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

I 3U NIF, 9.C., Sir Samuel Bornify 189 `ion. Douglas Kinnaird...23 Si: Murray Maxwell l7f. M:. liun• l4 Si: F. Burdett, Bart.... WI Major Cartwright lO FRIDAY. for I see hundreds of pretty girls pressing forward te hear what I have to say. One of the proudest privileges of an Englishman is to stand (lemma un an occasion like this and solicit the favour of his countrymen. I feel that lam now standing on the hoards from which a Rodney, a Hood, a Gard ner, and last, though not least in your estimation, a Cochraue, have formerly met with your kind attention and respect.— You have long been accustomed to select one of your repre. sentatives from the profession to which I have the honour to belong. Of the 36S flap' is the year, perhaps no one could be more auspicious fora British officer's appeal to his coun trymen than the present, the anniversary of the ever mentors. ble battle of Waterloo. That victory was achieved, indeed, by a service in which I ant not engaged, bat I have no doubt that many of you who hear me partieipnted in its dangers and its glories. There is a natural interest, however, taken in such triumphs by that branch of the public service which succeeded at the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. One word more before I conclude. One gentleman has thought proper to tell yon for whom yon ought not to vote, and this person is himself the representative of an absent candidate, I appear in perm: before yon, an humble candidate for your suffrages, and presume not to direct your choice with regard to another. I turn myself wholly to you ; I throw myself into the midst of you. (Here Capt. Maxwell was saluted with a considerable quantity of dirt. which bespatsered all those around him.) I have often received shot from my enemies ; this is the first time I have ever received them front my friends. It has been angeested to ore that every other candi date has sported his peculiar colours; the custom has not been overlooked bzt me, and you see them above you, the Union Jack of Old England. My colotirs are not planted where the seeds of disorder and confusion flourish, they are Fleeted, I trust, in the hearts of the electors of Westminster. Mr. Harley next stepped forward in support of Mr. Hunt. Great confusion prevailed threstghout the course co' ibis gen tleman's speech, which prevented our being able to bear distiuctly what he said. Mr. Gale Jones said, lie was anxious on so important an Occasion, when Englishmen were assembled to appoint a representative, to state fairly to them the object of their efforts. Mr. Hunt's ttients were not pressed men; they were voluntet rs in his cause, and they wet e willing to shame the abuse which had been poured forth upon that injured iudividnal ; they would not suffer him to be run down. Of his opponents, some of theist professed the same priuciplcs, but where were those gentlemen Of time Court candidate, he was sure the electors f Westminster would beware; it was their duty to attend to principles ; if that ditty had been performed, the ruinous system which had been pursued svoirid not have gained ground. It might be trite that Sir Samuel Romilly was an excellent man ; but private character was ito recommendation there; his friends had done wrong to advise bias ta offer himself for Westminster, when he cupid have been elected elsewhere without injury to the cause of fret. dom. Mr. Moat.—" After the address you have jest hem d, I have only t' represent myself to you as an le.nest determined En. &shown. I wish not to obtain your antes by coming in uncles any 1114.1 ' s the gaNant officer end myself ate the only real canclidates, the tea arc ashamed to show their faces, becalm() they know that they would inert with your di -apt r bation. Toe gallaut officer has manfu lly appeared ill pirrSllll, an s had a right to eapeet your attentioe, although his politics are known, ..,est'.4....niath lw be a faired to the drsputisue which enslaves you. With regard mu Si, S. linmidy , I mean tc say nothing against him ; but hue is suit of lila seat iu the den of corruption, let :dm therefore go bark to his friend the Duke of Norfolk, and the rotten borough of Arundel. I would say a few words respecting Sir Francis Burdett; bu' no, Gentlemen, no, I see you understand him as well as I do. (Cries of " Give it to hint well, Mont.") He may be entitled " The Fiore of the bark dour of the Tower," and has fallen behave our notice. 'flue editor of the Courier said a little while ago, that I deserved to be sent to the Tower. The Tower, gentlemen, has no terrors for me ; but if I should go there, I promise you I will never stuak out at the back dour. Eleven years ago Sir V. Burdett pledged himself to his COD- StittlentS, to exert all his endeavours to :ear out the accursed leaves of the lawmen red book. Has he ever succeeded in tearing out a single leaf, or even in erasing a single name or pension? Now with your assistance, and although not its Parliament, I have by petition caused the Marquis of Camden to resign his enormous and disgraceful salary. If you return ine, I will attempt much more, nod, if well supported, doubt sot of success. The High Bailiff then stepped forward, and called upon the electors to declare, by a show of hands, which of the geode. men who had been nominated, they chcee to be their represen tative in the Commons House of Parliament. The names of the different candidates b. ing then successively called over, and a show of hands taken on each, the High Bailiff declared that the e:ectiun had fallen upon Sir S. Hominy and Henry Hunt, Esq. A poll was then demanded for the other candidates, and the High Bailiff aunonaced that after the lapse of an hour, to a!low the necessary preparations to be made, the polling would commenee. At one o'clock tae pot bcgart, and continued till fair. The crowd immediately ta front of the hustings soon showed great anxiety to know the rts u. lt. the mean time they amused themselves by throwing sticks ;:-.3 ravel at Sir M. 'Maxwell, who kept respectfully bewine, rn return. Faute hard substance happened hibe thrown from tae onaskirte of the crowd. which unfortunately bit the gallant and courteous candatte shove the right eye, and occasioned much pain, and a momentary retreat. Very general and strung reprobation was expressed at this outrage. Captain Maxwell anon stepped forward cn the advanced railing, bowed three times, and then come back to l.'a tanner station. The state of the Vlll '41.4 then exhibited The High Bailiff took his station at half past nine this morning. t-d the polling immediately commenced. Hunt and his party had previouslye.rrived, preceded by the red flag. surmountoi with the r4p of lib.:rty. At 10 Captain Sir M. Maxwell arrived .and was wel e,cmed with loud applause.... Ile had a shade over his right eye._ Taunt has now di!;:overed, that universal suffrage is no n.commentla twin to individual sutirsee. however popalar the motto may be with *.tie motley mob who escort his haltney vehicle to and from Norfolk :greet. He is now aware that clamour is not voting, and occupies himself in pacing up and down the hosting., raising objections to the parties who 'lol.^ cur his intrepid opponent but in this shift he was defeated, by a spirited check front the supporter of Sir M. Maxwell, Captain Basil Hall. When Lord Yarmouth appeared at the elt.ction booth for the pur pose ot giving his vote, he was objetted to by Mr. Hunt on the grounu ot his no• having paid up his taxes. The Noble Lord felt a little indignant at thi.- imputation, a, well as considerably annoyed by the delay wlrch the examination of the parish books uceasiolioi. Mier it had taken place, however, and it was found the Noble I ord b id discharged *lithe taxes due upon three severr I house:, Ix ?Ord!, Trir NATTOXAL BEGIS71:11 asked Mr. Hunt if he might then vote P Mr. H. smilingly hawed aisent. Perhaps it is unnecessary to state that Sir Murray Maxwell received a phoiper from his Lordship. Soon atter tour o'clock the state .t' the poll was exhibited : 1 Sir Samuel Romilly 825 Hon. Douglas Bine aird ...S5 Sir Murray Maxwell ;34 Mr. Hunt Sr. F. Burdett. Bart. -54tt Major Cartwright ...... --IX Neither Sir Francis Burdett, Sir S. Homillv, the Hon. Mr. Kits naird, nor Major Carta - right attend at the hustings. SOUTHWARK ELECTION, Tlan-pda . y, June 18. At about half past nine o'clock, Mr. Princep, the High Bailiff, appeared on the hustings prepared in tl:e tiont of the Toon Hall for carrying on this election, and was ..worn in. 111 then addressed the electors, and r e c ounnea d e d or d er sa d regulari ty in their proceed. ings. Mr. S. Davis then carne forward. He said he hoped they would lend him their attention to the few words with wl.ich he shoual trou. ble them. When Mr. Calvert had been offered in iso7, he had been told that it was a folly, and they would not poll SOO voters. The fact, however, was otherwise. Instead 01,500, they ,wit gut 1634, though they did not cotne till the eleventh hour. '1 his had given the death blow to the high party in the Borough. It was scarcely ne cessary for hi.n to enter into a detail of the Lsonduct pursued by Mr. Calvert, since he had become a representative of Southwark. His opposition to the Corn Bill wish be recollected by many wirh plea. SU* .4 4 1 1 occAsion he 'he,' it ' /1 .. 1.1% ill s minority against it. , was if bill ibteuded tc deprive ...tor *that la:lm.y, to them the greatest—of procering a clleap seii i .evia loaf. 1 nest thing to which he should allude was the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Mt. There Mr. Calvert woull be again found an oppontrit to Mi nisters ; anal in like manner on thec,ucstion of the Indemnity Bill , he would be discovered in his pla ce in the ranks of opposition. These were the remarks which he had taken the liberty of making before be recommended to them Mr. Charles Calvert as an object of then. choice, which he then did wit the most ecmplete e - Aivietion of his merits. Mr. F. Young came forward to propose Mr. Barclay, but the noise was so gnat that it was impossible for wine time to hear :Mo. He said that Mr. Barclay's property placed him above temptation); and if they wished to be teirly *epic:re:3W, they could nut eleet a mere fit person as (rise of them members the the ensuing Parliament. Notwithstanding the noise and opposition that there now appeared against that geotleman, he was convinced that there would be a ma. s toney of votes in his favour when they came to the poi. Mr. T. A Shuter seconded Mr. tiarelay's nomination, and after speaking fur a short time amidst very violent lesposition, he retired. Mr. Hall said be had to propose Sir Hobert Wilson, and he was coavinoed mat though that name stood last, it was not least in the oaututtior. of the electors (applause). On that occasion he felt it netvssary ter inquire into the political conduct of those who offered tuemeelvat to the electors. Mr. Barclay had on occasions void against toe interest of the people, whilst his colleague, Mr. Celt r, t, !tail ucen found 1r support of them. Sir R. Wilson ha , ' oven accused ot Invite; been tile friend of war, but what was Mr. Barclay ?—nut only toe trend of war, but of war-taxes. He had voted for the property-tar, and hart been an advocate of that obooxioue mescure tee torn-bill. Scarcely had he set his foot on the threshold of the home, before he had voted for 'a committee on that subject; but ms *induct was in opposition to his constituents. and tearing for his seat, de hid in the succeeding stages of that measure turneu ,ounce and voted oa the other side. Thee came the :suspension Acts; Mr. itareley had voted for the first, but again feetmg his seat trem ble tattler dune, he turned round and voted against tee second. After wards, wren nit found, anti the Ministers found, that nie people would be ao longer humbugged, they lilt it necessary to repeal the Suepension Act ; and then reflecting on whet they had been guilty of, and IV/ling mat they had overstepped the ail altieh they had been entrusted, they had brought in the' Hideo-314y ail Here Mr. Barclay had again voted against the people. Would it then he said that he was a fit man again to become their representative ? Of the merit., of Sir It. Wilson it was unnecessary' for him to say 1111.10/. He was a man well known to ahem all. It. had served its country bravely, he had often endangered his lire for them in battle, and he now uttered himself as the supporter of their intents in the House of Coaunons. lie had no douto, if they should elect Sir Hubert Wilson, that he would be Mum. an equally brave, active, and persevering opponent of thei: domestic enemies hi the senate, as he had been of weir foreign enemies in the tick!. Mr. Weatherstone seconded the nomination of Sir Robert Wilson. He holed we electors wculd exert themselves, and come up to the poll early to make the success of Sir Hobert 1V ilson certain, and put an end to the contest. Mr. Calvert said, that was the third time that he had had the honour of addressing the electors on eccaeions like the present, and it was the third thile that he had been nominated by the seine gentle men who had o kindly done that good office for him that day. Ile felt that as the highest honour, bee.iuse it convinced him that he had deserved their support lie had opposed the Corti Bill, because he considered it most mise.deetais 'for Parliament to interfere in fixing a price upon grain, though that measart might be introduced with the bed motives. He had opposed the Suspension Act; that had always had his opposition and always would have it. (In the same grountfi he had opposed the Bill of indemnity. His conduct were in their hands, and thee would judge of it. He stood confident of their support, and called tin them to use their exertions to put him at the head of the poll, and by their declared sappert to bring the contest, which would disturb their traneeMity while it lasted, to a speedy termination. Mr. Barclay next carne forward but the noise was so great, that it *as with difficulty any thing he said could be heard. Ile defended his Parliamentary conduct througletut. Ile had always, hesaidiachd according to the dictates of his cr.:wit-nee ; and if they should elect him, he alottlil always continue cinscientiously to die charge the duties imposed stpon Me t e Sir R. Wilson then cotrie fit eard amid went applause. It was with difficulty chit he could so tar restreia his emotion of gratitude as to be able to address those who now gave hint so dattering a re ceptiun, and to return his thank! to the gentlemen who had put him in nomination, and called for the support of the electors. Ile was bound, first. to express his satisfaction at seeing thoee whom he now addressed once more restored to the exercise of their elective fran chise ; and, secondly, to congratulate them on being thus restored by the dissolution of a most unconstitutional Parliament that ever afflicted this country...h Patliament tint had mutt:tinned doctrines, and consented to protectahngs not only hostile to the ire...:tiva of this country, but to the liberties anti rights of mankind, a Purliament that had rendered this great empire a land of servitmie, oppressed itself, and leagued with despots to oppress other states: aka, by the bra very of our fleets and armies, anti its great inter:Jai resources o' spi rit, enterprise, and industry, it might have rendered it the most happy and glorious nation of the world—tecure in the enjoyment of its own wealth and greatness, and the general supporter of liberal principles ' , VC( Europe. lie would now come to the business of the they. .111 those who heard him knew the groonds on which he now Came forward a candidate, anti the !Usury of those procerelinge which brought hint to claim their suffrages. Ile was actuated by no unwisee of personal ambition—his standing where he now did was not even tit his own sue:et:anon. A deputation of the bee ough who telt, and jusOy felt, indignant at the state of thrultirom into which their repre sentation had fallen, looked about Mr a nonesentetive to w'rnm they thought they amid more properly intrust their interests, and through, whom they could assert their freedom. They cide4 upon him re questine hint to stand, anti oti'ered lulu their eeelous support. He had had home exulting moments in his lifetime. Ile had (scent de en rested with honours on the field of victory by in., creel hands ' but be never felt so ;nowt as lie did now, w die uncle' ti e hands of inde pendence ; lie was greeted with tile epigenetic . his countrymen, ' anti lied idle; of gaining triumphs Mr their ~ adore, le c nn. lee leotard as he now did, he professed no Pcraunal hostility to the 195 gentleman *hose election he opposed. Re know the respectability of his private character, and believed that it was above suspicion. lie trusted that in the whole of the contest tiles word& preserve good temper, and, as freedom of speech and trial by jvay were the best rights of Englishmen, that they would hear every candidate, and that they would treat with candour slid attention all who were to abide the issue of their verdict. The show of Kand;;;;;; then taken. The nomination was declared in favour of Mr. Calvert and Sir Hobert Wilson, after which a poll was demanded for Mr. Barclay. The pulling commenced about 12 o'clock and continued till 4, when the numbers were, For Mr. Calvert Sir H. Wilson 338 Mr. Barclay V2B After the poll was declared, thecandidates came forward to address the meeting, and :he assetnblage departed without creating any dis.. turbance. A body of the populace waited for Sir It. Wilson, and carried him on their shoulder in triumph to a neighbouring inn. Among the porilace the whole of th e d a y M r. B arc l ay an d Mr. Barclay's friends - seemed to be the objects of general and virulent anur.nsity. On the other hand, the ff.entls of Mr. Calvert and Sir H. Wilson were Mo. ays received with shouts of applause, and wore their cockades am.d the names nf their candidates triumphantly. FRIDAY. At C e cotcht inn of the poll the numbers were declared to be, 1 er Mr. Calvert ........ Sir H. Wils'n r. Hama, . ..... ••••.t4 _ _ • P.' - -ralvert, after expressing his regret at the long time rev-vied in :tort: it ? g the state of the roll, congratulated them on that state now aat it was exhibited. 'Their satisfaction was already shown and he could assure them, that the pruud situation which it placed himself inspired hint with the liveliest gratitude. It pros ed that his parliamentary conduct had not met with the disapprobation of his cowstituents ; for, though much superior on the end *lithe second day's poll on the last election, his superienty on the present was considerably augmented. Mr. Barclay, who was with difficulty heard, thanked his friends sincerely for the exertions they had that day made in h:s favour. Al though at the bottom of the poll, he was far from belie% Mg that the contest was yet decided, and should renew it tomorrow with undimi nished spirit. Sir Hobert Wilson declared, that a more illustrious example of public irtue and public spirit was net to be found in history, than the conduct of the inhabitants of Southwark had presented for the last two days. They had encountered, and successfully encountered. an accumulation of wealth and influence such as never before had been brought into exercise against the cause of independence. This they had done unassisted by any of those means usually brought in aid of electioneering objects. relying only on their own patriotism. and attachment to those principles which they believed to be just.— Their exertions and public spirit had accordingly produced surprise in every quarter; his success had not only exceeded his own most sangtune expectations, but, had disappointed the opinion of must people. Flynn the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, June IC. BANKRUPTS. %VimTEO) J. Shrewsbury, starehmaker, July 7, 8, 28, at Ehrcws bury. A. Mr. Moore, Gray's Inn. PAGE %V. Banbury. mercer, June 26, 27, July 28, at Banbury. Att. Mr. Minn, Banbury. Pima: W. M mot ies4tva ller, June 23, 3r,, July 28, at Guildbal . . Atts. Knight and Co. Basil., all-street. DIVIDENDS. J. l': •nd T.lc:wk.-yen, Yolk-erect, Covent.garden, incr.'s-mercers, .1u42., W. V. nods, Crawfotd-street, Marylo..one, lincntiraper July 7. 0. Touhnin, Essex.street. Strand, navy.agtrit, July 7. 11. Jackson, Strand, vintner, July 7. 11. Weiller, London-street, merchant, June J. Stevens and J. Cantu, Bread-street, warehousemen, .luly 11. F. It. Hall, South Moreton, IVallingford, Berkshire, paper-maker, A. Calvert, Sidenham, shipowner, July 7. T. It. Hazard, Liverpool, merchant, July 7. J. Kiug, Tunbridge, carpenter, July is. S. Alcoek. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, brush.tnanufaceurer, July S. W. Broek and B. I.e Nlesurier,Warnford-courtonerchants, July 11. A. Keating, Strand, silt ersmith, July 7. S. Griffiths, Old Boswell-court, tailor, July 7. ' 'l'. and J. Layeock, Bradford, Yorkshire, oil-defilers, June 27. W. Coles, Alincmg.lane, broker, June e 7. D. Lewis and It. Putter, Mansion.llouse.strcet. _ linendrapers, .1 uly 11. J. Tugwood, Labeaster, ironmonger. July 10. C EHTI It: AT E.S—.l uLY 7. B. and .1. Walker, Birmingham, platers—W. Bailey, Frcitton Fen, Lincolnshire, farmer—D.l Daulb) and It. Grace, jun. Ma .- cheater, coal-merchants-4. Brown, Yorkshire, onllendraptr—J. Parker, Norwic4, lincndraper. MATCH AGA! NAT 'funs AND Tong ALa es; BILL—The /•:iliaburgit Star contains the following :- -'"The most es,pedi !ions journey between Limilon and Edinburgh ever know -I has just been performed. On Monday last, after tt was ns ceriaitied that Ltau Castlereaglimeant whin - adore a Bill iota the House of Commons that night, for the purpose of to:, • tiemiing the dative In the Scots Act of Parliament, of which declares that all foreigners holding a share In the Sleek of the Bank shall be held and considered naturalized subjects of Scotland ; a gentleman received a number of powers of attorney from foreigners residing in London, thou directions to proceed express to Edinburgh to intreliase slot k. Ile Jett Louden at five o'clock in the afternoon, and rein I.ed this about 12 o'clock on Wednesday, having Bins pertsormett Bic Journey influent:lee of 12 rs!--W e st amelic was forth• natetnunghtoetfectlrausfcrsofstockit, favottrolliis emplevers before tutee o'clock, after which no tronsfer could be at aff able, as the Bill introduced by I atrd Castlereagh being read three times, and passed the Commons on M,C•lay, would also pass the Lords Ott Tuesday, and receive the Royal Assent en Weditesr+ay. Nit fewer than 31 transfers of Rank Stuck were made in flivnur of intrigue's on \t ednesday. and about 100 shire of ,Ipril la,t , am! put ~t the d iscov cty of The cl a use in the ict Picture ilic rising of l'a, raiment, there Is little doolit that soy. ral thousand snrh ii fets would have been made to feu cigtirrs titbit! the Meeting ot the newt Parliament. A few ern, ing, sin,• a r,an pin:pee:atilt .Isorar i a io n r e , c ,.. , c i i n n a i,, s e tat a e l e id f n tt 101., U er t V i e I I t: r r i t t e Lit! is or t. V i el. came n, coolant xi'' :1 tnan's carriage, and he was throi.ti with great violence on the pave ment, where he 1.0 ta a state of insens bib ty. Amongst the persons who came to his assistance was a Cisme-I inimse officer, who, on taking ofl' his h at , dacovered a qu a ntity of valuable Fiend, lace in the eman ut U. Having made this chicanery, lie proceeded w examine several small pt ede wnieli had falba' front thechaise, and which were Muni] a. cur ist of sinaa a articles w t.. it se .h. ta v ii , r g e t z• l ix e s r t u n i e d u i i w atie car i a n' ‘ t s hg oow h 7lerser. were conveyed in the Crown Inn. The v:..lue of the goods, inde• peralcudy of the hur,c and chaise, which arc very good, is between 901 t and tenni. On Saturday week, the of W. P. Morgan. Esq. at Word. was Molt': open and phindv cisl of plate and linen to a large amount. liot•house and garden of Mt. Morgan wete robbed the name night.