The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-21 00:00:00

T STATESMAN.

Isl-IEFFE.LD COUNTEIt-REETINGERSI

men, in the count; whose names (to prevent all
mistakes on this point) I beg lease to subjoin.
On this occasion not lets, hi my opinion, than ten
thousand people assemblett to cousider some of
those important subjects which so deeply concern
them as Englishmen and, members of society. Oa.,
adverting to the population of this town and
peighkourilood, as stated, above, at from forty to.
`fifty thousand, And considering that nearly alk
those who attended the Me.ting were male adults,
you will probably conclude that not many fathers
of familks were left in their houses on that day ;
all the Resolutions were distinctly read over twicc
and, with the Petition to the Honourable House,
and the Address to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, passed
atitaniniously ; there was not one single dissenting
voice. Pray, Mr. Editor, which of the two par.
lies think you have expressed the real sense of the
People of Sheilield I may venture to conctode
my observations with this question, and am, Sir,
youes, Very respectfully,
Sheilield,../tur 18, 1810. CARLOS.

TO THE EDITOR. OF, THE STATESMAN:
Mr. Eetroa ;—lt is almost unnecessary to in.
form you of the Meeting which was' held hero on
*the 6th iestant, in Paradise-square, because its
proceedings Most now be well known to every
person who, like you, is in the, habit of paying
Globe attention to what is Dow going on in public.
But perhaps you do not, know that'4ve' have
Counter-Addressers here as Well as at other places.
Three clays ago•a printed paper was put into my
hands, purportiWg to be " The Address end De-
claratiqm to the Honourable the house of Com-
mons of the Master Cutler, Wardens, Searcher,
and Assistants of the Corporation of Cutlers in
Hallamshire, the Town Regent and his Assistantsl'
the twelve capital Burgesses. and Cemmostalty of
I he. Town and Parish of Sheffield, the Magistrates,
Gentry' clergy, Merchants, Freeholders, and In.
habitaists.o..f the town and neighbourhOod of Shef-
field." row, 111 r. Editor, (rem this pompons
parade of fine names, you would imagine that
these were some qrand and illustrious Public Bo-
dies, composed of considerable weightv indueeee
end importance, and comprising thegreet Maas of
all that Is respectable in the town. Take.the
uim-
plo full and keep a grave counlenaece, it.you.
can. The Master Petters Wardens, • Seurefteca,
sad Assistants of the Corporation of Cuile.ri IO
, Dollamshi re, eie 4.3 Mikers of knives, Bfc. who hail!
an Act of Parliament to grant freedoms,, and bind
apprentices to their trades. The Town Regent,
(as he is called) with his assistants, are self-vlected
trustees fur some land fertilely given to the town
of Sheffield by a branch of the Furoival family.
The 12 capital Burgesses and Commonalty of the
town and parish of Sheffield, are also self.elected
Trustees fur (he tnattagenlept of some laud left a
long time since to the Parish Church.. Coat.
monalty is a terra inserted I suppose in their Act
or Charter, and originally signifying the Parish.
loners ; but I wonder they should choose to retain
a part of their title so very useless and unmeaning,
the Iltrithicstiets nut having been consulted about
the management and disposal of this property for
a century past, ;Ind slot oge of them being present
at the sapient Meeting in which these twelveca-
pitalGeutleinen, or a majority of them, voted to send
up this famous Address. As to the Magistratts,
geintrft Clergy, and Nferchants, I will venture
Hums t.cy. _
110 *wit that the list of signatures now before me, ette.wr.iti. and Co. ••• •• -
• Visit nod Co.
duet nut ;Natal° 1.29 th part pf them, 4nd not a COPY *..A'l'.
hundredth part of the Freeholder. and Inhabit.
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ants: So' meth for this childish, this ridiculous
ostentltiod I And slow for the mode in which the
Apostle!: were olitaitted.—The itbove society of
Cutlers were summowed to meet on this important
affair on a holiday in lthiistin.w—eck, precisely on Messrs. IittCHAUDSON and 'Swirr, being the
a day when it was well known that many.of those Mehl:lst bidders, were of course the;•purehniers,
who. would have opposed the moisture wore from
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home. E Two Putch ships have arrived with licence, and
it
ighteen only, out of the thirty-three, . • • •
now • said that the Dutch ports, will soon bee
were present. The Chairthan, or Master, as he is opened. .
called, attempted to preveqt• all discussion, and The following plecor4 from-the Sheriff et Mid-
(pnrdon a very homely metaphor) to crate this (neva, !Its beep posted, in overt part of the
morsel of folly and loyalty down the throats towel i'
• citirrigt f. ,
.of his fellow.cutlers; but after all, he could The intention of a Procession on the Libeiation of Sir F.
41, Burdett havinc beget publicly advertised. weird it our duty
only gek the votes of eleven out of: ``'e to warn all person, neamst emumittiag any breach of the
eighteen, se that the measure was carried by penu, it bet g ourleiernstootinn, to theuttaost of our power,
•th preset ve,tiae public tranqutilitv.
efactly one.thitti of the whole members,- anti one • at..woon, Sheriff of Mid-
'of (We eleven had no more right to vote; than Juno 90, 1310. JOHN ATIgNS. ales.
x.
Mr. [Omen addressed a letter to the Cornmaq-
yourself. lie bad been appointed one.of the Cont. ink °emirs
of Local Militia, informing them that
;tatty last summer; and not having attended since, a no personiterring thereititthal be at liberty to.en.
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fine was levied.ppon him, agreeably to the Act. list into the Army, Navy, or !teenier Militia,
Only about thice weeks ago, he pleaded that he during the time of their assembly for annual train.
was dot eligible to serve, having declined business ing; 'hut that measures shall be taken on the dayimmediately
preceding the- terrhinatioti thereOf
previously to his election. 'fhis plea was admitted, for ascertaining whether any,: and' which of the:
and he was excused the fine. Wisold you believe men are willing to enlist, and such men a'S choose
it, Mr. Editor, this man was brought. forward on voluntarily twetilist, are 'to be delivered over to
the Officers who' mey be etipointed to receive
the above occasion, took the oath on purpose to
them. 'Psis altadpole:pi is to be executed by the
give his este, and thus added to their noble Majo.
Officers cooimanding the respective regimentslof
city ,! When Oen three stillest bodies had come to Local Militia, ant) by them only. • '
• a solemfi decision open thie grand 'affair, one dill. Mr. RYDER leas also written another letter to
tally artriu: they imagined, and very truly, that, each Conimatiding Officer- of boit! Militia, In.
forming him that the corps udder his command is
except they could gain the approbation of their
to be inspected during the period of its exercise
tewnsmen, at a pelslic meeting, we supply its place by the General coniniinding the district, or by an
a,pretty large number of signaturci, both them, liespecting iq'telti Officer. '
Beim and their Address would be most heartily . )litrs.CLailke.—.7Loconseqpence of the explana.
eery Letter written Lord Fo • utsavortz to Mr.
laughed at •, therefore, after endeavouring to pro.
, WARDLE Mrs. 'CLARKE hasidtirc6sed the follow_
mire the names of ail ihosoH„,
whom wy Jute !!!q notice
quint, either from pylori* tivifities.
°'""" ii"
r'te7dett'ice le
terests they looked round thole for a -little extra niktergii itatseir wasliewarttetit°aftitn;
the itive,t. igatiou, it was clearly demonstrative of his opinion
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knavra to hintselt to alter that
assistance, and by scouring the inns and shope fur opfr::ll,,ereeeloiZitizerrataZoraeFtoloni4 Ward*. fie hal thought
Waiters, liostiets, and Appreoticeel whose s a y for the complete
lir-
tilt:ant:ollA of me to npeßislhia)dozen more of tits
• (Nei r ere secured by pretty eopipaa bba•boss of toni,ltip'iletterst the puri ort or 'which, I most rontldeetfy
r:pate, realise that favourable opinion with the
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ale they succeeded in ebtaining tbe einazingo,um. ;atudie.l have su anxbasslyenticasotkred to draervp. • , •
ber of two hundred and seventy names, out.of,a • "• Putney., June 19,1810. " M. A. OLARKE:
population of front forty to fifty thousand. .pur
from the overflew. Tuesday evening a boy?. epmrd Therase, 04,ing
in a pear Kingsland.road, going out of-his
worthy Vicar Wawa, it is said,
depth, mid out being able to. swim,' sunk, aortl was
in
• . itvg of his zeal and loyalty, scent k1,.3 own
to slip this far.famed Address, and the name! On Thursday eveuing.#iiijain flill,-jury. Esq.
two persons who .0 ore. at Barrowote were insert. hanker of qpi iogham, met With a 'dreadful acci.
dent. His horse ran away with and three' hint
ed I believe lithoirt their knoiledge. Such, Mr.
near the market-place hetweee a post and the walls
Editor, aro tire pitiful. Oafs pracqscd by these
by Which fall' his right thigh and kg were so thread.
quick Loyalists for the purpose of deceit"-
fully fractured, as to preettlili•epltope of his re-,
ine the public ieto a belief that the weighed Arab cOvery.
which they haye sent up ,to .the Haese of Sunosst Dzant.—Tuitrdey fornitig last? Mr.'
John linr
wits taken ill
in, master cariliagb eged about 70 years,
Commons, expresses
y the settee of this large
.f
after fitting ate a Ewe's breek ass, ,
anti populous' aewis. Now, Sir,
comparenPare all and almost imusedately cppired, at his house in
Nail With the late Meeting in Paradise-square,. Beri4ouit;ey.street. • flu was one of the oldest
'ailed together by some of the emit re,poclgiblp free garment!' tie City of Louden.

Names of the Geotlemen Who called the Meet-
ing (not the Counter Meetingl of the Inhabitants
'of Sheffield, on the 6th.of June, 1810%.
Thos. Rnwson,Esq.Wardsend James Smith. Merchant,
William Shore, Esq. Banker, Sharroiv Grange. ' "
Topton Grove. John Butcher, Linen and
Ebenezer Rhodes, Merihant. Woollen-drAper.
Tinsman Ilan list:y,Merchant,. Wm. Thnilpsua. Attorney.
Grey *ones. D. D. Davies, M. D.
John Bailey, Merchant, Burn John
Fisher, Merchant.
• Greave. • • ' • John Favell, Surgeon:
Joshua Hanicsley, Merchant, a Hall Overehd, Surgeon.
-.Park Grange. ' • Beni. Dickinson, Iron-mer-
Benj. Sit) le, Esq. Brightside. chant.
Henry Hall, Merchant. George Oates. merchant.
Henry Jackson, Surgeon. John Ilium, Jun. Esq. Bay-
Captain Ward, Sheffield Lo-. !ter, and Major in the Shef-
cal htilitia. field Local Militia.
3. H. Ftirniss, Merchant. David Champion, Merchant.

Joshua Scholefield, Nlerc4ant. I S. Dailiels.illit-ammufacturvl

LO7TiRY

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Yesterday, pursuant to notice, the Gentlemen
intending to bid for the present Lottery, waited
on the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCUEQUER to give
in their several proitosals. Before the biddings
were examined, it was notified by Mr. PEttcErAf.
that an option would'be given to makelour or tits
prizes of the same number, and that not more than
three blanks to a prize would he allowed.
No prize ibose 20,0001. or below 141,- wound. .
he 'permitted. •
No fixed capitals to be allowed.
The Lottery to be'drawn on the IPth of Octo,
ber nest, and to consist of 20,000 'rickets.
The following were the respective biddings ;
RICHARDSOAT and SWlrr - - £lB 5 5 .
11Essr.ry. Patter, and Co. - 17 12 6
Silawati. and Co. -•- • 711
Visit lad Co. -1/ '7 3
Cora and'Co. IS 18 0
Payments as :'
Juno sift, - •- £llO 0
Jul); 24, - -3. U 0
August 21, 3 I) 0
September 17, -• • '3 0 0
'October 16, - • 7 15 5

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