Star.
London, England, 1826-06-09 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK ELECTION-THIS DAY.

This ancient Borough still continues to manifest all
the pomp and circumstance of a contested election.—
Fro►n an early hour the streets in the vicinity of the
hustings were, if possible, more densely crowded, and
exhibited a greater degree of bustle, than on any.of the
former drys. Flags were flying, placards exhibiting,
and carriages driving in all directions. A hope still
animates Mr. POLHILL that he will be one of the. elect,"
and though the numbers last night, it was supposed,
would have damped the ardour of his adherents, it has
had a quite contrary effect, and given an additional
impetus to their ezer.ions.
If we were to calculate upon the number of his sup-
porters by the display of his colours, orange and purple,
which are seen in all directions, and decorating the hats',
of a crowd of persons, we should be inclined to think
that his opposition will be most annoying if not suc-
cessful. In anticipation of the latter, he put forth last
night an address, assuring the electors that though,
from the state of yesterday's poll, his el. ction mght ap-
pear problematical, it was nevertheless beyond a doubt.
The other candidates appeared equally sanguine ; and
we will not attempt to spoil the pleasing dream of am-
bition of any of the honourable men, by giving our
opinion as to the probable result.
AT ELKTON O'CLOCK.

Mr. Calvert . 1128
Air Robert Milhos . . 1049
. Mr. Polhill . • 753
:mums o'eLsec•

Mr. Calvert . . • 1201
• . .• 11
Sir Robert Wilsein 20
.
Mr. Polhill . . $lO
wiz o'cLoes.

. . 124$

. 1178
. 844

Mr. Calvert
Sir Robert Wilson .
Mr. Polhill
Majority on the three days' polling, 414.
At the close of the poll yesterdays the numbers were,
- For Mr. Calnn . 954
Sir Robert Wilson . . 900
Mr. Nam. • . 690

Mr. CALVIIRT addressed As meeting. He said that
it would be in vain for him to attempt to express his
leelings or gratitude to them for the support and fa-
vourable reception they had given him on the present
occasion. nor, indeed, would it be proper for him to do
so, of it we,e in his power; because such conduct on
his part would make it appear as if the contest they
were engaged in were the personal contest of himself,
whereas it was, in fact, their own; fir they, along with
his worthy colleague and himself, were together bat-
ding for the independence of Southwark. His colleague
land himself had been accused by their opponents of
being enemies to trade and the establi.hed Government
of the country ; but he thought the electors of South-
wark, by their votes that day, abundantly ptoved that
they looked upon them in a very d &rent light. He
himself had also been charged with improperly co-
alescing with other candidates, both on this and on
farmer occasions; but he could most positively affirm,
that he hid never attempted t' dictate to them whGm
they should select as his colleague,—he had never
asked any elector for a vote excepting for himself.
No doubt, as far as his own personal feelings were
concerned, he should much prefer having his own
tried friend, with whose family he had been acquaint-
ed for thirty years, and whose political principles c tin-.
tided with his own, a•c'ciated with him in their service,
to being rctarned to Parliament, as their representative,
with a colleague whose politics were diametrically op-
posite to his own. Mr. Polhill stated himself to be the
.friend to trade; but he thought he was not much pro-
moting it within the borough of Southwark, by insti-
tuting and continuing this contest ; but the fact was,'
Mr. Polhill had been drawn into it by a party who had
before attempted to impose a representative of their
own nomination on the electors of Southwark.

Sir ROIERT WILSON was better satisfied with the state
of the poll to-day than what he was yesterday, because
it was but right that the older member should be placed
in the first post, especially when both of them were posts
of honour. He had stated yesterday that their opponents
had risen out of their sepulchres, but he thought he had
made a mistake in saying so, for in fact they had never
got completely out ; they were yesterday two feet deep
in the mire, and to-day they were up. to their neck, and
he should not be surprised to hear that they had given
up the Oust before morning. This was a matter of
rational joy to all of them, inasmuch as it would tend
to keep down that sectarian spirit in politics; as well as
in other matters, which was still stalking abroad.—
Indeed, he himself had that day met with a proof of it
in the person of an old woman, who had told him that
she was no Catholi:, and that she 'would lather be
ravished than kiss the Pope's toe. History supplied
many instances of the prevalence of a similar spirit
amongst higher per-onages. He trusted that his sup-
porters would to-night sleep on a bed of roses, and he
did not doubt but that to-morrow they would repose
on a bed of laurels..

Mr. Pouitta. next addressed the electors amid fre-
quent interruption. He was confident of final success.
It was inconvenient for his electors to attend that day,
but to•motrow they would attend in greater force.
There never w•s an Adininis ration mote deservedly
popular than the present, and he gave the electors of
Sauthw irk an opt►ortunity of testi.yng their approval
of Administration by supporting him. Toe support he
had already met with was most &acting, and convinced
him that it only required the persevering exertions of
his friends to ensure his success.

Yesterday evening. in pusuance of tv,tice, a Meeting
was held at the Gordon Hotel, Covent-garden, for the
avowed purpose of s liciting Mr. Secretary Canning to
become a Cand date to represent the City of Westmin-
ster in Parliament.

Mr. WESTMACOTT stated the object of the Meeting,
and expatiated on the high merits of Mr. Canning.
There was as yet no etioiiman appointed, and after
several had been proposed and rejected, Mr. PITT took
the Chair, or rather the table, and addressed the Meet-
ing in a few words, in which he descanted very freely
on the state of thraldom in which the City of Westmin-
ster had long been held by the friends of the sitting
Members. He concluded with calling on some of the
Gentlemen who had been instrumental in summoning
the Meeting to come forward and state their purpose
in so doing. No one appearing, the waiter was sum-
moned, and he stated that the room had been engaged
by Mr. Westmacott alone. The cry was then for Mr.
\Vestmacott, who, having at length appeared, and
being called on to explain, observed. that as an Elector
of Westminster he considered that be had some right to
assist in calling a Meeting of di:. Electors. There were
more persons than be who had been active in doing so;
they we. e in t!,e room, and might answer.
Mr: PA MAIM then proposed a resolution that • Requisition
should be presented by a Deputation to Mr. Canning, requesting
that he would allow himself to be nominated as a Candidate for
Westminster.

This was seconded by Mr. BAINBRIDGI, and agreed to.
The resolution of the Meeting, and letter, having been after
some delay prepared and read ever,
Mr. Cecile stated, that certain Noblemen and Gentlemen had
solicited Mr. Canning to come forward, in a 'limner way, but the
Right lion. Gentleman had positively declined their invitation.

The CHAIRMAN said, that if his health were spared,
and if he remained of the same mind—(laughter),—he
would go over the way, also to the hustings, and boldly
tell their opponents what he thought of their repre-
sentative claims. It was not classical knowledge, nor
splendid talents, that he estimated so much in a Parlia-
mentary Representative, as attention to the local in-
terests of his constituents; and setting talents apart, it
was upon this ground he recommended Mr. Canning to
them. Who bad carried, he would ask, the Charing-
' cross Improvement Bill?

Cries—" Mr. Canning and his friends."
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting
broke up.
After Mr. PITT had left the chair, the requisition was
signed by most of the electors present, and a deputation
of their number immediately waited on Mr. Secretary
Canning, to submit it to his consideration. The Right
Hon. Gentleman, as might hove been anticipated, re-
ceived the deputation with much cordiality, but de-
clined giving his consent to be nominated this day, for
the same reason that he had assigned on tits occasion
alluded to by Mr. Cooke.