The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-15 00:00:00

ADDRESSES.

MEETING of the I NH ABITANTS if theWARD fell EAi% I '
to PASS 0 LOYAL ADDRESS to the KIN(
. Yesterday a Wardmote .of the Inhabitants of
the Ward of Cheap was held atite King's Head' I
`Tavern in the Poultry, for the purpose of taking
into consideration toes propriety of passing a
loyal, dutiful, and affectionate Address to his.
Majesty. The Meeting was highly numerous
and respectable.
Alder Man ROTIINVELL, as Chairman, opened
the pusiness of the day by reading the Requisi-
tionoahich had only been handed to him on Sa-
turday, when he immediately called the Meeting,
as he should always conceive it his duty, to do
when required by a respectable number of hiS
COnstiteents, however opposite to his sentiments,
as he made it a point never to-suffer his own pri-
vate opinions to interfere with those of his Con-
stituents. The first -Intimation of the former
Meeting had been received by hint whilst sitting
at firsbreakfast at Halifax, and lie must say, that
he had been extremely 'gratified with the'condnct
of the Ward in stepping forward as they had
done upon that occasion. The WOrthy Alder-
urait concluded by requesting of the Meeting that
they would treat respectfully those 'who-Might;
differ from theth in sentiment. t •
-Mr. J s:sigs, in rising to move the first Resolu-
tion which would be submitted to the-Meeting,'
observed-5 that it was one 'which lie had no doubt
wotild be. accepted unanimously, as it 'was a
simple deelaration of loyalty and Uttachment to
the Throne and Constitution, which • had been,
assented to by every person to whom he had
shown it, of whatever party, whether Whig or
_Tory,- without hesitation. W ith regard to another
matter which had recetatlya agitated .the public
mind, he, conceived that the introduction of it
would tend to promote discussion, for he knew
that loyal men had different views upon the
subject,' The ,matter for their consideration was
merely a -declaration of their attachment to
the Constitution, which would not interfere
with the political opinion which Gentlemen pre-
sent might hold'. Looking at the matter, there-
fore, in this point of view, he would ask, whe-
ther the Constitution had not been attacked
The House of Commons had been called corrupt
and he knew not what. It. had been said that it
would be a public benefit if the members' were
led out of the Muse by the ears. He could not
look upon those things without thinking that a
declaration of loyalty and attachment to the
Constitution, which was thus traduced, Was highly
necessary. The, Speaker next adverted to the
abuses whiCh he said 'had been made of the li-
berty of the Press. The orator observed, that
he would rather incur censure by coming for-
ward on 'such occasions,, than shrink when ita the
midst of danger so imminent. He did not be-
lieve that the cause which he supported was to
be injured by'a bad advocate. He concluded by
moving a resolution expressive of the unshaken at-
tachment of the Meeting to the person of the King.
and the Constitutionaand of their abhorrence of
the endeavours of the seditious to degrade the
one, and to destroy the other.
ons Wnurstoar., Esq. said, the Resolution
had-his .aatost hearty and full concurrence ; he
was satisfied that a necessity existed for it .; he
should therefore most gladly second the
Reso-
lution ; which was then put by the Chairman,
and passed unanimously amidst great applause.
Mr. REasa rose to propose the Address, which
he read. If any of the arguments he might use
should appear objectionable to any peraon pre- ,
sent, he holed they would endeavour to refute him
by argument, and not by clamour. Ile certainly
'• was not of opinion that merchants and others
' should make a habit of forsaking their daily
occupations to. become orators or poets, but
when such daring attempts 4.vere made to
mislead the mind of 'the people, it was
highly necessary some measures should be
taken to counteract them. The Address which
he had read to them was couched in the most un-
objectionable language, and he,thought entitled
.to the unanimous concurrence of the meeting.
There certainly existed a very great distress in
the country ; and he should the more regret it, if
that distress was peculiar to England ; but he
had lately returned from the Continent, and lie
assured the meeting that in all parts of it that he
had visited, the distress was tenfold greater than
it was here. Great mischief, he thought, had
been created by this circulation of seditious and
blasphemous publications; and the dreadful state
of licentiousness to which a certain portion of the
press had arrived. He could not sufficiently
condemn such measures, which sapped the very
foundation of religion. He hoped that the Ada
dress was wholly unobjectionable, and would
meet with the hearty concurrence of the meeting.
Mr. SPENCER seconded the Address in a short
speech. The loyal ought to step forward and
stem the wide torrent of sedition. The Sovereign
had been told the other day, that if he did not
dismiss his Ministers, the neople of . this country
had not an alternative between revolution and a
military despotism. This, he said, was a libel
on the, Sovereign, on the Ministry, and on the.
Ward of Cheap.
Mr. larodah said he agreed most perfectly
with the declaration of. loyalty made in the Ad-
dress. These declarations were meant to -coun-
teract the. Petitions about to be preSented to the
throne, relative to the matter of the prosecution
of 'the Queen.—(Cries of " No, no," and "Hear,
hear !")-L-At least that would be their effect,
approved• of the matter of the Address, but
not as it tended to throw a slur of disloyalty
upon those who might not choose to sign it. He
conceived that the Constitution had received a
most dangerous blow by the prosecution against
her Majesty.—(Cries of " Hear, hear !")—lle
concluded by proposing,- as an amendment to the
, Address,' that a paragraph should be added to it
to the effect, that the meeting could not avoid
expressing their regret at the institution of the
.; late protleedings against his Majesty's Consort,
and their extreme gratification at their abandon-
- ment.—Mr. Joxss seconded the-amendment.
Mr. JAMES said, that he. conceived. that the
matter of the amendment was so foreign to the

subject, that it could not even be ptit: lie ob-
jcled to it in liinine.
lrl WETHERSPOON approved of a great deal
Of the-. loyalty in the Address, but he certainly
agreed -with the- former- speaker, that it hasthe
appearance of threiWing a slur 'of disloyllty,
blasphemy, or sedition on those who did not
_
choOse....to sign it: It-Was true-that-he had re-
'fusel'-to 4gn the Ileclaration ;•.,bat,\hgcau.se,
did so, would any Man say-that he was disloyal
or irreligious ? . lie was fervently devoted to the
Church of Scotland, and-held a Captain's com-
mission in the army ; .but was hewn that account
to go all the way with Ministers, and to agree
with every thing which they might do or say ?
Mr,.GotiLD spoke to order, and said, that the
speaker was quite irrelevant to the object of the
Meeting.
The CHAIRMAN gave it that the speaker was
out of order. -

Mr. -ti EThEnsrooN contended that he Was
strictly relevant. lie continued, that there was
such things as constitutional and unconstitutional
loyalty. He.gave it as his opinion, that nothing
had dont!'more to degrade the higher. orders, and
to overturn the altar, than the late proceedings
against the Queen.. He was proceeding, -when
he was interrupted by •
ShArter, who said, that if' Mr.. Waller-.
spoon consented to discuss -the Address as it
stood, there could .be no objection to his speak-
ing ; but, if.he wished to bring other matters be.-
fore the Ward, he had better prOcure a Requi-
sition for a meeting upon those .subjeets, when
he,(Mr. Sharpe) pledged • himself that he would
meet him upon it.
Mr. Gi o N contended that Mr. Wetherspoon
was strictly in order. They were Met to consi-
der of a 'dutiful, loyal and aft'ectionate,Address,
in which they expressed their , abhorrence of
the spirit of sedition, blasphemy, and disloyalty
which wt:s abroad, to the endangering of his Ma-
jesty's person and Government. If he. was of
opinion that this spirit of sedition and disloyalty,
which endangered his Majesty's person and Go-
vernment, was produced by those proceedings
against the Queen, was he not perfectly in order
in stating it ;" and was it hot right to make such
alteratiOns• as would render the Address much
more 'loyal and dutiful ?
The CHAIRMAN again said that the. sp6akers
'were out of order. , •
Mr. GitooN said, that the law had been set
at defiance by the unconstitutional' proceedings
against the Queen.---(Disapprobation.!)—Was he
t.o be told that he must have the Address sub-
mitted, or no other ?
Mr. SHARPE hoped that the amendment would
be allowed to be put.
An uproar -ensued.;. when the Chairman said he
would take the sense of the meeting. He was
interrupted several times' by the contending
speakers.
The CHA I RMAN—" I decline taking the re-
sponsibility of refusing to have this subject dis-
cussed, upon' myself ; therefore, for the' third
time, I proceed to take the sense of the meeting.
Those who are of opinion that this question shall
be discussed, hold up your hands."
The contrary being put, there appeared to be
a large majority against the motion. The deci-
sion was hailed with loud shouts.

-Mr. Gibson, Mr. Ledger, Mr. Jones, and Mr.
\Vetherspoon left the room samidst much confu-
sion, followed by a tit-wither of other gentlemen,
who declared that discussion was at an end.

The Andress, in its origiwil form, was then
carried, with only one dissentient hand. Thanks
were toted to the Chairman, when the Meeting
separated.