The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-30 00:00:00

DVRHA,II 'COUNTY ELECTIOA%

ON ‘Tuesdsy -sennight, .a "large party of the
friends.of Mr. Btia-Dos'; in Gateshead and, thevici-
nity, dined at the. Goat In►r there, to -celebrate the
return, for the .third tithe, of that"Genileman to
Parliament. The''•dinner consisting of 'turtle, -ye-
•nison, and every .other delicacy the-season'aftord,
ed, was served up by Mrs.. Bettrani in a manner
that did her . the highest. credit. ',The„-different
toasts were, announced by the firing of guns, ring-
ing of bells, and the Band, of the Gateshead Volun-
teers. Mr. Headlatn,. the Chairman of the Gates_
Mead Commitiee, presided, and was supported on
the right and left by Sir R. MIXBANKE and Mr.
1311t.DON. Mr. MuNneN, whose manners are as
deservedly esteemed as his unrivalled abilities in
.iris profession. are admired, favoured the meeting
with his company, and added much to the festivity
of the Tlay. .The following among many other
" toasts were giy,en •,

The King. The, Queen, and Royal Family,
The Independent, Freeholders of the County of
Burdort, .and thanks to him for ac..
ceaini to the wishes Of the County.—Sir Ralph
Milbanke, and thanks to him fur the honour -Of
Burdon and the ' Boy ; may he

inherit his lather's virities.:—Lady and Miss Mil

banke (by Mr. Boano,:).—The antient Borough
- of Gateshead .(by the Members).—The Bishop of
'Durham:--;-The Coal Trade.--Mr. Headatn, and
the Gateshead Committee.—The Liird Litutenant
of the County.—The Wear and the Tyne, and
may Commerce flourish.—Mr. George Hawks, and
'the London Committee. —Mr. Russell, and the
.Durham Committee.—,Sir Cuthbert Heron, and the
Committee at South Shields. Mrs. G. Hawks,
the donor of the turtle.—The NavY -and Army;
with thanks for their impor-tant services. Sir John
:Eden.—The Members for Newcastle.—. The judges
of Assize.—tord Eldon pit Consti-
tution of the Country, by King, Lords, and Com-
mons.

After Mr. BURDON'S health was drank, that
Gentleman, in a warm address, returned thanks for
the honour done him, by the exertions of the Free.-
holders in that- part -of the County, to retain him
inLtheir service. He would not say the compliment -
paid him, but the call the County had made upon
himi was of that nature which rendered it improper
longer to oppose his private views and wishes for
retirement, to the unanimous voice of the Free-
holders of the County of_Durham : he received their
commands to return to Parliament, as he trusted he
ought to do, and pledged himself to exercise the
best of his, judgment there.' He was proud of the
satisfaftion he had afforded, and assured dr Meet..
ing, that every energy of his soul: shoUld be ex-
erted in support of that system of condua which.
had been so strongly marked by their approbatia.
Sir R. IWILBANKE's health being drank, he, in
an elegant manner, thanked the company for the
honour they did him. His'sense of .Gratitude for
the attention paid him, and the kind assurances of
the approbation and Support of the Gentlemen pre-
sent, would never be effaced from his memory, but
would stimuhrte him to deserve those testimonies
of friendship, which were to him so highly fiat.
tering. *,

Mr. HEADLAM, on the Gateshead Committeebeing given, assured- the Meeting, the Committee
and himself were happy in the idea, that their
effortsi were considered at all conducive to -the suc-
cess of the cause which had occasioned such general
satisfaaion to the County of Durham. •
Mr. GEORGE HAwits and the London Committee
- being drank, he .assured the company that ,the
Conn:nit tee would behighly gratified, if their exer
- bans. were considered as instrumental to the late
important event, by the Gentlemen whose exertions
.were so truly conspicuous : he must acknowledge
they received particular., satisfaetion in all their
communications with the Committee of Gateshead.
The Committee, in London being deputed by a
meettog of Freeholders to' a& as Mr. BURDom's
Committee only, they could not in their delegated
capacity make Sir R. MILBANICE those assurances
which no doubt he merited ; but as an individual he
...could take upon him to say, it 'was almost, if riot
,entirely, the unanimous wish of the Freeholdersof
the County of .Durham, in and.near London, that
the late Members
.should- again represent them in
Parliament. He observed, amongst' the many ridi:
„eulous reports relative .to the late EleEtion, that
....one had come to
.his ears, imputing the humble ef-
forts of his family and himself to have been in re-'
turn rar obligations they had received froni Mr.
litritport,--As an -Englishman, as a Freeholder of
the County, and as a Commercial man, he was
under obligations to Mr. BURDON; when the do.
tie's of a Member of Parliament were attentively
and diligently executed, they became in his opinion
obligations—and such was the nature of those his
family, and himself owed to Mr. BURDON. Obli-
gations of any other nature he disclaimed, and was
not in the least .apprehensive of being considered
ungrateful by Mr. Buttoort. The obligation was
certainly now increased by •Mr. BukooN's atten-
tion to their solicitations, in conjunaion with the
- other Freeholders of the County, and they had al-
ready as far as in their power, acknowledged it, by
returning Mr. BURDON their warmest thanks.
Buknot4, in corroboration of Mr. HAWits,
said, he wished to state, in the most unqualified
--ray,that neither Mr. HAwxs or his family were
tinder-any personal obligation to him ; andit af-
•forded him' great satisfaCtion, .that he had it in his
• power thiis publicly to contradict s 6 unfounded a
, • report as that alluded to by Mr. GEORGE HAWKS.
We are informed that Public Dinners' and Balls
'have been given in other parts of the County of
Durham in honour of M. BoRDON'S Eledion.