The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-08-20 00:00:00

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political friends that they are supported chic,* at
Sir Feancis's miserly that Col. Sistine, and one or
two others, are coosidotablecontribu ; and that,
on thoclose nt the year, it is customary for most of
tie visitors to make Mr. Tooke a present of wines,
or some other articles necessary for the supply of the
table. Every liwurdAy evening, a party was made
op at Col. Bastille's, of those who were to go ftom
town : Sir Francis was invariably present ; and ge-
oerslly named some friend who was to accompany
me down. and whom I was to bring back. with him-
self. in my carriage. after dinner. Sir Francis seem-
ed always to regard me as regularly engaged to dine
.4061,1011iaz at Wimbledon, on "unday: and. though
I ever considered myself indebted to Mr. Tooke for
the great entertainment which his wit an ! knowledg,i
afforded. I confess that, after the second Sunday, I
never looked upon myself as dining at his expense.
Before the length of my acquaintance with Mr.
Tooke authorised me to take the liberty of m eking
the usual presents, he rut an end to our milt:tiro.
&nee tor ever. So that if he really glud}vs me what
I received at his house, he must is own ill
native that it was not comper,ated."
/ THE ASllll'lll I:6COURA,;IO SY VS TS A•TIS 1111;1.
Deft. TO SST VP /OA WEbtet!:•sTell.

•• let catr innsly avoi.!ed being a mem.
her of. nr attendli,.g try committee or mine. I con-
fer:. Gentl.men. 1 Ovenr Otoerved. On the contrary,
as I er‘iild judge trnm his professrais and his:atone,
he s-erred desir us of promoting the clICC:11 cr* my
ele by all the in. • rah'. means is Lis p
That he was a member if the e..nnn net is certain ;
but he mitt have been ri ;led sschout /as knowledge
and evenly' his de•ire• Th.t he Sid not take any aeli vs
r.rt in the corniiiitter. aid, iii.:eell. that lie seldom
at ended it, is true. I at*:ibuted however, as
I did his net maki g any buy • a fauns during the
cle6.on, to tor Mnid:esee e;e4ti•ni„ which it zs jos'
cloning on, and which, cf course, rviuircd t is no-
d:vide,' atter t:on. Nor tap I lICW believe. though
so •tiongly assured by Mr. 'look:. that :lit inaa..
v 47 in t• e cause • of freedom' as he termed it, arose
either tr• m c•ir oat or d:••••git : because such a belief
would he a dov/wight ilnpeaztitOent cf h a sinceary ;
and because it would he in direct orposit•on to hi,
espies, declaration, and to the le tenor of his
co d. 3. Besides I can see tin motive tin such cau-
tion. He had avowed his unlimited cohtid tic: in
Alt in egrity, an i had in the most open manner
committed himself in my eau's. What, then, citild
he :,ave had to fear tr •rut.aing part in the otd.oery
ttleasores for pturnoting my election
•• bur, atter alt, eeentlemen, it is of very little
consequence Be it as it mar, it can hare no rela-
tion to the sohjea with which Mr. Tooke bat cos-
setted it, and on which he seisLei, it to bear. F• r.
whether Sir Francis was a member of my commit-
tee or not, lie Was 008 us • the ecaurs taLial
mined upon a petition to the House of Commons t'
and, notwithstanding Mr. I'noke's express declara-
tiidu to the contrary, had the same' share in that
determination' as any other individa elector ; ex-
cepting. perhaps, Major CartWi iglu, whop/Armed,
and Mr. Gibbons. who seconded it. The resoiution
for opposin; Mr. Sheridan's return, and for '
en-
c'ea (luring to seat Mt. Paull; was er.:ered into at a
meeting of the cic&ors at the Crown end Anchor,
atter the final close of the poll on the 19th of N .-
vember. And, at that meeting, it Mr. Tooke will
take the tremble to refer to any of the printed ac-
counts of the proceedings, he will Ead that :ir
Francis Burtie:t was present. He did not, index.;,
make any sp.vech in favour of the resoltrion ; but
t i *hew his approbation of the proceeding, Lie Was
the fist person to put his name to one of the sob-
se, Iption papers; and in a few days afterwards
committed the at of liberality (unknown to Mr.
Tooke) who, h raised him so mutt' in the II ttirnation
of the imblac."