Star.
London, England, 1807-05-21 00:00:00

MIDDLES.LX ELECTION.

THIRD DAY-WI•DSkSDAY, MAY 20.
At the dole of the Poll the numbers Rood thus ;
For Mr. MELLIUI • • IPS
Mr. BYNG - 3181
Sir C. BAYN t S • . 4s
Mr. BYNG, on the numbers being declared, came
forward, and (poke as follows : " Gentlemen, Sec. I
beg leave to return you my warmer} thanks for the
manner in which you have come forward this day
in my fupport. Nothing can be more flattering to
me than the prefent hate of the poll, as fares it re.
garde myfelf and the worthy Baronet, who has been
brought forward avowedly as my opponent at this
election. As he is my opponent, I hope, Gentlemen,
you will look upon him alfo as yours—(A loud
mixture of hilres and applaufes). By the fupport
you have given me, Gentlemen, you have fet an ex-
ample to all public men, which mutt teach them,
that if they purfue an honer} courfe, without any
other object in view than the interell of the people,
the people will be always ready to come forward in
their fupport. There never was a moment when it
was more neceffary for the people to fetid Members
to Parliament, who (hall watch over the conduit of
Government with a jealous and fcrutinizing eye.
The worthy Baronet, my opponent, is aware of all
this, and therefore be tells you he is not fupported
by great men, but it is generally believed that he is
fupported by the prefent Minifiers—(loud tumult).
Letters have been fent round by the 'freafury in his
fupport, and he is alfo fupported by all the Imre&
of the London Dock Company. There is not a per.
Inn who hopes to have any connexion with that
Company, who has not been clerked to fupport him.
(Cries of bravo 1 with Mires, &c.) I mention this
citcumaance, not from any apprehenfion or fear that
he will equal me on the poll, but merely becaufe I
think it fit that you thould be made acquainted with
it. I well know, Gentlemen, that in proportion as
I am oppofed by the Rrong arm of Government, Co
will the people fupport my caufe, becaufe they feel
my cattle and their own to be infeparable—( Bravo !
bravo 1)
Mr. MELLISH •"•44 Gentlemen, I fhould be exceed•
ingly ungrateful if I did not feel the high honour
you have conferred on me this day. I have bees
fupported by you all ; and I fuppofe ALL the Fret
holders of Middlefex are completely independent—
( Shouts of applaufe). I with for no other fupport
that is fufficient to (hew my independence ; and it is
only neceffary to continue the fame as it began. As
I have already told you, I have embarked with you
in the fame wife!, and I truß you will catty me laic
into port."—(Applaufes). •
Sir CHRISTOPHRIt BAYNRA-•-1 Gentlemen Free.
holders, I c mgratulate myfelf on being the laft whore
turn it is to addrefs you, as it gives me an opportn.
nity of addrtifing you a little longer than I otherwtie
might do. The Hon.. Gentleman who (poke firit has
told you that I am your opponent. Now, Gentlemen,
look me in the face and fay if you think I am—(ap•
plaufes). Where is the man among you who can
Rand up and fay, that " I ever did him an injury ?"
(Bravo , bravo !) If there is fuck a man, let.hits
come forth—(Applaufes). Mr. Byng has told pis
that I am fupported.by Government ; afk that Gen,
tleman if he is not himfell fupported in this.elego,
by three Dukes?—(Cries of- yes, yes). Gentleoten,
if I was difmayed in this early
_Rate of the polls I
&wild be unworthy of being returned as your Re.
prefentative to Parliament. But lam not yet itt J
mayed ; on the contrary, I have every reafon to ts•
pet a majority in my favor. There are yet twelve
days, during which the poll is to be kept open : there
are fifteen thoufand Freeholders in the county of Micl
dlefex, and little more than one thoufand of theft
have yet given their votes. When I fee my opponeno
poll (even thoufand each, then I (ball think that ti 4
fenfe of the county has been taken in their favour
Until then, I (hall rely on your fupport, for I an
lanxious that you thould exprefs your tree opinion Os
my cafe. Mr. Byng has talked of the London Doch
Company being required to fupport me, I gicry it
the honour of being a Director cf that Compaq;
but I mutt repeat what I Paid before, that I (Ladd con
plete'y independent of any parties —( Bravo! bravo!)
I with, Gentlemen, that the fence of this county staY
be taken upon one queflion, and that is—'a Whether
approbation or dilapprobation Ihould be expreifed
with regard to the conduitof the late Minifters ?--
(Loud applaufes, mixed with expreflions of difappro•
bation )--If any of you, Gentlemen—(Here the
noife was fu great, that the worthy Baronet could
not proceed fi,r fume moments).—Gentlemen, bare
the goodnefs to be (dent until I fir,ifli what I We i°
fay ; then, if you difapprove of my fentiments, You
may hit's—(A mixture of plat,rdits and difapproba•
ton). As I fuppofe, Gentlemen, that many of Yu°

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