The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

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WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

FIFTH DAY.
Dusting the whole of the day the proceedings of
the crowd were very similar to those of the day he.
fore. Parties of Sir Francis Burdett's friends paraded
the streets, appeared at intervalrbefore the Hustings,
' and were received with loud applause. When any
person was seen to vote (or Sir Murray Mazwell, he
was saluted with shouts of esecration.
At the close of the Pull, the numbers were—
Sir S. litostiLLY 2516 1 cirsl. Palmtwat.t. 2169
Sir F. BURDETT 2171 1 Mr. H. Fluter . • .513
Sir MURRAY MAxwer.L,amidst hooting, groaning,
and every description of hostile noise,addr•ssod him-
self to the people. Thoogh standing immediately be.
low him, we were only able to collect in a very im-
perfect manner what fell from bins. As their favou-
rite Candidate, he observed, now stood above him,
this most be a great gratification to them. He dared
to say they would be now disposed to lend an ear to
the poor Candidate who itood last on the poll. lie
perceived that the tide of poplin favour was mow


turning ; end as be knew a great teeny of them went
with the tide, he hoped •it might set in toward' _
him. Those gentlemen who were firing a fed dile+
taut shot ':bold not harm him. lie knee no better
secommetidetion to au English mind, than that a man
could stand both fire and water'. Fire and water he
stood in every quarter of the world—better fire, and
a very different seater from any he had stood here!`
but most of them would be inclined to believe him,
when he said it would be retire eisiltor him to stand
when 32-pound shots were flying; sted•lWeesof blood'
were flowing, than beeitphied to theiriceittin shower,'
of mud and ordure. Serest of timse lierhanshon the
Hustings who were decorated in tilt''r fAediftenitibi,
bons now pressed forward. ' WhyllitPth‘y dtritels
Because they knew that whlle"The)o7'svdre that*
ribbons, neither mod nor ndeillibtlit'epittie"wirefdi
tie thrown on them. A G,-ntleiligir"selto tialtit'll*,*
the other day decorated' with ii'bine ritibeilsidrielf
in the service of his country,', had been' Beet.:
ed .in the same manner as bintserif.,—(Ailddlie
probably to Lord Castlereagh.)—His blible'etird 1101
trepid mind induced him when he saw 'HUI' (Captain
M.) insulted, to come forward to aid Mta. Seth* of
t!ie representatives •of The absent Cendilffts 'MS
c,i I led him (Captain M.) the. Colat Candidate, lit
had 'lever exchanged words with 'that noble perichfl
tit his life. The first time tie ever se* hies watt' viheiti
be entered the !lease of Commons;Aleaodit litSitiel
gave hint three cheers on his reterfiriattr"illiklitif
peace—that peace, which was then •Orkspeny:llitigi
mated by all. The nest time he saw Met was at ts
public festival given in honour of the. Altiedligaire.l
reigns. lie did not stand there'll enyliertist foie";
or any partial affection of airy pacify.' An :litliodreP,l
who had commended a ship aeifieibittleislof Trilhightlit
hail mole his appearstice on the Hustings and *$YMa
a vote to one of Ida opponents. US inletatectol the
union hag bad been last night taken d6wn-lA/00 *UV
was raised not by hiso,'lsal by Atli bledthAtieverfeti
the sake of selling his" to anthiylndf., Wherratee
the Electors 'of Wasted!! er trielCfrilm 'Oleic •hearilk
that !!union flag, tbeieliivirid ..bitiort "se. the tiro
coloured flag pre-etniawk! . the 'greet men- what
gained such renown id their Country under the lisir
of England, would have glowed with tridigeetPEN'
could they have known of its tieing mante4te. gP
way to the colours of the itietity-Itliat smelly, whitll
was; humbled at Civility Mid Vtikikoakti :Rd • ifter4
wards on the plains of Witteitiso:'efitiiste welt p'oo
sons now among them whit' wielepteck froni their
memory all recollectiours of ouch IS nature. !And
what would they substitute ? Ttliisel' 'heroes df tin'
blue stint . white, and red, who distinguished theth'.'
selves at Spa-fields and Pelace-yard. They had
brought thing' to that. pass; that it was now plane
1 rally allowed• no man of character darn appear"Ort
the Hustings or at Palace-yard.
Mr. Bruce their announced that •Mr. Kinnaird
was on •the !lusting', add was about to addiiii
them. I'
Mr. KiNWAtan stepped forward, and in a aliett
time silence was obtaiti.d. The first duty, he•ssuld,
which he bad to discharge was in the name of ina.
dependence of Westminster—in the name of theitt
coosistency and ch.racter, and history, daring' the
last 15 years—in the name of him who had ever beets
their greatest pride—(Applcurse.)—in aka natal
Sir Francia Bartlett, to return them his most trite%
thanks. He bad to dongratelete theln on'tlib' PA 'of
the day, by whiebtliey had nOw placed the piled
Captaiti from China third on the Nu. —( .4iiinvis.e.l
Ile would find that he had not 'Chinese Ma whit inei
Ito canvass bore, but an English independt;et piiblic:
(laving discharged that duty which to blob to Sit'
Francis Burdett, he trusted they' would nistr AO.
him, i‘i as few words as possible, to say O! 'IF seivida
in favour of himself. His name appete litititil '
I board among the other Candidates. Ita"ecisveti
that that name was now•useithdriWit. It ball '
put there without his consent . arl it had.been elitil
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drawn without his consent; an both for theverl
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1 snow reason, that it had' bireut.thought 'fitilltiV
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good. Ile had DO pretenslops ?errelly tp Olt'
favour ; his only pref.:islet?"' *or, the princol4
nhich he maintaiued. ThegillentsCipiain bad. toe&
them that he Wes not de to! succeed 'Lord:Cala
raise ; 'that he had nritidag 'of the jolly' liiiii
shout him, ai he durst not show his face (Cries of
13raco, Kianaird!)—lle thought he had acme 'reasop
to cotnplain of his want of candour, es he knee:AA
'nosiness oft which he was absent, which was tic, find
a seats elseishere. I!.' was engaged elsewhere. Hit
was engaged in an endeavour to break op a rottett
Burough.; and though he had not yet fixed his stand:
lad there, he trusted he bad obtained such a footing
Is would enable him to prove ultimately succeeder.
In such a cause defeat was glorious. Ile was proud
that his name was put up without any personal debit
'to recommend him to their notice; the only duds
• hich he had for their anpport was the close whisk
he and they, in common, supported.—(iipplause.).7-
When the history of Westminster was disconnected
with that cause, it would be like many of the rotten
°roughs, little better than a shuttlecock driven about
between the contending factions. They had placed
Sir Francis Burdittt above the. Court Candidate, but
they had done nothing yet ; they ought not to be as-
litiiod till they placed Sir Francis Burdett 5000 a-head
of every other Candidate. Ile entreated the gallant
Captain that he might see how far he was beuesth Sir
Francis Burdett, or any other supporter of the cause
of the People. He wished to allude to a report
which had gone abroad. The cause of Sir Francis
Burdett was quite different from the cause of airy
other person. He certainly saw a most inauspicious
circumstance with respect to the votes for two of
the other Candidates. They were told to rescue
themselves from • junta by whom they were kept
in subjection. Were they willing to say that dace
ing the lest fifteen years they had been in a state
of degradation. The friends of one of these Caudi.
dates who had not spoken, had told them, that in
voting for him, they were rescuing themselves from
disgrace. Should he tell them what disgrace? It
wits for preventing Reform that they asked the Peri.
ple for their Suffrages. The fact was, that neither of
the other, two Cinhirlates, nor any of their (rivals,
said one word about Reform. When one of illegal).
dictates told them that he had fought the battles of
his country, they might tell him that he wore that uni.
form for the parpose of fighting. The other Csndi.
date had not stated the grounds ea which lie was 4.
siroos to be returned with Sir Frenehßerdett- ,AS
tar as be knew the two Candidatesdie believed "to
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