The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-13 00:00:00

MEETING Or
MR. NOWCROFT'S thrENDS.

Vesterdee. pursuant to public notice, a nom-rums
it • I restretiable Meeting of Mr. Itowcrofea friends
took place at the London Tavern. to determine on
tile proper stets to he taken respecting his interest
et the en g Elect for the City of Inn.lnn.
The kleptinit having Owen convened fur two
o',lcelg.,Amiti that boor basing elapsed.
Mr. womennee entered the room, and stated,
that mule exttlanltinn was dire to the thmiternen
present for she ipiwirent delay in taking the Chair
at the witionsistest time. Tile fact wow. a new candi-
date had this mormese Harrel —w fellow Dirertor
with homed(io the Phi? •in Pore-Office. • merchant
of the highest reepectabil.ty in the foreign trade,
particularly in the West India Teed,. The Gen-
tleman in whom he alleded was Mr. IVilson, of the
house of Wilson. Aviwis. and Co. and he was
a men eminently qualified, if he thnnght limper to
exercise the energies ha possessed, to fill the high
office to which it was intended tw most hint in 11l
nation at Guildhall oil Tuentee nee*. He woe not
everriy prepared to see, that Mr. Wayne had deli.
intevelv consented to the wishes of. his friends, but.
perhaps. this evening would determine that paint.
The p-emitt Meeting were aim aware, that since he
(Mr. Itowernft) had been mentioned as a candidate,
worth, Alderman (Birch). had who stood forward
with his very meritorious claims far the support of
the Livery, and be had reason to know, that a third
Gentlemen of tbe Ars! elepeetabibty was also talked
of as being likely to accede to the sriabeead'his friends
10 stand forward on this sweirsion. Under circum-
stances of this we tore. Mr. itowcroft said, that his
private fiends were in the adjoining room delibe-
rating as to the course which it wonld br advisable
to take respecting his own particular interest. All
he thonlil any was, that if the City were to have as
their representatives two Members from each poli-
tical pant. it would be advisable that on the one
side and the other they (mold at least reckon upon
one man of energy and intelligence.-..-(Apploase.)
—lle regretted that many of his friends were now
• absent from town, particularly his Parliamentary
acquaintances, who were gone to canvass for their
several interests in the country—were it not for this,
he flattered himself that he would have been this
cloy surrounded by some of the most distinguished
men in the country. If, while his Committee were
engaged in business, any Gentleman wished to pro-
pose that the Chair he taken, and any questions put
to him (Mr. R) be could hare no possible objection
to such a course.

The sense of the Meeting being in favour of
awaiting the result of the deliberation of Mr. Row-
c►oft's Committee, that Gentleman hoped the delay
would he short; nod nb-erred that he would not
return into the !private circle of his friends in the
alijoinine room, lest his presence ►hould have the
shgletest effect on their olninete drcision.
After a short interval had elapsed, Col. WI LION,
mecum postird by several private friends of .Ir. Row-
croft, entered the room, and the Colonel was called
to the Chair.

The Chairman tlwn addressed the Meeting, and
expleined to them that the friends of soother Can-
didate (11r. Wilson) had just met at the tavern
opposite, and the friends of Mr. Rowcroft thought
it right to wait the loose of that Meeting. From
its result, it became more necessary for them to
deliberate on the prudence of persevering in the
canvass fur Mr. Rowcroft, whose political senti-
ments', and deep theoretical and practical know-
ledge of business had first recommended hien to
their support. From the result of the Meeting of
Wilson's friends It appeared they had deter-
mined on proposing a Gentleman whose claims were
nearly similar to those of Mr. Rowcroft. When
the latter had consented to start as a candidate, the
blectiog would recollect, it was just after the la-
mented secession of Sir James Shaw from public
life. Of his competency to be the successor of
that individual, and to fill the high office of their
rrp►esvutative, no man present. do Man to the
country, could have the smallest doubt.—(Ap-
Rowcroft was long known to the
City me a gentleman who had uniformly stood for-
ward in the cause of public spirit and benevolence,
and always displayed talents which would qualify
him for any office in public life. These quid ficti-
tious lie still possessed ; but he regretted to state,
that the situation mid respective influence of the
candidates who had already declared themselves
had been considered by the Committee, and they
had driritled that as matters stood it was unadvis-

whit fur Mr. Rowcroft to continue his pretensions.
Not that has friends had at all uttered their opinion

of the value of the striices he was capalile of
reisdellisg, but iheY thought, from a consideration
of the whole subject, there writ now less likelihood
of the 'incest/ they at first amiLipattd, and that by
emitinsoil r coastrot under such circumstance,.
they might eventuoll) expose the man whom they
wished to seise to the mortification of a defeat,

which would hurt their feelings as well as act in •
painful manner on the acute and Susceptible mind
rif Mr. Rowcruft. 'This was merely the opinion of
the Committee. if the present Meeting souk a
different clew of the subjtct, he was mite the Com-
inittee would thankful') listen to any arguments
that might shake their decision, sod cheetfully
adopt any measure that might appear likely to pro-
trude the interest of Mr. Ruiscroft.—/Applause.)
—lle would be must happy to him any gentleman
who had any thing to offer on tins subject.
After a sufficient pause, for the purpose of allow-
ing any Gentleman to address the Chair, and no
individual manifesting any disposition to do so—
Mr. Rowcaor t lute, mud said, lie would be glad
.punt.uscuusly expressed of any
he would prefer to hear it so
thousand art speeches. If any
he (sir. Rowcroft) ought at
(rum tire contest, he would listen
and receive his advice with
wing inclined to avail himself

bpaskisig.
•Kriu addressed the Mteting,
burprised ut the sudden drci-
• ; the ciscuitistaneesi to which
eertrii.ly required cousidertt-
Illare than it got ins the spur
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and the t liritendu haul deli-
hit claims b 0 ab lJ

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