Star.
London, England, 1821-01-16 00:00:00

GLASGOW.

Yesterday sennight the Faculty of Physicians and
Surgeons of Glasgow met to consider the propriety
of frevr.'.ing a Loyal Address to his MAJESTY.
The PRESIDENT having taken the Chain, observed
that they were met to consider of an Address to his
Majesty, in pursuance of a Requisition for that pur-
pose. He hoped they would allow every one to de-
liver his sentiments, and would recommend them to
do it in as few words as possible.
Toe Address was moved by Mr. 111..Ntctt, who
called upon the Gentlemen to come forward and
shew their love and attachment to their excellent So-
vereign and the Constitution of which he was the
head ;—that Sovereign whose virtues were so well
known, and whom the greatest Kings from all parts
of Europe came to see and pay their respects to. He
would call particularly upon those he saw around
him, who had served his excellent Majesty, and were
receiving his pay, who, with hearts overflowing with
gratitude, would be happy to have an opportunity
to rally round him, and prevent him from being in-
sulted with Addresses sent up to him by the disloyal.
Mr. M'AaTttua said, the first thing to be consi-
dered was, whether they should have an Address at
all or not? and he moved that this should be put to
the vote. _ _

Dr. CORK INDALE seconded Mr. M'Arther's motion,
aid said, as no one could seriously doubt their loyalty,
any Address whatever could only be considered as an
approval or disapproval of the Ministry ; and the
one party might just scud it at once to Lord Liver-
pool, or the other to Earl Grey.
The question being put, the votes were—For the
Address, 27—Against it, 21.
Dr. M MLA it observed, he for one could never agree
to any Address intended to approve of the conduct
of the present Ministers, who had made such inroads
upon the Constitution—a Constitution for which we
were solely indebted to the Whigs. It was because
the present Ministers had made such glaring attempts
upon the liberties of the subject, and that Constitution
for which they affected to be so grateful, that he ob-
jected to any attempt to support them.
Dr. PERRY agreed with those who deprecated the
introduction of party politics into the Faculty, as it
was likely to interrupt that harmony and concord
.which prevailed among them ever since he had the
honbur to be a member. Frequent and unavoidable.
i::tercourse, and the good offices which they had it
in their power to render each other, made it of the
utmost imr.ortance that they should live in peace;
and this the introduction of party politics must ne-
cessarily disturb. • Aspersions had been cast upon
individuals, and personal allusions made. It was
evident, therefore, that the apple of discord •was
thrown down, and those who were the instigators
were responsible for the consequences. Aspersions
had been cast too upon the individuals with whom
be was accustomed to agree in politics: they were
accused of disaffection to the Constitution. The citi-

. zens of Glasgow had been slandered and aspersed as
.seditious and irreligions. Reference had been parti-
eulatly made to the Meeting held in John-street—a
Meeting, he would maintain, as respectable as any
ever bele. in Glasgow for a political purpose. "We
have been told that we could not enter a mechanic's
house. withcut meeting with irreligious and sedi-
tious publications." The Gentleman ought to have
given some proof of the existence of such publi-
cations, by bringing some of them in his pockets.—
It seems to be the policy of the present Ministers to
divide the country— to set the rich and the poor
against each other, that they may be able to keep
their places : like the famous steam-vessel for which
a patent was lately obtained, they seem to think that
the vessel of the State rides most safely and majesti-
cally, and its machinery works best, during storms
and commotion*. They, therefore, send out their
• " whippers-in to Administration," as they have been
called, to get up Loyal Addresses, and agitate and
divide the country with the cry of disaffection. There
are some individuals who think it their interest to do
so, and are not ashamed to avow that this is their mu-
tive—[The speaker was very frequently interrupted
during his speech, and at this time, with cries of
bame, name!" and the greatest uproar prevailed.
Several persons said the charge, if meant to apply to
them, was falsel—He could name if he was disposed,
but those whom it fitted might take it.—[Here the
confusion and clamour became so general, and so
many attempted to speak, that nothing could be dis-
tinctly heard. Many of the members left their seats,
The P. esident quitted the Chair, and was about to
dissolve the Meeting, when he was persuaded by
some Gentlemen to resume it. The confusion and
clamour continued fur upwards of a quarter of an
hour, and at least a dozen Gentlemen attempted to
heai.d. Several Members loudly disclaimed being
actuated by interested motives.'—The speaker de-
clared he would not be put down by clamour; and
that he would not retract anything he had said. He
had made no pot oval applications. He considered
himself, anal these with whom he acted, personally
attacked, their motives impugned, and their fellow-
citizens slandered, in .the speech of the proposer of
the Address. He would now make some remarks
on the conduct of that Administration which it was
attempted to support by Addresses. They had, for
the last thirty years, been making the most serious
inroads on that Constitution for which the Gentlemen
affect such high veneration. They have uniformly
set themselves against all reform and economy, and
curtailed the liberties of the subject—(Hear, hear).—
They have joined the Despots on the Continent in
their hostility to the liberties of the People.—
Have they acknowledged the reformed Governments
of Portugal and Naples? Arc they not at this mo-
ment countenancing those despots in their attempts
to deprive the Neapolitans of liberty ? Have they
not attempted to violate the Constitution by an es,
postfacto law against an unprotected female, and that
, female their Queen? . Have they not been her prose-
cutors, her accusers, her judges, and her jurors, at
one and the same time? As he hoped the Faculty
could not agree to any Address which approved of
the present Nlinisters, he would 'read an Address,.
simply expressive of loyalty and attachment to the
King and Constitution.
Dr. BAIRD seconded the amended Address, which
was put and negatived without a eivision.—The ori-
ginal Address was then read, and some verbal im-
provements suggested. The Meeting again divided,
and the Address was carried by a large majority.

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