The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00


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the election of the Mr. Wilson, not being an Al-
tleinsati. provided hiiii•elf (44 thel:ite ga 14 Watson aid, nu
the hle orriision, i ii%tarili of thirty years ago) with 11 scarlet
t'obe wilhnunit for, for this porpose.

Mr..PV El. then rose mid addressed tile House. in conse-
quence of the message communicated this d.ty, and in confor-
mils with eltlAl):,Ali...l leaser. devolseil neon the Hon.,. lit
perform A duty %shirts. while it was the first in I • tof time,
was fa: flont being the lest in pond of importance: it was 1,,
select firma g, its members a lit person to till the Mike
of sireakee- -411 office coeval with the existence of the liodse
44 4 111.r.11-41t1 11f:11101 Of lilt' 140%1.01111', asst O iONe•seti
floe peculiarity -chat of all the great others of state, it was
the roily one die appointment to whit It did not pruceeJ
1(0111 the direct stomissation of the Crown, hilt frau the elec
time of the menthes* of the Moors. It W 44. tlelllllll4, still
Move rental kahle for Ilse exteot of die hunts ontsinsitled to
the individual lilliog it. 'Many of the duties belonging to it
wee( performed so coma: tufty moles the observation of those
now profile', anti had 40 114114.111411 y eleiened their attentien.
that it would lie quite sup, rflosous, 11'11411 1/11O.101111:11011/l,
hill, toeing to to eitly detail ergariline them. All, even those
hitionruble geetienten hotoalay. for the rust time, eitteifiled
to assist ill the ilelim•riseiorts "(Ilse limos«, welt- fully appeised,
that 111 the Speaker were intro...led the charge of presiding
over the various' ilisenssions, the duty of atamlaiiiing order
Md regftlau ity in the proeeediogre; Amd lie %ca., he.idca, en-
trusted on every oera•ion wilt the task of meet tabling and
deelarini: the cullective sentiettent• of the members. It is as
his pailittil dusty also, cessary, to mark Ills displea-
sure and denounce the ceacuro of the II inst., or to convey
to fleserviii; objects tho welcome expressions ef Ilitioll4l
he tins had the privilege of confer, ing at the {Agile
moment, the teivard to which a lefty mind tcutstil
aspic e', 411t1 lilt' most animating inventive to future ekes lion.
He would now proceed to rite e immediate object fai-
ts huh he rose, soul %veldts advert in the individual who, in
Ili, opinion, ought to he •, feetiol for the great elsarge to be
intrusted to his hands. He IA lilt' Home, that Ito par-
tiality of private 16.1,1,411 p 1171%1' het sas ed him into
the proposal of the homairable ;sentleinan, whose name he
should presently mention, if lie had not felt a strong cenvir-
tion that his motion would he in peiti r r inti•on tests the fit i-
ings of all those whom lie addressed. lie was confident th it,
w nut he soggested that Mr. Manners Stilton should he placed
to the chair, it would meet with nitenimotts applobation. Re
might with perfect security appeal to the exitesienee which
the last paultaniret had hail of his zeal, lii• talents, attti his
industr), lot an the question, whether the raper.
tatiosis heti out by lilt' a:11111141'1We )11".
Sefton ba.l not been tally verified, and a [tether the liberal
addition of applause le stowed rein by those who bail
resi•led his claim had slot been warranted. Even his oppo.
eeets had marked their respect for Ins character 411.1 attain-
moos, while it:cording Own- prelei eller of aitoth-r. Time,
who had supported hisainim to the vacant chair in the i. 1.1
sesstoil, had formed their opitsion tit' his competence, tot:
merely from getirral knowledge, hut ft' lns comfort i
another whet., the ditties of which, in sonic I everts, %Cll.'.
not eery dissimilar to those which were to be disc liaigeil hese.
Of his other qualifications for this important duty he too 111.11,,
to opeals : .P 1 his peculiar fi nest it would perhaps be lento,
• slide for him to treat without °gentling the personal delicacy
of the hoinnitable gentleman. If facility of access, remit-
' mess to afford information, mildness and ease of deportment
in his isitervotirse with the members, were of any come-
quecce, lie undoubtedly possessed them all, and snore. 01
these points neatly all present were able to judge as bimsi If.
But whatever might be the talents and illilbr41:lii011 of the
individual, it was stiff epte•stiou necessary that be bill/111d
pusses the conlidenve of Vie lionse--that confidence wftirh
no talents, no attainments, coati secure ssittiont the higher
reqoisites of high integrity and :lofty independence. His
knowledge, the per:Mier structure of his mind, the imbue
of his pin snits, sod :above all the unimpeachable elmearter
he had sustained, called neon the House to replace him ill
the chair lie had eh cady so able filled. Witlinot raising the
viii which separates the relations oh' private lite from public
observation, lie might put it to every man acquainted with
the honourable geutkauen, whether. in their intercom-se
with the world, they ever met with a man of puier loci-
ples and of loftier independence. 11l 61111'4 acts
at 'mina: men were not very charitably judged or, his chit-
acter hid never been assailed , Isis spotless integrity had not
only escaped reproach, but was looked tip to with fervent
adtenration. He concluded by snoring, that the Right Heti.
Chutes Nlainiers Sutton he culled to the chair of this House.
Lord ektv E. seconded the motion.
Mc. li titt4ETT said, he did not conceive he should be dis-
charging his duty did he omit to express Iris warts approbation
of the motion which had her:mins: made. It had been truly
said that the office was diticnb,and rendered more so by the
aMe, active, and impartial coneuct of the lit. Ilau. Gentleman
who had piesionsly execittedtiis functions: but the titan tier
in which Mr. Stilton had imitated the example, proved
every way worthy of following suck a prt'deccastc
The question was about to be pill, when
Mr. M. Scon-ON rose, and spoke to the following effect :
ui Sir," (addressing the chief clerk i, " It as impossible for
me to express its I feel, my 'Wok; to my Rt. lion. and my
noble Frit:H.l, for that kind review olio) etilitiiiet which their
pat tiality lather than lily merits has (hetet. .1, and to this
house fur the 11111111On' ill a kick their prnpu,ttiun has been e-
ceiv,•,l. Conscious as IWO that the zeal ..1 nay-fiiirniis has,
its the present Instance, led them to overstate say humble
merits, yet I feel proud of the additional proof it has afforded
me of the strongest disposition of the House to support every
attempt. Wise...es weak, to is ards the performance of his duty,
by hint who is placed at their head. For my intentions in the
discharge of those duties wind' the house confided to me,
rattier than the manner of their execution, can I claim any
nir rd. But it they have been discharged satisfactorily, I owe
it to the kind indulgence and aisle support Which 1 have se.
ceived from the House on every occasion. In what ha,
Plata by my Rt. lion. and Noble Frielids, as to the difficulties
of the situation I folly concur. It dues abound m difficulties
whirl: ere autfiriunt ter make it formidable to any, and mote
particularly to those who w,re aware of the able manner in
which if, timelines had been perlitroisd by the Right lion.
Gentleman wition4.l had the 110110111 of succeeding in the
tar t Parliantent. still,l ata Willing to obey the rotors,and
ef the douse: and if Wry shuuld *gain confer • upon 1111, lilt
Inv lemma, it shall ever be toy iriost motions enileavinir to
do ii.y best in die discharge of its several ditties ; rely the upon
a enotimiance of that indulgence Isave•experieneed
etieol e."

The rr of " Chan ! Chair !'then a esonedeti from all parts
of the 11,.11.(` and alit.' a pause of a moment. Mr. M. Marron
took at, atmiiht food (meet..
He then said, " I beg to thank the Mole most sina,rely
and c.4..rthalb for the high honour thel have conical; 1 iron

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me ; and to itouire them, that I will ',trill: eve y mire to de.
'ive their choice, by a strict, clearly, faithful, and impartial
inchar ge of my duty.
Mr. CANAINU *aid, that in fibiug to move that the Mowae
do adjourn, he wa, nut mine prompted by a rigid tof lien-nee
to ancient ii,a;:e, than directed by ittelination to enovuttitee
it upon the choler n hlrl. bad jowl been mink. lie offered.
then, hi. i•itwere congratulations, nut to sorich to the Speaker
ilr I', Ifoltsts, 11111011 (hilt That the ronetiiiii, to the
fliNdiAlge sit' t. hieh he was thou edited %Yen• import:4ot, all
would admit ; and fi out what they hail beard from
(th.. ',peak(' r) they n ere vita h'ed 10 judge Itu%i high a valor. he
Iwd M I neon them. They had the exp... itmev of his
in ow %Vali the knonleil.(r tti th.rt conduct
Is cell Ittem:)ry, it tVit% 111111024Slille )))) to conceive the
lured hupev of the future, tit,: recollection tor
the stet. fhat he might lung I:01111111W iir hold the high ho.
:WV( which he -then enjoyed, was lii•, (Mr. t:asining',l lutist
cattiest wail, as it that of, Le Lettered, all alio Ireatil
INI,110: then adjourned.