The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-03 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

NORTHUMBERLAND,-TENTH DAY.

FRIDAY, JIINE 80.-..-At the close of the poll this day, the
numbers were announced to be, fur
MC. Liddell - 1428
Mr. Bell - 1297
Mr. Beaumont - - 1165
Lord Howiek - - 937
The Hon. H. T. lanurt.t. then addressed the assemblage,
thanking them for the situation they had enabled him to occupy
Mr. BELL again thanked the freeholders for their support
and, in allusion to the coalition betweert Mr. Beaumont and Air.
Mr. Liddell, said, it was clearly. proved, and designated it a con-
spiracy:against their rights and liberties.- • •
,BIImoNT next' addresser' the Freeholders, and retorted
the ebarge of coalition on Mr. Bell and Lord Howick ; and called
oq .Loyal.,Howjek, to state that day, on what political grounds he
could aHst Air. Bell, who was neither frierelly to the Catholic.'
cause, ten Parliamentary Reform, and :who could not be expected
to give
,a single vote against those Ministets whose administration
was hinging ruin on the countiy.—Mr. Beaumont was then go-
ing ontnstate, that he would attend to his duty strictly, if re-
turned to Parliament, when a voice from the crowd crier' out,
"We can't believe whet you say." Mr. B. then said "Will that
person come forward who says he can't believe what I say ?" An
elderly mail then made his appearance near to Mr. IL who an-
nounced, in answer to Mr. iL's question, that his paw was Mr.
Reed, of Aeklington Park. Air. Beaumont then inquired why
he could not be believed ? To whiciriVir. Heed replied, "I want
you to be judged by your past conduct." Mr. Reed was here de-
sired to withdraw by the Sheriff, and he accordingly disappeared,
with a few expressions of disapproliation front the Whites.
Lord Howtex addressed the meeting. llis,LordahiP said that
Beatimont had intoired who dared to state that he vas not to
be believed. He would tell Mr. B. what lie (Lord dared to
do. lieSdared to say that he placed snore reliance on past eon-
duct than present professions, and that be rather judged of a man
by his deeds than his words. lie (Lord 11.) stood there and
would stand there, while a freeholder who had promised him re-
maiued to give hint his vote, for the purpose of preventing the
representation of the county becoming the property of the owner
of the Allendale lead ,nines.—(Loud applause.)—How Mr. Beau-
mont could consider himself uhsolverl,- as be culled it, by the
meeting: at Atirpeth, hr (Loril H. could not tell. They all re.
memberol how Mr. Beaumont was ,absolved. It Was by the
voices of a Shields attorney and a band of hired miscreants. Mr.
Beaumont bad tall them that; at that meeting he had answered all
the '.barges brought against hint ; but, if they read the proceedinge of thst.meeting, they would find the only answers were the
shouts of 'threw disturbers,
Mr. Ltrioarr. then again came forward, and said, that with
respect to what had been' said of him, lie defied any thing
but perjury to fiffix'a stamp upon his character. As the sans
protection: to the Protestant Church, be wished to afford equal
rights to a large body of subjects. Mr;, L. inquired if his Lord-
ship sat ported the Catholics front a respect for the country_ , or for
the tenets offiteir church ?
Lord Howie): said,' lie advocated their cause from a convic
tints, thet, they only sought their rights, and inquited if Mr. Lid-
dell would answer yell or no, whether he would admit the Catlin-
li've into' the, Ilinise of Commute, ?
Mr. Linimr.r. said, without the slightest hesitation, he Would
answer yei!
Alr. Hatmlatoter then cane forward and said, that Mr. Lamb-.
ton was standing prompting Lird Howick at every sentence.
To this it was iiitierattel by Mr. LA3111E074, that it Wat,i

the fact.'
-Mr. BPAUMOIST—" ME. Lainlitoll says it it not the fact-- l
say it is false."
Mr. Lastirrobi thee presented hirritell, amidst thetheers.:of one
party, and the elemours of another. After some time spent in
Procuring silence,- Mr. Lanibton addressed the Meeting. He
stated that they had all witnessed the violent and intentional at-
tack made upon one who Was well content to be a silent spectator
of what was passing. The noise continuing, Mr. Lambton asked
if it was their intention that he should be heard or not ; because
he was pert tly ready to give Mr. Beaumont a very different
answer--an auswer.which he niott assuredly should have, Ile
hoped that the freeholders of Northumberland were not to be as-
sured it this day, that his Noble Relative (Lord llowick) had
talents wins b did not living prompting from any nears. It
was true he (Mr. L. ) l,ud made Enos ohSerVations on what was
pessingio his friends, and he had yet to learn that it was not an
Englishman'. preroeittive to do to. ,„ If it was Mr: Ileatimunt's
intention to resolve tins into a private, spun m, lie should not, as
far as he (Mr. L.) was concerned, be baulked In his
Lord Howick bad been sacrificed to a base and oiliinte Coalition,
but he would retire from the cOotest with art honour which would
'keep belong:to the name of Grey in its native country.
At six o'clock the hustings was cleared.. The singular and
novel molement.of Mr. Beaumont to Mr. Liddell's box,.' coupled
with the cenduct which he (Replayed in it, necessarily led to much
observation. The course he took in it towards Mr.. Lambton,
necessarily, led to a persnifal communication from the latter on the
instant lit left the hustings..
Mr. Laist wrote, accompanied by the Hotn.Charles Grey, upon
leaving the hustings retired to a house, ,to'which ail the *Mote of
his family, to diectiver him .were ineffeetual. The insult he re-
reived was offered in the hearing (as Mr. Beatinion4leho gave it,
knew) of Lady Louisa Lambton, who aat,,.. with her son, in the
window of a bowie adjoining the 'hustings: and this Lady with the
natural solicitude of a wife, remained in an agony of anxiety.,, Lord
Howick, who remained on the hustings, knew net where to find
Mr,:Lanibtori. , At length it was ascertained, that hue had Mime-
diiit*tirheiving the bustinel ilespaiChed l!apt,' Bacon Ovvy to
Wilroilitatlit; desiring that gentleman to hold- tt.' friend in readi
nets to receive an immediate eammunication from ,General Graf,
for whom the Hon. C. Gof had rode off express to Ilo-
wick. In led than art hour the General arrived in, Alnwick; and
had e conference with Captain Pleuketton the part of Mr. Beau-
mont. The result was,, an appointment, for a hostile meeting at
nine oichtek precisely nn the same evening at the Moor, three
miles I, mu this utwo. At a quuter before nine o'clock Mr.
Lambieri lied General Grey repaired to the place of appointment,
arid at twei4, minutes before nine o'clock, they. met Mr. Beau-
molt and hit biro-- walking on the, read, at nearly three miles'
distance trout' the moor.: Mr. Lambfori reached his emend,
where he ilia tot fund Me.,Ateauniont, but shortly after received a
COMlOUnic,,tion frum him. by, f..laptuin Plunkett, that he :(the
Captain) (mane; Mr. Beaumont beset by a crowd on the way,
hail advited bile to return, as no doubt the meeting would be
disturbed.
Some conversation took place in consequence of this anticipation
that Mr. Ileatunotit would he disturbed on the !poen& to which he
had not arrived, and result was, that the matter was left to
toned in that eonilition. The path,* all, returned to Alnwick,
where, up to this hour (four o'clock) Saturday morning, matters
remain in statu quo.' , . • . .
SATIMDAV Mnatztxn, quarter past four.
The parties are now gone to. the field ; they are puraueil,in all
directions by the police. Earl Grey and his son-in-law have just
entered Alnwick. The utmost anxiety is evinced for the result.
,4 SATURDAY Moto/1140, five o'clock.
Ale.Dilid Smith, the Magistrate, has just arrested, and hound
orir the -parties on the was in waiting all night with
aSnitthot of titt, police.- • ,