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NEW PARLIAMENT. . MEMBERS ELECTED.. Weglillw..•• l 4. P. Wyndham and R. Long. o.mtea—Ware. Beckford awl Benjamin Hobhonna. Silo Mon •nA Conies Herbert. John St Aubyn. Bart. and Richard R.e'tards. dd.art---iir W. Oglandor. and Davies Gni ty. • 'O . Ni ...A ilea Flop. R. Pole , Carew and Robert Wigwam. yen Lone—Ca,qin Butler and —.Vanderheyden. west Luue—Ralph Allen D4oiell and James Buller m t r heil—Holi. Captain Gamer and G•crgo Galway Mills. y•e o. —C dose, O'Cailaran and Goat ev We Ilwortti. }t a re's —Serape Barnard and Colonel Shipley 7., —Tete lion. Edward Heaven and Colonel J. Lemon. Hamilton and the Hon. W. Ewe. Lemon and Henry Sean L --•-•••• Maitland and 11..1 ford. IT.— fhosas Clolsnowleley U. , ries Davenport. C.niarrmi, (County)—Sir Robert Willow/es D.,• , •3rll—.Ralph John Lambton and Richard Warton, F.'illiroke--Hush Barlow. c,•,-mum—Sir C. M. Burrell, Bart. and Timothy Shelley. fe r ron. (County)—Colonel Thomas Wuod. ca.r...g.m—Lord William Stuart. ‘,:rtlaitistii . e...Str Edward Littleton, Bad. and Lord Granville Lerman Gower. Ida.uter—Mr. Burrell awl Mr. Shelley. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. PILISTOII-..11•Y 16. Lard Stanley Mr. Normals Colonel Harmon . • scut:—MAY Wyndham Fuller Sergio:o DOIBUTII47III-10UlTH DAY. Mr. Pitt •. Mr. Banks. • Mr. PJftlnall . 1047 1029 943 197) 1105 1069 IBOIOR.A9Iiti--.3IAY 16. Mr. Pyrn . • . • . Gametal Fitzpatrick . . Mr. Ottawa . iitIVILY—..MAY 11. 1332 1031 932 Inn 1010 975 Mr. Corry • . 40 Lieut.-General Needham . 17 ANDAITIR--.MAY 16, AT 11ALT PAST 0,11 O'cl,COC. Mr. Dem . . 1843 . Mr. Patten . 1343 . . Mr. Cawthorn' . . . *7t Mr. Doreerm . • . 871. SHRtws•DiT.—MINTY DAY. • The Hoe. Win. 11111 . . . 495 Thos. Jones. Esq. Ilou. H. G Bennett . . . 21,6. fuId&IIIST—SATIMPAY• Dickenson • . • . - 2555 Lethlordige 1998 . . Langton 1393 • . . pettetTSl4lll.,...-10tiltTet DAY, MAY IC. Mr. Fist . • . 1331 • Mr. Rooks, . . 1031 Mr Ferman . . 938 • IT. ives---weDsesn•r. TINAL CLO y. Samuel Stephens, Esq. 147 S., Waits Stirling 147 . . Charlos Cuckrell. Esq. . liS Cipt. John Worim,,,• . 124 Lord H. PSTT v and A. An Ala, Esq. were turned Member, to serve in the New Parliament, on Saturday last, for Canelford. Cornwall. Sir Vii I i*M Nitro,' has been . obliged, by the cry of "No Popery," to resign the contest Tor Carmarthenshire. 4,ord Rosati. Svtstoua is of course returned. The state of the Poll, on the elenion for the runty of Bedford. was. on Satur4y, more favour. able to M:. Ossoattx; by two, than on the pieced ' i ng d ay. Carmel POST se, .on of the Chancellor of the Etx casqusa fut Ireland, and Hj M. OGL IL, Esq. are can didates for the town of Drogheda. A sharp contest is expelled. The Right Hon. HENRY rT•Pt and ROW'? SN•W. Esq. were girded Members for Dublin. on Friday L•st, without opposition. The Eledion for dm University of Dublin, took place on Wednesday last. The Candidates were, Mr. Jonn Limit Fon ea, net to the Chancel. Isr of the Excheques, and Mr. JOHN blac,A.lsr, !ste a Scholar of the House, and now a pradiseng Barrister. The former was proposed by Dodur floookit.son, and seconded by Dolor Mauna, both Members of the Board. The latter by Mr. KELLY, seconded by Mr. Aucurst.sck, both Scholars of tiro House. The result was what every one expeded, Mr. TOSTaft had 41 votes, Mr. Ethel:aim 4. The Eledion for the county of Tyrone, com mences on Monclaf next, and for the county Meath, on Saturday. Lord B• a ts• ea, son of the Earl of BANDON, and grandson to the tate Earl of &rammer, it is said will he a Candidate for the Cowry Cork. At present there seems little probalility of a con test for the county of Down ; that however rests with the Downshire In Newry (Coney against NZIDH•11) a severe contest is anticipated. On Wednesday last information was received in Dublin of the death of the Earl of Sr an MON, al , er a tedious illness, at his sear near Castle-Mart; r. By this event, the contest for Cork will oe less severe than was expeded, the Noble R —al . ' s si.n, Lord B ' , rte. one of the Candidates, succeeding his father is the Peerage. On Ihttrsday last. a meeting of the county of Northumberland •tnok ;thee at Morpeth, in pur suance of a reql1;;;;Ii(41 hoar the Hien SHIMS for t:.st purpose The' Freeholders assembled upon tl is occasion were so much more numerous than s.re evet known before, that the Town-Hall was !equate to contain them, and the meeting was cotjingly adjourned to the Marketplace. Lord F. wick was nominated by Mr. CLUTTSILOVCR, er,ouded by Sir Joon Swits sues, nephew to the Duke of NONTOVIIIILPL AND j Earl PIICY, by Mr. C utttiouwoon, seconded by Mr. Buten'. ; Col. ELAUMOMT, by Sir WILLIAM Loaatse , seconded by Mr. CANDOIcaLL. Lord Percy had not arrived. Ltd Howick addressed the County in a speech of nearly two hours length, in which he went over *very part of his contiud during his late public si tuition. and upon his retiring from it ; in every sentiment which was uttered by the Noble Lord, he Ids cheered with the most enthusiastic applause. CI. BLIMMONT then attempted to follow Lord Howlett. Toe numbers, upon the thew of hands, 'tyre deci.l-dly in favour of Lord Paacr and Lord harms. A poll was demanded by Col. Beau moat. Last night, a matt crossiog Lisle -street, Leicester " Pure, was knocked down by the pole of a Noble rsan's carriage that was pawing. and killed upon the spot. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. The Rledion for the representation of this metro pnliten county, commenced yesterday morning at ten o'clock, at Branford. From 7.o'elock in the morn ing, coaches and chr.tiots, displaying the favours of the respective Candidates, were incessantly chiviog from all parts fifth...county. The Orange and Bl ue , worn by the friends. of Mr.Byng. were the most uni versally diselayed ; and it was the subjea of fre quent observation, that the hustings of Brefirford were not, for these numbers years, atten lel on the day of nominating Candidates, by such a numerous and rope:table body of Freeholders. The pream ble and writ having been read by the Under-Sheriff, Mr. 'Fermat I. came forward, and addressed the Fled ors to the following aft& Gentlemen, Freeholders of Middles,x, a very short time bas elapsed, since I had the honour of proposing theho nourahle friend in whose behalf I now again address you, Cr, the choice of the independent Eledors -of this great and enlightened county. I had then the satistadion of. seeing my hopes accomplished. I had the proud consolation of seeing conferred on my friend Mr. Byng, that distingu.s'sed mark of your esteem, which it has been his boast end pride to have repeatedly enjoyed. The'circumslances which led to the late Parliamentary dissolution, are of a nature to require your most serious consideration, as in them are, involved the dearest rights- of the people, and the most sacred principles of the Con stitution. (Hear I Hear !) In speaking of His Majesty's 14s. Ministers, I shall avoid any thing ' like an exaggerared commendation. erldetrinlght by some he supposed to proceed from a misjudging partiality. But I will still ernleaveur to inspects upon all who hear me, some fads, which I am sure will quiet the apprehensions of the most prejudiced And here it is roy duty to advert to mat foolish, wicked, and unprincipled cry of No Popery I and 'the Church in danger. (greed eirpradioe, raiseaf or/t4 Mover./ Let -those who disapprove of what I feel it my duty to advaoce, reply to me; but I do assure them, they are much mistaken r if they fancy I am to be pin down and silenced by such un• meaning interruption. I am now roaforming my duty to my Feihsw.Llttlors and to My country. • I am at their command, and am not tcnbe intimidated from the fulfilment of those duties. I do therefore again assets, th..t this wicked and unpin ipled cry of No Papery ! was first propagated for the pur pose of misleading the opinions of the people as to the real eau:es of the dismissal of His Majesty's late Ministers. I thcrefore beg leave to redify those opinions, and t state candiJy, impartially, and atrongly. that t was not fur introciucing that Bill whit r ext?iitled certain • indulgencee to those who have nor conformed to the tenets of the Protestant Faith, the 14,.. Minirers were dismiurd from the councils of the King. No such Salvors ever agitated. No Member id the Ilohse of Commons had the op oa 'finny of d:setassing its principle. It was barely nod formally laid upon the Table of the House of Co ntne•.is, and wlnas found irksome to the feelings, rod at variarcewith the conscientious scruples of His Majesty..was by his late Ministers immediately with drawn. ( ilia, true,triad art so w Vibe Llattort ; mar, trod nig oho, No. rot true. That such was the Cilbe, areal to tacos! Gentlemen who were then in the House of Commons, and are now supporting Mr. Mellish and Sir Christopher Baynes. But, El:Etors. %Imamss the real cause of the dismissal of His !Rs] , sty's late ? It was this, that they re lit-4.d to d a an . ad, with which, if tiicy had cons pin d, th.:y would have deserved not only to have lost their places, but their heads. (//mesa/it shade of appri,Lifiers). They were called upon to sign an unconstitutional pledge, that under no circumstances of the country, under no emergency of the S'ate, they were ever to suggest, fur the approval of . their Soso:reign, any measure respelling certain classes of his subjects, in the adoption of which, his Ministers sincezely belitred they would increase the security of his Clown, and improve the postal strength of the tm,:ire. To give this pledge, they positively, but with every mark of deference, retused. Ain! had they acted otherwise, they would have forfeited every pretension to those principles of conititutiottal freedom, and public consistency, upon which it was their pride to have aged. ( Hear I Mae !) No doubt, there ate 'men to be found, who, for the sake of personal advancement, fur Cie sake of • pubic plunder, and above all, with the hope of preservirg those immense fortunes which have be n pr noted by fraud, arid accumm lined by What' malverutitio, (Load Cheeei l ) are willing to sign any pledge, hoWever illegal in its tendency, or unconstitutional in its operation. And there is no reaSlan not to conclude that Ministers are to be found, who will sign any pledge, execute any corm ac.. and bind themselves down by any able gation,' although such pledge tended so overthrow those b therto sacred and constitutio. al barriers which have so long supported the 'inertia of the British people. (Lee , ! llama / from the Irina' of all parros I repeat, that a Ministry can now be found, who are ready to sac of ee, for their places, their pensions, and their reversions, those great and constitutional bar riers, which were obtained by the blooduf our brave ancestors, and were afterwards secured, with such dificulty and danger.— ( Cenrimed ereloieeto•a).— Whatever may be the pretended and avowed cause of the dismissal of the late Ministers, it required jails observation to trace and find out the real and caved ore, even under the Mash,* pretext which has been so vilely held out ; it would be found in the intrigues and machinations of those base syco phants, who, warmed into existence by the prodi gality of Courts, infest the residence of Royalty, and are too generally the ruin of the most extensive empires. Su.th char aders became alarmed at the inquiries which were commenced, and a: the inves tigations ibto the public expenditure, which they knew to be the sincere and determined objed of the late Administration. They knew, that themselves, or connsktions. were likely td be implizeted by the plans of the Ministers, either as to the Barrack, Naval. Military, or Paymaster's Departments. In tad, by the views of the late Minister,. the whole host of public depredators. with Melville and old Bose at their bend. were thrown into onezeeded consternation, and enfoteseen dismay. How. there fore, under such circumstances. did .uch mew de marine to ad ? cam was desperate, and they I detetenined to infuse into the unsu.pordiag ear id Mojevy, suspicieni the most onjustifiabie, and sip• prehcabions weigh were pettedly iiilirerreated. • 1 4 hey imposed 'upon the • mind of their Sovereign the molt unmerited esimxusies ; calumnies atainst the most milted qberatlers in the caudal y, whose ancestors had -shed their blood in delight ing the prerogative of die Monarchy, and the liber ties of the people. Well, Ministers withdrew. reprehensibly Did ; hut that nta3 not the conclusion their enemies wanted. The detettion of abuses would, in such case, continue, and therefore it was necessary to resort to c:her means of avoid ing that c!eteeion: It was then this unconstitu- Purist pledge was demanded, wills- this hope, that the late Ministers would be reduced to the di lemma either of resigning their places, if they re fused to comp 4 with the obligation, or be taunted with their improper acquiescence, in case they had submitted to that compact. Thus, 1 trust to have proved to your satisfaction. that the present Mi nisters have effected their object by practising a pal. 'utile delusion on their Sovereign, .and neit endea vouring to extend that delusion to the people. How ever great the mischief, which, in parts of the coun try remote from the metropolis, the success of this manoeuvre has produced, yet it is to the eternal ho nour of Westminster and Middlesex, that the sound and sober judgment of its enlightened Elefters, has reprobated the senseless clamour of Church daoger, which a parish taaion bad excited. A W:.on, some of 511.1(5,11 would not accept of places, to veh , cll large salaries were attached, without obtaining great ernolurnentary grants of places in reversion. In deed, one, and the one most lethl in this cry of " No Papery," posit ivey refused to place his foot over the threshold of that hots" which is attached to tba office he holds, without obtaining another for life ; for no other service under heaven than that or ac cepting another place of great etnolument. 'Tae is not one of the present ildminittration but is an incumbranee on the public ser - r ice, and the industry. Lord H aw kesbury has the b est gift under the Crown.. Alr. Perceval has a number of rever sions. Contrast such circumstances with the con due of the late Ministers. and•yon will find, that they have gone out of office without one grant of place, pension, or reversion ; the present Mi nisters are aetually fattening upon the pabllc :pod." After a number of other strong observations, Mr. Tefnell proposed for the suffrafts or the independ ent Elector: cf Middlesex, his distinguished ttiench that steady and wnsistent character, Mr. Gsosge Bing. Mr. Beam ins 5110:: and nervous perch, se conded this nomination. The County of Middlesex knew the man whom be supported, a min, who, during the whole mine of his Parliamentary career, had never betrayed his ti ttst. or evinced the re motest Jet - 6616a 0f his pub li c duties. - . Ilear ! hear COlOOll4 CL I TRE RnIPI next addressed . the Free holders, and in requesting their kind consideration, it was his with Lobe as brief as possible. Ile wished not to follow the Hen. Gentleman, who pr•ip:ierd the first Candidate, throughout his long and 'diver sified speech, he should content h:roselt with pro posing• Mr. Mellish, as an honey, •fir, and inde pendent Candidate for the free and honourable suffrages of the County of Middlesex, and to court the support of the enlightened Eleaorz,. • Colonel Gismos seconded this nomination. He regretted, 'bat his worthy friend, who had proved his claims to ate Aswan. of the Uneasy* of- Middle se:, had not in abler advocate. Of this fa& he was confident, that he could not have a snoic sincere one; In Parliament', Mr. Mellish bad exhibited true independence. He discard his opinion, and governed his'elecision, by a conside/atioe of mea sures and not men. His vote, an the measure of the Slave Trade, would endear bun, and the Ad ministration which supported it, to every generous and humane mind. Nor' could he speak with leas praise of the condutl pi Mr. Maalisl:, upon that :widen, which brought the Ministers iand His Ma. Jetty at issue. Comparing the claims of Mt. Mellish those ..t Sir Christopher alines, the former had certainly the peeteeenee, because he had been a tried man, and ti.sithiully r.-deemed every pledze he- had hitherto made. Mr. Biii;.; has aLo been tried ; he his been weighed in the and has been found wanting. Loud and incessant shouts of dies probvion followed this reit.uk; until the people bicavue so vociferous, that Mr. Gibbons v. as obliged to conclude, with seconding the =zonation of Mr. Mr. AL - Lerman C.:RTIS next stepped forward, to nominate Sir Christep:ler Baynes, for the high honour of Reprcsen:ing the County of Middle.ex. He was sorry it bad nc t fallen to the !'it of some person more able and of more weight than him self. (Mai rs irce•tihle, said a Wag in 14: (To- A) to fulfil that dirty. he had to recommend a man of sound indipendence, high integrity, and get:dice loyalty. He might be ask.-sl how he knew it ? and he would say, that if he was not so convinced, he would be the last man i.t the county to intrude on the' attention of the Freeholders. He valued the pleftive right too sincerely not to exeit it honnue ably. With rosped to the late question between His Majesty and his Nlini.teri, his political creed was not to support wen who eiti.er trenched upon the just prerogatives of the Crown or the admitted rights of the people. lie -could rcpt approve men who thrust the King into a corner. with the intent of forcing the Royal C,nscience, and forward.-d cer tain resolutions as the result of a Cabinet Council. refusing to consult almost one 'half of those of whom that Cabinet was composed.—(Lead acclimation, Not Au frieads.)—The doctrines which were after wards advanced. and the measures founded upon those doftrines, went to bring His M.jestybefore the bar of his subjeffs, a principle or peal-tier to which he would never even listin. In the qualifications necessary for a Candidate for a large and ealight eued County, such as Middl:sex, there was also wanting. independent of political firmness, an urbanity of manners, and 1 promptitude of sub six-thing liberally to the various and important charitable iortieutions bf that extensive county. Suds a man. S.r C. Baynes Was j and therefore he proposed him to their choice, a choice which be trusted they never would repent. Sir lfora PeP11•11 secooded the nomination of Sir C. Baynes. with the most cordial approbation. i r b e bigh and distinguished cliantaer in private life was the surest criterion by which so eAculate his public and political purity t indeed. was he lice that basest and hostanaLlis charades, be was cols faced that his rupees I Weed, who: tin wit many rsecec had served his ea(en - T, would never have pie pesed him: Much had heen said by the proposer of sir. By ez en the c auses which let to fi• the tate Pe.lihrrimt: .On that sueiect he would not , deity tie &relate; .the qeeasinit had been 'already • canvassed and discussed is every pat of the king dom. He had hoard moats of popelar• delusion arising. as it were, from a cry of these twn words." "No Popery." What a libel on the 'mitrey to suppose. it capable of being deluded by these two' words and how particules ly calumniating oa that Administration_ who were once seppmed at peas/m all the talents of the' empire. .and who are rave said to have been totally overturned by this sense. lees and unmeaning clamour ? No mass more respated the Ifenourable Geadenian who was fist proposed, and no man would be more happy' to see him returned to Parliament to support the cause of Independence, with the sane silent vote, which he has exhibited for the last fifteen *re. Freest what he knew of him (pa *aft item we, sail Mr. Benz/ he should wish that half the nseniesu of the Heuse of Commons were equally discreet fir ',ugh). The gallant Officer concluded by stmegiy . recommending the private chstrader and numerous vi: Cues of Sir C. Series to their consideration and support. The three nominated Candidates ins appeared on the Hustings, and Mr. Bvea ra ll e tt i t dressed the Freeholders.. He informed them that the anxiens day was arrived, when hr the fifth time, he had to solicit the high honour of represame ing she Freeholders of the great comity of illdrfirs.. sex. During the many Parliaments in which he sat as their- Representative in the House °Korn:aeons. . he was oust pr iud of his seat in the last. A e.- !lament; 0 °ugh short in its du'ratesa, most ho.' nourahle in its career. In that Parliament a system of finance was devised, wi.ich tended to she acne rity of the country, without any fresh impositions co an already cruelly barthened people. la that Parliament a Committee was appointed to sift the public abuses, and to make extortioner; and dibpi. dators return their illegal wealth, and refrain trorn a similar recurrence. By that lholialisalet was passed e bill for the relief of oar Aftiaan fellow creatures, a,ncl which till s though sometimes supported by the Minister of the day, was still. for the period of seventeen years, postponed from: session ro session. He could proudly take a retro spect of his whole life. andfaithfully states that had uniformly acted for the public good and not for , his own agg. a ndiz ement . H e h a d tro d i n t h e fe et= steps of a revered latliereind could safely assurne.dese in the course of two geeerations, and, for the e.f forty years, Lis family nrlttr gave an or faCtiotre vote, or ever sacrificed the Rights and Liberties of the people. The head of power he did not fear, as his best proteCtion was in the hearts and 2f:chitin' of his countrymen. He ever faithfully performed his duty as i public man. and if again• returned. would feel pro - d and happe,, in me. cuting the wishes and designs of the independent l eau: s. Mr. &Mesa and Sir C. Biome; then su and? said a few. wards, disclaiming wil coafities, and fat nestly entreating the suppers of the Ebsfines. Upon the thew of hands, the Untlev.hharriff de. dated it deddedly in fevenr of Mr. Bing. bus lyib seiner .deebts as . to 'the other esisdidates. tertelta upon another spew, it was decided let Avast of Si C. Baynes. A poll was then deswanded,on the part of Mr. Mellish, and the polling than come meneed. At the close of the poll tae numbers apposed ta follow : - Mr. Mellish • • . eq Mr. Bane • • 403 She Q. hvmes . . toE Mr. Belch then came forward, and returned his sincere thanks to his friends for their support thie day, and he hoped their individual exertions would place him as the head of the poll to morrow. It was 'nor r. gratify liii own wishes that he son he their site'reees, but to show that their choice fell upon a man who mast ever be inseparably con. neCied with their interests, and the independence of the county of Middlesex. This speech was received with reirerated cheer. ing end huzzas of " Bye: for erer ! " Mr. MELLISH also returned his warmest thanks to the Eleelors for their exertions th:s day, by which they placed him in the proudest situatien at the head of the poll, and he trusted they would cootie nue these exertions. and' place him still higher to. morrow. He repeated his thanks, and exhorted them to an early attendance at the poll during the Eleelion ; after what he lied said in the morning. it was not necessary for him to say snore cow ; than to repeat thin he had not coalesced With either of thp other Candidates ; he stood upon his own ground, and if he Jae! wrong. they ir.tht abuse him as much anther pleased; and if he did not keep Lis word, they might turn him out the next time. ti:r CHlllll'o,9[ll BA Tess, after returning thanks also' denied any coalivon. and said he stood upoq his own bnuom eatirely; he vas greatly obliged for tie boncmr conferred upon him this day. and would have been rt,uch higher on the poll, but for nosavres that hAd been practised by the opposite parties. (Here an uproar ensued. the blues were yew:boated from every quarter and the wyfivri af! was reiterated by tae po pulace.) Solid tens elapsed before silence was again restored. and to B wonet then explained, that he only meant 'leaks% manorsvres, as his opponents had more art iq bringing up their forces than be had. He said. hi entirely d;pende.l upon thy spostaneoas support Of the Independent Eledors. and if he had not that, he did not wish to have any at all. His prismiplos ...eye those he had already snit' these, and they were the principles of a man inelePendeit Of Dube% or any oilier great sues. Ple eras tolJ that 'isiefr of his friends would come ep tamsotrove. whoa be hoped to hold a much hisher Mice Issenithe in the mean t:rnz, he retested nix utmost &ankh fee the favours conferred eprin rim this day. I friSTIMIXTSK ALIICTION. DAY-141 , The crowd wes psniesisrty 'tress moo. dories the whoes 01 die J.-. Sad dose of the poll is eseeirded all I.4wier poibt of needier sad respeaability. of he day drew ordier a Out watilw • I mad twat• d tswaras sit messiah Is Mr Ramos ks of Jodi,