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Er f` .4 • .. ELECTION. hiatim for s Member to estminsta in Parliament, in• o•be-lamented Statesman and Hon. CHARLES .f gas Fox, c in the front of St. Paul's The Meeting was ap , and notwithstanding so hustings were crowded with ElvEt• mob was collected in from. , Earl PERCY arrived, at. Mr. WHI CRKEAD, Mr. EL 'C. WISMART, and several those Gentlemen at the acclamations of the popu . continued, that some time could be obtained. 'Westminster, ARTHUR MOR forward, and the Speaker's • elation proclaimed in the addressed the Eleetors, hut the vere so great, that it was in. distindly. Ile began by la occasion which produced being now assembled. for the successor to that great men, represented them in Parliament. est- impossible it was to find an necessary for their rights, a person in whom they as to be done. an equal de- With this view it was, that reipeeteble Gentlemen had before in order to see& a person worthy ebe need not remind them that ap made upon that subjedt to Mr. tie Burdett, Mr. Curren, and humble individual as himself. e the Gentlemen before men , high encomiums, the pare which it was impossible to coiled is applaeses of the multitude. men, however, had thought wing, coon of them. at least, _sty years, trodden in the same unison with their late illustrious :apt the honour and se, port !hear, and, for himself', the mg that iscieour were already They were all aware how in ,e any neer was to be the successor of Mr. e. if it w as to be expeeed of him to pessess all his great and transcendent qualities. No man aspired, as fir as he knew of, to any such pretensions; but it was Mt the lest necessary that they should be represented. .efter much deliberation, and coesulting individu ' ally the sense of tee great mess of the most re spelable Electors of Westminster. be was induced to persevere in the opinion he before entertained, that fart Percy would be the most proper object of ;heir choice. ( Lead and r,iteraird applause's/. It Vraa title, liited,. that, Irons his youth, that young Nobleme could of as yet boast ie any great merit :An the score of services. He could not promise for tis future coveted, for that indeed of any man, nor 4h for his own, as being that which would always ' basun their approbation. But if there was any man from whose education in those principles which so warn endeared their Represeetative to them, any gelid etpeetatiens were to be formed, whom could they prefer befr.re Earl Percy ? it any man derived' pram, or excited admiration from hereditary chime R services, whom creed they refer to Earl Percy ?It Iffy man was to be trusted for his independence of being incapable of servility to any Govesomene and , looking only to the interests of those whom he eerie tented, and the people se, general, whom could they Futter to the het: of the illustrious house of Percy (Lead tippler:eq. The Noble lewd lied already; solemnly pledged himself to walk perpetually sad steadily in the steps et his unequalled predecessor, at far as his abilities would admit of ; and it he was teleible ht deceiving them, the time was not far distant when they would have an opportunity of amasking their approval or disapprobation of his osaideft. Peeling, therefore, that he was ening in unisoa 'with the Sentimetes of the majority of the most me /isolable and independent eleetors of Westminster, fee should tale the liberty of nominating Lord Percy for their representative (load applause,, todermiilled wilb a few rarravurs awl hirsea.) Mr. Et. t.govr then rose and seconded the mo tbs. 1: wisuel, he said, be unnecessary for him to detain them with any thing in ache:its:ten what was already said by Mr. Whitbread ; hut he wished to assure them of his having the interest, respeetability, and independence of the city of Westminster so lamb at heart, that he should not have seconded the motion if he thought any other person more com petent to succeed their late Representative than Earl Vert T.-440145ec). Mr. Mosses, the High Bailiff, then declared t h at Lord Percy was unanimously and duly ale led, to serve in Pareement teethe city of Westminster. Lord Peace' then, in a short speech, delivered in rather a low and modest tone of voice, returned his thanks to the Electors for the honour they had done him, and gave them the strongest assurances, that he sheeld endeavour by his coedit/ I to prove himself worthy of their ) ceorie. The Eleetion being thus em:ided, a scene of noise and confusion ensued, such as is better ena gined than described. It listing been the custom, from time immemorial, that the Eletliors being end ed, the materials which composed the Hustings, be came the property of the populace, Earl Percy. with his friend;, had scarcely escaped from the spot, when hatchets, cleavers, great stones, melee-, sledges, and every other ponderous instrument that could be imagined, r ant to work, and in Ins than half an hour, the whole fabrick was demo lished. and had cempletely vanished. Men, women. and boys, were seen running in all diredieas, with boards, beam., &c. Ihe p wish offi:ers had previ ously secured possession of the church-yard, and there deposited an immense quantity of timber safely, SOMC very warm coetests arose between them and the mob witeout, which generally terminated in Woes of the latter. All the stir timber, and many his, being taken away, the scene became - roof being thus demised r f mast Al /WA tottering and solving to dot t:Chun to the crowd under- neath ; at last it calm down With a dreadful crash, bet so gradually, that there was sufficient time for those beneath to make their escape, and we are happy to state, no material accident - happened. During this transaeina, Earl Percy and his friend; retired to Hodgson's Hotel, from whence he was taken in a chair, ornamented with laurel, kc. as usual, and carried in triumph, amidst the acclama tions of the populace, round Coventlarderi, pre ceded by the marrowbones and cleavers. They then proceeded down Southampton-street, and up the Str,lnd, to the Mansion of the Noble Parent of the newly-elected Member, who entered the gates, amidst the acclamations of the surrounding multi tude. The laurels which envirened the chair, were then torn away, and distributed amongst the friends of the Noble Earl : all were anxious to get a branch, and almost every person in the crowd wore a leaf in his hat. No man stir red from the place, invited to remain by several large cheese, which were car ried into Northumberland House, and a very ge neral report that there would be a distribution of beer in a short time. For this purpose, a ring was formed by the Constables, opposite the Statue, in Charing-cross, and, about lialf.past eleven, two butts were rolled to the spot, where, being tapped, the beverage was distributed in the greatest pro fusion to all those who were inclined for it. In about a quarter of an hour, four large baskets of bread and cheese, ready cut, in wedges, were brought into the centre of the circle, and flung in handtuls to the crowd. This increased the con fusion ; every man endeavoured to obtain a piece for himself, and men, women, and children, were seen rolling over each other in the middle of the street. and even under the horses. When the bread and cheese were entirely expended, some kind of •rder was restored, and the mob was plenti fully supplied with quarts and buckets full cf porter, until the two butts were entirely emptied. They then gave three cheers, and many departed, well contented with their repast; but by far the greater number remained, in expectation of receiv ing a fresh supply. The populace were taken by surprise, not thinking that the business would have commenced so early. Had it begun an hour later, the number would have been infinitely greater. The seats were crowded with persons oa their way to the hustings, long after the elearon was over. In demolishing the hustings, a butcher of New , port Market, not having a very delicate sense of feeling, laid hold of a piece of a lamp pillar, cli se to the church, of about 0 pounds weight, and car ried it off, Inistakiug it, no doubt, for a piece of wood ; but be was pursued by a gentleman who re sides in Piccadilly, who compelled him to drop his °'=••ends booty at the Swan Inn. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Ocroasa 5. Mr. BAJI cAco, the Messenger, arrived in town on Monday night, from Pails, with Dispatches from the Earl of Lsoneao 4 LX. The Dispatches were taken into consideration yesterday. by a Cabinet Council, which sat at the Foreign Office, at half. past two eolock. Immediately alter the Council broke up, Mr. Ross, the Messenger, was ordered to hold himself in readiness to set off with an answer to the Eatl of LAUDERDALE; and he left town at ten o'clock last night, for that destination. The nature of Mr. BASI !co% dispatches has not trans pired ; but they are supposed to be of decisive im portance ; and it was reported. last night, that the answer, of which Mr. Ross is the bearer, contains an order for the Earl of LAUDZKDA LC to return home. His Lordship was a good deal recovered when Mr. BASILIC() lett Paris. He t.:•ci riot been seriously indisposed. 44r. Basitico felt Boulogne early un Monday morning, in the Vestal frigate, Capt. GlAll ; who, having fallen in with the Ca/. 4 sso frigate, Cap:. Bit anis-. put him on board the latter, which landed him at Deal. The arrival of the Messanger had no circa, yesterday, upon the Funds. Considerable adtivity prevailed on Sunday night at Yarmouth, a frigate having arrived and made signal of a fleet of men ot war in the German sea. Admiral Russti.t's squadron sailed early on Monday morning in pursuit of them. The Dortei packet, with mails from Gottenburgh, arrived at Yarmouth on Monday, reports, that on Saturday she passed ILI nosh a Russian squadron of four ships ot the line and three frigates, supposed to be bound for the Me diterranean. This appears to have keen the strange fleet, of which the frigate gave notice. The fol lowing is a list of Admiral ltusslt l.'s Squadron:— IS4Ajegtie (flag Aluiv), 74; Kesolution, f 4; Aglocuurt, 64; Dic:atur, 64; Nassau, ‘4; Stately, 64; Ctuiset sloop, and two cutters. Three Gottenburgh Mails arrived yesterday with letters and papers to the 30th 1.0.*t. T h e corre spondence betueen this country and Russia is car ried on with great activity. _ A letter from Plymouth, dated the sth, received yistterchiy morning at I.sovo's, contains the follow tag intercstirtg particulars:— I am sorry to acquaint you, that, on the 23J August, the homer::ard•bouod Jamaica convoy was encountered by a very severe gale, during which eleven foundered. On the nth the gale abated, b! sail were its company with the Penguin, which sloop is bringing them home. The Mognsienne got Canmd.i without a rudder.—The fleet cousi►trd io. from Jamaia, and got through the ...-iomergrr emepmeiorr rye. t. IrE Obi I NSTE 1? —.woo Y4ster day mot niag the E. ?meat the City of Westmi the room of the ever-to.be-1 patriot, the late Right Hor was held at the hustings it 'Church, Covent-Garden. pointed for nine o'clock, away an hour, the hustings i asrs, and an immense mot 'Soon after nine o'clock, E (tended by Mr. Bran, Mt 'Ayr, Mr. Witsom, Mr. lother respeliallk liteflors. On the appearance of t .front of the hustings, the a lace were so loud and cc ,elapsed before silence conk ['he High of Wes acs, Esq. dint* for , writ being read, and the I usual form. Mr. Wurrsatao addle noise and huzzaing were 1 postible to hear him dist menting the melancholy (the necessity of their being ;purpose of choosing a stir i who bad so long represer land to whom, however in iqqual, it was not the less I ;.sliat they should choose I could place, if that was ` a gree of confidence. Wii a number of relpetctabl assembled them, in order of their trust, and nck plications bad been mad' Sheridan, Sir Francs B i viva to such an huml I Upon the shuafters of t tioned, he passed many h color passages of which i amidst the vociferous ap None of the* Gentlernt proper, though. atter bay for live or six and tweetl t steps, and sided in unisot Itzpresentatiec, to aczei which were °tried to it ieasosi for his declining before oh* public. ' The I adequate any man was I . - - 91 the itpri3hth beirl 611.06 t ter, die. The r of its sarportcra, w. and L•e s dirt:Attains 1 I I i Galph on the I!th. 3 herewith annex a list of the ships which were colleted after the gale, and the names of those which went down, as far as could be ascertained. The crews of some are safe. The intelligence is brought by a schooner ar- rived from Bermuda. See in company on the 25th August, the Crsar, Kingston, Lady St. John, Jane, Vrcissaude, Alfred, Richard, Mbion, Sheridons, Ann, Douglas, Orlando, A:Nieces, Enterprixe, Gol den Grove, Hunter, Friendship, Duke of Bronte, Enfield, Princess Charloft; Rostock, John Bull, Cambridge, Favourite, Sorer'', Dayirl Shaw, Neptune, IV; irgaret, Marian, Diana, Centurion, Atlas, Martha Brae, Maria, Mars, Lord Gardner, Margaret and Ana, Doi, Stranger, Ardent, Margaret, Jana, Echo, Swartz, Pomona, Pursuit, Generous Planter, ehester• field, Hopewell, St. George, Lady Forbes, Naiad, Almwej, Loudon. Susannah, Blessing, Mary, Mariner, and the William Dent. The following •essels from Jamaica foundered in the gale of the 2Sd August, viz.— The Ann, of Bermuda, Branscomh, for Philadelphia, crew I saved ; Achilles, of Greenock, crew saved; Cure, Copping', and Rashleigh, Melville, of London, crew saved; Goodwin, and the Forty Second, Stevenson, of London, one man of each drowned ; and the Africaine, fur Liverpool, crew sand. The following vessels sailed from Jamaica, with the fleet under convoy of His Majesty's ships Ma gicienne, Franchise, and Pamtin, viz.—. • The Chance, Lady Mitchell, :raid the Ann and Elin, lin Halifax; Silos, Moore, fur Philadelphia; Cumberland, Ber wise, for Leith ; Tullock Castle, Barclay ; Francis, Hall ; Nuttwell, Dods; Sally, Williams; Larkins, Forster; Her culean, SIDITUUIIi j Bnaiila, Wilmette; /Wean, Gordon; Pursuit, Montgomery ; Ann, Atkins; Alfred, Renton ; Exe ter, Smellie ; Kent, Piseley ; John and Thomas, Clack ; Ve nus, Sayer; Lune, Young; Hercules, Caffrey; and the Co. verdale, Thacklin, for Gorden; Neptune, latish, for White , haven; Nsutilu., Rose; Alfred, Clark; Fortune, Reid; and the Aurora, M'Kinlay, for Glasgow ; John, Woodhou , e ; James, Bradshaw; Emerald, larown.by ; Posthumous, Tear ; Neptune, Halliday; Charles, Carnige ; and the Mary, Os wald, for Liverpool. Jamaica convoy; total 109 sail : Arrived 2; in company on 15th August, 65; with His Majesty's ship Franchise en the 30th August, 7—names un known. Arrived at Bermuda, the Carmarthen, foi Lou. don; parted in the Golph through neglect, viz. the Mi. norm, for London ; Considered, 7; reported to have foun dered, I—viz. the Erin, for Dablin ; foundered, names un known, I to 3; unaccounted for, 20 or 22. The Diana frigate, Capt. hlstrro, has returned to Portsmouth, after a long cruise, in search of the French frigates which lately annoyed the Greenland Fishery. She was only able t• trace them to Ice land. The Princess Charlotte, Dryad, and Arnethost, frigates, were with her, but they could not gain any intelligence of their objet. The other frigates are gone to Cork. The Diana sustained a very dread ful gale of wind, in which she lost her foremast, bowsprit, and main and mizen top-masts, several men were drowned by the fall of the foremast, and several others wounded. Captain Matron, we are sorry to add, had his arm broken by the ship's tak ing a lee-lurch ; he is doing well. The expedition has probably sailed from FaL mouth before this time. On Saturday morning, a sloop of war came into the Bay, and fired s:gnal guns for the troops to get on board the transports, and be prepared to sail the moment the rernaindor of the convoy should appear in the Offing. The Carstence, on the 23d ult. fell in with several gun-brigs, and chased them into Granville Bay, under cover of their batteries. On the 24th of this month, a man of war, of 74 guns, is to be launched from PERKY'S Dock, Black wall, which is not yet named. Sunday morning, Cal. GOLDI 11, of the 6th Dra goon Guards, quartered at Lewes, received orders for four troops of that regiment to proceed immedi ately to Portsmouth, there to embark for foreign ser vice. At four o'clock, in the evening, the squadron hit Lewes Barracks, under the command of the Hon. Captain Kuno, loudly cheered by the po pulace. They halted on Sunday night, at Brighton, and continued their march on Monday for Ports mouth, where they exped to be joined by the other squadron of the regiment, under the command of Captain BUILIZIA. The Centaur, of 74 Runs, Capt. S. I loon, is re fitting at Spithead. This brave officer, it is ex. pe3ed, will go to Buenos Ayres when his wound is healed. —He was ordered to Spithead several days before the anion, and was waiting to be suc ceeded in his command. The sth, 36as, and 88th Regiments. it is teported, were to go with him. The Officers of the Gloire French frigate, have been examined, which is necessary to condemn the • ship as a prize. Although they fought so obsti nately against our Officers, they cheerfully walk arm-in-arm with them about Portsmouth. The French Commodore is wounded in the arm. They are the mest officer and gentlemen-like looking men, and have the best moral countenances of acy ever brought into that town. They are mostly member, of the Legion of Honour. The Hiunburgh ship, Perie, arrived at Ports mouth, from Monte Video, brings the intelligence that she MI in with the Jamaica frigate., off 'be Banks of Newfoundland, cruising in seach of Sir J. 1 B. WAIRCN'S squadron, wi..h the information that the French Fleet, under Admiral WI t.t•um tz, had been seen off the Cherapeak. We hope, there fore, that Sir Joule will receive timely information of the enemy's rout. Some fear, however, as we mentioned in a former paper, is entertained, that SirJetts's squadron may have encounters .d the storm by which Sir RICHARD 41 R•Clltai sae esi so se. verely ; hut no intelligence to that effed has heel received. ........ AI ••• _ COURT AVURN►AG. LORD ece CHAMBERLAINS OFFICE, octo 6, 18U6. Orden for the Court going MOllffline ow W i d iu . s u y next, the Bth instant, for His late Serene 1.1,41,„„,„ C George Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, His Me jests'', nephew, eta. Tiu ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain been, whits gloves, necklaces, and eAr.risge, black ur white shoe,, f a e„ i and tippets. y e g re ..,......Whito or grey lutestiings, tabbies, nr damasks. The gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. Undress. --Grey frucks. The Court to change the Mourning on Wednesday the Slf instant. Tine ladies to wear black silk or velvet coloured ribbons, fans and tipp.7ts ; or plaint white, or white and gohl, or white eau an!rirr stud., wirer blank ribbons. hhs o •,ongen to wen Week coats, and black or nisi. Whit..., or white and gold, or white and Weer stuff waistcoat , finikrnminerl, coloured swords end hincklet. And o n w e d e e,de ! ., the *h insular, the Court to go of Mourning. st=ill== 111111 " 11111 st POUR 1. ON MR. CROW BEING ELECTED ONE OF TI/" CORONERS FOR KENT. • 0110 Voter to ciao der said, The choice the COunty now has made For wisdom sure will mark in ; True, all the world for certein know, No Candidate can match a Cis*, TO art urn a Carom. elsethess, Oct 6, 1806. THE GREEK MAN—.EXHIRITED 1N VERSE, A spruce little man, in cduubtet of pees, Perambulates dai:y the streets and the Sterna e Green stripe is Ins waistcoat, his smell-clothes a s grata, And oft' round his neck, a game 'kerchief is seen; Green watch string. rex seals, and, kw certain l're heard, (Tho' they're powder'd) green whiskers, and eke a s T, beard ! Green priers, grey hose, and, deny it who can, The brains, to a:ere/a. (Ohs huh' rem maw I Steps., Berzfroars, Oee. e, 1106. QUIZ 2=al=lllllllMMUnkm His Mat est r will corns to town this day. Yesterday, Lord Hot-Lisp and Mr. Sulam had an audience of the Prises of Writ" float o'clock r 1-11CMYZ Highness theDadtentCAßß sec ca to town yesterday morning, from Bushy Park, retnraed, at ball-past four in the afternoon, dinner. The front dining, parlour, in which the rest of Mr. Fox are at present, was yestet Jay hurl black. Viscount Moor-Ivor and C s G saint Esq. are Stewards for the approaching St a 1 Races, in the North of Ireland, which ale exile to display much fashion. Viscount RaNctirta and suite, have arrive Dublin from Holyhead. Lord Pot:sorter, we are happy to say, was ra better yesterday, and was more free from pain he has been for several days past, and took nourishment. Mrs. riTZHZRIBEZT arrived, on Monday nigh her house in 'rilnerstreet, from Briletton. Lord STateLty arrived, yestdrday, at the hot hii father, the Earl of Daisy, in Grosvenor- sq from Lancashire. . Miss Muni performed the parts of Yvan/ N, in the Tragedy of Doug!**; and Rvialaaa. i Farce of . The Salton, on . Monday cvening, a Kgitain - Theatre : it was an immense house numbers returned that were not able to gain a tante. Mrs. Mums, in Lads' -R:orkipti ; and &tows& in Etirnaiw", received the greatest of applause. Bond-street yesterday began ttrassume its lively asped, the concourse of carriages being numctomrthan they have beta for several ex past ; the Itake.. and „Difthsie-L)a CAST ate Earl and Countkss of Ila a ;rendes, the Co Dowager .1 astsiv.: the Countess of Pond Lord and Lady BIADCHANP, ISaTODDSS Cao Lady 13Ua00Y NI, Lady VILLIIIRS, and Lack m evo a, were among the elegant company. The Earl and Countess of Servos arrive , terday at their house in Arlington-street, Stake Farm. On Friday oe'linight, passed through Abe the Earl and Countess of Animus and as their way to Haddo-house. Her Grace the Duchess of GORDON, and General the Marquis of Husr, Ler, are in Aberdeen from the north. Her Grace, we stand, intends to honour the Perth Meeting presence ; and afterwards to return to Alm: the ensuing (Maher Meeting. Mr. and Lady EL►ZAaar PI Wall tamed a 'cleft patty to dinner yesterday, house, in Dover-street. Arrivals at Cheltenham Spa— Lord and Lady Seafoith, Sr Georg* Diickett, Skrpwith, Sir Charles Sait.in„ Sit John and Lady I Murry, Mrs. t.sn. Con, Colonel and Mrs. M•Gregk Lieut,Colonsl Bell, Major Marc, Captain Lando Sweet, Dr. Campbell, Reg. Di. sad Mrs. Owen, Re Towns:lid and Halle), Mews. and Miatresses C Semi, Douglas, and Smith 1 Mr sad three !stun/ Mr. HILL and Mrs. ATKINS perform Comic Opera of Lyre in o Village, at the Theatre, on Saturday ; besides the originr Mr. Htt.r. introduced Doles Dosiamer, and' turously applauded. Mrs. A T Ns snug a compovcd by Mr. Sittal.l3, and received plause. They concluded with Dr. 'Sortie' MI duet of " Together let at range the fist sang it most charmingly. F.xtradt Item an Advertisement in 7 Chronick :—" Any person. wishing to spunk. in a das:iitig way. with Capt rA i. e e flambe's, formerly First Lieutenant at tl sloop of war, will meet with every ei coin lry application to him, at tke." 1 1 Li