Star.
London, England, 1821-01-20 00:00:00

BURY ST. EDMUND'S.

Yesterday, a Meetirvg of the Corporation of the.
Borough of Bury St. Edmund's was held at the Guild-
hall, in consequence of a Meeting convened by the
ALDERMAN, for the purpose of " taking into con-
sideration the propriety of voting a Loyal Address
to the limo, expressive of their attachment to his
Sacred Person, and to declare their abhorrence of
the arts used by wicked and designing persons to in-
flame the passions of the ignorant, bring Religion
into contempt, and subvert the Constitution, as by,
law established."

The Recorder (Mr. Serjeant FRERE), who came'
from Cambridge on the occasion. •ifter an eloquent'
speech, moved the Address, a hit h was seconded by
O. R. OKES, Esq. Receiver-General fir the County.
The question was about to be pu:, when
Mr. J. LAWRANCE rose foe' tile purpose of sub-
mitting an Amendment. 11 as was generally under-
stood,
these Addresses were intended to approve of
the conduct of Ministers, he could not conscientiously
vote for the motion. They having so recently sent
two Members to Parliament, avowedly opposed to
the present Administration, he thought, if they
wished to preserve a character for consistency, they
ought not to sign an Address like the present. Ile
then read an Amendment, which declared, that in
offering this Address to his Majesty, they did not in-
tend to sanction the late conduct of Ministers.

Mr. JOHN BOLDERO, in an argumentative speech,
seconded the Amendment; which was also sup-
ported by Messrs. WILLIAM DECARLE, SMITH,
FREWER, and CREED.

This wa, vehemently opposed by Messrs. BLOM-
FIELD, GALL, ORBELL, &c. who loudly called for a

division.

Mr. DECARLE hoped this Address was not pro-
cured from Cambridge, as the recent one voted upon
the King's Accession, and was answered by the
Town Clerk, that it was a copy of the one from
Thingoe Hundred
A division then took place, wizen there appeared,
For the Amendment
For the original Address 2O-31.ijority l2

A County Meeting at Armagh has been held for
the purpose of voting a Loyal Address, which was
carried uzanimously ; but the Hon. H. CAULFIELD,
M.P. brother of the Earl of CHARLEMONT, wished it
to be distinctly understood, that while he declined op-
position to the Address, his silence must not be con-
strned into an approval of the conduct of Ministers.
OXFORDSHIRE MEETlNG.—Subjoined is a letter
from the Earl of JERSEY to the UNDER SHERIFF of
the County of Oxford, stating the reasons of his
Lordship's refusal to sign the Requisition (miscalled
" Loyal") for a Meeting of the Freeholders t

" TO THE CtiDER SHERIF! OF TUE COL7NTY or OXFORD.
" SIR--I have this day received from you the notice of an in-
tended Meeting of the Freeholder. of the County, to express
their loyalty to the King, and attachment to the Constitution,
and utter abhorrence of the blasphemous and seditious doctrines
so industriously disseminated. I certainly cannot add my name
to that notice, feeling as I do, that a Meeting, convened for the
purposes held out, is unnecessary, and not 'calculated to confer
benefit in any quarter. What I do think would be beneficial,
would be a Declaration from the numerous respectable Free-
holders of this County, expressing their regret that his Ma-
jesty's Ministers should have thought proper to advise, first,
that the Queen's name should not be inserted in the Liturgy;
and then, that so unwise and unconstitutional a measure as a
Bill of Pains and Penalties should have been attempted ; a De-
claration, also, that the Public appears to call loudly upon the
King's Governmenteo stop all further proceedings against her
Majesty, and to turn their attention to the depressed and for-
lorn state of agriculture, and the general unprecedented difficul-
ties under which the country labours. Surely there arc not
many inhabitants of this County who can doubt that such ex-
pressions of our feelings would be more suited to the occasion,
and more conformable to the real sentiments of the People of
England, than such a protestation of sentiments as appears to be
in contemplation? " JERSEY."
HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT ASSASSIXATION!—(Fron:
the New Times) :
" We have to announce, with feelings of horror, a diabolical
attempt to prevent, by assassination, the arrival of Colonel
liaoweis in this country.
" This Gentleman, against whose character such infamous
slanders have been circulated by the pretended friends of the
WENN, some time ago came over to England, where having
learnt the particular charges brought against him, he returned to
Italy to collect decisive evidence for the refutation of those ca-
lumnies. Whilst he was here, he did not cor.ceal his belief that
his life would be attempted in Italy ; and he mentioned to the
Gentleman from whom we receive this statement, that he com-
monly carried pistols for self-defence.
" Ile had nearly arranged his affairs at Milan, and had already
forwarded all his papers to England, meaning to follow them
himself in less than ten days, when, on the Bth instant, returning
late at night and alone ftvm the Opera, be was attacked by two
assassins, evidently with no intention of robbery ; for though
they disabled him, they did not attempt to plunder him of his
watch, money, or other valuables. The Colonel defended him-
self resolutely, and a violent struggle ensued, in which he re-
ceived four wounds in the head, apparently with a knife, and
one in the chest, evidently with a sti,ette. The last would cer-
tainly have been fatal, but for the thickness of his great coat,
coat, and wei itcoat. As it was, the weapon pcnetreted on the
left side of the chest, and considerably injered the seventh rib.
" The Coliseel's friend and Physician, Dr. Cross, was called
in, who, on perceiving the nature of the wounds, thought it ne-
cessary to require the assistance of an eminent Surgeon, Pro-
fessor VALETTA of the Milan Hospital, and both of them conti-
nued assiduously to attend their patient. Three of the wounds
in the head were pretty deep, the other slighter; but the most
dangerous was the wound in the chest ; from which, however,
his medical attendants are inclined to think that fatal conse-
quences are not to be apprehended. It is attended with acute
pain, restlessness, and difficulty of breathing; but these symp-
toms have been alleviated by bleeding.
" Upon the whole, the Colonel is going on as well as could be
expected; he is in the hands of very Skilful men, and will re-
ceive every benef t that care and attention can give. The ass:4-
sirs have for the presets[ escaped, but the Government has
taken every step for their apprehension. The above account is
contained in a letter from the Duke of LEEDS to the Earl of Li-
VERFOOL j and a bulletin
by Dr r ICERI and Professor VALETTA,
up to six r. 74. on the 10th instant, has also been forwarded, for
the satisfaction of the Colonel's friends. It is hoped, that he
will himself be able to write by the next courier."
A country Correspondent begs to ask if any clue
has been found to unravel the marvellous story of
an attempt made by three horsemen, in long cloaks,
to assassinate, and dreadfully wounding Mr.G Eki en,
the French Ambassador's Secretary, on the Harrow
road, an account of which appeared some time since
in all the London Newspapers ?
We have now authority to state, that the report so
generally spread all over Europe, of a fracas having
taken place between Lord STEWA RT and Prince Mar-
rEnNicsr, at Troppau, was totally destitute of foun-
dation. It is not easy to conceive how the report could
obtain such universal circulation, as the patties were
seen to continue in the most intimate and friendly
habits. It first came to a Sunday Paper from Berlin ;
but we have from authority "the most unequivocal
and complete denial of all those paragraphs, which
are not f,sunded upon a shadow of truth, and we
have great pleasure in vindicating his Excellency.
the British Ambassador, from the imputation..