The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

TO THE INDEPENDENT FREEMEN OF
COVENTRY.

My WORTHY CONSTITUENTS AND Fatuity',
11. •„,t over—soy for me ogion to t• form rot. that
I obeyed your stwsions, in pernonally presenting myself
to riot, immedistely afire the Dissulsoun of Parhansent. It
is sod ....century fur me again to state, that, when I quitted
London, I did nut know that a third Candidate would he
pat iii nomination; aid that I did not 'minims there would
I.r any contest: and if proof he still wanting, any person
Who pleases sway rem' my corrrepnadenre with my solicitor
and friend, Mr. Norman, to the last hour of my quitting
Loadolle

But it is necessary, and it is my duty, to draw your atten-
tion to the mutt of the unexpected contest which has taken
place, if, the canine of four days exipplod polling only, dur-
ing which, wor at any other Ina., have either Mr F.thire or
mys. If asked a vote, began,* the caws is architiondryour
own. The usisempreled nomination of Mr Ellice war be.
'Weed by many, at the first, to be a hopelews pursuit : nevi I.
thrless. on the first day's poll, Mr Ellice had a majority of
votes over Mr. Batierwoith, of sixteen. This was thought
too trifling a number no. to he easily and promptly super-
seded by Mr. Butterworth on the next day; but on /kW, die
second day, %Ir. Elite'si majniity ins-leased to firtg.eix.
This majority. in like manner, was in lie rapidly orer-polled
on the third day ; lint on the third day Mr Ellice% majority
increased to ntneto; and on the fourth day's pull it increased
to ono kindred and firtii-hro And I obi maintain, that if
studied Ads us tion, and multiplied delay*, had not infer.
rupti el even She inefficient and uneouslitsitional system sod
wiener of polling, so hitrarily laid down al.clohstivatrly per-
severed in, to the disgrace of the Sh-rifrs Court, contempt
of the Knot% writ, and 11w s.lerifice sif the freedom of elec-
tion, against stitch I have aloud proclaimed my-protest,
Mr Ellice's majority, at the clove of the fourth slay's poll,
mud have been, its the lead, more than double the present
majursty of one 'winked and fifty-two. Be this as it may,
the present progressive majority unequivocally decides the
eleellYll, beesti-e it is the in inifestation of the lustily hearts
and sincere aft callous of the FfP4-1•190 ; a proud, indon ruddy,
and irresistible force fur %le Ellice.' vs turn to Ire one of
their busters iu Parliament ; far, eery far sup. riot to any
puaiti 0000 'laird minders hitherto forming any part of the
pull books; and most unequivocally decides, that Mr.
Ellice is the approved candidate of your I

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The proimeet of Mr. Butterworth is now, positively, more
tot loro and hopeless' than Mr. Ellice s was *opposed to be, by
Mr. Butterworth and his friends, on Mr. Ellices being first
announced as a Candidate. This is She natural result of
your attachment and confidence in behalf of Mr Ellice, nod
your withdraws, support from, and loss of eoefidence in,
Mr. Butterworth. %%bat interpretation, then, will um follow,
if Mr. Butterworth lon2er kieps up the !modem coolest,
when be aria pi 6666 alTettim% ling' r, and great num.
bets and vast majorities positively and formidably arrayed
against him; and the whisk (7ity au completely estranged
from his, that the Freemen sludinu> ly avoid his visits and
impostuuitits, and he is Isorelweveul lan-
guage by hundreds on hundreds of unrifled Freetnest round
the Pull Booth, crowding up and striving t's pull against
him, that they trill not hare him : While the Freetneu from
the cosiitiy tubsy the same aentim.sits try their v tea, even
those oho had terse canvassed and came to poll in Mr. But.
ter. orilt's behalf, as will he inanife..t when it is observed,
that of these out. voter% 331 hate polled fur Mr. Ellice—
aud 08 FOR Mr. Butterworth.
My worthy Friends—this is the exact condition of the
Election, as 1 feel an I imilerdand it. But, judge for your.
*Area; your minds are compel. sit, and your means of is,.
furanation nit, in both, better TItAN 111111, Tho• divcoun-
frowned —thus diftelliMell—lhin Hitt titiivorally fel bidden to
k. ep up, by the wily jukes who aloiw have to this
Cold. at —lf Mr. Butterworth shall, 111.1,eitlifle,s, prrstal tar
the denim rate pue•tiit, the Cita of Coventry, and the world,
will Ire further apprized, that hr oh es nit piosgegs a inicel„
liberal and comp., Itenviie; as the mend of a Repel sentalive
of the Peiti.le in 'melt a Nation •ia ones, might to be, fraualit
with Ihr MO, and lofty a...motility of HONOUR, DIGNITY,
sail ri'll.lNC, •in Is as your go at Commercial City, ”iiir
enli,:lortird mind% and its ',pendent prlnCiple, h.:Ve a right
to expect in a public fiduciary of your liberty and Pro.
pray—the Cum/ Ilw National Clrtaeler.
It is .inpirei bill that I ran b tar any private disagreement
with Mr Butteswnitb, fer I I, ne never been in the habits of
private umentetsifirluol with him. Mil, I hold the exesei•e
of Ins politicat cosithiet as one of y • Rep' esetitatives in
Pas liament, in utter a. hominy. Not oulike4, he may have
forested 11w saute abhiniriere or lily puliliial (1,1'41110, pa I
Lye of his. Clearly, our hod. wi the rYetrise of your
Total, lino hien Last and West of each other. We have
seer. d des. rt oreisite course. If mi..e has brew a, full of
der. hellion, in anur upittion. es I tiel his to have hi en. I rim
the Criminal who out;lst t,. 1w v • al with the mondial• !
file aloeb iiita•itiiiihiy manila him My worthy ursend..,
iii'i•pt int family soutte—. WELL—pEusr,
v1:11E.," by a Melt our Nation lei, nefited both in the
C 'iii 1, and in vb.- n 0.41 a Victory is obtained, that
silt eeable sue again to call myself, *hat I have so lung
him. pi mid of,
Y.mr faithful itiresetit olive,
Carertry, ,I.;:tc 22, Pail. MOORE.

(;F.NERAL ELECTION.

TO TO WORTHY AND IKnEPENDENT LIVERY
llf LeNDON.

Ctirmemits.
IV 1E iozit:,llell honnur vim hive lliiv
E. day entire. led noon MP, by vonr vu ry evtiaiirthoory
earrtmos its my ravioli% is so stitch the mire matihitez in
me. a, it decidedly ratite,. Ali is...lntim or this meat Metro.
main to be its favour of the pritteiliths of liberty mail Mile.
pciolchce.
I feel deeply not. tiled to those friends who have eiV1•11
thi it tone and their energies to pitimoir my interest
11 the whole of this Nord ll s and mipreceiletited
coolest; and the only return which 1 ran mulct. for !list oi•
pressitiii of patriotic feeling which his ',Mitred you to af.
Grid me sow+ efficient alliapt.A, will he the devotion of my
whole Outvoted abilities to flit duites of that high station to
whh h yaw. hnsdn,,, ha. elevated toe—• ronstant attention
to the cionosverlat interrais of this Trost City. to the ro.:hts
and previleces of my Fellow.ritimos, and a tealoua eiol• a.
vont to promote the Itherims, the indeprndeure, and the
true glory of Empire.
1 have the loutnor to remain,
\ITLPMIN,
YOUrlllolti obliged and fmtlifol loon'•le Servant,
JOHN THUM AS THORP.

Aldirate, June V. 14111.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
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Wilson
Wonttonne
Thorp .

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WESTMINSTER ELECT! ON.
SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY.
T"E present STA I E of the POLL demi' tls
the warmest acknowledgments on the part of Sir
S. ROMILLY'S COMMITTEE. They are not ignorant
that endeavours have been unremittingly exerted to create
ass imjeastun ofl,me sort of coalition with 'moths r
Candidate, who ha. the exclusive support of the Go-
vernment. While Sir Muria). Maxwell was rising high
.post the P••ll, the C ..... millet did not hesitate to dis-
avow any alliance with that Gentleman by name. and in
every shape that email meet the puhl a itye; had they out
so dune them they would rather lake their chaster of ra•
lumny's refutilie itio If by its own absurdity, than disdains it
now that Sir M Maxwell's Poll is rapidly declining;—hut
in jollification of these own honour and enttai.trisi y, they
peremptorily repeat the denial in the teeth of any ass's
or 111001.811600 from any quarter whatever Ti, 10.1,13'Vr the
freedom of Election in this City Loin ally sort of Metal
was one of the prinsary objects of their cause, and certainty
that object would be ill :tasseled by throwing hack the Re-
presentation of Westminster Mho the hand. of Ilse Treasury.
It remains only to roiliest the Electors loot to relax in
their exertion's, hitherto so successful. It seem. pe battle,
that the elfin Is of this Day and To sworn,. will bring the
struggle to a conclocon No time, therefore, is to he lost—
apuear without delay at the Pull, and Sir Samuel Romoliy
will be one of the Representatives for %Westminster.
JOHN MACKAY, Cbairmao.
Committee-Room. 42, Kine.strect,
Goveut•Gsolen, Jaw 24.
STATE OF TdE POLL
Sir Samuel Romilly
Sir Priori; Pardrtt
Sir M. SI ixwell
Henry Hunt, Esq 5B

TO THE INDEPENDENT FR EEHOLDERS OF '1'111.:
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
GENTLI
TIIE H ateriow ,nauranet a of sniiport which
leave received from every part of the County demand
my most grateful acknowledgments its • report is in
circulation 'bat a thir.l Caudielate will be proposed to you
uu the day or Elect ttttt , I venture to request a numerous
attendance. of my fro-oils at Breutfurd on FRIDAY NEXT.
I regret that, with every exertion ion my port, the time
has unit admitted of my wailing upon every Freeholder; and
if there are any that have nut heard from me, I hope they
sill attribute the omission solely to the hi/wear:icy of my
lista.
I have the honour to be, Genvt.ratan,
Your obliged and faithful Servant,
St. Jantresdiquarr, Jaw 23, 1818. G. BING.