The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-14 00:00:00

FRAUD PREVENTED.

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The Chairing of Sir Francis Burdett, yesterday,
upon his late re-election as one of the Members to
represent the City of Westminster in Parliametit,
was one of the most splendid processions which we
ewer remember to have seen. By the arrangement,
of the Committee who managed the Election, the
procession was to set out from Hyde Park-corner,
and proceed through Piccadilly, the Haymarket,
Strand, Covent-garden, &c. &:. then to dinner at
the Crown and Anchor 'ravers. At an early hoar
in the day the concourse of people pressing forward
in every direction towards the west end of the town*
strongly reminded us of the bustle of all ranks, who
took a similar route on the evening of the Park
Fetes, to celebrate the Peace of 1814; but th•
crowds in the windows, and on the roofs of the houses
its Piccadilly, &c. exceeded any thing we ever
saw on any previous public occasion. The windows
were every where filled by holies of fashions
and the roofs were actually covered by people
—the appearance of some of them was really.
terrific, from the immense throng who bent forward
on each other's shou'ders to oterlook the procession
from the great height of the large houses in
Piccadilly. The famed curiosity, may we acid the
laudable patriotism, so often displayed tiy the Ladies
of Westminster, induced many of them to attempt
this dangerous elevation, and we were extremely
glad to find that their ultimate safety jeilified
their confidence in the positions they occupied, not.
withstanding the temporary apprehensions escited
by the separation of a few slates and bricks, which'
were only productive of momentary inconvenience.
The coup d'xit from the terrace in front of Earl
Spencer's and the adjoining houses in the GIPPII
Park, was beautiful in the extreme. The range of
rank and fashion which thronged the banks of the
basin, attired in the Kay colours of the season, was
delightfully attractive, anal the similar lines of
gaiety and elegance which caught the eye in her..
mentions perspective, as it traced the distant view
along the lines of the windows and roofs towards
Hyde Park-corner, was iedescribibly magnificent.
As soon as the parishes had. arranged themselves
' under their respective banners, toe Committee-men,
conducting each perish, repaired to the Commit-
tee•room at Knightsbridge, and announced their
arrival and arrangement at the appointed stations.
When the Committee were apprised that all were
in readiness, an explosion.rocket was discharged
from the turnpike-gate, and a signal streamer, of
dark blue and white stripes, was immediately hoisted
'bete the lamps, and remained until the parishes
were in motion.
The following is the order in which it mowed :
Mr. Cleary, moseated on a white charger, richly decorated
slab blue ribbon.
Three trampeterson hor.eback. with blue cockades.
Fight horsemen.
Three bloc fags. wills the inscri,.tion in ;old letters,
44 Sir Francis Nord ii."
Band of Music, three and Free.
Large white El g. carried ou horseback; motto, " Parity of
lie two."
I.—Banner of St. %tin's Parish—Green.
Electors, lone and four bra ins a tame dark blue Flag;
mouth, Burdin and li.depeodenee."--•• Burdett and
Porn, of El-clan...'
Hood (if, .; woe. three and three.
2.—Banner of S.. Paul's, t oseui garden, awl St. martin., le-
Grand - l'uok
Electors, four and four. •ne .ring a dark Moe Flag, bilk ribed
4. Sir Francis Burdett."
-Is Band u Music, three aid three.
3.—Banner of Si. Clement Danes and St. Nlary-le-Stra d
11 bite..
Electors, four and four, hearing a dark blue Blaster;
Motto, ... Tral by Jury."
ti: nil of Music. three and three.
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4.—Ratans r of St. Mart n's in the Fields—Purple.
Electors, tour 11,d four, oc.rirg it dark blue Flag, i. scrib. d
.4 Sir Ftitacig Hurde.t."
Band of NI war. three and three.
5. hi.. o, sr of S . Janie.'s—Erionton.
Electors, four and four; bearing a dark blue Flag; motto,
•• Boidet and Itt 1 rm."
Band of Music. three and three.
6.—Banner of St. Ceorge, liatinver square—Skv.bloe.
Electors, four sod foot, bearing a dark blur Flag, in cribed
,44 .Sit francs. Burde:t."•
Bead of Music, three and three.
7 Balmer of St. Margaret and St..telho's —Yellow.
Electors, four and four, hearing n dark blue Banner; Inane, ,
4` Magna Charta."
Dark blue Flag; motto % .4 Borden and Reform, '—
•• Proles Of Election."
Band of M.o.ic. three and three.
com m IT f Eli,. three and three,
Large dark blue Banner ; motto, •• Burdett, the Choice of
the People."
Six Trumpeters, with Silver Trumpets, three and three,
nod Kettle Drums.
Sir FR 4 NCIS Illlttl.WTT
IN THE CHAItt. drawn Its Six Horses.
Large dark blue Wilmer, carried nn horseback i suOtti)," Radical
Reform."
Twenty named Gentlemen on horseback, four and four, to bring
up the rear of the Proce.sion, arraagsd by the Committee.
N. R. Any Horseman or Carriafe which may follow, are re-
glinted to fall in immediately after the Tweaty Gentlemen last
mentioned.
The procession then passed in order from Hyde
Park corner along Piccadilly ; and as soon es all
those preceding the Car had passed the gate at the top
of Constitution-hill, another rocket was discharged
and the same streamer 'gaits h.isted, as a signal to
halt, which was repeated by corresponding streamers
to those at the head of the procession, and the whole
halted when the twenty persons on horseback im-
mediately joined ; and all others mounted fell in their
rear, four and four; and the carriages arranged
.to
follow aittgly.
As soon as Sir Francis Burdett was seated in the
Ctia:r, the third rocket was discharged, and the signal
streamer again hoisted above the lamps, and com-
municated is before, when the whole procession
moved forward to the east end of Piccadilly, down
the Haymarket, along Cocksp -street, by Charing-
cross, to the Strand, up eat anellen ri -
et ta-ittreet, round Covent-gars viva y the weel'erz.north,
east, and south sides, down Soothampilm-street, to
the Crows& and AnchotAavern, Sir d.
Whilst the procession was in soraen, a
fowls socket was dikeharsed Ito
top of the

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Here the calls for the landlord were loudly re-
peated.
Sir FRANCIS Quito Err rose, but it was some time
before he could obtain a hearing. He said that he
ail kessed them as the Chairman, rather for the pars
Dose of knowing. whether it was intended to make
arts proposition to him in that capacity, than from a
wish to sty any thing himself. He could not help
sorsing, however, that the inconvenience which
had been ea;erieticeti, was a thing now past a reme.
dy. If arty Gen'letnen had failed in getting refresh.
,meat, liner the labours of that fatiguing day, he
hoped that means could yet be fallen on to accommo-
date them ; at all events he hoped no feeling of dis-
content would be allowed to remain among them ; for
they ought to recollect, that after all it was matter
of triumph for them to find, that that great room,
she largest in the metropolis, was not sufficient to
t °main their numerous friends. This accident re.
minded of the sayiog of a friend of his, who used to
observe, that his house was too small, but he was li
glad to see it filled with good friends. Now theirs
'rasa large house, and yet it was overfiowhig with
warm and sincere friends. [Cries of" This is all very
well, bet we want au esplanation—the landlord—
the landlord."] He wished distinctly to kn"w what
it was the company desired. Was it wished that the
landlord should be called up, in order to account for
their being kept so long at the door ? In his opinion,
the best way would be, for the company to accom.
date each other as far as possible. Those who had
had the opportunity of refreshing themselves might
withdraw, and allow others who had not been so
fortunate to come forward. lie and the Gentlemen
near him would with their permission retire and allow
others to take their places, and when the refresh.
ment was concluded he would again rejoin the
company.
The calls for etplanation, and the landlord, still
contioued, and a Gentleman who sat nearly in the
middle of the room stood up, and said he uriderstood.
that theliminparty wished to know why the door had
hoer) boasttainst)hitiain for so long a rime.
•bar the7rMinveeferice was caused bs the )ant rd
or We Committee lie did notAnktut eallts ation
due totiLIS company.
Inasakßoarltrr would wish to be informed
‘1146 the point west ou w:iich explanation was re-
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first of all t,
tory they Iv
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ministration
giving them
honour of pt.,
and which,
confluent ti
and delight.
their escell'
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teased honest
attachment-
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manners—ii
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lie would
Francis But
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first elector'
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1W the Company had a sight to bring fore
vein said hls lietrepeatedli culled for the
the door clos' le wi.il'h he stood, and . .
'craggy of the CoMmltio• wag on the
laughed at him II rough tl•ts key-fordo,
,tie Buterit agalh *toed up; Roil read
which, we did not distinctly hoar, from a
I had been handed in him. Ile said that
thalgthe blame was Solely itiiibutahle to
rl, who had, 64 he a 44 lammed; issued
more than acromionditii,n could he fousid
ow understood that it was therefore the
he Meeting that the landlord shoUld bit ,
o esplaima—( Loud applauie.)
dined, after some time had elapsed, spa
d was directed to stand on the table nese
it order to give his eeplanation. He Slid
tgly regretted what had happened, and _
Id have given him the greatest pleasure had
iodation been such as to Rite eatisfection.
mistake was owing to the way of brine
winner. HI had wished to let the Comps.
deceit on the table after they *ere heated f
stion was overruled, and it *as thought
o haveelery thing done before they were
rh- t : ok up a length of time, and he had
gd the Secretary (Mr. Pere) not to
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ibr 'Mil every thine was prepared. lie wag
r sorry for what had happened, and sin.
zed She company's pardon ; but if sect+ a .
curred again, he should know bettei how
and bad no doubt that he should give sa.
laoation was not thought sufficient by
company, while others were disposed to
with it, and considerable contention for
prevailed.
MOUSE hoped the company would be ft.
1 the espht station seLich lead he given. The
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glut ate affair had originated in a mistake
e Secretary of the Committee, Mr. Petty,
rdlord. They had heard the landlord state,
sorry for what lead happened ; and he r.
re them on the part of Mr. Perry, that he i
ost sorry. They had, during the arduous
• this Election, on many occasions ohowe
temper aced aetrer..sii). Let not th•tir re.
P now Inn by disseri4Unforoong themselves.
re that the best way of curing the ptetent
wool I be the • pptifillire 8114011 g Ille'll of
for it was het-aloe the) saw @rattail theta
la that they suffered this little contot.lon to - •
Bat he begged of them t• consider that
n then the eye' of malice. who would be
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d with drops of gall their fair character.—
luct might be made the subject of calumny,
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et; were not far from them which would
y that calumny to the most remote parts 1. i
Id. Let them tint, therefore, act so as
'er Into the hands of those persons who
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tngth but from their weakness ; and who
t to vilify them, that they might afterw srds
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country. Sorry he should be to see the
iph which had been so n e' ly gained sullied W i
on at the festival which was to celebrate
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toped that from this womeut all contention
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tech had the effect of tranquillizing the '
and the following toasts were successively ...1
i three times three:— o
nple-i-the only source of legitimate poser."
%g and Constitotioo, and a speedy recovery of brith." 1 '
of Election, and may ft speedy and effectual Reform
hole People of the United Kingdom to choose theta (1
fltatives. '
rncu, in proposing the next toast, wished 1
to congratulate them on the glorious vice,
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had attained over an the power of the ene. t
form, and all the friends of a corrupt Ad.
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,n. Ile should then have the pleasure of t
n a toast which he had frequently had thd
f i.
proposing to the Electors of Westminster, . I
, in consequence of recent events, he was •.,
they would drink with increased pleasure
t. He had to propose *1 The health of
lent Representative. Sir Francis Burdett." i•
and reiterated acclamalions.)—He con.
(sally to them it was not merely personal
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t—it was not his name—it was not hie c- ,
rms not his fortune—it aria not his amiable 1
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to give a single sot. for kiir le Burdett.--
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tell them why he %asss • anxious that Sir i
ardett should he returned by a large mi.
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w's because he firmly believe • h his heart . f,
s the unalterable friend of freedim.—(4pe
if ever it should +wear that Sir Francis ',',. ;
o longer felt an attachment to freedom, • .
ould shrink, he asitoted them, from the of.
posing the toast which thew. now receive.' ~
teat pleasure.—( Applause ) --When t ~,r
rd their excelleut Representative in 1897
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ad many opportunities of obsersing his cot..
Ice that time, he had been twice sent hack
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rid they had tst ice re-elected hire. T is was
answer to all the ihNsfinsis of those she ..
we the world bell . th.t the Electors
iinster had fal:elilkarks,zie ihei• afoot+.
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I then carried ne)ig behalf 'lino Pimple,
Ito bale any part in rhe work. I is was
to he regretted--hut oleo others hart risers
r place, ; and it was pro, v r fn /roar in mind
Worthy Repreamiwir- had been eke ad 11
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among them a socresaion of great and honest men to
eisferid and perpetuate the liberties of their country.
eause.of liberty was every day gaining ground
—even elide they were speaking it was making'pleos
gress.—During the few last years thousands and tens
of thousands had been added to their cause. Even
'many of those who were formirty its most oleo and
bitter enemies, were now afraid to speak against _it.
Even Lord Castlereagh and Company were become
the advocates of a free Press. After that, what might
they not aspect?—He assored them that he should
-not be surprised @t that Noble 'Lord, before their
neat Anniversary, should signify his desire to dine
- with the Friends of Parity of Election.—{..4
—He concluded with proposing the health of their
Worthy Representative, t• Sir Francis Burdett."
After the acclamations had ceased—
Sir FitaNCl4 BURDETf then rose and addressed the
Meeting amidst the loudest and most general plaudits.
lie commenced by saying) that he felt himself wholly
unable to make any due return fur those testinto..ies
of esteem, regard, and affection, which, on various
occasions, he bad received from die great and en-
lightened City of Westminster. 'lle could only ac-
count for them on the consideration., that having
'from the *tidiest period of his political life, up to
the present moment, embracing a period of nearly a
quarter of a century, still adhered to those opinions
upon which he first offered himself to public notice,
be now had to congratulate them on the progress of
those opinions. It was now about 23 years since,
on his return from his travel!, he had been requested
to take the chair in that very room, at a meeting of
persons desirous of effecting some Reform in the
House of Commons. That invitation ha had ac-
cepted, and had there distinctly avowed those prin.
c'ples which, although in some degree since modi-
fied by times and circumstances, he bad, during
his subsequent life, done all in his power sub-
stantially to promote.—(General` applause.)—Mr.
Sturch, who had' already addressed them, whom be
was proud to call his friend, and Who had done him
the honour of espressing sentiment, with regard to
him personally, that could have arisen only from the
partiality of friendship, but which must still afford
him the highest gratification, when he found that
such kind and favourable sentiments were echoed by
the testimony of the general voice, had made one or
two observations to which he would beg shortly to
refer. In the first place, however, he must say, that
If the feelings whirl) he now confessed were to be
set down to the account of vanity, he bad no reluc-
tance to plead guilty to the'• charge. It ever had
been the pride moil glory of his heart to obtain the
good opinion of his countrymen by an honest atten-
tion to, mod support ot their real interests.--(Ap-
plouse).-*lle was aware that he had been accesed of
cotiduct not conciliatory to those who followed his
opinions; that he had held himself back from his
own supporters, and had not adopted the means
usually employed by men 'whose aim it was to culti-
vate public favour. But having on his own part no
object to carry but the recmery of the liberties of the
country, he had felt a strong aversion to the'per.
for inance of any act which might create even the ap-
pearance, or indicate a design, that he was desirous
of succeeding in any purpose of a personal refute,
or in a hick his personal feelings would be con-
sulted. lle bad felt, that by coming forward at the
time when he was called for, he should have
compromised not only his own dignity and theirs,
but the dignity of the cause itself. On the present
occasion, he was happy to assure them, they saw
him the same man in 1818 which they bad seen him
in 1802, when, during three successive elections for
the county of Middlesex, he had, by canvassing night
and day, endeavoured to advance their cause. He
Should not now scruple to do the same thing again,
if, in this advanced period of public opinion, he
thought it at all necessary to its progress. But he I
acted upon a different principle, because he trusted
to the enlightened miod of his Constituents, to the
enlightened mind of the People of England, to their
spirit and their determination, never to abandon
the cause, in its present stage of advancement.
—(Loud and various applause.)—By the course and
result of the late Election they had placed the cause
on a ground higher than it had ever stood on before :
they had raised it, and recovered it, from, a mo-
mentary. fall, and their victory over unexpected dif-
ficulties gave them a triumph of much higher value
than any former which they had achieved. His
valuable friend Mr. Sturch had ventured upon two
predictions, and if, among the wreck of political
predictions, a safe one might be made, it was,
perhaps, that which related to himself, and which,
he hoped, his conduct would verify. But with re.
fiord to the other, as to the probability of Lord
Castlereagh's falling into their ranks, be would
not assert that it was impossible, because the Noble
Lord had set out upon the principle of Parliamentary
Reform In Ireland, and had redeemed his pledge by
supporting Parliamentary Corruption in England.--
In speaking of such changes of opinion, it was com-
mon to appeal to esperience as an instructor. Now,
lie must frankly state, that experience had not made
him wiser on the subject of Reform. Ile had formed
opinions twenty-three years ago, and those opinions
he continued to entertain. Though he had grown
older, his opinions had not; and he would beg leave
to say, that they were the opinions of the greatest
statesmen that had ever enlightened or adorned so-
ciety in different periods of history—of Machiavel,
of Locke, of Milton. Ile had himself no merit,
except that of having duly weighed those truths which
greater winds bad discovered and itwestigated, of
having maintained them with honour and integrity,
and if having, when mature reflection confirmed his
first impressions, adhered to them with undeviating
perseverance :—under all the circumstances of the.
late Election, althop,gb he deeply deplored the loss
4 this late gallant Ad illustrious colleague, deploring
ills he must, altboggh be knew him to be gone in
pursuit of more Matt .bit not loss honourable
objects, it was his du+ to state that he found
himself happy insiorelawa 46 elleagar by his side—
a man of acknowledged ability, of steady public
principles, and from whom he confidently expected
the greatest support in aid of „the great cause
of a Reform of Parliameot.—( Loud applause.)—Mr.
Sturch naturally referred to the extraordinary cir-
cumstance of Lord Castlereagh's allusions to Re-
form, addressed to his Constituents in Ireland ; and,
certainly, they were sufficient to countenance any man
in thinking that my Lord C.'s opinion wap that Reform

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was rapidly advancing, and that be,4 dreading of all any of them (Mr. Bentham), and who considered
things the quitting *of his office the most, bad es- l not merely that there was something rotten
pevienced the necessity of yleldiug allitle (though as House of *Commons but that all was rot
littlina possible) to the strength of public feeling. It that there was hardly it sound part belonging
reminded hies of a passage is a farce, where a master) There *at something curious io
the folio
desirous of intriguing with his servant) began by ob- passage :—" Gentlemen, when the Reformer,
serving, " I think I have been a' moderate master to discuss the British Constitution, nothing •
to you ;" to which the servant answered, " Yes) move respectful than their language towel
Sit, eery Moderate indeed !"—(A laugh.)—Such Crown ; nothing more forbearing than their
I might be tbe tone of Lord Castlereagh; it, bt least, roma of the Aristocracy. With the
served to show what his opinion was of the progress Commons alone they take the freedom of famili
of the cease. But there was another Gentleman, upon it they pour out all the ties of their ',-
who had uniformly and consistently declared himself exhaust their denunciation of amendment."
the enemy of all Reform—he meant Mr. Canning.; Canning thought so, it might be asked, Ivr
and as be had been returned by something like a po- not objected to the proceedings against
polar election, and had made a speech upon the who, whether rightly or not, had been I
occasion, which appeared to be given with en- punishment) and forfeited their lives, f+
usual accuracy, and which had also been trum- against the Clown, they having declared
peted forth by all the press on that side of the design to he, 12 procure a Reform in Perlis.
question (which he was sorry to say was the But the Right lion. Gentleman wished et;
greatest part), as containing a complete refutation of seduce the Reformers into the mazes of la
the argument for Reform, it might not be amiss to bewilder them with the doctrines of treason
enter into a little examination of it. In one part of however, knew well that they were only
the speech it was said, " that the war had not been their right, when they exercised a familiaril
so calamitous as was imagined, but had been produc- their own Representatives; and that if
tire of great good." Now, he could not form a con- respectful towards the Crown, it was onl.
ception of real prosperity arising from war, although they meant what they professed.—(l..pplause•
a fallacious appearance of it might be exhibited in Sidmouth and his unseemly associates, hi'
particular channels ; but it regularly operated to dry i his informers, would cast their imputation+
op those which were the natural and the productive. charges of plots upon them in vain ; an(
For example, war might be favourable for a short spect to the Aristocracy at large, though not.
time to gun-makers and casters of cannon : it might he more unworthy than the treatment whi
enrich many who, but for the war for their excuse, formers had experienced from them, he did
would be considered as atrocious criminals. The war, they could long uphold their present sr
in the same speech, was described "as having had its tolerance. The speech went on to say,
peculiar prosperity." His answer was, that this was the Reformers, were wise in their genet
not a substantial or wholesome prosperity, and that reply to the whole of which passage he wet
it might be said of every crime that it had its peculiar that they wished only for such a House ot
prosperity. To instance the crime of forgery, to as made the Act of Settlement, and they
which another peculiarity belonged, which was, it better for the Crown to depend on the
that it led to the gallows.--(A laugh.)-lled large, than on • few Boroughmongers.
the result of the war been the same as regarded passage in the Right lion. Gentleman's speed
its authors, they might now have had • some reason follows :—" They (the Reformers) knr
to rejoice at this peculiarity.—(A laugh.)—They battle is with the House of Commons, a.
(the Electors) had been called wild and visionary, constituted ; and that once overthrown,
although many who so denominated them, themselves pular assembly constructed on their p.
considered the war as unfortunate. But this it was the creature and depository of the Petsl
for them to have considered at the proper time. It and the unreasoning instrument of tht
was not tree that peace was the cause of their pries- will—there would not only be no choi.
tions ; it only put an end to those which the war will go further for them in avowal, thr
must have inevitably increased. Peace certainly intention, than they go themselves) there
could not pay off the National Debt, but it might be a pretence for the existence of any oth/
prevent its accumulation. When Mr. Canning talked the Constitution." He was glad to find
of the difficulties of the first year of a peace, he ap. kedged, that their battle was with the Houi
peered to forget that he was speaking in the third mons alone, which, in . his opinion, ow
year, and must be concluded to have nothing to urge depository of the People's power, and
in explanation of those difficulties under which we 'reasoning instrument of the Ministers'
had laboured under the two last. Next came a sen. wished it to be no unreasoning instromei
tence in which this great master of language probably considering its true merit to consist in the
meant much, but which quite surpassed his (Sir F. it afforded to public liberty, and the or
Burdett's) poor comprehension. He talked " of the gave to every individual of asserting hr
difficulty in providing employment for an exuberant sonal rights. It never could be the
population, the harvest of a long war."—(A laugh.) People expressed in the House of Cocci
—The speech went on to ascribe the discontents of voted for imprisoning men without trial,
the country "to some malignant influence ;" bat the tiny to the oppressors, and suffered the
truly malignant influence was to be found its the House to be broken by the King's officers, 44
of Commons, which had plunged us into a destroc. should he denied to no mao." What cat
tive war, and afterwards imposed upon us war este- assigned for such proceedings, hut what was to he
blishments in time of peace.—(Applause)—lo the found in the private interests of the Boroughmongers?
succeeding passage the Right lion. Gentleman had To those who were's() full of apprehensions of anat.-
perhaps been eloquent, for it appeared that it was chy from the carrying of Reform into elect, he
received with applause; but he could not help think. would suggest the danger of an approaching military
ing that he had been indiscreet. It was as follows : despotism on the other hand. Ile felt happy in the
" Bat, Gentlemen, labouring as I do under the belief, that it would be now impossible, in conse.
. imputation of being a great lover of war, I am quence of the diffusion of knowledge and just prin.
1
almoit afraid to say, that there are some things in ciples to procure men in red coats out of Perlis-
the war which I regret, and some things in the peace went to subvert the liberties of their country. There
which 1 like as little 49 even those privations of was more danger from the two or three hundred merce.
which we have been speaking, but Which are happily caries, not in red coats, but within the walls of the
in a course of daily diminution. The war divided House of Commons —(Loudapplause.)—Mr. C., in
the political parties of the country on one great goes- conclusion, said, "To maintain that Constitution has
Lion, which involved and absorbed all minor consider- been the unvarying object of my political life; and
aliens. With war, party has not ceased; but oar the maintenance of it, in these latter days, has, I
differences are of a sort more ignoble and more alarm- have said, exposed me to obloquy and to hatred ; to
log. The line of demarcation daring the war was re- the hatred of those who believe either their own flips-
'Mance or non-resistance to a foreign enemy; the line tatiou for sagacity, or their own means of success, to
of demarcation now is, maintenance or subversion be connected with a change in the present institutions
of our internal institutions." This, then, amounted of the country. We have heard something of nom-
to a plain confession of what had been the original ben in the course of the present Election ; and there
cause of the war ; and that was, in his belief, the' is in numbers, I confess, a coincidence which gratifies
rising spirit of the nation, at the time when it was and pleases me. The number 300 was that of a ma-
undertaken, in favour of a Reform of the Commons' jority which assured my return. It is the number, I
House of Parliament.—( Loud applause.)—The am informed, of those who are assembled here to greet
preservation of the internal institutions of the coon- me this day. The lest time that I had heard the number
try meant, the corruptions of that House. He had 300 in a way at all interesting to myself, was in an
opposed the war from its commencement, because be intimation publicly conveyed to me, and precisely
thought its object, although often denied by Mr. Pitt that number of heroes had bound themselves by
until he was black in the face, was the restoration of oath to each other to assassinate me. Gentlemen,
the Bourbons; its professed object being (as they knew) against my three hundred assassins I put my 300
the independence of Holland by the opening of the friends, and I feel neither my life nor my popularity
Scheldt. More than enough occurred to prove that in danger."—The Right lion. Gentleman might have
the real object was the destruction of the freedom of been conscious that no obloquy bad been cast on him
this country; and no better evidence could be al- for any conscientious discharge of duty. The Kng.l
forded than the trial of that great and honest man lish People were too generous to deal thus with their'
Mr. Horne Tooke, and the practices made use of to opponents; and he might have felt that, if obnoai.
convict hint of high treason, merely for having la. ous to the People, it was because they had always
boured to promote Parliamentary Reform. Mr. Can- found him the interested supporter of every species
ning spoke of the brilliancy of the war, in another of abuse and tyrannical power. As to his distinc.
passage, which be would beg to read to them ; he tion between liberty and order, liberty itself meant
said—" Gentlemen, it does seem somewhat singu. nothing but order; it could not degenerate into li-
ter, and I conceive that the historian of future times centiousness, which was its opposite. Licentiousness
will be at a loss to imagine how it should happen, was a thing absolved from all law, the will of tyrants
that at this period—at the close of a war of such an- exercising arbitrary power ; but liberty was a thing
exampled brilliancy, in which this country had tinted which only existed under the controul and by the aid
a part so much beyond its physical strength, and of law. Another allusion in this speech was to a let.
its apparent resources—there should arise a sect ter which appeared to have made a deep impression
of philosophers in this country, who begin to on the mind of the Right lion. Gentleman, and he
suspect something rotten in the British Coma• accordingly thought proper to draw the attention of
tution." The brilliancy, whatever it was, appear- his audience to a rhetorical flourish, from which the
ed to him to be that of a gamester, who, having Right Honourable Gentleman could derive no seri.
lost nearly his all, threw doable or quits, and ous apprehensions. It was no real dagger, but the
happened to win.--(Great applause.)—ln the latter air-drawn dagger of the brainy Macbeth, that haunted
part of the passage, he thought the Right Hon. Gen- his imagination : he felt that that letter had spoken
tleman had shown some contempt for the understand- daggers, but meant none. They, on their sides, spoke
ings of his audience. Could it be said, that it was the language of the Constitution ' • and uo doctrine
only now that persons began to suspect something could be more dangerous to the Crown than that
rotten in the constitution of Parliament, when the which represented it as depending upon interests
ablest writers and the greatest men of this country, separate from those f the People. In opposition to
il
Lord Camden, Lord Chatham, Mr. Pike before his all the calumniengo Rh had been asserted against
power, Mr. fr Sir George Saville,lproW. Jones, them, he was '
naafi ent that they had acted upon
and others, had repeatedly declared, That the undue firm principles ; that they had abandoned no former
info exercise the House of Commons was ground ; and that neither bnor bis friends had con-
moreltratigerous all the assumed ipe rogatives 'of I sidered ase e House of that inestimable value
the Stuarts?—To these he mist add The opinions of . as to be h le, unless attained by honourable
a grind net less enlightened, perhaps greater than 1 means,—•( and continued applause.)—He re-

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shouts of applause.
The following toasts were then given :
" Our late zealous, faithful, and undaunted
Lord Cochrane."
" The Father of Reform, Major Cartwright."
" Jeremy Bentham, EN., the Lla inswerdble Advocate of
the Rights of the. People."...

" !retool', and rani her Soil be es Free from those accursed
Pets, Parlyinientury Cul ravioli/4nd Religious lotolerouee, as
from nil tither Ven.11130119 Re,itil"."
" The Hoe. Douglas Klanaird and the Reformers of MI,
!nod."
Mr. KttettAlerr said, that at so late an hour be
was sensible the company must be little disposed to
hear him, especially as no person could be expected
to be beard with effect after their Representative.
Still,-hewever, he could not help wishing to ler
allowed to thank them for the honour they had done
him, He should also observe, that it was but justice
to themselves who had been engaged in the manage•
ment of the Election, to tell their Representative that
he bad not to blush for any act of theirs. The Com-
mittee had only been the mechanical instruments of
carrying into effect the wishes of the Electors in gee
nem', and they had been amply repaid for their
labours by the looks and cheers they every where
met. They had neither bribed nor threatened, nor
ministered to the bad passions of any man. They
had made but one appeal, and that was to the under.
standing of the Electors. They had, however, to
tell their Representative, that this Election had beet
profaned by soldiers ; but they could also tell him,
that the purpose of riot, for which they were sent,
was defeated by the prudent conduct of the People.
That there was not the slightest occasion for calling
out the military was notorious; and he could inform
the company, that the High Bailiff, who was of that
opinion, wrote to the Secretary of State to have the,,
troops withdrawn. He had thrown clown the gaunt.
let with respect to-the conduct of the Electionond
could challenge ail the world to show that tiny im•
proper act had been committed by those who managed
it. Their Representative had, therefore, to go
again into Parliament on the same high ground
on which he took his seat in 1807. The chain.
pion of their liberties was again sent to Parlia-
ment by Parity of Election. Having stated this
much with respect to proceedings with which be
had been connected, he begged leave to say a few
words on the subject of Reform. He had been ac•
cused by the Ministerial Papers of youth and enthe•
siasm, and so was Sir Francis Burdett, 23 years ago.
It had also been eaid that he was) the advocate of Uni.
verbal Suffrage. Now this Universal Suffrage was
made the subject of ridicule by those who, wishiug to
go no length at all in Reform, were glad to have the
opportunity of declaiming against a proposition which
appeared to go too far. It was, therefore, oeces•
sere that what was meant by Universal Suffrage
shoold be explained. That could easily be done 1),
a reference to the proceedings of that great body of
Reformers, who, in 1795, assembled under the dens
urination of the Friends of the People. Amon;
them were the present Vim... Chancellor, Sir J.
Leach, Sir Mater Piggott, Lord Erskine, and
other great lawyers ; Lord Grey, Mr. Tierney,
the late Mr. Whitbread, and that illustrious
Nobleman who had so lately shown himself the
(Amid of the oppressed—he meant the Duke of
Bedford, when ho came for ward sad coatrihoild tut

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den io the formed par "oimassent in prosperity,.and our wealth
otten, and and solace in adversity, some, instead of mini".
aging to it. ing angels, kadXstoopett toirenkr themselves etse„
following tures of terror, o frighten mew into acts contrary
rmers come to the dicates of d and their own consciences
,ing
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ing can be This was, in his o illicit', the only act by which that
swards the set could ever appear in an oufavouralde light,
.heir treat- Against other calumnies it wis scarcely necessity
House of for him •to,sgoard himself in their esteem. Tb„,,
amiliarity ; would not easily believe that he had bribed the who's
wrath, and of Westminster, and was nearly ruined in his for. .
." If Mr. tune. To calumny he had so long been subject, that
why he had he had bug since learned to bear it patiently. ge .
some men should now, after detaining them so long. conch*
brought to by observing, that a new mra was commencing; sid .
for treason he begged to recommend to them liberality of seal;,
I their only merit in promoting its consequences, and to exhort
7 them to make allowance for differences of oPtii:att
tlviaidmeennttly to among themselves; to avoid doing what some over.
law, and to zealous persons had done, who showed more est.
on. They, mosity against those who differed with them si .
I exercising Irides, than zeal for the general object. The fact
!Wily with which they should chiefly keep in view was,
I they were majority of the House of Commons was returned by
IMy because about 6000 nominal voters, or rather by about 250
use.)—Lord individuals, who hid thus at their disposal the liter,
sis.spies and liberties, and properties of their fellow-subjects.--
ins and their (Applause )—II, hoped they would consider what •
ad, with re- points of principle might be most easily carried int, ...
°thing could practicet by their meeting the most general concur.
hich the He- rater., and not clashing with honest, though au
d not believe founded, prejudices. They had to redress • vest' ,
rstem of in- grievance, and to do this they must comline with
.., ,
.6 that they men who took different views of arriving at the 54%
informs :" in end. With respect to the subject of the due event
sold observe, of suffrage, he did not see his much valesd friend
of Commons Major Cartwright there; but he thought it right it
y considered state, that he had always objected to his term si
he People at Universal Suffrage, because it was indefinite, and be.
s. Another cause those who used it never meant to carry it .nto
Ipeech was as effect.— (Applause.)—His own ol ject, he might call
row that the by way of distinction, "G nerti S ffrage;" but a
is at present suffrage that should establish universal liberty, and
another poi secure the People against universal plunder. Them
principle—as opinions had gone forth, and if understood with wit.
Dpl.os power, dam, and acted on prudently and effectually, would .
the People's probably in a short time bring forth some fruit. Such
'nice, but (I opinions had formed the subject of anticipation is .
hough not in the mind of their great and glorious countryman, ,
re would not when he expressed himself in these words:—
her branch of 66 Methinks in my mind's eye I see a great and -
id it acknow- puissant nation, rousing itself like a strung man after A
ouse of Coto- sleep; methinks I see her like an eagle, mewing her
ight to be the mighty youth, purging and unsealing her long abased
I not the un- sight at the fountain itself of heavenly r rdianc.,
s' will. He whilst the whole troop of timorous and flocking . 4
meat at all, birds, and those that love twilight, flutter around
.he protection amazed at what she means, and in their elision
pportunity it gabble prognosticate a time of sects and schisms."— •
tis own per- —( Loudapplause.)—lle trusted that no imprudence
I will of the on their part would prevent their success as a mit,itty
nmons which nation, in the struggle in which they were engaged.
rove indent- The maxim of tyrants was, 66 to divide and con. ,
t King's oath quer ;" let that of freemen be, " to unite and to
' that justice defeat."
ause could he The Hon. Baronet sat down amidst long continued . -
,at was to be shouts of applause. •
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oughmongers? The following toasts were then given t-- .
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dual, Mr. Hone. It was said that be had acted im.
prudently, and that he ought to have waited sent',
be saw bow his own party would think fit to prat.
teed ; but he had very properly consulted only hie
own feelings. Well, when these great men met, and
declared their principles, what did they aay en the
subject of the right of -voting ? Why they declared
that " Suffrage was personal and common."--a-What
could be more distinctly Universal Suffrige than this?
—lt was true that they afterwards stated, that right
limitation', and so did Sir F.
ought to be subject to
Burdett, for nobody ever imagined that it was intended
that every individual should vote. The Society of the
Friends of the People, however, declared that the
limitation should be so low es to put it in the power
of every individual by industry to attain the right.—
This was precisely that for which Sir F. Burdett and
those near him had contended, and for doing of
which they were accused of entertaining visionary
and impracticable theories. Ile made, however, only
• the principle of Universal Suffrage the general role,
as the Friends of the People had done, and like
them regarded the limitations as the exceptions. It
bad been said by the agents of corruption, that those
who maintained these principles were mad. Now all
that he should ask of those who heard him, if ever
be abandoned those principles as others had done,
was, that in mercy they should think him sad, and
save hint from the reproach of dishonesty,
The following toast was (her; drank : •

" J. C. H•shhou,e, E•q. whose powerful writhiga and whose
ia'r t.id ,'•mlurt have worificiesitly aid• d the ramie or Liberty."
Mr. Hositousc declared his attachment to the,
principles the triumph of which they were assem`►led
to commemorate. As the question of sincerity bad
been touched open, he could only express a hope
that his h•'alth would never be their disease, nor his
life their death. Eyes, this was, perhaps, promising
mu. h at the outset of a political 1110, for he hardly
knew one whose heal,h, politicasly speaking, was
riot injurious to them, or whose death would not
tend to their salvation. They came not there to
consume the moans of mistaken bounty. or to
build up Churches with one hand, and dilapidate
the State with the other ; or to celebrate or assist
(Dell who thought it a glory In uphold the system
of the worst Minister that had ever deceived or de-
laded the country. They came there to comme-
morate an event whisk he hoped would often recur,
of electing the great matt in the chair as their Repre-
sentative, because, by fatal experience, they bad
found that he was the only man whom they could
trust. flit return, therefore, must always animate
whatever sparks of Liberty might yet remain in our
• expiring Constitution. He confessed Ititnself glad to
sleet sn a.seinbly of Jacobins.—(A laugh.)—The
term was of tin consequence, and he seldom heard it
applied except to the enemies of Corruption. (Mr.
Hobhouse then alluded to some of the opinions main-
tained by Mr. Canning, who, he agreed with the
worthy Elector who had just done him the honour of
interrupting him, was unworthy of the notice of a
rational man, and who could oiily be respectable its
their eyes, as hewing beet, animadverted upon by
the Chairman.) He could assure them, that on no
other account would he have presumed to introduce
for a moment, the mention of that abandoned name.
—(Loud applause.)-11e concluded by giving the
following toast, which was received amidst general
cheers
•• The honest and independent Elector* of Westminster—not
forget i ice. our 2108 Phimprrs."
The following toasts were afterwards drank,
with corresponding feeling:
• The peogrew f Pteitie Opt i n•"
•6 'whinge' i:ru.e, E)q. the hrr-ie deliverer of Laveletle."
s. Trial tiy Jut„ and may it, •uepende, be w•pr Third."
• " The hene•t volunteer C..iiosoi. whos.. Kra lailOUS services
were round so etk,ient Miring the. E GC. i Is .9.
" The Liberty of the Preys; it is like the air we breathe—
, if we have it not, we Me."
Several other toasts were given appropriate to the
occasion, and the Meeting kept up the festival to a
late hour.

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

TUILIDAY, JULY 14, 1818.

The interesting ceremony of Chairing Sir FRANCIS
tuttortt gave a lively and peculiarly pleasing ap-
pearance to Westminster yesierday. It completed
the triumph of that City, and the gratifying feeling

seemed to pervade all ranks, and brighten every
countenance. Never did we witness a more elevating
sight ; " Truth, Justice, and Reform," were indeed
enthroned in the majesty of nieces., and ',salted on
their best and unfailing support, purity of prin-
ciple. Never did we witness a more lively or gene-
ral enthusiasm, displayed in the cause whose triumph
arse thus commemorated; and never, we are still
snore gratified to add, did an ausemblege, actuated

by the strongest feelings that can influence mankind,
observe more exemplary order and tranquillity then
what distinguished the prnceedings_ of yesterday,
notwithstanding the occasions so gretisitously afford.
ed for the indulgence of insulted and irritated feel-
ings. The good sense of the People proved, as it
ever will do, the best security for maintaining the
good order of soelety ; and the precautions which
the Home Secretary affected to consider iadi=peo•ihle

for preserving the peace of City, of which
precautions, not the least remark‘hle wits, the with•
drawing of the High Constable from the Proc.s,ion
—a measure which we will vent•ire ,0 say would not
bave been adopted, had Sir ?dun K 1Y MAXWELL heel,
the successful Candidate—pros, d he utterly on-
necessary, and merely showed !i a diapHsition of the
party who looked with evil eye- en this blameless
triumph of the People, and the purest of -princiees.