The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-27 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER `LECTION.

EIGHTI-f DAY.

At tl►e close of the Poll yesierdriy The nt►inbers
stood tho•

Sir S kniad ....3633 I Sir Murray .3146
Sir Fl"./1/CIS Burdett ....3383 Hunt (as on Thur,vday).. 73
Mr ELLts then appearing to speak in behalf of
Sir Murray •
Mr. KINNAIRD ent?'e,itedft'ir a patient beat-
ing, Rs it was hoped be would this day state the
grounds on m,•hicii the Court Can*ah.tate•songht file
votes of the Elector, of Wrstininster, which they
twist he most alixions In hear, as he had appeaved
beture theta as an entire stringer.

Mr. ELLIS began by tenoning thanks for the
courtesy of the Gentlemen on the opposite inte-
rest. his only ohjett in addressing the Electors
Was to state to them his regret ;hat the health of
air Murray was not improved. There was only
-one opinion on the outrage that bad been offered
hint, and he was sure it had eNcited ageneral
in-
'elitiu•atiun.—(Loud applause, anti cries, It has, it
has I)—As to the grounds on which Sir Murray
•liad offered hitrise'l to their notice, he had been
solicited to offer himself by a number of the Elec-
tors, and he did not come forward from any over-
weening opinion of his own talents, our would
I,c ever have stood forward it he had not felt most
deeply the sacred interests of our glorious Consti-
tution. Ile was induced to oiler himself from its
having been usual to elect a Gentleman of his pro-
tes3iou to represent this great City, aml he did
not feel that he ought to he prevented from try-
ing, for the honour, because his opinion differed
from others respec lug Universal Sulfrage and
Annual Parliaments. Ile (Mr. E.) challenged
the experience of all who heard him, whether Sir
Igitrray M,ix fa ell had not uniformly been model ate
in his language, and conciliatory in his manners.
Ile croifi!lently expected a tavoorable result, and
lie (0..1,1 tiSßiae the Electors that it was Sir Mot-
ray's determination to adhere to the contest till
the lute MoMetlt, shit that it Was his most anxioiis
desire to he able to iippear again arnoogst them.
Mr. BaucF., on behalf of Sir Francis Burdett,
made it long speech, in which he admitted that
the friends of the Baron t appeared weak to-day,
but he thought he might say they were mote
powertul in their weakness titan hit enemies.--
But to-morrow they would have the most decided
reiuforcement in his favour front all quarters.—
Ile then ow:word to justify the Baronet's ab-
sence trust the hustings, by representing that he
•,vits not a Candidate voluntarily, but hail beet]
brought forward by the Electors themselves, be-
cause lie wits a tiled man. His not appearing,
therefore, did not arise trout any disrespect or de-
ficiency of gratitude, hut because it was not his
wish to riolate an iota of his principles. As to
Sir Samuel Romilly, he was a man of wisdom and
virtue; hot he came forward as a Candidate, and
there.me his situation was different front that of
Sir Francis Burdett ; and it vat to have beefs ex-
pected that he should have shevvn as much respect
to the Electors as to have come forward and make
his principles known. But he was like the an-
gels, a great deal was hearth of him, but lie was
never seen.—(Laughter.)—The Orator then en-
tered iti!o a long tirade against Ministers, respect-
ing all the hackneyed charees of their profligacy
end tyranny, of spending five hundred millions to
keep down the Bourbons, and five !mother! more
to restore them, and embellishing his hitrangne
with the old story of Ogden, and the comments
on if is sufferings, which afforded much amusement
to the crowd. lie concluded With calling on
them to complete the triumph in favour of Sir
Francis Burdett, by coming torward and giving
him plumpers.
Mr. BE N NET tmole no animated defence of Sir
S. Roundly. lie bean by observing that the
friends of the Court Candidate had not given one
rea,on for his appearance, but that lie was asked
to come forward by Lord Castlereagh. Ile was a
man of good character, and if he Was returned, he
would have to support the cause of Ministers ; he
was therefore a creature of corruption, and it the
Electors were Sa corrupt and sold as to return a
Court Candidate, it would he the first time they
bad done so for 20 yews. As to Sir S. !timidly,
he stood precisely on the same grounds as Sir I'.
Burdett ; he had been proposed by a body of in-
dependent Electors, of which he (Mr. B.) wos
one; and it WaS 1101 to he expected that he Should
give tip his valuable time by attending on the hust-
ings ; for lie was daily fight dig the cause of the poor
in that place, of all others, where they wanted
a defentier—the Court of Chancery. No poor

man ever went to his chambers to solicit advice,
and was turned hark because he could not pay the
usual fee to his clerk. lie had always voted in
favour of the people's rights ; and on the ques-
tion for depriving a discontented, but they should
rather have been called a starving people of arms,
be (Mr. B ) was with Sir S. !timidly in a mino-
rity of five, of which Sir F. Burdett was one. Ile
then shortly deprecated the proposition of giving
Sir F'. Burdett phimpers, as had been recommend-
ed, as every vote taken oil' Sir Samuel's poll gave
the Court candidate a greater chance of being re-
turned.
Mr. KINNATED again appealed to the crowd in
behalf of Sir F. Bin (lett, and called on the friends
of Sir S. Romilly to state what were his senti-
ments as to a Reform in Parliament. lie recom-
mended 'dumpers for Sir F. Burdett.
Mr. BENNeT again came forward, and declared
that Sir S. Romilly had alway been favourable to
Reform, and had always voted for it.
HUNT attempted to speak ; but the usual cries
with which he is assailed prevented him from being
heard. When he first catue forward, a placard was
raised among the crowd with the following words:
Why is Hunt like a I—se? because he is a dis-
grace to the poll." The orator accused the iVest-
spinster Reform Committee of shameful parsimony,
and gross neglect of duty, in not contributing to
fee Couneel for the defence of the persons who
were tried at Derby. Application was made to
their Secretary, Mr. Cleary, for that purpose ;
but the application was treated with neglect. lie
would produce all the letters to-morrow. He
concluded by saying, that before the close of the
election they would witness something which they
little expected.
Mr. GALE JONES, as usual, addressed the crowd.
The orators had not concluded nutil past seven
o'clock.