The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-23 00:00:00

HOLE-AND-CORNER MEETING.

NOR WICH, Nov. 22.
One of the most contemptible meetings, if not the most
contemptible ever holden iu this city, took place on Thurs-
day, at 12 o'clock, in the Common-council Chamber. The
handbill by which it was announced, and which con'
coined the address, called it at the Hall in the market;
and just at the entrance a written bill, in a full round
band, stated " The Common-hill meeting will be held i°
this Court !"—thus directing the persons to the lower
Court, where a large body had assembled. In the mean
time, however, between 60 and 70 persons, and not tnnre
(for I counted them) were meeting in the Common room
upst iirs, an officer, standing at the gate of the upstairs
landing, allowing only such as were of the Tory party t°
ewer. Thole were present :—Alderman S. Harvey, Alder-
man S. Bitnold. and Alderman Booth, the Recorder (J•
Preston, Esq.), Counsellor W. W. Browne, Rev.
Webster, Messrs. R. S. Turner, J. Skepper, and C.
Gilman (solicitors), J. Watson, Esq., Messrs. J°
Wright, F. Hinges, and T. Gunton (nanufacturerls),
Messrs. W. Moore, G. Seppings, W Rye, J. Bexfield,l3.
Cundall, J. Stacy, anti J. Colley (respectable tradesmen ill
the city), Mr. Rooks, Surveyor to the Paving Coma,is"
sion.rs, several young men, Sic.t. &c.
These were the principal persons present. Alderman-
HARVEY was called to the chair, who, after alluding to his
wish to serve the city and the citizens, said that the object
of the present meeting was to address the Kiug to prevent
a war with the Dutch, who were our old Allies, and with
whom we were a favourite nation. Holland had taken all
our manufactures ; and formerly there were large exports of
our manufactures there, though th.y did not take so much
now. The Alderman spoke of the unnatural union between
France ;And England—a coalition with the resources of
England to fight against its friends. He recollected the
words of Nekon, and had always felt an inclination to
follow them. They were—" To obey your superior of;
firer, to fight for your country, anti to hate the French.
He thought that these recommendations were good and
salutary. He askal if the French had rendered us an)
benefit, and whether they would not do us an in]ury as
soon as possible ? Alderm n H. went on in the same
strain, occasional y cheered by his almost family part)',
and read the following address :
" We, the undersigned, Merchants, Bankers, Manufae'
turers, Traders, and other Inhabitants of the city of Norwich,
approach the Throne, animated by feelings of unsubducl
loyalty and undeviating attachment to your Majesty's Itoy3
Person.
" Remembering that Englishmen are greatly indebted to 3
Prince of the illustrious House of Orange for their admirable
political institutions, which alone have enabled them to clai°
for their beloved country the foremost rank among the nation'
of Europe, we deeply regret that your Majesty should have bee°
recommended to commence hostilities against the King of the
Netherlands.
" It is also a source of painful reflection to us, that the flag
which our immortal Nelson (the pride of Norfolk) led so ofte°
to victory against the oppressors of France, should now be lent
to their design to insult and to injure a brave and free people,
whose only offences, as far as we can discover, are, an un-
shaken fidelity to their King, and a patriotic determination t°
resist foreign aggression. Far from relying upon the friendlY
professions of France, we distrust the apparent friendship of
that people and their Government, and we cannot but feel
surprise at measures which have a direct tendency to increase
the power of a nation which has ever shown itself, and, we arc
persuaded, will ever remain, the most wily, the most dange.
and irreconcilable enemy of our country.
" We cannot, Sire, bring ourselves to believe that the real
end and object of the present attack upon our old friends and
allies, the, Dutch, is the promotion of your Majesty's interest or
that of your loyal subjects.

‘. We beg leave further to represent to your Majesty, that,
in our conscientious opinion, the effect of the war, which seetn,
now to he more than contemplated, will be the infliction upo,'
our commercial interests of the most serious and perhaps irre-
parable evils—the probable imposition of new taxes, wind'
your faithful people are ill able to bear—and an expenditure of
blood and treasure, which we feel it to be our duty to our coun-
try to deprecate in the most solemn manner.
We, therefore, respectfully, yet with the earnestness
which the occasion demands, entreat your Majesty to avert
from your people the incalculable ills of so unnatural and need-
less a warfare,"
Alderman BOOTH proposed, and Mr. Moors seconded
the address, which was carried, of course, nem. con.

The RECORDER propo9ed the Earl of Orford as a Noble-
man fit to present it to the King, at Brighton, in right of
his Peer aze.
The address lies for the signature of the inhabitants.

WINCHESTER, Nov. 23.—A most appalling
circumstance has occurred at Old Alresford, about eight
miles to the north-east of this city, which has excited the
deepest horror among the inhabitants of that village and
the surrounding neighbourhood. THOMAS By LPETT, E-q'
an opulent farmer, and a partner in Messrs. KNAre's
Winchester Bank, has been deprived of life by the hand of
his own son, a maniac! The unhappy parricide, who bad
been the inmate of a lunatic asylum, was a few months
since removed home to his family contrary to the wishes
of the keeper, who expressetf a conviction that some
dreadful calamity would be the result of his being suffered
to go at large, and medical gentlemen foretold similar
consequences. With what fearful veracity their predic-
tions have been verified, the melancholy sequel well show.
On Sunday evening, after supper, the deceased and his
son were drinking some spirits and water, when the latter
sv.as desirous of replenishing his glass, which the father
refusing to permit, he abruptly quitted the room, and
soon returned with a loaded gun, and discharged it at his
father, who was in the set of unbuttoning his gaiters, pre-
paratory to retiring fir the night. The skull of the un-
fortunate gentleman was- literally blown to atoms. An
inquest was held on the body by \lr. Toon, and the Jury
returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased came by
his death in censequence of being shot by his son, Who
was in a state of insanity. The unhappy young man is
now placed under that strict restraint from which be
ought not to have been released. The deceased Mr But.'
PETT was 65 years old.
CITY PUN.—CAPTURE OF THE 'VERNOY
ACCOUNTED FOR. —A British vessel, off the Mitch ebasft
bailed a fishing-boat with the quetion of had there been
any English ships of war captured ? To which the Dutcl
;nail, in broken English, and through his trumpet, roared
out, in reply, " The vcr' none."—Morning Paper.

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