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about )00 of you a qter." with a tatives t, the but a of the a call e first he al).. dmg!. again w Ilea Mr. side, tilting r for Mr. )layec.l It Mr. lay at ;•been to sail Is ex~ auito. Ta ipa i ma. oo ; but iguo cis to and it, Its of to its day. 3 rived 'arty, A be- would y the r ust Lry.-r• wide, 13 - G0 .15 es VotiW e !'• This bable not telli- 1 fell• t ioni e r to r the the that j o i n been , s' )ceed say Lt to ty as ill of t bra ising WESTMINSTER ELECTION. FIRST DAY. This morning, at an early hour, the usual bustle aid noise attending the Election of Members to serve in Parliament for this City commenced. We not, however, observe the customary number of placards, nor that sort of spirit that has usually characterised the assemblages of the Mobs before the Hustings. At precisely ten o'clock, Mr. LAMB, accompanied by Mr. WISHART, Mr. EvAws, and several other Gentlemen, made his s Ppearance, and was received with a mixture of applause and disapprobation. Shortly after, Mr. 11 011110 USE, attended by Mr. CLARK, of Mid dlesex, Mr. STURCH, Mr. BROOKS, and seve ral other Electors of Westminster, came on the Hustings, and was warmly greeted by the crowd in time front of the hustings. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT appeared in a few minutes after hi: protege, amid was, as usual, much applauded by the persons assembled in front of the Hustings. The High Bailiff, accompanied by Mr. BIRNIa and several other Gentlemen, then P►oceedetl to open the business of the day by the usual ceremonies of reading the Act for the pre vention, of Bribery, &c. at Elections. Jr. STURCH then addresed the Electors. He sa'd, be had a duty to perform that was pleasant to him and useful to them. Sir Francis Burdett ha'd served them for thirteen years; his conduct hail been such as to secure the confidence of his brother Citizens, and they w.oild show by their unanimoos election of hint that they were not in sensible of his s,reices. Mr S , urch concHded, amidst great applause, wilt) p , w,osing Sir Francis Burdett—This was st conded by Mt Pultsa. Sir FRANCIS BULDRTT theo proceeded to ad dress the multitude at great leng:b ; he, as usual, expressed himself in terms of great bitterness ,o wards the late Floust• of Csmintons ; he also ac cused Mr. Lamb of not giving him that support which he should have done ; he also stated, that the partizans of - Mr. Lamb lad been the instigator's of the diseraeeful Riots that took pl,+ce at the last Election, which had beet, most unfairly charged on the friends of Mr Llohbouse. The Baronet theu took a view of all the pretensions of 141 r. Lamb, and said, he had no doubt of the Elec tors 0 Westminster performing the duties of an honest Jury, in deciding between him and his late - Colleagne.—i‘ I wish (said Sir Francis), there may be as honest a Jury before whom I shall shortly appear at Leicester;" and eon thided a speech of nearly two hours by saying, the Election was entirely in the hands of the per sons he was addressing. Mr. WisHART then proposed the Hoo6urable GEO RGE LAMB, and was seconded by Mr. EvANs. This nomination was followed by the loudest expressions of disapprobation from the mob. Mr. Geo. LAMB offered himself to the notice of The Electors, amidst the most uproarious movute applause 'and disapprobatinti ever svitness.ed. , Mr. C LA R K proposed J OHN C AM HOBHOUSE, * Ls q - -*This having been seconded, Mr. Hou.RousE proceeded to address the Elec tors, and was speaking when our Reporter left the FOR THE SUN. TO THE PARLIANIENT -WY CONSTITUENTS IN GENERAL. GENTLEMEN—It has often been wire that there. Is no virtue anlciig You ; and among some, not 'II of you, it may be true ; meaning that you Rant streugth to resist the force of temptation ; *at you sell your suffrage for money, or Other I lium, which is mercenary, not free, and which /t'ss only are on the dissoluti,n of one Parka !tent the constituting another. Give me leav e therefore to recommend to you caution and Judgment iii the choice of your Members. Reject bribery with abhorrence, and laugh with scorn at 'he influence of your remptors with money, and fear no loss on maintaining your independence. When canvassed, ask the Candidate whether he 'hems you a free agent, either to choose without * ensure, or reject without a frown ; for vain it *ill be - in you_ to look for a reform in the Com -1413113 House, while you continue to want it your leives. Power is now with you, but if you bar !!r it for a price, the man you elect n ill purchase Vs seat, and not rake it by your novitiated voice. f, on the contrary, you give it without fee or re !al* you will deserve the name of freemen, and ' lO justice to the character, the ho nour whereof h ell be recorded as an example for a general be befit but mark the reverse ! If you suffer your selves to be bought and sold, flattered and cajoled, beither complain nor be surprised that your Re presentatives will vote in Parliament for bad mea sures to serve their own turn, and against good C ''lta because they can get nothing by them. ASTREA. It is presumed that the Nation will not cease to re cognize with great interest instances of mode r4tion afforded by public Bodies, and out Nobility :ad other Land-Owners on the subject of rents, 'adeed what is here sown in beneficence cannot fell to realize a rich harvest of gratitude as well as tiltitnate advantage. The honourable example of the City of London in these respects, it is perhaps 4etiless.to mention. The following intelligence friuti the northern portion of our land) has l a t e ly f'ee't received :--‘ 4 That Lord FIFE has lately b• :eu letting his farms, and has been very favour -111:?le t o hi s tenants : t h oug h h e m i g h t have had I s rent s ra i se d , h e wou ld not accept o f i t. m l d strangers, who offered higher rents, that they ic.4( have too much money ; that when any of tenants died without male heirs, he would l eu let t h em h ave farms:' Ilie information goes Pnto state hi s L or d s hi p ' s cons id erat i on f or t h e r, in affording citaritabie donations," &c. C E lts MAJESTY, we understand; has presented 1 , 6 4 1 1) t• PITZCLARESIGE with,a sword of considerable CC/inie, as a mat k of his, Royal approbation of that a ei nt young Officer's meritorious services in to-street. GENERAL ELECTION, CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. The following was the Gross Poll at One o'Clock this day : Mr. Wilson 1134 Sir William Curtis 1054 Alderman Wood 992 The Lord Mayor 928 ' Alderman Th o rp e 901 Alderman Wait hman .. 749 BOROUGH OF SOUTH WARK ELECTION. At Half-past One the final numbers were as under : Mr. Calvert.. Sir It. Wilson. Sir T. 'carton. .. 877 807 i . 320 CONTESTED ELECTIONS.—STATE OF THE POLLS. ARUNDEL, MARCH 8. R. Blake• • • • . • 185 l A. Atherley 157 } Elected Lord Bury .... 174 1 J. G. Blake 157 ILCHESTER, 3IARCH 8. Sir I. Coffin Elected 74 1. Manners 36 Dr. Lushington J 74 Captain Manners 36 NonTiwirTom, MAnen g. Mr. Robinson 331 I Lord Compton 224 Mr. Maberley 2BB PONTEFRACT. MAncii 7. T. Houldsworth 3g7 I Lord Pullington J. S. Duncoml•e 258 YARMOUTH, MARCH 8. 532 I Itumbold 497 532 Lord Anson 493 MAIDSTONE, MARCH 8. 287 I Sharp 236 2=)o Mitchell Stracey Robarts IVells . It'swicii, MAncli 8. Lennard T 3 2 i Crickitt .. 309 Ilaldiniand . 339 1 Round . 305 BOSTON, MARCH 7. tic:thcott 234 1 i Johnson Ellis 196 Birch ... Denman . NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 7. 259 I Smith cs6 259 I Rollesloti 266 EXETER. MARcit 7. Courtenay I IG I Sir V. Pole Ne W4ll an 91 Kinnerclev Wilmot._ NEWCksILE (STAFF.), MARCU 7. 133 I Yates Brown _ B3 109 SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH S. Creqpigny 229 I Cliantherlaine l7B Dottin WENLOCK, MARCH 7. Forester. Chtide... Lawley .. LEOMNSTER, MARCIA 7. Lnrd HothaM lO2 1 Harcourt .. Sir W. Cunningham 58 OXFORD, NIARCH.R. Wet herall 463 General St. John 299 Lockhart 40.5 I - ST. ALBANS, MARCH 8. ,• C. Smith W. T. Robarts BRISTOL, MARCH 8. Bright. Davis 2017 I Baillie 1942 1 STAFFORD, MARCH 7. Chetwymi 295 I Iremonger 233 Benycn 2Bl The F,lection for Brecon County is fixed for the 16th inst. the Borough of Brecon on the 9th inst. anti Appleby on the 13th inst. MEMBERS RETURNED. St. Germans—Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot and Hon. Seymour Bathurst. New Rowney—E. Drax Grosvenor, and G. H. Dawkins Pennant, Esqrs. Bedford—Lord G. W. Russell, and W. H. Whitbread, Esq. Hastings—Hon. W. H. .1. Scott, and James Dawkins, Esq. Hythe—S. Jones Lloyd. and Stewart Marjoribanks, Esqrs. Winchelsca—H. Brougham, and L. Concannon, Esqrs. Rye—Peter Brown, anti John Dodson, Esqrs. Borobridge—Henry Fynes, and G. C. Ant robus, Esqrs. Ashburton—Sir L. V. - Palk, lit. and Sir .1. Singleton Copley. Aruodel—Rohert Blake, Esq. and Lord Bury. Steyning—Lord H. H. Molinettx, and G. R. Phillips, Esq. Amersham—T. T. Drake, and W. J. Drake, Esqrs. Bridgenorth—Thomas Whitmore, and W. Whitmore, Esqrs. Tiverton—Right Hon. R. Ryder, and Viscount Sandon. Wendover—Sa.nuel Smith, and George Smith, Esqrs. Heytesbury—E. 11, A'Court, and C. Ashe A'Court, Esqrs.- Went)ly—Lord Cavendish Bentinck, and Admiral Cockburn. Carnarron—Sir Charles Paget. Wareham—J. Calcraft, and J. Calcraft, jun. Esqrs. Oakhampton—Albany Saville, Esq. and Lord Dunalley. Ilchester—Sir Isaac Coffin, and Dr. Lushington. Stamford—Lord T. Cecil, and Hon. Capt. Percy. Hull—John Mitchell, and Daniel Sykes, Esqrs. Canterbury—S. R. Lushington. Esq. and Lord Clifton. Buckingham—Sir George Nugent, Bart. and W. H. Fre mantle, Esq. Eye—Sir• R. Gifford, and Sir M. Nightingale. Lyme—Major I. T. False, and Vere Fane, Chippenhatn—W. A. Madocks, and J. H. Grosett, Esqrs. High Wycombe—Sir J. Dashwood King, and Sir Thomas Baring. Poole—B. Lester Lester, and John Dent, Esqrs. Corfe Castle—Henry Bankes and George Bankes, Esqrs. Miuehead—John F. Luttrell, and Henry F. Luttrell, Esqrs. Bridgewater—Wm. Astell, and C. Kemys Tynte, Esqrs. Liskeard—Hon. W. Eliot, and Sir W. Pringle. Oxford University—Right Hon. Sir W. Scott, and Right Hon. R. Peel. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.—We are assured by a Correspondent, that Mr. SCOTT, a son of Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, and WILLIAM CLARKE, Esq., of Benton House, have been. solicited to offer themselves as Candidates for this Town, and that the former will most probably succeed, by a very strong family connection ; the latter will be sup ported by a very powerful commercial and other interests. These offers have, it seems, caused no little sensaii ,, n in the town, being so unlooked for, and various reasons have been assigned on the occasion. COUNTY OF Coax.—There has been no deci sion as yet on the part of the Gentlemen who have it in their power to say, whether or no, we shall have a contest. COUNTY OF WATERFORD.—From what has been mentioned, the Electors of this County ate anxi ously looking out for the independent Gentleman hinted at. There is one thing certain, that many of the wealthy Electors speak of a subscription to defray the expellees of any independent character who will come forward on the Indepetident interest. ECCLESIASTIQAL INTELLIGENCE.—Ii iS stated that Lord George Beresford, brother of the Mar quess of Waterford, the present Bishop of Cloglier„ has been translated to the Archiepiscopal See of Dublin, vacant by the death of the late Dr. Clea ver. The Diocese of Clogher is looked upon as superior, in point of emolument, to the Arch diocese of Dublin. The Rev. Dr. Dunn is con fidently spoken of as the person who 'sill be selected for the vacancy which has occurred in the Episcopal Order. POETRY. SONG. Good Tea and good Toast We but lately could boast, But blasphemy sure a good trade is, For each radical Lunt, Keeps his poor Wife without, While our Doxies drink Tea like the Ladies. Tobacco and Gin, They warm us within, But starve Fools, to spite the Excise, While your pennies we chink, While we smoke and we drink, Till your Radical Rulers can't rise. Our intellects grand, Malt Liquor can stand, But our followers fail in the head. Then give ns your pennies, Ye Radical Ninnies, And we'll drink the Beer in your stead. °.* The foregoing Song, sung by two or• three blas phemous Booksellers, with a Chorus of yellow-faced Rae cals, at a Public-house in the Old Flesh Market, was over heard by Tom Tough, an Old Greenwich Pensioner, as fond of his Gin, his Beer, and his Tobacco as his faithful Help mate, Polly, is of her 'Pea; and is published by him, in the hope, that with the profit arising from the Sale, be may be enabled to purchase a supply of those articles to cheer their old H ulks during the next Winter.—(Newcastle-upwrs-'Tyne.) REGISTER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Tuesday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester had a select party to dinner. Yesterday the Dilehess of Clarence dined with the Dachess of Kent, at the Palace at Kensington. The Duke of Clarence dined with the Naval and Military Service Club, yesterday, in Waterloo-place. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose gave an elegant. enter tainment yesterday to the Duke and Duchess of Northum berland and a party of distinguished personages, at their house in GrosvenOr-square. The Earl of Darnley gave a grand dinner yesterday to the Directors of the Ancient Music and a large party of distinc tion, at his house in Berkeley-square. • Mrs. Thompson opened her elegant mansion in Grosvenor square, on Tuesday evening, to the fashionable world, with a grand concert. Among the vocal performers were—Mrs. Salmon, Signior Naldi, and Miss Naldi. The two principal drawing rooms were most brilliantly illuminated. Among the distinguished party ware—the Persian Ambassador and Suite, the Duchess of Atlil, the Marchioness of Salisbury, Count and Countess Ludolf, Baron Langsoff, Connt Pahlin, Countess Mavo, Countess Panlett, Lady Northland, Sir Wm. Ousley, Sir James Stuart, Bast. Sir Charles and Lady Flint, Lady Charlotte Pindar, Lady Langford, Lady Saltorm, Lady G. Seymour, Sir John and Lady Murray, Lady klaywarden, General Bligh, Colonel Dashwooil, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Cock raine, Hon. Mrs. and Miss Calvert, &c. FASHIONABLE. MOVEMENTS. Tuesday the Duke arid Duchess of Clarence visited the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and also the Princess Sophia. The Duke of Clarence visited Prince Leopold, on Tuesday, at Marlborough House. The Maruois and Marchioness of Buckin g ham left town yesterday, for their seat, Stowe, Bucks. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely left the Clarendon aotel, Bond-street, yesterday, for Tunbridge Wells; Sir John and Mist Frederick left ditto, for their scat in Surrey. The. Earl and Countess of Chatham have left town on a visit to Lord Sydney and the Miss Townshends, at their seat, Frogman, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Jersey have left town for their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. Lord Carrington has Left his house, Whitehall, fur his scat in Bucks. The Countess of Dartmouth is arrived in Berkeley-square, from Sandwell Hall;Staffordshire. NATIONAL SOCIETY. Yesterday the General tinnal Society for the E(hi Principl e s of the Estab Meeting at St Martin's The Archbishop of Canterbury Committee of the Na cation of the Poor in the isited Church held their 'estry-room. Present-- The Bishop of Gloucester Lord Kenyon Sir James Langharn, Bart. Archdeacons Putt Camliridze Watson York The Bishops of London ------- Exeter Salisbury ----Carlisle Chester And other Members of the Committee. Seven fresh Schools were united to the Society, and several fresh giants of money were made to wards the erecting, enlarging, and fitting-up of School-rooms. ORATORIO.—The lovers of the New School of Oratorio Music had a high treat in Sir GEORGE SMART'S selection last night at Drurydane Theatre; but those whit were brought up in the Old School of HANDEL, PuaceL, and ARNE, must teach their ears to lik e th ese s ubtl e re fi nements o f intricate counterplot which are the rage of the present day, before they can tread `the mazes of such incom prehensible harmonies, In the sublime style—i he proper Oratorio style—a style introduced by the immortal HANDEL himself, he stands unrivalkii. —We consider it pretty conclusive evidence that Our opinion is correct, that Harmony may be tortured by Science till it is. too like-Discord for the ears of all but those highly educated artists, Who are alone able either to pet - form it or to relish it. The Harp Fantasia of Miss •SHARP .excited more attention and applause than any instruniental performance of the evening ; .and CARTER'S beauti ful melody "Oh Nanny" delighted every auditor; it was charmingly arranged ; there was nor a note too much or too little; and the. ooly im provement we can suggest to this young Lady's truly excellent performance is, that we thought she sometimes struck the strings rather more forci bly than was needful. All novices in a theatre should get a friend whose judgment they can de- Tend upon, to tell them what quantity of tone is absolutely necessary to be distinctly heard ;. forc ing the tone of either voice or instrument is al ways a sacrifice of its quality, which they should guard against as much as possible. Miss M. THEK's " Farewell ye limpid streams "'was a very beautiful performance. This young Lady's voice is of that peculiar penetrating quality that, with not any effort, it makes. its way distinctly to the most distant part of the theatre. She has evi dently studied in the Italian School—the most classical academy for vocal music, and very little more acquaintance with the Oratorio style will give her the same high rank in Sacred Song which she has so rapidly and deservedly ac quit ed by her tasteful warblings of operatic music. • SHIP NEWS. PORTSMOVTIT • MARCH S,—Arrived the Wa• terloo, Lovell, from London for Aladras and Ben gal, and Duke of Yolk, Campbell, from London, and sailed again for India; Sailed the Prince Regent, Innis, for India, and Phoenix, Bennett, for the South Seas. HARWICH, MARCH 8 —The Victoria, Tordier, from Finland for Lisbon, has been brought in here by five salvage smacks, with loss of main and fore-masts and rudder, having been on shore upon the Long Sand on Sunday last. A number of vessels, which put in here during the late gales, have sailed. Sailed the L-nly Yepean packet for Holland, and Henry Freeling ditto for Cuxhaven, both with mails. The Margaret, Lefevre, from St. Andrews, B , for Liverpool, got on a reef of rocks near the Light at Quoddy ileac), the Milt January, and it was feared site would be lost. The Augusta, Fearon, from St. John's, 'N. 8., to 1)1mA - ries, was abandoned by the crew (22 in number), on the 26th Jan. in lat 51. long. 20. 30. waterlogged. They were picked np on the 9th February (having been 13 days in the boat, during which five men died), by the Evert horpe, from Glasgow for St. Kitt's ; and on the 221 Fe bruary, in lat. 49. 30. long. 27. were pnt on hoard the Fama, from Charleston for Liverpool, which vessel put the mate and men on board the Amity, arrived at Liverpool from New•Yot k. ORATOR HUNT. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) PartsroN, MAectr s.—lt will perhaps not he uninteresting to you, to hear of the entry of Hunt, the. Radical, into this town, in older, as is said,•to oppose the two present Candidates at the election. [loot abort a week ago sent forth an address to the independent Eleciors of this town, intimating- his intention to offer himself as their Candidate, and concluded it by saying, that he would be with them forty-eight hours after the dissolution of I'arliament. In this promise he broke his word, and on Saturday he sent an address from Manchester, saying, that he would meet the electors at four o'clock. The Radicals, consequently, set out to meet him, with flags, standards and music; and at six o'clock he mate his public entry into tLse town, in a chaise drawn by his Radicals friends. His chief confidant, and seemingly his sole adviser, was Mr. Huffman, a noted Radical cooler, who sat on the outside of the chaise-waving a flag, with 'this inscription thereon—'' Hunt and Liberty." Thus the pro cession entered the town, anti moved on till the rabble had arrived in the market-pl►ce, when a sudden halt was mide, and Hunt mounted the outside of the vehicle, and addressed the crowd at some length, when he stated the claims he had to their suffrage, and not failing to introduce, as one of his weightiest claims, his conduct at Manchester. But to conclude, such is the loyal disposition of. the town of Preston, and such the general aversion to the doctrines of Hunt, that it was impossible for him tt.t first to obtain a lodg ing. At length, some one of his friend ,, , moved by his compassionate situation, offered him a night's lodging. The new Throne in the House of Peers, pre. paring for .the opening of the new ParliAment, will be u►rcotnmonly srilenditt : two, hundred per sons are now employed in executing the em broidery. BURNING OF THB EXETER THBATRB.—The Theatre at Exeter was destroyed by fire on Mw day night, with the scenery and wardrobe, on which a considerable sum of .money had recently been expended.. The tire is supposed to have been caused by the wadding of some muskets discharged in the melodrama of The Fulls of Clyde, which was the Aft erpiece on Monday night. The hrerness Journal of Friday last contains the following accoont of a.serions riot !—" The mail just arrived from the north has brought the disagreeable intelligence of a serious riot which occurred yesterday near Culrain, ie Ross-shire.— We understand that on occasion of carrying into effect the legal measures for removing the tenants on the estate of Culrain. for which purpose, on account of previous resistance, it became neces. sat y to employ the whole civil power of the county, headed by the Magistrates, together with the Militia Staff, a number of men and women assembled.at the March dike, and resisted the exe cution of the legal process, by overpowering the civil and military force. It is said a number of the rioters, as well as of the officers of justice and- militia, were seriously hurt. The Sheriff Depute, who was present, is said to have beer: personally hurt 3. and he and the other Magistrates had their carriages broken." Blackwell Hall, adjoining Guildhall, which had for so many years remained in a ruinous state, is at length razed to the ground, and on its scite is immediately to be erected a noble building irk which is to be the new Court of King's Bench for the City of London, apartments for the sittings of the Commissioners of Bankrupts, and several of the Civic offices. A young Lady of an estimable family poisoned herself at Paris, a few days since, with verdigris, in consequence of considerable losses at play. Yesterday a female sery int, residing at, 22, Upper North-place, Gry's Inn.roati, in the act of cleaning a two-pair of stairs window, fell to the ground, and was taken up in a dreadfully fractured and mangled state. IVednesday se'nnigl►t, a young woman, named Henderson, of %Veils, who is subject to fits, in an attack of one, during the momentary absence of her motJ►er, fell upon the fire, and, before assist ance could be given, the unfortunate girl was nearly burnt to a cinder. On opening a grave in the churchyard of St. Maly in the Strand on Monday last, a leaden coffin was discovered (the outer one being com pletely decayed) containing a body, which, al though buried Lull thirty years, appeared al; fresh at if just interred. have ) u I)' &in" itibo 606- )11 iL Ivit" oulti tage ceif t -his bis ►.~ rat" 0 in )sca, the Tree g od ,te's