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IPSWICH ELECTION.

Last night the electors of Ip►widt, being friends of Mr. Haldi.
mend and Colonel Torten', supped together at the White Hart
Tavern, Bishopsgstoatreet. Soon after nine o'clock, Colonel
Torten' took the Chair, and about 200 of the electors sat down to
supper. As soon as the cloth was removed, and the usual routine
toams drank,

Colonel TonsEngem to propose the toast of " Perpetual Inde-
pendence to the borough of I pi.wich," and in doing et), reminded
thim of the noble exertions they had made to assert their inde.
pendence. Their franchises in consequence of those exertions were re-
stored to them, and Ipswich so longer returned two 'Ministerial tools
NJ formerly, but men of sound and independent principles. Their
elections were no longer a farce, thinks to the indefatigable spirit
of Mr. Baring, 111 r. Leonard, anti Mr. Haldimand * and he was
sure they would serer again consent to be degraded to their former
condition. (Cheers.) The (lathing Colonel next ended to the
misrepresentations which had been industriously circulated'', elsi
of thi opfmsing Candidates (Mr. 111•Kinnon), who insiseed that he
had the aoceudancy of the Indio-house in his favour ; whereas, as
far as regarded that corporation, Mr. Haldimand had 160 times the
influence of 100 Mr. M'Kinnon's. (Great cheering.) After a fcir
observations, the toast was drank with great enthusiasm.
Mr. MERLE said that he had accompanied Colonel Torten in
his canvass 6f the electors resident at Ipswich, and it was in truth
most successful, inasmuch as a large nis:prite of the electors hail
promised their support. In London they had been equally success-
ful, notwithstanding the unfair misrepresentations which had been
resorted to by their opponents. (Much cheering.)
• Mr. 111.tir Ns NO tient proposed tbe healthsof Mr. Haldimand and
Colonel Torrens.

Colonel Twilit'lrs returned thanks on the part of Mr. Ilallti-
matt, 'rho was in Italy for the purpose of reestablishing his
health. He then entered into an exposition of his own principles,
which were of the moat liberal and contitutional nature in politics
u well as religion ; and concluded by pmposing u a toast,
" Civil and Religious Liberty all over the Wotld."
The toast was drank with great enthusiasm, after Which the
Meeting separated, with apparently the utmost confidence of the
suc‘ess of the favourite candidates.

FESTIVITIES AT BRADBY, AT.

[From the Derby Afercuryl

_ .
Yesterday, the 23d of May, the Earl of Chesterfield completed
his twenty-first binh•day, and enured on the possession of his ex-
tensive ehtsues.

It had been previously determined to celebrate the event in the
most liberal and joyous manner ; and accordingly the gentry re-
siding 'tithe immediate neighbourhood of his Lordship's estate.
in the shires of Derby, Nottingham, and Buckingham, together
with the yenmany and principal tradesmen connected with the
family, were invited to partake of the truly hospitable dinners
provided on the occasion. Nor were the poor of the adjoining
villages overlooked, but were plentifully regaled with substantial
entertainments prepared for their especial gratification. Excellent
arrangements were made for securing the good order and comfort
of the banquets, and several highly-respectable individuals were
appointed to preside over the different tables where the festivities
took place.
At Bradby, in tide county, the noble seat of the Earl of Chester-
field, Thomas,llassall, Esq. the long-tried and faithful friend of
his Lordthip's family, presided; and about five o'clock nearly 200
guftte sat down to a most excellent dinner.
A fine band of music was in attendance, and alter dinner many
toasts and sentiments wr:e given from the Chair, and received
with much enthusiasm by the company. After all due respect
had bees paid to the first toast, " The King,"
Ilassar. rose and said—" Gentlemen, I am about to give
you a toast which I am sure you will drink with the greatest pos-
sible pleasure. and I can only lament that the noble individual
whose health I um about to propose has not selected some gentle-
man inure competent titan myself to discharge the duties which
this day enjoins upon me. But my deficiency in ability I hope
will be atoned for by the sincerity of my feelings, and the warmth
of my attachment. Gentlemen, I had the honour of being present
at the christening of the Noble Earl whose twenty-first birth-day
we are celebrating. From that time to the present I have seen
much of hie Lordship, and have had many opportunities of be-
coming acquainted with his disposition and character, and I hare
no hesitation in stating, that when the Nonle Earl shall be fixed in
the county of Derby, he will be likely to follow the example of his
highly-respected father, and by his urbanity, generosity, kindness.
and attention to all around him (qualities which he is acknowledged
to possess in an eminent degree), will dispense blessings, as the
late Earl did, with a liberal hand, to all in this wide neighbour-
hood. Gentlemen, his Lordship possesses not only high hereditary
rank and a splendid fortune, but the inclination also to make a nu-
merous list of tenantry independent and happy. We cannot ex-
press for himself a more flattering hope than that he may tread in
the steps of his revered father, and then our utmost wishes and
expectations must be gratified. Gentlemen, I conclude by pro.
posing to you " The Health of the Right Honourable George
Earl of Chesterfield, and may he long live to enjoy the fortune and
estates of which this day puts him in possession."
The enthusiasm with which this was received we should in vain
attempt to describe. After the long-continued plaudits of the corn-
pally had subsided, many other toasts and sentiments were given
from the Chair, with appropriate Introductory observations, which
we regret that our limits will not allow us to notice.
In the evening the sons and daughters of the principal tenantry
and yeomanry in the neighbourhood engaged in the amusement
of the sprightly dance. It was not till a late hour that the com-
pany separated, but it is due to the good arrangements which
directed the festivities of the (lay to observe, that the departure of
the numerous 'Neu* was marked with as much decorum as if it
had been a small private parry. Nothing could exceed the gaiety
of the whole day's entertainment, and it will be long remembered
hy all who had the good fortune to be the guests of the noble
House of Bradby.

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It is not, perhaps, generally known, that the laughable
and excellently well•told anecdote by Mr. Yates, in his
Reminiscences, at the Adelphi Theatre, of Munden's ex-
change of umbrellas with an admirer of that comedian's
extraordinary talents, actually occurred between "Old
Joey" and Slr. Alderman Birch, just previous to the
theatrical veteran's retirement from the stage. It was at
the time remarked by a "green-room wit," that "he was
not at all surprised at the circumstance, es Munden was
alwaysfaruous for providing against a rainy dust."

LIFE AND CORRESI'OIVDENCE OF MAJOR
CAUTNIRIOIII'.
It Is always our wish, In speaking of the characters of persons
who political princires ate, opposed to ours, to divest ourselves
as much as possible o soy bias on that ground, and to regard the
individuals, if possible, as distinct front what we consider as their
errors. In co ease is this more necessary than in stating our opi-
nion of the late 31ajor Cartwright, and in no case is It more diffi-
cult to adhere to the principle which has just been laid down. The
character or that •genileman was so essentially political—his mind
was so pervaded by the one idea of Parliamentary Refoim—:hat
neither our own imaginations nor theme of our readers can easily be
brought to consider him in any light put that of the political pro-
jector. The publication of his life and correspondence at the pm.
sent moment IS not perhaps an accidental circumstance. The per.
sons who must have furnished a great part of the intelligence con-
, tattled in these volumes--those with whom Major Cartwright was
connected in life, and with whom his niece, the lady who has
edited the work, no doubt still continue* on a footing of intimacy—
are all persons entertaining the political principles which were ad.
'mated by him through his whole career ; and the present dilapi-
dated state to which their faction has been reduced may render it
necessary for them to recur to the examples of former times, to reani-
mate that teal against abuser which has long ceased to agitate the
public mind, from the want of any real abuses to declaim against,
capable of receiving a peacticable remedy.
John Cartwright was born at !Bentham, in Nottinghamshire, on
the 17th September. 1740, of a good family, which suffered severely
from the part it took is favour of Charles I. A great part of has
early life was spent with the husband of his father's sister, Viscount
Tyrconnel--the eccentric nobleman on whose character Savage
threw several aspersions, inserted in his .life by Johnson. Major
Cartwright's political principles are traced in a great measure to
the sentiments of this Whig Nobleman; of whom " he u-ed to
relate several amusing anecdotes; among other% that when divine
service was petformitig in the chapel at Kelton, the old Lord was
observed to be greatly agitated during the reading of the prayer for
the Parliament—stirring the fire violently, and muttering Imp..
tiently to himself, " Nothing but a miracle can mend them."
Major Cartwright, after an attempt to join the army of Frederic
the Great, determined at last to enter the navy, and served a con.l
siderable time, particularly under Lotd Howe, whom. he appears
! to bave greatly respected, 6' The sailors," says the editor in a note,
" used to give him ( Lord Howe) the name of Black Dick ; and Ma.
jOT Cartwright used to relate that it was a saying among them,
6` We are going to have some fun in the fighting way, for ,
Black Dick has a smile on his face." On other occasions,
it seems, Mat distinguished commander was remarkable for
his gravity and taciturnity. An account is given of the naval
action of the 20th November, 1759, in one of Mr. Cartwight's let-
, tarsi and it is suggested that the manteuvre intended to be cafried
into effect on that occasion was the same as that of Nelson at Tra-
falgar ; but a nautical reader will soon perceive the fallacy. He
bad the gond fortune, while under She command of Lord Howe, to
save a brother officer, by leaping after him into the sea : and it is
said that he was instrumental in saving four persons in the
Mom of his life. From 170 to 1766, while only a Lieute.
vent, he had the command, tint of the Spy, and afterwards of the
Shelburne cutter. He was at this time on terms of Intimacy with
Falconer, the author of the " Shipwreck." He went afterward, to
the Newfoundland station, where he discovered the lake from
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which the river Exploits issues, and he delighted to describe, in
afterlife, the awful effect of the solitary scenes in Newfoundland and
Labrador. He brought an Esquimaux woman to England with
him, of whom he used to relate many curious particulars. Thong's
horribly ugly herself, she could hardly allow any Englishwoman to
be handwrite ; but she was more just to the men. She was so
struck on entering St. Paul's Cathedral, that her knees shook
under her ; and after a short pause, she anxiously in-
quired, " Did men make it, or was it found here ?" When
the gentleman who had the charge of her told her that they must
return to her country for want of money, she asked why they did
not go into the woods anti kill venison ? and when told that they
would be hanged if they did so. she expressed her surprise.
" Hanged for killing venison Oh, you fool !" The following
is an anecdote of Fuseli, from a letter of Mr. Cartwright's, writ-
ten in 1772:
" • You have often heard me speak of Fuseli, the wild painter,
now at Rome, and admire his greatness of mind, as well as the
forte of his genius. You will partake with me in the pleasure I
enjoyed in hearing the following anecdote of him :
" • By the interest of Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was employed to
copy a capital picture at Rome for his Majesty, for which he was
to be paid 1600 guineas. You must know that he has a bare
maintenance; and that a munificent friend in England is at the
principal expense of supporting hint while he studies abroad.
While preparing for the execution of the above commission, he
became acquainted with a very indigent, obscure young artist, an
Englishman by birth, and was in a short time so much struck with
his skill in painting, that he wrote home to excuse himself from
making the copy, and to recommend his friend, whom he repre.
sented as so much his superior in the art, that he could not, in
justice to his merit, accept of such an employment while he was
disengaged. Is Fuseli, or Lord Clive, most to he envied ?' "
Mr. Cartwright appears to have been a projector in several other
departments beside polities, and he is,:ems to have ezerted himself
about this period with as much enthusiasm for procuring the *clop-
tMn of a plan for the supply of oak timber for the Navy, as he af.
terwards did about his plan for reforming the Legislature. Perhaps
I be wail more beneficially employed in the toriner case than in the lat.
ter. He appears to have thought deeply on religious subjects, anti&
metaphysics, as the necessary concomitants of inquiries on such
subjects; and he has expressly declared himself, on more than one
occasion, a believer in Christiarity. Candour, indeed, obliges us
to acquit him, and the respectable portion of the party to which he
belongs, of any design against our religion, though HI many cases
their avowed respect for it seems to sit very uneasy about them.
We are convinced, however, that those whohave laboured to sup-
press discussion on these subjects have acted a most imprudent
part. By preventing the publicity of arguments against religion,
they prevent the possibility of refuting them ; and thus, when the
bane once reaches, as it must sometimes reach, individuals, it is im-
possible that the antidote should go along with it. The following
extract will show that 31r. C. was even tinctured with something
approaching to methodism. It is a written prayer.
Suffer, 0 Lord, this much offending nation to be reclaimed
from its guilt and recalled to a knowledge of the things which be.
how° I's peace. It hath been equally regardless of thy law and
its own liberty. It is hurrying to destruction, and knows not what
it does. Give me and others, 0 Father of Mercies, understand.
ing, end strength, and zeal to stand in the gap between its offences
and thy wrath ; between its errors and its destruction; let our la-
bouts and anxieties, and let the prayers of all virtuous persons
plead In its behalf, and be thou entreated in its favour.
" • Together with our usefulness let our humility increase ; for
with thee alone, 0 Lord, is all power and goodness. The wisdom
of the wisest without thee is foolishness: the strength of the
strongest is of no account ; but those who are ordained to do thy
will shall have power from above. Let my faith in Christ be im.
' puted to me for righteousness, and let me be kept continually in
mind of his spotless and laborious life while on earth, and of thine
and his unspeakable affection for the whole race of men, and may
he make intercession for me at thy throne !'"
Mr. Cartwright, though still entertaining hopes of promotion,
was induced to publish in 1774 his letters on American Indepen.
dente, which seemed to place an insurmountable bar in the way of
it. lie afro suggested the expediency of a union between Great
Britain and her Colonies, to which Burke, in some of his speeches,
made many objections. President Laurens declared, "athat for the
peace of mankind it was probably better that the union should not
take place; since it would give the united kingdom such a degree
of strength as would render it formidable to the rest of the world."
'ln 1776 he was appointed Major of the Nottinglianishire militia.
The following anecdote will show the opinion entertained at this
time of his principles
" A private soldier being sentenced to be punished, was recom.
mended to plead to him fur forgiveness; in the hope that his hay.
ing a vote for Nottingham, for which place the Major had been
proposed, would incline him to pardon. I know it will be of no
use,' said the man, and for that very rename.'"
A reputation of this kind, however, it must be confessed, is not
always a proof of real integrity. We could give striking instances
of Honourable Baronets and Gentlemen who have succeeded io
establishing a character of this sort by repeating continually their
pretensions—truckling for popularity, and sacrificing in the most
shameful manner their opinions to the passions of the vulgar,
' while they profess at the very moment that they pay no attention to
any such considerations. They assume even a degree of asperity
In sneaking of the imaginary sentiments of those whom they are
at the sante time flattering into their real opinions. This was a
scheme which was found successful at Athens long before the Tri-
umph of ‘Vestminster was celebrated at the Crown and Anchor
Tavem. Major Cartwright, however, did not act in this manner;
he cannot be accused of sacrificing his opinions, or abating any of
Ms activity in their propagation, from any hopes of pronto ton
either for himself or his children. He did not consent to sit dumb
when discussions, of which he had formerly been the leader, were
again renewed in his presence. If he had been a Member of Par.
liament, he would not have entered the House after a debauch,
to permit the most important measures advocated by his party
to be thrown out without his uttering a sentence. It is rattier a
singular fact that a Nobleman tthe Earl of Stanhope) was the
earliest writer on the subject of Reform in Parliament ; but
when we come to consider the motives of its advocates, we shall
cease to he surprised at the circumstance. In the course of the
volume before us, we see that many aristocrats preceded Sir F.
Burdett in the career of Reform. There is undoubtedly a large
portion of the community, both of the high and the low, who pos.
seas a certain degree of ability, and an unlimited degree of am.
bition—who are capable of writing, and milting, and finding fault,
yet totally incapable of conducting the business of a gnat flatten—
men, in short, too little to command with dignity, yet too great to
serve with patience. Such persons naturally adopt the principle
which Milton has ascribed to the arch-demagogue, and think ils%
better to reign in Oppositioo than serve with the Ministry. Partial
evil is, no doubt, universal good ; and we should, perhaps, be sorry
to see such carpets out of Parliament altogether. It is necessary
sometimes to have enemies Moot whom we can learn our occasional
mistakes. The people of Westminster may, perhaps, act on this
principle in the approaching election—a result which we conceive,
however, to be extremely doubtful ; especially when we consider
that Ministers themselves have done more good in a few years than
all the Radical Reformers (by their own confession) have done since
their origin. We shall not enter into the various discussions con.
ceming Parliamentary Reform contained in these volumes. What.
ever defects there undoubtedly are in our system (and what Wyo.
cate of existing things will be so imprudent as to assert that there
are news ?) of one thing we are convicted, and the public at large is
equally convinced, that such men as Major Cartwright are not the
primes persons to remedy these defects. That franc/unit and de
cisive tone of theirs is at the very antipodes of wisdom, and shows

that they are incapable of making those trifling abatesnisop id an
general notions, which. if not attended to at first, will at hist,ii‘
the natural course of things, force themselves upon their lailatiol2
in the most calamitous shape. Their method of proceeding pita *ha
in mind of Charles Xll.'s method of playing chess. Ile always adv
ed the king, the most important piece in the game certainly, but
doubtedly that which ought to be moved moat sparingly. We put
it to Mr Francis Burdett himself—l)oeslot believe at this frlMfat,
if all England were balloted for a new Ministry, that he himself
would be returned by the unbiassed voter of the people in preference
to `George Canning? Did he ever hear a cry, in the highest fiow
of his popularity, which he could listen to with half the honest
satisfaction with which that great Minister must have learnt that of
the distressed workmen in Lancasbire—" God bled* the King and
George Canning !" Let Canning have noioaeription but that upon
his tomb.
We extract a letter of Burke's on the subject of Rams. is
was the character of that great man's mind to detest, by • met of
prophetic spirit, those minute circumstances which limit general
ideas, and which, by others, are only dirt nenid by keg
experience.

" ' TO JOHN CARTWRIGHT, Rig.
" • SeR-1 am much obliged to my friend Mr. Sing, of the
navy, for his kindness on many occasions, but on none more that
his being the means of procuring me the honour of your acquaint.
ante. I shall always receive with great docility and thankrnineee
any instruction relative to my public or private duty ; and when.
ever you will be so good as to favour me with a visit, I shall he Ord
to hear you on the subject of your book, which I have read without
knowing it to be yours. I ever had in very high esteem your inte-
grity and abilities. As to those friends whiz-Wawa! have gene.
rally the satisfaction of acting, I do not know whether their senti-
ments agree with mine on the 'object of your book, err not; or
whether they differ more from your opinions than any other die-
scriptiun of men. It is natural that great variety of opinions
should be entertained upon all speculative idea, for the improve-
ment of the Consutution. lam sure I am, for my scanty measure.
of understanding, as great a friend to such improvements when
they appear to me such, es any man can be; and when others lea
more than I do, if I tannin always follow, I never tail to admire
and esteem them.
" I have the honour to be, with moch,Td, Sir,
" ' Your most faithful obedient servant,
" • EDMUND MURKY."'
In 1180 the Major succeeded In establishing a Society foe
Constitutional Infonnation.and continued to publish and correspond
on such subjects. lie had been married, had purchased the family
estate of Marnhsm fiolll his elder brother, and continuld to occupy
himself oocanionally in projects of national defence, se well as us
legislative a:limes. The following anecdote may suggest a eons
treat with the conduct of another political reformer, on an occasion
somewhat similar
" Major Cartwright happening one evening ten all on an Amen.
can gentleman connected with the principal leaders of the Antennae
cause, observed a person whose dress showed him to be just arrival
on horseback, and who, after whispering a few word, to hie friend,
retired.
" After a little conversation the American became absorbed in
thought, and Major Cartwright judging his visit unseasonable. was
about to leave the room. Hie friend stopped him, and again at.
tempted to converse with him, but he stern sank into siknce and
abstraction. After many attempts to he allowed m retire, his friend
again stopped him with symptoms Of earneatnes}: at length the
suitor was forcing himself away, when his friend stepped bet Ween
him and the door, and lit a few seconds, turning round in agita-
tion, he said, ' I am going to chew the Confidence I place in you.
France has just signed -a treaty with my country : the man you saw
has brought me the intelligence express from Paris; and as he
came sonic hours before the English ambassador was informed of
the fact. Ministers will probably remain in ignorance of the cirestm-
stance itH to-morrow.' fie then gave an outlined the treaty, in
which the certainty of a war with France was the RUM sinking
feature.

" In gibing him this information, Major Cartwright had reason
to suppose that his friend purposely aflitrecl him ap oppottunfty
of making an advantageous speculation in 'Change Alley, and tbs
writer well remembers the answer which he once gave to a gentle-
man who frankly told him he was hardly justifiable in permitting
such an occasion to escape hip. 'ln all transaction', said be,
between man and man there should be equality of information.
If I am in pomesaiim of a secret which
.another has no or:menhir;
means of obtaining, we are not on equal tales, and every advaa.
tage I gain in consequence of such a secret, is in my opinion a
fraudulent transaction.' "
gotWithatanding the liberality of the Major's r thwiples, we Boc
he was no mealy to ir.o lopoly, when lie was himself to enjoy its
advantages; and it is ratbev curious to Sod Alajor Cartwright set-
ting an example to masters to form combinations for ratting 11 •
price of their commodities, and kesping their labourers under.
"' 1 have well nigh completed a negotiation with my firming
woad-growers, whereby we shall prchably come to act in union
instead of opposition to each other, in future. These ainsequencs
are expected to follow: viz.—
" • Ist. To keep our woad labourers quiet, without shifting an.
Dually from one master to another.
" • 2d. To regulate the proportion of land each grower shall low
with woad. increasing or decreasing With the demand at market,
and in due proportion.
" • FA. To 6x a reasonable prise, as the *bole Imelnen will he
in our own hand'', anti to sell for ready money only.
" "lime is bat one grower with whom we have had any diffi.
cultyafter much conversation I found the secret of his hanging
back, which is, that he has borro,ed considerably of the dyers. .
He is extremely deficient in intellect, and full of mean passions,
so that it is no easy matter to assist the blockhead in serving him.
"
Major Chnieright received various hints at different times front
the Duke of Newcastle, to resign his command in the Nottingham.
shire militia, but paid no attention to them. The great object of
his disioismal was not accomplished till Oct. 1792.
The folios ing extract proses that Major Cartwright did not agree
with those who charged Pitt with inconsiatency in regard to Perlin.-
, mentary Reform.
" It was mentioned in the memoirs of Gilbert Wishefield, vol.-
11. p. 433, • that Holt, the publisher of the Newark Journal, was
imprisoned in Newgate, for re.pvinting, without alteration, a
pamphlet by Major Canwright, to which the Minister. Pitt•
had given countenance and circulation; the consequence of
which was, the ruin of this young man's affairs, and death a
short time after. '—Major Cartwright, with that scrupulous and
minute regard for truth for which be was so remarkable, wrote
as follows:
" ' To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine.
" • True, indeed, it is, that the paper (for it was a single sores)
had been written by toe, and, at my request, published In a Leeds
newspaper, in 1783: true it is, that the protecution proved the ruin
of Holt's affairs; anti no less true. hold it to be, that his impri.
sonment was the cause of his premature death. But ill as I have
learned, by eitrvience, to think or the Minister that has been
mentioned, as I wish not to are added to the heavy accusations
against him a gran of untruth, it is proper I should correct that
part of the statement which speaks of my paper having had his
countenance and circulation. Of its original appearance he ear.
tainly had no knowledge; and, for cogent reasons, I am convinced
he never could have promoted, in any way, its publication.' "
The trials for high treason in the end of 1794, brought the Major
before the public as a witness ; but as these are subjects of general
hietory,we do not think it necessary to do more than allude to them.
The general election in 1706 gave him some hopes of obtaining a
seat In Parliament as Member for Boston ; end he wrote a letter on
the subject, in which he engaged that " at the expiration of one
year, from the commencement of the next session or Parliament, he
would, if required so to do, resign his scat; or at the expiration of
any other year, seconding to their wishes in that respect." It is
scarcely necessary to add, that this letter had no result. We are told
that Burdett's dinner on the Ist May 1809, at the Crown and An.
cher Tavern, was attended by 1,200 persons. The Tinter has aa-
' netted, on a recent occasion, that the Great Room was quite fall.
That was certainly a modest exaggeration ; for, admitting it to he
true, the number could not be supposed to exceed 400. We will
venture, however, to say, that the Great Room on that occasion
never was full, and that there never were more Mau 200 persona
present, a very remarkable proof of the decline of the party. It would
neither amuse nor instruct out readers to give them &detail of the
1 various trucesseries which occupy a great part of this work, and
our extracts tram the second volume will, therefore, be very sparing.
His missionary labours in Scotland, in 1815, are the subject of •
number of letters. In one of these. be says—
" In the garden of Mr. Carnegie, of Loner, near Forfar, I this
morning saw a true national thistle, twelve feet high. As the Latta
motto to this armorial ensign signifies in English • No one injure*
me unponished,' I conclude this is the ttee, and the Scotch bonoet
the cap, of Liberty."
The effect of the Major's appearance on the poll at the election
in 1818 is described as highly favourable to Sir F. Furdett, though
the preference given over the Major to Douglas Kinnaiht as a cast.
didate, seems to have been rather galling to the old man'. vanity.
The gradual decay of the Radical cause, in 1819, is well described m
the following account of the Hampden Club :
" The Hampden Club may in ibis year be considered as having
died a natural death, occasioned by gradual decay. • Not a single
member,' says Major Cartwright to Mr. Northmore, 'your perverse'
and obstinate friend excepted, having attended the May meeting
of the Club.' "

We subjoin only a few more extracts relative to hie trial in IBM
the circumstances of which must be fresh in the recolleolion of our
readers :

" It may be considered as a singular coincidence, that five years
afterwards, on the very same day of the month in which he made
this protest (10th of March), and about five months after his des
ceatte, the following passage was extracted from the Aioreiag
Herald Mr. Secretary Peel said, now, with respect to Specie!
Juries, he would propose to extend the number of persons at pre-
sent qualified to serve on Special Juries. At present, it was well
sknown that the lista of special jurors were universally made up of
persons entitled Esquires. This often led to great incontr_nience.
It happened, for instance, in the county of Warwick, that its the
list of the special jury, which, as every body knew, was to consist
of forty-eight, the number summoned was only tifty-four. He did
not tet to state, that It was in the case of Major Cartwright.' "
.t lie left the Court, he produced fro:u one of the pockets
of his waistcoat, which he always wore of an unusual size, a large
canvas bag, out of which he slowly and deliberately counted 1014.
in gold, observing that he believed • they were all good sovereigns.'
The composed nitunter in which this was performed, and the dry
tone in which lie pronounced the words, afforded much amusement
o the Court, in which it was said that even the Judges themselves
participated: indeed, the writer has been assured by an eye-
witness, who watched him with the greatest attention, that not
muscle of his tranquil countenance wee seen to change. or to be-
; tray any emotion, througheut the whole of the protwelblgs.
Such was dlajor Cartwright. We should be intad w truth if we