The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-14 00:00:00

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GAL:MI{II4ES

,IRE ELECTION.

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Yestorday,,* pursuant to public advertisement,
21. st Freeholders of the county of Cambridge were
eoirreited at Cambridge, fur the purpose of notni-
woting a fit and proper person to represent that
tensity in Parliament. The concourse of persons
Illeseribled aas numerous. The High Sheriff briefly ,
Mated the object of the Meeting, and exhorted it,
by its orderly demeanor to exemplify the truesttest
of patriotism, and the proud characteristic of Eng- J
Whitten.
. , Thu two Candidates and their Friends were onl
the right and left of the High Shetiff; upon a
small gallery in front of the Rose Inn. , When
Mr. Yorke first made his appealance, the whole
atmosphere resounded with eries• of—Off ! ojf !
t Wear the Gallery---clear the Gallery. •
IsionierouS placards, st ith these words, were
• then exhibited from the windows of the surround-
log houses. •
`• • Mr. KEENP, first addressed the Freeholders.
He stated that he presented himself to their notice
• for the purpose of proposing for their choke his
Right Hon. Friend near him, who had been five
tiaais On object of their selection. —[Cries of
Nee* loin— Plfewant no Placetnen—ls it
" a.;:tin'to close the (t►alles!' ??3--Ile appears be.
fore you after a KW of V) years, Iturict; the
Ns hole of which period he has unremittingly ap-
plied flouter' to the promotion of your interests.
• ";'here opinion this county itself has pronounced
• by I. frequently re-electing him, and did there
• , • exist any jristiliable reason for now changing its
L,. conduct, there could be RU inducement which
5h,11.14 compel him (Mr. Rolle) to propose Mr.
• -' Yocke to their considerdlion. At all events,
w..atever differences of a political complexion may
exist between some; persons and his .Right lien:
vitel , sure he was that all would agree in testi.
• "• fyrng that zeal and atteutioti which Mr. Yorke
--tad uniformly manifested iu peogtuting the local
i:iterests of the Comity of Cambridge. [Cries of
Wo; no ! • et;ea there he was a jobber."] 'Mr.
• Neerretreicluded with proptising the Right Hon. j
Charles Yorke, at a fit and proper person to
pileieht the County • of. Cambridge. [Shouts of
Ni/p:)/115(rtion mixed with partial applause.]
• .1-ajor PEMBERTON roseate himself to see
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• , the nornitration, 'agreeing perfectly the;
s • B,t •
,Upitlidll expressed by his Worthy Friend who pro-
'4: posed hiM. Ile had, howtior, to remark, that
e•iflistariding all the clamour which bad been
• sui iadestrioriSly excited against his Right Hon..
Friend,' Mr. Yorke stood at that moment upon as
nt gruuuds as he ever aid, upon any of
teat liumerritis (recisions when the Counti.ofCam.4
bridger thought him highly entitled to theie•sup.
port [So ao lie wergild repeat the sen.i
~ iiittent gni. conviction that hb bad, that
. My. Yot esti; though the Teller of the
chequer, would merer chandent his seem of intle. I
.peititence laugh]. If Such a piece hgd. been et..
fend to him coupled with any stipulatiotii iai.
stied to that stole of independence, be felt eon.
Amer d that his Right Horionrable• Friend would
*Over have acci•ptedof it. [The tumult of d1e..1
ltiprabation became so great moat the Slosakerwait
- 'tweed to ewit:l4kCits,l .;
• f)tr. Yoll4E:wipe ,presented himself, and necti,
raill.tesluittalcapessible to ;tear i *melt
- The. cries of " elaturran " 44 clear ;Mir
r Galletin'A and ". tern him out," were re...timed
.frosit one coil of the area to the o•her. • Thu High
et Stp•ritf at length entreated silence, so that each
- • Ciudidate should be heard, and therefore afford
else boat means for farming a proper selectiun.
—He trusted, that he did not 'tiresome too
• too much, when he asked for a patient hearing
• [4, off, we do not pant you]. That was the
pith time that he had been a Candidate, anti upon,
tro ttHe occasion did he. ever before observe the
persim who addressed them refused a patient•
• bearing. Brit,..indoubtedly, from the Mixture
of the rireeiing before him, he was nut much sur.
• prized at his reception. They could nut be the
• , Frechokiers of the County of Cambridge; indeed,
one would be almost inclined not to corisoli•r than
Englishmen, who would refuse to hear it Mall
• upon his defence [off, off;
.your rondo:1 is mode-
fen 4ble]. It was clime impoisible that roiy strength
• of lungs amidst such an uproar could command a
hearing. I observe (said Mr. York. ) many of
, the Gentlemeu of the University at this meet.
in 4 ; bad they studied, or at least practised
the doctrine of Pythagoras, thscy would , nt•
least have appreciated wore highly the value of

silence. [tie clamour became so great, that the
• Right Honourable Gentleman teoante wholly in-
, audible.]
Tee a 1 irinis of TA visTocK then offered
• Mins, If to the notice of the uni4iii.4 ; but was for
se,etrost tiustiailaus4ptcli [tut sniall party of Mr.
who, piiiEed iriotettritrirewillops
V• 9 •hitu en.lear.iiireil to drown his voice. The Nova
441114 %puke to fhe following effect: " Free‘i
hohlers of. the County 'of Cambridge, you are
now ealled, upon tfi exercise one of the most val.'. •
*hie pi iv ilig• of Englishmen, to decide upon the
sperios ur tike demerits of thu"se who; either upon
public grounds, or fur private objects, props's°
• * talents:lug fur your choice, as :root. future Repre.
sentative u& the Legislature of this country. In
forming a proper choice upon the present occasion,
it behoves you to keep fully in your Consideration*
- •Il the circumstances Whichkate led to the race's.
ey in your representation. The Constitution has
wis,-ly determined, that when a Meleiber of Par- 1
. liament accepts of a place et profit under the
'C;riiwn, he shall be sent Nat tet- his coestiturnits
: . (in
,case he thinks proper °pin to come furiaard),
• in* order that they may pronounce their judg.
. meat upon the propriety of Me political come—.
upon the motives which have appeared 4e;
guide it ; but above all upon the particular acis*
mouses' of that place which, in the spirit and
letter of the Constitution, invalidated him (rum
continuing in his representative capacity.
These are the gruutids upon which it is your.duq
. Si, canvass the conduct 4 the Right Hun. Goalie.'
mats (Mr. Yorke),,istail unless 1 ant much mistake*
T • upon rack and all of them, yote*must, in a true es.
• erriseof the obligation you owe your country, pro.
noun°, it is fo urelQ a re-election. [Moe, /warn
• - • liVehave heard cheat Jay much of the private lariats
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