and, in six days, these 4000 names were signed. These are the sort of men; men who see no difficulties too great to be overcome. These 4000 men would, in the defence of their country, be worth ten millions of those balancing, timid, sheep-like creatures, who wait for a bell-wether to lead the way. Scotland, I shall honour thee, as long as I live, for the sake of Glasgow!"

To the county of Inverness, and the city of Glasgow, might be added Berwick-upon-Tweed, Annan, Kilmarnock, Kircudbright, Kelwinning, Paisley, Fifeshire, Renfrew County, &c. where addresses, resolutions, &c. equally as patriotic as those we have recorded, have been passed and agreed to.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE WESTMINSTER

ELECTION.

This was celebrated by a dinner at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Tuesday, May 23; Sir Francis Burdett in the chair. The cloth being removed, Sir Francis proposed "The King and the Act of Settlement,"-" The People and the Bill of Rights," and "Magna Charta," each of which was drank with appropriate demonstrations of respect and regard.'

Mr. Adam then proposed "The Pride of Westminster"-Sir Francis Burdett, who, in his ad

dress to the company, expatiated to a very great length upon the defective representation of the people of England in Parliament. The great body of the people not having any right of election, it would be as absurd to speak to men shackled in the dungeons of Newgate, about the benefits of free air and exercise, as to talk to the other parts of England about the example of the electors of Westminster. While the bulk of our countrymen did not enjoy that privilege which the electors of Westminster exercised, the example of these electors must be with regard to them quite null and ineffectual. When he was originally applied to to become a candidate for Westminster, be fairly and frankly told them who did him the honour of the application, that which must now be obvious to every sober thinking man in the country, namely, that while the system of the representation continued as it was, it was impossible to do any material good for the people by having a seat in that House-that individual delinquents might be exposed, but that the prolific source of delinquency, and its main support, must continue. At the same time he felt it due to truth, to justice, to acknowledge the services rendered to the public by his honourable friend near him. [This allusion to Mr. Wardle, who sat on the right hand of the honourable Baronet, produced a burst of applause.] Were his honourable

friend not present, he would say more as to his exertion and merit. This much, however, he could not abstain from saying, that, as to his honourable friend belonged all the risk and danger of the undertaking, so to him was due all the honour that attached to it. Denial, therefore, could not longer avail. The charge of loose assertion and idle calumny upon public men could no longer be made the challenge for accusation in a tangible shape could not again be hazarded. No, the experience of Mr. Wardle's industry and boldness had proved the futility of such charges, and the hardihood of such challenges. But the fact was, that his honourable friend was only granted a hearing at the outset-was only permitted to proceed in his charges because it was calculated, very confidently calculated, that by chicanery, by menaces, and by majorities, he would be borne down. Indeed, he was threatened with disgrace, which ultimately fell where it deserved ; but still the calculation to which his success was owing arose out of the idea that he must fail, and that his failure would be so signal as to deter any other man, in future, from bringing a similar charge against any great public delinquent. His honourable friend, however, completely disappointed the calculation of his opponents, and gratified the justice of the people. For neither menaces, nor corruption, nor numbers, could

withdraw him from his purpose, or relax his endeavours. The honourable Baronet concluded a speech to which no abridgment can do justice, by proposing "The Independent Electors of Westminster.'

Sir Francis afterwards proposed "The health of Mr. Wardle (who sat on his right hand), and of those Members of the House of Commons, who were unbiassed by party and blinded prejudice." This was drank with three times three, and long and loudly applauded. But as Mr. Wardle's speech on this occasion turned chiefly upon reform, having noticed the same in the narrative of his life prefixed, we shall not repeat it here.

Sir Francis also proposed the health of Mr. Deputy Goodbehere, who trusted that the Corporation of London would now take up the great question of Parliamentary Reform; at a time, he observed, when public men were callous enough to brave the popular current, which had so generally set in against their delinquencies.

In the course of his speech, on this occasion, the Hon. Baronet bestowed a very warm eulogium upon Mr. Clifford, a lawyer, in whom his friends would always find a faithful, courageous, and honest advocate. The late determination of the Lords, in the case of White, and the printer of the Independent Whig, he stated to be iniquitous, cruel, and unconstitutional.

Major Cartwright, in order to illustrate what he meant by a moderate reform, proceeded in a most happy manner to tell a very pleasant story, concerning political sheep-stealing, of a Sir John English, who, having been called away to the wars, found, on his return to his hereditary estate, that out of 658 sheep, which he had on his departure, they had all been stolen save 125. (Loud and continued approbation.) In making the natural inquiries after his property, he traced a great number of his stolen sheep to be in the unlawful possession of certain noble Lords who lived contiguous; others, and no inconsiderable number, he found browsing on certain Royal parks, a soil with which it was his constant aim and object heretofore to keep them unacquainted. It so happened, that, in both these receptacles of his stolen goods, he found that his sheep had received a new brand. With the Lords they were marked B. P. which was generally known to convey borough-monger and patron; in the royal demesnes it was P. P. which was understood to mean placemen and pensioner (continued approbation). The next step of this worthy and deter. mined man was for justice, and he was answered with the effect of what was called moderate justice; in a word, he got 15 or 16 of his sheep back again. But he was not satisfied with what in his opinion was a violation of justice, and he wise?