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e 3 Of ed The se.- g ar n the ;egat •ge 0 ten yards was )uses most UTII nder it is ac- This )ops, t wo out- Tied 103 ains re it sian VIM, e of LUIS' 1 on s to the p,iRLumENT. MEMBERS ELECTED. GRANTHAm—Thornas Thorotorr, Esq.; Wtn. Earl Esq. REREFORD CoutitY—Sir J. G. COttrell; Colonel Foley. CARDIFF—Right Hon. Lord Wm. Stuart. GLAMORGAN CoUNTY—Thomas Wyndluni, Esq. loax—Sir Wm. Mordaunt Milner ; Sir Mark M. Sykes. CARLISLE--John Christian aurvVen, Esq. ; Walter Spencer Stanhope,,Esq. WlLTsHiae—Henry Penruddock Wyndhatt, Esq. ; Richard Long, Esq. DURHAM--R. J. Lambton, Esq. ; Richard What"- ton, Esq. hympToN—Lord Castlereagh ; Hon. Wm. Ashe __ ton Harboird. LUDLOW—Viscount Clive; Henry Clive, Esq. Z'owEy—Right Hon. Pole Carew Robert Wi , ram P Es. Sr. Iv Es—Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. 3 Samuel Ste- Oleos, Esq. AuTLAND COUNTY—Gerard Noel Noel Lord Henu►ker. SHREWSBURY —Stag of the Poll. Hon. W. Hill - - - 431 T. Jones, Esq. - - - 291 Hon. G. Bennett - - 274 BEDFORDSHIRE.—CIose of the Poll. Pym, Esq. - - 1030 Gen. Fitzpatrick - - 975 Osborn, Esq. - 938 boitisET Comm.—State of the Poll—. Pitt, Esq, - - - 712 Bankes, Esq. - - .574 ---;- Portman, Esq. - - 501 tIVERPOOL._MAY 1-4.—Close of the P 01... Ges. Tarleton - - - 1500 Gen. Gascoyne - - - 1334 Win. Roscoe, Esq. - - 398 Wm. Dennison - 38 tenerals Tarleton and Gascoyne are expe&ed to ue Chaired to-morrow. „ . WEsrmilktTza ELECTION.—State of this •clayes rbll at one o'clock— Lord Cochrane - Mr. Elliot - - - - 73 Sir F. Burdett - - - - Mr. Sheridan - - 21 Mr. Paull 71/ESTIIIIXSTER ELECTION. EIGHTH DAY. The numbers at the close of the Poll yesterday appeared as follow YJr Sir F. BUR.OE.TT Lord COOHKANZ Mr. ELLIOT , l 4 ll Mr. SEILItIDAN Mr. Pnini.. Mr. Glaizoss was the first who addresSed the .tlectors, and he began with asking, what were they to expect from the Noble Lord, who had ex pressed so much contempt for him as being a poor titan, while he was deficient in the first duty of hu;; Inanity : He was credibly informed, that a vener= able relation of his (his father,) was now residing in I bare two pair_of staves lodging; and.pining away in ~.._l le glect..--:, ( Lottd cries of No ! ! Qff ! What were they to expect of a man who defied the t ies of consanguinity ? He was a political impos*- I °r; in wkom no confidence should be placed. - Mr. SnUinAN followed, and declared, that if his sentiments were of any consequenee; he would now express an ardent wish that this Elea - lion should be bad to the close with the same temper as it Qad begun. Much complaisance was not to be ex- -1 petted at an Eledion, where there might be enough f sincerity, but a great deal of roughness. There !lad yesterday been much dismission on the ques, 'ion—who were the Minittetial Candidates ? The charge bad been eagerly made by some; and as ea terry diSclaimed by others ; but he was surpriSed that eiery Man despised all conne6lioti with an Admi ilistration that had come in on the boasted grounds bfsupporting Church and State. As to the question, whether Lord Cochrane had the declared support of Ministers ? The Noble Lord had disclaimed it, and , 4 § a Gentleman he was bound to believe him. But giving every credit to the declarationS of his Lord Ship; he must be permitted to ask credit in his turn; atid he would solemnly assure the Noble Lord, that; whether the support was declared or not, he had got it in fgt. As to the financial measure proposed in the last Parliament, which Would have produced such an extension of the Excise laws, he appealed to tvery one that heard him, whether he had not been the first to appose that odious tax, though himself tt, Member of Adthinistration. It would not, pro 'ably, have much affected the people of Westmin ster, f ew o f v o ic i r d, perhaps, brewed their own beer ; but it would have materially affected many parts of the cotintry ; and particularly the town of Statlbrd, with which he was well acquainted, as having re presented it in six Parliaments, and :for Which, by-. `, 4 `-bye, his Son would have been . lately returned, Thad it not been-for the folly of some of his friends ) I , ll d the eff o rts o f a faction. In that town e ve ry m a n ,u,tewed his own beer. Most of his Co ns titu ents l abour were Journeymen Shoemakers ; and when the 'abour of the day was over, instead of going to the lehouse, they staid at home; and had a cheerfril c up, of which their wives and families partook. If h ave laudable custom had been destroyed, they must o '',ve gone to the alehouse, and left their wives to :Lcl water, and its companion, discontent. But he Tild not detain them longer at present, and would ~( 7 ,1 express his gratitude for those symptoms. of gitional popularity with which he had lately been received. b Lord COCHRANE advanced with evident emotion,tit it was some ' time before he could procure atten c t i . ° ll . He was at l engt h h ear d, an d b e d ec l are d t h at ,‘ " e e hon oured that independent spirit with which the fr ; r ° Ple of 'Westminster had come forward on the ta_seut EleEti on , an d f or th e di sp l ay o f w hi c h t h ey a alway s been distinguished. As to. the charge of `Allnisterial support, he certainly had waited upon one Cif the Ministers, as he had heard that the those of G overnment was to b e g i ven t o one ' o f o, '° Se M em b ers w h o h a d been brought in by scandal-; ti‘ l3 influence last time 3 h e h a d gone to l earn w he t h er " was the intention of Government, and to demand . . . .• , . . that they sh,;ald not intercere ea the presentoccasion. Lordship next came to the accusation of neg leCting his father, but here he seemed distressed and agitated. He said, it was so distant from the truth, that the fait was, his father nOW resided with him - in Harley-street. . His father had spent a large patrimonial fOrtune in schemes for promoting agri culture and manufaaureS, froni which he never de rived any advantage, though the country had ; and though-now destitute, he had ever disdained to ac cept of any pension or sinecure whatever. Instead of negleEting his father, he had allowed him, even when he had only his Officer's pay, every shilling that he could possibly spare, and he had now made &provision for him.' No man could impeach his charaEter as an Officer; he had never been guilty of tyranny of oppression during the seventeen years in which he had been in the service. If it was in their poWer, his enemies might bring forward the charge. Mr.:J$N SINGS then came forward and said, that he should deem himself unworthy of their attention if he not sympathize in the feelings of the No ble Lord: As to a coalition between two of the Candidates, he did not knoW of any. All that he knew was, that Government meant to support them both, 'and it was necessary that the people should not rest S i ecure: The man who slept upon the watch, was as bad as he who went over to the enemy. Whatever Ministers had the confidence of the Crown, he would support them.- . Mr. ELLIOT then said a few words which could hardly be heard amidst the general tumult; and Mr. Gibbons 'attempted to speak again, bUt the feelings of the multitude were so strongly irritated, by his . attack upon the charatler of Lord Cochrane, as to his conduct towards his father, that he was hooted off, and not permitted to utter, a syllable. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. MEETING AT THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN. SIR WILLIAM GIBBONS IN THE CHAIR. . . Mr. Bowz.as, previous to reading the Resolutions which. he meant to propose to the Meeting, thought it incumbent upon him lo state the grounds on which he came forward on this occasion :—One great advantage atkending an Election for Repre sentatives in Parliament consisted in the opportu nity it afforded to the people of deciding upon the k conduit of their late Members.. The representation of the CoUnty in Parliament ought to be a true and faithful expression of the sense of the Country on all great constitutional questions. Judging by this rule, he was convinced that a change Must, take place in the 'representation of the County of Middlesex; for certainly the true sense of that County Was not thereby expreved. On one of the late Members the Freeholders of Middlesex looked with approbation and gratitude.; but with regard to the other, the case was quite the reverse. Mr. Byng,, at the two Ele&ions which preceded the last, had for feited whatever claims he might havethad. to the fa vour of the County, by the support he had given to Sir Francis Burdett. It was true, every person was entitled to give his support in whatever manner he thought proper ; though in so doing, as in every thing else, his cenduCt was subje& to the approba tion or . disapprobation of the Public. But what ' rendered Mr. Bytig;s Conduet in this respect pecu liarly obnoxious, was, that he had. supported Sir Francis Burdett under the mash of neutrality-=This ' was, of all things, most offensive to the People of this Country, who were distinguished by their love clan open manly condu&. But there was one con sideration which, at this time, surpassed all others in point of importance, and which, rendered a change in the repre,entation of the County indispensa bly necess:irv. This consideration was suggested by the occasion on which the Country was called , upon to return a new House of Commons. His Ma jesty had:been graciously pleased to male a solemn appeal' to , his people, on a great constitutional ques tion: . Our gracious Sovereign, whose whole reign had shed a new lustre on ROyalty, had, by his condua on a late occasion, excited the admiration and grati tude of his Subjeets. He had, by a most, noble dis play of ttoSe truly royal' qualities, firmness, con stancy, and a cdnktentious adherence to his engage ments, rivetted the affe&ions of his people closer than ever. He had resisted a measure which was hostile to the Protestant Establishment of this Country. It is true, it bad been positively denied by some, that this measure was hostile to that Establishment. But in thinking that it was so, his MAJESTY waS indis putably supported by the opinions of our ancestors, and by the undoubted sentiments of the Nation. For rendering so great a benefit to his People, his. MA JESTY has been charged with violating the Consti tution, and had,tr trial . ill h is b l o a t t h e Ministers, Hou ses ofParliament. beena atl Y put tu r these his ese circumstances he had appealed to his people upon the whole of the case; and it now re mains for` his people to. say, whether they, will stand by their King, or take part with his Accusers. With the latter, Mr. Byng has voted on this very ques tion. But in so doitig he had gone counter to the ' sense of the County, and was therefore all unfit man to.'be any longer its ,Reptesentative:. On the other hand; Sir Christopher had come forward with a most explicit declaration, that; if he should be the Representative of the County, he would exert his utmost endeavOurs to uphold our happy Consti mtion in Church and State, as established at the glorious Revolution. Some such pledge. was due from every, iedividtial vvho offered himself, at such a time, as a. Candidate for a seat in Parliament ; and the spontaneous offer of such a pledge gave the Gehtle. man by w horn it was offered a decided preference to the individual who had taken part against his Sovereign, on the great and momentous question on which the EleCtors of the Empire were called upon to decide between his Majesty and the late Ministers. Mr. BOWLES then , moved the Resolutions; which , being seconded, were put by the Chairman, and carried unanimously. In Moving the third Resolution, Mr. Bowles observed that, as. a decided friend of Mr. Mellish, he consideriA himself as supporting the interests of that. _Gentleman, in promoting, to the utmost of his pcivVer, the success of Sir Christopher Baynes ;. that these t.'wo, Candidates were engaged in the same cause; .that; the friends of Mr. Mellish could not serve him better than by giving their second votes to Sir Christopher,' as thereby they would bring . the contest to a speedy. termination. Sir CHIIIStOPHER BAYNES, with much feeling, addressed the Assenibly. He assured them' that it 'toss utterly beyond his power . to .e4preis. the 'sense tidn of gratitude With I.trhich the flattering recep tion, not Only- of so respectable Meeting, but of the Connty ifi general', bad Impressed his heart he could only say, tqat the professions of attach ment to the Protestant Succession, and the Con stitution of the Country, which he:had made in his written declaration, would never be departed. from ; they were written in his heart ; and Would only cease with hiS life. The worthy Baronet then adverted to the state of his Canvass,. which he informed. the Asembly was truly flattering,. and indicative of silccess in every part of the County. _ _ _ Sir W. GIBBONS wished, Before parting, to im press on the Electors the necessity of early appear ance at the Poll on rylotiday. lie hoped _to see Middlesex emulate the example so gloriously set by Hampshire and Surrey. The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to Sir W. GIBBONS, for hiS condu& in the Chair, and for the alacrity ever displayed by hinl in the Cause of his Country. • PARTICULARS OF THE DUEL BETWEEN Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and Mr. PAULL. On Saturday morning, May .t?', about half 'past . five o'clock, • Sir Francis Burdett's servant cane to me with a note from Sir Francis, desiring me, to come to him instantly to Wimbledon:with a pair of ' pistols,, as he had been called upon—by whom ? I could procure none, after. trying in vain at two Of ficers' of the Guards,. and at Manton's, none that. were thought fit for -my purpose. • It occurring to me that going thus from place to place for pistols, might at last be the occasion of bringing on More notice than wished, I determiried to proceed to Kingston without them, thinking that thoso Who had called on him must "have a pair at least ; and that, if it was necessary ; they might serve both par ties. I arrived at Sir F ra n ci s I3urdett's house at Wimbledon 'about :eight o'clock, having ' been obliged to wait more than two hours for a chaise. He was gone on to the King's Arms, Kingston, having left a note for me to follow him there in his carriage. On entering Kingston, I saw Mr. Pauli in a coach, accompanied by another person, and a servant on the coach-seat. He called out to me on passing his carriage, and said something that I did not very distintlly hear ; but I think he advised me not to proceed into the town, as the affair would be blown. I asked him where the Inn was, and went on. As soon as I had entered the room where Burdett was sitting, a person appeared who- had fol lowed me. On his entrance, I asked Burdett who he , was ? He said it was Mr. Paull's second. I then said " Whom have I the honour to address ?"-- My name is Cooper."—" Do you know him, Burdett ?"—" No ; I have no doubt Mr. Paull has appointed a tioper person to meet me."—" Sir ?* Sir ! Sir !" was Mr. Cooper's Answer.—l. then said, as Burdett desired, that we should immediately fol low them, if they would proceed to Combe Wood, which seemed to be a proper place for the 'meeting. After Burdett had given me some letters and me - - morandums for different friends, and explained to me the subje& of - Mr. Paull's demand s we proceed ed to the place; appointed; where, ordering the car riages so stop for us, we Wet-it into the woodfor a considerable -distance. I fixed on' a proper spot. During: our -walk, Mr. Paull-frequently. addressed me on the subje& of the quarrel. . He said he was sure I had not beard it rightly stated, and wished me much to hear him. I always replied, that I had heard the whole from my principal, and that I placed implicit confidence in what he said ; for, if I could not have done that, I should never have accompanied him there ; and 'that, from all I heard and had read concerning the matter, it was my decided opinion that Burdett was the person. most entitled to consider himself as ill used ; but that, at all events, an, apology from him was out of all q'iestion, and that I had rather see him shot than advise him to do so disgraceful an a&.— As Mr. Paull did not seem to have at all placed his opinions Or cause in the hands of his second, I found, it in:vain to talk to him on the subje& of accommo dation. After we had stopped, 1 asked for the pistols, . which were produced by Mr. Cooper, who *declared that he bad not expeastd things would have . 'taken this turn. I asked him if he expe&ed that I should advise, or that Burdett would consent to dis grace-himself? 1 then told him, that we had been un able ,to obtain pistols, and expected he would consent, as well as Mr. Paull, that we should use one of theirs. TO this they both agreed. He (Mr. Cooper) told me he did not know how to load them. I shewed him how, and directed him to load Burdett's while I loaded Mr. Paull's. I then -asked him what dis tance he proposed for them to 'stand at. He said he knew nothing about the matter, and left it to me. I measured, out twelve paces,' and placed the principals at the extremities of the space. I then dire&ed him to give Sir Francis a pistol, and I pre sented another to Mr. Paull, at the same time assur- ' ing hims . as I had Mr. Cooper, that Sir Francis came there without the slightest animosity against Mr. Paull, but that he would fire at him as a mode of self defence. I said besides to Mr. Paull, that' I hoped he was thoroughly convinced that the injury he had receised was of a nature not to - be satisfied with any thing short of attempting the life of my friend, and risking his own. He replied he must do so, unless he had an apology. ( then 'asked them, if they would agree to fire by ;signal I would Make by dropping my handkerchief. They each did agree to it. f placed myself about four yards on one side the centre of the space between them, while Mr. Cooper, on giving the pistol to Sir F. re treated very precipitately behind a tree, at some dis tance. On the signal being made, they fired together, but without alb a. I then took Mr. Paull's pistol . frorn'hi re and said, I hope Sir, your are now satisfied; he said no, be must have an apology or proceed. I said, to talk of ,an apology was absurd, and quite out of all question. We then re-loaded the'pistols and gave then as before. I again addressed Mr. Paull as'l had at first ; he answered with warmth, he must have an apology or proceed ; and called God to wit ness that , he was the most injured man on earth. Mr. Cooper was then to make the 'signal 5 but he stood so far out of the way, that Sir Francis could not see him, although he had already called to him during his retreat, and • begged him not to go so tar oft, and to come forwards, or words to that died.— , At last I saw Sir Francis did Pot see Mr. Cooper nor his signal, and upon his, making - it, I called out Fire," to Sir Francis, as soon as I saw Mr. Paull raise his pistol : they did together, I believe, upon My uttering the word.--4 ,should observe, that while they" were waiting for the signal:l ob served that Sir Franck held his ;nth r a is e d; arid. his pistol pointed towards Ruill.—Kficwing this was not with the view of taking arif,j- 'Unfair. advan-' : tage, b{.tt the effe6l of accident, I said, " Burdett,. don't take aim ••arii sure you are not doing 'so ; , • drop your arm as you. see Mr. Paull has, his pistol pointed downwards."—Mr. Paull then asked me why ladvised Sir Vrancis not to take aini ? I said any bodf; rtightSee that I could only Mean for hirn ‘ ' not to - Like aim, or prepare to do so, before the signal, and &bin a desire to see that they were tipcin equal teims.=The conseqUences of the second shots have been already described.—After speaking to each of them, I set,off.for. the carriages,. Both Were put in-, to Mr. 'pull's. I went on to SfrFrancis Burdett's house,' to Lady -Burdett and his brother, and also to procure a Stirgeon 'in Wimbledon.—During the tranaetion not one word paSSed7between 'tne awl Sir Francis; except .whot I said about. taking aim: Mr. Cooper has constantly refnsed- to sign any - official act:ount, to say where he lives, or wh a t i s hi s s i tu a 7 rtion,'which also was repeatedly requested of him by me, nor do iAt this moment knOw any thing concerning him. SOHN BELLENDEN DONCASTER, MAY 15. Wednesday being appointed for the norntriation of Candidates to .represent this County in Parliament, a very numerous and regle(t.able . Melding of the Freeholders toOk place in. the Castle-Yard. FOU'I'AYNE WILSON, Esq. the High Sheriff, ha, ing opened the Meeting in . a neat, appropriate Ad dress, Sir R. 1.) 1 4/.;CY HILbYARD Said,,he had again the honour to propose Mr. WILBSR,FORCE j he 'vas seconded by BACON FRANK, Esq. Mr, LASCRLLiS waSpropoied liy J. B. S. MER RI1:, F.;c i . and seconded by Mr. FIARDY, the Recorder of Lectis. " Lord Mittog was pmposedtiy Mr. FAwkEI, and seconded by Sir FKANCIS LYNDLEY WOOD. A show of hands took place for each Candidate; when the High Sheriff declared; that there appeared a considerable majority in favour 'of Mr: WiLIY4II -and. Me. LAscELLEs. A 801 l was, however, demanded by LOrd Mp..-rotl,, which comthencos on Thtirsday nest. Notwithstanding the extreme wi t neis of the day, the attendance of the- Freeaolderi was as numerous as was ever renietnbeied on any sitnilar,occasion. PORTSMOUTH, inr 1 5.--Arrived the 11 ardij Gin vessel, Lie'it t Pl3llDitlAti, froni a Ci - ttize 3 the Fury •, Bomb, Capt. Grnsou, 'with a Convoy frOai - lhe Downs. Sailed the jint.Schooper, tieut..l3lat; ; the Zetr4 Bomb on a Crtrize ; arid the . ...pztrtan; for London from Gibraltar. The Newersis Frigate, wlth the Newfoundland Con voy, are, together with the Cork Fleet; detained froUi sailing - by contrary winds. . , ; YARMOUTH - , MAY 14.—Arrived the Bohouts, Bo- GliE'N, from Barcelona ,to Flensburgh, with bran:ly and nuts; sent in by the Oberon Sloop of War; The Vixen Gun-brig sailed this morning with a Convoy for Tonningen ; the Censor Gun-brig for Hull, to take the Hull Ships to the Baltic; 'and the Wanderer Sloop of War on a Cruize off the Texel. Fleet in the Roads, under Admiral Ru isEL : - • Dictator, Roebuck; Orion, -Namur, .Agameinnon, Ruby, Goliath, and Vanguard Men of War; Solebay, Qiietic, As trea, and L'Aimable Frigates; Finn and Archer Gun.brigs. WILLIAM SAURIN, Esq. baS been appointed hia Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, in the room 'of Mi. PLUNKETT.. Mr. SAURIN'S high charaCiet at the Bar, and his' services as Conaithatider of the Law yers' Corps, from its formation, to the year 1 . 800, de manded this "tribute Of approbation and Confidence frOm the Government of Ireland. The ElectiOn far the county of Durham i. likely to be_ conducted in a manner which is highly credit able to the parties. Sir'T. LIDDEI.L. has set a noble example,. by declaring. a wish that the Electors should not stand pledged to him tintil the Nornina= don be made. The Rev. Mr. NAiEs, whose literary and critical ,talents are well known, has resigned the situation which he held in . the British Museum. Yesterday .we received, from New South Wales, the Sidney Gazettes to theA of November inclu;, sive. The scarcity of grain was at that period so great, that wheat had been selling for several d a y s at 41. per bushel, and : the price ot the 21b. loaf had risen to 4s. tid. Two. (parts of green barley just gathered sold for ss. At, the market on the Ist of November not a grain of either Wheat or maize made its appearance. Fowls sold at from Rs. to los. per couple, and eggs at 3s. per dozen. At the mar ket on the sth, no wheat' was to be had and very little maize. Potatoes were eagerly bought at from 4d. to sd. per pound; and the supply of vegetables in general very scanty. To add to the distress of the colony, several fields of young corn has been wholly destroyed by the grub. Considerable reliet was, however, expe&ed from the approaching har- , vest; ,Three men convicted of robb e ry, w h ose: names-were, JOHN MURPHY, DENNIS KANEEN and WILLIAM MASON, were executed on the 28th of October. MURPHY, whose real name was Ca Aw- Li -, r, was a native of London. 505E141 MORSTOLI, Who was convide4, with them, was reprieved on condition of .hi,s becoming a transport for life. The Atlantic, Capt. SWAIN, arrived from the Fishery, on the 7th of November, with 750 barrels of oil. The trial of Andrews, for Swindling and Felony, is put off to next Sessions. The report of the dispatches from Admiral Loots, which were on board the crafty Schooner, having fallen into the hands of the enemy, we are happy to say is unfgunded.. They were destroyed before the Vessel was captured. • • On. Thursday afternoon, between two and three o'clock,, as one of the Clerks belonging to an emi nent Banking-house was returning home, he was attackCd in Lombard-street by ,three desperadoes, who cut his poCket-book out of his.pocket, contain ing, it is sail : , Bank cf Engituld notes; to the amount of nearly ten thOnsand pounds, with which they gat clear off. _ . • • Miss Oth:NSO:;'3 Wild Irish Ohl,' bids. fair to ri val the Winter in London,' in.the number of i.s editions.