Star.
London, England, 1820-04-19 00:00:00

MR,. WHITBREAD'S ELECTION.

Monday, a Public Dinner was held at the Mer-11
maid Tavern, Hackney, to celebrate the return of
Mt. WHITBREAD to Parliament for the county of Mid-'
dlesex. At half-past four o'clock, nearly four hun-
dred Gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, Mr.
SnAw LEFKVBE being in the Chair' supported on ths
right by Mr. WHITBREAD, and on the left by Messrs.
Emact and HOBIIOI7SE.

After dinner the Citmatmatt gave the healib of—
" The King, and may he remember the principles
which placed his family` on the Throne."—Drank
with three time. three.

He thengave" The Queen, and the rest of the
Royal rimily." The toast was drank with the most
enthusiastic applause, which lasted several minutes.
The CHAIRMAN ccm,gratulated the Electors of
Middleset on the battle which they had so gloriously
fought, and the victory which they had so gloriously
won. Thesame spirit was still active, by which the
Electors of Middlesex had been inspired in 1768,
when they resisted one of the most unconstitutional
measures that was ever attempted to be imposed on
the country. On the present occasion, the Free-
holders had manifested, in a manner which. could
not be misunderstood, their determination to resist
all invasions.of their rights and privileges, and in the
vindication of the principles whicii they had espoused,
they di>played a deg: ee of resolution highly credit-
aLie to them. Of the father of the Hon. Gentleman
uhtise triumph they met that day to celebrate, he
would not trust hi:l:self to speak. He was a man.—'
" Take him for nil in all, we ne'er should lock upon
his like again !"—(Repeated shouts RI applause).—
The Electors had honoured the father in tee person
of the son. The
.trust which they had thus so so,
lemni y placedin hina—à confidence so honourably
bestowed—that young Gentleman, he was convinced,
would never betray. But he would remind the Elec-
tors, that the success which they had achieved was
not the only benefit which they derived from the last
Election for 'Middlesex. The struggle, if even it bad
termivated in def.'in, would have been still advanta-
geous, as it gave an opportunity to the Electors to
declare their sense of a thorough and efficient Reform,
in Parliament—(.!ppkuse).—The sense of such an in-
telligent body as that of the Electors of Middlesex,
thus unequivocaliy expressed, was sufficient to wake
alarm in the breast of any Minister. The cry of Re-
form was now raised under the very ramparts of cor-
ruption. It was echoed in the houses of the advo-
cates of corruption—their very chambers returned
the unwelcome sound ; and 'so powerful were the ac-
cents upon the public ear, that there was not a man
in the country who would have the boldness to deny,
that ILlorm was the object of the People's most.
anxious wish. He then vindicated the Reformers
from the charge of being Revolutionists. They were
not Revolutionists; they did not attempt to interfere
with, or to question the rightful prerogatives of the
King, or the privilege of the Peers ; they only looked
for a Reform in the Commons—a Reform in that
House to which ISO Members were returned by less
than 300 aristocrats—(Applause).—We have, said he,
""a King whom we serve, a GOD whom we adore"—
but we have a country that we love—(Great applause)
—a Country that deserves the warmest efforts of all
her sons, and it never mole stood in need of them
than in the present times of difficulty and danger—
( Loud applausei.—Hc concluded' by giving The
health of P4r. Charles Samuel Whitbread, and tho-
rough and efaient Reform in the Commons House
of Parliament." Drank with three times three, and
the loudest applause.
Mr. WnITLREAD returned thanks, lie declared,
that he would enter Parliament, without the slightest
attachment to any party. Therewere many persons
lu Parliament, who assumed to themselves a charac-
ter of independence, but who, he believed,. were in-
dependent of nothing, save their constituents. He
meant no reflection upon any party, when he de-
clared, that the only thing he was determined not to
be independent of was, the sense of the Electors
of Middlesex. Having declared his determination
to support any proposition. for the reformation of the
House of Commons, and having noticed the animad- '
versions, which had been uttered against his excel-
lent colleague, but which only reflected disgrace or,
their author, the Honourable Gentleman concluded
an animated speech, by proposing the health of " The
Independent Freeholdei-s of .liddiesex."—Drank
with three times three.

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.slr. WHITBREAD came forward to say, that be
could testify that the absence of Mr. 13yng was occa-
sioned by unavoidable ci: cumstances. He then gave
the health of that Gentle:nan, which was drank with
three times three.
The healths of Sir Francis Burdett and John Cam
llonhou.:e, Esq. and the Independent Electors of.
Westminster, were then drank with three times three.

Mr..tiozitousE addressed the company in a long I
speech, in which he eulogized the character of Air.
Whitbread, stating, that that GenCenian had already
been tried sufficiently to give the Electors the fullest
conviction of his sincerity in advocating the great
cause of Reform. lie concluded by giving, "The
Sdanish People, and may their endeavours to esta-
blish a Constitutional Government be crowned with
succesr."—Toast,
" Tin Independent Livery of London"—three times three.
. " :v!r. Ellice, the independent advocate of Reform in radii-
sittle—tliree times three.
Mr. ELLice returned thanks in an animated man-'
nor. lie professed himself to be the advocate of
Parliamentary Reform, and woad pledge himself
to support it to the extent that he thought beneficial
to the country, at the same time that he should
freely acknowledgethattile had not yet been con-,