The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-08-01 00:00:00

Upoo the tot of 31ajor Cartwright and Returns being drank, ' The Majar rose and paid, that he felt himself highly honoured in having his name combined with the great cause of Reform. it was then, he felt, rather too late AU hoar to offer to the company one of what were called his " long 'sermons" [a laugh.] He did out mean, indeed, to Tres. of the tom patik for many pass upon the atten t i on minutes, and he would begin by telling them an anec dote :...Ssone years ago, after he had written twat , t h e me ans of calling forth the energies of the Constitution for the defence of the coup. t r y, be was asked by a literary friend, how he could write so much about non-entities, but he answered, No: that he was not writing about 00 „. ea tei es , but advertising for• stolen goods. [a laugh and applause.] These stolen goods the country was now, he hoped, i n a fair way or recovering. The cause of reform war, he was happy to see, daily gaining strength, but it was a misfortune that so much was said, and by some of its friends, too, about the merit of moderate re form. For himself, he would not hesitate to de. , Clare he never was, that he never should be a fries to what was called m oderate reform. ppplaases. l The object of his search and i - oliestdde always the Constitution, was, and always would be, the whole Constitution, and nothing but le e Constitution. [Applause:.] The Moderate Re- ' Partners proceeded, in fact, upon principles and calculations which betrays*, a complete disac. quaint:wee with the character of the common enemy. They seemed to consider the borough ' mongers mere drivellers, 'who could be induced to make a concession dangerous to their power, who could be persuaded to allow their foes to advance one step against the citadel of their authority. B a t, no • the borough-mongers were not to be BO delul;ll....thes would Stflitoile to the last to maintain their isianence, and the only way in which any ef f ected struggle could ee mode against', t h em wo uld be by national unanimity, by a cot. dial Helots of all the friends of Reform, and in or. der to produce this desirable effecte"hothina etiould b e left mlons, to enlighten thiedederstending, to !o m it the hearts, and to' animate"the hopes of ' the people.---(Applostacs.)---The venerable ota- cur concluded with proposing the following toast 1 , ..." Representatives without rotten Boroughs... Defence without Foreigner's...and Laws without Military Execution."...(Applause). Mr. MALLET next presented himself. lie observed, that their worthy Chairman had done him the honour of putting into his hands a toast, of which he so thoroughly approved, that he should seem to he insincere to the sentiment it ' contained, if he did not preface it with a few ob. serrations. He did nut mean to trouble them with a long address ; it would be futile thus to waste their time, after the speech which they had heard delivered by their illustrious Representative, the eloquence of which, if it could be equalled, Could not, he was confident. ; be surpassed. He i would think he acted wrote; if he it d not, thus publicly, bear his indieistual _testimony toe the great wisdom and virtue displayed by the Freeholders of Westminster, in having selected for the honourable situation of their &pre. ; imitative, the greateit and most didisterested Pa. triot that this or any other country could boast. That great man thought so little of himself,* in his solicitude for the public welfare, that he had scat cely adverted to those circumstances, personal to him. self, which had led to the present meeting. When he looked back to the situation in which the COUS• try stood when . their worthy Representative lint started into public , notice, when he contemplated the progress of that spirit which commenced in 1 Westminster, sind which, on the demise of Yr. Pitt, had gained an aseondancy in she City, he mast eels fess he had changed his opinion as to the possibi lity of effecting that Reform which, at the period to - which he had alludes), seemed hopeless. • When he ' saw so much performed by the stein y. applicants' 1 of moderate means, against the 'id exertions of the Berough-mungering factinf, felt his hopes greatly increased. tat. fiWifia l i had often stigmatized Sir Francis Burdetras a. ruined man ; because, knowing that he was right, he chose to shut their path, and to go alone. That faction s mare dangerous than the worst foreign enemy Eng land ever had, clearly perceived, that if the priu. ciples espoused by that true patriot once became general, their downfall was inevitable. He was the last Ann who would condescend to flatter any indi. 'ideal; but this virtue of Sir F. Burdett steed the seterest test ; if his conduct were not pure, he would immediately giv e hi m up • but he had &hewed myself to be i ncurrispt ible...nrither favour nor intimidation could drat a change. The consist. ency Which was observable in their honoured Re. presentative, they would in vain look for among st that facti on Which did not hesitate tozeluninite him. When that faction came into pow er , the y forfeited all their !itemises to the' people. The y coalesced with Lord Welkeiley 4 and DU every oc casion they gave up their public principles.—He Would nut stickle at men doing some good, by giving up matters of •no dissolute moment—but they gave up principles of the first int meta thee tame into . power band:hound and manacled. All their malice was directed against Sit Francis BarJett, but their darts fell harmless; from the fine mind of his virtues. At one time they dodge 11 "te-i him as a 'helping, conning, datigerdus lean • , at another time he was depicted as the innocent tool of a crafty monk.—They eut their °Wit throats; they told two stories contradictory of each other, and, of course, olio of them must he false. ho wever unpopular it might be ' (and there was a time when it wools, have been ea trendy unpopular), he felt it his duty . tiic,4thei; attention t o a niatie whose talenti lad ''hose virtues well deserved their admiration-e-one.who hel been a thinking man before ho became au 'ten's: man --whose foresight had been much greater than theirs....whe had virtue minuet to °Prom both factions, when their simplicity was wrought upon to support ono of t h ose factions 'phut the other. I will not longer conceal the n un , . of thi s celebrated individual. Eur o pe, p e r. to . i PS the world , d•in such another... 1 pleat oes nut c°me . t h at eminent scholar, and bowie to his ' • • • . " • Ar e t l o, l olol o lilir • , - • • .111 X. A • 4 • t • . . •.. . . . -.~--. --:.- --'-" country, anti to the age in which he lives, Mr:, Tooke. He had at one period been the friend and intimate of a great deceased Minister ; bat that Minister had lived to be his bitterest enemy. He (Mr. Tooke) must he described In words which apply to but few men.....es an individual not born to be spoiled by the foolish baud of fortune— as one who had long espoused the cause of the people of IYestminster ; which is, properly, the cause of the people of England. Both a scholar and a potitl. cian, it was not within Teeth of vulgar malignity to destroy those qualities, which were as much above the calumny as thet criticism of his enemies. It wait true, that he could boast of no cantered heaps of, strangely acquired gold to he foetid in his coffers, although he had the proud consolation of possess: ing stores of good recollection, and' of anticipat. ing, when removed from this world, the reversion of an undying fame in the remembrance of pos. terity. His years of patriotic exertiok, as wan uniformly the colisequenbe, called forth the uninterat persecution of the enemies of human free. dole ; but he (Mr. Bores Tooke)'had the gratifi. cation to 'mire his malignant cold.bloodei parse. tutor, Mr. Pitt, who had basely endeavoured to pervert the exercise of the principles of the Coned. teflon to destroy its best supporters. In the con. test and the consequences, huManity defended itself ; fur whilst the one Wutirff orgy Icnowtr as the cut-purse of England, only known by the mingle of his own disastronv administration, and the total falsity of all his predictions as to France, the scholar amid the patriot would take his dee rank amongst the heroes of his species, such as Bacon, Lucke and others, an honour to Britain, and an ornament to mankind. [Mar, hear ! and loud applause.] He begged par. don fur trespassing so long on their patience, but he would rather suffer any displeasure than nut bear his humble testimony to the talents and vie. tues which adorned the friend of their illustrious Representative. They could not forget the ca. 'snnies directed against another Gentleman, then in the room, who had already addressed them (Colonel Wardle). That Gentleman was the great detector of the worst abuses. Gentlemen might declaim about the critical state of the uountry, and the burdens of the people, and' many other similar topics—but what use is it, if it did 'not kad to a perfect Reform in . the State, when it was notorious that name.. rous and scandalous abuses bad crept in The factions attempted to • alarm the coats. try with the power of Bonaparte. He would ad.' mit all they said of his hostility ; but he would also assert, that he had raised himself by merit; to his bud eminence; but they had not elevated themselves by talent to their bad eminence. All his power he had earned by his personal letalidcations; Thu men . who command his ar. , antes, did not with their way by intrigue... shay were selected for their talents, sad they purchased their promotion with their blood. , did not mean to propose the practice France for their imitation, where France' bad departed from the principles which she es. pleased at the eumnencement of. the aggrandise —but thi country should Imitate her in that by which she had almost uniformly trained her troops to victory. He concluded with giving the health of Mr. Cobbett, In the energetic words of that bold, honest, and intrepid public writer— William sod may Englarvl be governed nasty by English principles. Drank with enthusiastic plaudits. • Ars had. illoslls. • - • Due. 0 00000 00 00000 " 4•••• Dilalilli 1 : I,E. • Waterfosil . .... • i 41 .... f f1itimibui1i........... • .. 0 • 0 4,• • ••• Udall %. .... '.: . ...a ...d Olin__ _ .. a . .. . 0 1" neUlioulan•• • • ... 1.. • 0 0 • " Malta • I PRICK OF SToCKii ruts DAY AT (INK ferl.ooK. I per COIL Red. 601 j! . I 3.per Cam. Co.. Maid Osinalese lin die. . . .. . _ . -.. AT THE ST --- The following toasts were then given—. May aU bouse.breakers aed their abettors, by anakigy, be broopht to condign penisktueat. his toast was drank with three times three, and nine times nine of cheering. Tbe Lord Mayor, frorporatioc, and Livery of London, with throe times three. Lord Archibald Hansilten—General Ferguson, and the Friends of Reform is Scotihad —oea. Mathew—(',yl. Cbrie. topher Hateithran, and the other Irish Members who sup ported tke People's Cause io Parliameat. Toe Duke of Norfolk, and the other Friends to popular . Win ia the upper branch of the Legislate's. Mr. M'Keusie sung the popular Scots song 64 For a' that and a' that ) " with Much credit to himself as anainateura • Mr. FttaND gave Mr. Vlyvill, aad the Friends to Religious Liberty. Mr. Chairmain gave . The House it Commas represented, awl ant sisiperpene sensed. Mr. Clifford gave, The beidtb of Mr. Wisbart, the Chairman. Which wu drank with three times three. • Sir F. Berdett, Mr. *Mart, Skr John Sloe. sun, (who sat at .111 at right hand of Francis) mid the greater. pelts*" the company, then left the room, it being skeet a quarter past 'spa o'clock. It was with.eltrelee dillepity Sir FILA NCIII Wald -be got out of the house, so groat was..the .pressure of those who were eager to see him. He was j iialiged to remain for sense time In' an. adjoining eroom. In vain it was stated to the populace without doors, that Sir 'Bann had gone home by a. private door. They clung to Ms carriage,' determined to wait at least until every person had departed. At length Sir Foamiest; UalloSTT got Into his coach At the back door in Norfolk.atreet, 6 1ed the horsei proceeded into, the Strand, when all opposition became irreffectuel, aid the people* took the horses out. They drew him through the litrand, Pall Mall, St. James's-street, to his own j Muse in Piccadilly. Many houses pet epj liantllcs, but nut in consequence of any com. .lottleory exclamations from the attending populace. The people, however eager to cypress their love and veneration of Sir Faancts, and their joy at *Wine him onco more, were perfectly 'orderly. They gave no occasion, even for reproach. Mi. nisters seem to have expected soesathing different front this I for the Guards,' andrather troops, to' a great amount s were held in idadioess to act as ilkm discretion of Government might require. And', .it Is Carioaaeaaggiti that a grand review was put' off, that the troops might eat be fatigued. The Awing of the people, havviriir, the lomesset cheering, till Sir lltAttrell was within MS house, • was all Ministers could hear, and to that they 'ovoid not well object ; ad that the troops escaped ;fatigue every way. The populace, after giving Sir FaANC is a farewell cheer at his hossylisponal its the most quiet manner. • IStreit; , that few: 'very' 7 4. .- 1 will s splt (ion the • . .. expectations of The Morning Post._ The day of mistake is patted away; and when error is sub. Blued, 'passion ought not to w thro 'tiny ho. . . . . nest matt into the ~bands of his •ciawlits, and theenemies of all - his heat and ,most honourable wishes ! We therefore little fear the movement of The Morning Post, to•carry off a few of Sir F. • ElUßacTr's friends. The good sense of the per. sons to whom he writes that part of his remarks will defeat the intrigue. But ?'he Morning Post has some other comments to make on the proceed. inp of the day. Very well,! We shall be Iliad to hear what it has to say ! Meanwhile, if our ad. vice-could reach that Paper, we would recommend it to peruse, a second time, every line and word uttered by Sir Faaxets• yesterday. It will then lee, s how unfounded And unjust all it has said of Sir Feet octs has been !It will see, bow much . the reverse ho is of the description it Iran sounworthily pet upon him ! it will perceive, that ho is the true Friend of the Constitution, the real Patriot, the very man The M o r n i ng Post would picture when a ggeeing . to itself an h•onst, An intrepid Lover and Friend or the tountry t . It will And, in the illustrious Baronet, talent not sur. passed by any catemporary, and integrity, and steadiness of purpose, scarcify eonalled by any! in . s word, by such revision of Sir F lIA N int By It ji UT'S conduct sad speeih, The Mornin g PO st will And matter enough to' enable it to make an 'volts. gium on Sir F. Bet:Derr that May Make imends foe all the errors or niiireliresentations respecting that great character, which have from time to time, and fur a long time, filled The Morning Post, and lowered its reputation with the Piild 11::--• . / 3 . Whatever The Morning Post may di n . our Readers will be highly gratified with die able Speech of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT.--4111 • firm and elevated temper we need not 'point • . ' out to them, nor its digitified allusion to hitriscif. EXPLANATION wail not wanted. The condUct of Sir FRANCIS, ow the day of his lilierittion, had explained, andjustified itself at the time; add no reasonable man could be dissatisfied, after the tia:. lure of the event was understood. Sir Viatica had nothing then to do, but to assert the ispleyeti.. denee of his oast mind; and he has doneihis with IS dignity becoming the goodness aid greatness tit ' his heart. . , . . 2-011 , 10-0.. P o ur f the tints AT o o go i ng to.resi„ the e i f ci P 4 I , ~• , . , . en the ateldiago L I that4.lnro bet been oysters' battle ia Portugal,. and that Lof t W.,_wr• tool -. • . iaiirtb tei rl. 11 • by . 7sinained the victor,' sloop of -war, from ICoatlirsa 4 'We . litll . itet ,My. that Reports, bids-- of Itts:tOri 4 .144; ' 6 8 ,4 05 .will be dreaded . its the preseat oopiw.A. ktot . • public mind, respecting til• LOA army i d isiii • ingot.. ' • • —sa II ~ , ,K t oixi. , - _Ws have inserted in our last plighoi* l 4.th., • , • 'wresting Later of Geneiat SARRAZIN, in sius are to the charges against him- in ihe.freneh. Papers, and his Wife's Letter to General Missions*. It gives expectation of a still more important _deed. ment...it Letter from General •Ssanizti to the .Fttencn Emitting. . —6.....5,—.. • • . .• Lieutenant-Colonel Taimioi, who fell in the aisle with the French on the plains of Almeida, ' was brother df K. W. TiLioT, Esq. M. P. far the County of Dublin. . Sir Geo. WARRENDER will shortly •be made happy in a matrimonial. union with the Beni Min BOSCRWEN; and LordFALMOUTOI will also lead isi to the altar Miss Daes, sister lathe Member far Coif Castle. . It is not true that the accomplished daughter Of the late Dina Hifiiirom has any intention of making her appearance OR the stage. A rule has been made by the Irish Judges, that they will not in future travel Ors Sundays, but tend Divine Service in their robes, Bte. .whereict they may halt the day pretioni to die Sillib4lß. ETON, Jo4i 59.....Yeeterday being the armlet election of candidates for Vie Collegei Cigna bridge, only one vacancy was open, which was Ohl. tallied by F. 111ftownin'o,Esq. the Ceptain'of the school.. The business of 'the day Consisted In this rehearsal of Latin, and English orationsi by the must -distinguished of the Collegians, preparatory to the public exidbiticrn en hiesiilay. In the wens Mg, the whole of the,bentlemeu at easel pan tookkif a miiiipteesys supper, Mid out oat the laws . yt lirley.hall, which copsistatl of eve" &Ceuta ..Upwards .of Ofty of dime proceed up the river hi basis, superbly decorated; the comers and coxswains, in apprepriatealresese t end Polled . by the bend of the Starers'. Willie. A fter they displayed their skill and vitality in the ma, stegenseet of the oar ead redder, by sailing three Aimee roved the mast &Stilt liend .of the areal neat *leiter. The Marquis Of Firma, Lord e , Ca.sivoci_LirdCrasse&w, Mr. Scorr, Mr. Al i Lts, .au/ .{be Item Mr. HEMIIIRRR I officiated' us costa swains. The festititics of the day concluded with . • a grand display of fire.works. A great dm. eosins . of spectators lined the banks of the river during the procession. CORN ERCRANGR, AUG. 1. —The Market.thi* day has several fresh artivals of *Foreign Whear, with considerable en hand, chicly second and inferior—the latter very heavy sale, Onellne keeps its price. Prime Old Dantsie ;1245. per goer er ; but little demand for Barley at the late reduction. Malt and White Peas likewise ; few Gtey.— leans of both sorts support their price. ()its also, and in middling supply. Flour without alteration. • I , .A.G. A 'I I SMA N. LONDON: —amp -aueuir 1, 1810: We have this oiorning received German Papers to the 19th initant. The Diet et-Sweden was to commence its sittings tin the 234 iust. Troops are collected to protect its proceedings ; and no Foreign Minister is perinitted to reside at the place of its sitting. NA run, JULY 10.—A number of veiseli with heavy ar tillery have sailed for Calabria. Down to ihe 15th, to which the last !weasels from the head-quarters of his MA, sure at Scab' reach, aothiag decisive-had taken place. The enemy had taken a concentrated junkie° on the strait of Messina, -sad the troops were exercising in embarking and disembark ing. The Kus has granted several privileges to the capital of Calabria, Ultra Cotroue; it islo be ligbtediighly. Jesus church will be changed into a huge theatre. This town alone furnishes 36 massed newels to the approaehiag lauding in Sicily. Ta t csec, iv c 28.—The day before yesterday 37 Eag lish, from their flotilla, landed +rear Belvedere, .arsele a de mand of some bead of cattle, sheep; and vegetablesi paid for every thing with ready money, - and then returned to their ships. SCILLA, June 23.—The Neapolitan marine hap Aiello] a new victory, 28 Royal gun-boats have defeated the whole of the enemy's flotilla; amounting -to mare than 50 sail, amoog which were 20 gun-boats, carrying 24 pounders. - - . General Sveatur at dye o'clock caused an attack to be made on a convoy lying:ll:incisor near Tropes, and consisting of a ship of the line, a frigate, a corvette, and about 15 smaller vessels. The Knits bismediately gave orders to 25 vessels, on board of which were the grenndiers of floe 624 Regiment, and the vottigears of the Royal Guard, as also gm-beats wheels were at Regnant, to sail to ;the moist nice of *be convoy. A metal engagement timed, in which lof the enemy's boats was taken, and 4 sank. The enemy Navaho the Sicilian omit, and the convoy, coosiptiog alive than 900 oil s arrived safely at kvillei . .... • Tug following is the copy of a letter •from Lleutenant.flinium, commanding his Majesty's gun.brig Forward, addressed to liear.Admiral Sir Eemoso NAGLE, ' by him trantatitted to the Ad. miralty, andiron; thence tolLititn'ti",. for the in. formation, of the parties concerued. .Tberc snail to hare been some strings miscdadact is this if. fair —. • • • • • • " His Illajeity's Sliti-brig Forward, Lelth;July 2Z. " Sit t—l beg lease-to acquaint you, that on the 19th WM. shaft to the westward with s. COMO" SI 4blwat 'ithichad wily been furnished with instructions), the Kase of Norway bearing N. N. E. or . 9 leaßacis at 2A. 21 . I discovered seven vessels stated* Er. S.' E. which I at first saliposed to be a convoy ! , but at 2 3d perceived that " l of thew were • olharaes sad accordingly made • No. 275 to them; but iodise they eissie sus answer the sip nal, I coociaded they were sod imisedimely elide the sigoal to thi convoy tbr an enemy being M sight, nod to to the wind on the larboard lack, mot sued. so she mertward s upon which the brigs hoisted their eefeasiseclied,wod Mote all sail in chase of us, Briee guns *meg the convoy, alt et which immediately brought to, *Moat bilibtnethe least ',ter tian t.o escape. At 40 minutes past %conviaced that the very superior farce of the enemy rendered it impossible fur me to afford the smallest protection to the convoy, and being at the same time closely pressed by three of the brigs, which I conceived, from their nianosevres, werefully determined to , close with est and Boding their shot reach so, I cut away one env, anchors, and blew away my stern boat in acing the stern Omen; and after w chase of an hour and ahalf, the leading brig, wearing. a broad pendant, leffed to, giving as their broadside, which • was followett by the other two, after which they stood into the convoy. 4r I still conceived it possible to recover many of the convoy with some assistance, and as two convoys were in sight from the matt head, One of which was standing to the Westward, 'ender the Soiebsty,witb which I had parts I company the pre. 'cad* evening, and the other standing to the Eastward, ' which I after Wards found to he under the Liebe, I stood tcw wards them. *Mktg No. 457. and Bring gum. At nine I spoke the Hebe, who directed Me to accompany his convoy, mid put myself ander his orders. • • I have the honour lobe, &c. • Tes Sir Emmen N 4 els, Knight. H. BANKER. • • o • WHO* not surprised to find, that the proceed. inp yesterday at the Crown - and Anchor, at the Dinette to celebrate the Liberation oY Sir Fa.tmcis Ilettorrr from the Tower, should have driven the Ministerial, and tome other Prints, into .a specie* of maskteta. , Yesterday completed, and put a final inaction upon, the Tema% j tits del of Sir FBA Ota enanErr's Liberation. His. enemies most for seer bisilent ; anti his opponents, who are not the friends of corruption, must low cease to wait for explanation, since they did not venture_ to call for ft yesterday. There is no. thing left for the enemies or ' opponents of Sir FuA NCH to Say, 'Atheist a violation of troth and decency !.—The Morning Net itat•pestalool. to take *to early opportenkter :awing .some re. marks on the preceedings yeaterilay, and is angry IMO 'Nene of Sir. Fithian 'Boesserit'S followers (as it names , them) should.hlivecalted for so apology from tiro Baronet. , The Morning Pott, we believe, does well know that neither apology or etplanatiow was due from Sir Fell Nais to arty one. But The 11forniair Post has an object ails own, to attain by the remark. It wishes *to steal from Sir nun= ivory 66 follower" it can, to compensate a little for thi throngs Of moderato men, in town sad 4Ountry, lovers of the CoestitutiOnt who went over to the illustrious Patriot, on the view of his' seeded en the day of his liberation. We hope, 1 717 1 2- - • ~I ,; •, . • •