The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

N il . es Malady; be respected his person; lie condoled jib him in si-kners. Flat when he presented himself as 4 1001 for Lord C•silereagli, you wiil have to prose whether the lotatititts b e the quarry He would tint appear there; tont it Witt. to be Mtppo.r.l that he would semi hi: first lieutenant. He merely came forward on the presumption that iu his person they would make the 111.01 atatterair.ll altlleett• for their elide. ' ,wiener. If any other we. more likely I. etl4.4et that object, 117 at mute sit . lll.l l l. 11.1 1 11 1 ” great ohjeet was 141 oppose Mioisters w 1 1 ,4 were the 14 iends 401 division, confusion, and f „y o hnion, by brtskiee every tie that coons - cleft society, by reii,4i4l3 1 . 10111 the Homo Department, to exelie suspicion, and treachery. They( the lea .ere) were the of order. Order was most effectually promoted by reform of that fabric which Was totteiing to its fall. If he 5h ,, u 1,1 b e r e turned, he 41101illi lie their own work ; o li o he was brought forward, by them supported, by them rein/tied ; to them he should look fur help, ad. monition, and orders. If a representative was 1101 soh. et to orders. lie knew not what a representative should be. He should trouble them no lonizer; :11111, a: at least more gratifying to his os‘ii I,eiings, he should beg leave to retire from their deliberation:. Sir Francis Burdett now put the first resolution, whit+ es. pressed limit the 111411 of their 11100'4 al I.lsupoort the claims to short Parliaments, and a full, free, and equal epreseuta- Con. It was carried unanii ttttt I.ly. Mr. Jenkins proposed W. Cobbett. Esq. as a fit person to represent them in Pailiainelit. (Great confusion arose in consequence.) Mr. Heat presented himself, and infinitely increased the C 04011,4011. 'due Chairman requested that they would save time, as veil a s conduct the ItletilleNS of the day to a beneficial issne, by listening with fairness and iintraitiality to es ery Gentleman iio addressed them ; thei e would otherwise he tieitlit r use -1011,,:s nor respe elahility in their pnlilie meetings. If any thing ohjectionable should be uttered, any one Imtl the right to refute it. _ . . Mr. Hutt wait still received with every ungrateful noise. He said he slionl.l wait with patience till they should hear Ilan. He hoped it would never go forth that such an as sembly had it:fused to hear an Enolishinati. In a packed room such a thing might happen ; surely nut iu a public large assembly, such as he now addressed. He thought they ought to have known his character tot. well tostippose that he could be put down in ten nannies. Ii had been justly said, that their weakness was in division. He agreed in that militiou, and his object was to prevent divkion. His friends had in.viided to propose him, but his answer was No; if no other 111411 conies forward to resist Sir Alurray Maswell, I an* at your service tif any other person on whom all agree shall come forward, in Creel's name let Inc not interfere." He should speak of Mr. Hubliouse with freedom, with liberty ; but Me trusted with moderation. Was he any relation of Sir Ben jamin lloblionse% ( His son.) Was lie the son of that Sir Benjamin lloblionse who, at a public dinner in that room, hail kissed the bawl ,ord Holland from s (mei anon to Whig principle', and soon afterwards joined the present tricked admin:stration ? Was lie the son Of Sir Benjamin Ilubliosise, who hail lit ell for so many years Chairman of Mr. l'itt's c 1111 l otittees? %14M he the sou art that Sir Benjamin I lablionse, who had ken a traitor to the care- of liberty, mid gone over to the harmers of slavery ? Was he the son of then Sit Benjamin Holilitoise, %rho had 1,5101. or 2,0001. a year as commissioner of the Nabob of Argot's debtsi He wished to ask likewise, what Mr. ilobliolise had been doing forthe last tcu Yeats, where he had watitlel rut, and in wear respect he hail been of service to the people of Westminster? He was not desirous of visiting the skis of the father on his children, although this WAS one of the priociples ante religion which be professed but he thought it impossible that Mr. slob_ house should unite their votes, or satisfy their expectations. A gentleman had proposed Mr. Collett, now all alien from his native land, through the oppressive measures of the (in verument ; and a titan of g . reater eh:lilies or political honesty they conld not elect. Mr. Coblitat w.s , if they should think proper to support loan, wiltitig to iintlertake die task of re• presenting their rights and interests in Parliament ; and fur the parpose of bringing that question to issue, lie would second the aoniiirstion. He %Mild lake this Opportunity alsq of re fel ring to a letter, read by Mr. Cleary on the loastiugs at the last election, and which purported 10 be a letter from Mr. Cohbett, in the year laOft, in shish, speaLing of him (Mr. tient), he was desei ibed as a sad fellow, .who rode about the countay with another man's wife, having deserted his num The noise and interruption were at this moment so ex cessive as ettectitally to stop the progress of the speaker's explanation. Sir F. Burdett stepped forward, and entreated a patient hearing. lie begged them to recollect that ne emits! wit fithil the ditties of the situation in which they had placediLliii hiltless they suppurt e.I him in it. Mr. Hunt then rest:med. It was not norpriming, if, after the Villainoll3 attacks yrhu i lie had borne, if not with meek • ness, at least with patienee,• lie was now desirous of vindisal log himsell from the foulest and falsest calumny of them all. .Mr. Cubbell had declared publicly, as,d although his Register had been suppressed in this (.001.11y, the declaration had found its way here, ilia ough the myelin lt .a Liven pool nee spatter, that tie had never **inlet' the letter in questiou, and that it teas an cane*: forgery. Mr:Cleary stow addressed lii.towlf to the meeting, lint being too indisposed to make himself atetilee, he stated that lie hied tae letter in his possession, mid *sunlit ,Iroduee it beleir them in )1411 all hour, if the VOW itllle su long, and lie immediately kit the r..e.11 tor that purpose. Mr. Wisliart then rose, anti alter some observationteon the tiles:not public spirit evinced Oil sal eritieal occasion by the house of Bedford, proposed as a Candidate for their suf. Gage'', the second sun of the presetu Duke, Lord John Russell. The Electors of Westminster could not Cot get the iiitioeSl taken in the mainteisauee of their rights by the late Fralleic Butte of Bedford, his p e rsonal exertion., otitis willing attend. . once at their ineetiugs both there and in Palave.yaid. The present Doke of Bedford had always supported the same incipli-s, bail always lent his aid to the (leen-m.of then fa; vouritc rept esculatives, and had, by his eteitlibeition to Ali. Hume, and iii , *gunman hostility to a clad Govt.: 'intent. been recently debris , d of for honour of the Lord Lictitenaoey of his native c :Teel to Lord John it was Well kaoan Illat hr 11.1t1 10..dc avie(ll in P.llll.lllltrit 011 the /tatters Corpus suspension ia et, erynally creditable to his head and 1113 lie:if t. 11 etas prit,tei no hint, however, to state, that if their choice stiould appear to hotline in prelei ester to any other Lori: Joie* wes determined not to pede or tote' lyre with the exercise of it. Mt. Thekvall expiate , d respectiog a remark of his which Hunt ht I nils.epreseuli•ii- Ile look 111 IS O ppOrintlity in saying, that the polity:4l opinieus of Mr. ilobboust's auces- THU NATIONAL RIMISTER. tors (veld lie no wise prejudicial to him (Mr. Holdionse,) since it was well knee l ' that hr had been prn.cribed by his family nn weemint of his independent sentiments. 41r. Stowell rose, principa:ly to pot a question of order.— Were they not now debating whether Mr. Hothouse was a tit person to be returned to I'arliasnent? Fie unierstond that the object of Mr. Wishares address was to primate another person. If he was right :Is to the question, that proposal was not regular. if a particular person was first put forwaid, and the ground thus pre-occupied, no one hail power to pro pose another. Sir P. Burdett explained. The fast question was that alluded to by ale. Sturrli, namely, whether Mr. Hobliotise wits a tit person to be returned ; the second teas the amendment proposing Mr. Colibett ; and the third was another amend. anent, proposing Lord John kusseil. He thoiteitt it the est way to allow es et y person to pinpose any candidate he thought proper, and then to putt the qiie+tieit sr . rieren. Mu. Stench acquiesced iu the amendment, although he was not aware till now that :Mr. Wish:.'.: mutton wa, 411 aillentl• mem. He must take sip their time for a moment, while lie staled that ha hid had Ito cow:tea:in calling this interims. lie was olet,irolli that this should be ktioan, because, tiring the last few days, lie had received a great number of lettels, ad- 1 'rising hint how to act On this occasion. lie had been stopped by people in the street, who wi.lied from him who was to be elected. It would apaear trona ilii+, that some thought a mere im a ortaitt 111,1 n 111111 lit: realiy was. Fur 1 many years back. indeed, lie hail eat ;tett himself for the independence of Westminster, pertimilarly in behalf of their honourable and worthy Chairman. Bet Cie whole of the pro. ceedinas on the present occasion were unknown to him. He had no hand in calling this meeting, and consequently was mil entitled to any merit for the good which might tesult from it. He needed not attempt to prove, that the conduct of the electors of Westminster had excited great iiiterest through all the natioo. Thee had looked to tis ter an exam. plc iii choosing healunrahle and independent members. When Sir F Burdett was proposed, we hail only to mention his name, and the electors flocked together to give him their suffrages. When we elected Sir S. Hominy, we were aware that we had chosen a 1114110 f high independent character, and of eminent talents. (Question.) He wished those who called for the question would ask themselves whether, if they brought forward Mr. Hobliouse, they would fulfil the wishes of the electors of Weetinigster, and of the nation at large. Ile main. brined flirt they would nut. He dal not mean any thing against the talents or principles of Mr. liobliouse, bee:Anse he wa s iguorant of loth. Till Mr. Kinnaird came forward Mr. Nob. house was utiknown. lie exerted himself also for Sir Francis Burdett ; but lie opposed Sir Samuel itoinilly. He would not go the length of Mr. Hunt. its saying that the sills of the father should lie visited on the son ; but lie must say that hr had eeen Mr. hothouse's father standing on a table and mak. Mg such a speech as Mr. linut had ascribed to him. He would maintain that the feelings of his !wing an untried 111411, St mild operate on the electors out of d6ors; and that, if G.). vet tit brought thrward any 'l'ory, %shriller Sit' Murray Alaxwell, or any other person, and Mr. Hoblionse were the only catididate opposed to him, Goveinment would triumph. lie should conclude with one word of advice. He was aware that delays wire dangerous; but precipitatiou was still mere dangerous, lie therefore recommended that they should not came to any ticcisiim al present, but allow the electors at leaat a fortilialit longer to look out for a prOper person. Pitt hoped that thee all tett it full time that the electors of Westminster should act as a body, and not be led away by any set of men. He was as much against division as any oue could be ; and therefore lie proposed, if they wished to keep ant the Court candidate. that every elector, as lie quitted the room, should put down his name, in order to form a bruad and expanded cununit tee for the purpose of preventing dislinitlll.^- , Because .slr. Hothouse court:sites e and nu t a great display of talent, tic are not to decide that he is the only proper per- SOII. He did not stellate to say, that the getttug up of Mr. Hothouse was a rank job. Sir Francis Bonito, again milressed the meeting . . They had heard a great variety of remarks from the several speak , lass. His friend Mr. Siiirelt had advised them to pause and not to come to aily nevi -ace at present. lied lie known, befure he lett the country, that he should navel to London fur the eurpose of deciding that nothing should be done, he should certaiely have thmaght that he etas going on what wits commonly called "a f. ol's errand." What reason last they to delay What question was there on which tiny were not dem qualifira to decide? Action semen fellow decision grumpily. The object they had to entottiavi it as not mei ely the election of a Candidate liar Weetniiiister ; nu; the object was the smeiort of liaise principles for which lie mid they, for period of 21 years, h.td twee cottlentlies. Mr. Sturelt had been secomfril iii his advice of delay by Mr. Pitt, is he hail ecotone tided the appointment of a run:wince to, Gr extesActl protetple. This plan, which is said to have the sepeert of tuition ter its object, is the very pleb which the cu.( 1!1111.11 would adept. One principle AV iiicli had been adverted to in the (11/Wll%llOll , 01 this day, re • led Mai of the fable, in which a hungry wolf, wishing to dee seer a lamb, and having no pretext for tpiiii railing with the i 111 l ocent ereatiire itsret, veiy convemently tenseinherest the pelted of the tenth hail mire etlended him, He could cu.mairr tto 4reatcr pledge for 'whitestl tole:110y. than that a man of r. fletilemse's nal in livait—(chair, chair, fro,: Mr, I la , at ) He was mined to state such retool ks as a sense of May dictated. With retard to Mr. Holaniuse, he repeated, ilea no gr eater pledge of'priuci plr could be gieeu, 10144 t h at i 1041 i of 'rear; teeliags stud aria heart sltuutil clammier the Coolly %lon and bra •.c 'l:e , Itspleisiti es of his foully. To start obstiicte., and to de eo. thing iu obviate them, was not to du•serstice to the estuse,—, Ills youth, when had been objerteel to, would imps yet.— flitti e was oil risk of disrippoininiebt iu that. 11ut Bele st de uo risk of his disappointing them us to the pi iiiriples he had avowed there that clay, mot on a former o, satin. It had been asked what he had been tieing for the last le years. tie was, as es ery )011111( 111iisi lilts:lit to be, laoJahii cit.plut eel to tsprove his own . Flom that pot lie odd mien rullutl la oiler liiiiistlf for a sit 'salmi w hiwh tic could not have t pyrite!, for it was only by is t ntertimate cal. 'ty that it .was put widths tsar' leach. In etiltivetiugi kis mind Ito had not cultivated, a *testi still. ,It lied proilisced boils mu he judged of by Lin °pc. lie wire 11.11111erelore uuku,t-aitj 4tilf if lie wet c, its these do)* of tireiveixetion, treachery, seed it was huts email praise net to for known tear emubittatiode against the peopm. A gent lemon had reillaiked, that we had no other omit% e for relenting him but Mae eloquent speech, he made. That was not a had motive. Tor min aho Sias to be their voice in anodesr elect should be quidilled to speak elnquentif. Let none dispute that there wove proofs of his talents. Both Ms pail and his tongue had proved leis talents, and he would dare always to . maintain the principles winch lie had avowed. The pretensions of r. Hobhoase were not small ; on pretensions alone he was equal to any that could be named. Ile knew but one indwulual superior in pictietaAons w alt. llobliouee. and that was Major Cattwnght. It $7l was not an insidious comparison that influenced him, but he felt fir various reasons that it was impoisible to carry Nlajor Cartwright. lbe admiration ter :dm, for his excellent character. and for hie int iwt r. 4 1.g exertions Mr the liberty of England anti of Rumps., was strong ti-d • unalterable. There was UNO Mr. Fawkes. of York-hire ; and Mese was Sir Charles %Airy. c Baronet, whom he rcjwced to see ing the people's part, for there were not n ew) lot' the. ronetagey who took this nun. of Lonl John Russell they knew not so much as of Mr. Hobhouse ; but that Englishman's; heart mut he • cold when the name of Russell, Sydney, and of Ilampdin ceased to operate as a charm. It had been asked if any had heard lord John Russell's speech on the suspension. Ile had heard it, and paid to :t at the time his tribute of applause and thanks. He had only one observation to mike respecting Lord John Russell—die was already in the House ei Commons. However highly he estimated the racier of Francis Duke of Bedford, and however willingly he paid homage to the pro4ent Duke, he thought it better to send another t 3 the House to light be the side of land John IC:sit:II. The nu.oher of tit persons he had mentioned showed that they had only to select one from among many. Having done tm, he hoped they would unanimously follow out the measure. The committee had bee-. tie • cused of dictating. 11' hat was every body's husinN4 was ncliod 's. The committee had no power or reward, they had nothing but the labouring oar. They could do nothing without their approbation ; and hut for them there would be no meeting to-day. *feu stefired in their purses as well as their persons. This he knew ; for lie sa•v their accounts. Who then were the usurping junta? What power had they gut? 'f hey had been blamed at the last election Mr doing nothing. Those charges were ludicrous anti absurd. They were to pame in coining to a decision, because he style...v.l they were a to few although the largest room in the kingdom was crammed even in the passages. In God's name let them be eiccinve. Ile shaa:ll say little of Mr. Coble:a, because ns he had written against hint !re might be supposed to have angry feelings respecting him. lie none. He had always read his writings with much gra•ificatien. and he regretted much that the country was deprived of his talent: support of public principles by, he would say, the oppression a•rl infamy of the Government, which forced him into another country-- Mr. llobhouse would willingly have surrendered his ambition to Mr. Mullein!, if he had stood forward, and would have been most active to promote his success. Mr. llobhouse was now proposed Mt their choice. If he forsook the principles lie professed, shame at tached to him • but they had acted consistently in &importing 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 hoped they would not te - prate 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 writing. . Mr. Hunt pronounced it a forgery. Str F. Burdett said, that Mr. Cleary, whose eye ha' been de ceived by it, as his would have been, and Mr. Hunt, bad nothing further to do with the question, which rested entirely between Mr. Cobbeit and Mr. ‘Vhite, formerly the printer of his Register. Mr. Cobbett being put as the amendment of the nomination, ahem six hands were seen in different parts of the room. Mr. llobhoasc had a large if nut universal show of heads. Lord Bohn 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. A* to Lord John Russell, he warn satisfied that many of his friends had declined to show their hands for him, know ing that he would not conic Mrward to divide them. That was the era. son that so few hatals had trees shown for him. Unless lie was blind he felt no hesitation in saying that Mr. llobhouse was chosen by an immense majority. Mr. declare that Mr. Hobhouse had an immense ma. jority, If he could finally gain his election he had not the least objection, and he should not stand in his way. lie rope ;nal leiet friends. if thine were any, to do every timing in their power to support Mr. llobhouse. Tile La re,ulution respecting the appointment of a committee was then put and carried ututhimuusly. Tile meeting, which was exces4ively crowded during the whole time, bloke up a quarter before five. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tzteday, New. :7. BANK lIITTCY SUPEItSEDED. C . woou J. Long Wittenham, Berkihirc, farmeri,.. kN KRITTS. Ex W. Exmouth Street, Sua.ti,•!,!,, builder, Nov. ;I, t, , :y, at Guildhall. A te. Mr. lithe, is.avt Street, lied Lion gotir.re. kOhrier , . J.W. CothTo !lilt, che , ,,e.fartor, Nov. 21, 1)...e. 1, V, ht tts. Pitches and Swithin's I Ante. WAsto 11. Sutton-Seotney, South:n.ll ton, innkeeper, Der. 1,2, at Reading. Att..\ti-, I 11-. , rwik Street, `.lollo. t.. our, J. Ludgate (till, eitynii, , t, Nov. 24, Dee. 5. 29, „t guildhall. Atts. 1, :don and Co. c;rdlcr'a Street. LAxoatalt J. Totne:, Devon:hire, miller, Dec. I, 2, 29, at hear. Alt. Mr. Elliott, Penehmelt Strec. Wit r.t txt:: 11 4 . Antra-e:trner, Ken. et, Dec. ,2,1/13, 4 Guildhall. Attii. Ta))or and Co. Ncw Ilasinghall Street. 11t . :Inc]: S. Liverpool, hop-factor. Nov. gs, Dec. S. 29. At Gtli! , -1. hall. Atts, lientsvy and Co. liLliop.gate Street-wlthis. ALIEN S.'S. Suuthumn, roan-nicrentuu, Nov. 29. Dee, 1, at Great Yarmouth. Atts. swain and Co. Feetieriek's Pizze, Old Jewry. HIWWH W. Cot Retford, Nottinghamire., cornfactor, Nov. .:5, t. , 9, Dee. 71. at En 4 Raffled. Atts. Stockwell and Co. New Bel a-ell Court, Carey Street. Mori- J. 111.11vi:,;11, Sutbslk, miller, Der. 1,2, 29, at Ira via. Aug. Bridges ar.d Cr. Rad lion Square. y*Ti . J. liineale: . baker, Nov;. 30, Dec. I. 2;4 • at iiinekky. .t.a. Mr. Beckett. Noble Street. Falcon &Hare. G F Avratt: it J. Iliumacreinith, smith, N•v.2 I, l)er. I, 2), atAkt . ji• hall. AU. Mr. Cotnerford, Copthall Court. fla!,e. Chothael, tailor, Nev. Dee. S, *29, at Guil,l:i4:l. .kls. Mr. `..!elsot., Baraird's Inn. 0/t hEN M. fun. Woad Street, Tlatclifie, oilman, : 1 , D c ,.. r. 119, a•Aiutiittia/l. Attr.. Collins and to. tviLal Square.. UheAt. .1. rondaill, broker, Nov. 21, Ike. I. at aid Co. Lemon l'lttret, Goodniao's }lads. DIVIDENDS. r. (Irv, Commercial-mad, victusHer, Doe. It. G. tiouthve, Canurbury, grocer, Dec. 12. T. itn.r, B,i:lport. brown*. Dec- T. 0. Lathan, ant J. !'airy, Devonshire Square; Dec. It!. L. and .1. fair, if 4;14 1101 hot rt. gl.ht merchAntr. flee. Iv. Bendy, I toxton, factor, Dec. 3..lanws and T. Robinson. I...awrcive ,v,mhoimsw,", S. It. and N. l'eratell„ tiow•Lat,c, tnereltant,z, Dee- lit. J. and J. Atirson, Slarewidturv, draper::, IN:. S. .1. and W. Maetaiellitel. arid T. Girton, Dridgenar+, ban'ter• Dec. • .1. r• !amen. Warrington, hatter, Dee- 14. .1. ocurner, :Intl J. Lord. Derby, ientin nigerg, wee. 10. 1. Stone, South Town, Dn. 10. J. Drew, Liverptial, IL:. a. CERTIFICATES-Drr. T. Wa!rnt. Smoliampton, linentimper—S. Wqntl, Pitch•fm.ih.. Glo....;tershirc, chuhar—?S.l)(4llflan, 'fhornliam, Nmf.)lk. 'hop ketp4r—W. Smith, Slime, Stallimg‘hint, grocer—S. 7..)1(1, pool, chy