Star.
London, England, 1826-06-20 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
(Caiiiimiiii.fren the preceding page.)
by giving their votei'agititst him afterwards, to make
the greater impression upon his forces. Whatever the
cause may be, it is certain that several of the voters
came up in Cap'ain Barrie's tally who plurnpei for
Mr. Cobbett, and were received by his partisans, when
they had done so, amidst the greatest cheering.
Shortly before five o'clock, Mr. Cobbett came upon
the huaings,.anir was saluted with acclamations from
the area in front, and hisses from the booths. He took
his station in front of the hustings, near a post, around
which he clung as usual, and from that position he kept
up a sort of dialogue-with the persons who were imme-
diately under him.
Some of the men said that they would sooner do any thing than
that the Captain should come in.
Mr. CoBBIITT—By G—, but its certain though Green
can't conic in, and if I don't come in, the Captain will.
Bot ohseive 11.)w we will ride over them on Monday
morning, or, at fatthest, on Wednesday. Keep steldy,
and we'll beat them in spite of all their traps and con-
trivances. th it scantlings, and deal boards—( Cheers
and langhter from the area.)-oh, oh, don't laugh ; its
a great crime to laugh in pretence of the Captain.—.
FPere Mr. C. noddej to the crowd, and then peeped
rom behind the post significantly at Captain Barrie.
" See," said a voice, " how he eyes him. I—Mr. Cob-
bett: A cat may look at a King, you know, why may
I not look at the Captain?—(Laughter.)—Pray don't
laugh—,don't laugh at the Parliament, or they'll send
you abroad for seven years; and if you laugh a second
time, they'll send you abroad for your life—(A laugh.)
See how we shall come upon 'cm next week, in spite of
their fortifications; there is a regular bastion (pointing
to the barriers before the hustings through which the
tallies were admitted), look, here is a fosse, there an
embrasure=-never mind, we shall be at 'em on Monday.
The Maros then announced the state of tit poll, up to its close
of that day, as follows :
Stanley
Wuod
Barrie
Cobbett

94S
35$
536
442

Mr. Zeer;sere---- Four hundred and forty-two plumper.!
A voice—" No, indeed. Go easy, Nlr. Cobbett—not plumper.,
you have had splits from the Captain.**
While the Crier was adjourning the Court,
Mr. Courts addressed the assemblage.
Gewroastas-1 told you last night that certain of the
masters were discharging their men because they voted
for me. I hold in my hand the affidavits of three men
(mentioning their names) who worked for John Paley,
. Two of those were turned away because they said they
would vo.e for me—and the other was turned away for
having stid that he would not vote for Captain Barrie.
My opinion is, that the man who turns off his work-
man, or who threatens to turn him off because he will
• not take an oath contrary to his consc ence, commits a
crime in the eye of the law.—(Great applause). My
opinion is, that if the matter of these affidavits be
true, they will form the ground of an application to the
Court of King's Bench— and if trite, I promise you chat I
will cause that application to be made. I promise to
have those injured and oppressed men redressed.--
(Applause).—The men are here now present—here are
the affidavits—l pledge myself that the application for
legal redress shell be made, and if there be a law for
punishing persons guilty of such offences, that puni,h-
ment shall fall on the wicked master, who could have
committed such a foul act.—(Cleers).—Can there be in
this world a more odious act of tyranny ? Suppose that
it is not, legally speaking, a crime—but look at the
act itself.—Consider the Cruelty, the injustice, the
barbarity of a master coming to a workman, and tell-
-big him that unless he voted for the man whom per-
haps he detested,—who, perhaps, he thought and was
convinced would, by being in Tarliamei.t, do more
harm than he would good,—unless he voted for such a
man, this master telling him he would dismiss him,
and reduce him and his family to beggary.—(Cries of
Shaleos.")—Never has there been in this world a mote
detestable act of tyranny. I defy any man to produce me
an act by even the Dey of Algiers, of more consummate
tyranny. (Cheering). I say this to encourage you to resist
the mandates of These oppressive in asters. I would be
ready to share the last sixpence I had in the world,
with the man who was the victim of such oppression.
Last night I told you, in the face of young Horiocks,
that in the rescript, bull, or whatever else these Cotton
Lords may choose to call the address which he issued to
you, he declined standing a poll, as he found that pro-
mists had been made by the elector a, and he would not
have them violated. Ile did not know at that time that
many of those promises had been made to me, but the
moment he found out that, then he resolved that thos-
promises should be broken—then he determined to
have those pledges violated in favour of his friend
Captain Basic I stated these facts to his face last
night, on these husting-, and he never dared to deny
them—(Cries of " Yes, he did—you knot. he due)
And yet that base, paltry, sycophantic lying thing,
called the Preston Chrosicle—(lou mean the Pilot).—
No, the Chronicle, says he did deny it. That base thing,
that could hear what Mr. Stanley said of me—could
hear all that very well, but had a deaf ear for my reply
—that wretched thing—that reptile of ink and ditty
paper, that creature said that Hoirocka denied my
charge on the hustings. Did you hear hint?—(Gut
of " NeeN)
Mr. Wsteoceson (Editor tithe CAroniele).-1 certainly beard hint.
Mr. ensnare —Nu ; you did not ; and yet weare told
that when Horrocks attempted to speak his friends beg.
ged of him not to do so. Why, he reminds me of the epi-
cArlilliAt was put over sonic vet y guilty person—tor the
very same words may be used with iefetence to Horrocks,
Lie still if you're wise,
You're d—d if you rise.
—(Great laughing). So his Is iends seem to think of Hor-
rocks—he's wise if he holds his tongue; hat open his
suouth, and he's d—d. If Horrocks is here now, let him
speak.—(Mt. Horrr:cks was not preset,.)
Mr Consarr then having bid the crowd good night, withdrew
from the hustings. and titer parading the streets, arrived at the
Castle Inn, before which a large concourse had been collected.
The Reporter for this purpose, on going into the room, where
front the beginning be had been permitted by Sir T. &ever, so
whom he bad applied (or the purpose, to take a place with other
stranger., was met by Mr. Cobbett, who said to him," I don't want
you beer, Sir—or any ate front that d—d lying Morning Hers/d."—
The Reporter then retired.
Mr. &whales, of Claughtou Hall, in this neighbourhood, bu
requested it to be stated that there is no truth in the report of Mr.
Cobbett having been received as a guest at his place.
NOM H A NIPTON, Jena Is.
The contest for the representation of this town is now
drawing nearly to a close ; upwards of 1.700 voters
have piesentesf themselves at the hustings, and to-
sootrow, or Tuesday at farthest, is expected to put an
end to the scene of confusion which has been displayed
daring the week,
Since the comtneneeme•it of the poll, the cl ,se of
each day has brought with it crowds of " worthy and