The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-22 00:00:00

NEW PARLIAMEAT.

ME'MBERS ELECTED.
IDIIMPRIES CouNty—Capt. W. J. Hope.
NORTIIUMBERLANp—EoI Percy ; Colonel Beau.-
Wont ; Lord Howiek having declined.
LINCOLNSHIRE--C. Chaplin, Esq.; Hon. C. A. Pel-
ham, EN. Mr. Ellison having declined.
SimEwougy-,-Hon. W. Hill ; Jones,.Esq.

FLINT BOROUGH—State of the Poll.
Col. Shipley - - - t o

Sir S. K. Glynne. - 12
Sir E. H. Lloyd - - 121
. SUSSEX—State of the Poll. . .
Wyndham, Esq. - '3620
—Fuller, Esq. - :20(7
Sergison, Esq. - - 2000
BEDFORDSHIRE.—State of the Poll.
Pym, Esq. - - 1132
Gen. Fitzpatrick - - • - 167 1
Col. Osborn - - - - 1055
I.Port;csiu RE..—.-WEDNESDAY.
Lascelles, Esq. - 774
. ---,Wilberforce, Esq. - 751
Lord Milton • •- • - - - 656
WESTMINSTER ELECTION.--"State Of this day's
Poll at one o'clock—
Mr. Sheridan - - - 186
Sir F. Burdett - - 175
Lord Cochrane - - - los

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

THIRTEENTH DAY

The numbers at the close of the Poll yesterday
were—

for Sir F. BURDETT - - 4 222
Lord COCKRANE
Mr. SHERIbAN - - 1417

Mr. SHERIDAN took his station upon the front bar,
supperted by hiS son.. Some individual being rather
noisy in front, the Bight Hon. Gentleman observed,
that from. the first day of the Ele&ion he had to re-
peat that which he said yesterday, that he expe-
rienced that which was at once peculiarly gratify-
ing to his feelings, and highly honourable to the
liberality of the Meeting—namely, that only one
ruffian could be found to interrupt him. But now.
it appeared that this ruffian had got another to keep
him in countenance. When he declined to answer
the impertinent questions of this person, he begged
it to be understood that he was not• influenced by a
consideration of the humility of that person's station :
no, far from It ; for he should Hot consider it a
stooping or condescension to reply to• the questions
of any man, provided that question was corre& and
relevant. But when the person alluded to ventured.
to say. that he was afraid of him, and appealed to'
Lad Cochrane, he thought himself warranted' in
overlooking his questions, and equally warranted in •
affirming, that Lord Cochrane would be ashamed to
acknowledge any connexion with such a man. The
only revenge he wished upon this person was the
*same as that which he requested for his compeer
yesterday-that instead of turning him out, the
Meeting would keep him there, to witness how he '
. should be heard. ' The Right, Hun. Gentleman ex-
pressed a disposition to be brief to-day,-as he felt
a good deal exhausted; and be knew that it was
no slight effort that could render him audible to the
full extent of that Meeting to all those who flat-
tered him by their wishes to hear what he said.—
Alluding, as usual, to what had been delivered the
day before, after he had spoken, the Right Hon.
Gentleman stated than nothing could afford a higher
degree of gratification to his feelings than the man-
ner in which his son had been heard. His .exclu-
sion from office he declared was never with him a
subjeta of regret upon his own account • but as it
deprived him of the means of obliging his frieeds,
towards whoM,..he hoped, he had done as much as
was in his power while he remained in office. For
his family too he. thought he might be allowed to
;eel something—that the course of political condu&
whL•;..lic had determined to pursue should be visited
upon therm i4-ring made this observation with
regard to his family, ht: bad no hesitation in saying.
that his son would rather havZ shared in his exile
from power, or even in his poveri,": than have re-
tained the place from which he wacre,:;ored, or
shrunk from supporting his principles, and etirm.-
vouring. to gain the good-will of the people. ' There
is a passage,- said the Right Hon. Gentleman; in a
great and justly admired Scotch Poet, with whose
writings the Noble Lord is, nodoubt, very intimate-
ly conversant, because these writings speak to the
heart of every hero—for the person to whom I mean
to refer was himself a hero. The hero I mean was
Monti ; and his sentiment, because it is of an ele-
vated charaaer, is, I have no doubt, applauded by
every Scotsrban. The passage lam about to quote
is- so peculiarly beautiful and sublime—so highly il-
lustrative of parental affeetion—of the strong and
ardent wish of a father to surrender his own pre-
tensions, and put forward the virtues of his son,
that I cannot forbear to state it. The passage
is in Ossian, where Moroi, the' father of Gaul,
exclaims, " Oh that the name of Morni were
forgotten among the people, and that I should
be only known as the father of Gaul."---" And
Oh," added Mr. -Sheridan, -" how delighted
should 1 feel if -n walking through the • streets of.
Westmioster, the Electors should point at me and
it should be only said; there goes the father of Tom
Sheridan." Having spoken of the Scots, I beg
leave to say, that no one can feel towards that
people a warmer degree of attachment, than I do,
and I owe it to them. About three years ago I.
took a tour through Scotland, and'l have never ex-
perienced more kindness, not witnessed more hos-
. pitality, than it was my happiness to tneet in that
country ; nor do I know more liberal, enlightened,
and loyal nien than Scotland affords. As I'promis-
ed to repeat my visit to that country, it is not im-
probable that my Noble adversary and I may 'hap-
pen to meet there. If we should, I assure him,
notwithstanding our contest here, I shall be happy
to toast with him in claret the Eleaors of West-
minster, and in such a cause, and such a toast, I
shall have no objection if it should be a Scotch pint.
-Now to pass from claret, which you will allow not
to be
,a very easy transition, to porter, I am sure it
would not be grateful to the liberality of this as-
sembly to make any obserVation upon a departed
• opponent. Upon the late Mr. Elliot Ido not mean
to say any thing unkind. Indeed it would not be
lair towards that Gentleman. For I know that he
~aid he would not start for Westminster at all if I

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erwresstd'at this hustings his readiness to absolve
a;:y. voter from his promise to him who should
give his vote to me. I have no doubt that the
Honourable Gentleman was sincere in his offer; but
it certainly is rather a singular circumstance, that his
offer of. absolution was never, tendered until the

Honourable Gentleman had no more votes to poll.
However, as the Honourable Gentleman has re-
tired, I-shall not dwell farther upon him ; but as he
has taken off his head, I will pass by his compli
ance 'with the advice of thoSe friends who persuaded
him to think that he Was a fit person to represent
the Eleaors of 'Westminster, and I must say, that
with regard to his,private character, it is impossible
to -state any thing disrespealtil—for it is. such as
censure cannot fairly touch: Now, Gentlemen, as
to the prosper of our success; I knoW it is at-
tainable, if you resolve to make an adequate struggle.
But to look for this struggle would be 'absurd, if
you suffer yourselves to listen to the language of de-
spondency. By a fair and forcible effort Of popular
spirit, I am sure that success can be obtained; bat
as hope is the heart of exertion, that effort cannot
be expeEted if you allow your hopes to t)e damped
by 'a ,consideration of the difficulties 'with which
you haVe to encounter.—You may think it irripoS-
sible to. overtake the Noble Lord ; but I only ask
this of you; and MARK MY LAST Woßris-raise me,
which you can easily do within to-marrow and
Saturday, above the poll of Mr: Elliox, and we shall
see who will be. the Sitting, Member for West-
minster.. .

Lord COCHRAN E trusted that the idea of a coali-
tion upon his part, ur of his having the support of
Gwernthent,• was quite done away. So far as 'be
had redeemed the pledges he had given them, they
might judge of :the performance of those pledges
which he gave them upon public affairs. He was
glad that' the Poll was to be continued, because.it
would aftbrd the Ele&ors an opportunity of making
that stand, which would render...them respectable
to
,the whole, world. It was his opinion that they
would support those who had not violated the free-7
(loin of public Election. He thought it a justice
due to every Candidate to hear what he had to saY,
and that each should hear the other, and maintain
good order whilst either was speaking. At to what
he had said of the abuses of the, Navy, he had only
to repeat, that he had documents to prove every thing
hehad said ; but as that was not _the place to prose-
cute the subjea, he should abstain from pressing it ;
and the infamous cry of " No Popery," be had stn...
diously,, abstained from, .because religious discussions.
were'not fit for that place. The Noble Lord here
alluded; with some point, to the very witty speech of
Mr. Thomas Sheridan- yesterday, and concluded by
returning thanks to the Ea-tors for the support
they bad given .him, and expressing a wish that such
support should only be continued on the 'ground
that the principles he professed should be conso-
nant to those entertained by the Ele&ors of West-
minster.

Mr. JENNlNGS'lamented, that he could not com-
ply with the wish expressed by Mr. Thomas Sheri-
dan yeStetdayi and that they could not lend any aid
:to Mr. Sheridan.. FrOm the principle with which
.'the friends of Sir Francis Burdett set out, princi-
ples not aced on for a century, of a voluntary nomi-
nation of a 'Representative, they could not con-
sistently promote the interest of any other Candi-
date. The Committee had set out with a deterini-
nation to-keep unconneaed with any Candidate.
But it was not from any disapprobation of the prin-
ciples of Mr. Sheridan ; because if he were to de-
clare the result of
,his private feelings it would be
highly favourable to that Candidate, but neither he
nor the Committee looked upon themselves at liber-
ty to controul the voices of any of their friends in fa-
vour of any other Candidate, If Mr. Sheridan should
'accomplish what he had asserted, he would come
forward .at some future period with better claims
:than any public man that had for some time appear-
ecLamongst them. The Magistrates of Middlesex
exercised a power over the rights of the people
.which ought to be repressed.
Mr. T. SHERIDAN began by stating his un-
willingness
to; obtrude himself to-day upon the
notice of the meeting,if it were:not fvr the allusions
made to the observations which he yesterday took'
the liberty of submitting to their attention. This
unwillingness would very naturally be increased by
;his ineapacity to'originate matter like his father ;
but ti
,
consideration.was done away by the gallan-
try and ge„,;ierosity of the Noble Lord, .who always
very liberally
i<niched himwith matter. With
respe to the heib wd, who seemed so
anxious to know why his father dict 1:0t answer him,
he would tell him the reason--it was -1-1(.-Sanie he
would not attempt to. cut a block with a razor. As
to the Noble Lord's allusion to the few idle words.
which he offered 'yesterday, the,. Xete.le ei;&110t
happen to represent- them core sly, no doubt be::
cause he did not remember them. I did not, said
Mr. Sheridan, ask the Commodore to take my
father in tow ; but said this, that the good old
Patriot having cleared late out of port, she lagged
astern, wanting, I will admit, her complement of
. hands. I therefore requested that the Commodore
would merely heave to, and that if she could lend as
a few,hands, I pledged myself speedily to make our
way alongside the other vessel, and give her a broad-
side v;hich would make her strike or sink. With
respell to principles, I have heard no definite princi-
ple stated by the Noble Lord. For myself I can
say, that I am, and have always been, a zealous ad-
vocate for Parliamentary Retina). That, in my opi-
nion, is necessary to the interests of the people, and
to the honour of their Representatives. A public
man's sentiments upon this point is in fact the true
test of political reetitude, as it forms the only means
that can be devised etfeCtually to re-establish and
secure political liberty. The Noble. Lord has dwelt
upon the dissolution of Parliament as a matter of
exultation, as a great and unmixed good. But what
was the motive of that dissolution ? Was it a great
and unmixed good to involve 'the country in , the
trouble of a contested F,leelion, merely for the, pur-
'pose' of procuring the Minister a few dirty votes?
Was it a great. and unmixed good merely for the iuo-
tive I have described, to subje6t the country to the
loss of three millions of money ; which, according
to the lowest ealculation, results from a contested
Eleetion ? Was it a great and unmixed good to
start the abominable cry of "'No Popery," which
threatened to set man against man—perhaps bro-
' ther against brother ; which hazarded conse-
quences that perhaps even those who .set it
afloat could not furese, that no effort of reasoning

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y ava VVIIO. aa.aavaa ...oaa not originate::
reason cannot controul ? It has been said that T.

this country religion is a bell-rope which every
knave can pull ; but it were much to be desired •
that such a rope might be used in a certain way tor
any knave that resorted to it ; and I heartily wish
that all the bell-ropes in St. Stephen's might be
employed for the knaves who could promote or en-
courage the infernal warwhoop I have alluded to.—
We have heard, Gentlemen, a good deal about pro-
fessions—the Noble Lord has been peculiarly bumf.-
tiful of that article. But I recoiled a story which
I rather fancy would apply to him, and it 'relates ro
a member of his own profession, to a frank Irish sea-
man—poor Pat finding his vessel in a storm, and ,
unwilling to go to Davey Jones, prayed to his tute-
lary Saint for protection—pledging himself, that if
released from peril, he Would, on getting ashore,
burn a candle to him as large as his body. " D—n
it, Pat," exclaimed a Brother Tar, who overheard
the pledge,• " where could you get such a candle,
or the money to buy it ?"'" Hold your jaw," replied
Pat—" ill get to shore I would not give him a
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farthing candle. "- So I must say, with regard to
this Noble Sailor, that notwithstanding all his
professions, although he too promises you a very
large candle, yet when he gets into the House
Commons, I arti very .much afraid you may
find it a long dip. .There is one other topic,
Gentlemen, for which I beg an indulgent hear-
ing. I wish to address a tew words to the Ladies,
who have, peculiar claims to my father's atten-
tion. My father has, indeed, been always anxi-
ous to mark his respe& for them, to whom he owes
so many obligations ; and I can only say, that nei-
ther my father nor forefather ever exceeded in de-
votion to the Ladies their descendant, who has now
the honour to address you. I flatter myself ti.nV
are not less than Atm° Ladies partial to our cause

now I am sure that every one of those Ladies has
another admirer besides myself; and if each of you
will be so good as to bring forward that admirer,, or
through his interest a voter, in our favour, I am very
sure that our victory is certain, and that we shall
have to apologize to many of our friends—for most
Certainly 'the Ladies' friends shall be polled first.—
The Hon. Gentleman, after expressing his convic-
tion, that if his 'father should be defeated, that defeat
must proceed from' the despondency of his friends.,
and'not from the' want of means, &c. cotrludea
with assuring the Ele&ors, that if they would exe:t
themselves spiritedly and strenuously, he would,h:iv
no'hesitation in pledging himself fi)r a result not
,;
honourable to their character than ‘gati.daetory

I angs.

lIIIDDLE,SEX ELECTION.

FOURTH DAY, MAY 2 1 .
THE state of the Poll at the close of
the Fourth
Day :

' .
For WILLIAM MELLISH, Esq. • _ ist.;
CLoitrut BvNa, Esq. - _ 156 a. , •
Sir CHRISTOPHZIt BAYNES,'
Bt. a"
Mr. 8.1,70 then addressed the Jr
.leaors. Gentle-
men Freeholders, he observed, I t
Jeg lesve once wore
to return you my most gratefui thanks for your ex-
ertions in my favour, and the k onourable situation in
Yo ~i will place me conipara-
.
which you have placed me °r , the
poll. The longer
this contest lasts I hope
tively still higher and hip
,her on the poll, for you
must all feel that my cat' .se is your's, and that your
exertions in my behalf rare more for yourselveg than
for me.

re-
turn you
tirubnhueayttthmish:::.si:
'Mr. MELLlSlL—(?.entlemen Freeholders, I t
::yta !sees
yrlseosthmhaael
isentifibirnre you tibryitglot.
ananhieTx,:ve_
donenpensus
ex-
pression
fallen from. Mr. Bpi-g. His extra-
ordinary asse;l.ion was, that his cause alotie%‘::is
yours. But; Gentlemen, you have proved the con=
trary, you he ve proved that you consider my cause as
your's, by' placing rue still higher on the poll than
him., I request that you wi4l continue, your exer-
tions, 4nd not suffer ale ever to he in a worse situ-
ation than at present.
Sir CHRISToPIIIIR BAYisEs.----Gentlemen Free-
bolder' s, and my 'friends in general, I first return
you my thanks for the support you have given me,
and next for your exertions in my favour. The
state of the poll shews that my resources are not
exhausted, whiie those of my opponents are dimi-
nished. Gentlemen, I dare say you all detest coa-
litions as touch as I do. But a new thing has ap-
peared, for there is an understanding between the
other Candidates. I however stand free and inde-
pendent, and hope I shall he 'supported by the free
and independent Freeholders.--It. has been asked,
on the carriages of one of my opponents, " Who is
this Sir C. Baynes ?" I refer you, Gentlemen, to
855 freemen of Middlesex to learn who he is. But,
that you nany know the sooner, I will tell you my-
self. He is a free and independent Volunteer,
has, come forward, without fee or reward, in defenCe
of his Country and his King. He has been secen
years an independent Magistrate, and during all that
time he has received no reward fur what he has
done. In the third place, in his private situati:m,
for he has not had such opportunities as his oppo-
nents, who have been in Parliament; hitt, in 11;s
bumble private situation, he has been a strenutis
supporter-of one of the greatest undertakings that
did honour to the laSt century, he meant the Lou-
don Docks : It is an .undertaking that highly. pro-
motes commerce, and prevents pilfering. But, .1
would ask, who are my opponents ? They halt;
bad opportunities of serving you which I had not ;
and what has either the one or the other done ?
After leaving the Hustings yesterday, I was told
that I had copied one of my opponents; in wishing,
you a good appetite, and, a good aflerucon ; but
now, Gentlemen, 1 shall adopt a different course,;
and, as you have done your duty here, I beg you to
go home and do your duty there.

Yesterday a new Lottery was contracaed for, to
consist of 20,000 Tickets only, and to begin drawing
in July next. The following.were the bitidings:
BISH and BR ANSCOMIt •
RICHARDSON end SWIFT.
HENSLEY and PULLEY - I 6 15 6
THUM AS COPE
TOWCOOD and SnEwsLL - 16 Is 3
WALSH and NISSITT - 16 19 Q
The latter Genietnen being the highest bidders,
were declared the purchasers.
BIRTI-I.—On Wednesday the f 2 t h inst. at his
house in Somersetestreet, the Lady 01. FkANcis
JANIZS JACKSON, Esq. of a Son.