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approve; and active in using all the influence,
which his general opposition to the plans of Minis-
try leaves iiiin in possession of, m forwarding, at
the. public of the nuluerOlA applications house
sistence, which the mercantile concerns of this bo-
rough never tail to initaise upon its ineinlx:rs, he
has, I will venture to any, emineutly fulfilled the
high expectutions you formed of him, and proved
himself worthy the honour of succeeding a Repre-
sentative, so endowed us my Hon. Friend, who now
glads us with big presNice:*
Lord-Motion's health was then drunk with three
times three, and the wirniegt applause. •
pun Lord Milton's withdrawing, the Cu Malik"!
took occasion 'spin to propose his Lordship's
health, and entered upon a -warm culogium on his
character,. which; he said,*the Noble Lord's pre-
seuce had prevented him from doing before. I*
described the various _qualities which should con-
cur in the character of a Representative for York-
shire, and, after noticing the claims which Lord
Milton possessed, froni wealth, station, and a long
line of patriotic ancestors, Mr:Sykes descanted on
the personal. qualifications of his Lordship; and
particularly on hisottsielmient to the popular patt
Of our Constitution. Air. Sykes wag here led tido
a discussion on the claims of the Irish Catholics,
and expressed his coot ietion that not only the Ca-
tholics of Ireland. but every description of religious
dissidents iu both Ishigdoms. would find in ‘ocd
a friend to the true principles of civil and
religious liberty.
In proposing the health of Mr. Wrig,latson end
the Yorkshire Committee, the chuirinan contrast-
•eil the gentle.nanlike lu.houer iu alpcli his frim.rd
Mr. Lleiiismi had, opou a late ociatiao.u, mentioned
the rival candidates, with the foolish, and malignant
insinuations einitaisied iii a resolution of Mi. Wil-
berforce's Committee. 'lliough that resokticai,

was anonymous, it was not difficult, froui lutenist
evidence, to discover it, author ; uur, Ins.l 'lto any
doubt in attributing it to a certain litherniari Doe-
tor, who hart brought from his native country
the folly mid blunders which ate imputed to it; but ,
' had unfortunately 'forgot to bring with.hito ifs
manly candour and !generosity. Mr. Sykes .cloti- •
eluded with.ccasuriug this advertisement in the se.•
verest terms.

" The Conductors of The R•tChbrians," by the Chuhullo.
" May the spark whlth is kindled in the hreset oi elor
Sponith 11%driots, prove the destructiou of Ltonartexte,"
Mr. Sratcherd.
"The Constitution, the whole Constitution, and nothirsg
but the cunstitntivo,' by Mr. I>enison.
" The intniort,l tumor of Charles James For," (drank
in silence, standing.)
" Lord Es siOue, end the Trial by Jury ."
" Lord 31e-.burough, and the Intiependeut Electors of
Lincoln,"

" The memory of Andrew Marcell, and may the flepre-
Perm:dire, for Hull imitate his example, and 'tread ha his foot-
l+), gr. Denison, who Mtn/di:nett this toast by ott.
serviug, that the incorruptible character to which at reamed
had been the last kepreseututitre for Hull that bad rmeiyell
ryy for *Milan; kill ditty in Parries:mist, apt, u ll:e pre-
sent ilhy,ireun! the Ministry, but frown his Cl/1140 II lir LI s. •
" Mr. Wks+ ton, and the Independent Elm:hos ut. WYO..

'lle Subscribers to The R.444ii...," by the Rey. R.
Syk4.l.
" Dort Fitzwilli7m" Dr I. Moxon, E:q.
~
'"'roe 767 loclepe;Kleiit Itwegisitei silo stsuueblriought
bo soy side isi Ile sekluous struggle ii ISoz," by Mr. Do.
zlituw.

Tbe revered memory of the Marquis of Lteekiwstbaut and
Sir Georg.- .
.• *The 11,17 Q lieleyouilvist Yorkshire Freeholders why
. retrd for Lord Mi.tun.
• Weveral rex% rungs were siina. by some of
gentlemen present, and the commit', 11id not 17re •
.up firma reeve of tetoperatc eousivjelity ae goat*
Uatit a late hour. . it

- INTERCEPT?! I) I)ISP.ITCJTES:':.
A letter from &dimloc.., dated JUly stiyar-k
The French sloop P7ncriie, fruit+
.cayenurte
which arrived hete out. SI4DAJuj lustes u.cactel, hints
ing excited suspisLtut,„o.,io Alw reislobjert id' het
voyage, hes, ~on examination, been dttcorprejlial'tp4
have been clearosl -with ditches Axial
_Vick*
llugues to the Cuptinn-Oeutitruf, Ernimr,pf.G4sadal-
loupe, transcuittiugAltsplwatessof those bent brao-
neporte from Bayonne, io the lately captured
schooner, I.t Ropik, tort whieicSirere throvitt overt-
board duriug her attempt to escape frotn tin!! f3e/ctrc.
Ott board the Pkscasix their duplicates ;von found
concealed in a Lread Warrel ; and are not merely
dispatches from Bonaparte, hut eutbract? re large
toast' of vilitns, proclamations, and iustructionsfmin
the fallen ltforserch ut' Sisiin, and •his extilignished
satellite the'Pritiee of Peace, to .the provinces of
Uarracas. St. Martha, Curthagenat Vera Crux,
Mettieo, and the River Plate ; sod, in sharta tn the
Vieeroys, Governors, and Councils, throughout the
whole of Spanish South America, announcing, on
the one part, the *la lication of the throne—end the
elevation to it, mit Abe other, of Joseph Bonaparte,
to whom they ere enjoined to pay vassalage and
obedience, and deliver up all those extensive and
valuable provisitear ; to a Lich the Emperor Napo-
lecn guarantees a flourishing commerce and exten-
sive trade, dialer the protection of the great nation
which he controuls. •

' The discovery of these dispatches is now only
important as f.ir as they tend to confirm what laid
king evidently appeared to he the intentions of Bo-
naparte towards Spain. Happily, by subsequent
events, all his projects tjecm likely to be. completely
frustrated ; fur the .germ of liberty which burst
forth with the counter-revolution at the bond of the
empire, alike pervadp her distant .eslonies, aail,
among them, all fraternization with the Fratieh is
already broken. 'A state of hostility, in fact, has
evencominenced : a vessel. from Martinique, sent
to, the Spanish 'Main for supplies,havingbeeiciewde
prise of, and all the ersys: ,sent. .prison,; impeller
French vessel, there on the. saml . erratic], was at-
tacked, but ercnped by precipitately putting to lea.
All intercourse between them is now completely at
an end ; and Soda may be fairly said to li4v
shaken off the yoke of 14ince.
,4 Sir A. Cocbrape, %son Myttgastiax the as
vstral,doeumsnts discovered .ost rd elni.l4/tatoir
(by being charged with which she .t palpable vio-
lated the sacred -Tights of the eatteill4), had the
VE.bel jirizeiLand the hits "siucc..l4:en libelketl in the
Admiral) y Coeirel ai4 rourbon. waos in'
charge of the slispatcbes; . and the CaptOß of the
vessel, have been sent prisoners to EngleibilliS the
•s;ibrresehoorier, by which the Admiral" alp*
initted the rh.roverett • paper's, Telitiii,tql to peel
tenant Seetliouse, whissiitid id qui stritelf eteoVad-
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