The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

LINCOLN RI.ECTDON.

Early on Wednetanor.iin, tin immense
crowd assembled about the Stone-how, in Ihe city
of Lincoln, and for some time a dispmititm to to-
mtit was utandesterl, which wits, hoaccer, happily
allaye:d by a Sinn address of the Town-Clerk (Reu-
ben Terrewest, Esq.) to whom the city is much in-
debted for his valuable eaertious.
The business of the meeting was opened by
JOHN SWAN, Esq. (of (Merton.) who, after payiug
a suitable mark of respect to the suetuory of the
deceased Member, in an energetic speech proposed
the Earl of Mexborougli to the Freenscu of Liu-
coin, as a lit person to succeed thy lamet.ted Co-
!fusel !Ronson, as one of their Representatives iu
Parlituneut.

Mr. Alderman SwAN seconded the nomination.
The Earl of Mexsoaoecat then came forward,
and said, should he be so fortunate as to he the
man of their choke, he should eeteem it the highest
honour that could be conferred u;:on him. lie
professed u steady loyalty to our much esteemsal
Sovereitoi ; a faithful attachment to tr.. Co.istitu-
ten of the Country ; and promised to use his best
efforts to oppose eve-4 alsiissein-bl4rwevaisofCo
Rights of the Church sad State ; to oppose faction
iu every form ; to be a seldom supporter of the
prerogatives of the Crown, as well -as the hderei44
of the !people; and to promote on every occimion
the true interests of that ancient cite. Your
late worthy Member," said his I.orl;hip, was
firmly attached to your interests! I had not
honour of a personal acipiatintunce aid' him, but
lam no stranger to his princin!es. I shall eialea-
your to walk in his steps, and maintain your rights
inyie:ate."•

Colonel Harcourt was then put in nominetton by
1/FZZIEIAH BROWN, Esq. The nosimatiou was
seconded by Mr. Alderman lUrr.
Colonel Hatcoultr then spoke as Mows :
" Gentlemen-1 do not arrogate to myself prin-
ciples of loyalty to suet an extent as to deprive
others of au equal claim to it: I am .satistleci that
all who hear me are loyal and true in their al-
le.giance to their Sovereiirn; hot under esisting
circumstances it is enmeshing more than netts-
ti e loyalty that it becomes Englishmen to evince
—it is a willing obedience to, and an honour.
able manly 'support of, His Majesty's Govern-
ment, that alone can bring us through the dif-
ficulties in which we are now placed. lam per-
suaded my noble opponent has loyalty fixed in LIS
heart; bat he wants that active loyalty by which
alone, I think, the distinction, the exietence, of the
country is to be preserved. As far awl can gather
of his sentiments, I am convinced it is his intention
to support those men who were lust in 'tower. I
believe I am not io error, and do not wish to be so.
But if I 'emceed in obtaininti the distinguished ho-
nour of representing you, it is my intention to
strengthen HIS Majesty's present Government, awl
thus to maintain the internal peace and insure 'toe
prosperity of the country. [Here the Colonel
adverted to the coudact of the late
Admiuie-
tr:tioo, which he condemned as subversive of
the quiet and unanimity of the country, and
particularly offetiaiie .and mulonmssing to His.
Majesty.)--He coutinucd—lt is my intention,
under your orders, by the finuest summit of his
government,- to enable him to meet the diflleultie3
of the inotuent. I need say little of our ancestors*
having -"Wed, anti that they establis!ied our consti-
tution : mine have also finiglit rill bled ; uad I too
have been employed in the wervice of my country.
I Loewe had also the honour of serving in Parliament.
To my public conduct I refer you for what you
may expect from mein future. No man more re-.
sported Colonel Monson than myself. I haveknown
him well, have been with him is Ow field of battle,
and know that he deserved well of hit oouote-y.
he is no more—l sneak of him a .th Knititude for
his teen ices, and allude. to my artuaiittaii, e with
him as an additional • reivon that l ho-
floured by i,e.ug his succesrair."
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At huff-fit ric bt o'clock the poll begin. At Ave
O in the everairit it dose. 11F.o the Wan'
were declared nr e$ %toted iu TeX
B.llrists Paces or Sattvpf ay :

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lilltreupoa tLe Eaal Wad lliCCidiltl Jall e!ect-

ed. As soon settle acclimation. cottldlietettleilitd•
the Noble Earl returned thsaks.
Colonel ItsacounT also expressed hii gratitirlit
for the support which he had remind. and then
turning to the Earl of exbprough, and ehaking
him heartily by the lielid, he My Lord, I
give you joy !' we sarriCserled by the /widest
plaudits of the admiring minltiortie.)
For several days pre% iinis to the Election, the
city of Lincoln was all hustle and uctivity. Never,
perhaps, was a contact supported with more vigour
and determined opposition, and never did both
sides more confidently anticipate victory. TheCen-
didates were men of decided character. Lord PoL-
LtNOTON and Mr. J. C. Pasha, of liull.declared
theysupported tht.Earra cause on the smne principles
as Lord Milton's Election at York was supported, in
opposition to Colonel Harcourt, who openly avowed
his warm attachment to Nlinisters, and en entireac-
cordance with the measures of the present Govern-
ment. These sentiments the Colonel expressed, in
his speeches. eery evening, from the window
of the Rein-Deer Inn. in his speech of Sa-
turday night, he 'recommended to his auditors
the religious observance of the ensuing day (Siind )
which from Ins infancy he had been taught to re-
spect, and he trusted be had done so, as well on the
plain, of llindootan as on his native land. He was
ably assisted in his canvas by the wit and popular
humour of Captain Brackenbury, who, dressed in
a sailor's rough jacket and tiowsera, succeeded in
attracting the attention and hitting the fancy of
the people. Every scheme was practised to keep
alive the immense company assembled is the city.
All the torches, flatabruns, and tar-bairels, that
could he procured in the coup iejt many. miles
round, were bought up. The-edltsumpdiki of
tibbou and silk for flags, &c. was alio excessi*isT
All sorts of carriages were in motion, and Watt
miserable corners or Lincohi, where unassuming
worth has in secret lived and died neglected," .have
within these ten days been visited by joy and
music, by the wealthy arid the noble.
Col. Harcourt is the King's Godson. The Earl
of Mexborough is a lineal descendant of the cele-
brated Sir George Saville.
Almon all the people of Holland Fen, of Hull,
and Yorkshire, generally suliported the Earl of
hlexbornugh : the greater part of the Sheffield
men, the Londoners, and most of those who reside
to the N. E. of the city, were in the interest of
Colonel Harcourt. Colonel Ellison declined all
interference whatever in the contest. The ex-
penees of this election are calculated. by those
who have the means of being tolerably accu-
rate, at not less than from 23 to 30.0001. They
were coesiderebly increased. by the vast number of
persons 4.utployed to add to the amusements of the
populace. Twelve or sixteen tar-barrels were car-
lied about every night, had eight bearers a piece,
at live shillings a man per night. Each
party litirnell out 201. of torches each night.—
There was also for each a double band of music.
consisting of 30 men, at 150. 6d. per day; and
about 30 flag-hearer` at 3s. exch. Burton pre-
sented a acres of great splendour ; there the three
Noble Lords, with their Ladies, received the friends
that paid their compliments to them on the
occasion.

THE BRITISH PRESS.
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LONDON,
MONDAY, J•L 18.

We announced, on Saturday, the arrival of the
Sahew frigate, Capt. &minium, with the Right
Hon. Lord WILLIAM CAVEIITISH RENWICK, lide
Governor of Madras, on board, in fifteen weeks,
from Fort St. George. The Salsette was built at
Borchay, and is sent home for an experiment, to
ascertain whetlier ships of her claw, built of teak-
wood, and equipped in the sense imumer, will
answer, before orders are given to build several
more in that country. She is remarkably strong
,a milt, but it is thought that she does not answer
.s.aser helm well. The expense of building there is
considerably less than in ally part of Europe. All
was tranquil in India when the left Madras. The
dispatches brimight by her, we understand, are
sot of any great importance.

The Gazette of Saturday night contains the ap•
pointment of Sir GEoalis PREVOST, Bart. Lieu-
tenant-Governor of Portsmouth Garrison, to he

Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the room
of Sir JOTIN WIFNTWARTII, Hart. and Commander
in Chief of the f.wees in that province and itr
dependencies, with the rank of Lieutenant-Gene-
ral. Five regiments are going mit with Sir Groat=
VIISTOIT to I l&ifay. The 7th and oth regiments
are of the nunther.

Admire! Me RH Alr came up to Portsmouth, on
Saturday, from St. lielen's, where he had arrived
• •ma Thunithsy, from Cork, as stated in our paper of
Saturday. A part of the tith regiment of I)rapon
Guards, or Royal (7arabineers ; the 17th regi-
went of I)ragoinis, and the ,211 battalion of
the 34th regiment, are arrived with him, in
several transports. The transports with the
• "'lonic and Foot _trt;llery and ordnance stores
on board. %A-v. 4! I. ft at t'ork, waiting for °Merv.
The ('eappiee, transport, Lieutenant 'looms',
which al-a last week at Portsmouth, as a
cartel from _Buenos Ayres, brought home 114 melt
of the 714 reghneut, and 54 seamen and marines
b-I ringing to His :irSAJEcT'v'l ships Diadems, i?a;-
ik,4„bk, Diomede, and Lena. They were taken
prisoners with General ili.arsroan, at Buenos:
re., on tile lath of 'August, tscu;, ere
e marched to Caturusarca, lifiwaids of nice ituit4red
ot
• miles into the interitic. beyond Conlin a, tothe

Swett :Watt al • the . Mk: teak ,t
tney could not Wire in Wine at 144.114=
to be embarked at the slat evacuates' of. the
ef.antry : the tampion left Buenos Ayres sixteen
dAys atter that time. She left Captain CORSET, in
tie Nereitle, with the Clarsell end liernies
stoops, and Olympic cutter, cruising in the River
Plata. She touched at St:Helm:a on the t Lit of
November, and bawled 30 men of the St. Helena
corps, . who were also taken with General BLUES-
roan. More than itoo men (principally of the 71st
Highland regirst,) who bad entered into pvos..
perous engagements in farms, which the Spaniards
had stocked for theta, refused to leave the country.
and they are left !aloha. A number of them had
'untried the native women. The Campion is the
last British vessel that was to learc South America ;
Captain Caaaott„, of the Stith regiment, Anal
Captain tilauturox, of the sth regiment, who
were left by General Wmirruicae, as hostages
for the fulfilment of the treaty, came home in her.
She left the Agincourt, 63, Captain Hut, at St.
Helena, waiting the snivel of a fleet of East In-
diamen, which she was to bring to England.

The indirect negociation between this country
and France, is, we understand, brought to a dose.
We were first informed, by an article in the A romi-
tear, that Austria had made common cause with
BONAPARTE and his vassals on the Conti-
nent, against Egland ; a fact, we believe, of
which there is now no doubt; but, in evidence
of Austria's reluctance to comply with this demand,
we naderstand that she proposed, as a condition, to
endeavour to effect a general peace. The request
was acceded to, and Count Mats arrived in a flag
of truce, with powers to offer the mediation of
Austria. The British Government required, in
the outset, a basis to be laid down by France.--!
The answer to the requisition was a blank passport,
to be filled up with the name of a negocia-
tor, on the part of MS MAJESTY. Our Court re-
peated its demands for a basis. The demand
was, however, eluded by the French Government.
The question respecting the principles of our mari-
time rights was at length introduced, but the at-
tempt failed, as premature, until the proposal of a
basis. Thu overtures were of course interrupted,
and put an end to. The Austrian Minister has de-
manded his passports; but will not immediately
take his departure. Upon his leaving this country
lie will be accompanied by Baron JACOBI. the
Prussian Minister. The Austrian Ambarsador will
go direct to Paris, as we stated in a former Paper.

We understand that Government expect a stun
from the Bank sufficient to enable them to do
without a lean for the present year.

Sir S. HOOD and General BERESFORD art re..
ported to have proceeded against the Danish West
India Islands. A vessel arrived at Liverpool, saw
a fleet 50 leagues to the westward of Madeira, on
! the .24th of Deceuiber, which is supposed to be
' the expedition which sailed from Cork on the
6th.
The report of two insurrections at Lisbon still

rests entirely upon the authority of an American
Captain, arrived at Cork. lie states that the first
took place on the loth, and the second on the 15th
of December. There are accounts from the Bri-
tish squadron off the Tagus, of the 28th, at which
time the events said to have occurred at Lisbon,
on the 10th and 15th, were unknown on board our
ships.

Another Expedition is in preparation, and it is
supposed to be isf magnitude, from the circum-
stance of the Transport Board being directed to
engage an inrrealwil numicr of transports, not-
withstanding the tonnage at present in the service
is great to an unprecedented extent. An &chance
of a shilling per ton per month is offered for cop-
perod ships. This expedition it is said will by
under the command of General "Moons, seesaw
palsied by General MIRANDA. South America is
thence supposed to he its 414.,tination.

Admiral MURRAY was expected yesterday at the
Admiralty, but he did not arrive.
Dispatches were sent off last night from the Ad-
miralty and the Foreign Office, to Portsmouth, to
he forwarded in a fast-sailing vessel to KM Jam iro
and St. Salvador, iu the limas.

Dispatches were received yestenlity at the Admi-
ralty, from Torbay. They were-scut oft immediate-
ly to Mr. Pnt.a, at Blackheath.
A letter from St. Petersburo, dated the loth
November, repeats the report that a Russian army
is on its march against Swedish Finland.
The Baracoata sloop, Captain HARIII, eapeclti
to sail in a few days with dispatches for Madras.
The East India and Mediterrimean convoys are
vet detained at Spithead, by contrary winds. The
'NMI*, Captain LORING, and several transports, to
re-join Sir CHARLES COTTON, at Falmouth, are
likewise detained.

Rear-Admiral Sir Isaac Correa, Bart. strock
his Hag, on Saturday, at Portsmouth, and oeteff for
Lonihm, for a few asys.
11u Serapis store-ship. Contain LLOYD, with
stores and necessaries, for the Brazils, is to proceed
to Portsmouth, flout Woolwich, to wait forcomoy.

THEATRES.

li 1 NWR THEATRE.

The Grand Serious Opera of Semirasside was
performed, on Saturday evening last, and Ma-
claine CATALAN( displayed all her powers of voice
and acting to the greatest advantage. The ap-
plause was unbounded. Madame Woo Lawn was
also very well received, and much applauded in
her little song. Mr. D'Eavit.i.stri Ballet way
very well received, and the dances went otf with
eclust. The company were very aelect—the boxes
very el tably filled, and the pit sad gallery
gime respectably
There were present--
The Duke and Duchess De Castries, the Marchioness of
Headfort, the Marquis sod Marchioness of Lansdoon, the
Marquis awl Marchioness Wellesley, the Earl and
tors at Barrymare, the Earl of Cardigan, and Colonel art
Mrs. Ilsomouut.

DRURY-LANE.

MORPHY'S lively and very entertaining Comedy
of AU is the Wren, was repeated at this Theatre
by particular desire on Saturday night, and honoured
with a most brilliant and crowded audience, who
expressed all the delight that such variety of scene,
natural vivacity, and interesting bustle, Must ever
excite. Mn. JORDANS Beli>rds is a natural, in-
teresting, and elegant performance. Miss Macke,
in Lady Restless, leaves the audience nothing to
wish. Mr. ELusrow's Berer/em, and Mr. Witoncg-
TON 'S Sir John Restless, are rich in dramatic ex-
cellence. There is no Comedy presents a more per-
fect representation. The new PaNtoisiate followed,
and increases each night in public favour.

COVE T-QAfDEN.
The Walden,. ; or, The Rights of Hospitality,
und the Pantomime of The Four Elements, were
must numerously attended on Saturday- night.