The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-28 00:00:00

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proolvigedh
that
wheliorle tout,. ~Ist entlinviAstic
d grateful sense
and was seated in ayed in Initmort-
.4, the issue of
of the • the mifeer
to
tiny
nill,t,:)te suns inidebted7;
(3111tY of D d the confidence
consrioui
ti. urnam.--Ige
less f the freeholders
which
ith
let
juluipeptor°ter his
a°:lnittweber ,plause.)---Ile was
r their attachment
more
m:ulebi ehinw the
all
to the 'principles
roil that account
ack which kid been
free erlf, antP,IL: which they 1),
`"
uUt nu:,victory was through him against
that the ,sen.„ tv hl 111 COIIIIIIOII with
ho►illily which bad ar more his than theirs.
over, he should fur.
get U", lota Every thing coat Jeen directed against
liitelsel.:(l 0,4
ftt ected with it, except
sport he had received,
tabetuit stuidi:;rotesia."l7
es ready to promote the
interestsj
wit
tht
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hose who had opposed
him. as 7- He then 'obi t of his constituents.—
(aPPlasise, (erred a creed. that the obligation
they "a nt Ile had
him hail confirmed
the attachme _
always felt toward them,
and strenctheae
ossible, his zeal in their
sersi
(appfaise.')__,
oat Wu' mil he should remember it
with thef
vitiate,' ul feelings to the last mo.
merit o_ a ,
whether hi. life should
he prolonged to
it hit to period, or whether it should
Fe tertninalcot.._
revered father's hail been at all
early date. d
cheeriv.)—The lion. Member
mail ettlitesse Mil J s thanks to the High Sheriff for
pip nuparual gentlemanly conduct storing the
eo.prst, and
•rved..tleit no one coblil have acted
vote booms.--
Mr. Lambkin retired amidst re-
v...ilea actililAs
-etionete ter tions, and every demonstration of
'dr.lOrt; pact.
..:TT 'and Mr. BENNETT afterwards ad-
4i...sea the f
eople, when the assemblage dispersed.
Durit4,l, tie morning the city was thronged to
oo:ess.
lie inhabitants from every part of the
iond flocked in to witness the chairing
el the Di
embers, and it bring also market-day.
toe rka; aers collected were immense. The erre.
ie -mt./ to
the chairing took place at two o'clock,
siti't
.e multitude assembled was really surpris-
ad the whole mass seemed animated by only
t' fr
cling. When Mr. Lioubton ascended the
'.'!.sia winch had been provided for the occasion, a
.; r 1 ;ening shout rent the air, and another shout
%IV 4 given when Mi. Powlett was scatted. Having
7Y ;weeded through the city. they returned to
"whence they started from, Mr. Lonsbton to Mr.
Clarke's. the upholsterer; and Mr. Powlett to the
Waterloo Hotel, adjoining. From the window of
the former house, after the lapse of a few minutes,
Mr. 1,111113T0N congratulated them upon the tri-
umph of that day. Never, lie was sure, was a
greater triumph enjoyed by an individual—never
wasit nobler victory achieved in the cause of free-
dom. His enemies hod complained that his con-
.doct had been obnoxious to the majority of the
'freeholders, and hod appealed to them for their de.
cision. They hid put the question on that issue which
was the most agreeable to him ; they had brought it
"Before that tribunal at which he wished ever to be
listed. The revolt had been such as he bad antici-
pated, and the independence of the county was
'timid by it on the highest and most immoveable basis.
'limy knew that the self-styled Richard of the Lion
.Heart bad that day proved to what class of ani-
mals he really belonged, and bad pat his tail he-
•iwten his legs and run away..--(LentgAree.)—A
,partly exhibition he had made throughout the con-
test. mobbed, hooted, and pelted wherever he
she wed his face.—(opplause.) —They had not had
the good fortune to see hint on the hustings; hint
it was reported that he had gone to his Cotunintee-
room in a sedan chair, ornamented with blue rib-
They had, however, seen him in print, and
long, drill, and tedious as he was, the Hon. Mem-
ber had the day before bestowed some minarks on
a document which lie (Mr. W.) had published;
and had the contest lasted the whole fifteen slays, he
should probably have had every time lie addressed
them something new sod ridiculous to remark upon,
yr something fresh and illiberal to expose. Every
spe,fics of artifice and menace had been employed
its deter individuals from giving him their votes.
Freeholders had said to him, " our hearts are with
you, but we dare not vote for you." Ile had
" Do not then ;" and' even had his seat de-
pelidell piton a casting vote he would have scorned
to owe it to the rain of a poor and industrione man.
lie lead before addressed them on the contents of
tin. Requisition, winch Richard Cmsr de Lion bed
smell comprised nine-tenths of the landed property
in the county, and he hoped the list of names at.
tached to it would he handed down to posterity.
There were 55 in number. I I of which were either
unknown, or so obscure as to be unworthy of no-
tice. The remaining 44 consisted of the signatures
.r 15 clergymen, I bankrupt. 6 Durham Jus-
tices, I Yorkshire ditto, 3 pembertons, 2 sur.
germs, 1 bookseller. 2 attorneys, 1 rope con-
tractor, half-pay officers. I bottle-maker, 3 fit.
tees, 3 Stockton bankers. I bricklayer. who built
Parchment Hill, and one insurance-broker. This
wee she list of persons who were to have forced a
Reprtsentstive on the county of Durham ! He slid
not mesa to cast any reflection on their professions
and occupations, but merely to shew that they were
Not what -Richard of the Lion Heart hail repre-
sented them to be—the possessors of nine-tenths of
the lauded property of the coulity.—(upplause.)—
There was another document un which be would
sow trouble them with a few words. It was issued
by the Rev. Mr. Le Meaurier, and was concerning
a boy upon whom that individual had committed a
gross outrage at Darlington. According to the Rev.
Rector's own admission, he had acted is a way aro
becoming the dignity and piety of his pastoral
racter. His conduct, however, its that rase would,
lie understood. be discussed in another places
and he would therefore say no mare on the subject.
That to which lie iutended to call their atteutitio

nON.

ATURDAY.

rclined keep.
.ambton and
duly elected.
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