The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

A great meeting of the inhabitants of Birkenhead was
held on Friday, :in an open area in 'front of the Market,
for the purpos .of addressing the Queen on the Papal

sons, was .about,three-quarters full.
Since the breaking up, by the violence of a :mob of
Roman Cathafic " navvies,' temporarily engaged at the
dock works, of the meeting called a fortnight ago, by the
magistrates of Birkenhead, to memorialise her Majesty
upon the subject of the recent Papal aggression, an unex-
ampled ferment has prevailed amongst the inhabitants of
all classes, aggravated in a great measure by the boastful

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PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION The resolution was.earried ananirnonsly.
AT BIRKENHEAD. • P.'F. CURRY, Esq., then moved, and Mr. CooKE-se-
eonded the following resolution:—
"That an humble address be presented to the Quetsll,
assarin.,7- Her Majesty of the deep feeling of resentment enter-
tained by this meeting at the insult offered to her Crown, and
of their cordial co-operation in any measures which Parliament
s wisdom may deem •proper to repel the aggression oat the

1 his resolution was also passed amidst loud cheering.
The fourth resolutionjorthe adoption of an address to
the Queen, was moved by the Rev. F. REnnEAn,:incurn-
bent of Rock Ferry, who, in a very able address, alluded
to his long advocacy of. the emancipation of.the -Roman
Catholics from all civil fetters. He was in favour of the"
Roman Catholic: Relief Rill_ end fnr fhia linr. of onni-Inet

he had been almost discarded by his reverend bretLren.
He, however, took that opportunity of confessing that
they had'been in advance of him ; and he now saw no-
o the

condition they were in prior to 1829.
Mr. HENRY WATSON seconded the resolution, which
was agreed to nem. con
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{"Tire humble address of the inhabitants oFthc town of Bir-
kenhead, in the county of Chester, and the neighbourhood
thereof, in public meeting assembled.
" We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, beg leave humbly to
approach your Majesty with heartfelt assurance of undeviating
loyalty to your crown,.and.of sincere attachment to your per-

)f indignation the insolent attempt of th,
Tferewithyour Majesty's undoubted pre

therefore, humbly venture to pray that such effecti

m its w►saom, may deem proper, to secure to your Majesty the
sole and .undivided sovereignty in this land, and to the nation
the full enjoyment of Protestant independence, and we humbly
assure your Majesty of our cordial co-operation therein."

011 the motion of Mr. CONWAY, seconded by Mr. C.
GROVH3, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman,
••• • •

. _
At the conclusion of the proceedings, three cheers were
given for Lord 'Beaumont and the Duke of Norfolk ; after
which the meeting sung the National Anthem, accompa-
nied by a brass band, and quietly dispersed at two o'clock_

After the meeting was concluded, the special consta-
bles, accompanied by a band of music, were paraded from
AL 1

Ffiee, where they

; -n.sbt; - tary, which bad bivoucked in the ' market, were
rity of marched to the Castle Hotel, which is to remain for a
Irage-
short time as their barracks
it Mr- A melancholy incid

ent marked the close of the pro-

the vicinity of the. Town-hall, fell down, as
at first supposed in a fit, and was removed to the
..ugeist shop of Mr. Warry, and promptly littended by
to the
Dr. Donlevy and. Dr. Robertson, who found the unfortu-
over- nate gentleman quite dead. His melancholy decease is