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London, England, 1819-03-04 00:00:00

SIXTEF.NTII D.Y.

At the chew of the poll this day ut three o'clock
the otwuloo+ were—
lion tt. I,3inh 4 465
J. C. 11o114souse,

Majority for Mr. Lamb. 604

The contest for Westminster was this /far closed,
and Mr. Lamb returned by a majority of 604. It
it impossible to form any thing like an adequate
idea of the uproar which marked the tibiae of this
contest. 'the space in front of the hustings was
Covered by one impenetrable mans of work., in-
deed, all the avenues leading tutu Covent.girden
were nearly blocked up by crowds, sod at different
periods of the day, betweew one and three o'clock,
there were several serums affrays between, marrows
bone and clever-men, and parties of spectators, in
which a number of individit its were hurt—some of
them, it was said, severely. The tumult appeared
In serious lowarils hirer o'clock, dint appliraholl
was mole lo Lord !inbound' to have the military in
readiness, to the event of the civil power being
lotto(' iiistifficieist to preserve the peace. Fortu-
nately, however, fur the character of this contest,
and the quirt of the city, the appearance or inter-
position of the military was rendered unnecessary,
as the great 01 ijority of the immense multitude
(awl it intro.:a-II any thing we ever saw iu this
',lace) sheweil not only t derided reluctance to en-
courage general warfare, but a deter Milled spirit
to expel from their body the intruders who were
disposed to commit violence. About half past two
o'clock, the injrrowsbootie and drover-Ilien were
disarmed and compelled to retreat down
Street, as were several others whose appearance
with large !dodgem's drooted any thing' hut an in-
tention in remain passive •p• et al uf%. Tile appear-
ance of Covrol.garilet adieu the poll closed at three
o'clock W. 13 indescribable. The windows and tops
of every house which could cumin mil a view of
the Inviting-, were at dos hour tilled. Tie
in riont of the hustings were so covered, mai utterly
ri•gartfless of the frail materials of which roil were
compose/4*ot! the still mine slender support wok')
small scaffold poles glee them, the difficulty of
the psoprietors was, huts to keep old the ;.• •,.1.,
lit how hi entice them in. The demand Ito ono-
ping the risk of hre iikitie a leg or arm th *eh: res,
vuried from is. tii2s.6 i. They were not only t Towa-
rd in every part, but hidden' were lo•rroierl op with
ropes to the supporting poles, and they w. le baldly
fixed when there was a contest 8111,1114 the by-
standers who should oCeil;ry the Ira r.l•iii•
whiell such elevations affoidetl. The riotous hart
of the cominuoity, although they found the gr. at
mass of the people continued at in-
tervals to skirmish rotioil the skirts of the immense
crowds. vid stone hard ktiocks were exciianged oil
these occasions.

Swill after three o'clock Mr. II,11)11011e appeared
on ilyrl.ll-tungs. IWCIIMil:11111r11 by Sit• Fra.icia Bur-
riot and Mr. Douglas K miwir4l. These Gentle-
men were received with great applause. 11r. Lamb
about the same time proceeded form Li. Coinnitts
tee-room to the hosting's, sccompaotert h) the most
distinguished %Whig Members of the !louse of
Commons, many I I whom were on horseback. The
tynestrian part of Mr. Lamb's frien.lo were rather
roughly haodl.d, fir what appeared to the crowd
an attempt to penetrate to that part of the ground
in front of the hustings which is usually occupied
by the multitude. Ii might have been (and most
liksly wits) occasioned by the lior.e. being impelled
forward by the dreadful noise which at the moment
issued flint' ill ploarters, but the consequence was
unpleasant to the eiders, for Lord Selton, Mr.
and several other distinguished public
c•liaraete's, were pelted with mud, by those persons
who were for the moment dislodged flout their
places by the advance of the horses. The warfare
of the day in no small part consisted of throwing
mud, the material being at baud from the state of
the weather. Mr. 1.4111111% friends rode out of the
crowd as ►oou as they 'possibly could, and Mr.
Larail) weld ug the busting., accompanied by
the Gentlest-ii who usually accompany
He woo. received, as wool, with the stron4es" Ills ks
of partiality by his friend., and the disapprobattoii
of In. opponents.
IV4ieli the poll board with the numbers w is pro-
duced, the symptoms of di-approbation %err rip/o-
rally loud and general from the friends of Mr. I lob-
housr ; mid %Iwo the I light Bailiff came forward to
declare that %Ir. Lamb wa. elected, the noise was
so great that the sentence lie uttered was quite in-
audible, and some expressions were dropped trout
persons among the crowd, indicating their opinion
upon the conduct of 'lie Election.

Mr. LAMB (*tine forward to address the
Meeting, II eh Mr. lloldlowas entierned his wish
to a prior lir2rilig, on the precedent of tier Murray
',Maxwell's case, slier' Mr. Eiliv, as his friend, first
cause forward. Mr. Lauds however, proceeded,
hut the uproar w:a so great that all we could col-
lect Imo to have said was his expre.sion of thanks
IA the Elector., for the triumphant support they
had given him, and his üblUrauce that lie would
use his best ethos to deserve the decided pattivlity
they had shear's bun.
Mr. 110811ot:5E obtained a more patient hearing
than his opponent, and addrensed the Electors at
same length. Hr said that lie came to hid them
farewell. 'I had lost the Election, but he
trusted they had riot lost their honour.—(Grad
appluuse.)-01 our thing lie was at least as-
sured, that he and his friends derived snore
consolation riont thts defeat, than their 0111Noutiuls
could from such s victory. The people on this s“.-
canon had had ugamst them a combinatithr of al-
most the • hole aristocracy of Great
uuurn of ail political parties for this particular oc.
casirm—a cnutbtuattots WiliCh, in the end, proved
too sltoug for the people of %Vestionister. Num-
hers had also deserted their cause from fake views
of the real question, from the influence of threats,
and all the practicer, of totimidation and delusion.
The numbers of such persons had been usifortu-
stately too great for that firm band, who had under-
standing enough to feel their sense of duty, and
courage enough to perform ir. Ile did not torso to
say, that all their uppoortotr had lust ',Olt of coos-
tC.tutiuus ft hog; he mearit ruk pitch tisiog ; vll he
wished to urg- uas, that the principal purt of them

were iito,,el;eol by delti•itit. lad ititioaces, anal there-
fore the triumph of Ins oppottent, if such it could
be called, was effected. The people of lookiog at
this Coolr•( would, however. have the consolatton
to %Pe. that, on the rule side. the Candidate put
forward upon their 11Orrundtion. had the support of
a I irge batly of independent Electors, who Okuda,
lied themselvea %itli the expression of those opi-
moms which had called into hostility against Lain
the whale of that party whose pride eas ao fouled
at Coe iiitlitrerence the people sheaved them, that
they, without hesitation, commenced an attack
Hoot) the independency of Out pro;alr, whose fiber-
ties they had heretofore weft tided to support,
whose grievances they loudly proclaimed a desire to
alleviate, and for whore situation they pretended to
feel aloe!) au excess of commiseration. When
their pride was attacked, they determined to
thew themeelvea apostates front the cause of
Reform, by at once attacking the enlightened
Reformers of ‘Vestminater. To gratify their
bad passions, they hail no objection to commence
an opposition, front the manner of conducting
which they risked nothing less than a civil war
amnia the generally known advocates of civil
right's in Weatininster. lietweeti the real advo-
cates of the people on one side, and the proud
aristocracy on the other. there could be no difficulty
its d.citliuig at whose sole the real cause of triumph
would be found.—(Applanse.)—Their opponents
might indeed 'Teak of a triumph gained by ca-
jolery, delusion, and all those nrig•ntous practices
which were formetly known tit contest% for West-
minster, and which they now had condeacended to
play off against this people—they may pull them-
'elves witlt their wail' glory and Idle triumph, but
the real glory, the true proOt in this contest be-
longed to the people.--(Greot opplatire).--
They had already achieved much gond, and
sheen despite of corruption and influence
nearly- 4,000 Radical Reformers, who, at the risk
of all the power of sent interest, had dared boldly
atid with patriotism to come forward against a en.
million the most unnatural that w•a. to he found,
cvr•l in the Lionel% of the Whig,. —(,lpp/wise. f
Brstd.s thi,, they had gabled muotlit r great ad-
yardage—they had 'hewn that nothiog w is to be
expected from the Whigs, whose only iol•joaet was
power and sell-aggrandisement. The real reformed'
must henceforth know that from that party they
could expect no all—that they must to future only
rely on themselves, and lout ton those pretroded pa-
triots' who merely deluded them with at promise of
their suppott. The people had also the limiter
advantage of throwing off that disgraceful party,
which, like a straw, stuck at our moment to their
backs, at another was trampled under foot, and at
list had contrived again to float upwards, and stick •
itself to the toil of the Whigs.—(Applause.)—Be-
sines these advantages which this contest had
disclosed to them, they had also the pure rojoy-
mein of their owl, consciences ; this• had the inward
satisfaction of having, done their duty, and placed
their cause on a footing, where, though there was
monnemary loss, there must be ultimate triumph.
().1 this ali}'s pelt, although their cause was evi-
dently hopeless, they bad polled a majority.
was u proof of the independence of die Electors of
IVeatrnitister, in spite of the proscription of the
coalesced party, and the underhand rffints to which
they had resorted. For himself he had only to
to say, he felt highly grateful for the support they
had given him ; he felt grateful for the sense of
paid:tiny they had sliewn him ; for the kindness lie
had experienced from so large a portion of his
in return for Ilia humble ex-
ertions in the duce of liberty.—(Applause.)—
Ile knew well, from the outset, what he had to
encounter; lie knew that he was exposed to the M-
ainh anal enmity of the two great patties of the
State ; lie knew that., the honest utterance of his
sentinieuts, lie could receive no support from either,
ttioil must expose htonoelf to their public and social
proseispriom. But still he hail Soothing to repent
loons. It ..f—like the girl iii Dean Swift's Works,"
would thou even if it were to alone over agaiii."—
(drpiause.)—lle repeated lois grateful farewell to
the Electors of Westminster—lie returned them his
coil dial thanks—he would retire iota) the same ranks
from which they had called him, and whether he
►isonld ever be ',laced in the vim most depend on
illeinsel yes. Ilut they might rely upon this, that they
would hever halal I far behind in the rear when
tb.ir interests required Ina humble efforts.—(Great
Sir FRAN( Is BURDETT cams forward and was
rt ceived with great applause. fie said that it
so erred their opponents were not so proud of their
taininith as to wish► to enjoy it by ally clay on the
lilastt:iga, un this the last day of the contest.—(Mr.
LAMB 9WI 1)19 Friends had previously retired.)—
Notwithstanding what had occuried, it was with
groan satisfaction he addressed the Electors of
Weatimitster oti the present occasion. It was with
great satisfaction that lie placed himself before so
large and enlightened a body of the Electors of
Westsnitister.—( Laughter from some persons near
the Hustings, who, it would seern, did riot give their
rtvvetil to the I lon. bornoct's deser iption of the gene-
rality q'his auditors.) —fir did loot e Jotter that gen-
tlemen who thought success jUPidied the means
through which that success had been obtained,
could not feel or appreciate the sensations which
he experienced, though lit the hour of innatientary
defeat. 'Flory might imleed be surprised at the
consolatory feeling which on this occasion vibrated
witloiis his heart.— (Great applause.)—lle had
through his public life been ►trug;;luag against the
effitris of Power mid Party, not indeed will im-
mediate success, but tiot, he trusted, without
ultimate effect to behalf of th • petiole. lie
augured from the appear:nice and deuneanour
of the immense multitude whom lie had the
honour to address, that they participated in his
feeling% atoms the prt•seut occasion.—(Applause.)—
They felt with him the trite force of the good old
English constitutional in IXIID, that the fouatain of
all legitimate power was plat ed in the people.—
(Applause.)—When he saw the practices which had
been resorted to upon the present occasion, lie was
loot surprised at the ta omit of the contest. The
people had. however, no rimatot to be disheartened
by the coalesced •flout, of the opposing parties.
Least of all lunch they realm:, to be iiitintiillited by
the build of hn•ed mama who appeared among
them, but who were swept :.way by the multitude
wheievier they dared to attempt an intrusion.—(Ap-
plairse.)-11e was um, he repeated, disheartened by
this contest, barite yaw the general aentitueots of the

people making fair stay, antwillistanding the stir
vitals of their enemies, sod lie trusted he stoili
hie to see ilie consummation of their
(Apphrtrxe.)—Mr. Ilobliouse bail bade then)
faris:sell ; he (Sir Francis; tiusted that this fortessi!
may possilsly he of short duration—he it
would not he a very " long faresteli"—(4np/ouse;
—became he hail little hi citation iu .1101(.11111t the
general state of the poll timing this Election insti.
tied him in asserting, that on is future ocu.,sin4
the Electors would select Mr. flobliouse a, the
chaimt shiersswodo.nhonfniiy porisgbilii:itt e: oft "0111:7
to expect that such a conshi nation of parties wanahl
again take plate against the people, u,
successful on the present occasion. Tin.
the coalesced parties were successhil oil the present
occasion, front the 171,11114 which were
neutralise the popular party. Many old
were not found at their posts—('a Aye. suct,
as Old IfirAluart," said a voice in Me triad.
—No, Mr. 11'ishart had been alwa3s a Ma:,
and Kati consistingly acting, at lea,t ea anioe
might think, upon bis principles.—(A mice, " !t
is Verch.")—Certainly Mr. Snitch had heti,
guilty of a dereliction of 1118 principles, and ether
persons, whom it would be 111V1,1 1011 R to n.ime not
the resent occssion.—(Cries of s,
The independent Electors had utter, no any fia.ner
occasion, to contend with snide an oritois.,tr,l comb..
nation of adverse Their eppinieir
a
had Lint little cause of tritiiiio —while, 1111 !he
trary, the people had the I..illeat triunipli of their
own hearts—that proud and conscious reefing t.f
having done their duty; a feeling from 4.1
honest man coillil never he diverted', and which
he would never resign for the paltry itioloph
of an election purpose.--(iipplaitte.)--fie now
took Ins leave of them wiili increased esteem
esteem arising front the knowledge of their feel-
jogs, which he had deliveil from a closer con_
Reason with the indenent:ent E!, ctori of We•t-
minster ; and he could only assure skein, that be
would never cease to pursue the steps which :11.1-sr.
eti to hills moat likely to secure the con-notion
rights moil liberties of the people of Westinnisier.—
(Great applause.)

THE BRITISII PRESS.

LONDON,

THURSDAY, MARcif 4, 1819.

Mr. LAMB was yester•ia, •e'erl Member for the
City of IVestmintiter by a large majority. TI e
proceedings of the day up to the conclus;on of the
business at the hustiogs are civet' in our pr. eeiliog
Columi., Sir FRANCIS BUIWILTT and :Mr. 11013.•
HOT .i• mired frern the scene soon after loin. lurk.
T: e crowd did not so easily disperse; con•iiler-
able numbers still continued to move :about in the
vicinity of Covent-garden, and the windows of
Mr. LAMB'S Committee-room, in Hentietta-Areet,
were broken. Mr. BIRNIE, the Magistrate, 01.
some of the Constables, were also assailed with
mud by some persons in the crowd, and it wa •
found necessary to call out a company of the Her-e
Guards, who continued to patrol the streets in Cie
neighbourhood of Covent-garden throughout the
evenieg. Groupes of individuals, chiefly eonsi.t-
ing of lot k-pockets, ae imagine, continued num-
...tonally to disturb the neighbourhood with their
noise until a late hour of the evening. We re-
gret to state, that Lord ‘‘..lLLlabt RUSSELL, I. nit
SEFTON , and some other Gentlemen, who at-
tended on horseback to accompany Mr. I.ASt 3
from the hustings, received some press al injuly
in the course of the day, from blov.s of stone,,
which were thrown at them with mud, as they rode
up towards the hustings.
About nine o'clock the populace, in crest force,
consisting principally of boys, proceeded to St.
James's-square, where they broke the windows of
Lord CASTLEICEAGH. They next visited the British
Hotel in Coekspur-street, which they salter d in
like mariner. Advancing up the Strand, they at-
tacked The courier Office and broke its windows.
After pitying a like compliment to The Mcrning
Chronicle Office, on the opposite side of the street,
they proceeded up Newcastle-street, and di nrili,lnd
the windows of Mr. LAMB'S Committee-riarn for Ike
Parishes of St. Mary and St. Clement II iiie..—
Continuiog their route up Great Busse 11-,:rrei,
they commenced a like attack upon the Snak-
siware 'cavern ; but a large force of constables be-
ing on the spot, their career was shipt, and they
here dispersed. In all this course the rioters did
not molest passengers, or cotninit any other violence.
Much mischief, however, was apprehentltd,
happily prevented by the gond senor of Mr. LA stn
and hie friends, in postpotiiiig the et ttineny
chairing to a future da). Had nut that usual
form been declined. we fear from the irritation of
the forenoon, great mischief would have ensued.
So strong were the public apprehensions on this sub-
ject, the shops in the Strand, and the other streets
through winch the procession was expected to
move, were closed, and business appeared fur the
moment entirely at a staid.

The Paris Papers of Sunday last, .Lich have
arrived at our Office, cot‘tant a hes witch
was submitted on Saturday, by M. Lartstre, to
the Chamber of Deputies is Secret Committee, re-
specting the present Law of Election.. The Reso-
lution was for an Address to the KING, stating Chit
the Chamber 'regards the inalotenstite of the Li*
of Elections in its present cute, and i:s puoctu.l

enforcement, as the first guarantee or the pub- '
he peace, and the most solid basis of a con-
stitutional monarchy; and that the Chamber prays
the KING to preserve that law in its utmost extent.
The Chamber determined that it would bear the
derelopentents of this Resolution on the ‘Virlites-
J.v following, in Secret Committee. The project
of the law relating to the trade anal minufacture
of gunpowder, was adopted by the Charnl►er.
Several ',onions were p►esented to the Chamber
an Saturday, but of these perhaps the most singu-
lar was one from an individual apparently possessed
of various schemes of taxation, who prayed of the
Chamber that a premium may be offered by way of
encouragement for ingenious permits who might
dev►se new taxes. This fellow should have pro-
ceeded by other means, if he sought encnuragru►ea.t
from those most interested in promoting the exten-
sion of taxes, but should lie fail of sriccess
iu
France, no doubt he and his huilgrtall be favour-
ably received by a certain set of Ministers not far
from Whitehall.
Tie Moister of War, Mar Aral Govvlnts
Se. CYR, IS dangerously ill of a it, tloxion of the
chest. The KING is still unable to 1.-ave Isis
apartments, but he devotes himself without inter-
thission to the nfrairs of the State.
The Fund: continue to decline. The Five per
C. IliF. on S,at%i,alay closed at 67 francs. Bank
stock a! 1,190 francs.

We have received Mtlifux Papeis to the 3.1 ult.

but Ifiry roiltain 110 11.2 WP.

Petnions still continue to be presented to the
II iwe of C'ennmons from various mats of the
country, praying for assistance to the agricultural
interests of the country by the imposition of pro-
tectiog duties. Although we dissent most heartily
from the prayer of theree Petitions, co far as the
pre:posed means of relief is concerned, we cannot
bit consider these Petitions as affording irrefragable
center re of the very distressed state of the hoed-
hohleis, fanners, aud agriculturists in general.
iti.ttcs., it is evident, dots not originate within
their we t. healy, for the agriculture of every coun-
try, with respect to the support of those employed
in it, is the most independent occupation in the
community, but it flows from the wreteheil c
time of the manufacturers, of whom a eery large
propottion t-, flow the pressui of taxation and the
cousegner.t low wages of labour, thrown no the land
for support. Notwithstanding Lord CAs.r
boast, in the presetice of the country genet oleo, that
the nation n.,s eminently prosperous, it will be
imperative opine Parliament in the pre-sent Session
to extend some relief to the people. I,:est evening
the Ilustraiolry Horses Bill was ordersel to be rr-
roininitred, for the purpose, as Mr. BROGDEN
said, of having its provisions reconsidered. We
hope, from this circumstance, that some pity has
at length been felt for the sufferings of the people,
and that this most oppressive and impolitic tax,
which seems t:r have been devised by malicious in-
genuity as the most effectual means of preventing
ihe imioreiveinelit of agriculture, will be repealed.
This is the only mode of uffordihg protection to the
agricu:tutists, which will be an unequivoc.l hoop
to them, without throwing an injury upon the other
classes of society.

An attempt having been made to introduce the
Anti-Cutholic Petition into the Barracks of Dub-
hn fur signatures, and thus convert the Glirrison of
that City into a Political Association, this high
cirence 1135 been promptly and wisely investigated
Ly General WittTE, and the following Regimental
Order has been issued :--
o R. 0. I,lRnd-briar, February

" It having appeared th a papas of a political nature
have been introduced into tire Royal Artillery Barracks, silk
the view of gaining signatures of 11011 commis‘inued
■nd ..rildiers, the non-commissioned officers aud men are re-
minded, tint auy interference in matters of • political
nature, is directly in violation of dui' duty, and contrary
to his Msjesty's express order,.
" The Commanding Officer laments that an instrument of
the nature shove alluded to, eunt■ining the signatures of
many non commissioned officers and soldiers, should be in
the Ilan& of those persons whose vies sit answers to swell
the apparent number of their advocates ; but he feels at the
same time convinced that they have been led into this act
through inadvertency, not intention. He calls upon non-
commissioned uficers of companies, and officers of all ranks,
as well ai non-eonssainsioned officers, to guard ageism the
tutruductim into Barracks of any paper which bears a poli-
tical tendency, or giving it their' countenance Or signature.

" Any deviation from the orders here contained will be
puntstit,l in the most severe spanner. The Commanding
ollicer takes this opportunity of reminding the men, that
altendanos 04 Oranps Ledges is contrary to his Majesty's
orders, and by bp that Captains of troops and companies
grill, to the almost of their poorer, ilisannetenaneo sack
!ITO(' e."
_ .

Vroerdne a Court of Directors was held at the
Iloilo 'louse, when the following Commanders
%rave of the Court, previrrus to departing for
retirective destinations. Iris.—
Captain G. %W, nd, Gearral Harris; sad Captors It.
►vaneu Hastings—fur Prince of Wales's 'stood and

4101iiii Mills, Minima; sod Captain T. A:Taggart,
11, .4. --(dr Madras owl Bawl
Calmat, J. ‘Vooto wits sworn into the command
of ihe Athirgois of We!bogie's, coosigutd to
1:r04..1 &sect.

WILLIAM lIENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK, Eq.
cnoto sssss ly call. Moot N olole WII.4rAM I lENRY
klAril/H, al TITCHFIFLD, 01 %Velbeck, n, thr county
ol io4 rrsenneol to serve to Parliament
low the Itiiiouglo of Blecliingly, in Ilse mono of
<+6o ROE TEN w vsoN, F.•q. who lots uccepted the
CholterO Hundreds.— (Gazelle.)

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