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business of the day, that I have just received a
letter from a Gentleman will known to you—a
Gentleman who, we,e it not for this letter, would,
I am sure, lie the object of your consideration,
probably of your choice, in the Election to which
you me about to be called. The person to whom
I allude is Mr. Dwight,' K aird, and you will
perceive by the letter which I shall now read, that
it is nut of your power to take his name into your
consideration Oil the present occasion. This is the
letter
Clantes.atrect, Nov. 14, 1819.
MAR SI% Protacts-1 learn fruin an advertisement in
the radii: Mist•. that jini are to preside at a Meetiug of
the Electors Westminster, summoned fur Tuesday west,
to consider of a et and proper persuu to be put its uoluiva-
time to repre►ent that City its Parliament.
I regret extremely that a public engagement elsewhere will
deprive me of this opportunity to join
to departed excellence, and to mingle
Elie( for au event, *hal haw, in your

home to every loo.ont the poignant noignish
stun, and the deep felt /CHIC of public
WI has pocsavottett potorDleisting t sago
To 4lhc Jiethinto the lasperlest
ilirreby ill the Electors of ITestestuster•

the wle ♦iew of removiiig a. possible waste of time is the
progriss of their &lib:rallying, that I stature Ilsrougb )00,
to address awn'.

bruin public rumour, I am led to suppose it not ispusai•
ble that my name may be found amongst those to whitk the
attcution of the Meehan' may be draws.
In that event, I request you will take the earliest °ppm ty-
nity of communicating to the Electors of IVestiniisster say
earnest desire, thst my services io behalf of Ike ludepsialleure
of Ilestnriu►ter may be limited, as heretofore, to the duties
of au elector, which alone, consistently with other duties, I
fiAl myself competent to undertake.
I am, dear S.r Francis,
Very faithfully yours,
MITI: LAS Al NYAIII D.
Sir F. Burdett, Bert. &e. &c. &c.

'• It will be then fur 3 uu, Gentlemen, to con.itler
at' the persons whom you may think it must totals:t-
ide to put in uumitostion on the present occasion.
I shall not name any individual, but shall, as it is
my duty to do in this chair, endeavour to collect, in
the most impartial insulter 1 am able, the sense of
the Alettiog ac to the object of their choice. We
stunt recollect owl furl that we are now placed iii
situation of vutisiderable danger—our danger clues
not seise so much flom a want of choice, as loan
having too great a variety in which to choose.-
-(4Ppiouse.)-1 have heard of stewed name,,
which, it it raid, will be submitted to you—they
are :ell of theta competent men--each, independent
of the rest, must be looked upon its his character
and ',tetra:aims as an undeniable and unobjection-
able person, and the election of each of whom, were
the thing practicable, would chew your own inde-
pendence, and present to the country at large a tit
example fur its guidance. Now in this situation it
will be a sad, very sail thing, if, by any inconside.
rate step we should involve ourselves in embarrass-
went, an embarrassment, ton, iirisingfrorn having too
mane' I. lends, tint too fen—it would be a sad thing,
I say, if, by any 'Levi-ton of our strength, we should
experittict the risk of having forced iipun us, us
had liras It been I i c rape in tier Inst rlet'llon, .note
IMP!. who CAJUN' alit in she strength 01
our mid 4%. time cast a damp an
the general spirit tit t/ie 'notary, and extreiutly
et taut our great cause of Relorni--that cause fur
alt ell we hate so luu. coiteirlided, and I hope mit
without effect.--,'Great upplaube.)-- Respecting
our late Illiloll-laasseaded itepielielibltive, I should
Inc sorry to brcals its upon our tiecesioety business,
by exciting.. or endeavouring to excite, by tijing to
conotiosikate the great sorrow mid high sespect
which the melancholy event w casiiiiitel its my breast.
I should be sorry, at Vets ent/liiriii. 10 touch wow.
vessatily upon au runt, fur Lite itidls
u• led our drip limo iii a wood severe degree
than we already experience, I casino!, at the
B.lllle veer PIACII a 1/whject nn sil~ucr,
or saran' bow paying the tribute of my respect to
the luau, :old the expression of toy pilignaut regret
in tuitional atilt you till for the lame-unable occasion
that ha. d. privrel u. of his service*, und led to due
Itleetitig. Tit U 1 dila 111 lilt country, it was II Ise.
culiar misfortune lout we should hate
brew dr-
I.rivetl of a mats of the ability and intelligence of
Sir tiamurl Roiiiilly, lit the Alt whets we anti.
engird so mulch from hi. Oil to and services—a
o 11111 l eut tuft, the (list iii his life I may say, when Ile
eusilil give lull scope emit 1.1.iy to his great abilities,
IU t:i.tl ailtai.L.l,4rous alw lUtlrprrUdri.t aituation lu
which you placed could follow up his
own liberal Pend enlarged IftrlV4

,Applumc
ready talked of were to Ire thrown into o balloting-box fur
the electors to pick from, trot one viola he selected who
would not be fit fir his trust. Hut in calculate
cm. we must, in the situation in which we are placeJ, start
with unity among uuntelves—without unity we cannot sue.
coed.—(Applatue)—Let us in the first place agree upon
some sue individual—when this Meeting shall have tussle
this selection, which 1 hope sod trust it will, then let She
friends of freedom, both withis and without these walls, mare
a drum stand to support the individual we shall this day sel►ct.
Let us nut in making this election fritter Any our time iii
invidious comparisons; 01l the men whose lIAIIII.I hive
reached me are good and 'legible, and fit men, un any one
of whom the Electors may rely—their principles ace hoown ;
and 1 morally hope that when we shall have nominated one
of them, we shalt surfer our private partialities for the
others to yield to the great paramount principle of unani-
roily wurselves.—(Applosse)—T4st we shall Nut let
our great rause starer by an ill-uorleratuorl disunion among
the funds of liberty—mid thug afford our enemies an op-
" idavl -
strength
.4pplaisse.)-
sta to proceed
nomisiati ~,, a
Parhanieut."—

Chairman's eye
Grit, proceeded. meel said, shat he
bad wily a few words to utter, fur be presented himself to
the Meeting under very peculiar circumstances—he hail
only just come from a sick bed, and was very tunable to ta.
press the sentiments whirls be fa It nn the present occasion.
They were called upon to supply the vacancy in their repre-
sentation occasioned by the death, the most lamented death
of Sir Samuel Rumilly. He would not here say any thiug of
that lamented individual; he was a malt in the frill posses-
s:on of every virtue, and his loss iu the present inomitstotis
male of the British empire was the greatest llsat could pos-
sibly heal the cnuuti y.—(,lpplasimr)—The Chairman h ail
truly said, that the 3feelio; was NOM called upon to look
out to supply the place of the individual they had so un-
happily lost. I know no matt more capable to fill this situa-
tion than the individual whom I shall now put in NOlllillll.
; he is known to you •ll by his able sisal etheieat ever.
twos during the late Westmiusiir coldest—exertions which,
ennui 0611 with his other eßots in the cause sit liberty, EIVe
ample promise of his Milo: (should he be selected) nue of
the brightest ornaments of the Semite. Mr. Bruce con-
cluded by proposing the three follo /ring Resolutious:—
Resolved, Ist. That the Elverors of Westminster being

again callul Nuns lu isr their mu•t invaluable
the LI. mite Franchise, its lire of the hisiemied
death of that excellent stunt, Sii S.wuel Humitly, it i■ their

imperaire duty to retain Iu Parliataent • WWI .if huown
bail:lily, !hut hr may this..., by ilie side of our tried Re.
presentative, support the elating of the people to Perlis-
. Ili. of a ghost duration. and to a full, free, awl equal
share on the choice of Rrpresridativra.
Resolved, 23 That Joliii Ilubbou‘e, Esq. from his known
talent mid character, is a lit and proper person to represent
the City of Westininater 111 INT11:1111elli, suJ Ibst he the ac..
corthurty pill in irontinatioll at the emoting Election.
Resolved, 3.1. That it Co.nntittee (with !ismer to add to
their number.), be uppoorted, to carry the above &wig-
lions lulu riled, and to take the act:emery measures to en-
sure his Llectiun.

lie said that, Omelet' as he was, nothing lout an impera-
tive a►ose of public and a proper feeling of privite
♦ould have 'minced him, ill his state of Wills-
pusitinsi, to hare attend.ii the hireling thus day. He had
known Mr. !lobhouse long—lie bad known him as a ililiia-
gnished traveller and an able isulitical writer. The Electues
of Westiniuster knew him as their etficient friend in the
cuatest. He was the friend ut the iieonle, unconnected
with any of the parties in the Slate. lie was joist the mall
the people wanted, fur neither Whig slur Tory could influ-
ence ur control his views lit proposing Mr llubh.•ase, he
felt a full CIIIIIViCtiots they cool,' fool nu better mass, our oire
more poo refill tiotioeuer to assert and support
their rights and libel tiev.—.,(,ent applause)
After a few word., rrsretang the mintier of putting the

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1 Renolutist...4—
s Mr. Tuss.w•u, rose lo second the heal Heanhilirm. He
I said, that after a lumr all.roce .111 old acquaintance once
•pts.•ased amour the,. :id wished briefly to explain
I the rro ttttt a %hick indored 1... absence fur spiels a period from
i their N1E..11,,zi. Twesty.uor years ago he took an active
i past iii piddle prorre•lnsga—ihr rot-ones of freedom asisailed
Isis life—wren time., In lour moist ha, it load been attacked by
i !rook of rollirlei, employe., fur the plummy. la sod. it Silo •
Wiwi hr foosid it iser..m.ary to retire frum public Itte—lie 41i.1
I au ado n he to ~,,, I Mina. If dueled on retry 1.44.41, and left
alone ill wow. i his principles. He hail glen vomit to a deter.
I 40111411.111 never ISlllre h. take HIS SICIIV, pit' in 14.11.114. life,
1 hot to ',millir himself and Ihe 3.1.1W111 of his or 11 111111111 a. ".
to his ill'irollie circle, and there to enforce, and eaplaio, and
I eh read them. Its rosuisig to thin dcteritelo.titora of living iii
eel ireturol, lee hail ovule two reservist' —tone wa.., that if
indeps tellenre alt..tilll follow Lis profeasiimal porio.ia. then he
would again r forward--the Whey, if there...lt should ii.:
1 of great rnser4risry mill 'flume ~,,, .1.4 mi. Ira'. Woriber i 1.,
lAra ...arra,' worriiislrol his How ransom tow sill, it was
lo
111.1 for buns 111 stare.--all lie al I.I•Ny was, that Ise had ever
I 5..m.,1in.1 inflexible to the frowur of 'bowel' 'mil air 411 liremrsits
i nfis.t. ii...t Pao.ing over !u. own siinatioo and proapects
! 111 lif.., he would soles et to the public Slate of Ilie Ct.illit, y...-.
II 0:Is 4 04,r of awful eriii:o, rips Illy istiparrol both iih• o-il
1 a... 1 41 110.114. --abroad, its ilw eaialltjahmeot of that illegiiiiihsie
MIUCIIIk irt tegitsomaty. SIHIII baba all Ow li Inv uf dor Cow
'M. lit iii !Lay All .au. e againal the Wier. Iv, of Al lb; sr P. u_
• 1,1.. lie ~,,ul.l 1...1 .411 111. 111 of the limo tom il, nasty to Eli•

rg&grliwewl etwewberwLwill portunity of successfully preasieg Ilium our du*,
Pm, iu • °isle" tributea rot rupi tool of * profligate Admiuistration.—(.
rie mine with the public Having 11•1111 iiIIIIIMIIItko I shall w call on ye!
.Jt eau awaits, Itiongla to the order u( w • to put in I
otgaisli of private aftbe-
Public calamity. That It and power ato sew you iu Pal
Lair
i wee bet mil eeprirl ..e.. .
aspueiast Arty impose* ... i
attester; sod it is with the table; bat the former hewing eaueht the Ch
hie waste of time to the Aril, proceerlettu address the Meeting. lie 1