The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-23 00:00:00

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.
LETTER FROM MR FR ANCIR 114.711DETT TO HIS
• coNsTiTuwers, ELEL7'OIts..OF, wLsr.
MINSTEIti
In answer to the totter addressed to him, and
signed by twenty.five Inhabitant Householders'
Electors of Westminster, in the Name of ine
:.
Meeting, held in Pflare.yaril, on Thursday la,t
the
FRANClSl7thitalßltti' .and which was presented to Si DETT by the 111: 11 RAL
LIFT, pursuant to the unanimous Resulutiulu
of that Meeting.

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Tower, April 20,1811
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT presents his respectfut
compliments to the /lion liAitare of Wrsrxim.
STER, and transmits to snot his answer to the La-
ter of the Electors of that city, whirls he ditihia
the honour to present to him this morning.
ARTituit MORRIS, Esq.
high BnitiW for the Ciiy and Lthertiot
of ‘Vestuanster.

C EN TLEM EN,

I'Uw'l:R, April 20th, Iclo,

If any thing could increase, or confirm, vie
cor
Confidencetau
t olu
you have p1,14:4,d
tionof-lauvvy Life, never to betny
alill
me,
it
is
the
kindness and affection, which yu'tr Letter of tilt.
17th instant testifies to me; and the wisdom, ami
propriety of your conduct at the late Meeting.
A scrupulous adherence to the Common Law a
tshtililia:sid,,dae,:di,irtabi...).e7ise provisions of the sucieat
of that Law, %Nth, 104 e.
titer, form what I understand by the Constitution,
*raised our country to an lineximilleil height at
happiness and prosperity ; and, in an exact pro.
portion to the invasion and neglect of them, hastily,
country declined.
In defence of these Laws, and this Constiia,
lion, I smile at any privation, to which, perils.
ally, I may be subjected, thinking,. as I do, that
life cannot so well, and so happily, because it M.
not be so honourably and usefully expended, min
defence of this our best inheritance, and in the
maintenance of the good old cause, for shirts
Hardrocm died in the Field, anti StuNtr and
It u ssELL, on the Scaffold.

Laws, to be entitled to respeet, and Or
vi
obedietice., must be pure— most come from a pun
Source--that s is, from continua conseut ;
through an nocutritiq Channel—that is, an 11004
of Commons, freely elected by the People. More.
over, they s ho pay the Reckonitig, unAlit ton.
amine, and control the Account ; /and the oily
control the. People can have, is, by a fair Item.
sentation in Parliament.—The necessity of
ing this check, by a Constitutional (Laurin, is
now acknuo kdged by al:, except those, who,
contrary to law, possessed themselves of
property in the House of Cumulous, by oligto,
this land, this England-
- ihi47 dear, dear hod.
Dear, f..r :ter reputation thrtragh the World,
In 11111% taut
to a Veneta:ad, or pelting • Farm;
hound in, Isith the tritonpimm sea,
Whose roily shorv, heats hack the elisions ntrge
or watery steptute-, isnot% humid in wits shmae,
With iuky blots and rotten parchment &mils.
From this foul, and traitorous tralEe, oar
Borough-monger Sovereigns derive an immense
Revenue, cruelly wrung from the hard baud of
honest labour. I do, however, now entertain
sa
ardent hope, that this degraded, and degrading
system, to which all. onas• difficulties, grievants,
and dangers, arc owing, will at length, give way
to the moderate, but determined perseverance, of
a whole united People. • .
MAGNA Mk turA, and the old Liw of the
Land, will ether resume -their empire—Frtedon
will revive—the Caterpillars of the State, roiling
themselves up, in their own, naturally narrow,
sphere, will fall off and parish—property, and
political power, which the Law never separates,
will be re-united—the King, replaced is the
happy and dignified station alloted him by di
Constitution—the People relieved from the bit.
terest of all curses, the curses of Canaan—that
being the Servants of Servants—and restored
their just and invaluable rights.
To effect those great, important, and memory
purposes, no exertions of mine shall ever be wast-
ing : without their attainment, no efforts of win
can avail.
The people of England must speak oat—diry
mast do more—they must act; and if, folluwil
the example of the Electors of Westminster, they
do act, in a firm, and regular manner, alma
concerted plan---ever keeping the Law and Cos.
stitution, in view---they most fatally succeed, is
recovering that, to which they are legally emit's!,
the appointment of their own Guardians, 101
Trustees, for the protection of their Own Liberty
and Property. They must either do this, s(i
they must inevitably a sacrifice, to testise
tlte other, of the must contemptible fictions WA
ever dibgraced this or any other country.
The question, is now at issue ; it moot na°
ultimately determined, whether, we are hcnet
foith to be slaves, or be free. Bold to the 1-"
—.4tris groat country may recover;—ozs
—aud it will certainly perish.
I am, Gentlemest,
Your most obedient 'tumble serlsrlt"
FRANCIS- 13lift04Ti*
To the Electors of Weviminiter. •

• Paltry, mean.—Joussott.

--
A. youth under 17 years of age, the see
respectable parents at Glyttwder, in North
has been committed to prison, fur
person of a married female. After locPCtra(
the act, be attempted to escape; but being
stied, gave' battle, knocked down one
Puratters, and stabbed the other in the hand II
a knife.

DPED•
On Friday, nt his house in Lincidn's
biaddock, 1 sq.
At West Collingtoo Paper Mill,
in the vicinity of
burgh, iu the trith year or his age, Mr, Wiliam
youagr,... son of Mr. A. Annandale. ever,
At East liunation, flockingtonnshire, •
in the 80th year of bi 30.
N.At tairs,,the Infant Daughter of Capllornon, R. lan; J.
005:1
On Wedoesday innrning, at findi.ey, Robert Nar
sun of the late Jared William. Manner.

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FRANCIS BounCTS
intents to the limit Rattan? tti
11 esTltis-
and transmits tit mot his answer to the La-
the Electors of that city, whirls lie did him
(moue to present to him this morning.
R'PIIU
of ‘Vesuutintel.
tow ER, April 20th, NI
G ENTLEMEN,
any thing could increase, or confirm, vie
yugr
tter
,hriocohi of the soufcitti:
ant resolution of my
never to 'Mil;
.3unfidenee you have placed iit me, it is the'
oess and affection,
instant testifies to use ; and the wig'
tont Ind
riety of your conduct at the late Meeting.
scrupulous adherence to the Common Law a
laud, and the wise
itos'ttie what ici'rarZlstuetttalitSid by the t Law,
ili:ht; th'je.
arcs,
s utiun,
d our country to an unexanii*dell height of
sinus and prosperity ; and, in an exam pile
ion to the invasion and ueglect of them, has th„,
itry declined.
i defence of these Laws, and this Constito.
I smile at any privation, to which, pert,.
, 1 may be subjected, thinking,. as 1 du, that
cannot so well, and so happily, because it M.
be so 110140 U ra Illy and usefully expended,. ash'
nce of this our best inheritance, and in the
atenance of the good old cense, fur elects
HPDAN tlietl in the Field, and SIDNEY and
ssree on the Scaffold.
saws, to be entitled to Jespeet, and willin;
dieitc*:.„ insist be pure— most come from a mite
rce—that a is, from common consent ; and
sue!' an 'oleos risist Channel—that is, an litece
Commons, freely elected by the People. Mute.
r, they o his pay the Reckoning, unotht tam
nu, and control the Account; /and tbewly
Aral the-People can have, is, by a fair Item.
tailor, in Parliament . —The necessity of obtain.
(hi, check, by a Constitutional Moro, is
v acknowledg,..(l by a!:, except thole, who,
itrary to law, h.:. e possessed themselves of a
)perry its the (louse of Commons, by uhuai,
s land, this England-
- this:dear, dear land.
Dear, f.-r :ter reputation through the World,
IA non leas'il out ----
to a Veneta:4d, or pelting • Farm;
Logland, bound in, t%ith Ilse Triumphant sea,
Whose r0..1: shore, heats hack the envious orge
of watery Nepion.., is note lititiod in is ith shame,
With inky blob and rotten parchment !fonds.
From this foul, and traitorous traffic, ear
wough.ntoitger Sovereigns derive an immense
.venue, cruelly wrung from the hard baud of
nest labour. I do, however, now entertain as
dent hope, that this degraded, and degrading
stem, to which all. oat*. difficulties, grietanets,
id dangers, arc owing, will at length, give way
the moderate, but determined perseverance, of
whole united People.
NI 80 N.I GILA itTA, and the old Law of the
and, will atheit resume their empire—f reedno
ill revive—the Caterpillars of the State, roiling
leenselves tip, in their own, naturally narrow,
there, will fall off and parish—property, and
~litical power, which the Law never separates,
ill be re-united—the King, replaced is
tlio
31)11y and dignified station alloted him by the
oustitution—the People relieved from the bit.
lest of all curses, the curses of Canaan—that of
oil% the Servants of Servants—and restated to
tear just and invaluable rights.
To effect those great, important, and aecessey
urposes, no exertions of mine shall ever be wain.
tg : without their attainment, no efforts of lain
an avail.
The people of England must speak oat—thef
lust do 'note...they must act ; and if, follonl
lie example of the Electors of Westminster, they
o act, in a farm, Westminster,'
rm, and regular manner, en
Imeerted platt—ever keeping the Law and Cu'.
titution, in view..-they must littally succeed, M
ecovering that, to which they are legally
l seutitleini.,
lie appointment of their own Guardiai ,
Trustees, for the protection of their Own Liberty
lt
Ind Property. They must either do this, oar
_
hey must inevitably tall,' a sacrifice, to Hee, er
Ile other,dibg;acoeil this
ftlteootursatncyo:tiehiencpctiobulentrfiyvc.tions flog
:yea
The question, is now at issue ; it nom(
iltimately determined, whether, we are I°l'l,
rorth to be slaves, or be free. Bold to tlicillo'
l
—this groat country may recover ;tr orsilo
—and it will certainly perish.
I am, Gentlemen', • ,
Your most obedient litenble settler,
FRANCIS IfiiILDLTI* •
To the Electors of Westminster. •
• Paltry, mean.—Joussort.
•
lVal;
A. youth under 17 years of age, the ET
respectable parents at Glyttwder, in No
rth
has been committed to prison, for viola""..
person of a married female, After P ronctrail.
the act, be attempted to escape; but
brutufltl
sued, gave. battle, knocked down one
pursuers, and stabbed the other in the hod.
a knife.
Maddock, I sq• • 'nil, of
On Friday, at bid home in Lincoln's Inn-ioldi, 11
fA
At West coningtoo Paper Mill, in ire
burgh, iu the tr..ith year or his age, Mr. I.bara
youttges.. son of Mr. A. Annandale. cver, '
At East linnmam, BockittAitainshire, Pew,
in the 80th year of his age.
Horton, R. N.
At Broad•tairs,.the brew Daiughter of Caplaio
On Wednesday innrning, nt Hadi.ey. Robert Nutter ,
son of the late Lord Williainshlanaers.
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