The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

the sentence which wag pronounced after a conviction
at the prosecue of the Attorsiey-General. There it
would be improper for hint to enter further into that
sahject.—(Applause.)--Ile went to his trial in the coun-
try nith as much cutstidenre as he had rouse to that elec-
tion. There was no knowing, as a gentleman in the
crowd hail said. a hat a Jury in the couutry might do.
Hot it might be as fair and iuipartial a Jun as conkd be
tortud in England.—(Groat applause.)---Ire was able to
aay„ that be had that feeling its his on n mind %hitch Fine
tsiit confidenee ; and ilia:, so far as his own conscious-
ors, and his nen of his conduct could influence the
minds of otbeta, he had reason to feel confidence.—
trent applause.)--Whatevcr depended upon him would
never be lett undone by islm in the cause of public
liberty.—(Shouts of applause.)--They moils, do all that
depended on them, and they would hold out that ex-
ample to the country to which it looked with so much
anxiety. When they should have strongly established
their independence on this occasion, it would not again
he assailed; anti the iiidependent electors of Westmin-
ster would not probably be disturbed fur a considerable
time to einsie.—(Appfause.)— He hoped the electors
would continue their exertions, and tit suffer the sue-
, es* which hail hitherto attended them to make them
too confident. 'I hey were to hold high their character;
and to show that they were nut only victorious, but that
their iodependeswe was not to lie lightly atteuipted.
That they. 11011111 not relax their exertions ; that they
would maintain their independence on that high ground
which belonged to them ; that they would sustain the
character which they had acquired, and which formed
an example to the country. Ile would now take his
leave, as it was necessary he should prepare himself for
his trial.—('llse lion. Bart. was greeted with unieersal,
loud, and repeated cheers.)
Lasets now took off his hat to address them,
and the uproar nas very great ; but, as we observed
before, the mob was in a bracr humour, and the noise
in a little time subsisted. %burls was sooner accent-
piislied by some individual calling out. "11 loiterer is
said Mr. Hohhouse will lie able to answer." Ile mu-
ntenced by complaining of a misrepresentation yester-
flay, wire; be was made to say, that hr felt a satisfaction
in replying to Sir Francis BUrtlett. This was nut pre-
cisely what be did say. lie fell too strongly the elo-
armies of the lion. Baronet. and his own inferiority, to
*sigh to be contrasted with him; hut be felt a satisfac-
tion in speaking after bins, because he found his audience
invariahly in good humour.—(.Applause and hisses.)—
As hr Isal but a few it trtls to say, he hoped, all unfortu-
n..te as i.e was, that he mould nut be so unlucky as to
t -tl them now its a milky moor!.—(Laughing.)—He
w:-hard to leave thou as he loond them, in good humour.
Pet a }tether be felt a satisfaction in this or not, be cer-
ta:niy felt regret at the declaration of the worthy Hara-
re-, that this would be the last time they would bear
I *at address them from these hustings. He hoped this
n mild not be the last time they isould hear him; and no
sire could be snore happy to are him there than he (Mr.
1..) would ever hr.—(.t polatise.)—it was a little odd, that
w!alst she Hon. Baronet's cause was rising, his spirits
r- re on the decliur, a Idiot his (Mr. Lamb's) spirits, by
c confession of the floss. [Unmet himself, mounted up,
as his prospects became more gloomy. The lion. Baro-
net was clearly low in spirits. lie* had exhorted his
t:i earns to come- to the poll; they did not come ; lie had
nu! so full a day as lie expectetl, and he was evidently
r•ssis; ointesl.—( NI.. address to day was, to
'annoy a phrase from one of his former speeches, " pour.
a:it-ideas, anti a tie-begasitr."—(Laughing.)-IVith te-
to his own friends, anti the condition in which lie
was in on the poll, it was plain lie could not he much
notate; but nitlesa hr oat% greatly mistaken, he might
and would be a gneat deal better. It was hut lately
they acre roused ; a spirit of exertion was, however,
generally spread through the city, and from the de-
"yowling tone of the lion. Baronet's speech, he still
honed inuelt.—(llisses.)—The way in a bids Sir F. Bur-
dett accounted fur the Wass artiness of Isis friends, um a
lit the remarkable. he said it was from their being WY
%WWI; e•.4l..augliing.)-Non , be (.111r.1..) certainly hail as
ranch right to say his friends were alao too sanguine.
It was not a correct a ay of judging what the probable
result of the contest *mild he, by the number which had
already polled; the trite nay was to look to those who
tail not pollsal.—(lireat uproar.)—lle begged of them
to keep sslence for one moment, as he had something to
sat". a isich, prrhaps, they would be pleased to hear. In
ronnesty and juvice to Sir. litiblionse, lie had an expla-
nation to give of aiiiiirthing that fell front him yester-
day, touching that gentleman, that originated in error;
sisal he was not apitauwil, when he wa- in error, to make
reparation, and rimless that he was wrong.—(ltravo.)—
He then said he felt great regret at listing yesterday
charged Mr. 1141 se with a design of using Isis
pamphlet, and iturrisonuirot in Neirgate, as an elec-
tioneering :nano-more. lie was willing to avow his error
in imputing any steels intention to Ision.—(Applanse.)—
lie knew they would give him a hearing when lie was
truing to AVOW bis error; and now that he hid gut thew
once more into wool I , lie thought the hest thing
woalif be not to say another word, lest they aliould be
again tempted to low it.—(Cheers.)
Hr. ['onion:se now preartited himself, amidst the ex-
hilarating plaudits of the surrounding crowd. Before
lie should say any thing else he would wish to state ex-
plicitly, that Mr. Laud), having said lie regretted that
he haul made the charge respecting ass electioneering
manc•utre. he (Mr. floblostise) regretted those expres-
sions, which, by the reports of his speech' lee saw lie
lead used in rep!), to the charge. Mr. Lamb basiugre-
tracted the charge, he bad use hesitat' in retracting
the language in oltich lie had answered it. Ile would
now look at the poll. Mr. Lamb hail said that he had
molting hut the insist flattering expectations respecting
the result. He, however, found himself right hundred
and sixty a-head of Mr. Lamb, and this majority too
tail been obtained in five days and one lionr—a circuit:-
stance quite unexampled, he believed, in the history of
M'estmitister elertions. Mr. Lamb had yesterday com-
pared him to the " fortunate youth," with whose cha-
racter he was not' mach acquainted, having been abroad
at the time when that character appeared before the
public. He had since, however, looked into that Isis-
tory, and he muss say that one part of the " fortunate
youth's" life did mot tally exactly with the corresponding
par: of his b!ography. 'All the notes of the " fortupate
) oath" had tuned out to hue forgedt but he hoped that
his votes at the present election would not prove false
votes; and till that parody was established, be ennld
not be thought so like the fortunate youth as Mr. Lamb
bad yesterday represented him : but, whether his for-
tune was considered good or bad, he was content; and
whether in the event he should gain his election, as it ap-
peared to bins certain that be should—or whether he
lost it, as it appeared certain to Mr. Lamb Ise should,
he would be contented with the result.—(Applause.)—
If he should lose the election, as he was conscious of
no stain on his character, he would feel content; and
if Le gained it, he most, even according to the Hon.
tlentleman (Mr. L.), be content. In his conduct, he was
reeecious of lathing to blush at. Ho hoped they. (tbe
electors) would confine', _as hitherto, to maintain the
mine place or llbo poll. Mr. Lamb bad represented the
state of' the poll as favourable to him; be trusted it
would continue equally favourable to him to the end.—
He bad no doubt that be himself should have a sepe-
rioeity on every day's palling, although not every day
to die same Meet. Oa this day,.aftet polling tut five
days Legalw hoar. he Itad polthl cloytes wore than
t bad 'failed lba eightf die last am