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WILTSHIRE COUNTY ELECTION.

FINAL STATE OF TUB POLL.

LOYAL M EETI NG.

HENRY CALVELEY CoTroN, Esq. in the Chair;

It was Resolved,

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tiny .frete sfloptitiv. if they Are parable
Pf tefiection, it may, however, he more reason-
,tiLbly inferred, that they only reflected upon the
da'nger to which they might expose themselves
An their attempts to endanger the Country. As to
"the Periodical Scribblers, who live by vending
Weekly sheets of -Scurrility, Sedition, and Rebel-
lion, as they court prosecution, in hopes of giv-
ing an increased circulation to their. poisonous
Pages, it is hJrclly to be expected that they will
be restrained by the fear of Lawo because they
have no other source of subsistence, titan by
the sale of factious declamation. We hope,
however, that A strict watch will be kept over
them, as oratorical effusions are beald and for-
gotten, but the venomous productions of the
Jacobin Presses are read in all the common
Pot-houses, disseminating more extensive fake-
hood and corruption ; and even those factious
eribblers may be induced to put some restric-
tions on their pens, when they have reason to fear
that they may be mended by the hand of Law.

LORD COCHRANE —lt is said that letters beivt

teen !rteived from Lard CoctillANE, stating that

is profiting, by captures, Sze. at the rate of
• l'lmards of 20.0001. sterling every week. If any
errdir could ;)e given to this extravagant state-
New, it would ire admitted that Reform, whether
abroad or at home, is one of the best trades now
suiting.

14tti Mr. Benett 59—Mr. Ast ley 75 M'Siir.f A.o I l
furl
15t11 Da V Mr. Benett 50—Ni r. Astley :i2 1"53/11:. ..19
13. ff
Tntal ,rt the 1. n
Close 15th day 2,136 Mr. A. 2470
Majority in favour of Mr. Benett ........ 166,

It is highly gratifying to find that the daring
attempt' of seditious Dumagognes to overthrow

nit Government has at length roused loyal people
10 come forward in resistance of their iniquitous
'lesigns. We therefore feel much pleasure in giv-
-11)g insertion to the following article, and doubt
not that the chief Towns throughout the King-
'lom will imitate the laudable example:—

At a very Nurnerons Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town
and Neighbourhood of Northwich, in the County Palatine
of Chester; held on Monday, the 26th (lay of July, 1819 for
purpose of entering into proper Measures to CO-OP F.-

NATI.; With the Ctrit: PowEn, and other LAWFUL AUTIJORI-
TIER, in tha Pn,sEnvaTiox of the PLACE, and enforcing
'obedience to the Laws; and also for, the purpose of agree-
ing to the form of an Address to is Ruysl Highness the
PRINeE REGENT ;

ISt, That this Meeting cannot but behold with the greatest

yurprise and indignation the spirit of disaffectivn approach-
ing to open EcheHien, which has lately appaared in the Ma-
%fact tiring Districts of this and the adjoining Counties, m-
oulting, as we conceive, from the factious and sectitions.Pub-
Lcations abounding in those Districts, and the violent and
infiaiumatory language of wicked, crafty, and designing men,
taking advantage of the forhisarance of the Executive Autho-
jitit's, and the temporary distresses of the Country,

2d, That it is highly expedient for the protection of the
peace, and the support of the Civil Power iu the present

"I',rgeney, that every loyal cubject should stand forward in
I)eft.uee of our Glorious and Happy Constitution against the
Seditious and. Traitorous Conspiracies formed to subvert the

'therefore, We, the Undersigned, inhabitants of the town
•and neighbourhood of Nott h with, do hereby solemnly engage
(4ltselves to aid arid assist the Civil Power, in preserving the
Peace, and enforcing dne obedience to the Laws of the Land ;
"d do agree to act as Special Constables, or in any other ca-
!acitY, Civil or Military, which may become necessary, and be
• 'fl'bled expedient by the Magistracy, or other lawful autlio-
thivs• Dated this 26th day of July, 1819.
[litre followed a numerous List of the most respectable
"habitants of the respective places ]
The Chairman having left the Chair,
Resolved, That the Thanks of the Meeting be presented to
'1", for his judicious and able conduct therein.

EDW. V. TOWNIIEND.

COPY OF THE ADORESS.
'To his Royal Highness GEORGE, Prince of WALES, Regent
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Humble, Dutiful, and Loyal Address, of the Itil:abi-
Iltnts of the Town and Neighbourhood of Northwich, iu the
County Palatine of rhe,ter.
ts Wes His Nlajesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the in-
habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Northwich, in
the County Palatine of Chester, beg leave most humbly to
Approach your Royal Highness, with ascot:trees of oitr on-
at'igued attachment to your Royal Highness's Per,-n, and
C"ernMent, and to our glorious Constitution in Churzli mid
State, as by Law established. •
,We cannot but behold with the utmost detestation amd
abhorrence, the factious aryl seditious (nut to say Traitorous)
4"igns of a few wicked, audacious and evil disposed persons,.
17h) taking adrantage of the mildness and forbearance of our
and of the prer.ent distresses of the Nlanufacturing
Dtstriets of this 'and the adjoining Counties, have under the
!lettence of bringing about a Reform in Parliament, excited
la the Miads of the lower orders of his Majest) 's Subjects, a
10irit of disaffection to the Constituted AntboritiGs, bonier-
-4 •(),1 actual Rebellion, and which has for its object the
"tire Subversion of our Glorious Constitution.
4st ruler these circumstances, we be;; leave most humbly to
reYour Royal Highness, that we will, to the utmost of
• air,•
Psnwt'r, support and protect our happy Constitution,
the Seditious and Traitorous Conspiracies of factioust
td d t
lien, and aid anti assist the Civil Authorities
this Peace, and enfor.:ing obedience to the

pOttn Y:

MATERNAL DESPOTISA
Or, THE RIGIITS OF INFANTS.

tnhand me, Nurse, thou saucy quein !
What does this female tyrant mean ?
Thus, head and foot, in swathes to bind,
spite of tke " Sights of human kind;"
And lay me stretcli'd upon my hack,
(Like a poor culprit on the rack); •
An infant, like thyself, born free,
And independant, slut ! on thee.

Have I Dot a right to kirk anti sprawls
To laugh or cry, to squeak or squall ?
Has ever, by my act and deed,
Thy right to rule me been decreed ?
How dar'st thou, despot ! then contrud
The exertions of a free-born soul ?

Thu' now an infant, when I can,
I'll risk and seize " The nights of Man
Nor make my haughty Nurse alone,
But Monarchs tremble on their throne;
And boys and Rings thenceforth you'll sees
Enjoy complete Equality.

SPORTING INTELLIGbNCE.

LEWES RACES, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4.

A great concourse of company from Brighton were present
at these sport 4, which, although indifferent, created much
interest, and perhaps, the agreeable distance a►ld pictulesque
ride, mote than compensated for the journey.
Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with 501, added by the Members
of the Borough, for horses of all ages. The New Course.
The Winner to be sold for 200 gs.
Lord Egremont's clt. f. Silvertail I 1
Mr. Walker's gr. h. Lot 3 2 3
Mr. Brown's b. g. Marksman 3 2
Won easy.—The Winner claimed.
The King's Plate of 100 gs. Four miles.
Lord Egremont's g. c. Skim
Mr. Bouverie's ch. by Haphazard ... 1 '2 2
Mr. Candle's I). h. by Canopus
Mr. Pierse's h. m, Misery

CHELMSFORD RACES, TuEsnmr, Aug. 3.

A Sweepstahes of
.50gs each, h. ft. for three-yr:old colts, Bst.

. . .
71b. and fillies, Bst. 41h. The New Mile.
Lord Rons's eb. c. Euphrates, by Quiz
Lard Exeter's h. c. Snake .
Duke of Grafton's eh. f. Miracle

Tlre 'Oatlands Statics of 30gs each, 20 ft. was won Ly
Rush's b. f. Romp, by Senn), 4 ,rs old.
Sweepstakes of 2ogs each, fur three-yr-old fillies, tist. 41b.

The New Mile. -
Duke of Grafton's cll. C. Miracle, by Soothsayer
Lord Exeter's ch. f. Dulcinea • . e
Mr. FarralPs b. f. out of Pea-blossom , 3
Ilk Majesty's Plate of 100 gs, for mares.

. ,
Lord Stawell's b. f. Fay, by Phantom, 4 yrs
Lord Exeter', Dulcinra, 3 yrs ... 3 1 i
Mr. Rush's Romp, 4 yrs

The Dublin Correspondent, referring to the spar-
ring match between 11lesns. AVAITHMAN
HUNT, at the late Common Hall, has the follow-

ing paragraph :
" We congratulate the LORD MAYOR of Lon-
don on his having been so censured, and by such
men. No wonder that Mr. HUNT thought his
conduct " officious " on the day of the meeting'of
the Mob at Sm thtield—to that officiousness is to
be ascribed the preservation of the greatest and
the wealthiest city in the universe. We never•
of this Mr. HUNT, and his brazen and bois-
terous sedition, that we are not almost inclined
to wish for• the restora►ion of a custom which was
once prevalent. In the Old German 'Empire it
was a practice to condemn such persons as en-
deavonred to sow sedition and di,rurb the public
tranquillity, to become the objects of pulslic no-
toriety and derision, by carrying a dog upon their
shoulders, from one Cl at town to another. 'rite
Emperor OTtio, and FRRDERIC BARRAUOSSA in-
flicted this nunishmeur on Noblemen of the highest
rank.. Instead of a doe, we would suggest that
ITHMAN be mounted upon HUNT'S shoulders,
and the offender• obliged to carry his burthen from
London to Stockport—the salutary effect of which
process would be soon apparent, or we are much
mistaken."

BRIGHTON, AUG 4.—This morning the Mike
of YORK', accompanied by Colonel Coox.E, Mr.
DicirroN, and Mr. W. LAKE, proceeded to Lewes
Races, and returned this evening. On Friday his
Royal Highness goes to Windsor, to be present at
the monthly Council on the state of his Majesty's
indisposition, atter which his Royal Highness
again returns to this place, for an intended resi-
dence of threw treks.—The PRINCE REGENT be-
ing fully expected here to-morrow, the arrival of
the Royal George yacht was anticipated yester-
day. The prevalence of a still calm is supposed
to ho the cause of her not making this station.—
Every equipment is completed for a sea-coast
voyage, hod Sunday or Monday next are mention-
ed•as the days for the embarkation of his Royal
Highness.

Yesterday the Duke of WeLLINGtroN bad an
audience of the PRINCE RRGENT at Carlton-
houtse.

His Royal Highness the ParNca REGENT, ac-
companied by the Duke of WELLINGToti, left
Cathon•house on horseback, about five o'clock
yetertlay, for a Tide in the Paiks. They pro-
ceeded at a rapid rate up the Mall in St. James'.
Polk. His Royal Highness appeared in high
health and spirits.
The Duke and Duchess of ARGYLE, and a large
proportion of fashionable Visitors, attended the
Cohourg Theatre last night.
Among the extravagancies of Country Ma-
nal„;et t, Mr. YATLS has been St,ited in a provincial
play-bill to be the first Comic Actor of the day.
—Vadi must a Minify aildletlCe think of the
London Performers, if this panegyric should be
received ! !—Such outrageous praise
can only injure the object of it.
General D'EvEnEttx's Legion, consisting of ten
regiments, sailed from Dublin on Saturday last.
The Foreign Enlistment Prevention Bill came
into operation on the following day.
His Excellency the of DALuousie. Lieu.
teliAnt-Govetuor of Nova Scotia, and his suite,
rtrit•ed at Quebec on 30th June, in his Majesty's
Mersey, Capt. COLLIER, horn 1-141ildx• Ii
waS eXpt•Clud pia EACCIICI)Cy Wila/Ed to
Upper Canada.

FOR TUI stN.

RESTER, t81;').

lEDITOR D t.sirotis to give every assist-
ance in my power to the different Societies esta-
blished in this Country, for the Propagation of
the Gospel in Foreign Parts, I submit to the
Public., through the medium of your Paper, (with
great propriety denominated Clerical) a Copy of
an Address, about to he circulated in this City
on the subject, recommending, with all due defer-
ence to the Clergy of the kingdom, to have a
nne priuttal and distributed in their re-
spective Parishes.

1 am, with much respect,
Sir,
Your faithful and obedient Servant,
H,ARWOOD FOLLIOTP.
AN ADDRESS—TS-7PHE PUBLIC,

In 'Wolf of the Collection to be made in all the
Parishes in England and Wales, for the Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign

Parts.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in
the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, in con-
.sequence of a representation made to him by the
Most Reverened the Archbishops, and the Right
Reverend the Bishops, Members of the Society
for the Propagating of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts, having been graciously pleased to grant his
Royal Letters to the Lords Archbishops of the
Kingdom for a general Collection of Charity
throughout England and %Vales, for the good uses
of the said Society—the following statement of
the past services, and future intentions of the So-
ciety, is therefore submitted to the consideration
of the Public.

The Society owes its origin to the benevolent
exertions of some distinguished individuals in
Church and State in the year 1699, who formed
themselves into a Society for promoting the inte-
rests of Religion,—ln the year 1701 a Charter
was obtained from King William 111. by which
it was incorporated under the title of " the So-
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Fo-
reign Parts,•• for the propagation and support of
Religion in the Colonies beyond the seas belong,
ing to the kingdom of Great Britain.

The first efforts of the Society were directed to
the American Colonies, 'to which it was then cus-
tomary to transport criminals from this country,—
at the time the Society commenced its exertions
that country was in the most deplorable state
with regard both to the- means of religious in-
struction and religious worship, there being in
that immense tract of country, containing a po-
pulation of upwards 185,0'0 persons, only five
Churches, and scarcely any other places of rdi-
gious worship.—" It appear,," says Bishop Tom-
line in his Sermon before the Society, " from in-
controvertible evidence, that in severallaree Pro-
vinces scarcely any congregations assembled for
the performance of Divine Service ; the Sacrament
of Baptism had not been administered for t wen, y
years ; and that of the Lord's Supper for a touch
longer period."
_ _

Such then was the state of the American Co-
lonic!, when the Society first commenced its ex-
ertions in that quarter.
In 1728, the Society bad made such exertions,
that in some Colonies the Church of England had
been by law e,tablished ; above six►y Churches
had been built ; many religious hooks and trac:ii
had been circia4ted ; and schools opened for the
instruction of the Natives in the Christian Faith.

to 1741, less than forty years after the esta-
blishment of the Society, we find, from the ae.
*taint given by Archbishop Seeker in his Sermon
before the Society, that with an income vtry
disproportionate to the vastness of the undertak-
ing, near an hundred Churches had been built ;
above ten thousand Bibles and Prayer-books had
been distributed ; great numbers of Indians and
Negroes had been brought over to the Christian
Faith, and seventy persons were employed abroad
in the service of the Society."
In the year 1.771, one hundred and twenty-three
Missionaries were employed in the American Co-
lonies in the service of the Society ; which num-
ber was, however, greatly diminished atter the de-
claration of Independence by the United States,
by the Missionaries being withdrawn from those
territories; the labnurs of the Society being con-
fitted by the Charter to the Colonies under the
dominion of Great Britain.

The exertions of the Society were, however, in-
creased in those Colonies in America, which re-
mained subject to Great Britain ; and there were,
in IRIS, one hundred and six Missionaries em.
'toyed by the Society in North America, at an
expense to the Society of 11,3801,

The average expenditme of the Society halt
greatly exceeded itb incoine,—Collections have
therefore at different periods been nude under the
authority of Royal Letters.—A Collection, which
was thus made in 1741, amounted to more than
15,0001.; another iu 1751 to nearly 20,0001.; an-
other in 1779, ender the authority of his present
Majesty, to 19,4741. 128. Bd. his Majesty con-
trihutina 5001. towards that sum.

The Society has also been occasionally assisted
by grants from Parliament, by which it has been
enabled materially to increase the number and the
salaries of its Missionaries.

Thus it appears that the Society, aided occa-
sionally by Parliamentary grants. has been the
Fob: support 'of the Established Church in the
American Colonies.—Most of the Episcopal
Churches also in the United States owe their ex-
istence to its Support ; and this 'was gratefully >ac-
knowledged by tt,ent in an Address in 1785,
through the Archbishops and Bishops, to the
NI-embers of ti>e Society for the Propogation of
!Ale Gospel,--" a Society (to use their own words)
to whom, under God, the prosperity of our Church
is in an eminent degree to he risciibed. It-is Our
earnest wish to be permitted to make, througit
your Lordships, this just acknowtedgmen; to that
venerable Society."
•
Since the establishment of a Bishop itj the Bli•
tisit Donnuions in wit"; anti important

field ha's been opened for the exertions of the se.
ciety iit that'extensive and populous Country.
The Society, in March 1818, placed 5000/. at
the disposal of the Bishop of Calcutta; tor the
furtherance of the objects of the Society in India,
at the same time inviting his more particular sog-
gestions as to the Most prudent and practiCable
means of promoting Christianity in that
.country.
His Lordship's answer has been received, and con,;..
rains the most gratifying encouragement to exer-
tion, in the assurance, that " itt every attempt to
e:iliOlten, to instruct, or to Convince, which does
not Offer an open and direct affront to prev;tiling
stiperstitions, there is not the smillest ground for
alarfn ; and (hi: is (observes his Lordship) I be-
lieve, admitted by many, who once regarded sorh.
attempts with manifest apprehension mote
remarkable change of sentiment has Belt! m beea
effected within so short a period." •
lu order to the future propagation of
,Christia‘
nity in lodia, his Lordship in the first instance
proposes the erection of a Mi,sitin College ac
Calcutta, to be under the iimnediate superintend..
auce of the Bishops of Calcutta, for the reception.
of Missionaries, on their first arrival from Eng-
land, in order to qualify them by the aequisitiott
of languageS for preaching to the natives ; fur
the education of native teachers to be eMployed
under the Missionaries ; and lastly, to be subser:•
vient to-the purpose 3 of revising the Transiatioug
of the Scriptures and Common Prayer into the,
languages of.

. .
The Bishop of Calcutta proposes to apply Ito
this purpose the 5,0001. already placed at his dis-
posal by the Society for the Propagation of thts
Gospel ; and tivo additional sums of 5,0t)01. each
have been also given to it by the Society for Pro..
nutting Christian Knowledge, and the Church,
Missionary Society.
This is only a preparatory step to much more
extended measures, and it is in aid of these
im-
portant objects that this appeal is made, under the
authority of his Royal Highness, the Prince Re-
gent, to the British Public.—The great import-
ance of the cause presents the most animating
motives to exertion, and the high character and
reputation of the Bishop of Calcutta afford the
strongest assurance to the Public, that their
bounty will be applied in the best manner, not
only with energy •and zeal, but also with the
.soundest judgment and discretion. Under these
circornstatices this appeal is made to the piety and
'literality of the Public at large, and the Members
of the Established Church in particular, that,
under a doe sense of the immense importance of
the object proposed, and the heavy responsibility
whiet must attach to them, if they neglect the
means thus afforded them of conveyidg the bless-
ings of the c4ospel to so many millions of human
brings, who, immersed in the most horrid super-
stitions, are living. without God in the world, they
Will not be backward in giving their support t'o
exertions, which have for their end the most im-
portant design which can occupy the mind of
man, even that .fur which the Redeemer carne
down from Heaven—to give the knowledge oi
Salvation to a sinful world.
Chester, Aug. 2, 1819.

THE ARMY.

IRELAND.---The folliming are the Angtnenta•
lion Officers in the CiLy of Limerick

Lieutenants Thowis Powel, John Smith,
Sandys, Henisworth, and Morony.

COUNTY OF LlM2RlCK.—Lieutenants Poe,
O'Brien, Will, Field, Kane, and Dowdall.
We are happy to find, that though, by the late
reductions, that excellent and highly-respected
Officer, Major-General O'Loghlin, will retire front
the Limerick, garrison, (which is in future to, be
united vith the south-west district,) he is to be
continued on the Staff of Ireland, and will, from
the 24th of August next, command the Athlone
Weston District, at present under Major-General

The, command of the Limerick garrison will de.
volve on the Senior Officer of Regiments, viz.,
Lieut.-Colonel Pearson, 23d.Fusileers ; aeeond in
command, Lieut.-Col. Hare, Major, 12th Regi.
tent.

Tl:e General and Staff Officers anti Commandiuc
Officers of Infantry, are, in future, to he supphett
with forage-for their bores by the Commissariat
Department, at 'be same ration and price as that
charged to Cavalry Officers.
A General Court Martial has been sitting. at
Cloninel for two days upon a private of the 37th,
who is charged with having shot off his. riOtt
hand, when under sentence of Regimental. Court.
Martial, in order to disable him from service.

An instance of singular audacity and early de•
realty occurred at the Wigan Quarter Sessions,
ou Saturday, the 17th ult. A youth was arraign-
ed for housebreaking, to which,• with a' Sneering
smile, be pleaded guilty, and on sentence for trans-
portation for seven years beyond the seas being
onounced, he bowed to the Court,, and said, " I
thank you, that is what I wanted !" and after
cursing •a female who was in tears, for want of
coinage, again bowed to the Bench, with that.
fearless unconcern that excited pity troe► the, re-
flecting part. of the Court, and laughter from
others ; he, with a firm voice, said,." Good bye
lrt n I return, I will bring you a long-tailed.
monkey."

Nir. (JUICE, landlord of the Rose and Crown,'
Wainer-street, Cold Bath-fields, having sold that
onse, took apartments for himself and family near
Merlin's Cave, until be could suit himself with
another house. In Temos'ing in his furniture, he
employed a strange man to assist. Atter the fur-
niture was deposited, he Lucked the room door and
departed, and in about an hour after, the labourer
he had in assisting him returned with a bag full,
as he said, of other things he was to leave
ih the room. The land'ord, seeing him load-
ed, and a key in his knot!, bud no suspicion,
.hut permitted the man «i•go op stairs, who lee
himself its with a key, Which it appealed after-
wards was a false key, with which he came pro-
vided, and the contents of the bag was bricks and
straw. The result was, that lie forced open•dit-
ferent drawees and boxes, and cart ied of upwards
of forty pounds worth of plate, and other portable
articles pc) a fiery great auttoutik.