The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-14 00:00:00

ESTAIINSTER 141 EE'I'ING.

A Meeting. was yesterday held in I?alaceryard,
lsr ider f voting an 'Address to ,the Prince
Regent on the suhject'of the late ontrage.
The Ilion BAILIFP having Opened the business
or the day, . r
• Major CA wrwRIGHT condemned' the contluet of,
[Lose wito loot endeavoured to fix on the friendS
to Reform the disgrace of that outrage which they
were that day 'met to reprobate. He censured the
late proceedings at the London Tavern, and the
tiring sent forth as a Declaration. The conduct
ot.t hose from whom this production emanated, he
compared to that of those piekpotketa who, when
an Marin is given, are the firit to'calbout,"',Stop
thief." Ott the present ~tic'eaaionAte.f.thought
they ought to shoe the. Prince itigent,who were
tire ,e,s of that unpopularity wider which he
hor tel and turn his eyes to the effects produced
by the conduct of a Cecil and a Walsiogham in the
time 01 Queen Elizabeth, who, it would he seen, by
giVing no advice which was not fur the good of the
country, caused her to reign in the hearts of her
subjects, and made the whole of her people her
Giltills. Now that reform was come to close
(patters with corruption, he hoped the contest
would be soon decided, and that after wandering
40 years in the wilderoess,' they at last iipproach-
ed the promised land, flowing with the milk and
boner of proper[ y and liberty. He enlarged on
the necessity of a complete refornp; and, in &nil..
nicotinic on the language of those who called for
it it nuial Monument's, he asked, hint would be
thoogl,t by these very persons if the Chancellor
01 the EsrloTier should propose to hying ,for.
m,4, 4i, his Bridget, tr waadecidedly of
'Opinion thil would think such it proposition smelt
of ern reption and treason. lie proposed thot en
Address sliould be presented to the l.'sttscg Re-
Gs,ter, which would thew henreadve
COBVICTT, jun. censeoforsvartkP semi the
Ad Pres,: but could not he,berstskr,,
Mr. WALKEit then read the AddrtsS, which ex-
pressed sorrow on account eft the:late outrage, but
declared their satisfaction to be.,great, that it
tinned Mil no design had existed. against the life
of iris Royal Highness, ,and, described.the griev-
is ices brought on tie people by 44 Comic:ills/I.s
like a, Castlereagh and a Canning," to have driven
the,selferers to desperation, And led to the perpe-
tration sit that offence which bad really occurred.
ColthETT, jot). seconded the 'tuition, but,
inti:rrsipted by shoots of Irughter,%svas forced to

effire..
svALKER. infolineiktine"Allemiog,, that the
Imgt speaker Was the son of Me.'Cobbett. He was
an extremely sensible young man ; but this being
,his first appearance in public, there might per-
haps he a little More diffidence than could be
wished., Ile (Mr. Walker) then proceeded to speak
in NtlipOrt of the Address; and contended, that
while carrying this up, they ought ,to be careful
to finale no rutcriticet of their constitutional right's.
Mr. IIoNT spoke at great length, and touched
npon tits'ist tit the topics comprehended in his last
Sp.rilds ipeech, in nearly the'same language.
Addre,s was then carried.
Mr. 'WALKER then read certain Resolutions,'
deelared it to he the opinion ot the Meeling;
that it kviis 'temper to make known to the Prince
Iti.eent their ahhorrenceof the lateatrociotts assault
on his Royal Highness ; that the Address just read
• be adopted as that -of the' Meeting. •
• The ,econd of the3kAlCSokitiOns, Mr. WALKER
hod already been carried, and it now le-
' maincd fur the Meeting 16 dispose of the first.' The
• • first ',Resolution was then agreed to.
l'hattics were then voted to Sir F. Burdett and
• Lord Corfu:one, for their tite.itlyftrorts in pursuit
of.our cot stilotional rigliPicatAckihatirties.
Sir 14` :!.t,t;or.rr hoped the unanimity displayed
on this, was but an:earliest of that which
would preva;l tiiroughOut the eonut4:yon the sub.
jest of Reform, lie could see no ol)stucle in the
ee.iv but' that of a bOtotigh.niongering faction,
who ausw'ert,(l the people when they demanded
the:v ri,2,hts, by setting tip it cry of Treason.—
I hcv to rel.ike it appear, that loyalty to
tltr r Wino W;1,3 disloyalty to the Throne, and
hot,ified to ;wail into the overeign's mind the
lt. r ti, i„ns belief that he was no friend to the
u who fa voured the iiileltieti of the people.
lit tlin‘e who had given op rite profits'
their sii.reures to thecheaverovtio, hunted tor'
S,itt to illice.Sell6e enough to know
o too Lk pu,sneri wanted, .and to bite it oil in hike,
hope of ~akiug.his life, It was true, the stints
!'ii,vouristS %vete not great compared with
tie getheral'expeilditure of the country, but the in-
j,lry st6:oinell by the country.fi out them far ex-
ceeded tA hat they received, for' a dishonest sett.
111.-quently caused his muster to lose a gui-
nea for the 'hike orwitting a shilling in fits own
irt. :it had ,Been said, of what intportanee
the antoallt Of these sinecures,-and what good
would result front doing away thi3 expense. He
tell diem vi•i'iat wood most flow front it.
Tliey knew how was forced. gy throw-
ine a tittle wAtcr into it', the ts Wife body of water
brought op. Yet it might be said, what
Is it putting a bucket' of water into the
po;trp or Wkat ,impurtauce•can such tt supply
he Ile trot shewn of what use it might 'be,
.atot, he contended, the effect of sinecures was sl-
iniime to that of the water. used ED force the 1111m0,
HztiHrittl•VcO CO bliOlcop the last shilling 'from the,
imut(i!is of the For tile•lieeptni time lie
".at-ea a v:reen, hag brongtitioto.the Houhe of,
Common". Ile, 1501)0'6.4A1, the!presont occatinn,
the conheijoenees not theGlike those: which
formerly. followed a similay.procueding. Putt if
lii" f tit ,bill's t.tti►:ciislri'rtf;ttin pass;..-.:tae would, still
the people tt•ould never cease,..to- meet
a;,41 thertytill they were repealed ;
fox lie v, these-could not legally set
ights befit M.lguis
complaint..Atli cla,Ssts
stood int ;s4tior.ground, and were
.esitilied.to
quill frvtdoni. , Athillnill lnsc voted be
attantd
try op-wills much .„salisfaction, and be hoped
the Regent to tilrn,his mind
Ihe ltistoty oVtlie time
teloolititittl it :liappittess. and ghify, whielt tt
‘l,:orid the.;:ipvereigiiAvatLicil no gut
she c0nv,,1...4.-it that money* ita better tit
h,4l' laiju4;l)' pp.:lit:4 than in 14.1 r, awn If.xChcqier.