The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-20 00:00:00

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

'ATMIIIIIIIr, 111111WAR7 20, 1819.

Now is the Patriot's heart reviving. Ile sees
way before him. We predicted abet order would
arise eat of confosios ; for contesiew there wee.—
Bo t Sir FRANCIS BURDICET (against whom we never
uttered • syllable of dispraise, for we Never felt a rea-
son for doing so) has pointed to the road which should
betaken, by all who their country, and would pu-
rify the CoNsTivesuan from the stains which have too
long sullied its fair face. The Car of liberty has been
impeded its its course, bet it most not, cannot be put
out of its proper strait-forward tract. The Electors
of Westminster are acting as if oar appeal to titan
bad produced a visible, a good, and an instantaneous
elect. Laurels which ought to have been Avid fast,
bassi been dropped by bands in opposition to eseh
other, while the hearts were nevertheless enited.—
The common enemy picked them up to the grief, the
alarm, and the beneficial essesple of those who may
and will be warned by what bas passed. It is ess
longer whether Mr. titmouse's &deriders or gee.
lificatine came quite up to the point wished for, it is
now whether, lo dissatisfaction of that, all which has
beet. gained by yesre of virtuous struggle shell be
lost its one week I Forbid it reason. Let net each
a critical, so short a period pass away unattended to.
Being alarmed (as every tree friend of Liberty must
be) et the evils menacing the GREAT Cause, by the
bickering of those who have been such cluispiens in
its support, we have no doubt but the good, the ve-
nerable Major CARTWRIGHT regrets that his mouses
and too susceptible mind, contributed, In the smallest
degree, by remonstrating with an old friend, to en.
courage a new enemy to wound the feelings, and lot
down the dee consequence, of both. After Sir Fatima
cis's address from the Hastings to the Electors
yesterday, in more than Cacesontste or De-
MOITHEIZAN eloquence, whit man can doubt of his
sincerity or of his courage ? The grander of
his attitude was truly imposing 1 " The Hoe is
aroused, and is shaking the dew from off his
mane." if there bad been one speck of de-
ceit in the Orator's heart, his tongue could net
have uttered so grand a sentimeot. This will be a
trait in the Baronet's history for a future British
TACITUS to expatiate upon, anti his readers to de-
light in. The words of a Dams rush upon the
stied on Ibis occasion :—" If by the inevitable de-
crees of fate DARIUS must fall into the hands of his
enemy, may Heaven grant that enemy be Max-
ANIMA ! 1" So we say, if the seeds of public virtue
are quits /affect, and that there is no troth in man or
trust to be pet is the promises, the professions of
those we have chosen to guard oar interests and our
rights; but that we mast, after all, be deceived—be
' betrayed—why then, we say, " let Sir FRANCIS
BottoET7 be the deceiver, the betrayer," for he is
tits ales on whom we are determined to Si our
hopes, err expectations, and our confidence. If his
Colleague (for such we now wish Mr. Hommel:se to
be) should prove unsound, or warped out of his
proper shape and erect form, let the potter, who
has the forming of the vessel, throw it beck into
the mass of clay from which it was taken, and there
[let it remain in the undistinguished beep! Mr.
Ilonnouses political qualificatiess or confession
is nothing to us now; if he is not ail that we
wish him to be, be soon will become such, by
the company he keeps. We can find some encase
, fir a too hasty declaration) a lams lingua, bat test

times more is to be drawn from what a mon does titan
from whet he soya. If he *limpid come up to the
point in action, it will be of little conartgeoncit st he-
thee he had done so or not in profession. Those who
vermin the most, often do the least. We can allow
toe for the bias of beloved friends hanaing about
a relative becoming a public character. They warn
him against the dangers of a too democratic ardour,
they remind him of the fate of a G R %CUM!, a SCK -
PE/NM, in short, they caution him against the acer-
bity and the reveogefol power of a prnanked end
corrept set of Ministers. Timm are bet objects of
transitory consideration, to the lofty patriotic mind;
to him who casts his eye bey's() them to behold the
more distant, bet fair field of Freedom, where all
abendant harvest invites the cultivator's band, and
which is to bless his posterity to endless ages.—
A young man may not be all this at once, innate
knowledge are inconceivable terms; if our yooog
aspirant will learn, be has a profound and professed
master, and he will be dennenced es worse thin a
blockhead (which.° one Iteeevercalled Mr. H. yet), if
he does not profit from him. At all events, Ist not
the Electors of Westminster be di.honoured by ►e.
tensing s man of sentiments opposite to their own,
nor all the Reformers throughout the United Empire
be disheartened by beholding the half-raised edifice
pulled duo& for waist of skill in the architect.

WESTMINSrEit ELECTION.
Stare of the Numbers polled Ibis day op to Three
o'Clock

3. C. llonsocse, Log PI
Hoe. G. LAWS 214
J. CaIITWRIGIT. FAci.
Stele of tile Poll, es it closed yesterds)
J. C. Hoosiocse, Esq. lOl6
llos. C. Loos 1564
• J. Ceirewium, Pee 36

It would be desirable to learn, whether the Peti-
tions presented to the noose of Coalmen@ from time
to time, are really those of agriculturists, or whether
they are not mooted by speculation sod monopo-
lisers in grain. Upon the bare mention of such a
Petit's', being to be presented to the Hoene of Com.
mons, from this or that Riding is Yorkshire, fur
the purpose of sespenditre the importation of bread
corn, will raise the price of the article in that hrigh.
beerhood considerably. Thee are the feelings cud
distresses of the poor played we la a way not dis-
cernible to the common eye.
On Wednesday night a respitetahle individeel re.
tented himself to Mr. Hoeuousa's Committoe, end
mentioned instances of liberality on the part of Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT towards himself sod family, while
suffering under severe personifies. which met
the Pahlie ear before, and reflected the highest honour
on the philanthropy and benevolence of the worthy
Baronet.

Tito Persist, Ambassador, NMI ANDOUL HAS-
SAN Kcw, arrived at Vienna on the lit Inst. en lii
way to London. He brings with Fim a beeetifel
Circassian girl, a present from the Grand Visier of
Terkey. She is gesrded by three black eunuchs.—
(Peru Piper.)
Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held et the
East ladia.boase, when the following Captaies were
sworn into the commend of their respective ships.
cis.:—Capt. J. P. Wicson, Cornwell, Chins di.
red ; Capt. R. Locits, Larkins, and Captain G.
RICHARDSON, Masquis of Ely, St-Helene and Chine.

A shocking event which took place at klaestrickt
Welly, proves ►oth that human wickedness is without
!mends, sod that the vengeance of !leaven is ig-
nitable. A newly married couple were obliged by
the badness of t►e weather to cross a little wood on
foot. They were Wicked by a gang of villeins, ill.
treated, stripped stark naked, and finally hanged op
to the trees. No trace by which the ruffians could
be pursued remained. A carrier, in passing, die.
covered the onfortuate victims; on shaking them be
perceived that the husband was dead, bet that the
young woman had slipped her hands between the
cord and her neck. He covered the unhappy sufferer
with his frock, placed her upon his car, and con-
ducted her to the nearest inn to have her taken care
of. Coming among the persons who were tippling,
greatly affected, he related the shocking adventure,
sad showed them the young woman. One of the
spectators, agitated, cried snit inedly. " Heaven.:
it is the woman that we hanged !" This cry wait a
clap of thunder for his accomplices, who fled in
every direction ; they were pursued, one of them
wounded a tepnd e:rms. several were arrested, and
there is no doubt that a severe act of justice will
soon avenge the victims, their families, and society.
Notwithstanding the frequent instances of swindling
in this great city, still such is the avidity for trade,
that new associates are formed every day to take io
the lectutions merchant or tradesman.

Mr. P. J. Micas, of Leigh Court, has been gising
a splendid sapper. by way of bouse.wsrming. in hit
new scansion, and gave also a ball in enatplimeto to
the ladies. The streets of Bristol song with the
noise of carriages, mostly with four horses; the
host,Nowever, could net be present. His absence
was occasioned by an unfortunate accident which be.
fel his eldest son, WILLIAM MILu, Esq. M. P. for
Chippenham, who, in bunting lost week in Lincoln.
shire, with the Burton hounds, was cross►d in en
open field by a fellow-spottsw■a at fell speed; his
horse was thrown and rolled open him; and he was
taken up speechless: bet we are hippy to add, that
by the last Intelligence he was materially better, and
a speedy recovery was anticipated.

The -neighboorhood of Chelsea has been sadly
plundered of the lead-pipes; ibis is indeed a sorry
thievery, end ought to he treated with peculiar se-
verity when detected. A hoote was robbed of es
mach pipe es Cost one pored five shillings to repair,
and yet probably the whole booty did out bring the
rope more than half-a•rrown.
Tuesday afternoon, Lord Foley was hustled end
robbed by a gang of thieves among the Crowd, oppn.
site the besting. at Covent-garden, of a valuable
gold watch, chain, NISI/' his pocket-book, amain-
log a 101. a M. end a IL Beak-octet.