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/don oh all the Resolutions intended to be propose d
for your coosideration. Is it yoor pleasure that an
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Ai.iress, founded on these Resolutions, shall be pre-
sented to his Lordships'"—(Criss rf, Yes, yes).
Sir Feasets Lions= Woon, Batt.--" Gentlemen,
it is my duty to propose to you an Address to Earl
Fitzwilliam, founded upon the Resolutions which
von have agreed to; and it is a duty which, though
a meroscholy one, I shall feel a satisfaction in dis;
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c:iarging. To express our feelings at parting with
me with whom we have been so long connected,
and under whose government and protection we have.
no long happily Hied, is indeed a' painful, though
in the homage it pays, a gratifying task. It seems
to me that when thus assembled, every Englishman
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s!iould speak front his heart ;and .I am glad that
on this occasion we are all allowed to speak hem
our hearts—l mean, Gentlemen, that every Man,
should speak his sentiments freely and without reserve
and ihit we should no: be frightened loaf the per-
formance of this duty by the dread of a few
hard words. There are, doubtless, Gentlemen in this
Meeting who differ from Lord Fitzwilliam and hem
one another in politics ; but whether we agree or dif-
fer with Earl Fitzwilliam in his political conduct at
any particular period—in 1794 or in 1798—during
the last year or during the .present—nothing can or
ought to cancel the debt of gratitude which we owe
to him for his conduct as Lord• Lieutenant. I have
had an opportunity of seeing a great many letters
which have been received from the Gentlemen of the
Riding on the subject of this Meeting, and in almost
all of them I have met with the strongest assurances
of high veneration for the character of his Lord-
ship, and of gratitude for his public services.—
Some of them, however, are qualised with a pusilla-
nimous • hue—for some reason or other, they could
not attend here to-day. I say, Gentlemen, it is a
.pusillanimous, cowardly ' but'—(Loud cheers)—un-
worthy a freeborn Englishman, who ought not to fear
the face nor. frowns of any man on earth, when in the
discharge ,of a public duty. We ought not, for the
sake of propitiating any man, or set of men, to be
false to our own convictions, nor he deterred from
any work we are bound in duty and in honour to
perform. Although jealousies and fears exist, and
though, as Hudibras expresses it,
" Such jealousies and fears
Set men together by the cars."
Yet I hope we shall not be jealous in the performance
• Of sus noble a duty, as that which we are now met to
discharge. The Nobleman whose removal we all so
much deprecate and regret, has been styled by the
distinguished Representative for Cambridge, 4 a
Minister of Peace ; and this is exactly the title by
which he may must justly be described. I cannot
help deeply deploring, that the connection between
the Noble Lord and us is now at an end, and, I fear,
for ever. I would have abstained from mentioning
his successor, but he has already been alluded to. -I
admit that his private character is amiable. But how
can we compare what we may expect from his pub-
lic capacity with what we have experienced from
the Noble Lord, of whose services we are deprived.
In my mind, there is not room even for a comparison."
Sir F. L. WOOD concluded by reading and moving
the adoption of the Address (Mitch cheering).
The Hon. E. PETRE, in a brief speech, seconded
the adoption of the Address.
The Address was then put to the vote, and adopted
by acclamation.
The CHAIRMA:i." Gentlemen, there is no man
for whom I entertain a more profound veneration
than for the Noble Lord who is the subject of the
Address which has just been unanimously passed. I
have been a witness to the. distinguished activity, the
temper, the moderation, and the diligence, with!
which ie has at all times di-charged the arduous du:
ties of his important station. I have seen the courage
and self-possesssion nhich he has uniformly dis-
played in cases of alarm and difficulty, and even OF
danger, and I know of no person who could havii
conducted himself in the high station in which he was
placeJ, with more advantage to the country. I have
only to add, that the Addre;s has my most cordial
approbation, and as you have done me the honour to
appoint me your Chairman ofi thi. occasion, I shall
fail pond, as the organ of the Meeting, to affix my
name publicly to this declaration of its sentiments.
The Chairman then took a pen and subscribed•his
name to the Address.
Mr. BAINEs rose on the seat below the Bench, and
said—" Mr. Chairman—lt might not have become
a-ny Gentleman on that Bench to adiert to a subject
which I may perhaps be allowed shortly to notice.—
The object of this Meeting is to pay a tribute of pub-
lic gratitude to Earl Fitzwilliam. That duty has now
been discharged positively ; and it only remains that
what may be called a negative testimony of our esti-
mation of his character and conduct should be offered
to his Lordship by imitating his example. I have ob-
served, with feelings of deep regret, that certain Gen-
tlemen, in elevated and responsible situations in this
County, have conceived it to he their duty• to mark
their disapprobation of the conduct pursued by Minis-
ters towards Earl Fitzwilliam, by resigning their Com-
missions—some in civil, but more in military situations.
—However much we may applaud, and no man can
appreciate more highly than I do, the motives by
which these Gentlemen have been actuated, the ex-
ample may prove prejudicial to the best interests of
the Country. Nothing can save .us from that state
of degradation to which 1 fear we are fast approach-
iog, under our present Rulers, but the determi-
' ri.l%ion of every man, in a public situation, to stand
firmly to his post--(llear, hrar).--The Country
is in need of the services of discreet and good
ire^. ; and, for Gon's sake, let not the screices of
r.;cli men be withdrawn from her—(Hear, • hear).—'
...Not, I repeat it, that I mean to pass theoslightest
censure upon those Gentlemen who may have'thooght
it their ddty to retire from any public office; and one
of whom (turning to Mr. Itamsden) I have at this mo.
'trent in my eye. Their exalted and dignifiechminds
• are.incapable of harbouring for a single moment the
idea of abandoning their public dirty ; but they must
pardon the liberty I take in expressing an apprehension
that their example, if extensively foltowed, would lead
results which every patriotic mind would deplore.
s".!aatzeas, there is too much TcasOil to fear,

LONDON..

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1819.

TITS FUNDS
PRICE Or STOCKS Tills DAT AT OKI O:CLOCK
3 per Ceilt. Reduced GO, • ,
3 per Cent. Consols.67ifl.
ni per. Cent. 751
4 per Cent. 84-11
5 per Cent. Navy 103 iii
Bank Long Al3nuities 17 9-1 g
India Bonds 73. Its. pre.
Exchequer gills (28.1.) Is. N. dis. • -
Consols for Acct. 674/4.

Our Readers have been already apprised that a
Meeting of the Deputy Lieutenants, Magistrates, rree-
holders, and inhabitants, of the West Riding of York-
shire, was appointed for Thursday last, to consider
the propriety of publicly testifying their gratitude fir
the services of the late Lord Lieutenant (Earl Ftra,
WILLIAM) during his continuance in office, and of
adopting such Resolutions' as might appear most
conducive to that object. The Requisition for the
Meeting was signed by the Duke of Noarotx, the
Earl of THANET, and the larger portion of the. M-
agistrates and respectable Freeholders, of whom we
laid a list before our Readers in Tnk &An of Mon-
day last.

Aware hoW much importance was attached to this
Meeting, we took some pains to form such arrange-
ments as might enable us to gratify the public an;iety
by publishing an early, yet a :lost ample and impar-
tial report of the proceedings—which thi3 day occupy
a considerable portion oEour columns.
The Duke of Noarotx, whose name was at the
bead of the signatures calling the Meeting, was UR-
i•rfroidaNy ev en ttd from being present ; but his

-Grace commissioned the Ilon. EDWARD PETRE. to
declare to the Meeting his entire approbation of the
Resolutions that were prepared to be brought for-
ward, and his sincere regret that any circumstance
should have occurred to prevent him from attending
in person.

By farther accounts from Coventry, but for
we cannot find room to-day, we are happy to learn
that the violence experienced by the Meeting held
near that city on Monday last was not authorised by
the Magistrates ; on the contrary, when apprised of,
the assault that had been made upon the People, they
proceeded to the place to give them their protection,
and actually did protect them horn any farther vio-
lence. The assault seems to have been made entirely
on the authority of the High Constable, and was
executed
,only by a portion of those who attended
Lim—the: others breaking their staffs when they saw
the purpose to which some of them were applied.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-
noon. They contain nothing of any importance.--Five
pet Cents. Tuesday, 69fr. 80c.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

•
Fatuously, Nov. 17.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Amity,
Pluvory, from Valencia ; and Eagle, Boworx, from Patras, in
64 days, both for Liindon. Sailed the Duke of Wellington,
C , for &. Michael's; and Enigheden, Pastime, for
the Mediterranean.
PLYmontst, Nov. N.E.—Arrived the. William,
Roanoost, (ruin Rio Janeiro in fourteen weeks, for Amsterdam ;
hfutin, Cantrwiucny, from Liverpool fur Antwerp; Symmetry,
Moose, from Leghorn for London, in 68 days ; Spring, Doan,
from Dantsic • Asaph, Bantaa, from Oporto fur Loudon, with
her sails split Lady Banks, Mastonax, from Quebec for Lon•
don, iA wren weeks; and the Dree GebrOeders Nrccra, from
Calcutta for As ere. On the 25th ultimo, in lat. 35. 16. long.
.35.39. she spoke the Dutch ship Vreede, from Batavia.
Poarssionlm, Nov., /9.—S...tied the John, Karr, from YUCa-
tan.—TlVirld IC.E.
' Drat, Novantsin W.N.W.—Put back yesterday,
an.,4linedian sh}p„bonnd to Holland, and has sailed again this'
afternoon.-Rem abt bin Majesty's ships Sivitan and Piciena. •
. Dynamos, N lll.—The St. Vincent's,. Com:taxa,
sailed from heneird Vincent's this day, and got on shore
near the Red Nose, bat is iniseeted to be got off without damage.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
THIS DAY.-OLDHAM INQUEST.
THE ZING V. TATLOR.

This morning, Mr. SCARLITT moved that the Rule
he bad obtained on a former day, for shewing cause
why a criMinal information shoUld not be filed against
Joseph- Taylor, should be made apsoltne. The cri-
minal information was, for having circulated among
the Jury on the Inquest on the body of John Lees,'
the deposition of Earnshaw.
The Rule was made absolute, and the information
will therefore be filed.
SEDITIOUS LIBEL

Joseph Russell, of Birmingham, who received the
sentence of this Court, a few days ago, for publishing
" The. Political Litany," was brought upthis morn-
ing to plead to an Indictment for libel, in publishing
the second number of " The Republican." • On being'
asked whether he would plead now, or ask.for fur-
ther time? he said, that he had, on a former day, ap-
plied to the Court for a copy of the Indictment, but.
had not obtained it ; and that it was so excessively
long, that he could not make the necessary defence,
unless he was furnished with such copy.
Mr. Justice 11011101'D said, he hid no power to
order him a copy of the indictment. He was now
called on to plead, and it was for him to say whether
he would plead new or next Term'.
Russm.t again addressed the Court, stating that
the whole of his property had been assigned for the
benefit of his. creditors ; that he was already sen-
tenced to six months imprisonment in Warwick gaol
for a libel ; that he was unable t• employ Counsel or
legal advisers, and he wished to know if he could not
now have a copy of the indictment, or obtain it by
pleading in forma pauperist
Mr. Justice HoL nova said, if the defendant pleaded
now, the proper officer would inform him how he
might afterwards make application to the Coact by
affidavits, stating that he was not worth 14 ; he would.
then have the benefit of pleading informs pauperis.
Russell said, he was anxious that his trial should
not come on until the expiration of his imprison-
ment. After some hesitation, he. pleaded Not Guilty,
,and

his plea was recorded. '
HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. NOV. IL
DESTRUCTION .OF THE'ANESICAIS SNIP FILICITE, SY
CAPT. ItOPE, OF ISIS MAJESTY'S ifflP ENDYMION.
This was a suit of restitution, brought by_thi
owners of the ship and cargo, against Capt. Hope, as
captor of the Felicite, for not proceeding to adjudi-
cation, after having caused the said ship to be cap..
tiered, bUrnt, and destroed. The value of the pro.
perry was estimated at £12,000.
The KIND'S ADVOCATE and Dr. WM. ADAMS,
were heard in support of the grounds of justification
claimed by Captain Hope, under the following brief
statement cif facts
It appeared, that in 1812 and 1813, our Army, then
engaged in the Peninsula, in the height of the war,
being in digress for supplies, the Felicite, with other
American ships, waslicensed, by the-British Govern-
ment, to carry supplies for our Army to Cadiz, and
firm thence re-licensed to proceed with a cargo of
wine, atc. to America, protected by this license,
artisth, it appeared, was'granted otly ore day after
lOW bad been declared between England and the
tinted States. Proceeding on her voyage, she en-
countered Heavy gales off thZ American coast. when
hiving sprung a leak, which rendered her sitnitioo
the must perilous and dlstressirg, she was fallen in
-with and chaced by the Endyrnion, which latter was
then stationed in blockade; for the purpose of inter-
cepting -and.engaging the Presiclent, United States
frigate. Captain Hope, on coming up with, sent a
, Lientemrs: un bigird the. Felicite, also his car/4111cl s,

who steceeded in. imprint tt,
that vessel had been under the r
six- hundred boxes of raisins or
the ship. On being asked if h
the British Government? Smith
,
ter, 'leaner produced, nor said
Ho was then, with his trunks,
gate, certain papers being pre;
Captain Hope, whetller from ;
that the Felicite was nnseawor
to be considered prize of war, :4
duce the strength of his ship's
to enable him to cope with th
putting hands ou board, arid 5.
for adjudication, or makiag the
ascertain the potection of a I
Itgve entitled her to proceed, i;
ders that she should be set fir
sooner was this order car; ied
crew about to be removed on b;
the Captain produced his licen
be replaced on board his shin.
On the part of Captain liep
that be was justified in treating
property from the nor-product
til after she was set the to. 'l'
license immediately was requisi
if not produced, hostilities inn
were justified. It was further
Captain Hope, that the destruct
in consequence of his conside
worthy ; and that the delay t
duce the license, was with a s
the burning, in order to fix
Captain Hope; and thus in eff
Captain Hope by an action of
thereby contemplated, for the
ship, it was contended; at that
worthy, or safe for the lives or
-Drs. LUSIILNOiON and Dohs
owners, contended. that Capta
able to the owners for the rash
sures he had taken.
Sir WM. Scort said he wool
Court day.

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THE KIN

' We axe concerned to state,
morning respecting bis Mais
alarming. We ate informed tl
was senefor yesterday to Wind

Sir FRANCIS BURDIMT has re
krronNaT-CirgEKAL has filed
tion against him for the Lett
Westminster on the subject of th

DRURY-LA ,!E.—Last night
for the first time this season, in tl
his performance of the part w
even- more than his usual en
of the name of MOODY, and
army, appeared for the first
corps in the part of Titus.
figure and face, and appears
knowledge of stage tactics.
'highly favourable.
Covakr-Gmtnew.--A new
Petit. Comedy, in Two Acts,
and a Merry One," was
this House. It met with avi
tien 'and was announced for r
without a single dissentient roi
ADELPHI•THEATRE —Last
celled " Odds and Ends; or, if
was acted for the first time.
raining trifle is the productior
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.
Mr. G. Alexander, manufactu
at Rye, whilst walking thmul
street, was accosted by an elegy
whom he imprudently went c
College-place, where she picket
containing £l2O in notes.
before her departure, and gave
property was not in her posi
searched, but neither the book
Still the countryman was conl
had robbed him. Next mot
Union Hall, where the girl w
mination ; and whilst waiting
the disposal of other busines
a woman, who asked him it
wan who had been robbed ?
affirmative; on which the o
pticket-book, with its contents,
would give £lO, and forego
.the girl in custody, it should
He consented, and she led h
house in Kent-street. Here h
who, be was informed by his gi
He paid down the 101. reward
men left the room, as they said
but as soon as they got outside
him In. In the mean time pee
very differently at the Police.
been put to the bar, and the pri
the ordinary way, but not app
compelled to discharge her. Ha
she repaired'with her associate!
Mr. Alexander still was. The
opinion that he still roisesse
resol:cd to rid him of it. A
pera e fellows were procured, ;
Mr. 4.bad wearied himself wi
paire. I of being released, the do
Not Joubting but that there
he waited for their ;
determining not to lose so favo
he began to descend the stairs,
He haa.tot proceeded far beie
blow, and at the same mernem
ed.—lle began to lay atom hi
stick brought him to the grow
position, •three or four men (a
him, and rifled his pockets of r
three half-sovereigns. They r
him to grope his way out. A
again apprehending Donovan,
women who had inveigled ti
street ; also a man of suspici,
Andrews, who had been offeri
neighbourhood.-.-The pasties
examination,

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