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meat. A libel had charged him with the legal murd: rof a Mr. Orr,
who had been ordered for execution by the Load Licuteuent, in con-
sequeme of the opinion of the Judge who had presided at the trial.
Ile himselt hart not come into office n,l sax MOilths after, which he
that.ght a pretty good laui:h) though he was perfectly ready
to tai:e his snare of respcwsibility in the acts of Lord Camden's Ad-
ministration 1-le had been charged in as affidavit, with sending a
man to Botany L' .y, of whom he had never even heard, but who, in
fact, had beet sent, nced thither by a Court Martial, r,f which Loid
Banbury was fresident. Another affidavit had charged gun. and with
equal truth, with being present at the infliction of eorpoial punish-
ment. Courts of Justice, however, would not listen to the cal union s
of me", whose mischievous designs had been defeated, and who, in
n
this manner, sought to revenge themselves c those ty whoiti thcii
objects had been trustrated. Their hostility, however, he should soli
prefer to their praises. He had lived long enough to be known to
others, and to be conscious to himself, that nothing could induce him
to lend his hand in an act of cruelty.—Mear, hear !)
After some further conversation, in 'which Lord Castlereagh, Mr.
Tighe, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. C rOker, Mr. Martin
(ot Galway), Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Fuller, partook.
The question wis then put, that leave be given to bring in the Bill,
and carried in the affirmative, without a division ; and Lord CAsTLE-
a e AGH, Mr. RYDER, and the CHAticrttoa of the EXCHEQUER, ap-
poiuted to bring in the same. The Bill was then read a first time, and
twitted to be read a second time on Monday, and to be printed.
Lord CASTLEREAGH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to alter certain
Acts, and to repeal others, relating to Religious Worship. His Lord-
ship observed, that no practical inconvenience had hitherto been felt
trader the Toleration Act ; but that som.: recent decisions having
excited doubts as to its extent and operation, it was thought necessary
to bring in the present Bill, in order to remove these doubts.
After a few words from Mr. W. SMITH, the Bill was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.
I.old CASILER EA CH gave notice, that he would, on Monday next,
moved f, r leave to bring in a Bill, to make the aiding the escape of
reach prisoners a Felony.—Adjourned.

BRISTOL ELECTION.

MoxnAV, JULY 6.--The Poll commenced a l'oedina;re.—Mr. ITunt
now tat,es 1115 sere by the Sheriffs, Mr. Webb, Attorney ot Path, act-
ing for him as iequisitor. The latter behaves with great propriety,
apologising for the trouble which his duty obliges him to give to each
voter. Heretofore Mr. Henry Smith. attorney, being appointed com-
missioner, adunnis'ered the oaths : but as Mr. Hurt started the diffi-
culty that they in.ght be bribed in crossing the street (f r Mr. S.'s of-
fice is nearly fronting the II :II). they arc a:l re.sworn ar the bar. The
object of this is clear rnough—dslay ; it new takes nearly five mi-
mites. at the quickest, to poll a man. At this moment Davis has
polled about 86—Hunt only 4.
ANOIIII.II tr.TTFTt.
JVIN 6.---There are hundreds or v, :ers waiting to poll for Mr. Da-
vis, but °win., to the constant interference ot Hunt, aed the shainefnl
conduct of his nary. the poll this day, at half-past three, stands only
As fo.loes:—Davis, 117—Hunt, 7.
Brits foe, J trey 7.—Hunt still centinnes to. poll his man each
hour ; but we think to-morrow will ski-6y the must
disgraceful scene yet exhibited took place on our Exchange. As seoe
as the poll was over, Hunt, as usual, mounted his horse, and was ac-
tually preceded by a mln hearing the Cup of Liberty beferc him, a la
Fronenise. I blush fur the hunt ur of 11ri:tol, that she have
been the first place in the kingdom (levet., d to the iii-play of this re-
volutionary insignia. There has buck. lam sorry to say, no other no-
lite taken of this insult, than what Mr. Davis himself, very much to
bis honour, has meutioned in his (Lill; address.
IN COVStT, TUESDAY/ naee-rasr Two n'eeo(-x.---Nothing doing;
the two She, iffs picking their teeth ; Counsellor Griffiths peeping with
his eye-glass into the Statutes at large ; and Mr. Hunt gone to take an
airing on korsebaek. State of the poll—Davis, 118- Hunt. 5.
Tunte teceoce.—Mr. Hunt has returned ainid‘t the thunders of
)as Roy. The Under-Sheriff proclaims, " there ine any more vo-
ters for Mr. Hunt, let them now come forward ; this is the second time
of asking." Mr. Hunt replies, " Presently, Mr. Palmer, there is nu
hurry."—" Here, my friend," sass he to a man who presented him-
reed, " you are riot wanted yet. There, amuse yourself with reading
that ;" and tossed to him, frwu the bench, a reprint of Cobbet's Letter
to the People of Bristol. In a quarter of an hour the Under-Sheriff
repeated kis third time of asking ; and then Mr. Hunt says, " There,
you may vote now, and read another time." This is the way we go
on, and this is the way we are likely to go on.
July was perfectly quiet last night, and tit's day our elec-
tion goes on very soh, tly. This d Davis has polled 77, and Hunt 3.
'there is now a pa.n'til boat' affixed over the head r:1 the latter, with
-hunt, Peace, and Plenty," painted upon it. It is coulidently whis-

JULY 19..

reFttl about that Cabhett will be here on Fliday, rt it is gt‘•;,t
cret !No vote has yet beer& tendered for him, thou his 11-,ine still
appears as usual.
JULY 10, THREE O'r ni—Tinrit, 5.