The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-05 00:00:00

CEIZ I IFICAII LS.

Nov. as. Charles Thompson, of 'Manchester, liquor-rher-
chitnt.
Thomas flail, of,Berwick-upon-Tweed, Esq..merchAnt.
Thomas Smith, of Margan.r- sneer, Cavendish-square, Mid-
dlesex, hirdwaremari and japarin, r.
Joseph Ti6rnas, of Broad- streer-huildings, Lond.M; and of
Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, merchant.
Geoige loy, of Mirth-street, White•hapel-roacl, Middlesex,
moLey-scrivene r.

IVE.STMINSTEI7 EGECPION.

At he close of the Poll yesterday the numbers
wel*e : •

FOr Mr. PAULL • 798
Sif SAMUEL 110 OD 553
Mr. SHF.RIDAN - 394

The •numbers being declared,
•
Mr. P. IVlooßki said, that in the absence of mr.
Sheridan he was sorry to be under the necessity of
informing them,- that he was much indisposed, and
confined to his bed by a fever; in proof of which
he produced a certificate, signed by Dr. Blane. This
would, no doubt, be a sufficient excuse for his not
'attending at, the Hustings. It would' be unnecessary
for •him to detain them by dWelling on tae well-
known qualifications of that Candidate, with whose
conduct for such a number of years they were suffi-
ciently well acquainted. They must all be 'aware
that he was the fittest man whom they coulzi trust,
with the 'maintenance of their rights., interests, and
liberties ; and notwithstanding the result of this day's
poll, there could be no doubt that 'he 'would be ul-
! timatety successful:
Colonel FuLLAnTrom, • . who stood next ;to Mr.
Paull, then addressed thelli, amidst a most violent
tumult, which Tendered it impossible To hear hitri
for a considerable time. He adverted to the situ-
ation in which Sir Samuel Hood stood with resped
to the charges made against him, while ailing as a
Commissioner in the Islind of Trinidad. It was trite
that lie did not accuse the gallant Officer of having
himsellcommitted, or ordered; the trfurdero and other
atrocities'cominitted in'that island;. but as he,:at the
time, sat in Council. With Governor' Pion, be held
him to be responsible for all these criminal proceed- ,
ingQ, which .he did not take any Measures to pre-
vent.-(Here the' friendsof Sir Samuel Hood in ,
f:ont of and all round the hustings, .raised a violent
clamour, and the. air for some tifne resounded with
cries of " IVo private piqUos t no pers9nal malice ! no
false accuier dounz with him! turn hint out !"
The-Colonel, hoWever, persevered some time in his
address, though his voice was frequently drowned in
the acclamations of the populace. •Wh4t he wish-
; ed, he said,--Was tg 'submit to the EledOrs of 'West-
Minster, whether a person. so circumstanced, and
still implicated -;11 .thoSe charges, , was a proper per-
son to represent them in Parliament ? It the Elec-
tors of Westminster wished to cave their ears cropt,
their noses :stir, or to be picketted, Sir Sam: Hood
would be, a fit objed of their choice—but as they
could not be siispeded of riivitig any fondness for
.such proceedings, they would of course give a pre-.
ference to Mr. Paull, whose principles- were such as
would induce him to protea them- trOm such cruelty
and oppression.

Sir SAMUEL Hoop thanked them for the exertions
they made in lii.--favpur, of which a strong proof
was given in the Poll of the day, and hoped they
would not relax'in their aai6ty during the remain-
der of the contest. As to the charges which Colo-
nel '1 liarton so wantonly made against him, he:.
should take an opportunity of answering them at
another:time. Having-said this, he retired from the
Hustings.
•
Mr. I'AuLL, in his address, took notice ofa charge
made against him by his,enemies, and echoed in
.the Merning Papers of the day, as if he vas. sup-
ported by a hired rabble._ .After the support he ex-
perienced in the Poll, as pelt as in his-canvass, he
was not so much surprised th it his enemies had
thus found - tlieniSelves driven to such subterfuges
and falsehoods. " If, said he, I have hiredany one,
I must have hired you, and I beg of you to mark the
singularity of an. assertion that charge 4 me with
'baying hired you, the Electors. iof Westminster, to
come forward.as you have done in support of your
rights, your interests, and your Constitution. I was
not the person to bring hired men, armed with blud-
geons, to intimidate the Voters, and disturb the
freedom of eledion. I, on the contrary, remusn-
strated against such a conduft. You who do me
the honour of supporting me, came armed with 'no-
thing else but your honour, your spirit, and your
independence. If, when _yob return from this place,
you tell what you saw, you will—say 'that you saw-
Mr. Paull come here unarmed- with any thing but
his integrity, his public.motives, and the justice, of
his cause. I suppose, amongst other, accusations my
enemies make against me, they Will not fail to urge
that of my insignificance, because h dO not come
here ornamented with ribbons or with stars ; but I
can assure you, Gentlemen, that had I consented to
renounce that inflexible integrity which I hope I
shall ever continue to preserve, I might have had a
ribbon as broad and as long as any that have appear-
ed before you."
-During the latter part of this speech the crowd
began to hisS, and exclaim very violently, which
was Still farther increased, when he began to touch
upon the charges made by Colonel Fullarton against
Sir Samuel Hood.; and to consequence of the in-
terruptions which this Occasioned, he concluded
shortly by saying, that he expeded not only to keep
the majority he had already upon- the Poll, but that
the spirit of the independent Ele&ors of Westmin-
ster Would. induce them to come forth in a body, and
in one evening terminate the contest.
The rain, -which poured very hard in the course
of the day, by no means diminished' the concourse
either before or behind the hustings.