The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-22 00:00:00

MR. HUN'.I".S' ELECTION. Tuesday morning, in consequence of the placards on the welts ot Westminster, indicating ;Ir. Hunt's intention to +vied tut• waggons pails of the city, " that he might hate the honor of paying his personal respects to as many of his friendeas possibly, betore the day of election," an assemblage of people at the appe int eil hour was reflect' din (7114 Palace's ; they were of the haute class as those wilt. usually attend Mr. Hunt upon public occasions. Pies ions to the arrival of the condi. data there was mach , commenting among the worthy citizens upon the moils and demerits of the candidates for the i epics seetation of the city, wild among the prittriptil holders-forth weie a Jew soil • fish-woman, both of %linen were very vette. • most in their praises for Mr. Hunt, and were not too spat leg of their ;Ouse of Sir F. Burdett. At length Mr. Hunt, at ahem. half past twelve o'clock, made lths eppearatteein an tipea carriage, drawn by two horses, anti preceded by a hackney cheviot, 0111 of the front windows of which was throe: e very tinge crimson coloured •tlaa, leaving the in scription on one side of it. of " Hunt and Ninny," and oil the oilier, '" liiiivenal Suffrage." Mr. Hunt was attended in tie open carriage by two of his ems, both of whom wore very lot ge crimson. cuckades. The carriage stopped °pito. site to the place V. her to the hooting are usually erected, anti the people having *cofounded it, to the number of more than front 130 to :MO persona, Mr. Hurt unmet:el the avid of the carriage, anti addressed • the surroueiding mob. lie of f ered It i 11l self, he said, to their notice -as a candidate•hir the representation of the city of Westminster, in eider to Iwe a seat in the Ifunse of Cow- molts. • lie did rot say Out he shonid be able no make an improasion upon those in power, but he would at least make the attempt; if he should have the honettr to lie refereed, he would not do as etkers had done, compromise the rights of the people; he would not go te ttat House as the pretended friend of the people, nor would' ht supinely sit still labile Mi nisters were abusing and vilifying the people, while at the same tieneent they were robbing them, and filching money out of their pockets by way of tar.. s. What line ot emaluto he intended to adopt if he should obtain a scat in that House, he believed, was already well ',noon to the citizens of West minster : he had made an affidavit which he intended toad here to, and he only hoped that other candidates fur the ie preseistatton wnn(d imitate his example in this respect. Au Infamous report, he said, was afloat and spread through the inea:.a at the public prints, that his intention was only to create a riot and distui bance, and that he did not mean to stand the election. The report was as false as it was calum nious; and he now openly declared, that he would keep the poll open to the last tla the law would allow. It was indeed true that he h a d Iwo the power of bringing tip his enters in the 531111 e inaimer as opponents hut he should have the op• portitnity of meeting them face to face on the Intstings in Covent iiartien. (Cry of, " They will run awiry."a No, he did nut think they would have the cowardice to do that ; but he had had len twilit:satin that it was the intention of smuc of the candidates to semi their deputies to appear on the hustings in their stroll, lie earnestly hoped that the free and thilepen. (len t eitizetts of Westiniooter would not stiffer this to be dune. 'l (:ere was trio rotten. herough, uo town or country, where the caudidate had the impudence to say to his electors, " pay my representative respect ;" and should it be said of the no ble minded independent citizens of ‘t . estininster, that they suffered this indignity with impunity? (Cries of no, no.) No, he would toting these sneaking fellows flout their slinking boles, and lie woual put such questions to them on the hust ings as none el them should be »We to answer. lie then sig nified Ws illirlltioll of proceeding to Waterloo-place, before Carlton House; and observed, that if vile and corrupt papers chose to any that lie went there to insult royally, his reply %geoid he, " No, the Wall who lives there is one of the people, god I call fur all the people." He subsequently coutinued ; " If his !toyed Highness wail enndesceild to put Ms bead out efts: e 'tie crevices in the building, he would hear nothing insulting to himself, bid some plain wallet, which ought to be listened to by every Tall." Alter having made some re marks upon his own Illness and capacity to represent *e city of Westminster, lie neat called the attention (Attie 'fleeing to the present Mirasters at the head of Crovernment, to whom lie gave the appellation of blood suckers. They were quite full of Mood, nut rittlike other leeches, they did not drop off; they coutimied suckine, mid God only knew when they would leave off, The N pigs or the Tories were equally arbitrary in edit'. He Vv.ts fur no party, but as an individual lie wish. (A fur a Seta It was far trails his wish to excite the people to riot—quite the teverse ; he only wished to allow that the 1. eople were capable of enjoying their liberty. It would br A a.il that lie hail nii 1111 l ted the revolutionary dug, but lie should base p.euty of time to answer all the calumnies' against him at the ensuing election. He should be on the hustings en Thursday our g a trw minutes be.fore nine o'clock, and he hoped he should he areentramed by all the friends of liberty, sit that it could not be said that a small majority held up their hands in favour of Hunt. He then pruce.•ded to deal out invectives against the late Parliament, vi loch, he said, petite nu he,ue, aligat he abused in any way; but I.e vroteett it that nothing lee coulti say would tie loot enough for it. 'flue leas-led lawyers, Messrs. Iliusinhans and Romany, hail pi ofesseil ilirai intentions to tin snitch, Lrut had iii fact done clothing t nu, they halt tam much respect fur then learnea iii. m'a oil 1111: oh.er safe ot the ilosite. Neither the bullying of Lord. Castlereagh, the iosulemet! or Mr. Canning, or the quitobliug ill iwir. Vausntahl, should ever prevent huh IrOin hi. illi4t,let put loin to death he eyelid die but once, and sleuth had lia i..sitora for him. 'the public print • liad ~tared at potem, .aaed %Molter there was no dageei to pot lulu to d'a'is? hey Ail, a nd WO•titl otit him to 'lean', hilt the toward• led that %shu t they once neaan they did taut know IAIIIII 10 ICA‘i. „f . hush lett, a, in Isis insekt t, which he had reeeis ed. Ili: cattail ht; that it'll., offered to cultist' omit ibis .lay in. ait ( )p.m c ,, r , eiag ,, in ' .nil he shot. lint he felt censcinus the be came fur nn bad porposr, but toe the good of his collet ry, and Me traleo notlit lA. lie concluded with thine's that twantis roe, it we. his in.ention to stint flute tosser parishes in the c.ty. sig. Ss, tin's at Chaste' Cross, Si. :toter itt WaJuat..rent, dud St. Cloao lira. at S. Clciou 's church, in the :Walla. 'flit ai slur sites, irroceeded In the carriage up Parliament street, I...tided. Waterloo-place, toe hackney chat sot with the flag taltiou one frati,aalt was 10110 wets by a bout 'a%) ;.1. S ref • "HI • ti 1.4 :.1.• House Lidarilt, he putt of hi, hat, and as , eti it in die .us, altS,•ts some or tile lA.. Onaird• at .tie AC, Ilia Mira :laid& Oar a instil lillaa4.-- Pis' V 3 Islet le then as a:rested. seal site COW 1 " . • Syr it.e .dr. 1 00 k A•littir retteit..• meet. A bat past tine, Ile al rivet, al Vita ierlan ;mew. 111.1 la, Allil s. me eJdo iaus, Ith ' , perch he had proisiou , d g sr.. at Palace-yard. Ile wain ,ollaci Vt.', dial Ile attains tie toneds the rei‘o.lage ; lint it h. , Royal 11140unw. )+OOlll condescend to cutue oat and give bit THE NATIONAL REGISTER approbation, he nerd not feat the same danger as when he slicked out the hack way to Pailiameut. There shoald be no pup gun plots here, and no stones. His Royal Highness should have uo occasion to base thick plate glass to his wine lows to protect his royal person. It was for Brougham, sad the other Whigs in Parliament, to insult his Royal Highness. From himself he would meet only with the mildest language. He had no doubt but in the newspapers to-morrow he should he misrepresented, and the persons now surrounding him would be cAlled the rabble. There were at any rate some well dressed and• some ill d d rabble ; and . being at the Court end of the towti v for what he knew, there might be some courtiers present. He next observed upon the great extra vagance of Ministers, and said that in the last year the Prince Regent had received no less than a million and.* half oat of the Civil List, A gentleman present said, " nr, Mout, you statewhat is, false." Hunt.—" Sir, yon are a acoundrel." Gentlentatt.—" Prove the fact." ..... _ Mr. Hunt only replied, by repealing, " Yon are a noun duel ;" and subserpiently airre the same gentleman the hand some title of " Tailor to the Prince." .....__ ....__. The speech having been concluded,-Mr. Hunt proceeded through Pall Mall, up St. James's street and Pi.cadilly, through Park-lane, and to Hanover-square by way of Ox ford-street; thus taking a circuit of the puiucipal part of Westminster. _ ...... Wednesday he made n second tour to three other parishes in the city of Ni'estininster, viz. St. Mat tin's, St. Ann's, and St. Clemens's. Twelve o'clock bring the appointed hour for the appeasers df this candidate at Charing Cross, a cue. siderable body of people were then assembled in expectation of seeing the orator. Smile merriment was cccaaioned before the arrival of Mr. Hunt, by a gentleman isi naval uniform, at t hat moment passing alongthe street, accompanied by two other gentlemen out of uniform. The mob, Immediately conceiv ing that it cotild be no other than Capt. Sir Murray Maxwell, followed him, and assailed b'm on all aides by their housings and hissings. The officer immediately took off his bat, and waved it several times. This exasperated them still more, and for some minutes a continued howl tilled the air. At abcitit half past twelve o'clock a general cry of •' Hunt, liant," an nounced the approach of the demagogue, ^nd his nag was seen waving doss is the Strand. Mr. limit at length appeared in an open carriage, much more elegant and more aribstan tial than that from which he harangued the multitude on the preceding day. As he came towards Charing CIO6S, he was greeted by the multitude. lie then mo toted upon the seat of the carriage, and very shortly addres•ed the people. He said, that as he had 15 day's wails before him or the hustings, he should not now tres pass long apes the time of his ►earers. A prison from the crowd cuffed oat, e' Hunt, pay your debts... Mr. !lint.—" So 1 awe • let every man pay his debts. 3 know of no debt which have contrarted which I have not hunonrably paid. Every one knews that the Law will make us pay. That man. 1 suppose, is one of the Boss rest run Ill'I'A." Ile would now give way to Ele geotieimaa who had proposed him as a candidate for the city of Westminster at the Crenvo and Anchor tavern. and every word that gentle man uttered hr thought he could answer for. Mr. Marley then rose upon one of the seats of the carriage, and in the must vehement manner enforced upon the people the siecesvity of supporting Mr. Hunt, and represented the dreadful alternative ofloseng their liberties for the uext seven years. He cent on with the sante warmth to describe the manner in which his noble minded friend had been calstrani died by his enemies ; and he concloded his eloquent harangue , by awning Sir F. Burdett of having shuffled on some occa slot!, and refused to be liar friend of the people. Mr. Hunt again rose to say a few words, but was prevented for a short time by a person in the crowd attempting to speak. He then continued ; and, pointing to the.person who had in terrupted him, said, " Hoist hint up into the cart, or turn him out ;he a some spy belonging to Government, sent herr to create a disturbance." (The name of Oliver was the gene -' ral cry.) nu. people then attenrpted to take the horses out of than carriage, hot Mr. limit prevented its being done, observing, " 1 do not want any man•te torn himself into a beast: I have sent for my horses from the. country, sad I intend to rite to the hustings every day." carrirge then proceeded to Wardoer-street. Here Mr. limit and his friends alighted, and went into theliouse of Mr. Poloy, where he made his appearance on a rosteitin erected fin the occasion, on the leads of the first floor of Mr. Dolltys house, and was again loudly clirevd by the populace. He was heartily glad. he said, to tee such a large concourse of the friends of liberty now assembled, and observed, that the borongh mongers would be alarmed at sot h a sight. The orator then yeti rated into the house of Mr. Dolby, and the mob partially dispel seil. It was not until near four O'clock that Mr. Hunt (although he had so:cagily inotisised to he there at two o'clock) inadel his appearance before St. rletnent's church in the Strand.-- He Lucre mole a vet y short epereli. excusing.ltimselt iu con.• sequence of the severe icold which he car...gist in his •exer tions the preceding day. He alluded to the manner in vs hint his placards had been defaced by that harlequin of Drury Lanekthe Ilan. Dough+ Kirmaird i V41)9 html had the audacity to paste his billanver his (Hunt's) placards. • The horses were token out of t h e carriage, and Mr. Hunt vs as drawn Wire to his ludediaga in Norfolk-street in this Steam!. Et.oermetrr•s—An affair occurred at Vanitliall-gardem on Friday week, which has canard very considerable anxiety to a family of rank and fashion. About one o'clock on the a tat iaaig of Saturday, as the ladies and gretlemen oho composed the party were on the point of entering their ea:- riage r the absence of a young lady belonging to them WP , discovered. Search was immediately mad- tor her lirungls nut the corulem, lint 01111011 i success. The coachman ism; directed to drive to their residence, and a hope was enter tained that the object of their setts alt, haven_ missed her psi ty, might have proceeded home with some other frie:-.1. The expectation, however, wits disappointed, and two hours %vele passed w paint°, em,priscc, when an elder sister returned to Vatishollett tended to Mire set yams, and tcuewed the seeich • wbsch 111 its result proved as tinsieeress':i as the former, and 1301 only oren , iOned an ani.ety of the siuni :liar ttt itt sea toile, b u t appeared to create all apprehension that th lady bid placed herself tinder the proteelson of some poi` Pis remelt olos-estimi. In its. le ell. „..,. „.. Thurs , l3y aft' lack, named ltrann and Mai:quire, were bathing gin the ito l .d cu.!, ".V.arborne bridge, K.ut, thry got out 0 : 41. Nil, . acm a wilier of tile 'Staff Corps. willed Da:Alef, piing in to rltrir assistance i wlicn, finicking to misty, they Men: IL tut% dzowueci. JUNE f.)2 LAW INTELLIGENCF. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, Joie 15. MARKET V. Tile PROPR lETORi OF COV EtiT•ti A RDEN TiItATR F. This was an action bronglst by the plaintiff, by bit next of kin, he brine a minor, to rrcover from blessrs. Harris the sum. of 2001. for work and labour. Mr. Scarlet', for the plaintiff , Stated the ease to the Jury. From his statement, it appeared that the plaintiff, being pos. essed of a fine voice, was engaged as a singer, for two years, at Covent-garden Theatre, at a cemiti weekly salary. For some time he continued to sing with great success when suddeiely be was informed he co u ld lee illiuwed to sing no mere, mid his safary was suspended. To recover the sum due on his agreement the present action was brought. The de fence set up was, that the plaintiff's voice having broke, he wren° longer capable of singing. Several witnesses welt called, who proved the contract for two years ; that the plaintiff sang kr a part of that time, when he was no longer employed, and his salary was stepped. The witnesses were not aware any alteration bad taken place in his voice. Lord Ellenborongh asked, if the defence row to be set up was, that the plaintiff's voice had altered. Mr. Gurney s;,id, it was. Lord Ellenhorosirli was of opinion, this defence was not available. Li en tf the plaintiff's voice had Char tell for the orse, so that he could only squall, still he was ready to again}, if allowed to du so. There wr.s no special agreement on the face of the contract If the plaintiff's voice had become the Suest in the world, and tilt ieby a source of most estrum dinary profit to the Theatre, yet he could not have set up amt increase ed demand against the defendants. Mr. Gurney observed, the plaintiff had only fared as other persons engaged on the establishment of the Theatre would do; when he could no longer perform his salary sfepped. Lord Ellenhorough saw no stipulation of this kind on the face of the contract. The plaintiff's voice alight rot base improved; but he was ready to sing if called on to do so, Mr. Seurlett said, tire contract was for two years. There was no stipulation that he shonld perform every night. TI ‘e present case was like that of a servant seeking to recover wages. It was not necessary Met the plaintiff should prove he was always at work; it was sufficient he p roved his teadi, nests to w,,rk. Mr. Gurney said, this case resembled that of Hull v. Hug man, 2d East, p. 153. This was an action by a seaman for wages. There was a contract between the plaintiff and de fendant that he shonfti go a voyage from A. to B. and back again to A. The plaintiff was improperly set 011 shoo eat B. and afterwards brought his action for work and labour. The Coart in this case meld, that the form of action should act have been for work sad labenr, but for a breach of comract. Mr. Searlett, on the contrary, submitted, that tin pi esertt ease resembled that of Kendal v. Pontbien,in Mr. lL4stispbell'a Reports. That was an action by a servant for wages for a specific time, ander contract. The plaintiff was dismissed before the tern, was expired ; but he proved he was ready to have worked through the eiltule of the time, Wise had been called on to (.10 so ; and the Court held in that case that the plaintiff was entitled to recover. Loed Ellenborough observed, both parties now appeared to nisi) to to to extiemes. There was a middle course which his Lordship suggested the propriety of adopting, namely, to enter a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a reference. This suggestion of his Lordship was adopted. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff for the amount cf his demand, subject to a reference to a Gentleman at the Bar. WEDNESDAY. JtNIUS HIMTUS BOOTH V. MANLEY. Mr. Chitty stated, that the plaintiff, a pm former, had been engaged by the defendant, the proprietor of a theatre at Stamford, to play certain characte.s o s the 10th antlllth of March last, on the payment of bat he reciiipts of the house, ded ering 101. ; that the plain •.t had been ready and willing to perform accordingly, but III:II the defendant would not allow him, in consequenee of which the plaintiff had sits. tabled considerable damage in the loss of the profits, and in the expense of the journey. The defendant pleaded that he u as not liable. Mr. Adolphus opened the plaintiff's ease, observing, that the name of his client must be perfectly well known to the jury ; such menus of celebrity had beta given to Mr. Booth, the player of Covent Garden theatre, as few men had enjoyed. The defendant was proprietor of a Nourishing theatre at Stamford, who had wished to avail himself of Mr. Saadi', talents and popularity. The jury were probably await, that the time that Lordon performers could devote to eountuy expeditions was estr away limited ; alleirgagements, therefore, made witlrthem twist necessarily be const tied vet y strictly. On the .1111 of Mande, the plaintiff' received a letter from the defendant, in which lie stated that Miss S.Roeth (no •rglation •to the plaiii:ili) could not possibly come down to SlanifOrd as he had expected, in consequence wr ill health : he therefore proposed that the plaintiff should sispply her place. offering hint 20 guineas for three nights' performance. Mt... Booth • erdied that he could not accept his offer, but that his assistance would be needless, as Miss S. Booth. had stiff. ciently tccuvrred. On the following day. March .7, the de. fendant wrote Ice the plaintiff in these terms : the style of the letter was' abrupt and 'singular, bat sufficiently gible Sta•nford, March 7. " My dear Sir.—This is our fair time- .we till good houses with olo stars—better seth them. Come and play Tuesday Intla.:malWed itesday 11th, and -hate halt aq:.r loi. each night. It may be 231. or ' , oh.; nay niore-lust a.. they bite! And there end our hug:dn. Ir you say eye, wrap it up in a letter—if ~o, adieu!—' And for my love, I pray you wrong me out'—Shaksp.—lago, Sir Giles, or Hi ' chard 111. Yours. To J. B. Booth, Esq. " T. W. MANLEY." Thus letter was received by the plaintiff on Saturday ; and on Monday hr answered, closing still. the otter, mid request ! ing the defendant to secure hi:u a lodging. lie went to Stamford accordingly, and arrived there in time to play ode of the pat is above named on Tuesday lulls March ; but, to hit pleat burp r.se, be found that be had not la en non...need iu the hills ;on the contraey, ftnianfinl and 1 4. f 1 reldia4 had been filed as the entertainments of the es t,,intf. Ile made his typearance at the theid re. but he was tont th..t he could not way, lint might go tivoiie to his fc U>jwg. he 11i 111111 . ed if he were to p•.• 1 form to- ew night ; hut it was allSwered, that it did not snit the manager that flis Si:, old. 1 plaintiff, havens cr, temnined for two days in Sl4mtorti, lo.ug nothing, but c.a . !. it caller{ upon ; aoit when thi• time for al Walt lie could le 14 in. lit had e1..10,41:41, fr. paid ;• r his .adging, and returned 1 , , his en2.,,eistetit at t 1 lie valise of this ilisappu:ol:nent .tas soon appar, tit t--The Marquis of Lacier, a greater star (to use tire theatrical term of Mr. Meolty) alto Mr. Booth, bad colutuarided tee pieces 124