Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ... aggregate meeting. "At a meeting of the citizens, freemen, and freeholders of the city of Dublin, at the Royal Exchange, on Tuesday, 18th September, 1810, held pursuant to a requisition of several respectable citizens of Dublin, to the high sheriffs, to consider of a petition to the king's most excellent majesty, and the imperial parliament, praying them to take into their consideration the Repeal of the Act of Union--Sir James Riddall, Knight, high sheriff of the city of Dublin, in the chair. "On Sir James Riddall taking the chair, he addressed the most numerous and respectable auditory that ever assembled in the city of Dublin. He recommended to the assembly to maintain the utmost order and regularity in their proceedings; assuring them he had the greatest hopes that if they conducted themselves with propriety, they would finally succeed in carrying their point; but by manifesting a contrary disposition, they would afford a pretext to their enemies to malign their motives. "The requisition, signed by a number of citizens, freemen, and freeholders of the city of Dublin, at the late Quarter Sessions Grand Jury, was read by Mr. Frederick Conway, who was appointed secretary to the meeting, stating, that on account of the depressed state of the manufactures in the county and city of Dublin, the citizens of Dublin pointed out as the only mode of radical relief which occurred to them was to present a requisition to the high sheriffs of the city of Dublin, to call a meeting of the citizens, freemen, and freeholders of Dublin, to consider of presenting a petition to his Majesty, praying a Repeal of the Act of Union. "Sir James Riddall then said--In consequence of the requisition, I have called you, gentlemen, together this day. I am determined, ...
