The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-15 00:00:00

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THE Meeting yesterday of the Friends of Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT, on the subjed of.the.Middle.
seX tledion, of which we yesterday gave a short
account,: was numrnusly attended.
Mr. PETER MOOR E•took. the Chair soon after
• 'twelve o'clock, and addtessed the company. The
chief part of his speech was about his' own feelings
a'1)(1 his own principles ; at length he began to advert
(0 the business of the Meeting,• which he declared
related to a most inicoiitMs transadiOn; • He im.
pined this transadion so the artifices of the Church,
the Magistracy, and Sheriffs, who, he said, llad•
grossly violated•their duty, He • then read a part
of Mr. MAINIVARING'S last Letter to the
holders,. in which that Gentleman- congratulates
them on obtaining a vi Tory over a Faction who
seek to subvert the Throne. Mr. Moose bitterly.
exclaimed against this *passage, 'and again. !wide
professions- of his public spirits anti regard for 'the.
Constitution. Ile then wandered far from the put.
pose of the Meeting, and at last recommended a SUb.:.
srription," not only among the individuals present;
and their friends, exhorting .them. to endeavour
to promote a Subscription all over the Kingdom;
but in the ardour of his feelings he forgot to state
the object} of the Subscription, or how the money
colleded was to be disported of.
Colonel BOSV ILLS, whose name, rank, and for.
tune qualify him for a better cause, then came for.
ward 'kith a string of Resolutions (which are in..
serted itt our first page).
After the first of theseßesolutions had been read,
a Mr. 1. BENTLEY, who could restrain his oratorical
impulse no longer, arose to enforce the purpose of
the Meeting. lie confessed that he was not a Free.
holder of Al iddlesex ; but proclaimed himself a friend
its the Constitution. lie obligingly told the people,
that the Constitution consisted of three branches ;
and then.passed io the appointment of Returning
Officers, which, he stated, were either chosen di.
re4tly or intlireCtly by the Crown. He attributed
the obstruEtion to the lite Poll,. which had been im,
rated to force, rather to chicane. and trick. Hedon-
cluded,'with very little delicacy.. and respe to.
":"ttis llosytoLE, d in proposing. that any Gen.
~,I,l,llari might brinr, forward any Resolutions with
k Mr,.11 he ritirrht happen to be' nrovided.. -
Kw: me,re regard to .the feelings of ,
Ur. hosvit,L:: proposed that the Resolutions
Resolutions
'by the latter should first he read. These
.solutions were then read and adopted unanimously.
.1. r. HAILE TOWNSHENI) Was; however, resolved.
hat he would also have a Resolution, and therefore
looposed that the other Resolutions should he circu.
Gln ated through the Country, and, with a due regard
thepiilrliePres!,. that they should be insetted in
all the Country
Newspapers. He pr,oposed that
persons should he appointed in every County to re.
dive. Subscriptions. After some severe comments
on the cuodud of the Sheriffs, who had obeyed the •
of Parliament., Ire began an attack upon Mr.
MA.INWARINT.;. whom he depreciated, in compari.-
5O with Sir Fitmicts BURDETT, exclaiming from

Magna po et oda pol fateor,
Sed demit &mart:tit mak: Ajaci t
Not Ajax self, so rich a prize disdains,
But rucb a rival all its glory stains.
Major CARTWRIGHT followed [hill speaker, and
tiToposed that County'} Clubs, in formed, many places, should
lacmed, far the purpose of effedually meeting
what hewas pleased to call a base Conspiracy against
'he Freeholders of the County of Middlesex.
Some of the Company d 'to
such Clubs would look tooseeme much like thethink Cotb
rre.t l'oncling Societies, and therefore the Major, upon
t this cad from Mr. HARE TOWNSHENOs
sch
wil'lY postponed ill& consideration of his own
ttne.
theTh,t Thanks of the Meeting were then Voted to
haittnan, and books were opened by Mr.
Mr. Roc E xs, and Major Cr_AR
N • "IT, and before the Meeting broke up it is
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tq upwards of two thousand pounds were
w,cribta.

INVASION.

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A,TITATCHEI)-110USE TAVERN MEETING.
x esl'EttbAY a Meeting was held at this 'Tavern,
l'iirsuant to public adi,ertisernent, of the Nublerntn,
(2it'rgY.• and.Gentlemerr of the West enki of the town,
1(1 • '
Lotistder Of the most effectual'
en with
means of affordi.tvf
l'roinpt assistance voluntarily to Governm----tt. .
1)•, 3,
r and collages, for the. conveyance of Tr_unps_
1,?, the Army. in the event of Invasion. ',Ott!
neAwkitsatraNe was called to the Chair. A model.
i:, the contrivance to be slung on the
~,itrtiages, vt'll exhilaited opposite to the. entrance
springs of
,i,e(a' itio'rei :!:aviern,
II _
~,,i tnose
irl St. Ja-rnes's..striet, for the in.
who attended. ,
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1;":;1e l'-`4)!Ile. Chairman opened the proceeding s+,
~ . ?ti, ;tilling the ohm which
Lau ht-cri callei .far
ti an, the
villich Gentl ri,'„' ,Any objcaion, he observed,
,Me,ettng
)Iltriht, int,e,-,. inte,hr • have entertained against
a
.itst • 1-4* "'el: carriage, for this service, from
ti i Apprehension of
injury to theni, was altogether
I,c`.iin,nvld by the contrivance which was to be sub., . /drite4 for the hadies'of the carriages. u Gen.
•tie, ans*P. to a question put by one cc t"e,,„
T.
uen present, his Lord4hip and Sir &mon "A
,'19,1r said, tliat such Gentlemen as were toliable.
;.a ealltd from' town might make their subscrtp._
i n conditional, h
-Y inserting the Words, " if
town.), The ~__ .
General,
'titled, Or ''")llll4sarY
di,.
~rit 4t tilt crisis was probably nor so ,
, but that Gentlemen who supposed
,they
'night lea
Q." lVe town for the country bcfore,the oe-
•• In
:aston should arrive, would still be in town.--
~ri.titver In it question resPating cart horses, carts,
hE(
iv.agg°", Sir ihoox. observed, that they
c lai be very 4erviceabie, as it would not be ne.
L
~t.4..'lrY to forward the whule-of the Troop4,.with the
tale rapidity. The comPanY of carmen, he. said,
4iiti Already subscribed 1000 holies; and +OO carts
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Wsigg(lnS.
l'lle Noblemen and. Gentlemen then proceeded
'0 Let d
~, own their names, with the number of c.ar4
r..ti" they could supply -, after which the Meeting
-(ike up. The Meeting, • though•respedable; was
".
"41°°". , Amcingst those who attended we
`'`niCed Loids' Hoop,- CAMDEN,H "ti II:1!
~,,i 1..,
AWKE
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