Star.
London, England, 1818-06-17 00:00:00

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MR. HUNTS
Yesterday molning, in consequence of the plat
ontraielseetalls of Westminster indicating Mr. Hue?*
in • n to visitthiyarious parts of the City, "tat h
hivtMe fronnureof paying his personal re-
spects to as many of his friends as possible, bey
the day of election,' an assemblage of people at the
appointed hour was collected in Old Palace-yard=
they were of the same class as those who usually at.
tend Mr. Herr upon public occasions. At about
half-past twelve o'clock Mr. HUNT made his appear-
ance in an, open carriage, drawn by two horses, and'
preceded by a hackney chariot, out'of the front win-
dows of which was thrust a very large crimson-co.'
loured flag, having the inscription on one side of it;
of ",Hunt and Liberty," and on the other, " Univer-
sal Suffrage." Mr. HUNT was attended in the open
carriage by two of his sons, both of whom ware very
large crimson cockades. The carriage stopped oppo-
site to the place where the hustings are usually
erected, and the people having surrounded it to the
number of net more than from 150 to 200 persons,
Mr. HUNT mounted the seat of the carriage, and
addressed the surrounding mob. He said, that not
being able to employ churchwardens and beadles,
rice
men, or excise officers, to go about canvassing
him from house to house, he was obliged to adopt
this method of calling Upon his friends or their sup-
port. He offered himself, he said, to their notice as
a Candidate for the Representation of the City of
Westminster, in order to have a seat in the House of
Commons. He did not say that he should be able
to make an impression upon those in power, but he
would at least make the attempt : if he should have
the honour to be returned, he would not do as others
had "done, compromise the rights of the people ; he
would not go to that House as the pretended friend
of the people, nor would he supinely sit still while
Ministers were abusing and vilifying the People,
while at the same moment they were robbing them,
and filching. money out of their pockets by way of
taxes. What line of conduct he intended to adopt if
he should obtain a seat in that House, he believed,
was already well known to the Citizens of Westmin-
ster ; he had made an affidavit which he intended to
adhere to, and he only hoped that other Candidates
for the Representation would imitate his example in
this respect. An infamous report, he said, was afloat,
and spread through the means of the public prints,
that his intention was only to create a riot and dis-
turbance, and that he did not mean to stand the
election. The report was as false es it was calum-
nious ; and he now openly declared that he would
keep the poll open to the last day the law wculd
allow. It was indeed true that he had not the power
of bringing up his voters in the same manner as his
opponents; but he should have the opportunity of
meeting them face to face on the hustings in Covent
Girlen.—(Cries of "they will run assay.")—No, he
did not think they would have the cowardice to do
that; but he had had an intimation that it was the
intention of some df the Candidates to send their
Deputies to appear on the hustings in .their itead.—
He earnesdy hoped that the free and independent
Cilieens of Westminster would not suffer this to be
daire. He recollected at the time of the contest be-
tween Mr. Fcx and Mr. Horne Tooke, Mr. Fox, who
had attended regularly for several days on the hust:
ings, had occasion to go into Surrey to give his vote
for another Representative, and was absent on a par.
titular day. The celebrated Mr. Sheridan, whom,
talents and powers of speaking he believed all were
acquainted with, supplied the place of Mr. Fox.--
The expression of Horne Tooke, notwithstanding he
had so high an opinion of the talents and abilities
of Mr. Sheridan, then was, that " the great moun-
tebank had gone into the country that day, and
had left his merry-andrew to represent him.."—
This had such an effect upon the honest feelings of
the citizens of Westminster, that they were deter-
mined not to listen to th.: merry-andrew. There was
no rotten Borough, no town or county, where the
Candidate had the impudence to say to his Electors,
pay my Representative respect ;" and should it be
said of the noble-minded independent Citizens of
Westminster, that they suffered this indignity with im
pinky ?--(Crie4 of Na, no I) No, he would bring
these sneaking fellows from their slinking holes, and
he would put such questions to them on the hustings
' as none of them should be able to answer. He then
signified his intention of proceeding to Waterloo-
place, before Carlton-house ; and observed, that if
vile and corrupt Papers chose to say that he went
there to insult Royalty, his reply would be, " No,
the man who lives there is one of the people, and
am for all the people." He subsequently continued
" If his Royal Highness will condescend to put his
head out of one of the crevices in the building, he
will hear nothing insulting to himself, but some plain
truths, which ought to be listened to by every man:'
• He concluded with stating that it was his intention
to visit three other parishes in the City, viz. St. Mar-
tin's at Charing-cross, St. Ann's in Wardour-street,
and St. Clement s, at Sr. Clement's Church, Strand.
The Orator then proceeded in the carriage up Par-
liament-street, towards Waterloo-place, the hackney.
chariot with the flag taking the lead, and was fol-
lowed by about 70 or 80 persons. When be arrived
opposite the Horse Guards, he pulled off his hat, and
waved it in the air, observing some of the Life
Guards at the gate. His attendants gave a loud
huzza. 'The cavalcade then proceeded, and at the
confectioner's, in Spring-gardens, Mr. HUNT took a
little refreshment. At about half-past one, he arrived
at Waterloo-place, and there delivered, with some
additions, the speech he had previously given at
Palace-yard. He again observed, that he meant no
insult towards the Royal Personage ; but if his Royal
Highness would condescend to come out and give his
approbation, he need not fear the same danger as
when he slinked out the back way to Parliament.
Them should be no pop-gun plots here, and no
stones. His Royal Highness should have no occa-
sion to have thick plate-glass to his windows to
protect his Royal person. It was for Brougham
sad the other Whigs in Parliament to insult his
Royal Highness : from himself he would meet
only with respectful language. He next observed
upon the great extravagance of Ministers, and said
that in the last year the Prince Regent had received
no less than a million and a half out of the Civil List;
to which one of the assembly replied--“ That is not
truer Another—" That is false To the latter per-
son, the Orator answered, in the following sublime

terms:—" You are a scoundrel!"—(Laughter and
applause.)—" I sly, Sir, you are a scoundrel, who.
ever you are! But I know you must be a tailor—
you are either one one of the Prince Regent's tailors,
or one of his cooks!"
The h having been concluded, Mr. Hunt pro-
ceededltcugh Palr-mall, up St. James's-street and
Piccadilly, through Park-lane, and to Hanover-
square by way of Oxford-street; thus taking a cir-
cuit of the principal part of Westminster. He was
followed, by about a hundred persons, and when ar-
rived at Hanover-square about two.hundred and fifty
might be collected. Here the oratot again addres-
sed the citizens, but the speech was much shorter
than that delivered at either Palace-yard or Waterloo-
place. He repeated in nearly the same language the
words he had previously used. At the termination of
his address, his horses were taken from his chariot,
and he was drawn by the populace to his house in
Norfolk-street; and the mob, at his request, imme-
diately afterwards dispersed.

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