Star.
London, England, 1820-03-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

FOURTH DAY.
The Electors came up to poll in the course of the
day in large and frequent companies.
.At four o'clock .
the sevtral Candidates presented themselves ; Sir
Francis Burdett and Mr. Hobhouse were greeted
with universal and repeated shouts ; Mr. Lam!, was
less favourably received. The assemblage, owing to
the fineness of the day, and the interest of the scene,
was greater and mote respectable than it has ever
been on a similar occasion. The state of the poll
stood thus

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT - 165.5
111 r, lloLaousr - 1549 •
111 r. LA)&) - 889
Sir FRANCIS 131neoErr
.was received with the
stronFest expressions of enthusiasm. He begged
'wave to concrratulate the Electors of Westminster
on their raving maintained that station, and conti-
i.ued tho:;e exertions, he had had little doubt
they would have maintained and continued. From
the s;-irit which he had reason to believe generally
actuated them, he expected this (Applause), and he
had therefore felt assured that they would perform
the part that was often per.rormed by a race-horse of
a far superior order, who took the lead at the very
commencement of the course, and kept it (Great •
applause). The Electors of Wc,tniinster had ful-
filled what he had predicted of them, and they would
fulfil what he still predicted. They would not only
carry, but they would carry with a high hand, not
only the general contest, but a triumphant victory
on every day's poll (Shouts of applause). Under all
the circumstances of the present contest, and view-
ing the character of IVestminster, for public spirit
and independence, considering also that their exam-
ple was-of the greatest importance to the country at
large, he would not be satisfied if, after a well and.
long-contested Electicn, they did not only finally suc-
ceed, but succeed in such a manner as to spew, every
instant of its continuance, how futile the attempt
must be to stem the torrent of their opinion and their
principles (Applause). Their principles and their "
independence would thus display themselves, and in
a short time confirm a great and salutary lesson—
(Loud applause). What made him say so was, that.
there were certain particular notions afloat which
made it difficult for one to know whether he could
rely upon the exertions of his best friends. As he
was coming up to the hustings he met an Elector,
who told him he meant to poll to-morrow. " But
why not to-day ?A. good deed is doubly enhanced
by being instantly done." 0, he said there were
thirty others who would go up along with him, but
they wished Mr. Lamb to get a little a-head for a little
'amusement; he knew also of fifty mote- in another
place. 4‘ But, my friend, this is at best not fair, be-
cause false hopes shOuld not be held out to any can-
didate" (Immense cheering and laughter). So he was
persuaded, and he said he and his friends would
come up to the poll to-morrow.. Every one should
in like manner come forward at once, and this great
City should suffer no tax or sneer fiom any quarter
(Loud applause). It appeared- from the report of
Mr. Laa,b's speech on Saturday, that he had said lie
was for a RelOrm of the Constitution only by legal
means. This was not a fair observation. None had
proposed to reforin it otherwise; but hen 11:r. Lamb
said that he was for Reform only by legal means,
he gave it to be understood that others wished to effect
it by'illegal means, which was not the fact, and it ryas
therefor,: not fair to make the insinuation=-(Repeakii
cheers).—But Air. Lamb was really a more Radical
Reformer than lie had ever been—(C:eers and Lan! i-
ter).-1-Ie did not want to reform the Colistitution.;
he would.be content with the Constitution, the Al hole
Constitution, and, as they had it in the tea t,'no,hing
but the Constitution—(Cheers,'.—}lis views of Re-
form were infinitely lla:.rower than Mr. Lamb's ; he .
never thought of reforming the Constitution of Eng.
land—( Cheers ).—lie only wished a detect to be
supplied in that par: which belonged Fropetiy to
them ; he said to their, not of the lower order. but
ail of one particular order. There were different
orders the State privileged persons and Peers
were of one order—so Churchmen were of a peculiar
order ; the rest were all of one order, tr.-4 not, there-
fore, the lower order. It, oa o.ccour.t el the. zdv.l.,-