The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-03 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, a very numerous meet-
itgof the Elefiers of Westmiroter assembled, ptir-
smart to adverteterrient, at the Crown and Anchor
T.:seem, in the strand.
hlr. Meonoce, on his arrival, took the chair,
without any nomination, and shortly addressed
himself to the gentlemen present. He observed,
that as it was an adjourned meeting, he took the li-
berty of taking the chair, prefirina, is consequence
of his having presided, by their unanimous suf-
frages, at the last meeting, corivened for the purpose
of nominating a ptoper person to represent the city
i
of Westminster n Parliament, upon the vacancy
occasioned by the lameoted death of their late illus-
trious member. Since the time of thei. last assem-
bling, he was sorry to have read, in the public papers,
calumnies, published against hint as Chairman, and
ranch mote so against them as Ele'tors of Westmin-
ster, by some members of a former Committee, who
had grossly betrayed their (lust. In some of the
papers alluded to. their former resolutions weie de-
nominated those of a lawrtious rocetinn. Was it tac-
tile to nnm;,nate Mr. Sheridan as the successer to
Mr. For, in the representation of Weetneinster ?
And could they bear to have censnt es pissed on their
imanirnaus vote, whereiu rhsy declared Lord Piety
Lobe an unfit person to rep:e'en* them in Parlia-
anent t
He was then proceeding to refine the assertions
made in tke advertisement of Messrs Walker and
Burgess, when se-Viral voices exclaimel, that they
bad' nothing to do iirirh the proeeedinß„of former
Committees, and that k would be betty so go on
•
with the blisine,s. of the Meeting. . .
Mr. Mintrocx thin said, that he had no wish
to intrude any observations. upon them, which might
5e thought foreign to the business upon which they
wawassembled on the piesent ,occasion, tint thought'
right, in. point ofliegulerity, to advert to what hadt
bee* done on the preceding occasion. °A Gehl! em in,
(Mr. Paull) upon )whos. tannic. sprit, and Mile-.
jyartatice, be passed i highciAlogiom. hat!, :.1 riot
anan; named tp them ;two Gentiemen, tented ftsi-
their integrity and abilities ; namely, Sir Irraoltit
Burdett. aid the Right' Hon. John Philpot CurioQ
These Gentlemen had been. applied, to, add hr. wool&
beg leive to read their aniwei s to the meeting. (fie
*forted theletter ef Sir Francisturdett, and also'
that 'of Mrs Curran inclosed to Mr. Paull, together
witnnhe letter-of the last g:ritlettai,, add; es.ed tp
km asChairman of the Meeting ) [Vide Tag Bat•
Wren PetWeet yesterday.] 'Hie two gentlemen teii.
• ilOosz the .application was mad-, having thtengli.
pauper to-decline it,' the °like at prennt was t
repose soak. tuber pfrstas in.tpad bf 1..1?s• Percy,
whom proposals th .Y fled h 'fore unanimously
jetted, and tor that purpose he shoold be ready to
Lear whatever emanation any 'gentleman might'
think proper to offer.
Mr. (Smarms• then stood upon the table, aid,
previously to 'his entering en the business of the.
41,Y. viand Meeks that opportaiiity of vindieaiing
himself, who had been pniatedly meetionel, as w IL
as the life lors of Westminster In generel, from the
gross and unfounded ealumnies which appear in ,
name of the public pep'ers. under the sigea-nre of
Mr. Burgess and Mr. Walken • In doing this, he
had only a plain and cAndi t statem in to mike of
ii4ll. of which. in general, they ware all already
pasessed, and the gentlemen, whose asseriin.is he
,se prepared term/redid. map take the present oc-
casion to justify themselves, if they dared to come
ietwardtor that pnrpose. The letter- be alltided
were inserted in The Bstrisit Parrs e.. 4.1 fee
Gsoss„, to which he bail not yet an opportunity
et replying. It was never his wish so stand pro-
missend! forward at the Eleetion for Vs.estmicster ri
IMllAndinghieneelf inveired with a tone, which he
• 4111.iltdet ad of the last importaece to themselves, he
ads revived not to hf wanting to them, nor to de-
ers e duty which he had undertaken. If the-Getni-
Ceown iotereered in this subje4l, and by whose an.
trtnrity thrseletters were insette4, es old attempt to
iteno relish. al totaktiti, let c o int fox wiird.
Illnat he etastedres.ChMrrinvi aEtje Former Meeting,
and antiwrixed the.puldicatien ef, ire again asserted
ao he der, 'and would. still •abide by the itsertlims.
Mr. Watkcii then arid, mat he and the other
pueles Concaused, wished to 'abide by the • letten
sit i.e., imam name.
t Itfte fte was then :Irceeeding to real she let-
ter; in Tinton. from ;envoi., per, when there was a
int! cry *l..Order! ofWer / Let us proceed toilet_
business of the Meeting."
1 lbe CsaAtestAN then raid, that it was immottint
ant [narrate the prreioue nate of the Meeting in er.
I'Linr.ionn and therefeim hyped Mr. Gilatirms would
abstain hem sir comment on these transotitons, as
rtte Orair s of. %Yearn:triter were already in pos-
session of the fins. lit hear it•any gen-
tleman had any r...so!iations to piopo...e.
t. IVO then came fit ward, and &Aid., there
were a manlier of Resolutions tube proposed; hut
Ilhuttght it itmensible that they could .have ane
until the gentlemen concerned were allowed to
clear their chatedell from the d'---it'd and'inte-
mons calumnies with which they were aspersed.
Here a great trtmult took place.--A Cry of
" ! dime."' from one party, asd " Ilear Lim!
hinr!" ftorn another.
The CHAtalt 111 requested the attention of the.
company, hoping that Mr. Ewling would not occu-
py intuit time in lele explanation.
Mr Eietino said, that let ghouls' nQt regaire fire
minutia; bat the noise and uproar becoming gene-
ral
lb. CH Asa is As pot the qua—lnn—whether or not
Ewling Ousted be heard I which was carried In
the Oil mAtive, by a considerable may ;city.
I here arose a great vociferation amongst some
Tw.ple, crying out, that the Chit* or the Peace, and
several persons belerriging its Hicks's.hall, came
there for tile purpose of interruptirg the proceed-
itrgt
Ihe Cu ate 7. AK again requested that Mr. Ewling
eheuld be heard, and alleged, that, sitter heaving put
the question, he must consider the op:xiisition to
that Gentleman obtaining a hearing, was contrary
to the general sense of the wieet:ng.
fir. Evrt ono again add-ess-,1 sncm. He did rent,
he said, in the first instance, intend to exculpete
himself from the censure :frid obloquy that Was
th-nvn upon him, but, A; the rpporkapity was now
an'orded him, he would, nith the permission of the
tompaar, avail himself et it. I:4C Cern:nine: