his constituents and the welfare of ( he empire. By the conduct • whic he had pursued, he had realized and fulfilled every pledge of the fondest expectation. He had watched with the eye of a firm and constitutional representative over all the civil righls and liberties of Englishmen ; he had set his face against waste- ful profusion ; and had endeavoured to ease the people from the burthen of taxation, as far as was consistent with the preserva- tion of their true interests. From the handsome way in which Mr. Pelham had been proposed, he ( Sir C. Anderson) deemed it needless to trespass longer on the meeting. As he believed that the line of conduct pursued had been that best calculated to serve the interests of the people, and to support at the same time the privileges of our beloved Sovereign, ( whose infirm state of health all had reason to deplore,) he most earnestly seconded the nomination of Mr. Pelham as a just and proper representa- tive of this extensive and opulent county, and wished him all the success he deserved. Sir JOHN HAYFORD THOROLD.—" Mr. Sheriff, and Brother Freeholders,— On this important occasion 1 take the liberty of nominating Sir Robert Heron as a Candidate for the high honor of your suffrages and support. I wish not to occupy your time with entering into a detail of It is merits and pretensi- ons to your favour, these are already known to you, and I fear my powers would be inadequate to such a task; let it suffice for me to affirm, that wherever in the cause of justice, energy and true patriotism were required, there the name of Heron shines eminently conspicuous ; there his efforts have deserved your high approbation. The struggle of unbiassed freedom of suffrage is now pending, and I hope and trust, the spirit of this great and opulent county, will enroll in the pages of his- tory, an example of the power of its independent Yeomen, by the election of a Man of their own Choice. — Let me earnestly entreat you to be united and firm in this great and glorious cause, and 1 feel confident, that your laudable exertions must be rewarded with victory." CHARLES ALLIX, Esq. expressed his regret that he had been selected for an office of which he was everyway unworthy, except in the high degree of his zeal for the cause of indepen- dence and Sir R. Heron. The freeholders had met to perform the most sacred duty which could devolve upon Englishmen ; lie entreated them to consider the political opinions of the gentle- men proposed, and to give their votes to those who would best support the interests of the empire at large. For private cha- racter none could be more proper than the three candidates pro- posed : of Mr. Pelham lie would say no more— except to thank him for his public services, and to express his wishes for his success ; but of Mr. Chaplin he must say, that in public life he