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POETRY. 50118, TONDROU6 PRODUCT:O24S CT •TATTY• fter ken PAS nor. S C4VOL INA and Sc LVOL A, friends to the Yore, 11 ' 0 aid him employ declamation and trope; But thesewill not help the Ow > C A TUOLS C CllUteit ) So they vent their pour spite upon Dsruiv BI ROIL • Well, now at the charge 'gaiust the Cit let us look-- P ray what is his crime ?—he's an excellent Cook s His Ohba with Lvaly always arc stord— A Feast that befits a true Englishman's lAGard- Scavoz.txt. and Sc.esiot, o deal but in waste, 'Tis trask out of season, disgusting to t.u:s, 'Or BRITONS too &AV and bard to digest, Yet so ratios and rank it might bring on a pest, EL" lard :ion DOG r t( nod ag- the rg, :ess we of en hO :he ir; )ad ed ,tie tig Cu fie '5, ty a, ia :h, SMITHFIELD MARKET, M 22. THE Tatla:raes.—The Tragedy of Pizarro was presented last night at Drury Lane Theatre , for the benefit of Mr. BARRYMORE, and. Mr. WELSH, the conduaor of the Chorus. It might be thought, that such a r e s p e &able A&or as the former, who has °een so long upon the London stage, and who was never known to scant his duty on any occasion, Would. have •had interest enough with the Public to warrant him ,in venturing singly to take a bene but in the• theatrical life, more than any other, experience haS fully shewn that novelty has greater weight than all pretensions founded Upon more substantial grounds.—The character of 'Rolla was on this occasion represented by a Gentle- Man whose assumed name isSevToN, but who is Said to be well-conneaed, and in a situation that Places him above the necessity of any theatrical , enterprizes. • This Gentleman had to undergo a difficult task, in - following a Performer who is at the head of his profession, and for whom the charac 7 . " .ter was expressly designed on the English stage , but he acquitted himself in such a manner as to deserve °Very commendatory notice. There was through- Out his performance a strong appearance of sensi= bility, a just conception of the part, and above all, a Simplicity in his manner that was highly interesting: lie was chiefly successful in the pathetic passages, but h e di s pl a yed a c onsiderable degree of spirit in those of the - heroic kind. His errors were mostly the result of inexperience, and such as would soon Wear off by praaice. He was very well received, and would be a respeaable addition to the London stag e . .We have so 'often noticed the rest of the Performance, that no additional comment can be necessary. . COvereT-Gaapari.—Cootta last night took the Tragedy of King Liar for his benefit, and appeared in the venerable hero of the Piece, in which be was respeetable, -if not great. Edgar, which is a very ardtt= ons.chargter, was supported with considerable ability ,_by Mr. C. KE14131.3, and he obtained much applause.. Alin SMITH also was much distinguished by peblic favour for her interesting performance in Cordelia. The Farce was Love-a-lajelode, in which r: appears to unrivalled advantage in Sir Archy: The Part of Sir Callaghan was performed by a new Per former, whose spirit seemed to be restrained by dif fidence, but who did not want the charaaeristic ac- Oent of his supposed country. THE OPERA.—The , Comic Opera of Ii Fanatic* Per 14: Musica, rendered so popular by the admira ble exertions of NALDI, was last night represented at the King's. Theatre, for the benefit of that Per former. He was in high spirits, and exerted him- Self in such a manner as to display exquisite hu mour, •as well as very great musical skill, taste and knowledge. CATALANI took the chara&er in Which Mrs. BILLINGTON originally . appeared. *'''CATALANI'S powers chiefly belong to the Pathetic and the impassiotled • but she entered into 'the part with spirit, and performed it with ease. The House was well attended, and the PRINCE of 'VALES, the DUKE of CLARENCE, with many of the higher order, were present. The Direaors of the Concert of Ancient Music do not implicitly follow the multittidelli ;_ding of musical talents, and have therefore already el% fered an engagement to Mrs. BILLINGTON for . next season, which she has positively declined. Some Ladies observing the easel of an eminent Portrait painter, said " it resembled •a guillotine ;" " Yes," said he, " it does so ; for I execute a good deal upon it ; and, I assure you, many. excellent beads are there taken eff!" • CRICKET.-.-On Monday, May, the 18th, corn- . tnenced playing in Lord's Ground, the Grand Match between five Gentlemen of the Mary-le-bone Club and six players, - against eleven of the County of Middlesex, for five hundred guineas a side, which Was decided on Wednesday in favour of the County, by forty-eight runs.' On the llth inst. a melancholy circumstance oc ,curred at the Paper-mill of John Larkin, Esq. at East Maling, iu Kent.—A boy of 16 years of age, son of khe Foreman, in , walking round a copper, about nine feet deep, with boiling rags, "fell in, and was so dreadfully scalded that he died the day' followina This day's Market was but thinly supplied with different kinds of Cattle ; Beef and Mutton are ra ther cheaper than our last report ; Lamb , is dearer ; Veal and Pork sold at last prices, and the trade in general is somewhat flat.—The,Sales in ,the Hay 17narket were inconsiderable; Hay, Straw, and Clo ver obtained last prices. The following prices and ambers is an accurate statement : To sink the Offal per stone of *b. ' Beef 58, od. to ss. 6d.—Mutton 4s. Bd. to 55. od.—Veal 6s. s • od. to Bs . od.—'Lamb 6s. od. to Bs. od.—Pork 0. od. to v neasts, 570. —Sheep and Lambs, 479:.—Calves, 57. I g s 370. SMITHFIELD HAY•MARKET. e , llay 21. tss. to 51. ios.—Clover 31. 3s. od. to 61. Qtraw al. los. to 31. ss. CORN-EXCHANGE, MAY 22.—There is II toler able supply of Wheat to-day ; presuming on a further declension, prime Samples do not main tain last prices, and middling qualities are almost Without purchasers ; Barley inclines lower, and Malt is cheaper ; Beans of the two kinds have heavy sale, at rather less price. There is a mid dling supply of Oats, which vary but little in prices ; Flour continues very heavy sale. rc heat 46s a G zs a 74s o d B eans - 42 s a 475 OA b li . ke ditto . 73s a S ot ,d T ic k B eaus 34) a 405 od pe - . 38s a 42s ot t Oats 2.ts 'a 2.6 s a 285 ocl 4 . r leY - - 305 a 36s o d Poland ditto 30s a Sts 6cl J, 4 , 1 1. . . bos a 66s od Rape Simi 271. 321. os.• of litte Peaze 7S s a 136 s od Fine Flour sjs 6os abi, do ( "eY ditto gos a 44s ctl Sccoiids sos a 55 , do NEW PARLIAMEAT. ME'MBERS ELECTED. IDIIMPRIES CouNty—Capt. W. J. Hope. NORTIIUMBERLANp—EoI Percy ; Colonel Beau.- Wont ; Lord Howiek having declined. LINCOLNSHIRE--C. Chaplin, Esq.; Hon. C. A. Pel ham, EN. Mr. Ellison having declined. SimEwougy-,-Hon. W. Hill ; Jones,.Esq. FLINT BOROUGH—State of the Poll. Col. Shipley - - - t o Sir S. K. Glynne. - 12 Sir E. H. Lloyd - - 121 . SUSSEX—State of the Poll. . . Wyndham, Esq. - '3620 —Fuller, Esq. - :20(7 Sergison, Esq. - - 2000 BEDFORDSHIRE.—State of the Poll. Pym, Esq. - - 1132 Gen. Fitzpatrick - - • - 167 1 Col. Osborn - - - - 1055 I. P ort;csiu RE..—.-WEDNESDAY. Lascelles, Esq. - 774 . ---,Wilberforce, Esq. - 751 Lord Milton • •- • - - - 656 WESTMINSTER ELECTION.--"State Of this day's Poll at one o'clock— Mr. Sheridan - - - 186 Sir F. Burdett - - 175 Lord Cochrane - - - los WESTMINSTER ELECTION. THIRTEENTH DAY The numbers at the close of the Poll yesterday were— for Sir F. BURDETT - - 4 222 Lord COCKRANE Mr. SHERIbAN - - 1417 Mr. SHERIDAN took his station upon the front bar, supperted by hiS son.. Some individual being rather noisy in front, the Bight Hon. Gentleman observed, that from. the first day of the Ele&ion he had to re peat that which he said yesterday, that he expe rienced that which was at once peculiarly gratify ing to his feelings, and highly honourable to the liberality of the Meeting—namely, that only one ruffian could be found to interrupt him. But now . it appeared that this ruffian had got another to keep him in countenance. When he declined to answer the impertinent questions of this person, he begged it to be understood that he was not• influenced by a consideration of the humility of that person's station : no, far from It ; for he should Hot consider it a stooping or condescension to reply to • the questions of any man, provided that question was corre& and relevant. But when the person alluded to ventured. to say . that he was afraid of him, and appealed to' Lad Cochrane, he thought himself warranted' in overlooking his questions, and equally warranted in • affirming, that Lord Cochrane would be ashamed to acknowledge any connexion with such a man. The only revenge he wished upon this person was the *same as that which he requested for his compeer yesterday-that instead of turning him out, the Meeting would keep him there, to witness how he ' . should be heard. ' The Right, Hun. Gentleman ex pressed a disposition to be brief to-day,-as he felt a good deal exhausted; and be knew that it was no slight effort that could render him audible to the full extent of that Meeting to all those who flat tered him by their wishes to hear what he said.— Alluding, as usual, to what had been delivered the day before, after he had spoken, the Right Hon. Gentleman stated than nothing could afford a higher degree of gratification to his feelings than the man ner in which his son had been heard. His .exclu sion from office he declared was never with him a subjeta of regret upon his own account • but as it deprived him of the means of obliging his frieeds, towards whoM,..he hoped, he had done as much as was in his power while he remained in office. For his family too he. thought he might be allowed to ;eel something—that the course of political condu& whL•;.. l ic had determined to pursue should be visited upon therm i4 - ring made this observation with regard to his family, h t : bad no hesitation in saying. that his son would rather havZ shared in his exile from power, or even in his poveri,": than have re tained the place from which he wacre,:;ored, or shrunk from supporting his principles, and etirm. - vouring . to gain the good-will of the people. ' There is a passage,- said the Right Hon. Gentleman; in a great and justly admired Scotch Poet, with whose writings the Noble Lord is, nodoubt, very intimate ly conversant, because these writings speak to the heart of every hero—for the person to whom I mean to refer was himself a hero. The hero I mean was Monti ; and his sentiment, because it is of an ele vated charaaer, is, I have no doubt, applauded by every Scotsrban. The passage lam about to quote is- so peculiarly beautiful and sublime—so highly il lustrative of parental affeetion—of the strong and ardent wish of a father to surrender his own pre tensions, and put forward the virtues of his son, that I cannot forbear to state it. The passage is in Ossian, where Moroi, the' father of Gaul, exclaims, " Oh that the name of Morni were forgotten among the people, and that I should be only known as the father of Gaul."---" And Oh," added Mr. -Sheridan, -" how delighted should 1 feel if -n walking through the • streets of. Westmioster, the Electors should point at me and it should be only said ; there goes the father of Tom Sheridan." Having spoken of the Scots, I beg leave to say, that no one can feel towards that people a warmer degree of attachment, than I do, and I owe it to them. About three years ago I. took a tour through Scotland, and'l have never ex perienced more kindness, not witnessed more hos . pitality, than it was my happiness to tneet in that country ; nor do I know more liberal, enlightened, and loyal nien than Scotland affords. As I'promis ed to repeat my visit to that country, it is not im probable that my Noble adversary and I may 'hap pen to meet there. If we should, I assure him, notwithstanding our contest here, I shall be happy to toast with him in claret the Eleaors of West minster, and in such a cause, and such a toast, I shall have no objection if it should be a Scotch pint. -Now to pass from claret, which you will allow not to be ,a very easy transition, to porter, I am sure it would not be grateful to the liberality of this as sembly to make any obserVation upon a departed • opponent. Upon the late Mr. Elliot Ido not mean to say any thing unkind. Indeed it would not be lair towards that Gentleman. For I know that he ~aid he would not start for Westminster at all if I resolve to :`,,tand Forwat( C-a n remera' er tl erwresstd'at this hustings his readiness to absolve a;:y. voter from his promise to him who should give his vote to me. I have no doubt that the Honourable Gentleman was sincere in his offer ; but it certainly is rather a singular circumstance, that his offer of. absolution was never, tendered until the Honourable Gentleman had no more votes to poll. However, as the Honourable Gentleman has re tired, I - shall not dwell farther upon him ; but as he has taken off his head, I will pass by his compli ance 'with the advice of thoSe friends who persuaded him to think that he Was a fit person to represent the Eleaors of 'Westminster, and I must say, that with regard to his,private character, it is impossible to -state any thing disrespealtil—for it is. such as censure cannot fairly touch: Now, Gentlemen, as to the prosper of our success; I knoW it is at tainable, if you resolve to make an adequate stru g gle. But to look for this struggle would be 'absurd, if you suffer yourselves to listen to the language of de spondency. By a fair and forcible effort Of popular spirit, I am sure that success can be obtained; bat as hope is the heart of exertion, that effort cannot be expeEted if you allow your hopes to t)e damped by 'a ,consideration of the difficulties 'with which you haVe to encounter.—You may think it irripoS sible to. overtake the Noble Lord ; but I only ask this of you; and MARK MY LAST Woßris-raise me, which you can easily do within to-marrow and Saturday, above the poll of Mr: Elliox, and we shall see who will be. the Sitting, Member for West minster.. . Lord COCHRAN E trusted that the idea of a coali tion upon his part, ur of his having the support of Gwernthent,• was quite done away. So far as 'be had redeemed the pledges he had given them, they might judge of :the performance of those pledges which he gave them upon public affairs. He was glad that' the Poll was to be continued, because.it would aftbrd the Ele&ors an opportunity of making that stand, which would render...them respectable to ,the whole, world. It was his opinion that they would support those who had not violated the free-7 (loin of public Election. He thought it a justice due to every Candidate to hear what he had to saY, and that each should hear the other, and maintain good order whilst either was speaking. At to what he had said of the abuses of the, Navy, he had only to repeat, that he had documents to prove every thing hehad said ; but as that was not _the place to prose cute the subjea, he should abstain from pressing it ; and the infamous cry of " No Popery," be had stn... diously,, abstained from, .because religious discussions. were'not fit for that place. The Noble Lord here alluded ; with some point, to the very witty speech of Mr. Thomas Sheridan - yesterday, and concluded by returning thanks to the Ea - tors for the support they bad given . him, and expressing a wish that such support should only be continued on the 'ground that the principles he professed should be conso nant to those entertained by the Ele&ors of West minster. Mr. JENNlNGS'lamented, that he could not com ply with the wish expressed by Mr. Thomas Sheri dan yeStetdayi and that they could not lend any aid :to Mr. Sheridan.. FrOm the principle with which .'the friends of Sir Francis Burdett set out, princi ples not aced on for a century, of a voluntary nomi nation of a 'Representative, they could not con sistently promote the interest of any other Candi date. The Committee had set out with a deterini nation to-keep unconneaed with any Candidate. But it was not from any disapprobation of the prin ciples of Mr. Sheridan ; because if he were to de clare the result of ,his private feelings it would be highly favourable to that Candidate, but neither he nor the Committee looked upon themselves at liber ty to controul the voices of any of their friends in fa vour of any other Candidate, If Mr. Sheridan should 'accomplish what he had asserted, he would come forward .at some future period with better claims :than any public man that had for some time appear ecLamongst them. The Magistrates of Middlesex exercised a power over the rights of the people .which ought to be repressed. Mr. T. SHERIDAN began by stating his un willingness to; obtrude himself to-day upon the notice of the meeting,if it were:not fvr the allusions made to the observations which he yesterday took' the liberty of submitting to their attention. This unwillingness would very naturally be increased by ;his ineapacity to'originate matter like his father ; but ti , consideration.was done away by the gallan try and ge „,;ierosity of the Noble Lord, .who always very liberally i<niched himwith matter. With respe to the heib wd, who seemed s o anxious to know why his father dict 1: 0 t answer him, he would tell him the reason--it was - 1 - 1 (. - Sanie he would not attempt to. cut a block with a razor. As to the Noble Lord's allusion to the few idle words. which he offered 'yesterday, the,. Xete.le ei;& 110 t happen to represent- them core sly, no doubt be:: cause he did not remember them. I did not, said Mr. Sheridan, ask the Commodore to take my father in tow ; but said this, that the good old Patriot having cleared late out of port, she lagged astern, wanting, I will admit, her complement of . hands. I therefore requested that the Commodore would merely heave to, and that if she could lend as a few , hands, I pledged myself speedily to make our way alongside the other vessel, and give her a broad side v;hich would make her strike or sink. With respell to principles, I have heard no definite princi ple stated by the Noble Lord. For myself I can say, that I am, and have always been, a zealous ad vocate for Parliamentary Retina). That, in my opi nion, is necessary to the interests of the people, and to the honour of their Representatives. A public man's sentiments upon this point is in fact the true test of political reetitude, as it forms the only means that can be devised etfeCtually to re-establish and secure political liberty. The Noble. Lord has dwelt upon the dissolution of Parliament as a matter of exultation, as a great and unmixed good. But what was the motive of that dissolution ? Was it a great and unmixed good to involve 'the country in , the trouble of a contested F,leelion, merely for the, pur 'pose' of procuring the Minister a few dirty votes? Was it a great. and unmixed good merely for the iuo tive I have described, to subje6t the country to the loss of three millions of money ; which, according to the lowest ealculation, results from a contested Eleetion ? Was it a great and unmixed good to start the abominable cry of "'No Popery," which threatened to set man against man—perhaps bro ' ther against brother ; which hazarded conse quences that perhaps even those who .set it afloat could not furese , that no effort of reasoning coI y ava VVIIO. aa.aavaa ...oaa not originate:: reason cannot controul ? It has been said that T. this country religion is a bell-rope which every knave can pull ; but it were much to be desired • that such a rope might be used in a certain way tor any knave that resorted to it ; and I heartily wish that all the bell-ropes in St. Stephen's might be employed for the knaves who could promote or en courage the infernal warwhoop I have alluded to.— We have heard, Gentlemen, a good deal about pro fessions—the Noble Lord has been peculiarly bumf . - tiful of that article. But I recoiled a story which I rather fancy would apply to him, and it 'relates ro a member of his own profession, to a frank Irish sea man—poor Pat finding his vessel in a storm, and , unwilling to go to Davey Jones, prayed to his tute lary Saint for protection—pledging himself, that if released from peril, he Would, on getting ashore, burn a candle to him as large as his body. " D—n it, Pat," exclaimed a Brother Tar, who overheard the pledge,• " where could you get such a candle, or the money to buy it ?"'" Hold your jaw," replied Pat—" ill get to shore I would not give him a ~ farthing candle. "- So I must say, with regard to this Noble Sailor, that notwithstanding all his professions, although he too promises you a very large candle, yet when he gets into the House Commons, I arti very .much afraid you may find it a long dip. .There is one other topic, Gentlemen, for which I beg an indulgent hear ing. I wish to address a tew words to the Ladies, who have, peculiar claims to my father's atten tion. My father has, indeed, been always anxi ous to mark his respe& for them, to whom he owes so many obligations ; and I can only say, that nei ther my father nor forefather ever exceeded in de votion to the Ladies their descendant, who has now the honour to address you. I flatter myself ti.nV are not less than Atm° Ladies partial to our cause now I am sure that every one of those Ladies has another admirer besides myself; and if each of you will be so good as to bring forward that admirer,, or through his interest a voter, in our favour, I am very sure that our victory is certain, and that we shall have to apologize to many of our friends—for most Certainly 'the Ladies' friends shall be polled first.— The Hon. Gentleman, after expressing his convic tion, that if his 'father should be defeated, that defeat must proceed from' the despondency of his friends. , and'not from the' want of means, &c. cotrludea with assuring the Ele&ors, that if they would exe : t themselves spiritedly and strenuously, he would , h:iv no'hesitation in pledging himself fi)r a result not ,; honourable to their character than ‘gati.daetory I angs. lIIIDDLE,SEX ELECTION. FOURTH DAY, MAY 2 1 . THE state of the Poll at the close of the Fourth Day : ' . For WILLIAM MELLISH, Esq. • _ ist .; CLoitrut BvNa, Esq. - _ 156 a. , • Sir CHRISTOPHZIt BAYNES,' Bt. a" Mr. 8.1 , 70 then addressed the Jr .leaors. Gentle men Freeholders, he observed, I t Jeg l esve once w o re to return you my most gratefui thanks for your ex - ertions in my favour, and the k onourable situ a ti on i n Yo ~i will place me conipara . which you have placed me °r , t h e poll. The long er this contest lasts I hope tively still higher and hip ,her on the poll, f o r y ou must all feel that my cat' .se is your's, a n d th at y our exertions in my behalf rare more for yourselv e g t h an for me. re turn you tirubnhueayttthmish:::.si: 'Mr. MELLlSlL —( ?.entlemen Freeholders, I t :: yt a ! s ee s y r ls e os t hm h a a el isentifibirnre you t ibr y itgl o t. a n an h ie T x, : v e_ donenpensus ex pression fallen from. Mr. Bpi-g. His extra ordinary asse;l.i o n w as , t h at his cause alotie%‘::is yours. But; Gentlemen, you have p rove d t h e con= trary, you he ve proved that you consider my cause as your's, by' placing rue still higher on th e poll than him., I request that you wi4l continue, your exer tions, 4nd not suffer ale ever to he in a worse situ ation than at present. Sir CHRISToPIIIIR BAYisEs.----Gentlemen Free bolder' s, and my 'friends in general, I first return you my thanks for the support you have given me, and next for your exertions in my favour. The state of the poll shews that my resources are not exhausted, whiie those of my opponents are dimi nished. Gentlemen, I dare say you all detest coa litions as touch as I do. But a new thing has ap peared, for there is an understanding between the other Candidates. I however stand free and inde pendent, and hope I shall he 'supp or t e d by t h e f ree and independent Freeholders.--It. has been asked, on the carriages of one of my opponents, " Who is this Sir C. Baynes ?" I refer you, Gentlemen, to 855 freemen of Middlesex to learn who he is. But, that you nany know the sooner, I will tell you my self. He is a free and independent Volunteer, has, come forward, without fee or reward, in defenCe of his Country and his King. He has been secen years an independent Magistrate, and during all that time he has received no reward fur what he has done. In the third place, in his private situati:m, for he has not had such opportunities as his oppo nents, who have been in Parliament; hitt, in 11;s bumble private situation, he has been a strenutis supporter-of one of the greatest undertakings that did honour to the laSt century, he meant the Lou don Docks : It is an .undertaking that highly. pro motes commerce, and prevents pilfering. But, .1 would ask, who are my opponents ? They halt; bad opportunities of serving you which I had not ; and what has either the one or the other done ? After leaving the Hustings yesterday, I was told that I had copied one of my opponents; in wishing , you a good appetite, and, a good aflerucon ; but now, Gentlemen, 1 shall adopt a different course,; and, as you have done your duty here, I beg you to go home and do your duty there. Yesterday a new Lottery was contracaed for, to consist of 20,000 Tickets only, and to begin drawing in July next. The following.were the bitidings: BISH and BR ANSCOMIt • RICHARDSON end SWIFT. HENSLEY and PULLEY - I 6 15 6 THUM AS COPE TOWCOOD and SnEwsLL - 16 Is 3 WALSH and NISSITT - 16 19 Q The latter Genietnen being the highest bidders, were declared the purchasers. BIRTI-I.—On Wednesday the f 2 t h inst. at his house in Somersetestreet, the Lady 01 . FkANcis JANIZS JACKSON, Esq. of a Son.