The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

lADEPENDENCE OF

The fourth anniversaryof Sir Robert Wilson's election
for Southwark was celebrated by a festival, at the [torus
Tavern, Kennington, on Tuesday last-
The company assembled were numerous beyond any
Witter occasion, and contained the most disthigu Ward
electors of Southwark, and many illustrious friends of
freedom, who embraced the oppoi tunny of expressilig
their attachment to the electors et Southwark, and their
truly independent representative.
At six o'clock Sir Robert IVilson entered the room,
and took the chair, amidst continued bursts of applause,
the baud playing " See the Chartering Heto cooties."
He was accompanied by a considerable tier of the
members of the House or Cot .... tins, amongst w hoot
were Messrs. Holmoutie, Lattilnott, Whitbread, Hume,
Bennet, Hutchinson, Wood, kc.
As soon as dinner was over, the chairman pee " The
Kitt; ; may he never forget the principles that placed his
f: mdy un the throne," which was drank with great ap-

{dame.
The next toast was " The Penplc—the only source of
legitima7e power I " drank with continued applause.
" The Liberty of the Press" was next given, which
was drank with equal honour.
The CHAIRMAN next gave, " A sneerny and effectual
reform of the (2( ttttttt oils House of Parliament." Tins
toast was received and drank with a coistiouatiou of ap-
plause that evinced the deepest feeling on the subject of
reform.
As soon as the app'atise.bad subsided,
Mr. WOlrittiltr:,ooll addressed the meeting.—He said
he was called on by the stewards to propose the health
of the wonky chairman, the anuiveisary of whose elec-
tion they were met to celebrate, It was on the 'i2l of
Jute the electors of Southwark gained the victory over
those who would have held them m thraldom, which
Fate them their gailaut and independent chairman foe
their representative. The old billowing this year on a
Saturday, the prevent day, which was the aoutversary
of their coniimocenient of the struggle, in which they
bad so huuourahly contended and glotiously triumphed,
was chosen to celebrate their victory. Sir It. Wilson,
as a political character, was at the tone they adopted him
only known to them by report—he was well known to
them amid Europe for his valour and humanity; he had
but lately emerged I a French prison, where he had
been incarcerated for exercising the finest virtues of the
human heart, and the lame of his many virtues natu-
rally gained credit to the utility pledges lie gave of poli-
tical consistency; he pledged himself to support parlia-
mentary reform, economy in the public expenditure, and
on every occasion to exert himself in support of the rights
and liberties of the people. tie (Mr. IVotherspuipii)
int,lltt now appeal to all who hearth him, to the whole
people of Etigland—whether Sir Robert Wilson had not
nobly redeemed etery pledge he gave—(the criesof (tear,
hear,—he has—he has, that followed this sentence, were
loud and tout timed) fir. W. proeeeded—tmit Sir H.
Vt ikon had teat:eased all his pledges—had been ever on
his post in defence iii the pvoplc—wai not only grate-
fully acknowledged by his cosistimenis, but had also
called foriti the applause of the illustrious men, who.
&list/NIS to do honour to their representative. had this
day honoured them with theii company. Althoti;li Sir
Ittilwrt Wilson's political file hail yet been short, yet it
had been essential; and in every event he had plowed
himself the same brave, indepentletit, disinterested, and
virtuous patriot—(hear, hear.) . 11. lien t :tat dreadful
viulat of law and liberty, that could never be milli-
Clently 41epliiicil, took place at Manchester, Sir Hobert
‘Vilsod, Wrio was then abrowl, instantly lit:Ai:nett back
to comfort:cc wl.tl his et.iistititeilis ion the lest Ut
obtaining redress; and aliliuuyh Ow people, oisivAil
obtaining redress, %ter,' visited by the L101t1114111% Six
Acts that rlia4raCeil the Statute Ll:auk, yet no exertion
had been Wagon the part of their represeinadve,
or the virtuous man who laboured with him. (Beat,
hear.) The next occasion on which lie had an oppor-
tunity or eviliCing Ilia hatred of oppression, was iu the
came of their late Queen. and Mr that virtuous coo-
duct lie was eiritOteU to the must bitter pterstcuuun that
ever disgraced any country; but the people of Etigland
tilt his cause was their own ; they tallied roolid hini,
and their honour and esteem recompenced his generous
mind Mr the worst injuries of Minister:al vengeance.—
(Ilear, hear.)—Ur.VVotherriporm concluded by proposing
" The health of the Robert Wilson, our itidepemicitt,
humane, and gallant representative; and oily tile spirit
of the people Mr ever keep pace with the oppression of
the tioveriiment."
A considerable time elapsed before the often repealed
bums of applause submittal. As Waa
lealUietl. . -

Si, ROBERT WILSON aildersird the
*aid. the I wild, %vim 1,44 i co and •Il,et iiiii
hii mime to ttietr nonce, hid reminded then,
. thin it was the Ltsary of the day to:en tiny cont.
silenced aka ruin. •• ,•v which their indeltentlttiier war
atchteved. In the snag Sestet that they thiJ tettlitted