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on the Continent of Europe. They would well remember that
when Sir Robert W tl. on first I gowned himself to their no-
tice, that this fact was urged as a reason why they should
try him in Parliament. liming been publicly engaged in °pow.
irg their foreign enemy, and having ably performed that duty, it
was considered that he wan the right men for Mem. Such were the
coe,iona, such the energy, melt tie ability, such the talent of this
lilac and gallant General on ihe Continet t, that they would find
one of Bonaperte', mom able and faithful Generals attribute a great
deal of the reverses which his imperial master umt with, in the clan.
lii attempt made by him to invade Russia, to the able and wise
(inland and conduct of Sir Hobert Wham, while serving in the
Russian army. ((heat applause and sonic hisses.) He t 31r.
ItLickett) thought he had heard a sneer amidst the applause. It
I,,tist have coma from tire friends of the onosing candidate. (Cries
of Yes, yes, from the old Tarn-art.") IJoubtlese those lien-
Ott:nu would *hew that their candid:tie possessed greater merit than
or, He hoped the lectern cf Routhwork virmld extend a livening
ear while the virtues of that eminent man should be related to them.
lanni laughter.) lie would not have detained them oolong in
doeility: upon the merits of Sir H. Wilson, but that he knew they
of oppmed to them a woo who prided himself that he and his
frailly hod been with them for a centary,—yes. it was •• Me and
ivy &may have been with you for a century." Doubtless they
alas old be told what this gentleinamand his ancestors had dune far
she tvessegh of Southwark and feeling this, he won therefore
antinus on set something in ittzta-position with it, of what Sir
Robert Wilson had done for his country. (Cheers.) They knew
that on a former oceanionehry had had presented to them on those
boards a gentleman of the greatest kindness and urbanity, who was
pet forward to cosiest wi;h them. It was well known that Mr.
Charles Barclay was a fiend to the unfortunate, a friend to educa-
tion, and to every benevolent Society to which Soutlwark was
always forsard in giving the most substantial support. Anti now
he surpmed they should be told that they had smother gentleman
offered to their notice who sulked in the same steps. (A mike,
• What do you think of that, Polhill?") He should listen to this
amount of their worthy opponent with some anxiety. Ile did not
know much of his neighbernrt, it was true, hat he certainly knew
but little of Mr. Polhill or his actions. If the elision of South,
work would not support Mr. Barclay—if they thought he was 111-
f...it ale in every respect but one,—that unfortunate twist in his
no :Lind opinions,—if they would not bear with him becausehe had that rate faiiing, nib all his virtues—they had now a man
for their choice, nue who poesessal all die virtues and none of the
Intiltirs of 3lr. Charles Barclay, and therefore they would have
hiss.--asouti landliter and ekeetel. But with regard to the pull-
ti .v of this genikelban, dito' be would ask, knew what they were ?
It Wail said he was one of The High Church and Tory prinejules;
one of the Pitt men ; one of the life and fortune men. (Here a
person on the honing% " Keep your feelings, gentle-
men"—Loud laughter.) This was one of the life and tontine
men, who during the time they were carrying no the war, were
red, with their professions and prornisn; but how at the close of
it did they retrieve themselves from those professions ? Why. so
far from paying their last guinea, as they in their terror exclaimed
they would do they were laying heavy men, in the shape of Corn
Laws, on tie eoantry, as a reward kit their suheerviency. (Loud
cheers.) IV° Id they then support such men ? (Cries of " No.
no," " Ye, yes.") Ile was sure they would sheer their indepen-
dence, and their devotion to minciple. and that they would tell this
gentleman, "we will have none of yon." But let them look to
the situation in which it was die friends of this gentleman supported
lain. and he would ask what it was that they had to say in his
favour ? They had not a 'tingle iota upon which to recommend
him to their notice. except upon one question ; a question which he
would admit Wan of considerable importance. It appeared then
that all which thin g.-titletnan had in say was. " No tVilaon, and
no pinery." (A person cried out, " Turn-coat, what do you
think of that ?") Ilia let us not he deceived. This cry was
only thrown out to them, to entrap a few vote, from the timorous
and fainthearted ; •-•.d if the cry were to succeed, the Tory
t 'andidate and his friends Yoahl immediately exclahri—" We
have beaten you upon Itcform, by the cry el No Popery." (Cries
Yes, it is .0' • No! no !"i lie, however• knew that the
etc-cows of Southwark would not allow that their borough should be
presented to the Mismiter bound and tied in eh dna ; but that they
would continne to send to Parliament a free, honest, and indepen-
dent Repress-ems ive. (Cheers.) Ile would not occupy any more of
their time, cave boa to notice one thin; that had struck him. lie
had observel a Ong bearing she inscription " Polhill and our Pro.
tenant Constitution." Now, he did not exactly understand what
was meant by ths terms Protestant Constitution ; he knew what
was meant by British Cautitution. (Cheers.) He would now
conclude by proposing to their notice and acceptance Sir Robert
Wilson, -4,1 their Representative in Parliament. (baud and con-
tinued cheering.,
Mt. ARROWSVITIt Curse forward to second the nomination of
Sir Robert, and said, that with the leave of the electors he would
rake a short retrospective view of the state of the Representation of
that Borough. In so doing. It vat not his intention to go back to
)he pent= when Mr. Tierney was rejected, and which, by the way,
was s eireunrstaLor to be regretted ; but he Would confine himself
to tith'sk n period of three yearn from 181 b to 11118, when Mr. Bar-
clay was their mprideptative ; this he did, because he considered
that Mr. Hatelay's rejection in 1018 was not altogether uncon-
nected with the proceedings of this day. Hew wag it, then, that
the Borough was represented daring the period he had mentioned ?
Why, on all great public questions. Mr. Ca v rt voted one way, and
Mr. Barclay the oilier. It had been raid by Ih. Johnson (though
the fact was so self.evident that it slid not require his authority),
that inconsistencies could not be right. The question was, which
este wrong. H. awash' that Mr. Barclay was in error, and there-
fore. in 1818, he voted Tor Sir Robert Wilson. Nor did he do
wrong in so voting. becalm he thought PO man could con/mien-
Units!, give his vote for a candidate unless there was a unison Cf
political opinion. It was with reluctance that he alluded to the oc.
currences that weir place six years ago ; nor should he do it, It lie
did Dot think that the independence of Parliament had been in
some degree affected by it. He alluded to the circumstance of the
gallant Knight being deprived of his eimuninism. Ile was as
anxious to uphold the prerogatives of the Crown as the right. of the
people ; but he would wish deference say, that in depriving Sir
Robert Wilson of his commission, the independence and dignity
of Parliament wan certahtly affected. But that was Dot the only loss
the gallant Knight 11411 sustained In seeing their cause. In the
cause of Spain he had also suffered great loss. Some gentlemen
thought that the gsllant Knight had not only acted Isamu len. ly, but
somewhat chimerically and quixotic on that occasion. That such
an opinion was entertained did not surprise hid], because Mr.
Burke, forty years ago, had said that the age of chivalry was gone ;
and he far one well knew that there were certainly persona living
In tint world who took more pirogues In the hope of the borough
than-in ions in Spain. (Cheers, and laughter.) But ho would
now address et few words to them respecting the gentleman who
bad this day mide Ws first ippearance on these boards, and, to use
the surds that was generally addressed on such occasions. he had
no doubt they would rerenvo the gentleman with that inthegence
which the rensiliility a: d liberal ty of a British audience was ever
wont to extend to a new aspirant to their &emirs. (Cheers.) But
he was at a lOW to knew upon what Founds it was the friends of
that gentleman had brought him forward. lie believed that they
were not acting so much as the opponents of Calvert and Wilson as
from a spirit of liberality towards a friced ; but he wan afraid. after
all. it was net without some ll' le alley of selfishness. This was
apparent in the language of the requisition. Tocy there spoke
about their prerogatives. He always understood that prerogatives
belonged only to the King. The terms of the requisition were
(signed only by some twenty enters) this the Representatives acre to
be selected by tie— e tee twenty Requititionists. The time was
when this we, literally thr fact. They nil knew that means of in.
timidadon we e frequently used, and that the collectors of taxes
WETS often converted two hove means of intimidati... But this
was not the c vie now, this to the independent spirit of the elec-
tors. Still he could not It a-n shy this Gens'eman was to ace pro-
posed to Runs ; unless it was that these elechns wished to give
every one m turn la and a turn out. ( laughter.) Indeed, he
believed, so liberal were they in the exercise of their preroga-
tive, as they termed it, that he verilr believed they would even pro.
pull to them the Dark Angel himself, and give him a turn.
(Laughter.) He wondered that they did not bring him forward
as the worthy colleague of their friend Mr. Polhill. (bangther.)
That Gentleman, it was true, was a perfect stranger to him, (Mr.
Arrowsmi and he bad no doubt that, if they were to re-
turn him to Parliament, he would discharge his duly conecien.
tioualy. There was s promise, therefore, which he would make to
Mr. Polhill, which was, that if that Gentleman would procure an
alteration i i the constlhition of the bort nth t f ~nu It wark, he woull
give him hi. flt.rd vote (Much tar.) Mr Arrowsmith con-
cluded by secor.cing he nomination of Sit it. Wilson
Mr. HOLLOWAY (a lincmdraper in the Borough) now came for-
ward to prose Mr. Polhill as a third candidate, but the cries
that were raised immediately on his approach to the front of the
hue:lugs prevented the preseibtlity of our hearing a single word the
omitting') spoke. To judge by nix vehemence and gesticulation,
we should suprosa his voice was raiszei to the hipheat pitch ; but it
was all in wain, for notwithstanding the efforts of the other candi-
dates to obtain a he .tirg. and d e e deaacur of the worthy gentle-
man himself, by a patient hold rag on for upwards of a quarter of
an hour, in the hope of a little calm, It was of no avail ; else
crowd were bent upon no caner-elan ; a parley was quite out of
the querinn ; the ditemdant din Co ainurd, and at length pre-
sailed, for Mr. Holloway desisted Corn his impotent endeavour, and
gave way. _ . .

Mr. BISHOP row adnneed amid the roar (tired:es, that was no
way abated by the .e iring of the former Gentleman. We. how-
ever, esueitt the f dlowing worts :--The candidate whom he
seconded wow p ace hunter ; mind that. Ile was a man of
sound principle,. in I tine who prop. sed t tying up the whole of his
time fur the benefit of his cenststucnis. Questions had been put to
him tnuettirg the great political measures how pending, on ell of
which he had giv:n direct and eatistactory answers that entitled
Mm to the support of the electors.
The noise now became impervious (so to speak), for not a sated
eould pierce ibrcuith the density of yells, beatings, and laughter,
thet accompanied the remainder of thir gentleman's speech.
During these attempts to addreta the electors, the crowd amused
themselves with do,troying the placards of the obnoxious candi-
date, and throwing the pieces of hoard on which they were pasted,
to and fro, to the greet risk of herds and windows.
A Mr. Hi TLEII now presented himself to the people. Ile cow-
gratillased his fellow-electora most heartily on the return of what
the facetious Sir Thomas Turton had called their Saturnalia;
itoogh it war with the nsist anions regret that he should revive
an attempt to induce them to suppose that either of their late Ile-
preitentativts would at any time sacrifice their right... They had
now to exercise the moat Important of all the its portant dories
w'tich a citizen of a free Stare rood he called
upon to perfirm. Ile
therefore thought it advisable to call on them in plate and reflect
oh the titration of their common country, which was at present
bleeding at every poet. Look at ,he ruinous uncertainty into which
all its best interests wars plunge!. Look at the late panic, and