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that his parliamentary conduct win utterly indefen.
sible.—(Applause )—lle hoped he gave him no
offence in saying so—it was not with the men but
with ins politics that he querrellesl.—(Applowse.)
The temporary deficiency ou the pull, could not
rheumy him friends the contrary, it would only
serve to stimulate them to further exertions; so he
said oil the. roomer evening, and so he felt now.
‘Vheriver he applied since last lie addressed
them, he was received in all quarters with the
utmost cordielity, soil with every mark of con-
fidence and public esteem. The electors knew
that they were pledged to atipport a great cause,
the cause of indepetidetice, and they felt anxious
by every effort to promote it. Their late worthy
representative. Mr. Byng, had already sounded the
aLarni—lie told theta that it was more than probable
the Minister intended to impose new taxes upon
the people ; this was a pubject of deep iuterest to
them and to the whole country at large; but
after tins warning the county of Middlesex would
have no right to complain hereafter of further
oppressive taxation if they would return a Member
to Parliament who would infallibly add to the nom-
her of tax voters.— (applause.)—For fourteen years
that he had sat in Parliament, he proved by his
politic conduct, that in his opinion the ditty of
the Representative was to do every thing that would
be pleasant to the. Moister, without ever consult-
jug his conslitueniP•—(upploase.)—He seemed to
Drink that those who raturned hint were not able
to judge of their owls interests, sod he supported
the Ministers as if they were incapable of ever be-
ing in the wrong.
Mr. Wi haft ion said, he appeared before them as
a messenger from the independent freeholders of.
Bedfordshire, to announce to them the great vic-
tory which they had gained. lir the Parliament of
IBIS, that comity returned a distingui.hed mem-
ber of the House of Russell, the worthy deneinlent
of the illustrious Lord Russell, who was sacrificed
to a vindictive Government in a virtuous attempt to
support the rights ..1 the peslde—(applause) ;—bat
with that Representative there was unhappily re."
turned u tool of Administration—a Junior Lord of
the Admiralty; the consequence of which was, that
during the last Parliament Bedfordshire might be
said to he unrepresented. But the freeholders had
repented of their errors, and redeemed the character
of their county : with Lord Tavistock they re-
turned a frieod to the Constitution, one who bore
the revered name of l'ym. lie had known the lute
Mr. 11'Ititbread from earliest life. and lie knew that
there never was cherished in the Incest of man a
more pure and ardent love of liberty than was
cherished in kiii--(appliruse).--flis ion. who stood
before them, was nurtured in the cradle of inde-
pendence—he was educated in u reverence for the
Constitution of his country ; if they returned hint
to Parliament lie would not disappoint them—they
would find his father revived in him—(applause).
After the Spe:dcfr concluded, the Candidates
left the hustings ; the people exhibited a more than
usual degree of interest for Mr. Whitbread : lie
was drawn by them in an open carriage from the
hustings to Mr. Brooks' s, in St. James's-street,
followed by o slumber of carriages, awl an immense
crowd, which, isicreased its he approached London.
itt his progress fie was cheered by universal and us. ,
interrupted acclamations. lie stood all the lime
in the landau, receiving and returning the warm
salutations of the people.