4o4, tad op the tol.
lOwing they had an audience of 4's.INA Ajesty.
The joumal de L.:Empire of, Ite .t i h says—lt
appwrs certain, filar his Majeary the Elnivror and
King wilt return to Pari3.befure the 13t ui January.`

RUSSIAN STATE P4PER.

~Iti~SI;.

ST; .PETERSITIRCU, NOW. 8 (19), tiio7.—By our
Ukase of the gtich Qauber last, to the Mmister
,of
Commerce, Count4N... RUNtiANTZOIT, regarding
the laying on an Embargo upon'the English Kopekr
ty in Russia, we dillered,Liquitlation Commissions to
formed here, at Riga,• and at Archangel, .uttder
the controul of a-hit Collegeof.Conunerce,
On the representation .4 the Minister, that the
, .
Liquidation Compteo appl)atteu m 1600, :were, by
their mode of condtlaing baiiiteis of this nature,
perfealy adequate to the oh'pa in viewo We:now
order that Liquidation commissions be at present ty.
pointed, in every rest t stri6ly at:cot:ling to t(4:
principles.and spirit
.giveti the r...:5t.11 of
Nov. 1800, upon a Report of the College of Coin-
merce. in consequence of Of Einbargo Laid thlit year
on the property at th English, with this,Otily alte-
ration, that the fixed:nutntler of Rus,jah Metehr.nts
to be chosen for the Liquidation Commission. of this
Plan, be not other.wiie appointed
_than with
confirmation of the Minister, and in the other town'a
-With the confirtnation of the Chief A.utherities con-
tiguous therQlo. _ •

—The said Commissioners are to torte co.-nizance
of ell goodN and property of the Enghilt %.•incli tetra
embargoed by our I.Jlcase of
,the itath (nit,) Oct.
1867 ; and this sequestration is to be extends ct to
all their mottles and biiis,, excepting' heir
monies p1a95:41,,in our Banks, which, by the Jaws,
are in no ewe. to be touched. . The Councillor of
State, and *ember of the College of Commerce,
BAncorr,alik to preside in the Cornatis4on here.
Sept to the Senate the eth of November, 1867,
under hisTruperial Majesty's Sign Manual.
. Countersigned by Count N1C,7!..A1 lIMINIIANT-
ZOPF..---Plibliiiiled by the Senate the 11th of Novent-
ber, 1807.

•
A Poe.tas!er,, bra4ging education
had cost 10001. a stacions Linde ahkerUiith--
" What he had aCquired :t4rom it ?."--'1 A Frevh,,ld,
Sir (Cried the coxcomb), On 'Mount Parnassus, pie-
Fented-nie by the l'Atii,ies !•••—a 10001..,
an ideal Freehold en a vi,doiv;ry Mount !---Pr:ty,
Neph:Ay, yo%i aw:tre that mally a real and snh•
stantial I:reehold Wilt very soon Thr les;
"than Eight,,Pounds'ttch, from the presi-.qu City I.6t-
fery,!".