The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-14 00:00:00

RE.IDING ELECTION.

Reautset. JI-Nr. 13,4 WC Luca, r. u.—This town is all alive,
and each of the Candidates and their respective friends seem cond-
i et:t of lIULTOI,. Indeed, the state of the poll for the two days that
I: las b to opened naturally tends to keep shoe swain, hopes of
• ..:co.ss in the adherents of all parties, as the four Candidates are
r-tiring against etch other, to- use a sporting phrase, neck and
t iik. The voters seem so nicely balanced as to numbers, that no

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r.r e car. ray with any degree of certainty who will be returned. The
e : '..t.t electionecrers in this town seem foiled in their calculation,
ard even dime who are most solicitous of appearing to possess more
th.tr tomtnon share of knowledge of local politics, consider silence
ti e I% ISCEE cause to be pursued in the present instance.

'ills numbers at the close of the poll last night were—
. . 45 Wakefield 42

Palmer . . 411 Spence . 45
The poll recommenced this murnmg at nine, and hat continued
ts. 12 thts hour with but little interruption. All parties are on the
and the four hand► of music parading the streets to bring up
ti e curers : the shouts of the contending parties, and their various
..te. of tits:approbation ou coming :n contact with each other, with
or 1 y the exercise of a little physical force, keeps the town in
toansual uproar. However. no serious disturbance oe accident has
p'scc that we have heard of. anti we hope will not; but the
xt:tentent is very g•cat between the two great contending parties,
.t. tne lfluea, i. e. Moor*. Wakefield and Spence's party, and the
Ilesar.. 31oLck and Pahner's parties are termed b
t en. opponents Nearly all the votes given arc either for Monek
Jod Palmer or Wakefield and Spence.
STATE OF THE POLL AT Torn o'cLocu.
Wakefield lea l !Hawk
Specce . .ltl2 Palmer

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. 156

PENRYN,Juwz 10.

"tr Weeding has retired from the contest for this Borough.
T! e rentainir.g are, Lord PerceraL Mr. Barclay, and
r. Manning. The rketion was to begin on the 12th instant. It
I. trat,er of regret that the Electors of this Borough should hare
. eels red the opportunity of returning a gentleman to Parliament,
activity of mind, general talentv„ and wend Constitutional
would have dune honour to their choice.

ROCHESTER, Aram 13.

At Ore class of this day's poll the numbersjstood thus—
Ile Ilan. ii. Dundas - 3101 General Armstrong . 116
' P. al I. Ilental. I:4y
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I nit election is carrying on with great spirit on all ides.

SCOTI,AND.
[From the Nat'llien, Reporter.')
l'3aszvitror.—•• Who but themselves can be their parallel ? "
to tau parstioxical; but, if our readers have not forgotten the clas.
vie table of the countryman and his pig, we would say to those who
wait/ram that the voice of the Town-Cruneil can be better ex-
pressed by sny other than a Town Councillor, " What excellent
i:dgee ye are !" The Common Council of London elect their Re-
re-emitters from smog their own body ; why should not the
1 oat Council of Edinburgh ? They would certainly lase no por-
e on or their dignity by electing the gentleman who now fills the
k t vie choir, for he seems in every way qualified to represent them
in Parliavoeso. and would even prove what limners call a flattering
representation; but we should like to understand better what is the
°Felice of Ale Dundee, that the Town Connell should beset anxious
to break up their convention with his family. liltat has he done ?
Is he becoming too independent for " the burgh ?" Did he upon
tee °erasion resent an affront, by saying that when the TIAVII
Council were tired of him, they had only to cut the connexion,
aid that he could obtain the representation of a county, or words to
toe like effect ? Well, anti if he did an, was it any thing more than
t'it truth ? For our own parts we take this to be a favourable
specimen of the Lord Registrar, and his enemies have only to
publish it to render him more popular. In our opinion, a man of
the least independence, be he %Whig or be he Tory. is very much
deteriorated indeed by becoming the Representative of a close
botough. To be candid with the Town Council, they stem to be
i• turning their backs upon themselves." Let them reflect upon
their relation with the Dundases. Perhaps a powerful family con-
dfteraide to deal at their shops, and to do their business for them in
Parliament. They become the constituents, it is true, and the fa-
mily provides them with a representative; bat let them recollect,
they are not the public, but mere monopolists of the day's fran-
chise, and that it is in the power of one or two powerful families
to turn the wale in favour of Mr. Abereromby's motion, for pro-
nouncing the Town Council no longer worthy of the monopoly
wnich they hold. They should recollect that the connexion be.
t weft them is but a personal affair. and that Ale. Dundee is not
bound to take from them, or any of them, such free remarks as
"mall come very well from the public., or from "the Hustings at
ths Crows," whence they might as well cow, if Mr. Hondas Is to
ti..:eive them at all, without forgetting his self-respect. Patient,
tam respectful. under public criticism; but what man of spirit will
Moak a personal affront ? We speak only of what we hear, and
we have yet heard of no other ground* for ousting Mr. Hondas,
teen that he moves too independent for the Town Council. If
t:.at body hare any juster reason for cutting with their old Rept&
sentellmt we admit that the gentleman upon whnu they hate fixed
tr Tit eye' seems in every respect eligible for the post. It is said
test the Lord Provost is sure of a majority, if he will bat declare
himself: but that he refrains from delicacy. ha. ing already pro.
ei•seil his support to the boa Registrar. Could not the paint of
dshesey be very easily waived. as it has been already by some
members of Coined ? A promise of support is generally under-
ssood on he cooditiamd. like you, Mir. Mandel, far
better than Sir John Marioribanks, or any body else that has yet
offered himself ; and I will support pout metenstons." Rut, if a
inah store eligible candidate should. come forward, the Ittsplud