The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECT lON.

FROM the small number of Voters who poll each
day, it must be evident to every one that this con-
test is decided. The superiority of Mr. MAIN.
WARING UpOp the Poll over Sir FRANC IS BURDETT;
still however. increases. The latter has repeatedly
told his. Friends than the strength of .Mr. MAIN-
WARING was exhausted, whilst lie himself cannot,
with all ,the boasted exertions of.his adherents, bring
up near so many Voters as Mr. MAINWARANG.
The -numbers polled for Sir FRANCIS BURDETT
yesterday were only 60, for Mr. MAININARING
80, and Mr. BYNG 79.
At the close of the Poll Yesterday, the aggregate
numbers were,

For GEORGE BYNG, Esq. 284.1
WILLIAM MAINWARING, Eq. 2+64.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, Bart. 1955

Nothing worthy of remark occurred in the course
of the day.

CITY OF DURHAM ELECTION.

ON Monday morning, at ten o'elock, the friends
of Mr. LAWTON and Mr. TAYLOR, met at Mr.
Hoult's Inn, to attend those Gentlemen to the Hust.
ings, at the Town-Hall, for the purpose of sup-
porting their Nomination as Representatives to Par-
liament for that City.
A little btfore eleven o'clock they proceeded to
the Hall, accompanied by most of
_the respectable
Gentlemen of both County and City. On their
arrival, they found that every part of it was already
occupied by the friends of Mr. WHARTON, and that
very .few of Mr. TAYLOR and Mr. LAMBTON'S
friends ivere able to gain admittance. The MAYOR
having reached the Hustings, he ordered the Writ
to. be read, as also the late Aa of Parliament relative
to treating at EleCtions, which being finished, Mr.
BAINBRIpGE came forward and recommended to
the choice of the Freemen Mr. LAMBTON, as a, fit
and proper person to represent the City of Durham,
and Mr. Alderman Cu IPCIIASE seconded the Mo.
tion.

Mr. TAYLOR was then proposed by Mr. Alder-
man [.Ds, and.• seconded by Mr. Alderman
STARTORTI,

Mr. Wl3Art-roN was proposed by Mr. Alderman
POTTS, and seconded by Mr. RALPH HARRISON.
Some altercation took place as to the manner of
polling ; but it was at length agreed that each
Memberc should poll one friend in turn, and at the
conclusion of the poll the numbers were,

Mr. Larnbton 34—Mr. Taylor 34—Mr. Wharton IS

According to agreement, the Members had each
an equal number or friends who voted ; but as Mr.
TAYLoR's friends voted for Mr. LAMBTON, and
Mr. LAMBTOrN'S for Mr. T,&YLOR, it produced the
above disproportion.
About three o'clock, a Freeman, who had drank
freely, and had promised all parties, was led by Sir
H. V. TEMPEST towards the Hall to poll, when
WHARTON'S Party claimed him as their vote, and
proceeded to take him away. by force, when the
friends of Sir H. •V. TEMPEST came to his as-
sistance,, and a general engagement took place.
The man was almost torn to pieces by his friends,
who wished to secure him, and at -length fell
senseless on the ground. Still was he held by both
parties, while numbers were fighting round him.
Scarce a Gentleman of the County but was in-
volved in the scene, and it was owing to their in-
trepid conduet in keeping off the mob, that they at
length secured the man. This was considered a great
triumph, as it is seldom that, the rabble lose the
advantage. It is much in favour of the peace of the
City, that there are no open houses.

MA,MSTONE, JULY 22.-Sir EDWARD KNATCH-
BULL has called his Committee together, and has
•
given up the contest.

The Sheriff has not finally determined as to the
Scrutiny, or making his Return, for Norfolk, till
next Tuesday.

The Sheriffs of London have aced very impru,
dently, by giving notice through the town of
Brentford, that the materials of which the Poll
Booth is composed are
private
_property, by way of
preventing an outrage similar to that which happened
at Covent-Garden ; PRIVATE PROPERTY is exaaly
what the Mob at Brentford most wish for.

It is to the vigilance and discretion of the Ma-
gistracy of the Metropolis, that we o%sif. at dip\ prc-
scnt moment, our exemption from Tumult ; as' the
Friends of Sir FRANCIS BuILDETT have so often al-
Ncicd, in the course of his Canvass, ;o the Cold
Bath-fields Prison, that a Mob has thus been led to
assemble there almost every day.
If Mr. MAINWARING have the support of the
Publican, Sir FRANCIS BrtDETT has that. of the
Sidner.

From the number of Pavers polled by Sir F.
BURDETT, one would think, that the Iforkbnises
are filled with Free*hier; of Midd4rex,

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PORTSMOUTH, JULY 22,

ARRIVED the Wardell, W L, from Sunder-
Lind Broderick, READ, from Malta; and Two
Brother:, B 1 LossEN, from Dram,
Sailed the Mary, PARK ; Concord, PATTEREON
Ann, Dove ; and Atlas, WEICHILLi for Sunder.
land.