The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTIGW;

Ix the forenoon of yes'terday Mr. GR AltA DX ad_
dressed the Mob' from the Hustings, and wAs pro-
ceeding to complain of some grievances, when the
High Bailiff very properly interposed, and told him
it was extremely irregular to interrupt the Poll : if he
had any observations to make, the proper time would

be when the Poll for the day was over. Mr. GRA-
HAM then sallied forth into the front of the
Hustings, and having mounted Upon a beer barrel,
commenced a Speech againSt the Pitblicans' Paper,
foc some Mistake it contained ; he was received
with such tumultuous applause, that we could not
distintly, hear the oration. He
,Concluded with
saying, th:it " they were a nest of hornets; and he
despised them to a man." Whethei this observa-
tion was direcled against the Publicans; or against
the *Gentlemen he was addressing, we could not dis--
cover.

Shortly before the numbers were announced, a
very grotesque and ragged citizen was Mounted
Upon the shoulders of the-Mob; and made a very
pathetic speech upon the inconvenience of Prisons,
which seemed to accord very much with the feel-
ings of the auditory.

At the conclusion of the Poll the numbers true
tleclated as follows :

For the lion. CHA. JAMES Fox • 2256
The Right Hon. Lord GARDNER 2100
JOHN GRAHAM, Esq. - 488

On the numbers being announced, •
Mr. Fox came forward and expressed his regret
at being under the necessity of acquainting his
audience, that he was the last on that day's Poll,
a circumstance which he rarely had occasion to
state from that Hustings. He observed, that he
was in some respells particularly circumstanced
with regard to the other Candidates, whose second
votes, notwithstanding their professions in his fa-
vour, were rarely given to hiM. He asserted,
that he had coalesced with nobody : he had
originally wished the contest had never begun,
and his uniform wish was that it should end
as soon as possible.—The declarations which he
had made in his public advertisement he fervently
adhered to; his ambition was not so much for
a seat in Parliament, as to retain the good
wishes, the approbation, and the Suffrages of
the Electors of .Westminster. —He concluded
with adjuring those who wished well to the cause
which it was the pride and the happiness of his: life
to support, to stand forward with firmness on the
present occasion ; and from the circumstance, which
he had occasion to advert to in the beginning of his
Address, he had to request his Supporters would do
him the honour to make some greater exertions in
his favour to-morrow.•
Lord GARDNER'then endeavoured to address the
Assembly, but, the outrageous clamours of the Mob,
assetnlrled without the Hustings, were such as pre-
vented a single word from being heard.
Mr. GRAHAM then came fiirward, and had but
little ty in obtaining a hearing from his sup-
porters without. He :yoke of the purity of his
own sentiments, from which interesting topic lie
proceeded to reprobate the condo, of some of the
Public Prints with resped to the accounts given of
the proceedings of the Eledion as they regarded
himself. [We, however, cannot accuse outselves'
with dwelling, at any time, on this part of the
business.] The worthy Candida•e adverted to the
Oracle, and we believe the Times, but he particu-
larly Listened upon the Morning Advertiser, which
he seemed to charge with misrepresenting the
speech of a Gentleman who spoke yesterday, by
making him conclude with saying that " every In-
dependent Rieder will vote for Fox and GARDNER."
This, Mr. GRAHAM asserted the Gentleman did not
say, but that he recommended Fox and GRAHAM.
The Papers, however, he said, were all bought up
to support Admiral Lord GARDNER.-It was true
that the Noble Admiral had polled more than him
this day, and that he had polled eight more than
Mr. Fox ; the difference he knew was trifling,
but he hoped his friends would continue their exer-
tions—he wished them to stand forward—he was
determined to stand the event of to-morrow.

When Mr. GRAHAM had concluded, another
person on the Hustings volurycered a speech in his
favour; from the style of which we were induced
to believe that it proceeded from the Citizen who
before spoke in front of the Hustings ! but as we
did not see the Orator, we cannot assert it as a

The Candidates then retired from the Hustings.
Lord GARDNER was accompanied by his friends,
and a strong posse of Peace Officers; which, we
are grieved to say, the brUtal turbulence of those
who are generally most darnormis in behalf of
the third Candidate; rendered necessary.. On his
retiring yesterday; We. were in a Considerable de-
gree of apprehension for his personal safety:. Mr.
Foi shortly followed; environed by a tiumber of
his adherents; and, lastly; the worthy third Cari
didate follol:iled; and was clamorously applauded
by a numerous party of the Mob; Who at length
took him on their shoulders into his hotel, the
Gar/ides Head, Bow street. We observed, how_
ever, that almost instantaneously after the admis-
sion of the precious burthen, the doors of the Hotel
were shut; apparently for the purpose of preventing
the further ingress of the respeCtable escott.

At twelve o'clock this day the following was the
state of the Poll :
For the Hon. CHARLES JAMES Fox 1.356
The Right Hon. Lord GARDNER 2191
JOHN GRAHAM, Esq. 1524

•
Yesterday, between twelve and one o'clock; the
LORD MAYOt was waited on by the Master and
Wardens of the Company of Bakers at the Mansion.:
House; to set the Assite of-Bread and it, appearing
by the Mealweighers' reports that between the 28th
of June and 3d inst. 8323 quarters,of *Wheat sold at
the Corn Eichange from 535: to 78q. per quarter,
and from` the 3d to the gth inst. 20,053 sacks of
Flotir sold at the same place from 455. to 565. per
sack, forming averages upon the whole quantities of
675. 7d. per quarter Wheat, and 545. 9d. per sack
Flour, which being only cd. in the quartec dearer
than theii last returns, whereupon his Lordship or-
dered the Price of BreAd to continue the same as
l'ast week, vii. tbe Quartern Loaf Wheaten Lod.
and Household 81d.
As a duty of 9s. cd. per cwt. will shortly take
place on Caioli'na Rice, Schoolniasters and others,
who arc large consumers of the article, will do
well to make immediate purchakesi if they wish to
that great advance,'