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by a body of freeholders, and he could not possess th
feelings of a man to disobey them. He hoped those h
were addressing, would not suppose he had the vanity to
introduce himself to them on any other grounds. He
venerated the feelings of his father as a son anal an En-
glishman, and as .he freeholders had placed 'mat in the
honourable station of a candidate, he would state his
political views. They would not expect from him a long
detail On particular questions. A thorough relorm in
Parliament was absolutely necessary, and that ought to
be the leatlioa question in the House of Commons.—
Should he beramie a member, his object would be to do
away useiess places, and suppoit Civil and Religions
Liberty. His youth was started as an o'ijection, but
that was a fault which would rectilv itself. He should
now leave the cause in their hands, and he bad no
doubt of ultimately pros lug successful. Ott the retire-
ment of Mr. Whitbread, the applause was loud and

universal.
Toe slum of hands was decidedly in favour of Messrs
‘Vhithread and Byog ; hot a poll was demanded on the
part of Mr. Mellish.
At fiat close of the pall the numbers were :
Bvios 437
NV:thine:ld - 285
Mellish 262
Mr. Byne polled most plumpers, and he returned
thanks to the freeholders. Although lie 100 l the honour
he said, 4/1 addressing the Ireeholders a few hours ago,
he could not take his leave of them without returning
his cordial thanks for their kitsch exertions in placing
him in the highly Hatteriug state on the poll. However
Nattering to his personal peelings, he did scot suppose it
was from his personal oleo', Csitt 1116 lice of past con-
duct as a 1/11111 ic man which had so placed Min Before
he took his leave, he begged to allude to a circumstance
more than once mentioned that day, niat he had inter-
fered with other candidates. He hail a rgiti io state it,
as his decided orinion, that it would be res iiiii ptuous
in him to interfere to serve any other candaket.
In
these enlightened days he was now addressing men who
could judge for themselves, wilose zeal And fidelity at-
tached to that consistency which made Engashmen
happy at home and glorious to the world. He had
served faithfolly for thirty years in opposition to ininis-
ters upon principle, and he never once ac ed Irons fac-
tions or Disloyal heeling its the course of his lite,
Mr. Whitbread followed in returning thaisks, and
apologised, and was ahsamed to take the precedence of
Mr. Mellish, the oldest candidate (a cry of " lie is of
no use"); but he was iiifortikd that, being second upon
the poll, it was his turn to speak. The electors would
imagine what his feelings were, at being placed second
upon the poll, where he wished to be. He was glad to
see his old and tried friend who headed the poll. He
thought with Mr. Byng, that it would be presumptuous
in him to offer to interfere with other candidates, as
there was a joke about blowing hot and cold in the
saute breath. But this was no joke now. Mr. Whit-
bread concluded by exhorting the freeholders to be on
the alert, as they were not fighting for all individual,but
for a cause. lie did slot wish then' to Vole I.ol' 111111
Jividually; but lie wished Oleos to vote conscientiously
and cousistently. (Loud applause.)
Mr. Mellish appeared to return thanks, and he was
assailed with hisses, groans, aid discordant noise, which
prevented a hearing, notwithstionling the exertions of
the Sheriffs to rstore gaiet He informed the populace
if they cootilmeti thus, lie should make up his mind not
to say a word.—(peak, exclaimed a voice f the
crowd, the Reporters can hear you.) All that he would
say was, that lie was thankful for the support of his
friends who had come forward, and implored theft not
to be frightened out of their rights' or at the twenty-
three votes a-head of him. He had frienus to come for-
ward who would place him, ultimately, well on the poll.
He retired amidst mach uproar, and the conduct of
persons no his road to London was the same as that at
the hustings.
The other candidates were drawn in their carriages
by the populace.

BATH ELECTION.—At the election for this city
the two old members, Lord John Thynne and Cul.
Charles Palmer, were elected without opposition.—
Lord John Thynne returned thanks; he was fol-
lowed by his worthy and gallant colleague, Col.
Palmer, in nearly the following words:—
.‘ In returning you my win-win inanks tor the honour yon
have again conferred upon sue, I wished to abstain fiom
any allusion to the events which have taken place but I
owe it, not only to those to whom I am indebted for my
present r, turn, but to my fellow citizens at large, to euelea-
your to pi event the recurrence of that danger to their
liberties and independence to which the pale cootebt had
exposed them
" The question of this contest has been neither more nor
less thins whether the representation in Parliament of tills
peat and populous city should have been handed over and
inane subservient to the will of the Crown and the Adminis-
tration, or that the Members of the Body I Corporate,
acting in behalf of their fellow citizens, should left to
be flee ezeicise of their own discretion in the choice of
their representatives.
" Whatever the motive which has put an end to this
straggle, 1 ant sincerely happy to be spared the necessity
of an exposure, which a sense of dusty to those who have
so nobly stood forward in defence of their unit honour
and character, as the guardians of the tights of their
fellow-citizens, would have compelled me to have made ;
and which, had it hero necessary, nu cousideration w ha:-
ever should ha% e induced me to decline. But I cannot
dismiss the subject without appeal ug to those amongst
you for whom I entertain the most sincere and unfeigned
resin ct, but who, 1 inn surly to say, have hers' made the
miconseiotin agetols in an attempt, as unjust and pi ejihli-
clit I to your own interefts, as improper in itself, and sub-
versive of the deafest rights and privile.:ea ot our cOnsti-
Intim!. Confider, Gentlemen, the sacred 11'11.1 cftuunitted
to your care• that, as members ot this corporation, it is
sour bounden duty to watch Over and defend those fiber..
' ties fur which your ancestors have fought and bled and
to suffer nu consideration whatever of private interest or