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CONTES lED ELECTIONS.

tivassooi.-1 HIRD DAY•
General Taileton 993
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General Gaicoyos . 536
• Mr. Roams EA • .
. YARMOUTH.
Him E. flarborcl . . 627
•
IV Lathmoon, Er;. . . 6J4
Wen. Jacob, Esq. . 311
• • .
•••••• Upeher, E. • • 21
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YORK CITY, MAY .1. --SICoNO DAY.
Sir M. M S)lcrs ,SSI
Sr Win M.lner b 34
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Hon. L. num, s 3b6
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e•NTIRBURY—SA 1 CROAT, MAY 9.
Baker 4OO
Talor 367
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Lushingron . 341
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Farquhar 311
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LANCASTER ELECTION.—X AY 8, FIRST DAY.
Mr. 13-nt . . . 5.7
Mr Ca . I/I.)mA . . 50
Mr. Doveton . 50
IRREWSRURY—MAY CI, THIRD D•T.
rt, Hon. Win. 11,11 . . . 140
Thos Juan, Egg . . . 100
IND li G. 614on•11 • • . 99

tioTtiscoll4l4-••BATUADA., THIRD DAY.
Smith . 06
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C:rx..k . 02
.
Campton . 2b6
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1.21222222-4A21.12DAY.
Blbingt.on 10101
:5.f.e...m..ta 791
Sm.th 693
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DOveit. ti.zcrioti—SATUßDAY. lIIAT 9.
M. Jp...k..vnti . 1121
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P4ONVINIII ill bee
Jackie,. .
_....._ . 87*

LAW !NI ELL IIiENcE.

COURT OF WIG'S BENCH, Wastminsr et, M4T 11.

In a ease wherein a lady of the name of Betsey
Bell was the Plaintiff, Mr. GAIROW, on behalf of
the Defendant, moved for a Rule to set aside the
judgment against his client, and also to stay the
money levied under execution in the hands of the
Sheriff. The Learned Counsel said, that this
was one of the CANS in which some of the
practices of the advertising money-lenders were
particularly conspicuous. The Defendant being
somewhat embarrassed in his circumstances, and
in need of some temporary assistance, unfortu-
nately mat with one of thew money-lending ad.
vertisements, in a daily paper ; he applied to the
place where it referred to, and there found the bu-
siness was entirely trans:seed by ladies:—there was
the lady clerk. the lady-bookkeeper, the lady-money-
lender, &c. The Defendant, however, was to have
a considerable suns advanced to him, upon his own
bills of acceptance. which were made payable at
different periods, for the sum of 2M. each, and a
warrant of attorney to the full amount, as a colla-
teral security ; all this being assented to, it was fur-
ther agreed. that the Defendant was to take in
part payment of the advance, a fine thorough-bred
racer, who had won the King's plate, and hunted
with the King's stag hounds t in short, one of the
finest horses in the kingdoms Nid far this horse he
was to give ',Ovalness. It turned out, however,
as the Learned Counsel stated, from the affidavits,
that this high•mettled racer was only fit CT the
slJughterman—the bones to make ivory black, the
flesh to the dog's-meat man, and the bide to the
currier, were not worth, altegethtr, above al.
The Defendant had already paid two et those
notes, and the Plaintiff, notwithstanding. was pro-
ceethug on the warrant of attorney. and issued
execution, upon which the Sheriff had levied the
amount.

The Court granted a rule to phew cause.
The AT TOIL CY.GIN made the usual 1110.
tion to continue the secognicinces of persons bound
to attend the Conic

This being the last day of Platter Term, the Court
was occupied till a late hour in 4.2.:icliug applications
of various kind., is the course of wench nothing of
any public interest occurred.
The Term Gisted Jury were discharged, and the
business of the Term ended.

11,Aon EleCtion closed is the afternoon of Fria',
when the numbers were—
For George J.ilimione, Esq. . 111
A. . 14!
C. D..oetlosho. E•q. 16
•
r T Nast. 10
Tne two former were declared dilly elefted. It
is reported that the two latter mean to petition
against the retort*. Oat of the number polled tor
Mr. nut :count. nne.italf were single rotes;
vitaile the two in,:ntbers returned had each only one
single vote.
Yesterday the London Sess'ont com-nenced at
Guidhall ; but no case of any public interest oc-
curred.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

FOURTH DAY-14AT II

This dry the crowd before thehusti.,9l Wag ex-
ceedingly numerous and noisy. At the close of the
P5ll, 4,.e numbers good thus ;

lArel Cochnore
Sir F. Rlreitzt
Mr. Eehott
Mr. SW:64ms
Mr. Paull

770
6117
620
147
117

Mr. iueeloan,asbefore, was the first to ad-
dress the Eleelors, or multitude, who at that time
cmtinned very noisy and turbulent Gentle
men," said he, tt we have hitherto g.ined credit
on account of the manner in which tin Lledion has
been canied on, both in resped to your conduh
towards the Conslidates, and their condo& towards
You, when we find it our duty daily to addreis you.
I am confident you will nos forfeit that clotroder
which you have already acquired. I orn well aware
that Saint Monday is a kind of privileged day, and
therefore I ought not to raped much quiet. ( Laugh-
ing, and cries of Brave, nherns!) Gentleman, I bare
to oh.erve, that have jun heard ail eel:is:sawn tall
from the Noble Lord who is now one of the Can-
didates before you, as to " No Coalition." I can
only assore you. that I stand in opposition to no
particular Candidate, but entitely on my own
groun 1, and my own past proved prsneasions.
Geittlemen, I did think it proper, imam the lest
day on which I appeared upon the hustings, to
meet and oppose an objettion which had been raised,
that *Wave' Officer ems nest a it person so repre-
sent this City. I have thought myselr bound, in
honour east consistency, s's to do, and whether it
please or displease certain indiv:duais, 1 repeat that
opinion, because, if you carry the prow pie of mat
argument to its utmost eaten-, it must go to this,
that no military, or naval mat, nor any person who
is likely to be sent upon a foreign embassy, is ever
to be eleded to represent his country in Parliament.
I resped Hui Majesty's land tortes as minnt as any
man, but I shall never ishanidu my hatred against
Standing Army is the tone of peace. I say. that
toe King's Offi :en are those who are the must likely
to know the Con.titusion in this particular ; and are,
therefore, the most proper to guard it nom any of
those infringements most likely to prove injunons
to the riglits and liberties of Britons. (Load Op
plower and buzzer.) Gentlemen, with regard to tne
Naval Service, I think I may say, what my whole
life has proves', that there is no: a man in this coun-
try who admires, reveres, and loves, with more heart-
felt satisfadion, that service, than I do. I think tune
is nothing that can be done ha teat service, either by
the bounty of -he Crown, or by the conferring
of popular booms by the people themselves,
which they have ant folly proved Weir title to.
dislike egotism as mach as any man, but I can ven-
ture to say with truth, as it must be in the know-
ledge of most of you. that at a moment winch
was most critical and dangerous to the country,
I did thew, in a peetniar manner, nay lave of
that service. I did that service, I say. a be-
nefit, when I stood alone in the House of Commons,
by pointing out the means of subduing the mutiny
at the Note, which prevailed at a time when we
were engaged in war, and which, it it heel not been
timely prevented. might have devoted the country
to eternal destruftion. Gentlemen, upon the sun-
jed of Sir Francis Burdett 1 shall say bet a few
words. My alliance with him, when be had
a seat in the House of Commons, I have no doubt
every friend of his who hears me, will to me the
justice to acknowledge. I was there the single man
who supported him in resisting those orb:nary im-
prisonments that were existing at that time. 1 say,
that the prison known by the name of the Lend
Bath Fields Prison, was one which I visited, day
alter day. along with Sir Francis Burdett. Nay,
further, I Can with truth assert, that the Com-
mittee which was appointed to inquire into the
scandalous abuses relative to these matters, was
moved for by me, and carried in the House of Corn-
mons---(Haesas, and Cries of Weil dote liierry!)—
Gentlemen, having no opportunity ot commenting
upon the speeches which will be made by others,
upon this day, I shall only refer to what tall
from the friend of Mr. Paull. upon Saturday last.
That Gentleman then truly said, and hz did me but
justice in saying it, tont my whole condud, dining
my Parliamentary career, when out ot (Mice, had
been must consistent. That objedioa which had
formerly been made against me, of being in
ofli:e, is one which I believe you will all agree
with me in thinking. is not likely to return soots.
Friendly shoats and siesta mangos.) But, Geo-
demen, it happens somewhat strangrly in my case,
for although in general it be found mat when people
acquire high Miunterial situations, places and emo
lumens. they gain friends: yet, in my present situ-
ation, I find that I gaits tziends in propos tion to t.:e
length of .tine I ion out of office. (Laughing. rod
shoats of approi,dirn ). At the sane time, nlentlemen,
I agree trial those who assert, limit any person 11C•
cepting of an office and holding it at tau pleasure of
the Crown, puts himself under sutpiosous circum-
stances in the eyes of the people ; but I do not ad-
mit, that in every case, because a person takes an
office. he is to become the servile follower of any
Minister, or to forfeit his original principles. I sax
this, that a man. who. for 20 years, has served his
countrrfaithfully and honourably, in Parliament,
without any office from the Crown, has a right to
assert, that there can be ao grounds of suspicion that
be would detest his principles merely for the sate of
preserving any office he may afterwasds esquire. It,.
by pledging myself never to take all oilier again, I
could be the means of bringing about the commence-
ment of a system of cutting off all jobbing and irre-
gular contrading, I would have no onjedion to
give you that pledge ; but in the present situation
ot aff sirs, I cannot help thinking tnat an office or
place would be as well bestowed upon me, as upon
the Right Hon. George Rose. (} es yes ! SArrpy,
sow deserve et as wed.) Gentlemen, while I am
upon this sobjed of offices, I may add one word
mute, w shew you at least a specimen of my way ot
thinking. My son enjnyed an office, and it was
intimated to me, that as he had no vote in Parlia-
ment, that place should be kept for his enjoyment,
as a motive for me to desert my riends. Ile only
effe4 of this aimaner was, !hat I took the fist
opportunity of opposing the Ministers, anti of shew
ing my adherence to my former principles and my
Infuser friatid% and the consequence of that steady
madmen; has ban. the; my ma has lost his arms,

and he would have rather. Wished- it to -be so, Or an
that any sacrifice shoold be made his fast tr:s
honour or consistency of political cnnduf.
men, I have little more to say to you. oan tha:
feel not at all dismayed by the state of die Poll. I
have, as I told you before, been flied all my life to
opposition, and to minorities. and I may non sAy.that
I have got hack into my native soil. is which Move
laboured for many ye irs. I have of wen,however,
those minorities, by dint of perseverance and peer-
tion, grow to majoriti-s. Sift.h are the glorious
conwepiences neiong from a conaziousness of a
good cause. —/ Earoe ! br•ve ! rill ,a,d Sheet:o.-
1 return you thanks for the faveixo you have al-
ready conferred, and hope for a similar perseecrame
rur exertions."
L-rd Cootie oe v. Gentlemen, f have lime m•
cused of two tleog. lately ; the one my being mar.
tied to a n'ece of I.,rd Melville. I declare to
you. that that is not she fad, tor I am ant monied
At all, althoegh it may happen that I may sotto be
a candidate f, r a rostrimoni.ii connedion.os well as
'or a war in Parliament. The ?Aber rhiog Alleged
is, that I am a relation of Lord MelvilL'. I 'de.
dare th it to he egtoilly unfounded wiali the o*e .
I never dAir that N 'Ole LotJ above four time; iso
my life, nor do I personally know any of the twee
sent Adoonireatiric lam independent, and 1 trust
alone to the dolependeoca of the Eleaors of West.
iniror o for me return f have nride known the
1 nfi of conduit I wish to consort in Par4oenerit.
have told yea that I shall 141141011 shat oes of meek
wit° I think Aa ior the boiefir of the country, sad
shall oppose these who at limn fadious motives.
it bat been also reported that I have coalef.cted with
Mr. &Lott. This is not a fad, and it is equltlly
unfounded that I hove coalesced with Sr Francis
Bird tt. f oinsider that Cendielares standing alotr,
is absolutely necessary for the freedoms of Birdie.,
aid it i, for rot, Gentlemen, not to suffer ass
unpopular Candidate to be drawn in by one
that is popular. I do most sole/mit Oohs
myself, that, if retained into Parliamensi, 1 s
endeavour to Jo away all those abuses, by which
the country has bean solong disgraced. Io as
extremely sorry to see, that the reports .given in
some of the newspapers of what was said here tl •
other day, were such at to put into my awash
words which I did out utter I but, perhapa,
they have been inflio need by nn.-Oyes womb I
do not know. I have seen some of the speeches
reported fully. and with accuracy, while oolere
have been mutilated and garbled, in a man-
ner most disgraceful, and too shocking to rei.re.
Laegiese. kaotr:lr, obeatiag.) Such betng
the case, Gentlemen, I wish to take thisepportatity
of repeating the statement I made a. to the anuses
in the Navy. I formerly *Boded to the case of the
Ate/ogle sloop of war, which, on account of het
remain. ig so long eon at sea, was adoolly aso.k,og
24 inches of water is the space of—//fis Lordsh.o
sew here interrupted iy fee of the impeller
" ANd =4OV Atilt to a that P") 1 do not, (continued
the Noble Lord) accuse the Commanding Of
then on duty, bet I say that it originated in the
condian of one individual who has tyrannized over
that service. beyond measure, for the period of About
six years. No offlter has had it in his pewee to ceo .
plain. lf they old venture to complain to the Ad.i. g
valtr, thusly answer was. " We nays received your
letter. and having no commands from their Loodships„
we are your most obedi• nt servant, ite:", le there&
man here who can say, in his conscience, at any
individual in the service can, under such circum.
stances. venture to speak the truth. Ido not come
here to present mysof before you merely for the s eke
of a seat in Parliament, and then to go to sea. No,
Gentlemen, I scorn such an imentiou—l shall Landes.
your to redress the grievances I represent to you.—
My voice shall always be exerted that porproe,
whether at sea or in Parliament. I stated that tl e
Committee appointed to ready abuses, ought to
have begun by doing something ; but the Gentle-
men of the late Administration said they were too
much occupied otherwise. I hope, however, that
the present Ministers will not suffer any delay, or
allow any man for a moment to postpone doing his
duty. 1 could state to you many naval abuses,
most crying abuses, the keeping men for many
months at sea without fresh meals, and after they
had become scorbutic from head to foot. theo
drenched with lime juice, and rendered consump.
tive, in order to core the scurvy. This, Gentlemen,
is wider the head of economy." The gallant Cap.
tale then alluded to abuses esisting as to Hospitals.
Mr. Jeriermos.—.6 Geotlemen, I congratulate
you upon the state of deo poll, it gives a promise t•
Westminster that there wit be achieved the moo
important and glorious vidlory that ever was obtain.
ed by any Citizens of any free country. By your
exertions in the present contest, you will give
confidence to the people of Englapd. You volt
show diem that there is a public spirit. still cc.
maiaieg, and that this public spirit will .m.
press awe upon the Government. The Govern-
ment will tee/ and •,xperience that no influence
ther can elm, no cortrivance either by threats or
frauds of any description. can ever stop the mouths
of the people from nominating. their own Candi-
dates. the very circomstance of sending Sir Fran-
cis Burdett to Parliament, will have the died of
checking any measures which the Government may
meditate against you. (Lead appeaser.) I bare
that this ezemple will operate tbioughout to*
country, so as at once to ezringoish the
atrocious system of Candidates bei-g impo.ed co-
on the people. Mr. Paull has bet n pleased to eaot
censure upon your Committee and me, for the
small aid we have been able to afford you in brink
forward Sir Francis Burdett; for the present,
the only answer I shall make is, that if Sir Frencis
Burdett were able to come out. he could command
much greater some's, as I am afraid his came aol
lose in our feeble hands. As to Mr. Ellin, I think
we have nearly extinguished his hopes ; Tweet that
your exertions to morrow will put hint in iiespetit."
(Brave ! have ! Mr. Je4eings,,
Mr. Et I.IOTT then came forward, and sotempted

'o addres. the crowd; but such an upro.sr and con-
fusion ensued, as made it utterly itopossihde for bits
to pnneeed.
Mt. Glesosts then thanked the Eleffors, nn behalf
of Mr. Paul!, and still expressed a contidence of
success from their exettions. He was proceedmg
to eater, at great length, upon the subject of the
Constitution, and ;he ri3ht of elesotiol, but the popes
lice became impatient, and be had also to muse.

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