The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-15 00:00:00

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A Meeting of tke Electors of Westminster rot.
siding in the parishes of its J..'n si,•l ;t Marearto.
was yesteiday called at a building in Mar ket.etroei4
to eorisider of the best means for securing the return.
of Mr. Hebhouee to Parliament.
Shortly after one o'clock, Mr. Hohhotite; Mr:
Brooks, Mr. Richter, and several other Gentinmeni
made their appearance. Mr. Wilson was pieced
in the Chair, and a series of Resolutions were reed,
setting forth the importance of continuing the strap
gle for the independence of Westminster, enforcing
the necessity of choosing a fit and ;itcier person to
advocate the cause of Parliameniere Reform he the
side of Sir Francis Borden, and destribitig Mr. 11.. b.
house to be a Gentleman emitted to the support ut
the Electors.
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The two first Resolutions were pot and e'err
withont discussion. When the third Was -sobinitt
to the Meeting, Mr., llohhouse came, for waid.ji
speak. A Mt. Bowie resented himself of kiteSilell
time, and Mr. Hohltouse retired.
Mr. Bowie then male some ibsereatione on the
two Resolutions which had already heel' carried. ...a
spoke at much length in praise of Sir F. 'riot-dint;
wbo, he contended, had nobly fought the Mittel of
the People, and done all that it was possible for WO
to do in their cause. He cousidered Mt lint house.
from his eitachment to the principles of Liberty, to
be a fit person to sit by the side f Sir Fr.incis Roe.
deft; and tort:ugly recommended bite to the support
of the Meeting.
1.:11r. Mallows next spoke. During the hoc*
Election he hail hail much oipertence of ,:se feelings
of the Elect°. a in the 1.11111(,(1 1/3Tl•bei of it. John
and St' Margeret, soil he kne A. that they Itsd great
dil!lcuties to contend with, fr •te their bi,inity both _
to Church and Stare. Ile discleireel till intention
of speaking with dietecpect of the. bitted& Chlrets
which bound society t”gethrit by the sacred lite, Of
religion. The church of which be spoke, wig t
church of !stick and stone, of melt Ind moi ter. (R
the influence th.it Church 4.'l.4i:iced, min) of thee..
tie addressed must be alrear', app.'s'''. The i,..41
Abbey is their neighbourhood hod revenues accruing
to it from eight alifel,ot ce.untiii, Amounting to
SfOnol. mere or less ii' sdonitterl • fle M, ~I i'et 4 of
Religion ought to' have io good co', '0 preseti it id,
but what he objected to was the stalls end the hiihop4
ricks, end the other espensive establish !lulu s ;tem id PA
for those connected 'with the Chur,.li, to end nil. theta
twoppese the liberties of she People. P.. Church
acid State, and he *right add the Pris..n in their
' neighbourhood, for sit three went together, weft*
ever found in oppesition Up' Ate rights df die Puffier.
'lithe course of 'ilie' tats Etettion, he had had the
p'eavure to becnthe sr vainted with a Society that
had been formed to secure the independence of the
Piddles of St. Margaret and St. Jahn. Some of its
members he had then the pleseureto see. lie hoped
they would pers,.sere in their efforts, whrevet
might be said of them, even though they should he
called' traitors. Ori4inally, lie Deserted, treason
meant a clime against tbe State, through 'sow that
only was regarded as treason *MO wee a crime
'against the Sovereign. 'Formerly treason meaht in
offence against the Nlajesty of the Peopie, and
though that People had resided et Rome, ha did nee
know why the Msjesty of the People should not' be
held to exist In England as well as in any other coml.
try. ,lie strongly insisted on the•neceseity of making
'the most of the restraints which the People yet
possessed on the Government, by returning those
who would mske their real sentiments known ha
Parliament. %Vithoet this oar Howie of Comatose
would become what the F. sock Parliament Via
fanned'', merely a Chamber to register Edens
1 for toeing the reentry. The same forms might
still be retained ; we might hate a noose of Coin•
mons, into which lice or sit hundred Gentlemen
would lounge as into a coffee-house. They might
have a table tricked out with various fooleries, with
clerks about it, end with it bauble at the bottom rif it
and a blockhead At the top (he might say this, as, at
present, there was no Speaker in existence), but .if
the People had not a substantial c'.eck on the Govern.
ment, they would become mere cattle, and lose that
erect form which God had originally bestowed upon
freemen, to tlistitiguish them from tne brutes around
them, that perish. On the importance of Perlis.
mentary Reform, he descanted with great animation.
He presumed to hope, that whether he (Mr. Hobe
house) wereia had or a good man, they would do bee
ter to elect him than to suffer another to be elected
for them.'
Tbe Resolution was then carried. '
Other Resolutions were agreed to, and a Commit.
tee was appointed to forward the Wettest of Mr.
floldioose, which it was announced *OA sit every
day at the Red Lion, in Prineesrstreet.
Mr. RicafLa addressed the Meeting ow Ow ne-
cessity of commencing en' active ea ems', and Thanks
having been given to this chairman, the business ter.
mutated. .ii N. 4.,

FlRe4.—On Sunday morning a fire broke out its
the house of Mr. Crosford, of iligh.street, Shad.
well, grocer. The family had retired to bed, and wets
boiled in sleep, but were alarmed by the watchman,
whe discovered the fire by observing smoke issuing
from a window. The timely ordeal of engines, and
a good supply of water, prevented much deluge being
done. .
Sunday night, betels, IP and 10 o'clock, an alarm.
ing fire broke out io de bay-loft of the Flying Horse
livery-stables, belonging to Mr. Canniest, Half Mooa-
alley, Bishopsgste-stribel, which destroyed the corn
and hay, together with the stables. Prosideatiolly
the horses were got out safe. The engines arriving,
and with a good supply of sister, the fire was get
under without farther mischief.
CAOTION TO Tile Pvssic.—A tall mane sod two
females of rather genteel appearance, took furnished.
!Aging', IS, Charles-street, Northampton-ware,
from which they absconded in three or four days,
atter having ran in debt with several tradespiseople ha
the neighbourhood to a great eaten', within* owing
their lodgings. The matt appears to be 004 00
years of age; the wife shout 47, ond hulled
about 18 or 20: the female' wort long grey dela *
the one lined with pink, tad the ether with greys-.
bar straw bonnets tied with black vilmeds. The
. ape were a green goat, with wash *Ow pita%