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motives had been unjustly mailltned. Mr. Rushton had touched
on so many topics, in respect to none of which, personally, could
he (Mr. IL) have reason to complain, though perhaps, with respect
to some of the compliments which he had done him the honour to
pay him, he must beg leave to disclaim them ; but he would pass
over as many of those topics as possible, in order to arrive at that
point on which, he knew, the freemen were anxious to receive
explanation. Foregoing, therefore, for the present at least, in
mder not to detain the freemen on the hustings during such sultry
weather, reference to other topics, he would pass at once to that,
which wss the substance and the foundation of the only real charge
which had been brought against him, namely, the charge which tie
was astonished to find prevailed when he arrived in Liverpool,
that he was friendly to monopoly and to die o,ml/illation
Laws. He knew not in what manner he was to Toro such n
charge. if there were one feature of his public life tor which he
claimed credit more than for any other, it was that he hail utii.
tonsils, objected to all system* of monopoly, and to all privileges
which were injurious to the commerce, to the industry, and to
the fair exertion of labour in this country. It was easy to use
word* which implied an odious meaning, and --(More interrop.
don.) All experience (continued Mr. H.) had proved to all who
had attended to popular prejudice, that half of the evils in the
world arose from the wsnt of definite or right ideas on important
subject's, and from words being bandied about. Now, what can be
meant by monopoly ? He took it to be a privilege given to some
to deal in env article to the exclusion of others, who have not the
privilege. Show him the !listener in which he had been favourable
to such a system a; that ? Show him the ease where he had upheld
a law which gave a right to one class of the community to demand
from their fillow-subjects that which was not the result of their
free industry and of the fairest compel ti.m ? But what had been
the course, in the House of Commons, he had kit it his duty to
take in respect to the combination laws ? In the year 1823. a mo-
tion was made by Mr. Hume, ks they all knew a must active, a
most industrious, a meat indefatigable Member of Parliament. end
in respect to wl om, diiihring frequently as he did from that Hon.
Gentleman en questions of great public importance, it was justice
to ear, that even though his views may be mistaken, his motives
' have never been impeached, and dint he has always been anxious to
lemtthe interests of the working clase:s ; a motion, he sate,
be:n made by that Honourable Gentleman, to inquire into the
combination laws, and 'ate the laws which pievent the free emigra.
lion of artisans from this country. When Mr. Hume made his
motion, he (Mr. Huskisson) was present, as a Minister of the
Crown, to take that part which, from the official situation he held,
it became his duty either to support or to oppose that motion. lie
tMr. H.) gave the motion his cordial support. He stated on that
occession, and he referred the freemen of Liverpool to the senti-
ments he then avowed, that he was anxious for inquiry, because he
had always this opinion of the Combination Laws, that they were
particularly unerusl in their operation, for they pretended to mete
out to the workmen and the masters equal justice; that some of
those laws were so harsh that it would be impossible to put them in
execution ; that they were the legislatioo of ages gone by ; and
that It became the object of Parliament at least to institute an in.
quiry into the subject, and to see whether those laws could nut be
blotted from the statitte-book. Was this the language, were these the
sentiments of a friend to monopoly, of a person anxious to upheld
laws which did not affect equally the muter and the men ? He
was appoin eel a Member of that Committee; and what was
the result of its labours ? The Right Honourable Gentleman
here proceeded, at great length, to narrate the proceedings
of the Select Committee respecting the alteration in the laws;
but, as he merely went over the same ground which he
had travelled in his speech at the Canning Club, which is fully re-
ported in the preceding page, we need nut insert this pail of his
speech. The Right lion. Gentleman was most earliest on the sub.
ject ; hut he experie iced repeated interruptions in delivering his
observations. He also stated the share which lie subsequently took
in re-modelling 'he new law; but this part of his speech was also a
repetition of tie speech delivered at the Canning Club. He then
adverel to the subject of benefit societies, as connected with the
eo initiation laws; and showed that he had always cherished those
excellent institutions. The Right lion Gentleman next proceeded
to advert to the part he had taken in prevailing on Parliament to
grant the King power, by an Order in Council, to permit the repairs
of British vessels being executed in foreign ports, provided that
the existence of combinations prevented their being repeited in
England. He drew a forcible picture of the state into which the
combinations of the shipwrights had thrown the trade of the port
of London last year; and drew a humorous parallel between a corn-
bination of midwives not to exercise their calling, and one of ship-
' weights not to exercise theirs. The parallel excited great laughter.
Having gone over the subject at great lent![, he proceeded, in con-
sequence of some remarks of Mr, Rushton, to defend his conduct
in reference to the subject of the corn laws. His explanations on
the subject were very satisfactory. He showed, that in first re.
moving the restrictions out trade and commerce, lie was preparing
the way for a free trade in the prime article of human subsistence—
corn. The Right Hor. Gentlemm concluded by some genercl oh-
strvotiotio, which were the same in substance as those delivered at
the Canning Club on Saturday evening. Mr. liuskisson was on his
I legs for one hour and thirty-tore minutes; the frequent internal).
dons which he experienced greatly protracted his speech.
As soon as Mr. Huskisson had finished ',peaking, sonic attempts
were made upon the shipwrights to withdraw Major Gaticoyne, but
they were unsuccessful, and the polling proceeded.—Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, Tursnair, JUNE 13.
A most wanton outrage was committed yesterday afternoon, on
the premises of Mrs. Conway, in Lord-stmt. When the prom.
Sion of General Gascoyne was going down Lord-street, at the close
of the election, a flag of Mr. Huskisson's colour, edged with blue
(the General's colour), was flying from one of the room windows,
on which some of the party threw a number of stones and other
missiles, which demolished the glass in the whole of the windows.
The chairing of the Members took place this day at two o'clock.
Mr. Huskisson's route was Exchange, Castle-street, Castle-ditch,
Lord-street, Church-street, Ranelagh-street, Mount-pleasant,
Rodney-street, to Mr. Bolton's, Duke-street. General Gascoyne's
route was Deal-street, Byrom-street, Richmond-row, St. Anne.
street, Norton-street, Seymour.street, Russell-street, Clarence-
street. Hodney-street, Duke-street, Berry-strect, Bold-street, Ras
nelagli-street. to the Adelphi Hotel.
Toe procession lasted two hours. and was extremely well con-
ducted. There was, in fact, very little interruption to it from any
disorderly proceedings. Mr. Huskisson addressed the multitude
from the balcony of Mr. Bolton's house, and the whole crowd
quietly dispersed.
Gentlemen,—The splendid procession which you have just wit-
nessed, and in which you have borne a part, terminates, for the
present, those exertions which your unwedried partiality and active
friendship had imposed on yourselves, in order to replace me in the
situation of one of your Representatives in Parliament.
Gentlemen, —This is the second time that I find myself, by your
favour, called upon to make my acknowledgments trots, this same
balcony.

Gentlemen, the sentiments of gratitude which I feel are the same
in this as on the former occasion—the honest pride which, without
arrogance, a man may avow on such an occasion is the Caine ; and,
with my feelings unaltered, I will not attempt, at the risk of weak-
ening those feelings, to clothe them in new expressions. I therefore
again say, that I return you my most sincere and cordial thanks fur
all your kindness and all your confidence.
Gentlemen, neither at the present election, nor on that in which
you first sent me to Parliament, in the year 1023, have circum-
stances made it necessary to put forth all your strength, and fur this
reason, that on neither of those occasions had you to encounter an
I efficient and substantial, and real candidate—one worthy of stand-
ing forward to claim your confidence and your suffrages, and who
could only be overcome by a vigorous and decided combat ; then
' you would have had to put forth all your energies ; and I have not
the least doubt, that the result of such a combat would have been
triumphantly to seat the candidate to whom you might have given
your support, and to whose protection you were disposed to consign
! the principles by which you are united.
Geatlemen, at the same time I must say, that if you have not
had an efficient candidate to stand in opposition to myself, it has
not bem from want of exertion on the part of some restless spirits
to find one. A delegate, as we all know, has been sent to every
part of the country to hunt for such a candidate. This delegate
has knocked at every door. and at every door he has fourd a refusal.
Not one indivi 'u 1, cm'tng the many who would be worthy of such
an honour, ented be found to listen to this clamour. The falure may
have arisen from want of skill or want of address on his part, or it
may have been, that he found himself too much out of his calling,
when, instead of waiting for a bidder, he went forth to beat up tier one
all over the country. But, gentlemen, I ant aware, that whilst you
laughed at his vain efforts, and could not but pity, perhaps, the figure
which this caterer of candidates for Liverpool made at the hustings
yesterday, you must nevertheless have rejoiced at the failure of his
endeavours to lower the dignity of the representation of this great
community. It must have been matter for surprise that you
should fin] yourselves of so little estimate i-s the eyes of the
many thousands in this county, who by birth and situation, or by
talents, arc adequate to represent you to Parliament, and who, if
there had bun an opening, would have gladly availed themselves
of it—that for this a 31r. Green should one day go to Dublin to find a
candidate there, that the next day he should pot you up to auction
at Notiehester, then expose you to sale at Belfast, and next at
Pontefract, and at last you have no rival candidate at all. But to
be a little serious—what was it that was thus hawked about in every
part of the country likes basket of stinking fish, which no one would
purchase ? Why, the representation of the second commercial town
in this great empire ; that very town which it was the pride, and
honour, and distinction of the best Statesmen of the present day—
one of the most accomplished scholars of the age—of the man
more gifted than any other with talents and eloquence—this, I say,
was the town which was to go a begging, arid which it was thought
would have the benefit of a lit representative through the agency of
this individual. This gentleman amused from day to day the
persons who listened to hint, and kept them in hope that he would
find them a candidate. But what was the result ? Why to borrow
a figure from his particular calling,
.a Dutch auction without •
bidder ; and the result of these his efforts is, that he will have to
w
render a very Flemish account to thane who have placed coa fidenee
in his exertions. Now the only thing which taus and to you, I am
sure, a matter ofregret is,that his exertions arc counictianced,in some
degree, by some of those who might to be our strength, who, on
all former occasions, have formed a part of that strength, who, on
all future occasions, will form our strength ; I mean that valuable
class of men, the shipwrights of Liverpool. But you must parties
their conduct. They had listened too credulously to the misrepre-
sentations of agitators and deloders, who hail found their way into
h
their society. Prey had been led to believe that I, whom they had
supported in 10'31, Bad eioge,4 my priochtles, and acted in a man.
ner contrary to their interests. i trust that they are now convinced
of their error; that they see that 1 have endeavoured to be their
friend; and that the time is now arrived when they will look
to tGos: hinds who, by steadiness, and affection, aad con-

&fence, have promoted those measures which are calculated
to promote, not only their individual interests, but the best
interests of this co.nmunity. I really should have hoped,
after the esplamtiion which I had an opportunity of tender-
ing to these shipwrighia on the hustings yesterday, that there did
not remain any impre.sion on this great commonity, growing out
of the scatidalaus atittement affecting my character, and I believe it
is only a solitary instance which does remain. There is, Gentle-
men, one at least : Frani one individual during the present chairing,
and from one only, did I he •r vociferated that exploded, that de-
t, sled falsehood, shoal the wages of half-a-crown a day. I am cure
I do not know what is to be the reward of that Individual for voci-
ferating such a falsehood: but if he receives only a pint of
■le for every time lie has vociferated it, I am convinced he
never will be sober again during the remainder of his life. I only
allude to it now for the sake of once more stating, In the most un-
qualified, in the nloslpositive, in the most unequevoesl termeonay of
denying altogether both the sentiment, and all the inferences which
have been drawn from it. Gentlemen, the contest Indeed i cannot
Cali it a contest—hut the election which Is just over. has been
distinguished front former elections by the absence of all political
contention, of all strife, and opposition to the general principles of
the Government of the country. To those principles I will not now
make any extended allusion. I may now he permitted to state that
it has been made a reproach to me, that holding the situation of set.
vent of the Crown, and being one of the Representatives of the
large community of Liverpool, I should prefer the interests of
Liverpool to my sense of public duty, and promote her interest to
the deli intent of the general interests of the country. I deny the
Chance; 1 say that I have never given such a preference. But I
owe to you some apology, for not being able, on all occasions, from
the p-easure of public business, to attend an closely to those
Committees of a private nature in the Clouse of Conimons, and to
other local duties which attach themselves to the Representatives of
Liverpool. But I deny that I have ever been remiss in attending
to all representations, all eases, all applications, which have been
made to true, and which have had for their object the furtherance
of the interests of the towr. When a person is accused of not being
attentive to the particular interests of his esmatituents. and
when he is charged by others wiih not paying a sufficient
attention to your interests, the probability is, that he has
steered the fair and middle course between those two opposite
extremes, and that lie has attended to the local concerns of
Liverpool, as well as to the more important duties which atach to
his situation as a Member of Pathan ent. It has also nther been
made a reproach to me, that I am too much addicted to theory, an I
to abstract principles; whilst others, even in the same community,
represent me as not caring sufficiently for those views which theo. y
and abstract principle present. I plead guilty, first, that lam
anxious to introduce into this country such improvements att the
situation of the country requires, without discouraging existing
interests; that I ant anxious to correct error, and gradually to im-
prove the condition of all the active and industrious classes of the
community. On the other hand, Gentlemen, I cannot dissemble
from myself the difficulties which attend all extensive alterations in
a country where these institutions, and these laws, and these eeta-
blishmente, have been long in force. It is a difficult enure to steer;
bat I think again that, on that point as well as on the other, that
when I am charged with opposite and conflicting errors, the
probability is, that I am not far from doing that which is
nee, %airy to remove the difficulties which exist, without
riakiug the recurrence of similar difficulties in time to come.
I never will be a party to those meatiuree, brought forward
by whom or when they may, which shall, under the pretence of im-
provement, disturb and disarrange the interests of the country. It
is enough fur me to know that in a country so artificially plated as
this is, we have now for near a century and a half been able to
maintain property in a state of security, liberty undiminished.
the internal peace of the country preserved from those convulsions
which disorganized the peace of society in other parts of the world
and that we are now in a state of gradual, of progressive, but of real
substantial advance ; therefore, I will not expooe thecountry, nor con-
cur with those who, from fondness for theory, would expose Its ins I-
tutions, to the rule of experiment. It is in vain to represent
to me the situation of other countries with institutions more popular
than our own. We must look at the condition of other countries,
and when we see all other countries contributing as much as we
have in the advancement of civilization in every part of the world,
and striving for such claim. as England has on history, to transmit,
her name to posterity. as the first in art, in silence, and in zeal
for extending the happiness of the world, I shall then be sati.fied
to take a leaf out of the book of these more democratleal states, but
I will not adopt any of their principles so long as I feel the hlessiegs
of the British Constitution, and so long as I feel there are differences
between the state of this country and other state•, which renders their
institutions unfit for the present condition of England. I will not
detain you longer in the boiling sun : all I have to state is, that
my future conduct in Parliament, my future conduct ►s a Minister.
will be an h as to prove to you that it is in unaion with tse tied ea.
dons witch I have now made, and the principles w ich 1 have
uniformly professed. I only promise you that it shall be my
anxious study, my uniform endeavour, so to regulate that conduct,
so to guide myself in respect to the int rats of Liverpool, as well
as to the public interests of the State, as to leave you no ground tf
regret, nor reason to repent that poi* have placed me ante more in
the situation of poet Representative. Again, Gentlemen, I sincerely
thank you, and wish you all good afteitoor.

PRESTONRLECTION.

PRESTON, Mosove MonNtwo, 7 o'cLocc.

Dear Sir,—The resultof This election most be a matter of niencen-
wring. Cobbett commenced the trickery on Saturday, by causing
Sir T. Reevor to be nominated a Candidate. His objects were
these: first, to keep the second votes of his men from the other can-
didate' ; and, secondly, to oe able to bring to lie poll two tallies
successively, his own, and that which should come up in the name
of Sir Thomas ; but in this he was ime by the other Candidates,
who also nominated a friend each, and so were enabled to bring up
two sets of voters in succession as well as Cobbett. In the course of
the first day, several of the voters. after drinking and feasting with
one Candidate, and coining to poll in their entertainer's tally, sud-
denly turned over and gave their votes to another. blesses. Stanley.
Wood, and Barrie, complained indignantly of this treachery, and
agreed to discountenance it, even though practised in their owe fa.
tour. baett also acceded to the agreement- Yet, when the very
next tally that came up to vote for Wood, one of the voters gave a
plumper to Cobbett, Cobbett forgetting his promise, ran down to
the booth, thanked the man. shook hands with him, and told him
he was a very fine honest fellow ! ! This shabby breach of faith
has excited in the other Candidates the meat direct and determined
opposition to him. Mr. Wood's conduct on such an occasion forms
a most creditable contrast to Cabinet's. One of eobbett's men
having given a plumper to Wood, the latter observed to the voter.
" You promised to vote for MaCubbett?"—" I did." "You joined
his colours, and took his drink?"—" I did." " And after that you
desert him and vote for me ?"—" I do." " Well, I have your vote;
'tis as good to me as an honest male* vote : but I don't thank you
for it. You're a shabby fellow." This plain and manly act has
procured for Mr. Wood the second votes of several of even Cob-
bett's supporters.
Captain Barrie's friends (" the broad-cloth people." as they are
called by Cobbett) are unceasing in their exertions for him.
They kept up an active canvass even yesterday (Sunday.) The
contest remains between him and Mr. Wood, and Cobbett. Mr.
Stanley is metre of his return by a high majority, yet is said to
spend 1,1)001. a day, in distributing drink, banners, and favours.
His colours arc attended to and from the hustings every day by a
most respectable and numerous body of gentlemen. A passing
sneer at the Radicals has lost him upwards of a hundred votes.
%Viten he learned this he attempted to explain it away, by saying
that lie meant the " Levellers,' hut time purpose. Tie Radie..ls,
conscious perhaps of their ktTiling tendency, appear enure ex-
upended at the apology than the original offenee.
The four Candidates stand apart from each other on most
distinct and separate grounds. Mr. Stanley makes indirect attacks
on ('ohbett, and disclaims any coalition with the other two (Barrie
and Wood.) Cobbett reproaches Mr. Stanley with splitting his
votes with Mr. Wood. Mr. Stanley admits the fact, but ascribes
it to his Committee. Mr. Wood attacks Captain Barrie fur being
a Tory, and Cobbett for his want of principle. Captain Bare,
retorts Whiggismon Mr. Wood, and then joins him in his assault
upon Cobbett. Cubbett returns the compliment tenfold, and re-
Dias
and ridicules the whole three separately anti jointly. He
has already got nicknames for them—Capt. Berrie he calls " the
Canada Commissioner;" Mr. Vv nod
Mr. Stanley " the young blade," and " the Lit of not.ility."
There is nothing more absurd than the idea that Cobbett stnnds
here on the aid of public opinion. There is no such thing as public
opinion here. There is no public, properly speaking, and lie is po.
pular only among the labouring people. His popularity among
them arises not from any real knowledge of his politics (fur of such I
things they are most profoundly ignorant), but from the popular
distress and discontent caused by a partial want of work and
money. These are the materials out of which Cobbett has made
his popularity, and (to give the devil his due) most atifully and in.
duetriously has he worked on them. Twu long speeches aalay„
besides canvassing !!, Then his harangues are so judiciously suited
to the taste and temper of his hearers ! No flowers of rhetoric, like
O'Connell—no rhodomontatie about patriotism, and liberty, and
national glory—no appeals, like the Irish mob-leader, to
their national vanity and imaginations. Cobbett speaks to the
stomachs and pockets of his distressed, ignorant, and niatter.of.
fact audience. His topics are plain, tangible, palpable to feeling :
the reduction of their wages, the weight of the taxes, the rates, the
tithes, the prices of beer, bread, beef, puddings, and clean shirts.
His illustrations are derived from the most familiar objects of their
senses—the loom, the spade, the dinner table,--and heightened in
flavour at the conclusion by a sprinkling of sarcastic humour and
bitter ridicule, tee mosteutaing and ill-natured I ever heard. His
smile is a tattier, his joke a taunt. Itohumour is satire. In
his laughing mood, while the ghost of a smile is hovering round his
lips, his eyes flare with the lightning of anger; he looks just what
Pope calls
" A fiend in glee, ridiculously grim."
Ile is just the sort of political quack to leamaug and inflame a dis-
contented mob. They look up to him in their distress as the man,
and the only man, who can bring them relief ; item as a despair.
ing sick man greedily swallows the prescription of the first empiric
who revives his hopes by the promise of a cure. In political
wisdom, splendour of eloquence, universality of knowledge, purity
of patriotism, they will admit no equal to trim ; and then tot his
itouesty—
" His honesty they all (least swear far,
Tho' not a man of 'em knew 'edit:refine."

if this same psople were well fed and contented, it is seknow.
led ou all sitles that all his electioneering litunhug could pro-
p no improper effect on their general indifference about politic,
their li.tbituAl observance of the laws: but SAller• Staid,
r arc enthusia.tic in his support, evil, at the h.:Lard ut danger
hetuselvcs. Since he descended to the foot of di.: pull, they du

not hesitate to ray openly, that if Cobbett is thrown out and Capt.
Barrie returned, they will nor let Barrie quit the town alive. Ot
the sincerity of this intention I have not the hut doubt; his pani-
unit become more violent u his chance of success decrease*. It le
expected that we shall have most dangerous riots before the affair
is over. The military, who, left the town before the elution, are
ptatinned withal two hours march ; they consist of detachments t.f
the tith lhagoons and Font Guards ; they are kept In readiness to
move on the town at a moment's warning.

The general opinion yesterday and this morning is, that if the
polling continues to be conducted by tallies (successive sets of tets.
voters at a time for each Candidate). Cobbett must be beaten, as he
is one entire tally behind (sprain Barrie. His friends, however,
intimate that he intends to draw back tmelly from his contract et
en ing by tallies that lie will pre.oczupy the hustings with crowds
of his voters, and proceed to poll them as fast AM the can come up..
fly this unexpected breath of his agreement with the other candi-
dates, and by employing the power of the multitude to keep 's&
his opponents voters, they expect he will be ahie to ascend instant-
ly to the head of the poll. If he can get ahead of them once, these
is no doubt he will be able to keep it, and come in triumphantly
over even Mr. Stanley's powerful influence. The streets are ra-
pidly filling with people, and the town quite cheerful be the nume-
rous gay bonneted yyroeet.iong and bands of music. The interest
is becoming momentarily mare intense. The events of this day
will decide Cobbett's chance.

T.EL!I o•Cwct.

Cnbbett has fulslied the expectation*; he itas -yic;h7ted the agr.--ett-.
ment to poll by tallies, and insists on the Mayor's taking his totem
as they come to the hustings. The business of the day cow.
menced with the most tumultuous uproar on the part of the rabble.
The Mayor, though protesting against Cobbeit's conduct, has
been obliged to yi. Id to be. demand, as the law does not require a
pclM3g by tallies. Cobbett's men had crowded the hustings ; the
mob were be ginning to use violence, till the Ms or threatened see
call In the military. The mention of the solJi.rs hes quieted them,
and alarmed (:obbe:t. His trick in abandoning the tally has ni.t
aueceoded, for the arrangements fur admitting voters to the ham-
ings are so managed, that no more than four vntets for each Can-
didate can come to be polled at a time ; be is, in conscquencr, stilt
behind his opponents.
state of the poll at 12 o'clock. Monday.
Mr. Stanley 96 Mr. Wood • 59"
Capt. Ram lie 6-1 Mr. Cobbett 44
The following b one of the trit,i..sl squibs dying about hare

COODZTT.
!the should enter Parthurent,
Who will not fail to mob it,l
And straightway be to Newgate seat?
Hold Mister W— C—.
If he should hold the nation's purse,
Who will not fear to rob it ?
Who is the man to make bad worse ?
Why—Mr. W— C—.
His vote for pension or for bribe
To Ministers. who'll bob it ?
A torn-cost to the Tory tribe ?
Why—lll later W— C—.
The cash subscribed for hi. return,
lVho meads means to rn.b it?
(I.caring the bawling truth to burn
With thirst)—Why, W

COARETT TO MS MON.
Air—" I'd mourn the hopes that leave ens."
I'd mourn the cotes that leave me,
If your voice had left me too;
I'd weep when Hunt deceives me,
If ye twee, like him, untrue.
But while I've ye before toe,
In days an warm, and Aids so wAire,
No Mayors can ccme it o'er me.
Your earl: pal them all to flight.
'Ti: not In Wood to harm me,
\Vitae Mod leaves your rioutz to me ;
'Tin not in leer to citartn ye,
Co eas the beer paid is by me.
Your single roar about me
W, re w mit a cat,/ ard quiet year
Ofpothigfair without ye,
Aly own mu S, my /u./: o bee !
What, thoagis the hope he gone, !o,'s,
That long lightened o'er our w y,
Ch we'll keep mating on, lad:,
Alone fondly from day t day.
Far other tri.ks shall ain me,
A 'yang r he week I've yet toga,
The bile that burns within
And Aribigiffilled at every blow.
PRESTON, TUESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The moment the Ala; or took his seat on the hustings mender,
Cobbett came forward and presented to him a written protest
ag anst the m. de of voti.tg by tallies (tests of voters at a time); it
further set forth, that he (Gobbet%) had the majority of electors is
his favour, and that if the Mayor continued to poll the votes so slowly,
to admit al many delays, and then such partiality, as he Lad dose
hitherto, the majority of tlecton would not be able to give their
votes in the time of election limited by law, and that the election
should be therefore null and void. The reading of this was re.
ceivcd with shouts from the multitude.

Sir THOMAS BEEVOR preaented a similar protest.
The MAYOR denied Ott he had introduced the mode of vodag
by tallies; it had hen tin: standing custom of the borough. As be
partiality, he would face the charge in any court in Christendom.,
Mr. Cobbett had called on him before the election, and he (tbr
Mayor) readily gave hint on that visit every information as to the
nature of obtaining and exercising the franchise of the borough—
was there a sign of partiality in that? As to voting by tallies, it bad.
been the usual practice, except in the election that was contested
t
by Mr. Hudson, when a cliffe nt system wa introduced,
s introdud, namely.
taking the votes ptomiacuous as they came to the hustings; bat
so inconvenient was th .t found in operation, that it was abandoned
after one day, and the ill system of polling by tally resumed. On rte.
occasion of Mr. t.'ubbett's visit to hint (the Mayor), Mr. C. had es_.
pressly acceded to that mode of voting, so did Sir T. Beevor. At the
meeting of the Candidates to make arrangements for i onducting the
election in quiet and order, all agreed that the votes should be taken
by tallies. Mr. Wood was the only candidate who said that mode
would be injurious to him, yet he acceded to the agreement, foe the
sake of order and regularity.
Mr. Wood here confirmed the Mayor's assertion.
The 3/RYOR proceeded.—He was not answerable for any Won-
venience in the-stations of the Candidates on the hustings. He bad
left the distribution of them to the Candidates themselves, winch
they effected by drawing lots. As to the delay alleged to be caused
by putting the Oath of Supremacy, he (the Mayor) was not an-
swerable for it. The three earliest Candidates, Mr. Stanley, Mr.
Wood, and Mr. Cobbett, had agreed not to put it to the electors :
' but there came in a fourth Candidate, Captain Barrie, who required
the oath to be put. He (the Mayor) was bound by law 0 comply
with that Gentleman's requisition, and it was in consequence of
that legal obligation that he had caused the oath to be put. So far
from a desire to delay the polling, his most anxious wish was to
devatcb It with the greatest speed consistent with order.
Mr. WOOD stated, that the agteement to vote by tallies bad been
made between the three first Candidates before a word was spoken
about the Oath of Supremacy—that oath was pat only by the last-
come Candidate, Captain Barrie ; but that was no reason why Ilr.
Cobbett should depart from the tally, and break his faith with him
(Mr. Wood) and lie. Stanley, who had broken no faith with Mr.
Cobbett. The imposition of the oath by Captain Barrie had not
the slightest connexion with the reciprocally compacted mode of
' polling by tallies. (Applause and disapprobation.)
The MAYOR declared that be had done all in his power, hal
taken every possible step, to insure the order and tranquillity of the
election t yet, though he had grown grey in the service of the bo-
rough, he wa, obliged to apply to one of Mr. Cubbctra friends q
procure him (the Mayor) a hearing. That delay had occurred in
the course of polling he would not deny ; but it had been caused
by the difficulty of ascertaining who were qualified voters and who
were not. A close scrutiny was necessary. Even of one tally of
Sir Thomas Beevor's, five voters were discovered not to be quali-
fied, and were accordingly struck off. This proved the necessity of
caution in examining the voters. He would appeal to Dr. Crowe-
ton, whether he (the Mayor) did not give hint every facility
at his clawed election ?

Mr. CortoevT—loh, you gall him to give you a character, du
you, ? (laughter, and shouts from the populace.)
The MAYOR, after meting the number of voters who were pupal
at the election contested by Dr. Crompton added, that ou that
occasion the contest was conducted with jierfect fair play, good
faith, and good humour ; and concluded by stating that be writs
ready to meet Mr. tkobbeu's charges before any tribunal.
kir.Cosionvr, in reply to the Mayor, said, that the cue ol!
Dr. Crunipton's contest was dant cot from his (Mr. Cubbett's).
The very great number of voters polled on that occasion was a
proof that there were no unnecessary delays resorted to; and there
were no reasons for delays in polling then, for Dr. Crompton's op-
ponents knew they had the majority of electors in their favour. and
were, therefore, anxious to poll them. And the Doctor did nut
care about delay, as he had no expectation of being returned ; his
only motive, in that contest, having bccn to annoy the aristocratic
monopolizers of the borough—to make the Daisy inttrest bleed a
little. (Laughter.) As to the Ala) ur having so kindly grown
grey, why he (Mr. Cobbett) had had a grey head before him, d
were was any merit in that.
The MAYOR—I depend on my character; I will set my cha.
meter against yours. (Uproar.)
Capt. Bann in, amid the confusion, denied that he had formed
a coalition with any Candidate. (Shouts of disappr.hation.)
Vi'hile he MU on his legs, he would tell them an anecdote of Mr.
Cobbett. Thatgegt/ernou went to an elector and a.ked him for Air
vote. The elector told him he nad ptomised to give his vote to Ms.
Wood and Mr. Stanley. Mr. Cobbett tried to persuade him to
break his promise—the elector remained firm to his premise. When
Mr. Cobbeit saw no chance of obtaiiiiog the vote, he said to the
elector, " May starvation fur ever arias you !" (Shouts of &sap •
probation.)
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Mr. Wool, here stepped forward to the front of the huot'..
but ti e populace, with shouts, declared their deteratinaiioa
hear him. re ..f
Count:TT having succeeded in procuring silence, requested Amow
to that 31r. Wood.
Mr. WOOD again stepped forward, and confirmed Caps.
account of Coubet: having wished eternal cart a.ton to an aalr