The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-22 00:00:00

. 22 nialstly ; lie respected his person ; lie emidoled with him in sickness. lit when he presented himself as a tool for Lord C.ediereagli, you will have to prove whether the hustings be the quarter-deck. lie could not appear there; hut it was to be supposed that lie would send his first lieutetiaist. He merely came forward on the presumption that in his person they would make the, must sieecessfill Sit liggle for their little petelimer. If any other was more likely to effect that object, he at once yielded. But the great object was to oppose Ministers who were the friends of division, confusion, and revolution. by breaking every tie that connected society, by sending emissaries from the Home Department, to excite suspicion, and Ireitehery. They (the lintiers) were the friends of order. Order was most effectually promoted by refui :.• if that **stoic which was tottering to its fall. If he should be returned, he should be their own work ; by them he was brought forward, by them supported. by them returned ; to them he should look for help, ail. monition, and orders. If a representative was 1101 sub ject to orders, he knew nut what a representative should be. He should trouble them no longer; and, as at least snore gratifying to his own feelings, he should beg leave to retire from their deliberations. Sir Francis Bnrdett now put the first resolution, which ex. pressed th it the Man of their choice should support the claims to short Patelisunents, and a full, tree, and equal representa tion. It was carried unanhnoudy. Mr. Jenkins proposed W. Cobbett, Esq. as a fit person to represent them in Perlietneut. (Great confusion arose in conseqiienee.) Mr. Hunt presented himself, and infinitely increased the confusion. The Chairman respiested that they would save thus, as well as conduct the holiness of the day to a beneficial issue, by listening with fsirness and impaitiality to every Gentleman who addressed them ; there would otherwise be neither use fellness nor respectability in their public ineetin,gs. If any thing objectionable should be uttered, any one had the right to refute it. Mr. Hunt was still received with every ungrateful! noise. He said he should wait with patience till they should hear him. He hoped it would never go fill di that such an as sembly had refined to hear an Englishman. Its a packed room such a thing might happen ; surely not in a public large assembly, such as he now addressed. He thought they ought to have knowu his character too well to suppose that lie could be put down in ten 333 i 3 Mit% It had been justly said, that their weakness was in division. He agreed in that opinion, and his object WAS to prevent division. His friends had intended to propose him, but his answer was " No; if no other man forward to resist Sir Murray Maxwell, I am at your service ;bat if any other person on whom all agree stoup collie forward, in God's name let me not interfere." He should speak of Mr. Hoblionse with freedom, with liberty ; but he trusted with moderation. Was lie ally relation of Sir Ben. jamin Hobllonse ? (His son.) Was he the son of that Sir Benjamin Hoblionse who, at a public r in that room, had kissed the hand of Lord Holland front veneration to Whig principles, and soon afterwards joined the present wicked administration ? Was he the sun of Sir Benjamin Hobbouse, who had been fur so many years ChM, man of Mr. Pitt's committees? Was he the sou uf that Sir Benjamin Hoblionse, who had been a traitor to Lite cause of liberty, and gone over to the banners of slavery? Was lie the sun of that Sir Beni • Hold se, who had 1,5001. or 2,0050. a year as commissioner of the Nelms') of Arcot's .debts? He wished to ask likewise, What Mr. Hublimise had beeu doing for the last ten years, where he had wandered, and in what respect he had been of service to the people of Westminster? lie was not desirous of visiting the sins of the father on his children, although this was one of tire principles of the religion which he professed; but be thought it impossible that Mr. Hob_ house should unite their votes, or satisfy their expectations. A gentleman lied proposed Mr. Cobbett, now an alien from his native land, through the oppressive measures of the Go vernment ; and a man of greater abilities or political honesty they could not elect. Mr. Cobbett was, if they Should think proper to support him, willing to ruilertake the task of re presenting their rights and interests in Parliament ; and for the purpose of bringing that question to issue,he would second the nomination. He would take this opportunity also of re. leering to a letter, read by Mr. Cleary on the hustings at the last election, and which purported to be a letter front Mr. Cobbett, in the year MOS, in which, speaking of hint (Mr, Hunt), he was described as a sail fellow, who retie about the conutsy with another man's wife, 'ravine deserted his own. The noise and interruption were at this moment so •x -cessive as effectually •to stop the progress of the speaker's explanation. Sir F. Burdett stepped forward, and entreated a patient bearing: Hr begged theist to recollect that he could nut fulfil the duties of the situation in which they had placed him sinless they supported him in it. Mr. Hunt then resinned. It was not surprising, if, after the villainous attacks which lie had borne. if not with meek • ness, at least with patience, he was now desirous of vindivat tog liiniseltfroin the foitlest and falsest calimmy of thrill all. Mr. Cubbett had declared publicly, and although his Register had been suppressed in this vomit' y, the de elaration bed tumid its way here, through the itself of a Lit ei pool newspaper, that he had never written the letter in question, and that it was an entire forgery. Mc. Cleary now addressed himself to the meeting, hut being too lbdisposed to make himself and.uie, he tit4tr.l that lie had the letter in his possession. and %lonia prodder it bet ui e them in half an bout, if the meeting shouldcontinue bo lung, and he iminediatelyltli the room for that 'impose. Mr. Wishatt then rose, and after some observations on the •irtaes and public spirit evinced 041 s• many critical occasions by the house of Bedford, proposed as 14 candidate for their sof_ frages, the second soil of the pi esent Dnke, Lot d John Russell. The Electors of Westminster could not foi get the intei CAL taken in the maintenance of their rights by the late Francis Poke of Bedford, his personal exertions,or his willing attend. since at their meetings both there and in Palactsyard. The present Duke of Betlfoid bad always supported the same principles, had always leut his aid to the eleetion of their fa vourite representatives, and had, by Isis cuntsibution to Mr. Hone, and his uniform hostility to a Will Olivet moiesit, been recently deprived of the honour of the Lord Lieutenancy ot iris native comity. With r. spec, to Lord John himself, it was kiiou n th a 1/t , had made asp eeehi ill on th e Habeas Corpus sinspension Act, equally creditable In head arid lila heart. It was proper for him, how ever, to state, Lust it their choice should appear to 10,110 e in ptetet elite to any otl. r individual, Lord Johu was determined not to im pede or interleo e with the exercise of it. Mr. Thelwall explained respecting a remark of his whirl' Mr. Hunt had misrepresented. He took this opportunity of Sa) rug, that the political opinions of Mr. . 1101,1110113e3 THE NATIONAL RECISTrIt. tors could be no wise prejudicial to him (Mr. Hoblionse,l since it Will well known that he had been proscribed by hi, family on account of his independent sentiments. 51r. Sturch rose, principally to put a question of order.— Were they not now debating %shriller Dlr. Hoblionse was a tit person to be returned to Parliament% He understood that the object of Mr. Wishart's address was to propose another person. If lie was right as to the question, that proposal was not regular. If a particular person was first put forward, and the ground thus pat•occupied, no one had power to pro• pose another. Sir F. Burdett explained. The first question wet that alluded to by Mr. Siurch, namely, whether :Mr. Holdietuse was a tit person to be returned ; the second sea, the eaienslinent proposing Mr. Cobbett ; and the third was another amend ment, proposing Lord John Russel. He thought it the tel way to allow every person to propose any candidate lie thought proper, and then to put the question se. intro. Mr. Stanch ac.plieseed in the emenilment, although he was not aware till now that Mr. WISII:aI'A motion was an ainend• meat. He insist take up their time for a moment, while lie slated that he had had no concern in calling this meeting. He was desirous that this should be knoall, Incatise, during the last few days, lie hail received a peat number of lettersoul vising hint how to art on this occasion. He had been stopped by people in the street, who wished to know from him who was to be elected. it would appear limn this, that some thought him a more important mac than lie really was. Fur many years hack. indeed, lie had exerted himself lisr the independence of Westminster, particularly in behalf of their honourable and worthy Chairman. But the whole al the pro. ceedings on the present occasion were unknown to him. He had no band in calling this meeting, and consequently was not entitled to any merit for the good which might result front it. lie needed nut attempt to prove, that the conduct of the electors of Westminster had excited great interest through all the nation. They had looked to its tin- an exam ple in choosing honourable and independent members. When Sir I Burdett was proposed, we had only to mention his name, and the electors flocked together to give him their suffrages. When we elected Sir S Romilly, we were aware that we had chosen a man of high independent character, and of eminent talents. (Question.) He wished those who called for the question would ask themselves whether, if they bronght forward Mr. Hoblinuse, they would fulfil the wishes of the electors of Westminster, cud of the nation at large. He main tained that they would not. He did not mean any thing against the talents or principles of Mr. Hoblionse, because he was ignorant of both. Till Mr. Kienaird came forward Mr. Hob house wes unknown. He exerted himself also for Sir Francis Burdett ; but he opposed Sir Samuel Hominy. He would not go the length of Mr. Hunt. in saying that the sills of the father should he visited on the son ; bolt he must say that he had seen Mr. Hothouse's d se's father standing on a table and nick ing such a speech as Mr. Haat hut ascrilsed to hint. He would maintain that the feelings of his being an untried man, would operate on the electors out of doors; and that, if Go. vernment !nought forward any Tory, whether Sir Marley Maxwell, or any other person, and Mr. Hobbouse were the only candidate opposed to him, Goveinment would triumph. Ile should conclude with one word of advice. He was aware ' that delays were dangerous ; but precipitatiou was still more dangerous. He therefore rerottiMended that they should not conic to any decision at present, but allow the electors at least a fortnight longer to look out tore proper person. Mr. Pitt hutted that they all felt it full time that the electors of Westminster should act at a body, and not be led away by any set of men. He was as much against division as any one could be.; and therefore he proposed, if they wished to keep out the Court candidate, that every elector, as lie quitted the room, should put low n his name, in order to form a broad and expanded to 000000 aura for the purpose of preventing disunion.— Because Mr. lioblionse comes here and nukes a great display of talent, we are not to decide that he is the only proper per. son. He slid not scruple to say, that the getting up of Mr. Hublionse was a rank job. Sir 'Francis Burdett again addressed the meeting. They had heard a great variety of remarks from the several speak ers. His friend Mr. Slime,' had advised them to pause and not to crime to any derision at present. Had he known, before he left the country, that lie should navel to London for the purpose of deciding that nothing should be dune, he should certainly have tl n ht that he wits going on what was coninewdy called "a f ol's errand." What reason had they to delay i What question was there on which they were not then qualified to decide? Action should follow decision promptly. The object they had to consider was not merely the election of a Candidate fur Westiniuster • not the object was the support of those principles for whichl he and they, for a period of 25 years, had heen contending. Mr. March had been seconded in his advice of delay by Mr. Pitt, who lied recommended the appoint meld of *committee on an extended principle. This plan, which is saiil to hese the support of union fur its object, is the very plats which the enemies of unimi %%mild adopt. One principle which had liven adverted to in the discussions of this day, reminded him of the fable, in which a hungry wolf, to alevstir a lamb, and having no pretext for quail - ening with the innoceut creature Baud, vet y conveniently remembered the pal rut of the limits hail mice °deeded hint. He could conceive no greater pledge for political integrity, that, 111111 a man of Mr: Hohlunises warm heart—(chair, their, irons 3fr. Mint ) He was tanund to state such remaiks as it sense of ditty dictated. With regard to Mr. Hoblionse, he repeated, that no greater pledge of princi ple could he given, than that a man of tender feelings and warns heart should renounce the emmexion and brave the displeassie es of his family. 'id start .distaclev, and to do no. thing to obviate them, was 1131 10 do service to the cause.— His youth, which hat been objected to, would impi use.— There was no risk of ,Ik.ppoini....t it, that. But there was no risk of his disappointing them 114 to the principles lie hail avowed there that day, and on a former oreasiun. It had neen asked what he 113,1 been doing for the last In years. He ass, its every piling MOD ollght to he, laudably employed to i ',prove his own mind. Fatoll 11141 pursuit he had been called to utter himself for a situation which lie could out leave ex purled, lor 1 1 was only by a most i nfortiniate calamity that it wes put within his sees+. In cultivating his mind he had not runts:ll-d a MOIIBOII. It had produced fruits 10 lie jlichgeil of by Eau is Pe. He is as not therefore tinkitown ; and if lie were, in these days of tem gives sation, treachery, and intrigue, it eas no small prise not to be known for combinations against the people. A gent leman had re marked, that we bail Ito other motive ftir returning him but the eloquent speech he wide. ' Thal wets 134)% a bait motive. The MAD Who is 3. Si, he ' their voice in anistlia place should be qualified to speak elopiently. Let none dispute that these were proofs of his talents. Both ois pen and iris tongue had proved his talents, and lie would Baru always to maintain true principles which he had avowed. The pretensions of NIL I toOloua: were not small; on pretensions aloae lw wa.. equal to any that could be named. Ile knew but one individual ..mterin: in prcteaaiums to Mt. liu.i.ionses and that was 31s .tor Cartwriint. It 371 ! WAY 110 t an invidious comparison that influenced him, but lie felt ter various reasons that it was inipo.sible to carry Major Car twright. his admiration for him, for his excel. tit character, and for his unswerorg exertions tin the liberty of England and of Europe, was s.tt.„ 414 unalterable. There wan also '.l r. Fawkes, of Yorkshire; and t.:.% re was Sir Charles Wolsey, a Baronet, whom he rejoiced to see - ing the people's part, for there were not many of them (of the lia mnetagm who took this turn. Of' Lord John Ittoesell they knew so much as of Mr. llobliouse ; but that Engliehman's heart must be cold when the name of Rus,ell. Sydney. trod of Hampden ceas.d to operate as a charm. It had been te•ked if any lied heard Lord Jtcal Russell's speech on the stispeosion. Ile had head it, and paid to it at the time his tribute of tinplatts , , and th:inks. Fie hail only 0.4 observation to make respecting Lord John Russell—he was alnauly in the Howe of Commons. i however highly he estimated the eiia raeter of Franei: Duke of Bedford, and however willingly he paid hoinavre to the present Duke, he thought it better to send another to the leouve to fight by the side of Lord John Russell. The number of tit persons he teal mentioned showed that they had oily to is:le et one from among many. listing done so, he hoped they w0..1 unanimously follow out the measure. The committee had been • etised of dictating. %Virtu was every lady's busine.is was nobody . ... Toe committee had no power or r e w a rd, they had nothing but ine labouring oar. They could do nothing without their approbatien ; and but for them there would be no meeting to-day. Tiny suffered in their purses as well as tilde persons. This lie knew ; for he Da . .%r their account,. Who then were the usurpimr junta ? What power had they got ? They had b een blamed at thelast el: etion for doi.ig nothing. Those charges were ludicrous amid absurd. They were to paie,ti in cooling to a decision, because he suppo.ed they were tea few ! although the largest room in the kingdom wa... crammed cvt .1 in the pa.;sagts. In God's name let them be decisive. lie should say little of Mr. Cobbett, because as be dad written against him he might be supposed to have angry feelings respecting Mtn. lie he I none. Ile had alw lye read his writings with much gratid-at.0.1, and he regretted much that the country was deprived of his Warm : support of public principles by, he would say, the oppression infamy of the Government, which forced him into another country— Mr. Hobhouse would willingly have surrendered his ambition to Mr. Kinnaird, if he had stood thrward, and would have been most active to promote his success. Mr. lloWartise was now proposed tor their choice. If he forsook the principles he professed, titanic at tached to him ; brit they hail acted consistently in supporting a man who avowed the principles which they all adopted, and which they were anxious to render every where triumphant. They were old enough to judge for themselves; and he h o p e d t h e y wou ld not se parate till they adopted decisive measures. Mr. Cobbett's letter, which Mr. Hunt had stated to be a forgery. was now produced. Sir Francis Burdett said, he believed it to be Mr. Cobbett's hand- writing. Mr. Hunt pronounced it a forgery. Sir F. Burdett said, that Mr. Cleary, whose eye had been de ceived by it, as his would have been, and Mr. !Lunt, had nothing further to do with the question, which rested entirely between Mr. Cobbett and Mr. White, formerly the printer of his Register. Mr. Cobbett being put as the amendment of the nomination, &Wet six hands were sects in different parts of the room. Mr. liobhowe had a large if nut universal show of bands. Lord John Russell had very few. Sir F. Burdett hoped that every one would be satisfied with the impartiality of his conduct, although his private feelings were par ticularly engaged. As to Lord John Russell, he was satisfied that many of his friends had declined to show their hands fur hint, know ing that be would not come forward to divide them. That was the lea ban that so few handa had bow shown for him. Luis.:, lie was bitral he felt no hesitation its saying that Mr. llobhouse was clicuen by an immense majority. Mr. Hunt.--I declare that Mr. Hobhouse had an imnienac ma jority, If he could finally gain his election he had not the least objettien, and lie should not stand in his way. Ile reqiieded his friends. if there were any.to do every thing in their rime,. to support Mr. Hobhouse; The 3d resolution respee6Og the appointment of a committee was then put and carried unanimously. The -meeting, which was oxeossively crowded during the whole' time, broke up a quarter before tire. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Nov. 17 • BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. GRIELNWOOLP J. Long Wittenhani, Berksitire, flamer. BANKRUPTS. T ov w. Exmouth Street, Spa-fields. builder, Nov. 21, Dee. 1, 29. at Guildhall. AU. Mr. Hose, East Street, lied Lion Square. ROBERTS .1. W. College liill, clime-factor, Nov. 21, Dec. 1,2, 29, at Guildhall. Atts. Pitches and Co. Swithin's Lane. Waal, I). Sutton-Scotney. South/martini, innkeeper, Ike. 1,2, 29, at Reuling. Att. Mr. Hamilton, Berwick Street, Soho. LANGFORD J. Ludgate Hill, chytnist, Nov. 21, Dec. 3, 29, at Atts. Walton and Co. Ginller's Hall, liasinghall Street. LAN(:3IAN .1. l'otnes, Devonshire. miller, Dec. 1. 2. 29, at Exeter. Au. Mr. Elliott. Fenchurch Street. Wit.I.IANI,; W. A mem•eoracr, bookseller, Nov. 21, Dec. 3, 29, at Guildhall. Atts. Taylor and Co. New Basinghall Street. llomitLE S. Liverpool, hop-factor, Nov. 214, Dec. 3. 2 , J, ..t Guild hall. Atts. Keaisey and Co. Rishopsgate Street-within. Al.l.liN S. S. :10'.1111tUM21, Suffolk, corn-merchant, N0v.29. Dec. 1, :.19, at Great larntouth„ Atta. Swain cal Cu. Frederick's Place. Old Jewry. flamer.; W. East Retford. Nottinghamshire, cornfactor, Nov. 23. 29. at Ea:t Retford. Atta. Stockwell and Co. New Ros well Court. Carey Street. Movr .1. Hadleigh, Suffolk, miller, Dec. 1,2, 29, at Ipswich. Atts. Bridges and Cal. 11,111.ioti Square. ‘Vva•rr .1. Hinckley. Leicestershire, baker. Xcv. 30. Dee. I, e 99 at I linckley. Ate. Mr. Reckett, Noble Street. b aleon Square. GLArattEK,l. Hammersinitii, smith, N0v.21, Dec. I, 2?, at Guild hall. Att. Mr. Comerfrd, Copthall Court. Chatham, tailor, Nov. 28. Dec. .s, .'9, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Nebo!). (laniard . s inn. OirnEm M. um. Broad `(r-et, Ratcliffe, oilman, Nov. 2i, Dec. I. 29, at Guildhall. Att.. Collins and Co. Spina Square. r A(3 Y. I. MANN J. Cornnill, broker, Nov. 2i, Dec. 1, 29. at Guildhall. Atts. Smith and Co. Lentos street, Gooihnitil'a 111VIDF:NDS. C. Cher. Commer:ial.rotul. victualler. 1/cc. 12. . . G. Southey, t:anterbury. grocer, 11t.e. 12. T. It.rse, brywyr, Dee. 12. T. ,I). Latham and J. Parry, Devonshire Square. merchants. Dee. 12. 1.. and .1. Phillip., Iligh linlborn, glas. merchants, Dec. 19. Bendy. Iloxton, factor. Dee. ID. 30.1 T. Kohno.on, Lawrence Lane. warelio(uwinen, Dee. 8. N. now.l Jute, merchants, Dee. 12. .2. and .1. 3111.8:n. Shrewsbury, drarsets. ( L e. m. J. and w. 31aemieliayl. and T. Litton, Bridgenortli, baukcn. Dv:. It'. f. Fili;, , ten, Warrington, hatter, Dec. I. .1. Warner. an:l.l. Lord. 1.),•11), , , ironmongers, Dee. In. • 1. Stone, South Town, ~ uiptutilder, Dm. 10. J. Druiv, Liverpool, joiner. 9. CERTIVI C TES—DEc. S. T. Woloo, Southampton, lineaturaper—S. World, Pitchcoinhc, GhwesterAtire. clotokt 13, 1 1 1'14 n, Th orn i„ uu, Nurth i k. Siaitit, stoat:, Staltoni.hitc, gract—S. T‘ylor, Li%u posl, city mkt.