The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

the sanctuary of Religion by sit& t7ng it to IA
converted hito a scene (or Party Cabal ! !

We intended to make a few remarks or? tlpe re 4
cent Meetl4,g at York, but pur sentiments-vex°
well expAissed in the f6llswing, Vxtract from:All
New Times, that we readily adopt it. It was pro-
bably written by the Gentleman who raised the
Old Times into popularity, and which became a
mere caput mortutim when he left it. By the way,
we shall notice the alleged reason of the separa-
tion in due time. The New Times of this day, la
reference to the York Meeting, says—" It is
surely somewhat extraordinary that in a Meet-
ing of English Gentlemen, no one should be
found to take it for gt anted that Gentlemen
like themselves did not wantonly and wickedly
violate the Lawr. Nor is it less remarkable that
a Lawyer should stand up to maintain an opinion
which he must know is in direct opposition to
that of every other Lawyer in the kingdom, and
should not deign so much as to notice his differ..
ence with the whole profession, What Lawyer
before Mr. Nrcora. has had the hardihood to as-
sert, the Manchester Meeting to have been le-
gal ? Not one. The contrary has been proved and
detnonstrated over and over again, by full and
formal citations of the highes legal authorities, .to
which Mr. Nlcou. opposes not a syllable. Mr.
WAITHMAN, indeed, and some other very decent
well-behaved shopkeepers, have told us what nip.
body denies, that to petition Government is st
awful purpose ; and we are not quite sure that

they have not found out a Statute called the Bill
of Rights, which confirms that doctrine; and pro-
bably with some►vhat more of painful research,.
they might have discovered that his Majesty's
subjects have a right to proceed on their law.

fill business along the, King's "highway. But yet
we know that a set of men, called lliglisvay-

men, do abuse this latter right : and so under pre-
tence of petitioninz, Riot, Insurrection, ard

eason may be committed. The question is not
whether the ostensible ptlrpose of the Meeting was.
legal, but whether the Meet ing, under all ifs circum-
shinces, was legal ; and this is a consideration which
even Mr. Nrcot.t. has not ventured to touch.
However, it is extremely idle And ridiculous to be
disputing about what the Reformers mean, when
they tell us distinctly they mean to effect a Rem,.
lotion. They have said so over and over again in
pamphlets and speeches and songs, and if we ob-
stinately persist in disbelieving them, they will
Very soon find a way to cure our incredulity; for
that some of them are at this moment carrying.
on extensive plots of rebellion we fear there is too
little reason to doubt."

We cannot but regret that many respect.
able persons appeared at this York Meeting,
who joined in abusing the l‘bincliester Au•
thoritics, Civil and Military, and we repeat othr
hope, that, following the loyal example of Nor,

wick, the Ciry and Count)‘ of York will Act

come forward and disclaim all unjust and
ral prejudication.

TlMES.—Considering that Paper as dm
most insidious in its designi, as %veil as the
must selfish in its conduct, we shall vigilant'y
observe it from day to day, in order to detect its
falsehoods, and expose its partiality. It mentions

with commendation this day the Yo;k and South-
wark Meetings, because they were hostile to
Government, but it takes no notice of the admir-
able NORWICH DECLARATION, which Wag exclu-
sively in our Paper of yesterday, because it was
signed by the MAGISTRATES, CLERGY, CITIZPNS,
and most of the retpectable Inhabitants of that
ancient City and County, and because it was ex-

pressive of loyalty, and every sentiment of justice,
candour, and truth.

Extract of a Letter,. dated Gibralter, Sept.
" 1 gave you last post reason enough to expect,
that the Spanish Treaty respecting the Floridas :
would not be ratified, anti I have now the official
confirmation of that fact, saying the Treaty is not
ratified ; but the Mallet' is referred once more to
'.Vashingtoo, and it will remain with the Arneri..
can Government to decide what measures they
may please to adopt. In addition to this very
strange
,piece of intelligence, the Duke De San
Fernando On ornistons name to a republican Go.
vernmeut) is appointed his Catholic Majesty's •
Envoy Extraordinary to the linked States, and
Mr. Forsyth has taken a honte et Madrid, this
looks something more like an intention of maklng
a longer residence than was generally expected.
No account of Don Onis having entered the capi-
tal yet, on the contrary, the story is believed, that
he has been wurned not to opptOrtell."."—MOrning
Chronicle.

FIRES.—Last night, between nine and ten
o'clock, an alarming fire broke oitt at a mattressa
maker's, in Goldston-street, Whitechapel, which
in a short time consumed the interior, besides
damaging the houses adjoining.—This morning,
ahout one. o'ciock, a dreadful fire broke ••itt
Mr. Bond's, fruiterer A'nd green-grocer, Dock-
head, which in a short time consumed the pre-
wises, besides damazing the other houses
joining.