Star.
London, England, 1820-12-28 00:00:00

LOYAL MEETING AT NORTHALLERTON.

In The Star of yesterday we published the Ad-
dress of Mr. Blanshard, for calling a Private Meeting
of Ultra-Royalists, together with Mr. Wrrill's spirited
Reply, and the consequent postponement of the snug
Meeting of the aforesaid Mr. Blanshard. The reit of
the story is told as follows by the York Courant:'
The postponement of ay Meeting . thus publicly
called was not so easily to be effected; two hand-'
bills, each dated Dec. 22, were circulated without
loss of time ; one of them signed " Richard Jackson,
Chairman of the Committee," and the other signed
by twenty most respectable Gentlemen of Northaller-
ton and its vicinity : they both denied the power of
Mr. Blanshard to postpone the Meeting, and accord-
ingly announced that it still would be held. -
On the Friday, Mr. Blanshard's friends were all in
a state of agitation; an express was sent off to Hare-
wood-house, but the Earl of Harewood did not inter-
fere at the Meeting. The Loyal Address originally
intended to have been adopted, was, however, printed
(at Durham), and was circulated in Northallerton
with considerable assiduity.
At length the important hour of meeting arrived;
and the large Public Room at Mr. Hurst's was
crowded with Gentlemen of the first rank and respec-
tability ; amongst whom were the following :
R. Chaloner, Esq. M. P. T. Meynell, Esq.
Wyvill, ksq. M. P. John Button, Esq.
John Wharton, Esq. M. P. Witham, Esq.
lion. Thos. Dundas, M. P. Thos. Wilkinson .Esq.
John Itamsden, Esq. N. P. B. Flounders, E.q.
S. Crompton, Esq. M. P. Rev. T. Monson
Sir Robert Dundas Rev. J. Monson
lion. Capt. Dundas Rev. E. Wyvill
S. I. Scroope, Esq. Rev. W. Wyvill
Col. Craddock Rev. W. Wharton
It. W. C. Peirse, Esq. Rev, H. Chaloner
T. Errin-rton, Esq. Rev. G. Clarke
J. Bell, Lg.
About the hour of eleven in the forenoon a verbal
message was sent to Mr. Blanshard (who tesides in
Northallerton), informing him that a numerous
Meeting having assembled, in consequence of his
original advertisement, the Gentlemen present were
much surpiiscd at his non-attendance. Mr. Blan-
shard's answer to this message was, that having post-
poned the Meeting, he certainly could not attend.
Upon the arrival of this answer, it was observed that
Blanshard had no authority either to call or
to postpone the Meeting, and that his conduct was
highly reprehensible.
Further delay being unnecessary, R. CIIALONER,
Esq. at -about twelve o'clock, stepped forward, and
moved, that R. W. C. PURSE, of 11imbleby Lodge,l
Esq. be called to the Chair. This motion was uni-
versally approved, and Mr. Peinse, alter a few in-
troductory remarks, read Mr. Blanshard's first ad-
vertitement, calling the Meeting.
Ss sinEL Caourrow, Esq. immediately addressed
the Meeting, and at the close of a speech of great
• length, and abounding with sentiments of the most
genuine patriotism and true lopilty, moved the
Address to the
TO THS KING I MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

" We, your Majesty's dutiful subjects,the Gentlemen, Clergy,
and Freeholders of Northallerton and its vicinity, beg leave to
offer you; Majesty the assurance or our zealous attachment to
your lloyiti Person and Family, and to the Throne and Consti-
tution of our country.
hug to assure your Majesty, that we have long watched
with the general conduct of your Majesty's present Minis- I
ters, and more particularly their late most impolitic and 1111C071-
riitetiookl yeeceedings against
_,your Illustrious Queen and Con-
sort, we conceive to belo',t less dertzttory from the true
dignity of :he Crown than injurious to the best interests of the
EmpitT.
" We cannot help expressing our regret to your Majesty, that
after a war which has exhausted the wealch and re, Antes of
the cout.try, and that although a profound peace has now for
more than five years been restorett, yet no effectual retrench-
ment in the public expenditure has been begun, but loan atter
lean resulted to, for the support of useless and overgrown esta-
blishments, affordieg the nit-ars of the subjtction o: Parliament,
by the influence of Miristerial patronage, and of overawing the
People in the exercise of their just rights, by an unconstitu-
tional military force.
" We have felt the utmost indignation that your Majesty's
Ministers should have advised your Majesty to dismiss Parlia-
ment so hastily and at such a crisis, svith.;tit taking into consi-
deration the state of the country ; arid even omitting, for the
lirst time since the reign of the Smarts, to convey to the People
the usual from the Throne, for tihe supplies which they
• ao liberally granted, though raised with unprecedented difficulty.
We regret, too, that your Majesty's
.Ministers, all pur-
suing a similar conduct of disregard towards the People, have
either wilfully or negligently mistaken our distress for discon-
tent, and our just complaints for sedition; and, instead of adopt-
ing measures to alleviate our burthens, have only resorted tro new
acts of coercion and restraint.
" We beg humbly to assure your Majesty that these repre-
sentations are dictated by a sincere attachment to that Constitu-
tion which seated your Majesty's family on the Throne of these
realms, and by an anxious desire to promote the future glories
vt your reign.
" We, therefore, humbly entreat your Majesty to order that
roar Ro.yal and much-injured Consort shall forthwith be re-
• stored to the full enjoyment of her undoubted rights, and to dis..
miss from your presence and Councils for ever those Ministers
who, if allowed to persevere in their present pernicious mrs.-
sures, we fear, will not less endanger your Majesty's Throne than
ruin that Constitution which our ancestors handed down to us."
Resolved also unanimou -Ay, That the following Address to the
Queen's must excellent I.lsjesty_ be forwarded to Alderman
Wood, with a request from this Meeting that 'ae will present it
to her Majesty.
Mr. CHALONER then expressed his unqualified ap-
probatical of every word in the said Address; and
male several appropriate observations upon ;he ori-
gin of the Meeting, the conduct of Mr. Blanshard,
the state of the country, &c.
Mr. the senior Representative, succeeded
Mr. Ch aloner. He commented at considerable length
on the evil policy of his Majesty's Ministers,. on their
cruel persecution of the Queen, arid on their general
prOpensity to oppress the weak and helpless.
• Mr. DUNDAS pet fectly coincided with the remarks
of the pi eceding speaker ; and in allusion to the ge-
neral opinion that the prueec:ings against`the Queen
are. only suspended, not totally given up, he ex-
pressed a hope that the example then set might be
followed in other places.
The Address to the KING being unanimously
adopted,.there was a general cry throughout the
room of " Address the Queen."
Mr. JACKSON then proposed an Address to her
MAJESTY. , seconded
J. WHARTON, Esq. M.P. for
.Beverley
the motion ; and after congratulating all present
upon the respectabilitytof the Meeting, expressed his
Betided conviction of the necessity of the People as-
sembling together, ascertaining their strength, and
exercising their power.
J. ItA:,I6DEN, Esq. M.P. for Halton, made a long