displayed such disinterested zeal for the honor and welfare of the county, and for the preservation of its rights. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's most obedient and humble servant, JOHN PALMER CHICHESTER, To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Ebrington. (Answer.) CASTLE-HILL, Monday, Oct. 28, 1816. MY DEAR SIR, I have received, with the warmest feelings of gratitude, the resolution of the meeting at Exeter, inclosed in your letter, and shall be most happy to obey a command so flattering to me, by offering myself as a candidate for the county, at the next election. The spirit which so nobly displayed itself in the last struggle, has led me to believe, that a great portion of the electors consider the cause not as mine, but their own; and in this belief I have ventured to declare my readiness to accede to the wishes of the numerous and respectable body of freeholders, who have honored me with the requisition. I trust that the result of the canvass, which the activity of my friends is so kindly setting on foot, will be such as fully to confirm our hopes of success; but in whatever situation it may place me, I shall always retain the same anxiety to promote the interest, the honor, and the independence of those, whose kindness has already conferred on me obligations beyond what I can ever repay. I am, with great truth and regard, MY DEAR SIR, Your sincere and obliged servant, To the independent Freeholders of the County of Devon. Once more, my countrymen, you have an opportunity of having a voice in parliament :-Exert yourselves now, or for ever hold your peace, and shut your ears against that good old song, "Britons never will be Slaves." Three candidates solicit your suffrages, Sir T. Acland, Mr. Bastard, and LORD EBRINGTON, the friend of the people. Let us not be beguiled by fair words, or ministerial promises. Let us examine what they have done in their respective situations. Who voted for the property tax ?—SIR T. ACLAND. Who voted for the large standing army, and imnense peace establishment?—Mr. BASTARD and SIR T. ACLAND. Who voted against an inquiry into the expenditure of the civil list ?-SIR T. ACLAND. What is the civil list?—A provision for paying a great number of servants that the public are in no want of.-A very ́un-civil list for the people. Who voted for reducing the sinecure of vice-treasurer of Ireland ?-LORD EBRINGTON. Who voted for a commutation of tithes, whereby the clergy might eat the bread of peace, and their parishioners the bread of plenty?-LORD EBRINGTON. What has brought this country to its present deplorable state?—PROFLIGATE EXPENDITURF. Who invariably vote for ministers ?—Sir T. ACLAND, Mr. BASTARD, and others who are looking towards a peerage, or enjoy pensions, &c. Who has, in every instance, voted for the reduction of taxes, abolition of sinecures, and for a strict economy in every branch of the public expence? LORD EBRINGTON. Judge for yourselves, my friends, and elect the man of your choice.-Vote for him who has voted for you.--Support the gentleman who will preserve your property, or never complain when the taxgatherer asks you for money. I am, A WELL-WISHER TO OLD ENGLAND. Plymouth, Nov. 6, 1816. To the independent Freeholders of the County A ROWLAND FOR YOUR OLIVER. Once more, my countrymen, you have an opportunity of speaking your mind to parliament:Exert yourselves now, or for ever after lose your peace, and grind your teeth to the tune of that good old song, "The fifth of November, England remember ; "What? "The Pope's conspiracy― God's great delivery; IZACKE'S MEMORIALS. "That." One or more candidates solicit your suffrages, particularly the son and heir of a peer, who regularly votes with his uncles' party, LORD EBRINGTON, the friend of the l'apists. Let us not be beguiled by silly words, or opposition promises. Let us examine what they have done in their official situations. Who doubled the property tax?-LORD GRENVILLE, CHARLES FOX, and others, their companions. Who voted for the Papists to command the standing army, and endanger the Protestant succession and present establishment?-LORD EBRINGTON, bis FATHER, UNCLE, COUSIN-GERMANS, CONNECTIONS and COLLEAGUES. Who voted for an immense increase in the expenditure of the personages on the royal list?—Lord Ebrington's party-the Grenville administration. What is the civil list? A provision for paying the Marquess of Buckingham, Lord Grenville, and the rest of Lord Ebrington's friends and relations--a very ungrateful set of people. Who voted for opposing the application from the Roman Catholics of Ireland for secular power? THE COUNTY OF DEVON, but neither Lord Ebrington, nor his Father or friends. Who voted against the corn bill, to the detriment of the landed interest, and the utter discouragement of agriculture? LORD EBRINGTON. What has brought this country to its present deplorable state? Profligate principles. Who invariably oppose ministers, right or wrong? Lord Grenville's party, who losing their places, are not content with their pensions Who has in former instances voted for the reduplication of income tax, addition of secretaryship of state to the snug enjoyment of the auditorship of the public exchequer? The relations and friends of LORD EBRINGTON. Be not imposed on my friends, and elect no man not of your sort. Vote not for him who has voted against you. Reject any nobleman who will endanger your property, or never complain when the leveller asks you for money. I am, THE BEST WISHER TO OLD ENGLAND. Barmouth, Nov. 9, 1816. To the Gentlemen, Clergy, Yeomanry, and other Freeholders of the County of Devon. GENTLEMEN, LORD EBRINGTON having avowed, in a public manner, his intention of becoming a candidate to represent you in parliament at the next general election; I trust that you will not consider it as a premature or unnecessary interruption of the quiet of the county on my part, if I declare, at this early period, my firm determination of renewing to you the offer of my services on that occasion. Having always felt, most gratefully, the value of the obligation conferred upon me by your former indulgence, I have endeavoured to execute my trust with the most disinterested fidelity, and to the best of my judgment and abilities. I beg also to assure you, that the distinguished honor of representing this county in parliament is, and ever has been, the highest object of my ambition, and that I shall never spare any exertion to secure the continuance of your confidence and support, while I can hope to discharge the duties they impose with the strict independence which I have hitherto invariably maintained. I regret that domestic circumstances will oblige me to forego the honor of immediately soliciting your suffrages in person, which I hope to do at no distant period; and, in the mean time, I take the liberty of requesting the active and early exertions of my friends my behalf; that no detriment may arise to my cause from the canvass which I understand has already been commenced. in I have the honor to be, Your much obliged and very faithful servant, THOMAS DYKE ACLAND, Killerton, November 9, 1816. To the Gentlemen, Clergy, Yeomanry, & Freeholders, of the County of Devon. GENTLEMEN, Since the termination of that contest, which raised me to the distinguished situation of representing the county of Devon in parliament, unceasing |