Star.
London, England, 1802-08-17 00:00:00

NORFOLK SCRUTINi.

The whole of Friday was employed in arguing
the queaion, whether the High Sheriff ftiould
change the mode he had hitherto adopted of al-
lowing Mr. Cots and Sir J. ASTLEY to make each
an objeEtion to Colonel Wonallousa's votes as fe-
parate Candidates ; or, whether they (hould be
reduced to one ol jeCtion, as joint ctutcGdates
Mr. COOPER, Counfel for Colonel Woo MOMS, I
contended at great length, and with confiderable
ingenuity, that to allow two candidates, known
to be in the fame interest, to make two objeClions,
was, in effeCt, to give one fide the unfair advan-
tage_ of two to one.
Mr. MACKINTOSH, Counfel for Mr. COKE, in
MOIL powerful and brilliant fpeech, contended, that
it was impoffible for the law to notice any thing
fo vague and popular as the fuppofition of a joint
interest in two candidates; that the statute ex-
prefsly allowed an objeaion to every party to the
fcrutiny in their turn ; and that being a general
' law, it muff be fo conflrue I as equally to take ef-
feet, where all the candidates were adverfe, as
where two of them might be friendly to each other.
Opinions of eminent Counfel were produced on
both fides; Mr. MANSFIELD'S, in favour of the
conaruCtion contended for by Col. WODIHOUSE ,•
Mr. ERSKINS'S and Mr. G. Witson's, in favour of
that fupported by Mr. COKE and Sir J. AsTLET.
Infinuations were thrown out that the latter opi-
nions were influenced by party fpirit, which Mr.
MACKINTOSH repelled with a fpirit and vigour
which did equal honour to his powers as an orator,
and to his feelings as a man.
The affeffor has poftponed giving judgmeat on
this important point till Monday.
The refult of the proceeding has hitherto been,
that Sir J. ASTLEY has added FORTY SEVEN votes
to hi: Majority, by a Scrutiny which his ontoncnt
Brodeltotle demanded !

On Thurfday fall, the Common Clerk of the
Borough of Dunfermling, figned and delivered
his indenture to the Sheriff of Fife, returning the
Hon. Capt. ALEXANDER cOCHRANE Of the Royal
Navy, and Sir JOHN HENDERSON, of Fordel, Bart.
to attend and ferve in the enfulng Parliament for
that clafs or diftria of boroughs. This, it is be-
lieved, is the fief inflance of a MuMe Return from
Scotland. Each of the Gentlemen fo returned
acquires thereby a right to the title and all the
privileges of a Member of Parliament, lave only
that of voting, which neither is entitled to till after-
the Houfe have decided on the merits of the Return
in the firft place, and afterwards on the merits of
the eloaion itfelf.

GARRAT ELECTION.—In expettation of meet.
ing the Committee of Sir Harry Dimfdak, a numer-
ous aliemblage of the Friends of that worthy Can.
didate for the honours of Garrati, took place yef-
terday evening, at feven o'clock, in a Public-houfe
near Wiatdmill.ftreet, Tottenham-Court-Road.—
Letters had been difpatched to all the (*misted
Candidates for the Now Parliament, offering them
a fair chance for the diftindions of the day, pro.
vided they would come forward with the needful.
—Several Gentlemen fent their excufes, declaring
that they had fuffered fo much by their late unfuc-
ccfsful canvas, as to difcourage them from that of
Garrett! This grand eledion was confequently
poftponed, of which- no doubt the Public will be
fufficientl y informed.
One of the mob who drew the Carriage of Sir
FRANCIS BuxuETT, from his Tavern-dinner, at
Enfield, on Saturday, loft his life. The Coroner
has fummoned a Jury to fit on his body. Several
perfons were bruited, and otherwife much injured.
On Thurfday were landed at Plymouth, fifteen
large cafes, full of curious pillars, flatues, infctip-
tions, &c. from Egypt, !hipped in la DIANE, of
44 guns, Captain STA n mon, at Alexandria. by
order of Lord Er.c IN.

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The floop which was made a prefent to Sir Swi-
lls's SMITH by the Dey of Algiers,at traded much
notice at Greenwich on Thurfday, in confequence
of its novel appearance and its fingular rigging.
—The malts are not upright as in Englifit velfels,
but lean towards the Item. The cabin is richly
gilt, and from the thape of the velfel, the feems to
be a fate and good failer.
Mr. Coops made his appearance at Plymouth
Theatre, on Friday night 'ail, in the character of
Sir Pedinax Mulieophant, in the Man of the World,
before a crowded Houk, and met with unbounded
applaufe. Mifs Dixon was alfo well received in
Leonora in the Padlock. The fine weather has
again fet in, in that neighbourhood, mud} to the
confutation of all claffes of people.

The public rage of teeing Balloons was carried
to fuch a pitch in the purfuit after Mr. BARIZTT'S
Balloon on Friday, that between three anetfour
hundred perfons were ambled on both Galleries
of St. Paul's Cathedral. They began to aliena-
ble about three o'clock, and many continued till
it was fo dark that they could hardly find their
way down the flaircafe. Numbers were likewife
on the monument.
The Guildford landlord lays he has no notion of
waiting upon Lawyer:, being himfelf a Gentleman
of the Bar.
BARRATT, the aeronaut, is an apothecary. He
declares be never had fo many patient: in the courfe
of his profeffional life, as at Greenwich.
It would feem, that the commerce of the French
Republic is rapidly reviving. From the 2 tft of
November laR to the t9th of July, there arrived
at Havre 458 foreign veffels. The tonnage and
cargoes of chefe velfels are not noticed.
A letter from Vienna, dated July 28, fays—The
ablell Phytcians, it is faid,have been invited hither
ftom Paris and London, to hold a cbnfultation
with the celebrated Dr. QIIARIN, phylician to his
Royal Highnefs the Archduke CHARM, refpeft-
ing the health of that Prince. fo dear to the people
of Au fli ia, and fo much efteemed in Europe. We
expea befides others, the Phyfieian who reftored
the health of the KING of Esc; Lea %and the
Of PORTUGAL. It now appears beyond all doubt,
that their MAJ asTi es will go to Venice in thr cow ae
.ntember or ()Bober, to receive the oath of
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