The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

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Itanaximta. !!inies Pit : 11.—:Doeciopen at half-pest F-,y r; belie tat hr:-Fast Mix; See..rd.Price at half-peat 15-r*. i rAtits to he taken of :.Ir. Kinloch. at the Dux Mice, tram Ten FOCI' o'clock. 103 I'APIT.U. rßizEs. HAZARD and CO., the Contractors, having, by pernisaion or t; ttwo 11 FON r - wni Poi •us to the Pris!e loner or th- present I,ttery. I.fr roattl,tl to present to 1.. e Poblic au t.npreeettroted Lul of (Vital P 4 P . *MU) 19,tiot Three per Crnt. l'en.:4l. with others of 1 001 V. MMV. RSV. Sr. tr. and at the s •t!.! true sive to Early Pur , linstis as eselssive Nils suing.. u; MOUSIPI• Pousu , . to be elotrlhnted iu .1.42100 each, on the I Ith of APRIL. Tne Pureless,cs sill have these Prises over and 'tote so% other PrP.t . 4 fib they luny he entitled on the Vint net...n drassYng begin.. The 'Wyse tote of an enr:y rurelut:e be chtiout, as, on the 11th a! April the .Idneutur: rs may gala but cannot lose. Ticket. , ; are 4rillag at WIZ tRI) en.! Co.'s 03ces. F:,.ehange 96. Conlin! : sad '4. oi tfrre.-s!reett WlWl''', in Ike Last Lotter) Contract. t!,..1 sold Tao Prizes of 20.000 f. an:: It the Prizes of Z 310,000 is a meet Lottery. ANGEL INV. r. CLRAIRAIT'A. STRAND. GENERAL OFFICE. FOR TR IVELLING. 'jHE follqwing MAILS and other COACHES go Irma the above Inn Paris Royal Nlail, rig Dover, Tainday and Friday Nights, twelie. f' , .ttrltureh and Gosport Mail, through Godsluting. Pe. trrsgeld, and Portvea. prey Montag at a tinnrter past 7, and Monday at half part 0. On il, arrival a packet sails to the l.leof Wight. to come) pa,sengers and parrels ; nail a Mail Coach arts off to Chiel.o.ver. tl.rough Drayton. Natant, Einsworth. Le. tilour:d‘ter and ltilford 11111, through Henley, (Word, and Cheltenham et/ 10;1 . .11h% a quarter pest 7, and Idea 4)a) at half pas( 1 ; ." Doter an.l Canterbury Mall. throusit Oraresend, Chat ham, and FeverAmm, esrrr evening at a quarter pat 7, and Sunda at ball past 11. From Canterbury, passengers and par rris are enure) el to Deal. Margate, Rantsgate. Sandwich. : and front Mayer. pareela are conveyed to Fulkstone. 113:1.1 state. 14 the. Llimeltareld. Ronnel, and Lyddl. Irundel and Bognor Pact-road. l l, through Biilinghttrat. Bondi:ly, Wednesday. and Friday, a quarter before 7. Sail: and Briatul Pr•st-conelt. enrry only four inside, through Reading. Marlborough, Faint, and Chippenlialn, et ery Morning at 6. /Pith asd Bristol Light Post-coach, every Afternoon at half past t. Rath Light Post-Mach. in two doss, to enrry four inside. through Maidenhuni. Reading, 11nr16.•rnu¢h. J) lees. and Melt sham. Monday. Wednr••da ~ . nn,t Friday Nlortingi. at P. This coach is Chiefly intendc,l for the accommodation of tamales, insall•ht, de. who ca.mot undergo the fatigue of such a distance in one thy. Rrigitton Light Post-e;;Selt, through Reigate and Cunt liad, every Morning at 8. Cheltenham Post-eoaeh. to esrry wily four inside. through Healer and Oxford. every Alorning at a quarter before 6. Chichester, Bognor, and Petworth Post-coach. Monday, Wedanday. and Friday Mort In.ts, at a quarter before 7. Dover and Canterbury Ligi,t Post-coach. Monday, Tues -11% Thgrailny, , Friday. and tiumbv Mornings, at 7. 4ml:timing and ttuildfoid Telegrsph Coach. through Ash land, Epsom, f.ratiterhnd, Re. Tuesday, Thursday, and ststurday MorrOng: . at O. *Littlehanipme. Arundel. and Pctworth Coach; Tuesday, Tamsday, and Haturday Slorningi, at a quarter before 7, esr-p1 Sunda y . Figtaml. Lanrnster. Preston. rby. Immulale, Bolton, (harry, tlrn, 4 rk, mid tiarounc. Post Coaches, every after noon at Five o'vin,k.---Gunriled. ina rod itoihtt.ril 'relegraith Crutch, through Kingston. ninon. Colahaus. Itipley, on Monday, Wed aesdeu•. and Friday) Mornings. at ti. and 'ter) Sunday liming at 7 preeisely, end returns to London the same day. Penrith, and Whitelinven, Post Coach, goes with Pone and a Huard all the way. Passes through limns'', Appleby. tiretabridge. Richmond. liatterick. Ho rotighlwittee, 11 etherby. Therforti, Doncaster, and Gran t inn (the nesro,t %%sty by It. miles), sets out every morning, axcl performs the journey w ith the greatest facility. Paysen- Vn &tined on the road. by hi-Incas or pleasure, have the "liar id% antafTe of their .eat , s being secured in the next. Oxford Livid Post-coach, through Henley, dc. every Morale, at half rat 7. Oodaltnine and tittildford new Conch. through Merrow. tlandon. Itor , eley. Effingham. Leatherhead. out Epsom, et , t.% Menton!' at 3, except Sunday. Iferfnito , Rantsgate, Deal. Sandwich. and Rroadstairs Lixlit Post-coach, Monde*. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. sal Sandly Mornings, at 7. Hridgenorth and Walsal Post Coach every Evening. NORTH ERN CO ACII ES. Vurk, Newcastle. and Edinburgh Coaches, and to all Toms of the North. every Morning, at a quarter past 8. tannehester, Lancaster. Kendal, Rochdale. Huddersfield, liradtord. Leeds, liallifax, Rotherham, and Sheffield, eon , he+, daily. CARRIERS. To Twickenham. Rrentford. and Isleworth, every Moe da), Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday. E IMES and Co., Proprietors. Parcels and Packages art safely and expeditiously e0n 5..)..1 from this Inn to every City, Town, Village, and i'"uniry Seat in the f a llowing Counties. sic :—Berks, Backs, I'.rn II all, Devon. Dorset. flints, liereford, Gloucester, k'fit, Oxford. Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Wits, Worcester. So,dli Wales, all parts of the kir of Wight. Jersey, Quern -41. and all parts of France : and to all Parts of the North Take notice, that no package, containing glass, china, watches, plate. cash, or Rank notes, however small the sable, will be accounted fur. if lost or damaged; nor any uilorr parcel or passenger's luzgage, of more than SI value, unless specified as such when delivered at the Mice and paid for accordingly Nett Port-Chaises, Re. at the shortest notice. trkthto LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1820. " The Catioe for which HAMPDEN fell On Saturday will he pabli a l t ed. B LACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZI NE, No. XXXVL—Fur Mardi MU. COS TINTS. I. Boxiest.; or 'Moieties of Pugilism.. By one of the Fahey. No. VI.-11. Letters of Timothy Tickler. Esq. to &wisest Literary Characters. No. VI. To the Editor of the History of the Erskine Dinner.-31. Letter from an Elderly Gentlewoman to 31r. Christopher North.-4. Notices of the .leted Drama in London. No. t/de to NI rs. Flanagan. By am Irish Geuticulan, lately deressed.—k Letter from the Ettriek Shepher.l. enclosing a Letter frau James l.aidlaw.- 7. St. Priest Pa p ers.—s. On Wit and Humour. Itv the late Professor John Millar.-0. A !Sicilian story. with other Poem. Hy (tarry Corna• ilk on the Silence of Plivslog eomy.-1 I. Oa :Sir Thomas Ur.inlisres Jew ell.-12. Trans ▪ of the 1/itettaell :Society of E.liahiagli. No. 111. The Prestress et Areisitecture hi Ensiand.-13. Recollections., No, 111. Mark Macrabin's Account of the Iluehaniies.-1 4 k Remarks en the Diversity of (D e nim s .—l 6. A Church Yard Seette.-16. The NaHor's Song.-17. Elysium. .1 Sonnet. —, Itt. Autumn. A Ilbmmet.-19, lismig th the Mona.--thhe The Elder's Deeth-bed.-21. Iltstrsets knee Mr. Wa.tie's Mary. No. I. (terahltur Life of kleiville; Re views and Nlatrazirses ; • linslie's Father's heriind Prrbent Nicholson's Eieaings.—n. Lord Melville's Atonement.— Vt. The Monastery.-24. The Warder. No. V.—Y3. Lite rary and Scientific latellitre::co.--46. Works preparing for Publication.-117. Monthly I.ist of New Publications.—YS. 31ontilly Register, Re. Printed for William Illackuoini, No. 17, Primee's-street. F'olinburah ; and T. Cadell sod W. Ihwies, litrand, London, PIANO -FORTES and PEDAL HAKP.—Ca biart PIANO-FORTO. eqUill to new, keeps well in tune. worth 00 gaineas. for *11011m:I -. Pedal Harp. green cover. Le. ei•st 7.1 guinea-. t. r dS vineas.—Square Piano fortes. 12. Id, I. 4114 IS guineas. Also may he seen the Patent Oblique Piano-torte, the most perfert Instrument ever heard, and peculiarly adapted tor the voice, and show ing of the pers44.—These ttho are about purchasing should see the Oblique before they tleterniinr. at M. Wa tI. n's, 13, Leieester.place.—N. B. decd Barrel Organ for Church, Chapel or Drawing-room. MIDDLESEX EL Reflux Field, and SYDNPY died on the Sealold .' fully and.ronscientiously.—(Lond applause.)—This duty he conceived he could not better perform, than in an ex position of abuses wherever they might exist, and in un folding the arts used to elect, as officers of the City, men of no character and no respectability. These were elected to answer time purposes of a despicable party—the Atkins's, the Lottery-office keepers, the Contractors, shoemakers, &r. ; men who got into office, and then turned round and insulted those who had placed thin' there.—(4. plause.)—The charter of the City had been repeatedly forfeited, and it would only serve them right if they were deprived of it altogether. The worthy Sheriff here entered into a spirited detail of many abuses in the ma nagement of the City revenue, which he said was not len than 150,001)1. per annum. Yet, with this large in come, the corporation were always in debt, in conse. quence of their enormous expenditure and extravagant salaries, bestowed for worthless and contemptible pur poses. It was a fact, that te furnish an entertainment fog two persons, 17,0001. bad been expended, 14,000/. of AKA was borrowed money, mad for which the City was at this imiumimt paving an interest of 71101. per annum. After many other useful observations, the Sheriff requested the meeting to preserve the utmost order during the speeches of each of the candidates. Ile begged thrum to remember the imputation which had berto east upon them, and to maintain at the close of the election the good character mimic!, be contended they had always deserved. It would be the proudest rerof. lection of his life, if an election, which hail been markt at with so lunch acrimony and party real as the present, should terminate quietly without h arm or inconvenience to any one.—(The worthy Sheriff here concluded an address of considerable length, delivered with the gre4i est energy amid (relief, and which was most warmly aml enthusiastically received by the great assemblage to whom it was addressed.) In consNuence of the resignation of Mr. Mellish, the proper officer came forward and mentioned time result of the pull with the usual formality, and then announced that the Sheriff had, and now aid thereby declare the election of two Knights of the Shire to represent the county of Middlesex to have fallen on George Ilyng, Esq. and Charles Samuel Whitbread, F:sq. ' who were accordingly pronounced to be duly returned. The im portant result, it is unnecessary almost to state, was re ceived with the must enthusiastic shouts of applause by a very numerous and respectable meeting, all of whom seemed highly to exult in the success of 31r. Whitbread. The following is the final state of the pull : Mr. Byrn Mr. Win Mr. Mecum . Mr. Sheriff Pcnnuts again came to the front of the hustings, and hoped they world now hear 31r. :elfish. Mr. 31ELLtsit then came to the pull board, ;mil was received with considerable applause, with some hisser. The moment he began to speak, however, the greatest silence prevailed. He began by expressing his artlet.t hopes that they would now hear him pwiently in the very few observations lie was about to make. Indeed the candid manner in which they hail already he icon to attend to hint, was, he trusted, a very good morn of their continuing to do so. He most begin therelir.. by stating I ns them that they could easily judice that an individual placed in the situation which he was now io.cimid not at all times act as he would wish to do. This lie might justly say was his own situation.—(Lund applause.)— Ile Ile could assure them that be bail acted during this a or.- test on the important principle that it V. as the of every candidate to give ample opportunity to every free holder, if in a county, and to every elector in a city or borough, to come forward, anal by the vote given show what the sentiments of the individual were relative to the respective candidates.—(Applanse.) —I n this utanner the constituents of such places had the best and most effectual means of declaring what they thought of their Representative. At the same dine it ought to he reel-if lerted, that when sufficient time was given to all tip• voters to give their opinion, the turoiongation of any election contest ought to he relinquished.—(Cheers.)— It WAS on this principle he acted now, for he thought that after so important a county a:: this had been made the 'abject of contest for twelve days, as to the ques tion of who should represent them, it would sow be completely wrong to keep the county any longer in state of riot anal ferment. Ile hoped that la doing, so he had not at all relinquished any part of his duty. lie bad kept the poll open now for twelve days, anal as he had now felt that the fullest opportunity hail been given to all parties to vote, he considered hittisi.lf railed upon, in justice to himself anal them, to refire from the con test.—(Applause.)—lle emeld mit, however, do so, with out returning his warmest thanks to those kind frienila who had given him their wartil support; and he could assure them all, that whatever opinion might be enter-. tained of his public conduct, lie had nevertheless acted from the purest motives aunt the best intentions.—(Ap plause.)—ln retiring now f he connexion rabid, fur I 1 rears had existed between him and the freeholders, he retired with an honest cum ictium acted, as lie thought, conscientiously, and he soul I not now lease them without thanking them for all past favours, and especially at the present moolcat, for so candidly hear ing the very few observations he haul :alicul the liberty to offer to their consideration. lie now should bid them farewel, with the hest and warmest wishes for their pros perity, health. and happiness. The Honourable Uentleman then ft the front of the hustings, and i ttttt iediately, as we n •• and, proceeded to town. His address was listened to great atten tion by all present. Mr. IlvNi., whose appearance was saluted with ap plause, observed, that he was, to a vvrtain degree. eiii liarra.sed whenever he happened to ,:ililreos the elector of this great county ; but he felt that einbarrastorn! the present occasion to an extent whirl. the people might easily appreciate. If, indeed, on the preceding days he was so much embarrassed in speaking as a candidate, the electors most easily judge of 11;1 fuelings when he hail now to address them as their Representative. lie should only assure them, in return for their kind exer tions in his favour, that his Parliamentary conduct for the future should be such as they had a right to expect from the past. His conduct had always been founded upon the principle, that all gore:nu:nu proceeded from the people, and that therefore all government should he conducted for the good of the people. This, indeed, had been the principle of his life, and it should be his 'consolation upon his death-bed, that he had consistently acted upon it. He congratulated the electors upon :he choice which they had made in this election, hoping, as he dill, that both their Representatives would be found acting together in Parliament, which had not been the case for the 341 years in which he had had the honour to be returned for Middlesex.—(Applanse)--I 1, as a public man, he could for a moment lay aside his public princi ples, he should have no hesitation in saying, that he had no right to complain of his late colleague ; for he bad always found Mr. Mellish in every respect attentive to the local interests and in,titutiouu, but esp to ._ PRICE SEVEN PENCE. the charitable establishments with which this rrat and generous county was known to abound.—(The Hun. Lientleulan took his leave amidst cries of hear, bear, bear .") Mr. WHITUREAD then stood forward, and was received with univeisal, unequivocal, and long-continued demon strations of ardent and unmixed popularity. When si lence was obtained, the Hon. Gentleman said, that he must appeal to the hearts of the people themselves upon this occasion, as he was utterly unable to 'nets.. the feelings which their kindness could not fail to inspire. He should say but a few words. For twelve days he had stood before them as a candidate, and now Le had to appear in the new character of their Representative, by exalting him to which they hail only realized the hopes their signal exertions every day since the commence• relent of the election were naturally calculi...esti to emits. He could not say that he regretted the defeat of. Mr. Mellish, hut as his friends had, throughout the contest, acted towards _that titattleinap as liberal enemies, he hoped th'at, n victory was obtained, they would give him the treatment due from liberal compierors.—(Ap piause.)-11f Mr. Mellish, personally, he hail no whatever to make, nor could lie fiver feel towar,s that lientleman the slightest degree of animosity in-con sequence of any thing that had occurred at this election. -(Applait...)—lle could not utter any expression of thaiil.4 to those by whom he had the honour to be sup ported. Ile should endeavour, by his Parliamentary conduct, to evince Isis feeling towards them by some-. thing more satisfactory than mere words, and be would hope by the same lurt to conciliate some of those greith m.. 11 by whom he had been opposed.—(Great This contest has tertninated in a manner peculiar7y •zratefill to all the fit,mois Vliberty, while Mr. Whit bread, by tlw s•tavity of his manners, has conciliat.l the esteem of those even who were most adverse to blot principles. Ile is precisely, indeed, of that description who, however hr may oppose the opinion, is never likely In offend the feeling of any man. But it must ever be remembered, that the gracious reception which he ex perienced at the outset was owing to the iefluence of b's great name; for, had any other man, bearing another name, ma.le the most ardent prules,ions of the same principles, he never could have inspired the same conii deuce as prompted the independent electors of Middle-et so spontaneensly and simultaneously to stem! forward ln his favour. Hut the son of hint who was dear to Reg land, as well as to universal freedom and humanity, was at once entlaraced by the people. living the son of 6ir., whom no intelligent man could distrust—whom no ge .1 man could disesteem, his compliance with the request • 1 those who invited him to stand forward was scarcely an nounced to the public, when his pretensions were wi th universal confidence and esteem. Mr. Whithrezt.l has thus haul, very early in lite, a striking example of Cie high value of a goad reputation, in tin !ing bs is- • thetls fame the richest inheritance u bids loms% ambi tion could desire ; of this he experience which he has had iu the Most intelligent dis trict of the most intelligent country in Europe, and Ivor% the principles which he processes, as well a s from tilt t tient lie displays, we emu have no dtiobt that it wad be the struggle of Mr. Whitbrean life to traiskiet a legacy of equal value to his successor. So the people, indeed, appear to anticipate, front the manner iu ;be trimni,li of yesterday was received throughont :be •••••atity. Although the resignation of Mr. Mellish was 1 1 1ite uncspri tell, a triumphal car was soon in readiness, in which .Mr. Whithread MIS borne throughout Brent fort!, ant along the road. In his progress towards tow r, the urocessiou was' joined by a munber of private car riages and :•,•entlettien on horseback. As the eavaleaste passyd, the people, who were crowded along the Tog t, expressed their jot. by the loudest acclamations, while :thuost every window in lirentfonl, Turnhatn-green, Ilainetsersmiili, and Kensington, was filled with exhibiting the colours and smiling upon the triumph of Mr. Whitbread, who, standing uncovered, occasion:L . !, acknowledged these gratifying testimonies of popn!ar regard. lliis very distinguished favourite experienced the same marks of attachment in the several streets of Westminster through which he paused on his route to the Freriussons Tavern, where, we understand, he dined with the Members of his Central l'o:nmittee. It is said that them will he a grand chairing. of t:o•it Mr. Ityntr and Mr. Whitbread on souse future day, tvtllcts is to terwinate with a public dinner. Lill' INTEGLIGENCE. —New— COURT OF CHANCERY, MARCH 30. ARBITRARY IMPRISOMARXT.-HAREAS (-miens. Mr. llosyr.tora called the attention of the L or d; b a n. "Aloe to the case of Janes Sinclair, a bookseller, late of llrighthelinstone, who had, the Learned Counsel coa tended. been most unjustly imprisoned by the Comet:— *jotters of Ilankrnpt, for refusing to answer ferta:n questions that had been put to hint, but which he bail most properly refused to answer ; he, the bankrupt, teat now ru Court, having been brought up by Mateo' (*,,rper: The Learned Counsel stated, it was a question of the highest importance to the lilwrty of the bobject, that perriis etitpi,ted with power should nut abuse it ; i!ol hr should ever support any man that hail :ufferrd by per.ons exercising authority that they did not unit. r oam!: in the first place, the bankrupt had been unjo. , •ly committed for having refused to sign his examinarom, —it was not cotoplete, and lie was justified in the r-•- fo,tl; secondly, the t7oni:ols , i,oiers hail not insette ! th..ir co•nini:tal the questions, and answers, aiicl, were what they stated the ground of committal. A great deal h a d been said about Mr. Jlllll'3l Pierce, the solicit.. hat all that ronitt be said of that lientlrsnan was, !; be hail condneted the case nit,' considerable v.' liesper:ing the affidavit that had been made, be sltti:•l meet that in the course of the week by a petition to hrtv it expunged, as scandalous awl irregular. 31r. HORN, on the other i•le, come:1.1141 the Commit. sioners hail not exceeded their duty, and warmly r burred the observations of 31r. 31ontigne. 'f he Lorin CnaNcet.t.on said, there was no doubt !Int Mr., Sinclair was entitled to his discharge, which was immediately given him. Wednemlay morning, Itettreeti two and tbree n't.144. 1 ;, totne thieves entere.l the dwelling-lion.» of Mr. t Isleworth, and, without disturbing the family, carried off a large mirror, a Brussels carpet, a quantite of cut-glass and valuable plate, a lady's work-box is:tis a number of valuable trinket', wearing apparel of ev. ri description, a case of pocket pistols, several tine pritit ings framed, and some valuaiae book"; in sl.or:, evei y portable article slums' which the bowie sintaissed from the quantity stolen, it it iippo‘ell it oats tai.en away in a cart. TU ELF fII DAT.-.41NA4 CLOSE Of THE rni.L. This important contest for the representation of the metropolitan county, has terminated in a manner no less honourable to the majority of the electoiss, than gratifying to every friend of the Constitution. The languid state of the poll during. the first five hours after it was opened, plainly showed that the strength of the county had been nearly exhausted, and that few, if anv resources, were at the disposal of Mr. Mellish. Accord ingly'j, at three o'clock, that Gentleman, we understand, resolved to relinquish a contest where he saw that not the shadow of a hope in his favour remained. At four o'clock the pull closed ; and an intimation having been mole by the friends of Mr. Mellish, that he intended to decline a further contest, Mr. Sheriff i'anutxs stepped forward to the front of the hustings to announce this circumstance to the elect ors. He had, however, scarcely reached the platform in frost of the hustings, before a most improper attempt mon.naade by Mr. Huth well to exclude Mr. Parkins from his position. Mr. Sheriff Parkins resisted this unpre cedented conduct, with a warmth and spirit highly gre. tifying to those who witnessed it.: and Mr. Sheriff Huth will finding the sense of the people to be decidedly against hits,, at length thought proper to withdraw. Mr. Sheriff l'Attaixa then informed the freeholders, that, owing to the tesiguation of Mr. Mellish, the elec tion was now at an end. He begged of them, in this closing seem- of a contest, unusually severe, to display the seine order ami good behaviour whirl, hail through out distinguished them, and to give Mr. Mellish a fair and impartial bearing. Mr. Hoyt! w then alluileil to the domestic affliction' which lie had lately sic:rained, and said, that he had hoped that this circumstance would have in some de-, gree moderated the asperity of his colleague. Mr. Sheriff PARKINS indignantly repelled the impu tation which the expression of his junior colleague had endeavoured to cast upon him. lie called upon the freeholders to recollect the disgraceful attempt which had been made to re ))))) re I from a situation which he bad occupied every day since the commencement of the election. To that place lie considered himself entitled. nut only from a knowledge of its duties, but also by priority of election as senior Sheriff of the city of London. lle maintained that the assumption of his colleague as se nior Sheriff was not only contrary to law and equity, but also totally at variance with the chartered rights of the city. lie was determined to support his cause by every means in Isis power, and scorned to lie put down by the paltry artifices which hail been used to subdue him. 'limy hail now roused the lion from his den, and he would not deidst until lie had unveiled the corrup tion of that most corrupt of all places, the corporation of London.—(Lund cheering.)—They would bear in re collection the wicked and infamous charge which had been brought against him of conspiring to excite a riot on the election of the Lord Mayor, with persons to whom he was an utter stranger, and whose names and persons he was before a total stranger to. That charge had been brought against hint by a set of men, who, from the whole tenour of their comfort, lie could denominate no better than a set of cs.taviraluni against him and the liberties of the city.—(Applause.)—He felt convinced that almost every person who, now heard hint would be lieve that the offence imputed to him was not only to tally impossible, hut also directly contrary to his general feeling, Whit, and disposition. The cliarge had been preferred on the deposition of a number of perjnred per sons, whom he now solemnly pledged himself, before he left the country, to bring to condign punishment. The conduct of his colleague during the present day evinced his intention of committing that riot which bail been so unjustly charged upon himself. At the very time when this riot was said to have taken place, his colleague had requested him to retire, and agree in preferrinz a com plaint against those who were joined with him in the in dictmeut. Vet, because he had refused to concur in this design—because be had refused to prefer acharge contrary to his conscience, and contrary to truth—because he had done his duty as an honest and independent man, they had been reduced to the necessity of making him a conspira tor also.—(lanttl eheerieg.)--But he was now in the hands of the freeholders of Middleiex, who would not be disgraced, by lending themselves to the vile purposes of a City cabal. Ile begged the freeholders to recal to mind the eirentustaners limier which he was first elected to the office of Sheriff. This took place in an open hall, with the unanimous approbation of upwards of 2,000 of his fellow-citizens. at a moment when he was dtg miles from the metropolis. It was doubtless imagined by many of the City managers, that he would have been the dupe of their artifices. and evaded the office, by the payment of a tine. They load, however, fallen into tbeir own snare ;—and now, that he had undertaken the office, he pledged 'aims& to discharge his duty faith- 1 ;~ _ .~ ..~:~i : - •• ~_ ~:, I Xr. 1111.•1:•• . • f • 1" . .4 h e he nii ng ; rr i 2 :3 :, Ii ,: 1 1