Star.
London, England, 1821-02-12 00:00:00

PEIII/STRIA NISM.

Lieutenant Owns, who started on blooday, the gild eltitno,
to do fifty miles a day for twelve days, failed in completing his
tenth day's watt on Wednesday, and lost the stake of tws hun-
dred guineas.

THE QUEEN, NATIONAL DISTRESS, 4c.
MEETING OF ST. JOIISrS, 110ILSELYDOWN. ' 1

Thursday, a most numerous and respectable Meet-
ing of Merchants and Traders, inhabitant house-
holders of the Parish of SE.Jo!th, HorselydOwn, took
place at the VeAry Hall, to consider of the propriety
of presenting an Address to the QUEEN on the aban-
donment of the late proceedings against leer, and to
petition the Legislature for an immediate inquiry
into the distresses of the country, as also for a mole
liberal extension of the elective franchise.

The Meeting would have taken place some weeks
back, had it not been for the obstacles thrown in its
way by Mr. SPECK, the Vestry Clerk, one of the
Gentlemen who promoted the late Loyal Address,
which, after lying at the houses of the leading Ultras
in the Borough more than a month, received about
200 signatures, in a district comprising from ten to
fifteen thousand inhabitant householders.

Mr. DOWNER, the Senior Churchwarden, took the
Chair, and having read the Requisition, and declared
his Away concurrence in its objects, declared the
Meeting to be open for discussion.
Mr: Bcacx, after expressing the pleasure he felt
at meeting so respectable a body of his fellow-pari-
shioners, observed, that the proceedings against her
Majesty hiving failed, he conceived it to be the duty
of the parishioners boldly toistand forward and ex-
press their opinions of such proceedings. He com-
mented with much force upon the acts of the Milan
Commissioners and their agents, in oppressing with
force, and even fraud, a poor helpless woman, whose
rank and misfortunes, had she even been the creature
they represented her, whould have commanded the
sympathy of every individual who had the heart of
a man in his boom—(Applause). Mr. Black con-
cluded by moviog the Resolutions.
Mr. Giar.i ES seconded the Resolutions, which were
unanimously carried.
Mr. Hates, rose to move the Ad Aress to her Ma-
jesty, and began by congratulating his fellow-pari-
shioners on the glorious triumph of pdblic opinion,
which, he declared, had never on any occasion been
more generally, more loudly, or mole unequivocally
expressed. With sentiments of genuine satisfaction
did he remember that they were among the first to
join in the general burst of indignation at, and in the
general demand for inquiry into, the massacre of
their unoffending and peaceable fellow-countrymen
at Manchester—(Hear, hear)—and with sentiments
equally as genuine did he reflect upon their warm
and generous sympathy towards their persecuted
Qtv..en, whose only crimes were her virtues, and a
spirited resistance to the cowardly attacks of her ene-
mies—(Applause). He apologized for the prominent
part he was obliged to take on the present occasion,
but observed, it those individuals whose weakh in-
sures respect, and whose talents command attention,
would not continue in the fo; emost rank of the battle,
approving as they did of its object, he should never
shrink from assuming the p,•st of honour, which their
inertness or cowardice had left unoccupied—(:!inch
applause). He then observed, that the efforts of the
parishioners were treated with due aristocratic con-
tempt by a certain political party in the parish, who
arrogated to themselves the exclusive possession of
wisdom; but, unfortunately for them, they pertina-
ciously adhe;ed to their holes and corners, refusing
to illuminate their unenlightened minds with the ef-
fulgence of their own superior knowledge; too das-
tardly to meet their opponents face to face, they co-
vertly sneaked behind the shield of anonymous sig-
tsatures, to bespatter all who differed from them with
the filth of their calumnies, and to vent, against them
the spleen of their disappointment. These magnani-
mous and sapient Gentlemen did not scruple to con-
sider their opponents as thessnbverters of social order,
and he had no hesitation in describing them to be the
worst enemies of the best interests of their country—
(Cheers). Ile disclaimed the idea of ascribing im-
proper motives to the conduct of those Gentlemen—
willingly would he impute that conduct to their ig-
norance; but, unfortunately for the exercise of his li-
berality, he was at the moment forcibly impressed
with the recollection that they were exclusively wise!
(Laughtet). It might not, however, be deemed un-
charitable in him to apply to them, and their politi-
cal brethren in every part of the kingdom, the lan-
guage, with some little alteration, of Cato-
-0 Curse on their wisdom, it has undone their country!"
(Cheers).—The political party of whom he had been'
speaking, had, as his ft lend (Mr. Black) had already
.informed them, thought proper, in conjunction with
their very loyal brethren of the Borough, to put
forth a loyal declaration of sentiment. Whether a
document of this description was at the present time
called for or not, he left its worthy authors, in the
plenitude of their exclusive wisdom, to decide ; but
its purpose obviously was to prop the falling fortunes
of a weak, vacillating, and wicked Ministry. As such,
he conceived it to Le entitled to the detestation of
every honest man, and if there was present any one
of that exclusively loyal, respectable, and wise party,
from whom it emanated, who had not hid himself in
some hole or corner from the gaze of public cum iosity,
he would thus address him in the language of the Poet,
" 'Tis such pernicious flatterers,
Such busy, ready, fawning slaves as thou art,
That chock, and stifle, truth ; prison all virtue,
And curse mankind with tyrants and oppressors!" •
(Zola! and continued cheering).—Before, however, he
took leave of this loyal declaration of sentiment, and
its sagacious authors, he could not refrain from di-
recting the attention of the Meeting to one paragraph
it contained, as it clearly described how well read
those Gentlemen were in blasphemy and sedition.—
In the third paragraph they impute the present awful
aspect of affairs in this country to the unbridled
licentiousness which has for a long time disgraced a
large portion of the Press, and to the torrent of blas-
phemous and seditious publications, which have at-
tained a greater height of audacity than at any for-
mer period of our history. It did appear to him that
these Gentlemen were astonishingly diligent in the
perusal of blasphemy and sedition; hecompassionated
their labour, though he did not envy them the task
of collecting and comparing the blasphemous and'
seditious publications of all the former periods of our
history with those of the present period. That they
had so employed themselves we had the authority of '
their own declaration, and the result of their pure
labours was, that those kinds of publications had now
attained a greater height of audacity than at auy for-
mer period. For his own part, be was not in a situa-
tion to deny the accuracy of the conclusion to which
they had arrived, never having been engaged in the

perusal of so voluminoiis a Mdsof btaspileiny And
.sedition; bus it did occur to him as a singular t.o-
cumstance, whence they had detiVed site!, a choio.l
collection. Had they been purclu..erS tit the Terop!6
of Reason ? or had these abliorrors of blasp!.enny
library.
.exclusively appropriate(' to the receptitm of
such works? and had it been handed down to than
unimpaired by their forefaters along with the inva-
luable blessings of the Constitution ?—(Larsjdefr).—
To use the language of the mighty Anna. he wriuld
Le now turn from that barren soil in which no plant
takes root—no virtue quickens," to one fertile, as he
believed, in every great and good quality—he would,
in fact, turn from. the Ultra Loyalitt, to the Queen—
(Reiterated plaudits).—Mr. Haley concluded bv mov-
ing the Petition, which was ably seconded by Mr.
BLACK, and carried.
Mr. GILLIFS rose to move the Petition to the
Rouse of Commons, which he enforced with much
eloquence. It demanded the immediate restoration
of the Queen's name to the Liturgy, an inquiry into
the stagnation of Trade and Agt 'culture, and a Dis-
missal of Ministers.

Mr. ELDER seconded the same, with some appro.,
priate remarks, and it was adopted v.ithout a diseni
tient voice.

MATTHEW FLOWER, Esq. (an old and very respect.
able inhabitant, who came from his country !maw, at
East Grinstead, for the purpose of taking a share in
the business of the clay) moved, that the Petitions be
presented by their worthy Representatives, Charles
Calvert, Esq. and Sir Robert Wilson, and that they
be requested strenuously to support the same.
Mr. OLIVER did not mean to trespass long on their
attenti," but he could not avoid remarking on the
uncharitable and vindictive feeling
.by which her
Majesty's persecutors had been actuated. He. then
entered into the history of those transactions, and
dwelt with much point and humour on the present
state of political parties in this country.
The Petitions iiceivc..l upwards of 4.00 signatures
-
in a tew hours, and are to be presented previous to the
debate to-morrow evening.

LAW LVIELLIGENCE._

COURT OF CHANCERY, FEBRUARY to.

This d:ly Mr. Wernititrif. and the Axiroaxey-GENestar, al •
Counsel tor Mr. Arthur Chichester, were severally heard iwsup-
port of a demurrer to a Bill moved to be filed on behalf of the
Earl of Belfast, praying the Court to receive evidence of tthe
mai riage of the Marquis and Nlarchioness of Donegal!. It was
contended, that as all honours were derived ex gratin from the
Crown, the Court could not so interfere with the privileges of
the King and the jurisdiction of Patlianent as to accede to the
prayer of the Bill. •
Mr. SUGDEN was afterwards beard at considerabb length for
the Bill, when he argued with great ingenuity on the meiits of
his ease, depicted the hardships of his Noble client (the Earl of
Velfast), who had been educated in e:;pectation of inheriting
the dignity and titles of his father ; and whose witness;-s to Las
mother's marriage were now available, but owing to thLir ex-
treme age, might rot he producible Tit the death of the Marquis
of Donegal', when, of course, the counter claimants would come
befote the 'louse t f Lords. .
Mr. Wirriseatt.t, in reply, took the original grounds cf oppo-
sitit:n to the hill, namely, that the Court could not interfere i t a
question of dignity and honour, though it seemed to be allowed
at the same time, that had the smallest portion of land been in-
volved, then the Petition might have been recetved by the Court.
. .

The Loan Cumcerm.ott then said, that :he demurrer n.u.t, he
apprehended, be maintained, and, thertsfore, that the proffered
6:11 could not be filed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 12.
TILE KING V. CARTWRIGHT, WOOLER,
At one o'clock, this case being moved, the LORD
CHIEF JUSTICE said; that the Court would defer pro-
nouncing judgment until next Term.

Chance tvithout Risk !—IIAzAkD and Co. infirm
the Public that, by a new arrangement, on Valen-
tinp's Day (next Wednesday), the purchaser of a
whole ticket can only lose eighteen shillings, a six-
teenth two shillings—other shares in proportion, and
yet have a chance for all the Capital Prizes that may
be drawn that day ; when Three nixes of £2,000
Consols mast be drawn. If the tickets and shares
are returned, with the above small loss, it must he on
or before Me 23(1 of February. The wheel contains,
in Consols and Money, Six of Twenty-one Thousand
Ponnds.—Tickets and Shares are selling by HAZARD
and Co. at their old and fortunate Offices, Royal
Exchange Gate ; 26, Cornhill ; and 324., Oxford-
street ; and by their Agents in the Country ; who
sold, in the last Contract, 1,4.33, a Prize of £20,000;
and in recent Lotteries, Four Prizes of £30,000, and
Seven Prizes of £20,000.

Arrivals of consequence.—J. and J. Sivewntclt;
Contractors for the Lottery, were, right in their an•
nouncement that there would not be a sufficient num-
ber of Tickets and Shares to meet the demand, there-
fore, they wrote to several places in the country, on
Friday and Saturday last; and expect, by this morn-
ing's post, a supply from those Agents who had net.
sold them. Whatever is returned will be distributed
impartially, by Messrs. J. and J. SivEwfuouT, to. •
the different Office-Keepers ; and the Contractors
hope there may be enough to accommodate all those
who wish to adventure on the advantageous terms •
held out, but, of course, those who come first must be
first accommodated. The drawing takes place on
Wednesday ; the Wheel contains Six of £21,000, be-
sides those of £2,000, &c. &c.
Cos OEM v. SER MON-Yesterday morning, the
Chapel nt Newgate was excessively crowded by' per-
sons anxious to hear the Condemned Sermon pre.tchei
to the unhappy culprits who are to be executed to-
morrow morning. They are all young men ; and, on
their being conducted, ironed, intq the Chapel, the
greatest sympathy was excited in their behalf. Se-
veral other prisoners, among whom were some fe-
males, were present, at their Own desire, and during
the period of their being in the Chapel, they joined
in the Service.

CORN EXCIIANCF, tfAXE.LARE, PEP. l'..7.—Tbeal lof a
Grain last week were very large, and a considerable quantity of
Wheat, Barley, ano Oats, remained over for this morning's
market, when we had a great additional supply of Wheat from
Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, which met extremely dull sale, even
for the finest samples, at a decline of 2s. per quarter, and aU
other descriptions were unsaleable, although offered oa much
lower terms than on this day week. Barley is from Ls. to os.
per quarter cheaper, and only prime samples wined he got off at
that abatement, the arrivals far exceeding the ability of the con.
sunwra to take off. Oats are Is. per quarter lower, owing to
the immensity of the arrivals from our own coast, as vt el as
from Ireland. White Peas are Cs. per quarter, lower. In Grey
PeAs, Beaus, and other articles, there is little or no variaticn.—
Wheat, per quarter, 30s. to 580. Flour, per sack, EC,. to 555.
Faa. 12..--Beer, 414 Od. to Ss. Cd. per
stone of ribs.; Mutton, 4s. Od. to sa. 2d. Veal, 3s. Od. to 6s. Vo.
Pork, 41.6 d. to .55.10t1. Lamb, oa.od. to Os.o(l.—Cattle at M arart
Beasto,l47oo ; Calves, 1601 Ehrep and Lambs, 14,600 ;
Hay, 31.1 Os. to 41. Ss. Cloven 41. Cs. to 41. lss. &ISM, A. hi.
to 1?.

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