Star.
London, England, 1826-06-13 00:00:00

MEETING OF SURREY FREEHOLDERS.

Last night, at seven o'clock, in pursuance of advcr.
tisernent, a numerous Meeting of the friends of Jose:. ,
Denison, Esq. took place at the H-rns Tavern, K.
nington, for the purpose of adopting measures f--
securing his re-election as one of the Representatives
the County. The Meeting was called in consequence
of Charles Nicholas Pallmer, Esq., of Norbiton-place,
Kingston-on-Thames, having unexpectedly announces
his intention of becoming a candidate for the represen.
tation of the County. Indeed, so sudden and unexpectel
was the announcement, that the whole County w,i
thrown into a state of extraordinary excitement; I
the late Members, Mr. Sumner and Mr. Denison, svh
thought to have walked quietly over the course. %vete
put upon their mettle; and the utmost activity no g•
prevails in every part of the County, to prepare for .1
conest which is expected to be carried on with a spirit ri
unexampled hostility. There is some talk of nominatig,;
another Whig Candidate besides Mr. Denison.
Mr. Cavan; and several' other Gentlemen, a'.
dressed the Meeting or; behalf of Mr. Denison, *horn
they described as a noble-minded, straight-forward mar ;
and his public and private character, and his service,
for many years in the cause of civil and religious libert:,
proved that he was a fit person to represent the County
in Parliament.

Dr. ANIIRVIM said, he approved of Mr. Deslson's Parliameazy
conduct, except his vote in favour of Catholic Emancipation.

Mr. Rorer said, Mr. Denison had nothing to fear from the
opposition, and he believed there was not a man In the room who
would not walk bare-foot to the poll if be could turn out Sumnrr.
A series of Resolutions were then read and adopted, approving
of Mr. Denison's conduct, and declaring the determination of the
Meeting to return him to Parliament as one of the Representatives
for the County of Surrey.
READING ELECTION, June

The Reading Election commenced this morning,
when all the Candidates mustered in much strength.
After the usual round of speeches, the Mayor called
upon the Electors to declare their choice. The show
of hands was in favour of Mr. Wakefield and Mr.
Spence. A poll 1112$ then demanded, but it did not
commence till late in the afternoon, when the numbers
were, for

Mr. Monet . 45
. Mr. Wakefield . 43
Mr. Spence . . 42
Mr. Palmer . . 41
After the Hall broke up, the Blues in grand procession,
to the amount of nearly two thousand, with the band
playing and colours flying, paraded all round the town;
and the Election promises to be one of the most spirited
on the present Dissolution.

LIVERPOOL.
The following speech was delivered by the Right
Hon. WILLIAM liesitssow, in the Exchange News-
roora, on his arrival in Liverpool, on Saturday last : _

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GENTLIMICH AND BROTHER FREEMZN—For this
warm and most cordial reception, which I can only
look on as an additional proof of that generous kind-
, ness which I have always experienced at your hand,,
allow me to return you my grateful and sincere thanks.
My endeavour, as one of your late Representatives, has
always been to consult the interests, and to promote the
prosperity of this great community. If I have been
guilty of error (and I understand there are some among
the freemen of this town who think I have erred), for
those errors I must intreat your indulgence. But, until
I explain the principles on which I have been guided its
the measures to which those individuals object, I trust,
that from Pe British feeling which actuates the Free-
men of Liverpool—a feeling of justice to a party un-
heard—l shall receive credit for having endeavoured to
do my duty. If those who are under misconception
respecting the measures which I have advocated, and
which they deem prejudicial to thf ir interests, will come
to the hustings on Monday morning to hear my expla-
nation of the views by which I have been actuated, they
will, I trust, no longer entertain that jealousy, or labour
under that misapprehension in respect to my conduct,
which, on the occasion in question, I am sorry to un-
derstand are now entertained' in some quarters. Iu ten-
dering to you, Ger.tlemsn, the renewal of my services,
I should be sorry, uhether I continue your Representa-
tive, or that your confidence be transferred to some
ether Candidate, •to- remain under any misconception;
and I therefore do claim (and it is the only favour I
now ask), an opportunity of explaining what my con-
duct has been, and of showing to those who object to
it, that I have endeavoured to be their friend, and if
they will hear me, I do not despair of proving to them
that lam so in fact. Gentlemen, fatigued as I v.",
-after so long a journey, so rapidly Fertormed, I trq t
you will excuse me from saying more than that 0.1:e
more I beg of you to accept my best acknowledgment-.
for the flattering reception which I have met with from
you all, do my arrival at Liverpool:.
ScNnair, Junk I l.L—This morning Mr. Ilasklisea at.d Gene °
Gascoyne, accompanied the Mayor to &. Geerge's Church, where
an admirable sermon was delivered by the Rev. Joisathait
Most of the principal Inhabitants of the place have already le:
their cards at Mr. Iluskisson's. Yesterday evening the Right Ibn•
Gentleman visited the Canning Club, where he was received with
the Most unequivocal demonstrations of attachment and admiration.
He took this occasion of effectually refuting the calumnies wk i 3,
had been so nidu,triously circulated amongst the labouring CiAS•f •
wcitty, in fel ect to the line of conduct which he was
upon by the &lilts of his office to adopt, in reference to the
■ Jmatir,u Law,.

PR ESTON--_ -SAiviDAT Evinfota.

The reavm why Mr. Cobbett appears so low on the
:Al is, that so miny out of his tallies have been disal-
lowed, arLd principally for having received parish relief.
A set of the-e persons get into a tally room, are tieing
well, get plenty of drink for two or three days, perhaps
at the expence of the Candidate, and when put to the
:est on the hustings, they turn out to be neither gold
:nen nor true. Backwardness in the poll, when the tally
system is pursued, is nest to being irreparreile. The ef-
fectof the present prospect in the minds of Alr.Cobbett'b
friends is visible; the thing, in short, is sip with him.
There was circulated here yesterday morning a sheet, entitled
" The Political Mountebank, in which Cobbett 's claim to a seat in
Parliament are submitted to the good sense of the Electors of rres-
ton. No. f. to be continued every morning during the Fiecsiou."-
It consists merely of extracts from the " Life of Cobbett."
WORCESTER., JUNI Is.
Mr. Robinson still keeps the lead, and has issue.' a
setter declaring his confidence of success. The numbers
at three o'ciccic this day wet e
Robinson
Davies
Griffubs

596
553
409

There are 2.000 Voters.
STOCKBRIDGE, Juxt 12.
The election commenced here this day. The right
of election is in all persons paying to church and poor,
and yet there are only fifty-seven voters. The nuenbeis
on the close of the first day's poll, were—

General Sir Itufaoe Donkin
Mr. Colvile .
General Grosvenor .
&Ir. Wilbrabint .

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The ingenious Sir Richard Steele, who represented
Borough in the reign of Queen Anne, carried his
election against a powerful opposition, by the merry
expedient of sticking a large apple full of guineas, and
declaring it should be the prize of that man whos:: wile
:,ould first be brought to-bed after that day nine
months. This, we are told, procured him the interest
a the women, who are said to commemorate Sir
Richard's bounty to this day, and once made a strenu-
ous effort to procure a resolution, that no man should
ever be received as a candidate who did not offer him-
self upon the same terms.

CHESTER—SATURDAY
The city is in a state of great ferment, and much ill will mu-
tually prevails.
Several skirmishes have taken place between strag-
gling parties on each side, but a general row ozcuried
opposite the Royal Hotel, about two o'cleck this day.
The Grosvenor party were coming through the east-
gate with all the electioneering paraphernalia of gor-
geous flAgs and favours, and a long train of canines.
The other party were coisng in the opposite din ction,
preceded by their humble drum and fife, playing their
soul•stirring tune-44 th►e Sixth of Mag." A general
engagement ensued, in which the Egerton party were
certainly the aggressors. The person who preceded the
band of the Grosvenor party was knocked down, and
mo,t unmercifully pummelled before he could succeed
in taking shelter, in the Royal Hotel, the doots and
s.indows of which were imiredirely closed.

liar.? ?Air ELzete o'CLocz— In consequence of a few handbills,
a most numerous and respectable meeting of the freemen took place
:t the Albion Hotel, at nine o'clock. A number of Gentlemen put
down their names, each to defray the expense of admitting five
loung men to their freedom ; and besides this, upwards of £7OO
were immediately subscribed in the room. A committee was ap-
pointed, for the first time this election, to meet te-morrew morning
(" the recording angel will drop a tear" to blot out the profanation
of the Sabbath in sonsidetation of the sacredness of the cause) to
arrange for bringing op the voters in regular -tallies on Monday
morning. Lord Beigrave got literally roughly handled this after-
moo, by thenailt of certain Amazon asserters of the freedom of
election on his return from the battings.