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it very great number of friends. He behaved there
were not above a dozen of his friends at the. fast !
It:cation who did not protonic hint their support at 1
this; nod he had received an infiuitely greater
.sinabnr. of. promises than before tbaJast-elecuots_k
- titereTrire when he bad stood beftire-therit. Iron, day
to float ex preasiag his sown confidence of eventual
ofCßiet—it -414!4°1 iket!i,.. , " , thew, iv-i,.l•2by''
expectatiotis ohieni he had not t. , nor
liti!cl•out tn. theta what he himself 'did ,aiir be-.
'f '!n a* urge • Ctratmois Hall, and ran '4,1
'Liverymen as 14 perfoier ever held' (grist Mills.
•itaviog. been !liken to *Mode 'persons Whis Vele
•,.: .01, lie'beheied sere), p..r.ons'out Of ei..:tit NSW
.t.„. i; itiele histiSs in his fat tii.—r4pplatrAe.i.,4le
• li.ed heti, sorry that they did hol. twat 'the Hun.
'Centimes, who had eadeaeOured 11 addrers them.
beeause, if he had • any thing earthy of !belt at-
-tentitna to offer, be should lire listened to, and it not,_,
what he should say would only opirate to his 'Own,'
alit:advantage. But all that he did was to point tio
rite state of the' polls -PhiCh • resource lie
hereditarily...Of rasigh.l-114row he could
to it and say; that Such . a close of the • k
spewed a contempt of all public Principle. 4a .
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hail almost said of private.'frienddlip.—(l'la (We,
find cries of " listrie!")---It was a rely ratty
matter for Geutleuien to cry 08 lame" before
knowing what he was goisg to state. It appear-
ed by the tomtit state of the OA that siotwith-
standing all the ;ofluence which.had been exerted, •
and though the Livery had been greatly increased
in the mean time, that the Humber i
the poll wag vise hundred. less tl asp
milltestri
time, which was an extraordinary fact, i jw..
(Alderman Weithinao) tool six handy alt
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uo that occasion. He had said last Ili :that 'if
proper exertious were used by his frieipis this day
lie should be successful. He had some reason to
express himself so, since he had a uttjority on the
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day of 48h above the Lord filayor. Surely that
*hewed that his adversaries bad been exhausted ;
that he bud had forces in reserve ; and that if all his
friends could have been persuaded to come up,
despising influence and threats, that be would have
beets returned, and by • triumphant majority. It ap-
peered, too, that the Lord Mayor, not withstandiog all
the cantrassing,en.l itilluence; and Cusuinittees,nrid
even the attraction of the..gold chatiu--(4 hiughi
—which was ulways supposed to do emitething far
candidate, had polled upwards of tiOD less than lie
.(AlJerinan Waitlitimo) bud at the hut election;
and lie should venture to say another thing, that if
they struck off all the votes which persona who were
attached to Win both from public principle mid
private feeling had been compelled to give his Op-
ponents, he should; iq that event also, be Night
am ihi poll. Some of those candidates who now
stood above hint had before declared that the
opittions of the 'Livery, assembled together in their
Common Hall were nothing, and that the only cri-
terion of their favour towards the different candi-
dates who sought to represent them in Parliament,
was the state of the poll. Therefore, if they found
at necessary by and bye, to raise their voices in e 013)•
nrop Hall against any impolitic mewing*, and to ins
street their Bepreseotativei accordingly, ilevalsabli
tonne of them would tell theta, and they deserted
-Gibe told' it, "you voted for me at the last elec.
Zion, lion gave me your confidence then, and loin-
'me, •
t attend to the opinions of the rabble of a Coto-
** 11a11.' —(app/ausi arid disapprobation.)—lle
'Warned them, that if they should deem it proper
Hereafter to give them instructions respecting the
tsettlemeot of 'the tied List, or any other public
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question, that suchwould he the answer they would
receive. So far al 'regarded himself. it win ins-
yos,ylble he should'not enjoy a feeling of triumph; •
if Imputation rested on any, it was on those •
:Liverymeu who had noisier* to come forward to
exert-Ise their franchise.—(44ppfease.)—He ilider.
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`stood there'had been some difficulty outside during
Raft of Yesterday in making Way to the poll.; but
tlaose.triftn had siofthe courage to come to the.hust•
logo deservedVi noftheir commiseration nor his. One
lilasug he could sax, both of this and the last rtes-.
;44; he had not pi-pen to paper to compose a
•.ttqalt or lampoon, or any thing to that way, against
elt4 character, public' or private, of my one, of his
'irdirevaaries: his Costimittees, he believed, had not.
fiirectly or iodirecltb sanctioned such a proceeding
either, thcaigh Joe abet indiecreet individuals had
Anne he could apt, opeorer.. 'He 6d 'thought it
oulgcient to declare his °Oohs' of hie rest or the
kessdidetee
.rialbliell standing on the linitinge. He
''sh ould "10' so tge tot.tOisii,'lhist Ili man's private
chi:rimier did not bear devaistation, that he was
iiiificto he' plaCed'iti a idtisitioit of ;labile trust.—
(Appliture.j.-But though 'he 'had not * written
is Nagle hie by way of depreciating his opponents,
the press was actuillyloaded with libel' on his cha-
ticter:-newspaperri and pamphlets teemed with
taloatiiies against Nis, and defoniatory hand-bills
had heti -circulated about, and even put into the
ban if Itiaowh servants. He did not regard diet*
WV,' bilitsed of them with perfect indifference;
CO there. woe soother consideration Which made
ham' foutbolt the subject, and that was, that though
iheigente * teleb' reticles might disregard his
yhtnr; , litchi shoOld 'yet show some forbearance
had delieeiy for thine Of his family. There was
!Mother 'loch moie important consideration, that,
whether a evader were a great or 'a small out; the
liaristilitiOn of such infamous falsehoods must tnate-
Vital" hijure him in his credit and business, for
*heath& dosight them true would have any- deal-
tap' WitlVltueli a person f He believed 161 for
yesialiark'fbe repetitiod'of sa' b arts bed boot
him *nomads. He thOughiit bit a Waste of time
tit ester alto a newspaper contest wits theauthors
of swell Itirktion. 'lli liir Omer, the beat method
tif meeting Air& was by irsaeing diciest/err with the
erstdi-inpt they. merited. He could hot, however,
tabene refaiihs to them unicaluto4, vented against
Inns by *Verson. of very considerable business and
"coitsiiteratiesit iu'the City. Among other falsehood!
tn• of hied that Thisdewoort, the conspirator, was
,ibeirinan orbit (Mr.. Wei durum's) COmniittei. He
;tad been alio Charged With being a friend and sup.
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porter of Ceflile. A+ 'it would take up but•little
lime, he thought ''be Might as well answer both
if there imputatiami' of present. With respect
•-•
--,,., hi Cartier; he had elver seen him but, once, and
-*` tint in poising, at'llle time of his trial: What
iii, almait'incredible, he had never se.id a word
his Siftings eifelh' its' the •seitrepapers. and
g &ski his 'prinuples ii"ptilitici and religielp; OWN
' WIN me ' Men 'in ' the 'kingdom who held" them
......_., it. greater abliorreuCt..--•(Laved approbation.).—
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A. for Thistlewood, he might.have seen him, as he
might have seen any individual in the Hall, with-
out knowing him, but he had never exchanged a
word with bier—never had held the slightest cons-
,inessiicatiou with him—(Applause)—sod with re-
spect to another individual—(Mr. Hoot, we under-
*tonsil—with whom be had brensccused of keep-
,_,g up is connexion, but of whose merits or dente-
Melte should say nothing, as he was now the sub-
ject of prosecution, lie cool& assure them that lie
never hail been connected with him, and that he
had ceitobated his priticiples by speaking and
writing for several years. *lf they wished to
Ite;Ow what his priociples Were, he should tell them.
'He thought diet they were bound to support the
'Constitution, such is it had been tratepoitted from
our ancestors-.--(Apjetanse) —to preserve its )14 te-
:grity a. .urity. no lien by :resisting the inroads
ii.fl - .snit berruption ' than by opPosiesit and
• ''' fsCtiods anal seditious—(Geoe ep-
d
.14 if it was to be destroyed, he thmapht
.it of Ii le 'consialitenee in what manner, or by
what clan of persona its destruction was to be effect.
• ed. But hebeliev4ll that the furs to the British 001).
itituti:un Ware to be overcome and 'armed, nut by
Ihrowing an exorbitant power into the hoods of the
Executive, but by endeavouring to alleviate and
remove the distresses oldie people, by attending to
.their complaints.. mid Complying with their reason.
able petitions and desires ; and if such a reform
were once brought about, the factions would soon
sink into their waive insignificance. With respect
'to his own troiduet during his can . had not
hb.
met an individual who had told I not
discharge his parliameotary duti mit sin ti
indefatigably, or had charged him ith A not bring
his post ou oll' occasions. When they dismirded '
e servant. it was natural to inquire for whenefeuse
they had done so. He could venture to saydthit he'
had not deservod it, and lie should boldly hezard
the assertion, that if off the individuals who had
voted at this election were assembled in the Hall,
mid it were put to theniefwhat candidate they pie-
ferret', three-fourths of {hem would send hint in.—
Y4pploese and sone laughter.)—Fie, however,
ilsould not despiand. it was not in his nature, but
he should consult his own ease something more thou
in the former part of his life. However, he shoold
misery* cherish the priucoples of liberty, and never
bang batle ohm an occesitiu emir where his efforts
might be useful. Ile would sat unnecessarily
thrust,ibinuielf (retort. but whenever he was
called upon he shotild obey the cill.—(4 p-
ploase.)—lt was impossible for mortals to coin-
ed wee's, but they , could do more—they
eight deserve- it, and the Cs rporation of Loudon
bad delen4 it.—(App/arse ).-ye could not agree
with the wish of tin Lord'hiayor. that the Livery
might be filled with merchants, because lie
thought that the merchants who already possessed
the franchise did not make the best use of it. It
was sufficient for birn that he had with him the
voice and feelings of the ',erode. of those by whom
our navy was manned. and our army composed,
whO fought the battles of our country by sea dud
land. He thanked them for their attention ; be.
hoped they would not think he bad trespassed too
far on their indulgence; circulortroced as he was.
—(" No, out.")—lie felt deeply obliged and grate-
ful to those who had on this occasion supported.
him ; hot, to:those who had done so before, and nowt
transferred their. oufforge.s•ansi exertion to his op-
ponents, be nould•siirforetvel/ ! for he owed them
uothing.( Latepeentistwed, applaaVii
.A I &raisin' Twilit' Slid, that shim e hod not the
good fortune to belble to thank the Livery for the
high situation they lied given him on ti poll. yet
ft,
he could,not but feet grateful for the. . support
of. near 3,900 Liverymeo of the City of ofoo—it •
number which, on must Agetneto.neeasious, would
-have ignored auccees. if vettiffnfied 'his failure
partly to the great exertions which had been mtde
to poll early for some of thaolther Cesolidatts, mid
partly to a suspicion of a little jealousy between his
friends and those of his worthy.. friend. Alderatess
Waithmin, winch had divided many votes. What.
ever .unissioesi he felt at the result of the (mitten
was not on his own account, but on account of the
cause which now suffered, and which had been so
glorioditly advanced at the last election. He retired
without the slightest feelings of envy or jealousy
against the Gentlemen whom
they had thought
proper to return—(" Broco!")—or against those
Liverymen who had not supported himself, becen.e
he wished that they should hove a will of thris o*ii
as well us he.—(Loud dpplaree.)—To those who so
honourably nod nobly had given him their support
on the ()resew occasion, he wanted words to say
how grateful he felt. Till the end of life his sense
beef gratitude to his many spirited sell excellent
friends Should never be eff4ced from his breast. As
they Ind, on the last occasion, elevated him to the
proud situation of their Representative, he might
how venture to express a hope that he had done his
duty in that capacity.—(Crier of " Yoe hove.")—_
At present they had thought it better to commit the
trust 10 Other., and he was satisfied ; but his at•
tachment to the interests, and zeal lOr the pros-
perity of the City of London, should cense but
with his life. He begged leave to express his sense
of the courteous and polite manner in which he had
been received in the course of his election by per-
ilous of all parties and opinions—(Hear, hear)—
and also to bear his testimony to the able and im-
partial discharge of their duties by the two Sheriffs.
fatigued as they were by the exertions of so many
city., he should not detail' them longer, but take
his leave, thanking them most gratefully.
Mr. Alderman WOOD addressed the' Lively a
second time. He could not leave the Hall without
expressing his thanks also to the Sheriff's and the
Under-Sheriff-for their admirable discharge of one
of their most important duties on this acts • . He
afterward; offered the same tribute to these Gentle-
nieii on the pert and at the desire of the Loid
Mayor.
" A perton in the crowd suggested a vote of thanks,
but the worthy Alderman said that a more fit time
for' that would be afterwards found.
• The Hall was then Bleared.—The.carriages of
Aldrrmsn Wood, Alderman- Thorp, sod the Lord
Mayor, were dresses away by the populace.
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St:rms.—R. W. THOMAS, Esq. solicitor, of
eartnartheu, who had been observed to labour un-
dr► great depression of spirits fo► the last reorder',
terminated bill esiateece by bsoolog himself on
IVedoesday lest.—Verdict, Lona

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i A I very great number of friends. He believed titer! As for Thistlewood, he might.have seen him, as he
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toot above a dozen of his friends at the:last ; 1
might have seen any individual in the /1311, with-
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s.ectunt who did not promise him their support at 1 out knowing him, but he bad never exchanged a
: / this; mid he had received an influitely greater word with liim—never had held the slightest cosu-
..tUp ew. of. promises than before tbo-Justolscuou.j .ususiicatiou with him— (Applause) —and souk re-
- Mile-Tire when he bad stood befOre-iherit frouTaay veer to another individual—plr. Moot, we under-
to Asyt' expreisiag his sown confidence of eventual stomil—with whom he had brensccused of keep-
stab:fairy. Jte stoiListit iltsevise them hir-A/bes
~,/ up a connexion, but of whoa* merits or dente-
-4,74' expectations olikbi he bad not 414 .---..nor , rite lie should say nothing, as he was now the sub'-
tred•out to' Irwin what he himself. 41',114ii 6.. I fret of prosecution, lie emit& assure theta that he
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r;tie. :lit a. tinge • •Cdfitnion Hall, mod,* ran 'Yl:' never hail been connected with him, and that he
• Liverymen as 'tlt perbiier eier held• (grist iiilits.l had crioduated his principles by speaking arid
.. •aa.vioit.beett !Jaen to okettute 'persons will, Vele 1 writing for several Years. .1f they wished to
•,a.ul, he'briiried feit), p..r.nte.. out of .4...;tii Mil 1 snow what his priociples were, he should tell them.
...A :; them him& in his far or. t Avatar r Ae. 1 ,ate 1 Re thotireht dirt they wens hound to support the

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