The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-23 00:00:00

NORWICH DECLARATION.

We, the undersigned MAGISTRATES, CLERGY, CrrrzExs

And INHAIMANTS of the City and County of Nonwica, tak

ing into consideration the Critical' State in which h e security
and welfare of the Kingdom continue to be placed b' the de.:
signs and riotous praci ices of the seditious and the diSiaffected,

regard it as a ditty incumbent on us to wake a Public De.

claration of our sentiments of devoted and unshaken Loyalty

to his NTaiesty's Person :col Government; and of our prin.

ciples of firm and ardent attachment to the ConstituticHt

these

A duty which we feel the mere imperiously called upon

to discharge, in consequence of an Aldress voted by a Meet.

ing held in St. Andrew': 113.11, on the lfith inst. This Meet.

ing, justified rteitiler on the ground of collective strength, nor
of individual consrquence, in its attempt to identify with the

tenor of its own Resolatiouns, the general opinion of the In

habitants of Norwich, has proceeded to the unwarrantable

length of prejudging and condemning the Prince Regent's

Ministers, and the Magistrates of Manchester.

With the temper of a proceeding so harsh and ill-timed,

we disavow the remotest feeling of congeniality; in the spiril
of a decision so premature and injnvious, we disclaim. all pas•

ticlvation.

Yielding to none in the disposition to value, or in the de.

terrnivation to guard the Chartered Rights of the People to

meet and to petition : opposed to no ra.tionul plan of public

benefit and advantage, we are at the same time decidedly

opitrion tit neither refoparation of abuses nor remedy of

'grievances can be obtained,. nor the temporary distresses.

which press alike 'yin!. this Empire and the World at large,

can be removed by means of tumultuous assemblages,

brought together by artful, and factious ,appeals to prejudice

and passion, and excited to the extreme of discontent and

irritation by the inthumnatory harangues of Delegates and

Nlissionaties, who, under the delusive pretexts of Radical

Reform, inculcate disrespect to the Constituted Powers of the

State, and disseminate doctrines that tend to overthrow the

salutary distinctions of civilized life, to undermine and I..‘e.

stray the sacred influences of Religion, and to subvert the

Established Government of the Nation.

As friends of humanity, as lovers of peace, we sincerely de-

plorc the unfortunate occurrences of the 16th of August; yet

it is to our minds a source of most consolatory reflection to

know, that the Tribunals of the Land have already taken

cognizance of the circumstances of that occasion. Impress-

ed, therefore, with a well-founded confidence in the upright:

Administration of the Lam, we feel equally assured of their

adequacy to maintain right,and to redress wrong, for a people

persevering in due obedience to them, and honestly appreciat-

ins. those social and moral blessings of which they are the safe-

guard. Nor can we view the efforts which, in this City and

elsewhere, hare been made, in the absence of every thing

like complete and authentic infoirnation, to affix guilt of the

blackest dye on the Local Authorities of a large and port-

loos District, and 01.} those who hare acted under their direc-

tion, .at a moment when the case involving their character

and conduct may be considered to be in a course of Trial, in

any other tight than as an improper and dangerous experi-

ment ou popular feeling; as an indecorous infringement on

the rights and functions of Juries ; and as directly hostile to.

the principles of real English Liberty, and to the cause of

impartial Justice.

Norwich, September 2

st, 1819'.

John Morse, "1
Starling Day, I
Robert I larvey,
John Patti:4mi,
John Harvey,
Thomas Back,
John Steward, >
John Browne,
RAO-. Hawkes,
Sheriff Elect,
J. El. Cole,
Wm. Haukes,

W.Racitham,
Sherif?, f man.
E. S. Thurlow, Preben.
C. N.Weltelionse,f &tries.
'Thomas S. Day,

_
Alder-
George Morse,
Henry Francis
men. J. S. Patteson,
James St. John, R. N.
James Hales,
Benjamin Kittmcr, County

Magistrate,

Crisp Brown; J
The Signatures are co

«'m. Firth, Serjt.-at-Law.
Ilecting rapidly, already 300; they

will all appear i❑ The Norwich Mercury and Norfolk Uhro-
niele next. Saturday.

MANCHESTER, SRPT. 20, 1819 r

The vile spirit which at present possesses the lower claSses
in this town defies both the restraints of Law and Religion.
A constable is not regarded by them. In fact, the regular
assistants of the Police, whose persons are of course well
known, are frequently assaulted by the mob; and the two
last Sundays have been particularly disturbed. Two men
were held to bail for occasioning a tumult in the Old
Church-yard last Sunday week, so as to suspend Divine
service. The aim:it-yard was then filled with the white-
hatted Reformers. Yesterday alio;her -serious disturbance
occurred at the same place. In fact, the number of
white hats with green rihatuis or black crape encourages
them to commit excesses. And on Sundays they are most
particularly numerous, and the wearers, for what reason I
know not, assemble very much in the neighbourhood of the
Churches.

The Riot, for so it may be called, which occurred in the
Old Church-yard yesterday, was a disgrace to a religions
country. In the afternoon, during° the performance of Di-
vine service a man, named Robt. Jones, came into the Church-
yard, quite drunk, and made a great noise. Platt, Booth,
Prinnott, and Batty, four of the Police Constables, were
standing at the Church door ; Platt chilly desired
the man to leave the Church-yard, and not make a
disturbance there at such a time. The man refused,
and seas so noisy and abusive, that at length it became neces-
sary to take him into custody. Batty seized him, and alone
took bins out of th¢ church-yard, into an adjoining street. As
Batty was note unsupported, inure than 10,1 persons got about
him with white hats on and endeavoured to rescue the pri-
soner, they hit Batty many blows. Batty, however; keptsfast