Star.
London, England, 1809-04-12 00:00:00

DEALS APRIL 11.

Arrived from a crn'ze the CORDELIA sloop and
GALLAvrgun-brigi ROYALIST sloop from a cruize off
Flushing ; STARLING and Fuiuous gun-brigs, with
convoy I, orn Yarmouth ; WEI-MOUTH store-ship from
Woolwich, and sailed for Portsmouth, under convoy
of the HOPE sloop.

The Expedition for Lisbon, under convoy of his
Majesty's ship FRZDERICKSTEIN, which sailed from
Portsmouth on Saturday, • put back to Yarmouth
Roads in the Isle of Wight, where it still remains, in
consequence of contrary winds.
Yesterday morning marched from Deal, to join the
ith Regiment of the Line, about 150 volunteers from
the North York Militia ; a parcel of fine young men.
Monday a detachment of dismounted cavalry
marched from the depot at Maidstone to Portsmouth,
preparatory to their being embarked for the East-
Indies.

The East Kent regiment of Militia has already
furnished upwards of 170 volunteers for the line,
nearly one-third of its numher.
Captain GILL is appointed to the command of the
St. Domingo, of 80 guns, at Woolwich.
At a meeting of the WHIG CLUB yesterday, a vote
of Thanks was unanimously carried in favour of Mr.
,WARDLE and his supporters in the House of Com-
mons. Resolutions were also passed similar to those
of other public bodies respectipz a Parliamentary Re-
form. The bealths of Mr. WARDLE, Mr. WAITH-
MAN, Mr. PLUMNIEN Mr. WiIITBRICAP, Mr. DENNI-
SON, &c. were afterwards drank with great applause.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANG, APRIL 12.—There
are middling supplies of Wheat to-day ; second and
ordinary are heavy sale, at rather lower prices— Rye
again cheaper, and a falling article—Barley in toler-
able supply ; inferior almost unsaleable—in Malt and
White Peas little variation—Beans, of the two kinds,
at somewhat better price—of Oats there are likewise
tolerable supplies, and this article is brisk sale, and
rather dearer—Rape Seed at less—and Flour with-
' out variation.

MIDDLESEX MEETIffIo.

Yesterday, pursuant to a requisition, a numerous
and respectable meeting of the Freeholders of Mid-
dlesex was held at the Mei-Maid Tavern, Hackney,
for the purpose of expressing the sentiments of the
county on the abuses disclosed by the late ParliaMen-
tary investigation, J. J. SMITH and C. S. HUNTER,
Esqrs. Sheriffs, Chairmen.
Mr. Sheriff Srateu read the requisition, in pursu-
ance of which the Sheriff had the honour to call the
present meeting.
Mr. Tutiaseit. stated the object of the meeting,
which was to express the opinion of the county upon
those transactions which had been brought to light
by the laudable exertions of a Gentleman, who
might now be called one of the most distinguished
Members of the House of Commons, and ivho had in
that investigation displayed a courage and coolness
of which there were but few examples. It had been
proved by the confession of those who had looked with
the most lenient eye, that corruption did exist in that
department, where, of all others, it was of the greatest
importance that not a suspicion of corruption should
attach. The country was now engaged in a contest
in•which not the least success could be obtained, un-
less there existed that confidence between the pete-le
and the Executive Government, which was the very
essence of the Constitution. It was always to be re-
gretted when the voice of the public was in direct
contradiction tothat of a mak:thy of its rept e,enta-
fives in Parliament ; but it was sonic. consolation to
recollect, that there was nut a man in the count .y
(whom some improper bias had not swayed) who
did not think, that, on the present occasion, the opi-
nion of the people was distinctly and decidedly right,
and the opinion of Parliament distinctly and decided-
ly wrong. ( Loud cheering.) Those Gentlemen, who
had taken tip this cause with the zeal of advocates
rather than with the impartiality of judges, had been
pleased to denominate this opinion polzular clamour,
the meaning of which was, that it was not the sort
of public opinion that Ministers wished. In their
vocabulary, if the voice of the people was with them,
it was public olsinion ; if against them, joltulae clamour.
But even if it were true that the sentiment so gene-
rally prevalent on the present occasion, was only that
of the ignorant, instead of that of every well inform-
ed thinking man in the country, its reprobation came
with a very ill grace from Ministers, who must be
conscious that they owed their present situations to
one of the most ignorant popular clamours that had
ever been excited. When, as in the late investiga-
tion, corruption had been detected through every
guise, it was highly important that such detect
should receive the only reward he was ever likely ti)
receive—the thanks and approbation of a gra!ef.il
country. Such was the claim of Colonel Wardle,
and such Mr. Twit-tell hoped would be his reward.—
it gave the speaker peculiar pleasure to have an op-
portunity, upon the present occasion, of suggesting
the Thanks of the Meeting to their worthy Represen-
tative, George Byng, Esq. who added one more to
the many independent votes he had given during the.
time they had had the honour to be represented by
him ; and it would have given the speaker equal
pleasure to have added to that vote of thanks, a simi-
lar one to their other representative, but he had placed
it completely out of their power. Mr. Tufitell then
moved the following Resolusions :
1. That circumstances of public notoriety are, for a consi-
derable time past, placed beyond a doubt the eviitene:: of pi-0.'4
and scandalous abuses in various departments of tlie executive
Governm6nt of the Country.
2. That the abuses which ffaVe been found to prevail in all
those departments in which inqiiries have heen inctituted, have
fully satisfied the Freeholders of this county of the neces,ity of
fur:her strict investigation into the remaining Public Departments
of the State.
3. That Gwyllim Lloyd Wardle, Esq. by the unexampled
courage, ability, and perseverance with which lie pursued and
completed the inquiry into the conduct of the Commander in
Chief, has faithfully discharged the duty of a Member of Parlia-
ment, and Inn in a high decree merited the thank and appruba•
Lion of his country.
4. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Sir Francis
Burdett, Bart. who seconded 'Colonel Wardle's • mo;ian, and to
Lord Viscount liolkstone, for the active, uniform, and able sup •
port which he afforded to Colonel Wardic during tha whole oh
the above Inquiry.
5. That the Thanks of this Meeting he given to S. Whitbread,
Esq. Sir Samuel Romiliy, Henry Martin, Esq. Sir T. Turton,
Bart. 'l'. W. Cehe, Esq. J. C. Curwen, Esq. Hon. T. Brand,
Hon. W. H. Lyttleton, Lord Viscount Milton, Lord Viscount
Althorpe, C. W. W. Wynne, Esq. Lord Stanley, and the Mi-
nority of 125 Members, who divided in favour of Colonei War-
dle's Motion for an Address to his Majesty.
6. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Minority
of 137 Members, who on the above occasion supported the
Amendment proposed by Sir Thomas Turton, Bart.
7. Thilt George Byng, Esq. by the uniform, independent, and
upright conduct which Me has observed during the time he repre-
sented the County of Middlesex, mid more particularly by the
support he gave ColonelWarelle on this occasion, has 1414 me-
rited the thanks and approbation of this Meeting.
8. That the conduct of Ministers in the House, during the
course of the late inquiry, has been a complete dereliction of that
duty which as Representatives of the People they owe to their
Constituents, and has proved them to be wholly unworthy of
the confidence of the Country.

9. That from the part which Ministers appear to have taken
on the above occasion, no hup•. can be reasonably entertained of
any accrual reforaiation of evil. so generally and loudly com-
plained of, until the executive departments of the State shall be
entrusted to men who will honestly endeavour to detect, not
shield abuies, and to whom the people may look up as tke aven-
gers, not the abettors of corruption.
. _

10. That
of the unitt.d kingdom will be ani.nated by the result of the Ltte
Inquiry to prosecute a reform hi ali the departments of tho. State,
by returning honest and independent Representative 3, who sit:at
faithfully and zealously exert themselves to correct and annihilate
ourrtsptitin, which weakens and even endangers the existei.cv of
the empire.

Mr. CROMPTON seconded the motion.
The first and second Resolutions were then put,
and carried unanimously.
Upon the third Resolution, containing the Vote of
Thanks to Colonel Wardle, being put,
Mr. BENTLEY rose, and asked leave to mention a
matter of prime importance which struck him ; —he
meant in reference to the pains which Administration
had uniformly taken to suppress all inquiry whatever;
and thought that thanks were particularly due to Co-
lonel Wardle, for being the first to break this spell.—
It was well known to many of the present meeting
that more than twenty prosecutionS had been institu-
ted against persons who hhci attemptea to open the
eyes of the public to the corruptions which existed.—
Whether these prosecutions were to be persevered in
or abandoned, he did not know ; but if they were not
to be abandoned, he trusted that the spirit of the coun-
try, which had now risen, would brand them with

their true name, and instead ofprosecntions call them
persecutions. (Loud applause.) There was not a
man in the country but must allow that there had

• teed .Jiscloieci such *buil ant proofs of corinpiioiil
that any attempt to thwart inquiry; couli claim hd
Other name than that of persecution: Mr. Bentley
asked the indulgence of the Meeting, but he could no
forbear to express his thanks to Colonel Wardle upou
that one particular point.
_

The third Resolution was then carried unanimous-
ly ; as was the fourth, of thanks to Sir F. Burdett,
the seconder of Colonel Wardle's motion, and the
fifth of thanks to the Speakers and Voters in its favour.
Upon the sixth Resolution of thanks to Sir Thomas .
Turton and Mr. Bankes, and the Voters for their
amendments, being put,

Mr. WAITHMAN ruse, and said, that however pain-.
fel it might be to occasion any exc:?ti n to the una.
nimity of the Meeting, he nevert! eless felt it his duty
to oppose the present Resolution, upon the principle
that it was inconsistent to thank gentlemen ;n one
Resolution who had voted in direct contradiction to
those who had just been thanked in another. In the
last Resolution, the Members who had divided upon
Mr. Wardle's motion had been thanked, ar.d the prc-
sent proposition went the length of thanking his &tea
opponents. Another obintion which Mr. Waithman
had to the present Resolution was, that there was so
much splitting hairs in the several Amendments, so
much dividing and subdividing, that he could view
them in no other light than as attempts to snatch the
credit of the business out of Mr. Wardle's bar J..—
The mischievous tendoncy of the-2 Amendments had
been seen in Lord Melville's case. Those gentlemen
who'.e conscience would not stiffer them to vote for
Ministers, would not suffer them to vote for Mr:
Whitbread; and having obtained a little credit for
their exertions then, they had tried the same trick in
the present instance. _ _ _

Mr. Waithman concluded bf moving, as an Amend-
ment, that that part of the Resolution relating to
Mr. Bankes should be omitted.

Mr. Waithman's amendment was seconded.

Mr. TUFNELL explained his motives for inserting.
the vote of thanks to those Gentlemen, to whose
thank-woithiness Mr. Waldman had objected. It
did not follow that because they did not vote for Mr.
Wardle's motion, they voted against it. There di-
vided on that motion a number of Members, that
amply left it probable they never voted at all. Mr.
Tufnell's reason for his vote of thanks was, that
though these Gentlemen did not go the whole length,
they did better than nothing at all (a laugh) ; they
did better than many others, and it was encouraging
them to do more another time (the laugh resumed).—
If it were distinctly ascertained that they voted against
Colonel Wardle's motion, Mr. Tirfnell would then
withdraw his Resolution ; but he did not see how that
ascertainment was possible.

Mr. WAITHMAN replied, that at best then they
were thanking Gentlemen for doing what they did
not understand. The House of Commons was as
open to those Gentlemen upon Mr. NVardle's motion
as upon Mr. Bankes's ; and if they neglected their
duty upon the thrmer occasion, he thought their con-
duct the more reproachable : it was less manly to
*stay away, than to come and give their vote even
against `:lr. Wardle.
It appearing to be the sense of the meeting, Mr.
Tufneil withdrew the objecionable part of the Reso-
lution, which was then carried unanimously.

Thai seventh Resolution of thanks to Mr. Bvng
was then put, and carried unanimously. After long
and loud applauses,
Mr. 131-NO rose and spoke very nearly in the fol,
lowing words : " Mr. Sheriff and Gentlemen Elec-
tors of Middlesex, I feel highly gratified tr• tt my
conduct on the present occasion has met with your
approbation. I can assure you, that next to my own
honour and conscience, nothing is so dear to me as
the approbation of those who sent me to act for them
in Parliament. If upon the present occasion I had
had the misfottune to differ from them, I would
have felt it my duty to have surrendered to them
that trust I should have felt myself unfit any longe
to exercise—(Loud aftplasar.)—And indeed, Gentle-
men, I hope to live to see the time when the term for
which the Parliamentary trust is delegated shall b:
so short, that it shall he impossible for any represen-
tative to act for any length of time in opposition to
the opinion and wishes of his coastituents—(The ap-
plause continue..)—After having heard and perused
the evidence on the late investigation, I should have
acted contrarily to the dictates •pf my conscience
if I had flinched from my duty, however painful it
might be ; I should have felt degraded in my own
mind, and ashamed this day to have appeared before
my constituents—(Loud cheering).—lf; Gentlemen,
the late inquiry should end merely with the resigna-
tion of the Commander in Chief, it would be of as
little use to us as the dismissal of Lord Melville was;
but I hope we may now look fin-ward to see how far
that spirit of the country which is now roused will
avail, and whether a radical reform of all abuses
whatever is not attainable. If the people are true to
themselves, and will but speak out, their voice will
be irresistible, and that reform will follow, with-tot
which the country cannot be saved ; and if they fed
that they are represented in Parliament by men iden-
tified with themselves, there is no man who will not
carry arms, and give his last shilling, provided he is
assured that his ui•>od and treasure will be spent glo-
riously and honourably for the service of his country."
Mr. Brag's speech concluded amidst fipplauses,which
lasted for some minutes.
Mr. Ct. A ay.sos then rose and said, that having done
ample j;istice to one of their representatives, it was
necessary that ample justice should be done to the
other.

[lt being Are suggested to him that the regular
course was iirst to dispose of the Resolutions which
had been read, he declined at that time proceeding
farther.]
The eighth resolution, which declared " the pro-
sent Ministers to be wholly unworthy the confidence
of the Country," was put and carried unanimously.
The ninth resolution, declaring " that there was no
hope of any important reform until the offices in the
Executive department were filled by honest men,
anxious to detect instead of shielding abuses," was
also put and carried unanimously.
When the question was put upon ti,e tenth resolution,
Major CARTWRIOHT rose and slid, that he did not

perceive that any of the Resolutions went farther[ than
to reform abuses prevailing in ditferent departments
of the State ; but none of them appeared to him to
go to that which was by much the most important
oapartment, the House of Commons. He rose pprri• .
cipally for the purpose of informing the Freeholders

II

th,,t there was a requisition, signed by a num-
c.f persons, for the purpose of convening a meet-
: expressly to consider the necessity of addressing
• a 1):11 irtiientary Reform: 'There was also to be
direr at the Crown and Anehor next week, at
lich a :vane: ous attendance of the friends of reform
ex ;1e,0,,e!. No lcs:i than fifty Stewards had been
pr:hited .111 parts of the country, from Edin-
reh to Surrey, and from the easternmost parts of
.gldn.l to the most western parts of Wales. He
I..,ppy to inf, rm them that the name of their re-
S'2l.• •afar, Mr. Byng, was in this list. (Applause.)
,T•py.e-rel to him, that at a period of the least hope,
et the deepest gloom which ever hung over our
ho::zon, it had pleased PuoviDENcE to raise
a 1.1-oe‘g to recover :!nd reanimate the spirits of the'
l'ery. lie thought, th it as the Prophet of Israel
when the people were in the desart, struck the
een r,,ek, and drawn f.-e-th 'treams of water, so our
.at political reformer, Mr. Wardle, had, when least,
,:ete,!, drawn boil a stream, which had already
.es:ed the land in a considerable degree. If Mi.
er-, had had a majority of S 2, it must be recollect-
that out of that number there were 78 placemen
.1 pensioners. It to these 78 were added only one
nth of the number of military and naval officers,
vcole d'iTending upon the favour of the Crown, it
old appear that Ministers would have been left in
• mint,' itv, if it had not been for the support of
)se. directly dependent on the Crown. The Minis-
s, I),,ever, had, in sonic degree, received, and
still receiving the punishment due to their often-
They were now branded, as if with a hot iron
;heir wry vitals, as a disgraced Ministry.—
The (:1•:!ct. whi, It had induced him to trouble the.
riee.;ll); was principally to direct their attention to
die nc,r-,sity ef a Parliamentary reform.
'llk 10th Resohoion was then put, and carried
mem i mously.

Mr. Cf.. then loge to move a vote of censure
to Mr. Mellish, lOr the votes he gave or omitted to
give upon the late important question in Parliament.
(Mr. Mdlish said, " I was in theHouso, and did vote
in favour of the Duke on two of the questions.")—
The Hon. Member had then positively voted that
the Duke was not guilty of corruption, or connivance
at corruption. Upon what ground could the Hon.
Member, or the rest of the majority, have voted such
a proposition ? If it were said, that the Duke of York
did not himself receive the money, he would ask, was
it not allowed that the Duke lived with the woman
Was it not al,o proved, that he lived with her upon
the money so obtained ? (Loud applause.) What
mail he more grossly or basely corrupt, than to put
a woman upon doing what he was ashamed to do
him.:c:f? It had in the early part of the proceeding:
been iatin;ated, that the Duke had not afforded stfffi-
ri.ve t roeerti,:n to Mrs. Clarke. One of his Majesty's
Ministers was then authorised to come to the House
of Commons, and had the audacity to state to them
fri,m authority, that die Duke had actually spent
,i,OOO on the woman in little more than two years.
e hould therctre ask, was there a man to be found
out nt chi: House of Commons, who would not think
that itn aiiihoriScil .l:cl tration was of itself proof
siifii.ient that the Duke was unworth y of his situation?
(A,•ldause.) He concluded by moving a vote of
censure on Mr. Mellish, which only differed from the
Resolution which was passed, in having the voids
lorleitc,l the good okiinion of the county."

Mr. BENsta.i. seconded the motion, and took that
oppori a i,ity of intrea ring the meeting to give a patient
hearing to Mr. Mellish, as well as to any Gentleman
who should be disposed to answer him.
Mr. MELLISH then came forward and said, that
upon the grounds first mentioned by the proposer, of
ample justice being done to both Representatives,
and also on the ground of the recommendation of
the Gentleman who seconded the motion, hedid hope
that he would have ample justice and a fair hearing
in his defence. if he had staid away from the present
meetino., it would have appeared as if he had been
ashamed of his conduct. He would not at that time
detain them with wading through the whole of the
evidence—that would take up too much of their
time, and for himself he had only a plain story to
tell. The Freeholders of Middlesex had done him
the honour to return him as their Representative,
and be felt a satisfaction in the consciousness of
having done Isis duty. (Murmurs and hisses.) If he
had to regret having given his vote as a Placeman, a
Pensioner, or Contractor, he might have been ashamed
of a vote so given. He challenged any one to say,
whether, cxcept as to little differences in party or
in politics, (laughter, and expressions of disapprobation),
they had not always found in him a great readiness to'
attend to the buiiness of the County (a laugh.) After
the great candour he had shewnt (a loud laugh) in tel- •
ling the Proposer that he had voted for the Duke on
the question of corruption and connivance, he expect-
ed that he would have had the candour not to have
imputed to him that he omitted to vote on the other
question. He certainly had voted that the Duke was
not guilty of corruption or connivance at corrupt
practices. (Hisses, and loud cries of off, ?if) He hoped
that he would have ample justice and a fair hearing.
He thought that it was very possible that the meeting
be doiro justice to themselves in censuring him.
.1..1-1/e, true, from many persons.) He would say this,
.how.2ver, that he never did stay away from the
House, and that he always voted one way or other.
It he had staid away, he should have conceived that
1:c• was Li grading himself. He believed there was no
-1.1!:Inlx:r who paid a stricter attention to the evidence,
as 11.2 had been absent from the House but three hours
in the whole progress of the investigation. He after-
wards read all the ev;kke.ce over, and voted from his
firm con-.-ictinn, which conviction he still retained.—
(Cries el IT, of; hied& repealed.) He had always
aced conscientiously and honestly in the discharge of
his duty. (Genrral expr.ssion: of disapprobation.)
AVAiriimAN said, that after the veil extraor-
dinary explanation which had been given by the wor-
thy Reprc-tmtative (load cries, Unworti:n ! unworthy!)
he re::tetal touch, that he had not been heard pa-
tiLuti f to tnliest latitude he could go. He was sure
Le must have E:id much more against himself, than he
could 11:,ve 5.;,1 in his faveur. He had happened to
i!a-ie go; this day the hand-bill, which Mr. 11'Iellish
circulated, when first lie came forward as Candidate
in- their representation.. l t i>egan, that as they all
knew well the or professions, he should there
f..rc make: none" (in this assertion there was no catch-
him) but, that he came forward to resist him
"ul wlum professions they knew too much ;" that

is, in other words, he came forward to oppose Sir
Francis Burdett, who had been, throughout the whole
of his political life, contending, through good report,
and through evil report, against such corruptions
as the worthy representative had sanctioned by his
vote. (Applause..) In this hand-bill Mr. Mellish went
on to say, " that he was inviolably attached to the
best of Kings, and the best of Constitutions, and that
he would support both with the utmost zeal." Now
it was probable that Mr. Mellish thought he was per-
forming his promise, and supporting the Constitu-
tion, while he was voting in favour. of corruption,
and he might have thought also that the best way of
supporting the King, and the House of Brunswick,
was to give important commissions and rank in the
army to boys, and to such people as Mrs. Clarke
might chuse to recommend. The worthy represen-
tative would, no doubt, say, that upon the honour of
a Gentleman, nothing corrupt was traced to the Duke
of York (a laugh.) -Now it was very unfortunate
that nothing of this sort could ever be traced to any
one. No corruption could ever be traced to Lord
Melville, nor to the East-India Directors ; and yet
he could tell them a story about Writerships which
came within his own knowledge. He was once of-
fered a Cadetship for a son of his, and answered that
he would rather have a Writership. A Writership,
replied his friend, Why don't you know that is worth
£3500 ? In fact the sale of those things had been
notorious for many years, and yet no corruption or
connivance at corruption could ever be traced to the
East-India Directors. It was the same way with
respec't to the Governors of Christ's Hospital. Al-
though they may take an oath not to recommend any
boy but such as have no visible means of subsistence,
yet, if it happens that they recommend boy s that
have 10001. or 12001. a-year, nobody will ever
believe that they can be to blame.—He would
not deny but that Mr. Mellish might be in the
habits of shewing a good deal of civility to his con-
stituents, and of giving regular attendance upon'
every Turnpike Bill ; but if, upon every great ques-
tion of public and general importance, he voted against
the sentiments and interests of his constituents, he was
a most unfit person to he their Representative. • Mr.
Mellish, in his hand-bill, had said, 44 that he hid sat
in Parliament ten years ( Me. Mellish said this was
false) and the experience of his past conduct would be
the way to judge of his future conduct." In this, in-
deed, he had spoken truly, and the electors might be
well assured, that Mr. Melli h's future conduct would
be just of a piece with what was past. It was pain •
ful to be obliged to make these observations on any
Gentleman present, but in this case it was absolutely
necessary. The County of Middlesex had not sent
Mr. Mellish into Parliament to consult his own pri-
vate interest or prejudices, but to represent them. He
really was surprized that Mr. Mellish was not ashamed
to look in the face so numerous an assembly of his
constituents, not a man of whom entertained or could
entertain that conviction which he professed to feel
from the evidence. If he really had not sense to un-
derstand what was clear to every Unbiassed man in
the kingdom, it was disgraceful to the county that
men who had not common sense sufficient to entitle
them to serve as parish constables, should be sent into
Parliament as their Representatives. ( Loud applause:).
They might have a good deal to charge against Mr.
Mellish, but they must also charge themselves with a
great deal of folly, in sending such a man to Parlia-
ment. He really felt ashamed, at the period of the
first.election, to think that the Electors of Middlesex
could have been so besotted, as to chuse such a man,
in preference to the number of independent and able
men, whom they might readily have pitched upon.
He hoped, however, that they would not in future
commit their interests to such hands. Mr. Mellish had
said, that he was no Placeman, Pensioner or Coutrac•
tor, yet it would be recollected, that Mrs Clarke
had sail something about the Duke of York Lavin.=
been solicited to obtain a Peerage fbr that Gentleman.
It might, therefore, will haprea, that if the Dukc cf
York's retirement should be only temp(irary or no-
minal, that worthy representative might have some
private interest in giving his vote. As to the merit
which Mr. Mellish claimed for being always in the
House, and always voting, he believed that his co::-
stituents would have been much better pleased if he
had staid away, and done no mischief; if it was not'
in his power to do good. He hoped that this coun-
ty, and other counties would, at the next clectiin,
follow the glorious example which Westminster had
set, and return at their own expellee honest and dili-
gent representatives.
Mr. WAITHMAN concluded by moving a slight
amendment in the resolution of censure. He said,
that as i: was impossible fir a man to forfeit what he
never possessed, h.: should wish the words, "unworily
of the confidence of the Freeholders," be substituted.
Mr. Mraaasir believed that the worthy freeholder
(Mr. Waithman) had heard the story about the peer-
age, but he assured the meeting, that there was as
much truth in that statement as in the one that Mrs.
Clarke had lived under his protection—( Cries of
01,)f!
. . . . . .

'.-M
11". CLARKSON would be the last man in that meet-
ing, wilfully to misrepresent any gentleman ; but in
the present instanco, he thought the culpability of
the Honourable Member was distinct ;for, supposing
that he had attended his duty on Mr. Bankes's mo-
tion, still it was sufficient to support the resolution of
censure, that he had opposed both the propositions
which charged the late Commander in Chief with
corruption and connivance.
The resolution of censure was then put by the
Sheriff, and carried with acclamations, with the ex-
ception of five persons who held up their hands in
support of the negative.
The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to
the Sheriff, for their prompt and constitutional con-
duct in convening the Meeting, and for their impar-
tiality in the Chair.
Mr. GioriTcrris recommended to Mr. Mellish, as
the only compensation he could make to the Free-
holders of Middlesex, to retire from a trust which he
did not exercise either in unison with the feelings or
sentiments of those who delegated him.
On the resolution for publishing in ail the daily
papers, Mr. Griffiths conceived, that the expence
should be paid out of the county rate, and not out
of the pockets of the Sheriff, already much burdened
with official disbursements. It was intimated to the
Meeting, that it had no power over the county rate;
when, after a few words from Mr. Clarkson, expres-
sive of his wish to pay a proportion of the expence, the
Meeunt, adjouri:ed. •

VERSES,

ADDRESSED TO THE YOUNG GENTLEMEN OF
DR. BURNEY'S SEMINARY.

As a small Tribute of Gratitude, for the Gratification and
Pleasure the Author enjoyed in witnessing their Perform-
ance of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, on the Even-
ing of Thursday the 6th inst.
BY AN OFFICER OF THE LINE.
Ye op'ning buds of genius and of worth,
Scions that from the stock of fame spring forth,
With heart-felt joy I hail your youthful band,
The future glories of our happy land.
Ev'n now, mild Literature, with cautious aim,
Teaches your boyish breasts to glow for fame;
Ev'n now inspir'd, beneath a Master's smile,
Ye'd Eulogy of all it's sweets beguile.
Happy your task ! for Merit gives her aid ;
Then be that task with countless praise repaid!
Tho' humbler now the paths ye trace for fame,
Tho' now in Fiction's Court ye crave a name,
Tho' in sweet Shakespeare's strains ye tread the scene,
And act the " fancied part" with happy mien :
Though now, for this, praise spreads her joyful wing,
And doth your merits with your praises sing,
The time will come when higher hopes shall rise,
And manly bosoms speak from manly eyes,
When deck'd to shine in arms, or stem the wave,
The " British Sailor," or the " Soldier brave,"
Then" Fiction's scenes" will fall in distant view—
And ye will feel what Fancy never drew;
Or when, victorious in a country's cause,
Returning home, ye claim her just applause,
I,Vhen Britain strains you to her grateful breast,
Her Sons, her Heroes, her Protectors blest,
Ah ! then shall transports in your ho+om glow
Which " Scenic Heroes" ne'er were forin'tl to know—

Go on, thou reverenc'd LEADER of the BAND,
Spread kind Instruction with a lih'ral hand;
Teach the Young mind, as heretofore, to know
The happiest boon that Merit can bestow;
Train up, in hopes of future fame, your Boys,
And, in the end, thoul't amply share their joys;
For when, the Hero of a future day,
One shall return, with laurel crow•n'd, and bay,
Another Ni:Lsos, from the seat of war,
His fame, his name, his honours bbzon'd far,
Or when, like MOORE, regretted, to his tomb,
:Prather Eeets on wings of Glory home !
When speaking scutcheons tell their merits load,
And Fame's shrill trump proclaim them to the croud,
Then, with internal j.)y, thu' " tear-dew'd cheek,"
Thoul't proudly say " I taught the Bey to speak!"
Gosport, April 7, 1809.

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