The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-16 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF
CHESTER.

r. bast Thursday was the day fixed by the Sheriff for
bolding the meeting• at \ortl►wirh, fur the purpose of
considering of a Loral Address to I►is Majesty. The
meeting was announced to take place at eleven o'clock
fur twelve precisely, at the Frown Inn, at Nortlawich.
Lonc, however, before that hour, a very numerous
body of Freeholders and others, had collected in the
neighbourhood of the Inn, and the ruo►u at first pro-
posed was quite tilled in a short time. The meeting
las then adjourned to a ►nore spacious place, but the
►onfusion which commenced with the beginning of the
day continned as the business advanced.

At length something like order being obtained,
The then SIIERIPF addressed the meeting.
The requisition was read, after which,
T. CtioLmoNoLt.cv, Esq. raid, hr had studiously
abstained from any topic which was calculated to
i•reate a difference of opinion, which he considered un-
necessary and irrelevant on the present occasion. The
address I ontained nothing more than an expression of
Io}•al ;Mai hment to the Sovereign, and the Constitn-
tion. Ile then inured the address, the reading of
which was folloned by considerable approbation,
mingled with shouts of " The Queen ! The queen
Sir U. MAINWARING ro.e to second the address.

The 111611 SIIENIFF 11/3% now a!tout to put the ques-
tion on the addre.•, whin

Lord 4lnosi.r.Nou came forward. His Lordship's
appearance :teemed to he the signal to a party in the
room for the mencement Of a hideous uproar,
which nits continued with hot little intermission
dating the remainder of the proeeedi:izs. His Lord-
skirl after repeats l isteeroptima, s am jm.t intaitleel ere
more an emended address.
Lord Cocci% I. c,uuc forward to second the amend-
ment. but the ,anie tumult which prevented the
•er's !ening hearth operated to dr iwti his Lord-
ship's voice. The confusion continued fur a consi-
derable time. .‘t
Lord t o4uru ti Zlit sin the table, hut his ap-
pearance did not tend to restore tranquillity.
The r now interposed (as he hail dome
fir the preceding speaker several times, hut ivithuut
elr•i.t.) Ile -usu said, that the tneetinz must he aware
that they neicr cou'ol go through the business of the
day at this rate.

The 4'61111.11,1011 11r1 er erased, and there eras nu ar-
,nnsent 1,..
The Ite%. H. Itass, r.n ro spoke fir :he original
adetrirs-, 1 ..At %elsensence. Captain IIuMPOULI
•11.111 the ",41111°.

11r. ti. Wilhi.thattt, the Rev. H. St.lnlev, and the
Rev..l. Itroi%tie supported the itmenthilent.

Colonel !lotto proposed a second Amendment, with
a virw to re or il, both parties; hut this •sidment
he did not press. The erie, ut " que-tion, question,-
and " the amendment,- became time very loud frost; all
quarters, and no other Gentleman offering himself to
address the meeting.

The Huai Sm.:l:lry came forward. lie had, he
said, given a most patient attention to every thing
which was said, and had endeavoured to procure a
hearing for every lientleman. He regretted, how-
ever, that in this he had not succeeded as much as he
could wish. To the Address and Ansemltnent he had
particularly attended ; and after the best consideration
that he could give it, he now gave it as his opinion
that the Address snored by Lord lift/S.I9W as an
amendment, was irrelevant, and therefore that it ought
NOS to be put.
The delivery of this 'nest unexpected decision pro-
duced such a scene of confusion and uproar as nas
seldom witnessed in the country, or in London. The
sl•ene so familiar, which comes nearest to it in tumult
and confusion, we shoubl say would be that which a
warmly contested election sometimes presents in the
fluildhall, London, and even this would rise in the
comparison to a peaceable and orderly assembly.
Cries of Shinto', shmne," resounded from several
quarters. As soon as some degree of order was
restor -41.
Lord linossuol intimated ta the Sheriff that he
should protest against his decision, as wholly un-
warranted. 't he Sheriff, he sail, was bound to take
the Amendment, and put it to the Iletting before the
original Address, without taking it on himself to de-
cide upon it.
The Sncuter then proceeded to put the original ad-
dress, amidst a most hideous uproar. He said it was ,
suggested to him, that instead of holding up their,
hands as usual to express eneir assent, they should
hold up their hats. This was accordingly- dune.
The Saaairr declared that :lir majority was in fa-
vonr of the address and that it was carried. Several
persons, however, were of a different opissiJa, and
loudly called fur a elivisiod:
Lord GaosvExon, among others, said, that be de-
manded 6 ditititni. This the Sheriff refused, on the
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