Star.
London, England, 1810-01-23 00:00:00

issix ILEL4TIA.

i gof several respectable Freeholders Ofthe
n;:ineetfili'ssex, in the interest of Mr. BURGOYNE,
----k
;lra Coe. yesterday,
(IEO Perens was expected to attend, in order
r;k-e-th74air, but was prevented by a severe cold.
on then arose who should take the '
Chair,r discussion
WILLIAM SMITH and• Mr. BRAND having
refused for some private reasons. Mr. HOLT WHITS
eas at length placed in the Chair, though he °b-
jetted for seme times upon the ground of his not
being a resident freeholder.
gr. BURGOYNE then roses and declared the grounds
pmt which he called for the support of the County.
e observed, that if it was of the last importance that
iteforin should take place in Parliament, it must
a matter of infinite consequence that the Repre-
-ntation should be as pure as the present system
ould admit of He said, that though he would not
tied to any party, yet that—as that excellent matt
1:-. Fox expressed it—he might in small matters give
de aliole tea ,Heftiend order to avoid giving up every
in'oe to an eneniy.-- then proceeded to give thetn
n account of the state of the County of Essex as to,'
s Representation: • Perhaps they might remembeie
e contest between Luther and Conyers, and dui;
ebate which took place respecting a gaol and other.
alters. The Whigaiiiiis' auceessful-Lbut a come
,tomise. was agreed ifpotr, by *fah the Tories were
to b., allowed a iiernher, prnirided • they consented
that the gaol should telarilt hi the situation in which
'tat present stood: Hey/lift& hardly be believed When
e stated this, but the proofs were in the hands of
le Proprietor of the Chelmsford per; iftd any one
'ght satisfy himself on that subject. The practice
as since that titre to return a Whig, when the Whig
ember died or resigned, and a Tory when the Tory
ember died or resigned. • The parties therefore
crepresenicl, and not the freeholders. This gave
freeholders an opporttmity of asserting their-rights
d independence. • 'H* next- stated that he had at-
.. d the Whi tiseethig at Chelmsford, where it
• objected to him -by Is,lr. Western, of whom he
.ke in terms of the highest respect, that he was
a party man. He was asked, whether he would
'der support at present as. a pledge of future sup-
'. ? and he aeseiered " No." He was then asked
- er he would give by his pretensions after the
-.. t Parliament ? a questions which he considered
.improper—as it intimated that he might be pre-
' d upon to be a mere stock or tool. He could
accept the support of that Meeting upon these
s. Mr. B. then stated his views of Parliamentary
~. If he should be returned, he did not mean to
that he would, on every occasion; stand alone,
l'ng with a whip-cord like an idiot:. He would
. hold of the rope, in company with the party
' adopted his view of the good of the country.
~ he would give up principle to no party. He
011,1, he confessed, if he had been in Parliardent,
ve voted generally as Mr. Western had done—but
• inly not always. Mr. W. opposed the Income
I as when it was 6* per cent. and he would have op.
,rsefi it when it was raised by the Whig party to 10
i r cent. He knew perfectly well the necessity of
~:reds, but he would have opposed this unequal and,
,ppressive tax, particularly because of its heavy pres-
ure on the country interest. Mr: B. next openly
'tared, eiat he would be at• ests expense. He was
et afßueva, and could 'nOt, in justice tb his family,
. at the expellee of a contesued election.. He stood
onward to serta the freeholders, and they ought to
vay the chari;es, be considering himself as tinder no
i rsonal obligation to them on that account. Another
reason why a Cindidate.should not be. at any expence
was, that he would then be deprived of every pre-
tence for considerins his situation as a property which
he had bought, am, ',vhich he was therefore at liberty
tomake the most of for his own private advantage.
Mr. B. then called, the particular attention of the
,leeting to the point of his sinecure place of. £l3OO
vicar, the possession of which, in the • opinions of
many, might be considered as a ground of objection.
He had this when.a boy, and had dons no public
..ty to deserve it. If he were to go to Mr. Perceval
'.1., and throw his . patent in his face, it might be
said that this was a bribe to gain the county. But
he pledged himself if he was retuned, during the
tor second session, to move foi the abolition of
aeciires—not meaning, however; to be rigid as tii
trilling ones Of XlO5 or X2OO *a
-year, where the
tibsistence of families might depend upon them. If
-did not succeed itf fEat object, then he pledged
illnii-IF either to resign his.•Oern
.place or his seat in
Krliarnent, because -he 'aid not think it proper that
tit er.unty should be repeeeented by a sinecure place-
/rm. He hoped that with this they would be satis-
fied. He iied tinfortiliatelss observed in Essex; as
'ffell aria other coieties..an apsthy ainong the mid-1
ding and loWer claeses, as to political matters. This,
l''' land, to be in a great =Wee owing to their ,
having been often left in the lurch when their highest'
eet:eniam.shad been called fang: He pledged himself
?!1:Irm to be iodepenclor4 and -newer ae.' 'abandon
"rn; and he appealed to his character as•their secu-;-
rity. ft rested with themselves-to re-eStabka their in;
dependence. If one bad the purse of Crasus, .19.,000
frteholders could not be *corrupted. Eiertion alone
teat necessary in order to-secure success.
Mr. WILLIAM Smiett then made a few observa-
tions. On the subjett of party, he remarked, that
`rhea a certain description of men acted in a body
;Tartest the people, he had always Conceited that the
public cause would be best served by the friends of
" people acting in a body. • He had. therefore at-
tached himself to a party ; but he did not concelv
that a party man, was obliged to give up his own pii-
satiudgment cottpletely to Isis patty. He had act-
d upon his own view of the subject, and "when he
thought that a different line of conduct 'from that
Purrued by his party was Matt for the public advert-
ti,l.gei he had never Failed .to vote 'according to the
.
eaves of his conscience. He wash nbt present at the
Whit Meeting, of which he appeared to admit that
.. „ .
2. °lneyne had some reason to complain. With
itSPeCt to Mr. Western, he knew not how he voted
ti' the question of the raising- of the Income Tax to
r t,;n per cent.; but on all great questions, as far as he
I,ecrsed, Mr. Western had maintained a steady in
'l"Pendence' and the people had not a firmer friend
'' him. With the experience which he had.of Mr.
, -ern, he,had no hesitation to say, that if he stood
.3rveard, he would supporctim in preference to Mr.
L-rgoTne, his privateframdshipfor both being, he pre-
sJuicd, unquestionable. Dui in a contest between Mr.

sad Mr. twgikogill ilwgi nee e tidy ths
dared themselves, he would support Mr. b‘riliy6e
and, indeed, in suck a case, the Whigs could not for
a moment, in consistency With their own principles,
hesitate to Inipport Mr. Burgoyne. Of Mr. Houblon
he knew nothing more than that he was a very re-
spectable private character, and, he believed, a man
of political integrity, for he would not deny this to
many of the Tory party. 'That I they acted from pre-
judice he had no doubt; but there might be an honest
prejudice. Mr. Houblon, however, was the candi-
date of the Tory party, and that party he wished, for
the sake of his country, to see utterly overthrown:—
Mr. Smith then complimented Mr: Burgoyne upon
the manly manner in which he had stated beforehand
that he would be at no expence; thereby giving the
freeholders distinctly to understand the terms upon
which he required their support. But he expressed I
himself by no means sanguine as to a successful
result. No doubt the great body of the freeholders
of the county of Essex was capable of supporting its
own ifidepentlence. But he very much doubted whe-
ther there was sufficient public spirit among them to
be true to their own cause. If, however, a proper
opportunity could at present be given them to. make
the experiment, he th&hght it a highly desirable.
thing. Mr. Smith then adverted tb the obligations of
landlord and tenant, as to the vote's of the latter.—
Nobody could be More persuaded of the necessity and
advantages of the dependence of one rank upon alio-
ther than he was ; but at the same time lie wan' no
less persuaded that' the connection of landlcird'Aud
tenant ought not to be that of tyrant and slave. The
landlord was no doubt perfectly justified in asking for
the votes of, his tenant for his ti lend. If the tenant was
indifferent as to a hich of the candidates' should be
chiAen, or if he thought that the landlord was the best
judge on that subject, it was perfectly proper that he
should gi4re his vote as hit landlord desired. But if
the tenant had formed a decided opinion of his. own,
it was tyranny in the landlord to ask him to vote con-
trary. to it. Mr. Smith then said,, that he thought
himself bound to declare, that he did not think that
the holding of a sinethre place, under the pledge
given, was a reasonable objection to Mr. Borgor
Many other respectable persons acted independently,
notwithstanding their holding such places ; and be-
thought it unreasonable that a sacrifice should be, in
the first instance, required froth Mr. Burgoyne, that
was not required from others under similar circum-
stances.
Mr. BURGOYNE observed, that the distinction be-
tween himself and his friend, as to party, appeared
to be a distinction without a difference. Certainly he
would vote with the Whig party when he thought
them in the right. On the great questions about to,
come before Parliament they must be united. An
awful inquiry must take place ; and he would, if re-
turned, unquestionably promote it as far as h 0 could.
He by no means gave in to the despondency of his
friend, but maintained that there was a fair prospect
of success.
Mr. BRAND, on the subject of party, seemed to
concur in the ideas of Mr. Smith. He likewise was
doubtful of the' success of Mr. Burgoyne, upon his
principle of beitlg at no expence. He himself had
attempted this in a most independent county, that of
Cambridge,-but without success. But, however, this
would perhaps sheer what degree of Independence ,
,there was in Essex, and in that view the experiment
was valuable. Mr. Braiid then moved a resolution,
• that a Committee be appointed to canvass the Fret-
holders resident in London ; and a Freeholder pro-
posed, that a subscription should be opened to defray
the unavoidable expences—all which was agreed to.
Mr; Budosovue proposed, that the pledges as to his
sinecure should be embodied into a Resolution, which
Mr. Smith agreed to., But the Chairman suggested,
that it would be better to avoid any thing whichmight
have the appearance of approving of sinecure places,
and the idea was abandoned.
The CHAIRMAN objected to some things which the
Whig party had done when in power ; and said, that
the public ought to have a pledge from them before
it supported thbm, that they would promote Reform
in Parliament, the removal of the German Troops;
&c.
The Meeting having passed the Resolution and ap-
pointed a Committee; separated.
Other Meetings, for the same object, were held at
Cheltrfsford and Colchester.

The following Extract from the Deblin Eveishig
Post, merits the particular attention of the public :
4‘ DUBLIN, JANUARY 25.
" in oe' lag we mentioned briefly; that the question of the
Veto was !ihely to be once more slim- ed ; we have since learned
from rebpectiole authority, the following particelats :—The Ca-
tholic Laity of England having resolved, even in oppodtibn to
their Clergy, to .make id offer of the Veto to hii Majesty, are
stated tohave concerted measured for that purpoie with certain
Members of Parliament, erlio hive hitherto advocated the jot
t ice and necessity of an unconditional emancipation of our Roman
Catholic feltew-subjects. Another circumstance; which we hive
from authority equally creditable, is, that an English Baronet, a
Member .of the House of Commons; hds prepared d Bill to be
introduced into Parliament next Session, making it imperadie on
the Roman Catholic Bishops, under a Severe penalty; whenever a
vacancy occurs, to return to the office of the Secretary of State
a list of tatididatesi from which any objectionable person is to be
struck out; and the vacancy to be filled by one of the approted
candidates._ ,On the conduct of the English Catholics we have
only to ol?serve,-that as Englishmen their feelings and their views
are at variance with those of the Irish peoples they may; if they
please, surrender the right of their church, and give up the last
remnant of an independent mind, but convinced are we, that die
Roman Catholics of .this country will never accept of emancipa-
tion du terms so humiliating and disgraceful. Our countrymen
have for ages, with a manliness and nobility of nature, suffered
eerseution for conscience sake, and we do not nowexpect to see
them • mike an inglorious sacrifice of that conscience, even for
total ematierpation--on the contrary, we have reason to believe,
and sufficient authoritt to state " that they would rather see all
" the penalliws reenacted, than procure emancipation at such
a price.".
A general meeting of 'bantam Catholics,toconsidet this hibject,
is to be held in this city'on Midday next, when it is thought an
addition to their petition and a strong remonstrance will be
adopted.
On the subject of the Veto, there was last night a Meetintin
Francis-Street Chapels of the Catholic Clergt and Parishioners of
that Parish, when they resolved to write to Mr. Grattan, apd to
conveneii another Meeting for Friday—and a Requisition was
iged, calling on all the Catholic Clergy of Ditblin td meet on
, Tuesday.
Count WORONZOW has had the misfortune to diski-
cate his shoulder. The Count was on a visit to
his
son,in-law, the Earl of PIDABROICIt. at Wilton, and
met with the accident by his foot slipping in descend-
ing a flight of stairs ; be is, howevier, fast recovering.
A.few days since three valuable horses were stolen
out of the fields belonging to Mr. DALurr, at Lower
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Mertoni in Surrey.