The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-17 00:00:00

1E sTATEWAN.

cAlV,ripigqa 1 SSATING..

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The Meetkni of the Freemen and inhabitants of '
Canterbury, which we noticed in our lut, was
held in the front of the guildhall canterbury,
on, the 14th instant.
•
Air. FRENI:I, in moiting the first A
esoltution,
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took notice of a paper which he stated had been
put kir° Ids hands as he was coming to the Meet-
,
ing, and which, h.e, read as follows, :...
I.‘ Roman and Christian Patriotism united ; or
a Scripture Specimen of noble Opposition to Ar.
bitrary Power. The Ancient 'Magna Charta
. • •,. . •
pleaded by the Apostle PAUL.
" Thr Chief Captain commanded * him to be (trough( to
i the castle, and bade that be should be examined by scourg-
ing; a as they bound( Kim with thongs,' Paul saititinto the
Centur on that stood by—ls it lawful for von to scourge a
loan that is a Roma, and uocoo4eumed r.- (that is, without
atrial.]—Acts xxii. 25.
" And the High Priest, Annanias, commanded them that
stood by to smite him ( Paul) on the mouth.—Theo Paul said
unto hink-rfind shall smite thee,' thou whited wall, foisittest
thou to judge us after the Law, and commandest me tube smit-
ten, contrary to the GOi."—Acts xxiii. /, 3. •
_." At another time, when Use Magistrates began to be
ashamed of their conduct; and wished for the Apostles to by
privately let oat of prison Paul nofily said—they haze
henten as openly uncoodemned, being Romans. and cast us
into privoi% and now do they thrust us out privily.—Nay,
verily, btp_let theist some themselves and fetch us 'outs"—
.
Adti xVi. 37- ' •

Christians; au example so illustrious is worthy
your imitation."
He then Observed, that from the very
.apposite
Scriptural quotations introduced, he should have
been inclined to attribute this production to the
worthy of the Cathedral, bad he been there,
and he presumed, at least, that it had been penned
by an Honourable and Reverend Prebendary of
that Church, Mr. ilobart : he was sure it would
do that Reverend Gentleman credit, and he sin-
cerely hoped that he would make it the subject of
a discourseirom the pulpit. It would, indeed, be
worthy his profession gecond the efforts of the
Meetin4. He concluded by moving the first Re.

" That the Speaker of the Hour of Contours is not the
King; and the Houk of Continuo., is Only u pact, and ikot
the whole of the• Legislature."

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The other Resolutions expressed the concur.
fence of the Meeting in the proceedings of the
Electors of Westminster, Middlesex, and the Li-
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very of f.undont and their approbation of the
conduct of Sir Francis Burdett.
The Poition voted,. in order to be presented to
the IfOuse of Commons, complains of the same
grievances as the NYestminster, Middlesex, and
Pitodon Petitions. It is conceived in respectful
but firm language; speaking of the cases of Mr.
.
Gale Jones and sir f rancis liurdett, the Petition
says i I
. ,
". We are the more earnest plat yqur Honourable Ilotts••
should revise your proceedings in these respects, since we are
not able to account for the unexampled severity. of ',our Ile.
nourable House towards Mr. John sale Jones and Sir Fran-
cis Bjjrdett, and the refusal of your tunny-able House to
enquire into the'ettedpet of Lord Castletierigh and Mr. P.erce-
vial, who at the time stood distinctly Clogged with the sale of
*seat in your Honourable House, eviStaice of which was
offered at the bar by a Member of your lion. Housej and it
was declared in your HIM. House, " that such practices were
"as notoriiius as the Sou at norni.day!"—prqctiees, at the bare
mention of which the Speaker of your llootsurable House
declared, 4! that our ancestors would have startled with Om:•
.ror and indignation." •
" Now Re humbly be leave of your Monotwabk Home
I.enitsider Which is of Vie greatest importance, the preset..
patioa of, to say the least, a doubtful erivilesee, or the preserl
station of the country from corrupt luid dishhhourable prac-
tices, nud in what light will it be considered by posterity;
that Sir Francis Burdett, a real Representative of the
People' should be confined in the Tower, and Mr. Perceval
should be at large in your Honourable House, and shoald
take so great a share iu the rejection of Petitions, coupling
his name with a transaction of a most odious nature, from the
charge of which he ought either to be relieved, or to receive
the severest seusure of) our Honourable House."
The following is a Copy of the Address moved
1., Sir I , •
to rmicts Burdett, which is ty pc presepted
by Mr. Wardle Rini Mr. Frend :
To SIR FRANCIS UURI)ETT, cart.
Sin ;—The Roinawirave a Civic Crown to hint who pre-
-served the life of a Citizen: the Home of Combo's! of this
Kingdom has sent you to prison for defending most ably, le-
gally, and constitutionally, the rights of a Citizens, and in
hint those of the country. •
Pm; the People of England are with you; y6u were before
endeared to th,lin by your patriotic cuitcluet io Parliameqt,
and your late finnan.. ndinly resistanee to the Speaker's war-
want. though titiforciti by an' army, has rivetted you In our
hearts. You have indeed displayed cqurage, and skill, add
zeal. wltiCli manifestly polio you out as the only permit in
England' on whiten we can rely for obtaining the great cud ot.,
all our wishes—a reform 14 the Representation of the Peo-
ple ; such as shall completely destroy the *trough-mongering
Faction, and make the House of Gimmoos, what it ought to
be, the watchful trustee of the putpic purse, and gaudily.)
and preserver of the peoplg's rigloi.
• Au arduout contest awaits" you on your release from this
wicked attack on your person. The hydra of corruption is
pot easily to be destroyed, nor would your glory be so great,
if your enemies were leas powerful. It is ippostable that they
should forgive von ; for you will not be turned aside by party
purposes, and. having only one object in view, the good of ill,
you mu-t expect that they. who are troomoding to preserve or
obtain places, and pensions, and jobs. Rill obstruct yo 4 to
the utmost of their lumen Yet we flatter ourselves that you
vs ill triumph ever all these obstacles ; and nit effort txt our
p.:rt shall be "imam to contribute to yunr success.
aVe scorn to cdsidole wit!, you, qn the' prieations which
you suffer ; for your mind ii too noble to be affected by the
loss of those comforts, to which, friss your rank and situ*.
tion in life, you are entitled. The Crown of Martyrdom is
the glory of the Christian Church; and suffbrinfo and priva-
tions await fibs who is truelit his Country. VVe pray that
the triumph over rep enemies may be speedy and c.omplete;
we wish you qjl the happiness which a good subctenee can
afford ;s c beg of on to rely on Us, at steads attached to
;liy
von Wild your C ''.
and to accept thmie teed les of our at-
fection and re delivered by our Fellow 'lazes's, who
will confirm to Vint the intereft taken by the City of Canter-
.,
but y in your welfare.
Signed at the reqeest of the Meeting,
WILLIAM C44Llfs Chairomn.
Carnet bury, May 14, 1810.

NAroLvov was at Flushing on Saturday;
to
r passed hich place he is supposed to baye pien, in a
vpssel from Catlsantl; and Rn )Monday he was ex.
pectel, together with the EMpREU, at Ostend,
where, it appears by the statetbent 'of' Captain who
left Ostend on Monday, great preparations had
been made. A boat had been elegantly fitted up
fur as aptatie excursion, wiiich was to be rou-ed
by j 9 Captains, who had t'itfered their services
for:the occasion. 4 large rcaffu)tling, apperbiy
decorated? had also been raised, commanding a
view of the !firer, from whence NiltoLfON
anti the Efra,Lsti were to view the shipping, Sidon.
ilitlfttes were likewis* to Its &ireq on the Tater if
the weather pr 0,141 farograple.
LAw..-i-In the Court of King's 'loch, in the
case the Bing against Pieta's, Mr. Stephen was
heard at great length for the pcfeadant. Re hen
only got through two of the points to which he
found it necessary to call the attention of the
' Coot, when the father hearing was postponed
. this day.