The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-13 00:00:00

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A poll w.o. tueo deokothlrd io In half of nit W. Curtis awe
the Lord a,or
I he poll hooks were accordinaly opened.
Al Four o'clock the pull hooks 4 lined, and soon after the
following. numbers were r %liilliteut •
W I - - W,mithtnan - 91
Wolssis - . . Corot, - • - • 70
Thorp r . . 103 Lord Ala 3 or - 60
Atter the sterilisation tot hers each Candidate
I ettorosed Musks, and the Hall was adjoin wed at nose
to clock.

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slot beets stationary; they had compelled " that
House" to throw off the mask of corruption. (Ap.
platise.) His colleague had said that they were only
INA mg time; that the Reformers had made no advance;
taut when a colleague could 141 express himself, what
assistance could he expect f I • ? His late colleague
said he was ready to p 'sh ilesec:ed guilt that was
legally proved guilty ;
plained ►nure bitterly of the undetected guilt. Mr.
Lamb dill not 'lntik that Reform would be a panacea
for all evils; he was of a contrary opinion, for lie
thoil4ht without Behan no►hing could I►e done—no,
slut even if an angel were to descend front Heaven with
the clognenee of die spheres.—The electors were here
the Jury haween hint and Mr. Lath ; and he hoped
he might find as honest a Jury in toe ct to which►
he should be obliged to go sit a few days. (Applause.)
a.. He.ortis, he tiseaut complete, efficient, radical Reforitt
—Applause)—so radical as to fool out corruption. As
to the contest no which they were about to engage, he
trusted they should not behold such tricks and practices
as characterised the last election. They must kIIOW,
that whether they had paid their rates or not, no
elector was disfranchised by such circumstances.—
Mr \Visnart text presented himself, but the uproar
was intint'llae, and the calls his " Hohltouse itices.ant ;
mil the High Bailifi's statement that it was customary
in hear we lair MellllWrS first, failed to obtain attention.
r. %Visitor', however, ed to speak, amidst the
the must dim:tad:int opposition, and said he most Joy-
fully nominated 1.-11111 b aviss to represent then'.
Evat's seconded the nomination.

Mr. 1, stub theft attempted to speak, lint the noise was
most tremendous and discordant. As stain .is partial si-
lence was obtained iiiimiletliately underneath the worthy
speaker, he said he at Id have beet' happy to give way
to Mu. Hobhouse ; hut tile High Bailiff, who regulated
the proceedings, had ruled it otherwise. Mr. IL would
hat e one cult antage, that of being aide to answer
1:1 cue 111Siallee, tie should copy the Honourable Baronet
—oat of personal civility. lie stood there on political
grounds. lie was against the wild doctrine of universal
sisttrage--eten the worthy Barourt gave it up ; and the
wild no•trtiltls WIIiCII were deemed so itifalhble, would
never have his support. Tnev had had a sample very
receutly, of what suet', doctrines aid will notions led LU,
Anil he Motigiu, even his opponents wOlllit not support
soine of the extravagant itottous whicim had been cried
by manv. Ile wa. the friend of lteforin, wholesome
and safe Iteforin ; and lie tl i gin It-presentative,
could not be littera too often to Mitt illtar
tic hail, when eleetr.i, given tit in idedges ; and lie
was glad to be able ui say, that nil 110 OCCASIOII. titirmg
most artliwits prrnxt hail lie deceived them. (Hisses
mid applause ) Nmme of those who had addressed then%
hail act:moll min lit liikewarnittess in the cause of Re-
form. VViiat vole hail been complained ? Nit one;
oii tile contrary, he seconded the worthy Bartow'', mo-
wn' for ltelorm. (Applause.) lie had been re..tly to
destroy the rotten boriniglis ; and lie had been anxious 111
',most' even undetected guilt. Ile admitted lie had said
that the cause of Reform had been " marking bole;"
but wiiat Beduin was meant—the
doctriiies which had agitated the country. He
stood there on Iris Parliamentary conduct , he 11.1,1
redeemed all his pledges ; and lie trusted they tt null
agaiti nturn hint as (lieu Nlember, and thus accom-
plish a second trlllllihll,which would do honour to the
City of Wesunitister.—(llisses.)
Mr. T. T. Clark (of Middlesex) nominated, and Mr.
Dc Vette seconded, the notuivauou of Mr. Hoblionse.
Mr. Hothouse ,itiVaileCti, and lie was received with •
enthusiastic applause. lie Caine to redeem his pledge.
that he would never be par heitinsl to the defence of the
liberties 01 his country. lie had done every thing in
the po.ser of out- occupying no public station to pone
what would be his zeal if engaged nn a wider sphere.—
The crisis alone obliged Min to come forward and disturb,
Ihe general unity 01 01.4111011. lie came torward became
, lie conceived Mr. Lamb was elected contrary to Ilse
wishes of Westminster. 'lite disfranchisement ofeiec-
tors friendly to Mr. 1•311111'S opponent, was die only
means by which Mr. Limb was returised. If such were
to be the aliowed practice, all the mratalities of a free
election would only make it an Alia of more serious
mockery. Mr. Limb could never get 9. er the fact, that
hr old nut agree with the Mai yof Electors sill Ptit
liantentary Reliant. His speech in the Cm iiiii MIS dal
not contain one word about Annual Parliaments and
extended Stillrage. II this wus that gentleuia lI'S 11l ethu(i
of Steolldllltt, It was like lost, custom lit yoking its is
horses before, awl two behind a carriage, and thus
cliCctually preventing its lankness. They would boil
that what Mr. Lamb called seconding, was in fact a
banter, and a iiiii st senseless and sportless balmier upon
the speech of Sir Francis Burden. lie kit emitidein
that, ni the eves of the country, and even lit the
Whigs themselves (many of wl he admired and
etureitictl), he must swot at:milord in having come liir-
want in imposi iii to a prIS4/11 who had clearly shown
that he felt 111/ a:1, ill luauisy, no congeniality lit 01.1{111/11
whip those WI i.e wistied to represent. He now hell
Ills Callsr ill their hands. (Applause.)
The High Baildi then sub iii i ted the names of the
Calimilates to the Llectors, and declared tile skew of
hands to be in favour of Sir F. Borden and Mr. Hob-
house. A poll was demanded for Mr. Lamb, which
was adjourned until three o'clock. It accordingly com-
menced at three, and closed at lour o'clock. Tue
hers were d to be as fUllOWS:—•••
Sin F. Bolden . . lc/
1111. Hoolionse - - • 163
li.e limo. G. Lamb - - 43