The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTL R ELicrtoN.

To the Honoured. the Commons of the United
KingJom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parli-
ament assembled;
The humble Pdition of the Right Honourable Richard

Krinsky Sheridan,
Sheweth, That, st the late Etcetera of Members to . in
this lament tarliament for the City and Liberty of West.nin•
stet, Lord Co,hren,„ Sir Francie Runlet, Bert. John Elliott,
Est; James Pllll, EA gad your Petitioner' ware Candidates
to ispresent the said City and Liberty in Parliament, and that
at the said I/leftism • po:1 was de•namled and taken fur
the said Candidates before Arthur Morris, Ey. Hugh Bailiff
and Returning Officer for the sa•d City and Liberty, and that
Mime and after the mete Mine Wait for the said Election, the
said Lord Cochran,., by himself, and by has Agents and
Managers, and tathen in his behalf, was guilty of gram
and notenou• Mika, aa4 eierruptatts4 and did, by gifts and
retards, and by mouses agreements and securities for
gifts sad era,einds, coinupt, pincer., Lid attempt to pro.
cure, dives, Veers,* of the said City and Liberty to girt
thing vents at the mid Election foe tin said Laid Cochrane,
and to refuse and ',rehear to dies their votes at the said
Election fur your Petitioner; and that the said Lord Coch-
leae. by himself, his Arista. and Managers, and others un
his behalf. after the tester of /Ise writ f..tr the said Election,
and at awl during the said Election, and befwe the Election
of the said Lord Cochrane. to seem in the present Parliament
for the same Ciry and tiberty, did give, present, and allow
to Meer, person*, having votes in such Electron, money,
meat, drank, entertainment, and provision, and make presents,
gifts, rewards, and entertainment, mind for such pinions having
ewes in the said Election, and to an I he the we, advantage,
bet •fit, emolument, woe, and preferment Mulch persons, in
seder to heel/coed, rind re. being elected at the mud Election
O. seem in this present Parliament for the said City and
Liberty of Westminster ; sad that, by the aforesaid ear.
raw and prar time, the sail Lord Cochrane procured
I nisei/ to brireturned SS a Member to serm in this present
Parliantent for the said City and Liberty, M the tined Election
fur the said Cite and I..berte ,• and the said Arthur Mortis,
the said Returning °Meer of the said City end Liberty, bath
returned the ••sid Lord Ca brans es one of the persons duly
elected to serve in this pre.ent Pa•liarnent for the mid City end
Liberty, whereas by the corrupt mad illagsl practices aforesaid,
the said election and return of the said Lord Caeltrane was ant
is entirely null and void to all intents and purposes; and he, the
5.141 Lord C..ehrans, is dieeMed and incapacitated upon the said
Lirei nn owl Return to serve in Paiharnent for the said City
and Liberty, and the said Election and Return of the said Lord
Crahrefle was and is contrary to law, a manikin violation of
the rights and prieikges of the Electors of the said City and
Liberty, arid highly injurium to your Petitioner, and the legal
Electors of the a wi City and Lthert y ..•—• You r Petitioner therefore
humbly prays that ynur Honourable HMS* will take the pee-
ewes into ermssimation, and declare the Deakin and Return
of the said Lard Cochrane veld ; s a; to gram such ether relief
to your Petitioner as to the Home enall seem meet.
R. B. SHERIDAN.

The Kisco has been pleased to order a Cove
dr hhre to pass the Great Seal, empowering the
Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Exe-
ter to elea a Bishop of that See, the same being
void by the translation of the Right Reverend Father
in L;cld,Dcsenr Jona limas, late Bishop thereof,
to the See of Salisbury ; and His MAJESTY has also
h: en pkased, by his Royal Sign Manual, to recom-
rnensi to the said Dean and Chapter, the Right
It nd Father in God, Dago,. GEORGE Pat.a•r,
ow! Bishop of Bristol, to be by them elezted Bishop
the said See of Enter.