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SECOND DAY.

At four o'clock the poll closed, when the num.
ben were,—
For Sir Francis Borden 630
J. C. Hubbies, Esq.
Hon. G. Lamb 3ll

The announcement of the numbers wri;' rece;ved
with loud acclamations, and the Candidate's made
their appearance on the hustings, where they were
severally greeted by their respective friertris.
Sir F. BURDCTT first addressed the electors, and
congratulated them on the triumphant station they
maintained on the poll, • station which, be Said,
it was quite unexampled for • popular candidate to
hold, so early in an election fur Westminster. lir
general, the popular candidate at the beginning of
a contest was unable to sufficiently awaken the
electors to a paramount settee of their duty, an I
make them at once surmount the efforts of their
opponents. This gave the ministerial candidate
a majority upon the early days of the poll, an ad.
vantage of which he, was however. now bereft. The
electors of Westminster were now awake to their
principles, and determined by the triiimphent ste-
tson they held to put an end to the ereseart, suds
he trusted, all future occasions, to any struggie
which was directed against their independence.—
(Applastse.)—From the report in the Mortntig
Papers of Mr. Lamb's speech yesterday,. he resit
that that Gentleman complainee of a breach of c. n.
fidence respecting an important letter of his, whasit
had been read by Mr. Hobhouse. Ile did assure
Mr. Lamb that he was under a great einsapprtheo-
lion if he thought there had been any bream.' of
confidence, either private or public, ill the case.
The letter was in various way. important, for they
would recollect that when Mr. Lunt) came forwa•tt.
he proffered fiiendship and candour, and he Sr(i F.)
felt moat happy in meeting him on such grOasissl..
and such alone. What then was not his inconsis-
tency. when this letter came to light? Ills robe of
candour has been by this letter lifted uv, suit
heads it seen nothing but " filthy doselase"....(ep-
plause.)—Mr. Lamb had quoted a great assiburs tor
them. one whose works may be callediheVolower
of Nature. As he (Sir Francis) stelightrtl is. thet
author, he was ready to quote with his► moil, they
id got the whole volume by heure—oppinese.)—
Why the Gentleman should have selected the quo.
tattoo—
" Oh, Cassius! thou art yoked to a tAndi,"
he could not conceive, except that i: had " a limb"
in it.—(laughter.)—He (Sir Francis) felt greatly
,honoured at bring compared in any way to the great
name of Cassius, the greatest man that ever was
produced among the greatest people t Iva ever tiled:
a man who was called "the last of thre Romans."
He had, however, no pretensions to br called es
last of Englishmen." Were he sorgle-ton.tisd nr
maintaining them, then he might deserve the high
appellation; but ke was neither the first nor the
last ; thank Aloft! the country was lint reduced to
that melancholy court thou. He waeonly one .strong
millions who Were ready todie for the liberties of their
country. With respect to his being yoked to wis
.Lamb;' he certainly had that inittortune at the
last election,but he confidently hoped they would rote
unyoke him, and return him to Parleitnent • with
man who had riot one set of sentiment 4 with one aet
of men, and another with the people or 11'4st:enli-
ster ; who would not have owe set of reorionents with
a contractor and Government wepporter Of SAN.
Maxwell, aud quite ail bppseete strewth. isel hide.
pendent elector. • %Vith 'motet to Me having iias
yirkt,tl to a Lamb—i.atariab I why; it Oct* a ftakeouts
:hew, awl with every appearance tore of A dolt i a
sheep's clothing.-se ( blighter.) —The independent
electors would sossu'astedthat. the Lamb *mild' 1S

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eithpellesi 110 exclaim in Cassias as Citior did
-Niles be howl huniself sinking—
oU, help ate Casein% or Gish !"
:erpplatioe.l:7-Quotations from such aninthor were
delsghtfurrit was* fair commerce to deal in. But
their opponent did not deserve their consideration
any othetthan a serious light, be was a man who
came among them insidiously, at the letter chewed ;
he seemed to adopt the recommendation which the
net instilled into the mmd of the person whom he
•",s instigating to put on a specious front to cover
he rommission of a great crime—
. To beguile the time, look like the tinie—
Brut ',keine in your your Worse, your rye,
hook like the inetreeui
But be she serpent systkr it.''
(Appliruse.)—The worthy Baronet then at some
length contended that in the production of the
letter so often alluded to on the hustings, there was
no breach of confidence whatever, least of all
could Mr. Lamb complain of it as such ; far with
what grace could he who made such a proposition,
votnr forward and impose silence respecting it after-
4ards to the man upon whom he bad obtruded such
proposition? The Honourable Gentleman was no
lawyer, though he belonged to the profession of
he law ; his reeding was confined to modern law ;
he did not seem to have gone deeply into the old
Lbw, though lie complained that others indiscriiiii-
•iiitely attacked the members of that professi . Now
nr Pir Franck) had never done so; he respected the
• IJ lawyers. because be knew no men who had mode
}-seater efforts to uphold the Comaitution. lle re-
i.isected m toy too of the modern lawyers, because
r knew them to be able and independent men.
It was only against the lawyers who made their
Ars in Parliament subservient to their own cur-
r. .ipt promotion that lie complained, and to their
flees he had stated his opinion of them.—(Ap-
pltiose.)—The worthy Baronet, after commenting
very severely upon the letter written by Mr. Lamb,
c,i,icluded by entrestiog the electors to come early
to the poll—one vote now would be worth ten set
the close ; and by an effort to-morrow (this day),
they would rut only put en end to the present con-
test, but place their rights and independence, as
it,. electors, upon a basis from which they could
not en • futore occasion be shaken —(iipplunse.)—

'itie worthy Baronet laboured under a boars-
'toys, which made him at limes ivaudrble, except to
those imm.diately near him.
Mr. LAMB stood forward, but he was not able
(Ai some time to proceed, from the excessive noise.
Ilz said, that if they were anxious to hear Mr. Hob-
/loose, they must first hear him. Notwithstanding
t►re confidence expressed by his opponents, he
could assure them, that as to the result of the
contest they would find themselves eggregiously
mistaken. Some persons had, he understood, re-
ported-that it was his intention to give up the con-
test ; hut he could assure the electors that he felt
i• confident as ever of the result of the election,
a id he wool., continue there until he gave every
elector in Westminster an opportunity of declaring
t! sir sesititnelita. The lion. Baronet had said iu
I .4 address. that it was not usual for the popular
candid des at the commencement of the contest to
have so large a ousjority, when opposed to a mi-
nisterial candidate. He would ask, what proof was
there that he was it ministerial candidate ?
( Cries of "The letter, the letter !")—As far as the
later went, his opponent was the ministerial can-
didate; and when the lion. Baronet applied the
words of Shak•peare—
" Help mc, Cassius, or I sick!"
IS spoken by him to the Ministers, if the letter
were to be taken at all, it would appear, that he
c.illed out, but that the Ministers void, " we'd see
luu d—d first."—(a laugh, aid applause )—With
rei.pect to the letter cm which his opponent built
his hopes of success, he was at a loos to see what
reason Mr. Hobliouse had for saying that lie dis-
approved •f the committal of Mr. Flobhouse to
Neogate. He certainly voted with the Honour.
able Baronet for the most lenient course; but
Mr. liolilloore had no reason to suppose, merely
from the ci►ility of his calling on him at New.
gate, that lie disapproved of his committal.—
Hisses /—He would say but one word on that
subject ; in the hurry of 'peaking he might have
said what lie did not exactly mean to say ; he had
do hesitation in saying. that he did not use the
phrase in the sense imputed to him by Mr. Hob-
image. lie did not mean that Mr. Hobbothe should
lie pestished to the full extent. lie thought the
power of committal by the House of Commons
►hould be rarely exercised, and should be only ex-
t wised in discretion and in mere•. lie thought
that the House of Commons should have directed
the Attorney-General to prosecute, turd b►ing the
matter before a Jury of the country. lie read over
the pamphlet, to try whether lir could find in it
some mord* •f mitigation, hut after reading it he
ma. convinced that if a prosecution was moved fur,
Mr. liobliousie would hare been convicted before
• Jury. and the ponishineot would have been
grester.—(Cries of disapprobation.)--With re-
spect to the pamphlet, the part which he most
disapproved of was hot the part which reflected on
the House of Commons—it was the attack on •
mon who had been the most constant friend to liber-
-14 perhaps of any man slow living—lie meant Lord
Erskine. lie read that •rack with considerable stir-
tow, and lie felt justified in saying he dot not approve
of it. lie was glad to find that on a late occasion.
as well as from that laustiogs, lie (Mr. Hobliouse)
made some haudsonse amends for the attacks in
that pamphlet. lie *kinked the lion. Baronet
fur that part of his speech which alluded to the pro-
!cativo of the law. Recollecting some former ex-
pretuions of the Hutt. Baronet, lie did not expect
to have heard him treat the prof.s•ion so liberally.
The Hon. Baronet attacked him for. not being a
lawyer. He would let dispute the point. for ac-
curdnig to their uotioi,a of modern lawyers, the less
lie knew of the law the more acceptable be must be
to them.

Mr. floamonsa neat Came forward. lie was
proud to see that the iudepeudence of %Vestmillblef
instal him so high upon the poll—it was certainly
impassible for him to say whet Mr. Lamb might
Aare had is store for them, but judging flout pie-
nut appearances, there was little fear of the result.
Let theta email., their eaertions—let luoi con.
',lime ails. and ilLs'sluired bat little knowledge of
• •rithinehe SO diIIeVSOCS them of the slate of the
realest at the final• clove of the poll. fie certainly
oat mulet touch disadvantage when replying to
Mr. Letub—is the first place he could not know
oh:4l+er that Geathassallotast teary what be said.

r. lab load said. thoitioot would will to see
power of the House sif Cannon• eurcismi with
mercy. What was that power ? The power of
*aiding a man to prime without citing hias--witlo-
out hearing hint—without kenning his defence.—
Why he might as well my that the power of hang-
i•ig a m•u ought to he exercised with me►cy.—
(A I.o.o)—This would enable them to form some
judgment of the manner in which Mr. Lipoh
would defend their rights, if placed at the mercy of
the House of Commons. He did not sue for
mercy—lie did not look for mercy from the Mem-
bers of the rotten borough of Getton—of
who stood in that House his equals, and many of
them his inferiors. What right had they to send
him to prison ? At the last election Mr. Lamb
'toned on the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly.
What were the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly ?
That illustrious man made one of the noblest stands
ilea was ever made against the power of podia-
mentary commitment—against that power which
Mr. Lamb thought ought to be exercised in mercy.
He believed Mr. Lamb knew oothing about the
principles of Sir Samuel Romilly : he would say
flirt this power was one which. in the eyes of rea-
son, must appear • breach of all law, of all seen•
ritv, of all personal liberty. Ile would not argue
the matter with Mr. Limb, though it would be no
breach of modesty in him to say, that he knew a
great deal more about the matter ; it was a right
which *whinged on the spirit of the constitution. and
whirl, no popular man ever defended ; and even the
practice of the House of Commons itself was against
it. Mr. Lamb had said that he (Mr. FE) was the
Ministerial Candidate. They sent him a prisoner to
Newgate, and that was the proof of his being a
Miuseterial Candidate. Sir F. Burdett was • Mi-
nisterial Candidate, sod Ministers were now about
to try whether they could send him to prison, in
order to give • proof of his being a Ministerial Can-
didate. Mr. Lamb spoke of the lower classes;
but lie was himself one of the lower classes; every
subject that was not a Peer WAS of the lower class.
Ile would not dwell upon the phrase; it was the
"Human sting—the common talk of gentlemen
bronglit forward by • party thus to speak of the
people at large—it was in the sitlle of M•. Counsel-
lor Scaelett. when he called the people of W est.
niiiisier the rabble. Ile was at a loss to know what
Mr. Lamb meant when he said that he might
have received u worse punishment if his case was
brought before • Jury. How could • man be
worse punished than sent to prison without
inquiry, true!, or exatnination of any kind ? Whet
did lie mean by worse punishment ? Would he
have him hanged ? As to the commentaries of
Mr. Lamb on another pert of the pamphlet, he
would ask, was that part before them ? As to
Lord Erskine. he would say, that he paid to the
character of that illustrious man • higher. because
a truer tribute than ever Mr. Lamb did. That
pamphlet was written in answer to Lord Erskine,
who thought fit to congratulate the people of M'est.
minster on the election of Mr. Lamb; but lie
(Mr. H.) knew that the return of that Gentlinsen
had been obtained by a monstrous coalition of per.
ties. by more arts, trick+, and indeed open violence.
than had ever been practised since the celebrated
contest about 40 years ago. Lord Erskine, a man of
great talents, of high name, supported by the voice
of his party, an►nl by the press, had every thing
to command respect. whilst he (Mr. Hobhouse) had
nothing on his side but the simple facts. His Lord-
ship had spoken in ignorance and in error—he was
in the country during the contest—and he was not
to be detered by any name, however high, to ex-
pose what was false, and to assert the truth. He saw
Mr. Lamb gaping. and he would Heti detain him much
longer. The conduct of that Gentleman he was sure
the popular Whigs could not at all approve. The
Whigs had reared the standard of Reform through-
out the country. Mr. Lambton declared in his
advertisement, that all the evils of which the people
complained proceeded from the corrupt state of the
Representation. In Norfolk the Whigs maintained
the principles of Reform. Mr. Coke told the !louse
of Commons that it was a corrupt body. Mr. Sa-
muel Whitbread declared, that the principles on
which he stood for Middlesex were those of thorough
Reform. Was it not natural. therefore, that Sir
F. Burdett should feel somewhat astonished that
Mr. Lamb did not say one word in his first edger-
tivement about Reform? Was it not natural that
he (Mr. Hobhouae) should have produced the
speech of that Gentleman. to spew them that he
did not know exactly what lie said ow the subject.—
That Gentlemen said, he was the friend of gradual
Reform, though lie declared on the hustings that
he was for extending the suffrage to all house-
holders. Was that what he meant by gradual Re-
form ? It was Radical Reform—it was • species of
reform, which, so late as the year 1809, was consi-
dered wild, visionary, and portentous. and not ca.
pable of being carried into effect. He says he is
for gradual Reform, and he says he is a ‘Vhig.—
Gradual Reform was not the principle of the
Whigs. The Whigs, in their celebrated decla-
ration. disclaimed the idea of gradual Reform.—
That declaration was drawn up by Mr. Tierney, mid
signed by Mr. W.Sraith, by Mr. Byng, by the Rus-
sells, ■nd by the highest and best of the Whigs, reel
there they laid it down that gradual reform would
accomplish nothing—that pruning the vicious tree
would only strengthen it. Mr. Lamb had said
that he would be willing to take the franchise from
places where corruption had been detected, and to
extend it to populous places. Did he mean to say
that that was the reform that would extend the
Innichise to householders ?
Here Mr. LAMB said he did.

Mr. floasiousE—lt certainly is not. The
electors understood the grou.rdi on which they
stood. Mr. Lamb had told them that the Howie of
Commons was the constitutional representative of
the I.rople. He would put it Ull the issue. Would
they vote for a Gentleman wl►u declares that the
House of Commons, as at present constituted, was
the true representative of the people; or would th►y
vote fur a Gentleman who tap, shAt if it were not
for the army the House of COIUMOIIS would run
the danger of personal diapersiou /
After M►. Hubliouse inured, the crowd imme-
diately dispersed.

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fuller.

LECTION.
tOLISTH DAY, hooka; lloacm 10.
The Malin this d did not exhibit much 'pop.
tones of increoved seri/my.
About hilt pow. two 111 r. C. Calvert entered the
11411 and owe hi* vote (is we uuderstood) fur
Alderman Wood, Alderman Thorp, cud Alderman
Weidman.

At half past three o'clock. wisest lire "isle of the
poll was announced, the numbers appeared to be as
follow :
he Mr. Vrllsoa
Aldirimas Curtis
Alarmism Woad
Tire lard Mayor. IP*
Aldermen Thorp 1.144
Alderman %Voidness.... 1,550
Mr. WILSON came forward immediately after,
and was received rather favourably by the crowd no
the Hall. He said, that if he bad reason to appear
before them to express his gratitude for the dis-
tinguished motors in which they had placed him on
the poll, double reason hid he to do so tis-day. Ile
assured them he felt the great borrow thus con-
ferred on him most sincerely. Nut only were his
cumbers on this day's pull beyond those of the can-
&dates who stood next to him, but it was another
ground of confidence, that when he had looked, lest
night, at the list of the Livery who had yet come to
the poll, he had found that the greater 'runt ber of those
who had awed fur him were persons who had not
promised him their suffrage., and therefore were not
to be depended on. Combining this with the proofs
they had given him this day of their approbation, lie
calculated sanguinely on a favourable result. Ile
should say no mote than to assure them, that his
best efforts should ever he devoted to the support
and advancement of their interests ; and to recom-
mend himself to a continuance of their friendly
exertions.

Mr. CURTI, then came farward, and pointed to
the state of the poll, as evidence of the progress his
father's cause was tneking, but the ►torn of r.pp►ta-
sitiou to his speaking was so violent, that hr wits
obliged to retire without uttering a syllable.
Alderman Wool) then advanced, and was greet.
ed with acclamations thrnurhuut the hell. The
Gentlemen of the Livery would rib-erve, lie raid,
by the numbers at the close of this 41a)"s la.ll, that
lie had been placed its the situation wluch he had
anticipated yesterday.—(applause )--Ile had gained
considerably. when the alackness of the polling was
taken into account. Fur even now, the numbers
of Isis Hon. Friend who ►toot highest, were about
nine hundred below what had been polled fur him-
self by the clove of the North day of the last elec.
Lion—his own numbers were a levee hundred less.
Therefore, considering the number. yet to come up,
and that lie was unconscious of lusting done any
thing to forfeit the favour of his former friends
—(Hear, hear,)—he was confident of being raised
to a higher statsun.—(Cries of " Ilear. hear.")—
There net remained behind upwarda of three thou-
sand of those who had supported him on the last
occasion. But he besought them to lose no time in
coining up, for he told them frankly that lie had
floor of those great reserves which an Honourable
Friend of his calculated on, whom lie had heard
say. that a body of two thousand would march to
the hall and give him their suffrages tu-eaorrow.—
Ile hoped his prediction would be verified, aasd that
they would do himself sonic good. But his only
reserve was the independence of mind of his fellow-
citixens.—(" Bravo. Gravor)-1-le sever asked a
man a second time for Ins vote who said. " I can't
support you, I don't approve of your principles."
—(applusese.)—Not would he, nor, lie was con-
vinced, soy of his friends, entertain the smallest
grudge or against any individual because lie
had voted against lium.—(Groat applause.)—fle
should do his duty whether placed at the head of
the pull or only fourth. But he entreated them all
to go among their friends, and urge those who were
favorable to him to lose no time. He should
always do every thing in his power to deserve
their good opinion mid opprobation.—(l(eiterated
plaudits.)
The 1.010 Alairoa repeated hi• most cordial
thanks to she Livery for suffering him to stand in
so advantageous a place on the pull as that hr now
held. though be was aware that that statiou was nut
sufficient to inspire him with the confidence as to
the result lie wished to ferl.—(applause.)—At the
same time, if his friend* continued their exertion's,
he could not doubt of being successful. lie was
sure that the nice would be hardly run, but lie
hoped it would he run hatidsomely, assJ that none
of his brother candidaues would feel aim ill-humour
at the success cf an oppnortit.—(oppluuse.)
Mr. Aldermen Tooter was hailed with the most
flattering marks of partiality. lie said that though
lam situation on the poll was Hot exactly what lie
could have wished. yet it must demand his grati.
tud.; *lieu he recollected that five thou-and electors
yet remained behind, he could riot but see that
one hour might restore him to the place lie had
formerly occupied. Great numbers had yet kept
bat k, who were above all undue influesice, mid
from those he expected .a generous support.—
'l•he contest at the Borough was over, mid lie was
sure the effect, of that would be felt in the Hall
to-morrow.— %Viten one day or one hour was snit-
ficient to change the present aspect of the election,
lie relied coofideutly on their support fur eventual
success. lie sincerely thanked them. and request-
ed a strenuous continuance of their kilid exertions.
—(Thunders of applause.)
Mr. A litetnisu ‘VAITIIIIIAN declared that lie saw
no cause whatever to slier the opinion he hod ex-
pressed yesterday, that their and his cause would
be ultimately triumphant. Comidering all the
circumstances coussected with this election, he
thought that the present state of the poll was a
matter of triumph to him and his hietids.—(up-
plaase.)—lie had yesterday stated that the contest
was directed trout the opposite sitle, principally
against himself, and of that any one might be con-
vinced sites standing a single hour on the busting..
It was evident that Liverymen had Weis forced up
to the poll, and compelled to vote against their
conviction, and that injunctions--[Flit worthy
Alderman' was here interrupted by hissings proceed-
ing irons the hustings, but it was smut lost its a
tide of applause from the 11.111—It was some gra-
tification to hint to Lear those looses issue from
the quarter they came ff Oda, larcause lie was sum
they proceeded from the frieud of one of the can-
didates. They would wish to muddier wl►at they

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could not answer,—(oppleriserne ui ming. ,
that 'legion had boos obliged.. to wow against
:their cooviction, and that *weds= bad boas laid
on them egoist voting for a particular meadow ;
and that candidate himself. Lite his worthy friend
(Alderman Wood), he neither wished for a reserve
nor mode one-14 —but. 'Onhappily, Ira-1
friends Ind made a reserve for him by keeping
I►ack. But his reserve lay in tl►e 4,460 Liverymen
who had eopporte.l him at the last election, ar►d
who had p,red►i.dtl to do so at this.—(App/oare.)
—From an inspection of the votes he could say,
that infinitely the greater number of *those hostile
to him had bees already polled. But lie entreated
hie friends net to keep► back; for as the election
would end on Tuesday, it would be impoesible, if
they persevered in doing so, to rrceive all their
votes. Their inilependeliee was all he had to Yell
on. If they should not discard those who bad
voted fur three millions of taxes, sod those who
were ready to support all the wicked designs of
bail Ministers, it was never fur them to assemble
&again in that flail, and complain df exorbitant
faxes, or the renewal of an income tax. it
breams th•m to think well whether they would
send into Perliameot men who would probably
. support that enormous and dangerous addition to
the Civil List, of which► rumour" had gone 'breed.
Ile was addressing an immense number of inde-
pendent iudtsid►►sls, to whom it would be a great
mortificatioa that the candidate whom they thought
sore worthy should fail while they were doing nothing
to prevent it. Every person present could do some-
thing ; lie hoped, therefore, that they would all
seek their friend., stimulate them to the poll, and
exhort then► to reject all improper influence which
might he endeavoured to be exerted over them.
The election was then adjourned. The people
outside the (bill unharnessed the horses from Al-
dermen Thorp's carriage, and drew the worthy A!•
derman themselves down King-street. The same
gratifyit►g cum pliment was conferred on the Lord
Mayor.

FOREIGN lATELLIGENCE.