The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-25 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.

On Wednesday last, at tine o'clock, the Committee
deputed at the last meeting of the electors of West-
minster, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to l resent
tile address there agreed upon, to Sir F. Burdett, in
c risequence of his late sentence, met at toe Crovs
near the Obelisk, whe.e they were jollied by Mr. Hob-
house, Mr. Lan-ley, Mr. Simile! Brookes, and all the
principal electors of ‘V estiiiiiister, many of whom acted
as stewards, bearii white wands. A large concourse
of people soots co levied, and as soon as the necessary
arrangements could be matte, the procession set out at a
quarter past one o'clock to the Kuig's Ptison.—
Mr. flophouse went first, he seas iiionedisiel) fidlowed
by Mr. Brookes, and Mr. Claik, the seer. tar); then
cause twu by two the other stewards. They arrived at
the door of the linig'sll..neli a little before half-past one,
and formed a circle iii I
constables were in attendance, and the utmost order
was maintained ih the Crowd.

Mr. Latigli.y, as the %Tierra' reforme. of IVestmitister,
took his station, with a white wand, on the steps. 11r.
Holthouse and Mr: 11. Skelton, the mover u' the ad-
dress, stood at the boitom of the steps. After waiting
a few minutes, Sir F. Burdett, attended by the principal
oflict rs of the prison. made Its appearance at the top of
the steps. and was received win' enthusiastic acclama-
tions. He was auc pained by Mr. M. P. for
Middlesex, and several oilier public spiri.ed gentlemen;
many members of the common council were also there.
As soon as order could ac maintained,

Mr. 11011 HOUSE stepped forward, and antiouneed to
the wouthy hart,: et, Imo, hating had the honour of
presitlimi at a late itteettog. of the electors of ‘Vestinits:
ster, at the Crown and Anchor *avert), he was deputed
to attend hint with the address, which had hvett there
unaintionttly aareeil upon by a most numerous and re-
spectable ilSbr muly of his cottiontients lie then intro-
duced to the worthy baronet Mr. H. Slich..o, who as
comer of the address at the ottetint., was now to present
It.

Air. 11. SKELTON ascended the steps, and procredcd
to read the Jtithess. Inv It.ittb of it which tei.Vl Ird to
the [inflow-in in Sir Fr %%ere loudly and lei/vault!)
cheered. 'the tsortny baruuet constantly bowed Ili
return, and appeatsd srosthly arleetett by these 111.1 ks tit
unabated kirentiess. %C hen Mr. bkehon, *shoo lead we
address et it to excellent ellect had colic:u ;en—

Su F. ISURDLTr„ inswad (.s is the CIIfil0111) of
reits.mm; wrolto answLr, a:lthestfd the Nrlt vim:. In a
apttett rei.lete %van :ceding. and elenitenee, In the course
of whicti ise Wds ahumt inees3aotht mtcrturied %%Oh the
war,t.rst applause. Ile upelle : ht..spctell by assuti4
illicit), that they h this day firtitstied hint with the
Lest altortatithi he could w Wit lo ret.i‘c bite an) sacrilicr
he might he called upon to make in the public
cause. The most anent which a genuine lover
of his coon r. could ever Wier up, was, that he -huuld,
in ally shape, breollie tilt happy onNtr ttttt ern of contrt-
botiog in the itutiltc good. At the late ..ct which had
led at Itis imprismild ut he coM.I look back with con
acitius rectitude, for trout' th,n and since he could unit
look at ihe no .rage at \lanc:.estct %volt one feeling, and
could c••rtaiuly tituld never regret having, with others,
exttoded ;he hand of charity to those who hod cruelly,
and dlc-bally sulfured on that astlatsclico;y day Tilt now

'THE NATIONAL REOISTEIt

had now arrived when the public mind, after having ho-
nestly, and properly, and construtionly devoted its hest
energies to the cause of an oppressed jll.l injured wo-
man, their Queen—;lurid cheers), could revert to the
sail transactions of M tochester,and to the general griev-
ances which thine iminedaiely aliezted the people of
this country. The most prominent of these was the
vile 11111rJae at IM.lncliester, the blood of which still re-
mained 'maimed for by the perpetrators of f.ite acts of
that ill-omened day. So lont; as he Mad a voice to rarer
lit behalf of a sintering comitry, that voice should hetet
he hushed mull the Malicilester affair was either re-
,lrrsse.l or enquired Cheers.) As to his own
0111.1111 M, exited toe sympathy of the people
of We). .inister, Ins esteemed atol respected constitti-
etit,, he could assure them that their conduct hall
converted that which Was intended by lt,s enemies
to be a day of p 1111 l smnent, of shame, and disarace,
into a day of ph, ul tmour, and of sell-satisfac-
tion.—;Great applause.) They hail now but to prioceeti
and make common cause with the people—to advocate
those great principles of public liberty which were alum
the basis of public IlapplsieSs alit! S.-Cillity. It was these
wine!' could alone make England a COllltAliell haply
country, and it was the wain of the provisiou of prac-
tical seetinties to Celliltile tiler due atimmistration 11141
had, since the period oil the r. s olution, berth the theme
of all great and able men who hail advocated the collie
of rt• 101111. It, was ulr grntvlh 311t1 pncucal t!iff4.Sloll Hi
these principles which could alone repair the hitter evils
winch wete entailed tipuis them by the late war—a war
undertaken by the enemies of brethren a..tailist the growth
of It at that time hi Fr mce, just at the allies now mai-
shalled their Hiliding armies agaitist the young liberties
of N I eta,.) lie hoped, I .evtr, that the
Lillie W 55 fast a puirleachieig when J better Stale Of things
would be lottim to prevail, at least in Etigland ; evhcii
every hottest awls einild sit clown under his own Ville
roil enjoy the trims of his own limiest industry, alio
participate the produce with stmie...kitly else besides the
tax-gatherer of the stii,lister; when all guild meat wouhl
feel a common cause Ili 111,1101t1111$, their government and
their constitution, and enjoy a common toterest 11l both.
—(Clieet,.) In couclusion, he took leave of di.: nu-
mentos gentlemen he saw before him by expressiiig the
gratitude he felt for this adtltuoh aI proof, not alone of 1
their 10 him, hut to those great principles
to which they all looked till, din Mitred them, Illat he
looked upon hit present sittlal iiiiii furnished him
with this pool of their sympathies, as induced by the
best piece of good lortinie he had experienced through-
out his whole public life.
'Cite end of the worthy baronet's speech was hailed
with loud applause. Sir Francis then withdrew into
his apartments, and the deputation, followed by the
;teat crowd which aCCoslll.lllleill them, returned to the
Crown, where they partook of the goon cheer of the
house.

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