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• 41.- • rr, - ; ' TNEATRES. DRURY-LAN!. Last night, fo► Mr. Be A II A m's Benefit, the beau tiful serious Open of drri,serset WAS performed. , a d a variety of the most favourite and popular of Jr. 11eAIfAM'S compositions were given in the inert stile by Signora STOR ace and Mr. Beall 4/d Mrs. DICILONI was a most interesting Madame, la d gave the songs with great taste and delicacy. rt m•tre as,erablage has seldom graced the 'theatre, which overflowed at a very early hour; in the fashionable circle were— The Duchent of Donee; the Marehlonores of tleadfort .414th the ennntesste of Herrynsore and Srfton the Eerie S:.nr and Rnekinfnantanint; Land and Lady Francii ; En John and Lady Lubbock y Lathes Heron and M. covemr-oAavrx. Mr. CuesseY's new Musical Piece, Peter t4c Opal t or, trhotem wac. a Seenfla time, per t.,,.lr•l I.tct nizht, and attrsded as overflowing •tr. The encor.i were numerous, and the whole *mance not only received the most unbounded hnt wac announced for a third representa !(.., ami,ist loud acclamations. Mr. Mtarnasr sang to tumuureas song of GresetPe, Crew' e. in his comic stile, and was loudly applauded.— /10 er Guwe appears with increas4d attraion each performantw. Yeiterday. Nit ?el A;asr Y, the Duke cf CA M• s . in • c, And the Psi SCUM, touk An A;ring on hot se ia Windsor Park. The Rattm.l. - autor are expeaed in town, this dry. fhe Countess of Ctorrxer.r. gave a grand rout, Jut night. at her house in Portman-square. Three elegant drawing rooms were brill , anily lisrhted, and t. e company consisted of near four hundred Nobi lity ; amorgst whom were— Nlatchtonsises of Salutattry and Lan.inwn; the Conn s co Talbot, Cl•olatondele7, Albanaarl,, De. by, Fortescue, two.' h, and Ca.bantpton. 'Plc Earl and Countess of Dust gave a grand dinner, on Saturday, at their house in Grosvenor. square. to the Earl and Countess of AcurllekLl. Lord KINSAI ID. Lord ROWERS SPPWC6II, SirJ , ,Mbi SOELLSY. Mr. HOPWOOD. Mrs. lioarear, and the toe Misses Onus. Lady Pat Tit had a seleft card party, on Satur diy, after the Opera, at her house its cirusvenor square. 1 he PORTUOULSt AMBASSADOR Will give a grand dinner, to•motrow, at his house in South Audley- SUM!. VitColllllteql HA 111,0111 bad ■ wry, on Sunday ernsing, at her house in Green-street, Grosvenor. str.i.ire, which was attended by the Countesses of 'Naar, Forrtscva, and TacaoT. The lino. Mrs GasLiao had a music party,. last sight, at her elegant house in Portland-place, which was attended by upwards of three hundred Nu bility. Great numbers of the most fashionable beauties were, orrthe morning of yesterany. canvassing for Mr: Samoan ; rain, however, confined many of the gay is:mooches. The Easrl of DIRIT will leave town, to-morrow, for the Oaks, where his Lordship will entertain a loge party of Nobility, daring Epsom Races. The Masgeis COIIMWALLIS is expeEted at Ns anT's Hotel, to-morrow, from Suffolk. Lail• HUox had a stied party of Nobility, on Sunday evening, ai her house in Grosvenorliquare. Ursa. Genera Lord Cranc4ar, and the Mar quis of Humricv, arrived in Edinburgh, Lset week. Mr. WARS, the leader of the band at Covent- Garden Theatre, is appointed leader of the Hay. Market Theatre bead, in the room of Mr. SHAW, resigried The Countess Dowager of See ro n gaye a grand dinner, on Saturday, at her hou.e in Hill -street, berkeley•square, to the Duke and Ducness of Naw. chsst.a, the Marquis of Sait.issuaY, the Couutess Dowager of Lassa, and Miss Motroar. The report of the death of the Bishop of S A tis sues is unfounded, and we are happy to state, that th 4 venerable Prelate Mat Windsor, in good health. The account of his Lordship's d-ath originated in Mee Trulliber Priat, a paper tennarkaWe fur Wu: of bishops. As the &mfr, candidate for Westminster, cannot speak, he will, if eleOed, mak, a figure upon the wen, cyder, and perry bill, as Wi. wili be all M the way of his trade. Miss DUNCAN wu pronounced dangerously last night. Her complaint, we understand, is a toter, This morning will be marsi.d, by special I cense, at the Marquis TowasnaNu's. the Right Hon. Lord CUAITLEY, eldest son of the Earl if LLICISTLL, to Mos Ga.& wrest, of LOWS! 04081/C- aiu-street. Goodwood Races commenced on Wethses.lay last, but Gwing to the absence of his Glace of RICHMOND, the company was by no means so nu. meroLs on tht enters*, as have distinguished it on I::Mer OCCa.ions. Two oars iages and four, one of Wn ca was the Earl of Eonssaur r's. were the only I.llF.Jge s prevent. IA I!" COC AAAAA deaT. promises, from the bust. Li Cc 7ent•Garden. tat he seeks a seat in Par. ~nent merely to beenabled to cone.% "theabuses, 1.. e crying abuses," that prevail in the navy. l.ord :'.lcaae.e was Member for Honiton in the last Par• 4.1:e11t, arid yet not one word did he ever say upon r . :e pitied of these allerd zbus-s. Was the No. Lord gagged, i.r was hi muzzled ? or IS elk eut.:ty of abuses, for the purpose of gaining a ►ittl. y t It R.iyal Highness the Prince of WALts was nr rirrlsd Grind Muter; Esti of MOtit•, Aging "I ;ilssier ; Sir P 161114 PAR ices, Deputy CirrATIJ CO‘tiTol4, Esq. Senior Gran.l ; FT. LA Jtoi.i.,(Qrsn.t Wag den ; i.sq G• asd 'erasure( ; Rev Mr. -%'•l. (it alr.l CI ; C;hz• tiler IS. Resitah '01...t.t ; Gr.inci L:y cac .:OCte.7 of At. their Ansi- Loy attlist Frternarins' 11411, un Ws _- nrsda) last. Neff PARLIAMENT. MkbriKEW, ELECTRO. Tamwertftellr Robert Peel, end General Loftus. Hend..n—Wdliani Becktord, EN. end El!niernta flobboae, E• 1 Merton—Hon Riehshl Ryder, and Wm. Firahu4h, krecon—Sir Rob.rt Saliebery Plem.mth— , :tr Charles Prxtle, Bart. and Thomas Ty rwilitt, E 4 l Qu.s.tboosigh—Right Hon. C. J. Villiers and Joseph Hoot, B.ordler Peter Andras's. rsi. Oak o,opton and Albany Saville, Essin. Borouglsbridge—limey Dawkins, Esq. and Witham H C!in. tons, P.q. A•dbureugh—Gibers Jones, Esq. and Hoary ilyneq. Eq. MOVIITI•tti'h---Lord Charles H. Snrillf t B..cralstnio--Lord Loraine and the Hon Capt Perry. Mineheart—iohn F. Luttrell, E*q. sod John Dennison, Esq. ftiverlordaost—Lord Kensington. nhour.t.—.Hooi. James Abercrombie, and Samuel Smith, Esq Totosess—r'Arni. Adams aio.l Benjamin Hall, Eq. Derbyshire—Lord G. Cavendish and Edward Miller Mundy, Bosuouri,...Lnot Nov/borough. WJtou—Ral ,h Sheldon, Esq. and C. tio,bett, Esq. Ilowntoi —llon. B. gouserie and So. T. PI wrier. Bart. O d Sarum—Right lion. Y. Vanintart and J. D,,,re Porcher, Knaresbovongh—Lottl John Townshend and L'ird Osiulton. LTioingto,...Colonel Duckett and J4l l , K,0 f .,t0,,, Esq Noolisole , tovi...-Hoti. Edward Lareelles and Henry Pr -rte!, Thq. Chiehrsier—.G. W. Thereat, Esq. and James thiprT, Esq. liewton...Johe .1 Blackburn •. d General P. Heron. Gseton.-114arlt Wood, F.4q. and G. Boasafkostsough. Carnsanhon-o.A.dm.ral G. EA,oborgh...Stit latr,rk Morro, Bart. C.rionerf.....Potor Moore, Esq. and 6.l:llg4pla—Mr. ?helium) and Mr. Taylor. CONTES lED ELECTIONS. tivassooi.-1 HIRD DAY• General Taileton 993 . . General Gaicoyos . 536 • Mr. Roams EA • . . YARMOUTH. Him E. flarborcl . . 627 • IV Lathmoon, Er;. . . 6J4 Wen. Jacob, Esq. . 311 • • . •••••• Upeher, E. • • 21 • YORK CITY, MAY .1. --SICoNO DAY. Sir M. M S)lcrs ,SSI Sr Win M.lner b 34 . . Hon. L. num, s 3b6 • • e•NTIRBURY—SA 1 CROAT, MAY 9. Baker 4OO Talor 367 . . Lushingron . 341 . . Farquhar 311 • • • LANCASTER ELECTION.—X AY 8, FIRST DAY. Mr. 13-nt . . . 5.7 Mr Ca . I/I.)mA . . 50 Mr. Doveton . 50 IRREWSRURY—MAY CI, THIRD D•T. rt, Hon. Win. 11,11 . . . 140 Thos Juan, Egg . . . 100 IND li G. 614on•11 • • . 99 tioTtiscoll4l4-••BATUADA., THIRD DAY. Smith . 06 . . C:rx..k . 02 . Campton . 2b6 • • 1.21222222-4A21.12DAY. Blbingt.on 10101 :5.f.e...m..ta 791 Sm.th 693 • DOveit. ti.zcrioti—SATUßDAY. lIIAT 9. M. Jp...k..vnti . 1121 . . P4ONV I NIII ill bee Jackie,. . _....._ . 87* LAW !NI ELL IIiENcE. COURT OF WIG'S BENCH, Wastminsr et, M4T 11. In a ease wherein a lady of the name of Betsey Bell was the Plaintiff, Mr. GAIROW, on behalf of the Defendant, moved for a Rule to set aside the judgment against his client, and also to stay the money levied under execution in the hands of the Sheriff. The Learned Counsel said, that this was one of the CANS in which some of the practices of the advertising money-lenders were particularly conspicuous. The Defendant being somewhat embarrassed in his circumstances, and in need of some temporary assistance, unfortu nately mat with one of thew money-lending ad. vertisements, in a daily paper ; he applied to the place where it referred to, and there found the bu siness was entirely trans:seed by ladies:—there was the lady clerk. the lady-bookkeeper, the lady-money lender, &c. The Defendant, however, was to have a considerable suns advanced to him, upon his own bills of acceptance. which were made payable at different periods, for the sum of 2M. each, and a warrant of attorney to the full amount, as a colla teral security ; all this being assented to, it was fur ther agreed. that the Defendant was to take in part payment of the advance, a fine thorough-bred racer, who had won the King's plate, and hunted with the King's stag hounds t in short, one of the finest horses in the kingdoms Nid far this horse he was to giv e ',Ovalness. It turned out, however, as the Learned Counsel stated, from the affidavits, that this high•mettled racer was only fit CT the slJughterman—the bones to make ivory black, the flesh to the dog's-meat man, and the bide to the currier, were not worth, altegethtr, above al. The Defendant had already paid two et those notes, and the Plaintiff, notwithstanding. was pro ceethug on the warrant of attorney. and issued execution, upon which the Sheriff had levied the amount. The Court granted a rule to phew cause. The AT TOIL CY.GIN made the usual 1110. tion to continue the secognicinces of persons bound to attend the Conic This being the last day of Platter Term, the Court was occupied till a late hour in 4.2.:icliug applications of various kind., is the course of wench nothing of any public interest occurred. The Term Gisted Jury were discharged, and the business of the Term ended. 11,Aon EleCtion closed is the afternoon of Fria', when the numbers were— For George J.ilimione, Esq. . 111 A. . 14! C. D..oetlosho. E•q. 16 • r T Nast. 10 Tne two former were declared dilly elefted. It is reported that the two latter mean to petition against the retort*. Oat of the number polled tor Mr. nut :count. nne.italf were single rotes; vitaile the two in,:ntbers returned had each only one single vote. Yesterday the London Sess'ont com-nenced at Guidhall ; but no case of any public interest oc curred. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. FOURTH DAY-14AT II This dry the crowd b e fore thehusti. , 9l Wag ex ceedingly numerous and noisy. At the close of the P5ll, 4,.e numbers good thus ; lArel Cochnore Sir F. Rlreitzt Mr. Eehott Mr. SW:64ms Mr. Paull 770 6117 620 147 117 Mr. iu eeloan,asbefore, was the first to ad- dress the Eleelors, or multitude, who at that time cmtinned very noisy and turbulent Gentle men," said he, tt we have hitherto g.ined credit on account of the manner in which tin Lledion has been canied on, both in resped to your conduh towards the Conslidates, and their condo& towards You, when we find it our duty daily to addreis you. I am confident you will nos forfeit that clotroder which you have already acquired. I orn well aware that Saint Monday is a kind of privileged day, and therefore I ought not to raped much quiet. ( Laugh ing, and cries of Brave, nherns!) Gentleman, I bare to oh.erve, that have jun heard ail eel:is:sawn tall from the Noble Lord who is now one of the Can didates before you, as to " No Coalition." I can only assore you. that I stand in opposition to no particular Candidate, but entitely on my own groun 1, and my own past proved prsneasions. Geittlemen, I did think it proper, imam the lest day on which I appeared upon the hustings, to meet and oppose an objettion which had been raised, that *Wave' Officer ems nest a it person so repre sent this City. I have thought myselr bound, in honour east consistency, s's to do, and whether it please or displease certain indiv:duais, 1 repeat that opinion, because, if you carry the prow pie of mat argument to its utmost eaten-, it must go to this, that no military, or naval mat, nor any person who is likely to be sent upon a foreign embassy, is ever to be eleded to represent his country in Parliament. I resped Hui Majesty's land tortes as minnt as any man, but I shall never ishanidu my hatred against Standing Army is the tone of peace. I say. that toe King's Offi :en are those who are the must likely to know the Con.titusion in this particular ; and are, therefore, the most proper to guard it nom any of those infringements most likely to prove injunons to the riglits and liberties of Britons. (Load Op plower and buzzer.) Gentlemen, with regard to tne Naval Service, I think I may say, what my whole life has proves', that there is no: a man in this coun try who admires, reveres, and loves, with more heart felt satisfadion, that service, than I do. I think tune is nothing that can be done ha teat service, either by the bounty of -he Crown, or by the conferring of popular booms by the people themselves, which they have ant folly proved Weir title to. dislike egotism as mach as any man, but I can ven ture to say with truth, as it must be in the know ledge of most of you. that at a moment winch was most critical and dangerous to the country, I did thew, in a peetniar manner, nay lave of that service. I did that service, I say. a be nefit, when I stood alone in the House of Commons, by pointing out the means of subduing the mutiny at the Note, which prevailed at a time when we were engaged in war, and which, it it heel not been timely prevented. might have devoted the country to eternal destruftion. Gentlemen, upon the sun jed of Sir Francis Burdett 1 shall say bet a few words. My alliance with him, when be had a seat in the House of Commons, I have no doubt every friend of his who hears me, will to me the justice to acknowledge. I was there the single man who supported him in resisting those orb:nary im prisonments that were existing at that time. 1 say, that the prison known by the name of the Lend Bath Fields Prison, was one which I visited, day alter day. along with Sir Francis Burdett. Nay, further, I Can with truth assert, that the Com mittee which was appointed to inquire into the scandalous abuses relative to these matters, was moved for by me, and carried in the House of Corn mons---(Haesas, and Cries of Weil dote liierry! )— Gentlemen, having no opportunity ot commenting upon the speeches which will be made by others, upon this day, I shall only refer to what tall from the friend of Mr. Paull. upon Saturday last. That Gentleman then truly said, and hz did me but justice in saying it, tont my whole condud, dining my Parliamentary career, when out ot (Mice, had been must consistent. That objedioa which had formerly been made against me, of being in ofli:e, is one which I believe you will all agree with me in thinking. is not likely to return soots. Friendly shoats and siesta mangos.) But, Geo demen, it happens somewhat strangrly in my case, for although in general it be found mat when people acquire high Miunterial situations, places and emo lumens. they gain friends: yet, in my present situ ation, I find that I gaits tziends in propos tion to t.:e length of .tine I ion out of office. (Laughing. rod shoats of approi,dirn ). At the sane time, nlentlemen, I agree trial those who assert, limit any person 11C• cepting of an office and holding it at tau pleasure of the Crown, puts himself under sutpiosous circum stances in the eyes of the people ; but I do not ad mit, that in every case, because a person takes an office. he is to become the servile follower of any Minister, or to forfeit his original principles. I sax this, that a man. who. for 20 years, has served his countrrfaithfully and honourably, in Parliament, without any office from the Crown, has a right to assert, that there can be ao grounds of suspicion that be would detest his principles merely for the sate of preserving any office he may afterwasds esquire. It,. by pledging myself never to take all oilier again, I could be the means of bringing about the commence ment of a system of cutting off all jobbing and irre gular contrading, I would have no onjedion to give you that pledge ; but in the present situation ot aff sirs, I cannot help thinking tnat an office or place would be as well bestowed upon me, as upon the Right Hon. George Rose. (} es yes ! SArrpy, sow deserve et as wed.) Gentlemen, while I am upon this sobjed of offices, I may add one word mute, w shew you at least a specimen of my way ot thinking. My son enjnyed an office, and it was intimated to me, that as he had no vote in Parlia ment, that place should be kept for his enjoyment, as a motive for me to desert my riends. Ile only effe4 of this aimaner was, !hat I took the fist opportunity of opposing the Ministers, anti of shew ing my adherence to my former principles and my Infuser friatid% and the consequence of that steady madmen; has ban. the; my ma has lost his arms, and he would have rather. Wished- it to - be so, Or an that any sacrifice shoold be made his fast tr:s honour or consistency of political cnnduf. men, I have little more to say to you. oan tha: feel not at all dismayed by the state of die Poll. I have, as I told you before, been flied all my life to opposition, and to minorities. and I may non sAy.that I have got hack into my native soil. is whi c h M ov e laboured for many ye irs. I have of wen,however, those minorities, by dint of perseverance and peer tion, grow to majoriti-s. Sift.h are the glorious conwepiences neiong from a conaziousness of a good cause. —/ Earoe ! br•ve ! rill , a , d Sheet:o.- 1 return you thanks for the faveixo you have al ready conferred, and hope for a similar perseecrame rur exertions." L-rd Cootie oe v. Gentlemen, f have lime m• cused of two tleog. lately ; the one my being mar. tied to a n'ece of I.,rd Melville. I declare to you. that that is not she fad, tor I am ant monied At all, althoegh it may happen that I may sotto be a candidate f, r a rostrimoni.ii connedion.os well as 'or a war in Parliament. The ?Aber rhiog Alleged is, that I am a relation of Lord MelvilL'. I 'de. dare th it to he egtoilly unfounded wiali the o*e . I never dAir that N 'Ole LotJ above four time; iso my life, nor do I personally know any of the twee sent Adoonireatiric lam independent, and 1 trust alone to the dolependeoca of the Eleaors of West. iniror o for me return f have nride known the 1 nfi of conduit I wish to consort in Par4oenerit. have told yea that I shall 141141011 shat oes of meek wit° I think Aa ior the boiefir of the country, sad shall oppose these who at limn fadious motives. it bat been also reported that I have coalef.cted with Mr. &Lott. This is not a fad, and it is equltlly unfounded that I hove coalesced with Sr Francis Bird tt. f oinsider that Cendielares standing alo t r, is absolutely necessary for the freedoms of Birdie., aid it i, for rot, Gentlemen, not to suffer ass unpopular Candidate to be drawn in by one that is popular. I do most sole/mit Oohs myself, that, if retained into Parliamensi, 1 s endeavour to Jo away all those abuses, by which the country has bean solong disgraced. Io as extremely sorry to see, that the reports .given in some of the newspapers of what was said here tl • other day, were such at to put into my awash words which I did out utter I but, perhapa, they have been inflio need by nn.-Oyes womb I do not know. I have seen some of the speeches reported fully. and with accuracy, while oolere have been mutilated and garbled, in a man ner most disgraceful, and too shocking to rei.re. Laegiese. kaotr: l r, obeatiag.) Such betng the case, Gentlemen, I wish to take thisepportatity of repeating the statement I made a. to the anuses in the Navy. I formerly *Boded to the case of the Ate/ogle sloop of war, which, on account of het remain. ig so long eon at sea, was adoolly aso.k,og 24 inches of water is the space of—//fis Lordsh.o sew here interrupted iy fee of the impeller " ANd =4OV Atilt to a that P") 1 do not, (continued the Noble Lord) accuse the Commanding Of then on duty, bet I say that it originated in the condian of one individual who has tyrannized over that service. beyond measure, for the period of About six years. No offlter has had it in his pewee to ceo . plain. lf they old venture to complain to the Ad.i. g valtr, thusly answer was. " We nays received your letter. and having no commands from their Loodships„ we are your most obedi• nt servant, ite:", le there& man here who can say, in his conscience, at any individual in the service can, under such circum. stances. venture to speak the truth. Ido not come here to present mysof before you merely for the s eke of a seat in Parliament, and then to go to sea. No, Gentlemen, I scorn such an imentiou—l shall Landes. your to redress the grievances I represent to you.— My voice shall always be exerted that porproe, whether at sea or in Parliament. I stated that tl e Committee appointed to ready abuses, ought to have begun by doing something ; but the Gentle men of the late Administration said they were too much occupied otherwise. I hope, however, that the present Ministers will not suffer any delay, or allow any man for a moment to postpone doing his duty. 1 could state to you many naval abuses, most crying abuses, the keeping men for many months at sea without fresh meals, and after they had become scorbutic from head to foot. theo drenched with lime juice, and rendered consump. tive, in order to core the scurvy. This, Gentlemen, is wider the head of economy." The gallant Cap. tale then alluded to abuses esisting as to Hospitals. Mr. Jeriermos.—.6 Geotlemen, I congratulate you upon the state of deo poll, it gives a promise t• Westminster that there wit be achieved the moo important and glorious vidlory that ever was obtain. ed by any Citizens of any free country. By your exertions in the present contest, you will give confidence to the people of Englapd. You volt show diem that there is a public spirit. still cc . maiaieg, and that this public spirit will .m. press awe upon the Government. The Govern ment will tee/ and •,xperience that no influence ther can elm, no cortrivance either by threats or frauds of any description. can ever stop the mouths of the people from nominating . their own Candi dates. the very circomstance of sending Sir Fran cis Burdett to Parliament, will have the died of checking any measures which the Government may meditate against you. (Lead appeaser.) I ba r e that this ezemple will operate tbioughout to* country, so as at once to ezringoish the atrocious system of Candidates bei-g impo.ed co on the people. Mr. Paull has bet n pleased to eaot censure upon your Committee and me, for the small aid we have been able to afford you in brink forward Sir Francis Burdett; for the present, the only answer I shall make is, that if Sir Frencis Burdett were able to come out. he could command much greater some's, as I am afraid his came aol lose in our feeble hands. As to Mr. Ellin, I think we have nearly extinguished his hopes ; Tweet that your exertions to morrow will put hint in iiespetit." (Brave ! have ! Mr. Je4eings,, Mr. Et I.IOTT then came forward, and sotempted 'o addres. the crowd; but such an upro.sr and con fusion ensued, as made it utterly itopossihde for bits to pnneeed. Mt. Glesosts then thanked the Eleffors, nn behalf of Mr. Paul!, and still expressed a contidence of success from their exettions. He was proceedmg to eater, at great length, upon the subject of the Constitution, and ;he ri3ht of elesotiol, but the popes lice became impatient, and be had also to muse. T7lll • 1