Star.
London, England, 1810-08-29 00:00:00

ige add tie* is ilotitittir light dila
and comb.nation totally to Jestrop lode:send nt
interest of this great, and n, nmt county. He said
it twist to in the recollection o Gentlemen, that not
many years back, the Whir .11 the present cant,liseei
tile Honourable Mr. Datt it, was him elf the Repre-
sentative of this County, and was itrrodired on .r, iy
by the Bide Party. Th y could h t better resist
Such a plot as this, and destroy it* eft 64 than by
support ng the nomination of Sir Wm (Mee; whose
fortune was arnple;—whcise ind..pendeht eripciples
were so well known—and whose ancient While Had
so long been charactetisel as the genuine and zea-
lous friends of the Whig interest, and the present
happy Constitution, as established it the glorious Re-
volution. They might rest assured, that such a c ha-
re:ter as th:s would nevet betray the most reposed in
him. In a contest like the present, themselves, their
families, and future generaticns, were deeply ino•res-
ted ; and he had no doubt that success would fin :fly
crown their exertions in this truly laudable and patri-
otic cause.
The Rev. Dr. HeststiNh then address• d the Meet-
ing. He was glad to find that the good old Con-
stitutional practice, of a previous County Me ling, so
ling in disuse, had been reverted to upon this ix CA.
Skil. The worthy and respectable Baronet w!io had
that day been proposed for their choice, possessed, in
an eminent degree, all those excellent qualities which
fitted him to become their Representative, uitainted
by any of those vices which disgraced the age and
country we lived in. He possessed a not le indepen-
dence of mind, combined with a thorough knowledge
of the Laws and Constitution of his coun ry, which
he had made his particular study. Firmy att•iched
to those old genuine Witig principles, which placed
the present Family on the Thr‘ine—printples it had
been the mistaken policy of the last fifty years to dis.
countenance, with a few exceptions, from the tine of
Lord Bute, down to the present *weak Adminotr.4 0,.
After dwelling at some length upon these topics, the
Reverend Gentleman took a view of the Representa-
ti in of this County for the last thirty years ; in which
he observed, that upon the death of the late Sir Wm.
3uise, the Noble Admiral (Berkeley) succeeded him
in the Representation ; and, upon the address of the
latter to his Constituents, stating, that " imperious
necessity required every person to be at his post at
this important crisis," the County was turned over to
Lord Dursley, who bad represented it about three
months. " And now, Gentlemen," said the Rev.
Doctor, " mark the dreadful dilemma in which that
party is placed, and which they little expected would
arrive so soon ; they cannot bring the worthy Admi.
ral forward again, for he feels the absolute necessity
of every person being at his post at this important
crisis ; and the next brother is not of age to bring
forward." [Some of the Freeholders here observed
that he was of age.] " Then," continued Dr. H.
" they thought it too soon to bring him forward, and
therefore support Mr. Dutton ; as, in all probability,
from the age of Lord Sherborne, at no very dis-
tant period the County will revert to the same
channel again, if he succeed to the Representation
of it. This, Gentlemen, has been submitted to for
the last twenty years, under the idle and childish, the
vain and frivolous pretences, of preserving the trots-
quillity of the County ; that things had much better
remain as they are, than disturb the peace of the
County—expressions more fit for a company of ti-
mid old women, than the Freeholders of such a
County as this. (Laughter.) You may well laugh,
Gentlemen, but such expressions have actually been
made use of by those who, from their rank and edit.
cation, ought to have been ashamed to have used
them. I trust, Gentlemen, that these and other consi-
derations will induce you to come forward, to support
the worthy and respectable Baronet, to whom the
county is under the highest obligations for giving it
i_an opportunity of asserting its long-lost rights. In
the mean time I would recommend you to establish
an Independent County Club, in imitation of Stafford.
I shire, and other counties, who have come forward to
resist the Aristocratical influence of the Peers : I do
; not mean all Peers ; only those who do not understand
the Constitution, or, if they do, act diametrically op-
posite to the principles of it ; for we have an instance
well known in this place, of an illustrious Peer who
considers it his highest gratification to come forward
as an advocate for the rights of the people*. Now,
Gentlemen, I have done. You perceive I have made
use of very plain language, for, in my opinion, it
suits the subject best, and I wish to be understood by
every yeoman, as well as by those of more refined
education. I have only to observe to you, that if
you support the Worthy Baronet, you support your-
' selves and the cause of independence ; if not, you only
' rivet your own fetters the stronger, and deserve to
j wear them for ever."

GEORGE TALBOT, Esq. spoke next. Amongst se-
veral other topics, he took occasion to blame the as-
persions which had been indiscriminately thrown upon
the character of the Noble Families spoken of in the
course of the debate. He likewise thought that the
word Ida, which had been made use of, was en epi-
thet both unprovoked and misapplied. He said, he
had been canvassing for Mr. Dutton, whom he deemed
highly worthy of the honour of being elected their
Representative.
J. DE \NMI, Esq. said, that although the word
g, plot" might sound rather harshly, he was still of
opinion that the independence of the county was in
danger of being swallowed up by the coalition.
S. PEACH PEACH, Esq. thought that Mr. Dutton
was justly entitled to credit for the public profession
of his principles. If their opponents thought that any
plot existed, they ought to resist its evil tendency by
every exertion in their power; but fur himself he
professed his entire ignorance of it.

The High Sheriff now called for a show of hands,
which he declared to be in favour of Sit B. Wm. G uise,
who then returned thanks to his friends for their very
flattering support, and he entertained no doubt of ul-
timate success at the hour of trial, should their ex-
ertions be necessary.

The Hon. Mr. Dutton likewise rose to thank his
friends, adding, that he hoped to be honoured with
their attendance on the day of election as he was .)e.
termined to go to a poll.
The meeting, after thanks had been voted to the
High Sheriff, upon the motion of Mr. De Visme. for
his impartial conduct throughout the business. broke
up. The hall was crowded beyond allformer
•• Tbe Duke of Nuchik.

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