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WiSTMINSTER ELECTION.

SIXTH DAY—Mar 13.
The crowd of this day was equal to that of yester-
t'7, which we stated was imrneiise. Owing to the
Nemo ableness of :h.: day, the surrounding sea I-
tolds were filled with people of all descriptions.
amongst whom were to be seen many of the fair
sex, oil and young, v.:in seemed to participate in
the general exultation which was expressed by the
populace before the hustings, at the state of the
poll. 'llse waving of handle, relsiefs, and the display
of the ribliands of the popular Candidates, Sir F.
Burdett and Mr. Sheridan. were ueiversal amongst
the ladies, whose example seroned to be imitated by
all, not excepting the noisy multitude. notwith-
standing the various parties of which it was COM-
posed. Those who atteinpted to voc.ferate in fa-
vour of the Court Candidates, were soon overp:over-
ed by the superior shouts of Bankir ova/ Shandaa
far sear !
At the close of the poll, at four o'clock, the
number of votes for the respelive Candidates stood
thus :
Sr F. Euriett . • . . 1•032
L•••,•1 . • I 3t•9
M- F. Slott . . 1u64
Mr. S hen daa . • . 9,6
Mr Paull • .
xre
Mr. SirP.RID•II, amidst the usual noise, bustle,
and contusion, occasioned by the anxiety of every
one to silence his neighbour, in order to hear what
this popular Candidate was about to state to them,
thus addreued the surrounding multitude t '1 Gen-
tlemen," said lie, 11 I feel confident tnat you will
continue to hoar t.ie Candidates who address you,
with the same attention which you have hitherto be.
stowed; al attention which is honourable to your.
selves, and but jossiee to us: (Selsarel silence! lel us
hear our fond .Nberty.) I see you ;win delighted with
the state of the Poll. Gentlemen, is nut in my nature
to feel it possible to see other peoide, much less a
great multitude, greatly pleased, without partaking
in the pleasure and satislaaion which they evince.
My canvass has certainly been very late, but there
still remains such a number of unpile& and un-
canvassed Eleflors, that I du yet hope to see a csn-
siderable alteration upon the statement of that
Poll—l mean an alteration more favourable so my-
self. 'lnhere may, perhaps, also be a considerable
alteration in favour ot some other of the Candidates ;
but were I to state at whose expense that alter•
ation was making, I am convinced it would not be
pleasing to those 1 am addressing. Gentlemen,
many of those who have already polled. would, to
my knowledge, gladly and willingly have polled for
me. had they nut previously given their promises to
some of the other Candidates. who have lost no
time in exerting all manner of ingaence, in a man-
na past retracting ; bu•, I conies' I mould rather
want all the votes of those who have tome under
such obligations, than induce a single iudividual to
break his promise. lf, however, the Canitdates
who have got similar promises from other Eiettors
who have slot yet voted, could be tempted to an aft
of magnanimity, and for the future reiease those who
bees come under any promises detrimental :0 me,
although I have no expellation of it, as these is cer-
tainly no spirit of chivalry it. eleCtioneering, they
world render me a great service, and I would be
very much okhged to them." ( Laughemy, shozzaing,
dealing ; one af tte pviarg:cs eeetai aril. •• Pryer
mind, .`i4erry, th,re are plenty who have sue yet pr,mised
their rates, awl Mote who base rera.reed use, will give
an it accord to you ''/ Mr. Sheridan, ert.en silence
was again renored pi seeded, *. Gentlemen, its
ancient days of romance and chivalry, we arc
told, that if an adversary, by accident, got'pos-
session of his antagonist's sword, he would, in
the spirit of magnessimity, restore it to him ;
but I do not expi,ll that in EletlK,ns any one
will follow such glorious and laudable examples.—
We have heard a great deal A. thestbuses ex.sting
in the Navy; I t kit would be an insult to your
memories and understandings for me to remind you
that I have ever been the film And decided triend to
the Navy of England. Thine is one abuse, 1 con-
fess, which does not admit of a Parliamentary cure.
as its remedy must be etfeaed by an applicatiou to
the Government. 1 can assure you. that had I con-
tinued Treasurer of the Navy, the holding of which
appointment many have thought a blot in my cha-
ratter, but which I confess to you was. together with
the House appended to it, not at all inconvenient to
my situation, I wished to have brought forward
Bills to ameliorate the situation of the Navy, But,
Gentlemen, you will all agree with me, that great
riches are not necessary to from an independent
man; and, therefore, I shall still be glad to assist
the Noble Lord, if brought into Parliament. in any
measure which may tend to cultivate the friendship.
and support the dignity of those gallant men,
whose exertions, in their country's behalf, proved
their country's salvation. The abuse I allude to as
not admitting of legislative remedy, is that dis-
graceful and abominsble praelice ot bringing per-
sons, accused of crimes, before the Cis.l Magistrate,
and upon proof of toeir criminality being 'hewn,
discharging them, up.m condition that they should
in His Majesty's Navy. Gentlemen, I say
that the man who serves in the Navy of Great
Britain, ought to be as clear in charafter, and sound
in principle, as possible. 1 say, that to this disgrace•
pralti.e has been swing any disposition to
mutiny and sedition, which was ever evinced
in our Navy, the bulwark of our country.—
Instead of 'Apt% that such men wire fir to
serve in our Navy, mooogst free-horn ?English
seamen, I would rather be disposed to say, that
they mare perfect', competeut to be made custom
or excise offi:ers. I would wish rather to hear the
Magistrate bel• ie *1 such men are brought,
declare that they were only he to sews as Clarks of
the Treasury, Gentlemen Uthcrs of the Black Rod,
sir Justices of the Peace, or in any other capacity us
which they choose to make them serve His Majesty.
save and except in Eloskt.jesty'aNav y . (I.oridrhemtser
"piastre.) lam sine the Noble Lord will imitate
my example, in *idling this k:lettion to be con-
dueled with good hnotour towards rack other. He
told you, Gentlenien, yesterday, that alter a face-
tious speech or matte, he wished you to hear him
make a few serious ninety:aims. I beg him to hear
now from use a t. ,e serious words, in retain, upon
the subjetis which lie has lately brought forward.—
I give the Noble Lord petted credit tor his goo.l at-
tentions. and am willing to allow, that he bet•eyes
every fall he has assatesl I but I would arpeal tM

that gallant Leta,
whether an Aid and reskelable I bated to Mr.Panti Mtg.
. • . . . o ' e o .• ..
veteran, who has no naval officer here to sips ; (toteGibbows) with-twee
port him, might to be so accts •d in his *butte • ? : with the indulgence of
Gentlemen, it is a siOjea upon wi.ich I am totally i •olittol pradlce of fraud;
incompetent to enter with the Noble Lord, but borne out in the remotest .
1 met informed, from such authority as I can I proof, mast owes him to th;-estr sere and contempt
give credit to. that he (Inrd Cortwane) has in ' of every sincere, honest, and independent Elater.
some of his statements been misled. Its the case l. (We, N., Gibbers, soot are eteruirk, cried shoe of
of the Araloate sloop of seer, which lie states went ton the nordt:redr.) Whershe had read tnat paper, he
the bottom, and the viliele crew of which perished, I immediately sent it to Mr. Paull. accompanies with
am told that it was not so as represented, but that A letter, which he read, caressive of his disincline,-
she was lost under en•irely different circnmstances, tion to intrude upon the present state of Mr. Paull**
1
and not a man of tee crew perished. I submit to health, at the same time th Ahe relied aeon the
the Noble Lord too, that in the lost Parhomeot an acknowledged liberality , oaa at Impeded individual,
inquiry was instituted, under the seadion of Mr. `to render imoiediese risme to th- • cherratter of a
Pitt, as to the condat of the Noble Earl alluded to, I constant, ardentould disintsrestol friend. to that
and be challer.ged inquiry, but it was never perstst- 1 letter he receisJp3 an answer, whic r he leo read,
ed in. If the Noble Lord can yet make ou these lin which Mr. Paull direftly denied th ' language.
facts, I shell applaud Oho. and afford him every a'- 1 artri's':ted to him in the pamphlet. signed hy Mess-a.
sistance and sunport in the House of Commons. Adams and Place. and conclodef with ',sowing
1 But, Gentlemen. when I say that I shall support , Mr. Gilehons, the, to his zeal, sincerity, diligence
him in the House of Commons. I cannot halt, oh- and aaivity, he (Mr Paull), and tie !Tien ',s to 4
servirig, that we are entering here into discussions the independence of Westminster, wets most pecot
which may be highly improper and injorieus to liarly indebted.
the country ; discussions which are likely to At the request of Mr. Gibbons, who complained
he repeated in all the Newspapers, end therehy of insfisposition, Mr. Power read a litter from Mr.
be conveyed en board our fleets, and meate Paull, wherein he expressed his deternsihatien to
the
.possibility of a return of teat mighty ton- i abstain from any further expense in the prneeeutiou
chief, which we would all regret, and which lam a his Elation, and left it stlely to the l' lea:
convinced is the mest distant wish of that Noble exercise their own tree will, for cent inu ng ,•.; multi- .
Lord. I do solemnly protest to you, that it Le \ ;ultimo
takes my advice, and desists from this subkrit, be Mr. Paws', as soon as the letter was teed,
will increase the means of promoting his Elation ; begged kayo to trespass on silo ateesoicire s f the
and whether this is likely to injure mine or not, I .F.leiters. He had to lament, that of a moment
should despise myself, if I considered my personal when unanimity was so desirable. when it was at:-
interest at all proper to be pin into competition ; tually necessary to insure ultimate success, the
with that duty which I owe to my country, for the ' hitherto adrive sepperers and steady fri •r ds of the
mointenance of the honour and dignity of the British I best interests of the country, were dieisled by a lee
Navy." (Lowd epplarve.) mentable and fatal J•stinion. Tie higlteat anthne '
Loa Comfit A tra--." Gentlemen, I will not de. city had pronounced, ••That a house slivisfel
tame you long to-day, upon the subject of Naval against itself could not staid ;" and he rit it to
abuses ; but I must 64T, that I have heard nothing the good sense, to the asoletit patriotism, of
wnieb car. operate as a contr.:di:limn of that which I those who heard him, whether the present was
formerly stated to you. Whet I said with regard a moment when unforeseen differences and minor
to the ototaste sloop of war, was the fad. I have consilerations ought to desden the public feeling
endeavoured to impress upon you the necessity of and palsy the popular energy ? Cie considered it
having men of all calling; in the House of Commons, the duty of the great city of Westminster.. that city,
as it is impossible for any other than Naval men to • which not only gave the tone to the B. otsh Ern-
redress such existing grievances. I made no such pine, but to Europe. to preserve its high 'lnd dis.
statement as to the crew of that vessel being all lost, tinguished chars tTr. Its El-flora were wont to
out I said that the crew of the Phenix were all lost confer the meed of their approbie ion mann tufo:toe,.
es.cept one. I have been removed from public !edged talents. or admitted public service.. Was
afters for no less than seventeen year., during it now ready-to seal its degeneracy t Was it pre-
which period I formed my opinions front the pared to listen to every idle pretender to petrietion,
cast-ma of former times, and not those of the to every hollow declaimer up a public abuses, and
present day. I have read the history of this coup- every insidious promisee of futore independence ?
try. and the constitution of other countries, and The time was, when the Eleftc.rs of Westminster
I wish to see our Constitution brought back to arroga•ed to themselves the proud distinction .if
its ancient state of purity. I think that some of rewriting the first in talents and most prominent in
the ancient laws ought to be revived, in order the patriotism. how changed ! how laden I when the
more effreualle to exclule pl•oemen and pensioners two creatures of a weak, a vraed, an intriguing
from voting with Ministers, whether theybe right or and corrupt aiministration. could have procured
wrong. Ido most solemnly pledge mysel.never to ac- the mirages of so many of it; Elaine'. It was is
cent of any office, which will exclude me from ding vain to deny that the Noble Lord was upheld by
those duties which I owe to my conatry. lam at pre- Ministerial support. Ti.e Cemnaito:s of that Noble
vent, Gentlemen, in possession of an income of 1331. Lord and Mr. Elliott were seen caevassieg coejointe
per aanum, for being a Captain in the Navy. Do) ou ly in Pimlico, and it was a well.known fad, that urea.
think that that su:n can prove an inducement to sury letters were next amongst the Elators of Wes..
make me swerve from my duty, when returned to moister, to ion ience their voice in lavonr of thei•
Parliament? Ido state, that the office of Clerk of coalesced and Ministerial Candidates. Much sus it
the Pells ought to have been abolished by the late had been laid nn the system of olleged oppression
Ministry ; but instead of allelithiag sinecures, they and tyranny, which the Noble Caedidiee had sifert.
etsdeavoured to increase them. They allowed the el to nave hoot menthol in tie N ivy, for the fist
Commander in Chief of the Channel fleet, instead I tire years. Why, he asked, was that Noble Lord
of bong up •n duty, to remain in London, therebe siient? Was not tte teen of Erigland, the hest se-
makiog his situation a mete sinecure, like the Clerk- I curity of public freedom and happiness, open to the
ship of the Peas. and such a situation as might I Noble Lord ? Had he ors, even without a seat us
either be filled by a fool, or the tool of a Minister. I I Parliament, the power of den appealing to the good
do farther declare, Gentlemen, that if ever any of my sense of the Courery, an appeal, which, who a pro-
relations accept of such sins cure places, of ho ser- perly made, was never made ineffedually ?If these
vice to the country, I shall cut with them ; for Ido dreadful ads were committed in the_best breech.
abhor those men who, having great estates of their of our defence, it became an imperative duty with
own, are bsse enough to accept of situations, which, the Noble Lord, to have adose3 the country
if they are to exist, might to be given to of its danger. and to have dilated the public
those persons who are poor ; if there was any indignation against the sethors. In a word, if
spark of public spirit in the nation, I say, that such a system of oppression was praltised. the
sects men ought to serve the country for nothing. I silence of the Noble Lord was highly criminal.
With regard to the inquiry which has been stated to But was it posonle to recoecile that silence with his
have been instituted as to the condua of the Noble duty as a Member of the late Parliament 1 For
Person whom I accuse, I say, that instead of giving mocths did he sit in that House, and never attempt-
the.cobjett a fair hearing, as it ought to have had, ei to bring before the great Council of the Country,
a Vote of Thanks was passed, at twelve o'clock at even one single solitary instance, out of the nattier-
night, in a thin House of Commons; but notwith- out charges which he has been daily in the habit of
standing that. I still persist in my accusation ; and I exhibiting at these hustings. And against whom
call iipm any individual to bring forward evidence I did he make them t against that veteran who had
to the contrary. I shall not detain you with ani. sifted pubi:c abuses, and brought public peculators
madverting upon what has been stated by a person to ttial! against hum who had upheld the glory
who has spoken on behalf of one of the Candidates, and prowess of the British flag off Cape Saint
as I think the individual unworthy of my notice; Vincent I against him whose sagacious mind
I shell only declare to you again, that I wish for no had, in opposition to intriguers, and a false
coalition." system of stiqutire, selated the immoral Nelson,
Mr. Jerteiscs—" Gentlemen, it is not my duty to give addoional lintels to the wreath of British
here to enter unto the discussions with which the Geo. valour, and who had established British tour see
thrmen who have preceded mei/WM*O long claimed and Pre-eminence off the shores off Egypt I (Hee. I
your attention. It will be my pleasant task to dime heir! /WV ! ) He wished to impress upon the mines
you to look at the Poll. From that you will have of the Elators, that there were four Candidates
the promise of that ',Wavy due to your courage and now for their choice. There were Sir Francis btu-
perseverance. The spirit now shewn by the Elesitots, deft. Richard B. Sheridan, Mr. Elliott, end Lord
gives some hopes that corruption has destroyed the Cochrane. Between sunk cOeraders. ceold they
means of Ssrroption. It must not, however, be momentarile hesitate ? He hoped net. It was
forge:ten, that your enemies are powerful and pet. a libel upon their charafter to suppose that
severing. If you sleep one moment, they will they would. Let them recoiled the past con-
avail themselves of your repose. Notwithstanding I dud, the proofs alreedy given loy Mr. S!: tidan and
the exertions of Government, the promises for to. I Sir F. Burdett. Let them recoiled. rivet obeli the
Baronet iansaceed the du gross of the
morrow are so flattering. that, unless the Elalcrs patriotic
come early to poll. it will be impossible for them to Bastde. when he deprecated the suspension of the
get forward." Mr. Jennings concluded with con- Habeas Copes .:ft, emir:Towed the gaeting-hills. his
gratulating them upon their success. • best eily, and most strenuous supporter, the people's
Mr. ELLIOTT next attempted to speak, but finds adeorate, and the Mr.narch's friend, was. Richard
ing it impossible for burn to proceed, co account of B,inelsy Sheridan. [ this speech. in every part ref
the reiterated shouts and acclamations in favours of it, was toceived with the m,,st unbounded epprobo-
the two popular candidates, Berdett and Sheridan, tion ; and when the speaker ceaseJ, Lilt multitude
he bad to retire, amidst the hissing, booting, and loudly called upon him to go mil
groaning of the multitude. We ate happy an being ante to con:rad:et the
Mr. Gi a ones next offered himself to the attention report of His Majesty's gun brig Jar&eU hewing
of the people ; but before he entered on the tonal- heen captured off the French coast, ne such event
deratinn of the preat contest in which the independ• hawing taken place.
tut Kledors of Westminster were engaged, be con- Fourth Day of Drawing, No. 9,949, the -
ceived it his duty to give a WO esplanazion of his drawn Ticket. entitled to l'wesity thousand Pori .k,
conduit. standing forward as re did to support the was sold by Ricnoensoo. Gooosoce, and Co.
rights of this great and important City. Within a the Ist of last month. It is oily remark. Lie,
few hours, a pamphlet was put into his hands, which
, this Ticket was writetn for (rem S‘witnatript a,
west to A.:Ctl64a AIM of a baseness of principle, procured from the Rook by RICI:All011..a. LIJIL, I
which, if preyed true. would dsservedly consign Luce, ar.4l Cv. who continee selling rickets
him to the dislike and detestation of the greet pro- Shares. warranted Undoson„ at their -Offices, cot
portion of toe fellow-citizens. That pamphlet was of Bank-buildings; Corohill, and facing ale Gate
signed by Mr. Adams aad Mr. Place ; awl attn. the Lines Mews, Charing-cross.

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