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COUNTY ON STAFFORD ELECTION.

FRIDAY, JULY 6.
The writ baying been read, and 001.3- routine
bueiners gone through, tht Sheriff stated that 1,0r,1
(I. 1.. Gower was the only candidate then pro-
Some ohlerv.itimis were then made as to
the object and business of the county court, which
were denitd to be true, and conttoverted by Mr.
L'► FAN.
Wotschtv, Esq. renewed his objections to
the electing Lind G. L. Geiser a Member in Par-
liament for the County of StaffOrd. There Was, he
observed, a clause iu the Act of Settlement, which
rendered a placeniati ineligible to sit iu the House
of Commons ; he disclaimed all personal motives
fur his opposition.
Sir JOHN WaOTTIALEY made a long and argot-
mentatwe speech, lie detailed several anecdotes,
illustrative of the situation in which he stood with
the House of Trentham ; his political connections ;
his motives for aliandoning the representation of
Lichfield ; the delicate situatimi iu a hicii he ve as
placed in respect to Sir E. Littleton, by the ani-
inadversious and rumours which hail Lou: abroad ;
bow far he had carried any private cair,..,s; his
motives in not attending the nomination; the cliu-
meter of the present Administration, and his opi-
nion of them; their political pmffigacy, and the
jobbing system of their measures; the proverbial
indolence of Lord Chatham, whom they had :m-
-istimed Commander-in-Chief in the important ex-
!sedition, tke. I,:c. fie was frequently interrupted
by implanses, and concluded by stating, the time
might not be far distant when he should offer him-
self us candidate for the county of Stafford.
Mr. LISTER warmly advocated the camie of Lord
Cower, and defended his acceptance of a place iu
the 51inistry. He alluded to a late trial, in which
Mr. 1% arille was Ilefendunt ; and appeared to he
adverse to modern reformers.
Mr. PRAIISON said lie should be sorry to find that
the recent trial should injure a mau in the opinion
of the public, who had performed smart impottrut
services; and begged leave to remind Gentlemen,
that the Jury and the Lord Chief Justice bad de-
cided that ;Uri. Oar ke's eridessre wat4 entitled to
credit.
The Rev. E. Diclensos congratulated the
enmity on the prospect of the intlueirce of the
House of Trentham being put to the test at a fu-
ture election.

Lord G. L. GOWER (the form of his election
being gone through) thanked the gentlemen fur
the very high honour that had been done him.
He vindicated his proceedings during the inves-
tigation into the Duke of 1 ork's conduct. He
alluded to the late trial, in which Mr. Wardle
was the defendant, and asked why the two witnesses
alluded to by Mr. Wardle ware not called to
disprove the evidence of Mrs. Clarke and Mr.
Wright; he replied to the attack made On his
Majesty's Ministers, and defended Lord Chat-
ham, commenting on the advantages which
would result freiu his upi,6tittnent as Commander.
in-Chief of the expedition. The Noble Lord
concluded by stating the affection and friend.
ship 'thief, existed between himself sod his brother,
which would not, however, interfere with the con-
scientious discharge of his t, üblic duty.
C. Wut.seLsr. Esq. then made his promised
motion of thanks to Sir E. Littleton, which was,
however, withdrawn, by the express desire of the
worthy Baronet's friends, Col.Siiild and Mr. Lane
on the ground that it tended to divide the county.'
Friday last the Earl of CLANCARTY and the
Right Hum JOHN BARRY were sworn Members of
His Majesty's Privy Council of Ireland, and took
their place, at the Board accordingly.
The Lord HMIS CHANCELLOR has been pleased
to appoint Brigadier-General Joan Lee, M•I;•
THEM MOORE, Clerk, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
MORESSoN, ;11111 JOHN MASSES, jun. Esqrs. to he
Justices of the Nate for the comity of Limerick.
An unfortunate affair took place in the neighbour-
hood of Dungannon, on Thursday sennight, about
twelve o'clock. Mr. EDWARD PILKINGTON, su-
pernumerary gauger, and a young man, his assist-
ant, Fuel with three men having clandestine whis-
key; on Mr. I'ILIIINOTON'S coining up with them,
two of the smugglers retreated, the third sat down
on his keg, which was in a sack ; upon Mr. P. at-
tempting to seize it, the fellow, whose name is Kee-
nen, stepped aside, when, drawing a pistol from tin-
der his coat, he fired ; three hells enterid Mr.
Piteirturne ■bout the right iiincb—The ysung
men, in the menu time, in pursuit of• one of the
fellows, who was running off with a keg, which he
seized, being drawn back by the cries of Mr. P.
whom Keene') was beating with a staff, lie lying
on the ground, having bred tiro shots at Keenan,
neither of which took effect ; on the young man
coming up, Mr. P. and lie bath fired at Keenan,
when he fell.

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POIJCN.

SOW •ITIt
The late Act of Parliament, which was is.,ted :esprit:mg
harkuey cnathnieu was entire:), 'At tho :r favour. an,,
,0,,,4
deratile didnuity is exprititeed t, the r.
r„c
them to OWIIIIIIO y Aria, 1,,t1,.-ea hafwe
them
at toe above °dice, by a eon, 1.110.1'. of lbP mum
of Tionaur Motet., filial LW. vet /beer,. dn• driver of Ng
see, he having tat the summonses tie arstretes
fiance, and there is an provision iu the Act t.. gram a IV ar.
rant to apprellettd his person.
The ease is as follow—Hc. *hutted and sseitiltid a Gentle.
mat,, who was his (Are, in the neigh!. ni Imo. of Leir,st.r.
square, iu the month of April lasi, fur which offeine
be took out sumuronws ; but Louisa.:
attention to it, nor to asp tuner Stionubils4.,: at ....tiesh
the gentleman stated, that, ,iii addition to the ab.ise
the wiudnws of do roach were b_-..l.en,anil be assaulted iom;
upon which a warrant was gritted agniust fit the at-
intuit ; when H. Baker went In exeCtitC ii, be v oicutly
• stated, aid knocked the officer down ; too hey was Hot
secured till Dininldimu went to the assistance tr„
his heiug taken before the Magistrate, he was euuricied
the full penalty of al. and ten abillitizs mom.
Oii the 15th ufJunc last, when the l'iusectitor was einulag
out of has house, in Leicester-square Lawyer Aourr watt
upon his roach box, on the stand to L;iersies.srmare ; sh,
be called after hint, iu a vociferous manure—" 1 lit-n• goes the
fellow that false-saure himself." The other emir hint
the etusil joined in shouting out after him, and a .minl.rr
tml.,..ed hint in roust quence, to ridicule hint as nu intoreuri.;
the gentleman was, bowever, net to be intimulat, d, and call. d
Moore to hire his coo 6 ; he refused to dray up his tunrb,
was very abusive, std same he shout! lever ride isi Lis
coach env more. He has liven sawed a nth file WOl.
18/011Oef tc;r these offences, but has nut gqswered to auy ; and
in eunsequence he lam heels convicted in the ',malty of ;it.
without his appearance —lie aas convicted, nude, shinier
cutonalancts, on the charge of anodic' g,,.th wait, for
turns/NW the penalty of these for nserhtiis Item
have bees' eiettera OILLUISkOIIie• issued against Mu,