The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-24 00:00:00

NINTH DAY.

The polling went on this thy without the spii•t
',hot it was expeeterl would attend it. The h4od.
of niusic were plityititt in *II directions. to brio; n
the voters of Mr. flohlitisnie ; the sante noise cont..
toted its the crowd, owl the same dulness in the pl •-
cards. The rims upon the msme 14 Mr. Linn!) sr':
„Judy rxi,..orre4l, and ti.ete .try m» r f
plaice no tootributions which loive Noy
to wit or humour. The IVliigs are fun& rrelu .n.).
ble, it wonlrl appear from the following ?multi:ll,
for he 1„e, ; why not for the is tin, its
of t es» play morniwg
Who mule the ('.on Rill' The Whiz, !—WIOI road
the Loaf dear? The Whiev!—ltho have ;oat ivied to t
' her Cone Doll, to make the oaf dearer" The •
'T'd , I • . V. hh
lote not for ilw %%Irv! Vote not for your Enriniel.! Vute
nut for dear Bread ! Vole for Ilohhoose!"

At the close of the poll tie crowd in front of the
'metings was very great, and the clamour mulch the
same as on the preceditig slays. A little before
lour o'clock Sir F. Burdett made his appestat re
on the hisstimit.,, 4ccoturraiireel be Mr. lilolpholvo---
%Ir. Lamb, Nlr. Nlsterlonald, Mr. 1.11111141.1., :101
%Ir. Wiehart, took their nenust statierie, woo, ..t, .n r
the same time. 'Ulm Candidates were loudly rise. veal
by their respective friends. 50011 after tour o'cl,-. k
the board was hung up with the following elate of the
poll, which woe referred with great applause:—
Hoes. G. Lamb
.1. C. Hohlooete, F.os
Major Cartwright 37
Mr. 111011HOINE came forward and wits % received
with great applause. Ile earl, they had not slot
day to coopplatir of env want of effort on the pert
of Ike Friends of Freedom. l'h-y hid only t •
find fault, if it were !omitted to them, trots
the unfavourable state of the weather: hoi
withstanding this unfavourahle circumeta.or, ,
they had gaMed 1.54 over their 01/p014r11!-4
—had the morning been more fair, they smile!
in all probability nave entirely ansithilated titer
adversary's majority. They hail to coineml
against the difficulties Nish which the Soi of lo-
dependence had to contend, when thee were ranged
against the Childrt nof Corruption. The efforira .•f
their catmint had heels usatunitiug in every part
of Wrati 1111 l ster ; in every quarter the he had fre-
quented he heard nothing but of the coorptioction
with which a few Electors (for only a few wr re ...)
placed as to be doomed to such a servitude) ware
compelled to come up to the poll and vote a4iimt
their conscieneee. The fritters of the great lailhol-
dersof Westminster liarrbeen warned that their I. a-e 4
were nearly expired, and they were at the value
time called ul to vote fur the op' 1111 l rots Of ;lie
people. All that power could array had lien's Cril-
ed against the people—but the spirit ht Westmin-
ster had beers aroused, and the friends of freed-out
had now before them the flattering prospect of 4
speedy and certain victory. It Hwy may true, ha
the reports of vat ttttt a canes . thee triclinatimis of
four-fifths of the Electors of Westurrosier were will
them. From what is. saw bull. oil the last awl
during the present coritent, he hail no doubt that
this was tint all exaggerated statement. But 1 t
their own experience they must be aware, that unity
thousands kept back for fear of losing, Ily giarog
premature voter, the business and protec:io.l he
sums of their chief customers, who were the leado.4
families of rank at the weal cud of the toast. TM ie
opponents had no other means hut what the ii. -
rived from undue risfireerice. At the sudden rutt-
ing of a new Candidate, there was of cower some
curiosity to know hits sentiments, arid molars a -a
little support when they arse imagined to be 'ha. -
Wale. But the delusion was soon dispelled ; alai
if tormorrow should prove a fine list), i.e 1-4.1 i. a
doubt that they would shew the %Vhigs thee 11.1,1
greatly miscalculated their strength its %V e strati ,:-
ster, and that the only power they could proem! 14
have was what they derived year ly Irons the lan pi, .
When they eel:stated from the people. they Jr 11
into their oats merited and natural inswilicant e.--
They were on this occasion not contented with se -
parasitic from the people, but they bad actually
arranged themselves spinet the people. aid lest
their unholy alliance should not be sufficientiy
known--
Mr. LAMB was here observed to smile at the
term " unholy allsasicr." anal 11001 e pet sotto in the
crowd expresard their displeasure at his su,i,C, alien
Mr. HOBHOUSE observed, that it ass a great pity
they would not permit the Whig Caroli.late .1.1
laugh. They ought ourely, 011 the wistaria occa-
sion, to allow him to chrtish a little humour, us the
proceedings of the last three or four days kart given
him so little cause to rejoice.—( Lotoglater.)— Ile
was observireg when the Whig Calllllllll,e .rule. .
that the Whigs hurl deterimited, lest their suiliolv
alliance should out be rufficiently kmesii, to two.s
the New Parliament by acting agaiust the prop e
of Wratninistr r. It depended, tiortforr, to. tve
people theamo-I.es, a liellerr, alto tie ovioirtuoil .1.
kotovitiv, this party, they would mi this wee. oar i
gibe them airy support —et whether they would sot
still maintain that intlepeudruce, the great ex. rya-
sPelte tool" twlileilelitleti;le ail
ur
et::..4elittaetiri:el. bull)e.ktil.emerey hall
set
little of their weight would attach to hiatiadt, as.
the insignificant choice of the Electors, but he
l
knew that a great example would be set toy thra
1 shelving ell unabated ottacloshent to toe cause ..f
li Radical R m Wth
efor. iout that they could .I,a
Inothing—with that they could do every thiag.—
I (Applause.)
Mr. LAMB Cattle forward, l•ut the uproar was so
great he could not obtain a hearing. Alter 0t.,ii,;4
'' Geotleraseu. if it 6 mat your pleasure to bear on ,
I shall al-h pm a good anght," be a ithdrea. ai It
his frivol', foams the buldregs.
Mr. Bowie ilien cane forward, and vainly set-
tempted to obtain a hearing while lie read ilia lot-