Star. — London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

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At the close of the poll, the numbers declared were as follow : Sir Samuel Romilly 2516 Sir Francis Burdett 2171 Sir Murray Maxwell 2189 Mr. Hunt 53 The superiority of Sir Francis Burdet's numbers over Sir Murray Maxwell's was received by the crowd with cheers, which continued till Sir Murray Max- well manifested a desire to address them. Nearly the same scene which we described hi our Paper of yesterday then ensued, except that the spittle was not thrown with such violence or in such quantities. The young Gentleman in a naval uniform, who has attendel Sir Murray Maxwell on the hustings from the commencement of the election, who is the Honourable Mr Legge, brother to Lord Dartmouth, stepped forward and attempted to srcak, but the crowd would not hear him, and sooty rags and dirt were thrown at him in such a manner, that he was finally obliged to retire. MURRAYSii MAXWELL said, that he perceived the tide of popular favour to be turned upon him—(.4 shower of dirt.) Those who were so conducting them selves did not hear what he was saying. To all Eng lishmen he thought it would have a favourable effect that hr could stand fire and water—that he could so firmly bear all the treatment with which they re ceived him. It would have been, he confessed, =Ai more agreeable for him to have withstood the can• non of an enemy, and to have been fighting the bat• ties of his country, than to be in his present situation. Many gentlemen had come forward that day deco rated with blue ribbands--and why had they so come forward? Because they felt that mud and spittle could not hurt them. It had been mentioned that a Gentleman connected with the Administration had crime forward and voted for him. He had come, however, entirely unsolicited on his part. Nobly and intrepidly he had appeared, and voted for the man whom he considered deserving of his suffrage. He could assure the Electors, that with that Gentleman he had never even so much as exchanged wordsalur ing his whole life. He had seen him but very sel dom—he might almost say but once. He had seen hiaa when he had been received with three cheers by the House of Commons on the conclusion of peace— that peace which was so highly estimated by all of, them. He had likewise seen him when he had had the King of Prussia on one side, and the Emperor of litatasia on the other. He was not partial to any man, nor bound to any one ; and to shew that he was not considered as such, he might mention, that a person who had taken a brave part in the battle of Trafal gar had given a plumper to one of his opponents. He had heard that they had torn down the colours which had been fixed on the of scaffolding: his was the Union Jack of Old England; and there never was a greater moment than when that flag was tri umphant over the Richardsons, the Bruces, the Wil sons, and the Sturchcs of another country. Ile was glad to see the colours of that flag worn by their fair countrywomen in their bosoms. He hoped that, if they had seen what they were doing, they would never have pulled down that flag as they had done. Many of their bosoms, no doubt, glowed with feel ings of indignation at the treatment of that flag. Let them recollect the glories of their ancestors—the deeds performed by them at Poictiers, at Cressy, and at Agincourt, and remember how in later times the arms of their country had put to flight and overcome the blood-stained eagle of Imperial France; and then let them consider how they ought to treat those who would hold up to them such achievements, and stand forward their defenders. Yet there were people who would endeavour to obliterate all such things from their recollection. For what would they have them fxget the Henrys and the Edwards? Why, for the heroes of Spafields and Palace-yard I—Would they have the hardihood to present themselves as fit per sons to represent that great City? No person could have ever expected Westminster would have suffered such an indignity; yet she had felt the insult, and felt it without a disposition to resent it. Sir Murray Maxwell concluded by thanking them for the sup lairt they had given him, and wishing them a good night, withdrew.—(Through the whole of his speech, the noise was so great, that we could scarcely hear one sentence in con iexion with another.) Mr. Deuce announced Mr. Kinnaird, the friend of Sir Francis Burdett. Mr. KINHAIRD stepped forward, and in a short time silence was obtained.—The first duty, he said, .which he had to discharge was in the name of the in • depeadence of Westminster—in the um:. of their consistency, aed character, and history, during the last fifteen years—in the name of him who had ever been their greatest pride—!applause)—in the name of Sir Francis Burdett, to return them his most grateful thanks. He had to congratulate them on the poll . of the day, by which they had now placed the gal lant Captain from China third on the poll (applause.) He would find that he had not Chinese Mandarins • to canvass here, but an independent British public. . Having discharged that duty which he owed to Sir Francis Burdett, he trusted they would now allow! him, in as few words as possible, to say a few wordi ist favour of himself. His name appeared on the board along with the other candidates: he was glad that that name was now withdrawn. It had been put there without his consent, and it had been withdrawn without his consent ; and both for the very same rea son, that it had been thought for their good. He had no pretensions pet sonally to their favour—his only pretensions were, the principles which he maintained. • The gallant Captain told them that he was not fit to sUceired Lord Cochrane—that he had nothing of the jolly Jack about him, as he thirst not strew his face. (Cries of 'Bravo! Kinnaird.") He thought he had some reason to complain of his want of candour; as he knew the business on which he was absent, which rusts to find a seat elsewhere. Ile was engaged else- where. He we, engegcd in an endeavour to break up .a rotten Borough ; and thougll he had not yet fixed his standard there, he trusted he had obtained such a footing as would enable him to prove ulti mately successful. In such a Cause defeat was glo rious, He was proud that his name was put up with out any personal claim to recommend him to their notice: the only claim which he had for their sup port was the cause which he and they supported.— When the history of Westminster was disconnected with that cause, it would be like many of the rotten Boroughs, little better than a shuttlecock driven about between the contending factions. They had placed Sir Francis Burdett above the Court Candi- date ; but they had done nothing yet ; they ought not to he satisfied till they placed Sir Francis Bur dett 5030 a-head of every other Candidate. He en peeated the gallant Captain that he might see how far he was beneath Sir Francis Burdett, or any other supporter of the cause of the people. He wished to allude to a report which had gone abroad. The cause of Sir Francis Burdett was quite different from' the cause of any other person. He certainly saw a most inauspicious circumstance with respect to the votes for two of the other Candidates. They were told to rescue themselves from a junta by whom they were kept in subjection. Were they willing to say that during the last 15 years they had been in a state of degradation? The friends of one of these Can didates who had not spoken, had told them that in voting for him they were rescuing themselves from disgrace. Should he tell them what disgrace? It .was for preventing Reform that they asked the people for their suffrages. The fact was, that neither of the other two Candidates, nor any of their friends, said one word about Reform. When one of the Candidates told them that he had fought the battles of his country, they might tell him that he wore that uniform for the purpose of fighting. The other Candidate had not stated the grounds on which he was desirous to be returned with Sir Francis' Burdett. As far as he knew the two Candidates, he believed them both to be 'respectable men.-- As for Sir Samuel Romilly, he believed him to be 'possessed of every private virtue, but did that alone entitle him to be ranked in their opinion beside Sir Francis Burdett, Westminster's pride and England's hope ? He regretted extremely that he had not bad an opportunity of hearing the gallant Captain ;—he regretted also, that he had not yet heard what reform the other candidate advocated ; for till he heard that, tie considered himself altogether uninformed as to his qualification for representing them. He knew of no coalition between Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Sa muel Romilly—and there could be none—Men who', set out from different points and went straight for ward could never meet. He hated the word coali tion—coalition meant roguery—it meant the sacrifice of the public interest to private interests. He had been told that the friends of the Ministerial Candi date, and of the other Candidate, canvassed for each other—( Cries of No, no,from several Gentlemen on the Hustings.)—Geatlemen, said Mr. Kinnaird, you your selves can best answer this question. Have you ever asked votes for Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Samuel Romilly ?—There was a card which he held in his hand, printed Burdett and Romilly—he wished them to know that it came not from the friends to the cause of reform—(tearing the card.) —The great object of the Electors was that of procuring Reform. Any one who would pledge himself to that doctrine, might depend upon a vote from him, but it must be after' Sir Francis Burdett had distanced all his opponents to the amont of five thousand ; then the other clai- ' mants, on popular grounds, might vindicate and establish their pretensions. Sir Roaeste WissoN said, that as an Elector of Westminster he believed he was authorised to ask per mission to address them, as the chosen Representa tive of the most free, populous, and independent Borough in the Kingdom, he might further presume to assert his claim—(applause). As an Englishman, zealous for the honour and liberties of his country, he might also take advantage of the title with which that supplied him, to address those who, like him self, contended for free and independent princples, to express his sentiments on the present momentous oc casion. Encouraged by the example which the Elec tors of Westminster had set them, the Men of South wark undertook a task which some considered as presumptuots, which even his own friends regarded as impracticable, and which never could have pros pered but for the energies of patriotism—those ener giei, which must be put in action before they could be computed—(loud and continued applause). Under those circumstances the Electors of Southwark had grappled with corruption—had struggled with, and triumphed over it—(load applause). They hoped to find in Westminster a spirit similar to their own, and to that which they had themselves enkindled, but unfortunately they discovered, that in consequence of the differences which prevailed amongst the friends of l freedom, the enemy had attempted to make a lodge ment in the citadel of freedom itself—(loud applause). It was painful, exceedingly painful to him, to stand in opposition to the claims of a brother officer—of a brother officer in that profession which he had always considered the constitutional bulwark of England, and to whose spirit, generosity, and hospitality, he had been indebted for the last '25 years, Li the course of his career in the other service, to an amount of gratitude which he felt that he never could discharge. But as he came forward there, not merely standing on the ground of his profession, but fighting under another flag—the flag under which their liberties had been wrecked--(applause)—as he came forward, if not the acknowledged, the uncontradicted defender of that system by which Spies and Informers were encouraged, the fundamental laws of the country were endangered, and the source of justice was de nied—( applause ). A man defending those principles was not the man to represent the City of Westminster. He (Sir Robert Wilton) bad voted yesterday for Sir Samuel Romilly and Sir Francis Burdett: he wished to state to them the motives upon which he had done so. He had voted for Sir Samuel Romilly, be cause he believed him to be, not a mere philanthro pist in theory, but a practical friend of his fellow meti—(loud app/ause)—because he was a man iden tified with every measure introduced during his time into Parliament, whirls went to avert public calamity or mitigate private misfortune— (loud applause)— because he was a friend to that reform which was best calculated to advance their true interests , and establish the prosperity of the country—.(feud ap plause )—a man who defended the oppressed against the oppressor, who was a firm friend of freedom, 4ind he might say who embraced 1, ....mom.. an the world, and reason, life, and sense.. In one blest system of benevolence :'' —(Applastee). Or. Sir Robert Heron's Motion fur the Repeal of the Septennial Act, which had been discussed a few days before the end of the &nista, in the minority would be found the name of Romilly. Was there any necessity, then, for his stating mo tives for Sir Samuel Romilly's becoming a Candidate for Westminster—(Cries fNa, no, front allparts,'a isd great applause ). As to his vote for Sir Francis Bur dett it was unnecessary to assign his motifes. His very name would present to their minds an accumu lated title to their suffrages—(Laud apAsuse).--His character might be described like that of the ancient *min, who .e life was said to be innocent, whose talent splendid, and who, in the discharge of his, duty, was described to be undaunted and inflexible (Great applause)—who was said to have united in his' accomplishments and qualities all that education and nature could confer. That might be said of him which the dying Athenian had declared of himself, when he observed to his friends, " You have said much of me, but one thing you have forptten—you have not stated that I never made a single citizen shed one tear !"—(6' scat applause).—lle would ask them whether they would incur the compunction of their own minds or the reproach of their friends, as the foolish Greeks had done when the Barbarians were at their gates, and offered them only slavery ar death. He did not care about Committees, but he would call upon the people of England to support the freedom of the country, and to shew by their conduct upon the present occasion, that the voice of the British people, acting free and independently, was, according to the fair political interpretation, the voice of GOD !—(Great applause). Mr. %Visit/ll came forward on the part of Sir Samuel Romilly, and contradicted in the strongest terms, the insinuation made by the last speaker bat one, of a coalition existing between Sir Samuel Ito milly and Sir Murray Maxwell. He could take upon himself to say, that there was no truth in it—( Loud applauses.)—After the speech of the worthy Member for Southwark, there was not much for him to say. Westminster wanted two independent Representatives. the friends of Sir Samuel Romilly had never pro posed him in opposition to Sir Francis Burdett. Re form was necessary—and Triennial Parlitments was the darling object of Sir Samuel Romilly. To con nect him with Sir Francis Burdett ought to be the object of the. People of Westminster—it was a great object to have an able arguer, a powerful detector of sophistry, to assist Sir F. Burdett in his Parliamen tary exertions. There was not a single instance in which Sir Samuel had not voted for Reform, when it was brought forward in the House. By voting for' him, they would reflect honour upon him and upon themselves. Mr. Wishart said, that on the behalf of the friends of Sir S. Romilly, he had to return them his thanks for their continued support to that dis tinguished and enlightened character. An allusion had been made by an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Kinnaird), who addressed them, to a presumed coa lition between Sir S. Romilly and Sir M. Marla'. How any man could contemplate or believe such a rumour, was to him inexplicable. But as it had been alluded to, he begged boldly and unequivocally to declare, that there was no truth in it— (applauses.)— After the eloquent speech they had just heard from the popular Member for Southwark, it was unneces sary to trespass longer on their atter.tion. Sir Sa muel Romilly never was propossd in opposition to Sir Francis Burdett. The object was to have West minster independently and suitably represented by them both. The public life of Sir Samuel ltornilly was before them—(" True," from the erowd.)—His zeal for the Constitutional rights of the people, his stern and unbending opposition to every thing like oppression—his solicitude to restore the principles of the glorious Revolution of 1688—these were the titles, which recommended him to the regard of his coun try, and to the suffrages of the Electors of Westmin ster. When tha Ministers were surrounding themselves with an array of Crown Lawyers in the House of Commons to support their system, were the people to ba left without a firm and constitutional advocate to watch them in their practices, and set at defiance their sophistry and false arguments ? To uphold that character, no man was so competent as Sir Samuel Romilly—(applauses.) Mr. CLEARY, • amidst loud applauses, presented himself next. He said, he then introduced himself in a very different character to that he appeared in when on former occasions he had the honour of addressing them. He might now say that he had proved a pro phet. He had told them, that he was as certain as t.r.tt he was a living man, that within two days Sir Francis Burdett would top the Ministerial Candidate. Ile now pledged himself that he should shortly be far at the head of the poll. 'That was the station which his merits and his principles deserved at the hands of the Electors of Westminster. It would be an abandonment of the principles which they pro fessed, and for the last ten years steadily acted upon, tti return as their representative tny but a radical reel former, determined, like Sir Francis Burdett, to fight' the people's cause, on the ground of universal free dom—(Cheers.) It may be true, that Sir Samuel I Romilly, from the nature of his situation, in being returned for a Borough, was heretofore shackled. To be therefore the second Member, might have the, effect of unshackleing him on the question of Re- 1 form. At all events, the people of Westminster would , watch narrowly his conduct, and as another dissolu tion might - shortly be expected if he was returned at! present, he must prepare himself for a satisfactory declaration on the subject of Reform. As to Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, it might be necessary in the present state of the poll, to examine a little into the, claims which he had on the suffrages of the Electors of Westminster. The most prominent claim, it seemed, was, that he went on a fool's errand tq China His Chinese Majesty, according to the account given by the Yellow Bonze of Japan, was so much surprised at the absurdity of the visit, that he insisted on the gallant Captain knocking his head nine times on the ground, to ascertain whether he had got any brains. The Captain, however, declined to satisfy his Chinese Majesty of the fact, and refused to indulge him with , the hollow sound, which he appeared apprehensive the experiment would produce. Now, whether he had brains, or was conscious of the hollow sound, certain it was, that on hearing a Chinese gong, the gallant Captain in a *Ate of alarm, though with little policy, yet with sane enterprise, fi r ed c d: he himself described, a devil-may-care-s Lot. plause). This was no doebt a rare qualitik for a Rept eseraative for Westmiosttr--(hcor,4ee, But the exploits did not finish here. He wit( now preparing to carry the ship of the Sty e safety, has established his tide by losing a1 r ., 4 4, of those 'very vessels which he w as prolevian' taught to navigate. And in order to convic t people of England of the prop! kty of the cp i which his Chinese Majesty entertained respeas n , want of brains, he aid ventures to expose ::irn s : the disapprobation of Westminster, in the hope..—, groundless hope, ci au unsuccessful pursuit; without any reference to the election of aer man but Sir Francis Burdett, still h e (Mr , cl felt satisfied that the Electors of VCestrninster to discriminate between the man of no brains ins man who possessed them. Much had beet dene their duty was not yet discharged, untii they p. far above all the other competitors, that tried incorruptible patriot at the head of the pril Ch z , Mr. Husr next vented a tirade against ziir S z . Romilly during the time he sut in the C a li (" He never sat is the catinet „" repeated in the a —Well, he was Solicitor-General—(" Go Awns I you are a bad Cabinet-asaker").--He would II firm at his post. It was not his practice et•er v his back upon his enemies or his friends, or fly from his colours (Same cheers, with cue. • Mr. GALL Jowis then came forward, I.d a proportion of the Meeting left him speaLin SURREY COUNTY MEETING. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the SHERIFF, with the usual attendants, took his the Hall, at Guildford, immediately after whicl part of the building was filled with as many multitude of Freeholders, assembled from an of the County, as could obtain admittance. The Writ having been read, and the usual passed through— Mr. TROTTER, after descanting on the gen( tention of their late Representative to the bu,i the County and of his Constituents, Lancludeci address, by proposing G. H. Sumner, Esq. as the Representatives for the County of Sure, Mr. Pau seconded the motion. On Mr. Rainier's sitting down, a Freehol!. , amongst the crowd begged to offer a few c tions on what had been said regarding the . Mr. Samner. Both the preceding speakers h diously confined themselves to the private au of Mr. Sumner, but had unfortunately omi public services of that Gentleman, particular', valuabl., and independent support of suspending the Habeas Corpus ; their arbitr crael imprisonments ; the attempt to revive t perty Tax ; and, finally, the Rill of Indem: all those flagrant outrages against their libex This address excited tumultuous applause was some minutes before order could be resti Mr. HOBBERT never offered himself to pu tice at a period in which he felt more poweri importance of the crisis. That the people populous and respectable County should rett only of ability sad strict integrity, was more harly important, when they looked to the cf of the late Parliament ; that Parliament saw minarion of a contest, the most fearful that c been waged since the civilization of Europe. test out of which we had come breathless hunted, after efforts of constancy and valoir, eclipsed those of every antecedent perioe; wi of 800 millions of debt ; with a weight of ta) had nearly extinguished that most valuaEi ranks, the middle class of society, and that poverty in a sphere so extended, thatthe rues support of t h e p oor in many instance: crew, value of the What had the late ParEarat2 It had attempted the revival of that mat a all impositions, the Property, or rather tl:e Tax ; and for the defeat of that pro i jert, were they indebted ? Not to the Parliament themselves. The Freeholders of this Court , at the Fleeting at Epsom, passed those str marked Resolutions which had been so nel) ted by the arguments of a Gentleman, talents and known integrity of character, he c , more abundantly qualified for the repre set, this County, than any Gentlem an within h led , T ; he meant Mr. Denison, who with ph could not express, had at last yielded to t he his numerous friends, in offering himself as date for the County. Mr. LADDROILE enforced the arguments 01 speaker, and seconded his proposition. Mr. SUZIKER addressed the Meeting, sta: lie had fulfilled every pledge th at he hal gr the first day of nomination. Mr. Divasou, after entering into an hist , tail respecting former Elections for Sarre! eagerly embrace this occasion to declare, i. of the County, my political principles Sc . bi in a steady adherence to the Constit,..to blished at the Revolution in 16NS. And avow myself to be a steady and lcyal my Sovereign, I declare myself a roou.;,:ia enemy to any man or :;iinister who encroach upon the rights and liberties of Itegardin,l the relations of this kingdo m as politics, am the friend of peace 3:4 co abroad—at home, of economy and viorm • wild and theoretical reform, whir!: vol., involve this country in anarchy and in roll moderate, rational, and p:.;ct hie rete:r. , conduce to the benefit and happinos • the State. And of the many objcc....; ceive the duration of Parliainetiv, least. lam decidedly of opinion, to be shortened, and that the expoo- k)u nished, so as to render the situation of a tive of the people accessible to tvery Co' moderate fortune—that the door may every respectable character worthy of Pe dente, and not confined to those ory possessions—to the man of well as to the proudest. 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