The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-20 00:00:00

DINNFR AT TFII7. CROWN AND ANCHOR.

About half post six in the eventog S.. Tttardett, Mr. I).
Xisuniitrd, Mt. Hobhouse. kir. lauce, Mr. .11.41orde!t. .Inl
others, stuttered the room. and took their seats; -Sir Francis
in the ttivair.
Sir. Stoic!, rose, I:rst. vn congratnlate the eurnpany on
the victory is high tlw 7.lecters of Westndn•ter trasi gained
oserthe enemies r.f freedom, and all the influent-esti a cor-
rupt Adininisds ation ; and. secondly. to rise a toast st.leich he
had already litten gis.ett, but which, sunder the present eir.
(Vont:mei:ll,hr. gave with increased delight. They kne w the
grounds on which he had given his suipport to the catase of
Sir Francis Borden. It was not his personal qualities; It was
not his amiable charactet ; it seas not his numerous Ni ate
vittnes; neither was it his great fortune, utnr his splendid
alsilit;e.. that could indite • him to give a single vote in-sup-
port of Lis election. But if auy man shoold ask Wan, why he
ft-it harts-stet! itt the reinrs of Sir F. Burdett, he shool.l say,
it was became I c felt in kis heart and cool that their favour-.
tie represehiatise was they:noticeable friend of 1'ru:110m. If,
however. that melancholy day ever should -arrive, when their
representative 1.0 longer 10/SSO'Sfol.ll the priuriplta wltici, had
recominceded hito to their choice, he woold then shriutt; with
aversioscfroth thot toast .which he now gave with tit li;tht.
:tiler suing lot-titer obserrations, he concluded with pro.
posing:—
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"Wastal.inster'e Tride, :old Eng!.tral's Ilope—S'.. Fr..: .:ie Dur-
den."
Sir Francis Bartlett then roec,-liet WWI. f,r 3 ranci:lera! hi
time, prevented from returning I hail k‘, oe ing to the loud and
continued cheers of the meeting. tie emu tienced, as sum,
as silence could he obtained, by saying, that 1w felt himself
totally unable to return his thanks in an adequate mantler to
the inhabitants of this great sad enlightened city, fin the nu-
merous marks of esteem and regard whieli they had given him,
and for which he was vain eiimielt (if vanity it could be call-
ed) to feel an honest pride. It was now 23 years since he
bud taken the chair in that touts, at a meeting coeveeed tar
urging-a Referin in Parliament ; the Same principles which
he It td entliat occasion distinct!, avowed, he had since tecia-
tabled and endeavoured to enforce, though under these occa-
sional modifications which cireimistunces required. with a
view to he ultimate attainment of substantial betwfit. lac '
remembered with gratitude the iniiform assistance of his wor..
' thy friend, Mr. Starch, in the cense of Reform, and nes
highly gratified with his rood opinion throngl ttttt t three sac_
cessive elections. The first pride of Lis heart was to receive
the honest support of his countrymen fur leis hottest efforts to
promote their interests. It was said that he had held off
from the friends of liberty with an sinthe pride. :is if allot-.
al It !ding a separate and exclusive in —Phis sea not
the foci, though it was trite ettiingli he Intel kept al -of from
mere persy-•politics, •aral had avoided purrmine selfish or per-
sons! means to attain paltry reels at the ereence of the great
que,tions which 'involved the rights of the people It va as
this feeling vs hich prevent( el his tak lug the part solicited
from lino in the early part of the last electiou —lie lila:mitt i
would have looked like commuting, fur the mere mouition of
a seat in Parliament, the i:igtt gromid on whit, the questions
of Reform stood (applati-e.) lie iiit•l um Mir sink , during I i
days of a former contest at .11ilt,Iles.ex, to add hi. ion .
thromiliouttlie'. IL nights (.1 Illi• t do) s to promote the C 31155.
of Retorts. 'Phis Cills%o did not re,pc ire vise it exertion —it was
well understood and !snivel 3aii, iyereciaterl. tie had reited
on the souildnees of their prine-ipir s, end they had me deserted
hint. 87r.stitoreh dead said. Nash.. (Sir F.) -vas wit likely to
desert them, lint he had asliled Rim • Lerd Castlereagh was
likely to hoc their chairmati. Thrretaeas -nut:iing impos-
sible, particolerly when they revulleeted that the Nolsie Lord
had commenced • his political career its Ireland by a solemn
pledge .to promote Patliamentary 'Reform. The Noble
Lord had, however. ulloxed his opinions to tatter a 131/SC
daring 23 years. hut it was a strong indicrt• of the power
and growth of Reform, and its strong hold on the politic mind,
when that Miniiter felt it sieceotary to retest to such a topic
to ward off the public min:l from his acts, and make this
effort to sacrifice any thing but his place. The worthy Chair
man then proceeded to-stare, that his priaeiples wale not
shaken, but confirmed by the experience of a series aye-ass;
He then alluded to the intended alisence of his late upright
and honourable culleettue, Lord Cochrane, whose seevices
had made him an justly popular, and whose exertions ineano.
t her heutisphere,would, lie trusted, be equally useful and ad-
vantageous to the cause of liberty. His present colleagit ,
(Sir S. Romillv), was a man of great ability and integrity, and
he fondly anticipated that he should find in him a main and
!neat), supporter of the best interests of the people. The
day of Reform had now shed its strong ligheouthe people ;
when even Lord Castlereagh considered himself a moderate
Reformer, what might they.not- expert. This reminded him
of the master who wanted, for sonic particular purpose, to
get at the 'emelt of his servant, and who said to him —" Have
I not been to you a moderate roaster?" when the servant
replied—" Yes, indeed, you have been moderate enough"—
so they .-would find Lord Castlereagh's Reform moderate
enough. It was, however, as it was before said, use.lll to
null the word Reform-on the' Noble Lord's lips, if lie hail it
not in his heart. But then there was another Gentleman whir
was moat candid in his opposition to every species of Reform
r—he-nteant Mr. Canning ; this great commander of words,
fee ii be were any thing it was that—this Minister had been
•-of late greatly praised for his speeches at Liverpool ; this
were circulated with morelhen common assiduity ills magi* the
Government prints in the country. He then alluded to the
triumphwhich the Electors of Westminster hurl obtained due big
the late contest, and lamented the array which had been
brought totsear on the popular interest, pat ticalarly the mis.
applied lettience of Ladies is such a cause as that to which
they had•-been unguardedly hifittenced to lend their powerful
aid. the should now, after detaining them so 'ogle, conclude
by .bserving, the a new ens was commenc:ng ; and he
begged to recommend to them. liberelity of sentiment in pro-
-meting its consequeures; and to exhort them to on ikc allow-
ance ter difference of opinion among theni.eliirs ; to ovoid
doing what some over serious persons had dour, solo she otd
more animosity against those who differed wait then, ea-t rill a;
than zeal for the generalsolsteet. The feet whieh they sit .tits
chiefly keep hi view-was, that a matority of the Hostse .!
Commons was returned by about 8,000 nominal. vot.•rs. 0;
rather by about 2ao individeals,whe had thus at their ‘l.epo -.1.,
the lives, li oes nes, and properties of their fellow MI 11, r.O . 4
(Ltvitt and continued applause).---He hoped they would _oil
Bider what points of principle might be more easily carried
into Trachea!, by their meeting the must general coucin relive,

JULY lig.

i• . - ••••itli ;. ••••
••ey had redress a svitel L:rie.oft•• .133t11.0 .1 • ••icy
crilitolti • iota vase 'foils ilitces cut view •of • big
•::.• slime ?tit :evert to Ole stilij-rt of VIP- •I
up; ...otfrage, ht th ion her hi. Vitale I trifild,
etwneti; own. : hot tit. ibunglit it rig.lll to state. 1143,
bast otilsrays .3!kjertril to hi. 1::110 fir tinixersid .ntr, berauv.
it wale itrlefiu.lr iwonnie these vtlin used it newer or nii to
eats Itiufo effect. His omit object, he inigitt nit, Its tr.sy of
'mellow." assaisral 'suffrage r out a sues age that .bouts'
etiablirds uidgcrsul liberty, and •reure the peopiss rs ;since
sniversoil plunder. opisiions had gone fouls, .:csl it
na lerstood.with grisolorsh, 4111 d ileted
to illy, would essubfibly in a osh-ro iisne forth sonic fruit.
The folowisig tuna was dire dt.ink
llohhouse, E. whose powerful writings and who 1..
trePidrendoset have so efficiently aisted die cause of Lib,:rty."

'lr. 1-lohleosise detlared his :itt.teltmetit to the principles.
the trinotpli of osisieh they weir 41.114.111!sit'll to CUMIIIPMfirate
AS 'he question of sincerity was I-inched upon, Ito-could
only e%presselbope• that his health moula urcrr l)e their eh,
eose,-nor leis ',life their death. Eve ti this es.ts, perhaps, pro •
rnisinet sourrh, at the outset of a political litt ; he hardly
knew one tie hese health, politically speaking, IA nut jojoriot.{
I.) them, rer• vrhose death would not tend to their salvation.
They earrteAtot raliert, to consume tile tne.tcs of mistakort
bounty. orinituil,l Iv:Attire hes eyith on.-%and, and dilapidate
the' StOte With tb..-othe7: ,or Wedeln:tie anti AstAipt !opts
:hauette it 0 .gtory tie upleatel the sy• tem of the WUl',.l 31iniste-
Vt.( had ever dereised or tielmied the country. They Caine
there to coninie 1111 l rate an event wli:eli lie hoped would (Arm
recur. of electing the Crest mall its the- e bile au the," Re pie.
sentative, becanse,,•by fatal copolymer, he testi found that
was the may-own svlainn.they eould trtast. Ills return, there_
'fore, sititst.tawrsys aabisate 011411/Ver sparks of liberty sitig3it
y-• 1 remain in our expiring Constitution. lie eonferese.t.leioo
self ,;lael to meet pm assembly or Jarolans is laugh.) The
term was of no coosequenev., omit he !warm heard it applies*
etcept to the enemies or roll-n:4ton. Ile concluded by
giviog the following toast, vrlaie:e was received amidst ge-
neral cheers—;

.6 The honest and indopenden: Fleeter' of Westminster, not for-
getti3g our 2,1'15 phimpers."
So‘,eral :istlifw toasts were liven; the utmost harmony
was kept up till a late hoar, and the company xeparatml wt4k
regict. • •

`SIR MURR.IY 211.1.YIVELI.'S DINNER.
Thursday. a numerals and respectable assanhly met at
moms, to celebrate Sir Murray Maxwell's standing as Itepreseny-
dye for thecity of AVe,uninster. Lord F. Wintioelt was in the ehdb.
After the cirta was renyived. the /Ai:strove) rosl! to :irodose "The
King;" which was drank by all the company iitanditu and is

Tie nett toast was. 'fhe Prince Regent." Upon which Sir M.
Niaxwet! rose, and said that he had never y.tt heard the health of the
Priec vo,Posed without its being given with three Mora
three: •aail lieh tsted on its being drank in that manner. The toast
errs then drank accordingly.
wk. &awls or the Queen and Royal Family; the Hal:col Yorl:
arid the.eriny ; t n • Ottee of Clarence and thesrary. were then Giver..
The next toast wits " the anus eleetors of Westminster, who le:
their votes to Sir Murray Maxwell, eviuced their attachment to the
genuine principles of the con• titution."
Sir !durray Maz.vell rose to return thanks. lie said that nothing
could have induced him to stand forward bat the earnest solicitatio..e
of his friends in thetity.ef %Vestal:ingot. It was true that on th:c
occasion they had not sacceetled, but he trusted. from the spirit
which had manifested ittelf among the respeatoble persons who:n
he that day saw assembled .before him, that the came which day
had met to celebrate would wn aafuture 04:C.14608 be triumphant.
.It bail :men said, that on the eariteses tie had availed himself :if
the en:rtiors cf many ladies to sapper: his cause. lie had tau
is•sitation in nvowing that such was the ease. The most 84C0111.
'dished and the moat beautiful .of their sex ltad come forward to
advocate those prihelple: which he himself maintained ; and he had
tci doiilA that, though.ilefeated is the present iastaace. he should
hereafter derive the innioet-benetit from their exertions. In allutlie;
to the preeeediegs that had taken pht.e on the hustings, lie said he
enuld not suppose that the aniinosity which had been displayed hhd
been directed towards lii.nself as an individual. He conceived it was
pointed at him as a person-who-came forward to cup port the principles
u. the present Administration—principles which he believed to be
correct, and which he should never abandon. lie should not have pre-
ruined to offer hims..if to the notice :A* the respectable electors of
Westminster, but they hod, as he had mrerdy said, invited him, inns
great degree perhaps from the attachment which they had always:
entertained to the. naval service of the country, and more especially
from a aiew of emancipating their city from the control of a few de-
dividuals who thought proper to call themselves the " Westminster
Committee." in consequence on that requisition, he stood forward,
net fir any purposes of his own. but to assist and maintain the in
dep.:ode:it spirit of the electors of Westminster ; and he was justified
in stating this, from the feeling which he saw pervading that respecta-
ble company.. Several persons had been opposed to him as candidates4o
represent their ancient and most respectable city. The first in conse-
quence-was an lion. Barone:, who, or whose friends, conceived that he
must be returned in preference to all other persons ; nay, they had
declared after the election had existed for several slays. that if he ware
not at the head of the poll, they would rather that he were not re-
turnee) mien. The ilon.ltaronet however, instead of being at the
head of the poll, had merely-secured his ret ; and from the scldsins
that had prevailed.amongst those who promoted his cause, it u'2lB
extremely doubtful, nay it ,vas scarcely prahnble, that he would
be returned again, if the independent elretors.cf Wrstminster should
exert themselves on a future occasion withrthe saizrheeal and winds
the reuvie lave of their conntry which they had marCihsted during the
late. clertiha. The Honourable Baronet was the advocate of univers..l
salfrage and annual parliaments. That the majority of the electess
of Westminster would ever support such doctrines he could not
believe. The supposition was contradicted by the numerous and
re.mectfible persons who had supported 111111 (81r Murray Maxwell)
by their race. Another candidate was a geptl.anan who stood only
during five days of the poll, but who prof•ssed lthneelf to come for-
sr arckan the :,ante princip.esns the Hon. Part. The electors of W est-
aninsti•r, however, did not give him torch support. lie was in fact
a Scotch pebblesseglesey.gittering, and verhnpited, hut of no intrinsic
v.slue. Another georletnan who had presented himself' to their notice.
lied obtained so few votes that it was scarcely worth whiie to mention
him ; and With respect to a candidate who had Ishii ss et propoSed
(Major Camvright) the sensible electors of Westminster had shown
that they entertained no revere 1•!?. fir !dim or for his pi inclines of
paeliainentsry reMrin. They had, however. sapsorted the cause of
a gentlemnam of _treat I.•ehl learning, and i.rteare character wss
most revp.ahable. That g:n1.1.2!M,18, W tactic,; little known to •he
elector,. et' Westinin e. :1, :lad yzt iw wa, returned at the head of the
pull. So much for the lion. li•irolet, and tlio.e electors of West-
minster who had declared, that if he were not returned at the heal
of the poll, they would rather that he should not he returned at all.
He now .vished to declare the principles (to which he list ventured
to soli-it the suffm4es of the el,ethrs. His principles •vi re those
0.••= treat men whit had rood forward to vindi,sa.: and to maintain
mite rigies of Englisainen at a time when the monarch had ahlieated
tne • *roar. an 14 men it tit:Lessee' •to assert and to nois! tire
rightsof the pg.-__,er. tie ',74.4 the friend, lie was assured .hey air
wrr. ; hut he would never lane: sight o

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nia tights of the peiyle. Ile was persuaeob, and &Leitch's, ii pro
fission itul 113: led ',Om much into the line ofis:litim yet be owl ',user'
the wap.,roinity of censide.rik; cad hearing !root others. that-the
iprino.F.es which his Nlajestra ?.iiniiters now a.ited wen we:: the
priri;i el et w.liAl h. 4 conduaid to the prosperity of the coentry,oild
would conthote ur prelervo it. He implored thc.r.
to those prinoiple . Prosidenc, hal done much for tia'.l. Want!. k
hal pia...el areaul r.r..k4 and chili tier its protection et.d seeurit, ;
thou (4.t.girt tiortre;tes retrained, and the pria:iele, of
old E5g1i4.1 pawor winitsgver could w ..allynu r Ltd.:peril:ace, or ilestrey a:* liLertiesr
Several toasts were their t‘raiik,, among v was.
Air. Ellis. the brother ors antt ether fric.:a: of Sir 7.1. Mae-
Well ; had thanks to thew for their useful the
eauso."
Mr. Ellis roe: aid raid, that from the tiiseitien which hal n:a::i-
fl(ted itielf. late a.s the ir.;:iyl was at who Alurray Maxwell
had been iAtru3ucel to the nuthee ni tho sinters Wrstininstcr.
Hit Aturrtiv could not hilt I.a proud of the situation in which he had
bend plactal on the ; 1 :1;:{N:r. Hills) retained no riwulit what-
ever, that on a future octea.ion. when the e'eziire tl'anchise sheultl
return to thetn, they would :thn .I.te of their rep•centutiv(s.!
'Etiey hail heard fro:n the gallant Captain the Fititipor..- which he
profer•cd—i inciples. lie wet sure which tnna he dear tothe beret et'
every Englishman; and they would dullitless endeavour Le reeotter
their ancient and lA:7.o3c:table city (ruin the rasp of alew is dia;duala
who hal prefentled to rantroul their satilttzcs.
There were about 493 gentlemen present, ar..l the ttert, ins did. net
ii:rak up until a.latelrotr. •