Star.
London, England, 1821-01-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Bury St. Edmund's, January li, tee!:
Stit—Not having observed any Address from this
town in the London Gazette, or in those Ultra Jour-
nals in which all testimonials of attachment to his
Majesty's Ministers generally Make their appearance,
some may, perhaps, be inclined to think that we are
" disajfecterr—belong to a " faction"—or are, at
least, warm approvers of the efforts of a " licentials
Pres's." I can assure you, Mr. Editor, that. we are as
"loyal" here as in any part of the kingdom. No less
than two Addresses, eery numerously signed, were
sent up to the Queen, and at least two dozen," ready
cut and dried," are now in the course of signaturein
various parts of the Connty, expressive of " affection
and loyalty to his Majesty's Person and Government."
One of these, professing to be that of the Inhabitants
of the Hundred of 'fhingoe (which includes the town
of Bury), was laid the whole of yesterday (market-
day) at the stiop of a " very
sloyal' Chymist, and ob-
tained fire names !!!—one of them a Captain in the
Navy. The population of the Borough may be rea-
sonably estimated at 9000. Now, Mr. Editor, if
every one who does not happen to put his name to
one of these precious morsels of " loyalty" is to be
set down as a disaffected person, what a terrible tale
will his Majesty's friends have to tell him, if he has
the good fortune to have any one about him bold
enough to speak " the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth !" J. 13.
P. S. This morning the number of signatures
amounted to fifteen. Landlords are very busy Its en-
deavouring to induce their tenants to affix their names
to these " loyal" documents ; and yesterday, I under-
stand, one was introduced by a Reverend Gentleman
to a party at Melford, in number twenty-five, and,
after much elocution, succeeded in obtaining three
signatures!!! So much for exclusive loyalty.
A numerous and highly respectable Meeting of
the Inhabitant Householders of the Parish of St.
Botolph, Aldgate, in the County of Middlesex, was
held yesterday in the Vestry-room of the Parish, fir
the purpose of considering the propriety of Petition-
ing the House of Commons on the subject of re-
storing her MAJESTY'S name to the Liturgy. The
Meeting was convened by the Churchwardens, in
pursuance of a Requisition which had been presented
' to them by a large majority of the Parishiollers.--,
The Chair was taken at eleven o'clock, by Mr. HAR•
RN, one of the Churchwardens ; and several Reso-
lutions having been moved by Mr. DOCKER, and se-
conded by Mr. Ross, were agreed to unanimously,
A Petition, founded on these Resolutions, and pray-
, ing the House of Commons to interpose its autho-
rity for_the introduction of her MAJESTY'S name

into the Liturgy, her restoration to all her other rights,
and the prevention of any further proceedings against
her MAJESTY, was unanimously adopted, and di-
rected to be presented by one of the County Members.
Thanks having been voted to the mover and seconder
of the Resolutions, and to the Churchwardens for their .
ready compliance with the wish of the Parish, the
Meeting dispersed in the most orderly manner.
At the close of the Poll, at St. Alban's Election,
on Saturday last, Sir HENRY WILSON was declined
dilly elected; but although at the head of. Poll, it .
did not seem that he was the first in the hearts of
the People. Had any person who did not know the
result of the Election seen the different treatment of
the Candidates on their leaving the town, they would
have thought that Mr.. EASTHOPE was the success-
ful individual. The people insisted upon drawing
his canine the whole extent of the .Borough. He was
accompanied by a great number of his friends ; among
the rest, we observed a number of very respectable
females, the wives and daughters of the inhabitants.
While the horses were putting to his carriage, Mr.
EASTHOPE addressed the people'in a handsome speech,
in which he declared, that, although he had that day
lost his electicn, it was the happiest of his life, from
the esteem and respect shewn him by his friends. Mr.
EasTnores conduct through the whole of this fa.
tiguing contest, the Election, having lasted five days,
a period longer than ever known at St. Alban's, has
been such as will not he soon eraszd front the mints
of the inhabitants.

NORFOLK (VIRGINIA), DEC. 14.--A Resolution,
worthy the imitation of older States, was submitted
to the House of Representatives on the 6th, to " con-
sider the expediency of repealing so much af the Act
for the better governin-,nn of the Navy of the United
States, as authorizes the infliction of corporal punish-
ment by stripes or lashes; and also to provide for the
punishment of any officer or private in the Navy who
shall send or accept a challenge to fight a duel." • A
Regulation of the nature suggested already exists in
the Army of the United States, and it was the desiiv.
to place the sea and land service on the same fooVng,
that was stated by the Mover of the RemWAN, as Y.is
motive for proposing it.

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