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London, England, 1818-07-18 00:00:00

IVOR POLK hL EC TION.

Notatitlistnnolingevery preparation had been made
to promote the return cif Mr. Ilamond as one of
the Iteprep.eutiotivep. iu l'arliviuriit for this county,
that Griot!email olechtse.l the contest lvte on Mtni-
day eveloitig, thus leasing, Mr. 11 oilehowie to
" trot: orer ate coorso." as the sporting phrase is,
In the infinite regret of u numerous body of the
Terrhotilers, who had displayed great 2.:al in the
cause of independence.
(11 Tuesday large parties of Elector* were in
motion front dderetit parts of the county, to
give their free awl hearty support to Coke and
I lamood, when expresses Were (o-warded in all
ihret thaw, announcing the termination of the strug-
gle, which of course 'prevented the appearance of
many hundred.. A large number of his friends,
however, met Mr. Coke, as usual, at Mile Cross,
and proceeded t., the Shirr-hall. Mr. Wodehouse's
party met on the Den linn-roittl„ and was certainly
the largest in comb-r, hating been called together
by itilveittioquent ; Mr. Coke came no rely at troded
I his tenantry nod toeiglobionta. lie was much
dirt-red by the poptiliwe vetter.Ey ; but must per-
sons observed that lle. W. wat lady applauded loy
tliose who accompaffied hint. The latter Gentle-
man's patty. hoarver. et cured the alrnosi
possess of the flail before Mr. Coke's friends
arrived.

About ten o'clock, the nigh Sheriff, Eilw3rd
Lipenbe, Esq. reached the Shire-hall, when the
Special County Court haring. beets opened in the
usual form, and kir ilil.tiesty's Witt and the Act
aoaoritist bribery mid corruption being read--
SiGniMUND Tit %FFOKD SOUTIIWELT., Esq. rose
st.il raid, that be w.s almtat to discharge a most
pleasing aswrll sari itio.l twit dory. In pro-
posing to the Freeholders the none of Air. Coke all
one of their Represematives iii Parliament, he was
nut naming a Wall Vlllfl ria4 young and untried, a bo
w.ss almost unknown, and whose principles were
se.ireely farmed; but one whose life hail been spent
in the emisity, whose initiciples had never hero
shaken, owl who for forty years had been their
steady, and active Representative.—
elpidartse.)—Eor lion to enter into any lung or
14Inittred ii,oneg) 6,.011 Mr. el/ke'll CO:ltillet would,
to that Nieriiii, be needless. His exertions in the
insist tweinetit of ag.icitlitire, his labours in the cause
berrlons, bts spletirlid hospitality, his private
wmt Is, psi vices, all pointed him nut as the
whutu Norfolk ought to select as her Itepretieti
tiitite. lie WA. a fit Representative fur such Fuels
us the yeomanry of the county. It wit of the cha-
racter of its yr,attaory that Norfolk might be proud.
She had tin pi.-iuresipte scenery, no verdant mea-
dows to ado: is her surfs e, but she herd a race of
mils wl he might justly boest, men equally
enlightened, intltio-fflietit, and enterprising, and
most fortunate lie esteemed them in possessing such
11 111411 NS tiilir late worthy Member, to watch over
their interests. Mr. Coke's pailiumentary career
hurl been equally long and exemplary. No vote of
his had ever cost the country a slit hog, or caused
lira') of its Wood to flow. lie had heels the con-
sistent soiree:lie of mild government, of peace, of
etaimitm, and of reform. Had the principles which
lw had uniformly maintained beets acted upon in
the jar-scot reign, to what a state of prosperity
the country hate arisen ! Those principles
would have set sired to its the peensession of our
rights, harpiiiess and content at twine, and respect
41(11113ii. It %%W.) they. Gnr, wills the most cordial
sslisfsclton tl;;,t h e Irr.yn.srrl il:r ft-titres to Parlia-
ment of 'I Cider. Esq. of Itolkham,
as one of site illemhers for Not folk.—(Applunse.)
dmind I VKI secancling the nomireition
of lir. is ke. took <sec:wino to pass some high
unit just r übeAinins 011 WlollBll'6 character.
EDMUND BACON, Esti. Owe' uninitiated Edmond
Wodettonse, E•q, as a proper person to represent
this county in l'ailiumenf.
J. J. REDINGFIELD. Esq. -rt• led this notT•ina-
tiois, end said that in so doing lir exiwrienced the
highs-t ',title and gratiti. mho'. It hid ever Iseets
cistisoirred at tlw surest way to judge of the chitrac-
ter and intentions of men by their sections; and he
was emilident that those qualities would never be
f I wanting its his lion. Friend, which consti-
;will the best eldion to public itee—he oersnt
ilie q.salitirr t.f Illtrgrity 111111 Illalunt-ndence.—!dp-
pbiNxec.)--fir beliteril he might say the cosinisset
sit .11r. Ws:de:l:rust Loa tier a sjyroved by alim.ipt

rums SUVLN-PhNCE.

every man is. the mune of Notto'k.-1 Laud cries
" 14. Oil" mired t;itli shime Hietr*.l
Nu other Camlislate toting preloosed. Mr. ('oast
that the livinatittit iepresseutiog the Calmly a
Norfolk had always beets the proudest anal highest
diattricillists to which he wished hi aspire. lie valuer!
it, becAuse it was au honour freely roil assoloss.
tieously entiferrsal upon him from m holy (Irian!,
pei.clent ftriglistitisets. It it distinction far
lwyduil dist which nisi hlrmarcli con'..l liesttlw„ marl
a renewal of iliat confidence. whirl' for 42 years
the freeholders or this greet county had pl reed is.
hint, was the host revelers" of all hi, pest labours.
Ile certainly Is ill kept himself complevely rule I)rn•
dent of rvrry Administration ; soot he could say
with perfs-ct truth, that he had never, solicited
either place, pension, or emolument of any kind
whiteVer, for Ihruself, or for Noy sue connected
with Insit. lie felt diet ir he hid thine !to, he nits.t.
hare lwrio hou or! to alsopori those froth bon, he
receive.! favours.—(•• /No. we .r. from (.W. War-
kaiksC.'" is my Mo-
nism; Noel if A man Ism w mind lo prof' wrfi his
duty honestly to Isis constituents. he t neither
ask
comely roily his own private frelitsgs. he would Oils
lingly withdraw himself from uss irksome and use.
less attendance upon a cativo lionise of Commons.
which, camilitoted as it now was, int at nought the
prayer's and complaints of the people, onswerrd
their ruff, rings with a Gagging Bull, and their trrtia
lions with insult and ottockery.—(fieue, Aear.)—
Far more grateful would it he to hint to retire to
his mid to spend his time in those !tomtits
which ntfordirl him real and unmixed delight, but
he felt that this was not a lime to shritsk Irons the
discharge of his duty. end as it had pleased the
freeholders of Norfolk again to tbet him tittle
Representative, he %honk! endeavour in perform i'.
Mr. Coke then took a review of the leading fee.
tures of his parliamentary life, att•l after ppm: is
warm tribute of attachment to the memory of his
illustrious friend, I‘lr. Fox, st gly cossatetnned
she extiavagance of the prtsetst Admittidtration.--
" What have Ministers dime this year? (he ems
phatically inquired) —What did they last year
Ilad you not a great meeting in this 11.11, and
did soot my Noble Filen(' the F. 4.1 of Albemarle
mad toty)elf .sate to you allot these men would
do—that they would suspend! the Habeas ('or-
pus Act ? The honourable Colour!, on that oc-
casion. cries! out, •I Look at Manchester ; see
what the siisa&cted ate doing et Manchester." I
knew noshing at that tinie Of what was doing at
Manchester; Mot the HIM. Colonel might perhaps
be in the secret ; he trsight have beard of Oliver
being seta down to I%lattchester, and might have
tl ght that Oliver would wit have turned tint
such a bungler as he proved to be. lint Missistera
had let loose thsse spies upon the people, viol it be..
came necessary, oil acoimit of the site, aboninottole
conduct of those met), to appeal to the late Most v
luahlr Flutist of (:mimosas, It) covet all their crimes.
to screen theinselt+s Iron pooh•lotteht, sod' to re.
vent Eug I i .11 melt boot justifying their conduct, they
will not suffer them to be heard ; they chits poor
people in prison. and keep thrill there fin !tussah.,
and thou they call on Parliament to itillermisie
them. Are such things as ils- d. se to be endured!
Is this acting on the prieteipld t s.f the Colossi-
tution ? Ctrissisilv not. A Bill loess I stel
introduced by iNlr. Brougham, for examinitig
into the disposal of public charities. This ass
opposed in the Muse of Idittla. under the most
flimsy pretence*, while the title reason
that a Noble Lord, of borough notoriety, and
even a Bishop, were very strongly suspected ill'
having plutaderesl to au immense extent those funds
which. were left for charitable purposes! Hr. kn-w
nothing of Mr. Ilsinond's intention to oppose Mr.
Wodeliouse, or of uny steps liming heels takes(
wish regard to that Gentleman, till late on
night. Ile was in no way privy to what was 11111:M.
Doe hid lie in tiny way whatever been consulted on
the subject. Having said this, lie shotslil Ml:ite
also, withoitt the least reserve, that he heard a
Mr. Hamund's intention with the sincerest piers-
sure. mad that he meant to give him Isis most de-
cided support..---(App/anse.)—Nlr. Coke then con-
cluded by assuring the Meeting of his fixed deter-
mination to persevere in those pritaciples which had
first recommended him to their notice.

Mr. EDMOND WODEHOUSE said, that he found
himself utterly incapable of giving adequate es-
pression to those feelings of gratitude which tilled
li;i4 breast, for this additional mark of the confidepee
and esteem of the Freeholders of Norfolk. lie
should take up but little of the time of the Meet ur.
His public conduct was before them, and it wbs
for them to decide ups' it. He felt conscious th d
many gentlemen in the county had equal pretisi -
glom; with himself, to aspire to the high !trumps
which laud been conferred upon hits, lie should
never attempt to hold it if he tholight the eo
of the freeholders was against him. tie had nut ;
utn-
menced a contest through envy, neither should lie
ever persevere in one which was merely vexations.
The High Sheriff then declared TI•os. 11. m.
Coke, ,Esq. and E. Woclehouse, Esq. duly elected.
The chairing took plaice soon alter. when
Members, attended by their respective friends, e
carried d the Castle Hill mid the Market-play;
take and his friends (1.22 io numbed. ca t; -
braleil his se-election at the Swan Ism. After ail
excellent dinner. and the usual toasts I been
given, the health of Mr. Coke (who presided) etas
drank with enthusiastic applause; for which that
gentleman returned thanks, and addresstd his Cos.-
stittients at considerable length. Alany tosist• awl
speeches followed, which contributed to pronpde
the enjoyment and conviviality of the eteuing.
At t 111,0 Aentleinen, friends of Mr. Worte-
house, dined together at the Angel —the Hon.
Col ‘Vorlelionse in the Chair.

At night the 31entlirr, went to the hall nt Chaint.
Grid-huti t, t‘hitsla 4•1{44 very fully nttentit 4I Ily 1114 ur
reveeeive frorml4. Air. Coke coll.eivd site hull wok
f4ltek Ittvatte, stud .M r. E. 11'utichuun tidt•tit
with Ails. N. Boom.