The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

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WEST MINSTER ELECTION.

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COPY OF A LETTER.

• The Managing Committee acquaint
that they have taken into consideration the request
of the Gentlemen of the Harmonic Soclet,y, as well as
others, who desire Mr. lloottotnes company, and
they beg to submit the following reasons why they
think (and they trot the Gentlemen will also think)
that to comply with their request would be ioexpe.
client.

. The Managing Committee have no desire but to
Nippon the tree interest and honour of their Consti-
tuents, the Electors of Westminster ; their pbjects are
to preserve entire the purity of Election, and to fol-
low up the great 'sample which has been set by
Westminster in the former Elections, by sending to
parliament a Representative honoured by their free
choice. in strictness, there ought not to be Candi-
dates for Seats. Sir F. BURDETT never was a Can-

ilidate for Westminster, and never appeared even on
she Hosting, at any of his Elections. The People
000 ht to choose withoot the indoence even of solid-

tatiou; and when the Committee consented that Mr.
Eostiouse shoold appear on the Hustings, end
should in fact take •pon himself the form of a Can-
didate, it was solely on the impression, that he was
•not sufficiently known to the great body of the Elec-
Ws to expect the same eupport as their present Re-
.peeseetative.
. For the same,reaton the Parish Meetings were de-
wised to give the Electors en opportunity of aster.
Hitting his principles, bet beyond this the Committee
feel they cannot concede, without in fact themselves
destroying the influence of the great example that has
,been so Fghly estimated throughout the country, by
degrading its character and retrograding to former
vicious practices.
• They therefore, in the first instance, laid it down
.as a law, with which the principles of Mr. Hunnouse
coincided, that he should not ask any vote of any
.person whatever, and that his ettendauce should be
strictly confined to the Public Meetings of the Pa-
rishes, where the Electors would have the means of
becoming acquainted with his person and his senti-
ments. To extend this basis would be to compromise
the purity of Election; and they cannot feel war-
ranted to propose to Mr. Hosannas to go beyond it
by attending on any private companies, and they feel
assured that those Gentlemen who are now desirous
.of his company, would be the first to reject it, when
accompanied by any dereliction of principle.
Committee Room,
Cruwa stud Anclior Tavern, Dec. 8.

CITY FLECTIONS.---The approach of Saki
Thomas's Day bat set in active motion the various
popular Welds. The Ward of Farsiegdon Without
will, in all probability, puss another year without
a contest, as Mr. SOUTHGATE, of Fleet-market, being
likely to succeed Mr. THOMAS REEVE, without oppo-
, sition, wept from Mr. CLARKE, of Fleet.street,who
has offered a slight appearance of an intention to op.
pose him. The contest in the Ward of Bishop gate
promises,on the contrary,to be warmer than has been
experienced for some years. The retirement of
. Messrs. DUFFEL!. and Ilanvtir, and the death of Mr.
IVAC VAZIL, which occurred some time since, has
produced three vacancies to supply torbiebtthere are
, lie Caididalks...._ Wk. Aunt), on the Ministerial
Interest (who once before offered himself, but de-
caned proceeding to the poll), and Messrs. Dowses,
PEACOCK, STIRTEVANT,I BENNETT, and WOOLER,
on the Opposition. Mr. Runs, it is said, is now
supported by active friends, who intend raising every
possible opposition to Mr. WOOLER'S election. The
business was to commence in that Ward, at St. Bot-
tolph's, Bishopsgate, this day, at twelve o'clock.
On Thursday last a SECOND PUBLIC VESTRY was
held in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditcb, to
take into consideration proposals made to the Vicar
and Churchwardens by his Majesty's Commissioners
for building Two NEW CHURCHES and ONE CUAPEL
OF EASE. The novelty and importance of the sub-
ject occasioned a numerous Meeting—but though
numerous, it was comvc,sed of the most respectable
inhabitants. The subject was patiently discussed and
maturely weighed ; the deliberations commenced at
ten in the morning, and continued till one at noon.
The Vestry finally resolved that the.parish could not en-
tertain the proposels.and that they were unable to raise
any funds for the purpose of carrying into effect the
intended plans of the Commissioners. This re-
solution was carried nearly unanimously, there
being foot or five hands only held up against 4 or
WO who were for it, and constituted the Meeting.
We understand that amongst the early discussions
of the enseiog Session of Parliament, will be some
carious elucidations of " tho Secrets of the Prison
Boats," connected with the King's Bench Prison,
preceded, as we are given to understand, by an Epi•l
made in the Court of Exchequer!!! If what is stat-
ed to es be verified, it will be an additional proof
that other Placemen, besides the late GEORGE Ross,'
have substantial reasons for wishing " things to re-1
strain as they are," and reprobating any reform or
:Ithenge. These disclosures are said to emanate from'
Alt well initiated old inmate, who has been recently
: emancipated, sad winces uuder the galling of his for-,
• mer chains. • •
Captain
Joint, Ross, recently commanding the
► Expedition employed on a Voyage of Discovery to
• the Arctic Circle, has been promoted to the rank of
Post Captain.
• A portion of the principal inhabitants of Man-
chester, having voted the leading official characters
of that town, respectively, a splendid specimen of
, plate, for their energetic services during the year
1817, several of them, to the number of 126, dined
• together in the Exchange, on Wednesday week, to
•if present the same, on which occasion, says the of&
vial report, the responsive acknowledgments of the
retipective parties,. were the subject of considerable
▪ compliment. Several toasts and sentiments were
. given, but amongst the rest we do not find the name
of Mr. Oliver, who was certainly one of the most
. energetic characters of the memorable period of 1817.
TUB ARIA y.--Ordered to be reduced on half-pay
the 2d Lieut.-Colonels of the following Regiments :
• Comics 12th Foot ; M•Bane, 19th ; Kelso, 21.c1 ;
Mites, 38th ; White, 18th ; Kinrs.:ott, 56th ; Ross,
; Leitch, 721 ; Ilomoltry, 73d ; Everard, 77th ;
Lindsey, 781 k; Symes, 80th ; Clother, 831 ; Sir C.
W. Doyle, Kat. 84th ; and Warburton, 85th.
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