The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-02 00:00:00

YORK COUNTY MEETING.

most numerous and respelable Meeting of I
the County of York, ever known, was held on
Thursday last, when an Address was agreed to
unanimously, to be presented to the KING, assuring
His MaJerre of the firm support of the County of
York, in the present crisis. The Address was
moved by Mr. FRANK, and seconded in an admir-
able speech by Mr. Fels/ices, in which he condemned
the tyrannical attempt of the Chief Consul to de.
strny the Liberty of the Press in this Country.—
Mr. LASCELLES made an able speech, in which he
depicted the cruelties of the French and the Chief
Consul. Mr. Tient. execreted those who would
not csme forward in defence of their Country. Mr.
Wteseestottee argued to shew the great probabi.
lity that Invasion would take place, and the danger
of not being prepared it. Lord MULGRAvu
congratulated the Meeting on its spirit and unani.
reit), in a speech full of sound sentiments. Mr.
STANHiIE spoke in a stile of such plain good old
English, that we must give the following Extrad
from the report of his Speech in The York Herald,
where the whole hrecccdings are ably given
6., We, by rids Addresi, publicly and solemnly, be-
.fore GOd 'and our Country, pledge our fortunes, per.
sons, anti lives in the Defeace of our Sovereign, and
au the blessing, of ourgi Consti tut ion. There
is not a man that heart. me, I am persuaded, who
is not prompt and eager, to redeem that pledge ;
there is not, there cannot be, a man here who
would leave undefended our good, trie,i, and
brave old KIN( in the h stir of danger. No, Sir,
we need now on warreog voce; no string of
eloquence ; tin thoughts hat heat, and words
that burn, are 'necessary to raise a host of
hardy mei., when the King, the Parliament, and the
Co. wry are in distress. .Cail our to Yorkshire.
men, 64 Come forth to battle," our answer will
be, one and all, " We are ready—shew us the Ene-
my—lead on."—Sir, that Enemy is not far off ; a
very numrtons, Kell appoieted, ably commanded
Army, to whom is peereisse the 03,,der of grigi„„d,
are now hovering round, and part of them in daily
sight of the promised land. They view it like as
many latnishrd solve,, mans death and hungry as
the grave, paeting for an opportunity, at any risk,
to come into our sheepfold ; :and if they
should, is it not our business, our first duty, in have
such a guard of old faithful English Mastiffs, of
the old breed, as shall make them quickly repent of
their temerity ? The Cult, CONSUL of France
Cell's us, that we are but a nation of Shopkeepers;
let us Shopkeepers then melt our weights in our
scales, and return him the compliment in bullets.
Sir, we may have a firm reliance on the exer-
tions of as gallant a fleet as ever sailed; but that
fleet Cannot perform impossibilities ; it cannot be
in two places at once; it cannot conquer the
winds and subdue the storms ; though our old
Tars C3ll do much,
,they cannot du every thing ;
and would be unsafe and dastardly to lie
skulking behind them. With the blessing of God,
and a good cause, we can do wonders ; but if we de.
pend upon our naval prowess only, we have much
to fees,—No, Sid—England will never be per.
Italy safe, until she can defend herself, as well by
land as by sea ; until she can dety the haughty tOe :
if there was even a bridge between Calais and Do?
vet, and that bridge in possession of the Enemy,
still she can say, in the language of a good English
boxing match, " a fair field and no favour."

The Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County of
Fife, at a very numerous and respeaable Meeting
held on the aoth inst. unanimnosiy voted a inpil
and spirited Address to figs MAJESTY in support
of the War.

On Wednesday se'nnight, as IWarriciii Towri.
SHIND was driving his open chaise, hts horseta took
fright in a thtinticr.storni, when his Lordship, in
extricating himself from the carriage, sprained his
foot, which has produced a fit of the gout, and his
Lordship is now confined.

Last week apt the • Marquis of WORCESTER Was
reviewing his/ Regimenr ar Winchester, his horse
took fright,and threw him with such violence against
the ground, that his Lordship was speechless for
several hours ; he has received a severe curituiion
on the head. The' atepa accounis from Winchester
lust night, state his Lordship in a lair way of se.
cove:y.. •