The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-22 00:00:00

SMI I HWARK ELECTIOY.

SATURDAY (THIRD DAY).
The state of the poll at its close this day was--
Mr. Calvert
Sir It Wilson ..
Mr. Barclay ..
The declaratrots of the numbers was received with
the most rapturous applause.
Mr. Cs I.VF.RT had again the pleasing task of ez-
pres.ing his gratitude fur the exertions made by his
friends, and to cougratulate them on the state of
the poll. At die same time he had to anuusuce to
them, that an attempt was about to be made to
deduct from the numbers polled all the Suffolk-
Manor and Mint votes, as well as those- who had
voted, not basing paid their rates. If this measure
was carried, it would cause • considerable reduc-
tion of their numbers, and it would require all
their exertions to preserve the situation they had
now attained ; he was certain, however, that no est-
treaties were siecessary on Isis part to induce them
to make these exertions.—/Appluese.)—Tlsis was
the anniversary of signiog Magna Chart*. He
hoped the Electors would again vignettise the day,
by securing to themselves their future independ-
ence.—/Applostre.)---He hid hoped that ass end
would have been put to this coldest to-day, by the
retirement or his Hon. Friend. In 1807, he (Mr.
Calvert) retired, when the majority against I • was
ally 125. Ile trusted Isis Hon. Friend would be
guided by his usual good sense, and Hot unneces-
sarily proloog this contest. 'The character of his
Hop. Friend was highly respectable; all who knew
him would, he was convinced, agree with him in
that sentioneist.—(4pp/aase.)—The opposition
which he now met with, was not against the mall,
but against the representative ; and he trusted that
whatever might Ise the result of this contest, after
it was over all enmities would be forgotteu, and all
parties would meet with feelings of friendship.—
( iipplowse.)—He could not conclude without re-
qua sting they would bear patiently any thing Mr.
Barclay might wish to address to them. His Hon.
Friend was accused. and it was contrary to British
justice and Briti,h liberality, to condemn an
accused person unlieard,--( Load applause, gad
thrifts,. 411 r. Barclay to cume.foracard.)
Mr Ilsachsv tense forward, and was received
aids loud applause, mixed anti some slight marks
of di.spprobation. lie assured the Electors lie had
isot the most distant nith to disturb the peace of
the Borough, or to keep the .poll open one minute
beyond what was oreesoisy.—(dpnbreise )-1t was
true his lima Fs send had retired alien the majority
ag..is.st him eta. ins 4 NS, but at that time upwards
ul 3,000 Eli viol. Issid polled. Now the number
did i.ot exceed 2,500, sod upwards of 1,000 still
remained to sole, he could not du-rehire COloPellt I.
Lot up the tositest.—( Diropprobarios.)—Ne was

sure they *Used every roe should Dare an oriortu-
oily of exercising his elective franchise, and it was
his duty to afford theta an tipperetintite of doing so.
—(Applanse.l—The objection to the Mint and
Suffolk-Manor voters had been alluded to; he
could smote them he war not the person who made
the objection: indeed, when it ass communicated
to him he strongly opposed their rej.ction.—l Ap-
plause.)—The other persons alluded to never had
been allowed to vote at any furrier election, and he
thought he was serving the cause of the Electors,
when be endeavoured to confine the poll to those
who had • right to vote. lie assured those who
heard him that he had no personal feeling of enmity
towards any one, and however the contest might
terminate, he trusted he should still live amongst
theta as he had done. respected by and respecting
thelln.—(App/intse./.-Whilst he had represented
them. he hail always endeavoured faithfully to dis.
charge his duty : it had been his misfortune to dif-
fer from some of the Electors, but he was now
before them, mid the great body would judge of
him. Whilst he had the honour of a seat in Par-
liament, great part of his time had necessarily been
occupied in attending his public (hake. This had
been an important sacrifice to bins in his situation;
and should it be their pleasure to reject him. he
should retire to private life without a murmur, ever
rensisfireg a grateTul remembrance of the kindness
he had received at their hands.—(Applause.)—lt
was impossible for him to conclude without acknow.
ledging the honourable conduct of the Gentleman
who was opposed to him. He had known that Gen-
tleman but three days! in that time, however, he
had, by the urbanity of his manner. raised in his
mind the highest esteem for him; and if he should
not succeed in this coutest,The regret he should feel
would be much lessened by the knowledge that
their: interests were intrusted to the keeping of one
who was worthy their confidence.—( Loud applause.)
—He concluded by thankiug the Meeting for the
patient bearing they had afforded him ; and assur-
ing them that he would not keep the poll open one
minute after he felt that the decided opinion of the
Electors had been expressed.—(He retired satirist
applause and disapproklion.)
Sir K. Wit.sow had once mere to congratulate
his friends on their exertions. He yesterday de-
clared himaeff confident of a majority ; he had now
to swish them joy on having paned the shoal. and
quicksands of oppositiou' and having safely moored
their bark in the bay of independence.—(Applause.)
He had heard, however, that the resistance was still
to be protracted. He called On the' to cautious
their exertions; for though their triumph iris sure,
he wished it to be such as should deter all
future attempts to overturn their independence.—
(Applaarse.).;--The kindness of his friends had been
so great, their seal so general, it was almost impos-
sible to select particular instances ; he should, how.
ever, he hoped, bepardotted fur stating two or three.
One friend. who he had never seen till to-day, came
from Margate to vote for him; another came from
' Liverpool for the lame purpose; and one individual,
who was too infirm from ill health to walk, came up
to the booth in his carriage, when the poll clerk
went to him to take his vote.—(Applause.)—
It had been his fortune to visit most parts of the
Continent. He had attentively considered the go-
vernment of each state, and the result had invent'.
bly been a feeling of gratitude to Providence that
lie was born an Englishman ; and he had always
felt that he should be ready, at all times, to sacri-
fice his life for the good of his country ; his maxim
was, not to live u long uhe could, but as long as
he ought ; that was. as long as he could be useful,
and no longer.—(Applause./—But. 'lough he
disapproved of foreign Governments generally. yet
there were some maxims among them worth remem-
bering. and he had treasured them up in his me-
mory. Oue was, that an indolent man in power
was an injury to a community ; a second was, that
when a man in power laid down to repose, lie
should, before he slew, think of the numbers
whom oppression and misery kept waking ; a third
was, that, on sitting down to • feast. he should
recollect the numbers pining in want ; and •
fourth, that, when walking at liberty, he should
not forget those confined iu dungeons and irons,
the victims of despotism.--(Gnat applause.)--
tie should recollect that though men were hound
to obey the Monarch, yet that the Monarch was
subject to the laws. and not the laws to the
Monarch. He had treasured up these maxims for
his own guide if ever lie should become one of the
representatives of the people of his own country ;
he should now use them, aird add one to the num-
ber—namely, to make the representatives of the
people more dependant upon them, by bringing
them more frequently before their Constituents.—
(Applouse.)--He trusted that these sentiments would
render him worthy of being the colleague of Mr.
Calvert, and that he would not be jealous even if
the Electors of Southwark give him • moiety of
their affection. He urged them to continue their ex-
ertions, and their victory would be so complete and
triumphant, that they might say with Henry V.—
" He that outlives the hour, sad gets safe hose,
Will scud on tip.tue when this day is rived."
Their victory was certain; he trusted they would
so use it as to prove they were merry and wise. He
would recomusesid to them moderation, and that
they would so enjoy their victory, that even their
enemies might be compelled to acknowledge they
were deserving of it.—( Loud applause.)
The poll was then adjourned to Monday (this
day) with the usual form.