The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-01 00:00:00

TRIUMPH OF SOUTIMIRK.

Yesterday havill been the day fixed upon for
carrying into effect the ancient usage of chairing
the triumphant Candidates to the borough of
Southwark, ut an early hour in the morning all the
streets col roads ill that direction were crowdid by
persons who were anxious to take up a convenient
station, tither for viewing or falling into the pro.
CtS6lOll. At eleven o'clui k the vicinity of St. Mar-
garet's-hill, flout which the procession was to move,
became throligrd by horse•, carriages, and pedes-
trians. 'the windows and roofs of the houses were
filled with persons weatirig the favours of the popu-
lar Candidates, and saviug banners and handker.
chiefs bearing patriotic devices and mottoes. In
every direction the greatest bustle prevailed ; but,
notwithstanding the pressure of the crowd nod na-
tural eagerness to take up positions which were
favourable for viewing the passing scene, nut the
slightest apprarinice of indecorum or tumult oc-
curred, and even females mud children, wearing the
popular favours, who had imprudently pressed into
the throng, were protected and played out of
danger by individuals in the crowd, who for their
accommodation resigned the places they hail for
hours been struggling to hold. The whole de.
mesisour of the populace, so far as we had an op.
portunity of seeing it, was in the highest degree
praiseworthy. The chairing, like the contest cm
the hustings. was conducted on pure and liberal
grounds, and the honest triumph of principle was
hardly fur is moment interrupted by the iiitroduc-
lion of any thing like those personalities which are
the too common ebullitions of the electioneering
heat and zeal of contending parties. This liberal
and tolerant spirit in the Borough, is in the highest
degree creditable, nail will not form the least ho-
nourable part of their conduct in the record of
this Election.

At about twelve o'clock Sir ROBERT Wtr.sun
and Mr. CALVERT met at the place appointed
near the Town-Hall for the arrangement of the pro-
cession. They had been recognised on their way to
the spot, and accompanied by crowds of people
who loudly cheered them, and were occasionally, and
only by great addicts, prevented front taking the
horses from their carriages. Sir R. \Yawn was
dressed in the plain blue clothes which he usually
wears; but they were cnvesed with the Orders
which his valour won in the field while actively em-
ployed in the service of his country, and with some
of which he was iuvested by Imperial hand,. It is
impossible to describe the enthu►iasm wiih which
this distinguished man was received on his arrival in
the Borough—all ranks pressed forward to congra-
tulate him, and he had to receive fur the first time
those distinguished marks of publ.c congratulation,
which, when fairly and lionotar.hbly obtaioed, are
the highest reward of honest ambition.
" Though no Exchequer t►ey command, they're weed',
And though they wear no rolsand—ibry're renown—
Renown which will nut quit thee, though disgraced,
Nor leave thee pendaat on a cooler's frown."

Sir Robert was in his borouche, drawn by six beau-
tiful bay horses; he was accompanied by his Mover
and Seconder at the late Election. Mr. Calvert,
who was of course received with the unbounded en-
-111111/i141112 which his patriotic principles deserve,
drove up in a landau drawn by six beautiful greys;
he was also accompanied by his Mover and Se-
conder. Both carriages and horses were of course de-
corated with the ribands of the popular Members.
Soon after twelve o'clock, the procession set out,
amid loud acclamations, in the following order—

One Elector on horseback.
Two Trumpeters 011 horseback.
Six Electors on horseback.
ST. GEORGE'S BANNER,
NORTH DlVlllloll—Committee in Carriages, am
SOUTH DIVISION—COMIniIiee in Carriage', Ere.
EAST DlVlSlON—Conilillee in Carriages, /se.
WEST DIVIPION—COMniaIte in Carriagea, &c.
ST. OLIVE'S BANNER.
Committee in Carriages.
ST. JOHN'S BANNER.
Committee in Carriages.
ST. SAVIOUR'S sad ST. THOMAS'S BANNER.
Committee. le Carriages.
Mums and Fifes.
BANNER, " Calvert and litdependence."
Electors on horseback.
BANNER, " Parliamentary Reform."
Electors on horseback.
BANNER, " Freedom of Election."
Electors on horseback.
BANNER, " Morley, 1,954."
Baud of Music ou runt.
Some Electors on horseback.

BANNER, " Loyalty to the King, and Liberty to the
People."
Two Marsbolown.

C. CALVERT. its bis Carriage, rupporleil by Electors
on horseback.

Two Trumpeters un horseback.
Aa Elector ou ■ crram-coloured nurse, bearing a white ?lag,
" Posit, of Medias."
Two Electors ou horseback.
Flag, " Introit and Victory."
Twenty Electors on horseback.
A Ma. oa horseback, bearing a Flag, " Triumph of Public
Virtue."
First Baud of Music.

Tweedy Electors u■ Foul.
District Committees of &. George's Parish, iii Bs:ouches,
,- Ditto isa Foot,

Ditto on Horses.
District Committees of St. John's Purists, in Basoncisti,
Ditto uu Foot,
Ditto WI Humes
.

Flag, " Trial by Jury"
District Committee of St.Olavea Pariab, io Barouches,
Ditto ow Foot.
Ditto cos Horses

District Committees of St. Saviour's and St. Thumu's
Parishes. iu Harouches,
Dittu on Foul.
Milo on Hones.
General Cuininitiee in Baruucbrs
Dino on Hurst..

Painting—Despotism, Tyraitas, and Opprentern, 'Tipp&
eating Nervy al the Feet of oftioided Innocence.
Music.
Central Committee in Raroteehe„
Settlkicarrs Pride."
SIR ROBERT WILSON, in • Seniorlie and silt.
Sir Itubeit Wilson's Private Carriage.

Flag—" SoutAararles lailepewsliace, established June the
22d, ISIS."
_ _ _ . _ .

Second Baud of Music.
An Flecior uu a seam-culooreil Horse.
Flat-04 Public Services and Prirale l'irloes rewarded by
Sortheravh"
Elector. on Foot.
Flat—" Wilson, She Friehd 4'04 People.'
Barrowlies and Csrriaces wadi Eletiors.
Eli elm s un tsursdiack closed 114 e Procession.

1n this order they proceeded, amid the euthu-
siasu► of the !people, through all the eastern diri+ioiss
of the Borough, thruu4it liertuoudeey, the Keut

Road, &c. Between two am) three o'clock they
took the other district* along the London and
Wrontimeter Road., by the Elrphunt and Castle,
&e. Between four and five o'clock Mr. Calera
and his friends took leave of Sir Robert %Vileme
and his part of the procession near the Olerlerk ;
the former proceeded to the City of Loiscluii
Tavern, the latter to the Hones Tavern, Bruising-
ton, where a sumptuous dinner was provided not the
occasion.

Ai Sir Robed IV.'lmo was proceeding tow:wile
the Horns TIIIVCIrII, the populace, notwitliitaud.
log all the entreaties which hitherto had effect,
unharnessed the horses from 1113 coach, and drew
him in triumph to the Tavern, where lie arrived
about half-past live o'clock. At six o'clock Sir
Robert entered the tinting-room, accompanied by
!Mr. Hall (the Chairman), Mr. Aldermaii Thorp,
Mr. ‘i'etheistori, and several other independent
Gentlemen, who took an active interest in the late
election for the Borough. The gallery in the large
room eves tilled by Ladies of denisictioii, who dis-
played the white banner of " Purity of Election."
After the company had partakes of ail elegant
dinner, the usual health. of the King and Royal
Fannie were drunk from the Chair.

" May (be Prince Regent and the Runt! Family ev,r bear
in mind that a free, people is the best support of a British
Crown," was also drunk with three littlrA three.
" The British Constitution, secured by a Reform in the
Commons House of Parliament," .was also fteeised with
land applause.
Tuue--" Old England to thyself be true;' and " Rule
Britannia!'

The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the health
of the distinguished Gentleman whose tiiusnph
they had now met to celebrate. Of his intrepidity
it was needless to speak, for the r.coid of that was
enrolled in the glories of his country—and or his
energy its their Representative, it sass fu► the Elec-
tors to form wine estimate. who had warn his lodes
pendent efforts, and heard his patriotic sentiments
during the late contest. Of his humanity they
had the best testimony in his generous aid to aii
individual pursued h) misfortune, and in the grasp
of tyranny. Ile flits' concluded by proposing
amid loud applruse—

" The health of their esteemed Representative Sir Robert
Nilson, the eulightened friend of freedom and humanity."
—Three times three.

Arta the euthusiau►n which this tout had excited
ceased—

Sir NOIIRRT Virti.SoN rose and said, that if ever
feelings of personal vanity and the pride of stition
may be lawfully, ustfullv, and therefore philosophi-
cally indulged in, it was where a man came forward
either to acknowledge a great public obligation im-
posed upon him, or to express his feelings where
a great obligation had been on public grounds
conferred in a confidence of the righteous dis-
pensation he would make of it. He was now,
by their favour, placed in a proud situation.
Through their aid he had swept away the flag of
subjection, and established in its place the pure
white standard that now waved from beauty's
hands.—[This allusion to the white flag, with the
motto 's Purity of Election," held at the moment
by a Lady in the gallery, drew forth loud plaudits.]
—lle had undertaken to assert and maiiitnin their
independence. Before God and his country, hr
now pledged himself to do so—in the face of every
foe, to the risk, nay, the loss of all his private for-
tunes, even to the sacrifice of life itself, in support
of their liberties. He now solemnly bound himself
to redeem this pledge, and he would do a° with
the same zeal and perseverance that won for him
the hotionrable military orders he now wore. These
orders he had earned as the soldier of a tree
country—he had never dishonoured them—they
should remain pure and unsullied, slid in the
same manner, and with the same fervid uttachinent,
would he maiutain, and endeavour to sliew himself
worthy of the great civic honour the Electors of
Southwark 41 now conferred upon him. He held
in his hand a nosegay, just transmitted to I • by
the hand of beauty—and he declared, that he
would be ready to let his heart wither ere lie forgot
such obligations.—(Great applause.) —The oppo-
nents of the Independent Electors of Southwark
had penned calumnies against them ; they had dared
to describe them as enemies to social order, as
opponents to all just views of government. Per-
haps the Electors were but rightly described when
they were said to be in opposition to the system of
these gentlemen. 11 their system of liberty can
only be maintained by a frequent suspension of the
Habeas Corpus Act—if it can only be maintained
by a temptation to seduce to the commission of
crime, and an avidity to betray—if it can only be
upheld by breaking down that great boundary
which makes every Englishman's house his castle—
then tie was proud that 'loch a system had the hos-
tility of the Electors of Southwark—if it had not,
he would be a very unfit representative for them.
Sooner than see the contrary system realised, that
which took from the accused the shield of inn°.
cence, and converted the responsibility of Mi-
nisters into their indemnity, he would rather be a
wandering outcast from civilised society, depending
on the dews of Heaven for his support, than dwell
in that hind once (and he hoped still) the soil of
Englishmen, if it could become the mere arena for
paupers and slaves.—(Crest applause.)—Sir Ro-
bert then pointed out to the Electors the great
example they had set to the country, the City of
London had admirably followed it, and West .
ster would, he hoped, maintain its clutracter.—(Ap-
plause.)—There was now that cheering prospect
before Englishmen which animated despondency
into hope. 'I hey now saw that the great Colonies
of Corruption, which spread its legs above them,
and bade them look abroad to seek dishonour-
able graves, was fallen.—(Great applause.)-11e
hoped they would exercise their tituniph with
moderation. IVlien well directed, their zeal gave
solidity to their efforts, aml secured permanency to
their principles—a permanency which the power of
corruption could not touch, and he trusted a dis-
union among themselves never trench npon.—
(Applmise.)—Out of 4,400 promises during the
late Election, he had polled 1,400. and 500 more
were ready to come op on the day when his oppo-
nent declined the contest. He could never forget
what he owed his friend. ; hut hr begged to say,
that, as the Representative of the Loiough, lie
would never recognise his opponents on account of
their hostility, for every 1114611 had a right to vote as
he pleased ; he would therefore he always ready to
do the best he could fur the Electors geneially,
without reference to their particular opitnotis

on the file enntest.—/Great applitiv.)—The
wily thing be now regretted sew., tuat the ro iiii
could not arc late all who sought minus ono
into it. When he said he regretted it ill owe
lie was in the Larger reuse really to that the
walls of no .6141 e, room iu England could enotain
the Indeneriolent Electors of the llosorrigli of South-
wark. Sir Robe' t c looted by 10-opoittiog the
health or has worthy Colleague. 1l r. Cabert, with
three tunes three.—/Load apptiuse.)
" The I...berty of the Press marl Trial by Jury"
W:IS then drunk aii i I 1 :writ:ruse.
Tile footeperiolent I..very of London, and the
health of Mr. Alderman Thorp," was received with
great applause.
r. Almlrnnau THORP returned thank+, and con-
gratulated the Electors of Southwark 011 setting the
glorious example, which was followed by the City
of London, of returning Members who would
faithfully rbscharge their duty.—(Applause.)—
He had himself been but so I hie thorn-
_
m eta in the hands of the friends of Ith and erfy,
he trusted that his conduct in Parbaineot would
not induce them to repeat their choice. It was sin-
gular that when the Government appealed to the
',elude to semi forth a-new their represent:times,
the people should place their best confidence among
those who were declared by Ministers to be anxious
for au overthrow of their system of Government.
On the subject of Reform in Parliament, all lie
would R:ly was this. till 'milting could be done
with t it.--/(:reat irpplittse.)
The health,. of " Sir F. Bartlett and Sir S.
Moonily, and success tot their cause w %Vestiniii-
ster," was do it..k with three times three; as also, the
bealtlis of " Ladies of Southwark." But to-
wards the close of the evenilig the pressure 111 the
room (winch was filled by Insure than 400 prisms*
at dinner), became so great, that it was impossible
to foll w with Ile••tiritcy the order of the proceedings.
Sir ROBERT WIIAON, iu proposing " the Ileslth
of Mr. Rook rt limit," paid cosily halidsonie corn.
pliments to lois efforts to the pterriot contest.
Mr. lii Lt. returned thanks ; and the Meeting
shortly alter separated, after poryiou the must
marked compliments to Sir Roheit