The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-14 00:00:00

LANCASTISR ELECM,Y.

The Election far this 11:);•oagh is likely to be the
most violently contested of any throughout the
kingdom, arising principally from On following
circumseancn
At the Geiieral Clection before the last, the 11f4tr-
quis of D-uglas. Mr. Dent,land Mr. Caw:hot-at
were the Csndidates ; the two former were success-
ful ; the :.otter would have carried on the contest to
the last day. although, after several dais poling. ).e
was about three hundred vote. behind, and there
was no pr rspea of success, bad it not been f his
Committee, who sepni.tcd. and took in his colon:-,
without his consent. This Eleaism was carried on
nigh very great violence; the pavement of the
streets WAS aftually torn op, and thrown at the
Marquis of Douglas, when the populace were in the
an of chairing Mm, and there was hardly a whole
square of glass left in the house of Mr. Cawthorne,
in the town.

At the last General Eldlion, the Marquis of
Douglas, then on the eve of being created a British
Peer, of course, declined. Mr. Cawthorne, residing
in the town, got the start in offering himself, and he
and Mr. Dent were elected without opposition. Ihe
animosity of the patties, however, dii' not subside,
from their having become joint Candidates ; the
petition against Mr. Dent for treating, being sup-
posed to have been instigated by Mr. Cawthorne.
During the discussions is the House of Commons
respecting Mr. Cawthorne, it was expected be
should be expelled, and Colonel Patten, of ‘VAr-
rizfgton, canvassed the Freersein and, on the pies, nt
occasion, Mr. Dent started wilt, him upon tneir
joint interest. During Mr. Cawthorne's residence
in London, he got acquainted, at Fladong's Hotel,
with Cal. Doveton, who has lately returned from
the East Indies, and has joined Mr. Cawthorne in
offering himself a Candidate. We understand Co-
lonel r.:ueeton is to find money to carry on the
contest:tbs. interest being entirely Mr.Cawthorne's.
The expense of the contest is incalculable, as there
are between two and three hundred Freemen who
reside in London, and both psrti-s are taking them
down; the ,:istance is up :arils of two hundred and
thirty miles.
The Elation commenced on Friki.ty, and each
of the four Candidates polled Lo eich. On Satur-
days at twelve o'clock. the Lumbers were equal, and
both parties is high spirits.

The Maxwell. owakOS, faun Demerara, wrivol
at Liverpool, sail:d from thence 25th Mareh,asingle
ship. At one, p. us. on the 29th Apti!, in lat. 49.
S. N. long. 19. 30. W. saw two tail on her starboard
bore, bearing S.E. At two observe] of them
making signals, and found they s, e, e both brigs
At three supposed one of them to be a privateer,
and the other her prize, and cleared tot afi ion. At
1.1;.11- past :';gee the supposed prize, apparen,ly a
foreign vessel, hauled her wind to the eastward.
The other 'standing on, h-.isted English colours and
fired a gun to leeward, and dir. Illy after bore down
towards the Mardi, the prize heaving about on the
other tack. At half past four ttee privateer hauled
down the English ensign and carte vri,ll4l gun-shot;
Captain EDWARDS bred the quartet clerk grins at
her And hoisted his colours. 'the
her's, shortly after fired at them a sectipd the; wheis
coming witbin.pistol-ishot the hoisted a French en-
sign and pedeant, and a red Rag at the fore. and
commenced bring on the quarter of the Moarriell,
which was kept up very warm•y on both sides until
half-past five, when, after an inallual attempt to
board her, she sheered off, and hauled her w nd to
S.E.; her bracts, top sail and top-gallant tiei being
shot away, and her rigging otherwise 'nue!) injured.
She was pierced for 14 gulls, appeared to hare 12
mounted, and was full of men. Mr. .10141/ Inc asr•
the Chief Mate of the Afirwell,was sl•ghtly wounded ;
and Listen Kiwo. a seaman, received a shot in the
body, of which he died Sh honed alter.

ROcqEs7ER ELEC77OI►.

Sx hundred And thirry.n;ne Freemm polled,
whom two hundred and fourteen voted siney I
Mr. Cain aft.

At two o'clock-on Friday, the ceretnnny of chit.
ing the Candidates took place. Sir Thomas
Thompson and his party set out from the crowl
ftuchester. Sir Thomas, surrounded by :•,•
friends and. some naval oflizors, was seated is ,
chair handsomely decorated with orarge and l• ir.
ple ribliands ; the chair was placed in a boat, stirs
ported on a phaeton cerriage, and drawn by a cum.
ber of his partisans ; the beat was tastefully painted
an.) fitted up; three beautiful standards supplied
the place of masts; th,r gunnel was garnished with
ribbands ; and the keel and pat of. the Ism",
covered with green baize ; a number of the (rte.
melt, with favours in their hats, preceded and
lowed the boat ; they were al,o attracted by a haul.
Mr. 041craf t was in a car, the upper pass of w:uvr,
where he was seated, was of a circular form, an .
elevated after the manner of a throne ; ova?
head was suspended a civic crown; in the It -
part (2f the car were some of hi.. particular fri,
The whole of the vehicle was covered:iythe::::
blue saran-t, dispcaed with great taste ;it was draw,,
by a number of his partis.:4s, and had 4
,
and beatttiitil appearance. A band preced:d it,
and a very numerous asser4lage of freemen brougla
up the rear; the whole procession, which was tif
far the most elegant that we have ever seen an such
an occasion, accompanied by a vast multitude of
4i:relators, proceeded slowly through the ci.y t the
blues halted before the house of Mr. J. Huikete and
greeted, him with three times three, and went as far
as the Cbest Arms in Chatham, where it turned and
passed again through the city, and then pa,sed into
Stroud and Friendsbury, and returned to the re.
ape:live In as, from which the Candidates set out ;
when she ten of the day was devoted by the Caadi-
d ite> and their friends to coniivial harmony.
_

•
The Kiwu has becn pleased to grant to l-rra
Cos sioliwooo his Rohl Licence. that he and I.ls
descendants may hear, in cornmemmation of the glo-
rious tiftory off Cape Trafalgar, in which the said
Lord Cott too-wools was second in com:nand, the
following honourable aurnt•ntatinit to thy arms of
the family of COLLINGWUOD. viz. A Gil ',cry,
/kerma a 1. !ea passerrt guardant aid Hain a cravens/,
witty the wind " Trafalor ; " and also, in addition
to the family crest, the crest following. viz. The
seers of a mto of war, rearesenting that of the Rotol
Saucreign. (being the sb.p. which bore the deg of
the said Vice.Admital in the said brilliA,t aCtio)
&taw* a &ranch of loarel and a elraou-h ofd.
We un'terstand the following to be the mode
irttended for remedying die inconvenience com-
plained of with resp'..ft to private bills which were
is their progress thjon‘h the last Parliament. The?
will be forwarded in u.e short session that is to take
piece this summer, to the same stages at which they
had arrived at the termination of the late session,
without any addiuuual fees or expenses to the pa:.
ties.

Monday next is the day fixed for laving the
f"undation stone of the ECW College, vow
:Jter the design of ‘Vli. WILKINS, Jun. EM.
..rchittft.—The invitations are gone out, an. ,1 cite-
para:ions :ire making tor a gaud procession oks the
occasion.

The East Suffolk R,egrment of Militia, which hint...,
been in Aberdeen 6atracks for nearly two years
past, we understand, is speedily to return to Eng.
laud. Transports are expo led there every day to
re:eive them on board, and it is said are to bring
down one of the Scottish militia regiments to re.
pl ice them thee. _ .

clie Royal Aitillery of the KING'S German Le-
gior, embarked nn Monday, at Plymouth, sup-
r...ed for foreign service.

CORN EXCHANGE, M•Y 13.

The tinsmith's of Wheat here, today, are rather con..de-a-
hle.'inertl from Scotland. The *armies are principally ct w•
cowl ■wl ent,tior qu hu es, and there twine furthPr fresh ane
vals of 1 ;,90ti barrels of Atnericaalic Ili, tends to cause so lit-
tle &wand, that the few 'ales eifearre, •are a trifle lower, Bar.
Icy at 11. A, and is declining, Molt somewhat lower, in Peas
and Beans tat little variation. There are many Oats at haw:,
mostly foreign cargoes, and hot tew other sons are mther
cheaper. Flom m plaitt).—Foie American 425. to Os. yet
Barrel.

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CURRENT PRICE Or GRAIN
6t6. 755. kteal• (01d).... 42. 48s. Od.
Nes Od. I Tick Bras (dr.) 565. 42, 0
Rye 37. 421. Cd. Oat, . 115.
3ar!ey 3b. 36e 41. P.dands 311. 321 GI.
Wvt.. 42.. 63, W Rape Seed 271. WI
Pcam.••• 45+ 01 I Fine Flour 40a. tee. Cd.
rrev r••-.• 4O. 450. Od. Seconds . 89. 60• 1-1".

COAL-MARKET, 1241•4 Is.
ShIF4 at Market. Sel4. Price.
117 ..Neweight 72 aits Od. a 49. 04
Is ..Siouriand .. • 2sl 41. 64. a 4.3 01
4 ..esoofere ••••• • •-• _a 04. • --.., 64

MEETING OF CREDITORS AT trIJILDH
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Valentine and John I.lentine, Mumfo,irs-
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PRICE OF STOCKS TESTERDAI.
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Engt,n ',nary Tickets
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No. 4.Corahnl, and 9, Cluing von.

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()n the 9:11 instant, the lady of Capt. Walker, of Ilia Ma.
Ir.'''. Navy, of a daughter, et 1141 Loile, near fioatbalopton.

DEATHS.
On Suet" sontning tut, at flampeteea, Mr. Henry Whit,.
that place, In this 74.1 year ori his age.
At Brighton, a few days siticz, Cahn. Alt's, 1%9'111410ff of the
King'. Drawn Guards.
Ire*lsidaY mouring,4t. Eau's, P.intar of nee Morning
•Adlroutiser.

HIGH WATER. THIS DAT, AT LONDON MAILME.
M0rn....411 saia.after..lll I RMS... is sill litet .. 7

LUN DON r....?nnte.l by O. DAIFICIUMI, No. 17t Duke's
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w. STUCK, of No 7, New Hellion wain Log Acre.
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