The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-03 00:00:00

[PRICE SEVENPENCE.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

[From The Leeds Intelligencer, Nor. I.]

The di•missal'of Earl Fitzwilliam frorn.hht of-
fices of Lord Lieutenant and -Custos Rottdornm of
this Riding, bas been hailed by every friend to the
Constitution, as a proof of firmness -and decision
in the Government, which promises the happiest
restate. We may reasonably anticipate, it will be
a prelude to measures for putting a stop that .sy•
stem of alarm and intimidatiol, .which has been
but too successfully practised in this part of the
country; by which numbers of deluded men have
been arrayed in opposition to the Constitution, as
by law established, and which threatens the total
destruction oh public confidence, by the adoptiots
of a plan of proscription and terror. The opera,
lions of trade are impeded, a►xl the habits and
Occupations of men of business broken in upon,
by the interruptions' occasioned by public niter.
ings; and pauperism is increased, by withdrawing
the attention of the labouring classes front tneir
employmen►, ►o consider fanciful and pernicious
schemes in politics ; whilst, by i fsidions attacks
upon all religion, they are deprived of the best
incentive to a virtuous life ; and rendered fit in-
struments for the nefarious pl,ns, which, it 13
well known, the leaders in the cause of Radical
Reform entertain.

For the private,&mracter of the venerable No-
bleman, who has incurred the displeasure of his
Sovereign, we feel the highest respect ; a respect,
equal to that entertained by his most ardent
art-
mirers. And in his public character, we c,innot
for a moment suppose, that he would encourage
any plans which be conscientiously thought
injurious to the welfare of his country, or de.
• struetive to its peace. But it is evident that
his Lordship is ignorant of the real sta,e of that
pity, which, under the name of Radical Re-
formers,-seek, as be himself observed in I,is letter
to Earl Stamford, of the 21st of June, " to instil
into the minds of the uninformed, doctrines sobat
versive of every thing valuable in our Constitu-e
tional Establishments." In that letter, he describ-
ed these "seditious, designing, and dangerous"
men,,as being'' without character or influence;"
and ever since that letter Was written, as
if in contempt of the Noble Earl's °pi,
nions, Meetings have been continually cotnened,
by these " men without influence.," which have
been attended by immense numbers of the pro•
ple, from ten to fifty thousand !—who have

agreed to every Resolution proposed by these
.tiangerous characters," and have assented to
those " doetrincs-suinersive. of everything va-
luable in our Constitutional Establishments" which
have been propounded to them. His Lordship
must_ also have feelingly experienced, that he had
much under-rated the Influence of these then,when
he found himself, and the " Noble Lords and
Gentlemen" by wham he was surrounded at that
Meeting which he so injudiciously sanctioned, re-
duced to mere cyphers ; and that whilst they
were suffered, unheeded, to beg and intreat a bear•
ittg for Mr. Wortley, a leader in the cause of
Ra-
dical Reform, immediately bushed the wild storm
of popular tumult, which they had essayed in vain
to still. At that Meeting his Lordship tacitly
lent the high sanction of his authority to the
doctrines of Radical Reform ; for not one single
protest did he, or any other speaker, utter against
than. At the Durham and Cumberland Meetings
the ‘Vhigs expressed their conviction of the bale.

ful tendency of the principles of the followers of
Hunt and Co.; in the Castle-yard of York alone
were they suffered to pass without censure, anti
without continent !—And this in the presence of
the chief civil and military officer of :he district
This circumstance alone spews that his Lordship
must be deceived; if be knew the extent to which

thdse principles are carried, we are persuaded he
would have acted differently.
With such erroneous opinions, as to the actual
state of political parties, in the district under

his superintendence ; after having given his ap•
probation to a Meeting, whose object was to
" Demand" what his Sovereign had already
declared, he did not think it expedient (0
grant ; and the effect of which Meeting was to.
condemn, unheard, and upon the testimony only
of men, who are making out a case for themselves,
:he Magistrates of a neighbouring Cottntv, at the
time that an investigation into their conduct Was
actually pending in the Courts of Justice ; it is not
wonderful that the Regent, exercising the powers
and (unctions of his Majesty, found himself corn..
pelted, reluctantly, to withdraw his confidence'

Rorie a Nobletu,st; who had received the office
from the hands of his Royal Father, at a most eri.
tical time, as a mark of his special favour and ie.
gsrd. We regret that circumstances should have

rendered such a step necessary. No difference of
mere political opinion would-, in our minds, have
justified ; it it it would, the Earl of Derby might
also be dismissed. But where a difference exists
as to the propriety of proceedings, which threaten
the welfare of the kingdom, and strike et the root
of all our national greatness—where it is likely
that measures, deemed necessary to subvert Such
proceedings, would be either disregarded or re-
luctantly executed ; above all, when the voice of
a Public Officer is raised in direct opposition to the
opinion of his Sovereign—we should indeed have
been surprised if such conduct had passed un-
noticed.

SACRILEGB.—On Monday night last, the west
porch of Camberwell Church WAS completely strip.
ped of all tie lead, consisting of several hundred
weight ; in removing which, it is thought a gang
of thieves intrt have been concerned, and tt horse
and cart employed to take it away.