Star.
London, England, 1807-05-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

We have known for Tome time back, that arrange-
menu were making for an expedition on a large kale
to the Continent. We now can inform our Readers
that thefe arrangements are nearly completed, and
that embarkation will fpeedily take place at Rarnf-
gate, Margate, and Portfmouth, at one and the fame
time. In a few days we hope :o lay before the rea-
ders of the STAR, a correet lift of the Staff of the
Grand Army. We believe all ranks of our readers,
particularly the military, will learn with pleafure,
that to fo very able and energetic a leader as Lnrd
CATHCART, the chief command is to be entrufted.
His Lordship is arrived in town for that purpofe.
Under him will ferve Generals SPENCER, M'FARL AN E.
Lord PAGET, BAIRD, and others of our moll darling
Officers. Betides the whole of the King's German
Legion, Artillery. Cavalry, and Infantry, a force of
15,000 men, the Foot Guards, feveral regiments of
our other infantry, a large cavalry force, and a very
large train of artillery, will be embarked. In mili-
tary circles, the brigades are mentioned, the 7th,
toth, and 14,h Light Dragoons. Perhaps the fineft
brigade that ever was formed, will be commanded
by Lord PAGET. The gallant Colonel D3RR lEN is
to have a heavy brigade, confiffing of the Blues,
Scott?. Greys, and King's Dragoon Golrds• We
have likewife juft heard the names of tome of our
ablell Colonels, who are to have infantry brigades, with
brevet rank. Several of the regiments of this Grand
Expedition will come forward from Ireland, and fe.
venal of the 2d battalions will be employed. Su
many regiments will go on this fervice, that the duty
at home will devolve entirely on the veteran and gar
rifon battalions and on the militia, which laft are
certainly the fineft of our troops.
The noble and gallant corps, the tsith Light Dra-
goons, and 7ph Highland Regiment, who lately
came home fkeletons from India, after having remain-
ed nearly thirty years there, are now beginning to
recruit their numbers. Thefe two corps have now
attained a name nos inferior to the Innifkillings, 4oth,
42d, the Royal. hint, the Scots Royals, or any crack
regiment in the fervice. On their colours and dref.,
they have got badges, emblematical of their atchieve-
, ments.

Report lays, that the gallant Sir Jow N Dov Ls, Bart.
whofc regiment, the 67th, lately acquired fuch im•
mortal honour, is likely to go out to command in
South America.
General WARD, of the late Horfe Grenadiers, is
likely to fucceed Sir GEORG& NiVAT in the Lieute-
nant Government of Portfmouth.
Among the regiments coining from Ireland for the
Grand Expedition, the 111, or Royal Dragoons, com-
manded by the noble Colonel De Gat v, it is Paid, will
be one.

The Swifs Regiment de Meuron is now at Guern-
fey, and fall completing its numbers.
The following Regiments of Infantry, are em-
barked at Portfmouth

13th.
3 Ob, 12 Danalion.
slab, rft Bonißoa, or Cameronianr.
soilk ad lbMabee.
:oth. Vaasa Battalion.
The German Battalion of the both Regiment, as
well as the whole of the King's, German Legion
are concentrating in Kent, and will embark from
Deal, Ramfgate, and Margate.
The 7th, Bth, sad, soth, and 63d, will come from
Ireland to join the Grand Exredition.

NEW PARLIAMEN't

MEMBERS E.Litaran..

D: utast eta r—.l-Tenry Grattan and Robert Sbpre.
DUBLIN TYNIVVISIT Feder.
Him:mu —WM Beek teed and Benjamin Hashonfe.
WILTON—RaIph Sheldon and Chatle4 Herbert.
FAST Lnoz—Capt Butler and --- Vanderheyden.
WVIT Loot—Ralph Allen Daniell and Janie* Buller.
MITCHtLL—Hon Capt. Gower and George Gilway Mina.
TR coon Col. O'Callaghan and Godfrey Wentworth.
Taulto— the Honourable Edward tiofeawen and Colonel 3.

Lemon.
Lisit e A RD—Lord Hamilton and the Hon. W. Eliot.
Pr N RYN—Charles Lemon and Henry SWIM.
LISTWITHIRL ...•••••••••-• Maitland and HoWord.
CA RMARTNRN COUNTY-I.ol'd Robert Seymour.
Cu lonia c-T. Cholmondeley and Davies Davenport.
CAR NA RYON Cot:wry—Sir Robert Williams.
Pampa our... Hugh Barlow.
Snoa an A as—Sir C. M. Burrell, Bart. and T. Shelley.
Ba CCON COONTY—Coloncabomas Wood.
GLAMORGAN—Lord William Stuart.
STA FPO R Di WIRR—Sir E. I.ittleton, Bart. and Lord G. L. Gower
13RAMIII.R—Mr. Burrell and Mr. Shelley.
Boobs tt.—Sir W. Oglander, Bart and DRVIoNg Giddy.
CAMELFORDLOrd Henry Petty and A. Adair, Efq.

CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

Smaawsavay.—State of the P.-11, 9.h day.
Hon William Hill 495 Hon. G. Bennett 296
T. Jones, Efq Sat
DORSIT.—State of the Poll.
Mr. Pitt . 1332 Mr. Portman ' 938
Mr. Becket 1031
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NOTT11101i•149 MAT 16.—State of the Poll. •
Sml:h - zoo Crompton 573
Coke . 787
PRLSTON, MAY 16.—State of the Poll.
Lord Stanley - 1047 J. Hugon, Efq. - 943
S. Herrocks, Efq. - 1029
Lamcarrea, MAY 16.—State of the Poll, Bth day.
Mr Patten - 1343 Mr. Cawtborne - 88.7
Mr. Dent 3344 Mr. DOeeton • 874
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ST. Ivan.—Final dole.
Sir Walter Sterling • 147 Charles Ccekerell - 125
Samuel Stephens - 147 Capt. Woolmere - 123
Dustin llama:Ls:vv.—Final dole.
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Mr. nailer ---
- 4S Mr. Macklin - 4
NAWkr, Mar t I.—State of the Poll.
Mr. Corry -4) Lieut. General Needham 17.
Sussex.—State of the Poll.
Hen. Cba#s Wyndham 5634 Fuller • 1426
Colonel Sergifon 1461

ELECTION.

••-
YENTH DAY—MONDAY, MAY 4.
At the dole of the Pull this day, the numbers
were,
Fir FRANCIS BOIDCTT • s7lll
Lord COCIIIIIINZ • 1158
ELLIOT .. • 1734
SI/ERMAN • • 658
Mr. SHERIDAN, having flepped forward on the
front bar, began by cm:felling, that although he was
not fo nimble as the Noble Lord, and therefore had
not heretofore taken that pofition in which he now
appeared, yet that he felt his fpirit and mind quite
unbroken. To this pinion he was, however, today
prompted to advance fr:)m the nature of the fubjeft
upon which he had to addrefs the Eleetors ; and he
felt the leis unwilling to occupy it, becaufe he was
fore that if, in the eagernefs of attion, he ()mold fall
either backwards or forwards, he would fall among
friends [Loud laughter.] To the Speeches of the other
candidates, he Aferved, that he had never taken (le.
cation to reply immediately after their delivery, while
all thefe Gentlemen who followed him had the ripper.
(unity of making any ufe they pleafed of any thing he
fail. He was not averfe that the other candidates made
any ufe they thought proper of whatever he advan-
ced ; and he would go farther in laying, that he
would not-attempt at the time to make any reply,—
This was the fyftem which he had determined to
put fue throughout the elelion ; for he was not
afraid of any advantage that could be taken of any
thing he laid, becaufe he fpnke ftraight forward. He
did not want to fupport his caufe by the ahufe of the
abfent—by throwing the flighteft imputation upon
any of the other Candidates. He did not find it ne-
celfary to leek the eflablifhment of charafter for him-
kV by depreciating the charafter of other s,and inftead
of (hiving to conciliate fupport by profeffions, he
could refer to the recolleCtion of his pall conduel.-
-[Applatife.]—To this cattle he had refolved to
adhere. • To abflain from noticing the obfervations
of any candidate on the evening of their delivery was
his fixed putpofe. But he was ready to confefs, that
this purpofe was put to a molt revert trial, and that
he was Ilrongly tempted to depart from that rule on
Saturday, from the manner in which mention had
been made of the name of Mr. Fox.—[Load cries of
hear I hear !]—The Gentlemen pretent had done
themfelves the higheß honour from the feelings
which they manifefled, when an afperlion was thrown
out upon the memory of their old and venerable
friend.—[Renewed cries of hear I hear I accompa-
nied by an explanation from Lard Cochrane, that he
did not mean to afperfe the charatller of Mr. Fox :
all that he reprobated was, the conchal of thofe
who took office with him, who certainly had done
no good to the country.] Mr. Sheridan returned,
with the expreffion of an hope, that the Noble
Lord would have the liberality to hear him through-
out, and then he would have an opportunity of
making his comments. The Noble Lord had wit
need that fympathy in the Gentlemen he addreffeds
which mutt nave been gratifying to his mind,
when an improper allot-ton was made to his father.
—But that Noble Lord would allow him to fay,
that there were feelings implanted in the human
breaft quire as Ilrongas thofe of confanguinity ; that
the influence of relationfhip was not more interelling
than the recolleition of old and facred friendfhip,
than the memory of that Multi-ions man whom fo
many efleemed as a brother, and :wards whom
Come that were young who heard him were entitled
to look with fentiments of filial refpell.—[Applaufes ]
—When Mr. Fox ceafed to live, he was perfuaded
that the caufe of private honour and friendthip loft
its higheß glory ; that public liberty 101 l its molt un-
daunted champion, and the caufe of humanity its molt
alive and ardent Apollle I [Loud applaufes.]—Per.
haps no man had ever lived fo eminently diflinguifh
ed for tbefe qualifications as Mr. Fox, both of head
and heart, which &rye to conciliate regard, and to
command refried. In him was united the moil
amiable difpolition, with the moll firm and refolute
fpirit—the mildeft manners with the molt exalted
mind. With tegard to that great man it might, in-
deed. well be Paid, that in him the braveft heart and
the molt enlarged mind fat enthroned upon the hat

of gentlenefs.—[Acclamations of applaufe.i—lt was
impoffible then that he could (peak i.f fuch a man,
much lets hear him traduced, without emotion.
[Cries of hear ! hear !]—He knew him well. He
was fully acquainted with his fentiments, and he had
not the flighteß hefitation to affert, that had not his
eloquent tongue been now dumb, and his heart beat
cold in the grave—had he been alive to vritnefs this
con'eft, he would, among all the other Candidata
(for he put himfelf out of the queaion) have gives
his vote in favour of Sir Francis Burdett.—[Loud
plaudits, which continued for Tome minutes.]....
The Noble Lord having difclaimcd any Podolia'
reflection, mutt at leaft admit that his exprersan.
conveyed an afperfion upon the friends and fol.
lowers of that i'luftrious man. As to the expreffion
WI, without pretending to any peculiar delicacy, or
nicety in the ufe of terms, he hoped he might be
muted from offering an infult to the ears of the
audience by repeating it.—[A. cry of hear ! hear!]
—But it feemed to mean this—that the Rowers
of Mr. Fox had no other view in their political
life than that of felfifli profit. Such appeared to
him to be the plain Englifh tranflation of shat lotaftblihre.
Noble Lord meant, without repeating the unfavory
fimile which had been already alluded to. From
what he knew of Mr. Fox, he was fully fatisfied that,
I. were he alive, he would not accept any compliment
I prefented to him at the expence of his friends.—
[Applauft.g —He would elk, who were thofe the
Noble Lord Paid had tailed of the bafer part
Fox ?—[" Lord Melville I" exclaimed a voice in the
crowd.]—Who halloos nut Melville? laid Mr. She.
rldan. No, ho, I will do the Noble Lord the Office
to believe that he did not mean Lord Melville.—[A
laugh, and a cry of hear, hear.]-..-Now, whom aid
the Noble Lord really intend to include in his cer..
lute upon the. followers of Mr. Fox ? Did lie mean
to queftion the pure, the patriotic, and dill nguillse4
attachment of the Ruffells, the Cavendithes, the
Howards, and the Pelhams ? or thofe who did
nouri'ond did honour alma alone to the a: Mousey
of the country Or did he in die Houle of Commons
intend toisupeach the motives or condo& of fuch a
man as Mr. Flamer, or fuch a man as Mr. Coke of
Norfolk, who when be had it fully in his power to
obtain it, (corned to hide in a coronet, that head
which be is entitled to hold fo high in the country;
who would not fink his name in a title ? or did the
I Noble Lord mean to comprehend the whole of Mr.
Fox's Friends in the cenfure he had fo delicately pro-
nounced ? For himfelf, he could fay,
that for ay
years, one year of which he had been in office, be
had been the friend of Mr. Fox. He was one of
thofe who preferred following that great man, in op-
portion to the participation of the profit or power
which belongs to the poffeffion of office. I was one
of thofe, Paid Mr. Sheridan, who had rather (hare in
the exile of Mr. Fox, and participate of his poverty,
if you pleafe, than pales any place or emolument
in the power of any Minifter or King to bellow.—
[Applaufe.]—l do not, of contfe, with to deprecate
any cenfure that may be pronounced upon the friends
of Mr. Fox On the contrary, there is no degree of
poithumous fame I define m 're than to be ranked
among thofe friends ; and when I die, the only epi-
taph I with to have infer ibed nn my tomb is tht—
" Here lies the friend of Mr. Fox."—[Shunts of ap-
plaufe—" Now at Elliot—Now for a wipe at the
Brewer," exclaimed the crowd]—Why, this to be lure,
is a firong call, laid Mr. Sheridan, and certainly right
and left is but fair play. [Mr. Elliot Banding on his
left hand.]—But I am a good deal exhaufled at pre-
fent. I !hell, however, take another opportunity,
Gentlemen, of attending to this call, and thall give
you a frefh tap —[A laugh.]—Here the Right Hon.
Gentleman palled to the quetticn relative to his origi-
nal apparent irrelcluticn, which he maintained did not
originate with him, but was attributable, among
other things, to the deference he had to the preten.
lions and reported purp,‘P. f Lord Percy, in conic-
quence. of the;indication u: that Noble Lord's chst-
raCter, which he witneffed upon the difcuffion of the
Slave Trade. It would be abfurd in him to pretend
that he had funds of his ov n tufficient to encounter
the expence of a conteßed elellion, but as far as de•
pended on his own energies, he world yield his pre-
tentions to no man. He was, however, determined
in cunfequence of the unfortunate refult of the mad!
between Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Paull, not to
enter into any oppofition agatrat the latter gentleman,
who was underarm(' to be a CandiJate ; but conceit.
ing both thefe Gentlemen, from their own declara-
tions, difinclined to Rand—as he heard with regard
to S:r Francis Burdett from a particular friend it
his—and with regard to Mr. Paull, from his own
advertifemont. With fuch confederations in his mind,
and aftuated by an opini it which he hoped was not
vain, that he was fomewhat more competent to re.
prefent Weßminfter than either Lord Cochrane or
Mr. Elliot, he determined to tland—[lhauts of sp•
plaufe.)—ln this determination, he confelled that he
was influenced by the afrutance of thole from whom
he received the feat which he at prefent held, that
if he fbould be returned for Wellminfler, that feat
would be transferred to his fon. Any man whohad
a fon, would, he hoped, feel this to be an exeuiable
motive for staion ; but the more prorninen, routire
in his mind was this, that if he Ihould lucceed fcr
Wellminfter, the people would thus, to ufe a phrafe
of Lord Caftlereagh, have two things to their bow
—they would have two fi iends to liberty in the
Houle of Commons inked of one.—Cloud applause. j
The Right Honourable Gentleman dwelt upon the
opportunity which he bad afforded to chore who ought
to Rand forward to maintain their own molt impoo
cant interells. If they decline to do fo, for there
yet was time enough to aa, they mutt be prepared
for the confequences, but no blame could attach to
him. The Right Honourable Gentleman concluded
with affuring the Elators of Weßmintier, that what.
ever might be the refult of this conteft, it thould ever
be his pride to enjoy their confidence and promote
their inteteßs ; that whether he Mould be the Re-
prefentative or not, they might command him
their. fervant.—[Loud and long continued plaudits
followed this fpeech.]
Lord COCHRAN I-44 Gentlemen, I am plcafed if
the marks of approbation which fell from you during
tome parts of the Right Hon.. Gentleman's addreli
to you, touching an exprellion which fell from met):
Saturday, which I confefs candidly I ought not to
have ufed ; I have felt the impropriety of it more
than i can explain to you : all I meant was, to con-
craft the merits of that great charadter, Mr. Fos,
with perfons who appeared to be of a very different

Ramp. I diretted it to thole perfons who accepted
of places for which they did no duty to their Coun-
try. I believe it is now pretty evident to every one
that I have not coalefced, either diratly or indirat-
ly, with any man, and I pledge my word 'of honour,
that I have nor authorized any individual to canvafs
for me, in conjun&ion with the name of any of the
other candidate.. As to the queftion that had been
put to me by Mr. Gibboils on a former day, it was,
whether 1 had not been at Burlington houfe on the
preceding night ? The fan was, that I had not been
there at tiny time after the elation commenced. I
had gone there about four days before the elation,
to know whether they mtnnt to give their influence to
Sir Samuel Hood, and to (tate that I thought it
molt unconnitutional for Government to ufe any in-
fluence in determining popular elation,. It has been
Rated to you, that there was no pecuniary interference
on the part of the Treafury. during the former con•
test for Weaminder ; but, Gentlemen, I have a lift
of fobfc,iption., which will (hew that his Majefly's
late Government did interfere in that Eleaion. I
(hall read it to you, as it has been given to rue, in
the form of an extra& from the inquiry inftituted by
Mr. Paull. It Itates, Gentlemen, that towards the
late Elation Lord Grenville fubfcribed tool. Lord
Sidmouth tool. Lord Spencer tool. Lord Henry Petty
tool. General Fitzpatrick tool. Mr. Grenville
icol. Lord Holland tool. Lord St. Vincent tool. an
illufliious Prince goo]. the Duke of Devonfhire scot
the Duke of Argyle tool. the Duke of Qtreenlberry,
Loco). and Lord nailer tool. Such, Gentlemen,
was the freed of elation unon that occafion, and

I lament exceedingly that it was fo, but I trult that
you will now exert yoorfelves againft any coalition
that may be formed againft you. I 'hall not detain
you 'anger this day, but merely beg of you to con
tinue your exertions. I have feveral fubjeds upon
which I intend to touch to morrow.
. Mr. JENNINGS Wet ved, that the Noble Lord had
attended in part to the counfels he had thought it his
duty to offer him on Saturday, namely, by abflain-
Mg from any further details of naval abufes. But he
was lorry the Noble Lord negleded another part—
for he had liudioufly declined to utter one word of
tenfure upon the prefent Government. [I liro,w it,
faid the Noble Lord.] The Noble Lord had ufed
every induftry to coiled materials for calling impu-
tations upon the prefent Oppolition, but not a word
of cenfure upon the prefent Miniflers, againft whom
material; for cenfure might be had without the cur-
ate of any induitry or trouble in collating them—
[Applaufes.] With regard to the Noble Lord's
allution to lubf,riptions, whether the fad was, or
was not, as the Noble Lord had Rated it, he law no
reafon why individuals fliould not be at liberty to
gilt their friends, by fubfcriptions, to promote an
eledion ccnrell. [A cry of hear, hear, and applaufes,
accompanied•by an exclamation, " Sir Francis re-
ceivesfubfcriptions, and no one finds fault with that.]
The Honourable Gentleman remarked on the Hate
of the poll, and pronounced it fuch art isatidenee of
popular fpirit, towards a man who had no ether fop-
port than what he derived frrm the !watts tf the
people, as mull encourage public men to additional
exertion. For, from this fplendid example, it was
obvious that public men had only to purlue an ho.
nett courfe of endeavours to rapport liberty, ar the
people would Coppola them. The Honourable Gen.
tleman inveighed againft the dodi ine laid down by
Mr. Elliot as peculiarly dangerous and likely to lead
to the wort! confequences. What, that a Candidate
&mild declare any Minitler who had the fupport of
a majority of the two Houfes of Parliament, lhould
have his copra t ! Such an idea was no: to be en-
dured. Indeed if there was no other reafon top°•
duce a refutal of any free man's vote to that Ho-
rourable Candidate, that tingle fentiment was fuffi.
tient. But there were feveral other reafons—there
was already a mul rtudc of fuch perfons as Mr Elliot
belonging to the Houfe of Commons—there was no
fcarcity of fuch men there, and therefore there was
no occafion to fend Mr. Elliot there. But in fad all
controul in the Houfe of Commons would be 1011, if
that affembly conlifted altogether of fuch men as Mr.
Elliot, and therefore it behoved the Eledors to take
care not to fend fuch a Reprefentative there. The
Honourable Gentleman concluded with congratu•
kiting the Ele.9ors upon the appearance of the poll,
which moll fatisfadorily dernnnttrated that a public
tnin would Rand by the people, if they would Rand
by him and ftippott him againft any Government,
however profligate.
Mr. Exernat then came forward, and attempted
to (peak, but in Taira; the cries [Off, off! let us have
na finall beer brewer, as a Reprefentative] were In
loud and ineeffant, that he had to retire, ainidtt the
Wes and groans of the populace.
Mr. GIBBON! next prefented himfelf, but it was a
eonfiderablo time before he could be heard He 11,11
Perfifted in afferting that Lord Cochrane was a poll-
ilea! apoflate, and he could (fate reafons for that
sfertion. He again alluded to the ditty Chia, and
the borough of Honiton, the abufes in the Navy,
and the unfounded calumnies which the Noble Lord
bad Rated again(' the Noble Earl of St. Vincent.---,
Mr. Gibbons then made fame remarks upon the
Parliamentary confiltency of Mr. Sheridan, whom
although he had formerly oppoled when in place,
yet he highly approved of him now when out of it.
He had received thirty anonymous letters to dz,er
him from appearing again upon the hulling, but
none of thefe threats lhould deter him from fpeaking
his mind, and explaining the characters and views of
the feveral Candidates. He exprelfed forrow at
having been prematurely milled as to the circum-
dance he had dated, which had fn much hurt the
feelings of the Noble Lord, which he never intended
10 do, but merely for the purple of elucidating his
Lordfhip's political apoflacy. He could not conclude
without allotting to Mr. Elliot, wham he denomina-
ted a " Weathercock Candidate."
Mr. Tarim is SHERIDAN prefented himfelf to the
notice of the affemblv, he laid, with confiderable dif-
iderce, being unaccutlomed to public !peaking. He
only wilhedtn oblerae to them, that if they could
find rco uptight men, (fuch as they all acknow-
'edged Sir Francis Burdett lobe) who would bring
up to men each to vote for his tatater, (Mr. Sheri-
dan) he Ihradd not dcfpair of his being Ail) reckoned
an upright man, by all of them, by his beinsphieed
at the Lead of the poll.

ELtIIIIMTII Dar, TUESDAY, MAY 19—StAff of
the poll at this clAy•-•-
lvaners 339 I PAAIO7
(4. IRANI • 143 ggfRIO