The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-17 00:00:00

CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS.
kr a MEETING of the DEPUTIES
DISSENTERS, of the three denominations, Presbyterian,
aim
'Pendent, and Baptist, in and within twelve miles of
I{„.,'lld°n, appointed to protect their Civil Rights, held at the
41s Head Tavern, in the Poultry, on Friday, the 16th
4Y, 1828,
4 h WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. M.P. in the Chair;
t,,',Port having been made to this Meeting of the pro-
ft of of the Cornusittee, in conjunction with Deputations
dy,7 other Dissenting Bodies, relative to the Act passed
"'g the present Session of Parliament for repealing the
ainentai Test, and the Resolutions of the United
1/4,4l!atnittee passed at their Meeting on the 12th instant,
Y'
shavubaequently published in the leading Journals of the
having been read—
cf!lasolved—That this body entirely approves the conduct h
eir Committee, in co-operation with the other branches
the joint Committee appointed to solicit the repeal of the
s'l/43.arnental Test, and that they cordially unite in all the
tPr •
,ssions of respectful gratitude in which the obligations
"lssenters are acknowledged, and their thanks expressed
athe Noblemen and Gentlemen who have appeared tes the
stitietates and supporters of our great cause in Parliament,
41, Particularly would they mark, as most eminently
I.4,7nging their applause, the distinguished services of
0 John Russell and Lord Holland, who led the way in
tp;retiWo Houses respectively ; but that considering not
N Y the real value of the object sought and now so hap-
kyr 44.1410, bnt also the importance ever attached to it
those %lime dissent alone exposed them to unmerited
kiti44).l and opprobrium ; and farther, their own peculiar
114 4.,,"°n as the legitimate and acknowledged successors of
itv'ody appointed a century ago to watch over the civil
41)4 or the Dissenters, with most especial regard to the
ai'var from these oppressions, they cannot satisfy them-
olta Without marking in the strongest manner for their
alt!I Body, their collective sense of the improvement of
421' situation, by what may, with strict propriety, be
q'tarainated " the Emancipation of the Protestant Dissen-
i.4 England—being now no longer a sect invidiously
,4‘o stand apart from their fellow-citizens—their chara c_
reared from the stigma which an nnjust exclusion
)4 th amxej, ami helps. at length admitted to participate
11:" Political advantaged of the social state equally with
tieinc
reased
tic brethren of the establishment, they feel an
ta.ki,llnieut to the Constitution and the institutions of their
Vt'T, and can indulge towards both, as well as towards
tip Illustrious Family under whose sway these blessings
bean augmented and secured, an affectionate loyalty,
4v:tinted by any painful recollections of remonstrances
ttia:tt'd and grievances unredressed ; without, therefore,
kk4-Iting the detail, they desire to offer their respectful
44:wledgments of service and grateful thanks for this
ttlier4tinn of their rights to all those friends of civil and
tj:,""a iberty, who stood forward in their respective
and ataaiems as the champions of this noble cause ;
melt, forgetting, however, nor omitting at the same
hef' tq tile spirit of that religion which they sincerely
tLel,..) humbly to bpw in reverential acknowledgment of
41:44"Theficerali of that over-ruling power by which all
'4441144in are directed to general good, to Which inch-
*lii,t,nlve their comforts and, States their prosperity, by
d 'I-heas!.iggs reign and Princes decree justice."
411dthe thanks of this Deputation are most especially
eit,„, most cordially given, to their highly-respected
William Esq. M.P., for the zeal and
„e r 'tn. which, in his place in Parliament—in this
irict 1411--in the United Committee—and in every circle
,°,lltily' 'very means available for that purpose, he uni-
-4 hi, a,ad essentially promoted the success of measures, to
4"itetit'ik'ntrient of which he has ardently and most con-
,.,.44ol4'levoted a large portion of a public life, long and
"‘l44c7,Ditly cheracterited by the consecration of every
4441 ellurgy to the cause of Civil and Religious Li_
"tv the promotion of the best interests of the
4441
ti
tbek I,v-.---That the &nits of this lieputation be given
tatio, comotge appointed to conduct the appnll _
happy
Parliament for the 4eptal of the Corporation and
"aPPy a,s' for their great exertions iu prosecuting, to so
cent; ."411t, the very important object their atwoint-
atatubtt!44 this Deputation offer thpin theit•
on their success.
",e give4egs-That the warmest thanks of this Deputation
‘initad t° Mr. Robert Winter, (the Secretary of the
l'nrernitt
a °linittee and of this Deputation), for his zealous,
their eo, and devoted attention, to the great objects et
PPoktment.

ROBERT WINTER, Secretary. tedford-row, May 16, 1828.