The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-18 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

MR. AIATHEWS NOT AT HOME until
EASTER MONDAY.
The Nobility. Gentry (late and future Members of Parha-
m. ut. and the Tree and Intlependent Electors of Middlesex,
Wesiminsltr, Loudon, sad Borough of Southwark), and the
Public at !Art', ate must respectfully informed that (in rots.
Orditiclire of the general struggle fur Places and Seats elm.
whew ) Mr. ttlaiheartes Noire at the Theatre-Royal, English
op.ora 110u.e, Minna, will be anspentleti until the Returns
wf Meinlwrs to Parliament, and the Return of their Falai-
tit sto Turn. _ _ _

N.ll—The Box-Office is open daily, and the nnuteroas
4'3loRJ:des for Places (at Mr. M's F.ateriainisetts) may
tie assiircil that tittle Seats will he 'scored no the fret
Evening of Mr. Malhews's next Call or the House, us
April 3, 1920.

ROYAL COBURG THEATRE.
/CMS EVENING, SATURDAY, March 18,
rill be performed 11,eBarlelia of

NECK OR NOTHING.
After whirh, the Barletta of
THE SECRET.
The whole to conelede with
TVIE FOREST OF BONDY;
Or, TH F. DOG OF MONTARGIS.
Wish the wonderful exertions of the Dog Bruin.

LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON.
A DELPHI THEATRE, STRAND.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. LEE,
Acting and Stage Mansgar.
diN MONDAY NEXT, 3bircb 20, *ill be
few the Oral nod only time at this Theatre,
the criclosied Historical Horktla of

ROCHESTER;
Or, KING CHARLES the SECOND'. MERRY DAYS.
A Comic. Medley, in three parte, by Mr. Slosnen.—A fa.
youtite Dart, by Min I. Stevenson sad Mr. J. Joan—A
COSbie I/nee, by Mr. Walhourn.--Minuet de la Comer,
and Yestit.'y celebrated Gavotte, by Mr. St. Albin and
Miss E. Dennett. _ _

A firr which the favourite Scotch Ballet of
EDGAR awl EFFIE; or, The SCOTTISH CHIEFTAIN.
Imitatious, of LAnd4/11 Performers, via. Mr. Mathews, Mr.
Tlitr.e. Mi. Fairest, Mr. Mooden, Mr. Blauchard, and Ur.
Keats, h 1• Mr. John Reeve.
To comets& with the popular Bu►lettaof
WHERE SHALL I DINE?

1111 I E grandest Lottery ever known ! £40,000
111. nd.litional Prize Money--encouratement to curly
Tvirrh:v.eis. The 1,000 Tickets to be decided 11th of
twitted to 301. each, over and above whatever Prize they
Inv, he—int Capital Prize., including Four of 30,0001.
Two of 20,1011. Twu of 10,000!. C 0111•0111.
Tickets slid Shares for the above growl Lottery are
by EYTON, Stock Broker, at his old and lucky
other, 2, eornliiil and Loodiard.sireet, where all BIBMIONSI
in the Pr.blic Funds is hansaeled cub fidelity sad dispatch.

GENERAL ELECTION.

TO THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT ELEC.
TORS OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER.
GenTiANEX,
of the tide in my favour. in THE tor
sntici-
pting which my Friends and myself have bees
deemed presumptuous by war adversaries, has at length
token place; may l he permitted to coovatalate vas epee
thus event, and to remind yang that with yourselves sloes
rest the 'vaults, to which it may lead.
The confidence I have ow frequently expressed from the
husiiiegs, which the event of this day's poll has eisetriloosteJ
to strengthen, is founded on the promises of a decided ma-
jority of the Electors. If they will at once step forward to
rmeue the City from the olietstion of as active minority,
oar ultimate success is eertaist.

I have the honour to he,
Your nineh obliged rind obedient Sensed.
Whitehall, M.rch 16, 1620. GEORGE LAMB.

TO THE GENTLEM EN, CLERGY, AND FREEHOLD.
ERS OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
GIMITLYRIEN,
WHEN last I had the Imsemour to srldress
I reamlweled yes that ,re SO hit& legether. mad
together we isnot defend our right,.
Mr. Whitbread, by extraordissry esertioss, has this day
placed himself snood imam the poll, by • small majority.
Upon your zealous and early assistance. I rely however,
with confidence, assured that I shell regain that distinguish.
ed situation which it is my *ambition to obtain.
I bare the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
r.- Your faithful sad obedient &event,
WILLIAM HELLISH.

Bush-bill Park. Marcie 17, 11120.
STATE OW TORS PAY'/ /POLL.
W. Mellish
G. Byng

S.
The Committee for conducting the Election of Mr. Mel-
lish meet daily at his House, 112, Bishopagate-street, where
all enmusunieitioss respecting his Electius are requested to
be addressed.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

EIGHTH DAY'S POLL, FRIDAY, 111.4acsi 17.

The following we►e the numbers polled at eleven
and one o'clock yesterduy :

Elmo.
Fur Sir Freneis Burdett IS

Hoe. George Lamb
Mr. Hubboom 39 99

Shortly after four o'clock, when the notification
of the numbers was made, they Appeared to be se
follows :
Fur Sir Frrsneir Burdett 3 lO5
J. C. Ilohboirse, F.,q 2.827
Hun. G. Lamb 2,217

This paced Mr. I.amh 89 above Mr. Ilobhouse.
and 65 above Sir F. Burdett, on the day's poll.
When the crowd had for ■ few minutes indulged
in a tumultuous display of the irritated feelings
excited by the exhibition of the poll•board,

Mr. JUNES BURDETT add d them. The in-
dulgence with which they had before heard hint
encouraged hint again to offer to them a few re.
marks. Though Mr. Lamb hail gained a little
during the dry, the state of the poll was riot at all
discouraging. Their own friends, perhaps, hail not
come forward with that zeal which was wished and
expected ; but when they took into consideration
the numbers who, from all lie had been able to
observe, had found it inconvenient to come up at
this time of the week, and the numbers which were
reserved fur Mondry and Tuesday. and also that
Mr. Lamb's numbers, such as they were, had been
swelled by a great proportion of ministerial votes,
they would see that there was very little reason for
the iiidetwodent electors to he dirmayed.—(.4p-
ploure.)—He believed, though he could not state
it with confidence. that it was to the last considera-
tion he had mentioned that Mr. Lamb might attri-
bute the superiority of his numbers this day. The
lively imagination of Mr. Lamb had yesterday en-
abled him to find a resemblance between Sir F.
Burdett and a jockey. Now what part of Sir
Francis's dress it was that suggested this to Mr.
Lamb he could not say. but it was he alone who
could have filled ap tile iiirture.—(Apphrose.)—
But Mr. lloblionse had certainly jockeyed (in the
fair and honourable sense of the term, in which way
only it could apply to the electors of Wrote:sin.
stet-, or to Mr. Hobhuusc) hint out of a great
majority of vutes.—(Laughter and cheers )—Any
one but Mr. Lomb would have seen that there
um an miter analogy between the electors of
Westminster and the high-mettled rarer.--(Great
•Eirphase.)—That high-mettled racer would, lie
",rusted, catty Mr. llobliouse through the course
triumphantly, and enable him to jock!, his oppo-
nent out of the election.--t Iltering.l—lt had
been well said that 6. brevity was the soul of wit,"
and 'he was well aware that that quality would
be the best recommendation of tiny thing lie had to
offer them. He knew that any remarks which he
might make were of little consequence in any other
point of view, filial' as they might gain the approba-
tion of the people of Westmiuster. It was a very im•
portant matter that their character should be fairly
represented, but they were libelled every day
through the country; for he thought that any body
of people were libelled, when iwiitiments and views
were sitrabuted to them which they did not enter-
tain. it was imputed to them, that they held
wild and vjki 0000 airy theorien or reform. Now as
reformers they were mere plagiarists ; they had
taken their Irian. of it from the speeches, pam-
phlets, and writings of the greatest geniuses, and
men of the most enlightened noderstamling that
England had ever produced.— • Itheers.y—Burke,
fur instance. whose mind was a store-house of know.
ledge, had said in his pamplikt " Ms the Cause of
the present Discontent," that the House of Cons.
mots was not a standing part of the Constitution,
that it ought to issue out of the people, and be
speedily resolved again into the masa f whence
it arose. Could any words snore exactly express
the reform which the people of Westminster de.
sired ? But compared with the present mode of
representation how did it differ from it ? &ivy
body knew that the
.House of commoon sessists-
days did .not isms out id the but killijA
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