The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-04 00:00:00

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This day

was held at

pursuant to the

chard Steele, wk+ bad previously received a Requisi-
tion to that effect. The object was, an Address to
She Kiag, capitative of the loyalty and devotion of
the Freeholders of the County.
About one o'clock the Chair was taken by Sir
RICKARD Slms. After reading the Requisition, the
Earl of Howth stood up, we presume,: to move frr a
committee to prepare the Address—for it was not pos-
sible, we believe, even fur those near his Lordship to
catch the import of his words. The motion, we con•
jecture, was seconded by Lord Frankfort, for his Lord-
ship was equally inaudible.
Mr. O'Comv act, objected against the appointment
of Lord Frankfort—on which he was asked by the
Sheriff, whether he was a Freeholder of the County ?
Mr. O'Connell gave a must emphatic affirmative.
While the conversation was going on, the Committee
had retired, and were returned with the Address. It
was moved by Lord Howth, and seconded by Lord
Frankfurt. Mr. Borne, King's Counsel, stood up to
move an amendment. He had proceeded about ten
minutes, when while on the topic of his Majesty's bil-
niaters, he was stopped by Sir Richard Smile, who
declared the I inguage inflammatory. A warm dia-
logue occurred between the parties, but while it vas
going on, the High Sheriff, without waiting for the
sense of the Meeting, put the question affirmatively,
(be did not put it in the alternative,) and declared,
amid shouts of the most violent opposition, that it was
carried. He then proceeded to dissolve the Meeting,
without putting the question of adjournment. Mr.
O'Connell observed, that nu question was put; and.
addressing the Meeting, said, that as the High Sherill
had vacated the Chair, he would wove Lord Cloncurry
in:o it. The enthusiasm with which his Lordship's
name was received defies the powerof description. He
immediately took the Chair. The High Sheriff remon-
strated, Lord Cloncurry remained immoveable. The
Sheriff said hessust use force. By force only, said his
Lordship, will 1 Consent to quit the place in which the
Freeholders of the County have put me. The Civil
Power, it would appear, hesitated—when the High
Sheriff called in the Military. The House was Sas-
tacdiattly filled with red coats—am Officer approaches!
the Choir, cad desired his Lordship to retire He
said he would yield only to force—and force was
used

If this be a specimen of the mode in which Loyal
Addresses are to be carried, we believe the Promoters
will soon become heartily sick of the experiment.
Sir Richard Steele's conduct is totally indefensible,
and will most c.itainly recoil on those whom he
thought to serve. It was altogi am a most shameful
business.
The Freeholders turned out of their own house at
the point of the bayonet, retired to an adjoining spot,
where Lord Cloncurry took the Chair. Another Ad-
dress, for which we shall make room in a second edi-,
don, was moved and asyried—likewise an Address tp,
the Lord Lieutenant, complaining of thecanducl ot ths,
High Sheriff.—Colonel 'I albot was not present at the,
Meeting.—Mr. Hamilton was there, but slunk away
when the military were threatened, as did Messrs.
Ellis and Shaw, although there were load calls on
thew to remain with their constituents, as the army
were coming.
These are the Defenders of the People's Constitu-
tional Rights!

SECOND EDITION.
D. E. Post• Once —Four o'clock.

_Asters,
wben the Sheriff abruptly dissolved the Meeting, and
the Requisitionists began to disperse.
Lord CLonettaar was immediately voted into the
Chair.
Upon which Mr. O'CoNsitu. proceeded to reed
'Mr. Beirne's amended Address, hot he was soon inter-
rupted by the apperrance of the Military,
.who, at the
point of the bayonet, turned the Freeholders out of
Court, and an Officer removed Lord Cloncurry from
the Chair.

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After the dispersion of •be Meeting, the Indepen-
dent Freeholders retired to the opposite aide of the
road. Lord Clon_nrry still acting as Chairman,
when he read the amended address, which was tooted
and carried as the Address of the meeting.
The following is a copy of the Address:—

" Wei your Maje4ty's faithful and dutiful subjects, the
Noblemen, Clergy, tientlessen, and Freeholders of the
comity of Dublin, in County Conrt assembled, beg leave
to approach your Majesty with the strongest assurances
goes moat dutiful, loyal, and affectionate attachment to
your Majesty's person sod family, and of unaltered fide-
lity and allegiance to that inestimable C )nstitution,
which placed your Majesty's Illustrious House on the
Throne of this Realm.

" That such, our affectionate attachment to your Ka-
jesty's person, and dutiful allegiance to Vie Constitution,
do, as we :noel respectfully submit, deserve the greater
consideration from your Majesty, inasnattch,as those sen-
timents are not diminished by the multiplied distress and
,aggravated miseries of your faithful people of Ireland,
ince the measure of the Union—Distress and Misery.
the consummation of which we trace to the misconduct
and evil counsels of your Majesty's present Ministers,
who have eadeavoured to deceive your Royal mind into
a belief, that the honest expression of feelings excited
by sufferings on the one hand, and unconstitutional pro-
ceedings on the other, have arisen from disaffection or
disloyalty.
" Deeply interested as we are, in every e►ent connect.
ed with the stability of the Throne. under the sway of
the House of Brunswick, and, alive to every cit., am.
stance affecting the welfare of all the branches of your
Majesty's Illustrious Family, we have felt inexpre‘sihle
satisfaction at the termination of the late proceedings in
the House of Lords, sincerely hoping that proceedings
so dangerous and unconstitutional, never will be revived
in any shape."

Lord CLONCURRT afterwards addressed the People at
considerable length, remarking upon the illegality of
the Sheriff's conduct. He recomwended the People to
retire peaceably, which would be the sharpest rebuke
to those who bad acted so unconstitutionally. 'I be
Meeting then quietly dispersed.
The proportion of Dependant to Independent Free-
holders was u One to One Hundred.

We proceed to give as full an account as our time
and space will permit us, of the Meeting of the Free-
holders of Dublin, which has been just dissolved.
DUBLIN COUNTY MEETING TO ADDRESS THE

The Meeting was the most numerous of, any ever
remembered in the County.

A meeting was held of the Corporation of the bo-
rough of Kidderminter, on Wednesday last ; the ob-
ject was not stated before the persons met ; and when
assembled the High Bailiff' drew a paper from his
pocket which purported to be a Loyal Address, and
ran much in the same terms as other productions of a

similar nature. On the next day it was discovered
the Address could be improved, and therefore a coun-
terfeit Address will be palmed upon our August
Monarch, the one adopted by the meeting having been
taken away and another substituted. Tire Address
modestly states itself to be from the Bailiff, Justices,

e.tdierll
I big leave to present yea the following eleguat $ -
eiesen of that
-first tyi fire-nee. II is mat, I mr4,11.
you. a fairy tate, but a series/m"ld lend as it did nht
originate ia /ow, hot in PION lAN, it mint steely
nest 'materially Mist the renelderstion of the Ory
mementoes subject. Ydit;Stri atil fno great i'leatrir,
and hare too great -a regard In the diorofr or 510lir
7PREILry, to withhold from the innille suet. ad etsvteD
" CDIPIT," and espeelalifhOleste I acquaint Wit.,
that the Heroiae of in'y Story is a /iFlls.ytanttrilde.
and is the mother of a Pena who greet/Ply IffeHirrerislad
Nicest.? by Hi* u ertteerdinarg drilcary" on a Nte
MOST lIIIMORAIILR OeCeltielfi

The world is at present ao very ceisortoes, that
I sappisse it is absolately ancillary not only foe tho
preservation of my tern chat-site', fah of•the ishertrr-
ter of yaw jeurtned,•to assure- ye*. dd.t no mint Stkn,
respects female delicacy more Amt. moil; en ,i
which respect spriags my tititent to that evon•terftit
delicacy called palmier, which is sto often imioild
upon society as modal. •
" Once on a time " a Srorrn Regiment arrived for
quarters in a certain eitv, the officers whereof Were
greatly waralred by lte•stavoselis, notwithstadding they
were "each nasty INTORLICATr serstehee."
A Men young and beautifnl Countess of gnat
fashion, bat oh'. • downright Laeretta, was, at the
time this indelicate retviment so arrivedi ;boat to Ore
a grand ball, to which she very mach ion;red to mak
those " beastly Hieltlandrrs:" but, alas ! some orta•
ems had told her, that in ?nu. dress your ilf:Phluaders
always went in their bare leis and knees, and to admit
them to her mansion, the temple of Diary, is that
FILTHY condition, MIS a thing totally out of rhe
spiestion.
A certain impish young knight " roalldsnyt" to die
Countess, who, like myself, greatly admired sat•bettr,
with a well feigned gravity, advised her ladyship to
write to the coined, making a special request, tlftt
" his" gentlemen might be permitted "for esitt ni444:
Jaly," to appear not in their petticoats bat to
ancrenes.

Lady Lucretia, who not only believed Sir Wag wool n
sober earnest, but highly approved of his advice; ilta.7
to her Boudoir to make this modest application, Mt'
how to compose this puzzle of a note, wit'io,ll Wl' elect
that vile word "brePcites" was the rue—write " kr ?echos' '
perish first.

At last, after the usual destruction of paper, Cie fro:-
lowing most delicate, most more billet was pro kit td
by her ladyehip.
"The Countess of presen is her compliments
to colonel —, and begs leave to say, she iT about
to send cards of invitation for her ball, to the see-
tiemen of his regiment, she will therefore t ate it is a
very great favor, if the colonel willnot h t them rate
IN their petticoats."
The sootily and the modesty of this: invitatlon pa.
the col reel into ecatacies ; the " billet" was kneel
about the hoeseithild roirrOf faugt:er, all tar* Matti
were put together to frame an appropriate answer,
when at length, a young officer, as great a was
that earborms, that treacAerows ‘. vffisiaakt ," co/.•
posed the underneath, which was formable to •bt,-
ladyship. ~1

" Colonel will hare great pirate, In rom
plying with the request of ttie countess of *pli-
ably to her ladyship's wishes, the geationsen of bit re-
giment shall go to her ladyship's ball ityraorT their
pttlieoate." I.
P.S. I remember when -s boy seeing espies in this
elegant and delicate correspondence handed admit.
The waggery of the day was, that lady b al
invited the *Seers of regiment to bet ball to
their SHIRTS.

Aldermen, Common Council, &c. Now who would
believe that a majority of these Gentlemen signed an
Address to her Majesty, which was unanimously
adopted by a meeting attended by the most respectable A curio's fact connected with the forthcoming trit-
and wealthy inhabitants, 1,000 or 1,200 in number? gedy at Drury-lane, is that the author is unknown.
yet such is the fact. Possibly some of the most sa- The tragedy was accepted under the ounagement cf
bent are recovering from the effects of the delusion the Committee and was subsequently lost sight of by
which Britons are at this time, or have been, labour- the revolutioss which took places& this establishment.
ing under. We wish his Most Excellent Majesty well Its recent introduction to the green room was most
delivered from these soi-disnat friends, who were so auspicious. It is said to abound in passion, and
courageous that they refrained from attending the poetical beauty; and the only doubt of its same:-
meeting alluded to, lest their Magisterial power arises from a smithy of action in the three Ent sett,
should overawe the timid Addressers and Petitioners We are glad to bear that Mrs. Wrst has a powerfol
on a former anal truly loyal occasion. Servility is not character. General report fixes the authorship open
Loyalty."—rCorrespoNdent DirmiAgAdon Me teary. ) a gentleman of the highest talent connected with a
SICAITING—A skaiting match against time, made Morning Paper.
for 100 guineas a-side, was to take place this day at Yesterday the despatches were closed at the rise
noon (weather permitting.) The sheet of ice selected ttnlia-house and delivered to the memo of the
for this interesting exhibition, is a maiden surface &Hawing ships,
.aia., Inglis. Captain &mediae, and
Farquharson, Captain H. Cruickshank, for B.sinbay
upon the river Cam, below the bridge of Ely. TheFarquharson,
mile undertaken to be skaited in three minutes was and Chian
beacon'd out on Tuesday, in the presence of a large Pesseetters per ship Inglis, for Bombay; Kr. Wreitels
number of ire sporting amateurs, amongst whom were assists's, surgeon; lie. waineweight, free analiner;
several Caatabs, sea° skaited down from Cambridge, Messrs. F. 1-. Levin, W. C. Lorin, and Wiener;
and returned in the evening. Considerable sums are Messrs. Laurie, Hutt. and Hale, cadets. Per Farsubansen,
for Bombay : Messrs. Pringle and Inglis, arnstant-ser•
depending on the issue of this extraordinary attempt.
eons- Mi. Bell, free merchant ; Mr. Fell; Mewl.
The High Sheriff of this coenty, Sir Thomas Dyke, ;pewee and Clark, cadets.
has refused to call a meeting of the county for the Since the Fashion of Curling the Hair bat become
so general both to Ladies and Gentlemen, it may bet
purpose of addressing the Queen on the Bill of Pains
and Penalties being withdrawn—to consider of a pe-
ow I._
amiss to point oat its danger In destroying *it
elegant ornament a fie* bead of hair, The nee of the
(Won to Parliament thereon—and upon the unexam-
pled distress of the country. The requisition was Irons make the Hair harsh and (kr. sad k Isere di Mb
aigned by Earls Thanet, Cowper, and Jersey ; Lords native lustre and elasticity. To seaelseeet 41kiei A.-
Sondes and Folkstone ; the Hon. Charles Noel, Sir NINSON'A Curliall Ft? has Ipafr eteftil Pmemistalles
William Geary, Sir H. T. Wilson, W. P. Honrwood,
its general
ackery. By using It after Corn
adoptson the Nobtlqx ratites It abosi,
qu
Meg. M. P., and upwards of ISO other gentlemen and Imputation of
it mates the Hair soft and glOssy as silk, and tail!,
freeholde •s of the county.—( Kentish Chrovirle.) Curl firm in exercise, in dancing, or walking is den,
weather. It also preserves it from falling or dinueglait
Tuesday 26 mails were due, of which 17 are from
Ireland. The only arrivals on Lloyd's books is colour to extreme old age. And in order so preset Wee
say port of Great Britain or Ireland, were a vessel Pnhlic against imposition, the Proprietor intends take(
From Surinam to Amsterdam, put into Newcastle. and out immediately a Patent (or the Invention. •
one from America to the Clyde. at Locl;ryan. It le Mr. Dennis O'Rrien's solicitor ',plied to the sitting
Magistrate at Bow-street, yesterday, for a copy of tic
fortunate that the Lords of the Admiralty have or-
dered out ships with supplies for the homeward bound Information oss which that
made, enamel' was . held ID
bail snow weika at t, 04 thy saltiest, of the ieditites
4.
Miss Leece, the unfortunate }onus lady, who, with her . Placards.Of 'uteri* fie teas ifisediatily Nraistisii
,iris's
leaped out at the two pair of-stairs window of De.: with ft. 4 ..6.. '
ihrin's house in Bedford-row, on the alarm of Irk id ' TAls dhy the prii‘titiiite.toitaoti cup. "'iats.
allied ia ear paper of ne'lelky, died *halt 'half pot :tar Of felony, will '
re ye from jhitoppipil
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Ice o'clock on Moodily eerier, of the injury shed so. t —l4..tiot‘a aisd gf-d(N• . • akaN •
lived fleas 1601•11. The plaid a girl A" eiel."ll to
itt;g:ofr taking their tr. .
lab at t
years of a" who had both bet kwa Wok's. We is 81- 11 .._,., .. ~.. ..
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urrr DUB Lart MliriNG. • Mr. &sus (King's Counsel) rose to -soo—re—ii .."*RE----ILIORICEVA/tilaw."ll.l7/4511111.1• Afq Lint.
amendment. 'He concurred most heartily in every es-4
111/Sunata events. gag,' int. SIM premiss. of Loyalty to his Sovereign—but whence, LI TO THE EDITOR eV THE STATESMAN.,
asked a (at the present moment) thp.necessity for Ate—As the week or
nor herr
Ceuetry.teenten eve
Mast Immerge, earl runpudoblanesselingt each mAlti
Mr. Berne was peoceeding to de -
de comity court4,,,ese. Kiissigebas, " re".
islet the origin and drift of those Addresses with re-
tie valise of the High Sheriff, Sir Ri-oesopied with the subject of isv)rhui Deatdridt; '
who had ',veilirencts to the _misrule
of
... his 3iajesty'! Miis nters, 2fe
lv received a Reeaisi-leave to present MI the following degost