The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-18 00:00:00

CROI'VN AND ANCHOR.

Tlie. Friends of Mr. PAULL yesterday assembled
at this place, and the Chair was taken by Major
CARTWRI6IITy'a welt-known Member of the Con-
stitutioA Society. After-dinner the Chairman pro-
posed the following Toast:—

" The King, Lords, and the Representatives of. the Peo-
ple, and may they unitedly co-operate in ail such incasures
as may be necessary to preserve the character of this Coml.
try,' in spite of the machinations of all its Enendes,domes-
tic as well as foreign !"
The, Major then expressed his joy at the, number
of Freeholders who voted for Mr. PAULL, and then
crave another Toast, vii.—
" The Free and Independent Eleaors of Westminster;
and may they be able in the struggle they are now nuking
against the powers of undue influence, &c. to set an example
to the..Eledors in geheral, to endeaVour to obtain a
.speedy
Reform in Parliament."

Before he comcluded he begged leave to ask Mr.
.PAtmr. whether he was determined to suppoit the
measure of-a • ParliatnentarY Reform, otherwise he
would not proWe his health.

Mr. Null.. most readily promised to support that
measure,: but alledged that there were =Many ob-
stacles in they way of: it at present. His Health
was then drank, and after thanking the Company
he proceeded to make such a speech as he delivers.
every di); on the, HuStings, with little variation of
sentimentor language. It contained plenty of abuse
against Mr. SHERIDAN, all Ministers; Placemen,tand
Pensioners.—ln the course of his speech, however,
he tittered a libel upon the English Nobility :that
exceeded even biS Jacobimcal violence on the Hust-
ings,: for speaking of those who. possessed stars,
honours, distinCtions, and ribbons ;" he declared
'that be did not 'find.that there are any of those
.who wear them but. can be'
,bought. Suchlan in-
discriminate slander rMist render him odiou's and
contemptible.—He &minded. with paying, several
cOmpliments to Major CARTWRIGHT; and proposing
the. Health of Sir F. BURDETT: This Toast was
given in the following manner from the Chair :--

" Sir Francis Iluniett, the man .of unblemished virtue,
private as well as the sincere and disinterested. Friend
of both King- and People, and the decided enemy of hypo-
crital .Loyahats, that place-hunting Patriots."

This Toast was naturally well received by such a
company, and the Chairman informed themthatSir
Francis had: written to him to ezpres§ his regret that
he could not 'join the Meeting:---The Chairman
the 9, niter passingfa high eulogium on the principles
of Sir Francis, devoted the, rest of his 's'iieeCh to a
vindication of his own, concluding with the 'follow-
lug toast,.borrowed from Sir Francis Bu'rdett's- offen-
sive Address to the Freeholders of Middlesex:—

" The independent Freeholders of Middlesex : may they
never thrget that, one hundred mercenaries in the House of
-Cornnionsl are more angerous to their, Country, than.
goo,ooo thercenaries, with the. Emperor Napoleon at their
head." .. . ,

The rest of the' Meeting chiefly related to -a
proposal,,that every man present shoold 'Sign' his
namet6:a paper,. binding himself to bring two votes
in favOur of Mr. Paull.---Mr. Patill, however, aware
of the difficulty of such a .measure in the present
stai2i of the Poll, and after what is known of his
character .and condua, declared, that he. could rely
on the zeal of the company, and therefore thought
that 'they had better show their ,concurrence by a
shew, of, hands, which accordingly took place, and
after some more toasts, declarations, professions,
and personalities, the Chair was resigned to another
Member, and the rest of the evening was devoted to.
the delights of Bacchtis„

To .tAAIES P:IULL;

[The following Letter appear...el in'se• oral of al; Papcn of
tins morning.]

• -
lit V • •
• SIR,

. I.should be the last person in the World to press
On you any. matter of a private nature in a•ptibL
Tie contest ; but when I see the basest .atici fese,lf
arts resorted to to represent -Mr. SHERIDAN ,and
his- friends- as persons xi;ho.,haVe• insulted a _very
respeCtable class of, men (1 mean the .I'.thist,-er. ni
'lors and the 'Journeymen of the ,City ct ,W67;toniii--
ster),:- I-demand of you. to. cotne .forwiird and con-
.tradid, if you dare, ode .word Uf .the faC-6 I ant •
now, by question, putting to you
" First,. Have you not,. at this.moment, an.
uncle. working On- the board of that most -ri.-'si:ctt;-
able trade than Mr.' LAmortvi-, Of. Sutfoil:'-stre.-.!-;
Charing-cross ? Secondly, Have- not Mr.
and hiS Clerk addressed-: to you. several
since you-17-, arrival from India, Avith a -stzjo,;,,,o;f:i
large fortune, informing you that -your uncle h,2,intr
aged and. growing almost blind, .was retained-:inffiv
service from motives of chsi'ity, and most Etitve
if be were. dismissed Did you ever notice...int, art_.:i
swer one of these, Letters until the day Uefore tire;)
present,%Eleetion,. when you incloSed a ,t,,..,rinezr fcr
him;. and canvassing Mr. ',Arnow'. to poll 1-or-iyouj.,
you promised to attend to,,your uncle's situation of.;
ter the:Eleaion should be, Over." Is what•l have
now stated fug, or If you venture: to deny;
any.part of it, and any one perien whatever is;;..o
credidons as to believe you, I refer you and- them
fdr the proof 'of the veracity of every, word
my statement .io Mr.. LAMBERT ,IlifThq'!;.(, sad tv
those most respeCtable charaEterso Mr. Tool o, of
Great Marlborough-street,' and J.• BIRNIE,
Oxendon-street,who have each Oft hern had t s-srate-
ment; from Mr. LAT,II4:RT hitusel,f, and have seen
your Uncle ib the situation I have described. Answer
this if it is in your ;power, or denv.a word of. it if
you can.. YOU know me well, and I know you.
SIMON FRASER, Of Perth.