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LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1837.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE ELECTION of SIX DIRECTORS of
the EAST INDIA COMPANY being appointed for WEn-
NESDAY, the 12th of April next, the favour of your Vote and In
terost is requested for the following Gentlemen, viz.:—
WILLIAM ASTELL. B!CII ARD JENKPZS, Esq.
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH CA MPPELL MA RJORIBANKS
BAYLEY, Esq. Esq.
RUSSELL ELLICE, E•q. JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq.
Which will much oblige, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servants,
CHARLES MILLS
JOHN PETTY MUSPRATT
JOHN MORRIS ..
JOHN G. RAVENSHAW
HENRY SHANK
JOHN SHEPHERD
JOHN THORNHILL
PATRICK VANS AGNEW
FRANCIS WARDEN
WILLIAM WIGRAM
WILLIAM YOUNG.

MEETING OF ELECTORS OF WEST-

MINSTER.

A meeting of the electors of Westminster was held last
night at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, to take
into consideration two letters which had recently been received
from Colonel Evans and Sir Francis Burdett, in answer to a
communication made to them, informing them of the resolu-
tions with regard to their conduct,, which were passed at a
public meeting held at the same place on the 22d ult.
Mr. GILBERT POUNCET was unanimously called on to pre-
side. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been
confirmed, he proceeded to read the letters, which were as
follow _ _ _

JAMES R. CARN AC
JOHN LOCH
J. 1). ALEXANDER
HENRY ALEXANDER
ROBERT CAMPBELL
NA M. STANLEY CLARKE
JOHN COTTON
N. B. EDMONSTJNE
JOHN FORBES
HUGH LINDSAY
JAMES LAW LUSHINGTON
GEOR,E LYALL
East India House, March 29, 1837.

" St. Sebastian, 24th March, 1837.

" GENTLEMEN—+I beg leave to acknowledge your letter of
the 9th instant, received two days since, conveying to me a
col ,y of resolutions adopted at a meeting assembled for the
purpose of considering the present state of the representation
of Wostroinster, and I must frankly admit that, so far as the
fist resolution relates to me, I cannot but cordially concur in
the opinion to be inferred from it, acknowledging at the same
time the considerate manner in which it is expressed.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST I.NDIA STOCK.

•
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ITAVING the honour of being recommended te
you by the Directors of the East India Company as CAN-
DIDATES for the DIRECTION, to be chosen this year, we take
the liberty of requesting the favour of your Vote on the day of
Election, Wxn:ixsniir,the 12th April next.
We are, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and most humble Servants,
WILLIAM ASTELL
WM. BUTTERWORTH BAYLEY
RUSSELL ELLICE
RICHARD JENKINS
CAMPBELL MA RJORIDANKS
JOHN MASTERMAN
East India House, March 29, 1837.

" In reply to the inquiry to be made as to the probable time
of my resuming my Parliamentary duties in your service, I
beg leave to assure you that my absence cannot now be
prolonged beyond a very short time, and, at the utmost, not
beyond the 10th of June as that is the final period of the
service of the, auxiliaries in this country, by the King's order
in council, and by engagement with the Spanish Government.
" I have now only to assure you that at my departure from
England I sanguinely anticipated my returning at a much
earlier period, and that I had not the least expectation of so
uninterrupted a delay as bas occurred.
" I fully admit the principle that my two appointments are
incompatible ; but I persuade myself, and it is the extenuation
I rely on, that the electors have thus far extended their kind-
ness to me, not expecting, no more than I did myself, that the
period would have been so prolonged, and in consideration of
the fact of my being engaged in a cause interesting to all
Europe, during which I have not ceased to use my utmost
exertions, and at some personal risk, to carry out the principles
to which we are both attached—those of representative Go-
vernment—the great and distinguishing feature between free-
dom and despotism.
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
" Your obedient and devoted servant,
" D. L. EVANS."
" To %lessrs. Pouncey, Fearon, De Vear, Simpson,
Prout, Walker, and Burnet, &c. &c. &c."

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" Brighton, April 3, 1837.
" DEAR MR. POUNCEY—I am satisfied no one can be more
aware than you are of the impropriety and unfairness towards
the bulk of the Westminster electors which I should be guilty
of, were I to act towards them in the manner proposed by the
gentlemen who met at the British Coffee-house, and who re-
quested you to transmit to me the resolution they adopted,
expressing their wish that I should resign my seat in Parlia-
ment as representative of the city of Westminster; at the
same time, I am not in a situation to enter more fully into the
subject ; I shall, therefore, content myself for the present with
answering that I do not think it consistent with my duty to
the electors at large so to act; but so soon as I am able to
held a pen myself, I shall probably think it my duty to address
them upon the subject of your communication. In the mean-
time, notwithstanding any difference of opinion between us,
" Believe me, with great respect and sincerity, dear Mr.
Pouncey, yours sincerely, " F. BURDETT."
The CHAIRMAN having read the letters, proceeded' to re-
mark on that of Sir Francis Burdett. The opinions of the
Hon. Baronet were wholly at variance with the opinions of
the electors of Westminster, although at one period they had
been identical. In the early and more brilliant part of his
career, Sir Francis was the staunch and able advocate of Re-
form, extending his advocacy so far as to support annual Par-
liaments and universal suffrage. Look at him now. He was
leagued with the party he had formerly denounced, and had
turned his back upon all his former opinions; and upon every
ground he was bound to give the electots of Westminster
an opportunity of deciding whether
,they had changed with
him. The meeting would not indulge in any railing or per-
sonality against the Hon., Baronet—his (Mr. Pounecy's)
opinion still was, that Sir Francis was even now a sincere
friend of his country, and that the errors into which he had
fallen were errors not of the heart, but of the head. He had
always hitherto been a warm supporter of Sir Francis Burdett,
because he had believed him to be the uncompromising advo-
cate of Liberal opinions. Believing now that he was exactly
the reverse, he should at every future election oppose him as
strenuously as he had before supported him.—( Hear.)
An ELECTOR said that there was one phrase in the letter of
C:eneral Evans which did not appear to him sufficiently clear.
Were the electors to understand that, under any circum-
stances, they might expect the return of the Hon. and Gallant
Member at the period stated by him, namely, the 10th of June ?
The CHAIRMAN, at the request of the meeting, read the
letter again, when the elector expressed himself satisfied that
General Evans promised unconditionally to return on the 10th
of June. _

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Mr.. ELLss was requested to move the first resolution, to
the effect that in consequence of the two letters received from
their representatives in reply to communications made to them,
it would be advisable to call a general meeting to take the
same into consideration, in order that the electors at large
might have an opportunity of expressing their sentiments upon
them. He ( Mr. Ellis) believed that they would be justified
in calling a general meeting. He for one was very much dis-
satisfied with the conduct of Sir Francis Burdett. His name
was once bright in the page of contemporary history.- Sorry
was he to see that a sun once so bright should set in such dark-
ness. The conduct of Sir Francis Burdett had placed the
electors of Westminster in a dilemma, and himself in a dis-
honourable position. Whatever influence had been exercised
upon the mind of Sir Francis to bring about such a result,
the electors of Westminster had. no right to suffer, and he
was bound, as a gentleman and a man of honour, to give
every elector an opportunity of recalling the vote which he
had given in his favour, and of bestowing it upon a
worthier representative. With regard to Colonel Evans, he —
( Mr. Ellis) would only say, that he had the highest opinion The Dublin Evening Post of Saturday says " every
of him.—( Hear, and cheers.) He had at all events done thing proves to us that the Orangemen are ready for a burst—
his duty towards the cause of liberty in Spain. When he left and that some of the army are implicated."
his Parliamentary duty to proceed to that country, he was not ST. JAMES'S TllEATRE.—Yesterday evening a
aware that he should be detained so long. No doubt he was young singer, of the name'of Burnett, made his first appear-
anxious to return, but be (Mr. Ellis) very much doubted wh'ea ance in London, in the character of Squire Norton, in the
ther it would be in his power to do so within the period he had Opera of The Village Coquettes. He made a very favourable
mentioned. , Westminster was peculiarly situated —one of its debut, and promises to be a great acquisition to our corps of
Members declared that he would not support the policy of the dramatic vocalists. He possesses the advantage of a good
Government, and the other was in another country. and could person, a gentlemanlike. appearance, and a pleasing, intelli-
not. Such a state of things could not continue—Westminster
. gent countenance. His great-timidity, as usualin such cases,
could not suffer itself thus to remain unrepresented; a stigma prevented him from exhibiting any freedom or energy as an
rested upon it, and a generalmectiog, if convened, would give actor.; but lie delivered many passages of the dialogue in a
the electors an opportunity of putting an end to it by calling way that evinced both spirit and feeling. As a vocalist his
upon the present Members to resign their seats, and by elect-
attainments are very considerable. His voice is a fine and
ing in their places two honest and useful men to support the
cause of Reform. As to Colonel Evans, there would be no rich tenor, which has been highly cultivated. His reception
altogether was flattering, and calculated to remove his diffi-
objection to him if he were here, but as to Sir Francis Bur- donee, him more at ease as to his position with the
dea, his political career had ended, and he was no longer by placing
public. The piece was, on the whole, well performed, and
worthy of the confidence or support of the electors of West-
minster.—( Cheers.) went off with sellit. The house was well attended.
The resolution having been seconded, MISS SIIIRREFF IN DUBLlN.—lightful
Colonel JONES rose and said that there was no true Re- opera La Sonnambula was las The de
t night repeated to a respect-
former who did not regret the conduct of Sir F. Burdett; but able audience, and received with that enthusiasm which the
he hoped that no one then present could be so wanting in chaste conception of the music, the talent of Miss Shirreff and
humanity as to pass any censure upon Colonel Evans.— Mr. Templeton, and the recollection of the immortal Mali-
( Hear, hear.) It was impossible that he could return to this bran, whose fame was interwoven with the piece, deserved.
country within the time stated. The order in Council which The taste of a Dublin audience is seldom wrong—when it de-
only allowed the British Legion to serve-two years in Spain, cides, it decides enthusiastically, and its decision comes from
might, when that term expired, lie followed by another. the heart, and we will say that its warmest applause was never
Ministers, however, if they did their duty, would meet the more justly bestowed than on the performance of Miss Shirreff
motion of Sir Henry Hardinge by abrogating the Bill which and of Mr. Templeton. The part of Miss Shirreff is difficult
prevented Englishmen from serving in any country that they in itself—rendered more difficult still by a remembrance of the
pleased. At all events he thought it improbable that Co- inimitable acting of Madame Malibrau. With these difficul-
lonel Evans could return. Justice, however, must be meted ties to contend against, she sustains her character with an abi-
out to every one, and if Colonel Evans was prevented from lity and a justness inferior only to the 'unmatched syren wh)e
performing his duty towards the electors of Westminster, made the part her own. We rejoice that a full house and a
the electors must for their own sakes look out for some one glowing admiration should attest the excellence of the perfor-
who could. - mance, and the enterprise and energy of the manager, who, at
Mr. Nom' said ho did not see that the return of Cu). every -risk, and the most lavish expenditure, engages, for the
Evans was so improbable or impossible as it had been re- amusement of his fellow-citizens, the first genius and most ac-
presented. Hera Prout) was convinced, on the con- knowledged talent of the age.—The Freeman's Journal,
trary, that the Gallant Member would be back in West- April 7,1837.
minster within a few days of the time specified. In a letter The remark of the Chancellor Oxenstcirn, addressed
to him (Mr. Prout) Colonel Evans said that it was intended to his son when setting out on his travels, has often been
to form a junction of the corps under his command with the quoted, ~ Go forth, my son," said he, "and see with how little
army of Navarre. Colonel Evans would, in that case' as wisdom the world is governed ;" it is the evident truth of the
junior officer, cease to be Commander-in-Chief at San Se- observation which gives it its pungency. Wisdom, Humanity,
bastian, and there would then be no obstacle in the way of his Justice—the true elements of civilization, enter but slightly
return to England. The Legion, too, would not serve under into the constitution of laws and the administration of the af-
a Spanish General, so that the auxiliary corps would be al- fairs of nations. Although the fact be not recorded, it is highly
together broken up.—( Hear, hear.) probable that the sagacious Oxensteirn added a sentence not
Mr. WALKER said he could not give his support to the very different from the following :—Go forth, my son, and see
present resolution. legislators fostering that ignorance, and causing by mot-tope-
After some observations from Messrs. Wilson, Harper, lising laws that physical degradation which are the fruitful pa-
and Prout, rents of crime—and then behold the same legislators punishing
Mr. KEMP said that no good would be obtained by calling a with death the criminals they have formed. We are constantly
public meeting at present. hearing of the progress of knowledge and the advance of civili-
An ELECTOR, whose name we could not learn, said he con- zation, but we look almost in vain for evidence in support of
curred in the observations which had fallen from the last these assertions in the actual state of things in society.—Ox-
speaker; but he must add that he thought there was a very ford Chronicle.
great want of energy on the part of the electors of Westmin-
N. and N.E. winds have had
ster. Why did they not propose a man around whom they The late prevailing
might rally ? In the event of a dissolution, and it was very the effect of emptying our harbours to a considerable extent,
sure that Sir F. Burdett would not resigstaunch and zealous n until then, it would and of preventing the arrival of a number of ships, especially
be advisable that they should have a
West Indians, which ate daily expected ; consequently, the
friend of liberty whom they could unite in supporting. It would wages of seamen required for the outward. bound North Ame-
be much better to look out for a such a man, than to call any rican traders have risen in many cases to 31. per month, both
here and in Port-Glasgow, and even with that advance it is
public meeting at present.
with considerable difficulty that a sufficient number ain be ob-
Mr. alas, in. reply, said that Sir F. Burdett had in his pre-i
vious letter grossly calumniated the Government, and had con- rained.—Greenock Advertiser.
demned their policy in such a manner as surpassed in audacity On Saturday a public meeting was held in the sub-
any of the attacks of the Tories.—( Hear, hear,) A public scription-rooms, Bodmin, by Sir Hussey Vivian and his friends,
meeting would, in his opinion, be productive of benefit, if it when the Gallant General and J. Rundle, Esq., M.P., ad-
did nothing more than pass a vote of censure upon Sir Fran- dressed the electors present. Sir Hussey spoke of the Ballot,
cis Burdett. expressed his readiness to support it, provided the majority of
The resolution was then put from the chair, when there ap- the constituency wished it. Mr. Rundle proposed that it should
peered for it, 21 ; against it, 20. Some dissatisfaction having be put to the test, so far as the electors present were concerned,
been expressed, it was again Put ; when the numbers appeared when almost all held up their hands in favour of the Ballot.-
-For the resolution, 26 ; against it, 25. Decooport Independent.