The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-01 00:00:00

Apropos of the nninhers. It was remarked as & curious
emac►den,e, tbat Sir William el owd yesterday with a ma
j oriry of li6ll. At three o'clock, the state of the poll np to
that hunt was published. Sir ilVin. Ingilby's majority
had then risen to 9..19, Was a majority
on the day's poll of 333. The friorts of Sir
Isqiilby orris not harkwar'l in also resorting to the press
for the purpose of giving their oppsnents a little otamormee.
In the course of eit day they published a long article, ad.
,irpemol •• To Sir Hobert Heron and Co." Ihe !poll.
1911PWetiete,rsveifts war giving ~,ore than an outline of ire
cmitrists. It was headed., " Ile (Amami sours, resit
*Went., lie cupel4o:.: at then began "After all tb
oress and capers vim have rut titian the Lincoln stage,
r it is high time, in litimble iiiiitatios of the Black goat of
k 9tingd, Name you should retire from scenes and actions
-w
Wieh would d—n any cause and il—n any actors." The
\leard then 'moon to attack the conduct of the party in
tae Interest of Sir John Thorold, accusing them of makier
hima pnppet fur their own purposes,,and concludes thus:
Fiche objeetyou have in view. lientlemen, is but too rib,
iviousa via. to put to an enormous ripener, an honest,
itaisnly,' *and open hearted Baronet, the only ostensible
mitieficlate for the boner Ire POW Solicit,. Such improper
conduct will, l Host, have the effect of rousing not only
streouotis eversion.; of true anti independent Whir,
tint els° of every honest Tory--of which latter description
g,pitifrss myself to be." The placard was without •siKs
&tore.
47, The poll was continued awn te.dav till half past font
g clurk for the accommodation of several freeholders
Rho had no other business in town hot to give their votes.
At tour o'clock a considerable niimher of persons as-
peniblect in front of the hustings, and called loudly for the
closing of the poll.
Sir Best Iscinnv soon after made his appearance •in
front, accompanied by several of his friends. From this
time to the declaration of the poll, a considerable delay
occurred, during which some of the crowd endeavoured
to amuse each other at the lion. baronet's expense, by every
hind of coarse joke. Sir William took their humour in
good part, talked to some, and retorted upon others whose
remarks be coati hear. 'I here was one fellow. who, more
than all his stirrontiding companions, distinguished hirer
s-If by his perseverance in at reeking " the Yorkshireman,"
a' he called Sir William. Upon this fellow• Sir William
fixed his attention; and after retorting upon him some of
his own sling, at length pressed him very hard for a son.,
to amuse his associates till the arrival of the Sheriff. The
icsit:tion of the fellow to answer this appeal to hie" powers
of els'aeinc," completely turned the laugh of the crowd
against him ; and Sir William was troubled with bum no
more fur the eveniug. •
It 11111 nearly quite dark when the state of the poll was
announced. The numbers were—
On the Way's Poll.
. For Sir William Ingilley.. .
For Sir John Tliorold . .
falajority

548
77
-471

Grins Poll.
• For Sir William Ingilby . . . 2.11 S
For Sir John Thorold . . . 991
. Majority . . • . . . —1,137
The awe of she poll was received with the usual loud
cheering by Sir Wm. litailhy's friends, and with some
d;sapprobstioo by the opposite party. As soon as silence
was scs•ored,
Sir W3l. I yin cal addressed the freeholders, and expressed
his w sem thanks for the very distinguished situation in
whirl, they had placed him on the poll. It had been
threatened at the commencement of the contest, that the
hundreds of the oppOsise party would soon be swelled to
ti. mantle. (A voice in the crowd " And so it will be dowel
yet.") Sir William continued—Would it? He would tell
there, it wonlil not, nor could not he don'; for when the
great body of the freeholders of Lincolnshire were called
together, they knew well how to discharge their duty, and
rof sutler themselves to be carried away by noise or
clamour. (Applause and hissee.) If the hundreds were
to he. raised to thousands, the freeholders would have an
opportunity of witnessing the fact. They had talked of
showing the white feather. He amid assure them that
t ey should never see it at his side. !lc/again thanked them
for their distinguished support. (Applause)
Col JOHNSON next came forward, and was received w;th
mingled shouts of applsuse and hisses. He began by
assuring the Hon. Baronet that he hail never held out any
threarconnrcted with this cont.-1% He acted on this era-
ei.n openly and fairly in the discharge of what he con l-
eered to be his duty. He had proposed Sir John Thorold
i.. order to give every freeholder an opportunity of exereis-
ieg his right of voting in that way which be 'might consi-
der most consistent ;shit his conscientious feelings.—[Here
the lion, Gentleman was interrupted by the clamours of one
party end the shouts of the other—to restore order.] When
it was restored. he continued,—He would now entreat of
• them all, to follow the example of the lion. Baronet (Sir
Wm. ingilby) and keep their temper.—(Cheers.) For Isis
own part, he never did quarrel with any man for his politi-
cal opinions. however different they might be from his own,
anti so he wnuld continue to act.—ln the part which he
took on the present occasion be disclaimed any connexion
with any party,and he could assure the meeting that up to
the very moment when he proposed Sir J.Thorold on 'furs.
"ay, his friends were in doubt who should second him. He
stated to the freeholders on that day, that the cause
s;eas in their hands, and by the nature of their support
it must stand or fall. The poll could not now be
closed until there were no mote freeholders willing to
'Anne forward. They had still an opportunity of so doing ;
all he could do be would. He would stand by to the last
io see-fair play. He might recall the word, for he believed
in bis heart there was no necessity fur any third party to
trouble himself on that head, for there could nut be a more
honourable and impartial man than their worthy High
Sheriff. lie hail attended io the room where he presided,
to decide any objections that might arise to votes in the
conre of the prourediege, and no man could conduct him-
self with more justice and impartiality than he had done
throughout. (Applause.) He again recommended to the
freeholders not to allow their differences of opinion out his
occasion to destroy that peace and good understanding
which had hitherto subsisted between them. Let the
friends of Sir John Thorold still exert themselves, and
bring their friends to the poll. There were still unpolled
more than sufficient to beat down the present majority,
which he would admit was very considerable. But let
them recollect, that not one North of the freeholders had
yet polled. If the Honourable Baronet (Sir W. Ingilhy)
C4Oll see the letters which he (Colonel Johnson) had
received from various parts of the county, promising sup-
port in the present contest, he would he surprised. 'l'he
cause yes in titeir own hand, and let them decide it. This,
hoverer, be wa ald say—that if the majority on this day
week should be twice as great as at present, he gave them
1)11 Hord that it would not ruffles single feeling of his heart.
(Giles is.)
Si 711ORPS next came forward and said, that the
feelings due irom man to man obliged him to declare it
most desirable, that a contest such as the present should
be brought to a close as aeon as possible. As to himself he
was quite neuter on this occasion, but he left his tenants to
be canvassed by either party.
The election was then declared adjourned to Monday
morning at 9 o'clock.

EXTRAORDINARY SALE.-00 Thursday, the 20th ult.
a wan residing io the vicinity of Deal, by the name of
Joseph York, actually agreed to sell himself, body and
goods for two sovereigns, which was accepted by a person
present, and the motley immediately paid. It appears that
the Purchaser has not as yet determined upon the moil
advtatageous way of disposing of his bargaio.—(Keatish
Oironicle.)

FORELON INTELLIGENCE.

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iLItuRAPIIIC DZIIPATCg.

GiNIRAL COMMANDING AT BATOATNI TO .Ifll M[•

NISIRR iJWAN.

1.-kayorms. retie". 23, Tiiagal Royer Highness
the Hake d'Aegoulente has: passed the Silesia& 'at eleven
this morning.. He' enters Bayonne this' mantra amidst
Use public joy and the aeclansittimeiraf all Bin population.
anxious to are this, hero of France. His Royal Highness
is wall."
(FROM THE PILOTE.)
• The Reateurador of the lath contain the follow
1%14
....LCORIINIVA, Nev. 5.-0-My friend your fears were not vain;
'fewtbree'nightepast tbe..'Freach troops have been under
Arms, because ie appears that there has been an intention
to stripe a New, ..liefora the mini of the regiments
if,ils..haVe orders to retnrn here. We must not deceive
4roelves—the army must be disbanded, for these people are
fit fee nothipg ; the knaves labour-awl their audacity arises
Vont' their Improvidence.. 'There are 6011111 who think toem-
sitcres completely io safety, and who-do not see that we walk
on a voicwoor at leastltere,•for in the interior therit are t.ot
so many malefactors 7 .What afflicts us is that no police
ja established. • . ,
• ^ MosinoNaoo, Nov: 4.—There have been found, in a
desert Weed, stele Vigo, 3,000 muskets, and some accoutre-
meote? all tinder ground. We believe this is not the only
depot the Liberals- have left io these deserted Islands for
stew plans of insurrection. The inquisitioo —a Police,
and Authorities, have decided in favour of time King—this
Is what is necessary to save us,—/fcrianrader.
(FROM Tn.. MONITKUR.)
SIADP ID. Nov. •20.—(Nost Orriciap.)-s--The Duke del
Inteotado is appointed President of the Connell of Castile.
[lt seems certain .that there Will be Maly one Connell,
[ which is the.Conneil or Junta of State. The tribunal of
the Inquisition is not to he re-established. The Bishops
[ are appointed to watch over religion in. their respective
dioceses,. and sec that it is observed std respected in all
its. purity. The Marquess d'Aloseneo j" to be appointed
4ilector of the Bank.(el Sancti 'do steoilCaelos) . and it is
probable that he will !weevil IBioliter!er
[Finance.
Paris Papers of Saturday's ditiebliva.arrived ; but they
contain nothing of the slightest interest,; end are almost.
wholly occupied with the accouot of the trio! of ti Madame
Boomer and a Greek naoied Kostolo,•liho is charged
with having poisoned her husband. Therliervent is sus-
pected of having been the peramour of this lady, and that
[they both conspired to gt-.. rid of the husband, in order to
stillte off all restraint upon their guilty intercourse. This
trial seems to excite as much interest in Parise' Catitaiog's.
The Court adjourned to the following day.

•
JAMAICA.
The Jamaica Packet vi hich arrived on Saturday, brought
letters and papers to the 13th ult. In the latter are advertise-
ments, cabins the inturbitentsof the monist parishes together,
"in order to take into cunsideration the distressed state of thu
island. in consequenei•of the conduct of the Mother Country
towards the Colonies," and others merely " to take into con-
sideration the critical state of the island."
In Kingston, a meeting of the inhabltents was to take place
immediately, and the following series of .Reiolntions has been
forwarded to London as • being those. whichills Wended to
propose at the Meeting
" Resolved-1. That the rights end .prigileges of the First
Settlers in Jamaica, were clearly defined,'sod that they extend
to'the present descendants, with ail the immunities solemnly
sod irrevecahly granted by the original charter of Charles 11.
"9. That we view with astonishment the deliberations of
' the Parent Parliament, wrought upon by an impure faction.
which, ender the mask of rel.gion, seeks to strew anarchy and
immorality among the labouring class of a• community, of
which the British Empire can exhibit no parallel id comfort or
In social lishits.•
'' S. That in the Legislative Body of Jamaica 14 levitated the
only Power on earth to tax us, and to frame laws for our in-
ternel government.
" 4. That our Legislation has shown ita wisdom en* every
occasion, and lies jUstilied the solemn auth. r ty vested in It by
the King, Lords and Commons of Great Br min. In no case
has it denied the Sovereignty of the Crown—ln none flinched
from a manly display of its means in support of that Crown,
throughout its various struggles, be they in pert epochs of re-
bellion; or to oppose a foreign yoke.
" .3. That at a Delioeratlve Body.Sanctloned by irrevocable
Charter, vie L. gislature of Jamaica is the best, as it is the only
judge of internal regulations; that we are convinced it will
not forsake oar rights, no more than it wil desert Its own—
rights which we inherit, and it has tempered (as much as
local circumstance" have permittstl) to Ulll tone of English SOD-

" 6. That we will go hand in hand with the island at large In
defending our property, which is as legitimate and as unalien-
able as any freehold of the United Kingdom."

COURT MARII.II, ON CAPTAIN HARRIS.

On Friday the Court Martisl on Captain George Harris,
C. 8., of his Majesty's frigate Hussar, commenced on
board the tkieen Charlotte, in Portsmouth harbour, on
charges re-produced against him by the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, for delay, in not equipping his ship for the
reception of, and sailing with, his Excellency Sir Folward
Thornton, K.C.8., appointed Ambassador at the Court of
Lisbon.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE baring opened the Court, it was
intimated as the wish of the President and members, that
no detail of the proceedings of the Court should be made
public through the public papers until sentence had been
pronounced. The Court were occupied the it hole of the
day in examining the lion. Admiral Sir Alexander Coch-
rane, and the signal 'man of the dag ship at Plymouth,
when the prosecution closed. In the course of the exami-
nation of the gallant and venerable Admiral, Captain
Harris called upon him to produce the official
letter from the Lords of the Admiralty which contain-
ed the censure under which he (Captain Harris) conceived
himself to be now improperly suffering. Sir Alexander,
on producing the letter, addressed the Court at considerable
length, and with evident wounded feelings, stet*, that
the letter called for contained more reprimands than one ;
that lie conceived and had hoped his rank and the long
services he had rendered his King sad country would have
shirlslcd him from rroin any. thing like censors for want
of zeal in that service to which he had ever been devoted ;
hut as the Lords of the Admiralty bad thought hiu.
blameable., and had so expressed themselves, his sense of
honor and what was due to his character would not permit
hint not to demand an opportunity of vindicating
,his
conduct, and he bad, therefore. immediately requested
that a Court Martial night be held on him. The Lords
of the Admiralty had refused to comply with his request,
but the publicity which this day's proceedings would give
the document, would induce him again to urge, his request
upon their Lordsliiits.
'File prosecution having been closed, a letter from the
Rt.Hon.G.Canninj was read in which lie stated the i nconveul-
encethat would arise to liimself,arat the probable injuryto the
public service, if he should he obliged to attend the Court
personally, as an evidence on Capt. hl.rriss defence, and
accompanying his letter with an attested copy ut his foomt r
evidence, to be entered on the Minutes. Captain Harris
expressed his readiness to admit this document, but the
Court thought fit to deliberate upon the propos,tion, and,
after an hour's consultation, they declared that such evi-
dence was inadmissible, and that the Kt. Hon. Gent. must
be present to be examined by time Court.
SECOND DAY.-On Saturday morning, at half past ten
o'clock, Captain Harris entered upon his defence. previous to
which Admiral Sir A. Cochrane put a paper into Court, con-
taining the address he yesterday verbally delivered to the
Court, which was read and entered upon the minutes. Captain
Hulls was full an hour reading his defence, which goys a

cheer anentanly account of his procsedicgs, from the period I
of his departure from Portsmouth to Plymouth. to take on
hoard Sir &tweed Thoronn Nod suite, until his landing at
Liahon. Commissioner Shield, of Plymouth Dock yard, proved
the repairs and fitments done to the Hussar, and the zeal Capt.
arrix manifested during their progress to get his ship ready.
Joseph Whidby, Esq.. Inspector of the Plymouth Breakwater,
proved that every facility had been affureed, and expedition
used, in embarking tilr Edward Thornton. J. W. Croker, E.q.
Secretary of the Admiralty, was the last, with- ss examined.—
His evidence went to show, that the Admiralty B •ard had been
actuated in their proceedings by a sense of duty, to evince to
the Government that every exertion had been made by their de-
partment to hasten the departure of the Ambassador; infor-
mation of whose delay had reached the Admiralty, with a Rl-
mine that it was owing to the ship not being ready.--Mr.
Croker read a letter from Sir Edward Thornton. taking upon
himself all the blame of not having sailed from Plymouth
earlier. The Court adjourned at half past five until Monday
turirning, when the ;tight Hun. Geor.te Canning, Wm. Tartar,
E.q of the. Embassy at Lisbon, and Cept. Thos. Gindas, of
the Bulwark, will be examined. The proceedings are expec:ed
to be closed on that day.

DIARY volt THX WEEK.
Nor. 31, S ADVEVT Srvu. ST. A oas.w.
Wei, Water, Morn. 12 o'doek.—Emu. 22 m. aft. 12. I
Dee. 1, M. Son risesSa rn. after 7.
High Water. 51011. 40 in. all. 12.—Even. 16 in. aft. 1.
2. T. Now Moon AT 2 AFTERNOON
Hitch Water, Morn. 42 tn. aft. I—Even. 7 m. after 2.
-3, /P. Mars rim, 22 m. aft.l2 mom.
High Water. Morn. 30 m. after 2.—Even 51 m. aft. 2.
—4, TA. Jupiter rises 42 in. after 5 even.
High Water, Morn. 9 in. aft. 3.—Even. 23 M. aft. 3.
oss. 5, F. Saturn sets 44 m. atter 3 morn.
High Water, Mont. 40 in. atter 3—Even. S 6 tn. aft. 3.
-6, S. Niche's.,
High Water, morn. 13 nt. aft 4—Sven. 30 m. aft. 4.
NATVRA LIST& CALENDAR—To enable our Readers to the
Srasql., we select From the Calendars of the Rev. Mr. White. of selborne,
and Mr. Marl: wick, of the neighbourhood of Rattle, the dates silky following
familiar ne,,urrenet,. which have been observed during a course of years.
and which tally usually be expected about the present period :
(Where two dates are given. they donate the EAR 1.10.17 and the LA rase
times at whirl, the or.voscren. e was oh.etred. The letters IV. and .1/. are
the initials of the names of the observers.)
Firm flfturiAtte4 IV. Dee 4.21—. N. Dec. 18. 31.
Pol.vaaars• fl. It'. Dee. 7. 16-3/. Dec. 31.
Yoong iambs droppcd Dee. 11. 97.
04:How ft. IV. lire. MU.
Maio it. /V. her. IS— It Dee. 16.31.
WWI Flotr,r. IP. Dec. 15—M. Nov. S.
..flesPreaft fl. IV. Der. IS.
Smog; ['op 6t IV. Dec. 2'.0.

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