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London, England, 1821-01-25 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OFNAPLEi.

Mr. G. BkNKES appeared at the Bar with-the
Report on the Address, and was proceeding to
read it, when
blr LAMB
evening, rose: and said, after the 1—z•• uebate
0 f
this
ir, did not ••i." to take: up the
but there was one topic upou
Isbieb I.c wished to get some information ; be
time of the lioug
meant the affairs of Naples. lie was one of

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those who thought that upon principle no Govern-
meat ought to interfere with the- internal re-
gulations of another. He understood that the -1
system of the present Government was Perfect --;
neutrality, and to secure, if possible, the tran-
quillity of Europe, or at least of this countrp.
He could not forget that the.consequence of the
non-interference of England on the first partition
of Poland was a long and inveterate war through
Europe.; he did not say that this was a fact sufti-
ciently proved, but he did think if England had
co-operated with France, the unfortunate and
disastrous wars which. followed might have been
avoided. lie wisEed to press ripen the Noble
Lord the propriety of stating the intentio'nB
Government on this point,,heeatise no marl ceov •
say if hostilities shouild commence in Europe that
England would not be engaged. •
Lord CASTL EttliAoll said, nothing had Occurted
to justify this country in interfering with the.in,
dependence of another conutry. But. Al bile,
said this, he wished that Gentlemen ,would
form hasty opinions, especially on a subject; a
so important and delicate a nature.' No perettr,7
torY opinion could or should be given where
is
complication of interests were engaged, and
where all the attendant circumstances could lqot .
••.
be accurately known. - This country would not ;
interfere, but he could not therefore say, that
under no circumstances other Powers, pursuing a
different policy, might not interfere, and feel it.
their duty to do so. No cursory view could, do'
this subject justice, .and, interesting and
_itnpor."
taut as it was, he submitted that the lion. Menv--
her who last addressed the House, wilkhis usttat
temper and knowledge, had.as it were run away -
from it, and assumed. facts. very different Troup
those which had been -represeuted-tohim (Lord
Castlereagh).
Mr. AVARRE said, there was someth!ng°
iu
what fell from the Noble Lord, which arrested •-f
attention while it excited alarm. He heard. the
.Noble Lord hold out a probability of our :non-
interference, while he added, that-the safety, or .
supposed safety of the Austrian *Government •
would induce them to put dowii the gallant,
noble, and justifiable effort of the Neapolitans to
establish their indApendence. :Nothing, xowever,
that he heard could justify such an aggression of
the more powerful: State. The 'ships ot• the
King of England were employed in the eigrOY;
once of the King lv
of Naples, and he felt himself
justified in asking the Noble "Lord opposite
if he cool& state any probable - time at• which
this subject should be laid before Parliament ?
The peace end tranquillity of Europe rendered
such an answer absolutely necessary.
Lord' CASTLER6A.GH said, the extent. .of the
question was so wide that he really could not all".
swerthe question of the lion. Member.
,Cost-,
sistently with delicacy, he could not state tl‘a
various 'representations that reached, Go
,verntnent, especially while the circumstances re-
lating to Naples were still pending, In the '
large and European sense of the Han. Member's
question he could not answer him. But this he could
say, that his Majesty's Government were not pal'
ties to. the King of Naples acceptlng the invita-,
tion of the Allied Powers—(hear, hear !)-I—The
local authority at Naples had no hesitation io
complying with the rec./nest of the King, 14
there was no acceptation by this Government,
and no participation with the policy by which '
the departure of the King of Naples was go'
versed.
Sir R. WissoN wished to ask a question 011 a
subject of considerable importance. One pars-
araph in the King's Speech certainly held out
'that there was reason to hope the blessings of
peace would still be preserved to the nation ;
but it Might fri.;',.?oubt(td whom.. the ours‘i 1040

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a bieli pursued by Ministers was that which
was best calculated to secure an object so desir-
able. He had been informed that a person of
high rank and character had been sent to this
country as a Minister from the Constitutional
Government of Naples. The individual in
question was received with all that urbanity and
politeness which belonged to the character of
the Noble Lord at the head of his Majes-
ty's Government ; but he undersfood he had
not been allowed to deliver his credentials,
and after remaining here three weeks, he had,
as -be was infOrmed, been sent hack -to
the Continent, without having been recognized
in the character assigned to him by his Govern-
Inept. He was further informed, that the Noble
Lord had stated.it to. be impossible to recognize
It Minister from the Constitutional Government
of Naples till the result of the conferences of the
- Allied Sovereigns .at Laybach and Troppau
shatild be known. If these facts were true, it
• was of little importance that a paragraphin the
_ying's Speech spoke of a determination to en-
`'t favour to avert the evils of war; it was of little
amportance that Ministers professed • .to abstain
,
Lllan interfering in the affairs of other Govern-
nts ; and it was. of 'little importance that the
noble Lord declared himself proud of the -len-
' ijiaage that had been held on the part of this
' Y;otintry to the assembled Sovereigns. What
dust be the effect, of .conduct like that he had
described, when it came to be reported at Na-
Meg ? Why, it must tend to weaken the Con-
stitutional, party--to strengthen the Anti-
tonstitutienal party,. and materially to aid
and, abet the tyrannical Counsels of those who
Were now disposed to be as: insolent in their pro-.
Sperity as they .had been abject in adversity.
The conduct, they pursued did not affect Naples
alone; but it
.went to.demoralise Europe, .and
was calculated US prove most injurious to the in-
terests of mankind in., general. It would be re-
'lnnbered that on a former occasion, on certain
-Vapers being presented to the House,'. some. con-
N,rsation had. taken . place -on this subject.. He
renlernbered to have. asked, if .this country had
entered into any engagements to guarantee to
Naples any particular form of Government, or to
M aintain any particular 'dynasty on the Throne.
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}ieanswer given was, .that no engagements had
- acted:by. this eountry but those which
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Teared in
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house. re
the aties which were then before
AY.4n-tirt-utossian Manifesto against
Dares
appeared it had been las'Assql_ hy a Noble
',oril if this: country was cue-aged-Ise_ any
;reatY ' (as represented the '-'llaissian Mani-
"to), to act against the Constitutional party
A's shether there Was any thing in the scope of
re :European Alliance that could call on this
"lstre to interfere with the-Spanish people.
"-.The Noble' L-Ord.: opposite then replied, as.
4`ls N. oble Colleague had done in another place,
that nothing of te kind was in existence, and
I,lleY recognised no such Obligation under' any
..-t,reaty to which this country was a party. - A_
."Oble Earl; hoWever, in the other House, had
nerved to him Self the right of interfaring in the
. internal affairs of other countries, under special
Tircuinstances. The House, however, had-been
2itinceti to ho,-.e; thatin the case of.SpainnO such
t,"ctunstances :!ad occurred as averelikely to en-
;' ' ti..a.!241 the -peate betWeen.`the two countries.=
`" ttat'Ns as theri. i'il. the 'case of Naples to distin-
F.'4,11 it horn-- that of Spain ? The Neapolitans
,;. 1,",,a<1 enly.,asked of their ling to give them the
`;onstituticm which he had' promised them, May
t? 1.815. Therwishecl the arbitrary power of
fl.eir Government to. be exchanged for a consti-
s "tentional system- asked to be relieved from
:at corruption which had laid oppressive burdens
.., f ' them; without. giving any regular accounts of
F. 1 the- way. •
,_ in which the sums so raised, were ex-
r
, . ... tied, and they had wished to get 'rid of that
2.Perstitiorr by' which their country had been
`,,'°graded. They asked these . things of their
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~._ g, and he as the' father of his people,
-I„."°l2glit proper to accede .to their . wishes.—
~ hen he accepted the Constitution which was
116P°5ed to hitt], why was Int, to be viewed
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ri other than an independent Sovereign ? To
si„l4,.(Sir 1t... Wilson) it appeared, that the con-
, `;.';l. of this - Government in sending,, back the
_lnister of theCoustitutional party, was an act
;te.,.,holstility which Naples -might be 'expected to
.117' t, if she were great as she was brave. If
igt7 Was too weak to resent it, it. was the more
sbe'abi le iu this' Country to act 'the part which
1, nad acted. ' He•kew .that it might be said
• Y tii, Isle_ Noble Lord that there was' at present a
Politaniklinister in London. But that, indivi-
-Isllt., :1 Was not acting as a Minister to the Consti-
snl i ,
14(L. al Government, and lie remained here only
iseuse the Government had not at this moment
\liZd, it prudent to suspend all communication
ti,,, Itne Governm .it of this country, in the
I‘l t
11. °f .a 'refusal being given to recognise the
liabler they had sent to England. lie did not
}'e th,,tlheY acted wisely in this. In their situation.
-11 P fortight it Would be. the best policy to stand
Perish All their rights, determined, if they must
l'its,,' to periSh without compromising the dig-
. stet honour
eL 10 i" nof their country.
-,..i. low:le
jit` re t'iTLEILEAGII could undertake to fols
le e5,,.ed.1"11. General through all his statements
Vtreti.""ly could not take the same view of the
'nded !rigs to which 'the Hon. General had al-
.
%I's(' "1t he seemed to' do. He was not 'pre-
q( to pi-
ll in the admiration which the lion.
It 4eral .
%%as ready to 'evince for every sort of
•.'; etol, I,,:`'°"• He' could not enlarge on this sub--
Whith'!hout going into anide field of discussion, on
it Would not be for the convenience of the
008_
tout Olathe should' at that moinen t enter. He must
0,0 Nin,d, that in what had occurred with respect to
'next "'istet from the present Neapolitan Govern-
gard:anothing had been done that could be ire-1
tvents as -any thing like a cause of war. When '
descri occurred in another country of such a
14e4cPion as actually to involve its very ex-
\vas no' as a nation, because this Government
°l4Viriertatn. ient,
Prepared at once to -recognize the new
and the new forms, was it to be
Ilevoleudt. that this was a cause of war. - The late
11tler I"
in Naples had been accomplished
alio_ e eery peculiar circumstances, and as it was
t4ig_eel, -.by a particular sect, who had matured
I,easto4!sign by secret meetings. He certainly
" t duposed to look with any extraordinary

degree of favour on nevoluttons, in wiatever part
of Europe they might occur, that were brought
about by means of secret societies. The object
of the sect which had prepared the Revolution
alluded to, was believed to be not confined to Na-
ples, but was thought to extend to
.all. the Go-
vernments of Italy, the object being to put the
whole under one power. He would not then go into
the question whether what had transpired woald
justify the other Governments on the Continent in
interfering with , the party now called the con-
stitutional party in Naples. He trusted the
House would be in no hurry to solve this prob-
lem, and they would approve of caution on the
part of Ministers,in not being very forward to in-
terpose in a case where the security of this couns
try was not immediately affected. He hoped the
House would not be too ready to go the length
which the Hon. General was disposed to go. • lie
denied that any act of hostility had been committed
on the part of this country towards the present
Government of Naples. Nothing had been done
by this Government, that the Government of
Naples was at all disposed to view as such:
The relations between the two countries re-
mained- the same, and diplomatic communi-
cations- on the current affairs of both had
been made- in the usual way. It had not
been intended to do any thing of a hostile cha-
racter, .but it was not for this country to rush
at once into a formal recognition of the new Au-
thorities, till further information had been ob-
tained on the Subject. The lion. General had
referred to what had fallen from him on a former
occasion, and be believed that he had done so
very correctly. He (Sir It. TV.rilson) did ask him
(Lord Castlereagh), if this country had bound it-
self with the Members of the Holy Alliance to
interfere with the internal affairs of other coun-
tries. This question he had answered in the ne-
gative, and he had answered the. truth. He had
also stated that the Government of this country
was not disposed to interfere with Spain ; and he
had also said the Hon. General had much. misin-
terpreted the declaration issued by the Power he
had mentioned (Russia) and had pushed its
meaning much _too far. In such a case, it was not
for this country to interfere too hastily. Regard
for our own interests,- taught that we should not
very frequently attempt interference with the
course which other Powers might be disposed to
take.
Sir R. Wrcsox, had not collected from the
speech 'of the Noble .Lord, whether what he bad
heard with respect to a Minister sent from the
Constitutional party was correct. World the
Noble Lord answer this question? Whether the
sending away -of any Neapolitan Minister had
been accompanied by any hostile intention on the
part of this Government to the constitutional
Government of-Naples.?
Lord CAsTLEREAGII.--;-Certainly. not.
AUSTRIA\ LOAN.
Mr. James wished for some information yela-
tive to a -Loan advanced from this country to
Austria many .years ago. • He wished to know if
any part of the principal had been paid to this
country, or the interest on it ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought it could hardly
be expected that he.should be prepared to an-
swer so many questions. He apprehended that
it was known,some payments, had been made at
an early period after the loan had been con-
tracted. For a long course of years none bad
taken place—what had since occurred cer-
tainly held out no great hope to this Country of
speedy repayment.
Mr. J A Mils then said, he should take an op-
portunity of -moving for papers Ad shrew the. cur-
rent state of that debt.
Sir ROBERT HERON thought the subject would
not be considered as delicately by our ancestors
as it seemed to be by his Majesty's Government.
Every one who knew any thing of Austria knew
that its Government was detestable, and to be
detested. They bated any thing like a free Go-
vernment, .and therefore it was- they interfered
with NapleS. Contrasts would end in their ruin.
This Country could not now go to-war in conse-
quence of her finances, and nothing else, he
feared, prevented the British Government from
aiding the projects of. the three great Royal In-
quisitors, who entered into a -Treaty founded
on hypocrisy and blasphemy.
,EXPORTATION OF ARMS.
Mr. Rusts: asked the Noble Lord if any ap-
plication had been made to allow the exportation
of musquetry and other arms to Naples, and the
answer given ? Or, if any impediment were op-
posed other than would have taken place if the
request were made by Austria or Prussia ?.
Mr. ROBINSON said, no such application was
made. An order existed.to prevent the exporta-
tion of arms to Spain or Spanish America, but it
was not enforced.
• Mr. HUME.—This is,noanswer to my question,
' Lord CAsTLEREAG ii.—l know of no such ap-
plication .having been made.
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS.
The Report on the Address to his Majesty was
brought up by Mr. Banks ; and ou the motion,
" That it be now agreed to,"
Mr. Hume wished to know, if his Majesty's
Ministers were prepared to say to • what extent
and in what branches the diminution. in our mi
litary establishment was to take place ?
The CHASIGELLoR of the EXCHEQUER.---Th
Estimates will be laid before the House, an,
until then I cannot answer the question of the
Hon. Member.
Mr. Hume.—The'reduction having
.been no.
tired in the Speech from the Throne, thought it
would not have been put into his Majesty's
mouth, if the Ministers had not first determined
on the amount of such a reduction, as well as the
branches in which it would take place. if they
put the expressions into his mouth without shew-
ing what they intended, it was doing what they
knew nothing about.—The Report was then
agreed to.

THE QUEEN.
lord CASTLEIIEAGII gave notice that he would
move on Wednesday next that the House should
resolve itself into a Committee on that part of his
Majesty's Speech which relates to a separate
provision for the Queen.
THE'• LITURGY.
Mr. WETII.EItELL considered the motion he was
about to make as scarcely inferior iu import-

ance to that of the Regency question in 1759.,
For three centuries past the name of the Queen
Consort wa's - stated in "the Liturgy. Indeed,
most of the Members .mnst'know the subject
well, hat he wished to have the.fatt vouched
by Parlianientary documents. A magazine, of
Prayer Books could prove the fact, and the Col-
lects evidently showed that the Kings . and
Queens Were equally prayed for in them. lie
tirst then moved for the production of all the Col,
lects since- the time of James theVirst, inclusive,
ht Which the names of Kings •and Queens were
inserted ; secondly, for the Prayers and Collects
accompanying the Act of Uniformity ; and third.
• ly, for all Orders in Council by the authority of
which any alterations were made in them. The
latter branch' of the motion be made rather in
conformity with the wishes of the Noble Lord,
than .any notion of its importance held by 'him-
self. The British Museum would . afford such
extracts as were comprised in, his motion.

Lord'CAsTL.Ent.tuu did not mean to oppose
the motion,- and when he did oppOse a similar
motion last night, it was.on the ground that he
knew of no government officer, or office to which
they were to be looked for. If the }louse agreed
to the motion, he would do all he could to have
its end fully answered.
The usual Standing Orders were then agreed
to, and the House adjourned about half-past eight.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
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?Merl ea ii, 2A° die Januaiii, I S2l
Resolved, That this House will not receive Any petition for
Private Bills alter Friday, the 9th day of rehrnary next.
Resolved, That t4O Privates Bill be read the first time after
Monday, the sth day of March next.
Resolved, that this House will not receive any Report of
such Private Bill after Thursday, the 19th day of April next.

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THE SUN.

SOLED[ QUIS DICEIIII FALSGTM JUDE.iT?

LONDON,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1821.

The Meeting .vltich took place yesterday at
the Mansion House was marked by such turbu-
lence and riot, as must excite the deep regret of
all who respect the character of the Country,
thus brought into disgrace iu the great Capital of
Europe, in the very Seat, and in the r presence, of
its chief Civic Authority. Our Readeirs will re-
metnber that, on Saturday last, in reference
,to
the eminent Mercantile Characters who have an-
nounced their intention to celebrate the accession
of. his MAJESTY to the Throne, there was the
following passage in our leading article :—" We
observe that a respectable Morning Piper (Tile
New Times) advises Oda" Body of eminent men
to attend the eusning Neetin% at tire Mansion
House. Our opinion is wholly different, for it is
by no, means probable that they Would be suf-
fered to speak on the occasion ; and if they were,
it is impossible to suppose that they would speak
to any purpose, among men who are-too strongly
imbued with the spirit of Party to attend to any
opinions but their own, and' therefore the inevi-
table consequence would be insult, turbulence,
and confusion." The disgraceful- facts of
yesterday too well justify our prediction.—
Having given an account -of yesterday's Meeting
in another part of our Paper, we'need not Offer
any further comments ; bat, as the persons
whose requisition occasioned 'that Meeting,
which was marked by such offensive proceed-
ings,. are themselves men of most respectable
character, we hope they will see the. danger of
giving way to popular clamour, and reflect on the
consequences that will be the certain result, if
the laws are not properly- supported against the
daily attacks of sedition and impiety, which
otherwise will lead to the total destruction of
the. Constitution, which has long rendered
tasthe • freest and happiest people on earth.—
We subjoin the following article, which
.we re-
ceived from a Gentleman who was present at this
scene of confusion, and upon whose accuracy we
can confidently depend
STATEMENT.•
" After the first Resolution had been.moved and seconded,
Sir William Curt is cane forward, and ived the preeiwo
question, which was Seconded by Mr. BoSatiquet but, in con-
sequence of the clamour prevailing in all parts of the 1141,
nothing seemed 14) be understood but that Sir William had
moved an amendment to the effect of superseding- the Reso-
lutions originally proposed. It was therefore immediately
suggested to the Lord Mayor, that under these cum-
stances, to avoid all misunderstanding, the best mode of
stating the motion would he, that the Resolution be not now
put. The Lord Mayor, however, put the question (at which
period Sir William Curtis had retired for a short time), with-
out any explanation, in the form usually .adopted in the
House of Commons, via :—Thal the firr.ilion be now put.
" The body of the Hall trot being able, on account ofAhe•
noise and confusion, to distinguish what his Lordship said,
and conceiving, no 'doubt, this to be an Amendment which
went. to negative the Resolution, a majority held up their
hands in favour of the question, and the motion as put (but
decidedly misunderstood by a large proportion of the Meet-
ing) being carried, the Lord Mayor afterwards declared the
Resolution Lu have been carried also."
•

.Paris Journals of Sunday. last arrived this day,
but their contents are of little importance, and
we must defer them till to-morrow.

A Hamburgh mail has arrived, with papers
from that city to the 13th instant. ' Letters from t
St. Petersburgh mention a report that the duties
will be raised on rum and coffee imported into
Russia. The importation of Foreign goods this
season at Petersburgh has been unusually large.
The latest advices from Rio mention that Att.:
TtoAs had been made prisoner. The Portuguese
frigate, Union, had captured two Insurgent pri-
vateers. The news of the Revolution in Portugal
is said to have made the most favourable impres-
sion upon the public. Vessels continued to arrive
and clear out for Portugal; and business went on
as usual.
The KING'S Levee, to-morrow, is expected to
be most numerously attended.
Yesterday, the Doke of YORK left town on a
visit to the Earl of VERU LAM in Hertfordshire.

MEF,TIN6 of MV:ti.KERS;Ntr.tICTIAN'S,&c.
AI"rHE NIANstOS HOUSE.

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As OAtly Cis Italfzi-Yast teti yesterliv mOrfiiiig, a
number of respectable peo.ons assonibled iti
front of the 111ansion litufse, itt Girder to Obtain
plAdes hi the leq:yptiati hall, prt.tparatoty to the
Meeting apppinted to be, held at twelve, for- otie
o'clock, of the Merchants, Bankers; and Tradets
of the. City of London. Their mitubers kept in,
Creasing till twelve o'clock, exactly at which.
hour, the front gate %VAS thrown open. The rush
was treinetidotis, many persons were thrown
and hurt. The crowd at the entrance in Char:-
lotte-row was nearly sittiilar. Every effort- teas.
,
made by the officers to Veniedy tne inconvenience
of the pressure for admission,' bdt ineffectually.
The Hall, We need scarcely add, was in a few
mintitvs perfectly Crammed. 'Numbers were tut-
able to obtain adraission.---•-The Loud MAYOR
entered the flail at one o'clock, and, It
ohe am-.
tion of •JOIIN SniTti, Esq. M. P., hisrdship
was Called to the Chair. His Lordship addressed
the Meeting in a short speech, and -begged that
impartial heating might be given to Gentlemen.
on both sides of the question.
Joni Burred, MCP., then addressed the Meeting.
He said, that by their permission be
,would have the honour
to Submit certain Resolutions, and to state the reasons which
had induced him and those with whom he was accustomed to
act, to convene the present assembly. These reasons were
in consequence of a number of most respectable Gentlemen
leaving tuo•t at the London Taveru to sign what was termed a
" Loyal Deelaratioie," and that without giving any notice
whatever to such of their fellow-citizens who were entitled
to he present on the °evasion. But though he by no means
considered that this was the proper mode tee call a meeting
for the purpose of expressing the sense of the citizens of this
great metropolis upon a public question, still be was ready tee
admit, that an assemblage of ninth respectable Gentlemen
had 'never set suet within the precincts of these walls.—
(Hear, hear !)—He lead the honour to live in habits of close
Intimacy with many of them, and there were others to
whose general character he could bear the most favour-
able testimony; yet, however highly he appreciated them
as private individuals, he could not permit them to speak
sentiments in public for him or his fellow-citizens, in
which neither lie nor they could agree.--s-(Applause.)
Witte respect ru setec part of the Declaralion, that which went
to express feelings of loyalty and attachment to the Sove-
reign, there could be lssit one sentiment, that of cordial assent.
(( !leers )—But it ought not to he forgotten, that the Meeting
had estso othersentiments to express and other duties to per-
foresee—(Applause and disapprobation.) —lt was for them to
state their opinfeoes temperately and moderately upon public-
affairs, unitetitiencial either by passion or.lirejudiee. Under
this impressism, he should now offer to the Meeting the Re-
solutions to which he had adverted at the commencement,
making suds observations as he thought necessary upon the
Merits of each of them separately. The Hon. Gentleman
then read the Resolutions, making observations on gad) Of
them, amidst a mixture of disapprobation and applause. On
the 4th It esoltition, (which censures that part of the Loyal
Declaration relating to the Seditious Press)_ being.read, the
most tunoiltdous shouts were raised in the Hall, and no lan-
guage could conrey adeqoate idea of the violent uproar
between the conflicting parties. Mr. Stuith was at leiti4th
allowed to proceed. No mate could regret more than he did
the reistetice of such things as blasphemy and sedition, but
sorely nothing could be more improper than to proscribe its one
indiscrienivats censure, the whole Press of England. ,It wits
tee the Press we owed the Reformation, and all the valuable
improvements of our county. "We are not to quarrel
with the sun that heats and warms us, because there are some
spots tiptoe its disc." The sth Resolution (stating that the
distresses (el the times were greatly aggravated in conses
quelece of the agitation produced by the proceedings against
tier Queen) calls. Lithe tumult to be renewed with increased
violence, and souse persons its the body of the Halt even
went see far as to bring their political feelings to the test of
persOnal strength. A group of individuals of very respect-
able exterior eiegaged in close combat, and it .was not till
after !stud cries of " Shame, shame!" and " Turn them
out !" twat they were »educed to desist.
Silence being <>llef 'more obtained, the first Resolution was
pelt, anstaseconsleil ley Mr. 13ouniNGToN.
Sir WM. Coarse now presented himself, amidst a clamour,
whieai continued with mialeated violence during the whole
Ilan; he waif entle.evouring to obtain a hearing. lie shad a
second time sought to brave the storen, but the Worthy Ba-
cosset esenclupted a speech, which could not he heard, by
mov-
ing the previous question its an Amendment.
Mr. BOIANQPrr then stood forward. He had attended'
this Meeting, net as the advocate of a party, but as the
ft lend of his country. The Interests of his country were
with hives a paramoinit consideration.—;-(Applause.)--
Sorry be was tee say, that tee found those interests en-
dangered by the silt nee and supineness of those who
ought so he the tenernoe.t in supporting thetn. They were
told the great majinity of the people were loyal, be firmly
believed- alley were; but what salutary effect would this
conviction produce unless it was announced to thee public
by the Press of England ? Ile came here to-day in com-
pliance with rise terms of the Requisition, and he was
prepared fearlessly aced candidly to declare• his sentiments.
He could, not help viewing with horror and detestation the
blanibenioits attemptsrleat were made to bring our holy Re-
ligion into contempt and ridicule; being persuaded that by
religiote come's-feet was brought to the aid of law. Religion
lie considered tee lie the best and surest security of all our,
eztablislements and social institutions. He hoped that the
laws of the country, which lee thought perfectly adequate to
the purpose, Would lee executed with that rigour which lee-
longest to them, in order most effectually to check or suppress
the eft`,irts which wicked-persons were making to destroy
every sluing valuable in society—(Applause)—but when the
hour of danger canoe, that was not the time to try experi-
ments.. Would any map, at the'rnament his house was on
fire, send for artisans to decorate it? Would he, at such a sees
event, send for the gilder to adores his cornices, or for the pain-.
ter to paint leis windows? No ; lee would rather let out acopious
flood feone the water-dam; and now men ought to open the full
dam of loyalty. In the original structures our Constitution, no
party feelings were called into request. In the year 1(188,
such feeliogs were not exhibited, and that was the period from
which the Coiestitut ion as we now had the happiness to pos-
sess it,-was transinitted to us. He' would ask, were our esta-
blishment and our institutions to be submitted to the expe-
riments of inexperienced men? He would not, however, deny,
that something might lee bettei arranged thou at present,
though he avoided saying what those things were. There.
was good feeling euough in the country to support all the
blessings which we prize, Hit was but properly encouraged
am' elicited by those when ought to call it into action. He
hod ressul the history of this and other countries, and he found
it to lee the distinctive character of England, that it was more '
favote rab le to freedom than any country in the world. .
Mr. Attie. RaISIKG now presented himself, and was receiv-..
ed with great clamour. He made eeverul ineffectual attempts
to obtain a hearing, and at length the LORD MAYOR came
nirward• from the. chair, and with souse difficulty procured a
partial int eriaiseion of the noise.
Mr. BA al xo began by complaining of the reception he had
ueset with. 'llse meeting, he observed, was intended to have
been a deliberative one, but the conduct of some persons
there present would disgrace even, a Spa-Fields, or Man-
chester assemblage. He assured them lee should be very short
in stating thee reasons which bad induced him to sign the.
Requisition, because he saw clearly their impatience; though,
under other circumstances, lee should be inclined to go at
large into the subject.—(Here the meeting began again to
-thew great impatience, and a voice exclaimed—" Why ex—
cite controversy ?.")—" That," said Mr. Raring, "is pre-
cisely the, question at isstee between ,'is and the Loyal Deela-
rationiste.
_lt is for you to consider who they are that have
opened the sluices of controversy, and let in upon us such
a flood of claneotir.--(Shouts of disapprobation, succeeded by
shouts of applause.)--I believe you will most cordially agree
with me, that a list of mote respectable or more honourable
names than those which appear to the 10quisition, could out
easily be found—(flear, and hisses)--sand certainly they are
entitled tee be listened to with something like decorum, in
making this calms appeal on a subject on which every man is so
much interested."—(Here the Speaker's -voice was again
drowned in clamour, and when it had Subsided a little, he pro-
ceeded.)--"'flee professions of the signers of this Requisition
are precisely those of the Loyal Declarationists, in substance
at leastcand so they are also ()revery Loyal Address throughout
the kingdom."—(No, no, no !)--" The queStion for our consi-
deration is, by whom, and by what means 'we have been
brought into our present difficulties." (Here the uproar was
see great, that My. 0. was unable to proceed for a long time ;Ut
length be resumedy-s—" It has beerestated that blasphemy and
sedition is inundating the country (so it is); we on the other
hand say, the country was quieter than could have beewex-
fleeted, considering the .privations the people are, suffering,
,and that it war gradually sinking into a state of ease and quiet,
when certain persons thought proper to bring forth mea-
sures whicle-have agitated the people from one end of the
until to the other."r—A shout of the most yoeiferous dis.
• .

aiStirohation followeti these *orris. tries ot " Olt oft! Rt,a
Hear, hear!" were repeated by a' thousand voices at once i
anil the vast mass of human beings in the body of the
hall were milted to anti ti•u', like the Coiling elf the sea.-3
Mr. Baring stood for a long flint.. arinatently in hope that
•the stornt Would subside! but it increased every moment;
air& the Lried Mayor again ititerlinsed: HIS lorAhip had
Scartely resumed 1114 teat, *lien the- optoat• wag renewed With
tedouhled rigour sides, anti at It'ngth Mr. Baring put
on his Itdl., and :ippeared to 1.'161411,h any further attenipt 14
address the Meeting. SW I, however, the uproar crittinitted,
and at this moment the Spirit of personal coniterhation seemed
ten hale extended itself to the hustitts, fir 3 or 6 Centletneti
at once *ere seen struggling• with eaCh other for the Free--
denctrdf addressing the agitated and toiling assembly below
theca. 'flits contest lasted Sente Minutes, and at length Mc;.
Masterman,,the Banker, *as supposed to take.rptiet posses-
sion of the rostru wit, rind .he stood fin- sonic time. but the tu-
mult rattle:rim:l-eased than diininished; and Mr• Mdsterman"
withdrew to tnahe count for Mr; T.WirStin; tde City Nletiihrr..
Nir.,Wilson, however, Itad no better success, for loll& and
reiterated cries for Mr. Baring totally prevented bit befog
heard, even if lit had attempted to speak. •
After snore time, Mr. BARiSo again came foroAtdoind hit
so doing Was a signal,for, it possible, ati increase tif the cla-
mour and confusion: • ,
The Loaf. NlAvott once attire left tbel•lhair, and expressed
Iris astonishment sit the systematic arid persevering interrup-
tion offered to "die imicectlinits.- He bad; he 'Said, persturd:;
cd himself that no iientlemait tome tfire fort lie SnIC
purpoic of creating incotn'ettiencv and disturbance.. The
rest of his Lordsitip's rettutiki Were drOWned inrinprucedent,
clamour..4-(Loud cries Of litestion,
.-iptestiots, oite,ri6lo.
shame, shae, chains !-."--Heitr, hear; 'hear !;—..vere peafed.
out with deafening otoci feration, miitgled with wild Amos of
laughter, mind every specirs ot noise of which the human,
voice is capable; nor was the toice
,only engaged, for the
feet and tiandi here: both in alriwA ctratindalin'd Vivlcitt

action. •
Amidst }heat; stenos bf horrible di=Cordi the tritin-MArort
at length came forwArd, and put Sir W. Curti4's amendment
of the.previous question. The confasion
.was such that it Witt,
impossible to say which way MI. question was decid:ti.
Lordship then said; " have Wow to satimit to yon
that (he Resolution lie flow put."' This appeared" to' b., carte
vied in the ittlii•malire, and the Resolutions ticer their put; mi.
masse, and decided as carried amidst a most astunishiag

rusion
Hi: Lordship next read' a Pstirion to the House of Chia
forinded on the Resolutions. ‘Otiet»';ere.alsn *carried
in tht saute tumulttionsinautiol and the Lord Al4o.i`

left the Chair, • •
Mr. Pastur. C3dverEtt meted the thanks of the-Meeting to
his Lordship, for his impartial condutt. • •
Tb s was carried by acclamation, but his. Lordship sOuglit:
in vain ail opportunity of returning his ackhowliilgtheivs of
the honour, and he at length wit hdreW, without having niadti
himself beard, except by,the persons immediately ;shout Film-A
scene of tumult now' ensued wlikh..it is impossthirotd
denribe adequately. A blot of rltttig men fuslie.l• 1.1
front of the hustings, vociferating with the must viutent.geS-
ticulation; " the King, the King !" The cry spread throtot,n•
the holy of the Ilan like wildfire, and was answered by ei let
of " The Queen, the Queen !" The Meeting all this time was
violently agitated, and there.was fur a long tittle every appear,
ance-of alt appeal to blows. .lany persons alai med at the Cur',
Inuit, climbed over the railing tit the hustings, an-d this added.
to the confttsion ; those on the hustings seeming to apprelieud
that an attack upon them was meditated. At iength4 hoW.,
ever, the conflicting parties appeared Weary of the contest-4
and gradually retired, though numbers on bulb aides t
he
question 'remained fur a long time amusing themselves ttith
straining their lungs against each other in shntiting
nately " The Ktng," and .• The Queen !"
Thus ended one of the stiost storMy adairs ever witnessed,: