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London, England, 1806-02-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION, I'LL O.

The Committee appointed to try the merits of
the Middlesex Election, upon the Petition of George
Boultnn Mainwaring, Esg. against the return of
S:r Ft .r.ris Burdett, Barr. hv former Committee,
met in order to decide the gu,,tion of sitting Mem-
ber. Mr. Corry in the Chait. Sir F. Barden did' not
appear by Counsel to chspute the alit-, ttions in Mr.
Mainvrarir g'4 Petition, opal wi,i ch Mr. Pigott. Coun-
sel for the Petitioner, proceeded to invalidate two
votes given for Sir Francis.-1 sr. The vote of John
Bowen, for a house opposite Cite' -ea Water-works,
in the occupation of Mary Perrt-tt : it was proved that
Mary Per rott lived in Remise-0o ett. and that Bowen
had been dead some years. The vote was disailnwed.
The nest was the vote of Thomas de May, for a
house in Glohe.lane: rt sr-as proved. that the voter
had not been assessed for his freehold a sufficient
time previous to the El-fliers. according to the di-
rellions of the A& of Pa liarnent. This vote was
also struck out. and there Bien sto.sd a majori.y cf
one for Mr. Mainwaring.
The Committee accordingly came to the follow-
ing Resolutions :—That Sir Francis Burdett, Bart.
was not July eletited. .01 ought no: to have been
returned—That G. B. Nlainwaring, Esq. was duly
eleaed. and ougt.t to have been returned—That
the Petition of tile said G. B. Mainwaring, Esq.
was not frivolous or vexatious. •
The Resolutions will be reported this day, and
Mr. Mainwaring will take his seat fur tke remainder
of the Parliament.

Cd.:IIIRIDGL ELECTION.

EXTRACT OT • LITTER 1110111 C•MIRIDGE, DAT=

rep. 8.

Yesterday, in the SeisateThouse, came on the elec-
tion sit a Representative in Parliament for this Uni-
versity, in the room of the Right Hon. Wm. Pitt,
deceased. At twelve o'clock the contest was begun
by the friends of the three Noblemen, who had de.
claret themselves candidates for the honour ; and
at eigl.t o'clock in the evening it was declared by
the Vice-Chancellor rat the gate of the poll was as
follows :
For Lord Henry Petty, )
L,r.t .1 It hor,,r, • 144; efl3 Vote*.
Lord Palnter,teri, 'Le)
Whereupon the Kight Hon. Lord Henry Petty
was declared duly elceteJ.
The poll closed at half-past sit o'clock ; but, in
consequence of sonic dispute which arose, the num-
bers were nut declared until eight. As soon as the
result was declared, the Senate-House WAS cleared,
and preparations made for a sumptuous dinner, to
which the Vice-Chancellor and a large party sat
down. Since the election of Mr. Pitt, Cambridge
has not been so full of company as on this occasion.
had made interest to have procured you a list of
the voters for the different candidates ; bin as soon
as the numbers were cast up and registered, the
list was destroyed. Use following noble and dis-
tinguished persocas were present, and voted for
their respettive friends :
St .141111'a CIII^(e-••Hon H. ROer, Hon H. Per Ct.
Trony Collegn-.-I.ords G. Get:oriel', Stan: y,
Polhngwn 1 the Hoe J Got, C. W Catend
S. Percival, I. Dnndlo, A. Grey, H P. Lambe. T. P 'tem II
etre, J Serena* J. F Lambe. G. F. Citukell, (;. Lan x.
Egannaool Coi.lego— the Has. J. L Hodg
Pett3rUillt Hall—Lord Pr.innese t the Ilan. W. Elliot.

An extensive promotion of Post Captains and
Commanders has taken place—amongst the farmer
are,

Captains Ramsay, %%aeon, T. Carttpisa;l, Surmises, kit-
toe, Carnerst, Ins Hancsieks, Staines, M'Lead, Out Cn,f!nri,
Curtis, Green, Sykes, Carden, Jane., Ummanrry, W,rth,
Duncan, Neve, and abatement, oaten.
The Lieutenant., who have been made Com-
manders, amount, see understand, tc nearly seventy.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WnrMlKSree—Tee. S.

The Court was orcupred the greater part of the
day in heatig and determining peremptory mo-
tions for new trials, moved in the course of last
term, ere particlars of which we have laid before
nor readers in forme, papers, as for as they were
interesting to the public. in general.
Mr. Serjeant Het{ r moved frir a Writ of cerlin.
rari, to remove tw in.diamen:s, filed by Joha
Macnamara, Esq. against a Mr. Lincoln and a
Mrs. Purcell. fnr perjury. Mr. Macnarnara had
obtained A conveyance of property from Mrs. Pur-

cell, to the amount of 5C,0061. for the re-convey-
ance of which a bill in Chancery had been
The CnANCLLLOIII had dirated„ that all deeds and

writings should be given up and deposited in the
hands of th^ Master. It was for what Mr. Lin-
coln and Mrs. Purcell had sworn in their ezamina-

term, that the prrj*ry was assigned ; and the par-
ticular assignment was, that there had been no an-
rest practiced on Mrs. Purcell to induce her to
make such conveyances of her estates.
Lord ELLINIOROUGH said, that enough of tke
importance of the subject Lad been stated, to ren.iar
it proper to be tried before a superior Court. The
tiertiorati was accordingly granted.

THE P.IRK.

The Park yesterday all the fashion or
town. His Royal Highness th- Prince of W,LLs,••
was mounted upon his beautiful Ar.abian; Her
Royal Highness the Princess of W4l a., was in her
coach and four. Her Royal Highness left this
Park at four o'clock, for I:V..t,klke.ith. tier Royal
Highness the Princril Cir Ait t.o rre of Witt's, WAS
accompanied by La.ly Jr Ctortukri.
Tiler. -et., a:•., term: it. I'M iICeSS ii.i/t164 of r.!..ocetter ;
Hi. R.% .11 I i1i4111112,. 111! L. .1 a 1).,;‘, of
Montrs.o ; Mar,pusca of ‘Vcdes'osv, Hradi.nt, s?. I Abar•
cons ; Earls of Rory moor, C,nn•len, Coolrn•us I der,
urg, Westmoreland, and „Spencer; li.rda Yds...shads,
Hennik"r awl !lemon, Mr:lieges of Persian, licson*l
and !Sultan; Ala,c:nuo .Ifeb A!,ereorn, Sainthwy, need.
fort. W..lirley, Lans4non, niirwhire, sal ;
Cnunt,-3,e, ilarrington, Cam ten, Carr:bon, Spam er, Owe,
Clermont, and Cholmoadelei ; Viscountesses Cromor• •
ley, Castlereagh, and WootirertO ; H.roo•-as I e I.).i!r•incer ;
Ladies Perth, Cavendish, Lambert, ileathcote, Manners,
Glynn, Jralc.ns, sod Gore.

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