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NEW PARLIAMENT. MEMRER; RETURNED. Beausuris—Lord Nave'borough. Bilhoe. Cattle—W. Clive, Efq. J. Robi Efq. lueltp—Marquis Tieh6eW, Right lion. Earl C. ranee. . F i robridgefhlie-4Lord C Manners, Mr. Yorke. Carnarvonatire—Sir Robert William. &kit Eitcourt, Lord Porchefter. D omm ibiry....Sir Lawrence Palk, J. P. Ballard, Efq. • Fall I ow.--John Buller, Efq. Capt. Edw. G oo e, erfhire—Hnii. G. C, Berkeley, Marquis of Woreeftcr. Htitings--Lord Gknherolc, W. Gunning, Efq. flaverfordwelt —Lord Kenfington. Litchfield it John Wrottsiley, Thos. Anton, Efq. Nottio,ghamthire—Lord William Bentinck, Henry Herbert Picrrepoint. Northamptonihiro•—F. Diekins, Efq. W. IL Cartwright, Efq. Dakhan—Colonel Nnel Noel, Lord Carborough. Rye—Lord Hawkeibury, T. D. lamb, Efq. Romney—l. W. Willer, Efq. M. Lopes, Efq. Suffer--Den. Lenox, John Fuller, Lf • Weitmildter—Hon. C. J. For, Lord Weftmorland-•nSir M. Lc Fleming, James Lowther, Efq. MIDDLESEX Eiicriow.—At the clofe of the poll, yeiterday, the numbers flood thus : Mr. Matowaring,s3So Mr. Byng,2ass I SIFF. Burdett, 1386 Mr. BYMC came forward and (aid. he had again to retnrn his thanks to the Freeholders for the di( tinguiffied honour they had done him that day, in continuing to place him fo high on the poll. It was peculiarly gratifying to his feelings, to think that he fill lived in the hearts of his countrymen : and if poffible it was fill more gratifying to him to think that the principles he had imbibed at an early age, and had fince afted upon, were dear to the Freeholders of the County of Middlefex. He was happy to find, that liberty was fill dear to them ; and therefore there was nothing which gave him Co much fatisfaltion as the confcioufnefs of meeting with their approbation. He had no thing more to add, except merely to obferve, that by the poll of that day, he had a majority of 36, over the majority which he had had on the preced ing day. He hoped the proportion would be en creafed to-morrow, and that the attendance of the Freeholders would then be equal to the love and attachment which he had ever, felt for the people of that county. Sir Fa AVM BURDITT raid, he had little to add to what had fallen from Mr. Byng ; he joined en tirely with that Hon. Gentleman in the fentiments he had expreffed • and his own feelings were in unifon with his. With regard to the fate of that day's poll, he had the fatisfaftion to obferve, that the comparative fituation of it was in his favour ; and when he confidered that he polkaed none of thofc means of influence which were enjoyed by thofc who oppofed him, it was not at all furprifing that he food no higher upon the poll than he did; but on the contrary it was a matter of furprize and exultation, that without power or influence, he had met with the fupport of fo many free and independent men. An allufion had been made that day to a glorious tircumfance which Tome years ago took place in a heighbbining country — the deftrultion of the Baffille. He never contem plated that important event without participating in the joy which every independent mind felt on the occafion ; and be felt fill greater fatisfaftion whenever he refilled that there was no neceffity for a fimilar aft in this country; rot he was con fident that Engliffimen, by a firm, legal, and con.. Pit ut ional vandal, might obtain, without violence, that which the unfortunate people of France could not have obtained by any other means a becaufe nothing bur die unhappy fituation in which they were placed, could have jultified the means they had recourfe to. He mull again exprefs the high cratification he felt at the fupport he had received, as well as the fentiments of love and eikeem which the Freeholders daily manifefted towards him.— He had no doubt but his fi iends would Persevere in this (boggle ; he Mould ;oleic them if he fup poled they would net. It was a fruggle that was dear to them all ; and he mulled by perfeverance, by conliancy, and by courage, that they would ultimately be fuccefsful . He b ad only one word more to add—Whether they fucceeded or not, they would have the happinefs to think that they had afted like honeft men, and like Engliihmen ; and that they had left nothing wanting in the duty they owed to thcmfelves and their countrymen. As foon as Sir FRANCIs ftept into his coach the populace took the horfes off and drew him along. —They did not difturb Mr. BY No's carriage, but rere content with cheering him as he paired - . Both dick Candidates were preceded by their Lands of murk. Mr. MAINWARING had previoufly retired from the huffing:. At fix o'clock yefterday evening every thing ap peared quiet at Brentford. WESTMINSTER ELSCTIONe..•44T. GRAHAM hav ing late on Wednefday night determined to give the other Candidates no farther trouble, yellerday morning the High Bailiff appeared upon the Hollings, and declared the elation to have fallen upon the lion. CH. Ja sites Fox and Admiral Lord GARD/its. This ceremony having taken place in the back part of the Huffing:, the populace did not know what was going forward, conceiving that nothing would be done until Mr. GAAMAII, whom they expetled, fhould arrive. The fir( intimation which they had of the finale was, the !moral of the High Bailiff's table. Some of the mob purfued the two of who were carrying away, and took it from them by force—the ref %flied in upon th e Huffing:. A ll was noife, tu mult, and confolion. Never was fees such a scene of diforder ; men, women, and boys began to tear up the matting and the boards, while others werc aftively employed in plundering the plun fie:co. The carpenters were moll aftive in this of dilbrder : three of them leaped upon l'h = roof, and began to (trip it with great dexte lay. Others, regardlefs of the ruin which was' Impending over them, began to law the beams "mach fopported it ; others who did not come powided with any inftrument, attempted to tear them away with their hands. Their efforts but t'' , ol"non proved fuccefsful. The men on the roof !lad in a f e w minutes (ripped the greater part of It, but expeaing the framework would infantly give WAY, they defcended, and had fc ar c e ly reaclied the ground, wh en th e w h o l e f e ll i n w i t h a e teAdful oath, that was heard all over the neigh 1 / 2 0 whoul .the keno. hitherto trial* , -,l.irrnini, now b-eame frightful. Nothing was heard but fhrieks and gi nails, both within and without.— Above twenty people were beneath, AM011; whom were three poor women, when th e building fell. Fortunately none of the people were materially hurt, as their employment was principally in the centre, over which the roof formed an arch, which. enclofed them in its defcent, without coming clofi. upon diem. Frani this tituadon moll of them were able to efcape through the fpaccs between the benches. One old woman only was fo'com pletely caught, it was with fume difficulty the was pulled out by the legs, much frightened, but ap parently not hurt. fhe ferious injury was all on the outride, and was produced partly by the fpread ing of the timbers in their fall, partly by the con tells for the plunder, but principally by the preffurc of the populace upon each other, in their efforts to efcape from the danger. Two men were car ried to the Middlefex Hofpital ; one of them, whore name is Thomas Atkins, with a compound fraeuted leg. He was thrown down by the mob, and fo dreadfully trampled upon, that he was ap parently lifelefs when taken up. He was at firft taken to the bone-houfe in this hate, and hence the report that he was dead. We underhand he is in a very dangerous Rate. From his direfs he ap peais to be a labouring man. The name of the other is James Hynn. He was bufily employed in tearing away the timber, and his hand is fo much lacerated as to render it doubtful whether amputation of the arm will not be necefftry.— Tilde are the moll ferious accidents of which we have heard. A decent looking woman was much bruifed the was carried into the watch-houfe, from whence the was fent home in a hackney coach. Several boys were much cut and torn; one particularly in the head. • The compliment of chairing was offered to Mr. For and Lord GARDNER, but refilled by both. The expences of keeping open the poll for Well mintier, amounted to about Sol. a day for each Candidate, which mull have proved in mote re epees than one, extremely inconvegient. KENT.—State of the Poll for the County of Kent, at its dole kit ni ght at Maidhone, viz. Fur FILMt* HONYWOOD. Efq. - 3 1 39 Sir WILLIAM G [MIT - - 1765 Sir EDWARD KNATCRSOLL • 2728 The crunch for Kent is the keeneß that has yet been run. The three Candidates are neck arid neck. CRICKLADE ELEcrlcr.—On Monday evening the Rate of the Poll at Cticklad c was, For Lord Porthefter 252 Mr. Eltcourt sgS Colonel Pollen when Colonel Pottss declared he would give the old Members no further trouble ; a great number more were attending to vote for the old members ; and the Borough, which would have been for Lord PORCH Esr le, had not been polled. • • Our Readers have heard a good deal about the influence Paid to have been exerted by Mr. DUN 'as, in order to bias the Eleitors of Scotland.— The following is given in a Morning Paper as a copy of one of his letters, in confequence of a dif appointment in the County of pile : " "Edinburgh, July to, ifs's. a I have waited till the laft moment in hopes of hearing from General Hope. His laft letter Is from Fent, and of an old date; and it does not appear to me that he was at that time in the knowkdge of what had paled in his abfence refpcaing the county of Fife. Under theft circurnftances, I take the liberty of fuggeftlng to his friends my willies that they woad at prefese equiefec is the reviragi a s f Si, Jr ailing .BOns ; anal I troll they will give me credit, that in making this requeft I am nei ther inattentive to the interefta of General Hope, nor to the kind willies of his numerous Mends in the county of Fife. " I am, Sir, your moft obedient humble fervent, (Signed) "Hex ar DIVIIDAS." I _ In the courfe of the conteft for Hull, the article of ribbands alone amounted to goool. Mr. THOR N- Tow's there of this ezpence amounted to tsool. The Mr. Smalls returned for Dover is Mr. Smell SMITH, brother to Sir SYDNEY, and for many years Minifter Plenipotentiary at the Court of Conftantinople. Molt of the Morning Papers have erroneoufly (fated that a contefled Election has taken place for Chelbire, in confequence of the relignation of Mr. Came, and that the three new Candidates are, Mr. CHOLMONDELY, Mr. EGIRTON, and Mr. BROUGHTON. Mr. CHOLHONDELY is one of the old Members, who with Mr. EGERTON was unanimouf. ly nominated at the County Meeting on Monday halt, to be elected this day Members for the en fuing Parliament, and which molt probably has taken place, as there is no Oppofition. Many very extraordinary contefts have appeared during the prefent General Eleflion, .but that for the County of Durham is certainly the molt fingu. ler. Mr. BURDON fome time ago publicly de clared his intention of retiring from Parliament at the General Elation. Several of the principal towns in the County have fince applied to him to offer himfelf as a Candidate again for the County, which he fill declines to do r the Freeholders how. ever are canvarmg with great aftivity to elect him. Such a proof of the attachment of Conftituents to a Reprefentative has feldom occurred in the hittory of this Country. Sir Gsoacis SATILLE and Sir JONI BARMAID were fent to Parliament by the County of York and the City of London in much the fame way. This proof of fincere attachment to their Reprefentatives, is a more honourable re cord than if they had ere/led their fatties in gold. It is a genuine mark 'both oil the independence of the Eleiors, and of the Reding value of the elected. vratoot..—A very melancholy and difailrous accident happened here on Monday fe'unight ; a numbcr of tailors and others made a riotous and violent attack on feveraldiforderly houfes in Bridge area, molt of which they damaged, and in part demolilhed ; when the mater of one of them, alarmed and irritated by the danger which me naced him,fircd a piftol from the window amongft the mob : one man was Ihot dead on the fpot, and another was badly wounded. The populace, more enraged than ever by this refinance, immediately broke into the houfe, feized the man, beat and bruifed him till they left him for dead, when he was conveyed to Bridewell by Conte perfon indent, who wifhed to have a chance of Paving his life. Some of 'the ringleaders have been taken into cuftody ; and the man himfelf, as well as the per- I fon wounded by the Ibot, arc now.both lad to e 1 • OLD BAILS r. Wednzfday the lemons commenced at the. Old- Bailey, before the Right lion. the-Loco :lilt, Mr. IllniCe Roox, Mr. Jullice LAWItt NOS, Mr R ECOaDtR, &c. When 25 prifoners were tried, 18 of whom were convieted of felony, viz. Sarah Cafintan and Tar. Deedney for healing a gold watch and other articles, the property of James Brown. _ _ _ The profecutor (latest, that about two in the morning of the 4th of June laft,he met the pri loner Call:man, in St. James's-park, and accompanied her to her lodgings in Duck-lane, Weßminfter. He was not fober. He went to bed, but the pri foner did not. At the time he went to bed he had the watch, a pair of filk flocking., a pocket and neck handkerchief, a filver pencil cafe. a knife, and .a pair of plated buckles all on his perfon. He I awoke about fix in the morning, and miffed the prifoner and the articles above mentioned, and likewife 12s. 6d. in money. He then gave infor mation of the robbery. A Conftable by accident met the prifoner in Duck-yard,Duck-lane. He fearched her and found a piece of paper, which the profecutor identified to contain his own handwriting. The prifoner, Dewdney, was afterwards apprehended at the Blue Coat Boy public-houfe. A duplicate was found on him, which the proftcutor !wore to be his property. Anne Kelly (wore that Ile lived in the fame houfe with the prifoners. About two in the morning of the 4th of June, the prifoner Dewdney rapped at her room door, and requefted that the would let him in, as Ca(hman had not come home, and had the key of their room with her. She opened the door, and he remained until they heard Cathman's voice on the Hairs, and fomebody with her. Cafh man and her companion went up (lairs. She flopped about a minute, and came down to the witnefs and Dewdney, and faid the could not open her door and mutt force it. She took a piece of iron which the witnefs was in the habit of ufing as a poker, and broke open the door. Dewdney re mained in the witnef.'s room about half an hour, when Cafhman came down and wbifpered him.— She went up (lairs again, he remaining below.— She came down once more, and gave him Tome (liver. He then faid he fhould like to go to bed, and took offhis jacket and lives and went up (lairs, Calhman remaining with the witnefs. He (topped up (lairs about ten minutes. When he came down the while-is was outfide of het room door, going for fome water, being rather thirfty. She obferved that he was carrying a neck-handkerchief,buckles, a encil cafe, and filk ftockings. He then put on his jacket and (hoes, and the two prifoners went down to the door. The witnefs followed them fay ing fhe was going for fome water. Dewdney then laid the fhould have fome gin if the liked, and they all let off towardsTothill-itreet, where there was a houfe open. On the way thither Cabman put a watch into the witnefs's hand, and Aced whether it was gold or filver, and of what value it was ? The witnefs replied that the could not tell. Cafh. man then defired her to keep it for her a Ilion time, as the was afraid the foldier (Dewdney, a private in the Guards) would take it from herfelf. They then got gin at different houfes. and proceeded to Oxford-road. In going there Dewdney ;Liked the witnefs for his property. She afked what property? He laid the watch. The winters replied that the had a watch, but did not know whole property it was, but the would only give it to the perfon who entrufted her with it. He then ffruck her a blow in the mouth, which canted the blood to Me co pioufly. They went into a houfe in Oxford-road, in order to procure fome gin to walk her mouth; the then gave the watch to Cathman, and left them. Upon her crofs•examination, the laid, that when Cathman came down Hairs the fecond time the was nearly undreffed, and defired Dewdney to go up and bring down the remainder of her cloatlos.— The witnefs had been taken into cuflody for this affair. She never had been in cultod_y on a charge of haling, but had Leen taken up for being dif orderly. The landlord of the Blue Coat Boy public-houfe raid, that Dewdney had come to his houfe in the forenoon about eleven o'clock, where he (hewed the articles to two foldiers. He faw him in the afternoon coming towards his houfe, and ailed in fecuring him. Nothing was found upon him. This was the molt material part of the evidence for the profecution. The profecutor (wore to the articles produced. Dewdney, in defence, faid, that upon the 3d of June he had been on duty at the Opera-houfe. He was relieved about one in the morning, and went along with the detachment to Knightfbridge. barracks. The Batas was beat about half pall two o'clock, when he left the barracks and went to his apartment, where he found Cathman had fomebody with her. Cafliman came down to Kelly's room, and defired him to go up ffairs for her clothes, which he did ; but he was ignorant of what was in them; they dewed him a watch, &c. and defired him to difpofe of the property to the belt advantage. He got the articles from Kelly. The other prifoner Cathman (aid, the met the profecutor at the top of Sloane-ftreet, who faid he would go home with her. After he got to her lodgings he faid he had no money, but the might take his watch, and call upon him next day at fome tavern in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket, where he would give her money for it. She forgot the name of the tavern. She took the watch as he defired her, and carried it down to Kelly. She denied taking any thing elfe. After an addrefs from Mr. Juflice Lawacmcs, the Jury found both the prifoners Guilty. Jeremiah Bidden, for fclonioufly embezzling the fum of 2091. ass. the property of John Benbow, his matter. ME. GURNEY opened the cafe. He faid that Mr. Benbow was a refpeaable Attorney, living in Lin coln's Inn. A bill had been prefented for pay menu at his chambers, on the morning of the sth of May. That Mr. Benbow drew a draft on Gofling and Sharp of Fleet-Rreet, for the fum. i; draft he gave in obarge to the prifoner to get payment, with which, at four in the afternoon, he was to go u mails. Fla& and Co. and tains at t.: Mr: Iflznbow, the prof:claw. Paid, the prifoner had been in his fereicelince IA March. 'fiat a - uill had been prefented athischambersfor payment, in the morning (lithe sth of May. That he drew t check on Gofling and Sharp for 2091. t ts. the imount of the hill, which he gave the prifoner to take to Neflis. Coiling and Shitrp, at tour &dock, arid then to proceed to Efda q e's and take up the I bill. After giving him the dryft, he went to the Houfe of Commons, and returned to chambers be tween five and fix, where he did not find the pri foner, who never after returned. He had tent him frequently before to his hankers to get fma:l He did not fee the prifoner again until the. 3d of June at Buw-ilreet, and then his drefs was totally changed, his hair was cut off, and he wore a wig, which made a very material difference in his ap pearance. Mr. Ewings, cafhier to Coiling and Sharp, pro duced the draft of Mr. Benbow, which lie laid he had paid in four 501. notes, and the reit in calh. He believed the prifoner to be the perfon to whom he had p lid it. The prifoner afked the witnefs whether he had not Paid b:fore the Magiftrate that he could not (wear to him, and whether he bad not denied all knowledge of him ? Mr. Ewings replied,that he hadfaid no filch thing. When he ftw the prifoncr at Bow-itreet he was lo clifguifed that he could not !Wear to him, but he now believed he w.ic the man. Mr. 13enjatnin Davis, a clerk in the Bank of Eng. land, fwore that the prifoner came to the Bank on the sth of May, and got change for four fifty pound notes. He received twe)ny five-pound, and ten ten-pound notes, which he, Mr. Davis, polled in the book. Here he gave the number of the notes prefenred, which agreed with thole paid the pri toner by Mr. Ewings. The prifoner wrote .his name on Cm notes for which he gut change . Emtlen, Lincoln's Inn."—The wooers then flakd the number of the notes which he gave to the pri foner as change for the fifty pound notes. W. Atkins, a Bow fireet Officer, apprehended the prifoner at Bath, on the I II of June in the even ing. He fearched him, and found on him two Bank notes, one for ten and the other for five pounds. The numbers of thefe notes agreed with thole mentioned by the preceding witnefs as hav ing been paid at the Bank. He learched his lodg. ings and found 13 guineas, 20 half guineas, and 16 feven Chilling-pieces. The prifoner laid he had got change for the notes, as he was afraid to carry them about with him. At Bow-greet the prifoner mentioned a trunk which he had at Southampton. The witnefs went to Southampton, where he found the trunk. It contained two ten pound and two five pound notes. The numbers of thefe likewife agreed will thOfe Rated by Mr. Davis. The prifoner in his defence fubmitted to the Court, that the cafe did not fall within the ftatute againli breach of truft. He faid that the A& ex pretred only Bankers or Tradefmen. The prole color was a Solicitor and Attorney, and certainly was neither a Banker or Tradefman. He had no other defence to make. The Recorder then went over the evidence, and the Jury, without hefitation, found the prifoner Guilty. Henri Irdkinfon, for felonioufly Healing, on the sth of July, fix yards of linen cloth, value 6s. and an apron value 6d. the property of Thomas Norris. It appeared that Mrs. Norris, the wife of the Profecutor, had bought the cloth in queflion, the day en which it was Nolen ; in her way home the called into the (hop of a Mr. Lucas in Shoreditch, and looked at Come flockings. She obferved the Prifoner and another man come into the 'hop, about the fame time with her. She laid the cloth on the counter while the was bargaining about Tome flocking:, but very fhortly miffed it. She immediately taxed the Prifoner with the theft ; at this time his companion had abfconded ; fume words enfued, after which the Prifoner told Mrs. Norris if the would go with him to the Pewter Plat ' ter, a neighbouring public-houfe, (he fhould get her cloth. The refult of this propofition was, that the prifOner depofited half a guinea with Mrs. Nor ris as a fecurity for the forthcoming of the cloth. In a few minutes after he returned with the cictli, and demanded his money ; and in Come time after wards theProfecutor had him apprehended. The Prifoner's defence confined of a narrative oflitrlt More than the fats related on the part of the Profecution ; to which he vainly endeavoured to give a complexion favourable to himfelf. The Learned Judge obferved, that the Law deemed a confederate,in fuch a cafe as the preft nt, equally guilty with the perfonwhofe hand aaually committed the theft ; and that it appeared clearly in evidence that the Prifoner knew what became of the cloth, by his propofal to Mrs. Norris, and afterwards producing the property. The Jury had little hefitation in finding him Guilt,. Margaret Cope, for Reeling fcven ftraw bonnets, the property of Meas. Pierce and Co. ; Chrift. Thomas, for (leafing a piece of lead, value is. the property of W. Jones ; Ja. Jackfon, for Reeling an elephant's tooth, the property of J. Deare ; Jane Dunn, for (leafing twelve china plates, the property of J. Clancey ; Ja. Cafely, for Realing a quantity of pipe.lead, the property of E. Prior; Ann Duffin, for (leafing a fheet, and other articles, the property of W. Granger; Ja. Langley,for (leafing two boots, the property of T. Kennedy ; Sarah Davis, for Realing a mahogany table, the property of J. Britt; William Mills, for Realing a quitntity of lead, the property of F. Sanders; J. Gwyn, for (haling a muffin fpencer and other articles, the property of H. Farmer ; J. Carter, for Realing a hat, the pro. pert) , of W. Morgan ; R. Lucas and S. Tyler, for haling four pounds of raw coffee, the property of Ann Pearlon ; J. Lark, for haling two books, the property of W. L:tycock. And (even were acquitted, viz. J. Tyne, T. Williams, S. White, F. Cordlable, J.Pennyledi he-, William Wright was charred with It ealing, the z7th of May, twenty pigeons, valued at zos. the property of Wm. Clark : It appeared that the parties, and alfo one or two of the witnelfes, were dealers in pigeons. Tile MI A