The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-12 00:00:00

HAMPSHIRE MEETING.

Last week a Requisitiou was presented to the
High Sheriff of the County of Hants, requesting
him to call a Meeting, to consider of he iHie
transactions at Manebester.—This
11:1Ning been transmitted by tie Earl of CAENAa-
VON to the Marquess of BUCKINGHAM., that Noble
Lord received the following Answer :

" AvlNcre,N. Oct. 4, 1819.

" Zlv DEAR Logo—l feel, very sensibly, your
kindness in communicating with me upon the sub-
ject of the proposed County Meeting of Hamp-
shire, to address the Regent to call PAiliament
together, I,r the purpose of instituting an inquiry
into the late events at 24anchestcr. I consiier
the inquiry into those events to he already insti-
toted before the legal Tribunals of the Country.
If Parliament was to interfere, it could only do so
by taking the cause nut of the Constitutional
Courts of Justice of the Land, and by interposing
its authoril* between the People and the Juries
sworn to do justice to the parties.
" I cannot, therefore, make myself a party to
the calling any Meeting, the necessary result of
the discussions of which must be to prejudge alike
the cause of the Magistrates and Yeomanry of
?,14nchester, 25 well as of the persons aFaiust
whom Bills of Indictment have been priaerred,

for " conspiracy to overturn the Constitution of
the Country, and to alter its laws by force;" in-
asmuch as by tit) doing, 1 should concur in strik-
ing a blow at the root of our establishments, and
at the it, itotion of Trial by Joiy.
Coilsid:rirg it the duty of every peaceable
aud well-disposed subject, in: these perilous times,
to do every thing in his power, as well by his
own actions as by the authority of his influence,

to allay the angry spirit of the country, and to
check the disposition towards Sedition and Re-
volution which unfortunately prevals to so fear-
ful an extent. I shall not only decline sttendiug
any Public Meeting, called to express any. opi-
siion upon, or to take any step with refirenee.to
the late proceedings at Manchester, but I shall
use my best exertions to parsuade any persons
who may be likely to ask my opinion upon the
subject, to absent themselves from proceeffings
which, emanating. from whatever source they
may, can only have the practical effect of disturb-
ing the course of public justice, and of endanger-
ing the peace of the country.
" I have the honour to be, my dear Lora, with
every feeling of personal regard, yours, most sin-
(Signed) " CHANDOS BUCKINGHAM.
" The Earl of Carnarvvii, &c. &c. &c."

cereiy,

We are authorised to state (says The Hampshire
Chronicle), that many of the Noblemen, Gentry,
and other respectable Freeholders of this County,
ha:e signed, and sent to the High Bailiff, a De-
claration of their opiLion against the calling of
any County Meeting, respecting the late events at
Blanchester; and that, up to three o'clock 'this
sittcrnoon, (Saturday) no Requisition had been
sent to him, requestiug him to call any Meeting.

On Thursday last a Clinfirmation was held at
Halifax., by the Archbishop of Yoroc, at. which
upwards of 2000 persons received the Holy Ilene-.
diction. After the ceremony, his Grace, accom-
panied by several Clergymen and others, pro-
ceeded to Southowrau, to consecrate the new
Church lately erected at that place. We are
sorry to add, that on their way thither, when
the party had arrived ,at the top of the bill, the
horse of the Rev. Mr. Knight, the Vicar, took
fright from the unfurling of an umbrella, by which
accident he was dismounted, and his arm fractur-
ed. We rejoice to hear he is doing well.—After
the Confirmeition at Halifax on Thursday, his
Grace the Archbishop of this Province proceeded
to Greenbead, the seat of B. H. Allen, Esq.
where he slept, and the following morning eon-
s-crated the beautiful Gothic Church, just built
there, at the sole txpetice of Mr. Allen. His
(:race was highly gratified with the elegance and
spaciousness of this truly important accession to
Cie established religion in that vicinity, and, we
andostand, expressed himself its strong terms of
app' obit ion Leeds Intelligencer, Oct. 11.)
John Dickrr, who for between 70 and 80 yesrs
siris employed as \•arth-stopper to the several
packs of hounds in the western pails of Dorset-
shile, died a ft• w days ago at Badcombe in !hat
county, in the 93(i year of his age, and was bu-
sied by the members of the present taunt. A nui.u-
U
r of old spot wino atteuded the Noel al.