The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-02 00:00:00

.irgWY :1--.11••••••••• -
Th tt r•he LI I tefore the Moo* a Core of an Car.'
YOfirvilOrrinie h. tows the WleirtsOy •of °Stow fee the Calaelal.
Peeitaaeat. woe 4.58110% tllodds. Mame' to leo c.sskc* of
tieviefies. , •
. . .
!pie qrsiit-On bliitig been pet on the motley—.
• Mr. GOI.II.3IIJRN 'said, it was unbecoming •
Member of Porliament to give the weight et. Ms se-
Amity In the ex parte.. of • stranger
isgolutO a nleritorioes otiCer. As. be bad
$1,41 skim the subject had beets before Introduced.
Parliament was not the plot,* is whit.% Covent
cladan should have applied. There meat have been
proper Coati fitr that p•. pose Sitter here Of in Ce.
pistdonit. He emoted, the preelection of the Pa-
pers, se eillculated to ;Roder, an enfair impression
on the. Reblie wind, at a ,tiree,Oben, from the near
*wretch of -the end
..of the iratinn, they coal& not
bu answered. If iojestice bad. bees done, the Courts
lshre wood rrillinily. entertain tho affair, and render
?;railer to both *m.•_ ib retold fay so mach with-
out entering into the niceties of the Ito, or the de.
Oil% of the tganenction.
Mr. F. DOUG LAS said, that it was important the
rims shnoid be ,produced, to shot theepopelation
of. these Wands that their interests were not oeg.
lofted in Engles&
I~ir.GOUI.I3URN explained.
I.wid CAVILEREAGeI Iwntested egelopt the
principle, that every foreigoer_whe shoold apply to
a Sember of the Hoes. of Cosniseons, was to have
his allegations repeated io that !louse without any
csamioarion of the foundation of Ora.
Mr. DARRASI saidt that the principles tall
down
by the Noble Lord (lastleressh) went to destroy
tut inquisitorial powers of the House of Commons.
He,eould not entertain so high ass opinion of the nit.
r.icter of any officer as to refuse enquiry into his con.
duet when it.wat prayed for.
General Ttioa lON &fended the character of
Cenersi Catephell.
Mr. LOCK HART was of opinion, that as lb-
oppression complained of regarded reel property, it
n• cognisable only in the Courts where it happened.
Mr. WA ID EG RA V E 'thought the charges de.
sPrriog of inv..stigation by the novae.
Mr. blomey and Colonel FActsou spoke against
t! ..e motion.
Afters few wards fres Mr. Gowt.svaw and Mr.
EENNETT, Ake Uongo 040 on the:question, wheu
there appeared—
For the mhos), Agahot it. 46 i hinjor4y agaiar.t it, 38.
111041 BAILIFF OF WESTMINSTER.
The Order of the Day having been read for the
further consideration of the Repoli of the Committee
of Supply relative to the remneeration to the High
Ilailiff-ofVestroloster,s conversation of some length
took place between Messrs. B.UVIES, WROTTIPILSTI
and I.oclittiST.ifler which the Ileum divided.
oembets
Far Ike tottber cotblierntion of she Report, 1 Alen
And at the number of Members amounted to bet 16,
the house Adjourned.

• WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

Yesterday a Meeting of the Nectars of West.
ininster. In the manner iirMr. Tient, was lield at the
Crown pnd Anchor Tavern, in the Sttand, for the
Verpose of adopting the mostAfricrual means to en.
sure the election of that Gentleman for Weiltfillll9ter•
One eclock was the hour fizedon for taking the chair,
het 4J Oat time the company was trot very numerous;
qnsiAsecha4 was not taken until about half.past one,
wkam.,Mr. Hint and his friends Preston, Sherwin,
end.roite Jones, entered amidst applause's-end the
shalt Kra mitten by a Mr. Elliott.
Mr. Estiorr thanked the company for calling him
to thenhair, sod proceeded to erred the Requisition for
calling the brieeting..as well as the object for shill,
kt was void.
Mr. lb itnr:vo, amidst great applause, proposed
M. Hunt as a .tit and proper person to be returned
to Parliament fur Westminster, and recommended
the tornado's of Parochial Committees to secure Isla
election. The Motion was favourably received, and
• string *of resolutions its furtherance of the main
object was neat. pot and curled.
The tar then read several letters from dif.
forest parts of the country, promising pecuniary
iupport in favour of Mr. !loot, as, thwtivm advocate
of Annual l'arliameuts,Utriversal Suffrage, and Elec.
lion by Ballot. One letter was from Middleton, in
N Lancashire, espressive of similar sentiments of regard
fur Jab. Bunt • the writer hoped so speculating
Lawyer would he returned for Westminster; and
threw out many illiberal refl.ctions, not only ow
'Mr. Wetherell, but on bk. Brougham and Sir
1.
Itomilly-r-(7lteee senlineseis were reeeioed
wits
general ayq,lauae, mid sense few kisses.]
Mr. GALE JoNss addressed the Meeting. Ile ob.'
&Aired, among other things, that the enemies of free.
(loot in their efforts to crash it, bad defeated their
own object ; for they distributed immense numbers
of .Bibles to the poor to instvact them in religion, wail
they mow began to repent what their had deaf; fool
they found that the reading of the Bible gave the poor
people a taste for the reading of politics ; and in.
stead of Bibles they now frequently bad the worki of
Tom Paine under their pillows. Thelate Mr. Wirrd.i
ham was hostile to the distribution of Bibles, and the
Members of the Go'vernment were now Sensible of
the dangerous error they bad committed. Mr. JOINS
concluded with earnestly recommending Mr. Hunt
to the support of all the honest Electors of Wait.
mioster.
'rise CpuassAir thee requested that any Eleetarii
who wished to support Mr. Bent would come forwent
and voter his name.
Mr. Hun rose amidst load cheering. Ile felt be was in eel
Huns
assembly of Viogliduneu. and. therefore. or Mends. Harju! hin
life he had hoes oppmed by commies. mid he never feared theasil
but an ibis 'manias he %Mishima Infliftedle by theacelamotiessi
of his friends. There were many perms,s im eke consitry Warr
in point of wok sad to .tha:i himsdres mast
meagglie for the Peopl.'s rights; but as they did ma am dim-
seises, be felt k his date to come forth from hi. royal retirenteoli,
tindlaboor la behalf of the People. They all laew the illiberal-
ut ark ends so him (Mr. IL) a few days ago ata piddle dimwit
by a little tontine. lie knew tint sack an attack would rotwes.
eorrespaagirpg feel*iu the Public; it was duly felt. and be
was wire lupeamersd Ids many friends. He V. 011141 hold out
.11oring doe wboteal Soma fm Weemiamer, for the whole
.d;tys that be mild said dime. it wrote he the Gra lilac& Cam
tlidame efried kiwriett as de breallosittples of Ushered "rem
dom. and from those polumiples stimbreyer iodoee him
to deport ; and if be was rammed Ws House of Coin/noes—
taut the Honourable. but the. diskmaalmoble House—he woald
sweet be beaten dews bribe elswanor or the meets of Lewd
4-7Astificagh or Ms party. The first thirst he mold de. week"
tic le mere tbe-Sweltelug enter, dot the Members should meet
• -

;~.'i.

s.•~~

•

!U.
Liens trial thew t had Alf . aid°
.tat care. they. were throwothoe a pee ,
were In die Ilint.eaf Osilimafta.lie Wee ate are t
shook, be tlifism4 .40161 Oak' HP watt we of MI
fortes*, hos isseshicasitplesit isramsecintiZtalllia
are he week' seere.thentsetilualieg if to 'to ask
lama Ile hired. He via Uri/ear elf
bet he never weld Ile de any badsl4lllo.. If be
reterned. be a mild breasts at his part, lad tad
never take the. Chair .without see in him there whence
is was sot in his power to de W day, be Mtge had
plea. He bad • been atoms, et, male** t bid be &lid way
we to prove that be bad ever tyrasnixed over any body.iatnr
a vegans or soy body eke. The reason be did not seer
fir ltrlstol was, because M•eabrist mmater Of sinews ma
ir, oh the camp. ions of the rioter, aswed him Nat
be patiosiltde to exert 'his eleetloal and thee-4,08
that vressmineadvd him to ererhimself fees ithseeshat sta really
Mee—that sr as his reason for offering, Waif fa Wearanderea•
1:110 bad it on theantlesrity of Major Cartrijtit mit alas, shot
t
Sir F. Burdett had declared shietself- thew-Mimi of
terrace. He had- the same authority far saying shit lard
/Irolkewee, the too of a -11orouglanmajper . was the adenine of.
UttiVerfal Steerage. He head that Mial;trrs 'stead- islet "F
Sir tietiege Cstiore, she Oflieer who took out the biota
lla-
pokon to St -Mein. Ile naxiewsly hope, they seeeld.de eel
tie dread be happy to see,Sir -lietrrge oss be he-tiegst and he
stead bring a weft-armed vessel; , with his, conUe
sialta be soon beams not of she sea. There was a Salk alma
saber meditates, and be hoped they would come forwards; lae
Ifhe wasareessfel. she greater west/ be Minim/do.
Ate: addsema thelleetios. aid=
trarstiwistildeda every elector to masseribe bifida
raying she expeocesssf site election.,
LAW IN7'ELLIGENCE.
•
, . ••
•
• COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JIMA 1.
.
• •
eARISH PECULAH TION
LI, AND ABUSE OF PUBLIC.'
OUSE CENCES..
TIE KING V. Josses intact-sow, ESQ.
T is being the turning appointed forthe accedence of Mr.
Mereeron to receive the kelens.ist of she Courtfor the tire Isf•
telices of which he was found guilty during the Songs of MAI
last 1 enss, she Court was crowded as na early hoar.
Mr. SESELrrT .used fur the judgment of the Court aria tbi
Defendant, nun immediately at •od op in traitor the Joey bal.
Pair. Justice AscoT them proceeded se read kis sites of the
first trial. vie.—Taa, Upon which Mr. MelTevon nos charged
with having sorreptitionsty applied 91M. of sae parish money
t• the mewl it the bill of Calif isf Dena. sad Loossinset. • bar
Solieitor.. for conducting bit deface epee indietmeatcpreviews
ly preferred ageing him. The facts of this-case have beans
recently detailed in Isar Mews, that & is esametssary we
should repeat theta. -
The reading of this report occupied an hour tad a quarter,•
and at the conclusion,
Mr. SCARLETT said there was soother insieseseat-agaw the
Defeatism', the proceedings spoon behlte mewled midi; also
be reed.
Mr. Justice Again sh -11 read his retrial' of the trial of the
Defendant spoor seemal iediewest, "Ala impatedoe him
he Gleam i.f granting Scram I i 'pablie-hoeses improperly,
*pug which he was also found guilty. •
The report having been par through the 'Mendota was
asked whether be had any aline/its to moan to the Court.
The Deftsidant answered is she alirmative. aid his Solicitor
bladed iii several. which were read by Mr. Barrow. •
The first was an alidavit sworn by the Defendant himself;
and josses Wilinot Lash, of Vi ell•close-square. In obi' the
Defesid..nt (or himself, slated, that for meaty years last past
and upwards, hr bad betas Janet of she Peace for the county
of Middieres, and Deputy Lieetena.4 of the Tower Hassiets a
that for she were spare of time he had been a Cominissist are of
Sewers .for tie Holborn mad Eiethsrry Division. and for the
Tower Hamlets; and during the last severs yaws be had been
mutually elected as Chairworto the latter divine*. The Adidas
vats the* sear on w enumerate a vas lily of onset highly re-
spectable Maces a bleb be bad held: Such as a Coremissioaer of
the Lead Tax, Commirsioner of the lament and Property Tax,-
&e. and finally. that he Merl held AO, *see of Treasurer to she
Parish of St. Mathew, Withal-greet), for a space of thirty years;
the duties *fell which& bed gomeitovrly performed. la coo-
sequence of she Rmsoletioar of -she Vestry of Aagestl3. 1814,
'sod not ti.l then. he had felt biewelf authorised to eater in his
armieuts as Treasurer, the arm of 11851. • Is. St. being she:
&lowa of espentes incurred is defending -paseestleas which
had been inoitused anthem bias ie his alttintraeneitr. •
then meta on to state that form w haf had passed on Mr K1'11.1141
bud with as little delay' as pro nide attended the said sees of
;dbl. la. id. to the use of the poor of the p ALA, by camas thw!
same to be paid into the Bank of Loglood, iu the names of Mrs
It. Wrightson, and she four ether Tret'ees of the poor of the
said Parrish of 't. Matthew, Betbasilirreen ; hod that at baling
since been suggested to him, that istertia ought to be pail on
t..e said shin, he had, ea the .35th of May, paid' into 'Sloe
Bank, to the 'gement- of the same permit., the farther ma of
2191. Hs. being the interest for five years from the 'Mask of
August 1813.
Mr. Wilmot Link confirmed this affidavit, sofa as it reared
to the paymeaca the sew in que. • .
A great *way of affidavits 'sere thee read—Crum Ge,.rge
keg, I;641. Mil. I. Wittiest :delimit, Esq. ; E:Cotterell,
Eeq. and Janice Wpm,' Esq.. Cumusisoullem of Sewers foe the ,
Holborn and riarsury Thomas hiarbiter Esq., T.
%Sinai!, Esq. 'Magistrate; tied Deputy LieeteoesmsofttheT•,wee
Hamlets ; Robert II line. Esq. sad it other peruses, of the
highest respeciabilise. holding various Akita siteassaas. AO
of it hum spoke iu tioquulified terms of the hewer, seal, anis
duity, told integrity of Mr. Menem* is the various takes
Bich he had died.
- lase tipped to the lest imlietmeal. • •
There
.wits soother series of atfidavits reopectia she seesegil
-inditiuseas. the first of which was sworn by she Defeatist lams
sell. in w hick he Mated.- that the ale-hemses is which lee traria.
serestedierd been eudizlet by him to respectable treeing, and
that be could have derived sae ben. fit from their kis% impro:
petty ; see had be soy_ prospect obtssoseg sew
set,. The remainder of the ateidavits. which were so grpaggi
damacter, were precisely the same as those already meditate
sad At ere sea read.
Mr. Torture Dow addressed she Court is ansigatioa of pm:
minaret ; having spoken at ;ponderable length he said .Ipt
should ow thateut himself with adverting to the names of these
Gentles", la die alLtavits--tome of them lie kW the Wooer of
haissvielk and be believed they were hams* to some of their
Lordships—they were Geodesics of high bower and anis.
reachable character.
Lord lit.t.aseottoven. —Yea bare a right to suppose fait
those affidavits that opus some former actinium the Defendant.,
septlected himself fairly and perhaps meritoriously. _
111*. Toevise coutineed.--Tbe best possible proof was tbi
=of the aMtlavits. aid the high respectability of those by:
they were loader and he trusted, therefore. that their
posdohups wwusld, in their. judgereat. take those ci
lais their serious consideratroa ; for it a weld appeal:T:7:
aliklants, that. for a bag petipil. the Defendant had filled
dices, a al had discharged the duties., reposed on him by Yid
of with ability, 'fidelity. end screpaloosions;
gloweew" -• WI k these oimesTelliont be should -itolown.
they would be dap maimed by their lordships in their
judgment ewe the (Samara. _ •
Mr. Commis Simmer: also addressed their Lordships we
behaf of the Defeudasit.•
Mr. Ewa A ensue followed OS the same side. t...
Mr. &AMITE replied es the part uf she Proseestiao;
woo over all the boort facts sabstrudiated so the trig. Hi
emseladed by egging that the evidence was balkiest 4o prat
MME the viaduct of the (Washita bad been influenced by mod
'4l;se and bluetit asetives—that be had beets gait, of a it,
Wel sod clandestine applicatioo of tbe parish money. Tim
ebirecter of the essoutry•-the soPParl of the warier's'
required that he should be s kited with such ponisbasent ar eye d
tad to pr.clude the recevreste of such shameful uffeseets.
Lord toawthosoues said, he should have bees glad tepid
ao dad to the Ismailia* on that day. .hut she Jury was paws.
end ae bad dud or awed so soother place.--The(:Dort
mould give their geseet Wedanday.
LUCIEN BONAPASTIte--11 is not generally.hnnwn.
that the Memoirs of Lucien Boniparte, draws up
from his Correspondence and other repent, :were
printed at Paris, in 1815. When, bowerer;'they
were nearly • ready, obstacles is) their appearince
arose—the publication was suspended, and the whole
impressioe was eveutually bent. An agent of Lucien,
it is presented, indemnified the publisher, and. obtain-
ed of him the sacsMci of his speculation and the pos-
session of the Oriiinal Mauescript. By what amens
this Manuscript has again been suffered to do the
light we knots not; -it has, Issoferer, jest appeared
be Laedon, sod will be read with aridity by the li-
terary and political world. It abooeils with,thw most
'ClitiukS facts stud auscai.tes of distiorialted pet saga.

~"

\

. =

_...•••••••v. •

•

.