The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-08 00:00:00

BRISTOL, MAY 7.

The EleEtion for this city commenced on Satur-
day, when the friends of EVAN BAILLIE, Esc;. . ac-
companied him to the Exchange, where he again
offered himself as a Candidate tor. the Representa-
tion; feeling that the independence and fidelity
with which he had aiaed, since he first received the
honbur of that appointment, were the best advo-
cates in his favour.

On Monday CHARLES BATHURST, Esq. attended
by an extensive cavalchde, also repaired to the Ex-
change, but the confusion and noise which ensued
on his appearance prevented us from hearing a
syllable of his speech. In the evening the mob pro-
ceeded to great a&s of tumult, and broke the win-
dows of the White Lion, where the friends of Mr.
BATHURST rendezvoused, as also those of the Coun-
cil House.

Tuesday, being the day appointed for the Elec-
tion, was one continued scene of, disorder and con-
fusion, the above Gentlemen, attended by their
friends, and Sir JOHN JERVIS, from whose carriage
the horses were taken by the mob, proceeded to the
Gr iildhali, as Candidates for the honour of the Re-
presentation. The customary forms of swearing the
Sheriffs, &c. having taken place, Mr. VAvottAti,
the Mayor, in a few words, proposed CHARLES
BATtlyitsr, &I. as every way quaiitie•.! for the hilt-
portaut. office; he was seconded by Ali.. Alderman
DANiEL. •

Mr. BATHURST, amidst an uncommon d,gree of
disapProbation, at length obtained a hearing : he
said that the symptoms which every moment reach-
ed his ear were too evident 'to -be misunderstood.
No man could be snort ready than he was to lay
both his public and private charaCter before the
view of his constituents. The recent transa&ions
in the State, which were the cause of their being
now assembled, were too well known for him to en.
large on'; but the particular and individual share.
which he had taken was known only to a few, and
he thought it his duty thus publicly to state it. He
said, that he had no .obje(Stion to the first proposed
indulgencies to the Catholics; but afterwards, when
some of his Colleagues in the Ministry considerlibly
enlarged those, indulgencies, he thought they were
incompatible with the. principles of the Constitu-
tion, and he felt it
.his duty to urge his dissent ; that
others among his Majesty's Ministers with whom
he was more closely connected joinec\ in his scruples,
and that they continued in office after that time only.
on the express request of his'most gracious Master :
that the part which he had since taken, of voting
against any implied censure of, his Majesty for that
exercise of his prerogative, undoubtedly just - and
commendable, in the discharge of those Servants
who had forfeited
,his confidence, was on the most
mature deliberation and thorough conviction of its
propriety.
Mr. Alderman CLAXTON then proposed Evax
BAILLIE,Eig. as -a proper person to represent the
city of Bristol in Parliament.---He was seconded by
Mr. BRIGHT.

A Gentleman then proposed Sir Jogs JERVIS,
whose speech we shall not enter into, as he was
informal in the delivery of it, being neither Free-
man or Freeholder. Sir JOHN, ih the morning,
when Jr: declared himself at the Eitchange, pro-
fessed himself a friend to our glorious Constitution,
and pledged his word for a strip} adherence to the
interests of the City without hope of reward or
dread of censure. On the above Gentleman being
declared incapable of nomination, and no other
corning forward in behalf of Sit Jogs, the Elec-
tion was declared duly .made in favour of the two
old Members.'

The hisses and -groans of the populace were in-
cessant, until Mr. PATH URST got into his Chair',
when the people manifested every disposition to do
bird personal injury, by throwing mud, oyster-
MIAs, &c. at him. When he had passed only
a few yards into High-street,
.tie was assaulted
with stones ; and being strikk with a piece of
wood, he seized and held it in his hind With
a seeming menace, w!o h so exasperated the peo-
ple, that st6nes, oyster-shells, &C. fell in showers
and Mr. BATHURST having received ,seVeral se-
vere blowi, was obliged to descend from his
chair, and seek refuge in a house in -High-Street,
add the blue cavalctide to return. Snell was
now the popular outcry, that every blue fibband in-
stantly disappeared. Mr. BAILLIE was heartily
cheered and greeted, and appeared to be as much
tespeaed as the other was out of favour. At this
time (six in the evening) the voltinteer drums are
beating to arms, in order to keep the peace, and the
mob in Broad-street are very riotous. The con=
stables have been in requisition all this day.

A Subscription has been opened in London, for
the purpose of defraying the Egpence of Mr. Boit-
nos's EleClion for the County of Durham; and we
bear that upwards of to;0001., has already been sub'-
scribed for that purpose.

• The Hertfordshire County Meeting Wok place
yesterday, at Hertford, tbr the putpoSe of nomi-
nating two proper persons to represent the County
in Parliandent. The Hon. TlloNtas nit% :413, and
Sir Jomm SEAR/I/WIT, were the only- Candidates,
and it is expealed•t hey will be elealed without oppo-
r>itioa.. The Elltaion ii hged fort rylonday next.