Star.
London, England, 1804-08-23 00:00:00

interea, or any puttt died, has ftcoa forward fo
difintereftedly, and perfevered fo nobly, depending
alone upon his. own fortune, as Sir Francis Burdett
has done, to refcue this County from the grafp of
that powerful and corrupt combination which has fo
long held it in fubjeEtion, and which will continue to
do fo, unle(s the people be alive and refolute.—
We know in what hands, before John Wilkes came
forward, the reprefentation of this county was placed.
—By the exertions of that man and the Worthy
men who furrounded him, it was wrefted from Inch
dominion ; but fince thole men have ceafed to exift,
the county had relapfed into its former fituation. It
had fallen into nearly the fame hands. It bad be-
come the prey of the Magiftrates, with a man at
their head (the Chairman of the Seffions) who dic-
tated to them, and who was himfelf fubjeft to the
didtation of the Minifler for the time being. In this
ftate Sir Francis Burdett found the county. With
the confederacy which' held it in fuch a degraded
ftate he ventured to enter the lifts, for the fake of our
liberty and independence ; and he has certainly con-
tended againft them with a flrmnefs and vigour which
.nothing but a fpirit not to be fubdued could enable
him to Cattails. He has fought our battle long and
nobly, and though our adverfaries have obtained by
fraud a kind of triumph which none but filch men
could enjoy, the worthy Baronet has gained for us
important benefits. He has effeftuilly excluded a
number of Government Officers, who bad been too
long Coffered to intrude upon our Eleftive Franchife,
and in return I craft we (hall facceed in excluding
the tool who bas intruded upon his juft right. (As-
As(rr.) Oar enemies, it teems, Gentlemen, boaß of
laving, in the profecution of this conceit, invaded
the fortune of Sir Francis Burdett—that fplendid for-
tune which is his own inheritance—that which, I
thank God that he enjoys ; for, from the manner ih
which he dedicates it, it is a public bleffing—they
es-
alt in the idea of having invaded. and they indulge
the malicious hope of being able Rill farther to invade
k. In this, however, I troll they will be complete-
ly difappointed ; for I cannot entertain a doubt that
you, in conjunition with all who feel as men, as Eng-
lifhtnen, will come forward on this occaficie, take the
cattle into your own hands, and defray any expence
that may be neeeffary to render it ultimately trium-
phant. ( toodapploafa.)
The Rev. Gentleman concluded with moving the
following Diftrilt Committees :
PO/ TAR 100 MMMMM DIVISION OF ST. PANCRAS.
The Rev. Mr. Smoky. Hertford tenet, Fitaroy.fquare.
Mt. MDavrall, Tottenkana-emirtresd.
VISTULA DIVISION.
Archibald Hunter, Efq. Warressittreet, Fitzroy -Iquare.
John Brokhwalte, Efq. New Raid.
MOOT rewaos.
Mates Sermon. Efq. Spring-ploca.
rut Palmer, MI. Camden Fawn.
antes Ciarkfan, Efq. Hardtack HIM
in Goodwin, Efq. Kendal Town.
RASTARN DIVISION.
John Chick, RD. lifq.Samers town.
P. Keys. as. Efq. Dina
Mr. BII.AITNWAITt, refitting in the New Road,
was propofed as treafurer. •
Any other Gentleman might be added to the
Committee, who thould be thought faked to the
office. The Chairman fignified, that he intended to.
morrow to go through the diftrie of which he had
been namos., and be hoped that all polfible promp-
titude and illivity would be employed in 'the other
divifions. The names of the perfons appointedio the
Committee being read, and the queftion for their ac-
ceptance being put,
Dr. ROWLIT fcconded the motion ; but Paid, that
whatever might be his attachment to the cattle, he
was involved in a multiplicity of bufinefs, and was
incompetent to pay that attention to it which it cer-
tainly deferved.
The Chairman (aid, that books would be opened,
to enter the names of the fuisfcribers ; that it was at
the option of every Gentleman to fubfcribe what
Cum he pleafed ; and that, vs;Tther it were left or
more, it would be thankfully received. He obferved
that at the Crown and Anchor, fubfcripsions were
from two hundred pounds, to as low a fum as ten
(billings and fixpence.
A Gentleman enquired, if a fmaller turn than
half a guinea would be acceptable ? to whom the
Chairman replied, that any contribution, however in.
fignificant, would Phew the zeal of the party fubfcrib-
lug, and would conduce to the fuccefs of the caufe.
The moment the book was laid on the table, Dr.
Rowxsv, Mr. Castrast.t. and Mr. Moots came for-
ward and fubfcribed, and ;hey were followed by every
man prefect. Not one appeared to be a visitor from
idle curiefity. All were ardent in the caufe : and
we underftand that the amount of the lubfcription
was very liberal.
The thanks of the meeting were nnanimonfly vot-
ed to the Chairman for his very proper conduCt. It
broke up about three o'clock. •
The number of perfons prefent appeared to be from
fifty to one hundred.
Among the company we noticed Major CAR r-
vn 'cur, Mr. CLIFFOILD, Mr. HOLT WHITS, and
Mr. Moons, jun.
This is the firit Parochial ?sleeting of the kind which
has taken place.

A private party, confining of the two Mr. MA
wattracs, Mr. MELLISH, and about 15 other Gentle- I
men, dined yellerday at the Davy Coffee-houfe. Sir
WILLIAM Curt- is was expeOed, but did not attend.
Yefterday a Court of Direlors was held at the Eaft
India Houfe, which adjourned at fix o'clock, till tO.
morrow.
Yefterday fennight the body if the late Rarity
O'HARA, Efq. who was killed by a fall from his
horfe in Piccadilly, was interred in the family vault
under St. James's Chapel, upon the Hampftead road.
The funeral procelLon advanced to the place of burial
from the houfe of the dece sled in Grufveuor place in
the following order :
Two Motet "n Horfeback.
lii Dorf owl in Cloaks.
State Lid of Se:thert attended by Pages.
ID !MASSE,
Drawn by k horfet, with II tines and feathers, and velvets
meeting la. W. 1.... with pages on each ode.
Four Mourning C.w.ites awl four. with feathers and velvets,
awl pogo eseh Me.
Paw Gentlemen, friends or relativists( the decoded, In each coach.
The coffin was covered with rich black velvet, and
ornamented with plated handles, ke. fuddled in the
handforneft manner.
The funeral fervice was per(oreed by the Ray.
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