The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-10 00:00:00


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r i Wai'hman) had a toierable capability of delivering
1):s sentiments, that the supporter of Miry corrupt men-
- ore was attempted to he throat upon them.—(Cheers,
..-el cries of .‘ Ton are right.")—lt lens, he would main-.
sio.'degraslin., the City of London even below the level
..t •a common borough, to send urea to the House of
I mullions who were not capable of speaking emu-
i.son arose for five minutes together.—(Cheers.)—
With respect .to the election, continued he, the majority
at that moment did not discourage him, when he reflect-
ed on the ground that had been recovered on the last
days of the last election. Let his friends exert them-
secret in a proper way, and the victory would be theirs.
Let them consult with their friends, and encourage them
to come forward and resist that influence which was
exercised against them. Was it for the freedom of
election that eight or ten letters were sent to one shop-
keeperto encourage him to vote in a particular way, or
to deter him Irons voting for him? Was it consistent
with the purity of election, or was it necessary for a
matrwbo had served them so faithfully fur seven and
t aeuty Years, to hare a hundred and fifty committees?
Was it for the purity of election that this candidate had
a flag waving on Blackheath in one direction, and on
Itsupsstead-hill In another? It was not nieusnal for
roll:habitue to boast of their famous and glorious Con-
.titution—a t'onstitntion which had been bought by
the blood of their ancestors. They had frequently been
t dal that a Russell and a Sydney had withstood dangers n
.. Id menaces, and even death itself, in support of the
liberty of that Constitution; and even they, their de-
scendants, became so dastardly that they could not
withrtAnd the frowns of a costumer.—(('heent.)--He
!via seen voters echo had told him, that, from priwciple,l
they were Inclined to vote fur hiss), hoe they mast vote
for a customer t and if they did give him a vote at all, ;
they gave one to Mm and three to his adversaries. Had
they beleolue so base, so corrupt, so degenerate In their
tokinds, as not to be able to stand up against such solici-
tations, and to reply to such proposals, that they were
fleet-mined not to vote contrary to their conviction ?
most now tonclude by exhorting them to exert them-
selves. He advised them, when they adjourned front
that place; to call their friends together, anal not to
appear In the Hall till three o'clock to-morrow. If they
ss •)uld follow this advice, they would find that they cow-
wended a triumphant majority.
'il.. Hall adjourned about half-past four o'clock, and
the popular candidates were reveired with the usual
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IrgsT.4II.VSTI:R R LECTION.
(Coat tared frost yesterday.)

At a little after four o'clock the state of the poll was
tie..iaredd as follows :
Rir F. Ri. anaTT
J. C. llosticicsa. Esq.
Tha Hon. Cl. Lama
; !Cr F. BINDITT then came forward and addressed the
meeting. He. observed, that they had before them the
ream& of one day's poll, which, he trusted, was but a
slierineen of the way in which the electors of Westminster
renld continue to poll during the remainder of the con-
te..t. After having so long detained them In the morn.
ibg, and not 'being himself in a state to hear much ever-
tilr. at present, and finding that there was no occasion
for much exertion, after the efforts which the electors
had made, he should confine himself to a very few words
is;ion the present occasion. Indeed he should not have
trespassed upon them at all, lilt had not been for wine
roknarks that had fallen from the opposing canditlate.--.
Mr. Lam', had stated that he was the friend of Reforms
What the Reform Wax that Mr. Lamb proposed to adv.,
filltd, appiared from his own acknowledgment. Far 1111
own part, be would wish to have such friends for alb
sties. Mr. Lamb bad described tlse prinelple of linker.
sal:Soffrage as a will and nniatelligible proposit,
Vide was nommehnt extraordlnarv, for whatever
hon.: might he mg's' against it, the vete last that radii
lee maintained was, that it was unintelligible. Nothing'
could be more distinct than to say, that every man who
laid attained the age of IN, and was not otherwise dis- I
qualified, should have a right to rote.—(Applaue.)-- 1
Hr had quoted a passage from Lord Chancellor Fortes- ,
cur, in the morning, awl contrasted the state of the popm
hitioe in that day with its state at present. The con-
trast was lamentable; but Mr. Lamb had mistaken the
period to which, he alluded, by supposing that Lord
Chancellor Fortestue had written in the time of Queen
Flizaireth. His period, however, was that of Henry the .
*vth. Mr. Lamb's skipper( of Parliamentary Reform'
teas far from satisfying his wishes ; he had rather ridi-
reled than supported it. His conduct reminded him of
what the jolly Knight, Falstaff, bad said before—" Call
von this backing of a friend ?—a plague upo• such
hacking; give me those that will look me in the fades--
give use a cup of sack."---(lAnghter and applause.}—
His treatment too to those for whom he professed a ea-
gard, when compared with the candour and civility pro-
fessed in his advertisement, reminded him of another
}mint in the•character of the worthy knight to whom be
had just now alluded. Sir John, when he was detected
iss shining Prince Harry behind his back, defended
himself by saying.. " No abuse, Hal, in tha world; I
way dispraise thee to the wicked, that the wielded NV
not fall in love with the.."—(Loud langhter.)—So it
was with Mt. Lamb and his letter. He only dispraised
Mr. Hobhoitst to the supporters of Ministry, in order to
prevent them from falling la lore with him.—(tAseere.)
—He had heard it stated that Mr. Lamb did not write
the letter attributed to him ; he hoped it would appear
that be bed not, for then be might with more consistency
appeal to those feelings of liberality and candour of
whiplk he had spoken so much. As to the result of the
election there could not be a doubt. If the High Bailiff
took neon himself to disfranchise those who had not
their poors' rates, he would step beyond the line of ,
his datp He hail not so do with the collection
of taxes, and any action.l rtaken by an individual
so excluded would, in bability, convince him, '
of his mistake. There was 'law to justify it. Those
i,
who defended it bad only souse former decision of a Com-
mittee of the House of Commons to support them. But.
they all knew that a decision of a Committee of the House
"At Coosepine was not the law of the land. It was oat
wombiadieg Spa future Committees, who *doped or
.14arareed• it, seconding to the disposition of the gentle-
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atethtsiojtrosided. The Court of King's iii
MP" tiall*S4 mid if soy case was followed up
-Het Officer would find it difficult to she,
.b of do am o refuge a vote upon the ivil
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saw
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son. PAO ths.state of the poll was., avid if th
erred.. as hie was sure they would, is the nee
ba,cosilgi promise them that the contest would
trt diKatioa, one that they would succeed i
tftlyiSgr.what was most favourable to their ow
ten, and to gm boat istererts of the country
they were saosbers.—(Loud applause,)
14,4,14egstkp spud himself amidst groans e
liar, cud osesey ad of disapprishatioo. Ho co
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