The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

dig aimperniiimiergaminer.,—.emsar.o,
years past, I have seldom attended pnhlir (Honest',
end although I am not a mer..ber of the Concentric
)4ciety, yet I felt en earnest desire to he amongst
you this (ley, for the purpose of expressing mst obli-
gations to your distinguished guest, Sir Francis Bur-
dett, for those eminent services he has rendered the
Pubic. Sirgraticis Barden neat truly be styled the
Ma of tbd'Oople; he has pointed out the road to
their 'Alsatian. and if the Nobility and Gentry of
England had followed his example, those measures
!void have beenveveteted, which have brought die-
., tress on the middle ranks of society, ruin on the
' lower ordere, 14 disgrace on theinitionel character.
4i The splendid talents of a Foe and of a Burke,
4eg a lime rimmed and delighted, bet tainted with the
evil principles of whiggism, their glory soon vanish•
tad ; white the fame of Sir Francis Burdett, who is
attached to-tto party, but that of truth and justice,
vilest Ostend to future generatinnv: le 'the words of
'Mr. I can say, that I am not in the habit
of Snaking political-compliments, but it is more gra-
' lifsitig to me to pay my humble treed of praise, where
it is so justly due, than to be perpetually ittecking
peosiourte, placement borodghmongers, and prevari-
• 'taints.
44 Gentlemen, for the honobr you have done me
• in drliking my health, slid id paticular, for connect-
ing me with the Independent Electors of Preston, I
ei,toerely thank yon. 'The Independent Electors of
Ilreeson are a plain, worthy, and, in the true sense
of the words, a thinking People; in consequences of
which• they the more severely feel the despotism under
which they groan. The two factions which -hsive so
long preyed upon the Public at large, hate in a pe-
culiar manner united to oppress them. It is under.
' stood to be a notorious feet, that more than, 20 years
since, under the plea of preserving the peace of the
limn, a select number of Geetlemen on the part of
Lord Derby, end an equal number on the part of the
late Mr. J. Horrecks, entered into a written engage-
- ascot to oppose any third Candidate, if ha te v r *sere"
Its political principles, who should offer to repreant
the town in Parliament. Indignant at being placed in
sub a degraded situation, they requested me to come
• forwardly ataudidete at the last Gemmel Election.
• liteMemgeSieg with delight the glorious, triumph of
t. indepewlent pelpoiples, obtainedin conjunction with
them, at a late County Meeting, I consented to obey
rotheir (fag, and, notwithstanding the Election was
tsgondected on those•ptinciples of purity, which have
tdlistinguished the Electors of Westminster, I obtained
after a severe costliest Of neviendays, 1245 independent
4:•lstotes. ..ss:4 sin 44. tti!•
, '4 Gentlemen, I nrisbisigrett detaining yea longer
- at this late hour, but thew are some circumstances I
* dm eager to impress upon your minds relative to the
I Preston election; sad I will be' as brief as I well
• tan.
▪ 66 It is the caste* at Preston, for Candidates,
• after they have been proposed and seconded, to ad-
A;ciress the electors. Mr. Horrocks briefly observed,
I.lhat he had diligently canvassed the town, and from'
success he had met with, he was sere of being re.
at/elected. Mr. Hornby, in a beautiful speech, entered
conduct, and it

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