The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-18 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

Yesterday the road between Brentford and
Hyde-park Co►ner displayed unusual and in-
creasing bmnle from as early an hour as seven
o'clock in the morning. Many vehicles besides
the coaebes generally travelling that rood, were
in requisition, filled inside and out with the
friends of the candidates. Those in the interest of
Mr. WHITBRIAD wore favours of true blue and
pink; Mr. Beira's colours were light blue and
orange ; Mr. M►r.t.tse's light blue singly.
—The town of Brentford was, of course, un-
commonly busy. Very spacious and well scenes.
outdated hustings were erected in Brentford Butts,
where the town population were eagerly waiting for
the arrival of the candidates from before nine
o'clock. Abaft that time the friends of the severel
candidates left their different places of rendrimma,
and marched in procession to the hustings with
music and lmens.

At half-peat ten o'clock the parties arrived before
the hurting% A considerable cavalcade of Mr.
WIIIIVINEAD'S friends led the way, mod drew lip
in line, while Mr. WIIITIIRCAD passed up to the
entrance of the hustings, drawn by the people in
an open carriage. and cheered by all the persons
present. Mr. BYNO and his friends followed next,
and was equally writ received. Mr. NIELLISH fol-
lowed, and some groans and hisses were mingled
with the applause.
The Geatterwesi alighted and took their stations
on the hustings. the baud playing " Si. Patrick's
Davin the Morning." The whole space within mid
without the hustings was by this time filled. The
Sheriffs said their officers came forward, the Court
of lonstiogs was regularly opened, the writ read,
the Sherds sworn, and the Act against Bribery
and Corruption read. The Crier then came for-
ward, and asked the freeholders whom they would
elect, Ste.
Mr. H Anver then came forward. He said the
electors were called on to exercise one of their
most invaluable franchisors, that of returning a
Member to represent that respectable county in
Parliasoetd.—(Applarse.)—Jf ever they were call-
ed upon more imperatively to exercise that privi-
lege with iudepeudence. it was at the present ma-
men,. They found after five years of peace, this
once flourishing country groaning under an exces-
sive taxation, with a stagnant commerce. and
a drooping agriculture.—(Load applause.)—No
impartial person but would concur with him in
saying. that since England wai a kingdom. she
never was in so perilous a situation as that in which
she slow stood—(ipplearse, " It is too true.")—
And what were the memos to extricate the country ?
He would answer. by the true constitutional ryter-
time of independent and honest Members of Par-
liament.—(opplease.)—lt was therefore the tluty
as well as the interest of the people to return to
Parliament those who. forgetful of their own pri-
vate ends, were determined to devote themselves to
the public good—(opplaare.)—inen who would em-
ploy their unbiassed. uninfluenced talents in the
service of their country.—(applause.)—They anti.
cipard that he meant to propose a person of that
description—(applause)—he meant their old Repre-
sentative, Mr. °pig. He knew him as a neigh-
bour, as a friend—he knew his public rod private
worth. Those. who like himself, watched his pub-
lie conduct, knew how to appreciate it. He
;Mr. H.) had served with him in Parliament, and
he could with truth aver. that Mr. Byng never
roe a vote to abridge theirlibert.es, or to increase
their burdens.— (Great applause.)—llt (Mr. H.)
was no advocate la returning ;nets to Parliament.
fettered with promises and teats, but% sttll he
thinoglit that this was a time when the people had
e rialto to expect from the candidates that came
before them. an explanation of their public 'maxi-
ples.—(upploose.)—Before he would consent to
vote for any main, lie would ask the candidate to
pledge himself to support, by tasty means. a.,
loneliest, fair. and moderate reform...-(applause.)
He would expect a pledge that he, if returned to
Parliament, would exert himself to remove from the
people the burdens under which they labour. Ile

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