The Sun. — London, England, 1827-06-25 00:00:00

'PUBLIC I3REAKFAST AT CHYSWICK. The gardens of the Horticultural Society, at this place, 'were en Saturday visited by between three arid four thou ' and of the nobility and fashionables of the metropolis and v icinity. It has been the practice, we believe, since the fo rmation of the Society, to have an annual exhibition at this time of the year (generally at some tavern in the me tropolis), of the fruits grown in these grounds under the fostering care of the Society. The admission upon these occasions was limited to the Members and a few friends ; but such was the interest evinced in the show, and the anxiety to get sight of a melon of fine growth, a bunch of grapes unusually heavy, or A cherry three inches and a half in cir cumference, that the plan of a fete, upon a larger scale, was s uggested, and finally acted upon, to an extent, and in a style, never equalled or approached upon any similar oc casion. In order to make the party (of four thousand) a select 'party of fashionables, the arrangement of the ticked% 'was confided to the foliotvir, distinguished List of, tal E . c:s Patrones ses : D uc h ess o f Bedford, Duchess o f , •-ei'aster, Marchioness of Lanstl , wn, Marchioness of Salis hv*rY, Emily, Marchioness of Londonderry, 'Marchioness 'of Tavistock, Countess of Euston, Lady Lucy Clive, Coun tess of J ersey , C ountess o f Aberdeen, Countess of R ose _ berry, Countess of Tankerville, Countess Cowper, Countess of Mansfield, Countess of Verulam, Countess of Darnley, Dow ager V i scountess Me l v ill e , Viscountess Milt on, L ady Fa rnborough, Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, li on , ?Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Peel, Mrs. Alexander Baring, Mrs. Byng. Among the " Committee" of Gentlemen were the Dukes o f -Devonshire and Leinster, Marquis of Salisbury, Earls of Aberdeen and Darnley, Sir T. D. Aclaud, Bart, Scc. Ike. No tickets were issued, excepting to members and their families, without the authority of a voucher from the Ladies Patronesses; and, under these circumstances, every Possible security was taken that no improper person should be admitted. These Gardens, we believe, were never opened to the public before; but, from the a d vantages which they have been ascer t a ied to poss ess f or g i ving effect to afdte Cham .petre, it may be presumed that the grass will not hence forth be allowed to grow in idleness, and to be trodden only by th e foot of the gardener. The Aboretunt—exhibit ing every diversity of bush and tree, and laid out in grass plots and lawns, watered by purling streams---was the part of these extensive grounds appropriated to the enter tainment of Saturday. Marquees of various dimensions, and in great numbers, pitched in different quarter% ! Lo d attended by some of the privates of, the Royal Ro:gl inen t of Artillery, to which they belonged, gave the. •;:ene some • what the appea rance of an encampment. S ome of these mquees were erected upon a wooden. 'stage or flooring the rest i n case of rain, or dam):;ness in the turf;..... he rest Were chiefly as refreshment 'tents. The grand tent was from one to two hundred feet in length ; of consi derable altitud e and of width ; capable of a ccommo d at i ng three or fou r h undred, to partake of refreshment ; and fitted up with flags and wr , ...athed flowers, in the most tasteful f as hi on. There war, also ono small tent, sufficient for about fif ty at table, destined to the accommodation of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and his Party., O ne marquee/ was devoted to tl.le fruit and flower show' and spread firit for the inspection of the curious,— and ifor the more solid gratification of the company in ge ynne.r,," In different parts of the ground were stationed :rl"tarY bands; among these were the bands of the Artil _Land Guards ; and w a n t} o shall luljunct to the enchanting walk s urea of the day , at, perambulating the sylvan ambushed music •ceotfid now and then break in full 11 4: Pon the ear, cordiwt; with added sweetness, because , ouely S • Collienetd • 's •sele'orated qu a d r ill e b an d was conspi -ta,• e Lion in .ne c en t re o f the lawn, mounted upon sta ge awn! *. en or twelve feet above the level, after the h Pi tTha •°f e musici ans w h o f i gure in the festivals of the v 74 s , painte rs. I mmediately beneath this stage, a ring f ea .. • , aked off u p on t h e turf for the dancers. The Rainer do 4i 'Y had been also engaged, to diversify the musical por ,h the entertainment, and appeared from time to time u p on he elevated pl a tf orm erected in the centre of a circular v;:e",_of water se t apart f or the culture of water plants. The ; c ' u resque costume of these performers, thus insulated, the amphitheatre of gaiety and beauty seated aroun d :in Th 'e , d ba a very novel rend pleasing appearance. Th ese the arrangementa +of the grounds. 7The Gardens were opened at twelve !o'clock, and the c,tliages had not ar,l set down their burdens before five. e string of care.ages reached nearly a mile in length, at . time ; and, as may be etipposed, considerable excite- Di .. en * was created along the road, by the passing and re bn- 7'4 of all the rank, beauty, and fashion of the Metro tb is impossibl e t o i mag i ne a more li ve l y scene than ft: gong of parties, in the gayest attire, parading to and Zion the verdant turf. the fi neness o f t h e day conspired to give additional splen t& and animation t o th e scene. Thi n s h ady clouds veiled %, meridian beams o f th e sun , an d s h e d a softened light, : 4 1 occasional g li m p ses o f b r illi ancy, w hi c h j ust served ,if', l 'emind th e l a di es h ow muc h t h e i r complexions were in toted to the partial concealment of hie rays. As the after- L% adv ance d, th e c l ou d s ent i rely d i spersed, leaving the gol- I oeb to p our hi s li g h t un i nterrupte d upon t h e f est i ve grouper he yet remained to wear out the day. His Royal High -171 th e D u k e o f Sussex arrived about four o ' clock, and e -enl ai r _fled till near si x; h e was accompan i e d b y t h e D uc h ess Nent, and a distinguished party, and went through c i - j . part of the gr oun d s , express i ng high satisfaction at Witner,sed. His Royal Highness partook of the re- C t .,. ° lnenta spr e ad for him, whi c h, th oug h o f t h e fi rst qua °*ere not different from wh a t was p rov id e d f or t h e rest tornpany. D ancing commenced before th e refreshment tents were ker'oed,lat half-past four, and quadrilles and waltzes were up afterwards with increased spirit, to the enlivening f ot 7 e4 of Collinet's band. Eight sets were at one tape -e tn ed• The com es tibl e arrangemen t s were comm itt e d t o a „ Imperint en d ance of the Sieur Jarrin, of Bond-street, they maintained the character of his country for the - 4;, e cies of repast here offered —the dejeune dla fourchette. iereughout the morning, a marquee, capable of accommo aft„,ing some hund re d s, was open for the distr ib ut i on o f tea .44 coffee, ices, lemonade, &c. th: kt half _past four, the marquees for more substantial fare, e e ,: e al breakfast, were opened, and every delicacy that the : 4 'would admit of appeared spread upon the tables. ins 41 the v ar i e ty and fanciful arran3ements of the vi an d s , . , the tables had quite a picturesque appearance. The eh: * ere mostly French and Rhenish, consistin g o f ah4 a goe, claret, hock, and moselle, as well as port and Pl-• coo al l dof their kind. For the purpose of imp_ In g the good vast quantity of provisions required for so large u in the ro p te r_ Monsieur . J . arrin had two and twenty employs n'Porary cuisine which he had caused to be built ( n 1 the grounds. The slaughter of fowls was enormous ; for f ewer tha n t h ree h un d re d were s pitt e d, we were in fmed, i ce-house e h ad n the course of the preceding day and night. ocee.sion. also bee n constructed on the grounds for the phAfter the repast, some of the company repaired to the ase allott e d f or dancing, others to hear the Rainers, but tlad e greater part i n d u l ge d i n the pleasures of the prome- Oe. After seven o'clock, the company began to move n At this period, the con course o f carriages, extending every direction as far as the eye could reach, was ink nienor, greater than perhaps was ever before seen. There a large party of the London police on the spot ; and it -1" " wi ng to their exertions that order was so far preserved, that.no accident happened. The last quadrille was danced at nine o'clock ; and the stars had fairly risen before the lagging revellers had retired. It would be imPossible to enumerate all the distinguished individuals who graced this festival. All the Ladies Pa- Earl were, we believe, present. We also observed the Earl of Darnley, Earl of We s t rnoriand, the Alarquis of Lon donder, Mr. IV. Horton, General D. Stuart, of Garth, Sir Cohn Campbell, and a great m any oth er N o bl emen an d Gentlemen. , i s Another colour ad d e d to those o f party in add s°d• Hitherto we had only Ora nge and Green—in Litt'. ution we have now Grey. A new cl u b i s instituted in Dublin Pa p Slli•street, formed exclusively of G reg.men._ triot. call( DIEDI N ' I N TERVIEW WITH THIS MAR gate a. _,4 y ou ng Dibdin " h a d selected Mar gate for the scene of his first dramatic attempt; and hav ing a letter from Booth, of Covent -garden, he presented 1 1. imself to the Manager, whom he found on the stage alone, ' a very 174 A comical , good-natured looking man, in a j ac k e t ,i!bl. tr ousers, busily emp l oye d i n painting a scen e to b e ex ited that evening in M rs . I nc hbald's new play o f , Such h iogs Are.' I present e d hi m t h e a lready ope ne d letter, which he graciously took with one hand, and a prett a mple pi nc h of snuff with the other ; and having glanced y his eye over the billet, he said—' I'm sorry, m y son !' (hi s usual address to all his younger actors) ' very sorry, HI so n ! that Booth did not write to me before he put yon to tile trouble of a journey ; it so happens, we are full, very I l_! 11 , full to an o ver fl ow, behind the scenes ; and I would ''', Heaven I could say we were ever so before the curtain !' What would you h ave me do, air?' I asked. ' The 14 °ever g ive Y advice, possibly can , my son !'—' And what is that, Sir ?' it; 100 • and don't, i n f uture , mean to take illce, rek at th a t scene , my son ! I b egan it yesterday at how to • theactors crowded round—each advised me e very 41 Prove it--I bowed to every opini on , a d op t e d the t ; I had b egun i t as a grove; and i f you ' ll have ...,R g e rir s t ° look at it now, you'll find it is a street.'" of Thomas Dibdin. ATTEMPT I'6 POISON A FAMILY. It may be recollected, that in September last, Surgeon Fuller, of the HArkney-road, was robbed in Bethnal-green, and for which seven persons were tried the following sessions, three of whom, named Boyce, Bishop, and Houghton, were found guilty : the first underwent the sentence of the law, but the fate of the others were commuted to transportation for life. It should also be borne in mind, that shartly after the conVktions, not less than five different attempts •I'vere made upon the life of Mr. Fuller, and nothing but the appearance of pistols (which he carries about him) deterred the party from executing their intentions. On yesterday week, a Mr. and Mrs. Richmond dined with Mr. Fuller, whose family consists of himself, his wife, three children, a nurse, and a ser vant-girl; after dinner they were joined by a Mr. Salmon and a Mr. Dyer t and aft er t h e gent l emen had t a k en ' some spirits and water, they joined the ladies at tea. The following morning Mr. Puller felt his bowels greatly afflicted, but b ei ng subject to such attacks he took n o notice of it, and went to Merton, in Surrey, to visit a family he attends. A little after twelve o'clock he felt the pain not only to continue, but to increase to such an excruciating state, as obliged him to return home, and on his way he called at Alr. Richmond's, who had dined with him the day before, when he found Mrs. Richmond very ill, and labouring under an inflammation of the stomach. Mr. Fuller prescribed the necessary reme dies, and the disease still increasing with himself, he felt all the symptoms of havirg taken mineral poison; and becoming weak he ri:;:tched his house with much difficulty, and where he found his wife and children, with domestics, all ir, the greatest agony, and no one of them able to r'!;ieve or assist the other —even the infant four morlths old was ill ; and with respect to the two eicker children, about seven and five years old, their cries and writhings were extreme. In. this state the entire family remained durin g the P'.ght, accompanied with the most scorching thirst. On the following morning (Tuesday) a servant boy came from the country, and, after breakfast, he also became affected, as did a brother of Mr. Fuller's, who called that evening and drank tea._ This excited Mr. Fuller's suspicions that the cause was something in the water. Having examined it, and put it to the usual tests, he was satisfied that the water had been impregnated with arsenic. He then drew off a part of the water, and found the sides of the cocks bore evident marks of that poison. Surgeon Fuller's house is situated within one door of a lane, and the outside wall fronting it i s about nine feet high, and the inner wall, separating his yard from that of the corner house, is not higher than four feet ; and as there are fresh marks appa rent on the outer wall, and Mr. Fuller living on the best possible terms of friendship and good will with all his neighbours, it is presumed the wretched perpetrators must have come over the outer wall. A portion of the water is now undergoing the process of analization, for the purpose of ascerLin ing the quantity of arsenic used. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond, Mr. Dyer, and Mrs. Fuller, and her in fant, are still dangerously ill : the others are in a state of convalescence. IN IMITATION OF HOOD'S " SALLY BROWN." Young Bill, the woodman, well 'tis known Was long betroth'd to Sue; But she writ word she would not wed, Ah ! 'twas a Billy-do. Then he spoke out his mind afresh, And of his hopes did tell her ; Said she " your head is like the trees That you do fell, you fellor I" Bill ax'd no more—but vow'd alas ! No longer boughs he'd lop ; So stole away at dinner time, Nor took another chop. He paid his bill at public house, As oft he'd done before, But twenty shillings they did want, And said it was his score I Then for a soldier he did go, And left his granny-dears ; Inlisted, how his tears did flow, For they were volunteers ! Among the awkward squad was Bill, With many younkers more, Where he did find much to his cost That drilling was a bore. For tho' the seasons change 'tis said, To Bill it seem'd quite clear, In summer—winter—just the same— 'Twas March throughout the year. The bullets flew in battle's heat Around his martial brow, Cried Bill—" They have forgotten sure I'm not a wood-man now." A ball struck poor Bill on the cheek, Which made him faintly falter— " Oh ! how they've altered my queer jib At the siege of Gib'raltar. Had I but listed in the Guards I had not met these woes ; Now having lost one-half my face, I canno` face my foes. And as for rallying all my strength To make the wretches rue it, The thing is quite impossible— I've not the face to do it." With hands fast tied, and led along A prisoner by the foe- man ; But Bill got free, and laughing cried, " The tide will stay for no man." Now safely stored at Chelsea Reach, Poor Bill does stoutly sing— With a whole heart, but half a head, " Long live—God save the King." THAMES TUNNEL.—The progress of this undertaking is satisfactory to all parties : the call for an additional 51. on the proprietors, has, we hear, been com plied with. The visitors at the SPEAKER'S this morning, to inquire the state of the Hon. Gentleman's health after the late accident, have been very numerous, comprising many distinguished Members of the Lower House, and several of the Peers. We are happy to state that the answer to those inquiries was most satisfactory; it was to the effect that the SPEAKER was recovering rapidly from the effect of the accident. Miss Turner, the wealthy Cheshire heiress, whose sham marriage with E. G. Wakefield has very pro perly been dissolved by the Legislature, rumour says, will shortly give her hand to the representative of a most ancient family in that county, and with it the probable reversion of a fortune of at least 6 00,000/. The estates of the " high contracting parties" adjoin each other. It is said that Lord LIMERICK is to be a Marquis, with remainder to his fourth son ; and that Sir JONAH BARRINGTON is to be an Irish Peer, on condition that he gives up his judicial office in the Admiralty Court in Ireland, which will be conferred on Mr. DOHIRTY, se compensation for his recent disappointment as to the So licitor-Generalship of Ireland.—Dublin Evening Mail. ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE LA TE M R. GIFFORD TO A YOUNG POET:— " James's Street, June sth, 1820. - " SIR, --I have looked over your little packet. The songs appear to me possessed of considerable merit. I can, of course, only speak of them as detached Lyrics; but, even thus, they please me much. The extracts in the heroic measure are less perfect. Many of the lines, indeed, are poetical, and some few passages are picturesque—but, upon the whole, they want compression and vigour. In looking at them with a critical eye, you will perceive repe titions of the same idea, and expressions of too familiar and pros a i c a cast. These, care and the study of good writers will imperceptibly teach you to correct, or remove. I would r ecommend Pope to you. " I see nothing that should forbid you from aspiring to a resp ec t a bl e name i n poetry ; but cau ti on i s a b solute l y ne cessary. Avoid the quicksand of young wr i ters , an d d o not rush p rec i p i tate l y f or ward. I k now b ut one way o f writing we ll ; it is—to take pains about it. Native powers may do much, but they must rather be as accessories than principals. " I shall take pleasure in hearing of your success, though wait for it ; and beg leave to remain " Your sincere friend and servant, ANNIVERSARY DINNER, To CELEBRATE the RETURN of LORD NUGENT to PARLIAMENT, on JUNE 15, 1826. (Abridged from the Bucks Chronicle of Saturday.) Yesterday se'nnight being the Anniversary of the last Election of Lord Nugent to Parliament, as Re presentative of the Borough of Aylesbury, a meet-. :rig of lii= Electors and Friends was held, at a public ' dinner in the County Hall, 'to celebrate the return of the day. Between 70 and 80 Electors assembled; and among the strangers present were, Lord Ebring ton, and A. Dawson, Esq. M. 7. for the county of Louth. The Rev. Sir Geo. I,ee, Bart. presided on • - 1 the occasion, Aller the cloth was removed,.the following toasts were given from the Chair :—" The King, and his declaration that 4 the Crown 'is lidd in trust for the benefit of the 'fietiple.' "—" The People—the only of legitimate . power."--" A full, fair, an d free .represent a ti on i n t h e ' Commons House of Par liament." The CHAIRMAN, on rising again, said he hoped the company would fill their glasses to the brim; as lie was sure the toast he had next to propose would be received and drank with enthusiasm. He would ' not: longer detain the company, btit propose, with three times three—" The health of their Noble and Independent Representative, Lord Nugent."--The toast was drank amidst loud and repeatedacchtmation. Lord NUGENT then rose, and said he was sure they would not expect from him that he should en deavour to express what he felt at the manner in which his health had been proposed and drank. The best meed of praise to which he was entitled was, that he had acted in sincere and faithful coincidence with them in the great cause of whiCh he was chosen as the representative. It was their glory that, in furtherance of that great cause of practical reform its representative was returned by a support not only gratuitous but subscribed, and though proudly ambitioncd by him, unsolicited. The friends of that cause throughout England had paid the tri bute of their applause to his ,constituents; and though private friendship, of which he was too vain to disclaim it, had had its share in the interest which some of them had been kind enough to express by their attendance that day, it was the kindness of private friendship shown in identifying his triumph with what alone could make it important-- the triumph of the cause of the people.— Among the many points of agreement which it was his happiness to feel subsisted betw een hi m an d them one had ever been that, besides the habits of private intercourse and intimacy, it is desirable that, on cer tain public occasions, at much shorter and more re- gulag intervals than th ose o f El ect i ons , Representa tives and Constituents should meet face to face and ensure the understanding each other.—(Applause.) Many circumstances had occurred since they last met in that place, which rendered such an understanding at that crisis peculiarly desirable. Their kindness had given him that opportunity, which he should not be duly availing himself of if he was merely to express the thanks with which his heart was overflowing; he owed them much more. Since they last met, an event had occurred, in his opinion the most auspi cious for public liberty that had happened during the course of his public life; he meant the change that had taken place in the Administration of the affairs of the country.—(Loud applause.)—An event, said his Lordship, more important in the principles it has countenanced and the hopes that it justified, more important in what has already been begun, and in what good men may hope and prudent men believe will hereafter arise out of it, than, sanguine as perhaps I naturally am, I have ever before believed or hoped it would be our fortune to see achieved. The formation of a Government not composed en tirely of such materials as I should have most de sired to see, not based on the avowal of those prin ciples which I the most wish to see avowed, not a Goycremeni, which at least has triumphed over, and now opposes a practical barrier to the purest and most unmixed evil that I can easily contemplate.—(Loud cheering.) —And who is there gentlemen, who believes, as I do, that the party now beating at the door of office were, while in office, there only to chill and neutralize and taint every measure which for the last three years has been tending towards the future prosperity and glory of this country, and towards making her take the lead, as she ought, in the support of the happiness and liberty of the world ? Who is there who believes, as I do, that if these men could force themselves again into office, it would be to force back the country half a century at least in liberality and intel ligence—whose duty,whose first duty, it is not to assist in preserving alive the spark and principle of the bright flame he worships, and in excluding, with all his heart and with all his strength, those whose first efforts would be to tread it out and extinguish it for ever ?—(Repeated cheers.)—And this is the very ground, the avowed ground, on which our late con duct is arraigned by the Tories. Not that we sup port Mr. Canning, for that would be an inconvenient charge for those to bring who supported him so long as their attachment to him continued to be compa. tible with their sacred hive of office in unison with him; not that we support the Administration, but that we have rendered it rather difficult for them to support and share it.—(A laugh.)—Of the tone of melancholy asperity in which they indulge ? I do not complain. I may however say this. I have been some years in opposition, and in times of some violence ; but never did I hear such a tone assumed by Whigs or Radicals as I have lately heard from those persons who once thanked Heaven they were not like us, and who were universally known among friends and acquaintance as the friends of social order.—(Laughter.)—A great deal is permit ted to Tories, particularly to Tories disappointed and displaced. Fixed stars, as they long esteemed themselves, now hurled from the heaven whenc e they affected to beam light, and warmth, and pro tection on us here below,—those occupations gone, they have fallen, with the best possible dispositions to set fire to that over which they lately rode su preme. Friends of the people ? How awkardly do their new habits fit them ! How ludicrously, some how, their lamentations sound ! We managed these things better in opposition. Far from the warm precincts of office (to which warm precincts be it ob served we ar e not muc h nearer now ), if we groaned we groaned in spirit, and not so audibly. If we grieved, at least we did not play such anticks in our grief. A little 'longer in the school of opposition, and these gentlemen will know their lesson better. But, in the meanwhile we, Reformers and Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty, are inconsistent, and traitors to our cause ! We Reformers are incon sistent, because, Mr. Canning being an Anti-Re former, we will not allow Free Trade and Religious Liberty to be hopelessly sacrificed, because we will not allow the last hopes of Freedom in the Peninsula to be crushed, and its triumph in South America to be discountenanced, all for the sake of a wise and high principled junction in opposition with that ancient and well-known reformer, the Earl of Eldon. —(Cheers and laughter.)—W e , friends of religious liberty, are inconsistent, because, Mr. Canning having refused to support this Session the repeal of the Test Act, we do not at once shout for Mr. Peel, and for such ease to Dissenters as he would give them ;—(Cheers)--as friends of civil liberty, because we do not demand that the sword of the Duke of Wellington should again be thrown in to trim the balance of the Cabinet.--(Much cheering.)-- Admirable consistency ! But to do them justice, they preach what they practice, for it is like their own. In their consistent singlemindedness they now discover all those qualities in Mr. Canning to be weaknesses which they used to put forward with much pride as the safeguard and buckler of their im potency. They profess now to think him no better than he should be, under the shelter of whose talents their pliant integrity was nevertheless for years well pleased to live and thrive. He is ambi tious they say; and ambition is a crime. By that sin fell the angels, but by that sin fell the Tories too, when they endeavoured to storm the cabinet are shocked at the expense of foreign missions who patiently endured for the people the thousand-fold squanderings, missions, and congresses, ordinary and extraordinary, of Lord Londonderry ; they are shocked at the mere suspicion that newspapers can be bought, who themselves established and main tained a weekly press to attack every man within his own doors and in the bosom of his family; to mix poison in tit 6 diSh, and plant daggers round the pillow of every man who dared to oppose their mo nopoly of Government.—(Cheering.)—Lastly, a new light has shone round them on commercial mat ters. The great Captain of the age has turned his mind to agriculture, His sword has become a plough-share, and his spell , : a reaping-hook ;he has turned from the con quest of empires to the protec tion of markets, and has achieved his last victory. over a Bill, in the ansituclion off' which when in office he was . one. Consistency !--(Loud cheering.) —Such are they who now raise their standard against' Government—a standard blazoaed with all the odious heraldry of intolerance and bigotry, pure and unmixed with any redeeming quartering of al liance with the feelings Oi interests of the people. Such are they who tell you that the Church cannot stand without props or the State without exclusions, and that truth and freedom are incompatible with equality of privileges; who tell you, to fear " To brush a cobweb from St.Pahl'a, 4 . Lest you should shake the dome !"--(Laughter.) Church and King party do they call themselves ? Heaven help us ! A Church whose foundation, if I know any thing of my religion, is based on the right and exercise of private judgment; a King, if I know any thing of the Constitution, whose un doubted prerogative is the choice of his advisers. A Church whose principles they dishonour, and a King whose choice they insult.—(Continued cheering.)— What are my principles ? I have often announced them ; I have desired to be tried by them. Reform of Parliament, economy in the public expenditure, freedom to the slave, and to every English subject the entire, unqualified, unpußished exercise of reli gious freedom. If the Protestant Dissenter ask me my opinion of the Test , and Corporation Acts, I say I think them unjust, senseless, and impious.— But whether the Dissenters can demand the re peal as a right or not, depends on themselves ; it depends on them whether they acknowledge the right to disqualify others. If the Dissenter acknow ledge the right to disqualify others, he can only pray for toleration for himself as an exception. If he do not acknowledge the right to disqualify others, he claims freedom for himself as a principle. (Applause). These are my opinions; these are the leading prin ciples of my public conduct. When I abandon them, abandon me. They tell me my constituents reject my opinions. If so, I lament it,but I must say I have not had the proof. They tell me I dare not speak out, for that my constituents would reject me. I hope not, but I will try it. I never will offer my self to represent you but on the glorious terms on which you now send me to Parliament;—without the purchase of a vote or the compromise of a prin ciple. If the avowal of my opinions and the un flinching maintenance of them offend you, I am not fit to represent you. Choose some other, who may serve you with equal zeal, and with better success. Do I speak out now ?—(Loud and continued cheer ing.)—Gentlemen, you have launched my bark; upon the tide of public opinion you have launched her; on that tide let her float; on that tide, how ever humble her station in the squadron that fights for public freedom, let her fight. But remember, the colours she fights under are those of civil and re ligious liberty. They are hoisted; I have nailed them to her mast. If to conquer, well ! If to go down, this at least I promise you, she shall go down with those colours flying, and I hope untarnished and undishonoured.—(Great applause.)—lt now re mains for me to return my thanks in the best way I can. The best way I can return them is by giving you a toast, which I am sure you will all drink with delight. Gentlemen, I give you " The health of 61. (Th NeicAo I.otd zut Clown among loud and continued cheers.) The *Y. Baronet in return for the kind ness which I,ly had this day evinced towards him should; now most heartily drink all 'their healths. Sir GEORGE next stated, that several letters of apology had been received from gentlemen, who by the shortness of the notice and other causes, had been prevented attending the meeting. Mr. Hob house and Mr. Easthope were engaged that day, in Parliamentary duties; and Sir Francis Burdett had, previous to his receiving a notice of the Meeting, made an appointment which he could not set aside. The only letter read was from the latter gentleman, and is as follows : " DEAR SIR,—I wish much to have communicated to the Electors of Aylesbury who meet to-morrow to cele brate their own Triumph, and their Representative's me rit, my regret at not having it in my power to accept an invitation on the occasion; as no one can feel more sin cerely than I do the merits of both parties, or have a higher esteem for the excellent qualities, the great abilities, and amiable character of my highly esteemed friend, Lord Nugent.--I remain, Sir, your well-wisher, F. BURDETT." St. James's Palace, June 12, 1827. The CHAIRMAN said that the next toast he had to propose was—" The health of Lord Nugent's wor thycolleague, Mr. Rickford." LordNIiGENT then rose to give the health of an excalent neighbour and a worthy townsman, who had proposed him (Lord Nugent) to their notice at the last Election. He had personal as well as pub lic m otives fur offering the toast, and he gave, he said, with the most grateful pleasure—" rle health of Mr. William Hayward." Lord NUGENT, on again rising, could not avoid, though it might better beome seme one else, bring ing forward to their notice, the Committee who had conducted hie Election and proposed this Dinner.-- He then gave-- ,, The Committee who conducted Lord Nugent's Election and proposed the Anniver sary Dinner." Mr. J. GIBBs, of Aylesbury, auctioneer, rose to re turn thanks hi the name of the Committee. Mr. G. looking up to the gallery, said, that it was customary for ladies to sit while a speech was being delivered, f o r Lords to stand while they were speaking, and for Auctioneers to be exalted ; he should, therefore, take the position most usual and agreeable to him.-- (Mr. Gibbs then stepped upon one of the forms, and addressed the Meeting in a style which afforded con siderable merriment.)—He proposed " The health of Lady Nu ge „c , Lord NrGEN T , in acknowledging the toast, was sure he had not words to express the pleasure he felt for the manlier in which they had drank Lady Nu gent's health. H e r health was becoming every day a less excuse for not appearing among them ; and she would hate been here to day to receive the honour they intended for her, but she thought her nerves would not bear the weight of feeling which their kindness would induce. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Lord Lieute nant and the Members for the County." LORD EBRINGTON next rose, to p ro p ose t h e health of Sir James.. Macintosh. k nown sa id hi s Lordship, as Sir James was to the company, by his long residence among them, and known as he was to all England by his splendid eloquence, and his supp ort o f c i v il and Religious Lib er t y , i t was not necessary for him, (Lord E.) to express t h e re gret h e f e l t a t hi s absence, for his el oquence wou ld have greatly heightened the feelings of the meeting. He proposed " the health of Sir James Macintosh, and the Reform of the Criminal Code." The next toast was " Lord John Russell, Mr. John Smith, and the Repeal of the Test and Cor poration Acts." The toast was drank with acclamation. The next toast was given front the Chair.—On rising to propose it, the Rev. Baronet said, he was confident it would meet with their approbation. The toast was " Civil and Religions Liberty throughout the world." Mr. A. DAWSON then rose and said, he had been requested to propose as a toast, " Lord Cochrane and General Church, and the Independence of Greece;" and it would be highly gratif to him Fy i n g sible for him to do justice to such a cause; it W'ou d require die eloquence of men in olden times—men of Greece and Athens to do so. England had been reproached by her en; nies with being a nation of ' merchants. Whatever might have been said, he was sure they had proved themselves friends to civil and religious liberty throughout the world : they were always friends to that cause whenever the standard was unfurled, and especially since the year 1688, when it began to come home to the feelings of every man. The Hon. Gentleman then gave, " Lord, Cochrane and General Church, and the In dependence of Greece." The company separated at a late hour. PROPOSED BILL FOR BESTOWING THE ELECTIVE FAANCHICE ON THE TOWN OF BIRMINGHAM. A Meeting of the Rate Payers of Birmingham, convened by the High Bailiff, in consequence of a very numerous and highly respectable requisition, took place on Friday last :for the purpose of Petitioning the Parliament to pass the Bill now before the House, granting the elective franchise to that town, into a laW: _ j The Meeting Was convened at the public office, and long previous to the hour appointed, it was, with all its avenues, crowded to excess, and itnmediately on the chair being taken, an adjournment was loudly called for. Mr. Beardsworth (who is ever most willing to accommodate the town in this way) dispatched a messenger to say that his carriage repo sitory should be at the service of the inhabitants in one hour. • An adjournment accordingly took place, and the High Bailiff opened the proceedings by reading the requisi tion, and his answer thereto. Mr. T. SMITII.—It is impossible for me to see this numerous and highly respectable meeting without deem ing it a proof of the great importance the Inhabitants attach to the question we are now assembled to consider. We often hear of a great variety of interests in the House of Commons— there is the landed interest, the West India interest, and a great variety of other, but among them all we seldom hear of the Commercial and Manufacturing Interests, those interest s on w hi c h, let us r e m em ber, every other mainly depends. B u t th e presen t ti mes are auspici ous in this respect. We were once an exporting country of the produce thereof, but it was now become the great est commercial and manufacturing nation that ever existed. Some idea of this fact may be formed, by stating that in 1E525, our export of manufactured goods amounted to sixty millions, and our imports to thirty-six millions.—(Ap plause.)---If, then, the commerce of the country is assum ing this commanding aspect, is it not time that the manu facturing interests were properly represented in the House of Commons ? For, remember, this is not the commerce of antiquity, but founded on our peculiar national in • dustry._(Loud applause.)—Gentlemen, the Legislature seem to think it proper at the present moment to disfran. chise two unimportant boroughs, and confer the elective franchises on Manchester and Birmingham. They have done this, because the population of both places us very high in the nation, because the property of the nation depends largely on towns of this descrip tion ; the population of Birmingham, and its immediate vicinity, being double that of the whole county besides, and comprising nearly half a million of people, all em ployed in working up the native produce of the kingdom for th.i use and ornament of civilized society. This suffi ciently proves it to be entitled to legislative protection, and who, knowing this, can say that it is not, together with Manchester, entitled to these franchisee which are about to be taken from certain boroughs ? I trust, that should the Legislature think fit to confer on us the franchise from the borough of East Retford, the boon will be received by us with thankfulness for the interest and benefit of all, and not for any particular party or individuals.—(Hear, hear.) —Before I conclude I cannot help adverting to the ser vices which have been rendered us in Parliament by our two County Members. We are, indeed, greatly indebted to them for their uniform attention to our interests, and they are certainly entitled to our best thanks. I shall now take my leave by proposing— " That this Meeting has observed with grateful satis faction, the intrenluction into the House of Commons of a Bill for enabling the town of Birmingham to return Repre sentatives to Parliament." JOSHUA Scrtormn, Esq., most cordially seconded the Resolution which had just been proposed. THOMAS Arrwooo, Esq. said, it must be acknowledged that this town, of all others in the kingdom, ought to be ably represented in Parliament, when it is considered that the population itself, and the immediate neighbourhood, contains upwards of 400,000 souls, all actively employed in working up the great staple native commodities of the kingdom—iron, brass, copper, and other metals—and in case we obtain this great privilege, it will be of the utmost importance that we should elect for our Representatives men of sound judgment and ability, and who are perfectly acquainted with all the localities of the place, the nature of its various manufactures, and the bearings they have to one another ; but, while I am on this head, let me observe, that I think our Members for the County deserve the highest praise for their endeavours to promote our interest ; still, when we have Members of our own, it will be their especial duty to represent us, and I hope we shall still retain the support of the County Members. Let me again wish that this Meeting may be brought solely to ac knowledge that we are sensible of the high value of the privilege about to be conceded to us ; and let us remember that it has, at last, got to be settled by the Lords, who are men of very peculiar habits and ways, and whose opinions of things are singularly different from mine and yours.— (Laughter.)—They are, however, the Lords of this coun try, and, whatever favours we g.et must ultimately come through them. I have one thing more to allude to, and I hare done. Means, I hope, will be devised to prevent the great expence, and unnecessary delay, generally attend ant on elections ; but pray do not feel yourselves disappoint ed if every thing is not obtained to your wishes. I, for one, declare, that if I have any thing to do with it, I will not consent to endanger this great and important measure by stickling and haggling about trifles.—(Great applause, and cries of " Hear, hear.") Mr. GEORGE NrcuoLLs said, he had been called upon to move the 4th Resolution, and it was with the greae Alt pleasure he consented to do it. He was a stranger among them, not having been long a resident ; and had this been a meeting on some political question, or party politics, he should not have been present ; but it was a question of principle, in which every Englishman and British subject could join, and, as such, he stood amongst them. " Although but recently established among you (continued Mr. Nicholls), I will yield to none, for the interest I take in the welfare of the inhabitants of Bir mingham—and I do entreat you to be this day one unani mous body. Let the petitions go to both Houses of Par liament as the unanimous voice of Birmingham and its vicinity. One word on the concluding part of the resolu tion, and I will detain you no longer. For my own part, I have not the slightest apprehension of any tumult or up roar that would take place in Birmingham. From the ob servations I have made I have formed a very different opi nion of their character_l have been in, and mixed with, the inhabitants of many of the towns of England, but I must sa y, that I never was in any town that possesses so much intelligence, good sense, talent, and practical science, as Bir mingham. —( A ppl ause. ) RICHARD SPOONER, Esq.—As I am not in the habit of disputing a point when there is nobody to dispute with, or arguing where the argument (if you will allow me to speak) is all on one side, I shall content myself with proposing the Resolution that has been put into my hands. " That Petitions be presented to both House of Parlia ment, praying that the Bill, with such modifications and regulations for the exercise of the elective franchise, as the Legislature may deem expedient, may pass into a law." Mr. CADBURY (a Member of the Society of Friends) moved— " That the Petitions now read be approved of, and adopted as the petitions of this Meeting." Mr. G. EDMONDS rose, and observed, that he took a great deal of pleasure in the very moderate expression of sentiments that had been displayed on this occasion.— (Hear.)—The Meeting, too, consisting as it did of such a number of respectable individuals, might very fairly be taken by Parliament to express the opinion of the town generally. He concluded by hoping, that from that time forward, all party spirit, or any thing like public discord, in Birmingham, on any question, would for ever cease, and that in future, as on the present occasion, they should always be disposed to speak and act rationally.—(Applause.) Mr. J. RUSSELL spoke much to the same purport. Several gentlemen addressed the Meeting in moving and seconding of the remaining Resolutions. Mr. J. PARKER, in moving the tenth Resolution, ob served, among other things, that, in pursuing the course they were, it must not be considered that they were acting ; with the least reflection towards the Hon. Members for the County--better they never had ; but they had not, and might not again be so fortunate. It would be remembered that one of their old County Members thought so little of them, that he designated them in the House a parcel of mouse-trap-makers.—(Latighter. ).--Now lie (Mr. P.) w as anxious that they should have a Parliamentary mouse-trap of their own, who would pay some attention to their in- terests.—(Laughter and applause.) Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting broke up. The petitions are lying for signatures at various THE HARVEST AND FRUIT SEASON IN PORTUGAL. ELVAS, Jugt I.—As the weather has jus • t changed from unusually cold to the regular heat of this clime, and the harvest in all this part of the Peninsula commenced, we can now speak with certainty respecting the crops of wheat and barley. In the memory of the oldest person it has never been so regularly good. In the pro vince of Alentejo, and the neighbouring one of Estremadura, it is astonishingly great, and the quality never surpassed. The farmers say that it is too great ; that the scarcity of labourers will cause the expence of getting it in so much— after which, the prices will be so low, that their I gains will not be so much as with a less crop. The price of new barley is a picetta, or 16 reals per alquira (19i are an English quarter). The new wheats are not yet in the market ; but in Spain the old wheats were selling for 24 reals per fanega—equal to five alquiras. It is ex pected it will be lower. Next week I will give you the prices of different Spanish markets in this neighbourhood. From the unsettled state of the weather and unusual coldness, it was expected that the olives would have suffered ; but, on the contrary, the blossoms are of the most promising kind, and in all parts of this province uncommonly luxurious ; a very great crop may be calculated upon. The appearance of the vines is not generally good ; in many vineyards they have been attacked by locusts, which have nearly stripped them of their leaves ; but this is not general, and I have seen many look very promising ; as the very fine weather will soon fix the fruit, we shall be able in a week to speak more decidedly.' For the last eight months the asparagus, which grows wild in the fields, has been uncommonly abun dant, and never exceeded 25 reis the bundle. Too idle to cultivate it, they are quite satisfied with it in its wild 'state ; and although it is smaller than our cultivated, it is of excellent fla vour ; the method of cooking it is, mixed with eggs, and fried, as our omelet. Artichokes wild, but excellent, sell 25 for a vintim. Cherries are extremely abundant ; the white and black-heart cherries sell from a vintim per lb. of 18 oz.—We have uncommonly fine cherries brought from Olivenca, which sell for four reals ; they are much larger than any I ever saw in any quarter, extremely fleshy, and fairer, and are sold without stalks ; so that a plate of them has the appearance of a plate of plums. Oranges are here of an exquisite flavour, but this year they have not been very plentiful. Le mons are of superior quality, and some of a size not to be credited. The citrons are most excel lent ; but the pomegranates are of a very superior quality and flavour, and will preserve very good for eight months. Of all these fruits there is a very great trade to Spain, where they are ad mitted on paying a duty ; whilst at what is called a very dear house at Elves, .you have to pay 20 reels for eight ; and at Badajos you pay the same for one—three leagues distant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BUXTON RACES, JUNE V. SECOND DAL—The Ckadsworth Stakes of 10 sous. each, p.p. ; all ages. Two miles. Mr. White's b. c. Euston (Arthur) I Lord Normanby's b. c. Saladin Sir W. Wynn's Signorina Seven paid. The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Subscription Plate of 50 sous. ; all ages. Heats. Sir W. Wynn's hr. c. Sancredo (Whitehouse) I I Mr. Hayward's b. c. Sceptre 2 2 The Farmer's Stakes of 3 sovs. each ; all ages, not thorough-bred, but bred in the County of Derby, &e. &c. Heats. Mr. W. Moore's br. g. Jack•of-all-work 1 1 Mr. Sybray's b. f. Lady Day 2 2 Mr. Buxton's Jane Grey.. Mr. Stacey's bl. g. EDINBURGH RACS, JUNE 21. Plate of 50 p., given by the Right Hon. Wm. Dundee, M.P. for the City. Twice round. Lord Kennedy's Mary Anne 1 Mr. John Gray's ch. c. Conjurer 2 Mr. Trevylan's ch. g. Lorenzo 3 Mr. Greathead's gr. f. Scots Thistle ... bolted. Four others drawn. A capital race, and won by a neck, but much of its in terest was taken away by Scots Thistle bclting, RACES Ti Cheltenham June 24 Haigh Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 2 Hampton Bibury Ipswich Newmarket . 9 Lancaster lO I,th and Bristol ll Tenbury l2 Preston l7 Wells l7 Stamford lB Ludlow lB Winchester lB Chelmsford 24 Kendal 94 Nottingham. 24 Southampton Liverpool 25 Knighton 96 Bridgnorth 26 Knuteford Si Derby SI Truro Si York August Newcastle (Staff.) 7 Hereford Salisbury The Pottery 9 Wolverhampton l3 '0 COME. Huntingdon Aug. 14 Oxford l4 Mar Hord l5 Stockton Burton-upon-Trent Worcester... Taunton Purderop 23 Rugeley 27 Stourbridge 2B Pontefract Bridgwater 2B Egham . 2$ Aberdeen 29 Ascot Heath — Warwick Sept. 4 Lichfield Abingdon. l2 Northampton l2 Doncaster l7 Gloucester l7 Shrewsbury lB Tewkesbury 22 Leic, ster 25 Lincoln 26 Glamorganshire 26 Newmarket Ist October Oct. 1 Richmond 2 Wrexham 2 Newmarket l5 INewmarket 29 EG HAM RACES. It is highly gratifying to us to be enabled to find, thus early, the nominations complete for the Surrey and Mid dlesex Stakes, as also the Three and Four Year Olds Stakes ; and we doubt not, but when the whole entries come before the public, the most lively prospect of fine sport will be displayed. These Races are now getting into high repute ; and it is said that his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence not only intends to honour the re nowned Runnymede with his presence, but to give his pecuniary aid to the fund. Surrey and Middlesex Stakes. Duke of Richmond's Linkboy, 4 yrs Lord Mountcharles's Royal Oak, 4 yrs Col. Wood names Mr. A. Berkeley's. Edith, 4 yrs Sir .1. Gibbons names Escape, 5 yrs Capt. Locke's Hawk's Eye, 3 yrs Mr. Ramsbottom's Agamemnon, 4 yrs Mr. Theobald's Baron, 4 yrs Mr. Luson names Maldonia, 4 yrs Lord Egremont's Grampus, S yrs Mr. Smith's Intrepid, 3 yrs Lord Dunwich's The Alderman, 5 yrs Mr. Greville's Pilot, 3 yrs Mr. Nowell names Fawn, 4 yrs Mr. Gibbons names Leeway, 4 yrs Mr. E. Gibbons names f. Merlin—Seamew, 3 yrs Mr. Payne's Barytes, 5 yrs Mr. Wightwick names Toil and Trouble, 4 yrs Mr. Taylor names Monarch, 4 yrs Mr. Forth's Intruder, 3 yrs Mr. S. Sumner, jun. is a subscriber, but omitted to name. Three and Four-year-old Stakes. Duke of Richmond's Toil and Trouble, 4 yrs Lord Egremont's f. by Partizan—Silvertsil, 3 yrs Captain Locke's Hawk's Eye, 3 yrs Mr. Forth's ch. f. by Merlin—Seamew, 3 yrs THE RING.—FIGHTS TO COME. June 30.—Pollard and Williams, 201. a side. July 3.—Jem Burns and Whiteheaded Bob, 1001. a side. July 26.—Clegg and Jennings, 25/. a aide. July 31.—D. Donovan and Cheetham, 501. a side. Aug. 7.—Stockman and Jones, 501. a side. Sept. 25 . ___N e d O'Neal and Baldwin, 2001. a side. An Irishman was brought before a bailiff at Ipswich, on a charge of hiving six wines The bailiff asked him how he could be so hardened:a villain, as to delude so many ? " Please your Worship." RAVI Pat. f, n