The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

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It necessary to trewacs moth on their time at pre-
sent. Ire had, iodised. little else to do than to thank
his frierids,-inc'udirrg thus,. oho, though unacquaiut-
ed with him, had eimirorred iii the endeavours made
it, plate loin in the elevated and most important
situation in which he now stood. Through tlieir
great exertions •some important points not hitherto
practically recognized had been gained by his elec.!
tips. It lied long been tustomery to return for the
kepresentarives of this great Metropolis persons who
• were not resident its the t;itr, anti such' were the
professions and situations of some of these bn-
viduals, that it might lie laid the great body of the
livery was not at all reptee*ented by them. There
seas ne interest, however, which ought not to be at.
tended to in Parliament. The commercial and ship.
. ping inters's', of the City were doubtless entitled tar
• «spry attention ; but it ought to be recotleded that,
those were numerous and pa a Paul bodies. They had
their Committees, which frequently assembled and.
took rare of their interests. There weie besides a nuns.
her of Members of Parliament belonging to these
bodies, and they were in every respect a match for
the Minister of the day ; but with regard to tbet
great body of shopkeepers and traders, it was plain
that they had been pieced in a very different situation,
end had many difficulties to contend with. There
was no individual of their class in Parliament, and
Irony therefore who could be supposed to haves cons-
boon sympathy with them, or, strictly speaking, to
represent their interests. He was far from wish.
log to make invidious distinctions, or from supposing
that one class of persons ought to be the peculiar ob-
ject of his attention in Parliament more than another.
lie would attend to the interests of all as far as his
health and capacity would permit; but be never
could forget that he was, he believed, the first be-
lon.;iog to the class of traders who had ever been
placed in the situation of a Representative of the
Cite. It would have been easy for him to have as-
sumed the name of merchant. He might have taken
a little counting.hoose at 501. a year, and thus have
very easily converted himself into a merchant. But
had he been inclined to quit business, he '.outd not
•have done it while he had in view to comeforward as
a Candidate on their Ilustings ; for be wished to
fight the battle of the Livery on the ground lie had
'taken, or none.—(Applause.)—lle was determined to
see whether they would still look abroad for their Re-
presentatives; or were determined to choose one out of
their own body. It had always been a great ob-
ject with him to raise the political character of the
City in the public estimation. It had ever been his
wish to uphold the character of the Corporation of
London. It was of great importance that there should
he men of high character and large property in the
Representative Body of the Corporation, and in this
respect it was acknowledged they 'had of late made
great advances. ;On' this consideration, it had been
another piece offrride with him, that he should be
the first Member of the Common Council, belonging
to that Body only, who should- he chosen to repre-
tent the City in Parliament. Ile hoped that this event
would have the effect of inducing persons of talents
and reputation to go into the Common Council;
whereby that Body would be rendered still more re-
spectable,.and through it the character of the Citf
itself elevated in the eyes of the country. With re.
!Teel to the events of the election, he- was trot dia.
posed to recur to them for any invidious purpose,
because, whatever the conduct of certain Individuals
might have been, he did not wish by any severity of
comment to aggravate the vexation they must now
feel from their defeat. Ile could not, however,.
forget what had happened at the end of the former
election, when they expressed such exultation on ace
count of the different ressult of that contest. That
result was represeuted as a most signal defeat of the
demagogues. Nothing could exceed theiresultation
et- his failure. In return, be should leave them
To Heaven. a' d throe thorns
That its their Wawa goad and prick them.
lie should say no more on this subject, bat that those
persons had not the opportunity of enjoying a similar
triumph now, was owing to the exertions of his
friends, and the independent part of the Livery.--
Those who had first come forward and pledged to'
lemma him without expence, had completely ful.
ailed their pledge, and might now enjoy the success
of the issue. lie thanked them for exertions which
proceeded not merely from their friendship to him,
but from their attachment to the cause of freedom
and independence, of the triumph of which he had
teen the instrument. Their activity had been QV.
fraordinary, and their management admirable. Ile
saw the whole force of the unsuccessful Candidates
directed to defeat him; bet his friends, with a skill
and conduct which could never be too highly praised,
*Unwed their adversaries to dig a pit, into which
they suddenly fell themselves. The final object of
their adversaties was to bring in one of the Candi.
antes over his head ; but the result had been to bring
in another Gentleman' over that Candidate.—
this last triumph was ultimately' accomplished
by the coalition of the Committees. The Gentle.
wen composing those Committees watched the
movements of the enemy with vigilance and ability.
They held their reserve back ready to act at the:
proper and decisive moment. If they bad thought*
it right, they might have brought up their,
troops on Monday, or any previous day ; for
they were all volunteers, and ready to march
whenever called upon. But when it was found that
he kept pining on the enemy, there was no occasion
to bring forward their forces. For his own part, he
had never for a moment doubted the result. The two
Committees, 100 strong, were ready to come to the
poll at a moment's warning; end besides that force,
he had the promise of 3(X) volunteers to give him
siugle votes, if an occasion should arise which would
require them so to do. Ile could therefore say, that
during the whole of the contest, he had never felt
the vibration of a nerve as to the fate of the election.
lie was confident that the citadel of corruption would
be overthrown whenever the independent part of the
Livery resolved to attack it with their whole strength.
With regard, however, to the conduct of individuals
during the contest, he •must repeat the observation he
formerly made, that that conduct was now to be for-
gotten. For his part, be should never hereafter in-
quire whether any individual hid opposed or sup-
ported him ; he would be ready to listen equally to
all his fellow-citizens ; for those, indeed, who had
contributed to the triumph of the cause of independ-
sacs, if they bed set a sufficient /sward in the grad-

tying sensations they experienced from the result of
the contest, it would be impossible for him ever to
.nrosere them any compensatioh. Ihr concluded by
'begging the Livery to accept his heartfelt thanks. •
Mr. Alderman Thour said he was happy in 11141
opportunity of retaking his a•svuranees of-gratiteB6 I
to the Livery for the honourable support they had
,given him in the late uneaseipled contest. The
strength of the Poll, and the unartimitx m spirit Op
had been displayed, wituldeaose that EleCtion to be
looked cu for ever as a triumph, because It had
proved the value of those principles of liberty and
independence which had been displeyedoo be felt by
the Citizens of London. He hoped 'those principles,
and the result of the contest, would be re-echoed
through the country, and prove what were the true
sentiments of the People. When he had first offered}
himself, he had made a pledge of his prinCiptes and
intention•, to which he should always stand, and on
which he should never cease to act.—(Applause.)--
He hnd to return his thanks to those worthy friends
who had taken op his cause early in the contest, as
well as most sincerely to thank those Gentlemen who
had come forward so nobly and handsomely, and
who had with such success Litered the fate of the
Election. He accepted from them, with gratitude, the
sacred trust they hid reposed in him. Ile should al-
ways act according to the firmest principles of inde..
pendence; if he should ever err, his errors world be
those of the head, and not of the heart ; end be
should always exert himself to promote their interest
and welfate.;—(Applause.)—Whenever he rendered
back the treat to then', he hoped they would receive
it without abase, and uninjured from his hands.—
(Great applause.)
Mr. OLDHAM moved the Thanks of the Livery to-
Sir James Shaw, their late Representative, for the
manly and indepet►dent manner in which he had ad-
vocated their cause in Parliament. Ile then passed
a warm eslogium on the Honourable Baronet for his"
noble. resistance to the Habeas Corpus Suspension
Bill, and to other unconstitutional measures of the
Esecutive Government.—(Applause.)
Mr. SAVAGE seconded the motion, and felt it was
unnecessary for him to say one word iri its support,
as there was only one opinion among the Livery re.
specting the conduct of the Honourable Baronet.
It *as _then put and carried unanintoosly with
much applause.
Mr. FAVLLT. moved Thanks to the Sheriffs (Sirs F.
Desanges and G. Alderson) for their conduct during
the late Election : and he most heartily rejoiced at
the success of the
_Livery in their electiog four able,
indefatigable, and steady friends of Liberty, sad the
Constitution of 1688, to advocate their cause in the
House of Commons.

Mr. R. Wft.sow seconded the motion, which was
carried by acclamation ; after which the Sheriffs re-
turned thanks. The Rall then dissolved.
The Sheriffs and the four City Members retired
amidst much applause. The singular circumstance
of Alderman Atkins's nombers on the poll, exactly
corresponding with the year (1688) when the glo-
rious Revolution took place, was the subject of much
conversation among the Gentlemen iu the body of
the Ilan.

MIDDLESKX ELECTION.

Several Electors of Middlesex met at the Crown
and Anchor, at eight o'clock last night, for the pur-
pose of considering the propriety of putting in no-
mination some Gentleman to represent that County
ins ead of Mr. Mellish, the present Government
Candidate.

At the hour mentioned in some of the public
prints, several Gentlemen attended, but there was no
appearance of any preconcerted arrangement for
business. Enquiries were made and repeated among
the Gentlemen present for the purpose of ascertain.
ing the object of this Meeting • but no satisfactory
answer could be obtained. kr. Brooks and Mr.
Barber Beaumont were qeestioned on the subject,
but all they knew was from the public notice given
in the Papers. The proprietor of the tavern said,
the Meeting had been called by a Gentleman who
was an utter stranger to him.
Mr. GARDNER (a Freeholder of Middlesex) said,
that as the Meeting lied been now detained a con-
siderable time after the hour mentioned in the public
prints, it was Ilecessary something should be done
in furtherance of the avowed object of the Meeting.
The Election would take place to-morrow (this day)
at ten o'clock, and it was high time to enquire if
Mr. Bennett (as was intimated) had consented to be
put in nomination. If that Gentleman declined ac-
cepting the invitation, the. Electors might be upon
somebody else.
A general cry was made for a Chairman, and
Major Cartwright, who had just entered the roum
(attracted, as he said, merely by the public notifica-
tipn of the business, and not any knowledge of the
parties concerned), took the Chair amid the applanse
of the Meeting.
The CIIAIRMAN desired to know the business of
the Meeting, and declared himself ready to receive
any proposition from any Gentleman present.
Here again the difficulty occurred of there not
being any person present who was immediately ac-
.quaintrd with the intentions of those through whom
the Meeting was not;fied.
Some Gentlemen enquired how it happened that
Mr. Bennett's name had been introduced, observing,
that Mr. B. was absent from town, and had just been
elected for Shrewsbury.
A young man in the room said, that he had oeca.
sion on private business to call at Mr. Bennett's
house that evening. Mr. B. hat arrived there at
seven o'clock ; his servant mentioned that Warier was
ordered for him, but that he could not tell whether
his master would attend the present Meeting.
Mr. LRMAITRE came forivard. and mid, that he
believed Mr. Lwart (whom he understood to be a
respectable Gentleman in the City) ass to have wait-
ed on Mr. Bennett that evening. He therefore urged
the Meeting to waits little longer, as the business was
of so much importance.
After a considerable delay, sad no appearance of
Mr. Ewen,
Mr. GALE JONES (who had entered with Mr.. Hunt
and other Get. ttemeri) addressed the Meeting, and re.
commended that some other Gentleman should be put
lie nevoitiatiou for the Coelty of hitddlosegt as It

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ti ; h it necessary to trespass moth on their time at pre. tying sensations they experienct
eant. lie had, iodised, little else to do than to thank the contest, it would be imposs
his frirods,irteuiling iltube oho, though unacquaint- .nrusere them any compensstioh
f. ed with him, hadrisnrotreil in the endeavours made'. 'begging the Livery to accept his
is, pl.i.e him lu the elevated and most important Mr. Alderman TVOUP said h
$ I ait'uotion in which he now stood. Through dirk enrertotlity of renderini his a.
( i great exertions •Sortte important points not hitherto to the Livery for the houourab
practically recognized had been gained by his elec.;.given him in the late unseat
ties., It bad long been 'customary to return for the strength of the Poll, sad the on
Representatives of this great Metropolis persons who
had been displayed, Wouldeaot
• west not resident hi the t;itr, and such were the
.looked on for ever as a trio
professions and situations of some of these indi. proved the value of those endue
'titillate, that it alight be ask! the great body of the independence which had been di
Livery was not at all repeeseitted by them. There the Citizens of London. lie hr.
was no interest, however, *tacit ought not to be at. and the result of the contest,
tended to in Parliament. The commercial and ship. through the cootitry, and prove
. ping interest, of-the City were doubtless entitled to sentiments of the People. VS he
4 . • «very attention ; but it ought to be recollected that himself, he had made a pledge r
these were numerous and po a Paul bodies. They had _intention', to which he should
their Committees, which frequently assembled and which he should never cease to
, took rare of their interests. There wete berktes• num. lie hod to retern his thanks to
her of Members of Parliament belonging to these who had taken op his cense ear
11 bodies, and they were iii every respect a match for well as most sincerely to thank t
the Minister of the day ; but with regard to the had come forward so nobly ai
I great body of shopkeepers and traders, it was plain who had with such success Lite
tot that they hail been pieced in a very different situation, Election. He accepted from then
and had many difficulties to contend with. There sacred trust they hid reposed in
I was nn individual of their class in Parliament, and ways act according to the firmer
none therefore who could be supposed to have a cons. pendence ; if he should ever err
neon sympathy with them, or, strictly speaking, to those of the head, and not of
represent their interests. lie was far from wish. should always exert himself to ti
. . lug to make invidious distinctions, or from supposing and welfare.;—(Applause.)—W
I • 14". . • that one class of persons ought to be the peculiar ob- back the trust to them, he honk
ject of his attention in Parliament more than another. it without abase, and. uninjure
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lie would attend to the interests of all as far as his (Great applause.)
r - health and capacity would permit; but be never Mr. OLDHAM moved the Thai
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li could forget that he was, he believed, the first be- Sir James Shaw, their late Rep
longing to the class of traders who had ever been manly and independent manner
placed in the situation of a Representative of the vacated their cause in Parliamet
City. It would have been easy for him to have as- a warm eslogiem on the Honors
turned the name of merchant. He might have taken noble. resistance to the Rebeas
, a little counting-hoose at 501. a year, and thus have Bill, and to other unconstitutio
very easily concerted himself into a merchant. But Executive Government.—(Appl
cl. had he been inclined to quit business, he 'could not Mr. SAVAGE seconded the mi
•have done it while he had in view to comeforward as unnecessary for him to say one
a Candidate on their Hustings; for be wished to as there eas only one opinion I
fight the battle of the Livery on the ground he had spectieg the conduct of the lion
'taken, or none.—(Applause.)—lle was determined to It was .then put and carrit
'i' see whether they would still look abroad for their Re. much applause.
1 . present antes; or were determined to choose one out of Mr. FAvta.r. moved Thanks t
their own bndy. It had always been a great ob. Desanges and G. Alderson) for
. ject with him to raise the political character of the the late Election : and he most
City in the public estimation. It had ever been his the success of the Livery in Or
wish to uphold the character of the Corporation of indefatigable, and steady friends
London. It was of great importance that there should Constitution of 1688, to ativoc
1 1 he men of high character and large property in the house of Commons.
Representative Body of the Corporation, and in this Mr. R. WILSON seconded thi
respect it was acknowledged they 'had of late made carried by acclamation ; after wl
great advances. On this consideration, it had been turned thanks. The Hall then
another piece offrride with him, that Ile should be 'I. he Sheriffs and the four C
'‘f the first Member of the Common Council, belonging amidst much applause. The a
to that Body only, who should- he chosen to repre- of Alderman Atkins's number
tent the City in Parliament. Ile hoped that this event corresponding with the year (I
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would have the effect of inducing persons of talents 'loos Revolutipo took place, wa
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and reputation to go into the Common Council; conversation among the Genti
I whereby that Body would be rendered still more re- the Ilan.
•• spectable,.and through it the character of the City The whole number which po
itself elevated in the eyes of the country. With re. was 7978. ,
• i !Teel to the events of the election, he was not dis-
posed to recur to them for any invidious purpose, .1111DDLESKX EL
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-1 might have been, he did not wish by any severity of Several Electors of Middleset
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ej comment to aggravate the vexation they must now and Anchor, at eight o'clock le
feel from their defeat. lie could not, however, pose of considering the peewit
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ansede amtottthesigeiniedl of the foofrmtheer Initiation some Gentleman to /A
election, when they expressed such exultation on ac- ins tad of Mr. Mellish, the
count of the different testi& of that contest. That Candidate.
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demagogues. Nothing could exceed theiresultation prints, several Gentlemen attest
at- his failure. In return, he should leave them
these Heaven. aid thesee thorns
That io their wows genii and prick them, appearance of any preconcert
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business. Enquiries were made
the Gentlemen present for the i
lie should say no more on this subject, bat that those ing the object of this Meeting;
. 4 persons had sot the opportunity of enjoying a similar answer could be obtained. N
triumph now, was owing to the exertions of his Barber Beaumont were wink
1 • :'• friends, and tha independent pert of the Livery.— but all they knew was from the
Those who heti first come forward and pledged to in the Papers. The proprietor
: il, . support him without expence, had completely ful. the Meeting had been called
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ailed their pledge, and might now enjoy the success was an utter stranger to him.
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t of the issue. lie thanked them for exertions which Mr. GARDNER (a Freeholder
prnceeded not merely from their friendship to him, that is the Meeting had been
but from their attachment to the cause of freedom siderahle time after the hour me
avid independence, of the triumph of which he had prints, it was necessary smell
teen the instrument. Their activity had been ex- in furtherance of the avowed of
fraordinary, and their management admirable. lie The Election would take place I
011 saw the whole force of the unsuccessful Candidates at ten o'clock, and it was hig
directed to defeat him; bet his friends, with a skill Mr. Bennett (as was intimated)
and conduct which could never be too highly praised, put in nomination. If that Ge
• *Unwed their adversaries to dig a pit, into which cepting the invitation, the• Elec
. 1 they suddenly fell themselves. The final object of somebody else-
their adversities was to bring in one ofthe Candi- A general cry was made fo
1 antes over his head ; but the result had been to bring Major Cartwright, who had ju,
. : 111 another Gentleman over that Candidate.— (attracted, as he said, merely to
Ibis last triumph was ultimately' accomplished lien of the business, and not at
s*, .., by the coalition of the Committees. The Gentle. parties concerned), took the Chi
1 wen composing those Committees watched the of the Meeting.
,4 movements of the enemy with vigilance and ability. The CHAIRMAN desired to it
1 They held their reserve back ready to act at the the Meeting, and declared him
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proper and decisive moment. If they bad thought,4 any proposition from any Genii
it right, they might have brought op their Here again the difficulty oc
, troops on Monday, or any previous day ; for being any person present 'who
• they were all volunteers, and ready to march .quainted with the intentions of
whenever called upon. But when it was found that the Meeting was tint;fied.
-1 he kept gaining on the enemy, there was no occasion Some Gentlemen enquired h
to bring forward their forces. For his own part, he Mr. Bennett's name had been in
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had never for a moment doubted the result. The two that Mr. B. was absent from tot
' t ' Committees, 100 strong, were ready to come to the elected for Shrewsbury.
poll at a merneet's warning; end besides that force, A young man in the room sr
C! he had the promise of 3(X) volunteers to give him sion on private business to c
, t siugle votes, if an occasion should arise which would house that evening. Mr. B. I
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, • require them so to do. lie could therefore say, that emu o'clock ; his servant meat
:•t during the whole of the contest, he had never felt ordered for him, but that he cc
the vibration of a nerve as to the fate of the election. 'ids master would attend the peel
Re was confident that the citadel of corruption would Mr. LIMAITRE came foram
be overthrown whenever the independent part of the believed Mr. Ewart (whom ht
. :4 Livery resolved to attack it with their whole strength. respectable Gentlemen bi the G
.• 1 With regard, however, to the conduct of individuals ed on Mr. Bennett that evening
during the contest, he -most repeat the observation he the Meeting to wait* little tongs
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formerly made, that that conduct was now to be for- of so much importance.
gotten. For his part, he should never hereafter in- After a considerable delay, a
quire whether any individual hid opposed or sup- Mr. Ewen,
4 . ported him ;he would be ready to listen equally to Mr. GALL JONES (who had et
I all his fellow-citizens; for those, indeed, who had and other Get•ttemeo)addressel
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.„ contributed to the triumph of the cause of independ- i commended that some other Get
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