Star.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

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In consequence or ibe death.of a near }elation of
onr Chief Magistrate, delicacy prevented a more early
assembly of the inhabitants on the g:-eat question
now before the Public, till Tuesday last ; wl,c), in
compliance with a Requisition, signed by Potty-five
Burgess's and other residents, a Nieeting was held id
the Town Hall, to vote an Address-to her MAJESTY.
on her recent triumph; also, to vote an Adds ess tO
his MAJESTY, preying him, not only to restore her
:MAJESTY S nail* to the Liturgy, but also to dismir.s
his present Ministers; and, fin-the', to vote an Ad-
I dress to Alderman Wool:, for the active assistance he
had rendered her MAJEs-ry, during the whole course
of her eventful trial.

The MAyon, having txten his seat (supported by
HENRY HUGIIES and JOSIAH HATTON, Esqrs. Bai;,
Ws, and Roecai EVANS, Esq. Chamberlain), read
the Requisition, and hoped that every per•,on who
wished to deliver his sentiments, would receive an
attentive hearing.
Mr. Eletim rose, and said, it would be An insult
on the good sense of those friends who surrounded•
him, were he to take up their time in descanting ort
the cause of their present Meeting. which was for
the purpiite of expressingethose feelings of congra-
tulation and respect flu her Majesty which were
echoed from one extremity of the kingdom to the
other; he should therefore only request the Chief
Magistrate to read the Address now vcpared for
their approbation.
This being complied with, and seconded by
JAME:3 SrrANT, a shew of hands was called for. when

The CHAIRMAN declared that it was voted unzni-
mously, with the exception Of only twe.
An Address to the king, praying his Majesty to
restore the Queen's name to the Liturgy, and to dis-
miss his present Minister s Iron his presence and Coun-
cils for ever, was,. after a few preliminary observz-
tions, moved by the forme,• speaket, and seconded
by Mr. SWIFT; which was read by the MAYOR, and,
on a shew of hands being demanded, tarried in the
like unanimous manner.
The Address to AldermatiWood was then intro-
duced by Mr. HEATH, seconded by Mr. HErRY
HUGHES, and carried unanimously.

The Meeting might be deemed unartimbue, for the
two persons wi;o did nut hold up their hands, came •
into the Hall only with the intention of t‘itnessing
the passing scene.
Mr. HEATH concluded by observing, that oh all
public occasions it was usual to pass a 'Vote of Thanks
to the Chairman; he therefore felt a pride and plea*
sure in proposing their sincere and cordial thanks to
their much.req)ected Chief • MAgistrate, Thomas
Griffin Phillpotts, Esq. not only for his. readiness in
convening the present Meeting, but also for the valua'
ble assistance rendered by him to the Burgeszesi
whenever they claimed his services.
The several propo!,itions Made by Mr. REATH,
were received with long and continued applause ;
after which the Meeting adjourned, to add their
names to the re.pective Addresses.

" The principle which is now attempted to be esta-
blished, of its being the duty, or in the power, of a
Sheriff to refuse a Meeting, when not agreeable to his
wishes or consistent with his ideas of proptiety, is
most monstrous, and cannot be too stiongly pro-
tested against; but when combined with the insult
of declining to state a reason r refusing a c milli-
.
ante, as in Northumberland, k deserving of ire
verest reprehension. To est thlish this princip'ea
would be to place the subject's :ight of pe nionirg
!the Throne, and of expressing an opinion upon pub-
lic questions, in the hands of an Office! of the
Crown, and to endow that Officer with powers and
rights which belong to his Sovereign and the Pub-
lic. The only questions which a Sheriff otie•ht to az!:
himself on receiving a Requij:ion, are, is ti:e.
sition signed by such numbers, and are the signatures
so respectable, as to justify him in calling the county
together? Within these limits is his duty confined. A
numerous and respectable Requisition is a sufficient
authority and guarantee for hi m,and it is for the Itequi-
sitionists to justify themselves to the County for caliing
the Meeting. In like manner it is not for the Sheriff to
decide on the propriety or impropriety of the subject
intended to be submitted to the proposed Meeting; that
is the right of the 'County when assembled—it is their
province to decide whether the subject is a proper one
for discussion, and also what measures shall be adopted
by the Meeting. The Sheriff', moreover, has no
'right to set up his own opinion, and say to the free-
holders of his county that they shall not be allowed
an opportunity to petition the Throne, because the
subject of their Petition is not agreeable to him.
Such a course of proceeding is clearly to obstruct
the subjects right of petition, and is a direct viola-
tion of his duty to his Sovereign, by depriving him
of an opportunity of knowing the complaints and disk
tresses of his people, and of exeraising his prerogative
of deciding on their Petitions. The Sheriff is an
Officer appointed by the Crown; and it is eviderit
that nothing can 66 more unconstitutional than for
such an Officer to say to the subject, that he shall,
only when it suits his pleasure, be allowed to address a
Petition to the Crown. Of what use is the subjects' right
of holding a meeting, and how can the opinion of- the
country be' expressed and known. if the Sheriff is-to
be allowed the power cf refusing to afford an oppor-
tunity of expressing that opiniou, because, forseotb,
it may not coincide with his opinions, or may be
inimical to his party interests or feelings? To do
so, is to substitute the opinion of the Sheriff in the
place of that of the County. The opinion-to be ex-
pressed by the Codiny would be merely the °pintail,.
of the Sheriff, and to ascertain what opinion might
annually be expected hem each County, it would
only be necessary to read over the list of Messieurs
the Sheriffs, as it appe,ns in the Gazette every Fe.'
br u ary."-2( Nesecas:te icle).

_ •
Sunday, the •24th ult, .at Cour o'clock in the after•
noon, a duel was fought in a field adjoining the North
Wall, Dublin, between -- lsitowN, Esq. and
Guest'Am, Eq. when the latter, on the first ti; e, was
severely wounded in the thigh. Tho bad ti asimoie•
diately extracted, end Mr. G. -is likely to recover.
Saturday se.nnislit, the numeiou.'l', o: of Maher
'and Warne were amply supplied v, ith• beef, bread, and
potatoes, by the heile'volence of the Ear& of Monsii-
EDGECUNIBIC..In addition to this bounty, on Wedses.,
day last, seventy families received warm clothiag,"&e,
and thirty are twice in each week served with soup.