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felt. It had been fitted yelierday, that he had ail.'
plied for the fecond votes of thole who polled for Sir
Francis Burdett, and offered his fecond votes in re-

turn. But he allured the Electors, upon his honour,
that he had never Aced a vote for any other Candi-
date, and that it was only for the purple of obtain-
ing the fecund vote of the independent Etc/tors that
he had:made any application. He had never afked
a vote for any other Candidate, and on that ground
he had abßained, during the conteß, from making
any comments upon the qualifications of the refpec-
live Candidates, only as to a queffion which be had
looked upon as his duty to notice, the freedom of
eleCtion. With refpe& to the illiberal remarks that
had been made refpetling his being only a political
impollor, he left it to the Elea, rs to decide what
weight was due to them, confider iag the perfons from
whom they came. He had then only to thank them
for their fupport, and to allure them that, if they
fhould return him, he would maintain the principles
he had avowed, and (tumid luppor t all good meafures
in Parliament, whether brought forward by Mini-
tiers or by Oppo(ition.—[Applaufes and hiffe..]
Mr Jra pros began by Rating. that what he men-
tioned yederday relative to the Noble Lord's appli•
cation to fome of Sir Francis Burden's voters, to
give their fecond votes to his Lordfhip, and that he
lhonld have no objection to make a return, was com-
municated by the Chairman of one of Sir Francis Bur
den's Committees. But, as the Noble Lord denied this
llatement, the Eleitors would have only to put the
credit r f this Chairman againli the denial of the
Noble Lord, and form their opinion from the com-
parifon—[A cry of Hear, hear !] 'rite Honourable
Gentleman proceeded to animadvert cn the Noble
Lord's indultry to coiled and infifi upon charges
againli the late Miniary, while he fo fludioufly
ab-
Rained from any cenfure upon the prefent. The
Noble Lord, however, teemed to think it jolt to wait
for a fair trial of the prefent Minillers, befo-e any
decifinn was formed as to their charafter. But was
it necefftry to try them ? Were they not fufficiently
tried already ? Could any man, at all acquainted
with their pames, hefitate to pronounce upon them ?
[Loud applaufes]. The Noble Lord had laid, that
as yet thole Minitters had done nothing. What, had
Lord Melville done nothing? [Applaufe.] Had
Lord Hawkefbury done nothing ? And would not
the friends of humanity any where, but the people of
Ireland in particular, he forward to elk, had Li-rd
Call lereagh done nothing ?—[Lund cries of hear,
hear.] As to the minor protpedus of the frefent
hliniitry, (laid Mr Jennings). to mention their
names would be fufficient to infure your contempt.
—We fee that their reptile fetibblers are endea-
vouring to abufe the man whom you fupport. But
we know them, we are in poffeffion of fame curious
information refpeding them, and unlefs they mend
their manners we will expole fuch proceedings as
mutt excite univerfal execration—[Applaufe] They
accule us of being the fpreaders of (edition, but we
fpurn the accufation. We are loyal to ourdovereign,
we refpe& the true dignity of the nobles, but what
we love and revere molt is the independent principle
of popular rights (loud applaufes). If we but loc.
teed in obtaining purity of election, all die we defire
mutt follow, and the gond old fpirit of the Britifh
Conflitnion sill revive ; lawlefs power will be re-
!trained, and the liberties of the people will he re•
eltabli•hed and fecured. The Honourable Gentleman
concluded with exhorting the people (lilt to continue
their exertions in favour of Sir Francis Burdett. They
had fought a great battle, and they had conquered;
but the more confpicuous their victory, the more
important the recult. The greater the numbers that
tiipported Sir Francis Burdett, the greater the autho-
rity which would attach to his exertions in their fa-
your in the Houle of Commons, and of courfe it was
defirable that he ffiould be returned, if puffible, by a
majority of thoufands.
Mr. THOMAS SH6RIDAN flepped forward, and was
received with acclamations of applanfe. He proceed-
ed to (late the reafons alligned, not the objections
offered to the fupport of his father in this conteft.—
Some complained that his father had not made a
per fonal canvafs—but he fly uld have thought that
the whole of his public condo& was the bell canvafs
that could be made for him. To thofe, Paid the Hon.
Gentleman, who make this complaint, I fhould fay,
look at the progrtfs of my father's political life—look
at the principles be has aliened, and I may add, the
talents which he putrefies to maintain thofe principles,
and then I would alk whether this be not the bell
felicitation for your votes?—[Applaufe.]—lf you fee
your friend contending agaiati a powertul enemy, or
on the point of drowning, would you decline to
afford him any Alliance unlefs he called cut for
aid ?—[A cry of Hear ! hear !]—Let grangers
intreat your fupport, and fecond their intreaties by
promifes—but let the tecollettion of his Cervices ope•
rate upon your minds—and let you be as voluntary
and ardent in his fupport as he has been in fupport
of you and your rights.—[Loud plaudits.]—The
Noble Lord, Gentlemen, has Rated among other
claims to your fupport, that fince his eledlion to the
Houle of Commons he attended two nights. [Laugh.
ter and applaufes.]—He has alto Rated, if I meat&
rightly, that the late difrolution was an unmixed
good, becaufe it gave him an opportunity, Gentlemen,
of reltoring to you, the Eleetors of Wellminfier, your
liberty, by removing my father and his colleague.
How conies it, Gentlemen, that this Naval Lord
Mould be fo anxious to fupport your liberties ? Bin
that may not be the object he has in contemplation.
Perhaps, the unmixed good he means is his own dif-
miffal from' Parliament, which is a good I hope that
you, Gentlemen, will confirm to him upon this °eta-
lion.—[Laughter and applaufe.]—One word, Gen-
tlemen, as to the Rate of the other Candidates, which
I with to be heard within the Millings. There is one
(tip the Burden, which fails a firtl rate upon the cur-
rent of public opinion, and there is another which fails
along with it, calling itfelf the Independence.—[A
Jaugh.]—This veffel pretends to be a neutral ; but I
ffirewcity fufpeet, that it belongs to the enemy, al-
though in confequence of being Rrongly preffed, it
has thrown its government difpatches and fecret in-
fir udions overboard. [Loud laughter and fhouts from
the croud.]—Yellerday this veffel hoilled the Union
Jack, but the lignal was not attended to ; and if we
could prevail on Commodore Burdett to lie-to a little,
and lend us a few bands, I have no doubt that we
lhnuld (non give this veffel loch a broadfide as would
fend her to the bottom.—[Peal. of laughter and ap-
plaufel—You are.Gentlernen, very naturally anxious
that Sir Francis Burdett fhould be fecute, and let

that be the care with all my heart and fool : hot re-
coiled, that by neutralizing any' of his votes with
refpeit to my father, you are afting the part (.f hot:
tility againa ns, and expofing yourfel7m to the On•
ger of returning a candidate whore tenets y Ave
every reafnn to doubt.—[A pplatifes.]
therefore, of Mr. Jennings's fpeech, which recanstann-
ded this neutrality I cannot but deprecate.—[Ap-
, plaufes]—and exhort you to a different line of con-
Applaufes 3—ln the courfe of my canvafs,
many Voters have told me that they would came up
if they could be dant ; and have Aced m: has be
any. chance ?" to which I have anfwered.
every chance, if you will give i• to him."—[l.an2,h•
ter and applanfes.]--,I beg the Eldlors •to remember
the dellion of that great man Mr. Fos; who WAI the
greated [soak and the greatelt lots this country ever
had—who had the honour of a diltinelion higher Oars
any King could give, namely—that or reprefenting
this celebrated city. It will be remembered that u; -
on one of his eldliont he had on one day but tore
votes, on the next four, and yet when the tide I.f
public opinion fet in his favour, he polled t too v..ters
in one day, which gained him his eldlion. Why then,
I laid Mr. Sheridan, let ns exert the fame energy, t
which I know yon are difpofed and capable, and there
( can be no doubt of the fame refult. l'his fpeech
was followed, and frequently it.terrupted by the
londeft plaudits.;
Mr.G11130?4, declared his determination to ftipport
, both Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Sheridan.

Mr. Powart energetically called upon the people of
Weaminfler to make the vietory conclufive, by return-
ing men whore talents and virtues would, throughout
the civilized world, reflex honour upon thole who
chore them ; and such men they could eafily find in
Sir F. Burdett and Richard Brinfley Sheridan.

THIRTEINTH DAY% THUIL:DAY, MAY st.--State
of the poll at I o'clock this day—•

BURDETT
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NAUTICAL INTELLIGEN:CE.

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PENZANCE. MAY 18.
Since my lall arrived the Ranter of Scilly, frim
Cork, with provifions for this place ; and this morn-
ing the SWALLOW (loop of war, Captain MILNER,.
from a cruize, having with her the fmuggling curter
the Lord Nelfon of Guernfey, which was dilcovered
in the aft of running her cargo near the Lizard, but
was boarded before fhe run the whole, yet not in
time to prevent the people from (loving near 200
ankers nn hoard, in confequence of which there were
upwards of two feet brandy, &c. in the hold.

FALMOUTH, MAY
Sailed this morning, the outward bound Mediter•
ranean fleet, under convoy of his Majelly's (hips Ss.
RAPIS, of 44 guns, HERALD, and CHILDERS ; alto the
following packets, with mails; the Princefs Augufla,
Sr. A onyx, with mails of the sth inftant, for Malta
and Gibraltar; Duke of Kent, CoaTiswoarte, with
mails of the 6th infant, for Jamaica : Duke of Mort-
trofe, Dva PLY, with mails of the 6th inflant,for New
York and Halifax ; Princefs Elizabeth, KIDD, with
mails of the sth and tub inflant, fur Lifbon. Ar-
rived the (hip Weymouth, Lieutenant LLOYD, with
floes, from Plymouth. Sailed the American brig
Romeo, CURRAN, for St. Übe's ; the (hip Vrow Ma-
ria, LUCAS, for Senegal; and the (hip Ceres, Paxson,
for Jamaica. Arrived his Majefty's brig RAVEN, of
16 guns, Captain GRANT, from Plymouth, with the
outward bound Lifbon and Oporto fleets ; the (hip
William and John, Captain Hstassa, from Pont
mouth, for Quebec, very leaky. Wind E.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 19.

Sailed the Mans's icatrr, of 74 guns, to j )in the
Channel Fleet ; WEirmourn, of 36 guns, for Fal-
mouth; Haitt.Eqpitt, of 18 guns, for Scilly; and
Mosst.LE, of t 8 guns, for Falmouth, to take the
trade for the Streights. Came in the EMULOUS, of
18 guns, from the -Eaftward.