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. . . . liheitY 'of addressing Yein but 'Very 'shortly this day, because, it so'happenS,• that I am to go to a dinner, where it may_ be expeded I must make something of a long speech::: We are almost .tiring you ivith disgusting repetition ; but Gentlemen., I 'say sin cerely, that 'in going t.o this dinner; I;w• ish• the place Were large enough, and provide.dlwitit •plenty'ofpio visions, that -we might all dine together; but as there is no convenience, I am afraid we must se parate; I .can assure you, however, that my first toast, after dinner, shall be the good health of you all. I have only one' word to add—it is for others to tell you what they mean •to be, ii becomes me only to tell you what I have been, what I ain; and what I will still be, to the end of my political life. • What I shall say is this ; that I have• not only been a loyal man to my King,. a ,man who has -shewn himself a friend to the. Constitution of this "Cotintry, in its genuine perfection, and not a man who has been the supporter of abuses, or partaker in its cor ruption but -I haVe.been also, and• ever 'Will be, that which is my proudest boast, the undaunted- ad vocate of the cause of the people." Lord COCHRANE said, that in a life dedicated- to the service of his country, and most particularly in. the Naval Profession, there were many circum, stances which had latterly come under his imme diate view, loudly calling for redress. What he had stated on a former occasion, had been strangely and grossly perverted ; but he had not hired any Writers to support his pretensions, and perhaps he felt the effects of that indifference; -in the gross mis representation which was made in the daily new's *papers of what he bad' &livered from the Trust-_ jogs: The tyranny and oppression which he knew to have been exercised in the Navy, he wnuld take the l'roper opportunity of laying before Parliament and the Country. What he had already'mentiotted respeding the purchase of improPer Ships;the detaining them on long voyages, not in a sea-worthy condition; to the ultimate loss of the ship, and :the most iheal tulable evil - to the brave defenders who manned them, would also, he trusted; become questions bf public'consideration. It was within the last few Years this detestable system-was acted upon in the Navy ; and was he not restrained by motives, the ogericy of which all must feel, he Would mention the name of that Commander to whom such mis c• hievous effeds" were attributable, and to whom the tountry had a right to look for the responsibility arising from a tyrannical, cruel, and destruCtive ystem in that branch of _the. public service. He otild lead his auditors up and down the Mediterra riean, from the Rock of Gibraltar to the - Straits of armora, and prove, beyoodcontra.didion, that the, discredit and degradatiOn of our naval-character was the natural consequence.of the fatal and 'rnisChievous It ensures tot) lately introduced into that dep-trtment of our defence and bulwark of our safety. 'fireNoblo' next professed his' independence; and deter urination to- rest his clainiS to the :suffrages - of the P.ledors upon his own pretensions, Without either the assistance of the Ministers ; or the alliance of any' other Candidate. Mr. JENII,7INGS then cadre - forward and said, that it - theenemies of_ the people of Westminster should ehdrge them with - faction, he would bid -them look to the state of the . .Pell. icir it was-owing to the pub lic spirit and independence of the Electors, that Sir I. Burdett was now placed ,at the head.of Though Placemen and Tax-gatherers had combined kainst their rights, yet they still discovered the old Pirii of the People of England. •H e w as we ll in 't)trned that the Tax-gatherers had threatened • seve ral Electors who were rather behind in the f a te s , tvitr immediate executions if they voted for Sir • • Burdett. If Ministers began to show themselves , 11 ) this way ; what might not be etpeded from V , lena afterwards, when they had more fully esta l▪ ished th e i r po wer ? Th e C omm i t t e e to w hi c h h e belonged meant, if possible, to procure and publish the names of those persons- who were thus threat for the prevention of such abuses, in, future: ' Francis Burdett had this day headed the Poll, ' l `-d a continuance of their exertions Would secure t in immortal triumph for the people of Westminster: Mr. ELLIOT then shortly addressed the crowd,, 0, ..1t from the noise and uproar was, as usual, cOrn- Pietely inaudible. Mr. GIIiDONS then spoke in behalf of. Mr. Paull; a nd charged the Noble Lord with inconsistency be tween his practice and professions. ELECTIO.Y DiNATR. . 4 _ w "i r esterday numerous party of the EfeEtors of estminster dined together at the Crown and An thor Tavern, the Right Pion. R. B. SHERIDAN in t he Chair. As soon as the cloth *as removed ; Mr: 4 LIERibAN - proposed the following Toasts : " The "King," with three times three: ." Th e Queen and ROyal Family," with three. " His Royal Highness the Prince o f W a l es ," W i th thtte szlnes three. The In&pendent Eleaors of Westminster." Th e i mmorta l memory of Mr: Fox." -1 The Cause of Freedom all the World." Mr. MELLISH (not the Middlesex Member) th en .I P r 'e.* - and proposed the health of Mr. Sheridan. e took a survey of the tenor of Mr. Sheridan's Pol itical, life, and described, in glowing colours, the Pro minent part he took all questions of Coast:- `'lticnal and national importance. As the circum= nnees of the case required it, he had evinced him-' s t "!lf the F r i en d' of hi s S overe i gn , the Friend of the Aristocracy, the I'iiend of the People; and i ° t 4 all such occasions he displayed abilities Whi c h n. was unnecessary for him to comment on e e 'ther should he - risk weakening their .influ r:e by any attempt to d o th em jus ti ce .--very. 4 , 1 ,, t 1 competent to ' justice.--Every, an opinion Of, talents '' endowments must feel that no one was better, p t so well, qua lifi e d t o b e th e R epresen t at i ve i n eZ d arnent of the City of Westminster. Yet the forts hitherto made, to place him in that situation Vere - apparently without effect; but success *should , b e despaired of, w h en it was r e co lleEted, that at Poll 'ast Eledion it was only on the fifth day_'of_the t o at any vigorous exertion was made to secure Eledio n a successful issue. Why should not qtri ilar exertions be now crowned with si m il ar suc p:* The Hon. Gentleman concluded with pro- SHERIDAN'S Health, and Succe s s tohis L eEtton. I‘ll'. SUER:DAN rose, and returned thanks in a' ec__rrir a nimated smell. The company would most unite with him in admiration of the 4 1 , eu did abilities whi c h h a d j ust b e e n so f orc ib ly g ' l .tested by his Honourable Friend. He had al . • " , Ways teld out to hiS yOungf r ie n d s i n Parliamint as a principle *and an encouragement,' that, ail that as wanted to make a good speaker was a sound head i and a good heart. The truth of 'that principle Was now evidenced in the manner in which his Flo:. ' nourable Friend had addressed the Meetin e , c , 2 - and, for hiS part, he should much rather have twelve young men so endowed, to support him on any question, than all the elaborate harangues of the praCtisecfand . professed orators, who came prepared to support the measures of any Minister. Such were the men who felt for their Country, and for, whom their Coun try should feel. AS to the circumstances of the . late and present Election, Mr. Sheridan wi s h e d t o say a few words. It was first his intention tOhaVe stated them in a printed Address to the Public; but on further con-, 'sideration, he thought it more respe&ful to takean opportunity like - the present, of laying them befbre the Ele&ors. On the former dissolution of Parlia ment he was conne&ed with the Administration of the day, and therefore conceived himself to be in, some measure entitled to their support; yet his can 7 vass languished as was the case at preSent ; nor was it till the fifth day of the poll that any .sevions elfbrt .was made in his lavourt..The Right Hon. Gentleman then recapitulated all the circumstances WhiCh attend ed the present Eleclion, and proved satisfaaorify, that however anxious and ambitious he was to become the Representative of the first City in the Empire, yet that he had not resolved to stand as a I Candidate until he saw Mr. Paull's advertisement, in which that Gentleman expressly stated, that he did not mean, to come forward. Under these circum stances he deemed it his duty, when called on by a respeaable number of the Ele&ors of Westminster, to yield to their solicitation. It was necessary, how eVer, to state, with his usual candour and openness of heart, to the Company then present, that he had been informed, on the part of Administration, that they had not any Candidate to pr o p ose i n o ppos i t i on to Sir F. BUrdett and Mr. Paull, to both of whoM they were adverse; 'they felt disposed, therefore, to give their interest to Mr. Sheridan, if he chose ;to-stand the contest. He replied, that he should, during the remainder of his days, as he had hitherto done,, preserve a middle course between the abuse' of prerogative and the frantic enthusiasm of the people, which would destroy the Constitution itself, and convert liberty Into licentiousness.--These terms on his part being, perhaps, rather unpalatable, the interview broke off rather •abruptly and he was not, therefOre, surprized to hear that, on the fol= lowing day, a similar offer had been made to ano ther person. The Right Honotirable Gentleman ht;, , re detailed, 'with his usual perspicuity' . and elo quence, ; all the inducements which led him *to be come a Candidate for the-Cityof Westminster, and ; concluded With pledging himself to maintain with all his soul'the rights'and liberties of the people when ever an attempt might be made to infringe or violate them. Nr:SHERIDAN soon afterwards withdrew and left t h e company to enjoy the pleasures of the bottle. POETRY. Trtt following animated Tribute from living to departed Genius is a proof of the liberal feelings as well as of the poetical talentS of the Author. It was written for a periodical work on the Arts, under the juditious direction of PRINCE , HOARE, Esq. TO TUE MEMORY OF ONE, EY M. A. SHEE, ESQ. R. A How oft of late, o'er, worth departed shed, ' The tears ofl3ritairhave embalm'd the dead ! Bewail'd the hero's fall—Lthe sage's fate, While public Virtue sorrovAl through the State ! • Yet still unsated with the noblest prey, Ungorg'd, though meaner multitude* decay ; 'Gainst wit arid genius Death direels his dart, And strikes through ()FIE'S side to Painting's heart. Fall'n from the zenith of his proud career, • Full in'hiS tame, and sparkling in his• sphere ! • While o'er his art he shed his brightest rays, And warm'd the world of letters into praise.' No feeble folloWer of a style or school ; No slaveof system in the chains of rule : His genius kindling from within vas fir'd; Andfirst in nature's rudest wild aipir'd. Warm at her shrine his early vows he paid, Secur'd her sinile, and sought no other aid : • Enraptur'd, still her charms alone exploed, And to the last with lovers' faith ador'd. - • For when ambition bade his steps adeance To scenes where Painting spreads her vast expanse; When all the charts of taste before him lay, That shevi'd how former keels had cut their way, With fearless prciw he put to sea, and steer'd ,His steady course, where her pure light appear'd. • His vigorous pencil, in pursuit (Siert, Disilain'd to dwell on each mihuter part ; Impressive force—impartial truth he sought, - And, travel I'd in no beaten track of thought. Unlike the servile herd %Vlaorri we behold Casting their , :lrbssy ere iri fashiOn's vaould ; His metal by no coinition die is known, The coin is sterling, and the stamp his own. Or is, farewell—accept this feeble verse, this flow'r of friendship cast upon thy hearse: . Though Fate severe; in life's unfaded prirtie, flath shook thee rudely from the tree of tithe ; Thy laurel through the lapse of years shall bloom, And weeping Art attend thee to the tomb., While Taste, no longer tardy to bestow The garland due to graphic skill below, Shall point to Time thy labours, as he flies, And brighten all the beauties in his eyes; Exalt the Painter, now the man's no more, And bid thy Country honour and deplore ! • The talents of the late Mr. Om have been at tacked with the most, unfeeling rancour, since his death. This malignant assault upon a man whose death has been esteemed a severe loss. to the Arts, by every man of real taste and judgment, can only be imputed to the spleen of an unsuccessful rival:and must remind every body of the . ass in the fable, kicking at the c4acl lion,_ Miss DU CAN, the Mtress, is said to be so .much indisposed by a fever, as even to excite the most alarming apprehensions in her famiij. j.L.dry 1?EPO1?T: `COURT OF KING'S BENCH, TuEsony, *TAY 12. BIRCH AND CO. J. WILSON. This was' an anion against the Defendant upon 'a 11 of EskchAnge, ' drawn by IViliiatn Sharpe upon the Defendalit, accepted by &tn., and inderSect by Sharpe to DekPailey,' from whoa it came into the hands of therlblaitititTh. Ie.ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that he could not conjecture 't,yhat defence was, to be.set tip to this ac- Aion ; he however imagined, th a t some oppos i t i on was to be made, as he held in his . hand a letter from Mr. Wilson to the Plaintiti, in -which he said, that -he' had 'ken informed by Joanna Southgate, who was yisited..by the Almighty, God, that he had a good defence to the suit. After the witnesses necessary to establish the va lions hand-writingS had been called, Mr. GARROW, for the Defendant, said, that• the .numerous raises in which he had been engaged in his professional duties had made him acquainted with- Many charaeters : on the present occasion, however, a new personage had been presented to the Court, Who, under pretence of- pr o ph ec y, h a d presumed, to blaspheme the name of God. That what she had 'stated:- was however true, 'the Jury would presently perceive, when it should be proved . before them, that in the original formation of this Bill there was gross usury. The Defendant, Mr. Wilson, 'a''fradesman, 'was in'kvant` of money; and was ,tempted by advertisements in the Daily -Prints to apply, to one of those scenes_of infamy, either in the Old Bailey, Cavendish-Square, Norton-street, or Ludgate-hill. At the former place Mr. WilSon 'was .introduced to a• man of most fascinating man ners, but whose chara6ter was Well, known (Mr. John King), by whom his exigencies ) .Were suppked, 'not at the old regular rate of 51. per cent. per-ann. - but at 51. per cent. per month, besides a premium to. Mr. King for stamps 'and trouble, of 11. per month. Among other persons introduced by the Defendant' to the person who.had thus accommo dated him, was a' Mr. Sharpe and a Major Eyre, to whom money' was lent upon' the apparently easy terms .of 101. per cent. besides the usual premium. To shew the confidence that was rePoesed by the parties on. both sides, the Learned Counsel read-a letter from Mr. King, addreased to Wm. Sharpe, Esq. : It was in these ,terms . • DEAR FRIEND, • - `.` I would not call you by that name ill did not deem- it righL I had the 1501. bill in my pocket yesterday, as I had engaged to do, and if you had not yanisued like a spirit you would have had it. I am glad you mean to collet in your' debts, for it is grievous , that' you - should raise money at a thonsand.per r ce,uf. while others are enjoying what belongs to von. I am obliged to hunt outhouses.: I cannot do 'without them ; but I take them for a very short time, for I suspea what is at hand—G6d's' will be done ! lam glad you are settling about the loan. Do not think about my commission, but your own ex trication. I want aid more than Eyre or yoU do, and vet I feel more for your inconvenience than my own. I do not like cards as much as rational 'conversation ; but that cannot be enjoyed without proper personS and pr o p er se asons ; an d .yet cards, or any otber,enjoyment, .however trifling, is- a re- - laxation to the: mind, which enables it to undergo its 'labours afterwards.. " It is not: improbable you gaye me the 21. I left the reckoning to you, and am ignorant which of us is the cheat. If you clo not call on me in a day I shall call on you, for I will never be long separate from you. Why did you not let me know yot4 sooner ? to Your s,- &c. J. KING." The Learned Counsel concluded by' observint, that Mr. King had expressed his dislike to cards. Perhaps that Gentledian might be as ignorant of them as he was, but still - he had learnt sufficient to know a King from a Knave, and he \ thought that the Defendant had been taught such a lesS6n as would leactilkim in future not to visit such haunts of , intaniy and disgrace. Upon calling the Witnesses, Lord *ELLENBORtitiG . II was of opinion, that the original Bill, for which the present appeared to be a _substitute, was not suffi ciently established, and .a verdi& wasfound for the Plaintas—Damages 651. • • AMEY V. SMITH, ESQ. This .was on anion against Kitinaird•Siriith; Esq. late High Sheriff of the County:of Surrey, fora false return upon a writ of. Ft . ri Tacit's. • Mr. PARKE, for the Plaintiff, st a t e d ; t h at hi s ; < , Client, Mrs. Elizabeth Amey, was a . respectable milliner in the neighbourhood of Westminster, and had issued execution against-Mr. Samuel .GloVer for upwards of 801. for goods and wearing apparel, which she had furnished to his - wife, an eminent aaress belonging to Covent7Garden Theatre. At this time Mr. Glover was a debtor residing within the Rules of the King's Bench Prison ; and the•writ was delivered to Grace and Long, two Officers be longing to the Sheriff of Surrey; when Grace went to execute it at ,the house which Mr. Glover inhabit ed in Garden-row, that Gentleman told hith the goods belonged to one Winstanley, a broker in that neighbourhood.; and the Officer having also an ex . - cation against the goods of Winstanly, at the Suit 6f a Mr. Robinson, he seized them, and they were,sold under that, writ. The Learned Counsel said, he should, however, ,shew, beyond all dispute, that there had,been a Lona fide sale from Winstanley to Glover of those goods • previous to any execution issued, and the object of the party was to prqent his Client from. recovering a just and fair de:nand.. - After some evidence as .to the issuing the warrant and return, Upon the evidence of Mr. Winstanley, it ap peared, that he had nude an aCtual sale of the goods in question, to Mr. Glover, who was to pay for them by instalments of, one guinea and a half per week, He denied, on his cross-examination, that he ever told the Officer ,they were his, or be longed to M. Alcock, his Attorney. On the part of the Defendant it 'was sworn, by Grace, the Officer, that when he went to seize the goods, and 2r the execution against Mr. Glover, Winstanley was sent for, and 'declared, at first; they belonged to him ; and afterwards said . th e y w e re given over by hi m , by A bill of sale, to his creditor,: Alcock, of the Borough. • Mr. GloVer was called, and stated, that being hiniself a prisoner for debt, within the Rules of the Bench, and dreading extc pions, he merely hired the goo(13 froth - Winstanley, upon the conditions 1-fe was to pay him at the rate of one guinea am;i a half per week, by way of hire,. an,d when the stuff amounted to sutii6ent to corer the value of the fur niture, it was then to be considered ris payment :n lull for rheni.:. But Winstanley neglesAing , to se:id in all the fornitqre,,he discontinued paying the in . - sialments after a few Weeks. Lord ELLENBOROUOA told the,Jury, that the cae entirely depended upon the credibility of the wit nesses, And the probability of the fats, as stated la them. The question was merely, whether the goociS Were_ the property of Winstanley, let out .Co hire to Glover ? •or whether it was'an absolute sale to Glo ver, for which he was to lay according to the terms before stated ? - The after' short consultation, found a per- did. for the 'Plain:id', of 611. i Os. being the value (,1 the"goods seized, AMERICAN - PAPERS, Ektraa from Captain Stary's . Narratilie of a Disaster whit h .took place on board the Ship . Marquis of Som;:ru:,A,„ •Salem, in one of the branches of the Great Salt 14,tv r leading towards the River jamba; iii the I sland of S u t ra, Septemb-r tS, 006, Captain Story having got on board some suger, .cOffee . , Bcc.• for the ship's use, left ahem on deck while below at dinner, in which time he found one of the cannisters of sugar had been broken or.en, but, could pot find who did it.. • Two proas ere then alongside, both :having only fourteen The officers and trey were chiefly beAm stowing the cargo ; Mr.' Bromfield, together with the car penter, and another man assisting hits, the cock and steward, remaining on deck. " I had not bee be low (says Captain S.) more than four or five . nti;. nutes.before I heard Mr. Broomfield cry out that he was creesed. I ,called all hands to get on deck mediately, and ran aft into my state-room to get my pistols and sword ; and .was going up. the companions stairs; but illst as I got my foot on the first step, two boarding pikes were thrown at me, but fortu nately missed me-; I stepped back and fired a pistol; which did no execut i o n. always kvpt nay arm chest on deck, and the boarding pikes also, so i 4 to have them handy. Two days previous to this We had all thc Charg e S o f t h e muskets drawn, as they had been loaded, for -some time, and had' thesi cleaned and not leaded again. It appears that se veral of the men, in, trying to gain the deck by t h e hatchways, wer e wounded and drove below again. I ordered all the men into the cabin who, were be tWee'n decks—:the others, about ten in number, .being in the lower hold, could not get up, as all - the hatchways were guarded by the Malays. Some Ote reported,to the Second Officer that I was killed, and that the Malays had the deck, and was full of men : he ordered them to break into the magazine to get up that 'way ; and if t h e y Cou ld n ot escape, to blow up the ship; which; however, I had got prepared - for. Now . having all hands from below in the cabin and steerage, I - intended to diVide the crew, one hail with the Chief . Officer, and the other half with myself—the FirSt Officer to the main hatchway, and myself at the companion way-.—• I made a ,rally in the Malay langua.c. , ;e to my own crew, which the Malays returned. We could kiiid but three pistols, and the proper. .cartridges,for two of them could not be' found. We were obliged to .load• with powder, and 'hold the ball on the pistol till we fired; by- which means we shot one of them. in the ahn:—and after making another rally to my people, although we had but, three swords and three pistols, and obliged to load and fire as above; all at once they appeared to be still. I direr ed the chief Officer . to the Main hatchway, and he waS lifted up by the people, and saw no person on deck ;• at whick we all rushed on deck.; and found they had • got oft froth the Ship ; we went to the arm chest to get otir small arms in' order' to pursthe them in the bpat, ,but foundthey had thrown them all Overboard. Our decks being , vibli of empty caSks, it was some time before we could get any gun to, bear upon them ; Ave fired one of the bow guns, but it did do execu= t ion. We.Cotild find nothing of the Cook or Ste-Ward, but fotan& Mr. Broomfield dead between decks.lt appears that after I- went below, Mr. B. seem;; 'one of the Malays sitting on the hen-coop, with hi,; clothes wrapped round him, thought he had stolen •the sugar, that was taken out. of the cannister, and told the boy he would go and see ; but the boy went first to see hiM, and found him casting oil' .the , line,. and 'fastening the companion door back :(but the boy thought nothing of it) in order,.l sop 'pose, to creese we as I came up from below. Mr. B. came round to search the man for the sugar—he 'took up his 'Clothes, and, as I suppose, the fellow had •his naked creese under them, and supp os i ng hi mself - deteaed, made use of the creese by trusting it in Mr. B's bosom. The sail-maker went to See what was the matter, and he was attacked -by the same felloW, who made several thrusts at him, which he parried, blit got several very bad wounds, and Ihrtt ran and jumped down the main hatchway. The car penter; and the man who was at work with him, jumped into,one of the boats and took to the woods --;-and in an hour they returned and found we had possession of the ship- agait'L Scion after this, we :had about . 10 proas full of men, well armed, along side to assist us.;• but I did not admit but a few of them on board, On information of the atfairbeing ' sent to town 'to the head minister, he immediate.ty 'dispatched several proas inquest of the Valium who had risen upon the ship..-4 found every attention paid me from-the Sultan and the head ruels, there fore I have no reason to suspe& that the Sultan knew any thing of such on act going forward, the . men-who rose upon the-ship b e l ong i ng h igher up the river Jamba." CORN-EXCHANGE, MAY 13.--There IS a tolerable supply of Wheat to-day (part from Scotland), the samples are mostly o f second and interior qualities, r and there being further impotts of about 13,000 - barrels of American Flour, causes so little demand,. that the few sales made are ti trifle ; cheape r; Bar= ley in ;good- supply is lower, and a falling article ;, Malt rather so; but few "White Pease , Grey; and ' Beans nearly unvaried i there are considerable sup- . ~ plies of Oats, an d c hi e fl y o f Foreign ,. which are ra ther lower, ;excepting priMe samples ;. Flour in 14411 supply, flue American, 425. to 455, per birr; 1: ' ' Wheat y '475 a 62s a 75s od Beall, - .42.6 .., 48i o 1 ' Fine ditto - Sos a 84s otl Tick Beans 36, a 42,s 0,1 Rye ~: -37 - a 42S oil Oats - tilt: 2 25s a 3os 0 1 Earley - - 3os a 36s 6,1 Poland ditto • 3 is- a 3z, o Malt. - . 02,,,s a,63s od Rape Seed 271. 321 0 , ,. off White Pease 6os a 65s od Flue Flour 6os a( 5 (LA Grey ditto An. a '.i.-, ".4 c. ...... .1... 0/ 1, ad Ile all