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end impartial hearing. This had the effect of only to 7oie 'far Burdett alit! ; for
• partial reduction of the eitre•siva clamour; but, both, and no 111511 could accuse huh, after a know.
however, Mr. Ellis pro. retied. It INN! lint the least ledge of Burdett in the year 1807, tif.,being defi-
Pleattant part of his ditty to have daily to pay Ins tient in iff,ction and esteem fur that worthy man.
compliments to the Gentlemen Olt the other ante, With respect to Sir S. Ittimilly, he hail known him
for the Isberal anxiety they always manifested to thirty-four years ago, and los character ever since,
procure hint ii quiet hearing. The other Candi- and had know,' that he had been the zealous friend
ditto %err represented by, men of talents and eta- of Parliasiseistary Reform from that early tierioil of
titAisce, whilst hr had no advantage on his part, I his Isle. Mr. Sturch concluded a speech of much
but the simple effusions of an honest heart. lie spirit with recommending to the Meeting that all
was convinced that Sir 31 Orrin' Mszwell *oleo, have the friends of Sir Samuel Roniilly should vote for
itemised to have offered himself as • Candidate for j Sir Francis Burdett, and all the friends of Sir
their fevour.' bad he wit belie-veil that it was The Fraticis Burdett should vote for Sir Samuel no-
earsirst wish nil is large hotly of the El.ctors, and f rurally.—(Loinfohoots Vapyr/stese.)
li.oi he 51111 (V !this own capability and determine- Mt. Ctsaay their come forward. 14e apologized
1101 i to attend to their best interests. hits tutus to the Meeting for appearing so early before them,
life hail lire,' passed in the *entice of his 'Couirtrv, when there were so Many awn of rank amid fortune
and though tie might not 1w blessed with thrne lite'. present who were disposed to address them. He
vary acquirements and powers of oratory which i 110 w, 'however. stood before them upon his trial. A
adorited toe other Candidates. yet still they would fool and nlafignant *Week having been made Upon
tweet have to accuse Inns of indifference to the V. his character, he wait determined upon that day to
herties of his r tuntryinen, or wont of political in.. 'tame before them, to state the circumstance., and
legrity. He had sail that his life had I.&eii spent to bow to their decision. He*oiald, however, first
in- the service of his coumtry, and iu that pr. make a few observations on the Mite of the poll.—
colter part of it, to which he believed he was in I The friends of Sir Fraticii Burdett were still strong :
a great measure indebted fur the honour which they were still able to place folemost ou the poll
had .neesi done I in the invitation. It wits that man who had always been foremost in the de-
illiberal still to designate him the Court Calla fence of hberty. They had difficulties to encounter
. dilate, as s ))))) e Gentlemen were in the habit of before they could 'effect this object; the licensing
doing, for the thought of becoming a Carotidal* Magistrates were going round with thee constables to
had nut origoiated with any of those that might he the diltriesit publicans, telling them that there was
, tolled the Court faction, but with the iudePendent the Licensing Magistrate, and whining their votes
Electors themselves, and doubtless brcinse they fur Sir M. Maxwell. All means were resorted to
thought Ilion admirably calculated to attend to the for securing the success of the Court Cinedidate.
weal interests of their country. Every profession It was to be considered besides, that • hundred
and great body nr the State land its Representatives I and fifty, or two hundred votes, that came up fur
in Parliament, rod in a maritime country like 'hitt, Sir Francis Burdett were disputed, and not ad-
the navy win of peculiar importance, sod ought to I misted by the High Radar. la reply to what had
have settee and able Representatives. Captain been said of the health of Sir M. Maxwell, by his
Mitzwel had particularly studied every thing con- friend Mr. Effie. he was iIePP, to haf.'r►n thew that
netted with maritime affairs, and his object iii his Mr. Hainiltonalro, one of the friends of Sir F. Bur-
command had invariably been 16 make its voleutary dett, who had teen attacked, was now out of
service rather than a compuli,ry one, and in so danger. There was no person who respected more
doing he had eminently served Ins country. With than lir dial the character of Sir S. Romilly ; tso
respect to the principles generally. he wits of opinion man w s more anxious for his return ; but lw was

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that the humans frame Could oo more gist under
constant stimulny, thou the body pOlitic could go
on under the imitable excitements .ol istrittAl Par.
filaments and itiliverool suffrage. —(Uproor.)-.-Itt
concluded with coogratuiating Captain Illoutwell a
friends that they were steadily proceeding to Ilse'
point which would return him as one of the Repro.
*entailers of that great city.—(Daring the whole of
Air. Ellis's speech an unabated( roar of " Off, off.*
kisses, and groans, were kepi op.)
STURCH stepped forward amidst the loudest
acclamations from all sides. It would, he said,
have gtven him the most sincere pleasoure, if the as-
sembly had coilsented to hear patiently and atten-
tively the gentleman who had advanced as the od_
rotate of Sir M. Maxwell, net merely fur the rea-
son offered by Mr. Bruce, that a hearing was due
to all, hot 100 cause the more opportunities the Cop-
taill or his Inenols had of stating ills preteir.nous to
' the favour of the Electors, the more shanty would
the Electors be convinced that he had no preten-
sion, at all.—(Load applause.)—ln the few words
he (Jr.l Starch) had isoldiessed to the ineeting on
Thursilay, he had observed that the Hon. Candi.
date had been sent to the Hotting+ by Lord Cas-
tlereagh. This opinion was confirmed by what had
fallen 3 esterday from the worthy friend of that Cats.
didate, who said, that while other oeroons were in-
cessantly talking of reform. the Contain was COIS•
tent that things should go on without any reform at
of I.—(Laaghter old appldsase.)—Tlis fact was, the
Captain liked Parliaments as they had lately been;
lie thought they were as good as the people de.
attoeil, and indeed as good as they could lir—
(Appl .use.)—ll this was not a proof that if the city
of Westminster elected the Captaiu (lie made no
allusion to private character) they would disgrace
thi iosilttii, he could not possibly conceive what
evalei.ve was ; they would soot. hod that if they
seht him into l'iuktuteut, he would go there not
to olotlieir business, but the business of the Minis-
terit.—(" (light, day boy ! hit base there.")—With
If gird to th. poll of the day, 1w had seen that the
people had fallen somewhat back in their numbers ;
but he begged leave to inform them that they had
lanett hack much less than had been expected, and
by nu lowans so much as could not be accounted
for, lie had been engaged must busily it. c.slivatosi
hug, and had te.certiossed that multitudes of the '
frtentl. of Sr F. Burdett were prevented by their ,
tevociitto.os now co !!! i !! g forward on this day. The
majority of flu'sc who voted upon that siile were
not of the highest class of society ; they were
of the middling order, who bad most considers.
tom and most itt.egrity.—((:rent applanse.)—Mots-
day next was the day on which they would ad.
ranee to the conteat, fur it was the al.y on which
they could be brat spared from their duties and
Limil.ea, to succeed in earniaig their favourite Re-
prearsitalive to the top of the pull,—(Load acrid-
nootions.)— hod, in: the course of tile
beard mail say that they were actuatly at a 11055-
plf+ as to whom they should vote fur. There was
upon this subject one easy rule to be observed, anti
it was this; let the man, who for a ointment enter-
tained a doubt; auk for whom Lord Castlereagh
voted, and upon bearing that, let hint vote the op-
posite stay, and he would be sore to he eight.—
There was one circumstance of great impel hoer to
winch lie should call the attention of the:Met-61,g ;
he would make them acquainted with it by a po—
tion or two. 1.144 not the city of Weatitsioster
maintaiiitd a high political distracter, at least for
the last eleven years ?—( Yes, ye 5.)....! I iii she out
au, 1111 l ed a most proud attitude upon all the great
leadlog political subjects; it. fact, such an attitude
as not only to raise her it. the opinions 01 all miler
par:s of tlic kingdom, but to excite the Ittlosirition
of Europe ? (.. Bei,ero ! yeS, yes."} —I le would theft
ask, whether the Elect.), were willtail; to descroll
fruit' that studio—Nlietlier ilia), would throw away
that guest rertst.atom Its which she had heels co le.
{noted by ill friends of freesloitt, or to maintain it
ju its present splendour ?—/ lards applause. _
no, was that to hr done ? kit, w %%here
the danger lay, if list ye was Any &ow-I-. 'rule (imp..
ger and disgrace lay in the retorts of a Cuuri Can-
eddatr. There sure three on the pull, two
• or which signified the Ii tends of liberty. TI:.• pan.
, ;de had lout one alternative, they hail either to
cliome Burdett and It amity. or the Capiapt wool.
oun i.l ties if iturileil and lioultlly fur
• seer !")--Could there be any hi mtation Oil snail a
subject ? --(.• None, none.")—Tlicir nut.) then ot as

desirous first to secure the election of Sir Francis
Burdett. All the influence of Government was
exerted in support of Sir Murray Maxwell and Sir
Samuel Romilly. Since the commencement of the
poll they hod split iu, teas than 1,800 votes between
them. There could be no dauger of Sir Samuel
return. The way to severe Sir Francis
Burdett would be to keep hilt above Sir Samuel
Unmilly so the poll. Having doted thus moth
with respect to the state of the poll, he would now
trouble them with a few words respecting himself.
It war stated yesterday by Mr. Hout from the
hustings, that he wrote a letter to hint (Mr. C.),
requestilig that he would propose to the Reform
Committee of IVestininster to coutributeeornething
towards defray' ,g the expense ul defending the
prisoners at Derby. Mr. Hunt then stated diet lie
received an answer. iii which he (Mr. C.) tweeted,
that if there was uo other smug to go down to Derby
to hang thesis, he (Mr. C.) would be the person.
He was WA On the hustings whits this was asserted
on the preview; day, or his own life would probably
have been the forfeit. The moment he heard it he
hastened down. He wee heard by the people pre.
sent. mud deutended of Mr. Hunt to produce the
letter, iu which this language was said to be con.
taiued. It was not produced. but Mr. Fluid said
it was in his ponewom, and he (Mr. C.) tow de•
mandril a sight of it spirt. He had no copy of it,
but he was certain that nothing of the kind was
ever in his heart, and that be could never have ex-
pressed it. Of put it to paper.
What he received
the letter alluded to rum Mr. Haut, he waited
upon Major Cartwright and Mr. West with the sp.
plicatiou. and their answer was. that nothing cosh,
be done by the Westminster Committee in the hotl-
nes in the way suggested by Mr. Hunt. They
raid that they did uut think it right to interfere with
men under such circumstances. Hecommenicated
this in substance to Mr. Hunt, and he little ex-
pected that what he then wrote would he now made
it subject of charge against him. and misrepre.
stilted in such a manner as even to effect his life.
As to the men who were tried at Derby, he (Mr.
C.) 113 sn individual, did all he could in their fa-
vour. He also exerted himself on behalf of those
who were tried for the Spa-fields riots. He was
partly the means of entering into a subscription for
paying the bill of a person who acted as solicitor for
Watson, Cooper, Preston, and Thistkwoud. When
a subscription was proposed for Roberts, and the
others who were confined nailer the suspension of
the Heber' Corpus, he contributed to it according
to his humble means. He was not so independent
in circumstances as Mr. Hunt ; hut he subscribed
as much as that Gentleman did : they got, he be-
lieved, ttOP. from thins.—(A htsigh.)—Ele now de-
manded that the leiter alluded to might be put
situ his band, for the purpose of reading it pub-
, licly in the place in which its contents had been
Misrepresented.
Mr. Muni came forward. but did not produce
the letter. •
Mr. CLEARY proceeded. As Mr. Hunt did not
seem inclined to produce whist he dernauded, he
would go on without it.--(Cries of " Prodswe the
!trier, !prat.")—The Gentleman said. he had the
tetter is his pgcket ; what objection then could he
have to its being reed. He (Mr. C.) would tell
them the contents as well as he could recollect.
He dial not. sod never could disapprott of the
Spa-tlelds meetings. because he looked upon them
us being perf.ctly legal; but there was no English-
min who could approve of the riots which occa-
sioned the trials at Derby. It was from them arose
the stespeusion of the Habeas Corpus; it was by
such proceedings that the greid stay and support
of reform, Mr. Gibbed, was obliged to leave the
country. Ile informed Mr. Hunt that he bad
spoken so Major Cartwright upon the propriety
of a subscription. bet that he disapproved or it,
dunking teat it would be injurious to the cause
of reform, if they interfered in such matters.—
Mach were die entered, of his answer; if it con-
tained inure, NI,. Hunt nut hound in honour to
produce it, or to admit his errors Though Mr.
Ifilitt's prfipos.d was riot agreed to, lie (Mr. C.)
exerted hinesef :is much as he conk' in behalf of
the prisoners at l)erby, mid wrote to a friend there
requesting this hr would do any tiling in his power
tor thrall.
Mr. IIuNT now attempted tar address the Eke-.
lers, hut tsiss received with Stich internal expres-
sion* of horror and cog:tempt, that it was a coust.