The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-26 00:00:00

* TTTF, NATIONAT,.III ewes 'and, and lingiand would be- treght how to value the hearts of a nation, whose natural aiT4tlons required but to be fanned by the genial breeze of confidence and respect, to burst into a 'flame of loyalty and v e ner a tion wh:ds „no machinations, h owe v e r insidious, coil!:; extin g uish . -- (Loud an d reiterated cildaitse.)—The Noble Lord cones:duel - by Proposing The health of the total andi:olepenclent Livery London, who signed the Declaration' on - the 4th of May,"l3lo,"—which was drank with three times three. The Chairman lbw gave, 46 General Graham and his brave Army."—(l.aud applause.) The Chairman_ then : proposed the healths of " Sir William Curels,'Sir Charles Price„ and Sir James Shaw," exrressing at the same time his satisfaction at their parliamentary conduct upon all occasions. The loud cheers which followed this toast having subsided, Sir William Curtis addressed the Meeting, and after return ing his thanks for the honour .which had been done him, he expressed' he sincere satisfaction he felt, that his public conduct had, elicited Ole approval of his fellow-citizens. The worthy Baronet then entered into an animated comparison between the • tionduct of the Loyal Livery of London. -nd'that of those dema gogues,.who, assuming the name of the Loyal Li•.-sry, had (tared to call in question the right of the House of Commons to lin : prison one of its own inemberq for a gross breach of its pri vile g es. What (said the worthy Baronet) would he the feelings of those men when they witnessed the late decision of the independent ....Twig& of the land, who, unbiassed by any .party feeling, had decided the legality of the course pursued by the House of Com mons—(liear, hear ! )— and what would he t h eir conduct when . they .perceived that their melancholy forebodings, as to the ' result of the campaign in the Peninsula, were completely over. turned bye. career of success as unprecedented as it wasglorioes to the British arms. To say they would sinks into deserved contempt. wasn phrase too weak to express theirsiesertst with out examining their conduct,. however, he would simply leave them to' the stings of their own conscience, which, under such circumstaisces,.would be a -punishment'eufficientl r y setere.: Sir Charles Price, in a short but eloquent speech, adverted to the glorious and transcendant victoria; which had been gained. by the, British forces over the Tyrant of Europe within the last twelve months, and argued front those successes the moSt haiispy results of the world at lirge. Sir James Shaw coogratidated the Meeting on. the object of their assembling ; they did not, as was the practice of other .• persons who assumed the mask of loyalty, meet to CIO' over the hardships of Old England, but to c seEllititax the successes th of the British arms in every q uarter of the globe,' in which e Esitish soldier had arrived a t a p itch of glory unequalled in history.—(Loud applauses.) • - 44 The health of the Chairman" was then drank, at the sug gestion of Sir,Williain Curtis, upon which Alderman Smith, in • an energetic speech, returned thanks for so marked an approba tion of his humble exertions in support of the true interests of the country. ' The 'Chairman gave 44 The Magistracy of London." • This last called tip Alderman Hunter, Alderman Birch, and Alderman Atkins ; the tatter of whom, in adverting to the Re solutions passed in the Comm on Council that day, to p e r J rmit a General Meeting of the Friend s of Reform, on the a une in uildhall, proposed a declaration 'disapproving of 'such a measure, intowhick he contended that the Livery had 'seen basely.trepauned in the most unfair way, and suggesting the expediency orappointing a Committee to watch over the mea sures end to defend the independence of the City of London araifitt such an unconstitutional innovation upon their rights, which was agreed, to, amidst the loudest acclamations. The remainder of the evening was spent with the greatest terhinated , as it began, with the utmost har mony. Upwards of 400 persons were present. ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. The free and independent Electors of Westminer dined toge ther on Friday at the Crqwn and Anchor Tavern, to celebrate the elLeition of their Representative, Sir F. Burdett. As early as three o'clock the company bega n to assemble, and before the arrival of the { lnner hour (five o dock), upwards of 300 persons were seated at the table. At halt-past five Sir F. Burdett. attended by Mr. Mallet, Mr. J. Burdett, Mr. Sturch, Mr. Wishart,'Major Cartwright, Mr. Quin, Mr. Miller, Alder man Wood, and other friends of Retorm, entered the room amidst the loudest acclamations of applause ; shortly after which the impatiel.t guests commenced` a vigorous attack upon a ban- Oct, of which neither plenty nor excellence was the moat pro minent characteristic. lu truth it was a mere cold cullatiun, void of all recommendation, and suited only p.) persceus patriotic jcelings Warped the place of dots al/cilia,. . . . . .... _ . ... The cloth having been removed : the Chairruon, Sir .Bu r dett,proposed the health of " The King," which was fx, with 'lit applause. A ter this he gave--',` The Prince Regent—his , constitutional declaration that :he Kingly Office it but a trust for the benefit of the_people.—f Ent,'. , sictstie bursts of applcr.l44.) He next gave—"'l he People." - ;l'he attention of the meeting was then att racted b y Mr. N% isliart, who rose to propose the health of a man, whose name he was co-winced would he at all times dear to every one . who entertained a real respect fOr the Constitution of his country, and whose feelings were guided by those sentiments which evk r pervaded the hearts of the true friends of Parliamentary Re form, he meant Sir F. Burdett, a man whew glorious struggles in defence of the liberties of his fallow-citizens deservedly called forth their sincere gratitude and elicited their most en thusiastic sati-factione-He conclu ded by proposing—" West minster's pride and England's hope," which was crank with reitrated bursts df pleasure. Sir F. Burdett then rose, to express the unaffected satiafaction -he felt at meeting so grateful a testinuiny of the alearol)ation of ' his constituents, which he contended was the only reward that onglit to be received by a faithful representative.—The Hon. Baronet then entered into an examination of all the evils under which the country groaned, and with his.wonted ability dwelt most forcibly or the necessity of a Radical Parliamentary Re form. He then adverted to the upright, candid, and patriotic conduet of the Chief Magistrate of the City of London in sup porting a proposition for a general meeting of the Friends of Re form in the Guildhall of London. It had been said, that the the consent of the Common Council to this measure bad been surreptitiously obtained. He was convinced, however, that were the iisiestion again agitated, its supporters, so far from be ing decreased by a due notice, would be considerably increased. ...The Hon. Baronet then entered into a repetition of all those arguments which have so frequently been urged in favour of the suppression of the Borough Faction, and finaily adverted to the late conduct of his Royal ritglmeas the Prince R4.l,en , , in raps bag to render the patronage of the Crown sithservi.on it' the in crease of a'oOrrupt infitience in. Parliament. This conduct, .he nbserved, gave an earnest of what was to be cap :ted of so vir tuous a Prince, and afforded the most smisfactory promise of the final attainment et a Reform in the representation of th ee e people,.without which the liberti, prosperity, and indeeend of the country would ever remain on uncertain grounds. He concluded by proposing the healths of the Electors of West minster. Mr. Sturch then gave " Lord Cochrane, the other worthy Representative of Westminster," which drew forth a better al demonstration of pleasure. Sir F. Burdett returned thanks, in the name of Lord Coal rane, for the honour which bad been conferred upon !Ain, and • assuredthe Meeting that a severe fever and a t oie would :dune have prevented the Nol e Lord from attenuing an assembly *whose sentiments and feelings were so much in unison with his owu. The following toast was then drank with every manifestation of pleasure : " Representa tion without Rotten llornughs ; 13 , -, , fence without F. reigners ; • Laws without Military Execution. \lajur Cartwright then addressed the Meeting in his usual strain, dwelling on the expediency of Reform, and adducing a variety of cugeLlt arguments in favour ki4 . a measure so ,consisten t with the feelings of every independent heart in :he country. He concluded by exhorting the fleeting 'to attend at thillilhall, on the 3d of June, and to use every eitertioo in support of the true yrineiples of the Constitution. " Magna Charm" was then drank with general acclamation* of applause. The Chairman afterwards gave " The lib::rt of the Press : y it is like die air we breathe; if we have it not we die. (Ai, pla uses.) Next followed ‘' The Members of tlst Common Council who supported the Resolution" fcr granting Guildiall to the Friends of Reform on Thurd sa y , who severally This drew up Mr. Quin and Alderman Wood , declared their sentiments in favour of the trite and constitutional principles of Reform. The effects of the Tuscattgrape were now so evident, that the Chairman and his friends thought proper to retire, and the even ing concluded amidst the most boisterous merriment. ______ A small vessel which arrived in the River a few day' ago having excited some suspicion, was boarded off tlptior Castle by an Officer from StftPgate-Creck; when, after a niinute searc lache h e discovered a false knee , in which a quantity of French and guld watches were concealed. Ihe master cuntrived to make his escape. By the assistance of false paper*, thin TriSel bad made thirteen trips to the French. coast, before she seal suspected. --; - -"'-"' " 'ER. 4 1 .6 .6