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NEW PARLIAMENT.

II [CIE° THIJCSD•V. OCT. 30.
Win+Or--001 UeSZI-,10131h wJ \lf RAM.1.4(010.
AnlgeleSlT A. Pigott and f`olonel Wrider.

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arcuesTse--rsnsT DAY'S POLL.
Ca' c ra a 447
5..1 Smith f. . . . . 260

Barnert
+TAIII OF 7 H! POLL AT IPSWICH.
A • ••.'d Wilson Esq. . . . 367
Capt Stupf rd . . . 3511
k A. Crirkett . . . . 182
llateut.-Lolonel Oihbons . . . 176
FLICCTIONS WILL COW! nte
At I.autiu-.ton, Nov. 4 I At Boit siaple, Oct. 3t
Crick di., Nin. 5 tioniton, Oct. 31
Crelatiel Vausittart reinquished Windsor.
1101VTHLT AGRICULTURAL REPORT,
FOR OCTOBER.
p..eweather being favourable for ploughing fellows and clever
ley., the farmer has been enabled to put his wheat in the
g, the hest emislition. Many pee and bean nubbin
'h..r crew earn we I ploughed, cleaned, and sown, in this fen
'cushy. The grain which is already ii erry 'hove groiid, looks
both y and well; red the coleseed, fee sheep feed, is in abun-
dame arremg, and lugeriant Wheat averages, throughout
• Lashed oisd Wales, 78s. 84 ; Barley, 44 4d.; Oats, Pas.
Twnlpa, on der soils, are universally • pond trop; and
Many acres elf barley and wheat stubbles have been recently
eon with turnip, and rye, for coring feed far ewes and lamb,.
In Sinithheld Market. Beef fetches front 4s to 54 per stone;
Mutton, Is. ed. to 51 64 ; Pork. 4s. et. to 6..
rennet' have been Licit up, and well secured. The crop,
upon al average, is a fair one, ouod and good
Orchard (snit hat beers et g ithered; and in many situations
there has been ahendance, pu neuter!, walnuts, and tie cinn-
amon rots of apples and damsons.
PastuOres, fur the time d Ica?, look vent and welt, &fang di
"NJ '
At erVie bee fairs, which Nye been aburtgently well seppliod
with eeirte, sheep, and horses, but little variation has been ex-
perienced in their prices Probing pigs -re much oi request
and salt batter bare been sold at prices somewhat
loser rho., last year.
Toe w which have been recently thrashed, yield well
ti the tliil„ 'and the quality sound and good, in so much, that
f many years a crop more Ire: from smut or blight has not
been obtauied.

••!!!TIIILSECIL7r
Teignmouth Theatre. on Saturday night fast, ex-
hibited a scene truly gratifying to every generous
and humane breast The receipts were appropria-
ted to the relief of the English prisoners now
in France, belonging to that port." The pieces
selened were Cuicaaat•rio's Comedy of The Jew,
with the Farce of ihe Prize. The house overflowed
in every part, all the beauty and fashion of the town
and neighbourhood assembled on this benevolent oc-
casion. In the course of the evening, Mr. PALM eO.
delivered an appropriate Address, written by Mr.
Tuccee, of Ashburtnn ; it was received with loud
and reiterated plaudits. The whole of the per-
formers eterted themselves in a peculiar and happy
manner. The profits amounted w 641. This laud-
able example merits the highest commendation;
and. we trust. will he followed wherever an oppor-
tunity may offer. The merchants. and ether opu-
lent inhabitants at Sheldon, likewise propose to add
a very liheral subscription. We have also the
Pleasure to observe, that the proprietors of the
assendsly-rooms. of Teignmouth, have made a
handsome offer of the profits of a Ball, on Friday
the 7th of November, wnich, we have every reason
to hope, will be very fully attended.
During the poll at the Borough. yesterday, from
the great crowds which surrounded the Hustings,
and the narrowness of the streets leading to London
BrUlge, carriages, carts. acc. found great difficulty
in passing. Untnrtunately, two poor men (one of
them an old Greenwich Pensioner) were thrown
tinier the wheels of a otaggen, end so much
bruised. that both were carried to the infirmary in
• a dreadful state.
No trial of any psiblie interest took place at the
Old Bailey yesterday. The only case of any no.
Tell was that of a man inclined for stealing a
basket of he ducks. w:to, by their geockeg, disco-
vered the theft. lie was found Galilee,-
A few days ago, a snacking accident happened in
a mill, belonging to Mr. PA ix, farmer and miller.
near Totnes. Devonihire, occasioned by some chil-
dren playing with fire, which communicated to a
large quantity of gunpewder kept if ere, and use,'
for the purpose Af blowing lime rocks. The ezplosiian
was dreadful, o •c of the children was killed, another
much burnt. and the whole tat the building intirily
destroyed.
The oldest inhabitants of this metropolis never
recollal having s:en so great a qtntnti:y of hell irgs
as were brought to market yeetetday ; in serrial
parts of the town. cat,. loads of them were este-hest
for sale, at the 14:e of four-pence per dozen.
The only Capital hilt in the present Imitery.
yet divided into Share, is Ns. 71.57, a hire of
10.000:. which was sold in Q. e Qearter. Two
Eighth', and Eieht Sixteenths, by Sweet and Co
No. 11. Poultry. nd No. 11, Charing-Cross, by
whom also many 4 he hie:.est Prizes in She last
and lace L cries. v shared and sold. There ate
rir W Nine Capis •'rizes in Lae Wheel, and
ic and • tree a • 'ghee in price than berme
tfi ' •
b' so. 71-- e" of Drawing is
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CITY ELECTION. -

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Yesterday Wog fixed for rte liverymen of the
City of Lendan, to choose four Members to repre-
sent them in Perliameta, by ten o'clock, they began
to assemble io Guildhall, and, by one o'clock, that
extensive hall was crimple- iy filed. In prepara-
tion f r the Lord Mayor's Day, a fl ,or;!:g has been
raised over halt the Hall, ab at three feet from the
groend, one end of which, under the new painted
wind :sv ereeling, was partitinned off breast high, for
the Candidates, Public Officers, &e. arid a double
bee of constables vas plead, to form a passage, or
walk, through eel Livery assembled, in coder to fa-
cilitee their access to it.
At one o'cl .ck, the City Marshal appeared,
clearing the way for the Lord M..yor and Officers;
hut just at the moment he reached the Hustings.
the constables could not withstand the pressure of
the moment, and the whole crowd became a mixed
assemblage of Constables, Liverymen, Aldermen,
Sheriffs, *c. and all alike had the means of ap-
proaching the peace allotted for a few. The scene
of confusion that ensued, it would be impossible to
describe ; the young and active pushed on for
good places, while those who commonly er.jcyed
them, were obliged to miler a complete squeezing,
from the unwieldiness of their bodies ; among the'
first who gained their stations was the Lord Mayor
and Sheriffs. At length, the principals having join-
ed, after each had individually afforded room for
merriment, by their puffing or blowing, with other
symptoms of the great fatigue they had undergone.
the Common Cryer demanded silence. This was
snore easily made titan complied with ; as, by this
time, some, who could not gala admittance through
the crowd, had opened a side-door, which led
on to the Hustings, and could not shut it again,
from the pressure of others who were anxious
to obtain admittance es, the same way. Or-
ders were given to shut the door ; the constables
were in the midst of the livery ; they could not
obey ; at length, however, it was shut : had it con-
tinued open a few minutes mote, the:public Officers
would have been as much crowded as the generality
of the Livery, and the scene of confusion must
have been much greater, as there were at this
time near two hundred more km the hustings
than had been intended. The proper Officer
now opened the business of the day, and an-
other impediment presented itself: they had not
provided a Prayer Book to seem. the Sherd's, and
they had no means of sending for one, being com-
pletely shut in ; after a quarter of an hour had
elapsed, one was obtained, by hallooing across the
Hall to the porter ; and theu sisal formalities being
gone through.
The Loan MAYOR prez-nted him elf, and heeled
to he heard for a few minutes. Noise And confusion
again commenced—those who occupad the centre
of the Hall, found that the platform before men-
tinned obstructed their sight. aid they in turn ob-
structed the proceeding by teen :::a-ked discontent,
calling on the Candidates ge to the other end of
the Hall—this not being compiled with, clamour in-
creased; and his Lordship, after waiting a few raj'
nutesedelivered his sentiments, it, the midst eta seem
of noise anddiscontent. Though the reeech,in which
his Lordship endeavored to arrest their attention,
WAS very short, such was the tumultuous aced stun-
ning mixture of hisses and plaudits, throughout the
very crowded assembly, that it was impossible for
our Reporter, though within two yards of his Lord-
ship, to catch a single sentence.
Mr. Alderman Cutters neat endeavoured to ad-
dress the assembly, which he did, with no slight de-
gree
of energy; but he was equally unfortunate,
from the same cause, in being totally inaudible.
Mr. Alderman Cowie was not more fortunate;
as, from the eagerness of his friends, their thunder-
claps, and vociierations of Hear! Hear! nobody,
not even themselves, could hear a connected sen-
tence ; and it Was only to be generally understood,
tbe worthy Alderman returned thanks to his Fellow
Citizens, for the distinguished honour of their former
choice, and professed a determination zealously to
persevere in those principles and that condua, winch
so repeatedly procured for him the honour of being
A Representative for this great city.
Mr. Alderman HA MILEY next came forward, was
received with Ariel:fuse, and, more fortunate than his
precursors, obtained a patient hearing. The pe-
culiar circumstances in which he stood, rendered
it incumbent on him to address the Livery on the
present occasion, and he intreated the indulgence
of a patient hearing to p short and candid ex-
planation. Born and educated as he was, and
as were all his family, in the city of London,
and conneitled with the interests of that city, by
every tie of private and public attachment, it was
his greatest desire to promote those interests, at all
times, to his utmost power. He did indulge, per-
haps, a presumptuous hope, that the lorg
establishment of his family in the city, and
the sharadter it had always been their pride
to maintain, would justify him in the hope
of being thought nut unworthy the honour of
Asp:ring to be one of their Rerresentatives
in Parliament. The suddenness of the late disso-
lution was such as to defeat him in the necessary
arrangements tor a personal canvass, however in-
clined he might be to attempt it at a more ail-
v sticed period. lie, therefore, en far relinquished
all intention of becoming a candid ate on the present
occasion, and had promised the present worthy
Chief Magistrate. that he should not cons* forward
to oppose him, or to divide those interests which
might b' attached to cigar, singly. Rut since he
, had made that promise, the urgent pressure of many
et his friend., and the hopes with which they had
Battered him of certain success, had inclined him.
for a morale, to change his resolution, without
at y wish, however, to injure the interests of toe
worthy "Chief Magistrate, and to stand forth as
Candidate. This change of sentiment he had per-
sonally communicated, last hides.. to the worthy
Meg.stiete ; who, instead of cajoling hire to re-
liugii h, endeavouring, by argument, to dissuade.
Lint from his purpose, eecouraged him, and promised
him his support. And nothing could prevent him at
ties moment from complying with the solicitations
of his :trends, and standing torch a Candidate, but
ti.e deliberate censidereoon of the promise he had
given. Respelling, as he highly did, the charaelei
of that worthy Magistrate, in private and in public.
artiAt opinion could his constituents, should he suc-
ceed iu their elcßic...n, tom of a MAD, who would

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cemnsenealiie. public tamer with a lonely of pro-
mire to his friend, upon such an occasion? What
reliance could they place upon the honour er the
fidelity or a man, capable of such conduft ?
should feel himself unworthy the geed wishes of his
fellow-citizens, if he could deliberately aft in a
manner so base. He bed pledged his word, and
he would keep it, though, by so doing, he were to
forfeit his life. (Loud sad universal apploasso.)
Mr. Alderman Rowe &our said, he should be ex-
tremely deeftive in the duty he felt, if he omitted
the present occasion of expressing to the Assembly
his thanks for the very high honour intended him,
by a most respeclable body of the Livery of Lon-
don, :a. their meeting last night, by puuing him in
nomination, as a person not unworthy the-high
honour of being chosen one of their Representatives
in Parliament. In declining an honour so flattering
to any man, he felt no such obligations as these pro+
fessed by the worthy Magistrate who last spoke.—
For, eve-. if a consciousness of the total inade-
quacy of his humble abilities to discharge the high
duties of that important station, did not operate to
prevent his coming forward to offer himself to the
choice of his fellow citizens, his private concerns,
and especially vame of them, were of so peculiar a
suture, as must prevent him, at present, from accept-
ing-the honour intended him. To be explicit. he
was, as present, or likely to become in a short tirne,
a Cuntraftor fur the service of Government, and
consequently ineligible, in the language of Parlia-
ment, to become a Representative of the People.
(Bursts if applause.) He was not, however, the less
grateful for the honour intended him, beCause he
declined it, from a slue sense of his own uusiOrthi-
nes+ ; nut he could assure his fellow.citizeni, that in
whatever capacity for tune should place him, it woulie
ever be his pride to maintain the rights and interests
cf the city of London, and to suppers the Laws and
the Constitution of this country. (Applaud./
Sir CHAIILLS Paler e• ,sressed his sincere gratitude
for that plebs') attachment he had experienced frtim
his fellow-citizens, in their repeatedly honouring him
by their choice as a Representative. He could re-
cur to some instances, in the course of his public ser-
vices, which be should ever relied on with pride.—
He remembered, that when he had the honour of fil-
ling the office of their Chief Magiqrate, with the best
exertions in his power to maintain the dignity of that
situation, he had the honour to entertain the Am-
bassador of France ; when at table, he received
the intimation of a rupture with that country ;
and, in one month afterwards, he had the honour
of presenting to the inspeftion of the Commander
in Chief, 10,000 of his Fellow Citizens, self
armed, self-clothed, and ready to defend their
country. In the course of his Parliamentary
conduet, the lion itir and the interest of the
city of London, had ever been the objeft of his
attention ; nor had he ever given a vote on one
day, that he regretted upon the eat morning's
reflation. Being himself a commercial man, it
would be always his objeft to maintain the cern-
mercial rights of his country ; and he trusted hie
past conduit would fecommend him once more to
the confidence of his fellow citizens, - which he
Amulet atter betray..l.4pplauto.)
Mr. WADDINGTON attempted to interest the at-
tention of the assembly, by a severe censure upon
the late Members, fir having agreed to the Property
Tax, and persevered in addressing the Meeting,
notwithstanding the strongest marks of disapproba-
tion. He then proceeded to make some allusions
to C )ntt a4iors, and self-interested Candidates, when
sonic one exclaimed, " bops bps ! " These words
were re-echoed immediately through the Hall, at-
tended with hooting and hissing ; others exclaimed,
" hoe of! liap of!" and he was compelled to With.
draw, amidst the most furious torrent of biota Me
expressed on any puddle occasion. Ate/17
Mr. WAITHM•N, in a speech of eonsiderabTe
length, addressed the assembly ; he said, it might
fairly be asked of him, why he had not himself.
come forward to offer as a candidate upon the pro-.
sent occasion, as he had received very strong so ;I
citations from many friends of high respeftability,'
in the Livery ? but he had declined it from a stall,
of the prejudice which so much attached to the
election of men connected with a retail busi-
ness (I ). He stated, however, that he was
nosy only coneefted with a wholesale trade;
and intended shortly to arrange his affairs, so as to be
able to devote the whole of his talents to the interests
of his fellow-citizens Oasts end graces.) He could

not, however, tee what necessity could exist in the
City of London, for the Livery, who were composed
of respedable commercial men, to travel out of
their own body for Reptesentatives. who best un-
derstood their interests ; or to mehorfaerure Alder-
men, or seek Gentlemen, not resident is their city.,
nor conversant with their local interests, to become
their Representatives. The men they wanted wen.
those of spirit, independence, and strong talents,
who were not backward to maintain their interests,•
and defend their rights in Parliament. He lames*
rd, that, for twenty years past, the City of London
had no such Representatives ; and instead of the
professions made by the worthy Aldermen who
came forward as Candidates this day, he could
wish to see them place their fingers upon arty,:
one instance, in their Parliamentary lives,
they had stood forward, as they ought, to ad.'
vocate the rights of the City of London, or re-
sisted any one tax, however unpopular, or op-
pressive upon their fellow-citizens. (Apr/wan
the days of the Newnhams and the Sawbridges
seemed to be forgotten ; there were but four Can-
didates now offered for their choice, and he could i
with to see some others proposed, in order, at least,
that the Livery might have an option, and a chance
of able Representation, instead of submitting to an
arrangement formed entirely among the Board of
Aldermen, without their consultation or concur-
ence. From the want of able and spirited Represent-
atives, the intetests of the city of London had been
materiallyencroached upon, by Dock Companies, and
other great trailnig Corupanies, who took care that
their interests were well represented in Parliament.
The City of LoAdon should profit by their example.
He concluded by tecommending a Mr. Atkinson,
formerly a Member of Parliament, and Mr. Mangy
The question was then put for the the of
!muds upon the names of the several members of
the Board of Aldermen, beginning with the LoaD
M A YO•. and it was declared by the Seisms-, to rte
:a favour of Alderman SR Aw, Alderman HattesY,
Alderman Sit C fuss Pa ice, and Alderman

Conan. 'Attu:re appreed weary strip
favour of Mr. Aestgar a, that Gemlent
the Livery fee the honour they had dart
Aired.lscal the proposal was never rq
ktr9t .lior glitezeti his iqtentions until fi
before he came into the Hall. he f
ever; en. follow the dilates .of . the ass
•ta.:4l the eledirith if •Isty de•ireds„ and tit
his duties, should they, honour him by cl
to the best of his ability.
. A poll was t. minded. which cosymon!
put three esinck, and continued till MAI
whenqhe pitinhers were—
11.P.Aletermisa.Cinutie 111,,, Sir Chyrlesi;ics
The 1.-rd Maehr • ih9 Mr. rilifer.haill,
Sir Willem% ljukii .. 99 .1 ..i. ktkirii, Er
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SOuTlirr A fel c • 111,1:C710M
At the close of 04e poi'. at tour o'clock,
the total numbers were as follow :
Mt. nerd...... Sit
Mr Tizrt.toti ... 440
Sir T. Tuaan 46s
It was five o'clock befoie the Can
forward to address the klettors, which t a
shortly; thanking their ftie,ds for theit
and each requesung an alive canvass
Mr. Telmer, in particular, requested
to give him their true stlpporr. by giving
If the promises he revolt. , should he .;
he should bring torwitd, in the entfho (I
four times the /lumber he had alrea•ly dm
should riot, and he should bi de eated, I
onlg disappoint him—but they week
tliAnselves.
The Poll adjourned until nine o'clock
inc.
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AfIDD LEN • X. hi-leak*
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Yesterdl7, in consequence of a newts
.went,. a very numerous and respeartablf
the independent Eledors, wbo i • esir
venting the Comity from being reptifsm
Faasik:lS BoaDslc, was held at the F
• Tavern.
Sir We. Glasturs being called to
read the adeettisement 'if Grottos !SCAM
WARING, EA. declining to 'Mild ups'
EL Rion.
Col. Giesons said, that before they'll'
what might he considered as the immedi.
'of the day,-* thought it would berry*
their approbation of like, firm and nue
which Gamic Boohoo hiainerariegs Atic
in paving stood foeward tIII steppe
skim of aleftion, and the independent:oe
sy 44 Middlesex, against all the affeete
•iii-orteil by hribety, corruptive and i
coosidered that ha wa. 410 er:i.:..4.,,t i,
for his diligence, and his nprigra -: • i
condo.% while he Mt in Parliament as a
sent alive; he thesetore begged Leap
a resoluton, which he trusted qui+ *1
aotted to.—(See Res lations is iicteloPc
Col. Ect.rot (City I.lght'l4Foeni) es
motion. and spoke in strong :erns-, Ai
of the firemen with whiA Isar. %Limp
had Maintained U.. rights sof siso.F.lea
dl:-sex.
Mr. Bowt.es said. that he wan a a •
111111411:1CFS of charader dispiaye.l by hint
Maras in siippon of their sights, he wan
facets most desperate moll. I 1 two p
self to contend with Sit Francis Burdett
hand so hand, and foot to foot, until be
seed in drivii r hiss from the Represent
County; very 'tittle on* rcmaired tibia
he trusted, that ur.in the present ogee*
• pendent kledors .. r. .-11 gain a amp*
triumph. '
The motion of thanks to Mr. Main,
was then carried unanimously.
Mr. Mittewsaluo, Jun. rote to rot
He need hardly acquaint the Meeting,
shat as ose of the happiest moments
However unworthy be might have I
honour of being one of their Represents
ever sense he might feel of his own union
he could not but feel highly gratified 1
bation that his condo& had thus reeei
he first solicited the honour of their Vet.
aziwaations had been formed, eitlic
eharaifter or pretensions. They were
measure, unknown, and many artific
used by the opposite party, to sink shoe
as low as possible ; he, however, knew
that the judgment which would be
nounced upon his pretensi.,ns,would not
was said upon the liustingt, but horn
when he should be in Patliament s hi
indeed, that this float judgment shot
favour. He had endeavoured rigi,
and conscientiously, to discbayge his
out turning to the right Isitad er tc
The conviction that he had alard Ire
upright motives was a solace tp hi
that solace was much increased by
rent approbation of the county ar.d
He should trespass no farther on d
speaking of himself, but should too
county on the bright priisped that was
to it. He hoped that that discord 11
viJed the county, for so many years
erase. He expelled that it would c,
Address which bad !mt lately promo'
principal champion of the opposite p,
sidered that Address lilo the last farew
man, who had nothing more to say
that he had nothirg more to say. H
to hear that a most rrspedable gentler
proposed as a Candidate, in opposition
cis Burdett ; he should, however, d
any thiug in praise of that gentleman, 1
that lie, like every other man, shout'
his own merits. As to hinutl., ports
that he lied nothing more so do at pet
return them thanes for the approbat
stven him—make his bow. and bid thi
The Ciillllll4.lli then read the A
which occasioned the present Meeting.
sated the obj, a of it.
Mr. httiew,snisc, Sen. after esj
titude fur the honour which had for
ferred upon ham by the independent E
that he had avoided making any pi
tioo, since the dissolution of Parliim
to avoid the discord and ovals, I
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tattiestled a colitettel eloBi.h, frbias •to Ae‘ Street id wlsieb Alt e lAdigands.t tlMit hadEloljioa
1802, he had expressia, to many been, for the last foes years, exerting themselvea to
rimed', his desire to retire from Putriflopat, on resist the roost• infamous system of btibery, and
account of many personal considtiratitiid . but prin. corruption which had ever been attempted to be ,
cipally on account of his advanced time. of life. put in praSice. The struggle had been tedious, but
He found, However, that previous to that Eleaion, it had hitherto been crowned with success ; and he ,
a plot had been formed to attack him in his private made no doubt but that the cause of the independ-
&grafter, and to take the county by surprise, or ence of the County of Middlesex wnold again tri-
by storm, out of the hands of those honourable umph ewer all the artifices and frauds. which might
men who had four times returned him to Peale- be used to support the purposes of a desperate
meat. Such a plot as this, he conceived himself and 'dangeruns fattion. The infamy of their
bound in duty to resist, especially when it was to proceedings upon the former eleaions had been
be carried on by the most shameless bribery and ably stated by the Gentleman who spoke last
corruption. The scenes which passed at that Elec. (Mr. Bowles) ; but in addition to the past, an
ten, and the manner in which Sir Francis Burdett, advertisement had been lately published by Sir
obtained his return, wen well known s he, however, Francis Burdett, so infamous, that not only Lis ene.
petitioned against the return, and the Committee raids, but even his friends were disgusted wills it.
decided, that Sir Francis Burdett was not duly ' The principles contained in that address, are those
elided t and that he was duly eleaed, but still set than we have been contending against for many
aside his Election, on the ground of the 'Treating years ; he felt proud to say, that the exertions of the
Ad. If the teal of his 'friends had in some independent Eleetors had hitherto defeated the per-
degree overstepped the letter of that law, it son who maintained suth principles ; and that they
was eatatioas that his opponent had exceed- had been successful in making him think it neces-
ed it twenty times as much, but yet he was sary so avow such principles as they, for these many
allowed to offer hi If a Candidate on a new Elec- years, were convinced that he did possess ; princi.
Coo. The Eleaors. however, had been kind enough pies which must lose him every claim to the sup-
to cleft his son to that seat which they knew he ought port of any honourable men, who is a friend to the
to have had. As, in the year ISO 2, he wished to re- Constitution, or to his country. He was con-
ties on account his advanced time of life, that 'tr. vinced that he should, at the next election. meet
gement was still more powerful now, at the latter with the support of , many who had formerly been
end of the year 1806. He was glad, however, to accustomed to support Sir Francis Bit ?egg. He,
have an opportunity of proposing to them as &Can. 'however, thought it necessary distinaly to declare,
didate, a Genleman of known charaaer, of great that be did not wish fiir any support, nor would he
opulence and independence ; he was one of the first ' accept of any support, that should at all be meant
Merchants in the City of London, his -connexions to fetter him in the conscientirus discharle of his
sere of the greatest respeftability, and of considerable duty, to the best of' his judgment. in case he should
landed property in the county, where he had ever have the honour of being returned as their R.epresen-
resided amongst them. The Gentlemen that he had tative to Parliament. He should not disgrace him-
to propose, was Mr. William Mellish. ( Loud Surer self by such a support he had entered Parliament
amolaasa.) ‘. Gentlemen (concluded Mr. Main- ten years ago as an independent Imo, and the line
waring) 1 feel happy at the reception lie has met he had constantly pursued hithetto; he should inva-
with front y, a; your hands and your voices have riably follow in future, if he should have the his.
Mid More in his favour than I should be able to nour to he chosen as their Representative. Al-
lay." though he had every reason to expect that this
Colonel CUTIIIRO seconded the nomination of course of independence would succeed, yet he ad-
Mr. Mellish, and observed, that, after the very able vised the Electors not to be too sure of success,
manner in which he had been proposed, he had no- and not to think themselves safe, until whoever
thing more to do than to return him his sincere was the objea of theit choke, shessiel. 'ideally be
thanks for the honourable and sisirited manner in returned. in a contest of such vast importance,
which be bad con', forward to support the lade- when the charalter and independence of the
pcndence of the caunty, county were at stake, and where so many artifices
Mr. flowtas said, that he could not reconcile it were likely to be praaised against them, the great-
to his faelinge, to give a silent vote upon the pre. est diligence and ezertion were necessary on their
sent encash*. He felt, and he wished to impetus part. As for himself, should he . have the honour
it upon every Gentlemen then present, that •thit .of being reterned. he pledged birnselt to a diligent,
was no ordinary contest, but rather a continuation honest, and faithful discharge of the trust reposed in
of that contest which the county had now been h,"im.„ grili46'Bl""Si "3 ece'vea rel'4-
' engaged in for many years. He could not avoid arr" ritPlewe
ansogratulating the county now, on the prospeth ot The thanks of the Meeting were then; on the me-
complete triumph. Two battles had already been tion of Mr. Bowtes, voted to Mr Mainwaricg, Sen.
taught, and two vide ins obtained. lie hoped, for his firmness in supporting the cause of the inde-
• however, that the present would be completely 'din pendent EleCtors, end for his long and faithful see.
oilier. He begged the Gentlemen present would vices in Parliament:
.-,itonsider what means the petty, or rather the fadtiost, Mr. MA I t4w ais no shortly returned his thanks
%which Was opposed to the independence of the for the hnnonr conferred upon him.
•ootinty, had resorted to, in order to obtain sec- 1 Mr. %qv tees said, he thought the Meting ought
eels: They had first attempted to establish their not to separate, without expressing their strivgeat
-bead quarters in Middlesex, from whencethey were disapprobatfon and abhorrence ot the principles upon
ao spread themselves all over the land ; they wished *nth Sir Francs. Burdett had claimed their sup-
Ito masks it a sort of vortex, which was to swallow port :he had formerly hoped that the errors of Sir
eip all tone ctleonauttional principles, and the freedom Francis Burdett proceeded rather from the heat of
of Ele6lion throughout this country. Ihe means youth, and that they would be corrected by the mat u-
they took to accomplish their abominable purposes, city of rears and experience. In this !ripe and es.
I vein net to he equalled in the annals of baseness. pettation he was completely disappointed. So far
• —'n the first place, they endeavoured to bring from recovering groin his first errdrs, he appea ed
into contempt and odium, all those institutions advancing, with accelerated velocity, as he grew
, •by which society is kept together. The Magis- elder. His last Addren was such as to
tram of tie county of Middlesex were repeeseht. forfeit for him any claim to the support

ed as men guilt? et the foulest crueltiis, tor-
tures, and even murders. For such a serioui
• charge, it might have been supposed there was some •
*glee of foundation ; but, upon a fell investiga-
- elks, before a Cnmmittee of the Home of Com-
mons, it appeand that there was not a shadow of
foundation. The next means that the (salon took
to secure their objed, was by bribery and eorrup-
. tiom to proeute a number of persons, who were
tat Freeholders, to came up and vote as Free-
' billion. Besides the great manufadure at Isle-
ts.* for colourable Freeholders, the whole county
was named into a great work-shop, where the low-
est j surnettnan shoemaker er mechanic that was
• ready to take his briise, was manufa&ured into a
voter. Bat baides these fictitious Freeholders, the
most open and abominable perjury had beet resorted
to. This bad been fully established in a Court
of Justice, and many of their perjored wretches
were now expiating their crimes by transportation to
Betary Bay. Sir Francis Burdett new, in his Adver-
tisement, does, in point of fad, Inform the clunty,
that he means to stand merely on the Jacobin in-
terest, and that he disclaims the support of all ho-
' itonrable men. He seems, however, to be quite
desperate of stems, and merely wishing to blow
up a flisne, to excite discord, and to declaitri against
tares, which he must know are abesitttStrneeessary
to support even the existence of the country. He
had ventured a Lion dating insult upon " the best
of Kinjs." This libel, he thunght, deserved no an-
swer from any gentleman in the kingdom, hut one,
end that one was the Attorney-riencral. Another
watchword of parry (which he did not mention)
was " The best of Ministers." There was lately
in this country a Minister (Mr. Pitt) whose fuss
was klt every day mo..e severely. The fadion triw
talked about corruption, but it would be pettedly
remembered, that the. most iligrant corruption
wheels had ever been pradiaed in Middlesex, was
praised by them. lie concluded by congratulat-
ing the county, that so respectable a gentleman had
presented himself to their choice, whose indepsod.
once no man could doubt, and wile united in hits-' _ .

self the chatafters of the British merchant audthc
country gentleman.
The question was then put upon the nomination
of Mr. Mellish, which was carried unanimously, and
with loud applause.
Mr. Mattis,' then rose and addressed the Wee-
tors: He assured them, that the honour their
approbation had conferred upon him, should neve**,
be effaced from his recollenton. Great as the ho-
nour was in itself, he felt that it was much enhapced"
by the manlier in which it had been conferred, and
by t►e unanimity and spirit which had been shewn
by such a number of the uto,t respectable Elation.
They telt, undoubtedly, ■s he did, that the present
*dui Ain a Dew cionteit, but a continuation of that

of honourable men of any party. k seemed
as if all hope of success had left him, and that his
Address was merely the struggle of despair. He
himself wished well to the cause of civil and reli-
gious libetty, but be could not avoid expressing
the strongest disapprobation of she conclua of Sir
Francis Burdett in publishing such an Address.
There appeared now to be a system hostile to
every thing that was respeaable in the Constitution
or in the country. There were other people, who,
in their advertisements, stated Sir Francis Burdett
to he almost the only man that was worthy the at-
tention of the friends of the country. And yet, Sir
Francis had libelled " the best of Kings," and, as
he would repeat, " the best of Patriots; he could
not view this conduet without horror, as it came
from a man who professed himself to be a friend of
Mt. Fox while ho was living, but a posthumous
Moiler on his charader when he was dead. it WAS
' sem said, that Sir Francis disclaimed even what
the law allowed; that he was to solicit no votes,
*or furnish carriages to the Eleeiors. This way
indeed, a strange alteration in Sir Francis Burdett,
who, in his former contests, employed, or at least
was conneilted with those who employed, the aunt
abominable system of corruption, bribery, and
fraud, that was ever preened upon any elelhion.
When this strange alteration was speten Of. he
would advise the independent Eleflors to take care,
Ibex there was not some artifice concealed irtder
this simplicity. lle thought that they should bring
forth every euergy that loyalty, love of their cotiu•
try, and respea for themselves and their children
could inspire, in order to succeed triumphantly in
this contest. They should shew, that in the pre-
sent times, there are no prevailing political princi•
pies but thi: Constitution ; no party but the country
He concluded by moving Resolutions expressive of
disapprobation of the pi iaciples of Sir Francis Bur-
dett's advertisement.—(See Resalatiormj
Mr. Remit n Your hoped that a complete
vi gory would be now obtained over such pririciplcs
as those which Sir Francis Burdett and his friends
did not scruple to avow. It would not be enough

to return the Candidate who should oppose him—
he ought to be carried triumphantly into the !louse
of Commons. Although he believed many of Sir
Francis's old supporter's would now asandan him,
yet the independent He tors should aa as if they
did not expe4 it. This contest was, perhaps, tie
most momentous that had ever taken place in Mid-
dlesex. It was at a mutt monunteus crisis, when
4p ferigland was the last bulwark of the world against
' a ocious, but too successful robber. At such a
crisis, the first county of Great Britain, 0ui",13, at
'least,
to be represented by an leanest and
frieni to his country.
The ityolutions proposed by Mr. Wilkes, rue,
with a slight altertC-m, nnanimously agri::l to.