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PRESTON ELECTION.

rill DAY. JI-NE
The hate of the poll, at the close (five o'clock) on Thursday even-
ing, war thus—

Mr. Stallley
Mr. ‘food

- 568 I Captain Barrie
-326 i 31r. Cobbett

Cobbett lost oa the day's poll sixty-six orlon• the third Candi-
date.

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-tonny.TT appeared on the hustings yesterday evening (Thurs-
day), and alter some inflammatorysentences to the mob, such as
" You shall soon pull down your tyrants," attacked Ur. Stanlu
with the coarsest ridicule. Take a specimen--" Gentlemen, slr.
Stanley fancies he is a handsome man, and says he is a favourite
with 'II ladies of Yteston.—that they are all in love with hint. Gen-
tlemen, it they arc in love with hint, they have a very odd way
of *hewing their love. by throwing %Fifth:. into his face. Miss,...)
Now I, too, think him a favourite with the ladies of Prodr•
but never received that sort of proof of their love. It remind,.
me of the two last lines of an epigram, addressed by a lover to
his mistress--

I'd excuse you, my dear, for dissembling your lore,
But •hy did you kirk rue down stairs
So Mr. Stanley may say to his lowersof Preston—
` I'd excuse you, my dears, for disguising your lore,
But why did you spit In my faze?' (Uproar.)—
If I am rot returned for Preston, I'll make the eleLtion void."

It is unnecessary to add, that Mr. Stanley did tint deign to it ter
a syllable in reply, to a man whom he holds (louse his own words)
"in abhorrent contempt." After the parties returned to their re-
spective inns, Cobbett made his usual speech, not a word new ; his
rhetorical invention appetite quite rehoused, so in the absence of
novel topics, he treated them with a repetition of his abuse and ri-
dicule of Mr. Stanley. This delicacy of his wit, well allied the
taste of hie ragged audience (" fit body for fit head.") They ex-
pressed their delight by roaring applause-s.
Capt. Bannia mustered a strong and most respectable body of
friends in his procession, and briefly addressed them from his
hotel. " Gentlemen, I told you yesterday that I would yet be at
the head of the poll, over Mr. Wood ; I am happy now to inform
too, that try prediction is now about to be fulfilled. My chase of
him, to use a nautical phrase, WJS a stern chase, and a stern chase
is always a long chase, and when once you continue to keep a goal
look out, you are sure to overtake the prize at last, particularly if
bite happens to be made of Frern spocl". By continuing your ex-
ertions, Gentlemen, you will place me at the head of the poll. It
has been reported, by my enemies, that I intend to give tip the
ship—it is false ! I will stay in the good ship Preston while there
are two sound planks in her. Taken by the hand, as I have been.
by the respectable gentlemen of Preston, I will not deceive them, I
cannot deceive them ; they have stood firmly by me from the be-
ginning, and I will stand by them as faithfully to the end."
(Cheers.)
Captain COLQVIT.—Ladies and Gentlemen, I beein whit the
Ladiea, when. on unuotal way of beginning an electioneering
speech, but I thank the Ladies for their exertions and favours.
am proud thee took my advice—" England expects every man will
do his duty," and why may we not expect the women also to do
their duty ? lam glad to announce that Mr. Cobbett at last came
to-day to his good humour • he has sad that Mr. Grimahaw
would make his Members of Parliament out of deal boards and
scantlings. If Mr. Grimshaw could make a Member of Parliament.
I can't tell, I am sure, out of what materials he would make them ;
but I do know if von waxen Member of my gallant friend Captain
Barrie, you will make him of heatt of oak. Mr. Cobbett has been
in the habit of calling my friend the Resident Canada Commissioner
—now as Mr. Cubbett is so fond of finding nick-names for all his
opponents, I don't see why we could not give a name to Mr. Cob-
bett himself; and the name which we fix upon him might be the
Resident Register.maktr of Fleet-street. (Cheers.) Mr. Cobbett
is getting some politeness too ; at first he designated my friend by
no other name than the Canada Commissioner, while to-day lie
condescends to acknowledge hint a Captain, and even added some
compliments to his frank sincerity ; I am glut of this, Gentlemen,
for we don't want to conduct the busineot in enmity. My gallant
friend has been reproached with having been out of the country; but
you, Gentlemen, did not think that a fault in hint, when, in the
year 11115. he'retorned to your town after the performance of glo-
rious deeds. 1 hope. Gentlemen, you will not forget the ens:males-
tie feeling, of applause and attachment with which rot% received
him on that oremlon—that in the recollection of those feelings, they
will excite a renewal of your exertions for his success. I said,
that Radicals anti Democrats have always, when they have obtained
power, proved the greatest tyrants upon earth, 1 understand the
assertion has given offence to some. I did not intend it for any par-
ticular persons; but if the cap fits, let them wear it. I defy any
man living to contradict the truth of that assertion. Bonaparte
commenced his career at Toulon, by calling himself Brutus. and
becoming a democrat; yet, he afterwards became the arbitrary
Monarch of France—overturned its liberties by a military domino.
Lion, and lost that domination in consequence of the arbitrary exer.
vise of his power. But lie was nothing to his predecessor of the
Revolution. Robespiere and others; who. while professing liberty
and liberal opinions, waded knee-deep in the blood of the people.
Marat, another professed patriot, proposed to cut off the heads of
all the inhabitants of France, who were above twenty years of age;
and for what purpose do you think?—Why, for regenerating the
nation. It is very well for us, then, we have no alarm amongst us
here to-day, for by his plan of regeneration the heads of most of
us would leave our shoulders, except those of the ladies around us,
none of whom are, lain sure, above twenty (Cheers and laughter,)
and, therefore. not qualified for the democratic mode of political
regeneration. (Laughter.) I will conclude, Gentlemen, by declar.
ing my fixed resolution, to raise my voice in defence of friend, '
anti stand by hint till the last drop of my blood.
The gallant Captain's speech was much cheered, and the multi-
tude quietly dispersed.

FRIDAY.
The polling hal become more quick and quiet today. The
numbers at the close stood thus:—

FRIDAY, SEVENTH DAY.
Slinky . . 1301 Barrie - . . 403
Wood - - 42-2 I Cobbett - 321
Cubbett lost on the day's poll 112.
At the rising of the Court, Cubbett came down and &reused Mr.
Horrocks, an extensive manufacturer, son of the late Member, of
subordination of perjury. in compelling his workmen to vote for
Capt. Barrie, after they had promised their support to Mr. Wood.
Mr.llorrocks indignantly contradicted the assertion. Cobbett re-
peated the charge, and proceeded to harangue about corruption
and bribery, the Pope and the devil. Gentlemen, I hate the Pope,
but then f hate the devil more. Gentlemen, bribery is the devil_
you have been called upon to abjure the Pope to-day. but I'll call
on you to abjure the devil corruption, to-morrow. Here his ora-
tion was drowned by hissing. hooting—" (lo to Coventry." " No
bone-grubbing." " Pay Burdett his money." Cobbett turned on
his opponents in a fury, threatened them with his fist, roared at them
with ad his might, and pointed them out to the mob. He then
commenced a string of imprecations on the man whom he should
discover to have taken n bribe for his vote. " I'll expose him—
I'll drag him before the public—l'll hold him up to the scorn of
men—l'll make his name notorious from one end of the kingdom
to the other—front John n' Groat's to the Devil's —l—l'll
nail his name to the gallows tree—l'll gibbet hien all his life—
I'll make him dcteated and loathed through the land." The
hootiug commenced again. Cubbett completed his scale of (limn
in the midst of the most tumultuous uproar of hooting and hums,
hug. At last, etlaged by the opposition, lie pointed! to Captain
Bartie's friends and waved his hand to the mob, apparently sig-
nifying his wish that they should attack that part of the hustings
where his enemies stood. The multitude rushed towards it with a
Ravage shout, and Captain Barrie and his friends weed themselves
by a precipitate flight. Cobbett paraded town in the evening,
standing in an open carriage, and bowing to the acelynations of the
rabble. He afterwards gave them a speech.
FATIVIWAY 31onstxo, FIGUT O'CLOCK,
Cobbett is expected to pot the oath sgair.st bribery and cm-
ruption to-day. In his speed) from the window of the Inn, yes-
terday morning, he repeated his charge against 3lr. Horrocks, and
added, that when lie had acciited that gentleman of subordination
and perjury on the hustings, he, for a few moments. sneaked
away, without denyiny the het. This assertion of Cobbett'a is
false. I have already mentioned that 31r. Hormel(' contradicted
Cobbett's statement iii the must prompt, distinct, and indignant
manner.

The troops left the town this morning. Mr. iVousl has not yet
re.appeared on the hustinga. Sir Thomas Iteevor and the three
nominal candidate's have vanished front the poll-books. Sir
Timm was not frigheened from it by the largeness of the expenses,
as some of our contemporaries have it. Ile has no money to spend,
and never contemplated n real contest in his own name. The
nomination of him wan merely a trick of Cobbett's, fur the porpoise
of polling two tallies at a time; but this being detested by the
counter nomination of an additional one by each or the others, the
whole four nominees have, of comp?, withdrawn themselves from
the contest.
The Catholics are brought up to vote, though the Oath of Su-
pnd reac m is put to the voters by the Commissioners out of Court,
an
d a to that effect from the Commissioners, requwed
from each elector before he in permitted to vote. The matter is
managed thus: some of Conbetem Protevant friends, present
themselves before the Commissioners, and give in the name and
occupations of Cadialica as their own. The oath is put to them
by the Commissioners. These schemers being good Protestants,
take the oath against Popery, with n safe conscience. They
then receive papers trout the Commissioners, certifying that the
persons whose names are mentioned In the certificates have taken
the oath. They hand these certificates over to the Catholics,
whose names they huh falsely assumed; the Catholic's come up
to the pall—prrszni the certificates to the returning officrr—are
examined as to their name, trade, and residence. Their answers
agree with the description of them in the certificates. They are
admitted to rote, in the very teeth of the law thus evaded, and in.
• Mr. Wood's co!ours arc green.

variably girt' plumper% to Cobbett. This base practice was 6rat
introduced at 11.: cn.itcved ciection or the year 180; but was con.
siderably clieck,7ll by the publication or the foliowing declaratinn
from the Catholic Priests of Preston. The last paragraph applieS
to the trick which has been now reeled by Ccbbett.

" THE CATHOLIC') OF
" We, the undersigned Catholic Clergymen of l'reston, anxious
for the spiritual welfare of our flock, and particularly to guard them
from error in matters of faith, understanding that extraordinary
attempts are making to seduce them from their duty, by persuading
them to take the Oath of Supremacy, adopt this public mode itf de-
claring that the maid oath is of such a nature that no Catholic can
with a safe conscience take it.
" It is an article of Catholic Faith that St. Peter was constituted.
II our Lord Jesus Christ, the supreme head of the Church, and
that the Bishop of Rome, 10'0 is the successor or St. Peter, in-
herits the same vpirffool pnw.tr and jurisdiction over the whole of
that Church. This tenet is, however, abjured by the oath in
question, and we therefore cannot but prom acre those Catholics
who take it to be guilty, a: once, of rSUJIIRY and APO;Tm:Y.
" And whereas we have been informed that so:ne
bare presented at the bustiogn certificates, AIM!, purporting that
they have taken the above oaut, we further declare that it in equally
criminal and scandalous for Catholics to qualify themselves to vow
by such an imposition.
" .1. Dussr, J. !Sinn,
" .f. O. Monet's, J. IJoaE.

" St. March 20, 11;20."
It is expected that this declaration will be re-published now, by
the present Catholic Priests of Preston. If it will not, they must
for ever forfeit all claims to that high, moral, and liberal: reputa-
tion, which they have hitherto held among the respectable inhabi-
tants of Preston, Protestant as well as Catholic.
The Duke de Monte Bello, a peer of France, (son of lainnes.one
of 'loner:Jute's Marshals), with two other French gentlemen, Count
Durergier and M. Aleyer, stopped here, on their waT to see the
Westmorland election. The Mayor, N. Orimshaw received
them on the hustings with the most polite attentions, and enter-
tained them in the evening et dinner. Though they declared them-
selves Liberals, they expressed their disapproval of the almost un-
limited admission of the multitude to the r:ght of polling in Pres-
ton, and appeared .hocked at the raggedness and ruffianism of Cob-
bett's voters. When ore of Cobbeit's friends wished to turn his
attention to the Duke, " said the Iran of the gridiron, "
not look at him ; what is he but sun of o of llonaparte's generals?
what is he tome ? not half so great a mon as myself; besides, (sig-
nificantly) an:re would be no use in humbugging him, you Lnow
he has no 'sit.: in Preston." _

TwEr.vuo'CLoca, SATURDAY.

Cobbett has not appeared on the hustings this morning, nor have
his advocates put the Bribery Oath, as he threatened last night. lie
has given several of his second votes to Captain Barry to-day. It
is most certain he cannot come in. He is sinking lower on the poll
every day. It is equity clear he intends to dispute the validity of
the election, by petition to the House of Commons. The two other
new Candidates are running a trek and neck mite of it; nobody
can tell which will win. the Tory ( Barrie), or the Reformer (AVood.)
The aristocratic Whig, Stanley, conies t❑ triutnphatitly on the sup-
port of all parties, IS big., Tories, and Reformers, all except the
Radicals—the 7:11i1 crinl suffrage men.
STATE OP TUE POLL, SATURDAY, JUNE 17 (EIGHTH DAY'.
Hon. 31r. Stanley . 1,780 Capt. Barrie - - 413
Mr. Wood - 4451 Cobbett . 3.-0)

The contest will Iwo up to the list (ley prescribed by the law.
viz., next Bloodily week. it is expected Cotibett will get himself
cluiired, on the thought of his intended petition to the !louse.

NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTION.

On Wednesday bit, the Honourable Mr. Liddell, accompanied
by his brother the Honourable T. Liddell, and various friends in
several carriages and four, again paid a visit to the town of North
Shields, when his reception was as enthusiastic as on his visit im-
mediately after the late contest. Between 10 and II o'clock in the
morning, three bands of music (one of them wearing uniforms of
red and white), assembled in Dockstray.square, surrounded by an
immense crowd of people: and about noon set off to meet Mr.
Liddell. They were shortly afterwards followed by about fifty
gentlemen on horseback, wearing red and white favours. As
soon as the carriage of Mr. Liddell was met, the horses were
taken front it, and he was drawn into the town amidst the
cheers of a most immense crowd by which he was surrounded, and
preceded by a profusion of flags. Favours and flags were displayed
I from almost every window, which were crowded with ladies. On
reaching the Committee Room in Howard-street, the Honourable
Gentleman shortly addressed the assembled crowd, thanking them
for their kind and flattering attention, and shortly alluding to the
Mecting at Morpeth. Ile then passed along Tyne•street (across
which there was suspended a wreath of wild flowers, roses, Ikc.) and
though Dockwray.sguare to the George Tavern, where was as-
sembled a large body of gentlemen and ladies, whom after cordi-
ally greeting, he addressed, as we hear front a correspondent, to the
' following effect
He begged to return them his heartfelt acknowledgements for the
kind and flattering reception which they had given hint, and which
was even more enthusiastic than the last. He had deemed it
proper, front the respect formerly shewn him, to visit Shields once
more, to return his sincere thanks to the freeholders of Shields, for
it was in this town the first impulse was given to his cause. He
could never forget his former triumphant reception, but what was
he to think of this? As long as he lived he never could forget the
feeling displayed towards hint by the people in Shields. He ad.
veriest to the favourable issue of the meeting of the preceding day
at llorpeth. lle could assure them, that if be was advanced to
the highest pinnacle of honour, he would only consider himself as
s public servant ; lie promised to use every exertion for the relief of
the shipping intetest, now so much depressed, and for this purpose
he would consult with those persons who, from their experience,
were best qualified to direct Isis judgment. Ile had heard of Can-
didates who boasted of their SUCCess in the West and in the North
and in the Smith, but lie was happy to say that in all parts of the
county he had met with the most flattering reception.