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IIiNERAL ELECTION. muscat sticasso -.50,. IS. Nen , Row—'Charles L.igh. le , ,,via - olte—Hugh Harlow. Com:wall—Sir W. Lenwo sad Jon), Hark Tremayne. Dreitwiet—lion. Andrew Foley and Lieutenant-Col. ►olq CONTESTED ELECTIONS. won rot": --IrOURTR Day. A! past three, on Monday, the numbers were: Mr Coke • 3504 Mr. Windham . 3255 Mr. Wu.lehoe.e • .10136 Majority in favour of Mr. Windhan►, IG9. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. BRENTFONA, NOV. IS. THE SEVENTH DAY'S PULL. At the close of the pail, this day, the numbers were : For Mr. Mellish . . . 2401 Mr. By., • • . 182 t Sir F. Burdett . • . • 491 Ms. Byng bowed to the multitude, and with drew from the Hustings. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT spoke to the following effed :—" Gentlemen, I cannot but consider the p o ll, this day, as rather encouraging to the hopes I have formed respeding the independent interests of the county. I shall, however, pass over that sub jra for the present, and hasten to make one or two observations, well wdrthy the consideration of the Freeholders of Middlesex, and I shall press those observations the stronger, as the consideration ruay come too late, if not immediately entertained. I have been the more desirous of stating, with plain ness and candour, the motives and the grounds upon which I offer myself a Candidate fir the Re. presentation of the County ; as, in the event of my return, the Freeholders may clearly know what they are entitled to cape& from me. What I would recommend then to their consideration. is the senti- vents expressed by particular Candidates at parti cular cnntested eleiticus, before and after the Elec tors have returned them to their seats in the Senate House; and to obrerve the difference of tone after they hive ceased to be Candidates. It were well if the Freeholders of Middlesex would look to the Borough Eleaion, and to the address of Mr. Henry Thornton. after securing his elec tion. He takes the earliest opportunity of re minding the Eleaors of the monstrous sacrifices they will of necessity be addled upon to make, Gentle men, these moustrints sacrifices were never hinted at before his Bleaion. Again, if the Freeholders will look to the Eleftion for the county of York. they will see, that Mr. Wilberforce has followed is the same track, and enlarges upon the enormous sacrifices the people will be called upon to make. It is true, this curious language is to be expetled from the quarter from whence it proceeds, yet it would have been as well if those Gentlemen had stated the necessity of theme sacrifices. before their returns. To say that sacrifices must be made, is to say not/sing. sacrifices upon sacrifices have already been made, and what good has resulted ? The people know they must continue to make sacrifices; and the only consolation they could receive, would be tl;e assurance, that is future those sacrifices would tend to the essential interests of the country. The only thfisg that bee hitherto resulted from the enormous sacrifices made by the people, is, the di viding the population of the country, and the mak ing one-half peepeer, and the other half ter-gotherres. The former have become the inmates of in creased and multiplied poor-houses. The latter. the residents of palaces. The Right Hon. the Ma nager of Drury-lane Theatre, be too, talks with pleasantry upon those sacrifices, which he knows the country will cheerfully make. What, Gentle men, has he sacrificed ? Nothing ! unless it is the consistency of his public chiraaer : and while be bids the people chee.fully • saclike for the support of the Slate,' he is putting thousands a year, of the public resources, into his own pocket. 1 hat Gen- Semen, toe, is equally unfortunate in all his at tennsts to obtain popularity ; and it never happens that he makes a public claim to heighten his own climatic% or enhance his charaaer, that it is not done to the disadvantage of his friends. On a recent occasion, he said, with respea to some publican, who thought differently from himself, and opposed him before the hustings, that if the Magistrates should take away his license, to would intercede to get it restored ; thus sup. posing that the Magistrates would be guilty of so scandalous a prostitution of their power. In short, he would have the weeld believe, that his claims upon the public are above all value, and that what his friends do, who aft in concert with him, are but as jilt hrotrnets. et mpared with the sttrlirg ore of his transcendant services. I now return to speak of the Candidates who stand before you, and think it is not too late fur the Freeholders once more to urge the Gentleman who stands beside me. for a declaration of his principles, lest from him the Freeholders find a similar address to those I have already spoken of as pruceedscg from the Borciegh and from the Gunny of York And row, one word with reaped to the general state of the country, and the coalition of parties—that coati i....sposing which. I have in cu r r ed so mu c h opposition ; and it appears to use that 1 cannot charAfterise the (mina better, than is callipering it to that man, who is represented us Tee New Testa ment as being possessed with a devil. He was much troubled and discomfitted ; but, at last, was fcrtuoate enough to get the devil expelled: yet it so happened, that he became again possessed, and in stead of one, he bad seven devils, worse than the former. So it is by the late accession of party ; though the country lost one devil, with which it was possessed, by the change, yet it has now to en dure the tern/eat of many devils, worm than the first. 1 shall conclude, by returning my warmest thanks to t h e i n d epen d ent F ree h o lders, assuring them, that it shall be no fault of mine if they have not scope and power to exercise their independence." Mr. Mat. Lists then came forward, but the tu mult and uproar Resented him from speaking. He said, it was rath er extraordinary, after the Hon. Baronet's observations of the preceding day, that he should begin kis speech by referring to the Poll.- -lamour again commenced, and Mr. Mellish withdrew. The business was t:ra closed, and the nob dis persed. -ova avairElt ELECTION. YOURTIMMTH DAY. In proportion as this well-contested Eleaion is drawing towards a close, the public curiosity seems to increase. At four &clod. when the polling closed, the crowd was immense. The disposition to turbulence and riet, however, was not so great as daring the two or three first days of this contest. A short time previous to the numbers being an nounced, Mr. Per es Moose appeared within the Hastings, and addressed the High Bailiff. He required of him, that Mr. Paull be obliged to give in his quali fication to-naarehre morning, and for that purpose he delivered in a written requisition, in the earns manner as had been dons by Mr. Gibbons to Mr. Sheridan yesterday. We understand that Mr. Sheridan this day complied with said requisition. • At four o'clock the state of the poll stood thus :-•-• SI,- Samuel Hood 4365 Mr. Sheridan 4642 Mr. raull 4565 SASIIIIL HOOD said, he was sorry to hear that various calumnies and a , persiems had been uttered both against him and his Right Hon. Friend. It had been asserted by Mr. Paull, that he (Sir S. Hood) could not speak ; but that be might be able As soon as the Poll was declared, Mr. SHVIID•M addressed the Eledors. He said, he was rejoiced to observe the daily increasing good humour of the populace (the mob h a vi ng been more violent and Wtsterous than on any former day), but he could easily account for it, his success bad daily increased, and it was natural that the satisfaction of all who heard him should increase in proportion.—(Lead boithier cod applanu from Mr Sheridan's frivolo, end inriPasal attempts from his adoorretriet to loop. rapt hint).--. 1 ' Gentlemen. but a few days ago, Mr. Paull had the goodness to say. that he would not press on me as a falling man. Through the whole of this contest, I have had gloat season to be obliged to Mr. Paull for his gentlemanly condua and po liteness, and I ought, of course, to be rueful for his mercy; and war gratitude I will chew, by en treating you not to treat this silly presumptuous man, sow for ever fallen, as be would assuredly have treeed me. had a laarentable abasement of mind in you given him the opportunity. As to the lies, frauds, forgeries, perjuries, and tumults by which the cause of my adversaries has been, supported. I really wish to believe. that even Mr Paull. and every mac of the least respea or cha rs/ler committed with biro. have not been concerned in them; for could I believe otherwise, and were Mr. Paull et the head of the pnll, and I next to him, I should have felt myself in a great dilemma, be canes I protest I do not know which would have mortified me most, the disgrace of being beaten by each a man. or the shams of being his collsagee." f 1 scare qoplaeas). to may Yea or No in the House of Commons. He believed he would be able to say so, very satisfacta rily for their interests laipplaeacs). The gallant Admiral concluded with tbaakiag the Eleaors for r‘ l eir support, in placing him at the bead of the poll. Both these Candidates retired immediately after they bad spoken. Mr. Whitbread, however. re mained, and descended, as formerly, from the hustings, in order to bear Mr. Parma; who spoke nearly as follows :—•• Geederr.en Eleaers of West 'Mester, when I first appeared Wass yes. I made a solemn pledge. and ..otwithetonehng the as sertions of my enemies, notiritbamsdisig what you have heard from day to day, as to trey deserting you, you see me here to-day, and yes will see me hers to.morrow, till the poll be closed. I shall contest. inchr by inch, and foot by foot, with my antagonist, until the Nigh Ball& shall de. Blare from the hustings, at Covent Garden, that your liberties are now extiett. I shall make this solemn pledge, which I shall never depart from, but with existence, that after the poll-books are closed, and whether it be determined that 1 asst to represent you it. Partly:tent, or to retire to a private life, I will be found still to persevere in doing my duty, by exposing to public view the infamous frauds and iniquities, next to high treason, which have been praftised against you. I call such frauds next to high treason. because they are rtirealt in opposition to the principles of our glorious Commo tion. I will still advocate the rights of the iififkit people, and will expose, to the utmost of my the infamous and nefarious transeltioes whicthattl taken place, to the great detriment of Toni libata ties and independence. I return Mr. Msubrea4 thanks for his daily attending nee at the hum. Mgr, for I am sure he will yet do me justice, and that he will beg your pardoo, at some fu ture period, for the injuries which be has been instrumental in pratftising against your liberties. —lt is a part of the Coastatitiou of this corm try, that Peers of the Realm shall never interfere with the Elea:ions of Members of Parliament. IT* dig Mr. Wheiroal iota ducat.) I hold in my hand a paper, which will prevent Mr. Sheridan from ewer sitting in the House of Commons.— Bram ! !fear from the friends of Mr. Parlf.l It is, I say, a part of our Coestitution. that Elec tions shaft be free. So jealous were our forefa thers upon this subjea. that neither Peers of the Realm, nor Officers of Excise. nor say persona likely to ccantroul, were permitted to inter:middle with Eledions. What will you say, Gentlemen, when y'ou hear that the brother of the Duke of Bedford, a placeman and a pensioner, during the pleasure of the Crown, that Lord William Russell aided as the agent of a Peer. upon this ra-,easion ? What will you say, when you learn that his Lordship wrote to all the tenants of the Duke of Bedford, who were to vote at this Elettion, threatening them with expulsion, if they voted against these Court Candidates ? (Plaudits sod ace,Orootiogrj. Can you believe it, that through the influence of that 'instep Peer of Parliament, insti gated, no doubt, by His Majesty's servants, I have lost an infinitely larger number of free and inde pendent suffrages, than the Treasurer of the Navy has yet procured ? This contest will, no doubt, have a glorions issue. We will shew, at all events, to our country, whether in or out of Parliament. what are our trot principles ; principles which, I trust, we v:i'l clever .:rep till our dying day. It is us, and our adherents, who will be fou:ain the end, to be the trusty and steadyfriendsof yourgleriousCanstitu:ion. very sorry 114 I cannot not see the I+leinb.r fee CoWOO. llr. iliterhlin said eareoetieally, that be has statetimes 11111111 tee in Gaidemos's palsy. I have bees men than oboe lima, Moores company, and I am not ashamed to soy, that he did inculcate some political principles into my mind. That Gentleman, Mr. Moore, I say, instilled into my mind the Most favourable sentiments of my friend Sir Francis Burdett, and that too in public as well as in private company. I bold in my band a copy of the speech of Mr. Moore, when he nomi nated Sir Francis Burdett as a Candidate fir Mid dlesex, two years ago. He was then proud to sob that he knew his (Sir Francis's) principles to be pure, disinterested, and highly constitutional ' • in short, that be was the most loyal ma n i n His Majesty's dominions. I know that Mr. Moore is a candidate for place, and is at present pushing Sir Philip Francis, to get a situation in India. This writing must come against him, and demonstrate • that he is aQiag the part of an apostate, when he ap pears here upon these hustings to calumniate the man whose principles he formerly approved.—What has been the condo& of Sir Francis Burdett. during the two last years? He has been living, Gentlemen, in a state of obscurity.—He has been attending to . those studies in which he takes the utmost delight. —He has been employing himself at home, in the perusal of the amok*, and other ornamental pur suits, in the chalce circle of his family and friends. His whole condat has been the most commendable. Has Sir Francis, then, done any thing to give the smallest pretence for a change in the conduet of Mr. Peter Moore and hisjoare f Has he said or done any thing contrary to his former principles t Gentlemen, whatever were the principles of Sir Francis Burdett at the time he was admired by Peter Moore, sock are they now, and such I hope and trust they will ever continue. I defy either Mr. Whitbread or Peter Moore to give any colour for this change of senti meet, or to account for this most glaring and an padone.le inconsistency in the Member fqr Coven. try. The gallant Admiral. who has gone from his place, says. that I have been very lavish of my abuse against him, as well as the Treasurer of the Navy, during the whole of this contest. I beg to recall to your recolledion what was my condua on the fust day of the poll. Until they had disgrased themselves. I never stood forward to asperse or ac cuse them ; but, when the Treasurer of the Navy, by his condo& degraded his rank as a Gentle- man, I did not think it any longer right to allow him to stand up with pretensions which he did not possess. I appeal to the unbiassed pan of oty eonatrymeu, is whose estimation I ought to fail, if ever I did any thing derogatory to the cbaraaer of a gentleman t What was my coadu& as to Sir S. Hoed? I never doubted his courage, nor would I ever have doubted his candour and veracity, had he not disgraced and degraded bins self by fraud. It was when I discovered his du plicity. that I put him Nara a level with the sunk Treasurer ii the Navy. As this is the only place where I can be beard, most of the daily Papers being shot against sae I most Isere state, that in one of these Papers, th e Treasurer of the Nov) (for I can only attribute it to bins. as !moot yet think that Sir Samuel Hood would be gaily of it), camped a letter to be inserted, as originating with a person of the name of Simon Frew, making a referees* to • person of the name of Lambert. It has been stated, drat thin Mr. Lembset, of -Segollossreets wrote me a letter some time ago, is favour of a distressed relation. and that I never attended to it ; that I afterwards canvassed that gentleman, and asked him to vote for me ; making, at die same time, a pledge, that I would relieve my ramie° if he did so. This unfounded assertion I can only attribute to the bead of the Forty Thieves. I never bad a communication with Mr. Lambert in my life, nor did I ever see him. till I called on bins this day, to Inquire if he knew me. He said he did ant, and added. that be bad seen the base sod infamous ea- Inmoy. The Truism of the Navy has stated, with as increase of hardihood, and without any sense of shame, that ne had never said , that the Dohs of _ _ Northumberland had writers a oleadar letter, us favourable to his interests. I cam may retest. that those letter are ready to be produced. I also to notice. that in the hearing of this rs near me (Mr. Powell) and of several es, dui Treasurer of the Navy said (what he has since de nied he said). that nothing but the Doke of Nor thumberland Wag a cripple, could have screened hint from per chastisement. Such is the man who here stands • Candidate.—He is breaded with every anbecorning as that can reader him odious to the people of England—a man, whose public and private charaaer is 'acts as Mr. Sheridan's, can never become the proper defender of your rights and liberties. His only tibial is to beep a place for himself and his son, who has been very aaive. I understand, in his abuse of me in other places, though he has not ventured to do so upon the hosting' of Covent-Garden, knowing well that he could not substantiate the u nth of them. Can such a mars. then, as the Treasurer of the Navy, be a fit person to represent the people of Westminster in Parliament 1 (4 cry of **, ws ; esd yes..ter.) Will this man, who must have his bread, and who. at aA events, cannot live without his wine. ever revert to as upright coadult, and endeavour to defend your rights. liberties, and independence ? No. Gentlemen, the thing is impossible—he will ra ther wish to keep his place. The man who betrayed you, in the first instance, ought not to.be entailed to your suffrages. Bin, Gentlemen, he has not had the suffrages of the independent Eleaors. I believe that Sir Samuel Hood is only nearly upon a par with me in single votes. Ido say, that of single votes of Cie independent and honest Eleaors, I have a vtat majority over Ma. Sheridan. if he dedu.2 the amount of plecemen, and those who have been brought in by fraud and by fear. He. is upwards of 2,000 votes behind me this day, in that view of our situation ; and yet, under such circum stances, you see Mr. Whitbread coming here to claim a triumph. With a nominal majority of 270 such illegal votes. he claims a triumph far his fricni the Treasurer of the Navy ! If this be a triumph, heaven prevent me from such triumphs. If Carletor. House can be satisfied, if the Prime Minister must be satisfied, that Mr. Sheridan should procure a seat by such infamous means, I wish them mach joy of their triumph. I, too, must claim my triumph. when I find that, oa the four teenth day of the Poli. a time when it is conceived that the bucks must loon be closed, I have procured .1 the suffrager of 4,000 Valiant 60 pateak.led money nor hypocrisy. without a single preluded fames. either Conferred or to corn.. If l'aboeld be defeated; which I am coni,lent will not be the case, I say that it is impossible for Mr. Sheridan tel be returned to the House of Commons. I will to• morrow demand of the Bailiff that he be not returned for Westminster. It is for him to judge, after hearing what I shall state, whe ther or not the poll-books ought to be closed ander such circumstances. If lam the last upon the poll, I shall certainly demand a scrutiny. But let me not libel the Electors of Westminster. Let me not suppose, for a single moment, that they will allow Mr. Sheridan to stand soperio upon the • day of the pull, in preference to a . Candidate stands upon independent suffrages alone. If • friends, who have given me positive promises, cease forward, I say, that I shall yet put the Treasurer of the Navy in a ilecided minotity. It will yet be seen whether or not Mr. Sheridan has obtained his votes in a proper manner, and it will be for you to say whether you are yet to exercise your rights as hers men, or whether yoo frit the present system of taxation to operaFfiti put destrodtion 3 lam far hom being against Moisten adopting *reef proper means to defend u, from foreign and domes* tic attacks ; but it is impossible. under the preset* system, for Elettors to retain their pairsiefter, of to procure their unbiassed choice. If obese of minster c..uld have done so. I say, &wen the WIN day of the poll. the Treastwer or the Navy *Ea have sunk, never more to rise. I have yet mew dies very important to state; Ins sorry sin Tea. _ . . .. _ . here, but "feed MUM,' Alger asentioned. lasted 1. the brtliser, a that Mr P aul, ster,by 20.040 will ir ehtrautf ProPc!iii l 9n opoo the Ides; teciw. Thu that I should to.ru?rrow oa wished me to the nate of elusion. self grity, that result. what s. to any draw Micas, degr;din se g ri t i4 to free ..ems • to the pendence of Westminster. was mods by h frion4 of Mr. Sheridan. who has mid, ' s ki duo news. , papers. that he was now become own vagobis. Where is that degree of bowed papaleekj,iiien tai lad him afraid to stand the raeolt.. when melba bin •stioleing-ewhowa-ohoneamienssui , -Oheipiell-mew nomad it the Sane Challabeeldo Mr. Whitbread will give it eis the airelhhelfrusim ter, as well as to that of the Right ifleatangoMa Treasurer of that Navy. =slain iterLimillblOireck. that all this lam be.. umnied iopoko eh* hmetbip of Coveot.G•rdess - bat --I, defy Mirag e re . diem to sleet tbAt_ soy speech, shit wet I ore, ow due ever nay Melees.. Oiled. re Femme liorders, iereilr SOX ibosertareLiato M the Situ are Sarah sad doe Coasmeses. es oats. Misled brow Comaitidoe: As so then I Me* sem *otteekl . pad =fel& that caol.gilloo• lKr, IF Jew 4iie thee 4161114 ..vvivart oweeltemeeewe wit lese*. die Line Mid old. sidles/ ends to nate* 01kas k L is tboooy„,,,t.esi4l,, Me. IWe • to nee weideote . . ties redikte Malan% is. wiles that she Awe al • she pedirse:peiats may em peeve injurious *she bast. the dearest interests of the Threwo icytaM. wish he may do so, that the Ministry may know that the popular voice is in favour of Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Paoli. however much their praise. worthy efforts may be staled by the infamous sad ' abominably illegal pralki.os of placemen and pen. eiotters." Mr. Pull was loudly cheered oa the eon& . Sion of this speech, and coaveynd beenahs triumph. Mr. Sit MD Ass. 11M1111.4411.10 after his spefta. left the hustings ; has horses ware taken from his car riage. and he proceeded, as usual, with hi; lumina and binicl of music so Somerset House, surrounded, sot by a mob. but by a mass of population, amount ing, we should think, ti at least tour thousand per. soot, including among them all that is refired:6lo and spirited among :hot. who tale a pan on those occasions. Mr. Sberidaa. as usual, futtxd (pPAW to Somerset House, 44 carriages i'f aL Noe beauty and fashion in town drawn up. He agein mad. a must impressive "puma, exerting his voice in such a manner, that. through the respeiSful atten tion of the crowd, it was astonisinog to what a distance he was to be heard. In alluding to the manse which again induced him to entreat them to abs Ana from attending him to his own di.or (the diners of the Lady of Sir William Rule, living mat door to him) be could not but triumph in the conviction that nis cause had the good wishes of the whole sex. A countryman of ni,, Sir Royle Roach, ha some similar Umatiots, reminded a friend wbo wish.. ed to discourage him. that " all the women were en his side to a man." • ( 61,..n e leagiter and q• please.) Mr. Sheridan proceeded:—" This appears to be more a boll than it is ; fur i verily believe at this =ahem my female advocates are aduated a spirit se weel e , th.,t the majority of them term that they can only give me their ardent good wires. instead of their voices aod poll." Iseetseweeppl....4 tad eveviag of ribtrag.ho aid 4enrl;sere4leb film all the ceeeta i tes gad wtaehreas )—Mr. Sheridan itone.uded with • nobie description of the cause tie W/i ea. gaged in, which the multitude received with Cal.- totem applause, and quietly dispersed. The Favourite. At• Les. front Liverpool. for as West Indies. was on shore near Wedged, on the 10th instant.—Craw g very important to state: lam cony Ike ret*A is not hare, but his frigid below (Mr. IMO • id), will, I doubt-meet miewoomiemo Ab a te • In most of the birds* papaw 4,44 ▪ it is said. that I item bet •iit amp ult. It ;. iseutioaed it' mfr it le of the papers of this ' )lilleMtam T of the Navy Was *gess , IQ • a numerous crowds ck-hrimilat.eas Mit* 4 itioned, that the esajork, dims ittMdo:ll4 hired Idedytisell-setts .*91111r.. brtliser, and CAM, rho bcui as - Mt fisill was draws to bit haroii in Vfattiemo •by 20,000 people. who, ceding of their ceme 400 and accord, woeld adroit of oorefeeek- (Lard atom./ ciatlethea, you will be eleanished fat d • p!siil9n Which was made to me. this moilotirs a the Has; lags. by al4l. Crocker. au easioratio.. tr. That patletwas came us.. esteems a WWI t I should not allow the outman to be amoodemill sorrow ots the bustiags of Coelot-cyder: hCd me to prevail epee doe Bailif not to state of the poll publicly, wises it cameo& sea- !ion. 1 Nn, Sir, 1 hose pledged est: to my fellow-citizens, Whei curAfie in 'asp MM. y. and tram to my standing tip tee yheitiiess, shall stand this comm. sad rioter relthrthe taco lam not afraid°, the • ' bother it they may ; and therefore stayer sdildlit any such Rowel .prectidemer. 4 (Coifs .f aroma tee ! fries all furriers ) I sal, -die this prop. ms, so drgradtng to freemen. zod., us the irides