The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-13 00:00:00

the particulars of svli;cli were as follow: A pi:A.l.2l°n had
been presented from a Mail whose name he has mentioned.
stating, that the irons with which he had been loaded, when
taken into custody, had h..-ought on that complaint under
hiji lie dem:tibial himself as labouring. It was distinctly
stated in that petition. not that. having' such a conirlaiiit
upon him he was nevertheless taken iip, (as the Gentleman
seen', to .hltagille,) but that the apprehension and restraint
hail produced on this poor Mall so terrible a calamity. 'rlic
petition went on to ite.eribe the process of an operation, ren-
dered necess:try io thi• ease, with all the disgusting detail of
chirrirgical particularity. It was quite obvious, that tl isde•
scriptitiii was intended to inflame the minds of all l>ho should
bear it against the supposed authors of the calamity tinder
which the poor man lationred, and. by necessary inference,
of the suffciings incident to the treatment of it. 1 made in-
stniry into the limiter of this petition. and colutivinications
Nvere voluntarily made to me, from which I learnt, to any in
finite:astonishment. that, Si far from its ticiilg the effect of
his irons, and the immediate consequence, therefore. of his
conatieretent, the man had been afflicted with his complaint
for about 2n years; and that. so far from being aggravated by
his imprisonment. he had, during that imprisonment, been
mired ;it the et:pence Nay, I teal ot, on what t. be-
lieved, and still believe, to he incontestible authority, that.
in the first momenta of his Wu:ration, be bad expressed his
gratitude for the c,,re which had heel' taken of hint; and
that it was not till some tittle ,ifterw,irds, and upon '
Lure reflection or advice, that he was induced to accuse
the Goverinnent as the author of his long-standing dis-
ease. C•arld any thin:; be more gross than such an im-
posture ? The calamity was itself grievous enough ; but
was it cut shameful to ascribe to harsh and cruel treat-
ment the resolt of natural itifirinit And if 1 indig-
nantly exposeii the baseness of such a trawl, is it to be in-
ferred that. I was, more than any man 4010 heard nee then
or ,ello lo ars lue eiisiltle to human sot-Tering? Those
who dia * such an inference, are guilty of a gross calumny
against rte. If, ii expressing a just indignation at such a
fraud, any words v.capt d me which con.d, in any fair ionol,
be li:tble to a to;•canstructiort, i and sorry ta it ; but I bate
no jot of the indigo:4;Mo which I then expressed. 1 think
now, as I thought then. that this case in the sh tpe in which
it was brought before the I-louse of Commons, was a foul and
wicked attempt to mislead mid to inflame. To that statement,'
I immoveably adhere.
" Sir, I am not aware that there remains any other point
upon which I hate heist iequtred by any gentleman present
to give a categorical atuawer.
" Nly new antagonist, indeed, has touched upon a variety
-of general topics. into which I aiii not disposed to follow
him; bin he has addressed tiritiiing personally to me,
exeept some vague, and I do assure him, most exag-
gerated apprehensions of the treatment ellich he may
expect at c.o. hands. I have
.alr,aily assured you, Sir,
that, on the present occasion, I had no intention of
saying any thing : but even my silence was not safe
from the scrutinizing jealousy of the worthy Doctor;
fu: it seems he discerned something in ray bolts, while the
I-Jo:lour:1We Colonel was speaking, which alarmed him for the
Colonel's safety and his (two. I smiled. If 1 slid so, I as-
sure Icim, it was a !mil,' of complacency, or, pet haps, of
amusement, tint in no decree ot contumely or evil intention.
The Honourable Doctor, indeed, tuts tempted (Se somewhat
high with his references to ancient history, with his allusion
to the conflagration of Route and to the Faupeior Nero's mu-
sical accomplishments. Of that allusion I have not, to this
moment, wade out the application ; tuft if he intended (which
seems the most probable solution of ill to compare the ho-
ii .:rattle (a4.otel's eloquence to a conflagration, and his own
to a musical instrument. I have only to trope, that if I of
fended by smiling at the Colonel's file, I may have made
atonement by tooling grave at the Ltoctor's
•4 bly worthy antagonist will, I am sine, see how vain are
all his apprehensions of any hostile aggression on toy part.
Attacked, indeed, I might possibly think it my duty to show
11.1.112 that raillery is a game which two can play at. But, teen
Wn hoot the solemnity of tbe adjuration which he has addres-
sed to We, as one in the hallo of sparing nothing, either

sacred or human, I aUUre him he has nothilig to fear. I do
not, indeed, linow, that there is any thing sacred about the
Doctor hut, as nierty human, 1 shall he contented to ab-
stain from him, so long as that abstinence is mutual. And
I assute him most s,ti“usly, that if there is, as I trust there
will not be, ant, want of courtesy uteri food humour between
us ill the course of our com;,etittori, that deficiency shall not
be first. shown on toy side.
" Mr. Mayor deed Gentlemen. I have nothing' more to Say
to you, sorry only to have been placed nutlet the necessity of
wasting so mu; t of your time.
4. I present myself to yoor Choice on the grounds of those,
very principles; and of that very conduct, which have been
imputed to toe as blame by my accusers; and particularly as
one who, in spite of all that. we have heard to-day against
statutes and legal establishments, venerates the statute as
well as the common lawof the laud, and holds fast to the Con-
stitution as by law established."
Colonel WILLIAMS entered into an explanation respecting
his otterin; himself for Preston. He observed, it he was
elected, he would do his duty, but he for one would never

go about squeezing the dirty. Palms of the freemen.
Mr. itvskirox then put a 'question to General Gascoyne,
to which he desired the gallant General to give an explicit
answer. It was this, whether be had not received from a Gen-
tleman of Liverpool, a stun of money, fur which he was to
obtain him a lucrative app,iiiitment.
General GAscoYcP. disclaimed, on the honour and word of
a Gentleman and an Offic,r, any knowledge of or share in the
biargain to which Mr. It. charged him with being a party.—
Hs then addressed the meeting at considerable length.
Some conversation took place with respect to the manner
of ediantistering the oaths to the freemen ; and it was at-
ranged that they should be administered by Commissioners.
The preliminary business having been finished, the poll com-
menced between eleven and twelve o'clock.
The poll closed at five o'clock, when the numbers stolid as
follow

Canning - - - 161
Gaiscuytie - - - - - 149
Crompton • - - 54
Leyland - - - - - 27
The different Candidates, at the close of the pill, proceeded,
accompanied by their tcspective friends, to the several placts
from which they were to address them. Mr. Canning ad-
dresses! his friends-to the following effect :
•' G:. NT E.EMEV,—The little voice that I have left to me
from a very severe cold, and after a speech which has been this
morning extorted from me on the hustings, I wish to employ
in expressing my acknowledgments to you for this reception,
overpowering to my feelings, and exceeding, as it does, even
former expressions of your kindness.
" Gentlemen, it so happens that in making mr first ad-
dress to von I have also to announce to you the result of the
first day's poll. Mr. Leyland, 27 ; Doctor Crompton, 54;
General Goseoyne, 149 ; myself, by your exertions, 161 ; such
are the stations in which the Candidates respectively stand in
the scale of popular favour.
" Gentlemen, I wish to speak with all possible respect of
any individual who, by bows ver small a number of the
freemen of Liverpool, is thought worthy of being put •in

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competition with those whom you honour with your choice.
Of :!I‘.. Leyland, therefore, who stands last on the poll, it
is far from my intention to say any thing disparaging or
disrespectful. But I have been told to-day, on the bust-
ing., by a very eloquent Gentleman, that by sonic strong
spell they have, as it wet e, evoked from the tooth the phan-
tom whom, in Its`tri, yaw remember, it moiled so much
exorcism to lay. It has erca been boasted to-day, that this
phantom will really appear, on this occasion, in the upper air,
clothed with fleshly sabstance, and is to challenge your votes,
not only as a shadow and a *name, but as the living man who
oast so long a shadow in 18th, and to whom ale respectable
name so much abused on that occasion belongs. I have only
to express my hope that this is so. If such be his intention,
Mr. Leyland will, I trust, present himself in person at the
halting% to-morrew. But many a conjuror has found, that the
s cell ,vhich raises a ghost cannot always command it to do his
biddiog : and if the spirit now conjured up is found to be or
tiiis refractory sort; if it shall thus defy the authority of
those who boast to hive raised it from the tomb, I trust that
its disturbers will allow it to repose in peace, and content
taernsrlvt, with writing its epitaph.
Ttie tt,:a• oirudidate, Dr. Crompton, has conducted him-
self, iii the course of this day, for atight that / tizice seen,
wit!) pet het civility and good humour. And if the present
election is to rt.sex:o)k that of linc;, rather than either of
tint others its which I have kid the honour to contend with

vr,t't by :.40,1, su:,a:totial antagonists, I ttot the.: tt,c resent-
toiaw'r will be coatiord to tfult circa::lstanix tatty ; and that

in evory (Aber respeet we shall fidlow the examphi which
did us, which did Liverpool, so much credit, and exhibited it
at a model foe other oopular contests at the last general
election. I am surt it is not 17ITC6Nill'V I 4) Say, ill andress-
ing such an audience as 1 now see before tate, that absti-
nence train all asperity implies no relaxation of exertion.
Confident io the issue of our cause, %'C bare only to tukr
care, that oui conduct throughout is worthy of it. We shalt
hazard nothing of our success, and we shall earn it more
nobly, by setting the example now, as an furor we occasions,
of forbearance, good temper, and good manners.
Gentleuivo, as other occasions will occur on which 1 may
Ire called upon to address you on subjects of deeper interest,
1 hope you will forgive me if, at this our first meeting., and
to Lbe state of exhaustion in which you alt—or such 01 )(Ja