The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-03 00:00:00

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WbsT MINSTER ELECTION.

THIRTEENTH DAY.
At the close of the Poll yesterday the entire
numbers of those ‘vho have already voted were an-
nounced in the ordinary form. They stood

thus :

Sir Suntiel Rornilly ....4789 1 sir Murray Maxi...Tn....On
Sir Franc, nurdeit —.4643 1 Mr. Hunt
Mr. HUNT. several attempts, again suc-
ceeded io asserting his priosi,y in the order of
addressieg the crowd assembled before the hust-
ings. As be met with much interruption, he he-
won by observing, that he trusted they had dined.
He had himself taken that precaution, and was in
-no basic. He understood that Sir Francis Bur-
dett Iran that (ley gained 84 votes more than Sir
11. :11ax well, but he was still considerably below
(I.w famous Whig, Sir Samuel Romilly. The
Bartseet's Itiends had often told them, that
tin y would tin nothing unless they placed him at
the head of the Poll. They had as yet then done
nothiog, and were hut at the commencement of
their work .—(Laughter, and cries of " Off, off.")
This struggle had been a neck and neck race, and
he expected that on Saturday it would he nose
and nose.—(Cries of " Never mind that, Hunt,
Tots are distanced.") There were thousands of
Electors yet unpolled, and the Election was yet
any body's.—(:l cry of " Except your own.")—
He believed that was true, and that he must ex-
cept his own case.—(Langhtei.)—But they would
recollect that in Sodom and Gomorrah there
were found but two honest men fit to save the
s„„,,;now e„, co.,nt snow, that in Wpstmiwitcr
there were 81.—(Loud laughter.)—He was as
proud of his 81 unsolicited suffrages as others
-could be with all the numbers they had been at
so much pains to a3Setllble ; and it would be a
curious thing if in the result it should appear
that the second votes of his plumpers would have
been decisive of the success of the other Candi-
dates. As Mr. Walker had yest(rday recom-
mended to them the study of Mr. Cobbett's writ-
isies, he would now acquaint them with the man-
ner in which Mr. Cobbett had beers treated by
Sir Francis Burdett, Major Cartwright, and Mr.
Walker. A meeting had been called by Mr.
Bryant of the non-resident Electors of Coventry,
in order to propose Mr. Cohbett as a Candidate
for that City. lie was a friend of Mr. Cobbett
as well as that Gentleman.—(Hete there was a
cry of You are noise the better for that.")—
Mr. Bryant wrote so Sir Francis Burdett, Major
Cartwright, and Mr. Walker, to learn whether
they were willing to subscribe towards the ex-
reuses of the Election. The two latter sent no
answer, brit he had been told that the reading of
Sir Francis Burdett's would he of service to his
ciose.—(Here the clamour increased, and Mr.
Hunt was asked whether it was an original, or a
copy ?)—The letter of Sir Francis, which he had
copied himself from the original addressed to Mr.
Bryant, was as follows :
St. Jame,'s Place, .June 14.

gsrt,--4 am sorry that a fit of the gout should have so long
reventesi my returning an answer to your 14-tt er, and 1 ant
sorry at the same tune to state that I cannot, as am honest
man, support Mr. tobbett. Your humble servant,
I'. litiliDETT.
—Sic F. Burdett had sobsequently sent 20 gui-
neas to a subscription in favour of another per-
son, in whose• support Major Cartwright and Mr.
Walker also excited themselves. He should now
produce to them the Red book, and read to them
sin account of a tew sinecures as they existed in
the Court of Chancery, and none of which had
Sir S. Romilly or Sir F. Borden attempted to
aholi•ti. After revding the Red-hook for some
time, Mr. H. concluded with advising the people
to consider tilose only as their friends who sought
to have the tonnetons evils removed of which that
book was the record.

Mr. ELLt3 was willing to accept the suggestion
of a gentleman near him, anti atinotioce to them
frankly, that the state of Sir M. MdXWell'S health
was that day bettur, and the state of the poll con-
siderably worse.—lie was glad to see a spirit of
greater pleasantry and good humour prevailing
than had always marked the progress of the Elec-
tion The contest had been severe, and he hoped
it worthd be concluded without asperity.—(Ap-
phuie.)—Whotnsoever they should finally peter
tar their Representatives, he trusted also that
they would discharge their duty well, and take a
pride in the Irontr conferred ilium them.—(Ap-
plause.)—lie wished to say a few words on the
reasons that induced Sir M. Maxwell to come
forward, lie had been solicited to do so; Mid
it, in accepting the offer of support which had
been made to him, he had overrated his own
qualificatisms, if they should reprove him for a
want of diffidence, let them give him credit at
least for conscious integrity.—(Applause.)—lf
they looked tor a man equal to Sir Francis Bilr-
tiett I,Ki.hotee talents or Parliamentary expe-
rience, they must look tar enough.—(Applause.)
But he could assure them of his own loowledge,
uhet the subject of impressing seamen was one on
which he had long felt an anxiety to see some le-
gislative alteration, and had always acted con-
formably to those ideas in the discipline of his
his mode of recruiting their numbers.
Air. StruncH said, that as he predicted, be had
the pleasing task of congratulating them on the
inspimed state of the poll ; not withstanding all the
arts wnir h had been put in practice against them,
they were still going on in a steady pace 10 a final
triumph. " I have no personal enmity to Capt.
Maxwell," slid Mr. S ; " bat against the miser-
able dolts who sent hint here on so miserable an
emtand. Ile may be, and 1 believe he is, a very
good kiwi of wan, and has done his duty in that
state of life to which he was brought up. I be-
lieve he lust his ship because he could not help it ;
sod it he loses this election, which be no doubt
will, it will be because he can't help it. 1 can't
think why they sent him there 1 It could not be
because they thoright him fit for nothing else but
to do their dirty work. It puts me in mind of a
young gentlemln in Hampshire, the son of a large
landed proprietor, whom I knew very well, who
was liberally educated with a view to being brought
op to the bar. It was soon found out, however,
that lie was of too ardent a turn for the I,isv,
and a commission in the army Was bought for
him. it was then discovered that he was oat
likely to become a hero, and his profession was
ageda changed, and a pulpit found for him with
iVtter success. At last, atter a I ain;ly cußstd.

tation, it :.aft determined to make him a Member
t VArli4mcor, and A rotteo bormigh itt the t le
of Wight cv3s bought for him. In this situidion
he remained, not representing the people, tor he
had none to represent, but servilely voting as the
Minister directed him, till the Act passed which
excluded Cl. rgymen from sitting in the House of
Commons I should like' vei y much to do some-
thing to serve the gallant Captain, and should be
very vlad .f he rouli! be made au Admiral, or get
a patent for his nondescript invention, or any
th,ng else, ttt short, so as he is not made a repre-
sentative for Westminsier."

Mr. Ititueß congratulated the crowd on the
success of the friends of Sir F. Burdett, notwith-
standing they had had to encounter the opposition
of the Government, and all their adherents, anti,
in addition to that, the hnstility ot the ladies, who
on this occasion had hogotten the gentleness of
their natures, and had endeavoured to compel all!
who were under their influence to vote for Sir M.
Maxwell. lie denied that the gallant Captain
had any pretensions to represent Westmioster.
Lord Cameltord had once had an intention of
getting his black servant returned to Parliament.
Could Ministers succeed in their designs, they
would have it in their power to send Castles,
Oliver, or any other spy into Parliament.—
(" They would then bring Hunt in," said one in
the crowd, and a burst of laughter followed.)—
He denied that he was opposed to Sir S. Ito-
tidily. lie, however, stood there for S,r F.
Burdett alone.; but for the other popular Can-
didate he had so much respect that lie hoped lie
would get in. Having stated this, lie could
not bring •Itiniselt to reply to the little censures,
paltry ridicule, or vapid sarcasms, that might
fall from the followers or the underlings of Sir
Samuel Rout ily. He replied to the attacks which
had been made on him in some of the neaspapers,
tor what he had stated on a former day, and de-
fended the right of resistance on the part of the
subject, the exercise of which right had procured
the signing of Magna Charta, had led Charles the
first to a sca4lold—drove James the second front
his l'hrone—given tie Crown to William and
Mary—and obtained the Bill of Rights, and all
the privileges of which Englistnen were accus-
tomed to boast. To spew the effect of despotic
power on the human mind he would tell them
what he had witnessed at Aleppo. The Paella
having besieged and taken a town, wished to in-
fuse tear anti respect, by some vigorous exer-
tion of power, into the inhabitants. lie accord-
ingly passed into the town incog., attended by a
number of executioners, and advancing to a
butcher's shop, i,apiired the price of what he
had to sell. This not being conformable to the
regulations he proposed to introduce, lie made a
sign to those near him, and otf went the mairs
head. He acted the same part by a baker ; mud,
in short, eight or nice, if not ten or twelve per-
sons, fell victims to his cruelty. NO w for the
moral ef this tale. :Ile pernle (such was the ef-
fect of despotism on the human mind,) instead of
bursting with indignation and fury, as ought
have been e.pected, described the Paella to be a
man who could act with vigour, and who knew
how to govern them. The present Ministers
would wish from their cruelty to be thought most
fit to. govern Englishmen. lie called upon the
Electors to place Sir F. Burdett at the head of the
That would be a victory more glorious
than either of the triumphs at Waterloo or Trafal-
gar—as it would be the victory of liberty and
principle over tyranny and corruption.
Mr Wtsnaalt returned thanks for Sir S. Ro-
milly, and expressed satisfaction at the manner in
which the friends of Sir F. Burdett had come for-
ward this day, and should rejoice to-morrow it
they placed him at the head of the poll. He might
jnstly be accused of bad taste, if he were to take
upon himself to answer the absurdity and calumny
which Mr. Hunt was it, the habit of pouring forth
against Sir S. Romilly. Hr should not enumerate
all the votes of Sir Saltine' on various important
occasions, as it Was sufficient for hint to seminal
them of the strenuous opposition which he had
made to the Vice-Chancellor's Bill, and of the
vote he had given against sinecure ',Faces. The
conduct of Mr. Hunt he could only ascribe to in-
sanity. Alluding to what hod fallen from Mr.
Brace, he desired to know who he meant to call
the " underling" of Sir S. Romilly
Mr. BRUCE said he did not Itirail so to call Mt.
Wishart.

Mr. \Visit MIT denied that he was the underling
of Sir Samoel Romilly. or of any man, and was
gl id Mr. Bruce had said the expression was not
levelled at him. He finished by entreating the
Electors to make new efforts in the cause of liberty
and ind,pei4q,ence•
Mr. WALKER noticed some of the remarks which
had fallen from Mr. Hunt, and assured the ermsd
he did not believe him to be >a spy %rho was pkying
the game of the Governundut. He then proceeded
to exploit] the circumstances under which he had
favoured the attempt of Mr. Wooler's friends to
get that person returned for Coventry.
Jones spoke a few words. '1 hey were of a most
inflammatory nature, He condemned the mild-
ness of Mr. Bruce's language, and openly pro-
fessed himself the advocate of revolution. It is
clear that he courts arrest and imprisonment, and
feels anxious to share in the honours Of ‘Vation,
Thistlewood, and the two cobblers, Preston and
Hooper.—The business at the Hustings than
terminated.

MAYOR'S couRT, Jc7Lr
POST-OFFICE COMPEt4SATIoN ACT.

A special Jury was empanelled to assess (lit•
triages under the Post-Otlicc Act, the 55th of
George 111.
The claimants were Messrs. Stephens,mnbrella-
makers, of Nos. 64 and 65, Newgate-street. The
claim was 6,`2321. 9s. 4(1. being the amount esti-
mated by the plaiotitis of injury sustained from
loss of trade and inconveniences resulting front
removal in compliance with the act.
Witnesses were called to prove that the plain-
tiffs had suffered by the retuoval. It appeared,
that they had carried on a 11104 t extensive busi-
„e3, it, the premises which it became necessary to
level, and that the neighbourhood of St. Martin's-
. le•Grand, to which they had removed, was by no
means h 4) well Adllpted to the trade.

The Jury found a verdict for the elaimanr,
'2,f,t121 10,. ♦iz. 5521. 10s. tur die le.hse,
for leis of trade, &c.