The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-14 00:00:00

PERTH MEETING.

' (Front the Gaskroui Chronicle.)
THREATENED REBELLION IN DEFENCE OF SMALL
On Tuesday, a Meeting of the Noblemen, Freeholders,
Justices of the Peace, end Commissioners of Supply, was held
in the County Hall, pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose
"of " taking into consideration the measures which are under-
stood to be In contemplation, regite,ing the banking establish.
ments in Scotland." The Right 11 on. the Earl Of -KINNOUL

in the chair.
The Meeting was`thinly attended, and, in consequenee or
the cordial unanimity of all present, little debate or discus.ion
ensued. Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie opened the proceed.
ings, and, as usual, acted as chief speaker. He concluded by
Moving a set of resolutions. The Noble Chairman seconded
the resolutions, and they ware adopted oem. con. • • -
Mr. liltr.LEit said, he had only to suggest, that it might
give-weight to the rayer of the petition, to add the following
clause " anti which, by the articles of union, yotir petitioners
are entitled to claim." „
Sir A. M. MACKENZIE tuna, in pre aria the peti
Mation,
he might have embodied such a clause, heti iie thought matters
were arrived at such a pass as to require it; hut the fact Was,
that although it was well understood the obnoxious measure
was in contemplation, still there was not as yet any bill or
measure actually introduced before either House of Par.
'lament; and this circumstance even held him in doubt fur
some time, as to the necessity, or propriety of calling a meet-
ing at all. If, however, Ministers should perseVere in follow.
ing out their present intentions, against the universal voice of
the country--a .consummation which, he trusted, they never
should be doomed to witness,—he for one, who certainly would
be considered among the last to give vent to violent or inflam-
matory language, felt that the spirit of independence which
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tional rights, and maintain the ;privileges which the articles
of the union conferred on them ! There had been too strong a
disposition for some time to clip and pare the establishments
and institutions of Scotland, anti•Scotstnen' had too long suc-
cumbed to these encroachments in silence, He could not but
condemn those attempts at assimilating every thing to the stand.
and ofEet.limd. The people of Scotland enjoyed many vene-
rable insthutions which the English would do well to copy, but
had they in any cafe done so.? They had not, and he considered
it time for the people of Scotland to raise their ,voice independ-
ently against any farther interference with the institutions under
which the country's prosperity had long continued to iocrease.
'rite Earl of Kix Hour. proposed a vote of thanks to two
Noblemen', Members attic House of Peers, who had taken a
warm interest in the mutter under consideration—the Mike' of
Athol and the Earl of bandertiale.
fir A.-M. Maexterzrie was averse to coupliu.
his Grace the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Lauderdale in the
sane vote. Ile would propoSe i vote to his Grace for his par-
ti oar exertions, and then let a Separate merit of their approba-
tion be voted for the r arl of Lauderdale. '1 he lion. Baronet
tus red the Noble Cie-simian would not object to this mode: is
I Lordship acceded, and separate votes were passed accordingly,

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