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on the Continent of Europe. They would well remember that when Sir Robert W tl. on first I gowned himself to their no tice, that this fact was urged as a reason why they should try him in Parliament. liming been publicly engaged in °pow. irg their foreign enemy, and having ably performed that duty, it was considered that he wan the right men for Mem. Such were the coe , io na, such the energy, melt tie ability, such the talent of this li l a c and gallant General on ihe Continet t, that they would find one of Bonaperte' , mom able and faithful Generals attribute a great deal of the reverses which his imperial master umt with, in the clan. lii attempt made by him to invade Russia, to the able and wise (inland and conduct of Sir Hobert Wham, while serving in the Russian army. ((heat applause and sonic hisses.) He t 31r. ItLickett) thought he had heard a sneer amidst the applause. It I ,, ti st have coma from tire friends of the onosing candidate. (Cries of Yes, yes, from the old Tarn-art.") IJoubtlese those lien- Ott:nu would *hew that their candid:tie possessed greater merit than or , He hoped the lectern cf Routhwork virmld extend a livening ear while the virtues of that eminent man should be related to them. lanni laughter.) lie would not have detained them oolong in d oe ility: upon the merits of Sir H. Wilson, but that he knew they of oppmed to them a woo who prided himself that he and his frailly hod been with them for a centary,—yes. it was •• Me and ivy &may have been with you for a century." Doubtless they alas old be told what this gentleinamand his ancestors had dune far s h e tvessegh of Southwark and feeling this, he won therefore antinus on set something in ittzta-position with it, of what Sir Robert Wilson had done for his country. (Cheers.) They knew that on a former oceanionehry had had presented to them on those boards a gentleman of the greatest kindness and urbanity, who was pet forward to cosiest wi;h them. It was well known that Mr. Charles Barclay was a fiend to the unfortunate, a friend to educa tion, and to every benevolent Society to which Soutlwark was always forsard in giving the most substantial support. Anti now he surpmed they should be told that they had smother gentleman offered to their notice who sulked in the same steps. (A mike, • What do you think of that, Polhill?") He should listen to this amount of their worthy opponent with some anxiety. Ile did not know much of his neighbernrt, it was true, hat he certainly knew but little of Mr. Polhill or his actions. If the elision of South, work would not support Mr. Barclay—if they thought he was 111- f...it ale in every respect but one,—that unfortunate twist in his no :Lind opinions,—if they would not bear with him becausehe had that rate faiiing, nib all his virtues—they had now a man for their choice, nue who poesessal all die virtues and none of the Intiltirs of 3lr. Charles Barclay, and therefore they would have hiss.--asouti landliter and ekeetel. But with regard to the pull ti .v of this genikelban, dito ' be would ask, knew what they were ? It Wail said he was one of Th e High Church and Tory prinejules; one of the Pitt men ; one of the life and fortune men. (Here a person on the honing% " Keep your feelings, gentle men"—Loud laughter.) This was one of the life and tontine men, who during the time they were carrying no the war, were red, with their professions and prornisn; but how at the close of it did they retrieve themselves from those professions ? Why. so far from paying their last guinea, as they in their terror exclaimed they would do they were laying heavy men, in the shape of Corn Laws, on tie eoantry, as a reward kit their suheerviency. (Loud cheers.) IV° Id they then support such men ? (Cries of " No. no," " Ye, yes.") Ile was sure they would sheer their indepen dence, and their devotion to minciple. and that they would tell this gentleman, "we will have none of yon." But let them look to the situation in which it was die friends of this gentleman supported lain. and he would ask what it was that they had to say in his favour ? They had not a 'tingle iota upon which to recommend him to their notice. except upon one question ; a question which he would admit Wan of considerable importance. It appeared then that all which thin g.-titletnan had in say was. " No tVilaon, and no pinery." (A person cried out, " Turn-coat, what do you think of that ?") Ilia let us not he deceived. This cry was only thrown out to them, to entrap a few vote, from the timorous and fainthearted ; •-•.d if the cry were to succeed, the Tory t 'andidate and his friends Yoahl immediately exclahri—" We have beaten you upon Itcform, by the cry el No Popery." (Cries Yes, it is .0' • No! no !"i li e , however • knew that the etc-cows of Southwark would not allow that their borough should be presented to the Mismiter bound and tied in eh dna ; but that they would continne to send to Parliament a free, honest, and indepen dent Repress-ems ive. (Cheers.) Ile would not occupy any more of their time, cave boa to notice one thin; that had struck him. lie had observel a Ong bearing she inscription " Polhill and our Pro. tenant Constitution." Now, he did not exactly understand what was meant by ths terms Protestant Constitution ; he knew what was meant by British Cautitution. (Cheers.) He would now conclude by proposing to their notice and acceptance Sir Robert Wilson, -4 , 1 their Representative in Parliament. (baud and con tinued cheering., Mt. ARROWSVITIt Curse forward to second the nomination of Sir Robert, and said, that with the leave of the electors he would rake a short retrospective view of the state of the Representation of that Borough. In so doing. It vat not his intention to go back to )he pent= when Mr. Tierney was rejected, and which, by the way, was s eireunrstaLor to be regretted ; but he Would confine himself to tith'sk n period of three yearn from 181 b to 11118, when Mr. Bar clay was their mprideptative ; this he did, because he considered that Mr. Hatelay's rejection in 1018 was not altogether uncon nected with the proceedings of this day. Hew wag it, then, that the Borough was represented daring the period he had mentioned ? Why, on all great public questions. Mr. Ca v rt voted one way, and Mr. Barclay the oilier. It had been raid by Ih. Johnson (though the fact was so self.evident that it slid not require his authority), that inconsistencies could not be right. The question was, which este wrong. H. awash' that Mr. Barclay was in error, and there fore. in 1818, he voted Tor Sir Robert Wilson. Nor did he do wrong in so voting. becalm he thought PO man could con/mien- Units!, give his vote for a candidate unless there was a unison Cf political opinion. It was with reluctance that he alluded to the oc. currences that weir place six years ago ; nor should he do it, It lie did Dot think that the independence of Parliament had been in some degree affected by it. He alluded to the circumstance of the gallant Knight being deprived of his eimuninism. Ile was as anxious to uphold the prerogatives of the Crown as the right. of the people ; but he would wish deference say, that in depriving Sir Robert Wilson of his commission, the independence and dignity of Parliament wan certahtly affected. But that was Dot the only loss the gallant Knight 11411 sustained In seeing their cause. In the cause of Spain he had also suffered great loss. Some gentlemen thought that the gsllant Knight had not only acted Isamu len. ly, but somewhat chimerically and quixotic on that occasion. That such an opinion was entertained did not surprise hid], because Mr. Burke, forty years ago, had said that the age of chivalry was gone ; and he far one well knew that there were certainly persona living In tint world who took more pirogues In the hope of the borough than-in ions in Spain. (Cheers, and laughter.) But ho would now address et few words to them respecting the gentleman who bad this day mide Ws first ippearance on these boards, and, to use the surds that was generally addressed on such occasions. he had no doubt they would rerenvo the gentleman with that inthegence which the rensiliility a: d liberal ty of a British audience was ever wont to extend to a new aspirant to their &emirs. (Cheers.) But he was at a lOW to knew upon what Founds it was the friends of that gentleman had brought him forward. lie believed that they were not acting so much as the opponents of Calvert and Wilson as from a spirit of liberality towards a friced ; but he wan afraid. after all. it was net without some ll' le alley of selfishness. This was apparent in the language of the requisition. Tocy there spoke about their prerogatives. He always understood that prerogatives belonged only to the King. The terms of the requisition were (signed only by some twenty enters) this the Representatives acre to be selected by tie— e tee twenty Requititionists. The time was when this we, literally thr fact. They nil knew that means of in. timidadon we e frequently used, and that the collectors of taxes WETS often converted two hove means of intimidati... But this was not the c vie now, this to the independent spirit of the elec tors. Still he could not It a-n shy this Gens'eman was to ace pro posed to Runs ; unless it was that these elechns wished to give every one m turn la and a turn out. ( laughter.) Indeed, he believed, so liberal were they in the exercise of their preroga tive, as they termed it, that he verilr believed they would even pro. pull to them the Dark Angel himself, and give him a turn. (Laughter.) He wondered that they did not bring him forward as the worthy colleague of their friend Mr. Polhill. (bangther.) That Gentleman, it was true, was a perfect stranger to him, (Mr. Arrowsmi and he bad no doubt that, if they were to re turn him to Parliament, he would discharge his duly conecien. tioualy. There was s promise, therefore, which he would make to Mr. Polhill, which was, that if that Gentleman would procure an alteration i i the constlhition of the bort nth t f ~nu It wark, he woull give him hi. flt . rd vote (Much tar.) Mr Arrowsmith con cluded by secor.cing he nomination of Sit it. Wilson Mr. HOLLOWAY (a lincmdraper in the Borough) now came for ward to prose Mr. Polhill as a third candidate, but the cries that were raised immediately on his approach to the front of the hue:lugs prevented the preseibtlity of our hearing a single word the omitting') spoke. To judge by nix vehemence and gesticulation, we should suprosa his voice was raiszei to the hipheat pitch ; but it was all in wain, for notwithstanding the efforts of the other candi dates to obtain a he .tirg. and d e e deaacur of the worthy gentle man himself, by a patient hold rag on for upwards of a quarter of an hour, in the hope of a little calm, It was of no avail ; else crowd were bent upon no caner-elan ; a parley was quite out of the querinn ; the ditemdant din Co ainurd, and at length pre sailed, for Mr. Holloway desisted Corn his impotent endeavour, and gave way. _ . . Mr. BISHOP row adnneed amid the roar (tired:es, that was no way abated by the .e iring of the former Gentleman. We. how ever, esueitt the f dlowing worts :--The candidate whom he seconded wow p ace hunter ; mind that. Ile was a man of sound principle , . in I tine who prop. sed t tying up the whole of his time fur the benefit of his cenststucnis. Questions had been put to him tnuettirg the great political measures how pending, on ell of which he had giv:n direct and eatistactory answers that entitled Mm to the support of the electors. The noise now became impervious (so to speak), for not a sated eould pierce ibrcu i th the density of yells, beatings, and laughter, thet accompanied the remainder of thir gentleman's speech. During these attempts to addreta the electors, the crowd amused themselves with do , troying the placards of the obnoxious candi date, and throwing the pieces of hoard on which they were pasted, to and fro, to the greet risk of herds and windows. A Mr. Hi TLEII now presented himself to the people. Ile cow gratillased his fellow-electora most heartily on the return of what the facetious Sir Thomas Turton had called their Saturnalia; itoogh it war with the nsist anions regret that he should revive an attempt to induce them to suppose that either of their late Ile preitentativts would at any time sacrifice their right... They had now to exercise the moat Important of all the its portant dories w'tich a citizen of a free Stare r o od he called upon to perfirm. Ile therefore thought it advisable to call on t h em in p l ate and reflect oh the titration of their common country, which was at present bleeding at every poet. Look at , he ruinous uncertainty into which all its best interests wars plunge!. Look at the late panic, and the deep distress that hod visited thousands, and was sill preening 1 hard upon them. And hazing done so, he wo u ld as k t h em , cou ld such a state of things, evils so monstrous, be the effect of good go- yernment ? Oh, 'no ! They had the best authority for say. log that a good tree could not ptoduce evil fruit, neither could a corrupt tree produce good fruit. (Great cheering.) They had heard hut very little to-day about that glorious Constitution which was said to be the envy of sill-rounding nations--the ad miration of the world. lie had often beand this said, but he could out conceive what it was that made this coentry so enviable. Was ! ii the periodical panics and famine with which they were visited ? : Was it the enormous taxation which they had to bear ? Was It the Corn Laws ? IVas it the dhow-Rim, which they to day saw exhibited by a few to persecute their fellow -countrymen who Mt- 1 fermi from them for conscience' peke ? (Chet-s ) What avaital the form of govemtneot if the condu c t o f t h e Governors did not tend to I the happiness of the governed ? (Cheers.) He had seen genius and merit fostered and neglected; lie had seen the virtuous protected, and the virtuous persecuted; he had seen Itherte Nourish mid fade under almost every form of geverionent. He knew not where to . look for people more wretched stud debased than existed in this ' country, and existed for no other re nail than because the people's affairs were badly administered. He had always believed that there was little dill . ..Terme between the perpetrator and per. petusfor of injustice. He who allowed of the opportunity shared the crime. He would say then that their Catholic 1 fellow-countrymen were now sum ring great injustice, His- tory informed him of nothing that induced him to believe that 1 Catholic Emancipation w a s i n i m ic a l to c i v il an d religions liberty. ' (Cheers and hisses.) He knew of n'thing so goo I but what h i d been the wn:k of Protemante, nor nothing at. bid but what had been also the work of Protestants. He would say the wine of ilie Catholics. Who gave us the Great Charter ? Why It was our Ca tholic ancestors. Who gave us that other security, little inferior to the Great Charter iteelf—hemeant the Habeas Corpus Act ? Our Protestant ancestors, If he were told that Catholicism disposed people to be revolutionists and traitor' to their Kine, he would re. ply, What was Oliver Cromwell P Was he not a Prote-tatet ? Mr. 1 Mr. Butler then adverted to the American Continent, and said that independence flourished there. equally under the away of a Prates. I tent (Washingeon), and a Catholic (Bolivar) ; and t h ere f ore t h ere I was nothing so Catholicism that ought to make us the lea s t a f ra id of it. Ile was anxious to divest their minds of thine prejudices which some of them had imbibed against the Catholic.. He then ' alluded to,the subject of Parliamentary Reform. 'opt said they had lately worked a most extraordinary conversion in that ICVCCt. A candidate had come forward to claim their suffrage, upon the growled of his attachment to the Constitution as by la t e establi s h e d. B ut i e elector's of Southwark were not to be gulled in thi s wa y. s. tt be e would tequired of that Gentleman to state whet it wa s he ! ant by the Constitution as by law established. I op - meant as , Catholic Emancipation was, there were other subjects which ought ' to interest them at this moment a great deal more. If they thought the country could go on for any long time under its present die. fretted state, they would be much deceived. It was their duty to , ' choose men Who poswesed heads to conceive ideas, and tongues to ' give utterance to them when they were conceived. (Cheers ) He ' would now put a few plain questions to the Candidates, which, if they answered aatistactotile, he should feel his duty discharged; but if they did not, he sh o uld feel it his dery to eronoee a fourth 1 Candidate. (Cries of " Off; off!) He would ask ,at, whether thee would stoutly endeavour rn cause the House of Commons to ! become what it ought to be—a faithful representation en the peen ; pie ? Ile thought the two worthy Candidateson his debt (Calvert ' and Wilson) had ainatty given an answer to this by their votes in i Parliament. Ills nett question was, whether they would entice- I your to procure the ebolitibn of all useless places, unmerite I pen stuns, and sineeltres ? The third question he Would put was, whe- ! ther they would exert themselves to cause religious liberty to be ex- teilled to the whole of their felliwambjects ? And, lastly, whether I they would exert themselves tore:dhoti thegriesances °four brave art- men ? As he was quite satisfied that the two first caeditlates would I do him and his f4l tw.sc %men that jualee which they had hereto. fore dine, he need not ask them for any answer on the subject with regard to seamen ; and feeling that their answers would be sad*. fectory on the other head., he should therefore not trouble the elec tors with a fourth candidate on the present oceasion. Mr. CAI.rERT How aderessed the electors, The speec h es they had already heard, and those which were ebottt to be delivered to them, would render short his address. Ile mod sincerely thanked them for the show made u h ia day in his favour, and also for their having placed him so pre-eminently on the poi; in three former successful elections. Ile could not but remember the attpport they had given him in 1807, and haiing been rewarded by their thanks for his conduct ; as their Representative it encouraged him to per severe in that line of conduct which lie had originally laid down to himself, and to which he had hitherto inesiiably conformed. There was one question on which he appeared not to have voted tic cording to the wishes of all his constituents. If they and he could exchange places, they would find it difficult to steer that course on all occasion.. Those yoies which he had given he had given to the best of his judgment. Ile had always ststel to them, and would still state, that he considered it the duty of a Representative to attend to the wishes of his constituents when he could collect them. He said that if they would only inform him whet were their wishes, he would act agreeably to them; but ori the question of Catholic Emencipetion they had not done an, and he was left to act upon hie own judgment. Put the setlite on the right horse's back—(Cheers and laughter :I—they must In this case clap it on their own, and not out his t he had sins enougji to answer for without, arid though his shoulders were broad, they were net more than suMcient to bear the weight of them.--( Laughter.) He had seen placarded about thestreets, " No Wilson—no Popery:" now, though his name was not used, yet lie considered the cry directed as much against him as has Honourable Friend, and he was therefore hilly entitled to bear a part of the blame. That !decried might as well have stated, "No Wilson, no Calvert, anal no Popery," as what it did. This he called putting the saddle on the right horse. (Laughter.) But he begged to slate that the vote was given by him most conscientiously. He mold give that in the spirit of conciliation to above seven millions of the Catholics of Ireland now, rather than that they should do It by compulsion Sy and by, which must ultimately be the case, In the event of a war breaking out, this country would never be able to silence that multitude of people who had for yeas fought our battles, but who would not do so again unless they hail granted to them those rights which they now claimed. Nevertheless, if his ronstituente were of opinion that these ciaints ought not to he granted, then he would do one of two things—either he would vote *pinta the question, or resign his trust into their hands again. (Cheers.) There was another placard on which he read—" Polhill, the Friend of Trade and Commerce." Was it meant to be said by this that that Gentleman only was friendly to trade and commerce, and that he (Mr: C.) was not ? Again, there was another placard on which he read the weeds " Polhill and the Protestant Constitu tion." Did the friends of that Gentleman mean to say that he alone was friendly to the Protestant Church, and t h at he (Mr. Calvin) and Sir Robert Wilson were enemies to it? These placards bore • double interpretalon t they cnntainrd insinuations against:aim and his Honourable anal Gallant Friend, while they embed in a fa vourable sense to their opponent. Hi. whole political life was before them. In his conscience he could lay his hand upon his heart, and say, t h at he never in his life gave a vote contrary to the interests of the people, and when he found he could not do so, he would nn longer seek to represent them in Parliament. (Loud cheers,) Trusting that he should be again received by them, us he had been on former occasions, he would now give way to his Gallant Mend, at the same time, entreating them to give a most lenient and attentive hearing to Mr. Polhill. He had everyielaim to it at their hands. He was born and bred In the Borough, and had made a fortune in it ; and he thought he perceived errors In the conduct of their Repre sentatives. Hera him then, and, if he should convice them that I he (Mr. Calvert) was wrong then i: was his hope that they would i give their suffrages to Mr. Polhill, and not to him. (Cheers.) I Sir ROBERT WILMON next addressed the people. It was, he said, with sentiments of pride and of gratitude that he saw the im. Posing phalanx of electors which they presented to his view.' They had nobly redeemed their promise to meet the challenge of the enemy on the very first signal of his preparetien for bale, and it proved that they were still the same electors who contended for : independence in the year 1818. who repeated that contest in IWO, and who had determined now to pr what they had so nobly won. (Cheers.) They were called upon to exercise a right which had been truly stated to be the dearest tight of freemen—not a right which affected only their general interests, and but partinilv thee individual welfare, bat P right, by the due exercise of which ! al one they could &nein thine measures which would afford redress for their grievance., and protection to their property, and prevent it from being wasted and der •tteed by the tax-gatherers, firm:her the tax-enters. (Cheels. ) It wis a right which, when neglected. con- ' vetted a free stare into a servile community, and which rendered i that voice, welch ought to be heard as the representative of the ! people, ci her not heard at all, or if beard, not respected. (Cheers.) The electors of Southwark were bound, perhaps, more than any other electors, to maintain the due exercise of this right, not only as they could not part with it without being a party to and assisting at their own degradatioa and subjection, but because they would be guilty of violating that contract which Southwark had entered into with the electors of Westminster, of the city of London, and of Middlesex, who were confederate in upholdine the same indepen- ' dence. He would sooner believe things went monstrous and most unnatural titan that the elector* of Southwark would prove false to their engagement and faithless to their trust. (Cheers) It wag in ' the yeas 1818 that they appointed hint to conduct the contest against the part) styling itself the High Church and High Tory party; a party whose yoke of servitude had rendered itself intolerable to them ; a party who were indiflirent to retnon. formers, and who acted upon a determintrion to rule over them with an imperious and exclusive dominion. The °en deman who on that occasion came forward to the contest was Mr. Charles Barclay, of whose private conduct no panegyric could be too highly trade; but that eniulitlate made hinieelf obnoxious by being the agent of this uneoniprond.ing, implacable, dictatorial oligarchy. (Cheers.) When they first engaged in this contest, some friends of his, who were well acquainied with the Borough, considered the attempt as desperate. They not only told hem, to use their own words, that either Bedlam was broke loose in South wark, or Southwark itself was melee Bedlam of: but they also said, that instead of winning a crown of victory, they should only win • cap and bells. (Cheers.) But what was the result? Did the result show either that they were mad, or that he appeared a foil ? (Laughter and cheers.) No; after three days' contest they enabled him, by their able exertions and auspices, to plant the hannerot in dependence itnineweably on these hustings, and to unfurl the stand. ard of reform to the admiration of the whole country. This same party warted, defeated, chastised, though not rebuked sufficiently, areatnpted exam to rear their standard under their leader Sir Thomas Teeten, flu; no *timer did the electors shoulder their arms, but the party dispersed at the aspect of their hostile array. Again had this seine party, after being orepultntred fur live years, re-ascended lroin their grave, and expecting • that many of the warriors lo.c. iw had gone with Omit longer Asia they had their array, one who w, character coming Red, 'RESS. natisted were no fat hen, o collect 4 pin Mln of hose 'priva 4. this o."' party to the or roper aled to the ;motions, appe intepen. dent electors of ai ! who lied grown e - vans he found them young men were t the very cheers of i no man who shoed a laughter.) They were _ ,nn the terms of their en; ny. and be should not shrink from the issue. He thanked God it had fallen to his I 1 to light battles on the issue of which depended not only the interest of a borough, or of an empire, but the interest of civilisation at large. When he find came into Parliament, he professed himself to be a reformer. He had acted to the best of his ability, in accordance with that profession. He had always endeavoured to make this R. firmly-settled repre sentative system; and the Government a true system, contootied of a full, tree, and frir representation of the people. He had pursued that course through good aid evil report. Heremetnbered the day when this High Church and High Tory party s'igmatized the advocates of such a system as the enemies of the Throne, and as men actuated by a desire to deprive every man of hie property and of his rights. He had lived to see the day when such changes and such a conversion had taken place. that Ministers themselves, di:feting only in the name; had taken up the character of reformers, decd icing themselves friendly to innovation, though it was by them called improvement only ; which was a rem distinction in terms. But in order to judity their conversion, they had felt it their duty to themselves to change the name, while doing sway with those flagrant abuses in every tkpartmtnt of the State, and in the admin istration of the laws of the country,towards which the friends ofrethe t a had fur years been directing the attention of those very Ministers. Now they had themselves stigmatised them as abesea no dower to be tolerated, although by the High Church and Tory party these same abuses had always been considered as the most venerable pil fats and the most respectable supports of the Altar, the State, and the Throne. (Cheers.) This was the party who now wished to re newer their domination ester the eie4nrs of Southwark. It reminded film of what had once occurred in the - history of Russia, in the , reigreof Peter the Great. That Prince wished to unite two Howe by cutting a canal through a barren country, which would by that means become feetituted. The Nobles of Russia reit - tone:rated 'gable* that poweadusg; and what was it that there pentectors of ancient *bunts and good old times urged against it They alleged that it would be nothing less than an act of impiety, because the Emperor was wishing to divert the rivers from their ancient course and current which GA himself had prescribed. It was this party who now called tip al them to protect the source and flood of corrap. lion in the some undisturbed state in which it had run under their own direction. Ile had uniformly voted for a reduction rf public expen liture, knowing the debt was the ear liquake of States— the true destroyer of Thrones. De had voted thus that the people might net be in that state of misery which must ensue whenever that calamity should take place, of a difference between those poIIICIACd and those dispossessed of property. He did not wish tosee this country divided between two classes—between per sons who had always good dinners but no appetite, and those who had always good appetites hut no dinners. It was said the other day by an honourable Member in the House of Commons (talking of appetites reminded him of it), that there was not a Member in that House who did not pay his electors either in meal or in malt. Now he did not think they ever tasted any of his Honourable Cul league's malt except they paid for it. (Cries of" No, we never do.") And as to meal, he was certain of this, that it' that Hon. Member to whom lie hail alluded had attended him (Sir R. Wilson) on his canvass, he would have found that, neither in this sense nor in any other, were tyre electors of Southwark mealy-mouthed ejectors. (Cheers.) He had voted at all times for the termination of the corn monopoly, because be thought it monstrous that the p wide of this country should be condemned by the Statute Ltw to eat breath at a famine price before that price could be reduced by the impor tation of foreign corn. lie thought it was not only for the benefit of the manufactur.irs that men should have something better than mere bread to eat, but also to the agriculturists. For it bread were cheaper the men would have some little money to take, and no doubt they would be glad to have a little butter, and some times a little bacon with their bread. (Cheers, and cries of "Mayo" ) And he dared say they would like to have a hailed' his Honour. able Friend's malt and hops with it also. (Cheers and laughter.) He bad voted against the Slave Trade: and not only against the Slave Trade, but for emancipation, because he esteemed that traffic one of the greatest crimes which any country could sanction and bnaratitee. lie did not wish to wrong the planter in possession; ut this they were bound to do; they were bound to express their opinion nn tie subject; and the electors of Southwark had been very culpable in not doing so last Session of Parliament, and in not having Sustained him in that course, in order to show the people of England that they were deterntined some time should be fixed for the termination of this system, and that the principle e.f redemp tion should be put into action. But in the event of the Colonial Legislatures remaining perverse, be should call on the inhabitants of Southwark next Session to support trim in whatever circumstances might arise, because he was sure no man wished the child to be torn from the mothee,os. the, husband separated front the wife, in order-to' improve the property of the slave proprietor. This was a crime which appealed to their hearts ; and he trusted that, whoever they should elect, another session, would nut pass without their giving him instruc tions upon that subject. (Cheers.) When he stood on that hos. tings on it fortner occasion, lie declared he never would give a vote contrary to their wish ea when lie shroild be instructed by them; but, until they gave him insiructions, lir felt himself at liberty to act upon his own judgment. Ile was a friend of religious freedom, and he would go no the House of Commons 'oon no other condi. lions whatever than tits. of being a friend of civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) Ile was no friend to any particular sect. (Cheers.) He wished all men to be at liberty to worship their Creator by thoile means they thought moat proper. He had more re. epees for those who ettKred persecution for conscience' sake. He was for general liberty to all sects. These schisms and feuds were raised by the anti-reformers, to pre lent them from having the support of six millions of men in the cause of reform. If Parliament were to pass a Bill of Union. a marriage would immediately ensue. between the two countries ;which would produce the little cherub of Reform ( within nine months) that would ht adopted by the whole empire. He was much like the King of Holland in his way of thinking. He hoped they all knew the conduct of that King (the King of Holland), as he was the only Sovereign on the Continent whose conduct was such as to satisfy the people Whom he governed. He was the only one who ever permitted Me territory, during the war, to become an impregnable waitron to the unfortunate. He was an honest man, and a wise King. But what did he do? Why he found it necessary to compose a Council, to form a Constiturnan„ and having both Catholic and Protestant subjects, he selected 12 of eaeli to form a Council. Then the question arose as to the Seise tary. If a Protestant was appointed, the supposition might arise that that religion would have a preponderating influence in the Govern. ment of the country, and the same train of reason would apply to a Secretary of the Catholic persuasion. In this dilemma oee of his Ministers Intimated to his Majesty that he knew a person admi rably well qualified fur the station, ;tut he was tinfortunattly a Jew. " What care I," exclaimed the King, ". whether he be Jew or Christian, if he is co.npetrit of the duties of the office?" and the Jew was according created Secretary, and now occupied the intuit lion ; yet this King was not indebted to the Jews as other Kings were. (Cheers.) lie was nn loan maker. He remembered a cari cature in which the Sovereigns of Europe were represented at dinner, when suddenly a certain Jew who resided at the other side of the water, and who laud recently been modes Baron, entered the .nom.. All the Sovereigns immediately rose to receive him, for no other lesson but because he happened to be imettessed of some bags ▪ gold,--all except the King of Holland, who was eating a Dutch herring, atal who solely said, -" I want none of his money—let him gn about his business." (Cheers.) Ile (Sir R. Wilson) sincerely wished that be could say the same with reeoect to this country. (Cheers.) He wouln reread that as to the Catholic Bill he professed be could nut understand why the Ca tholic disabilities should be singled oat from those of the various other religious persuasion*. For his own part he would extend emancipation to every sectarian, whatever might be his creed. (Cheers.) With respect to the my of" No Popery," he would ask • who it was that set up the Pope ? Surely it could not be attributed to hint. (Cheers.) Was It not done by the Protestants of this country. and not they advanced 10.000/. for the purpose of vs. conducting him to Rome? (Much cheerittg.) If matters had been left at his disposal, the Pope should have been nothing noose than a bishop, and Rome, no !anger the capital of the Papal terri tories, should be once again the capital of Italy, limited into one great empire. Ile was an enemy to.tire abuses of every church, and he felt convicted that there were abuses in all. He was opposed to tithes. Ile would have the clergy receive no stipend from the state. Ile would have every sheen, as was the case in America, keep it, own ',Mellen'. Ile avoid not have them 'oppose he was an enemy to religion, for there was no country more religious than America. If lett to him, lin had an infallible secret to get rid of every sect. It was that libido he had wis'terl to be adapted when he went to Spain, and if it hail been granted they should not have had either the Inquisition, the Pope, or the Jesuits, in any future period of the world: it was to take rem thee:March he revenues. He had voted sot for men, but for measures—in support of his Majesty's Government, when he saw it condece to the public good._ He never suppeeted Government as Government, but ooly in par ticular acts. If Mr. Canning *mod there and asked for three cheers for his act of eeparating this country from the Holy Alliance, and for the recognitwn of South America ; if Mr. Peel were to appear there he would similarly greet him for the benefit he had conferred upon the country by his Jury Bill, by his revision of the Criminal Law, end by the abolition of the Alien Bill. (Much cheering.) lie had been asked a variety of questions, in answer to which he could only say that he would support every species of improvement. They had done honour to him as well as to them selves, by the manner in which they had acted on former occasions. and he most earnestly implored them that they would hod a fair attention to the address of the gentleman who was next to address them ; for by so doing that gentleman might convict himself at once, and thus give to him (Sir Robert \Filson) the benefit of his canvass: (Great cheering.) He would detain them no longer than merely to say, if they deemed him an honest and faithful servant, and worthy of such a trust, they would of course return him ; his cause was that of independence. arid it was therefore inseparable fr that of his Honourable Colleague (Mr. Calvert.) li e t h e „ called upon them to give hearty cheers, which would bat music to their (heeds, apd thunder to their enemies. C 1.0: ~iA; it 'HE BRITISH PRESS one to their long home, glut MINI! , were become ita glorics and applause, ante that the young men at animated by the same which inflamed their fa had gilded like ghosts in the dead of the night to 1 tray, end had at last elected a trenerat also, in the pm to wan most respectable in private rank, and elieuep ter andage deserved their esteem. But, instead of this R forth upon fair, manly, and legitimate prinAples, I, it bad endeavoured to array on its side every lroi t had invoked the auxiliary rif prejudice, and had apt passions, in hope of disarming the enlightened and ins lectors of Sou:hwirk. But town, of those, thank Gal awn grey in the service, were still hue. In his cum them eager to Ay again to defend their colour,,. The ere animated by the example of the old, sad by do of the women, who had determined to caress no (meld tle'ert his colours. (Loud cheers, and limp were, there're. prepared to light the battle upon the ~~ MT. PoLuttx next cams , forward, which was the signal for every knid of noise most disionant to the ear. He observed that the time was now arrived fee them to exercise their right, as Eng lishmen. Many topics had been alluded to on this occasion which he should never have thOught of. Ile had had many co urertations with the gentlemeh who bad signed the requisition to him, and he had satisfied them as to Ms public princiolesc but questions had been pot to him a likh he was ready to answer. and hoped to their mails fact iaia. The first question was respectiog the t 'a Lows. Though possessed of Imre freehold seinnetty in (filar counties, yet he was for a revision of thous laws. The next question was as to reform. He was friendly to a reform In Parliament. The next question was, would fle endeavour to lessen die ittirdei.s of the people by a redoes flan of taxes ? Ile would. Ile had already met Ministers on this subject. The next question was, worth lie support the Church and State se by law established ? He would. He had been celled a Tory, but that word had two meanings. The first was de rived from the Irish word, signifying ravage; but he put it to those who accompanied him on the canvass whether he had made aoy intpreetion of that kind ; on the contrary, he thought lie had been favourably received by the When. The o her meaning was that of one wit.) adhered to the Apotuolic Hierarchy of the Church of Engird. Sante of their topics had been sought for across the Atlantic. l'hla would excuse him, for alluding to Poland, which some years ago had enjoyed freedom, but when the Catholics got into power they excluded all the Protestants, anal the partition of the kiogdont soon followed. Ile had come for ward m this particulate crisis , and was gloat to find the tide setting so stremly in his fat our. ThantlOH Hamner then called for a show of hands for the several Candidates. They were very numerous for Mr. Calvert; hut for Sir Robert Wilson almost every hand was held tip, while there did not appear to be more than a dozen in favour of Mr. The High Bailiff having declared the show or hands to be in favour of Mr. Calvert and Sir Robert ‘Vilsoo, a poll was home diatelynemended on the pars of Mr. Polhill. The etemective Candidates again slimily addressed the electors, thanking them fur their support, and requesting them to come early to the poll. The Hutu BAILIFF then adjourned the meeting, and announced that the polling would commence at two o'clock. Thanks were then voted to the High Bailiff; and the people began giadually to withdraw. At four o'clock the High Bailiff again appeared upon the hull tinge, and stated the result of the day s poll as fol1owee— •: Ste Robert Wiesen a 175 Chjesia Calvert, Esq. . - Edward Polhill, F.aq. - Intl Mr. CALVERT then addressed the electors, and sail tilst they had given hint as earnest of their good intentions toren% him, as well MR a proof of their satisfaction at his conduct, by the conspien oue situation in which they had plated him upon that day's poll (Cheersi. and he had no doubt that, by doubling their exertions, they would place him to-morrow still further beyond the reach of competition. (Cheers.) Thee had kept their taith with him, and he trusted that he hail kept his faith with them. (Cheoes.) He could tint help lantenting that dic poll had not been kept open for aturiier hour, as, in that case. Ms success 'would have been still more anparent. To-morrow, however, he trusted they would, by the emittnuance of their exertions, place the result of the contest beyond the possibility of a doubt.—The Hon. Gentlemen then re tired, amidst the most enthusiastic plaudits. Sir ROBERT WILSON then stepped forward amidst continued cheers. As soon as silence was obtained, he said that he could not feel otherwise than highly gratified at the eminent position which. by their exertions, he occupied upon the pull. (Cheers.) They had advanced hint to a situation which he could assure them be was by no means ambitious to enjoy. if that advancement was meant as a mark of their dissatisfaction at the conthict of his for mer Honourable Colleague. (Much cheering.) The time which as yet they had had to poll was certainly short (only two short hours), and therefore it was evident they had taken time by the forelock. (Cheers.) Their enemy flattered himself that they would be taken by surprise. Minns and groans from the friends of Mr. Polhill.) When he said their " enemy," he meant the party of which Mr. Polhill was the representative, and not any individual whatever. (Cheers.) Their enemy, then, forgot that he had to deal with old soldiers, who always sleep with one eye open. (Immense cheers and laughter.) There was another lesson which their opposing candidate had yet to learn—the lesson that the freemen of South wark are always invigorated in proportion to the duty which they have to perform. He regretted that he had not heard the answers to the questions which had been proposed to that gentleman, an one of the candidates, but he hoped that they would that evening give him a full anti fair opportunity of' stating his sentiments to the electors. (Cheers.) One question. and the answer to it, he, how- I ever. had distinctly heard, which was that requiring each candidate to state whether he would exert himself to effect a reduction of taxation. Ile (Mr. Polhill) replied that he would do so, and in support of that assertion referred them to the past, and stated that he had been recently engaged with Ministers in negotiating for a reduction of the taxes. Now he (Sir Robert Wilson) would not impute to that gentleman anything like an interested motive, but private interests were sometimes strangely connected with public services; and in the present case it was not s brie remarkable, that the tax which Mr. Polhill was so anxious to have reduced was that upon tobacco. (Tremendous cheers.) He did not mean to say I that by effectieg a reduction of that tax he would bt rendering no service to the public, but he would say that he (Mr. Polhill), of I all men, hail no right to infer from what he had done in that in stance, that he was wiiling to make great sacrifices (or, the public henelit. • Wheers.) Supposing, however, that he bad anewered all the questions which had been proposed in the affirmative, and to their utmost satisfaction, was that, he would ask, a proper ground for discharging those servants whom they had tried, and with whom they could find no fault, merely to rely upon the moral ftione of a stranger? (Great cheering.) There was an Athenian General who had been ill-treated by the Athenians, and who one day took his Ken into the Arsenal, and pointed out to his notice Rome old rotten galleys, r-merking that that was the manner in which the Athenians treated those aervars who had served them faithfully. He did not mean to impute similar ingratitude to them, for sure he was that such was not the manner in which the British people rewarded those who had advocated their in. terests. (Great cheering.) The result of that day's poll had foil, proved that the electors of Southwark had advanced in the march of intelligence; arid he sincerely hoped and believed that they would never retrograde in those principles which naturally sprung from is acquirement. (Cheers.) Fist himself, he could only ex press his gratitude to them for having placed him at the head of the poll. Ile felt grateful for the favours which they hail con ferred upon him already, and also hir those which he anticipated in the course of the present contest. Ile would only detain them to entree , that they would come early to the poll ; in which cage they would have nothing like up-hill work to insure their succi-ss. Sir Robert then retired amidst tremendous cheers. :Ur. Pout mt. then addressed the electors, and declared that he was not at all astonished at the result of that day's proceedings ; nor did he envy his opponents the places which they occupied, satisfied as he was that, by the perseverance of his friends, he would to-morrow be placed at the top of the poll. (The mingled din of cheers, groans, and hisses, sent ‘*.rth, according to the in dividual feelings of the persons assembled towards the speaker, rendered but !hie of what he said intelligible.) He then reemn mended that they would use all their energies, that he might to morrow (this day) be enabled to congratulate them upon the su perior manner in which he should stand upon the poll, compared to that which himself and his opponents now relatively occupied. The worthy gentleman then retired amidst cheers, groans, and hisses. A Mr. Pitt LT rs then addressed a few observations to the electors, inciting them to give a long pull, a strong pull. and a pull alto gether, in favour of Sir Robert Wilson and Mr. Calvert, and thus place their return beyond all powdbility of doul•t. The poll was then adjourned until nine o'clock this morning. EL EC TION A7' MA LOON. It is not easy to describe. the bustle and animation which the Election of Afaldon has caused throughout the county of Essex. At an early hour yesterday every hamlet and village vomited form its tens and hundteds, so that only lisping infancy and limping age remained and even these were decked out in the colours of the candidates, though incapable of any more active exertion. The town of Alalston was thronged by day-break with he friends of the several candidates, every alehouse displayed a banner ex. presaive of the interest for which it was engaged, and the scene was rendered doubly animating by the presence of three distinct bands of music, which condom's] to parade the streets during the day. A temporary hustings had been erected outside the Town-hail, under the directions of the Chief Magistrate of the bonnie!), and at nine o'clock yesterday morning the candidates, KC companied by their partisans, proceeded thither, and found the Manor already in attendance. The usual formalities having takeo place, the Town Clerk was called upon to read the writ; after which the Mayor stated, that in obedience to his Majesty's ::it he had called together the free Burgesses, for the purpose of electing two representatives to serve in Parliament for the Borough. Mr. lIANSE then came torward to propose Mr. Dick, through itotie instrumentality, he said, it was that the freemen of the Bo rough of Alaldon lied now an opportunity of giving their votes. Had not that gentleman stepped forward in the independent man ner in which lie had done, the other Candidates would have come in without opposition. (Cries of " tin they would," and " Dick fir ever.") Air Dick was a gentleman of most independint cha. teeter; what was snore, he came forward on tine Constitutional principles, which he was determined firmly to uphold; and judging of what might he expected from him. from his past conduct, he (Mr. Hansa was sure the freemen of Mahlon would consult their own honour and interest in choosing such a Representative ; he should, therefore, conclude with putting in nomination Quintln Dick, Esq.. as a fit and proper person to represent the Borough in Nell/inlet) t. Mr. J. 13YGRAVE seconded the nomination, and observed that even when Mr. Dick represented a neighbouring borough (Ips wich) he had always expressed a most anxious desire to break down that county confederacy which ruled the borough of Mal don. Though he might have returned to Ipswich. therefore, where he was known, he had a fair and a powerful el sim on the freemen of Alahion, having long felt deeply interested in the preservation of their rights. (Cheers.) Mr. Dice then came forward, and was received with tumul tuous cheers; when order had been, in some degree. restored, he briefly addressed the electors. avowing himself to be generally disposed to reduce their essure of taxation, and to confer all the benefit in his power if) the labouring classes of the community. If he had the honour of being returned to a seat in Parliament, he should spare no exertions to diminish the weight of taxatioti, and to promote the inteiests of the freemen of the borough. He knew it would be said that lie was not an inhabitantof the county, but stood on stronger grounds—he was a subject of this realm; he stood on the broad ground of independence ; and though a stranger its the county, he would not he lona desirous sedulously to stirtadtil the interests of his consthuents. Ile would not at present enter into any pnlifieal tlieitssions. If he had the gord fortune to be returned, he should vote on every occasion to the hem of his judo. meet. (Cheers.) There was one question, however, on which he thought it his duly in declare his sentiments explicitly—that was the question called Catholic Emancipation, and on .this subject he felt himself bouiid to state, that he way decidedly opposed to any concessions to the Homan Catholics. (threat applause, and cries of `• No . Popery.") lie should reserve himself on many details for future occasions, when he should hsve the honour of addressing the electors. Whatever might be the final result of the election, be woull persevere until every freeman had an opportunity of giving his vote i cheers) ; and if he had the happiness to be the object of their choice, he repeated, that he should evince his gratitude by IM unremitting attention to their Interests. Monts of applause, end cries of " No Popery," and •• Hick for ever.") Mr. Enalisrow next came forward to propose the Hon. Cho. Winn. whose private character he warmly eulogized. He said Mr. Winn ass most advantageously known to the county of Es. sex, for he had been long a Magistrate of that county, and in dia. charging the important duties of that Ace had given an earnest ,of the manner in which he would conduct himself if elected to serve in l'Arliament. Mr. Wion's connexions were well known end highly respectable, his private character was most estimable, and in Ilia opinion no man could be better qualified to represent the borough ; for these reasons he felt great pleasure in putting in nomination the lion. George Winn. (Hums, and shouts of " Blue for ever." Sir Joust 'Penner seconded this fulmination, and bore tratis ninny to the estimable character which 3lr. Winn held in the county, and to his meritorious exertions as a Magistrate. He had recommended and effeced many local arrangements of peat utility, and was every way fit to represent the, borough. His po. a litiral pri nc ipl es , too , h e h ad f ully d eelosed, - d they were min as did Mai credit. (Cheers.) Alogether he felt that he was doing Ins duty to less fellow-burgeons by supporting such a man. Mr. W t-N ri then addressed the assembly, and was received with warm optitiit acel es on an' almost'til l i e en the i erl in great u leading a ing ve p r o 7 li e ttl ic q it u f ra rP ti ° o ri ns ( . 4f H hi e expresasal .his ameurrence iu the measures of his Majesty's Minis. tens, which he felt hinted( generally disposed to supp at; and spoke in high teems of the credit due to his Majesty's Ministers in general, and to Mr. Owning in particular. fur the combined pru dence, wiedotimaand liberality displayed by him in the recognition of the South American Rates. In conclusion he hoped it would not presumptuous if he felt that be understocd some. she local interests of the freemen of Mallon; and he could emery assure them. that if they did him the honour of Amite him, he should u s e hi s malt rea l ms endeavours to forwent . leek real interests.-1 . We have thought it the less necessary to enter In detail into the opinions expressed by the Hon. Gentleman on the present occasion, as his address to the freemen of Mahlon resident in London b already before our readcral—The lion. Gentleman concluded entidst repeated cheers. .. 3lr. daunt:al- (of the firm of Truman, H a nb or y, , and Baxton) next came forward to 'inmost Mr. Lennard. He Rated that he was a mere man of businees, and disclaimed all intentieto of entering upon political topics. Ile confessed he was not peso. nally very intimate with the man he rose to put in nomination, but, from all he had heard of his private and public character, he be lieved him to be a very estimable man, and well qualified in me' point of view fur the situation to which he aspired. Without fie. thee preface, therefore, he proposed that Mr. Leonard should be put in nomination.—(Applause, with cries of " Bravo, Leonard for ever !") Mr. Maw, of 3laldon, in seconding the nomination of Mr. Leonard, took occasion to advert to the state of the Borough in past times. He said it had been governed by a county confederacy I 3lr. Leonard it was who had broken down that confederacy, and fur this alone he was deserving of the support of evety independent freeman.—(l;heera) Mr. Lee staati then came forward, and was greeted with enthu. slum by his own partisans, and cries of '• No popery, no Lennardr from those opposed to him. He said he was pleased that he had produced some amusement in !ha Borough, at all events, and be would use his endeavoni to keep up the spirit of good humour, whilst the contest continued. (Bravo, Lennard !) Upon his first visit to the Borough, on his canvass, he was met by a figure with • crozier in his hand, and accompanied with a band of music. This crozier-bearing gentlemen preceeded him into town. (Laughter.) . The person who played this conspicuous part, however, in doing him honour, had been throin into the kennel. (Laughter.) How. ever, the result of all this was, that at the time alluded to, he was generally considered in Maldon as an emissary of the Pope, and sonic persons now went !further, and said he was the Pope himself; but he would assure the electors, that he would joyfully . resign all pretensions to the triple crown, in re t urn for the ir electing him to serve them in Parliament. Now as to the question of what some persons called Popery. (Great cries of '• We'll leave no popery.") On this subject he admitted that he was a friend to civil and religious liberty, (grass ch,tera) and ac such he was disposed to tolerate all religions. In this doctrine 'he was borne out by the example of the wisest and most illustrious men of the age; and he wonld first instance his Majesty, the present King, alto had moved himsele decidedly favourable to toleration. (Tile speaker was here in terrupted by deafening shouts of " No, no," and cries of " No Popery.") Ile said every man had a right to hold his own opt- Mons, and he must claim the right of declaring on what [tie opinion* were grounded. He would now advert to the condemn of his Majesty when Prince of Watee; but when he became King of llano"er, the first proceeding of his Governmeut was to pass an Act of general toleration. Passing from this subject, he was the decided friend of Reform. (Loud cheers.) If be was sent inis Parliament, he would endeavour to curb the lavish expense 01 alinisters. Ile would watch them closely on this point, but his attention should be directed to measures, nutlet than to men ; and he would endeavour, if they refused in him that important trust, to which he aspir d, to discharge his duty in a manner which would earn him the approbation of his constitu ents; which it would ever be his pride to elzserve. (Shouts and hones, which lasted several minutes, succeeded this gentleman'. address.) A show of hands was then taken, and as Mr. Lennanl's friends had mustered strongly in the immediate vicinity of the hustings, this expression of politic feeling was decidedly in his favour. The Mayor, however, without consideration, decided in favour of Mr. Dick end Mr. Minn, which occasioned loud cries of "shame, shame," froni the surrounding multitude. The Mayor apologized ; he said he had menticned the name of Mr. Dick front inadvertency - his decision was in favour of Mr. Leon ar d an d M r . Wi nn , an d he %jetted to know whether Mr. Dick demanded a poll. Mr. Dtex replied in the affirmative, and expressed his determi nation to persevere until every voter was polled. The polling thee commenced, and the scene which this little town presented during the entire day baffies description. The Committee-rooms of the Candidates were in the immediate vicinity of the hustings, and were marked by emblematical banners. Mr. Lennard's colour is yellow, Mr. Winn's blue and Mr. Dick's purple and white. In the midst of all this bustle, John Bull's proverbial devotion to the pot and the can seemed in no degree relaxed ; and the Candidares, one and all, appeared lavish of more substantial favours than thous which their partirans exhibited in their hats. Fortunately for the peace of the country, this is not a period of great political excite ment. and ju . g eg from what ere wanes ed at 3la'don, the populace were stimulated by nothing more serious than whim, to which the novelty of the occasion gave a peculiar zest. The only political question which seemed in any degree to interest the great body of the people, was that which they call the popery question, to which a very decided hostility was evinced by at parties, although one of the c.ndide•es declared himself favourable to the Catho lic claim,. On the whole, the exhibition of national feeling I which Malden presented yesterday was in no degree discredit. able. The populace was boisterous and noisy, hut inoffensive, and in no Instance did we observe that which Mr. Irving calls " the bull-dog propensities of the human race" becemie too powerful to control. At half-past five o'clock. when our reporter quitted Malden, the state of the poll was as follows: For Mr. Lennard . 389 For Mr. Winn -21 R For Mr. Dick - . 130 It is not expecte I that the election will terminate before Satur. day, tie it is understood there still remain near 2,1)00 voters to poll. There are 3115 inhabited houses in the borough of Maldon, and the right of voting is vested in freemen, by birth, marriage, or servitude. _ _ CAMBRIDOR ELECTION.—The contest for the rept*. sentation of the University of Cambridge, between tour Ministerial candidates, not a little perplexes those electors who have invariably supported Government. What the relative number of promised votes to each of the candi dates may be, it is, of course, impossible for a looker-on to ascertain. There is, however, one tanoible fact, which seems to speak plainly as to the stren g th a one of the late sitting Members; out of fifteen heads of Colleges who can vote at the election, eight are known to be supporters of Mr. Bankes,—a number, we believe, considerably exceed ing that promised to any one of his competitors, and we can only hear of two who have declared for Mr. Goulburn MR. Gov Laun x.—T he Dublin Correspondent, in com menting upon same remarks in a London Pape r, ob serve; :—" We will add but a word or two to the above, only to say, that in this country Protestants are doomed to bear the brunt of the existing struggle, under civil excommunication, ptoscription, &c. &c.; that they nut only contend for themselves, but for their brethren every where. Their particular condition entitles them not only to the sympathy, but to the affection of the British race ; an.l it would be moat coinfortiwz and acceptable to them, that Mr. Goulburn, to whom they owe such a weight of obli gation as a Minister and as a man, should meet with more than common favour from the electors of Cambridge Uni versity. It would be a national obligation conferred upon the Protestants of Ireland, to see this gentleman successful for the place which it is his ambition to represent, sines be has refused the tendered representation of the metro polis of Ireland in that hope. - • {Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East Julia House, when the ship Princess Amelia, for China ditto, was thus timed, viz. to be a9nitt 10th of slung, and sail to Gravesend at the expiration of 31) diva frau that period. einem onion it Ru. 0 t h e or the "lArple It, th e Slats Pub. were t not Idler elet: rk in chew %ill thag !era.) 1 the I the else lir— Dow F« - f. lie th— ades sing B no. most sad duet ough pi In. Mks fps Plias bail mould Ipon bo:1 owl wed oPxl in. M in e bo oldie ioa i spud DUI ris in .rd 3 illd nue nue- ing, 1 the able not y of ith ba did ire- I , S i S but ism. been D e of v. , - eo i t ;SA