The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-24 00:00:00

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geaking•a qhmeition from ;Lord Byron la praise
and sat down amid this sheen and'oentinsed.phaudita
.pf the assembly: • •
• Mr, iticeaDo.then addressed the Meeting and advert-
ed to the-various modes *f ameliorating the Represent-
lion of..tbe •emasstry, nod thereby acquiring securiees
inst the encroachment of despotism He hoped That
I estmidister, by its perseverance, would soon obtain the
object, for the attainment of which it had been so long
contending.
The health of Mr. Lambton, "the strenuous advocate
of Reform" was then drank, who, after returning thanks
for the honour done him by the inhabitants of Westmin-
ster, who were as distinguished for tb-tir intelligence as
for their integrity, proposed the following toast;—
" The Spanish people : a speedy and complete defeat to
their invaders, and• destruction to the Holy Alliance ;
triumph to the cause of human freedom." .
The health of Lord Ehrington, was drank, he gave
The cause of civil and religious liberty."—" May
such men be ever addedto the cause of the Reformers!'
Mr Corte, en Isis health being proposed anu drank
with entbusiaam, returned thanks, and said, that during
the whole period.of his long life, he had advocated the
cause of Parliamentary Reform. (Applause.) He was, pee-
hap!, the Oldest Member in the House of Commons, and et
the time of the American war, he gave his decision against
that measure, which he characterized as impolitic and in-
jurious to the interests of this country. At that time bis
blood was warm, and he wits celled • rebel: perhaps he might
have been called one since. He came there that day to cele-
brate an event which ought to be followed by every hamlet
in the kingdom. He eompltmontad the electors of Westmin-
ster on the excellent cho.ce they had made of Representatives
so capable of advocating those sights, dear to the breasts of
eveey freeman. He sat in Parllsment 47 yesrsb and during
that long period he had lost mauy friends by advocating the
cause of the people, which can only be advanced by a Par-
liamentary Reform. Tne great pi he received by -at-
tending the Meeting that day. would be an indocemeat for
him to attend another time, though he was not particularly
partial to that atmosphere. He concluded by giving the
health of Nlr. Denman.

Mr. DENMAN felt himself unable to return thanks for the
high honour thatlia been conferred on him. Though being
one of the Judges of the land. ho was not ashamed to come
forward and say that he felt himself honoured by the title of
Reformer.—(Great applause.) lie deprecated the course of
policy pursued by this country towards France, and Instead
•st truckling to that nation, we should have drawn the sword
in defence of Spanish liberty. From the actions of the Holy
Alliance, it wee clear that the Despots composing it were
leagued against the people. Why. then, should not there
be a onion of the people 'spinet Despots?—((hear ap-
I please.) The Learned' Gentleman proceeded at great
length, for which we have not space. He adverted to the
cause of liberty in Spain and Greece, remarking that great
hopes might be entertained of its ultimate success.—(Penis
of applause frequently- interrupted the Learned Gentleman
in the course of hit speech.)
Lord Nugent, Mr. Hume, Mr. Lambton, and Mr. H. G.
Bennett, severally,-addressed the Assembly on their healths
tieing drank, and were received with great applause.
His Greco the Duke of S4O Lorenzo was invited to at-
tend the celebration of the Anal y; but the shortness
of the obtice, add other elreurustancim, prevented his at-
tesdsner.
Mr. Hobhouee left the Chair at a quarter past eleven
o'clock, at which time the Assembly separated, highly gra-
tified with the conviviality of the evening, and the'epleedid
display of elogeemse and enthusiasm in use cuss of liberty
and reform,. We regret that a pressure of other mitter pre-
vents our givisig I more deiaitect 'meet.