The Sun. — London, England, 1832-11-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The accounts received yesterday from Hol land to Tuesday last, taken in connection with those from Antwerp of the same date, afford us the melancholy assurance that the Dutch Go- wou vernment has resolved upon warlike resistance, and that as the French army was ready to com mence operations, almost immediate bloodshed has become inevitable. The " Order of the Day" of General Chasse to the garrison which he commands, dated the 17th, the " Order of the Day" of the Commandant of Breda on the 18th, and the Decree of King William, dated the 19th, for calling out the second and third bans of the sehutterg (sedentary National Guards or militia), establish beyond a doubt that the Government of Holland has thrown down the gauntlet to France and England, and means to tempt the favours of victory against these powerful nations. The last measure, in particular, if it is not solely intended to excite the national enthusiasm, and to act on foreign Pow ers by a display of force or national unani mity, would seem to indicate that King 'William is preparing himself against an invasion of hi dominions, and as that cannot take place (ac cording to the principles on which the Allies are acting) without being provoked by an aggressidu of his own people upon Belgium, that the Dutch army intends to pass the Belgic frontiers'. For it is obvious that men who have never be fore been under arms, and who have never be fore received any sort of military discipline, how ever they may " be formed into battalions," can only be called forth to defend their homes in the absence, or in aid of, the regular army. The address of General Chasse to his troops is such as might have been expected from a gallant offi cer commanded by his Sovereign to preserve his position, and to fight to the last, without any reference to the nature of the contest or the chances of success. He holds out no prospect of ultimate victory, but expects from his com panions in arms a resolute purpose, like his own, to maintain their honour, and to display their courage, even in defeat. The order of the day, addressed to the garrison of Breda, resembling so much the addresses made to the troops during the last 12 months by the King and the Prince of Orange, and commemorating the in vasion of Belgium in August, 1831, would not be of the slightest interest by itself; or detached from the other hostile declarations with which it is connected. But the resistance of the garrison of Antwerp, and the decree for organizing ano ther great portion of the population as a defensive force, are facts of great importance, as indicating an entire system of warlike policy. The Dutch Coven ment would seem thus to announce that it is disposed to hazard its very existence rather than do an act of undeniable justice to its neigh bour, at the award of all the great Powers of Europe,—that it intends to fight, toto corpore regni, for its chimerical monopoly of the Scheldt,—that the defence of Antwerp agains! the French besieging army is only the first act of a long tragedy which it wishes to force on the indignation of mankind,—that it is de sirous of being the advanced post of a general armament against the recent changes effected in the political state of the continent,—and that it , I trrniehee with a ,superiot - force to gain time and to look out for allies. In this latter view we trust that his Dutch Majesty will be signally disappointed ; but the first cannon fired from the citadel of Antwerp must either evince such a revolting anticipation, or absolute insanity. The French army is restricted, by the conven tion of the 22d ult., between England and France, to the capture of the citadel of Ant werp, and the delivery of it to the Belgians, provided no attempt be made by the Dutch to invade Belgium ; hut in that case a separate con vention between France and Belgium stipulated for the assistance of French troops, to repel the invader. This, of course, can be no subject of alarm to the friends of peace, because the French last year acted in the same capacity without the faith or the formality of a conven tion. If the peace of Europe is destined to be disturbed by the accidents which may occur in the resistance of Holland to the just demands of a great European Conference, we shall have our pacific Conservatives to execrate for all the devastations and bloodshed which must ensue. They have encouraged the fatal obsti nacy of the Dutch King and the hateful cupi dity of the Dutch people, by holding oat hopes that England would soon desert her French al liance—that there would soon be a change of Ministry in this country—and that with that change all the exaggerated pretensions of the House of Nassau would be realized. Hence the city petition is stuck up on the walls of every town in Holland, as expressive of the sentiments of all Englishmen, beyond the precincts of D o wning-street ; and hence corresponding so cieties of Dutch merchants have the effrontery to send thanks to the petitioners, for their hos tility to their own country and Government. h our Conservative politicians were not either the most insensible or the most profligate of man kind, they would not be able to contemplate the consequences of their present proceedings without shuddering. By calling upon the King of Holland to resist a European award, and inviting the absolute Powers of the continent to support him against France, they are preparing a war of opi nion, which, after being the source of unutter able calamities to mankind, may alter the whole of the political arrangements formed at the peace of 1815. Italy, the Rhenish provinces, and the Netherlands, may again change masters, and the Prince of Orange may be lucky in being called to the Presidential chair of the Batavian re public. Our great hope, however, is that the siege of Antwerp will begin and terminate hos tilities, and that the increasing number of Dutch ships brought into our ports may be more effec tive than the seditious addresses or petitions of our Conservatives, in convincing the Dutch mer chants that the people of England are decidedly opposed to their monopolizing claims ; and that peace, with the enjoyment of the trade of Eng land, is, at least, as profitable as the retention of Antwerp, with an English embargo.— Times. In the Marlborough-street police report, it the Chronicle of yesterday, there was a case re. lative to a robbery at Crockford's Bazaar—pre• eumed to be by two young ladies at East Sheen —which deserves attention on more accounts than one. Margaret Findlay, in the service of Mr. Downes, a jeweller, in Upper High -street, Islington, superintends a stand i n the St. James's street Bazaar, belonging to Mr. Downes. On the 9th of November, three ladies, apparently mother and daughters, came into the Bazaar, and examined several articles , and on their de parture, Miss Findlay missed several articles of j e wellery, which, after a search of the young ladies, were found partly on them, and partly beside them. On the case coming on at the above office on Wednesday last, the solicitor observed, that " he had heard it stated, if a tradesman attempted to institute au inquiry into cases simi lar to the present, it was sure to bring ruin upon him ; but his client was determined, whatever the cansequenCes, that public justice should he attained." 'We were sure that public justice not be attained ; and that the solicitor's client would receive, ere long, a new light on the subject. Accordingly, we find that after a warrant had been granted and put into the hands of an officer, both Mr. Downes and Miss Findlay declined to identify the young ladies, so that it would not be executed. M'lr. Downes informed the Magistrate that he could not get Miss Findlay to go. Mr. Downes, understand ing that the family was respectable, like a shrewd English tradesman well acquainted with the ways of the world, went down to East Sheen, for the purpose of informing the father of the young ladies of what he intended to do, that he might not be taken by surprise. And thus there is alt end of the matter. We do not blame this tradesman, or this young woman, for not sa crificing themselves for the sake of public jus tice. It is one of the consequences of great Inequality of property in a country, that there should be arrogance and insolence on the one hand, and prostration of spirit and servility on the other. We have known several instances of tradesmen having been absolutely ruined, in consequence of fashionable people making com mon cause against them, for some supposed want of respect, such as arresting one of the order. In most other parts of the country, tradesmen are still more afraid of offending the powerful people in their neighbourhood than in London. In short, liberty and independence are a mere chimera, wherever there exists a powerful aristocracy. As nature, in the course of generations, would soon effect a more whole some distribution of property, the existence of great inequalities of property, in any country, always supposes misgovernment, and the spo liation of the many for the sake of the few. We are no levellers. We hold it of the utmost importance that property should he respected. In every country, some will be more successful than others; and if men were to start equal to-day, there would be inequalities among them to-morrow. 'I here \ ill always be poor and rich in society. In the United States we find individuals leaving behind them fortunes of a couple of millions of pounds sterling, who began the world with no other property than the labour of their hands. But except the law favours ine qualities, and the disposal of the public mono} be intrusted to a particular caste, all such ine qualities as those to which we have alluded are insulated phenomena. They are as the waves of the ocean. One moment we discover the sur face broken by an elevation, and the next it has disappeared. England is by far the best of the three kingdoms with regard to distribution of property, and consequently independence. Till almost within the memory of man, the utmost prostration of spirit prevailed in Scotland, from the vicious distribution of property, and even handed justice was not to be thought of. The' increase of towns and manufacturing industry has raised up a middle class -possessed of consi derable property, and,the Lairds are now less ab solute than they were, though more powerful than they ought to be. In spite of Entails, how evzr, the natural extravagance of all men who live on rents, and a determination of the reformed Parliament to consider only the value of the ser vices rendered to the State, without reference to rank or connection, will soon reduce the caste in question to a proportion better suited to the wel fare of the country. The clever author of " The Wild Sports of the West" exhibits to us some characteristic traits of a state of society far more incompatible with morality and order than that of England and Scotland. Some distance from Newport, which he describes as the ultiina Thule of civilized Europe, he says— ,' We crossed an ancient bridge of many arches, through which an extensive lake communicates with the sea, and farther on passed the old tower of Carrigahowla. Our route was contiguous to the sea : on the left were the numerous islands of Clew-bay, on the right an extensive chain of savage hills and barren moorland. The road be eame hardly passable ; constructed without the least re gard to levelness—here it dipped into a ravine, and then breasted some sudden hill, inaccessible to any carriage but the light machines we travelled with. Its surface was rough, and interrupted by a multitude of loose stones ; some of the bridges were partially dilapidated, and others had never been completed. In these, the ragged line of granite, which formed the key-stones of the arches, stood nakedly up, and presented a barrier that no common car riage could overtop without endangering its springs and harness ; and yet this forlorn road is the only communica tion with a highly improvable country, covering at least 50 square miles, with numerous and profitable islands attached, and an immense line of sea coast, possessing rich fisheries, and abounding in kelp-weed and manure ! And why was this neglect? Were the proprietors of this deserted dis trict so cold to that true spring of human action—self aggrandizement—as to omit providing an outlet for the source of their opulence? Were there no public moneys allocated to these abandoned corners of the earth, and so much lavishly expended on many a useless undertaking elsewhere? Yes; large sums have been presented and re-presented by the Grand Juries for the last twenty year , but they have been regularly p ocketed b y those to whose good faith they were intrusted. Would It be believed in England, that this atrocious system of peculation has been carried to such an extent, that roads have been passed as completed, when their lines have been but roughly marked out—and bridges been actually paid for, the necessary ac counting affidavits have been sworn to in open Court, when not a stone was even laid, and to this day the stream runs without a solitary arch to span its flood from the source to the debouchment? Aye—these delinquencies have been often and notoriously perpetrated, and none have had the courage to drag the criminals to justice." None have had the courage to drag the cri minals to justice !! ! Why ? The story of the Homicide Hennesy and the Robber Burke living under the patronage of the master, that is the aristocrat of a neighbourhood, affords a ready answer. In such countries, the poor ' exist by becoming the tools of the great ; they must swear, rob, and murder for them, when necessary. Morality cannot grow in such a country. The accounts given by the French officers, who, during the reign of Murat, occu pied Calabria, exhibited a state of things almost similar. The arrogant Baron, the banditti, the recklessness of life, and the utter absence of morality and justice. Norway and Switzerland again are countries, which may be compared with Connaught and Calabria. Norway is far less favoured by nature than either. But there is no aristocracy in Norway. There is a great equality in the circumstances of the people; and they are highly moral and orderly. Such things as murder and robbery are hardly known. The same equality of property prevails in Switzerland, and the consequences are nearly the same. Now let us suppose that, by some calamity, the pre sent inhabitants of Connaught were swept away, and that the country was planted anew by in dustrious persons of moderate means, like the first planters of New England, is there anything in the locality of Connaught that would prevent such men from exhibiting the same virtues which characterize the Swiss and Norwegian moun taineers? Certainly not. But, un fortunately, the scheme of society in Connaught p laces the development of independence of character, with out which there can be neither order nor mora lity, at an immense distance. There can be no law where there is a despotic waster and a nu m her of crouching slaves. The circumstances de tailed in the Marlborough-street report, and those detailed by the author of " Wild Sports in the West," differ only in degree. In both the plunderer escapes, because the parties dare not put the law in execution. Great inequality of pro perty leads to arrogance on the one hand, and cowardice on the other.—Morning Chronicle. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER. MEETING OF ELECTORS. A very full meeting of the above constituency was held last evening at the Crown and Anchor, for the purpose of hearing Col. Evans, one of the candidates for Westminster. Colonel Evans, on entering the platform, was received with the most enthusiastic and continued acclamations, mingled with some hisses, which were so few, however, as to be almost inaudible amid the thunders of the rest. Mr. PROUT was unanimously called to the chair. His opening address was almost inaudible from the continuation of the applauses, and the confusion caused by some twenty individuals, whose hisses, rind cries of " Hobhouse" became audible, whenever the plaudatcry acclamations were getting stilled ; and these, of course, induced fresh rounds of ap plause. The Chairman, however, we understood merely to entreat for good order, and an impartial hearing for each speaker, let him advocate what party he might. There was no occasion for noise and clamour ; and he trusted that the electors of Westminster, whose name had ever stood foremost in election annals as a temperate, rational, impartial, and discriminating body of men, would not sully their fair fame on this occasion. Mr. MERLE addressed the meeting amidst conti nued uproar; and we could merely catch at inteivals what he said, in consequence, not only of the noise which prevailed in the body of the meeting . , but from the continued vociferations of electors behind and around us, on the platform. The Chairman, in fact, utterly failed in preserving order till Colonel Evans appeared. The confusion was entirely owing to the factious outcries of twenty or thirty individuals. Mr. Merle then observed that each elector's first duty was to his country.—(Cheers.) No man most now be swayed either by private feel ing or duty, nor must consider past services as a guarantee for future services. They must find out a man who would pledge himself to act in all things for their future interests, and not take a man who merely cited his past conduct, however unimpeach able that might be. He would now cite a circum stance, which he called to mind, which would make their hair stand on end with horror; and he would then put it to the meeting whether Sir John C. Hobhouse was to be elected by them without a di rect pledge for the abolition of flogging in the army. —(Cheers.) About twenty-four years ago, when he was, of course, a mere boy, it had fallen to his lot to be present at a court-martial. A man—an excellent, honest man—of the name of Curtis (the son of a former Mayor of Oxford), was a cor poral and regimental clerk in the regiment. There is a law, that any one who may detect pecula tion in any of the officers is entitled to his discharge ; this man found out that the Colonel of the regiment had defrauded the men to the amount of 1,0001. Curtis waited upon the Colonel, eharged 1 " - % e;:p;cs.sed his wish to avail himself of the privilege of leaving the regiment, but said that he was not desirous of proceeding further, if the Colonel would reimburse the men to the amount he had defrauded them. The Colonel, how ever, dismissed him in a rage, and he had subse quently forwarded a written account of the pecu lation. The regimental clerks he (Mr. Merle), would observe, are allowed to wear plain clothes, if they please; notwithstanding which, having gone abroad in plain clothes on a subsequent day, he was brought before a regimental court-martial, and was sentenced to some punishment ; but this was nothing to what followed. On a subsequent day he was brought before a general court-martial, arid was sentenced to receive 1,000 lashes.—(Ex clamations of horror and indignation, and a few cries of " Question.") He received 300, but his back was then in such a state, that the surgeon said he must receive no more. He recovered a little, and being taken back, was told he must either receive the remaining lashes, or pass into a condemned re ' giment. He accepted the latter alternative, and was marched to the Isle of Wight; but here death put an end to his sufferings; his death was caused by the mortification of his back from the wounds inflicted by the lashes.—(Renewed exclama tions.) Hob house brought this case before the House ;—but that then vile assembly si lo wed Dundas, upon his word, to assure the Honourable Menzbers that it was no such thing that the man had died a natural death that when he commenced his march, he was in perfect health. This same Hobhouse, who all his life, before he be came a Member of the Administration, had ex pressed his horror at this atrocious system, now re fused to pledge himself for its abolition T. Was such the man to represent Westminster ?—(No, no.) We are taxed for the privilege of seeing the brilliant lu minary in the Heavens We cannot write without being taxed for it; we are overwhelmed with taxes on every thing, and are we to accept that man who will not pledge himself for the removal of them ? We are told by the Tory Whigs and the Tory Tories, that the system of pledging would have the effect of forming a Delegate Parliament. So it would, and so it ought.—(Cheers.) Are Sir Francis and Sir John Cam to hold themselves wiser than the collec ve wisdom of the constituency ? The electors sent men to Parliament to represent their minds, and are these representatives not to be pledged to represent their minds truly ? We are in 1832, and not 1732; and so he was sure Sir J. C. Hobhouse would find. Mr. MiciffE addressed the meeting; but, from the noise which now assumed even a louder tone, we could not hear a single collected sentence; but understood him to be detailing the conversation he had had with Sir J. C, Hobhouse at Richmond (which we before noticed), and arguing that he was not a proper and fit person to represent West minster. The cries of " Hobhouse," &c., were very lustily kept up by the before-mentioned par ties, who certainly filled their parts very effectively ; so as, with the counter-cries they excited, almost completely to render inaudible most of the obser vations made by the speakers. Mr. Michie ad verted to the frequent pledges given by Sir John Cam Hobhouse, when he was only Mr. Hobhouse; and quoted his opinions on the system of pledging, formerly given by him, which were unequivocally in favour of it. How does the Hon. Baronet's pre sent conduct tally with his former view of the sub ject ? Mr. NIAHON, the barrister, then began an ad dress to the meeting in favour of Sir John Cam Hobhouse; but was met with the most decided disapprobation. Notwithstanding which, he per sisted in standing up and continued to speak, hut what he said, we are utterly unable to state. We could only see the undulating motion of his hands and arms, and hear the cries of the meeting, who evinced the most unequivocal determination not to hear him.—(Cries of " No fl egging —yes, flog him, turn him out!—What has Hobhouse given you ? LI ►s he given you a brief ct sic sinailia?") The CHAIRMAN then put it to the meeting, whe ther they would or would not hear Mr. Mahon ; the result was a general—No; but the gentleman said he did not regard the votes of such a set of vagabonds. This vituperation excited mingled mirth and anger. The question was repeated, of how much he had, and one individual offered him a sovereign, as a fee—to go away, we suppose. However, Mr. Mahon, finding that even he could no longer star►d it, though he had stated his determina tion to hold out even till midnight, took his de ' parture, followed by no very favourable indications of the feelings of the meeting. The first resolution, proposed by Mr. MICIIIE, was then put and carried unanimously, or at lelst only five or six voicos were raised in opposition. Mr. SIMPSON proposed the second resolution, and made several observations on the eligibility of Col. Evans. They ought to elect him, if only to show that they were not governed by the Rump. man. Colonel EVANS was received with the most tre mendous acclamations and waving of hats, which continued for ten or twelve minutes. The Gallant Colonel then said he had come forward as a candi date for the representation of Westminster._ (Cheers.) He would not trouble them with an extended speech. He came there to express his opinions on public matters, in order that they might judge whether he was worthy of the proud position to which he aspired, and in order that he might collect from them a knowledge of the support he was to receive, and whether he was likely to be ac cepted or not. He was proud of appearing before them in this manner. He came not patronized or protected by any patron, nor was lie at the beck or bidding of any great man—(Cheers) —but he came there invited by many of themselves, and he was prouder of this recommendation than if he had come under the wing of the greatest and most powerful man in the empire.—(Cheers.) He would not trouble them with many observations, for he did not wish to excite their feelings, coming as he did rather to ascertain their feelings on this great sub ject, towards him, than to solicit. It was not by mere expressions of approbation, or the contrary, that this great contest would eventually be decided. —(Cheers.) He did not expect but that there were individuals here in favour of the opposite party, as there always were on these occasions; hut as he had not attempted to silence the gen tleman who had spoken in favour of the op posite party, it was due to him that he in turn should have an equally impartial hearing. He came forward under these circumstances. The Member now sitting for Westminster, the opponent candidate, was formerly supposed to be strongly li beral in his character. Marty would suppose that as he (Colonel Evans) now came forward as an oppo nent candidate to the present Member, he would be disposed to set himself down as more democratic or demagogniali than that gentleman. He (Colonel Evans) did not give that word the invidious mean ing which had been given it by some ; but he would say that he was desirous of tracing that Member's former footsteps—(Cheers)—and acting as he had formerly done, for the good of the people. He did not come before them as a reckless demagogue ; but if, after hearing his sentiments, they did not give him credit for the judgment, and the qualities which are necessary for an efficient Statesman, then they should have nothing to do with him.—(Cheers.) It was true, he was an advocate for extending the Bill ; to all the institutions of the country, and to support the effects and consequences of the Bill ; he must yet guard himself from the insinua tions thrown out by certain foolish and crafty peo ple, that he wished to establish anarchy, or to over throw the State without infringing on individual rights or property, he was yet sufficiently a dema gogue to consider that the effect of all political in stitutions should be to consult the good of the many in preference to that of the few. He would make a few observations with respect to those institutions ' which lie wished to see, and expected to see re formed. In the first place, he conceived that no honest man could say that Parliamentary Reform was effectual, while Parliaments last for seven years. —(Loud Cheers.) The first thing he should , do in that Parliament would he to present a mo tion ;or' OJc shortening . its duration. In this feeling he was countenanced by the opposing candidate, or at least by such a man as he was at his first election to this city, when he said that he was convinced that every candidate ought to be pledged—pledged —mark that—(Cheers) —to promoting the short ening of the duration of Parliament. The late new complaint of cholera has not excited half the alarm to certain persons as this new Pledgephobia has, for the same person who some years ago, advocated pledges, will now not hear of such a thing. With regard to the ballot—(Cheers) —there seemed a great dread of this measure too; in particular among the Whigs—the members of Brooke's, who say that the ballot is a disgraceful, perfidioos,and ungentle manly system ; yet these very noblemen and gentle men make their own elections by the ballot every month or so; by the ballot—this perfidious, dis graceful, and ungentlemanly system.—(Cheers.) Taxes on knowledge.—(bravo !) These are on printing, paper, and advertisements. There is not a more respectable and deserving class of persons than those connected with the Press, and no trade is at present in a more depressed state. Consider ing these taxes only as an injustice to a trade, it would be reason enough for abolishing them ; but it is not only this, not only a tax on food, but it is a taxon the mind, the means of obtaining food. There is not a tax more harsh, impolitic, and objectionable. —(Bravo.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer—a very worthy man no doubt—had been as vehement as any man against these taxes before he got into ojee. His present conduct was such that it would require more logic than he (Colo nel Evans) had ever heard from that Chan cellor to make him appear not grossly inconsistent. From a calculation lately made by the Government in France of the comparative state of crime, it had resulted that crime went invariably hand-in-hand with ignorance. The house and property tax he most decidedly would get repealed, if he could. The gross and unequal distribution of this tax, as stated lately in the papers, was most shocking, and convincing as to the necessity for its immediate abo lition. In Pall-mall, a nobleman's house, worth 4,0001. a-year. is only rated at three or four times more than the neighbouring houses at three or four hundred pounds a-year,instead of four hundred times With regard to Reform in the Church—(Tremend ous cheering)—he was opposed—and who was not?— to tithes.—(Cheeis.) It was only surprising how the agricultural interests had been able to bear up under such a monstrous imposition. He had no doubt this system would be abolished, and a more equal distribution of stipend and labour substituted, and that we should no longer see those haughty ecclesiastical Lords rolling by in their splendid equi pages, but doing their now neglected duty; and, also, that these Spiritual Lords should no longer mix themselves up with temporal matters, or be at all in the House. Such alterations would be good both for the interestsof religion and of society.—(Cheers.) There was a great Reform necessary in Ireland — (Cheers) —a country hitherto not sufficiently consi dered by us.—(Cheers.) The people had nosy found out that eight or ten millions a year were drawn out of their pockets in consequence of the ' mismanagement with respect to Ireland; and this must no longer he. He would here observe, with respect to Church Reform, that from the late home questions put by Government to the ecclesiasticals, he expected something would be now shortly done. He would insist upon cheap law, and had no doubt that the great, the illustrious and great man nosy at the heal of the law, would effect a speedy and ra dical reform throughout. With regard to monopo lies, he felt, with due respect to the tights of indi viduals, that they must bow to the good of the man y. From the statement of Sir Henry Parnell, d ie people had found that they paid every year ten or twelve millions of tax in the shape of tea; and this must no longer be. He would have slavery abolished, and flogging, and was much surprised this had not been long abolished, considering the pledges which had been given. With regard to financial reform, he would shortly say, that he would have every possible retrenchment in every depart meta. He would now conclude by observing, that, as the reformation in all these things now depended on the electors, they ought to use their franchise cautiously ; if not, they would fully merit the con sequences, the mock Reform they would be cajoled w i t h. He had come before them at their invi tation, and after due deliberation on his own part. H e had been informed that their late Member, and now Candidate, was considered a shackled man. As such, he could not expect the suffrages of the Westminster electors, and he (Colonel Evans) had thought it was now open to any public man to coin forward. lf, however, their old and tried candidate should again become reconciled to them—(No, no) —he (Colonel Evans) would readily take his leave, and would be proud of having been the means of effecting such a result.—(No, no, you're the With regard to the letter he had received rom Sir Francis Burdett, he entreated the electors to consider that it was written on the moment, in considerately, and he trusted that on the hustings the electors would not recollect in Sir F. anything but his long-tried patriotism and services to his country. The lion. Baronet's was a glorious and disinterested career, and the indiscretion of a moment ought not to be sufficient to tarnish it. If, however, the elec tors of Westminster thought the Hon. Baronet had done his duty by them, they would not be ungrate ful. He knew them to be a body of men that would not allow themselves to be treated with contempt by any man, and upon that point he applauded their spirit. As for himself, he did not come to actually solicit the honour of representing them—he had another place for which he was sure to be returned, yet hi , would confeLs that he would feel proud if he was so fortunate as to obtain their undemanded suffrages. The contest was anything but one that proceeded from personal motives—it was a contest whether or not they should have the liberty of choosing their own representative without being dictated to by others—it was a contest which originated with them—the cause then was their=, not his. He begged to say, that though he dropped the hint that he would hail with pleasure the return of Sir John Cam Hobhouse to sounder opinions, ye►, if the electors of Westminster desired a more independent and unshackled representative, there was no sacrifice hat lie ►would not make in order to arrive at that distinction. The time before the contest began was very short, and it was imperative upon the elec tors to ascertain whether the wishes of the majority desired another :representative, in order that a pro per estimation might be made as to the success of the contest, and that a great city might not be use lessly agitated. He conjured those who were elec tors, and who wished that Westminster should be in the van upon all public matters, to ascertain the real state of general feeling on the matter. — (Cries of " We will, and we won't have Hobhouse at any price.") They must be aware that he came there not to persuade them to choose him, but in accordance with the spontaneous invitation of many of the electors. If the desire of having him for their representative was general, it could not be manifested too soon. He would conclude by pro mising them, with all the honourable fraukness of a soldier, that if they thought fit to elect him, they should never find him slumbering at his post. Mr. WAKEFIELD seconded the resolution, which was carried, it may be said, unanimously, since only three hands were held up against it. A resolution was passed for the appointment of a Committee and the opening of subscriptions. Colonel EVANS again came forward, and said that he wished to answer a question or two that had just been put to him; if there were any others to be put on public matters, he was ready to answer them all. The first was, whether he was disposed to re-move the repeal of a certain job ? He alluded to that job which related to the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, whereby a large body of inhabitants, of what was called the outer ward of that parish, were taxed 300 per cent. more than those who in habited the inner ward. He need hardly say, that, if returned, he would take the earliest opportunity of moving for a repeal of that most partial job. The other question related to the Crown Laws, and he begged to refer the electors to that part of Mr. Grote's address which mentioned this topic. He agreed with Mr. Grote on this point, as he did nearly in all others. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chair. man, after which this very numerous meeting separat ed. SECOND EDITION. S UN-OFFICE, Seven o' Clock, rim LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. WHITEHALL, Nov. 22, 1832. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing Charles Earl Grey, K.G.; the Right Hon. John Charles Spencer (commonly called Viscount Althorp) ; Robert Vernon Smith, Esq.; Francis T. Baring, Esq. ; the Hou. George Ponsonby ; and Thomas Francis Kennedy, Esq. ; to be Commissioners for execution of the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 23, 1832. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, H. J. Tomkinson, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lord Macdonald, who retires, Nov. 23. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Surgeon M. Cathcart, from the 38th Regiment, to be Surgeon, vice Roe, who exchanges, Nov. 23. 7th Regiment of Font, Lieutenant F. Nisbett, from the half pay of the 18th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Murray, appointed to the 60th Regiment, Nov. 23. 14th Foot, Lieut. J. B. Maxwell, from the 20th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Higginbotham, who retires, Nov. 23. 20th Foot.—Ensign W. Heron to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maxwell, appointed to the 14th Foot ; B. Newman, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Heron, Nov. 22. 21st Foot—A. Seton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Gordon, appointed to the 91st Foot, Nov. 23. 22d Foot—Lieut. A. Campbell, from the half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant, vice Anthony, retired, receiving a commuta tion, Nov. 03. 31st Foot—Staff-Assistant -Surgeon, C. H. James to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Murray, promoted in the 46th Foot, Nov. 23. 36th Foot—A. Thistlethwayte, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice T. Thistlethwayte, who retires, Nov. 23. 38th Foot—Surgeon S. C. Roe, M.D., from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Cathcart, who exchanges, Nov. 23. 46th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon D. Murry, M. 1)., from the 31st Regiment, to be Surgeon, vice Matlock, deceased, Nov. `..n. 60th Foot—Lieut. Hon. D. H. Murray, from the 7th Regi ment, to be Lieutenant, vice F. F. L. Dayrolles, who retires upon half-pay, Nov. 23. 91st Foot—Lieut. J. F. G. Campbell to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Northey, who retires ; Ensign D. Forbes to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell ; Second Lieutenant B. E. M. Gordon, from the 21st Re g iment, to be Ensign, vice Forbes, Nov. en. 92d Foot—Capt. J. D. Macfarlane, from the half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice J. Macdonald, who exchanges, re ctiving the difference HO , Nov. SPITAL STAFF. G. K. Pitcairn, M.D., to be Staff-Assistant-Surgeon, vice James, appointed to the 31sMOR A t Regim ent NDUM., Nov. 23. ME The names of the Lieutenant, in the 42d Regiment„are bert Williamson Ramsey, and not Robert Ramsay Williamson as formerly stated, DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOSEPH STAMPER, carpenter, Ghertsey, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS MAYNARD and JOSE PII BARBER KNIGHT, boarding-house-keepers, Hammersmith, to surrender Dec. 7, at Adamd Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bird, -street, Adelphi ; Clark, St. Swithin's-lane, official as signee. AUGUSTUS HERMAN AYCKBOWN, surgeon, Wendo ver, Buckinghamshire, Nov. 30, at two, and Jan. 4, at one, at ' the Court of Bankruptcy. Gole, Lothbury. WILLIAM MABLEY, pawnbroker, New Bridge-street, Vauxhall, Dec. 4, at twelve, and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Harris, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn ; Ab bott, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official assignee. FREDERICK FRANCIS CROSS, livery-stable-keeper, George-yard, Whitcombe-street, Leicester-square, Dec. 4, at twelve, and Jan. 4, at eleven. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Sanford, John-street, Adelphi ; Green, King's Arms.yard, otti cial assignee. PHILIP MATHEWS CHITTY, scrivener, Shaftesbury, Nov. 28, Dec. 7, and Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Lamb Inn, Hindon. Venning and Naylor, Bucklersbury, London ; Heldon, Cle ment's Inn, London ; Buckland, Shaftesbury. WILLIAM CORKHILL, ironmonger, Wnitehaven, Cum berland, Dec. 7, and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Globe Inn, Cocker mouth. Rudd, Cockermouth ; Stubbs, Verulam.buildings, Lon don. - - -• ED WA RD GRAY and JOHN RUSSELL GRAY, corn merchants, Liverpool, Dec. 10, and Jan. 4, at two, at the Claren don-rooms, Liverpool. Bardwell, Liverpool; Blackstock and Bunco, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street, London. ROBERT CHURCH, coach-proprietor, Liverpool, Dec. 7, at one, and Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Watson and Byrom, Liverpool; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulk ner, Bedford-row, London. JAMES GEORGE, timber-merchant, Hereford, Dec. 3, and Jan: 4, at eleven, at the Bowling-green Inn, Hereford. Ball, Hereford ; Church, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London. JAMES EMLY, merchant, Liverpool , Dec. 12, and Jan. 4, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Atkinson, Liver ' pool; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row, London. JOSHUA and CATHARINE PITT, goldsmiths, Worcester, Dec. 3, and Jan. 4, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Worcester. Phillips, East-street, Red Lion-square, London; Thornbery, Worcester. WILLIAM BROUGH and SAMUEL SMITH, colour-ma nufacturers, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, Nov. 29, 30, and Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Kingst on Hotel, Kingston-upon-Hull. Rosser and Son, Gray's Inn-place, London ; Frost, Hull. THOMAS COOPER, stage-coach-proprietor, Thatcham, Berks, Dec. 8 and Jan. 4, at one, at Cooper's Hotel, Bristol. Sydney, Frenchurch-street, London. JANE FREEMAN, draper, Shipston-upon-Stour, Watcester. shire, Dec. 3 and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the George Inn, Shipston upon-Stour. Findon and Wood, Shipston-upon-Stour ;11Dynt. ley, Coverdale, an d Lee, Gray's Inn, London. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 31ARLBOROUGH-STREET. In yesterday's police report we stated that a warrant Lad been granted by Mr. DYER against the two Miss Tur. tons, which was placed in the hands of Goddard, the officer, to execute. He accordingly proceeded to make the necessary arrangements, and informed Mr. Downes that some person, who could point out the accused, must ac company him to East Sheen, as the parties were entirely strangers to him. To the surprise of Goddard, both Mr. Downes and Miss Findley declined accompanying the officer. Upon hearing this determination of the corn plainant, Goddard re-entered the office and stated the dif ficulty in which he was placed. Mr. Downes, at the request of Goddard, re-entered the office, when he was informed that it was essentially neces sary that some person should go and point out the accused to the officer. Mr. Downes said he could not get Miss Findley to go with the officer, and that he did not wish to go down. Mr. DYER — It is the invariable practice when any per son comes and a-miles for a warrant, and if granted, for . _ the person ,o obtain ng the warrant to go with the officer and see it is ex( cuted. You have procured a warrant on a charge of felony against two females, who, you say, are the daughters of a Mr. Turton, living at East Sheen. It would be too great a responsibility on the part of the officet to go and take persons in custody whom he knows nothing of. Mr. Downes—Cannot Clements go, for he saw the ladies? Mr. DYER-No, he cannot go, for he stated here thit he did nw see them take anything. But Miss Find ley, up( n whose information the warrant is granted, says that the persoas of the young ladies are known to her. Mr. Downes—l cannot get her to go. Mr. DYER .-.-Y OU see the officer himself does not know that the accused are living at East Sheen. Mr. Downes— They are all living there, for I have been to the house. Mr. DYER-When did you go there ? Mr. Downes— I went down on Tuesday evening. Mr. DYER-For what purpose did you go down ? Mr. Downes—Understanding it was a respectable family, I went down for •the purpose of informing Mr. Turton that I intended to obtain a warrant, not wishing him to be taken by surprise. Mr. DYER—Oh ! The parties thi n withdrew, hut Goddard was unable to procure any pers , n to accompany him for the purpose of identifying the accused, and upon inquiry yesterday we find that no further steps had been taken, and that all further proceedinhs for the present were dropped. MARY LEB ONE. Thomas Horne, a mere boy, driver of Mr. Poynter's cab 801, was summoned before Messrs. flostuNs and Turns, by the New Police, for furious driving, in Oxford strtet, by Bond-street, at half-past 4 o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr. Hosimis, after adverting to the recent loss of life through entrusting boys like the prisoner with the care of cabs, fined him 40s. and costs. Jane French, Mary Hcliges, Charles Harper, Maria Ripley, and Henry Stuart, were paced at the bar, charged with fobbing Dr. Matthews, of 14, Edward street, Portman-square, of a cash-box, containing a check on Messrs. Ciutts and Co., for 831., 1301. in Bank of England notes and gold, and a quantity of plate to the amount of 3001. The prisoners were reminded until the evening. Last night they were again brouglst up, but sufficient _ . ime not having elaped for the police to complete the evi dence or trace the property, the first four prisoners were remanded till Tuesday next, and Stuart was discharged. THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL 11K ET.—Nov. 21. This day's supply of Beasts was moderately good for the time of year ; of small stock rather limitert, The market was tolera bly well, though not to say numerously, attended by buyers,. and its trade with each kind of prime meat somewhat bris k !. with other kinds very dull, at the fallowing prices per stone of 81b. to sink the oflals:— Beef 2s. 10d. to 4s. Od 3s. Bd. to 48. 8 4 ' Mutton 3 8 4 8 I Pork 4 0 5 The foregoing quotations are Veal and Pork 2d. per stogy? higher than on this day se'nnight ; prices otherwise stationary Beasts, 327 ; Sheep, 2,629 ; Calves, 44 ; Pigs, 39 . But a sins" proportion of the supply lest the market unsold. LEWES MARKET.—Nov. 20. Beet 3s.od. to 4s. Od. Veal 4s. Od to 45 . 4 . d. Mutton —. 4 0 5 0 Pork 4 0 4 I Supply tolerably good ; trade with prime meat rather bal., with that of inferior quality dull. RUMFORD M A KKET.—Nov. 21. s. d. to s. d. s. d. $. cl, 2Beef 8 310 1 Veal F., Mutton 3 6 4 6 Pork .......... ... .. 4 0 Suckling Calves from 14s. to 345. ; Quarter old P . ig5 . 1 . 2 . 3. tolf3s. each , Supply rather limited, and trade dull. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. Blandford Brigg S. tO S. Caaridge,—...,—... Chard ~.•"*. Huntingdon .............. Long Sutton--. Louth ........* Lynn... Newark Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Pontefract—.---- Sleafonl Uppingham Wisbech 52 63 52 56 58 63 56 64 50 55 54 56 52 63 50 63 46 60 50 64 S. 8 . 36 40 2S 3'2 22 38 27 32 20 38 36 42 35 45 28 36 30 34 65 70 50 59 44 47 36 39 28 38 20 24 S. to s. 19 :22 17 20 14 20 17 22 19 20 22 28 16 92 19 2 3 17 22 20 20 6. to St 31 35 - 34 3 25 32 35 m, 32 36 36 38 06 4/ 9.0 2z 28 '2.0 26 13 15 LEEDS CORN MA RKET.—Nov. 20. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. 3 York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans Oats, Potatoe —slealing, For. Pal. to 13d Eng. 11d. to 121.0. if_ . ," 4 l, S h el li ng Rapeseed, English, :211. to `22... Foreign, —l. to --I. Per LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—Nor. 2. ed. WHEAT, English, White, per 70Ib. Red -- Scotch, Welch, and Manx 7 3 -- Irish, White 7 3 7 ----- Red 7 '2 8 10 -- Foreign 8 6 a 8 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 2 4 ~ / -- Irish Foreign B A RLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 34 3 10 0 4 5 0 --- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. ‘1,,, 4 0 ---- Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 36 0 `"4 0 Irish, &c. l2 0 ~. 0 Foreign P;r EASE, English, per Imperial quarter as o 0, o Foreign '''' FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. Irish Y. , OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401b5. ,20 0 „ "A 0 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. RYE, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending Nov. 19. 1 , Wheat.l Oats. Barley Flour. Oat Jo. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Brls.llrish,&c. Scks. I , ° - 1 el 16,989 , 12,312 2,840 2,552 I 3,424 3,' MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET• (From the London Gazette.) TO-MORROW, Nov. `..4. 4 a' , 1 0 J. Paul, furniture-broker, Exeter-street, Sloan e-strect...., . 1 , J. Udall, carpet-warehouseman, Islington... ... .. , ........... I; C. Lockington, oilman, John.street , Oxf or d -street .......• I, S. Harrison and Co., nurserymen, Old Brompton ..... DIVIDEND. ' Ac W. Richardson, merchant, Adam's-co - art, Broad-street .... LAST NEW PUBLICATIONS.—We ar e fled quested to state that the new Historical Romance , O ti ot " o.terbourne, or the Early Days of Hotspur ;" Author of " berwentwater," in 3 vols., and " Mr. of berh's History of Scotland, brought down to the Time," in 2 small pocket vols., printed and bound del i formly with the Waverley Novels, were published tbi9 by Mr. BENTLEY, New Burlington -street ; of whoni also be had, just published, " The Life of Sir Da•rid 13316:4. from his private Papers and Correspondence in tir. po. e, sion of Lady Baird," 2 vols. Svo. with fine portrait. „2, " The String of Pearls," by the Author of " vols. price 15s. a AC PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOT-04-# SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDoN. - BIRTHS. . n tbc r On the 21st inst. at the Parsonage, Whippinghant , of Wight, the lady of the Rev. Philip Hewett, of a dau 7 On the 20th inst. at Withenshaw, Cheshire, the lady ° cc°. Mainwaring, Esq., of a daughter. 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CA,, t11 „0 01 On the I Ith of June last, at Coutai, in Beng%o Maria, second daughter, and on the 13th of the s' ‘ . 4 , l'enelope, eldest daughter, of James Dounithorne , f th Bengal Civil Service. On the 19th inst. at Clifton, suddenly, from 1 1' ca'e ° heart, Mary, the wife of John Whitelocke, Esq. it.