The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-28 00:00:00

TUNE RR and tae re.ii esentative of the most popnlons• and Importenf Borough in the kingdom, lie considered hinmeif entitled ei address *era. As ar. Englishnutit :1101e 1'41114.1%1er - 1y he should take advantage of that opportunity to express his sentiments Emulating Westminster, the men of Southwark had made a glorious effort %Well ha d been effectual, thoueh the very pi o position lied been regarded as hopeless and chine icd. They hail grappled with ewe nation, prevailed aeitinst het exertions, and prostrated tier power. The enemy had, in Westminster, taken ad vantiree of a moment of confident security on the part of the garrison, to enter and mike a bidgment in the citadel of freedom. He hoped, however, they would rally round their standard and repulse the daring intruders. He was sorry that he stood in the situation in which he found himself with regard to a brother otficer whose professinn was. the constitutional bulwark of England—a profession which had merited an:l received the admire: iou of the world, awl to whose feelings and generosity he had for 23 years owed e debt of gratitude which he never could discharge. Sir Samuel Romiliy, one of their catelidatee, was a man who defended the oppressed against the oppressor, who wes a firm friend of freedom. Sir Samna was the friend of reform. ()It Sir R. Heron's motion f .r the repeal of the septennial act, which had been discussed a few devs before the end of the session, in ' the tumidly would be found the name of Romilly. Vas there env iveessity, then, for his stating motives for Sir Sonnet s ol ienyes becoming a candidate for Westinioster ? He was what had been said of a great Roman —in his life most innocent, in his talent nio.t spinach I, in' his duty most un daunted and indefatigable, and adorned with every public and private virtue which nature end ediscation could confer wir tit • legislator and the man. He might say with the Attie_ s eure,“ Yon have enumerated most of my services, but you have forgotten the most important part of my conduct—that I never caused a citizen to shed a tear." He hoped thee lectors of Westminster would not, like the fuohsli Greeks. get into the dis , aissiou of en abstract question. and, as they did, loose their city. Let them preserve their independesit spirit, and act as became them; and then it might be saiito hat the voice of the British people was the voice of God. Mr. Wished returned the sinersicst thanks for the ennfi denee which they had shown in himself and friends. With regard to tar coelitem that had been mentioned, it did n ot, • nor ever did exist. Himself and all his frisods had voted fur Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Samuel Roinilly. M. Cleary eungrattilateit the electors on the state of this day's poll. He had prophesied that result to their exertions, and he :night express his confidence that Sir Francis Borth tt would won he above the other candidates. Till they placed Lim there they had done nothing. Thee should have Members who would stand up fur a radical return. and for universal freedoms and no less. Mr, Pitt expressed his great gratification that Sir Francis Burdett had received such an ueonisition of strength. He was A AA of it, avid lie hoped he would be placed at the head of the poll. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Jones addressed the electors,after which the crowd dispersed. 111111% The polling rommenceil;l4leii:hal time and with the asnal spirit ; but the prineimd (inject of uproar was absent. We regret extremely to cie, that he had born no brutally treat"•.l oo the prceed.og eve.dug by sit ne t 0114114, that he . unlit appear on the hiss' inv. A notification to that edert WAS ad tirtmied to the rive I w 7,.. . . At the rht•e n' tt.e poll the imothete were Sir Samuel Ranilly 3, , )16 I Sir Murray Maxwell...4MS Sir F. Burdett 9,7tri Mr. Iluot 69 Mr. Hull., sae !'. u:: ear .1 .1 M g, it now ap peareil, iitti all.tailoth--E In. 1. .1., his en. sr.., and Ith, cap 0 1' liberty, and -islinitiod ht ustir in Si. - M. d.tswell's When ttr a nt•• of kit, poll lead .li:til announced, iie ad 'nn• to the outer reinr, anti addressed ihe pe.mle .14 Dist : • could ; r .• . 1:; gr of t• (MT, reibli•red him for the limo ;on I, and even suppressed at times hr VIVA cling ehi ..t, longs. TiILIP.!-1)-. . At thr r le,e of the pm. 0 Cie numbers were— Sir Samuel 5,361 i Murray Maxwell...t,soB Sir V. Doti! - itt PRI t..A.Y. A few fresh 'cards were hold up tor the respei - tise. candidates to-day.' T . .0.4C tor S:r nkl:73y Maxwell were gc: t.y- invitations to the i - i'ertors to suoserihe nut only to delray the evi is of the electiei . .. ,- /ut also of a serotiny. N placard ‘em posted up. and received with coctintx.:l hstg.:i.cr ; - the coarse—ss of the simile, we are :inapt.:] to suite t..a 4;1 this election ..p.tibr--•• Q. Why is Runt like a I—s.:?--A. rleiSllie Le is a nigrat to the poll." Hurtlett'sfii mils had potted :10 a placlrd, expreF;ing their detes'a t:on of the eatrage cOnumtted on Sir Murray Maxwell. and sontein ing the following recommendation o' ElLtitrrs—Giee Sir NI. Maxwell a patient hearing--give Sir M. llYaxwell your Thy :—htu. give Sir Francis Bat den your votes." At the eenclusion of the poll the numbers were,— fiu R0.r.i11y...3,635 1 Sir M. Sir F. Smith:Lt I . 3.3a5 Runt innt did rot poll one Mr. Ellis then. came forward, declaring that it was not Lie inter.tion to detain them -many minutes. His object in now addres, , ing himself to them wa. to represent the state of Sic iaturray l‘faxwell's health, which he deeply regretted to say, was nut materially improved. With regard to the manner in which it was originally injured, he was sure there now prevailed but one general sentiment, and there fore he should ray no more upon that subject. They dep,: c Sir Murray Maxwell appearlr./ in person before them as soon as Le was able, and on his persevering in the contest to the last. Mr. Wiehart, in a very short skoech, expressed hi-. hope that they mould to-riorrow suceeed it: putting an end ti the ele:tian, by the etlamphant return of Sir S. Romilly and Sir Francis Burdett as their repaseatitives. The Hon. Mr. Bennett next atilressod the meeting, and ww. rr cia-ed with loud aprobation. linving carried his Cr7o electir.l in another past of the country, be n.,w woe voluntarily forward. ir. aid of the cause of Sr Sanniel Roo:illy and Sir Frar.eis Burdett. lle should be ashamed of Weitivinster....l witich he was an elector if they could 42 so 1, , t to all sense of their own interest and duty, as to return a Cov.rt eandidate, after the experience of the best Ott years. .V ith regard to Sir boomel 'lewdly's net appearing personally be- fore them. he w's in 4 siturtion similar to that of Sir Frareic Burdett, and had been entreated by his friends to spare his valuable time. and r.ot to divert it trent his profewiatal avocations. lie ad fought see by side with Sir Francis dutclett, always forming one in his mi. rlArities. Lea ever small. If they wished for a tried men, Sir Samuel Romilly might be placed in clic se.kles egair.st the most illustrious patio:. of the' present day. They had been exhorted to give plutnpers to Sir Francis Burdett; he trusted they would not, by su toning. rudttly their own vows. and confer so material an advantage on the ministerial candidate. Would they so act merely to gratify the personal pique of an individual? They would recollect that they had tau representatives to dart. and all he asked of them w.ie. to bestow that honour on one who lt.al is lull entitled himself to it ey an active, Lanourable, and woeful life. SATiJRDAY. At the renclutinn of the pol. the nut:ltem were. Sir Samuel Meanly-3,750 Sir Murray Maxwen - Cr F. Muviett 3,513 I Hur.t. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MIDDLESEX ELECT ON. lIIiF.NTFORT). FRIDAY, Just 26. A great number of electors and others, friends to Mr. Brig and Mr. Mellish, assembled at the usual place for the purpose of electing two members for the county. The sheriffs arrived a few minutes before ten o'elo. k. and took their station in the hustings, constructed with all the necessary apparatus fur a contested election, and the business of the day immediately commenced. Just as the necessary preliminaries were reading, the crowd became most voeifeion, in abuse of Mi. :Mellish. They at last called so pertinaciously for his appearance. that he felt it necessary u present himself. In retorts he received such a volley of abuse as induced him iostinctively to withdraw. himself from view. "Why don't you show us the corn bill, the siispensioi. bill. the indemnity bill. as proofs of your character ?" was the mode of catechising adapted on the occasion. The previous formalities being finished, Mr. Whitbread (when his name seas announced, it was received with the moat enthusiestie applause) spoke to this effect :—" Gentle men, electors, and freeholders of Middlesex, we arc assembled to exercise one of the iv:blest privileges of Englishmen. It is evident that the duty we have to. pertbnn ought not to be performed lightly. for our dearest interests ate at stake. In making the selection of gentlemen to represent us in Parliament, we have to look for men of honest, free, and itulepeadent principles, who will oat kirsake their duty for any aellisa motives. I felt diffident—young, aid unknown as I am—to address you on this occasion ; I rely, however, upon my name, to which L know I owe the reception which you have given n:e, and come before you to propose one for your eleetion, whose name speaks for itself. When I propose George Hyn . g. Esq. I need not say that your interests are safe in his hands. For eightaand twenty years his honour, integrity, and independent conduct. have been under your otoervation: he has ever been watchful of your interests ; and lw never will forget his constituents to serve. himself. 1 should nut have spoken so decidedly, if I did not know that Mr. Ilyng was most highly valued by one, whom duty, affection and principle cons • pct me to lionour and love. For 3,1 years Mr. Ilyng went liand.in hand with my father, in the cause of civil and religions libeity—a cause which he neser can forsake but with his existelice." _ _ Mr. Trahaud felt great pleasure in se.xinding the proposal of a man whoui they knew and approved. Mr. Wood (of Littleton) assured his brother freeholders, that he could not prevent the sin of being old, but with their indulicence he came to nominate William Mellish, Esq. to be one of their repre sentatives (eie yell here set up was furious in the extreme; when the uproar seemed incxtin.mishable without special interposition, Mr. Slicrififlesanges cause forward, and called upon the electors to hear every body and decide afterwards, not to decide in the first place ; but all was in vain ; the din increased, and '• lioo. off. off," made the air ring again), lie nominated (vociferating with his utmost might) William Mellish, Esq. to represent this great county in Par liament. _ _ _ Mr. Irving uttered at intervals, as ho could he heard, th•it lee agreed in opinion with the gentleman who had first addressed then, that the men whom they elect: 1 ought to be free and in 1 lund.alt. In this opinion he agreed with the gentleman whose father he had respected. and wio had that day o:Tered a fair presage of eminence when his talents, now juvenile, slituld come to ma turity.. It was &great and inyortant duty to elects man to represent Char rights and liberties, and ,:e whcan they ahould elect ought to be linnulf indepen:lene. and incapable of betraying or n:glecting their interests for any miaister, for no class of iwn whathecr, or to forward his own private interests. There were different species of independene True led ependencethey . were to seek in the character, the conduct. the life, and above all, in the free and in irpendent es, .eise of a sound and diseriminati• ig judg•nent. IL was a great msny yeas since lie had last had the honour of add:essirg them I. that pl co. At that time they had be n eiga?.c.; in a great and e .pensive war. of wlich the resist could not then he foreseen They were nag in the enjoy:nun el :t-pewee 11.11 pine the country iu st high •: • lit than the pa ef hi airy had •lesc:.i. d. 'Ma was ow:ne, • !y to his M antics by sea and land • but it wasalso 0.. pg. in a great ineasiire,t :Govern neit,which termed h elf and studied the interests of the Wiaa a Mellish,. Esq. was a g.n.lernan of tats indepentleicc he had describe d. Ile secended his n_____ . . . _ Lac ke ca.ne forward and said he had to thank them for the disungtuslittl ,sour of having so much as bestowed a thought open hi .1 AS a and wally meta to rcsresent this great and popmees county. When he said this, no hit,-• .-as more sore e.an ha that it wa- ma merit of his which had I :ea - lot:ea so deg atLd a (brine hon. He ww iwrfectty te-ore t:.• t he owed every thing !o that high qua:ter i*roin watch tar invitation came. Reform had seemed so elated with what he had dune with the election of ‘Vool, Waithmars, and Tho:p (near), - draws, imam) and the trimilph she was about to sustain in W estiumster, by the eleetirm of her favourite child and champion, Sir Francis Burdett, she seemed so elated with these triuta,tes, that in a frolic, in a playful nalod, sht said, Let us matte the tx;tetiment to Lien poor, 'tumble, hart•: , font Clarke for Mid dlesex.' tie could now only thank them for their intention towards Lim. lie s::oold now say sonr.theu i t of the two candidates proposed. one of them seemed to hiat to have arrived at the acme of unpopularity. No two men could diner more than that respectable gen hetnan and Ile. There wa.; not a .'!: e .de rote that gentleman had given in Parliament tint he should have given the direct opposite. Mr. ;knish eiai Ac;ally, comely. hereditary Protestant. it was not quite uneccountable, that l should wonder why a Catholic,poor or elaratethsheetld erg :nein yy theiplr ;apposite to his terause he wanted enumcipatieta Mr. Mellish lived in atauene.e. and at his ease. When he wanted any money he has only to draw a check upon his banker, anti he was supplied. It was net unaczeuntable that a gentleman of hi: heart and walerdantling, cal he did not think he warded either, should wonder at the discontent of the poor man who showed what he ,NAtitl all .• an ignorant impatience and taxation." ;le should now say a f:tv words of Mr. Hyng. 'float lc:admen be longed to what they migla perhaps call one of tit _:ear factione, or pec . ties (ler he would tete no loud mimes) in tile state lie be hinged to the great politiral denomination railed the Widest of England, The Whigs had net acted so well as he could There were fault* on both sides; lon he wished that retry geatleman in l.lngland were not only a Whig, lint such a %I hie as Mr Byer:. The Whig-. were as dear and friendly to liberty as any emmtry could 'toast. They agreed wails them, reformers, (for gie was not ashamed to snow himself u reformet ) rather in their object than in the mode of accom. - plislthnt it. They, the heforiners, wanted not so lunch are form of, as a recount in, the House of Commons. l'hr Whigs would be content if they could oust their opponents from the easts ry 'smelt. They, elm mere, were at issue with them on that point. lie agreed with the great and illustrion• jacohin of finer times, the Right Hon. ‘Vin. Pitt, that " No Mm is' ter cold do tiny good, and that no honest man conld continue Minister will, l t a reform." In the letter which lie had writte” to the ft eelsolders, he had shown the effects of the fiat and low wirits whirl, he then felt. Events whirls had since taken plate had inspired a confidence and enthusiasms st Itiett made him believe that reformers could be planted in the House of Commons thick as hops. lie should he content with samething short of that. If they could hare one to twenty there, they would fight the horonghionnuers on their own dunghill. Iftitey would not fumble their ill-constrneted fabric ahont their Calla, let the reformers of England never be trusted agaia. Mr. bag cued Mr. Mellish were mow declared to be duly elected. Mr. Byes; said, that agreeably with his prinriples he felt always the greatest satisfaction in meeting with the freehold els of Middlesex. lire felt the greatest satisfaction in Strang so many friend, at BrenVord that day to place him again is et t w~ -. LOS' the high and disthign . jailed situation which he bad filled for so many years'. He test highly gratified in Lis lung nod arthimi, canvass o find that his conduct had been every where approv ed of. This principally arose from the honest and ecnsistent conduct which he lied exhibited since he had beer) in Perlin. ment. lu common with all tie friends of freedom he welsh ever mtintaiii thorns inciples which had been asserted at the revolution—principles which, although not always most pre. va'ent in this country, as a gentleman had just!y emarkr were most lasting and most co nduclae to the liberty and hap piness of the people. He could at the saute time most eon scientiously assure them, that if a great part of his liee bad been passed iu opposition to Ministers, he had ',ever given a vote from fatalous or disloyal motives. Tim lihea ties of t 1.4) people were insepat ably interwoven with the stability of the Crown ; and the people, n bile their rights and liberties we,. respected, would be ever ready to support the canstitutitin of King, Lords, end Com.nons. The people we re sincerely aid steadily attached to the cot.ititution for which our forefathe Wed.—to the gov-rnment under which their forefathers bat d happy at bona', and were glorious abroad,—to the welt b. - lanced constitution, which had rendered this country, although small in comparison with many other countries, great and gloricus beyoial alt comparison. But it thin country should he deprived of liberty, it would aeon return to its original insigniticauce. I.et who will be Minister, it he (Mi. ltvug) sit ... mild ever saerirce their interests to his own dirty he shon:d expect and deserve their abhorrence and execration ; but while he couselentiously performed his day, he was sure to live, not only in their voices, but in their hearts. If he shmild desert them. they wauld turn their backs upon him. and treat litin with the abhor.. recce and coatenipt which he should peculiarly deserve. He had said r ecuiiarly. because he bad, from theearliest period of :.is life, at. his father's &cattle, heard the people spcken of with reverence and afiivion. Be had only further so thank them most cordially for their votes and suffrages. Mr. Mcllisl. requested to be heard. IL riilled upon gams as En glishmen to give Pins an onportuuity of cieaking for himself ; his conduct had been vilified ; fie knew his friends approved of his con duct, but he wished to make a few explanations. Ile had never had a contrail in his life from Government. It was impossible to ex plain independence. lie had cud from conscience. and feared not to be a.ked any questions. As krg at, they reposer' ao mud% trust in him, he should never transgte,,bis duty. The coif lion end uproar was so vehement during the whole tuns of Mr. Meliish's address, that we could hear hint. though quite doe. to him, bin very indistinctly. The return wss then announced: at Mr. Mellish's name tho crowd vociferated " No. no." The thanksof the meeting were next . unanimously vaed to Sir Francis Bessnges, and to Sir George Al derson, ShcrillS, for their impartial condoct. Tile assembly was much more respectable than might be exeeeted at the htisticis of a county election. The new members were then caaired, but without any particular mark of distinction. • At the end of Brenttont neat Leaden, a large party o: bays aael girls arrayed themselves on both sides of the street. a lied with brae quantities of mud, and most plentifully bespattered all .whu wore the light blue ribend (Mr. Mash's badge) with mud. ATTACK ON SIR M. MAXWELL. On Tuesday crenin; a scriuur ;Amick was made on the per. son of this gentleman, gr. atly entlan4. nig his life we con not speak in terms of sufficient ablt.:. trace respecling this base and villainous act. The circitioritancv was agener.t.y and stuthentic..lo made known by a note from the medical a tend ants of Sir Murray, of whirls VIC f011.,44ing 14 ti folly " Sir M. Maxwell y^sterday afternoon, in consequence of a con tusion with a stone on the breast, but 'mire CApecially from the efftet of a severe blow on the temple, ha some 3yniiitoins of a very alarm ing nature, which continued for several hours. 'this morning, how ever. notwithstanding he has passal a very restloss night. thc““c symptoms appear to have yielded somewhat to the !neans Lalopted for their laid . ; but he is. as vet, by no means free trout danger. "J. lti• Eon. .6 J. o s E L L , .t.trgeons in AM:id:ince. "June N." The p.,rtictilars of the assault are thus related the return or Sir Murray from the hustings on Tuesday et ening he and his ti 'lends were first assailed by horrid oaths and eeratious, aml the must sanguinary rire.ats; about halt rs.iy between the hustings and the eniumiltee room, *Well is at Richardson's hotel, lie wits struck by a stone on his c h es t ; this d u es not appear In be the most ilangerons blow, or the last; for, just on reaching the home, he received a second blow on the left side of the head near the teini.le ;after this, he was with difficulty supported into the house, when bring completely exhausted, he was put to bed ; Isere lie received the attentions of two respectable medical 6entlenten ; but symptoms coming on, a pksivian nits sent lot Sir :Murray 31.o:will aft,rwatils became inure composed but was, as the above official flute states, not out of dangei on Wednesday morithig. 'rewards evenieg, bun ever, he was said to Le cott-ltlerably recovered. fireat interest was excited on Tuesday at the seat of the High Bailiff within the Westminster I; astinsta, conseipielo of an objeciion Ueing made by the friends of Sir m utin y m ax . well to the inhabitants within the liberty of St. Martishle • Gram! voting at the election, on the ground that by the Pe.; ()tlicc Aot, June 28, 1615, the liberty of St. Martin-to-I.4mA was attached to the Wiird of Alieiseote. '1 his ithjeethol being anticipated, Messrs. Skietor,Blithe, EVll$ll%, Peres, argued the ease in favour of the itiltiobitants. ou 1 1 ;1c part of SirSatnuel Romilly aim Sir Fraileis Burdett ; and %ir. Adol.„ pima againat the inhabitants,' oh the Tart of Sir n, ray well. The ea. , e bngagett the sittentlim of the It;;;Is Bailiff between Iwo and three hmua, is lien be.rutufdcutty the high importance of the question, and the aminerott. at ti!iii ed on hothsidea, postponed his ;let; ns.u,ttian WI intrhla y ming last when he dett•rudoed that tio.y had a light to vote ' most of whom shortly oft; ; ward , did fi.r Sit S. Romilly and Sir F. Mulett. . . N POt.ITICI4 OIHTU AP. Y.—Thr vet - writ& 31...t0r Chit wriOtt expired on Saturday week slant live o'clock. Ile 1 1;14 1 . 1 a r. hottred for many seats nnda r 1; itailical Refrain. 'I•1 ; , ! pro) ._ Mime cause of his ;leatlt, bun CY( a, 11.1 P Want lion. Douglas Kinnaird neat ly at the same timo his complaint was a ricci;led want of popularity. No man ewer (Ur lielitital 1111 . 4* as he did, and be went tad oldie we; hi with a vary had grace. 11 Wir,isor I:srpro,i says: --`• We are sorry to mention circtonstance that has astonished the musical profession. A favonrito female sill;or, who was notch admired at the Oxford Music Mewing in ilanders Air, • ise men flattering may d err ife 3M11,' and wife to one of the principal tenors, tor merly of the IVinasor choir, left her fissility of seven ti luirrn on Satin dav sc'tinight, with the son of a connhy o; ;anist ; having on the preceding evening sting at their annual belief t roncert to an elegant audience of 000 Person's, miller the lilirtmitte of a Royal Diti.e." Wcancriay Mr. W. Woodley. of Blarkwall. was found laurnz suqtuded from the tester of las bed, quiw dead. ,•• . • •