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Foaled tlarr ; bat havingdiseetered tteir mistake,
ihey sought fur him at one of the hotels; but,
e believe, with uo better success. But though nu
,iroug symptoms of popular ferment were aliscenii-
ble hot night, beyond the ordinary effervescence of a
Westminster election, we must not therefore treat the
matter lightly. Ministers by their conduct in the care
of GALE. JONES, of shutting the gallery, and now of
Sir FMANCIS Bi RDETT. have exasperated the people
'yea noire than they offended them by the %Val-
chmea Expedition. Such is the legacy bequeathed
h. 31,.. 'oaKE, and of which Ministers have made
.; good 'a use. We never were among the
'letterer' of Sir . FRANCIS BURDETT, hut we
never denied his popularity; and surely this
was net the moment for committing them-
,ores with so great a favourite of the public.—
They will, no doubt, say, its their justification or
lefener, that it is not their fault that Sir FRANCIS
.• qued punishment, and wished to be sent to the
':ower ; but we know that this is taut the fact. IVe
borer, with Mr. Poasouns, that the Baronet
it; radr.l* reprimand, more than imprisonment in the
'Tower, because the latter punishment carries alai
a more dignity; but we are coufident that he did
Ilea wish or seek either. By sending hint to the
Toeicr, they have displayed their characteristic
imbitility and sluntsightedness, in mistaking le-
„iiv For sa-velity. It will not do to say, that,
tr ordming him to the Tower, they finish the
business at mice; whereas, had he been ordered
to he reprimanded in his place, hr would have
made a contumeliow, answer to the SPEAKER, and
thus invoked the House in new difficulties. His
higuoge, when called on in the House to answer
the charges of Mr. LETHBRIDGE, was moderate
rid respectful. Besides, bad he on such an &cea-
se:l acted with contumely and disrespect to the
Boost., his conduct would have only weakened
zsse, and strengthened that of his adversaries.
fiat, supposing him ,to he disposed to disregard
hv has it equally in his power to do so
in the situation in chick Ministers hive placed
Lim. Ile may keep out of the way, and thus
render it necessary to address the Throne to issue
a prod !nation offering a reward for apprehending
him. Whether this course be nut mole likely to
oemipy and agita.e the public mind, than any ob-
servations which the Baronet might' make to the
SPEASEL'S reprimand, in a House from which a
Mr. Yous may exclude the public, when lie
please', we leave to Minister* to discover.:-:1
We think, however, much better of Sir Fitatacts,
and trust that he sill not Endanger the peace of this
test Metropolis, by avoidance or resistance to the
isle of the House of Ci .nanonse

Abort eleven o'clock, the populace. under the
4eeuce of the idea t►►at Sir Ftaxcts was not
Ong to the Tower, insisted that the inhabit.
aces oL Pit:codify e►d St. James's-street. should
ilainitiale. Sante refused, and had their win-
dows broken--ntlitra, taken by surprise. shared
tie tame fete, before they had time to com-
plt• with-the demand. The great majority. how.
et•re. including the Club-houses, did illuminate
slid these two stre►ts Mere almost a blaze alight,
at tiro o'clock, this morning, when this Paper was
pat to presi.—Paities of horse scosred the ►treets,
is that vicinity, in all directions, and remained on
arty during the whole of the night. The military
force ceu,i•ted of several parties of alsolit 100
dragoons each, and a greet number of small pa-
Wales, of from two to six. At two o'clock the po-
pulace had nearly dispersed, and only a few small
groves were to be seen i•• the rtrert!.

We have received Culls Papers to the inst, and
Li,hon to the with Let, from which we have made
extracts. At the date of the latest accounts, no
serons attack had been made by the French on the
life of Leoo ; nor do they appear to have o;itained
say iiiccess in any other point of the Pt!'
On the otlasr hand, we read various accounts of
that y.i•it and ■ctirity among the natives which
inspired us with ardent hopes of their ui-
timate triumph.

Gotenrsnat nt received, het morning, &patches
ims. I ...nl W a Lti moo. We understand that
'relate to Vie general state and movements of
iretlive armies on the side of Portugal.

'ewewlay, • luurt of Dm ctor• was held at the
lafti4 House, when Captain It JOHNSON W.
s fib the command of the ship Ilebe, cotibi,4ll-
-

MAjcsty's ship Minerva. Capt. Hawkins, has
lied and vent into Torbay, the Hawk, pierced
guns, but only four on hoard, train the 1•le
'ince, bound to the first French port she could
She is laden with indigo, teas, vnAars,
coffee, and chime, and valued at 60,0001.
verdav, Sir DAVID DUND is held a public
it his Office, in the lints..
e hope to be enabled, on Monday, to give an
ant of the very interesting discussion, mini h
'd. on Friday morning, upon the direct cits-
i Sir FRANCIS AVRDETT brill;{ committed to
.s' r. after the Gallery was cleared. In which
nderstand Mr. SIMMS N mode • very ins-
''e ►perch, which much contributed to the
el Ile numbers in the, forth►r division. The
u►on the first d yiston were Lord FOLK-
-1,1 Mr. SHERIDAN.

surrounrlm7, the lobbies of the Muse,
IZ!•dry bight. surpassed ally thing retrreut-
• «•e are sorry to state, that they proceeded
rut-stiff disapprobattoo of several weathers,
the! supposed to be urun►ral to their pnn.
Wheu 111,. Stmtioas cussed throuith, they
W4ll three toad cheers.

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