The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-18 00:00:00

111:DDLESEX ELECTiON.

The crowd in front of the Hustings yresterday► was
at least four times what it has been during any other
day of the Eleftion, and the colours of Sir F. Bur-
dett, for the first time, appeared to bear some pro-
portion to those of his antagonisis.
At the close of the Poll at three o'clock the num-
bers were—

For Mr. ME E 1.1911 - - 2,z07
Mr. - - - 1714
Sir F. BVIIDETT - 400
Mr. BYNG made his bow to the Eleaors and re-
tired.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, that he gladly em-
braced the present opportunity of declaring, that the
Meeting of certain EleCtors of Middlesex held on
Saturday evening, the result of whose proceedings-
he had seen in one of the Papers to-day, was held
not only without his consent, but contrary to his
wish. He unquestionably was bound in gratitude
to feel obliged to the zeal of those Gentlemen who
had called and supported that Meeting—but still he
regretted they had done so, not. believing that what
they had done was calculated to produce benefit
either to the Country in general or the County of Midi
dlesex in particular. He had, from the beginning, been
anxious that the independence of the County of Mid-
dlesex should support itself. He was therefore pager
to see what proportion of independent men were to
be found in it, famed in former times forrtS spirit, and
for the zeal with which it repressed erery attempt
at its subjugation. It was on that independence-
he wished to stand, and to it alone be hoped and
requested that he might owe the suffrages of
those who polled for him. He had endeavoured in
vain, from day to day, to bring the Gentleman who
stood next him, to state what he intended to do in
behalf of those Elettors who had already done so
much for him. The answer was, " Look at the
Poll." This was a trick, he was sorry to say it, too
often imposed upon us, not at elections alone, but
in affairs of the deepest importance. What was the
language of Ministers when we complained of any
of the numberless grievances with which we were op-
pressed ?—" Look at the Poll !"—W hat defence had
our Placemen and Pensioners, when questioned on
the propriety of granting to them sums of money ex-
tratled from the very bowels of the poor ?—" Look at
the Poll !"—What had the whole talk to us, during
the American War, consisted of, when contrary to the
inclinations of the great bulk of the community, we
were forced to submit to deprivations then un-
known ? Simply this : " Look to the Poll !"=;--.
What had the late Minister (Mr. Pitt), while he was -
prosecuting that system which had brought this
Country to the very brink of ruin, and while he was
engaging us in endless hostility—said as an excuse
and vindication of his condua ?—" Look at. the
Poll !" And might it not be a subjeet not alto-
gether undeserving of attention, and somewhat cha-
ff of the principles of the Gentleman near
him, to find, oh examination of the names which
constituted, on many occasions that very poll, that

he formed one of the number ?---What could be
adduced in defence. of that abominable waste Of
public money by which thousands of pounds aa•
nually were conferred on the Right won. the Trea•
surer of the Navy and his family—drawn, as it was
well known to be, out of the almost exhausted

pockets of the people of this Country ?—" LoOk at
the Poll." Finally, what was the cry of that same
Treasurer of the Navy, profeising, as he did, to be
standing on the independent interest which had
brought in the great Mr. Fox, under whose name he
and his colleagues were daily endeavouring to shelter
themselves in the most unjustifiable manner, knows
ing, as they well did, that be (Mr. Sheridan) was
coming in upon the second votes of the Mini-
sterial Candidate, in dired opposition to that in-
terest in which Mr. Fox had formerly stood, name-
ly, the voice of the people ? Unfortunately even lit
could now insultingly cry out, " Look at the poll l"
The result of this day, however, gave hint reason
still to hope the county of Middlesex had not whol-
ly surrendered its independence. He hoped to see
a.change in the state of some polls, and that Mi.t
nisters would one day or other be induced to change,
for fear of their own polls. He thanked the Meet 4
ing for the honour they had done him, and hoped
he should always be found steady to his principles,
and the true friend to the interests of the people--s,
(loud applauses).
lgr. l.NlELctsn begged to be heard in support of
his own charader. On being informed, however,
that the word " trick" used by Sir FRANCIS BUR-.
DETT, was not levelled at hint personally, but only.
used in a general sense, he forebore from entering
on the subjeCt. He thanked the Elea-ors for the
continued and increased marks of their favour which
he had experienced, and which he trusted they
not suffer to relax. As to the idea of re-
ferring to the state of the poll—if it should so hap-
pen (which he was convinced was impossible) that
the • worthy Baronet should be placed at the head of
it; he entertained no doubt that he too would juin in
the cry of which The at present so much disap-
prove 4—" Look at the poll."
The Meeting then adjourned.