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WESTMINSTER ELECTION,
TUESDAY, lARCH

FIFTEENTH DAY.

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poor men who eommittod the trims for actual sub-
sistence.
Lord EXMOUTH explained, that he sent • ship
round to the Scilly Islands, in consequence of an
intimation that many men who were fit for his **-
jetty's service would gladly enter, to rescue them-
selves from the distreslPrllich overwhelmed them.
If the plan had failed, he could not help it, and lie
was sorry that a gallant Officer of high mind and
noble race, and he believed too of a religious cha-
racter, should have cast an imputation upon him
for an act dictated by humanity.
Captain disclaimed having meant to
cast any such imputation.
Mr. PazAILMILLT moved the thanks of the Meet•
ing to the Magistrates of Cornwall for the pains
they had taken to inquire into the state of the poor
of the Scilly Islands.
The Hon. FRED. CALTRORrE seconded this mo-
tion.
Mr. HUMPHREY MARTIN, Mr. SiItTR, and some
ether Gentlemen, followed in support of the object
of the Meetiog, and a subscription of above 1,0001.
was collected in the room.
His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, as
Duke of CORNWALL, contributed 400/.

At the close of the poll this day at four o'clock
the nousbers were—

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Palled this day. Grass Poll.
Hem. lamb.
J. C. NI/Mouse, Esq.. 208

Majority for Mr. Lamb 6OB

From the uniformity of the business, we see no
necessity of going as much at length as we usually
do in the speeches of the dry.
Mr. Hoisitouse. stated. that he will hoped the
independent Electors of Westminster would rescue
themselves from the thraldom in which they would
be placed, if they fell victims to the unnatural
coalition which was arrayed against them. He said
it was now quite clear that the Maxwell and Whig
party were united—for the means pursued by the
loaner were now practised by the latter. He
alluded to the circumrtence of Mr. Denis
O'Brien iissiting the unpulled Electors to a break-
fast at Isis house on this day and yesterday, to pro-
eeed from thence to the poll to vote fur Mr. Lamb.
Gentlemen, was the supporter of Sir Murray
Maxwell, at the last Election, and was the au-
thor of lettris in T&e Itlornin,s; Post. He (Mr.
Hobbouse) was accused of anticipating violence
last night—he did so, and he charged the parties
opposite with having collected the material*
for this violence. Mr. Hobhouse, at considerable
length arraigned the conduct of the ‘Vhigs, and
justified It.s having stated he was an Oppo,ition
Malt when by canvassed the Uttivetsity of Cam-
bridge five )e srs ago, nis the ground Iles t lie then
thought Owns acting honestly, and in the warmth
of a youthful confidence, fancied they meant well
to the liberties of their country. If 1,500 days, in-
plead of 1.5, were the krill of the Poll, he would he
found at Isis post to the last.
Mr. LAMB. ill the midst of violent uproar, said,
that lie held a letter in his hand from the Gentleman
who was sepses. used as having been assaulted by a
person who cried out Lamb for ever!" yesterday.
letter was to the following effect, and *hewed
the fair play which the opposite party were inclined
to phew vuters.

" SIR —I am so ashamed lo see your name to the enclosed
piper (Mc paper referred to ass (sum the Committee of Si.
Paul's, Curried Garde°, requesting the Electors to take ef-
fectual me WIMP to secure the return of Mr. Lamb), that
1 shall lake all early opportouity of calling to close my ac-
coout with you.
I am, Sir, your must obedient Sere:int,
2SI, Wiiiipule.sueet, Feb. 27. H. MANBY.
" My busts I shall send fur, and when you have become
on M.P. be ph:wird to remember yuu have a pair of pan.
Wiwi's amine, that 1 dr.ire in have sent bump. .

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" 51r. Th.suas taker, lailu , tl.rtrtct, Coveattgardeu."

M. lAMB Wile obliged to desist, the uproar was
so great.
[A patteu was thrown at Mr. Lamb towards the
close of Ms speech, but it dill not hit him.]

Mr. HusT came forward, but the uproar was
very great, anal he was 'relied with mud. Ile con-
gratulated them on the upset of the disgraceful
Rump, and of that greatest of all political apos-
tates, Sir Francis Burdett. The great dictator was
no more ; he might live just until the next Elec-
tion, but then he was gone. They talked of hired
ruffians—who first hired them ? the Burdettites
and now they found that the Electors of West-
%%limier could, to use the common phrase, serve
out the Devil with his own weal s. The chief
merit of propo,ing Major Cartwright belonged to
Mr. Jones, but fur his own part all he meant to
lay claim to was the merit of pulling down the
arch irpo.tate and the Rump.—(Mr. Hunt was
struck by some mud, which rebounded front the
roof of the hustings.)—He concluded as follows:--
" I have pulled down the great political colossus,
Sir F. Burdett, and for such an act I must have
expected to be struck with a little of the ruins as
they fell to the ground."
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then came forward, and
in a long and animated speech followed Mr. Hob.
house in his !overture against the ‘Vlsigs, and charg-
ed the friends ..f Mr. Lamb with reviving the old
practices of violence in the contest for West-
minster. Ile said that the speeches of Mr.
Lamb were sent in a corrected state to the public
papers, and that therefore hr (Sir Francis) felt him-
self absolved from the silence he meant at first
to have adopted when the Electors would not bear
the Candidate to whom Mr. Hobhouse was opposed.
Mr. Lamb had indeed offered to become Mr.
Hobliouse's tutor. This reminded him of what
was said of a great MD of old, almost as great •
one as Mr. Lamb—that
" He would have become in one revolving moon,
statessnaa, lawyer, tutor, sad buffoon.'
The Whigs had said that he had acted with them,
so Ise had when he thought them right, but without
enlisting ender their banners. As well might a
gang a robbers, who on their return from plunder
saw a house on fire, and assisted the honest neigh.
hours ill prating; it out, charge the latter with
being a past of their gang while they committed
the robbery, as the Whig, charge hint with being

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of their party, because he occasionally voted with
them op public grounds. The Hon. Baronet again
complained, in pointed terms, of the exclusion of
voters, beeauee they had not paid their poor's rates,
and returned to the old ground of his attack on
the Whigs.
Lord ,WILLIAM RUSSELL came forward, he
said, to rebut the charge against the Whigs, but
the-Noble Lord was unable to obtain a herring.
The business of the day was then eluted, in the
midst of great uproar.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUISDAY, MAltcw 2.

'f he CHM BARON gat this day on the Woolsack in place
of the LARD CHANCELLOR.
The Marquis of BUCRINOHAM took the oaths and his seat.
PENAL CODE.

The Earl of Snorrs•ROßv presented s Petition from the
inhabitants of Bath, praying fur a revision of the Penal
Laws of the Realm—Laid on the table.

DIVORCE.
Further proceedings in the Divorce cue of Taitlre and
Tulle were postponed till Tuesday next.
MESSAGE FRONT THE COMMONS.
Mr. Bragden front the Commie,. informed the Honse,
that the House of Commons hail riven permission to Alex-
ander Baring, Esq. and John Smith, Esq. to attend the
Secret Committee appointed by the Lords, if they thought
proper to do so.
The same Hon. Gentleman also hronglit up the Swing.
glen Apprehension Reward Bill. slid the Bill for Regulat-
ing the Tonnage of Steam.hoats, to which he requested
their Lordships' coueurrenee.—The Bills were respectively
read a fint time.
COAL DUTIES. _

Lord GRANVILLE presented a Petition from certain Pro-
prietors of Coal Hines in the District of Wilton, County of
York. praying that the Duties on Coals might soot be
equalized.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that sorb a Petition could
not he received conformably will, the rules of the Howie
It prayed against a measure which, as far as he understood,
was not ever in contemplation; but even were there such a
measure before the P. mut, were the House engaged in con-
sidering a Tax Bill brought up from another place, • Peti-
tion could not be received epilog it. This was not pecu-
liar to their Lorderhips' House; fur even is the House of
Commons a Petition cork! nut be received against • tax if
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the Rill for imposing it were under consideration. If Peti-
tions in such cases were admitted, every person who appre.
hunted lie might be affected by the measure would instantly
send his Petition, which must cause extreme inconvenience.
Lord GRANVILLE said, that a Petition of an opposite elm.
ratter, praying fur an equalization of the Coal Unties, had.
as he understood, been laid on their Lordships' table--and
it was somewhat severe, that those against whom such a
measure was proposed, should not be allowed to preseut
counter-petition.—/Hear, hear)
After some further ohnervationa from the Earl of LIVER.
root, the Earl of SIIAPTESSIDIT, and Lord HOLLAND,
upon the usage of the House. the 'Petition was withdrawn.