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(roost Ot7R OWN REPORTER.)
The conduct of this City has surprise,' most people. It anomie
inexplicable to them why Ellice and Mono should be so strortiv,
and it is believed, an successfully opposed by the former eoneite.
cots of those two gentlemen, particularly Mr. Ellice, who‘e eze:.
tions on behalf of the Silk Trade are well known and rememberet
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Ellice and Mr. Moore, and as the dissolution of Parliament ap-
proaehed this dissatisfaction was more and more avowed, till at
length it was resolved that Moore and Ellice should no longer!?
their Representatives, and several deputations waited on Mr. But.
terworth, requesting him to become a Candidate at the ensuing elec.
Min. This gentleman was. however, advised by his friends not to
do so. and he acconlingly declined. In the mean time the worktr.ea
paraded the streets, hearing on long poles several empty bottles.
This was the first indication of the real cause of objection to one of
their former members, who, it was said. bad declared in the House
of Commons that 101. a.week was enough to maintain a man. his
wife, and three children, and that if they received more it was spent
in luxuries. particularly gin. The empty bottles, therefore, sigei-
tied that they had got no gin. It was also stated, that 3lr. Ellice
had said to the deputation of the masters who waited on him re.
specting the driwback on the duty--" Now, gentlemen, return to
Coventry, lower your rate of wages, and you will be able to eiropt•te
with the whole world." These, then, appear to be the true tessons
why the operatives are opposed to Mr. Ellice's return. They con.
alder him as " for the master and against the man." A third ground
of objection to the late :Wernher is, that he supporod the Catholic
claims. The "No Popery" cry having been 2n adjnnet to the
other causes of complaint. With regard to the other old :Wernher,
Peter Moore, the chief ground of objection to him seems to be,
imbecility. They familiarly speak of him as " the old fool." Ili'
conduct in 1820, when he called in the soldiery, is remembered to
his prejudice, and altogether there prevails a feeling of disgust to.
wards him. On one occasion when the men were parading the
streets, a Mr. Woodcock, an attorney, and son to an opulent
banker of this city. addressed them from his garden wall, zed
asked them what it was they wanted. The men replied that they
would no longer have the present Members thrust upon them by
their masters, but that they were determined to have at least
one new Member. Mr. Woodcock asked if they would
pledge themselves to support a gentleman if he shou!il
bring one forward, they said they would. lie then wished
to know if they were satisfied ? They cried out, " Will Ellice
throw off that old f-1 Moore ?" Mr. Woodcock replied, that he
could give no pledge as to the conduct of that Gentleman. This
answer did not content the men ; and on beirnc asked whether they
would support two new Candidates if they offered themselves, up.
wards of 10,000 voices exclaimed, " Yes, we will." " Then you
shall have them," was Mr. Woodcock's reply, and the men dim.
permed. The corporation has espoused the cause of the operatives,
and it is be the combined power of that body, and the workiner.,
that Mr. F yler anti Mr. Ileatheute hare been brought forward, in
opposition to the master manufacturers, who support Moore and
Ellice, Much has been said respecting the ambiguity of the new
Candidates. They are accused of having no political creed, and
they are even raid to be Radicals, seeking to steal into Parliament
under the banners of the Tories. There does not, however, appear
to be/very good grounds for these charges; fur the Gentlemen are
both well known, and their principles tolerably well ascertained.
Mr. Fyler has been in the army, is a man of good property, and
is of the same politica as the liankes's of Code Castle, with shorn
he is very intimately connected. Mr. Ileathcote is a man of large
landed property, particularly in Staffordshire, where his influence
is very extensive. He espouses similar principles to those of hit
colleague. They are both opposed to any farther concession to the
Roman Catholics. . _

The contest continues to be carried on with great determination
by the Light Blues (Fyler and Ileathcote's parry), and with every
expectation of ultimate success. Indeed the majority of votes have
been, it is said, already polled in their favour, so that if Ellice and
Moore should poll all that remain, they would still ba defeated. At
the close of the poll on Saturday, the 17th day, the numbers were :
Fyler 1.490 1 Ellice . . 1.1*23
Ileatlicote . 1,501; I sloore . . LK'S
Majority against 111 r. Ellice - - 386

31ijoritY against Mr. Moore .
The Candidates then retired to their respective inns, where they
severally addressed the people.
Mr. Fr Lau congratulated them on the success that had at-
tended their efforts. He avowed his principles to be liberal and ir-
dependent, and declared, that should he have the honour of a seat
in this Parliament, every subject should receive from him the 11:01t
serious consideration, and that he would vote only upon conviction.
There were, however, two subjects, on which he did not hesitate
explicitly to declare his opinions—those were the Catholic Claims
and the Corn Laws. With respect to the first, he would unequi.
vocally state, that after the most mature reflection he hail
arrived at the conclusion that, to grant any political power to the
Roman Catholics, would be to endanger the stability of Church
and State. lie promised to attend particularly to the interests ef
the winking part of the community, the labours of whom he felt
ought to be fairly estimated and liberally rewarded. lie then
alluded to what he termed a vile and calumnious attack, which had
been made in one of the London Papers upon his character, tad
declared that, be the writer who he may, lie would proclaim him
both a liar and a coward. (Immense applause.) He was pre-
pared to prove this, and challenged his asperser to avow himself if
he dared. (Cheers.) Ile repeated his thanks to the electors, and
hoped they would not relax in their exertions to make his triumph
complete.
Mr. II EaTileCerE then shortly addressed the people, express-
ing his gratitude to them for the encouraging support he had expe-
rienced from then', and repeating his declatations that he would
act upon principles of the most perfect independence.
Mr. Ei.t.ICF. addressed his partisans front the balcony of the
Craven Arms hotel. Notwithstanding die present state of the poll
was unfavourable, he still did not despair of again having the ho-
nour of being returned their Representative. It was his firm deter-
mination to keep open the poll so long as :here was a single vote to
be given. The conduct of the corporation was really pitiful t and
Ruch as the men of Coventry ought to resist to the utmost of their
power. That body of worthies were nut content with the vast
power and influence they possessed in this city, but they sought to
have the persons who represented the interests of the men of Co.
'entry to be entirely at their own con:soul. Finding this impracti-
cable with him and his worthy colleague they hail brought forw:r.l
two strangles, of whom nobody had ever before heard, and of whose
sititiments evert, body %vs., entirely ignorant The honeurat.l.t csn-
&date theu adverted to thi C idiotic question, of which he avowal him-
self to be a supporter upon the principle that lie would conceits that
liberty of conscience to others which lie claimed for himself. It
vas true he hail encountered sonic opposition ix his canvass on this
account, but he wits happy to say that many of the oleievtions
made to his conduct lied been overcome by those arguments. Me
force of which had produced conviction on his man mind that
neither the wifely of the Church nor the interests of the people
would be at all injured by the fullest cor:mien to thrir Raman
Catholic subjects. Referring again to the state of the
thought he might prophecy that their opponents had exhausted
their strength, by the fact that they had this very morning polled
every one of their committee. lie then alluded to the charge
brought against him for having said that ten shillings a week
was sufficient for a labouring man. his wife, and three chil-
dren. This was a gross misrepresentation. lie never had
used any such words. What he really had said silts, that
whenever the circumstances of the country would permit a la-
bourer to maintain himself and family upon Ids. a week, as was the
case in France, then might the (lovernnient reduce the protecting
ditties on the silk manufactures. Ile was desirous that this ex.
planation should go forth, fur lie was always anxious to have ha
real sentiments understood. (Applause.)
Mr. P. Moons: next addressed the people. Ile complained in
very indignant terms of the tardy manner in which his friends went
about redeeming their pledge of supporting him and his lion. Col-
league. Why did they keep themselves back ? There were hun-
dreds yet to come, who had pledged themselves to support their
former Representatives; and if it was r. messitry he would himself
go to York and bring many of them who resided there to the poll.
Ile had laboured incessantly since he had arrived among them. and
as it was as much their cause as his own, they ought not to be so
reluctant in discharging the duty they so munch owed to themselves.
After repeating his political formula, the Hon. (leaden= retired
amid the applause, mingled with hisses, of the people.
The treating system is in full forte here, but nuthirig beyond an
occasional squabble has occurred lug the bast few Jays.
The gen rid opinion among the more respectable citizens is, that
had Mr. Ellice come forward alone, and unconnected with' Mr.
Moore, his return would have been certain. Seine are even of opi-
nion that if he were nave to adopt that course lie would be success-
ful;—but in this they seem to be mistaken, if, as we haie before
stated. the ituiority el votes have been abeady polled for the ono.
site party.

LEICESTER coo.vry. ELECTION.
(FROM OUR OWN RETORTER.)
The High Sheriff having appointed to hohl a County Court, lbr
oieeteetion' of two Members to represent this county in Parliament,
jrag the high state of piety feeling that has been excited by a
',l.aruL ilv-conteeted election for the borough of Leicester, in which
ee. of riot have already (wanted, considerable anxiety prevailed
„along the respectable inhabitatore of the town as the time for the
or:holders of the county to meet approached, it being pretty gene-
roly known that, with a Great majority of the elector, nettling in
es borough, neither of the late Members for the county--and who
ilia agent been nominated—stood well. Although no OpliOttition
!,/ those gentlemen 111‘ expected to take place, yet Rumour, with
her hundred tonsure, had not been silent; and it was early on
teiredey morning current!, reported, that some gentlemen who
ceeeeined political sentiments different from those which had been
avowed hr the late Members, contemplated bringing forward a
renter
whose opioiens, eepeciatly as regarded the three leading
yes:tuns of—Free Trade, the Currency System. Rod the Corn
lows. coincided with their own. 11Olio this individual was to he
Id not accurately ascertained; indeed, like most run:ours. it was
of , very vague and Indefinite description. Sufficient, however,
had been said to trot the friends of hoot Robert nlanners, and
tionge A. L. Keck. Esq. (the Candidates), upon the alert. and
tree:wider' from all parts of the county began to enter the town
c ;:y yesterday funning, that being the day fixed by the Sheriff to
proceed to an election. At ten o'clock in the morning a large
teralearte of gentlemen and yeomanry of the county formed oppo-
see to the Three Crowns Tavern, which the Candidates had made
L their . , __..
nese-gustier*, and attended by some hundreds of epeeist con.
orioles (a precaution deemed necessary in csnsequence of the dis-
enhance* that took ;dace on lVedneselay evening), they proceeded
to the Castle, where a temporary hustings had been erected. At
this time not less than 4090 persons were assembled, who were
mostly of a respectable claas• and all of whom demeaned them-
' selves with the utmost proproty and quietness.
The UNDER Sereter haring read the King's Writ, and the
Act of George the Second, commonly called `• 'Fire Bribery Act,"
The High Sheriff (Trios. W. HOLLUAM. Erm.) asked the Free-
holders whom the pervoaa were tiny woad please to elect to be
their Represemetives at the neat Parliament
Ono, Egg. without malting any speech, took the liberty to
taming,. bard Robert Spanners as a fit mid proper person for that
perpOle.
CLEMENT WINSTANLTT, Esq. seconded the nomination.
CIIARLES Gourar.v .11tione, Esq. then proposed George
AritOory Lee Keck as the other Representative. whose nomination
~,,e,eonded, without arty remark. by Ile sue HUNGERFORD
DOLDITUII HUNGIRTORD. Esq.
A use for a few moments tow followed, when, no other Candi.
f:re being propecd,
The limn Sur air? rolled foe a sheer of hands, upon which he
dole:eel the two genilenten who had been norninsmd to hare been
stay elected to serve in Parliament for the County of Leicester.—
(lositd cheer.)
.;r. Tuosija PAGET (hanker, of Leicester) now stepped for-
warJ on the busting*, and said that, before the election was con.
traded, he purposed to ask the Canoidetes one or two questions.
1:e come forwent with no feelings of hostility—
The limit Streeter —You are too late, Sir, the election has
taken place. After the he:enters km been signed there will be an
epti-rtunity for you tepid rim imestiuns you please to the Members.
Mr. Petite said, it was moistly wish a view to harmonize the
feeling% of the poor manufacturers towards their Representative*
that lie ventured to offer himself to their notice.
The neesseary dad was then signed by the newlyolected Siena.
Dem. and several of the Gentlemen Freeholders present on the
I, hestiege.
Tice Mow Surlier said. Yam Gentleman now wished to ad-
dress the assembly, he wax at liberty to do so.
' Mr. PAGET rata, in adopting the present course, he entertained
no hostility towards :heir worthy Representative, nor had he any wish
to excite an angry or to convey one feeling of the slightest disre-
spect to any person. it was not only a right which every free-
bie:ems had, but a privilege which he mein to assert, that of se-
certaining the opinions of those to whom the managenunt of their
best interims bad just been ...trussed for the rest seven ye-art.
With this feeling, and rather with a desire to soothe than to lett-
t tte tie public mind, that he had determined to speak on the pre-
sent occasion. They were aware that there was a great and anxious
feeling existing' in. the pubic naiad respecting various important
subjects.
yarriculatly the subject of the Corn Laws, which most
decide affected the manufacturers of this country. Upon what
passed on the day of nomination. the freeholders must recollect
that both their Repro emotive* were strongly in favour of the Corn
Law. Hie object then was to put it in the power of those gentle-
men to give any such explanation upon that point as might have
the effect to soothe the public mini Ile was not one of those who
viewed the present circumstances of the country, as of a tempo•
ram tamer. (M the contrary, he believed that the evils were in.
ceasing and taking deeper root daily. These gentlemen, whose
connexions were principally with the sgricultural part of the com-
munity, could only derive their information reepecting the distresses
of the manufacturers, from information chiefly conveyed through
the medium of the public prints. That their Representatives had
given the subject their utmost attention. and lied seighed it to the
best of their judgment he meant not to deny, but he could urine
them as a commercial man, that he had no idea of the extent of the
embarrassments that existed in the manufacturing districts. Feel-
ing this, he thottelit it would soothe the irritation which that class
of persons experienced from this state of things, if they knew
that at least one commercial man had had the courage to
come here before this assembly of the landed proprietors of
the county of Leicester, and cand:d'y represent to:them what the
real situation was in which the manufacturer was placed. The
situation of the manufacturing population of this district must be
well known to both their Representatives, as they alma/ had an
opportunity of riving the condition of toe people, when betties diem
a. Justices of the Peace. and they had also a means of learning it
by tins amount Of parochial assessments. But those gentlemen did
not know what was actually going on in the internal state of the
ersnufacturers. Ile would just mention one single fact, which
would give an insight lit° the condition of the trade of this insult-
diets district; and similar cases might be adducad if the inquiry
were carried into the other branches of mauufacture. At this very
moment, cotton stockings (the principal article manufactured in
this neighbourhood), were manufactured in Germany and Saxony.
at one-third the price at which the English manufacturers could
afford to make them, and foreigners were consequently meeting us
in every market in Europe, and even America, to which place
their goods were seat through England. (liar, hear.) If such
was the tact (anti hue doubted not there were many manufacturers
present who could attest its accuracy,) in what a painful situa.
ton must the matter be placed, and how frightful must the situate
eon of the workman be ? A great part of our manufactures it was
known used to be meted on in foroign trade, but that had been
Ise: to us, and the same means which had lost us our foreign trade
would also lose us our home trade; what then would be the con.
sequence to our labouring manufacturers, were they to lie down
and starer in the streets? It was well known that the master ma-
i MUl3cUltet could not help them, or give a f trthing more wages
than what his profits entitled him to give. This was an alarming
picture: but could it not be accounted for? Yes. The English
manufacturer had to subsist on corn which cost 3/. per quarter,
while the manisfecturer on the Continent obtained it at 3en. He
i entreated their worthy Representatives to consider and reconsider
tits subject, seeing how these things °aerated upon the very ex-
istence of their constituents. He admitted that the question was
arse of much difficulty, but difficult as it was, it resolved itself into
this—whether the population of this country were able to be pre.
served from starvation, without some great alteration or revision
being made in these laws ? That was one main point to which he
was anxious to call the attention of the gentlemen who had this day
been re-elected their Representatives. Another point was, the ape
paiiing npprehensiens which: prevail in the minds of a most useful
and meritorious body of men, he meant that body which was int-
aneeliately connected with the Honnorable Members themselves, and
la abase interest they, next to their own, would need did give',
i tee strictestattention, he meant' the tenantry of the coon- '
tv. For he was fully of opinion that the late measures of his
.Maje•ty's government with regar Ito the currency you'd inevita.
tly produce similes dreadful effec s, to those which occurred in
the years Ifil; and 18IS, and again in 11121 and 1622. If his ap.
. preheasions were well founded (and he had long experience to
justify him in believing they were), he then would soy that there
was at this moment a ruin pending over the tenantry of this coon.
try, and which would far exceed and be much more dreadful titan
that which now pressed upon the manufacturer. He expressed his
opinions on this subject with due deference, because he admitted
that the Corn Law. and also those principles which ought to go.
vein she currency ofa ceurtry, were extremely abstruse. But
when he called to mind the dreadful miseries that prevailed
at the periods be had mentioned, the contemplation of which
must be appalling to every mind which had the interest of lin.
inatity at I east, he could not refrain from calling the
ntostsetious writ .ti rn of their Representatives to the subject. Iledid
not hatlat° to say* that the next Parliament moil be the most
important that ever sat in this kingdom. if the Corn Laws and
i t omency Law ,mould bath be rmisted ia with the same operative
1. severity that they now acre, the only policy our manufacturers had
i to putout wile, to be warned by the loss aireedy sustained of the
Omega market, and to art accordingly. lie cautioned them to
take time by the forelock, and to give additional energy to those
rielmres which he had reason to know had already been eaten-
P air, i, adopted. As to the niechmics there was no relief for them t
they must get as much as they MR from their masters, and the rest
must be made up by the poor rates. As to the tenantry, if the'
resent system went on, he would give them this warning, either
to quit their farms or prepare ffieniselvot to face ruin. (Hear, and
expressions of disapprobation.) One or the other of these alterna-
tives was inevitable. To tile small freeholders he gave them
notice to rant all the economy they could. The fate of persona
labouring mom mortgages was inevitable. Now. as to all these
r eveoal topics, he would ask the lion. Members to give their Mime.
elate pledge that when they should go into Parliament, that neithertheir eyes should ba shut nor their ears deaf to the oompleints of
their conotituesits:upon these snbjects ; but that they would cow bier
the peesitig events to conic before them' and that they a mild give
these subjects the most serious and candid attention whensoever they
should be brought before Parliament. lie hoped he had not given
offence iii any of the observations he had felt it his duty to make.
I
(I :rim of '' oh no!" from both the Candidetes aed their friends.)
' lips motive, were only the well-being of his country. He thought
I that it was calculated to soothe the exasperated passions of a suilio•
.rig eenele, to know that there was one commercial man who would
1111rii torwarsi to declare, in the preaence of an agricultural body as
ton were before him, the facts, the reasonings, and the considera-
tin's which their indulgence had pernOtted liitu to expreesr.—
lied cheers.)

Lord ROBERT MANNERS then came forward, amidst much
cheering, and said—Gentlemen, with testleet to those subjects
which the gentleman who has just addressed you, has thought
proper to touch upon, I look upon them to be subjects of the
greatest possible delicacy, and 1 do not therefore think I am bound
to give a pledge as to any future opinion I niav eat main respecting
them. Whenever they shall lie discussed in l'arliatiient. I can
only any that my vote will be given upon them with that care which
their importance demands, to the best of my judgment, and with
a due regard to the interests of the parties concerned. (Cheers.)
Mr. KECK next addressed the assembly. Whet, he had the ho-
nour of addressing them on the day of nomination, lie thought he
had made blurted perfectly understood what were the opinions he
entertained not only upon the subjects in which Mr. Paget had in-
terrogated him, but upon every other subject upon which he could
be questioned. Ile begged, in the first instance, to return his grate-
ful acknowledgments to the gentleman who stood beside him
(311r.P.) That gentleman had exercised a right which %Mulled hint
(Mr. Keck) an advantage of which he would now avail himself.
Had Mr. Paget been here on the day of nomination, he never
would have supposed that upon dime particular topics at least,
there existed any difficully in his (Mr. Keck's) fully stating the
sentiments which he entertained. He on that *erasion had urged
the necessity of supporting the landed interest, and that in order
to do so, there were positive grounds for making a reversion in the
Com laws. Protectingdutiet, hehad said, were when the countrywas
under other circumstances necessary, but that under the present al.
tered condition of the coantry, that necessity no longer existed.
He had further urged that it would be to the interest both of the
manufacturer and th • agriculturist that those laws should be
I altered. The interecla of both parties were inseparable, and
equally required such a measure to be done. No wan could be
more deeply affected with the misery that had been felt by the
manufacturers than himself; and he hoped that his endeavours to'
I remedy them would at least chew the sense he entertained of those
distresses, and would satisfy the sufferers themselves that there
was no want of feeling on the part of those who had resided in
their neighbourhood. Ile perfectly agreed with the Hon. Gentle-
man, that there was a necessity for a most careful revision of those
laws ; and it was at the same time one of the moat laborious and
most painful duties which a Representative could be called upon to
perform. Pitt be its difficulties what it might, he would not shrink
front the task, although he would not pledge himself to any par-
ticular line of conduct as regarded that duty. He would, however,
promise to give the most careful, scrupulous, and severe examine-
tion, to every circumstance that should be brought before hint. It
was impossible for him to comprehend how anything that had fallen
from him on Tuesday last could be understood to have pledged him
to maintain the Corn Laws, He denied any such pledge. As to
die appeal which had been made to the tenantry, he could only
say, that no man was more identified with that class of persona,
Lo:h by interest and by f.:eling, than himself. If there were any
man who could look the tenantry of till's country in the face, and
hold to them the language which had been used to them to-day,
under the supposition dust the landlords could be indifferent specta-
tors of their coming ruin, woe betide that man for his feelings.
The periods of distress alluded to were such as he hoped and be-
d red they should never see again. With respect to the question
of the currency, the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Paget), from his pro-
fessional habits, was aware that the subject w.ut most complicated
and abstruse, and was therefore too difficult for discussion on such
an occasion as this. Alter a few observations upon this subject,
the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Keck) declared Ida opinion to he that
the lets measures of Govemnient would have the effect of prevent-
ing improper speculation. He did not prognosticate those ruinous
consequences held out to the tenantry by Mr. Paget, and whose
remarks he considered not to have been an well-timed on that sub-
ject as on the others to which he had referred. Tne caution held
out to the tenantry was unnecessary. It might excite their appre-
hensions, hut it never could allay their fears. He believed the
tenantry of this country to be in as sate a suite under their land-
lords as they ever hail been or could with to be ; and lie would ap-
peal to the body of useful men in his turn and say.--
Mr. PAGET begged to explain. lie had done all due credit to
the good feelings and intentions of the landlords, and he therefore
must deprecate the Hon. Gentleman's remarks on this subject.
which were not dictated by that candour which marked the other
parts of his speech.
Mr. Meg assured the Honourable Gentleman that he had no
intention to be severe in his remarks, but he felt that, after this
notice had been addressed to the tenantry of• England, he should
have been a consenting party to it unless he disclaimed it in the
manner he had already done. After the explanation that had been
given, he would leave that subject. The lion. Gentleman con-
cluded by passing an eulogium on the English character, whose
moral qualities inspired him a confident expectation that England
would soon regain her high station of prosperity width she had at
limner periods enjoyed. liming again pledged himself to pay the
best attention to the interests of his constituents, the lion. Gentle-
man retired amidst the applause' of the people.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the High Sheriff, who im-
mediate!), after declared the business of the Meeting to be ended.
The Hon. Members were then conducted back to the Hotel, with
colours fiyine, and music playing the air of " See, the Conquering
Hem conies!" When they arrived at the Inn, they again shortly
addressed the assembly, after which the people began to saunter
' about, anxiously looking for the ceremony of chairing the Mem-
I beta. Disappointment, however, was their reward, forhin the
mese of an hour the following handbill was issued, the proxiety
of which, under all the circumstances, cannot be questioned
"COUNTY ELECTION.—It appearing impossible to conduct
the usual ceremony of chairing the County Mention without ma-
terially impeding the proceedings of the Borough Election now
going on in the Market-plaee,!the Committees of the newly-elected
Members have unanimously agreed that it is expedient on the pre-
sent occasion to omit the ceremony."

BOROUGH OF LEICESTER ELECTION.
The turbulent spirit which broke out into such acts of violence
on Wednesday 113 s entirely exhausted itself. No hing can excuse
such desperate attack+ as were then made by all parties, one on the
other; but it certainly does become impartial person+ to consider
the cause of proceedings, happily so infrequent, before they ex-
press an unqualified verdict of condemnation on those concerned in
them. And front all that we can learn, there certainly were acts
committed by individuals who ought, from their situation, to have
known better, before any disposition to create a disturbance mani.
felted itself on the part of the boxer classes, also generally form
the majority at places where freedom by birth and apprenticeship,
or by paying scot and lot, give a right of voting. The arrange.
menu fur boiling the votes are better tn-day than previously ; but
even now they appear to us to partake of a curious character. In-
stead of a poll clerk and a check clerk for each Candidate being
appointed to receive the votes, by which means several sets of,
clerks might be able to take votes simultaneously, there are some
thirty clerks sitting at a table, all engaged in the laborious idleness
of taking down the name of each elector as he advances to the
hustings; and then, after being placed in the pen of those Candi-
dates fur whom he intends to vote, he is asked (quite unneces-
sarily, we think, as his being in the pen declares the fact), who are
the persons he wishes to become his Representatives. 1
%limn it is considered whet the qaalificatiors are for voting, and 1
that the contest is a neck and neck one ; every cranny of the three
kingdoms, nay even the Continent itself is ransacked for voters, it
will be easily imagined that the inierint of polling is by no means
trifling. There is another arrangement attending this election,
which strikes as being rather strange ; (though it no doubt is the con-
sequence of the one that allows of only of one vote being polled at a
time) and that is the polling alternately for the several Candidates ;
so that when !lasting,' and Cave have polled two, then it is the turn
of Evans aid Denman to poll two. The circumstance of 31r. Den-
man not being put in nomination at the commencement of the
election, accounts for the variance of the numbers between him and
the other Candidates. The difference between the votes for the other
three gentlemen is not however so easily to be accounted for, under
the existing arrangement. This mode of polling has been strongly
objected to by Mr. Evans every day since its adoption ; but it is the
opinion of 31r. Goulborn, the Assessor by the way, is the
Recorder of the borough), that the plan is good, and it therefore
continues to be acted upon.
The state of the poll at the close of the business to-day was—for
Hastings GM Evans -
Care 613 I Denman . 493
After the numbers had been announced, the several Candidates'
shortly returned thanks, and expressed their approbation of the
good and orderly manner in which the electors had conducted
heniselves yesterday and to-day ; and repeated their regret that
any disturbance should have matked the earlier part of their pro
(ceding%
Mr. PACZT (who spoke at the county election), now mounted
the balcony of the window belonging to the Committee rooms of
Evans and Denman, and harangued the populace for upwards of
an Lour upon all sorts of topics; he, however, principally dwelt
upon the thraldom in which it was attempted by the Corporation
to hold the Iloroagh, that body openly espousing the Tory
party (Hastings and Cave, though the latter is accused of being
a renegade Radical). and having brought in the powerful
reinforeetr.ent of MN honorary voters to support that side, all
of whom were crested by the said Corporation sonic two years
ago. Thus, says Mr. Paget, who thereupon exclaimed, what
is life, what its worth, gentlemen (scot and lot men), without
independence ? (Tremendous cheers followed this interrogatory,
end after other equally earnest appeals to these gentlemen, Dlr.
Paget retired, and the two or three thousand men, women, and
children immediately moved from the market-place in various di-
rections, as their fancies inclined them.
Mr. Denman is anxiously looked for by his partizans. They
think that • speech from hint would amend the system of taking
the votes, which is certainly the principal source of dissatisfaction,
excepting the aforesaid advocacy my the Corporation.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17.
It having been found rctremely inconvenient to continue polling
one man only at a time, it was determined that a separate hustings
should be erected tor taking the votes of those persons who lived
out of the Borough ; which being accordingly done, the polling
commenced this morning at eight o'clock at both hustings, the old
one being used for taking the votes of persons residing within the
Borough, and the other for the out voters.
As soon as the business of the day commenced,
)Ir. kinsiart le, the Barrister, who arrived early this morning,
appeared on the part of Mr. Denman, who, not being able to conic
down himself, had sent by that Gentletnan the following Reply to
a Letter informing him of hie noininni ion :

" To the Independent Eleators of Leicester.
6EXTLLMEN-1 rejoice to learn that my name has been
useful to the upright ■nd consistent Candidate who now solicits
your support on principles which do honour to yourselves and to
him : and I beg to assure you, that if a majority of your enlight.
coed body should be pleased to return tne air.; as your R.prenata.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

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tire to Parliament, no eforts of mine shall be wanting to prove
myself deserving of your confidence.
illy conduct in the last Parliament is ton well known to require
any professions from me. To a Constitutional Rel-riti of the
House of Commons—to the reduction of exorbitant Taxes, and
retrenchment of corrupt Expenditure—to a Repeal Of the Corn
laws—to a safe and gradual Abolition of Negro Slavery—and to
all the principles of Civil and Religious Liberir, I stand pledged,
by a direct and frequent avowal of opinions winch have nothing
but truth and honesty to recommend them. Shu.idd Ibe restcred
to the saute station by the good opinion of the peop:e of Leicester,
I shall pursue the same course, sod end my life as 11, are begun it.
rectitude Few thinga can go farther to convince me of the that
course, than the favour it has earned for Inc at your hanoa.
" .lost sincerely do 1 regret that my engagements must detain
me at the present moment in London, and prevent my person;rl ac-
knowledgment of your kindness ; but whatever the result of 1 his
great contest may be, I shall be eager to seize the earliest momei.,
for expressing the gratitude and pride with which I subscribe my-
self, Gentlemen,
" Your most faithful servant,
" London, June 16, 1826. THOMAS DENWAY."
This letter was immediately printed and distributed among the
people, which evidently had a good effect, as will appear by the
state of this day's poll.
The partizans of Mr. Evans rind Mr. Denman are very sanguine
as to the result; success, they believe, would be certain were Mr.
Denman among them. If some one were present who could string
together a few sentences of decent English, it wculd unquestion-
ably enliven the dull monotony that now prevails, there being
nothing to gratify the gaping appetite of the " Independent Elec-
tors," save a few smart sayings between the Counsel of the opposing
Candidates as to the eligibility or non-eligibility of the voters.iVhe-
titer it be the want of ability, or the absence of aproper auditory, cer-
tain it is that neither of the Candidates have evinced the least dispo-
sition to harangue the people; and were it not for such amen as Mr.
Paget, who it cannot be denied has the faculty of saying a good
deal about all manner of imbjects, it would be a very problema-
tical question whether tjoyment of free quarters, with all its
accompaniment of drunken and noise, would satisfy the hetero.
genious mass that is assernbl here. A speech, loud and long, no
matter how connected in of respects, Is tudispensible at a con-
tested election, especially en the voters are composed of' such
If
materiel as from the bulk of those who have a suffrage at
Leicester. The expenses incident to this contest must be consi-
derable, for coaches are coming in hourly loaded with voters from
the meet distant pans of the kingdom. It is, however, said, that
be the result what it may, Mr. Denman will not be at any charge,
the whole weight. as far as regards him, being borne by his col-
league, Mr. Evans, while on tile other hand, the Corporation are
kindly contributing to defray the expenses incurred by the opposite
party. There is an anecdote related about a poor woolstapler from
Bradford, who is said to have eaten at breakfast, while at Wake-
field, in his way hither to vote, twelve eggs, besides a considerab e
quantity of beef, which he seasoned with anchovy sauce and milled
oil, after which he drank six glasses of brandy and Dantzic beer,
and quarelled with every body who would not do the sante, de-
daring that they were no friends to Hastings and Cave, who de-
served to be supported. At the close of the poll on Saturday
night, the numbers were as follows--
flutings - - 960 I Care . . 932
Frans - - 939 1 Denman • • 787