The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

TII 1: STATESMAN.

DI YNSR TO ALDERMAN WAITILMAN.

IA Numerous body of the Limy of London, fr:en.ls to
the political principles and patliaanentary cuuduct of
Mr. Alderman Waithistan, dined together, yesterday, at
idle City of Loathes T . The great neon was crowd-
ed, not less than 3.111 persous helot present.
11 hair past live to cluck, the stewards ushered Mr.
Alderman Waitisiosin into the room. lie teas acme -
ponied by Mr. Byng, Mr. S. Whitbread, Mr. G. Bennet,
Mr. Calvert, 31r. flohlionse, Mr. Williams, Mr. Withart,
ant several other chareeters. Samuel
Est immediately wok the chair. After dinner the
Chairman roue, and proposed the health of o The MN!,
and may he never forget the principles whirls plaeool his 1,
fariaPv on the throne," which was crank with three.
Tce neat toast was, " The Qtfrell, toed the rest of the
Royal Fatuity." whir+ was provosesi t a be drank with
three, lant was received with uutounded and long-ruts-
linnet' sheets of applause.
The Chairman Oita, ePer a warm enlogiutn on the
public and private virtues of the Duke of Kent, proposed
the asessoley of that Royal personage, whit+ was Grank
in solemn respectful 'diem's.. lie then propeassol as a
tour, " A speedy and Ws-tonal reform of the Contemns
HOMO) of I'iarlil/19e11t..• The moral sense and justice of
the country could not be satisfied white they saw great
personages tlea!ing with impunity for seats in Paella-'
meth, while Sir M. Lopes and Mr. Swann were impri
soned fur bribery and corruption. It was impossible
such a system could go on con-Istently with the good of
the people, 'mhos they thought, with .11r. Canning, that
the mots• rattan the eunspotoent 'saes of theCUOttlitltiOD
were, the sounder must be the whole body.--(Lang/itilt
and applause.)
The toast was drank oith great applause.
TheCtiairtnan then proposes' 'a l'he health of Mr. Alder-
man Waithman." He whaml the toast with a long and
animated eologinm on the public chararter of that nor-
thy Gentleman, to whose enerey and perseverance for t 5
ye.ors in she psdslic canoe, he asorriliesi the present inde-
pendent distracter of the Livers. of London.
The toast 0311 Olen s'.tank olth the most enthusiastic
ap;olastse.
Mr. Alderean WAlTuals:s then rose to return thanks.
If he had, in consequence of the late defeat, felt that lie
had abandoned any of those principles which be pro-
! fleeted to contend tor—if he had felt that he was liable
to a charge of slerelirtion of public duly, and load there-
by lost the rochslenee of his fellowoitireoso, his mind
. would have been severely wunntletl. Ile should deeply
lament if sad, a charge were hospitable to him as an in-
dividual ; but he shoats! feel still muse, lilt could justly IM
! charged on the great body td the Livery of London, that
they had given up the principles to which he adverted, and
the: the cause of corruption was likely to
.prevail in the
metropolis of the empire. But be was quite convinced
that the sentiments of the citizens at large were favour-
' able to hits, and, he believed, if an election look place
I to-morrow, and the Livery were suffered to proceed to
I poll uninfluenced, lie should be returned by a large
iratorily.—(" True, true.")—Certainly " the children
of eomiption were wiser in their generation than the
children sof light."—(Applause.)—lie hail seen great
ectosisteney amongst those who snpported the 31iniste-
rim candidates ; hut he was sorry to see, that amongst
those who soled for him, there were a thousand oleo
I bad divided their votes with the Ministerial candidate,
and isms: ther..fore have stied against principle. timai
influence mist therefore hate hero used on one side or on
the tither. l'he Worthy Alderman entered into a defence
of his Parliamentary rondurt nit,. respect to the gees-
lion of Reform, and showed, by reference to lsis !prettiest.
that Ile had omitted no opportunity in the House of
Commons to express his opinion un that important sub-
ject, fairly, plainly, and boldly. lie was as determined
a friend of Reforms as any man in the kingdom, byt
never had, nor ever would !ens, himself to any ifild or
dangerous projects. lie tomer:vest public men ought
not to fall out about tints of dill mice in opinion, List
natglit to neite as one body in support of great political
principles. In conclusion, the Worthy Alamos:in ob-
served, that though, it placed in thus sitiestion, Ivcril.l
sealoaisly perform the duties of a Representatise of his
fellow citizen sin Parliament, still lie had by no means fixed
hismind on tha: honour; hut he expressed t fervent hope,
that, when they were again called on to exercise the Oective
franchise, they would art with such rigour and unanimity
as would ensure the return of persons who would ueihe
effort to,reserve their libertiro.—cApplausla.)—
The worthy Alderman then proposed, " floe health of
the 4.119 Liverymen, who maintained their principlet
at the last election:" whirls was received with cheers.
The CII stRII sN then proposed "The health of yessra.
Brig anal Whitloreast, amt the Independent Freeholders
of Middlesex." whirh tt es drank wi:lt ell:111111:43111.
Ale. Been returned thanks.

Mr. WHITBREAD said, it wit with feelings of high
gratificetitto he saw so many firm friends of liberty es-
sesta/led together on that day. Ile came forward untried
and noknown—and it oils •:11i1, by 1111 uppoilenta, that
be only stood on a name. Bill lie tell those who
said so, that so long as a mime implied principles, he
would be proud to putt forward milli a claim. —(4 ireat
applause.)
Ihe Cosinsiax then proposed " The lien!th of the
B. on Grey Bnt etet, the friend of liberty and hom aiiity."
!Thistoast was drank with 3 times d, Anil fowl cheering.
Mr. BENNET said, he hoped he should ever prove
himself to be the friend of liberty and humanity—two
' principles that were always united. lie (Air. Bennet)
conlil not now lost feel shame, when he entered o.r
Muse of t'utnnwus, and, ins looking round for those
who once represented the Ciir of London, beheld that
gross tool of power who had been recently elected.—
(Shouts of laughter and applause.)
The (*HAMM 1N now state.!, Ow( Mr. Brougham and
Lord Ossibitim had been invited to the dinner, lon im-
perative circumstances caused their absence. Ile then
proposed "The health of Mr. C. Calvert, M.P. fur Math-'
warts," which was drank with muck api;!ause.
Mr. l'At.vvor returned thanks in a short speech, its
the course of which he stated that Sir It. Wilson would
have been present, hut had been obliged to leave town
on important business.
The Comismax next proposed " The health of J. C.
Holthousas, Esq. and the glorious example of 1. estmin-
ster."—(Loudelieering.)
Mr. lloneouss expressed his gratitude for the hooonr
Biel had Wen conferred on hits:, in an able east suer-
speech.
Several slier patriotic toasts haying been shrank, the
company begets to separate at about eleven u cluck.

nf treisem gal n. t the supreme ats!hority. .
drat of conscientious doubt, or low
of opi rtiun, is 4:lowegl to °prise fur ft mousent
nary and es; sow stray. '1 Lyre art nu terms of safety llit
thu.e of ui re•isti tor, ii.staat. absolute prostration. S4!rit
men are generilly the prime usurers of the gaggingcnt;iur
uirelighw. oler;tnre ; and smelt men are to be found too
abuti::ntly in Spain. lithers there are who imagine they
see in the is.mp'..ntl parade of the liettaislo ritual a sys-
tem of eir!tision admit-Ai). %t rated to beguile or even to
bless ti:e iL;norant. 'I hey fancy themselves loving' of a
higher !wilier order. and that, while they bash in
the 4tlns Line t.l 'Wet and ksnn ledge, they may le.
well emit that the ittlitistroeted was lilt:t1141 tred4e
on in slarktie:.6 below. Why should they throw their
pearls to senseh•ss or shower down truth and
virtue on those who fatten on vice and error? _ _

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heir sal

.......
lint perhaps a Isrger 'lass, whirls usiiilsl include, ton,
the majority of the learned Clergy of Spain, are they
whose honest epi • .s are utade up of heresy and infide-
lity; but their worldly interests are so Unraught with
the misting system that the thought of sacrificing those
interests to the higher claims uf right has never oectirred
to them t or, if it has occurred, has never uiltai9r,l a
moment's attention. To them it is a glurions and ',old-
cis ing supentition. If they can persuade themselves
that, on the whole, it is harmless. tiler are satisfied.
They do tours—they say it is henefeisl ; and they have
repeated this so (liken, that they, perhaps, almost be-
lieve it is true. Woteld they look round them, they
might see the melancholy effects which superstition and
intolerance hare produced in their ba;.less country.
What is Seville—the otter-renowned Seville, with its
sisundrest and twenty-five s hisrt hes and convents? The
Sexy shrine of ignoreure. It was there that the Spanish
chast of liberty wrs trampled under foot, amidst ten
thousand shouts of "hive the hits, and the Insittisi•
tion!" " Perish the Constitution:" Or Coriloy I, so
lung the cradle of the arts, the tavonrite seat of retiring
wisdom? It is heroine the chosen abode of vice and bar-
barism! The press, which was established there in the
short era of Spatsisl, liberty, has been torn in pieces by
a frantic mob, who, exciteti by the blanks, paraded the
streets of this unfortunate capita!, threatening death to
every individual whose name had been connected with
that of liberty. flow many a town and city, once illus-
trious, has sunk into nothingness! " What remains of
their ancient glory? The ruins of pakce., of fabric., of
store-houses awl awellings; and unitilapitiatesl churches
anti monasteries. and hospitals, outliving the misery of
which they blve kern the cause."

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LONDON:
THCRSDAY EVIIININC. APRIL 13, 1820.

We have• this morning received Paris papers to
the llth iliNt.

The King., on Sunday, gave audience to M.
Fcrnan Nunez. the Spanish Ambassador, to Prince
Talleyrand, &c. &c.
The appearJnce of the French capitol is repre-
sented as being- gloomy in the extreme. Com-
merce languishes, industry declines, and nothing
but politics and the Funds form the subject of con-
versation in all places and in all societies.
The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Sa-
turday with the financial question, as in the pre-
ceding sitting,. The discussions were aga;ti ad-
journed till Monday.
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