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rey render necessary should lx raised, Without being ' c Kndu.led himself in a tanner mote desetving the
burthensome to the pcior, I sleseld be ashamed to ' admiration and applause Of his ctraitituents. He
state. I rather wish to treat you with confidence, and begged leave to propoie the health of his tried and
itis therefore 1 say to year, that we.tintst all submit to staunch friend John Allcock, Esq. with three times
be seeerely taxed, durieg the coutineance of this three, (proareptimire.)
contest ; and I only ask of you to bear the taxes as Mr. Atteoce hoped the Eleitors would allow
ratriots, willing to sacrifice every thing for your him most cordially and affeelionately to thank them
country. If I did not think this was a war in which for the honour they had done him. No man could
we were ncccs.arily engaged. I would not give it be more grateful for their favours than he was. Al.
my support, hut the war being a war of aggression ter the eloquent address of their Representative, it
on the part of the enemy—a war of a man who has could not be necessary for him to trouble thcm with
betrayed the cause of liberty in his own country, and many words. The Elalors and himself had but
cannot bear it in another-- the war of a man, who, 1 one common cause. 'they had struggled together,
having made every Power on the Continent fall and had been successful. He hoped their exertions
down before him, wishes to make the British Islands wnnld terminate for the benefit of the country. He
worship him too; you will, Tam sure, maintain it desired to drink all their health (Shout: of approba-
wits your lives and fortunes ; (repeated lurete of et. tiee•)
thrum.) On this occasion, as on all others, it will Toast..." The Ring's Suitjeett at Hanover, and may they soon
he my duty not to assist in laying any unnecessary tr! rtlieved from their
l in;: oppressnrit."
Trut—" Mr. M ton, tho Chaneeqnr of the Ettri,epier.
burthens upon the country ; but I wish m apprize
with time times thr...e." (it was tir.it:: with enthiwi.nyt .nti
vou that I feel a conviCtion in my own mind, it will jai„ Bed oprig,,,e ) ,
fie impossible for us to carry ourselves through this
Mr. T. E R 'ICY Sail,he had to propose a mast which
?nett arduous contest, without submitting to those
might appear somewhat whimsical. He %vished
privation e, which, with you, I will bear without
to drink the health of a Gentleman who had ;liven
complaining. N'Cith *spelt to personal exertions, I '
him a great deal of trouble by the manner in wi.;,.:11
know that if Igo to the Borough of Southwark, 1 he had rendered the scrutiny necessary, and by that
shall find them. If an Invasicrn takes place, and an scrutiny rendered Sir Thomas Turton, in his own
attack apairst this cenntry be part of the system of ryil,im;vidorious :
Bonayare, Government need be under no apprchen- reeit—" Tr auks to Mr. Swan, for the trouble he Ltd goat-
*ions for the Borough of Southwark—it will &fem 4 ed, and the triumph he had procured!'
i!Seli; (plaudits from all sere). A worthy fri,.rd of Mr. Swart said, that the flittering manner in
mine, near ire, reclaims, .. Damn Bonaparte r---- which his nan:e had been introduced with that of
It would not become me to use that expression ; but their worthy Representative, was entitled to his
I do assure you 1 have the same .aversion to him as
warmest gratitude. He obierved, that the petition
• has. It is that same of Sir Ti. Turton was al inted to he taken

that Gentleman _ Bonaparte,
whether damned or otherwise, we must make up
our minds to attack. It is to that same Bonaparte
every man in the country is to attribute the depriva-
tion ri those comforts he would otherwise have en-
joyed. It is to his insatiable ambition, that all Eu-
rope has been rendered a scene of desolation. It is
wowing to him that Liberty has no resting place. It
is to him that all men are disgusted by every pro.
cession in favour of Liberty, and dread the cruise.
quences of that species of Liberty, to which such
tyrants would lead them. It is in this country
only, any thing like liberty remains. We have
a Constitution ' the wonder of the world--
we have a King whom every man looks up to as
a father and a friend—we have. a people of brave
and freemen, who, united together as one mar., may
bid defiance to all the Bonapartes created by the
wrath of Heaven, to disturb the pence of the uni-
verse. Unless Heaven, for a wise purpose, chastises
us, we lave nothing to fear. It is the intliaion of,
2rovidence only we have to dread. if Bonaparte
is no: an ins rument in the hands of Heaven to ru-
e.; i us ; let him cotne here as soon as Ise pleases.—
will be able to make a true report of what a
Eraish invasion is—l beg pardon for having taken
•iip so much of your time, but I hope, what I have
hated, has not been in vain. I have felt it a part
f my duty, for favors received, to say thus much
—First to take notice of the miserable and splenetic
vhservations in the Morning Chronile, which have
the name of a distinguished and respedlable cha-
sa.c.ter subscribed to them ; and secondly, to state
what my feelings arc upon the pretent occasion.
I have stated to you, and will repeat, that nothing
has changed any opinion of mine, because I do not
know of any thing that precludes a man from taking
an office whenever his acceptance of it can be ren-
dered palatable to his feelings. You know I never
used the language of dispose. You know I have
never said, that every man who is a placeman must
necessarily be corrupt. You know I hold in con•
tempt such doctrine. You know, that when you
elected me, you eleded one who, when he could
be of service to his country, by accepting an office,
would accept it. That I can be of service to the
country would be vanity in me to say, but the pre.
sent is a crisis when every man is bound to do what
he can ; and if there are those who think I may be
of service to the country, I am bound to exert my
utmost endeavours. As the terms of my coming
into office have been shackled with nothing adverse
to my sentiments and feelings, I know of no apo-
logy I ought to make, but I know I ought to feel
with a grateful heart the kindness with which you
have borne me through the stream. If you
had not thought me worthy of your favour
and confidence, and I had remained in Parlia-
ment, I should not, I trust, have been the Re-
presentative of a Pocket-borough, though I might
have had to have solicited constituents less distin-
guished than you are. For myself and my family,
I am proud.in the refldlion, that I have not forfeited
your esteem. I have stood in the face of the battle,
and have found not one soldier wanting who form-
erly was in the front of the ranks with me. I shall
always feel my present triumph as the greatest pride
of my life ; and if I have not expressed it before, I
hope, I have given offence to no one. I allude to
the circumstance of my coming out of the Town-
Hall after the scrutiny, without thanking the Elec-
tors. I understand it was thought by some not to
have been respealul. The excuse-I have to make
is very short. In the first place, I knew I should,
on this day, have an opportunity of addressing you
• at large; and, in the neat, I was sensible how dis-
posed my opposers were to Make that scrutiny more
iraportant than it really was ; I therefiire thought
it be to let the scrutiny die away with the disgrace
it did. I shall sit down gratified at the unequivocal
proof you have given me of your esteem and confi-
dence ; and, satisfied with renewing the professions
of my gratitude towards you, Gentlemen, I shall
take up no more of your time, but shall conclude,
y drinking your healths, and returning ;nu my sin-
cere thanks for the honour you have this day done
me." ( The air mounded nviL6 acclamations and 'lam-
4101,11.hirb tbe bills of Surrey reverberated.)
Toast—" The Electors of the Ilitnough of Southwark ;:
with time: tliree.
Tue.t.—" A speedy termination of the present nesessary

;ir .:somas appoil
into consideration (41 the `:4th of August. of course
it Nvould not be tried this session. It must he re-
newed in the next, and he trusted the nlterval would
bring Sir Thomas Turton to his rigit sc.T.Los.
The Wooden Walls of Old Fii,lland„"
T Gr- y, with three tithes three.'
Simg by Mr. Townsend, " Mammoth awl Bonaparte."
rated erred the tetpution produce I by this 3rn,z ; it was
edrnirebgy acrd was merared amidst thunders iJ app!ause.
Ace and Charts, " Rule Britannia." •
Mr. Ttramov--." Gentlemen, Bonaparte knows
that by fair means he can make no impression upon
vs ; by foul means he can. You know him in vio-
lation of the ri;hts of hospitality, he has basely and
cowardly imprisoned our countrymen, whose curi-
osity placed them, within his power. I give you
A spend" liberatiou to the victims of syrannj in
France." (P:andits )
•
Tonst,m-" Earl NVA:To."
Thai --" Those friend: who have on votes, lint are intim-
tritntal in securing them—the Ladies of Southwark."
loss:.—" Lord Ilawkeshurv."
nast.--" A full arid Lee RepreAeotation of the
Parliament."

People in

Mr. Sheridan's health was dtank with three times
three. After which many of the company retired.
Those who remained, devoted themselves to convi-
viality and mirth, and the day ended as joyfully as
it began.

war."
Sir Matthew Bloram said, he had the highest ob-
ligations to the Borough of Southwark ; ha had re-
ceived such favours from the EleCtors, that they had
fixed in his mind a degree of attachment, by which
it would ever be actuated. He congratulated the
orough on the choice it had made of a Repre-
sentadve. He had had the honour of sitting in
Parliament ever since that Honourable Gentleman
had be there, and' sure he was, no Member ever