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. ed, his full share of the public plunder. There is a principle, then, with respect to which we decidedly disagree, because..l am ; determined to have no share of eit he r."—(P/midits-) Mr. NIELJ,IsH-.--" Gentlemen. Freeholders, after the particular request of the Hon: Baronet, that yOu . would hear what lihave tOsay, really do flatter my- Self you will be silent for a few minutes. Featl I maybe mistaken, I shall bttin with what I did yester- 'day, and. return you my warmest thanks . for the ho nour you have. done me this day. • I mentioned to you yesterday, though I was heard by..few, that the Honourable Baronet's speeches were so extraor dinary, -changing their principles day. after day, - that ,it was difficult -to comprehend them. The Hon. Baronet appears to me to wish to instil his principles into my mind ; the. Hon. Baronet likewise -wishes to diCiate tc . ) you; as Independent Freehold ers, as well as to me, what shall be your conduct, • and what shall be mine ; but I am so convinced of your good sense that T am sure : it will have no more •?. influence on your minds than it has on mine. There is one other point, and the last of all I shall Men . tion ;it will detain you but a few moments. I merely put it again, because I think the attack'of 't• the Honourable Baronet near me is personally hos tile. The only part of his speech I can compre hend, is hiS.attacking me day after day. The- only reason for his so doing is, that the approbation of so many Freeholders of my condua must irritate him. Gentlemen, I can only say, that my princi pies are honesty and independency."' The Candidates having conchided their speeches . ; a scene of riot, tumult, disorder, and confusion took place, which we have seldom seen paralleled. Mr. Patill was observed in front of the hustings, and while Mr. Mellish was speaking he waived his hand to obtain silence for that - Candidate; The Freehold ers calledout ,‘ Paull 1 Paull !" Mr. Paull,When Mr. Mellish had finished,' attempted to step fOrward ; Capt. Mellrsh restrained him, and ,a violent alterca' r tion ensued. Capt. Mellish said, the condua of Sir : F. • Burdett,. since he' first appeared on the. hustings was , dignified and that of a .Gentleman ;he was incapable a: any other conduct; but that the conduCt of Mr. Paull, had been marked by. ungentlemanly behaviour, and • be added, he might resent the expression if he.. pleased. .Mr.. Paull retorted with spirit thtir frends interfered, and reciprocal threats were used,., hich must have led to a serious issue,- bad they Jaken place any where but at the dustings, upon a popt - dar kle6tion. • Air. PAULL insisted upon addressing the Free.- holders. „The noise was dreadfill --all we could coiie63 of. what he said was, that it was impossible 1V11:. Mellish could explain what he meant by ho-• ;testy and independency. He declared he should nor have obtruded himself on their notice if CaP-' tain ,Mellish had not unjustly accused him of inter rnpting Mr. Mellish. He then retired. Yesterday's Poll Mr. MELLtsa - - - 33 •. rth. BYNG 5 2 Sir F. BUXDT.TT 85 The Poll will continue six days longer. ELECTION FOR NORTgL7IIII3ERLAND. At the Special County Court, holden at Alnwick, on Monday the loth inst. for the purpose of elea ing two*Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament • for the County of Northumberland : after the usual forms were gone though, Sir Jowl SWINBURNE' rose, and after a handsome apology for the absence of:Lord Hot.% ics, in the course of which he noticed a severe doines(ic al:11010r in the death of Lord PoN4 SON/31', as also the great press of public business in which he was engaged, owing to the unhappy turn of Continental Affairs, which he hoped he needed only fo Mention, asa sufficient excuse for not paying' his personal respe&s, and again soliciting their suifrages which he had so repeatedly obtained with heartfelt pleasure, Sir JOHN then proposed Lord Howlck as a fit person to represent them in Parliament : farther stating, that as they were so perfe&ly acquainted with the' principles which lie had, so often and so publicly avowed to them on tOrmer occasions of this kind, and also the line of .conduct which those principles haU lead hirn,to adopt, he - could assure 'them - that his Right Honourable Friend felt highly gratified in the irecolle6tioh of the repeated favours he had received from them; and in full confidence of theit' farther support and approbation, he had nominated his Right 'Hon. Friend Lord Howick. ' He was seconded by JOHN CLUTTERBRUCK, Esq. when an universal show •of hands took place. • •Sir JOHN SWINBURNE then, with. much politeness and grateful feeling, thanked the:Reelkolders for the handsome manner in which they had again professed, their strong attachment to his Right Honourable Friend by the universal show of hands which appeared, accompanied with such bursts of applause—assuring them that he should feel much pride 'in eornmunicating the same to Lord Sir WM. LORAINE then prOposed T. R. BEAU mo,NT, Esq. ,as a fit person to .represent the County of Northu►nberland in Parliament. He was second ed by THOMAS CLENNELL, Esq. of Harbottle Castle, who paid some handsome compliments to Mr. BEAU MONT. A show of hands then took place, which was • declared by the Sheriff in both cases to be unani , moos. Mr. BEAUMONT then rose, and thanked the-VOterg for their support; and.assured them thatit should be his constant study to, support - iris Country . at large, and the interests of the County of Northumberland in partictilar. NO other Candidate appearing, the High Sheriff de - dared 'Lord Viscount Howircx andTIMMASRICUARD BEAvssoNT, Esq. duly eleEted. Sir JOHN SWINBURNE (the representative of Lord How.tcK) and Mr. BEM/M . ONT were then chaired, amidst the acclamations of the populace, and the day was spent at the different public-houses in the town with, the greatest harmony and conviviality. There was a ball in the eliening, which was nume rously attended. On 'Mr. .13.EirmoNT's return home, on Wednes day, he was met by a very great concourse of people at the Hermitage, the seat of JOHN HUNTER, Esq. who affixed very long ropes to his carriage, and ex ultingly drevtrhitn to the town, where he was re ceived with the most flattering tokens of congratu lation in the reiterat,:d acclamations of the inha bitaYs, ringing •of bells, &c. He afterwards -,boted the sum of forty pounds among the populace, THE THEATRES. Druryi.Lanc, A new Coinedy,Writtpn by Mr. HoLcitorrr, was brought forward last night at this Theatre, under thp title of The .Vindictive Man. . DRAMA fIS PERSONJE. Hanson, a Merchant - - Mr. ELL ISTON. 'Colonel H4nson, his Brother . Mr,I3AaaYMORE. Frederick Hanson. - Mr. i-I. SIDDONS. , - - = gr. RAYMOND. Charles Maitland, his Son - Mr. BARTLEY. Lambert, an AttorneY Mr. PpwELL. Farmer Russet - Mr. DowroN. Goldfinch, a Town Dash - Mr. DE CAM r. Mark Blunt, Clerk to Hanson Mr. MATHEWS, Isaacs, a Inv Broker - Mr„ WEWITZER. EMily, daughter of Hanson Mrs. H. St DooNs". Rosa, daughter of Farmer Rus- IVIISS L.PUNCAN.. Set - - Mrs Forward;a Courtesan - Mrs. HARLOWE. Maid, - - - Miss SANDERS. R C3 C)\f FABLE. - Hanson, a Merchant of'London, and the " Vindic tive Man," is the younger brother of a respeEtable family, and, in consequence of a violent. quarrel, with his elder' brother While both were youths, he' conceives an implacable resentment againgt him. — His elder brother, - Colonel Hanson, having run out his fortune, embraces the . military . profession, and is' for., 30 years,of his 'life in foreign' Service, during which period they - never see 'or communicate with. each other.. Tile Colonel becenies finally a ,pri • sorter of, war, under circumstances that render him liable to the forfeittfre Of his life, which nothing . can save but a ransom*of 10;0001. Maitland, the friend and corripabion'of his youth, has- been bred . to . mercantile life,' atid has dealings with Hanson, the-Merchant,. from whom, hearing of the peril in wh i ieli his friend; the Colonel, isinVolved -in a fo . reign land, he borro•ws 10,0001. whide.he appro . prtaies to Colonel Hanson i ransom • and libera ' tion.' Maitland'slib i rtly afterivards becOmes_a batik- , rupt; and in consequence 'of his refusing to 'ac , count explicitly for the appropriation of the ten thou- Sa'ndpbunds from the: youngerl/anspn, he is thrown into' prison, and Met - peen with a a prtal of which the Merchant is the chief and in,N.orable insiigatori but Maitland- him sell., having had . also tne misfortune' 61 . rn early quaiiel With hiS - elder iirotfier, who possessed' a considerable fortune; the, • latter,- shot tly before his - death, Marries EteonOra, - his'kept woman; and bequeaths to her the of his fortnne ; 'and Eleonara, who_ dies shortly afterwards, bequeaths - the whole of 'the fortune, 1-0,0001.‘ id her niece Rosa, daughter 'di' _Palmer Riaset y who, however, • by 'the procuration .Of her -ink, has received an act coMpliShed and virtuous 'ediication, and diSplays an amiable, virtuous, and !Yenerous-:chara'tter.— . Frederick HtIY2SO72, a yoUjig'Ofeer of tlie Colo nel, urged by the perilous situation of his dither's life, conies to England in -hopes -tif 'conciliating his uncle, and ootainiug from him the means . : of parent's ransom, ' but finds him inexorable.: fie rneet his young friend' Charle's -Pdaitland,' who, in form's him that his own 'father is imprisoned; and in danger of a :criminal prosecution from 'his inex- • orable 'uncle, on account of the 10,0001- he had borrdwed to liberate Colonel Hanson: In vain does , young Hanson solicit from • his uncle the means of his father's ransom, and equally in vain do Mark Blunt, thefaithfullCierk of Hrtrion, and Emity,.his • beloved daughter, 'endeavour to soften his - ligon( towards the elder Maitland, whom he determines to 'prosecute with 'rigotir, even to death. But Rosa, informed of the fortune and splendid mansion be- - queathed to her by her aunt Ekonara, comes, with her father, to take, possession of the property,' and is in perplexity to know how her aunt attained it, ne ver having heard of her marriage, or suspected the nature: of her connexion. She is, however, 'at last - informed by Lambert, the Lawyer, how her aunt carne. 'by the property; and that the bequest ac -1 tually exposed to ruin Maitland's younger brother, Who is in a prison; at the risk of his life, for the want of 'lO,OOOl. ; which sum Rosa immediately - , advanaeS as a loan to Young Maitland, who imme -diately liberates his parent. And Rosa, scorning . to 'inherit a fortnne. which is the reward 'of vice and • dis'gface 'in her farnily, insists upon transferring her entire, right to Maitland, and retiring to a virtuous Obscurity. In the mean time Got/finch, the City ape-ofa Bond-street Lounger, who is admitted to. visit the family of Hanson, forms the project of fbrcibly - carrying off his beloved daughter to Gretna Green : 'and just in the moment of effeCting phis purpose, while Emily is on a visit at Twickenham, Young Hanson . accidentally .interferes, without knowing who she rescues her from danger, and sire .is • restored to the bosom of her anxious and alarmed father: The denouement winds up 'with the return of Colonel Hanson from his perilous 'captiVity, and his reconciliation to his long separated and , impla cable brother ; the marriage of, Frederick with Emily, who were both enamoured of each other at first sight ;- and of Young Maitland with Rosa. , As this Drama is the produ&ion of a literary \Te ter:tit who has presented better pieces to the'public, we should have. been glad of an opportunity of giving him our feeble support on the present' occa sion ; but. it baS seldom been our fate to witness any thing in the shape of a Comedy more chill, heavy, au& melancholy. The principal character, Hanson, is not copied . from human nature, but is the di torted offspring of the author's imagination.-7-It con sists of properties that never can co - exist: He is described as benevolent, and yet is rancorous in revenge, even against a brother, and after the lapse of thirty years, during which period he has , never seen, and scarcely heard of the obje6 of his deadly vengeance. This quality could hardly be tbund in the most atrocious assassin. But what is most extraordinary, though Hanson -is supposed to be a very discerning, judicious,' and reflecting man, yet when ,he is told that, there ate such revengeful characters in the world, in reference - to himself, hp expresses abhorrence, and laments that it is one of the base properties bf the human heart, Without, however, testifying any sense of 'his own participa tion in the "vile propensity. The rest of the charaders are derived from a former work of the author, and from many other productions. Indeed they are baclinied on the Stage. He has given Sulky again in Aunt, though •lic'has Place i ir' him 'in a subordinate situation.. His second 'edition of Go/dfifi,ch is absolutely one of the most. disgusting clvraaers that, ever ,was brought upOn the stage, and.frequently excited the contempt, and roused the indignation of the audience.. He has borrowed Moses from The School for Scandal, and has made him, like Hodge. in Love in a Village, delay an interesting communication to a Lady on the tip-toe of expeaation. :He has brought up his Rosa, like Patty in The Maid of the XIII. But it would be a painful, though an easy task ,to trace him throUgh various other works. The sentiments , are in general very common place;and very gloomy ;. and the well-known .misanthropic philosophy,* the autbor is vented upon several occasions,—There is nothing in the language or . in the thoughts that ip diCates :ori g inality or beauty. The dialogue is tame, and,, tedicus; - and it is altogether the most batten, work we ever attended. The audience ex pressed; their discontent very often, but heard it to the conclusion with most wonderfUl patience. It. was 'however announced for this evening in the usual praaice, of the modern Stage, by hurrying through the words, without waiting for, the . verdict of the audience, or rather in gross opposition to its decisive sentence. : The Performers did their duty in all respe6.ls, par ticularly EUSTON', -DOWTON; MATHEWS', 'Mr. and Mrs. E. SthpoNs,- BARRYMORE (as, well as a Severe cold would let him), POWELL, REYMOND, and Miss DUNCAN. Poor DEC.AtiMr suffered a mar .tyrdom in toiling through Gott/finch, amidst general expressioni of disgust. -Mrs.- FPARLOWE also, :p'er formed 'a pert of so Offensive a mature, that though she Supported it very she could nut - escape Contempt and detestation. The Prologue promised a feast to be brought up by the several performers whose names were men tioned ; but ihere was" nothing charaaeriitic in their respe6live dithes. The Prologue conisted . 6l trite at tacks upon Bond-street Beaus and Box-Loblw-loung ers; but as the originals are nauseous and offenAi - ve ani mals, they cannot be too often held up to ridicule and contempt.. The House - was very Well uttended ;. and the au dience,.as we. haw already manifested 'a. degree of patience that was as liberal as it was ,extraor dinary,. Itt'our ,opinion .it ,is impbssible that the Piece can be tolerated without such, essential omis sions' and alteratipus,that, ;.Iccordiug,.to a' well known story, the,author had better made it over again than attempt to mend ,it." Covent-Garden. - •:The Tragedy of Dpgtis, in Which Mr . S. SIDDONS displayed; her usual excellence .as.:CaiN CH AR LISS•KEIMBLE was admirable in I f. ATo ; roiit, and Porn very interesting in the Stranger, W'islast night follw.ved by a new gran-acle, under the r,. d sPea • • . title of ,;140 Desarts of Arabia. As it is the Chief f 4.1 and almost, the _sole aim och pieCes to - gratify the eye, it would be too hard to try them by the test of critical' rules'. The faka is, that mr..RExt:loLDs,.to :whom the Piece is ascribed, 'though he ,has given something of a Fable, has in reality done little mere than string a few scenes together for the.salce 9f ini trodueing a splendid show, and provided a few song;, that, it 'may be accompanied 'and diversified by music; In this respe& he has succeeded. The 'Scerieryi§ rich; magnificent, and 'various; and 'though there is nothing very new or striking in . the Music, it is, however, suitable.enough to -t, : he scenes` it accomparles and the sentiments it conveys. , We do'not think, in a . dramatic point of view, it will add to the reputation of the. Author, blot as it is brought forward with such- piEturenne beauty and .grandeur, it may amply. indemnify the 114nagers.. for their liberal attempt to comply with the pre vailing taste of the times. The Piece was 'altogether well received, , and was much .indebted to . the exertions of FAWCETT - i- EMERY, lI,'CLEDO*BEL•LAMY, Miss linutitoN, and Mrs. C. KEMBLE. . We subjoin the, Fable, to : gratify the curiosity . of our Country Readers,:who have few opportunitieS enjoying the beauties, of the Metropolis. Don Utopio, a merchant of Aleppo, having re ceived a letter from , therichAvidow Loristan, of Bas. ! sora, offering her hand and fortune to his son Carlos, orders him to set (Mt on .his journey across' the De sert,. in order, to accept the . widow's ,propesals. Carlos departs for Bassora, disguised as the servant and under the care of Hassan Artaz, a Tartar_ guide and messenger from the Sultan—he is accompanied by Tristram Doleful (who: is likewise disguised as the servant of Hassan Artaz, and who is on his way 'to India. in search of his runaway wife)—as they `cross the. Desert they ;quit Hassan, being disgusted :with his haughty behaviour.; and as they proceed on their journey they are attacked by. predatory Arabs, and .y for prote&ion to the sanduary of the thrnh of-Ali--here-Carlos meets with Zamyrta, an Arabian girl, , to whom he is violently attached, and, who was• then assisting her father, Abdallah, in watching the lights which burn , perpetually in, that hallowed dome. The joy of this meeting makes Zatnyrta forget -her duty:t--the lamps go out—and `lllontevelli, with'guards, rush in and seize them all - —Hassan Artaz enters,. and demands:Tristram and Carlos is 'his servants, and upon.,shewing, the ;Sul tan's seal they are delivered up to him. On their arrival'at B4ssora, Tristrarn.Doleful, by mistake, is! introdi-d6d to' the widow .Loristan as Carlos, and. Tristram finds in the person of the widow his run 7 • away wife ; Laura Maria ; a mutual reconciliation, takes place—and Don, , Utopia (who has arrived at. 'Bassora about the same time), finding laimself appointed in his prospects with regard to the widow, is 'prevailed upon by Carlos to usy his influence at Bass:ora 'to procure a pardon for'Ab.dallah and rnyrta ; which 'being obtained, they set off with a Persian Caravan to retrace their way to Aleppo,' and on their return rescue Abdallah and Zamyrta from the fury of thciArabS, . which having accom plished., the Piece conclUdes with a grand Procession -and ChOrus. T 1 following I!,i a specieaen of thc Poetry : No man I e'er knew, . Tuft, Christian, or Jew, 4 The Rhino to touch. was hot willing ; But when I may take, My choice as to make, With gu:Tleas Illy,purse I'm for filling ; l or of all tnc gocd 7 loC4:ing_gold pitl,ures I see, The face efOut,King is the piCl,ure for Fe: The riench Louis d'or, No ;• that is no more,, Clip'd close by a counterfeit scraper And though liv re's big sound, They're but ten-pence a pound, And never are seen but on paper, The pistole of Spain s mere flash in the pan, TheitdallaFs lack Tar kindly cozens— Search the Continent,down You'll not find an old,Crown Ilut new ones and &ass ones by dozen I So of all the good-looking gold piejures I see, The face of our King is the picture for me. BiLLAmy. My flock were thriving, rich my store,: My tent was pitch'd on Tigris' shore, The so►ig of love Sernirasung,•' With joy the woods and vallies rung, Soft dreams of pleasure scoth'd my mind, Aly thoughts WCfe.all to Live Air! cruel fair! she fled frorn,me, Scduc'd by Christian lerfidy. Shrill roar'd the whirlwind's sweeping blast, Faint, trembling, pale, a trav'llcr. past ; • ask'd him not what faith he swore, . Saw his•distress, and op'd the door 1 - ". For this; with Ch - ristian's wily art, tie stole the treasure of rny heart, lltir'd Semira far-frorn mg— • Oh cursed, Christian perfijy I LINES, WRITTEN OCTOBER 6, t 806, •, By the Rev. GEORGE RICRARDS. Aid dearest Muse, whose carol gay Hath 4rightered . ey'n my . sumrneCs kvay ; No more we roam through Nuneham's,Woo.l, • • No'r.sing• by . claSsice Hood ; Those scenes where pasect our hppier hours, - ThOse lovely scenes no more are ours. 'DeceMber Storms must roll away, And summer Suns illume the day, Ere main, delightful power, By. Whitcheaci's Oak, or Mism's 'We hicl : the So:lg.h4 ritvit;ir iise To Harcourt's•flowery Paraise. Yes, sweetest Maid, again thy shell Shall sound along each vocal dell ; AO'ln from yonkldr elzny brow * Shall thy siirightly iliesttres , flow ; And, rectin'd by:tsis' Str-eartl, Thy Poet wait the inspiring dreac t. Now far we go—yet the To strains which G rat itekle, Fdr social hours by Fanq.cheer'd, 'For:joys by Merid/14-ii) , s srr is e:aticar'd. •Ere.facie the ! dis'appcnring . v:ew, • Ah turn, and breathe a warm In some Fitts of the Itingdornw,here the arlemisia alsinthium grows in abundance„ It is useAntead . of hops, having the peculiar pi - pre:ay. of destroyip ,aceSceney in beer groWn hard for Want of them.--. The leaves of the - same plant; . 'steeiv.2j in boiling water„ and7repeatedlyappli*Cd totot re'eent.brujp, • moves the pain, and prevents the dieoloarat,ion of the part. On S4urclay• night . last p2daringl:robbery was rOin mitted on the • glOncester aboUt - a-mile - ancl a • half from Bristol; on Mr. John Parker, of..Hortiekl: Downepa,.by tvvo fellows, who 'rushed out of an hedge,.. kn o cked him down,. and' 1;: :it hi'm in tlle • most inhupan,rnanner \vith a,large club : they tiler, robbed, him .Of • his pocket-bok, whieh contoim , (l two bills of stnal.lrnounts, some receipts ;'and athcr papers.. . . . 1 . • smiTtlrt r.LD AfARK ET, Nov. 21. • 'This day's ..mark..et• was td - lerab.ly su , r)l;cd , .• with different kinds of Cattle; LLef, Mutton, and• Veal aresomewhat' i cheaper than oUrlast report; Pc,ric sold at last. price, and. the trade f)r.thehw.it part waS but indifferent.—Hay,. Straw, •a'rid"Clo:er fetche.'i better prices than Monday's . inarket,--The f( - ;ll6wiog • • prices and numbeis are an accurate statement : • - , To sink.the 011il pqr ; st4ne of 81b. • Beef 35. 6 , 1. to 4s..Bct Jo..i. to 4s. . 4i• od. to 6s. od.—Lamb os. od. to os; 0d.—P0rk...4•3. Gs. ott. . • • Beasts, 850. Sheep and Lambs, 4200.—Ca1ve5, * .i5. , . Pigs,.,3co. . . • SMITHFIELD . HAYMARKET. ' Hay 31: Os. t 51. c •s:—Clover -31. los, to 61. os.—Straw 11. los. to 31. os. 'CORN-EY±IIANGE; Nov. 2 !..-- 7 -There are scarce any arrivals of Grain i❑ general to-day.; Wll6l. is :a large supply; fine samples hardly at last prices; second, withinferior qualities remain almost with()ltt purchasers ; Barley , .with Malt, are very heavy sale ; .Beans of each sort keep their price ; there are large supplies of Oats, and those of best quality are a trifle dearer ; in Flour little variation ; fiu American 445. to 48s. per barrel. Wheat ye s a 653 a Sos od - 455 a 52; od Fine ditto - 835 a 86s od Tick Beans 3 ,, a 44 ,, Pd. Rye - gos a 45s c f Oars .22 . ; a 26. a 2 9 : 6,1 Barley -38 s a od Poland ditto 3cs a r...q - 6d Malt - 7os a 7os od tape Seed 25, 281. White Pease 77s a 85s ott. Find Flour 68s Grey ditto 465 a 52s od SecondS - - 6os a '6B, ad The Drawing of the Lottery finished on ,Saturday Y last, the 15th instant. :The Tickets; No: 9550 and 19,574, drawn in the course Of the last -week, the former a Prize of Twenty Thousand Pounds,' the latter, of Ten Thousand rounds, were both sold in Shares at Mesars. HAZARD, 'BURISTE, and Co.'s Of fice, No. 93, Royal . Exchange, London. Tickets S and. Shares 'are now on sale for the ensuing State Lottery, the Drawing of which begins January 13, 19,07. The Scheme contains • Prizes of . . 30,0001. of„. . d0"91.- of •„ . 10;0001. • • 2 . . . . 3 . • . 0 0 01. &c. &c. &c. ;Orders from the Country, accompanied by .et-tiit tances, will be executed ou the same terms as if present.