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told me he would spiral to Perry, whom he expected would
git e something. I have been thinking of asking Perry to
wine to some of the Whigs, and as i am jest going to dine
with my best friend, the kind and honest Major, I shall speak
to hint on the subject. His bill is pooling, and will be out
in a few days. Midi are yon doing in Bristol, in petitioning by
twenties? I find it generally approved, but not much acute
exertion as vet. To inc it al: pears; under the circumstances,
an admirable plan, if extensively adopted.
" With sincerely hoping that we shall.after all, at no distant
period, see our enslaved country iestored to its rig!, ts, laws,
and liberties, I rent tin, with great troll., my dear Sir, most
faithfully and truly sours,
" 7, AK-Ai:dace, Beillord-square. T. CLEARY.
" I forgot to say Finnerty expresses himself sorry for en
hasty expression lie might have used to von, and sill take
the first opportunity of saying so personally."
" H. 'lust, Esq. Middleton Cottage, Andover."
Upon their decision he titian himself, satisfied that not one
among them would, under such circumstances, have penned
any other. If he had been carthle of using the expression
attributed' to him by Hunt, he would have deserved to have
been torn in pieces by them, after the manner in which the
cruel and infamous Jetferies had been treated.

Mr. Hunt now mounted his railing ; but all attempts to
obtain a hearing were frontless. After enduring the exect -
tions of that mob, which be governed at will about 10 NIIUI
days ago, he waT. obliged to retire.
Mr. tale Junes then attempted to flourish, lad with equal-
ly bad success; and both those heroes soon after went ott to
Norfolk-street, with their own rabbit., where they harangued
from the top of a carriage. While Hunt vim abusing Bur-
dett, a poison in the crowd kept hooting him. At last the
orator jumped from the carriage and forced thr.nugh the mob,
calling out," Where is he?' but the person had Withdrawn,
or would not avow hinise.f. _

After the Orators had departed, the mob assembled in
front of Richardson's Hotel, insulting, in the vrossest manner,
all who entered or departed from it, and smiting the most
horrid execrations against Sir M. Maxwell and his partizan,.
At length they began to pull down the railing in front of tin:
building. In ran► did the Constables interfere ; for the•moli,
amounting at this lime to nearly 1090, armed with blutle,cons
and other weepons, beat them off, and set tl►en► at defiance.
Speedily were they reinforced by a posse of Police Officeis ;
when a desperate cundict ensued, in which several on both
sides received dreadful contusions, and were carried off in
hackney coaches; others were trampled on and most seriously
hurt. Gne officer in particular oad his head and face cut
in a most dreadful scantier ; and a man in the garb of a
baker was carried off apparently dead. The mob, neverthe-
I less, persisted in their outrageous conduct ; and the effitrts of
the officers failing to have any good effect, the Military were
sent to:, and a party of Horse Guards, with 4ra wit swords,
soon made their appearance. These wereassailed uith bricks,
Stones, and such ether missiles as the mob could collect.—
They, however, with the utmost coolness, drew up in rank at
the front of the hustings, and from the end of Kiug-street iu
(rout of the hotel, as far as the theatre, while another party
paraded round the Garden to disperse the mob. This, how-
ever, tailed to produce the desired effect, and sollies of
I stones, cabbage-stalks, and tiith of every &set iption, eon.
tinning to be thrown at them, Mr. Riroie read the Riot Art,
but nothing could prevail on the infatuated people to dis-
perse. A reinforcement of troops and police officers then
arrived ; when about oof the ringleaders, fluted of whom
had received injuries, were secured and taken into the back
yard of the hotel, i 9 one of the rooms of which t'it Nathaniel
Conant was sitting to Infix the charges. At II o'clock the
Magistrates continued at their posts, and the military and
constables remained en duty ; and though the ardour of the
molt had in sonic degree subsided, they continued shouting
and fluzzaing. if such dteacifel effects are to Le the
result of popular elections, every friend to peace. and good
order must deprecate the period of their a rrival, and, instead
of crying out for Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage,
must, however heretical it may sound in the ears of Political
Vemagogats, wish the intervals protracted instead of de-
creased.

TUESDAY.
At the close of the poll, the numbers were announced in the
usual form :

Romilly 1221 Maxwell 3784
Burdett 4039) Hunt BO

Mr. Hoot informed his hearers, that having dined, he was
determined to remain there till supper time, if he should meet
with any interruption to render that necessary. He then
entered into vat ious details respeetieg the riot and its eonse.
gliences on the former night. The attempt at pulling down a
part of the hustings uriginated in the generous feelings of his
friends, who considering him to be in danger from the con.
duct of the high constable, had rushed forward to protect
him. floe man who had declared himself his friend had been
shamefully treated. He wat tint et dead, but his recovery
Was doubtful ; and 'Jodi himself and Alr. G. Jones were pre_
pared to give evidence, it' a emoreer's inquest should take
place.
Mr. Ellis, who was only amlible to the•fcw persons imme-
diately near him, stated, that Sir M. Nlaftwell Lad ElilVays
been the enemy of disorder and confusion. It was from au
apprelien4on of these evils that lie avowed himself to be de.
cidedly against the principle of annual parliaments and uni.
versa' suffrage. At the same time he could assure them, that
lie disapproved most strongly of the practice of impressing
seamen, and intended, if he should become their representa-.
tire, to propose in paint:anent the substitution of a system
of voluntary enlistment.
Mr: L. Kinnaird declared, it gave him pleasure to point
their attention to the present state of the poll, and to their
growing numbers. He would state to them his reason tot
calling on diem to give pl pars for Sir Francis Ritrelett.—
He had a great respect for Mr.Statreli personally, but not
much for his powers of edit...dation, when he represented that
to split their votes between Sir F. Burdett and Sir S. Romilly,
was the way to plate the former at the head of the poll. Only
250 votes had been divided between Sir F. Emden and Sir
M. Jlnswell, and it was to about 2,000 plompers that the
friends of Sir F. Burdett had to ascribe his present situation
on the poll. The whole number of pampers given to s,r
sea. abmmtt.3:l9, the rest !temp, divided with sor
Burdett or Sir Hurray blarwell. He had himself mimeut cc!
time virnlent hostility of Bir S It •ily's parti•ans, ii tin
whose conduct he hoped they would sirliilll), keel, slier a,
holding in eymm,mm emmteempt their &pry...pees amid their le.ets.
Mr. Wishart, on the part of the lends el Sir Soiree-,
mill), returned I ha Ilk a for the eat...twits that 44y ,mid*. Mi. mm
teimpott. It was their Rine. rr ash 11,41 a,, Fiasieis Berth t
Altuelml be at the newt it the welt, and hr trneied ti.s.e that
object are ...A11...! t..-inmerrume. Km what stism•y ~mmg•ht to
contemplate. was the triomph of peinriplrs, ietw it of niee.
Ity the returned alt S. ituanity 411.1 Sir Burdett,

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tad the numer.calsnperbwity, they would shovetheir attach'
anent to the principles of the Revolution of 1688. He had
been an ihhabitact of that city G 8 years, and never wonial
stibinit to dictation:. Sir. I'. Burdett had,unfortnnately. conic
forward on this occasion with a nulll stone round his neck, and
this ulone had endangered his election. lie had resisted every
attempt, since he had formed one of the evpat body of dees
tors, to force a eandidatempon them; and it was in the same
spirit that he now recommended to their choice Sir Samuel
Romilly and Sir F. Burdett, as the known advocates of ti re.
dons and reform.

Mr. G. Jones followed, but met with a i•i ry rough recep•

WEBNESDAY.

The aegregate numbers at the conclusion of the poll were,
Fir Samna Romilly a,astel Sir Murray Mexwell —4,054
Sir F. Burdett 4,9.98 I Hunt
Mr. Haut stepped forward and succeeded iu obtaining a
partial hearing. He congratulated those who heard him, on
the state of the poll, by which it appeared that Sir F. Bee'
dett had lost, in las majority, el votes (general hissing.) On
Saturday last, his flientis haul promised a great effort, and
assured them that Sir M. Maxwell would be overwhelmed ou
Monday. Monday and Tuesday had now passed, without any
such victory being obtained. (Here the speaker was inter-
rupted for some lime by an universal ottery, espressis e of
the strougest comempt and reprobation.) He asked on!) for
fair play, and would retire, if they wished to hear any other
candidate, or friend of a candidate, in preference. He wished
to call their attention .to the,coniltict of Sir Francis Burdett
on the occasion of the Derby trials. (Loud exclamations of
" What has all that to do whit this concern.?") He knew
there were many :theta
that affair.: but he hail letters in his hands, one of which was
front Dr. %Vatsoti, which (idly proved that Mr. Cleary and
Mr. Wooler had declined to make any exertion for their as.
sistance. Why was Sir Francis Burdett, who bad such large
estates in the county of Derby absent.? Why had lie not
been on the grand jAry.; and why had he not prevented the
packing of the petty jerks, who had conde iiiii ed unfortunate
and unmet:tit men to death ? hissing .mixed with some
applause.) He had, it wait true, gene for a laudable purpose
to Ireland ; but that .purpose was accomplished long before
the ti ials at Derby took place (there a voice axe who
was the cause of Cashman's death:") Instead, however, of
returning instantly in Derby, he had conic to a public meet-
.ing, assembled to discuss the Catholic question, and had
there stared, " that he war a Protestant by prolessiou, but a
Catholic in his heart (loud hooting.)
Mr. Ellis said, Sir Min ray Maxwell's friends felt much se-
tisfaction at the result of this day's poll. He would always
be foiled the advocate of their constitutional rights, but was
of opinion that there were •constitetion-mongers as well as
borough-mongers, men who were prepared with a system of
Government adapter; to any society or munher of individuals.
The contest would certainly be maintained on their side to the
last, and with the littlest assurance of final eaccess.
Mr. Starch observed, that there was a little reduction of
their comparative numbers on that day's poll, but it was not
such as to abate their eontiderce of victory, or discourage
their hopes of sending to Parliament, esthete representatives,
two men of whose integrity and of whose understanding they
had received the amplest proofs. They well knew who weie
disposed and et the same time qualified to serve them. He
was astonished to find ou this, the 12th day of the election,
that uo attempt had beau made on the part of the gallant
Captain to make known any intelligible grounds upon which
lie rested his claims to their support. All that lie had heard
anion nted to this—that lie was a Captain in the navy, and had
for the last fifteen years entertained a scheme which be Had
kept a profound secret. fi titer men who had made discoveries,
or who looked forward to legislative improvements, continue
nicatcd in some manner their thoughts to the public, but the
gallant Captain hail kept it all iu his own head. Let him
take, therefore, 13 years more to digest Isis plan. and then
come forward with such as it might eve hint to their favoor.
(laughter and applause.) He ou„ ht at least to make some
report of its result. It was too much for an individual, si-
tuated as he was, to oppose two men whose abilities and
whose character were so well known to them all. Be did not
wish to detain them atter the fatignine and unseasonable iu-
terrtiption which ti:ey hail experienced, and concluded by
reminding them that the exclusive ebjeet ought to be, to keep
down the Court influence, and keep out the Court candidate.
For this purpose, however, though no longer doubtful of sue.
cess, they most, in order to ensure a complete and illustrious
victory, rouse themselves front their inactivity, and to mor-
row accomplish what would afford them satisfaction here-
after—the placing.at a great height upon the poll, the names
of Sir F. Burdett and Sir S. Remaly.
Mr. Wishart returned thanks for the kind exertions made
that day by the friends of Sir S. Romilly. He felt some more
tification at the state of the poll, es he conceived that the
honour as well as the interests of the people of Westminster
were involved in the result. Ile hoped, therefore, that on
heaving those hustings. they would -rommence au actiieTan-
vass, and resolve to carry the election, as they certainly had
it ie their power to do, with a trinmphant band. It gave
him pleasure to see the little divisions of opiniou which bad
pies ailed eraileally dying away, and that they all agreed in
recogniihig Sir M. Romilly as the supporter of the principles
on which our anieefors acted in the year ItibS, and as the
consistent friend of a reform in Pin
Mr. Walker, on the seine s;tle, complained of the artifices
adopted by the adherents of :he ministerial candidate. It
bed bean discovered that various officers of the revenue had
been displaced upon a promise of being again restored, in
order to qualify them to vote for Sir M. Maxwell (Cries of
Shame, shame.") Their name., however; were weil known
and should be made public. With reg.. 11,1 to `4ltal had been
said of the Derby heals, be could assure thorn that none of
Sir Francis Burdett's tenants had biali ealled.upun to serve
on the pities empanelled on that occasion. .1-se.conelnded
by recommending to their attention the writings of •the great
man on the other side of the Atlantic.
Mr. Cleary slated, that he had just returned from astactive
caves% in which he had rlkeovei vd that die general iscutinient
of the people of Westiviaster was decidedly favourable to
the cause of Sir F. !Surd: r..

Ala. G. J.•nes -tootle I.lllle otoervations, in the conrso
of %%hien entopt•incd illat he Vrits 13.1 rEated by the daily
loom, lie Soon ahmaniontli kis poNt isl 11•,144/Ivi.00 or the
41,1c.r mai.afeated ti ltb, wilditor.,and aa..l osacal • mull Rod*
mitt,nolc.l in .N.,rfolt,-- tir t,os on itlooday twin the top
of a hackney eoacl4.

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.TULY 5

Mr. .Inet again succeeded in asserting his priority in the
Ord,t. of •i the crowd assembled before the hustings.
As he wet with much interreption, he it• gan by observing
that he trusted they had dined. H • 'ad !tia:•:elf taken that
preeatition, V6'.l 111) haste. He iiititerstaad that Sir F.
Burdett had that day ..71111rtt 81 votes more than Sir M. Nfax-
well, hat ee was still eonsiderabls below that fatuous Whig,
Sir S. 1(0811;11v The II at. Bart•ners friends had often told
them, that they would nsthitte unless they placed him at
the head of the mil:. They hal its yet area done nothing,
and were hot at the commencement of their wink. This
struggle Intl been a neck and neck race, and he expected
that on Saturday it would be nose and nose. There were
thousands of electors set impelled, and the eleet:un was yet
an; body's. (.11 cry of " Except your own.") He believe.'
that was true, and that he must except his own case. Lot
they would recollect, that in Sodom and Comorrals there
were found but two hottest men fit to save the state; now he
could show that in Westminster there were SI. He was as
pt•ond of his St unsolicited suffrages, as others could be with
all the numbers they had been at so much pains to assemble ;
and it would be a elisions thing, if in the result it should ap-
pear that the second votes of his plumpets would have been
decisive of the suct•esa of the other caudidates.
Mr. Ellis was witting to accept the suggestion of a gentle-
man near him, and, announce. to them frankly, that the state
of Sir M. Maxwell's health was that day better, and the state
of the poll considerably worse. Ha was glad to see a spirit
of greater pleasantry and good humour prevailing than had
always marked the peirs,ress of the election. The contest had
been severe, and he hoped it would- be concluded without as-
perity.
Mr. Starrett said, he had the pleasing, ta,k of congratulating
them on the success which he had anticipated the preceding
day. They had triumphed at cnce over the artifices, the cot-
nation, and the threats of their adscosaries. He had to com-
plain not only of the discharge of revenue officers, 'toiler pro-
mise of restoration to their places in order to qualify them to
vote, but of the direct interference of Peels, as well as of
oilers of money. Notwithstanding all this, the cause of
liberty had advanced with a steady progress. Lord Castle-
reagh's Captain might now go back to his employer, ard
Westminster might reflect with pride that it had chosen for
its representatives, two of the best and ablest men that ever
in this laud, so tenon tied for its great mem, had maintained
the principles of freedom and bliniattity. He felt no resent-
ment against the gallant Captain t it' there was any of which
he was not couscions in his heart, it was against the misera-
ble dolts who had despatched hint on so hopeless an errand.
Mr. Bruce complained of the artifices employed by their
enemies, and that even ladies had forgot, on some occasions,
the gentleness albeit. sex, and compelled their tradesmen by
threats to vote for Sir M. Maxwell. Alt they knew of this
officer's politic services flab, that he had taken out Lord Am-
herst and Mr. Ellis to China, and had also brougnt them
back. He had heard of a French army, which, after mareh-
ing tip a hill, marched down again, and that this was the sub.
stance of its exploits. If they laati lost this election, the time
might have soon an ived, when a Castles or au Oliver, or any
other tool of the Government, would be imposed npou them,
He wished well to the cause of Sir S. Romilly, for he respect.
ed his charaeterand his hosiourable career, whilst he despised
the insinuations of his iniderlings ; but it Witt their duty to
place Sir Francis Burden's name at the head of the poll.
Mr. Wishart was happy to see the strides by which they
were advancing to a complete and splendid victory. Another
squally active canvass would put down all opposition, and
bring the contest to a close to-morrow. It would be bad
taste in him to answer the farrago of calumny and falsehood
by which one of the candidates had endeavoured to injure
the rause of Sir S. Romilly, who had ever shown Winedf the
steady friend
0: retrenchment, economy and reform.
Mr. Walker amid Mr• J. 0. Jones fultowed ; and the pro-
ceedings of this day n ere brought to the close.