The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-28 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Yesterday evening& Meeting of the United Friendly
Societies of the Metropolis was held at Mitchell's
Rooms, Portsmouth-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, for

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the purpose of Addressing her Majesty. A series of
Resolutions, and an Address to the queen, were area:
nimously agreed to.
A eery sang meeting took place yesterday in St.
George's parisb.,§yutbwark, to agree upon a loyal Ad-
dress to his Majesty, and to express its detestation of all
attempts, wbetaser constitutional or otherwise, to die
lodge the present Ministry, The parties who attended
were six Magistrates, principally connected with Union
Hall, and three respectable inhabitants ; and, like thei
nine Muses, they were harmonious in the declaration
of their sentiments—which, indeed, were snugly sell, d
the evening before. The resolutions will be immedi-
ately pent round the parish for the signatures of the
ultra-loyal ; and the address will be forwarded to Go-
vernment, no doubt, as containing the universal senti-
ments of all the inhabitants : so easily is ultra-loyalty
concocted.

A public meeting has been appointed at Sheffield I
to be held this day, in conseqnence of the requisition ,
of twenty-eight gentlemen of the highest respectabi-
lity, to consider of an address to his Majesty, with a
petition to dismiss his present Ministers.
In consequence of the refusal of Sir E. Sandy', the
high sheriff of the county of Gloucester, to hold a
county meeting. eleven magistrates have, in conformity
with the Act 60 of Geo. 111. called a meeting of the
county for Saturday nest, to consider of the objects!
specified in the requisition to the high sheriff.
A meeting of loyalists, chiefly consisting, we pre-
same, of die. hies, clerks, and half-pay officers, was held
at Sidnioutli. on Saturday sennight, for the purpose
of voting an address to his Majesty. Sir John Ken-
newsy, Bart. was in the chair, and the address pro-
poseu to be forwarded to Lord Sidmouth (when •
sufficient number of signatures are obtained) for pre-
sentation.

On the I flth instant a public meeting of the Ws- 1,
Weals of the above town took place; Michael Mlegg,
A. B. in the chair. On the motion of R. W. %Ton'
der, Esq. it was resolved that a petition, teals loyal
In its principles, should he forwarded to the House of
Commons, expressing their detestation of the late pro-
ceedlligs, and prayink the interpottflott of that Hem.-
able House towards effecting the removal of his Ma-
jesty's ministers.
Extract of a letter from Winchester. 46th Dee.—"l
take the earliest opportunity to inform you, that the ,
Sheriff of Ilants has consented to call a County Meet-
ing, for the purpose of petitioning the two Houses of
Parliament on the subject ' of the late impolitic and
disgraceful proceedings against the Queen, and pray-
ing them to take such steps as may appear wisest and
most effectual to remove every obstacle to a Anal and
satisfactory arrangement, as well as to prevent the re-
newal of any measures whatever against her Majesty.'
The Requisition is signed by the Earl of Carnarvon,
the Hon. George Herbert, the Hon. Newton Fellows,
Sir H. Tichborne, Hart. Sir Charles Mill, Bart. Sir
W. C. De Crespigny, Bart. M.P. W. Chanaberlayna.
M.P. Henry Baring, Esq. M.P. John Carter, Esq. M.P.
W. Powlett Powlett, Esq. Henry Bonham, Esq. John
Mills, Esq. A. Atherley, Esq. and several other Gen-
tlemen of the county. I have no doubt that we shall
have a large meeting, as I hear frcm all quarters of
the county of the intention of Gentlemen, Tradesmen,
and Yeomen to be present.

sot being an importer of, or dealer is, siiritoons
liquors, or dealers in tea, &c. (as the ease may be)
painted over the door, subjects the buyer to the penal-
ty of 101." It may, perhaps be of use to state tho
enactment of the l Cleo. 11. chap. 35, sec. 20, by the
way of preventing the unwary from becoming the
victims of sue:. wretches, which enacts that "coffee.
Yesterday morning Viscount Castlereagh came to
tea, or foreign spirits, offered for sale by persons not
town from his seat at North Cray, in Kent, and trans-
acted basin...s at the Foreign Office. having permits. or any hawker, pedlar, &c. with per-
mit, are forfeited, and may he seized by the party to
It is said, that by a new regulation in the system of
our Bast India trade, the Company's
not in corn-
ships from whom offered, the seller to be taken before a Magi.-
trate, and co.umitted and prosecuted for the offence ;
pang, as heretofore, commencing with the ensuing
England for India will sail singly, and
the party seizing entitled to one-third of the gross
produce." A man, with the accent of a foreigner.
season. has, within the last fortnight, been is Loads, offering
We are extremely sorry to state that the Devonshire
Bank, which has hitherto maintained, and we believe spirits and wines at low prices, and probably with the.
justly, a most respectable name, same nefarious intention as the informer mentioned
was under the wee,-
city. on Wednesday last, of suspending its payments. above ; we saspest, indeed, that it is the same person.
The cause is attributed tp unfounded and malicious re- As or .a war or PASSING • WOODINO NIOUT.-y-
George Fear l”, a stone-mason, of this city, and Ilia.
pons and anonymous letters, derogatory to the credit
Priscilla Armstrong, from a neighbouring yillagy.
of that establishment, and which naturally produced
in immediate run on it as extensive as unexpected. were yesterday week married at the church of St.
Lawrence, without Waliugate Bar. They retired to
A reward is offered for the propagators of such stories.
a neighbouring inn, for the purpose of regaling them-
which it is hoped will be successful, and the Bank etc
selves with ale, ice. but forge ling the oil addage, that
some its payments. The proprietors confidently assert
they have ample means to NM their engagements to " 4°44•85 ie the 160 policy," they were soon detected
the fullest extent. —(Atfred ) stealing a quantity of rem-aim, and were both of
Mr. Campbell, who enjoys a pension of 3001. per , them pissed for the night is the wateh-bense. On the .
they
annum, has, under auspices which it is not difficult to following day
imagine, undertaken to lift into notice a Tory pabli- 11°°T H"°°° of Co were committed to separate eels
snosiaor so take duke trials as the
seat session.—(rork Ceersrso.)
cation of sinking character; and to aid the purposes
The tirimsby Custom-house boat (having brought
of the party, has adopted the title of an old favourite
of the public, The Afolifhly Matmsiat ; but end's, a beret 111 r. Marshall. the Collector) left this port oo her
Chancery Injunction, by prefacing the word Nnw. ten" to "east' en Wednesday sight last, 2=11"
We trust to the discernment and patriotism of the not °Us" berm . baud at IS is feared that she hot, •
has fouesleved In the Humber. as the wind 'Mew steeng
public, to make the necessary discriminations tau the
at the tithe. TWA were six men on• board, all mar-
ocusion. sod to treat " the Jackdaw. who seeks to
merits. tied —{lla/1 Parket. Dec. 23.)
owe es the As Capt. WIWI% of the 'atop Hanemiii, was cow
Ike; a Herd. ing up from Grimsby on Saturday evitlog lasts's°
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