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Lim. He thanked thens molt cordially ; act if
they were not sufficiently rewarded by the great
victory they had gsiued,it war utterly out of his power
to make them any compensation, but his poor
ack~wwledgmrnts. He should alwayis look ulion
that as the proudest day of his life, and the most
tienourable for the City of London. He thanked'
them moat cordially.—(lieiterated acciaraotioxs.j
Alderman THORP was happy to take this oppor-
tunity of renewing his thanks to the Liven, after
the unexampled coolest they had passed throagh,
fond of congratulating them on the strength of the
poll, and the result of the Election. They had by
their exertions •hewn that the cause of freedom was
dear to the citizens of London. He hoped that the
history of their success would be re-echaed from one
end of the kingdom to the other, and that it would
shew freemen they need only endeavour, and con-
quer. The honour had been offered to him. and
he could not refuse it. In coming forward at the
call, he h4l made pledges of principle, which it
would be the study of his life to redeem. In re-
turning thanks to those friends who bad taken hint
up in the beginning, he was bound at the same
time to offer leis •ckuowledgnirmtts to those gentle-
men who had so nobly sod handsomely promoted
his cause towards the end—who felt • laudable
anxiety for the success of • favourite, but united
with it a zeal for the common cause—the cause of
indrpendewce.--(Appla•se.J--He accepted the
sacred trust at their hands. Ha assured them he
shoulil act upon the firmest principles of independ-
ence and integrity. He should stand boldly for-
ward on all occasions where his services could be
useful. He should render up the deposit unsullied
and u jured. Their cause should not suffer
th►oesgh him.—(Applause.)
Mr. OLDHAM then came forward to propose a
vote of thanks to their late Representative, Sir J.
Shnw. Though he had the misfortune to differ
:.nth that Gentlemen on some points, yet as he had
nobly stood forward to oppose the suspension of that
Act justly denominated the bulwark of their liber-
ties, he deemed him entitled to the thanks of the
Livery of London. Besides, he had been the firm
and manly supporter of the rights of the City of
London in Parliament. •nd had moreover acted in
the most honourable manner in resigning his sent.
Mr. OLOgatt then proposed a Resolution embo-
dying the above sentiments, which was seconded
by Mr. SAVARI.
The Resolution was read and carried unani-
mously.
Mr. FAVRLL then proposed a vote of thanks to
the two Sheriff., Sir Francis Desanges and Sir G.
Alderson, for their firm and upright conduct, ur-
banity, and impartiality during the late Election ;
which being seconded by Mr. Robert Willson
(brother to the Member) was put in the regular
way. and carried unanimously.
The Sheriffs severally returned thanks, and the
Resolutions were ordered to be signed by the Sec►e-
tsry, and published in the usual Morning and
Evening Papers.

THE BRMSII PRESS.

LON DON,
FRIDAY, Jute 26, tale.

To consequence of some paragraph. in the Public
Prints, several Electors of Middlesex met at the
Crown and Anchor, at eight o'clock last night,
for the purpose of considering the propriety of put-
ting in nomination some Gentleman to represent
that County instead of Mr. Mxt.usit, the present
Government Candidate.
At the hour mentioned in some of the public
Prints, several Gentlemen attended, but there was
no appearance of any preconcerted arrangement for
business. Inquiries were made and repeated
among the Gentlemen present for the purpose of
ascertaining the object of this Meeting ; but no
satisfactory answer could beobtsined. Mr. BROOKS
and Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT were questioned on
the subject, but all they knew was from the public
notice given in the Papers. The Proprietor of the
tavern said, the Meeting had been called by a Gen-
tleman who was an utter stranger to him.
Mr. GARDNER (a Freeholder of Middlesex) said,
th:tt as the Meeting had been now detained a canal-
4..rahle time after the hour mentioned in the public
Prints, it was necessary something should he done
iii furtherance of the avowed object of the Meeting.
The Election would take place to-morrow (this
sh”) at ten o'clock, and it was high time to inquire
if Mr. BENNET (as was intimated) had consented
to he put in nomination. If that Gentleman de-
churl, accepting the invitation, the Electors might
fix upon anmebody else.
A gflieral cry was made for a Chairman, and
Major CiarwaiGwr, wlso had just entered the
room (attracted, as he said, merely by the public
notification of the business, and not any knowledge
of the parties concerned). took the Chair amid the
applause of the Meeting.
The CHAIRMAN desired to know the business of
the Meeting, and declared himself read; to receive
any proposition from any Gentleman pee.enr.
Here again the difficulty occurred of there not
being any person present who was immediately ac-
quainted with the intentions of those through whom
the Meeting was notified.
Some Gentlemen inquired how it happened that
Mr. BENNET's name had been introduced, otwera-
ing, that Mr. B. w.is absent frotn town, and had
jest been electtd for Slireiv.liiiry.
A young man in the room said. that he had aces-
Lon on private business to call at Mr. limner's
house that evenitig. Mr. B. had arrived there at
men o'clock; his servant mentioned that dinner
was ordered for bun, but that he could 'not tell

whether his matter would attend the present Nett-
ing.

Mr. Litstirrait came forward and said, th it he
inhered Mr. Etaim (whom we understood to be
• respectable G.-salmon in the City) was to have
waited on Mr. Beaux? that evening. He there•
fore urged the Meeting to wait a little longer, as
the business was of so much importance.
After a considerable delay, and no appe•r•nte
of Mr. EKART,
Mr. GALE Joan (140 had entered with Mr.
HUNT and other Gentlemen) addressed the Meet-
ing, and recommended that some other Gentleman
should be put in nomination for the County of
Middlesex, as it was quite clear no answer could
be now expected from Mr. Beaux?.
Mr. LIIMAITRI expressed a wish that Mr. HENRY
B•attta should be put in nomination. He was R
Gentlemen las the Chairman knew) of fine Whig
principles. He had been lately disappointed at an
election, and was a very likely man to enter into
the contest for Middlesex with his heart and his
purse.

The CHAIRM•N regretted that he could not
make any answer to the appeal made to him, as he
had not the honour of being known to oily of Mr.
BARING'S family.
There being no appearance of any effective busi-
ness being done, and the hour advancing late, the
CHAIRMAN urged that either some propo■ition
should be made, or that the Meeting should be
dissolved.

A desultory conversation then arose at eleven
o'clock ; some Gentlemen were or opinion that the
Meeting (however ineffectively managed) ought not
to sepa►ate without doing something. It was re-
peatedly said that Mr. BENNIE? would not quit
his Shrewsbury friends. The name of his brother,
Lord OSSULSTOW, was mentioned, but it was said
the Nable.Lord, though full of excellent princi-
ples, was deficient in that sort of oratorical talent
which would produce effect at a contested election.
Mr. iir•eant thought that little oratorical talent
was necessary to cope with Mr. Mettasn, the Court
Candidate.

Mr. BILTANT asked, why they would not call on
Mr. PTV, or Bedford ?

Mr. WYTHERSTON (of Southwark) replied, be-
cause Mr. PYM hsd declared he would not cocoon•
ter a contested election. Mr. W. then suggested
the propriety of sending a requisition to the Hon.
Mr. CAYINDIIIII, who is now a Candidate at the
Aylesbury election.

This led to some conversation on the impossibi-
lity of conveying the reqnisition in sufficient time to
make it effective. Mr. CAVINDIIIII was stated to
be 30 or 40 miles from town, and the election being
fixed for ten o'clock to-morrow (this day) at Brent-
ford, it was alleged that no communication could
be had with him for the necessary arrangements.
The Requisition was, howfver, prepared, and
ordered to be transmitted, and at half-past eleven
o'clock thanks were voted to the venerable Chair-
man, and the Meeting separated.

The Hustings at Covent-garden, last morning,
presented no feature of novelty, except that the
multitude strictly catechised the Electors as they
cattle to poll, cheeriog those who professed them-
selves supporters of the popular Candidates, and
hissing those who appeared to ha the friends of Sir
M. MAIWin.L.

We noticed yesterday the question with respect
to the right or the Inhabitants or St. Martin's-le-
Grand to vote for Westminster, which was argued
on Tuesday by M►. SIIIRROW and Mr. BLAIN, as
Comae! for Sir S. RONILLY in support of the right,
by Mr. Ems and Mr. PRTIRS, for Sir FRANCIS
BURDSTT on the ISM side, and by Mr. ADOL..
pays, fur Sir M. MARIVILL, against the right.
Last morning the High Bailiff decided in favour
of the Inhabitants, the whole of whom afterwards
voted for RONILLY and BuRDETT.

We bare received Paris Papers of Sunday and
Stondey last. Thy contain copies of the Con-
vention concluded between the King of France
and the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Prus-
sia, and Russia, respecting the appropriation of
14,040.000 francs annuities for liquidating the
debts dne by France to individuals on the Con-
tinent, and also of the separate Convention von-
eluded between Great Brita;n and France respect.
ing the appropriation of three millions of francs
annuities by France, for satisfying the claims of
British 11 is Itject v. They are dated the:nth of April,
and the lira instalments were to have been made to
the Commissioners of the respective Powers one

month after the exchange of the ratifications.
The French Five per Cents. on the 20th Jane
were 74 f. 20 c. Bank Actions, 1,680 1.
The following are extracts:—

• PARIS. JUNE ea.

The Duke of Richelieu hail a conference pester-
day at noon with the Duke of Wellington. They
speak of the immediate departure of his Lordship.
They write from Stsitgard, that the King of
Wirtemberg appeared disposed to assist at the
Congress of Aiit.la-Chapelle, and that several
Plorereigne of Germany will also repair thither.
We do not guarantee this intelligence.
A woman, aged forty:three years, and who had
not had a child for ten yew. previous, we de'.