The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-13 00:00:00

NIIIII.II.ESEX EIN:CTION.

Tuesday a Meeting of the Freeholders of litltllesex was bald
at the Fteeniason's Tavern, for the purpose of thrwarding the
election of S. C. Whitbread, Esq. in opposition to Mr.
Mr. Martin„ the barrister, having taken the chair, Sir F. Bohlen
addressed tile meeting, and urged them to exert themselves in
o.dialt of Mr, Whitbread. lie concluded by moving a resold-
nun declaratory of tnapr:sent lamentable state of the country.—
Several other resolutitins, pledging tile meeting to exertions in
favour tit• Mr. Whitbread. ilavoig passed unanimously, that
tientlennui was introduced. He was evideatly a good deal
As stop as silence could be obtained, for the plaudits
were ot• the 11104 enthusiastic character, he said, he was tau much
unaccustomed to public Illeetillp to be able to do justice to his
feelings, and his great apprehension was, lest he should tail in
exprowing in due manner his deep sense of the honour conferred
on him and his family. Whatever might be the result of the
contest, this event could never be effaced trout his grateful
recolleetion. The proceeding in winch they had engtx4eu was
honourable, most honourable; it was to secure to the county a
second Member who would oppose those Ministers whose inroads
upon we Lonsutution had been too frequeat, and but too suc-
cessful. ttireat applause.) After stating that lie should support
the principles winch had secured tile Tannic to the Brunswick
Family, and the cause of civil and religious liberty, lie observed,
that an explicit avowal might be expected f.oin hint on the im-
portant question of Reform—important lie called it, because on
Beform, lie believed, depended their Inlet-ties. lie should en-
deavour to promote that Itetbrin widen would pnattice an
efficient, a free, and an independent Commons' House of l'arlia-
mem. If they exerted themselves with activity, lie doubted not
that success would attend them, and lie would have Mein to
it:member, if they triumphed, teat the ttiumpu would be their
own.—(Applause.)
The Ctiatit MAN said, that he had received a list of upwards
of ::00 Freeholders who had p.edgea thembe.ves to support Mr.
Whitbread at their own expeixe (applause); a letter from Lord
John Ittusell, in favour of welt efforts, witii a subscription of ten
guineas; another trout a ;ulnae individual, v.-ding that iline.elf
and ten ti tends would go to Biennial', at their urn expellee, and
enclosing live guineas; and many other similar letters and pro-
mises from Mi. :thane and others. _ . .

Lord Sefton, Lord J. Itu:sell. Mr. Boyce Comfie, &c. I.4ring
been named id the Central Coi iiii Mee, C. 4:4ivert, Trea-
surer, thank were voted to the Chairman, and the
separated.

WE4TiIINSTER ELECTION.

VMS c DAY.

Thursday trorning the r lecu,ru commenced. Owing
to Me delay that took ;duet: with tile Burdett pasty in
gi% tog tile proper security, the litisturgs were not
hnsbed ell late in the wortititg.
At tee u'e,ock, Ali. Limb, attended by Mr. ‘Vishart
and Mr. Eraiis, asceilued the Hustings, accumpained
uy many Irlruds. Soots afterwards Mr. litibitouse and
tile C 4) 11111 l MCC followed. The latter were warmly
greeted, and the crowd, which was ultilliruse, called out
to .Mr. l.amlo to shake itatiels with Mr. fiubliouse,
winch request was ciniwlied with, to the gnat euter-
aiti.aa tit the •• Electors." Sir F. Burdett was wit
present at this tune.
Tile High Braid then read the precept; after which
the proper udicers read the Bribery Act, &c. The
duet officers (sere MOM, alter which Mr. filmic de-
parted, first good liumuuredly, desiring die Meeting
•• to keep the peace."
The High ballitt then said that they would hear the
several Candidates no 1111 l rated. Sir F. Burdett had ItOW
arrived, and was well received.
Mr. Sturch stepped foru aril, and addressed the
Meeting. For the last tvvelity or thirty years he had
Ouch addressed thew, but never with wore pleasure
man on the present tiCearloll; for lie was to per, ant
mein to do what he was sure they would do, re-elect
Lair hoisg-tried and ever-faithful Sir Francis Burdett.—
(Applause.) lie had supported tile Rights 01 toe People;
and lie had never tiegiveted his duly. lie had resisted
isle iitta.dint of their rights, and exerted himself to
recover those which had heel' lus-, above all, to procure
a fel 11111 l lie telt ;owles that they
would elect unite but. those who ssOtiht rite all utiegitt-
vocal pledge L 4) support Room' ; not any petty im-
provement, tut a g.iieral Refrain, without which no
uuucst auto could be ,nesters. (Hear that Lalltb—
Mi. 1.. Hoisted.) lie made Ho personal ttttt ; he
spoke geritiaily ; and he was ifire, that one Electors of
r st uuld only elect an unequivocal itelormer.
lie theft:lure uuuuuated Sir Francs Burdett.---(Ap•
pLuse.)
r. Purse seconded the nomination.

Sir F. 1313WETI. then presented itimself. Nwing
apologised Ito ute impertect 1111.11110:1' nt NllllC.s he must
ado reSS 1111:01, owing to a set ere cold with which he was
affitcied, he expressed the gratification 11. gate nuo to be
aitallal 0001111.0 yd by au enlightened elector. It Wan
..11.Caolt. 10
du was 011 C of the few remaining popular rights
It to %he country : and the rig..t of assembling nail
1111 l ell rtelP.cied by 111.11. Wa3
latrly Mitsui% est. (Applause). '111:y 1111:111111 her weeks,
yet thartiag that time they pasn:tl het; Acts egowl to any
Mule that had ever been p.isseii by any ll,ntse of (..; -
moos that ever assembled. It was tut iiiii ate that such
a Parliallielil Was J1s1111:Vud i out let 1101, t.ie deltisum go
abroad mat a new Parliameiat, suldiarly
would nut pursue like coo' se,.—Ttle 1•014111:1101, Iltlerrat
111 Sq. Stel)llell'S falsely called the Li siiiiiiotis reel twitting
tile people, wade it ittipossilde to txpect aii) &bid front
Illal glare su losig as the present sy,teall lasted Ile Wail
for upouiditig toe prerogati%es ul the (:town, hut to
deolli lie would resist a pare I of Borough gels who
uNtirped royal power, and lorded it over tile people.—
Ott My subject of Iteform, he differed
league. The cause had not made great way, but it had

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