The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-09 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK fLECTION.

ECCOND DAY.
The electors began to ensemble at the burning' yesterdsy mere.
dog to early as nine o'clock in great numbers ; the polling, how.,
ever, was not carded on with an activity equal to the zeal of the
totem Thin was in some degree owing to the defective arrange
ments for taking the votes. In the course of the morning the
friends of file. Calvert complained to that gentleman of this 6'-
1 cumstance, who said that the inconveniences were very obvious,
but that he would take care they should be avoided on a route
occasion. The people were all evidently animated by a good spnt;
we did not observe any di•position on their parts to act at allrior.
ously, and notwithstanding the torch of discord has been Orman
amongst them by the " Igo Popery" cry being railed, ye' there
has not hitherto been the least acrimonious Itching excited De.
monstrations of diaapplobatiou were exclusively confined..o a few
innocent attempts at wit; among the beat of which were i placard
with the words, " Don't vote, for Mary's indisposed," (wing an
elaborate pun upon the name Poll-(11)i1l. and another 'Mich was
borne before a procession of carriages titled with wen, on which
was painted the celebrated Peal Pry, who is made tit address the
people in hit usual phraseology. " I hope I don't intrude-1
hare only just looked in to rote for Calvert and Wi'non."
About three o'clock the respective Candidites tame upon the
hustingn, accompanied by several of their friends. A French gen.
demon was observed um the left of Sir Robert Wilom, and it wan
soon whispe-ed about that it was Count hava/ette. The name
having been caught by the multitude, who formed a phalanx of
considerably more than 4.000 persons, three cheers were Mime.
distely given to " Inevalette and Nilson for ever." Sir Robert,
however, said it wan a mistake, and that the Count was not pre.
vent, though he h..d no doubt that, had lie been In Engi und, he
would have been proud to witness the scene that they presented
itself. It was subsequently ascertained that the gentleman who
had been taken for Lsvalette was the eon of one of Ilonaparte's late
Generals, Victor, Duke of Belluno.
At tour o'clock the poll closed, but owing to some Warden% 010
the part of sonic of the clerks nearly an hour elapatd befute the
state of the poll could be ascertained.
During this interval many were the sfrossierdis, intended to
pass for witticisms, that were addressed by persons win, from their
carte, were evidently wily honorary members, nether Ph.ri,g in
the profits nor contributing en tl.e cost of the bash ess of the day,
to the several Candidates, who listened and replied to them wida
the utmost good humour. Ono fellow, of very vitudiliy
cried out to Mr. Calvert. " I say, Charley Cslver,, tniw r, es it?
Will you rive me a balf a pint of porter by and by ?" To shirk
Mr. C. smilingly replied, " I don't know what I mat do when the
election is over." Thus thrtime wan pleasantly whiled away mini
the High Illailiffappeared„ who announced the following '‘o be

THE arATE OF TPIE POLL.
For Charles Calvert Esq. - 914
Sir Robert Wilson . 909
Edward Polhill, E-q. - G2O
Mr. Caeveas then addressed the electors. It would he in vain,
he said, to attempt to describe his feelings or in express his grati-
tudefoe h
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trcagng
this content as a personal question, instead ofone of rite greatest
importance to all who were engaged in it. They hail been secretly
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trade, an enemy to good ceder, and to everythirg that was moral
and right. But he thought that was not the opinion of the lode.
pendent electors of Southwark. (Cries of " No, no I") They
had, indeed, abundantly proved that by their votes this day. They
had abundantly proved their satisfaction with the cortlnct of their
late Representation ; and It should be his study, by persevering
in the some line of conduct, to merit their approbation for the fu.
ture. (Cheers.) it had been said now. as it was said in IBM that
he had coalesced with Sir Robert \Filson Now they all knew
that lie never had presumed to dictate to them who they should
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not deceive either them, or Mr. Pell.lll or his friends ; because if
they were to ask him whether he would rather have for his ail.
league a men who was a friend to trade and to liberty, whose fa.
rnily be (Mr. Culvert) had known for thirty years, and with whose
political principles his own underpin coincided. or sit as their Re.
presentative with one who was niametrically opposed to him on all
public questions, he could not for one moment hesitate in declarirg
his preference. But that was a personal feeling of his own,
and had never been communicated to either the Committee
of his Honourable and Dalian' Friend, or to any other soul. hut
was now at this moment declared for the first time. He would deur
any one to say that he had ever attempted to bias their voices in one
person's favour but his own, And 'now a word or two to Mr. Pel.
hill. That gentleman stated himself to be a friend to commerce
and to trade. He was sorry that Paul Pry had retired. If he had
our, he (Mr. Calvert) hoped he would have considered it no intru.
sion to ask Mr. Polhill what he thought of the present proceedings;
and whether he thought he was by this contest promoting the trade
of the borough of Southwark vr inter uptirg it? (Loud cheers.)
Having said this much, he begged !care to declare that he had no
petal .al hostility against Mr. Polhill. He believed that gentleman
to be a highly respectable, but, on this occasion, a much-injured
man. He believed him to -have been lei into expectations which
never would be realized, by that very party who had tried it with
other-, who had equal claims to the suffrages of the electors, but
whose attempts had tailed. And if those ;stream' should, and lie
had no doubt they would, fail on this occasion, he doubted not but
that they would seek another opportunity to find sonic other person
who would equally well serve them as a tool. (Cheers.) The
honourable gentleman concladed by again expressing his thanks
for their support, and of his determination to persevere in the same
line of conduct he had hitherto pursued in order to preserve them:
approbation. Whenever a time should come that he should not be
able conreieatinesly to act according to their directions, and comply
with their wishes, he would resign into their hands that rower
which they had three times already confided to him, and which he
now for the fourth time toLcited. (Cheers.)
Sir R. NVILSOX next came forward, and was received with im-
mense cheering. Before he said a word as to the poll of this day,
inasmuch as it affected the relation between him and the electors if
Southwark, he wished to declare that, personally, he was better sa-
tisfied with the result of it than he was with the poll of yesterday.
It was but just (and he knew they always wished to act with ju..
Pee) that the older member should have the opportunity of keeping
his station if he had faithfully served them, on the right, and he
(Sir R. W.) wished hint to have that station alien the station on
the left was &tinnily a post of hononr. (Cheers.) If there was any
difference, it was but a mere figurative difKrence, and not a real
one. But now, what should he say to them ? In what language
could he exleess himself that should do justice to his own feelings
stud to the exertions which they theme:lves had made? It had been
said that griefs only came in battalions; hut he hail found friends
rush forwards as a host, and in unnumbered hosts, to support him
on this occasion. lie told theta yesterday that the French Guards
had once declared they would newer surrender, for they would rather
die first. The electors of Southwark had improved upon that re-
solution, gallant as it was, because they had determined neither to
surrender nor to die till they had killed their opponents.
_(Chem.)
He had also told them that their opponents had reasecnded from
their graves. He belicved, however, that he was a little in error,
for they had never conic nut of their sepulchres. Of this he was
sure, that yesterday his friends had pushed the party back two feet
into their graves, and that to-day they had buried them up to their
ecks. lie should not be surprised if they were this night to giveup
the ghost, and he hoped that this contest would lay the ghost ever.
But although it was lair to sport a little—for those who won might
laugh—yet this was a subject for most serious and rational joy.
They had fought a good light ; they bad triumphed over a party
rife with sectarian feeling, and who advanced other subject', that,
if successful, staid have been most Prejudicial as well to the poli-
tical and general interests as to the italependence of this borough.
(Cheers.) Their opponent had come forward under elle pretext of
supporting that independence, but they well knew by the conduct
of the party who brought him forward, that he meant no more than
to re-establish that power which they hail determined for ever to
destroy. (Great cheering.) It would be very well if this Sectarian
spirit could be indulged without any sacrifice on their pets; it
would always be of an unphilosonhical and unchristian character;
hut it was also attended with considerable expense. A Goren'.
may that acted upon the principle of restraint, and depended can
the physical inability of the people to do wrong rather that a pa-
pantie disprisulan to • act rightly, necessarily required an en...pew
taxation. At this moment not leax than one-sixth of the direct and
indirect taxes of every man who then stood before him was applied
to maintain this physical restraint on the part of Government. It
amounted to six millions sterling a-year to keep Ireland in its pre-
sent state, and yet that state was such that it was at this moment
ready, if comiliatory measures were net adopted. to receive into its
bosom a ferelgn enemy. (Cries of 't• No l no !") This, he would re-
peat, was the tact, and would continue to be so, if measures of con-
ciliation wire nut adopted. But was that all the evil ? No such
thing. It was not confined to that country. Stlppose a French
army landed in Ireland, and were received by the people. what
would Inc the cc nsequenee to England As a solder lie should
not be sfr,i i to meet Fiance en any ground, but such a proceeding
would be inevttably tate: dial with the loss of their liberties, because
Ireland would combine Ishii the %piny, and Et-slit-id would be.
coos the peer of war. They must then resist the invasion of
I nd ly toncili ition. It was therefore as a lover of Harty and a
fritnd of his country that he conjured them to rut an end to thew
feuds, and this sectarian soirit, which divided t e empire. initial
of umting It in brotherhood and affection. (Cheers.) That this
, spirit did exist he had a proof now before him. lint it had existed
lln every age, because all ages were hitherto unenlightened. At the
time of die contest in this country between those who espoused the
doctrine of divine right, and those advocating Republicanism.
1 there was a lady who p.ofessed great affection to the laws of passive
obedience and non-resistance. Dr. Sacheverell, who was at the
head of one of the parties said to this lady one clay, in order to try
'bah r her affection fur divine right el tier hatred to republicanism
was the stronger, " Will you allow me, Diadem, to ask you three
questions?" " Certainly, Sir." " Suppose the King by a writ
or quo wart onto, should take possession of all your husband's pro-
perty. would you resist it ?" • No, because the King can do no
wrong." " Suppose he should endeavour to do what Tarquin once
did, and enttr,yttur apartment, would you haveyeurliusbsnil defend
11 his honour and oppose him ?" " No, Sir, because the King, who
is the land's snot .led, can do no wrong; he is only accountable to
God for his sins, and my husband must not lift his arm against his
Majesty." The third question was this." Suppose the King
command you to go to a meeting house," " to a meeting house.
, exclaimed the lade, shutting her delicate hand and compressing it
into a fist of muscle, " I would kill the King with my own hand
rather than go by his order into the donr of a conventicle." The
sameblind spirit that was thus exhibited by this lady was also ob-
puilllCs. 11 Unit Mute was a question pruposed shelve