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•ntl the *toast miler preriled, rin`trrithilletuturk
the determined and desperate ,Bests of hand..
pickpockets to create cnufn.ion in the throng. The
blends of atiosir struck up during the advance $
uou►4rr of piOriniic tuner, nitwit were loudly
rherred by the impurtse aowntblage. The fellow-
ink ass the order of the tirocessiou :
Ten Trumprier. nu Hur.eh.rk,
Four dark B!ne and White %mores.

Ni'.t Asiistoatti, three and three.
•
Darts Blue flag. Iffitto. "The People."
Rand of Music, three and three
Deaner of the Porah of St Anne—Cenum
Electors no Coat. four and four. .
Parnehial Committee in Ihronehro and Fasg...
Band of Mende, three and three. ,
Law of St. Paul, Covent valets, and St. Idantigo. ,
6A rand—Pink. •, ,
Electors nit foot, rate and lane.
Parochial Committee in Banalities and Pow. .
Rawl of Moshe, three and three.
Itssaar of Si. Cle.nent and St. St try .
Evening."' ou Foot, four mot four.
Possichlat Committee in Barouctwo and Font. •
Dark Blue PINE, Motto," Reform of Parliament."
Band of Mu.ic, three and three.
Banner of St. alartimin th,Folits—Dark Blue..
Electors on Foot, four and foam. •
Parochial Committee in Bornoeltes and Four.
114m1 of Music. three and Hirer.
Banner of Si. J
Electors on Fool, tine anti four. •
Parochial Committee in Bar he. and
Dail Blue Floe, motto, "'nisi by Jury."
Band of Nltaie, three and three.
thinner of St. George—held Blue.
Elector• on foot, rani and four.
Paroehial Committee in Baroachre sod Fuser.
Bond of Music, three and three.
Banner of Si. Marcoret. and St tithe—White.
Electors nit foot, roar and four.
Parochial Committee in Barouches and Font.
White Flag, Motto, " Purity of Bkclion."
Three 131111,1110117 and Fonr, containing this Proponent and
Seconders, Chairman, T. emitter. Commie), mid Solicitor.
Four Trumpeters em Horseback.
Dick Rl"' Fig!, "John Cam Hobhonse"—•While Banner
to Advance, " Choice of the Peoltle"—Dark Blue Flag,
" Sir F. Burdett." _ _

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and
JOHN (AN 11013110 USE, Esq.
lu the ('Sr di awn by Six Grey Hor ea, the drivers and
harness elegantly drivrated with favours.
A number of Gentlemen on horseback closed the
procession, and some carriages filled by Ladies.
As the procession moved up Piccadilly, the Mem-
ber. for %Vest 11l i l later were clamed by the Ladies
who thronged the windows of the street, and who
waved their handkerchiefs and Woe favours as they
passed, amid the acclamations of the people who
moved along with the cavalcade. We observed •
number of dimitiguislied personag'es at the windows
in Piccadilly. Several Member' of Parliament took
their station 011 the balcony of the Palteney Hotel,
aroseng them was Mr. Wm. Peel; his brother, the
Right (inn. Robert Peel, was with some Gentle-
men on the steps of the hotel in the ((curse of the
unwititig. The windows in St. James's-street, which
overlooked the pit of Piccadilly at the top, weir
crowded vii Ii persons of diet inetioe, and several lines
of carriers blocked np the upper end of the Street, ,
and displayed an assemblage or rank said fashion,
which gave a epleuilid variety to the view of the
mixed throng that filled the vehicles iu many parts
of Piccadilly. On a Wormy. near Mr. flutterkla
title Museum, we observed Sir Benjamin Huh-
house and his daughters, with an interesting yotnig
Lady, who was said to be the daughter of Sae
Francis Burdett. they were recognised by many
personages in the baroaelies who formed the pro-
cession, and who paid them respectful homage as
they passed, %Welt was returned by Sir Benjamin
and the Ladies in the must polite amid affable man-
ner. The procession did not pees through Pic-
cadilly until three o'clock; it then moved down
the Haymarket, round the statue at Charitig-cross,
up St. Martin's lane into Covent-garden, where it
stopped owl gave three cheers iu front of the 'pot
where the hustings stood ; it then entered the
Strand, through Southampton-street, receiving as
it moved ulomig the cheers of the crowds that at.
companied it, and the waving of handkerchiefs.
front the !Airs who hued the windows. The pro.
ces*tou did not arrive at the Crown and Anchor ins-
til four o'clock, the latter part of the journey
having been performed under the disadvantage/tie
wetting of a heavy full of rain, which compelled
the cotnintisy in the baroucliee to put up the covers,
mild doomed the Members to close the veremouy of
the chairing wet in every settle frotn head to foot,
for they refused the shelter of umbrellas, wild es4O.
' tutted to the last to make thee otitis:belie ••bore-
treaded dtir;tig the jnctensency Of the lehrother,
which, with mortifying &Wages, cleared'', jatOt
es the ceteinuny ended.

THE DINNER.
The, great tooth at the Clown nod Anchor was
opened fur the reception of the company as early as
four o'clock : by half-past four must of the places
*ere occupied. A con►idrrable interval elapsed
before the serving of the ditiner. The &lay
which had been anticipated in consequence of the
wet weather in the moruing, bad induced the
Stewards to put off the hour of dining till
half-past ►ie p. ar. not the weather proving
very unfavourable in the afternoon, the pro-
cession Om II little hurried in its progress, and
this arrangement became id consequence riot only
useless, but irksome. It is but justice to say, that
the Stewards rbil all they could to remedy the de-
lay. The result was, that the dinner was pht upon
tie table at about ten minutes after six o'clock.
Mr. Hunt and Mr. Harmer entered the room, raid

took seats sit the cross table, being severally saluted
with loud applause, clapping of hands, Sic. Sir F.
Boidett mid Mr. Hobhouse having be that time
changed their clothes (Ate they had be.en literally
wetted through with the rain). entered the rocoi,
preceded by the Stewards, nod siccumpanied by
Messrs. Shaw Lefever, Kica►do. Martineau, Evan.,
[lurebell, Edgar Taylor, liar Hon. Caps. Wmldr.
grave, Rev. Mr. Berger, Dr. Maclean. sod Sheriff
Perkins. They were saluted with aplaoses, which
continued from the time of their entering the room
till some minutes lifter they had takes their sesta.
The dinner being over, raid the cholla tesooved,
Mr. ROUNDTHWAITE, the Clatrtiur. gave fur
the first toast— .

I" 'Me People, the only source of leeptiatale power."-
1 Toes, Role &Remota.
The next west was—
" The Kis& sad the principles *bleb plitrall
on the throne"--three tines thres.—Tuoec. to
1
thyself be true.
, • - v.
The next toast am—
q,‘‘.
* The persecuted yet INWINII Ibles.st iiimpaiiiV4o4

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sh.4r agile sod 140,
.Meat diir v. Ilueden."—Thou
Arre,
•Tattooed by 1.4 owl wad voodoos., io
.liireveril
se—
Sir F. Rotten? rose. Af.er it sultrienfly sub-
sided he began by say log, that to merit the 'ppm.
IMNadi of the enhjentenrd electors of Westminster
rim the Oast wish of his heart ; to meet ,with such
itoprobafieti wag the second; and the very flittering
-listiowter ill which they had repremed thermelvett
towards him 011 that occa.ion coastal not but he
gratifying to ally ewe who had the interests of his
tottotry at beret, and who sought air a reward for
his solicitude the approliati iiii of those whose intr.
tests were attempted to be uphold. This ohs the
fouudation of all public virtue. To wish for the
approbation of them "rho were to he served was the
first motive of mime ; mad to meet with it in the
manner in which they had bestowed it upon him,
not only on this, hut on all ether occasions, could
but be in the higliert degree gratifying. Ile knew
lie could not clam it from wily merit of leis amo,
but that he owed it to their sialsolgence mid the
confidence which they bid PO generously plsced in
him, as to which, lie had great satutfactiou
iii knowing Hilt he lied never sbusiol it,
and had iii consequence always received from them
the moot ardrut and sincere mippart. The mune.
Tour and respectable assemblage before him proved
how far the interest of the occasion bail spread it-
self. Uitiloubtedly IVestrnitisier never had before
attained such Ott 40400411110 t 1101VP111/, the circle of
winch, lie trusted. would be retained by the elec-
tors for years end years to come. The example
was most Motorola to the (-wintry at large, espe-
cially as it gave support end stability to those
p • •iples of Reform, which he, as well as all
who heard him; mod all who had supported him,
judged to be ao essential to Ihr welfare sod
preservation of the cotiiitry,(Appfaesci—Many
important events hail transpired both at home
and abroad since last he had had the honour of ad-
dressing them. Since that period he had been
honoured with a prosecution on an ez officio infor-
mation tiled by the Attorney. General, lie railed
it 011 hounur, as it had afforded Into one more op-
portunity of making inure public the declaration
and inciersiog the 'wriest of that great question of
Reform, which, if lie had not done, he must have
considered that he had neglected his d toy, end slight-
ed that confidence whii•li had hero so generously
placed io him by the eillighened elector. of West-
tuitister.--(0o/usse.)—lie would take that op-
portunity of 'minims out an inaccuracy in the re-
ports of the daily papers respecting the trial at
Leicester. He kiwi,: the difficulties under which
such labours were accomplished ; lie knew alto
!bat the Vutk trials, which were going on at the
Amite time, required considerable room on account
of their importance. lie was aware that the nar-
row 'lnuits of • newspaper Would not allow of a
•foll detail of what was going on in rya Court,
When for libe report of the proceedings, of each
.place Y few colu sssss s Pilly could he spared to coin-
Orem which iii either case hail taken a Immo
several hours to pew ttttt nee. Still lie was dii-
aatished with smite of the iii.iccurscies which
hod uceurred in the statement of his argument; lie
wished to state over spin, therefore, one of the ar-
guments which he had used in the Court at Lei-
cester. He had beer. charged with an intent to
bring the Goseriintent into cooteniiii, and stir the
people tip to discontent—it being erroneously sup-
posed that the mass of the people wore mare sub-
ject to he excited by warm or violent appeals Otto
those who were called their superiors. Now his arm
ittunent In 111111Iler to that was, that thelioblication
xbiish .1111 the object of prosecution was not • an
address to the people, but am address to the geo-
'thirst* of the county, and was therefore, a" he had
observed, taken entirely Out of libel groom!. On
that occasion he had observed, fur the purpose of
illustrating his argument. that his letter was not
naddriased to the weaver bop of Lancashire. ln
Sooting this observation, he had intended no blame
'to Mr. Cobbett, who had addressed the Lancashire
• weaver hots, nor to any other person addressing soy
of those which, were culled the inferior chimes. If
be thought it useful, he would as soon address the
weaver boys as soy other class. Rut such had not
been his purpose, Igor ally thing Ike it, and he
thought this was a proper argument to put to a
Jury before whom lie had hero charged with excit-
ing the people to comempt of the Government
and insubordination. lit the tante paper in
which Mr. Cobbett had resented tins mists'.
ed argument. he had renewed a charge against him
(Sir Francis) of having supported, the Corn
Bill. It was it charge which he lied often re-
fated, and was not unwilling to do so vow. lie
hail never supported the Corn Bill; but at the
time of Its passing lie thottglit the people were dos
luded as to its importance, and that it would mi. •
Cher materially bentlit the farmer. um oppress the
community, as was at the time represented. His
' reasoning was, that to seduce the price without a
reiluct• of taxes at the saute time (as the price of
torn deter ttt i t ied the value of labour, in almost all its
relations). woo Id be to give au enhancement of a most
oppressive kool to the amount of taxation, and that
the worst effects of these excessive taxes could only
be avoided by keeping tip a system of high prices
in every thing else. fie thought therefore that the
question of the Corn Hill only deluded the people,
and drew away their reflections from that goestion of
Reform, which in his estimation was alone entitled
to tbeir attention. They had been told by some
very well meaniug men, that Reform was not the
proper object tor their pursuit and energies, that they '
ought tint to grapple with the funding system. But
how was that to be done with a Ministry oho were
compelled to give the utmost support to that fond-
lug 6)4101119 kllollllllg, as they did, that when it failed
Reform would take place of meeleity ? The re-
formeis roily differed from these reasoner' in 'op-
posing that to begin with the fundiug system, in-
apt4ol.l. questiois of reform, was to oft the cart
Ohl. hone. When they were told al the hove-
lemons of tolows, and in proof were directed to
Ilmv•esseesdibg Of military detachmesita fur-
tificotsour weer the country, -there was a twnsidera-
ble appesraure of 'wormy in the reanirka, Yet
to say that reform had made no progress or life,
would be to that the gm, and drags* that Ram
was no light at stoots.day. 'deform was the lowly
hope. sod the refornsem had Leen doing-oothieg
but heeding the ptittie Idiod i*ar from More tree-
less betidilas it ',Ott:. to Mat mils.
irci• T.NI fiPhantortoce. 1,40 PAN 044 uffnwo.on

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tT~e clines! of shoot ten year., Ibari Visit 11l the
site of public importance. that the borough.
mongers dial not know how to meet it. They were
determined. however, on meeting it et lest, weld that
iby the violet' of all the laws n the country.—
(4pplenue.l Adverting to the Manchester meet-
' ing, and the important grit!s whirle hod ensued
itherefrom at York, be would say that the gentle-
men conducting that trial tithe hail done, onght not
',fire left with the pepensts weighing upon him.
ro 'hist oorinine, enaHlnveing that trial with the tern.
per and ability which Mr. Hunt bad 'manifested,
proving the lewd and quiet character of the. Man.
cheiter meeting. stud blowing out of the Court that
'whole of the lubricated evidence exhibited ageitast
hint, and fuming titters', opera what ground, the
House of Carnation+ -hail ;meted law% which were
not only uncostoitueinsect in themselves, hut heal the
efert of repemlilig those witch formed the brat tiecu-
rity for their remaiiiing rights. with tali these COilPi.
&ration% before him, he would say, Oust 'sir. Hunt
had proved itinisell to he all tilde defender of the
people's liberties, and he (Sir F.) knew no argu-
ment more forcible in favour of Reform than had
bees, elicited by those trials at Yook. A jury had
convicted the Defendant's, and, according to the
prevalent manlier Of constituting specie! juries.
he believed that Abel would be convicted of
the murder of Cain, if such were to he the issue
peoposed for trial. The Jury hail found them
guilty of illegally resembling. and 'gait iutention
to bring the Government into contempt.- The lega-
lity of the meeting might be a matter of law
very fit for the consideration of the Jury. bait
it had never entered any males head that the
meeting was illegal till after its dispersion.—
The parties who called sad were to have
managed the meeting tank the greatest care to
secure for themselves the protection of the law,
well knowing that they had no other protection.
hut the Magistrates slid not know of the illegality
of the meeting ; Lord Sillinoisth was ignorant of
it ; nobody knew any thing about it. It was not
kilovolt even when the (.eutlemen were 'taken up
what they thonlil be charged with. The Nlagis-
trates had lictioally written to the Secretary of State
to say that the Defend:mei were arrested, and re-
quiring to know for what they were to be indicted.
All the) knew was, that the meeting was to be di..
'Jellied, because such meetings gave great terror to
the horsinglimongers. What said the ministerial
press in relation to those meetings, and the laws
which had been 'sassed to contrail them ? What was
the boast of Ministers? Why. that they had gnu"
hoed public meetings. Their real object was.
however, In prevent the exercise of any effective
organ which could display the extent of public
feeling. There hied been meetings before as nume.
rout, us well foritished with banners and flew, and
yet no notice had been taken of them. When lie
Brat had stood for Middlesex he had envelop quite
as numerous, and flags mud banners even more in-
flentinetory than those of Manchester. His object
at the time was not a seat for Middlesex, fee which
he had tin value, but he was ambitiees to come at
some iibusies, which he knew were then practising in
the prison of Cold Bath-fields. There were banners
of all sorts used on the occasion. On one was in.
scribed •• No Bastile," on another particular per-
sons were represented hanging; all of them tend.
ing to inflame the public an/id—sand fitting it
was that the public * d should be inflamed,
when sets of the most oppressive injustice were
allowed to take place. with a positive denial of any
remedy. He proceeded to a pointed reply, in a
series of animadversions on the 'speech delivered by
Mr. Cm iiiiiiii at the dinner of Liverpool. The
speech was said to he revised and corrected to the
-mama polet of precision. It was, however, a
tissue of
.sophistries oft refuted, of argument*
tediously quoted end disproved, amid altogether
unfit for the reflection of any reasonable man.
The first *topic was the immense numbers which
formed the northern reform meeting. He re-
membered, that when he first moved for a con-
sideration of the subject of reform, the cry was,
" There are no numerous meetings; the people
do not want reform; they do not ask for it." His
,reply was, PO much the better; it would be more
-respectable for the Goverionent to do that which was
right without being solicited. Indeed. perhaps,
he soul that excellent untie Major Cartwright, were.
in this !Knot of view the most culpable persons in
the country. Fur aught he knew, they had sewn
the !weds which' fled produced those ',anteroom
meetings, intrehe felt us, cause, upon the whole. to
be displemed with the fruit. The cry was now
altered, and the complaint against the Reforutent
was, ilia their meetings were too large, pubecapi,
talon had, however, sufficiently expressed itself, if no
more of inch meetings should take piece. Mr.Cau.
uing had called it a happy decision of the Magistrates
to disperse the Manchester meeting as they had done.
He (Sir Francis) called it a teat mated with the
blood of innocent persons, for which retributive
justice woe still wanting. Mr. Canning had found
oat that the spirit of the laws was what lie. in war
whimsical phraseology, called a, corporate spirit ;
that there was Roman who could not pointto the por-
tion of civil society to which he corporately belonged,
and that if he suffered injury he was emitted tote/rue
upon the hundred to ...Inch he belonged fur remedy.
All this was true, and was proper enough when Eng.
land was an armed comity. and it was not treatises
able for men to possem the means of defetice; whoa
an Englishmen might !mast that the country was,
us Justice Blarkinone had declared it ought to be.
without our 'standing soldier, and yet every one
was 'rumbled to defend himself, and to assist
others. But what could be more tatijust than
to make it community responsible for excuses.
for repelling which they were deprived of the
menus ? The artless ought in future to lie against
the Government instead of the parish. Mr. Calming
said, that irresponsible was tyranny, whether enjoy-
td by. a despot or the rabble. He seemed to forget
flat it was equally tyrannous if enjoyed by an
odious and contempt dole oligarchy. The people had
been suffering because they had then gowned by an
irreeponsible power. As to Mr. Cunning's query,
which lie proposed to reformer*, to know whether
they wished for a restoration et a reesustruel'-
of the Haw of Cotemsabee and pia -

of the Howse of Commons. and Iris requirimt
them in the first ease to point out the period whet,
that House hod bees, constiteted as they wished it
'to he—the reply win, thot the Ham bed ever
been ishot 4 ought to be. Ireetietazitawnonr
of historical dispute. Bois
to point eM whets it Jew ages