Star.
London, England, 1802-05-19 00:00:00

TO TILE WORTHY AND INDEP?:NDENT FREEMEN

OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.

ssorunt etcetera,
CALLED upon by a large and refpeetable an
Ih-h of your body to repretent you in the cashing Parliament,
it may pc dap be confide:a neceffary for me to Rate to you
on what pretenfions I can dyke to fo high and fo diftinguilhed
an honour.
It my pret!ntions are to be foundee. upon my own individual
men it, they enuit (brink before the Lperior blaze of that Mufti-
cm eh:radier, who has lately folicited your fuffrages. My pre-
rtofions to this honour are founded on the favourable opinion
you are kind enough to entertain of me; an opinion, I croft,
not lightly taken up nor incoufsderately formed; but the refs&
of a long acquaintance with my modes of life, my habits and mj
principl-e,'• even from my bop* days." Divelted of this fa-
vourable Jpinino, any preteufsons in me to this L.salee'd nation
wou'l hr kis than nuthinu.
You hare too frequently been deceived by profeffions and
pronsifes in addreffes of this kind, to let them any longsr go
current with yon--04 They keep the word of prontife to the ear,
but break It to the hope. •—I will only tell you what I cannot
promifc you—l cantor pi moire, Ihould Ibe the objed of your
eleelion the every scam Own meet with the approbation of
every individual—l cannot prosnife to promote any UM in-
ter& by becoming the pentionary of Government, or the tool
of a fadlion--1 cannot promife to forward your private views
at the expcsec of my public independence.
With all theft imperfedious on my head, if I Ihould be deem-
ed not unworthy of your choice, [will however promife. that
whatever errors I may commit, they (hall be errors of the head
n 1 not of the heart, and that no Freeman (hall bluffs to bear
the tame of their Reprefentative eau{ lad with corruption.

I am, ftmtlit r Freemen, with great efteem,
Your obliged friend, and devoted fervent,
Roehefter,'Mag t 6, egos. JAMES HULK ES.

TO THE svowntrAm INDWPFNDWIF FIUIEMEN
OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.

11110141 VA
IXTHEN I race, that the fuccefs I have met
' with, during my Canvas, has far awarded my molt
f.nguine expeaations, I feel, I owe to all my Fellow Citizens
every obligatioo—to thole kw, who either diff.ned from me in
opinion, or were previoully engaged in their votes for their
car.dour and liberality—to thofe who gave me their fupport,
for the readincfs and alacrity with which they communicated.
that fupport—to thofe who accompanied me in my Canvafs,
for the Ready attachment and unweatied afaduity with which
they purfued the objed they had in view.
And although I am confident that the ultimate iffue of my
'indication Rands on the Remelt of all poffible grounds—yet,
whatever tad, if the Me, during the remainder of my life,
the recoliedion of there teftimonies of your attachment and
camps, will Dever fail to infpire me with the liveließ (=tiniest,
of gratitude.
It is in this public manner I with to acknowledge my obli-
gation, and my gratitude. and to drum you,
Brother Freemen,
That I am, with great regard.
Your obliged Friend, and devoted Servant.
JAMES HULKES.
Chatham, Tuefday beefing, May ill, iSoa.

To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS
of the COUNTY of CAMBRIDGE.

OZTTLIaIItN,
ANY Brother and myfelf have had the high Ho.
.L' A noun of Reprefenting the County of Cambridge for
Twenty-two Year 4 fueceffively, during which Time. I truft,
we cannot be accufed of Inattention to its Interefts, or of want-
ing Z..al in its Strvice.
It is PO (null hatisfadion to me to relied, that during this
pedal more Legiflative Provifions have been made for
itn-
proving the Agriculture and Drainage of the County and
than in 41 the Years that have gaffed between the Commence-
ment of it and the Reign of Queen Anne—For my own part,
I can with truth alarm, that I-have always endeavoured to do
any duty to my King, my Country, and my"Conaituctits, to the
belt of my Abilities, and though I am (enable that In the &J.
charge of the laborious and refponfible Funeben with which I
have been intrufted, I mutt Tometimes have erred ; yet, ! feel
confident that I have neither intendonally offended or injured
any one, or wilfully neglefted any Builneis which has been
committed to my charge.
Under thefe drcemfiances I venture to hope, that I (hall
f.;11 meet with a Continuance of your Confidence and Protec-
tion, efpecially at a time when an waive and very early Can-
vas has been undertaken by other Candidates far your Favour,
during the bullet part of the Sermans of Parliament, and while
I am abfolutely prevented, by the regulate a:tend:nee on my
Public Duty, from paying my Itcfpeets to you in Perfon, for
which, however, I intend to kite the earlieft pafible op-
Tortuia-p.-1 have the Honour to bc,
With every Sentiment of Raped and Gratitude,
Ge ntlernet.,
Your moil faithful and moft obliged humble Servant,
C YORKE.