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London, England, 1818-06-29 00:00:00

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GENERAL/. ELMIcrIOI4.

TOTHE GENtaissraiE COUNTYNR
FREES! L'• OF KENT.AND
Burma Farmannw,
RETURNED again as your REPRESENTA-
TIVE in PARLIAMENT, I am 'usable, at this mo-
ment, to express, in terms adequate to my feelings, those send-

menu of gratitude with which I am impressed.
The situation on the Poll, in which the spontaneous and no-
• precedented exertions of all classes of the Freeholders have
daily placed me, demands my warmest and most heartfelt
-dihanks; nor do I feel less grateful to those numerous Friends
*h. were still anxious to appear at the Poll-table to keep mein
lbe same enviable situation, had the contest continued.

• Whilst the kind support I have received at your hands evinces
your approbation of ray past conduct, so shall it be an additional
stimulus to My exertions in future.

qtav• the honour to be,
Your faithful and obedient 'errant,
EDWARD KNATCEIBULL
Niaittitone, June 27, 1818.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION:

SATURDAY-L.NINTH DAY.
Sir Murray Maxwell kept the lead of Sir Francis,
Burdett up to the end of the polling.
The friends of Sir Murray Maxwell were actively
employed in endeavouring to remove the unjust im-
putation of severity as an Officer which has been
thrown out against him. The following placard
appeared in the course of the day :
" In consequence of malicious and false reports which have
been industriously circulated throughout Westminster, to the
prejudice of Sir Murray Maxwell'h character, we, the under-
signed Officers, who have sailed with Sir Murray iawell, or
who have had the means of knowing his character, either by
personal observation or by universal admission in the Navy,
come forward and assert, in the most solemn manner, as Offi-
cers and Gentlemen, that we believe that there is not in the
Navy a more humane, kind-hearted, and indulgent Captain, or
one who holds every species of tyranny in greater detestation.
And we challenge any person to prove a sin ice in con-
tradiction of this statement."
This was followed by the signatures of a great
many Officers of High Rank and respectabilty.
During a great part of the morning,. a gal'ows,
with a figure suspended from it, was exhibited among
the crowd, opposite that pan of the Hustings where
Mr. Hunt stands.

It appeared in the course of the proceedings that
Mr. Cleary, in consequence of the unexpected and
pointed attack made upon him on Friday by Mr.
Runt. had sent a message to that person. Mr. Wal-
ker, we understand, was the bearer-of the message at
half-past eleven cm Friday night. It was as follows :
"To 11LNRY IIUNT, Est.).
" Westminster, June 26.

" Sta—Your conduct at the Hustings this day, when you en-
deavoured to turn popular fury against me, by statements which
you knew at the time to be false, was as cowardly as is was
wicked--as ungenerous as it was ungentlemanly. You boast or
your courage. You have now an opportunity of proving it.--
Cowards alone insult without being rzaly to give satisfaction.
You cannot, tlizrefure, inisimderasszid what I mean, When
say I wait for your appointment.
(Signed) " TUGS. CLZAZT.
0 Piazza Coffee-llooe, Covent-garden."
To this the following answer was received by Mr.
Cleary, on Saturday, soon after one o'clock 3

" TO MR. THOMAS CLEARY.

"e, Norfolk-strest, Strand. Juce

. _
" Sri—l am too great a coward to do that which you did
yesterday on the liustings—namely, deny the erdsteace of a fact
which you know to be true.
" Although I shall not place myself upon a level with a hired
and paid agent of any Candidate, yet I will most readily bestow
upon you that ehmtisement which your bullying insolence so
richly deserves, whenever you please to give use an opportunity.
(Signed) " n. urNr.
_

" I will answer the rest of your letter on the Hnstimp."
At half-pau one, Major CARTWRIUHT arrived at
the Hustings, to give his vote: he was attended b!,-
Mr. Cleary and Slr. Walker. Ile gave a plumper
to Sir Francis Burdett, and then, writing to the po-
pulace, spoke as follows:
" Gentlemen—lr. cc%seluence of certain circum-
stances which have attended this election, it was not
my intention to give my vote, if I gave it at all, until
a late_ part of the contest. I have now, however,
determined to come forwaid thus early, to vote ac-
cording to those principles which I have advocated
and entertained for forty years—namely, in favour
of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and
Election by Ballot—(Loutichcers—‘lfojokCartwright
'ever.)—My object is the establishment of the
rights of the people, according to the declarations I
have ever made, and in consonance with the Bill
which I have lately published—(Bravo.)—l had
hoped I should have found two persons for whom I'
could have given my vote; but I have determined to
give it for Sir Francis Burdett only !"—{Loud shouts
qt the Major ,fir erer.)
At the close of the Poll for the day, the numbers
were, as follow :
Sir Samuel Itomilly - - - - 3789
Sir Francis Burdett - - 3.513
Sir Murray Maxwell . - 3361
Mr. Hunt 7l

SIT. Etna, on the part of Sir Murray Maxwell,
said he was happy to be able to inform them, that
Sir Murray Maxwell, though unable to leave his bed,
was considerably better, and anxious to appear
amongst themllere the tumult of disapprobation
became very g)eat.)
Mr. Bituce entreated them to hear every one. He
stated to them, that it was the• earnest request and
solicitation of the friends of Sir Francis Burdett and
Sir Samuel Itomilly, that Mr. Ellis, ae the advocate
of Sir Murray Maxwell, should have a peaceful and
impartial hearing;. This had the effect of only a par-
tial reduction of the excessive clamour.

Mr. al.'s, however, proceeded. He said it was
not the least pleasant part of his duty to have daily
to pay his compliments to the gentlemen on the other
silo for the liberal anxiety they always manifested
to procure him a quiet hearing. The other candi-
dates were represented by men of talent and elo-
quence, whilst he had no advantage on his oart but
the Simple effusions of an honest heart. He was
convinced that Sir Murray Maxwell would have
scorned to have offered himself as a candidate for
their favour, had he not believed• that it was the
earnest wish of a large body of the Electors, and
had he pot felt his own capabilty and determination
to attend to their best interests. his entire life had
been passed in the service of his country, and though
he might not be blessed with those literary acquire-
ments and powers of oratory which adorned the
other candidates, yet still they would never have to
accuse him of indifference W the liberties altie tettis-

trrilen,' or wait of political integrity. He had said
that his life had been *pent id the service of his
country, and in that peculiar part of it to which he
believed he was in a great measure indebted for the
honour which had been done him in the invitatiort.
It was illiberal still to designate him the Court can-
didate, as some gentlemen were in the habit of
doing ; for the thought of becoming *candidate had
not originated with any of those who might be called
the Court faction, but, with the independent Elec-
tors themselves, and doubtless because they thouest
him admirably calculated to attend to the naval in-
terests of their country. Every profession and great
body in the State had its Representative in Parlia-
ment, and in a maritime country like this, the navy
was of peculiar importance, and ought tohave active
and able Representatives. Captain Maxwell had
particularly studied every thing connected with ma-
ritime affairs, and his object in his command had
invariably been to make it a voluntary service rather
than a compulsory one, and in so doing he had emi-
nently served bis country. With respect to his prin-
ciples generallY, he was of opinion that the human
frame could no more exist under constant stimulus,
than the body politic could go on under the irritable
excitements of annual Parliaments and universal suf.
'frage--( Unroar.) He concluded with congratulating
Captain Maxwell's friends that they were steadily
proceeding to that point, which would return him
one of the Representatives of that great city.—(llu-
ring the whole of Mr. Ellis's speech an unabated roar
of of of hisses, aniiefroans, were kept-up.)
Mr. Sruncrr step forty rd amidst the loudest
acclamations from a I sides, It would, he said, have
given him the most sincere pleasure, if the assembly
had consented to hear patiently and attentively the
Gentleman who had advanced as the advocate of Sir
Murray Maxwell, not merely for the reason offered
by Mr. Bruce, that a hearing was due to all, but
because the more opportunities the Captain or his
friends had of stating his pretensions to the favour of
the Electors, the more firmly would the Electors be
convinced that he had no pretensions at all-;--(Loud
applause.) In the few words he (Mr. Sturch) had ad-
dressed to the meeting on Thursday, he had ob-
served that the Hon. Ca ididate had been sent to the
Hustings by my Lord Castlereagh. This opinion
was confirmed by what had fallen yesterday from
the worthy friend of that candidate, who said, that
while other persons were incessantly talking of Re-
form, the Captain was content that things should go
on without any reform at all—( Lartglifer aucl ap-
plause.) The fact was, the Captain liked Parlia-
ments as they had lately been; he thought they were
as good as the people deserved, and indeed as good
as they could be—(appl(nse.) If this was net a proof
that it the City of %N'estminster elected the Captain,
(he made no allusion to private•character) they would
disgrace themselves, he could not possibly conceive
what•evidenee was—they would soon find that, if
they sent him into Parliament, he would go there
not to do their business, but the business or Minis-
ters—(Right, lit him there.) With regard to the poll
of the day, he had seen that the people had &lien
somewhat back in their numbers; but he begged
leave to inform them, that they had fallen back
much less tin had been expected, and by no means
so much as could be accour.ted for. He had been
engaged most busily in a:canvas, a had ascer-
tained that multitudes of the Friends of Sir Francis
'Burdett were prevented by their avxations from
coming forward on this day. The m tjority of those
who voted upon that side were not of the highest
class of society ; they were of the middling order,
who had most consideration and most integrity—.
(Great applause.) Monday was the day on which
they would advance to the contest, for it was the
day on which they could be best spared from their
duties and families, to succeed in carrying their fa-
vourite Representative to the top of the poll—(Load
acclamations.) Ile had in the course of the canvas
heard many say, that they were 'actually at a nonplus
as to whom they should vote for. There was upon
this subject one easy rule to be observed, and it was
this—let the man who for a moment entertained a
doubt, ask for whom Lord Castlereagh voted, and
upon hearing that, let him vote the opposite gay,
and he would be sure to be right—(boOtrr and
applause.) There was one circumstance of great im-
portance, to which he would call the attention of the
meeting. He would make them acquainted with it
by a question or two. Had not the City of West-
minster maintained n high political character, at
least;tor the last eleven years ?—(Crirs of yes, yes!)
Had she not assumcd a most proud attitude upon all
the great leading political subjects; in fact, such an
attitude as not only to raise her in the opinion of all
other parts of the kingdom, but to excite the admi.
ration of Europe?-4Braro; yes, yec).—.lle nould
then ask, whether the electors were r ill ing t, de-
scend from that station—whether they would throw
away that, great refutation for which she had been
celebrated by all friends of freedom, or maintain it
in its present splendour?—(Muck applause).—How
was that to be done? They knew where the danger
lay, if there was apy danger. The danger and the
disgrace lay in the return of a Court Candidate.-
There were three names on the poll, to-o of whlet
signified the friends of liberty. • The people had but"
the one alternative; they had either to choose Bur-
dett
and Romilly, or the Captain with one of these.
(Cries o f "Burdett and Rotailly for errr.' j—Could'
there be any hesitation on such a subject?—(None.)
Their duty then was to vote for Burdett and Ro-
inilly ; he had voted for both, and no man could
accuse him, after a knowledge of Burdett in the year
1807, of .being definient in affection and esteem for
that worthy man. With respect to Sir S. Romilly,
he had known him 34 years ago, and his character
ever since, and had known dot he had been the
zealous friend of Parliamentary Reform from that
early period of his life. Mr. Sturch concluded a
speech of much spirit, with recommending to the
meeting that all the friends of Sir Samuel Itornilly
should vote for Sir Francis Burdett, and all the
friends of Sir Francis Burdett should vote for Sir
Samuel Romilly.—(Loud shouts of apidause).
Mr. CI.EARY then came forward. Be apologized
to the meeting for appearing so early before diem,
when there were so many men of rank and fortune
present who were disposed to address them. He now,
i however, stood before them upon his trial. A foul
and malignant attack having been made upon his
character, he was determined upon that day to come
before them, to state the circumstances, and to bow
to their decision. He would, however, first wake a

few observations upon the state of the poll. The
friends of Sir F. Burdett were still strong; they were
still able to place foremost on the poll that man who
had always been foremost in the defence of liberty.
They had difficulties to encounter before they could'
effect this object ; the licensing Magistrates were
going round with the constables to thellifferent pub-
beans, telling them that there was the licensing Ma-
gtiat, and soliciting their votes for Sir Murray
eax-n:11. All means were resorted to for se-
curing the success of the Court Candidate. It was
to be considered, besides, that a hundred grid fifty
or two hundred votes that came up for Sir Francis
Burdett, were dispitted, and not admitted by the
High Bailiff. In reply to what had been said of the
health of Sir M. Maxwell, by his friend Mr. Ellis,
he was happy to inform them that Mr. Hamilton
also, one of the friends of Sir F. Burdett, who had,
been; attacked, was now out of danger. There was
no person who respected more than he did the cha-
racter of Sir Samuel Romilly; nu man was more
anxious for his retorn ; but he was desirous first to
secure the election of Sir F. Burdett. All the in-
fluence of Government was exerted in support of Sir
Murray Maxwell and Sir Samuel Romilly. Since
the commencement of the poll they had split no less
than 1,800 votes between them. There could be no
danger of Sir S. Romilly's return. The way to se-
cure Sir F. Burdett would be to keep him on a level
with Sir S. hominy on the poll. Having stated
thus much with respect to the state of he poll, he
would now trouble them with a few words respect-
ing himself. It was stated yesterday by Mr. Hunt,
from the hustings, that he wrote a letter to him (Mr.
Cleary) requesting that he would propose to the Re-
form Committee of Westminster, to contribute some-
thing towards defraying the expense of defending
the prisoners at Derby. Mr. Htuit then stated, that
he received an answer, in which he (Mr. Cleary) had
not only refused, but had stated, that if there was
no other man to go down to 1) •rby to hang them,
he (Mr. Cleary) would he the person. He was not
on the hustings when this was asserted on the pro-
vious day, dr his own life would probably.have been
the forfeit. The Moment he heard it, lie hastened
'down. He was heard by the people present, and
demanded of Mr. Hunt to produce the letter in
which this language was said to be contained. It
was not produced, but Mr. Hunt said it was in his
possession, and he (Mr. Cleary) now demanded a
sight of it again. He had no copy of the letter he
had written to Mr. Hunt, bat he was certain that
nothing of the kind was ever it his heart. and that
he could never have expressed it, or put it to paper.
When he received the letter alluded to from Mr.
Hunt, he waitel upon Major Cartwright and Mr.,
West, with the application, an I their answer was,
that nothing could be done bythe Westminster Corn-I
mittee in the business in the way suggested by Mr.'
Hunt. They said that they did not think it right to,
interfere with men under such circumstances. He
communicated this in substance to Mr. Hunt, and
he little expected that what be then wrote would he
now made a subject of charge against him, and mis-
represented in such a manner. As to the men who
were tried at Derby, he (Mr. Cleary) as an irtdivi-,
dual, did all he could in their favour. He also ex-
erted himself on behalf of those who were tried for
the Spa-Fields riots, Ile was p Irtly the means of
entering into a subscription for paying the b'll of a
person who acted as solicitor for Watson, Cooper,
Preston, and Thistlewood ; when a subscription was
proposed for Roberts, and the others, who were con-
fined under the Siispension of the Habeas Corpus; he
contributed to it according to his humble means.—
He was not so independent in circumstances as Mr.
Hunt, hitt he subscribed as much as that Gentleman
did ; they got, . he believed, 20s. from him.--(A
laugh)-rlle now demanded that the letter alluded to
might be put into his hand for the purpose of reading
it publicly in ,the place in which its contents had
been misrepresented.
Mr. IIuNT came forward, but did not produce
the letter.

Mr. CLEARY proceeded. As Mr. Hunt did not
seem inclined to produce Whitt he demanded, he
woad go on without it.—(Curs of produce the letter,
/Lint.) The Gentleman said he had the letter in his
ca-,e ; what objection then could he have to its being
read? lie (Mr. Cleary) would tell them the contents
as well as he could recollect. Ile did not, and never
could disapprove of the Spatields' Meetings, because!
Ito looked upon tl:em as being perfectly legal; but 1
there was no Englidiman who could approve of the
riots which occasioned the trials at Derby. It was
from them arose the suspension of the Habeas Cor-
pus ; it was by such proceedings that the great stay
and support of Reform, Mr. Cobbett, was obliged to
leave the country. He informed Mr. Hunt that he
had spoken to Major Cartwright upon the propriety
of a subscription., but that he disapproved of it,'
thinking that it would be injurious to the cause of
Reform if they ir.terfered in such matters. Such
were the contents of his answer ; if it contained more, '
' Mr. Hnrt was bound in honour to produce it‘or to
admit his errcr. Though Mr. Hunt's proposal was
not agreed to, he (Mr. Cleary) exerted himself as
Much as he could in behalf of the prisoners at Derby,
and wrote to a. friend there requesting that he would
do any thing in his power for them.
Mr. Moir then attempted to address the Electors,
but was received with such universal expressions of,
horror and contempt, that it was a considerable time
before he could make himself audible; he was un-
derstood to say, that in consequence of hearing that
the unfortunate men tried at D:rby were without
friends or money to procure them a Counsel, he had
promoted a subscription in their aid.---(Cries in Me
crowd," You brought them into it.") Without think-
ing it necessary to consider what 'their crimes were,
he thought it his duty to assist Englishmen about to
be brought to trial for an offence likely to affect their
lives. In so doing he obeyed the dictates of his own
heart, and he had used every effort in his power to
procure the assistance of the Citizens of Westminster
us the cause of humanity. (Cries of" The letter—pre-
duce.the letter.") With respect to Mr. Cleary's letter.
' he, Mr. Cleary, had admitted, not only yesterday, but
this se !y day, the whole of the contents, which he
(Mr. Runt) had ascribed to it, with the exception of
one expression, with respect to which Mr. Cleary was
misinformed. He (Mr. Cleary) had never hoard him
(Mr. Hunt) use the expression of which he com-
plained, and whoever had informed him that he (Mr.
Hunt) had stated those words to be contained in the
latter, misunderstood what he said, (Cric4 of ":14,

roe cotuard—you sicallosr ycur %ma; do ,
Doren with Me cowanty rqfflan." nag
spur way." " That's au ay you hare t.tf
somber Morley, you coz..ard!") Wha he.mea
say was, that 'Mt. Cleary said in one pan
ter, that he was so enraged with the conduct
Derby meq, that he would go down and har-.
himself. (Cries of " Produce the letter, von
you do more mischief to the cause of liberty a;
form than the most worthless hirelisig, ynn
enemy to the people. Off, off, you rus„
Mr. WIMART stepped forward and t!ri:
Hunt ought to finish his speech or retire.
Mr. HUNT then attempted to proceed, ;;;;,1 zer..
a considerable time upon his perch, v.ith„:
any attention. An universal demand Ir2s
Mr. Cleary's letter. (" Produce the 1,1„,
pound of flesh' were the terms of the
(Mr. Hunt) said the reason why they nett y,
ous for the letter, was because they knew pr
off one of his family for it GO mile: Lao !lets.
It was in the courtry (44 ! shabby subse:it.
cowardly, mean apology.") Here Mr. !fun i
otrt a Gentleman on the hustings to the
endeavoured to incite them to rio:--ce
individual. (" That's another proof of your
meanness : it is cowardly to point out at'-
(Mr. Hunt) resamed, and said that this %ea,
the part of Cleat y to suppress the letter a.:(,
His (Mr. Hunt's) family was knocked op )4,.1
between twelve and one o'clock, by
drunken ruffians, who came and abused hi;
—(cries of " produce the letter," were n:iter.r.4
all quarters). He (Mr. Hunt) said that F.,:
produce the letter as soon es it came to town,
night, between twelve and one o'clock, he ree
letter from Mr. Cleary, which Ire thonld
ther with his own aiwsver. The Electors she
how this man wrote. Here he proceeded
letter given above. (The reading of (hi,
followed by expressions of the stroageq
against Mr. Hunt, such as " ! •

dung remember Morley.") Here NIL H.mt
to aband of his own party, and dlrectiag U.-i,
tion to Mr. Cleary, and the Gentlemen abo:
said " At those fellows for me," but sic or.:
the mandate. This was followed by groan.,
and other demonstrations of indignaion.
Mr. CLEARY then came forward and ad,
Mr. Runt to the following effect I pull:::
claim Mr. Hunt an infirnous liar and a d.
coward. Why not produce my letter, whicii
he had in his box ? I offered to gFc for it mr
pay a porter to fetch it. There are fiiends.
*me, wfio say that be said yesterday he had th
then in his pocket. Let him produce it now,
gutter-billy ruffian has dared to assert a

gainst me, which might have cost me my
might have been attacked by the pecpie roar
hustings, and torn to pieces in the lap of freesi
consequence of this slander. He sa••s that I
paid agent of Sir Francis Bur.2s.t 'lt is fah(
Hunt was the uniform traducer of every nr,
had advocated the cause of freedom. Whoa:
that he had not traduced ? He had trades
venerable, the honourable, the long•tried frier

form, Major Car wright;he had traduced Sir
Burdett ; in fact, where was the real, and the

land the cordial,
friend of rational liberty that
not trA iuced ?—(lliues and applause.) Was
be borne? Were Englishmen thus tamely to
suited by a cowardly poltroon, who had assumi
"skin of the lion, but who, now he was stripped
borrowed disguise, sheaved what lip was—a
contemptible, cringing ass!—(hissesfrom M. ;
Piends,andshouts nfapplause from those ?MAC.
—He gave him the fair, the manly opportunil
roving whether he was possessed of vamp
He wished him to spew, whether he ought to
to be ranked among those who deserved the r.:,
Britons, or whether he forfeited his claim to that
ratter. The trial had confirmed all that had
said of this boasting demagogue ; he had
himself a rank coward, and rendored Lillis.,
worthy of the cause he had nttenipted to c.:ppul
(Cheers and hisset.)--The door W.l- still 014'3
to redeem his character. Would he now k,
(Cheers.)—lf he would, he (Mr. Cleary) taco
standing all that had passed, would meet hi
(Cheers and F,roans.)—ln fine' he called upon
Electors of W estminster, uponall whom he add:
to rescue his name from the foul calumny by
it had been assailed—he called upon them, as I
cuser had not made good his charge, to pro
their verdict—he trusted they would consider
completely acquitted r--( Chem and disarm!
A gentleman was now seen standing on one
scaffolds immediately opposite the hustings, wl
hat in his hand, and courting the attention
multitude. Same were for hearing him, ether
for pulling him down. Amidst thi; clano
spoke at some length. He said he had live.
long time in the neighbourhood of Mr. Hun
that he had repeatedly heard him ativoc:-.te a '
tion. He heard him say there would soon be
volition, and that those who could gain possec,
estates should keep them. At another time he ..,
him, with his arm erect, and in the most Naalre
manner, exclaim, he wished to God the menus.,
revolution had arrived !—(Souse nerd tau her •'

4 the speaker).—A dreadful uproar now ensw
which the epithet coward was applied to Mr.
from all directions, and his friends were equall
tire, although ineffective. in answering the c!
A young man, genteelly dressed. repeatedly hi
his fist at Mr. Hunt, and exclaimed, "You co'
scoundrel, do you remember Waterluo-plas
pointed me out to your gang, and I was nearl
to pieces. I'll remember you when the eleei
over, and will pay you in your own coin..
Hunt at length turned towards the crowd am
that as he was interrupted. assaulted, and pre,
from addressing them, he would retire for tha
He then stepped back, amidst thunders of
bation, and but little applause.
Mr. Wtsnanir said he again presented him
behalf of Sir Samuel Romilly, to thank them
perseverance with which they still kept him
upon the poll. He knew the citizens of
ster were incapable of being cajoled by co
and he knew they would go on to a triumphal.
They would neither look to the right hand not
left, but press forward with energy till they had
ceeded in placing these two brilliant lumirarie
F. Burdett and Sir S. Remaly, as their Rerrese
tires iu the House of Ccmnons: He looked