The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

A I N c • • CItY ELECTION. The moment the Pell-book needed y es t er d ay, more than 100 Liverymen r ushy. forward to tote for Wood, Weithman, Old Thorp. 44 Where the rl-1 slid you get them a ll, w • k man ?" exclaimed Sir %V. Curtis to Mr. W. 66 We have plenty yet," replied the latter. Sir WILLIAII—" Then you have bagged them ?" Mr. WArrUMAN" Bet not in the Green Bag." The jokes were not Confined to the Hustings. One of the populece in front of the crowd, who was hoarse with roaring oat for the popular Candidates, observing Sir William Curtis peeling en orange, call ed out, 6 6 Rend it here, old boy ; you'll have tee. lie for your dinner, I'll have nosse."--" I am sorry for it, Mend," replied the facetious Baronet ,• " but h ere 's the orange (throwing * it to him), and much good may it do you." It might have done good for the poor fellow, but k did little for the Worthy Ba. tonet, for the moment the arch fellow swallowed the orange, he was still louder. le his invective against hits momentary benefactor". , :Ji, Ah, my boy ! (said Sir Was. laughing) if ,I„ims,,,stop . your month again, it iluket be with a* optitip"--," lkit; !" (exclaimed a titan ear hi m ), aC t beitv*li the Suspinition of the Ha bore,Corpos."-711,OUdicrughter.) conserpence of the union of the Committees of pppuhor Caindidates.: the polling was carried on v ia l rest a r idity ; and from the opening, Alder man Timmins n to gaits fast on Sir William Curtis. ,About halfepest II o'clock it wtt announced that hel was trains-heart of Sir William on the whole of the Thik Witelligence was received with loud cheers both epos and below the Rusting.. The majority= gained hy,Mr. Thorp was afterwards exhibited every half hour, instl the increase was as follows :--16, 39," 42, 76 ; allsin o'clock 81 ; and at three, when the . Poll closed, 113. A great aensition was produced' by the announcement "of these numbers; every time they "were held up, the s liall rung with acclamations. ; At one o'clock the majority, 42, was carried round the Hall on a poll, appended to the following in: script ion :- -" I AM VERT wer.r. cot4TE'tT wITIII THING' As ThEY Extract from Sir Willitini Curlis's speech on Reform. —This was received witil loud huzzah and cries from the crowd of, " B.lly, how do you like it?"--." All over, Billy." A black crape was held op towards Sir W. Curtis, and an orator in front of the Hosting+ fregoesstly called to him, in a Stentoriato voice, 44 Sir William, the se- Tenth (ley is prophetic." About 20 minutes past two, Sir William Curtis withdrew from the Hast ings, acknowledging that he was, fairly beat. lie retired into the Chamberlain's room, accompanied by Alderman Wood, who, having escorted she defeated Candidate from the Hustings , se e n' returned. to hi's' post. Among the great number of the Livery who came to Poll yesterday for Mr. Alderman Thorp, were several very infirm Gentlemen. and some who ap peared to have left 'a bed of sickness to give their vote; one was brought up' to the poll in a sedan their. At the final close of the Poll, the following were the numbers : Aldermen Wood .0715 Alderman Thorp 4949 au % W lroa , 481. i sir 11 . Curtis ..........4a6 iy . aithouu ,., .40.7 Ablerrnan Atkins...... 1693 Mr. Alderman W.OOPS en the numbers being pet up, came inward .and addressed the Livery. - He , need not tell them that Allic.was a most glorious day . for the People of this country. ‘Vhat • change in' .public opinion had they not new Their cause bad that day fully triumphed. Ile did not say this with the view of ?stilling over those Gentlemen who had lost their election, but on public grounds. As "'lndividuals they were respectable, and no men could be more atteutire to the execution of their local duties ; but there wasa vast difference between a mere attention to local objects, and performing those services which were due to the country in gene. rat ; and he was sorry to say, that these Gentle men had lost themselves greatly on questions in which the interests of the whole People were so be onsidered.—(Applause.)—To Ilse Livery he had now to say, that they bad placed him pret.isely as he at first imagined they would—that was, at the head of t slip Poll. Though he hid been told from various quarters before the Election commenced, that it was scot likely he should be returned ; yet he was confi dent in their support. He knew boat they would do their duty ; and, therefore, felt it to he impossible that they should neglect a man who had done ibis:— (Applause.)—lle was aware that lie might have lost some votes from his over zeal in performing what he considered his duty, but never from co mpromising He would never turn to the right or the left when an object which he thought right was before him. In Parliament their cause should he his ; and the mo ment he conceived himself no longer capable of per forming the duties they were entitled to expect from their Representative, he would resign. They had seen by his votes in Parliament what his conduct had been. He had never been a night shsentfronvhisdoty, and never should while health enabled him to attend: . lie hoped they would watch his votes in the new Par liament, and in doing so he was confident that they would not find cense to complain of his neglect of duty. lie concluded by expressing his heartfelt thanks to his friends and the Livery, for whose sup. port he should ever cherish esteem and gratitude. Mr. Witson now stood before the Livery tra one of the successful Candidates. In consequence oche lag placed in so eminent and honourable a situation on the Poll, he felt the warmest gratitude towards his friends and the Livery for their great cordons, and support. lie was not able to find expressions by which he could thank them for so great a favour; but would content himself with saying, that he was determined so show his gratitude more by deeds than by Verde. He had already informed them that he came hastily and spontaneously forward. He felt that he ought to have more seriously considered the important duties which were to devolve upon him; and had he had time for so doing, he should perhaps have shrunk within himself from the task he had un de•taken. lie was aware, that as their Represent*. live, he had not merely to gaerd the commercial and chipping interests of the City of London, and to Watch over the local rights and privileges of the citi zens and the C o rporation, it was also his duty to look to the security of the Constitution, and to render the best gervires he could to the country in ratters!. In performing this duty he should have on all public occasions to cousolt their opinion.—(Loud tI4F Alterikises)--and it would a tort! hint mach hap piness when he found that their ;►pinion coincided with hi• own.—(Disapprobation.)—lie should be extremely happy to agree with them on all questions; hot when he stated that he came forward ou the prin. ciples of real independence, he most claim the right of judging for himself, whether he ought to support or oppose Ministers. lie would pledge himself, how. ever, that he would never •ote in servility to their will. He trusted, therefore, that they would allow hint to exercise his own discretion io giving his ♦ote, though his opinion should unfortunately hap. pen to he contrary to theirs, or even to public • .feeling.—(Hines and cries of, "hear, hear!") Ile felt it his duty that tioy to make these remarka,which uncertainty of the result, and his olio indifference, seemed at first to render unnecessary. [Here a long interruption took place, in consequence of a coach, decorated with flags and ribands, being brought into the Hall, and an attempt made to drag it forward to the Hustiog, with the intention, it was supposed, of chairing the popular Candidates ; hut, as it could tint be got up through the crowd, it was removed.] He should trouble the livery 'with only a few words more,. to assure them that the utmost Went of his ambition would be to merit their approbation, and to tender his sincere thanks to the Candidates who had stood beside him, for the urbanity of their conduct ; which thanks he wished to give, as well to those who had been unsuccessful, as those who had been return ed with him. Ile also begged leave to thank the , Sheriffs for their attention, and the manner they bad' done their duty. To his Glens!, for the esertions: they had made in his favour lie could never say enough by any words be could employ. The Livery he begged again to enure, that be would never he deficient in seal for the performance of his duty. If he should not do all they wished, he hoped they would attribute his failure to error in judgment, or to want of ability, but not to want of integrity. Mr. Warrnstax had felt himself called upon on every day's Poll to congratulate the Livery ma the success of their cause. The other evening he had ' ventured to predict, that if they continued their es• ertions, their success as to him would not only he Complete, but that they might PcPll return tt.e Can didate neat on the Poll to Ylir W. Curtis. That pre diction was amply fulfilled; and they he.l that day witnessed the greatest triumph ever. obtained by the Livery of London, or by any other p :bite body of Euglislimen. Ile did tint say this milli the slew of triumphing over any individual's feeling*. lloasever much the Livery might on former occasions have con. ceived themielles to have been ill-treated by those who had failed, or whatever degree of watmth might have entered into the contest, it was never the cha racter of Britons to exult ever a fallen foe. It was true that the cnniest hail hems most arduous. S ,I IIIP of their lite Representatives had heen considered so strong as to he invulnerable to every attack, and therefose the Livery had long been deterred from un dertaking Any contest against them; and when it was recollected that the men they opposed had beets for a long series of years the supporters of Ministers, and had been its the habit of receiving and dtoribut. ill favours, which was of itself alone sufficient to eive them extraordinary influence, it was refill', astonish. ing that the free and independent part of the Livery should have beets able to standup, and diet success. fully,sgeinst so powerful a phalsns. • But when all other means failed, the • Livery had a lessen read to them by persona who took upon themselves toxin them advice. They bed now, howeser,gicen these persons a salutary lesson io their torn, and they would beetle. tines how they insetted the Livery in future. Its fact, they had by their exertions on that day overt erased the great Grdiah.—(Cheering.).-They now once more bad possession of their own irsdepeodence, and he trusted they would assume a dignified attitude, and loser again suffered their rights to be encroached upon...— This, as he hail already said, was not a triumph over the feelings of individuals, but a victory gained in the cause• of truth, justice, and freedom ; and be would venture to assert, nut there never had been an instance of a contest like the present carried on with so much ardour and determination, and at the same time with so much propriety ; fur there bad been no marks of pert:what animosity or rancour, either among the Candidates or the great bodies of their sup porters. This was a subject on u hich every man most feel that the . Livery deserved to he cotegratu. fated. For his own part, he could assure them that he would carry from these Hastings no unpleasant feeling on account of any thing which had taken place. As the of jests to which a Representative of the City ought to direct his attention had beets al luded to, he should only say, that, in his turn, be .should bold it to be his duty to pay due re ed to the grezt commercial and shipping interests of London, in like manner as he would to the interests of the poorest shop-keepers or bum.. 'blest individuals among Isis constituents. If he did , strong, he could say that it would not proceed from :design,' bet from Punnet:es judgment. ' It ernuldbe Us endeavour to represent their opinions and feel. logs, to which he should always consider himself bound to conform, whets they were expressed by t h e m legally assembled for that purpose.-- . (Loud applattle.)--?But he could. not help again calling -their attention to the nature of .the coolest in which be had been engaged.- There bad been no former occasions many memorable coetrsts in the city, but they all partook mare or less of party feel ing. They often sprung from some measure which happened to be en . object of party contest. — Such was• the contest. in Alderman Sawbtirlg.-'s time, and that respecting the India Bill'. The persons who stepped 'forward on those occa -1 sions were, contending mote for party than far the public. Here, on the coetiary, there bad beets no in terest but that of the Public at stake, and conse quently no party watchword bad beets employed hyH those who wished to serve the Public. The Livery had seen their own rights, and the rights of all their countrymen suspended, and their petitions disre garded ; they had seen Secret. Committees appointees, by the will of Ministers, upon the reports of, which the liberties of the country went voted sway; they had again seen Committees appointed by Alitelsters, and their partisans recommend a Bill of.littlem. pity for those Ministers, and all the spies and in foreers they employers; and flintily, they had seen deft recommettdatiou adopted without any enquiry. These, and such things as these, had wrought on the Minds and feelings of the Veinsle t and bad at last 'Al' AN roused there to cultid up agsinst• all. the power and influence he hail described. It was untier this view, that in proportion as the indtvideel who had been their instrument in the contest was insignificant, their victory was rendered, in the same proportion, of the greater magnitude. With regard to the other Candidates, he had, es well as the Gentleman who last addressed them, reason to speak with approba tion of their conduct. To the friends who had la boured so successfully In his favour, and to the Li very in general who had supported him, his warmest thanks were due. Besides those whom he knew, there were hundreds, thousands he ought to say, whom he might call his frkends, though totally Ileac. quainter, with them, and who had earnestly come forward to support his cause on public grounds; he now thanked them all, not for what was done for himself, hot for the service performed in the cause of independence. Ile believed, however, that the hum ble advice he' had every day given to each of them, to go home and exert themselves in bringing forward their friends to Poll, had been acted upon, and contributed to the triumph of that day. For himself he never doubted the result. His fssends had made their arrangements with prudence, hod hail acted with judgment and energy. They had kept heck their reserve to the lass, and then opened all their batteries, the lire of which, corruption could not withstand. Thus not only was his election •ecrirerd, hut ...sufficient nuesber of vo►es \VIM! Nand to bring its another Candidate.— Loud applause.) Mr. Alderman Triune observed,. that when he had last the honour of addressing the Livery, he was con. winced that the state of the Poll ought not to dis courage him, well knowing how far the spirit of in dependence would IPild them, and what exertions it would induce them to mike. The result had been the most extraordinary triumph of that day, of which he begged to speak not as his own, but as the triumph of liberty and independence over a system of injss tire and unconstitutional encroachmenti . ors the pen- pie's rights. In Parli•rment he would endeavour to redeem thepletlee he had given the Livery, not by words but by acts. They would find him Jitneys at his post. Ile would watch over the rights and privi. leges of the Cot, sa well as endeavour to tin hiii dots by a vigilant attention to the general interest( of the country. Ile was sensible that he hod been' supported by she Livery, not en his oww . iedividtral merits, bat from their ettechment to principles. Ile concluded by returning thanks to the Sheriffs, for their cambia during the contest. Here the buainess elided, and the crowd in the Hall dispersed. For the last three hours the crowd outside Guild hall exceeded any that we ever recollect to have seen collected there on any former occasion. As sonn as the tide appeared to have set decidedly in favour of Alderman Thorp, they ell appeared in the highest good humour, nor was there from that moment till their final di-persiou, the least symptom of violent or e'en exuberasit triumph. They settled, as if at once, into a complete satin. While, however, the matter 'eosin doubt, especially at ti,e critical period, when the difference between Cartia and Thorp amounted to not more than half a dozen, The impatience of the populace broke out into some partial estravegancies, they tore in pieces the placards, and broke asunder the poles which were chrried as.eut in favour of Sir !William Curtis. Whet', iltir about a qiiaarter before four, the final sive of the Poll was announced, an universal shout of joy rent the sir, but soon sub bided into a quiet .satisfaction. The Candidates then left the Hall, and were severally received with the most animating cheers. Mr. Alderman %%rood went first. His horses were taken out from his carriage, and he was slowly drawn along through the crowded streets, anti proceeded, we believe, to his house in South Autiley-street. Mr. Alderman Thorp was the second. He was drawn along in the same manner. 'land took the direc tion of St. Paul's and Ludgate•hill. Mr. Waithman went third. Ile was conveyed in the same style of populat.esultation, and was several times almost polled oat of his open carriage by the exceeding eagerness of the passers bf to shake hands with him. On passing down Ludgate-hill, the pro cessiou overtook the carriage of the Duke of Sei ses, who had been to Islington, on a visit to a Cho. citable Institution. Mr. %Vaithman immediately alighted to pay his respects to his Royal Highness, who shook him most heartily by the hand, and seem ed by his looks and. mutter to earnest' the highest Pleasure at his success. Mr. Wait Amen then re. mounted his carriage and proceeded to his house. Mr. Alderman Thorp, who had accompanied his brother Candidate in another carriage as far as his residence, then returned up Lodgate-hilt, and was every where greeted with the most enthusiastic sect*. mations. Mr. Wilson, who had taken a different dirretion, had no reason to complain of the pat tiality of po pulace. As an instance of the quiet disposition of the people, it may be Mentioned that thousands of well dressed women were abroad in the very thick of the crowd without the slightest inconvenience. The shutting of the shops;tke 'fineness of the day, the gay clothing of many, and tie good humour of all the spectators, gave the scene the appearance of a general holiday. s• i . - • WESTMINSTER ELECTION. FIFTH DAY. Du s ting the whole of the day the proceedings of the crowd were very similar to those of the day he. fore. Parties of Sir Francis Burdett's friends paraded the streets, appeared at intervalrbefore the Hustings, ' and were received with loud applause. When any person was seen to vote (or Sir Murray Mazwell, he was saluted with shouts of esecration. At the close of the Pull, the numbers were— Sir S. litostiLLY 2516 1 cirsl. Palmtwat.t. 2169 Sir F. BURDETT 2171 1 Mr. H. Fluter . • .513 Sir MURRAY MAxwer.L,amidst hooting, groaning, and every description of hostile noise,addr•ssod him self to the people. Thoogh standing immediately be. low him, we were only able to collect in a very im perfect manner what fell from bins. As their favou rite Candidate, he observed, now stood above him, this most be a great gratification to them. He dared to say they would be now disposed to lend an ear to the poor Candidate who itood last on the poll. lie perceived that the tide of poplin favour was mow turning ; end as be knew a great teeny of them went with the tide, he hoped •it might set in toward' _ him. Those gentlemen who were firing a fed dile+ taut shot ':bold not harm him. lie knee no better secommetidetion to au English mind, than that a man could stand both fire and water'. Fire and water he stood in every quarter of the world—better fire, and a very different seater from any he had stood here!` but most of them would be inclined to believe him, when he said it would be retire eisiltor him to stand when 32-pound shots were flying; sted•lWeesof blood' were fl owing, than beeitphied to theiriceittin shower,' of mud and ordure. Serest of timse lierhanshon the Hustings who were decorated in tilt''r fAediftenitibi , bons now pressed forward. ' WhyllitPth‘y dtritels Because they knew that whlle"The)o 7 'svdre that* ribbons, neither mod nor ndeillibtlit'epittie"wirefdi tie thrown on them. A G , -ntleiligir"selto tialtit'll*,* the other day decorated' with ii'bine ritibeilsidrielf in the service of his country,', had been' Beet.: ed .in the same manner as bintserif. , —(Ailddlie probably to Lord Castlereagh.)—His blible'etird 1101 trepid mind induced him when he saw 'HUI' (Captain M.) insulted, to come forward to aid Mta. Seth* of t!ie representatives •of The absent Cendilffts 'MS c , i I led him (Captain M.) the. Colat Candidate, lit had 'lever exchanged words with 'that noble perichfl tit his life. The first time tie ever se* hies watt' viheiti be entered the !lease of Commons;Aleaodit litSitiel gave hint three cheers on his reterfiriattr"illiklitif peace—that peace, which was then •Orkspeny:llitigi mated by all. The nest time he saw Met was at ts public festival given in honour of the . Altiedligaire. l reigns. lie did not stand there'll enyliertist foie"; or any partial affection of airy pacify.' An :litliodreP, l who had commended a ship aeifieibittleislof Trilhightlit hail mole his appearstice on the Hustings and *$YMa a vote to one of Ida opponents. US inletatectol the union hag bad been last night taken d6wn-lA/00 *UV was raised not by hiso,'lsal by Atli bledthAtieverfeti the sake of selling his" to anthiylndf. , Wherratee the Electors 'of Wasted!! er trielCfrilm 'Oleic •hearilk that !!union flag, tbeieliivirid ..bitiort "se. the tiro coloured flag pre-etniawk ! . the 'greet men - what gained such renown id their Country under the lisir of England, would have glowed with tridigeetPEN' could they have known of its tieing mante 4 te . gP way to the colours of the itietity-Itliat smelly, whitll was; humbled at Civility Mid Vtikikoakti :Rd • ifter4 wards on the plains of Witteitiso:'efitiiste welt p'oo sons now among them whit' wielepteck froni their memory all recollectiours of ouch IS nature. !And what would they substitute ? Ttliisel' 'heroes df tin' blue stint . white, and red, who distinguished theth'.' selves at Spa-fields and Pelace-yard. They had brought thing' to that. pass; that it was now plane 1 rally allowed• no man of character darn appear"Ort the Hustings or at Palace-yard. Mr. Bruce their announced that •Mr. Kinnaird was on •the !lusting', add was about to addiiii them. I ' Mr. KiNWAtan stepped forward, and in a aliett time silence was obtaiti.d. The first duty, he• s suld, which he bad to discharge was in the name of ina. dependence of Westminster—in the name of theitt coosistency and ch.racter, and history, daring' the last 15 years—in the name of him who had ever beets their greatest pride—(Applcurse.)—in aka natal Sir Francia Bartlett, to return them his most trite% thanks. He bad to dongratelete theln on'tlib' PA 'of the day, by whiebtliey had nOw placed the piled Captaiti from China third on the Nu. —( .4 i i i n v is . e.l Ile would find that he had not 'Chinese Ma whit inei Ito canvass bore, but an English independt;et piiblic: (laving discharged that duty which to blob to Sit' Francis Burdett, he trusted they' would nistr AO. him, i‘i as few words as possible, to say O! 'IF seivida in favour of himself. His name appete liti t itil ' I board among the other Candidates. Ita"ecisveti that that name was now• u seithdriWit. It ball ' put there without his consent . arl it had.been elitil 1 • drawn without his consent ; an both for theverl ~ c 1 snow reason, that it had' bireut . thought 'fitilltiV . good. Ile had DO pretenslops ?errelly tp Olt' favour ; his only pref.:islet?"' *or, the princol4 nhich he maintaiued. Thegillent s Cipiain bad. toe& them that he Wes not de to! succeed 'Lord:Cala raise ; 'that he had nritidag 'of the jolly' liiiii shout him, ai he durst not show his face (Cries of 13raco, Kianaird!)—lle thought he had acme 'reasop to cotnplain of his want of candour, es he knee:AA 'nosiness oft which he was absent, which was t i c, find a seats elseishere. I!.' was engaged elsewhere. Hit was engaged in an endeavour to break op a rottett Burough.; and though he had not yet fixed his stand: lad there, he trusted he bad obtained such a footing Is would enable him to prove ultimately succeeder. In such a cause defeat was glorious. Ile was proud that his name was put up without any personal debit 'to recommend him to their notice; the only duds • hich he had for their anpport was the close whisk he and they, in common, supported.—(iipplause.).7- When the history of Westminster was disconnected with that cause, it would be like many of the rotten °roughs, little better than a shuttlecock driven about between the contending factions. They had placed Sir Francis Burdittt above the. Court Candidate, but they had done nothing yet ; they ought not to be as litiiod till they placed Sir Francis Burdett 5000 a-head of every other Candidate. Ile entreated the gallant Captain that he might see how far he was beuesth Sir Francis Burdett, or any other supporter of the cause of the People. He wished to allude to a report which had gone abroad. The cause of Sir Francis Burdett was quite different from the cause of airy other person. He certainly saw a most inauspicious circumstance with respect to the votes for two of the other Candidates. They were told to rescue themselves from • junta by whom they were kept in subjection. Were they willing to say that dace ing the lest fifteen years they had been in a state of degradation. The friends of one of these Caudi. dates who had not spoken, had told them, that in voting for him, they were rescuing themselves from disgrace. Should he tell them what disgrace? It wits for preventing Reform that they asked the Peri. ple for their Suffrages. The fact was, that neither of the other, two Cinhirlates, nor any of their (rivals, said one word about Reform. When one of illegal). dictates told them that he had fought the battles of his country, they might tell him that he wore that uni. form for the parpose of fighting. The other Csndi. date had not stated the grounds ea which lie was 4. siroos to be returned with Sir Frenehßerdett- ,AS tar as be knew the two Candidatesdie believed "to . , 1 7 • **: A e '