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London, England, 1807-05-16 00:00:00

p,iRLumENT.

MEMBERS ELECTED.
GRANTHAm—Thornas Thorotorr, Esq.; Wtn. Earl
Esq.
REREFORD CoutitY—Sir J. G. COttrell; Colonel
Foley.
CARDIFF—Right Hon. Lord Wm. Stuart.
GLAMORGAN CoUNTY—Thomas Wyndluni, Esq.
loax—Sir Wm. Mordaunt Milner ; Sir Mark M.

Sykes.
CARLISLE--John Christian aurvVen, Esq. ; Walter

Spencer Stanhope,,Esq.
WlLTsHiae—Henry Penruddock Wyndhatt, Esq. ;
Richard Long, Esq.
DURHAM--R. J. Lambton, Esq. ; Richard What"-

ton, Esq.
hympToN—Lord Castlereagh ; Hon. Wm. Ashe-
__

ton Harboird.
LUDLOW—Viscount Clive; Henry Clive, Esq.
Z'owEy—Right Hon. Pole Carew Robert Wi,ram
P

Es.
Sr. Iv Es—Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. 3 Samuel Ste-

Oleos, Esq.
AuTLAND COUNTY—Gerard Noel Noel Lord
Henu►ker.

SHREWSBURY—Stag of the Poll.
Hon. W. Hill - - - 431
T. Jones, Esq. - - - 291
Hon. G. Bennett - - 274
BEDFORDSHIRE.—CIose of the Poll.
Pym, Esq. - - 1030
Gen. Fitzpatrick - - 975
Osborn, Esq. - 938
boitisET Comm.—State of the Poll—.
Pitt, Esq, - - - 712
Bankes, Esq. - - .574
---;- Portman, Esq. - - 501
tIVERPOOL._MAY 1-4.—Close of the P 01...
Ges. Tarleton - - - 1500
Gen. Gascoyne - - - 1334
Win. Roscoe, Esq. - - 398
Wm. Dennison - 38
tenerals Tarleton and Gascoyne are expe&ed to
ue Chaired to-morrow.
„ .
WEsrmilktTza ELECTION.—State of this •clayes
rbll at one o'clock—
Lord Cochrane -

Mr. Elliot - - - - 73
Sir F. Burdett - - - -
Mr. Sheridan - - 21
Mr. Paull

71/ESTIIIIXSTER ELECTION.

EIGHTH DAY.

The numbers at the close of the Poll yesterday
appeared as follow
YJr Sir F. BUR.OE.TT
Lord COOHKANZ
Mr. ELLIOT , l4ll
Mr. SEILItIDAN
Mr. Pnini..
Mr. Glaizoss was the first who addresSed the
.tlectors, and he began with asking, what were
they to expect from the Noble Lord, who had ex-
pressed so much contempt for him as being a poor
titan, while he was deficient in the first duty of hu;;
Inanity : He was credibly informed, that a vener=
able relation of his (his father,) was now residing in
I bare two pair_of staves lodging; and.pining away in
~.._lleglect..--:,(Lottd cries of No ! ! Qff !
What were they to expect of a man who defied the
ties of consanguinity ? He was a political impos*-
I°r; in wkom no confidence should be placed. -
Mr. SnUinAN followed, and declared, that if his
sentiments were of any consequenee; he would now
express an ardent wish that this Elea-lion should be
bad
to the close with the same temper as it
Qad begun. Much complaisance was not to be ex- -1
petted at an Eledion, where there might be enough
f sincerity, but a great deal of roughness. There
!lad yesterday been much dismission on the ques,
'ion—who were the Minittetial Candidates ? The
charge bad been eagerly made by some; and as ea-
terry diSclaimed by others ; but he was surpriSed that
eiery Man despised all conne6lioti with an Admi-
ilistration that had come in on the boasted grounds
bfsupporting Church and State. As to the question,
whether Lord Cochrane had the declared support of
Ministers ? The Noble Lord had disclaimed it, and,
4§ a Gentleman he was bound to believe him. But
giving every credit to the declarationS of his Lord
Ship; he must be permitted to ask credit in his turn;
atid he would solemnly assure the Noble Lord, that;
whether the support was declared or not, he had got
it in fgt. As to the financial measure proposed in
the last Parliament, which Would have produced
such an extension of the Excise laws, he appealed to
tvery one that heard him, whether he had not been
the first to appose that odious tax, though himself
tt, Member of Adthinistration. It would not, pro-
'ably, have much affected the people of Westmin-
ster, few ofvoicird, perhaps, brewed their own beer ;
but it would have materially affected many parts of
the cotintry; and particularly the town of Statlbrd,
with which he was well acquainted, as having re-
presented it in six Parliaments, and :for Which, by-.
`,4`-bye, his Son would have been. lately returned,
Thad it not been-for the folly of some of his friends)
I,lld the efforts of a faction. In that town every man
,u,tewed his own beer. Most of his Constituents
labour
were Journeymen Shoemakers ; and when the
'abour of the day was over, instead of going to the
lehouse, they staid at home; and had a cheerfril
cup, of which their wives and families partook. If
have
laudable custom had been destroyed, they must
o'',ve gone to the alehouse, and left their wives to
:Lcl water, and its companion, discontent. But he
Tild not detain them longer at present, and would
~(7,1 express his gratitude for those symptoms. of
gitional popularity with which he had lately been
received.
b Lord COCHRANE advanced with evident emotion,tit it was some' time before he could procure atten
c
ti.°ll. He was at length heard, and be declared that
,‘"ee honoured that independent spirit with which the
fr;r°Ple of 'Westminster had come forward on the
ta_seut EleEtion, and for the display of which they
a
always been distinguished. As to. the charge of
`Allnisterial support, he certainly had waited upon one
Cif the
Ministers, as he had heard that the
those of Government was to be given to one' of
o,'°Se Members who had been brought in by scandal-;
ti‘l3 influence last time 3 he had gone to learn whether
" was the intention of Government, and to demand

. . . .• , . .
that they sh,;ald not intercere ea the presentoccasion.
Lordship next came to the accusation of neg
leCting his father, but here he seemed distressed
and agitated. He said, it was so distant from the
truth, that the fait was, his father nOW resided with
him- in Harley-street. . His father had spent a large
patrimonial fOrtune in schemes for promoting agri-
culture and manufaaureS, froni which he never de-
rived any advantage, though the country had ; and
though-now destitute, he had ever disdained to ac-
cept of any pension or sinecure whatever. Instead
of negleEting his father, he had allowed him, even
when he had only his Officer's pay, every shilling
that he could possibly spare, and he had now made
&provision for him.' No man could impeach his
charaEter as an Officer; he had never been guilty of
tyranny of oppression during the seventeen years in
which he had been in the service. If it was in their
poWer, his enemies might bring forward the charge.

Mr.:J$N SINGS then came forward and said, that
he should deem himself unworthy of their attention
if he not sympathize in the feelings of the No-
ble Lord: As to a coalition between two of the
Candidates, he did not knoW of any. All that he
knew was, that Government meant to support them
both, 'and it was necessary that the people should
not rest Siecure: The man who slept upon the watch,
was as bad as he who went over to the enemy.
Whatever Ministers had the confidence of the
Crown, he would support them.-
.

Mr. ELLIOT then said a few words which could
hardly be heard amidst the general tumult; and Mr.
Gibbons 'attempted to speak again, bUt the feelings
of the multitude were so strongly irritated, by his.
attack upon the charatler of Lord Cochrane, as to
his conduct towards his father, that he was hooted
off, and not permitted to utter, a syllable.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

MEETING AT THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN.

SIR WILLIAM GIBBONS IN THE CHAIR.

. .
Mr. Bowz.as, previous to reading the Resolutions
which. he meant to propose to the Meeting, thought
it incumbent upon him lo state the grounds on
which he came forward on this occasion :—One
great advantage atkending an Election for Repre-
sentatives in Parliament consisted in the opportu-
nity it afforded to the people of deciding upon the k
conduit of their late Members.. The representation
of the CoUnty in Parliament ought to be a true and
faithful expression of the sense of the Country on all
great constitutional questions. Judging by this
rule, he was convinced that a change Must, take
place in the 'representation of the County of
Middlesex; for certainly the true sense of that
County Was not thereby expreved. On one of the
late Members the Freeholders of Middlesex looked
with approbation and gratitude.; but with regard to
the other, the case was quite the reverse. Mr. Byng,,
at the two Ele&ions which preceded the last, had for-
feited whatever claims he might havethad. to the fa-
vour of the County, by the support he had given to
Sir Francis Burdett. It was true, every person was
entitled to give his support in whatever manner he
thought proper ; though in so doing, as in every
thing else, his cenduCt was subje& to the approba-
tion or .disapprobation of the Public. But what '
rendered Mr. Bytig;s Conduet in this respect pecu-
liarly obnoxious, was, that he had. supported Sir
Francis Burdett under the mash of neutrality-=This '
was, of all things, most offensive to the People of
this Country, who were distinguished by their love
clan open manly condu&. But there was one con-
sideration which, at this time, surpassed all others
in point of importance, and which, rendered a change
in the repre,entation of the County indispensa-
bly necess:irv. This consideration was suggested
by the occasion on which the Country was called ,
upon to return a new House of Commons. His Ma-
jesty had:been graciously pleased to male a solemn
appeal' to,his people, on a great constitutional ques-
tion: . Our gracious Sovereign, whose whole reign
had shed a new lustre on ROyalty, had, by his condua
on a late occasion, excited the admiration and grati-
tude of his Subjeets. He had, by a most, noble dis-
play of ttoSe truly royal' qualities, firmness, con-
stancy, and a cdnktentious adherence to his engage-
ments, rivetted the affe&ions of his people closer than
ever. He had resisted a measure which was hostile
to the Protestant Establishment of this Country. It
is true, it bad been positively denied by some, that
this measure was hostile to that Establishment. But
in thinking that it was so, his MAJESTY waS indis-
putably supported by the opinions of our ancestors,
and by the undoubted sentiments of the Nation. For
rendering so great a benefit to his People, his. MA-
JESTY has been charged with violating the Consti-
tution, and had,tr trial
.illh isbloatt
he Ministers,Hou ses
ofParliament.
beena atl
Y
put
tur these his
ese circumstances he had appealed to his
people upon the whole of the case; and it now re-
mains for` his people to. say, whether they, will stand
by their King, or take part with his Accusers. With
the latter, Mr. Byng has voted on this very ques-
tion. But in so doitig he had gone counter to the '
sense of the County, and was therefore all unfit
man to.'be any longer its ,Reptesentative:. On the
other hand; Sir Christopher had come forward with
a most explicit declaration, that; if he should be
the Representative of the County, he would exert
his utmost endeavOurs to uphold our happy Consti-
mtion in Church and State, as established at the
glorious Revolution. Some such pledge. was due from
every, iedividtial vvho offered himself, at such a time,
as a. Candidate for a seat in Parliament ; and the
spontaneous offer of such a pledge gave the Gehtle.
man by w horn it was offered a decided preference to the
individual who had taken part against his Sovereign,
on the great and momentous question on which the
EleCtors of the Empire were called upon to decide
between his Majesty and the late Ministers.
Mr. BOWLES then,moved the Resolutions; which
,being seconded, were put by the Chairman, and
carried unanimously.
In Moving the third Resolution, Mr. Bowles
observed that, as. a decided friend of Mr. Mellish,
he consideriA himself as supporting the interests of
that. _Gentleman, in promoting, to the utmost of his
pcivVer, the success of Sir Christopher Baynes ;. that
these t.'wo, Candidates were engaged in the same
cause;
.that; the friends of Mr. Mellish could not
serve him better than by giving their second votes
to Sir Christopher,' as thereby they would bring .
the contest to a speedy. termination.
Sir CHIIIStOPHER BAYNES, with much feeling,
addressed the Assenibly. He assured them' that it

'toss utterly beyond his power. to
.e4preis. the 'sense-
tidn of gratitude With I.trhich the flattering recep-
tion, not Only- of so respectable Meeting, but of
the Connty ifi general', bad Impressed his heart
he could only say, tqat the professions of attach
ment to the Protestant Succession, and the Con-
stitution of the Country, which he:had made in
his written declaration, would never be departed.
from ; they were written in his heart ; and Would
only cease with hiS life. The worthy Baronet
then adverted to the state of his Canvass,. which
he informed. the Asembly was truly flattering,.
and indicative of silccess in every part of the
County.
_ _ _

Sir W. GIBBONS wished, Before parting, to im-
press on the Electors the necessity of early appear-
ance at the Poll on rylotiday. lie hoped _to see
Middlesex emulate the example so gloriously set by
Hampshire and Surrey.
The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to
Sir W. GIBBONS, for hiS condu& in the Chair, and
for the alacrity ever displayed by hinl in the Cause
of his Country. •

PARTICULARS OF THE DUEL
BETWEEN
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and Mr. PAULL.

On Saturday morning, May .t?', about half 'past .
five o'clock, • Sir Francis Burdett's servant cane to
me with a note from Sir Francis, desiring me, to
come to him instantly to Wimbledon:with a pair of '
pistols,, as he had been called upon—by whom ? I
could procure none, after. trying in vain at two Of-
ficers' of the Guards,. and at Manton's, none that.
were thought fit for -my purpose. • It occurring to
me that going thus from place to place for pistols,
might at last be the occasion of bringing on More
notice than wished, I determiried to proceed to
Kingston without them, thinking that thoso Who
had called on him must "have a pair at least ; and
that, if it was necessary; they might serve both par-
ties. I arrived at Sir Francis I3urdett's house at
Wimbledon 'about :eight o'clock, having ' been
obliged to wait more than two hours for a chaise.
He was gone on to the King's Arms, Kingston,
having left a note for me to follow him there in his
carriage. On entering Kingston, I saw Mr. Pauli
in a coach, accompanied by another person, and a
servant on the coach-seat. He called out to me on
passing his carriage, and said something that I did
not very distintlly hear ; but I think he advised me
not to proceed into the town, as the affair would be
blown. I asked him where the Inn was, and went
on. As soon as I had entered the room where
Burdett was sitting, a person appeared who- had fol-
lowed me. On his entrance, I asked Burdett who
he, was ? He said it was Mr. Paull's second. I then
said " Whom have I the honour to address ?"--
My name is Cooper."—" Do you know him,
Burdett ?"—" No ; I have no doubt Mr. Paull has
appointed a tioper person to meet me."—" Sir ?*
Sir ! Sir !" was Mr. Cooper's Answer.—l. then said,
as Burdett desired, that we should immediately fol-
low them, if they would proceed to Combe Wood,
which seemed to be a proper place for the 'meeting.
After Burdett had given me some letters and me--
morandums for different friends, and explained to
me the subje& of -Mr. Paull's demands we proceed-
ed to the place; appointed; where, ordering the car-
riages so stop for us, we Wet-it into the woodfor a
considerable -distance. I fixed on' a proper spot.
During: our -walk, Mr. Paull-frequently. addressed
me on the subje& of the quarrel. . He said he was
sure I had not beard it rightly stated, and wished
me much to hear him. I always replied, that I had
heard the whole from my principal, and that I
placed implicit confidence in what he said ; for, if
I could not have done that, I should never have
accompanied him there ; and 'that, from all I
heard and had read concerning the matter, it was
my decided opinion that Burdett was the person.
most entitled to consider himself as ill used ; but
that, at all events, an, apology from him was out
of all q'iestion, and that I had rather see him
shot than advise him to do so disgraceful an a&.—
As Mr. Paull did not seem to have at all placed his
opinions Or cause in the hands of his second, I found,
it in:vain to talk to him on the subje& of accommo-
dation. After we had stopped, 1 asked for the
pistols, . which were produced by Mr. Cooper, who
*declared that he bad not expeastd things would have.
'taken this turn. I asked him if he expe&ed that I
should advise, or that Burdett would consent to dis-
grace-himself?
1 then told him, that we had been un-
able ,to obtain pistols, and expected he would consent,
as well as Mr. Paull, that we should use one of theirs.
TO this they both agreed. He (Mr. Cooper) told
me he did not know how to load them. I shewed
him how, and directed him to load Burdett's while
I loaded Mr. Paull's. I then -asked him what dis-
tance he proposed for them to 'stand at. He said
he knew nothing about the matter, and left it to
me. I measured, out twelve paces,' and placed the
principals at the extremities of the space. I then
dire&ed him to give Sir Francis a pistol, and I pre-
sented another to Mr. Paull, at the same time assur- '
ing hims. as I had Mr. Cooper, that Sir Francis came
there without the slightest animosity against Mr.
Paull, but that he would fire at him as a mode of
self defence. I said besides to Mr. Paull, that' I
hoped he was thoroughly convinced that the injury
he had receised was of a nature not to- be satisfied
with any thing short of attempting the life of my
friend, and risking his own. He replied he must
do so, unless he had an apology. ( then 'asked
them, if they would agree to fire by ;signal I would
Make by dropping my handkerchief. They each
did agree to it. f placed myself about four yards
on one side the centre of the space between them,
while Mr. Cooper, on giving the pistol to Sir F. re-
treated very precipitately behind a tree, at some dis-
tance. On the signal being made, they fired together,
but without alb a. I then took Mr. Paull's pistol
.frorn'hi re and said, I hope Sir, your are now satisfied;
he said no, be must have an apology or proceed. I
said, to talk of ,an apology was absurd, and quite out
of all question. We then re-loaded the'pistols and
gave then as before. I again addressed Mr. Paull as'l
had at first ; he answered with warmth, he must
have an apology or proceed ; and called God to wit-
ness that , he was the most injured man on earth.
Mr. Cooper was then to make the 'signal 5 but he
stood so far out of the way, that Sir Francis could
not see him, although he had already called to him
during his retreat, and • begged him not to go so tar
oft, and to come forwards, or words to that died.—
, At last I saw Sir Francis did Pot see Mr. Cooper nor

his signal, and upon his, making -it, I called out
Fire," to Sir Francis, as soon as I saw Mr. Paull
raise his pistol : they did together, I believe,
upon My uttering the word.--4
,should observe,
that while they" were waiting for the signal:l ob-
served that Sir Franck held his ;nth raised; arid. his
pistol pointed towards Ruill.—Kficwing this
was not with the view of taking arif,j- 'Unfair. advan-':
tage, b{.tt the effe6l of accident, I said, " Burdett,.
don't take aim ••arii sure you are not doing 'so ;
, •
drop your arm as you. see Mr. Paull has, his pistol
pointed downwards."—Mr. Paull then asked me
why ladvised Sir Vrancis not to take aini ? I said
any bodf; rtightSee that I could only Mean for hirn‘'
not to -Like aim, or prepare to do so, before the signal,
and &bin a desire to see that they were tipcin equal
teims.=The conseqUences of the second shots have
been already described.—After speaking to each of
them, I set,off.for. the carriages,. Both Were put in-,
to Mr. 'pull's. I went on to SfrFrancis Burdett's
house,' to Lady -Burdett and his brother, and also to
procure a Stirgeon 'in Wimbledon.—During the
tranaetion not one word paSSed7between 'tne awl Sir
Francis; except .whot I said about. taking aim: Mr.
Cooper has constantly refnsed- to sign any - official
act:ount, to say where he lives, or what is his situa7
rtion,'which also was repeatedly requested of him
by me, nor do iAt this moment knOw any thing
concerning him. SOHN BELLENDEN