The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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of thosa who composed it ; it would be for the
country to estimate their future measures, and by
them the Ministry would rise or fall. /Loud a•id
maimed finsive). In viewing the effects of the
late•Partiamentary dissolution, he felt able to de-
duce great and comprehensive benefits. Though
no friend to annual Parliaments, yet in the frequent
exercise of the elative franchise, he saw some mixed
evil with great unmixed good. In the present in-
stance the EleBors of Westminster had the proud
opportunity of liberating themselves from those
degradin; trammels. by which the late EleCtion
was obtained. In answer to the observation made
by Mr. Jennings, yesterday, he Lad only to say,
that when he waited on one of Sir F. Bur-
dett's Committees, it was not for the purposes of
coalition, nor with the view of entering into any
contra*, for either giving or taking second votes,
that he there attended, but it was to explain to
the free EleCtois, the grounds upon which he
founded his claims, and to elucidate the public
priucipks upon which he was determined to a 8
/Hear ! bear ! a, will believe at sarrh as we hie of
Sheaf. The Noble Lord concluded his address, by
repeating his professions of indep indence. and his
determination to oppose every bad measure, and
support every good one, with whatever side of the
House k iniginued.
Mr. Jess msmus next claimed the attention of the
assembly, and obcerved, that with respell to the
statement made by the Noble Lord, as to the objelt
ot Isis visit to one of Sir Francis Burden's Com-
mittees, he had only to sty, that what had passed
at Chat Committee was inserted in their mintres,
and thence communicated to the general super.
intending Committee. The Eleltors had therefore
to %weigh the evidence of the Chairman, with the
abagtaration of the Noble Lord Th it Noble Lord,
elk. loot in Ara censure and reproaches upon
trio late a:lministrationr, !.a3 studiously and tau•
tionsl9 abstained from any reprobation of the pre-
sent man in power. Nay, he had gone further, he
bad endeavoured to limit the views of the Eleetors.
and to prevent them from re-Baling on the former
corichiCl of the me. woo comprised the present Ad-
ministration. Eldred, he endeavoured to repreron
{hem as new and unk•lown m•n IVnat ? was the
e Lord Melville unknown to the Country ?
as the gallant, and able. And petitioned Lord
Er
whestrury. unknown to the people of England—
Was the meek, the conciliating, the merciful I .ord
Castlereagh. a perfect stranger to pubiic cog 'clrui.
Map and oaservance ? He would ask their Irish
fillietwasbjefts, whether the whip and toriure were
ists:: -two and unknown ? No ; the present men in
pow - v ere too well known 1 Lord ,heeri. el i and
already had they, through the means of their rep-
tile and hireling mribblArs, attempted to libel the
poblie esertioio and to calumniate tfte distinenith• 1
reourite of the people'. choice. But the people
w their feelings, and &bpi-- d their threats ; ani
altbough the return of Sir F. Burdett was certain
and decisive, yet it would be for the honour, the
keppineos. and the aetual smithy ot Britain, to re-
tuns him by a majority of thousands. (Lord and
toueiffeest approbation).
Mr. TillOtt AS Stumm AII declared himself anxious
Ito impress upon the independent Electors, the na.
rut*. not of ail grounds of opposition to the return
of his father, but the strength of the objections
which had too universal an influence upon some of
lit tnl4tt ardent and sincere friends. The question
wide ihein was not, whether they should vote for
•Mr.Steridab? as upon that point they were decided,
but whether their votes would be of any use in the
present alleged bootless state of the poll, was to
them a round of objcitlion an I of doubt. His
-answer to them was, 44 It was indeed too t-ue, •that
'his f•oh'er had no chance. unless they immediately
#:and kaively afforded to him the chance of succz d
..)logs '• It has been in the course of the canvas :a-
liened by many, that his father had not perso. ally
waited upon them Was not, he would ask, the
eondoB of that parent, for twenty-seven years of
Public service and popular attachment, a continued
• anvass, merely for the suffrages of the free Elec.
tors of Wesnoinster ? The Noble Lord had talked
hi the mixed evil, and the unmixed good of the
'We dissointion. The unmixed gool.'he presumed,
liras the resort to the free choice of the people,
'Oast the mixed evil was to be found in the ells-
' Missal of the Noble Lord from the Legislature, an
'Mil which he sincerely hoped the Elearos were
Ilatterasined not to remove. /Loud cad continued
lasszhisuf. As a friend to the people's rights-
-1 as a lover of liberty and human happiaess—
he was proud at the state of the poll. To render the
tesuit peifealy triumphant, it was only fox the true
advocates of liberty and the Constitution to unite
their power, and exert their energies. Sir Francis
Burden was safe, he sailed as a viaorious first-rate,
$ wafted on the current of public choice and opinion.
The Noble Candidate had attempted at first, under
•dm stratagem of Labe signals, to keep in company,
bin kit cot appearing right is that quarter, the guns
were thrown overboard, and this venal became a
neutral. I Much apro6aPioa.) Yesterday the Union*
jack has hoisted, but without effetl, and he felt con&
dent that, in the tear of attack, and the apprehensions
of capture. the Government di.patches were thrown
overboard. (The multi:tr.!, were to a man animated
almost to enthusiasm, &midden ffw Wl' I resounded
from all quarters ) However, he was convinced,
that if Commodore Burdett would but rpare a few'
hands to assist an aid. steady, and well.rigged'
ship of war, that true piece of British oak
would soon bring up its lee way, and Lave
the contraband smack to look out for another
port, shattered by the storm, and scarcely able to
weather it. (It is impossible to do accurate justice
to this speech, as themanly speaker was so repeated-
ly and loudly applauded, that it was almost inapos-
sibk for the reporter to catch the concluding words'
of each sentence.)
Mr. Gianni' deended his cundua in a most
manly manner, and declared his detenninatioalia
support both Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Sheridan.
Mr. Powra, in a very animated speech. emerge•
tically called upon the people of Westminster to
make the skim,' conslusive. by returning mete
whose talents and virtues would, throughout the ci-
vilised world, refit@ honer upon those who chose
them{ and such men they could easily find in Sir
F. Burdett and Ri.hard Brins/ey Sheridan.
The great multitude then dispersed, with every
eagerneo., to secure the return of these two popular
candidata.