The Sun.
London, England, 1804-07-17 00:00:00

MIDDIESPX. ,ELECTIOIV.

A numerous and respetiable Meeting of the Free.
holders ct Middlesex, in the 'interest of GEORGE
ROULTON MAI NWARING, E.g. son of WILLIAM
MAINWARING, Esq. was yesterday held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, to con.
sider of the best ineans of exempting him from all
expense, and of securing his Election. At two
o'clock a' number of the most wealthy Freeholders
were colletled together, when Sir WI IA tam GI n-
DUNS, Batt, was called to the Chair, 'the wor-
thy Baronet first read the IVlinutes. Of the Meeting of
the t 3th, and then shortly addressed the Freeholders.
The purpose of this meeting, he said, required no
explanation; the feelings of every Freeholder present
would suggest to hitp, that it was to rescue the con-
stitnt ional Rights of the Country, and prevent them
from again falling into the hands, or being placed at
the disposal of a man, who had obtained a colourable
majority at the last Election by the most disgraceful
means; and who had fr>r two years mil-represented
them in Parliament, and who wished to carry every
thing by the length of his purse. • To effeti so de-
sirable an objet-t,, and as a debt of gratitude and
justice due to their late worthy Representative, it
was proposed that a Subscription should be entered
into, to defray all the legal expences attendant on a
canvass and subsequent elettion of his Son, GEORGE
BOULTON MA INWAR ING. Esq. and without further
remark, he should submit the list of Subscriptions
already made, and request the aid and assistance of
further signatures.
A Freeholder observed, that an opinion had gone
forth, that a Member of Parliament could not sub.
scribe without endangering the interests of the Can.
didate, and in consequence, an application bad been
made to the. ATTORNEY ENZRAL• as to the pro.
piety of such opinion : he had the pleasure to add,
that Mr. PERCIVAL had answered in a way the
most argumentative and convincing, as he had di.
retied a hundred pounds to be paid into the house of
THORNTON and Co. in his own name, to be used
for all the ICgal purposes of Mr. G. B. MAI NWAR.
Ixo's Eleftion.

Sir WILLIAM CURTIS said, he mould follow the
example set him by the Learned Gentleman, and
would put his name down for tool. towards the ex-
pences of the Eleaion, also Sol. for his son, and
tool. more in case a petition should afterwards be
presented. He had also a letter from a friend, de.
siring his name might be put down for so!. but he
would add 501. more to it, and make it tool. He
Would not trouble the Freeholders with many noire
words ; he came there to at?, and not to speak.'
Mr. Bow L es, after a short address to the Free.
holders, in which he noticed the irregularities of the
last Eleaion, and animadverted with much severity
on the condua of the SherifTh, moved a string of Re.
solutions, which were unanimously carried, after
some
,verbal alterations hnd been made. •
Mr. H,LIIRY MADDOX complimented, in very neat
terms, the meritorious exertions and indefatigable
zeal of Mr. MAIN'WARING, both as a Member of
Parliament and as Chairman of the quarter Sessions,
to support the interests and the welfare of the
County at large, and of the Constitution, as by law
established ; and concluded, by observing, that
it was a debt' of gratitude the County owed the
Father to support the Sou ; and to aid his endea.
yours in rescuing the County from so calamitous a
representation as they were threatened with.
The lists were then put round, and in •a few► mi.
notes the Chairman reported that a sum of 5,52.51•
had been subscribed for the purposes of carrying on
the elution, and for an ulterior fund, in Case a peti.
ti,-1
should ultimately be presented.
Mr. MAINWARING, jun. was then introduced,
4nd on being informed of the amount of the Subscrip-
tion, he expressed his gratitude for what the Free.
holders had dune, and the honour they intended him,
but said he was compelled to advert to his first
proposition, namely, that unless the Subscription
amounted to Ten Thousand Pounds, for.the ptirposes
of the Eleaion, he must decline the contest.-• -He
felt the duty he owed to the County, but there were
ties that honour and prudence suggested, which
were paramount to that dory. He could not proceed
unless the whole expences uf the Eleaion were pa-
rimmed,
Several Freeholders urged the certainty of in.
creasing the subscription to 10,0001. and pressed
Mr. M A INWAR !NG' fo authorize them to commence
the canvass in his name, enforcing the necessity of
immediate Canvass.
Mr. Attu/WARING wished the meeting to be
adjourned till the next day, when he said the state
of the Subscription would enable him to decide spe.
cifically.
1.110104T0N, who had arrived after the busi-
ness commenced, observed, that .the Subscriptions
were beyond his expeaation. His sense of public
duty must take the lead of private friendship-the
• County of Middlesex must be rescued—its rights, its
independence supported ; and if Mr; MAIN wAtt t No
declined, there were others of worth and principle
to be found; he would propose Colonel Gfanosos,
the son of the worthy Chairman.
Sir WM. Gist noNs interrupted the Speaker, and
' said, that from the military 'occupation of his Soto
it was impossible be could then come forward.—
Besides, the Freeholders should recollta thesub.
scription was entered into for the purpose •of de.
fraying the cleetioneering expences ofMr. MAIN.
WARING, jun. and, as many of thrSubscribers had
left the room, the money could not be diverted from
the purpose tor 'which it was intended.
A variety of opinions were then advanced, and
the meetiog was adjoilmed• till tbil day at one
o'clock. The friends of Mr. IMAINWARIDiG pledg.
rd themselves to use their best influence in the mean

time.

The following hand.bill was circulated

" Eleaors of Mi:ldlesex, in the. Interest of their King
and Country, are requested to meet at on the
33(1 of this month, at rone o'clock, and procerd, after break-
fast, to Brenttord, where rheti w:ll ....rt their own, and the
rights of every Freeholdo of the Empire, 00,,,,05ing the am.
clams of I).;pard, tha Enaniiti at God and Mao
" Afar, wili.ree, yet:), t 5, ts)4."

If Mr. MAIN IV AR tric's Friends resolutely exert
themselves, it is pro! stole that Sir fltANcts
VETT will not be nv) e su vessful in his canvass for
a ralliamemary Stitt in ivliddlescx, than his Friend
Mr. BoNNEV was in his attempt to be Coronet Ca
that CQuilty.