The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-29 00:00:00

To THE EDITOR Or THE TYNE SISICI'IIT.

Betsey, Dec. 23. Iwo.
SlR.—llaving attended the High Sheriff of Northum-
berland with a Requisition fur a County Meeting, and
received Irons him a refusal to that Requisition, I oin de-
sirous to make known to the other Requisitors, as
speedily possible, the failure of our application: I
therefore request yon to insert in your newspaper the
inclosed paper, which contains copies of the Requisition
and signature, and of the letters between the High
Sheriff and me. For my pint, I have always esteemed
the privilege of the people to meet and discuss matters
of Church and State, and to make complaints thereupon
to the King or Parliament, as a main pillar of our free
ConAtitittion ; and I am alarmed to see the Sheriff arro-
gate to himself the power of refusing a County Meet-
ing, without assigning some constitutional ground of
such refusal.

I aui, Sir, your very obedient servant,
(HARLEM MONIA.
TOTH F. RICH !ill KR tit OF :HE COUNTT oF NORT II IL 111 Ogil LAND.

Sts,—We the undersigned, request you to call a
alerting of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders,
and other Inhabitants of the County of Northumher•
land, at as early a day as may be convenient, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the measures lately
pursued for the degradation of the Queen, and tb • pro-
priety of presenting an Address to his Majesty, and pe-
titions to both !louses of Parliament, praying that they
will take such steps as may effectnally tranquillise the
public mind, by preventing the further agitation of a
question which has already proved so injurious to the
interests, and may in its continuance be attended with
the greatest danger to the of the comstry.
l' asikerville, Grey, (Ito, H. O. Bennet, H. firer
(F.tiowilen), J. K. Swrne, W. Ord (Whitfield), L.
Swinburne, M. W. Ridley, 'l'. W. Beaumont, J. O.
Lanthton, Chas. M. L. Monck, (leo. Silvertop, Ralph
Bidden (Felton), Chas. Wen. Biggs, 0. 0. Shafto, 11.
Tulip, Ralph Riddell (Cheeseburn Orange), William
Dent, George Bainbridge, C. B. Bewicke, Thomas Wil-
kinson (Benoit House), Win. John Charlton (Beaky-
side), John Smart, Wm. Lynn Smart, George Baker,
Henry 'Power, R. Fenwick, Chas. Bacon, John Wm.
Bacon, John cre•sswell Johling, James Losh, M. fully,
P. J. Selby, T. 11. Biggr, Warren M. Lamb, John Bowes
Wright, IVto. Wright, Oro. Thos. Dunn, Henry Dale,
Quititin Blackburn', Wm. Richmond, Wm. Horner,
Wm. Armstrong, John Rayne, Armorer Dunkin, Thom
Carr, A. L. Potter, Thomas Ilaggerston, Robert Belt.
Benton house, 4lst Dec. 16.20.
Deer SIR—To the subject of our interview of yester-
day I have endeavoured to give every due consideration,
and regret exceedingly to state that I cannot feel
warranted io acceding to the wishes of the Requisi-
tionists.

I remain, dear Sir, with great respect.
Your must obedient servant,
(Signed) Wm. CLANK, Sheriff.
To Sir Chas. M. L. Mooch, Bart. Betsey Castle.
Belsay, December tl, 1620.
Dean Ste—l am surprised and disappointed at your
refusal of a Courty Meeting to the Requisition which I
had the honour of putting into your hands yesterday s
and being left be your letter uninforosed of the grotto I
of your refusal, I feel it my duty to those who cliaried
me with the application, to request that you will snake
sue acquainted with that ground. If the purposes of the
Requisition are deemed by you nocumstitudosal, then
the point is at issue between you and us the limoissi-
-1 doltish. If the twins., of the Requisition only hasbeen
deemed exceptionable, I have so doubt that the awe