The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-11-21 00:00:00

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SHREWSBURY' , Nov. 19.
The Poll for represeotatives for this Borough wen
finally closed, about four o'clock on Saturday after-
noon, but the Court was adjourned to eleven o'clock
on Monday morning ; when the numbers having
been declared, the Hon. William I+ll, and the Hon.
Henry Grey Bennett, were duly eleCted.
After which, the two successful Candidates ad-
dressed the Elellors Mr. JONES, the unsuccessful
Candidate, then came forward, and spoke as fol-
lows:
. " GENTLIIMEN-•4o unsuecomful Candidate, during this
General Election. 1 think I have goad cause to ray, can retire
front the Hustings with snore triumphal feelings then myst
" .1s in the language of ticth the Honoii•able Members, I
hay., only to observe generally, that 1 advise them in a plain
and trite maxim, • Net to heallow before they are out Si she
wood.
." But really, Gentlemen, the needs and manner in which
the last Honourable Member addressee you, my Good Friends,
is ton ridiculous. He talks of conciliating von against another
Election.—You, who have been threatened, hand-cult-d, and
rode !wish ibed. As to half of the Hon. Member's (Mr.
Bennett's) Votes, they have been brought up like French
Con•criptis, and dem have cried aloud to vote for me. This
airticiiration of the neat Election, Gentlemen. this mode of
Canvass, cannot be very Batteries ! You are not to be thus
oirramiree , 1 am sure.
" New, Gentlemen, what is the fact as to my situation--
it is thi.--against a most monstrous coalition of Candidates,
against a most unexampled combination of the surrounding
Nobility, Gentry, anti Clergy—against an unnatural oppo-
sition of relations, who have dissolves! the OH of nature to
enslave the inhabitants id ancient Salop; apunat this motley
groups, of black spirits and white, and blue spirits and lire!.
all mingling (like the Witches of Macbeth) in the mine
Cauldroa ; airtime threats, tortures, altered amessments.
Sham Succeesoni, false inhabitants, swapp'il voters resewertina
men, paper eaters, and a monopoly of agents : (and berg let
it b; recollected, that 1 started on my canvas with my marsh
and truly respectable only agent, Mr. Asti ley, when Nl*
wall known here) against all this, 1 say—here lam
have pulled. after a twelve days Pull, MI Invineitge Indapeonl.
sob, of which 114 are plumper*, a circumstance, 1 believe,.
unexampled in the annals of this ancient and respectable Wile.
" There s only eon more observation (and it saisemes ems ,
much to state it) on the Hon. Member (Mr. lennett's)
Speech, and that relates to the malignant libels (as he cab
them) which have beers dispersed through this town during
the Fledlion. On that subSeel 1 shall only my, that if *.,e Mal
not mentioned them, 1 Sil•Oldi have been silent, aid thought
no more of mere Eleftion squib.; but certainly, as the lion.
Member made his complaint in such strong terms, (shalt only
say, that I bad ten thousand times ...ore right to complain.
" Now, ' Gentlemen 1 shell elms my address to you to the
manner of your late Member, and my good and manna
friend Sir William Pulteney. At the elate of the poll, in 1774.
Sir William Pulteney observed to the Independent Eleetimaf:
Salop, that although Lewd Clive said Sir Charlton
were returned, he assured them he should have Isis wt M the
Howie in two months, which be really had in six weeks After
the clwie of the poll. Now. treading in that good inesee-ebers,
r say the same to the Hoe. Will. Hill and the Hap. H 0.
Sennett, and I have retained Counsel accordlegly, and shall
parent my Petition os the ifirst day of the Sedge, sr es Door
that as passible.
" I really want words sufficiently to thaok you (which I du
from the bottom my heart) for the noble, glorious, magus
tumours, and,above3ll, voluntary support you ham given me,
and believe me, a tole and determined friend to your waiters
and prosperity.
' Gentlemen—es yea have been charged (uojetdv) with
disturbing the Peace of the 'rowel, 1 have only to beg your sib-
serranee of that good order you have !tithed* maintained."
otiose POLL.
Hon. W Hill . 519
Hon. H. G. Bennett • . 170
. Thomas Seam, EN. .
The chairing of the new members was postponed
to one o'clock yesterday, when they were carried
from the Geildhall, through the priricipal streets,
attended by a very numerous and highly respeflable
number of the gentlemen and tradesmen of the town
and neighbourhood, to the Talbot Inn, where they
alighted. We have not witnessed, on any similar
occasion, such a number of apet9ators in the streets ;
and the windows of the houses by which the pro.
cession passed were filled with beauty and fashion,
cheering, with their smiles and applause, the gentle-
men te whose lot the greatest number of suffrages
had fallen. Not fewer than twenty-five public
houses, in different parts of the town. were opened
en the occasion, where the friends of the victorious
parties dined, and remained until late in the evening
of a day dedicated to harmony and unanimity.
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SUCTION

FOR NOM HUMRERIAND.

t a special County Court, holden at Mnwick. on
iday the 10th instant, for the purpose of elefting
KaighU for the Shire to serve in Parliament
for the toasty of Korthemberland, after the usual
forms were gienr through, Sir Joan Bw:wavers
tees, and after a handsome apology for the absence
of Lied Howick, in the course of whien he noticed
a severe domestic alliSion in the death of Lord Pun-
sonby, as also the greet press of public booms, in
which he was engaged, owing to the unhappy turn
of continental afairs, which he hoped lie seeded only
to mention, as a sufficient excuse. for not paying his
personal respects, and again soliciting their mirages,
which he had so repeatedly obtained with heartfelt
pleasure. Sir John then proposed Lord Howisk as a
fit person to represent them in Parliament; further
stating, that nettle., were so pesfoCtly acquainted with
the principles which he had so oftea-sed se publicly
avowed to them on former occasions of ibis kiad,
and also the line of conduit whieb those principles
had led him to adopt, he could assure them that his
Right Hon. Friend felt highly gratified in the tecol-
leftion of the repeated favours he had received from
VIM; and in full confidences/1. ebeir-fertfaer sup-
port and approbation, he had nominated his Right
Hon. Friend Lord Howick. Ho wee seconded by
John Clutterbeck, Esq. when an universal show of
hands took place. Sir John Swinburue then, with
much politeness and grateful feeling, thanked the
freeholders for the handsome manner in which they
had again professed their strong attachment to hte
Right Hon. Friend, by the universal show of hands
which appeared, accompanied with such bursts of
applause ; assuring them that he should feel much
pride in communicating the same to Lord Howick.
Sir Was. L 011•1141 then proposed 'l. R. Beau-
moot. Esq. as a tic person to represent the county
of Northumberland in Parliament. He was se-
conded by THOSIAS C Esq of Harbottle
Castle, who paid some handsome compliments to
Mr. Beaumont, saying, that he had been personally
acquainted with him for a number of years, and
beteemed him highly as a private charafter ; and
'eat he knew him to be a lover of his King and
Country, and the firm supporter of constitutional
lad rational freedom; and as such, he, with full
confidence of their support. had seconded the motion
of Sir W Loraine. A show of hands then rook
place, which was deciAred by the Sheriff, in both
cases, to be unanimous. Mr. Beaumont then rose
and thanked the voters for their support; and as.