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who was injured by the etaihrly he seas 111.4 by the
crowd, I conceive. It was the crowd of mess, not the crowd
of horses He was. carried into a cotters near the spot, sad
1 was with him. Ile was crushed by a crowd of men. I chel
rut are him erushosi; he wan crushed on the chest; I did
hot toe any cut I cannot say that I observed any blood; if
tiis re was any blood, I must have noticed it, bet I de sot re.
"Peet seeing any. He was not strip) in my presence; be
o.si not speak : be died .fireweed., has I slid not see him
-itter his death. /toy one swearing that healed of cuts, would
setae falsely, as I conceive. When I copied the Ilags,l did so
curly, I 'tenter added to, or detracted from them. I intend-
s st to take them down fairly. I have done so as fairly as I
conceive it possible. I was not more particolar shuns the
black Dag than Maoist the other+. Ii there be any error, it is
es likely to he in my •cessem of osse as of another. I can-
tad conceive that I 044.1 C .10y respecting the black
hag. There was one with w No Corsi Laws." I cannot tell
if 'here was soy thine else, without referring to my book
(here willies% consulted his Doke.) I have aut got the M.
ecription, which was on the reverse of the Nag you ineutioe
it is the first flag I have described. I du not know whether
the puke I saw was of wood or of Fled; it was in the form
of a pike. The Caps of Liberty dud not of themselves alarm
rite. (Here Mr. limit hamled to witness a Nottineheiwehire
mititia button, wit It a Cap of Liberty epee it. I cannot sey
slut the Caps of Liberty I saw were like this. I saw several
persons with slick. over their shoulder*, but out as soldiers
nary muskets. I. was knocked down myself in the hurry uf
dispersing the meeting; it was by • path from a man, bet 1
uo net know who he was. This happened bowers. use and
taro; but when you asked me if any thing particular hap-
pened in that period, I dill not recollect it.
Win. Hutton, Esti examined by Mr. SCARLICTT —1 sae •
:Magistrate in the county of Lancaster; I was at the Star
len, with the other Magistrates, on that day; frum tierce
we went to the house of Mr. Buxton, sear St. Peter's area.
It was between ten sail rakers. We there received demist-
toms on oath, that different parties were approaching the
town. As Chairman of the Committee of the two caustics
of Lancseter and Chester, it was my duly to attend to some
Witting. I occasionally went to the window, and saw several
bodies assembling; the first came from Musley.street, they
had music and banners, and apparently divitird into sections.
't be persona who marched al their ink from time to time
pave words of command. I speak paticolarly of the first.
The others approached in the seine order, and in a meat re-
in irkable manger. because the y did not march simian up
to the hustings, but wheeled on receiving the word of COM.
mated. The beads of the columns went up to the hinting',
deposited their COlOlllll there, and ill doing 00 were always met
by the h of those who had previously arrived. I believe,
eaving deposited their colours, they took their position at
greater distance to allow the other bodies to come up.
observed that they were beautifully exact in their move.
Monts in coeliac up to the hustings. 1 easiest say so of the
poly who came up with Hunt, but that which caesefrons
Mosley-street, marched very correctly, to the best of my be-
-I.f, from having seen soldiers reviewed. I thisk the first
party amouuted to 4,000 et 5,000, I cannot my exactly.
*I here was music with eat h party. I particularly noticed
the party that came with Hero. There were four in the
carriage, Hula, Johnson. Cathie, and, I believe, Moor-
! e. It was the peculiar 'se made on the arrival of air.
Hoist which attracted my no-nil/M. It was the wish of the
Magistrates to establish a rommunication by a line often.
+tables, from the house is, the hosting*, hot I observed •
wet of men with tie it hats off, no retooled the cart aud pee-
vented this communication; the numbers attending Mr.
II not were very great. I could not myself joke ante whose
smoother assembled, but us consithieg better judges than
en sone I was told that there could not be less than 50,000
of 40,000 person,. They were narrowly estimated. VII,
doubled!, the cruoil did inspire fear in the tows'. 1 had re-
ceived depositions on oath from various persons.
Mr. Hunt.—Produce those siliilavits.
Mr. Justice D A lt will .lei to give us your own
joilgeneot on the subject.
Undoubtedly there were several Gentlemen who were
strongly impressed with fear and alarm; they came to me
as • Magistrate. My own opinion was, that the town was
iu the greatest danger. The population of Manchester,
men, women, and chiliken, is wild to be 100,000; it is
rsowskil with shops, warehouses, and manufactories. We
thought it right to issue a warrant for the •pprebessiuu
of those whom we considered as the leaders. It was given
to Nadia in the preseoce of one of the Tows Cmistables,
or herded through his band to Nadia, I cannot recollect
which. I do not recollect that the warrant was brought
ha. k after it was taken out. lei giving the warrant to
Neill°, he said he could not
led lie refused to serve it without military aid, end he
nosigeed a reason for so doing which was perfectly 'Masc.
tore to the Magistrates. When he refused, I wrote two
lepers, one to the conionamlnig officer of the Manchester
eimmanry, and the other to Colonel L'F.strange, requiring
them to come to the house v hose the Magistrates were. They
came, and also a troop of the Mancheeter yeomanry. They
came from Mosley.street tool at a quick pace, and formed en-
d-, the Magistrates' house. 'else moment they appeared the
gorwil set up a tremendous gamut, they groaned, hissed, end
those men that hail sticks shook them in the sir, ihreakeing
the revelry. 1 saw the slicks nitwit 1 was at the window
of the hest thine, and could see the whole diniscily. I swear
must positively that I saw the sticks, and meld hear the ex.
preesions of the people, who were neer the yeomanry at the
t • toe. A part of the crowd that were teaks' turned round
red advanced towards the usilitaly. This was while they
serer forming. When the mule set up that shout and groan.
tog. the cavalry waved their swords. They advanced to.
waists the dustings, the constables and boroughreeve were
with them, the latter bad been on horseback before, but be
was then on foot. It was totally impossible, in my jods.
went. to serve the warrast without the military. 1 stated
that I had written to Colooel 1: Estrange also, and I ex-
pected they would arrive together; but he did not arrive
at the same time with the yeomanry. It was repel-misted to
our that it would be dance-thus fur Colons! L'Enraege to
rune through a narrow lane, which, was the shortest say.
He at length bons& up two troops of the 16th hussars sod
two of the Cheshire yeomanry. When he arrived I was
stoteously watching what was going on at the hustings.
As the yeomanry and coenobite approached the hastier,
I saw brick-bats and stones throws, and a sort of general
resistance made. I saw the stones flying about, when Coined
L'Estiaisge arrived with the hussars and the Cheshire yeo.
marry. I thought the Manchester yeomanry were totally
beat. When the yeeinsury got into the crowd the people
closed upon 111C10. Wheu Colonel L'Esitange arrived, be
•41. 51 use what to do! I said, " Good Gad, Sir, don't you
roe Imo they are attacking the yeomanry r It was the at-
tar:. of stunts and twins-bats which podiuml on my mind
the imperialism that the yeomanry were beaten. I sa* the
socks lifted up as the yromeory advanced; they were very
liege slicks. I believe, but I had rather scot swear it, that
the 'tomalley went four a-breast; but their horses being
sae, veil not mull 10 such service, they were its some con.
thew, : I hal passed is the eroed closed behind them. 1
&oleo(' saw au immense body of people betweeu the house
mid the cavalry as lle y advanced toothed, the bunnies. 1n
• taw minutes after MN some of the parties were taken into
r moody. After I bad spokes, to Coloael 1: Estrange, I
et4stl, ' dorms-se the crowd.* He did so; the dispersion
t ~.1, plane mem askance; I ass out stare whether he ad.
I vies il with eli 1,11 party. Having spoken to him I lift the
v Indust,. I LAU:101 Se, how many persons were taken into
INISSOdy.
CSOSS-Skolllitlell by Mr. Ilant—l declare that I have re-
lated• name as I see it. I could mut chstisectly see ter
Leo* you tome the hustings. I mean by that to sae, that 1
could out distiognish your person from tient uf another. The
letsiines were, perhaps, 300 or 400 yards distant from *bele
I stood, lint I cannot speak exactly. It wav so far that I
s outs! slot distinesthili you hum another. I dieliueolaiw.d
house linked arm iu anus, because they formed a cookie, sad
were eliscuguithed kum the rest by being bare-headed. I
solemnly believe they were linked arm is arm. I saw them
linked, and I belitve it to be aria in arm : they were as close
as to could be, and were distinguished from the rest of eke
treed. Nut only I, but all who were with me, saw they
wen. linked arm ill ann. I swear this from my own obser-
vation, and out from that of those who were about me.
Hunt—Look consul, Sir, WWI Sell me on your oath whe-
Sher those people in the body of the Cl/0111, stud who ars
stenested above each other, have their arms linked together.
Willsietnet-The situation of the parties is very diffident.—

[Here the peoceedings were interrupted by loud Ace's and
clapping of bands, from almost all ports of the Court.—
One of the persons who acted in this manner was singled
owl and brought into Court. His name is liellentretk.)
The Jaiwita said he had noticed t►e man himself. After
vies ' Ing him, the drpositious of two persona were lakes,
and be wee committed till !Untidily. The Judge them said
to him, " You shall have an opportunity of making an A/-
davit of your innocence; but 1 advise yew, is the seine of
God, sot to do it, as 1 saw you myself snaking a noire. The
question before the Court is of importance, and ought to be
conducted with decency and impartiality.”.—The man was
committed till Monday..
Witness resumed—l had a much better opportunity of
seeing those men in the square, than 1 have of swigs lbw*
men as they now are. I could distinctly Dee them wedged
together, ■ad on my oath, as I believe, linked together.
By the JUDGZ-1 could not see the lower part of their
arms, hut I could distinctly wee t►e outside men linked, sod
from the appearance of the others, 1 have no doubt they
were also linked. I have said that 1 Maw a body of men 10
deep, who, I believe cm my oath, to have been linked togs.
Iher arm in arm, and 1 conk! see that many of then, were so.
There was a space between them and the limiting', in which
there weir some petrels's, hut the le,sly 1 dear. ibe was of the
same breadth and bareheaded. The description of noise on
your arrival, wee applause and buezeiug. I cannot say that
the people were looking towards the carriage when they ap-
plauded 1 slid nut ace them turn mid applaud the errata•
bless. But 1 went from the window from time to time, so
that 1 dill riot see all that pamed.
(Mr. Helton hewing smiled)—
Mr. Hunt said, you have seen one example, and you ought
not to smile.
Mr. Justice Matti checked Mr. Hunt for this obeyers-
lion.
Examination resumed-1 did not see the people lure and
give a shout of defiatice to the constables. 1 undrrstood the
applause ids be on account of your arrival. This applause
hid an tufissence on me in sigNing the warrant fur your sr-
rest, because you brought a great accession of stretigth to
those already collected. I was President of the Committee
of Cheshire and Lancashire Magistrates that day. The war-
rant was signed by myself and other.. There were several
depositions wade epos) the Morning of the 16th. 1 convene
the depositions as to the terror of the persons Who signed
them, were made about lilf.past twelve o'clock. 1 speak
now not of depositions, ■or against you personally, but
as to the general alarm calk town. The last deposition was
made after you had dissented the hustings, and, I conclude,
addressed the meeting. The name of the man who signed the
last deposition was Owen; he is a pawnbroker. 1 can't say
what WAS the exact time, but it was after you had mounted
the hustings, or at least after the lime when the carriage
drew up and the persons in it had gone out. I have not
got the warrant ; I gave it to the constables. I believe it
usual to have the warrant returned to the Magistrate, but as
there were names to it elf persons olds r then 1 am in service,
it was not returned to me. 1 du not recollect the terms of
the warrant. I have not seen it since I gave it to Nadia. I
believe it contained the names of Hoot, !poorhouse, Knight,
and Jobeeson. It was made out after the last deposition was
taken. I had s vet, strung idea that the mention of the
warrant would be a ta►k of difficatty t have es knowledge
of any direction being given to the constables to opts a
way up to the hustings. It never was proposed to any
other person to take the chair uu that day. l was never
in the army, but 1 was in the Local Militia. I do not cell
what 1 saw on the leth of August service. 1 gave the
warrutit to the constables; it was fur them to execute it.
1 wrote to the Commander of the yeutrieny, and to Colonel
l'Estrauge at the same lime, and the reason why the
yeomiury arrived first was, I conceive, that Colonel
l'Esitauge came a mood-about way, in order to avoid
passiug through a narrow and dangerous street. 1 did out
say that on the arrival of the Manchester yeomanry the
1114.111 gave a about of defiance. 1 ■aid they gave a great
116411 and brandished their sticks. 1 did think, and 1 this&
still, that the shouting and brandishing of sticks was in &-
Aimee of the military. 1 said that some of the crowd faced,
and made their approach to the military; in doiug so they
booted, pointed, and clapped their hands at them. I stated
that the yeomanry waved their swords, they then advanced
to the hustings. If called upon, I should say that they &d-
-istinct:ft at a trot, with their horses prancing and fidgetiness ;
they were nut in very good order. It was more prancing than
a trot. I swear that I saw none gallopping; the pace they
1 went was more like walking than trotting. I believe they pro•
seeded on the right of the constables, hut the liuexaconstablea
was uninterrupted at this period. All 1 can say is, that the
space made by the cavalry was iustantly filled up, and 1 mean
to express my opinion, that it was so filled sip fur the peer.
pose of closing iu upon the cavalry to cut them off, and 1
think to injure them when in their power; 1 will not say cum.
stables might nut have been among the crowd; 1 will swear
that the people did not fly when ibis portion of cavalry got
among them; they slid fly when they saw the others, that is
when Col. L'Estrauge advanced with his squadrun; some in-
dividual. might have fled at first, but in my opinion Abe ge-
neral flight was out till the squadron came up; there were
a good many women undoubtedly in the crowd ; there might
have been children also, though I did not see them. The
women were particularly noisy, and hissed the yeomanry
when they first came up; I saw sticks, bricks,. and stones
(lying as they came up, but I canuut swear they were flung
at the yeomanry. It did appear to me to denote a general
resistance, and before 1 ordertd Culouel L'Estrauge to ad.
vance, 1 did see what 1 thouitht to look like the yeomanry
being oveicome, and 1 then did ray, " For God's sake,
Sir, don't you see how they are attacking the yeomanry ;
save them, and disperse the people." 1 bad nut time to coo.
salt env brother Magistrates, who were at the window,
and beard me, fur the danger seemed so imminent. 1 did
not take the responsibility singly of ordering the anti-
boy. The other Magistrates acre actuated by the same
apprehension 1 entertained for the safety of the yeoman.
ry. I cannot say bow many Magistrates were in the room
at the time. Mr. 'Cation anal myself had previously in
vain attempted to force into the crowd, in the hope of
having stone effect upon them, but were forced back.
This MRS not previous. to the asinine), advance; it was be.
t wren the advance of the yeomanry with the eon/solider to the
hustings, and the arrival of Colonel L'Estrange's squadron.
1 dish not attempt to go amongst the people It expostulate
before the yeomanry came, for if I had I could not probably
have ever gut back. We knew how the populace bad insult-
ed the Inn where we assemble; I did not know that Nadia
had been walking abort among the people, nerd until
now 1 never heard of i'. 1 will nut swear he did nut; but I
have so recollection of seeing btm. I Saw the parties march
into the field in regular order, and it was in beautiful ruders
yet still talcolited to create great alarm in the town. Many
of them carried sticks over their shoulders, hot chiefly the
party that came in from Mosley-street. Soon after the order
for the dispersion of the meeting 1 quitted the window. The
order was given to Colonel 1: Estrange.
U. Was the ge too horrible fur you to survey ?—A.
1 would ce►taiuly rather avoid looking at it.
Q. Then you had given orders, the execution of which you
had not the courage to witueml—l gave the orders to save
the yeomanry.
Q. Did you intend to disperse the people by force and
bloodshed?-1 never thuuebt we should have had to resort
to a forcible dispersion, fur 1 hoped the bringing in of the
prisoners named in the warrant would have made any fur-
ther application of force unsiecessary. 1 will swear we had
no
previous Merulitm of dispersing that crowd.
CI Did you wutuew any of the /MMs that occurred in the
field?-1 slid nut. I went down stairs, and had got to the
door just as Mr. Hunt wads foamed in prisoner. I saw MI
person killed, and 1 believe I saw uone wounded ; hut 1 will
not swear it, fur 1 Oita 1 saw one man brought lulu Rex.
tons wounded. To the best of my belief 1 never mew a
woman wounded, except that 1 sew WMe hours afterwards
(and of ii I hive but a faint recullecti ) e woman carried
about in a chair, as if hurt. There was another, I must mid,
brought into Mr. Buxton's house it a very Net slate; I
won't say she vseis grounded. The woman 1 saw faint weals)
Mr. Buxton's parlour, but I will not say there was blood rue-
mug luau her bosom.
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U Do you recollect this woman dressed is white, very
far pregnant, mid blood streaming from her wounded breast
in the parlowe, sod a person asking 300 for water for her'
—I recollect the WORMS. but 1 base nu recollection of that
fact. I recollect seeing you in the parlour, lint I did not
commit you to Colonel L'Eatrauge another 31 agistrtit had

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preciously ordered that. I wished to have bad you con-
veyed to the New Bailey In a coach. Idu not recollect any
persons pointing out to me the danger of wading use out to
that way, to the fury *Oise constables and yeomanry. 1
repeat, I wished you to be conveyed in a coach. I made so
offer to accompany you, for Mr. Hay mad soother Magis-
trate had previously volunteered to Jo so. I would have
doom it, if necessary. I saw no blows given to you after
you were is custody. I heard that you were struck, but I
do not know it.
Re-examined by Mr SCMILETT —Mr. Talton and I vainly
attempted to get into the crowd, between the advance of the
yeomanry and the order to Colonel L'lgstrange to go to their
assistaoce. There was a total impossibility to penetrate the
crowd. The precise wunneet I ordered the dispersion of the
crowd was whets I comceived I now the yeomanry in danger.
The declared impossibility of the constables emeutiug the
warrant alone, caused the employment of the military to aid
Oran is performing their duty. The grounds on which we
deemed it expedient to issue the warraut were, because we
bad not, until information of his being on the hustings, con.
*Wired we hail sufficient evidence to counect Mr. Hunt with
the proceedings. Vie thought the danger to the town immi-
nent.—Those oho took their stations upon the hustings we
considered as leaders. Acting as a Magistrate. I did eon.
eeive the town in damper from this meetiug, and that if it
bail been suffered to 'amain until night, Manchester would
not loser brew standing at this moment. We had received
Information of previous training in the ueighbourbood, and
we acted as we did on the best of our judgment when that
meeting assembled.
In answer to • qnestion from the JUDOS, Mr. Holton
said he acted in the Commission of the Peace between nine
and ten years ; he commenced on becoming of age. I live
at Bolton, which is twelve miles from Manchester. Nine
or ten Magistrates were assembled with him at Mr. ilex-
ton's. The Lancashire and Cheshire Magistrates were touted
spun the extrsirdiunry emergency, and their meeting was
considered large. Nothing but a sense of imminent danger
would certainly have induced we to set as we did. Jedg-
iug fur the best upon the moment, if be hail given say other
order be ought to be the first out of the Cummissioe; he
could not have forborne it without a breach of duty. He
should out have sent in the yeomanry with the constables,
lead the letter not told him they could not execute the war-
last without military assistance.
At the suggestion of Mr. Haut, the Judge put a question
to witness—Whether he had sot heard of the retention of a
warrant under similar circumstances, without military mist.
mice, iu Smithfield?—He replied he had, and added, that he
had hoped the arrest wonld have been equally effected in
Manchester. The meson the Magistrates wished it to be
dune on the hastier, was, tease, the people t►at they want-
ed to apprehend their leaders, not to mutest them. He hail
certainly heard, not that Mr. Haul had, on the Saturday
evening before, offered to surrender ; but that be had called
um the Magistrates, and salted whether they had a warrant
against him ? He was informed in the negative. They had
nut considered upon ■cresting any body who did nut appear
upon the hustsucs. Unless the circles neer the Wettings had
brut. kicked together in sarrioas, they could out have kept
them position against the pressure of so immense a multi-
twit. He only knew of the arrest of Harrison at Smithfield
through the public papers.

AS 1111YSTER KLECTION.

TENT!, DAY'S POLL, Mosumr, FISMIART 20.

Yesterday was the day fixed by Mr. Hubhouse
and his friends for making those great exertions
which were to determine the fete of the contest, by
ensuring that Gentleman's return, and it was ac-
cordingly looked to with deep anxiety by the parti-
sans of the candidates the second and third on the
and with considerable curiosity even by others
who did not feel themselves greatly interested in
the is.tte. However the result of the polling, up
to one o'clock, did not al all justify such confident
anticipations. At that hour Mr. Lamb had not
ouly advanced with squid pace, but had a majority
over the two other candidates. At one o'clock the
numbers were—
Hoe. George Lamb 176
Sir Franrie Burdett
Mr. Hublionat

Before two o'clock, however, the friends of Mr.
Hobhouse began to come up in great numbers from
his Canaanite-room, ut the Rainbow Coffee-house,
in King street, and continued to do so till four, the
close of the poll. This did not fail to inspire the
crowd with joy and elation, and to remove the
gloom and cloud which appeared to hang over them
to an unusual degree in the morning.
At three o'clock the numbers stood thus

Sir Francis Burdett
Mr. Hobbouse
Mr. Lamb 238

At four o'clock, when the poll closed, the gross
numbers were as follow :—.
Sir F. Burdett 3,75A
Mr. Hubhouse
Mr. Lamb

This left Mr. Hohliouse 130 over Mr. Lamb on
the day's poll. The final notification was hailed
with signs of extravagant exultation and triumph
by the !wide in front of, and round the hustings.—
When the clamour and tumult had partially sub.
sided—

Air. LAMB said, that in consequence of the ab-
sence of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. J. Burdett) who
had been in the habit of addressing them on the
part of the worthy Baronet (Sir Francis Burdett),
it had fallen to his lot to address them first. Per-
haps the
.Hoit. Baronet might dispense with the aid
of a substitute on the hustings, as the state of the
pull spoke so adequately fur him.—(Cheers.)—
However, it did not appear that Mr. ilobliouse was
in the same situation, for the state of the poll, as it
regarded that Geutletnan and himself, did not
cause him at all to despond. They all knew that
not Daly during the present election, but on the
limner one, Monday was the day on which his ad-
versary was peculiarly prosperous. But notwith-
standing this, and all the boasting and anticipation
which they hail heard, he was glad to say, that hi.
opponent with only 130 above him on the day's poll.
—(Applause aid disapprobation.)—He had but
few remarks to offer them, which was of the less
consequence, as whether he spoke or omitted to
speak he was equally censured. The lust day lie
was charged with being ton verbose, and his ad-
dress in the papers was charged with saying too
little. 11 in either of these things he wished to
please Mr. Hobhouse, lie should take his hints as
soon as any snail's, but in the present state of rival-
ship iu which they stood be must be excused. His
opponent had expressed a wish that he (Mr. Lamb)
should resign, in order that lie might be at liberty
to gn to Middlesex to assist iu the election of Mr.
S. IVliiibread ; now he entertained every good will
fur Mr. Whitbread, and must heartily wished him
success, but he felt more fur Isinesetf—(4 laugh+.
lle wished to secure, his own election first ; lie was
iu the habit of dispatching his own affairs iii the
Wet ihrtance. Besides, Mr. Hubliouse himself
wi►hed that his election should he carried with
thst high hand that no one should ever venture to
oppose hem again; but if he (Mr. Lamb) retired
haute all the Ocelots of Wobta&iuster had voted,

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this satisfactory conclusion could not be come to
—.(a InesgA)—nor would it ever be come to.—
(/airgkeer)-11e was mid conscious of having adopt-
ed any alteration of tone towards the worthy 'Ba-
ronet, as was imputed to him. The last election
they had been told. that the mime of a Whig was
thenceforward to becoine a by-word and a re.
proach. but he had not heard any the slightest
disrespectful language applied to them during the
present; a great number of Whigs had been men-
tioned in terms of approbation, and he believed not
• single one of them to those of reproach, except
himself. Ilia opponent, he had no doubt, felt
as he spoke, and thought that the Whigs were
justly entitled for their honourable motives and in-
dependent lnct to the panegyric of every un-
prejudiced maii—(applause.)—Mr. Hablionse had
not polled this day more than was anticipated. For
linnself, lie was as contiilent of the result as ever,
hut be hoped his friends woulil see the necessity of
coming forward primilitly, there were electors
enough yet unpolled to give Into a triumphant ma-
jority.

Mr. Homioust ssiJ, that considering the per-
severing nature of his opponent, he almost said it
was a pity he was not employed in such an attempt
where it might be attended with some good.—(A
lawgh.)—An expedition to the North Pole would
suit him—(4 huigh)—or any other in which he
could for tiftten dila practise that policy that he
had played off so well that day. He hoped, when
all the rest of the world despaired ; and announced
his resolution to persevere, when any other mortal
would have retired.—(4 laugh.)—He could not see
how he hoped to be abie to cut down his (Mr. Hob-
house's) majority of seven hundred, he be.
leered, all to about eight, in five days more. But
as he would persist, it would be perfectly necessary
fur them also to continue their exertions, in order
to secure their present brilliant success. Such a
majority as lie had iu a poll of nine days and one
hour pretty well *hewed what the ml sense of the
electors of Westminster wat,; it was a fair specimen
not only of the feelings of those who had voted,
but of those who hail nut. He had taken the
liberty of saving that one of the reasons why be •
wished Mr. Lamb to give up a hopeless contest was,
ihat he (Mr. Hohhouse) might have an opportunity
of going to assist Mr. ‘Vhitbread in Middlesex,
and he did not see that that was not a rational sod
honourable object, isotwithstanding Mr. Lamb's
observation, that he attended his own affairs first.
But surely he must have meant that in common
parlance, for certainly he Gould not mean to tell
his constituents that lie minded his own business be-
fore theirs—(A laugh)—or that he did his own
business first. He was ninth mistaken or he had
already done his business there.—(4 laugh.)—lt
was pretty clear that the electors of IVestminster
would lint ask hint to do any more of their busi-
ness ; sod then he would have the better means of
attending to his awn.—(Repeated haveter.j—He
wished to assist Mr. Whitbread not as a Whig, but
as a Reformer, he having declared his resolution
to use every effort towards effecting a reform.-
-(Applasst.)—Ele never had praised any of the
Whigs—Mr. Lambton, or the Marquis of Tanis.
tock, or Mr. Whitbread, as Whigs and members
of a party, hut on account of their attachment to
reform in Parliament.—(upplause.)—He did not
at the same time think that the principles of the
Whigs were hostile to the spirit of the constitu-
tion; on the contrary, thou principles, such as
they were professed by Mr. Fox in the year 1798,
and including a determination to effect a reform of
all abuses, were those he should ever be proud to
follow at au humble distance. But still be thought
as ill of a party as at the last election ; he thought
it enervated faculties and powers which would
otherwise be patriotically and usefully exerted.
Another reason why lie did not speak badly of the
Whigs on this occasion was, that lie thought the
country was eminently indebted to them for their
opposition to many of the designs of Ministers,
during the last Session of Parliament.—(Hear.)—
But his opinion was, that the Whigs had not come
forward now to support Mr. Lamb as they had be-
fore; for of till the array he saw but one Whig, the
Gentleman beside his opponent (Mr. IVishart),
whom be might call the standing IVbigof Westmont-
ster.—He thought it hard, when the Reformers were
working tooth and nail for Whigs in Middlesex
and Durham, Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Lambion,
that a Whig should in Westmiusier protract a use-
less contest against a Reformer. One of his
friends had been told by an elector, " I am for the
church and elate, I gave my vote to Mr. Lamb
this inurnine"—(Appfoese)--,and that loyal and
well-written Paper The Morning Post, had stated,
that " many a loyal vote had been given to Mr.
Lamb," meaning soy vole given to a ministerial
candidate. He congratulated them on their exer•
Ilona, and hoped they would be continued.
The crowd then dispersed.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.