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noise roatiassed.)—lf tlwy would not he* Me i tit
must make his how in ihem mid retire; When
there was so much talk shout library and freedom,
be felt dust he had a right to claim the privilege
due to every Eisghsloiran, of a fair bearing, when
be was about to offer himself to their attention.
Them had been a great deal said about protecting
freedom and the constitution. Now he loved free..
gum as much as any male ; but there were different
methods of shelving an af ection. for it. Au insi-
nuation had been held out. that he was not as in-
dependent as the other candidates. He would not
bow to anther of them on the score of indeperill-
once. He kite., not what could be called iside-
larnekhice. if the character were oat his. He had
never had a contract with Government ; he
lever received a favour from Ministers. If lie had
not always voted agreeably to their tastes, he hid
always voted conscientiously. When reference had
been made by the previous speakers to the five new
Bello, he was glad to observe that there were some
among them who were phrased with the Bills and
displeased with the remarks on them. From leis
reception ou his canvass he confidently anticipated
success. The election would not be decided by
soave and clamour, such as were then raging.—
The way to the poll would be clear. and there
would be no danger of sustaining injury to any mie.
All he asked teas fair play. •
The concluding part of the speech was nearly
drowned in the noise which prevailed.
Mr. ‘Viittnaaals came forward, red was very
rorabislly received. Two yeah ago he had stood
before them on the same spot. Thensise did it
wish colifidence, as lie was proposing lo\tivem a
Reoresentative, whtniuc principle* aged gostrflset had
been tried and approved by them. He &Wino!,
diffidence now that he had beconie unexpeclitilly
✓ candidate for some share of those honoubirsif
which their late Itepresentalive (Mr. Bytig)guid•
proved himself so worthy. Nothing could *pot
traduced him to come forward, if he did not -
feel d profess thse pr inciples out hich
• Irianan could have nosy
ght to appear I &v:
But he would have been wanting in thetyminon".
feelings and gratitude of a man. after the respect.:
able solicitations by which he had beenrinvited for-a
ward, had he declined their kindness, end refused
to appear. He hoped that they erolild 'not ttri-
hide his pretensioirs to any sense of personal th
entertained by himself. lt was on the. priar es of
olor
a revered relative, whom he must .alsviiyi revere,
not only as a father, but an Englishuslin, that he
founded his claim to their supporl: '_,He would
snake a short statement of those pinches, which
he had before dose in his addresses to them
through the newspaper's, and when be had the
pleasure of meeting them find. He would ad-
vocate a thorough reform; in Parliament. which
Ise tljought had become •fthaolutely necessary.—
That ought, in his opinion, to be a !tootling
tknestiote with every Member in the House of
C 1111 l moos. If ever it,sliould be hli.agood fortune
to form putt of the Legialatere, he would be most
earnest to seeking for the abolition of useless !daces
mod peaiiionir, and in the reduction or all sorts of
abuses. lie would always !prove himself the
turgid and supporter of civil and .religious liberty.
Ili* youth had keen ituputed to !Um as an objection.
But that was a fault which he would venture to
remind diem would rectify itself. Ile certainly was
suit much known in public life, brit he might be
permitted to say, that he lied not been an inatteso-
tree observer of public events. They had heard
his Noble Friend remarking upon some obnoxious
measures adopted by the late Parliament. Ile
thought that if he had been in the House he
would have supported nose of those measures.
Ile thanked them for the very great exertions
they had already made in his favour. They
had only to persevere, and they were pure of
returning two persons tit least, of independent opi-
Mims /11111 constitutional principles. He had to
apologise fur not having called upon all the free-
holder.; the time hail been too short for that
purpose. From the active canvass which had taken
place, and the reception of himself and friends
thereon, he was convinced that his success in the
contest was no longer doubtful. The freeholders;
would excuse Into for not waiting on them before.
Tail; might be sure that he would see them after
the election, whatever should be the result.—( Loyd
applause.)
Mr. CLARICE came forward to say a few words in
explanation of his conduct iu declining to mend Its
a candirlete according to the wishes of his friends.
He considered a seat in the House not a privi-
lege, but a grievance ; not as ass honour. but as a
disgrace. He was proceeding to slew the reasons
why he held that opinion, but the Sheriffs interfer-
ing, and pointing out to him the necessity of going
on wish the business of die election, he wi thilrew.
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The 'hew of hands being-taken, the election was
declared to have fallen Ull Messrs. Bytig mud
Whitbread.

A poll was immediately demanded on behalf of
M►. Mellish ; the Sheriffs directed that it should
take place at half-past twelve o'clock. Between
half-past four mid *ve, the numbers having been
apt up, were found to be—
Fur Mr. Brag 437
Mr. Whiibread 285
Mr. Mellisb 262

Mr. Beau *aid, that though he hail the honour
of addressing them in the morning, he could nut
take leave of them without returiMig his cordial
thanks fur their kind exe►tions rturing the day, by
which lie had been placed in so flattering a ►itus-
tion on the poll. By calling it a flattering sitria•
boo, they were not to suppose tort he meant flit-
tering to his personal mem. He hoped and
trusted that their compliment in bn doing was
nut paid to him as an individual, lint to the
line he had so steadily pursued in Parliament.
Before he took leave he would reply to a rumour
which had keg mentioned to him more than once
or twice. It had beeu said. by different parties of
course. and for ditterent purposes, that he had
solicited votes both for himself and Mr. Whit-
bread.
He could assure them that hr had always
deemed it presumptuous, and almost insulting.
fur a candidate to address the electors on any
other person's behalf besides Its own, In
there enlighteued times, when the people were
an competent tee judge for themselve., who were or
were not fit to represent them, there could be no
uecessity fur any one to tell them who war best qua-
Idled to support that free rod glorious constitu-
tion under which England had so prospered.