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priftretitl) nitie the vis.w to private -41111
came, notwithstandisig all their noise, was peepillar,
for he saw dozens of pretty girls m front, esponsiog
les cause, and pressing forward to hear hint.—
(.1/web lumghter.J—One of the isrmidest privileges
of an Esiglishonais was to stand forward ass candidate
for the it favour. Ile was now *tootling oil those
boards where a Rodney, a !food, a Gardner, and
thou2li last not least in their favour and esteem,
Cochrane had stood before I . The. Elertor..
of %Westminster had 1°9.4 habituated themselves to
select one Representative from the prof:Aston to
which he had the honour to heleeng Of all the
36,5 days in the year, noise was inure favourable to
him to appear to solicit their support, than the an-
niversary of the liatele of Waterton.—(Appluarte
from ,/se people widths hcaring.)—Thougli he hid
not the honour to belong to that part of the service
who had gathered their laurels on that glorious
slay, he bad served hia country on another element ;
and an itay of the Gentlrmeis he was now addressing,
he had no doubt, were among the heroes who had
woo the triumphs at the !Vole, Copenhagen, and
Trafalgar. Same Calelolstes thought proper to
aliment themselves, and send Representatives. lie
dill not shrink f c g among them sa a
Candidate for tlair favour in person.—[.tt this
time some cried eerr heard of " Dowel, down !"
and as I pof dirt was thrown very near the spot
Sir Murray Maxwell occupied.)—lle bowed 10
them—he submitted to them—lie threw him se If, as
it *err, into the midst of them ; lie had been where
a shot came fn-ti an enemy, hut never where a shot
cause from is friend before. It had been suggested
to him, that Csialielates, nn all former occasimss,
Is id sported colones: lie hod follurced the custom,
and hoisted his colours too, the Union Jack of 01
a,.11 he lisped he should plant them us
the hearts of the Elector. of W.se eater. They
could not choose more faithful servants than a Cap-
tain iii the navy and a %tapir iis the army, and re-
commended them to elect himself and the venerable
Major C•rtweight.
Towards the close of this address the populace
aeemeel in much better humour with the gallant
Captain than at the commencement.

Demonstrations bring then intik for putting Mr.
Hunt in nomination, Mr. RICHARDSON. sett. ad-
dressed a few words to the people un the necessity of
preserving their character fur decorum and orderly
cool n 0.

Mr. (1.1117. CY then resented himself to the notice
of the people at the opposite extremity of the host-
ing+ to that where Sir Murray Maxwell stood
Mr. Hunt vt the seine time +finding on the railing
erected iu front of the hinstimgr rot the purpose of
excluding the crowd. The former Gentleman com-
menced by cautioning the Gentlemen he addressed
to beware of a Court Candidate—of a man who,
after assistitig to take away the Itherties of other
nations, came here now to tike away theirs. It
was not a *V4111:111 they wanted—they wanted a mail
to fight the constitutional battles of his country in
Parliament. Let Sir M. Maxwell return to his
ship; lie wits not x lit into to represent any lice
people. Ile should say but little of Sir F. Burdett.
He at least always professed an attachment to ge-
tient' liberty and the rights of the people, whether
he had on all occasions acted consistently with his
principles, they were the proper judge►. Bat lie was
sure that a lawyer was no fit man for them, ■ Whig
lawyer—f-an apostate. Sir S. Hominy had never rv.
presented any free place; lie had alw:ys served fur
some rotten borough. Would they return a lawyer,
whose only object was to make a stepping stone of
them to the place of Lord Chancellor, and take
forty thous•tnd pounds a year out of Ulf it pockets ?
Not one of the Candidates had such a claim to
their suffrages as Mr. Ilunt. Had any one of them
made the affilavit Mr. Hunt had ? (lad any of
thefts loaded voluntary re ttttt iciat ion on oath uf place,
title, dignity, and emolument ? (lad any of them
sworn that lie would use his constant endeavours to
procure for the people a return to universal suffrage
and annual Parliaments, and it repeal of the starva-
tion art, the cruel Corn Bill. If Mr. Hoot hail been
in Parliament, the cruel Corti Bill would never have
been sia•sed, nor the G sgging 11.11, to gratify Lords
Castlereagh dud Siditiouth's passion for despotism.
Ile should 1101 detain them longer, hut tat mice no-
initiate Deftly hunt, E.g. as a fit aild proper per-
son to represent the City of IVestuaiisster iu Parlia-
ment.

Mr. GALE JON Eg then appeared to second the
nun,, lle was extremely anxious that on
this 1.13:11.11111, when their chatatter hall been as-
sailed, rod when they were engaged in the dis-
charge t,s the must importaut of duties, the grounds
(hi tvhich lie was convinced they would act should
be well undersiood.--[llr. Jones had spoken thus
far standing no the husliiigs, in rather a weak tone
of voice, but here, by the advice of Alr. I I ant, ad-
veniceil to the railing. Mr. limit holding his hand,
fur the porioew of support.] —Had they !writ cor►-
vcurd
lilt re 011 any ordinary• 10.-c.1.1.01, h,rd the COll.
test hero caocerning this or that individual, it would
not be wealthy of so numerous a Meeting. lint the
contest was not about returning it F. Burdett
is preference to Sir M. 31axwell---the contest was
not between persons, but !Mart] principles —it was
whether the maul who had taken his oath to protect
the people, and guard their rights. should be pre-
ferred to those who had oppressed anti plundered,
and those who would assist to oppress end plunder
them—whether the supporter of animal pen liaineuts
end universal suffrage should be elected before those
who were, and those who would be, should they get
the oi►pnrtuoity, the adversaries of their popular
rights. He was extremely solicitous that die grounds
on which he and they in common sl lel stand on
should be properly appreciated—steel lie protested
to God, that in taking the baud of the worthy Oen-
donate wind, he held, lie had been actuated solely
by those principles of political integrity that lead
invariably governed his life. Mr. limit's friends
had been accused, in the publit prints, of giving
interruption to the friends of other Candidates. He
appealed to them, whether they had on ally occasioie,
and on this day in particular, seen among the friends
of 1I r. Hulit any dilog 11111 the utmost disposition,
to pease, harinuoy, and drowison. Bat it was too
mod' to expect that Mi. Hunt's fleeted* should
meekly submit to the doily attacks of a corrupt and
venal press, without ever coming forward to repel
them. A.l his friend' were the friends of the peo-
ple : they bad no promises to shower, sin patronage
to dispetist. It was important they should know
the real sentiments of the other Candidates. Most
of them did out come forward, depending on the

penny fur support. , They wire molested by r.
junto, vet hypocriticallyaoretesided to be friends of
freed , and to be.oppoped to one Candidate, the
only one among them that had the courage to speak
out and avow liiiitrisesoentismonts. Relied been known
to be the friend of Sir F. Bartlett fir many years ;
but it was not to the permit' of Sir F. lie had been
attached, but the principles. They were the best
judges whether he had ever swerved front them or
not. Nut whatever he had thought of Sir Francis
Bartlett, lie win hound to declare that it was in-
sult to the Electors of Wrath-mister to bring out an-
other Candidate under the cloak of his name, of
whom they knew nothing, and 111111 merely to serve
the purposes of the coalition. Th.s ass no time for
favouritism—had the people not chew,' so much
partiality to persons, the country would not be in
the situation it tutor ir:Ol. He wished to say a few
words of another Candidate, Sir S. Hominy. Ile
had always understood his private character to be
most amiable stool exemplary—and it was impossible
for any one who paid attentioa to our system of cri-
minal justice, and felt a desire to see it reformed,
not to he grateful to him fur his useful and hu-
mane exertions for that noble end ; but notwith-
standing the respect he could not refuse him on
these grounds, it was injudicious in lair friends to
force 1 on the notice or the Ele,loora of West-
milister. Ile had no chance of succeeding here,
and he would be returned to Parliament at all events.
—tat this part of the speech, the attention of the
crowd bring excited by some bustle at the other
end of the busting% Mr. Jones stopped, and a per-
gm under him enrol non—" 'I he Flag Captain has
been going on all the time." Mr.linut then stepped
loom the hustinoa oil the railing, and directed his
hooka to Sir M. Nliohatell, who hawed several times.]
--" The gallant Caotaiio," continued Mu. Junes,
" bows this way—so I colonise he wishes I should
proceed." Ni, man should have come forward on
these boards who hail toot made up his mind to be
a servant of the people. Let them hook (pointing
to the Union J irk) at that flag, which waved over
them its mock triumph. As the ensi4ll of a brave
hotly of men he respected it ; his when brought
into that Meeting, as if to Roe them to a par-
titllatr exercise of the tight the dearest to Eng-
lishmen, it only appeared to hear as the sickly
henbane. Let the gallant Captain oppose the ene-
mies of his country under that flag its Isis proper
elenseid—lout let him not became an amphibious
animal. That was no place fur seamen or soldiers ;
they had no right to solicit votes fir getting into
Parliament. (lod for hill he shoal) ever see the
[louse of Commons turned into no nitwit prsetoriati
band ! He would address the assembly of the electors
for a moment, u; lie political merits of the Can-
didates for their favour. His friend, Mr. Hunt, wan
the only Camlidate who owed to the ;people the
share of support lie had to boast. The Candi-
dates should be brought foully to the test, and the
times required a particular degree of energy on
the part of the Electors themselves. The charac-
ter of Mr. Hoot was one which was easily deve-
loped. If he bad any fault ( old who cooold say they
had none ?) it was that be was too sincere, too frank,
too open in his disposition—(/hear)—and would
risk any thing, or every thing, rather than violate
any pledge he had ever made to the public. Did
they for a moment isnagine, that, hail Mr. Hunt
been in the late Palltament, te would not have
preferred an impeachment against some of the no-
torious delinquents who were now high its the fa-
vour of their Sovereign, and which might have
bean the means of bringino them, as they had
brought others, to the block"? —( Loud huzzas.)
Such a line of conduct might have insured the coun-
try indemnity for the past and security for the future.
This might have brought his Alajesty's confidential
advisers before the magisterial throne of the people,
to ask pardon on their knees of God and man for
their past transgressions.—(App/,fuse.) —Mr. Hunt
was neither a Court Conidiolate, a Naval Com-
mander, or a wealthy Baronet, hut they might rest
assured lie would nut be found ogli •g and coquet.
ling for sonic years, telling the rn at one time lie
could du hiss Constituents no service by being placed
in Parliamtiet, yet getting all Isis 1.-iends to interest
thetnselves to 'the uttertnost to secure his re-elec-
tion. If he thought, as he had said, that Parliament
was so excessively bad, mid kept such wicked hours,
why had lie not endeavoured to new-model Parboi-
-1 ,':rut ? All that he had ever attempted had failed.
because Isis heart and voice had not gone together.
For Isis part, lie WOOlll rather at once see the Par-
'lament composed of the myrmidons of Power, the
Officers of the Army, than have this farce played
off any 'Alger by tloa.e who lead them to believe
that the interests of the people were fairly espoused
its that corrupt assembly.—(/hear, hear, hear.)—
The deformity of the mousier of a legislation so
constituted would then have appeared in all its
nakedness, and the people would be stun; to des-
peration, atoll, no doubt, take the means of redress
sotto their own hands. Ile felt some consolation in
reflecting that the same engistes and strattagetne of
pofowbreartwiiilgiie(liiowliad l
jimiw.zuteustu,rtriioall toloofro the
urmany
purpose
iiiy)
years
ago employed to overwhelms. Sir Fraiocis Burdett in
else early part of his career, without. Producing
any other effect than emlearing 1 • and Isis cause
to the people. In every struggle with power—
ito every attack trade upon him—lie, like another
Hercules, contending with the giant Animus, re-
' ceived fresh rigour from the countenance and sup-
port of the people, until lie was, in the end, enabled
to triumph over all oppoaitioto.—(eipplause.)—
Such, he hoped, would be the effect produced on
their minds in favour of Mr. hunt, by this daring
attempt to interpose the arm of other and authority
in the election for Westmisiater, or to compel them
to elect, through Court influence, ally other but
the Consolidate of their choice stool their affections.
He had never witnessed ass election wherein it
was likely there would be a greater stimulus to
! centime and ardour, or greater cause for a well-
; grounded jealousy mill anxiety oil the part of the
Ipeople. Success might be various in each day,
I but whatever might be the ultimate result, lie
hoped it would he Gortioutte and happy for the 6-
' tizens of Westiniuster. He hoped they would
II pride themselves lii having now an opportunity of
securiug to themselves, iss detail g Nlr. Hunt, at
least one Representative who was devoted to their
service, and alto head no mental re atiou.—(Loud
1 applause.)
i Air. HUNT rose amidst the most tumultuous
' cheering mid waving of hats mnoiogst the populace,
I and stated, that after Cie eloquent and spirited ads