The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX EL7IC74ION.

Trist friends of Sir FRANc ts BURDETT yeitetday
assembled at the Southampton Arms, Camden
Town, St. Pancrass, for the purpose of supporting the
Subscription which his been instituted in favour of
-the Baronet. The Chair was somewhat incon.
sistently take. by the Reverend Mr. BRostt. EY,
as Mr. SITAR MOORE, the founder of this
Subscription, bitterly inveighed at the Crown
and Anchor, against the indecency which Clergy-
men committed by taking part in 1...1ei-lion cabals.
Mr. BROMLEY lamented that the Meeting was not
more numerously attended ; but said, that it had
been proposed that a Committee should go from
house to house throughout the Parish to called what.
ever the inhabitants might think proper to give in aid
of the worthy Baronet and his cause. • He observed,
that Sir FRANCIS had been grossly injuted,•and
that by the improper conduit of the Sheriffs, it was
no longer a contest between the Baronet and the
Sheriffs, but between the Freeholders of Middlesex
and the People at large. He boldly proclaimed the-
Return of the Sheriffs an unjust one.
We forbear to comment on this attack upon Pub-
lic Officers while the subjel is supposed to be in-
tended for legal inquiry, because we have no doubt
that the Sheriffs will take notice of the Reverend
Chairman's exrra.judicial censure.
He spoke highly of the spirit shewn by Sir
FRANCIS, in coming boldly forward in support of
the Rights of Elation, which he compared to simi.
lat conduit on the part of JOHN \VILER'''. with
whom,. however, the Baronet himself disdained a
comparison, at Brentford. The Reverend Chair.
man affirmed, that a scandalous attempt had been
made to destroy the freedom of Eleition, anti the
splendid fortune of Sir FRANCIS, by a prorraited
contest. Hence he forcibly recommended an active
and liberal Subscription, to compensate for the
heavy expences which the Baronet had incurred in
support of the rights of the heeholders, as well as
to enforce those rights by a due investigation here.
after. He accounted for the scanty number that
attended the Meeting, by -observing that few had
seen the adverthrment which convened it, and that
many present.had dropped in by chance.

Mr. BROMLVY then recurred to the grand Mint,
the Subscription in favour of Sir Fiust.tcra
DE TT, signifying, that he should lay a Book upon
toe t rhlr, fur any Gentleman to subscribe what he
pleased, observing, however, that in proportion to
the sun subscribed, would the Public at large judge
of the extent of the Subscribers' friendship fit the
Baronet, and zeal for the gre.it cause in which he
has so tinbly embarked, and by which his fortune
had so much suffered. Mr. BKOMLFY, after pro.
posing a win that a Committee should be appointed
t • g., trout house to house, moved for 'the appoint.
nit .1 of such a Committee, and submitted several
Resolutions to the Company for opening a Subscrip.

A Dr. Row t. E y seconded these Resolutions, and
begdu the Subscript tun, Mr. Littotsunt stated,
that from 2001. to 11,til.a.gutnea 'was subscribed at
the Cr,,wit and Anchor, but that any sum, however
he re;ulthy accepted; condoling with
a Wein.' id the', Wido,w's Mitt."
The company amounted to about six y parsons.

The Duke of flitoronn, according to report, has
given a I bemiond rum!, towards the Subscription
fOr S r FRANCS, BURDETT. We are by no rneaus
incbned to believe this report, hut' consider it as a
hint, thrown IRV to his Grac , in order to let him
know what is rxpetied from him.
A Morning Paper, adverting. to the
,expelled
interview
,between His MAii.:'ry and the PLINCE
of WALEgi eXpKeS,es its asionishinettt that
we, shnutd
have used the term " Firediatiov," in reference to
the Llustri,ots Pelson ge., iii question. When
cordial rt union is the matter in agitation, it is
natural to suppose 'that it must be •accompli'heci by
some.metiinin Or other, and we see nothing improper
in using the harmless word mediation, with respeel
to this interesting Measure. The Writers in the
Paper alluded to are generally employed in attempt.
big to sow divisions in the Country, therefore we.
can easily account , for their antipathy to the unof.
fending word mediation, unless indeed,,it should re.
late, r • any intercom he that might be opened between
tine British Government anti their old favourite the
present EMPEROR Of FRANCS.
Some of our Journalists distrust the story of the
attempt to l'ertsoWthe KING of FRANCE, at War.
saw. • They Writers, poor innocent creatures,
wrier' read Sir RoBIiRT WiLsoN's account of lioslit-
pAßTE,S mode ofjeastvog his sick troops at
_Tap.
.11 the. English Sh.p-keepers can defend themselves
an well in their !'ruling Vessels, as Ltivots and Ills
Squadron lately expertenevd, what mav the French
e*Prtt when they attack those ,Slap-keepers ~t~ Their
Elatiotje iOilt before their bowel and their.bomer
•
Bo NArnvrit has rendered himself so odious in the
eyes of all that he has reason to tear a ge.
neral. insurrection of the people against him. If ;he
should, however, by the supritt of his military con.
federates, and a corrupt army,. escape •the avenging
hand of- public justice, there can he little doubt that
the horrid plOts of clandestine murder he has put in
prattice will illustrate' what is said by AfaCbetk, a
tyrant not' more_ wicked than himself :

In these coos
" We still have Judginetii here; that we but teach
" 111°4 inctruaionf, which, being taught, return
" To plague the inventor t.thiamven-haipled justice
" Commends the ingredients of our pohon'd alio;
44 To out own lipo."

ANECDOTE.—The celebrated Earl of CHz TKR.
hiving been veryonsuccessful at Billiard'
wi h Luitur, a famous Gamester, many years ago,
declined playing any longer. LUKUF, to tempt his
Lordship to play on, offered to contend against him
with one eye blinded. The Earl observed, that
this mode might be of advantage to his adversary,
as sportsmen shoot with .ori'd 'eye closed. Be.
ing induced, however, to try his skill with one eye,
and finding his efforts. were fiuitless, the Earl ac.
cepted the terms, and lost five hundred wore.
Speaking of his ill success, ind Lvicues liberal offer,
to a friend, " whit;" said the latter, " has the-tel.
low taken you in P• why, he has been thirty years
blind of one eye !" • •