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THEATRE.

COVENT GARDEN.
Mr. Conzz's Rii bard, and M.• ist Afich,eli at-
traaed an ovs.rßowing and e;egant audience, last
nitat. Mr. Cate was received xi Hs alt there/at of
the prodigal son ; " bore his blushing honours"
tamely, wail near the end of the play, wren he be-
came hoarse with culling; he performed with great
energy, aad received much applause. A islrs.
bleat' made her &Ltd in Queen Elisabeth. She is far
shove the common size, and well proportioned; she
may be considered a file edition of Mrs. Powett,
without her judgment or her voice. In compliment to
Michaelmas-Day, a grit day in the city, we expeEled
the Loco MAYOR and Aldermen would have had
new robes ; but that, we suppose, is postponed uni:l
Lose MA voit's slay. The costume of the Nobles
also wants ryfresAine. Mr. Moak* v was an inte-
resting Henry. Ntr. Mayflies Michael, in the
Farce of Ihe Alloyed Child,. was as chaste and as
attraelive as on Friday. So anxious were the audi-
ence not to lose a word, that the moment any at-
tempt to applaud him was made, silence was echoed
from every part of the House. Mr. LISTON, as the
careful steward, was truly comic ; and Little Ty-
Rea w..c kindly encored in a very sweet ballad.—
Mi‘s LoGAN mtk's a very pretty soubrette. and
din not Want Spirit.

The Etrl and mntest of DA itttLEY arrived, on
Sunday evening, at their house in Berkeley-square,
itoro Ireland. His Lordship passed through Don-
caster, and spent one day with their Royal High-
nesses the Prince of WALE{ and Duke of Ct..,
Mrs. Tuom &s Suer+ 'DAN will leave town, in a few
Joys, tor Winthester, to be present at the grand
Musical Meeting, which will soon take plate.
The Kiel and Countess of DARI4LIV will leave
town to morrow, for Cobham-park.
The F.ati of Livorno AL I'S proposition, to carry
en the negotiation in Latin, was probably meant as
P.ll indirect censpliment to Faits v cow ; trincriv-
kg that the latter, being a Bahop, might wish for a
hasilwoorr.

Lord and Lady Casey:Lel came to town, yester-
day, from Dropniore..
The Opera House will open with a New Ballet,
by Ross,.
Viscauto Howlett will eve a grand dinner, this
day, to a ale& party. at hit house. in the Admi-
ralty.
Mr. and Mrs. THOREAS SHER/DAPE arrived at two
o'clock last Sunday afternoon, in Somerset Place,
horn !rebind, and immediately proceeded to their
father's seat, at Richmond, and joined the company
at dinner.
Viscount Mos reeve resides at Devonshire House ;
s • kis Lotriship's house, in Park-street. beiug under
thorough repair.
Mr Sa m RIJA VC came to town, yesterday morning,
from Richmond.
Viscount Cm exalts oil wasentertained at dinner,
as Tuesday last, at Beltast, at the Donegal Arms,
by nearly a hundred of the principal gentlemen of
'that town and neighbourhood. The Earl of Lore-
DORI:MIRY was pretest.
New MAYORL—RICHARD BASSET, Esq. New-
port, Is:e of Wight; JOBATHSN Pim.. Ake, Esq.
City of Salisbury; DAVID GILLIROKARE. E:q.
Shaftesbury; RORERT Lax. Esq. Wells; SAMUEL
Willa's, Esq. Exeter; JOHN he !soma, Esq. (re.
elolleel,) Poole.
On Musday sennight, at the Guildhall, York,
)4E. ROBERT Rao DRS was chosen an Alderman of
that city, in the room of Ro akar Housze A il. E to,
who paid the fine of 3001. to be excused serving
11sat, office. Mr. Pease,' Tutaasrost, and Mr.
Isaac St CPCIR. were chosen Sheriffs for the
.sear
ensuing ; and Mr. ROBERT SPENCE. arid Mr. .J, -
:.r.rit Ha breeestr, paid each the 51..1 of 1051. to be
caused serving that office.
By the death of the late Mr. IV. DALY, who ac.
eompanied General Sir h.v a e Coors to India some
ran ago, Mr. L. 13 DALT. his cousin, will come
to the possession or a very handsome fortune, viz.
49,0001. in cash, and :ended prnpet tar to the amoutit
of 2,000!. per ann. in England and Ireland. The
latter Gentleman is the same whe last his commis-
sion in 1779. in an affair of hoaour with Captaie
HICGINIROTH AK. who fell in the contest. Mr. DALY
was then Lieutenant in His MAJISTY'S Infantry,
sad under the command of Cem:ral Lord CORN..
WALLIS.
Gera? Game wire Swett. RI:IL—The present
State Lottery offers three immense Prizes of
20,0001. three Of 10,0001. three of 5,0001, and
either may he piaci by ri.lciag less than 9,01. Be-
, tins drawing 136 of Odlober, and contains only
IU,0(10 1 ttkets.
A loot-race, which excited great curiosity, took
place on Friday, the 19th jot. on Mnsselourgh
Links, between Adjutant C of the Ist Regi-
ment of Mid-Lothian Volunteers, and Lieut. 5-----
ef the Berwickshire Militia, for a considerable bet.
From the circumstance of Lieutenant S. haviug out-
run every opponent in that quarter for some Lima
par, it was expeeted he would have wen easily.
and bets, at • starting, were 5 to 1 in his favour.—
The distance was little more than 100 yards—the
patties were nearly equal at 80, when Adjoin's' C
by a masterly effort, brought himself in to the pest
fern yards before his opponent. It masa very good
twee, and afforded excellent sport to the amateurs of
Pedestrian exercises. All the officers composing
Sae brigade were present ; and, before parting, a '
match was made between the same parties. to he
decided on the lame ground, on Frt.tay last, at on:
o.6)ek.
A writ of inquiry was executed on Wedneleay
hit, at Warwick, before tk High Sheriff of the
cowey. An aCtion had been brought by Mrs
li -.sr Homes, of Alcester, against Mr. It len AKO
11E31111HO, of Oxford, for a breach of promise of
n' 4r•eite. The Defendant had suffered judgment
'''l drfault, and the Jury, (which vt as special,)
':ort consultation. returned a verdia of
'se with costs.

. • • ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR.
GUILIJIIALL •
Yeste'rday being the anniversary of the Feast of
St. Michael, the Lord Mayor, the Sire' iffs, a num-
ber of Aldermen, together with the Recorder
and City Officels, assembled at the Council
Chnrn-
her in Guildhall, and from thence proceeded in
piecession to St. Lawrence's Church. Alter hear-
ing divine service, they returned to the Common
t. ouncil Chamber, and shortly before two o'clock,
took their seats oo the Hustings in the Great Hall,
where the Live: y of London were assembled for the
purpose of el.rftmg a Lord Mayor for the ensuing
year.
After proclarnatiott was made, the Recoen sit in-
formed the Livery, that they were called together
for the purpose of choosing two Aldermen, whom
they should think the most ht and proper persons to
serve the office of Lord Mayor fur the ensuing year,
that one of them might be appointed to that high
dignity by the Curt of Alderman. He concluded
by saying, Le had no doubt but they would make a
very prudent choice.
The Lora Mayor and Aldermen then retired, and
the Common Seije.tot having come to the front of
the hustings, atter a few iutroduarary words, read
over the names of the Aldermen w: a were candi-
dates, and desired the Livery to signify their ap-
probation of each, by holding up their hands.
The names being then read aloud by the Com-
mon Crier, tire mast considerable show of hands
appeared in favcor of Sir William Leighton, Knt.
Alderman and Fishmonger; and least Ansley, Esq.
Alderman and Merchant Tailor; and they were
declared the Common Serjeant to be the choice
of me Livery. The Sheriffs and other officers then
retired, and re..ented these names to the Court of
Aldermen, fur them to choose which of the two
should be Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. Its
about half an hour, the Lotd Mayor, Aldermen,
and all the City Officers, returned to the hustings,
and the Rec.irder declared, that Sir William Leigh-
ton, Km. had been appointed by the Court of
Aldermen, to serve the Office of Loral Mayor for
the ensuing year.
Sir Wm. LSICHITOSI heing then called by the
Crier, came forward, and was I vested whit a chain.
He then bowed to the Livery, and said he thanked
them particularly for the high honour they had con-
ferred on him, in appointing him the first Magistrate
of the first city in the world. It should be his
pride and inclination, as it was his duty, to give
himself up to the performance of the services at-
tached to his office, winch would best tend to pre-
serve the liberty and welfare of his fellow citizens,
and as far as Wash his power, to follow the footsteps
of the %vanity person woo at present filled the chair
(crest applauw). lie then concluded by saying,
that he loved his King and Constitution, and would
lay down his life to support them, and perserve the
independence of the City of London.
This speech was warmly applauded, and the
Lord Mayor Elect bowing, returned to his seat at
the left hand side of the chair.

Mr. S. Di :um then came forward, and said, that
immediately atter any gentleman had served the of-
fice of Lord Mayor or Shei iff, his conduft was
fairly before the Livery, and they were entitled, ac-
cording to the deportment of the Officer, to ex-
press their approbation of his conduct. The law
Sheriffs having been but the day betore discharged
from the duties of the office, it was for the Livery to
declare, in what manner they concluded themselves ;
for his part, he entertained the highest opinion of
their services, and he hoped all would believe him
to he the last man who would come torward to pro-
pose a vote of thanks to them, if he WAS not
thoroughly convinced of their worth. He then
read over a vote of thanks to the late Sheriffs, which
was carried unanimouny, and ordered to be pre.
rented to them ; and .!..0 printed in the usual Daily
Pap:. s.
Alderman ANSI, gv, the senior of the late Sheriffs,
said, he came for ward with confidence to address his
fellow citizens, and to return them thar.ks for the
vote they had just passed, as that vote was a flatter-
ing pledge, which assured him that he and his
worthy Colleague had discharged the duties of their
office to their satisfaCtion. He then declared, that
in the high office intrusted to them, they bad always
sbned for the gacid of the City at large, and had en-
deavoured, as tar as they possibly could, to alleviate
the misfortunes of those, who, being in prison, were
in their custody, and fur these services having re-
ceived the thanks of his fellow-citizens, he felt
amity rewarded.

Mi. MIL As, the senior of the new Sheriffs, then
came forward ; he thanked the Livery for. the ho-
nour they had the day before conferred on him; and
declared that he w.:old make it his study to show
deserving et it.
Mr. BRA mseo,ta. the other Sheriff, also came
forward, and sAid, be could Hot let the opportunity
pass. without returning his most grateful thanks for
the honour which, unsolicited, had been cocterred
on him. He then reminded the Livery. that be had
been for six and twenty years in their service as a
Ctiminon Council-masts and, with the all of his
worthy Colleague. he wield not despair of pet-
forming these duties, great and important as they
were, with satisfaaion to his fellow-citixeas, and ho-
nour to himself.

The Common Hall was then dissolved, and the
I,^rd Mayor and Aldermen returned in state to the
Man ;ion. I rouse.

The Shwilis, this day, go to Westminster, to he
presented to the Serous ol toe Eschsqatr, According
to ai.cirnt custom.

The BP about., 11.11:L Y, irom Demerara, for
London, foundered at sea on die 3d of Septembrr
Crew saved.

The brave 81st Regiment, which aged such a
noble and conspicuous part in the memorable battle
nn the plains of MAL, in Calabria. on the 4th of
.Tuly, has been totally recruited of Welsh or Ancient
Britons, since 1801, wheat it returned a ske:eton
from the Caps of Good- Hope, where it had been,
tor 1 years, employed nn very naive service.
nia gallant Mil Scotch Highlanders, the sharer of
tropliies, was aho embodied in OM ; and these
two young corps, who have so gloriously upheld the
charafter et the British name, have evidently :hewn,
that, in the shi.ri period of two years, excellent and
well-disciplined soldiers may be completely formed,
MA mule mote than equal to overcome the voter sin
and fus.ne troops of France.

LONDON SUSIONS, Sir r. 29:

INSOI.VF.NT DEBTORS.
•Tl.is day an adjournment of the Qiarter Sessions
for the cite of London. was held in the Court of
Common Pleas, Guildhall, before the Racemes:ma,
Alderman Sir WM. !Alois rots, Knt. and a nume-
rous bench of City Magistrates, for the purpo.e of
discharging the few remaining Insolvent Debtors,
who c!.rirned tinder the late a 5, in the custody of the
Warrlen of the Fleet Prison. and who had.been re-
manded chiefly for informality in their schedules, or
mistake in their notices.
Seventeen were brought up, and were all dis-
charged, except two, who were opposed.
Mr. ALLEY, on behalf of Mr. James Picker-
ring (in insolvent who had been before remanded
for obtaining goods under false pretences), applied
to t!.e Court for a re.hearirig, on the merits of this
case.

Mr. KNAPP, on the pan of the creditor, opposed
thi; application, as not beii.g in time ; he admitted,
if it had merely been upon some defect in the stile-
dale, which might be idlititcl, there could he no
objeCtion ; but as the insolvent had already been re-
jeaed, on the grounds of obtaining griods under
false pretences, the Court could not now grant a re-
hearing.
The Court acquiesced in this objeftion, and the
Prisoner was remanded.
William Knight, who had also been remanded,
on a farmer occasion, for embezzling the monies in
his employers, to the amount of t...`001. applied to be
discharged, on the grounds of having now inserted
in his schedule, the exalt sum he had not accounted
for to his employers. The Prisoner had been a rider
to the hour: cif Messrs. kienly and Co. merchants,
and had converted to his own ute some money he
had received on their account. The sum charged
against him was 2001. and he admitted, by his sche-
dule, that 1101. was due by him to them.
The Racoon's; observed, that this offence, above
all others, was mast particularly provided against in
the late Aft of Parliament, and he could not be dis-
charged upon any pretence whatever.
The Prisoner was accordingly remanded, and
the Court adjourned until the next Sessions.

POLICE.

aow.sT*EIT.
We stated in yesterday's Paper, that the case of
the Gentleman in the county of Surrey, charged
with sending letters to his coackman, ordering :ion
to assassinate Mr. Browning, the late High Bailiff
fur Westminster, underwent a long investigation,
before Mr. Gams...se, on Saturday lan ; the result
of which was, we understand, that a warrant was
granted to apprehend him, under the Black Aft,
tor sending Mr. Browning an anonymous let-
ter, abusing him, acid threatening to than him.
The whok of it is evidently in a disguised hand and
language, and is the most extraordinary pro-
dation that was ever penned. Yesterday the
Gentleman was brought to the Office, in the cus-
tody of Adkins, and after undergoing a private ex-
amination, before Mr. GRAII4II4, he was, by his
own request, ordered to remain in the custody of
Adkins, for a future examination.

The exertions of Mr. Gli•H•11, and the Officers;
to bring to justice the murderer of Ann Webb, in
Higlerrs.lane, Borough, continue with the greatest
possible zeal. On the night of Wednesday se'n.
night, some young women observed a man, whom
they knew by the nick-name of Weeping
in company with a woman in the tap of the
Circus. One of the young women, knowing him to
be suspe,Red of having murdered Ann Webb, ex-
claimed to one of her companions, *, there is the
man that murdered Ann Webb," and ran to the pit
door of the Circus, fur the Union Hall Police Of&
cers ; but, unfortunately, she spoke so loud, that he
heard what she said, and, while she was gone for
the Police Officers, he made his escape. Late on Sa-
turday night, Hopwood, the patrole, from private
inhumation, apprehended him in St. George,
Fields. Yesterday he underwent a private exami-
nation, before Mr. G114%11141'4. He is supposed to
be the man spoken of by several wiscesses who have
attended former examinations.
Yesterday Mr. Hewlings, a gentleman who made
a speech at the last Meeting at the Crown and An-
chor Tavern, against Lord Percy, as, in his opinion,
an own person to represent theCityof Westminster,
WAS brought to the Office, charged with having
threatened to horsewhip Mr. Davison, jun. of Thorn-
ha Rh-street.

_'ne matter seemed to be, that Mr. Davison,
a Member of Lord Percy's Committee, had
told some one that Mr. Hewlings had come
to Lord Percy's Committee, at -Hudson's, and
offered his services in support of his elation,
which, however, had not been accepted. This
charge Mr. Hewlings denied, called Mr. Davison
lia:, threatened to horsewhip him, and went
yesterday rnornin; to his house, showing a whip,
and declaring his intention.
He was hell to bail to keep the peace, himself in
2uol. and two sureties in 1001. each.

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The Panddre, LA No, from Jamaica, for London,
has been captured by a Spanish privateer, re-cap-
tured by the Sups-rier brig of war, and carried into
New Providence.
Saturday morning, eight troops of the 17th Re-
giment of Light Dragoons, embarked on boaid this
transports at Spithead ; the two remaining troops
stay in England to recruit. The 9th Regiment of
Dragoons (four troops of them) also arrived in that
nighbourhood, on Saturday, from Margate, to em-
bark ; the two troops there, marched to the Grand
Parade, dismounted, and instantly delivered over
their horses to a troop of the 4th Dragoon Guards,
which came from Chichester to receive them.—
General Dc Lancey, who commands the 17th, aad
General Gwynne, are arrived a: Portsmouth.—
The troops now embarked at Portsmouth, and
waiting for orders to know their destination, are, the
17th Light Drapons, the I►t battalions of the Sth,
36th, and BSth Regiments ; and the tith, 7th, aad
S:h battalions of the King's German Legion, which
were ordered back to Spithead. 'The whole of the
King's German Legion, at present in Ireland, are
to join the battalions there, and they are all expafted
to go to serve on the Continent. The 89th Regi-
ment, commanded by Lord Blaney, will be ready to
embark shortly; the men are fiat recovering front
the optialtsise.

IfAMPSEIRE MEETING.
At a very numerous meeting of the Freeholders
of this County, the 14ietides oldie present Members.
and of the Independence of the County, ho' fes at 4
to. John's Reuse, inchester,on Thursday. the 25th
day of September, 1806, Sir John Pollen. Ban. in
the Chair : Previously to rite business Isetteg entered
on for which this Meeting was celled, the Gee irmems
who lia.l been consulted, submitted the propriety
of putting every Gentlem in prey nt in possession
of all that hid pass -d respelling the Comte having
been dorrobed by 4 ra.rears ; :is Mr. Herbert and
Mr. Ttestlethwere, in their fiat attires: to the
Freeholders, of the IVI of this month, alleged as '
the motive of their declaring themselves Cendideress
that premature measures had been taken an the sub-
ject. Sir John Pollen accordingly made the toi!ow- ,
ing statement ; from whence it will appear, iseymd
all possibility of contradidion, that the County
hung been disturbed by a c Inv.os on the pot of'
the opposing Carrlidascs, when fee, Smarmy olds of
a Parliament had expired, arose ere/en:de from a
dire& interposition of Earl Temele, before any
step was taken for the prolteeion of the setiog
Members. About t'le middle of last month, Sir
William Heathcote communicated to Mr. Chute,
and to two or three other frieals. the fellemiag•
narrative, in his own our ding, of the substance of a•
conversation that passed between 1.:4r1 femple and
him, that those friends might have an upper .unity
of consideriug it before tke antenersery of the
County Club, which was to be hehl ea the 27th
of that month, when Sir W Jliem neer/nom intend-
ed to commurecate the same to the Members. This_
narrative, it will be observed, is penned by t.zr.
William Heathcote, in the fitst person, beteg e
nate of the ronoerroton, made by lion imarediatsto "fins
it took place.
"On the Ilth of August, Lord Temple-callee! ore
me, and, after making some generel complinteallf
•of reaped, ec:. he said he was commission:l by Lel*
Grenville to say, that Governor's: surf d to
hria:
,forward a Gra/einem to oppose Mr, Clissie, Ike
hid shirdrlty jutted the Opposai.m, but he wee not au-
thorised to mention his name; that Gee-reeseet teed
So wish to oppose me, but at the same time d-sireti-
to know, here fur I felt myteif ditp:Aed to soppert4ier'
present Admenntralion? To Chu I anowerr.i. that •L-
-had a great opinion of Lord Grenvtlie, but would
not pledge myself to support any party, but should.-
ad, if I was again Member for this County (MI:.
thought every County Member ought to del, neap
and independently : he then said, Gooernaloat I'4 •
ne wish to disturb me, but repeated that also woe
&kiwi* dto oppose Mr. Chair, and desired to tome
if 1 felt myself under an oeligation to ad in code
*Sian Stith him. I said, I could not answer that
speedos: and his Lordship must well know, that a •
County Member could not, with propriety or gee-
-Acme, de it, without collecting the sentiments sot
Inclination of his friends : he then said, if my frioado
determined to support Alr.Cimie, they mad, to Moir am
isfince. 4,4 n:
.forwarti two Coaddates, but that they
wished not to disturb the peace of the county by a
contested eledion, and begged to have an answer, as
soon as 1 bad consulted my friends: I told him ho •
should hear from its, in a fortnight. He once or
twice recurred Is the forstiont of support's,: Gown-
went, to which I as ones repeated, I should not
pledge myself to vote with any party, but should ad
as I thought right."
On this paper having been read at the County
Club, Sir William Heathcote said, that be was not
quite certain whether, in the application fo him trona
Lord Temple, his Lordship stated himself to have
been authorised to make it by Lord Greassolle, o ge-
nerally by (I.w-omen: ; but, en being asked whe-
ther he was clear in his recollediee as to Lord e
Grenville's name hay.ng been made use of be Lord
Temple, in the cotta.e of what he sai , ? Sir William .
answered, he Was quite sure his Lordship had frt.. •
'foully done so. fne ant udance at the Ciub was
numerous ; and, on full c•ea.iJeratu-n of the aura.
hive, and of the doubt expressed by Sir William
Heathcote, it was unanirientoly agreed to recom.
seal to him to transmit the following Paper to
Lord Temple, as containing the sentiments ct hits.
'MU and his friends, on what had been communion-
*l to him by his Lordship:
" Sir William Heathcote having stated to the
Meeting the substance of a cammuuicetion mode to
him by Lord Temple, re:paling I'4. dterussivctsst, of
Pis Majesty's Cowl:runt, to hrseg.frram"d a Cradle-
hum to oppose Mr. Chile, as one of the Members for
. this County, on account of his condudf its the last
Session of Parliament. and another Candidate to
oppose him (Sir William) in the event of his making -
common cause with his colleague; and Sir William _
having called upon his friends psesent for their ad-
vice, as to the course he should pursue, observing,
at the same time. that Lord remple repeatedly call-
ed upon him to kna..v what his ovte future conduit
in Parliament would be, it is recommended to him
to say (what the Gentlemen are persuaded would be
&duel to him, 'as well by his judgment as by his
feelings) that, to '4l communication of so new, so
dangernus, and so unc distituriaual a nature, he
could give no answer whatever."
Which parer was hicordingly transmitted by Sir
William Heathcote to Load Temple, in the follow-
log letter
Y LORD, Henley, Aug. fB, 1506.
I had yisterday thehmonr to ccmmunicate to
Any friends, at the County. Club, the conversation
that passed between your Lordship and myself on
she I ith instant. As I em sot perfedly certain
whether your Lordship said that you had authority
from Lord Grenville, or only thee you were autho-
rised to say that GOvernment were determined to
appose Mr. Chute, you will much oblige me by set-
ting me right is, Vat pm-Mater. I am diredesl, by
the Gentlemen who attended the Meeting, to mad
your Lordship the is7losed Resolution.
I have the honour to bo, /tee
Wlll liesk e
To that letter *ref paper Earl Temple relented
the tollowlng Ammer :
• DEAR SIR, Eseneu,b, A•gg. 31,1G06.
I was yesterday honoured with your L,e•ter of the
2ith instal/ft, inclosing a Resolution of the C run.
Club of Hampshire, which yeu say you ere dirket-
est' to send me by the Gentlemen woo encoded tee
Meeting. It is most unpleasant to ornery* the very
entire misconception wader which you have eon.
stilted your friends, both of the mem:s and the
particulars of the primate and cervidistial couverear.
:WA ahieh teok place between COLMISISALIIaI. A

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put of. vrhich, I understand from you, was to .
comonmiceeed to your .friends; at the same time,
that I did not understand from you that it was to
e be made matter of discussion at the County Ciule
I am sure the misconception was perfectly uninten-
tional on your part ; as it has, however, taken place,
, • I have only to request you will not lose it momeet
• in communicating to the same friends with whim
you before consulted,' this letter; (or, although I
have no personal interest, of any so t nr kind, in teie
subjea of this discussion, or any is bijal of any de-
S' mription, either to lose or gain by the result, let it
be what it may, of any Elation which tray now, or
.-at any time, take place in Hampshire. I am anxious
to set myself right in the epininns of Gentlemen to
whom I certainly leave not the.honou r to he person-
ally known, but by whom-I should he very sorry to
be thought capable of the motive or the coeduel
they appear to attribute to me I celled upon eel
at Horsley, to let you know, that the Friends of tin.
crescent, runnedea tuith liampshire, had been presvd
4 several persons to declare what their wither tare is
ease Ufa Gemara Eletti,a, as several gentlemen ead
been named as likely, in that case, to start for the
County: that I am amongst the rest that had been
applied to upon the stair& and being extremely
anxious that you should have the support of the
Xriesits of Covent ment, I wished to communicate
**Ten, before I or those I had conversed with
'Ojai, gave any answer. I stated to you
Mica individual wish, and that, as far as I could
Mica
them, of our Friends, that y.iti should re-
rceive, at the ensuing Elation, es. -ry suppor: that
we could give you consistently with our desii- and
intention of supper/leg His Majesty's Government.
I thought it fair to tell you, that it was impossible
far the wineAloos of Goerrement." IN Celt OW A CON-
VIM," to give any support to Mr. Chute, ro his sy 7
bailie op/toe:limo la Goter,no.oa had proved that ..e did
not look for the assistance of any of its friends; but
that I should be very sorry indeed, if a d termini
tin on the part of your Friends, at all event., to sup-
port Mr. Chute, should make it mote difficult for
the friends of Government to give you that cordi,.l
assistance they so much wished you should receive.
I told you further, that, from having lietici she
• names of several gentlemen mentioned, I thought it
possible there would be a contest whenever the Ge-
neral Elation took place, and that the tailed of my
visit was, in the first place, to prevent a contest, it
that could be done; if not, to do every thing in my
power to prevent its elating you ; I said, that, as I
spoke not from myself only, hut on the part of L.
fiends of fieerrameet connected with Hampshire, I
vsueid remove many diffiz aloes which might occur,
if I was aorthert•ed by ear to say that sleeve I:+edies were ii
mettert Aiseenerettme. You will recolleet that 1 said,
that in asking that question, I never could think of
asking for a distina pledge of general support ; that
I had no tight to make such a request; and that if
Leoulsl be capable of snaking it, you could not be
juttified in making such a concession to any man
banetbing; but that, as you nut not latterly mlicti
atteaded Parliament, your sentuuents were not
known, and an expression of general good
wishes. an your part, would give me great plea-
sure to convey, and woula, I thought; teed mums to
rellewe dfierskies .shieb I bon) ..risse_d. Alter many
'' expresimus of regard, very flattering personally to me,
fur the chars epos of tome of the persons connated
and lonising a part of His Majesty's Government,
Soo dietinttly authorised use to sqtpress general good
wishes, and an inclination to support, and a &tu-
ns:Menotti " not to go with opposition ;" guarding,
at the same time, your declaration with another
(ia the propriety of which, you will recolielt, I per-
fatly agreed vrt•b you), that you would bind yiele•
self so no pledge to support blindly any set of men ;
and that even it Mr. Pitt was alive, that you would
gibe no such pledge even to him. I repeated to
you, that such a pledge nev.r could be asked.; and
• . sf asked, never muld be giv .i by you. I then ask .d
you, whether you felt yourselt warranted in pro-
mising your support t i any other Candidate, in case
any other started, whom toe County would not din.
approve OP or whether you conceived yourself
bound to support Mr. Chute, under all circum-
stances? as, in the latter case, no one could ask you
to-break your mgagem its, however the friends of
Govern's-teat, with whom I had conversed, might
regret, that you were bound to make common-Cause
with a Geitleman, whose systematic opposition to
Government, would, of course, prevent them from
- giving him their support. You readily answered,
that as to the latter part of the question, you were
not engaged to Mr. Chute, or to any soul breath-
ing : teat, ai to the former part of it, you could give
nu answer, until you had consulted your friends,
for whom you could not answer, or pretend to
pledge yourself, and whose wishes would, of course,
• be binding on your condult.—The Result of that in-
quiry you promised to commnnica:e to me.
s I have now stated al! that occurs to me as im-
portant to the question before us, in the conversation
which passed between us ; but I beg leave, in the
most positive,distinet,and unequivocal terms,to deny
ever having stated, that it was the .1 determination
of His Majesty's Government to ering forward a
gentleman to oppose Mr. Chute, on account of his
conduct at the lest Session of Pediment ; and
another Candidate to oppose you (Sir William
kreathcete) in the event of your making common
cause with your Colleague." Such a declaration I
"sever could have been auoori.ed to make i and if I
had made ir, I certainly agree, you could not have
given me an answer to it. I repeatedly told you,
that my oat, +eat us enastrumicating with you upon
the subje t, was to arable me to conceit with you
the means of securing os you all the support whist'
I anew the friends ut Government wished to give
you; but which, I thought, the result of the con-
versation might render ma* satisfaaory and easy.
I have now only to beg y.:41 will let me know,
whether the paper you ieclosed tome is the finales.
serer which, upon coromunice:ioa with you friends.
you mean to make to the question you were good
eaeugh to aline; me to ask you, and tu promise you
would coniniunicate with me upon; and that you
will further have tile gooduess to let me know when
yon have communicated this letter to them. On
this latter facia you cannot weeder that I feel anx-
ious, as my only obje/l in again reverting to the sub-
jeet of our conversetinn is, that the mauves and the
particulars of it should he explained, both of which
have been so widely and unaccountably mistaken by
yourself and your friends.
I have the honour to be, &c. Ca seletet Trisrt.s.