The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

.• IMP 011 with spirit, and .. didates, the crowd, 14 - - greater than on any form.. — j . oati-ponterce the numbers at the final close of the poll were declared, amidst lond shouts, to be, for Wilson 5370 Lord Mayor.... 42.10 Wood Curtis Mr. Wilson first came forward amidst loud shoots of applause and disapprobation. He as.uied the Meeting, that he felt as muck as any man the extent of the honour conferred upon him; the highest that could bell a mer chant of this great metropolis. When he considered the great exertions used by the friends of all the Candidates, and the continued increase of the votes in his favour, the obligations imposed upon him were redoubled, and the only return which he could make was, to assure them that he should discharge to the utmost of his power the duties imposed upon hum.--(Applause.) He could not tonclede without returning thanks to the two most excel lent Sheriffs fur the order and impartiality with which they had conducted the Election. Alderman Wood was received with loud and continued acclamations of applause. He said he could not express the gratitude which he felt for the distinguished honour which they had imposed upon him, in placing him in a situation so high upon the pull, and this too without any snanagemeat of I voted for him had come up spontaneously, without solici tation, or constraint. He could not retire without bear in testimony to the conduct of his late worthy Colleagues, who bad always been attentive to the discharge of their duties, late and early. ( pplause)—They had never blinked the question, but had always voted in imison with the great body o f the Livery. He assured the Li very, that he should himself always give a ronscientotts vote, and should he ever have the misfortune to differ with them upon any political subject, let them call a Common Hall, and he would freely resign to them the trust reposed in him. He concluded with saying, that he should always attend to their interests, and that his only wish was to stand well with his fellow citizens, iu whose esteem he wished to live. (Loud applause). Mr. Timothy Curtis next came forward to return thanks in behalf of his father, but was received with such a tremendous storm of disapprobatiun, that he was oi:ingest 14; l os sjet The Lord Mayor next came forward, but so great was the mixture of applause and disapprobation that we could sewer collect a word which he uttered. He returned thanks in a speech, and promised a faithful discharge of his duties. He also spoke on the necessity of baring great commercial men as their Representatives. Alderman Waitlitnau next presented himself, and was received with loud and reiterated shouts of applause. He said, that if he thought he had been defeated through any folly or misconduct on his part, or that his want of success had arisen from his having lost the good opinion of any one of his Coustitnents, it would have affected him in a manner that he should not easily have got over; but feeling that this was not the case, his mind was as tran quil as it ever was at an y period f his life. if he had any fault to find, it was with those who had uot the toe rage to come forward and vote according to their senti• meats. He would say, that those who had suffered them selves to be so deterred deserved all which they suffered, or would have to suffer from their timidity. (Cries of " True, true," from the crowd.) During the whole of this contest he had not put pen to paper, to write any thing of private detraction, nor cal •ated any one; neither had any of his friends, to his knowledge. (Ap plause.) If ever be had any thing to advance against an Wielded, lie always did it face to face. The worthy Alderman then entered into a long defence against some calumnies of kis opponents, and concluded with au avowal of his puulic principles, which want of room will nut permit its to give. He said, that if the Livery were all assembled in the Hall, even those who had voted for his opponents would hold up their hands in his favour. It was not in his nature to despair, and although it was not in mortals to command success, yet they would do more, they won't% deserve it! (Applause.) He returned thanks to his friends, Hail to those who had called him forward, and thew deserted him, he bade a long farewell, for lie owed them nothing. Alderman Thorpe returned thanks in a speech, and re gretted that the cause should have suffered through the jealousy of its (fiends, said congratulated himself with having dune his duty tehis Fellow citizens. He returned thauks to his supporters. The Hall was then dismissed, and the several Candi dates returned to their respective Committee Rooms with their friends. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. On Friday the road between Brentford and Hyde- 1 Park Corner disp'ayecl :0 ai and ittcreasint; bustle from as early an Mow s o'clock in th. morning. Many vehicles be - generally travelling that road, were its . Tol;$1 . , led inside and out with the friends of Ate cas.,,les . °. v s,l'hose in the interest of Mr. /stilstibifaft ',olre TES‘ze fto blue and pink , Mr. Hyng's (*lnure were L blew and orange; Mr. Idellish's light Isltte single he town of Brentfurd was, of course. uncommonly busy. Very spaciou, and well acc omma lated hustings r erected in ttreasford I tits, where the town population were eagerly wailing for the arrival of the Candidatsa from before nine o'clock. About that time the friends of the several Candidates left their different places ut rendezvous, and marched ur procession to die hustings with music and Limners. At halipast ten o'ciock the parties arrived heMre the hustings. A considerable cavalcade of .Ir. Whit bread's friends led the way, and drew up ill line. while Mr. Whitbread passed up to the entrance of Ilse hustings, drawn by the people in an open carriage, and cheered by all the persons present. Nlr. Hytig and his friends followed next, and was et/11.1;1y well received. NI r. Mellish followed, and bottle groans and hisses were mingled with the applause. The gentlemen afigisted and took t h e ir stations „it the hustings, the band playing " St. Patrick's Day in the Nlorniaig. , —The whole space within and without t he h u stings was by this time filled. The sheriffs and THE NATIONAL REGISTER. their officers came forward. The Court of Hustings I was regularly opened, the writ read , the Sheriffi sworn, and the Act against Bribery and Corruption read. The Crier then came forward, and asked the freeholders whom they would elect, Btc. Mr. H. Martin then cause forward. He said the I Electors were called on to exercise one of their most invaluable franchises, that of returning a member to represent that respectable county in parliament. (Ap plause.) If ever they were called upon more impera tively to exercise that privili ge with independence, it was at the pr, sent moment. They hound after live years of peace, this once flourishing country, groaning under an excessive taxation, with a stapant commerce, and a drooping agriculture. (Loud applause.) No im partial person but would concur with him in sayimr, that since England was a kingdom, she never was in so perilous a situation as that in which she now stood. (Applause ; "It is too true.") Arid what were the means to extirpate the country ? lie would answer, by the true constitutional exertious of independent and honest Members of Parlianieut. (Applause.) It was therefore the ditty as well as the interest of the People to return to Parliament those who, forgetful of their own private ends, were determined to devote themselves to the public good (applause); men who would employ their unbiassed, uninfluenced talents in the service of their country. (Applause.) They anticipated that he meant to propose a person of that description (applause); he meant their old Iteresentative, Mr. Byng. Mr. Trappaud seconded the nomination of Mr. Byng, in a handsome speech. Sir John Gthoott net:Leann forward to propose Mr. Mellish ; he was received with much disapprobation, mixed with partial applause. The disapprobation continuing, r H. Alartin stood forward to entreat a fair hearing, but the expressions of disapprobation still cominu. to John Gibbon, addressing the Electors, said, " Gen tlemen, your savage yells shall have no effect upon Inc." —Here the unimst indagnation was manifested, and Mr. Sherd Parkins stood forward, and told the Ba ron et that no such insulting language would be permit ted (rout the Hustings, addressed as it was to the people ho assembled there to exercise the dearest rights of freemen. (I'his was received with much applause.) Sir John Gibbon then went on in a speech, recom mending Mr. Mellish to the Electors of the County. He was seconded by Mr. Harman. Lord John Russel, stood forward amid the loudest ap plause, and proposed Mr. %X hitbread in a very eloquent speech. He mental with eloquence and feeling on the merits of his illustrious father, and on the great services which he rendered to the country. lie took a review of the Acts of the late Parliament, which he strongly con demned lie said the House of Commons were detect ed forging chains tor men countrymen. He alluded to the state of Ireland .15 a melancholy instance of the ef fects of bad gover [[[ east, and exhorted the people, if they wished fur the restoration of their rights; rf t h ey wished for law and order, to return independent men to liarliainent—(Applause.) As such he proposed Mr. Sa muel Charles 11 hitbread—(Applause.) The nomination was seconded by Mr. Alderman Wood, woo was warmly received by the Electors; tie S.llll that Mr. Whitbread was determined to follow ur the footsteps of his father, what inure security or pledge Jul they require ?--(Great enthusiasm and cries of " ISo other.") Mr. Byng felt always grateful in addressing the Free holders of Middlesex. If his ability was not of that na ture to serve them as well as ne could with, he would not give up to any man in point of zeal. He was tor the glorious Revolution of 168 d, and he would always support the liberties and privileges of his countrymen, --kßravo, you have always done your duty.)—He trust ed the Freeholders would again place I in that high and honourable situation as their Representative in Par liament; and no exertions should be wanting on his part, in order to preserve their liberties pure and unsul lied. Ile, however, must apologize to the Freeholders, from the snorttiess of time allowed Min to canvass 'hem; and he would not occupy their time any longer at pre sent ; but retire confident mat their exertions would again prove succesinul.—(Luird applause.) Mr. Mellish next appeared, and was received with every sort of discordant noise and uproar. After some minutes he caught the opportunity to state, that he would only address a few words to 111e111. (At this time Mr. Sheriff Parkins directed the attention of the Con stables to a man in the crowd who held a rope in his hand.)—Mr. Mellish's voice was drowned—but lie took another opportunity to 51.1ie, that lie would retire if the people diu not think fit to hear hint. He continued, after inure interruption—When you talk of freedom dud liberty, I claim to be heard, as an Englishman's right. He had heard much of Freedom and the Constitution, and he professed himself an advocate for both. There •wari an allusion that lie was not as independent as the lather Candidates, which he denied. He never had a contract with Government, as was slated, nor was he under any obligation to Nlinistilt . s. if he did not agree with their measures lie would oppose them—but lie al. ways gave a conscientious and an homiest vole.—(Mueli utsapprobatimi, and cries of " Ten thousand a year f o r the Duke of York.")—He was much pleased with the last Acts of Parliament, and so were a great mayotity of those lie was addressing, who had appro%ed of theni• His cantass ensured success—and elections were nut carried by noise and tumult; he asked lair play, and hoped to succeed. Mr. I% hitbread next appeared, and was greeted Witt' morn applause. It was two sears since he last addressed the freeholders, in support of a fticud who been tiled and approved of (Mr. Byng), and he 11111 V addressed them wore great diffidence, bale think mg that he should become a candidate fur that honour they utought Mr. Byng worthy of. He 14:It sensibly the important trust the freeholders were endeavouring to elevate him to. lic had beta proposed as a candidate ~. - ...* by a body of freeholders, and he could not possess th feelings of a man to disobey them. He hoped those h were addressing, would not suppose he had the vanity to introduce himself to them on any other grounds. He venerated the feelings of his father as a son anal an En glishman, and as .he freeholders had placed 'mat in the honourable station of a candidate, he would state his political views. They would not expect from him a long detail On particular questions. A thorough relorm in Parliament was absolutely necessary, and that ought to be the leatlioa question in the House of Commons.— Should he beramie a member, his object would be to do away useiess places, and suppoit Civil and Religions Liberty. His youth was started as an o'ijection, but that was a fault which would rectilv itself. He should now leave the cause in their hands, and he bad no doubt of ultimately pros lug successful. Ott the retire ment of Mr. Whitbread, the applause was loud and universal. Toe slum of hands was decidedly in favour of Messrs ‘Vhithread and Byog ; hot a poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Mellish. At fiat close of the pall the numbers were : Bvios 437 NV:thine:ld - 285 Mellish 262 Mr. Byne polled most plumpers, and he returned thanks to the freeholders. Although lie 100 l the honour he said, 4/1 addressing the Ireeholders a few hours ago, he could not take his leave of them without returning his cordial thanks for their kitsch exertions in placing him in the highly Hatteriug state on the poll. However Nattering to his personal peelings, he did scot suppose it was from his personal oleo', Csitt 1116 lice of past con duct as a 1/11111 ic man which had so placed Min Before he took his leave, he begged to allude to a circumstance more than once mentioned that day, niat he had inter fered with other candidates. He hail a rgiti io state it, as his decided orinion, that it would be res iiiii ptuous in him to interfere to serve any other candaket. In these enlightened days he was now addressing men who could judge for themselves, wilose zeal And fidelity at tached to that consistency which made Engashmen happy at home and glorious to the world. He had served faithfolly for thirty years in opposition to ininis ters upon principle, and he never once ac ed Irons fac tions or Disloyal heeling its the course of his lite, Mr. Whitbread followed in return i ng thaisks, and apologised, and was ahsamed to take the precedence of Mr. Mellish, the oldest candidate (a cry of " lie is of no use"); but he was iiifortikd that, being second upon the poll, it was his turn to speak. The electors would imagine what his feelings were, at being placed second upon the poll, where he wished to be. He was glad to see his old and tried friend who headed the poll. He thought with Mr. Byng, that it would be presumptuous in him to offer to interfere with other candidates, as there was a joke about blowing hot and cold in the saute breath. But this was no joke now. Mr. Whit bread concluded by exhorting the freeholders to be on the alert, as they were not fighting for all indiv id ua l , but for a cause. lie did slot wish then' to Vole I . ol' 111111 Jividually; but lie wished Oleos to vote conscientiously and cousistently. (Loud applause.) Mr. Mellish appeared to return thanks, and he was assailed with hisses, groans, aid discordant noise, which prevented a hearing, notwithstionling the exertions of the Sheriffs to rstore gaiet He informed the populace if they cootilmeti thus, lie should make up his mind not to say a word.—(peak, exclaimed a voice f the crowd, the Reporters can hear you.) All that he would say was, that lie was thankful for the support of his friends who had come forward, and implored theft not to be frightened out of their rights ' or at the twenty three votes a-head of him. He had frienus to come for ward who would place him, ultimately, well on the poll. He retired amidst mach uproar, and the conduct of persons no his road to London was the same as that at the hustings. The other candidates were drawn in their carriages by the populace. BATH ELECTION.—At the election for this city the two old members, Lord John Thynne and Cul. Charles Palmer, were elected without opposition.— Lord John Thynne returned thanks; he was fol lowed by his worthy and gallant colleague, Col. Palmer, in nearly the following words:— .‘ In returning you my win - win inanks tor the honour yon have again conferred upon sue, I wished to abstain fiom any allusion to the events which have taken place but I owe it, not only to those to whom I am indebted for my present r, turn, but to my fellow citizens at large, to euelea your to pi event the recurrence of that danger to their liberties and independence to which the pale cootebt had exposed them " The question of this contest has been neither more nor less thins whether the representation in Parliament of tills peat and populous city should have been handed over and inane subservient to the will of the Crown and the Adminis tration, or that the Members of the Body I Corporate, acting in behalf of their fellow citizens, should left to be flee ezeicise of their own discretion in the choice of their representatives. " Whatever the motive which has put an end to this straggle, 1 ant sincerely happy to be spared the necessity of an exposure, which a sense of dusty to those who have so nobly stood forward in defence of their unit honour and character, as the guardians of the tights of their fellow - citizens, would have compelled me to have made ; and which, had it hero necessary, nu cousideration w ha:- ever should ha% e induced me to decline. But I cannot dismiss the subject without appeal ug to those amongst you for whom I entertain the most sincere and unfeigned resin ct, but who, 1 inn surly to say, have hers' made the miconseiotin agetols in an attempt, as unjust and pi ejihli clit I to your own interefts, as improper in itself, and sub versive of the deafest rights and privile.:ea ot our cOnsti - Intim!. Confider, Gentlemen, the sacred 11'11.1 c ftuunitted to your care• that, as members ot this corporation, it is sour bounden duty to watch Over and defend those fiber.. ' ties fur which your ancestors have fought and bled and to suffer nu consideration whatever of private interest or