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the penalties were enure severe; and, perhaps he sbduld
have no better reason to be satisfied with his ttial.—
But no power of arbitrary ;imprisonment existeckiin
this country ; and if the King had no such power,
he did not see how the House of Cortina, os, who
were bound to protect the tights of the People, amid
have it. None ought to have such power—stilliess
ought the House of Commons to have it, for they
Could claim no power but as their Representatives—
(Applause); • As the time drew so very near when he
would be called to go to The country to attend his
own trial, he could assure them that he would go
with a most satisfactory anticipation of the result of
this Erection—(Applauu). He would take a few
• days of preparation. For the result he was not •
anxious. lie himself did not anticipate any expe-
rience of the sentence which was pronounced after a
conviction at the prosecution of the Attorney-Gene-
ral. There it would be improper for him to enter
further into that subject. went to his trial in the
country with as much confidence as he had come to
that Election. There was no knowing, as a Gentle-
man in the crowd had said, what a Jury in the coun-
try might do. But it rnight.he as tair. and impartial
a Jury as coulJ be found in England. He was able
to say, that he had that feeling in his own mind
which gave him confidence ; and 'that, so far as his
own consciousness and his view anis conduct could
influence the minds of others, he had reason to feel
confidence—(Applause). Whatever depended upon
him would never be left undone by him in the cause
of public liberty—(Shouts of applause). They would
do all that depended on them, and they would hold
out that example to the country to which it looked
with so much anxiety. When they should have
strongly established their independence on this oc-
casion, it would not again be assailed ; and the in-
dependent Electors of Westminster would not, pro-
bably, be Jisturbed for a considerable time to come
--(Applause). He hoped the Electors would continue •
their exertions, and not suffer the success which had
hitherto attended them to make them too confident.
They were to hold high their character ; and to
slim that they were not only victorious, but that
their independence was riot to he lightly attempted.
At present, nothing could be more favourable than
appearances ; and he could not see how by possibi-
bility the conclusion should be less favourable than
appearances promised. Bat they would not relax
their exertions ; they would maintain their inde-
pendence on that high ground which belonged to
them ; they would sustain the character which they
had acquired, and which formed an example to the
country—(Applause). He now took his leave of
them fur. the last time, as it was necessary for him
to make tome preparations for his trial.—( Universal
o;:d c.oFtinited cheers).
Mr. LA:,111 then presented himself, and was re-
. ccived rather less uncourteously than on the former
days. lie saiu is had yesterday been stated to them,
that he had expre-sed his satisfaction at replying to
t.,-; speeches of the Honourable Baronet; lie now
be,_;ged leave to viadizate himself from the vanity of
having ever thed that expression. He conceived that
rate el. quence and ability of tae Honourable Baronet
v....re too great to xrarraut any expression of his (Mr.
Limb's) to reply to him ; but what he said
bunt ho .11t great sati4action in speaking after
Oi.e great source of that
satLfacti,n w as, that his eloquence always left his
audience in good hunictir ; and as lie himself had
only a few remarks to < ff.T, he would be particularly
Tiltrcky if he di,turbed that good larincarr in which
tl,e Honourable Ba:o:;et had left them. But whe-
ther he had satisfaction or not in listening to the
v orthy lla onet's .l etches, he could declare in truth
that he found great pain in the declaration made by
the IL:nom:Mk B:ironet, that this was the la,,t occa-
si;m un v hick they would hz'ar him en these host-.
jogs during the piesent Election ; for, however much
his pre once might grafi:y his poli;:ical friends, lie•
vas sure no one r-as ;uric happy to see Lint there
than he was. It was st:.ange, however, that xvlri!e
the Ilonourable Baronet represent:d l.is (Mr. Lamb's) ,
lopes as rising while the poll was sinking, iris own
Lopes should sink, and he t:cspond while the
rumbers on the poll continued to be in his favour—
(Laughter and ‘7,11 mse). He was warranted to be-
lieve that the Hoinarrahle Baronet was desponding,
f,a- certainly his exhortation to the Electors to hurry
to the poll, and his not expecting again another
heavy day's poll, was not very hopeful. As to the
s:tuation which he himself held on the poll, he was
• not by any means surprised at it, and, unless he was
much mistaken, that situation would soon be more
favourable; for his friends had nosy begun to exert
themselves, and, besides, his hopes lead been rendered
greater by the speech of the Honourable Baronet.
There was one circumstance attending this Election
which was rather remarkable—namely, that while
the Ilonourable Baronet's friends kept from the poll
by being too sanguine as to the result, his own
f: lends stayed away from the same cause—(Laugh-
ter). lie would form a mistaken judgment of the
result of this Election who founded his opinion on,
the numbers polled. He would advise any man to
• look rather at the numbers unpolled, and thence he
might form a correct estimate of the result—(Great
noise and disapprobation). He begged, they would
be silent on their own account, because ht was anxi-
..,us to do an act of courtesy and justice to Mr. Hob-
house. He hoped that when he had committed an
error, whether in discretion or otherwise, that he
should always have the manliness and the candour to
acknowledge it. He had yesterday stated that Mr.
Hobhouse had an electioneering purpose in view in
writing the pamphlet for which he had been corn-
witted to prison by the House of Commons ; and he
now had no hesitation in expressing his regret for
having made that charge—(Loud applause). He
thought he knew the feelings of his auditors, and
that, when a man candidly confessed his error to
them, they would give him a kind reception; and,
finding that to be the case, he drought he could not
do better than leave them in that good humour in
which he had found them at the conclusion of the
I lonourable Baronet's speech—(Applause).
Mr. Hammel= then presented himself, and was
loudly cheered by the assemblage. Before he said
one word with regard to the state of the poll, he
begged leave to state most explicitly, that Mr. Lamb
having said he regretted that he had made the charge
respecting an electioneering manoeuvre, he (Mr. Hob-
house) regretted those expressions, which, by the re-
ports of his speech, he saw he bad used in reply to

the charge. Mr. Lamb haring retracted the charge,
he had no hesitation in retracting the Luggage m
which he had-answered it. ..11. would talc-look a
little at thestate of the poll. Mr. Lamb had said
that he had ,nothing but the,most flattering expecta-
tions respecting the result. He, however, found him-
self 860 a-head of Mr:Lamb, and this majority, too,
had been obtained in five days and one hour—a cir-
cumstance quite unexampled, he.believed, in the his-
tory of Westminster Elections. Mr. Lamb had yes-
terday compared him to the ." fortunate-youth," with
whose character he was not much acquainted; having
been abroad at the time when that character appeared
before the Public. He had since, however, looked
intothat history, and he must say, that one part of
the " fortunate youth's" life did not tally exactly with
the corresponding part of his own biography. All
the notes of the fortunate youth had turned out to be
forged ; but he hoped that his votes at the present
Election would not prove forgeries ; and till that pa-
rody was established, he could not be thought so like
the fortunate youth as Mr. Lamb had yesterday re=
presented him : but, whether his fortune was consi
dered good or bad, he was content ; and whether in
the event he should gain his Election, as it appeared
certain to him that be should—or whether he lost it,
as it appeared certain to Mr. Lamb he shOuld—he
would have reason to be contented with the result.
As to content, which no fortune, great or small, was
ever sure to give, he should feel content, whatever
might be the issue of this contest. If he should lose
the Election, as he was conscious of no satin on his
character, he would feel content ; and if he gained it,
he must, even according to theJ-lonourable Gentle-
man (Mr. Lamb) be content. In his conduct he was
conscious of nothing to blush at. He hoped they
(the Electors) would continue, as hitherto, to maintain
the same place on the poll. Mr. Lamb had repre-
sented the state of the poll as favourable to him ; he.
trusted it would continue equally favourable to him
to the end.' Ile had no doiilit that he himself should
have.a superiority on every day's polling, although
not every day to the same extent. On this day, after
polling for five days and one hour, he had palled 2QO
votes more than Mr. Lamb had polled on the eighth
day of the last Election, and more than 200 beyond
' what he himself had polled on the ninth day. Let
none, therefore, go away with the idea that there was
any slackness in polling for him on this occasion.—
already they had polled about one-half the number
polled at the Election in ISIS ; that was, irrone-third
of the time they had polled about one-half of the
Electors. Sir Francis Burdett had polled quite one-
half, and he himself nearly one•half. In these'cir-
cumstances, it was impossible for him to conceive
how it was possible for the Election to terminate
otherwise than favourably to his pretensions. Here
Ihe must take notice of the advertisement of his ad-
versary. It was as short, and said as little as was
possible. 'There was no excuse contained in it for the
low place he held on the poll. No principles were
stated ; neither the principles of Sir Samuel Romilly,
of Mr. Lamb, of Lord Somers, nor of any other ; only
Mr. Lamb's Committee was said to be in several
places, for the purpose of Mr. Lamb's re-election.—
That he was to be re-elected was the only thing the
advertisement contained—( Laughter). But there
was a Noir, Bene, which assured the Electors that
there was free and open access to the poll. Who
ever doubted this? He, or his fries:; s, might as well
have Whereas it has been reported that ten
men had their throats cut at the hustings yesterday ;
we beg leave to say, that there was no such thing 1"
(Loud applatac). But when they recollected f;iini
what quarter the information came—(Cries
" From Cato-.street !")—when they recollected that
it came from these who had employed from 50:) Lo
700 bludgeon-men at the last Election—( General
(Tics of " Tree, true," mixed with hissiugs). .1,
vorn to. Ile had no better proof ihaa uath6 hi a
Court of Justice, and they were usually reckoned
idencc. The advertisement, then, merely stated
what no one ever doubted. But there was an impe-
diment in the way of every Elector who came to po i
for Mr. Lamb—it was, that he would rather not—
(Cheer .l. He had rather reason to complain of his
voters being impeded in their way to the hustings.—
To prove this, he would beg leaVe to read a letter. to
them, which was sent to tim this morning from a
Society in Westminster, one hundred of whom had
voted this day for the Honourable Baronet and him-
self. They were at the other end of Westminster, in
the lower parts of it—(('ries of " And of the lower
order!").—Here he read the letter, as follows

" St. John's Union Society.

" SlR—Accept our warmest acknowledgments for the honour
you have this morning done us by visiting this Society. Be
azsured, Sir, that !his mark of respect will not be forgotten by
us; and although many of our, brethren are, by reason of local
circumstances and Ministerial influence, ur.der the necessity of
giving a vote to Mr. Lamb, contrary to their own inclination,
yet they have done it in such a way as not to iniure your cause ;
others have more boldly stood forward in the -face of corrupt
influence, and laid the profits of their situation at the feet of
their employers, rather than violate their conscience—(Cheers):'
But the cause of Liberty, Independence, and Justice, which you
have embarked in, is their cause, and they are determined rot
to slack their exertions till you, and your worthy colleague, Sir
Francis Burden, are returned the Representatives of the truly
free and independent City of Westminster.
I have the honour to be, on the behalf of the abovc-tren-
tioned Society, your humble and obedient servant,
" THOMAS CRANFIF,LD.
Bricklayer's Arm, Stretton-ground, March 15, ItliC).
" To John Cam Ilobhouse, F.sq."
—He did not suppose that Mr. Lamb personally used
any undue influence; but undue influence was used.
To-day he heard, from the man himself, the lan-
guage that had been used to him. He had been in
the army, and was in consequence a pensioner ; but
having expressed his intention to vote for him (Mr.
Ilobhouse), he was addressed thus : " Are not you
a pensioner of Government ?" He replied that he
was. " Then you had better take care, and not vote
on that side." It was true that many were thus more
frightened than hurt; but he believed that influence
was used in injuring those who voted for him.—
Many who had voted for him at the last Election,
had told him that they were in consequence injured
in their circumstances. It therefore would have
been much more natural for their Committee to have
advertised, " That whereas k was reported, that Mr.
Lamb's boot-makers had been turned off for voting
for him (Mr. Hobhouse), they begged leave to state
that that was not true." After the letter he had read to
, them, this would appear mole like truth and fact
' than the insinuation in Mr.. Lamb's advertisement.—
Very considerable influence, of one kind or other, he
could assert, was used. Persons were not content
with leaving cards, soliciting votes for Mr. Lamb,

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but left also their names, as if the Electors of West-1
minster cared for the Honourablrso and so, or Lord
so and so. He was confident this influence would
have no effect ; bur tt looked more like impeiliMent
than anything Mr. Lamb's Committee 'could state►
Notwithstanding any influent-3e thaecould be used, he
could not help thinking the state of the poll decisive
of the event. The Electors of Westminstir would
prove, that, in opposition to every in nuence that 'could
be exerted against the will of that great City,, they
were determined to assert their independence,' and
to have the man of their choice, and not the dicta-
tion of the Honourable so acid so, or of my Lord so
and so—(Applause).--The Meeting then dispersed.

DURHAM COUNTY ELECTION, MARCH IS.

* This day, pursitant to public notice, came on the
Durham County Election.
Mr. BAKER (of Elemore) proposed 3. G. Lamb-
ton, Esq. as a fit and proper person to Represent this
County in Parliament. He trusted the Freeholders
of Durham would never suffer any set of men, whe-
ther Priests or not, to dictate to them who was a
suitable Representative.. And above all, he conjured
them never to elect any man who was receiving a
pension from Government—(Applause).
Sir M. W. RIDLEY rose.—" Freeholders of the
County of Durham, this is the first opportunity ever
offered to me. as a Freeholdei- of the County of Dur-
ham, of addressing you. I glory that the opportunity
falls on this day, and I rejoice that it occurs on such
Han occasion. I come amongst you with my new-won
honours. I come to you after having been elected a
Member of Parliament by the free Burgesses of
Newcastle—(Applause). The tree of independence has
long flourished North of the Tyne, and I 'am sure it
will not languish with the Freeholders of Durham.
Now is the time to select Gentlemen from amongst
you, in your own neighbourhood, to represent you in
the great Council of the Nation. Mr. Lambton is
descended from a great and noble family, and pos-
sesses all the patriotic virtues of his father. Free-
holders, look to the past that you may judge of the
future : he was ever attentive to your maritime and
agricultural interests." The Honourable Baronet
concluded with declaring, that, as he was himself a
constant attender in the House of Commons, he could
bear testimony that Mr. Lambton was never absent
from his post while the. interests of his country re-
quired his presence—( Bursts of clilause). He then
seconded the nomination.

J, G. LAAISTON, Esq.—The wished-for moment
was at length arrived when he offered himself, for
the third time, to Represent them in Parliament.—
`Supported as he was by his friends, he did not fear
the opposition he had been taught to expect—(Ap-
plause). It was not long since he had last addressed
them on a similar occasion : then he had thought it
his duty to 'explain to them his conduct in Parlia-
ment, and the motives of that conduct ; and he was
gratified to receive in return the meed of their ap-
plause. Though the short interval which had since
elapsed was not fraught with many topics for re-
mark, he would say a few words on the subject. The
first measure he had to observe upon was the grant
iof £lO,OOO to the Duke of York. He hvd opposed
it, because it was to be taken from the pockets of a
distressed and injured People, to pay a son for that
attendance on his father, which duty and affection
alone should have dictated—( Great applause).-
-He was the first to oppose the imposition of the
£2,000,000 of taxes which had been added to the
burthens of the People; and he did so, because lie
was convinced that the slim was not requited for the
necessary support of the Government, but for the be-
nefit of placemen and pensioners, and for extending
the influence of corruption—(Applause). Again, he
had thought it his duty to oppose the passing of the
Foreign Enlistment Bill, because he saw it was
meant to destroy the independence of South America;
as he should ever continue to support the liberties of '
his native County and his Country, so would lie also
the freedom of nations—(App,',. use). The last time
he addressed the Freeholders in the same place, was
en the subject of the Manchester outrages. Ile then
stated, that that Meeting was a legal one ; but w he-1
tiler it was legal or not, the dispersion of it in such a
manner was certainly illegal. Oa that occasion, those
of an opposite opinion were requested to come for-
ward. One Clergyman, however, (alluding to Mr.
Phillpots) «ho had not the magnanimity to come
forward at that Meeting to avow his sentiments, had
socaked into his closet to asperse his iMr. Lambton's)
character ; he, who occupied his station perhaps from
no other cause than his sycophantic qualities, had the
audacity to call him seditious, whose ancaetors were
i co-existent with the loyalty and prosperity of the
County. With regard to the late coercive measures of
Ministry, he declared that the Constitution of England
had never witnessed such acts since the Revolution.
By one of them, an Englishman's house was rendered
no longer his castle; and by another, an attempt had
been made to destroy the Liberty of the Press. If
he knew anything of the subject, the Liberty of the
Press would overcome every obstacle ; it was not to
be subdued. If there were blasphemous and seditious
publications, why were the Editors not arraigned
before a Jury of theircountry ? Such were the Con-
stitutional remedies for such an evil : the laws of the
land were sufficient to take cognizance of the offence.
If these things have got to a dreadful pitch, the Mi-
nistry have themselves to blame for not employing,
the means within their power. With regard to the
contest before him, he had been told that the Requi-
sition to Mr. Wharton contained nine-tenths of the
landed property of the County. This was strange ;
since there was not one single name of very ex-
tensive property. Out of the fifty-five signatures,
fifteen were' Priests, some Attornies, a few Con-
tractors, and one a Bankrupt ! Their enmity was
directed against him personally ; and if ever he
owed gratitude to any men, it was to them ; they
had convinced him that he lived, where alone he was
ambitious of being—in the hearts of his ConstitUents.
They have shewn that as long as a man acts disin-
terestedly, lie will have the esteem of the Freeholders
of Durham. He knew lie would be assailed by their
reverend hostility, and, however they might preach
up peace and charity, they would practise no meek-
ness towards him. Surveyors of roads had been told
that if they voted for him, they would be discharged;
Magistrates had threatened others that if they voted
for him, they should not have the County work—
(Applause). One characteristic anecdote of the de-
-44 good will towards him he would mention. A

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Reverend Gentleman, a few days ago, happeneJ to
meet, a band of music in a village, which had fol-
lowed him (Mr. Lambton). It was accompanied by
a boy, and. the little urchin had-the wickedness to
exclaim, " Lambton for evert' upon which the
clergyman struck the boy so violent a • blow art the
face as produced blood, and this Divine, in his sa-
cred robes, was coming from . church !—(Applause!.
He was happy to say, the boy's father intended to
seek redress from a jury of his country. Mr. Whar.-
tonl it had been said; had performed great services:
since the opposition was pointed at him, it was his
duty to inquire into the nature of these services.-_
Was he a proper candidate because he-was a lawyer?
he could tell them he was a lawyer without briefs.-
WAS it because he was a poet.? his poems contained
no poetry, and were almost without rhytne. Was
it because ha was a pensiooer ? It was said, he
might have had I:3,000, and yet mil!" consented
receive £1,200 a-) e..r. Perhaps if he was 'elected
for the County, and not the City of Durham, be
would double it. Mr. Whartori's services were reit;
demi as Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means, and Secretary to the T. easurv. His office
AS Chairman of the Committee f Ways and Stearis
was d,-übtless very important. It was his duty, and
his only duty, to say, " those who .tie of that opi-
nion are to say aye, and those of the contrary, PO
Ile appealed to Sir M. W. Mile% if this was not
his only dutyx-Wries of "yes," and loud applause',
Finding Mr. What ton's talents above his situation,
be was created Secretary to the Treasury, who is the
whipper in of Members of Parliament, the man who
has to call Ministerial Members from their wine, to
vote in the House! lle is the person who has the keep-
ing of rotten Boroughs. When a Ministerial Candi-
date fails in an Election, he applies to the. Secretary
for a rotten Borough ! The lion. Gentleman con-
cluded with observing, that Mr. Wharton was itot
much obliged to any Freeholders for the requisition
of so much boast had been made, for it had
been previously hawked all over the County, w;thout
feuding a man to accept it.
General Avt,:cr: proposed the flo:7nurable Wil-
liam Powlett, which was seconded by Mr. CIIATEft,
of Witton Castle.

Colonel Str:tott, of Stockton, proposed Richard
Wharton; Esq. and the nomination was seconded by
Mr. GREAVES, of Ord's House.
S. Winner, Esq. M.P. for Richmond, asked the
mover if Mr. Wharton was legally qualiied to Re-
present the County? acid insisted on his right, as a
Freeholder, that the oilth shoeld be administered to
him, which was accordingly done. 'the p.4ling com-
menced at twelve o'cloc.l:.—At the close the first
day's poll the numbers were as fo;low :
lir. Layirrox
Mr. POW ELT r t 9
Mr. WISAILION 53

THE EV- ENING STAR

LON DON.

THURSDAY, 'MARCH 16, 18.20.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCK
3 per-Cent. Cow.oi 681/2 3/8
5 per Cent. Navy 1041/4 10578 .
- Exchequer 42,i.. Is. 2s. dis.
Consols for Account V.
Rank Stock, 3 per • Cents. Reduced, 31, per Cents. 4 pet
Cents. India Stock, and Bank Long Anus. are all shut.

As we expected, the impending horrors of an augr
mentation of the Civil List, at a time when the majority
ot the Nation are pinched in all their comforts,excitet
uncommon interest. We have rea,on to believe, that
what a Government Paper has said on the subject, in
denying the intention of Nlinisters.to increase the Civil
List, will be verbally true, but substantially false. But
➢e those juggling Lends no more believ'd,
Who keep the word of promise to the ear
Ani break it to the sense !"

The stand of Ministers fir the augmentaticn will
be, by separating some of those charges from the List,
which have hitherto made a part of it; and yet they
will propose an increase after this is done. It is re-
ported also, that they mean to keep out of sight all
those Revenues of the Crown drawn from other
sources than the Crown Lands, arid to state that the
Hereditary Revenues are no more than the Rent Roll.
This is at once « fair and foul." For the Public will
recollect that some years ago, when this very subject
was discussed in the House of Commons, it was
stated by Ministers, that if his late MAJESTY had
enjoyed the same Revenues as his predecessor, he
would have received Sixty-seven Millions, when he
had only received for his Civil List Sixty Millions!!!
which referred to those Revenues that, in the ap-
proaching discussion, the Ministers now intend to
keep out of sight.
However, as we have said, give the KING his
dues—or, if he consents to accept an annual stipend
in place of the Hereditary Revenues, deal fairly with
the Country—let all the Droits, as well as the Rents
of the Crown, be really and bona fide surrendered.
The bargain with the late KING was shamefully
managed, and, in its effects, did great injury to the
private reputation of the Royal Family. It was
perfectly understood, when he accepted a stipend in
lieu of the -Hereditary Revenues, that he gave up
every thing connected with the emoluments of the
Crown, and yet we found the enormous Droits of
Admiralty retained with a greedy grasp.—Let this
not be forgotten in any new bargain.

We also would remind the Representatives of the
Nation of the manner in which his present AlAstrevi
was, during his minority, deprived of his Hereditary
-Revenues--we recollect it was on one occasion stated,
that if he had received a faithful account from those
who ought to have.felt themselves but as his Trus-
tees, the balance due to him would have been equal
to the first grant of the Nation to pay the fruits of