The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-04-29 00:00:00

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BOROUGH OF LEWES.
Oa Totoday, the 20th lest. the Electors of this
Borcmgle, were highly gratified with a grand pcoces-
-1101% whieir took place in hosier of Mr.. Scarlett, the..
indepeadent, but unsuccessful. Candidate at thelast
Election. At one o'clock the persons who bad un-
dertaken to conduct the business of the prOesseion
proceeded towards Mailing-bill, where between two
and three thopsand people were shortly assembled
for the purpose of giving a hearty welcome twtheir
tooarite—the real Friend and Prot
Rights and Liberties ofirlaukind. Upon Mr. Scars
left's arrival the air was rent with shouts of -congra-
tulation, and as soon as the cul.tomary cerremenies of
salutation, &c. weri.oser,end the kettoesefy
Ineutsloade, the precession moved in the follstrlog
order _
Msomebody large aerimpodethie of a Piece tif the Ilmist
et or Old England; to allusion to the Roast Beef Club, the
object of which isle maletais die Perky of ',Ueda,. •
A Flag, the top of the star stipporting an f..t!r.
44 may she Commons always 'Weida heir share of iih,ll Ned.
A ffeed of Music. • ibriOli;
Twe Ronson sta petards. earriesloo horseback fa a car -
let, with a light blue fringe, toe tap
rir gaitt wreath of oak, mottoo-A t 4,1,7 seems
ditty eel an example to the oh:sleds --nod ";flay oar
ongiunioo shine with unvalued spkadoor."
A yaw Body of the anion, friends to MT. target. ireothig
fli t nors—“ Scnrleft lodepeadeoce"--`6 Vox Popoli"--
•• rrocc aid Reform:* do,
Mr. S.wriest, accompanied by his Son aid H. Blackmail, Etq.
drawn in open carriage by four horses.
The procession was preceded, accompanied, and
followed by a greater c,oncoorse of people than was
ever witnessed in Levies on any occasion within the
memory of man ; and much to the credit of .Me.,.
Scarlett's friends, we are satisfied that no saddest
whatever happeued during the whole procession.—
Thus arranged, they conducted their favourite through
the Cliff, and paraded the Itorough.of Lewes, amidst.'
the repeated and joyful acclamations of its exulting,
ipabitants.
After having performed the cerearony of the prof
cession; Mr. Scarlett; accompanied by nearly 300 of
his friends, repaired to the Crown Inn, to partake of
a truly excellent dinner, prepared by Mr. Marten,
it being the anniversary of the Roost Beef .Club. The
home was crowded to excess, though great numbers
of those who had applied -for • admission bad been
unavoidably refused. Sir Henry Blackman took the
Chair ;—ou hit right sat Tlsomatirßead Kemp, Esq...'
the enlightened and independent ,Mer for the 130,
rough of Lewes, and on his lefteabti.es *Ant,
Esq. After dinner, the Chaititalt gave the-: blihw6.l
lug toasts : • • . •. • •?..
The Kin,-,. -the Prince Regeak•-vhf guess aid. .11031. d 1 Family
—the Princent of Wales (gzhapplouse), whim um •
with three liniesthret—tise- T, it. Kes/ki Es*. with
three lases three. t •
Mr. KEMP rose amidst eat reiten load peals ofi
• • te tt
applause; silence having been at length obtained, hi
delivered an excellent speech, of which,' for want of
room, we are compelled to insert the' psincipel head,
only. He stated, that he not only highly approved I
of the principles of the Roast Beef. Club--those of I
perfect and undeviating independence—bit elso, that
these were the principles on which alone ho would
error accept a seat in the house of Common& .. That
he, felt happy in being in in assemby.like that of the
Roast Beef Club.; there he might hear sentiments con-
"anal with his own. Thit he would ever, maintain i
his Independence 'unbiassed, and deems', it the dirty
et every Member of Parliament to he, uniefluenced
by any motives, but those of the purest integrity. (He
Tas'inuch cheered throughout.)—Ue concluded)*
'giving • •• .
•
Prosperity, ludepmdence, and Success to theAlostd 1110 of
Club. which was dritik wills sbece-times three. •••
The CIIAIRMIN then gate--
The health of James SCarkti, Es q. with•tlirie times three.
-Mr. SCARLETT rose, Amidst tumults of applanses
and silence having been at length obtained, he 'de-
livered. a• most apimated sddtess, to vi hick, for the
Oegance of iti. language, the energy with. triticb it
was delivered, and the pure, manly, aridiodepen.'
dgni piiociPies • which it contained, we feel PO
competency to,
.de that justice it requites; tad' our,
limits compel, as to give merely the substance of -a
piit of what he delivered.: ' lie staled,' that were
he' possessed (4 the most brilliant talents; and the
greatest powers of. oratory, it Would still be impos.
sible for him* adequately to express his gratitude for
the honour dew him. It always added. Materially
to hii happiness, Whenever be was deemed worthy
the ipplause of good and Virtuous men. That it
constituted his pride and consolation to consider that'
the Electors of Lewes had made so glorionsend inde
pendent a struggle to gain the object of their wishes.,
and' that thougli they had net been successful, their
exertions were 'a lasting honour to them ill. That '
be considered it -tebe his pride that he was a Mem.i
tier of the Roast Beef Club. They met that day not
to inflame thelrminds, but to celebrate the' inuirer.
sary of that ail!). He Peoncurred• with shis.lriead
Mr. Kemp, that no man ought to be eta*, tit the.
House of Continensbot upon perfectly bodePeinretit ,
grounds.—That those who condemned these send.;
of Mr. Kemp, could not be called ierdepen-1
gives one pledge—ludepeudeoce—
pledge, and one that ought to render
COnstituents • his independent con- '
to the; Borviugh of Lewes.—
h.) came -to Lewes, he was a •
found that independence *lira!
_ place--he found it in cottag*lt
honour to palaces; he found. ales
laboured feetheir bread,, vim]
aloacipes of the blessings of Liberty, !
desirouil preserving it. That even when
s butler a short time, lie was
and priiate virtue. " These's
_able Gendenho, .66 : among the;
union—they units in orderto carry '
into effect ; . why, therefore,. •
friends of virtue and independence
exert VIZIR efforts to forward the
society ? to popular feeling you may
timent; continue, therefore; toned
must be triumphant. The more
year principles, the more they
4-4ise more zeal and prudence, and
shew,..`You. an the there sure of suc-
-4 ant but that the Roast Beef Club
41 the Borough can beast of; dew'
be ever ready to defend the U.
and that the Borough of -Lewes

ments of Mr. Kemp, c
' dent. Mr. Kemp gives
P
) an honourable pledger
him dear to his Coins&
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duct was an honour '
i' 1 That when he ..(Mr. S
1 4 1 , Itianger, but there be f
tl
is as an honour to the ph
ti .
would have.dase boom
who, though they lab
I ' .
terertheleas, cdoacipes
sad were desiroull of p
1 he had known Lewes
masted of its public
• is9 laid the lionoura'
hese a spirit of union
\ 1 their wicked purposes
' l'ehossfd not ,the trick
I 1 • unite.; why not 'exert
best interest of society
I 1.
, • Mil popular seutiment
yourselvesreud you sr
. 1 • sin understand of yi
' must admhs. them-0
moderation/de phenyl
( . cees.'? He doubted 41
is the beet itistibatisk
elated that he zit' i
forties of man dr s
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