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011 with spirit, and ..
didates, the crowd, 14 - -
greater than on any form.. —j. oati-ponterce the
numbers at the final close of the poll were declared,
amidst lond shouts, to be, for
Wilson 5370 Lord Mayor.... 42.10
Wood
Curtis
Mr. Wilson first came forward amidst loud shoots of
applause and disapprobation. He as.uied the Meeting,
that he felt as muck as any man the extent of the honour
conferred upon him; the highest that could bell a mer-
chant of this great metropolis. When he considered the
great exertions used by the friends of all the Candidates,
and the continued increase of the votes in his favour, the
obligations imposed upon him were redoubled, and the
only return which he could make was, to assure them
that he should discharge to the utmost of his power the
duties imposed upon hum.--(Applause.) He could not
tonclede without returning thanks to the two most excel-
lent Sheriffs fur the order and impartiality with which
they had conducted the Election.
Alderman Wood was received with loud and continued
acclamations of applause. He said he could not express
the gratitude which he felt for the distinguished honour
which they had imposed upon him, in placing him in a
situation so high upon the pull, and this too without any
snanagemeat of I
voted for him had come up spontaneously, without solici-
tation, or constraint. He could not retire without bear-
in testimony to the conduct of his late worthy Colleagues,
who bad always been attentive to the discharge of their
duties, late and early. ( pplause)—They had never
blinked the question, but had always voted in imison
with the great body of the Livery. He assured the Li-
very, that he should himself always give a ronscientotts
vote, and should he ever have the misfortune to differ
with them upon any political subject, let them call a
Common Hall, and he would freely resign to them the
trust reposed in him. He concluded with saying, that he
should always attend to their interests, and that his only
wish was to stand well with his fellow citizens, iu whose
esteem he wished to live. (Loud applause).
Mr. Timothy Curtis next came forward to return thanks
in behalf of his father, but was received with such a
tremendous storm of disapprobatiun, that he was oi:ingest
14; lossjet
The Lord Mayor next came forward, but so great was
the mixture of applause and disapprobation that we could
sewer collect a word which he uttered. He returned
thanks in a speech, and promised a faithful discharge of
his duties. He also spoke on the necessity of baring great
commercial men as their Representatives.
Alderman Waitlitnau next presented himself, and was
received with loud and reiterated shouts of applause.
He said, that if he thought he had been defeated through
any folly or misconduct on his part, or that his want of
success had arisen from his having lost the good opinion
of any one of his Coustitnents, it would have affected him
in a manner that he should not easily have got over; but
feeling that this was not the case, his mind was as tran-
quil as it ever was at any period f his life. if he had
any fault to find, it was with those who had uot the toe-
rage to come forward and vote according to their senti•
meats. He would say, that those who had suffered them-
selves to be so deterred deserved all which they suffered,
or would have to suffer from their timidity. (Cries of
" True, true," from the crowd.) During the whole of
this contest he had not put pen to paper, to write any
thing of private detraction, nor cal •ated any one;
neither had any of his friends, to his knowledge. (Ap-
plause.) If ever be had any thing to advance against an
Wielded, lie always did it face to face. The worthy
Alderman then entered into a long defence against some
calumnies of kis opponents, and concluded with au avowal
of his puulic principles, which want of room will nut
permit its to give. He said, that if the Livery were all
assembled in the Hall, even those who had voted for his
opponents would hold up their hands in his favour. It
was not in his nature to despair, and although it was not
in mortals to command success, yet they would do more,
they won't% deserve it! (Applause.) He returned thanks
to his friends, Hail to those who had called him forward,
and thew deserted him, he bade a long farewell, for lie
owed them nothing.
Alderman Thorpe returned thanks in a speech, and re-
gretted that the cause should have suffered through the
jealousy of its (fiends, said congratulated himself with
having dune his duty tehis Fellow citizens. He returned
thauks to his supporters.
The Hall was then dismissed, and the several Candi-
dates returned to their respective Committee Rooms with
their friends.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.
On Friday the road between Brentford and Hyde-1
Park Corner disp'ayecl :0 ai and ittcreasint; bustle
from as early an Mow s o'clock in th. morning.
Many vehicles be - generally travelling
that road, were its . Tol;$1., led inside and out with
the friends of Ate cas.,,les. °.vs,l'hose in the interest of
Mr. /stilstibifaft ',olre TES‘ze fto blue and pink ,
Mr. Hyng's (*lnure were L blew and orange; Mr.
Idellish's light Isltte single he town of Brentfurd was,
of course. uncommonly busy. Very spaciou, and well
accomma lated hustings r erected in ttreasford I tits,
where the town population were eagerly wailing for the
arrival of the Candidatsa from before nine o'clock.
About that time the friends of the several Candidates
left their different places ut rendezvous, and marched ur
procession to die hustings with music and Limners.
At halipast ten o'ciock the parties arrived heMre the
hustings. A considerable cavalcade of .Ir. Whit-
bread's friends led the way, and drew up ill line. while
Mr. Whitbread passed up to the entrance of Ilse hustings,
drawn by the people in an open carriage, and cheered
by all the persons present. Nlr. Hytig and his friends
followed next, and was et/11.1;1y well received. NI r.
Mellish followed, and bottle groans and hisses were
mingled with the applause.
The gentlemen afigisted and took their stations „it
the hustings, the band playing " St. Patrick's Day in
the Nlorniaig., —The whole space within and without
the hustings was by this time filled. The sheriffs and

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their officers came forward. The Court of Hustings I
was regularly opened, the writ read, the Sheriffi sworn,
and the Act against Bribery and Corruption read. The
Crier then came forward, and asked the freeholders
whom they would elect, Btc.
Mr. H. Martin then cause forward. He said the I
Electors were called on to exercise one of their most
invaluable franchises, that of returning a member to
represent that respectable county in parliament. (Ap-
plause.) If ever they were called upon more impera-
tively to exercise that privili ge with independence, it
was at the pr, sent moment. They hound after live
years of peace, this once flourishing country, groaning
under an excessive taxation, with a stapant commerce,
and a drooping agriculture. (Loud applause.) No im-
partial person but would concur with him in sayimr,
that since England was a kingdom, she never was in so
perilous a situation as that in which she now stood.
(Applause ; "It is too true.") Arid what were the
means to extirpate the country ? lie would answer, by
the true constitutional exertious of independent and
honest Members of Parlianieut. (Applause.) It was
therefore the ditty as well as the interest of the People to
return to Parliament those who, forgetful of their own
private ends, were determined to devote themselves to
the public good (applause); men who would employ
their unbiassed, uninfluenced talents in the service of
their country. (Applause.) They anticipated that he
meant to propose a person of that description (applause);
he meant their old Iteresentative, Mr. Byng.
Mr. Trappaud seconded the nomination of Mr. Byng,
in a handsome speech.
Sir John Gthoott net:Leann forward to propose Mr.
Mellish ; he was received with much disapprobation,
mixed with partial applause. The disapprobation
continuing,
r H. Alartin stood forward to entreat a fair hearing,
but the expressions of disapprobation still cominu.

to
John Gibbon, addressing the Electors, said, " Gen-
tlemen, your savage yells shall have no effect upon Inc."
—Here the unimst indagnation was manifested, and
Mr. Sherd Parkins stood forward, and told the Ba-
ron et that no such insulting language would be permit-
ted (rout the Hustings, addressed as it was to the people
ho assembled there to exercise the dearest rights of
freemen. (I'his was received with much applause.)
Sir John Gibbon then went on in a speech, recom-
mending Mr. Mellish to the Electors of the County.
He was seconded by Mr. Harman.
Lord John Russel, stood forward amid the loudest ap-
plause, and proposed Mr. %X hitbread in a very eloquent
speech. He mental with eloquence and feeling on the
merits of his illustrious father, and on the great services
which he rendered to the country. lie took a review of
the Acts of the late Parliament, which he strongly con-
demned lie said the House of Commons were detect-
ed forging chains tor men countrymen. He alluded to
the state of Ireland .15 a melancholy instance of the ef-
fects of bad gover [[[ east, and exhorted the people, if
they wished fur the restoration of their rights; rf they
wished for law and order, to return independent men to
liarliainent—(Applause.) As such he proposed Mr. Sa-
muel Charles 11 hitbread—(Applause.)
The nomination was seconded by Mr. Alderman
Wood, woo was warmly received by the Electors; tie
S.llll that Mr. Whitbread was determined to follow
ur
the footsteps of his father, what inure security or pledge
Jul they require ?--(Great enthusiasm and cries of "
ISo
other.")
Mr. Byng felt always grateful in addressing the Free-
holders of Middlesex. If his ability was not of that na-
ture to serve them as well as ne could with, he would
not give up to any man in point of zeal. He was tor
the glorious Revolution of 168 d, and he would always
support the liberties and privileges of his countrymen,
--kßravo, you have always done your duty.)—He trust-
ed the Freeholders would again place I in that high
and honourable situation as their Representative in Par-
liament; and no exertions should be wanting on his
part, in order to preserve their liberties pure and unsul-
lied. Ile, however, must apologize to the Freeholders,
from the snorttiess of time allowed Min to canvass 'hem;
and he would not occupy their time any longer at pre-
sent ; but retire confident mat their exertions would
again prove succesinul.—(Luird applause.)
Mr. Mellish next appeared, and was received with
every sort of discordant noise and uproar. After some
minutes he caught the opportunity to state, that he
would only address a few words to 111e111. (At this time
Mr. Sheriff Parkins directed the attention of the Con-
stables to a man in the crowd who held a rope in his
hand.)—Mr. Mellish's voice was drowned—but lie took
another opportunity to 51.1ie, that lie would retire if the
people diu not think fit to hear hint. He continued,
after inure interruption—When you talk of freedom dud
liberty, I claim to be heard, as an Englishman's right.
He had heard much of Freedom and the Constitution,
and he professed himself an advocate for both. There
•wari an allusion that lie was not as independent as the
lather Candidates, which he denied. He never had a
contract with Government, as was slated, nor was he
under any obligation to Nlinistilt.s. if he did not agree
with their measures lie would oppose them—but lie al.
ways gave a conscientious and an homiest vole.—(Mueli
utsapprobatimi, and cries of " Ten thousand a year for
the Duke of York.")—He was much pleased with the
last Acts of Parliament, and so were a great mayotity of
those lie was addressing, who had appro%ed of theni•
His cantass ensured success—and elections were nut
carried by noise and tumult; he asked lair play, and
hoped to succeed.
Mr. I% hitbread next appeared, and was greeted
Witt' morn applause. It was two sears since he last
addressed the freeholders, in support of a fticud who
been tiled and approved of (Mr. Byng), and he
11111 V addressed them wore great diffidence, bale think-
mg that he should become a candidate fur that honour
they utought Mr. Byng worthy of. He 14:It sensibly the
important trust the freeholders were endeavouring to
elevate him to. lic had beta proposed as a candidate