The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-05 00:00:00

MEETING TQ ADDRESS THE KING.

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MEETING OF .THE INHABITANTS OP THE CV
OF CHEAP, TO PASS A LOY .
L pECLARATIOK
Yesterday a number of the rnhabitarits of the
Ward of Cheap, met at the King's Read Tavern,
in the.:POultryi for -the purpose of- considering
the 'propriety of passing. a Loyal Declaration- of
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their Attachment to 'l's-Majesty s. Person and
Government ss .now-established,, and of the -de.,
termination-)of the -Inhabitants!of lhis•War to
support the bafne with the utmost of their ability
and 'power; Each person on his entrance, was
asked.hiS jiame which was written down:: There
were libput.fifteen individuals:present, !WhOn
Mr. ..TaaAs, one of the Common of the Ward;
rose and said, that there were enough present to proceed to
go
tie' observed, that as their .-procredings would
go farth to the world, it Would be but regular to appoint- a
Chairman. Hi thought Mllr.. itanhin was the mutt prtatet-per--
son to perforna the duties of Chairman. The Speaker con-
cluded an eulogium on the hitter Uentlentan, by moving that
be should take the Chair. • - •
Mr. RANKIN exinessed hia -reluetance -te undertake -that
office, and solicited tao other Gentlemen to fill the Cliai'ry
who declined.
The motion was then put and carried unanimously:—.-Mr.
Rankin then. took the Chair. - • '
The ettsitistare opened the business of the day by ob-
serving, that the Gentlemen present were sufficiently-aware
of the purpose for which they were met, to render it unneces-
sary-for him to say much upon that subject. The Chairman
proceeded to continent' upon the extraordinaty exertions
which he said were 'making by the seditious and disaffected,
geadually to bring into odium and contempt his Maiesty's
person and government, and to destroy the veneration and
respect of the public for the established laws and religion
of the country. He strongly. enforced the,necessity
he said existed, of the remaining sound and loyal part of
the community' coming forward to expreas, by a declaration
of their sentiments of loyalty, the Increasing: audacity. of
the seditious and disaffected. He particularly pointed out
the handle which ill-disposed persons- had made of a late
unfortunati investigation, for the purpoie" of 'Undermin-
ing time respect for the institutions of the cottntryi He
stated, :that a loyal declaration had .been Circulated in
Cripplegate. Within, Alderman Wood's own Ward. It was
desirable that the Ward of Cheap, which had hitherto: stood
promineht in its loyalty, should not ht. behind in coming for-
ward:with a similar expression of thttir attachment; •the more
particularly so, as ba-:.*.as confidently informed that De-
clarations of the Sarre nature were circulating for signatine
amongst the-inhabitants of other wards. The Chairman con-.
eluded by reading the Declaration of the 'Loyal Inhabitants,
of Cripplegate Ward, upon which the:Declaration that would
be submitted to the Meeting-would-be bounded. 'The DeOlara-.
tion set out by expressing, ,that the undersigned felt that the,
peace, property, and good order of the coMmunity, were en-
clangored bythe increasing holdileisof the exertioasof the dis-
loyal and disaffected; and that tiny felt it to be their duty-to
declare that they viewed with disapprobation and abhorrence
the attempts. which factious men were making to excite disaf-
fection in the country, and to bring into contempt the Chris"
tian Religion, the sacred person of the King, the administra-
tion of justice, and all their venerable institutions; and that'
in furtherance of a design to Subvert the established order of
society and Constitution Of this kingdom, the diaaffected, ever
ready to take advantage of passing events, were now availing
themselves of the late unhappy investigation, not from any
regard to the interest or .hotiOur of the Illustrious Indivi-;
dual whuse conduct was tfie'subjettot inquiry, ~but that, under
the 'cloak of attachment to her rights, they might insolently
attack -the highest authorities of the realm: The Declara
tiOn'expressed the detestation Of the- toYal inhabitants of the
Ward of the many blasphemous and seditious publications of
the day, us which religion was defamed, and their Sovereign
openly insulted and reviled, , • - • • -
The Cnataarats here remarked upon 'fate numerous libels
on the person of the Sovereign, which appeared in the 'most
digusting lona namely, in ie forms of caricatures, which-
were the most partict. larlyoffensive, as they might be under-
stood by thoseavho could,not . read, „et might be read in the
eye. The declaration-concluded, expressing the' sense- of
the,declarationists of the, established order under :which
property was safe, that the, laws wete-. alike just in,
enactment, and impartial ,in administration, 'and that
under a wild and paternal Government, they-firmly re-'
solved :to do their
,best towards presetting- these . bless-
ings to themselves and their fellow-subjectS, and that for
brat purpose they declared their
.attachment to hir-Majesty's
person and Government, and their resolution, to,the utmost
of their power; to protect and support the sante. The .Chair
man said„that it was proposed that -their proceedings should.
be published in the Public Journals, and that the declaration
in question should be.left for signatures at the houses of such
worthy inhabitants as were known to be loyal and well dis-
posed.
~As the :present measures bad been- hastily adopted,
the suggestions of any Gentleman in the Meeting'
wh,,,Tnigart ;-;4ve any thing to offer upon the subject.,
Mr...SHARP said; Oat be had, only received notice of t.rc
Meeting about an hour a- a half • before, and eiinirvently
had not conic prepared with rtrii thing, but as they bad often
been reproached-with meetiagin Jurktri; holes and corners, and
smuggling, as it were, addresses privately through Wardsr he
was of opinion that, as they bad outvoted the opposite party
On a former occasion, there was sufficient loyalty in the Ward
to carry 'a question of this-nature at the regular 'amid open
Wardurote. He should therefure.propeSe.that a Requisition
to the Aldeiindri tit call a Waritmote upon the subject should
he drawn up-and presented. He 'wished to-be understood
that it Was,att:tO the matter of timeileclarationi but -to the
manner of getting up the declarations that he.objected.
Mr.(lour.D said, that it had been Rn contemplation to call
a Wirdnioto; but it he- Alderriian was out of :town,• and would
rut return for .setleval.daysi He supported the PreSeilt •nictde
of procpechug,„ !.1 • . • ,
' • I%li. J'iares tirat ahhorigh be believed there was. suffi-
Cientl'oyaltyf athl goddsense lett in tire Ward (fite•foYaltyand:
good seasSe.aivvaysacistnitpunied each other) .to p,artyistielt
question, yet., from his, experie,nce in such matter!, ,be knew!
that rainy Gentlemen; of tender feeling's and of 'delicacy,
wobitt never exptise•thentielves ft; the insults 'and ciziinont of
persons-who ?vould thruetthernselves .into Meetings: of that:
nature. ; He enforced the necessity of something
,trumediate
tieing done, -in company with Cripplegate and the 'otlic4
Wards, the more particularly as there was-to tie,a Cominori
-Wednesday.--The ,present .would pot ;preclude any„
future• •
At this moment 'two Gentleireen entered the etsdrit, who,
upon being asked' their natnes,;stated that therwete eonneet-
ed,with the Press. , •
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• Several of the Meeting here said, that the Meeting; was Of
the Inhabitants- of the Ward exclusively.-- • •
The CtialastaN said the Meeting was A private WIG.
The Gentlemen then withdrew.
Anot her Gentleman avowed himself as attending fora-Jotir-
and,that lie- bad under Stood before he enteredi4bist
-Mectipg wawa public one of the Inhabitants:ofthe Wars War
tie ,
should riot ilave presumed to enter.
The Clam fOaN laid, -that; it wails mere Meeting of friends'
atAd neightitture.: He earnestly requested that his nantemight
not be mentioned, as-he did not wish that it should be Con-
riected with a' bltsinesi of that nature:' '
•Severet persons in the Meeting requested that'ne -tiotiee
might be taken: sit4t- T - '' • ' • • • •,'
Genogl ean said, -that
at lie had a duty to perform, end-
vias'not there 'spun his discretion." He retired.--(ilforning:
Chronicle.) :7 ",:.•.• , •,.

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