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interest, and the steady advocate of the cause of
free I•nn Loud applisusci
MI. 111 !taws tame forward, and wm- received
with Ge..tlemiria of the Livery, 1 wive
(he mid) to thank you for the pdft.illitY yogi Wye
rir.asiv *hewn me, and the prte.fayoe have seven me
ut yaw 1A664416:7 or roar fenirdeuCC to 111
apprehend there Call be no doubt, but adMhwrs
sp..ik f.r•themselve% Ms the sixth day of the

on this, Jive eilith dos of the present, 1 have polled
899 day longer hitie 1 to
trouble Guy trirlitia. and !hen the contest will be at
an rood. I entreat r
repetition of your efforte, and
nry sas-c.••s will then be consolete. After I receive '
Sour iolfrages, all I can assort you is, dart it will
I,r form'. my wish, and my utmost Citation's
it a to do my duty is a foamier the Mort
useful for the interests of my Coartnuesstri and of
the country at large,"-...(Applinene.l
Mr. WArrnman came forward amid cbeetint,
which lasted for several minutes'. %Their toilettee.
wo, obtained lie spoke as follows Gentlemen of.
the Livery. 1 Stave again the pleasing duty of
thanking yo.i, and congratulating you ass the re-
sult of this day'stoll.dpplouse.l--011 Senor.
thy last I did venture to predict, that though the
peeubir circumstances of that day: 4 ifersims in
trade etude some trifling difference to me in the
momentary appearauce of the troll, yet that tri.d.ly
the friend* of fry ...loin would rally sod make ample
arricitils fur staying iietrirthe bestir*, on Salivary,
in • necrisstry attendance as their private basiliem.
My prediction, Gentleoltit, has been this day
umply verified. for 1 have pollikd 27 reek mote
than my opponent, although you know he has ir-
raved for him all the banking interests, and etie
influence which wealthy establishments must neer*.
airily have over the customers who are obliged to
seek accommodation from the*.-1 4 person in the
crowd. " Yes, and the India Hone* and warehonse.
men are every where working against rms." J —IV eIL,
no matter, the straggle has been made from all
these quarters. At half-past one o'clock, he (lag
presume Sir W. Curtis) had polled 50 more their 1
dad, but at the close, as I before said. I distanced
him in the dey's hohim g by 27..(Greot appMnee:l—
we must recolkct that ours are the rotes
of freemen. We have had no whip or spur at•
work, and yet, by the simple force of public opi-
nion iii at good cause, we have gone on with pro.
gressive success, and never been driven one inch
from - the pow..-r
fluency
and

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curred
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and
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'ermined their-
The Candidate . Alderman
left the field, his done full justice to oar rause,
fur he has confessed that Ins opiiiione could no
longer stand against Ilion of the Livery. I can
have no 'personal hostility to that or any other dru-
iirlll 111, whose polities are at vitriolic, with 11111$1.
41 do 'my, that if he hid done ono great act lit
rowse of his public life, it was in the mariner
in which he went out of it. By his speedy 'wens,
he candidly confessed that he had no farther business
with the Livery.—(Meth laughter aid
I le." 110 personal exultation at the &appointment
of my oppoiseists, because I know it is to your
principles I sin indebted for the great pompon I
have received, and that any other man, oho had
acted in the course of his life as I have dote toward.i
you, would have received the some hostoumble sup.
port.—( .Ipptirsre.)-1 feel so confident that our
opponents exhausted their strength, that I
am
induced to remind the Livery, that great RP their
triumph asisseart, they hare the means of making it
still greater by ousting the Court Canitidute to-
morrow, :551.1 Electing tin Gentlemen who stands so
C111•e upon 11101 in the poll.—[This allusion to the
pract:catrility of ramming Mr. Altlermaii Thorp
was reel-Sera with loud cheers.]—Then, indeed,
their I Ilr.trts would be crowned with great and urn.
tx impleil success, aial they would have turned
them to a Inure glorious account than W.lll to be
I on aiy rt• ord of their past achievements.
Ia taiu thank you for all the kind exertions you
have made iii our cause, and, I repeat, that we
should hoe as little time us possible iu uniking
'perches here ; hut should separate with all dis-
patch. sod rich matt then act *mom.: his neighbours
as if he were t.ms-ciutss that the result of the contest
depewhli 011 his own single exertions.— (Appluese )
is the wuy to proceed, and then your
triumph will be complete. They who have re.
pr-sciiteil, or rather misrepresented you as a
cli•loyal mob, would then feel the weight of
your critusire, and find by experience that your
eni..ll w as firm, your heart in the right place, and the
bl I littsrlitg its your veins as it ought in those of
frermess erig.iged in the cause of liberty.—(Great
applause. i—Gentlemen, we may all perish at no
distant pep toil, but our cause, and it is the cause of
lilitrty, must live for ever. Appear then to-morrow,
with itteren•eil and well-directed force, and your
triumph will be worthy of your feelings, and a
greet example for your cousitry."—(Lour!cheers.)
Mir WM. CURTIS then come forward, but the
noise rhsapprobation was so loud and incessant,
that we eolith only hear the worthy Baronet express
his thanks to the Livery, and his confidesice iu
slicers%

Mr. A 1.14 titian Ttiost. was loudly cheered, and
allalrem.rrt the Livery as follows:—" Though still a
little behind the wonhy Coollidate who has just ad-
dressed you —(' :No indeed he has not; said aperitifs
to lie veiled with great grurily, for we won't hear
hiss.' Lunghter.)-1 feel the highest pride et the
carman.. yi.ti Is se made in use misuse—( iipplange)
4.....55‘111 1 rely on your spirit shunning further exer-
nous. ihe result of which, I liner no doubt, will
Inc in that station upon the poll, where it is
the a Isl. of sts% I riends I should stand.—( pplatue.)
—I con;tare you to repeat owl c
your exert s, and I have on doubt that the result
of to-ninirou's Well will accord oith the nislies (71
he In ends of Ircrildta."—((;real iipplanse.)
Sir W. Curti. haring quilted the IJ.dl while
AI-. A dertiosis Thorp was oprukitog, mooch
eimuell with the hootiog of the ciowsl, mid
5e%4.1-41 voice. exclaimed, " He has United the
going run while )nu were speaking.
limit!) Cu Oir sake of interrurtiuit,” while

adjourned _ to-morrow snowing.
The popular Candidates were, us nine], drawn
!mittens triumph in their carriages, by the people
assembled at Guildhall.
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ti'Es 7 iIIINS TE /C ELEC TI OV.
—........
SION DA!' (FOORTII DAY). -• • '
1 •
After the result of Saturday's poll, Mr. D. Kin-
naird sod MaYrtr Cartwright having withdrawn from
the contest, varississ advertisements tutting that fact,
and placards with the words, .1 Vote for Burdett
stone," were exhibited about the hosting., and in
the various avenuei leading to them. There were
also posted up numerous espies of is requisition sent
by the Plana Coffee-house Committee to Sir F.
lettirdett, on Saturday evening, requelling his pe-
nal appearance. end of the wrathy Baronet's an-
swer. der+ • Ka compliance. The crowd was more
numerous ated turbulent than on any former day ;
and extended from the hustings in every direction
round Covent-gin-den, and into many of the streets
ibtisuchitig from it. The sieges were, towards the
!Arse of the slay, completely covered with epee-
'tators. About hi o'clock Sir Robert Wilton drove
up to the balding' in his b smirch', on his return, we
suppose, from the scene of hi. victory, the mob
instantly passed a rope through the extremity of the
'carriage pole, end, without unharnessing the horses,
drew him with unbounded demonstrations of sue-
cessftil rejoicilog through the space between the
hustings and the scidlablang.
The day w 1,4 masked by the most strenuous ef-
forts on the p art of Sir F. Burdett's friends. Dar-
ling the whole of it large bodies of Electors from
the different parishei in Westtuilister, decorated
with purple cockades, and various other badges,
marching in files, and preceded by bands of music
playing popular airs, and by pOrple banners, bear.
Mg in letters of gold the several insciiptions—
" Burden mat Heforri"" Hold to the Laws"—
." Burdett and purity of Election!" arrived in
succession on the bustssige, where they were greeted
with she loudest sectional' .
Among the curious sights or the day was to be
seen out one of the stages nearly opposite the centre
of the busting.. a letter in manuscript, addressed
to the Electors of Westminster. praying their in-
terest for Sir M. Maxwell, Mid , signed 4I Ourtntg-
Ootang." Beside it was exhibited the figure of
an onneng-outang seated, with a scroll hanging
frons.hehind, inscribed " Magna C'harta"—" Bill
of Nights"—ins sae hand holding up a green bag,
with the inscriptioss. " Winer and Castkfer ewer."
and in the other bearing a roll of paper with the
words " Sespeasims of Habeas Corpus and Gog-
gle Bill."
The caricature was subscribed—" Tie Oartusg-
(Moog Cantlidute 'P."
As it drew near four o'clock, the lime of closing
the poll, the agitation and tumult among the
crowd increased, and on all side' were to be
heard confident anticipations of the result.
When the polling was concluded, Sir M. Maxwell
instantly appeared in front of the hustings, sup-
ported by Admiral Savage, Captain Basil Hall, and
other Gentlemen. Their appearance at once ex-
cited the indignant. and. we may add, fierce and
.savage feelings of the crowd. As if all other modes
of expressing rancorous hostility and studied con-
tempt had beets exhausted, they were assailed by
repeated showers or spittle, and another liquid
of a more offensive kind, the crowd in the distance
seconding the attack by sallies of mud, while
the mixture of all sorts of discordant shouts and
yells pained the ears utmost to deafness. Se-
veral stones were aimed sit the part of the hustings
Sir M. Maxwell occopird, noise of which, we are
happy to say, took effect on the gallant Captain;
hut a Gentleman near him was severely wounded
by a blow of a brick-list its the head, end carried

away for surgical assistance. The shots of dirt
were, however, better directed. one of them falling
full on Ike shove gentleman's mouth. A man ap-
peered with a cat-o'-oine-tails, which he repeat-
rdly shook at the !Coral Candidate. Clenched fists
were prr•euled at him, the must furious language
and gestures used, and threat. of the strongest na-
ture 'meted against him.
To speak our sentiments candidlyr the un-
moldy violenc.• and outrageous insolence manifested
monist hint, and the cool. unmoved. gentlemanly
Incliner in which lie received it. seemed to excite in
the breast of all but those of the rude populace,
feelings of respect and cotniniseratiou.
111 the interval between the end of the poll and
the anuouncement of the numbers, a Mr. Fry,
we understand, is a shawl-manufacturer in Leices-
ter-square. getting on the bar before the hustings,
addressed himself to Sir M. Maxwell. With an
infinite deal of t•iolent setion, he told that Gen-.
tlemen he biota high respect for his character as a
surreal officer, but thought that he !lad no business
on the hustings. A rival orator at the same time
started up, and, to the aiuusement of the spectators,
both fur some time controlled for precedence, but
were both stripped of the honour by one of Sir M.
Motivell's sailors, coming to cheer his old Captain.
The ♦high havnig collected the number
of votes polled during the day—the aggregate
numbers were exhibited on a board at the
boot of the hustings, and were received by toe
populace. and most of ilioqe out the hustings. with
the most raptiortniq appliitoie.--" Burden fur
err, /"—" No Court Corofidate P' resounded on
all side•..—luderd, ue have scarcely ever witnessed
an expression of public confidence and public
triumph more universal or more sincere.
The were 4% f..110%,:ur
Fur Sir S•nnurl
Capt. Sir Mori:ty 31:vo‘ell
Sir Siirdett
Mr. Mist 47
Sir M. MAXWELL then cominenced addressing
the populace, in the midst of an oppositi 111 l
1% loch *e have been able to give but a very faint
itesciiption. lie we, extremely sorry that the gest-

Si, Al II INK,. II I,ls,tiglst home ni, oisrao% "ono', •loch
be is sal.' to I. c wade n ',lest ot of to Lord Clgt it s e3gb.

Omen he had the honour to A(1(111411 should have
been t xitooed for half an hour to the isiclemency of
• weather (it rained very heevily), from. intention
even curiosity on his account. He would
save felt the more for them, had not he and ilia
friends beets exposed to a shower iff amitther Ile..
seription, There never was a Candidate before
that had the bottom. to be winsulted as lie
was, and he trusted be was the last that al hi
The man who had stood before them for four
days with so touch patience and perseverence as
he had, deserved. he thought, different treat-
meet. But though Ise was saluted with *bow-
ers of mod and spittle, he was petsulisletl time
all this violence was only in their mouths and Awn's.
and Nome of it in their hearts. He believed them to
lie still F.nglislimen. Before he had come there
that morning, lie had read a letter which lie sup-
poses, they had all rend, signed by one of the Awe'
Candidates (Sir Francis Burdett). The writer
of that letter said, that it was not worth the
while of hum or any other mail to represent the
people if not chosen freely. He agreed with
him.— [He proceeded to quote more of the ern-
timents of the letter, which the caressive tumult
that raged at the time presented us from hear-
ing.}—He had no doubt that, as they might
all go about awl read the letter ht alluded to, the
sentiments of the respectable assembly before whom
be stood would hr materielly sobered by doing so.
fie would never have ventured to present himself
before them, if lie had not felt in his heart lie was
worthy of the honour he aspired to. As he saw
their attention was turned elsewhere, he would take
leave of them for the resent.
Mr. Deuce then pepented him:elf, and after
some cries on the pret of his friends, of " Sir
Francis Burdett !"—" Loran,' !"—was suffered
to proceed. He entreated the Gentlemen he utla
dressed, not to inure the cause they wisher,
to serve by any excess. Ile congratulated them
on the glorious efforts of the day, and assured
them that another suds would secure their triumph,
and place the Men of the People, England's hope
and Westiniesster's pride, at the head of the
poll. But instead of troubling them with any
sentiments of his own, lie should read to them
an adders' from Sir F. Burdett I elf—(" Read !
read/—Bravo! Brace P')—lie did not intend to
make any observations on it, the letter would ex-
plain itself—it was the answer to the requisition
sent to Sir Francis Burdett; by the Committee et
the Piazza Colfee-house.—Mr. Bruce then read the
letter, in which Sir Francis declined to comply with
the wishes of the Committee and appear on the
hustings, conceiving that such a course would
strips him of his personal comidendion, and be a
sacrifice of self-respect and public principles on the
altar of expediency.—[While the letter was reading,
Sir M. Maxwell's flags were successively lowered,
and taken off the poles by_ the populace—one of
the latter was carried to Mr. Hunt, who took his
cockade from his hat and affixed it to the extremity
of it, and it was then borne up opposite to the place
Mr. Bruce stood in. This gave umbrage to some of
Sir Fraticts's supporters, and after a sharp contest•it
was lowered and robbed of its decoration, but shortly
re-appeared. keeping. however, at a more respectful
distance.]—if those simple and eloquent words (Mr.
B. proceeded to say), were not sufficient to niftier a
zeal and ardour into their breasts, no words of Iris
could do it. The question now was, whether they
would vote fora man who, if he succeeded, would be
the representative of beadle*, of tax-gatherers, of the
sweepings of parish vestries; or whether they. the
Citizens of the freest City in the world, would sup-
port the man who had for twenty-five years identified
their cause with Isis own.—(" Yes, we will support
hiss!")—Base were the tricks and maisceuvres of their
adversaries : armies of tax-gatherers were arriving
on the hustings from the first day for the Court
Candidate. Whenever a poor man wished to vote
for Sir Francis Burdett, his vote was rejected;
but if he idsould appear for Sir M. Maxwell, there
was nod a word of doubt. In addition to that,
many who had not paid their poor-rates had them
remitted at the hustings for the purpose of voting.
The great aristocrat, too. of the country was exert-
ing a most undue influence over his tradesmen.
Such were the arts used to swell the ranks of their
opponents. But he was persuaded they would
come up fresh, vigorous, and undaunted to-mor-
row, and poll in such numbers as to coefound their
enemies. The battle was theirs, not tlir F. Bur-
dett's. Let each of them think the issue depend-
ed on himself. Let each fancy himetlf the centre
of Isis own circle, so would their influence extend,
and embrace the remotest quarter of this extensive.
City.—( Loud cheering.)
Mr. ‘VISHART addressed the populace as soon as
order had been with great difficulty restored, hut in
a tone of voice, owing to extreme hoarseness, which
reudered it extremely difficult to collect his obser-
vetions. He complimented and congratulated the
Electors of the most independent City in the king-
dom, upon the brave and noble conduct winds had
characterised them upon many former set ing occa-
sions, and which, in the present instance, they •p-
-peered determined to exceed, by a display of inflexi-
ble firmness end undaunted courage, which nut even
the intrigues of the minion of the Court, not the
commandsor menaces of power. could sink or intimi-
date. The close of this day's poll had, in Isis mind,
determined the fate of the Elect" ttttt and clearly
pointed out, that the Candidate set up by the King's
Ministers would be defeated in his presumptuous at-
tempt to represent the free Electors of %Vemonissater.
The City of Westminster would, iii case the Electors
stood firm to their most obvious and dearest inter-
ests, be represented by two iodependent mid coo-
scientions Members. This was an object worthy of
every man's ambition, and to &non mid secure
which no sacrifice *es ton great, no labour too
severe. In the 1411111 e of Sir Samuel Roundly. lie
thanked the Electors for their spatted c luct this
day, mid more particularly in continuing I at the
head of the tioll.—(Applause.)
Mr. CLEARY had, out Saturday last, occasion to
onside to the state of the poll on that day, nod they
would recollect, he had then prophetically said,
that the poll of this day would phis e Sir Francis
Burdett in a very different state from what the
three preceding days' milliliters might have led Moroi
to ertireet. Ile was well aware 01 the 'tate of time
public mind w this metropolis wlien lie suit, so-
hot lie was itiw Is better acquainted with it new ;
mod be could as.mre them, from iteramool
tine, that all the efforts of corruption awl Court
would prove unavailing vies' the matt

• our Kroundl, notwithstanding the twierritil
iu—
we that has been brought against us by wealth
power.—(Apploose.l—A more glorious tri-
ll) fur the friends of freedom never berate ac-
ed is this great city.--(Opkurse.)—There
r was an election cooducted with more fairness
• personalities had been introduced. and a fair
honourable triumph of public opinion had
n place in the midst of a people who were dr.
fined to assert their- rights.—/Applaare.j—
Candidate (Mr. Alderman 'Albion} who has

with mare.coubseari, call.ri out to Alderman Thorp tlen
to del.i.t a minute of two. while ge William passed bee
through the Hell. The worthy Aldernsau adopted the
ilk &um.. and l tuakill a short passe, bad au or
oppor►uiuty of having be brief remarks heard hue
throughout the Hull. frie
The homing. were then cleared, and the busiuero se►i
adjourned omit to-morrow morning. that
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