The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-09 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON ELEC HON. SECOND DAY.—FARTIWR PAnTICULARS, The Election was continued yesterday. The concourse of prsons that thronged the flail was great, but the polling was not so brisk as on some former occasions. The friends of Sir W. Curtis, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Wilsim; took the lead in fine style. The crowd in front of Guildhall were numerous and boisterous. Thousands of cards were expended in promoting the interests of the different Candidates, and the agents of the several Committees became hoarse in bawling forth ,the virtues and good qualities of their em ployers. In front of the Hustings, the beetle was not less busy ; as every rote was ottonnoced, the ball rang with contending plinth:s and g ro a ns. The Canditlittes.at rived at titeir'pos,fs soon after ten o'clock, awl %vete greeted by ti.eir respective fliero!s lood acclamations. Str CultTls, as tisnal, received the fire o f his ro ,,,,i e s jilt good hotootit-, congtato letted tl,etn upon living able to spare so winch tititt , prom their ordinal y labours, in pursuit of such profitable attio.ernent. 'f o their grill, looks, he returned smiles ; tO their personal abuse, a low bow ; and to their groans and hisses loud and le priPed cheets. \i'hilt• the contest was thus warm within doors, the .-florts of the canvassers broad were lint less iittlent—evety stieet in every IVard teas filled with the srretttiot , s partisans of the Caoditimes, rarifitig at every door, and sitiltiitt,-; every nerve to obtain a proini , e or a vole. At the close of the day the numbers stood as follow :-- r. i Ism n Sir William Curtis Alarmail The Lord Nhyor • • .. Alderns,th Thorp .•.. Alarm:th Wait 11111 all -663 _617 -553 -5-24 -463 f. 443 Mr. WILSON, as the highest on the Poll, first addeessed ;he Livery. I! was impossible for him to contemplate the alma ion 'in which he then found himself, but with feelings of gratHnle and regret—gratitude for being placed at the head of the Poll himself, awl teg►e: at fin,ling his name above that of a worthy Alderman (Mr. 11 7 °0(10 whose civic exittions, as well as his conduct in Parliament, gave hint so many claims to the sup port of the Electors. Sincerely thanking the Livery 'for the distinguished honour. conferred upon him, he felt that be could only make a pro per return to it by pledging hitnselt, if again re turned, to do all in his power to discharge with fidelity his duty as a Member of Parliament; by doing which he hoped to retain the good opinion of his fellow-citizens, which it would be his study to merit to the last hour of his life —(Applause.) Mr. CURTIS came forward, on behalf of his father, to thank the Livery fur their coidiel sup. port, but he was met with so loud a (Amnon' frost► the crowd., that he could not be beard.•'----lle pull ed oot his watch and intimated his willingness to wait till they were more at leisure; but, after re peated rffoits td► address the flail, he tetired, un able to make himself heird but by - a very few, Laving tha►►keel the Electors for tl►e si►uatino iii svhich they had placed'his venerable father on the poll of that day, to which he exultingly pointed as he withdrew, • 'Mr. Alderman Woon, on attempting to speak, was accused by some one ou the hustings of hav ing contributed to the interruption which the last Spe,ker had experienced. That he had done so he pointedly &nit . He was as anxious that Mr. Curt is .should be heard as that Gentleman himself could be, arad was siucerely desirous that all should be fairly heard. He was notch indebted to the Livery for the situation in wh:ch they had placed him on the occasion of the last Election, and whatever situation they might be pleased to assign him on this, he would zealously labour to perform his duty. He returned thanks for the very hand some manner in which his late Colleague had been pleased to mention his name ; and did not think it at all extraordinary that he was not higher than he was, considering how slack the polling had been that (lay. In the two first days of the last .Election the highest. num bered more than 1000 votes, instead of 666. There still remained 7000 voters to poll ; be only • called upon them to consider whether or not he bad done his duty. If they should be of opinion that lie had, they would find no diiliculty iti plac ing him in the situation to which they had raised hint before, and again returned by their suffrages, it o cold ever be his object, by a faithful discharge of the duties confided to hint, to requite the kind- . nese which he had experienced at their hauds.— (Applause.) The LORD MAYOR begged to return his ac knowlet!ginents for the support he had received, and at the saute time to congratulate the Livery on the good humour and liberality of feeling which prevailed on this occasion, which to him were truly delightful. From the enecouragement which he had previously received, he saw no rea eon to fear that the . result of the contest would he other thart favourable to him. It was true, • that his opponents had both skill and judgment in electioneering matters, to which he could not pretend, but if his friends persevered in their ex ertions, he was confident of ultimate success. Mr. Alderman THORP was not discouraged at the situation in which lie numf himself, remem bering how slack the Poll had been that day, and • remembering also that nine-tenths of the Livery reMained nnpolled. He expected that the case would be different to-morrow, and confidently trusted that the spirit of the Livery would sup port a cause which was as much their own as his. lie looked forward without fear for the re,ult, and assuied the Livery it would always be his anxious endeavour, if again. returned to represent them in Parliament, to act so as to merit their approbation. Mr. \VAITHMAN came forward amidst shouts of ppinnse. Notwithstanding the triumphant ap peal ts hich one Gentleman, (Mr. Curtis,) had made to the Poll, he still had the greatest confi dence that the result would be favourable to him. Far from being surprized at the state of the Poll, be was only astonished, considering the efforts which they had niade,.t bat his adversaries had not gained a greater advantage. He then described tie manner in which his ft lends, to the number of 1000, had kept back till towards the close of the last Election, when they • poured down, and gi v him the, victor y. He, however, recommended to them to come forward early on the present occa sion, and it they did so, success was certain.' In conclusion he strongly called upon them not to relax in their exertions. The business of the day then terminated, and the Candidates retired amidst the cheers of their friends, and some of them had the honour of being biped drawn tO their homes. SOU I-1 WA It K ELECTION. SECOND DAY.-FARTHER PARTICULARS. . . Various placards and papers were yegterday exhibited at the Hustings, and in several Parts ut the Borough, such as— " To the Ladies of Southwarli—a Turncoat Baronet once used a proverb— " A woman, a spaniel, a walnut tree, "The mute you beat them, the better they will be." " See Sir T.Turton's Speech, &c." Another placard exhibited these words-- " No Brewer—Beer Four-pence a Pot." • " Consistency—Did not Calvert vote fur Curtis at the last Election ?" The poning throughout the day Wag rather lan guid. At 4 o'clock the numbers appeAred to be— rstc. Calvert 573 Sir It. Willon 535 Sir T. Turttm Mr. CALVERT was greeted with hold and gene ;.:ll cheers. He thanked them most sincerely for the situation in which they placed him on the poll. It w a s no more than he had expected front their promises now and their exertions formerly. Ile had prophesied yesterday, and the poll proved hint a true prophet. The Baronet had been beaten every hour to-day as much as . for one hour yes terday. • It would be the same to- morrow—(Ap plause.)—The Honourable Baronet would find him a hit of Hood ; he wool(' show hint his heels, and the devil wouH not - overtake him.— : (Cheers.) --Ile observed two placards, • one entitled " Consistency e" the other, ." No Brewer, and Beer for 4d." Now was this consistency ? How could they have Beer at any price if there were no Brewer ? iApplause.)--Bte, he could tell them how they could have beer at 31,1. 4d, was too hieh a price. Let them go to the Ministers, the grinders of the poor,-end let them oblige them to take off the duty, and .beer would he sold for 31 - I.—(Great applause.)—The sadde ought to be placed on the right horse. He had only now to entreat the continuance of their exertions, that he might continue a true prophet. lint he was afraid the Hon. Baronet would not allow him the con tinuance of this gratification ; for, it lie did not withdraw this evening, he would to-morrow. — (Applause.) Sir Roamer WtesoN was received with rap turous buzzes, which confiner(' for a 'consider- . able time. When he had rested his hopes on their zeal as well as on their principles, he had rested them on a stir: folindation. Their exertions, and . the state of the poll, fully 'authorised his hopes. He offered his best acknowledgments, and as sored them that their exertions would be anilde encouragement to him for discharging his ditty. "l his was a contract not only between hints and them, but between them all and the public. Ile observed, however, that the Honoareble Baronet soliCite4 their votes, not .because he was afreiel„of any of the opposing Candidates, brie tfTat tbey might put a gag in his month, in order that he should mot aoswer what he called painful. The Baronet hail told them that he was attached to the King and Constitution. So were they (Cries of " All, all !")—Who was there that was not ?—(" None, noue!")—But the saute words meant different things in the mouths of diffetent persoos. His personal attachment to the King was unbounded; but his political attachment WEIS . connected with the authority of the laws. In France it bad formerly been said that the King's thoughts were laws; and Repin, the best of English histo rians, stat ed in the reign of Henry VIII., the Nobility and Clergy yielded such submission to the King, that he might do what he would. Thi s was not the obedience of freemen. Then there W.IS a Constitution, there were rights, there were sacred laws—there wet e dear and invalueble pri vileges purchased by the blood of our ancestors ; this waS the Constitution-- , enot a tionetnity, shadow, a name, a phantom which never existed when the people rrquirrd it.—(Shouts of tip idause.)—Who was not attached to his country ? Who would not fight for it ? He hoped lie should bethought no boaster, but he believed lie had proved his devotion to It;s. country; but country meant different things with different privies— country was not the soil on which they stood. A soldier will say the camp is his country; Courtier the Palace. Sir Robert Walpole said, that every man's country was in his purse Those who voted for taxes found their country in those tuxes. Im order to show them the value of such a country, he would state to them the in crease of taxes during the late reign. At its close 1,000,0001. was paid for the collection of taxes more than the whole revenue amounted to at its commencement. They who voted for those taxes derived great profit lion) them. It was not so with the people. In the year Ina, bresd.vea.s.-sokl for 64. the quarter') loaf ; beer fot 2d; the quart ; beet and mutton for 24. a pound ; and weal-cutlets, that delicious dish—(an uproar of applause)— " veal-cutlets," continued Sir Robert, " :think of that, Gentlemen," for 4 j 1. ; butter 44. or 6d. a pou.:4. At that time many would be seen round maypoles with silver tankards its their hands. What a difference now existed, and this difference was oc casioned by the taxes. They saw also that the taxes had • produced a total change its the character of ike English people. One of the greatest men in a foreign country had said, that of a German lie would ask, what number of quarters he had in his shield ? of a Frenchman, what place he 'held in court ? of a Spaniard, whether he was a gran dee but of an Englishman, what sort of a mats he was ?—(Applause.)—But now the character of Englishmen abroad Was (pile changed. He would show them what the Frenchtneu thought of the English character. He had received by the post yesterday tvhet was called a French carica ture, but they would judge whether it was a cari cature or a trite portrait.—(Here he exhibited a ' Parisian pri(it.)—The person represented was styled at the buttons, " a free-born Euglishman." He was heavily ironed. Neer him was repre sented a town in flames. It was I'arga, a Chtis ciao town, delivered up to the ".1 urks, con trary to the principles of humanity,. and the faith of treaties. They knew the story, for they read the newspaper. (" We are edMcated.") Next was representes! a Titian's, with ns many in mates as would fill ei town, all for political offences ism! libels. They might look at them through the iron-bars. There they saw Mrs. 11{111 with tier children, whom she was carrying out of the house.—(Lond cheers.)—ln one part were repre sented taxes, in another - political publications, in 'a third " Liberty" - trampled on. Then came the outrage at Manchester, still uninquired (Cries of " Shame, shame!")—The free-horn Eng lishman had a gag in his mouth ; not that which the Hun. 13:ironet wished to have, but such a gag as the Bills which the Baronet approved had put upon their mouths.— (Great applause.)— He meant the Bills against public meetings and the liberty of the press. If the Hon. Baronet disap proved of the Seizure of Arms 13111, there were tour 'others equally obnoxious. of which he had expressed his approbation. Under the present system, the very best men—the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a very good man, as he certainly veal —the very best men were obliged to act in a harsh and cruel manner, and to levy taxes, tint as the people could bear, but the revenue required. They were agreed as to the meaning of country. It was nut the soil, but the happiness, the honour and welfire of the society in which they lived.— Since Government existed for th many, and no t for the few, they had all a right to see how this I society was regulated and protected. Accordingly,, they thought that no redress of present grievances, even it redress could be olYained, was seflicient without the restoration of confidence between the governors and governed.—(Applause.)—The only means of restoring such confidence was the ad mission of such improvement in the Commons House of l'ailiament as would purify the s o irees of legislation. His of ject was, not to have it snit{ that I,e hail been so many years Member for SOuth werk„ but to have it inset ibed upon his tomb that he had served the Eleciors of Southwark in the most useful neanner,eind consulted the geod of his country whi!e he gratified their feelittgs —(Shotes of eppleuse.)—lt should never be , said of hint, as in th e parable, that lie was a btamble occepying gronnd better adapted for the vine, the olive, or the f. - ;-tree. If he could not pay them the :atten tion which ought to be paid to them at this time, 'and if he were not so active as he had beets be fore, be trusted they would not asctibe it to any presuinption of success, but pardon him, as his dearest relative in the world was now for five months on a bed of sickuess.s--The Gallant Gr.' neral retired amid enthusiastic applauses. Sir T. Tottrote was received with an immense uproar of applause and hisses. it was impost sible for him to contend with the flowing speech they had just heard. lie could not at once •let off so twiny tricks and so much chatlatauty.— The electors ought to have paid sixpence each for the print, of which he bed only seen the back, as was done on stages—(Hut salsa and hisses.).e- , He thought he had seen a neountebenk prepared to collect the sixpences.—(Cries of " That's em gentlemaitly ; that's insolent ; off, ofi.")—ile would not attend to the flies that were buzzing behind_ bins ; but he svoeld answer such gees- Lions as were miter{ by the electors before hint. (" You are not a Catholic, Sir Thotnits.")—No, he never wrth, pledge himself to support Catho lic Etnancipation.—(llisses.)—They who Eyed in ghts-houscs ought not to throw stones. What he staid 13 years ago had been. stock up against him ; but he never did say any thing like what seas re presented. As to the state of the poll, he was frightened at it, when he considered that no sooner had the candidates yesterday stuck their knives into the fish, titan they rats down stairs,. exclahnieg, Good God, .Sir Thomas will beat us if we tioe't convass iturnediettly."—(" Nes, I drank a good bottle of wine after dinuer,",' es pet son iu the crowd cried.) He hail it frone'one of the candidates that he had canvasstd•aiter dinner, which was not pleasant ; •tool he ventured to add, that he canvassed in great fear,-e-(Gt(at tumult )-e-- Ile entreated a hearing, for the tether candi dates made the speeches out of Isis, (By this time the paper containing the proverb bad been bawled to Sir Thonies appealed to them as Englishmen ‘vhether such attacks as were Mettle upon him wet e right ; but he was as little afraid of them as of those who made them. • But he had been speaking of the state of the poll,. It was evident from the state of the numbers that. there was a coalition between the other parties to make that a close Borough. Could they believe that the numbers were so equal without a coalition to keep out one candi date ? Here he. complained of the noise.made by such a set of raggatnuffins about him. It was disgreceful to Englishmen that any eandidate should be treated with insult, er even with disre apect. The indignation so generally and pertina ciously expressed at the use of the term " ragga muffin" obliged Sir Thomas to say that•he never forgot a kindness, hoe that he at Duce forgot inje t ies. I.t he had used any expressioni which were: itnproper, or offensive to any person, he was very sorry for 4.—(Bravo! titer's fair )---A wear deal of allowance ought to be made for a 111j11 in his situation, having in the first instance large num bers against him on the poll, Bud supposed to feel very sore. He disclaimed, from his . heart, all intention of using any disrespectful terms. The gallant General bad charged hits with having ne ver declared his political principles. He ban yes terday declared that he would support the Consti tution in Church and State that was his politic ii creed. As to pledges, he never would give any. (" What! not for Reform?") —He had voted for it, and that was better than any pledge. 1 lsee never had been 8 motion for making the representation co-extensive with property, as it was in that bo rough, which he had not supported. There might be a wild system of - Reform, such- as Univet sal Suffrage, which he would not support.—(General cries of " We don't want ii.")L-4 - le would vole for the abolition of•istten Boroughs. The gallant General had alludetito the term " Country," anti (looted the saying of foreigners, and an ohsei vet ion of Sir :Robert Walpole. Ile had not lived itt Sir Robert's time, and therefore it could not have been applied to him. Sir R. Waleole had said that every man had his price ; and, if that were true, the gallant General must have his !slice. It Sir Robert Walpole had attempted to buy bins; and the General had said, " You are wistaktn," ' Sir Robert Walpole could say, " t h a ve a l,vays found ii' otherwise.". Beer had been sold at the same price before the late tax, and therefore tile worthy candidate had no right to ascribe the bight price to that tax. He disapproved of all such squibs, but, they were justifiable in self-defence. He would tell them therefore the prices of theseve, ral ingredients from which beer was made. Barley was from 30 to 40s. (Mr. Calvert, " that's not true.") Perhaps the price bad risen since the dee.' commenced, in-consequence of the honourable" brewer's lavish use of beer. His speech, thirteen years old, had been called forth against !tittle Another squib, 19 years old, was now attempted to be used against . him. All who knew !atilt would laugh et a squib which charged him With not loving women. lie was conscious of nothing in this respect which affected his honour, however prudence may have been violated. The chief happintss of man depended entirely on lovely, delightful worn in. God grant that he might never bow but to woman anal to the laws of his coup" try.—(Applause.)—The gallant General had title veiled through Arabia, China, Turkey, Frances! Spain, and England, in order to exhibit the de' graded character of an Englishman. But if such a representation were true, there was not a man of those who were said to have oppressed them that would not feel it as keenly as themselves. (Great confusion )—'!'hey might to hear him with' out interrup!ion, otherwise it would be said that the other candidates were clever fellows, bet that he was an ass. lie would give no pledge either 111 slime who 110 W supported him, or to the Electors of bout hwat kit they elected him. He would go into rtrhafficnt tintheckled, or not at all. . He would out, like the other candidates, pledge him' se If to support Catholic Ematicipation. He would rather be subject to a Minister who might be sometimes light, than to a Priest whose bigotry must make him always wrong - - a Ai to his prophecies, prophets, soothsayers, and women, were all alike. • He recollected to have formerly polled 3,000. He was not therefore dismayed, although the other Candidates were 300 a-head at the expense of their dinner. No one liked to be told that he had lost his dinner , as he could not recover it by eating •two dinners next day..---(A laugh.)—Mr. Calvert would shots' his heels, not by outrunning him, but by mining out of ;he Borough. Ile would exercise his owl' jedgment if they returned him to Parliament, but - the other Candidates voted on every question against Government, which could not be sigh' , as every man was sometimes right and sometimes wrong. They were obliged to hint for giving' them an opportunity of dittoin; their Candi' deates.e--(Much laughter.)—How could t h e y t e non' that their Representatives would be steady ill their principles for seven years, if be had not pot them to this dial ?H(llisses and applause.) --Sir ROBI.I LIT WILS9N said, that two charges lied been brought against him, which be pledged hint' eeell to retitle tosmorrow,'ollowithdraw from the huutings. 'l lie first was, that lie had pledged him• self to Catholic emeocipetioe ; the second, that he would vote against Ministers, whatever measures they pioposed. He was now told that the latter charge had been made, not by the Baronet, but by Mr. Allan Slitter ; but lie pledged himself to siudicate himself from both charges. • ne h ad formerly declared, anti he could do so still, that be never would go. into Pat lianlellt but as an hoe nesCend independent maa.—(Great applause ) Mr. CALVPAZT said, that the assertion that be had pledged himself to support Catholic emancie patios was not true. The charge which his 14 0 ' fooreble Fiiend, Sir Robert NVilsoo, had mew' (linterl to have been made by Mr. 'Allan Sho'c r had been directed against hini„aed that assertion too he decried. Those measures of Governmen t Which were good had never been. oppos , ..d at all: The Opposition only suggested amendments fleet eppeered to them beneficial ; and lie never et:l l# potted any measures which he did not coneiq r important to the interests of the people.—( . skr ',Lame.) METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. BY 11. BANKS. rHlLosorii4cAt. I Nsviej,,lENT mAKF.R. 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