The Sun. — London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

RENT BRUNSWICK CLUB DINNER. • lie I +irumel4 of the Kent C,mmt , itutional Rrnnswitk ;TT dined togeth e ry es t er d, ty , at the Star Inn, Maids . ;, compa ny cons i sted of about 200 persons , amongst b owwere the Earl of Wincheleta, Sir John Brydges, o:l:Edward knatchlmll, Sir Edward Dering, Sir Henry 11: 411 " , Sir J, Hayward, Sir John Conytney, H. 4 4 1 Y‘t .131., ( 1 , bean Parker, Colonel J. 4 ,Viriklicld P: . rN ) e° , l " o Austen, C. Lumley Dering,. Esq. Rev. E. Dering, Rev. - Graham, Rev. L. Larkin, Geo. , lI P * I Plumtree, Robert Moneypcnnv, k i k Bp ar d s i ev,, EN., .41., M. D. *, O. Esq., 3. W. Martin, h , •i t. tlart, n, ks q . , Rev. T. I3owdler, J. Wells, Esq., I,'4Wineliester, Esq., Captain King, Richard Beale, EN., J. B. Pomfret, Esq. ,:the room was decorated will oak and laurel branches ; the chair hung a white banner, inscribed, "The 44testant Ascendancy." The Chair was taken by the /,', l Of Winchelsea, supported on his right by Colonel 11,,11`V. Stratford, and on the left by Sir Ed€rard Irriat rid% liaidne- been removed, and " /Von nobis 11 4 ine," performed, the " Health of the King" was OK, 'with four times four, after which " God save the t . ias sung , t h e company j o i n i ng i n t h e c h orus en li88148" next t oas t was , " Th e D u k e o f Clarence and the " P4r at l 3'," with three times three, followed by the glee Star of Brunswick." s i e CHAIRM AN then rose'to propose the Memory of an uns indi v id ua l, w h o h a d l ong en j oye d t h e i r we ll de .leti l t respect and aff e ction. H e c oncluded by giving AL , " memory o f th e 'l a t e D u k e o f Y or k, th e fi rm an d saes f r i en d to t h e pr i nc i p l es o f our P rotestan t o titution while living." The toast wait drank la Aeterina silence. IN!.%e: e; t ti - ,iLsi was, " The Army an d N av y," w ith thr ee and " Rule Britannia," very excellently sung. T he CH AIRMAN sa id he was sure, when the company t the next toast he intended to propose, they would 44,viott:vid beg with the greatest satisfaction ; but before he did so, leave to offer a few observetions as - to the t ottl i4 e of th e p resen t mee ti ng . Th e y had met that slay to !netnorat e the establishment of Clubs, for the purpose -18; he would would sa y so l e ly f or th e purpose—of giving support principles of our Protestant Constitution—(applause) ki fi F , nestitution which, it was unnecessary for him to re then), was the ground-work of those civil and religi k4ltherties w hi c h t hi s country has enjoyed since its first 4 !islitnerst.—(Great applause.)—Ther e was an accusa it.tqlt b .r l" ought against the members of th e B runsw i c k Con mil Clubs,. that they had been established to take ''7 their f e ll ow - su bj ec t s t h ose po li t i ca l r i g h ts w hi c h t h ey het Praying Parliament to grant them, and also for the 1 8 ,P 4 se of dictating to the Government what line of policy IY.l,lhottld pursue in th e a lt ere d, an d, lie might say, the 0 1 State in whi c h th e empire was placed. He was 07 convinced, that in speaking his own sentiments, he re thoee of every individual who then beard laim—(Ap -1411.4).-that so far from wishing to withhold from any ti4Vitlual in the empire those privileges and those ta Which they (the members of the Brunswick Clubs) s elves enjoy e d, they would be the first to stand for wkd call fo r th e re p e al of any Act th a t mi g ht be un ?preseive towards any portion of their fellow-suls hw!) f it were con s ist e nt with the prin c ipl es of the Censti k:ga, and could be (lone without endangering the civil *religi ous lib ert i es w hi c h t hi s country so -happily 17 8 / :Y'th...-s( A ppl a u se . )—lt would b e unpardonable to 1,,,e 4 5s at a n y great l engt h upon t h e at t en ti on of he corn -11.1, as there was a number of toasts which would occupy it'rutt' for some hours ; he would repeat, that eo far 8 : l i wishing to dictate to t s he Government, he, for one— ,he believed lie spoke the feelings of all vilio heard him o wy meant to stand forward and state to Government, : 0 they were strong l y a tt ac h e d t o th e C onst i tut i on , an d ZdY to giv e th e ir firm, united, cordial, sod warm sup bll, to uphold its principles, and transmit its blessings their posterity.,(Great applause.)—He then pro " The principles that placed the House of Bruns. ki.. e . t on the British Throne; may they ever receive that wire," which the interests and security of the country w • This t oas t was drunk with thrall times three, and great 7 fting. Afterwards, "When Order in this Land com -ICced," was sung with good effect. `The. next toast was, " Our Protestant Constitution in C " ° , l :ch and State."—The loyal Glee, " With a jolly fell 'tie," followed. After the couplet, Here's a health to Old England, the King, and the Church, elity all pl o tti ng contr i vers b e l e f t i n t h e l urc h" — b:' excessive b urs t o f app l ause f o ll owe d, an d t h e company erally joined in repeating the lines. 1 1 , T he CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of the Aaghgheriff, with three times three."—(Applause.)— " The Men of Kent." 1._ 84 E. KNATCHIIULL then rose and said, I perceive, v otlernen, by your eagerness upon this occasion, that you Charge th e toast I am about to propose; but I should :eharge the task I have undertaken with little justice to own feelings, and I am sure without any satisfaction to C 4l , if I did not offer a few words in proposing to you the th of your Noble Chairman—(Loud and reiterated cheer. , K 3 / 411 and clapping of hands).—The manner in which this 14 4 cancem e nt is received would render it unnecessary L_ llll 7 part to say a syllable more, were it not for the h r . ! peculiar circumstances which have recently taken Pr e r and under which you have had an opportunity Llvitneersing the honourable character and noble firmness r t i ind e p en d ence e xhibited by my N o bl e F r i en d,— 1,." 11 0--You have all witnessed the intrepid boldness with 4 Ith the N o bl e Lord came forward to de his duty, a n d th 4. l .turivall e d p ur ity of heart and sincerity of feelings with he has discharged that duty.—(Cheers, and cries of k we h ave , we • h ave .")—Gentlemen, 1 could say much ®d sensitive upon thi s su bj ec t, were I not aware that the delicate Renbitive feeling which does honour alike to the heads t r hearts o f th e w i ses t an d best men would in him feel el lded if I went any further.—(Cheers.)—We have all :4114,141M. here as we did upon a s , ery recent occasion, for 4:Purpos e o f expressin g O u r opinions upon a question ‘4,: l e t h vitally concerns us all ; and let me ask you ti ter, on both the one occasion and the other, we v e not con t rac t e d w i t h my N o bl e F r i en d a d e bt of 4 titudo which this country can ill repay, and can never t h 50 ungrateful as to forget?—(Loud and repeated t i , i teri ng.)—Nly Noble Friend has afforded this great tr independ en t county a n o pp or t un ity (f or th e wh o le k ite proceedings of the last ten d a y s we owe to him) of hely and legally assembling for the constitutional pur e which. in his speech he has just pointed out to you. "au will I am sure, join me in drinking, with the entint -8.111 which his conduct, character, and merits deserve, health of our Noble Chairman,:with three times t ee."--[lt would be impossible to describe the deafening wi th sre ams, clapping of hands, and stamping f feet, which this toast was received. After the noi o se had t)°lttinued for more than a minute, there was a cry of Fca cheer more," which was given at great length.— in "one cheer more," was called for, and given ; and a "one cheer more" was called for, and given with un- Oed strength of lungs and earnestness of manner.) . •Aie,. rr see, the etonquering Hero comes !" t, The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, if, as I must, under Cy circumstances, feel highly honoured by the approba of the freeholders of this county, how much more 'cd most I feel and gratified at seeing around me a ,lu %eting so numerous, so highly respectab l e in its rank th C' character, so manfully independent in its feelin g s and N , A . '"eiples—(Loud cheers)--a meeting rarely equalled, I +in sure never exceeded, even in this county. My Friend near me has, from the kindness of his per ai f ee li ng t owa rds me, p a id me many compliments , to ti ,i eh I feel I have not the slightest pretension, other l " that of having stood forward to advocate principles cto. us all. And, Gentlemen, I trust that there are klaand s in this county, who did not come to Penen tt,' Heath, who will ,yet these] under oar banners, and 14PPort our principles to atest hour of their and lives. I have only to add, that the exalted v; d : * in this county, in which .it has pleased Pro• t tlee. to place me, has rendered' it imperative ripen to stand forward when publicly called upon 1. 4 0 .0. I trust, Gentlemen, that my conduct through y eh das hitherto been honourable, consistent, and iridepen )3oo(cheers)—and that it -will so continue to my latest l ir ,;* - --(Cheers.)—l am fully aware that ` those I have } 4 , A ,tha honour of addressing estimate men not by their Ind', s ,Slid titles, but by , the tottudness of their principles (c, ce openness and independence of their characters-- "" -3 .)-1 hope, Gentlemen, that the example set by l k ,;;Ccanty of-Kent will be followed by the people of Eng- Ik e, and if these persons who hold rank and station in " 41 ' counties of England could only appreciate the de mUs feelings I entertain at being thus greeted for merely , "a-done my outy, I are sure they would come forward m 44 cwate a cause which is alike . important to the whole itY.—(Cheers.)—Gentlernen, 1 again thank you the bottom of my heart I thank you ; and be cl.l Sit down, I beg to propose a toast, which I am t lctt all receive with warmth and respect; for, 4:,, tit 'icen, however I may differ upon certain points with ill; 1 7 1116 Lord Lieutenant, I am quite sure that not the degree of animosity or ill-feeling exists between l t ,,heets, and cries of " No, no, certainly 14, to you, Gentlemen, " the health of the Marquis . , . 0 Camden, •tbe Lord , Lieutenant of the Connty; with three dines threc.''—(Appiausr , : Song (Mr. Brozolbio , )._ ,, A n d doe, ri , :t a mcvting Lice this-make =rods ?"---lt was Iw:intik:Hy ming, and war „th. applauded. Colonel &marearm propnnd The health of the Arch bishop of Canterbury and the Clergy of the Diocese, with three times three,"---(Applause). The Red Cross Knights:" 'the Reverend C. DiniNG returned thanks on the patt of the Ar chbishop, and his brethren of the di4csi- Tim CriAlomAt 4 Mid, he had next to propose a toast he was ouVinced, would be fluink with hearty batisfatitioil by the witoli. meeting, " The health of their worthy Representative, Sir R. Knatchbull," with three times three.—(The toast was drank with loud and con tinued applause.) • • • -- - - - - Sir 'F..KNATCJIBULL presented himself to the indul gerace of the meeting, for the purpose of returning them, as well as be was able, his heartfelt thanks for the favour so handsomely, c onferred Upon had tifte .bier his list to aitentr County tnectings in kent, as sembled for purposes of public business; but never had be had the pride and satisfiction of attending a meeting so numerous and so respectable, brought together for pur poses so seriously important as the resent. It had pleased that meeting to express its approbation of his conduct in the House of Commons; to this he would only answer, that if he had not caught a portion of the freedom and in dependence of the men of Kent, he should hyld himself unworthy of being their Representative.—(Cheers.)— Thanking them for the approbation and support with which they had hitherto honoured him, he might, per haps, be permitted to rest his observations here; but he felt that recent occurrences required him to make a few additional observations. He had met his brother free holders on Penenden Heath on Friday last, at a public meeting, for the purpose of ascertaining their feelings and opinions upon the important question of Catholic Emanei, patiun. The peculiar situation which he, as a Repre sentative for the County-, had the honour to fill, pointed out to him that it was not his duty to take a lead in di recting the course which his constituents ought to tike, because had be assembled his friends for such a purpose, it might have given to the meeting a party character, which no one could now in fairness cast upon it.—(Applause)— _ If he did not take that course then, it was not from want of a strong feeling upon it, but because he wished to avoid giving rise to en undue impression as to the manner in which it had been convened. This it was that in flue•nced his conduct in taking the course he had adopted, and he had to congratulate the meeting upon the result of that day's proceedings.—(Cheers.)—As a Representative of the county of Kent, he felt proud of the Meeting ; but he knew not which_ to praise most, the number and re spectability of the persons present, or the order and de menus with which the proceedings of the day had been conducted. They had been on former occasions told, that their meetings had been held in holes and corner!, and that they dared not assemble in the open face of day. He would ask whether the meeting of the 24th did not put a decided negative upon that assertion.—(Cheers, • and cries of "It did, it did") ? He maintained, that on no former occasion bad he seen Public opinion so dearly, so fairly, so unanimously expressed.—(Cheers.)--Some proceedings took place on Penenden Heath, which he felt bound to allude to, as it had been attributed to bins that be had interfered with the right of a freeholder to address the meeting. He asked, if he al BO; whether he did so with out reason ? (Cries of No, no.) It had been on a former occasion decided, that it was illegal to allow occasional voters at elections, and it was equally clear that they ought not to allow occasional debaters at County Meetings, fOr he knew not why strangers should come amongst them. (Cheers, and cries of No Sheil ; No Hunt.) He would never oppose the lowest voter in the expression of his opi nion, but he should always resist the introduction of strangers, attending as they did at the late Meeting. (Loud cheers.) - 'This, Gentlemen, said the Honourable Baronet, " is what I consider standing forward in support of the rights and privileges of the people, and with that view it is that I have made the declaration. - (Applause.) I have always understood that we who have uniformly acted in support of Government, were looked upon as the, friends and advocates of civil and religious liberty. I was, there fore, surprised to find that there were gentlemen present who arrogated to themselves the character of being exclu sive defenders of that civil and religious liberty which we have always supported and stood by. (Great applause.) But, above all, it was an absurdity into which I should have supposed no gentleman could have fallen to take away from us our !hare of that question. The very era from which we have a right to date the commencement of our civil and religious liberty is from that day when , Popery was driven from the shores of this country ;--(cheers)—nnd, therefore, I cannot conceive bow that is a portion of civil • and religious liberty which is to place thole persons in power who maintain she doctrines of Popery itself.—(Loud cheers.) Whatever opinions, how ever, gentlemen, may prevail, I do not hesitate to state that the union between civil and religious liberty, in this coun try, is indissoluble. If I were to look for a proof of this, it should be in what fell from my Noble Friend (the Earl of Winchelsea), in the course of his observations on last Friday. My Noble Friend, on that occasion, referred to those countries where the Roman Catholic religion still prevailed ; and from what was then detailed, let tee ask whe- Liter it does not appear that the whole of the principles there recognised are not exclusive of all freedom and toleration ? (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, it is on these grounds that we met on the late occasion at Penenden Heath, and together raised our voices in such a manner as to be heard in every part of this great Empire.—(Cheering.) All that we ask is, that the Constitution should be allowed to remain in the posi tion in which it now is, and that we should not be led away by false pretences. Let us proceed in the manner we have • hitherto done, and we shall have been rendering an incal culable service to the cause we are all so anxious to sup port.—(Loud cheering.) Gentlemen, be it remembered that we on:y wish to possess liberty in exactly the same degree as we are willing to give it, and we are only desi rous of withholding it from one class of society, because we have been taught by those on whom the Roman Catlio lies rely, that if we give such a power to them, they must either renounce those principles which they have hitherto advocated, or do that which' must inevitably be detri mental to the principles of our invaluable Constitution.— (Loud cheering.) These, Gentlemen, I think, are clear, distinct, and intelligible grounds of ection. I always have regulated, and always shall regulate, • my actions on these principles with the utmost sincerity ; and at the same time I cannot conceal the satisfaction I felt at those declare- ...... _ tines which I heard on Penenden lieath.—(Gbeers.)— Gentlemen, I shall for bear to say any thing more, lest I should say that which may lea deemed unadvi se d. W e have been told that it is in contempl a tio n to le gislate on the subject of Catholic Emancipation. Let it be so ; at WA what you have done can be no injury to any measure that may be proposed, for you have but declared yourselves the uncompromising and inalienable defenders of the Constitution.—CExcessive cheering.)--Beyond that point, Gentlemen, we shall not venture to go : if any thing can indeed be done in .this question that may be consistent and compatible with these vinciplee, I need not tell you that I shall be most happy to support any such measure ; and I am sure that you would never wish that they should be denied toleration, if it did not go to injure the nature of the present Constitution of England—(Cheers)—but, gentlemen, my conduct in my seat in the House of Coln -100115 must he governed by those declarations which I made ' on Penenden Heath, and which I have repeated this thy. (Excessive cheering. )—Let me not be misunderstood : I would give to the Roman Catholics all they ask, if those things could b e grante d w i t h sa f ety to t h e Constitution— ' (Chrers)- 7 .but I ant persuaded, whether inure can or can not be given to the Catholics, we cannot give them power waliout endan ger i ng our const i tution al safety.— (Cheering and Intuits. )—Gentlemen, I thank you for the reception I have met from you, and I will not venture to trespass upon your time any further.--(Hear, Allow rne, however, before I sit down, to express a hope, that on this and on every other q uest i on in which my con duct may be of interest to you, you will permit a free and To ( l l t y_ to (c a b t e t e e i n s t;Lo friendly intercourse to subsist between us; and I assure you, that you always find me mo s t all those points which may be urged by rese rving to myself that privilege which is but fair—the right of acting and thinking for myself —(Great cheering.) Song—Mr. C. Taylor, " The Gads and Goddesses." Sir J. HONVIVOOD begged to propose " the healths of the Mover and Seconder of the Kent Constitutional Petition—. Mr. Gipps and Mr. Plumtree, with three times three."— Drunk with loud applause. Mr. Gipps was very sensible of the honour which had just been conferred upon him, and which he felt was not so much due to him as an individual as to the cause of last Friday, which he had the pleasure of advocating.— (Cheers. )-0t his own conduct he would only Nty thus much :—He felt last Friday that he bad taken on himself a most important duty. That duty he had endeavoured to discharge to the best of his ability. wile had claimed on that day, and he again claimed this night, for those who advocated this cause, the title of " The Advocates of Civil and Religious Liberty" (cheers) ; and however well it might snit the Catholics to take to thernseiTs the title of the Sup poitt. of Civil and Religions Liberty, he must confess that he was not a little astonished when he saw that thinking Pro testants of this country ventured to raise such a cry, and couple the name of Civil and Religious Liberty with that of :he Roman Catholics of Ireland (Lona t het‘ring.)—jfe would beg to ask them shat it tray. that his mesot, when they formed such an. tinier , "?..--(lletir, heat . , it in allusion to the Catholics' debt: th e i r right of person—or to their right of worshipping .God (,=s hg trusted that they should all do—Catholics and Protestant s —to their dying day) in that manner which their con sciences taught tem was the proper ore? If it was to these things allusion wit, mach., would ask who denied them any of these ?—(Cheers.)—They were refused no pri- Viiegemf on these points which they deemed the most essen tial to their welfare ; but he teas dfraid dolt any who raised that cry meant a gieat deal more by it than the points he had already specified---(cheers)—he was afraid that they itie:mt by it to cement the bond of confusion, and instead of promoting liberty, to establish tyranny.—(Loudeheering.) He trusted, howow, that the Ptoteqants of this country would always stick to one text; be trusted, thdt while they would feel disposed to give up every point that they thought might reasonably be conceded, with safety to the Corstitn. tion, they would, at the same time, withhold to themselves the benefit or those advantages and results which our pre sent' Constitution atone could giCe. (Tumultuous cheer- , ing.) Having said thus much, he would no longer detain the Meeting from the observations which his Honourable Friend was about to make to them ; but lie Imegge •l leave to retain for himself the privilege (after those observations) of proposing a toast to the compiny, which he was wire they would receive with much satisfaction. (Applause.) Mr. PLUMTILES then rose and thanked the Meeting fur the honour they had done him, and sat down amidst the applauses of the company. Mr. Gives said, that he would now propose to the Meeting the toast to which he had alluded before Mr. Plumtree addressed theta. The Meeting bad already drunk time Clergy of the diocese, and it had affiliated him much pleasure to witness the spirit with which that toast had been received. Nay, the toast that he was about to propose referred to the Clergy—not of the diocese— not of England—but to that Clergy to which they must look for any real Emancipation of Ireland.—(Chyers.)— ! The Meeting would readily anticipate that be was about to ' propose to them " The health of the Protestant Clergy of- Ireland."—(Cheers.)—Might they flourish with a calm, steady and bright light; might they lead their flocks to that emancipation which was the only real tae; and might they free them from that darkness which was the cause of all their m;sery."—(Oreat applause.) _ The toast was then ' drank with duce times three, and loud approbation. Glee—" Tle Red Cross Knights." Alr:Wst,Ls said, that the toast that he had intended to propose to them, WAS " the health of their worthy and ex cellent Secretaries, William Hammond, Esq , and Charles Ward, Esq. ; and likewise that of Capt. D'Aeth, the Trea surer of the Club.---(Loud applause. )" The toast was drank with three times three. Mr. HAMMOND returned thanks Mr. D'AETH likewise thanked them most cordially for the honour they had done him, and begged leave to drink all their good healths in return. Mr. C. Taylor then sung the song of " Law," with uncommon humour and point. The Gentlemen of the Brunswick Club appeared highly delighted with the hits it made at the capacious swallow of the legal profes sion ; and there being a pretty good sprinkling of country attorneys in the room, heightened the joke to those who could jog their neighbours, and slily whisper " That's a good 'un for Mr. * » *." 'I he CHAIRMAN rose to propose a toast, which he was sure they would di ink with heartfelt pleasure. That toast was "The Ment of Kent composing the triumphant-Ma jority on the 24th." In whatever point of view they looked at the result of that Meeting, it constituted a source of cordial gratification to every indi►idual who could boast of a connection with that county. The Men of Kent bad set an txample which would not only give inward satisfac tion to those who, in the hour of danger, boldly stood for ward, notwithstanding the threats and violence of their ad versaries, and treated them with acorn and contempt.— Applause.)--This fact alone proves the weakness of the cause of our opponents' advocate, and the inferiority- of any power they can bring against us. We would not contend against the ordinary opposition of the county, or even that of England only, hut against all who could come against us front the whole empire. We had to contend not only against the adherents of Popery, but against all those societies established in this country, whose ultimate object, under cite mask of civil and religious li berty, is to root up the ground wink of all-our institutions, and especially our Protestant institutions, which are of the greatest value to the welfare and stability of the country. The triumph was great, and proud shall I be of it to the last moment of iny life.—(Applause.)—The toast was drunk with four times four, and loud acclamations. The CHAIRMAN then requested them to allow him to have the honour, and proud be should be in their compliance, to request the Members of the Brunswick Constitutional Club to accept from him thecolours which they saw there. —(Cheers.) The mottos on these flags were the princi ples which had brought them to . the Heath on the 24th, and those principles would, if necessary, bring them there again.—(Cheers.) - The count tune of " the Men of Kent,", was then played by the band; and the CHAIRMAN asked whether there Was any person present who could sing that " National " song ? Sir JOHN HONEYWOOD volunteered his services, because he thought it mould only, with propriety, be sung by a " Man of Kent." The Hon. Baronet then sung the song, which was rap turously chorused by the whole of the Meeting. The CHAIRMAN n?xt proposed as a toast, " Mr. Ward, and the consistent Whigs, who knew no party feeling when the existence of the Constitution was in question."—(Ap planet.) Colonel DERINO rose to propose the health of a Gen tleman who was a sound Protestant at heart, and as firm :Jul independent in his mind as any person he was ac quainted with. He was induced to do so, because that gentleman came from that part of the empire where se ditious and unprincipled men had tried by every means to subjugate the country, and overturn the Constitution. It must have been most gratifying to that gentleman to bare seen how the Constitution was supported on that glorious day, the 24th.—(Cheers.)—He concluded by proposing the " Health of the Hon. John Wingfield Stratford," which was received with loud applause. Colonel STRATFORD apologised for his inability to re turn thanks in an adequate manner for the honour con ferred upon him : but when his Noble Friend in the Chair, and his Hon. Friend who eat beside him, were unable to express their feelings on similar occasions, how could he ? They had been born and bred in that noble count", but came amongst them by Divine Providence.—(Laughter and applause.) Ile had been brought there ; but be was proud to say, that with such a noble set of men he was re4ly to live and die.—(Applause.) He should never forget the 24th of October—it would ever 'oe one of the proudest days of his life. He then saw a noble spi rit displayed, which must have astenished many who had a false idea of them, and did not know, what stuff they were made , of.—(Laughter and applause.)— Some of those persons (said the Gallant Colonel) thought to humbug you. They tried every artifice that Jesuitism could suggest. They brought here Doctor Dille, and they brought Mr. Shell, and a set of men, who attempted to disgrace this county, but who only disgraced themselves.—(Great applause.)—As a Protestant, born in Ireland, I have the greatest regard, as it is natural 1 should, for my suffering brethren of the Protestant faith. But, though I hate egotism, I most say no man living can have a greater affection for the Catholic population of Ire land than myself.—(Applause.)—When left to themselves they are a kind-hearted and generous rate.---(Applause.) There can be no greater advocate for Catholic Emancipa tion than I am ; but you must let me - • explain myself.— (Cries of hear, hear.)—My principle is, that these simple, unfortunate, ignorant, and credulous people, should be emancipated front the tyranny of their, priests and de:na gogues.—(Applause.)—lt has pleased .God to put me in a state of affluence both in this country and in Ire land. There all my tenants are Roman Catholics, but I am on the best terms with them. Never did I meet with a people more grateful for the least favours. ' The first wish of my heart is to see them improving their condi tion in every respect. I wish so for the sake of justice, humanity, and policy; for what are we'that are rich but stewards to do good foe the poor ? Why is money or power Kmale .a 1 happy around us? N in tte man, to u I s i b )e u li t to enable eve,itan us to enemy to ins ; nor, I hope, am Ito any man. M y delight is to meet an Assembly like that of to-day, animated by one feeling only. If the room bad been as large again, I am sure it would have . been full, and t caroused on the H ea th, on the d ay o f the Meeting, great indignation at the conduct the to excess. express Certainly of some persons there. I did not care for those who were arrayed against us, though I would much rather they had not been there.—(Laughter)—The presence of one man who opposed us, called forth my indignation particularly. That man was Sheil. What had he not done? Could we forget that he had vilified the illustrious knee who - was the champion of the Protestant cause.— (Applause.) —I served under that excellent person in his regiment for fifteen years, and I was with him in Hol . land in 1799. It pleased God to protect me there; but I beheld the horrors and miseries of war, and a good moral lesson 1 gained from the field of battle ; fur it taught me to adore the God who preserved me..—(Applause. )_But what did Sheil say of this great Prince ? He prayed, or at least • hi expressed his hope, taw the medicine the physicians were administering to his nor! flOmess Might,haye the effect of problaiting or axiending his torments.--.(Cries 4 " !”)—I know not v this man could dare to appeaC fiefore a Meeting of the Men of Kent, or how he could ex pect airy cdtis: atlvocatad , to, be adopted by them. lam quite certain that if ther. leol ben a horse-pond near, he would soon have been made acquainted 1 2 .'tfli it,"---(Cheers and lanhter.)—My Lord and Gentlemen, you have receiti&l the tr. - .. a:f my health in so kind a manner, that I shall never forget it. This speech was followed by three cheers. Sir E. DIMINO, in proposing the " Health of the thainswiek ClUhs thronhont the kingdom," expressed a hope that they would act With firmness and unanimity, and preserve the glorious Constitution as it hail beat himded down to them by their ancestors.--(Applause.) The CHAIRMAN prOpeMOd "The health of Lord Har ris," a Nobleman Who, though prevented by age and ill health from attending the Meeting, entertained the liveliest feelings in fateour of the objects of their Institution.— (App!ause. ) Colonel HA tin is returned thaultt. Sir J. Flamm Es rose to propose Protestant Ascendancy in Church and State. The Protestants of this great coun try had been aitrakened from a sleep, into which, he trusted they would relapse no iticife, , - - -(Cheers.)—The county of Kent had set them an example which lie siccrely hoped would be echoed throughout every part of the euipite.-.-. (Loud cheers.)—They had gained a great victory—they had beaten off their enemies ; it was now their duty to ree that they did not beat themselves. He understood that their opponents were handing about petitions, which were immediately signed by the ignorant and unwary. It was their duty to watch and guard against the effect of such petitions. He proposed " The Protestant Ascendancy," with three times three.—(Applause.) The healths of the Mayor of Maidstone and of Mr. • Wells were" severally drunk, and the hilarity of the evening wee kept up till a late hour. THE PENENDEN HEATH MEETING. (Vrom the New Monthly Magazine.) I passed many of the Men of Kent, who were going on foot to the meeting ; but the great majority were con veyed in those ponderous teams which are used for the pur poses of conveying agricultural produce ; and, indeed, " the Men of Kent," who were packed up in those vehicles, seemed almost as unconscious as the ordinary burthens with which their heavy vehicles are laden. The waggons went on in their dull and monotonous rotation, filled with human beings, whose faces presented a vacant blank, .in which it was impossible to trace the smallest interest or emotion. They did not exchange a word with each other, ' but sat in their waggons, with a htlf sturdy and half fatui tons look of apathy, listening 'to lae sound of the bells which were attached to the horses by which they were drawn, and as careless as those animals of the events in which they were going to take a. part. It was easy, how ever, to perceive, to which faction they belonged, for poles were placed in each of these waggons, with placards at tached to them, on which directions were given to the loads of freeholders to vote for their respective proprietors. I expected to have seen injunctions to vote for Emancipa- Lion, or for the Constitution, or against Popery and Slavery ; tiles; ordinances would, in all likelihood, have been.above the comprehension of " the Men of Kent ;" and accordingly the more intelligible words, " vote for Lord Winchelsee," or " vote for Lord Darnlq," were inscribed on the pla cards. I proceeded to my place of destination, and reached Penendeu Heith. The moment I ascended one of the waggons, where all persons were indiscriminately admitted, I Maw that the Protestants, as they called themselves, had had the advan tage in preparation, and that they were well arrayed and 4isciplined. Of this the effects produced by Lord Win chelsea's arrival afforded strong proof ; for the moment he entered, there was a simultaneous waving of hats by his party, and the cheering was so well ordered and re gulated that it was manifest that every movement of the faction was preconcerted and arranged. The appearance of Lord Darnley, of Lord Radnor, and the other leaders of the Catholic party, was not hailed with the same concurrence of applause from their supporters ; sot that the latter were not warmly zealous, but that they had not been disciplined with the same care. I anxiously watched for the coming cf Cobbett and of Hunt. I not only dee;red to see two persons of whom I had heard so much, but to ascertain the extent of their in fluence upon the public mind. Cobbett, 1 understood had, before the meeting took place, succeeded in throwing dis cord into the ranks of the liberal party. He had intimated that he would move a petition against tithes. To this Lord Darnley vehemently objected, and asked very reasonably how he could, us a lieer of the realm, co-operate in such a proposal. HIS 011 the r Dern eri; s : A ka ; 91, °'A rotheet zr • • Du • fot r Cbrigtieriei, O n " 0144 se, AlAre'4' 11 41 e, ........--1 'terload, itc6ll Pie 'g from . Lo ' n Th°l4 AY.) T. but ark et ' the 0 !ne 0 • Lemon le l he hot li. 0 1 ' s.d. 11 ve) 610 ... 0 1 ° ...... _ „ ........ 6 u 0 9 Pw K)b 50 . d 4. 0 ....ha, 4 0 4 , 4 . ri i r,„, r fr A ••• Wu' 9° 'lll6sec) :2 15 t‘ vi ll 5 3 I 315 6, 0 3 15 I 1 18 ay'6 , 0 :210 1° 10 8 5 lll 310 5 3 15 3, last 9t1 "" E. • ntrib u e Li) pc isuxl dre - 00 . 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Las so me 9e .,), atiou, ° hi d, Mr. Gig ° has tr es s atemper a° m to bor. l° __ Da ..Critio stv ; f r og) 01 . to of Dr ° ,,,, tient noti l i„ pr.sel t to the tl s e : i ts sot , , t of lielsl,io, bat it io alculatioo"'F may iwz. ?L ib A' this jot :Maw]til le f te [ lomestic concetitr,estti;# haracter' d i e that frog uir u 5 profeO t b, peak in o at mother g or, .._,_ ngNit' ,fr I SIOu 0 11 s the "`" the 1P; T-roOI I , IS ,'racts tr ° ' i shew the itiful bir 6 Y right lade • are and ie col tive of I / . ins to be ti o j O f the vet ,d upon , .hone narkable .o L, . It requirf; a tered is o ver to' ✓autifal a handy` `, no the m i l o t large many we e o o give i s „ it as fata l in dry e , it su ntive r d • sbe“e , COBBETT. He at length arrived : upon his entering the enclosure, I heard a cry of " Cobbett, Cobbett !" and turning my eyes to the spot from which the exclamation came, I -per ceived less sensation than I expected to find. Some twenty of the lowest class of freeholders made some demonstration of pleasure at his appearance, and followed him as he made his way towel! tis a waggon on the right of the Sheriff. He was dressed in a gray frieze coat, with a red handkerchief, which gave him a very extraordinary aspect, and presented. him in contrast with the body of those who occupied the waggons, who, on account of the public mourning, were dre►sed in black. He appeared in excellent health and spirits, for his cheeks were almost as ruddy as his neckcloth, and set off his white hair, while his eyes sparkled at the anticipation of the vic tory which he was confidept that he should obtain. He seemed to me to mistake the following and acclamation of a few of the rabble for the applauses of the whole_ Meeting. When, however, be ascended the waggon, and stood before the assembly, he ought to have discovered that he did not stand very high in the general favour; for while the circle about him cheered him with rather faint plaudits, the mo ment his tall but somewhat fantastical figure was exhibited to the meeting, he was assailed by the Brunawiekers with the grossest insults, which, instead of exciting the anger, produced a burst of merriment among the Catholic party. " Down with the old bone-grubber 1" " Oh, Cobbett, • have you brought Burdett along with you ?" " Where's your gridiron?" " Will you pay Burdett out of the next crop of Indian corn ?" These, aid other contumelies, were lavished upon hies by a set of fellows who were ob viously posted in the meeting, in order to assail their anta gonists and bent them down. Cobbett was so flushed with the certainty of success, and so self-deluded by the egre gious notions of his own importance, that -his temper was not at first disturbed, but looking down triumphantly to those immediately about him, and drawing forth a long pe tition, told them that he had brought them something that should content them all. I surveyed him attentively at this moment. Cobbett is generally represented as a man of rather a clownish-looking demeanour ; and I have reed, in some descriptions of him, that be could not, at first view, suggest any notion of his peculiar intellectual powers. Ido not at all agree in the opinion. He has certainly a ' rude and rough bearing, and affects a heedlessness of form amounting to coarseness and rusticity. But it is only re quisite to look at him, in order to see in the expression of his countenance the vigorous mind with which he is en dowed. The higher portion of his face is not unlike Sir Walter Scott's, to whom he bears, especially about the brow, a resemblance. His eyes are mere vivid than the great author's, while the lower part of his countenance is expressive of fierce and vehement emotions. His attire end aspect certainly suggest, at first view, his early occu pations, and the predilectinne of his latter life (for be is more attached to agriculture than to politics); but who ever looks at him narrowly will see the impress of intel lectual superiority upon his countenance, and perceive, under his rude bearing, the predominance of mind.— When he first addressed the people, he was in ex ceedingly good humour; and as lie snapped his fin gers, and cried out, " Emancipation is all roguery !" the laugh which the recollection of his own devotedness to the Catholic cause created, was echoed by his own merri ' ment, and be seemed to enjoy his political inconsistency as an exceeding good joke. lie told the people that he was well aware that the Sheriff intended to adjourn the Meet ing, but thathe would stay there and hold a Meeting bins- self. Nest to Cobbett stood the great leader of the Radi cals, Mr Hunt. A reconciliation has been recently effected between them, and they stood together in the front of the same waggon before the people. I was surprised to find in Mr. Hunt a man of an exceedingly mild and gentle aspect, with a smootti and almost youthful cheek, a bright and pleasant eye, a sweet and urbane smile, and altogether a most gentlemanlike and disrrming demeanour. His voice, too, is exceedingly melodious, and as soft as his manners.— This Gracchus of Manchester is utterly unlike the picture which the imagination is apt to form of a tribune of the people ; and indeed I do not consider him to possess the ex ternal qualifications of a great . demagogue, though he is certainly endowed with that plain and simple eloquence which is so peculiarly effective with an English multitude. Near Hunt and Cobbett, the Pylades and Orestes of ra dicalism, stood Counsellor French, an Irish Catholic bar rister, who is now a proselyte among the refbriners, but seems to have many of the qualities necessary to constitute An apostolic in tlie cause, and is likely one day to set up for himself. In the waggon next that in which Cobbett, Dar ; rel, and Hunt were placed, sat Mr. Shell, the Irish demi ; gogne. This gentleman was said,-by some people, to have been seni over tbe Ass&iation tViege ethers as serted that he had, of hi S nun eecor6,• embarked in the perilous rterprise of " 4 . '43 Men of was a feeling of c ociisif"io, mingled with disrelish, hv his apPearane tl•eie. The ttngljsh Catholics had endea;etit t^ dissuade hirn from the under , taking; and Mr. Darrell, a gen'N4an Of property in the county, was particularly anxious that :i6" sbotild not at tt this p a t I t v o I ze r a q k t; st L ep o , rd an D d a s r o nl i e); Sheil freehold, ti ihtimated, I heard, that the death-bed of the Duke of York W a t yet so much fori, , otten, that Sheil should venture into sash sir ressonbly. That ‘f‘rla also very etTlt i t r o . genticinan sat in one of the waggons, appatchtareless of the impression which he should preduce ; hut his P - a.fsz' and hilioti‘lare, in which discontent and solicitude, mingled ii-M1 a spirit of Sardonic virulence, are !Apresse.l, and his restless and timitiiet eye, gave indications that he was an noyed at the opprobtiMls epithets which were showered upon him, and that he was runic-'a'l4; about the event, as it should personally affect himself. There is cattainly in Mr. Sheil's face and person little to bespeak the favoir! •f a public assembly; and if he produces oratorical effect, he rtmst he indebted to a power of phrase, and an art of de livery, of Whitdr, in the uproar in which he spoke, it was impossible in that meeting to form any estimate. • Next to Mr. Shell was the waggon apprVriafeci to the Committee, where Owre were some Engljsh Catholics; rnd Lord Darn ley's and Lord Radnor's waggons suceeecieei. The toppesite wing was, as I have mentioned, occupied by the Brunswiel!ertr, of whom by far the most conspicu ous was Lent Winch('!sec He is a tall, strong-built, vigorous-locking man, destitute of ell dignity and grace, but with a bluff, rude, and directly nautictrllreating, which reminds one of tha quarter-deck, and would lead you to suppose that he was the mate of a ship (a conjecture which a black silk handkerchief tied tightly about his neck tends to assist) rather than an bereditaiy counsellor of the Crown. Whatever feelings of partiality his late conduct may have generated towards him with his own faction, he is certainly not popular in the county ; for he is the terror of poachers, and is most arbitrary in the enforcement of the game laws. It is hut justice to him to say, that he has, upon one or two occasions, when he has detected poachers upon his estate, given them the alternative of going to prison or fighting with him ; for to his political he superadds no in considerable pugilistic qualifications. Tie Seems very well qualified to lead an English mob, and possesses in a far greater perfection than Hunt or Cobbett, the demagogic qualities of voice, which gave Eim at Penenden Heath a great advantage over his opponents. Before the chair was taken, he was actively engaged in marshalling his troops, and cheering them on to battle, and it was manifest that he felt all the excitement of a leader engaged in a cause, upon the issue of which his own political importance was depending. I did net remark any persons of rank about him, and indeed the Protestant was conspicuously inferior in this particular to the Catholic wing. There were, however, on the left side, a number of persons, in whom it was easy to recognise the sacerdotal physiognomy, of far more influence than noblemen could have been ; the whole body of the Kent Clergy were marshalled for the occasion ; and not only the priests of the establishes! religion, but many of the dissenting preachers of the Me thodist school were arrayed under the Winchelsea banners. It was easy to recognize them even amidst the crowd of men habited in black, by their lugubrious and dismal expression. The clergy at the meeting were so numerous that the Pro testant side had much more a clerical than an agricultural aspect. The different parties being thus distributed, and every waggon having been occupied, and the whole of the area within the enclosure having been filled by the dense crowd, the Sheriff, Sir T. Maryon Wilson, appeared exactly at 12 o'clock, and took the chair. He seemed to me, from the distance at which I saw him, a young man, quite untutored in the business of public meetings ; hut he had beside hie. his sub-sheriff, Mr. Scudamore, who appeared to have all the seal by which his employer Was actuated in the cause of Protestantism, and to be perfectly well versed in the stra tagems by which an advantage may be given to one party, without affording to the other an opportunity of complain ing of any very gross breach of decorum. This gentleman had a coarse, red-whiskered, and blunt face, of the Dog berry character, in which a vulgar authoritativeness was. combined with those habits of submission to his superior, which are general found in subordinate functionaries. LORD DARNL4Y. Lord Darnley followed Lord Camden, but was received with laud and vehement Looting. This nobleman is con sidered to be very proud, without bOag armpit, and to have as full consciousness . of the dignity and rights of his order, as Lord Grey could charge any Whig disciple to en tain. -He must have been deeply galled when he perceived that his rank and wealth were only turned into scoff, and when in the outset of his speech, a common boor cried out, " That.there fellow is an Hirishmaik. Tim, put a potato down his threat, and choke his - Hirish jaw." He' was not deterred from going► on by the howling* which surrounded him, and with far more intrepidity than I , should have been disposed to give him credit for, he pro ceeded with his speech. He soon, however, received a blow, which wounded him much more than the potatoe proposition ; for the moment he began to talk of his estate in Ireland (where he has a very large property,) several people cried out, " Why don't you live on your estate, and be - to you, and every other - ab sentee !" This Will a thrust which it was impossible to parry. Lord Darnley endeavoured to proceed; but the uproar became so terrible, that not a word which he ut tered could be heard in the tumult. Whatever faults the Clubbists may have committed,. any excessive deference to rank and wealth was not on this occasion, at least, among their defects; and, indeed, with the exception of Cobbett and Shell, no man was listened to with more angry impa tience than the Noble Earl. After speaking- for about twenty minutes, he sat down with evident marks of disap poiutment and personal mortification. LORD WINCIIELSEA. Lord Winchelsea proceeded to deliver himself of a quan tity of common-place against the Catholic religion, amidst the vehement plaudits of his own faction, intermingled with strong marks of disapprobation from the right. " Mushroom Lori—upstart —go mind your rabbits, and the Papists are not poachers," were the cries of the liberal party; while the Brunswickcrs exclaimed, "Bravo, Win ebelsea !" and waved their bats, as with the lungs of Stentor, with the gesture of a pugilist, and the frenzy of a fanatic, he proceeded. Although utterly destitute of idea, and though scarcely one distinct notion per haps could be detected in his speech, yet Lord Winchelsea, by the energy of his action, and the impetuosity of his manner, and the strong evidences of rude sincerity about him, made an impression upon his auditors far greater than the cold didactic manner of 'Lord Camden or Lord Darnley was calculated to produce. There can he no greater mistake than the supposition that the English people are not fond of ardent speaking, and of a vehement rhetorical enunciation. Lord Winchelsea is perfectly de nuded of knowledge, reflection, or command of phrase; yet by dint of strong feeling he contrives to awaken a sympathy which a colder speaker, with all the graces of eloquence, could never attain. He seems to be in down right earnest; and bough his per sona l van i ty may b e an ingredient in hislllincerity, it is certain, whatever be the cause, that his ardour and vehemence arc far more powerful auxiliaries to his cause than the contemplative philosophy of the Whigs, who, contented with their cold integrity of purpose, adopted no efficient means to bring their tenants to the field, am: encounter their opponents with the weapons which were so powerfully wielded against them. After haring whirled himself round, and having beaten his breast and bellowed fur about half an hour, Lord Winchelsea sat down in the midst of the constitutional ac clamations of the Brunswieliers; and Mr. Sheil and Mr. Shea, an 'English Catholic gentleman, both presented themselves to the Sheriff. The Sheriff gave a preference to Mr. Shea, who made a bold manly speech, but watt in terrupted by the continued hootings of the Protestant party." ~~ C ~. ~y •'~ LORD TEYNHAM. the daught er "'That Lord Teynbarn had been a Roman Catholic. His name is Roper, an d, of I s b ir el T iev h e o , mi l m ie s iAsiodrees.cenduede wfr a o is m a B s s i a r s i le d R ‘ o v p i e t l r : reproach es f or hi s a p os t as y, b y the Protestants ; and though he made a v er y goo d sp eec h, it leas neutral i ze d in its e ff ect by his desertion of his former creed. Se universal, how ever unjust, perhaps, is the antipathy to a renegade, th a t among the Brunswiekets•themse lves, his havin g ce ased to fellow's a-going to shift his reli g ion again !"--.‘, Oh , my be r. Catholic rendered him an ob j ect of scorn. Lord, there's a man here as says that what your Lordship's saying is all a ............ Popish lie !" and other ejaculations of the same character warned my Lord Teynliam that his change of creeds had not rendered him more a• • ( „ aptable to his audience. . _ - - Lord Teynhatn having sat down amidst the Brunswick. groans, Mr. Sheil rose aolongst them. Ile was yebe— mend). applauded on th e right, and as furiously howled at; f rom the left. "Down with him, the traitor !"—" Down. with the rebel !"---" Apologise for what you said of the Duke of York!"— , ‘ Send him awl O'Connell to the 'rower !"—" He got his freehold last night in Maiastcrie Down with him !"—" Ott', Shell, off!"_" We're not the Clare freeholders !"—" See how the riper spits How the little haulm:o foams at the mouth ; take care of him, he'll bite you!"—" Off, Shell off I"—were the greet— ings with which this g e ntlema n was h a il e d by th e Bruns— thn iasaeotnT liitbusiness, a y il o d te r thed.ty. Comptro ller with he wickers, while his - own party cried out " Fair Play !" CELL O R of the EICHEqUEK at the Treasury. . , Viscount , , ‘,transacted OA Sir L. C-'s Hounds, cn Alonda3-, at Easton Town, at h a lf-Na=t ten. '1",o tiotnerset Subccriinion Hounds, on Tuesday, at Buncouilu Bottom ; and Friday, at Fairfield-house. r~ sw. " Oh, you cowards, you t o • hi m !" what Mr. Sheil actually said, loipo.-Aitt.. t^ Eire any acrouut, and the miraculous power by wlit4h the Ss - t: o evr,paper of that night contrived to publish hi , orati..n three coinmna, must be referred to some Holien'oe, inter— position in favour of that Journal. SIR EDWARD KNATCHBULL. Sir Edw. Knatehhull, the Member for tie comity, a ,,,f Cobbett, who had been' rani, fir hour, at the 'Venhes, got up together. The Sheriff preferred Sir Edward ; upo n which Cobbett got - into a fit of vehement in dignation. as accused the Sheriff of gross partiality, and, while Sir E. Knatchhull was going - On, shook his haul re peatedly at him, and elhihited the utmost savageness of demeanour and • of asp ec t. Ilia is face became inflaed With rags?, and his month wan CWltorted into a feroeiins grin. 1 . 4 e grasped a large pole, with a placard at to head of ie in favour of Liberty, an d standing with ibis imparatus of PaPtilarity, assistcd him iu supporting himself at the verge o f hi s waggon, In- hurled out his denunciations against the Sheriff . The Brunswiaeni ruined at him, and showered ioiitunsclyof all kinds upon . his head, but with an undaunted spirit, he persevered. Sir Edward Nnatehbull Was lint indistinctly heart, in the ',intuit which his own party had got up, to put Cobbett dowo. He SteRIS a proud, obstinate, dogged sort of Squire, with an infinite notion of his own importance as an English • County Member, and a corresponding contempt for seven millions of his fellow-citizens. He has in his face anti licaing many of the disagreeab?..; qualities of John Bullism, witiniu'll ay of its frankness and plain-dealing. He rude without beknr, hanest, and offensive without being sincere. Cobbett was Minus?. jmtilied in complaining that sitel a mart should be preferred to him When lie had terminated is tpecch, in which it was evident that be was thinking of th e neat election, .at which the Derings intend to dispute than cdutty with him, Cobbett was allowed by the Sheriff to proceed. His hilarity was restored fur a little while, and holding out his petition against titles, be set about ahusing both parties. 3 3 letter published in the .iirlornitrp Herald, he takes care, in his account of the meeting, Ns record the opproltrio - is language applied by the multitnde . to others; but he omits all mention of what was said o himself, " Down with the old Bone-gruhher !7—" Roast him on his gridiron - him and hi Indian corn *;*" was shouted from all quarters. He was not, however, much discomposed at first, for he was confident of carrying his petition, and retorted with a great diml of force and some good humour on those who were inveighing against him. " You cry too we,kly, my bucks !" said he, snapping his lingers at them. " You cry like women in the family way. There is a rascal tluae, that is squeaking at me like a par son's tithe-pig." These sallies amused every body ; but still the roar against him continued, and I was astonished to see what little influence he had with even the lower or ders by whom he was surrounded. The Citholic party looked upon him as an enemy, who eante to divide them, and the Brunswiekers treated him with mingled execrations and scorn. At length he perceived that the day was going against him, and his eyes opened to his own want of power over the people. Though he afterwards vaunted that the great majority were with him, he appeared not to have above a dozen or two to support his pro position, and when he sat down, evident symptoms of mortification and of rage against all parties, appeared in his countenance. Altogether he acquitted himself as badly as Can be well imagined ; and it seb: , s to me as clear tiod he is a most inefficient and poirerless nioker, as that he is a great and vigorous writer. Hunt got op to second him, and .vas received almost as badly as his redecessor, though his conduct and manner were quite oppoOß, and Le did everything he could by gentleness and persuas:ivc ness to allay the fury of the Brunswick party. Indeed both parties seemed to repudiate Cobbett and flout, as their common enemies. Before Hunt bad finished th,ere was a tremendous and seemingly a preconcerted cry of question froth the Brunswickers ; Hunt went on spear:- ing, and immense confusion tool; place. Mr. Calcraft interfered in vain. Mr. Hodges and Lord Radnor then moved an amendment, declaring that the measure should be left to the discretion of the Legislature; and amidst a tumult, to which I never witnessed any thing at all com parable, the .Sheriff put the question. It has been stated in newspapers that the Brunswiekers had a great majo rity.; the impression of a vast number of persons was quite the reverse. . They were in:lead so well disciplined, that their show of hats was simuitaneous, while the liberal party hardly knew what was going forward. The Sheriff omitted to put Cobbett's amendment, which seemed to he forgotten by every one but himself ; and having announced that there was a large majoi for the petition moved by Mr. Ginps, retired from the chair. The acclamation of the Brunsnickers were reiterated ; the whole hos!) , waved their hats, and lifted up their voices; the parsons shook hands with each other; the Methodists smiled with a look •ghastly satisfaction ; and Lord Winchels.:a, loosing all deeencrand self-restraint, was thrown into convulsions of joy, and leaped, shouted, and roared in a state of almost insane exultation. The whole party then joined in singing " God save the King" in one howl of apprvriate discord, and the assembly broke up. TERMINATION. Thus terminated the great Kent Meeting ; to which, however, I conceive that more importance, as it affects the Catholic Question, is attached than it deserves. I not room left for many comments, but a few brief observa tions on this striking incident are necessary. The triumph of Prsitestautism is not complete. The whole body of the ClergY, who are in Kent exceedingly numerous, were not only present, but used all their influence to procure an at t,nd..nce, and the utmost exertions were employed to bring the tenantry of the 'anti-Catholic proprietors to the fluid. No exertion was made upon the other side. Lord Camden boasted that he-had not interfered with a single individual, yet it is admitted that at least one of the assembly were favourable to the Catholic=. The spirit of Lord George Gordon may, by the metempsychosis of faction, have migrated into Lord Winchelsca ; but while he is as well qualified in intellect and in passion to conduct a mu!- , titude or fanatics, his troops are of a very . different cbarac ter. Will the Legislature shrin k before.lum ? Or will it not rather exclaim, " contemps i Cattlime gladios, non, partimescum tuns?" 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