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LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1820.

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On Saturday will he pablialted.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZI NE,
No. XXXVL—Fur Mardi MU.

COS TINTS.
I. Boxiest.; or 'Moieties of Pugilism.. By one of the
Fahey. No. VI.-11. Letters of Timothy Tickler. Esq. to
&wisest Literary Characters. No. VI. To the Editor of
the History of the Erskine Dinner.-31. Letter from an Elderly
Gentlewoman to 31r. Christopher North.-4. Notices of the
.leted Drama in London. No. t/de to NI rs. Flanagan.
By am Irish Geuticulan, lately deressed.—k Letter from the
Ettriek Shepher.l. enclosing a Letter frau James l.aidlaw.-
7. St. Priest Papers.—s. On Wit and Humour. Itv the late
Professor John Millar.-0. A !Sicilian story. with other
Poem. Hy (tarry Corna• ilk on the Silence of Plivslog-
eomy.-1 I. Oa :Sir Thomas Ur.inlisres Jew ell.-12. Trans-
▪ of the 1/itettaell :Society of E.liahiagli. No. 111.
The Prestress et Areisitecture hi Ensiand.-13. Recollections.,
No, 111. Mark Macrabin's Account of the Iluehaniies.-14k
Remarks en the Diversity of (Denims.—l 6. A Church Yard
Seette.-16. The NaHor's Song.-17. Elysium. .1 Sonnet. —,
Itt. Autumn. A Ilbmmet.-19, lismig th the Mona.--thhe
The Elder's Deeth-bed.-21. Iltstrsets knee Mr. Wa.tie's
Mary. No. I. (terahltur Life of kleiville; Re-
views and Nlatrazirses ; • linslie's Father's heriind Prrbent
Nicholson's Eieaings.—n. Lord Melville's Atonement.—
Vt. The Monastery.-24. The Warder. No. V.—Y3. Lite-
rary and Scientific latellitre::co.--46. Works preparing for
Publication.-117. Monthly I.ist of New Publications.—YS.
31ontilly Register, Re.
Printed for William Illackuoini, No. 17, Primee's-street.
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MIDDLESEX EL Reflux

Field, and SYDNPY died on the Sealold .'

fully and.ronscientiously.—(Lond applause.)—This duty
he conceived he could not better perform, than in an ex-
position of abuses wherever they might exist, and in un-
folding the arts used to elect, as officers of the City, men
of no character and no respectability. These were elected to
answer time purposes of a despicable party—the Atkins's,
the Lottery-office keepers, the Contractors, shoemakers,
&r. ; men who got into office, and then turned round
and insulted those who had placed thin' there.—(4.
plause.)—The charter of the City had been repeatedly
forfeited, and it would only serve them right if they
were deprived of it altogether. The worthy Sheriff here
entered into a spirited detail of many abuses in the ma-
nagement of the City revenue, which he said was not
len than 150,001)1. per annum. Yet, with this large in-
come, the corporation were always in debt, in conse.
quence of their enormous expenditure and extravagant
salaries, bestowed for worthless and contemptible pur-
poses. It was a fact, that te furnish an entertainment
fog two persons, 17,0001. bad been expended, 14,000/. of
AKA was borrowed money, mad for which the City was
at this imiumimt paving an interest of 71101. per annum.
After many other useful observations, the Sheriff
requested the meeting to preserve the utmost order
during the speeches of each of the candidates. Ile
begged thrum to remember the imputation which had
berto east upon them, and to maintain at the close of the
election the good character mimic!, be contended they
had always deserved. It would be the proudest rerof.
lection of his life, if an election, which hail been markt at
with so lunch acrimony and party real as the present,
should terminate quietly without harm or inconvenience
to any one.—(The worthy Sheriff here concluded an
address of considerable length, delivered with the gre4i-
est energy amid (relief, and which was most warmly aml
enthusiastically received by the great assemblage to
whom it was addressed.)
In consNuence of the resignation of Mr. Mellish, the
proper officer came forward and mentioned time result of
the pull with the usual formality, and then announced
that the Sheriff had, and now aid thereby declare the
election of two Knights of the Shire to represent the
county of Middlesex to have fallen on George Ilyng,
Esq. and Charles Samuel Whitbread, F:sq.' who were
accordingly pronounced to be duly returned. The im-
portant result, it is unnecessary almost to state, was re-
ceived with the must enthusiastic shouts of applause by
a very numerous and respectable meeting, all of whom
seemed highly to exult in the success of 31r. Whitbread.
The following is the final state of the pull :
Mr. Byrn
Mr. Win
Mr. Mecum .

Mr. Sheriff Pcnnuts again came to the front of the
hustings, and hoped they world now hear 31r. :elfish.
Mr. 31ELLtsit then came to the pull board, ;mil was
received with considerable applause, with some hisser.
The moment he began to speak, however, the greatest
silence prevailed. He began by expressing his artlet.t
hopes that they would now hear him pwiently in the
very few observations lie was about to make. Indeed
the candid manner in which they hail already he icon to
attend to hint, was, he trusted, a very good morn of their
continuing to do so. He most begin therelir.. by stating
Ins them that they could easily judice that an individual
placed in the situation which he was now io.cimid not
at all times act as he would wish to do. This lie might
justly say was his own situation.—(Lund applause.)—
Ile Ile could assure them that be bail acted during this a or.-
test on the important principle that it V. as the of
every candidate to give ample opportunity to every free-
holder, if in a county, and to every elector in a city or
borough, to come forward, anal by the vote given show
what the sentiments of the individual were relative to
the respective candidates.—(Applanse.) —I n this utanner
the constituents of such places had the best and most
effectual means of declaring what they thought of their
Representative. At the same dine it ought to he reel-if-
lerted, that when sufficient time was given to all tip•
voters to give their opinion, the turoiongation of any
election contest ought to he relinquished.—(Cheers.)—
It WAS on this principle he acted now, for he thought
that after so important a county a:: this had been made
the 'abject of contest for twelve days, as to the ques-
tion of who should represent them, it would sow be
completely wrong to keep the county any longer in
state of riot anal ferment. Ile hoped that la doing, so
he had not at all relinquished any part of his duty. lie
bad kept the poll open now for twelve days, anal as he
had now felt that the fullest opportunity hail been given
to all parties to vote, he considered hittisi.lf railed upon,
in justice to himself anal them, to refire from the con-
test.—(Applause.)—lle emeld mit, however, do so, with-
out returning his warmest thanks to those kind frienila
who had given him their wartil support; and he could
assure them all, that whatever opinion might be enter-.
tained of his public conduct, lie had nevertheless acted
from the purest motives aunt the best intentions.—(Ap-
plause.)—ln retiring now f he connexion rabid, fur
I 1 rears had existed between him and the freeholders,
he retired with an honest cum ictium acted, as
lie thought, conscientiously, and he soul I not now lease
them without thanking them for all past favours, and
especially at the present moolcat, for so candidly hear-
ing the very few observations he haul :alicul the liberty
to offer to their consideration. lie now should bid them
farewel, with the hest and warmest wishes for their pros-
perity, health. and happiness.
The Honourable Uentleman then ft the front of the
hustings, and i ttttt iediately, as we n •• and, proceeded
to town. His address was listened to great atten-
tion by all present.
Mr. IlvNi., whose appearance was saluted with ap-
plause, observed, that he was, to a vvrtain degree. eiii-
liarra.sed whenever he happened to ,:ililreos the elector-
of this great county ; but he felt that einbarrastorn!
the present occasion to an extent whirl. the people might
easily appreciate. If, indeed, on the preceding days he
was so much embarrassed in speaking as a candidate,
the electors most easily judge of 11;1 fuelings when he
hail now to address them as their Representative. lie
should only assure them, in return for their kind exer-
tions in his favour, that his Parliamentary conduct for
the future should be such as they had a right to expect
from the past. His conduct had always been founded
upon the principle, that all gore:nu:nu proceeded from
the people, and that therefore all government should he
conducted for the good of the people. This, indeed,
had been the principle of his life, and it should be his
'consolation upon his death-bed, that he had consistently
acted upon it. He congratulated the electors upon :he
choice which they had made in this election, hoping, as
he dill, that both their Representatives would be found
acting together in Parliament, which had not been the
case for the 341 years in which he had had the honour to
be returned for Middlesex.—(Applanse)--I 1, as a public
man, he could for a moment lay aside his public princi-
ples, he should have no hesitation in saying, that he
had no right to complain of his late colleague ; for he
bad always found Mr. Mellish in every respect attentive
to the local interests and in,titutiouu, but esp to

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PRICE SEVEN PENCE.

the charitable establishments with which this rrat and
generous county was known to abound.—(The Hun.
Lientleulan took his leave amidst cries of hear, bear,
bear .")
Mr. WHITUREAD then stood forward, and was received
with univeisal, unequivocal, and long-continued demon-
strations of ardent and unmixed popularity. When si-
lence was obtained, the Hon. Gentleman said, that he
must appeal to the hearts of the people themselves upon
this occasion, as he was utterly unable to 'nets.. the
feelings which their kindness could not fail to inspire.
He should say but a few words. For twelve days he had
stood before them as a candidate, and now Le had to
appear in the new character of their Representative, by
exalting him to which they hail only realized the hopes
their signal exertions every day since the commence•
relent of the election were naturally calculi...esti to emits.
He could not say that he regretted the defeat of. Mr.
Mellish, hut as his friends had, throughout the contest,
acted towards
_that titattleinap as liberal enemies, he
hoped th'at, n victory was obtained, they would give
him the treatment due from liberal compierors.—(Ap-
piause.)-11f Mr. Mellish, personally, he hail no
whatever to make, nor could lie fiver feel towar,s
that lientleman the slightest degree of animosity in-con-
sequence of any thing that had occurred at this election.
-(Applait...)—lle could not utter any expression of
thaiil.4 to those by whom he had the honour to be sup-
ported. Ile should endeavour, by his Parliamentary
conduct, to evince Isis feeling towards them by some-.
thing more satisfactory than mere words, and be would
hope by the same lurt to conciliate some of those
greith m.. 11 by whom he had been opposed.—(Great

This contest has tertninated in a manner peculiar7y
•zratefill to all the fit,mois Vliberty, while Mr. Whit-
bread, by tlw s•tavity of his manners, has conciliat.l
the esteem of those even who were most adverse to blot
principles. Ile is precisely, indeed, of that description
who, however hr may oppose the opinion, is never likely
In offend the feeling of any man. But it must ever be
remembered, that the gracious reception which he ex-
perienced at the outset was owing to the iefluence of b's
great name; for, had any other man, bearing another
name, ma.le the most ardent prules,ions of the same
principles, he never could have inspired the same conii-
deuce as prompted the independent electors of Middle-et
so spontaneensly and simultaneously to stem! forward ln
his favour. Hut the son of hint who was dear to Reg-
land, as well as to universal freedom and humanity, was
at once entlaraced by the people. living the son of 6ir.,
whom no intelligent man could distrust—whom no ge .1
man could disesteem, his compliance with the request • 1
those who invited him to stand forward was scarcely an-
nounced to the public, when his pretensions were
wi th universal confidence and esteem. Mr. Whithrezt.l
has thus haul, very early in lite, a striking example of
Cie high value of a goad reputation, in tin !ing bs is- •
thetls fame the richest inheritance u bids loms% ambi-
tion could desire ; of this he
experience which he has had iu the Most intelligent dis-
trict of the most intelligent country in Europe, and Ivor%
the principles which he processes, as well as from tilt
t tient lie displays, we emu have no dtiobt that it wad
be the struggle of Mr. Whitbrean life to traiskiet
a legacy of equal value to his successor. So the people,
indeed, appear to anticipate, front the manner iu
;be trimni,li of yesterday was received throughont :be
•••••atity. Although the resignation of Mr. Mellish was
111ite uncspri tell, a triumphal car was soon in readiness,
in which .Mr. Whithread MIS borne throughout Brent-
fort!, ant along the road. In his progress towards tow r,
the urocessiou was' joined by a munber of private car-
riages and :•,•entlettien on horseback. As the eavaleaste
passyd, the people, who were crowded along the Tog t,
expressed their jot. by the loudest acclamations, while
:thuost every window in lirentfonl, Turnhatn-green,
Ilainetsersmiili, and Kensington, was filled with
exhibiting the colours and smiling upon the triumph of
Mr. Whitbread, who, standing uncovered, occasion:L.!,
acknowledged these gratifying testimonies of popn!ar
regard. lliis very distinguished favourite experienced
the same marks of attachment in the several streets of
Westminster through which he paused on his route to
the Freriussons Tavern, where, we understand, he dined
with the Members of his Central l'o:nmittee.

It is said that them will he a grand chairing. of t:o•it
Mr. Ityntr and Mr. Whitbread on souse future day, tvtllcts
is to terwinate with a public dinner.

Lill' INTEGLIGENCE.
—New—
COURT OF CHANCERY, MARCH 30.

ARBITRARY IMPRISOMARXT.-HAREAS (-miens.

Mr. llosyr.tora called the attention of the Lord; ban.
"Aloe to the case of Janes Sinclair, a bookseller, late of
llrighthelinstone, who had, the Learned Counsel coa-
tended. been most unjustly imprisoned by the Comet:—
*jotters of Ilankrnpt, for refusing to answer ferta:n
questions that had been put to hint, but which he bail
most properly refused to answer ; he, the bankrupt, teat
now ru Court, having been brought up by Mateo'
(*,,rper: The Learned Counsel stated, it was a question
of the highest importance to the lilwrty of the bobject,
that perriis etitpi,ted with power should nut abuse it ;
i!ol hr should ever support any man that hail :ufferrd by
per.ons exercising authority that they did not unit. r-
oam!: in the first place, the bankrupt had been unjo.,•ly
committed for having refused to sign his examinarom,
—it was not cotoplete, and lie was justified in the r-•-
fo,tl; secondly, the t7oni:ols,i,oiers hail not insette !
th..ir co•nini:tal the questions, and answers, aiicl, were
what they stated the ground of committal. A great deal
had been said about Mr. Jlllll'3l Pierce, the solicit..
hat all that ronitt be said of that lientlrsnan was, !;
be hail condneted the case nit,' considerable v.'
liesper:ing the affidavit that had been made, be sltti:•l
meet that in the course of the week by a petition to hrtv-
it expunged, as scandalous awl irregular.
31r. HORN, on the other i•le, come:1.1141 the Commit.
sioners hail not exceeded their duty, and warmly r
burred the observations of 31r. 31ontigne.
'f he Lorin CnaNcet.t.on said, there was no doubt !Int
Mr., Sinclair was entitled to his discharge, which was
immediately given him.

Wednemlay morning, Itettreeti two and tbree n't.144.1;,
totne thieves entere.l the dwelling-lion.» of Mr. t
Isleworth, and, without disturbing the family,
carried off a large mirror, a Brussels carpet, a quantite
of cut-glass and valuable plate, a lady's work-box is:tis
a number of valuable trinket', wearing apparel of ev. ri
description, a case of pocket pistols, several tine pritit-
ings framed, and some valuaiae book"; in sl.or:, evei y
portable article slums' which the bowie sintaissed
from the quantity stolen, it it iippo‘ell it oats tai.en
away in a cart.