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appeal, ha 'Woad just say, that he was not an enemy- to civil and
religious liberty. He believed th at religious toleration was en-
joyed to a greater extent in Engine ! than in any other nation ;
and; if there was any exception, it \ was only against those per-
ilous wha held a divided allegiance b etw'een the King of those
realms and a foreign Power.,—(Clieers.)--.-He again begged to
thank those who bad honoured him try their voice.--(Great
clamour.)--He was sure that the freehold! Ts were well inclined to
hini.--(lncreased clamour.)--And he wan afraid that those who
were making such a clamorous opposition to him at the moment,
thld not belong to that class of the comsat lity.--(Cheers, hisses,

passionately exc lairned " All through the infamous, harangues of
Mr. Wood, he • set the mob on—base c,owardice ! "
Cries of " fal ei"—tt villains," &c.--tremendous uproar.,..tt ad-
journ, adjou:rn" —" call in the military." In the mean time,
Captain Barrie, , whose feelings were evidently roused to the highest
pitch of exciter wet, swung himself abont and roared out in such
a way, that so me of his friends got about him under the impres-
sion that he -n mull absolutely jump from his box to Wreak ven-
geance on Mr. , Wood, on whotti he fixed his eyes with the fiercest
expression. TheCaptai,o's hands were held for a moment, he
bit his lips, •!.. tramped, threw himself about, and at last, striking
vehemently t bre tiront of his box, , said " D—n ! that ws can't
be at 'em."
Captain Colquitt and Or. Crompton's voices were now heard
above the xst.
Captair t 100tQuinto—What right hare you to be here?
Dr. C col;--.As good a right as you hare.
CaPt`ii ,n CW:Qurrr—l have seen your infamous face on the
Dr. t.
iurroN—And I have seen your infamous,faee before,
hustingswhen
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.1 a fatal duel.)
Bamut—Silence !—l'll not permit you to speak.
.1"*.1 Moll then proceeded, but Captain Barrie's Agents refused 46
take ej y part in the proceedings.
t for the
'
. FAITHFUI.—I understand, Sir, that you have gen
the.,
.ry—l again, on the part of Mr. Cobbett, protest against
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and laughter.)
Colonel Lowrnea then reidressed the freeholders, and thanked
them support
said, owing
syllable
gt, the tremendous clamour which was
kept up the sYbole time that he %Yu speaking-
Mr. Baourstra.it then presented .himself at the front of the bus-
fin
that ha thet he
tinge, and Was loudly cheered. He I:`oPelit he said, the freeholders
would allow him to keep his hat on, Nvh4a he addressed to them
The few observations he %Fes about to •nit:ce.—[The sun had
tie'en shining all the day with tremendous pores:, and was at that
mottent more intensely hot than I have ever' It'Werienced in the
whole coarse of my life.) He would not do it if it gave offence to
any one.' (Crier of "Put- it on.") Some of those gentlemen,
(pointing to the Yellows,) be believed had an objection, and as he
wished to pin them in good humour he would keep it ox'T. The
cries of " Put on your hat," here became more general, an d Mr.
Btoughath accordingly complied, and spoke with his hat on. He
said that he was exceedingly surprised, uport taking into consider-
ation all tie circumstances, that his opponent had got so trifling e
majority, • only till a head on that day's pall. (Cheers). He I
should not have been•serprised if he had been three or four tunes ' '
that number a head. in the first piece some of his (Mr. Broug-
barn's friends from the eastward hart gone away laot night, under the '
impression that there were enough left to fill that booth for that day,
and they had not comeback again. That, however,'svould not have
Signified, if his adversaries had not had recourse to the same mean' ',
to ClatnOire him down as those would do if they could wli wet re
sending' that yell from that corner of •the Meeting (pointing; U
~ ,
body of the Vt4ToWs). They had tried to clamour him dows • , six,
year ago-=aye, gitt4 tight years ago also ; but on both ocmiaione they
sustained the worst ()fit before it was over. (Cheers and laugh ter).
In the Kendal ward, where' they knew his strength was gee ,test,
!hey made the most frivolous objeeticrne time after time, an I sent
a vast /cumber round to the Assegor's booth,(hear, hear!)- -and,
of all these Objections be believed that not more than half a dozen
had been allowed.--,(6heers. )—.llis opponents were always re agry at
the proceedings of the Vrase-Sheriff and his Asseuor. Nowt e could
prove to the Meeting that he had no reason to he angry wit, h those
gentlemen. Those officers were the same .as at the last I lection.
He would read to them the report of the Assessor at the I act elec-
tion, by which their impartiality would be clearly demo) istrated.
He would quote the number of votes oi_jected by both pm lies, and
they might then see whether that gentle Van was partial . They
(Lord Lowther and his brother) had objected to 176 't otos ;he
(Mr. Brougham) objected to 173. The Asoessor decide d against
27 of his (Mr. IL's) votes, while he rejected only 16 • of theirs.
Thus it appeared that this partial assessor, whoa .e partial ity was, it
was said, in favour of the Blues, had decided ag. unst tl inn in a
majority of no len than eleven cases.—(Great eh eerini ;.)—This
he thought was positive proof of the impartiality b
of that most
!earned and upright offitter.—(Cheers.)—He had heart-1 at little of
what had fallen from the Noble Lord, but still enough 1 lad reach-
ed hint for him to know that it was all about the old work of
Chn:ch and State, and No Popery.—(Cheers, and a I augh.)—
It appeaspzl that the Noble Lord could not get the Poi _'e out of (From the Worcester Herald).
civil and
his head.—(A. laugh.)--.He said that he was a Mend to The return of George Richard Robinson, Esq. as one. of the
religious liberty, but he. (Mr. Brougham) would 14 ..th!"..in Representatives of this city, was commemorated on Tuesday last,
ate io les
what manner. he was A (dent: to it. ,He would let the l -' ' by a dinner at the Hop-pole Hotel, at which upwards of one bun-
have religious liberty, but at the' same time he would fa _
k - care drell gentlemen
What were present, Mr. Alderman Ballard presiding.
to subject them to civil disquaL'4cations.--(Cheers.)-
rata m
to Mr. Robinson also honoured the company with his presence. The
would they think if a servant--and he had known servo cloth
onea cloth withdrawn, Non Nolds Donau was given with pleasing
give a vote; and on the last occasion there; and on the la y, effect by the professional gentlemen present. Then followed the
of the contest, a servant bad voted—if a s7ervant, en Ii ' toasts of—" Our benevolent and gracious King"—" The Duke of
man, were to. ask his master for permission to' ding
vote scam
,uld York, and better health to him, —" Duke of Clarence and the
to his conscience, what would they think if the master Ih4 . rest of the Royal Family,"—" The Army and Navy,"—" His
say, " Oh, by all means; God forbid that I should p"Tevent ya ",r Majesty's Ministers,"—all of which having been received and
acting conscientiously, and giving your vote accordini; to you drank with enthusiasm,
belief; but mark, if you vote for the Blues—sa most lika."4' the The CHAIRMAN observed, they were assembled to commemorate
honest fellow would.--I will discharge you to-morrow morrovtg." the return of Mr. Robinson as one of the members of this city. The
(Immense laughter.)—That was the sort of religious libeNty , same of Robinson would in future be a " tower of strengib" in the
which the Noble. Lord would allow to his fellow-subjects w1:40 el ty of Worcester, and he should without further preface conclude
bed the rnieforktine iii differ with him in Weft religious tenets, by , oropiiaing the health ofthat gentleman, and.-1,live to
may ..11 long
The lion. Cientleman then entreated that they would preserve eniti, • the MII i , nrtent and honourable station he had now obtained'
their temper, and refrain from any breach of the peace, whirl' The tt. act was drank with tl • •
three,loudest
ii,eo times succeeded by the
could not fail to give their enemies a decided advantage over them, at +clams, tiaras, cud wl Lich having subsided
and must inevitably lead to his defeat. lie then withdrew amidst
1 \lr. .110inwsou rose—No words; at his
loud cheers, and the people quietly retired. command were vie-
nnte •to express the gratitude and pride which were.falt , by. him
at' that .. moment, an d the: flattering manner in which his health
had bet w proposed told drank. It was a few days ago only, when
the succ, stsful result of tthe contest they had been engaged in.' nn"
posed or , 'aim the pleasii ig duty of thanking the freemen fog' the
honours w Lich that rest &conferred on him ; and gratified as be
felt then, i. t was not le is a course of satisfaction to .him now, to
find himself Thrroundet Iby so many respectable individuals, because
he held it as , t proof tl sat his conduct bad thus far bad their ap-
proval, and he' hoped and trusted it would king he his good for-
tune to have tl an tam! i• friends attached to his cause. The worthy
chairman ,in P ming his health, had. spoke in commenda-
tion of his (Mi % rd.'s) conduct during the election, and he
• derived much pi ide, in learning that it was deenied deserving
of being so spot ten ..of. To his opponents he felt indebted for the
haiihtsome manne, • in which they had conducted themselves towards
him ; icid the goo dto raper and proper feeling displayed on all sides.
even who the co nfli, It was at its highest, was most creditable to
all parties. With reel sect to Mr. Griffiths, and the opposition he
had experienco fri on . him, he begged it to be understood that in
his breast it Ind not Ii ft the smallest particle of ill-will towards
that gentlemau, but he. considered it necessary to advert shortly to,
the remark in his (Mr. G.'s) last address, that he had " extorte"
from his worthy tempt titors the acknowledgment that he he
come forward earlier Isis, i Auccess would have been certain. As
far as regarded himself, be (311'. R.) disclaimed ever having made
any such " acknowledgmea t," whateVer he might have thought ;
thus much, however, he was ild confess that he bad seen sufficient
of Mr. Griffiths to be aware that he would be, to whomsoever
opposed, a formidable comp 'titer at'
all times. Mr' B. then
alluded to an observation a ttributecl to him in the report
of his speech given in our last Herald, viz. that be era'
most happy in calling the 131 atilt Colonel his colleague.:7,
This, Mr. R. said, was certainl a misrepresentation of what r
from bins, but an excusable aye
from the hurry in whichT
report was necessarily given. Wha the said at that part of Wog
dross, the sentence in queation referes dto was, that in the further-.
ante of any measures in which his cm istituents could be benefited
he should be happy to co-Operate with
the Gallant Colonel with
whom the freemen had been pleased toa "wine' or appoint
him
al
their repreeentatiVe. To speak of Whit t his intentions were so
a Member of Parliament would be sup 'vfluous, as it was In"
by - professions they could estimate retie, thee they bad chosen
worthily or unworthily. He was most , prowl iii becoming'
member of the Legislature and that midi ' was increased. frog'
the circumstances (and wider t
no other won Id he have accepted it)
under which he had attained the distinct ion ; unfettered as he
rs;d bwas by any pledges whatsoever. It was the. duel 'of electoenrlft
to ascertain the principles of those who son ht tli,eir "mile*
the practice of exacting from Members of' Parlia.ment proe:
otor pledges to a certain line of conduct degrad id their high ""•17,
a mere farce. A man so,sbackled must go •to the. House,
mindhis
made up to a certain course, and, howeve 1. in the diaconal
vs hich the subject may give rise to, he may i 'Panne wnvinet'eae
that
that course is' the wrong one still, havi, tg regard to -
pied ge he had given his constituents, and in the fear of' dis-
pleasing them, he supports it ! ' As he had bet lire declared, he
was no art for Ober
.-r man; party , spirit, the mere ate tiggle . .
and power, in which the pUblie benefit was ne ter considertos;
was the bane of the country. When it existed, Mini!tetiese
maintain their seats, were comilelled to the erre tion An 11.--,,
places andextravagant .
pensions, to the exhaustion of the pt.,-
venue, and then, if castes!, those who succeeded there w•---
obliged to adopt the same system. In the . es prent AdatinietrV
tion of the country, however, he saw not this spirit; 5ite1v.,..,,5.4
composed of men of enlarged ideas, and whose measures! g?" 7,,,
along with the public opinion, rendered it unnecessary fee- tile";
to have recourse to the same corrupt means to retain their ph*
re,"
for these reasons he shoulilgive this Administration his suFP:I;
Looking at the members forming it individually, there ware • •
Canning, the Seexetary for Foreign Affairs, than whom 'it°
British Minister within his recollection ever stood higher in th'e,
public esteem, and most !unitedly so. His conduct with mires,'
to the South American PeoVinces, and, indeed, as reps.& :
the relation. of this kingdom abroad, was such as to entitle bin
to the lasting gratitude .of his country. With respect to On '
Colonial Department, the ftinc:tious of which were directed by
Lord Bathurst and Mr. Wilmot Horton, his (I,llr. R.'a) con'
nexions and commercial habits brought frequently this
branch of the Government under his notice„ and ,be wouta
safely' say that the two individuals lie had mentioned Were ever on
the alert, and in the exercise of their best endeavour*, to promote the
welfare of the Colonies therniervee, and to render them al serviceable
as possible to the mother country. Of Mr. Peel too much could not
be said. His improvement of the Jury system, and his revision and
amendment of the Criminal Laws, were 111 t 111141.14044, totint'ient.t°
claiin for him the esteem and tluinksof everyllritiSh alShieet• As to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was true he did not reduce the

Ir. CORBETT, through his agents, made a series of attempts to
get possession of the door, but the Green party were too
powerful
7 -the bludgeon men acted in the most determined manner and
ould permit no elector to come in that was not prepared to give
vote for Wood as well as for Cobbett. The Barrieites are charged
with attempting to corrupt the Greens during the night, with mak-
ing overtures to Mr. Cobbett's party, and even to some of the
; more active of the. bludgeon men, to give their assistance, either
openly or by connivance, should they (the Blues,) next morning
make an effort to get into the disputed box. The latter were fur-
, ther charged with having inveigled during the eight, a number
of those bludgeon men into an ale-house of the Barrie party; and
one man said be saw them, after having been swilled with liquor,
wine as well as ale; collect together all the empty ale pots, in the
middle of the floor, and dente round them, exclaiming, "This ie
the way we serve a Tory." At all events, so early as five o'clock
in the morning, several hundreds of these Greens took their sta-
tions at the contested door. The result of their exertions was
manifested on the opening of the Court—for Mr: Cobbett's
box was exclusively in possession of the Woodites. About half
past ten o'clock a" party of the First Dragoon Guards dished
into the street, gallopping and flourishing their swords.--
Captain Polhill, by the way, a nephew to the candidate of that
name who contested the late Southwark election, commanded the
party of dragoons. They stopped and formed in front of Mr.
Cobbett's door, and kept that position for some time. By de-
grees some of the fugitives slowly returned, and vented their wrath
in coarse expressions against the soldiers. The women assailed
them with every sort of offensive epithet; but Officer and men
behaved with excellent temper and forbearance.
SATURDAT.—State of the poll at half-past two :---
Stanley - - - 2367 1 Barrie
Wood - - - 1538 Cobbett

- - 1340

- - - 860

DINNER TO MR. ROBINSON.

NORTHUMBERLAND.,--Atuwtet, FRIDAY.
The numbers at the dole of the poll to-day, were—
Mr. Liddell -69 b I Lord Howick 535
Mr. Bell - 608 Mr. Beaumont - 526

Mr. LIDDELL said he had again the honour of addressing them
first, and it would be hypocrisy in him if he were to attempt to
disguise that his increasing majorities filled him with the highest
hopes that the proud day would come when the independence of the
freeholders of the county would be finally established.
Mr. BELL said, though he was not first, it must be allowed be
had the next best place. He regretted that many of the freeholders
seemed more attached to certain houses at, Alnwick than to the
polling booths.
Lord Howicx then came forward. Though his situation on
the poll was the same as on the former days, still his confidence in
the result was undiminished, and he was only astonished that he
stood so well on the poll when he heard the means that had been
resorted to to prevent his friends from voting for him. —( Hisses and
cheers. )—Even some of the freeholders were canvassed on a repre-
sentation that he had resigned.—(Shame, shame.)—Many of his
friends were thus prevented from polling ; but this would not be
so when these assertions were found to be untrue, and next week
he would occupy that situation on the poll which he looked forward
to with confidence.

Mr. Brattmottr said, if Mr. Liddell's majority Was made up
by his splits, nobody would suppose him weak enough to contri-
bute to raise Mr. Liddell without an adequate return; but unfor-
tunately he was the 'last on the poll. But with regard to his
situation on the poll, there was an old saying, "the more haste
the worse speed.' There was also another, " the more slow the
more sure," and he was only slow that he might be doubly sure.
The reason he was so low was, that many.of his voters, not hav-
ing enjoyed a dip for a long time, went down to the sea to have a
bathe. This was throwing cold water on the subject with a yen-
geance.—(Laughter).—llowever, they would be much lighter
and cleaner to-morrow.

Mr. Ltmarti, said he had already declared he would not enter
into a coalition, anti it was nnnecesaary for him again to repeat
the same declaration, and if the' Noble Lord knew the enthusium
with which he had been received at Hexham, he could not have
been surprised at their having split their votes upon him.
Lord Howtct said, when be canvassed them they told him Mr.
Beaumont had their first vote, and'. they would also be guided by
him in the disposal of their second : this, perhips, might be an
evasion, but so they told him.

441,uwica, Just 24.—0 n the conclusion of the poll to-day,
(the sth day,) the numbers stood as follows:
Hon. It T. Liddell 939 IT. W. litesurnont, Esq. 670

AI. Bell, Esq.

- 817 I Lord Howick

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. .
it is impassible (says a letter from Newcastle-upon-Tyne) to
describe, the bustle and animation in that town, in consequence of
the Northumberland election. Freeholders are incessantly arriv-
ing from all parts; they are of course forwarded without delay to
the scene of action (Alnwick). Though at present only third on
the poll, bets are still made with confidence that Thomas Went-
worth Beaumont, Esq. (the independen! candidate), will be one
of the returned Members. ,