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London, England, 1818-05-25 00:00:00

st•;og hot ill health would have prevented biro from
doing en.— (Appkise.)
Lord Sefton's health was drunk with enthusiasm.
The wiitiltv Ilaionet also read an apology boos
S rlb..* I lesitlicoir.
Fitssit t 7 BURDETT then cave`"
Irelood.
wad destruction to oil religious intolerance;" sod in
giving it hr Legg.4l to advent to the change that
had lwen prmloced i t his m'ild with respect to that
et ggggg try. Here we were accustomed to identify the
• tkrwirs r,f freedom, as ranking intorno the Imo.
f,ie.oni of I'mwry. The esiwriestre of the Stuarts
josidieff that &this! the breasts of Englishmen;
h.a is) Ireland, t it professor: of the Roman Ca-
tnulic were amongst the warmest of those
Who rooted for liberty. They were abused in this
coontry—but they were only abused Iwc.iiiite they
were sot knows). They were the most zealous of
those who sought for freedom—and they deserved
it, from the excellency of their characters, from toe
enlightened quality of their minds, and frinn the
bospitality that adorned every hearth.—(Lord op.
plause.)—fie Psi.) thus touch to do justice to them.
and to promote the principle of generating goo,'
will amongst the inhabitants in every part of
the United Kingdom.—(4pplustre.)—" Elia go
Grath!"

" The Win_ Douglas Kionainl. and sueee.is to the rising
spiel, of Itrfurm in Scotland."

Mr. KINNAIRD returned I.is arknnoled4ments,
and took ■ review of the bluetits!,le condition of
the representation its Scotland. Ile trusted for hrt-

ter times, from the exertions that were nirkitia in
consequence of a failure in the charter of one of the
Burghs. Ile, however, would as>tire them, that if
Scotland were not fairly represented, yet the hearts
t f her uatir,s were with the friendi of Reform. It
was a consolation in such a state of things to be
to declare, in the laisznige of Bentham, that
the sys.em mug end—that it was a system of ill-
coaceireil and self-conticrell Loroughinosigering

deimidisin.—( Load epplamse.)
The health of Mr. Alderman Goodhehere was
rest given; after which the worthy Alderman ex-
-1 reasid his gratitude for the honour dime I.nn in
driiiking his health, coupled with the prosperity of
the City of London.
Previously to any other health bring given, Mr.
Plulit appeured on the table, awl ass received
pith violent noses from all pints of the room. This
continued for some time, when 51r. limit retired,
uccuinpanied by clamours front every part of the
Meeting.
Sir F. CUBDETT said, that Mr. limit hail retired
in order wit to interrupt the regular series of toasts,
awl winiLl whir's* the Meeting afterwards, when
the attention of the Mei ling would no doubt iw
given to Isim. The lion. Gast. then gave the health
of Str upplumse.)
In returimig thanks, Sir lionsat WILSON soil,
lie had received such assurance% of support, that he
considered his success iu standing for the reprelwei-
titian of the Borough no longer problematical.
Mr. Iluot again came t'..rwar,l. lie was hiss-d
from the table ; but Sir Francis Burdett having
requested, in the most urgent ma:oiler, that he
should be heard, he again got upon the table : he
ars obliged to retire • third time, amidst groan-
ing* and hissitigs.
Sir I. BL'ILDLTT sided to the fleeting, that if
the tirdiliary course of proceeding was not adhered
'to, lie should feel it lies duty to leave the chair.
Mr. 11UNT, after a most powerful opposition,
was then permitted to say, that in the absence of
enclitaiw, lie should otter himself a cinch-
•'ate to trior,out the cite of Weal 11l l Ibtrf in l'ar-
Lament. The Meeting did not break up till a late
'oohs