The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-25 00:00:00

}ATE itißt. ANN IrE RSA RY OP SIR P. BURDET 1"S
ELECTi(IIII.
The Corephay in the Perk, yesterday, we, newirruus
splendid, including the priwcipal that was iN illllll. In
the ring we Noticed her Royal Highness the Duchies
of Yonn, the Doke of CLARE/CC, the 31inquia of Dome
SIIIRC, and a glees number of distinguished personages.—
A member of very elegant baronet'', etre 'purled, uwiniz
to the uncommon dneliesa of the day, untie in the 11.011/111C.
lion of the putted axle, were launched, we bell. yr, fur I lie
Ant time. Owe of them, with a grecs. body, 'Warted ninth
antitheft; it appeared to work •itle great ease and 'whines*.
We never racullect the Promenade to be mute ant/ideal.

DOVER.

The following is a list of the arrivals at, and de-
parturts from, Pares, Yurk Hotel, during the Ida
week :

For mss.—Mrs. Wilgus and family, Captain noch„,
&trios. Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Lees end family, Mr. Ar-
min. Geo. Sir Robert SPFarbaire sad family, the Hors. Mr.
smith, Warrewler, Esq Mr. Jemmies, fur Ashford; Mr.
Douglas, the Earl sad Countess of Prinbruke aril suite,
Comet Wortramow, Captain soil Mrs. Bradford and hoof",
Lkat.-Colonel Store, Mrs. sad Mrs. Stair, Mrs. Cummings
sad family, Lady Muster, General Sir Colquliouli and Lady
Great awl suite, Mr. and Mrs.Thonsunsou, Rubeley Dowels,
sos,Esq. Mr. Amos, Mr. Someway, Mr. mull Me.. Gifford,
Capt. sod Mrs. Campbell, General NIT Lorry Cole, flee Hun.
Walpole, Col. sod Mrs. Ready, Capt. Byrne, Mr. sod
Mrs. Eyre, Miss &drowse, Mr. Miss P. sod Mr Edward
Tarrile, Lord Bolluxbioke sod suite. Mr. and Mrs. Wsl-
demi, H. Broocksma, Esq. Miss Du), Mr awl M... WM.
add, H. Bayer, Esq. P. Boyer, Esq Mr Greilfell, Sir Chao.
Styles, Bart. Robert Lamb, Esq. sod Mrs. stud Miss
mars.

&Molloy the eleventh 111 l iverbary of the friends
to the Parity of election wis cr leboated at the Crown
and Anchor Tabern, iit tier Strand.

Sir F. BURDETT, Dili. M P. in the Chair.

For Brighton— .-- Black, Fail_ Mr and Mrs Husking,
Mrs. Semple and family, Mr, sy um, Thomas Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Segeu, Peeving, Esq. Mr. Lo
Brown, Lady John Campbell and mute, Capt. !Laurin, R.N.
James Santis, Esq. Baron and Harmless Rolle, auil the Rev.
W. Jotter and family.
For Seadrito.—The Earl of Uxbridge and suite, Lord
Ch wire Korsiaird, Sir Grenville Temple, Mr. Mrs. and Mass
Veise, Hi my Boyer, Esq.
Fur Margute.-11r. and Mrs. Derby, Mr Goilassith, Lady
Lambert, Sir Hrury Lambert, Miss Poriiiian and suite
For Brook" —11.4m1 Hiqtry Henry Fitageraki, Rev Mr.
Gee, Mrs. and Miss Gee, Viscount Stormont, sac
Par Freatt—His Ru%al Diablo SA the Duke of Kent and
suite, the Duke Dr Bourtnia, and suite, J. lialkeley, Esq P
Bulkeley, Esq. Mr.. tioolol.inial, Capt. Gooldsmid, Mr. Nixon,
J. M. Brackenhary, Esq. Jaw,. Aspinall, Esq. Mr. and Mrs
Frampton awl Cintils. Ihnsdalr, Esq Mr. and llrsi
sack, Mr. and Mrs. Hart D.,ers, Major Moore, Mos. Johnson,
Ali.. Bayley, MI. Coke, Mrs. Lyon and daughters, Major
Foster, Mr. and Miss Danford. the How Mrs. Etrrinn.
Masters, Esq. Lieut -Gen. Ciniphell, Mr. Nfrs. awl Moss Tur-
ner, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Wortbingt 'is, Wand Mrs. Tuence
and family, Bareness Ruebeck and suite, Henry Roelwek, Esq.
General Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. Hague, -- Urquhart, Esq.
Massey Dawson, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Ed.. 00, Mr and Mrs
Colville, Mr. and Mrs. Luck, Mr. Kemp, Mr. and Mn. Ni-
cholson, J. Deresford, Esq. Lyons Watilrowl, Req. Brittleurll
Waldrond, Esq. Lewis, Eaq. Copt Grant, Capt. Duan,
Mr. Penlease, J. Radford, Esq. Captain Harvey, Lord aud
Lady Kinnard, Lord Stormont, the Hots. Mr. Anima, W.
Elliott. Esq. Le Baron Dr Virano, Lieut—Cultniel Hughes,
George Temple, Esq. Sir Grenville Temapk, Lady Holcroft,
and daughter, Colonel Austin, Rev. J. Austin, the How Mrs.
Munson, W. Munson, Esq, David Howell, Esq. H. Bonham,
Esq. Mr. and Miss Johnstone, Lieutenant•Cidoisel Gum and
Lady, Miss Smith, J. M. Moire, Esq. Rev. S. Newton and
family, Mr. Dana and family, Anisson Dsperos, Esq. the
Hon. W. R. Spencer and Lady, Colonel Was. Cowper, Major
James Cowper, Captain Thomas Cowper, Doctor Richard
Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, Miss Brasier, Mrs. and Miss
Wicks, Miss Jackson, lamer, Esq. Captain While, &c.

The dinner Will announced to take place at five
o'clock, but thc c patty did out assemble until
considerably after di.' hour.
Snout after live o'clock Mr. flout entered the
room, and wits received by the assemblage with pars
Ind hissinga mid approbation ; hr upimmelied the
top of the tulle, but afterwords "withdrew 6'olll It,
and took his seat mime distmive below.
At half past live "cluck the Chairman, accom-
panied by Lord Cochrane, tlw Ilon. Douglas Kin-
'mina, Sir Robert Wilson, Mr. Bruce, Mr. I't ter
Walker, Mr. Worrier, Mr. Store'', Mr. ‘Vishart,
and a lonic chain of gentlemen, entered the room,
amidst loud Hull continued pllndits, the baud play-
ing i• See the eosin dering Hero comes."
After the cloth had been removed, the lion.
Chairman gave—
" The Peeplv—the wily source of legitUnale power."—
(Load applause.)
The treat toast wow—
,. The Ki.o awl Comeitotion, soul a ',reedy recovery of
both "—Tune. " Mils Britannia."

Toset—" May a ftefiirin iu Parliament enable the People
of &Won't to follow the example of the Citizens of West.
nianAer, by electing their (mil Representatives."
- -

Mr. STuncit now rose, and observed, that the
Gentlemen who were acting as stewards o►t the pre-
sent occasion, were fur the most part friends of his,
awl they hail thus early permitted him to propose,
at several iitsccepmve atittiversaries of the day, the
toast !te was iltout to give, awl he was proud to say
it hail always been received with the greatest en-
tlitieitssist.—(Applouse.)—He should have been
glint to have performed that gratifying task last year,
had he tint Weis Aimed. This, he observed. was
the eleventh anniversary of the triumph of West.
'sinister awl the purity of electitt—reippiartso—
he was sure that all those wh.► participated in
that triumph, would be convinced that they were
leeward by the soundest coustittitiontil principles.
They elected the Noble and Honourable Repre-
sentative at no expense tohanotlf, in the year 1807,
because they believed that he would be a faithful
representative of their rights and privileges ; and
fr an that day down to the presetat 11111 l nent they had
had no occas 1111 l to repent of %hat they had dour—
( Loud applause.)—lt would Ise a matter of great
setae( lima to him to be able to speak in equal
terms upon the present stele of the country ; but
that coul•l out be looked fur while the partible were
so predominantly under the control mid government
of our wise and good Ministers—(laughle►/—and
what the final consequetices would be Heaven only
knew ; but he (NIG Stun+) looked forward with
extreme fear and alarm. and whether we wete des-
t►nrd to lose our liberties altogether lie knew Got ;
but the electors of Westminster never could be de-
prived of one gratifying r. collection, of having set
set example eleven sears ago, which if it had been
followed by the constituents of other counties,
would have averted all the evils wider which the
people Inboured, and have saved the country,
(Confirmed applause.)—•The worthy Grattleinatt
con/loaded by propoeing—
wesorninster's pride and England's glory, Sir F Bar.
deti."—;The rear► re led for ,term initiates with the
acelainattuus of the etimpituy.)
Sir F. HURDRTT rose from his chair and came
to the front of the table, and attempted to address
the Nlerting, hut was overwhelmed with the most
vim:arrow/ plaudits. After en elapse of several mi-
nutes, silence was obtenwd. and he proceeded. It
was. he obwrved, a neater of great satisfaction to
a person stat.du►g in his situation, to feel conscious
that he had done all in his power for the welfare
and happiness of hit fellow-citizens ; and if ■ny
thing could rebutter that salisfactiot►, it was the
commuted approbation he haul received from them
during the last eleven years. He had not, however,
the vanity •to aspire to all that his friend Mr. Store's
had attributed to him ; but he had a pride in the
honour he experienced by representitig so indepen-
dent a set of melt—the only set of electors who had
given due and proper effect to their independence,
by returning their Members in the colist:tutional
snowier they had done ; for lie believed, that with
the exception of the two seats held by his Noble
and Hun. Colleague (Lord Cochrane) and himself,
there were none held constitutionally in the Com-
mons House of England.—(Loud applause./
If there wee any thing which could add to the plea-
sure he felt upon the occasion, it was the matitter
in which his name had been introduced by his
worthy constituent (Mr. Starch), and he was con-
winced that there wait not a 1114111 who would sooner
en-operate with them in the great cause of maintain.
lug those principles which ought to exist in the
freedom of • country.—(Applause.)—He regretted
that he had 'tot the honour of being surrounded by
minty of those distinguished gentlemen who had
on runner occasions been present. For the absence
of one of them, however, • private friend of his,
and one who had at heart the interests of the electors
of Westminster, and one who, in the great cause of
Reform, was not lake-wenn...he meant Mr. Fawkes,
of Yorkshire—(Loud applause,/—he could or-
contd. He was a Gait roman who would ne-
ver slight the cause or the interests of the electors
of Wesimiuster.—(Applause.)— It was a fact too
well known to 'teed repetition, that fur reasons
highly obvious, he had declined corning forward to
serve as a Member in the Cousutoini House of Par-
liament ; that he hod declined to come forward for
that county, because lie knew, after long and tried
experience, that the system of representation was so
bad and corrupt, that nothing but mischief, mono.
relay, sod wickedness moulded from it ; and that
noiltsug but mischief could arise from MI hoileat
and good mats holding so bad au office. It was,
as it were, looking to a broken reed ; and, these.
fore, he thought that not the slightest advantage to
the public could be derived front his exert tens , gold
hence he considered his attendance, satins. in the
House or there, u matter merely nugatory, and
calculated only to mislead the public ; it was for
that frilboll, and fur that only, that his Friend
(Mr. Fewkts) had declined bring present, and had
tetired from that great House to which he (Sir
Francis) had the honour to beiong.—( Lueishier.).—
Ile cuittessed that it was impossible he could do
any good for his constistwitte, said he had int
tattoo its using, l►e thwild be happy et ter to set

his foot in the Itouve again, hides, a milieu' refine'
Was to take plate, for the 1,11kr1111e,•11 slid vertigo.
lion practi•ed ogait.st the veuple was sufficitt.t
to overwhelm theirs. 'rho. (awe. lied the flonourirlde
Baronet) was very much like an election/mei' g
address--(Loughter)--and therefore lie slioctil not
address himself to then/ upon that subject ; lur to
have sue ur two Members, who would ao t
thitialy and colietitutionally.out of the uunobcr 111 that
House, which lie believed to be 63/1, wets I keg inn-
lug one drop of fresh water in the sea, with a vat.,'
of diminishing its 'witness. The flint. Haim t
then took a review of the ancient uutistitutitin m... 1
laws. and e pared flatus with she pr. seta, ai..l hr
also called the attention of the Meeting, to the tilt 3.
sure which passed ita the little on Friday slight.
called the After Act, and lie alluded to it because
it had been raid that Inrri,osers had no feeling.
—lLarighter.)--Iti former toinea a Ca eigime
here was treated with the same 10mi-ditty in this
country as Ile was ill hit 00t1, and the haws ...toe
prrticidarly iiidulgeot to hint. anti whetlnr we
were at war with their station or their persons
amd property were protected. Ile ginned the
Learned Alositesquieu for principles WI this tat 11.
subject, who that " 'The Eiagh,ll ate the toilr
minim in the world that made the protection of fn.
reiguera a part of their own freedom."—(Applause )
—All their eti.arte in Parlia..nent would be u.eless,
unless the people could have share sir the legia-
latiois which they ought to have, for that as insacli
lielornsigeil to the people as the crown did to the !Cow.
The people's nein* were iitalietiable. It had been
said by mune, that the la.t year of the Parliament
would be the best ; and he begged the Aleetiog
look to its character. Ile quoted JIIIIIUF, who had
observed, that " one year of impeotatice mode but
poor atonement for six year. of iniquity.—(.4p.
plause./—The interest of ['inset and people was
the same; it was adverse In that princifie of pro-
gerieturship which destroyed the authority of Pi iiieg
• and people. He had beeu called LI Jacobin. He
had uo objection to the name, if they wished to
give it him, for he had rather tee the whole power
to the Crown than in all :abandoned oligarchy above
the Crown. He did tint say this from mere
flourish ; he spoke ft ono deliberate Cllllfilitra.
11011 j ter it was the interest uf a Alionarch to act
in conformity with the wishes of 104 people. A
King might be a gond, a wise, it great men, hut u
buroughtuonger-faction titust Ite odious, posomes.
nog all the qualities of a blood-bucker, rat ept its
this respect, that to blood.sucker would in time fall
oils borouglantooger never would.—(Apploree.)-.
The light was rapidly solvalicing by which the de.
Insions were dissipated, soul the Luce of treason had
long since been tint-died. How the use of
Cuni-
mous could go on, lie did not know, dependant as
it was upon a foreign unity, raised by that Conti.
Dental regulation of which they boasted, which pro..
diced, as they said, tranquillity at home. The
mind of the country was so convinced of the error
of its Parliament, that s continuance of the Olin.
doped plan could no longer be expected. The
character of a true Englishman was what he most
prized, and he trusted, whole he made exertions
to support the character, be should never waist.
friends to support hitu.—(Great applause followed
this speech.)
Tune—" Whilst happy is my native land."
Mr. Mgaattaix proposed the health of Loud
Cochrane (three times three).
Lord COCHRA NE said it was delightful, after the
vain experiments of every year in Parlintnent, to
meet his fellow-citizens once atiowilly. If such
feelings as had been exhibited amongst the citizens
of Vi'estmitister, filled the bosoms of the ROllllllO,
they never would have been slaves; and it was
surd to apprehend that such a oatiou as this could
be subjugated. Whatever was the power of the Con..
firma, or the despotic views of the Government, it
would be impossible to establish a military dropo'.
ism. His Lordship here stated, that he intended
fo elideavour to obliterate from his mind twiny
painful objects by absenting himself. He would
abacit themself from his fellow citizens for a time
with that view ; and he trusted that un his return
a more favourable prospect would peseta itself.
He Would, rather than subunit to the tyranny con.
templated by Nlisoisters, be dragged to the rack.
and et once 'filleted. Had they not brought
forward spies and informers to establish the susprn.
/don of the Constitution ; and what was not to be
expected from the character of such men P Hid
Lordship then alluded to certain inncliiitotims
spinet him, amid stated that they were of the vilest
kind, and that the public, when they heard them,
would be horror-struck. This would probably lie
the last time, for eighteen agoutis, lie would have
have the honour to address the Meeting, and next
Tuesday would be the last day, for that space of
time, that he would have the opportunity of voting
in the Hou.e. Upon that night lie should take
care to be present, sad go to the furthe•t extent its
his assistance to the measure of Annual Pa. !laments
and Universal Suffrage. Nothing, he believed.
but fear mold influence Munster.. to do as they
ought.—(dpplaufe.)
llauts." Mies, my native land."
Tuast-" The cause of freedom all over the world, and
sissy thee/m.lmm fur freedom now matting iu South America
)ip ultimately ciewued with success."
" Major Cartwright, the venerable rather of Parliamentary
Reform."

The Major wished the company wlt4t was better
than health, or life itself—liberty—(dppluase).--fie
trusted that the time of the establishinerit in liberty,
was near at hand. Every struggle fur liberty hart
been of long duration, and ours, he trusted, was ad.
'enclitic rapidly. The time of our struggle hail not
been great, considering what we had to strugvle
against ; and our approach to liberty was the mole
to be relied on, as we had begun to understood it.
Last year a million of persons had petitioned the
Houses of Parliament for reform. Petitions inp u-
atierable were now flowing in ; and Sir Francs, Bur-
dett had the other night presented no less than two
hundred and seventy-three. It was strange that w
few despicable fellows should trample upon
lions ; but the time was coining when borough.
mongers would tremble, and he compelled to her
like human creatures. The Major then railiculetl
the conduct of what were called moderate re for meas.
anti declared that if a &ten such persons as the.
ptesetst representatives of Westminster were in the
house of Comtatorni, the country might expect a
, thorough reform in Parliiienel.r.—Pppinase.)
Sir FRANCIS BUltDalt then peen u lettrt frorts.
Lad Stator,' excusing himatlf Irons owe, di. g sit
constrin?”‘c tieClariag, that ato4