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

been the Solicitor.GeTerat to the Administration that,
had adopted thee* oseaseres,• and to have been MS.:.
Weed to forming ...-the obnoxious laws to which he
had OWN& Ile'cuaintained that Sir S. Romilly.
had no claim to be. returned for Westminster, as be
wee net Wendt'', to the cause of Reform. Before thai'
next seven; or even the neat five years should pose
away, it would be. necessary for them manfully to
atand up for their liberties. '.Would Sir S. Romillyi'
when that iiinwarvlved,ise ready to go snit united
heart and hand •with theas?-- ole apprehended not;
but he (Mr."Hamt) would, sod on such an occasion,
he hoped they would' allow him a place at the head
of their ranks.—(ifppleute.). • .r:
• Ale. G. Jones then addressed the populace on be-,
half of Mr. Hunt, which closed the proceedings of
she day. • •;- • • • •
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SURREY COUNTY MEETING.
GUILDFORD, ltrig 23.
'This morning at II o'clock, the -High Sheriff, with
the usual -attendants,' took his seat in the Hall, how'
medietely after this every part .of the building
filledwith as many of the multitude of Freeholders,'
assembled from all.parts of the Cotuity, as could obr
lain iidinittance.
The Writ having been read, and the usual forms'
passed through, _
Mr. Taoma, after, descant ing on , t hagenere 1, at-
tention of their late Representative to the business
of the County and of his Constituents, concluded •
long address, by proposing G. 11. Sumner, Esq. as.
.one of the Representatives for the County of Surrey,'
Mr. PaLt.stett seconded the motion.
On Mr. Palmer's sitting down, Freeholdes, from
amongst the crowd begged to offer -a few observa-
tions on what had been said regarding the merits, of
Mr. Sumner. Both the preceding. speakers had ste-
diously confined themselves to the private attentions
of Mr. Sumner, but had unfortunately omitted the
public services of that Gentleman, particularly in
his valuable and independent support of Ministers,
in sospending the Habeas Corm ; their erbium,
and creel-intesonments -'. the attempt to revive the
Property,Vla,;, "tad, finally, the Bill of Indemnity
for allthhoe fiagrant outrages against their liberties.
r[This address excited tumultuous applause, and it
was sorne,reinotes before order could be restored.]
Mr. Iloesear never offered himself to public no-
tice at a, period in which he felt more powerfolly the
importance
.of the crisis. That the People of this
melees and. respectable touiity should return men
oete ef and strict integrity, was more. peca-
iiatly when they looked to the character
ntthe bite Parliament—that Parliament saw the ter-
... . .
ritietion,of a contest, the most feartol that ever had
en-yragel sioce.fite civilisation of Europe—a con-
test out which we had,,come breathless and et-
baestedb after efforts of constancy and valour, which
eclipsed those of every antecedent perioil—nAtit •
load of 800 millions of debt—with a weight Ohms
that had nearly extinguished that most .valuable
,Of
all ranks, the middle class of society, and that V.:
fused poverty in a spheretio estended, but the. rattle
for,tbe support of the poor
,In limy instances sq-
ceeded the value of the land. What had the late
Parliament done? It bad attempted !Pe. revive' of
that most odious of all impositions,. the Property, or
rather the Intone Tax.; and from: the defost of that
project, to whom were 4,4 iradebtedl—Not to the
Parliament, but to themselves. • The Pierholders of
this County, who 4 _at the Meetingat Epsom, passed
those strong and marked Resolutions which had been
so ably supported by the.argumeots of a Gentleman,
who, by hie tiletsia and koown integrity of charac./
ter,i4l,copcsdeed more abundantly qualified for the
Representation of .this County, than any Gentleman
within his knowledge ; he meant Mr. Dedisln, who ,
,:with pleasure he could not express, had at last yielded
to the wishes. of his numerous friends, in offering him-
self as a Candidate for the County.
%ire regret.that oar. limits will not admit of further
detailing the address of Mr. Ilobbert, which made a'
powerful impression on the Meeting, and was follow-
ed with protracted. applause.
Mr. Lausitosii, in a concise and manly address,
enforced the arguments of the last speaker, and se-
conded hii proposition. •
Mr. Summit addressed the Meeting, staling, that
he had fulfilled every pledge that he had given from
the. first day of his nomination.
• Mr. Destison, after entering into an historical. de.
.tail respecting former Elections for Surrey, said, I
eagerly embrace this occasion to declare, in the ace .
'of the County, my policical principles to be login
In *steady adherence to the Constitution as establish-
;el at the Revolution in 1688. And while I avow my-
self to be a steady and loyal adherent to my. Sore-
Amiga, I declare myself a rooted
.anti avowed enemy
,to any man or Minister who shall attempt to encroach
Ammo the rights and liberties of the subject. Regard-
irs this relations of this Kiugdotri as to foreign polio
tics, I em the friend of peace and conciliation *broad
-s-at.home, of!Economy sod Reform—that moderate,
,rettiotial,, and practicable Reform, which will con-
duce to the—benefit and happiness of all-dasses of
the State. And of the many objects or Iletorot, I
conceive the duration of Parliaments not amongst the
'least. i sot decidedly of opinionohat.tbeir dues.
lion ought to be shortened, and that the sixpence
should he dimioished; toes to render the situation of
ea' epresentative of the' People' 'tensible to every
'Leaflets:Sall of moderate fortune.—that the door may.
open to every respectable charaeter worthy of pub-
hci cudfidence, and net confined to those' only of ex-
- ,
',tended iiossessionsL--to the man of humble preten-
!'sions, 'as well as to the proudest. To use the ea-
pression of a Member of the late Parliament, Mr.
Cinniii-'
s.‘ That no towering Grandee shall, &c."
k Ha concluded by thanking them for the honoocees-
q.errt.d'istien him..
Mr. boilison end Mr. Sumner Weiss thin' Ili4rested
‘with 'tire :Sword and 'spurs'. budthe ceremony con-
'Clided"by their being chaired ropiattieionii.
'''rhis.tiatir's in favour.ei Benison Ire.itiit Predoird:l
.
noted, at wE'..ou L.O the proper.`
ldisenjeititie it leie 1
tikuOT die to ink ',I "I'l'4 r - •
$ -
44 s
A stottianfef the parish orKintOrd; lea* 'ltiteTY
.Nveied of three childien; and two girls,'wbdf
with the mother, are doing well.