The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-20 00:00:00

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the oppnier of the e
Died noroogh Faettoo. [Apple/40) . I ; .4;
Mr. MADOCKS then Tosi., and aftte-tlrviiaitivo
Lipression of his gratitude, tibserverl, rllO pisdpfis
were frequently called' a'eo'n to pledge their lives'
aml fortunes against ti foreign enemy ; but in these'
times he thought they ought to be eqoally if *not'
mire forward to pledge their lives And fortunes a..
sainst the domestic eiremy....whis was no less Ilan.
geruos....who was perhaps more to be dreaded...;..
because he was more iissidious [loud applisulteril
•1,, ii(mourAble uentlemein took notice .of th;),
fillacious rumours set afloat by the euemies of lir'
Frauds Burdett with regard to his conduct tit.
,vards the ierjeant it Arms. It had been insiheated
that that Worthy Baionet moot to deceive the SIT..
Jew—that his mind was undecided upon Friday
wliether he shonld'rellist the Spe :kcet Warrant or
11.)t. Now) upon- this subject he begged to say a
jov words, which would skii.factorily explain this
bminms.lle was present in the Ilouseof Commons at
the examination of the &jinni at Arms, and what
said that Aker in his deposition,: Why, that Sir F.
W mien Grid him, between five and six o'clock Oo

finial evening, that he would nut yield to the

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Speaker's warrant. But to his own personal
kauwledge, when a question as to this . warrant
~ is brought under the consideration of Sir Francis
Dur,!titt, two days berate it was issued, its conse-
quence of its b:dtig said, THAT MINISTERS
WOULD NOT BE CONTENT wiTuoirr
SENDING" HIM TO rll2 TOWER,-THE
LION. BARONET -DECLARED. HIM DE-
CIDED RESOLUTION TO RESIST 'THE
EXECUTION OF THE 'WARRANT, ll'
THE HOUSE SHOULD ,Come TO SLICIL
A VOTE. This declaration, he (Mr. Ma.
docks) staled, upon his honour, to 'have been
;nub: in his presence. Comextittg, Vita, the
deposition of the Serjeant at Arms with this
declaration, he would ask any HMI of common
candoor or common seism:, whether there was
the slightest grootill to impute any thing like
de:eit or indeCision to Sir VI-seas Burdett
These circamstances 'hu.thotaght it the. More.ne-
cessary to esplain, because they referred to a
transaction upon Which the enemies of Sit F.
Burdett seemal particularly anxious to dwell,
'WITH A VIEW' TO AFFECT THE HON.
BARONETS PERSONAL CHARACTER,.
WHICH HAD ALWAYS BEEN FOUNDS°
PURE AND UNASSAILABLE. - Kyr THAT
PERSONAL CHAR AvrEa• WOULIN'. .Hll
WAS CONFIDENT, CONTINUE TO IIE
AS MUCII ABOVE THE -REACIFOF CA, •
LUMNY, AS HIS POLITICAL RECTITUDE •
BAD PROVED SUPERIOR • TO TUE IN-
FLUENCE OF CORRUPTION OR, INTI-
MIDATION. [Loud applause's]. Tbc Ho-
tiourable Member colicluded With . expressing
his resolution to persevere in the cause which
obtained the approbation of that Meeting, and
which reeotontemled him • telhat Layout ofi hicitt--
aispenthmt constituents, liming no.dealat that be,
should yet live to see Ile people of .-11toneland sejny.
the CONSTITUTION AS rr yvits, [toad,
applauscs.] . • .
Gwral Matthew, and the eivit anti relitioolitveities-of '
Ireland,"
being drank with the must enthusiastic expres-
sions of applause,
Getier'al MATTHEW could look upon this at-
tendon in no other light than as a proof of their'
characteristic courtesy to a stranger —[ No, tte,.'
for
,your conduct I.] lie had no idea that his con.
duct could have hail the good fortune to attract
their notice. He had come from Ireland a Sol-
dier, and not an Orator—[Hear, hear !] Ills
acts, however, had been honest. _IIe had, uni.,
formly opposed a vile, corrupt, and unprincipled.
Ministry ; nor did he now come forward to brand
them with epithets which he hail not before used
ie the House to their facer. His lion. Friend
(11r. Whitbread) would .vouch for this fact...-.
[Loud cries sf" we know it !"] Perhaps, how-,
,:ser, the parts of his conduct which chiefly at.
tractcd their notice was his attachment. on a
late occasion to their worthy Representative.—
it,itcers.] He hail known Sir Francis Burdett
for twenty years. He had first met bins at Ge-
neva, and he then thought him a most holiest, up-
right, able man, formed to conciliate the affix-
Sons, and deserve the support of the people.—
!Laud cheers.] He thought so still : he thought
his argument in the House of Commons manly,
slum!, and :.oustitutional ; and his whole course
of Conduct far above reproach. Such was Isis
opinion of their beloved Representative. i Hear.]
He had enjoyed an higher reward, howc`rer, than
his panegyric. lie had met the abuse of ba,l men ;
le WI ill t0101110:1 with the Nleitib :r for Bedford,
and many. others equally unexceptionable, been
styled Jacobin, Leveller, and Democrat—so had
every honest man ; so had Mr. Fox ; so. had Lord
Groy, and Lord Lauderdale. [hear! hear !] So
had his illustrious countryman, • Mr. Grattan.—
Loud cheers.] So had Mr. Waithmati, whose
-speeches be had read with so much pleasure, every
line of which breathed lose for the people. [hear.]
Sir Francis Burdett was in the Tower, it mss true,
but lie was followed by the regrets of his
country : he was consoled by the esteem of the
honourable and the good, AND HE WOULD
AT LENGTH COME FORTH FROM HIS
CONFINEMENT, " ARMED STRONG IN
HONESTY," AND BACKED BY A
GREATER POWER THAN EVER A COR-
nurr hums-ma, WITH ALL THE IN-
FLUENCE OF THE CROWN, POSSESSED.
[ Load and repealed acclamations.] That in-
iluence etas now at its height ; it was proved
by the Welchem) Inquiry; it never indeed
WaS so great, EXCEPTING THE DEPRAV-
ED AND... PROFLIGATE Prittioo OF
THE IRISH • UNION. . [Hear, hear,
hear!] HeAlt highly 'flattered by the association
of his Siam with Fteland. He doped the time, was
corning when all the ditficelties under which his
tountrymett labcomed, would be •demo. away, and
he expected from that. Meeting some proof of (heir
Aequie.cenee to the sentiment. HE EXPECTED
IT, BECAUSE lIE NEVER YET SAW .A
LARGE AND EXLIGUTESED ASSEMBLY
HOSTILE TO UNIVERSAL TOLE,U,A.-