Star. — London, England, 1818-06-25 00:00:00

ELECTION. Yesterday morning the polling commenced at the usual time and with the usual spirit ; but Captain Sir MURRAY MAXWELL, the principal object of up roar, was absent• We regret extremely to say, that he had been so brutally treated on the preceding evening by some ruffians, that he could not appear on the hustings.—The following Hand-bill was cir culated in the course of the day : " SIR MURRAY MAXWELL " Yesterday afternoon, in consequence of a contusion with a atone on the breast, but more especially from the effect of a se vere blow on the temple, had some symptoms of a very alarm ing natures which continued far several hours; this morning, however. notwithstanding be has passed a very restless night, these symptoms appear to have yielded somewhat to the means adopted for their relief ; but he is as yet by no means free from danger. " Jona 111•Lmoa, " homuts hi•Dosimett Surgeans in Attendance." '' June 24, 1212. - - • The particulars of the assault are thus related : On the return of Sir MURRAY from the hustings on Tuesday evening, he and his friends were first as sailed by horrid oaths and execrations, and the most sanguinary threats: about half-way between the hus tings and the Committee-room, which is at II reuAßD sox's Hotel, he was struck by a stone on his chest: this does not appear to be the most dangerous blow, or the last; for, just on reaching the house, he re ceived a second blow on the left side 6/ the head, near the temple: after this, he was with difficulty supported into the house, when being completely ex hausted, he was put to bed : here he received the at tentions of two respectable medical gentlemen; but alarming, ymptoms coming on, a physician was sent for : Sir MURRAY MAXWELL afterwards became more composed, but was, as the above official note states, not out of danger yesterday morning: towards even ing, however, he was said to be considerably recovered. This, then, is a Westminster election, and these are the Westminster electors, who every now and then call themselves "enlightened," and tell us that " the people of England have their eyes upon them." Eyes upon them indeed ! The respectable people of Eng land would much rather look at them at a distance, than be among them, or be like them ; but we must say, that till yesterday there was great neglect in providing the means of safety. The miscreants have adopted a beastly custom, which though not clan.' gerous, is yet nauseous beyond expression ; they spit upon all these who vote or attempt to vote for any but BURDETT ; and such is their skill in the filthy practice, that they reach the persons on the hustings, and more especially the obnoxious candidate. There are, or have been constables about, we believe: but these, either from fear or favour, have taken but little pains to suppress, the outrages. A man must have a strong appetite for being a popular Representative, who can be content to obtain his situation by these .means.—The following additional bulletin was issued at ten o'clock last night, from which we see with pleasure that Captain MAXWELL is out of danger : " Sir 3Errsy Maxwell, in consequence of the severe injuries he received on leaving the !lusting' yesterday, particularly from a blow on the stomach and another on the head, passed a very resd:•sa night ; but though so ill to-day as to be confined to bed, h: has beer tolerably free from fever, and the fairest hopes are entertained of his safety. " lixixe, " LEWIS THOMA% " Richardson's Hotel, Covent- " ions :11'Lcno, garden, Wednesday evening, " Jamsra 31‘Donurs.c." ten o'clock, June 2L" At (he dose of the poll for the day the numbers were : Sir Samna Roniiily 3016 Sir Francis BurdAt 2792 Sir Murray Maiw-11 2398 Mr. Hunt 69 Mr. HUNT, the only candidate on the hustings, it now appeared had abandoned his post, his col - ours, and hit cap of liberty, and exhibited himself in Sir M. Maxwell's place. When the state of the poll had been announced, he advanced to the outer barrier, and addressed the people as best he could ; for the hisses, groans, and cries of " Off, off," rendered him quite inaudible for the most part, and even suppressed at times the persevering power of his lungs. He attempted a comparison between himself and Sir M. Maxwell ; and complained that no constables would be employed in his defence.—(This excited the ut most derision, and it was frequently exclaimed, " It won't do, Hunt, you •arc seen through.) If Sir M. Maxwell had appeared as an Englishman, and un attended by constables, he had not been attacked.— He next attempted to excite the indignation of the people against Mr. Lee, the head con table, bat this brought upon the author of the attack every mark of reprobation. A placard, announcing that Mr. Bennet, was candidate for Sliddlesex, being now shewn at the other extremity of the hustings, diverted all at tention from Mr. Hunt. In this extremity he turned round and said, that every thing he said would be misrepresented. Alluding to Sir Francis Burdett's motto " Hold to the laws,' he asked to what laws they were to hold—was it to the laws that made it felony to shoot a hare ; or to Sir Samuel Romilly's law, that transported every Irishman who should be out of his house after seven o'clock. in the evening ? (It is needless to say, that Sir Samuel strenuously opposed the law he alluded to.) lle next said that the Ministers did not care who was in Parliament, provided he was out—for they knew what work he should make among them—he should be like the devil among the tailors. Mr. 1). ICIUSAIIID sai.l, that front the state of the poll, the first thing he had to do was to offer his con gratulations. But there was one duty which he felt himself catled upon to perform, even before offering lie congratulations. He wished to say a word in the cause of humanit)—(applause.) He had come Iron; the bed of sickness, from the victim to the fury of an individual whose conduct they must regard with abhorrence—(applause.) The person who basely and wickedly had attacked•a British officer while quietly returning to his home, would feel that all English men execrated his conduct--(Gvent applause.) What Englishman now before him could attack an officer, undefended and unoffending ?—( shouts of appro• Lotion.) A British officer was of all others the last that should have been insulted or injured.—(bmdcries o/ what brought him among them?)—He would answer the question put, for it was a wise one. He too, asked, " Why he had come among them ?" But on whom should they bestow their indignation? He was sent by others. Let their indignation be pointed towards those who sent him—(lmmense applause.) It was not against a British officer, but against the Government that they should direct their feelings. But, least of all, should he be assailed after he left the hustings ; he became at that moment a private character, and it was not to his house, but to the doors of the Trea sury they should carry their abhorrence. The bold and daring effrontery which had brought the Mi nister of the Crown, Lord Castlereagh, to these hust ings, to support the system of prostitution in the face of the people, was the proper object of their disgust. Doubtless they felt strongly this insult; they even would, he trusted, manifest an unconquerable repro bation against the system of despotism which he had brought from Ireland to this country. To Ireland he was now gone, and if public opinion and public feel ing had free expression there, he would not soon re turn hither.—(Shouts o/'applause.) The last moment he had been in London, he had come thither to in sult them by voting for his own tool —(appin use). — It was this conduct that had insulted and injured Sir Murray Maxwell ; and his friends, if they had spirit, would never forgive the injury thus done to him. He implored them, for GOD'S sake, for their own sake, for the sake of the cause which they favoured, to re gard Sir M. Maxwell with respect, and to hear him when he came before them ; and afterwards to take the earliest opportunity of hurrying to the poll for Sir Francis Burdett. in order to chew their indigna• tion against the foolish attempt made upon their li berties—(applause). When toey crushed an enemy, they could never be so base as to insult him ; they would rather pity him. All Englishmen would feel the utmost pity for this unfortunate victim of Trea sury impudence—(much applause). Never before had the Government proposed any Candidate, who did not come before them covered with the fresh laurels of Some signal victory. Yet they now dared to bring forward a naval Officer, without -any such pretence, and proposed to have him placed by the side of their Representative, Sir Francis Burdett. He had to ask pardon—(No, no, and go on). He had mentiored the name of Sir Francis Burdett. Every breast vibrated and beat with affection, admiration, and attachment, at the name of Burdett—(applause). If Sir M. Max well came again amongst them, let them give up spitting at him, and use their tongues, and the wit which was more characteristic of Englishmen—(op plause). But the great object of this Election was Reform. The na.ne of Burd ,tt and Reform was the same thing. Their victories were such as he had told them. The lion of Westmi aster, that had been sleep ing in the shade of retire.nent, was roused. Three steps had placed them above the Government. One step more would place them where they ought to be—at the head of the index of popular opinion (applause), He was not a wild and desperate Candi date for their favour. Ile was the fully tried friend of Reform. He had not only spoken for Reform ;he had suffered for it. He had not only discovered and described the rottenness of the system, but he had never been afraid of pointing out the remedy. It was this proof of his character which had gained their love and affection—(applause). lie had not only, however, attacked the whole system, but he had been indefatigable in pointing out and correcting several parts of it. lie had been not only the General in the cause of Reform, but he had acted the part of the petty officer and common soldier—(app/ause). Soli tary imprisonment he had exposed and made odious ; and by the assistance of others, roused by has exam ple, something like a system of humanity was intro duced. On this occasion, the Secretary of State acted the part of a French officer of Police, and did what perhaps was not enerally known—he wrote to all the jailers in the kingdom that Sir Francis Burden should not be admitted. The consequence however was, that he threw open their gates, and sxposed them to public view. Only one prison was opened to him, and that was to include himself in it. No Minister could have dared to commit him to the Tower; it WAS the act of a corrupt House of Commons, whose resentment led them to do what only proved a high honour to Sir Francis Burdett—(applause). Another victory gained by him was over the flogging system. He was the friend of the soldier ; not even Sir Murray Maxwell more so; he was the enemy of a standing array. In both these instances he had been denounced as a theorist, in the same manner as now in the case of Reform. This was the resource of those who hated :tad opposed improvement, or who understood no thing but the mechanical process which promoted their interest—(epp/a:lse). lie had only to say, that he was confident that a substantial, a real, a radical Reform would soon become, like the abolition of so litary confinement and of flogging, not a theory, but a recorded fact in history. It might be thought ex traordinary, that after he had been their Representa tive for fifteen years, it should be now necessary to canvass for Sir Francis Burdett, but he thanked them for the opportunity of canvassing man, woman, and child in Westminster. The aged faltered his good deeds—the tongue of the infant lisped his praise— many with tears admired him—all expressed that he was the man, without whom they could not consider themselves represented—(applau se). It had been his fate to have been introduced to their notice as the friend of Sir Francis Burdett. Sir Francis himself,, and their friends, never meant to make this friend ship a ground of claim upon their favour. But they thought it an information, by means of which they could travel up to his character, since they mu st at once be satisfied that the friend of Sir Francis Bur dett could not be a bad private character—(applause l. In the name of all of them ; above all, in the name of self-respect, which no man could sacrifice to any thing in this world, he protested that he could never come before them on the ground of private friendship.— He was proud- that he had now an opportunity of speaking for a man whom he loved and admired above all men living, for in support of his own pre tensions he could never have addressed them. The car of triumph had steadily advanced—l:Here a plank gave way in the opposite hustings, and created some confusion.] —If any interruption should occur, it would be as the interruption which had now hap pened, from being overloaded with votes (applan,:e.) Let them look neither to the right nor to the left : if they wanted reform, they could think only of Sir Francis Burdett. Let them not be accused of envious ; feelings in the moment of their triumph. The charge could only be made by those who were themselves so anxious to obtain votes as to take them on any terms. He concluded by asking from them what he had given himself—a plumper for Sir Francis Burdett— (Great applause.) Mr. MINRY Ews, taking a very prominent sitita- I tion on the hustings, addressed the Meeting as fol lows :—" Gentlemen, allow me to claim your indul 'gent attention for a few moments. The consequence of a blow inflicted by a man, either deluded by pas sion, or maddened by intoxication, has prevented Sir Murray Maxwell from attending the hustings this evening ; and I now appear before you t, deliver a , message with which 1 am entrusted by my gallant friend. Ile has directed me to say, that nothing but the most absolute inability should have prevented, him from appearing at his post—no treatment which he had experienced could induce him to forsake what he considered to be his public duty—in fact, he ft..lt more proud of the contumely and insults to which he had been exposed in the maintenance of a good cause, than of the most brilliant temporary applauce, purchased by the sacrifice of personal integrity and self-respect. I have lived in the same ship with Sir' Murray Maxwell for months, and I aril therefore anxious to repel from my own knowledge the charge of cruelty which has been preferred against him. I believe there never existed a man who more happily tempered the necessary strictness of naval discipline with the affection of a parent. The effect of Sir Murray Maxwell's conduct was most happily evinced on the momentous occurrence of shipwreck : in that fearful moment every eye was turned to him for con• solation and support, and every mind derived cone fidence front his orders. His commands were exe cuted not with mere subserviency of discipline, but with the ready obedience of children. Sir Murray Maxwell was the father of his men. The opposition, therefore, directed against Sir Murray Maxwell ought not to be personal. Is it therefore to his pro fession ? Your Parliamentary annals will tell you, Gentlemen, that it has been the boast of the ,City of Weaminster to select Naval Officers for their Repre sentatives; and, Gentlemen, I think I can venture to assign the motive. Naval Officers, from the nature of their service, are little mixed with the domestic politics or factions of their country: '• Their march is o'er the mountain wave, K Thar home is on the deep!" Here the hissing and hooting became so violent, that Mr. Ellis concluded by declaring, tint if they re turned Sir Murray Maxwell, they would do justice to the charact2r cf that gallant Officer, and honour to themselves. Mr. \Visit ART presented himself on the part of the Hustings from whence he usually spoke, but in con sequence of the cries of the multitude—" Wishart,, let us hear you, our old friend," he stepped, at some personal risk, on the prominew railing, amidst con tinued cheering. In the name of the friends of the enlightened Sir Samuel Romilly, he thanked them for the continuance of their support. He knew that the motives for such a preference were to be attii-. buted to their esteem for the unsullied life, and com manding virtues of that distinguished character.— The result of that day's poll had decided the ques tion, that Westminster would never submit to dicta tion from a corrupt Ministry, and that those who spoke their sentiments in Parliament should he long tried, incorruptible, virtuous Senators. Amongst those for whom he spoke, there existed no little, no selfish : jealousy for any numerical pre-eminenee-- (brava.) —All they wanted, was the success of the principle—that Westminster, emulating the glorious example illustrated by the City of London, by the Borough of Southwark, should return two Repre sentatives, unshackled by any sinister influence—able to speak the public voice, and determined to oppose the daring efforts of a Ministry which had given the most unerring symptoms of establishing a despotic power—(Ap yau te.)—Should the next day's poll place Sir Francis Ilurdett at the head, he would be as dis posed as he was then to congratulate them on the triumph of the cause—Every good,Wishartl—lt was an insult to the Electors of Westminster to think, that an Administration deservedly unpopular should dare to nominate a Representative for the first City in the World—(Loud applauses and cheering.) Mr. CLEARY said, that though pleased with their efforts, vet he could not that day congratulate them, nor would he, until .he saw the Champion of the People, the undisguised l'riend of Reforin, in his appropriate situation at the head of the poll (Cheers). Until that most necessary obligation was discharged by the people of Westminster, Reform, the true ex pression of its Electors, had rot spoken out (applause) The state of the day's poll had, however, proved that they were proceeding fast to their great object. The friends of Sir Francis Burdett had polled 141 votes beyond one Candidate, and 200 votes beyond the other. The gross poll would shortly manifest the feelings of the Electors. It would have done so that day, but for the illegal and unjust tricks of that knot of reptiles which corruption ever engendered in swarms, namely, the tax f ) a ee tli n erers. It was by these men many Electors had disfranchised, on the ground of not having paid up to the day their taxes. Desperate at the prospect of failure, nothing was left unattempted by the friends of the Court Candidate to curtail the rights of the Electors. The freedom of voting had been assailed. He had unfortunately 1 mislaid the paper, or he would read the names of I those persons, who, with the tax•collectors on one side, and the beadle on the other, endeavoured to seduce the people of iVestminster from their duty. What more insulting demonstration could be exhi bited to the People of Westminster, than was dis played last Saturday, by the well-known author of every oppressive measure—one of the Ministers of the Crown ? When he (Mr. Cleary), who was an liisliman, thought of such a man, nature, true to herself, suggested no other sentiment than that of deep-felt execration—(checrs). He was but a boy when the Castlereagh system developed itself in his unfortunate country, but its horrors left a recollection that could never be forgotten. His tortures, his half hangings, his pitched caps, the flagillated backs of his victims; the lamentations of widows and ruined orphans had cried to HEAVEN for retribution, and would yet be heard—(continued cries of" Oh, GOD !) Indeed it would be almost, as an eloquent country man of his had justly said, an argument against the moral government of an all-wise Paormasce, if the author of such misdeeds escaped the punishment he so richly merited. Yet such a man had the audacity, `in the plethoric effrontery of political profligacy, to present himself at the /Listings of Westminster to : rive a vote, hoping, no do u bt, to st ifl e t h e vo i ce o f , its people, and to rivet the chains of Englishmen as successfully as he had done those of unfortunate Ire land—(" Never, ;sews," from the crowd). Mr. Cleary concluded with beseeching them to recollect, th at t nigh Constahl.; theuf c ommittee, who committed any violence towards the Govern; se Candidate, did an injury to the cause of the Peo p Before he took his leave of them, he must als o sa , th W a e t st th m e i n c st o e n r d ( i h ic e t s o p f o ll e r. th Lee e which he belonged, and he was alde nt , every man on the llust.ings—(Hear,henr)--was tic ularly marked by kindness, attention, a n d e „ um easing effort to discharge his duty impa rt iz.... (" We know it : he is an honest man.") Mr. GALE JONES, in conclusion, harammea great length, and much in h is usual nimc;;;:: believe we may add, with his usual success. THE EVENING STAR. ---z-4 LONDON. SIXTH PRIZE ABOVR £l,oro MCST BE iitt OR /23,000. 44 CAPITALS. TWo OF 420,00, I ALL MUST BE DRAWN To-MORROW-4mm FINISHES. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1818. THE FU DS. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAT AT TWELVE OCLOCE Reduced 782-i—Cons. shut—for Opening 79! 3 per Cents. 891—I per Cent. 96,! _ . Navy shut—lndia Stock shut—Bonds ST Si) pt Exch. Bills 14 17 pr —Omnitutt pr. The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived this ?nor?: The Bulletin des Lois contains the Conrerien.c cluded on the 25th of April, between the Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Ruala. rcl.t• to the liquidations, and ratified at Paris on the and 28th of May and 9th of June : And al•.o a s rate Convention relating to the same matter, cluded between the Ktmc of FRANCE and I.; TANNIC MAJESTY, on the 25th of April, and ra:: at Paris on the 23d of May. The principal articles of the separate Conveatios with this country, first merit our notice : ART. I. Stipulates that in order to effect the re bursement and total extinction of the capital am! terest of those claims of British subjects, the ment of which vrds provided for by an additional tide to the Treaty of the 30th of May, 1814, a.. 1, Convention of the 20th of November, 1513..2 shall be inscribed upon the Great Book of the Pi Debt of France a rente of three millions of franca presenting a capital of sixty millions, nkb int from the 22d of March, 1818. Aar. 11. The portion of rente which is still di sable out of the funds created by virtue of article of the Convention of the 20th of November, 1! including the interest, compound and accumuL, since the 22d of March, 1816, is to remain equally applicable to the liquidation of these claims of subjects. ART. 111. The rente of three millions of francs, created agreeably to article I st, is to be divided into twelve inscriptions of equal value, all hearing inte rest from the 2c2d of March, ISIS, which are to be inscribed in the names of Commissioners of his Bri tannic Majesty, or of persons nominated by them.and successively reniitted, from month to month. begin• ning from the d.ty of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Convention. Aar. IV. The deliverance of these inscriptions is tn take place notwithstanding any intimation of transfer or objection which may be lodged with the ltnral Treasury of France, or ir. the hands of the British Commissioners ; but it is agreed that the payment to the private parties of the sums contested shall be suspended until these objections are judged of by the competent tribunal, which in such case shall be that of the party debtor. ART. V. The French Government engages to de- liver to the British Commissioners the files contain ing the documents in support of such claims of Bri tish subjects as are not yet paid, and to give, at the same time, the strictest orders that every informatio necessary for the vetitication of these claims su: be furnished with the least possible delay by the ferent Civil Departments. ART. VI. and last. The claims of Priti , ll subjeir; already liquidated, but of which there still remain; a fifth to be paid, are to be discharged at such astcs as may have been already fixed. It is farther declared, in a separate Article, to be perfectly understood, that the present Convention is not to prejudice in the least those claims of subjects which are founded upon the Additional tide of the Convention of the 20th of Noveal)r, 1515, relative to English merchandize introL:vced into Bourdeaux, which are to be definitively rtitn lated according to the terms of that Atitlitir‘ral Article. The other Treaty, to which the whole four :Via Powers are parties, provides :-1. That for paymert of the debts contracted by France in countries cut , f its actual territory, either to individuals, or to com munes, or to private establishnients, the French vernment shall inscribe, on the Great Bcok of Public debt of France, a rente charge of P2 : 010.00 0 francs, representing a capital of 240,800,0(X) fraro, and bearing interest from the 22d of March, IFIS.- 2. That the whole of this sum shall be depositeJ. the first instance, in the hands of Special t'o:rr. • . sioners, appointed by tla: four Allied Cotzts, 1t it , %Pit sa , ., 1)1. lee to nt s p er ., dl eve ry cd ne Jiffy ILkT net pe, :1, CO? of - v:ative !',4 a s.p. c n. venting e rear and in. to pay. mal ar• and the 3. *len Public ma, re. inter* I dis7n. icle 9th r, 1615 witted: equaliy franca ed into t,s , ha- ! to be is Bri- m and begin*