The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-04 00:00:00

READING, WEDNESDAY,
.Dix 3.

,DEATH OF 11-I,E PRINCESS 'CHARLOTTE.
•
. A Coopty Meeting era; hjld 41 the Town-hto
to-day, in consespenee of. a Reytisittono for the
purpos ui presenting Ad!fre”.es Condolence oz
this lamented event. At. 12 o'clock tit,: High
Sheriff took the. Chair.. T-o re .was a numerous
but not a crowded attentlanc.e. Letters of apo.
logy were read from the two Members of the
County.. . .
Tht•HIGH SHERItT said, that none of his pre-

decessot sin office had ever occasion to. perlortn so
painfnl a duty as now fell to his lot. As a lather,
and as aluishand, he. sympathized deeply
with
the high..l'crsonages who were More especially
afflicted by.the hiss which all deplored. He would
now read the Requisition, and thus introduce the
itninediate,ohict oftheir Meeting.
Sir itIATHANI.EL DUCKENrIBLA) moved an Ad-
dress to the Prince Regent, condoling with bins
upon the loss of a virtuous and beloved Daughter,
and expressing a hope that his Royal•Higuness,
while he regarded with satiSfaction the d sym-
pathy of a loyal and affectionate peOple, would
derive his principal siOort from relit;ion.
Sir Maims XIMENO seconded the Address.

After: some °deb .te air \ ong several Gentlemen as
to. the form of tbaßequithion tor the Meeting, to
end which a motiOn of adjournment was proposed,
when the question, was pot, the High Sheriff
ordered all whO Were not Freeholders to with-
draw. All withdrew lkut .0 few Gentlemen
on eathside of the Chair. He then desired all.
those ou his kit, who were aga;nst tire adjourn-
ment,. to move to his right: They did So. He
Atext cal;'ed upon all who opposed the adjourn.
meat to, spew bands. About a dozen on his right
did so. Mr. Ballet in the mean time called out
to :41 freeholders to return and vote. The mass
lho%ed forward 'again, and on a show of hands fur
the- adjournment being ordered, a few geatiemen
on the left, and all who had withdrawn, held up
their hands. The Sheriff declared the adjourn-,
lost. Mr. Itillett demanded a pull. It was
tefttsed. The addres3 was then carried 11111111:-.

monsly:
Mr. MOULDING moved a similar address to
Prince livopaid. lie would only further repeat
to them epitaph he had seen, et strikingly ap.i.
lineable to his.SerenelJi;liness
." Heaumus, but murmurs tiot.; grieves, not delyairs ,
'" Feels as a man, but as a Cbtittiau beiws."
111 r. LfEBEN Roca) seconded the Address.
Mr. LIALLF.TT ►!served; that ii,voe colthd have
conducted hi:nisei' better titan P. ince Leopold.
Though ri foreigner, he was endeared to every
Euglish heart.; kle did not now repeat the ohjre•
tior►s ►cltiet. were, equally applicaule to both ad;
dresses, bk,ause.he si:tadd be lesitled with c 1
moor; the Sheriff• would deeldre the result of- a
pretended division while. he refused it Will, and
could
.uot pretend to uetne the numbers on either
side. _

Mr. PALmER only regretted, that it could not
receive the approbation of greater numbers. Tilt
Address was unanimously agreed to.
Sir NATHANIEL DUCKENFIELD moved the thanks
Of the Meeting to the Sheriff ;.npon hearing which
all moved off but !lie Sherilf twd two or
three friends, to w.hom he returned thanks for the
honour they had done him; and thus the Meeting
was dissOlved at hull-past one o'clock.