The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-28 00:00:00

PRESTON EbECTION.

The polling commenced this morning at eight o'clock. The Duke
de Montebello and his friends appeared again in the Mayor's
box to-day, on their return Irmo the Westmoreland election.

On Mr. Woutlemk, une of Mr. Wcore Committee, coming up
to vote,

Cart. COLQtt IT said—Mr. Mayor, I request you'll put the bri-
bery oath to tl:at man.
Wooncoch—Thar it must be put to el wy wan round.

The May ott—Don't be offended— I have seen it put by the
other side to the most respectable gtntlemen. I expect it to be pt t
to my own son.

Wooncoca, having taken the bribery oath—Now, Mr. Mayor,
I insist, as an elector, that the bribery oath be put to every man
that cornea up to vote.

The SiAlfol—Then you must stand by and require it to be put
to each individual as he cants to be polled.

Wooncocr—l will; Pit stand by all day.
Mr. Woon—Oh ! No, no.

WOODCOCK insisted on putting the oath to the next elector wh
appeared, but was, after a few minutes, induced to deaiat.
polling then proceeded quietly and rapidly.

There are no dragoons in sight of the hustings to-day. The door
to Cobbett's booth is open to all parties. Every thing is tranquil.
AVOW/COCK, to whom Captain Co!quit put the bribery oath a
few minutes since, has just mounted a warehouse window, and
made an oration to the Woodites—" Gentlemen, I understand that
Captain Barrie has sent a challenge to Mr. Wood—he want. to
provoke him to fight—not a boxing-match, Gentlemen, but a duel.
Captain Colquit, too. has challenged Mr. Wood. Now, (knee-
men, is this fair Will we let a Reformer be put down in this
way? (Hoare.) No; he shan't tight—we won't let him, but will
fight for him in the lawful way. Gentlemen—we'll rote for him—
we'll bring him in—and if the two Captains want to shoot, we'll
give them cause to despair—we'll defeat them—and if they can't
survive it, let them shoot themselves, or each other. (Htizza.)—
Gentlemen, I can't speak to you, lam no bothered with jay. Not
that I want words—no. I have words, beautiful words, if I could
only recollect them ; I hive talents and clearness, Gentlemen, but
I'm played the devil with by gladness. Gentlemen, this day
of our triumph will go over the five quarters of the globe—
It will be seen by our posterity from one generation to another—
it will be talked of in history—the History of Lancashire, Gentle-
men, the very next edition. Gentlemen, remember what your la-
thers did before you—remember what they will say when you are
All dead and damned. The eyes of Europe, Asia, Africa, and
America, are turned upon you—upon you, Gentlemen, and John
Wood ! ! England is looking up to you, and all Lancashire to
boot. Return John Wood to the House of Parliament in Lunanii
—confer mortal honour on yourselves, your wives, and children
unborn, and support the rights of .ilfarpos Carter put your
shoulders to the glorious Revolution of 1888, and then cbme to me,
and you shall get as good a mug of ale as ever wart into a free-
man's fare. Let your cry be, " John Wood and Parliamentary
;Reformation .forever." (Huzza. horse, huzza !)
. We hear of nothing, this morning, but duel*, challenges, and ar.
tests. Mr. Oratot Woodcock's mention of the challenge was not
quke without foundation. I have inquired into the circumstances,
and send you an account of the affair, which (though I cannot call
It authentic) will, I think, be found generally correct.
Mr. Woon, in one of his evening speeches from the window of
his hotel, last week, alluded to the circumstance of Captain 13 irrie's
lung the national Hag in his possession, and said that Capt. Barrie
had no private right to appropnate the public colours, and that
such appropriation of them by a party, was unjust and improper.
A London contemporary of yours, which is in the habit of swelling
every paltry incident here into important fate, and of tricking out
Mr. Wood's common-place in all the florid exaggerations of
Irish rhetoric, gave the following version (whether correct
or not, I won't say) of Mr. Wood's sentiment in these
terms Wood locrsiiter)—" The national colours ?
lament to see him (Captain Barrie) appropriating to him-
self the national flag; let him bear them against the foe,
if he will, but if he were here I would tell him this, that
the national flag was never more disgraced than it is by be.
ing borne in a procession of men who ate brought up to vote against
their consciences by the price of bribery." This is not half the
eloquence that was brought to adorn the thing ; but it was quite
enough for Captain Colquit,• nays! gentleman, a friend to Captain
Rome. He instantly sent a friend to Mr. Wood, requiring to
know whether Mr. Wood had used such language. Mr. Wood
sent back a verbal answer, denying the paragraphs. Captain
Colquit was not satisfied with this, hut demanded s dealal ' in
writing, signed by Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood seat Mtn a written de-
nial, signed with his name; there ended that transaction. A friend
of Mr. Wood's next, in a communication with a friend of Cap-
tain Colquit, pointed out in a newspaper eatain strong words
reported to have been applied by Captain ()olquit on the hustings
to- Mr. Wood. I heard them uttered in Mr. Wood's hearing,
and stated them in my report of Friday's transaction ; they were
these—
Captain Cog.aotT—" This all arose ham Mr. Wood's in-
famous harangues—from the cowardly treachery of Mr. W00d...
Wood's friends requested that Captain Colquit would state
he used the wads, and if he had used them that he would
away in some apologetic manner. Captain Colquit
4 this - letter to Mr. Wood, stating
to you British
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of the hovers behinging to my father, who rented between 2,0001. Mr. Woof% friends requested that Grob Oniquit would state tuts and inearhed?.. It Mims An me, theist/me, abseiled cmgarr
and 3,11001. a-year at that time. I had no saddle; a stag was whether he used the wotds, and if he had wad that he would is hank eqpin alley* an_nwimmtlislifeer us pssalyea his:mitegies;
turned out ;of Sir Thorns, ran. I could not resist the impulse, explain them away in some apologetic maimed. taro Coiquit and tir Millet upon illiimasKrldittestamssesseeseary injury.
but away I went too. We had alb miles chase, and I came in being informed of this repast, sent a letter to 41% ood, stating fffnmeze . . •
time enough to save the stag, which would have otherwise beat that he did use the expressiaeles le I gave tingle *Ott In the Bolgish IRELAND.
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to pieces. for Ste Thomas was not there to help him. (Lead area ; and further, that be would not ramie eneigKable of them. _.-....a..-_.
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Plaughter.and cheers.) Therewith hock, my friends, is no disgrace. This wasbr_inging matters to a point ; a mesaage hum Mrs. Weed CORK COUNTY KLECTION. .
It is neither a test of dishonesty sir .Of its opposite. I only state te Certain Colquit was expected, as a isseg,tar et ellifelt. Thrust on Wednesday last the county election cocnotetkeed ut tents
this to chew you that I teat side sem at that early paged of oar men ag swat, but brought no challettall but la its steaktkagn. °wash,
lives, to give Sir Thomallseekkeldge the "go by." (Chaos) Ho expo aed news that Mr. Wood was beardeter beth lloyek OW The Higlititerie, G. Cover crony, Fwq.. having in? r red the
has spoken of the qaalaliagiens fond county 3lem bar, sad amongst keep the Pelee for two Pr" at a must "aid 1. By Idlint ekonlm dint be' had appointed that Oaf for the elserrant sail that
than he hes mentioned that did* bind. Now, suppose I asked was he bound over—at whose tequant ? eat the moats haSteald be, happy. so hue them gentlemen who intended t i par-
who his grandfather was, wad was egad in answer wisorkar I had Not at the wish of Ovule Coleptit'a diall, aimed all ' In tbereetiostnes
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not heard of a foundling wt. bed Inen found In a dilell, wren* desire to deprive Mr. Woad efaaplwahoisable
acastait.lat . lewartuttt rose to moms Lard timeworn. • •
up in a palr.of leather bomb* gave him a Mute that seek for Capt. Colqult's WNW loggeniPt. /Wow -644teral BARRY seconded therionstnation.
was aftawards curtailed and not Mora kr, his sac- alraned bk. Wood went to acme. Clew Itiabgak batik GOMM '1 ODE* pros osed the Hon. Captain King as the other
efalaararait;Load laughtrie .ami SBM what,uNir sH. ars woad not be snared nee bleed sweet he . Sem was no Met native.
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