Page - 289 ibid. 292 293 Mr. Wilkes expelled the Houfe of Commons, The return to the faid writ, 295 301 303 Charles Dingley's letter to Meff. Halifax and Shakespeare 304 The House of Commons declare the election null and void, and thereupon iffue a new writ, Mr. Wilkes becomes a candidate again, His spirited reasons for so doing, 306 ibid., 308 ibid. 309 Extraordinary advertisement of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 313 A Middlesex Freeholder's addrefs to him, A burlefque advertisement of David Roche, 314 ibid. Mr. Wilkes's letter to the freeholders on an oppofition, 315 Speeches of Townsend and Sawbridge on the huftings, 317 State of the poll, Mr. Wilkes re-chosen, Addrefs of thanks on the occafion, He is again expelled the House, Receipt for the first payment of Mr. Wilkes's fine, Wardmotes holden to confider of the elligiblity of Mr. Medal presented to Mr. Wilkes by the Leeches, Letter of John Freeman to electors in general, 345 -348 349 353 357 360 Ditto to the Grand Juries of England, Mr. Wilkes's letter to his daughter in Paris, Ditto from Mr. Brewfter, to ditto, Ditto from Mr. Robert Lloyd to ditto, Ditto from Mr. Charles Churchill to ditto, Ditto from Mr. T. Smollet, to ditto, Ditto from the Hon. Henry Bilfon Legge to ditto, 380 383 385 ENGLISH ENGLISH LIBERTY. PART II. January 2, 1769. HE Right Hon. the Lord Mayor held a ward TH mote at St. Bride's church in Fleet-ftreet, for the election of an Alderman of Farringdon ward without, in the room of the late Sir Francis Gofling, when John Wilkes Efq. and Mr Bromwich, a Paper-hanger on Ludgate-hill, were feverally put up; at which time there appearing an amazing number of hands in favour of Mr. Wilkes, and very few for Mr. Bromwich, Mr. Wilkes was declared, but a poll being demanded by the friends of Mr. Bromwich, the fame began immediately, and clofed at three, when the numbers ftood as follow About three o'clock Mr. Bromwich declined giving his friends any further trouble, and Mr. Wilkes was declared duly elected, amidst the fhouts of a prodigious multitude of people, great part of whom accompanied the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor to the Manfion-house, with repeated acclamations of applaufe for his Lordfhip's candid and impartial conduct. The election was attended with very little disturbance, confidering the great zeal teftified by the friends of Mr. Wilkes, as a steady affertor of their privileges, and the freedom of Englishmen. In the evening of the fame day there appeared in the public papers the following addrefs To the worthy Inhabitants of the Ward of Farringdon Without. I Gentlemen, Freemen, and. Fellow Citizens.! Am truly grateful to you for the honour I this day received in being elected alderman of this large, opulent and refpectable ward. Every power I derive from that high office, fhall be employed in the prefervation of the rights of the livery of London, and of all freemen of this great metropolis. After the primary duty I owe to the county of Middlesex, I shall confider the claim which have you now upon me, as demanding the utmost exertion of my poor abilities. I promife you a faithful and zealous attachment to your fervice, a diligent attendance on your bufinefs, and a steady attention to the interests of our ward. From you, gentlemen, I entreat, upon every occasion, a full and early communication of whatever you judge of confequence |