Star. — London, England, 1802-07-30 00:00:00

NE, PARLIAMENT. MEMBERS RF.TURNErk yearn. Catinty—air R. Milbanke, Mr. Barden. Middkfa-.Georo Byeg. Efq. Sir P. Barden. Niftiness x ELE c r ton.—Tlie polling began yet: terday morning at eight o'clock. In the early part of the day nothing material occurred. except t hat of an unitfual number of parlous having conic to vote for Sir FRANCIS Bottum Among them was an old man, who had 101 l the ufe of his limbs He was carried on the (boulders of fiinse gentlemen up to the place of poll. Mr. Sunman brought three freeholders out of Surrey about two o'clock. The whole of the votes given yefterday for Sir haws were found, unditputed ones. Mr. Mane 'AßUN° polled a (bong number yefterday: he did sot give up without a firuggle ; but finding himfelf beaten, he at one o'clock, with a number o f friends, retired from the Hollings, and walked through Brentford unmolefted. Mr . Serjeant TISTSR, and others of his friends, remained on the Huftings, queftioning the votes till the lath— We are stored two hundred votes for Sir FRANC' s remained onpolled,when at three o'clock the books were doled. The tin:paled fuccefs of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT on the poll of Wednefday, coming within fourteen of hi, intagonift, roofed many Freeholders, who, th into g his caufe delperate, would not give thennel yes the trouble of voting. The hackney coaches in his employ were not fufficient to convey one half cif them from London, and it was hardly pollible to find a place either infide or outfide a (loge going to Brentford. The crowd about the Hollings was much greater than on any day fence the Elation began. The favours of Sir FRANCIS and Mr. Br N o appeared in great abundance; thole who could not obtain favours, hoitled fprigs of laurel for the Baronet,and a large marigold flower (orange colour) for BTNG. Not leis than to.ooo perfons were in the large fquare before the Hut - . tang, and when the fun (hone, the ribbons, the laurel, and marigold flowers, which were very numerous, *littered moft beautifully. Several carriages, with Ladies, were in the ground, and come hundred horfemen. About too perfons climbed tip on the trees in front, which were load ed with fpedators peeping out from among the branches. The fcene was altogether a very grand one; whenever Sir FRANCIS appeared, he was fa lined with loud acclamations. At three o'clock the poll was finally doled. The Sheriffs then came forward—and Mr. BUR euELL. the Under Sheriff, told the Freeholders that they were called on to chafe fit and proper perfons to reprefent them in Parliament : that a poll was afterwards demanded. at the final cies& of which the numbers were, Mr. Byng, 38 4 8—Sir F. litirdett,3lo--Mr. Malawaring,s936 From this ftatement it will appear that Sir F. Be It MT T had a majority on the whole of the poll Of 271 votes. After a pante of lonic time, Mr. Bottom!. spin addreffed the Freehnldr.rs, and Paid that the majority of votes having appeared to be in favour et GtoPtos Brooch Efq. and Sir FRAhCPS BUR.. dirt, Burt. the Sheriff. declared.them to be duly elected as Knights to fern in Parliament for the Comity of Middlefer. This declaration was followed by loud and in teffaut Atoms of applaufe, clapping of hands, ice. A pante of near quarter of an hour enfued, sad at lift the Cryer defired the people to depart awl give their attendanceagain on a new fummens. The two new Members then came forward in front of the Huffing:. Mt. Bona raid he mull return the Freeholders his moll grateful thanks for the attention and zeal they had manifeßed, during the whole of this long and arduous conteft, to fecure his re-eleElion, and place him in. the high and enviable &nation of being at the head of the Poll. He felt more gra tified by this honour, becaufe out of 3848 Free holders who had polled for him, not one of them was compelled to give his fuffrage—not one of them voted for him through fear of fufiaining any injury, or from hopes of receiving a reward. They gave their fuffrages only from their approbation of his pail conduit; and from a firm reliance, that during the remainder of his life he fhould perfe vere in the fame line. From the earlieft period of his life lie had felt it a molt abfurd thing to fup pole that one human being could be exalted above his Fellow Citizens for any other purpofe except that of (crying the Public. In voting for him the Freeholders knew that, if at any time during the IA nine years, they had felt the prelTure of pub lic burthens, it was not in confequence of any vote of his they did In. In every charaller in which he had aged, whether as a Magifirate, a Landlord, or a Member of Parliament, he had uniformly aecd for the good of the people—(lord etp/aufe. ) Sir Fs/1101 BURDETT obferved, that the exer ry,ns of the Freeholders had at length placed him a iltuation to which, when he confidered the in dtpendent fpirit of that County, he never doubted bat that he &fluid have been railed. He mull now, as he had all along done, exprefs his admi. ration of the whole of their condo& during this revere and unprecedented conteft. The good fenfe /Icy had manifelled, the peaceful and orderly de. nwanour they had obferved, and the refpetiful Y.Aviour they had (hewn to every Officer whom :he Laws and Contlitution of this country acknow edged, were highly deferring of the approbation every well-wither of the Country and of its f"rtedom. This condu& on the part of the Free b..iders was a complete anfwer to all the look ca lumnies that had Axel out of the polluted mouths f.f the %Ito had been the hirelings of the late corrupt, profligate, cruel, and tyrannical Admi mifiration--an Adminiftration whole with it had been to rcprefent the people as irrational, Ikea !toys. and ungovernable in any other way, except by a rod of iron ; and this was done in order to peciihite and npprefs them at will ; in order to If 'fit their voice for the fake of preferring their own tvickeilly•obtained emoluments. It would be invi ?ions aid unneceffary in him to contrail the con duit of the independent Freeholders with that of their revilers and opponents. Let the public jtuNe between them, and lure he was, that in the pubic opinion they would come off as triltorions and tri umphant a. they had now in thia virtuouflyperfe vered in flingle. He thonght it neceffary to throw out, for the reflation of the Freeholders and people, an idea of the degrading domination which the country coffered from the unitfital and almoft unlimited powers exerciiia by the Magiftracy of the country. They lbould retie& whether after this Elettiton it would not be necerary to confider of the bell means of checking this unbridled Ma giftracy, which for nine years had been in the habit of exerciling powers contrary to the laws, and incontinent with the conaitution and fafety of the country? Oh this occafion he felt the prefent to be the proudell moment of his life, hecaufe he felt the i approbation of the people as the reward of his pub lic condue, after he had placed himfelf upon his country for its judgment. In the curdle of his I Parliamentary ditty, he had, even in times that I were conlideied dang erous , made his conceptions of public g oo d th e only rule of his public conduit, and therefore it was a matter of pride to him to I reflex, that inch a conduit had carried him Cafe through every difficulty, and at haft gained for him the cite= of the independent Freeholders of that County. In the refult of the prefent conteft there was fomething to intimidate the bolder! Ad miniftration, and rarain them from committing aas of oppreffion : and it held out to the people a hope, that they fhonld get rid of that fyltem of torture, and clofs and fecret imprifonment, known only during the laSt wicked Administration ; that they might by loyal and conliitutional means get rid of this frightful blot in the chhraCter of the country. Various charges had been made againft him and the Freeholders during the progrefs of the elation. His enemies had vat ted their charges in fuch a manner, as proved them to be Utitious and unfounded. He was now repref,:nted as being too much attached to the multitude, and too great an advocate for the doettine of Equality. With re - (pea to that charge he had only to fay, that who ever was equally devoted with him to the caufe of liberty, he lhould acknowledge that perfon not only to.be his equal, but his friend. (This fpeech was received with the londed applaufes.) TheCandidateshavingeoncluded their addreffes, the ufual ceremony of chairing . the triumphant Members commenced, and it is impoffible to de fcribe the bruits of acclamation, and (pink of en thutiafm with which this was done. Both chairs were decorated fo fully with laurel that the feat became an alcove, Sir FaaNcts's chair was alto dreffed round with dark blue filk, in feftoons, and was carried on the (boulders of fix men. The proceffion then formed ; tirß a lime of men on horfeback, with haves, and rallies of light blue and orange (Bvwc's colours); next a light blue flag and an orange flag, with " BYNG" on them; klyso's band of mnfic in an open wag gon ; then came fir Faascis's proceffion, cenfift big of four dark blue flags, with " No Mile." carried by men en horfeback ; and a band of mufic in an open waggon ; marrow bones and cleavers, About twenty ; then the two Candidates in their chairs, carried fide by fide. In this manner the proceffion paired down to the market place, and wcftward t i Brentford bridge. At this time, about a quarter pall row, one of the heavieft (bowers fell, ever witneind. Sir FRANCIS put on a great coat, and both Members hoifl ed umbrellas. The procerGon then N(1 (' through Old Brentford, when the Members got into their carriages; the populace took the holies from them, and drew them along, all the other parts of the procellion continuing the fame. At Kew Bridge the mob It'll drew the carriages on, and all the way to London. Another party tail the carriages at Hammerfrisith turnpike, and drew them to Town, the Brentford party returning home. The road from London to Brentford was, on both fides, nearly lined with carriages, having parties wilhing to congratulate Sir FaaNcis, and join in the tri umph. In Brentford, the proceffion formed a Bring of carriages more than the length of the town ; but, at Kew Bridge, it began to accumu late, till, when it came to Turnham-green, there were four lines of carriages, all moving towards Town in flow proceffion ; for thole who drew the . Members carriages only walked, and that (lowly, 1 occalionally flopping. As at Kew Bridge, there was a ftoppage and loud huzzas at the Pack boric, Turnhamgreen. Again at Mrs. Rein's, on this tide of Tumham•green: this Lady has a very handfome detached houfe ; the pillars of the portico were encircled with wreathes of laurel and orange, the balcony and front of the houfe drefred out with ftreamers of dark blue ribbons, flags, &c. Mrs. Bti.D herfelf and child flood in the open win dow, reaching down to the floor, waving her hand kerchief, bowing, and Saluting the carriages as they paired. This Lady, we underftand, was a very eager and fuccefsful canvaffer for Sir FRANCIS. In many of the molt refire,ftable houfes in Turn ham green, Hammcrfmith, and Kenfingtnn, par ticularly in the two former places, the windows were filled with beautiful well-clrefred women, whe continued to wave purple handkerchiefs and rib bons as the proceffion paired : and Come of the lets poliffied damfels vociferated from their windows, " Burdett for ever, and No Utile ' " while num bers of boys had figures like a Guy Faux, hanging from poles, from which were alio furpended pieces of chains, old tin faucepans, and bones. A large device of this kind was carried by a fellow who. fat on the top of one of the coaches ; another fel. low,in a fimilar fituation, had in his hand a figure which lie continued to flog, as if he was the exe cutioner ; and betide him fat another fellow with a mark on his face, ate a parcel of chains in his hands. On the wall, at the back of Hammerlmith terrace, on this fide Searle's Boarding.fchoid, a gibbet was crated with the effigy of a pel fon gibbet was ereëd with the effigy of a pcifon hatiging, and underneath a trials of haw. In the ground behind the wall a falure of cannon was fired as the members paired,and fire was let to the truts of Maw to confume the gibbet and effigy.— Various other curious things were carried, betides branches of laurel, on the ends of poles, and dif ferent forts of Hags; among which, we noticed a key on the top of a pole. The key was three feet long, and. it was called the key of the Mile.— Upon entering Hammerfmith a fecond moll heavy and L foaling flower fell. The foot-pallingers, hitherto pouring along in crowds that choaked the road, now fcampered into the heft cover; hedges, 1 walls, houfes, Ike. that they could find. All the outfide paffengers, and thole who did not take filcher, were wet to the fkin. On tome of the coaches were men with barrel organs, which they played incelfantly; others were covered with green branches. The men and women who fat out fide were all drenched in wet, but that did not prevent them from pining in the general acclamation. At this time four Brings of carriages continued 'moving (lowly along the road, fometimes walking a (hon dillance, and then flopping a few minutes. In theft Itoppages, many a pole of one coach ran into the back Fianna' of the coach before it, in confequence of flopping fuddenly. Much jockey fhip and content alto took place among the drivers, thofe who were not in the beft ranks wilting to cut into others, and coaches fometimes napping when the line moved, occafioning thereby a thug gle to recover or get into the line. Thefe four lines of carriages, when they left Kew bridge, were three miles long, and carriages were con. ftantly falling in as the proceflion moved on, till at loft the whole road from Hammerfmith to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S houfe, was choaked up with them. How many hundreds or thoufands there were, we (hall not attempt to fay; but on no other occafion, we believe, was there ever fuch a num ber collected together ; they confined of hackney coaches, poll choices, gigs, buggies, and feveral priiate carriages. There was a great number of gigs, with perfons who took a ride out to fee the proceffion, and afterwards joined it ; but they did not find it very commodious travelling. Many accidents happened on the road. We law one Lady thrown out of a gig, which the was driving in'Brentfo . rd: but,except being covered with mud, and much frightened, the was no otherwife hurt. Two ladies were ovcrfet in a gig, in Hammer fmith, but they were very little hur t. The fplin ter bar of a curricle was broke at Kenlington ; bot no one could be hurt, as the horfes could not run away, they were fo clofely locked up in the pro ceflion. In moving from Holland Houfe to Ken fington, about a third of a mile, one hour was (pent. Sir Faattels flopped at the pothliclonfe, from which the girl threw tome mortar at Mr. Marawaairro. On the whole, we never witneffed fo large an affemblage of perfons on any fimilar occafion. Having thus far traced the progrefs of this ca valcade, [ we will content ourfelves with briefly de. fcribing its entrance to the Metropolis, which it reached at eight o'clock. The whole of Knightf. bridge, Hyde Park Corner, and Piccadilly, as far as the houfe of the Member elect, exhibited an in congruous mars of people inticed by euriofity. Every window was filled with the refpeaable fa milks who inhabit that part of the town,who hailed the Baronet and triumphantly waved their hand kerchiefs in the air. The greets, in every direkion, were fairly crammed with perfons, and lined with carriages. The brow of the Green Park, which overlooks Piccadilly, weftward, was covered with people, and at Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S you might have walked upon their heads. There could pot be left than thirty thoufand perfons between Kniohtf. bridge and the top of St. James's-fireet. Molt of them waited three hours to fee the proceflion come in, which it did about eight o'clock. The acclamations refounded like thunder as Sir F.came up. The Proceflion !lopped oppofite Sir FRAN. era's houfe, and cheered. It alto (lopped epp r ate St. James's palace, Carlton.houfe, and Mr. CouTTs's houfe, in the Strand, and cheered. In deed, it flopped at a great many houfes all the way and did the fame. The equeftrian Rattle at Charing Crofs was decorated with laurel. The fireets from Sir FRANCIs's houfe to the Crown and Anchor, were lined with people waiting hours to fee the proceflion pats. Mr. DIME, the Statio ner, made a triumphal arch, or rather two fel: toons, acrOfs the Strand, from his houfe to Exeter 'Change, of laurel, with a medallion, having written on it, " Vox Populi." Here the proceflion flopped and cheered. , It was very dark before it reached the Crown and Anchor, fo that the per lons in the Strand had a bad fight of it. Sir 1 FRANCIs and his Friends went to the Crown and Anchor to dinner.. _ Notwithttan '''' the immenfe concourfe of people, who affembled in various parts, not lefs than 100,0Q0 in the whole, to fee this proceffion, the general enthu fi afm dif played, the crowd and jarring of carriages, we neither heard of any fe , rious accident happening, or of any tendency to riot being betrayed. Many perfons were in liquor on the road, and fell in the mud ; tome fell off coaches, but none were ferioufly hurt. Very few carriages efcaped receiving tome flight injury. A 1 few people collated before Mr. MAINWARING'S houfe at night, but apparently from curiofity, and on the appearance of tome police officers, they , retired. Between the New Church and Temple bar, near the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in Pic cadilly, and in tome of the principal Rivets weft ward, moll of the houfcs were illuminated. Sir R. FORD attended at Bow-beet to a late hour ; all the police-officers were in waiting. The Guards, and feveral volunteer corps, were in readinefs, but every thing ended fo peaceably, that not even a police officer was tent out on any extraordinary fervice. Parties of the populace continued ringing about the greets till paft twelve o'clock, when the ufual tranquillity of the night returned. We con fefs our furprife, after the appearances of the day, that no firkins accident or flight tumult occurred. LLANDILO, JULY 27.—At length I am able to confirm the accounts which I have at different times given to you of the ultimate .fuccefs of the popular Candidate. The reds having nearly ex haufted themfelves, and their tricks baffled and expofed, the firength of Mr. Paxrou begins to thew itfelf. He is this day 44 ahead upon the poll, the higheft majority on any oie day's poll fince the firft. It is impotlible to give you any adequate idea of the frantic demonftrations of joy , exhibited here by people of all ranks. The pop• lace, including many refpatable Freeholders, could 1 not be prevented from drawing him in his carriage from his houfe in this place for a confiderable way on the road towards Middleton Hall, his refidenee near this town. It will be a hard-run thing, though the erertions and exultatio n , of the and the delpair:and dullnefs of the R e ds:dile:: con tribute to alllitt Mr. i'sx•row of a vjaory. lhe Iltuggle has been particularly handling and dif ficult to him, hut his tirmnefs, and the zeal and perfeverante of his friends, who ennwrite the greaten part of the C ty, in property as weii as indepsndence, leave no doubt ofhis !need's, even though a lertniny lhould be granted, and which (though the whole poll has been a ferntint•) probably be the cafe, if the Reds flionhl be b ,, id enough to demand one. The Eledian. it is thought, will not clofe before Saturday.—You, (hall hear from me again. Numbers upon the wl.ole poll, Tenth ay . / For]. H. Williams, Efq. rz 96 W. Paxton, Efq. oi 2 —Acl. S3B DURHAM COUNTY ELECTION, JULY 28.—This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Freeholders in the interelt of Sir R. MILBANK r, met at Hoult's Inn ; and the friends of ROWLAND BURDON. Efq. at Shelton's, from whence they proceeded in bodies to the County Court on the Place Green, for the purpofe of elating thole two Gentlemen, whole nomination had been approved of at the County Meeting, on Thurtday laft, as Members for the County. The High Sheriff having opened the Court, and the writ being read, Sir JOHN EDEN recommended to the Freeholders Sir RALPH MILBANKE, who was feconded by Mr. BAKER. Sir RAL►H MILNANKE, addrefling the EleCtors, thanked them fur the handfolne manner in which they had (hewn their attachment to him, by join ing in one unanimous voice to de& him again one of their Reprefentatives in Parliament, and pro mired to the utmnft of his power, to promote the interefts of the County, by giving every poffible fupport to its trade and commerce. Mr. RUSSEL next propofed Mr. Beistxiii, which was feconded by Mr. ORD. Mr. &ricotta then came forward, and addreffed the Freeholders to neatly the fame purport he had done on the day of no mination; adding, that Amid they de& him a Reprefentative for the County, he Mould again prove that he was worthy of their confidence. Sir H. WlLLiamsom then enquired if there was any other Gentleman to propofe? No reply being made, he declared that Sir R. MILBANK B and R. Bo anott,Efq. were the two Gentlemen duly de led. Two Chairs were then brought to the Count door, and the Members were carried round the Place Green, the Market Place, and the principal ftreets adjoining, preceded by the Tradefmen's Banners, with a band of mtific. The Members and their Friends then retired to their refpeCtive Inns, where entertainments were prepared for them. It ufed to be the cußom that the two Members and their Friends dined together; but the County, like the City Members this time, do not go hand is boa The Friends of Sir HARRY VANt MIFFS'S' preffed him very much on Sunday to (land the contek for the County, and p rom i fed . him great fupport. As for confiflency, they obrerved, that he was as much at liberty to change his mind as Mr. Bvanow ; but Sir HARRY refitted it on thy ground, that he would be involving Sir RALPH MILBANISS in a great expence. Durham begins to he a little tranquil again, and notwithflanding Mr. WHARTON'S party halt night burnt in effigy a young man who h a d fl e d f rom hi s promife, and _given his vote at the City Elution in favour of. Mr. LANIBTON and Mr. TAYLOR, it paired off without much diforder. GENERAL ORDERS. Marie Guards, July 7, dos. The Commander in Chief is pleated to approve of General Officers commanding difiridts granting leave of abfence to of ficers from this period till the toth of March nett (when, in eomformity to his Majefty's regulations, all Officers are to ha precut with their refpedUve regiments), under the following limitations and reftridtinno; and in the evert of regintents be ing in Ration' not compofing parts of trait= v diltridls under the co.nmand of General Officers, it is hi. Rom Hightleg's pleafure, that the Officers commanding lull be at liberty to ufe their difcretion in extending the Indulgence of leave of abfence. under the fame reltrialons, to the Officers of their refpedlivs regiments: Half the Field Officers, Captains, and Subaltern Officers, mail be always prefent with their regiments. General Officers commanding in diftrids, or therolonels ar Field Officers In command of regiments (as the cafe may be), may grant leave of abf.mce to fuch other Officers, whore private affairs require it; taking care always to detain, or from time to to time call in, a fufficient number of Officers td do the duty of the regiment or battalion, in cafe it ihould be f. fituated as to require the attendance of more Officers than thofc before men tioned which are direded to be conftantly prefent. It Is to be obferved, that no Officer (ereept in the perfor nsanee of duty, or for the purport of jninitig his regiment) is to quit the United Kingdom, without having iirft received his Makfty's fpecial penniffion fur fo doing. . - The Officers appointed to carry on the recruiting fervice (tau not be included In the number hereby fixed for the conftant duty of the regiment, or battalion, or in the number of thofe who than be further called in by the Commanding Officer for that duty. That the monthly return of filch regiment and battalion be made up. and tranfinitted u ordered ; and that the Command ing Officer, by whom each return mall be figned, do carefully examine the fame, as he la to be refponfible that they are In every refpcdt conformable to the regulations before mentioned. That the number of Officers hereby ordered to be prefer,. (hall remain with their commands until they mall be relieved ; and that the Commanding Officer be enjoined not to permit them to ab(ent themfclves from duty on which they arc employ ed, except in cafes of great emergency, and then but kr two days only ; and all leaves fo granted are to be fpecified in the next return, with the redone for granting them. _ - It is to be underitood, that although Commanding °keen are permitted by this order to life with difcretion this inlini unce to Of under their command, yet that the Command ing Officer bath not hereby a right to abfent himfelf, neither is it meant that he thould quit the quarters of his regiment, not even for two days. without knee obtained from •he General Officer commanding in the Mei.% or in the event of the rest nsent being out of diiirids, without making application to head quarters. By Order of hi. Royal Hlghnefs, the Commander in Chie£ (Signed) HAIRY CALVERT. AdjUtlflt-CCIICraI of the Forces. Four hundred of the York Huffars embarked at Cowes lafl week for Germany, gratefully pleated with the treatment they received while in Btitifb pay, and the good faith fheN‘n them by Govern. ment, in fending them to their own homes at the e xpiration of tbe war. tr• Pt .J, • .1" • P