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Under the especial Patronage of his Most Gracious Majesty.
TMs Evening, FRIDAY, June El, the Amusements will commence with
• GRAND CONCERT, In Two Acts, In the superb new Concert Room,
'at Half.past Eight o'Clock. The First Act (fur that night only( will con.
aid of a Selection from the Worts of the late C. M. Von Weber.
Principal Vocal Performers—Mr. Braltam (who, In the course of the
armlet will sing, for the first time In public, the Elegiac Stanzas, en-
ere The Death of Weber written by Mr. Manche. and arranged by Mr.
Denham to the most popular Alm In Der Freischntz% Mr. Sinclair, and
'Saner De Sterns ; Miss Stephens, Miss Pam, Miss Cooke. and 3lariame
Corsega ' Mr. C. Taylor. Mr. Horocastle, Mr. itthillloll. Mr. 'Finney, and
Master Ranker. .

Leader of the Band—Signor Spagnoletti. Catenate, and Conductor—
Mr. H. R. Bishop.
Between the Acts of the Concert will be presented, In the Theatre, fur
the :hltd time, on entirely new Military Dlvertlitement, called
THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL..

The Ant7seatents will conclude, as usual, with
A GRAND DISPLAY OF FIRE-WORKS,

Unarm open at seven o'Clock.—Concert commences at Hatt-put Eight.
Admission es.
Particulars respecting Admission Cards fur the Evening. and Private
Volta for the Sromou or Nightly, may be had upon application to Mr.
Andrews, Boolooeller,Bonti-etreet.
Cautinn.—The Public will pieta* to take Notice, that all Sonia offered
for Sale on lite nut•ide of the Gardens are spurious. Copies of the Songs
rally be had in the Gardens.

The BRITISH PRESS commented publishing yesterday morn-
ilia at half-past five o'clock.
LONDON, }WWI', JuNs 23, 1826.

French Papers to the 42d inst. have been received. We
subjoin the following extracts:—

tFrom the Mode, dated Wednesday. June 21.1
Pants, Justg 26.
His Majesty the King of Wirtemburg, by a Ilvicript of 26th of
has authorized M. Becher, Sub-Director of the Went India
Company at Elberfeld, to act as Commercial Agent foe Mexico, in
Jo kingdom of Wirtenatsurg.
Th.: Henna Gazette givea the following statement of the losses of
he Greeks at the taking of Missolonghi
idled in the town 2100
Ditto at the foot of the mountains 5110

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Alen taken pnsonets - -150
`Women killed by the Greeks themselves, above . 1300
‘Vornen and children woo drowned themselves to escape the

fury of the Turks 800
Women and chiklren taken prisoners 3100
'Chose details are taken from a letter written-by one of Ibraltim's
utbcets.
From the Pitote]
PARIS, J tort 19.
It is generally believed at Vienna, that in case of a final arrange-
ment between Russia and the Porte, the Russian troona stationed
on the Pruth will be pent to the provinces adjoining Caocasia, to
co-operate with the army of General Venn&la* in subduing the
savage in^untain tribes that inhabit the southern part of the empire.
A commercial letter from Teflis says that the machines for
winding silk, imported into that city by 31. Castellas, have com-
pletely succeeded, and that a great number of Tartars have ac-
coked great skill in winding and weaving silk. Teflis, which
may be consitkred as the key of India, will one day become an im-
portant depot for French manufactures.
Letters from Buenos Ayres, of March 2i, say that the Chian
sgaudrol, having on hoard part of the troops which have been
ernMo'yed in taking Chitty, has doubled Cape Horn, and is bound
to the roast of Brazil, either against Rio or Bahia. This would be
• favourable diversion for Buenas Ayres, in case the Emperor
should be obliged to rectal Admiral Lobo, who blockades Buenos
Ayres It is even said that the order has already been given. The
same letters say that the Congress of Panama has been removed to
tlatimala, on account of the insalubrity of the former city.
It is affirmed, says the Memorial Dor&lair, that the French
tr.ops will evacuate St. Sebastian, Pampelutia, Figueras. and
Jacs, but that the garrison of Madrid will be increased. There is
rao thought of evacuating Cadiz and Barcelona.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JUNE 20.—Five per Cents. opened
at OM 25c., closed at %If. 30c.; Three per Cents. opened at 6.5 f.
95c., closed at 66f. Oc.; Bank Stock, 2073 E 50c. ; Rentes de Na.
idea, 73f. 25e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 11123, 474 f. ; Ilayttan Loan,
725 f. Exehanze on London—One Month, 251. GOc. ; Three
Months, M. 41k.—Curry An/heath/of.

Dutch Papers to the 22d inst. have been received, and
the Journal de St. Petersburg,. to the Stit ; but their con-
tents ate totally destitute of interest.

the misgovernment of CAN DER CAPELLkN, in Java,
has produced a spirit of resistance among the natives, which
ch the of the Dutch

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scented lately to threaten . , very existence lb, _iutet
power, already shaken by the Macassar war. The Dutch
Government in the East has, in recent times, been charac-
terized by a narrow-minded and illiberal policy, from which
they have now found it necessary to depart, in order to
preserve, if possible, those once flourishing and important
colonial possessions. They have found it necessary to
adopt the system of free trade to a certain extent; and their
example may afford a lesson to those who still think that
the old colonial system was the only one which would secure
the interest of a mother country. We may judge by the mis-
fortunes of the Dutch what we should have to expect if we
were to persevere in similar measures. The Javanese had
been subjected by the Dutch to the most grievous exec-
stuns; in some places, a rent of not less than half the pro-
duce was required from them. They were forced in these
rhstricts to labour at the Government works, without
any adequate compensation, particularly in raising coffee,
and carrying it to the msgazinesof the Government, which
I.liiined a monopoly in that article; and means were taken
to prevent the emigration of the inhabitants in these parts
into any of the free districts. Both the Javanese and
Chinese groaned under thi.• oppressive and arbitrary
system established, in a great measure, by VAN Dell CI,
rr et.ex. The money market was in a state of the
most complete stagnation, and Trea,ury Bills were
circulated at an interest of nine per cent. The
finances depended entirely on the coffee; and the result
was, that the mother country had actually to discharge
a large balance of the expenditure above the revenue. In
the administration of justice, also, the Dutch Government
had committed great mistakes. The Judges were ap-
pointed by the local Government ' • and such a system of
corruption and baseney had gained footing in their judi-
cial establishments, that the natives dreaded the approach
to them as the worst species of ruin. In the Courts of
bolo and Jucjo, the l'rinces and superior orders of the
natives were treated in a manner inconsistent with public
faith, and were told that the lands guaranteed to them by
treaties did net belong to them. Several European lease-
, hell re, who had been cultivating coffee terd indigo with
the sanction of Government, were dispossessed by an edict
of the Governor, and directed to submit their claims to the
Native Princes. VAN DER CAPF.I.LeN is ?aid, in numerous
iestat.ces, to have treated the Princes with the utmost in-

dignity, and in a manner disgraceful to his King and
country. By an edict of 1823, he restrained foreigners in
possession of estates from disposing of them to any but
Dutch or their descendants, Chinese, Arabs, or Natives.
The children of the possessors were made incapable of en-
joying the estates, unless resident upon them ; and if they
did not themselves dispose of them, Government provided
that they should hr put up to public sale, as the Resident
and the Governor-General might choose to' manage it.
Our countrymen resident in Java held a document admit-
ting to the a i.hts of citizenship, but were disfranchieed
and confined to the distance of ten miles round the principal
town. The quit-tents on lands held from Government were
arbitrarily augmented, in some cases to a hundred and a
thousand times the amount originaliy stipulated. In short,
the accounts received from that quarter appear to show
that a system of the grossest injustice and mismanagement
had prevailed fur some years in Java, and had at length
produced a crisis, which has rendered it necessary for the
Belgian Government to alter its line of policy, by
placing another Governor, with more liberal principles of
commerce, at the head of its East Indian Empire. The
lesson is a strung eme for us, and, when connected
with the rein:lll:s we find in the American Papers
on the conduct of the Government of the United States in
regard to free trade, it may serve to slicw in what way the
natural course of events will at length Inrcr Government,
to adopt a liberal course, if not from a sense or illStiCe, at
least from the fear of ruin.

CITY, Tar nsnAv EVENING.

The British Funds declined again this morning, in consequence
of heavy failures in the manufacturing dislriets being 'Token of.
Consols opened heavily at 80, and subsequently wertdone at MI,
and 79g. at which price the latter bargains were concluded. The
New Ss rip was j premium ; and Reduced Stock fell from 79 t
7843. indeed the speculators for a rise seemed to lose their spirit
this morning, and made no exertions to support the market.
Foreign Securities were languid, excepting in the slight atten-
tion that was paid to Colombian Bonds, which advanced to Ta.
There were sellers of Mexican 6 per Cents. nt 56. Buenos Amos
Bonds were 58 ; Brazilian ditto 36; Chilian 39 ; and Peruvian
20- Greek Bonds were sold at 14.

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WESTMORLAND ELECTION•

(FROM OVi OWN nEFONTER•I

‘VEDNEFIDAY MORNING.

At length the still, quiet, and monotonous life of the inhabitants
of Appleby, is exchanged for one of unusual bustle and activity ;
and it now, indeed, wears something like the appearance of •
county town during a contested election. Yesterday, the free-
holders began to flock into the town, and yesterday also, for the
first time, the streets were paraded by a very numerous band,
dressed in bellow, and bearing large yellow silk flags with various
inscriptions, amongst which I noticed the following :
: " Lowther and Loyalty," " Speed the Plough," " Canny West-
' morelmtlr" " The King and Constitution," " Church and Stale,
Truth and Honesty." " ‘Vestmoreland for ever." In addition to
the preparations which I mentioned in my last, as having been
nnu,ad e by Lurd Lowther for the accommodation of the freeholdeis,
tents have been erected in various parts of the town. and, in tact,
expense has been spared-in order to procure for them the ut.
most possible degree of comfort under the circumstances. (ha the
other hand, the intentions of the Blues seem to he involved in the
deepest mystery. It was only yesterday that their Corn.
mittee set about engaging beds for the freeholders in their
interest, and even then they sought to engage them but for three
nights. This has naturally given rise to varieties surmises—the
price offered for the beds was much below that which the
Yellow Party have given, but then their preparations have bean
altogether upon comparatively, a diminutive scale. Some persons
have offered wages that the content will terminate by the resigns.
non of Brougham in three days, while others—and, by all that I can
hear, they arc the more numerous party. -imagine that it is merely
a rev un the part of the Blues to throw the Yellows off their
guard. In this, however, they will not succeed, for the Yellows
I are increasing in their exertions. A general opinion seems to
prevail that the Blues are eneearonring to steal a march upon
their opponents, and this arises from the quietness with which
they have hitherto conducted their proceedings. It is extremely
; difficult to form an accurate judgment as to what course the Blues
will be likely to pursue. I rather imagine that their funds are
sery circumscribed, and they are certainly adopting every econonti.
cal measure which it is possible to desise. The only conclusion
it is possible to come to is, that it will either be a slight contest for
two or three days, or else that the city will be polled to the last
man. The Blues are really weak, or else they wish it to he
believed that they are so, and the former is just as likely to be the
case as the I otter.
In the meantime the electioneering spirit begins to pervade all
classes of Appleby. Nay, to such an extent has it proceeded. that
actually a fight took place this evening upon the bridge, between
a pared of boys under fourteen years of age—Blues and Yellows.
resolved to maintain the omr.ipotcncy of their respective parties.
A young aspirant for fame (a Yellow) about twelve years old, re.
siding in the sane house wi:h me, gave me the particulars of the
battle, which, if I had the abilities of Homer, I might describe in
an epic poem. and I have little doubt but that the inhabitants of
Appleby would in that case think me a far cleverer fellow, and
place me in the catalogue of immortals far above him who wrote
the Pim!. .

A number of the Carlisle wear:vs made tlu it appearance in the
town the ntght before last, and many of the inhabitants were nut a
little alarmed at the circumstance. They have hitherto, however,
been extremely quiet, and I trust will continue so.

READING ELECTION.

READING, JUNE 2

It appears that the friends of Mr. Fyashe Palmer still entertain
hopes of turning the tables upon their opponents ; a scrutiny is now
openly talked of, and, notice having been given by means of hand-
bills, a meeting took place at the Crown Inn, yesterday evening,
which was numerously attended, when certain resolutions were
agreed to relative to the plan to be adopted in order to obtain their
object. A subscription was also immediately entered into, for the
purpose of defraying the necessary expenses, and a considerable
sum was immediately subscribed by those present. It seems to be
admitted by both parties. that a number of unsound votes have, by
some means, got admitted into the poll-book; and, indeed, this
must appear very probable, when it is considered that, towards
the latter end of the election, every species of manoeuvre that
could be thought of was put in practice, in order to patch up votes
to aid the contending Candidates, who struggled on for four days
with a difference in numbers, beginning. with a majority of 23 for
Mr. Palmer, and ending with a majority of 4 fur Mr. Spence ;
but which of parties profited most by the exercise of ingenuity
in the manufacturing way, remains to be ascertained, and, in all
probability, will be determined by the expensive process of parlia-
mentary investigation. Mr. Palmer has undoubtedly a greet
number of friends, who are very strongly attached to his inter-
est, and who seem resolved to do their utmost to get hint rein-
stated in that situation, to the duties of which lie devoted so
much time and attention, and in which, they think, he served
them and his country faithfutly.

SOMERSET ELECTION.

ILCIIESTER, WEDNESDAY, Juxx 21.

This morning the pulling commenced, and continued during
the day without spirit. But few of the voters for Mr. Hunt made
their appearance. His bands were no longer heard in the town,
but the other Candidates supplied the lour.ging country people
with music upon the same terms.
Soon after the Court-House opened, and the Sheriff took his
seat, Mr. Hunt and Sir Thomas Lethbridge entered.
Sir THOMAS addressed the Sheriff in these words (looking at
Mr. Hunt) :—•• Mr. Sheriff, I have a question to propose to that
individual, who stands at the table, of the utmost importance."
Mr. lit: NT—lll not answer any question now. It is an in.
erference with the business of the Sheriff.

Sir T. LETHBRIDOE-4 wish to say a few words to that per.
son who has presumed to stand as a Candidate for the representa-
tion of the County.

Mr. lit:NT—*ell, I'll answer any question at the proper time,
if it be a proper question. If it is not a proper question, I'll know
how to comment upon it.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE again appealed to the Sheriff—l trust
that you will allow me, Sir, to put the question. It may put an
end to this contest altogether.
Mr. lit nr—The question must be a very queer one if it have
that effect. But perhaps you are disposed to cut and run. That, cer-
tainly, will put an end to the contest altogether. (Laughter.)
The SUERIFF—There arc many persons waiting to have the
oaths administered to them. It is better not to put any question
now, as a discussion is likely to follow.
Here there was a pause. A voter, upoa beiag sworn, said to
Sir T. Lethbridge, that he came to vote for Dickinson and Leth-
bridge, and—
Sir THOMAS took occasion then to call the attention of the Sheriff
to a communication which he wished to make to the voter on the
subject to which he hail been just alluding.
Mr. protest, Mr. Sheriff; against this improper in-
terferenc.t with your business; which ought to meet with no inter-
ruption from a Candidate.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE—(Iooking with the greatest contempt at
Mr. Hunt, who folded his arms, and stared in the Hon. Baronet's
face)—" I sac, Mr. Sheriff; that if I were heard to the extent I
wish, lam sure there would be no disposition to interrupt me. I
wish to know whether you will give me liberty to speak my i,teas
of this contest, if contest it can be called, which has so dreadfully
harassed this great county ? If you do, lam of opinion that it is
likely to temiinate immediately.'
The SHERIFF, rising—" I decide that thebusiness proceed now,
and you can avail yourself of an opportunity of speaking to the
effect you intend at the close of the poll for the day.'
Sir THOMAS immediately bowed to the Sheriff offering as an
apology for the interruption, his wish to save the county au untie-
cessary trouble.
The Bribery Oath was then administered, and the voters were
sent to the booths, to undergo examincion as to their qualilica-
tions. Mr. Hunt ran from booth to booth, and was as severe in
questioning the voters for Sir Thomas Lethbridge, as if (to use his
own language) the representation of the county was a " tossup"'
between them. He was sometimes to be seen in the Court-lion,e,
arguing before the Sheriff in favour of the qualifications of his own
voters and against those of the friends of the Baronet, and some-
times he was to be seen waving his hat amongst the crowds about
the principal street.
At fire o'clock the poll-books were closed and brought in to the
Sheriff; but the speaking was delayed in consequence of the nu-
memos objections made by .Mr. Hunt to some votes, and his ela-
borate defence of others.

The Sheriff declared that the state of the poll was as follows :
The day's poll—
Dickinson 21151 Hunt 31
Lethbridge - . 242
Aggregate poll—
Dickinson - • 972 1 Hunt 179
Lethbridge . . 071
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE then turning towards Mr. Hunt, who bad
got up close to hini,—.4 Now, Sir, do you wish to say any thing?
You shall have the opportunity."
Mr. HUNT—No, no; you arc as yet above me on the poll, and
can avail yourself of your situation. (Laughter and hisses.)
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE declared that he was highly gratified at
the state of the poll. AS far as they had taken the sense of the
county, that sense had been must energetically expressed. The
freeholders had done their duty in a manful, honourable, and
splendid manner. (Cheers and hisses, with cries of " Hunt for
ever," and roars of laughter). There existed no doubt that the
twine of the whole county had been manifested in the votes which
had already been given, and he was aware of the great inconve-
nience to which the freeholders would be put by a protraction of
the ,;,antest. Such, indeed, would be the inconvenience, that he
should be astonished even if the individual who had so unneces-
sarily caused it, would persevere in the vain attempt. (Cheers and
hisses, and cries of " 11 unt for ever.") Every body who had a
spark of feeling in his b oom niust feel for the labour, the toil, and
the inconvenience to which the industrious factiolders were put by

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what had already taken place. Never had there been any occasion
upon which the freedom of suffrage had been more brilliantly dis-
played than within the last three days. (Cheers from all sides).
From the Sheriff and two of the Candidates the etecuses had met
with such treatment as they hail a right to expect. The county
had most honourably expressed itself, and the individual to whom
he now particularly alluded could not dare to entertain a hope of
riairg man equality with either of those whose conduct had received
so unequivocally the meld of approbation. (Cries of "Hunt for evert"
which excited bursts of laughter). With respect to those electors
who had voted for that person, he found no fault with them. He
gave them credit for examining the propriety of voting wht re they
conceived the interests of the community were most likely to be
protected ; but he begged leave to differ with them into codo as to
the judgment they had formed, and the individual upon whom they
had fixed their dependence. (Cheers, and cries of " Hunt for
ever," and hisses.) A little time, however, would teach them how
mistaken they were. (Cries of " We're not deceived ; Hunt's the
lad for us.") Ile would not address himself to that individual, but
to all the other persons before him, and ask whether that person
was not, in delaying the contest, add'ng to the gross delusion which
he had already practised upon the county: (Cheers and hisses, and
loud erica of " Hunt, Huta!" " Give no no blacking man !"
" Lethbridge fur ever !") He concluded by congratulating the
voters upon the sum...fill efliwts they had made ia turning aside
the stigma which had been attempted to be attached to the county.
Mr. Dit'xixsow exorcised, in a few words, his thanks for the
strong proofs of approbation Ire had received.
Mr. lit NIT congratulated the county upon the tone in which the
other two Candidate!' had just addressed the electors, different as it
was from that in which they had thought proper to speak on former
occasions on the same subject. They had suddenly turned from a
torrent of abuse into a current of mild:lent and, with the excep-
tion of the repetition of the words individual and person. not
one word bordering upon the ungentletnaely had been uttered.
How was this metamorphosis of tone to be accounted for ? At
Bridgwater, ar.d on the day of nomination at Ilehester, they
had set their tongues to work in a manner highly unbecoming
the character of Candidates for the representation of that
county. (Laughter, cries of " Hunt for ever!" and hisses.)
He did not, lie seamed those around him, intend to rake tip
old grievances. He had, lie declared, in all lie had said that
might be calculated to hurt the feelings of any one, merely acted '
upon the principle of retaliation. Mr. Dickinson had quoted ex-
tracts from newspapers, eight or ten years old, as infallible against
him, ascribing to him the most cowardly and base conduct, and
had not thought it worth while to bring forward an atom of proof.
That Gentleman had also declared. that no honest man would vote
for Hunt. (Cries " (font for ever !") Now, this compliment
was no doubt intended for the freeholders. who would, no doubt,
take it as it was intended. He considered himself quite out of the
question on the occasion. (Laughter.) As for Sir T. Lethbridge
(Cries of " Lethbridge for ever ! " blunt for ever!") that worthy
person had totally altered his phraseology, and talked actually like
a cool, steady, sensible man (mars of laughter, and hisses), al-
though he was mistaken in supposing that the hint he had so
kindly given, about putting SS end to the contest, would be at all
attended to. That honourable person had said he would be
astonished if the pe SOli would not decline any further attempt to
get up on the poll. It was not the first time Sir Thomas had been
astonished at what lie (Mr. Hunt) was disposed to do, nor should
it be the last. (Laughter and hisses.) He (Mr. Hunt) should
consider that he would be acting disgracefully to the county of
Somerset and to himself, and that he would deserve to be branched
as the wearer of the white feather, if he listened for a moment to
Sir Thomas Lethbridge upon such a subject. He then adverted to
the state of the poll on a former occasion, when Mr. Dickinson
paled 81)0 in one day—a number as great nearly as he had polled
in tire three days just expired ; and he again called the attention of
the freeholders to the insult passed upon 179 of their body. who
had already voted for him, but whom now the other Candi-
dates thought proper to designate as deluded men—a phrase
adapted in the place of tire respectable epithet of " rogues."
(Cheers and hisses.) Bow did it happen that no blame was at.
Cached to them to-day? IFell, lie would excite the astonish-
ment of the worthy person a little more, by bringing up hundreds
of other poor deluded men to the poll. (Laughter.) Not inure
than a sixth or seventh part of the counts heel already polled ; and
unless more was done by both of the old Members, with the bless-
ing of God he would not only gallop up to them, but pass by them
in less than ten days. (Cheers. hisses, and roam of laughter.) Ile
admitted that many respectable persona had polled for them. Ile
had seen attorneys, and magistrates, and clergymen, run to the
poll. Indeed, of eighteen voters who polled at one booth, he
counted eight of the elargy—a preference upon which Sir Thomas
must have prided himself not a little. Mr. Hunt then stated, that
if, in the heist of retaliating, anything offensive had escaped hint.
he felt bound to apologize to the Sheriff and Mr. Dickinson. Of the
latter he had erroneously said something about mortgaging orates;
but this was the only circumstance about which he thought an
apology necessary. Ile was always obliged to fight the Devil with
his own weapons. (Laughter and hisses, and applause). He had
attacked the public conduct of public men. and he again asked
the electors what had Mr. Dickinson or Sir T. Lethbridge done to
serve the county or the commut.iry ? Mr. Hunt having repeated
the charges mentioned on a former day against the other candidates,
returned thanks for the support he had received, and concluded by
stating that he was convinced of being sole to give Sir T. Leth-
bridge a fair chance of cominc in fur a borough. (Laughter, and
hisses; and cheers, and cries of " blunt for ever 1")
Mr. DICKINSON begged to say a few words, as something had
been said upon this and former occasions by the Gentleman oppo-
site (Mr. Hunt) of a personal nature. He accepted the apology
made by that Gentleman, and declared that he had been compelled
by the personalities to which he :Toiled, to adopt the course of at-
tack described. He thought it necessary to declare now that he
had in hia possession documents relating to the private and public
chapcter of that Gentleman, anti that lie should make use of them
in case he considered himself called upon to do so. (Cheers and
hisses, and cries of " Hunt for ever !") He then defended his
conduct in Parliament. Ile had not spoken, on presenting the peti-
tion train Chard against the slave trade, because there were such
multitude,' of petitions daily presented on the subject, that the
(louse would not listen to speeches on the subject. (Cries of
" true, true," and cheers.) As to Mr. Denman's motion respect-
ing female slaves, he had not voted at all ; but if be had been in
the House at the time the proposition was made, he should have
voted against it, as calculated to excite jealousy, and prevent the
operation of the benevolent measures adopted by Parlianaent.
(Cheers).

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Sir T. LETIIBRIDGE—My worthy friend has alluded to a wea-
pon which he has in store, with which to chastise this individual.
Mr. II uNT (to Sir Tlionuts)—Ba, ba, ba, boo. (Laughter and
biases.)
Sir T. IdETIIBRIDGE—I assure my honourable friend that,
whatever may be the weapon, this animal (pointing to Mr. Runt)
will not feel it. (Laughter, and cheers and hisses.)
Mr. II u N T —I say, Sir Thomas.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE—WeII, Sir.
Mr. If it NT (pointing at him with his finger)—Bow, wow, wow.
(Roars of laughter, and great tumult.)
Sir T. LETrtnatonc—lf any other person in this Court had
said ooe word of what this extraordinary animal has uttered, I
would at once have taken notice of it.

111 r. HUNT—I only said Bow, wow, wow, Sir Thomas.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE—When this animal has been attacked
with his own weapons, he has flourished ; when mercy has been
'hewn him, he has acted with ingratitude the basest. It is impos-
sible to deal with him, therefore, as with other men. It was my
object to save the county great labour and inconvenience, but as
he is determined to cause as much trouble as possible. I hope you
will, Gentlemen, redouble your exertions in my favour. (Cheers
and hisses.)
Mr. HUNT—You say I am an extraordinary animal. I'll prove
it to you before I stop; that hair of yours shall stand on end, like
quills upon the fretful porcupine. They call you the animal called
the porcupine; make you look like one. (Uproar and laugh.
ter, amidst which the Sheriff adjourned the Hall.)

TACNTO2V ELECTION.

IVEDNESDAY, JUNE 21.

The polling went on last night and to-day with great spirit.
The poll-clerk, who proceeds in a most impartial and honourable
manner, receives a vote on each side. The Buff's complained of
the alteration in the manner of receiving votes last night again,
contending that each Candidate should have his turn, by which
means only the Candidates could either of them acquire a fair sta.
tion. There is no doubt that Mr. Creswell's station on the poll
would at least have been second, but for a sort of electioneering
mameuvre the first two days. Some inconvenience is also com-
plained of in consequence of the want of boxes for more than duce
Candidates, the Blues having two, and all the others but one, FO
that Mr. Seymour's split votes with Mr Creswell generally poll
from the box of the latter. If the parties hold out to the last, this
will not be of great consequence, but all the effect on the public
mind of one Candidate standing above another until the end is de.
teated by this plan. and the alterations made from day to day in the
mode of polling, thrown against Mr. Creswell. this friend., how.
ever, contend, that as they returned Mr. Baring for 20 years, and
generally another candidate, they can certainly secure his election.
There has been some division amongst the party, and the Com.
mittee have broken up, not upon principle, but on account of a
misunderstanding between Mr. Creswell and his Committee, re-
lating, it is said, to finances. The spirit of independence amongst
the people, however, and especially the poorer class of voters, rises
above all other considerations, and they have been for some time'
rushing to the poll with perfect enthusiasm.
Mr. Cos:swami. rose to-day, and complained of an article in
the Taunton Courier, calculated to depress the firm spirit of the
electors, and declared that, if the voters did not come in rapidly,
he would close the poll, and not expose the other Candidates, of
whom he spoke in handsotne terms, to one moment's unnecessary
expense or inconvenience. (He was loudly cheered by all parties.)
Mr. Lawts, however, said that the poll could not be closed so
long as a voter chose to present himself ; and the voters cooling in
rapidly, the poll has been since carried on with great spirit.
Mr. la.wws raised two important questions on a vote tendered
at the poll last night. Ist Whether, supposing the right of vot-
ing in this borough to depend on settlement, the voter is objection- '
able by the statute 26 (leo. 11l , c. 100, passed to prevent occa-
sional inhabitant% from voting at borough elections, on the ground
that this aettlerni nt (which, in the instance of the vote in question,
depended on the renting a tenement for a year), was not competent
six months before the election ; and `ldly. Whether, considering
both the sections of that Act together, it applied to elections at

Seymour
Pencher

Creswell

Taunton, when the tight of election la wor in any one of the des.
criptions of voters particularly designated th the last section of the
Act ; to which description the application of the Act, by the second
section, is expressly limited, exclusive of persCns veng iy any
other title, or by any other superadded qualification. He contended
for the negati►e of both the above questions, on the ground, Iq
that the Act was intended only to present occasionality, by requir,
log six months' previous inhabitancy, and potwalloping, and not
six
months' complete settlement, which might postpone the right of.
voting for a year and a half in the instance of the votes in question:
and 2dly, that the right of voting at Taunton being, by the lag
Taunton
determination of the House of Commons (211th of July, 111131. „„,
h edescriptioninhabitants o f
i tinhabitants,hin th householders,e i.orough
gene,
generally,
inorn any
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habitants within the borough being potwallopent ; that was another
and different title or description than any specified in the Act. sic
observed tbat the description of persona particularly designated b
the Act are—lst, inhabitants paying scot and lot ; i..bahity.
boroughsle also observed, that however the Art'r
s,,l.o„sehoidees, hou•ekeepero, and pot walloperaligally wow
env
3dly, inhabitants, householders. housekeepers, and potwafinper,
4thly, inhabitants, householders. residents; and lastly, insabip:
sauniptsirwmilideihini
qthucalciiitcaiestionor.
it did not do so, but that borough, and any other similarly citron.:
might ha►e been intended to exclude the right of voting at
stanced, was centre oruiseue, out rf the Act.
Ihlr. Lawns had on a previous day contended that Cie right of
soli:4 at Taunton, as fine I by the above last determination of the
House of commons, did not at all relate to settlement, or requite
any qualification of that value; but the Assessor, without qur.
tinning that position, ruled that no voters should be admitted to poll
that were settled, stating that the returning officers were not respoe,
sible, unless they acted wilfully.
There are some curious facts coming out continually as to the
means by which voters are brought to the poll. (heat numbers are
not residents in the borough for other than election purer
Wives and families are sometimes proved to have lived here tin
months before the husbands, and the latter come from a distaste,
and, lodging for a time in single rooms, qualify themselves
as
voters, though they ordinarily live nut of the borough. There is
also a most disgraceful practice of cutting off votes from one aide,
by the agents of the Blue party, who having been appointed to die..
tribute chart:y money amongst the pour voters, sometimes four.
pence oily, and a pound nme, which a voter swore had heels slipped
into his hand without his knowing the object of it, has cut a' a
vote. This is certainly a most gross abuse of the least reposed in
individuals, and stamps dishonour on my man or party, si.it
perverts the charitable donations of our ancestors to the al-
vancernent of one political party, and the destruction of the
other. In ore case today, a man refused to take the br;b:ry
oath, declaring that he could not take it, having Men
bribed. Mr. Lawes asked if he had been ':bribed by Mr.
Creswell. He said No. In another case, a most sewn.
able man gave his vote, and asked each of the candidates
if he had ever insinuated to either of them that he required any
compensation for giving his vote ? They severally answered No;
when he said that he had been taunted with such observations from
some men of the blue colour, whose hearts were ',lack, and that
he had determined, therefore, to give his plumper to Mr. hresweil.
He said he had lived long enough in Taunton to know that these
were good and bad men under a'l colours. In another iroartee, a
voter gave his plumper to Mr. Creswell, and was reprairlicil as a
turncoat ; he asked if they wished him to perjure hintselt, j
added, in a low tone, that if he hail voted for the other party Its
must have done so. The Candidates seem all very I:mloi:rabies's'
gentlemanly men, and are nut responsible for the acts of those wbo
would, no doubt, shudder at any dishonourable art, if they were
not moved out of their ordinary state of feeling by the zeal
which they are animated to raise their own particular pany. A
great deal of the ill feeling which exists on these occasions. and
near'y all the debauchery, arises out of the intervention of bodies of
men who stand between the elected and the elector, and who are
obliged to attain their ends by employing others who make it td.eir
business to make or disqualify votes, and to descend to any nil
all means to attain their end. It is. however, a kind of trade to
which they have been long accustomed. The election is their har-
vest time, and for months before it comes on their eneagetnr t
begins. These men are at work day and night, and in all places,
to sift out circumstances of disqualification.
It is said the poll will last until Saturday.
This afternoon, when the reporter left the hustings, the umbers
were as follows:
ir,:wubtu

111 F. 1' wing
- 299 31 ildinay
271 Ed. Cret.irell

WELLS ELECTION.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.
I send you a statement of the poll up to last night. This Elec-
tion, according to the number of voters, has teen one of the trrot
severe contests in England. Not a rote polled hut has ander.
gone the most strict scrutiny ; and men bare been brolight front
the most northern parts of Ireland, York.hire, the I.nntl't End
in Cornwall, and all oth,r parts of Engl Irv,. The Oki Mem-
bers, Turf way and Taylor. are now certain of bein, returnee.
We expect the Election will terminate this day or to-merrow, fir
a certainty.
TENTH DAY'S CLOSING OF THE POLL, TUESDAY EYSINING,

EIGHT O'CLOCK.
The two Old Members. New Can lidate=.
Tudway 143 I Edwards - -
Taylor - - 134 Williams -

PRESTON ELECTION.

TUESDAY EvrNINO.

TENTH DAY.
State of the poll, at the elm, tire o'clock :
Stanley - - 1373 1 Barrie
Wood - - 814 1 Cobbett

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Afier the Mayor left the hustings Cobbett expressed 11 opi-
nions of the other Candidates; they were present. As so de-
scriptive account of his speech can ever give a sufficiently clear
idea of the peculiar quality of h.s eloquence. I send you therepott
terbam retim:—Gentlemen, I have all along protested erimt
these barricadoes that exclude you front polling ; those potter,
as the French call them, created by Mr. Nicholas Grin-ohs:
(the Mayor) for my opponents to hide their heads in film our
shots. My feelings towards them, Gentlemen, are guided by
a. spirit of candid equality. I give no preference; I hate no
partiality for one above the other. The Captain (Barrie) I bate
and detest, for his injustice and cruelty in putting the estb o
supremacy to the Catholics. (Shouts.) The gentleman of " tie
Book of Wonders" (Mr. Wood) the Prince of Hypocrisy, I
despise; and the spittev-on individual on his left (Mr. Stanley), I
loath an I loath anything the most nasty. (Huzza.) At the Cap.
sin I knit my brow and bite my lip ; at the sugar-bake: (Mr.
Wood) I turn up my nose ; and at the Honourable young spitting.
box on his left I stop my nose. (Roars of laughter.) In this harpy
state of impartiality, I do not know which I like least or hate most.
Amidst those barriers that surround us, we have at least one fosse.
one ditch, that we can call our own. That shall be true to a
electors, even those of our opponents. The freedom of election
shall not be interrupted. I shall place two of my sons there to-
morrow morning—they shall admit every man into it. what
shall have been sworn before the Commissioners. We will have
that ditch at least open--all who wish to conic and vote (no moon
for what Candidate) may cuter. You shall have freedom of el.c.
tion. (Hum.)
After the several parties returned to their quarters, they ha-
rangued their friends as usual.
Captain BAR PIE complained that Mr. Wood, by a violent rush,
meanly took possession of Cobbett's tally•box, and thus brought
up his vwers to be polled out of their regular turn. It i. clear (ha
added) that there is a coalition between the two Radicals ('d'ood
and Cobbett) though both deny it. However, Mr. Cobhett does me
the justice to treat me like a man, whiles lie despises Mr. Wood.
Mr. Cobbett is right in charging Mr. Wood with cant. Mr. Wood
does deal in dint; but I hope you won't lot him cant you out of
your votes, or let his men keep you out of Mr. Cobbett's tally.box.
It is free and open to all. Make a strong pull, a long pull, and a
pull altogether, and you mutt succeed by li—d. ((beet Mg.) I am
not a mats to be frightened by a knock-down blow. (Lisiohtet)
take a (1--d deal of ticking tefore I give in (laughter), and if I
have only a brave second and a fahhful bottle-holder. 111 light to
I the last gasp, by G--d. (luzzia.) If you exert yourselves, you
must treat them with all their deceit and hypocrisy. You never will
elect a canting hypocrite, or a Radical Reformer.
Captain Co tuu T next addressed them on behalf of his brother
ssi:or.-o.ntleincn, the heir appa:ent of Mr. Cobbett thought
fit to put the Bribery oath to you this morning. Could he otter
to you a genter insult ? Could he cast a folder isnputation on
your indepeadencr, your honour, or your integrity ? He ext.
mined some of you on that oath, but having found you pure
and uncorrupted, he, after a short time, abandon-it it in shame
and confusion. Even his frivtl. lllr fluffsnuff—l beg the gentle-
, man's pardon, I mein Mr. Iluffman—even Mr. Huffman, gen-
tlemen, though not overburdened with modesty. blushed for the
first time in his life, and withdrew the insulting test. I have
not trAked to you since the election commenced, of the qualifica-
tions of the several Candidates, and that through a feeling ei
modesty; for, like Mr. Huffinan, I can also be modest on es.
treme occasions. I did not like to express my opinions of t'
other Candidates while I was in the same list with them—while
I was a Candidate myself. (Laughter.) It would have been
invidious; and, besides, if I had described the merits of othe.:,
it is probable I should not have been silent about my own; and
that would be a piece of vanity which would quite shock my
sense of modesty. (Laughter.) But now that I have abdicated
my momentary throne on the hustings, and given up all rivalry
with my quondam brother Candidates, I shall resume my eight
as an elector—my right and my duty to canvass the claims of
those gentlemen who Beck the honour of representing us in Par-
liament. As to Mr. Stanley, no gentleman cats have higher claims
to your support than he has—of a respectable and noble family,
possessing propeity, connexions, and influence in your town—his
return would be creditable to you • besides, he has obtained a high
character for talent ; he has been tried in Parliament already.
and has 'hewn considerable ability in advocating the principle,
which he has adopted. Of Mr. Wood I can speak with some-
thing more of certainty, for I am from the same town with him.
Mr. Wood, then. Gentlemen, is the son of Mr. Ottiwell Wood, a
Liverpool sugar-baker, in whom, though a respectable sort of
person in his rank of life, it would be considered the height of
presumption to aspire to a seat in Parliament. How much mot:

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