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London, England, 1826-02-09 00:00:00

' as was now elicited from the Hon. Director, this motion would
have been unnecessary ; but as it was put, he hoped it would be
carried.
Mr. P. Moonz thought it was unnecessary to decide again
on what had been long ago approved positively by the Direc-
tors and tacitly by that Court. There was no charge whatever
against the Marquis of Hastings, and the sooner the discussion
ended the better. With this view he 'should move that the
Court do now adjourn.
Mr. RIGBY seconded this motion, and after some few re-
marks from Mr. 'EdmistOne, Dr. Gilchrist, Mr. R. Jackson,
Mr. Trent, Sir J. Sewell, Capt. 'Maxfield; Mr. Twining, and
from Sir J. Doyle, (rather in explanation titan in reply), the
question of adjournment was carried in the affirmative by a
large majority.

CO BB E T T.

This impudent personage, nothing abashed by
the unsuccessful results of former efforts 4 is still endeavouring
to obtain a scat in that astrembly which he has so much vitupe-
rated—the House of Commons; where, according to his own
account, he is to work miracles, to which the conversion of an
old negroe's bones into thOse of Tom Paine will be as nothing.
It was advertised that a meeting would take place at the Free-
masons' Tavern, to raise a subscription, for the purpose of
effecting Cobbet's return to the House ; but this, we suppose,
being considered too aristocratical a Gommcricement, it was at
last determined that the Meeting should be held in, the old
radical fashion, in the open air. The place then became a
matter of consideration ; and Lincoln's-Inn-fields was fixed
upon—perhaps on account of its vicinity to St. Giles's. Accord.

ingly, at one o'clock yesterday, Mr, Cobbett, accompanied
by Sir Thomas Becvor, and followed by' a crowd of tag-rag
and bob-tail, marched into Lincoln's.inh.fields, where Cobbett
and his friends got into a waggon. Our readers will be sur-
prised to learn that a person,of Sir Thomas Hector rank should
be seen in Mr. Cobbett's company ; but the fact is explained
by Sir Thomas being, as he himself saki, under a personal
obligation to the Hero- of the Gridiron. Happening to have
somewhat more in our pockets than we wished- to get rid if
we deemed it prudent to avoid mingling with Mr. Cobbett's
supporters, and 'therefore stood- at some distance- from the
waggon. This prevented our hearing distinctly all that pass-
ed; but we believe the following short account of the proceed-
ings will be found in the main correct :.:-.

Sir THOMAS Heiman, having been appointed chairman,
stated, that the meeting was assembled for the purpose of pro-
curing the.means of returning Mr. Cobbett to rt, seat in the
House of Commons. There was no man who knew so well
what ought to be done for the good of the country as Mr. Cob-
bett. He was the most able and consistent politician of the
day. (Cobbett utmost blushed, and his friends shouted.) To
Mr. Cobbett he owed every thing he possessed in the world.
Some resolutions would be submitted to the meeting, which he
hoped would be adopted.

A person, who was said to be Colonel Johnson, the member
for Boston (but this of course was a mistake), proposed a reso.
lution 'which declared the propriety of raising a subscription to
procure Mr. Cobbctt's return to Parliament.

A Mr. M'Ai.xxn, seconded the resolution, which was carriei
unanimously.

ConnETT's min came now.—He hated mock-modesty, be
said, and therefore he would at once acknowledge that he consi.

sidered himself the cleverest man in the country.—(Cheers.)—..
If hc'had been returned to Parliament in 1819, instead of hay-
ing been dilven froM that place by the rich and blnated rufflans
' who lived upon the labour of the honest and kind.hcarted poor
people of Coventry, the present distressetnever would have oc-
' furred ; and now they had' occurred; he was the. only person
who knew how to get rid of them.—,(Loud Cheers.)-lle did not
like to say much about himself, but every body knew that
nobody knew any thing about the causes of the presetit difficul-
ties but William • Cobbett.—(Applause.)—lf he were in the
(louse, ho would make the Members' ears tingle in such a way
as they had never' tingled before, or be would allow himself to
be beaten like stockfish.
Mr. H. HUNT said that Cobbett had talked about making
the Members' ear tingle; but that would not satisfy him. Ile.
fore he would promise Mr. Cobbett his suppoit, he (Mr.
'Cobbett) must repeat a pledge which he made in 1808, in
writing ; it was this—" I never, as long as I live, either for
myself, or for, or through the means of, any one'of my family,
will receive, under any name, whether of salary, pension, or
other, either directly or indirectly, one single' farthing of the
public money." Hc. had no doubt that much good would result
from Mr. Cobbetee being in the House of Commons. He
was an able arguer, and could maintain all sides.of a question.
(Hisses, and a cry of " You have come here to make rail-
chief.")—After some other observations, Mr. Ilunt retired,
and was succeeded by

CoburrT, who said that he considered it unnecessary to
repeat the pledge which he made in 1806. What he once said,
he always abided by.—(Applause.)

A Vegetable.. Merchant, who had deserted his quadruped for
a lamppost, recommended Cobbett to satisfy:Mr:Hunt, by
repeating the pledge, but
Connxrr said he should consider It a degradation to do so).
Among the resolutions passed, the two following have the
merit of being amusing
" That, if it should so happen that there be not raised a sum
sufficient to grant ate attempt to effect the object in view,
then, in the space of ten days after the close of the next general
elution, each and every subscriber shall, upon presenting, or
trawling to be presented, his aforesaid receipt to the treasurer,
or other person appointed for the purpose, receive the whole
-amount of the sum slated in the said receipt, without any de.
tigctiort itehatsoevrri

" That if any attempts be male and fail, or if it succeed ;
and if, in either ease, there be a surplus renudelng in the bards
of the treasurer," then the whole
.of such surplus shall,.at
the end of fifty days after the close of the neat General
Blection, be, In the manner alrove,mentiened, returned to the
subscribers, in ' proportion to the sums that they may re-
spectiyely have subscribed ; and, in order that the sub.
scribers may be duly apprised of the share of surplus due to
each, the contrftee (here helow named) shall cause notice
to be publicly given of the amount of such surplus, and of the
time for repaying it to the subscribers upon their producing',
their afore-mentioned receipts. But, in order that there may
be a limit to the business of the Committee and Treasurer,
it is understood that, in this case, as will as in that mentioned
in 'resolution 3, it the subscriber do not make his demand within
3 months, or 93 days, atter the times above specified, the, Com-
mittee shall be at liberty to dispose of the unclaimed sub-
scriptions in that. way which they may deem most proper, con-
sulting, in ;his respect, as far as may be practicable, the wishes
of the subscribers."

A vote of thanks having been passed to Sir Thomas Beevor,
the mob dispersed without committing any outrage.—( Times.)

The bridge over the Serpentine, at the upper
end of Hyde-park, proceeds but slowly ; but the
inroads making at the eastern end proceed with
much more activity.