The Sun. — London, England, 1827-05-23 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS. Sir S. LEACH, as Deputy Speaker, took his seat on the Woolsack, at Five o'Clock. The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition from the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr against any Catholic Eman cipation. Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Kent, against the proposed alterations in the Corn Laws. The Noble Lord presented a petition from an individual in the same county against the importation of foreign wool. The Noble Lord, in moving that the petition be laid on the table, laid that the profits tf the wool-grower were con sidembly reduced, if r:ot wholly extinguished, as the value of the wool had - fallen 50 per cent., and it was well known that rnazi:f persons had three years growth an hand. The peti tat ner also prayed that in the event of thre proposed Bill for the introduction of Foreign Corn passing into a law, their Lordship's would also want a law permitting all f armers to vacate their leases, and to compel their landlords to give them an adequate remuneration for such permanent im provements as they may have made upon their premises. The Earl of MALMESBURY real:nted a petition from Ralph Gadsby, an agricultural. In the county of York. The petitioner purchased some years since, under an enclo sure act, nine acres of land, by the produce of which, he since supported himself, hie wife, and six children; he now (seeds that he will become a material sufferer is 7 the proposed law—that lie would be deprived nt the means of support, ead be obliged to depend on casual assistance, or in the labour of his hands far sub sistence. The Noble Lord had some difficulty in moving that the petition be read, as it mentioned two of their Lordships by name. He had also another difficulty which applied to himself personally, as the petitioner has accompanied the Petition with a request that he (Lord Malmebury) should read the whole of it in an audible voice to the House.—(Laugh. ) —Under these circumstances, perhaps, the Noble Lori would consult the interests of the petitioner by calling on the clerk. The petition was then read, arid from its great simplicity, and the extraordinary demands contained therein, created considerable merri ment. He prayed that 'they would not rob him of his all, which, though it was small, would, he was sure, be protected equ^l:iy with the all of any great landlord or nobleman. T:ae hoped that their Lordships would send some pereon Clown to him to see how the matter stood. He Kaved that God might bless their Lordships, and declared that he would wish very much to be a tenant to the Earl of Harewood, who lived near him, because his I..., , dship was a good leni::ord, and had better land the petitioners; and lastly he prayed that their Lordships would stand up for him, as the Members of the other House had given the Agriculturists up, although in their hearts they favoured them. If their Lordships did not do this, the petitioner was, in fact, a ruined man. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, he never saw a petition which was more worthy of their Lordships attention, or more respectfully worded. Although it did allude by name to some Members of their Lordships' House, yet that allusion was not connes;ted with anything that occur red in Parliament. Earl MADISI3URY was glad was glad that the pe tition bad been presented, as it clearly showed that other persons besides the landlords would be sufferers. It was evident that the little agriculturists would first go. Lord GAGE presented a similar petition from the hun dred of Linfield, in Sussex. The petitions 'were laid on the table. The Fraudulent Bankruptcies of Scotland Bill was read a dird time and passed. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL and others brough , up several Bills from the Commons. GAME LAWS. The Marquis of SALISBURY, in moving that a Bill for legalizing the sale of game under certain restrictions, be read a first time, said that the bill did not profess to remedy the theoretical defects of the present system. He thought it well worthy the considerations of their Lordships, whe ther some trilling alterations might not be introduced which withont int,efering with the principles of the Game Laws, would prevent the rapid increase of poaching. The best measure he thought would be to give an extensive power of selling game. He proposed to give the power of selling game to such persons as were now qualified to kill it, upon taking out a licence from the Commissioner of Taxes. Then were many persons new who could em ploy qualified persons to kill game, aloiough they were net authorised to kill it themselves. To these he also proposed to give the power of killing and selling game. He wished to encourage the owners of large tracts of land to raise game, by giving them the power of selling it. The proposed measure to be in operation for three years ; at the expiration of which, further measures might be adopted. Lords CARNARVON and LIMERICK supported the principle of the Bill, which was read a first time. The House then adjourned to Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Mr. J. W. CROW- being returned for the Dublin Uni versity took the oaths and his seat. Mr. EGERTON presented several petitions from Pro testant Dissenters, praying for the repeal of the Corpora tion and Test Acts. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a similar petitio❑ from Woodbridge, Suffolk; and Mr. SYKES, a similar petition from Hull. Col. LIBTHORP presented a petition from the princi pal Tradesmen of Lincoln, in favour of the Bill for the Recovery of Small Debts. Mr. SEYMOUR presented petitions front Salisbury, praying that a duty might be put on Foreign Weol. Lord BELFAST presented a petition from Belfast, pray ing the House to put a stop to the Burning of Hindoo Widows. Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Synod of Ayr, against any further concessions to the Ro man Catholics. Mr. J. WOOD presented a petition from the Dissenters o f Stockport, Chester, for the repeal of the Text and Cor poration Acts. Lord MILTON presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Pophlington in the county of York, and also from Ripon. Mr. THOMPSON presented a petition from Kinlock, praying that no further coneescions should be made to the Roman Catholics. Lord G. CAVENDISH presented a petition from Bel par, Derbyshire, praying the House to put an end to the Burning of Widows in the East Indies. Mr. C. GRANT brought in a Bill for regulating the averages of Corn, which was read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time on Friday next. Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD presented a Petition from the inhabitants of the County of Clare, praying th% House to consider the propriety of changing the mode by which money was levied under Grand Jury Preaentrnenta in Ireland. After some conversation, in which Mr. Morris Fitz gerald, the new Secretary for Ireland, and several other Members took a part, the petition WAS ordered to he printed. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for leave to bring in a Bill for preventing arrests on mesne process, where the debt is under twenty pounds. The Learned Member observed, that a temporary Aet was passed in 1811, to the same effect, but the sum was limited to 15/. (Left sitting.) THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Ten o' Clock CITY OF WESTMINSTER PURITY .OF ELECTION. ANNIVERSARY DINNER THIS EVENING. The friends of the Purity of Election in West, minster, held their Anniversary Dinner this day ai the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand. Sir F. BURDETT, M.P. filled the Chair, and was supported by Lords EBRINGTON, NUGENT, and JOHN RUSSEL, Mr. HOIIHOUSE, M.P., Mr. COKE, of Nor folk, Sir R. WILSON, Mr. WOOD of Preston, Mr. SPRING RIG E, M.P., Mr. WHITBREAD, M.P., and several other distinguished gentleman were present. The spacious Hall of the Tavern was opened at half -past 3 o'clock, when a rush took place for seats, all of which were occupied before the Chair man entered. A band was stationed in the gallery, which entertained the company in the course of the evening, with several appropriate airs. Messrs. Hunt and Cobbett were stationed at the head of a table, in the immediate vicinity of the Chairman. .• The cloth having been removed, the Chairmar :•ose and proposed "The People, the only source of legitimate power."—Drunk with three times three. The next toast was—" The King, and may he confirm his own declaration, that the Crown is held in trust oily ;'or the benefit of the people."—Drunk with the usual honours.—Air, " Ruie Britannia." The CHAIRMAN' then rose, and proposed, " A full, fair, and free representation of the people iii the Commons House of Parliament." This toast was received with the most unbonnded applause. Mr. COBBETT rose, and was received with mingled hisses and applause, which lasted for several minutes, —(Cries of turn him out, mingled with cries of hear, hear)—and a scene of confusion ensued, of which it is impossible to give any adequate idea. Half-past Seven. Mr. GALLOWAY, in the name of the Stewards, called upon the Meeting to hear Mr. Cobbett, be cause, the object of the Meeting would be completely defeated by any illiberal attempt to prevent any Gentleman delivering his sentiments. When ever the time arrived at which that Gentleman or any other forgot the deportment of an independ ent man, he trusted their contempt of that indivi dual would be sufficiently shewn by the meeting. Mr. COBBETT then rose, but the confusion con. tinued for a considerable time. At length we heard him state that the meeting might take or reject, just as they pleased, what he had to say; but he would pledge his existence that the acceptance or non acceptance of what he had to state, should be decided by a fair show of hands. It was not against Sir Francis Burdett he stood up, but against the im placable, immortal, everlasting enemy of Reform— (lmmense laughter and confusion, amid cries of " Turn him out:') The toast was then drunk. Mr. STURGES then rose for the purpose of proposing a toast, certainly not a new one, but one that had been received in that very room for twenty succes sive years with every expression of cordial ;ap probation and applause. He, himself, had had the honour, and he wouldadd, the pleasure of proposing the toast now put in his hand,as many who had been in the habit of attending the anniversary of the glorious triumph of Westminster would know. But before he proposed the toast.—(Here there was a pause, and a cry of " You must deliberate."—Great laugh ter.)—He certainly did not intend to trouble the Meeting with any thing like an at tempt at a Speech, yet they would allow him to state, that when he had the honour of pro posing this toast at the last Anniversary, he had no expectation then that it ever would be his lot to propose it again. Being advanced in years, no doubt many present would think he ought to resign the office to abler hands, especially as it was the fashion on the present day for great men to resign, thinking they had held their offices long enough, and as others had thought much too long. —(Great cheering.)— -If any were of this opinion they exactly coincided with himself. The first was, he had intended to resign his office with all its emoluments and toils,—(laughter) and should have done so bad it not been that he was afraid that many who had usually heard the toast given from his lips would have been led to have concluded that he had deserted the men who had never deserted the cause of public liberty.—(Great eheers.)— and he was sure who never would as long as he lived—(Continued applause.)—Twenty years had rolled away marking the steady conduct, prin ciple, spirit, and high talents of that Hon. Baronet, since he had called on the inhabitants of Westminster to elect him, and since he had been elected by an overwhelming majority. He looked back with pleasure on those days because he was enabled still to see the same man in the Chair.— (Hear, hear, hear, and great confusion), to declare his acknowledged principles, and appear as a standard for all the world. He, therefore, rejoiced for once more in proposing the health of that Hon. Baronet; he hoped it would be proposed for many yeaas to come, and that when all present would be removed in the course of nature, that the inhabitants of Westminster could ever afterwards maintain that inependent spirit—that ardent and zealous love of liberty for which the Hon. Balt. had been so highly distinguished—(Hear, hear)—and that they would be able to spread that love through out the country till England, Scotland and Ireland were convinced that it was the only effectual secu rity for having a good Government.—(Hear, hear.) —He then proposed the health of their Re presentative, Sir Francis Burdett, the great and consistent advocate of the rights and freedom of the people, whose long and disinterested zealous exertions in their service entitled him to - the gra titude abd esteem of the country.•-(Loud cheers , waving of handkerchiefs, and great :onfusion for upwards of five minutes.) Mr. COBBETT here mounted the table amidst great uproar, and often attempted to speak, but could not be heard. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then rose with a view to restore order, which only increase , ' the confusion for upwards of a quarter of an hour. At last, on being permitted to speak, he said,—lf the Gentlemen present would only favour him for a short time, he hoped to be able to restore tranquillity. 'When a toast was proposed, every man present had a right either to drink that toast or to object to it, the present was the only time at which an objection mild be made to the toast that had been proposed, and it appeared to him (the Honourable Chairman), that it would be for the convenience of the Meeting, and better in every point of view with respect to public meetings, and to the characters of those in the eyes of the public attending those meetings, that any objections to be made should good-naturedly he heard. We knew that as Chairman he had no power except what the meeting invested him with ; tha power was to preserve regularity ; if there was any irregularity, he trusted he would have power enough to subdue it, but so far nothing appeared to him irregular, and therefore he trusted the gentleman, who attempted to oppose the driA ing of the toast would be heard at this his only opportunity.—(Applause.) Mr. COBBETT then said, if th e meeting would observe the same silence while he a(!dressed it that had been paid to Sir Francis Burdett, he would pledge himself to take up as little time as the Hon. Baronet had done. He was hold to say, that there were persons, and especially when he looked at his left hand (alluding to the great body of the meeting), that there were persons present, and he believed the majority of the meeting, who were anxious to object to the toast, as wel l as himself, unless they got an explanation of some very extraordinary circumstances which had made their appearance in public within tl: e last three weeks. The electors of Westminster had expressed as much to him, and he would put it to the vote of the meeting by and by, if the Honourable Chairman would allow him, who were for, and who against his proposition.—(Great applause and col& tsion.) Every man had a right to be at this meet- ing who had paid for his card,—every man who was an elector of Westminster upecially, and surely he had some right to be here above children not born then, he having taken an active part in the very first election--(very great confusion.)—The meeting would get nothing by their clamour. He would pledge himself that they did not go off with out punishment one way or other for their clamour. —(Much laughter and continued applause.)— The Gentlemen present might drink the health of a fellow with a pot of beer in his hand, and care not a farthing whether the devil had that fellow or not in three minutes afterwards; but when a toast like the present was given, it was to go forth to the public as the solemn opinion, and the decided declaration of those who constituted the Meeting, and in short to stamp their characters and the characters of the electors of Westminster. By the toast Mr. Sturch had proposed, that the meeting approved of the principles of the present Government, as far as they could learn those princi ples, and the too apparent principles of Sir Francis Burdett—(Hear, hear, and great uproar.) — For his own part, he totally disapproved of those principles. He totally disapproved of the conduct of their Representative, and i f Mr. Sturch would only permit him to make a slight addition to the toast, he would not trou ble the meeting a moment lonciPr. The toast in plain English, expressed approbation of the long tried conduct of Sir Francis Burdett, as a friend of Parliamentary Reform—nay, and as a con sistent man.—(Much confusion.)--He called upon the meeting to be manly in their conduct,and tc dare the world with the just and true addition which he should propose to the toast respecting their Repre sentalive who now sat behind a man who all life long, as well as his family, according to his own declaration, had been sapping the public.—(Great applause and confusion.)--It was true that that individual had had a sinecure for the last five and thirty years. Sir Francis, he avowed, sat at the back of that man —countenanced that man—had pledged himself to support that man.--(Hear,)—He maintained that that was the English of the toast. The family of that man had received seventeen or eighteen thousand pounds of the public money in pensions. He himself had received 18,000/. of the public money, and he was the implacable—the abusive—the scandalous—the villainous—the ca lumnious, and the external enemy of Reform.—(Con fusion and applause, which lasted several minutes.) — Add this to the toest, and he (Mr. Cobbett) would have no objection to its passing. —(Much laughter.) Sir Francis Burdett, whose conduct had been ap plauded, namely, down to the present day had now gone across the House and placed himself at . the back of Canning the abuser —the mortal enemy of Parliamentary Re form ;—and yet Mr. Sturch applauded him for be ing consistent ! At the very last Anniversary, Sir Francis Burdett called the House of Commons a political Sodom.—(Cheers and confusion.)—Sir Francis now sat and said nothing, but he (Mr. C.) would repeat, that on this very day twelve months their Representative declared, in the very room in which they were now assembled, that the House of Commons were overwhelmed by a scum, such as was never before found on the face of the earth.— (Hissing and clapping.)—The reason he added of this scum was, because so little of the public voice of the people was heard in that House, and because so few good men were found there —the House of Commons was a political Sodom, He (Mr. C.) said, therefore, that the meeting could not, according to the cherished principles of West minster, drink the present toast, unless they com promised those principles. Sir Francis Burdett had said, in allusion to Catholic Emancipation, that all the Catholics were a parcel of rogues, and that they wished for Emancipation, merely because they wanted to get into office, bnt he now slipt out from those declarations in the hope that he might get a Peerage,and walk up to the other House.—(Uproar.) He begged the Meeting would not make a noise, or by G—, they would frighten their Representative.— ( Laughter.)—ln spite of the roaring of the Meeting— in spite of their high obstreperous voices—before the face of the said Sir Francis Burdett, he would put his amendment to the meeting. Sir Francis Burdett himself had frequently declared him self to be the enemy of that House, which he considered to be a house of corruption, and the meeting might swallow that for their comfort.— (Immense laughter, and cheers.) Sir F. BURDETT then came forward, and ad dressed the meeting. He had never come before the Electors of Westminster with more gratification and confidence, for he never came before them with a more sincere conviction that he had not swerved one iota from the principles which he had ever maintained.—(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. Connlirr—Let my amendment be put.— (Great tumult.) Sir FRANCIS resumed. It was his anxious wish that every person should have an explanation of his conduct. An indulgence had been allowed to those who had addressed the Meeting—an indulgence greater than he had ever conceded to those most in union with the feelings of a meeting. lie had begged for this indulgence, in order that there might be nothing to have a cavil on. For it had been represented that this meeting was a miserable junta, or, as it was called in derision, a " rump ;" but if this meeting was to be taken for the rump, the meeting might conceive of what magnitude the body was.—(Hear, and laughter.)— The amendment had been handed to him, a most unusual course at a meeting.—(Hear, hear.) He could not put it to the meeting, because it was rank nonsense ;—(Hear, hear)—and if such amendments were allowed, there was an end to all regularity in public meetings. The object of this amendment, or more properly all that it conveyed was, that he (Sir F. Burdett) sat at the back of Mr. Canning. Of this fact there could be no doubt, and he thought there had been great public benefit derived from that act. By doing so, he had endeavoured to exclude the worst part of the worst Administration (Hear, hear.) This Administrtion hat like an in cubus on the country, and prevented any attempt at public improvement. And wherefore did he (Sir Francis) sit at the back of Mr. Canning ? Because an Administration with more talent, and with less bigotted prejudices now sought to keep out that worst of Administrations—those unclean birds who had only just glutted their prey, and would be happy to have returned again, and have fixed their talons in the vitals of the country. God forbid that any thing he now said should be considered an answer to what had fallen from persons that night. He was ready to give an explanation of his conduct to the humblest man m that assernhir who was honest and independent; but if he was expected to answer attacks from the quarter from which attacks came this night, their confidence was not worth hay ing.—(Hear, hear, and hisses.)—He was yet to learn that boasting was a virtue, but he now repeated what he had always asserted, that he was ever ready to support the cause of the people, and would never shrink from supporting any measures that would lead to the advance ment of public liberty. Those brighter spirits had shaken off their grosser parts, and he supported them—(Hear, hear,)—upon all questions of practi cal advancement he was the same.—(Hear, hear.) —As to reform, he would ask could Mr. Can ning be a Minister if he declared for Reform ? and if he made such a declaration could he hope to have the support of the boroughmongers, whom he always would and should designate the bane of the Country.—(Cheers.)—Nevertheless, he considered the appointment of Mr. C. as a boon to the country. (Hear.)-11is principles he would maintain, whether he should slip into a Peerage or not ; for, by main taining them, he would secure more than he could get by any Peerage, namely the confidence and affection of his country.—(Loud cheering.)— He never should abandon his principles, but he ex pected that when he deserted the cause of the people, they would desert him (Hear).—The ques tion was, whether the enlightened part of the Admi nistration should be supported against that which had weighed heavy, and was an affliction to the country.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The fact was, that a portion of the late Administration, and even their children began to consider office as a kind of here ditary right. Lord Liverpool was said to have had a hereditary aptitude for office—(laughter)—and all the seceders, and even their children, had the same hereditary aptitude. He had endeavoured to support the party opposed eo those sece ders, and it was the unexpected support which Mr. Canning had received, that enabled him to undo the manoeuvres of the other party. He (Lir Francis Burdett) was no particular advo cate for the Catholics, but he was an advo cate for all men's civil and religious rights. Upon this principle he conceived that no man should be excluded from any situation in the state, because of his religious opinions. In the pre sent instance, if we had not a Minister who we knew was able to carry to the question of Eman cipation—at least we knew that we had a Mi nister that was not adverse to it.—(Cries of hear.) For his own part he should never refuse to lend himself to any thing that was for the good of the public. He should never refuse to state his opinions on any subject, nor to give any Elector an explanation of his public conduct. With these sentiments he would conclude, return ing them thanks for the honour they had done him by the manner in which they had received his health.—(The Hon. Baronet then sat down amid immense cheering.) Mr. HUNT then proceeded to address the meet- iny. lie was pleased to hear the candid observa. dons which had fallen from their Chairman (Sir F. Burdett. He himself had, in fact ever advocated his principles to a cemi:i extent, and he now coin cided in that part of them which rejoiced at the removal of those Ministers, whose removal Sir Francis rejoiced at, and he believed nine tenths of the people of England rejoiced at the same.—(Hear, hear.)—lf, however, upon any ques tion, any persons or assemblage of persons 'differed the only way to decide was to hear the question on both sides, and, as Englishmen. to give each party a fair opportunity of stating their reasons for so differing. He (Mr. H.) had known the electors of Westminster a long time : he had always been on good terms with them, and he hoped always to remain so. He had taken a part in the first election of their present Representave, and had been invited to attend their meetings for 11 years. From this intimacy he believed that he could depend on them for a fair hearing, if he should differ with any of them in opinion, if he, to deport himself as a gentleman and a man.— (Cheers.)—With respect to Sir F. Burdett, he would not, unless goaded in the extreme, suffer an abrupt observation to escape him, however, he might differ from in opinion. Some might thank him for having gone over to the side of Mr. Canning, when the latter was one of the most decided enemies of Re form• On such an occasion as the, to which he had alluded was right for any man to differ from a body if he thought that their representative had compro mised his own dignity and his duty to them. He was sorry that what Sir F. Burdett now said rela tive to Mr. Canning, he had not s: - .id to his teeeth in another place.—(Great disapprobation.) Who was it that Sir Francis Burdett was now sup porting ? Who, but the eloquent, the invariable and powerful opponent of every measure favourable to the, liberties of the subject, which was agitated in the House of Commons for the last thirty years?— (Cries of " No, no," and " Catholic Question, and great uproar.')—He (Mr. Hunt) would appeal to the Stewards of this Meeting ; who witnessed his conduct, whether he had interrupted any one, and if, after they should -hear him, they would all ap prove of Sir Francis Burdett's conduct up to this time.—(Cries of " All, all," and hisses.)—After order was restored, Mr. Hunt proceeded to observe that it had been said that if time was given to Mr. Canning, he would bring about some of those good things which the people so earnestly desired. —(Hissings.)—By all means, continued he, give him time ; but before we pledge ourselves to sup port the man who has all his life been our opponent. — (Cries of " No, no.")—The King we are told, en deavoured to make an Administration without Mr.C. an Administration unfavourable to the Catholic Question, but did not succeed. Could Mr. Canning form an Administration which could last for even one week, if he had not been joined by Sir F. B. and his party?—(Uproar.)—Did they believe that that part of the late:Administration could form a Govern ment that would last for one week without Mr. Canning ? Nor could Mr. Canning now carry on an Administration without Sir F. Burdett. He believed Sir Francis Burdett and his party could make what terms they pleased with Mr. Canning before they joined him. They could have com pelled him to have promised his support to Parlia mentary Reform, if they had pleased. All he had to say about Sir F. Burdett was, that when Mr. Canning had the other day, in the House o Commons, declared his hostility to Parliamentary Reform. Sir Francis ought to have risen, and stre nuously opposed the Honourable Gentleman. Mr. Brougham and Lord John Russell took upon them to say, that the country had been so well govern ed for the last few years, that the people did not want a Parliamentary Reform ; but here was that answered by the three or font- tlio•isand inhabitants of Westminster, who met the other day.— (Great confusion.)— Sir Francis joining Mr. Canning, was mere stuff.—(Hissing.)—lie begged the meeting to recollect that they were not now to drink the health of the Honoura ble Baronet as the mere Chairman of a public Meeting, but to recollect that a great public ques tion was involved in the result of the Meeting.— (Confusion.)—Let them decide as they pleased re garding Sir Francis's conduct, he begged to thank them for the opportunity he had had of declaring his sentiments, and whatever might be the case, his consolation would be under an impres sion of having done his duty. Lord W.ll. RUSSEL then ascended the table, he congratulated the good feeling unanimity which had been restored, principally through the judicious and prudent conduct of their respected Chairman— The object of meetings of this nature was to cele brate humourously and convivially the good cause in which they all concurred, the cause of public liberty. For that purpose, and not for angry and acrimonious discussion and debate they were now assembled.— (Applause and hisses.)—God forbid that he should preclude any assemblage of English men from the most scrutinizing inquiry into the conduct and measures of all public men.—(Ap plause.)—nut there were proper times and seasons for this. Let them, in Heaven's name, convene a meeting of the electors or of the people at large who were not electors, and these before the assembled people ; let public men be called upon to answer any charges fairly brought against them, and he was sure there was no one who felt more respect for the people, or would bow to what in one of their toasts was most properly called the only legitimate source of all government, than the gentleman whose health he intended to propose.—(Applause.)—He per ceived that their feelings weut before him— that they anticipated a toast, which if they admired consistency of principle and integrity of purpose, they must hail with the most enthusiastic applause. He was happy in bearing testimony to the services of the Gentleman in question, in promoting the cause which they all admired. Ha assured the meeting that his conduct was no less Luge•Y remarkable for his assiduity said diligeitte for its sincerity.—(Hear, hear,, and a pple; He should therefore propose the health of their presentative, John Cain Hobhouse. bet ) As soon as the applause and p ar tial disappro which followed this toast had in some measure sided, Mr. Hobhouse ascended the table, all d ! scarcely presented himself. to the Meeting 11'1 Mr. Cobbett appeared upon another table, was seen to gesticulate most violently, b ut ; io loudly as to over c o me the tremendous 111 which assailed him. Mr. H. continued to IP° calmness and patience the subsiding o f the 05 e ; but there being •no probabilisy of the sP e restoration of tranquillity, Mr. Hobhouse way to Sir Francis Burdett, who dePr e 7 4 ( in the strongest terms any interruption, no in' who the speaker was. He generally 101111 ,, that less time was lost by giving way than by tinacious opposition. He should however , A tti bt the sense of the meeting as to who she'll' heard. Here the most conflicting calls were ma de I Mr.Hobhouse and Cobbett—those for the latter a►a up in violence, what they wanted in nu' her. A very desperate rush was "' towards Mr. Cobbett, and several gentleme n tempted to turn him out by force. When our Reporter left, the patties were 4 111 with chairs, &c. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTD' Whitehall, May 2J. 1311 The King, taking into his Royal consideration the btod meritorious services rendered during a s er ies of years t r d t); Majesty and the Royal Family, by Si r H en ry IIIIV,„; g bi Wistow Hall, in the County of Leicester, Bart. od Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Orde r ' be go of the Physicians in Ordinary to his Majesty, 113 % in d graciously pl ease d, by warran t un d er hi s R oya l Signe t Manual, to g ran t un t o th e sa id Si r Henry IWfbrj may hd a rils Royal Licenc e a n d P erm i ss i on , th a t h e an d hi s desce bear and u se cer t a i n h onoura bl e augmen t a tions t° armorial ensigns all us i ve to hi s di st i ngu i s h e d o,J merit' ; bd as a further testimony of his Royal regard and e steem.; r o has also been pleased to g ran t e n t o t h e sa id Sir o e oi , Halford, his Royal permission and authority, that he 0 ,1 his successors, in tin' dignity of a B arone t, may bear $ use supporters to his and their armorial ensigns. Crown Office, May 22, 1R27. . 4 .,rt MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN Tin% rnitLIAMINT. Borough of Harwich. G r The Right Honourable Sir William Rae, of Sain t of therine'a, Batt Lord Advocate of Scotland, in tile ilo of Sir Nicolas Conyngharn Tindal, who has accep t Chiltern Hundreds. University of Dublin. l am roc ° John Wilson Croker, Esq. Doctor of Laws, in t 7 o yet , of the Right Honourable William Conyngharn Yt ro o called up to the House of Peers by the title of - Plunkst. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the 0131 of Selkirk. James Pringle, Esq. to be Vice-Lieutenant. yeo, Commission in the South Shropshire Regiment ° I the manly Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant County of Salop. Major Lord Viscount Clive to be Lieut.-Colon el-C°- mandant, vice Cludde, resigned. Commissions in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry' ed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Be Cornet John Gray to be Lieutenant ; William 11 Mesham, Gent. to be Cornet. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY' 19 , H. Petch, Kennington, Surrey, coal-merchant, I.‘lOY C. Bancks, Lalehrook, Stafford, dealer, May 521' J. Webb, Stroud, Gloucestershire, draper, May , H. Hetherington, Kingsgate-strset, Holborn, 1 31.- May 22. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Viler• F.Eburne, Ryton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire► C. K hither, Lambourne, Berke, brewer. J. Baum, Hackney Wick, victualler. BANKRUPTS. Lul l J. Noakes, Ludlow, Salop, miller, to surrender 29, and July 3, at eleven, at the White Horse Inn, loci , H. Hammond, Furnival's-inn; Anderson and Co. L 0", IN J. H. Dalton, Leicester, apothecary, May 29, . 0 , 13 : 11 4. aid July 3, at ten, at the Court of Commies An. Mews. Fisher and Noma, Holborn-court, GraY'r - a W. Mill, Fore-street, woollen-draper, May 29, J o ,r ' a ry and July 3, at ten, at the Court of Commissioner.. ner, New Basinghall-street. , JO . J. Fletcher, R e ddi s h, M anc h es t er , ealico-print,e,Zeloot 4 and 5, and July 3, at tw e , a t th e W e lli ngton Bo" Lin' Stockport. Beck, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-in n ; garde and Vaughan, Heaton Norris. J. Briggs, 13arkisland, York, dealer, May SO?, a to te. 31, at nine,. and July 3, at eleven, at the Dial e' Office, Halifax. Walker, Exchequer-Office, Litle- Inn-Fields ; and Scatchard, Halifax: A Jul): W. Pollard, Manchester, tailor, June 18, 19, Silo t oo 3, at twelve, at White's Hotel, Manchester.• Parry, Temple; and Potter, Princess-street, MancLife'i 1 5, J. Wheeler, Fleet-street, tailor, June 1, 15, and • It l e if at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Tanner, Basin hall-street. , a jer, L. Bull, Chasley, Worcester, corn and cattle a e eo f May 26, June 8, and July 3, at eleven, at the Pl un r i joir, Feathers Inn, Ledbury. Gregg, Ledbury ; and 13eve- Garden-court, Temple. W. Whitfield, Bow-lane, Cheapside, tavern-keep er , , Ti lt! 1,8, and July 3, at eleven, at Court of CornnaiW e- Hodgson and Ogden, St. Mildred's-court, PotiltrP„ T. Einsley, Great Horton, York, worsted-stun facturer, June 6,7, and July 3, at eleven, at the Star /00, Bradford. E. Barret, Otley ; and C. Singleton, Pl e ' v i r oa' R. Jones, E. Jones, and G. Hulme, Alanchester, founders, June 12, 13, and July 3, at nine, at the 71'100, Hotel, Manchester. Hurd and Johnson, T e mple; 1011 Manchester. W. H. Kilbi n t ou , Hi g h-stre e t, S ou th wa rk, 'v al.. : the chant,May, M a y 25, J u n e 1, a n d J u ly 3, at eleven' so w n" Court of Commissioners. Piercy and Oakley, Three C r° squW.e ar, Southwak. Kirkland, r Ripley, Derbyshire, common -brewer, Al 30, at four, 31, and July 3, at ten, at the Angel .„.1/ and freton, Derbyshire. Gervase, Alfreton ; and 1.1"'" Brown, New Boswell-court. a Or T. Mousley, Hanley, Staffordshire, scrivener, J uts , 0 ,1 at five, 23, at ten, and July 3, at eleven, at the 1") ) °b„ l o t, Doublet JLtilnnitce.oBi n, Jones, osa l .nn n Te s(n n i. ;uL S I ey anda,ni sb d u, o rs n ya , ml ietheiyerßen Staffordshire. fu,ograedit:hyt hi.ree P D lnai o , t C o a r ri e; e l; eetir.., me Inn, Herefordshire. Gregg, Ledbury ; Beverley , G $ court, Temple. d er John Wardle, Carnaby-street, Golden-square, $$ ter, Jane 12, at nine, June 15, at eleven, and Juq i , ice , ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Goren Vi a Orchard-street, Portman-square. o' 6 Wm. Wittscombe, Bristol, builder, June 4 and 6 ' il a .1' July 3, at one, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. E' g t - „ Daniel, Bristol ; and J. Pearson, Pump-court, Te vl „ - 0 1 13 01 : W. Perkins, Charlotte -street, Fitzroy-square, S' sterer, May 25, at ten, June 1, at eleven, and Ju l Y i aers' nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Wright, n ue bury. J. W. Brown, Cook's-row, St. Pancras, pictur u° e'', ar t May 25, June 1, and July 3, at eleven, at the ore, Commissioners. Watson and Broughton, FalcOrloeP J. Oldfield and V. Oldfield, Edgware-road, Ni iu ge 0 , , 3 ° coach-makers, June 1, 8, at ten, and Jnly 3, at el estral3u. the Court of Commissioners. Cross, Surrey-street, iron' J. Lawton, James-street, Bedford-row, Midtilese:('t te n, manufacturer, May 29, at eleven, June 5, and Julys' Gre at at the Court of Commissioners. Hume and Salley' James-street, Bedford-row. DIED. On the 17th inst., a t p tt ~cl,► ulham, Henry Dunne ? aged 66 year& l e of Same day, at Seven Oaks, Mrs. M tson, fortoef'J ofT i tlunph, Stamford,i 9 6 a a , .., c t ha and y e e r, ~[. A I D O5l r, ag t e h d e B ß l ev. Richard rg' Lucas, 1' 16 ,,, p' Y' w0rth,.........................................0 PaltlM and Po/manila by M. YOUNG, 0 Sot-Orrica, No. 112, Stroud. Rector of Ceeterton Magna, vvy,.. - Ic