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

GENERAL ELECTION.: A

The EI!4WD for the City of tosikes is Axed fig-eel
Tuesday, at twelve rielork, at Guildhall. •1
Wells, Esq. of Bichley-Hesse. In Rest, has &china
himself a Candidate for the Borough of Maidstone, and Ins
,tale • very active sad successful casts...
O• Moorlay Lord Miming commetwed his canvas. for the
city of Rochester, and is. consequeace of James ('..nett,
Erg. having deelieed again clueing forward, John Caleraft,
EN(., sad Ralph Bernal, Esq. (lbe latter sow a Member fur
Linealo), have declared their intestioss of beaters,: eau-
didates ; and Mr. Caleraft is expected to make hieentre into
' Rochester ihis day, Twesday..—(.lfaidafooe Garde.
C•ifillOUßT.—Lard Clifton is arrived in this city, and
, wilt immediately collateeleee • 111111•111$ of the freestat. • At-
tempts ham toes making for several days, by a party of free-
men, to brag forward a third caorlidate fur the represeota-
Hos of this city. • Colsael Wildness, of the 9th laseert, has
hers applied to, but he bserefened to slimed to their tall;
repent says, that on Sunday the parties applied to two neigh-
batwing reentry gentlemen for the sane, porpose, with whom
Owy were equally nusuccessfal; and sow ft is saldihat Mr.
Baker is lir be solicited to become • camildateo—fMeuttak •
Chronicle.)
Mr. Callaghan, late member for Dundalk, is • esadidate
for the City of Cork. The rooms, will he between blue and
Sir 14. Col horst Mr. Huschiseos is the decidedly favourite
and popular candidate. -
Sir Thence %Yinnington is now centrassing the county of
Worcester ; there is no prohability of oppositios.
The present Members will doubtless he again returned for
the rowdies of Radnor, Brecon, sail Cardigan, and also fur
(lie boroughs of Brecon, Radnor, sod Cardtgas.
Lord Robert Seymour, the worthy Member fur Career-
thendeire, having signified his intention of declining to offer
himself again as a caudidate, the Hue. Mr. Rice leas
ruw-
meurrd a
It appears certain that the Hon. J. F. Campbell will be
reelected fur the moldy borough of Carmarthen.
In cirrisepience of the resienatiou of Sir T. Jotted, at
Bridgisorth, Mr. Lechniere Charlton has declared himself
a eaudirlate Sir its representation at the ensuing eketion.
The spirit of eketioneerieg has just begun to manifest
itself in Busies. Monday night the aagsof the Blues were
paraded through the towel by torchlight : and the Pink
party had a meeting, at which it was proposed to *outlasts
Mr. Ellis, the onsuceembil candidate at the last &Mime,
awl oho is at present abroad; after which that party also
pleaded the town.
Mr. Mitchell suit Mr. Graham offer for Hell; and the
bell-man has announced that a third ants will make kin ap-
pearance.
Hy the great and enthusiastic effort of popular union,one
of the Freston Members fur this city has been lately retnrned
in • causer the most gratifying to himself, the most lio.
stowable to his constituents. This was the effort of all
sects, of all classes—aud the effort was made after thorough
knowledge of the character the principles, the sem, and the
dispositiou of the Honourable Member himself—after long
deliberation, and with stir greatest cordiality. The result
of Ibis effort sad of the exertions of the Honourable Mesa.
her himself was, the establishmesit of greater unanimity,
snore colifideutial intercourse and endearing affections be.
tweets the various sects and parties of ibis city- Since the
period of that Election, Mr. Hutchinson has devoted him.
self with the most noweseitting 'twat ion. to his duties, as well
is courant attendance is the House of Commons, as Ow
trausactioa of any business eolisected with his 'dilation for
his individual constitrieuts, we should therefore think that
the same feelings which existed towards him is Isle, most
still subsist, because the same reason• which them excited
them, still contiuue,—(Cork Ifereastikpiressiele)
(tinny of lbe committees thit have bees appointed to con-
duct the busier.* of the several rottener.* that have declared
themselves candidates at the esseireg (*clime, having gives
invitations to the electors ia their interests to dinners, sop.
pers, and to partake of other proofs of the liberality of the
emptied Represeutalives, sad at the same lime acquaint-
isg them that arrangeuseats would ties be made fur their
cosiveyaoce to the several places of election; this iateation,
-however, has twee frustrated, for the writs. having her.
insert earlier than was expected, • doubt arose is the
minds of several geutlemen of the Committees whetter r
entertaismeed giver under such circumstalices would
nut came within the awaiting of the Act of Parlia-
ment for the prevention of bribery at elections, commonly
called the "Treating Act." They therefore revolved to take
Conned's opiaion upon the subject, which, after consider-
able deliberation, was obtained. The following is • copy:—
" I am of °pieties, that the writs having issued, the
giving arch entertaiiitatid as described, would subject the
parties to the pretties provided fur by an Act of eseliament,
passed for the prevent' of bribery at elections.
(Copy.) " J. CHITTY."