The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-15 00:00:00

unexampled in the annals of a City 'contest,
he had been chosen one of their Representatives.
For the honour done him he returned his inost
heartfelt thanks. With respect to returning
Merchant -as a Member of Parliament, he could
lay of Mr Wilson, for he had known him ujr-
wards ot 20 yea's, that a more honourable or
gentlemanly man did not exist, anti he trusted to
see many more such merchants in the Corpora-
tion of London. Assuring the Li-Very that every
exertion iii his power should he made to promote
the welfare of the City, lie should now take his
leave of them, unable as he was to give expres-
sion to his feelings for the honour dune him.—
(Applause.)
Mr. WArromAN said, if the present contest
could he called a defeat, or if it could he said to
have arisen from any loss he might have sustained.
in the good opinions of his fellow-citizens, he,
would have met it with the deepest regret, a ree
Krrt which, in fact, rnight have given rise to feel-
inßs woidd have affected' his mind to such a
drgtre as not to be easily surmounted ; but he
could assure the Livas y, that he met them with
mind as calai as he had ever done in his life. In
the cotir.,.e of his canvass i.e had met as he sup-
posed with a great increase of friends, .as he did
tot believe that a dozen prisons had told him they
wont,' not siippott him. in fact, in OW COITIMOII
out of eight hands lied been held up
in his favour, and it was strange that when the
had so expressed themselves, they should
have der:rated him wit!~ hi, having done Any,
thing to deserve it.—((lear !)—Alluding to the
cha'ge 04 having Thistle,.vood for a Chairman of
one of his Committees, he denied till knowkdge
of hi n, as also of having subscribed to Carlile,
whom he had never seen but once, and whose prin-
ciples he laid to be the most abhorrent that had
ever been broached Aum her individual, whose case
was now under course ot legal inquiry, he equally
disci-tinted any connexion wish, having coruhated
his opinions for years. For his own politics he
wroth! tell' them what they were. Ile thought it
the duty of every wi,T and good malt to protect
tilt, Constitution as handed down by his auccstori;
and while he wiihstood au undue exercise of power
on the one hand, to put down any faction that
might have for its.ohject the destruction of it,
on the other. lie concluded by again [banking
his friends, and saying, that to those sago had
called him forward, anti then deserted him—
" Farewell for ever, I owe you nothing."
Mr. Alderman Timer, nut having the good for-
tune to thank the Livery in the character ot a
successful Candidate, brggecl to express the deep
gratitude he felt for those who•had,exerted diem-
selves in his behalf. To the tour thousand of his
fellow-citizens he owed more than he could express,
but Ise should never forget their kinduess.- lie
b [tribute(' die failure of himseit and Mr. Waith-
matt to the jealousy that had existed between
their friends, and declared that he should retire
ithout any feeling of irritation or jealousy to-
wards the successful Candidates, or those who bad
supported them. He shQuld ever be anxious to
promote the interests of the citizens of London
to the utmost in his power ; and, havitig thankedl
the Sheriffs for the handsome manner in which
they had condneted the contest, he should now

Alderman Woon again came forward to bear
testimony to the conduct -of the Sheriffs, and.
to join in the expression of sa;isfaction towards
them. Ile • also expressed the concurrence
nt the Lord M,syor in the sanie sentiment, observ-
ing;, that had it not been for the additional num-
ber of clerks employed, and the arrangements that
bad been made by those gemlemen,• it would have
been impossible to have polled the numbers that
.114 d been yesterday and to-day. brought up.
The Hall the)) adjourned till Thursday, at 11
o'clock,. when the Sheriffs will formally declare
the correct stare of the poll, and who are the
successful Members. The populace (hew Mr
Alderman Thorp home in his carriage, and did
the same to the Lord Mayor and Mr. Alderman
Wood. Though the crowd was so immense, no
accident, we believe, occurred.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

FIFTH DAY.

~.The numbers as exhibited yesterday at the mid
time, :err---

Sir Francis 13urdrtt
"Mr. Elobliciuse
Mr. Laub

Sir If aANCts BURDETT aaid, that he addressed
the electors even with more satisfaction than be
had done the day before, notwithstanding that the
advantage on the poll was not to that exterwthat
he had anticipated, and Which bad been obtained
on yesterday's poll ; still they had nothing to do
hut to continue the same course, and they woal
he certain of the success which he had anticipated,
and which he owned be would feel disappointed
'if he did not see attained,—(Applause.)— Mr.
Lamb, it seems, had ;yesterday supposed that lie
(Sir Vrancis) held Out certain opinions which he
:Old not entertain. That Gentleman seemed to
think thlt wassdisappoiOted at the state of yes-
terday's.poll. Ile-was not One Who'held out false
hopes, either to encourage his own party or to
discoorage the opposite side. They were aware of
the extreme difficulty which most exist in a large
city like Wevminster, in the way of any indivi-
dual forming a distinct estimate of any number
of votes that might be brought up on any parti-
cular day.—Men, however heartily engaged in a
cause, will take their own time thty mast con
sult their own convenience and 'the objects of
their trade ; therefore, though he did not see
. what particular day would be marked with strik-
ing success, yet he did expect.. a greater advan-
tage than -the .day's poll presented, though the
ath.antage was in itself sufficient. Yesterday,
when • Mr. Lamb stood before them, he felt a
kind of• compunction in saying any thing against
a Gentleman, who, lie thought, Was involved
in a falling cause—who appeared to be Sur-
"'rounded with circumstances peenliarly unfortu-
.nJte and embarrassing.---(Laughter.)—But be

himself mistaken in that aPrehension ; on
• the contrary, be found from Mr. Lamb that be
thoowit quite, the reverse--that he thought-he had
• qb!di,,uti a blare of absolute prosperity ; be would
only vvisii-that Mr.`Lamb'would continue that state
of prosperity to, the entl;—(Langhtir and ap
plause.)—That Gentleman, by the influence of his