The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-03 00:00:00

" The Cauxe
,fur which HAMPDEN fKI in "de Field, and SYDNEY died on Me Scaffold!"

MIDDLESEX ELECTION. -wHimar..l9 AND
REFORM.
TO THE FREEHOLDERS OF MIDDLESEX.

GssreLtwa4,
THE COIIIIIITEE for conducting the ELEC-
TION of Mr. WHITRRE M. cannot separate with-
out offering you rue warmest congratelstions. on the happy
result of the eras: struggle in which von lisie teum engaged.
and their hl..,st slater, thanks for the saunas aid effi-
cient support whltih they Ilse, reeeired front you. daring
its progress. Tun enenuditee tboteght it thu it duty. in Ilse
outset of the cowed, to s:ate fully and explicitly.
the motives on whieb they 'relied for inducing you to
repose confidence in Mr. Whitbread, and the mesas wl:ich.
in their estiumtion. priaeipie AS Well OS social pulici, pointed
oat as most l'anititatiotia. and elfretusl. for attaln:ng the
Object of V oar wishei. These ere not times for temporising
rib questions of Vital infpneteaor to maistenaice of yotr
rights sad lioeriles ; width, Committee did Dot hesitate to
vista_ year sapper* end to o'er their own. to the emote of
Mr. Whitbres.l, in far only as he stood pledged to • Iftews-
otis oppes;tlon, nor merely to the measures of the present
%dironistraUon, bat to toe arzt of Parliamentary Cur-

•
The result has MIT answered their evpectstions. Never
did a contest revt more on !milkiest prieciple. and less on
personal eon►irlrrstioos. Yee have taken it up on its true
grounds, and I.sve nbundeutly manifested that you are de-
termined to acknowledge wit) as your true Representative.
the friend of eitil ;Ind religious liberty, an the advocate for
restoring to the People of England a full, fair. and free
Representation in the. Commons House of Parliament.
rae Committee hill, as early as possible, lay before yon
a full statement of the app,icatl.m of the tun 4 which has been
entrusted to them, for dein) ice umavoidabte expenses : and
this account will lurnieb an edditivnial proof of what the
active co-operation of individuals ran effect. and et what a
eomperstively trifle; emit a great rounly like yours eau as-
sert its liberty of etotee. even where it. 4 locality renders it
pr.-Wisely liable to the exercise of endue infue

The Committee cannot pass o►er in a:lenze rig gratifyibi
spac!s?le which this strsagg!" has afforded, ot golfed exer-
tion lu those among Lining it is the constant aim of your
enemies to su d;sseusions t snit they trust it may proved**
ematneucetnerst of n truly important epoch to the carte of
e mstitutional liberty, in wfti.•;t all its supporter,' sash
unite in ',gore*, oppositinn to the arts by which the people
of this reentry Sr. but too saiccessfelly controuled in the
expression of their will. Ind in supoort of a thorough and
effectual. but temp-fate an:l constitutions!, Reform of the
present corrupt system of itepessontation.
Hy order ot

ClllB. 811A%V I.crEvar., Jas. Coatittiss.
Freemasons' Teton, Ist Aprii, 11410.

FROM SiITUI:D.I)*s O.IZETFE.

Ma-rh 30, Is2O.

The Kins be bo—n Weaned to direet letters patent to be
panned under *a Gre.tt Seal of the United Kinzdom of Urent
Britain and Ireland. for granlinfT the dignity of n Baronet
of the said United E:r Tdom to Walter Mena, of Ahhntnford.
In the conaty of Ron burgh, Esq. and tn., the heirs male of his
body law Arly begotten.