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WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

PUBLIC MEETING.—( THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the Electors of Westminster took place
this day at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand,
for the purpose of adopting measures to promote the re-
election of Sir Francis Burdett and Sir John Hobhouse.
Shortly after 1 o'clock, T. S. DUNcoMBE, Esq., M.P.,
took the chair, at which time there were from 1,500 to
2,000 persons present, and the numbers considerably in-
• creased afterwards. The llon. Members and their Com-
mittee were received with loud cheers, here and there in
termingled with groans and hisses. We observed several
police officers in various parts of the room.
The CHAIRMAN rose to open the business of the
meeting, and was assailed with cheers, hisses and groans,
which lasted throughout the whole of his speech, and
rendered it exceedingly difficult to catch even one com-
plete sentence. He apologized for the vanity which he
might be supposed to possess in taking upon himself such
an office as their Chairman, but having been called to it
he would do his duty as far as he could in support of two
gentlemen, whose political principles he highly esteemed,
and in «•hose political integrity he placed the most im-
plicit confidence.—(Hisses and cheers.) He had had in
his place in Parliament the fullest opportunity of observing
their conduct, and he had satisfied himself that there never
was calumny more unfounded, or charges more false than
those which had been levelled against Sir John Hob-
house.—(Cheers and hisses). The electors of West-
minster must he aware of the opposition that was now in
progress, and be was sure that there was not a man pre-
Sent but regretted that it had occurred—(Cries of " No,"
and cheers)—and unless he could bring himself to believe
that those who had been the prime movers of that cabal—
(Here the violent uproar prevented the conclusion of the
sentence from being heard.) There was no one act of
inconsistency that could be brought against Sir John
Hobhouse ; but because be, a Minister of the Crown, re-
fused to pledge himself to the period, even almost to the
very hour, when be should introduce any particular mea-
sure he was to be declared unworthy of their confidence.
—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Baronet was now present,
anxious and willing to declare and explain lois opinions—.
(Bravo)—but with regard to pledges, if they had no re-
gard for his past conduct, what confidence could they
have in the fulfilment of pledges? As to his being a Mi-
nister of the Crown, who made him so? It would be
answered, the King'; true, the King had appointed him,
but he was recommended by his conduct as the represen-
tative fur Westminster ; and if his acceptance of office
was an act of guilt, the show of that guilt attached to the
electors of Westminster, who bad approved of his ap-
pointment, and re-elected him when he accepted office.
The Hon. Chairman, in supportof Sir John Hohhouse's ac-
ceptance of office, referred to a distinguished statesman who
was once the representative of Westminster, Mr. Fox ; that
distinguished individual had said, " that country can
never prosper, when that which ought to be the object of
ambition with a man'of honour is considered a disgrace."
But the most amusing part of the opposition was, the
distinction which was attempted to be drawn between
Sir F. Burdett and Sir John Hobhouse. Why, they bad
always acted together, in all public measures, and if there
were any guilt attaching to Sir John Hobhouse, Sir
Francis Burdett could not be exculpated from a shale of
it. He would detain them no longer ; but he would put
it to the Reformers, whether this was the time they
should be divided among themselves ? The voice of the
people united gained them the Reform Bill, and it must
be the same united voice that must secure to them•.
selves the fruits of that Reform.—(Cheers and hisses.)
The Hon. Chairman concluded, amidst great tumult, by
requesting that the report of the Committee be read.
Mr. B. BEAUMONT read the report, but owing to the
tremendous uproar that prevailed not one word of it was
heard.
F. STErnEwsoN, Esq., M. P., moved the first resolu-
tion, expressive of confidence in Sir F. Burdett and Sir
John Hobhouse. He addressed the meeting at some length,
but it was evident, front the temper of the meeting, that it
was intended to listen to no person. The uproar during
this gentleman's speech prevented our reporter from catch-
ing even a portion of a sentence, and at length the
Hon. Gentleman retired amidst mingled groans and

cheers.
A GENTLEMAN, whose name we could not learn, se-
conded the resolution in dumb show.
The CHAIRMAN appeared also, to put the resolution to
the meeting, but not a syllable could be heard.
Sir F. BURDETT came forward, and was loudly cheered,
but equally hissed at throughout the meeting. Not one
syllable of his speech could be heard ; but we succeeded,
at the risk of suffocation, in getting close to him, and
were enabled to hear him say,—l cannot but deeply
regret the effuse of the discontent which has sprung
up so unexpectedly amongst the electors of Westminster,
who have for so long a period acted. together unitedly on one
principle, and have never allowed any enemy to cause them
to be divided. It is to me a source of deep regret that
friends should now be dividing and separating, as I can
understand, on no public principle—on no ground that
can be stated ; and that after the experience of so long a period
of universal service on the part of my Hon. Friend, there
should, for no reason that I can collect, for no valid
reason, I am sure, that has yet been put forth to the
public, there should be found a gentleman to
come forward and oppose Sir John Hobhouse.—
(Hear.) Are there any of the electors themselves, who
can state any rational ground why they should now snip
my Hon. Friend of the confidence with which they invested
him fourteen years ago, and which fourteen years
of able service should, I think, have secured to
him. Much has been said in public print on the
subject, and I have also taken the liberty of addressing you
on it, speaking, as I am bound to do, my candid opinion,
and not concealing from those who are opposed to me my
views respecting them.--(Here the noise was most in-
tolerable, and the Honourable Baronet was obliged to be
silent for a short time.) Copies of the following were
then handed up above the heads of the meeting, and a
great number thrown on the hustings. The Hon. Baronet
took one of them into his hands, and proceeded :
TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.

AIR., NOW SIR JOHN, HOBHOUSE'S SPEECH ON THE
HUSTINGS, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1819.

" Let me put this question of Reform to the Whigs distinctly.
" They say—l would limit your right of suffrage.
" I say I would extend it!
"They say—l would not have all housekeepers vote.
" say I would not stop at housekeepers ! Will they go as
far as this ? Ask them, Gentlemen.
" They say I am not for Annual Parliaments.—l say I am !
Will they go as far as that ? Ask them, Gentlemen.
" Will they give you any Reform that will destroy corrup-
tion ? Ask them, Gentlemen.
Sir John has made four propositions, his own, viz.:—
l. Repeal of the Septennial Act ;
2. Voting by ballot;
a Repeal of House and Window Taxes ;
4, Repeal of Taxes on Knowledge.
Will he stick to these? Ask him, Gentlemen.
A paper is now put into my hand which states that my
Hon. Friend, on a former period, alleged that he
would extend the suffrage. It is undoubtedly true that
Mr. Hobhouse has contributed mainly to extend
it..—.l3e has exerted every effort in his power to
extend it. Gentlemen, these papers are so futile, that I
am astonished that gentlemen who are now offering them
should think it right in this way to make such an utterly
useless attack.—( Here the Hon. Baronet threw the paper
from him.) Gentlemen, I really can have but little to
say, either for myself or for my Hon. Colleague, except
that from 1795—a period I am almost ashamed
to confess—l have never had occasion to change
any opinion I then entertained..—(At this period
the Chairman got on the table and used every effort to
obtain silence, but his exertions were abortive.) Gentle-
men, this is a scene, the like of which within the
long period during which I have been a repre-
sentative of Westminster, I have never yet witnessed
I have never before seen the time when the electors of
Westminster, with their ears open, their minds open,
if they saw cause of complaint, would not in a hand-
some and manly manner come forward and state their
'objections, whatever they might be, to their candidates, be-
fore to day. I have never before seen that they would allow
themselves to be degraded by a tumultuous course,
which gait have no other effect on the public at
large than that of countenancing all those calumnies
which have been so often brought forward against
them, and of playing the part of those new associates,
who we have reason to think have been brought forward
into Westminster, engaging with the Tories, whose only
object is to be obtained by clamour, and who, if they
cannot defeat popular purposes, will bring popular meet-
ings and persons into public disrepute, and which a very
few persons have the power to do. I say then that I
stand before you on the same ground, with the same views,
and on the same principles as my Hon. Colleague, and I
wish not, and I would not, for the representation of
Westminster desire to he separated from him. Now
much has been addressed—l will not say to the
understandings of the electors--but to the supposed
want of understanding, by which they are sup-
posed to be so easily entrapped, so easily gulled and
duped, which would mislead them, and carry them into a
course of conduct not consistent with that which they
have hitherto boldly pursued. Amongst other things,
I have been accused—or rather an apology has been made
foe me, which I however reject—.which I should dis-

dein to make,—attributing to me, in something
that has been addressed publicly to you, a want
of discretion. It is to be excused, as it is said, on the
ground of having been written on the spur of the mo-
ment. Gentlemen, I fancy that almost all letters are
written on the spur of the occasion. I never heard of
letters being written, then kept for a length of time, and
then brought forth again, under the impression that they
would be the better the older they were. But I
see no indiscretion characterizing any one sentiment, or
expression, or feeling that I have uttered to the
people of Westminster. Nay, I say more—l say, if
I were indiscreet, I would be so still, because it is honest
(and I place honesty far above discretion iu my scale of
moral duties). I would beg leave just to say to the Gal-
lant Colonel who has come forward so uncalled for, and
who has been most ungraciously received with regard to his
making an excuse for me, as Lady Teazle said
to Mrs. Candour in the School for Scandal, " Oh dear,
Mrs. Candour, never undertake my defence." Gentle.
men, if I wanted discretion ever so much—if any
indiscretion had attended my conduct. I am sure I
could not be ungenerous enough to borrow any
thing from the Gallant Colonel in palliation of
it, who really appears to me himself to stand
in need of all he has got. Why, I hold my whole public
life as an act of indiscretion. Was it discreet in me to
take up the cause of the people five and thirty years ago ?
Was it discreet in me to get myself into gaol for the
sake of justifying, as I conceived, honest and ill-treated
men ? Was that discreet in me ? I admit the
indiscretion, but I claim little to the honesty
of my conduct, and the sacrifices I have made.
That such honesty and such sacrifices should have been
pledged and been completed in this great crowning
measure of Reform, makes me proud, and makes, in my
opinion, a demand on the public for the support of that
King and these Ministers who have placed the liberties of
the country on a rock that cannot be moved, who have thus
placed the Constitution on its true Constitutional basis.
And it is a little too much, I think, to expect of persons
who have so lately effected such a purpose—a pur-
pose which a few months before it was ef-
fected, no man could venture to say, or flatter
himself with the hope of its being accomplished—now,
almost before time has been given to the public, to feel
the great power they have obtained ; my Hon. Friend,
too, having entered into the Government deter-
mined to support Reform, that it is now to
be so weakly cast into his teeth that he, at a
time when the Whigs, as a party, were thought to be
hostile to Reform, —when the great question of Reform,
which had been agitated in the minds of the
country, had been adopted by all the ablest and
most eminent men, I may say from the period of
the Revolution down to the time when the measure
passed—too much to suppose that because my Honourable
Friend is opposed to coming forward and voluntarily
pledging himself to his future conduct, that that is to be
a reproach to him ; that he is to be reproached at this
particular time, under these altered circumstances,
when a whole host of matters are pressing forward, all mat-
ters of great importance, all debatable matters, all matters
of prudence, all matters of deep consideration. I think it
is too much to ask him to pledge himself, before he goes
into that great assembly, if he should be sent there;
but that he should be left free to support, as far as
he may think right and good for the public, whatever
may be brought forward for discussion. It is idle to think
that he ought not to be allowed to go into Parliament
unbiased and unpledged. But he should be tied hand and
foot, and be under the necessity of cutting short all dis-
cussions, by declaring that he had been either so thought-
less, or so wise, as previously to have come to
an unalterable opinion on these subjects.--( Hear.)
The Hon. Baronet then proceeded. Pledges were de-
manded—he had no objection to them ; but be considered
them all nonsense. A gentleman named Merle had come
forward the other evening on behalf of the Gallant Colonel.
That gentleman he (Sir F.) believed was originally an Anti-
Reformer, spoke against public principle, and supported the
Anti-Reforming interest. Another gentleman also had
been enlisted under the banners of the Gallant
Colonel, who had also beer. an Anti-Reformer. The
question then was with him, were they converts
or not ? If they were not, in his mind they
were acting with the greatest absurdity,—if they were not,
they were acting in that manner which he (Sir Francis)
would not same.—(Cheers.) He objected to pledges as
not binding any man ; and he would give them an in-
stance why he did so. He would suppose that a person
went into the House pledged to support the vote by
ballot ; that, during the time he was in the House,
there had been pointed out the mischiefs that resulted
from it in other countries ; was he then, being convinced
that it would be attended with the worst effects, to obey
his conscience and his pledge ?—(Cheers, and tremendous
uproar.) It had been said by Mr. Merle, that he (Sir
F.) thought himself wiser than the collective cotisiituents
of Westminster. He could assure the meeting that he did no
such thing, and he would refer to his former conduct whe-
ther he could be charged with such an offence. He was not
one of those who wished to mislead by sham and false
pretences, and therefore it was that he objected to pledges.
He objected to them, not on his own account, but for the
good of the electors of Westminster.—(Loud cheering.)
It was not for the sake of his Honourable Colleague that
he wished the electors of Westminster to re-elect him ;
but it was for the support of their own honour and con-
sistency. He knew it had been said that a new broom
swept clean. How that adage would bear out in the
present case, he would not pretend to say.—(Hear, hear.)
If the electors of Westminster chose to send the
Gallant Colonel as one of their representatives
to the House of Commons, they might be able to discover
that. The Gallant Colonel, it was true, had said that
he thought it right a Reformed Parliament should re-model
all the institutions of the country. He (Sir F.) did
not view matters in that light. The whole fabric
to be destroyed before it could be re-modelled, was a
principle which he never could adopt. What he
wished for was the rendering more perfect the institutions
of the country. He stood before the electors of Westminster
willing and anxious to make known to them the opinion he
entertained if they knew not enough of them already.
—(Tremendous cheering and uproar.) He had always
been ready to do so, and he was sure that no elector
of Westminster could say that he bad found him shrink-
ing and skulking%from the most open investigation ; and
he stood before them now satisfied of meeting with the
support of the patriotic and sound judging electors of
Westminster as he ever did in his whole life, and that
the snuggle that had now commenced would ter-
minate in the support of their high charac-
ter. The excitement that now existed was the
natural result of the condition into which the people
had been brought, but he had no doubt that a
very little time would elapse before the people came
into the state upon the subject as they ori-
ginally were. The whole complaint against his
Right Hon. Colleague, and which appeared to him to have
caused the disturbance and clamour which had taken place
at the meeting that day, had resolved itself into one cir-
cumstance—namely, that Sir John was in office. Was it,
he would ask, to be said, that an honest man never
could be in office ?—(Loud cheers.) That he could bold
no public situation without being a foe to the people?—
(Cheers.) Such a sentiment would naturally have come
from the breast of an Englishman, during the borough-
tnongering domination, but now that the people had a
Government who had carried Reform, all such sentiments
ought to be extinguished. He could assure the meet-
ing that if they had listened to such arguments as those
they would be imposed upon by their former opponents,
and would be answering every end they wished for,
namely, be excited into a spirit of dissension.—(Cheers )
They would join with their former adversaries against
their former friends ; he therefore looked to the electors of
Westminster with that confidence which he had ever looked
to them, ready as he was at all times willingly and truly to
communicate upon every subject upon which they wished
information. He trusted, that now the boroughmongers
had been got out of the House of Commons, electors,
whose rights were so valuable, would not qaarrel among
themselves.—(Vehement cheering.) Colonel Evans
had said that he should not think of opposing Sir
John Hobhouse upon any public ground, and that
he would only come forward in case of a vacancy, think-
ing that vacancy would occur by he (Sir F.) being raised
to the Peerage. That event, gentlemen, has not taken
place, and therefore no vacancy has occurred. What
therefore could have induced Colonel Evans to
have put himself forward, having no accuse.
tion against Sir John Cam Hobhouse he could not
imagine. There must have been some reason further
than that which bad been assigned, to have induced any
reasonable man to favour his pretensions. Col. Evans had
said that be thought Lord Aboyne had been applied to,
but upon what ground it was, that, he would ask the
Gallant Colonel opposing his Rt. Hon. Colleague.lAll his
(Sir J. Hobhouse's) exertions were to be thrown aside, and
because he would not give pledges as the Gallant Colonel
had done, that support which he had hitherto received
from the electors of Westminster was to be denied him
If there were any charge against his Hon. Colleague, Sir
John Hobhouse, relative to his public conduct, he was
now present to stand upon that conduct, and to reply to
the charge. Both his Hon. Colleague and himself were
present to answer any charge that could be manfully
and fairly brought forward, and by rational beings...

(Loud cheers.) But he had no hesitation in saying,
that if any of the oppe,iri,7; party thought they could
pick out from among themselves, or from elsewhere,
any person who was more likely and more faithfully to
defend those principles of public liberty which both Sir
John Hobhouse and himself bad hitherto unitedly defended,
he would as zealously co-operate with that man in the
ranks of the people as he bad already done.—(Cheers.)
Those principles were what he had first declared to the
electors of Westminster, and they would continue to be his
principles to the last. He appealed to the electors upon
those principles, leaving them to do their duty as he had
done, conscious that he was that, to the best of his ability,
he had conscientiously discharged it.—(Cheers.)
Sir JOHN HOPHOUSE then came forward amidst the
most deafening noise which was more or less continued
throughout his speech. Several persons in the meeting
held up placards, on which were printed portions of some
of the Hon. Baronet's former speeches. He spoke as
follows ;—Gentlemen, fair play and fair dealing have al-
ways been the characteristics, not only of the electors of
Westminster, but of the people of England—(Cheers
and groans)--and, Gentlemen, as I am on my trial
this day, I trust that you, the Jury, before you con-
demn, will at least hear me.—(Cheers.) I was well
aware when I first entered into public life that I was em-
barking on nosummer sea. I was well aware—(Here the
noise was so great that the chairman had to interfere to
obtain a comparative silence)—l was well aware of the
nature of the undertaking in which I was engaged. I
knew it would be impossible, at all periods of my
life, to meet with an equally favourable reception from
any large body whom I might accidentally represent ;
but even now, when I see some half dozen persons—for I
am sure there are not more—raise their hands against me,
even now I am confident that what I took the liberty of
saying in my late address to the electors of Westminster is
true, and that is, that my acceding to the proposal made to
nominate me for the sixth time as Representative of West-
minster, would be acceptable to this great and enlightened
constituency, and nothing which has occurred since tbat
period has tended to diminish my confidence. It is
thrown out that a friend of mine in a letter addressed to
my Hon. Colleague has thought fit to say that he has
found a general dissatisfaction towards me among the
electors of Westminster.—(Cries of " Off, off," and cheers.)
This friend of mine has had great opportunities of
knowing the fact—he has been (I will not say at my
side) but behind me on most public occasions. He
has mixed with you Gentlemen, and he ought certainly
to know the opinions of the electors of Westminster. This
friend is Colonel De Lacy Evans, and he says he has not
only found out now, but that for some months past,
there has been a general dissatisfaction with me.
They were told that for some months a general dis-
satisfaction bad prevailed against him amongst his con-
stituents for his Parliamentary conduct. The train had been
laid, to use the phraseology of the profession to which
the Gallant Colonel belonged—the train had been laid
by underminers and sappers—the great blow was
struck by the deputation that waited upon him.
The Gallant Colonel declared the breach between
him and his constituents practicable, pulls down
the Westminster Standard, and declares himself
Master of the taken citadel. But was it a
fact that this dissatisfaction did prevail ? What
said the deputation that waited upon him from
the Gallant Colonel's Committee? He asked them
at that time, " whether they bad any complaint
to snake against him ?" They said they had none ; but
this fact they took good care to leave out of their
Report. Then they came with charges against
him, that he had treated them with want
of respect. He trusted that he was too well
known to the Electors for this charge to re-
quire from him any denial. The Gallant Co-
lonel objected to him in his official capacity; but
it would be recollected that the Electors of Westminster, as
had been said by his Hon. Colleague, re-elected him at the
time without opposition, thereby confirming the state-
ment ; and who was it that moved the thanks
of the meeting at that time to the humble in-
dividual then before them ? Why, Colonel de Lacy
Evans ; and in what terms do you think did
he accept of the nomination to move that resolution ;
The gentleman who seconded it was behind him at that
moment, and would, if he made any mis-statement, cor-
rect him. The Colonel said he would move it with the
greatest pleasure, because he believed that he and his Hon.
Colleague were the two most honest men that he knew.
Of course the Gallant Colonel could have no other motive
than the good of his country, in the change that had
taken place, for nothing had occurred since that, day.
Another charge against him was, that in his place in
Parliament he had said that his motions, as
compared with Mr. Hume's, were as wide as the
poles asunder.—( Hear.) The Colonel was wrong,
he would not say conveniently had a short memory, he
never said any such thing—(Cheers.) What he said was
this, that if Mr. Hume proposed so large a de-
duction in the army as 30,000 men, which was
the mumber he then was speaking of, he (Sir
John) said that he could not support it as his
opinions upon that subject were from those of Mr.
Hume as far as the poles asunder. Therefore, that
disgraceful placard was all a lie.—(Loud cheers.) Then
came the charge against him refusing pledges. He was
astonished that any gentleman should be so de-
ceived. What was the history of this demand for
pledges ? It was not true that the opposition to
him arose from his refusal upon that point. From
the letter of the Colonel, it appeared that he, on
the Friday, had given his pledge to stand, and it was not
for two or three days afterwards the pledges were
demanded from him. It was a mere trick, not
of the Colonel's, but of some of the electors,
for whose enmity be (Sir John) was not aware of having
given cause. He would ask the meeting from how many of the
electors of Westminster did they think this demand ori-
ginated ? From 500 ? No. From 50 ? No. From
10 ? No ; but from one individual, whose letter he then
had in his pocket, in which he says to the de-
putation,—" Mind you ask him before the public
meeting, and be sure you publish his answer."—
(Loud cries of " Shame," and laughter.) He
had given a pledge ; it was his whole public
life, and has not that satisfied them? Had he ever de-
serted them, or ever omitted any thing in Parliament
that he had promised to do while out ? His conscience told
him be had done his duty, and if his past services
were to be no guarantee for future conduct, lie should
like to know what was the difference between an
ocean of integrity, and one of the contrary kind. He
asked them what they saw in the promises of
Col. Evans to give them a greater security for good
conduct than his (Sir John's) whole former life. He says
he opposes me because a man in office goes shackled into
Parliament, and that many of the institutions of the country
were to be re-modelled ; therefore the electors
of Westminster could not support a titan so
shackled. They had lately been employed in remodelling
one of the greatest instituions they had, and
he would ask who it was that had carried
through that remodelling. Was it Colonel Evans ?
Was it Mr. Hume ? Was it men in office
or men out of office ? Why, was it not
the Ministry, backed by the people ?—(Cheers.)
It seemed that they were to have a re-
modelling of the Constitution ; but he hoped
they would not begin by cutting up the roots of
good faith between man and man, but have
something like sineerity in the dealings of this world.—
He sincerely hoped they would never endeavour to found
public morality or private infamy. He had only his past
services to refer to; and unless he found something
more palpable than a charge against his being in
.office,
he must call it a mere trick to hide a paltry design.
Lord Grey and his colleagues bad introduced the greatest
measure which Statesmen had ever tried to accomplish;
they had carried it by the assistance of the people, through
every danger, and how they would pursue their uncom promi.
sing course. The victorywas won,the deed was accomplished.
Now of course the finishers of that good work looked around
them for the approbation of the country, to which they
considered themselves entitled. But alas, what would
be the result if be was not now successful, or if
lie was to be turned out of his place by the
supporters of that measure?—(Cheers) The echoes of po-
pular applause had not died away while the laurels
which bound the brows of the victorious were not allowed
to die of themselves, but to be torn from the brow by
violence. If Westminster could not return a man
in office, what other place was there which
could suffer itself to be so disgraced ? The result
must be that placetnen would altogether be left out.
There hod been many great men in the extraordinary
times in which he had lived ; with many of them, be was in-
timately acquainted ; but with the histories of all lie was
acquainted ; but it appeared there was a great
man living at that very time, whom be had not
known till now ; this great man sought after by no less
than three different places as a representative, his native
Limerick claimed him for her own ; Rye—the shores
of Sussex would not lose him ; and lastly, the
electors of Westminster said that they could not spare him.
His Gallant Friend seemed to be the most desirable man
that ever lived, he must possess the power of übiquity. He
was wanted to support Mr. O'Connell in
the repeal
of the Union ; the agriculturists were in agony at the
thoughts of losing him, and according to the placard which

had that day been exhibited, the electors of Westminster
misled him for themselves ; and, as it said, be was at
all times to be seen by any of the 18,000 electors.
To do all this he must, as Mrs. Malaprop said.
he must be like Cerberus, three gentlemen at once.
His gallant friend was more fortunate than himself,
for he had no shelter if driven out of Westminster,nor would
he accept any other; for if he was unfit to serve the
electors of Westminster, he was equally unfit for
any other constituency. If they were to have
a struggle, he hoped it would be a very different one to
what they had witnessed this day. He did not
doubt but that it would end so as once more
to establish their character for honesty and for good
faith. The Gallant Colonel said that he opposed
him now because Westminster was an open borough,
and if he did not take his seat another would.
Such as he had been, such he would ever be, and
such he intended to continue. lie told those who waited
on him that dear was the representative of 'West-
minster to him as his own character.—(Cheers.) No man
could lose his character but by his own act and deed.
Let them say what they pleased, he knew that they
verdict of the electors of Westminster would be
in his favour, at all events, he was sure of
the approbation of his own conscience. The Colonel
said he was always on the winning side, and he would tell
him he was now on the losing side for he could assure him
he had lost the esteem of many honest and honourable
men.—(Loud cheers.) He knew that if the gallant
officer had been left to himself, be would rather
have cut off his right hand than have acted as he had
done. What would be said if he (Sir John) was
to go down to Rye, and oppose the Gallant
Colonel, because it was now an open borough ?
He could never have brought himself to do so,
for the only object that it could end in would
be to bring discredit on the great laws by divid-
ing those who bad always been the main
supporters of Reform. If he were to triumph, it cer-
tainly would be a most inglorious victory. He would
triumph over an old friend with whom he had fought
side by side during the great struggle, and would
only gladden the hearts of the enemies of Reform.
He had no doubt at the end of the struggle,
if there was one, be would be replaced in his
situation. He had used the words, if there
was to be a struggle for the only difficulty he
found was to persuade his friends that these would
be any combat at all. He would not be wanting
on the great day, but would be at his post, and certain
he was that the electors of Westminster would be at
theirs and do their duty.—(The Hon. Gentleman sat down
amidst loud cheers and uproar.)
The resolution was then put and carried, as the Chair.
man said, by a majority of 10.
Mr. FEARON then moved a Resolution to
the effect that if public character, and also public
honour were to be deemed of the least consequence,
it was unnecessary to demand pledges from Sir F. Bur-
dett and Sir John Hobhouse, which was carried amidst
great clamour.

Mr. POUNSETT hoped they would bury all their
differences, and would not permit the attempt now
making to divide the friends of freedom to succeed. In
proposing the next resolution, be begged to ob-
serve the authority, in support of it, of a person
who was no partial friend, but at this moment a politi-
cal opponent, that the people, and the electors of Westmin-
ster in particular, possessed the most able, zealous, and elo-
quent advocate in their present representative, Sir J. Hob-
house. He then moved the following resolution :—That
this meeting, after the strong expression of approval now
given, lament and condemn the measures now adopting to
oppose the return of Sir John Hobhouse, and being unable
to discover any good object in that opposition, are seem-
ingly determined to use their utmost efforts in order to
frustrate it, and to crown with success the return of the
man whose public efforts have had the test of experience.
Mr. THURSTON seconded the resolution, which
was then put to the meeting, and was declared
by the Chairman to be carried. An immense number of
hands was held up against it, and we should have supposed
that it was negatived by a great majority.
Mr. CHAMBERS came forward amidst great uproar, and
asked whether clamour was proof of a good cause or a bad
one ?—He was here interrupted by three cheers being
given at the lower end of the room, for the show of
hands just displayed, and three groans for those
who were in favour of the resolution. Some persons
then called out, " Three cheers for Col. Evans," which were
immediately given. Mr. Chambers, finding he could not
gain a hearing, after several ineffectual efforts, proposed a re-
solution, expressing a hope that the electors would join the
Parochial Union, and unite with the Committees for the
purpose of bringing into action all the feelings and interests
of the men of Westminster in favour of their old, excel-
lent, and long tried Members.
Mr. DE %TEA IL having seconded the resolution, it was
put and declared to be carried, although an immense num-
ber of hands was held up against it.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who, after
acknowledging the compliment, declared the meeting dis-
solved.

Three cheers were then given for Sir F. Burdett and
Sir J. Hobhouse.

BRIGHTON, Nov. 25.

Her MAJESTY, her Royal Highness the Princess
AUGUSTA, his Royal Highness Prince GEORGE of Cam-
bridge, and the Royal suite, heard divine service this
morning in the Palace chapel ; in the pew adjoining her
MAJESTY were, the Earl and Countess littowrmow, Lord
F. and Lady FITZCLA RENCE, and Lady KENNEDY
ERSKINE. Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. GOSSETT.
The Rev. Dr. EVERA RD preached a most impressive
sermon, taking for his text the 12th chap. and Ist verse
of Sr. Paul's Epistle to the Rotnans. The body of the
chapel was crowded with nobility and gentry. Mr.
G UTTERIDGE presided at the organ, and two psalms were
sung by the choir with much effect.
O❑ Friday the QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEORGE
and several of the Royal suite, rode out on horseback on
the Downs from twelve until two o'clock.

His MAJESTY gave audience to Admiral Sir ROBERT
OTWAY, after which he took a carriage airing along the
West Cliff, visiting the Duchess of GLOUCESTER previous
to his return to the Palace.

Their MAJESTIES entertained at dinner in the evening
the following personages:—

Prince and Princess Lieven, Earl and Countess of Chester-
field, Mrs. George Dawson, Lord and Lady Fitzclarence, Hon.
Mrs. G. Anson, Le Comte and Comtesse Bjornstjerna, Mr. and
Lady Jane Laurence Peel, Lieutenant-General Sir George and
Lady Maitland, Lord De Roos, Hon. Miss Olivia De Roos,
and the Royal suite and Household. Her Majesty's band at-
tended during the evening and performed some select and ad-
mired pieces of music.
Yesterday the KING, accompanied by Miss D'EsTE,
rode out in a close carriage and four, with two outriders,
and proceeded to Brunswick-terrace, where his MAJESTY
alighted and visited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, previous
to which his MAJESTY gave audience to Sir GEORGE HAR-
RISON, and Admiral Sir CHARLES ROWLEY.

The QUEEN, attended by the Countess BaowNtow,
took an airing in an open chariot and tour along the Ella
and West

The Countess BJORNSTJERNA had the honour of being
introduced to the QUEEN, on Friday last, by the Countess
BEowNLow, Lady in Waiting to her MAJESTY.

The Princess AUGUSTA walked out in the forenoon of
yesterday, and afterwards her Royal Highness took a car-
riage airing on the East Cliff, accompanied by Miss
WYNTARG.

A King's Messenger arrived last evening at the Palace,
with desp itches for Sir HERBERT TAYLOR.
Captain WOOLMORE has joined the Royal suite.
The following gue•ts and the suite formed the Royal
dinner party last evening :
captain 11. Hope, Captain Curzon, Captain Fuller, Sir Robert
Otway, Hon. Captain Crofton, Admiral Stuart, Captain Wool-
more, Admiral Sir Harry and Lady Neale, Admiral Sir Henry
and Lady Keates, Vice- Admiral and Lady Tollemache, Captain
E. Palmer, and Admiral Sir Charles Rowley.

The meeting called by the Conservatives of
this town, to address his MAJESTY against the Dutch war,
was held this day at 1 &lock, at the Queen's Head Inn,
the proprietors of the Assembly Rooms having refused the
use of their Rooms for the purpose. The Mayor, on tak-
ing the chair, proceeded to address the meeting, but he
soon found that the feeling of the meeting was against
him. A discussion on the nature of the meeting then
took place, the Conservatives contending that it was not a
public meeting, anti that no person had any business there
who did not coincide with their views. This, however,
was scouted by the meeting ; and the resolution and ad-
dress of the Conservatives having been read and received
with much disapprobation, the Mayor abruptly left the
chair, and retreated from the meeting, followed by most of
the Conservatives. Mr. DOUBLEDAY was then called to
the chair, when several strong resolutions in support of
Ministers, and reprobating the conduct of the Conservative
party, were unanimously agreed to amid much cheering.
The meeting was addressed by Sir M. W. RIDLIY, Mr.
Losu, Mr. Arrwooo, &e.• Newcastle chronicle.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.)

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING OF Nov. 22.

The Chamber proceeded to the election of the Vice-
President. The result of the scrutiny was, that MM.
Berenger, Etienne, Benjamin Delesiart, and de Schonen,
were declared duly elected.
Nothing else of importance came before the Chamber.