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YORKS IuVE F. LECTIOV.

(Prom our own Reporter.)
Monday being the day appointed fur the nomination of the
Candidates fur the Representation of the County of York, at an
early hour the streets presented an interesting and lively spectacle
of general eagerness and enthusiasm. The Candidates already
announced are Lord Milton anti Mr. Marshall (who have united
their forees, and stand, of course, upon the broad principles of
civil and religions liberty, which necessarily include Catholic
Emancipation ;) Mr. r . Wilson and Mr. Buncombe (who rely
upon the prevalence of opinions directly the reverse, and who, 114
it would appear from the placards all over the county, have, in
conjunction with the ('lergy, done their utmost to raise the cry of
No Popery as a bugbear to the timid) ; and, lastly, Mr. Bethell,
who professes independent principles, oral who is considered by
many of the electors as a happy medium between the two great
contending interests. It is therefore presumed that he will receive
the split votes of both parties, in which case he sill be tolerably
certain of success. Bands, with colours flying, and followed by
large parties with cards in their hats, and nbbona in their coats,
have been parading the town the greater part of the morning, and,
as each appeared, they were of course cheered by their partisans.
Long before one o'clock the Castle-yard was tided by so immense
assemblage of the electors, and the cheering was tremendous as
each patty approached the hustings. The friends of Wilson and
Buncombe entered the yard, followed by a great concourse of
electors, with a numerous band anti several blue flags, on which
were such inacriptiona as the following:—" and Dun.
etnnbe." " The Protestant Cause." " For nod, the King, and
the Country." " The King and Constitution." Soon after, those
of Lord Milton and Marshall made their appearance, in similar
order, and bearing yellow and orange flags, inscribed with `t
and MusbalL" " Magnet Charts." "No &very." "

',erty and the People." " Trial by Atm and Agriculture and
Trade." Mn. Bethell's friends followed next, with a pink Aug,
and boards bearing placards, inscribed " Bethel! and Indepen-
dence," and which were adorned with ribbande of a similar co-
lour. When all were assembled, there could not have been at a
mederate guess less than 40,00 persons present at the meeting.
fiIanNALIVIIE LANGLEY, Esq. the Sheriff of the County, at
one o'clock, addressed the meeting, and stated that he had received
a requisition requesting him to call that meeting, for the purpose of
contodering four fit and proper persons to represent the county of
York in Parliament. It was the first time that the county of
York had been called upon to elect four Members to represent them
in the House of Commons, and he hoped they would feel as he did,
and rejoice at the honour which was thus conferred upon the
county. He also informed them that Mr. Stuart Wonky would
address them in the come of the day, and requested their attention
to anything he might wish to say.
Sir F. Woo° then stepped forward to propose Lord Milton as
a fit and proper person to he once more returned as their repre-
sentative to Parliament. He fully concurred in the honour which
the Sheriff had declared to be conferred On York by being allowed
to return four Members, but he doubted is to the advantage which
it was supposed would arise from it. For his own part, he should
have felt equally satisfied If Itle Noble Friend on his right (lewd
Milton), and his fi iend on his It ft (Mi. S. Wortley) ,_were still to
be their only repreaentatives.—(Much CheoringtHo then pre-
sented himself fur the purpose of putting LOrd Stilton in nomina-
tion, who during the space of nineteen years bad been their rem e-
stimative, and who during that hang periol had never given them
cause to repent their choice.—(Cheers and some himing.)—lf there
was in England a man of consistency and perseverance, and of un-
compionosingprinciples, that man was lout Milton.—(Cries of
"No Popery.' )—He was a man whom those who envied dared not
imitste.—(Cheers and hisses.)—lle was a zealous and faithful
guardian of the public purge, and the assertor of the liber-
ties of the people.—(Cheers, and hisses troin the Blues.)—
He meant to say that he was the maerter of the liberties of all the
people, every elector of York included. (Cheers and hisses.) Lord
iifilton deserved at their hands a triumphant support ; he was the
representative of the 11'higs, and of liberal principles. ( Hirers.)
He should not look to the occurrences of that day as affording any
example of what might be the issue of the c,ntest. (Cries of
" No, no," from the friends of Lord Milton.) L'n :it Sheffield and
Saddfeworth could be removed more than twenty miles front York,
he was aware that he could not succeed in a show of hands.
(Cheers.) But he would persist, and the same occurrences that
took place in 1807 would be repeated in 1026. (Cheers and
biases.) He, if returned, would represent the whole kingdom, and
would not cansent to sacrifice his own opinion as to its general
welfare, to that of the electors of York, as to their own immediate
interests, where the latter might happen to interfere with the former.
An advocate of liberal principles, he would place no restraints
except where there was real danger. He would not attempt to
transplant, in an age of sciesce, the opinion* of the fifteenth cc n tury
into the nineteenth. (Cheers.) He repelled with indignation the
charge which was made, that he was not devoted to the Protestant
cause. (Cheers.) If lie (Sir F. Wood) had his way, he would
send hint to Parliament unfettered, merely telling him to adopt
such a line of conduct as would be fitting the character of the British
people. ((teem and hisses.) Unless they retuned Lord Milton
as one of their representatives, they would be wanting in their duty
to themselves and their country. (Cheers and hisses.)

0. STRICKLAND, in seconding the nomination of hi
Lordship, said that his duty was extremely limited, hard;
to recommend to their attention a Nobleman whose sentiments were.
not only known to them, but whose conduct had been under thei
observation for 19 years. (Cheers.) His 'cause was that of the
people and of pAilical improvement. Ile would support the
great question of Parliamentary Reform, and render the House of
Commons, if possible. a fair representation of the people, by carry-
ing farther the small change which had been effected, and of which
they then experienced the benefit. (Cheers and hisses.) He would
not then enter into a discussion of the merits of the Corn haws;
he would only say that it would be an impossibility to prove that
laws prejudicial to manufacture* and commerce could be favourable
to agriculture. His Lordship would also endeavour to make it ap-
parent that the expenditure, and consequently the taxation, of the
country, might be reduced. (Cheers and hisses.) There was another
question on which his Lordship had expressed his opinicnts, and
which had excited a livtly interest throughout the country. Lord
Milton was for effeeting a change in, if not a total repeal of, that
remnant of feudal barbarism, the Game Lows. He was at all tittles
a supporter of civil a•nd religions liberty. His principle was. that
every man should be allowed to worship his Creator according to
his own conscience, (cries of " be does ;" •' they can do so," &c.)
and without any consequential civil disabilities. (Cheering and
his•e'.)

Lord Allt.Tov then stepped forward, amid great cheering from
the Orange party, and marks of disapprobation front the Woes.—
He sincerely hoped., he said, that the conduct of those who sup-
ported him would differ as widely as did their opinions from the
opinions of those to aliom they were opposed, (tremendous
cheers from the Yellows.) When the time arrived for his oppo.
nents to address them, he hoped they would grant them a patient
hearing; by so doing, they would shame their adversaries; they
would heap coals of hot fire upon their heads. (Cheers and hisses.)
They would atomic those who called themselves gentlemen, but
who seemed as If they had forgotten that character. (Great up-
roar.) He appeared before them as the advocate of the great cause
of civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) There was a party in that
county who assumed that they were the only advocates of the Pro-
testant cause: but he begged leave to say, that by a t doing they
shewed presumption rather than truth. To prove thnt they were
presumptuous, he had only to direct the attention of the fileeting
to one of the emblems under which they fought. If they turned
their eyes to one of the Hugs they would perceive inscribed " For
God, the King, and the Country." " For the King and Country,"
exclaimed his Lordship. " hum." (Tremendous cheering.) But
1 beg leave to tell them, that the Almighty Creator of the universe
needs none of their assistance." (Great cheering.) lie made
Whig and Tory, Protestant and Catholic ; his sun shone
equally upon all; he knew no distinction. (Immense cheering.)
He knew of no distinction, except between those who lived accord-
ing to the Gospel and those who did not. His Lordship blushed to
see so presumptuous an emblem. (A person in the crowd cried
out, " Go to a Catholic Chapel, if you want to preach," and at the
same time there were some cries of •` No Popery."] He begged to
call upon those who shouted out " No Popery," to explain the
meaning of the term. If by that exclamation, they meant to say
that the Roman Catholic religion was less pure than that of the
Protestant, he could shout " No Popery '• also ; but if they meant,
as he believed the/ did, to arrogate to themselves superior rights
and privileges which they were not willing to impart to other., then
would he say that their conduct was not accordant with the Gospel.
His Protestantism taught him to do unto others as he would thas
others should do unto hinist«—it taught him to grant to othere
that which he claimed for himself. (Cheers.) He challenged those
who were to speak after him to show in what respect present cir-
cumstances coincided with those which prevailed at the time the
restrictions against the Catholics were passed. The party of which
he boasted himself a member was the same which hurled front the
throne the tyrannical family under which the country at one time
groaned. (Cries of "No history.") Of course his opponents were
not anxious about history, because, in fact, they knew nothing
about it. (Cheers and hisses.) At that time attempts were making
to destroy the liberties of the people, and in those attempts the
Duke of York, afterwards James 11. was deeply implicated.
He could assure the meeting that he did not mean the Prince who
now wears that title, but one who did about one hundred years
ago. (Laughter.) It was well known to every person at that
meeting, except, perhaps, the graduates for the hustings. (cheers),
that that Prince was a Roman Catholic, and that he wished to es-
tablish that religion in this country, and to give those exclusive
rights to the Catholics, which the Blues now appeared to claim
exclusively for themselves. But in addition to this he wished also
for arbitrary power, and it was to protect the nation front arbitrary
rule that the wisdom of their ancestors deemed it necessary to
shackle his adherents, the Catholics. It was to effect the purpose
of crippling his designs that the hap, which they seemed to think
characteristic of Protestantism, were passed by the wise men of
that day, and he would be ashamed of their conduct, if he thought
they contemplated those exclusive privileges in a perpetual point
of view. He had the authority of the principal person concerned
in the Revolution to the contrary ; for Lord Somers had declared
his opinion that it would be wise to abrogate those lass as soon
as the circumstances which called for them had passed away.
(.lush cheering and cries of " Turn him out.") They could
not turn him our. (Cries of " Down with him" from the Glue.)
—They could not not down with hint, unless they could
first down with the thousands of voters who intended to sup-
port him. (Cheers.) In order to be enabled to judge of every
question which came before him, it appeared to him to be the duty
of the representative to establish principles upon which to act, and
then to refer to them whenever he had to decide upon any question
of magnitude. The principles upon which he squared his own
conduct were those of liberality. They led him to advocate religi-
ous liberty and commercial freedom also. He was an advocate for
free trade, as calculated to bring forth and support the ingenuity
and industry of the people. He Also believed that the franchises of
the people ought to be enlarged. They were now enjoying the
first fruits of an extetaled representation, and he trusted they would
so enjoy it, that popular rights might be still further conceded.
In the present instance, he was happy to perceive that it was those
who opposed popular rights that created the disorder, and not those
who supported them. (The Noble Lord duet, retired amidst great
cheering, and also considerable hisses from the Blues.)

Mr. Illxvxii LT than rose to propose Richard Bethel', Eq. of
Rye, as a Candidate fur the Representation of the county. lie
(Mr. Beverly) was but a feeble supporter of the cause in which he
was embarked, and was put forward to propose that gentleman,
nut from any overweening confidence of hi. own, but front the •an.
guise opinions of his friends, who deemed him fitting for so ito.
portant a duty. (Cheers.) The county of work occupied a large
space in the map of the kingdom, and if their elective franchise
were properly exercised. its influence in its government must be
proportionate. ,Cheers.) lie did not wish to deteriorate the
merit* of any of the Candidates. For the Noble Lord (Milton) he
had the highest respect, and should be sorry, although opposed to
hint, that he should be removed front the station which he had for
so many years so creditably filled. With respect to Mr. Marshall,
however, to say the lutist of him, he was of a ripe age. (Laughter.)
Mr. Marshall is over sixty, but they would not choose him
as they would a cremona fiddle, merely for its age, and in all
conscience be ought to havelplayed a few more tunes on the hust-
ings before he called upon the electors to allow hint to play for
seven years in Parliament. (Cheers.) He might be a very proper
Representative for Knaresborough or any manufacturing town, but
not fur the &minty of York. As to Mr. Buncombe, his countenance
sae the very title-page to good breeding (great laughter) ; but he
should be sorry to see any peace returned kit Yorkshire who I

ehnuld consent to go loaded with wieh chains as tinge Mr
Dencome was willing to wear. ((?teen, and Mutes.)
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ferted upon the eh my% of York the privilege of sending four Re-
presentatives to l'arlianient. He was certain that, bearing in mks,
the cause. which extinguished that borough., they would act In
such a manner as to phew themselves sensible of the honour which
had been conferred upon them. He presented himself to their no-
tice, hot from any private or ambitions motives. if he bad ton.
suited his own feelings, he weulel have continued in the path
of ;seismic life ; but, celled upon RP he had been by the great
body of the electors, he was unable to refuse, nor could he
envy the feelings of any man who could resist such a call. (Great
cheering.) Ile was not, nor would he be, cnnnrc'ed with an
party—he would pledge himself in no way—he would go into ther House of Commons. if he weld at all, unshackled. (Great cheer.
ing.) Ile claimed ;heir confidence for good intentions ; and he
could assure them, if they honoured him by sending him as their
Representative, he would direct his best nttention to public met-
! mutes. and act accordingly. (Cheers.) 'file cause was not his,
but theirs ; and they would support him it they felt the value tif
Independence. They had a right to ask him his opinions upon acv
11 matters sifintereld, and he should be happy to give them. We
re-
gret that our limited tinie will not permit us to follow the Hot
Gentleman in his excellent 'reed'. We ate obliged to enntine eur-
selves to stating, that he was a friend to the Corn Law., and :o
free trade, because he believed the less trade was sliacklid the more
it would flourish. He believed also the less public credit was tam-
pered with, the more it would flourish. Ile professed sentiment'.
favourable to the Catholics, the emancipation of which body front
restrictions he considered rather a qneatinn of time than of
pie. Ile aleoadvocated the abolition of the Slave Trade, and of the
Game Laws, the miserable consluences of which had so often
come before him, while exeicising his duties as a Magietrate. Tne
lion. Gentleman then retired amidst eery general cheering.
The MA roe of I.xens then presented himself, for the porpme
of nominating Mr. ‘l'ilson, and in doing an said that the question
was, not whether they should support a Whig or Tore candidate.
hut whether they shituld support the ('.-institution. irlieers and
Mmes.) There was at present eo little difference of opinion between
those parties, that any of the Candidates might well represent the
immediate interests of the county (cheers and Meson ; bet they
should return Candidates who would support the Conetitutwel.
The first care of civil Government should be to support true reli.
gior. (Cheers and great hissing.) Our Pro:estant ehcestore had
conferred an incalculable benefit on the country, by tranemittime to
us a Protestant King and a Protestant Parliament. (Continued chess
and hisses.) He would allow to the Cetiellice the free exercise of
their religion, because he believed they possessed the social virtue,
in an eminent degree, and were also, for the most part, loyal subs
jects; but it wets necessary to euppert the Protestant Governmer:
to which their principles were directly inimical. (Great noise and
confusion.) It was argued that they were but few, and that there
was an effectual security in having a Protestant King. But hew
long would that he the case if they surrounded the Sovereign with
Catholic counsellor.? (Great cheers and hissing.) [Here the
apeaker was interrupted by a shower of rain, and the tall of the
assembled multitude for an immediate nomination. Althougta,
therefore, he continued speaking fur attune time longer, not a word
was audible.]
Mr. Fleet) seconded the nomination of Mr. Wilson.
31r. WILSON then addremed the Meeting, and dwelt at spent
length upon his sentiments with respect to the Cntlinlies and their
claims, to which he was decidedly hostile. The confusion was
such, however, that it was impossible to hear much of what tee
said.
Sir JOHN LYSTER KAYE then proposed Mr. Buncombe as a
Candidate, whose family was, he said, well known to them, anti
who was a steady friend to the Protestant church.
Sir Wee. Forties seconded the nominatian.
Alt. thee:comae said, that an imputation had been cast upon
his conflict while in Parliament, but he was perfectly willing is
abide by the judgment of those who had formerly returned him.
The great principles which he always kept in view were those of
supporting the honour, prosperity, and stability of the empire. anti
increasing the comforti and happiness of the people. %Full respect
to the Catholic question, and the challenge of the Noble Lord, he
would say, that circumstances had altered ; but that was not nee
question—the real question was, whether the Catholic religion had
changed; and it appeared from their own declatetions that it was
not only unchanged, but unchangeable- (Cheers and hisses.) With.
respect to the Corn Laws, he had no hesitation in declaring tha
tiny ought to be revised, the present system not being suited to the
country. (Cheers. ‘Vitenever they became a subject of consider.
ation in the Howie of Common., lie should, if sent there, give them
all the consideration in his power, free from any selfish considers
tfona. If their judgment should be in his favour, he would only say
that his beat exertions should be directed to mere those who man
(Creed upon him so distinguished an honour. (Cheer' and hisses,)
Sir GEORGE Ceetty then rose to noreiitate Mr. lilershall,ea
observed, that Lord Milton's observation had been verified, foe me
rain of heaven had fallen equally upoe the supporters of the Ca w
tholic and of the Protestant claim.. ; and lie had no doubt be
tha t they were all, without distinction, wet to the akin. (Gres '
laughter.) The reason Mr. Marshall was thought a proper penes
to represent the couoty of York, was not merely because the me.
nufacturing population was greater, but because the property of the
and the commercial interest was greater in the proportion ot thefts
one than the agricultural interest, and surely it was not therefore
too much to seek one Representative out of four. (Cheese
and I) IAI4I. )
Al:. ll'eLxxa seconded the nomination.
Ali. filAkSalitrlL then came forward amidst great cheers and
some disapnrobatitm. He entered into an expoettion or his senile
mutt., which were almost the same as those of Lent 31ilton. He
protessed his readiness, if returned, to perform the dunes of the
office with energy and diligence.
Mr. S. haVonetten then presented himself, but the friends of
IVilson and Buncombe created such confusion by striking up their
bands and parading their colours, that he was compelled to Tense
until the 'thew of hands was taken.

The Sheriff then pat the names of the several Candidates to a
show of hands, and declared the result to be in favour of Mr.
Bethel, Mr. Ditneombe, sad Mr. Wilson, hut the show was so
nearly equal for Lord Milton and Mr. Meridian, that lie was Oh..
able to decide between them, and those genilemin bad no wish for
a decision. lie therefore left it as it stood, and begged to annotative
that the pill would be opened on Wednesday, the 21st of the month.
Mr. S. %Voarcav then came fortra-t1 to return thanks to the
electors, and to b:d them farewell. After so long a connexion, and
although the separation between them was caused by a favour con-
ferred upon him by his Surereign, unasked for and unsought, yet
he could assure them, that he felt it severely. (Cheels.) (We re.
Bret that we cannot give the speech of the lion. Gent.. (we believe
we should say Noble Lord, for he spoke as if the honour had been
already conferred.) but we cannot omit to mention. that the bard of
Duncoinbe and Wilson was played at various periods during die
speech in a manner which was deemed most indecorous by the re.
spectable portion of the meeting.]
Votes of thanks were subsequently passed to Mr. S. Iroriley and
to the filch Sheriff; after which the meeting separated at bels-part
six o'clock.

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