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sl-s, and several friends, arrived in a harouelte,
siond.t the hums of the populace, at the hustings.
From the cri.tre of the baronclie. his red flsir was
&mid •‘crl. It bore the inscription. 4. Mews*,
Nooffrage," and was surmounted by the cap of
Ithet,y. round which was written "Henry Moat
sad Litlerty." Mr. Iluat's nironche was preceded
ht a imolar of persons wearing red cockades. Mr.
limit having bowed repestedly to his friends. took
h, station on thst nett of the hustings tdj w
Hew 'rite-street. a d (tweeted his flag to he affived
to one of tie roar I in.woinlts opposite. Mr. Peter
11'aliter, Mr. Chivy, and the friends of Major
Cartwright. moon after mode their appearance. Ihe
Mende sit Sir Frauds Borden stationed themselves

aliunit iit the ;entre of the huatiogs, and, by dis.
plae4.,l* with the Hon. Baronet's name in-
seri-heti on them. excited loud cheering amongst the
crowd.
%1,. HUNT. apprised of the reason of their re.
joiring. stood forward, and If he (Sir
F ant is) he here. let him stand forward."—(Great
upplaine.)
Wheis the noise had subs;iled, Mr. HUNT again
'lollies/A the multitude. He observed, that the
Align Bailiff had intimated his wish that the
'oldest :aiming. who offered MP entillldllte., should he
braid Ann. Although he hail, he believed. been the
first to propose himself as a Member for Weatmiu-
str
V•I he hoped those whom he isle addressing
would stiffer him to he the last to speak. He trusted
they would hear, patiently. every Gentleman who
dein toiled their attention—at the same time that he
conht not help thinking that Candidates ought not
to appear by proxy•
At ten o'clock Sir MURRAY MAXWELL, dreolled
in the full utsolorm of • N Captain, appeared
on the hmoiiir. He w:0 received with marked
die ',limitation.
11w friends of tlw different CmulidArii hoeing
urr'rwl on the listolitego, at trim o'clock the High
Railiti prneeeded to read the writ directed to him
for the e!eettnsi of two fit and proper persons to re-
pre%.itt the City of IVesimio.ter in Parliament.
Mr. SIURCII immediately presented Immelf to
the notice of the Meeting, for the purpose of lint.
tie% Sir Fiends Burdett to nomination—hut the
clanionr with which he ass assailed was so
gra it, utmost of the iiersons present calling for
tie ner:onal appearance of the Hon. Bironet
—that, for several not a woad which he
fitte,ed could be heard. lie appealed to the imii-
vllllll'l. 111.,1•11,. a. E,lgliiiiinei., to hear lulu 'Manly
f,,r ar I w minutes—for it would not occupy a very
tutor to bring to their recollection the merits
oral .et versa Sir Fraocis Burdett.
,e Sir Murray Shelve-IL who had preciously
ri ui • tit at the end of the hustings, towards
tl:e ['Liz o, opposite to which the Coin's Jack
ea, moved to the centre. Mr. Hunt ins-
/will it, it adv.alced on the outer railing of the
'l.l shouts of " Ilse/ for ever." and
I.l.red exiicilc before the naval !trio. A
ti.a•sial salsae look place—but Sir Murray Max-
, soot, quitted his .tation, and retired to his old
Ir. Mint witatitatiewedy pulled off his
4..:. r his direction, the populace gave
tints c'.. ere, 111 11.'111011r of the victory gained by
ia-"•1•10

%Viten the noise h..d a little subsided. :11r. Snitch
pr c- riled. fir eulogised the principles of Sir F.
Pardett, alio witilied to restore to them the right of
liovirtg, that which they sere justly entitled to, a
new Parliament every year. If that privilege were
t! rte :hose who misconducted themselves iu admi.
utstritog the affiors of the nation would soon he
I, ..n,.;ht to juretier.—(Appl.mie.f—While the 11ous'e
of Commons was constituted as it at peeserit was,
there wait no chance of the people being relieved
Com the burdens which pressed heavily upon
In-in. Bit, if the Representatives were obliged to
inert their censtiturists annually, the case would
br ettretin ly el IT rent. Their liberties hail been
greatly impaired, m consequence of the proceedings
111 the Home ill Commons—but that attUrded the
strongest 'raison for tin it making the best use of
t Lost that intn.dted. (Applamse.)—They had now
an oi.p-rtiiiii•y of rleftw,z Iwo fit and ',toper p.r►-
t•. t.. to,rs-pr. sent them In P.lO 11.1111.11 i—such persons
us tiol lo.lievetl to possrps Integrity. ails! 1111101CWl
as d reinsnttit al knowledge. In Sir F. Burdett
they would find a 10:111 exactly li!teel for the per-
lormaiicr of those import.. t duties that devolved on
;a 11e-usher 01 Parliament. They had lust, he was sorry
to sap, an nob% irlual of great worth and talent. Ile
olltoted to Lord t'orlirietir. That Noble Lurd had
1311 I) made a publi.: ilec'aratiori that he was proceed-
in.;.su a distant parts.fthe world, mod, as he could not
attend to his Nu I.atisristtory duties, he had retired.
it lie (11 Sturrl.) *AS rightly informed, he had
gout. abroad in support of a glorious cause.—
(t.rned Cheering )--The question on this cc-
tumuli uppearril to him to lie in a very narrow
compass. upon strict re-view of the conduct
of their late Iteprerentatm , Sir F. Burdett, they
foubd that be hail bleu pu.suing private, in pre-
ference- to public, 'mere st —if, instead of being at
all linos ready to present the petitions of the people,
he opposed them—if they discovered that he had
Liven lintsnorr.' after places and peusions, and support-
ing the exaction % by which the people were weighed
41"wo.00.lrail oradvocaliogretretichmetit and relorin
—the I. it seas their dilly to reject hini. But if, dur-
ii I 1 • are of Is-IA, in vet y difficult times, too,
the t kni se en Sue F. Burdett uniformly support those
liberal principles which he set out with upholding,
thrn, U. joalare to tlo lit-elves, and in justice to him,
Nom to 5.1 a r him in Parliament. The
ore,. hs Ele con eneit loiled by nominating Sir
. .

Burdett.—[ l'uwardu the time of his speech.
Mr. Stiirch reds giedll, untitled by u body °lion.
lot.. rinleminsted so pre.* to that part of the
tinging* wi.rse Si. 'Ai '4 xwell wm*, Nutt who de-
ei•iitril the gunant officer 111 I/0 Yrlry murteous
terms. Sir S. It.iinilsy'* placards, which were ex-
lnnetrd tins !tole, were *scored wills great dor.
Nitprolunion. S harusperukto pt rout,, in the
(laud threw a eotwidera',;e tintaitttly of wad at
11,0se wi.ii kliibited them.]
Mr. Rutt•ll.olo24, jun. *remitted the nomination.
TSAI tlni HO, he paid, wuot CaladolatraL.
thiry I•ke)rts—the) lau 41 nut 11/ !Kell Or
ll „se to wi.oni tlir) mutt go with II fre in tine 1141111
Neitlit r diil they wi,ll fur
N. a burl:lir WIWI.
it .20111 Ciatitlitnitt—and yet one stood be hire thew,
.1, curdled n, all 111 e eu....idlerumlii of Colin d"l..
ta. n.. 11, milled w. the electors to eu•efor Si. F.
13,:rd4tt. ;utt, nix: him, for buy other of the Can-
.