The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-27 00:00:00

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jesty's Ministers; they lleft Aintrypety
remedy,., and that was a H.efOrm In Parliament—
that Reform would lead to economy and a redress of
griesatic.es.—(Applause.)—A Parliament constituted
on the principle .of Reform would not turn a deaf
ear to the Padden' of the People it would not
meet their just complaints by a suspension of the
Jtabeas Corps. Act, by Gagging Bills, by-ittacks
,ass the liberty of the press, the .palladium, as it heil
been always called,, of British liberty, and by eve*
et rage epon the rights of the.People.—(Grese
•applause.)—They would not, then 'slit: what they had
lately witnessed, a House of Commons justifying the'
winless severities committed on the People; they
would not then see innocent.men dragged to den-
goons through the machinations of hired spies, end
afterwards see the Ministers obtain.en indemnity for
their acts of oppression. Never was such an also•
elation heard of before as that lately seen betweee.
Ministers and their spiel, who woo• the lowest of
the miscreant race. In former times, when such st-
temp*s were made on public freedom, Mr. Fos, who
had been for stwenty-eight yea". their..H.epresen7
rative4 had openly dechiredrtnat whenever Ministers,
dared to propose such measures,' they, ought to
be met by the People with' open leeistance—that
is, • that the .People. *erg:Lk:stifled in resistances;
andhad.only to consider the prudence of its exereitne,i
(Applause.)—What had been ~the sorb of justifice.
Lion offered by Ministers to.ao indignant People',.
for the oppressive Acts they hid enacted ?—Ricilcule;
nothing but ridicule, a contempt for the sufferings
they had created, and the miseries they had caused.
Let the People only look at Mr. Canning's way. of
treating the sufferings of the unfortunate Ogden—
'. The revered and ruptured Ogden."—(Loud cries
of detestation.)—See how the Merry Andress in the
S'inste contemplated with pleasure the sufferings of
human nature—see how he made them the subject of
epigrams, and touched upon them in a wanner that
would hate in any other place excited disgust and
detestation.—(Great applause.)—The Electors saw
in the 'character of the man to whom he alluded,
the character of the system they had to oppose.—
They bad to contend on the present occasion against
the arts and influence of such men; Wind the efforts
of the Church, aye, down to the very clerk who
said " Amen"—against a branch, of a proud Aristo-.
cracy—the Courtiers, that smooth-faced 'part of it;
which k blown into life by the breath of the Crown,
end exttogoished by its frown. Rstilhey would, as
ley bad heretofore done, successfully combat this
ghelaissi,whers arrayed against their liberties. ;It
was such a proud spirit of liberty that had raised
I Englerd t: 'the eyes of the world ; and by persever-
iettli thii contest,. with plompers for Burdett, they
.mould show that tivir poiret.and spirit remained nu-
roiceo.—(Great applau*e.)
Mr. WiskIART 'returned thanks to the Electors
who had supported Sir Samuel -Hominy. Ind en-
ereeted them to prrsevere in their exertions. lie
ssiseld• say no more, as thit enlightened man, the
Hon: Henry Grey Bennett, wit waiting to address
them.
• Mr. BENNETT came forward, and was loudly
cheered. lie said, that though he was but lately
come among them, his heart had been with the in.
dependent Oft of his
,Fellow-electors since the be.
ginning of the contest.—(Great applause.)—He
should apt have been absent, _but be had to carry
.hks, ewe elictios in another place' (Shrewsbury);
that beingAone, he now came forward among them
as the friend of Burdett and Rornilly.—(Great op-
iitause.)-4n Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Kin--
gard) bad very properly.challenged the friend of
the Come Candidate to state the grounds of his claitti
for dineir support.' They had all heard the espla-
nades? given seply. It eamesiraply to this : that.
a COurt Candidate wee wanted, and that Lord Castle-
reagh wished Sir MerrayMaawell to stand forward.
—(4/gptitese.)—There was a reason at the bottom
for selecting this gallant Other; for, had the Mi-
nistegs attempted to try any of the avowed champions
of theirlate measures in the last Parliament, the at.
temptwould have been so glaring, that the People
would not have endured it. But it is clear the Can;
didage now put forward, merely wanted the votes of
the Electors to support the cause of his patron, the
Minister. He was ibe creature of corruption here,
and would he the champion of it elsewhere, if elect-
ed.—(Great applause.)—lt was impossible they could,
dream of returning such a man. He should shrink
with horror from the idea' that it were possible for
the Electors of Westminster so far to forfeit their
high station. and character, as to become the tools
of a Court faction.—(Applause, and cries of " We
never will.")—An observation had been made on
the absence of Sir Samuel 'Remaly from the Host-
ig:go; and it was said he stood in a different situa-
ation from Sir Francis Burdett. This he (Mr. Ben-
nett) most pointedly deniedk,slje had himself sicked
the requisition to Sir Samuel, and it specifically
desired that he would not devote his greit and
valuable time to any personal exertions in the con-
test:—(Cries of " Certainly !")—He stood, in fact,
precisely in the same way that Sir F. Burdett did,
respecting any personal effort.—( Hear, hear!)--
But did they imagine for • momeut that, because
Sir Samuel Romilly was not here on the Hustings,
he wee therefore idle for his country ? The reverse
was the fact ; he was at this moment fighting the
cause of the poor in that branch of the administra-
tion of justice where the poor most wanted a friend,
and moat required his great legal assistance. lie
knew boundless instances of the generous and hu-
mane grata of that assistance. No poor man was
ever turned from the door of that great lawyer, end,
if possible, still better man, without getting a ready
and kind answer to his application for legal advice
and assistance,—without getting, free of fee or re.'
ward, his powerful aid in the Court in which
he practised. What he was iit professional cal
pacify he was in Parliament--the steady defender
of the rights of the Subject.. , It was said that Sir by
Burdett was a tried. rein. :Sq he was. Was not,
Sir Samuel ttomilly &tiled man in .every, inns, of
the • term Ile (Mr.- *mot) bad lung fought

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When thi lie( man". was iced, be must
say, that he law,- stn lean
Samuel Romilly--he bid been, 44" put kW, the
scale, hid not .f
mond wanting" end 11k0-10;aleftee
would be suspended et even with ,him as with the
proudest_ titan that ever stood on a busting. before
his Consfireteeti,,..(Liand applauds.)---He (Mr.
fienneti): not been an idle Member of •,lierlie.
meht,-,he 'had, be presumed, been often beer* the
Poland; .his condoct had been shaped in the ;course
of Fos; .of Whitbread, and Romilly ; and if at
any time be had deterred well of the. Public, it was
Ifrom the instructions of . sick men, the last of
whom. was -yet initenately alive among them—he
Lithe, t&snk God t before the Electors of West.
minster; and in the uniform career of his past life
they mutt look for the panegyric of mg merits.—
(ilpplause.)—TheY. had been Called upon to give
pltanspers to one of the popelar Candidates. lie
,entreated thesis net, far by so doing they Would risk
.theapprartiseiteleow '.lpen to them, of turning out
the Coati *Candblile..--r-(dpp(ouse.):—.lle hoped
,they vrotild'noilie mad enough to overlook the ob-
ribus' necasity•of giving conjoint votes to Burdettri
rand Romilly. He had-the cause of one as ninth
at heart ea that of the other, and he earnestly con-
jai this . Electors not to separate them.—(Great
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iapp ause.)
Mr. DocoLas Kittssrair..eamel forwhrd amid
great applause. He said, that when We advanced a
proposition, he was one of thole, who always wished
to state the gritted. no which he topported it. Ile
Was always analinas to take the •bull by the horns,
and being one of those 'who had recommended
plumpert for Sir Francis Burdett, he 'would state
the reason that influenced him to give such a re-
commendation... Ile concurred in the panegyric
which had been pronoun Ced upon Sit:Samuel Ito.
rainy, but he was most anxious to know what were
the principles of Reform 'Maintained by that Gen-
tleman.—[" I am ready to state. them," said Mr.
Whiten.] --He was glad to hear so, for that was a
point of information on which he was ignorant.
The chief motive for his wishing plianipers for Sir
Francis Burdett was, because nearly 1.700 voters
for Sir S. Romilly had also toted for Sir Murray
:Haswell.—(Cries :of. -" No., no In wishing
plumpers•for Sir Francis, his'objeeti
.was to get him
at . the head of the poll, and thea 49. Apl.it the antes.
with Sir Samuel, so as to excliade the Court Can,
didate. The lion. Gentleman reverted to the he-
sinesacif the Electic;n, 'particularly within the last
24 hours. They had seen placards posted up re-
lative to (la atrocious attack on Sir M. Maseretl,•
end intilneritirins that such, acts were countenanced by
the friends of Sir F. Burdett.—(Criee of " No, no!").
He would appeal to the friends of Sir M. Ma:
whether,-after what they, had seen last evening, it
was just' or generous to accuse them of instigating
others to'COmmit an act of assassination. lie had
himself yesterday seen a man brutally attacked
the middle 'of a gang of ruffians, led on by one.
Caleb Bald win.—(4, Sir Caleb!" exclaimed save,
ral persons in the crored.)Well, then, Sir Caleb,
though he (Mr. Kinnsird) did neckties, whether the
Gentleman belonged to the Grand-, or single Cross.
Order of Knights.7id.laugfi.)The friends of
peace had'tiken oat Warrants, and seared the of-
fenders wearing the colours of Sir M. Maxwell.—.
They had not charged the friends of their opponent
:with instigating these fellows to assassination (this
was teal the used); but they had actively pursued aid
apprehended them. Why had not the opposite 'party
taken the sane course with the -ruffians who
treated them ?—(.4maforree.)7-The Worthy Gentle.'
mate concluded by'lating, tiselseteral publicans bad
been threatened by Magistrates WO a lose of their
Mariano if they voted for the ,popolee
He entreated the Electors to be..ficm,, sod to defeat
these machinations.—(Great applause.)
• Mr. Berrnerrt again-came forward, and said, that.
the reason he had not touched upon Sir Samuel Ro.
iiiilly's opinion respecting the question of ReforM
was, that he thought it had been so universally
:known: as to preclude the necessity of stating it,
liar Samnel had voted on every question of Reform
liince he entered Parliament, except on that which
went to embrace Annual Parliaments and Ufa-
versa! Suffrage.—(Applause, and some disoppro-
*Won )
Mr. CLEARY' then attempted to address the Meet.
log, but he desisted' in consequence of the lateness
of the hour and impatience of the crowd.
• Mr. Hunt and some of his friends then addressed
the Meeting, but thii noise we, so great, it was quite
Impossible to hear their sentiments. ,• 1
The Meeting did not wholly ditperse Until eight ,1
o'clock, wheusome serious accidents occurred, from
the rapidiry with which Mr. Hunt's landau was Intr.
through the streets,
• . ArA t. rg,t,imacE:
DEAL, JUNI la.—Sailed yesterday, the Warm
trader, for Petershurgh.—Arrived Aid sailed for"tbe
River the Caroline, Clark, from St. Kitt's Lord
Duncan, Stephenson, from Oporto.. Earl Eisen-ll-
lism, Story, from Jamaica; Shannon, Farilkner, from
Dominica.; Duckenfield, Purdy, from Jamaica; and
Egfrid, Kirby, from Bengal.—Came down from the
River and remain. the Richmond, flora, •for Cey-
lon ; Lusitania, Brash, for St. Helens ; Prince of
;
°rouge, Teller, for Bahia General Washington,
Loawick, for Baltimore; and Isabella, Weatherhesd,
for 'Genoa.
• 'POItittMIAFTH, JUNE 26.—Passed up Channel the.
41er*idk, Compton, froM Barbaihses, landed passtin.-,
gets here by a pilot-boat; sailed May 17; left. there
the Hopewell, ItichirdandSibells, and Reirettal, for
London ; and the Concord, fur Bristol; loading, and '
would be ready to sail in two or three weeks.
PrArmourrn, JUNE 25.—Came in the sloop. In:.
destry, Drew, from Lisbon for London, to repair
damages, and leaky. •
Faxaosern, Jung 24.—AiriNed from Plymouth
and-sailed again to join the cirtifXleg equadrou wader
Admiral Milo All) the G fedi') schooner;
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