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I • thousand taste could net, in their turn. Inert a• il concert together the terms on which they would tender their labour, without tender. I log themselves liable to detection and punishment. lii addition to thill cons'deration, I hod • flintier indueentent to join in the repeal i vf these laws. because I thought that they had a tendency to keep sine irritation between the masters and the workmen, instead 1 of t h at harmony and pod understanding, which, for the 1 eemmen interest of both parties, ought to exist between those who purchase and those who sell labour. It was Iron close, and other considerations of justice and expediency, flat I was anetoot to sec the old Combination Laws re- , pealed. With thole feelings I attended the Vamimittee which was 1 inst•tuted in 1824. in order to consider these laws. In that C4lll. ' niit•es I had no digiculty in stating my general opinion, that labour i ought to be among the MOM free of all commodities, because it was I that commodity which wan at once the MOM general in demand, and the most estcnoive in value ; in fact, the tinindatinn of the value of •,;,' 011,-r commodities. It was the feeling of all who composed that 1 emmittee, that to attempt to interfere with the price of labour was t indr, so long as the panics , who were the subjects of such inter. Terence. confined themselves within those rules which permitted them to set a value on their own labour, without trenching .0 ti:e same tight in others. The Committee recommended the repeal of all the old laws, and the pasting of a new one. foumled on this principle. Their recommendation was carried that., effect, so far as related to the repeal of the old laws ; but ..1 I.:LI the enactment of the new laws sere found to be inef. Irctnai foe its avowed purpose. This inadequacy was rendered more manifest by the state of the country last year. Instead of the ufacrious, honest, and peaceable labourer finding protection in (looming of his labour as he .night think proper, he was compelled • to gee or withhold it, not according to his own tree wilt, or his own interest. butt in obedience to the dictation of clubs and committees, —So the rules and mandates of whic"i„ he was forced to pay im. pl:Cit eUltdience,—hy every species Ilf intimidation , and often by open violence. What, for instance, about this time last year, was the state of the adjoining emit ty of York. in the west clothing dis til: a? For many mmttet together, the whole of that population were thrown out of employment, not because they could not pro.. c.:re adequate and esen high saga, not because many of them em wen not desirous to work for their wages ; but, because they were loader Me absolute control of certain self.constiruted clubs, ma. razed by a few artful agitators, who had formed themselves into a k . nd of despotic authority, bearding and defying the laws and (10. t,totreat of the country. When I saw these bands of petty tyrant., not only refusing to do any work themselves, but stop. Tome the working of other*, whose families were starving, t v.tt whose domestic no:insets. independence, sod happines were destroyed, I ask you, Gentleman, was it not high time to iotempt to find some remedy for such a Moll,lfolll state co! dist ! toer ? The previous destoutioas which those pet:weeding, had brougbt upon the labouring class in the manufacturing districts, I an afraid, greatly aggravated the sufferings arising out of the late stsoation in trade. I say then, that no man, who feels forth. rehire re I is country, especially one who was charged by his Sovereign e.th the duty of watching over the trading interests of the country. could hesitate to call on Parliament to Institute an inquiry into the %object. But, when I made that call in March, 1815, and pro pitied that a Committee should be instituted to ascertain the effects id the repeal of the Combination Laws, did I state that I wished to Lave Co old laws renewed ? No such thing. I still continued to •odesno those laws. But I stated then. u I state now, my first 1 olds to be, to protect to the utmost every man in his undoubted ttght to dispose of his labour where, to whom, and on what cm:titians he should think proper, without being intimi davd, over-awed, or driven from so disposing of it by the dictation ef any other man, or of any other body of men, who might attempt to interpose between him and his employer. Upon this principle that Committee proceeded. It is the principle recognised In their report, and the foundation of the law, a beneficial and salutary law, which was pained in consequence of the report. In explicit terms, that law recognises, as I shall show on Monday, the perfect freedom of labour. It expressly provided, that any number of workmen may meet and concert together the prick at which they will agree to sell their labour, and the hours which they will work, and that they may refuse to work at all, unless that price be given slid ~ hose hours agreed to. But it takes care that those who bind themselves to one another by these conditions shall be the only pews so bound, and that they shall not, by violence or in timidation, prevent other labourers from working for different sages, or in a different manner, if they slutU think proper If this be not the liberty that belongs to Englishmen, I know not what liberty is. 1 am as little disposed to acquiesce in the tyranny of the many as in the tyranny of the few ; and I never will, whether to court favour with those who may exercise that tyranny, or to court favour with any class, disguise my public sen. mitosis, or quality the view which I take of what is best for the in nests of the country. I never will, to obtsin a temporary triumph on unworthy grounds, or to prevent any clamour which way be raised against my public conduct (a clamour in the present tostance, as unfounded as it is unjust), desert those principles of public duty which ought to be held sacred by every public man. Tnese„ gentlemen, are the sentiments which I shall feel myself called upon to stare to those who hare objected to this part of my pnbite conduct. I sit glad to find, so far as a few hours hare /trial'sd me to form an estimate, that no other distinct charge has been made against me. lam not sorry that this particular impute , ton, however unfounded, has been brought forward, because I wish my late comaittients to believe, that, although at all times it will be my pride and pleasure to attend to their local con cerns, and to promote whatever measure mar be necessary fur the I:Arrests of the town and port of Liverpool, I never can allow, ttat, on questions of more general interest, the particular feeling or prej•adices of any one clam of men ought to be the guide and the rule to governs Member of Parliament in his deliberative capacity. I 'mould maintain this doctrine, Gentlemen, if I were simply a Member of Parliament; but, at the same time, being one of the I advisers of the Crown, I sh ould forget the oath by which I ant bound to discharge the particular duties of my own office. and pro mote to the best of my judgment the general welfare of the whole empire, if I could allow that the partial views, or supposed interests of my constituents, ought to be the rule for my guidance, not on leen:ions of local, but of national importance. Therefote. Gentle. tarn, with those who object to my conduct, whatever may be their etepleasure against me., I must, as a Canditlate foe Liverpool, be cand:d and explicit. I shall do every thing in my power, as far as 1 explanation goes, to conciliate their feelings; but I cannot go 1 tardier. I cannot compromise my own sense of public duty ; and I souls! rather retire altogether, than go into the House of Com mons bound by my constituents to support principles and to advo cate claims which, if admitted, could nut fail to undermine the security of industry and prosperity, and, ultimately, to subvert the happiness and comfort of the middling and working classes of society. Gentlemen, it only rentains fur me to thank you Me the luad indulgence and attention with which you have listened to this raplaeatiori of my principle' arid conduct, on the occasion in %inch they are called in question ;—to express a hope that you will I i.OOOlll me with your attendance at the hustings on 3lontlay ;—aril Sially, with your leave, to propose a toast, —" Success and prospe- I ray to the Canning CIA." t che speech wa received with great applause, and the Right lh Gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud cheering. Mr. lioseissow rose altain.—Gentlemen. before I ask permit onn to take leave of you for the night, you will, I trust, allow me to ;•rapoee the health of en absent friend, but of one who is a warns sal Jealous promoter of the princiSle this club. I mean my host, prison, who is prevented, by indispoidtion, from attending here Mr. :. Is evening. Gentlemen, Mr. Bolton, I am sure, is known to all of you as a liberal benefactor and a sincere friend of the la- Doming classes of the community ; and I cannot doubt that you sit cordially join me in drinking his health in a bumper.—( Loud :leers.) . At half-put ten Pile . Huskisson quitted the room, and wu en %anemically cheered as he withdrew. [Prom the Liverpool Albion of Monday.l Albion Office, Six o'Clock. This morning, at nine o'clock, the hustings were opened. Ge hind Gascoyne arrived precisely at the hour appointed, having s-ai retorted from the Adelphi Hotel by a number of gentlemen ...t1 freemen. As soon as the General had taken his place on the t..ttings, be addressed the crowd in front of his bar, thanking his :nuids for this renewed proof of their attention to his person and came. Mr. Tophttm then proceeded to read the writ for the election of limbers, the usual proclaniations, and went through the usual :mine on the opening of the poll. Mr. Huskieson arrived about twenty minutes after nine in spin lid procession. He was received amidst mingled shouts of ap plause and disapprobation • but the applause soon overpowered tie :Nees, and the Right Honourable Gentleman took his station al the hearings amidst the acclamations of the multitude. Prcsieus to the arrival of the candidates, John Allen, ship erght. proposed Major Frederick Gascayne as a candidate. The :militiamen was seconded by William Robinson ' plasterer. Mr. Routine stood forward, and begged le ave to propose Gen. leee• Gescoyne as a St and proper person to represent the town of : , verpool in the next Parliament Mr. R. BuLt.ix seconded the nomination of General Gaycoyne. Mr. BOLTON said, that he had the honour to propose the Right lleiourable William tiuskuson se a candidate for the represents .l.4l of this borough t and, titan the experience of his conduct miner Inad been dedr Representative, and from the advantages which .ir town bait derived from his services, he was sure that the free .,,. could not select a burr person for the situation. (Applause.) M!.. C. Lawnemex lied the honour to sxond the nomination. se) candidate had ever appeared before the freemen in whose favour r . ire was such a general concurrence a all parties in the town ; 1 - .:': hr had. therefore, the greatest pleasure in seconding the nomi. tt:an of Mr. Huskisson. (Cheers.) RALPH Bansow, Lsq. M.P. stood forward, and alluded to the ge proceeding which he understood had taken plum before he '.n.., on the hustings. ':•:neral GASCOT I. E said, if Mr. Benson would stop for • mo t, %., he would see that it was his intention to widalraw his son. ttr. Haw sow could not conceive it to be the real intention of gentleman to persevere in his nomination ; but as it was pus. • he might, he nominated John Bolton, Req. as a candidate. ••••r JOHS TOW% seconded the nomination. . 1 ::. li tioairsow asked who had demandert_a poll. ilf STATLIAM said a person i n t h e crowd had. Mr JOHN H•HVItY wondered how General Ciascoyne could show • '..ce on the hustings. I, ..nrral (*strew( as then leo sti forward. He censured the con- .c of the individuels who lead nominated his son, and disclaimed, ' •he strongest manner, all participati on i n the proceedinyt. His 1• • gnu not qualifted for the situation of Representative for the rest e" eternal town of Liverpool ; and if th e y p ers i ste d i n noneinat- 1 I liajor threoria he should withdraw him. Th e G enera l then ' "eyed into a statement of his conduct whilst Represented," foe . ""pool, and dainsd the continued support of the faunas. Mr. Alderman 'Wit:owe said that he would, with the permission I of thy Mayor. state to the crowd in front of the hustings the sub stance of what the (+silent General had uttered. The el ATOP. acquiesced; and The R Leon's,: tt said that 31r. Wright had better add, that Major Gremoyne was not qualified. Mr. Alderman WItIGIIT then proceeded to recapitulate to the people in the street the substance of the General's observations. ' Mr. Gee,* now presented biome-if, end disclaimed the impu tation of his having been bribed either by the friends of General Gescoyne or of 31r. Ilnekiraton. His appeal to the respective Com mittees for the truth ebbs disclaims, produced loud laughter. He concluded by nominating Lord Molyneux a% a Candidate; but no one would second hint, and the nomination fell to the ground. Mr. RUSHTON said, he presumed that any Freeman of Liver pool might, on the present interesting occasion. offer himself to the Meeting for the purpose of exercising his undoubted right to de mand an explanation of the conduct of their late Representative!' in Parliament. In the exercise of that right he now simmered be fore them ; hut, firm, he most throw back with indignation the aspersion's often thrown upon individuals taking the pan that he usually advocated. He deprecated the disturbalices which were now carrying on in front of the hustings. (The (la% coynites and ilusitieennite% having come hi contact, in which the former were driven bark.) These disturbances originated not from political feeling, nor did they at all bear a political character. A Gentleman interrupted Mr. Rushton, and desired him to ex plain to the Mayor the scenes that were transacting outside the hue lugs, Mr. HOSIITON said, the hustings were totally i n adequate for their put e. Mr. Walont.—Exen your influence. Mr. Rushton, with the people. Mr. RUSHTON said they were the General's friends, and h e Mr. Wright, might keep them peaceable himself ; let those who enjoy their triumph direct the storm. (Laughter.) He had some. thing to say to Mr. Huskissou respecting his cond,:e and wha he would ale should he with all the remitting he was master of. He objected to 31r. Ilulltiseon, not that he had introduced the princi pin of free trade—not that he had liberalism! the commerce of the coun'ry—but because those principles were only partially applied, and were unjitet in their immediate operation. (Applause.) The first thing which ought to have been done, was to admit the pen• eiple of free trade in corn, the first article of life, which could be obtained much cheaper in foreign countries than it could be grown in this. The free system was confined to wher articles, affording a competition in trade, such as silk from France, velvet from Oe. nor, and other articles introduced under protecting duties. It was right that if the Engli.h artisans he celled on to compete with foreign countries, the necessary article of life, cots, ought to he placed on the Fame footing. He (Mr. R.) believed that Mr. Hats. Wenn had gone as far as it was in his power to do ; for, in the House of Commons, he had to contend with a great hest of the aristocracy of the land. lie had, by this means. been pre vented from perfecting his system of free trade by the corrup tion of the House of Commons. (Applause.) Had not this been the came, he would not have confined his admission of foreign corn to the paltry quantity of live hundred thousand quarters. Mr. Rushton then alluded to the attack made upon Mr. Iluski.son, when he advocated the system of free labour, and upon that occasion Mr. Canning threw himself before him, and paid him the highest compliment that had ever been paid to a statesman of modern times ; he compared him to the glorious and virtuous Turgot. He, Mr IL, need not tell who this Turgot was ; he was the French Minister of Finance previous to the French Revolution, and was called upon to regulate the empire, and to control the expenditure. He at one blow annihilated the fiscal re gulations by which France hail so long been oppressed ; he extended all trade, and opened the ports to the admiration of foreign corn, in the face of an aristocracy as brutal anti as bigotted as ever existed. He immediately and unsparingly attacked every place of pmfit— not forgetting Iris own—and, in fart, he impeded that salvation of his country, which it was his object to obtain. He attacked the clergy of France, who had wrung from the pockets of the people tithes, not on the nett produce of the soil, but from the gross amount of its produce. Hie great exertions for the benefit of his country produced him disease and misery. He (Mr. R.) did not set him self up fora prophet ; nor to dive into futurity, but he thought that, at no distant date, such a fate would await Mr. Iluskinon,unlem he and the liberal portion of the Cabinet infused into the House of Commons such a spirit of intelligence and liberality as would do honour to the country. (Cheers.) It was in this he looked for the salvation of the country. It was in vain to say they had had experience to guide them in their decisions • look at the question of the Scotch currency, and we should find that we had been sleep. ing on the brink of a volcano. Allowing for the difference in the circumstances of the two countries, espeelienta had been resorted to in this country which were not less disgraceful, and they would have, in his opinion, some awful termination. Without some al teration they would have to put expedient to expedient, exalting the aristocracy of land.ownere at the expense of the working clines; and the end of all would be a catastrophe, not, Per ham!. so Monde nor so disgracef u l, because there was a redeem. ing power in the minds of Englishmen, which would prevent them front troeling to such occurrent-es as during the French Revolution. There would, however, certainly be a convulsion, maces prevented by Ale. Huskisson and the li beral portion of the Cabinet. Mr. Rushton appealed to the evidence of facts as proof of his assertions. There were many persona on the hustings who were actuated by po litical feelings against Mr. Iluskisson. He (Mr. Rushton) was one of those persons. He did not, therefore, stand in an equivocal situation; but he stood forward tether to reason with a philosopher, than to actuate any tumult re specting the personal qualifications of the man. Ile was aware that Mr. Huskisson had done what he could himself to restore to wealth, honour, and ermperity, the country most dear to hint and to them all, and he was convinced that that gentleman and the libral portion of the Cabinet could not show themselves among an assembly of intelligent English people without seeing the frowns of political rancour softening into encouragement. (Great applause.) Could men with such feelings be regardless of Mr. Huekismn's mo tives they could not. He, however, felt it his duty to some to that gentleman, that by his own measures he must stand or full ; he did not mean to stand or fall in the tainted atmosphere of St. James's or St. Stephen's. If he would rank as s nhilnanpher, let him scatter " plenty o'er a smiling land, and read his history in a nation's eyes." It was incumbent on him to !secure peace end tranquillity to this empire, and him and his associates were competent to this measure. With the other late Representative, he (Mr. R.) had also something to say (laughter) regarding his speeches in Parliament. It was true that a delusion had gone abroad among the working Blames of this community that it was necessary should for ever be dissipated. (Applause and hisses.) A delusion, because they hail an idea that the speech which the General had made proved his anxiety to better the condition of the working classes, and secure them a sufficient reward for their indo•dry, and. at the same time, to restrain their bad passions and afford protection to the commerce of the country. Had this been his plan? Now to the facto. In speaking in the lieu.? of Commons. relative to the Ship. wrights. he had 'Laid he hoped nothing was meant to inter fere With the Shipwrights' Society of Liverpool, who were then building Almshouses, and he hoped that Society would be protected. (Great applause.) Now, this description of Be nefit Soc'eties never amid, or ought to be attacked—fur their funds were elevated to a charitable purpose. Mr. Huskisson rot any of his friends never intended to attack these benefit so. defies. (Applause.) If there was any one friend more devoted to their interests, or more zealous in behalf of the marling classes, it In.+ Mr. Hume. (Applause.) There was a great delusion exist. log in .he minds of the shipwrignte with regard to the Union Club—that Mr. Huskisson had connoted that British ships should be repaired in foreign ports, yet Mr. Hume had expressed great regret in Parliament that there was not already a clause in some Act to allow ship) to be repaired in foreign places. Mr. Iluakis. son's object was not to attack the sacred fund devoted to charity, hut to put down combinations, for which, in Scotland, men had had their ears cut off, and in Ireland persons were proscribed. General Gaseoynee chief claim to their support rested on his opposition to this supposed measure. Ile (Mr. IL) applauded their generosity towards the General, even supposing it to be under mistaken feelings. He had been already elected their Itepregentetive in six Parliaments; he had been their Representative by a chapter of accidents; but what votes had he ever given which had had a tendency to elevate the people in the political scale of the country. Ily one act they should know it; when seven hun dred freemen of Liverpool approached the Car hulk shrine. for the purpose of tendering to the Catholic and Protestant God the devotion prescribed to them, the General proclaimed that the portals of the Wendt Constitution should not be opened to the Catholte. Hid this look like a theoretic desire to benefit the country ? (Great applause.) For full thirty years he had voted for 3linisters, except during a short interregnum, during which he wrote a letter to say that until something about the Administra. tine was settled, he would vote according to his conscience. ( Laughter and applauae ) On It late occasion, during the motion of Lord John Russell's, in the House of Commons, the General had said it did not cost him a sixpence for advertisements ; now he (lilt. Rushton) would inform the freemen of what the General or his friends had done. Places in the Custom-house, which ought to be given only to persons whose long services entitled them to that distinction. were made the subject of barter and sale. He would not say General flunoyne sold them, because he had, in the most indignant manner. raid he was ignorant of it ; but he should instantly, en hearing of the system, have informed his legal advi sers of it, and have sifted the charge to the bottom. Ile (Mr. R. ) again proclaimed that offices in the Customs had been disgrace. fully and venally sold by the agents of General Gastuyne, for the purpose of paying the expenses of his election. In looking round him he (Mr. R.) could see nothing but contempt in every person's face at this practice. This charge was first made tire years ago, and the General should instantly have investigived it. These places have been sold for various sums, OHM, 6001., &c., and he , (31r. R.) had a gentleman in his eye, one of the Generarrepereonal friends— Captain Cot.cwlTT requested 31r. Rushton not to allude to in dividuals, as it had nothing to do with General Gascoyne. 31e. RUSHTON proceeded. and begged not to be interrupted. He gave an instance of a person who, some time ago, was desi. rous of having a place of profit. [Here cries of Name, name !" from a gentleman, interrupted the orator', who informed the person that he was alluding to a friend of his, but declined mentioning his name. Mr. Rushton said the person got appointed, or was to be appointed, and a sum of money was paid. It so happened, how ever. that before the individual got into die situation lie died, and, upon inking among lii, papers, the receipt for the money he had paid for the situation was found, expressing un it for what purpose it was received. . . Captain COLQUITS—Thst has nothing to do with (Mural liassoyne. THE BRITISH PRESS. Mr. RttsliTOX said, he did not mean to Charge the General with a knowledge of all these facti,, because, if it were so, it would be a most guns cane Of corruption, and he would he ineligible to sit in Parliament. The individuaPs brother, un finding the receipt, ap plied to gm the money back, and he had since received a portion of it. Mr. Rushton then allotted to the system of bribing, and said, that the Elective Franchise of this Borough was so confined, that no person could hope to he elected without he had money to expend in somemy or other. They had now gnt a third Candidate who was w , and he knew an well the effect of an appeal when made by a man of wealth, that lie would not expatiate on a subject which might excite more tumult, but he would labour for fifteen days in order to prevent General Gascoyne from being returned. Two or three individuals, whose names we could not collect, spoke a few words, but of no moment. . ....... General flaseor e stepped forward, anti was received with loud cheers. He alluded to the charge of selling 'dilations in the Cus tom House, which was first made in 1818, afterwards in 1820, and now again in 1826. He believed, however, that it eever would be revived twain ; if the system of selling situations ever did exist. lie declared, upon his honour, it was unknown to him. The applica tions for situations had been net to him, and he had looked only at the respectable names attached to the recommendations, without any knowledge that the situations were made the sttbiect of profit. It was an acknowledged tight for the Representative to recommend persons who were fit and proper persons to take the minor situations in the Custom House, as far as laud ing waiter. He expressed his thanks to the shipwrights, who had, in his opinion so greatly overrated hiaservices ; but he felt gneeful for their partiality. In again alluding to the charge made against hint, he declared, So help me Hod, I never got a person into ant situation, with a knowledge of any circumstances, except through the respectability of the names attached to the recommen datioo." With respect to the Combination LIMN he was assisted by Mr. Sheridan, about the year 17911, IQ bringing in a bill for the preventing of combinations among workmen ; and on showing it to Mr. Pitt, he said if there was to be a bill to prevent combinations among workmen, there should be one to prevent them among teas ten In this blithe was supported by Mr. Sheridan and3lr. Fox. He was by no means a friend to combination, for he was of opinion they should be repressed by every means the laws will admit of. With respect to the Catholics, he had no opposition to that body; for if his son were to marry a Remain Catholic he would not attempt to prevent it. (Applause.) Ile believed that none of Mr. Huskies/Ws friends were friendly to him ; but as for his Right Hon. Colleague, he knew of no man who was more devoted to their interests or to the is ternes of the country generally. (Loud applause.) The Oe. nasal concluded by Paying he should address them no further,unless called upon to do so by necessity. if use tsson then addressed the Meeting in a speech of con siderable length, in which, after alluding to the more immediate objects of the Meeting, he proceeded to re-state the various argu ments given in our report of his speech at the Canning Club. Want of space prevents our giving his address at length to-day.] The polling continued until half-past three o'clock. Long be. fere that hour several gentlemen expressed a wish, that, as it was impossible Major Gaecoyne would be elected, and. If elected, that he could sit in Parliament; and, as it was well known that Mr. Bolton did not wish to nand, it was ridiculous to k ep the public mind agitated by an unavailing contest. Mr. 'Wright did all he could to persuade Mr. Benson to shut up his bar for Mr, Bolton. Mr. Benson declared his willingness to do so it the Major's friends euld shut up theirs ; but, as long as they determined to vote for the Major, so long he would keep on polling for Mr. Bolton. The ajor's friends were then appealed to. and they refused, for a con siderable time, to accede. At length, however, it was announced by Mr. Bolton's and Major Ganoyne's adherent., that they had no more vote, to offer. The poll-books were then shut, and Mr. Statham declared the Right Honourable William Huskisson and General Gascoyne duly elected. The following were the numbers at the close of the poll : Right Hon. Wm. Huskisson 113 Major Gascoyne . - 13 General Gascoyne - 103 I John Wright, Esq. - 3 John Bolton, Esq. . 21 'the Mayor, Recorder, &c. then left the hustings. There was a considerable delay at this stage of the proceedings, every person evidently labouring under some surprtte that the 3layor and Recorder went away so soon. Mr. Huskisson remained, and he was loudly cheered. lie mid he wished the Mayor to have been present until he had returned thanks, but in the Mayor's absence that would be irregular. Several persona wished the voting to go on, but that was ob jected to by others. who slimed that the election was legally closed. Mr. Rusurow said he had known a seven dave poll, after the proclamation had been once read. He asked where the Recorder was? (Cries of "lie's gone !") "Alt," said Mr. R. "that is always the way with people who are well paid." (Laughter.) Mr. TosseAM assured Me gentleutan that the Matt*, was solved. Mr. Ilvaxl93oN Said he would ask it as a favour if the Recorder would return and smisfy the people whether the poll was legally closed, but they ought to have that announcement from their legal adviser. file. RADCLIFFE, the Attorney. came on the hustings, and informedithe Meeting that he had seen the Recorder, who had ' told him that the Court was regularly and legally dissolved. Mr. Itusxmow—And, like other great men, he does his duty by deputy. (Laughter.) Mr. Ilesxissox then stepped forward. Ile begged leave to return them his thanks for the honour they had done him in placing him in that situation which he had for three years occupied, and during . which time he could conscientiously declare, that in whatever situation it had pleased Providence to place hint, and with whatevever ability it was in his power to bestow, he had always devoted his attention to the interests of this great kingdom, and particularly to the town of Liverpool. (Great applause.) If hie past conduct had given his friends satis faction, and abated somesthat of the hcltility which had been manifested towards him, he thought it was as much as could be expected front a faithful Member of Parliament. Since the commencement of the poll, he had receised from the shipwrights the most decided proofs, that the suspicions entertained of him by that valuable class of men were placed beyond a doubt. (Ap plause). Ile had heard it said, with astonishment sad surprise, that he should have fixed a maximum of wages to guide the men. Ile disclaimed haring ever entertained a sentiment, that a working man was not entitled to the greatest amount of wages that he could procure ton his labour, either by himself or in a body of men, pro vided it was a fair sort of competition. (Applause). {Pages must fluctuate according to the demand, the state of trade, the state of the country, and the price of provisions ; but be it higher or be it lower, it was a question entirely between the masters and men. The law allows every fair combination, as to those who employ labour and those who have labour to dispose of. (Loud Applause). With respect to his situation as Member of Parliament, it was one of the proudest he could boast of ; he would still continue in the same course, guided by the same principles, and actuated by the same motives which had hitherto influenced his conduct. (Ap plause ) Ile would do all in his power to Further the Interests of this towr., but they would leave him unfettered and unrestrained in all cases affecting the general interests of the cool try. (Applause.) He did not feel the slightest hostility or resentment towards those who had opposed him, for his thanks were due to thern in allow ing him an opportunity to explain what they had circulated respecting him. The Right Honourable Gentleman pio ceeded at some length in his speech, but he was quite in audible, is consequence of a quarrel between a few shipwrights on the hustings. Respecting what he had stated in Parliament, all his proceedings there had been promulgated by means of the public press, and he was anxious that his refutation of the charges against him should go through the same channel. He could not advert to the public press of this town, without acknow ledging that no part of it had either fomented or aided those ca lumnies—not one of them had done so, whether it was politically adverse to the party in the State tc which he belonged or in his favour. (Applause.) A tree press was either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse to a free State ; and it can always feel its great character, not by &tutting the feelings of parties, but by promul gating truth, and adhering to that which was the true interest of the country. To the press of this town he was particularly thank ful ; it was not the pander to serve the base passions of individuals. The Right lion. Gentleman then exhorted the multitude to peace, and urged them to forget the party feelings which had been mani fested, and which generally were manifested at all electiocui. He thea retired, amidst loud cheers. PRESTON ELECTION. THIRD DAY. The Election here, tar sinsirsrlo,obbett would say when he speaks French, goes on precisely as an unprejudiced observer must have anticipated. from the circumidances in which the respective Candidates were placed. The state of the poll at the close this day wag — Mr. Stanley . 118 1 Mr. Barrie . Gs Mr. Wood - b 8 1 Mr. Cobbett - 52 YORKS IuVE F. LECTIOV. (Prom our own Reporter.) Monday being the day appointed fur the nomination of the Candidates fur the Representation of the County of York, at an early hour the streets presented an interesting and lively spectacle of general eagerness and enthusiasm. The Candidates already announced are Lord Milton anti Mr. Marshall (who have united their forees, and stand, of course, upon the broad principles of civil and religions liberty, which necessarily include Catholic Emancipation ;) Mr. r . Wilson and Mr. Buncombe (who rely upon the prevalence of opinions directly the reverse, and who, 114 it would appear from the placards all over the county, have, in conjunction with the ('lergy, done their utmost to raise the cry of No Popery as a bugbear to the timid) ; and, lastly, Mr. Bethell, who professes independent principles, oral who is considered by many of the electors as a happy medium between the two great contending interests. It is therefore presumed that he will receive the split votes of both parties, in which case he sill be toler a bly certain of success. B a nds, with colours fly ing, and f o ll owe d b y large parties with cards in their hats, and nbbona in their coats, have been parading the town the greater part of the morning, and, as each appeared, they were of course cheered by their partisans. Long before one o'clock the Castle-yard was tided by so immense assemblage of the electors, and the cheering was tremendous as each patty approached the hustings. The friends of Wilson and Buncombe entered the yard, followed by a great concourse of electors, with a numerous band anti several blue flags, on which were such inacriptiona as the following:—" and Dun. etnnbe." " The Protestant Cause." " For nod, the King, and the Country." " The King and Constitution." Soon after, those of Lord Milton and Marshall made their appearance, in similar order, and bearing yellow and orange flags, inscribed with `t and MusbalL" " Magnet Charts." "No &very." " ' , erty and the People." " Trial by Atm and Agriculture and Trade." Mn. Bethell's friend s followed next, with a pink Aug, and boards bearing placards, inscribed " Bethel! and Indepen dence," and which were adorned with ribbande of a similar co lour. When all were assembled, there could not have been at a mederate guess less than 40,00 persons present at the meeting. fiIanNALIVIIE LANGLEY, Esq. the Sheriff of the County, at one o'clock, addressed the meeting, and stated that he had received a requisition requesting him to call that meeting, for the purpose of contodering four fit and proper pe rsons to re p resent t h e county o f York in Parliament. It was the first time that the county of York had been called u p on t o e l ect f our M em b ers to represent them in the House of Commons, and he hoped they would feel as he did, and rejoice at the honour which was thus conferred upon the county. He also informed them that Mr. Stuart Wonky would address them in the come of the day, and requested their attention to anything he might wish to say. Sir F. Woo° then stepped forward to propose Lord Milton as a fit and proper person to he once more returned as their repre sentative to Parliament. He fully concurred in the honour which the Sheriff had declared to be conferred On York by being allowed to return four Members, but he doubted is to the advantage which it was supposed would arise from it. For his own part, he should have felt equally satisfied If Itle Noble Friend on his right (lewd Milton), and his fi iend on his It ft (Mi. S. Wortley) ,_were still to be their only repreaentatives.—(Much CheoringtHo then pre sented himself fur the purpo s e o f p u tting LO r d Stilton in nomina tion, who during the space of nineteen years bad been their rem e stimative, and who during that hang periol had never given them cause to repent their choice.—(Cheers and some himing.)—lf there was in England a man of consistency and perseverance, and of un compionosingprinciples, that man was lout Milton. — ( Cries of "No Popery . ' )—He was a man whom those who envied dared not imitste.—(Cheers and hisses.)—lle was a zealous and faithful guardian of the public purge, and the assertor of the liber ties of the people.—(Cheers, and hisses troin the Blues.) — He meant to say that he was the maerter of the liberties of all the people, every elector of York included. (Cheers and hisses.) Lord iifilton deserved at their hands a triumphant support ; he was the representative of the 11'higs, and of liberal principles. ( Hirers.) He should not look to the occurrences of that day as affording any example of what might be the issue of the c , ntest. (Cries of " No, no," from the friends of Lord Milton.) L'n :it She ffi eld and Saddfeworth could be removed more than twenty miles front York, he was aware that he could not succeed in a show of hands. (Cheers.) But he would persist, and the same occurrences that took place in 1807 would be repeated in 1026. (Cheers and biases.) He, if returned, would represent the whole kingdom, and would not cansent to sacrifice his own opinion as to its general welfare, to that of the electors of York, as to their own immediate interests, where the latter might happen to interfere with the former. An advocate of liberal principles, he would place no restraints except where there was real danger. He would not attempt to transplant, in an age of sciesce, the opinion* of the fifteenth cc n tury into the nineteenth. (Cheers.) He repelled with indignation the charge which was made, that he was not devoted to the Protestant cause. (Cheers.) If lie (Sir F. Wood) had his way, he would send hint to Parliament unfettered, merely telling him to adopt such a line of conduct as would be fitting the character of the British people. ((teem and hisses.) Unless they retuned Lord Milton as one of their representatives, they would be wanting in their duty to themselves and their country. (Cheers and hisses.) 0. STRICKLAND, in seconding the nomination of hi Lordship, said that his duty was extremely limited, hard; to recommend to their attention a Nobleman whose sentiments were. not only known to them, but whose conduct had been under thei observation for 19 years. (Cheers.) His 'cause was that of the people and of pAilical improvement. Ile would support the great question of Parliamentary Reform, and render the House of Commons, if possible. a fair representation of the people, by carry ing farther the small change which had been effected, and of which they then experienced the benefit. (Cheers and hisses.) He would not then enter into a discussion of the merits of the Corn haws; he would only say that it would be an impossibility to prove that laws prejudicial to manufacture* and commerce could be favourable to agriculture. His Lordship would also endeavour to make it ap parent that the expenditure, and consequently the taxation, of the country, might be reduced. (Cheers and hisses.) There was another question on which his Lordship had expressed his opinicnts, and which had excited a livtly interest throughout the country. Lord Milton was for effeeting a change in, if not a total repeal of, that remnant of feudal barbarism, the Game Lows. He was at all tittles a supporter of civil a•nd religions liberty. His principle was. that every man should be allowed to worship his Creator according to his own conscience, (cries of " be does ;" •' they can do so," &c.) and without any consequential civil disabilities. (Cheering and his•e'.) Lord Allt.Tov then stepped forward, amid great cheering from the Orange party, and marks of disapprobation front the Woes.— He sincerely hoped., he said, that the conduct of those who sup ported him would differ as widely as did their opinions from the opinions of those to aliom they were opposed, (tremendous cheers from the Yellows.) When the time arrived for his oppo. nents to address them, he hoped they would grant them a patient hearing; by so doing, they would shame their adversaries; they would heap coals of hot fire upon their heads. (Cheers and hisses.) They would atomic those who called themselves gentlemen, but who seemed as If they had forgotten that character. (Great up roar.) He appeared before them as the advocate of the great cause of civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) There was a party in that county who assumed that they were the only advocates of the Pro testant cause: but he begged leave to say, that by a t doing they shewed presumption rather than truth. To prove thnt they were presumptuous, he had only to direct the attention of the fileeting to one of the emblems under which they fought. If they turned their eyes to one of the Hugs they would perceive inscribed " For God, the King, and the Country." " For the King and Country," exclaimed his Lordship. " hum." (Tremendous cheering.) But 1 beg leave to tell them, that the Almighty Creator of the universe needs none of their assistance." (Great cheering.) lie made Whig and Tory, Protestant and Catholic ; his sun shone equally upon all; he knew no distinction. (Immense cheering.) He knew of no distinction, except between those who lived accord ing to the Gospel and those who did not. His Lordship blushed to see so presumptuous an emblem. (A person in the crowd cried out, " Go to a Catholic Chapel, if you want to preach," and at the same time there were some cries of •` No Popery."] He begged to call upon those who shouted out " No Popery," to explain the meaning of the term. If by that exclamation, they meant to say that the Roman Catholic religion was less pure than that of the Protestant, he could shout " No Popery '• also ; but if they meant, as he believed the/ did, to arrogate to themselves superior rights and privileges which they were not willing to impart to other., then would he say that their conduct was not accordant with the Gospel. His Protestantism taught him to do unto others as he would thas others should do unto hinist«—it taught him to grant to othere that which he claimed for himself. (Cheers.) He challenged those who were to speak after him to show in what respect present cir cumstances coincided with those which prevailed at the time the restrictions against the Catholics were passed. The party of which he boasted himself a member was the same which hurled front the throne the tyrannical family under which the country at one time groaned. (Cries of "No history.") Of course his opponents were not anxious about history, because, in fact, they knew nothing about it. (Cheers and hisses.) At that time attempts were making to destroy the liberties of the people, and in those attempts the Duke of York, afterwards James 11. was deeply implicated. He could assure the meeting that he did not mean the Prince who now wears that title, but one who did about one hundred years ago. (Laughter.) It was well known to every person at that meeting, except, perhaps, the graduates for the hustings. (cheers), that that Prince was a Roman Catholic, and that he wished to es tablish that religion in this country, and to give those exclusive rights to the Catholics, which the Blues now appeared to claim exclusively for themselves. But in addition to this he wished also for arbitrary power, and it was to protect th e nat i on f ront ar bi trary rule that the wisdom of their ancestors deemed it necessary to shackle his adherents, the Catholics. It was to effect the purpose of crippling his designs that the hap, which they seemed to think characteristic of Protestantism, were passed by the wise men of that day, and he would be ashamed of their conduct, if he thought they contemplated those exclusive privileges in a perpetual point of view. He had the authority of the principal person concerned in the Revolution to the contrary ; for Lord Somers had declared his opinion that it would be wise to abrogate those lass as soon as the circumstances which called for them had passed away. (.lush cheering and cries of " Turn him out.") They could not turn him our. (Cries of " Down with him" from the Glue.) —They could not not down with hint, unless they could first down with the thousands of voters who intended to sup port him. (Cheers.) In order to be enabled to judge of every question which came before him, it appeared to him to be the duty of the representative to establish principles upon which to act, and then to refer to them whenever he had to decide upon any question of magnitude. The principles upon which he squared his own conduct were those of liberality. They led him to advocate religi ous liberty and commercial freedom also. He was an advocate for free trade, as calculated to bring forth and support the ingenuity and industry of the people. He Also believed that the franchises of the people ought to be enlarged. They were now enjoying the first fruits of an extetaled representation, and he trusted they would so enjoy it, that popular rights might be still further conceded. In the present instance, he was happy to perceive that it was those who opposed popular rights that created the disorder, and not those who supported them. (The Noble Lord duet, retired amidst great cheering, and also considerable hisses from the Blues.) Mr. Illxvxii LT than rose to propose Richard Bethel', Eq. of Rye, as a Candidate fur the Representation of the county. lie (Mr. Beverly) was but a feeble supporter of the cause in which he was embarked, and was put forward to propose that gentleman, nut from any overweening confidence of hi. own, but front the •an. guise opinions of his friends, who deemed him fitting for so ito. portant a duty. (Cheers.) The county of work occupied a large space in the map of the kingdom, and if their elective franchise were properly exercised. its influence in its government must be proportionate. ,Cheers.) lie did not wish to deteriorate the merit* of any of the Candidates. For the Noble Lord (Milton) h e had the highest respect, and should be sorry, although opposed to hint, that he should be removed front the station which he had for so many years so creditably filled. With respect to Mr. Marshall, however, to say the lutist of him, he was of a ripe age. (Laughter.) Mr. Marshall is over sixty, but they would not choose him as they would a cremona fiddle, merely for its age, and in a ll conscience be ought to havelplayed a few more tunes on the hust ings before he called upon the electors to allow hint to play for seven years in Parliament. (Cheers.) He might be a very proper Representative for Knaresborough or any manufacturing town, but not fur the &minty of York. As to Mr. Buncombe, his countenance sae the very title-page to good breeding (great laughter) ; but h e should be sorry to see any peace returned kit Yorkshire who I ehnuld consent to go loaded with wieh chains as tinge Mr Dencome was willing to wear. ((?teen , and Mutes.) saiiiii.r.teta.tilthel%fc'sena ntilililleirewntNeaws:nutrulhd:inclid.ienahetthswleirtari.y7lolf,ete:blienthrlidliimertern.ttitafv:knomflaiicei,nrrieeddai.wniwirlicrecuirst,,,,gle:lieo*:: ' amply *rated in the add ress which had been citenlined amongst üb"d th l e e co liv: u sie re tviu e t°n o rl f th. h k i in s li f tn i i f tl e ati l t ie Mail always maintained. sir. lireritt:r.r. then came inrward ami d st tremendous cheer.. borough i r c o en ug sen h w ite hi n ic c h e i . i h ih e d sa b itl ee , n of an tl n ie it ro ili n e d ra uc . t e o t ie Levi.houre had con. ferted upon the eh my% of York the privilege of sending four Re presentatives to l'arlianient. He was certain that, bearing in mks, the cause. which extinguished that borough., they would act In such a manner as to phew themselves sensible of the honour which had been conferred upon them. He presented himself to their no tice, hot from any private or ambitions motives. if he bad ton. suited his own feelings, he weulel have continued in the path of ;seismic life ; but, celled upon RP he had been by the great body of the electors, he was unable to refuse, nor could he envy the feelings of any man who could resist such a call. (Great cheering.) Ile was not, nor would he be, cnnnrc'ed with an party—he would pled ge hi mse lf i n no wa y—h e wou ld go into ther House of Commons. if he weld at all, unshackled . (Great cheer. ing.) Ile claimed ;heir confidence for good intentions ; and he could assure them, if they honoured him by sending him as their Representative, he would direct his best nttention to public met ! mutes. and act accordingly. (Cheers.) 'file cause was not his, but theirs ; and they would support him it they felt the value tif Independence. They had a right to ask him his opinions upon acv 1 1 matters sifintereld, and he should be happy to give them. We re gret that our limited tinie will not permit us to follow the Hot Gentleman in his excellent 'reed'. We ate obliged to enntine eur selves to stating, that he was a friend to the Corn Law., and :o free trade, because he believed the less trade was sliacklid the more it would flourish. He believed also the less public credit was tam pered with, the more it would flourish. Ile professed sentiment'. favourable to the Catholics, the emancipation of which body front restrictions he considered rather a qneatinn of time than of pie. Ile aleoadvocated the abolition of the Slave Trade, and of the Game Laws, the miserable consluences of which had so often come before him, while exeicising his duties as a Magietrate. Tne lion. Gentleman then retired amidst eery general cheering. The MA roe of I.xens then presented himself, for the porpme of nominating Mr. ‘l'ilson, and in doing an said that the question was, not whether they should support a Whig or Tore candidate. hut whether they shituld support the ('. - institution. irlieers and Mmes.) There was at present eo little difference of opinion between those parties, that any of the Candidates might well represent the immediate interests of the county (cheers and Meson ; bet they should return Candidates who would support the Conetitutwel. The first care of civil Government should be to support true reli. gior. (Cheers and great hissing.) Our Pro:estant ehcestore had conferred an incalculable benefit on the country, by tranemittime to us a Protestant King and a Protestant Parliament. (Continued chess and hisses.) He would allow to the Cetiellice the free exercise of their religion, because he believed they possessed the social virt ue , in an eminent degree, and were also, for the most part, loyal subs jects; but it wets necessary to euppert the Protestant Governmer: to which their principles were directly inimical. (Great noise and confusion.) It was argued that they were but few, and that there was an effectual security in having a Protestant King. But hew long would that he the case if they surrounded the Sovereign with Catholic counsellor.? (Great cheers and hissing.) [Here the apeaker was interrupted by a shower of rain, and the tall of the assembled multitude for an immediate nomination. Althougta, therefore, he continued speaking fur attune time longer, not a word was audible.] Mr. Fleet) seconded the nomination of Mr. Wilson. 31r. WILSON then addremed the Meeting, and dwelt at spent length upon his sentiments with respect to the Cntlinlies and their claims, to which he was decidedly ho s tile. The con f us i on was such, however, that it was impossible to hear much of what tee said. Sir JOHN LYSTER KAYE then proposed Mr. Buncombe as a Candidate, whose family was, he said, well known to them, anti who was a steady friend to the Protestant church. Sir Wee. Forties seconded the nominatian. Alt. thee:comae said, that an imputation had been cast upon his conflict while in Parliament, but he was perfectly willing is abide by the judgment of those who had formerly returned him. The great principles which he always kept in view were those of supporting the honour, prosperity, and stability of the empire. anti increasing the comforti and happiness of the people. %Full respect to the Catholic question, and the challenge of the Noble Lord, he would say, that circumstances had altered ; but that was not nee question—the real question was, whether the Catholic religion had changed; and it appeared from their own declatetions that it was not only unchanged, but unchangeable- (Cheers and hisses.) With. respect to the Corn Laws, he had no hesitation in declaring tha tiny ought to be revised, the present system not being suited to the country. (Cheers. ‘Vitenever they became a subject of consider. ation in the Howie of Common., lie should, if sent there, give them all the consideration in his power, free from any selfish considers tfona. If their judgment should be in his favour, he would only say that his beat exertions should be directed to mere those who man (Creed upon him so distinguished an honour. (Cheer' and hisses,) Sir GEORGE Ceetty then rose to noreiitate Mr. lilershall,ea observed, that Lord Milton's observation had been verified, foe me rain of heaven had fallen equally upoe the supporters of the Ca w tholic and of the Protestant claim.. ; and lie had no doubt be tha t they were all, without distinction, wet to the akin. (Gres ' laughter.) The reason Mr. Marshall was thought a proper penes to represent the couoty of York, was not merely because the me. nufacturing population was greater, but because the property of the and the commercial interest was greater in the proportion ot thefts one than the agricultural interest, and surely it was not therefore too much to seek one Representative out of four. (Cheese and I) IAI4I. ) Al:. ll'eLxxa seconded the nomination. Ali. filAkSalitrlL then came forward amidst great cheers and some disapnrobatitm. He entered into an expoettion or his senil e mutt., which were almost the same as those of Lent 31ilton. He protessed his readiness, if returned, to perform the dunes of the office with energy and diligence. Mr. S. haVonetten then presented himself, but the friends of IVilson and Buncombe created such confusion by striking up their bands and parading their colours, that he was compelled to Tense until the 'thew of hands was taken. The Sheriff then pat the names of the several Candidates to a show of hands, and declared the result to be in favour of Mr. Bethel, Mr. Ditneombe, sad Mr. Wilson, hut the show was so nearly equal for Lord Milton and Mr. Meridian, that lie was Oh.. able to decide between them, and those genilemin bad no wish for a decision. lie therefore left it as it stood, and begged to annotative that the pill would be opened on Wednesday, the 21st of the month. Mr. S. %Voarcav then came fortra-t1 to return thanks to the electors, and to b:d them farewell. After so long a connexion, and although the separation between them was caused by a favour con ferred upon him by his Surereign, unasked for and unsought, yet he could assure them, that he felt it severely. (Cheels.) (We re. Bret that we cannot give the speech of the lion. Gent.. (we believe we should say Noble Lord, for he spoke as if the honour had been already conferred.) but we cannot omit to mention. that the bard of Duncoinbe and Wilson was played at various periods during die speech in a manner which was deemed most indecorous by the re. spectable portion of the meeting.] Votes of thanks were subsequently passed to Mr. S. Iroriley and to the filch Sheriff; after which the meeting separated at bels-part six o'clock. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. (PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) TUESDAY, ()se o'Ceoelt. All is bock and anxiety here. Nothing is talked about but tho prospects of the various Candidates, as each party seems confident of success. The Attorney-Ueneral, it seems to be agreed era all sides, stands above all competition. The ihfluence he may na. rurally be supposed to mimeo over the lawyers, alone secures him a very great advantage; for the gentlemen of the learned profession form no trifling portion of the voters here. There seems to be a n impression in favour of Lord Pamerston, bot it is difficult to say that it is well-founded ; for the proportion of out-voters much ex ceeds that of the resident ones, there being not more than 490 who reside in the different Colleges, out of 1834 rocmhers at present be longing to the Senate. The Candidates have er.gaged an tam number of post.chaises and other carriages, to affiliel every facility I for the conveyance of voters. The influx, it is supposed, will be greater then at any former period. This being the Univers i ty vaca tion' there arc hundreds of beds being made up in the Colle ges , to the great disappointment of the towns-people, who have calcu lated on reaping a plentiful harvest. On former occasions similar to the present, beds have let, at very inferior inns, as high as halt a guinea a night. The Master of Corpus Clotted, the. Lamb, Ilan published a pamphlet, in which he complains that the bedding practice, formerly prevalent, bore rather too great an Ana. logy to bribery to be much to the credit of the University. The agents of the different candidates used to engage AA many beds as they thought they might require, which were paid for. though an. occupied. The voters received tickets on their arrival, by which they were invested with authority to enjoy all the accommodation the inns were capable of affunlirg. Some have even sejouvned with their families, and have hail all their expenses paid. On the present °merlon, however, there has been some innovation of the usage attempted. A recommendation to this effect has been for warded to the respective candidates, signed by one hundred of the principal resident members; but 31r. Bankes declines acceding to it, on the ground of previous engagements, and it is thought, therefore, that the others will be driven to adopt the old practice ice self-defence. The Senate House. where the election transpire", .94 a large and cominodious hall. The public are admitted to the gal leries, which run along each aide of it. Th e votes , on this trees sion, are t o b e recorded in a poll-book, as is the practice at other places. Formerly the voters inscribed their own and candidates names on a piece of paper, which they put into a boa, sod at the, close of the election these papers were coun , ed in the presence of the Viee-Chancellor by the Proctors. The Vise-Chancellor that announced the res u lt, and the business terminated without any public acknowledgment being made by either of the candirtates. Many objections were mad e t o t he e met h o d, tend the Master of Jesus College, Dr. French, particularly introduced the subject to the attention of the Vice-Chancellor. A. conference was saber quently held by the heads of Oxford, sod the eolith has been what we have already mentioned. At grit it was argued t w it th e and method was not legal; but the ittli of Queen Anne, whi,h regu lates the mode of pt Bing to be generally W.opted, expressly exempts the two Universities, whit* are left to the regulation of the Vass. Chancellor. The members of the Swale now amount to 1,854: oat Imbed