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

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SIR F. BUltDrrs CIPIIIIING.

Monday beinelhe day ap whited for priforating 4he ce-
remony of. chairing Sir F. Burdett. the west red of the town
pre,. uted a• scene of .anexampled gaiety and hustle. law
Corn nittee, 4o whom. exertions may, in a great uteasnie, be
Mir-silted the Oaten of this candidate as the re resentetive
ef W --teninster havirg owe gained that end, were equally
atm oens to celebrate their teininjill to a way creditable to 1:1n.
wh ise cause they had' •esponeed. IVith, this view tits% pmt-
penes the slay of chairing to melt a period as would 411'41rii
an who were desirous of shoeing their respect to him whittles
been described as" the Man oldie People," an opportunity rat
• panic:leafing in the ceremony. Some *iteration took place
in the teller of the procession from the fact of '4r. Lee, the
nigh Cot/stable. and his assistants, who ware in hate been '
•present, tieing ordered not to attend, by bold Sidelined..
At an early hour the hustle commenced, aril there VLF
every appearance of Coe approaching celebration of some
public festival. All the inliabitantvor the homes situated in
the direct line of procession were seen decorating their she ps
and whillowe nith laurel wreaths and blue ribands, while
others were not lees active in preparing aecominollations.
and
erecting seats sad scaffolding for the receptimi ofthose %vita
tvere desirous Of nitioessing the veremoily. 'At •le o'clock
'every window was filled with permit's ef all ranks, the tope of
the holism were crowded to excess; the Alerts acre lined on
both sietts carriages, carts, waggons, and es er),
ecriptiort of vehicle, all of which erre overtlowing wife ;heir
/tenets's. Every 'Mill. every projection, lame post, and scaf-
' f'oitimeresetield .5 swarm of human beings. who, like a eito.tcr
• of bees, !pint: to retteherther fur support. 411.1 es...dell a feeling
of terror in the grinds if therse.below, leg they leiglit be pre-
eipitate.l fetnieNlirle pardons' situation neon the pavement, ,
sad (lashed ro. pieces. The streets themselves were equaliy
thronged, antleettarec a square foot of ground could be linnet
which was 1101 occupied. At la o'clock the Electors of the
::even Parishes of {llestiniwter assembled at their respective
'daces of l'ellarilVllll,l, -and, preceded by bands, and attended
.1e persons hearing the !multicenter their parishes, niarched for.
waft niiiiiightsbridge. Every man wore a bine favour, and
the instruments of the intisicians werenceorated with blue
-silk. !limy of the persons were acc 00000 paiiitet wive,
and female friends, who vied with each other in the gaiety of
their appearance, anti the predominance "of the favourite co•
leers of the'day. The greatest gods* .humour seemed every
%eller° to prevail; and a reiteration of eheers otisti• accla- .
legations of " Burdett for evert" +tirst.froneall.quartets.
At Knightsbridge the crowd was beveled calculation, and a
-good deal of tcooftteion prevailed ; by the activity of the.
Contnitttee men, mounted mi horses, however, who marshal-
-I.'i their forces with considerable method, this was in a great
measure counteracted, and the order of the proceeding, ac-
ce riling programme, was preserved.
It is impossible to give an accurate description of the im-
mense assembleee at Hyde Park Corner, below the gate
leading to Knielitstirelee, -and in the Park.—Many of the
Electors of the dilferentmareters arranged themselves in Hyde
:'ark preparatory to' jninieg tha.proceerion. At one o'clock
a streamer of white 41111 blue was hoisted from tire' top lamp
post at Hy de Park Corner:Rea signal, from whirl' therm-arts
were to to. tired on the approach and depart ure.ef eeir Fran.
•is Amen half least one Wettish the alischaree of a rocket
.;:intoneiced the approach of SW-Francis. The six grey horses,
heautiluilv ratettrisontedandldetterated withal:Art:46We ribands,
bad preaionsly are iced. Shortly afterwards• the ear and
.-hair errove4l, and at ten nannies before two 'o'clock, the
horses being set to, and every other preparationthwing tom.
Atte, t racket was fired, which was the 00000 toinctineet
Sir Fs aetis cementing the chair, which he histandy Will, and
the at estrous acclamations of the multitude reverberated
ahreurh the air. "Si" Francis aivas dressed. in a blue cast,
evlsite 'waistcoat, black breeches, and silk stockings. He
requently took Willis hal, and politely bowed to the populace
as they cheered him. The tit jug of another rocket gave no-
t-ee, tion the procession was ready to move, and the follow-
ing is tee order with which it moved :
Mr. Cleary mounted on a white charger. richly decorated
se ;its blue rigm4l.—'lliree trumpeters. on-horseback, with blue
cockades —Eight Itersemen.--Virre blue llags,twith the in-
seription in gold letters—" Sir Francis Burdett."
The chair, which was of the most splendid description, was
fixed upon a car of a square shape, richly ornamented and
gilt, supported by four wheels. The ascent to the chair Coll'
of four steps, upon the first of which was inscribed, in '
gold letters, the word " Tenth," npon the second " Justice,"
and upon the third " Reform." At the base, were placed tie
It an emblems of justice. 'and in front ot the whole the
Westminster arms. 'hie aides were ornamented 'with die
emblematical egures of Britannia and her Lion. 'Vile toute '
ensemble veis extremely beautiful. Mr. Bruce and Mr. Kin
naird, mounted on 'beautiful blood horses, richly decorated
with blue. came next in order, and sfter them foliowed nine
other equestrians and a blue date, containing the words'" .111 a•
dical Reform." About SO horsemen. with blue favours, and
20 without favonrs, succeeded. TlltsB were followed by an
open landau, ir. whielreere:-e Mr. Entitle and Mr.Biooks.
The rear was bronglit up by twelve cerriages,• and an
immense multitude of the gathering crowd.
The calvalcade, which proceeded at an extremely slow
- pace, was impeded by the immense crowd which enclosed it
on all sides, ands which sent forth the loudest and most enthu-
siastic shouts of congratulation. From the windows awl tops
of the houses the cheers were re.cchoei, and the Hon. Bart.
was saluted by a constant waving of handkerchiefs from the
fair sex, who seemed as anxious to evince their patriotism by
this tribute of respect to the worthy memberl as the most at.
dent of histrnale friends.
The procession persued :ts slow course dowe the Haymar.
ket to Charing Cross. Ao attempt was here made to go
rowel the statute of King Charles; but thiswas found imprac
ticable, from the collection of carts and carriages filled with
spectators. The whole then advanced through the Strand,
to BeciftardAtreet, from thence through 'Henrietta-street, to
Covent Garden, where it arrived ale a quarter beforefivees-
The discharge of a rteket annonoced this event, and the
shouts of the multitude were repeated with additional
force.
The area presented one solid and immoveable-mass of pea-
n. ; the roofs of the houses, the verandas, and every shed in
the place being completely covered. On the arrival of Sir
}Came. Burdett opposite the church, auether signal rocket
was sent 'p, and when the procession reached the Plana
Coffee Hose•e, the acclamations were really astounding.—
Cheri s• not only nine times nine, but ninety-nine times nine,
• aseriellot to the roof of Heaven as the cavalcade moved
Telma a Saittleamptun-greet.
On again entering the Shand, the whole of the electors
antlered themselves on each side, forming a spaciona way
through which tbe eat a'proacbvd the Crown and Anchor