Star.
London, England, 1821-01-30 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM COUNTY MEETING.

Regardless of the defeats sustained in other Coon-
Ms, a number of the Gentry and Clergy presented a
Requisition to the High Sheriff of this County; de-
siring him to call a Meeting for the purpose of voting
a Loyal Address tuthe Throne.
At an early hour on Thursday the town began to
be thronged ; and the arrival of the Nobility and
Gentry of the County was anxiously watched by the
people assembled in front of the Swan Inn. From
some mislinderstanding about opening the doors, a
good deal of cot•.fusion toot place. 'I he doors•were
at length thrown• open to the Public, and the busi-
ness commenced. .

Sir ROBERT CLUPTONI Bart.. the High Sheriff,
stated the object of the Meeting, which was, as he
understood, solely to express 'their attachment to the
Throne, in an Address to his Majesty. •
LANCELOT ROLLESTON, Es 4. remarked, that the
Address which he would take the liberty of pro-
posing for their adoption, was nothing further than,
a manly, sincere, and conscientious declaration of
their determination to support the Throne, and an-
der the sanction of the Sheriff he would read it to
them.—(Here Mr. Rolleston began to read the Ad-
dress ; he had hitherto been heard with the utmost
patience and attention, but when be came to that
passage expressive of regret
.and indignation at the
alienatiori of the minds of his Majesty s subjects, he
was assailed by a storm of hisses. Colonel Coors&
called upon the people to hear before they judged,
and to hear the whole): Mr. Rolleston then began
to read the Address over again, and was heard with
general silence. He. concluded by moving its adop-
tion, and JOHN NEED, E,q. seconded the motion.—
}Here were loud cries of " The Queen, the Queen, the
Queen"—and huzzas resounded through the Hall.)
The Rev. F. M. SUTTON declared this Meeting
was held for the sole purpose of Addressing the
King, and it was most absurd and extraneous to in-
troduce any other topic.—(Almost universal hisses,
attended with the.deleetable music of a Public Meet-
ing, rendered it impossible. for this Gentleman to
proceed in his harangue).

•

HENRY GALLY KNiorr, Esq. High Sheriff of the
County last year, presented himself to move an
Amendment, expressive of loyalty to his Majesty,
but disapprobation of the conduct of his4lieisters.
Though the literal interpretation of the Requisition
pointed only to an Address to the Throne, which any
man might sign, yet it was notorious that these .Ad-
dresses meant nothing but tht support of the Admi-
nistration—(Loud plaudits). For his own part, he
would yield to no man in attachment to the King or
love to the Constitution of his country ; but it was
this very attachment that made him feel it his impe-
rative duty not to deceive the King, by only telling
him half the truth—(Applause). They approached
the Throne to assure the King that their respect for
his person was undiminished; they did well : but it
was also necessary to cause the King to understand
that the presint agitation of the country arose from
the prosecution of proceedings against the Queen
—(l.oud applauses).

The Duke Of NEWCASTLE said, the introduction of
this'topic was quite foreign to the purpose—(Much
disapprobation).
Lieutenant-CoIoneICOOPER came forward to se-
cond the Amendment, and lamented that the Meeting
should have been called together, because he thought
there was no necessity for it : the loyalty of the great
mass of the county stood unimpeached, and unim-
peachable—(Applause). He firmly believed that there
was not in his Majesty's dominions a more quiet po-
pulation than the,stepple of Nottinghamshire had
been for many months past ; and he had declined
signing the Requisition„from an unwillingness to
agitate the public mind—(Applause).

The Duke of PORTLAND felt it incumbent upon
him to say, that with regard to the original Address,
so far as it regarded loyalty to his Sovereign, it had
his unqualified approbation, but he by no means con•.
sidered himself bound to express, or imply, any ap-
probation of his. Majesty's Ministers—(Load applause')
--because he did, and had always considered, that no
subject which had ever been discussed in these realms
had done, so much harm as the late proceedings
against the Queen. For the same reason, it was im-
possible for him not to agree to the Amendment.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE trusted the Meeting
would display their loyalty by voting for the Ad=
dress; for, by giving their support to it, they would
do honour to their county and the country at large.

Earl MANVERS expressed his unqualified approba-
tion of the Address; and he could not conclude with-
out noticing the conduct of a Noble Duke, who ap-
peared in a predicament unlike that of any other per-
son in the Hall; for he had expressed his approba-
tion both of the Address and the Amendment.

The Duke of IORTLAND, assured the Meeting,
that in supporting the Amendment, he was only ac-
tuated by that which he thought most for the good
of the country. It was impossible he should not
support the Amendment when he entertained an opi-
nion that the agitation of the Queen's case had shaken
the foundation of those things which ought to be
held. most sacred—(Applause).

A discussion then took place as to whether the
Amendment or the Address should be put first; and
it was at length determined that the Address should
be first proposed, and afterwards the Address and
Amendment. This was proposed accordingly by the
Under Sheriff, and the High Sheriff declared his
nion that the Amendment was clearly carried. There
were at least five to ode in the room for the Amend-
ment.; and when it was officially.declared, thunders
of applause conveyed the gratifying tidings to the
waiting multitude at the door, who by their shouts,
repeated " o'er and o'er and o'er again," nude the
town of Mansfield resound with accents of victory.

It was ordered, on the motion of W. E. MARTIN,
Esq. of Colston Basset, that the Address should be
presented by the two County Members, and thanks
were unanimously voted to the CHAIRMAN for his
manly and impartial conduct. Three cheers were
given to Mr. KNIGHT, the mover of the Amendment;
and three more to the Duke of PORTLAND, and then
the Meeting was declared to be dissolved.
Thus ended the largest County Meeting that was
ever held at Mansfield. A- more'peaceable and more
orderly Meeting, considering all the circtunstances
of the case, has been seldom seen.