The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-13 00:00:00

orated the determination to suritimer the field to his antaycnnias ; .111i1 111 COMlt'lltiellCe the following letter was tVrllleil by Al r. Stoner, the proposer of the honour s:hie Baronet, to the C 11411114111 of Sir Robert IVilson's co iiiii lure : _ 4. Southwark, Thursday Evening. " l)ear Sir,-1 take the earliest opportunity to inform you, that I have this eve aa iaa g, in consequence of the resolutiotis of Sir Thomas Turioti's Cm aaaaa ince, written to the High Bailiff, decli ung further to pursue the con test for the representation of tins borough. " I be;. to subscribe myself, your very humble servant, " ALLEN SH I; TER." It appears, therefore, that a letter was written to the High Build', Mr. Prinsep, in the evening of 'f nursday ; but it was not until Friday, at 12 o'clock, that the polling was finally closed. After 10 &cite k the greater number of voters were persuaded to terrain front voting, in order to close the contest, mid the appeal succeeded, excepting with respect to one toter, who persisted iii i.olling. an consequence, the pull was kept open until I I, from which time no one attempted to vote until tontines before 12, when another elector displayed a great desire to give a plumper to Mr. Calvert. That Item leman was present, and explained to the voter that it %%mild have the effect only 01 keep.ng the poll unne cessarily open. This had the desired effect, and at 12 o'clock ecisely the books were closed. The High Bailiff diet, declare) the numbers as follow : Charles Calvert, Esq. 1,164 Sir llolsert Wilton. Sir Thomas Tama... 46 The High Bailiff then, in the usual login, declared Mr. Cale eta and Sir 11. tlson duly elected. Mr. Calvert then stepped forward to die front of the turnings, and addressed the paratively mail body of electors at such sit how of the day. lie reoirtied his most sincere thanks to the clectots for the support given to him in the present contest, anti assured them that he should always feel proud in conhirming himself to their wishes. lie pledged 111111M:11 to pursue the saute line of cm.duct its Parliament which lie hail hitherto followed, and begged to express his acknowledginems for the ap proval which they had been pleased to confer on his parliamentary labours. lie wished to add, that it was his firm determillalloll, if a great public question should come ler discussion in the Ho u se of Collinions,wlitch in its nature would affect not only the inhabitants of this borough, but of essery borough iii the kingdom, he would net er give los vole until he had first asoertained the opiniuus of his constituents upon die sohject by calling a p italic meeting. That great and important question Iliey would understand to be Catholic ernallCl patron. (Loud cheers.) —Before he brit them, he was desirous til explatimes, answer to what had beets observed by the Hon. 'Bart., that he bad git eat no pledge 111 support C..tholic emancipation. In this he had gone ii mil tit hand with his Hon. and gallant colleague, and bad only voted los inquiry into the subject.—lii tits M ime efforts in Parliament lie would entreat I/11r to merit their praise ; and lie ouuld assure them, it was die high est gratification to him to meet their unbiassed and un prejudiced aiprobation.—(Applause.) Sir Hobert Wilmot next presented himself, and was received with loud and reiterated cheers. lie com menced by congratulating die electors on the successful result of the contest, amd assured them that the high station in which he had been placed by their exertious would only be an additional stimulus to hint to the more vigilance in guarding their interests. With respect w what had passed during this election, he thought lie had perhaps a little right to complain of the Hon. Ba ronet for having endeavoured to create tends to the Bo rough u l ioti religious matters. If any per•onal auituu siues had ;nitro doting the election, he begged to express Isis regret at the circumstance, as far as tie was coucerned , autl lie assured them lie felt HO att i ttt osity towards any mein. (Applause.) lie sincerely . trusted that tile Honourable Baronet entertained a similar reeling. The placard which hall been posted, contain laillillg a dialogue between au elector, he hoped had now been lorgotten. lie had throughout onlytueaut it as a joke, and as such he wished etery elector to con tither it. It was true that that gentleman, to wl lie alluded, had said, that" lI the Devil was pull tip, lie tumid support 1/1/11 11) ineference." But the whole ItallSaCtloll would 1101 V he erased front Ins memory.— He begged to cougratulate them tint they had rescued the Borough 110111 the disgrace of being Italia Whig and hall a Tots. The will 41 the 134 gb had been aseer tat tied. and that will was favourable to I'm-Wilmot:try re. form. His worthy colleague and himself would act concert, and, fie Light say, with cut jozal felicity, like Mall and wife, always iwa risag 111 mind that the interests of their cuntini..enta Well: Hi illtrif lance- The crowd l.llll Will 111 a sili/lt spat u of time the iiustitigs were tinsel' down. NORW,WI7 . ELEC77UN. LLFCTION OF MESSRS. SMITH AND GURNET. I'hc Gcutluncu in the Orahge and Purple Inte rest, exhilarated by the success of their election the preceding day, were resolved Messrs. Smith and Gurney should nut be returned without an oppo sition. During the Monday, when Mr. Francis's elect' seemed secure, Alderman I. Patterson, Sen. and Alderman I. Harvey, presented themselves upon the leads of the Guildhall, and were warmly cheered by the populace, Mr. Francis promising them, they should have an opportunity the next daY of voting for men who would support their prin. Nile s . A nweting was held the same evening, at the S Ilcud hill, to OIISII It upon th e LA nicans of returning two members in opposition to and Gurney ; but the scheme being strongly Putted by Mr. Francis, wic: given up. THE NA rIONAL REGISTER. On Tuesday morning ut 10 o'clock the Sheriffs entered the Court, attended by Messrs. Smith and Gurney, Sir T. Becvor, Bart., the Mayor, and several other Gentlemen: after the usual forms were gone through, Win. Smith, Esq. Was proposed by E. Rigby, Esq., and supported by Aldervimt Hob berds and Wm. Unthatt!,, Esq. ; Richard 11. Gur ney, Esq. was proposed by Anthony Hudson, h.q and supported I+y Alderman Foster and S. Stone, Esq. immediately after which, A Mr. Porter, an upholsterer, rose, and e!aimed the right ofevery freeman ; he rose to propose Sir E. Kerrison, and Alderman 1. Pattersol4, Sen. as pro per men for the representatives of this city ; he was supported by Mr. Dixon, a Hair Dresser ! Mr. Sheriff Taylor asked him, whether he was aware of the expence he was liable to, as the Im poser of the candidates. Mr. Porter wished to know what it Iva,. Mr. Taylor said about 1501. The Sheriffs not being inclined to take hi , r,To nixance f;Jr 17,01. Mr. Sheriff llawkes b;:gged lu would consider the natureof his request, and not wan tonly plunge himself into an unnecessary expense, and the citizens of Norwich into u state of ferment and irritation for the attainment of an object, which would only be attended with confusion and party animosity. Mr. Porter then withdrew his proposal, and Smith and Gurney were declared duly elected. They both returned thanks in appropriate mid elegant speeches. A vote of thanks to the Sheriffs for their impartial and manly conduct, was proposed by Alderman Foster, and carried unanimously. It is impossible that a Weekly raper can comply with all the requests of its Readers, as to the inser tion of articles connected with the local Elections, but the following speech of Mr. Wharton to the Electors of Beverly. Yorkshire, the morning after his arrival there, possesses so many good points, so much of innate general value, that we publish it with pleasure. Gentlemen,—lt is usual on OCEill , illl.Alike . the present to return !hanks fear past fay 00000 s. 11 is impossible tor me to espies, how deeply I feel, :It well tor the kindness 0f the freemen of Beverley eett all fusilier occasions, as tor Ibis most warns, NI ellcali.ll, Mill 11100 tlettessieg 11.4'11- IEIIII. The ei ttttt emus pruotr I have rereived of y.•ur good will and cotifillence eau never he effaced ft my nav y ; and I now fearlessly .eider Myself • again lo your notice, brim( eillifitlvlll that the wept,' taut ti %Isis yllll Isaac confided in my 111111114 have sisal been ab sa st•d ; and that in Ile moneuielems epics' ions which have 411111 C before l'aelia ment dining the last srssinn , nay 4 faxirty has beers to shape say conduct aceoriling in your wishes and your intetests ; stied not only you's, but the interests of the country. I 111/ 111.1 say that Inlay um lease si ttttt dimes es red, bat tea tinkly sieves. limes intention. I shall not, however, gentlemen, this inclement •eight, waste your time with any mule relnal ks exclusively personal, but I hasten to Raider to you all /ICCOlllit 1/1 . any stewardship. It is now nearly a year and a lialf since you dial ssie the honour of retoraing ine your representatsve to Pariitanent, and of confiding to me the t importaut trust. which, as Englislieneat, you could bestow ; and I meet yen again Itsas eat ly, in consequence °fail event we all must deplore —I meals the death of wit late reveled anti beloved So vereign. Ise this short period. measlier* the t spouse's tuns have come bristle Pas liallient—mrostsres )tlecting you, dearest intesests as men and Englishman. your liberties thetaselve► have !wen curtailed; and sirgess you exert yusirsrlvs•s on the present °evasion. .qd give your inettiages to thohe 14111 y who are really Ihe friends of the country, they will he endangered. At that time, we had come to the close 01 a pi wearied, expensive, and ipiseose ducted war, mid the burdens it entailed were begtlls to be fell Ilermigisoust the cniiiiirs. Distress, wh i ch had long liven foe eseen 141141 tbtetold, was then deeply felt sisal by eel lain classes, not by certain itedisiduals only , eves y oar Of you 11411 11411 11615114 re in the general calls ttt ty. The measures w hich you had so long depree.i.ed, and winch your friends in P1111141111 . 11{ had as sire ly opposed, uggraselled lay a sudden unionism' 110111 aar to 'ware, ley tedliCleig the vslose lit every thing, and in the same proportime virtually aug 111e1111111(111e Weight 0141: dill:ally 01VI'gruN411 and satol••rs ble load of ta ...diem, produced a es y lit dim airs% Ills Olighollf she land Dist , es 4 gru.•sn;rd iltsemetent. And discooteut disallece ion; pt es tr us.. lit • eciameny dud re, resn•l .111 Were largely held unt I.y his Maiesiy's ; but 1 need not tell you, cviiiitillets, how dose pi 04444.4 es have bidlosig 1411141er aA. 414.414 e 10 lighten your bllrdelo4, alnl all.Colltelitcurly aiaese, Then It was that your Intends, and the liu•oalv eat the people, came to the resobition of tibia' • g 411 inquiry into the state of• the colons), in order Beat the earls you laboured nosier might be knouts to yon all, and the 1110.1 prompt and de cisive nieasis adopirit for thrir alle►ialioM. I allude to Teems,'s mourn', it leech, I dare say, is f►esh in your me ttttt ries. We dial slat tieseit pill on that occasion, but the 1114411011 was 0.111111; 11 ; ViC 11111 MIT 111 1111 l st, tun our eturn, w elt fruitless; and .11.14 . 441 of reside* if% 10 re• move thy valise or your complaints, Mien:aces have thus recourse to the shallow pestle ysal stopping 'user mouths. The late measures ties . v ii..v e enacted ate 11 , 1 inroad upoie vetoer Ilbeltie., 41141 .14.0AI:411d to )011 as Luselisl Mete toe) the fete lids of the people were at then post, 41111 all rmlull4ly longlii tilt• batik of your tired 00000 met west again di le 4;rel. the list 111 is repataine , slid as e b4ts• only the melesielioly satistaction of knowing Mat we 11111 emu diet), °Nil( 74.11 44111411 e; 01111 11.INI:1 411111 , N, 411t1 11i5.1.1.1111C111114..1 11411 41osig the diliti earn louts, *WI aCA to fardstate the ds'll ne s 00000 s at 11 1 . se that le11444111; aud it 155.0 deposits ma you, 41 1141. 1411141 4 114111 crisis, Wht•ll visa ate about 11. exeseise s►se nnnt v.tualise sights that torglislesiren posse as, Nisesles elle freedom you hove inherited I•resru yaws 1541.14611111 . .. 411.1 at lilt:11111P, 11.112,111 at the pace sal then b,uesd, shall exist 1144 'Wig( le roue of we mead said et wins de- 1 vttoyetl already.)—Nit ,el (observed the worthy mein. her), but may he, unless you do visor duty. Your servailts are willing, to du all 'bey eau to preserve your lib' sties entire, Hod if they are lust, the fault ours. ilia I seas abuul to ineWl.sui to pass a rilcuHu.tanCe wbieb has come to my knowledge, and winch is kuuwu to a fro. It is knowii to most or a oil that the seventies .if the Mugs of England were runnel ly hereditary, and that How a purse is provided by ilii• ~.lion, which is rolled the civil list ; dug ciiiistiloirc the animal income of the -.Os es eign. and it amounts to one moll ail., I artily-eight pounds. lint the whi4e eat this st.tn is iii.l to the uses 51151 . 11 . 1411, 10 .0111111111 i His stale and diBuity ; it i% charge.lble with the •Aai let 01 the in lgeJ, and other high others under the clown. It is, bun evr I, I uuderslaud , the of ta bring in a hill, which will resider she eiv.i I.st no longer cliatiralilt• as isle these salailet, and to augment ill u. the ei. sum of I wit williuma. l;cnslcnt' n, will you submit to that r (No, no, no, Itom the es 0a,1,) 1(305511... these is an mid to yam ; 101 till , . ,11111 is adirinate to all the pus poses of rut roping'. Such being the interi -11011 Uf 11l 11l stets, and such the measures Ihey have eat Ile(' all - eddy, it is tut 1111 l twist till you, eikael a pledge from those rill to ri isrydrat you m Paella. enrol, that they will strunowly oppose tills attempt opois your rights. Two have alie-ely preseiiird them. Helves to your moire ; one of them (Mr. lust ton) has born soy colleague. II is true, the trial you leave bad of him has hero very short ; but candour otitiges me u. any, that ill the late attempts to alter the eitiodinitiott I.e did Ms rimy. As to the oth-f 1 . ..%), I hare kmisis him many years. His faintly is in Ilse Itialie,t &glee re. J reelable, at.4l I believe him to be el arty w.•stl.y than r but he is untried AS yet, and I advise pm, aeu.lr.ueu, our to 11 ilst too Itnphellly to Ihr asset lions of those who en 4:11 the lumuur of being your reoiresesitative (Heir slime one exclaimed, " We want( d • ()omit ") I Imre die rim duet of that Must riolis imlividual will he fonnd such as you could wish ; if she be intioersit, (mid we Stave I right to presume she is SJ until stir is rurvil gushy), slw should have her tights. In tile intim lime it ha our duty to be dipassiouate, and when the matter comes fairly cs, to endeavour to keep our minds pure and tire lions 4.1 prejudice. Gentleman', before I bid you good Might show me so 'morn thanks to your wivro and dauglitt-ts. I lusts a 15.5•4 hrell w.nu ly supported by the ladies. and wo•ii them and you ail liappint as. G•ol bless you, getitknieu, good Hight. sTATI: or POLLS. Oxford, Ntarrii 9.—Third Da d' . oil Air %Ves-ell, OM— %Ir. I,o4.kb:tit, 734 Urn. St. JAn, 616. (hoed, Geo. St. 114.11 u tumuli retired limo the (-tomtit!, . . sous 11..mplau, Mart h 9 —Third Day. Doi lin. 318 393 803. Staili.c.l, March B.—Final 01.! ( . 11 , 1 ) rid, 31.1 Ben run, 44.r, 245. Alless u'elssels, Mr. Is dr. outlaws% dle Pull ripen. Northampton, Ma, eh 9-.1'11411 Day. Sir U. 11.ohnniun, 9—.Cuistain 211413(1 . 1y, 4.18—.1.1 1 111 C plea, 868. Colchester, March 9. Wild, ritual,, 4 Matey, S —Ste 11..RsPoei.11. inisby Fugal Sum 4,1* I lie I', 11. Teeinon, 127 Dula. 1111 l r, (.11—Turves, lz.l —Drucker*. bsssusigh. SI. 1 lip% kill, Mulch 9. Lcnnard, 149 —llald.uoud,449—Criekilt,4l9-.44nund,4 13' Leumin , dee. March 8. Lord Hothain,2s6-riir W. Pairlir. 116, Harcourt, I:19. Bishop's Castle, March 7. W. Holm-, 70—C. floor., 70—Hon. D. Kiaaaircl, 5I R. knight, 57. Groottiam, March S. 1.2t0t, 119 Manuel., 99-11itgltes, 83. 31 ads 8. A-411. Bade), 156—Furs and, 6`t—Sham, 52. Heading; .larch 9 NS' e; land, 111— P,Llwer , 93—Monk, 91. Bridipto t, Much V. Scott, 33—Scherairr„ 3l—Sir II I). S. Paul, 16. March 9. Bright, 2,973—Davin. 2,735 Baillie, 123. Coveotry„ March 9. Lllice, 194 —Nloore, 179 -101.1.ett, 131 Char, 94. York, March h. Manilas, 438-11 429—1i0n den, 242. Neurivitli.uoder•Lyisr, slurch kuisierble), Vote. Brov.u, lit.verlr, March $. Fox, 8.27—W hartou, 49'i.—Burton, 15. Pi r.too, M Arch h. Ilurrutk, —lionII), , —Orator Hum ~52„ Wridloc6, March U. Fort.tcr, 144—Chaste, I i ft— vi le% , Matonot.th.—Clime of the Poll. The lion. Ilei 1.0,1 Vag..i and I.,rd (rave., 67—itichara Sharpe mad J. %% . D. %Ivo e•i, Emirs. 4i. Yarmouth, Ma tit 9 . _ Hon. 6. Aii•on, 710 C. E. Itumhoill, I'..q Cwi Aliclirti, 519—J. 11. Sts . .keey,.o.o.l. Nl.,lds rt. Smith 4381tolles.t..ii, 4 tti 437-I)emanati. Licit S Mute it N. Courtenay. 418—Mr. NC%;111iIII, 151—sir Pole. _ liar,. 191. 1.1%vvp"..1, male!. Right 11Ion. G. Cannitig, Gor , nr, C 11140 n. 54 —T. L e , ..... ci.-Ir.', Gen. Gen.vesios. tt (4, 11 1..A.11.01,:A4J /9. Wednesday last Mr. Mellish went to canvas►t 17%.. bridge. It being wallet day, the farmers te Imeri hut to the ringers to give the worthy C►tndidate u olaPdo peal, and his reception in the town was by no weans tavottrable. It will be recollected thou mspectable Freeholder in the place l►.is promised to bring twenty Lleetors from Cxbridge to rine tin. Nfe: Wnitbreatt. It is in conten►jdatiou to erect a► nunisollion on the island of Huriii, to the memory ot'tl►e late --Citertisu I -am J