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NEIL - PARI.IAMEVT. MEMBERS RETUAVEZ. PE mnitoxisimtE—Lcird Milford: IVIERIONETHSFIIR-E—Sir Robt. Williams Vaughan. Cu iu BERLAND—Iaird Morpieth John Lowther. FLINTSHIRE—Sir Thomas Mostyn, Bart. YORKSHIRE - William Wilberforce; Walter Fawkes, .Esq\'s • CONTESTED ELECTIONS. State of the Poll. THURSDAY. &fit EiVSBURY—Hop. Wm. Hill - 5 - 43 Hon. H. G. Bennett 340 Thos. Jones - - - 220 FItII)AY . NoitroLt- - -Coke Windham Wodehouse - - - - 1813 HAmrsiung----Thomas Thistlethwaite 2132 Hon. Win. Herbert 2088 William Chute - - 7810 Sir H. P. Mildmay - 1740 NoilThAmPTONsinitt —Althorp - - 185!) Cartwright = 1184 Laugliani - 1173 WESTMINSTEII ELECTION.—State of the Poll at `die o'clock to-Clay : Sir S. Hoon 4894 Mr. SHE'RIDAN 4150 Mr., PAULL 390 AIIDDLESEX ELECTION. At the conclusion of the poll yesterday, the num bers were, for Mr. MELLISII 17R5 Beyra. - - 1456 Sir F. BURDETT . 298 Mr. BYNo.—Gentlemen, I beg leave to return you my thanks. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT.—Gentlemen, I took the yesterday - of addressing a question or two to the Gentleman 'next tile, who seemed to think it was rather unwarrantable in. me to do so : but I trilst, as one of the Freeholders of the county, he Will not think the question was altogether mis placed. Gentlemen, I can only say, that , if the County and the Freeholders are content with the general declaration to which the Candidate near me has confined himself, I have no reason to find fault with their being satisfied : but I always think it n&6ssary, and more fair towards the public, to state at least my own principles ; and it is the more ne- Ciis'ary or die, because I see them so frequently, I may ss uniformly, either misunderstood or mis representM. Gentlemen, I beg leave first of all to observe, that I have seen in the Papers to-day an advertiseMent of certain Freeholders who wish to Support my interest : now I take this, the first op portunity I have, of solemnly declaring, that the ad yertisement has appeared without my Knowledge, aiid even without any consent given on my part. Gentlemen, much has been, said during this Elec tion, here and at other places, concerning the prin ciples 1 profess ; •but no reason has been shewn, no person has bad the charity to point out wherein, those principles are defective, or - wherein they are inconsistent with the old and true Constitution of England ; therefore,-.Gentlemen, if I should adhere to those principles until the error is pointed out to me, I trust I shall meet with your approbation. Gen tlemen, there has been an attack Made on me and my principles by a respectable Gentleman—l mean Mr. Whitbread, who states, on his part, and peN baps of the party with whom he ads, such priti ciples as are not reconcilable to mine, and of course cannot . look to his support. His principles are those which, 1 will be bold to say, are-. neither ra tional or consistont with the genuine principles of the Constitution of the country. Not to detain you With going through this long. letter of Mr. Whit bread, I will mention one passage so inconsistent, un constitutional, and mischievous to the country, that it is impossible fir me to pass it over without no tice.. It is, Gentlemen, therein stated, thit the Ministers of this country are appointed to rule over Us, And that we are to look to them for protection. This appears to me a dodrine too monstrous to be adopted by any man of common sense, because I do not, nor can I, consider any Minister, or . any Administration, entitled to exercise an uncontrouled authority over the people of this. Country. I con sider the Constitution as having appointed the Kina to rule, and his Ministers; each in his department, to do his duty. But the Constitution has protected • the People With art impenetrable shield against offi cial abuse, by appointing for them a fair Represen tation in Parliament. These, Gentlemen, are short ly and plainly broad constitutional grounds, on which I have, and ever intend to a& ; and I defy any man to find in any part of my conduct, or any word or sentence written by me, inconsistence with this declaration ; for I hold it to be as pernicious to the public interest Zis prejudicial to the people, that any party of men or coalition of parties should take possession of the King, and tole the People in his name, or rather misrule the people, by usurping his name and his prerogatives. This, I say, I hold to be as illegal and pernicious as preventing the People • from having the benefit of their fair Constitutional Representatives . in Parliament. One principle also maintained by me seems to have given universal alarm, and that is, that it is a maxim with me that • no man who does not perform a service should re ceive a reward—that no badge of honour should be conferred, nor, in the present situation of the Coun try, a single shilling or our resources applied to any man without his being able to shew his me rits. Now, Gentlemen, I have never thought as many have seemed to imagine, that those who have performed public duties and services should not meat with ample reward. On the contrary, it is my sin cere opinion, that they hardly meet wi:h that remu neration theydeserve; but, at the same time, I think, that those who have perforMed no services run away with the rewards which should only belong to the he roes who have achieved them. To instance the case of Lord Nelson, alluded to by Mr. Whitbread. It was a case with regard to which I am , free to admit no national reward could be too high. But to shew how mean and inadequate are the rewards for pub lic merits, I would instance thecase ofthat brave man, Mr. Scott, who fell gloriously by the side of the iru ;\'‘‘D . • . • • mortal Lora. Iql3on, nd 'whose gallant . condui.t ex posed him to , a danger his duty aid 'not comp ti him to encounter. It is with regret I state that this . brave man haying fallen in the cause of his country, it was with great difficulty his friends, by tlieir utmost ex - ertions, could obtain for -his widow and helpless chil dren the small pittance of tool. a year. At the same time, Gentlemen, we see Mr. R. B. Sheridan, for in stance, who was not at the baffle of Trafalgar, who was never any where serving the public, rewarded with several thousands a year out of the purse of an . oppressed and exhausted People. These are the abuses of which I complain, abuses which I fear will terminate in the destruction of the country, and de stroy its resources both with regard to honours and emoluments. It.is the men wrio are the authors of them who are the best allies of our enemies, and the real traitors of die country. These are the persons who to enrich themselves despoil thecoun try of those sacred resources which ought to be treasured up against the hour of danger. Gentlemen, having stated to you thus plainly and broadly my sentiments on those few topics which have lately been brought before the Public, I can only say, that no alteration is likely to take place in my mind either by any cir cumstance of the poll at this election, or any other cause, unless any one should be able to impress me with a conviction that I am acting upon principles not beneficial to the people. Mr. HELLlSH—Gentlemen Freeholders, for the third 'time I must appeal to your generosity to hear me. It is impossible I can say much, and I have so bad a cold that I am sure you will not, hear half what Ido say.. It would undoubtedly give me the greatest pleasure if the explanation of my principles had met with the unanimous approbation of the Free holders. lam sorry it has not ; but lam sure if you will look to the poll you will find it ha s b een ap proved by a decided Wiajority. I cannot say much. I thank you for what you have done, and I request you to continue your exertions to the last day of the Election. '• TPESTAMVSTZR ELECTION. At four o'clock yesterday, before the state of the poll was announced, Mr. WHITBREAD statcd, from the hustings, that he had a piece of information to give which he was sure the numerous friends of Mr. SHERIDAN, whom he saw eery where around him, would be glad to hear, namely, that his Right Hon. Fr;end was 103 above Mr. PAULL on the poll. The state of the poll was then declared, viz. Sir SAMUEL 1100 D • 4SIZ Mr. SKER IDAN Mr. PAULL 3954 Mr. SHERIDAN begged the attention of the Elec tors for a few moments ; he should not detain them long. He had to congratulate them on the result of their efforts this day, which bad placed him not indeed at the head of the pail, but 103 aboVe his op ponent. He assured the Eledors, that he should address them very shortly, as well for the reasons which he had stated yesterday, as to avoid the ap pearance of expressing the emotions of gratitude which he felt, in the language of unmanly exulta tion—in terms which rbight imply insult to a fallwn adversary—conduel which never had. been, and never should be, his. He was informed that Mr. Paull had, in the course of his long speeches, fre quently spoken with extraordinary bitterness of him, He begged, however, it might be reColleded, that this was the first time he had mentioned the name of Mr: Paull on these hustings. He regard ed -very little what was said by his opponent to the Elc6torS, when be detained them until it was quite dark. He stood at a distance from him, and did not bear him, and he never read what was called his speech in the Newspapers. He should only ob serve, that it was possible his adversary might per suade some persons that he was unfit to represent them ; bit there was one thing he was confident they would not believe—that he had in this contest shewn himself deprived of the Mind and manners Of a Gentleman, though his adversary had shewti him self woefully ' wanting in both. He had stated yesterday, that if Mr. Paull got into Parliament, and brought forwa..d his charges against Mar quis Wellesley, he would support bird in one .of them. He had indeed been asked bran Elec tor, whether he would at in this Manner, with an assurance of his vote, if he (Mr. Sheridan) promised to support one of the charges against Lord Welles ley. He was happy he had given that promise,. fOr the person who required it, a china painter; in West minster, had kept his word, and polled for him this day. :He was - certain his broad-faced friend, whom he saw opposite to him, would-apt in the sank! man ner, and polL for him too, if he had a vote left.— (applause) He concluded by recommending to his I friends to continue their exertions during the re- , mauling days of the poll, in order to secure a suc cessful issue to the contest, Mr. WHITBREAD stated, that it *as the anions wish of Mr. Sheridan and his friends, that Mr. Paull should be heard with silence and patience; and begged that he might not be interrupted. Sit-SAMUEL HOOD stated his determination td sup, port the principles of the Constitution, and thanked the Eleaors fur the efforts they had made in his sup port. PAtro, was riot discotmigal by tilt majority which the Treasurer of the Navy lead Obtained.= When he considered the Ministerial influence, kind the aristocratical influence, Willa had been em:- ployed—when he knew that all the clerks in- the Public-off iceS had been dragged to the bustings-- - -;• that the prisons had been ransacked, and men brought from a sick-bed tO vote for the CoUrt Cali.: didates„ lie was indeed surprised that he should stand in so glorious a situation On 'this 'day's pail. Thtt knew little of his character, who Supposed that the advantage which the Court Candidate had by such means gained, would induce him to abandon the contest but he • wished the Eleelors to recut lea what had •been the conduct of the Treasurer of the Navy during the first five dklys of the Elec tion. He did not then dare to look his fellow. Ci tizens in the face. He had stated, that an attempt had been made on his way to the Crown and An chor to assassinate Lim, by a person hired by his adversary. This was false; for it was-well known that no rioters had been hired by him or his friends. But .it was not this pretended assault, which the Treasurer of the Navy said he had met with, that Occasioned his indisposition ; for he stuck to his ,glass ut the Clown and Anchor as long as he was able, ,snd appeared to have stiliered no injury, from .any'blows, except from the blows he aimed ,at his own head, with his own hand. But what had been 'his condti& yesterday ? Finding that his cha ,raaer was' completely gone, he was i=t length obliged to my, that it Mr. Paull could get into Parlia ment,. and should bring forward the charges al ready made against Lord Wellesiey, that 'he would support one of them. How far this profession Was likely to be sincere, the Electors might judge from his former treacherous condlia. Five years ago he had moved the House of Commons for documents relating to what he styled one of the most atrocious and foulest murders ever committed, and which, if not inquired into, and avenged, would leave an eter 7 nal disgrace on the English name. He meant the murder of the Nabob of the Carnatic. Sesion af ter Session passed away, and Mr. Sheridan, at the end of each, renewed his notice on this subje& for the next ; but at the moment the coalition took place between the Grenvilles and the Whigs, he had the audacity to come down to the House of Commons where he had so often solemnly pledged himself to prosecute this inquiry, and stated that he would pro ceed no farther. All the reason he had assigned for this condu& was, that to proceed in this business would have broken up the new Administration, that is to say, would have made him lose his place.=- Now, he says, that if another, ,against whom all the Court influence is direaed, does get into Parliament, that he will support him in doing what he is most iiofemuly pledged to do himself. With regard to the state of the Poll, it was always to be remembered the voters for the Treasurer of the Navy were all conscripts dragged in chains to the Hustings. He had none, on the contrary, but Volunteers, and it was not in his power to compel them to attend when he phased. The business of labouring people did not permit them to come to the Hustings at a mo ment's notice. He had, however, received assur ances th2t B'oo honest independent men had re served their Votes for him, in case he should fin'ally want them, and -he was confident he would, on Monday and Tuesday nett distance the Treasurer of the Navy as completely as he had done on the same day in the present week. He accused Sir Satiluel Hood•of having in a bAe, dishonourable, and un gentlemanly manner, fraudulently obtained 490 votes, and then afterwards, on the hustings, in a manner no less shameful, and, as he was convinced, illegally, and unconstitutionally, declaring that he would ask no more votes, but requesting all the votes that came to him might be ?riven to Mr. Sheridan. He concluded by declaring that he.would keep the poll open to the last, and he w6llld stand or fall with the indepenckAce of the City of Westminster. • When Mr. Sheridan arriYed 't . it Somerset House yesterday evening, God save the king was sung in full chorus by the crowd that accompanied him ; after . which I\lr. S. made the following speech : Gentlemen, I am sorry to be obliged to make the same apology to you, now which I did at the hustings, namely, that with speaking so much I have nearly lost my voice. What I have to request of you now iS, that you will cnndu& yourselVes with peace and good order, for it is to be e.%pecled, Gentle then, that, in proportion as our opponents Sink, they will grow more angry. I therefore hope Non Will increL:ge in good humour. Gentlemen, I will eon ,firnie to serve you as I have always done, to the ut most oi'my power. I amfor - the Constitution, the whole of the Constitution, of King, Lords, and Commons, as by law established. I desire the aid of no Man ; I only desire that they will do what I am ready to do, lay down my life in the cause (Lursts c f apiilause). DUBLIN, Nov. ii. Thii.My the Eleaion for this City commenced. Several" booths were &cacti riiund the Sesiorls ho'use, in (3-rem-street, and Deputies appointed by the Sheriffs to preside in them, for the purpose of taking the votes with the greater facility. When the Candidates, who tivere attended by their tiieia 1, had arrived at the 'Hustings, they Were restei.lively proposed as .proper persons to serve in Parliament for, the ensiling Session. Mr. GRATTAN, by Mr. FINiAY, the )3arrister Mr . LATOUCIIE, by the LeitioMAirbk, and Mr. SHAW, by the Hon. RoaFwi Mbetit. The Candidates then addressed the i.:leiritorS: It was proposed that they should poll lu alb usual way, by tallies of five eath, but this ~ iva§ objeaed to by Mr. StTAW, lesi he should be allowed to poll twd tallies each one polled by the other, or that he Ahould be' al:: loWed to come up to them if they got a-head of hith, by the second voteS of C l itArrAN going to LATOUCLID, and Mersa. The latter Gentleman, however, rejefted this proposition, and after tnuch tithe was hist in arguing the point; the Officers carne Oil a resoltition of taking the votes as they come: In ConSetjuenEe Of this there was nothing bdt confusion the entire day; add when the poll Was closed for the day the total numbers were:-- For Mr: SitAw 98 Mr. GRATTAN - - -.80 Mr. LATOUCHE = 75 Last ‘7420,.1c a man of the name of M'Cammon, with his wife, &re. were drying flax in a car house, in the neighbourhood of Dungannon : Mr. M'Camt nion was in the a(1 of driving the car out of the house, when the axle-tree Of the wheel took hold of the support on which the couples of the house rested, and drew it away ; upon this the whole house fell upon his unfortunate wife. The flax immediate ' ly took fire, and the horrid flame was so instantane ous, that before the woman could be extricated, she was so dreadfully burned as scarcely to survive more than 24 hours. The following. Gentlemen have been called to the Decree larristers at Law by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Ifin, viz. fames r.ock, Esq. Richard Henderson Clerk, Esq. Wm. George Adam, Es. Richard Vaugh an li arnewe ll , E sq. j o h n Campbell, Esq. john Williams illagfave, Esq. A. F. Siwakimon 3 L sq. Gcorze Pryine, Esq. "Pit or THE D rCII I'APLML . , NirturlArt,. OCT. 12.-Our situation was dreadful 'here for some days ; the, conquerors having entered . pell-mell with the VanqUiked, it was hrip.)ssibie to escape the pillage. • On the appearance of . the Emperor NAPOLEON, things, however, were somewhat bettered ; but ne, ver, Can „Weimar forget the Princess, who alone re, Mained with us for our consolation, and has, ob• tamed for us the privilege of being preserved from the- fury : of the viklorious soldiers., The disorders - which were committed for some time have all ' ceased, as the Town Commandant, 1:1:0,ZEL, pro mised they should, ,and the prices, of every corn modify are in consequence perceptibly tower : nor - can .. it be properly said., as in the. time of the Prussians, that there is an, a6tual fatpine in the place. A very affeaing scene was the funettl - of thqr Prussian Lieutenant-General So M ETZALT, Wllo%died Of his wounds. An entire regiment of French In fantry followed . the hearse in complete uniform *; the pail was supported by French Officers, and one Of theM pronounced a funeral oration over the body. Some of the Prussian Field Officers, whose severe wounds were ,an obstacle to their being sent far ther on, have died Of their wounds, noo.vithstandA ing all 'the care of the French Surgeons. The art of surgery in Germany beibg very far be hind, in comparison with the high degree of per.. fealion and address to which it is carried in. France, all the wounded Prussians in consequence have re quested to be placed under the care of the French Surgeons. A young Prussian Aid-de-Camp, who had begged permission to remain with his General, who was taken by the French at the battle of Jena, has em- Ployed himself in drawing up an account of the' occurrences of that remarkable day; and, in like manner as the French official Bulletin, he attri• butes froth the first the defeat of the Prussian Army to the fault of the Duke of BRuNswick, in not taking possession, while there was time, of the defiles of Koesen. Marshal DAvousT took posSession of them at the break of day, and eleven successive attacks were vainly em-' ployed to dislodge them. The French Cavalry, which from antient prejudices, were looked upon as much inferior to the Pitissian Cavalry, executed some charges ,ivith inconceivable audacity : Light Horse and Dragoons broke through squadrons of the Prus sian Cuirassiers, and King's Body Guards. There is one particular which is dwelt upon by our Author . in several places—it is the excellence of the French Artillery. " Artillery has often been," says he, " compared to the thunder, but never was this com• parison better applied than in speaking of that of the French. The most intrepid soldiers cannot 'withoiit, dread approach that storm of ball and grape which clears every thing in the way of each column.—= To cite a single example of its terrible effe6t, the regiment of LarisCh, which consifted of more than 20oto men, was reduced to 150 in a few minutes through the fi re of only eight pieces of light ()Am non to which it was exposed," &c.—(Dutch Gatette). FitAsi(FoßT; OCT. 31,—Upon the suggestion of the Kings of Bavaria and Wirtemberg, that,.at the present time, the Diet at Franktbrt might be turbed by the noise of arms, it has been agreed.to defer the opening of that Assembly ; and those Mi nisters who have arrived in Frankfort, are in cooSe ,, - quence preparing to return w their respective Courts. In the mean time, although the success o f the battle of Jena has removed from 1.14 every idea of inquie tude,-the regular measures .are taking to put the city above all danger of surprize ; .-and detachments of troops..are posted along the roads leading to Hanau and to Friedberg ; but it is not i - nagined that these precautions will be long enforced. The new organization of our Government, which has been drawn up by 41e Prince Primate himself; has obtained great approbation, and will come in force by the first of January nekt. _The payment of our government obligations, which become due on the first of November to the amount of 7,;(40613 , florins (half crowns), is suspended. EDINBURGH, Nov. 12. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The Court met on Wednesday, on the • Case 'of John Thomson and John Nqlsoti; accused of forging or uttering guinea notes of the Bank of Scotland, knowing them to be forged. The prisoners were brought to trial on the 11th of August last for the 21)&6 crime, when they pleaded Not Guilty.— The trial then proceeded, and after the Counsel for the Crown, for the prisoners; and the Lord Justice Clerk, had addressed the Jury, they were ordered to inclose. When - they had retired one of them was missing, but afterwards returned, was inclosed, and concurred in the verdid, unanimously finding both Prisoners Guilty of uttering eight of the notes libelled, knowing them to be forged. Oh the verdict being read, the Counsel for 11:e., Prisoners insisted that no judgment could pass on it, as one Juryman had left the before they were inclosed, had been absent about 15 or 20 min - utes„ and hod conversed with several people before he re turned. The Counsel for the Crov,m answered these ob jeetions, and maintained that the Juryman, when out of Court, bad no conversation with any person, relative to the trial. The Court examined all the people with whom the Juryimui was said to have conversed, and took down their evidence in writing.. The Court ordered informations; and on Wed nesday their Lordships delivered their opinions at `considerable length. Three of their Lordships, viz. Lords JUSTICE CLERK, DUNSINNAN, and MEADOW •BANK, were for repelling the objection—thee other two, Lords CRAIG and CULLEN, were for sus taming it—Lord ARMADALE was not present. Tile Court, • therefore, by a majority, repelled the objection ; and, in consequence of the verdiet of the . • Jury, ordained e prisoners to be executed at, the cionnnon place of execution in this city, on Wed nesday the loth of December next. The Lord Justice CLERK; in pronot ncing . the judgment of the Court, addressed himself in very pathetic terms to the Prisoners, who appeared inut:n affeCted by their awful situation. The Court delayed pronouncing sentence (In ; Margaret Cunningham, convicted of poisoning - h et Jiuslx - tnd, at Perth Spring Circuit, till' tin 14th in stant.