The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-17 00:00:00

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Lice, if a' private `I,Vho conceived lie
had cause of complaint against another,. was to
Sit down;. and by ptitting. on a large wig and -
black gown', a.Sstitne to giiejtidgnient, and pro;
ceed to execution against . his Offending rival
Would nOtthiSbe'considerd a Mockery bf justice
Yet against this had her Majesty to contend,
and over which did our Noble Queen_ triumph,
and hag covered her enemies. With ,disgrace, and
confusion—who dare. not noel thew themselVes
in the face of the country; but slink into holes;
and corners.--(Laughter and applause.)—Tbe
Queen, -by her triumph; has ;consummated the
triumph of the People and the triumph of tlia
Press. The Hon. Gentleman then alluded td
the Manchester affair, .WhiCh, .said, aldner
Ought to have Tailed up every voice in the coml.,
try, where the unoffending people, who had as;
sembled to complain of their kri.eva;ices, were
trampled Under the feet of the horse's; and fOl
before the sabre of the Soldier: He app_rehentl:;
ed, hoWever, no effectual hdvantage would be
likely to result from a mere change of men With.
but a change of measures. It Would import init
little were Lord B. substituted for. Lord C: „Rea.
form is every thing. It was' Lord Chathant'S
dying legacyi and \% illiam Pitt hiniself said; that
without Reform no-Minister Could remain honest.
---(ApplaUse.)---He then alluded to the Revolu-
tions in Spain and,Portugab and -moved 'a Reso-
lution that no effectual relief could be afforded
but by a Reform in Parliament.
The SHERIFF observed, that the High Sheriff
felt IliThiOUS that the utmost latitude. should be
given to discussion ; yet in the situation in which
he stoodi and trammelled as he must say he felt
by the recent Acts of Parliament, he could not
put the Reiolution to the Meeting, as the subject
was not mentioned in the Requisition. •
Mr. MEREST, in a speech of peculiar force and
elegance, supported the Address.
The Rev. Mr. MABEttLy rose to move an
Amendment to the Address. He was an admirer
of the female character, and he loved his Sove-
reign and regarded liberty as his life ; he was
then ready to sacrifice that life and his property
IA defence of his King ; but he could not con,
scientiously join in expressions of attachment to
one who had attempted to degrade the female
character. He then went at considerable length
into the merits of the Queen's 'case, as also the
diStresSeS of the Country, and the six restrictive
Acts', and concluded by moving, as an Amend-
ment, an Address which be held in his hand,
commencing with the abhorrence and disgust that.
was excited by the conduct of the King and his
Majesty's Ministers.—(Much Clamour.) .
The SHERIFF said 1, .felit an awful responsibi-
lity attached to him. He was the officer of the
King, and he could not suffer the name of his
Sovereign to be insulted in his presence.
Baip“ LITTLE opposed the Address,
and eulogised the conduct of Ministers, Who had
sustained' the country through a long and arduous
war. Ire thought their conduct at the passing of
the Regency Act, by the limitations of which the
Prince was precluded from trenching on the
rights of the crown or the people—(hisses,
and much' clamour)--
The SHERIFF repeatedly begged that every
Gentleman n ight be fairly heard, as it was the
only way of coming at the truth, and' as consci;
nant with the manliness and candour of English-

Mrb LITTLE felt convinced, that the greatest
portion of the distress felt by the farmers was
attributable to the fraudulent mode by which the
averages had been taken —(applatte),---.-= but
which it was impossible for the'Ministers to pre-
vent ; they had done every thing within their
power for the support of the Corn,Bill, though at
the hazard of having their houses burnt about
their ears; He could have no sort of interest itt
the Address, save what he felt for his country ;
he expected nothing from Ministers ; but he con-
sidered, that every man who held up his 'hand for
the Petition would hold up his band against his
Sovereign—,(laughter and much hissing).
Mr. WELLS called Mr:LITTLE to order.
The Address was then put, and declared by
the Sheriff to be carried by an immense majority.
• Mr. P. Pym (son to the Member for Bedford-
shire) moved a Vote of Thanks to Lord FranCls
G. Osborne, for his upright, Manly parliamen-
tary conduct, particularly in the case of the
Queen. • .
Mr. G. TOWNLEY, jun., seconded the motion,
which was carried by acclamation.
Sir G. LEEDS moved that the Address be pre-
sented to-his Majesty by the Lord Lieutenant of
the County, together with the County Members.
Mr. PYM seconded the motion, which.,was. car-

tied nem. con.
Mr. MEREST then moved the Thanks Of. the
Meeting to the. High Sheriff.
Mr. TonmY seconded the motion.—Carried
by acclamation.
S: WELLS, Esq. briefly returned thanks on. be-
half of the Sheriff.- lie highly approved of the
order and moderate temper which-characterised.'
the proceedings. The remembrance of their ap-
probation would be a source of satisfaction to. the
Sheriff," when he again returned to the secdasion
of private life.
After the Sheriff had declared the business of
the. day coacluded, Mr. W.,14.1ag1e proposed three.
cheers for the Queen, which was carried int 4.)
effect, with hearty and continued acclamation,
by nearly the whole of the assembled multitude.
In consequence of the Sheriff not, being allow-
'ed, owing to the restrictive powers of the late
Acts of Parliament, to receive a motion which
was not embraced within the Requisition, another,
most numerously and respectably signed, was
presented to the Sheriff, previous to his leaving
town, requesting him to call another County
Meeting, for the purpose of -proposing a Petition
to the House of Commons for a Reform in Par-
liament, and to implore the flouie immediately
to restore her Il'l4jeSly the Queen to her rightful
honours and *dignitieS.

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Sir TIUMFIIIIEY and Lady. DA vy, entertaned
a brilliant circle on Sunday evening, consisting ..of
the Foreign. Ministers and suite, their f.adies,
and many other personages of distinction. The
House in Lower Grosvenor-street was litilli4utly
illuminated on the occasion, • .