The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-06-27 00:00:00

, afliZr"*""*"'""""1160.•••-- ,si ~,sTER KL4G2yalf. imy. • Nothing could be more orderly than the proceeds-, inns st the (lusting% throeithout the whole of 1114$ day. A gibbet, to which , was suspended a adoie l tore figure in a used uniform, and bearing on it the insettvtions, on one side, of " Alaswell," end, op the. (ober, of Talwell Csichweil,” was paraded throogh the crowd, end finally fixed on the top uf our of the booths. The State of the Poll was almounced at tour usoitt• , -; - • , ~. ~~ 'ESI .~,. . • Ce, as Sir S. Swindle ... 3635 I Sir M. bias well 3146 Sir V. Hoiden .. WWI H. HIM, tiati 73 ' Mr. Klax.tlnh intreeted the people, for the sake, • of their own rause, to give a patient• hearing to the;; • • •Geotheman who teas to addresa them on the part . 0( Sir Murray Maxwell; for they - .were, as yet,s'ig r norant of the grotsirds nn whirl, that Gentfemok asked them for their vote. - For himself, he con-f . fesheil, tine *as an' object al Otiosity, being:Alto-. . ether unable to conceive on what grounds he could . appeal their understandings. The - only othertitle. wbii-k the Gentleman who was to address them on :Abe part of Sir Murray Maswell„ had to their atten- Bon was, that he was sit 'Wire stranger to them, and therefore he was entitled to their courtesy. • Mr. &my then stepped forward, and obverved, that he ass happy the same opportunity was afforded to him for addressing them 'which he had obtained .yesterday, and he gladly 'refereed thank, for the courtesy, of the Gentleman who entertsined- such (hr. ferent principles from himself, who feat addressed them. lie 'was indeed a stranger ,to them ;.• but hospitality and kiodoess ; to . strangees were chem. • leristic of the British'llgtion• • His only object in asishing to address' theti . ivis.tpcommtnicate to them the state of Sit Morita/ IViateelrs health. He was . Irofry to say it. was nit intproVed. A' to the mode in which he was 'attacked, he would' not say one -*old, as he was convinced there was but one opi ' )iiirk. on the subject. . lir bad been asked , ter mate the grounds on ihich 'their votes were solicited by Sir Murray Malwell. • Though-his talents were very inadequate to do justicito such a subject, challenged as be thus was, he would not hesitate In itate to then): shortly what these • grounds were. - lie dad been 'first induced to offer himself to the notice -- tsf•the - Electors of Westminster, by the solicitation 1 44 . . certain number amongst them..- 7 (.40, • afie, ,frons Lord Lastlereagh and Compaity.)- He was 'll6w stating that of which be was firmly convinced— ' he was first induced to present himself to their no• lice in consequence of that solicitation, not from any '-oterweening opinion of his own talents * but from a • sincere and deep-felt regard for our glorious Consti tution, and from an ardent desire to defend the sacred _interests of that Cnnstitution ; .for he iieclared..he would Hot hold fellnwshir*ith that Min who thought traitorously towiritis• the Constitution. Sir !Hurray Maxwoll was. kiso,, induced to offer himself to the notice of 7 the - tsitors. of Westminster, from a knowledge tint?' it hunt` long been their practice to choose one of their Repre.iiitilives from thesprofrog , sion to which he beloegeg—r" Aye, but of .dylerent principles.l 1p that.pr fessiole-Sit 111 u r ray had al. waysdiotinguislied himself ; 810 thertrwas no pert of his professional career that woo!d not chstlenp the • stiictest enquiry, and tli.t did not justly entitle hint to the approbation r ut his S l overrign and his coun t r y. These were the grounds on which he pre. tented himself to their notice. Though not of the same opinion with sonie of. the other Candidates on the subject of suffrage and the duration of Perlis. 'meats, heyet thought that that sods no reason why he should not present' himself before them. It nes well ikitown that there were massy persons not onlr•Its • 'Westminster, but throughout thUountry, who tio., prorated any alteration of the present forres'and cos:‘ • stitutien of Parliament; and as the artvocates of Podia. mentary Reform profeised to wish to carry their point by no other meant, than l'arliatnentary deliberation, • he very niturally thought that-his being an opponent ;4 p m ti smen tsry Reform. was no sufficient (teen) for ' Litis-dectiniog the sutf.aees of those of tli Electors, 'who were also (This& to Parliame nt as at present eon. . . ...gilled. These were the sentiments of Sir Murray • 'Maawell, and how had he acted ? Ile challenged any. of his opponents to say, that he' had' not been uoi •.form, moderate, conciliating. and gentlemanly in his 'Venduct, and in his language. In his opinion, he hid - not acted wrong is the first instauce, iu iffering him self to their notice, and he approved pf • the mode in -which he had conducted the canvass. Ile would not obtrude longer on their n..tic";., but conclude with ' expressing that Sir Mousy Maxwell was determined to hold out to the last, and to appear in pr4son on the Busting. as coon as liu should be able to do so. Mr..linucc came forward, and was received With loud cheers. lie said, that be was nearly exhausted from the efforts he bad already made, and he would say tittle, lest, by his weakness, he should injure the cause he so ardently meant to serve. The state of this evening's Poll was prophetic of the final success of their cause.—(4p/ausc.)=This was their weakest 'day, but yet they were more powerful in their w eak• . mess t ham their opponents in theporeper . theirstrength. (flpplause.)—Mondey's Pull %steel& Weide the, contest. That day would show the erlempli of their own illustrious Burdett,—( Loud cheers.)—They had called him forth as a tried man. lie was no Can didate. Ills not canvassing, er appearing on the Hustings, arose from a• high sense of principle; and much as he valued the pride of their election, he would not concede one &tom of principle to 'secure his triumph in ibis contest.—(AppioNse.)•—As t o tire other Candidate, Sir Samuel Boinilly, he • Otr. Bruce) had too great a respect for him. self,io say any thing disrespectful of that distingunifi. • ed man.—(Applause.)—Sir Samuel Romilly was a great public character. lie was a man of wisdom, of viv - tue, and of learning, end had .undoubtedly a I great claim on the s•ffrages of the Electors of West • minster.--(Great applause.)— But such a man, avow. , ediy as a Candidate aspiringio the honour of being, their Representetive, should, as a duty to the Elec. tors, come forward on the Hostiugs, and make both' his parson and his principles known to them.—(Ge neral and loud applause.)-I.le contended for 'the• principle, that the man who declared himself a Can didate, should be in immediate communication with his Electors; but Sir Samuel was not at• present among them—he was like an. angel, 'tif whom they hear 4 every thing that was gond, but taw nothing.. 4 4. I ~~•' R Applause.) -406 aunt s end the Our Ife. Ate t tie atm{ of.qh Slur Md, f whieltind'beeri aud.tbil other 500 4 114"4"iiii-'4l44o;s:ete ercondoest jesty's Ministers; they lleft A intrypety remedy,., and that was a H.efOrm In Parliament — that Reform would lead to economy and a redress of griesatic.es.—(Applause.)—A Parliament constituted on the principle .of Reform would not turn a deaf ear to the Padden' of the People it would not meet their just complaints by a suspension of the Jtabeas Corps. Act, by Gagging Bills, by-ittacks , ass the liberty of the press, the .palladium, as it heil been always called,, of British liberty, and by eve* et rage epon the rights of the . People.—(Grese •applause.)—They would not, then 's l it: what they had lately witnessed, a House of Commons justifying the' winless severities committed on the People; they would not then see innocent.men dragged to den goons through the machinations of hired spies, end afterwards see the Ministers obtain . en indemnity for their acts of oppression. Never was such an also• elation heard of before as that lately seen betweee. Ministers and their spiel, who woo • the lowest of the miscreant race. In former times, when such st temp*s were made on public freedom, Mr. Fos, who had been for stwenty-eight yea". their..H.epresen7 rative 4 had openly dechired r tnat whenever Ministers, dared to propose such measures,' they, ought to be met by the People with' open leeistance—that is, • that the .People. *erg:Lk:stifled in resistances; andhad.only to consider the prudence of its exereitne,i (Applause.)—What had been ~the sorb of justifice. Lion offered by Ministers to.ao indignant People',. for the oppressive Acts they hid enacted ?—Ricilcule; nothing but ridicule, a contempt for the sufferings they had created, and the miseries they had caused. Let the People only look at Mr. Canning's way. of treating the sufferings of the unfortunate Ogden— '. The revered and ruptured Ogden."—(Loud cries of detestation.)—See how the Merry Andress in the S'inste contemplated with pleasure the sufferings of human nature—see how he made them the subject of epigrams, and touched upon them in a wanner that would hate in any other place excited disgust and detestation.—(Great applause.)—The Electors saw in the 'character of the man to whom he alluded, the character of the system they had to oppose.— They bad to contend on the present occasion against the arts and influence of such men; Wind the efforts of the Church, aye, down to the very clerk who said " Amen"—against a branch, of a proud Aristo-. cracy—the Courtiers, that smooth-faced 'part of it; which k blown into life by the breath of the Crown, end exttogoished by its frown. Rstilhey would, as ley bad heretofore done, successfully combat this ghelaiss i ,whers arrayed against their liberties. ; It was such a proud spirit of liberty that had raised I Englerd t: 'the eyes of the world ; and by persever iettli thii contest,. with plompers for Burdett, they .mould show that tivir poiret.and spirit remained nu roiceo.—(Great applau*e.) Mr. WiskIART 'returned thanks to the Electors who had supported Sir Samuel - Hominy. Ind en ereeted them to prrsevere in their exertions. lie ssiseld• say no more, as thit enlightened man, the Hon: Henry Grey Bennett, wit waiting to address them. • Mr. BENNETT came forward, and was loudly cheered. lie said, that though he was but lately come among them, his heart had been with the in. dependent Oft of his ,Fellow-electors since the be. ginning of the contest.—(Great applause.)—He should apt have been absent, _but be had to carry .hks, ewe elictios in another place' (Shrewsbury); that beingAone, he now came forward among them as the friend of Burdett and Rornilly.—(Great op iitause.)-4n Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Kin-- gard) bad very properly.challenged the friend of the Come Candidate to state the grounds of his claitti for d ineir support .' They had all heard the espla nades? given seply. It eamesiraply to this : that. a COurt Candidate wee wanted, and that Lord Castle reagh wished Sir MerrayMaawell to stand forward. —(4/gptitese.)—There was a reason at the bottom for selecting this gallant Other; for, had the Mi nistegs attempted to try any of the avowed champions of theirlate measures in the last Parliament, the at. temptwould have been so glaring, that the People would not have endured it. But it is clear the Can; didage now put forward, merely wanted the votes of the Electors to support the cause of his patron, the Minister. He was ibe creature of corruption here, and would he the champion of it elsewhere, if elect ed.—(Great applause.)—lt was impossible they could, dream of returning such a man. He should shrink with horror from the idea' that it were possible for the Electors of Westminster so far to forfeit their high station. and character, as to become the tools of a Court faction.—(Applause, and cries of " We never will.")—An observation had been made on the absence of Sir Samuel 'Remaly from the Host ig:go; and it was said he stood in a different situa ation from Sir Francis Burdett. This he (Mr. Ben nett) most pointedly deniedk, s lje had himself sicked the requisition to Sir Samuel, and it specifically desired that he would not devote his greit and valuable time to any personal exertions in the con test:—(Cries of " Certainly !")—He stood, in fact, precisely in the same way that Sir F. Burdett did, respecting any personal effort.—( Hear, hear!)-- But did they imagine for • momeut that, because Sir Samuel Romilly was not here on the Hustings, he wee therefore idle for his country ? The reverse was the fact ; he was at this moment fighting the cause of the poor in that branch of the administra tion of justice where the poor most wanted a friend, and moat required his great legal assistance. lie knew boundless instances of the generous and hu mane grata of that assistance. No poor man was ever turned from the door of that great lawyer, end, if possible, still better man, without getting a ready and kind answer to his application for legal advice and assistance,—without getting, free of fee or re.' ward, his powerful aid in the Court in which he practised. What he was iit professional cal pacify he was in Parliament--the steady defender of the rights of the Subject.. , It was said that Sir by B ur dett was a tried. rein. :Sq he was. Was not, Sir Samuel ttomilly &tiled man in .every, inns, of the • term Ile (Mr. - *mot) bad lung fought • 7 • 7 s • W' THE STATESMAN; - ~-w ga.mr troiii'.beitif Ogee *PIO. When thi lie( man". was iced, be must say, that he law,- stn lean Samuel Romilly--he bid been, 44 " put kW, the scale, hid not . f mond wanting" end 11k0-10;aleftee would be suspended et even with ,him as with the proudest_ titan that ever stood on a busting. before his Consfireteeti, , ..(Liand applauds.)---He (Mr. fienneti): not been an idle Member of •,lierlie. meht,- , he 'had, be presumed, been often beer* the Poland; .his condoct had been shaped in the ; course of Fos; .of Whitbread, and Romilly ; and if at any time be had deterred well of the. Public, it was Ifrom the instructions of . sick men, the last of whom . was -yet initenately alive among them—he Lithe, t&snk God t before the Electors of West. minster; and in the uniform career of his past life they mutt look for the panegyric of mg merits.— (ilpplause.)—TheY . had been Called upon to give pltanspers to one of the popelar Candidates. lie ,entreated thesis net, far by so doing they Would risk .theapprartiseite l eow ' . lpen to them, of turning out the Coati *Candblile..--r-(dpp(ouse.):—.lle hoped ,they vrotild'noilie mad enough to overlook the ob ribus' necasity•of giving conjoint votes to Burdett ri rand Romilly. He had - the cause of one as ninth at heart ea that of the other, and he earnestly con jai this . Electors not to separate them.—(Great . • iapp ause.) Mr. DocoLas Kittssrair..eame l forwhrd amid great applause. He said, that when We advanced a proposition, he was one of thole, who always wished to state the gritted. no which he topported it. Ile Was always analinas to take the •bull by the horns, and being one of those 'who had recommended plumpert for Sir Francis Burdett, he 'would state the reason that influenced him to give such a re commendation... Ile concurred in the panegyric which had been pronoun Ced upon Sit:Samuel Ito. rainy, but he was most anxious to know what were the principles of Reform 'Maintained by that Gen tleman.—[" I am ready to state. them," said Mr. Whiten.] --He was glad to hear so, for that was a point of information on which he was ignorant. The chief motive for his wishing plianipers for Sir Francis Burdett was, because nearly 1.700 voters for Sir S. Romilly had also toted for Sir Murray :Haswell. — (Cries :of . -" No . , no In wishing plumpers•for Sir Francis, his'objeeti . was to get him at . the head of the poll, and thea 49 . Apl.it the antes. with Sir Samuel, so as to excliade the Court Can, didate. The lion. Gentleman reverted to the he sinesacif the Electic;n, 'particularly within the last 24 hours. They had seen placards posted up re lative to (la atrocious attack on Sir M. Maseretl,• end intilneritirins that such , acts were countenanced by the friends of Sir F. Burdett.—(Criee of " No, no!") . He would appeal to the friends of Sir M. Ma: whether, - after what they, had seen last evening, it was just' or generous to accuse them of instigating others to'COmmit an act of assassination. lie had himself yesterday seen a man brutally attacked the middle 'of a gang of ruffians, led on by one. Caleb Bald win. —( 4, Sir Caleb!" exclaimed save , ral persons in the crored . )Well, then, Sir Caleb, though he (Mr. Kinnsird) did neckties, whether the Gentleman belonged to the Grand-, or single Cross . Order of Knights. 7 id.laugfi.)The friends of peace had'tiken oat Warrants, and seared the of fenders wearing the colours of Sir M. Maxwell.—. They had not charged the friends of their opponent :with instigating these fellows to assassination (this was teal the used); but they had actively pursued aid apprehended them. Why had not the opposite 'party taken the sane course with the -ruffians who treated them ?—(.4maforree.)7-The Worthy Gentle.' mate concluded by'lating, tiselseteral publicans bad been threatened by Magistrates WO a lose of their Mariano if they voted for the ,popolee He entreated the Electors to be..ficm,, sod to defeat these machinations.—(Great applause.) • Mr. Berrnerrt again - came for ward, and said, that . the reason he had not touched upon Sir Samuel Ro. iiiilly's opinion respecting the question of ReforM was, that he thought it had been so universally :known: as to preclude the necessity of stating it, liar Samnel had voted on every question of Reform liince he entered Parliament, except on that which went to embrace Annual Parliaments and Ufa versa! Suffrage.—(Applause, and some disoppro *Won ) Mr. CLEARY' then attempted to address the Meet. log, but he desisted' in consequence of the lateness of the hour and impatience of the crowd. • Mr. Hunt and some of his friends then addressed the Meeting, but thii noise we, so great, it was quite Impossible to hear their sentiments. ,• 1 The Meeting did not wholly ditperse Until eight , 1 o'clock, wheusome serious accidents occurred, from the rapidiry with which Mr. Hunt's landau was Intr. through the streets, • . ArA t. rg,t,imacE: DEAL, JUNI la.—Sailed yesterday, the Warm trader, for Petershurgh.—Arrived Aid sailed for"tbe River the Caroline, Clark, from St. Kitt's Lord Duncan, Stephenson , from Oporto . . Earl Eisen-ll lism, Story, from Jamaica; Shannon, Farilkner, from Dominica.; Duckenfield, Purdy, from Jamaica; and Egfrid, Kirby, from Bengal.—Came down from the River and remain. the Richmond, flora, •for Cey lon ; Lusitania, Brash, for St. Hele n s ; Prince of ; °rouge, Teller, for Bahia General W ashington, Loawick, for Baltimore; and Isabella, Weatherhesd, for 'Genoa. • 'POItittMIAFTH, JUNE 26.—Passed up Channel the. 41er*idk, Compton, froM Barbaihses, landed passtin . - , gets here by a pilot-boat; sailed May 17; left. there the Hopewell, ItichirdandSibells, and Reirettal, for London ; and the Concord, fur Bristol; loading, and ' would be ready to sail in two or three weeks. PrArmourrn, JUNE 25.—Came in the sloop . In:. destry, Drew, from Lisbon for London, to repair damages, and leaky. • Faxaosern, Jung 24.—AiriNed from Plymouth and-sailed again to join the cirtifXleg equadrou wader Admiral Milo All ) the G fedi') schooner; , : ~.... . 11,iith had been said of the last Perna. / side bar si Ackli'ldin, and in no Contest, country et target . proooenced it .the so F. O d e: minority ever so 'small 1 I • on vi, pOhai istd valet agraceer i gir .. : gaisiied advocate of 1,04 liiiiipb; 01p. ,ffi loOgjed Woolly had oll4l4i.:biiii in a eninoSitt ..rifil lit:ffir liege WO, .lioto l / 4 ,0500 . MINI ,liiif 'Wog at one partictilEif4P , aoricere 'te ot • a own *thel Bobiboni, -4iere . calla .tbq diitorbed, but, more il , a 500 to reinstate them es the Throne. 'starving Ailitticti in liiii., onotry.—(dm ;ter a ortionairei. ornitaler,trilits.' It/ ro - otifroenlr*- . TIN ::PAliiii ... r, ; the Left lag eqantry •(e psly Out . out* Mar aoict?:bellif gaited ii . i k n Fe i?I ih ..l . si_ 1_ _..__,. Whs.: this' miens " 4 ii,:teti man 9 . was 4144 d, . 77r . "71 - • • kx., 7 4JA mak 1%0 • ---• irr ett ,ffed.s4li• yerCedt.Cousols . per - Ceitt. ilz+i • limy for Am. 1941 31 -.1'4 NN ,t Ow& Aosi 'VA OP 1161 . . • , ;p TIE tett4DßsmAN. l . , r, _ . SATURDAY, JUOlt 27, is • . . ' The proceedings in the Westminster Election were . yesterday of a more tranqoil cbiracter 'than oc this preceding day. Caleb Balduria (now dokend Su; Caleb) and his gang of pence brerkers heel% been presented from continning,tneir exploits 1444 / • vice of the so mach professed preserveetfeke r . Though Sir Faracts Bustairres votera4kiisji, tt N up in such numbers as was espected, probibt'y from • apprehension of danger to their persons fres the furious band of roffilns who had curamifted snob outcages on the persons of the Hen; Ba rou r g friends on Thursday, yet Sir F i neman was 237elisid i Sir IVtonsAV MAIWILLL, and only '292 belosi Snwear. KostiLLY. On the whole, it is Miami di s i slit pettiest Isrocefdi Teri Taversbly fet:o44 - 001i . • cattle. ' Seirersl Gentleriven, dependence of their political pastels**. Pik the Hastings, among whom wire the Ma niefs,;ft TAYISTOCK, Lord MbIITIPORD, the •Illen. qui BeNKFTT, Mr..Birma; Mr. !Juice, the UonoaX: DOUGLAS KINSIAIIIII, and others. The spettchesof of several of theta Gentlemen, which we report, ink be found extremely interesting, as they ,elacidsta some points to the pretensions end merits of the Cie., didares; which require to be placed in a proper light. No aid or this kind is necessary, properly to &ppm+. ciate the character and claims of Sir Fer.ecis But. DETT. These have long been so decided, so. radii., guivedly before the Public, and honoired with the seal of general approbation, that doubt is out of the question, and objection is only found where the very reverse of his political sentiments prevail.. It now appears, however, a desirable setter to Sir SAMUEL ROVILLY'II Friends, to prove heyoed gigi. , - pichmi that his estimable character has the additional , recommendation of his being a firm filmed' of Prfiv , .. • 1 alimentary Reform. Sir SAMUaL t we katestr,,theogf opposed, is some respects, to many Reformers, .becmspestardly avowed kirmsrif deeply Impressed with.; the necessity - o f'l44 (M : itt the Kepnseate. ties ; and; .in one ef . his speeches, which his friends have cited, be declared that be attuned with Pyre when that Merlon* advocated the cattle of Reform with more enthusiast(' than flee he ais,. ' played • in • any other cues., sod that 6* every shirt; :winch he bed since observed, and more paesicularly Since be had hiniself become a Member, had only served to strengthen‘that impression." This mut* 'we have to add io proof of • the concerrenee et 1040.0 and experienced minds in the expediency of '16. - ..:. form, whether it ansoettt to ['Diverse! Suffrage eti,, staking the renewal ef.Parliames. swat. The fp* ' tion•of whether, if a thing Is groo* ~. Itt:degfel, .. it must be proper and desirable ' 7 . , .s I ro w, ,fe shall not interrupt the present Pooh. )0 discos. ft liras a very pleating Mean-satiate twitifeees the* , _ lantary tribute which hir.lxiset'll yestatatii I* . in the Hustings in tba merits of both Sir F. Bitatellitli cod Sir S. Rowsurt. - On the polities, peetensitair!“`, • Capt. M .4.xw cr.'. it seems almost unnecessary t0.!.5.,• He is. supported _brill the power of the Cour t; ll* Government, 'and .of course en intended step: . , porter of these in return. The artfif policy of,tisit '\, CASTLEREAGII Administration is carioally display, ed -on this occasion. The Election of Sir Moasai.2., MAXWEI.I. for Westminster, would be adduced A.:':' a ptoof of. the popilerity• sod acknowledged 4 . dom of the . pteseat Ministers sod their system, sad would be made to repel the expressed desire for Reform ; yet Ministers dare not pat, the principle they wish to establish to a fair and epee test. They dire not propose any one of the ludividissis she .; have in Parliament supported them through the obeli course of their iniquitous masers* ter no inmost man would' have disgraced himself by .eptilisiehtt 'Champions of despotism, taxation, esdlletwity. NI were under the necessity of setting ap s e nett and es. ' tried inen, and to bate' recourse for suctem.lo IN usual expedients—..prefesslests. paotnisee, arts, ia- Otsildition, apd intrigue.. Bet in spite of all ..., the efforts of the Treasury, endives all the canvass. .i hags of Ladies BATHURST,CORSIVALLIS, the Parma , . and the Tax-gatherers, nay, in spite of the proye.o 1 of the *bole host of Bishops themselves, this effort . 4 of the Corruptionists will terminate' in their detest. The Ministerial Prints feel this, but they el.. fect to disguise their conviction coder an of - , seined confidence in the success of their`ifsvouthe 'Candidate; but the weakness of their csse is nlvoifested by the imputations, the base an ti unfounded calumnies, sad the low end WS .scurrility they/ heap on their opponents. If co.. ,ruption exists, it is on the side of those who hart ' practised and defended it through the whole mute' 4 ~ their lives, and whose conduct is bloated with it—fad • • pliy and unworthy means are inconsistent with ift• ~ cause which the inhabitants of Westminster espeast• ..,, Amidst ell the ,accusations the Courier is units* „ , making, not One fact; or instance of departure ftpli. s . r . , ' I • purity, on the side of the poplar part/ s lits ei . -1 i 1 4 a •e b t 1 1 i 1 I 1 I,