The National Register. — London, England, 1818-07-20 00:00:00

f`6 SIR F. BUltDrrs CIPIIIIING. Monday beinelhe day ap whited for priforating 4he ce remony of. chairing Sir F. Burdett. the west red of the town pre , . uted a• scene of .anexampled gaiety and hustle. la w Corn nittee, 4o whom. exertions may, in a great uteasnie, be Mir-silted the Oaten of this candidate as the re resentetive ef W --teninster havirg owe gained that end, were equally atm oens to celebrate their teininjill to a way creditable to 1:1n. wh ise cause they had' •esponeed. IVith , this view tits% pmt- penes the slay of chairing to melt a period as would 411'41rii an who were desirous of shoeing their respect to him whittles been described as" the Man oldie People," an opportunity rat • panic:leafing in the ceremony. Some *iteration took place in the teller of the procession from the fact of '4r. Lee, the nigh Cot/stable. and his assistants, who ware in hate been ' •present, tieing ordered not to attend, by bold Sidelined.. At an early hour the hustle commenced, aril there VLF every appearance of Coe approaching celebration of some public festival. All the inliabitantvor the homes situated in the direct line of procession were seen decorating their she ps and whillowe nith laurel wreaths and blue ribands, while others were not lees active in preparing aecominollations. and erecting seats sad scaffolding for the receptimi ofthose %vita tvere desirous Of nitioessing the veremoily. 'At •le o'clock 'every window was filled with permit's ef all ranks, the tope of the holism were crowded to excess; the Alerts acre lined on both sietts carriages, carts, waggons, and es er), ecriptiort of vehicle, all of which erre overtlowing wife ;heir /tenets's. Every 'Mill. every projection, lame post, and scaf ' f'oitimeresetield .5 swarm of human beings. who, like a eito.tcr • of bees, !pint: to retteherther fur support. 411.1 es...dell a feeling of terror in the grinds if therse.below, leg they leiglit be pre eipitate.l fetnieNlirle pardons' situation neon the pavement, , sad (lashed ro. pieces. The streets themselves were equaliy thronged, antleettarec a square foot of ground could be linnet which was 110 1 occupied. At la o'clock the Electors of the ::even Parishes of {llestiniwter assembled at their respective 'daces of l'ellarilVllll ,l , - and, preceded by bands, and attended .1e persons hearing the !multicenter their parishes, niarched for. waft niiiiiightsbridge. Every man wore a bine favour, and the instruments of the intisicians werenceorated with blue -silk. !limy of the persons were acc 00000 paiiitet wive, and female friends, who vied with each other in the gaiety of their appearance, anti the predominance "of the favourite co• leers of the'day. The greatest gods* .humour seemed every %eller° to prevail; and a reiteration of eheers otisti• accla- . legations of " Burdett for evert" +tirst . froneall . quartets. At Knightsbridge the crowd was beveled calculation, and a -good deal of tcooftteion prevailed ; by the activity of the. Contnitttee men, mounted mi horses, however, who marshal -I.'i their forces with considerable method, this was in a great measure counteracted, and the order of the proceeding, ac ce riling programme, was preserved. It is impossible to give an accurate description of the im mense assembleee at Hyde Park Corner, below the gate leading to Knielitstirelee, -and in the Park.—Many of the Electors of the dilferentmareters arranged themselves in Hyde :'ark preparatory to' jninieg tha.proceerion. At one o'clock a streamer of white 41111 blue was hoisted from tire' top lamp post at Hy de Park Corner:Rea signal, from whirl' therm-arts were to to. tired on the approach and depart ure.ef eeir Fran. •is Amen half least one Wettish the alischaree of a rocket .;:intoneiced the approach of SW - Francis. The six grey horses, heautiluilv ratettrisontedandldetterated withal:Art:46We ribands, bad preaionsly are iced. Shortly afterwards• the ear and .-hair errove4l, and at ten nannies before two 'o'clock, the horses being set to, and every other preparationthwing tom. Atte, t racket was fired, which was the 00000 toinctineet Sir Fs aetis cementing the chair, which he histandy Will, and the at estrous acclamations of the multitude reverberated ahreurh the air. "Si" Francis aivas dressed. in a blue cast, evlsite 'waistcoat, black breeches, and silk stockings. He requently took Willis hal, and politely bowed to the populace as they cheered him. The tit jug of another rocket gave no t-ee, tion the procession was ready to move, and the follow ing is tee order with which it moved : Mr. Cleary mounted on a white charger. richly decorated se ;its blue rigm4l.—'lliree trumpeters . on - horseback, with blue cockades —Eight Itersemen.--Virre blue llags,twith the in seription in gold letters—" Sir Francis Burdett." The chair, which was of the most splendid description, was fixed upon a car of a square shape, richly ornamented and gilt, supported by four wheels. The ascent to the chair Coll' of four steps, upon the first of which was inscribed, in ' gold letters, the word " Tenth," npon the second " Justice," and upon the third " Reform." At the base, were placed tie It an emblems of justice. 'and in front ot the whole the Westminster arms. 'hie aides were ornamented 'with die emblematical egures of Britannia and her Lion. 'Vile toute ' ensemble veis extremely beautiful. Mr. Bruce and Mr. Kin naird, mounted on 'beautiful blood horses, richly decorated with blue. came next in order, and sfter them foliowed nine other equestrians and a blue date, containing the words'" .111 a• dical Reform." About SO horsemen . with blue favours, and 20 without favonrs, succeeded. TlltsB were followed by an open landau, ir. whielreere:-e Mr. Entitle and Mr.Biooks. The rear was bronglit up by twelve cerriages,• and an immense multitude of the gathering crowd. The calvalcade, which proceeded at an extremely slow - pace, was impeded by the immense crowd which enclosed it on all sides, ands which sent forth the loudest and most enthu siastic shouts of congratulation. From the windows awl tops of the houses the cheers were re.cchoei, and the Hon. Bart. was saluted by a constant waving of handkerchiefs from the fair sex, who seemed as anxious to evince their patriotism by this tribute of respect to the worthy memberl as the most at. dent of histrnale friends. The procession persued :ts slow course dowe the Haymar. ket to Charing Cross. Ao attempt was here made to go rowel the statute of King Charles; but thiswas found imprac ticable, from the collection of carts and carriages filled with spectators. The whole then advanced through the Strand, to BeciftardAtreet, from thence through 'Henrietta-street, to Covent Garden, where it arrived ale a quarter beforefivees- The discharge of a rteket annonoced this event, and the shouts of the multitude were repeated with additional force. The area presented one solid and immoveable - mass of pea n. ; the roofs of the houses, the verandas, and every shed in the place being completely covered. On the arrival of Sir }Came. Burdett opposite the church, auether signal rocket was sent 'p, and when the procession reached the Plana Coffee Hose•e, the acclamations were really astounding.— Cheri s• not only nine times nine, but ninety-nine times nine, • aseriellot to the roof of Heaven as the cavalcade moved Telm a a Saittleamptun-greet. On again entering the Shand, the whole of the electors antlered themselves on each side, forming a spaciona way through which tbe eat a'proacbvd the Crown and Anchor THE NATIONAL REGISTER Tavern, tpri•erd. J Ofli) "Ic .htr'l vii lOr flti•ts, r. li.e , b." , 44 tier ale t: mga ! . ..td !lei it emu. s." •I'he worth% .Itroi,ut Arrive at tile' tare' ti at a soo4-: e boron, nix, aliglard ,toodst 4 rilirtsion of itl• Cl' 111 e multitude .Mich fulloweel dieperseil with great DINNFR AT TFII7. CROWN AND ANCHOR. About half post six in the eventog S.. Tttardett, Mr. I). Xisuniitrd, Mt. Hobhouse. kir. lauce, Mr. .11.41orde!t. .Inl others, stuttered the room. and took their seats; - Sir Francis in the ttivair. Sir. Stoic!, rose, I:rst. vn congratnlate the eurnpany on the victory is high tlw 7.lecters of Westndn•ter trasi gained oserthe enemies r.f freedom, and all the influent-esti a cor rupt Adininisds ation ; and. secondly. to rise a toast st.leich he had already litten gis.ett, but which, sunder the present eir. (Vont:mei:ll,hr. gave with increased delight. They kne w the grounds on which he had given his suipport to the catase of Sir Francis Borden. It was not his personal qualities; It was not his amiable charactet ; it seas not his numerous Ni ate vittnes; neither was it his great fortune, utnr his splendid alsilit;e.. that could indite • him to give a single vote in-sup port of Lis election. But if auy man shoold ask Wan, why he ft-it harts-stet! itt the reinrs of Sir F. Burdett, he shool.l say, it was became I c felt in kis heart and cool that their favour- . tie represehiatise was they:noticeable friend of 1'ru:110m. If, however. that melancholy day ever should - arrive, when their representative 1.0 longer 10/SSO'Sfol . ll the priuriplta wltici, had recominceded hito to their choice, he woold then shriutt; with aversioscfroth thot toast .which he now gave with tit li;tht. :tiler suing lot - titer obserrations, he concluded with pro. posing:— _ _ -- • . _ "Wastal.inster'e Tride, :old Eng! . tral's Ilope—S'.. Fr..: .:ie Dur- den." Sir Francis Bartlett then roec,-liet WWI. f,r 3 ranci:lera! hi time, prevented from returning I hail k‘, oe ing to the loud and continued cheers of the meeting. tie emu tienced, as sum, as silence could he obtained, by saying, that 1w felt himself totally unable to return his thanks in an adequate man tl er t o the inhabitants of this great sad enlightened city, fin the nu merous marks of esteem and regard whieli they had given him, and for which he was vain eiimielt (if vanity it could be call ed) to feel an honest pride. It was now 23 years since he bud taken the chair in that touts, at a meeting coeveeed tar urging - a Referin in Parliament ; the Same principles which he It td entliat occasion distinct!, avowed, he had since tecia tabled and endeavoured to enforce, though under these occa sional modifications which cireimistunces required. with a view to he ultimate attainment of substantial betwfit. lac ' remembered with gratitude the iniiform assistance of his wor.. ' thy friend, Mr. Starch, in the cense of Reform, and nes highly gratified with his rood opinion throngl ttttt t three sac_ cessive elections. The first pride of Lis heart was to receive the honest support of his countrymen fur leis hottest efforts to p romo te th e ir int e rests. It was said that he had held off from the friends of liberty with an sinthe pride. :is if allot-. al It !ding a separate and exclusive in —Phis sea not the foci, though it was trite ettiingli he Intel kept al -of from mere persy-•politics, •aral had avoided purrmine selfish or per sons! means to attain paltry reels at the ereence of the great que,tions which 'involved the rights of the people It va as this feeling vs hich prevent( el his tak lug the part solicited from lino in the early part of the last electiou —lie lila:mitt i would have looked like commuting, fur the mere mouition of a seat in Parliament, the i:igtt gromid on whit , the questions of Reform stood (applati-e.) lie iiit•l um Mir sink , during I i days of a former cont est at .11ilt,Iles.ex, to add hi. i o n . thromiliouttlie'. IL nights (.1 Illi • t do) s to promote the C 31155. of Retorts. 'Phis Cills%o did not re,pc ire vise it exertion —it was well understood and !snivel 3aii, iyereciaterl. tie had reited on the souildnees of their prine-ipir s, end they had me deserted hint. 87r.stitoreh dead said. Nash.. (Sir F.) -vas wit likely to desert them, lint he had asliled Rim • Lerd Castlereagh wa s likely to hoc their chairmati. Thrretaeas -nut:iing impos sible, particolerly when they revulleeted that the Nolsie Lord had commenced • his political career its Ireland by a solemn pledge .to promote Patliamentary 'Reform. The Noble Lord had, however. ulloxed his opinions to tatter a 131/SC daring 23 years. hut it was a strong indicrt• of the power and growth of Reform, and its strong hold on the politic mind, when that Miniiter felt it sieceotary to retest to such a topic to ward off the public min:l from his acts, and make this effort to sacrifice any thing but his place. The worthy Chair man then proceeded to-stare , that his priaeiples wale not shaken, but confirmed by the experience of a series aye-ass; He then alluded to the intended alisence of his late upright and honourable culleettue, Lord Cochrane, whose seevices had made him an justly popular, and whose exertions ineano. t her heutisphere,would, lie trusted, be equally useful and ad vantageous to the cause of liberty. His present colleagit , (Sir S. Romillv), was a man of great ability and integrity, and he fondly anticipated that he should find in him a main and !neat) , supporter of the best interests of the people. The day of Reform had now shed its strong ligheouthe people ; when even Lord Castlereagh considered himself a moderate Reformer, what might they.not- expert. This reminded him of the master who wanted, for sonic particular purpose, to get at the 'emelt of his servant, and who said to him —" Have I not been to you a moderate roaster?" when the servant replied—" Yes, indeed, you have been moderate enough"— so they .-would find Lord Castlereagh's Reform moderate enough. It was, however, as it was before said, use.lll to null the word Reform-on the' Noble Lord's lips, if lie hail it not in his heart. But then there was another Gentleman whir was moat candid in his opposition to every species of Reform r—he-nteant Mr. Canning ; this great commander of words, fee ii be were any thing it was that—this Minister had been •-of late greatly praised for his speeches at Liverpool ; this were circulated with morelhen common assiduity ills magi* the Government prints in the country. He then alluded to the triumphwhich the Electors of Westminster hurl obtained due big the late contest, and lamented the array which had been brought totsear on the popular interest, pat ticalarly the mis. applied lettience of Ladies is such a cause as that to which they had•-been unguardedly hifittenced to lend their powerful aid. the should now, after detaining them so 'ogle, conclude by .bserving, the a new ens was commenc:ng ; and he begged to recommend to them. liberelity of sentiment in pro -meting its consequeures; and to exhort them to on ikc allow ance ter difference of opinion among theni.eliirs ; to ovoid doing what some over serious persons had dour, solo she otd more animosity against those who differed wait then, ea-t rill a; than zeal for the generalsolsteet. The feet whieh they sit .tits chiefly keep hi view-was, that a matority of the Hostse .! Commons was returned by about 8,000 nominal. vot.•rs. 0; rather by about 2ao individeals,whe had thus at their ‘l.epo -.1., the lives, li oes nes, and properties of their fellow MI 11, r.O . 4 (Ltvitt and continued applause).---He hoped they would _oil Bider what points of principle might be more easily carried into Trachea!, by their meeting the must general coucin relive, JULY lig. i• . - ••••itli ;. •••• ••ey had redress a svitel L:rie.oft•• .133t11.0 .1 • ••icy crilitolti • iota vase 'foils ilitces cut view •of • big •::.• slime ?tit :evert to Ole stilij-rt of VIP- •I up; ...otfrage, ht th ion her hi. Vitale I trifild, etwneti; own. : hot tit. ibunglit it rig.lll to stat e . 114 3 , bast otilsrays . 3!kjertril to hi. 1::110 fir tinixersid .ntr, ber auv . it wale itrlefiu.lr iwonnie these vtlin used it newer or nii to eat s Itiufo effect. His omit object, he inigitt nit, Its tr.sy of 'mellow." assaisral 'suffrage r out a sues age that .bouts' etiablirds uidgcrsul liberty, and •reure the peopiss rs ;since sniversoil plunder. opisiions had gone fouls, .:csl it na lerstood . with grisolorsh, 4111 d ileted to illy, would essubfibly in a osh-ro iisne forth sonic fruit. The folowisig tuna was dire dt.ink llohhouse, E. whose powerful writings and who 1.. trePidrendoset have so efficiently aisted die cause of Lib,:rty." 'lr. 1 - lohleosise detlared his :itt.teltmetit to the principles. the trinotpli of osisieh they weir 41.114.111!sit'll to CUMIIIPMfirate AS 'he question of sincerity was I-inched upon, Ito - could only e%presselbope • that his health moula urcrr l)e their eh, eose,-nor leis ' , life their death. Eve ti this es.ts, perhaps, pro • rnisinet sourrh, at the outset of a political litt ; he hardly knew one tie hese health, politically speaking, IA nut jojoriot.{ I.) them, rer• vrhose death would not tend to their salvation. They earrteAtot raliert , to consume tile tne.tcs of mistakort bounty. orinituil , l Iv:Attire hes eyith on.-%and, and dilapidate the' StOte With tb..-othe7: , or Wedeln:tie anti AstAipt !opts :hauette it 0 .gtory tie upleatel the sy• tem of the WUl',.l 31iniste- Vt.( had ever dereised or tielmied the country. They Caine there to coninie 1111 l rate an event wli:eli lie hoped would (Arm recur. of electing the Crest mall its the- e bile au the," Re pie. sentative, becanse, , •by fatal copolymer, he testi found that was the may-own svlainn.they eould trtast. Ills return, there_ 'fore, sititst.tawrsys aabisate 011411/Ver sparks of liberty sitig 3 it y-• 1 remain in our expiring Constitution. lie eonferese.t.leioo self ,;lael to meet pm assembly or Jarolans is laugh.) The term was of no coosequenev., omit he !warm heard it applies* etcept to the enemies or roll-n:4ton. Ile concluded by giviog the following toast, vrlaie:e was received amidst ge neral cheers—; .6 The honest and indopenden: Fleeter' of Westminster, not for getti3g our 2,1'15 phimpers." So‘,eral :istlifw toasts were liven; the utmost harmony was kept up till a late hoar, and the company xeparatml wt4k regict. • • `SIR MURR.IY 211.1.YIVELI.'S DINNER. Thursday. a numerals and respectable assanhly met at moms, to celebrate Sir Murray Maxwell's standing as Itepreseny dye for thecity of AVe,uninster. Lord F. Wintioelt was in the ehdb. After the cirta was renyived. the /Ai:strove) rosl! to :irodose "The King;" which was drank by all the company iitanditu and is Tie nett toast was. 'fhe Prince Regent." Upon which Sir M. Niaxwet! rose, and said that he had never y.tt heard the health of the Priec vo,Posed without its being given with three Mora three: •aail lieh tsted on its being drank in that manner. The toast errs then drank accordingly. wk. &awls or the Queen and Royal Family; the Hal:col Yorl: arid the.eriny ; t n • Ottee of Clarence and thesrary. were then Giver.. The next toast wits " the anus eleetors of Westminster, who le: their votes to Sir Murray Maxwell, eviuced their attachment to the genuine principles of the con• titution." Sir !durray Maz.vell rose to return thanks. lie said that nothing could have induced him to stand forward bat the earnest solicitatio..e of his friends in thetity.ef %Vestal:ingot. It was true that on th:c occasion they had not sacceetled, but he trusted. from the spirit which had manifested ittelf among the respeatoble persons who:n he that day saw assembled .before him, that the came which day had met to celebrate would wn aafuture 04:C.14608 be triumphant. .It bail :men said, that on the eariteses tie had availed himself :if the en:rtiors cf many ladies to sapper: his cause. lie had tau is•sitation in nvowing that such was the ease. The most 84C0111. 'dished and the moat beautiful .of their sex ltad come forward to advocate those prihelple: which he himself maintained ; and he had tci doiilA that, though.ilefeated is the present iastaace. he should hereafter derive the innioet-benetit from their exertions. In allutlie; to the preeeediegs that had taken pht.e on the hustings, lie said he enuld not suppose that the aniinosity which had been displayed hhd been directed towards lii.nself as an individual. He conceived it was pointed at him as a person-who - came forward to cup port the principles u. the present Administration—principles which he believed to be correct, and which he should never abandon. lie should not have pre ruined to offer hims..if to the notice :A* the respectable electors of Westminster, but they hod, as he had mrerdy said, invited him, inns great degree perhaps from the attachment which they had always: entertained to the. naval service of the country, and more especially from a aiew of emancipating their city from the control of a few de dividuals who thought proper to call themselves the " Westminster Committee." in consequence on that requisition, he stood forward, net fir any purposes of his own. but to assist and maintain the in dep.:ode:it spirit of the electors of Westminster ; and he was justified in stating this, from the feeling which he saw pervading that respecta ble company.. Several persons had been opposed to him as candidates4o represent their ancient and most respectable city. The first in conse quence-was an lion. Barone:, who, or whose friends, conceived that he must be returned in preference to all other persons ; nay, they had declared after the election had existed for several slays. that if he ware not at the head of the poll, they would rather that he were not re turnee) mien. The ilon.ltaronet however, instead of being at the head of the poll, had merely-secured his ret ; and from the scldsins that had prevailed.amongst those who promoted his cause, it u'2lB extremely doubtful, nay it ,vas scarcely prahnble, that he would be returned again, if the independent elretors.cf Wrstminster should exert themselves on a future occasion withrthe saizrheeal and winds the reuvie lave of their conntry which they had marCihsted during the late. clertiha. The Honourable Baronet was the advocate of univers..l salfrage and annual parliaments. That the majority of the electess of Westminster would ever support such doctrines he could not believe. The supposition was contradicted by the numerous and re.mectfible persons who had supported 111111 (81r Murray Maxwell) by their race. Another candidate was a geptl.anan who stood only during five days of the poll, but who prof•ssed lthne e lf to come for sr arckan the : , ante princip.esns the Hon. Part. The electors of W est aninsti•r, however, did not give him torch support. lie was in fact a Scotch pebblesseglesey.gittering, and verhnpited, hut of no intrinsic v.slue. Another georletnan who had presented himself' to their notice. lied obtained so few votes that it was scarcely worth whiie to mention him ; and With respect to a candidate who had Ishii ss et propoSed (Major Camvright) the sensible electors of Westminster had shown that they entertained no revere 1•!?. fir !dim or for his pi inclines of paeliainentsry reMrin. They had, however. sapsorted the cause of a gentlemnam of _treat I.•ehl learning, and i . rt e a r e character wss most revp.ahable. That g:n1.1.2!M,18, W tactic,; little known to •he elector,. et' Westinin e. :1, :lad yzt iw wa, returned at the head of the pull. So much for the lion. li•irolet, and tlio.e electors of West minster who had declared, that if he were not returned at the heal of the poll, they would rather that he should not he returned at all. He now .vished to declare the principles (to which he list ventured to soli-it the suffm4es of the el , ethrs. His principles •vi re those 0. ••= treat men whit had rood forward to vindi,sa.: and to maintain mite rigies of Englisainen at a time when t h e monarch had ahlieated tne • *roar. an 1 4 men it tit:Lessee ' •to assert and to nois! tire rightsof the p g .-__,er. tie ' , 74.4 the friend, lie was assured .hey air w rr . ; hut he would never lane: sight o