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GENER &L ELECTION. T the WORTHY ELECTORS of WESTMINSTER. Committee-Room, Richardson's Hotel, C;"'" LEVEN, Msy 12, 1807. T FEEL highly Entered that the Principles I have protessed have so fully met With the Approbation of the Independent Electors of Westminster. An attachment to His Majesty, and a reverence for the British Constitution in its purity, have ever been felt by . me in the strongest degree. Indzpenc.ence 1 ever use the word Independence un conneded- with tadious Opposition— f will support good measures, and condemn bad—l do not care who brings them forwar4l—ln one word, i shall to the end of the pre -sent Con test stand alone—l shall do iny utmost for the Benefit of my Country, and ever be, • Gentlemen, With the greatest Respea foryou, • And devotion for your Interest, Your much obliged and most faith! ul Servant, COCHRANE. WESTNIINSTF.R ELECTION A LL PERSON S _ having any CLAIMS on Lord cocifitANE. - reintive to the Preseht vie raquested to 01,:liver their Bills, inclosed to inc here, nil 111,:diately, that they may be examined and paid. - I. WRATISLAVV. Committee Room, Richardson's Hotel, May 1807. TotheGENTLEMEN,CLERGY,anci FREEHOLDERS • of the COUNTY of SURREY. GENTLEMES7, TAKE the earliest opportunity of returning you 1 my cordial Thanks for the yen , general Support you have again affbrded use on this day. As a YOB has neen demand ed, I entreat your attendance at Guildford, between the hours of Ten and Five, until the present Contest is ter minated. My gratitude to you for the favours you have already con krred on use, can only be increased by the completion bl your wishes tor my success. • A have the Honour to be. with the greatest respedt, Gentlemen, Your most devoted and obliged humble Servant, - • SAMUEL THORNTON. Clnilriford, Maw If, 1807. DURHAM COUNTY ELECTION. THE following Letter has been received by JOHN H LLO - C Esq. Chairman of the Committee at (ray's Inn Coffee-house, London, tiotn ROW LAN D BUR_ DON, Esq. dated Castle. Eden, May 7, tBO7. DEAR SIR IhAve this ljay received the printed Resolutions of a Meet ing of Freeholders Of: the Counry of Unrhain,' held at the Cray's Inn Cotfee-house, of winch you were the Chairman. So great an honour, conferred by independent men upon a person under my circumstances, baffles entirely my power of making any adequate "acknowledgment. I hope the judg ment of tne Meeting has not mistaken its objed, as far as my heart is concerned, in feeling the utmost reverence and love to our good and the steady attachment to the Consti. tution, and to the interest of this County. My means, I fear, are little ;,,ialuare to support the splendour at the situation of the Repiesentatiye of a great ;Jed opulent County ; but I am, and I hope always shall• be, ready to, waive, every . private'conSideration when called 'upon to perform a pub lic and pi+raniourit duty. If the County feel anxious to express their approbation of I lis aj.sty's paternal care for the general welfare and tranquility cis his Doinrinons, ill the rtnuess with which he .haa wirnstood the 'Councils of his late Administration, by a ctmige in the f ir Represent,tiVes, 1 shall most readily come`for ward to carry their sen>e tutu Par liament, and to watch over their Interests with ail the at. untion I can bestow. I really wish the County had it in their power to find a person more happy in his circumstances, and equally intent upon serving his Country. I remain, dear Sir, with truth anLiregard, Your qhliged and obedient liumule Servant, To I ohn Bullock, Esq. K. I.sU HAM N. MAILS. ARRIViD---1 Dublin. Dus—t Dublin, Z Watcrford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - - 6311 Omniuirt pr. T E SUN. SOLZM QUIS DICERS TALSUM ALIDEILT? L 0 1V D 0 N, TUESDAY, MAY 12, ISO 7. THE Prussian Government have at length publish erten Official Account of the Battle of Auerstadt, which we have thought right to 14' before our Readers. It appears that several very strange, and inieed, very unaccountable mistake's led to a defeat which has produced such disastrous events. No intelligence whatever arrived from the Con tinent this morning : the next Dispatches from Lord Hu7CHINSON, it is supposed, will be of considerable importance. Our Allies are not only acquainted with the change which has taken place in this Country, but of the disposition of the new Ministers to make a vigbrous effort in the - Common Cause ; and whether the War is to'be pro secuted, or whether a Negotiation is to take place, the Allied Powers will now proceed with the most perfeet harmony. Yesterday his MAJESTY, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and the PRINCESsES, took an airing on horseback in Windior Park. The 2d Regiment of Surrey Militia marched through London yesterday morning, ou their route for Chatham. On Saturday -a confirmation took place at ken sington Church, of the youth of both sexes of that and four adjoining parishes, by the ,Bishop of HERE* FORD, who officiated for the Bishop of LONDON. • Earl PERCY certainly opposes Lord HOWICK for the County of Northutnbertand, and' it is supposed the latter will.decline the contest, having no chance of success. The Elder Brethren of the Trinity House have electtd his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND their Alas ler, in the place of Earl SPENCER. From the active and zealous exertions that are making ►n the County of Durham to procure again the Parliatnestary services of Mr. BURDON, no doubt can be entertained of his tleetion. It is exixacd th:st. Sir RALPH MILBANKE will be next upon the pall, if Sir THOMAS LIDDRLL, the other Candidate, should continue the contest. The Officers and Crew of the Caroline Frigate Litely saved the European Settlers at Malacca :—a conspiracy had been formed to seize the Officers, and assassinate the Centinels at their posts ; the night wiks fixed for the execution of the plan, when, tor tpnately, the Caroline entered the roads. One of the conspirators, alarmed at the circumstance, com municated this projed—and a party of seamen and marines being landed, several of the ring -leaders 'Were arrested ; others effeeted their escape, but large evvards have been offered for their ,apprehension. NAVAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH MAY 1 1 .—Arrived the .. , EoLs Fri gate, Lord FITZROY, and Emulous Sloop, from Cork", With' a few Transports under her Convoy; also the Governor PERCY, and the Atlas, GODFREY, both for the West Indies ; the Atlas, it: a sudden squall off the Lizard, lost her Thretop-mast, and' the Governor Mime yesterday parted her cable, and went on shore, but was got off again without receiving any injury ; the Transports that arrived under the Convoy of the Jan 6, are as folloWs : Ba ron Nelson, Telenzachus, Iris, Wadsti ay, Thetis, John, Richard, and Thomas and Mary ; al.o the Spartan, AKERMAN, from the Mediterranean ; Lord Cnllingtvood, LE BLAIR, from Messina; Whim Schooner, from Algiers ; Alarm, Privateer of Guern sey, having detained the Brig !VII Vaart, CHRISTIAN SON, from Smyrna, bound to Amsterdam ; laden with copper ore and other goods, the whole of which are tinder Quarantine at the Motherbank, except the Lord CollingiVood, which is released, and sailed for Guernsey ; also the Sap/a - oil/a, from Cadiz, with wine. Sailed the Strenuous Sloop, on a Cruize; and the Amity, FOWLER, for London. BRIXH AM-QUAY, TOUBA.Y, MAY 'lO.--Sailed from Torbay, His Majesty's Ships Hibernia, Mo narch, London, Prince of Vales, Dreadnought, St. George, and Rase, on a Cruize. • DEAL, MAY 1 t.—Arrived His Majesty's Ships TrompeUse, Bustler, and Bloodhound, froni a Cruize. Came down from the River, the Diligent Store- ship. SHEERNESS, MAY l o.—Arrived the Majestic, of 74.gons, Capt. HART, Diligent Sloop of War, Capt:TIDY, and Urgent Gun-brig. MAY IL—Sailed the Bellette Sloop of War, Capt. PHILL . INIORE, with two empty Transports, for the Baltic, and Intelligent Gun-brig, for the powns. BAREADOES, MARCH 2 I.—Sir ALEXANDER COCH RANE'S ,Squadr6n of the Line, after taking in ,wood and water at Dominica, have gone to windward of Martinique, and were cruizing off there on the i 6th initant. 'General BOWYER and suite were to leave Dominica on the 14th inst. in the Ethation Frigate, for Antigua, from thence to St. Kitt's, and would make a tour 'as far as Tortola. IMPROMPTU. ON A RECENT AFFAIR OF noNoun. I think, on my satil, W t justly way call Them niad fellows all, who, for some fo.ilish brawl, Each other will maul, • • In lith, limb , or spawl, With powder and ball, Till one or both Kill. Like BURDETT and PAULL. Paisley, May 6, 18-:7. The KING and ROYAL FAMILY arrived in totvn to-day, and will remain till Friday. BRAHAM had a crowded house to his benefit last night at Drury Lane Theatre. The .Play, .was -dr taxerxes. BRAHAM exerted ail hiS powers in Arlykes. Mrs. DICKONS came forward on this . occasiou - in the char:lC.ler of Mandane, and acquitted herself in a very able manner. The Proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre are making very atlive preparations for -the opening o f the season. The interior wear a new face of beauty and elegance. A. Comedy from Mr. T. Dißorg, a Farce from Young HooK, and another from Mr. COLMAN, are 'to be early novelties. Mr. YouNG; who has so long been the hero of the Liver pool Stage, and who has a high Provincial fame in various places, is to take the lead in, the ensuing season at the Haymarket Theatre. THE THEATRE.—SUCII is the power of good ac ing and good singing, that the new Opera of Peter the Great; or,, Oooden Walls, notwithstanding all its dramatic imperfeEtions, was represented for the second time last night at Covent Garden Theatre, with considerable success. It was indeed propped by Mother Goose, who has, still a strong influence upon public curiosity, and who gave unabated plea sure to the audience. Mr. WARE, the Leader of the Band at Covent- Garden Theatre; is appOinted Leader of the Hay market Theatre Band, in the room of Nlr. SHAW, resigned. CATALAN' means wisely to profit by the extraor dinary popularity which attends her,talent-s, and which indeed seems to have annihilated all 'recol lealion of former merit, b¢ - 4 musical tour at the end of the operatic season, to Cnoridge, Oxford, Ches , ter, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dublin, &c. &C. where her fame will prove a- worthy pioneer. The French Papers contain an 'account of a girl who, on visiting the National MuSenin ate Paris, was suddenly struck with the sight , of the famous statue of the Belvidere Apollo, and felt so strong a passion for the image that she frequently returned to it, and manifested her passion with the Most ro mantic excesses. She at length fancied that the God . had chosen her to be his Priestess, and had required her attendance in that place. The poor girl-is said to have at last fallen a victim to this extraordinary pas sion, and died in despair. Multifarious ..dgcpicy.—There is a person in South Wales who exercises the various duties cif thirteen Aupations, and no doubt is occasionally employed in many others :--Imprimis, he is Clerk to the Colletiors of the Customs; ditto of the Ex cise ; ditto to the Magistrates of the District. In addition to these, he is Parish Clerk for the Englkh service ; ditto to the Welsh service. He is like wise Clerk to the Coach-office; ditto for the Packets. He also keeps a-lodging house, is a Notary an Auctioneer, Collector J the King's Taxes, ditt o of the parochial Taxes, and Sexton. NEIL PARLIA I.IEA T. .?EMBERS ELECTED. _ 1117_1 cxsutßE—DLigdale Stratford Dugdale, Esq. ; Sir Charle3 Mordaunt, Bart. - GLOUCESTER—AdmiraI Berkeley ;, - . Lord H. E. So- nierset. , • • t. HAmPrittritE—Sir H. P. Mildmay, Bart. ; Chute, Esq. BA,RN sTAriiG.W.Thellusaon ; Win - . Taylor, Esq. CA M DGESH I R E—Loid Charles Somerset Man ners ; Right Hon. Charles York. LEICESTERSHIRE--LOrd R. Manners; G. A. L: Keck, Esq. • GREAT GarmssY. 7 - 7 -Hon. C. A. Pelham ; Wm. El-. lice., Esq. • 'PENRHYN—CharIes Lemon, Esq.; Henry Swann, Esq. TRURO—Hon. E. Boscawen ; John Lemon, Esq. •RIPON'—Hon. Frederick Robinson ; George Gipps, Esq. • • SAFortp-- 7 -George Hibbert, Esq.;' John Leach, Esq. • , CL/THERO—Hon, Robert Curzon ; Hon. John Cust. • HERTFORDSIipE—Hon. Thomas Brand ; Sir John Saunders Seabright, Bart. BODMIN—Sir Wm. Oglander, Bart.; Davies Giddy, Esq. DOVER.—State of the Poll— Jenkinson Pierrepont - - - 612 Jack - son BEDFORDSHIRE.—State of the Poll. Pym, Esq. - =.‘ - 14,08 Osborn, Esq. 7 - 375 Gen. Fit4atrick - - 352 CANTERBURY—State of the Poll 3d Day. Baker, Esq. - 6,59 . Taylor, Esq.. - - 655 Lushingtoii, Esq.' - 537 --- Farquhar, Esq. - - 452 HAMPSHIRE.—Nuinbers at the .close of the Pull— Mikimay, Esq. - 547 - Chute, Esq. - - 547 Herbert, Esq. - - 52 Majority, in favour of iViilathay and Chute-39.5 WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—State of this day's .Poll at one o'clock — Sir F. Burdett - - - - 222 Lord Cochrane - - - 145 Mr. Elliot - - - - 104 Mr. Sheridan - - - 25 Mr. Paull - - - - 17 SURREY ELECTION.-4 very numerous and hig'a ly respectable meeting of the Freeholders of the County of Surrey was held yesterday, at Guildford, for the Eletiion of Knights of the Shire. The She riff declared the Spew of hands to be in favour of Mr. Thornton and Mr. Sumner, but a poll being de manded by Lord Wm. Russell it was proceeded up on immediately : at its close last night, there ap peared;— Samuel Thornton, Esq. 152 J. H. Sumner, Esq. - Lord William Russell - IVESTALINS7'ER ELECTION. FOURTH DAY A man from the crowd Ad a____reescd Lurd Cuchrane„ earnestly requesting him to visit a club at the Fea thers, Pimlico, distinguished by the title of " Odd Fellows." The Odd, Fellows, le said, were very desirous that his Loidihip should become one of their number ; and though Odd Fellows, be assured him that they were at . the same time " Good fel lows." Lord COCHRAN E, with great good humour said, that in becoming an « Ond Fellow," he would only be continuing his former charmer FJC LOKI COCHRANE Sir F. Buitpurr Mr. ELLIOT Mr. SHERIDAN - - - 147 Mr. PAULL - - 117 • Mr. SHERIDAN, amidst considerable uproar, which, however, soon subsided, said--They had all ga i ne d' a great deal of credit for their good humour and or derly conduol, and he' hoped they would not now. forfeit that charaCter, though this being St. Monday, a greater latitude might perhaps be allowed 'than usual. He had just heard the N'Oble Lord near. him utter " No coalition :"—he assured them that he had for Med no coalition, but stood :entirely on his own ground. He had thought it candid and fair on for mer occasion to declare his opinion that naval men were proper persons to be Representatives in Par liament. He repeated that opinion nosy ; for the contrary principle, he said, would go to exclude from Parliament all military men whatever--all our Ambassadors to Foreign Courts, &c. &c. He ad mired the character of the land-forces.; but he was always jealous of a large standing army in time of peace, and thought it highly advantageous that mi litary officers should be in the House, as by that means they would be better instruded in the prin ciples of the Constitution, and less disposed ever to emplOy the forces against the. people. As to the naval service, he scarcely could find words strong enough to express his admiration, his reverence, and his attachment for it. There was no reward in the hands of the Crown or the People of which naval of ficers were not worthy. He Was 'not fond of egotism, but he had shewn his resped for the naval service at a critical period, when he alone of his party stood forward on the occasion of the Mutiny at the Nore. With respea to Sir Francis Burdett, he was the only man who joined with him in resisting arbitrary imprisonments; he visited Coldbath Fields Prison with him from day to day, and the Com mittee for examining into the State of that Prison wa., moved for and carried by him. The Right Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to observe, that Mr. Gibbons had the other day done justice to his consistency for six-and-twenty years, and only objected to him when in office. That was an ob jection that was not . likely to occur again soon.— There was something singular in his case. It ge nerally happened; that when a person obtained an otlice he procured • friends—he gained friends by being out of office. He agreed, that whoever held an office during the King's pleasure ought to be an ohjea of jealousy with the people ; but it did not therefore follow that he was to be a servile tool of the Court. 'Having served twenty-six years in Par- . liament without office, he certainly had a right to claim this credit—that when he had carne into of• lice he would not on that account have forfeited his principles. If his giving a pledge that h would never accept of place would in any degree eonduce to put an end to sinecure offices, jobbing, 3cc. Ste. he would willingly give that pledge. Bzt if bf fices were to be given, he might, without over rating his pretensions, certainly think that he bad at least as good a claim as Mr. George Rose. One word more on the subjea of Offices. His son lately held an Office, and it was intimated to him (Mr. Sheridan) that as his ton was not in Parlia ment he might be allowed to retain the Office, but it was also intimated from high authority, that his son's continuance in Office depended on the mod' deration of his (his father's) condat. He, how ever, took the earliest opportunity of shewing, in the House, that he was not by this consideration to be induced. to abandon his principles. .His son con sequen.tly.lost hiiappointment; and he would rather have lost tens thousand times the value, than that his - father should forfeit his consistency. He was still not afraid of the state of the poll. He had been accus tomed, to minorities, and found himself more in his element when - out of Office. He had seen minori• ties turned into majorities by perseverance, and ho would therefore still persevere,and continue his exer tions. Lord COCHRANE then stepped forward, and told the crowd that he should begin when they were silent. Silence havingensued, he observed, that he had been accused of two things—first of being mar ried, sand, as having some conneaion with Lord Melville—this was not true—he was not married, though he had no obje&ion to become a candidate in that way as well as for .a seat in Parliament. He had next, been accused of being a relation of Lord Melville—this was not the fad, he' had never seen Lord Melville four times in his lite.—He was corn pletelssunacquainted with the present Ministry, and came: forward entirely on independent principles, with the expectation of being returned if his prin ciples were consonant to theirs. He bad endeavour , ed to point out the line of conduct which be meant to pursue. All measures that were for the good of the Country he would support—all of a contrary de scription, and those that proceeded from factious motives, he would oppose. Some persons had said, that be had coalesced with Mr. Elliot—others said, that he had,coalesced with Sir Francis Burdett. But he had coalesced with neither. He thought stand ing alone absolutely indispensable to the freedom of eleCtion, that one wilt, !night not be a popular man should not be suffered to be dragged on by one who was. He repeated that he pledged himself to oppose abuses, sinecure places, and all those instru ments of corruption which had disgraced the coun try, occasioned an improper sway in the Senate, and brought the country to the brink of ruin. Hie Lordship then complained, that while the speecheS of some others were given at full length in the newspapers his were curtailed and garbled, and some words put in his mouth that he had never used. He again referred to the abuses in the Navy, and to the fad of the Atalante Sloop of War, to 'which he had before alluded, being kept at sea when she had twenty inches of water. The circumstance of her making water be himself had ascertained. This and other abuses had originated in one individual, who had for six or seven years tyrannized over the Navy beyond measure. If any one wrote to the Admiralty about these, all he got was a lettet, from the Secretary, stating that he had shewn site communication to their Lordship s , and having no thing in command from them o n the subjec,, he W3s his very obedient humble servant. Was there ant person who could deny that it was necessary that Naval Officers should be in Parliament, to expose these things ? If he was returned he would du his duty ; and a dozen independent men would da more good than a faaious set of men, who op posed Ministers only to clap themselves down ia their fat seats. His Lordship then proceeded to state some other abuses• in the Navy. Under the pretence of economy, men were kept at sea, without be'nl landed, for eight months, within sight of their coast, and fed on salt provisions till' they were all over scorbutic, and then they were drenched in line juice, and thrown into consumptions in order tV cure the scurvy. This was all for the sake of ecoe, nomy.—Another instance of economy was this The Hospitals, instead of being places for curing the sick seamen, were filled with incurables, who, instead of being sent to their friends to recover themselves, were handed over to harbour duty ships, there to linger ottt their days. These things ought to be made public. The existence of the count/ might depend upon it, for men could not feel that attachment to their country which they ought to feel unless they were well used. With regard to the Borough of Honit on , hi s L or d s hi p as k e d h ow any one his audience, after g o ing to s ea for six m on ths, of would like Co find, on his return, that the inhabitants of 'a Borough had been, during that time, eating beefsteaks and drinking porter, for all which lie would be required to pay the bill ? Mr. JENNINGS congratulated the people on the improved state of the poll in ftvour of Sir Francis Burdett. If they should return him it would be great example for the kingdom at large, and teach Ministers that there was still a Public. it would shew that the Electors of Westminster would choose their own Candidate, and not suffer a Candidate to be' imposed upon them.—He then adverted to the censure of Mr. Paull.on the Committee and on 114 11 ' He denied that be had ever said that Sir Francis Burdett would not have been present • though he had been well. He had only said, that his cause would not be so ably advocated as if he himself had been there to do it. He concluded by recommend' ing perseverance to the Electors, by observing that Mr. Elliot's hopes must be now nearly exhausted , and that in all probability be would soon despail entirely. Mr. ELLIOT then addressed the croud, but bi s voice Wasi completely drowned by the uproar. Mr. GIBBONS then came forward, and expresse d his disapprobation at the neglect of the Noble Lord, who had not answered his charge with resped Honiton.. The abuses in the Navy were only inc l. dental circumstances. The stale of the Represents tion was the great matter for their consideration' He had before stated that Ministers had the call ? nand of two-thirds of the House, and that the R e ' :presentation at present was a mere mockery. q: the .proceeded to state what the real nature of tha Constitution was, and what it had formerly been 1311 ; ci f.!rstoud to be. He was beginning wi t h Henry ti' t Ind: when the crowd became so nuiiy and turbnl4P, -that nothing further could be beard.