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r II rlore right to say that Manchester would not have ist•en standing but for the .dispersion of the Meeting, hair he had to say that London would not have stood if the Smithfield Meeting were .not dispersed. But whatever the proceedings had been, Saxton was found committing no excess. There was no evidence c.f.t conspiracy whatever. The charge of attending seditious Meeting depended on the view the Jury might the of the character of that Meeting ; and he p• oceeded to the third and last charge, of its being a Riotous Assembly. Saxton was at the hust ings as a Reporter for the Manchester Observer, and .I.lr. Orton, who attended as a Reporter for the New might as well have been taken for a rioter as 'Air. Saxton. Mr. Fitzpatrick might as well have been proceeded against for rioting at any of the diSturb :trees which occurred at the‘Smithfield Meeting, for "re was in the same cart with Mr. Hunt, and close to Why, then, should it be said, that Saxton was culpable, who was a Reporter for a Paper on different principles ? Of the other defendants he had nothing to say, and it was, perhaps, fortunate for himself and them, for he should not have had strength to go ough with their cases. If the Jury should be sa tisfied that Saxton had no other connexion with the Meeting than in his capacity as a Reporter to a New sp:tper, they would, he had no doubt, give him tote benefit of it. Samuel Bamford then rose, and addressed the Cot= as follows: " My Lon s, ees) Genreeetes or vita Jeer—Before I enter into a detail of the evidence which I intend to produce in my own defence, I think it necessary to notice some expressions used by the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, in the speech which he addressed to this Court on the opening of these pro ceedings. I allude to that part of his harangue, where he said, • Bamford was seen training a body of ten thousand men on the morning of the lith !' If the brief which the Learned Gentle man had before him instructed him to make such assertions, so much the better ; and I sincerely wish, for his own honer, that it may be so. But yonr Lordship and the Jury cannot have failed to observe, that the testimony of Morris contains no such proof; and he alone has appeared against me as to the transac tions which took place at Middleton previous to the procession moving towards Manchester. Indeed, the evidence of Morris states; th.:t he knows not who formed the people into section, i!ivision, and square; that they were formed, hut by whom he does not pretend to say. The Learned Gentleman also, in commenting upon some of the banners and their inscriptions, describes one as bearing the words • Annual Parliaments,' end Universal Suffrag e ;' and then he insinuates, that such was acconiranied by a demand—from whence he infers a design to subvert the Constitution and Government of the Country!— New the mottoes upon the banner which he so erroneously de scribed were nothing more than an avowal of what we sonsi tlered, and do still consider ' as our political rights. There was no such thing as a demand about it. Why should we demand that which we wets: going to Manchester to petition for? The Learned Counsel begun his speech to the Jury very sinoethly and very coolly, desiring them to dismiss from their minds all feelings of animosity which they might have pre viously imbibed sgeinst the parties accused, and what to me appears very strange, in a few breathings afterwards he makes the above statements, so erroneous, and so well calculated to prejudice. His motives for so doing I cannot tell. Tf.his own conscience ecquits him, I do so willingly. On the subject of drileng, I Lave, in common with my neighbours, heard much, seen some, end could have seen more ; for it was, to use a com mon, thoegh very memorable phrase, • as notorious as the sun at noun day.' If it be not trespassing too much upon the time of the Court, I will endeavour to give a brief account of its origin and intention ; and I am the more anxious to embrace the present opportunity, from having my mouth closed when I wished to have been heard at the bar of the House of Com mons, at the commencement of the lest Session of Parliament. —ln the course of the last six years, Manchester has witnessed many Public Meetings, to all of which, with the exception of the last, great numbers of people from the surrounding towns and villages, proceeded in groupes promiscuously, upon which occasions they were uniformly styled, by the illiberal and venal Press of that place, a mob—a riotous, a tumultuous, a disorderly snob; they were ridiculed as illiterate, dirty, and mean, having chopped hands and greasy night-caps; they were scandalised as being drunken and disorderly, and they were denounced as being libellous and seditious, dividers of property, and destroyers cl social order. And was it not then very natural that these poor insulted and vilified people should wish to rescue themselves from the unmerited imputations which were-wantonly cast upon their conduct? It certainly was natural to give the lie to their enemies ; to thew to the nation and to the world that they were not what they had been represented to be, they determined to give one example of peace and good order, such as should defy the most bitter of their accusers to criminate, and for this pur pose, and this alone, was the drilling, so styled, instituted. Only one v.itness for the prosecution has sworn to having heard amongst the drillers the word " fire ;" all the others swear only to their facing and to their marching in file and in line, which evolutions were certainly most suited to familiarise them to that species of uniformity of motion which would be neces sary to preserve due order and decorum in their progress to the place of meeting. But as to these facto, I do not tender to your Lordship and to the Jury my own asser tions, unaccompanied by -corroborating evidence. I shall produce from the papers laid before the House of Com mons, relative to the internal stase'of the country, what I consi der as a confirmation of my statement (See No. 15, p. 11.) This document is dated the 6th of August, which is only four days previous to the first proposed Meeting 'at Manchester, which snatile have been on the 9th ; so that it we suppose the drilling parties to have been in existence a week or a fortnight before the day on which this letter is dated, the groimu of my argument is strengthened thereby. Th. t Gentleman who did us the Imuotir to stend an long le e us on Saturday evening, and whose services, I Crow, consisted in marching v.ith It. Fletcher from Bolton to nlancliester, and from Manchester to Bolton, talks of v:i.inight drilling, and of the parties coming up to the Meeting in beautiful order ; the former is not, I presume, le so! evidence, and, of muse, will eot aprear in your Lordship's notes; the latter confirms what I base said respecting the wish of the People to preserve the strictest decorum. Your Lordship and the jury v ill Orel, by the evidence which I shall produce, that by nine o'ciock on the morning of the ever-memorable lith of August, numbers of persons assembled at Middleton; that they were formed luso a hollow sqllare ; and that whilst so formed, addressed them, earnestly cautioning thein to be on their guard against their enemies, representing the advantage which would be te:sen of their numbers to create a riot by persons employed for that sole turpose; that I advised them to insult no person, but Tether to suffer nil insult oa that day, as their enemies would be eled of a pretext to accuse them of riot, &c.; that I entreated them to bear towards every one a spirit of good will ; in token of which I distributed anionee them branches of laurel, emblems of ;,grit; end peaEe, as described by Morris and liulton, and Levin !,card that if 1 went to the Meeting, the Police of Man ne3ter weuld, upon its own responsibility, arrest me, I cau- Loreel the people ag ainst ctfer'og any resister se, if such an at temps should be m ade, as 11:, reed an appeal to the laws of .y country to the use of force ; that I insisted no sticks should e taken, and that, in consequence, several were left by the 'ley; that we went in the greatest hilarity and good humour, nrecz:ded by a band of music, playing several loyal and national :sirs ; and that our fathers and mothers, our WiVc6 end children, et.; sisters and our sweethearts, were with us. And this was the dreadful military array which the Learned Cour.cel has, in • he strain of a celebrated Don, described as one vast army hear. !rig from ell points to the invasion 9f Manchester—or:tor, fur 1-en, defenceless Manchester ! These arc the soldiers ready to ni.lo for Mr. Hunt, with bare heads and With arms locked (a ; tnr.=tll:, who terriEed that immortal author r;•• •!, kw!, F ands Phillips ; and of these persons, 0 s sesibul to relate' was composed that cordon impenetrable to • t! , ing save the new-ground sabres of the Manchester Yeo , r. ;cadre' rose, evidently under tne impress i on of cold, and apologised to the Court and try ; lie: was fearful that he shol,ld not be able to Ilim'elf heard, and the Judge very humanely the Asir. i,r Court should read the state -1:: ii.t.i preparc,i, it he wished it, Alr. Ilealey expressed 11;.• gratitude, and banded the statement to ;he Clerk in Court, which was to the following effect: Mr Loan, AND GENTLEMEN OF TIPL Ante—Permit me $0 offer a few prefatory remarks to your serious consideration. I stand here accused of a crime against the laws of my country; but I should wish to impress upon your minds that just and equitable maxim, that every man is considered innocent until proved guilty by good and substantial evidence ; and I there fore hope, that what 'I shall think proper to introduce for my defence this day, will be duly weighed anti reflected on by you. You are sworn to well and truly try, and just deliverance make of this case, to which purpose I beseech you to lay aside party feelings and interests ; unroba. yourselves of all party spirit and prejudices, if any you have, and let nothing weigh in your decision but what you hear well substantiated, on oath, from credible witnesses, who are completely disinterested. In our political opinions end feelings we may perhaps differ, but as you are countrymen and Englishmen, I will not believe but that you glory in fair play—you glory in suffering every man to think for himself—and in short, in suffering every man to enjoy that privilege you would wish to enjoy, fulfilling 'that beautiful saying of Scripture—' Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.' Liberality of sentiment is the greatest proof of a welscultivated mind. Ilavieg premised thus much,- I shall now come to the subject of the indictment. It is divided into such a tissue of repetition as never before occurred. We are charged with a conspiracy, Which is said to have com menced in July, and been •const.minated on the 16th of August. At once I deny the charge altogether—neither has it, nor can it be proved against us. If meeting, my fellow-countrymen, to petition Parliament or the King for a Reform in the Represen tation in the House of Commons be a conspiracy, then, I con fess, I am a conspirator, ard am ready to bear chains, racks, and dungeons for such conspiracy. But, Gentlemen, I trust I shall convince yon, that neither I nor my fellow-prisoners merit such a severe name. I am unskilled in the forms of law; it strikes me that no act or acts can be considered a conspiracy, unless such acts are intended to further and mature unlawful matter, and I wish to keep this in view through this all-im portant trial—a trial in which the liberty of yourselves, children, and country, are at issue. I apprehend, if mere association and communion of ideas constitute conspiracy, then you are very conspirators—for, from distant places, for one purpose, you must consult, devise, and associate, and why not, while doing so, be conspirators? Design can alone constitute criminality, and here, unless it can be shewn by good and irreproachable evidence, that we intended to break the peace, and bring the Constitution into contempt, it is clear we have committed no crime against those existing laws of the land. This Meet ing, as well as others I have attended, was called by public ad vertisement (which he had here read). The document will speak for itself. You see it is for the purpose of considering the most lawful means of obtaining Reform. The day arrives— [Here he described the Meeting to consist of a promiscuous as semblage of men, women, and children, with music—You have been told of the military array of the people, but did the laws of the land then point out in what manner the people should go to the Meetiag? I fearlessly say, No. Then any method was law ful. Yon are told of the people carrying walking sticks; but it e ill be proved they were very rare on that day. It was said the people had flags and devices. Were they forbidden by the then law? I say No. It is said they came with music; was that forbidden? I say No. It is said that Meetings called for a lawful purpose might beco . me unlawful by their numbers. Did the then laws specify how many made a lawful Meeting? I say No. St. Paul has laid down, that where there is no law there is no transgression; and, thank GOD, the laws of my country say the same. That you will think with the great Apostle of the Gentiles I am confident, and therefore expect an acquittal I am anxious to inform you, that in Lancashire, where military habits are almost interwoven with the people, the scholars walk in procession with music and flags. It may be attempted to be said that the Reform we sought was not constitutional; this is a new doctrine imported from Algiers. I apprehend the right of petition or remonstrance is a chartered right, anterior to all forms of Government, being planted by Goo in our very natures, and a right enjoyed in the most despotic States, in Constantino ple as well as London. It is expressly laid down in the funda mental laws of the land, that every body hasp the liberty of peti tioning, and adds, that all committals for it are illegaL If the peo ple had the right of petition, they must also have a right to meet and discuss grievances. 'The laws of the land are conclusive for us. Would a Petition for the repeal of the Septennial Law be pe nal ?—or for the disfranchisement of Gatton, Old Sarum, &c.? He then referred at large to the Act of Settlement, and said, if this be not so, farewell reason and justice, the Duke of Rich mond, Earl of Chatham, Fox, Pitt, Sir William Jones, Gran ville Sharpe, Sheridan, and thousands of other great men. I trust the Meeting is now proved legal. The Magistrates, I wish to impress upon you, that the Magistrates do net appear to have discovered the Meeting to be illegal until twelve o'clock ; If they knew it before, they were criminal in not giving notice of it. He then impeached many of the witnesses for the prosecu tion, on account of their connexion with the Police, and eulo gized the witnesses he had to adduce, and then concluded thus " And now, my Lord Judge, I pray you net to say anything to prejudice the minds of the Jury, but leave the matter with them ; and to you, Gentlemen of the Jury, I would suggest word of advice, namely, that the law considers you the Judge in I this case ; and, therefore, you will judge .for yourselves, with out taking any notice. whatever of what may be advanced as to this opinion or that opinion. I only seek to repair our old Con stitution, and make it a fac simile of the sentiments of the Peo ple at large." Mr. Swift said his situation was very embarrassing to him, as he had never addressed a Court before, and more so, that he should be held up as a man who had attempted the destruction of his country ; he had fought for his country when a child, and would do it again when called upon. He admitted that he was present at the Meeting, which he considered was merely to Petition for a Reform in the House of Commons, and if such a Meeting was to take place again on the then existing Laws, he would attend it. He had lived in London upwards of ten years, and never visited the place where the Meeting was held, or its neighbourhood, until within a few days of his ap prehension. lie knew nothing of Mr. Hunt personally, he had attended Meetings with him for up wards of ten years. He did attend the Meeting, and he believed lie had said something like that which Mr. Orton had said lie had, he only exhorted them to be quiet, and it was his earnest and most desirous wish they should remain and depart so. He had been falsely charged and for the part he had taken in the Meeting, he hoped the Jury would conceive he had already received punishment enough, by being confined for ten days in the New Bailey, carried to Lancaster Castle, and afterwards condemned to procure bail to appear before them on the present occasion. He had exhorted the people to be peace able ; and the witness, who said that he had told the m to lock their arms, that their enemies might not come in, was a perjured villain. The JUDGE said such language must not be used. Swift begged pardon ; he had no connection with the others. lie left his case to the Jury, and whether his conduct had been lawful or unlawful, he thought that he had been sufficiently punished. Mr. Johnson then rose, and said that he should merely state why he attended this Meeting; it was at thc express request of several people of the town, He had some influence over the minds of the lower orders, and his whole intention was to prevent the people attending the Meeting from creating disorder, and restraining them altogether. The Meeting was convened for the purpose of agreeing to a Remon• strance to the Prince Regent, which had been pre l viously agreed to, and refused to be presented. They were anxious that their Sovereign should know the :eal state of distress they were in. As to the evidence which had been produced this day in the persons of Mr. Willey and Mr. Slater, he would admit to the Jury, that, if it was true, he richly merited and deserved their punishment. Was it at all likely of probable that he should eater 'a conversation of this na ture with a man whom he knew little or nothing oIP He could assure the Court nothing could equal the horror he felt at the proceedings which he had been Charged with advocating, and he would state to them that he firmly believed that Mr. Milne had suborned them and induced them to swear falsely. He fortu nately had witnesses here to contradict this evidence in such a manner as to leave no doubt on the minds of the Jury.---[He then made some strong remarks on the conduct of the Police of Manchester, in which he was stopped by the Judge.J—He should take his scat under the impression that they would dis miss all political prejudice from their minds, in the consideration of the case, and under the conviction that he should be able fully to disprove, by unques tionable evidence, that given by Slater and Willey, and that he should then deserve a verdict at their hands. The Court then adjourned at half-past six o'clock, and at the earnest solicitation of Mr. Hunt, deferred the hour of meeting again, until ten o'clock, instead of nine, to-morrow morning. _ LEICESTER, MARCH 20. This day, between three and four o'clock, Mr. Jos tice BEST entered the town, having been met by the -High Sheriff and his attendants, at some distance, on the Loughborough road. His Lordship proceeded to the Castle, and then opened the Commission. He afterwards proceeded to the Borough. Court, where the Grand Jury were called over and sworn. The Proclamation against vice and profaneness having been read, his Lordship delivered his charge to the Jury. He observed, that the Calendar contained no cases but those of ordinary occurrence ; upon that part of their duty, therefore, he had but little to ob serve. He was happy to remark, that there were none which related to the circulation of seditious or blasphemous publications. From this he concluded, that, as yet, this County had escaped the contagion which in this way had spread through other parts of the country—a circumstance which be attributed the vigilance and praiseworthy activity of the Magis trates. He conjured those whom he addressed, as they valued the preservation of morality, where such offences were brought under their cognizance, to lend their aid towards bringing the offenders to justice. The expected trial of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT ex cites as much interest here as it does in Westminster. It is the subject of general conversation, and excites, among all classes of political talkers, considerable interest. The Baronet is now at his farm-house, Kirby Park, and is not expected here until Wednesday evening ; for the trial will not come on till Thursday. Sir FRANCIS was here yesterday, and engaged apart ments for himself and Mr. lIARMER, his Solicitor, at the Three Crowns. The trial will take place in the Nisi Prius Court, as being more capacious and commodious for the purpose, before Mr. Justice BEST, who, in fact, is the only Judge on this Circuit. Chief-Justice DALLAS took the business in the early part of the Circuit, as far as Lincoln, in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Justice BEST ; but he has since returned to London.. _ _ In consequence of Mr. MAULE, the Solicitor of the Treasury, being detained at York, on the trial of Mr•. HUNT, the prosecution of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has been entrusted to Messrs. LOWDAM and GREVES, of this town. _ _ _ The Counsel retained on the part of the Crown are, Mrs CLARKE, Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN, Mr. READER, and Mr. BaLswv. Those on the part of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT are, Mr. DENMAN and Mr. PHIL.* LIPS. A rum•ur prevails among the Gentlemen of the Bar, that the Hon. Baronet has entrusted the whole of his defence to Mr. DENMAN and to Mr.TITILLIPS; while the more general understanding is, that he will himself address the Jury on the general merits of his case, leaving to hii Learned advisers the discussion of any point of law which may arise. Whether this course will be permitted, or is consistent with the practice of the Court, is yet to be decided. Mr. SAMUEL Bftooas, the Chairman of the West minster Committee, has arrived ; as well as several witnesses on the part of the Crown. One of these is a person from a London Newspaper, who is to prove the delivery to him of a copy of the libel, the origi nal of which was subsequently given up by Mr. SA.-. mum. Booms. MIDDLESEX ELECTION, FOURTH PAY. The polling was brisk until three o'clock, and the hustings were graced again by Ladies, in nearly equal proportion to the opposite sex. At the close of the poll, Mr. WHITBREAD having polled 93 more than Mr. MELLIAI, the numbers stood thus— • Mr. BINQ - - 1510 Mr. Wig LTIIREA D - 1565 Mr. MELLiiiit - 1176 Mr. BYRD thanked the Freeholders very briefly. After Mr. Sheriff lturusvau. had implored a fair hearing•for every Candidate, Mr. WHITBREAD stepped forward, and was hailed with acclamations by the multitude. He had begun the contest with the fairest prospects of success; and the more his strength increased, the greater was his obligation to the Voters. He was sorry that those he was addressing had not given Mr. Mellish a fair hearing, which he misted they would do upon this occasion, as Mr. Mellish thought he could make his Parliamentary conduct defensible. Mr, Mellish had said, on Monday, that he had no doubt of ultimate success ; and he (Mr. Whitbread) would put him in fresh spirits, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had .given him a plumper in-the course of the day. *He had heard something, also, which had put him in spirits ; and that was, that in the contest for Bedford shire the independent Candidates, the Marquis, of Ta vistock and Mr. Pym had been returned, to the ex clusion of a junior Lord of the Admiralty, who voted for his own sinecure !—(Loud applause). The Elec tors of Middlesex, by their exertions, would convince the country that independence was nut to be found in Bedfordshire alone. He trusted that there was not a County in England in which independent feeling was more preValent than in Middlesex. Mr.MELLtsn stepped forward, and though assailed with much uproar, lie was allowed to speak more than he had done upon any former occasion. He would not say he was the better pleased that Mr. Whitbread had polled more votes than himself, for if he did, he would not be believed. Mr. Mellish adverted- to an expression made use of by Mr. Whit bread oil Monday, stating that lie was a Bank Di. 'rector, and that he voted for ale.uureg which put into the pockets of the Directors a million per annum. He ridiculed the idea of such an assertion, becaisc, as a Bank Director, he could not receive a farthing more than his dividend—( Here the Speaker was as sailed with uproar again, and reminded of his voting fur the £lO,OOO per annum, the Corn fill, Sy,c.)—ns an Englishman, it was not right that his character should be assailed by such impetations. Respecting his principles—( Langliter)—he could assure those he was addressing, that he was as zealous a friend to liberty as either of the Candidates, or any man in the country—(Loud uproar).-11) respect to a coalition between the other Candidates, the votes of the day had given him strong reasons to suppose such to ba the case. He tetired, after expressing his opinior, that by the exertions of his friends he should tilt:- mately succeed. Mr. Whitbread was, as usual, drawn home by the populace. WESTMINSTEIt ELECTION: • ELM: ss`T►i 1).1Y. The numbers at the close of the poll t'lis day were, FRAvcii - - - 40.:4 liumforbE . 3759 Air. ',Amu - 3201 Mr. LAM 13 then addressed the Meeting. He was 134 a-head on that day's poll. (A voice fron crowd—" It is of no use 7 —it will not do !")—A Gen tleman had just told him it would not do ; but he could assure him he meant to be still higher to morrow. When they recollected that Tuesday, next to the terrible Monday, was the most favourable day for his opponent, the progress he had made on tlv.t day's poll, was no bad omen of his ultimate succe•s —(Great noise).—lie was conscious that as the poll increased in his favour, his s!weches would be tl.e worse received. He had, indeed, been saluted by them, as well as in Iris progress through the streets, with sounds similar to those used by a certain animal, yet they were determined not to gratify him by hear. ing him "baa," as yell as themselves. lie had only to say, .that his cause, as appeared by the poll, was prosperous ; and if it should continue so until he attained ultimate success, he could assure them that they should have no reason but to be satisfied with him. Mr. Hontrousz next addressed them. Mr. Lamb, he said, had made a very respectable effort that day; and he seemed, from his speeches, at least, not to be beaten in Westminster. He put him (Mr. Hobhouse) in mind of a celebrated Italian, named Salvini, who was determined not tudie; fin., when he waS in his last-agonies, he exclaimed, " I won't die ;, that's flat." Notwithstanding this determination of Mr. Lamb not to die, he (Mr. Hobhouse) had no doubt he would come to his end in proper time ; for next Saturday he would be found, however little, still lowest on the poll, and that would be enough to secure their tiiumph. Mr. Lamb had talked of his cause ; but it was no cause. He (Mr. Hobhouse) had yet to learn what pt inciples Mr. Lamb supported, except it was that he was arrayed against the great cause of the People and Reform. If the rumours he had heard weie true, it was easy to account for Mr. Lamb's superiority on that day's poll ; for the friends of Government had that day cc me forward ; and they told Mr. Lamb's canvassers, that they would not let a Reformer in for Westminster ; for of two evils, Mr. Lamb was the least. The manner in which Mr. Lamb's cause was supported, as sumed different shapes in different parts of West minster. In some they had canvassed for Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Lamb ; and in others for Mr. Lamb, as the Church and King Candidate ; but in no instance had they attempted to describe Mr. Lamb's cause, which was simply. his opposition to Parliamentary Reform. He had seen by the Papers, that Mr. Whitbread, in Middlesex, had mentioned a Clerk in the Ordnance who had written to an Ejector to vote, and to use his influence for Mr. Mellish, and to know how many voters he could bring up for that Gentleman ? The same wholesale way of canvassing. -had been used for Mr. Lamb. He then read a letter, which he said was signed by a Mr. Pinder Simpson, dated No. 9, Old Burlington -street, to the fallowing effect :—" The tenants of the Arcade, who have net yet voted, are respectfully requested to come up and vote for Mr. Lamb."—He would ask, was that the Electors of Westminster's conception of the way in which a free Election Ought to be conducted? He sup ' posed the Arcade meant the Burlington Arcade, which belonged to a most respectable Nobleman, whose name, he was glad to see, had not been mentioned. But he wished them to remember, that there was no law ob liging a tenant to vote as his landlord wished him, LI Mr. Lamb was returned on such influence as this, he would be the Representative of Mr. P. Simpson, and not of the Electors of Westminster. Such pro ceedings shewed sufficiently the reason of Mr. Lamb's being at the head of that day's poll, Another fact he would mention to them ; a very -respectable trades man, who bad voted for him (Mr, Hobhouse) at the last Election, on being canvassed by him lately, had told him, with regret, that he could not now vote for him ; for, by doing so before, three of his best cus tomers had withdrawn their accounts from hifit in one day. Now he was sure that Mr. Lamb could not, in his conscience, approve of such practices. He had also to complain that the canvassers for Mr. Lamb did not act fairly. A saddler had been can vassed by a very influential person, on the part of Mr. Lamb, and he said to him, " You are going to vote for Mr. Hobhouse ; now, what do you think he will do ? Why, the moment he gets into Parliament, he will take away all your saddles without paying for them !" If he were inclined to take any man's - without paying for them, he could do so without getting into Parliament. But he was as much blund to the soil of England as that canvasser, or any other of Mr. Lamb's supporters. if the ma jority of the Electors of Westminster were not for Parliamentary Reform, then he confessed that he was a most unfit person to Represeht them and Mr. Lamb was the fittest pet-son in the wt:rld.— Indeed, Mr. Lamb would fit all pockets ; he had no points about him—no salient angles—he was per fectly round, and therefore would suit the fob, the breeches, or the coat pocket! In a few days the irn.: portant question would be settled, namely, whether they would have two Reformers to represent them, or only one! He saw by the returns already made, that upwards of 200 of the Members of the late Parliament had been again returned to this ; so that it was only shuffling the same dirty pack of cards, and ten to one but the knaves came uppermost! I