The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-25 00:00:00

LAST DAY.

AT three 'o'clock, on Siturday, the contest for
Westminster terminated-in- favour .of Sir FRANCIS"
BURDETT and Lord COCHRANE. When the NU
closed the numbers stood'ihus :

For Sir F. BußourT - - - - -1t33
Lord COCHRAN& - 370
Mr. SHERIDAN . . 26(5
Mr. ELLIOTT - 2137

Some time previous to the close of the poll the
• Candidates. attend-ed. the hustings, and a written
paper was exhibited„.notifying that Mr. SHERIDA.,,
•-wotildaddress the Eleetors ; but at the instant the' p
clock struck three, the mob, which 'was more ,nu,
meratis 'than on any former occasion; began*
down •the hustings in the most furious manner, and.
the Candidates, with their friends, were compelled.
to make a haSty retreat, without speaking.' Tlis,
-scene of devastation, riot, and danger, then MD'
meneed; the boards and timber flew in ev#'ry direr-
lion ; and the tc..)itering ruin; when deprived of its
main support, menaced destru&ion to the surround. .
ing multitude. Fortunately it descended within the •
railing of the chUrch,- and no individual was hurt.
Mr. SuEitiDAs and his parry afterwards-went frori3
Wood's Hotel, in, two open landaus, covered' With
flags, to Albany, in Piccadilly, to dinner; 'and, •
while surrounded by the-populace, expressed his We
tention to petition against Lord COCHRANE'S return.
About four o'clock Lord COCHRANE, seated in arl
Open landau,. adorned with blue ribbons, flags and
laurel,
,was chaired round* Covent-Garden. The
cavalcade was led by Gentlemen on horsback, two
att.d two'; a ship followed, filled with seamen, head- ,!
ed by 'a Midshipman and Lieutenant, in tull Unifi.Kin
,$
next Lord Cochrane, the other Naval Otlicers con'
cerned in the Election, and a- great number of Gen'
tleinen's,cat riages; occupied by his Lordship's friends:
The whrole was exceedingly elegant, and produced 3
most pleasing etfeel. His Lordship was warmly
greeted by the crowds of Ladies and Gentlemen as-
sembled to witness the procession. The populace
wereratherdisorderly, and bzoke some of the windaws
of 'Richardson's Hotel. The procession, after going
round the Garden, went down Souttiarnpion.street,
and thence alOng the Strand to the Westward.
A party in the interest of Sr FRANCIS BURDETT
went in a body, preceded by music, flags, .Bte. tv
the Crown and Anchor, to a dinner, at which Mr.
JoNES BURDETT presided. After dinner Mr. Boa'
DETT addressed the company in behalf of his brother,'
and Mr. JENNINGS took OccasiOn to address tho:r.
• friends of Sir FRAN-CIO On his triUrriph. The healtlll
of Sir F. BuRDETT prevented Ms •being chaired, 'and •
that ceremony was dispensed with until a future
oc-
casion.

ATEDDLEsAx.—The contest for this County wit;
sintdonlv and unexpe&&dly terminated on Saturday.
The poll proceeded during the whole of that day aS
-usual, but reports were flying about the hustings,
that Sir Christopher •Baynes had resolved to dive op
the. Struggle which afforded him, to o pro,pef3 of 'stlC..
cess. • There was • no- certainty,. hbwever, npoo •
the subject, till the conclusion of Sir C. Bayne c
speech, in which he declared that lie found it to nO
,purpose atty. longer 'to contitrue the contest. I.IIP
.nututurS ;at the close of the Poll were— . •,:.' ;,
k'arcKlLl.l•4l.l MELLISI44 . 2316 4,
BYNG,,ESIi. 1057
' • • 1 str L'itAlsr,oPHErt'liArNis, ftt., tsqi
Mrs Bvsit4:as (Anal. cane • first forward, +A.
thanked the Freeholders fur the sdp-port which awl
had,given .1,11,11,,anci for baying con't•itined to increJsf •
his inajuri4p,ver his opponent:- •He referred theto:, •
to his. o'\vii cooduet- and that •of father, a§ 1
pledge of his future, loyalty and:independence, and
intreated their further exertion in the course of 'ib*

week that the reshlt of..theLcontest alight 'be de
hisl'avour. •- • ••-' „
• Mr. .Mst.us.a Alien ItAdta'§S-eil 'the 'Freeholdell,
and thanked -thi for the hilnditr t!ey hid this cis!:
done hilt:), by rendering h*rs -tuaj,)ri!.-i still highit
over both the other•C,indiJates. A report, he
had been current, during the day, that the Poll
ould finally close this evening.; but whether 015
was or I,vail)o.to be the case, Lutist 'be uncertain
the Hon. Baronet near i itu had spoken. But If
this shoat(' not be th-r case, he hopc-..d friends
would not relax.. in their exertion-c, ticir suffer tbeto#
selves to be Wiled itito tit fatal see.trity. • He there
for requested :Int they ...vouid always shew the sall?.1
zeal 'file, bqtalt by which be ha...; been hitberig.
kitinguished:

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,Cer'C'rons support. His opponents had said so little
that 'they lett him a wider latitude for trespassingop
'their attention.. When he first cameAorWard; it
'aVowi.dly in opposition to Mr. Byng. because
fie considered trim as one of the 'party of the late
Ministers, 5.‘711'6 had 'endeavierrt'd to deprive his Ma:k
4esty of his just prerogative ;'
.47h0 had attempted to
Introduce a measure Subversive of Out COnstitiition;
Church, and State,- as it was established/at' the Ue
solution in 1688. They had boasted of all, the
Talents of the Cduntry, but what good had they
done ? What aid had tfiey given to our Allies against
the common Enemy ?. What had they done at Con-
stantinople,?' Where.were their talents to be dis-
cerned in the distribution of our naval force ?.—The
leading features in their Administration of the Pi-
?lances of the Country, were to tax Commerce, arid
to perpetuate the taxes during peace which had
been,pledged should be continued only during .the
War. One measure had passed during their Admi-
nistration for which they claimed, that popularity
which was due only to an individual—he meant the
Abolition of the Slave Trade. That measure he:o- •
proved, and would have supported had he been in,
Parliament—but he did not approve, nor would 'hive
supported, a precipitancy -which must expose the
poor Blacks on the toast of Africa to be aughtered
by tens 'of thonsands. He next proceeded to ad-
Vert to the present Eleetion.—One of the other Can-
didates had offered himself to them on the same
principles with himself, and of course he expetled
that he should have participated in the same interest.
Mr. Mellish, it was true, had disclaimed any coali-
tion with Mr.' Byng ; but though there was no open
coalition, yet there was obviously an understanding
betwixt them inimical to his interest, Mr. Mellish,
when on his canvass, had been asked who Sir Chris-
topher Baynes was ? and had answered that he,
not know, and that he solicited their vote only for:
birnselt, leaving the, second votes to their ,own
choice. But Mr. Mellish must have known him,
for he had written to him during the last Ele6tion,
requesting his vote and interest, and he had accord•
ingly a&ively Canvassed for him. Mr. Mellish must
have known that his father Was a merchant in Lon-
' /lon, as respeaable, and resident therefor as long a
time, as Mr. Mellish's own father. The emit-Ina of
;Mr, Mellish had almost all the effeEt of a coalition,
for the voters for him generally gave their second
votes to Mr. Byng. He considered an open enemy
as better than a disguised friend. He had before
pledged himself to continue the Poll till the sense
of the County was taken, and if that was unfavour-
able to retire. If it was the wish of the Eleaors, he
would still go on, but he had not .expeaed that ,he'-'
'would so soon have known the sense of the COUPiy.
At a. meeting of his friend; last night he had been
assured that Mr. By had been every where be-
fore him, and had obtained so many promises as
left him no chance of success. By the advice oflliis
friends therefore, and from a desire not to distu'ila ,
the tranquillity of the County to no purpose, he
would for the present retire from the contest, pledg-
ing himself to .stand forward at the next Eletlion,
whith he bad strong grounds to believe was not
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very remote, for he had- no notion of the Represen-
tative seats in Parliament being hereditary in one
fantilylikepeefages.—ln conclusion he requested the
ople• to-juirt him in three cheers to " Long live the
li.ing,.et The three cheers were readily given.
When Sir Christopher Baynes returned to town
from Brentford, he understood that a large body of
Freeholders were ready to come and vote for him.
lie accordingly altered his determination of resign-
in ct, and the Poll will go. on.
eiMr, MELIA sit attempted to speak, but could not
be heard, but promised to answer the observations
of Sir Christopher Baynes on Tuesday.-.

Tr/E. -A dreadful fire happened on Thursday:
last, at Chudleigh, about 30 miles from Plymouth,
by which the whole of the town, with the exception
only of three or four houses, was destroyed. The
number of houses which have been sacrificed on this
melancholy occasion amounts to about !;:00. Their
Contents also were destroyed. The fire raged with
a fury that is not to be described, as it was promoted
by the tiolence of the wind. Happily no lives were
lost.
Thursday last, as the KING was about to mount
,one of his chargers at Windsori. the horse reared
tip, and threw His MAJESTY but providentially. a
•chain fixed to some posts bi'oke the fall, which might
otherwise' have proved of most serious consequence.
The JONGipot intimidated by this accident, ordered
another of his chargers to be brought out, whichk6
immediately mounted, and pursued his morning's
ride through Windsor Forest.
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses At:-
fysTA,M EY, SQyIIIA, and ANIEL/A, attended by
Count Mortszat, Generals. FITZROY and GARTH,
--ClanelsDess4ow ondTAY.toR, went to St. George's
-there), where a sermon was preached by Dr. Coox-
soh; from the tat of 'Corinthians, 13th chap. ver.
They afterwards rode to Frogmore, where the KING
dined: they were Met by the QUEEN and Princes;
Etrzaartif.
We understand that General BEII,ESFORD has cer-
tainly made his escape from the Spaniards, and joilied
the British Armjuat Monte Video, The Master -of
a Portuguese Vessel, who was suspeCted of having
assisted hirn in getting away, was seized by :the
Spaniards-and thrown intoirons,
We are happy to And that no lives were lost in the
late riot at Leeds. The following account of that
trarisatlion is Om) in a private letter from that town,
dated May 26th :—"About six o'clock a person
svralking clown Briggate, with Mr. LisseeLLES's card
,bat, Was violently assaulted; the Mayor be.
Ing near the Spot, endeavoured to rescue him, when
•he also was greatly abased and hustled. Matters
were now grown so serious, that the -Chief Magi.
"rate, as soon as he was extricated from the Nods
• '3l the rioters, thought it necessary that the Riot
As should be read, and the military called out. The
Ylayor read the mt himself, from the Bull and
Mouth Inn, and the Inniskillen Dragoons were soon
en horseback, and scoured the streets. Before InicfL
night all was perfectly quiet; and I am happy to. say no
lives were loft, and hot very few slightly wounded.'
Hyde Park was yesterday the resort of all the
NobtlityAnd Fashionables in town.
Tn OPERA.--A very elegant and crowded au'iti-
-tnce attended the representation of La Merle di Alli-
tridate on Saturday last, and were vehement in ap-