The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-20 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.

It was announced on Saturday, by a deputation from Mr. Smith
Wright', Committee, to Lord Bancliffe and Mr. Birch, dint Mr.
Smith Wright had declined the contest ; and in order to dispel any
doubt on the subject, Mr. Smith Wright has forwarded to Mr.
Hurst the following copy of a note sent by Mr. Smith Wright to
the George the Fourth Inn:—

" Wright will be obliged to M. Watson to inform
any person that may require information as to his withdrawing
frMn the contest, that he has sent to Lord ltanclifFe and 3lr. Birch
Chit he had withdrawn, and that he cannot, as a man of honour,
directly or indirectly, in any way come fou ward again in the alee.-
tint), which he ccmc.zives is now endetts—Nor,ighsm, June 18,
1826."

Notwithstanding the above open and candid declaration of ,11r.
Smith Wright, Air. llopkinson has given notice that he shall enn-,
tinue the poll on behalf or certain Burgesscs.

PR L.' TON ELECTION.

,11::e£ 18.
Cobbett came down to the hustings yesterday evening just betel
the polling closed. and resumed his favourite system e buffoonery,
jesting with the mob, and turning the other Candidates into ridicule
by grimaces and ludicrous gestures. Mr. Stanley turned areal fn
silent atom, while Captain Berrie, like a true joke-toying s.ulter,
laughed cordially at the mountebank tricks and practical jams
which were levelled against himself.
At five o'clock the poll was closed.
Mr. Stanley - 9151 Captain Barrie e 33CMr. Wood - 5381 3lr. Cobbett 412
COUDETT then addressed the mob.—" Gentlem, n, I hold in
my hand two affidavits, sworn by two men, in which they state
they have been turned out of employment for having voted for me,
and ti third from a man who says lie has suffered the same penalty
for not having voted for Captain Barrie. (Shame, shame.) Not,
(leollemen, I assert, that not only the infliction of such an injury
for a conscientious discharge of their public duty, but even the
threatening to inflict it, is a crime in the eye of God and in the eye
of the law (shouting); and 1 promise you, if these affidavits shall
be confirmed by othere, 1 shall apply to the Court of King's Bench
for redress for those men who have been thus injured. I shall lay
them before the Judges of the land, and if there be punishment in
law fee those who would prevent others from voting according to their
conecientious opinions,that punishment shall fall on the lie of yodt
tyrants. (llnrra.) Can there be au act of more odious tyranny than
this ? For, suppose it was no crime in the eye of the law, only
consider the injustice, the cruelty, the barbarity, of compellios
you to vote for the election of a man, whom you believe not onus
unable to serve, but calculated to injure, your country ; and, it-
you will not vote for him, of reducing yourselves, your wives,
and your children, to beggary. (Shouting.) Can there be any
tyranny greater than this? I say, the Bey of Algiers is nor
guilty ot greater. But for the encouragement of the poor man
who may suffer from such tyranny, 1 promise you I'll share
my last shilling with any man who shall receive injury foe
voting for me. But do you stand firm, my friends, and defy you:
tyrants, and they must submit to you in the end. They me,t
give you work, 1 say, if not the loos will be their own ; for, if you
should fail in procuring employment, Gentlemen, there remelts
the land for your support. Gentlemen, they cannot hinder you
frem being relieved by the poor rates; Gentlemen, so don't be
disheartened at my going away, my friends, for I shall leave be-
hind me a skilful person who will hear your complaints, wed
take down your evidence, and send it to toe in London, and if 1 ilte
not see justice done to you, may I forever forfeit dint which I prize
moat valuable in this world, your support and esteem. (Time
mous acclamations.) You remember a proclamation issued before
the election, by young Horrocks, in which he stated that he would
not stand candidate, because he undercoat that all your votes had
been promised to others, and he would not induce you to break
your promises. This was before he knew you promised yottr your;
to me. Yet this same spark, the moment he learned that Captain
Berrie had come down, went round to alt his workmen. and called
upon them to vote for Captain Barrie, in violation ot their pro-
mises to me. I charged him with it yesterday evening Oft the hust-
ings here, and he did not dare to deny it. Yet a paper of this toot.
the Preston Chronicle, a paltry thing of ink arid dirty paper, that
vile reptile, that lying sycophant of the press, says, that Horrocks
denied the charge at the time.
The Editor of the Preston Chroni.-le-1 repeat now, that Mr.
Horrocks did deny it—l heerd him on this very spot.
CORBETT—That base thing added that Mr. Horrocks wished to
address you on the subject, but was prevented by his friends; and
very good friends of his they were that prevented him. It reminds
me of an epitaph composed for the tomb of an author, who had
written books against the doctrine of the resutrection--
Lie still if you're wise,
You're dainned if you rise.
(Uproarious Inueliter.) So young Horrocks acted ',dimly in holding
his tongue, tor it he had spoken he would have damned himself out
of Isis owa mouth. (Hum.) Now, gentlemen, you that are
jived, you that are turned out of work, gentlemen, for giving your
votes to me, come you to me, and I'll get redress for you. if not to
the utmost of my wish, to the utmost of my power. if young
llamas is here now, let him deny the charge—(From the crowd
" lie denied it before")—let him speak now. (A wire holm the
crowd, " Yon know well he is not here.") No answer—you see
then, gentlemen, how it is. I have no more to say to you at pre.
sent. God bless you all. (11Ures, huzza, t'obbett for ever—C*l)l4u
a ploitipera
Cobbett and his mob then left the hustings.
Having reported to you obbett's attack on the Editor of the
Pretion Chronicle, 1 think it but justice to the latter to add the
real facts of the case. Cobbett, as you may remember, charged
Mr. Horrocke, on the hustings, on Friday evening, with having
compelled his workmen to vote for Captain Barrie. in violation of
their promises to Cobbett. Mr. Horrocks instantly denied the
charge, in the must distinct and indignant language, within my
hearing. Cobbett, on his return to his hotel, told hia rabble the,
Horrocks dill not deny the charge. 'fhe Ps ePlom Clarowick of Sa-
turday states the fact of Horrocks having denied it; and yet Cob.
Lett attacks the Editor in the language I have reported to you. well
knowing that that gentleinau is a Reformer in politics—an admirer
of his Cobbett.'s) talents—an approver of his political opinions.
and, on public grounds, a well-wisher to his electioneering pro-
ject; yet such is the fury of this tt fine snimal's" temper, such ot
his absolute destitution of principle, such his want of einrimm
shame, that he lalsely and busily attacks one of his owu polars...l
friends, merely bemuse that public friend, acting as an in-
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