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London, England, 1803-07-01 00:00:00

BOROUGH SCRUTINT.

A short time after the Court met on, Wednesday
morning; Serjeant RUNN I NGTON read a letter he had
received from Sir THOMAS To RTO N, signifying his
intention of giving no further trouble in the scrutiny,
but at the same time intimating, that the proceedings
had not been carried on fairly, inasmuch as the Pa-
rish Officers had refused to bring forward those
hooks which Sir THOMAS says would have been
beneficial to his cause. The letter also expressed
Sir THOMAS usroN's intention to petition against
Mr. T T
lERNEY'S return.
On Mr. TIERN Es-'s appearing, plaudits mounded
from every quarter, and he expressed his warmest
thanks for the attachment which had been shown to
him on all occasions.
Proclamation was then made three times, for any
eleaor wiio wished to continue the scrutiny on the
p..rt of Sir Thomas Turton to come forward. No
one answering, Serjeant Runnington expressed his
opinion, that the votes should be declared as they
now .stood.
NI: TIERNEY expressing a wish the votes polled
with a query at the fr..istings, should be now ex-
amined, a long conversation took place, and se-
veral were called over, but some material impedi-
ments arising, Mr. Tierney's Counsel agreed that
they should remain as they were, viz.—lo for Mr.
Tierney, and 16 for • Sir Thomas Turton, and be
considered as good votes. The numbers being
made up, as well on the poll as on the scrutiny,
were declared to be as follows:

For the Right Hon. GEORGE TIERNEY,
Votes on the poll 1573
Struck off on the scrutiny 31
Remaining 1542
For Sir THOMAS TORTONI, Bart.
Votes on the poll 1492
Struck off on the scrutiny 46
Remaining .-- 1446

Majority in favour of Mr. MANZI' 96
who was thereupon declared duly eleaed. This
declaration was received with loud and repeated
plaudits.
Serjeant RUNNINCTON then read a requisition,
signed by twelve respeaable inhabitants, praying the
Bailiff to make a I#csal return, on the same grounds
as stated in Sir Thomas Turton's letter. He ob-
served, that he found it necessary, in justice to the
Parish Officers, to say, whatever opinion he might
have formed of the conduct of some of them on the
first two days, he had reason to alter it by their con-
duet since, and more especially on the two last days,
as he could not charge his memory with the books
being refused or negieded to be produced to either
party on any one vote for those days; he should
therefore feel himself bound to advise the High
Bailiff not to make a :paid, but a gen,ral return.
Sir W.vrxita LiwEs expressed himself wholly
disinterested in this case; it was no less his wish than
his duty to be strialy impartial; it would be highly
unbecoming in him as Returning Officer to be
otherwise. He then declared the return.
Mr. A i.c ocK addressed Sir Watkin Lewes, and
called to his xctolleaion an expression he had made
use of on a former day, viz. That if the friends of
Sir Thomas Turton did not support the charges
they had made to induce him Ilb grant a scrutiny, he
consider Mr. Tierney and his friends to have
been harrassed and ill used.

,hciuld

Sir \VAT K I N Lewes perfeftly recollefted the asser-
tion, and under all circumstances had no hesitation
in now repeating the same opinion. The Return
was then signed, and the Meeting broke up.
It may interest many mums in this country to be
informed, that agreeabld to an Aa of Congress,
all lands throughout the United States of America,
on which arrears were due on account of a tax
railed the bireft Tax, were sold on the 2dth of
February last. The owners are allowed two years
to redeem them.