The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-19 00:00:00

DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE
INDEP&ADEATE ti, srgITHWAIRM

' The 'Electote ef Soeithwirlt met yeaterdso •t the
`i'figroOiolorit. K . ogled. tit celetra• te the Aram-
' Vnter'e y.,,teiii Appyof their iodopendence; .Sir ages*?
In
Witacks-. iv they Chairs .... The com ploy was most
ititioceolia.und seirpectthle; between two and three
.. itiinfrAl'oetdAlto io 'dihrier.
[ "litteilh'ectrth'wlafFmtived ThettiatituAit kit-
'l3^"llle:... ~- • . ' ..
-Si The liiniciagolike,priesiOve whieli niseed.his Family
NW", 0100::ritttpas::—.(Applause hr" The Peoplo—tbo only
.troe aworee of Ingitinewe power.'—(oreat applanee.)—A!Tht
104/..f the Prep."—(A pplaww.)
L; , my. ‘voTHEßSPoolll.fiext pee. and ,in 0 Negri-
`lirkite spercli.doettlipen+the' public conduct of
.Mogert .Wilsoua l'hart•gollant. Gentleman deeereetl ,
' see' f of feu country .; taut collie part of 00vernmeat
'lie bad:been ,eubjeetteil to tite moat bitter persoca•
'.inn rare known ,•,, butt the people rallied. rpuod.higg,
..rod gitevet'ved the intended toiclial• The worthy
'•43-erilleman roue:fled by. pyoposing— - •... :
-. w Thadteaith of Kw Rlibeet Wilton, end way tie spirit of
•16, tweak keep paw wahtbe oppressive acts of the Goleta.
treat:'—{Load appellee.)
Sir 11Q81111T WlLactia rose. aqd was received ,'
with tumults of applause. Alter silence was re...'
«lured the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman, after iee.r.l
• pressing hilt thauks fur the.enanner in which he Wei
receieed, said, that he. owed to his constituents
obligations 'of the highest kind ; he was absent
when the strong arm of power attempted to crush
him. but .she electors of Southwark. bearing 'in
intnii the 'principle of English Jurisprudence, that
er-ry man should be deemed tuitocent until eon:
vieted of guilt, nobly and generously extended
their tergieeting shield over him, gave him time and.
ooporidistly to sewer his character' from pod ;
• lie defended that character, and the machinations of
his rotieroire protect impotent, abortive, sod inglori.
ou.—j Loud sod continued cheers).—He could here
wisheotittiet heroes the only case which prove.) the
violent chariagtg. of their government, but every
set of theirs skewed that oppression, not conciliation
irks the twins upon which they rested their power.
It wirto howeder.•some consolation •to see the habr-
Aind Teopowiters of that power hesitating. laie
liaidral '•goliptiktors had heretofore shown little
ornopethy for the people. they raw new taxes with-
outtnotsmuring,. end they looked upon the Arch-
tom of every ancient right of the people as
intended fur the prevervation of religion and social
order. Magistrates were found the tools of Mono.
tire 4 end political Judges applied the puoisliment 1
tel thrtninA not to the offences, tt•But with respect ,
to-ifielaorted proprietors, the este, was altered—'
rend bed fallen, hut a gnndirlettntation remained.
There.flinty:ciseerted men now affected to, iympa- •.,
thire o'rli.the people—strange alteration of affair's !
they now had Reform upon their lips-whoa Few ,
' inooths before.olinost deemed it • protanetion, t
hTothint it appeared plain that, great. ehungra were •
!lit pros ress...-w. great political criers was at hand.
',The clouds which _lowered upon them svonid not ,
llksipate, vii,thoot producing a war •Of element*, .
lad Reform would prdye the sorest and sorest cmi-
'dueler of 1141;t4tglituing, . lie si:enprithised in the
Aproomit distrios, but when he coaside*ed the. hdlgtf
odgeeefuen6l, which it was. likely to produce, when .
-1.0 saw how likely it was to lead to Reform. ,lie
• kit wane consolation that out of the present evil
• might sprint lasting and incalculable good. The
t The flan. Gentleman next brietly adverted to the.
-eargoments of those who opposed Reform, which:,
'Waimea of an easy answer—the body poti4
•grotild always seek its owe good—the people, if.,
they had the power, would select those best rale
i.l
"emoted to promote the public, that is, the peopfeli .1
lielgod. What raid a celebrated Roman ? Whet .
Simian was ever so base as to prefer a Nero .ta a
-Seneca ?L‘(l4eors hear.)—As to the argument that
tale people would make the House of Commons
;too ilturocrotic foe renal establishments, it was
t- false—the people of England were a truly loyal
'ipebpl;.—(Applause.)—lt was profoundly 'observed .
Hthatthe Ring of Region& acting like a RePubli-
I van, „ourtil'l always ensure the truthful devotion. of
1.4111 aubjects..7.(Grest applause.)—lt was his ow-
l-filen. that the people would have a Reform.—
Oh the lag debate on Reform 174 voted for the
'measure—amongst those were eight member. who
. held .thengselves under the influence of a Noble
'• Lerd, Anti iitst Noble Lord was heard to expreee
• his'eseisfaction at the votes they gave. Looking at '
' those things at home, and looking at the progress
*shit+ liberty hail made, abroad—the triumph of
South American Independence—the prowl examples
of : Spain ,ittitl'Corturi—who, notwithetandieig the
•provocations they had received. did net shed the
hlorel of the wicked, nor bad recourse tb ,an ,
infamous Alien Bill, he hoped they woold,,
maintain the 'liberties they had so nobly achieved,
and . that glorious ages to come will compensate,
them for age. of suffering and of shame.--s(Court
' applause.)—The Hon. Gentleman west laid it sea
scarcely necessary for him to renew to hit consti-
tuents the pledges which he had 'formerly made ;
he 'would persevere, satisfied they Weald not re-
quire of him any thing which he could not con-
scientiously do—satisfied that in seceding to their
wishes he would be but promoting the muse of
' public-virine.r.(Applause.)
The Gallant CIIIiIRMAII said he wai shoot to
• propoae the, behlth of a man whose name was as ,
dear to the public heart, as his life had .been devo-
ted to the public service—Sir Francis Burdett—
`"(Laud Ind continued applause.)—With his name
he would (oriole his worthy and IbleXolleagne,
'John Cam' Hoblinu.e, Esq.— (Appfartee:)—The
fdriner,. be ',wetted to say, was *barna in'eogise-
qpence (41 'peiuful, but by no means dangerous
'.illnew. He then proposed—" Sir Fitment Burdett
and John Cam Hobhouse.the undaunted, faithful,
and disinterested champions of the rights sod liber-
I ties 4l' their country."—(Applauve.)
Mr. Hottnntros, after • noticing the manner in
'which the twist' snee received, said he saw before him
'.otany. who (hi a hirlg' tame had d the public
1 With integrity, 'Ael, gibd courage-L(Applanse)—.
llatriiii he trio lirfdre hide' the IHonnentble Member,'
ire Ociiiiiinl—fOteat applerise)--the Hon. Mernbee..
fdr Shrerial,fuer—(Applause)—itid.the,f-lon. Meta-.
10-for. Atter deco,- (A pplause)aaticiritie bound t.
'ifOr that Ykey'Were intichthdei iblitlitingtThe noble:
'lififle•rnefAiik filen he was';nlid he email only sup-,
lipoose thettle trflowei-in. whilkh-tht 'hut toast vas,
r/Ceivcd proceeded altngotheS from the,essewattem
a trititigtVe OW It. Frenci 4 fitirckitt.;ll *qv di-
Liiettdify thelitinthirdble • IS-atone It taforna-thetb.-

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