Star.
London, England, 1826-07-05 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
NORTIIU B/RLAND ELECTION.
PROM rag Mtn alanCUttlf.
The .Whigs have fOiled themselves" in eveiy step
during the election. Amongst other vile prikeedings
we should not forget to mention Weir lateral* to injure
the character of the High Sheriff, by attributing to bim
a kind of collusion with Mr. Liddell or_ his friends.—
Mr. Beaumont was right in saying, at the Newcastle
dinner, that the Whigs had cut their own throats. The
cause of Wisiggisin in Northumberland is lost for ever;
Wednesday afternoon as the High Sheriff entered the
Court at Alnwick, he was surrounded by Lord Howick
and his friends. The former read a protest against the
adjournment of the meeting at the hustings on Tuesday
the 27th, which they stated to have been done after
consultation with one of the candidate:, and was there.
fore partial ; while a freeholder - was speaking, and
therefore illegil. The High Sheriff declared his conduct
justifiable, in having acted with impartiality, and only
dissoliing the meeting when the tumult was such as to
endanger the public peace. A voice from the crowd
was here heard, exclaiming against the indecency ofl
arresting the High Sheriff in the midst of his own
Court, and requesting him to proceed to his chair. On'
arriving at the bench, Wm. Taorraa,' Esq. rose and
add; essed the Court :
" The High Sheriff is accused in this protest of held:42;l*a
with partiality in consulting with one of the candidates ea the pro-
priety of adjourning the meeting in the midst of min* which 'de•
fies description : for nay own part I stood ;lose to Hlgh :aheriC
in the same box with him, and I heard no such consultation; and
sure ant [none such could have passed without my heaving it. Mr.
'Arleen stood on the edge of the hustitigs, between the lijiph
Sheriff and the candidate alluded to, and he is of the same opiate:
with me. The Editor of the Tye; Mercury Was in the rereads
hos immediately below, and he saw the High Sheriff turn sohis
deputy, and say I roust adjourn the and directly a' cay
was setup--' The High Sheriff is ashln Liddell if be we*
dissolve the meeting: This is ray 'crime—the levity of the-prfwei
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to adjourn rests with the assessor,"
. No aoswer being made by Loid Howick or his party'
to this burst of manly feeling, the assessor, after waiting
a few minut.s for a reply, delivered his opinion, that the
High Sheriff's conduct in dissolving the meeting was
correct and proper; that after declaring:the state of the
poll, he might adjourn immediet ly, ors:it any time he
thought fit; that if any tumult arose he was justifiable
in clearing the hustings; for his part he would remit-
mend him in future to dissolve xhe.rneeting as soon as'
'the four candidates had spoken. This decision of the
'attestor was hailed with applau:e by the whole CMlrt,
in the midst of. which Lord Howick and his whole

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party slunk away without a reply. Thus ended this
gross attack upon the High Sheriff of t%e misty, who,l
throughout the contest, kus sheet& the most strict im-
partiality—thus ended this attack upon a man wb has
upheld the honour of his cuuptry upon the shores. 9( the
Peninsula, who has fought and bled where the.banners
of the United States, in sightuf.theis own harbotir;sunk
beneath the flag of Britain, who there fought and bled
for his country when Witachelsas chcriae witi but a
puling school-boy. •

The High Sheriff, Wm. Pavan', Esq. itihis-lltter to
Lord fluwick, denies 'that he dissolved the rtteeting
until the tumult and excitement of the people had at-
tensed such a height that it was impracticable to obtafk
a hearing for Mr. John Grey, or any one else. ,f.. 1,1
deny," says he, " that in adopting that measure I cons.s
suited the wishes, or acted on the suggestion. of one of
the Candidates, as the Gentlemen who signed the protest
bane supposed: the act was entiieli my own. 'Affix-
having dissolved the. metting,..l directed the hustiligs
to be cleared with a view of preventing a breach of the,
peace, which,. from the state of leeling amongst some of',
'ihe parties on the hustings, 1 thought ont..unlikely ton
4*N-en. In doing this. lam not aware-that -I exercised
_any- authoriiyi•und -your .Lordship knows that
the opinion of the Assessor-bears me out."
MR. LAMBTON AND MR. BEAUMONT.
" In consequence of some haguage winos <mowed on the Hus-
tings at Alnwick yesterday, a meeting took *place this afternoon, at
Itamborough, between John George- Lamaism, Bet M.P. sad
Thews Wentworth Beaumont, Yet when, after an exchange of
shop, the affair terminated to the satisfaction of the woods.* . -
fiatarday, June 30, Ind?'
kffiadlwasist4 ligna She
• It was decided that theparties thduld.proceed'in tiff
direction of Scbtland..Mr. Bettornoornrtived at Belford
early on Saturday morning, and -hiving had:no sleep
during the preceding night. retired to bed and slept
soundly for some hours. Captain Plunkett and hrhad
travelled across the country by bye-roads to Belford.--
When Mr; Lambton arrived at Belford, some heats
afterwards, it was witit the utmost difficulty that the
people of that place-would suffer him to proceed: they
said he was going to kill ." their'Beemont-;" und the
only means he -hid -of escaping from them was, by
declaring that he was going to Howick. The partieV
met on Bamborough Sands, about 4 Pat -and exchanged
shots, after which Captain Plunkett, • Mr. B:s second;
WAS loading again, but Col. Grey, of Morrick, Mr. L:s
second, stepped up and told Capt.-P. that Mr. Lambton
was satisfied. It is understood that not a single word
pas ed between the -principals, either before- or after
the affair.
Mr. Beaumont returned to Alnwick about six is-the
evening. He alighted from his carriage at the Star Inn,
and walked to me lodgings of Mr. Donkin,-his principal
solietor, followed by an immense crowd who' loudly
testified their joy at his safe arrrival. The assembled
•multitude waited in the street- as if they expected a
speech, and Mr. Beaumont addressed them briefly from
one of the windows as well as we could -hear,- to the.
following effect : •
Gentlemen thank Too for th's expression-01 year kindness,
bet I would rather see It on a different ,occasion. These. careens-
stances are at best unpleasant, and I think the less that build the
better. I must beg you, therefore to dliperie, and wiidi Jima all
pest night."—(Great applame.)
• FOR FA &SHIRE.
The Hon.W. Murk, of Panmure,was on Tuesday week
unanimously elected, for the seventh time, Represenia-
tire of the County of Forf,r in Parliament. The Hes.
Douglas Gordon Hally burton being tailed to the Chair,
Mr. LAING Mx*aoss; of Lindertis, said—" As we
are now prepared to enter upon the important business
of the day, the choice of a representative in Pailiament,
'I rise to 'propose that our late worthy Member, the
Hon. William Maul., of Panmure, be again -elected.
It is unnecessary for me to enter upon his past services.
stands before you your long-tried representative,
You have *heady chosen him for seven ParlitMenni
and lung as the period is, he hes uniformly maintained
the same independent principles—has abated nothingi
din his seal for your interests; and his assiduous dili-
gence and attention, in whatever relates to the internal
affairs of your county. ale as conspicuous as in the first
year when you confuted on him the marked distinction
of being your representative. Of such a representative
we have just right to boast; and 1 trust that your de-
cision t bis day will assure him that he retains, undivided
and undiminished, the confidence of his constituents."

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