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belong to the high Ration in which your kraut placed me, to have obtained repeated Marks of t oar awn and affection, the thought of which, More thin anything elle, has contributed to give complete satisfaction to my mind. 'ou are now called on to exercife your great privilege of returning fuch perfons as you think fit for your Reprefentatives in Parlia N , meat--and I humbly hope, that nothing in my con do& has induced you to withdraw that fupport which I have hitherto received from you.—Ap,elaufi, and Pim sae" of ififionimit liut nothing violent.) I defy any man, however holtile he may be to me, to fay that I ever gave a vote as a public man. either in Parlia ment or out of it, upon corrupt, fordid, or intereft ed motives.—(Leud opplaufi.) My principles have always been public— have always been, as I am now, a Friend to popular Reprefentation. A Seat in Parliament is nothing—but to poffefs your favour. able opinion is a great deal, and it is the warmell wins of my heart to retain it. Gentlemen, it has been faid by our glorious Poet, Shakfpeare, that when two men get on a bode together, one of them mull ride behind. We are five Candidates for your favour ; four only can be returned—one of us mull, therefore, fall. Ia& you to continue your favour to me, by placing me again in a public fituation, which I have already, I hope with propriety, certainly with lode. pendence, filled. I ark it on public principles, and on affurance that l will do my duty, to the belt of my ability, for the whole people of this mighty empire. If you choofe me your Reprefentative, I will ferve you faithfully, diligently, and difintereftedly."— (.Ifrplarili, with fonts efifapprobation, in which the applauje greatly predominated) Mr. Alderman Perez would not take up much of the time of the Livery in his addrefs. He hoped there was nothing in his condul, "ftnce he was left eleftedohat changed the favourable opinion which the Livery had of him at that time. He was confcious that be had never deviated from the true intereft of this country, having always in view its commercial profperity. He had received thanks from the City more than once for his exertions, and from feveral other places of trade. He was determined to do his duty in Parliament, upon that principle ; and, as a fccurity for the future, he appealed to part of his public life, which he reflected on with pride, as it regarded the commercial intereft of the Empire in general; and therefore he trolled the Livery would continue to repofe in him their confidence. He par ticularly alluded to the revere preffute of the income Bill, on indufirious tradefmen of 60. a-year, &c. ; he bad done all he was able in the Houfe of Corn. mons to relieve loch perfons, but the majority had unfortunately decided againft him. He (bould newer loft fight of that object ; but on all occafions, where an opportunity offered, he (hould ufe his utmoll en deavours to obtain relief from that intolerable pref lure. He trufted that his being unable, from his Rate of health, to pay his repels individually to the Li very, would not operate to his prejudice on this oc• cafion; and he offered his fervices now with a con llderable degree of fatisfadlion ; for his principles were to preferve inviolate our Conftitution, and to promote, as much as: poffible, our Commercial pro fperier.—(dlpplasie). Mr. Alderman SHAW came forward, and was re ceived with plaudits.—He had the happinefs of pre• Tenting himfelf a fecond time to the Livery, to foli cit the diftinguifhed honour of being elected one of their Reprefentatives in Parliament. He retained a high fenfe of the favour which had been conferred on him, both as Chief Magifirate ti the City, and as one of its Reprefentativer. He wed to be judged of by his /pa actions, and not by any foolifh or idle profeffions which might be made by any body. The Livery fent him to Parliament in November laft— they had feen his actions.—" My public principles," laid he, " from my fir ft introduCtion into life, have confined of an ardent affection towards that grea t .and religious Sovereign who reigns over us (Bravo) an unfhaken attachment to our glorious Conftitution, a firm adherence to that fyftem of Government un• der which we live, the ben that the wifdom of man ever yet formed for the happinefs of a State.—(Out, ad ! fiddle:me ; Bravo ! jaid otkers)And I appeal to yourfelves, and I defile you to afic your own breafts, whether I have not done every thing in my power to fupport the privileges of the City of London ? 1 therefore flatter myfclf that you will do nse - the ho nour, a fecond time, to eled me one of your Repre tentative: ; and I will do the bell my humble abili. lities will allow, to ferve you. It is now neceffary that every good man fhould come forward and nand by his King and Country. Should the hour arrive, when we (hall have to alert, on Englifh ground, the rights of England againft a Foreign Delpot, my life (hall be at the fervice of my Country.—( Great ap plauji,) Mr. Alderman PRINSIT reflected with fatiJadien on his conduct in Parliament ; and offered it as a fpecimen of what might be expected of him in fu ture, fhould he become the object of the choice of the Livery of London to reprefent him—an honour to which he fhould alpire on the firft vacancy. Mr. Alderman LUSHINGTON then came forward in behalf of Mr. Alderman HAVIREY, wh..fe Hate of health was not, in the opinion of his phyficians, fuch as to admit of his appearance in public.— (Great Applaufe—without one diffenting voice.) He raid it was impoilible for him to prefent himfelf to the Livery without a lively recollection of the many favours they had bellowed on him; but his Rate of health had rendered it necefftry for him to retire from the toils of public life—He only came forward on behalf of Mr. Alderman Hankey.—(" Biavo Bravo bud? forth on the mentioning of that Gentleman': afte.")—" And every one who hears me (laid the • rthy Alderman) laments with me, that he is not Indent, in order to give to his caufe that favourable outlet which the flrength of his mind, the activity of his conftitution, and the energy of his expreflions I "td, d dn.—Gentlemen, your late Reprefentati v es aye very properly rendered to yon an account of their Cervices. I have to announce to you a new man; but fuch a new man as is well known to you all, and who is efleemed by you all : whole anceftors have filled, with dininguifheti honour, the molt dißingoiltred fituations in this great, opulent, and commercial City. They have handed down to you the molt exalted character ; and he facets honour even upon them. He not only jellifies in himfelf every thing that has been Paid to the credit of his *ocelots, but he improves upon their exalted cha. rafters. Mr. Alderman Hankey, Gentlemen, bas now the honour of foliciting your Mirages at this • , Elation • ' he afpire s, to tie dignity. of reprefenting you in Parliatnent ; bin, in his ' exertions of per?onal paying refpetts individually to a large and relpeEtable body of the Livery, he has fo exhatifted his health, that his phyficians declare they think he is not ably to appear before you to day without danger. What are the duties of a Member of Parliament ? The fit it is to pi-meet, and regard as ficred, our venerated Conftiturion. The fecond is, to refill. by all prac ticable means, every attempt that (hall be made to break dovin any of thole public principles by which that Conflitution is ttpheld. With regard to thefe two effential qoalifications of a Member of Parlia ment, Mr. Alderman Hankey is not inferior to any man in London ; as to your own immediate and direft interells, he is figulatly.well qualified to ',tote& them. Hellas been bred in the mercantile line; he underfiands thoroughly the true principles of com merce ; he knows the value of true et conomy, ks well as true energy in the diration of public affairs) he has had ,a liberal education, to which he adds great praelieal experience, by which his knowledge on the general affairs of the world is become con fummate ; and he is a man of the 1330 a indifpotable integrity. Although he is convinced of the neceffity of a vigorous profecution of the great conteft in which we are engaged, as the only means of arriving at an honourable termination of it, yet he is an enemy to the abufes which have crept into Come de partments of the State, and ;will be found ready to co-operate in meafures belt adapted to remove them. Such a man is Mr. Alderman Hankey, and fuch arc his claims to become a Member Of the Biatith Lev& lature, and to reprefent'the great City of London in Parliament—(Grrat applaufe.)—The Worthy Alder. man then obferved, that he knew the feotiments of Mr. Alderman Hankey were entirely againft that fyttem of taxation, which had a partial and oppreffive pretlure on the commerce of the empire—a fytlem which it was the immediate duty of the Reprefenta. tires of the City of London to refill. In a word, Mr. Alderman Hankey was both able and willing to ferve the City of London in the molt cottplcuous, moll honourable, and moll ttfeful fituation—that of its Reprefentative in Parliament." The names of the Candidates were then pot up, and the Sheriff. declared the (how of hands to have fallen on Mr. Alderman HA N X E T, Mr. Alderman Snaw, and Mr. Alderman Count, Mr Alderman Pales; Upon which a poll was demanded by Alderman Sir William Curtis. The greaten (how of hands certainly, and the greaten applaufe ally, were in favr.ur of Mr. Alder. man Hankey and Mr. Alderman Combe. At the clofe of the poll, however, the numbers were.— For Alderman Pant Alderman Cuaris Alderman HANlt ar Alderman SuAW Alderman Comag 171 167 1 54 148 124 WESTMINSTER. ELECTION. This morning, by eight o'clock * Covent•garden was a feene of tumult and confution, and the crowd was at leaft as great, If not greater than on any fdrmcr occafion. The Hollings began to fill „about nine o'clock— Mr. EtAtor, the brewer, was the firft candidate who appeared, and he was Witted by a tumultuous cry of ‘. No Brewers," Upti , ‘ Burdett for ever," wbich lalled until Mr. G nitrous; as the friend of Mr. PA UL L came forward and addreffed the..Elettors. Mr. Gluons Rated, that baying .underßood that Sir FRANCIS BURDETT WAS to be put in nomination, be thought it highly proper previouffy to detail a fcene of political ap rltaty and fraud which had been aged towards Mr. Paull by perfons calling themfelves the friends of Sir Francis Burden. Here the High Bailiff Rope Mr. Otssous from proceeding, by infiffiug that he had ruiright to (peak" until the hufinefs was regularly opened. About ten o'clock Lord Coc H RAN e appeared upon the Huffing", attended by Mr. WI LLOCIC, of Gulden fqoare, and Mr. RICHARDSON, of the Lottery Office. His Lordfhip was received with great applaufe, and attraded much attention from the fmiling compla cency, and good humour, with which he received the congratulations of the people: After the ufual forms had' been gone through, of reading the Proclamation, &c. by the High Bailiff, Mr. ADAMS, of Dean.ftreet, came forward, and in a few words nominated Sir FRANCIS BUIDITT as a Candidate.—( Loud applaufer.) Mr. GIBBONS then came forward, and again ad dreffed the Eledors. He witted now to give that explanation which he was formerly prevented from doing. He Rated, that after the refolution; had been paired at the Crown and Anchor, by a large body of the Eledors, porporting, that Sir. Francis Burden and Mr. Paull fhould be pot in nomination . jointly, a fmall number of perfons had waited until the meeting had difperfed, and then drew up refolu tion•, which they had publiihed, difapproving of the condo& of Mr. Paull, and fuggelling Sir Francis Borden as the proper Candidate. This was the po litical fraud and apoßacy he had to complain of.— [A mixture of applaufe and difapprobation here en• fued—fome cried " No Paull," and others " Burdett for ever !"] Mr. GRAHAM then put Mr. SHERIDAN in nomina tion as a Candidate ; but, from the tumult that en fued, we could only hear a few words of the (hurt addrefs he delivered. He recommended Mr. Sheri• dan as the true friend of his country, and the fup• porter of its liberties for twenty•feven years raft. Mr. Wittoca then propofed Lord COCHRAN, ' in an appropriate Ipeech. True merit, he (aid, needed no advocate. His Lordthip's brave anions, in the fervice of his Country, fpoke for themfelves. As to his political principles, he knew them to be truly independent ; but he would leave that part of his Lordthip's qualifications to be explained from his his own lips.—(loud applaofes.) Mr. RICH AMMON leconded the nomination. Lord COCHRAN, • then came forward, and was re• ceived with loud acclamations—lndeed the genuine and unaffeded good humour his countenance dif played, could not fail to gain him a patient hearing. To one of the populace who feemed anxious to inter. I rupt him, his Lordfhip obferved, " My good fellow, wait till you know me, and you'll be the bell friend I have here I" His Lordfhip then jumped out from the Huffing' and Banding forward upon the narrow wooden bar, which feparates the cooßables from the populace, addrelred theft in the following terms : Gentlemen, all I want is a fair hearing,,--(loud ioujii)—l don't want you to buy a pig in a pock— ! (here the loud la ug ht er and hwew e . the popalesee enter ! rived him for a few minute.)-If .you don't like me when you have heard me, whrefhen rejeft me at once. Gentlemen, had I not beanetonvinced that you were independent mai, I would not have the impudence to offer myfelf before you. " Gentlemen, I Rand upon the footing of pedal independence, unconnefted with any perfon what ever. Gentlemen, I'll tell you what I mean by the word independence—No man can be independent who is brought forward by any party, to vote for or againß any particular fet of men, without reference to neeafures. I fay, meafures and not men ought to be fuppcnted. Gentlemen, I am no puppet, let up to dance before you here by the Lords of the Trea fury, as you have too often feen.—[ Loud hu z z as.] — I am the friend of my country, and its Conftitution. I. am not even perfonally acquainted w ith a fingle one of his Majeßy's prefent Miniaers, and I only know a very few of the late Adminiftration. " You have been told, Gentlemen, that a Naval man is an improper Candidate : but did they know any thing about the fervice who told you fo They fhould have told you of other perfons who are unfit for being Members of Parliament, as well as Naval Officers. Is a puppy who delights to drive his cur rides and horfes over the necks of the people. a fit Candidate to rpprefent you in Parliament ?—tik. loud cry of No Brewers. No Dancing Puppies. No men that won't fight.]—Gentlemen, Is a fellow a proper Candidate to reprefent you, who fquares his month to tickle the ears of his hork—a fellow who, with the brains of an afs, delights to flourifh the guts of a beaft round (lie head of a brute, in order to pleafe the Ladies in Bond-greet ?—[Loud Laughter and hurtas, which lalled for leveret minutes.]—ls loch a creature fit to be- a Legiflator, Gentlemen ? No I'll be d—d if he is-l—f Loud Cheers.] " Now, Gentlemen, I'll tell you what my pre tenfions are ; and, as it rains very hard, I will not detain you long, although I could fpeak two hours; and 1 think you begin to like to hear me.—[Loud applaufes]. Gentlemen, lam not entitled to fpeak of my fervices myfclf, but I mean to pledge my paR conduit and charafter as a fecurity for the perform. ance of my promifes. "Gentlemen, I am an enemy to plunder, peculation, corruption, tyranny, and oppreffion, wherever it is to be found. I have been a long time kept at a dif tance from the feat of Government, in the fervice of my Country; and I did not know the fcenes of cor: ruption that were going on at home : but I am ac quainted, from Hitiory, with what the Conaitution was, in times of purity, and I (hall do my endeavour: to reftore it to that enviable [late. Gentlemen, I know that plunder and terrible abufes prevail in every department ; and it is not in the power of Members of Parliament, who have left the fervice for many years, to know praftically, as I do, the abufes in the Naval Department, of late years. "Gentlemen, it is the fame in the Military Service as it is at home: when an honeft man is put at the head of affairs, all goes on pretty fmoothly and fair ly ; but when a new Commander in Chief is appoint ed, of a different charafler, every thing falls back into its old Rate of plunder and corruption. One day there is oppreffion and tyranny exercifed, and the next day quite a contrary fyftem is adopted. " I base now a few words to fay about Members of Parliament. Gentlemen, you have heard much about reformation in Parliament ; but I'll tell you what will knock that bufinefs on the head at once. I am an enemy to all finecure placemen and pen fioners, and I with that the Bribery and Corruption Oath which is adminiftered to the Candidates at an Eleftion, was alfo adminillered to every Member of Parliament before he was allowed to vote on any queaion. Do you think, Gentlemen, that any Member of the Houfe of Commons would perjure himfelf, and vote with the Minifter, to obtain a dirty petition ?—[A loud cry of All, all, all!' from the Eleftors of Weaminfter.] " That may be. Gentlemen, but I declare, upon my honour, and take Goo to witnefs, that lam not one of that kind, and that I will be the firft, if I am returned to Parliament, to point out and hold up to the Public the man whom I fufpeft to be thus perjured.—[Loud huzzas.]—Now, Gentlemen, as a great deal has been faid about the King dif. miffing his (en rants, I think I have a right to fay fome thing about it too !—[Loud laughter.]—Do you think that Minifters would go to difmifs themfelves from their fine fat fituations ? If the King has not a right to difmifs his fervants, who the devil has ? Are we to wait till they difmifs themfelves ?—[Loud laughter]—Now, Gentlemen, I won't detain you any longer. I think I have faid enough to convince you that I come here on perfealy independent principles. I declare to Goo I am fupported by no party and no Miniller whatever, and I pledge myfelf to hunt down plunder, peculation, corruption, bribery, finecure placemen and penfianers wherever I can find them. [Loud and repeated huzzas]. And if his Majefty's prefent Miniaers d 3 not aft upon a fyftem of eco• nomy and oppofition to corruption and peculation, I hope his Majefty will have fpirit enough once more to difinifs them from his Prefence with the difgrace they will deferve " His Lordthip then retired, amid loud and reiterated (hoots of applaufe. Colonel R, •. of the W .ostasow, eflminflep Voluntet. _ then came forward and propofed Mr. ELLior, and that Gentleman afterwards made a fpeech which we undertlood to be an avowal of his principles, but the noife of the populace was fuch we could net dißinely hear a tingle fentence. Mt. G sox then addreffed the EleEtors. He main• coined that Mr. Paull had done nothing yet to forfeit the good opinion of the Eleitors of Weilminller, (loud applaufes.) He had watched his conduit Rep by Rep, (ince he firft came forward in the carafe of Wellmintter, and the refult was; that he confideted him a proper perton to reprefent that City in Parlia meat. He concluded by nominating Mr. Paull as a Candidate—[Loud Applaufes, and (bouts of" Paull for ever Pl. Mr. Gamsaw here aficed,if, Mr. Graaons had any authority from Mr. Paull hinsfalf, to put him in no. mination ? Mr. Gluons Paid the quettion was pre. mature. The ufual ceremony of a Phew of bands was then gone through, but in fuch a tumultuous manner, that it could not be accurately afcertained which were the , favourite Candidates, fo that a Poll was demanded by all of them, as wi believe in unuftially gheat thew of hands was made in favour of Lord Cocbrane. Mr. SHERIDAN arms not prefent on the Hollings when he was nominated. Mr. PAD LL's recovery becomes more anobtful e•e , s , day ; and it is now thought ti at am, ua• o wl.i he has hitherto rAfted. mat he retorted to. The Friends of Lord COCHRANE we 'evened to dine at Willis's R• ants, King-ftreet. St. James s, viri Satur day the ninth init.int at five o'clock. JOHN WI LLOCk, Efq. in the C.ait. Tickets. Iss. 6d. each, to be had at the Thatched lion& Tavern. St. jameesttrect; and if is 1 articularly rcquettcd thit Gealemen will apply for their Tickets !aura to 11101tOW night. that it may be known how many to provide for. There has been tome rioting at Liverpool. It was reported that Mr. Roscos's houfe had been burnt h T the mob. This is not a fsfl. Tne Riot Aft wAs read ; and Colonel WILLtAMSdN h d hi. horfe killed under him before the riot was qne Led. Several peo ple have been taken into cuftody. Mr. Roscoe has declined the contell. The t wo Candidates for Banbury we►e, Mr. NAM the banker s and the Right Hon. DVDLIT N9a rn The numbers, at the clofe of the pull, were, 9 and 9; of courfe there is a double return, and it is doubtful whether the Mayor can give a calling vole. Mr. CHM'Las ELI.u, fon in law of Admiral Sir Pm% rocsa, Bart. has declared himfelf a third candidate fur the county of Surrey. Sir CHRISTOPHER BaYN as, Bart.' has declared himfelf a Candidate for the County of Middlcfix. joHN STANITARTH. Efq. and Lord MAHON, were returned Members for Hull, and chaired on the sth infant. Members returned for Wefikury, on the 6th May, the Hon. EDWARD LASCRLLRS, fon of Lord Hete• wont), and GLYNN WYNN, of Lincoln's Inn, Efq. Jams s DouoLas, Efq. jun. of Orchardton, a ne phew of Sir W/4. DOUGLAS, (lams fur the Stewartry of Kiikcodbright. DEATH OF ALDERMAN HANKET. The Elation for the reptefentation of the City of London, which threatened as fevere a conteft as had ever been known, has found a termination as awful as it was unezpcdled. Mr. Alderman Haw mone of the Candidate, at the moment when he might be fup poled to be flufhed with the hopes of fuccefs, and when the faireft promifes of it were before him, has been called away from all the concerns of human life. He died of an inflammation in the bowels yefterday afternoon, at a quarter before fix o'clock. The firs fymptoms of his complaint appeared abort eight on the preceding evening, when he complained of great fatigue and extreme thira. He preferred wine and water to tea, which had been recommended to him, and felt himfelf fo refreflted for the moment that he aEtually propofed to proceed on his canvafs in the neighbourhood ; but that was only a Momen tary defign, which he foon found himfelf unable to execute. His diforder now increafed with an uncom mon rapidity. At an early period of yefterday afternoon, his approaching fate was announced to him, when he called for his four children, the tide& of •vhom is about nine years of age, and took an affedionate farewell of them. He married a Mitt ALEXANDRA. During his non illnefs, he was attended by Doc tors BAILLIg, BABINGTUN, YE LLowLy, and Mr. NORRIS, the furgeon. This catafiroAe occafioned a fcene of diftrefs in his family and commercial enablifiament, which prove the enimation in which he was held by thofe who were mutt intimately connetted with him ; while the re gard which had been !hewn him by his fellow citizens, and the honour that feemed to await him, are no flight proofs of his public virtues. Mr. HAN KEY was anzioufly canvaffing the whole of Tnefday, from fix in the morning until ten at night, and, by exertion and fatigue, caug ht the cold and in-. flamation in his bowels by which he loft his life. It was expefted by many, that, in confequence of the death Mr. HANECY, Mr. Alderman Panics, would have offered himfclf as a candidate; but fuch an eveni had not taken place when this paper was put to pre:. The poll continues open. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY 4. Sailed his Majeny's brig LaYBRITT, with a fleet under convoy, for Portugal.—Wind E. PLYMOUTH, MAY s. Came in the Pappenburgh galliot Frow Rebecca. Capt. La PILING, from Guernfey, in ballaft, detained by the SNAP Daacom privateer: The Hanfeatica, that arrived here yeflerday, was detained in this harbour by the BUSY privateer, and not the Port- Admiral, as it was reported—Mt:rims, of 18 guns, from a cruize; PINE Lops, of 32 guns, ditto. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6. Arrived the DIAMOND frigate, from off Havre; Hiram, Ddher, Recovery, Biddiford, Patriot, and Nautilous tranfperts, from Guernfey.—Wind S. DEAL, MAY 6. Sailed his Maki fhips VANGUARD, for Yar mouth; Ws:, for Sheernefc ; Mosckylvo, FamtLess, and PlllO4lll, on a cruize.—Arrived his Majeßy's (hips SATILLIT! and SBA -GULL, from a cruize, and remain in the Down's with the reit of the !hips, as per lalt. DOVER MAY 6. Sailed this morning, the chip Apollo, Capt. War.. TERS, of and for Hamburgh, with a cargo of rice, from Charledon; detained byithe BLAZiIt gun-brig fume time fence, and now ordered to Llndon, to fed her cargo, indead of going to her port of dellination. —We had a dreadful dorm lad night, of thunder. lightning, and rain; providentially no damage was done.—Wind S.W. and moderate. LLOYD'S LIST. GAAVZSIND, MAY 6—Patted by the Starling. Johnfnc, from Almeria; Two Good Sifters; Anna, Meyer; Young Joh°, Lap fon ; and the Fortune, Hope, from Tonningen.—.Sailed the Bro dant, Stol.h,for Norway; Attrea, Maxwell, and the JEfealaplus, Calling, for Rip; Mary Ann, Brittow ; and Adriatic, Boatbam, for Petal:burgh; Marquis of Kildare, Park, for Gottenburgh; Mary, Codd; and the James, Stark, for Elflitore. The Clothier. EDWARDS, from —, is captured and funk by a French privateer. The Lady Saumarez, TAIDIFF, frQM Sicily for London, is captured by a Genoefe privateer, and carried into Barcelona.