The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

THE REV. A. FLETCHER.

Yesterday evening tl meeting of the friends of
Mr- FLETCHER was held at the Albion Chapel, Moorfields,
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and in consequence of the *Lord Chancellor having given his
decision in the case, the Chapel long before the commencement
•of the business of the Meeting was crowded t excess. The
proceedings tommenced with a short address delivered by Mr.
F: fiotn the Ist verse of the 12fith Psalm—" When the Lord
turned aside the captivity of Sion, we were like them that
dreamed ; then was our mouth filled vith laughter," &c.—
At the.conelusion of which Mr. FLETCHER was called to the
• (;hair. •
Mrs JOWES said that until the last few months they had en. I,
joyed as a Chligref;atiol, the greatest comfort and happiness;,'
. but the., happiness had since been disturbed by their enemies,
whose setivey equalled their enmity. lie then made a .few
general observations on the late proceedings; and concluded by
•oongrattiletieg his friends on the victory they had gained.
Air. ADa Me then addressed the Meetiqg ; after which,
FLETCHER snid, be wished to speak with great caution
and discretion as to the late proceedings ,1 as whatever he said
would as far as possible be perverted by a party to suit their
.OVIII purpose, lie regretted that the minds of his friends
'had been so much agitated on the subject, but the feeling of
. gratitude their sympathy had excited, in his breast was greater
- than be could express. lie then paid some high compliments to
the Lord Chancellor, whose impartiality and love of justice he
• • (,rfr. F.) maid never sufficiently admire, but who had acknow-
ledged that during his experience he had never met with a shnilar
Case. Of the Solicitor-General he would say, that although some
. parts of hie speech were not very pleasant to his ears, yet that he
Must candidly admit that throughout the whole proceedings he
had conducted himself like a Gentleman; in fact, said Mr. P.
I applied to him to engage him on our side, but the otherparty
:were beforehand with me. He however would correct him in
one or two of his statements. He (the Solicitor General) had
tedd, that he had engaged to submit to every decision of the
Synod; that he begged leave to contradict ; he should be un-
worthy the name of a man if he had done so.
A person in the gallery called out," A person who breaks a
promise of matriage is unworthy of the name of a man."—
lixtud cries of it Turn him out I")
Ali. sms—We have officers here, and will not be molested.
Mr, FLETCHER continued—lle did not find fault with the
rules of the Presbytery, but with their tyrannical application.--
They had endeavoured by every possible means to cut him oft'
from all connection with his congregation. The Solicitor fie.
neral said' he (Mr. F.) had been summoned to appear before
the Synod ; he was so, hut he woe denied the privilege of a
common felon, who was alwuys permitted to have a copy of the
charges brought against him. That he luta never been able to
get? although he bad petitioned the Synod. for it; but, the
aufwer of the Learned Body was, why does riot Mr. P,oeine
twie • although they were very glad In their hears he did notdo
an. 'lle would never flinch from any charge hrov,ght against
him, but heshould like to know'titst what it write He bed been
cendeinned on au exparie statement, to which however a com-
plete answer would he published next. week ; and which if any
man read Without prejudice, he was sure he would view the
arrair in the same iight as he did. If the injunction had been
granted, it would hare °Tsetse a door of litigation for every Dis-
, sentin Chanel in London whose congregation were dissatisfied
svitli their Minister. The celebrated Bishop Bonner had never
requ:red a more ttereasomible thing of any Court on earth
then valet the i-Iseistid tidied of the Court of Chancery. He con-
e tided by thinking the Meeting for the kind attention they had
shewn hint', •

ThOnki Wire then voted to the Managers of the Chapel, and
the Meetilig seintrated.