Star.
London, England, 1807-05-25 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 14.

Arrived his Majefty's (hip NAIAD, from a estirse
and the Mountaineer, Captain GILLitiD, from New
York, for Tonningen, detained by his Majefly's flip
LocusT. Sailed his Majefly's (hips Diaitorin and
Farming, with the fleet for Africa.—Wind E.
Rear Admiral Matrix is expefted here, to hoift
his flag on Tuefday next, on board the Motritcus,
of 74 guns, Captain OTWAY, for the Mediterranean
Ration. The Admiral is to thift his flag to the
' Qv's, of 98 guns, off Cadiz and Capt. INcLis
is appointed to command her. Sir ARTHUR PAGET,
Ml:lifter to Conftantinople, air() goes out in the Mos-
Tacus. She will fail in a few days.
Friday a Court Martial was held (at his own re
quell) on Captain JOHN ASCOUGH, of his Majelly'l
Chip Success, for having ordered a maw, 1 ,ailed
with hall, to be fired into the Alfred, a (hip under
his convoy from Jamaica, whereby Charles Butt war
wounied. The charges were not proved, and Capt.
Ascoucx was fully acquitted.
Captain Jots WRIGHT, of his Majsky's Owl
las been tied by a Court Martial, at Sheer.
nets, for hiking one of his Lieutenants, and difmif
fed his Majefly's ferviee.

Captain T. B. Martin Is appointed to the Prince of Wale+ r
Captain Beresford, to the Hero; Captain Rofenebagen, to the Vo
;ate; Captain Sheppard, to the Banter.

DEAL, MAY 23.
Admiral the Right Honourable Lord KEITH, KJ I
(truck his flag laft night, at funfet► on board his M
jelly's (hip TRU sm....Arrived the Jacz2 LI. gun brig
from a cruize off O(tend..►—Sailed the Eoomt, of

guns, with a convoy of merchant veffcls for Port;
mouth ; and Bums* gnn-brig, on a cruise off Calais
Maa s4.—Arrived the STAR (loop, from a min
off Boulogne; BLAZE' gun-brig, and brought is with
her a Danifh Blip which the has detained.—The
BLAZER has failed again on a cruise.—Sailed
Jacsatt. gun-brig, on a cruizs off Offend.—Artirti
the Sr. ALBANS, of 6+ guns; and MALABAR. of It
guns, from the Nore, and failed through for Pord
mouth.

Remain in the Downs, Princes of Orange, Vleee.Mmhsl Re*
ley s Alfred, Trulty, Clyde, Morcott* Coop, Denitation bolsi
and &adds gun•brig.

SHEERNESS, MAY 23.
Sailed yefterday evening after poll, the Baltic zrl
Tonningen convoys, from the Nore, the forme
under the proteaion of the ALACRIT r, and the lets
the Zsaaa (loop cf war ; but as the wind is not welt
favourable fur them until it (hilts, they will mkt
but little progrefs. Wind N.E. blows bong.
YARMOUTH. MAY $4.
Yefterday arrived the Aomcousr, of 64 FM
from a cruize off the Tezel ; and the Bruizer
brig. Sailed the Conftant gun brig, with convolf
Tonningen, and Erne fligun brig and Arrow (choose.
Remain in the Roads, nine (hips of the line, three Ili
gates, and (mall craft.—Wind S. E.

GREENOCK, MAY sz.
The General Butler, LAX!, arrived here yellertill
from New Orleans, alter a patrage of 48 days. Pa(
on the *sth init. in lat. 5. long. Ist. the Governo!
Carleton, UDIIY, from hence fcr New Brunfwitki all
well.

We regret to learn that no d übt whatever ails
of the capture of the SeA Hoasa frigate, off Geo",
by a French fquadron. It will be recolleded that"
failed from England with a valuable convoy 041
money on hoard to pay our troops at Malta. Sbe wat
on her return when the fell in with the enemy.

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NET PARLI44ENT.
MEMBERS ELEetiike •
wont Covszviar SapAST wawa Griot
Sox sssss Coo ...1141inae Wad* Lethbridge, and Wm.
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Pears Conierilf.of Mertny.
IRISH MEMBERS RETURNED«
rzseen'o County--Henry Pa. rcll and the Hon. W. W. Pole.
Antrirn--Hon John O'Neil and E. M•Naghten,
Ldburn Borough—Earl of Tartnonth.
Limerick City—Colonel Vercker.
Cork County—Lord V. Bernard and the Hon. O. Pon fOnby.
Belfall—Edivard May, Efq,
pownalre--Culoocl Meade and F. Savage, Efq.

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CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

Yasuo'sl.—State of the Poll on Thurfday. .
Lord Mikon - tgst Wm. Wilberforce, Efq. 1674
Lafedes, Efq. • z6BB
Friday's Poll.

Wm. Wilberforce, Efq. 1173 ••••••• Leeches, Efq. zero
Lord Milton •
Total.
Lord Milian - 3031 -- Leeches, Erg. 2698
Wm. Wilberforce, Erg. 2847
Suss::, MAY 23 —Eleventh day's Poll.
Hon. Chula Wyndham 3981 Colonel Scrgifon
Fidler 2224

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MILDDLEBEX ELECTION.
SIXTH DAY.--11ATUILDAt, MAY IS.
At the dole of the Poll the numbers were—
For Mr. MILLISI 3316
Mr.. BTU° • - 1916
Sir C. BATIM !Mt
Mr. Brno, in a very Mart a2drels, returned his I
Thanks to the Freeholders, for the high fituation
they had placed him on the Poll, and entertained no
doubt, but that if the Eleaion was protracted till
!lest week, he should be much higher.
Mettrsu alfo returned his Thanks for the
honourable fupport he had received in general, and
particularly that day. Whether the Elettion was to
he protrafted or not, muft reft with the Honourable
Baronet. If it was to be continued, he fhould have
the honour of again addreffing the Freeholders.—
He tequefted that his friends would not be lulled
into fecurity by an idea that the Election was con-
cluded, but that they would continue their exertions
as they had hitherto done.
Sir CHRISTOPHER BAYNES then addreffed the
Freeholders to the followirtg effect._" You have fop-
ported me in a moll liberable and Honourable man-
ner. , When I firft had the honour of addreffing
you, I Rated to you fSch proofs ae muft thew what
my political character has been. You know the pm
Weal character of my well.hnown favoured opponent
Mr. Byng. It is notorious to every body, that Mr.
Byng was a friend to the late Adminiftration. And
what did that Adminiftration do ? They attempted
to eontroul and reflrain the Sovereign in the jtift ex-
ereik of his prerogative, and inherent rights.— '
[Loud tumults of applaufel—Thole perforts called
themfclves the Whigs of 1688, but they are no fuch
thing; they have entirely deviated from the true
principle of the Whigs. As loon as they got into
power, they held forth to the world that they poffef-
fed all the talents of the country ; and how have
they exercifed thofe talents? In every part of their
conduct towards foreign powers, they have acted in
a manner injurious to the interefts of the country.
/1 you look from the Baltic to the Dardanelles, you
will fee hoer they have ailed. Another pretty thing
they did was, to introduce a new fyftem of Finance,
a fyftem that was calculated only to deprive us of
our comforts, to diftrefs the country, and entail
beery burthens on pofterity. There was another
Meafure for which they have arrogated mifh merit,
I mean the bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade;
of this they made a yekaing herfi for the purpofe of
gaining popularity. But I mutt tell you that the
meafure did not originate With the late Minifters, but
was a continuation of the exertions which many re-
fpeftable men had been making for yeat:. bofore.—
But great as, has been my detefiation of the Slave
Trade, I mutt fay that no man who was a real
friend to humanity would have voted for its abolition
in the way the late Minifters did. A man of humanity
{tumid have voted for a gradual abolition of that
molt infamous traffic—[Loud applaufes.] for Purely
it was not right to put things in loch a ftate that
thoufands of our fell3w treaturer, when brought
down to the Mores of Africa in order to be fold as
flares, mutt be butchered by their enemies, when no
body appeared to purchafc them. Now, Gentlemen,
with regard to my opponent, Mr. Byng, I thank
him for the delicacy he has obferved towards me. I
am however too old a foldier (we underfland Sir Chili-
topher war mews efeer in the blues) to be afraid of an
open enemy. But I deteft an tnfidious one, who,
under• the mute of neutrality or friendthip, attempts
to injure me. Gentlemen, I allude to Mr. Mellifh,
[loud tumult] and I will point oat in a few words
',hat his condo& towards me has been. During the
murk of Mr. Mellifh's cantrafs, he was atked, ‘, Who
is Sir Chriftopher Baynes ?" His anlw"er was this—
" I do not know any thing about him." Now I will
tell you that he ought to know me ; for during the
time of the !alt eleaion for this County, he tent me
kveral letters foliciting me for my vote and intereft,
and fupport. Mr. Melling therefore fhould not have
laid he did not know who I was. I am no intruder,
Gentlemen, in this County. My father was born in
it; I have lived in it myfelf as a refident Magiltrate
for many years, and I challenge all who know me to
come forward, and fay if they ever knew or heard of
my doing any man an injury.—[Loud applaufe.]—
Now as to the protraaion of the Poll, 1 mull tell
you, that it was my original intention to continue
this coma till the laft hour allowed by law. But I
am now induced to relinquifh it, and I do not reline
finish it from any fear of the expences with which it
may be attended, nor from any motive which may
be cnnfidered in the flighteft degree difrefpeaful to
the Freeholders ; but in confequence of the advice of
teveral of my friends, who, well knowing the ma-
nceuvres and the arts that have been praaifed againft
me, and walling to preferve the peace of the county,
hare advifed me to retire from any further conteft,
which therefore I molt refpeafully beg leave to -de-
cline. And before I leave thefe battings. I mil re-
turn my moll hearty thanks to all the Freeholders,
whether they have voted for me or not, whether they
were biaffed or unbiaffed, for the attention they have
(hewn me (ince I came here. (Loud applaufe.)—
They ;nay be affured, that whether in my capacity
of a count, y Magillrate, or a Reprelentative in Par-
liament, their inter ells (hall always be attended to by
me. If a vacancy for the county ihall arrive at any
future occafion, and I have great reafon to think

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there will be one between this and Chtillmas, I will
again offer myfelf to your notice; when I hope to
have better fuccefs. At all views be afured you Hull
ever have my hearty good withes.—( Aarefi was
followed by lead tad repeated plaw&t.)
t, when sir Chriftooker Baynes returned to brim from
Branford, he undarftood that a large body of /freeholders were
Iready to come tad Inge for He accordingfy altered kb de-
termination of retigning, and the Pull will go on.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
THII FIFTISKTH MID LAST DAY.

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The Poll commenced on Saturday morning at
eight o'clock, and finally clofed at three. The chief
obje& of Mr. Sheridan endeavouring to head Mr.
Elliot on the poll, was for the pnrpofe of prefenting
a Petition to Parliament againft the return of Lord
Cochrane. The friends of the Noble Lord, it is faid,
occafinned the poll to be I efymed for Mr. Elliot in the
courfe of the morning. On the numbers being call
up, the final dole of the poll appeared as follows :
sir FRANCIS BORDITT 5134
Lord C 3/08
Mr. SIIRRIDAN 1615
Colonel ELLIOT 2137
It having been intimated, in, the tourfe of the fore.
noon, that Mr. Sheridan wnold addrefs the Eledors
from the Hullings. on a fubjed of the firft importance
to their independence and interefls, he appeared on
the Huftings at three o'clock. As loon as the High
Bailiff proceeded to calf up the Poll in the Vary-
Room, Mr. Sheridan ftepped forward to addrefs the
populace, when initantly the difgracefnl all of de.
molithing the Huflings began, and Mr. Sheridan
was borne away by the crowd to the del,: of Hod.
ton's Hotel, where he returned the Eledors thanks
in a neat and concife fpeech, and_conclnded by Rat-
ing, that it was his intention to petition againft the
return of Lord Cochrane. Mr. Sheridan was drawn
round Covent• Garden, attended by a number of
friends, and then proceeded along the Strand—
through Pall-Mall, and along St. Janiees.ftreet and
Piccadilly to the Albany Tavern.

The following was the order of the proceilion :
Rags eying with the words "Sheridan and Independence" in-
feribed thereon.
Marrowbones and Clearers.

A handfotne Car, drawn by Sir 14•rfcs---, driti a Band of Milk.
A Grand Military Car,
In which Mr Sheridan fat uncovered, furrounded by his Friends,
' drawn by Six Honks, adorned with Ribbons.

A BarLuche, with Ladies and Gentlamed..
A number of beautiful Flags.
Several Gentlemen's Coaches and Chariots.

When the proceillon arrived oppofite Carlton-
houfe, it gave three cheers.
Mr. Sheridan and his party reached the Albany
Tavern about five o'clock, where they dined and
fpent the evening
Lord COCHRAMI'S Committee having obtained a
model of the PA t.tat s frigate, it arrived at one o'clock
oppofite the Committee Room in Coyest Garden,
from Hungerford, molt fuperbly deccrated with Rags,
and filled with gentlemen. The ceremony of chair-
ing his Lnrclfhip took place at half paft four o'clock,
in the following order :
The High Conftable of Weftminiter,
Beadles,
Marrow Bones and Cleavers,
Herfemen,
Beadle.,
A Band, Drums, and Fifes, to relieve,
Standard Bearers,
The Model of the Pallas Frigate.
drawn by fix Bay Harks, with Poftilions, in fcarlet jackets,
The Yards and Topmafts decorated with blue Flags,
on which were inferibed,
Cochrane and Independence," See. Ike.
The (hip was manned with officers, and men In new jackets.
Nest followed Lord Cochrane, Mr. Willock, and other friends, In
bib Lovable' Ramat.
And the prccefftun tlofed with Gentlemen's Carriages.

Lord Coolest., entered the Car in Bedford•Rreet,
and proceeded through King-ftreet, round Covent
Garden, down Southampton-fireet, to the Strand ;
round St. Clement's Church, to Chafing Crofs, Par-
liatnent-fireet, King fireet, Cockfpur ftreet, Pall Mall,
and St. James's fireet, Albemarle firm, where he
alighted at Colonel Johnfione's houfe.
After Lord COCHRANE had alighted at the houfe
of Colonel Jones rots, the procefflon was continued
to the houfe of Mr.WILLocx, in Golden•fquare, the
refpeetable Chairman of Lord COCHRANE'S Com-
mittee. This worthy gentleman then alighted, and
was repeatedly cheered by the huzias of the popu-
lace, who at this time filled the Square, and he re-
tired amid universal expreflions of fatisfattion, at his
manly and dignified line of condua in fupporting the
Elation of the Naval Hero.
The procetllon of Sir Francis Burdett's friends,
was fimilar to that which paraded the ()Teets for fe-
veral days paR. It went round the Garden, the
mile playing " See the conquering hero comes,"
then down Southampton area, and along the Strand
to the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where the patty
dined ; Mr. Jennings in the Chair.
'• The High Bailiff returned Sir Faawcfs BURDETT
and Lord COCHRANE duly eleaed. The ceremony
of giving in their qualifications, &c. took place in
the Veftry-room,as the Hollings was demolilhed,and
every timber removed in lets than half an hour after
the work of dilapidation had commenced.
The concourfe of people that affembled at the clofe
of the poll, in Covent-Garden, was prodigious.—
Every window was filled with genteel company, and
the very roofs of the houfes were covered with peo-
ple ; and we have the fatisfaetion to Rate, that no
ferious accident occurred that has come within our
knowledge.
When the mob had completed the demolition of
the Hollings, and divided the fpoil, which imme-
morial cuttom has confecrated to the Ittfidly of the
People,
Mr. jOllllll BURDETT (brother of S:r Francis) ad-
dreffed the populace from the window of Drury's
honfe, at the Piazza ; he merely returned thanks in
behalf of his brother, and congratulated the Eleaors
on the glorious triumph obtained by their zealous
and independent exertions.
Some perfon appeared at one of Richardfon's win-
dows over the Piazza, where Lord Cochrane's Com-
mittee was held, with an extingnifher in his hand,
exhibiting it to the multitude, which fo enraged them
that they made him retite, and they afterwards broke
feveral of the windows of Richardfon's hook.
Upon the arrival of Mr. Sheridan's procellion at
Albany, Mr. Sheridan again addreffed the crowd,
among whom a valt number of-the knot ton, particu
Carly ladies, many of whom occupied the windows of
this fpacious houfe.
Above Soo perfons fat down to dinner. After the

cloth was removed, and the nfual Wafts. cremeo4l,ll-
-
tive of tifpell for the Royal Family, were drank—
the immortal memory of Mr. Pot, and the caufe o
libetty all over the world, followed; '
Mr. G. Noet, after a neat fpeech, prailtofed the
health of Mr. Sheridan, which propoAtion was fe-
conded, after Come obfervations, by Mr. Moore. The
Wail was drank with the higheil applaufe—and
- Mr. SHERIDAN rote to return thanks. Adverting
to his abfepce from the bulling, yelierday, die Right
Honourable Gentleman took notice of the reception'
which his fon, who appeared as his reprefentative,,
had the honour to meet from the people. Of that
reception, and the panegyrics ptOnnunced, both by,
friends and foes, upon the talents which his fin die-
played, be could not hear,pf courfe, but with pecu-
liar pleafure—[Loud plaudifi]. As to the opinion of
Mr. Jennings, faid Mr.Shetidin, that I ought to have i
dealt out grave infiruetions to the people, as to their'
tights and duties, &c. in the courfe of the elation, I'
mutt fay, that although I4ould not but admire the
rod dry legal way in whieh that Learned Gentle-
man dealt t ut his fentimenti, I feel I am too old to
go to feh,.ol to him to learn the fhape and manner in
which a popular Affenthly ought to be addreifed—
(A c:y of heat ! hear !)—That Learned Gentleman,
as I mu A call him, is, no &mitt, a very fober judge of
the mans by wi.ich the attention of a popular Af-
fembly may be inflrutled : but he will allow me,
upon inch a point, to confult my Own judgment.—
[Applaufes.]—Returning to the .fubjeft of his fon,
The Right Honourable Gentleman anitnadvet ted tip.
on the obfervations of Lord Cochrane, that it was un.

becoming in father and fon to compliment each other.
But that Noble Lord teemed, when Lord Dunrlonald's
name was mentioned on the hultings, to manifcft a
very lively fentibility of the affection which ought
to prevail between father and fon ; and why fb)oli
the Noble Lord remark in terms of cenfure upon the
operation of that feeling in others.—[ApplAufec.]—
Gentlemen, as the name of a great public ch.irac•
ter has been wantonly introduced upon the hultings,
I (hall now devote a few words to that fubjekt. I was
proud to ohferve, that the Electors of Weltminfler
received with indignation the foul charges that were
made againft that dittinguiflred Nobleman, Lord St.
Vincent. I was roofed by the language of Lord
Cochrane, becaufe I thought the charges he brought
forward, were the molt wicked that ever were made.
—Gentlemen, when that young Nobleman fpoke
difrefpe&fully of Mr. Fox alfo, I own to you I had
Come difficulty in repreffing that vindictive phrafe
which would have fuggetled itfelf to another man.
Gentlemen, when a perfonal attack was made upon
Lord Cochrane's feelings, I was the firlt to repel it ;
when the name of his father (Lord Dundonald) was
mentioned as a reproach to him, I was proud to have
an opportunity of expreffing my difapprobation of
the conduit of the perfon who introduced that ftibjett.
Gentlemen, a worthier, a more benevolent, a more
patriotic Nobleman, never exilled than the Earl of
Dundonald. It is true that this worthy Nobleman
has expended a princely fortune in improving the arts
the agriculture, and manufaeures of hiscountry ; and,
if Lord Cochrane has any one thing to be proud of
more than another, it is that he is the fon of fuch a
father.—[Bravo t] It is true alto, that Lord Dundo-
nald has neither place nor pennon, becaufe he (corned
to truckle to the Minillers of his day. With filth feel-
ings towards Lord Cochrane, when he infulted the
memory of one fa dear to me, when he talked of the
" brunt of the Fox," in his own indelicate way, how
could I reprefb my indignation ? But the Eledors
of Weßminfler have expreffed their indignation alto;
by withholding their votes, they have convinced Lord
Cochrane that he is not their choice ; and had two
days more been allowed me, I would have been Inc-
cefsful againft him, unlefs he had kept a Minillerial
port open under his lee. I cannot, laid Mr. She-
ridan, but feel gratified when my fon deferves
the good opinion of his countrymen ; and I cannot
apprehend that any man of liberality and feeling will
condemn me for expreffing that gratification. Indeed
I feel that it would be a vile and bale affectation in me
fo to at towards any man, and particularly towards
one who is a candidate for public favour, as not to
do him ju ft ice becaufe he is my fan—[Applau fes.3—
I have no fuch feutiment, and therefore I will tell you
an anecdote which illuftratee his charaLer, and which
I fhould have mentioned before, if not reltrained by
him. When I thought it my duty to fupport the
Adminillration of Mr. Addington, one of my
reafons for that fupport was, I will own, to prevent
a coalition between Mr. Fot and Mr. Pitt, for, Gen-
tlemen, I am a Moog enemy to fuck coalitions. If
my advice had been taken, the coalition between Mr.
Fox and Lord North, the ends of which were felt
for more than 20 years, would not have occurred.—
But the threatened coalition between Mr. Fox and
Mr. Pitt I (till more deprecated, for I could fee no
good that was likely to arife from it, and I thought
it would put all political difiindions now out of view,
equally difgraceful to both, but eminently fo to Mr.
Fox. Upon that ground, ailing as an independent
difinterefled Member of Parliament, I gave my fup-
port to Mr. Addington. But I made no flipulation 1
for Minifierial gratitude. Q2ite the contrary, I de
termiaed my refolution to accept no office, either for
myfelf or any friend whatever ; my refolution being
never to enter into office without Mr. Fox—[ Loud
plaudits]. But, to the anecdote—when I was out of
town, and at a confiderable diilance, Lord St. Vin-
cent, with the approbation of Lord Sidmouth, made
a propofition to my fon as a matter of perfonal
frientlihipl to me, to appoint him Prize Mailer and
Regifter of Malta, at the fame time Rating to him,
that his acceptance of it, which if he refufed mutt be
given to another, and which would have afforded him
an opportunity of very loon realizing a fortune,
would not at all implicate the Government or me ;
on the contrary, that I fhuuld not be held under
any obligation whatever to Government in conic
quence—Lord St. Vincent adding, " your lathe,
may, if he pinks, impeach Mr. Addington, imme
diately after you accept this office." But (till my fon,
although I was abfent, reflecting Mr. Fox was oppo-
fed to Mr. Addington, that his acceptance of office
in fuch a cafe might fubjed the m.nives t f my conduit
to fufpicion—that it might be fuppcfeci by the illiberal
I was influenced by filch a circumtlance, pofitively
and peremptorily refufed this valnable place [peals of
applaufe.] I fhould deem rnyfelf guilty of tojultice,
added Mr. S. were Ito fupprefs fuch a fact as this...;
[Applautes.) Mr. Sheridan thanked the Meeting
for its very marked attention towards him, which.
had•the poll continued bin two days longer, would

he was quite pepsin, live 4cttei his Ni.n ury over
that Candidate, by Come of whole friend, M.. Elii. t
was agaia put lip this day, without that G:ntlemars's
knowledge. But the exedient is calif), litderit.whi,
and cannot produce any gond eifee. In prof& that
Mr. Elliot was quite unwilli!ig again to come for.
ward, and unacquainted with thole who projofed
him, Mr. Sheridan read a letter from thst Gen'lem in,
a,ddrelfed to the C:titinan of his Committee 4: ii A-
loti's Hotel. .
Mr. MOOR a propofcd the health of lkir. T. Sh:r:.
Jan..
Mr. T. SH "AMAX then role, and declared his poll.
tical principles to be Itrieliy founded upon the model
of his father's. if Lord Cuchraneargain attempted in
engage the 01,1 Patriot, he muff keep a„prort under
his Ice to fneak into, and his tops malt be better man-
ned, otherwife he would go crippled na4 of alio%
—(fwed laughter). He rejoiced at t nof Sir
Francis Buidett, whom he confideties . nlk de-
cidedly fit man to fit in Parliament—;- ' ' 4 and
i k sii
concluded by givirg the health of Led filoia‘
The health of Mr. Froll being dunk, that gentle-
man exprelfed his conViCtion, from the information
he had received, that the eichsti in of Lord Cochrane
from the Houfe of Commit)", as reprefentative for
Weftminfier, was a thing petfealy prafticable, and
that the expence attending the endeavour would be
comparativet' trifling. (Thii intelligence was re-
ceived with enthtifiafm.)
After Mr. Sheridan retired from the room, M.
Noel was called to the chair, and the cotnpany fat till
near one o'clock.

MARKLANE.

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 25.
Wheat has arrived to-day rather in thort fupply„
prime famples maintain our Jail prices, and other
qualities are about 31. and 4.5. per quarter lower—
A Bind fupply of Barley, which with Malt is nearly
at laa. currency—White Peas are cheaper, Beans
alto—There are feveral arrivals of foreign Oats, and
this trade fully fupports laft prices—Flour plentiful,
Arid near ss. per fack lower.

Mr. FIFA toes Account of the CanaJac, has dawn
the attention of Government to thufe valuable gems
in the Britith Diadem, and Tome political atrange-
ments, and cimmcrcial regulations, are in conk-
quence about to take place, highly beneficial to thole
provinces, and to the intereas of the Public.
The Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM GRANT, Matter of
the Rolls in the High Court of Chancery. was, on
ISth ioaant, at a full and very refpeaable meeting
of the Freeholders, unanimouny reelefted Repiefen-
tative in Parliament for the County of Banff.
On the 16th inaant, Mr. WM. ADAM was elated
Member for Kinrofs-(hire. A protect was taken, on
the ground that fix free days had not dallied from
the day of publication.

DREADFUL FlR&.—Chodleigh, a town about nine
miles to •the wefiward of Exeter, was on Friday af-
ternoon, nearly reduced to allies by fire, which broke
out at a Bakehoufe, at the EaR end of the town, and
continued with fuch irrefiflible violence, that a ?ery
few houfes (report fays, not more than five) efcaped
the conflagration ; a great many cattle are Paid to
to have been defiroyed, as the ravages of the fire
were 1.4 great, occalioned by the firong Ealt wind,
and the houfes being moldy covered with thatch,
that it was impoflible to refcue them from the flames.
The utmoli diarefs is induced among the inhabitants,
by this dreadful calamity.
Amercan Papers to the loth ult. have arrived.—
The final examination of Colonel Buts, which cook
place at Richmond, before the Chief Juflice of the
United States, has terminated in the giving fecurity
on the part of that Gentleman of so,ooo dollars to
appear before the Federal Court, at Richmond, on
the 2ad intim. The charges made againft Colonel
BURR by the Attorney for the United States' were,
tft For letting on foot, and providing the means for, an expe-
dition nainit the territories of a nation at peace with the United
States. ad. For committing big% treafonagainit the United States.
After the hearing of Counfel on both fides, Colo-
nel BURR addreffed the Court: he principally relied
on his two former acquittals, and enquired whether
there was probable caufe to fuppofe him guilty, when
in Kentucky and the MiffifEippi territory, where the
greateft al arms had been excited, the civil tribunals
had pronounced him innocent. The Court refufed
to infert in the commitment the charge of the trea-
fon, leaving it to the Attorney of the United States
to prefer an indielment, fhould he be furnithed with
the necelTary teftimony.

To the INDEPENDEN f ELECTORS of WESTMINSTER.
GENTLZMIN,
UNKNOWN to yon as I was but only a few days
ago, and deceived as you have been by the profellons of
many, with whore very hearts you thought yourfclves acqusinted,
it would be too much in me to prefume that your minds are quite
free from apprehenfions with regard to my motives; and if the
time wore mere dißant when there motives mutt be developed,
this rellerftion would, I contd.+, leave great aneannefs on my
mind. But, Gentlemen, thole motives mutt, if I live but a very
Aloft time, be rendered manifeft, and in the profpea of theemani-
fellation, I wait with perfedt confidence of being firmly eftablillsed
n your edam, which I value far beyond any thing that can De be
flowed.

Did I confider great oraterial talents as being indifpenfibly
ee-
ceffary in a Member of Parliament, I certainly (liquid no. have
fought a feat in that Affenably; but. the obfervaAion of my life has
convinced me, that the public evils which 1 with to fee remedied.
proceed mere from the want of integrity, than from the waist of
talents of any fort, and did more from the want of that modera-
tion of mind which teaches a man to content hintfdf with little.
either of wealth or power, and valets readers him proof ag nod
thofe blandifinnents and intrigues, that have by degrees corrupted
fo many btinelt hearts to the core.
No two men, of indepanlent minds, ever yet were found to be
In tea& coincidence upon every p‘int admitting of ; and.
I therefore. Gentlemeu, you, who have given proof of fo much good
fenfe and independence of (pink, will net be furprised, if as to
fume matters, my fentiments, and of courfc my vote maybe found
oppohte to that of my colleague; nor can I, from my prefeet
comparative unacquaintance with parliamentary concerns, pro.
mite that my exertions will be, in their effed, equal to Ma: but.
this I promife you, Gentlemen, that, in whatever relates to the
preventing of a wafts of the pubic nicety, in whatever reLtes
a reftoratica of the bitting. of the Conftitution, and particularly
thole connected with the freedom of elettion (which I omit en
this occaflos has been preferred), and -the einktquent purity an t
Independence oldie Hottfe of Commons, y a 0131 i ithd 111 C in point
tat endeavour at leak, not inferior to any Member that ever has
had. or ever will fan. a feat In that Houk.
With a due Leah tithe Important duty horded upon me, with
a firm refoludon eunfekstioully to difcbarge that duty, and wan
an undoes hope that I hall be able Jo fame degree to contribute
towards your podpethy Lid happinefs, and the good of my ono-
try, I have the huoune to be Goitkinen. •
Your devoted bumble Servant,
Hanky tired, May 23, sky. cOCHRANE.