Star.
London, England, 1804-08-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

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tefterclay," being: the day appointed for the • final
Clore of the poll at Brentford, every nerve was drain-
ed by both wriest., collect and bring forward every
vote diey could mo/ler, of the few that may be fop-
poled to have remained unpolled. The eagernefs of
public anziety, lo particularly alive to the retch of '
this eonteli, at the fame time prompted vall multi-
tudes of perfons of every dettription to go down to
who& the extraordinary feetie which was expetted
to accompany its Once. The road was,, however,
not much crowded till twelve o'clock, whether it
was owing to the wetnefs of the morning, or that
the Freeholders waited to go down in bodies. Thole
who Went from curinfity were. of emir/el Itot in hafte
to be prefent till a later hour had brought the Ipeda-
de to maturity. The great number of Freeholders
already polled;the fmaisnefs of the numbers that had
voted on the laft dap. and the Majority In confider-
ablein •fuch circumtlances which Mr. MAINWAIING
to/feted, left little room to espedt an alteration in
ta'vour of Sir FIANCIS Bottom. It was not till
ten o'clock that any fentible alteration. took place !
at twelve Sir Flame's had gained 40 on the poll of
the day, and from that hour till half pad two the
Freeholders in his intereli continued to pour in,
While fearcely a perfon appeared for his bppnnent. In
the laft hour the numbers approached fo dole to an
equality that every vote became a matter of the ut-
molt Mitred, objections of every poffible nature were
railed, and she cafes were awed with more heat'
and animofity than rational difeuffion. Very centric
language-was in theft indances held on both fides.
The Sheriffs had as mutts to do to keep the peace be
tweets the parties as to invelligate the legality of the
;eat, or the validity of the objeftion ; and in this re-
. rpedt the temper and good kale of Mr. Sheriff SHAW
were eminently confpienous, The mob without the
hudings having been content with fimple clamour all
the Morning, on teeing fueh boitterous condatmith
In, appeared to feel itfelf called upon to p beyond
the-limit of mere empty note. A hanging figure
seks held up and lathed very leveret? (fhppofed to be
means as a farcafm on Mr. Mammalian°, as his
Mena called for the interpofition of the Sheriffs to
at a fluS to the exhibition), the conflables approach-
td pm it down ; a combat earned, in which the
evadable in the van bad his Ikull made the tea of
the bardnas and weight of many a cudgel. bat a
number of his brethren coming to his alliance. the
collective authority of the law, or their collative
force, loon reltored order.
During the lad two hours of the poll, when the
srefence of voters became extremely critical, the
seal of Sir Faaircis -B 'a friends was emi•piney eonfpieuous ; Lord Beatty mote brought up a
let of voters in hi. bartriche ; Nib Hags Towas•
Napa's four wheeled (hip brought a valuable cargo ;
and Mr. Pain METNUIN ih his barooche and four
kept conilantly making excut fions on the road, tak-
ing.the Freeholders in the interett of Sir FRANCIS
Builier, r, and bringing theni. up to the hustings
with double (peed. At a quartet before three Sir F.
puiritrT had arrived within ten of his opponent ;
!TOM that time the Oiling almoll ceded, but AMC
Odd perfons dill came in for Sir Flea cis, and there
Were above half a dozen ready to offer tbenafelves
it the moment the poll doled.
4.. Tbe jaa perfon who voted was Mr. Buacwat.s.,
late Under Sheriff of Middle(-x, and fuperfeded in
the office of ,Treafiarer,a, the County by Mr. G. B.
Marawaarac, the r. alert Candidate. Mr. Bus-
CHAU.. we are informed, had determined not to
vote milers in the hall neceffity; left hi, vote fhould be.
Itippofed to proceed fl ons pc, foriA in.erell. If he
could have withed for, an opportunitY tit warily by
his vote any.perfonal. feeling- by . which he •nay. be
full; - ed to be actuated, be, was laid to have hitd that
Co 'O in ily the foiled Aide this day, fur It was
s
to, tff One time, that by his tote Sir Famict; Bot-
ta** obtained I Majority of one on the entire poll.
Poff.
,PI,URCHALi had but IA tendered his vote, his
rause was jdft entered,. and he but held the book in
his hand to (weir. when the moment for (hutting thq
books arrived.. An altercation, or more properly d
lcudic irofe; to decide whether his vote &old be al-
lowed or tot: Colonel Gs aaaa s and Mr. Massisw
Contended that li Bioold not be alloWed. Mr. Cur-
into and Mr. Rodlisoi contended thit it !tool&
This difpute tproceetled toa the length. of Collaring, in
which Mr. Ratasoir appl.ated. to have the advan-
tage rol Mr: Ma wog. The Sheriff then came up
awl appealed the riot. Alter come arguMent the vote
was allowed. On the filiai cinfing of the Poll, exalt:
ly at three o'clock, the only difficult y was to arca-
tain tee recite nuthheti on the whole polloord to
fatisfy thd impatience of the eager multitudes tit; the
fate of the canted: Theta appeared to be I sliffesenie
in all the three lets of &sok,. It wriOstt announced;
and a board was flock up iri:h the cumbers, that Sir
A t[AO: had a majority of Tas on the whole !AL..—
fteali iecotirit made the numbers More even, and
h was dated ;hit the totes on the Whole pnil were:—
For Sir Famlci; BOttaart - ter:s
For Mr. MAIM/6111lb - : 28Jc

. .blajority for Sir F. APiIi&TT
The boob of Mr. Mainvaring on the contrary,
gays. hint i Majority of flee ; anti ansidll all there
varylng repairti. the croi'd en the hu flings were
kept in the milt aitzious lleptnee: The Sheriffs,
with the parties and their Counfel, withdrew to the
Boa, and there Mr. Coudnp, for Mr. Mainitaring,
demanded the return nn the numbers that had been
take. down on the Sheriffs books, is favour of whom
the numbers might appear to be, without deciding
on the deferred cafes. He Was molt ably anfwered
by Mr. Clifford, who raid the vexes tendered were
ffentially a part of the poll, becanfe the Sheriff
conld not deprive Freeholders of their franchife. The
Sheriirs declared that they mull call over the deferred
cafes, and they would esamint th,,re who might op.
pear to fribilantiate their claim. And AccorcFngly the
names of the tendered 7otes were called over; begin-
ning with (bore in the Finflaury divifion, and procced
ing to that of Wertminfler. Above forty freeholders
who had tendered their fuNtages for Sir Francis Bur-
dct: anfwered to their names, and ("greed a paper env
gaging to verify their votes • about twelve appeared
for Mr. Mainwaring. and Al:Spied. The Sheriffs then
proceeded to the examination, and continued it till
kven o'clock in the evening, when they adjourned
the further cool:siltation of the poll till this morning
at nine o'clock. The Sheriffs did hot declare the num-
bers as they hood either at On clste of the poll, or at