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eie metropolis, fur the pumotie of obstructing his
election.—( Applonse.)—When they considered the
extent and power of that influence, they would see
the necessity of continuing their exertiotw If they
persevered with the same spirit which they had
hitherto manifested, and every adherent would
bring one friend with him to the pelt on Monday,
he was assured of And and Complete success.—
Leed applause.)
Sir W .-Cvests now came forward, but the re-
ception which he met with baffled all hopes of his
bang beard. The worthy Baronet, with his usual
complacency under such circumstances, pointed
several times to tlw state of the poll, as it appeared
in large figures behind him. This sort of defiance
appeared to irritate the persons in the Hall to a new
(avow of linatiky. and Sir William retired amidst
the most di.vnal yells and hootiugs.
Mr. Alderman Toone also felt anxious to re-
Inns his grateful thanks for the efforts made that
day, as well as on former days, in his favour.
Although the state of the poll had undergone some
variation. he was far front being discouraged, and
looked forward with confidence tithe result of the
poll on Mond ly sod Tuesday, a period far more
than sufficient to enable him to recover his former
sitoatiou.—(Applastee.)
The appearance of Alderman ATILIIII reneged
the uproar to a degree of unparalleled violence,
and that Gentlemen therefore declined making.
what must evidently have been, a vain attempt.
During the poll, a variety of whet are commonly
designated as election squibs, were circulated with
niucli eagerness through the Hall. Many of them
were of an extraordinary cast, and although enve-
loped in wretched doggrel, contained the most
serious diverges on the moral character of some of
the Candidates.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

THIRD DAY'S POLL

Sourday, at the close of the poll, the numbers
1111.1*-...

For Sir Souniel &mailly
Sir Murray llssueU .. 1,441
Sir F. &rem 414
The Roy. Douglas Iloosird 43
Mr. Runt 33
Major Coriwriett
Sir M. MAXWELL (supported by Sir H. Black-
wood and Captain Basil Hall) addressed Inc
Meeting. They might perhaps have observed that
be did not step forward to address them so sonu as
yesterday, and the reason was, because he had been
told that it led to confusion outside. Now his wish
being to preserve order and regularity. both inside
said outside the hustings,ba hoped they wool' listen
to the faw words he bad to say. On the two former
days of the poll he had addressed thew on the sub-
ject of the other Candidates, and he was again called
upon to notice what the representatives of the
absent Candidates had said, and he would only say
of it, that it was, at least, a gross misrepresentation.
He alluded to their calling him • flogging Captain,
aud his only being fit to give a dozen at the mast.
He would tell them that the principles of discipline
ou which he had always acted were, to prevent the
commission of crime rather than to potash it when
committed. When he received the friendly blow
(as hr still would call it) on his eye, some of his
sailors who observed it called out " Shame !" It
would hate been to them he should have appealed
whether be was a harsh or a tyrannical Captain.
Yesterday one of his friends in the crowd had called
labium in the familiar style which lie liked, "Hulls,
Magas II ! I'll give you s vote if you will promise tot
vett fur universal suffrage." lie told the person
that, upon his word, he did not understand what
universal soffiage meant, and would be really
obliged to him if he would tell him. Instead, how-
ever. of gibing him the information he wished, the
persou •Intik away, and hid his fore under oneof the
booths. No wonder that he and hiv querist understood
little of universal suffrage, when those Candidates who
bawled about it knew nothing respecting it. Though
he hail been at sea all his I.fr, he had read a good
deal. awl after first underbtanding the Constitution
of his own country, he had wetted his attention to
those of iseighbouring nations; one of those coun-
tries hail resorted to universal suffrage, and the
badge of then), as here (pointing to Hunt's red cap
of liberty), was a red cap. He would not harrow
up their feelings by reconsiting the dreadful things
c teal under that badge. From the rap of
liberty that country came to the iron crown of free-
dom, as they termed it. The man who wore that
crown tried the effect of ballot. WWII he returned
from Elba he was balloted for; said they all re-
membered well where, in three short months, the
immortal Wellington had sent him. The other
Candidates bawled about British freedom and Bri-
tish feeling; but there was more true British feel-
ing in the little Mapes of those he addressed thaw
in their allele carcasses. He congratulated them
on their good taste that there was neither a red nor
a blue cockade amongst them, and then withdrew.
Capt. BASIL HALL next addressed them on the
behalf of Sir M. Maxwell, and told them that the
other Candidates were election sick.

Mr. RICHARDSON returned them most grateful
thank• for Sir F. Burdett. However small the ad-
vantage they had gained that day, still they had a
strong phalanx lying by, which they would see
there on Monday and Tuesday. Their most iside-
prudent enters were Ding by. while the Ministerial
Candidate had fired all his sugar-plum shut. They
had to contend with the power of Government, and
the people* money must pay for it. The reason
fur the,r tieing so low on the poll was on account of
is .110 it misunderstanding among the Committees
a Burdett and Cartwright, but that had been
done away, as the next speaker would explain to
them.

Mr. Daucz (who sided in the escape of Lava-
tette) said, lie was unknown to them, and there-
fore tousled to their indulgesice. He hid on that
occasion a double duty to perform; the first mast
',awful to his feelings, hut the lastaes wring their
hi,erties. The first was to 1113110WICe to them that
S.r F. Borders Committee had aitlidraan the
I.IIIIC of 51r. D. Kinisisittl from the poll. Hr then
semi is letter from that gesitletosii, in which lir
nishes that his name should hr removed from the
poll„ whenever it should be considered prriisili. tat It,
the of reel Reform. 51r. D. Ktait.oird slid
smut obtrude himself opts.' their hotter, but sal.
Istought forisaid by the Ccuitni•tee, as being a