The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-29 00:00:00

STAFFORD COUNTY MEETING, °el'

" Manners with fortunes, humours turn with,
Tenets with books, and principles with times.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SULIva;
SlR,—Once more I take up my pen to say tu,ti
county of Stafford is not backward in those demonstrs,
of loyalty and attachment to the King, the Govern,s;
and the Constitution, which, fur the last few wels.
most happily become the Shibboleth of discrimination
twixt the pensioned pauper, the corrupt Peer, and.
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pered prelate, and the independent and honest patriot-DI
meeting has been ever held at Stafford, in point of..eb,
numbers, talent, or property, at all equal to that
this day witnessed. The firm yet dispassionate 10,5 cl
of the speakers, and the orderly and very respeetab'fig
racter of the meeting, were such as must for ever 'Olic
rest, in this county at all events, the lying etunncr
propagated by the Anti•Refortners, that a largero
portion of the county was disaffected. On a forrserci
casion of a meeting being held at Stafford in suPP°lO
the late Reform Bill, an attorney was absolutely cr°l:per
to investigate what chance there was of gaining su,r,att
should a hole and corner Anti-Reform meeting be,ttews.;
and to his great chagrin, and that of his engiceot,
was obliged to make out his writ in reference to tsli
support, ,‘ Non est inventus." A still more discr.o7,;,:'
employment was next adjudged him, that of gainistalf°
natures to a protest against the proceedings at the ift,
meeting. Whoever saw that miserable docutnclit'n
almost exclusively by clergy and tenantry, and eve of
so few, notwithstanding the exertions made t° toy
them, and after that casts his eye on the requi'iti° ttefi
Sheriff to call the present meeting, signed by tbreepo1
,
sand individuals, must be sanguine indeed if be 1104
see the people waver, and, in the words of a sPen-f
this day's meeting, refuse too enjoy the object "
years' pursuit when just within their reach. rt''.4
"Tuis utere ut aliena non Icelas" will be hen
prettiest answer to the Duke of Newcastle's plait'l'vefittio
" May I not do what I will with my own ?" ;•c, "Aci
conclude I will just notice a remarkable letter tv,""rrrj
just appeared, bearding the High Sheriff, who is d'ior
the most popular man in that office this counti,
for many years, with the convening of the present
ing, on the ground of his being a Catholic, 301"40074,
fore, disqualified from evincing that loyalty and pate
which, as it wasltbrinerly asserted by a certain p3rtijov,
the passing of the Relief Bill, did not exist, so rO(A, grq:
same party opine it to be a personal affront tosysr"-A,
selves, that Roman Catholics should every day pea
nn''
refute their charitable prediction. I should not haveveri,
this attack at all, coming as it does from an oloryi,
unpopular individual, had it not been a matter tvi:liriet:,
caused considerable indignation amongst the Sheriff, ,stsei
he having ins ariably kept aloof from all partydery
and on this great question al.o having refused t° oitty
from that line of impartiality he deems most !et° of
with the dignity of his office, and effective disci's"'
duties devolving upon him in that capacity.
Your obedient servant,
SPV I
A STAFFORDSHIRE MOOR')