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upon the subject ? and whether I was not upon the
point ot oresenciro to Parliament, a few days pre-
'ions to the dissoltrion thereof, a Bill to accomplish
these . jells? The Magistrates of Westminster,
who, woike those in the connuy, are paid and pen-
sioned hy Government, assume to themselves the
power of taking away a license from any publican,
oitio.to assigning any reason for such a conduct,
and against their determination there lies no appeal.
I ssy that this is a most improper power for freemen
to allow to be exercised by any Magistrate; and I
have ,irs doubt that many worthy publicans, who
may have lent their support and influence to Sir F.
Buisett. may now be the vidims of that unjust au-
thority, either upon the grounds of their having
given ant import, or up..n some other pretence,
calcallaid to evince the feelings of the defeated
government Having finished what I intend to '
male, with regard to the Candidate upon my left,
1 shall now turn towards the Candidate upon my
right Before I say a word that can be con-
siderd !insole to the Noble Lord, I am proud
to find him pursue that liberal course, which,
I trust, I have pursued from the commence'
meet of this Eleftion. Undoubtedly, I did feel
strongly and forcibly the reflection which was cast
by him upon the memory of Mr. Fox, through the
sides of those who were his followers and his friends.
I must thank the Noble Lord for baring retracted
the assertion which he made upon the preceding
day: Tile next qualification to precaution is, the ac-
knowledging of errors committed. What I wish
now to address to the Noble Lord respells that
Ministerial corruption, by which he has stated to
you I was supported, in the last Election. His
first theige was. that I had received first 10001
and then 80001. from the Treasury, in support
of my Election, jointly with Sir S Hood. I re-
lated him to two gentlemen, who can inform
ban. that Sir S. Hood and I never had a joint
areoent, and farther that neither Sir S. Hood nor
myself ever had a single farthing of the public mo-
sey ; finding this charge denied, the Noble Lord shifts
his ground, and turns it to the private subscriptions
of certai s individuals, whose names he read to you.
I know, as Mr. Jennings said, that there is not
only an law in rhe land to prevent this from taking
place. but that n' consti,utional principle could be
ober vef. or public u it is- be derived, which can or
ought to present the L •ends of any Candidate in
andeavoutiog to support .sins in the expenses of his
Medics& Were it otherwiae, the consequence must
be. that no MAN however independent in mind
and co .dud, can ever be supported by the people
in his necessary expenses, if he cannot of himself
withstand the purse if a richer Candidate. In the
list which the Noble Lord read, he was mistaken in
all the sums ; but I only hope, that it will be a hint
to the individuals therein mentioned, and others, to
come forward a second t me, so a, to nisi it the
subject of a second impot •.:00. Acryin:za: the per-
sona named by the Noble Lord, was a N.iole Duke,
who subscribed the most considerable sum ; but I
believe. that Lord Cochrane has really been so
much at sea, that he actually imagines the Duke of
Queensberry to have been the 'First Lord of the
Treasury ; but this I can say, that he then was, and
is a person totally unconamded with the Adminis.
traliea. He has, however, long honoured me with
die opinion, that I was an independent man, who
my party, bat my country better. It was
With that view that be did afford assistance, and I
believe, a more popular ad he never committed in
hie life time; and I only hope, that the suggestion of
the Noble Lord will produce another thousand from
the same quarter. (Lead laughing and applausef.
There is another subscription to which I may al-
lads; I mean that of Sir Francis Burdett. I will
suppose. that I see, amongst other names, that of
Mr. Bosville, that of Mr. Brand, the Member for
Hertfordshire, and that of Mr. Cuthbert. and many
who are my principal friends, and friends to the
true cause of liberty ; I will suppose, ton, that in
that list I could read, not names affixed to large
sums. but to crowns, half crowns, and even shil-
lings; should I say that Sir Francis Burdett was
disgraced by accepting of such subscriptions ? or
that those who have made them, have violated the
principles of the Constitution ? Having said thus
much upon this general subject, the only inference I
shall draw is—that amongst the friends of Mr. Fox
there has not been the same real and energy dis-
played as might have been expected. I have lent
myself to the cause of Whig liberty, and if they
have not stood forward with zeal to support me, I
say the fault does not lie with me, but with them."
Lord Cocithatia began, by expressing his satis-
faidion at the state of the poll, and trusted, that
those principles which he had evinced both verbally
and by publication, had been the cause of the fa-
vourable reception he had met with. The list of
subscriptions which be had read, contained the
names of those who were Members of His Majes-
ty's Administration. or friends to the then existing
Government, whose interference at all times was
MAst illegal. He again shenld most unequi-
vocally ditty, that he had formed any junction
or coalition with the other Candidates. —He
declared, that should he get into the House of
Commons, he should always state. in the plainest
manner, the motives foe anT me be gave; so that
it might be seen, whether it proceeded from any
error in judgment, or from any error in the
heart; and whatever might be his present deficien-
•eies, in regard to public speaking, he hoped he
should. in the course of years, mend his manners.
Mr. Jeantoos said--'8 Gentlemen, in the course
of this Election you must have observed, that some
excuse, or sense apology, has been necessary to
be made by one or other of the Candidates; but the
caudal of Sir Francis Burdett has been so plain
and so straight forward, that you ask from him
so mows sod no promises. You place yourselves
with confidence in his hands, knowing well that his
exertions will only be far your beaeht. You have
beard the declaration of the Noble Lord, as to his
wish to have no coition with any of the other
Candidates ; this makes it necessary fur me to
state. that the proud situation in which you have
placed Sir Francis Burdett, seems to make the
other Candidates anxious to get his favour. The
Noble Lord bletourel one of our Committees in
Westminster with a call, and it is absolutely placed
in their minutes, that the Noble Lord expressed a
wish, that they would give him their second votes.
This, however, 1 thinks is creditable to the Noble
Lord."