The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. _

two, and more than 200 beyond what be himself hiad
pulled on the ninth day. Let oone, therefore, go away
with the idea that there was any slackness in polling fur
I hint on this occasion. Area./ they had polled about
one-balf the number polled at the election in IbIS ; that
was, in one-third of the time they had polled about one-
, half of the electors. Sir F. Burdett had polled quite
our-half, and he himself nearly one-half. In these eir-
carnotite-es, it was impossible fur him to conceive how it
was possible tor the rare n.• s to terminate °therein than
favourably to Isis pretensions. Here he must take flu-
tist, of the advertisement of his adversary. It was as
I short, and said as little as was possible. here was no
; excuse contained in it fur the low place he held on the
pull. No prosriples were stated ; neither the principles
of Sir Sa eeeee el !tonality, of Alr. Lamb, of Lord Somers,
or of any other; only Aar. Loth's Committee was said
to he in ►..vrrail places, for the purpose of Alr. Lamb's re-
eiretion. That he was to he re-elected was the only
, thing the a.ivertisentent contaitird.—(.l laugh )—But
there was a auto brew, which assured the Electors that
there was tree and open access to the poll. If Ito ever
, doubted this? He, or his friends, might as eell have
saiti—" Whereas it has been reported that ten men had
their throats cut at the hustings yesterday; see beg
lease to say, that there teas no such t biog."— (Applause.)
I —But whiot they recollected f e what soarer the in-
fortuation cause—(Criss of " From Cato-street-)—when
they recultecte,l that it cause from those st lao hall em-
ployed trum 5:11 to 7l)olalutigeottosten a: the last election.
(isetteral cries sal " 't rue, true," mingled with hisses;
Mr. Latish likes% ise saving it nas taut teue.)—\!r. Hob-
house continued.—lt was swuris to ; and in support of '
what he said, there were the oaths in a Court of Justice,
alibi, were usually reekontol valid. But the inspeslis
usent • in the way of every sole who came to tote fur Mr.
Lamb was—they had rather not.—(Lund cheering.)—
Ile had rather reason to 4°lllBo6lin of his ratters teeing
impelled in the way to the hustings. In order to prove
this, lie auuld read a letter to them, which wus sent to
hint this eeeee ruing frosts a swirly its Westminster, 100 of
whinm had voted this day for the Hun. Baronet anal
himself. They were at the other end of Westminster, in
the lower parts of it: ries " And of the lower or-
der.")—This mould prose on what side the impediment
lay, The society ass calle,l "'the St. Johns Union
Society ;" anal after a word or two olcomplintent to him,
went on to say—
" .!crept our warmest acknowledgments for the ho-
nour you have this morning done us by visiting this
Society. Re assured, Sir, that this mark of respect will
not be forgotten by us ; and ulthough many of our
brethren are, by reason of local circumstances and Mi-
nisterial itsbuence, under the necessity of gising a vote
to Mr. Lamb, contrary to di.:- on is inclination, yet they
have thane it in such a way as not to injure sour cause;
others bare more boldly stood forward in the face of
corrupt influenee, and laid the profits of their situation
at the feet of their employers, rather than violate ()stir
conscience—fllteers.)—But the cause of liberty, indepen-
dence, and justice, ultich you hare enshatked in, is their
cause, anal they are determined nut to slack their exer-
tions till you, anal your worthy colleague, Sir Francis
Burdett, are returned the representatives of the truly
free and independent city of Westminster.
(Signed) " Tiossisa Cc/4;4,1rue."
This document sliest ed there had been some tamper-
ing—he eiid out mean to impute it to Mr. Lamb himself,
but to sonar presto's mho thought they were serving Ids
cause, hot st Ito, in fact, did but injure it by suds con-
duct. One circumstance store he would mention is en-
rohorat of his assertion, that means had !seen used
to terrify his friends. .1 pensioner about he met this
morning coming up to poll, total hint, that on his way
to the hustings a person asked hint for whom he in-
tended to vote, he replied fur Mr. Ilubhouse, " why,"
said that person, " are you not a pensioner of Hoven-
ment, anal going to vote on that side, take care uf what
you do."—SSlsaute.)—llut by this conduct more were
frightened tan hurt. He was persuaded there was out
so much Ministerial influence made use of this gimlets
as at the last, but a system of terrorism was remitted ire.
whirl., it en expected, would supply its place. The
power of injury aid nut exist in faLt ; but the people
would be imposed upon by its shadow.—(Shame.)—
Mr. Latish, however, though not assisted by direct Ali-
nisterial influence, was enabled to wake use of an Indw
cure of another kind pretty extensively. Many trades-
men, who were public-spiiitrd enough to give him (Mr.
H.) their support at Ilse last election, assured bins,
since that, they had been a good deal injured in their
business. On the present occasion, many a !Coble lord
condescended to wait upon an humble tradesman, and
solicit his %Oil' and influence for Mr. Lamb. My
So-anal-so timer failed to leave his name at fell fenV,
so that the tradesman coedit not be mistaken as to the
quarter salience the favour of his vote was expected.—
What a stratsge liusinese this ass! What necessity to
leave their manses, Lunt So-and-so, the lion. No-and-so,
at the buttons of the renal? just as if the independent
electors of Westmiuster would be constrained In vote
for Alr. Latish. lie was confident lists influence would
have no elfect ; but it looked more like impediment than
any thing Mr. Lamb's Committee mold state.—Nots
wiilistanding any inlitence that could he used. be could
not help illintaittg the state 4.f the poll decisive of the
event. The electors of Westminster would prove, that,
in opposition to every influence that cools tbe exerted
against the will of that great city, they were determined
to assert their independence, and resolved to base the
man of their choice, and not the dictation of the Hui.
So-awl-so, or of my Lord So-and-so.—(ireat applause.)
'the Alerting then dispersed, Mr. Lamb booing very
routroamsly to propitiate the crowd, and to excite their
sympathy and good-will.

Shoe's, will be published,
THE POLITICAL. QUIXOTE ; or the Adven-
tures of tie renowned Me BLACIIIIIO DIVAS/1%0,
and his trusty 'Squire SIDITIONO, in quest of the Penny
Subscription; a Political Romance. in which are introduced
many popular and celebrated Political Characters of the
peasant day.
Written by GEORGE ISEXTON, • 'Native of Preston.
The Rontanee Is grounded on one of Wooler's Castles
in the Air." vim. the appropriation of • Penny Subscription
to the purchasing of Seats In Parliament for himself, Cob-
belt, and other Radical Reformers; and the satire of the
Work is not designed to give offence to any party, but to
excite • good-humoured laugh at the 'species of Chimerical
ffehentvrs.
" The Penny Subscription is the I.ever by which the
Country must be aluved," dc.—Vide Black Dwarf, March
3. USIA.
I'lsopter N. contains an interesting Adventure of Wool.,
and Alice Kitchen. the Female Reformer of Blackburn.

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of the property, by applying to Mr. W. Cooley. No. 10, Iron-
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Mr. James Ford, No. 6, New Meeting-street, Dais End,
Birmingham.

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LONDON:
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 18W.

We have this morning received Paris Papers of
Monday last.
It is said that M. Clause' "as postponed the de-
velopment of his proposition respecting M. De
Cates, and that he will not present it until the
three laws shall havo passed, i. e. until France
shall be under the dominion of a pyre despotism.
The friends of M. Clausel feared that his proposi-
tion might produce some divisions at a time when
a union was necessary, in order to preserve to
France that public liberty which was the fruit of
thirty years sacrifices.
On the 18th there were no sittings of the Chamber of
Peers or Deputies.
On the II th, in the Chamber of Peers, a petition was
presented, signed Roy, and demanding the impeachment
if the late Master of the Interior.
A petition was presented from the Mayor of Bezieres,
praying the Chamber to address the King, that his Ma-
jesty might induce his brother, the Count D'Artois, to
form a matrimonial alliance, in the hope of giving hei-s
in the direct line to the House of Bourbon. "The good
sentiments," says the bulletin of the Chamber, " ex-
pressed in his petition, induced the Chamber to place it
among its archives."
In the Chamber of Deputies, the articles of the law re-
lative to personal liberty underwent further discussion.
The first article, which gives to the Minister an arbi-
trary power, passed by a majority of 15 votes.
Farm% FUNDS (SATURDAT.)—Kin per Cents., 74 fir.
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