The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-28 00:00:00

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The Ministerial Papers are 'noting at the result
ef. the experiment mode by Ministers in the dissolu.
tioo of Parliament, fancying, evidently without toy
other crowd of triumph whatever, but the Immo-
cessful attempts at Bristol sad Liverpool to she Sir
Samuel aomilly and Mr. Brougham, that their inns.
tent have gained an accession of strength. Now,
we derive quite as much satisfaction from eves thole
two . elections as the hirelings profess to el, and,
upon tut impartial view of the etections in general, in
those places where the popular voice has been per-
mitted to express itself, we have no hesitation in
alfirtaing our belie( that the Ministry have lost ground
considerably. Even at Bristol, one of the success-
ful Candidates' is' an avowed Whig; and at Liver-
. pool, dse.stiin it the bead of the poll is very far from
beisgattec to he misfit* counsellors of the Prince
= Regent. ..it Nottingham, after, as is said, the severest
.chntest ever remembered, two avowed advocates for
...1...' lilacs, for Redeem in Parliament and out of it, but
' ' Seib returned by a very great majority.—Norwich,
5.... .':vibere a bold attempt was made to reject a long
utefr thsl faithful servant, has honoured itself
by plicliee. Mr. Wm. Smith at the bead of the poll,
jossimr wilik him one of very similar politics. Whilst
: In the nitttropelis, besides the tinparalleted &cum-
Moneenrhetween two aid these thousand votes be-
ing given utsiolicited to two gentlemen standing in-,„
tirely on-intlettnedeolgrmusd, dm itaunch`reforuser,
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Alderman Combo, heel mai of mom than sit
liolitilell . tote* over pi* oat , "itillier Candidates.
Limiting Ater the stitatt reto
.. I lidgisig of the*
wkoln from the platteeltilett• detteditted with, we
base no doubt that witerOarfiaiiient• meet,. sotwith-
staeding the White of DielitnAtotnilly and Broug- I
bam a considerable defalcation vrill be discovered 1
fruot the Ministerial standard. Of the Boroughs I
Within oar, circulitioh, we- find none, eicepting I
JIUtI, whence Whiggism has been excluded,' but
,several where it his; inns. :Admitted. Beverley has
sent its old servant,..-and e Dili one who professes
littertdprieciples, and is understOod to be a friend to
both civil and religious liberty. Grimsby sends to
Paritatn.nt two Whigs in the room of two who uni-
, fonoiy said yes, and no, at the nod of the powers
that be. East Rettord has emancipated itself from
the ' Newcastle chains and sent to Parliament two
Repeusentatives of totally opposite politics. In sere.
rat of the comities we observe a' change in favour
of liberal views. Rutlaodsidte has chosen that
well-known enemy to corruption, Sir Gilbert Heath.
coat, in the room of Lord htennilter, who has been '
thrust into the I e Gogh of Stamford. Essex sends
Mr. Westeru for Admiral Harvey; and Suffolk Sir
Therms Rowley, a man pledged to support, with
all his might, the rights of conscience, and the pu-
rity of election. With these positive facts, in our
huowledge, and unacquainted with a single instance
of a contrary nature, we .feet.perfectly justified in
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forming the Osumi we have expressed. In one or
two iostances it has been said, that an, adherence to
Oparshiee lux had an noisy ourablieffeet, and that Mr.
Ilbseldapie defeat at Staten* it "(wits to that cilium.
sesmetastee,us also that of a Eirallatinuet-relia Airiest
Barostaple; of this, bdoever,"toe remote frost*
some( action, we know nothing but from hearsay. It
is not, however, on this detail of facts that our satisfac-
tion is chiefly built. What has afforded us most plea-
sure, is- the manifest progress of liberal opinion,
displayed in every part of the kingdom, where such
display was called forth. In the city, in Bristol and
Liverpool, the losing Candidates, all of them advo-
cates for civil, political, and religious liberty, were
'evidently the popular ones, and would, if the po-
pular voice had been effectual, have been component
parts of the British Senate. Indeed, we have it
from the best authority, that,. in both the latter
places, the seNing voters themselves were decidedly
in fames of these Gentlemen, and that means have
bass owed to eaforce au expression of sentiment on
4-111 pell•book, contrary to the genuine digitate of the
!bort, which make us shudder, and convince us that
- - the trios** gained, is only a triumph of authority
. ,'and power, over inclination and duty. IA several
. 'pieces we Mrs observed a more than common zeal
• •for the selection of pure and upright men to serve ill
Parliament. lAlcester has distinguished itself by an.
i nand to elect, without expense to the candidate, aid'
...oven without his knowledge,' a man known sad tried
in the cause of virtue. 'Westminster sustales its re..
„ reputatioa, and. Southwaric; besides a considerabilt,
display of the Wes• tininster spirit is - goyim «r
30691 Burdett, has given its' delegation th flieb.
• .., .Henson, both decidedly ailietted to Parilinnen-
tart rlfeltill• Mr, Calvert '01404 Wes known. as
Altedonstaseer of .• - :..',: it - 'ever" stape, 'and' aa.
eartyberltis views et ..
... ..-11. tie Itilittl; Is
' *ell as thesprartice,-tf gOtertstt tos.the atonal et.
tent. 'rail progress •of cm opinion , is'. ant
-;vittere cheering thanAnenifeat. Its. prods are both
- ' positive add negative( The detestable cry . of No
•••• ~Popery lee not* that we Inow of,
,been heard'
. 4 ' Own ughout - the natioo during the whole of its fee-
• :; inented state ; nor, do we fiod that the equally ab-
-.; mod and detestable clamour aboutjecohinistii his beta-
• so mums as mooted. ,Oo the.other batid„:,in every,po.
'..." putatptace, whoever has beat the successful compe-
•• ' t :tor,. Ate cry of, peace, rethrmt and-toleration. has
-.---Vou the passport to applaaie, and the foundation of
•:!:;fttaapporl.vlil this augurs Well, and we cannot re-
: eacetfralaSoora congratulating oar countrymen and the
-,' friends of equal rights on tbp Change that has eve.
--.lfdently ant en place in the gmeral mind ; it is a
14.44 change of the mos honourable kind ; it is a change,
'that cannot but irati4 tetroe late the hearts of those
- wholive by gorse' ' . It.is a chasige which cannot
but prodtweot'astr very beneficiaichanges.--(Rocking-
harsTqper.)

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i'bis.t week a private in the 15th 'Dragoons died
ituldeulk in the Military Hospital ht Lefdsi and
ruiner *is generally circulated that he Aim! in COn.
' seqoeice of having received WO las* et .tita. hate',
berts shout seven weeks ago •-.lwit 401' the See.'
Leona Of the General infirmikry in that.iiketi, who
exaiitined the body of the deceased, reports, that
his death was not occasioned in any degree by :the]
• floggisly.i!atmkpmkred to have arisen from apoplexy.
new Recruiting Sjtsteci, by whisk Wesel
Dirties are employed under one -
hlished geairally throughout Engle
• .- the 25th of the present month.
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