The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-20 00:00:00

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-1110 lint%t futctiolity, kit- eitervised the duties repoeed
fn Mm w lob thegfeerkt":eqnslity and impartiality in
MI ;mese.; tip hai' 'eliwnls done his hest for the in-
or the (':nust.v es well as the whole notion,
god hvrtfig 110 shouldwleMena their suffrages.
—(4pplasse and noise )
Tsar the `thanks to the Sheriff rot bit tended its
'air, the Meeting broke up.

ilivrti PILIZR AROIIO. X 1.00.) MUST BE 440.000 OR
413.001.—FORTY-FOUR CAPITA6,I--TWO OF
st.b.Ort); &r.—At.l. M WO' DRAWff NEX.TFRV
DAV—LOTTERY FINISIAS. •

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typry fripois now anitiously and inquisitively di.
totted to the EtMe of the Poll in Westminster, the
City, and the Berivoi h,w here, as the crisis approaches,
inerfaißd eclieity and interest are manifested. The
serous of action at Coveut.garden, Guildhall-, end St.
Margaret's•hili, were again thronged at an early
hoer this' morning, and the anxiety of the con.
tests pervades all. classes. By the polling accounts
which we gave last night, and the details of
• ptriseeedings which we odd today, a pretty cor- 1
rect estimate may be. formed of the state of public
sentiment, .which we rejoice to remark is decidedly
In favour of political Freedom,and principles of lode.
pentlence. The result of this day's struggle, in the
several places where the business of Election is going
on, will present a still better criterion, and tend ma.
terially tolerance the doubts that yet exist,' as the to
successful. Candidates. The numbers in favour of
Alderman Wooly and Mr. WAITUKAN seem
already to insure the City of London two in.
. dopoodorit Representatives, whose consistent con.
duet in fawner of freedom and the rights of their
fellow- citizens eminently entitles them to this high
'Dupes,. We understand the friends of. Alder.
:PRO THORP are oho still very sanguine of success.
'Whatever lather accetotion of undoubted strength
*ea the cause of rest independence it, the House of
- . enistroottg, and the liberty and' security of the
fll.jei I, may he expected from the high station upon
the Poll which some other of the Candidates, who
profess to he actuated by independent views, have
istiai..ed, the triumph which constitutional principles
-44.'11 have thus established by the return of each able
Representatives as we _have mentioned lot the City
of I...nrlfirr, is a subject of just and gratifying relict.
tation ; and the homage paid to the same sentimental
by who'll, who, °pott no other expressed principles
could ail ain the same confidence and elevation, no less
strikingly evinces the power and justice of liberal and
honest views. Mr. BA IRCLAT'B direliction from the
.opiisiost+ and cause of his Constituents to support an
Administration whose power is founded upon
Starving and Gagging Bills, and the expensive and
unconstitutional basis of Miiitary Establishments, has
-evidently lost him his seat for the Borough of South-
wark, and Sir 'Wilma Wit.sort comes in upon the
genuine principles of English Freedom, along with
Mr. CALVERT, of whose tried conduct we need not
speak. Southwark will also thus return two lode.
pendent filembera.—The Westminster Poll still ex-
itil•its the extraordinary circumstance of Sir Enancrs
-Buitorrit being only third in the list, and a Can.
dictate of
,the Court; of no personal notoriety,
likely to divide the suffrages of 'the most po.
polar and Independent set of Voters in the kingdom,
whose attachment to Freedom and Reform anti the'
advocates of popular rights is proverbial. The causes
a Otis unusual appearance, which we hope we
shall not have long to witness or regret, though
they have not been very clearly explained, admit of
en easy solution. The Court Party have been in.
defaiigable in their efforts to profit by division, and.
the power which they hold is their hands; every in.
fluence which unpaid taxes and intimidation give
over the poor and the wee, Inks been resorted to,
and evidently not withodt 'nevelt.; whereas the sot-
leg on the side of Purity of Election has been left
to, the effect of the system of unbiassed and
voluntary suffrage. 'lt -is,, however, the universal
opinion that were Sir F. BuitnErr to present himself)
for an hour on the Hastings, the Poll would soon as.'
:some a very different appearance in his favour ; but
this, it is conceived, would be voluntarily destroying
the system, which fur It years it has been the aim of
the liiends of pure Election to establish in Wetted°.
seer. The greater pert of Sir F. BURDETT'S friends
have )et to vote, and we hear they intend to
come forward in overwhelming Bumpers on Monday.
Sir NtufteAv Maxwm.i.and Mr. Homy werethe only
Candidates again on the Rusting* this day. Things
were proceeding smoothly up to the boar at which,
we give the Poll.
The following was the state of the Westminster'
Poll at one o'clock :--
Sir S. Romitsc ..,. •. • 1115 Hon. D. KISIIAIRD .. 99
Sir M. 11 1 slimisu 109 s Mr. nowt.
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Sir Y. BLILDSIT.... 4.13 Major CMETIIIIIOT.... 19 •"
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STATIL 01 TIM VOLL TN •Tlllt CITY THU DAT AIE TWO.,
O'CLOCK.
Alderman Woaa 9110 Sir Wu. Qom, ....VS
>lr. Wit..sow 319 f Alderman-Twee.... KM
N,. WATnlllitiat... 4851 Alderman Allows... lee
The Pull in. London will close finally at three
'o'clock on Tuesday pest.
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IE . P'2lOE OF Avicks THIN 11AY ('4) O'CLOCK
_` Hawk Stork f 79 4 per Cent. 96t.
- per rept 11e11.71111 3 per Cent. Navy
er rent.renewols ladia Hondo FS
`• r Cear. Lag Ann. 117 3•14
Apr Akce...7ll} Exchequer 111111 14 17 0
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