The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-20 00:00:00

. TQ THF. FREEHOLDERS OP NORTHUMBERLAND.

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' GriiTteßUFl4, St. Jartyx4-place, May Is, 1826.
A. Newspaper has just reached me with a report of
Lord Howick's speech at Alnwick, on Wednesday. As
feelings are there imputed to me which I should be ashamed of
entertaining, and conduct has been erroneously ascribed to me by
his Lordship which must have been misrepresented to him, but
which, if consistent with the fact, would derogate from my public
character, I think myself called upon to lay before you a statement
and explanation, which I am sure will be satisfactory to every
candid mind, and must carry conviction even to soy enemies. It
it my intention to invert the order of his Lordship's remarks, and
to aliswer them point by point.
Lord Ilowick has been misinformed of the manner in which I
canvassed, or he would nothave accused me of preferring either of the
other two candidates to himself. It is well known to those gentle-
men to whom I have unreservedly declared my views, that at the
time of the late contest, and during the greater part of my canvass,
I hoped that the two anti-ministerial candidates might succeed,
and that, es far as circumstances would allow me, I endeavoured
'to effect 'this object. It was only lately that I have entirely aban-
doned this purpose, and I must add, that I was in some measure
induced to give it up by hearing, upon authority which I could
not &allot, that Lord Howick frequently expreseld himself con-
verning me, in a way that my conduct towards his Lordship was
far from deserving. There cannot be one freeholder in the coun-
ty whom I requested not to vote for Lord flowick, and there are
sunny who asked me, if! considered his Lordship as my oppouenti",
to whom I answered, " I believe he looks upon sue in that light,
but I do not consider him so."

I will tell Lord Howick and yourselves why I applied for the
Chiltern Hundreds, and can assure him and you, that private
animosity- had no part whatever in the sudden change of my in-
tention, when I determined to maintain my seat against all oppo-
sition. Does his Lordship suppose that I changed my intention,
because I understood that he was prepared to offer himself for the
County if I had retired? My friends know that it was imitate-
to me who succeeded me in the representation of the County,
provided he were one who would vote with the Opposition.
slut as that circumstance has been brought publicly forward, I
shall enter into a short account of it. In the spring of 1823, I
Iva. so disgusted with the conduct of some persons whom I bad
considered my friends, and saw so little prospect of my ever find-
ing happiness in England, that I resolved to quit a country where
painful recollections were constantly springing up. With this
view I made . application for the Chiltern •Hundreds, when two
friends called upon me, and after much entreaty, persuaded me to,
relinquish this intention ; and one in particular pressed upon me,
that time would not fail to heal any wound, however sorely it
Might be felt at that time. I changed my determination. I have
found his opinion as correct as his advice was friendly ; and the
conduct of my Constituents during the last few, weeks has given
me the greatest reason to be satisfied with the resolution which•l
then took, to use his Lordship's words, "of maintainingauy seat
against all opposition."
I never accused Lord Howick of having :wen induced to come
forward by any other motive than that of an honourable ambi-
tion, and his Lordship only can know whether he is more anxious
to turn out myself or the Tory Member. That the greater part of
any speech was an attack on many-of his Lordship's supporters, is
quitelrue; and as I can prove by the returns of the canvassing
hooktt, that wherever the influence of certain Whig Gentlemen is
known to be paramount, all the splits are upon Lord Howick and
Mr. Bell, I must continue to call their conduct unprincipled and,
4isgraceful. • Having neither included, nor intended to include his
Lordship -in my reproaches against the Whigs, and having no
reason to suppose that his Lordship was satisfied with their con-
duct towards himself, I must own that I have read the speech of
his Lordsbip.with the greatest surprise. The absence of the lead-
Gentlemen. of the Whig party from- the dinner that his poli-,
tical friends lately gave to him, left an impression upon my mind
that lie had not received from them that cordiality of support to
Which he appeared entitled. • However, I leave this question be-
tween thins to he settled by his Lordship and themselves, and I
am confident that they must feel much gratitude to him for the
manly way in which he has stood forward in their defence.
Before I conclude this address, I cannot refrain from expressing
say astonishment that his Lordship should have listened for a too-
:11mA to the report of my being hostile to him, for be must be
aware that it was my intention to have promoted his return at the
last election by every means in my power, and that. I did not pro-
guise any assistance to Mr. Liddell until his Lordship bad declined
a contest. If he were more-cautious in believing reports which
are brought to him, he would undoubtedly fall into fewer errors ;
but when I was of his age I had not seen enough of the world to
know that there are men in it who, in gratification of private
hatred, will stoop to any falsehood : and experience shows that the
most honourable minds are the slowest to entertain such su.spi-
6nna I have no feeling of anger on account of any thing which
has fallen from him ; and I shall take my leave of you with offer-
ing to you my warmest thanks, for your great kindness towards
'us, -and repeating my assurance that, at the day of election, I
shall come forward totally unconnected with any other candidate;
When I trust that the majority by which I shall be returned will
secure your independence for ever.
1 have the honour lo be, Gentlemen, .

Your grateful and devoted servant, .
T. W. BEAUMONT.
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a good FANIILY HOUSE, with Coach-house, .Stables,
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-large walled Garden. Letters to be addressed to A. B.
post.office, Twickenham, Middlesex.

T° be
SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT,
RI; the ADVOWSON and next PRESENTATION of the
~,PTORY of LITTLE THURROCK, in the County of Essex,
the value of about 500/. per annum. The Incumbent's age,
T. s.turther particulars on application by letter, post paid, to
__Liradvvell, Malden, Essex.

IBIM'S FAREWELL!! !—TO THE PUBLIC.
N' addressing you, " my best Friends," for the
bar last'titne, as Contractor, Ido feel various sensations not to
described; inexpressible gratitude for years of unbounded
Prereience and favours bestowed for a long series of years, not
merely on myself, hut on my late Father. We have, it is title,
" bispensers of the favours of the Blind Goddess, been most
iltr a
inently successful in distributing n nprecedent List of
Capitali, amounting in the aggregate tou many Million ed
s ;, and,
,3 Lotteries increased in number, my fame for the distribution of
Its wealth, increased also ; it iss, therefore, with the sincerest
regret I announce that the Legislature lass come to what I don-
tit e? a very unwise decision, viz. to abolish Lotteries. And
for what reason ? only to please a few perons, who have not
examined their Merits, but have confounded illegal transactions
with the legitimate.- I may be considered to take a partial
view of the case ;-but where a system has gone on 'without
intermission ever since the reign of Queen Anne and brought
annually nearly Haifa Million into the Treasury,, I cannot but
agree with an .eminent writer, who says s' Surely the present
is pct the best period for experiments ;' and would, in my
humblero.pinion, have been more wise to haveit done away with
BeVeral :obnoxious , and paltry Taxes (vexatious in their collec-
tho) tlitm to ti6niltiltee the Lottery, which, let it be well borne
mini i•rt voluntary' Tax ; and, by its continuance, not only
Inii:ht those Obnoxious Taxes be removed, but hundreds of per-
-I)tm kept in employment who must now be discharged t and i 4 Vns a time to add to .the number of those who want support St is, however, useless to repine—the Government have decided
that
rlitAt iof thet shallshort be sotime; allowe—and all thdat
before can be
the system now done iiss to
abolished. make
th
4_0,l one, of. Me Last Contractors, I have arranged, with my
.agues, such a Scheme as must, I think, give universal
; it contains the very nnpreeedented number of SIX
!ant! Prizes of .CllO,OOO Money (no former Lottery ever con-
tained than nitir), and my fame for sale of £30,000 Prizes
RlPTQ,verbial-1 sold the first, the last, and more than half of
that have ever been drawn !—No 131anks—all Sterling
thecllleY—And all to be decided in One Day, lath JULY, being
,v4trLiist Drawing of all.
„ ickets and Shares are en Sale at my Offices, where Schemes
41.111 be bud gratis, The Price will rise considerably on Mon.
4Y, nth instiint.

I have the hcnottr to be
YotAr devoted Servant,
a Cornhill, and T. HMI, Stock-Broker.
• I 9, Charing Cross, London,
the Drawing which took place on Wednesday, the
ad Instant I Bold
• . Clue IL . . £21,000
• Clue A. • • #2l;Goir
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