Star. — London, England, 1802-07-15 00:00:00

NEW PARLIAMENT. MEMBEk - i RETURNED. leibttry—Mirvis Tichfi,id. Hid lt Hon Earl C. Temple. lircc!...nckthir,— , ir Chad:, Alor;;.,o. (_~raiiar—U n luli Frce •rick Maciwiter—Frantic I anc i fq. C. Alley, Elq. Dog ialhire—W. Morton Pitt, rag. T J. Prawn,. Ffq. Lticcilcrilar..—G. A. K.7clt, I 1.. Sir Ltm. C. Hartoip. 5 % I vc Pr.L.Lr,q. km.ahaiißAinc, . . Cnyritr—Sir W. I Latiico.r, Chtte, : , onirrfit—Win Corr tiq Dickrrlcu , Ef q . T.witlock-I.ord •r• I:cer, hit zpa:tick. WiVocrtorre, 1 I. Latcrll , •.. •Mr Inajne, the C 01111411 4 ,1% ittarri.d for St. lets with Mr. Pr.., 1, ai.d not :4 k. C..:1):1, a, wirnicrly mciitfrin•d. Losnes.—V,:tierday nv,rning, at ten o'clock, the final nunil , eis on th.; City Poll (hated in nut parer of yvierday) were formally announced ; ;and this day the Sit:A-ills declared the following Gentlemen duly tleac,l: Harvey ChrUtLtn Comb,, Lig. Willi .m Curtis, rig. Ch.rlcs Price, EAI. Sir J. W. Andcrfon, Bart. WESTMINSTER EL kCT :ov.—At the dole of the Pull yefierday the numbers Road thus : Mr. Fox, :673 I Lord Gardner, 2434 I Mr. Graham,l69l. Mr. Fox congratulated the Elenors on their e x ertixts, having placed him at the head of the poll ; their kindnefs to him on this and every other nee:l -lion demanded his warmed thanks, and if the Eldlion went on, he mutt entreat the Eldtors to come forward with their votes, in order that he might (land, at the end of each day, at the head of the poll. Such a proof of his lull poireffing their former confidence was his principal object. Re ports had been circulated with refped to the ter mination of the poll—he was lorry, if they were untrue, that they Iliould have been fpread. His opinion was, that it had haled long enough, and the fooner it was put an end to the better for the City of Wellmin (ler in every rcfpeet—whoever was Ertl the caufe of terminating it would deferve the thanks of the City. Lord GARDNER attempted to fpeak, hut the po• pulace would nut hear him. He made his bow and retirci. Mr. GRAHAM laid he had offered to end the eontell on Friday, hut Lord Gardner would not comply. What could he ? He was unwilling to furrender the rights of the Eldtors, but at the fame time he fhould h.: lorry unneceffarily to keep open the poll. He trolled the Eleaurs mould to morrow enable him to Phew fuch a decided num. ber of votes in his favour as would juftify his con tinuing the Eleaion open. Mr. Fox obferved, that with relpeet to Mr. Gr aham's propolal to dole the poll on Friday, he for one was ready to agrea and fitht . eribe to it. The Candidates retired, and the lluttings, as ufual, opened as a Debating Society. Mr. SHAW, the Attorney, obferved that the Mi. chaelmas Vacation left Trim fully at liberty to attend to the bulinefs of his new Client, the Public—he had appeared upon the Hutlings every day fince the iffuing of the Writ ; (a laugh) he trolled the prefent caufe would terminate by the itylea being delivered to the Plaintiff, Mr. Graham. A decla ration of his fentiments had been publifhed, but fo full of mitlakes, erafures, and interlineations, that he demurred to it on the ground of variance. if, his demurrer fhould be overruled, he would file a I plea to the jurifdietion.—( Great appLaufe.) He had no doubt of the judgment being in favour of Mr. Graham ; and in fact, if it was poffible to enter tain a doubt of it, he fhould A dvife that a Venire de novo might be diremed to fuch of the Eleaors as had only polled once.--( Lead clapping of hands and plaughti.) Mr. LOWNDES mounted the Tribune, and kept his auditors in a foaking thower of rain for about half an hour. He drew a parallel between the comparative merits of Lord Gardner and Mr. Gra ham. The former he c,,ntidered unfit to have a feat in the Houfe of Commons, not only as he was an Admiral, but an Irith Peer ; on the contrary, Mr. Graham was a man who knew how to value things, and as St. Stephen's Chapel was to be en tirely new furnyhtel, it was impoflible to employ an Ilphol,Lr, whole talk could be more relied on.— (Huzza, bravo!) Mr, HAZLIWOOD (an Attorney) addreffed the populace. He fpoke in favour of Lord Gardner, and laid that he had no objeaion to Mr. Graham as an zfu&iaseer. [This word wa, grating to the mob.) He expatiated upon the Nina uality of his Lordfhip in paying his EleCtion Bills—fpoke of him as a good father, a tender hulband, and 3 re gular Churek.-go:r.—(Burjb of laughter.) Two or three perfons began to harangue at the fame time, fo that it was impollible to ditlinguifh what either of them laid : they continued their oratory even after the crowd had difperfcd. Having given this sketch of the new Weftminfier I,mm, we have only to add that, at a late hour tall night, Mr. GRAHAM, tieing Lord WILLIAM RussEez, and others, canvalling, from 'mule to houfe, in favour of Mr. Fox, and finding, as he flys in an advertifement, that he could nut refyl the tide of minillerial and private inter fl, DECLINED THS CON rksv, of which he gave immediate notice to the High Bailiff. Mr. Fox and Lord GitaDNER, are of cootie duly eleacd. But as this circumflance was not known to the Public, the cullomary crowd were in waiting this morning at the Hollings in Covent Garden, in exneaation of their day's amufement. At ten o'clock, however, the conflables withdrew from Hustings, and this of itfelf being deemed fa 16,:nt notice that theeleaion wasofer,the mob, im. niediattly proceeded to demolifh the wooden fabric . .vßich had conflituted the Huftings, appropriating t themfelves, agreeably to immemorial cuftom, whatever they could carry off. Nothing could' erceed and no language can deferibe the noire, th e hubbub, confusion, and uproar that enfued— hundreds o f perfons huzzaing, hammering, and car ying away boards and matting in every direc tion. In twenty minutes, there was not an atom °I the whole building left behind—a building which had taken feveral days in ertaii g ! sorry are we to add, that, by the tumbling in of the roof, many perfons were feverely bruized, and MIDDLESEX tetctioli.— About two or three minutes before four o'clock yellerday, the Sheriff: , defired that the poll might be clofed. At this tint( a number of Freeholders were coaring tip to vote for Sir FRANCIS Buankrr ; and in a manner it:- filled that their votes thould he taken —This affair produced a flight tumult, accompanied with loud cries of—iy.//, poll. The Sh.n-ifis at length yielded to the with of the populace, and permitted the poll to go on for ten minutes longer. At the dole of the poll the numbers were— Mr. Nfainwaring, i 659 I Mr. Byng, zoos I Sir F. Burdett, t 592 After the numbers were declared, it was expect ed that Mr. MaiNwaittNc v.ho had been on the hustings a little before, would have come forward to addrefs the people ; and the other Candidates for fome time delayed making their addrcfs with that idea. They were at length informed that Mr. MAINWALING had retired. Mr. BYNG then came forward, and Paid he beg ged leave to return his molt fincere and heartfelt thanks to the Freeholders for the honour they had done him in continuing to place him at the head of the poll. He mutt fay it was an honour not only the moll gratifying to his private feelings, but it was a public•mark of the approbation they en tertained for his public principles. He had at all times conlidered himfelf as delegated to Parlia ment to guard and preferve thole rights, liberties, and franchifes which the forefathers of thofe pre• feat had fought for as well as his own. They had , refathers as well as himfelf, who had fought and bled for thole principles that Hill exilled in the Conaitution, and which it was their duty to pro. test and hand cl,:wn to the remoter! pofferity.— ( Loud andineff nt plaudits.) He had only to hope that they wJuld perfevete in their efforts, and he entertained no doubt but that the contell they were then engaged in would ultimately be ferviceable to the Friends of Freedom. Sir FRANCIS Bu RDETT faid, he thould trouble the Freeholders only with a few words. He had, on the former day, told them that the Rate of the poll was altogether fatisfadory, but he had fence found that it was alll more fo than he thought it was, for by tome error, in looking over the books, and calculating the numbers, there were ten votes given to Mr. tvlainwaring more than he was en titled to, and which properly belonged to him.— But what was more important, he had now the fatisfaaion to obferve, that the comparative hate of the poll was much mute in his favour this day, than it was on the former day. He was there foie determined to perfevere in this contell as long as there remained any profpea of fuccefs ; becaufe he t. .o highly elleemed the good opinion and ap probation they were pleated to exprefs of him, to relinquifh thole tettimonies he had already expe rienced of their approbation, affection, and eileem. He mull again exprefs his forrow that his friends were that day precluded from the opportunity of coming up without interruption to the Millings. But he would not insult them by making an apo logy for this inconvenience. The lirtigle they were engaged in was not for him, but for them felves, therefore he would make no apology when he requelted that they would give their attendance at an ear) , hour on the following day. He was not dilcouraged by Itanding ib low upon the poll ; particulatly lo when he knew that he had that day nearly kept pace with his opponent. But what mull be more fatisfaftory to him than any thing elfe was, that from the general marks of elteem and affedion he had experienced, he had reafon to blieve that if he could poll the hearts of his Conn. Vymen inftead of their Freeholds, he should be Pure of being ultimately luccefsful.—Great afrplaufe. When Sir FRANCIS retired from the Hustings, the mob as ufual took the horks from his carriage, and drew him through the town to his inn. Mr. BVNG was greeted with every fentiment of refped. His band of intik, like the ancient play ers of Greece, were conveyed in a large cart, fitted up with feats for their accommodation. We are extremely lorry to learn, that no former had the candidates taken leave of their friends, on their return to London, than the mob, who had collefted on the way the proceffion came, began (hewing their difapprobation of Mr. Ma tuwaat ttc's cattle, by huffing and hooting his friends, who were at a public inn. The conilables potted round the houfe endeavoured to difperfe them, by perfuading them to return into the town, and to their home ; but finding perfitalion in efl'eEtual, and having met with borne ref& ance, they proceeded to blows, and many a flout countryman was prefently levelled by the blows from their truncheons. The number of conflables and police officers at this fpot could not be lefs than two hundred, who fucceeded for a time in dirperfing the mob. But this was only a tempo rary ceflation of hoftifities ; they prefently re turned, bidding defiance to the Civil Power, hav ing armed themfelves with bludgeons, and flakes taken out of the neighbouring hedges. They in fitted they had been ill ufed, that one of their com panions had been nearly put to death by the con. ttahles, that many more had been feverely bruifed, and they demanded redrefs. At this moment a mach was Peen driving off with a man who had been fccured in the firft affray. The mob inliantly attacked it, with a view to refcue their companions when the police officers jumped out, drew their cuddles, and, affilled by many others, began to cut away among the mob, and, in a few feconds, num bers were wounded; and others fecured, while the greater part threw down their bludgeons and ran acrofs the fields. Many were purfued and, taken, and afterwards conveyed away in coaches, not withflanding the tears and intreaties of their wives and friends, who bad by that time arrived at the kene of affirm. A number of other riots took place, in conk quence of the height to which party diltinCtions were carried, infomuch that no perfon, wearing the colours of Mr. MAINWARING could pars through the town without moleftation. In conk. yuence of this, the principal part of his friends wore the favours Of Mr. Brno, and polled under that protection. A figure was hung up in the town adorned with Mr. MAINWARING'S colours, and afterwards ..1 .... • • pular epithets bellowed on that gentleman and his condo& KENT EtEcTurs.---We were etril.led yeaerday ro !late the rtfult :if the first day's proceedings at Pennenden Heath. We shall now add a few pat ticulars—A!mr. ten in the morning Sir EDWARD KS* IrCIA BULL and Sir WILLIAM GLARY appeared on horfeback, at the head of a large body of their refpeaire friends, 'with flags, mufic, &c. The latter was mull muneroufly attended, and cordi• ally cheered. The Blues were in much greater Ilrength than either, and feetnek.l all to take the deep:it interell in the caufe they had efpoufed. —Their illitarinus head did not come out fo early. The poll immediately commenced. The pinks and oranges had taken poileflion of all the avenues to the Huaings, and during the early part of the day the two Baronets were confidera bly a head. About twelve o'clock the Heath was one of the &lea fights ever belfeld. Betides the immenfe number of coaches and poll-chaifes, there was a vat multitude of people of the first Edition in open carriages, or fauntering about on foot. The fun was bright, and every thing wore the afpeti which the French exprefFvely call riant. A black cloud, however, fuddenly appeared, and in a few minutes one of the molt violent fhowei s of hail and rain fell ever remembered. The fan ation of the ladies was moll deplorable. From the finenefs of the morning, they had dreffed chiefly for the fame motive as their mother Eve, and im mediately this purpofe was almoft completely de feated. Their muflin being foaked with the tor rents of water which fell, adhered in a manner not more flattering to the fymmetry of their form, than diltretling to their modelly.' It was found neceffary to fufpend the poll above an hour. The Huftings were unable to exclude the wet, and ' (landing at the bottom of the Common were loon furrounded with a large (beet of water. 'After the florm had fubfided, a Deal-boat hove in fight, bearing the Union Flag; and eight or ten •others, chiefly blue. Upon a nearer view, it appeared that fhe was drawn by fix bodes, and filled with Blue:. Upon each fide were written the words, " DEAL PLUMPERS." She failed about with great majefty in the neighbourhood of the Huftings, till Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL became fo chagrined at the huzzas which were railed, that he infified on the Sheriff removing her to a diflance, under the pretence that his friends were prevented from getting up. About four, firs Sir EDWARD, and then Sir WILLIAM, paraded in great !tile, and their adherents began to triumph in the idea that they would be left in undifputed poffeflion of the Heath ; but the Blues had filently withdrawn to wards Maidflone, and they now appeared in molt prodigious itrength, with a carriage in the midi of them. It was immediately announced that Mr. HONYWOOD was approaching, but thole who had, with not lefs generolity than delight, fondly dwelt upon the idea of his being in a very bad Rate of health, refaitely refuted their affent, and maintained that this was merely an attempt to dupe the multitude; that the carriage was occu pied by a fuppofitious Filmer Honywood, and that the proceffion, after making the round of the Common, would immediately return to Maid ftone. Neverthelefs, in about a quarter of an hour, to their great conflernation, FILMER Hon Y wooer appeared in front of the Huftings. So pow erful was the impulfe, that many were thrown off their guard, and hats with hoftile favours were feen waving in the air. Sir E. K. and Sir W. G. both very politely went up, and (hook him by the hand, and the three Candidates, with great teem ing cordiality, fat down together on the fame bench. The mob now began to exercife their pri vileges, and while they exclaimed Itoutly in favour of Mr. H. Paid many things, particularly to Sir E. K. which under their licence are fcarcely to be notified. They called out, "No Popery," "No Inquilition, you old Inquilitor." " Who has got Sir EDWARD'S fpeech on the Hop Bill r To quiet their impatience to know the Rate of the poll, a Gentleman from the Huitings obferved, " Do, give the Sheriff time, you know there were feve. ral blunders committed hall Eledion." " .4 very Ad blunder, indeed!" exclaimed a fellow with a hat like a barber's bafon. This farcafm met with won derful applaufe. The Worthy Baronet preferved a fmiling countenance, which ought to have dif armed their petulance. His politics alone ought to be confidered ; and if it is worthy in the Free holders of Kent to be reprefented by a man likely always to fide with the Minifter of the day, we do not know that their choice could fall upon a fitter man that Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL. The num- I hers being announced, Mr. HON YWOOD being at the head of the poll, of courfe fpokc &ft. While he feelingly returned thanks for the unbounded attaehMent ;hewn to his own perfon, he, with great delicacy, exprefled his difitp_probation of the treatment experienced by Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL, obferving, that the choice of the freeholders was free ; that every man had a right to afpire to the honour of becoming the objet of it ; and that while ufing the legiti mate means to enfure fuccefs, he was entitled to refpea and civility. He declared in a manly tone that his principles were too well known, and had been too long tried, for it to be at all neceffary for him to Rate what they were, or to profefs his determination to adhere to them. The Freehold ers of Kent knew, that in the principles of free dour he had lived, and that in the principles of freedom he would die. —[Loud barfir tf applauji fur /reeled each other fir fever al minutes.] He earneftly exhorted his friends to continue their exertions, that he might remain in the enviable fituation in which they had that day placed him. He had given up all thoughts of public life, but the call of his friends was fo Rrong as not to be retißed, and if he should have the honour to be returned, he fhould dedicate the remainder of his days to the fervice of his conitituents and of his country.— [We can convey no idea of the manner in which this act drefi was received.] Sir W. GEARY laid, that as an independent man, unconneaed with any party, and refolved never to fwerve from his - principles, he offered ttimfelf to the choice of his Fellow-Freeholders..--. ..1•• • P • • the conteft. But from all pans of the county he had the warmer ailtrances of lbpport, and he had n 1 doubt whatever of proving fitecef;ittl. Hs was heard with great attention, And confiderable ap filet:ceded. Sir EuwAttn KNATCHRULL, after thanking his worthy ciAleague (lb he called Mr. FL) for his rematk , upon the duty of Electors, oh!erved, that though he was at the bottom of this day's pr.ll, he was iefolved to perfevere as long as lie had a rea fonable hope of ftiecefs. He by no means wifhed ,to keep the c:ainty unnecelfatily wai: irr . ); there, but he law no rcafon yet to dcfpond. V.'hatever fhould be the event,he fhould never cePfe, iit put). lie and in pi iv tte, to treat the Freeholders of Kent with ref; ea, and he hoped that he fhould ever meet with a fuitable re:uin. Sir EDWARD met with no interruption. The three plrlies then filed off in different di . reflions, and having paraded the greets of Maid 11one, peaceably difperfed for the night. Notwithganding the wrenching of Tnefday, raft crowds of fpeFtators,particularly females, were yef- tcrday pouting in from all corners of the county, and there were more booths on the heath than the day before._ At the dole of the poll ye(erday evening at eight o'clock the numbers were— -lUr FILMER HONYWOOD, Erg. - 2355 Sir WILLIAM GLARY 2299 Sir EDWARD KNATCHIMILL - 2 194 BOSTON.—At the clofe of the Poll for Boadn, the numbers were, for William A. Madoets, Efq. - - 3SS Thomas Fydell, hfq: - - - 3 i6 Colonel Ogle - - - - Ins Coy ENTRY ELECTION.—The Eleftion being car. ried on by Ballot, leaves the contea open to the laa day. At the dole of Tuefday's Poll, Mt. JEFFRRYS, Captain BARLOW, And Mr. BIRD were equal; Mr. MOORE was (even votes behind. All the London voters are gone down. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.-At the dote of the Poll on Monday the 12th ink. the numbers were, • For Lord C. Manners - 194 1 Hon. C. Yorke 1 4.35 T. Brand, Efq. - . - 559 Adjourned. _ 1101.011GH OF LUDLOW.—On Monday the sth inft. came on the Ele&ion for this Borough, when the former Members, the Hon. ROBIAT and RICPURN PAYNE Kwiuisr, Eiq. were unani. moufly chofen. BOROUGH OF MONTGOMERY.—On Tuefday the 6th came on the Eleetion for this Borough, when the old Member WHITSHED KEENE, Efq. whohad reprefented that Borough for upwards of 28 years, wets chofen. The numbers at the clofc of the poll were, for W'hitthed Keene, Erg. IS) Lieut.-CoL Coekburne, (Lord Hereford's fon in law) at Majority - 41 BOROUGH OF BISHOP'S-CASTLE.—On Mondat IA the long contelt for this Borough ended in fa vour of WILLIAM CLIvE, Efq. and Colonel Ro- BINSON, (Lord CLIVE'S brother in law). The numbers at the dole of the poll were, for . _ William Clive, Efq. - Ss - Colonel Robinbo - - - 7 0 Richard Batcman Robfon, Efq. - 59 John Charlton lUnchant, Efq. - 44 BOROUGH OF MINEHEAD.—The Eleetion for the Borough of Minebead doted, after the (harp& conteft (which lafted five days) ever remembered in that town, when Mr. LUTTRELL and Mr. PAT. Tssow where declared duly eldted. Towards the dole of the Poll, an old Ele&or came forward very unexpedtedly, and addreffing the returning Officers Paid—" Gentlemen, being diffatisfied with men and mature:, I propofe PETRIE CAZALET, of Wimbledon, in Sorry, Efq. and DAVID WALTERS, of Clapham, in the fame coun. ty, Efq. to be Candidates for reprefenting this Borough in Parliament, and demand a Poll." Which being feconded, thirteen Eleaors were polled for each of the new Candidates—a petition is of courfe intended. CITY OF EDINBURGH.— Monday the Right Ho nourable HENRY Dusoas was unanimoully elated Member of Parliament for this City. After the election was declared, Mr. Do NDA F., in an appro priate fpeech, returned thanks to the LORD Pao vorr, Magidrates, and Council, for the honour they had done him, in again returning him Mem ber for the City. The days of election of Reprefentatives in the enfuing Parliament for the following places are thus fixed, viz. Edinburgh (County) - - July 24 AN:rat:claire - - - - 23 Bauffihire Dumbartonthire - - - - —23 Fifeihire - 26 Klncaciinelhire - - - Lanarkfhire Invernerefhire . - - Auguft 3 The elation of a Member of Parliament for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is fixed for the 23d infant. Mr. Fox and a large party of friends dined yef terday at a public dinner, at the Shakefpeare Ta vern, where fuccefs to Mr. BY NG and Sir FRANCIS BURDETT was drank with loud applaufe. Capt. STRATFORD (tarts for the County of Wick low, and, it is fuppofed, will carry it. Colonel VEREK ER comes in unoppofed for the City of Limerick. The Conteft at Oakhampton is extremely vio lent. On Friday laft all the windows in the town were broken. On Saturday laQ, SAMUEL THORNTON, Efq. took the ufual oath, and was admitted an honorary brother of the TrinityHonfe, Hull. Lord SOMERVILLE iS returned to town, faft re covering. expeEted duel, of which we have heard fo much, took place on the aoth ultimo, but Prince Suaom did not fight with the Path General GI Etmar ; he meafured himfelf againit a young man, faid to be the Chevalier de SAX!, and received a fword wound in the arm. It is faid that Prince CZERBATOFF is arrived at the frontiers of Bohemia, alfo to fight a duel with the .• . _ irl