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M I MBERS ELtCrEn.

DORSETSH2RE-•—WID. M. Pitt, Esq. 3 E.' Port-
- man, Esq.
HIGH NV Y comßE—.-Thomas Baring, Esq. 3-'Sir John
Dasbwood King; Bart.
Cum BER d Viscount M'orpeth; jolin
then, Esq.
FLINTSHIRE—Sir Thomas Mostyn, Bart.
COUNTIES QF KINROSS AND CLACKMANNAN---WII7
Liam Adam.
COUNTY OF Min LOTHIAN—Hon. Robert Dund:ls.

PRESTON—At the final close of the Poll the num-
bers were—
Lord Stanley - - - - 1619 -
S. Horrocks, Esq. - - 1616 , '
J. Hanson, Esq. - - 1002
Sit REWSBURY—State of the Poll.
. Hon. W. 1-1111, - - - 521
T. Jones, Esq. - - - 334
Hon. G. H. Bennett - - 312
StissEx—State of the 4'oll.
Wyndham, Esq. - 3346
---- Fuller, Els. - - 1890
Sergison, Esq. - - 1815
LINCOLN COUNTY.—State of the Poll..
• chaplain, Esq. - - 1602 _ •
Pelham, Esq. - - 1t 68
Ellison, Esq. - 955 •
Soz;lEßswrglizitu.—State of tire Poll.
--- Dickenson, Esq. - • 3359
• Lethbridge, Esq. - 2702
Langton, Esq. - 2038
WESTMINSTER' ELECTION.—State of this day's
Poll .at one o'clock-7- -
Sir F. Burdett - - - - 168
Lord Cochrane - - 124 •

Mr•. Sheridan - - 19

IFESTMLNSTER ELECTION.

TWELFTH DAY

The numbers at the clese of the Poll yes( erda.,
Were—
. .

For Sir F. VURDETT - - . - -• 3817,
Lord COCHRANE
2949
Mr, F.l.Lior
Mr. SHERIDAN

M!. SIiERIDAN observe 4, that he. was not now
supported by that Ajax-like mm, Mr, Macarthyo.vho
had been so ki,id as to lend him his assistance on
former days : but he was supported by his own son,
who, in coming forward to aid him, was not influenced
merely by filial affetaiim, but by a -conviction that
he was supporting a man who had followed that
course which he himself was, he knew, determinod •
to pursue—namely,' a devotion to the people and
their rights: After remarking upon the notice taken
yesterchiy by his Noble Opponent of his-otnission to
express-pleasure on the state -of the poll, the Right
Hon. Gentlemah stated, that he should be happy in
any State, of the poll which gave a triumph to the
-people's choice; and at the same time he could not
help expres4ing.his.surprise, that Mr. Elliot
,had
r.lffer..bis hopes .had failed, entirely withdrawn his
name -from ,the poll. He declared, that were he
.resolvedio withdraw from the contest, he would at
:once take away his name altogether, for he would
never ,orient to pursue a course by which mischief
must be done to other Candidates, without any pos•
sible
,good to hiMself. But the Hon. Candidate
a&ed in some degree. With consistency ; for after
having so long continued to address the people with- • ,
out being able to obtain a hearing, he now continued
to solicit their voices without any hope that they
could be useful to him, The Right Hon. Gentle-
man, adVertingto the number of handsome well-
•dresSed women who daily attended the. Hustings,
repeated theobserv.ition which,he took occasion to
Make on the former Election, and the cause of
which -gratified him most cordially—namely, that
two-thirds of all the beautiful women in Westmin-
ster were in his. favour. His Noble Opponent had,
no doubt, some favourites among the Ladie; for
there was no gallant Tar who had not reason: to
hope for the ;41itiles..of an English' woman. He
presumed, therefore, that the Noble Lord had some
who were partial to him : but this he knew, that
another Candidate, lir• Fr-dicis liuniett, was a most
. particular tavouriteamong the Ladies. For himself
he would say, that not haling either black, brown,
'or red locks, he must be contented with any share
.of female favour his fate might allot him. There•
wits a topic mentioned yesterday, to Which the Right
Hon. Gentleman thought it his daty again to ad-
vert ; he .meant
,that with regard, tp the publicans,
and the prepriely of ;escuing thtm from the extra- 1
ordinary power to.which they were at present sub- 1
jest. He had.been .told- by many of his friends,
that he onght to' have touched upon this topic be-
fore ; and wenttoned that he had a Bill in prepara-
tionto remove the grievance complained of, as it
woliki have done' him c,a service with the
Electors. His answerto the friends who had. made
such remarks was this, that he did not tihnk it ne-
cessary to bring- forward to the Electors what he
meant to do—to make professions as to what he
had.in Contemplation—conceiving that the public
would recolleU, and that he might stand upon what
he liad 'already done. He, would ask, whether it
Was rig-ht; just, or fit to be borne, that :he profes-
sion of a publican, which was so useful to the pub=
lie, and so prod- alive to the revenue, should %be
more the subjebtolrestriaive regulations than that
of the mercer, the shoemaker, or any other trade
Why should the, one any more than the other hold
his prOlessioh and his subsistence at the discretion "of
the Magistrate-4 ? If the principle were right, •he
saw nn reason why it should not be extended to all.
trades. But, in fad, the punciple was inexcusable :
it could not be reconciled with any notion of free-
dom 'or-justice, that -a man who embarked his pro-
perty :in,the profession of a publican, should be
liable;at' the mere will of the Magistrates, to have
his licence withdrawn from him, without any rea-
son assigned, and himself and hisfainilylett to starve.
He begged it to be understood, that he did not speak
From surmise or from an apprehension of the evils
which might arise from such a system, but from
poiiti%e tact S—from what had aiqually occurred.
Tne t.nost possible abilise of the power. vested in
the Magistrates had already taken place. Among
weer cases Of abuse of which he was in possession,
was with regard to a widow in 'Lower King-

stating":—This pear widow, had received ;the most
exemplary chat-atter for integrity and indestry. -She
had paid her husband's debts, to which she, was not
at all legally bound to attend ; and yet her licench
was taken away from her by the Magistrates, with-
out even the imputation of 'improper' conduds For
whet reason then', Gentlemen, said Mr. Sheridan, do
you think_this 'Poor widow. was deprived of her
dieence ? Why; because it was determined that her
houSe,should:be taken- down, with a view to certain
irriproeenients in neighbourhoOd of Westminster
Abbey—se that after the Legislature, which order-
ed these improvements, had decreed that full com-
pensation ShoUld be granted tct every individual for.
anY toss sustained in consequence of such improve-
MentS—thoie 'Magistrates deprived the_poor widow
of her licence, in order to diminish .'ier claim_ for
compensation. Although these things did -not sound
so lofty and great as abusesin the Nevy, yet he sub-
mitred that they were quite as worthy the attention
Of a free, a 'great, and a wise- pee*, and even more,
chesiderihg the manner in which the Noble Lord
brought those abUses forward. All he would say at
present; its to the case ofehe publicans, was this,
that he pledged himself, whether the Representa-
tive for Westminster or not,. ,to bring the subjesa
before Parliameet, and not to remit his endeavours
until complete redress should be obtained.
,With
regard to the friends, or pretended friends, who
Were so forward to express their, regret, thetshe_had •
at all Stood forward for Westminster, as lie had, not ,
announced his intention earlier, he would say that
';he should never regret -having ,food forsvard-s--for
although he might be beaten, he could liever C:Oast. -
to recollect` what he bad 'clone.4 The .sentiments
which- he bad uttered in the cause of freedom were
listened to with an attention highly gratifying- to his ,
;feelings, and not less .hotiourable to thefeelings of
those who heard hiM. He should • never regret
that be had the opportunity of vindieating the the-
rataer of the late Administration from the charge of
having pilfered from the public purse for the phi.- • .
pose of supporting the late eleaion ; he should never
regret having been enablea,.with the aid of the libe-
ral audience he addressed, to defeat and, put down
that abominable and iniquitous cry of " No Popery,"
which had produced. such mischievous consequences •
throughout :the_cohntry—that cry which hadamong
other eVils'produCed the exclusion of Lord W. Rus
sell frotii Surrey ; of. Ir. Fawkes from Yorkshire ;
of that gallant (dicer and noble-minded man, Col.
Graham, from, Perthshire ; andolthat highly merits-,
rions- and excellent man, Mr. MISCOe, from Live!'-
pool. If no other good effect resulted froth his ex-
ertion than that of the utter extinetion-of this war-
whoop against common sense and humanity, to such
a degree, indeed, that no man durst raise his voice
in its favour, it was enough to recompense him for
all the toils of the eledion, to make him feel•happf
that he had engaged in the contest. But there were,
other Causes-which would render the recolleCtion of
this contest a source of pride and' pleasure to him.
He had-been -able by fair and liberal 'expostulation
to dissuade the Noble -Lord from persevering in
-the abuse of a venerable Officer, and also to pro-
duce a discontinuance of that detail of naval abuses
in.which the Noble Lord.had really too long indulg-,
ed, and which detail at that hustings could lead Eg
no possible good, while it might be produCtive of
incalculable mischief in the Navy. Bet the highest
pride which any occasion could furnish to hiS minds
arose out of the opportunity which this EleCtioa
aifbrded him of vindicating the character' of his
illuStrious friend Mr. Fox. These considerations
were quite enough, whatever the result might be,
to render it impossible for bins to regret that he- had
commenced this contest. He had before said he,
would not abandon it white there was any prosee6t
whatever of success, and he now pledged himself to
persevere to the last moment. The Right Hoh•
Gentleman took notice of hand-bills circulated to-
day- which reflected in the most scui-rilotis term%
upon his own private characiter and that of many of
friends; but he could not suppose it pussible that
his Noble Adversary, or any Gentleman, could have "
anything to do with such a
,produetien. For, b •
part he would say, that he would disown the want
and 'arrest the arm which should attempt to issue
the slightest personal reflection upon the Noble
Lord or any of his personal friends. The Right
Hon. Gentleman assured the Meeting, that whatner
might be the event of this Ele6tion, nothing could r
gratify bin more than the 'opportunity of, serving '
the EleCtors of 'Westminster, either colleOively uc
individually. For '27 years that he had been in
public life, he had never had the means of making'
an old servant a tide-waiter, excepting,for about nine'
year, during which he had used his best endeavour;
to evince his gratitudt towards those who had
Claims upon him . I-lad his means been more
ample, he could assure his frieods, that hls dispoSi--
tion towards them si, 'eild have been fay 'proved.
The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded with stating,
that one of the first objeEts of his ambition, was to ,
be one of the Representatives for Westminster, that
to be the succesearof Mr. Fex'wOuld be the proudest
objet of his politiCil life. . •
Lord COCHRANE declared, that the independence
which had been shewn by the Electors of West"
minster, retlette-d :great honour upon them. He
trusted, that they were then convinced that no on-
due influence had been exerted CAI his behalf. He
could not say the same of the other Candidates, bed
cause he had never known nor seer) any of theT
till he met them upon the Htistinas, except that hP
had seen one of themdu the House of Commoogi
the only two nights be had been able to atter4
there. He had been • confident of the Dade'
pendence of the Electors of Westminster, and it Wag
upon that ground that he had presented himself to
them. He had never solicited the support of G°''
vernmetu ; on the -contrary, .he had waned on on°
of his Majesty Ministers to deprecate- such
terfereece, and to declare that it was unconstitutional
and improper. It had been said of him, that he ea`
tinned his charges against the late Admin stratio°l
and he had been asked why he had not preterret
charges against the present Ministers ? The prese"„
Atlministration had not been longlin (dice, and tl
ought to jedge of them, not by recurring to the pas.;
hut by looking to what they would do. If Me la;;$
Dissolution had (lutes no other good than to fro.: ti,
itadependeut Els:dors of Westminster from the Crt!iie
didates that had been imposed -upon theta, `,:ra
whole country would rejoice at it. They had hopes
much of annual WU' triennial Parliaments, bot.a
opinion was, thatsthe oftener Ida Majesty exercl)4.

b
etters because it would cut up the corrupt prac-
tices in the venal laroughs. He trusted they
would give him credit for not having coalesced
with_ any other Candidate, and were convitined
that he had not solicited the support of Go-,
vernment.—When he had presented himself
to the independent Ejectors, . it. was impossible,
for him to be sure of . any man's vote, because
his charades was not known, aid it was for that
reason that he took every opportunity of explaining
urea pririCiples tot the independent Electors, wherever
they had a meeting. Each had two votes, and it
was on that footing alone that he applied for one
for himself. It had been stated yesterday, that he
applied for the second votes of those who polled for
Sir Francis Burdett, and offered his second votes in
return. But he assured the Eleaors upon his
honour, that he bad never
.asked a vote. for any
other Candidate, and that it was only for the pur-
pose of obtaining the second vote of. the independent
Eledors that he had made any applicatfon. He had
never asked a vote 'for any other candidate, and on
that ground he had abstained, during the contest,
from making any conansents upon the qualifications
of the respeaive Candidates, only as to question
Which he had looked upon as his duty to notice, the
freedom of Eledion. With respe& to the illiberal
remark's that had been made respe&ing his being
only a political 'impostor, he left it to the Ele&ors
to decide whet weight was due to them, considering
the persons from whom they came. He had then
only to thank them for their support, and to assure
' them, that, if they should return him, he would
maintain the principles he had avowed, and should
support all good measures in Parliament, whether
brought forward by Ministers pr by Opposition.
Mr. THONlas §HERIDAN stepped forward, and was,
received with acclamations of applause. Hepro-
eeeded to state the reasons assigned, not the objec-
tions offered to the support of his father in this con-
test. Some complained that his father had slot made
a personal canvass—but he should have thought that
the Whole of his public condu6.l was the best canvass
that could be made for :him. To-those, said the •
Hon. Gentleman, who make this complaint, I
should say, look at the progress of my father's poli-
tical life—look at the principles he has asserted, and,
I may add, the talents which he possesses to main-
tain those principlek, and then I would ask, whether
this be not the best solicitation for your votes? If
you see your' friend contending against a powerful
enemy, or on the point of . drowning, would you •
decline' to afford tiim any assistance unless he called
out for si I ? Let it be strangers to intreat your sup-
port, and second their intreaties by promises—but
let the recoileaion of his services operate upon your
mindsand let you be as voluntary- and ardent in
Iris support, as he has been- in .support of you and
your rights. The Noble Lord, Gentlemen, has
stated among other claims to your stipport, that since
Iris election to the House of Commons he attetided
two nights. He has also stated, if I recoiled right-
that the late Dissolution was an unmixed good,
because It gave him an opportunity, Gentlemen, of
restoring to you, the Ele&ors of Westminster, .your •
liberty, by removing my father and 'his colleague.
How comes it, Gentlemen, that this Naval Lord
should be so anxious to support your liberties ?' But
that may not be the objeet he has in contemplation.
Perhaps the unmixed good hestneans Is his own dis-
missal from Parliament, ,which is a good I hope that
you, Gentlemen, will confirm to him upon this oc-
casion. One word, Gentlemen, as to .the state of
the other Candidates, which I wish to be heard
Within- the Hustings. There is one, the Burdett,
Which sails a first-rate upon the current of public
opinion ; and there is another which sails along with
it, calling itself the Independence. This vessel pre-
tends to be a neutral ; but I shrewdly susped that
it belongs to the enemy, although in • conse-
quence of being strongly pressed, it has thrown.
its Government dispatches and secret instructions
overboard. Yesterday this vessel hoisted the Union
Jack, but the signal was not attended to ; 'and if
We could prevail on Commodore Burdett to lye-to
a little, and lend us a few• hands, I have no doubt
that we should soon give this vessel such a broad-
side as would send her to the bottem. You are,
Gentlemen, very naturally anxious that Sir Francis
Burdett should be secure,- and let that be the case
with all my heart and soul ; but recollect, that. by
neutralizing any of his votes with respect to my
father, you are acting the part of hostility against
us, and exposing yourselves to, the ,dateger of return-
ing a Candidate whose tenets you have every reason
to doubt. That part, therefore, of Mr.Jenningti's
speech which recommended this neutrality I cannot
but deprecate, and exhort you to a diffe'sent line of
conduct. In the course of my canvass, many Voters
have told me that they` would come up if they
could be useful ;.and have asked me, " Has he any
chance :" tosathich I have answered, " Yes, every
chance, if you wilt give it to him." I beg the
Electors to remember the
.Election of that great
man Fox, who was the greatest boast, aunt the
greatest loss this Country ever had—who had the
honour of a distinction higher than any King could
give, namely—that of representing 'this celebrated
City. It will be remembered that upon one of his
Elections he had on one day but three votes, on
the next four, and yet when the tide of pre'elic
opinion set in hisefavour, h polled 1100 voters in
nne day, which gained him his Election. Why,
then, said Mr. Sheridan, let us exert • the same.
%new, to 'which I•know you are disposed, and ca-
pable, and there can be no doubt of the same result.
Git3BUNS repeated his charges against Lord
Cochrane, whom he pronounced, add was ready to
prove, a gross impostor.'
Mr. POWER spoke ably against Lord Cochrane's
Pretensions, stating his conviction that although
the Noble Lord now hoisted the Constitution Jack,
'it would, as soon as he got into port, put up the
Portland

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

THIRD DAY, .14.1.Y.20.
Til2 Poll went on a little brisker this day, and, at
tile close, the numbers were declared, .
For IVi:.LiAm MLLLtSIt, Esq 131
GLCIKGIF. BY.N.G. Esq. . - 1182
Sir CHKISTOPHLR 13AYNLS,13t. 152 S
Mr. BYNt3.tiiiinked. the. Freeholders for Ofe flatter-

. . .
'ng site in which•he was this day placed on the
r' u 11 over the worthy Baronet, who stood forth in
''owed opposition to; him and, them i tier he con-i-

their interest. "He wished the Freeholders to act,
as he had always found them to do, independently ;
for history had not at:lorded an sera when it became
more necessary for them to be very, pal:tic:War who
should represent, them, and therefore to, look A.
them with a jealous and a scrutinizing eye. 1--Ls
opponent 'it! wasted that be was:'nOtsupported ei-
ther by Dukes or Great Men. But he would boldly
challenge him or his friends to contradict. that he
was supported by the Ministry. To that purpose_
Treasury letters had been sent to different persons,
and every person conne6ted either directly or indi-
rally with the Dosk Companie;i hail received most
pressing letters to support him ; this he thought it
necessary to inform them, that they might know by
what sort of influence the worthy Baronet Was sup-
ported,

Mr. MELLISH, in a very short speech, expressed
his thanks.; his dependence was on the Freeholders,
he had embarked in their vessel, and he had no
doubt of arriving at the wished-for port in safety.
Sir CHRISTOPHER BAYNES, in a very good hu-
moured way, congratulated the -Freeholders even on
his being the lowest on the poll. It would give his
friends an opportunity of spewing their real opinion
of him. He was not conscious of having ever done
any man an injury. If he had done any, let any
man look in his face and tell him he had. He could,
in reply. to. Mr. Byng, say that whatever any indivi-
dual friends might have done in his favour, he had not.
sotight the assistance or protetaion of three Noble
Dukes, or any other great . men. With respeti to
his being a Direolor of the Dock Company, he was,
proud of the part he had taken in forwarding so
great and valuable a national concern. If in this
early stage of the contest, he should give it up, he
should think himself guilty,of very great impropriety
of conduct. HiS wish was to afford them all au
opportunity- of giving their real suffrages to any
Candidate- they thought deserving ; there was as
yet twelve days to poll ; no .mbre than f-,000 of
the Freeholders had polled, and he understood the
whole number entitled to vote was little shOrt of
12,006; if his opponents shuuld,poll each 7,000 it
would-then be time enough
.for him to give up a con-
test founded upon one particular point, and notarig
more—to express, by the voice of the people, their
approbation ur disapprobation of the condna of the
late Ministers to his Majesty. He requested that
those who disapproved of his conduEt would hiss
again, that he might know the number of his ene-.
mies. He then observed, that as many or themhad
the appearance sof not having had their dinner,. he
would not detain them aby longer. The Meeting
Was then closed. • "