The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-08 00:00:00

THE II fTH OF NOVEMBER.

The eighteenth annivetsary of the actinittid of Hardy and others,
who were charged with lii4ll Treason, took place on Thursday at the
Crown and Anchor. After the usual toasts, Mr. Hunt, who at the
meeting of last year spoke of gracing a lamp post with the head of
Sir V. Gibbs, noticed the late BristorElection, and the part lie had
taken in it. He had come forward, he said, with the sole view of
giving the people of Bristol an opportunity of asserting their freedom,
not from the mere motive of opposing the humane, the good, the
amiable, the lovely Sir S. Romilly. He had failed—yet he had tri-
umphed, for no perjured or solicited man had voted for him. He
could not say that of has opponents; on tha contrary, they had exer-
cised the most corrupt means to obtain their majorities, as he could
prove, if called upon. Sir S. Romilly, the humane, the lovely Sir S.
Rorndly, had himself, by his agents, as he acknowledged on the hust-
ings, purchased freedoms for seven hundred inhabitants previously to
Ow opening of the poll. in order that they might vote for him —Men
W;10 had, under the authority and direction of the said Sir Samuel, to-
Led the 13fibery*Oath I3ut Mr. Dacia had acted as humanely, for
he • too had purchased seven hundred freedoms for wren hundred men,
who swore that they had received neither fee nor reward for their vote.

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Mr. Protheroe had purchased only five hundred. Such was Mr. Hunt's
it.port of the late proceedingr. the accuracy of winch we have no
reisson to doubt, for that, Mr Hunt says, is seldom to be questioned, as
such is his affection for truth, that lie rarely disgrects her by appearing
in her company.
Mr. Harris ptnpnsed as a toast—
., Westminster's Pride and England's hope—Sir F. Burdett and
Lord Cochrane." _ _ .

Mr. Miller, the shoemaker, and others, win) had neither the same
trust hi, or hopes of Lord Cochrane, as they had of Sir F. Bolden,
ipposed the toast.
Mr. Houston condemned all opposition to the toast, which, how-
aver, atter some opposition and clani,mr. was withdrawn.

A FAMILIAR ADDRESS
TO MR. Sit RIDAN'S NOSE!

Oh thou! who hold'st ciistinguisled place.
On the Bit jo ly face,
Whom N,ture, inshating art,
Hung out as sign of DicK's scar')) heart ;
Who. careful, when no more he thinks
Keep'st clear account of what he chinks.
Dv seotiog on thy front divine,
A pimple fur each pipe of wine ;
Wino in New Derry's lobby. 1,
Beneath great Si:AKER/PE 4 a z's form descry,
(For sure the fire which there I see,
Was meant correct to picture thee).
Oh blaze ! by bellows never
And always bright tho' seldom snujill.
Oh thou! whose ever fervid glow,
Proves thee a nasal volcano !
To thl'e my sad complaint I pour,
Bid Jack o' Lantern, who before
Thee dances, wheresoe'cr Dick goes.
A moment stop to hear my woes ;
Nay do not fly, fir sure by day.
The world can do without thy ray.
Give men not yet the lamp of mght,
'Withhold frt m !hem awhile thy light ,
They sure can make shift with the Sun,
While I recount, since I've begun
What under thee has late been done.
0 nose of fire ! that seetta'st, I wot,
A huge box iron heater, hot ;
Tito' free I mean to make, the muse
Of nothing bad can thee accuse :
Thou did'st nut fire late Drury's dome,
In contact ye did never come;
Thy flame the Commons' House enjoy%
That night old Drury was destroyed.
Where many a taper match of wit
Has by thy genial fire been lit.
Well was it you were far away
From where the engines went to play,.
F..r had the firemen chanced to see,
They certainly had played on thee;
And such performance you, I wilt,
Nut liking, would have fiercely kissed,
For you and Dick, in any quarter,
Hate, as ye hate the devil—water ;
And you, at first, however shocked
To see your fire, the playhouse mocked,
Felt half your wrath with his subside,
When you beheld the stream supplied
To quench the blaze ;—consoled to know.
To flames consigned your antient foe.
Refulgent nose! thou like DICK'S name
Doom'd to survive to lasting fame,
Fate bade escape, that all might see
With wonder thy high destiny.
'Twas thine when 'bout this time last year,
The comet fill'd us all with fear,
To drive him hence.—He left Sol's court,
To turn this world to glass fur spirt;
But seeing thee, scar'd by thy heat,
He soon resolved upon retreat;
Glad to get oil with unsina'd tail,
Convinc'd where you were, he must fail.
And fled, precipitately fled,
Ashaned of having shown his head.

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NOV. 8.

Blush nut that thus thy fame I sing,
Oh could'st thou rise on mounting wing !
Or ride the air in a balloon,
Thy splendour would eclipse the moon ;
Then happy England with delight,
IlliJht boast throughout the year moonlight;
And Luna, squeamish pert coquette,
Who flies so often in a pet,
Should here a welcome find no more,
But scorn'd as never scorn'd before,
Might roam thro' space to shine and roar.

Alas ! Bright Luminary I here
I feel myself a little queer,
For this address is diff'reist quite
From that which I set down to write.
My object simply was to state
What under thee was done of late;
But that too long would make my strain,
Unless I trouble you again.
On the Committee then I'm dumb,
But to one point I needs must come
'Tis said—nay, it is more than said,
For in the Morning Post 'tis read,
SAM ARNOLD writing of the fire,
Speaks thus of Thames, to wake my ire: •
"The Thames was frighten'd such a scene to view,
And like the deuce, Blackftiar's bridge ran through,
Etclaiming Zounds, if I stop to admire,
My jacket may be singed, or set on fire ;
To Gravesend I will fly, while Drury burn,
And wait till time the tide of things shall tarn,
He said, and glowing with uncommon heat,
Pass'd blust'ring on, ashara'd of his retreat."
I say 'tis false, in your distress
Thames did not on to Gravesend press;
Nor e'en to Greenwich go to sup ;
Nor sent he of his wave one cup,
But rolled his stores with lavish hand
Tow'rds Westminster, and to the Strand ;
Then when the Volunteers he spied,
The mighty monarch of the tide
&Wed, as he view'd their maid air,
And mimed he was not with them theta.
Nor idly mourii'd ; for so, n he sped
And snatch'd a coat reg'mental red,
And waxing ,warm, now glow'd the Thames,
To have a battle with the flames.
Then all impatient for the fray,
He with the engines took his way;
Advanciu4 he might shed a tear,
But 'twas in pity no:. in fear,
As in the elemental fight
He dauntless mingled all the night.
How then dread mule, 'twixt Sun and Moan,
Couldst thou let Thames be called poltroon;
For this thou didst in BYRON'S sneer,
Where "Startled Thames" seems struck with fear;
Unjust was this, and tho' I know
Thames was not wont to be your foe,
It would not give me great surprize
Should he one day against thee rise,
And make at thy approach a fuss—
Thou AL P. for Vesuvius,
For this has causeci so much turmoil,
Thy touch (with ruge) would make him bail.
I mast conclude, yet ere 1 fold
This letter, more must still be told :
I find New Drury's graceless scamps
Have got two hydrostatic lamps,
Placed foie osa either side the stage,
To shed their brightness on the age.
Ilow couldst thou c.alinnly under thee,
An outrage so atrocious see ;
For sure mare light, than both have showu
114 d flow'd froin thee witii Dick aloe,(
1341 Dick then bring his lamp, I pruy,
To give eclat to Drory's pi
And thee, delighted ‘s ith his fire,
The towel will see but to admire.
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Let SIfFRItY•S flame once more appear.
AiB4 Diar.,y need OD " Rivals" fear.

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Come then bright iams.—oh come with him,
To bid the other lamps lu k dim.
Here I must pause, another day
I'll tell you what I have to say.

A Cool OBSERVER.

THREE FRENCII GENERALS.

MALLET, a General of Brigade. 3 statinch Jacobin, was emplove4
in ill • army of Italy, under Li UONAPARTE, br:f •re the I,llter went •ti
Egypt, and about fbur years since when th,' French Getter 3, M ra,LL s
Was appointed Military Commandant of Rowe, MALLET w.t. his
Chef de l'Etat Major, but in consequence of some Yiote,p ex sins
made use of by him, conceriii!!g. tue manner the Pope was treattd,
he was sent to Paris as a prisoner, and was obliged to retire ca
halt-pay.
GUILLET is likewise a General of Brigade, and formerly edt-
pluyed under H ECHE in the Vendee, he has been in the ar:it e‘er
since, and being likewise of the Jacohinical School, he got himself
into vouble with his friend MALLET, for hayirg, at a puhill ta:tle
about four years since, in company with the Senator% Tx AcEy.
CARAT, and CASANES, and the Depu•y Attorney-Gen ril -I the
Council of Prizes in Paris, FLORENT GUYOT, (term % M-.:mber
of the Convention, and a great Jacobin), made use of air ng ex: re,-
sions against BUONAPARTE. 1t was even reported in Pairs at rtmt
time, that there were sufficient grounds to try the•ya. Th.• se AiriEs
were only reprimanded for their intemper..te cr,nduci, but i!ie Gene-
rals MALLET, GUILLET, and FLORENT G u 10T were Wilt to :he
Temple, and afterwards to the Chateau de Vi atceimes ; last is s.til
in confinement, hut the two former were, we hay.• heard, restored to
their rank about tour 7•lontlis sine.
I. AHOIRE (and not Latiorti) was a Gereral of Brn'ade, and one of
General MORE Au's great favourites, having fun:net-1y b!'ottgeki to his
Stall. When this General wss arrested, in 181)1, I.AitOlitE,
pany with FRESNIERES, MOREAU'S Secretary, tied to Gcrinavy„
having been accused of being implicated in the conspirac ..f
Pic.tcau, GEORGES, &c. He returned to France about rt,.,e yeas
ago, but was not restored to his rank. All these men • er,: : ;kr f: ;,
of FOUCHE, and its that Ex-minister is now in Paris, who knows
what his FATE will be ?