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T::e 49Ilowing lellerA were Ittou etutfl, by desire
of Admiral Ilart.ey, by the .liiiigt. Advbrale :
Capy of a LOW. from the Earl of St. Vincent, to HOW, All.
mint' Hata. y. kited Yfortion.r mom*, J2l Apill, I in.
Sta—l . atinot r. tire from the etememni of the Chau:fel
Fleet, eithout espreasing the high 4,411,.., Vitt:dein tithe
' ability, real, and perseverance displayed by you to the com-
mand of &Attachrd squadron doting an uttexam;led Wag
erniseotf the north ro,t of ;Rd..% : aid assurady ~,g of the
esker tool regard with winch I have the bottom to be, Sir,
Your moot obedient humble servant,
• (Signed) MV. VINCENT.
To It-ar Admiral Harvey.
Copy of a Letter from Lord Collinrwand to Capt. E. Hurry,
dated Puryalss, Oct. eo, twos.
MY AY A R St a-4 estocrota.lide you emit 'sincerely on the
sietury It IA Alajeaty'a eert ham obtain.. d ,11,..t the rtiti.y, and
ter the noble and ili•tiiienisl.c.l part the T.-*traire took in the
battle—nothing could be finer-1 keys nnt words in which 1
rum stifllcielitly rakes, my admiration of it. I hope to hear
)WI are ittiltort ; and pray mewl me 'our er port of killed sod
wounded ; with Cue thrtecis' name. wlio 4.11 in the ammo,
and the state of your own ship..-whether you ran get her in a
mule to meet Gravitia, should he again attempt any thing.
I am, dear Sir, a Ma great esteem,
Your &Mafia, humble Snvast,
(Signed) CUTHBER T CULLINGWOOD.
Capt. E. Hervey, Toweruire.
'I be Court was theta cleared, when, after three
hours deliberation, they• pronounced the followieg
SENTENCE:

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" That the charges of his havie j used vehement
and insulting language to the Right Hon. Lord
•Likimhie', Mill 'hawed great ilisrespert to while
in the e.xecotion -of his (dive of Cosommoder-in-
Chief. on hoard Him MajesWs ship Catatonia, cud
tres'.eri him in • coiltemptimits and lie uLi ig man.
nee, and of his Inuring in inlay ioitatices spoken of
his Lordship in a most Contemptuous slid dis-
respectful manner to *event! Officers of the fleet.
halve been proved itasUet the Rent-Admiral
1-livery, nod da adjudge him to tie distinowd from
llis i‘lniesry's service ; and the Rear-Ailinital is
hereby i;isniissed secortline,ly." _

Thr Court was exceeifti;Aly trended on both
days.

WESTMINSTER' ELECTION.

CROWN AND ANCHOR TAVERN, STRAND.

Yesterday, shout SOO of the Electors of West.
iniuster tort to (hue ut the above pl I c , in order to
celehriite the sceoud :inniversory of Sir. Francis
Burdett's return for Westminster. Au rceel:ent •
dinner was prepared upon this occasion, and, Later
it was partaken of, Sir F 114,4103 B.:IiDEST, the
Citairrwin. knee the fullownur trpt.ts:—
" The Ring at the Aet of S.•ttletu,^u."—With three
limes time.
Mragus Charts"—with three holes three.
The Pe.ple sod the till of Ittelth.."—SLath three times
t►rea
Upon the su4ge.tion of the CHAIRMIII. Mr. RT-
Lat sang o song wnich was opplicahle to the occa-
sion.
The fourth Toast was,

4. The purity of Ors-that—dm first sera towards Parlia-
mentary Ramo< drank with throe notes three.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT UM, lll.e, mid addressed
the'eueetitig—s. Gentlemen (said he) I hope the
pleasure and smisfaetion with which I have st.et
toot, this thy, a,ll Dt• manifested by that conduct.
I shall adopt; always firm anti *tritely to those lints.'
eiples which first revoutenereled roe to your notice.
Geutleinett, the coodnet of the Electors of Wort:.
master can never be effaced front my int story ;
lair can lever make any return to then', but by •
a strict performance of that ditty .which they have
itodearrsrilly iaspoeieti upon' me. lcm sorry that
I inn not able at this Anniversary, to. hold out to
you any prospect of the ARItIIIOIVIOII of the sane.
lion of the country, from.any transaction chit h has
takers place in that sleds used to heretic(' by
or at least, used to tail itself, the. Representation of
the people of Eitglatid. (.4pplauses). So extraordi-
nary are the eirrimistuaces under which we live,
that although I have had frequently the honour to
meet those persons who hare done ate the &emir to
return me to Parliament ; and although it is only
Lindy that we here tied a very full 'nesting in this
same place, npon the all:ivcit of Parliamentary Re-
form; the circumstances of the times are so
extraordinary, that soinethieg occurs within a short
period, that rettilers reels memnig interesting.
Gentlemen, se have arrived at a very sin..mlar
arra of me. history ; for the first time since Eng-
land was England, it is unbliishingly avowed
in that Home, which used to be celled the
House of Common-, that they are the represent=
ativrs of the people, and yet they have become
liantentil iu their übiquity, and otiblusliiiigly de.
fend it. ( Load applauses). Centlerneu, although
a good eisinsule has.beris held out to the country
by the city yf Westminster, it•was impossible it
could have those effect., which some persons sup.
posed it shoeld have, because they acre not
in a conditiou to follow it. It is usually our lot to
hold up our pursuit of independence as ail exam-
ple to those who are not in a situation to profit by
it. We stiles. as w,:11 hold oat prospects of (median
to those aho ore shackled with elation in Neu date,
as call upon those who are the Eleetors thrott4liout
this country to imitate your glorious I
do hope, however, that the example emelt you
have 'hewn. will operate upon this bulk of the 'emit-
try—l mean mem those who are not Electors
at all ; for upon those who are, your endea-
vours *At rendered tunic, by the triAt: a Inch
prevails in rotten boroughs. Gentlemen„ %davit you
first did me the honour of making toe your
Representative, I fairly and frankly stated my
reasons for declining to route at all into Par-
liament—because I believed, as every sober anti
thinking peeress must believe, that no one intboi.'
dual, such as myself, could do any good to the
people. Gentlemen, that which has been Jane
this session, is regard to exposing aboses, most mi.
elouGtedly have opened the eyes ot every one; hut,
I must confess that the eNion;ile of this city of
Wostrninster, together with the exertions of my
Hon. Friend on my right (Mr. ‘Varilie)' have much
contriltuted to it; for, ! must say, that lie who
has hail the risk mil danger shoold have the his-
nonr—( .Ipp(iasts). Your rutaluet NMI his to-
gether atilt th tt of my other Ilan. Frietel, who sits
oil my left (Jr., Mitiloeks), and who lute also
brought matters forward iii a tangible shape,
heve tendril much to the benefit of the public.
Fortunately, Gentlemen, nothing shook the con-
stant in .1d of my Hauteur:able Friend au my right.
He per Severed, although in his investigating'
ot abuse a; nothing made iuio swerve Irma the
straight forward path; and was [lmmutable Frietil

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Mr. Miducks proved, that that which 'Ministers lion. It dill soft amity** the trial that atry arch eltpen-
called false iissiosaatious against Govereinclit, was I astute lied hewn d.nctrd by tb ewe or that the antoomeivent •
lhet which parelyaed the whole aesetably" in every had actually
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adact,.uailly been surds by ,the Plaiiii.ti to pica of
do. (..r inch expead.tiire arcs (teem, jt brow env_part, and *hewed that they WI died for los inquiry, teary to the poiliciple and usitfoim practice of yogi- tmos-
each as that which he proposed hholld take place. minter. illse Eimatiff, who >uwt es a paispre, was non.
taken first the subject of pediettentary corruption suited; but your Comiu;•tee mos pot to the expecte of &loat
was toward in that assemulv, they. with all that is the defence of these octuani, which tiny
hypocrisy which signalizes t1i,•11,, ;generally de- have
.the,teno
alrtis`e rne..rie°,7pst";ites,. of
chart
teem the bat As.
Med Lie ellargeand a.persinn,end culled for partiem wa-erssry, and yourr CoUtUlittle now lay before you the pre-
Int ilistanern. and U eon this he briugs fore ard iran at :le of your accounts, leaving a balance due to the
the particular iiistuticut and proof-, tool they refuse Treasurer of sdL taw gd. wheels your Committee
inve.ti•tetion. open the grouild that there was no do'7'l.l2l"iritsl,-'21.1",: i'l'elnarrakeird •
arryie into effect the ite-
need of it, as they conferred the erafite to he noto• anhitiou of the 4th Of Pulse, to return Par Fc.artil
built sides of the 'louse confers Burdett to.P.arlionwitt, frecfrum every expeas• hiswielf.”
• the crone, and say that all have• duce Your Committee ace out iarier.s.hle to the which
the amuse thing, nod will 'do it, liu t decline the bi- this great nod glorious example is cakulated to poadace on
t,, persevereand
qtory that will lead to punishment, letraute embody tishielsPrirkittEnt radre"stlilltirtli Irs Y°7:, h),„ but "(iv" to whom it will attach. The 14th Of May. conceit:that the prise* state Yo'f•he 6auChisc does •
(Sentient-es!, inte.t he ever in your reineutbnince, Le- out permit that example to he so followed, as to produce may
cause upon diet duty you anal the borough-mongers important namerseall ettitt in tine House of Commies.
were enrisp:etely at ironic as to the reinesentation. though they usay justly hope that it will coca tiara be mewed
To such a degree of violence Mileed have those %I.ib
Yourt. ('*mutter* wmddsoNingly hone, that the sour.
luwoughotiongent arrived. that I fluid in The Times of
Me people, peat Lehi', expressed. ard supported b, a few ho.
newspaper. that we arc rdigntatiard ut.tuti all ot•easi- nest and real repre.eututivc., oho shall foithfrAy ptesevert
on. an J scol•ine and Ittforiners,w Mete petition to the i is exposing corruption !.hooev.r attempted to be inewriard.
-ICiiiterif-eseetristleel by His tolajesty, would be op- by that, ;lemma prer.i
~olentnie which:AK:ems itste•rs. rity):n.lut
posed by those leirough.auntigeni, by heldiug out a umolofini tes:,;:iceace.oslit,:e;m7i„ ;:.1.;,.41 by Arnie ta°'aels'e%anit, it.
direatt that, if he tiered to retitle, an ear to hit defence. In the torso y••• will itCr....vir beer the
peoide, it would be torattenting a breach of the benetf•-lt satisfaction of having done youy.daty, and the hes,
first prieriplee of the Constittition, and to mein "our othohl.tult_s_SP T"hile sniSSll.Bl4 earn In "well shAll
Sr.:rake:oo 11:Ciati..4' at: kilaalce.ged Mia•defel.lda.f. one. ex-
the displeaeare of that [louses that oughtfo pro-
• p purity, and of keepiag 11.11 e tail mint of liberty.
trot those privilege* the loople should enjoy. am whirl, alone can trod to regato for theteopliof co:eta:lathe
not arutl afraid, however, to say, that, earls or ihlt blescugs of the Corstitatiou to which they are entailed.
were to i.e a hr. a.li of the inivelegei of that Ileum', Ur. tVurelle's hralth being -most plopuswd, and
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the united tile pimple el England ought drank it iris enthu,iastu, that Cleutleinen rose and
to Britten Alajestv to break those privileges. addressee/ the aneetieg.
(rippluases.) I should like to ace the borongit- fle,osrunal thrin.that it was with intuit* /loM.
1 mongers at iseue with die King of Engles'''. Even stare he received so flatteriin • Mink. of teen appro.
when it is perfectly confessed, that that *Melt wile basin's; he did hot know that lac had ever in the
oteteil Al r. forne Took e, as to thetraffic for seats conrse of his life ret..iteel an irnitatiou of which. his
in l'arliament. wits correct, still it is a traffic was so proud, and lie would at all :noes Ire'ready . •
which meets with- the approbation and support to evince his highest respect for the purest betty of
of the House. How ninny vietirns have there been electors the country coaltt boast. He hoped that . •
to this.fancifid purity of the. Rouse of Commons? his cosidoct parleitneut would always he such as
many have brew prosecuted for libel+ of va- to merit the seine le "poet I e tAteu e> evidenced.
nous tesierirtimis ? And bow many persons bave Ile congratuluted these, that iu that election
beet', to VtilioUst ways, puuishrd by the House of which stood remarkable for its purity in the uncials
Coin 'mils ? How wally Instances hove there been of the country, they had mode choice of each 11.
sitnilar to that evinced in the song which lust person as now ripreseoted thins. thau whom be was
• just been given, which mentions lluinliu the tin- persuaded there woe not a may in the kingdom of
man ? a disgrace it is to the nation, that purer •ndmorelionousalleprinciples--of Isetterami
that unfortunate man should hove tallest a seen. hither honour. After the elate speeCh they laid al.
lice, and been ptmisherl for au which per- ready heard, it would be to.beconing in him to
sone pinseseed evert of the most ordinary inind trespass long upon their attention. One Circuses
would have overlooked, instead of prosecuttiog him etauce however he would notice, which had hoed al-
to destroction! How unfortunate it is, that %then ready touched upon, and that wee, the open
we find Government •ansious that other places evinsal of corruptteu with which the country
should not he bought sod. sold, places iia•the was insulted; no omit could fail to Le as.
Rspresentatiou are to •ire bought and sold by tohished and disgusted at it. (Load applauses./
the Miiiiideror of the Crown? How trifling are Front the two factions stow in t.ie 'louse of
all !torts el' treason, in comparison to this treason Common+, the one culled 4. The Tuktitss" and
mud treachery cominitted upon the laws, which the other •• No Popery l" nothing could be
can :ilium administer seentity to the Comitry ? It expepted. The former, indeed, while in office,
is that which destroys the vital principle of every had exprvised their synth's for a home of glans,
thing sue hold. most dear in this Lod :'bring the thnt ell theiractions might lie mealiest to the pub-
onhy thing the. people haVe to look up to fur a re- lie ; not satisfied even' with that, tney woken to
dress of •tlnirgrievances. It ie that 'domr whir)) have a bowwindow to the ftets.e. (Loud laugh-
can arrest vies in its cotton, protect :Milo- tag.) It most however appear•etrange, lout they
cesices and serve justice to the individual. should turn round upon the country all of a sad-
/Apo:rinses.) Having mentionitel the ruliject'of even, sari confess that they were corrupt, bud
Pal feniceitAry I:Adonis, I shirfild weals to say ii-few would continue to be so. ( Loud applauses.) There
words wore utmil it before I sit (lOU appears *ere still a few honest men to whom they might
to toe, that the auhject of !Worm loss beeu made leok,•and among them lie was happy to nettle Lis
more. *IA. tilt Sind teas pirseticable than-Seceerity friend Mr. Crrrvey. Ile had more than once ex.
really requires. Now, Gentlemen, the friends of pressed his moutons on Perliamentary Refer*! ;he
Ihnhaineutary Reform. or thole whet have taken it had stated it as his belief, that the herds'''s of the
up when they found it their jot:west to do so, whe- people would he materially diminished by such a
ther sincere er otherwise, have had this minfortnue• measure., god it was his fate to be mu, it misused
intending them, that they have decked it oust with for making such an 'trowel. The came from
such uunecessary unto:omits, have 1.0 Cult: 'tried a quarter from • hich compliment weight be no 'm-
ond embarrassed it lay a degree of inpitelious- limn, and therefore he was:satisfied to endure it......
nese. as if requiring an uncommon share of He was certain that Parliamentary Reform would
talents to putt it in practice, mid with smelt hone the etfect of lightening the burdens of the
a degree of importance and difficulty, that, people—([.mad and reiterated applause:). Any
Parliamentary fteforiti, simple arid plaits us it one whin looked to the report of the Funtia c Corn.
is, is lost sight of, amidst all those circumstances of , mittee woe id see to what un extent the public had .
pomp and parade, by which it is entirely ear' been plundered ; nothing but corruption t., the
rounded. On the oilier hand. the enemiea of Par- House of C:otainotis itself could sanction such
linutesitary Reform have been desirous to repre- corrupticnr. There was no subject to which he
*eta it
.as ahilatllllll iniptacticsilile in this bad paid more attention than the Finances of the
world. All writer* on Govenimeut have stated muffler. and hr had not the must distant doubt
that the mid tl.e execntive•partr ought to but that if rrfortn did take place, the inccan tax
be kept separated from one another; slid that It might he taken off in the sere first year, by the
is not lit that a hiseoilis %Imola he completed by strength of such a House of i'onimons as would
one alone. Tile "hole geieuee of gocevelneht de- then exist—(Load and *,rationed applauses). If
pends upon this simple principle, which is well ever he had the honour of Meeting iu the f-louse of
kanwie Homely, that die mime person shall Hot ligth erminions the Friends of the People, they might
choose and divide. 1 vat It in this way ! suppose s h !dm upon the ground of this declarations
that in atschool a parcel of cakes were to he sent to and he would be happy to meet the
the scholars, and each of them sae to say to the (Load applaisses). lit time present taw" it was
other., I hove n right to the half thvideel and let toe tholight necessary to extea I the penal laws; certain
chime or choose you, and 11l 'lndite: That is the • breaches of trust were made capital ; but. altho'
simple Jerson for Government; for the principle he did not to advocate the further exteesiow
is. that the chooser shall not Le the divider.—The of them,. lie • thought it rather cotruorilhary that
the officers under Ciovernraent were sot includedney,
float. Dart. ;twilit !tide(' to the coed net of Mr. Tier-
ney, who haul formerly torafe.sed himself a great. in their provir.eis. If such oat the case they
friend of l'arliamentary Reform. but wen now mould hardly bane mu anti-jacohin in office, day
afraid of exposing the shameful practices. of ( • would'have last Mr. J. in‘t 1., himself. (A laugh ).
vernnient, and concluded by eiviiig a. a toito— representertstrongly the Necessity of moderation.
"The five sad ineepeudeat Electors of %Vest spinster" It wad the wish, he seli•l, of men in power, to irritate.
The. Chairinau then gave 44T1.. health of Lard them to that ileglee that the strong arm of this law
C'ocArame," which was drank with three tome three, might be interposed ; hut theireilijeet eliould be to
defeat totes derieers F r, moderation, which, aceorn-
Mr. Sturch then rand the follnwing repot' :
Report of the Committee who conducted the E;:erlon, to panted wit* Ill'itine‘s, would certain'y carte the
their Cesistimeots, aseemhled ea the girl Alky..mai;:), to poi.t• they had, to vivvr for the restoratiou of the
celebrate the Second Anairermel of the Return Or Sir comp ads' .• Ire concluded lei. h giving a toast, .
Francis Burdett ' • • .. ",The Progress of public opinion ••
Tone Committer hive oh:creed with made gattergetior. „ U
, s. Ittadocite,aod hu hommeable pledge-.that on tett.
that the enad•et Yu" adopted at the r•teet'6"; the "1"11 sideratias as earth *humid Induce Was to almadou the came
which you are sow met to celeirate, bits beet. imperceptibly • orK.l.aseasr.,
reason
format sts..lf upon the cousideratiou ui all thinking men --e• • drank; ; upon wine' that ceutlernau Tee
la many parts of the country, • iLsposaion to follow that es- .
ued his thanks iu as epprOpriate speech. 1I•
ample has beta publishy mani forted, and Mamie you have turned
been a/ranted public thawing fur the noble stood yea toad: IS said, lie found it impossible to express the great
simpart of pemcipka, wahoet which oar !masted toasting- 'gratification he felt, for the honour ,lone hie,. He
tins is het ma empty Nut. apperrep re its of those r!ectror who .had .
Your Consmitar call to !Oar .reeolleelicol, that prevlrstrA
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to the first numversary, the High Botha' of Win estmsterl voted( for Sir hottest*
hod ohtane id a verdict accost your Iteprese-.,t Myr, Sir elf wan oversee to malting
Burdett. (Lad applamars.)
profeasiezie in general, but
Francis Virden, Ow a share VI inin sate...dint 'lie had no hesitation to declare, that either in or
the Election of llenthers of nzat, under pr -recce- 'out of .Pitilieinesit, he would ties friend to the
liLet-
that lie was a Candidate, which he was ant,
,and had hid ~4•thr
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the use of the Hustings; and also, that goesCommdiee bad • Livery of Lemke rhea
ro arasa deaveuresl to obtain the ree,asukratiou of Inn reci.et "Toe eacteperarestat ,
ira nppl)iog for a new trial, which had Inca refused by the dreelt.
Court of Kitties Berets. The consequence of thm se proceed- " The health qj Me. Deputy GoadheArre" was
toga has beta so caresser of armed. of 3,1..1. which Mecum. nest pmposed, and heti% d
rranftied hot'. gratitude to
k wash total twatio
tribatioa of iisolividral Elector% Mel the Lberanty of other e
applauee, he exp r
frauds to the Polity of Electiosi have enabled your OM monies o
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odttee, is great part, to discharge. Since that period,
the compowy in a short Art abiss.t..ll steicis.
venom Imre ken hrotertit by an individual apron door of Sir Fee:gill Ilertoevi. after eV r-legast speech.
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paw Cemadillale, seder pretence of expenses, said to he in which he lamented- the new resniettohe to *Melt
sathuhihedh7aue or Abr. thrlOtova"r"..4.l of She Dee- their liberties were suljectad by certain gagging
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