The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-23 00:00:00

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Were thus exhibited 211 using all `
their might against
each other in determined obstinaey. The allusion is obvi-
ous. Among doise who came to vote for Mr. Whitheeleds
was .111 r. John Smith, of Kensington tiravel-pitta, Ale
not being able from bodily infirmitr to leave the 4,0114
bad the oath administered to him in the street. Several
-00( Mr. Whitbread's Sega were Wen in the procession
whirls was led by Mr. Alderman Wood, and the dints
'of the populace accompanied them, 'While the females
waved their bandkereinefs in token of exithation. Music
waa not wanting to give a still greater spirit to the
scene. The concourse of ladies was, on this tlav, greater
than veinal. In 144 roorse of 'the day, buid Sefton
came down and vote 4 for Mr. Whither:4.i.
At Ilse usual hour the state of the pull was exhibited,
which proved to be as follows :--
Wit .•
Whitbread
Mellish
Jr. Whitbread having a majority over Mr. Mellish on
the day's poll et 79. The intellignoce was hailed with
the most enthusiastic approbation.
3lr. ihrti:, in the roor:e of his speech, said there was!
one aptestlon, which he hoped the electors of threat Bri- '
tain.generally would put, its the first lost:owe, to every I
candidate tt 100 solicited their suffrages; namely," lit these
limn, when the people are already loaded with excessive
taxes, will you ur will you not support any increase to
the Civil I,ist?"—(6rrat applause.)--This should be the
test, and I.s hoped it would be every where applied.—
They were anxious to support the C •ot ; they were
ansiom that the hint should be lwloved (here there was
a general shout of - And the Owen ! the Queen! blod
blr her!''): and so his Majesty would Ire heloved, if his
Midis/tan would give bum wholesome advice, and prevent
loitnirout ever thinking of an int-re:ow to an allowauee,
it bids wa4 alsi•tkly not Merely sufficient, hot a,tsply moth-'
rieos.—(lireat applarow.)--itnt it this attempt lit ilirreASC
the 061 List were really to be made at a time when
every private family ass obliged to make great saeritien,
owiag to the existing burdens, it would tend to alienate
the affections of ibis great people from the throne suture
than any thing which happened during the lung term of
his political services. .
Mr. Wurreurso returned thanks; and exhorted the'
electors toot to consider the victory as non till their op-
ponent should yield to the manifest sense of the county.
Mr. Alewsit next anisette's!, and was heard sits
fairness until towards the close of his speech. He I
could only begin Isis speech in the same manner as he had
heron it nets- day, by saying that he thought it was
not acting like Englislititeu to hear accusations brought
agaiust a candidate, and not to hear his reply to them.
(.1, cry of" Well alone, Mellish; we hill.") It eleetions
fuethat or any other comity or boroughs were to be car-
ried by noise and tumult, and the accused individual
it as not to be heard to oler,soce, he was very certain that
such a system would not rellet t shy credit on the free-
holders of such place or comity. He concluded loc ob.,
sensing. that he it as, in the us tolls of Mr. Whitbread,
unduobting of snores., beeatise be was certain that his
friiouls would fulfil the promises they had made to him.
—(llisses.)
Some :tit. re stioss then rivaled upon the :outings, is
consequence of ?dr. Mellish's objecting to Lord John
liassell's addressing the meeting: it was at length ter-
tian tied by the latter's coming forward. As soon as
tl•e eulloisi3stic greeting pith willed he was reveived
I had subsided,
Lord Jons Russebt, rongratotlated them because Mr.
1
Ityng stood so high upon the poll; he congratulated
them that Mt. Whitbread stood so high upon the poll; add
lab niso eastogrittithited thew that Nlr. 'Mellish was so low
is the poll. (.Ipplatsse.) If they wanton in this way, he
• dthitok they would soon eons tlICe Mr. Mellish that be
out tho choice of the electors of Ilislillesec. The
ecale4.44 Mr. Mellish tuainptined that he was the
ted of the Coomitutitio.—(They are liars.)—Why ?-.
bv the word constitocion they dill lilst mean that oh( and
gibrions our of Englisitiono, het the constitution of—
the cabittet.—(tireat apitlanse.)—They said that he was
the friend of the lan .. and so he holm! they were all df
tltens friends of the laws ; and yrt more, tl at they were
friends of freedom: for, without the' regular execution of
laws, there might be power, there might he corruptions,
Mot there could he no real liherty.—(i'lieets.)—The laws
of which Mr. Mellish was the • frietnl, therefore, were
the new laws. The difference between him and them
was, that they were friends of the old ones. He would
not detain them longer ; (cries of " flu on. g• mi.
Hassell ;") hut he would leave them with the hope, that
the election for the county of Alistollesex, notwithstand-
ing the vote of the Chancellor of the Ems-knitter, was
now serum,. His Lordship then retired amidst the
most enthusiastic- plaudits.
'floe 'Meeting Was then adjonno4l, after the usual
ceremony had been guue through of reading the procla-
in:ilium

•
" Utthy sad Same, :" still is 'Liberty nod sPristsr-
liier.;" asallimr with nor party before that
nsarehed throng" die feu u. This had wet (as he
heard) at TanAleshill, after six o'clock. He went
retire 'and' staved about an hour. There were some
drilling (as tfsey.called
.utarelliog about. He slid
mot fall in that diy. Hr soltrelted to Wm-tower with-
out any drilling. He could march, was it did. lie
believed that 11w :netting. of obit!' hr load speken,
lelielt be about two or three Isointiresi—then, veemen,
toed children. Souse were in rooks, others were
watching. This, he believed. was oil the Sunday
but one before the meeting of the Ifoth of AnXust.—
The proression was btu-need to Abowliestrr be: men
railing out " Ir4ft, right,' &r. It did not go fiy the
Dourest way to Main-loter tot the 16th. fhey had
stash- with theta. Ile rave the 'hours of the owners
of the direrret Itottrionient.. Some of these had
played on them occasionally at church. IVhets the pro-
cession, marehittit four a-breast, had arrived at Peter's-
-6144, the banner. were micro to the hosting., but after-
wards removed by order of Mr. liamforol; he had re-
membered the speedo of Mr. Bamford ever since last
Angus,. Hr never taw it in writing, but when it oafs
taken down at the time of the depositions by sir. Pear.
son ; he bad seen his depo.ition, in the noisithe of the
last week but one, lit Samuel 1/111111.1111.%; it was there
read over to hint; he began to repeat the speech, being
directed to Jo so by the 'Counsel. het had auntie difficulty
io o-collecting the whole. Did not precisely front-other
what Mr. Bamford bad said about motile disturbance tsto
lug place when they came Itarlt : he remembered souse-
thing about it. Bamford tient on the tinging..
,#e-examined) by 31r. Saunfortl.—Knew lona °rave;
die chord' .iciati; lwlievell that lie and others of tly
musician. were in the habit of perturosoing in the chump
at that thile.
Et: mined Icy the JUIHAr..•--Witne%s was married. Hid
not take his wife to Manchester; ,allll4. Moult-Nis accom-
ponied the procession all the nay; saw a number of
boys on the one ; did not sir nov of the 51ioldleten
women on Peter's-field; they 'lid not pools -to far into
the crowd as ohne.. did; the town who went in the pie-
Cr,ifioll allowed, in some ingame., their wives and
daughters to go: at the wakes in Lancashire it will
common to have banners and music; Dever marched as
they did on the 16th of August, h:lving ))))) etiones pro-
cessions, of which carts, fancifully unlamented, form a
port had seen a. ',tatty as .15 itersous with one cart ;
out several carts sometimes muted in time course of one
day.
John Forbin!, examined by llamforil.—Was a weaver ;
recollected Boontantl's aildres.ing the people of Middle-
ton on the ltith of Auguot : he described the speech
then made by Bamford nearly us it hail been described
by the last witness ; stunt to the 31ancloester meeting :
saw nu insult offered on the nay. nor at St. Peter's•tielol ;
saw Ilatitford there.—tot the Frontal ; tiro saw him on
the hosting., fur about hue mitotic.: saw lotto afterwards
near wits esm opening an :oriole among the people; did
nut see Bamford on the hosting. oldie 31r. Hunt was
there; saw Wtan& Iffy yanls, or within wine few yards
of that 'ligature, from the hosting-It; the banners sluml
its the midst of people.
Crosswt:tinitteil by Mr. Stojeant (.1101/1.-111611 nu
knowledge of any committee. tin the 16th of August
the 3lidiltetoni people -sere assembled for the first time.
Was un sits the 'molting- of the Sunday he-
fore. There might lw about 1411 men there dtihliti ;
they were then in 11111113 files of about MI men earls.
Could not .ay how ninny cutupattie.; perhaps there
might be not .ot mama as sit. Farb company had a com-
mander to give the t; ord `• right. lett," and so on.
Stayed till they dismissed. he: 11l re at last drawn up
In ono line, lie believed, standine too deep. Did not
know who commanded them. teritoity led witness
there; he heart, of tlritlino atoll went to ere uhetheelt
was to or hot. haul no stick-, or any thing of that sett.
Witness had been a local militia-sign. Ilse party
slid their exerci.r, a. far as ill lIIZ right and le-ft
went. At 61toldletuti witness fell in with the party
marching to Manchester. l'onhl not say who formed
the hollow %vinare at 3/ioltileton. Had never seen the
man why gave the wool of command (to WPM' him)
since. Sao Bamford distribute the banowrt. He might
possibly give them to the commanders n; secuitoas. No-
body hut Bamford spoke from the eh sir. Did root take
notice where the person went who had formed the square,
nor who it was that formed them into line again. Un-
derstood that they were to ineet ditisions Rom ether
places at 31am-heater. Did not hear Bamford say that
when they got hack there wt old Ile any thing to do.
Did not take his seii.e with him. Ile deserilsool the solvartee
to Manchester. 'lbis division remained stationary oti
the ground when they arrived there.
Retelantined by Bat tt fool. —Barrow-field (where the
people met at Middleton) Was a plohlie ;lace. At Tan.
there were as many spectators ass others. 'risere
was no 'term, that he knew of. They might pass
through Middleton at :shoo right sir nine o'clock on
6nnelay morning, through the public highway. Many
women and children acs ompanietl the prorestoion of the
16th. Some of them he knew to be related to the par-
ties. Witness never before appeared in a Court of Jus-
tire to give 'violence.
fly the JI:PCIC.—Sate none of the women and chiitlren
at Manchester; saw many of them sots the road. Had
no thought of taking his wife there ; she had something
else to du at home.
William Kenvon, examined by Bautford.—Was a shop-
keeper in Middleton. Was not alarmed by the assem-
blage of the 16th Aliens?. Left his shop with the door
open. Saw no weapons &mono them. His wife's node
is a man 70 years of age. Was there with a walking-
stick. He believed his wife's untie did not go in tbn
procession. A number of wooer,' and children were
.with Ames. Leery thing went uoi as oisnal. Witnege
was no Reformer. Was a member of the Loyal Orange
age.
James Franklin, examined he Itamfortl.—Resider)
at Middloton ; was a plngger ami leather-rainier, and
farmed a little; had a wife and eight children. lie bore
testimony to the peaceable conduet of the people en Ole
morning of the 1611* August.

The Mr. New•mar., or Newnham. mentioned on the
preceding day, came forward agreeably to a request
contained in a letter from the gentleman, as we under-
stood, owning the powder-mills, whose conduet had
heen adverted tu; and observed, tout he was by that
letter instruetell to retract what he had advanceti; but
he had wit oesses to prove every thing he said.

Irrsria.vsTEß ELECTION.

MIDDLESEX RI. ECU O.V.

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Twairril DAII.—WITEXISDAT.
' The state of the poll, at the close of this day. was—
sir F. Busmen Oita
te
Alr. Bosom:so
.t. lion. O. LAN El MOT
islfr. Lon proceeded to address the crowd. They
vivid naturally anticipate that be was not so much pe-
daled with the state of the poll that day as on the pre-
g. lie stedfaittly relied. however. on the promises
istosia,taxame to .Lis neaidtelKe whenever he.
floold•call upon them; and all be now intemled.to say
Ras, to request they would sot pat off any longer, but
None up to poll as speedily as possible.
..alt. Hollattstta.—let the words of Mr. Lamb, lie be-
dred the poll that dot would speak a little: for him.
ose who might have .felt any fears or doubts about the
gresult of the comer would now see that it was next to a
Aural impossibility that the electors 4 Wrieninstoe,
after haying COMM forward so girdemnby at the begin-
ning. should fall off towards the yell. He appealed to
WaDaltanAT.— riirTH PAY. thesis if it isms sot as notorious as tie sin at noon day.
Yesterday being so fine a slay, numbers of persona iii- that undue indolence had been used by his antagonist in
reeled their course to lireidford at en early hour. The this contest. His voters were artandly dragged to the
man presented a display of more bustle aril saimatien, 11. Hut he would tell Mr. Laush. that even if he had
sites on an, day since the tvitiniPiiernient of the eke- of a majority to-morrow, it would be of no avail ;
tEen, and the same ardent enthusiasm in favour of Mr. ' t it was bis opinion that he would have none. Ile
r
Mthread was evert where witnfeal. Numerous were hid told •them yesterday of seat of the various ',hopes
extravagant devices exhibited in ridicule and hatred • Mr. lantis assumed in the mine of bis canvass. He
the opposite. party, and those who displayed. no co- !was not then aware. however, that, astragal others, he
Mum were suspected as being tacitly averse to the put-. jutendell to come into Parnassus& as a Member for the
pular cause, and therefore received the full tilted of po-'' 'Anoraks. Ife then mud a edemas, how, signed " All
polar disapprobation. • ' 'Attorney." calling upon all ago timbres of that de-
At one o'clock the young candidate was 155 below his lieriptiOn to make a “eimaltaitrown canvass" for Mr.
opponent on the Jar's poll; bat shortly after that hoursaanth 'writhe .profeettioit wasted some "really useful
Mr. Alderman Wesoil totem' Byeattiwil at the head of a• Allotisier.w.hose doors weak be always epos to the atter-
cousisierable reigsforeeiment. who came to rote for Mt., ,lieu," •Ile retold tell thew! good reason for the doors
Byng and Mr. Whitbread. The Worthy Alderman was-in V Mr. Leath being always ors ha these Bantlemen. for
his own carriage, and the cavalcade which toilettes': ids =he this's Banister ; bat he leaped the electors of West-
chide.' at hoist tweet, urn, besides oilier yellieles. ells *gloater Wittitil and its Ibis eeoe rears why their doors
Ailed with froboiders. On-several elf the noarlses wipe .boded be :closed. against his sintusiest. 'fo-morrow,
a singnier prink representing the opposite politico' ott;-* therefore:4lß were to .roped salsa ovettrowiled at the
thirsts
of Mr. hang and Mr. Mellish. 'nee ear of - lvtiager Ay illightistationsies.o4Langister4-7-11e had
betty was drawn la) a tide spirited hone on. say. OM* i estiafaction in assuring them, tart ashler thee Atom.-
an ass. which was harnessed to it at the other end, nifty the Tories nor the Whig*, wield be able to cope
palled in the contrary direction, and both the aaiusals with them is the present oceasioa.• Me coati:tiled by