The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL IvEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG, cf.—Arrived' the Owner's
Goodwill, HI L!., from Lyming ton ; and Friendship,
HARR 15, from Sunderland.

Came into Harbour to refit, His Majesty's Ship
Dragon, from Spithead.

His Majesty's Sloop Fahovi which ariived here
with the Convoy from Newfoundland on Monday,
spoke the his and Convoy, nineteen days ago, just
off the mouth of St. John's, all well, after a passage
of twenty days.

Arrived the Phrto Sloop of War, from a Cruize.
Sailed the Alonzo Sloop of War, on a Cruize.
The Princess Charlotte Schooner is ordered to St.
Helen's, to wait there to' take Dispatches.

DFAL, Atta. 9.—Arrived the Ariadne, from
the Bombardment of Havre ; Britian., from Dunge.
nets ; Boxer, from Portsmouth, and sailed fur Oscly
Bay.
Sailed the Bloodhound and Archer Gun-brigs, to
resume their station off Boulogne ;, the batnortalitl
off Dieppe ; La Ponlette for Portsmouth ; Hay)),
Sloop off Calais ; and several of the East India Ships
fur the River.

Arrive. the Sheerness Lighter from Dover,

Arrived the Bonetta Sloop of War, with the Mel:
pomeue, London, Aaive, Britannia, Tatar, and Flora
Transports from Leith, with two Battalions of the
Royal Irish, going to the Encampment at Barham
Dawns ; the Transports went itito Ramsgate this
morning to disemba,k the Troops. -
Just arrived the Abundance Store Ship ; she part.
ed 110111 the liotwward.bound
,Jamaica Fleet, con,'
sitting of about 157 Sail, under convoy of the Du
Qmerne, and BelAnpbon Mn-1. of War, on the 23,1
July, in a gide of vvi,id and thick f'g, in lat. 42. 56.
long. ¢t. SS'.

n the Downs —Moriveh, 1/trecht, Plantagenet, Inflexible,
Ardent, Verer n, Rouniq, Foryallis, Leda, Castor, Cham-
pion, A Vviwer, i)re4t,:s, Sxiuige, Sulphur, !jury,
M iuer, Wangler, Haughty, Minty, Brui4er, Blazer, Ply-
rwiiith I raiisport, Yarino.ith and SllCerlieSs Lighters, Prin-
cess Royal Anima Transport, Armed Defence Ships as per
last ; Union. Harriet, and IL,Jril Keith, East India Snips, for
1 ndia ; !Jai ilia Cartel, and several of the hoinewarct-bound
Last India Ships-whin arrived yesterday,

Chtit Nocx, AUCt. Jamaica Fleet ar-
rived this morning, viz. Belte'islr, DouG.L As ; Iler.
cuffs, CRAwFJRD; Menie, MT.2l.l.Att ; Herbert:,
GEORGE ; Ditrt, ; Ajax, STEWART ; Sir
Edward ADAM ; Sisters, BRowN ; Mar.
garet s,
Diana,`: BROWN, after a passage of six weeks. A
number more of the Fleet are below, names an.
known.

Arrived also, since six this morning, the Bri-
tannia; Cols from Newfound„l'and ; and Pam',
BRowu, from Lisbon. Another of the Lisbon
Fleet is slid to he below. •

The Prardy.litoe.M;ller, CowNs, arrived on
Siturday I tst tram New. York, after a passage of
28 days. the Cambrian and [l9l/9n, crnizing
off Stndhook ; and on the zBth ult. in lat. ss.
long. 19. the Sliip ,Nettunes. fur New Proviiknce.
The Pitt, CAMP nF.I,L, was expeCted to sail in three
weeks from this Port.

Letters, dated a few days since, were yester...
day received from Captain Ltwi4, of the Royal
Marines .of L'lmpeteux, 84. guns, stating his heiog
safe and well on board that ship, after getting off
from the Glenan Islands, where he had been shoot.
ing rabbits; so that the account of his being nude
prisoner was premature, though he had a very nar.
f w escape. _

Letter's ,from on board the Hazard Sloop of War,
Captain Nava, dated at sea, state, that she spoke
'with, bn her Cruize, an Americrn Ship from St.
rnit,tr, for 13 nirdeaux, with 440 French' met.
chants, and their tamilits, fugitives from the mas.
SaCte of DEsSALINHS, which they escaped by a mi.
facie almost, and got abOard the American ,Ship,
though. with very !kite of their property. They,
siirthe rnaslacres and murders were dreadful, in the
Highest degree of atrocity.
The. Zillah,'
,of 4o guns, Capt. ScrilT, is appoint.
eJ as a tririziag Frigate for the protetlinn of the
Coast of Cornwall, from Falmouth tolhe westward
of Scilly.
On Monday the'23l ult. was launched, by, Mr. R,.
DAVY, at his Shipuitightl4 Yard, Wear, 'near Top.
sham, the Gun. brig Safeguard; and on Wednesday
the 25th, (tom the Yard at Mr. 0. AYi.se, the Gun.
brig Piercer. They are two of the numerous class
now building in various parts of the Kingdom.
There are also building at Topsham three vessels of
the same description, and three Hrigantines of War,
calculated to carry eighteen 32. pound carronades.
• This success of Royal George, in its attack on
Admiral 1.4 Noes, may be eittiiileted as a good omen
of what the friends of ROYAL Gsoll GI would inflift
on the nayitnidons of BONAPARV, if they dare to
profane the shores of this Country. with a hostile
foot.

The French have Fong been admired for their ex.
cellence in dancing, hut Admiral 1.4 NO ts has found
that our East Jfklia, Company has a better. DANC
than any he knows, and that British Sailors Of every
description are good at a Ball.
A Gottenburgli Mail arrived yesterday, but its
contents are anticipated by the last communications
from Hainburgli, Fralice, and Prolland. It con-
firms, however, the report that, the Russian •Fleet
hav sailed from Revel, One divisirm is to cruize
prole& Holstein' from the at tempts
off Bor.holm, to
of the Preach, whilst the ether is supposed to have
sailcti fur the North Sea,

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

BRENTFORD, TiIIIASDAY, Auc. 9.

nits morning, at nine o'clock, pursusnt to the
adjournment yesterday evening, the Sheriffs attend.
cd at their Court on the Hustings.

Mr. TEDDY, one of Mr. MAiNwmtlNG'sCoun.
sel, offered to the Sheriffs a protest, signed by
Mr. MAINWAR !NO, and • several of his friends,
Freeholders of the County, against the decision
made by them yesterday evtning, in favour of 're-
ceiving such of the Votes entered on the Poll books,
as. tendered for either of the Candidates, so far as
the same should be substantiated on a due investi.
gation, alledgiog that the Sheriff's were bound, by
the Eleaion Law of the zsth of His present Ma.
jetty, to declare upon the numbers as they stood
on the Poll-books, at the final close of the Poll at
three o'clock yesterday.
Mr. PLoMER, on the part of Sir FRANCIS MI K.
DRTT,: objected against the reception of this protest,
upon the ground that it called upon the Sheriff. to
rescind a decision which they had declared yester-
day, after a NI hearing of C.ctinsel on both %idea ;
upon which decision Mr. Mitt Nwka acts Counsel'
had themselves acted for their Client, as well as the
Counsel on behalf of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT
that three of the objected Votes on the part el Mr.
MAIN wikg INC had been established in conse.
quence, and eleven of the rejected Votes on the
part of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT: that, in fact,
the ground upon which the Sheriff, were now called
on to rescind their decision, declared, and carried
into practice Yesterday, was precisely the same
question over gain ; and he desired, therefore,
to put it to their own good sense and consistency,
Upon what principle it was that they'conld be war.
ranted to rescind one hour the decision they had
made the hour before on the very same point ;
and to what end it was that parties were to eon.
tend for an issue, where the principle of jurispru-
dence might vary every moment. Ha contended
that the private arrangement made by .the Sheriff%)
for their own convenience, to bring the Free-
holders, whose Votes• were objefted against, round
to their box, instead of deciding npno them as they
came to the Poll-book, upon winch the Freeholder
had a right to insist, ought not, in jo,i lee, to do.
prive the Freeholder of the benefit 01 his Vote, nor
the Candidate, for whom he voted, of the ovan.
tage : that, in this case, the Freeholders having
consented, for the convenience of the Sheriffs, to
come round to their box, did so upon the faith of
those Sheriffs, that their claims to the right of
voting would be quickly and fairly examined and
decided upon: their names, with their residence,
and the• situation and description of their Free.
holds, and the person for whom they tendered their
Votes, were entered on the Poll-book ; they had de-
clared their readiness to swear to their Freeholds;
every thing had been done on their parts that
could, he required of them—they had attended
there day after day, at a considerable degree of in.
convenience, loss of time and expence, in 111,ea
of having their
.qualification inquired into and de-
cided upon ; and if nu such inquiry or decisi,in had
taken place, the fault was not theirs ; and there-
fore, they ought not to.auffer a privation in the
exercise of their invaluable franchise, when itie)
had done every thing to support it which de.
pended on them; and when the Snerkfi, only,
urn whose faith they had. consented to postpone
their Vote-, in order for investigation, had i revent.
ed them from voting, by not' having so investi.
gated their claims before the final classing of the
Poll-books, at three o'clock yesterday. In W."
ness, in justice, and in common sense, they
were, therefore, bound to follow up the decision
whicii yesterday they had declared and acted
upon. _ _ .

Mr. Tr nor argued, that no ingenuity of his
Learned Fund could prevail against the positive
Statute of the 25th of His MAj,,ty, cap. 34• IV.
which it was mute imperative oo the Ref urniog Ofh.
cer to keep open the Poll-hooks for fit teen stlyit, troin.
the commeocernetit of the Elfction, for seven hours
each day, and to close the Poll-hooks fluidly At, or
.bel9re, three o'clock on the fifteenth r,t,"

there was any meaning in the words'jaa/ cirde,
nothing could be truire clear to the 111Calicitc
understanding than that, after the ti;tat
of the Pull yesterday, the Sheriffs bad no, r;al
;rower whatever to 'receive, a single-. Votel,(„s.
go into any investigation on the validity ot--inaa.
lidity of any vote tendered in the course e..s.rite
elettion, not already on the Poll, with, a vies.-
being added thereto. The decision last night was-
ting . which unfortunately proved, that any devia.,
lion from the law estahitshed on the case wr:s a
lapse into error 'and confusion.; and the shortest
way to prevent still (wire confusion would he, to
tread back the road of error, rescind the proceed.
ing which had been adopted, and abide by the
letter of the law.—What his Learned Friend pro.
posed was a proceeding .unknown to the law, sm.
known in precedent, and absolutely without a name.
It was not a ,Poll, it was not a Scrutiny ; he
wished therefore, to know by' what name his
Learned Friend called it ; but at all events it was
utterly contrary to the law. .
Mr. PrOOOT followed on the same side, and con.-
tended that the decision of yesterlay was co' irary
to law, and that the Poth.books were finally
closed at three o'clock ; and, consequently, that the'
Sherifft were bound to decide upon the nurnhers
which appeared to them as established legal vote..—n
the Poll-books, without proceeding,' which they had
no longer any authority to do, upon any illy :iry
respeCting the tendered votes, which those persons
who had tendered them Iliad ample opporruntties ref
having investigated whithin fourteen whole (Jays,
The law required that no vote could he receiv
that was not preceded by the Freeli.tlders and Bri-
bery Oath; now the Shitiffs' authority to adminis,
ter these oaths ceased with the closure of the Poll.
hooks ; and therefore any person who came fqrward,
at this time, to take those oaths before a person not
authorized by law td tender them, might safely take
a false oath without any apprehension of prosecution
for perjury ; and consevernly persons might •be
brought forward to swear any thing with impunity,
and give their votes so as to overturn the election
of the Candidate fairly entitled to the return.
Mr. PLohttit replied to both, and cuntended,

~~

that the. proper comtruelion of an ,Ate of run!. ,
ment was not according to the mete letter of a par-
ticular sentence in an Al, hut according to there
neral spirit of the whole taken together. That ac-
cording to this principle the words " final close of
the Poll," were by no moans to be taken in the ex-
tent laid down'by his Learned Friend, but merelf
meant that the Poll must be finally closed at of bee
fore three o'clock on the fifteenth day of eledion,
as with resped to the admission of any votes not
already entered on the Poll.books ; for he would
fully admit that any person coming to tender bill _
vote after the Poll-books were so closed, would'
cope sou late, and could nor legally be received.
lit the case was- totally diff:rent with regard to
per'son.wliose names, freeholds, and votes, vale'
already .entered on the Poll, and incomplete, not
from nny omission of their own, but from the dell
of the Sheriff', in not having investigated those votes- . .:
time enough (mitre the cl..se of the Poll, to render
them effcttual for the Freeholder and the Candi-
d ire in whose favour they ' were tendered. The
Sheriffs, therefore,, in coming to tie decision which
they had declared and acted upon yesterdaYs '6l
no more than in fairness, in ecotity, in 'law, and ia
common justice, they were bound to do in relation
to rue!) who, in compliance with their arrargc!
menu, had been deprived of every oPPurill.;
Pity of rendering their votes complete, . and • .
nor from any omission of their own ; Ale . '
votes were, to all ietents. a! d purposes, alb"
ready entered on the Pol, and any oath tuY au.
•mirlstered, had, in all legal usage and con%tt"e'
tion, tetrospeckive reference to the moment Oaf
were tendered at the Book, and were to be con:
sidered as trinsadions of one and ' the same ow'
merit. His Learned Friend was at a loss to knot(
whether the proceeding he recommended was to
he cdled a Poll, or a Scrutiny ; certainly not 111
latter, because a declaration of the numbers., 3^.l° :-
of the Candidate returned, must •precede • what,
law, woos called a Scrutiny. Its proper name was
an investigation; similar to that which had occult)!
rallied toe whole Poll from slay to day, which
was, in justice, as necessary with reaped to any
votes tendered preceding the close of the Poll yes'
terday, as with reaped to those bf an'y precediab
day ; and if it be 'closed, consistently with chefs°
consrrudion and spirit of the Law of Elution, Of
Returning Otlicet disposed to make a partial or
corrupt return to Parliament, would liencefinlvara
have nothing more to du than countenance such :.
number of lrivolous or general objedions 10 v°l!
on the last day of •the Poi!, as it would be julll„`"iiii. ..
ble to iov.estigate before the final close of the YIN
books, and c nsequenily render it utterly iinra!'"
ticable for the Catalidate he disliked ever to obtain
a in ijority over his antagonist.
arguments i‘dlt.Pic;
ca°ndT rthree
after temaieing s )me time in consultation with their
A•sess It, came I,rward to the Hustings, when the .
IGiojeu'ir't litieiinsguPcileuTtrtedo,f thhei4Slf:rri....:4'
Ulder.Seeriff 'sad to the inul;i:ude the fullosviolV • .
decision :
" Freeholders of Middlesex, you have Wil
called upon to chuse a fit and proper person to repse; .'
sent you in Patli ,meat; and two Candidetes /lasi:,
been put in nomination for your choice, via. : s
FRANCIS BURDETT, Bat. and GEORGE BOLlilc,
MAI NA AR I NG, E:q.—An E!edion . has been r •:
seeded upin, and the Poll ft, conconcludedye
CB
day, is hen the numbers were as follow :
Mr. MAlNwAplivo . .., . - afizfl
ou•
Sir raaNcis Buatourr . - - 3873
Majority - - S
" The Sheriffs have therefore declared Giotto]
BouvroN NIAINWAR 'NG, Esq. duly eledetl."
is
Sit FRANCIS BURDETT :and Mr. MAT NWAIOSv
were bothok) iliz ttustiegs, but neittler attar'd
to aidress the Perve,
tCis
Mr. Ceteeoto, as Counsel for Sir FaM
130 RD err, demanded of the Sheriffs that leave i- bll
I given for 4ln Agent lot each side to revise el ' '''
laJoks, apd rte .out the number of votes for "-II
e:antlitliats, 'trot the application was feje6te4l*
The Court was then dissolved by Pruclanuti°"'

The i!ecision of the Sheriff's must naturally' he surd
r„ed have excited the bitterest rage in
-
'..'os
4:lCridl of Sir FRANCIS BUR D V,TT, and th ino
e "-1
11
snigerly twaitrd in 'hopes 'their favourite ,
would be successful. Sir Fa ANGr. BuRDS r'r
NO m irtified that be was unable to address the 11'4'
tittide. Orators, however, were not wanting.
IlAat TOWN,UFND, ,vith nod) fury as rended
at,„fgst hardly articulate, atunted upOn a coach'
xr
and uttered a more abusive sieelam ttion.sivit”„t
SherA thin perltps was ever directed ii•
he Offi:e!-s the sa tie isimaiion before. fir 11`71:
ociunced their csindi,:t, shameful, IiCIiiCIAOUS,
and u just, and thr?a coed to prosecute *helot' •
they should appear as back as pitch, and Sir-Fit Ar'.l:
as bright as day. W; ust, Imvever, th,it cve.sl"l':ye
will support their own charaners, as Jhel :6 )
11
dune the Rights of Eledlinit,' and that theyl
endeavour to make Mr. HARI T9wN-HIND4.
swerable for such an attack upon their official 0
din% Me. •l'oWN.ttEbro proceeded, and ree4
wended peace and goid order to the mob, .allot jeli
themrhat otherwise the opponents of Sir Fit A",e,
Were prepared to take away their livet, .by unc`•ol
ritutional troans, He
,repeated this sliockil4, ,apct
daring assertion. We must Ag Ain express 0011:).'0t
that such indecent language will pass 041, 0.
notice. After other .elieuvint effusions of
,;es,
pointed rage, he assured the mob, that their
property, lib4.rties and riglus, Could•not be in b` pc
hands than in thnse of Sir FRANCIS* Berbfcred.
concluded he admitted that the Sheriffs had dec',3l
' that if a riot orcurred they would only re.'lrolv
the Civil Power to supptess -it. Mr. To shirr!' elf
said, that on this•declaration lie had nate(' Age
tinbc sworn as a Constisble. After Stich 11100
it was not very likely that he shoulsi be,ool

in such capacity. •
Mr. TOWN.HEND was'followed by , hO
o Moß.4,' Member fur Coventry, who achlresse- too
rabble from a similar tribunal. He was 19112 S 100
lent as vlr. TOWNSH ND, btlt leis lan 1%0
mush -more c ,ar,e and vulgar, as if, inderaL ye lie
never had the advantage of a schoolaid
gave an account of the transactions of the'Prct„cto
day in inch a manner as to represent Sir 11
6,hifti
as the viflitts of partiality and injustic,'. 14°

that an• Ambassador (mos Lord HAWItEsBURY 'had
visited "the Hustings early that morning, and had
congratulated Mr. .MAINWArtitsO on his success,
an omen, Mr. Mcioas contended, that spoke vo-
lumes—tending to'shew that the issue. would prove
just as it had happened. He-spoke contemptuously
of the retreat of Mr. MAINWARING and his friends
from the Hustings;, though it was evident that with
all Sir FRANC:a BURR trt's care of the lives of
People, the successful Candidate and .his friends could
.nothave • continued on the spot without imminent
danger of falling a sacrifice to the fury of the .itri-
mense 'rabble that, attended. Mr. MOOlti
by way of promoting that peace and good order
hick had been recommended . by the preceding
Sicker, gave, the rabble a hint thatit would, be.
pr,,oper to chair Sir FRAticts. The latter, how.
ever, amidst all the chagrin of diSappointment, had.
more gnodsense than the Orator, and declined mak-
ing a drir€mph of his ditgract.. • •
The rhetorical Farce then closed; and Sir,FaAko is
returned to town, making the beat he could Of his
failure, amidst the shouts of his friends, the mob,
who appeared in such a motley and such formida.;
ble hordes, that it was impossible to suppose that
they would disperse without some dreadful excesses..
Accordingly as the coach containing Mr. ME.LI-islis
the friend 'of Mr. MAINwArtING,. Mr. Serjeant
SELLoN, Counsel, the
and Mr. CoULTIIORPE, his
mob, who recognized these Gentlemen, attacked.
them with the fury of savages. They severely
wounded and bruised Mr.MELLIsti, who was very
inefiar I ,sing his in this outrageous tumult. Mr. •
LLurt arkd Mr. Cout..ritott I, a wete dragged out of
the carriage and hofferted with the utmost violence.
These Gentlemen, however luckily escaped into a'
house. Itineed a carriage happened to come by at the
moment, Contqiiking sortie frit ntls of .the -unsuccessful
Candidate, who thought it would refled no great
..tredit on their cause. it they passed on and left their:
Adversaries to he murdered by an infuriated port-
tace.---Sir FRANC imself did not discover the:
last, solicitude On the occasion, and no Peace Of.
facers Were' at hand, • to proreCt the lives of the pea-
. pie against the iiieveir of 'heir liberties.
Sir P itt'a4.6rs was then drawn to his house in
Piccadilly, where the' tab-lc remained tilt about
ten o'clock in turbulence and uproar, when they
gradually ditpersed, leaving that . mansion, which
”. for: many • nights exhibitea- the triumphant
light,orgree of Patty; witlibtit the appearance of a -single
as if it bad long been the lonely refuge of
the contemplative owl. '
. •
About half.past five in the evening, a payty-of
Ole mob attacked. Colonel GIBBONS, sou to Sir
.iiv
'LUAU, he was passing along Piceadilly,.with
the watch word, •' There is a Mahrtuariager—
. follow him up." As they were Ter}, violent in their
threats, the Colonel flourished his stick, and desired
them to keep off, at the same time proceeding
quickly up Bond.street. There, however, he was
'attacked m cloaely, and with inct, fury, when
he drew out a pair of pistols, witil which, having
faced about, he retreated backwards and took refuge
in a tradesman's. shop. The mob was .soon rein.
tercet!, and becarrie violent in their threats to pull
• the house down if Colonel GIBBONS was not tuin.
tit out. The Guards were sent for, but in the mean
time the Police Officers came and carried off the
colonel in a coach to one of the Police Office's. The
mob followed with determined fury, which -occa.
sioned 'the coachman to drive as fast as he was able.
Unhappily, as' he turned up Bear-street, the•wheols
oT the roach got entangled with thOse of a phaeton,
'hi 'which was a lady, a gentleman, and a child-about
years old; the- phaeton was overturned, the
ellTld•killed on the spot, and the fatly, and gentleman
very much hurt ; flic„forMer having her collar bone
.“"d me ribs broken, and the latter being so bruised
to be unable to move.
tteri OULISe of Mr.-I.VlArNwAitisic oen: in Ten-
w '',l,'`'sreet, was a few hours after attacked, and
p,"'", in all probability, have been. much injured,
raa tt not been fin. the timely arrival of Lord Am.
risT, at the head of the Gienadier CoMpany of
Iturcs's Volunteers, who 'had been out ex.
crctsin-.
To keep the neighbouring square as clear'
7, possible, his Lordship ordered his men to prevent
w'IY. Person coining in at the bar from Oxford.street,
an Itch so irritated the mob, that they threw bricks
them
.ate
at the Volunteers, and it is feared several
ofheat ate 'hurt. Na Magistrate being present,
his Lordship Could not :11,
ho. The windows of the Junior Mr. MAINWARING'S
_cn ese. in Weymouth-street were broken, by an.
r division of the en. b messenger-. was, in
,
con. • •iturredra . "
quence, ltely dispatched' to Swallow.
"reef, where the Life Guards were im waiting.
These Immediately proceeded to disperse• the tnob,
and "euityle.artielj they street which, after some Off*
"'ere lost. suceeed7d efetting ; but no lives
Moottw
Ailk Nc's servants, and a Gentleman
struck' with brrithirn to his house, .were severely
n") Proceeded brick
bati. About seven o'clock the
wartiNG,t
Car tllt stables where Mt. MAIN.
seized, and by ring'
was deposited, which they
ft entirely b`H2gitit out with an intent to demolish
• Were eipo;edut hearing that the Volunteers
con te uted themselves with breaking
cevero th
committee
re, pannels and the windows.—Mr. M.'s
ed hut _ 4‘•/.°lll, in Carey.street, was also ,attack,
hand, coilside rabic number of Constables being at
(Lem felt
tvere'soon subdued-, and, many of
gds. he severe weight of their opponent's cud.
.•
were under arms the whole of the
foosilite e
mn_eighbotirhood:of Bickford.,
ttitia wire at attuned The Star:
9th 1..),a.0 attuned at Kew, and
.the
' g nna on Kew Green and at Hamtnersnuth,
innvis"hen::.ll_here. were under arms, during the even,
Yal wie`Tin,t,lle. Regular Forces, the St. James's,
cavory,
andinster, Prince of Wales's, Westminster
several other Volunteer Corps. At
eleven o'clock all was happily tranquil.
Many serious accidents happened in the course of
Yesterday', Gentleman dri A
hors-t., in oxi.,,rd*Itl'eet
ving a gig, with ore
earl arid ,tiLitekr, t got jammed in between a
• ca-raing to luentef.Y coach, both' of which were pro.
()id. By the cineussion the Gen.
! Ittl14" was th
", so itre,dl i r°wn out, "
and his was fradured
doubtful.a piano r' tLat his rceoVety is very
The chhise was tksbed
Mr' O'HARA, to-Pieces.
a GlntlemArt. well .ktfown..on. the

turf, who had just arrived in'town on horseback,
4
from Brighton, met with dreatiltA, atcident yc.
lerday eveningin Piecadillv. During the time he
was in conversation with. Mr. Justice BOND, of ,
site Moorhouses stables, a post-chaise came up,
the horses being op the full gallop, and tlito4h:a
went ~f attention in the . drivet, they ran against
Mr. grHAst A's horse, and one of,the wheels of the
chaise getting entangled in. the horSe'i iigs, threw
him and his rider with dreadful force to the ginlnd.
By the fall three.of Mr..O'HARAj3 ribi were bro-
ken, and he received many 'contusions .about"tlie
head, &c. The unfortunate Gentleman was carried
into Mr. MOOKHOUseS residence, where medical
assistance was almost instantly procured. The horse
is likewise much hurt'. •
MACFARLAINE, Esq.'s gentleman who
was tun over the preceding night, died yesterday
morning, at hishOuse at Fulham.
We think it necessary to subjoin the following Cor.
respondence, as it appeared in a M ,rning Print, sirre
iewillshewhow attentive Mr. CLIFIORD is to the
wishes of his friend Mr.Eßsitt NE, who, we find, tlesir-
ed that his Letter might be considered as a private
communication, in the hon,,nrahle confidence of
friendship; and Mr. CLIrFoRD, to prOve. how well
he was:entitled to such cot fidence, senti.
ately to the Editor of a.Newspaper fur puhlication.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. CLIFFORD
ANA MR. ERSKINE, ON WEDNESDAY, Bth
AUGUST. '

" MY DEAR ERSKINS,

By a of the King, chap. 84, sea. i, it is ended,'
That the. Returning Officer or Officers, at every kieetion,
shall, immediately, or en the day Ptext_ after the final clove of
the Poll, /rub', fairly, and publicly, declare the name or
names of the person or persons who have the majdrity of
• Votes, and shall forthwith make a Return of such person,
dec. unless a Scrutiny be demanded.'

" I wish your opinion decidedly on this point :—As many
votes objeCted to will be undecided at the• final close of the
Poll, is or is not the Sheriff bound in duty to decide on their
cases l!'they tender betore three o'clock, before he can declare
:rut), and fairly' who has the majority of votes, provided it
can be done before twelve o'clock to-morrow night t-
fluoings:- ' • ". Your's sincerely,
" HENRY CLIFFORD."

" AZAR CLIFFORD,

" It appears tome, that if persons have tendered themselves
to be admitted to vote .fir av, of the Caw',date:, during the
legal continuance of the Poll, and the Sheriff has not re-
jected them, but has put them aside for consideration, he
ought to decide upon their rights, by admitting or rejecting'
them, before he makes his igurn, as far as the time prescribed
by trie Act'of Parliatnent will reasonably admit. But, as I give
this opinion upon the sudden, I would neither be bound by it
myself, nor think it prudent in you to ad,t upon it, unless our
friend Pt.omita and you yourself concur in it.

" I write this, of course, to you privately, because, as a
Member of the HOuse of Commons, I am not at liberty to
give any publie,er professional opinion upon a matter which
may'come before me in judgment.
,! •
'l4 Yours very sincerely,
"T. ERSKINE,"

daps/ 8.

" SIR,
", In this opinion •of my Learned Friend, Mr. PLou it a
and I perfectly coincided, and forthwith atted upon it.
" I am, your's, &c.
" H. CLIFFORD."
To the Editor of 'the Atoning Chroxiek.

On Sattirilay last came on the EleCtion of a Mem.
ber to serve in Parliament Cir the Borough of Barn.
staple in the room of Sir EDWARD PRLLRW, Mitts
Thd Candidates were 1,..rd Viscount ERR! NGTON

{son of the Right HonotirAles Earl FORT—EA:UR),
jOfiEPH HUNT, and W. G. THut.t.ussou, Esqrs.
but the two latter, finding his Lordship so warmly
supported by ail the neighbouring Gentlemen,
and ,a very considerable majority of voters, de.
dined' the contest. In consequence of which his
Lordship was declared duly elected, amidst the ap.
plauses anti congratulations of the inhabitants and
hit friends.' On quitting the Hustings, his Lord.
ship was "chaired through the principal .streets, dc.
curate(' with ribbands and laurels, preceded by ',a
large party of Gentlemen on horseback, with a se.
lea 'hand of music, and followed by an immense
number of the'populace.—The company afterwards
returhed to, the principal 'inn, where a handsome
dinner was prOvideds

PRINCESS AMELIA'S BIRTH-DAY.---Thus ami-
able Princess having 'on Tuesday last attained her
twenty-first year, the same was 'celebrated with un-
usual splendour, at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor
Great Park. In the morning the bells of Windsor •
rang; and soon after nine o'clock Hts MAJESTY on
horseback, accompanied by the Dimas of KENT and
CAMBRIDGE, mad attended 'by Generals CART-
WRIGHT and FITZROY, and the
,Honourable Mr.
VI Lt.t E as, left Windsor Castle, .and, after an ex-
cursion in Windsor Great Park, about half past 13
O'clock met First MAJESTY and the five Pa:misses,
and the other ROYAL Dux's, who had arrived at
Cumberland Lodge' in their carriages. Two large
Marquees were pitched on the lawn before the house,
one of which was occupied by the Gentlemen from
the Choir 'at Windsor and HER MAJESTY'S Band
of ,Instrumental Performers, and the other by
.the
Staffordshire Militia Band. These Bands entertained
the Royal Party with several military and other
pieces of music, and at dinner, and afterwards, the
Gentlemen of the Choir sung several very excellent,
catches and glees which gave great delight. ' Soon
after two o'clock the Royal Party and their noble
visitors sat down to dinner, at which every delicaey
of the season were served up. Among those invited
'were, Earls UxIIXIDOS and family, HARRINGTON,
RossLyN, and Sr. HELEN** Lords RENLET,
BOSTON, and Rivas • Gen. and Mrs. Hattcotra-r, •
COlonel DEsBRow, Mr. And Mrs. FREEMANTLE,'
Ste., Soon after four' o'clock the dancing corn-,
• menced,• accompanied by the Staffordshire Band.
Several very favourite Country Dances were led
dow.P by the-Royal Party, 'and the day was ',petit
with great hilarity and mirth. About'eight o'clock
in the evening the Royal Party 'left the Lodge,. and
returned to Windsor, where they were greeted by
the ringing 'of bells and 'the acclamations of the, in!.
btbitants. Their Royal Highnessei the Dunes of,

'YON. K: and K ENT' returned to Towt; that e,etting ;
the others of the Royal Fatty Slipped togcalci At clic
gtieen'b Lodge.

INVASION.

MANSIpN.HOUSE MEETING.

A numerous and• respectable meeting o
chants and others; keeping carriages and linnet in
Ihe City, took place yesterday at the. Mansion-
House, to consider the means of giving ,voluntarily
to Government prompt assistance with Catriages and
Horses, for the conveyance of Troops to the Arm)
in tlfe event of Invasion; the Right Hon. ithc LORD
MAYOR in the Chair. At twelve o'clock a,model
of the improved plan for hanging the boards lma
leather belt from the springs of the carriages, with
irnns.,•through which a rope was passed for support-
ing the mens' hacks, was exhibitect at one of the
side doors of the Mansion-house, and inspeaed by
the Gentlemen before they assembled in the Saloon
where the meeting was held.

About one o'clock Sir Bttoox WATSON, the
Commissary.generalvopened the • busineas, by atm-
ing the object he had an requesting the LORD
MAYOR to convene this Meeting; His speech was
exatily to the same effect as that with which he had
opened the Meeting at the Crown and Anchor on •
Tuesday. It was deemed highly expedient, he ob.
served, to have some arranged and previously regu-
lated mearis of.coriveying tioops to the Army, in the
event of the menaced Invasion being attempted.—
The Wilunteer slirit of the country, and the elf c. •
to .1 recruiting of the Regular At my, had provided
l aone sufficient to repel any attack ; but such a
f would be useless, c >mparatively, without the
meas. f conveying. it with celerity to the,p int of
attack. He lid . heady received a liberal subscrip.
tine from the Gentlemen in the horse trade. One
person had subscribed 400 horses, and carriages
in proportion, free of expence. Others had sub-
scribed 120 and 130 horses, with carriages, &c.
A fleeting of the Nobility and Gentry of the west
end of the town is to take place on Theaday, for the
purpose of entering into subscriptions; anti similar
'subscriptions, he trusted, would be entered into all
over' the kingdom. • With the subscriptions he had
already received, and the assistance he should re.
ceive from.the present Meeting, and the Nubility
and Gentry on Tuesday, he was confident he should
have ample 'means to transport' with- celerity such a
force ao.would, if the Enemy should unfortunately
effea a landing,. which lie looked upon as itnpro.
bahie, decidedly prevent his making any progress
into:the Country. He then recommended to the
Meeting to form themselves into a Standing Com.
mit tee, for conducing: the subscription. of carriages,
horses, .&c. wit.forty-eight hours forage and pro-
visions for the horses and drivers, and fur ascertain.
ing.ariy loss that might be sustained in the service.
Alderman Sir W. PRICE then rose, to address
the Meeting. lie slid not feel it necessary to tres.
pass long on their attention, as he was certain every
one present could not but be sensible of the import.
once of having the me* prepared for conveying
Troops to the Army thif*as to oppose the Enemy
in the event of Invasion. It was of importance to,
the whole Kingdom, but particularly to the inhabi-
tanta of the metropolis, to prevent the confusion that
would unavoidably take place if the Enemy were
suffered to make any progress into the Country. He
was so confident of the zeal and public spirit of his
fello*.citizeni, after . their many eminent and pa.
trintic exertions during the last ten years, that he
could not harboura doubt of their readiness to assist,
to the utmost of their ability, in promoting the plan
of his worthy Brother (the Commtssary being an Al-
derman), who was one of their own body. Indepen-
dent of their wishes for the public cause, he was con-
vinced they would feel an additional pleasure in for.
warding the plan proposed by his worthy Brother,
who-had, by his ability and exertions in the public
service, saved so many millions for the country..
He had prepared a few Resolutions, which he meant
40 propose for their adoption, previous to the sub.
scription being entered into. He should read tht.m,
wish the permission of the Meeting, after which the
• question would be put upon each, and any gentle.
m-an' might offer any observations that might occur
,to him on them. He then read the Resolutions.'

11,e question was separately put upon each -of
the Resolutions, which were lev'erally agreed to by a
most respetlable Meeting without a single objec-

tion.

Most of the Gentlemen present then put down
their names as a Committee, and amongit °diets
the LORD MAYOR.; when they proceeded instantly
to consider the means of forwarding Most eff,:elually
the,,purposes for which they were formed.
Sevetal Master Carmen froirt, Thames-street
afterwards attended, and' had a cnnference with the
Commissary General, concerning the manner of
fitting up their carts to render them useful, when
the
,Commissary explained to them, that two boards
slung with ropes would make a safe accommodation
for twelve men, and for which he promised amply
to pay them. He then rend an Addrest,, from the
general body of .C.,,ifien, filled with the warmest
expressions of detestation against .the' pcilidious•
Enemy, and 'expressing their readiness to contribute
400 carts on the shortest notice. This Address Was
signed-by the- Wardens of the Company of Carmen.
The carriage which had been in waiting for some
time at the private doc‘r of the ManOon,houSe,'wai
then mounted by a Serjeant and twelve Min oldie
,Landon Militia, who drove off very expcditiuusly
with. their knapsacks and accoutrements.

ANEcoo-ra.--=.A former Archbishop of Toms,
who rust from a very obscure origin by his talents
'and learning, having a host ofpaar reiathni, was
in a constant state of siege, from the numerous
tribe who petitioned for places and pensions. Op.
pressed by their importunities, the Archbishop one
day threw himself disgtmed into his carriage, in
"order to-remove from the scene of adion. At the
first' place where his carriage stops, a heg3r ;I,l_
dressed him, .and, to illustrate the miseries of his
condition, alledged that he had not Ole rdation in
the world. ' What," sails. the Archbishop, goaded
with the recolledion of the ‘olicitations from which
he had recently escaped, " would the felloic be an
Arch. Angel I

Eleftion of an •Alternnon Lea,urer in S
Luke's Parish took pl4cc yistestidy, when the nut.
berg were,

For Mr. LAKR
Itr. symuNs
lr, cito4ar

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Jr.* 56-777 R.RVEt,

' •
TU_EiDAY waa ,Ltnr .1-iiildnwn; a si.".eer.
4 , , .
stakes', fourteen subscrtwrs ye
,gulneas
one fnur.mile heat, carrying-the plate weigh;a
Newmarket;at cede. by Genrtemen..
Mon. Newton.Fellows's colt, by. Skyscraper, 4 yers
old, rode by Mr. Windham,. lost. 41b. - -
Lord Graves's gelding, Helicon, by Aurelius, 6 years
old, rode by Mr. .D.,ughrit _ „ . a
Sir Wm. Pole's Pickpocket, by Caustic, 4 years old,
rode by Mr. Bullock, !oat. 41b. 3
Mr Clack's gelding, Runaway, 6 years old,' rode by
Mr. Lee, tzst.
• ,AL very good race ; at starting Pickpocket was
• the favourite against the field, .
Same day, 'Lord Cottrtenay's Plate.
Col. Andrews' Runaway, by• Escape, aged; .ost: 31b.
(two Sweepstakes) -
Sir Wm. Pole's Pickpocket, 7st. 61b. -
Mr. Worth's Lilliputian, by Young Marsk, aged, !two
plates), 9st.'34b.
Hon. Newton Fellowes' filly, by Skysrcraper, 3 }ears
old, .Set. gib

2 2

3 dr.