Star.
London, England, 1807-06-30 00:00:00

et:alum or SIR FIGINCIS BURDETT.

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Yetterday itforning this long talked of ceremony
took place, to 'the great gratification of the admirers
and followers taf this confpicuous charatter. The
Elearirs, &c. 4f:different willies alfembled at eleven
o'clock, it thedifferent places pointed nut to them ;
where they were Met by fume of the Gentlemen of
the Committee, who concluded them to their appoint.
ed .Rations it Covent Garden. `The proceflion was
in .motion at twelve o'clock, and proceeded kens
Covent Garde % up James.fireet, Long Acre, Little
St. Martin's line, &c. to the Baronet's houfe,
__ in
Piccadilly. Front whence it proceeded to the Hay-
market. round; the Rattle ;at Charing croft, up Sr.
Martin's-lane,. throttighi74ew-fireet, Bedford-flreet,
Henrietta-flrtf, coined to the left in front of the
church, roun&Covent Garden, and down Southamp-
ton-dreet, to the Crown and Anchor. The proc:ffion I
4ras concluded with the great& order, and though we
,never witneffed fo many people atfembled together in
all parts of Weßminfter, we have not heard of a fin-
gle accident oCcurting. The Car was elegantly or•
namented and fluted ; wreaths of laurel and 'oak
leaves decoraild the external part; and the internal
was covered with crimfon velvet. On the front of
the footfiool vr4as a reprefentation of Corruption, on
which Sir Fearacis trod. The arms of Wearnie-
tier and the 'United Kingdom were elegantly painted
on a pedeftal, on which Britannia was reprefented
holding a (Pear in her hand, and at the top was
placed the Cep of Liberty. An immenfe number of
flags preceded and followed the Car, on which va-
rious infcriptions were placed, fuch as " Burdett, the
Choice of the People ;" ss The Triumph of Weilmin.
tier ;" " Pity of beaion ;" 44 Burdett and our
Country," it. The Car was drawn by four white
hark*, richly caparifoned, and led by fo many
grooms. S;r I; sancta teemed extremiy weak, and
his licks in fed
much pain ; one of his legs was
fapported. a pillow. The whole of the oroce
bdirffion
did, not arri at the Crown and Anchor till near fix
o'clock. Wreaths of laurel were extended over Come
parts of the ''Strand, and numbers of flags were ex-
hibited from the windows.
? THE DINNER.
The tiftial butile and eoofufion of a public din-
gier was experienced, and the beat and preffure were
at one period almott intolerable. Mr. Jima twos, the
Barriderr Orgfided ; Sir FitanCit BURDITT fat on bit.
sight. Mr. COIIIITT, and the Committee who con-
duffed the Baronet's Eleaion, fat at the upper table.
Mr. Jowls Bum:fire prefided in the fecond room.—
When the cloths were removed, the following toads
were drank ,i,
The Contlitution—Tbe .People—The King—The Purity et
Eleetion. and osy the Beams of England take a ban from
Weßminiter ilehool—The manly Citizens of Erika, who earn.
bled in that City to celebrate the Vitiory of Weitminiter+May
the inellettive of the Regiment be boon &banded, a/tithe Rod 1
Boob-redosed to its proper dimentioa, &c. Re.
Mr. Jaapaos role, and addreffed the Meetings
amidfi 19nd. applaufes. He declared, that every
true frienal ;ibis country mutt warmly with to fee
the proud ample which the enlightened city of
Wetiminfler ad dirplayed, followed by the Elec-
tors of the 6 ntry in general. It would be impof
bible to afce Ai the benefits which would accrue,
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much more enumerate .them,, And why thould
it be otberwi e t Surely, it never -Was intended that
the right of Eleaion Mould dwindle in A mile
form, and degenerate into a nullity. The goat'
men, who *fled the glorious and immortal fabric
tif,liic.Contlitution, had wifely ordained the repre-
fetativa94in as the beft and moil efficient con.
"4 ageing tad . Minitters and oppreffiee Govern.
' nfpired agatna the people's
' knew, that fyliem could not
-nrage.-and perfeverance in
They, who ..gave that
patnotifin acquired, ex.
they bequeathed, would
Eltaors of Weftminfler

Ave rejefted the profered
haughty threat—and the
N: of this day, to celebrate
which the Britifh people
A. Was Poch a generous
Ally to afloate the great
4 be an end of chore knots
it ever has been to pot up
affociated iniquity. The peo.
pie ...is empire _ then find their Reprefenta-
tives an efficient controul again a a weak and wicked ad-
miniftration. But there has been in this countri, on
all occafions, this great misfortune, that the man who
has had homily enough to declare the truth, has ever
been attacked by a malicious and venomous cry, par-
Weir and barely fct up by knaves and fycophants—
[Hear, hear! ] In this great city their venomous fir•

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einty will have little float And how is it tbat.they
(freed the peep!e to hear-the troth ?or do they wills
to treat the peoplias the vrants of:iniquity did their
captives ? do they fuppofc that when they enjoy the -
light, they will look at their fetters t—f Loud ay-
phtufesj—r-and, fleeing lien them, that their next iss.
quiry will be, where they can be broken ?—(Loud
cries of hear I hear 11--. Thus the great man. wh..as
his conßituents have feleded as the people's choiceb•
has been honoured with the anint,.fities of all iliac
who barter, tnerchandite, and tea& with their do.,
ties. The example he has aff shied will 'encourage
men to be honed by making it their advantage. It.
will induce them to praftife thole wines which ate
the trued, and &sold be tne rode pretend ins for po-
pular favour --t Hear I hear fl He conciu !e.' by
prop.fing the health of that Iwneft, true. and hide.
pendent Reprefentative of the People—" Sir Faeacts
BUIDIRTT." ,
The toad was drank with loud, enthufiallic, Mi.
repeated peals of approbation. •
Sir Flume BURDIITT....O. Gentlemen, it is 4140 •
impoifible that I could return you my llllCtqft thanks'',
io any other way, unlefs in the warmth (.1 the•
ifroogeft affedion. • Your confidence in my public -
principles, your eflimate of my exertions .0 ierve
my country, has called me from that retirement
which I have chnfen ; and though 1 confels to you,
that I feel little hope of advantage from my weak
and humble exertions, yet I will endeavour to de.
Pere your attachment, and to recover our country.
The Houfe of Commons is not what it ought to be;
nog is it formed by what is hypicritically callei, an
I to the fenfe of the people. In November lad, the
t bimiftry made an appeal, as they raid, to the
. of the people. An appeal that drove the peo-
Ea
lie from the garrets to the cellars, and loaded the
aimed? overburdened Nation with a Tax of Ten per
emu on every fpecies of income and profit ; artea
per cent. too in addition to the already
_alibied
taxes. In fix months after, their faccefrire in-Ace
islfeit to have appealed to the conk of the people...
What this lad taken fettle will !fled, we may imealy .
forefee—and will thortly experience. I feel ratite*
too weak to prooked.—(Sit lowa, ifs "loors, f)soiefit.
she ever aaiverfalb trial, sad tie vvor46, Boned was
:leafed as a chair, Awed sopa the table.) But I with to
obferve, that both thofe panics in the late defpife us,
the people, and thole who have mod robbed us very
jolly dap& us met}. [Hear 1 hear 1] It is the com-
mon cant of both to deny the exideate of fuch a
power as the people, and I have often been tauntingly
alked how or where loch a power cents ? You have
now &milked me with an sewer, and I will tell
them, that the power of the people exits in the metro.
polis of England.—[Bravo ! bravo I] Could there
corrupt and mercenary parties fee the fame (pith of
independence animating the whole body of Brit&
Medan,
.ate.ietiold than find thofe who now tread
oppreffisiely on our fleets, humbly prollrate at our
feet. I molt again exprefe,My gratitude for the noble
and .onexampled fuisport . I have received at your
hands. My gratification is the ardent h (pe of pre.
(erring your confidence, by a life fincerely and the.
nuourry devoted to the recovery of your conditutional
rights. I beg to conclude, ljaup7ortng to you, as
a tuaft—" 71v klters of IV •
ff.,,,
Several appropriate longs were lung by litr. Gib.
bon ; and after the health of Mr. Jennings was drank,
the Baronet retired, ainidd the exceSre floats and
applaufes of this numerous meeting. He was taken
to his carriage by two friends.

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The Town of Reading have prefsnted a very ele.
Rant (slyer vale to their late worthy. Reprefenta.
tire, Mr. Amnesty?, as a token of their chests for -
his public conduit, and private worth, while their
Reprefentative, in fix facceffire Parliaments. We
(hall take an opportunity of giving a fur that account
of the proceedings on the occafion. •
We enderfiand that Mr. BILADBU av. of the Circus,
was no way conneaed with the riot at the Marque.
rade on Friday morning left. We are lorry to be
under the neeetfity of Rating that feveral perform,
who ought to hold a high rank in fociety, were the
aggreffors. A young Lady was liruck by one of
thofe orcesepafbrd Pugiliftr, and (overtly cut on the
head,as well as the Gentleman who accompanied her.
The Rory which red in feveral Papers, of a
voluntary confeffionaring been made by a private,
in the Royal Marina, of a rape and murder which
he committed in Lynn, in Norfolk, is unfounded.—
Upon a ftrift inveftigation, inaituted by the Magif•
irate' of Chatham, it appears that there is no foun-
dation whatever for this grange Rory of felf modem-
nation, which mutt have been the ace of infinity
or of a defire of getting chfcbarged from the Service
of the corps in which he was engaged.
The force of prepoffefflon in favour of fele& nom.
bers in the Lottery, now fo near its commencement
of drawing, is evinced by the following well-known
fool. A few days ftnee, a lady applied for a putt-
Wier number, which lityl been previoufly fold. A.
Die found, on enquiry at thaolfices that it had been
regifiered, the applied to the hoickr of it. and eau-
ally gave him a very confiderabh premium to be.
come poreffed of the aunt*.
ADAM% ALI T SllSSlOStem4rida! the Admiralty
Sellioas commenced at the Old Bailey before Sir
Wm. Score, Sir Jams Mamssistu, and Baron
Wool), when one prifoner was capitally convifted,
viz. P. Alas:, for nesting from the Slip Endeavour
two hoglheads and 14 puncheons of rum. four bog.
(heads of fug at, the laid veffel being then in dillies
on the win Sands.— y. Pierce was conviaed of
attempting to commit a &tellable crime on J. Yard,
on board the Cheerley gun brig, and was rammed
to one year's imprifonment in Newgate, and to be
placed in and upon the pillory at Charing-crofs ; and
three were acquitted, is. J. Robinfon, J. Yard, and
J. White.—The Santis then concluded.
The London Seffions commenced yefterday; at
Guildhall, before the Loan Maros, the Recorder,
Aldermen Newsman, BOUM. L. SCIIOIII4 RC.—
Game liarrifest, an attorney, wis indicted for snick.
ing Mr. Halls, a barrifler. The Jury found him
guilty, and the Court fentenced him to pay a Sot iff
la and to give fecurky to keep the peace for twelve
months.
Yederday the Deputy Water Bailiff brought 0.
venal illegal nets to the Masfron Hoare, that be hod
raised on the River ; whin the Loan Mayas...Pk/
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to put a fop to a prattisatio prejudicial to the 6abgri,
ordered them to be de, end the SWUM le be
fummoned to anfwer.ipa;lacknadoe.

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of • menu, Whets, therittpfpired
• rights. Bu hey 'alto_
avail without virtue, 'courag
fter the people N fupport
lace glorious (Nat which their p
the pelted that tropfe to whim th
Go, dearly, prefere it. The El
have prefer, it. They hay
'I bribe—and erpifed the hat
de' refult has the meeting b
ken the moll gl lout triumph w
our have gained or a century pal
OUT and patriotic!, feeling general)
body of Elators, there would
:rice
and cabals, whofe tole objet it
to the higheft tale their affuci
ple of this empire would then