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RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. A knee dated Constantinople, May 10, contains the note presented on 4th April, to Mr. Minziacky (the substance of which is already hoown). and in consequence of whith the Porte resolved to accede ,a all the demands of Aussie. After dwelling on the causes of the di:le:coca between the two Powers—the dilatory and evasive conduct we the Turkish Government, and the long patience of the Emperor • Alexander, M. de Minziacky says—the Emperor Nicholas, as het/ to the principles of the Emperor Alexander, is resolved. like Lim to give proofs of his peaceable sentiments. Ile will add one more opportunity to all those which the Divan has already had to sanity the just demands, of Russia. It is even his will that evety ground to farther discussion between the two empires shall vanish, that all the questions shall be deter. er.ined, which, since 1816, Ws rendered their recriprocal re lations uncertain and dillicult, and that the bonds of union and . W peace sr** shall henceforth hold them together shall offer • Sid pieties ttelun g duration ; ins word, that the Porte shall find in the sanceilty of his Imperial Majesty, the best testimony of the eon ei.istory sentiments which animate him. After further endeavour. lag, at great length. to impress the Porte with the necessity of eienias to a final' adjustment of all 'the questions which have so • kag divided the two parties, the Nate proceeds to the three points tel dawn ea the Ultimatum of the Russian Cabinet, namely, the replacing the Principalities precisely in the same state as they were • previously to the tm obies in 1821 ; tho release of the Servian De puties;and the sending of Commissioners to the frontiers with fell posers to negiciate with Commissioners from Russia. His Impe. si 3lajesty, says 31. de Minziacky. in eunclusion, might hare c , rtii.lered the negociations as ended, after the result of the conference of the 13th of October, 11125, and have employed the toc,t efficacious means to cause his rights and his treaties to be respected. But on this important occasion his Imperial Majesty I+.le Tattle( listened to his pacific inclinations and his moderation, and considers it as indisput :ble that In expressing . to the Porte this desire to see all cause for the complaints of Russia removed, so as to destroy for ever the germs of a further discussion. His Imperial IdAirety at the same time gives the Sultan the strongest proof of tr.endship that is in his power. and the beat-founded motives for worifidetice and security. Finally, M. de M. announces, that if all Wow conditions are not really completed within six weeks, he is to leave Constantinople. Not the most distant allusion is made to irireece throughout the long note.—A!!grmeine Zeitang, Jaw IS. ROYAL GARDENS, VAITXHALL. Under the especial Patronage of his Moat C. acious Majesty. This Evening, MONDAY, June 25, the Amm.einents will commence with a GRAND CONCERT, In Two Acts, in the superb new Concert Itsmai, at Half-past Eight o'Clock. Pria,ipal Vocal Performers—Miss Stephens, and Miss Povey ; Miss Lore, of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden ; her tirvt appemance, ; Misr and Madame Corne tt ; Mr. Braham ;who, In the course of the e•eolog, will repeat the Elegiac Stanzas, entitled The Death of %VeLer) ; Mr. Sinclair, and Signor De Begnis ; Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. Horncastie, Mr. ttsbinton, Mr. Timmy, and Master Barker. Loader of the Band, Signor Spagnolettl. Composer and Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop. ill.,:veen the Acts of the Concert a new Military Divertisement, called THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL. Leader of the land for the Ballet, Mr. Rooke. The Entertainments will conclude with A (;RAND DISPLAY UP FIRE-WORKS. At the conclusion of which Mr. Littleton will Ely from the Top of the 1 1 ".:-work Tower to the Extremity of the Walk approaching the Covered Wart, enveloped In Showers of lire. Mins Travers, of the King's Ancient Concerts, Is engaged, and will shortly make her appearance. Doors open at Seven o'Clock.—Concert commences at Half-past Eight. A.lnsiss:on is. Particulars respecting Admission Cards for the Evening, and Private Hears for the Sesson or Nightly, may be had upon application to Mr. rimirews, Bookseller, Bond-stteet. Cantlon.—The Public will please to take Notice, that all Songs offered fx Sale on the outside of the Gardens are spurious. Copies of the Song. rosy be bad in the Gardens. •s• The length of the Election Intelligence again compels us to postpone the Insertion of our Liverpool Commercial Letter until to-utorren. The same cense prevents us from giving In this Number so Account of the Etitettainnient given to Mr. Secretary Peel at N. wick, on the occasion et the Right lion. Gentlemen's receiving the Freedom of that City. Ti. Batrisu PRESS cmnmerseei Publishing on Saturday morn ing at An o'clock. LONDON, MONDAY, Jvxs 26, 1826. The french Papers received last night contain the de crees of DON PEDRO, abdicating the throne of Portugal in t Avour of his daughter. The possible effects of this twi st:re are two : either Dos Mtut:i.l must become KING of Portugal, or some stipulation must have been made, by which the present REGENT wiil continue in power till the Princess DONNA MARIA DA GLORIA attain an age which shall entitle her to govern in her own right. In the latter case, which we consider the more likely of the two, the effect will be precisely the same as if the Princess ISA• 3LLEA had been declared Queen; but that would have shocked Portuguese scruples and Continental prejudices. From the Journal Jcs Delgils of Friday.?) PARIS. JUNE 22. The following is the first part of the official pieces relative to Portugal which the Moniteur has thought proper to publish to-day. It will be observed that the most important, the Cumititutionil Charter, is wanting. Let us hope that it will soon come out of Alinisterial portfolio, or that it will come to us through the Paglish or American papers. Ilia Majesty the Emperor of Brazil has issued the following Decrees, which have been published at Rio Janeiro : - • . _'-..,. .-_-_, -,..-- • -,- -MiVii, ~,rka-t- -,- ~..,,,; ,tor i5ve;:„... 15 ,... : _...., ' -9 'f - ft '• •fr •1. \ . ol(k* . -- 4 ..-...; -.-- , , -... . 1 , . iya a. .. r.K 6 .___. • __................- ~...----- VI, iiirittOlt tiregigi. FIRST DECREE. Whereas it is fitting, both for the good of the Portuguese Mo narchy, and on account of the respect due to the Royal therees, oat the Regency created by the decree of my august father, of g:orious memory, dated the 6th March of the present year, should be continued, I have thought good to confirm the maid Regency, Which shall govern till the installation of her wham I shall name in the Constitutional Charter of the Portuguese Alonsrchy, which lam about to grant Immediately. The said Regency is to understand and execute this accordingly. Palace of Rio Janeiro, April 26. 18t1.6. Signed by Don PEDRO, as King of Portugal. SECOND DECREE. Wishing to diatingnish my reign in Portuguese history (my ?sign.) Shelving what are my principles of humanity—and using one of the highest prerogatives of royal:),— I have thought good to grant an amnesty to all the Portuguese, who may he confined, put or their trial, exiled or prosecuted for their political opinions up to Li, date of my royal decree ; pardoning also all crimes of desertion wto-ther simple or complicated as well as all criminals condemned to three years of forced labour, to transportatio , or to imprison wont—within or without the kingdom, and also all those who may trs in similar circumstances and have only three years of their punishment still to suffer, whatever their crimes may be. The Regency of the kingdom shall understand and execute this acawd ingiy, sending suitable ordcrs to the different authorities. VaLace of Rio Janeiro, 27th April. 11126. Signed by Dog PEnito as King of Portugal. ACT OF ABDICATION. Doe Pedro, by the grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve', of the mete beyond sea in AMea, land of Guinea, a the Conquest, Navigation, and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia road Persia India, &c. I give notice to all my Portnyo subject!, that it being incompatible with the interests of r ite empire of Brazil and those of the kingdom of Portugal, that I should con. tame to be King of Portugal, the Algarves, and their dcpenden. (-Is, and wishing by all means in my power to render these estates 1 .L;#py, I have thought good, of my own suggestion, and by n. 7 own free will, to abdicate and cede all the indisputable and incontestible rights which I possess to the Crown of the Portuguese monarchy, and to the sovereignty of the said kingdoms, to my well-beloved, esteemed, and very dear dough tee the Princess of Gran Para, Dona Maria do Gloria, in vr!er that as reigning Queen she may govern this empire in aa independent manner, and by the constitution which I have thought good to.4lcerer, grant, and cause to be sworn to by the arta de Lei of the 12c1 April of the present year ; and farther it it soy pleasure that my daughter above-mentioned, the reigning Qom of Portugal, shall not depart from the empire of Breed, till 1 know officially that the oath has been taken to the Constitution, teeliennably to what I have ordered, and till the espousal preli. utiaary to the union which I intend to cause her to contract with my well-beloved and esteemed brother Don Miguel shall have taken place, and till the marriage shall have been concluded. And mf abdic itiOD and cession shall not be carried into effect if any one or these conditions be wanting. For this reason, I order all the al.tborities to whose knowledge this my present Carla Ile LA shall 4.4 me, to cause it to be published, in order that my present determi nation may be known by all my Portuguese subjects. The R egency of my said kingdoms shall understand it aecordirgly,and shall cause it to i.e printed and published in the most authentic manner, in order that it., oontents may be completely executed, and it ddl have the came force me an order passed in Chancery, although it is not so passed, is consequence of a contrary order that it should not be so passed, which circumstance I have thought good to dispense with; yet It shall coo l17:ue in force, notwithstanding the want of a countersign and other u su a l formalities, with which I am also pleased to dispense. C•ren at the Palace of Rio Janeiro, the 2d May, the year of the bath of our haviusuJ. C. IttAl. - - (Signed) THE KING. 1 *snot FuNns.—Patas, JII v ► 93.—Fi reper Cents, 981 90c.; J pee Cents. 66i. 38e. ; Bank Stock, 11065 f. ; Neapolitan Hewn. 7 4 E 004.; Royal Spanish bum. 474; Exchange on London—One *oath, nr. ; three moths, Srac. German Papers to the 19th instant have been received. We observe in them nothing of importance, with the ex ception of the news from Constantinople in another part of our Paper. A correspondent in:the South of Ireland informs us that the crops have bees already seriously injured by the un paralleled drought, which prevails in that hitherto re markably humid climate. Ile states, that for the last six weeks there bas been 'little or no rain, and that if the country is not blessed with some genial showers, the hopes of the husbandman must he totally destroyed. The prospects of the agricultural population in that part of the United Kingdom will be most deplorable, if the distress produced by the failure of one of the local banks, some months ago, shall be aggravated by the con comitanthorrors of scarcity and famine. Accaunts of a similar nature, concerning the want of rain, have been rec?ived from the neighbourhood of Glasgow. We ardently hope that the gloomy anticipations formed in consequence of these reports respecting the harvest, will not be realized to the extent which has been apprehended ; 'but whatever be the event, we have reason to rejoice at the foresight of our Government, which has provided legislative measures that will enable them, if any failure of the crops 'should unfortunately take place, to alleviate the distress of the lower orders, by the importation of foreign grain. CITY, SATURDAY EVENING. This has been observed as a close holiday at the Bank, and the English and Foreign Stock Markets. The attendance of the spe culators on the Royal Exchange has been more numerous, on ac count of the agitated Stare of the market yesterday ; but the variation in the prices has been very limited. The shutting of the market was attended with more inconvenience, as a great number of options were to have been declared. A question arose, whether these options, this being a holiday, would become null and void ; but this sort of business not being recognized by the Committee, the dealers had to settle among themselves the proper course to be pursued. It appeared to be the general feeling, that the options ought to be allowed to be brought into operation, and three o'clock in the afternoon was fixed for settling them, or three quarters of an hour earlier than when the Stock Market is open. By ten o'clock this morning the speculators began to assemble and as a good deal of business was done in Consols for Account yesterday after the Market closed, Consols for a time became feverish at 79i and 794, being an advance of' 4 per cent.; at three o'clock it was a.certained that the options were chiefly at quotations above the current price of Consols, and the last bargains were at 791 and 791. In Reduced Annuities there has been nothing doing, and they are nominally 7811 for the first transfcr.day in next week. The 4 per Cent. is at 1 per cent. premium. The Foreign Securities to-day have attracted very little attention Mexican Bonds, of which the supply appears to be more than equal to the demand, have fallen frem 354 to 541; and up to the end of the day no re-action whatever occurred in it. Colombian Bonds were quoted early at 374, but left off at 37. Russian and Danish Bond. may also be quoted rather lower, but the decline ha not exceeded 4 pa cent. WINDSOR, Jefet .75.—This morning his Majesty, at tended by his suite, took his daily airing in his phaeton. and pro ceeded to the Castle, and inspected the different works. The King left the Castle about four o'clock, and proceeded through the grove of trees up the long walk to the Royal Lodge. Great numbers of visitors are now iu Windsor, both to see the King and to witness the extensive Improvements at the Castle, which are in a state of very great forwardness. We are happy to say the Duke of York was so much better, on Saturday as to be able to leave his house in South Audley-street, soon after four o'clock, fur Mr. Greenwood's villa 3t Brompton, Mr. Greenwood having accommodated his Royal Highness with the loan of it for the enjoyment of the change of air. Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Sophia, visited their Royal Brother. Ytstertlay morning the Princess Augusta attended divine service at the Chapel Royal. The Gozrtte. of Saturday night contains a letter from Capt. Hamilton to Sir harry Neale, enclosing a Report from t apt. How Johnstone, of his Majesty's sloop Murky, of the de. struction of tour piratical vessels on the 9th sod 10th April last, under the Greek Islands of Ipsara and Andros. The East India Company's Ship Marquis Camden, out ward-bound, was all well on the 21,t April, in lat. 1. N. long. 20 W. Oo Saturday, the despatches were dosed at the East India House. and delivered to the Muter!' of the following ships, viz.—Cambridge, for Madras and Bengal ; and Isabella and 3lofFat, for China direct. A very extensive fire broke out on Saturday night in Prince's-street, Westminster. Three houses were entirely con. Burned, and several others injured. By this distressing event a number of families have been suddenly deprived of sll the pro perty they possessed; as the inhabitants of the houses destroyed are principally mechanics, whose furniture was uninsured. The hay harvest commenced in the neighbourhood of Nottingham Nit week. Many acres have been cut and carried in the Trent meadows. The crop is thin, but of good quality, and from the fineness of the weather, may be said to make ioelt with. out labour. In the neighbourhood of Lincoln, and particularly on the Heath between this city and Sleaford, there is positively no grass, no rain having fallen since Lincoln April fair. The corn crops also are very detective from the drought. The hay harvcat is partially `vegan at Stirling, and should the present drought continue, .t will be pretty general this week. We do not remember observing a lighter crop these number of years back. In the Cartes, with the exception of some fields be longing to William Murray, Esq. Polinaise, which promise per haps 240 to 31* stones an acre, we observe none that will much exceed 180, and much of it will be under that. In the dry fields it does not promise much above 100 stones at an average.—Glasgow Chronicle. The hay harvest has partially commenced around us, but we are sorry to say with the prospect, speaking generally, of a very defective crop. So light a swath of grass as now awaits the sickle in this neighbourhood is not within our recollection, and the consequence will be severely felt by many ; upon the hilly light soils, it is really barely worth the labour of mowing and carrying. The wheats are displaying the ear, and favourably upon the whole; but oats, beans, and peas, must inevitably be of short produce, unless rain speedily conies. We learn, however, that although so little rain has fallen in this vicinity, there have been some heavy and beneficial showers in various parts of the kingdom.—licreford Journal. INCREASE OF CRIMES.—There were no less than twenty-two prisoners conveyed to Newgate CO Saturday, for trial at the present Session ; • number almost unprecedented, and equal to the numbers for trial at some of the Assize. Several of them are committed are committed for capital offences. FIVE FAMILIES POISONED.—The neighbourhood of Bridge Field was thrown into great confusion on Tuesday after noon, by • report that the , family of John Dalton, a labouring man, residing in Throstle-grove, had been poisoned. As fares we have been able to ascertain, the following are the facts from which the report originated. On Monday a woman named Elizabeth Neale. called st Dalton's house with some veal, which she offered for sale. A joint of this veal Dalton purchased, and had it cooked on Tuesday for the family's dinner. His son Wil liam remarked while they were eating it, that he did not think it was good, but no further notice was taken of the circumstance un. til the afternoon, when the whole tamily, consisting of father and fonr children, were seized with violent pains in the stomach, sick ness, and a strong inclination to vomit. These symptoms increased to such an alarming degree, that it was thought advisable to have recourse to medical assistance, and a surgeon was sent for. He immediately adopted means for their relief, and they were put to bed, where they all rem a in i n a mo st d e pl ora bl e state . Th e family of Samuel Berresford, in Ileaton-lane, dined on another joint of the same calf and were 311 attacked in the same manner. Three of them arc confined to their beds, and the other three, although not so violently affected, are still suffering front the effects of this deadly food. Three other families, one in Heaton-lane, one on Lancashire hill, and one in Park-street, purchased veal from the same woman, and have all been attacked, more or less violently, with similar symptoms. Elizabeth Neale, the woman who sold the veal, states that she bought it from a wholesale dealer named Salt. It is sup posed that the calf must have taken something to produce mortifi cation, which led to such a melancholy result. An event nearly si milar to the above took place in the county of Cork last week. A man named Shea had a heifer calf rearing, which died on iVednes. day. Shea had it dressed that evening for his family, who ate of it, as did some of the neighbours, to the number of twelve persons. They were all taken ill that night, and Shea's son, a lad 19 years of age, died on Saturday ; woman who partook of it died on Sunday, and the remaining ten are so ill that little hopes are enter tamed of their recovery.—Stockport Advert 4 ser. Now the elections are nearly over, the important question for Candidates is, how to be reimbursed ? and for the Electors, how to improve the favours received ? Both sides may easily gratify their wishes, and secure their independence, by one, two, or three of the six thirty thousands in this last of all Lotteries, which must be decided in one day, Tuesday, 18th July, when all Lotteries end for es, r. On Monday last, about 20 acres of wood belonging to Mr. &cher, of Mallow, were accidentally destroyed by fire. THE BRITISH PRESS. ----..."-- - A . I t hoe ,•""---. _ ~.• ...., 1 -..--.. 7 1:---1 - :l .'''' : . 4'7 '...' - ' - - • ,--C . 7 SW 1 kli '• • ". ''. • 'V . :At) . ." .„ 4..... , , FA . ,?.. . 6.4 i,. ,di sl , -, - ,-- Fp - -' 4- -- -". - 1 4 -- !-- - 7. • - 4 .-____ - : FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tots Evart, pro.l7l.l4llartiiVonees7liit;ilstiVry;* ir;ndt;t:i,Henover. square ; the Narl and Countess of alaustield's grand entertainment, at Caen Wood. To-Meaaow.—The Countess of Vernlam's ront, Grosvenor-square; Mrs. Ellot's assembly, Whop°le-street. WIDNIIIIDAY.—Tbe Dowager Marchioness of Sallsbary's assembly. Arlington-street; the Marquis of Nallsbury's entertainment, Grosvenor. square ; Almack's grand ball: Mr. and Mr*. Henry Barlog's party, Upper Brook-street. THleyer's rout, Put-street; the Earl of Carnarron's entertainment In GrosTenor-street. FR MAR.—DIM Flo;atd 7 sl;;ll,Otouce.ter.place. SATV&DAR.—Tha kid and Connie.' of Maar&ld's Caen Wood. _ SUNDAY.—The Counted, St. Antonio's music, Hanover-square. PARTIES. The following distinguished parsons had dinner parties on Satorday Lord Bridport, Wimp°le-street ; Lord Melbourne,Whitehall; Viscountess Hampden, Green street, Grosvenor-square; Lady Trigge, Saville-street; Lord Sherborne, Grosvenor-street. The Duke of Grafton entertained a distinguished party at dinner yes terday, at his house in Clarges-street, Piccadilly. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at her house in Arilington.strect. The Earl and Cottotess of hlanafield entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at their villa, Caen Wood. The Enrl of Darlington had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house In St. Jamees.square. Lord Berwick bad a large party at dinner yesterday, at his bones In Bryanstone-square. Mrs. General lathier's concert, on Friday evening, In Upper Gros. venor.street was very nonlyronly and fashionably attended. Mrs. General Roes pvejt grand ball and supper, on Friday evening, at her house in Portland-place. The drawing rooms were moat brilliantly illuminated. The supper, which consisted of every luxury, was an nounced about half-past twelve. The wines and fruits were of the choicest description :it was laid out In the dining parlours. Dancing recommenced a little before two, end continued with great spirit till six in the morning. There were present nearly &00 of the bout ton, among whom were—their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Ditches,. of Glou cester Prince, and Princess Polignac, Prince Beauvoir, most of the other Foreign Ambassadors and their Ladles, Duke and Duchess of Somerset, Duchess of Richmond, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, Marchioness of Cornwallis. Lord and Lady Sherborne, Viscountess Hampden, Lord Sydney and the Misses Townsbend, Lady Elisabeth and bliss Palk, Lady Lucy Vaughan, Lady G. Bathurst, Lady Maynard, Lady C. Paulet, Honourable Mrs. Pelham, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stanhope, &c. MOVEMENTS. George Wud, Esq. has leiriiii;;;; !foie!, Jermyn. t, for Win. cheerer. U Male Price, Esq. arrived on Saturday at the Waterloo Hotel, Jernsyn - street, from Huntingdonshire. 'Thompson Bonner, Esq. arrived on Saturday at Jordan's Hotel, St James's.street. Departure —Lord Blayuey lett yesterday, fur his seat Castle Blayuey, Ireland. Mrs Skene arrived on Saturday at the London Hotel, Albemarle. street, from Scotland. Departures:—John Harris, En. fur Plymouth; J. Ogle, Esq. on a tour. Departures from Penton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—T. H. Lane, Esq. fur his seat in Bucks; Charles Moseley, Esq. on a tour. Departures from Long's Hotel, Bond•street .—Sir Ueorge Ingot. Bart. for his seat iti Staffordshire , Lord George Quin and son, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Trowel., for Peril; Captain Walton, H.N. for Portsmouth. CITY BUSINESS. Saturday being midsummer ray, a Common Hall was held, ac cording to custom, for the de ton of Sheriffs, Chamberlain Bridgernasters. A uditms, and other officers for the ensuing year. The Lotd Mayor, accompan e I by several td the Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, aid City Offi.ters, procerded to the hustings about one o'clOck, when the ball was opened, and the Recorder briefly declared to the Livery the purpose for which they were assembled. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen then withdrew, and the Sheriff's proceeded to the election, when the following gentlemen, who had been ;, , ut in nomination by various Lord Mayors for Sheriff., were proposed to the Livery :- 1819, Atkins, Mayor—Robert Humphrey Marten, Esq., Cook. 1828, Bridges, Mayor.--John Woolley, Esq., Glover; Richard Butler, Esq., Butcher; Jacob Clements, Esq., Merchant Taylor. 1821, Thorp. Mayor.—Archdale Palmer, Esq., Mercer; Ed mund Waller Rundell, Esq., Goldsmith ' • Miles Stringer, Esq., Merchant Taylor; Benjamin Cole, Esq.,Draper ; Enosh Durant, Esq., Weaver; Joseph Pulley, Es q., We:chandler ; James Crook, Esq.. Merchant Tailor. 1822, Magnay, Mayor.--Henry Ladbroke, Esq., Grocer; An drew Spottiswoode, Esq. Stationer; Thomas Gardner, Esq., Stationer; Timothy Stansfield, Esq., Innholder ; Henry Fellows, Esq., Pattenmaker. 11123, Ileygate, Mayor.—William Flower, Esq.. Fishmonger; John Turner, Esq., Gold and Silver Wiredrawer ; Charles Frede rick Johnson. Esq..,M erect ; Robert Makepeace, Esq., Goldsmith ; John Addinell, Esq., Pattenmaker ; Randle Hopley, Esq., rintn; r. And in addition to them, several Liverymen put in nomination Charles Fordo-other, Esq., citizen and vintner, and Henry Win chester, Esq., citizen and cutler. 31r. SAMUEL Dixos addressed the Hall, recommending the Livery to clear the list. Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. Ledger, Mr. Butterworth, and Mr. James Hunt, shortly spoke in favour of the gentlemen just no minated. The shew of hods was then taken, on which it appeared that Mr. Farebrother and Mr. Winchester were elected by a very con. siderable majority, and the Common Sergeant made the declaration accordingly. ltichad Clarke, Esq., citizen and joiner, was unanimously re. electtd Chamberlain. . _ Messrs. Lewis and Gillman were re-elected Bridgemasters. John Bowler, James Collins, Samuel Bicknell, aid John Fox well, were re-elected Ale-Conners. Mr. Robert Carter and Mr. Richard Walter having served in the office of Auditors of the City and Bridge-house Accounts for two years were removed from that office. Mr. Charles Btind and Mr. Wm. Carter, who have served one year, were continued ; and Mr. Samuel Allan, and Mr. Peter Thomas Skipper, jun. were elected for two years. The Sheriffs and Officers then proceeded to the Council Cham ber, and reported the elections to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, who returned to the Hall, where the Recorder made the usual de claration. Mr. FAREDROTHER and Mr. WINCHESTER addressed the Livery, returning thanks for the honour conferred upon them. Mr. Alderman WOOD made some observations on the investiga tion he had been making, respecting a placard at the late election for Members for the City. Mr. T. Cu nv is addressed a few words in reply. The Auditors then delivered in • report of their labours for the last year, when the Hall was dissolved. A Court of Aldermen was afterward' held, when the Chamber lain and Britigemamers were sworn into office. Precepts were ordered to be issued fn. a Common Hall on Mi. chselmas.day next, fur the election of a Lord Mayor foe the year ensuing. Messrs. Chapman, Sanderson, Betts, Lyon, Jackson, Flower, Tumley, and Drew, were elected MlSR...Rulers ; and Messrs. Hay, Thompson, and Denkald Lighter-Rulers of the Watermen and Lightermen's Company. Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the months of July and August neat were appointed. The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the Rev. Mr. Dillon, Chaplain Ito the Lord Mayor, for his sermon at St. Paul's on the first Sunday in Trinity Term. The LORD Mayon informed the Court that he had appointed the first Courts of Conservancy to be holden fur the counties of Essex and Kent on Thursday, the 29th instant. Thomas Finance, Esq.. Deputy, was admitted and sworn a Coal-Meter in trust for the City for four years. Sundry persons were sworn and others allowed to he admitted Brokers. The Inquest of the Ward of Billinpgate attended. with • pre sentment of non freeman and of a nuisance, which vu referred to the Chamberlain and the Alderman of the ward. The LO•D Alavo* declared a vacancy in the °Rine of Collector and Receiver of thalkpliaas' Dues on Wine, in the room of the late Mr. Alderman Cox, and the next Court was appointed for the election of • successor. The Sheriffs reported the state of the several gaols. Thomas Thornton was admitted a Yemen of the Poultry Compter. The beadles of the Court of Requests were re-elected. LOVE AND CHAMPAGNE; MATRIMONIAL. MARQUE-. RADINO—A young lady, the daughter of a highly respectable ' tradesman. residing In St. James's-street, who attended Charles Wright's boat Masquerade, at the Argyll Rooms, in the character of a flower girl, so captivated the Hon. (I. S—, the son of an Irish Peer, who had casually walked In, in domino, that having learnt from one of bliss party, the place of her residence, he called the neat nioming, made her an offer of marriage, and a handsome settlement, which was accepted by the blushing fair one, anti they were united in the bands of Hymen, at a village near Maidstone, on Saturday last. Whether the young bride matattri bute her matrimonial success to the influence of Charles 1% , right's creaming Champagne over the feelings of the enamoured swain it is not our province to determine ; we have only t o remar k, if diet be the case, it verifies the old adage—" Wine does wonders." New PuinicArions.—The following itteresting works are just publisl.ed by Mr. Colbum, New Burlington street, viz._ Gaston de Blondeville, and St. Alban's Abbey, Romances, by the late Alrs. Ridclifte, 4 vols. ; — the Lives of the Right lion. Francis North, Baron Guilford, ord Keeper of the Great Seal, under King Chatles 11. and King James IL ; of the Hon. Sir Dudley North, Conmiissioner of the Treasury, and , the Hon. Dr. John ' North, Clerk of the Closet to King Charles 11. • by the Hon. Roger North, 3 vols. ;—The Primer, or Roa d to Public Honours, I vol. ;—Narrative of the Four Veen' Residence of an English Family in France, with an account of the Author's Conversion to the Catholic Faith ;—The German Novelists, • with Critical and Biographical Notices, by Thomas Roscoe, Esq., 4 vols. *—Miller's Biographical Sketches of British Characters deceased, since the Accession of George IV., 2 vols. ;—ltrjected Articles I vol.;— Lander's Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men an d Statesmen, 2 vols. ;—Odes and Addresses to Great People, I vol. ;_Memoirs of the Prince de Montborey, 2 vole. ;—Adventures of a Sergeant in the French Army, by himself, I vol. ;—and Memoirs of the Count de Segur, vol. 2, comprising the Account of bia Residence at the Courtof Russia. SOMERSETSHIRE ELECTION. lIXIIESTER, FRIDAY. The polling having closed at five o'clock, the Sher:ll announced that the numbers were as follow: Mr. Dickinson - 13841 Mr. Hunt 257 Sir T. Lethbridge - 1234 Mr. HUNT addressed the freeholders from the bench. He said, that as no other of the Candidates was present, he should address them but for a very short time. Whatever might be thought of his pretensions to represent the county of Somerset, he, for one, felt perfectly satisfied at the result of this day's poll. Certainly never had an election for a great county been attended by such a paucity of numbers, on the fifth day's polling, is appeared upon the books on this celebrated occasion. Ile could easily account for the cir. cumstance. His friends came when they pleased, but his opponents had to encounter all the difficulties of forcing the inclinations and degrading the spirit of their dependents. He had heard of various instances of a remarkable nature, with respect to this system of voting upon compulsion against his cause. Many of the electors, upon mentioning to their employers that they would vote for either of the old Members, provided they were allowed to give one vote for Hunt, were told that they had better stay at home. A respectable farmer in the body of the Court said, " That is the fart. I know, of my own knowledge, several instances of the kind." Mr. HURT said the inference to be drawn from this observation was obvious. Ile had heard that a farmer, who held land of Mr. Stuckey, was told that, if he voted for Hunt, he should not stay much longer on the estate; and that the manly reply that was given was, " It Mr. Stuckey does not like it, he may farm the estate him. self as soon as he pleases." (Cheers and clapping of hands.) Mt. ST uckzl , —Name him, name him. It is not the fast. hir. —‘• No, I'll not name him. I'll not draw down the vengeance of these jockira upon any poor fellow," -(Cheels.) He regtettcd that neither of the old Members was present, as he had something to say which was applicable to their condition. He would not take advantage of their absence, but be would repeat what he had often said before—when they were in the House of Commons they totally disregarded the petitions and prayers of their consti. tuents. lie media nothing disrespectful to either of them per sonally, but during the whole of the time they represented that county they most grossly and abominably misrepresented it. (Cheers, hisses, and laughter.) Never during his experience, and be had closely watched them, had he heard of one occasion in which they had advocated the interests of the county, or 'hewn the least disposition to benefit any part of the community. (Cries of " No, but they advocated their own ;" and laughter and h saes.) Mr. Huss T—Yea. It was to that point their zeal was directed. He congratulated the county upon the good humour which now seemed universally to prevail; and he also congratulated it upo the preparations which his friends were making for the battle. (Laughter and cheers.) His freeholders were now beginning to gird on their swords, and preparing in earnest for the co neat in which they were to be engaged at the latter end of the next week. (Laughter.) It was the hope of all the men of independent feeling ' in the county that the battle should be decided in the teeth of Mr. Vincent Stuckey, whom he was glad to see was present, and who had dignified the 257 voters for Hunt by declaring that they had dis. graced themselves, and were dishonest men. Mr. ST UCKEYLSO every one else thinks. (Cheers and laughter.) A Farmer, in the body of the Court-1 don't think so ; and I know him only by his actions. Mr. L iu It y— Look at that man who contradicts you, Mr. Stuckey, by a reference to my public conduct. It is 14 years since that man Brat favoured me with his vote at Bristol. I here rt , t acquaintaiee with him, but he address, d me this morning, and told me that he now lived at Newport. in Wales, and that he crossed the water and walked fifty miles to give his honest vote for me. (Loud cheers.) There was testimony of dishonesty ! I should like to see any such in , stance of devotion from any individual to either of the other Candi dates. At all events this proves that my friends are not all rogues. But Mr. Stuckey has a loop-hole. He gave them another name— poor deluded creatures ! As to capacity, I would place the meanest of my pollens against Mr. Stuckey, without apprehension that the former would sink in the scale of intellect. (Laughter.) Of those who have voted for both of the other Candidates I shall say nothing. All voters ought to be allowed to act on occasions of this kind as they please, according to the dictates of their consciences, without being insulted or intimidated. Some may think well of me ; some may think well of Mr. Dickenson ; some of Sir Thomas Leth bridge; and some may think well even of Mr. Stuckey. (Laughter, and biases and applause.) Let every man exerci s e his judgment upon the comparison, and I think that, humble as my pretensions are, my sense of liberty, my knowledge of the means of f u lly achieving it, and my abhorrence of those tyrannical slaves who are daily endeavouring to shackle it, place me Infinitely above my competitors in those qualifications, which it is necessary to poser's in order to represent the opinions of ten thousand people. (Loud cheers and hisses.) Sir. Hunt then made an allusion to the con. duct of the electors of Surrey in throwing out Mr. Holme Sumner. " That gentleman," said he, " is the prototype of Sir Thomas Lettituidge, the advocate of all the intolerant and oppressive mea sures that ever were proposed during his sojoarn in Parliament, the friend of vitiation, the bitter and determined foe to every thing calculated to advance the condition of society. Ile is gone, gone, gone! He is kicked out, my friends, and I trust that in a few d ys you will kick out Sir Thomas Lethbridge, in like manner. (Laughter, and cries of " Hunt for ever," and hisses.) Yes, Sumner is gone for ever. The arbitrary and vexatious Magistrate-1 the resolute adversary of those principles which admitted and esta blished the right of all men to worship God irt their own way—the stern and insolent supporter of those who scouted economy, re trenchment, and rcfotm—ia departed before the breath of an in sulted county. Let this Le an example to you." (Cheers and hisses.) Front the crowd—" Aye, he is gone, an I so shall leather breeches." (Roars of laughter and hisses.) Mr. HUNT—" Yes, whit the blessing of Ood, leather breeches shall go." (Continued laughter.) lilt. Hunt then thanked the 250 honest freeholders who had polled for him. He had, he said, heard that a joke was to be played off upon him today, which he hoped would not be held back, lie liked to see some spirit of the sort during an election, and could enjoy a joke or a squib, whether let off at hint or any other of the Candidates. The election was getting dull, particularly as Sir Thos. Lethbridge had ceased to give him an opportunity of 'hewing the county a little more of the talents of their old Representative ; and be hoped that something would be done to enliven it. Here a person in the gallery held out a dead owl, decorated with Mr. Hunt's colours, and said to Mr. Hunt, " Here you are."— This produced much laughter. Mr. HUNT said that those who had planned the joke either in tended him a high:compliment, or were very ill read In ancient his tory. The owl, although an ugly bird, was always accounted by the ancients the emblem of wisdom, and he rejoiced to see his colours upon it. (Cries of " Aye, and it has the white feather in his tail." Minerva carried the Image of it upon her helmet, and certainly would not be much honoured by the transfer to either of the other Candidate, whatever, might be her feeling with respect to himself. (Laughter.) But perhaps it was designed by a friend who had crept into the enemy's camp, to mark the contrast between the contending spirits. But there could be no fun now, unless Mr. Vincent Stuckey would favour the freeholders by giving them a speech. He thus concluded a speech, which was well received in mos . of its parts by all the Meeting, amongst whom we noticed a number of ladies, many of whom had come from a considerable distance, in order to witness this extraordinary contest, which it is admitted, upon all hands, has galled the pride of Sir Thomas Lethbridge more than any opposition or insult to which he has ever been ex posed in the whole course of his life. The election fury, which in the first days of the contest seemed to exist in a very high degree, has completely subsided. The abatement of this desperate feeling is in a great measure attributable to the moderate and affable con duct of Mr. Dickinson, and to the admirable skill with which Mr. Hunt applies his moat severe hits to the friends of his anta gonist. ILCUESTEI, SATVIDAY. The Sheriff directed the following to be announced as the num bers of the Poll : Mr. Dickinson 921 Mr. Hunt . Sir T. Lethbridge - 90 •no NEI:IAT E NC UDE all ; Mr. Dickinson 147 t Mr. Hunt 237 Sir T. Lethbridge - 1324 None of the Candidates were present. Mr. Dickinson was here during part of the morning ; Sir T. Letlibi idge has not appeared since Thursday night ; and Mr. Hunt left this afteraotsu for Bris tol, to meet a party of freeholders there, in compliance with their request. Mr. Oliver Hayward and Mr. Hunt's two suns were in the Court-house, but they said nothing in the way of thanks. THE SECOND I'HOWINO OF Talk COCK. A New Song. Mister Huut is come from Town, Cock.wdondle-do, blister Hunt is come front Town, The Blacking-men began to frown, And, raving, swear they'll pat hint down, Freeholders, Vi'hat say you The Magistrates begin to stare, Cock.a-doodle.do, Their Treasurer begins to swear, And is as surly as a hear, Because they say he's in smear, And his Accounts not true. The Parsons for salvation pray, Cocks-doodle-do, Lest all their glebes should glide away, But every dog must have his day, As sayeth the Sherhome Mercury, So, Reverend Sirs, must you. The Lawyers are turned honest men, Cock- a-doodle.do, At most we'll put down one in ten, Nor mention how, or where, or whets, Not welter it again, And see if that won't do. The honest men of Somerset, Cock-a-doodle-do, The honest men of Somerset, Have not decided, even yet, 'Twist coal-black, raven, and black jet, Which is the darker hue. AN UNDELUDED FREEHOLDER. TAUNTON ELECTION. _ TAutreovt, ltivez Last night the cases of two voter*, involving questions as to the right of voting, so far as it depends on potwallopleg, were co. gued by Mr. Lawc., and determined by the Assessor Mr: Roger s , The first was that of a person who quitted his lodgings at Taunton w (m h o bu li si a n d ew n li ta lti t t ra t nineto se i n t le on h s a fr o a f i r t s h i e n e l l s e n c i ;i d o o n n . , w w h h e e n r e h l i i s e ca w r i r re ied , time been left in the lodgings at Taunton, went to join him M. London, in an ill state of health, taking the key of the lodgin g , with her. She remained in London till within five months or the election, and then died, Under these circumstances the an ew° , declared himself of opinion that the voter, by retaining the lod g , log at Taunton remained an inhabitant potwaller there; and therefore his vote was received, although neither he nor hit wife potwalled, or took their food at Taunton, the first of the si x months preceding the election. The other case was that of person who took lodgings in Taunton, and sent his wife from Bris. tol to take possession of them, more than Ail months before the elec. Lion, but he ail not himself actually come to Taunton, so es to et. cupy the lodgings. until within five mditths of the election ; and i t Was decided that, for want of actual inhabitancy by t h e husband for the first of the last six months in Taunton, hit vote was not ad missible, and it was therefore cut off: The polling w ent on briskly until hair-put six, when the Court was adjourned till to4norrole. There are some curious tarts coming out fr, rn day to day, ao to the mode of making and disqualifying voters. One of the leading mete. hers of the Blue Committee is a Sheriff's officer, by which means he acquires one description of power to influence the electors. Another is • trustee for charities, and money received by a voter from him in this capacity disqualifies for voting. Mr. Moray, an age nt . sa i d he had disqualified • vote by giving a man one pound feoffs money. 'the voter said they were at the i n n drinking together, when Moray put a pound-note into his hand, a n d l ie did not know it was such until be opened his hand. He ad m i tte d that he had signed a receipt for it afterwards. When his rote was rej ec t e d, h a said they that would not cutanoftd. hsilsr.,Flote if urf would vote f or t h e Blues.ord another agent, told hi m that John Phippen, a witness, stated, that a voter, Joseph Simpson had received sums of money weekly, to p a y hi s rent, from Mr'. Upham, who is a le tiding agent of the Blues, and that he was to repay it out of the gratuity money. This gratuity money is a suns g i ven to a poor vo er, after the election, by the Candidate for whom he hut tendered his vote, and amount s , i t is said, to th ree guineas per single vote, and six g u in eas for a plumper. I t i s perfectly notor . ous, .that this miner is _privet:, and unbl u shi ng l y admitted and jut toed as necessary. Then each Candid ate h as a certain number--e3y fifty c onsta bl es , w h o are pa id so much a day, and who are cornminly the most active supporters of th e parry. They all take the Bribery Oath, and swear th at t h ey have received no money, or promis e , or office, to induc e than ) to give their votes ; notwithstanding that, it Is perfectly well known that an immense number of voters come Into the town from all parts, previous to an election, and take rooms to quality themselves as pot-wallets, for the sole purpose of obtaining liquors and gratuity money. Great numbers of voters, ripen. ally in the Blue interest, have voted, who are perfect strangers to the town, and who will leave it immediately th a t th e e l ect i on i sovel. Mr. Awes asked a voter if he had not had the pleasure of seeing him at Bristol, and whether his wife was not with him then ? ICs said his wife was at Taunton, and he did not wish to tell it ; it was a d—d unfair thing to ask him ; but if he must have it, he had another wife to be with him at Bristol. A witness stated that he met with the voter in Bristol, where he had a furnished room, and slept with hint ; he told him he was going to Cheltenham to work, and that his wife was at Taunton; the gentleman then, having a great respect for him. had furnished • room for his accommodation. to a question from the Assessor, the voter said, " will not an , swer ;' but when pressed, it came out that he had not been at Taunton himself for three years before, and that he had commenced his inhabitancy by sending his wife down for a few months, coming to see her, anti again returning to Bristol. The Assessor said the vote could not be supported. These instances are every hour occurring, and prove clearly enough that the success of an election does not depend upon the principles or the abilities of the Candidate, so much as on the zeal and activity of the persons who are employed by the agents of the patties, and their skill in finding out persons who have gained settlement., and *ha are so devoid of moral principle as to be eager to accept a paltry bribe; in comideration of which they will separate themselves from their families, and per. jure themselves without hesitation. At the close of the poll last night, the Rev. Henry Cresawell addressed the electors from the window of the White Hart, and complained of the coalition be. tween the other Candidate., which had been brought about in an under-handed manner, and spoke of the disadvantages which had arisen to his brother's cause, from the circumstance of the Blues claiming two boxes, whilst all the ether Candidates had but one. The poll commenced this morning (Thussday) with the Blues, and there seemed to be an understanding amongst 31r. Cresswell's friends that they should not poll; for neither Mr. H. Cresswell nor Mt. R. Creswell, jun. were at the hustings, and the Blues had it all their own way. 3lr. Francis Baring is represented by a very humorous elector of the name of Whitnsm. Mr. Williams ad dressed him to-day, as Mr. Baring, and asked if he Intended to bring up any voters. lie said, "Oh yes, a great many, but my friends probably drank wine too freely last night, and are rather sleepy this morning." Mr. Williams, " Olt, you treat them sluing the election, Sir, do you?" 31r. Whitman, •• No, Sir, Ido rot. e rt Only ; I have no danger nn the score of bribery, even if all the o her Candidates have." The fact is, that if Mr. Baring should clot) e to petition upon the ground of bribery practised by the agents of other Candidates, there is scarcely a doubt of his success and it will be singular, if, after spending 10,0001. to secure their seats, the apparently successful candidates should be ousted by those who have not spent sixpence. This would be a moat import. ant result, if it could be attained, as it would put an end fur ever to the infamous system of bribery and corruption which is carried on here. It is difficult to understand the principle upon which other wise honourable end independent men can think it an honour to be sent to Parliament by dishonourable end unconstitutional means. r. LAW Es, at the suggestion of several electors, proposed is close the poll, as they did not intend to tender any more votes from the Buff box. 31r. ILLIANI, objected, and the poll went on. Mr. BUNTER came in, and said that there were numbers of votes tendered who hrl no pretension whatever to the character of electors. There hattbeea at least 100 this morning. 31r.Lawss said, we shall make no objection to any of them, as we consider it to be a most fraudulent poll, aid persevered in most vexatiously. The Assessor said as long as voters came to the poll he could not reject their votes. The voters came is apparently in the universal suffrage principle for sonic time, and at every moment's cessation. The Buff cried out, " Good Lord deliver us." A voter came in of the name of Francis Dovey. and took the oaths, when a person, whom we after. wards found to be .lonathan Hill, called out, " You are a perjured vil'a'n. You received 31. of Upham ; I wilt swear 1.." The man came to us afterwards, and said his wife also could prove the fact. The Blues now proposed to close the poll, and the other party seemed then disposed to bring in more votes. The ASIMS•Of asked if there were any more votes From the crowd—'• Yes, many. This ii not a borough election. It is a county e ecti, n. It is a bribery election. You will poll any thing." (Cries," Good Lord deliver us.") A man now offered his vote, and was sworn, when a paper was produced by the Wes, signed by the voter, declaring that he cams into tle town only last night, and had no settlement. It turned out that he had intended to vote for Peachey and Seymour, and was of course tejected. The Assessor said, that such conduct was a disgrace to any party. Mr. BARTAPLE, Mr. Mildmars representative, acid, " You know that the majority of the votes passed this morning have beta such as that." A man then came up to poll who had been convicted of felony. It was admitted that he had borne a good character for five or sic years since; but his vote was rejected. Upon being asked for whom he intended to vote, lie said for Peachey and Seymour. The Blues, however, opposed him. The Buffit now cheered most tumultuously, and kept up a sort of ehaunting, " Good Lord deliver us." After waiting the usual time between the prolsinations, the Poll. clerk announced the state of the poll : 1 Seymour - - MIS Raring - . 121 Peachey - - 4.'•8 31ildmay - 21 Cresswell . . 291, Edmund Cresswell 10 A Voter now presented himself for Creswell and Baring, and the Buflii threatened to keep open the poll fur two days longer. At the general entreaty, however, the poll was closed about halt past four o'clock. Alr."l,wt on exhorted the rival parties to be peaceable. Mr. AVHITNAM said, " Thank God, sir, there will be no gla.s bottles now ;" referring to Mr. Baring 's having had one thrown at his head at the last election. Alr. Cresswell has had a favourite dog poisoned. The Bailiff then elated the poll, and announced the election of Peachey and Seymour. P►ACHEr then returned thanks to the electors, his com mittee, and his legal advisers, and reminded the electors of the pledge he had made, which he had adhered to: they had also done the same, and now enjoyed the triumph of perseverance. He valued liberty as much as those who were continually talking about it. The General spoke fluently, and was lordly cheered by his friends. W. SEYllotrlt neat spoke, and declared that he felt emotions of gratitude which he could not express. He was a friend to civil and religious liberty, and would do all in his power to advance both, in connection with the interests of the town of Taunton. Six years ago he had struggled for the honour of representing the people in Parliament, and he now found himself at the head of the poll, tor which he was truly grateful. Ile thanked them all, and hoped to enjoy the good opinion of them all Turn which way be would he saw only friends. (Cheering from both sides, loud and cantimeed.) The successful Candidates were then Oscan in two elegant blue chairs, and carried through the town, bo wing to the ladies who stood at the windows waving small blue fags and handkerchiefs. In the East Reach there was a paper figure of General Peachey hung up, which a party there said they were going to hum in effigy. The Buff party feel confident mto the success of a petition to the House of Commons, and think that both the Blue Member* will lose their seats : whilst the Blues, who have certainly shown great strength, are confident that their party has rimed the &seen& ancy for the future. Thus has ended, for the Prow", d" 115 " ex traordinary struggle that was ever made in Taunton. 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