Star.
London, England, 1807-05-07 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER. ELECTION.

This morning, by eight o'clock* Covent•garden was
a feene of tumult and confution, and the crowd was
at leaft as great, If not greater than on any fdrmcr
occafion.

The Hollings began to fill „about nine o'clock—
Mr. EtAtor, the brewer, was the firft candidate who
appeared, and he was Witted by a tumultuous cry of
‘. No Brewers," Upti,‘ Burdett for ever," wbich lalled
until Mr. G nitrous; as the friend of Mr. PA UL L came
forward and addreffed the..Elettors.

Mr. Gluons Rated, that baying
.underßood that
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT WAS to be put in nomination,
be thought it highly proper previouffy to detail a fcene
of political ap rltaty and fraud which had been aged
towards Mr. Paull by perfons calling themfelves the
friends of Sir Francis Burden.
Here the High Bailiff Rope Mr. Otssous from
proceeding, by infiffiug that he had ruiright to (peak"
until the hufinefs was regularly opened.
About ten o'clock Lord Coc H RAN e appeared upon
the Huffing", attended by Mr. WI LLOCIC, of Gulden-
fqoare, and Mr. RICHARDSON, of the Lottery Office.
His Lordfhip was received with great applaufe, and
attraded much attention from the fmiling compla-
cency, and good humour, with which he received
the congratulations of the people:
After the ufual forms had' been gone through, of
reading the Proclamation, &c. by the High Bailiff,
Mr. ADAMS, of Dean.ftreet, came forward, and in
a few words nominated Sir FRANCIS BUIDITT as a
Candidate.—( Loud applaufer.)
Mr. GIBBONS then came forward, and again ad-
dreffed the Eledors. He witted now to give that
explanation which he was formerly prevented from
doing. He Rated, that after the refolution; had
been paired at the Crown and Anchor, by a large
body of the Eledors, porporting, that Sir. Francis
Burden and Mr. Paull fhould be pot in nomination .
jointly, a fmall number of perfons had waited until
the meeting had difperfed, and then drew up refolu-
tion•, which they had publiihed, difapproving of the
condo& of Mr. Paull, and fuggelling Sir Francis
Borden as the proper Candidate. This was the po-
litical fraud and apoßacy he had to complain of.—
[A mixture of applaufe and difapprobation here en•
fued—fome cried " No Paull," and others " Burdett
for ever !"]
Mr. GRAHAM then put Mr. SHERIDAN in nomina-
tion as a Candidate ; but, from the tumult that en-
fued, we could only hear a few words of the (hurt
addrefs he delivered. He recommended Mr. Sheri•
dan as the true friend of his country, and the fup•
porter of its liberties for twenty•feven years raft.
Mr. Wittoca then propofed Lord COCHRAN,' in
an appropriate Ipeech. True merit, he (aid, needed
no advocate. His Lordthip's brave anions, in the
fervice of his Country, fpoke for themfelves. As to
his political principles, he knew them to be truly
independent ; but he would leave that part of his
Lordthip's qualifications to be explained from his
his own lips.—(loud applaofes.)
Mr. RICH AMMON leconded the nomination.
Lord COCHRAN, • then came forward, and was re•
ceived with loud acclamations—lndeed the genuine
and unaffeded good humour his countenance dif
played, could not fail to gain him a patient hearing.
To one of the populace who feemed anxious to inter. I
rupt him, his Lordfhip obferved, " My good fellow,
wait till you know me, and you'll be the bell friend
I have here I" His Lordfhip then jumped out from
the Huffing' and Banding forward upon the narrow
wooden bar, which feparates the cooßables from the
populace, addrelred theft in the following terms :

Gentlemen, all I want is a fair hearing,,--(loud
ioujii)—l don't want you to buy a pig in a pock—
! (here the loud laughter and hwew e. the popalesee enter-
! rived him for a few minute.)-If .you don't like me
when you have heard me, whrefhen rejeft me at once.
Gentlemen, had I not beanetonvinced that you were
independent mai, I would not have the impudence to
offer myfelf before you.
" Gentlemen, I Rand upon the footing of pedal
independence, unconnefted with any perfon what-
ever. Gentlemen, I'll tell you what I mean by the
word independence—No man can be independent
who is brought forward by any party, to vote for or
againß any particular fet of men, without reference
to neeafures. I fay, meafures and not men ought to
be fuppcnted. Gentlemen, I am no puppet, let up
to dance before you here by the Lords of the Trea-
fury, as you have too often feen.—[ Loud hu z z as.]—
I am the friend of my country, and its Conftitution.
I. am not even perfonally acquainted w ith a fingle
one of his Majeßy's prefent Miniaers, and I only
know a very few of the late Adminiftration.
" You have been told, Gentlemen, that a Naval
man is an improper Candidate : but did they know
any thing about the fervice who told you fo They
fhould have told you of other perfons who are unfit
for being Members of Parliament, as well as Naval
Officers. Is a puppy who delights to drive his cur-
rides and horfes over the necks of the people. a fit
Candidate to rpprefent you in Parliament ?—tik. loud
cry of No Brewers. No Dancing Puppies. No men
that won't fight.]—Gentlemen, Is a fellow a proper
Candidate to reprefent you, who fquares his month to
tickle the ears of his hork—a fellow who, with the
brains of an afs, delights to flourifh the guts of a
beaft round (lie head of a brute, in order to pleafe
the Ladies in Bond-greet ?—[Loud Laughter and
hurtas, which lalled for leveret minutes.]—ls loch
a creature fit to be- a Legiflator, Gentlemen ? No
I'll be d—d if he is-l—f Loud Cheers.]
" Now, Gentlemen, I'll tell you what my pre-
tenfions are ; and, as it rains very hard, I will not
detain you long, although I could fpeak two hours;
and 1 think you begin to like to hear me.—[Loud
applaufes]. Gentlemen, lam not entitled to fpeak
of my fervices myfclf, but I mean to pledge my paR
conduit and charafter as a fecurity for the perform.
ance of my promifes.
"Gentlemen, I am an enemy to plunder, peculation,
corruption, tyranny, and oppreffion, wherever it is
to be found. I have been a long time kept at a dif
tance from the feat of Government, in the fervice of
my Country; and I did not know the fcenes of cor:
ruption that were going on at home : but I am ac-
quainted, from Hitiory, with what the Conaitution
was, in times of purity, and I (hall do my endeavour:
to reftore it to that enviable [late. Gentlemen, I
know that plunder and terrible abufes prevail in every
department ; and it is not in the power of Members
of Parliament, who have left the fervice for many
years, to know praftically, as I do, the abufes in the
Naval Department, of late years.
"Gentlemen, it is the fame in the Military Service
as it is at home: when an honeft man is put at the
head of affairs, all goes on pretty fmoothly and fair-
ly ; but when a new Commander in Chief is appoint-
ed, of a different charafler, every thing falls back
into its old Rate of plunder and corruption. One
day there is oppreffion and tyranny exercifed, and the
next day quite a contrary fyftem is adopted.
" I base now a few words to fay about Members
of Parliament. Gentlemen, you have heard much
about reformation in Parliament ; but I'll tell you
what will knock that bufinefs on the head at once.
I am an enemy to all finecure placemen and pen-
fioners, and I with that the Bribery and Corruption
Oath which is adminiftered to the Candidates at an
Eleftion, was alfo adminillered to every Member of
Parliament before he was allowed to vote on any
queaion. Do you think, Gentlemen, that any
Member of the Houfe of Commons would perjure
himfelf, and vote with the Minifter, to obtain a dirty
petition ?—[A loud cry of All, all, all!' from the
Eleftors of Weaminfter.]
" That may be. Gentlemen, but I declare, upon
my honour, and take Goo to witnefs, that lam
not one of that kind, and that I will be the firft, if
I am returned to Parliament, to point out and hold
up to the Public the man whom I fufpeft to be
thus perjured.—[Loud huzzas.]—Now, Gentlemen,
as a great deal has been faid about the King dif.
miffing his (en rants, I think I have a right to fay fome-
thing about it too !—[Loud laughter.]—Do you
think that Minifters would go to difmifs themfelves
from their fine fat fituations ? If the King has not a
right to difmifs his fervants, who the devil has ? Are
we to wait till they difmifs themfelves ?—[Loud
laughter]—Now, Gentlemen, I won't detain you any
longer. I think I have faid enough to convince you
that I come here on perfealy independent principles.
I declare to Goo I am fupported by no party and no
Miniller whatever, and I pledge myfelf to hunt down
plunder, peculation, corruption, bribery, finecure
placemen and penfianers wherever I can find them.
[Loud and repeated huzzas]. And if his Majefty's
prefent Miniaers d 3 not aft upon a fyftem of eco•
nomy and oppofition to corruption and peculation, I
hope his Majefty will have fpirit enough once more
to difinifs them from his Prefence with the difgrace
they will deferve "
His Lordthip then retired, amid loud and reiterated
(hoots of applaufe.
Colonel R, •. of the W

.ostasow, eflminflep Voluntet. _
then came forward and propofed Mr. ELLior, and
that Gentleman afterwards made a fpeech which we
undertlood to be an avowal of his principles, but the
noife of the populace was fuch we could net dißinely
hear a tingle fentence.
Mt. G sox then addreffed the EleEtors. He main•
coined that Mr. Paull had done nothing yet to forfeit
the good opinion of the Eleitors of Weilminller,
(loud applaufes.) He had watched his conduit Rep
by Rep, (ince he firft came forward in the carafe of
Wellmintter, and the refult was; that he confideted
him a proper perton to reprefent that City in Parlia
meat. He concluded by nominating Mr. Paull as a
Candidate—[Loud Applaufes, and (bouts of" Paull
for ever Pl.
Mr. Gamsaw here aficed,if, Mr. Graaons had any
authority from Mr. Paull hinsfalf, to put him in no.
mination ? Mr. Gluons Paid the quettion was pre.
mature.
The ufual ceremony of a Phew of bands was then
gone through, but in fuch a tumultuous manner, that
it could not be accurately afcertained which were the
, favourite Candidates, fo that a Poll was demanded by

all of them, as wi believe in unuftially gheat thew of
hands was made in favour of Lord Cocbrane.
Mr. SHERIDAN arms not prefent on the Hollings
when he was nominated.
Mr. PAD LL's recovery becomes more anobtful e•e,s,
day ; and it is now thought ti at am, ua• o wl.i
he has hitherto rAfted. mat he retorted to.

The Friends of Lord COCHRANE we 'evened
to dine at Willis's R• ants, King-ftreet. St. James s, viri Satur-
day the ninth init.int at five o'clock.

JOHN WI LLOCk, Efq. in the C.ait.

Tickets. Iss. 6d. each, to be had at the Thatched lion& Tavern.
St. jameesttrect; and if is 1 articularly rcquettcd thit Gealemen
will apply for their Tickets !aura to 11101tOW night. that it may
be known how many to provide for.

There has been tome rioting at Liverpool. It was
reported that Mr. Roscos's houfe had been burnt hT
the mob. This is not a fsfl. Tne Riot Aft wAs
read ; and Colonel WILLtAMSdN h d hi. horfe killed
under him before the riot was qne Led. Several peo-
ple have been taken into cuftody. Mr. Roscoe has
declined the contell.

The t wo Candidates for Banbury we►e, Mr. NAM
the bankers and the Right Hon. DVDLIT N9a rn
The numbers, at the clofe of the pull, were, 9 and 9;
of courfe there is a double return, and it is doubtful
whether the Mayor can give a calling vole.

Mr. CHM'Las ELI.u, fon in law of Admiral Sir
Pm% rocsa, Bart. has declared himfelf a third
candidate fur the county of Surrey.
Sir CHRISTOPHER BaYN as, Bart.' has declared
himfelf a Candidate for the County of Middlcfix.
joHN STANITARTH. Efq. and Lord MAHON, were
returned Members for Hull, and chaired on the
sth infant.

Members returned for Wefikury, on the 6th May,
the Hon. EDWARD LASCRLLRS, fon of Lord Hete•
wont), and GLYNN WYNN, of Lincoln's Inn, Efq.
Jams s DouoLas, Efq. jun. of Orchardton, a ne-
phew of Sir W/4. DOUGLAS, (lams fur the Stewartry
of Kiikcodbright.