The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-28 00:00:00

Sadt not
graftM d. er Was, a was asked in answer w-et_er I heard
of a foundling who had been found in a ditch, wrapped up in a
pair 'of leather-breeches, which gave him a name that was after-
wards curtailed and improved, and adopted by his successors.—
(Lmid laughter And cheering.)—But what, after all, are the quail-
tic.itions a the Hoar Baronet? You bad hint in ihl'ee
mot*, and what has he doge? [Here Mr. i4unt adverted to the
uniform support which Sir Thbines Lethbridge had given to the
system of taxation, 0311 Was interrupted by a drunken blockhead,
who cried out, " Sir Thomas and Mr. Dickinson is the gentleman
as is fit tr, represent the county." The High-Sheriff silenced him
without much ceremony, and Mr. Hunt told him he should
kdgd
have an opportunity of defending' his friends.l
Mr. Howe (in contintiatfon. great variety of opinions,
I admit, exist 016 iorn-bill. There arc many farmers who
think lAA VA. Thomas hail been in the right in the course he has
aipted, but many also think that he has been actuated more by,
private than by public motives.---(A laugh.)---The fact is, that he
declared himself to be, when the corn was it a ItAf'price, a com-
plete radical ; but when it rose tO r.ss. or'9l. heinddeilly became k
church-and-king matt.:--(Langliter.).:;-But did-he ever lower his
rents to meet the price?-;-(('rifts Of "Never," tend cheetitig.):4
Was he ever known ni do so?—(No,.no, no, state now what
I have said to his face ; he, cfth Come here and contradict me if he
pleases. Rut I 'don't think he will again say, " Yon lie; it is
si
d--(1 lit," as he has before said to Me. Nod' I differ from malty
nn the -subject of this bill. Lord King gate it the Mime of the
landlord's tax, and a better, I think, it could cot have; ter
1 ,am sure it `sea* Oever intended to do the farmer any good.
--.(ChterFO—l may be wrong in most of my opinions, but
I speak from my heart, and I never go behind bucks to state my
sentiments. I wish to have good laws well admiuisteitd. I Wish
to see the indliatriotio classes of the community ill comfort. Ido
not mean tie profligate gang who infest alebonaes, but the hard-
working man, who toils frOm sun-rise till sun-set, and often
later, for the morsel he eats. Thie is " the head and front of rhy
offending." I never said the people ought to have motsi.than
they Work for. As for Sir T. Lethbridge, he has not, if he had
the inclination or the power to' serve is ba—if he were repentant
of his past conduct and anxibtislO'idedent his character with you,
he has not the talent to snake restitution.—(Laughter and cries of
titie.")—With respect to Mr. Dickinson, I have done all I
etnild to draw froM him the substance of his threat to me, but in

vain. I shall say nothing of what. I have heard of his private
history, although I have it upon other than newspaper report.
lie did not treat me with similar delicacy in my absence. In the
I louse of Commons he reviled and abused me while I was in tlutt gaol

(pointing to the prison). lie and his colleague denied the truth of
every thing I complained of. They abused and vilified me
when I had not the' power of answering them, having the double
check upon me of confinement as to my own person, . and parlia-
mentary privilege as to his.—(Cheers.)—My crime, I declare be-
fore the God who looks down upon us, was no gfeater than that
which lam now committing. It was for making just such a
speech as you have now heard. My brother candidates cannot
expect to he forgotten. Can I thrget this treatment? No. I
might forget it, if it merely regarded myself: but my family—
(Here the firmness of Mr . Hunt's voice for a moment was broken,'
and many in court were affected.).-They played with me as a cat
would with a mouse. They put me to my family and pulled me
back, and put me again to them and pulled me back. Three times
did they torture me and them. If ever I forget it, may I forget my-
self. If my poor boys eve, forget it, may they forget their father,
(Cheering, a great many in court were in great agitation.) I have the
clothes on which I v►ore in my prison ; I wore them on the day of
nomination, end.). shall wear them on all occasions that remind
me of my degradation and sufferings.—(Loud and continued
cheering:)-;--If x fail now, I shall see you again at the next elec-
tion. I shall go home and look after my hlacking—cheeray—
and prepare to meet my antagonists again. As long as that gaol
stands there, shall I visit this town, and renew in the breasts of
illy oppressors the recollection of the scenes that passed there.—
(tound and long-continued cheering.)—Mr. Hunt concluded hy
again expressing his acknowledgments to the High Sheriff.
The SHY turv, addressing Mr. Hunt with the greatest respect—
tleeling in which every person in court (even the lawyers) par-
ticipated—said that the poll should , open , the next day, at the
usual hour.

' PRESTON, Morms.v, Trier V O'CLOCK.
This obstinately contested election has just terminated, the poll.
ing having been kept in activity until the last moment that the
law permitted it to *kept open.,
The state of the port at its final 0,3.4 \Nita as tiro +i'.`
Stanley - • " *944
wood
Barrie - • ,
Cobbett - - - 995
mosnent the clock struck three, there was a tremendous
shout of triumph, and the announcement of the state of. the poll.
Was received with hats off, and amidst Ow loudest:aeclamations,
; The MA yort...„-rfow, Gentlemen, the, ,is over, thank
God; and we return the Hon. E. G. S. Stanley and John Wood,
Esq. as the Memhers to serve in • the ensuing Parliament for
Prestou • ' •
The Members, &swell as Captain,Barrie, addreeeed, tbe electors.,
But Mr. Col-theft did not appear
,on the bustingti at all, but luta
.announced his intention of speaking at eight o'cloCk.
The Military ra
fi still in 'town; The town" le all gaiety. •
It was curious 'to observe the emulation' of the electors to conic
up to the poll. One man presented himself at the hustings at ten
o'clock, who appeared on examination to have been qualified at
the moment just for one hotiy. He came to reside in Preston on the
Rtith- of December, at nine o'clock in the morning, and he now
Wished to vote on the 26th June, at ten o'clock in the morning,'
being, being exactly six months and one hour a resident. A
question arose as to whether the day of election was not in law
to he taken ar the first day, in which case the man would have
been disqualified. But, on consideration, the Mayor ruled that.
he was qualified, and •his vote was received.'
The high word* and animosity of the contending parties here
had nearly led to the mostierions- consequences. In a speech on
Thursday evening, Captain Colquitt alluded to something that had
been said • of Captain4larrie by Mr. Wood, and pledged his word,
if it turned out true, that he call him to a strict account.
The following is an extract of the offensive words, from Mr.
Wood's speech :—" Let him (Captain B.) hear them (the national
flags) against the foe if he will, but if he were here I would tell
him this—that the national flag never was more disgraced than
it is by being borne in a procession of men, who are brought up to
vote against their. Conscience by the price of hribery.'!:
Captain Colquitt having ascertained that words to a similar
effect heal been 'made use of by• Mr. Wood, wrote to him on Sa-
turday, requesting an explanation, and at the same time iutimeting
that if • the explinuttiortwas not satisfactory, other measures would

be resorted to.
On Saturday about midnight, Dr. Crompton went to the Mayor
and stated what had taken place, and craved his interference in
order to prevent bloodshed. Two or three police. officers were
immediately sent for, and recsived instructions to go to Captain
Colquitt and Mr. Wood, and pledge them on their honour not to
break the peace. The _Mayor at the same time issued warrants
against them.
Mr. Wood next day appeared before the Mayor, and was bound
ever, himself in 2,0001. and two securities in 1,0001. each. The
Mayor Bent for Captain Colquitt, but his presence was not nee/m-
-eaty as matter had been arranged. No further steps were taken
till this morning, when Captain Barrie had the Preston
Chronicle put into his hand, anti after reading it, stood up and
said to Mr. Wood, " That expression is too Wong. is it true?"
Mr. Woon. —No, it is nut.
Captain Banum.—l must have that in:writing. .
Mr. Wool) immediately left his box, and went out to the
at the hack of the hustings, accompanied by Mr. Peter Ilorroulm,
where they remained in eager conversation for about ten minutes.
Mr. Wood then wrote out an explanation as to the extract com-
plained of, which he delivered to Mr. P. Horrocks. They both
returned to the hustings. Mr. Horrocks, -after some conversa-
tion with Capt. Barrie and Mr. Hall, again went out to the
114 anti sent Ihr Mr. Wood. As we understood, the explana-
tion which he had given was not satisfactory, and consequently
he was'requesteolto state his meaning in more explicit terms....
The parties remained in the Hall about three quarters of an hour,
When, after repeated alterations and amendMents, Mr. Wood de.
livered to Mr. HOrrocks the following
" I aM not accountable for newspaper, reports ; but I have no
hesitatitmin 'laying that theseuort of my speech is inaccurate
in
many important points, and that -I !did not utter the words as
quoted from the Chronicle. And I have further no hesitation in
staying, that I never said or meant to imply that Captain Barrie
Mad in any way whatever disgraced the National Flag, or that
he (Captain Barrie) had brought up his men to vote against their
i" ltikitl
une 21). ite% by the price ofhtibery.
J"
" JOHN WOOD."
This explanation Mr. P. Horrocks immediately carried. to
Captain Barrie, whet tWpreued
'
himself fully satisfied.
The Doke of Mirntehalln
with two French Gentlemeus were
on the lowing,/ the greater hart of day.
the
seDuke
Finglish very wall. TI treats
The famous Mr.
Wwnertwx' s the timber-merchant, who mane
such determined opposition tit the introduction of the military on'
Friday, voted this day. As sootras he got outside the Exchange,
freemen of Preston, hear me far a moments They
Ire hurries) to a warehouse opposite, and harangued the mole
' wis‘tiGtoenktieeeir:s' down by their threats and violent measures. I
make coodji/s (bludgeons); I'll tell you who laid I made coodjils.