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r I 1/.` a 1 . , Yesterday. very shortly after the poll commenced. rotes tor Mr. Mainwaring weie ob.erved to b- ir- nturertsus th.:n Sir Francis Burdett':. At t•vt.ive a:c lot nun .;:,posed to be ninety tit' ee 4 he ti; and when the St4tC of the poll was announced ft five. the numbers stood For Mr. MAlrmaring • Far SW f r&ncia Suid•stt . . . OWN AND ANCHOR TAVERN. Majority Is, Mr. 'detonating it The usual sc i e s n e lt ar lk3=r2ook lace when the amebae wete • 4, and exclwtions of ewt, were gatenl=silence suceMed on the of Sir FRANCIS to be heard. He spoke at f ic Gentlemen, you will media when I addressed yes yesterday, I did n express epagnine hope of beijg able tp i bring our exertions : aisi on ithis day . . Tr your illkmber, I 4ited my et of bringing ,sufficient strengtV on to. • and Saturday, to decide the cdotest, and est to the Crag,. I cannot feel the least •on vs 60111 my ideersary'ssuccess on this day's 7117wben I recoiled the majorities againin me, at the early part of the last Elftion, the present liett not appear of any consequeifee; for, I trust, we . gun finally be as successful :Icon thatipecasion. When yes look at the small number of persons that have - letcompared with the freeholders who polled last elation, there is no room to be dissa defied with the poll as it now stands. I will state So you'a tad, and you will. at least, have the sans faaion of knowing this is a struggle of the freedom jpd independence of the county with oppression, lit the event be what it may (ifazaa ! hand I!) There me about four hundred iliersons holding of. I ' , ll in this county that did claim a right to poll; • Mehra/arm of the Sheriff on the occasion to state they arc liable to be called make their right Jnpear. Gentle not down at the Hustings so early as tire been, because I was putting in predict stated at the close of yesterday's pall : vassing with adivity I did so ; and have shall feel ti,t g oci cffeet of it. have all you Freeholders who value your ,dependence and a fret constittition. do not r:lax ' keep back your support, but, struggle a g aiiet th e efforts ^f corruption and Lad and r: piked eueriot acharnsted fee lie rencianaa aim. address). 'WAIL:NG then attempted to speak, but would not stiffer him to proceed, .aw e having obtained silence, observed, itoes rededed, they would find it their : attending to Sir Francis Burdett, to ipeech of "dr. Mainwaring. The hissing did not, however, diminish, when Mr. again began to speak ; and, after haw second attempt in vain, he withdrew 'stings. tdidates left Branford, amidst the usual &Mies and cheering mounded from all Si• Francis passed with his Aged and 1k Mr. Mainwaring had to encounter and groans cd the multitude. The road to ;bilked smendeffigies hanging on gibbets of meationed Gentleman. AU! lanintersmith, a bad ludicrously placed over his window, tarred in wood. and a grotesque figure i chair—these were decorated with Mr. towariog's colours, and underneath was written— end his Committee. jokes of Owe deseription passed at the public-hoosei i but the vigilance of consta pemented riot or disturbance. accident occurred near 'rumba= Green r one :is Burdett's coaches broke down, in con which, a young man broke his kg. . past six o'clock, Sir Francis Burdett, blisix outriders. carrying bentserwil tray vadat and InSprisdenat, in latge gold let. thins, proceeds d up the Strand in his post • mtd four, the band playing lieges 1 Oak, immediately followed by the boeuuful Ladies "-modish and C. Yomonby, with two other - s their brands pnd four. The horses :s decorated whit Sir Francis's ribbons, ladies attired is buff and blue. the emblems party. They were warmly greeted by the husras of the admiring crowd: Ai they Barrett for era resounded from all As soon as the ladies saw Sir Francis Crown and Anchor, they ordered their .0 turn out of the crowd, and drive the back Devoashire home. OF m FRANCIS SURDtTrS FRIENDS. Ay, the friends of Sir F. Burdett met, in ;of the advertisements for that purpose, at ns and Anchor Tavern. in the Strand, in chew their attachment to that distinguished and. at the same time. to devise and agree and cosies( mode of concluding, in future. • so that be may he returned the sitting . the lest County in the ('nited Empire. many asinems past six o'clock, the doors am met wee thrown open. when near Gentlemen took their seats at the different the bead of which was LORD W. RUSSZLL, IN TES CHALON. than ten minutes afterward:, Sir F. &w -hit appearance, dire& from the Hus , ings ', mid was received by a thunder of the tlt and enthusiastic applause. the tables were cleared, 'OMAN gave the following toast: biddoceident Dear, of PA4dltiex ; an.l may they, in dui: Representatives, em commit their own dig '• Country's ►reedons. . was drunk with three times three, most unbounded applause. ,accts, after a icw prefatory winds, which distiadly bear—gave Adttleu, the VIM Ms d of humanity; the indignant pp, so, and the tinily este-tot ut his country% ' that be away be crow bed with Uic wreau of victory cement. toast wu drin k with the most entlituiastic ipplanee, and only hushed into a calm, ig forward of _ who spoke to the following par 1--Gentlemen, “ If I had any personal vanity aharalaycompensated by the my warm astEaf fedionate-gsancer, in which you have just' now done me, the beinour to drink DI beat*. I am, however ; sine. that I shall be universally believed by You, when I assure you, that the greatest, and indeed the only gratification, I can recetve, is in the contemplation, that the contest. M which I am now engaged, is for the pus pore of dlknsling the rights, frauchiags, and independence of the Freeholders of the coiFty of Middlesex. If my efforts should be crownedwith meccas, likpllesteera myself more than abfudantly overpaid ; nlie contrary should unfortu nattly be the case, I shall feel myself repaid in the re fiction. of conscience, which will every moment assure rt I have, on my own part, never omit ted th st effort which might, in any degree, tend to foster and keep up the drooping spirit of Li berty in 4.je free country. Gentlemen, the many foul an caluinnies, which have been so indus triously circulated against my conduit, I have ever disdained to contradift : because I was certain they cetdd never make an impression on any other minds, than such as are liable to be warped by the jaundice of the slightest prejudice ; and the full attendance, which I have the honour and pleasure to see this day, convinces me, that such prejudice has not per vaded the minds of those who once have professed themselves my friends. ICAO, indeed, truly &utile you, Gentlemen, that the struggle I have lately mad-, as fell as that in which I am at this moment ens; tged, is for you, and not for myself. I have never telt the slightest inclination for the enjoy menu of power in my own person. My principle, and I may indeed say my sole wish, has been, that my country should enjoy the means of checking and cotarouling unbridled and unconstitutional power. At a moment like the present, when the efforts of every individual now here are so esstntially neces sary towards promoting and forwarding the ;nterests of the Lleittion, by an active and unremitting can , Tess, it would ill become me to detain you by any length of speech. more than will suffice to assure you, that, from my earliest knowledge of the affairs of the world, and of the constitution of my own country in peiticular, I have ever found myself im pressed with an inveterate hatred to tyranny and oppression, and wit.. an inflexible abhorrence of the charafter of a Tv eater. whether it bore the name of Pt et or B0111•PARTR• " I come now, Geudsruen. to the particular cause which occasionel the calling of the present Meeting ; and it is almost unnecessary for me to say, that its primary and most essential objea is to form the best plan which can be devised for most effort:Wally can vassng the various districts and divisions of this ex tensive County. so as to secure the Election. Gen demon. it behoves me to remind you that this can only be done by a strenuous and =dorm system of activity in canvassing every department; nay, I may even say, every recess of its vast extent, where a vote is even lihdy to be found. I am induced, Gentlemen, to be the more particularly urgent on this bead, because I have the most positive assur ances, and even proofs, that the efforts and exertions of the opposite party, though silent almost as the grave, are alive and industrious as the stimula of ants and bees for their future preservation. Those industrious inseis are ever labouring to lay up a store which may defend them from the rude attacks of au uncommon and protratted winter. Our op ponents are equally stimulated by a dread that the success of our efforts should be crowned by the downfall of corruption, on which they have so long fed and fattened. You see, therefore, Gentlemen, the strong incentives by which they are stimulated to be ever on the alert ; and, at the same time, it must be evident to you, bow great the disadvantage is under which we labour ; for the virtuous ate ever confident is their own open and undisguised cause, aad, depending on the intrinsic value and weight Of that. are frequently too apt to minx in their efforts. This is an error whist which it is peculiarly incum-, bent pa us to guard. It is therefore necessary for me to remind you at this moment, that our, whole success depends oa the alive and unre-' mitung exertions of &elms friends ; that it is' assoluiely requisite every one. who wishes well to the cause ia which we are now engaged, should use lug most sadulamendeavt ur. to prevail on his neigh bours, and all with whom he has influence, to come forward as speedily as re ,sible. 'The enemy are well-disciplined , perfealy skilled in the arts and wiles of eleetionaering warfare. We mly be said to be but young in the field, unhackneyed in those tram. melo and anxious only to promote and forward the cause in which we are engaged—Me immortal anise qf - likely. Under these circumstances, I am sure, Gentlemen, yogi; will excuse my endeavour to impress on your minds. that, surrounded as we are with alive opponents, votes can only be got up to the poll, by the must strenuous, uniform, and unremitting exertions of individuals ; and, I hope and trust, these will nut in the smallest degree be wanting. " Gentlemen, having stated thus much on that head, I be; lease to call your attention to anwher very material point, in which I have indeed been very ill, and very wrongfully treated. I have been most egregiously misrepresented and traduced, as differing very essenualle from Gentlemen, whb are, and havelong been known to be, the staunchest and most determined friends of the Coo stitutional Free dom of their country. I beg leave to take this op portunity of deny in; this fold and malignant charge. in the most unequivocal manner. Flaying, from my earliest youth, been independent in my princi ples, I may, perhaps, have been guilty of that er ror, incident to a young and ardent mind, of fol lowing, too implicitly, the bias of my own senti ments ; but, in so doing. I have never been *floated by an opinion, that those Friends of the Constitution, and of the Cause of Freedom, were not suietly right, or from a wish to express a difference of po litical sentiment from them. This is not, however, a time, when men. aaually eng age d i n t h e same no ble an d disinterested cause, should suffer themselves to split on small differences. Unanimity can alone give success to the patriotic advocates of the Camstia tntional Freedom of this country. I hope, there fore, we shall all al with one accord in that glorious cause, and that henceforth our only difference shall be, who shall exert himself most, to secure the blessings of our invaluable Constantino, and to pre- SCrV2 those rights and privileges, which. under that, have been banded down to us by our ancestors. " Gentlemen, I will not at present trespass fur. duo on your time. I feel myself most gratefully impressed by the very kind and affediemmse steamer •••• •a. ••• •••••• srau , ALIIAL A Lie s leave, in return, to drink your s, with every senti ment Of respeet, esteem, and affeoion." • This speech was received with loud and reiterated bursts of applause. Sir F. &Japers. then gave as t wait— A retrove t lt to the cootents of 31. m,, CJraii•, and the Rdl of Rights; and attention to th.s, fragments of tlicm winch remain. Drank with three times three, amidst the loudest plaudits. Mr. TOWNSENn (son of the late celebrated Atte- man Townsend) then offered himself to be ueard, and, silence being obtained, he began by saying, that in the cool moments of the morning, he had repeated to himself a few sentiments which he wish ed to deliver ; but, conscious he was going to eater into a vortex of canvassing which would de. range the thread of his ideas, he had applied to a friend to put them to paper, and would from that, with the leave of the company, read them. He could say with that inflexible patriot, the late Lord Abingdon, " \ Th at I have spoken I have written ; and what I have written 1 will sign at the hazard of my fortune and my blood." He then proceeded to read his sentiments : "That as an old voter for the county he might venture to deliver his opinion; that he considered one of the candidates on the present occasion very unfit to represent the county for a variety of reasons, but par ticularly as his conduit the day before yesterday at the Hustings had shewn him far more qualified and fitting for a meeting at Jacob's Wells, than fur the dignified assemblage of St. Stephen's Chapel. The grand question at present was—" Whether we shall continue to be free like oar ancestors, or base ly prostrate our necks for the Minister to put his foot on ? That Minister, who had, in fail, done more towards the injury of this country than any one who had ever preceded him, and he hoped more than any Minister would be suffered to do again. (Load cfplasie). That Minister who had poisoned every source of freedom, and cnrrnpted almost every channel and avenue of virtue." 1 le made a very humourous allusion to the conneaion which has so long been supposed to exist between a certain Right Honourable Gentleman of cthbie eds. brio and the old lady of Threadneedle-street ; and confessed he was not at all surprised that none of that old lady's numerous tenants, lessees, or adhe rents, should have found their way to the virtuous and patriotic poll of Sir F. Barden. This speech was received a ith the greatest plaudits. Mr. TOWNSEND then gave as a toast, Use heart, one mind, Anylune soul, in su i yort of congas tional intevity ; which WAS drank with three times three amidst the loudest plaudits. Mr. Ctirroan then came forward, and said, "If this meeting had been called for convivial poi imses, he would not for a moment intrude himself en th : time of the company ; but as it was " 1 intent of forwarding the cause . loa Sir F. Burdett, he conceived ..as only doing his duty in stating what he th ~ r ight to be the best mode of securing that desiral,:.: i.vent. lie obserycd that it was very extraordinary that on the fourth day's poll, when the County was by no means exha . inted, these had been polled no more than 447. On the same day, in the last Eleaion, upwards of 1500 had been polled. Now only 1400 and odd; which left a deficiency of 85 ; and, comparing the toge ther as they were, ar.d are at this day, Mr. Main- Wiring bas now a deficiency to what he had then of 515. He mentioned thio only on the ground to chew how relax the poll had comparatively been oft both sides, and particularly so on that of the Go vernment Candidate. He would, therefore, advise, that the present company should, in different parts of the county, endeavour to form committees, and agree to take as many to the next day's poll as they possibly can; and that all present shall say when they themselves will positively pull. lie merited that the friends of Sir Francis Burdett were so late in the day before they brought up thei r ; votes. This very day 150 votes for Sir Francis had been objeaed to, merely because there was not suf ficient time to discuss their sights. This WAS a deep and cunning trick of the enemy, and ought to be guarded against by every possible means. He hoped, therefore, that gentlemen interested in this glorious contest would, to-morrow, endea vsiur to bring up votes early in the morning. Mr. Plummer and he would be at the Hustings at nine o'clock, and, if they were brought forward at that time, much progress might be made in discuss ing their claims, and substantiating their right to vote. He begged leave to inform those who were concerned in committees, that every attention should be paid to the east part of the county, where the most unparalleled exertions were made by the oppo site party. He mentioned a clergyman having brought up thirty votes that day, which were all destined for Sir Francis Burdett. Ile overheard his conversation, in which he stated, that these men had believed that Sir Francis Burdett was a loyal man; but, said the orrieens clergyman, " I have undeceiv ed them, and now the tide runs as strong for Mainwaring, as it lately did for Sir Francis." He alluded to the advertisement of Sir Francis Burdett, in which he had congratulated the Freeholder s of the county in having done away the whole tribe of bell-ringers, sextons, grave-diggers, flee. of West minster Abbey, and the gentlemen of the law in t':e various Inns of Court. These gentlemen of the law had, however, again tendered their votes for Mr. Mainwaring. on time ground that what was determin ed by one Committee of the House of Commons, might be rev; I,ed by a subsequera one. These votes had,however, been objected to ; and Mr. Knowlys, tin Common Serjeant of the City of London, who was the Assessor for the Sheriffs, had decidedly said, that though his private opinion was that these haw officers had a right to vote, yet, standing its tht situation he then did, he would advise the Sheriffs to decide according to the resolution of the House of Commons; and they were accordingly rejeilted. He therefore would recommend the most general and unremitting exertions ; and said, that if every man present would only bring up one individual to poll, Ise would pledge his life for the success of the contest. (Loud Appian:a.) Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL from the Chair then gave as a toast : The Statesman, wliose pates and temper are types of the !knish Constitution, combining benevolence with wrscLito, Madill/II With energy—Mr. Fez. This was drank with three times three, amidst a thunder of .the most enthusiastic plaudits, which i, p.ttriot.sm, yon the sentiments 4,lt f e ee d sluel l p; a pofo r Ards supposing a 61n Itircitel:l)j, elkeedrila'srildbresiosedtdritni;thee.meAett. continued kitr T o i t i . s d had it 2 , 1 , so t. ir.g to the following purport: t . onalernen—A s yiiu. have drank the health of Mr. 'e ox with that distinguished and enthusiastic applause, which those whit are acquainted wlt the iour s i t t a y te of to li ana his numerous virtues, niputt fair to do, 1 be uo leave iit the present important contest. I will not, C;entlemen, trespass on your time at present by en tering into any eulogium on Sir Francis Burdett. I will neither wound - his delicacy by any flattery, nor insult your understanding by cessary to do so. It is sufficient to say, you kn ow him by the candour, openness, and patriotism of his condud, and let that speak for him as it ought. I cannot help adverting to, and calling your recollec tion to the times in which we are now placed ; the serious and eventful crisis in which we are at thO moment; a crisis which, not lone ago, was ~ and forcibly felt by a! host the wbole nation, tin,. most strenuous effort was made to form an Cl I silent, in which all the talents, all the rank, respedability, and all the property of the. es:linos , should be included, in order to meet theft:n:6.l3'l.e combination of circumstances with which we kite to contend. This intended arrangement has beea frustrated and set aside ; but I am happy and proud to say, that at the same time ail calumny, vai:ce. : and malignant as it has been, is now wiped away from my illustrious friend, and that no individual can at this moment boast of standing on %a high a pinnacle of fair and welbearned fame as Mr. Fox (feud aid ri•erated plaudits). Not ' only all England. but I us ty say all Europe, look to him as the greatest Statesman of the age ; as the man peculiarly enabled to save his country in the hour of its utmost danger ; and all wishoo bury in oblivion those unfortunate and shameful impressions which the foul breath of calumny and malice have for a time been able to raise to his prejudice. C,e n .. tlemen, we all know that the arrangement I have alluded to has been frustraod by the iaterpositien of a dark cabal---by the d irk and secret m a . chinations of a fitefise, who for fatty yeas have counteraded every effort of the m u s t zealous and aftive friends of the Constitution ; a faction that, Lord Chatham repeatetty declared, " p wised a power behind the Tnrone greater than the Throne itself ;" a fitedion against which Mr. Burke employed both his voice and pen, ro hold forth and pourtray in those deformed and gloomy colours, which he thought so peculiarly attached to it ; a faEtion against which Mr. Pitt began his litical career, by condemning, in the most setae and unqualified terms ; a faaton, which Mr Fox has uniformly oppnsed, is so dish ri g i oislied and :tiro ble a style, as to draw down on himself prosciip. Lion, and every concomitant: Abuse and slanaeo with o :licit envy and maligoity ctoild attack his daring :::ot noble patriotism. In opposition to this detesta ble f. tr ,n, Sir F. Borden now stands a Candidate for your . affrages as Bleat,' s of the first county to the kingdom—and, by your decision, you will shew whether virtue and patriotism have deserted it, and whether the influence of mercenary contrac tors shall diaak to use county the choice of their Representatives." This stoech was received witlrlorr. of appleas4 Mr. La attune then rose and said—l , t.;entle men, the sentiments you have just heard so ably delivered, came from a member of en ill , ::!rious fa mily, whose memory cannot fail to be ever detr ever; one who loves the co istitution, and-is a Mead to the rights of Englishmen; a family who have stood forward in defence of both, at the risk of their fortunes, their honouts, their rank. and even their lives. Gentlemen, I need not inform you it is Lord William Russell, whose healt.); I propose we shall drink with three times three,;, . This health was drunk with the greatest applause. Several plans were then propased for the further ance of the interest of Sir F. Bartlett, which we do not mention, lest they should convey information to the opposite party. About half past eight o'clock, Lord W. Russell left the room, amidst universal plau.iits s and Mr. W. St4llll was called to the chair. He commenced his Presidentship, by observing, that as there was an interval in which no one had any tbing to offer of more impurtance, he would beg leave to propose a toast. He had it tto mention health of our Noble Chairman, just departed, fir that had already been enthusiastically drank ; but he would propose another member of that illus. trious house, %%hose virtues were numerous, and who, except in not being so well known, yielded nothing to the Duke, bis departed brother. The Duke of 11-4 ord. This toast was drank wi.h three times three, amide universal plaudits. Sir F. Buena yr came forward, and spoke to the following purport :—" Gentli man, though 1 am going to - leave you, I am sure you will employ the remainder of the evening in such a Wanner as wtil meat erfeaually conduce to the promotion of the interests of that great cause in whLh we are now en gaged. I am now obliged to depart, in era(' to pie in an active canvass for the remainder el the even ing. Before I leave yon, however, it is my wish to give one health, which, I trust , will be dear to all the lovers of the liberties of England ; I y.: epos • to the health of a. The P,ill cs • of ;" wits drank with three umes three. amidst tie mos: bounded and reiterated plaudits. Sir F. Burdett then withdrew, amidst the buzz's and applause of the meeting. Among the Noblemen and Gentlemen present, 's • observed, the Earl of Guildford, Lord ." Russell, P. Francis Esq. M. P. R. Ad.iir, Eer M. P. W. Smith, esq. P. M. P. H. C. Combe, Esq. M. P. with a lottv.ll4 rd highly respcSahle Gentlemen, whose names we can nut mention for want of worn. ilia whole corn ' pang amounted to about three bundled, and nevcr did an evening pass away with more order, decorum. an d Purf•ft unanimity ; every individual seeming 1 " conceive himself as on ly an element C6TflpMillg 1 1l It whole body by wh om so great and glorious a cati:e can alone be supp orte d w i th succekc • A little after WO's:lack, the wholecompany toi departed it: peace and good order, to renew their es forts in behalf o f t h e i r truly worthy Can d i d at e. It is but justice to Mr. Simpkin to say. that t o ,, he dinner was good. plentiful, and well :undo a nd • the wines excellent. I and the *dare ambles me to ! WOO to malts arm I was no I should have bi , •.; the precept IsL was c4nrassini a doubt we sha only to say, at independence an your seal, or kt iror freedom ay rawer." (li as taw lime. at lin Mr. MallaWa the popultce we Sheriff Suva if the auditors • duty, after am bear the speech and noise did )lainwaring ag iag made a set from the Main Both Candid] sealimion. des as Si rif L t r e 7; while the hisses and g town exhibited the but meatier shop-keeper has several hears tat meted in a ch Maimeariag's o n, Aiwa Jokf IMblreat public. • . Wes peuvented •An accident. of Sir Francis I sequence of whi At half past 1 I preceded by sit lire. with Bard ten, on them. chaise and foe and immediate 1 H. Cavendish Lath., in the and arrrants d and the ladies r al their party. ; plaudits and be dame alorg, grareers. As t alight at the Ci carnage to turn 1 way to Devtrasl • CROW • • iItEtVIG or a Yesterday, a pursuance of di' .• the Crown .; ardor as she'd ' Patriot sad. a . k * 60 tin best and Welkin& ; to Member fat eh About tisane] ef die pia XI • 300 Gentlemen tab .1 at the b 1 Ia less than Beet made his al • eft arentiord, as moss iteart.felt soon as the i • ThirCaaieu, 'The bid decor • She &eke at their I nits, sad their Coe This toast w 1 amidst the most Mr. r aatCll, Ire could not die Mt V. &want, I antlver of apprising ~, sights ; and that be fi 66 she present gents - This toast wet r i thundering appli by the coming fa Syr t. Buaor psis s--Genden l ft.PE! 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