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London, England, 1802-06-30 00:00:00

GENERAL ELtCTION.

To the GENTLEMEN:, CLERGYand•FREEHOLDERS
of the COUNTY of IVIIDDLESEX.
GENTLEMEN,
IMPRESSED with the deepest 'sense of Gratitude
Tor the long 'continuance of Favour and Confidence which
you haVe manifested to me, upon many occasions, and from,..
a consciousness of having done my Endeavout,i to discharge
the various Duties incumbentupon me as one of your • Re-
presentatiVes, .1. pi:sume again .to offer my Services to the
Coiiniy;, add earnestly to. solicit the Ilonour of repreSenting
yOt.in the ensuing Parliament.
After a Icing Life engagedin• public BusinesS; and neatly
twenty Years devoted to your service in Parliament,' I trust
I need not state to you my,general contiud, it has been
open to youi Observation, I have ever wished it should be
so,, and that you • should be the. Judges -of it ;• permit \me
however to say, that during. the whole time I havellbeer ho-
nOured with a Seat in.Parliainent as your Representative, I
Inle'constantly. attended to my' Parliamentary Duty, and
'have ever acted according to my best judgment, to promote
.4he,.pro4ietity and happiness of the Kingdom at large, and
theyertieular Interest of the County of 'Middlesex.
I have the honour to be with sincere retard,
• GENTLEMEN, '; •
Your faithful and most obedient Servant, •
• • • W. MAINWARING.
3e.th •;ne,

MIDDtESEX'ELECTION.
To Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, Bart:.

TR, - .
A.
, VING. heard from various quarters -of an
i . ntention'hi many Freeholders to offer you their votes
at the Generaf Eledion, as a fit person to represent the'
Cetinty of Middlesex in ti e'next Parliament, we are anxious
to whether, in such an event, you will stand forward
in .ipliince with their. wishes. Our own votes, as well as
ow- ;:ertions 'among our friends, depend on your answer.;
.sure yourself, we feel, a.; you7feel, withsesped to the
tlister3 :infl their measures.
.\ rs iiM EN, we -.concur in your abhorrence of the
inanagenlent of such a4rison as that in Cold Bath
'As FREEHOLDERS, we desim an occasion toexpress
-.Aitiments we entertain of your Manly opposition to its
est..c::ishinent in Middlesex. -

:,ny case, we trust a Majority of our Fellow. Freeholders
will agree with r,,•.- that Sir Francis Burdett is more worthy
than hir. Mainwaring to represent the Interests, deliver the
Senz:t, and support the Rights, of the first County in
England.—We-remain, Sir, your obedient Servants,
lOs. Holden: • H. H. White.
Edw. Austin. . Joshua Hopkins.
Henry Woods. Robert Manning.
H. Bell-. T. Holt White.
R. Knight. john Pearson.
W. Tooke. Titos. Lintonaogers.
.R. P. Percy. • Geo. Billinge. . •
Abm. -Thorn. , Chas. Loste.
Mich]. Pearson. William Massey.
Christr. HayeS:

GENTLEMEN,
freely acknowledge to you, that' I have for some
time p•-,:st relinquished all thoughts of a.seat in Parliament;
.ai:d :Live consequently-declined very many overtures for that
purpose. • If the People of England are pleased anr.t.con-
tented with what has paiised, with their present. situation,
and with the terribie changes which have been made in rho
Constitution, and Manner of governing this Coun-
try—let Statues be ereaed id:each County through the land
to Lord -Liverpool, Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Dundas to Whom
principally they are, indebted for the Blessings. I shall.not
desire ;fa overturn them, but Nvil I remove from other odious
and r!asgraccful -objeas, confessing myself not fit for the
sociaty of such a Nation.

it.„ though disgusted, I 'do not despair.. I .thinl,t. out
I he ::::Ved-; by one means only--by a
fair Representation of •the People-in • Pailiainent:. •tnit '
:alone can we possibly obtain the restoration of thoseinvalu-
ableßights which have been ravished from us, or the secu-
rity
what little.good remains.
which,
. • •
If the County of Middlesex, from circumstonces,
-is likely to be more free; informed, and independent, than
any other County in England, shall be pleased, UPON
THIS PRINCIPLE, (and-I wish for tlo support /upon any
other principle, holding ali palliations.nugatory and destruc-
tii/e), if, UPON THIS"
.PRINCIPLE, the county, .of
Middlesex shall be pleased 1p intrust in my hands a portion
of-their present srnall and inadequate share 61 Representation,
I will cheartully and zealously devote myself, my life, and
my fortune, to their service.
I .am, Gentlemen,
•
78, Piccadilly; Your obedient humble Servant, .
June 26, 1892. - FRANCIS.E.URDETT.