Star.
London, England, 1826-07-10 00:00:00

they had returned to Parliament one who always hall;
and ever would vote against their pyinciples; and they
had neglected one who would have fought, firmly the
battle of independence. There was another reward
which awaited then Wbigt, aid
_too good it was for
them : he (Mr. heaumont) should not, bechuse of their_
hostility, desert the cause of the independence (1 the
County of Northumberland. They might boast of
having on this occasion gained a short triumph, if such
they chose to call it ; but let them also depend upon it,
that so lone as he had breath in his body he would not
neglect trying his strength with them at the next and
every other opportunity. Here, than, was another pu-
nishment awaiting the Whigs : they had succeeded in
electing a Tory representative, but, in spite of them
selves, they should hereafter have an independent man.
He repeated his most sincere and warm thanks for the
kindness he had uniformly received from the freeholders
from the first moment of his appearance upon the trust-
.ings. Notting could ever efface from his mind a sense of
the indelible ratitude which he owed them. Whether
in or nut of the county,—in or out of Parliament,—
every effort of his mind-should be directed to their wet_
fare. Several of his friends had thus early combined to.
gether to secure his return at the very next election ;
and he here called upon the freeholders wit to engage
their votes until he had an opportunity of having
the honour to call upon them in person. This he
should do upon the first fitting opportunity, and
they would then try whose was to be the triumph
—the Tory or the independent intere.t. The calum-
nies that were excited against him were such as to
create prejutce, but his enemies found that as he
had become better known, the opinion of the free-
holders underwent a great alteration. These calumnies
were now put down, the falsehood of his enemies-made
clear, and disgrace attached to those who had vainly
h.ped to affix it upon him. This was the victory which
he had set out by telling them he bad achieved : his
two friends, by gaining the election, had acquired
another victory, and GOD grant them life and health to
enjoy it ; but his victory had been to put down perfi
dions enemies--to crush those who would have crushed
him. That victory could not be taken from him at all
events; and it only remained that he should express his
cordial satisfaction to the 1,335 freeholders who had
done him the honour of their support against the
united force of calumny and power which had assailed
him. Both in that county and elsewhere his friends
were surprised at the effect of plain straight-forward
conduct on his part in pulling down his enemies. He
I concluded by expressing terms of cordiality and friend-
' ship towards the successful candidates.
Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff. The
usual indenture of the election was afterwards signed
in the Townhall, awl, the swords and spurs attach d to
the Members. who were chaired through Alnwick in
the course of the evening. Tne usual election festivities
are to follow at Alnwick, Morpetb, and Newcastle,
where a week wiH be spent in dancing and feasting.
This election has, it is said, cost Mr. Beaumont, the
defeated party, 80,0001. He had open houses all over
the county, and bands of music, silk favours, ate. in
abundance, through all the large towns. He had, besides
100 agents, (attornies I) It will cost Mr. Liddell and
Mr. Bell about 50,0001 each r and Lord Howick,
though he discontinued his expenditure much earlier
than the others, and entirely discountenanced the open-
house work throughout the county, nearly 20,0001.
The numb'r of freeholders In the county that could be brought
to the poll was not estimated at more than %SOO before this dec-
riers. blear,' MIA, however, did actually vote—a fact, in itself,
against to sbsw the extent to which this struggle was carded.

MEMBER RETURNED.
Borough of Wick. &c.—Sfr H. Irons, Ban.