The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-16 00:00:00

" TO THE 111E14 HER/ OF CONVOCATION.

" During the whole of the mond cosmest, the friends of
Lord Gaol v mut hate sladioady abiliained from every
thing width could be thsoglit olibuidee or disrespectful to
either sf the other Candidates. They have beveled to adopt
this cooilact, sot oily hasumase •it best accorded with Lord
Casa wishes ad with their own feelings, but be-
came they were emoviaeett also that the bosom' of the 11•1•
vermity, which is of wore importaace thus the success of any
Candidate, especially requited it. At the same time they are
moldy to profess their belief, that among honourable sew,
such conduct gave thew the fairest prospect of success.

'• Their leading principle of activist has bees to appeal in-
dividually to the gaud •ease and unbiassed judgments el those
who may, from their education, be expected to abhor val-
pr cabsamny; and to be superior to vulgar prejudice. And
whenever a more public appeal halo been made, it has been
extorted from them by the necessity of relating charges pub-
licly advanced, or nf stopping the circulation of direct false-
hoods. lo all these proceedings they have never gone be-
yond the line of ,s,kt defence. They have sever forgoiles
what was der to the high character of the Nobleman whose
cause they espoused, to the dignity of thitt station which he Is
[ desirous of Oiling, to the enemas credit and fair fame of the
University, and to establivited rages of former times.

•' But although, in adhering to this principle, their steadi-
ness has remained embsken, yet their patience has not Mee
sallied. The proveeetioo ta depart from it has bees fre-
qeentoieliherete, owl sy.tematic. Not golly have libels of
the steepest eari been disteinioated by secret agents. bet the
public prints have bete paid to 'evert articles. the object of
w hick is to miseepreeent Lord Gatti cut in the eye• ofihe
world, aad to vilify those who support him and there is
mason to apprehend eat this practice hes received the sane-
deo of those aho W have employed their intleettee is
r remitting .r suppressing it.

," From tipe varioasforws arlieb thew libels Mee annimed,
ma &ma the Wesley with which they are spread abroad, it
way ha thought by whey, who are insteowleaced In meth
ways, that they atm from the spontestenea feelings of wee
unconnected rail iudepeodeot of each other; but they all
bear the entisestnosp ; and they may all be referred, as teeny
of them law been seteally traced, to the sense moire. H
may be nediwary, for the sake of those whose rote is yet
undetermined, to wane thee st these practices. Among the
swatters of Lord ELDON, it should seem, by their bm-
' gear, that there are pose who are net so moth actuated by
attnehmeet to his, as by hostility to Lord GA an vit.t.a.

" The motives which are assigned for this hostility are the
were which have been Ara sneconfally employed to mislead
and indents the populace ; but which, it is hoped, will poe-
ms but little indeenee with liberal and enlightened minds.—
There is not as imlividaal in the kingdom who has evinced a
more uniform and ardent attachment to the Established
Chore* thee that Nobleatad ; there is now who has shows
himself wire anzines to preserve its rights, and to provide
for its seeerity s and it cam warmly be believed. that even
hi. enemies entertain at heart the opleiows concerning him
which they seek to propagate.

" Whatever then may be the Isme of the present contest,
the reasembrnace of these unworthy acts wilt bring their
proper pustishment to those who used them. Their elect
mast naturally be to embitter defeat, End to denials's the m-
tisfaction resulting from seems ; While those who have ho-
mely pursirtt the right mane, nod who have dreaded dis-
grace more than failure, will retire from the contest with M-
I tissues of entail respect, whether defeated or victories, ;
and however Marna their objects of pursuit may have
bees, they will equally eejoy the emaciaas recollection, that
they have laboured, by fair and upright mesas, is ao ignoble
muse, mg that they have is oo Instaace swerved from the
path of himiser."

On Thursday Night, about eleven o'clock, after
the performances bad closed at Covent-garden
Theatre, a great noise was kept up in the avenues
leading into the Theatre, by way of rejoicing at
the victory_ohtained by the 0. P.'s. Mr. Gm'.
saw, the ibighstrate, seat Lack, one of the Patrol.,
*to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. Lack
returned, lad reported that it was about forty or
fifty Gentlemen, dancing the 0. P. dance in the
avenue leading to the Pit, and two fifers playing
to them. Mr. Graham desired Lack to take as.
sistance, and brills the fifers before him. Lack
accordingly took his own party of the Petrole
with him. Lack rushed in among them and seised
i one of the fifers by his collar. Ns and the fifer were
immediately surroundixl, and actually carried off
1 their legs to the iron gate. A woman kept close
to the side of Leek, and was continually biting his
thumb and hand, that had hold of the titer's col.
ler. When they got into the road, they all three
fell down in the mud together ; a violent scuffle
ensued between Lack and the fifer, and those who
assisted him, is which the coats of Lack sod the
fifer were tors to rags, as well as the woman's
gown, and they were literally covered with mud.
They got up, Lack keeping his hold, and endea-
vouring to get the fifer into the Brown Bear
public.hoese, but in which he was disappointed,
by another party of the 0. P.'s coming, when it
was called out that se 0. P. was taken to prison,
when Lack was carried against his will to the.up-
lot per se , street, and he was thee glad to ex.
Ida*pi mu oaks his •boapc.s.