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F ~~. 1 .. I!' eithpellesi 110 exclaim in Cassias as Citior did -Niles be howl huniself sinking— oU, help ate Casein% or Gish !" :erpplatioe.l:7-Quotations from such aninthor were delsghtfurrit was* fair commerce to deal in. But their opponent did not deserve their consideration any othetthan a serious light, be was a man who came among them insidiously, at the letter chewed ; he seemed to adopt the recommendation which the net instilled into the mmd of the person whom he •",s instigating to put on a specious front to cover he rommission of a great crime— . To beguile the time, look like the tinie— Brut ',keine in your your Worse, your rye, hook like the inetreeui But be she serpent systkr it.'' (Appliruse.)—The worthy Baronet then at some length contended that in the production of the letter so often alluded to on the hustings, there was no breach of confidence whatever, least of all could Mr. Lamb complain of it as such ; far with what grace could he who made such a proposition, votnr forward and impose silence respecting it after 4ards to the man upon whom he bad obtruded such proposition? The Honourable Gentleman was no lawyer, though he belonged to the profession of he law ; his reeding was confined to modern law ; he did not seem to have gone deeply into the old Lbw, though lie complained that others indiscriiiii •iiitely attacked the members of that professi . Now nr Pir Franck) had never done so; he respected the • IJ lawyers. because be knew no men who had mode }-seater efforts to uphold the Comaitution. lle re i.isected m toy too of the modern lawyers, because r knew them to be able and independent men. It was only against the lawyers who made their Ars in Parliament subservient to their own cur r. .ipt promotion that lie complained, and to their flees he had stated his opinion of them.—(Ap pltiose.)—The worthy Baronet, after commenting very severely upon the letter written by Mr. Lamb, c , i , icluded by entrestiog the electors to come early to the poll—one vote now would be worth ten set the close ; and by an effort to-morrow (this day), they would rut only put en end to the present con test, but place their rights and independence, as it,. electors, upon a basis from which they could not en • futore occasion be shaken —(iipplunse.)— 'itie worthy Baronet laboured under a boars 'toys, which made him at limes ivaudrble, except to those imm.diately near him. Mr. LAMB stood forward, but he was not able (Ai some time to proceed, from the excessive noise. Ilz said, that if they were anxious to hear Mr. Hob /loose, they must first hear him. Notwithstanding t►re confidence expressed by his opponents, he could assure them, that as to the result of the contest they would find themselves eggregiously mistaken. Some persons had, he understood, re ported-that it was his intention to give up the con test ; hut he could assure the electors that he felt i• confident as ever of the result of the election, a id he wool., continue there until he gave every elector in Westminster an opportunity of declaring t! sir sesititnelita. The lion. Baronet had said iu I .4 address. that it was not usual for the popular candid des at the commencement of the contest to have so large a ousjority, when opposed to a mi nisterial candidate. He would ask, what proof was there that he was it ministerial candidate ? ( Cries of "The letter, the letter !")—As far as the later went, his opponent was the ministerial can didate; and when the lion. Baronet applied the words of Shak•peare— " Help mc, Cassius, or I sick!" IS spoken by him to the Ministers, if the letter were to be taken at all, it would appear, that he c.illed out, but that the Ministers void, " we'd see luu d—d first."—(a laugh, aid applause )—With rei.pect to the letter cm which his opponent built his hopes of success, he was at a loos to see what reason Mr. Hobliouse had for saying that lie dis approved •f the committal of Mr. Flobhouse to Neogate. He certainly voted with the Honour. able Baronet for the most lenient course; but Mr. liolilloore had no reason to suppose, merely from the ci►ility of his calling on him at New. gate, that lie disapproved of his committal.— Hisses /—He would say but one word on that subject ; in the hurry of 'peaking he might have said what lie did not exactly mean to say ; he had do hesitation in saying. that he did not use the phrase in the sense imputed to him by Mr. Hob image. lie did not mean that Mr. Hobbothe should lie pestished to the full extent. lie thought the power of committal by the House of Commons ►hould be rarely exercised, and should be only ex t wised in discretion and in mere•. lie thought that the House of Commons should have directed the Attorney-General to prosecute, turd b►ing the matter before a Jury of the country. lie read over the pamphlet, to try whether lir could find in it some mord* •f mitigation, hut after reading it he ma. convinced that if a prosecution was moved fur, Mr. liobliousie would hare been convicted before • Jury. and the ponishineot would have been grester.—(Cries of disapprobation.)--With re spect to the pamphlet, the part which he most disapproved of was hot the part which reflected on the House of Commons—it was the attack on • mon who had been the most constant friend to liber -14 perhaps of any man slow living—lie meant Lord Erskine. lie read that •rack with considerable stir tow, and lie felt justified in saying he dot not approve of it. lie was glad to find that on a late occasion. as well as from that laustiogs, lie (Mr. Hobliouse) made some haudsonse amends for the attacks in that pamphlet. lie *kinked the lion. Baronet fur that part of his speech which alluded to the pro !cativo of the law. Recollecting some former ex pretuions of the Hutt. Baronet, lie did not expect to have heard him treat the prof.s•ion so liberally. The Hon. Baronet attacked him for. not being a lawyer. He would let dispute the point. for ac curdnig to their uotioi,a of modern lawyers, the less lie knew of the law the more acceptable be must be to them. Mr. floamonsa neat Came forward. lie was proud to see that the iudepeudence of %Vestmillblef instal him so high upon the poll—it was certainly impassible for him to say whet Mr. Lamb might Aare had is store for them, but judging flout pie nut appearances, there was little fear of the result. Let theta email., their eaertions—let luoi con. ' , lime ails. and ilLs'sluired bat little knowledge of • •rithinehe SO diIIeVSOCS them of the slate of the realest at the final• clove of the poll. fie certainly oat mulet touch disadvantage when replying to Mr. Letub—is the first place he could not know oh:4l+er that Geathassallotast teary what be said. r. lab load said. thoitioot would will to see power of the House sif Cannon• eurcismi with mercy. What was that power ? The power of *aiding a man to prime without citing hias--witlo out hearing hint—without kenning his defence.— Why he might as well my that the power of hang i•ig a m•u ought to he exercised with me►cy.— (A I.o.o)—This would enable them to form some judgment of the manner in which Mr. Lipoh would defend their rights, if placed at the mercy of the House of Commons. He did not sue for mercy—lie did not look for mercy from the Mem bers of the rotten borough of Getton—of who stood in that House his equals, and many of them his inferiors. What right had they to send him to prison ? At the last election Mr. Lamb 'toned on the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly. What were the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly ? That illustrious man made one of the noblest stands ilea was ever made against the power of podia mentary commitment—against that power which Mr. Lamb thought ought to be exercised in mercy. He believed Mr. Lamb knew oothing about the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly : he would say flirt this power was one which. in the eyes of rea son, must appear • breach of all law, of all seen• ritv, of all personal liberty. Ile would not argue the matter with Mr. Limb, though it would be no breach of modesty in him to say, that he knew a great deal more about the matter ; it was a right which *whinged on the spirit of the constitution. and whirl, no popular man ever defended ; and even the practice of the House of Commons itself was against it. Mr. Lamb had said that he (Mr. FE) was the Ministerial Candidate. They sent him a prisoner to Newgate, and that was the proof of his being a Miuseterial Candidate. Sir F. Burdett was • Mi nisterial Candidate, sod Ministers were now about to try whether they could send him to prison, in order to give • proof of his being a Ministerial Can didate. Mr. Lamb spoke of the lower classes; but lie was himself one of the lower classes; every subject that was not a Peer WAS of the lower class. Ile would not dwell upon the phrase; it was the " Human sting—the common talk of gentlemen bronglit forward by • party thus to speak of the people at large—it was in the sitlle of M•. Counsel lor Scaelett. when he called the people of W est. niiiisier the rabble. Ile was at a loss to know what Mr. Lamb meant when he said that he might have received u worse punishment if his case was brought before • Jury. How could • man be worse punished than sent to prison without inquiry, true!, or exatnination of any kind ? Whet did lie mean by worse punishment ? Would he have him hanged ? As to the commentaries of Mr. Lamb on another pert of the pamphlet, he would ask, was that part before them ? As to Lord Erskine. he would say, that he paid to the character of that illustrious man • higher. because a truer tribute than ever Mr. Lamb did. That pamphlet was written in answer to Lord Erskine, who thought fit to congratulate the people of M'est. minster on the election of Mr. Lamb; but lie (Mr. H.) knew that the return of that Gentlinsen had been obtained by a monstrous coalition of per. ties. by more arts, trick+, and indeed open violence. than had ever been practised since the celebrated contest about 40 years ago. Lord Erskine, a man of great talents, of high name, supported by the voice of his party, an►nl by the press, had every thing to command respect. whilst he (Mr. Hobhouse) had nothing on his side but the simple facts. His Lord ship had spoken in ignorance and in error—he was in the country during the contest—and he was not to be detered by any name, however high, to ex pose what was false, and to assert the truth. He saw Mr. Lamb gaping. and he would Heti detain him much longer. The conduct of that Gentleman he was sure the popular Whigs could not at all approve. The Whigs had reared the standard of Reform through out the country. Mr. Lambton declared in his advertisement, that all the evils of which the people complained proceeded from the corrupt state of the Representation. In Norfolk the Whigs maintained the principles of Reform. Mr. Coke told the !louse of Commons that it was a corrupt body. Mr. Sa muel Whitbread declared, that the principles on which he stood for Middlesex were those of thorough Reform. Was it not natural. therefore, that Sir F. Burdett should feel somewhat astonished that Mr. Lamb did not say one word in his first edger tivement about Reform? Was it not natural that he (Mr. Hobhouae) should have produced the speech of that Gentleman. to spew them that he did not know exactly what lie said ow the subject.— That Gentlemen said, he was the friend of gradual Reform, though lie declared on the hustings that he was for extending the suffrage to all house holders. Was that what he meant by gradual Re form ? It was Radical Reform—it was • species of reform, which, so late as the year 1809, was consi dered wild, visionary, and portentous. and not ca. pable of being carried into effect. He says he is for gradual Reform, and he says he is a ‘Vhig.— Gradual Reform was not the principle of the Whigs. The Whigs, in their celebrated decla ration. disclaimed the idea of gradual Reform.— That declaration was drawn up by Mr. Tierney, mid signed by Mr. W.Sraith, by Mr. Byng, by the Rus sells, ■nd by the highest and best of the Whigs, reel there they laid it down that gradual reform would accomplish nothing—that pruning the vicious tree would only strengthen it. Mr. Lamb had said that he would be willing to take the franchise from places where corruption had been detected, and to extend it to populous places. Did he mean to say that that was the reform that would extend the Innichise to householders ? Here Mr. LAMB said he did. Mr. floasiousE—lt certainly is not. The electors understood the grou.rdi on which they stood. Mr. Lamb had told them that the Howie of Commons was the constitutional representative of the I.rople. He would put it Ull the issue. Would they vote for a Gentleman wl►u declares that the House of Commons, as at present constituted, was the true representative of the people; or would th►y vote fur a Gentleman who tap, shAt if it were not for the army the House of COIUMOIIS would run the danger of personal diapersiou / After M►. Hubliouse inured, the crowd imme diately dispersed. Gsonat THE THIRD,HIII COURT AND FAMILY. —This Work lias ju.t appterrd. and upwards of Five Hundred dist iogiiished Characters figure Ia he pages. It will be reed by all chases with the highest degree of 'lsis fuller. LECTION. tOLISTH DAY, hooka; lloacm 10. The Malin this d did not exhibit much 'pop. tones of increoved seri/my. About hilt pow. two 111 r. C. Calvert entered the 11411 and owe hi* vote (is we uuderstood) fur Alderman Wood, Alderman Thorp, cud Alderman Weidman. At half past three o'clock. wisest lire "isle of the poll was announced, the numbers appeared to be as follow : he Mr. Vrllsoa Aldirimas Curtis Alarmism Woad Tire lard Mayor. IP* Aldermen Thorp 1.144 Alderman %Voidness.... 1,550 Mr. WILSON came forward immediately after, and was received rather favourably by the crowd no the Hall. He said, that if he bad reason to appear before them to express his gratitude for the dis tinguished motors in which they had placed him on the poll, double reason hid he to do so tis-day. Ile assured them he felt the great borrow thus con ferred on him most sincerely. Nut only were his cumbers on this day's pull beyond those of the can &dates who stood next to him, but it was another ground of confidence, that when he had looked, lest night, at the list of the Livery who had yet come to the poll, he had found that the greater 'runt ber of those who had awed fur him were persons who had not promised him their suffrage., and therefore were not to be depended on. Combining this with the proofs they had given him this day of their approbation, lie calculated sanguinely on a favourable result. Ile should say no mote than to assure them, that his best efforts should ever he devoted to the support and advancement of their interests ; and to recom mend himself to a continuance of their friendly exertions. Mr. CURTI, then came farward, and pointed to the state of the poll, as evidence of the progress his father's cause was tneking, but the ►torn of r.pp►ta sitiou to his speaking was so violent, that hr wits obliged to retire without uttering a syllable. Alderman Wool) then advanced, and was greet. ed with acclamations thrnurhuut the hell. The Gentlemen of the Livery would rib-erve, lie raid, by the numbers at the close of this 41a)"s la.ll , that lie had been placed its the situation wluch he had anticipated yesterday.—(applause )--Ile had gained considerably. when the alackness of the polling was taken into account. Fur even now, the numbers of Isis Hon. Friend who ►toot highest, were about nine hundred below what had been polled fur him self by the clove of the North day of the last elec. Lion—his own numbers were a levee hundred less. Therefore, considering the number. yet to come up, and that lie was unconscious of lusting done any thing to forfeit the favour of his former friends —(Hear, hear,)—he was confident of being raised to a higher statsun.—(Cries of " Ilear. hear.") — There net remained behind upwarda of three thou sand of those who had supported him on the last occasion. But he besought them to lose no time in coining up, for he told them frankly that lie had floor of those great reserves which an Honourable Friend of his calculated on, whom lie had heard say. that a body of two thousand would march to the hall and give him their suffrages tu-eaorrow.— Ile hoped his prediction would be verified, aasd that they would do himself sonic good. But his only reserve was the independence of mind of his fellow citixens.—(" Bravo. Gravor)-1-le sever asked a man a second time for Ins vote who said. " I can't support you, I don't approve of your principles." —(applusese.)—Not would he, nor, lie was con vinced, soy of his friends, entertain the smallest grudge or against any individual because lie had voted against lium.—(Groat applause.)—fle should do his duty whether placed at the head of the pull or only fourth. But he entreated them all to go among their friends, and urge those who were favorable to him to lose no time. He should always do every thing in his power to deserve their good opinion mid opprobation.—(l(eiterated plaudits.) The 1.010 Alairoa repeated hi• most cordial thanks to she Livery for suffering him to stand in so advantageous a place on the pull as that hr now held. though be was aware that that statiou was nut sufficient to inspire him with the confidence as to the result lie wished to ferl.—(applause.)—At the same time, if his friend* continued their exertion's, he could not doubt of being successful. lie was sure that the nice would be hardly run, but lie hoped it would he run hatidsomely, assJ that none of his brother candidaues would feel aim ill-humour at the success cf an oppnortit.—(oppluuse.) Mr. Aldermen Tooter was hailed with the most flattering marks of partiality. lie said that though lam situation on the poll was Hot exactly what lie could have wished. yet it must demand his grati. tud.; *lieu he recollected that five thou-and electors yet remained behind, he could riot but see that one hour might restore him to the place lie had formerly occupied. Great numbers had yet kept bat k, who were above all undue influesice, mid from those he expected . a generous support.— 'l•he contest at the Borough was over, mid lie was sure the effect, of that would be felt in the Hall to-morrow.— %Viten one day or one hour was snit ficient to change the present aspect of the election, lie relied coofideutly on their support fur eventual success. lie sincerely thanked them. and request ed a strenuous continuance of their kilid exertions. —(Thunders of applause.) Mr. A litetnisu ‘VAITIIIIIAN declared that lie saw no cause whatever to slier the opinion he hod ex pressed yesterday, that their and his cause would be ultimately triumphant. Comidering all the circumstances coussected with this election, he thought that the present state of the poll was a matter of triumph to him and his hietids.—(up plaase.)—lie had yesterday stated that the contest was directed trout the opposite sitle, principally against himself, and of that any one might be con vinced sites standing a single hour on the busting.. It was evident that Liverymen had Weis forced up to the poll, and compelled to vote against their conviction, and that injunctions--[Flit worthy Alderman' was here interrupted by hissings proceed ing irons the hustings, but it was smut lost its a tide of applause from the 11.111—It was some gra tification to hint to Lear those looses issue from the quarter they came ff Oda, larcause lie was sum they proceeded from the frieud of one of the can didates. They would wish to muddier wl►at they • •• , . • could not answer,—(oppleriserne ui ming . , that 'legion had boos obliged.. to wow against :their cooviction, and that *weds= bad boas laid on them egoist voting for a particular meadow ; and that candidate himself. Lite his worthy friend (Alderman Wood), he neither wished for a reserve nor mode one-14 —but. 'Onhappily, Ira- 1 friends Ind made a reserve for him by keeping I►ack. But his reserve lay in tl►e 4,460 Liverymen who had eopporte.l him at the last election, ar►d who had p,red►i.dtl to do so at this.—(App/oare.) —From an inspection of the votes he could say, that infinitely the greater number of *those hostile to him had bees already polled. But lie entreated hie friends net to keep► back; for as the election would end on Tuesday, it would be impoesible, if they persevered in doing so, to rrceive all their votes. Their inilependeliee was all he had to Yell on. If they should not discard those who bad voted fur three millions of taxes, sod those who were ready to support all the wicked designs of bail Ministers, it was never fur them to assemble &again in that flail, and complain df exorbitant faxes, or the renewal of an income tax. it breams th•m to think well whether they would send into Perliameot men who would probably . support that enormous and dangerous addition to the Civil List, of which► rumour" had gone 'breed. Ile was addressing an immense number of inde pendent iudtsid►►sls, to whom it would be a great mortificatioa that the candidate whom they thought sore worthy should fail while they were doing nothing to prevent it. Every person present could do some thing ; lie hoped, therefore, that they would all seek their friend., stimulate them to the poll, and exhort then► to reject all improper influence which might he endeavoured to be exerted over them. The election was then adjourned. The people outside the (bill unharnessed the horses from Al dermen Thorp's carriage, and drew the worthy A!• derman themselves down King-street. The same gratifyit►g cum pliment was conferred on the Lord Mayor. FOREIGN lATELLIGENCE. Y I ' FLANDERS MAIL BRUSSELS, MARCH 8. M. Elhoungne has surrendered 'liaiself. Messrs. Vim Menotti and De l'auw have been released on bail. M. Michel de Brimlmon. Editor of the Echo, four 1111 l 'ober' of which have been seized. has also been arrested for having endeavoured to excite disunion between the iiiliabitaiits of this kingdom. Our tribunes. as it seems, were not likely to want occupation in affairs of this kind. which begin to niuliiply in an extraordinary manner. MARCH 3. The Chamber of Accusation has drcided that M. Van der Strecker', author of the work on the present state of the Netherlands, shall be tried by the Contt of Assizes of South Brabant. The d..y before yesterday M. Van Meenen, ad vocate, one of the Editors of the Observer, was arrested at Louvain, by the marechzussee, as he was coming mat of the tribunal of that city in his robes, and was taken to the house of ar rest. According to the warrant issued against him 1w is accused of having calumniated the Ministers, the Judges, end the Magistratrn, especially the Tri burial of Louvain, by his writings isi the affair of Mr. 'retypes. The officers weed at the same time to the residence of Mr. Elbousigue to arrest him also, but be was absent. Mr. Drpauw, printer of a letter WI the sittings of the Tribunal of Louvain oh the 13th January. against whom a warrant was likewise is sued, was not at home, but surrendered bitusef im mediately after. 'Elie seven Counsel who signed the opinion of Mr. Van der Sunken are still milliard to their reapec. tire residences, ter the superintendence of a po lice officer. M. Tarte, jun. has undergone another examination. As Mr. Vau tier Straelten is sent be. f ore the Court of Assizes, the public are very cu rious and impatient for the result of this extraordi nary affair. FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY SU. The horrible crime which has plunged all France in mourning lies excited a general sensation in all Germany, and had a bad effect on all the public bonds of almost all countries, especially those of Vienna. We shall soon learn what impression this event has made on the different Courts, and espe cially on the Congress at Victim., respecting which we have braid nothing fur some time. The mem bers of the Diet who are still here regularly hold conferences every Monday, but nothing transpires of their deliberations. ♦IENNA. IRIBRUARY 23. An express has brought the news of the sr sassination of the Duke de Berry. This event has caused a great sensation here. The Court will go into motorising four treas. The labour. of the Congress go on more slowly than was supposed, and it is probable they may not be concluded before the month of Alay ; no sitting has been held since the 11th inst. but the Committees are very actively ealn ployed. The subjects which will be first discussed in dm sitlitiga are, 111,1 permanent tribunal for the affairs of the Confederation; 4d, facilities to be af forded to the commerce between the several States to execute rs soon as possible the 19th article of the Act of Confederation, as -far as cau be reconciled with the various local circumstances, and especially the system of the customary duties of each State. OITLND, MAIMS 3. - . . Yesterday we had a tempest such as the oldest iiihsbitaut does not recollect to hare witnessed. At coon the wind, which was N.N.E. began to blow iii the most dreadful with an im mense quantity of snow, which darkened the air, making • terrible noise. Many vessels have been driven from their moorings, and dashed upon the piles. The sea. impelled by the storm, dashed mous waves over the jetty which protects the town, and filled the town d►tches. A Belgian ves sel, with salt, coming to Ostend. was thrown on the coast. west of the port. the crew of which, who were in Use mo►t imminent dangerovere saved after incre dible exertions by a brave mariner of this port. ►►amed Jean Bourgeor. March 3, is the Eveleing.—The storm has not yet abated. An English brig, in ballast, with na person ou board, is stranded upp4wite Bredeue news of the crew. An English brig, fro= Chou*, with tea, silks, nankin*, arid crepes, is ON shore be tween Otis place and Elankeisburg. The dike ou • them. emit has suffered greatly. but no fears are eatertaiaed, as the wiud seems to be thetoging. so sum 5. The wind is still very high from the N.N.E. hut the storm has abated.—(Brussrls Papers, More.ll 7.) -- • • DUTCH NAIL AND GERMAN PAPERS. lakallANY 29. A report is wilt spread of the death of Saud, which is said to have taken place et Maidieint the night of the gist of February, hut it dua a 11 ,,s seem to be well foooded. The following details respecting him may he depended upon, as thou collie from en inhabitant of Matibeins. who hats Meins or being well informed. These details me dated February 15 :—" With respect to the ital.- of his health, it lies been much the same fur four or five months. The large wounds wi t •!, he gave himself immediately after the sinatioo, with • knife much larger and hroaikr than the dagger which he had used to mord,' Kotzebue, ere healed, but the incisions snails during the operation, and which were essilispetuishl e to clear the breast of the humour that had lICCII. 'imitated there, are still open. It seems thst the pleura and pert of the lungs are in * stat e of Oder. ;ration. which the medical attendants cannot stop. His health is said to he on the whole better4hai s might he expected, Ile is much emaciated, is is au., but his appetite is good. and he sleeps well, inn • slow fever Undermines his constitution. As for floe state of his mind, he is calm. mud eve', stews a kind of indifference. A far too favourable *crown has been given by public report of his sontherstaild ing end firmness than he appears to merit ; ilia mine is the case with the hive of truth for which he has been eictolled. It is no' truth ' which he does homage; he has frequently Pet plexerl his judges by deviations from truth, aid by the most impudent falsehoods, which heyr fre. quently occasioned great trouble, by the. extrusive correspondence and diciest , isiqiiiries in other parts of Germany, which have been rendered necrssery in order to clear them up. Pettily, his intelition was to prolong the proceedings; or he even hoped perhaps to succeed in saving himself. " All the sets of this remarkable offal , . which :Ile extremely voluminous, are now in the Chancery the Aulic Tribunal at Manheim. The davg.%, with which he assassinated Kotzebue. and the knife iiith which he stabbed himself, are with the refs as corpus Midi. A German writer has settled at Nl.iiilitim, and has taken the house in which Kotzebue was r_ dared. All strangers who pass 'broo k !' Maillietin desire to see the house, and especially the room where the deed was perpetrated. Those contiunal visits are said to be so inconveliieeit to the pre-seed occupant, that be is going to quit in order to escap e these incessaut interroptions."— (Nuremberg respondent.) THE iißritsil vitEss. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1820. The several elections in the Cities of London and NVestminster, and in the Borough of Stiutl:- work, commenced yesterday at the usual how. The two former displayed their wonted activity ; but the election in the Borough was finally closed at twelve o'clock, in consequence of the resigna tion of Sir THOMAS TEIRTON. Mr. CALVERT. therefore, and Sir Roserr WILSON, were declared duly elected. The ►esult of yesterday's polling at Guildhall affected in no respect the relative position of the respective caselitlates; but considering tl►e MlMl ben, of Liverymen who yet remain to vote, and the infancy of the election, there seems no cause tor triu►oph or despair to any of the ciodidates in the present state of the poll. The same observation is equally applicable to the Westminster election. where Sir F. QUID TT and Mr. Houtiocsii still take the lead of Mr. LAMB. The establishment of the KING'S Civil List will be the first subject of importance to which the at tention of the new Parliament will be directed, and the disposition manifested upon this point by the Members of the [louse of Commons. still, no doubt, determine the general character of their measures during the course of their legislative existence. A rumour, we lament to state, apparently rest ing upon respectable authority, has for some time prevailed, that the arrangements contemplate 4 by the Ministers with regard to the Civil Le are of sts estansive a nature, that, if carried into effect in the manner now proposed, they will increase the burdens of the country by the sum of half a mil lion. This assertion is, indeed, directly opposed to the assurance held out by Mr. VANSITTART in the Muse of Commons a few days previous to the dis solution of Parliament, that in regulating tlu amount of the Civil List, his Majesty's Ministers lookedfurscard to a considerable ditninittion. Some difference of opinion upon this point is said to only list in the Cabinet, and if romper spark truly. those Members of it are most acceptable in a cer. (sin quarter who urge the propriety of etala•ging rather than of diminishing the amount of the revenue of the Croon, as it was settled during the late Ktscrs reign. The subject, indeed, is one of no less delicacy than interest, and we therefore felt unwilling to give a premature publicity to the statements we had heard respecting it, but as the topic has been started by a writer in a 31oriiing paper, we can no longer consider an observance of silence on the part of the other members of the public press necessary or becoming. Oar readers are probably aware that by the Act of the 56th of the late Kula, the amount of the