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

TI'EsDAT—FIFTH DAY'S POLL

This morning the hustings were crowded at ao
rally hour by bodies of I...lectors coining op to vote
for their old Representative, Sir Francis Burdett.
There was scarcely an emblem to he seen amongst
the crowd, which wall not e weird with the reign-
ing fairounte.l Mr. Hunt's red cockades have
totally disappeared. The other Carialidates having
declined adopting any party emblems, the true
blue cockade of Sir Frani is, with his medals, slid
his likeness in gold, upon a blue groom!, prevailed
througl t t the crowd, and brewed to gather
strength every hour.
The only stationary flalz disislayed throughout
the day was the red fl of 3.1 r. Hunt. Thare
elected lay proprietors of the booths or stages op-
posite to that part of the hustings usually occupied
ti) Sir M. Maxwell and his friends, had been pulled
down yesterday, lay some p•rsolis hi the crowd, and
had not been again replaced this morning.
The pall chased at four as'. bask, wheu those within
the hustings raaliell forward to the front, sod occu-
pied the places before appropriated to the use of
the poll clerks. Amongst tithe.. we noticed Sir
ft/alien 11'iIsm, who was loudly cheered by the
crowd, and greeted by the additional appellative of
lavalette," the Don. D. Kinisaird, Mr. Bruce,
and several persons of considerable popularity,
most of whom were h deal by the populace with
cheers of appr.ohati 111 l . But no pen can possibly
describe, wills suitable eticet, the burst of con-
temptuous displeasure which res led throughout
the multitude, when Sir AL Maxwell boldly placed
himself in front of the Inistiogri, supported by the
Hun. Mr. Legge (Lord Dartmouth's brother, we
presume). an interesting youth, in naval uniform,
and another Gentleman, who has partaken with the
gallant Captain iu each day's revere trial of patience
arid forbearance. Every apecies of contemptuous
scoffing, opprobrious epithet, and insulting indig-
nity, were liberally and lavishly bestowed upon him
and his party. During this violent clamour, the
llon. Mr. Legge came forward, and stood upon the
railing outside the hustings, apparently with an in-
tention to address the populace—he in vain at-
tempted to obtain an heating, sisal after shaking
hands with tome amongst the most hostile in the
crowd, who perhaps were prepossessed in his favour
by his extreme youth, and finally won by this mark
of his confidence in the crowd, he was compelled to
retire to his standing on the front of the hustings,
but not mild his uniform wits completely dis-
lignred by every offensive missive which they could
possibly collect. A sweep's cap was thrown at and
struck I in the face, with which he very calmly,
and to the no small alliallealent of the crowd, en-
deavoured to clear his unit of the spittle and
tilth with which he was covered

Upon the announcement, from the hustings, that
Sir Francis Burdett Was second on the poll, the

whole of

•
ie-echoed with the most

rupturow xpt.bousr.
The slumbers shortly afterwards appeared on the
board as follow:
Sir Samuellly
#ir Francis Bur,kit 2 l7l
Sir Murray Maxwell 2,169
lieury Haut, Est ... SO
an of uncluarulable tumult,
cxpres,ed by

the populate, on r.ccount of the rapid advances of
Sir Francis towards the foremost place oil the toll,
and partly from the mingled abuse and impreca-
tions leselleaagainst his opponent, Sir M. Maxwell,
the gallant Gowan, repeatedly booed to the tiopu-
Nee, with the hope of obtaining a hearing. but •
without effect. His voice was almost completely •
drowileil by the howlittgaand hontiorga of the crowd
below him, mill his person *stilled by showers of
filth, 'piffle, and other offensive missive weapons.
Sir MURRAY MAXWELL. under theme disrodvan-
triges, Iva% c pelled to begin his speech,. though
with little chance of bring heard. As far us see
were enabled to collect his übiervatious, they were
nearly as follow hoped the state of the poll,
'spout which Sir Francis Burdett. their old Repre-
sentative, had this 'ley appeared to take the lead
of himself, would be a matter of considerable ;sea-
tification to the Electors of AVestintioster, and that
they would now, in parr compassion, lend a can-
did err to the steteinesit of the Candidate who stood
the lowest of the three upon the poll. He felt, as
molly iii his situation before bad felt, that the
tide of popular favour had begun to desert hint,
and flow ill another channel. Alluding to the ill-
cessiant shower of offenaive materials thrown at
him. *II/ell he denominated pistol-shot, he amid
they had hitherto failed to harm him materially ;
bat Ile hoped it would not h- his. least recom-
mendation iii this' eyes of a British andielice,
that lie bad for the tatter and greeter pert of hie
life beets accustomed to look without flinching
at every peril of fire or water. Little, however, es
he thought of this description of insulting »moor,
lie toleolged his I 00000 our st would be much more
arzreeable to face the enemies of hie country, pour-
nig out lirearlorlee of 32-powitlers, than be placed
in the sitionom lie that day occupied, owing to his
exertions to (Anatol at their hinds the mead of what
he lutist ever consider au lio.rouriible and meritori-
ous ambitiott, namely, the honour of representing
Als'earatinster in the British Parliament. He re.
marked that this day was a new epoch in the trans-
actions of this Eleztion. For the first time those
who had remained quiet in the back ground had
pressed forwards to chew themselves to the pope-
lace. lie was not so twitch surprised at the 1 and
spittle Hoeg at him by Isom,' in she crowd, when lie
recollected the treatineet a certnito slistinguished •
person had received for givint.-; on Saturday his vote
11l favour of a naval offieer—a vote wliteil hr must
ever consider (sail been giveti to him in considers- •
boo of the 'remittent he hid so iiiii neritedly re-
ceived, itid the sentiment whorl dictated the
sacrifice in the teeth of prouder milrguatioro. could
only have originated in a nob/ram' intrepid
11'itli that person he never had exchanged words.
He !mil seen limo but twice; the first time on en-
tenng the worn:Med Imperial Parliament of Great
Britain, 0111114 returoilig from coisclosilitig a peace,
yo acceptable will advantageous to Esiglistal, and
*retiring the repose of Europe, when that august
Asseitholy sow, with foie voice, to greet hint with
their apeliose. The next opportueity he had ssf
tiering hi to was, when his tarots and services re-
ceived ample testionauy of the gratitude (tithe City
• Lotoluit, at the fele given to G(111.1113011, when he.
• with the Emperor Alexander to- d the kot4 of
Prustia. should rest het defesiee ageilet the
charge of being a Court Cuitilitlati , upon the c r-
cninetaiwe of many pr-rsolis eomieciell with Gn-
verinitent having given tlwir votes to other Candi-
date.: amnugal others, a British Adhisiral, who had
rivinnaudetl a shit, at Trafalgar (Admiral Codring.
tots), a brother officer, hid givers that flat a plumper
to one of his opponents. lie could not call thetiyou,int
now actiog 011 alnouest his opponents a 111114/11 14111.
terests —lie would rather tlr 00000000 nate it a dolibine
or colours; site Candidates whose ease limt to-eta
CritiSiderell desperate had heist their co-operation and
their colours to oppress hnn, because he had hero
comparatively surer:tido,. The terrors of the faded
flag (Air. Hoist's) out the other end of the hustiregt
bud long begun to decline, elthritigli hr regretts
to say, that the Union Jack of Ohl I.:le:land had
been suffered by a British people to 1w lowered in
the presence of that revoluti 0000 ery emblem. Its liero
was the same who Isniate.l the tit-coloured flag at
Spa-fields, and deluded the public Mind, rellikled
irritable by its distresses, 111 acts of violence nod
amorality. Ile would remind such reVniusimitiry
leaders of the exploits performed at A vitt-
court, at Proichers, and Cressy, meter this flag
(though lie would observe the flag had only beet'
erected by the stage-keepers, in order to sell the
seats viol their gilt soil brandy, without any wools
expressed ht' sum ou the sulojerii). It was snider
this flag that tile victorious Wellington and the
British geese, as they had hero called by some
worilitem sit the other end of the hustings. had
successfully coodended with and defeated the alert-
taloned eagles of imperial Fritter. Who would
these men wish to substitute fur the men who had
bled In their coinotry's service, only to be reviled
as geese by those who first goaded the people
on to datiger's brink, and then fled fur pro-
tection to those who had been the objects of
their foulest calumnies? These were they who
had, from time to time, rendered Spa-firlils
Palace-yard such scenes of tumult and disorder,
that 1111 Mu) of any character would attempt 11/ up-
pear these. Would they have the hardihood to
present theineelvei as fit persons to represent that
Agreat City ? No person could halve ever expected
Vestininster would have suffered such au iiislig-
iffy ; yet she hush felt tlie iesult, and felt it with-
out a disporiition to repent it. He concluded with
thatiking his friends for what they done in his sup-
port.
Mr. Bauer autiounceil Mr. Douglas Kinasaird to
the assembly, WIIO was received wish applause.
Mr. KINNAIRU sod, it was his first duty, in the
name of the cause sof independence, in the mime of
their well-known public-spirited conduct for fifteen
years inset, in the oriole of Sir Freiscis Burdett. to
congratulate them oil the termination of the poi on
that auspicious day.--(Load elieering.)—The 1)1111
now told the gallatir Captain ilium he was mit in
Chime, roliciting the votes Of Alanoliorines, but before
ems inielligent and free 'people couticions of the
value of their liberty. He had been 101111 by I •
not to bear the marks of Jolly Jack upon lino,
or (hare to show his face—that lie was buy else-
where, trj nag to secure two strings to his bow.
and secure a seat in the Moose elsewhere. It
was true lie had been occupied, tint it was in at-
tacking a rotten boisollOs, 110 W in the 1/1111W1011/11 or
oor of the must 11111,411111% boroligli-niongering I 'rent
in Etiglinid—(Letril cheerises)—und lie looped to

• vs. re sovullwirWe—iltat it would have betn I After so intervrl of unman
to mud( them to their strong hold—they arising partly from the gratiticatiol