The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-20 00:00:00

WESTMIASTE,I? 'ELECTION.

tarty the day a requisition was presented by
two Bettors in the interest of Mr. Paull, demanding
the qualification of Sir Samuel Hood. The 'Ho-
nom-able Officer immediately complied with the re-
quisition. The state of the poi! tiuduated almost
every hour in the course of the day. Mr. Paull was
'a
-bead on the diy's poll twice in the. course of the
morning; but on eveiy subsequent hour until'the
dual termination, Air. Sheridan_ was a-head -of both
the .other Candidates. At three o'clock, however,
it appeared that an equal number bad polled for
,each Candidate. The numbers on the final close
Mood thus :--
Sir SAMUEL HOOD
Mr. StizairlAri
• Mr. PAULL

547!
4758
4451

Before the poll was declared, Mr. Paull produced
a paper on the hustings, which he described to be a
long list of exceptionable votes which had been
polled for Mr. Sheridan. How long (said a wag)
will it require. to write out those which have, polled
for you 4"
Mr. Sheridan appeared on the hustings about a
quarter before three o'clock, and was saluted by the
±Cnultitude with the most rapturous applauses,
cgrting only some cries of " Paull for ever."
Mr. SHERID4I4, when about to retire, congratu-
lated the Meetiflg upon the event of this extraor-
dinary contest. He thanked his friends and pitied
his enemies.

Mr. PAULL, who seemed to bare been informed
that Mr. Snet,idan had used the phrase " silly cue•
ruies,' observed, as the Right-Hon. Gentleman was
tetieng from the hustings, "I had much ratter be
a silly than a depraved enemy." To this Mr. She-
Yidan was about. to reply ; but, yielding to Mr.
Whitbread and several others of his friends,, who
exelititned, t• don't notice him, Mr. -Sheridan,"‘ the
Right Honourable Gentleman took his departure,
ikecompanied by Sir Samuel Hood, &c. &c.

After the numbers and the names of the success-
ful Ca titidatesi vvereoreturned , Snd the High Bailiffr
had adjourned the Court, Mr. Paull, accompanied
by-Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Drown, mid other friends, ad-
evanced to the front of the hustings, in order, as
usual, to
.address the people : but, fond as they
have shewn themselves of Mr. Paull's oratory, they
were not willing to postpone fOr a moment the ex-
ercise of their privilege to destroy the hustings ; for
as soon as the High Bailiff had retired. the mob set
on to the work of destruction. Messrs. Paull, Cob-
bett, and Co. were obliged to beat a sudden retreat ;
and while two boards of the hustings reinainekto,
gether, or one could be had to snatch away, " Paull
tor ever" was not to be heard. ...When the theatre
vas destroyed, and not a wreck was left behind, the
aaor sought another sage ; and, opposite to Hud7
con,.. to
son's Hotel, he continued entertain the populace
until 'five o'clock. Unfortunately for .the wishes
of our readers, we could not heard a, word of what
he said:-

The immoderate and immense crowd which at-
tended exceeded evety thing ever knoWn before.--
Rumours of various sorts agitated the public mind all
the morning : among whet's, that a• blood,thirsty
ferocious mob, in the cause.of Paull; was to assiiillt
the hustings, tear the poll-boOks, and end the whole
in a scene of murder and confusion. These ••„ru-
mours, however, seemed to have very little efre6t
upon Mr. Sheridan, or his gallant friends, for instead
of coming up to the hustings in cavalcade, 'cdlours,
marrowbones and Cleavers, and 'a strong'party, he
walked up through the crowd, without a single con-
stable, or appearance of: proteaiOn of any sort, with
a few of his spirited friends from the Shakspeare,

and a very pretty girl, bedizened with colours, laid
bold of his arm, and walked with him to the door of
the hustings. Mr. Sheridan gave her a hearty kiss
before they parted, to the great amusement and de-
light of the populace. N%thinri remarkable passed
during the poll, but the noise and tumult of the im-
mense surrounding inurtitude. Mr. Sheridan came
forward ten minutes before three, in blue,and buff,
and with his usual good humour. and cheerfulness,
wished them all joy, and recotritnended to them to
shake hands with one another before they went
home. Mr. Sheridan then addressed a few words
to the inside of the hustings, and said, that it had
ben disgusting to have witnessed so much scurrility
and ill manners where it ought not to. have been
'found, and where they had not the same excuse as
those on the. outsides he had, however, but one
word more to add ; from the bottom of his heart he
thanked his ;talons and affeationate friends, and,
from the bottom of his heart, his silly and deluded
enemies. (Immoderate shauts of applause, and Paull's
party hanging their heads in a condition of palpable
The. High Bailiff Made Proclamation that Sir Sa-
muel Hood, Bart. and the Right Hon. , Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, had been duly elected to repre-
,-sent the Ciry of Westminster in Parliament. A
most elegant triumphal Car was drawn up by. six
horses in front of the Hustings. It appeared some-
thing like as if it was lormeti from a nautical idea—
s band of music played " God Save the King and
Rule Br !annia," and several other national airs, as
it Wtre c,n tile forecastle...a number a Geptlemen,

'Olt the fvvrn of the 'ntivtir--eh4le
what might called the
tt-r,:dat -(t!h.tcl) was covered with an ay.,Aing) Were
laeed 'most 'superbly gill and OM:in-wilted
chairs, in Members sat, alrnOst covered
'vith laurel and Other ever-greens. Immediately af-
ter the Car followed a barouche and four, belonging
to Mr. Rayinonff, of Drury; lane Theatre ; the horses
were decotated with ()hinge and blue ribbons---iii
this, besideS Mr: ilaymond, were three or foul-
Naval Officers, with the cockades of Sir. Samuel
and Mr. Sheridan-7-after' which followed a great
number of carriages belonging to, and conveying
personally, a tew of the Nobility, and several of
the most repeetable of the Eleaurs. They moved
along in tliefollowing order :

Constables.
Marrow-bones and Cleavers.
Three 13..tnners.
Sir SAMUEL HOOD's CAR.
Band of Music.
Gentlemen en horseback.
Beadles of St. Ann's. •
Banner.
Parochial Committee for conduaing the Eleaion..
Beadles of St. Clement and St. Mary.le.Straud.
Banner.

• Committee.
Beadles of fit. George, Hanover-square.

Balmer.

Committee.
Beadles ot St. tames's.
. Banner.
•
Committee.
Beadles of St. Margaret's and St. john's.

134nner.

Committee.
Beadles of St. Martin in the 'Fields.
, . Banner.
Committee.
Beadles of St. Paul and St. Martin-10-C rand.
Banner.
Committee.
Banner —" The I'eople's Choice."
Banner—" Sacred to Female Patriotism."
Gentlemen on horseback two and two.
Band of Music.
Party of Sir Samuel 1-40,,d's Seamen.
Various Banners of Mr. Sheridan'; intermixed with Sir Sa-
' mini Flood's.
The Busts of the most illustrious Patriot C. f. Fox, and the
imMortal Hero Nelson, borne by two men on toot.
The CAR,with the Members, surrounded by their Friends.
?Members' Carriages, with several of the Nobility and Gentry.

After the Members` were chaired round the greater
part of Covent-garden, the Procession moved down-
Catharine-street, to the Strand, and from thence by
Pall Mall and St. James's-street, ,to Devonshire
House, and from thence to the Thatched-house
Tavern, St. Jam'es's-street, where a Dinner for a
party of the particular friends of both Members had
been ordered. At Carlson House, at St. James's
Palace, at the Marquis of Buckingham's, at De-
vonshire House, and several other-places, the po-
pulace, together with the Eledors, on horseback
and in carriages, made the air resound with the
Most joyous acclamations. Mr. Sheridan addressed
the People before he left the Car_:—He said, .that
having not yet lost his voice he would endeavotir to
raise it for himself and the gallant Commander,
whom he was now proud
.to call his colleague, to
thank them.---,but sure he was that no_ words he
could use could do justice to the feelings of either
of them. They had, on that day, every thing on
their side but the weather—and sorry he was to
think that many of their friends, like themselves,
were wet to the skins, but still he saw that their
hearts- were, like theirs, warm, and _ their spirits
utichitled. He had never heard but one word like
common sense urged against the gallant Officer, 'and
that was, that he might be obliged to attend his
duty in his profession instead of in Parliament.
His answer to this was in one word,. that if the
war continued, he hoped the gallant Commodore
would- be. found an absentee for the safe: y of the
Country and the defeat of his enemies. He would
conclude by saying, that in any. such case he would
endeavour to represent him, as well as the Elekors
of -.Westminster, by maintaining in Parliament' the
pi inCiples of the Constitution, while his.. gallant
colleague was fighting, or perhaps shedding his
blood for his King and, Country—(i)zcessant aP-
pluuse). ;- Mr. Sheridan bowed, and, with the gal-
lant
,Commodore,- retired, midst general shouts of
applause.