Star.
London, England, 1820-03-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION,

FOURTH PAY.
The polling was brisk until three o'clock, and the
hustings were graced again by Ladies, in nearly equal
proportion to the opposite sex. At the close of the
poll, Mr. WHITBREAD having polled 93 more than
Mr. MELLIAI, the numbers stood thus—
• Mr. BINQ - - 1510
Mr. Wig LTIIREA D - 1565
Mr. MELLiiiit - 1176
Mr. BYRD thanked the Freeholders very briefly.
After Mr. Sheriff lturusvau. had implored a fair
hearing•for every Candidate,
Mr. WHITBREAD stepped forward, and was hailed
with acclamations by the multitude. He had begun
the contest with the fairest prospects of success; and
the more his strength increased, the greater was his
obligation to the Voters. He was sorry that those he
was addressing had not given Mr. Mellish a fair
hearing, which he misted they would do upon this
occasion, as Mr. Mellish thought he could make his
Parliamentary conduct defensible. Mr, Mellish had
said, on Monday, that he had no doubt of ultimate
success ; and he (Mr. Whitbread) would put him in
fresh spirits, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
.given him a plumper in-the course of the day. *He
had heard something, also, which had put him in
spirits ; and that was, that in the contest for Bedford-
shire the independent Candidates, the Marquis, of Ta-
vistock and Mr. Pym had been returned, to the ex-
clusion of a junior Lord of the Admiralty, who voted
for his own sinecure !—(Loud applause). The Elec-
tors of Middlesex, by their exertions, would convince
the country that independence was nut to be found
in Bedfordshire alone. He trusted that there was not
a County in England in which independent feeling
was more preValent than in Middlesex.
Mr.MELLtsn stepped forward, and though assailed
with much uproar, lie was allowed to speak more
than he had done upon any former occasion. He
would not say he was the better pleased that Mr.
Whitbread had polled more votes than himself, for
if he did, he would not be believed. Mr. Mellish
adverted- to an expression made use of by Mr. Whit-
bread oil Monday, stating that lie was a Bank Di.

'rector, and that he voted for ale.uureg which put
into the pockets of the Directors a million per annum.
He ridiculed the idea of such an assertion, becaisc,
as a Bank Director, he could not receive a farthing
more than his dividend—( Here the Speaker was as-
sailed with uproar again, and reminded of his voting
fur the £lO,OOO per annum, the Corn fill, Sy,c.)—ns
an Englishman, it was not right that his character
should be assailed by such impetations. Respecting
his principles—( Langliter)—he could assure those
he was addressing, that he was as zealous a friend to
liberty as either of the Candidates, or any man in the
country—(Loud uproar).-11) respect to a coalition
between the other Candidates, the votes of the day
had given him strong reasons to suppose such to ba
the case. He tetired, after expressing his opinior,
that by the exertions of his friends he should tilt:-
mately succeed.
Mr. Whitbread was, as usual, drawn home by the
populace.
WESTMINSTEIt ELECTION:

• ELM: ss`T►i 1).1Y.
The numbers at the close of the poll t'lis day were,
FRAvcii - - - 40.:4
liumforbE . 3759
Air. ',Amu - 3201

Mr. LAM 13 then addressed the Meeting. He was
134 a-head on that day's poll. (A voice fron
crowd—" It is of no use7—it will not do !")—A Gen-
tleman had just told him it would not do ; but he
could assure him he meant to be still higher to-
morrow. When they recollected that Tuesday, next
to the terrible Monday, was the most favourable day
for his opponent, the progress he had made on tlv.t
day's poll, was no bad omen of his ultimate succe•s
—(Great noise).—lie was conscious that as the poll
increased in his favour, his s!weches would be tl.e
worse received. He had, indeed, been saluted by
them, as well as in Iris progress through the streets,
with sounds similar to those used by a certain animal,
yet they were determined not to gratify him by hear.
ing him "baa," as yell as themselves. lie had
only to say, .that his cause, as appeared by the poll,
was prosperous ; and if it should continue so until
he attained ultimate success, he could assure them
that they should have no reason but to be satisfied
with him.

Mr. Hontrousz next addressed them. Mr. Lamb,
he said, had made a very respectable effort that day;
and he seemed, from his speeches, at least, not to be
beaten in Westminster. He put him (Mr. Hobhouse)
in mind of a celebrated Italian, named Salvini, who
was determined not tudie; fin., when he waS in his
last-agonies, he exclaimed, " I won't die ;, that's flat."
Notwithstanding this determination of Mr. Lamb not
to die, he (Mr. Hobhouse) had no doubt he would
come to his end in proper time ; for next Saturday he
would be found, however little, still lowest on the
poll, and that would be enough to secure their
tiiumph. Mr. Lamb had talked of his cause ; but it
was no cause. He (Mr. Hobhouse) had yet to learn
what pt inciples Mr. Lamb supported, except it was
that he was arrayed against the great cause of the
People and Reform. If the rumours he had heard
weie true, it was easy to account for Mr. Lamb's
superiority on that day's poll ; for the friends
of Government had that day cc me forward ; and
they told Mr. Lamb's canvassers, that they would
not let a Reformer in for Westminster ; for of
two evils, Mr. Lamb was the least. The manner
in which Mr. Lamb's cause was supported, as-
sumed different shapes in different parts of West-
minster. In some they had canvassed for Sir
Francis Burdett and Mr. Lamb ; and in others for
Mr. Lamb, as the Church and King Candidate ; but
in no instance had they attempted to describe Mr.
Lamb's cause, which was simply. his opposition to
Parliamentary Reform. He had seen by the Papers,
that Mr. Whitbread, in Middlesex, had mentioned a
Clerk in the Ordnance who had written to an Ejector
to vote, and to use his influence for Mr. Mellish, and
to know how many voters he could bring up for that
Gentleman ? The same wholesale way of canvassing.
-had been used for Mr. Lamb. He then read a letter,
which he said was signed by a Mr. Pinder Simpson,
dated No. 9, Old Burlington-street, to the fallowing
effect :—" The tenants of the Arcade, who have net
yet voted, are respectfully requested to come up and
vote for Mr. Lamb."—He would ask, was that the
Electors of Westminster's conception of the way in
which a free Election Ought to be conducted? He sup-
' posed the Arcade meant the Burlington Arcade, which
belonged to a most respectable Nobleman, whose name,
he was glad to see, had not been mentioned. But he
wished them to remember, that there was no law ob-
liging a tenant to vote as his landlord wished him,
LI Mr. Lamb was returned on such influence as this,
he would be the Representative of Mr. P. Simpson,
and not of the Electors of Westminster. Such pro-
ceedings shewed sufficiently the reason of Mr. Lamb's
being at the head of that day's poll, Another fact
he would mention to them ; a very -respectable trades-
man, who bad voted for him (Mr, Hobhouse) at the
last Election, on being canvassed by him lately, had
told him, with regret, that he could not now vote for
him ; for, by doing so before, three of his best cus-
tomers had withdrawn their accounts from hifit in
one day. Now he was sure that Mr. Lamb could
not, in his conscience, approve of such practices. He
had also to complain that the canvassers for Mr.
Lamb did not act fairly. A saddler had been can-
vassed by a very influential person, on the part of Mr.
Lamb, and he said to him, " You are going to vote
for Mr. Hobhouse ; now, what do you think he will
do ? Why, the moment he gets into Parliament, he
will take away all your saddles without paying for
them !" If he were inclined to take any man's-
- without paying for them, he could do so
without getting into Parliament. But he was as
much blund to the soil of England as that canvasser,
or any other of Mr. Lamb's supporters. if the ma-
jority of the Electors of Westminster were not for
Parliamentary Reform, then he confessed that he
was a most unfit person to Represeht them and
Mr. Lamb was the fittest pet-son in the wt:rld.—
Indeed, Mr. Lamb would fit all pockets ; he had no
points about him—no salient angles—he was per-
fectly round, and therefore would suit the fob, the
breeches, or the coat pocket! In a few days the irn.:
portant question would be settled, namely, whether
they would have two Reformers to represent them,
or only one! He saw by the returns already made,
that upwards of 200 of the Members of the late
Parliament had been again returned to this ; so that
it was only shuffling the same dirty pack of cards,
and ten to one but the knaves came uppermost!

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