The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-15 00:00:00

*:,O Waged to yore for him; the elector's name was John Single-
von. (A rt:dause and hisses.)

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Co:rimer —All the parties are opposed to me because they
t•rio.• I have a majority of your votes. I am accused of hoeing
u.shed starrarlon to an elector who refused to fore me his rote.
I deny the charge ; never used the woo, ; I never even frown-
ed at an elector :My friends here who attended me on my can.
van all know—yourselves know, that I never go among you
without wearing a smiling face. (Applause) The accusation is
a lie, an great a lie as ever was uttered by even a Cmada Commix_
ioner (from the crowd, "Tatra that, Barrie.") or a Liverpool sugar
htikee. (From the crowd, " Take that, Wood.") I don't want
sots to vote for me unless you think I will be a better Member of
Parliament than my opponents. You know what do if I ant
rrturned—l have told it to ye. But if ye elect Kr. Rood, the
la-vyer, he'll vote for the Government, and be made a Commis-
sioner cf Ilankruptn, or something else, which will enable hint to
get a snatch at the taxes. If you elect 31r. Stanley, he'll get
sotretl:ing more from Government, in addition to the enormous

which his family takes from 'the pockets of the people. If
N civet the Captain, the Canada Commissioner, the dog.tighter,
1111 soon get some money from the Government to pay his
election expenses. opponent's plan is, to hinder you from
ett”,r, because they know you will all vote for me. (Shouts.)
113* I have protested against it ; and if matters continue to go
VI in this manner, through the election, I will not stay.
)13:1NC.)
Wen- a :tlar•lie,ter Weaver attempted to address the multitude,
-but , at being in clean?, was prevented by the 31avor.1
31alort—I appeal to the gentlemen around me, whether 1
hare procrastinated the polling ? (" No, no, you Lace nut." " Yes,
.y.tu have." `• No, no.
Captain BARRIE—Mr) . Cobbett, look towards me ; turn your
eyes here. What ! you won't ? you're ashame.l at last—here's the
man to whom
„you wished starvation—them he stands before your
face—why den t you look at him ? (Tumult and applause.)
Here Cobbett attempted to steak, but was overpowered by the
iimcar. The elector alluded to (Singleton) appeared at the hust.
into, and proved that Cobbett used the language imputed. Some
of U.bbett‘a friends next declared, that they had attended Cobbett
Vt his canvass, and never heard him use the words.—Here the up-
roar became deafening—abouting, biasing, hooting, squabbling; to
th• midst of which,

Mr. 11 %rt., Captain Barrie's advocate, made a long legal
speech, .liewitig that the Mayor ought not to depart from the
mode of polling by tallies. ahich wax the mual custom of the
borotgh, and which had been agreed to by all the Candidates.
24r. Cobbet:'s departure from that mode was an unworthy trick.
an unfair advantage. a paltry siraragem, a fool breach of iaith,
violation at every gentkmanly feeling, against honour, compact,

rOPOE'I T-1 stand nn tl.e law T want law.
.1 Vnice—lf yt.o gut law :old >let lung since, yr %I'd be now In
,y.pay. . - _

Hata Ir. t. trusted the Mayor would not accede to Mr. Cobbett's
Out adhere to the mode of voting (by tallies) which had
rmorred on Friday and
1 .:c MA vow—lt appears, that since Mr. Cobbett Wall behind on
!.01l en Saturday evening, lie has apart Sunday in fabricating
rr charges and complaiii.%; but I defy him. I dare hint to make
are agrOnst me in any Court in the kingdom;; I dare hint to
:itse me before the House of Commons. There are thosefientle-

repeat—gentlemen around me—whose testimony will bear me
adainst his char-es. The delay that has occurred
has be emoted by alt. Cubbett and his friends. lle en-
into a solemn compr.ct ; he now wishes to break it; let him
..t—he can do it—the law allows it—but 1 do not envy him his
if he will break it My duty according to law is, to take
• e sJ'en as they come. This will make the polling still slower. for
.•‘:r:.• one of :lir. Cobbetes voters will be subjected to a stricter
ts ,:t,itiation by his opponents. The consequence will be. that I
..r.'t br able to poll all the Electors in fifteen days. So that you,
t ohlsett are defeating your own wishes. I warn you of it—
n :Fink to cfrect your object by manoeuvring, but your opponents
tat mantettore as well as you. They have out-maneuvered you
wirere4y, and they will defeat this mainruvre of your's too, I pre-
cit..t 't.tt they will. I shall accede to your request; the voters shall
r.ot be polled by tallies. But if the promiscuous manner of polls
in? will give rise to any disturbance of order in this Court. I give
.nu notice that I have a military force at hand, whose presence, if
re•ressary, will he able to srecre the freedom and purity of eke.
:11. It I cannot elli•et a fair pealing without the military, I will
Ir. ye ritern. 1 hope I shan't want diem--they are the last resource
0 ch;ch I would resort for the preservation of the peace and the
freedom of election; but if they•should be necessary, I will re-
sort t. thew. (rproar.)
C.,rae rt —I am very sorry you mentioned the soldiers, Mr.
ayor.

Mr. A nrocATE—lle did not mention the soldiers, he only said
ti:e rnili!ats.

(:CBSETT-Oh, Isere's a lawyer's distinction ! The soldiers
t.o, military ! Put down that in your bill, Mr. Lawyer, " items
4. ntl. fin proving that the wkliers are not the military."—
tn. ocr• of langhtcr.)--I am sorry you talk of bring ing in the sal-
d:•:ro. Mr. 3layor.

An Et.sct ort—Why are you sorry, Mr. Cobbott—why do you
Mr. COBBETT—Why do l object to bringing iv the soldiers ?
Because the law require% them to he absent. AVlty do I object to
sold.m.• ? Because the salukis killed a young woman at the Car-
lis.e election. There's a reason for you. We want no young-ro-
ma% L) be killed at Preston. I have asked law of the Mayor, and
he Ewers me what ? Why soldiers. (Shouts of applause.)
'A'he 31asou—You want to intimidate me by the populace.
N r. Coune'rw—l do not want to indmidate you.
The 3f ATOR-1 will net be intimidated from my duty by you,
or any oher man. I warn you—you are known—your objects ate
known to me—proeeed to the polling.
Sir T. BEEVOR complained of the arrangements of the hustings,
and denied that he had agreed to the mode of voting by tally.
Ur. HALL (Captain 'tarries Advocate.)—As faith has been
broken with us, I require that the Oath of Abjuistiott shall be
teiten by every man u he comes to give his vote, snd in the open
Lome.

31aTon—I can't do that. In Court lam bound by law to
appoint t'ommissioners for putting the oath out of Court, when any
one Candidate requires It. Air. Wood has given me a requisition
to that Weft ; I must comply with it. I must refuse Capt. Bar-
re's request.
The polling then commenced; the electors voting four at a
lime for each candidate. After several hours disputing between
the lawyers on each side. on the validity of totes, the poll was
ailed at five o'clock ; at that hour (Monday) the numbers stood
thus I _ _ _

Mr. Stanley
C.Sntim Barrie

12401 Mr. Wood
r Sr. cobbett

Just before the close, a (rimed Cobbett's presented two protests
to me Mayne—one from Cobbett, another from certain electors,—
(emplaning of the Mayor's hartng substituted the mode of polling
b; fours In the place of polling by tens.
The MAYON—W. Cobbett may keep protesting against me as
long as he pleases, but It will make no impression on me. Put up
tbeproteate, I won't read them now; I'll look at them when they
Game before the House of Commons.
The several Candidates and their friends returned to their respec-
tive inns, with their usual forme, in military array ; banners fly-
ing, bands playing, &e. Captain Barrie 's party, though cur.
r tended by sixty constables, armed with ponderous staves, was
attacked in their way to the inn (the Waterloo flavern), which he
reached with difficulty ; several of his banners were forcibly earned
off by the mob and torn. They next proceeded to attack the Inn
wiOt stones, brickbate, and every sort of missile; the windows were
shattered to pieces in a fhw minutes, and the mob, growing more
turioui, were about to take it In storm, when they were surprised
aria Alarmed by the appearance of the Gth Pragaons riding down
the street in full gallop, with foaming horses and drawn swords.
Ile mob instantly suspended their attack on the inn ; the Dra-
goons paraded in front of it ; the constables returned to the street,
aaeehed through the crowd, arrested al: men and one woman, and,
pwriected by the Dragoons, lodged them in the gaol.
Mr. Vl'orin harangued the croad out of the window of his hotel;
Mr. Stanley did the same from the window of an oppoelte hotel ' •
ham exulted over Cobbett's low station on the poll,end expressed
treat opinion that he would retire from the contest to-morrow
e rueintay).
Mt. Comma.: made his mob-Teach at eight o'clock in the
e-.minit. from the window of his tally-rump ; censured Mr. Stanley
fir a breach of decorum--absniute bad manners; declared Captain
Barrie urn: for a seat in Parliament t though his adversaries were
an...veld-it on the poll, he had 2,000 Protestant votes, while they
Lad no more than 500 each; but u the Mayor would not poll
more than 220 s day, he (Mr. Cobbett) could poll only 1100 of- his
mute in fifteen days. He (Mr. Cobham) would take him before
Parliament. or the King's Bench, for his cohduct, or before both.
He fMe. Cohbett) had 130 ready to rote that day, but was allowed
to poll mile eleven of them ; there was no objection to those vote,,
on theground of validity; the only objection was, that they would
rose far him ; bat lie would not yield; he was a stubborn plough.
boy--doe of the lower orders. Ile would not he bamboo:led by
sty Men. It he did not get a fair election lie would get the d
m I
ee-
ton'set aside by the House of Com ons. f the people remained
arirrto hlm, they would see hint returned next week, or at least
bridge: Pito the House next spring. If the Mayor would not at-
t....mho his tits?, niece fairly, they would have another election six
weeks lifter the sitting of next Parliament. Stanley, Wood, and
!ladle bad coalesced to keep him out. 'they said lie had left the
laistitilts, and would never return to them ; but that was false—he
wisofif be there when they would be ashamed to show their faces.
The Mayor should poll the people, and if he did, they would send
bun (Mr. Cobbett) to Parliament.
_ reoltitude, amounting to about ten thousand persons, gave
three Cheers, and quietly dispersed.
A patty of the Foot Guards marched into the town to-day.
At the opening of the poll this morning Mr. Cobbett prevented
a lifttfpnweat, complaining that by the present rate of voting the
won rig of electors would remain unpolled at the end of the fifteen
der e complained also of the bringing in of the troops.
'IIIOI A von denied that he had sent for them.
Dle MAYOR stated. that he had heard Mr. Wm. Cobbett. jun.
had eteldnrted that he the /Bayer) had called Captain Barrie t• Bob
Rork, the dog-fighter." He icok that opportunity of stating, that
be=ettised such words of Captain Barrie.
's son (William) came forward, and adverted that the
Mee did, in a conversation with hint, actually use the words
" Barrie, the noted dos.flghter."
(Alcoa seletrinlyderJarrd he never uttered that language;
hr at*. said the word "Bob." What be raidof Captain Barrie
*ea ice-" Copula Borne, se wad boars la the Nay y for his
yoraidikanalitera s" allaning sailors.
aktliatimp tansilioL due eateslag. a scene it uproar, eon.