The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

The whole number which polled on the Election was 7978. • ---~-r~- . r!• n , 1 4: I '- 1 F i It necessary to trewacs moth on their time at pre sent. Ire had, iodised. little else to do than to thank his frierids, - inc'udirrg thu s ,. oho, though unacquaiut ed with him, had eimirorred iii the endeavours made it, plate loin in the elevated and most important situation in which he now stood. Through tlieir great exertions •some important points not hitherto practically recognized had been gained by his elec.! tips. It lied long been tustomery to return for the kepresentarives of this great Metropolis persons who • were not resident its the t;itr, anti such' were the professions and situations of some of these bn viduals, that it might lie laid the great body of the livery was not at all reptee*ented by them. There seas ne interest, however, which ought not to be at. tended to in Parliament. The commercial and ship. . ping inters's', of the City were doubtless entitled tar • «spry attention ; but it ought to be recotleded that, those were numerous and pa a Paul bodies. They had their Committees, which frequently assembled and . took rare of their interests. There weie besides a nuns. her of Members of Parliament belonging to these bodies, and they were in every respect a match for the Minister of the day ; but with regard to tbet great body of shopkeepers and traders, it was plain that they had been pieced in a very different situation, end had many difficulties to contend with. There was no individual of their class in Parliament, and Irony therefore who could be supposed to haves cons boon sympathy with them, or, strictly speaking, to represent their interests. He was far from wish. log to make invidious distinctions, or from supposing that one class of persons ought to be the peculiar ob ject of his attention in Parliament more than another. lie would attend to the interests of all as far as his health and capacity would permit; but be never could forget that he was, he believed, the first be lon.;iog to the class of traders who had ever been placed in the situation of a Representative of the Cite. It would have been easy for him to have as sumed the name of merchant. He might have taken a little counting.hoose at 501. a year, and thus have very easily converted himself into a merchant. But had he been inclined to quit business, he '.outd not •have done it while he had in view to comeforward as a Candidate on their Ilustings ; for be wished to fight the battle of the Livery on the ground lie had 'taken, or none. —(Applause.)—lle was determined to see whether they would still look abroad for their Re presentatives; or were determined to choose one out of their own body. It had always been a great ob ject with him to raise the political character of the City in the public estimation. It had ever been his wish to uphold the character of the Corporation of London. It was of great importance that there should he men of high character and large property in the Representative Body of the Corporation, and in this respect it was acknowledged they 'had of late made great advances. ;On' this consideration, it had been another piece offrride with him, that he should be the first Member of the Common Council, belonging to that Body only, who should - he chosen to repre tent the City in Parliament. Ile hoped that this event would have the effect of inducing persons of talents and reputation to go into the Common Council; whereby that Body would be rendered still more re spectable,.and through it the character of the Citf itself elevated in the eyes of the country. With re. !Teel to the events of the election, he- was trot dia. posed to recur to them for any invidious purpose, because, whatever the conduct of certain Individuals might have been, he did not wish by any severity of comment to aggravate the vexation they must now feel from their defeat. Ile could not, however,. forget what had happened at the end of the former election, w hen they expressed such exultation on ace count of the different ressult of that contest. That result was represeuted as a most signal defeat of the demagogues. Nothing could exceed theiresultation et- his failure. In return, be should leave them To Heaven. a' d throe thorns That its their Wawa goad and prick them. lie should say no more on this subject, bat that those persons had not the opportunity of enjoying a similar triumph now, was owing to the exertions of his friends, and the independent part of the Livery.-- Those who had first come forward and pledged to' lemma him without expence, had completely ful. ailed their pledge, and might now enjoy the success of the issue. lie thanked them for exertions which proceeded not merely from their friendship to him, but from their attachment to the cause of freedom and independence, of the triumph of which he had teen the instrument. Their activity had been QV. fraordinary, and their management admirable. Ile saw the whole force of the unsuccessful Candidates directed to defeat him; bet his friends, with a skill and conduct which could never be too highly praised, *Unwed their adversaries to dig a pit, into which they suddenly fell themselves. The final object of their adversaties was to bring in one of the Candi. antes over his head ; but the result had been to bring in another Gentleman' over that Candidate.— this last triumph was ultimately' accomplished by the coalition of the Committees. The Gentle. wen composing those Committees watched the movements of the enemy with vigilance and ability. They held their reserve back ready to act at the : proper and decisive moment. If they bad thought* it right, they might have brought up their, troops on Monday, or any previous day ; for they were all volunteers, and ready to march whenever called upon. But when it was found that he kept pining on the enemy, there was no occasion to bring forward their forces. For his own part, he had never for a moment doubted the result. The two Committees, 100 strong, were ready to come to the poll at a moment's warning; end besides that force, he had the promise of 3(X) volunteers to give him siugle votes, if an occasion should arise which would require them so to do. Ile could therefore say, that during the whole of the contest, he had never felt the vibration of a nerve as to the fate of the election. lie was confident that the citadel of corruption would be overthrown whenever the independent part of the Livery resolved to attack it with their whole strength. With regard, however, to the conduct of individuals during the contest, he •must repeat the observation he formerly made, that that conduct was now to be for gotten. For his part, be should never hereafter in quire whether any individual hid opposed or sup ported him ; he would be ready to listen equally to all his fellow-citizens ; for those, indeed, who had contributed to the triumph of the cause of independ sacs, if they bed set a sufficient /sward in the grad- tying sensations they experienced from the result of the contest, it would be impossible for him ever to .nrosere them any compensatioh. Ihr concluded by 'begging the Livery to accept his heartfelt thanks. • Mr. Alderman Thour said he was happy in 11141 opportunity of retaking his a•svuranees of-gratiteB6 I to the Livery for the honourable support they had ,given him in the late uneaseipled contest. The strength of the Poll, and the unartimitx m spirit Op had been displayed, wituldeaose that EleCtion to be looked cu for ever as a triumph, because It had proved the value of those principles of liberty and independence which had been displeyedoo be felt by the Citizens of London. He hoped ' those principles, and the result of the contest, would be re-echoed through the country, and prove what were the true sentiments of the People. When he had first offered} himself, he had made a pledge of his prinCiptes and intention•, to which he should always stand, and on which he should never cease to act.—(Applause.)-- He hnd to return his thanks to those worthy friends who had taken op his cause early in the contest, as well as most sincerely to thank those Gentlemen who had come forward so nobly and handsomely, and who had with such success Litered the fate of the Election. He accepted from them, with gratitude, the sacred trust they hid reposed in him. Ile should al ways act according to the firmest principles of inde.. pendence; if he should ever err, his errors world be those of the head, and not of the heart ; end be should always exert himself to promote their interest and welfate.;—(Applause.)—Whenever he rendered back the treat to then', he hoped they would receive it without abase, and uninjured from his hands.— (Great applause.) Mr. OLDHAM moved the Thanks of the Livery to- Sir James Shaw, their late Representative, for the manly and indepet►dent manner in which he had ad vocated their cause in Parliament. Ile then passed a warm eslogium on the Honourable Baronet for his" noble. resistance to the Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill, and to other unconstitutional measures of the Esecutive Government.—(Applause.) Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motion, and felt it was unnecessary for him to say one word iri its support, as there was only one opinion among the Livery re. specting the conduct of the Honourable Baronet. It *as _then put and carried unanintoosly with much applause. Mr. FAVLLT. moved Thanks to the Sheriffs (Sirs F. Desanges and G. Alderson) for their conduct during the late Election : and he most heartily rejoiced at the success of the _Livery in their electiog four able, indefatigable, and steady friends of Liberty, sad the Constitution of 1688, to advocate their cause in the House of Commons. Mr. R. Wft.sow seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation ; after which the Sheriffs re turned thanks. The Rall then dissolved. The Sheriffs and the four City Members retired amidst much applause. The singular circumstance of Alderman Atkins's nombers on the poll, exactly corresponding with the year (1688) when the glo rious Revolution took place, was the subject of much conversation among the Gentlemen iu the body of the Ilan. MIDDLESKX ELECTION. Several Electors of Middlesex met at the Crown and Anchor, at eight o'clock last night, for the pur pose of considering the propriety of putting in no mination some Gentleman to represent that County ins ead of Mr. Mellish, the present Government Candidate. At the hour mentioned in some of the public prints, several Gentlemen attended, but there was no appearance of any preconcerted arrangement for business. Enquiries were made and repeated among the Gentlemen present for the purpose of ascertain. ing the object of this Meeting • but no satisfactory answer could be obtained. kr. Brooks and Mr. Barber Beaumont were qeestioned on the subject, but all they knew was from the public notice given in the Papers. The proprietor of the tavern said, the Meeting had been called by a Gentleman who was an utter stranger to him. Mr. GARDNER (a Freeholder of Middlesex) said, that as the Meeting lied been now detained a con siderable time after the hour mentioned in the public prints, it was Ilecessary something should be done in furtherance of the avowed object of the Meeting. The Election would take place to-morrow (this day) at ten o'clock, and it was high time to enquire if Mr. Bennett (as was intimated) had consented to be put in nomination. If that Gentleman declined ac cepting the invitation, the . Electors might be upon somebody else. A general cry was made for a Chairman, and Major Cartwright, who had just entered the roum (attracted, as he said, merely by the public notifica tipn of the business, and not any knowledge of the parties concerned), took the Chair amid the applanse of the Meeting. The CIIAIRMAN desired to know the business of the Meeting, and declared himself ready to receive any proposition from any Gentleman present. Here again the difficulty occurred of there not being any person present who was immediately ac .quaintrd with the intentions of those through whom the Meeting was not;fied. Some Gentlemen enquired how it happened that Mr. Bennett's name had been introduced, observing, that Mr. B. was absent from town, and had just been elected for Shrewsbury. A young man in the room said, that he had oeca. sion on private business to call at Mr. Bennett's house that evening. Mr. B. hat arrived there at seven o'clock ; his servant mentioned that Warier was ordered for him, but that he could not tell whether his master would attend the present Meeting. Mr. LRMAITRE came forivard. and mid, that he believed Mr. Lwart (whom he understood to be a respectable Gentleman in the City) ass to have wait ed on Mr. Bennett that evening. He therefore urged the Meeting to waits little longer, as the business was of so much importance. After a considerable delay, sad no appearance of Mr. Ewen, Mr. GALE JONES (who had entered with Mr.. Hunt and other Get. ttemeri) addressed the Meeting, and re. commended that some other Gentleman should be put lie nevoitiatiou for the Coelty of hitddloseg t as It i . t ' .. . $ . . . . =14...140•14444•WW. - - f-. ............ --..- ........--..._....---... . • t i ; h it necessary to trespass moth on their time at pre. tying sensations they experienct eant. lie had, iodised, little else to do than to thank the contest, it would be imposs his frirods,irteuiling iltu b e oho, though unacquaint- .nrusere them any compensstioh f . ed with him, hadrisnrotreil in the endeavours made'. 'begging the Livery to accept his is, pl.i.e him lu the elevated and most important Mr. Alderman TVOUP said h $ I ait'uotion in which he now stood. Through dirk enrertotlity of renderini his a. ( i great exertions •Sortte important points not hitherto to the Livery for the houourab practically recognized had been gained by his elec.;.given him in the late unseat ties., It bad long been ' customary to return for the strength of the Poll, sad the on Representatives of this great Metropolis persons who had been displayed, Wouldeaot • west not resident hi the t;itr, and such were the . looked on for ever as a trio professions and situations of some of these indi. proved the value of those endue 'titillate, that it alight be ask! the great body of the independence which had been di Livery was not at al l repeeseitted by them. There the Citizens of London. lie hr . was no interest, however, *tacit ought not to be at. and the result of the contest, tended to in Parliament. The commercial and ship. throu g h the cootitry, and prove . ping interest , of-the City were doubtless entitled to sentiments of the People. VS he 4 . • «very attention ; but it ought to be reco ll ected that himself , he had made a pledge r these were numerous and po a Paul bodies. They had _intention', to which he should their Committees, which frequently assembled and which he should never cease to , took rare of their interests. There wete berktes• num. lie hod to retern his thanks to her of Members of Parliament belonging to these who had taken o p his cense ea r 11 bodies, and they were iii every respect a match for well as most sincerel y to thank t the Minister of the day ; but with regard to the had come forward so nobl y ai I great body of shopkeepers and traders, it was plain who had with such success Lite t o t that they hail been pieced in a very di ff erent situation, Election. He accepted from then and had many di ffi culties to contend with. There sacred trust they hid reposed in I was nn individual of their class in Parliament, and ways act according to the firmer none therefore who could be supposed to have a cons. pendence ; if he should ever err neon sympathy with them, or, strictly speaking, to those of the head, and not of represent their interests. lie was far from wish. should always exert himself to ti . . lug to make invidious distinctions, or from supposing and welfare.; —(Applause.)—W I • 14 " . . • that one class of persons ought to be the peculiar ob - back the trust to them, he honk ject of his attention in Parliament more than another. it without abase, and. uninjure , lie would attend to the interests of all as far as his (Great applause.) r - health and capacity would permit; but be never Mr. OLDHAM moved the Thai .- s '. ---.- l i could forget that he was, he believed, the first be- Sir James Shaw, their late Rep longing to the class of traders who had ever been manly and independent manner placed in the situation of a Representative of the vacated their cause in Parliamet City. It would have been easy for him to have as- a warm eslogiem on the Honors turned the name of merchant. He might have taken noble. resistance to the Rebeas , a little counting-hoose at 501. a year, and thus have Bill, and to other unconstitutio very easily concerted himself into a merchant. But Executive Government.—(Appl cl . had he been inclined to quit business, he 'could not Mr. SAVAGE seconded the mi •have done it while he had in view to comeforward as unnecessary for him to say one a Candidate on their Hustings; for be wished to as there eas only one opinion I fight the battle of the Livery on the ground he had spectieg the conduct of the lion 'taken, or none.—(Applause.)—lle was determined to It was .then put and carrit 'i' see whether they would still look abroad for their Re. much applause. 1 . present antes; or were determined to choose one out of Mr. FAvta.r. moved Thanks t their own bndy. It had always been a great ob. Desanges and G. Alderson) for . ject with him to raise the political character of the the late Election : and he most City in the public estimation. It had ever been his the success of the Livery in Or wish to uphold the character of the Corporation of indefatigable, and steady friends London. It was of great importance that there should Constitution of 1688, to ativoc 1 1 he men of high character and large property in the house of Commons. Representative Body of the Corporation, and in this Mr. R. WILSON seconded thi respect it was acknowledged they 'had of late made carried by acclamation ; after wl great advances. On this consideration, it had been turned thanks. The Hall then another piece offrride with him, that Ile should be 'I . he Sheriffs and the four C ' ‘f the first Member of the Common Council, belonging amidst much applause. The a to that Body only, who should - he chosen to repre- of Alderman Atkins's number tent the City in Parliament. Ile hoped that this event corresponding with the year (I , , would have the effect of inducing persons of talents 'loos Revolutipo took place, wa Gentler and reputation to go into the Common Council; conversation among the Genti I whereby that Body would be rendered still more re- the Ilan. •• spectable,.and through it the character of the City The whole number which po itself elevated in the eyes of the country. With re. was 7978. , • i !Teel to the events of the election, he was not dis- posed to recur to them for any invidious purpose, .1111DDLESKX EL 1 1 because, whatever the conduct of certain individuals ---ase- -1 might have been, he did not wish by any severity of Several Electors of Middleset t ej comment to aggravate the vexation they must now and Anchor, at eight o 'clock l e feel from their defeat. lie could not, however, p o se of co n side r ing the p ee w it 1i . r fo es r u ge lt t w w a h s at te h p a t tl ete h o s t p e pe d a n s ed e a m t ot t t he sig e i n ie d l of the f o o f rm th e e r Initiation some Gentleman to /A election, when they expressed such exultation on ac- ins tad of Mr. Mellis h , the count of the different testi& of that contest. That Candidate. i ' At the boor mentioned in demagogues. Nothing could exceed theiresultation prints, several Gentlemen attest at- his failure. In return, he should leave them these Heaven. aid thesee thorns That io their wows genii and prick them, appearance of any preconcert To business. Enquiries were made the Gentlemen present for the i lie should say no more on this subject, bat that those ing the object of this Meeting; . 4 persons had sot the opportunity of enjoying a similar answer could be obtained. N triumph now, was owing to the exertions of his Barber Beaumont were wink 1 • :'• friends, and tha independent pert of the Livery.— but all they knew was from the Those who heti first come forward and pledged to in the Papers. The proprietor : il , . support him without expence, had completely ful. the Meeting had been called l I ailed their pledge, and might now enjoy the success was an utter stranger to him. o t of the issue. lie thanked them for exertions which Mr. GARDNER (a Freeholder prnceeded not merely from their friendship to him, that is the Meeting had been but from their attachment to the cause of freedom siderahle time after the hour me avid independence, of the triumph of which he had prints, it was necessary smell teen the instrument. Their activity had been ex- in furtherance of the avowed of fraordinary, and their management admirable. lie The Election would take place I 0 1 1 saw the whole force of the unsuccessful Candidates at ten o'clock, and it was hig directed to defeat him; bet his friends, with a skill Mr. Bennett (as was intimated) and conduct which could never be too highly praised, put in nomination. If that Ge • *Unwed their adversaries to dig a pit, into which cepting the invitation, the• Elec . 1 they suddenly fell themselves. The final object of somebody else- their adversities was to bring in one ofthe Candi- A general cry was made fo 1 antes over his head ; but the result had been to bring Major Cartwright, who had ju , . : 111 another Gentleman over that Candidate.— (attracted, as he said, merely to Ibis last triumph was ultimately' accomplished lien of the business, and not at s*, .., by the coalition of the Committees. The Gentle. parties concerned), took the Chi 1 wen composing those Committees watched the of the Meeting. ,4 movements of the enemy with vigilance and ability. The CHAIRMAN desired to it 1 They held their reserve back ready to act at the the Meeting, and declared him .. - . proper and decisive moment. If they bad thought ,4 any proposition from any Genii it right, they might have brought op their Here again the difficulty oc , troops on Monday, or any previous day ; for being any person present 'who • they were all volunteers, and ready to march .quainted with the intentions of whenever called upon. But when it was found that the Meeting was tint;fied. -1 he kept gaining on the enemy, there was no occasion Some Gentlemen enquired h to bring forward their forces. For his own part, he Mr. Bennett's name had been in . had never for a moment doubted the result. The two that Mr. B. was absent from tot ' t ' Committees, 100 strong, were ready to come to the elected for Shrewsbury. poll at a merneet's warning; end besides that force, A young man in the room sr C! he had the promise of 3(X) volunteers to give him sion on private business to c , t siugle votes , if an occasion should arise which would house that evening. Mr. B. I , , • require them so to do. lie could therefore say, that emu o'clock ; his servant meat :•t during the whole of the contest, he had never felt ordered for him, but that he cc the vibration of a nerve as to the fate of the election. 'ids master would attend the peel Re was confident that the citadel of corruption would Mr. LIMAITRE came foram be overthrown whenever the independent part of the believed Mr. Ewart (whom ht . :4 Livery resolved to attack it with their whole str e ngth . respectable Gentlemen bi the G .• 1 With regard, however, to the conduct of individuals ed on Mr. Bennett that evening during the contest, he -most repeat the observation he the Meeting to wait* little tongs . 1 formerly made, that that conduct was now to be for- of so much importance. gotten. For his part, he should never hereafter in- After a considerable delay, a quire whether any individual hid opposed or sup- Mr. Ewen, 4 . ported him ;he would be ready to listen equally to Mr. GALL JONES (who had et I all his fellow-citizens; for those, indeed, who had and other Get•ttemeo)addressel I • it .„ contributed to the triumph of the cause of independ- i commended that some other Get • 1 1• q gaze, if th ey bad Get a standout /sward in the grab- lie nevoluatiou for the Cod*, 1 4 i ; ..KAIL 1 41 ' li, TIM grATESMAN. was site clear no answer coeld be now elpielee beta 41 137 . . .. .. Mr. nett. ) • Mr. AMAITRE expressed a Ileisb that IV. Illi, Dir. ing should be put in nomination. He . ma l e Gentle- Inge (Ili the Chairman knew) el fine WhitOrineiples. Ile had been lately disappointed at an election, and was a eery likely mato false into Sbe . xontest for: Middlesex with hilheert and his pored. The.Cumewate segrittetthat he could.not make any answer to the appeal made to him, as he had not the honour of being known to any of Mr. Boring's family. , There being no appearance of any effective busi ness being•done, end the hour edvaticing late, the Chairman urged that either some proposition should 'be made, Qf that the Meeting should be dissolved. - A desultory conversation then arose at eleven o'clock ; home Gentlemen were of opinion that the Meeting (however ineffectively managed) ought not to separate without doirs s4)nething. It was repeat edly said that Mr. Bennett would not quit his Shrews bury friends. The name of his brother, Lord Osaul ston, wag mentioned, but it was said the Noble Lord, though full of excellent principles, was deficient in that Soft of oratorital talent which would produce effect at a contested election. Mr. WALKER thought that *tie oratorieal talent was necessary to cope with Mr. Mellish, the Court Candidate. Mr. BRYANT ISICOd. why they w•oli not COI On Mr. Pym, of Bedford ? Mr. WEVIERSTON (of Southwark) replied, be cause Mr. Pym had declared he would not encounter a contested election. Mr. W. then suggested the propriety of sending a requisition to the nee. Mr. Cavendish,' who is now a Candidate at the Aylesbury election. This led to some conversation on the impossibility of conveying the requisition in !efficient time to make it effective. Mr. Cavendish was stated to be 30 or 40 unites from town, and the election being fixed for ten o'clock to-morrow (this day) at Brent. ford, it was alledged that no communication could be had with him for the necessary arrangements., The Requisition was, however, prepared, and ordered to be transmitted, and at half.psat eleven o'clock thanks were voted to the venerable Chair man, and the Meeting separated. PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS *DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock 279% 4 per Gat. 96ii 3 per Cent. Red. 78;f 5 per Cent. Nary 3 per Criii.Con , ol% India Bondy 137 89 31 per Cent. 1311 Look , Ann. , itif 5-14 eousuls for Acc. 79.11 Exchequer Bill* 15 17 p LONDON : TRlnallt. JUNE 26, IRIS. ". There can be no doubt of the Election of Sir F. BURDETT And Sir SAMUEL RomiLLy for NVestmin. ster, notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts of the Government to defeat the popular party, and the unexpected elevation which its Candidate has in consequence A t tained upon the Poll. Were the whole extent of the arts, the exertions, the threats, the desperate mAtceovres, and stratagems put in prac tice by the agents of the Court, to secure their ob ject on this occasion, known to the Public at large as they are to individeals, no sotprice would be ex perienced at the partial success which has attended these endeavours. But in spite of all the Circulars of the Board of Green Cloth, the requisitions to Clerks, the midnight canvassing', the threats rind orders to tradesmen, or the bludgeons of Caleb Baldrcin's gang, and the strange sort of justice which, when called 'open to check outrages of the most flagrant de. scription, resolves to consider such offences, when committed on person'. attached to the popular side, nothing more than " electioneering squabbles ;" in spite of all such conduct in favour of the Government cause, we say the Friends of Popular Freedom, and _the intrepid and disinterested Enemies of Corruption, will ultimately triumph, and cover their opponents with lasting shame. Ample use has been made by the supporters of Despotism of the i personal attack upon Sir MURRAY MAXWELL. — The unjustifiable act •f an unknown individual, has been converted into an electioneering manceuvre, and power has been assumed by the professed pre servers of the peace, which, instead of securing pro tection to the freedom of voting, has been shown to have a very different object in-view. Whilst we deprecate, as we have done, the disgraceful in dulgence of private or political dislike, by personal insult and acts of atrocity, and think it a pitiful expedient to endeavour to torn a breach of the peace to the advantage of a cause that pretends to be so well supported, troth demands we should state that the outrages against the public peace and personal safety are far from being all on the side of those who are stigmatized as the mob, and that whatever may be the behaviour of some among the assembly thus de signeted, the conduct of a tang of persons yesterday, injudiciously added to the hundreds of constables, now displaying their authority towards the voters of Sir F. BURDETT, did indeed strikingly evidence that there was no want of the support of ruffians and un principled vagabonds on the aide of the Court as well as the People. We speak from no reports in this particular . We yesterday witnessed as daring a breach of the peace as any yet specified, in a son. goinary outrege,on the person of a respectable voter for Sir F. BURDETT, whose sole offence appeared to ' be, that be had brought up 43 voters for the same cause, and had given plumper. to the Ho. 'mumble Baronet. This man was knocked down in the midst of the people in Crivent.garden, b ea t with stieks until he was covered with blood, I hgd bit hat takes, from him, and in this plight "Sr • % , ••••., 4 • _.*_ elbibited his dreadful condition before t assembled In Sit FAA Ncisillßunorre 4 Itoom. And it is well known whc perpetrators MUMS scandalous eggces'eie persons who exclaim sal loudly againa ties and violation of the laws, will take of this open attack .on the person of a no, they have no sympathy but for the si their own side, and no words of contlem for the acts that express detestation of cause. These men seek not that others s their abhorrence of disorder, by " bold laws," RS Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S ftiende hove invariably done, but by sari end liberties into the hands of G (mermen Electors of Westminster be aware of this. not be deceived by a hollow pretence. The tears are a snare, and only shed for its c tunes. Men of Westminster !he not awe and violence into submission. You are e fourteen thousand of you signed the Peli the Corn Bill, which Sir FRANCIS BM 'seoted,—the Corn Bill which Sir FRANCR though one of the greatest land owners i dotty, denounced as a Government meat nary only to bolster up a system of tarsi they are resolved to coutinee;—not three have yet shown by'their polling, that tit of this system and desire to support it-4 consistent ; and secure the cause of jog form, by voting for the man who will sup that the freedom and prosperity of your C follow. The Committee of Sir FRANCIS their advertisement of this morning, ti means have been taken to Frevent the rei such outrages as attended the close of th terday, and we would take leave to ad voters in favour of the popular cause r ie sr inconvenience and danger,shoold come up day, for the crowd is so immense towarel elusion, that it is almost an impossibility the Hustings. It has been attempted to inhabitants of St. Mertin's.le•Graesd sitol the privilege of voting, by virtue of the Act. But the BIDS! BIILIFP has who against this iniquitous, dangerous, and tempt. I t would indeed have been a proceet of the arbltrary conduct of the present C had a local act been made to deprive a v mueity of their Constitutional Privilege, have rivalled the doctrine of the Scotch B ,:n his aothorative wisdom, asked, 6 , What is an Act of Parliament to an Act 44 We hope the inhabitants of St. Martin's wilisho* their indignation at this attempt them of a Constitutional right, by voting' BURDETT, whoa. name is coupled with lb .tion of every Constitutional privilege. . The following are the numbers pallet One and Two o'Clock : ONE o'cLocs. Sir F. BURDETT ... .116 I Sir M. Nlaxwau Sir S. ituutuot.... 201 i POLL AT TWO O'CLOCK. Sir F. Rcunrrr.._ .... 157. Sit S. ttoigium Sir M. !MAXWELL 212 ........ . A number of enters arrived soon &heti in favour of Sir F. BURDZTT. CLOT! OF THE POLL AT FOUR 0 9 C Burdett Rounillv • 473 • Max well • • .448 French Papers to the 23d inst. have and a variety of other Continental Jenne serest of which is entirety superseded b actions in our own country. lodeed, so copied is the public mind with the immedi of the General Election, that w• belie Sovereigns of Europe might die, witl forth a question as to the causes or co We, however, briefly entice, " as in di the contents of the French Journals. T copies of the Treaties recently conduct France end the Allied Powers, relative t ministry indemnities. With regard to claim', the French Governmeat engages the greet book a mite of 12,040,000 fro sensing a capital of 240,800,000 francs; is to be placed at the disposal of speck sioners of the four Great Powers, who s ()wised to liqeidate a 12th part of the each Power, nu the Ist day of every mu separate Treaty with this country, prowl more speedy liquidation of the claims of jests,_ his Most Christian Majasty vivo the hands of the English Commissioner' 3,ooo,ooofrancs,representing a capital of francs, to discharge, by monthly payment tipal and interest of the acknowledged cl indemnities for the seizure of British Roc deans, are not merged in the above sum, be regulated by the Treaty of the 20th of The Duke of Wellington was on the er parture from the French Capital. The 'lister for Foreign Affairs had on interviel Grace on Sunday. Ills present visit to do it new appears, connected with the 'villa arrangements to which we have alluded. however, in private letters, that, in addit important business, his hence was morel mission to procure the assent of the prim Powers to the occupation of Monte Videc tish force, lintsl the adjustment of the e I fermiers between Portugal and Spain. . arrangement has any otber than a coujec dation, we cannot give its projeetors r for political wisdom. Though both Lowe the present, submit to the fiat of so poet federacy, neither will feel satisfied with 43 leg to important a position on the River still less can it afford satisfaction tv the C of Buenos Aj rrs. F 1,1177 ""`"7"7'r77-7r7. 717 TJ'-• THE STATESMAN.