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NEW PARLTAMENT. mEme FRS EItECTRD. .C,4,bail "Om■lalloek 4 Meriral I.liah time/. k .TI eettijente Wanatiatt, Esti Chalks Durntas, Esq. p uw Cowatv--Wthet W Olt los, I.aq. gih,er-Atiehaiwr P lee, E.m. County-Inn. Wd lain Beauchamp ; Hr n. VrH.L/ttler,n. Hensin?; hi ; S.srmden Blow, Esq. suftonw.S. J :• • \uOly t M. Mshra, Esq. o f'.tlc.. it jH. ..h y ; W F-q. Starlit. V•6l. ; Tho Mil• Aliment', Esq. Bakes, EN. •Ed d Taring, E. • ud.-fikelhur %hake wawa, Etq. ; 1:on. Clarks Law ,. e; Itaiirtar. Rilearn ; Gene al F ?aiiarrick. Coisntri-L , r l SP•. , ce , • r Ja i.es rAtener ; daSsirl %Sewall, Esq. ; good Tucker Steward, Ktq. ; ettarkaAdAms, Titchfarld; Lad Temple. hadsoll , I.rnea Hen. y Leigh, Lail. CONTESTED ELFCTIONS. SUUNII—TUtiD•Y. ....... Wyndhga), £9. • ........ So rot.s-ii ' Esq. • • ..—.. Finer. Vsq. • LLICIIISTII....TUCSDAY. EAV,...peon 3:n.t4 1714 1172 1:20 rtt,enaart •1 , • 'A'. Mionsmara has declined. IDDEORDSHIIti..—Sir ATE Da THE D/1011$ POLL.-- SICOND DAY. ~.- Pvm, F.. 54 781 . . I.<n. Fitc,.•trn.k 701 • ..--.. o...3nria, taq. . C 52 •..z EtErCrtY--TVIZSDAY.-1, I DAL CLOSE. A,Ser VI . . . Ta,lor 826 • • • Lashin,:r on . 673 . . Farquhar . • 303 ill REWSSUILT.—.VOVIETII DAY. it , tn. W. WI . T .1041•1‘. E -q. Hun. H. G. 11 nrett . . all RACY--SZCOND DAY. Mr. Thornton • • • Mr. Sornnee . . . . Lord W. Russell . • • • LID'eaPOOL—.IO I rDAY. General Tirlnt.a • . Goneralarse.yue sr. Rnieoe . Dnl , BaN•ir 12—TIDAL CLOSI. Jentinsort . . 861 j f WM% 6Ol • • P rrepoint . . MI The number of Freemen who h tve vote d on the pre.. nt occasion, has 13-.:n much g reater than on any former one. . 917 1.3 14 . • • LONDON ELACTIO.V. 1'614 636 11,e poll for the eleainn of four Memhers to serve in Parliament, for the City of London, finally closed yesterday, at Guildhall, at three o'clock, when the autribers were declared as folt-w: Charlie Price . . 3117 Sir William C astir . . . 309 Alderman Sr . . SIM e:Cerwan Comae . . . ErB3 The several Candidates then came forward suc cessively. Sir Wit. Cyclic was the first.—He thanked the Livery for the honour of his re eisdlion, and assured them that he should ever stand up for the but of King:, and our glorious Constitution. Although !se, sia, !,-r at the head of the pelt, he was co..ficisnt I..tt ..v , s not the last dear iv his constituents, nor Vie;a/d he be rest zealot's in the - discharge of his duty. Sir ert %ties Puce, in returning thanks, said, he ha I never swerved Iran the princ.ples which be hai p-ofe.ssed on his first Eleaion. He con chided wag asauling die Livery, that he should trae to his King, the Constitution, and the Ptotestane Reiigi roc Alderman Cora az next came forward, but the shouts of applause, mingled with some hisses, were to loud, it was some time before he could obtain a heating. After thanking the Livery for the honour done t him, in choosing him one of their Repre tentative', he alluded to his past condua. Much, he said, had been reported concerning hint, and his surpirt of the late Ministry. lie did not repent of his conclea, nor should he ever ecins'irder them but as the ablisst men this coun try now boasts. his future consist& should be in unison with the put ; and on the meeting of Parlia strut he shnulif use his eff-rts 140 proses-are an inquiry into pu'ulto abuses and peculation, with the same val that he hid lytherto felt. As to his religion, he flatttred himself he was as true a Protestant as say of lies conipetitoss, althougii be had not written it upon kis flags*. Alderman Sit A w plemded fatigue as an apology for using only a • v words in returning thanks loi the Inanour conteired upon him. He assured them, that in loyalty and independence of principle, he did not yield to any man, and that he should prove " watchful guardian of the rights and privileges of this fp eat Commercial City. The Eietllien will be declared in form, by the Sheriffs, to-moil-ow. • Al.le. i a i Cartis's rags had " The Protestant Re:igion' Wailed upon them. 'lints and Huess a. WILSON —ln this report, yesterday, in another paper, it was stated that Mr. KING carried on business at several houses, and mentioned a house in Nurton.street, as belonging to hint; we have audio' it y to assert, that Mr. KING has no house in Norton-street. 'l•he Counsel, atter ani ruadvetting on usury, aflixes the epithet " infamous" to his transAionss Mr. Kisa thinks this an inap• olicable term, for the greatest discounters in tie longdom take a larger commission than the law seat rants, sc.! yet were never deemed .‘ infamous ;" tor the., is so moral turpitude in it ; these is t.o law of Goo that fixes interest to S per Cent. ; money 4..1 be worth no more, or a great deal more than per Cent. according to the wealth and specie of the country. His dealings are with the most re. speatable person. in the kinguoin, and it is not often, after they are acconsmuiated, that they plead the statute of usury. The truth of .his business has not yet come son, but it will certainly be brought before the public hereafter. Twenty-one Capital Priz?s, from 10,0001. to EfOl. are yet in the Wheel. besides the •s luDi, and SC., with the full proportion ut £Ol. Prizes, and nn 4dvAnce in the price of Tickets and Shares. •Glee neat day of drawing will be Sattoday, mien the Fitst•drawn - Ticket will receive 10,00;ln V.( Leutcry will ;trash next week. 10f 16, W H 4. .• ' l 4 a•;t'ol 14 ~n r4 loch. ' e .•.0 nt :y SSD U it • 1 rr t toff •••• 1 ir. yesl .1 • • the Ki •ni tII A. WiSTMINSTER ELECTION. SIXTH DAY—Mar 13. The crowd of this day was equal to that of yester t'7, which we stated was imrneiise. Owing to the Nemo ableness of :h.: day, the surrounding sea I tolds were filled with people of all descriptions. amongst whom were to be seen many of the fair sex, oil and young, v.:in seemed to participate in the general exultation which was expressed by the populace before the hustings, at the state of the poll. 'llse waving of handle , relsiefs, and the display of the ribliands of the popular Candidates, Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Sheridan. were ueiversal amongst the ladies, whose example seroned to be imitated by all, not excepting the noisy multitude. notwith standing the various parties of which it was COM posed. Those who atteinpted to voc.ferate in fa vour of the Court Candidates, were soon overp:over ed by the superior shouts of Bankir ova/ Shandaa far sear ! At the close of the poll, at four o'clock, the number of votes for the respelive Candidates stood thus : Sr F. Euriett . • . . 1• 0 32 L•••,•1 . • I 3t•9 M- F. Slott . . 1u64 Mr. S hen daa . • . 9 , 6 Mr Paull • . xre Mr. SirP.RID•II, amidst the usual noise, bustle, and contusion, occasioned by the anxiety of every one to silence his neighbour, in order to hear what this popular Candidate was about to state to them, thus addreued the surrounding multitude t '1 Gen tlemen," said lie, 11 I feel confident tnat you will continue to hoar t.ie Candidates who address you, with the same attention which you have hitherto be. stowed; al attention which is honourable to your. selves, and but jossiee to us: (Selsarel silence! lel us hear our fond .Nberty.) I see you ;win delighted with the state of the Poll. Gentlemen, is nut in my nature to feel it possible to see other peoide, much less a great multitude, greatly pleased, without partaking in the pleasure and satislaaion which they evince. My canvass has certainly been very late, but there still remains such a number of unpile& and un canvassed Eleflors, that I du yet hope to see a csn siderable alteration upon the statement of that Poll—l mean an alteration more favourable so my self. 'lnhere may, perhaps, also be a considerable alteration in favour ot some other of the Candidates ; but were I to state at whose expense that alter• ation was making, I am convinced it would not be pleasing to those 1 am addressing. Gentlemen, many of those who have already polled. would, to my knowledge, gladly and willingly have polled for me. had they nut previously given their promises to some of the other Candidates. who have lost no time in exerting all manner of ingaence, in a man na past retracting ; bu•, I conies' I mould rather want all the votes of those who have tome under such obligations, than induce a single iudividual to break his promise. lf, however, the Canitdates who have got similar promises from other Eiettors who have slot yet voted, could be tempted to an aft of magnanimity, and for the future reiease those who bees come under any promises detrimental :0 me, although I have no expellation of it, as these is cer tainly no spirit of chivalry it. eleCtioneering, they world render me a great service, and I would be very much okhged to them." ( Laughemy, shozzaing, dealing ; one af tte pviarg:cs eeetai aril. •• Pryer mind, .`i4erry, th,re are plenty who have sue yet pr,mised their rates, awl Mote who base rera.reed use, will give an it accord to you ''/ Mr. Sheridan, ert.en silence was again renored pi seeded, *. Gentlemen, its ancient days of romance and chivalry, we arc told, that if an adversary, by accident, got'pos session of his antagonist's sword, he would, in the spirit of magnessimity, restore it to him ; but I do not expi,ll that in EletlK,ns any one will follow such glorious and laudable examples. — We have heard a great deal A. thestbuses ex.sting in the Navy; I t kit would be an insult to your memories and understandings for me to remind you that I have ever been the film And decided triend to the Navy of England. Thine is one abuse, 1 con fess, which does not admit of a Parliamentary cure. as its remedy must be etfeaed by an applicatiou to the Government. 1 can assure you. that had I con tinued Treasurer of the Navy, the holding of which appointment many have thought a blot in my cha ratter, but which I confess to you was. together with the House appended to it, not at all inconvenient to my situation, I wished to have brought forward Bills to ameliorate the situation of the Navy, But, Gentlemen, you will all agree with me, that great riches are not necessary to from an independent man; and, therefore, I shall still be glad to assist the Noble Lord, if brought into Parliament. in any measure which may tend to cultivate the friendship. and support the dignity of those gallant men, whose exertions, in their country's behalf, proved their country's salvation. The abuse I allude to as not admitting of legislative remedy, is that dis graceful and abominsble praelice ot bringing per sons, accused of crimes, before the Cis.l Magistrate, and upon proof of toeir criminality being 'hewn, discharging them, up.m condition that they should in His Majesty's Navy. Gentlemen, I say that the man who serves in the Navy of Great Britain, ought to be as clear in charafter, and sound in principle, as possible. 1 say, that to this disgrace• pralti.e has been swing any disposition to mutiny and sedition, which was ever evinced in our Navy, the bulwark of our country.— Instead of 'Apt% that such men wire fir to serve in our Navy, mooogst free-horn ?English seamen, I would rather be disposed to say, that they mare perfect', competeut to be made custom or excise offi:ers. I would wish rather to hear the Magistrate bel • ie *1 such men are brought, declare that they were only he to sews as Clarks of the Treasury, Gentlemen Uthcrs of the Black Rod, sir Justices of the Peace, or in any other capacity us which they choose to make them serve His Majesty. save and except in Eloskt.jesty'aNav y . (I.oridrhemtser "piastre.) lam sine the Noble Lord will imitate my example, in *idling this k:lettion to be con dueled with good hnotour to wards rack oth er. He told you, Gentlenien, yesterday, that alter a face tious speech or matte, he wished you to hear him make a few serious ninety:aims. I beg him to hear now from use a t. ,e serious words, in retain, upon the subjetis which lie has lately brought forward.— I give the Noble Lord petted credit tor his goo.l at tentions. and am willing to allow, that he bet•eyes every fall he has assatesl I but I would arpeal tM that gallant Leta, whether an Aid and reskelable I bated to Mr.Panti Mtg. . • . . . o ' e o .• .. veteran, who has no naval officer here to sips ; (toteGibbows) with - twee port him, might to be so accts •d in his *butte • ? : with the indulgence of Gentlemen, it is a siOjea upon wi.ich I am totally i •olittol pradlce of fraud; incompetent to enter with the Noble Lord, but borne out in the remotest . 1 met informed, from such authority as I can I proof, mast owes him to th;-estr sere and contempt give credit to. that he (Inrd Cortwane) has in ' of every sincere, honest, and independent Elater. some of his statements been misled. Its the case l . (W e , N., Gibbers, s o o t are eteruirk, cried shoe of of the Araloate sloop of seer, which lie states went to n the nordt:redr.) Whershe had read tnat paper, he the bottom, and the viliele crew of which perished, I immediately sent it to Mr. Paull. accompanies with am told that it was not so as represented, but that A letter, which he read, caressive of his disincline , - she was lost under en•irely different circnmstances, tion to intrude upon the present state of Mr. Paull** 1 and not a man of tee crew perished. I submit to health, at the same time th Ahe relied aeon the the Noble Lord too, that in the lost Parhomeot an acknowledged liberality , oaa at Impeded individual, inquiry was instituted, under the seadion of Mr. `to render imoiediese risme to th- • cherratter of a Pitt, as to the condat of the Noble Earl alluded to, I constant, ardentould disintsrestol friend. to that and be challer.ged inquiry, but it was never perstst- 1 l e tter he receis J p3 an answer, whic r he leo read, ed in. If the Noble Lord can yet make ou these lin which Mr. Paull direftly denied th ' language. facts, I shell applaud Oho. and afford him every a'- 1 artri's':ted to him in the pamphlet. signed hy Mess-a. sistance and sunport in the House of Commons. Adams and Place. and conclodef with ',sowing 1 But, Gentlemen. when I say that I shall support , Mr. Gilehons, the , to his zeal, sincerity, diligence him in the House of Commons. I cannot halt, oh- and aaivity, he (Mr Paull), and tie !Tien ',s to 4 servirig, that we are entering here into discussions the independence of Westminster, wets most pecot which may be highly improper and injorieus to liarly indebted. the country ; discussions which are likely to At the request of Mr. Gibbons, who complained he repeated in all the Newspapers, end therehy of insfisposition, Mr. Power read a litter from Mr. be conveyed en board our fleets, and meate Paull, wherein he expressed his deternsihatien to the . possibility of a return of teat mighty ton- i abstain from any further expense in the prneeeutiou chief, which we would all regret, and which lam a his Elation , and left it stlely to the l' lea: convinced is the mest distant wish of that Noble exercise their own tree will, for cent inu ng ,•.; multi- . Lord. I do solemnly protest to you, that it Le \ ;ult i mo takes my advice, and desists from this subkrit, be Mr. Paws', as soon as the letter was teed, will increase the means of promoting his Elation ; b egge d k a y o t o trespass o n si l o ateesoicire s f the and whether this is likely to injure mine or not, I . F.leiters. He had to lament, that of a moment should despise myself, if I considered my personal when unanimity was so desirable. when it was at:- interest at all proper to be pin into competition ; tually necessary to insure ultimate success, the with that duty which I owe to my country, for the ' hitherto adrive sepperers and steady fri •r ds of the mointenance of the honour and dignity of the British I best interests of the country, were dieisled by a lee Navy." (Lowd epplarve.) mentable and fatal J•stinion. Tie higlteat anthne ' Loa Comfit A tra--." Gentlemen, I will not de. city had pronounced, ••That a house slivisfel tame you long to-day, upon the subject of Naval against itself could not staid ;" and he rit it to abuses ; but I must 64T, that I have heard nothing the good sense, to the asoletit patriotism, of wnieb car. operate as a contr.:di:limn of that which I those who heard him, whether the present was formerly stated to you. Whet I said with regard a moment when unforeseen differences and minor to the ototaste sloop of war, was the fad. I have consilerations ought to desden the public feeling endeavoured to impress upon you the necessity of and palsy the popular energy ? Cie considered it having men of all calling; in the House of Commons, the duty of the great city of Westminster.. that city, as it is impossible for any other than Naval men to • which not only gave the tone to the B. otsh Ern redress such existing grievances. I made no such pine, but to Europe. to preserve its high 'lnd dis. statement as to the crew of that vessel being all lost, tinguished chars tTr. Its El-flora were wont to out I said that the crew of the Phenix were all lost confer the meed of their approbie ion mann tufo:toe,. es.cept one. I have been removed from public !edged talents. or admitted public service.. Was afters for no less than seventeen year., during it now ready-to seal its degeneracy t Was it pre which period I formed my opinions front the pared to listen to every idle pretender to petrietion, cast - ma of former times, and not those of the to every hollow declaimer up a public abuses, and present day. I have read the history of this coup- every insidious promisee of futore independence ? try. and the constitution of other countries, and The time was, when the Eleftc.rs of Westminster I wish to see our Constitution brought back to arroga•ed to themselves the proud distinction .if its ancient state of purity. I think that some of rewriting the first in talents and most prominent in the ancient laws ought to be revived, in order the patriotism. how changed ! how laden I when the more effreualle to exclule pl•oemen and pensioners two creatures of a weak, a vraed, an intriguing from voting with Ministers, whether theybe right or and corrupt aiministration. could have procured wrong. Ido most solemnly pledge mysel.never to ac- the mirages of so many of it; Elaine'. It was is cent of any office, which will exclude me from ding vain to deny that the Noble Lord was upheld by those duties which I owe to my conatry. lam at pre- Ministerial support. Ti.e Cemnaito:s of that Noble vent, Gentlemen, in possession of an income of 1331. Lord and Mr. Elliott were seen caevassieg coejointe per aanum, for being a Captain in the Navy. Do) ou ly in Pimlico, and it was a well.known fad, that urea. think that that su:n can prove an inducement to sury letters were next amongst the Elators of Wes.. make me swerve from my duty, when returned to moister, to ion ience their voice in lavonr of thei• Parliament? Ido state, that the office of Clerk of coalesced and Ministerial Candidates. Much sus it the Pells ought to have been abolished by the late had been laid nn the system of olleged oppression Ministry ; but instead of allelithiag sinecures, they and tyranny, which the Noble Caedidiee had sifert. etsdeavoured to increase them. They allowed the el to nave hoot menthol in tie N ivy, for the fist Commander in Chief of the Channel fleet, instead I tire years. Why, he asked, was that Noble Lord of bong up •n duty, to remain in London, therebe siient? Was not tte teen of Erigland, the hest se makiog his situation a mete sinecure, like the Clerk- I curity of public freedom and happiness, open to the ship of the Peas. and such a situation as might I Noble Lord ? Had he ors, even without a seat us either be filled by a fool, or the tool of a Minister. I I Parliament, the power of den appealing to the good do farther declare, Gentlemen, that if ever any of my sense of the Courery, an appeal, which, who a pro relations accept of such sins cure places, of ho ser- perly made, was never made ineffedually ?If these vice to the country, I shall cut with them ; for Ido dreadful ads were committed in the_best breech. abhor those men who, having great estates of their of our defence, it became an imperative duty with own, are bsse enough to accept of situations, which, the Noble Lord, to have adose3 the country if they are to exist, might to be given to of its danger. and to have dilated the public those persons who are poor ; if there was any indignation against the sethors. In a word, if spark of public spirit in the nation, I say, that such a system of oppression was praltised. the sects men ought to serve the country for nothing. I silence of the Noble Lord was highly criminal. With regard to the inquiry which has been stated to But was it posonle to recoecile that silence with his have been instituted as to the condua of the Noble duty as a Member of the late Parliament 1 For Person whom I accuse, I say, that instead of giving mocths did he sit in that House, and never attempt the.cobjett a fair hearing, as it ought to have had, ei to bring before the great Council of the Country, a Vote of Thanks was passed, at twelve o'clock at even one single solitary instance, out of the nattier night, in a thin House of Commons; but notwith- out charges which he has been daily in the habit of standing that. I still persist in my accusation ; and I exhibiting at these hustings. And against whom call iipm any individual to bring forward evidence I did he make them t against that veteran who had to the contrary. I shall not detain you with ani. sifted pubi:c abuses, and brought public peculators madverting upon what has been stated by a person to ttial! against hum who had upheld the glory who has spoken on behalf of one of the Candidates, and prowess of the British flag off Cape Saint as I think the individual unworthy of my notice; Vincent I against him whose sagacious mind I shell only declare to you again, that I wish for no had, in opposition to intriguers, and a false coalition." system of stiqutire, selated the immoral Nelson, Mr. Jerteiscs—" Gentlemen, it is not my duty to give addoional lintels to the wreath of British here to enter unto the discussions with which the Geo. valour, and who had established British tour see thrmen who have preceded mei/WM*O long claimed and Pre-eminence off the shores off Egypt I (Hee. I your attention. It will be my pleasant task to dime heir! /WV ! ) He wished to impress upon the mines you to look at the Poll. From that you will have of the Elators, that there were four Candidates the promise of that ',Wavy due to your courage and now for their choice. There were Sir Francis btu perseverance. The spirit now shewn by the Elesitots, deft. Richard B. Sheridan, Mr. Elliott, end Lord gives some hopes that corruption has destroyed the Cochrane. Between sunk cOeraders. ceold they means of Ssrroption. It must not, however, be momentarile hesitate ? He hoped net. It was forge:ten, that your enemies are powerful and pet. a libel upon their charafter to suppose that severing. If you sleep one moment, they will they would. Let them recoiled the past con avail themselves of your repose. Notwithstanding I dud, the proofs alreedy given loy Mr. S!: tidan and the exertions of Government, the promises for to. I Sir F. Burdett. Let them recoiled. rivet obeli the Baronet iansaceed the du gross of the morrow are so flattering. that, unless the Elalcrs patriotic come early to poll. it will be impossible for them to Bastde. when he deprecated the suspension of the get forward." Mr. Jennings concluded with con- Habeas Copes .:ft, emir:Towed the gaeting-hills. his gratulating them upon their success. • best eily, and most strenuous supporter, the people's Mr. ELLIOTT next attempted to speak, but finds adeorate, and the Mr.narch's friend, was. Richard ing it impossible for burn to proceed, co account of B,inelsy Sheridan. [ this speech. in every part ref the reiterated shouts and acclamations in favours of it, was toceived with the m ,, st unbounded epprobo the two popular candidates, Berdett and Sheridan, tion ; and when the speaker ceaseJ, Lilt multitude he bad to retire, amidst the hissing, booting, and loudly called upon him to go mil groaning of the multitude. We ate happy an being ante to con:rad:et the Mr. Gi a ones next offered himself to the attention report of His Majesty's gun brig Jar&eU hewing of the people ; but before he entered on the tonal- heen captured off the French coast, ne such event deratinn of the preat contest in which the independ• hawing taken place. tut Kledors of Westminster were engaged, be con- Fourth D a y o f Drawing, No. 9,949, the - ceived it his duty to give a WO esplanazion of his drawn Ticket. entitled to l'wesity thousand Pori .k, conduit. standing forward as re did to support the was sold by Ricnoensoo. Gooosoce, and Co. rights of this great and important City. Within a the Ist of last month. It is oily remark. Lie, few hours, a pamphlet was put into his hands, which , this Ticket was writetn for (rem S‘witnatript a, west to A.:Ctl64a AIM of a baseness of principle, procured from the Rook by RICI:All011..a. LIJIL, I which, if preyed true. would dsservedly consign Luce, ar.4l Cv. who continee selling rickets him to the dislike and detestation of the greet pro- Shares . warranted Undoson„ at their - Offices, cot portion of toe fellow-citizens. That pamphlet was of Bank-buildings; Corohill, and facing ale Gate signed by Mr. Adams aad Mr. Place ; awl attn. the Lines Mews, Charing-cross. 7 411/414111gg* i nlattritatet` commission sgthe basest Ohs persona:views. and with the ; And which. he srtist s.iy, if ets degree, brany thing Ike U 4 eTelit :3. 03 that ). As. ci ;44.0D- 's ac.l coiner Pats ut i