The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-12 00:00:00

MR. WAITHNIAN'S tLECTION.

Yesterday a number of the Friends of Mr.
, WAirnmAN met
.at IV London Tavern, for the
purrose of-considering and -artopting the most ef-
tectual means of securing hit)irturn as One of the
Representatives for London' at the appl•oathibg
Elt Ct i e 01).
Mr. Alderman Cronottistrstts was unanitnOtisly,..,
called to the-eft-kir,- aid iolAlteSsed Ne Mettirii• its
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every man in his circle to use all the exert ions-in
his power in ensure the election of a -man so
highly deserving of their Choice as his worthy
Friend, Mr. ‘Vaithman. Por a series of years,
from his youth upward, indeed, this truly public
spirited individual had struggled, without remis-
sion, to maintain the rights, to reduce the bur-
. diens, and to ameliorate the condition of his
countrymen. Mr. Waithman hart therefore earned
that reward, and deserved that confidence, which
his fellow-citizens were now, he had no doubt,
determined to confer upon him. But while by
Such a proceeding they would perform their-dory,
they would also best consult their interest ; for it
was through the return of such men only they
could hope to regain the liberty they hart lost, or
to retain even that which remained, or to repair
those financial embarrassments which imprOvident
Ministers had occasioned.
Mr. FAvELL proposed a set of Resolutions, ex-
pressive of the course of proceeding which Tit was
expedient to take for the purpose of securing Mr.
Waitlonan. - .
These Resolutions, being seconded, were carried
with acelamations of unanimity. . - : :
Mr D. JONES said that he was a Liveryman,
but not a party man. He could not refrain from
expressing his cordial concurrence with the.tennr
and object of the Resolutions which had just
been adopted. To this concurrence he was the
more disposed, because from the stability and
strength of Mr. NVaithman's mind, as well as from
the respect and regard which he had always ma.
nifested for the good opinion of his fellow-citi-
tens, be could entertain no doubt that his,fittore
conduct would correspond with the character
which he had already established.
Mr. WISHART, after some observations on the
ancient mode of electing Members, and on the
causes and consequences of the deviation from
that mode, and after staling tLe evils Which- bad
arisen from the
.enormous expenses of•eleetions
to candidates, proposed two resolutidni-expres-
sive of the propriety of returning ni:initte.rs,free
of all expense, unfettered and iminctinibeted4444
of their' determination to contributi''fOrzpaying
the expenses of Mr. ‘Vaithmait's elettiont.:Ale.
had to mention an instance for their entourage-
meta. At Bristol there bad been 300 L contri-
buted more than had been required for defraying
the expense's of Sir Samuel Romilly's canvass.
That sum had now been handed over:to-the Westf!
minster Committee. In like manner 'the surplui
of their contributions would be reserved for Zr.A
%Vaithman's next election.
Mr. OLDHAM, on the part of Mr. 'Waithman's
CoMmittee, begged •it to Jie understoOd that the
motion just submitted to the meeting originated
solely from the worthy mover, and not from any
communication with that Committee,ieollectivell
or individually. `They could not, `however, fee

themselves warranted in dissenting from a propo-
sition so liberally brought forward.
The motion was then adopted, and the' business
of the day being concluded,
• Mr.lVAlTummq came forward to return thanks.
He said, that he bad always Aerve enough to meet
any attack from his foes, but he must, on this oc-
casion, declare himself overpowered by the kindness
of his friends. The contest in which they were
engaged was arduous indeed, because they were,
as every one who heard him must be aware, call-
ed upon to struggle _against a tide of corrupt in-
linence, with an accumulation of artful manctu-
vering. But he confidently relied upon the pt-
tainment of victory., when aided by the spirit,
firmness, and Simultaneons , exertion of such a
Meeting as he bad then the honour to address.—
With regard to the right of Constituents to in-
struct their Representative, and the ditty of the
latter to conform to such instruction, be would
t:ot push that or any other doctrine too far; but
shotdd he be honoured %vitt' the high distinction
to which he was encouraged to aspire, be would
be always ready to bow to the opinion of his Con-
stituents when fully expressed and unequivocally.'
ascertained. He was astonished to see some men'
address their Constituents, and claim their eitfi-

deuce, on the ground of their accesSibiliiy on all
occasions, and their inclination to nutend to the
public Wishes. What, that men who are dele-
gated to perform a certain dvity shall boaSt of it
as a peculiar met it, forsooth, that they can be ap-
proached by those who grant the delegation! Hut
who are the men who make this boast ? Why,
the ,very persons who not long since, in the face
of their Constituents, explicitly rejected the in-
structious which were tendered to iheni, asserting
their own individual orinions against the senti-
ments of their Constituents, most .unequivocally-
expressed. Yet they bad now the confidence to
vaunt of personal accessibility, and to claim
public confidence. The Gentletnan concluded
with earnestly exhorting his friends to give their
early attendance. at the hustings, as so much
would depend upon the early appearance of their.
strength on the poll, and the influence 'which
would nat orally attach to it.
The Gentlemen present then proceeded in dif•
ferent directions, to constitute Committees in the
several Wards.