The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-06 00:00:00

WEsTMINSTER ELECTION.

Saturday the great contest for the Representation
of the inty of Westminster closed at three o'clock,
and a little before that time Sir Samuel Romilly
made his appearance on the hustings, attended by
a number of his friends, among whom were hi% son,
Mr. W. Smith, M.P. fur Norwich, and Sir Robert
Wslsola.

Mr. lIVeT mounted his railing, but was most
ungraciously received, until it was announced that
he meant to give tray to Sir S. Romilly, as being
the successful Candidate. He said that he should
be wanting its duty to himself, and in respect to_
wands Sir S. Romany, if he did not give way to
him.—(Cries of " Ah, yon tarn-coat! What did
won say of him behind his back?")—He had often
listened to Sir S. Hominy with great delight, and
he was sure they would do the same. He had
stood beside him tea days on the hustings at Bris-
tol, mud he had filled both friends end enemies
with respect and admiratinu. He understood that
Sir S. Hominy would be chaired immediately after
be load dour ►peaking, and that there was a hired
snub to pull clown his little flag.—[Here the uproar
became so violent, that the orator was obliged to
retire.]
Sir K. Wtt.sow announced the numbers to be (as
they soon afterwards appeared ou the poll-board),
for
Day's Poll. Total.
Sir 43t
Sir F. Bunten .... 153
Sir M. Maxwell ... tOO
Henry Heat, Esc 1 B4

The HIGH BAILIFF then came forward, and an..
nouncrd that Sir S. BOIFILLY, Knight, a►►d Sir
F. &MITT, Baronet, had been duly elected to
iu I'arliamer►t for the City of Westminster.
He then said, that he hoped the Electors of West-
minster would preserve the high character they
had obtained during this Election, and not proceed
to acts of violence. The hustings were private
property. They all knew that every Englishman's
house was his castle ; and, to a certain degree, the
hustings were his property. He, therefore, once
more conjured them to conduct themselves with
inodeiation.

Mr. Sruitot then endeavoured to speak. fur the
purpow of introducing to them Sir S. Hominy ; but
Mr. Hunt immediately set up a cry of
Samuel first." Finding that Mr. Sturch
retard.

Sir SAMUEL RoMILLY then stood forward, and
was received with universal shouts of applause.—
He hail nut presumed to appear amongst them dur-
log the contest, nor would he have thought of aspir-
ing to the honour that had been just paid to him,
had not the kindness of his friends induced him to
entertain hopes from their assurances; but now
that he was a Representative of the respectable
body he addressed, and could cull them by the en-
dearing name of Constituents, he came as soon as
possible to return his thanks for the very high ho-
nour they had done him (Great applause/. Having
been chosen by their votes to represent the great
City of Westeninoter—having been elected to that
situation to declare their will in parliament—the
highest honour to which, in his opinion. any indi-
vidual could arrive at—he appeared there to thank
those who had assembled upon so important an oc-
casion. Ile was sensible he had no pretensions to
the honour that had been conferred upon him, al-
though he certainly had endeavoured to serve the
public, an effort in which he had but too often been
far from successful.—(Applause./—lt PPM the
knowledge of that endeavour that induced those
who proposed him as a Candidate to put him in
in..iiitiation; for though he was born amongst the
people, lie was only known to them from his public
. onduct. Most heartily did he thank his Conan-
111,,is— bat his thanks were not to be expressed by
words—they were to be expressed by actions—j Load
applause j— not on that hustings, but within the
~.,11% of the Mouse of Common,. The way was, by
4 fililittil discharge of the importaut duties of a
lieprestotative of the People ; by an assiduous at-
telittoti to like interests of the ',tibiae; by reri.ting
all attack* al o the Freedom ante Press. Trial by
Jui v, sod the I labeas Corpus, the great bulwark
of the COlitslilMlloii—(Load applause); by re-
st 'toy attempts to substitute in place of
government to which Englishmen were accustomed,
a gover 00000 rot of low and justice, sue of spits and
Load applause) ; by resikaisig a wan.
lois and wirlerrexprodsture on the part of the go.
Per 00000 ;by opposing the impositioii of new lasts;
abuse all, that most oppressive stud iiiquisitu-
Hai our, die Income Tax. it ally attempt should
I.r. write to bring it forward in the new I': rliament;
lov si. bshu.g uskeltra officer, 1.3 tridearourit g to
I•4SCP of the Crimp, to cattoil the right

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