The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-THIRD DAY.

The friends of Messrs. BYNG and IVHITBREAD
made great exertions yesterday. At the close of
the poll, the numbers were—

Bytt
Whitbi cad
Iliellisb 737

BYNG, in returning thanks, spoke as usual
very briefly of his patriotism and his principles,
anr! requested his friends not to relax in their
exertions;

Mr. WHITBREAD also returned thanks. Mr.
Mellish's fi ieuda, he ohs-et ved, fur the most part
gave pumpers for him ; but this only ,roved the
consistency of their support. On Saturday Mr.
Mellish said he had avowed his principles, but he
(Mr. W.) heard of none. He was a Bank Direc-
tor, and his principles were to vote for the Bank
Restrictions, by which the Bank obtained a mil-
lion a year by the distribution of notes for cash
payments. One circumstance proved the weak-
ness of M►'. M.'s cause in all quarters. This day
he and his friends were put to such a push, and
were run so hard, that they began
,to stir up the
Agents of Government in the cause.—Mr. Whit-
bread produced a letter addressed to a Gentleman
at the Ordnance Office, which he read as fol-
lows :—" Mr. Crewe presents his compliments to
Mr. --, and would he obliged by his good-
ness in voting for Mr. M-- himself as this day,
and use leis influence to bring up his friends. He
..vat,bl feel it an obligation conferred upon him-
stlf.—(Here the noise was great.)—Mr. Crewe
will feel an additional obligation by Mr. -- fur-
nishing a list of the voters he can bring forward
upon the resent occasion." The person's name

to whom the letter was addressed should now
be nameless. lie was a person who bad large
contracts from Government, and it WAS thought
be was obliged to ♦ote on their side ; but his
independent spirit had brought him down to-day
to vote for Mr. Whitbread and not for Mr. Mellish.

Mr. Mawsit appeared amidst the usual uproar,
and spin complained of not being beard against
false accusations, and observed to the multitude

that they were not acting like impartial men. It
was hard, unjust, and illiberal. Mr. Whitbread
here interfered for silence, but it was in vain. In
allusion to that which the two other Candidates

had spoken relative to not coalescing, Mr. Byng's
votes were coupled with the other Candidate's,
anti he was then joining his votes with Mr. W.
Mr. Byng preferred Mr. Whitbread to himself,
and he would leave the Freeholders to judge for
themselves. He denied any knowledge of the letter
produced, and expressed a confident hope that his
friends would soon come up and place him in a
situation in which his enemies wculd be sorry to
see him. He would say no more, and save the
crowd their hellowings. Mr. M. then made his
bow and retired.

CONTESTED ELECTIONS.-STATE OF THE POLLS•
MIDDLESEX, MARCH 9.0.

Ilyng
Whitbread . lO2O

WrSTMORLAND, MARCH 11.
Brougham 934 Colonel Lowther
Lord Lowther I
936
BERKSHIRE, MARCH 90.
Charles Dundas
Noville
BEDFORDSHIRE, MARCH 20.
Tavlstock
Pyal
SUSSEX, MARCIE 20.
Burrell
Curteis
MAncit 17.
Metcalfe

MEMBERS RETURNED.
Denbighshire—Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart.
Cumberland—John Lowther and J. C. Curwen, Esqrs.
Longford County—Viscount Forbes and Sir J. Eetherstune.
King's County--John Parsons and Thomas Bernard, Esqrs.
Louth C'ounty—flight Hon. John Foster and Viscount Jocelyn.
Dublin City—Right Hon. Henry Grattan and R. &haw, Esq.
Dublin University—Right Hon. W. C. Plunkett.
Derry—Sir George Hill.
Kinsale—George Coussmalier, Esq.
Yougliall—Tohn Hyde, Esq.
Armagh—William Stewart, Esq.
Wicklow County—Hun. G. L. Pioby and Wm. Parnell, Esq.
Carrickfergus—Arthur Chichester, Esq.

In the Court of Chancery yesterday, the follow-
ing Noblemen appeared at twelve o'clock, and,
as Scottish Peers, took the usual oaths to qualify
them to vote ar the ensuing Election of Sixteen
Peers for Scotland.—The Lord Chancellor put on
his official hat, when the following Peet:; took the
oaths:—

Duke of Argyle, Duke of Athol, Doke of Montrose, Earl
of Galloway, Earl f Kinnoull, Earl of Dundonald, Earl of
Northesk, Earl of Ilreadalbane, Earl of Stair, Earl of Hose-
L:ru, Lord Somerville, Lord Ita.y, and Lord :Napier.

The Company's ship York arrived off Plymouth
the ISth instant ; she left Bombay the 17th Octo-
ber, the Cape the 29'h December, and St. He-
lena the 16th January.

The Company's ships Bombay and Hereford-
shire were at Bombay on the 16111 October, and
were expected to proceed on their' voyage to
China about the 15th November.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 19.--Passed by the Ttlw,
Chilton, fi om London for Pernamhtico. The
York, Talbot, from London to Bombay, arrived
off this port yesterday afternoon, out five months
and two days. She landed her passengers at
Penzance.

COWES, MABcH 20.—Arrived the Concordia,
Peter, from St. Ander°, with damage. The
Redman, Mainwaring, is coming into the bar-
boor to discharge her cargo and repair.
Hmtwicn, MARCH 20 —Arrived the Prince. of
Orange packet with a mail from Holland. Sailed
the Duncan packet for Holland ; Lord Nelson
packet, for Cuxhaven ; and Charlotte packet, for
Gottenburgh—all with mails.
• FALmouTn, MARCH IS.—Arrived the Lord
Exmouth, Mills, from Odessa, in 80 days, fur
London. Sailed the Blucher packet with mails
for the Islands.

Yesterday morning, Prince PHILIP of Hesse
Homburg left to‘vn tor Claremont, on a visit to
Prii.Ce LEOPOLD.

The terrace round Windsor Castle, which was
closed from the public as a parade during the Ri-
ffle! ing illness of the late KING, is undergoing a
repair, and is to be finished by the Ist of May
next, as a pudic promenade.
EDWARD COOKE, ESCI,--011 Sunday died, ED-
WARD COOKE, Esq. late Under-Secretary of State
n his Majesty's Office for Foreign Affairs. This
melancholy event, which was occasioned by an
inflammation of the lungs, took place at his resi-
dence in Park-lane. The progress of the disease
was rapid, for but a few days ago he was in bet-
ter health than he had been for some time past.
A liver complaint, with which be bad been long
afflicted, obliged hint to relinquish the important
post he held in the Foreign Department, and to
retire from public life, after between thirty and
forty years of most diligent and active employ-
ment both here and in the Sister Kingdom. His
father was Dean of Ely, and Provost of King's
College, Cambridge.
• SERIOUS RIOT AT BANBURY.—On Friday last,
at the Election of the Hon. H. LEGGE, for Ban
bury, in consequence of the usual distribution of
beer and ribbons to the populace being disconti-
nued, a riot took place, and the Hon. Member
was knocked down, and narrowly escaped with
life. The Mayor and Corporation were also se-
verely pelted with stones, and the windows of the
Bank were broken. Peace was at length restored
by the calling out of the Yeomanry, and the ap-
prehension of several of the ringleaders.
Dun. —Wednesday a meeting took place in the
Isle of Wight, between Mr. F. and Mr. S. in con-
sequence of a dispute with regard to some letters.
Shots were exchanged, and Mr. IS. was wounded
in the left breast, when the seconds interfered,
though, unhappily, without effecting a reconci-
liation.

The Marquis and Marchioness of LatisnowNs
gave a grand entertainment, on Saturday, to the
American Minister, the Countess of HARROWEY,
Lady £BRINGTON, HUD. Was. LAME, Bon. Mr.
Wake), and a distinguished party at Lansdowne
House, Berkeley-square.
MR. GRATTAN.—We understand that Mr. GRAT•
TAN is mush better. We hope that, in a iew
days, we shall have to state his convalescence.—
(Irish Paper.)
Yesterday Mr. ELLISTON renewed his handsome
offer of one night's performance at the Drury-lane
Theatre, for the benefit of the officers who sig-
nalized themselves in the conflict of apprehending
and dispersing the Cato-street gang. Mr. BIRNIR
acknowledged Mr. ELLISTON'S liberal offer, but
conceived the present subscription ou foot will be
sufficient to reward the officers.
Yesterday a Gentleman came to Bow-street
Office, and presented to the Magistrate a portable
deadly instrument, which he had picked up in
Great Ormond-street. It appeared to be about
half the size of a bayonet at the point end, will)
a brass screw at the bottom, seemingly to screw
into a handle. The front and sides apptared to
have been lately sharpened.
A SEAT IN PARLIAMENT.—Foreigners are at a
loss to account for the peculiar eccentricity of an
Englishman, who will spend perhaps 15 or 18
Ifousand Pounds in a contested lilectiou for a
Seat, that cannot last beyond seven, and may be
vacated in two or three years ; when he may, for
a few Pounds, secure at once a Seat of permanent
independence on the Treasury Bench of Fortune,
by one of the 4 Prizes of 30,0001., or either of
the 20,0001. or 10,0001., &c. &c. in the present
Lottery.
LElTH.—Monday, the workmen employed in
levelling the ground at the south cud of the
bridge recently thrown over the river at Leith
Mills (tor the purpose of opening a communica-
tion with the \Vet Docks and the foot of Lenh
Walk), dug up, about -four or five feet from
the surface, the bones of a human skeleton, in a
good state of preservation ; and, trom the large-
ness of the roots of trees which had spread
themselves over theta, they must have lain
there a considerable time. During the course
of the day, they also found the bones of several
other skeletons, which appear :a be of an unusual
.rite. It is conjectured that they (Mist have
continued there since the civil wars, when a num-
ber of Covenameis are supposed to have fallen
during the memorable, siege at the Citadel, be
twixt the fortification which they erected at Leith,
and the strong s.arriton tatmen-hy I_,ROIMWidt.L.