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London, England, 1818-06-18 00:00:00

SECOND DA Y.-W EONCSDA Y.

This morning the pole opened at ten o'clock, nod
concluded at three. We have se.irceiy t-v,r
nested a more noisy or tumultuous .usraill'y of the
people of the metropolis on any occasion. Through.
out the whole day the Flail exhibited the most art..
mated picture of the seal, anxiety, owl ii.rtional
ardour which are so peculiarly the charaetetistie
of Englishmen during the period of an elettion.
Those who voted for the popular Candid .tes were
applauded upon their approach and departure fr
the hustings, whilst the persons whir voted fair
Alderman Sir %Von. Curtin and A ides Mills A kin 4
were exposed to the most vituperative t 'whets tiii
the part of the by-standers, and appeartd to
sider themselves particularly fortnu.te lit belog
able, by retiring from the scene, to sh. her them-
selves from the persecuting spirit of the pitiless
populace, which vented itself in the most hideurt4
howlings, hooting., slid hisses. At three o'clock
the polling closed, and the numbers were exanstord.
Upon Aldertuast %Vocal's name tipprus log first upon
the list, the popular satisfaction appeared to know
no bounds, and burst forth in reiterated 'hawk:,
of applause, which could only be 'equalled lay those
which followed upon seeing Alr. 11.1111 e
third in order. The Candidates 1111111lS, and the
numbers of the voters who had pulled in their sup-
port, appeared in the following order on Vie lor:4rt
black hoards placed for the purpose al'
the voters on the state of the poll, iu the rear of the
hustings :
Fur Mr. Alderman W00d.... 1 Ol7
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Waithouto

Mr. Alderman Tburp
Alderman Sir Win. Curtis
Mr. Alderman Atkins
The appearance of the names of the last ta•o
dates was attended by the usual at:comps' .. i ttt etas
of groans and hisses from all parts of the hall.

Mr. Alderman WOOD then rose, amid tie tri-
umphatit cheerio, of the flail, and cos gratulaied
the GentLeonel' of the Livery, that what he 1t...1
yesterday stated to them at the close of the poll had
been completely realised.—( Hear, Geer.)—lhe its t
then smutted them, that front the cordial and kitil
manner in which his friends had received Ilion, Ise
had no doubt that he should be placed ass his pi esiiit
enviable situation, at the head of the poll. Ile lis,l
anticipated thus much from his having been met iv-
ed by the Livery with that spontaneous feeling .if
interest and solicitude, the sincerity of which,
coming front so highly respectable a body of nisi as
Ili: Livery were, he never could for a nutmeat
doubt.—(Applause.)—The Livery he for tllle wt II
knew, and too justly appreciated its integrity. 160
suppose it possible that body could ever foiget its
assurances.—(Applause.)—He hoped that tu-assoi-
sow none of his friends would relax in their efforts,
and bring up each of them one holiest Liveryman
iu support of that cause which they taught to cuosi-
der their own. If he were only to sneered in per-
m Kling one-half of those who then appeared so s..!i-
citous fur his success, to bring up with them 1. -
morrow one friend each, they would colifer VII
the kindest obligation, and reader 111 A U1111;1.11t• • us -
cos unavoidable.--4Appluuse, and cries " N e
will!")—Ile: concluded with thankiiig ditto its o,e
most grateful terms for the rota. pre-etintiet.c,
they bad already given hint,
upon the second day at the head of the poll.--
Loud and continued cheering.)
\lr. Wit.soN coulessed, that the flittering man-
ner iu which his friends and the Livery had second-
ed his suit, densaiitled his mintiest acknowledg-
went& To the exertions of her friends, sod the
Lind reception he had wet with amongst the Live ry
in his short CittiValt,, if such it could be called, he
laud to attribute all the success he hail untaiireil.
There were, us 'to politics so iu this election, two
sides of tlie question—he ass neither of use side fair
of the other, nor did he wish to identity hiiii."l(
with either.—(Applause, mingled with some maks
of disapproba!ion.)—lie would mint- deser.lic
hiulsell as between both. His claims tin their sup-
port weer rowsded urn' the tinlependetice of cu.,-
racter and conduct which introduced bins til
the notice of the Livery.—(.llach opplause.)---
lie was not disposed, as s•nne peis,ifis lest' tisslt•s
creelly circulated, to unite his interests with any
proiiortiou of the Candida•es—and disavowed Ito•
griller that plac.,rd winch hail solicittd the wppn, t
of the Lively iss favour of Sir Ltillllattl (:tortis, Al-
denims Aikiia,, unit hirnorlf.—(3/sch
Ile was isles)) hie of Mith 011 y pet I hat It..

terra,. He was not particularly to (.1).
Lilo a high place ou the poll, hut ohuuld tie v. 0.4.
tied were he to come Ili as one of the livprearittat k a.ll
of the Livery of Loudon. Fie iliooulol aie,dta co„_
rider it an high honour. the. the City ol Looti,ooi
had mi for oecooded hip uncoiling mud coinodeoed
taus worthy of Omit suffrages. Fie culiclinied with

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Pit Amain theta for past f.vours, and soliciting their
future sapport.—(Appluove.)
Mr. WAITIrnaN ruse amidst the cheering of the
populace and the Livery below the hustings, which
continued for • considerable time before he could
be heard. He observed. that so far as the election
had as yet proceeded, the poll chewed the clearest
manifestation of public opinion. Notwithstanding
whatever had been done on the part of other* to M-
oire their success, by using every source of interest
and influence that could possibly be brought to
bear upon their minds, still the poll *hewed that
tlwreeleul taken place a very great change in public
opinion, or at least that the Livery had become
more alive to the conduct, or rather misconduct of
Orme who had hitherto been the represeentative• of
i.s isitesests.—( Load oppLanse.)—Whether lie were
at the top or the bottom of the poll was i matter of
perfect indifference to I' *elf. He would not give
the toss of a halfpenny to choose whethef he should
become a Member of the !louse of Commons, •r
not ; but he moat tell them that the present contest
was one which mast be intended by the mortifica-
Von or the triumph of their own feelings. It much
concerned the Livery, and the feelings of the Livery,
to chew that they had it in their power, isotwith-
'lauding all the influence which had bees resorted
to with a view to bias their judgment. or warp
the exertion of the elective franchise, to elect
such men from
,amongst their own body as
should fairly represent their sentiments end opi-
nion. in Parliament.—(Centineed opplunse.)—
If he were ambitions of a high situation upon the
poll, it did not proceed from ally desire to gratify
a personal vanity or personal ambition, or from
any wish to triumph over the feelings of others.
tint be was, end they too were well swore that hie
uame was so intimately and inseparably c 11111 l feted
with the various struggles made by the Livery of
London to recover itself from the abject state into
which the system of influence and corruption bail
plunged it, that it was not to be wondered at his
name amongst the candidates, should excite a
greater opposition amongst the friends of that in-
fluence and corruption, than any other name 'unworn
that body put together.-i-IShowis of applause j—l n
proportion, therefore, to the strength of that oppo-
sition. which he had reason to apprehend from the
enemies of the liberties of the Livery, he felt lie
was entitled to call upon theta for their most
strenuous support.--( Apploose.)-- Indeed of
their applause in that Hall. therefore lie called
upon them to exert themselves in the common
cense of the Candidate and the Electors. He con-
jured them to exert themselves in every possible
means to resist the bias mud constraint which would,
no doubt, be amply exercised. to paralyse the
praiseworthy efforts of the sound part of the Livery.
These were the grounds upon which he bad felt it
his duty to touch, in order to apprise them of their
possible danger. He recommended them, there-
fore. to be active until he should again ave the
pleasure of seeing them. and be stirring with t.ie
lark, so as to make the best of the short time which
now remained. and rescue the first city in the
world from the trammels which had (peso long •
time been so digracefully imposed upon her.—
[Upou the couclusiou of this speech the Hall for
souse time re-echoed with cheering, clapping of
hands, and cries of " Waithman for ever!")
Mr. Alderman Tooar felt deeply sensible of the
high Honour conferred osi him by the Livery. iii
placing hide so high on the poll upon the second
dry. He still =ad all the support his friends
could possibly hire. of whose frieridly exer-
tions no man weld be more gratefully conscious.
He knew be was indebted for their friendly solici-
tude and zeal. to the smaiments of independence
which they well knew he bad always cherished.
and to his love of liberty.—( Load cheers )
Three had been the great principles by which he
bad squared his actions through life ; and in these
principles he hoped he should die.—(Apploast.)
Sir WM. CU rile rose amidst the most discordant
clamour, consisting of hisses, groans. and frightful
howlings, and was with difficulty enabled; by
strength of lungs, to make him.elf audible to our
reporter. He thanked the Gentlemen of the Livery
for the lionour they had conferred on him by the
support they had already given him.—( Here his
owe terawie incoopetent to overpower the elamioar
iadieotire of the disapprobation of the ntoltitnrk.)—
He was sorry they were not disposed even to hear
him return them his thanks for the kinditesS done
him. He had a high respect for them notwith-
standitig.—(Here again fur a while his voice was
droicned.l—', Well, then," said he, " if you won't
hear ine, good afternoon, Gentlemen."
Mr. Alderman ATKINS rose, amidst the most
violent clamour we have ever witnessed upon any
occasion—it was impossible to catch a whole sere.
truce of what he uttered, although our reporter sat
so close to him as to be within reach of him. He
assured the Livery he was not discouraged, although
at the foot of the poll. He was not dismayed.—.
He eritttated'hiv friends to bring up those who wish.
ed him success us soon as possible to the poll, and
if they Should do so, he did not fear but that be
should noon stand iii a very different situation from
that iii 'itch he was now placed. Upon the Livery
of London alone he relied to extricate him from the
unpleasant situation in *lnch be that day stood, and
to new Livery alone he then addressed himself....
Every mark of dissatisfaction. contumely, and res.
mooch, now burst forth with such irresistible vio.
tenet., that the candidate, after shipping his hood
against his left side, acid waving his hand over his
head two or three times, concluded it was in Vein to
attempt to make himself heard, and retired off the
hustings.
The meeting then concluded, and notice wits
given of its re-commencement at nine o'clock to-
morrow morning (Thursdm).
On leaving the Hall, Mr. Alderman Wood was
conducted on foot by his friends, who cheered bun
all the way to his Committer-room.
Mr. Minimum was drawn by the crowd in a
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stand that Mr. W)att hat declined the contest for
the latter plsee, • but that soother candidate arrived
there on Monday evening, in order to appose
Mews. Ileygate and Broadhurst.
The tlay of nomination fur Representatives of
Sofrolk is appointed for Tuesday the 23i 'mit. The
Election will he on Feats, the 46,11.
The Right lion. N. Vansittart, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and the Right atm. C. Bathurst,
are expected to come in for Harwich without oppo-
sition. The latter in the room of John iiiley Ad-
dington, EN. deceased.

We learn that Ilythe will certainly fie contested.
The seine tainciple of delicacy and. honour which
originally prevented Mr. INNES from avowing him-
self a Candidate, still keeps him away—his friends,
however, are zealous in his canoe.
On Friday Idol JOSEPH MARETATE. Ell. and Sir
GEO. WAREENDER, Candidates for the representa-
tion of Sandwich, were met at Ash, alma three miles
from that town, by their respective toininittees,
and ■ number of other freemen. At Canterbury•.
gate the horses were unharnessed, and the carriages
drawn into Sandwich. A Cominon Hall was then
assembled by the Mayor, the writ directing the return
of two Members to serve in the new Parliament was
read, the Freedontif the town (au honour usually coo.
tarred on new Representatives) was voted to Sir G.
W•aaENDEn.• The Candidates were put in nomi-
nation, and their names received with loud accle.
mations; after which each of them addressed the
Freemen in an appropriate stretch. They were then
attended to their Inns with bends of music and
colours; flags waved from the houses of the princi-
pal inhabitanta, the windows were filled with lA-
dies to view the procession ; the spectacle was bril-
liant—the weather floe—cud the proceedings of the
day were crowned withharinony and unaminitf.

79; s LON DON,
THURSDAY. Jura 18. 1818.

The Election for the City proceeded yesterday
at Guildhall amidst uproar and tumult, which,
however, were strictly confined to the vociferous
expression of applause or disapprobation. Wiwi
WOOD. WID6OII, WAITHMAN, and THORP, .till
appear to be the favourites. To give • more accu-
rate idea of the progress of the Election, and the
proportion hitherto observed in the giving of votes,
we shall present the state of the Poll at different
periods :

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11 &Clock. It o'Clock. 1 o'Clock. 3 *TWA.
Aid. W00d.... 318
Mr. Wi150a..... 299
Mr. Waltham 300
Aid. Thorp .... 299
Aid. Curtis .... 286
Aid. Autism.. 190

It thus appears that Mr. WILSON has gained
considerably, as has Sir Wu. Cuatts also; but
Alderman Wools has left all his rivals at an im-
mense distance. Of the result of the contest, it
would be quite impossible to form an opinion at
this early period—but, as far as we have been
enabled to collect the prevailing sentiments of
the Livery, it would seem that the City of London
feels heartily disgusted with the conduct pursued
by the late Parliament, and is determined that its
next Representatives shall in every respect deserve
that name. This day Mr. Wswistam's friends,
we understand, will make a great exertion to raise
their favourite above the chances of the contest.
I lis election will prove a great triumph to the friends

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Candidate, which confirms In some. degree Isis
public disclaimer of su unity of interest vvitli any
one of the Candidates. Some ill-judging Friends,
he said, had associated his 1111111 e with Sir Wm.
CURTIS and Alderman AVE! NS. the Government
Candidates, but he totally disavowed any connexion
with them.

Of Alderman THORP. we shall only say, that his
promises are fair, and that they are welt sustained
by his conduct in life, as a just, good, honourable,
and independent wan.

The tumult and bustle of the Election were yes-
terday confined to the precincts of Guildhall. The
streets leading to the place of action were not very
remarkably crowded, but the scene was enlivened
by the floating of Wigs from time windows of houses
where the rival Committees are sitting, and by the
parading of placards, displaying the claimas of time
several Candidates.

This day the Election for Westminiter will com-
mence at nine o'clock in front of Saint Paul's
Church, Covent-garden. This Election is the most
popular in England, realising almost the theory of
universal suffrage. The electors amount to seven-
teen thousand, and from the peculiar nature of the
present contest, it may he expected that few possess-
ing the privilege of voting will hesitate to exercise
it. Two objects are to be at the same time attained
by the independent electors—freedom from the in-
fluence of Government, aud, what is no less im-
portant, freedom from the dictation of a self-cbn-
stituted Junta, who hove the presumption, from past
indulgence, to think of nominating the two Mem-
kr* for this extensive City ! Both objects, we feel
confident, will be secured. fur the election of Sir
SAMUEL can hardly be a matter of
doubt.

It is • remarkable circumstance, and one which
we think ought to have some influence on the Elec-
tors of Westminster, that in an Address to the
Electors of the City of Coventry, the conduct of
Sir SAMUEL RUMILLY, in Parliament, is made the
test for trying the merits of the late Coventry
Members. The Address says, that 4, Sir SAMUEL.
ROMILLY has spent half the term of human life in
endeavours to ameliorate human misery, and im-
prove the condition of man." Such is the testi-
mony tame to his exertions in Parliament, by a
disinterested person and we never can imagine
that the merits of our distinguished Candidate will
be more highly appreciated in another city, than in
that of Westminster, which gave him birth.

We have ri ceived Purls Papers of Sunday
last. An article from Madrid states, that an ex-
pedition his at length sailed from Cadiz fur South
America, but it consists only of 2,000 men, and a
frigate, • force as large, we believe, as the present
stated Spain can afford to send, but too contempt-
ible to effect any important object on the vast Con-
tinent of South America. No notice is taken in
these papers of the rumour we mentioned yesterday
relative to the confederation of the King of POR-
TUGAL with the Independents in the Spanish Pro.

winces.
The French Five per Cents. are 73 f. SO c.—
Bank Actions, 1,656 f. 23 c.

Yesterday the LORD Cusacw.ott bud an audi-
ence of the Potties REGENT, at Carlton House.

On Tuesday his Hoye! Highness the Duke of
YORK, Commatitier-iti-Chief, held a Levee at his
office, Horse Guards, which was numerously at-
tended. Among whom were the fullowiuK—
Lieat.•Geu. Fitzroy Maclean,Lieot •Geu Bawls Husepesell,
on Ina retu►n (rum the Continent, Lieul.-Gro.
Lirat.•Gen. Framer, General Sir C. Cuyler, Lieut.-Gen. Sir
C. Colville, amd Major• Gen Sir 1) Pack, to joiu the army
in Fenner, Majur-General Lord Illayney, Major-General
Griffith, Sir G. Watt, Lord Saltuua,

THE QUEEN.—On Tuesday evening her 111 a•
JESTT rode out in the gardens attached to her Pa.
lace, fur upwards of ru hour. Yesterday the DA:-
tors reported the QUEEN to have enjoyed e good
night, and Mll3 going on extremely well.

THE DUKE or CLARENCE.—The report or the
state oldie Duke of C Liam:Cs health yesterday
was, " That his Royal Higln►ess had a good night,
and isms going o►► as well as could be expected."—
The Royal Duke was up yesterday, as usual, but
did not leave the house.

The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND came
to town yesterday from Kew. and returned again
it) the evening.
Ye-tends)? the Duke and Duchess of CALL.
BRIDGE. the Landgrave of IlEssE-CAssF.L, and
suites, went to St. Paul's Cathedral, to the re-
hears*, of the general assembly of the charity
schools. Their Royal Highnesses were received at
the south door by the Dignitaries of the Chinch.
The Royal Party afterwards went to the Bank, &c.
On Tuesday the Grand Duke MICHAEL, accona-
natii.ql by his 'mite and General HAMMOND. visited
the flank, the Royal Exchange, and Guildhall. In
the evening his Imperial Highness went to York-
house, St. James's Palace, to partake of a sump-
tuous dinner, given by their Royal nig:mews
the Duke and I)ucheu of YORK. There were
present to meet his Imperial flightier.. the Doke
and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princess SuNu A
oh Gt.ouct.swt, the Duke and Duchess of CAM-
BRIDGE, the Landgnive of IlEsse CAssEL, and a

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