"Yes, gentlemen," he commenced in an energetic tone, and with an excited and determined air and manner, "well may you utter those shouts of joy, for you have fought a noble fight, and won a glorious victory, (_great cheering._) Your cause, the cause of freedom and good government, is triumphant over all opposition, (_immense cheering._) The hideous forms of bigotry and tyranny are at this moment lying crushed and writhing, (vehement cheering rendered the rest of the sentence inaudible.) Gentlemen, truth and independence have this day met and overthrown falsehood and slavery, (_cheers,_) in spite of the monstrous weapons with which they came into the field, (_groans_)--bribery, (_groans,_) corruption, (_groans,_) intimidation, (_hisses,_) coercion, and treachery, (_mingled groans and hisses._) But, gentlemen, thank God, all was in vain! (_enthusiastic cheering._) I will not say that a defeated despot is at this moment sitting with sullen scowl in a neighboring castle, (_tremendous shouts of applause;_) all his schemes frustrated, all his gold scattered in vain, and trampled under foot by the virtuous electors whom he sought first to corrupt, and then degrade into slaves, (_great cheering._) Gentlemen, let us laugh at his despair, (_loud and prolonged laughter;_) but let us rejoice like men, like freemen, that the degraded and execrable _faction_ to which he belongs, is defeated, (_cheering._) Gentlemen, if ever there was a contest in which public spirit and principle triumphed over public and private profligacy, this has been it; and by this time to-morrow, hundreds of constituencies will be told, as their own struggles are approaching, to--_look at Yatton_--to emulate her proud and noble example; and England will soon be enabled to throw off the hateful incubus that has so long oppressed her, (_immense cheering._) But, gentlemen, you are all exhausted, (_No! no! and vehement cheers;_) Mr. Titmouse's friends are _all_ exhausted after the great labor and excitement of this glorious day, and need repose, in order that on the morrow we may meet refreshed, to enjoy the full measure of our triumph, (_cheering._) In particular, your distinguished representative, Mr. Titmouse, worn out with the excitement of the day, long depressed by the adverse aspect of the poll, was so overpowered with the sudden and glorious change effected by that band of patriots who----(the rest of the sentence was drowned in cheering.) Gentlemen, he is young, and unaccustomed to such extraordinary and exciting scenes, (_hear, hear, hear!_) but by the morrow he will have recovered sufficiently to present himself before you, and thank you with enthusiasm and gratitude, (_cheers._) In his name, gentlemen, I do, from my soul, thank you for the honor which you have conferred upon him, and assure you that he considers any past success with which Providence may have blessed him, (_hear, hear, hear!_) as nothing, when compared with