The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-20 00:00:00

W PiJiLLI.I7IsA

mEmnEns ELLC TED.
i. , .
INGqim—Daniel Parker Cnk, t§q. ; JAn
Sunith,'Eiq. •

CIIIPLTNHAM— Maitland, Esq. eleaed ;
Dawkins, Esq. and B;ake, Esq. equal on
the Nil: •

LANCASTER—John ,Dmt,,Esq. ; Peter Patten, Esq.
BOD.MlN—Liircl De Dutistativille ; Davis Giddy,
Esq
TREGUNI--Colonel ©'.Callaghan ; --- —Wen t-
worth, Esq.

GRAMPOUND-*HOII. A. Cochrane Johnstone; Hon.
G. A.- Cochrane.

LINCOLN COUNTY.-State of the Poll.
Chaplain, Esq. - 1044
-- Ellison, Esq. - - 709
77.7777 Pelham, Esq. - - 602 '
BEDFORDSHIRR.--CIOSe Of the Poll.
Pytn, Esq: - - - 1 113
Gen. F►tzpatrick - - 1050
Osborn, Esq. - - 1039
SUSSEX—State of the Poll.
Wyndham, Esq. - 3122.
-- Fuller, Esq. - 759
Sergison, ESq. • - - 1673
SKREWS/IIiRY-State of the Poll.
. Hon. W. hilt - - 507
.T. Jones, Esq. - - - 329
Hon. G. H. Bennett - - 303
DORSET COUNTY.—State of the Poll-
- Pitt, Esq. - - 1454
Portm:in, Esq. - 1101
Bankes, Esq. - - 109 1

WESTMINSTE EGT lON .—S tate of this clay's'
Poll at one o'clock—
Sir F. Burdett - - - 170
Lord Cochrane - - 157
Mr. Sheridan - - - 82
*Mr. Elliot - - - 40

It was not 'generally -known that this Gentleman had
declined any further contest. -

WEST 1111YSTER ELECTION.

Et EVFNTH DAY.
The numbers at the close of the Poll yes:erday
were—

Fir Sir F. BURDETT __. •F 3299
.Lord COCHRANE
F.l.l.l<yr
Mr. SHERIDA IV

On the.close of the Pell, Mr. SHERIDAN first a&
dresstd the people, and referring to some expressions
which
.Were said to have dropped from one of :the
Candidates (Mr. Elliot), asked his- audience what
they would think of the principles of any man who
professed himself ready to support any Administra-'
tion ? and here he would address a few words to the
Candidate on his left (Mr. Elliot). Did - the Elec-
tors really imagine that Mr. ElliOt was of such pliant
principles as to be able to suit them to the wishes and
the measures of any set of Ministers (Much noise
and tumult from one quarter, and from one particu-
lar individual.). Mr. Sheridan reminded the multi•;,
tude, that the strongest proof of friendshipthey could
afford him was to hear every one who had to defend
himself ; and wished at present that he might ex-
perience no interruption, in order that those whose
.principles he, should lay open, might have the Mor-
tification of hearing him. Indeed, when he now
beheld his broad-fiiced friend and the green coat
orator, look so good humoured, he flattered himself
with an attentive hearing. lint to return to his lett ;
some one of the Candidates was said to profess him-
self ready to support any Minister who should. have
a majority in Parliament. Such was the extent of
Court influence and' corruption, that no Minister
would find it very diffitult to procure a majority,
but he would not impute such sentiments to the Can-
didate on his left, unless he heard bins avow them,
and if he could not hear him, the fault was theirs.
He at least, would-not attack an adversary who was
not allowed to reply to him. He should not there
fbre, as it had been suggested to' him 'yesterday,
fall foul of the Brewer ; fur to attaek the; Brewer
without his being permitted to repel the attack,
would be foul and unfair. As to. • the Brewer
and his profession, he had, however, a word or
two to• say; but nothing of a personal nature,
—What he meant to offer, only referred .!() the
profession and the trade in which that 'Gentle- "
man was engaged. He was peculiarly' bound to
honour it on account of the friendship and esteem
he owed to many distinguished persons embarked in
that great trade. Who that heard the name of Mr. •
Whitbread, but must think with gratitude of one of
the firmest friends of freedom—of one Of the most
determined enemies of corruption and oppression
. And when he- mentioned Mr. Combe, who but
would salute them with the name of the warmest
supporters of the people and of their rights ? He
could not, therefore, be supposed to be an- enemy to•
the profession : at the same time he must be allowed
to say, that he did not like to see brewers become
the owners of public-houses. Whether the article
they dealt in' was fair or not, the publican in such
cases had no power-to alter it be had nu choice' or
eleaion in his power; because, if the pUblican at-
tempted to change his liquor, he should soon also be
obliged to change his habitation. Now a word to the
Noble Candidate, on his left—but that Word should
be uttered without any hostile sensation, and in the
same tenor of condud and feeling with which he felt
proud to have conduced himself towards his oppo-
nents throughout the whole of the contest. The
Noble Lord. was imagined to have expressed opi-
nions highly derogatory from that resped which
all good men must feel to be due to the me-
mory of their late illustrious Representative,- Mr.
Fox ; he was happy to observe, that the Noble
Lord had retraced these expressions ; and every one
knows that the next merit to that of falling into an
error, was the merit •,of confessing an error after
you have falieointo it. Indeed it would be unpar-
donable in any man to harbour any malignant sen- •
timent towards Mr. Fax, a man into whose compo-
sition a single drop of gall had never entered, and
who. never cherished against any human being the
slOstest sentiment of rancour or hostility.—The
twxt topic Noble Lord was in the habit of

into fur defraying the expences of his (gr. I,.eri-
dan's) late Lleetion.—Her4 too, the Noble Lord has
taken up his fads lightly, and be would refer to Mr.

Booth for the refutation of most of there----Not a
shilling was ever paid out of the =Treasury to sly-

port_ either hiS. or Sir Samuel Hood's Electi 6n.-7-As
to private friends contributing to the legal expe'nc2s
of an Election, he should be proud of such a sup= •
port ; for how otherwise could a poor man, but
still an independent man, ever prevail against him,
who, with a strong purse, would be corrupt, though
'rich. And now was there not an appeal made
•in the cause of Sir Francis Burdett, not to Duke's,
Earls, and the Nobility at large, but to the heart
and good sense of the people ? In the, subscrip•
tion for such a cause, be imagined he might see
the names of Mr. Bosville, of Mt`. 'Brand, Member
for Hampshire, and of other Gentlemeb of less for-
tune. Indeed be imagined he saw in such subscrip-
tion, honourable names put down to half crowns
and shillings, yet who would venture to say that
such a subscription was disgraceful to the cause of
Sir F. Burdett, or to those whose names appeared
on it ? Such persons were the best patriots : and 4s
to the Nobility- of the Whig Party, whose apathy
and indolence on the present occasion was
he had'only to say, that he was not wanting to.
the cause of liberty, but he would give it no epithet ;
he came forward in its support ; but he. was not
seconded—the fault therefore was not with him, •
but with those who had the means of supporting the
cause, but who, on the present occasion, deserted or
negleeled it.
Lord COCHRANE insisted, that names of the Sub-
scribers towards Mr. Sheridan's Elealion, should not
be looked upon as private friends: they were Mem-
bers of the-then Govtiroinent ; there were many, ot
theM Peers; and with regard to either, their inter-
fereke in Eletiious was highly unconstitutional.
Ai to the charges he bad made against abs in the
Navy, the truth of them and of his sincerity would
host appear when he had an opportunity of
Mg the subject before Parliament, which he pledged
himself to do. That part he would aat as an inde-
pendent Man—he aeted on the present Occasion as
an independent man--for whoever courted or agreed
to :iny coalition with any other Candidate was, in
his opinion, subverting the freedom of Eleation.
Mr. JENNINGS said, that oainic. for Sir Francis
Burdett, it was not necessary for him to make any
professions; the People were satisfied that whenever
Sir F. Burdett came into Parliament, he would do
his duty. He was not a little. amused with the as-
sertions of independence made by the Noble . Lord,
and with • his professed determination to spurn all
coalition.; for loud and confident as these pretensions
seemed to be, • yet the Noble Lord should not forget
that he had applied in person to one of Sir Francis
Burdett's 'Committee,' and offered an exchange of
second votes.

Lord CocnRANE, interrupted Mr. Jennings, in or-
der- to. explain his condutt—lt was true, he said,
that meeting a number of Voters in the interest of
Sir Francis Burdett, he did solicit their second
votes, for he should always be proud of the sUtfrages-
of independent men, but should never attempt to
force the conscience of any man.
Mr. J.ENNINGS observed, that the Noble Lord left
the fact just as he had stated it ; and there would be
no difficulty in proving it. As to the independence
atfeEted to be preached by the opponents of Sir
Francis, he wished the Ele6tors would ask the Noble
Lord and Mr. Elliot, which side they intended to
support in ParliaMent ; and whether they were not
already engaged to support Administration ?

• Mi. ELLIOT attempied to speak in reply to Mr.
Jennings; but notwithstanding Mr. Sheridan's ap-
peal to the multitude for a patient hearing in his
favour, we could not, from the uproar of the mob,
accurately collea any thing that fell from hini.