The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-03
europe.
LONDON, Nov. l6,
WES7.MINSTER FL EcTON


Undated. He would perfevere i'm doing his duty.
He dehed any man to fay, that he had at any
time deterted the rights of the people, or had
not at all times fupported the contribution.
Mr.. Whitbread then came forward and ad-
drefied the electors in fupport of Mr.. Sheridan.
He utterly denied the doctrine of Mr.. Paul, that
Plaeeman, was not a fit man to reprefent Wet
mnter. On the contrary, he could do more
ierv'ce to his country and the electors, than a
man MAJ. that was not in place. Great tumults and
bGss.
MIR. Paul next addrefed the electors. He
laid, notwithstanding all the exertions of. the
1reaL1ry and the Mn;Rry againft him, he was
It'll iucceisiul. Much calumny and abufe had
been thrown out againit him. He had been call
cd Jaeobin and Democrat, and who called him
10! Mr.. Sheridan and Mr.. Whitbread, who
had iworn along with Mr.. Fox, at Maiditone,
tnat Arthur O'Connor was apertsaLv innocent
character, and Mr.. Whitbread had fworn, that
oConner was man exactly of the fame princi-
pies with himfeif.
Here an eiettor called out, elbow then can
you, Mr.. Paul, pretend TO be the friend of Sir
Francis Burdett, who fwore for Arthur O'Cou-
nor more pointedly than either Mr. Sheridan
MIR. Fox, or Mr.. Wbitbread % (Great tumuh,
and 6iDeJ.) Mr.. Paul was, as ufua, drawn
home by the Populace, who took the horfes out
of his Carriage.
Thurfday. Mr.. Whitbread addrefTed the
meeting as follows -" Gentlemen, I with that
thote who are the friends of Mr.. Paul would
procure h!ence, in order that that gentleman
may hear me, as well as you may hear me. If
MIR. Paul heard me yefterday, / am fure he
would not have made the obfervation. he did.
never called Mr.. Paul a Jae0bin, nor made
aie OF any eXpreiiions as to his PRINCIPLES. I
nope all the Independent Electors of WeRuiu-
fer will exPrefs their fenfe, by polling for one
or other of the Candidates. (Mr. Whitbread
was here interrupted by huzzas and loud burfts
OF laughter, occafioned by fome one amonef
the crowd calling out Mr.. Whitbread's indie
pendence was much itronser than bis porter. J
have no obje6tion," continued he, {" TO talk
to any one amoneft you, 70 long as you thew
yourielves to be 70 good humored, but would
IA her it had been over fome pots of nv porter.
for the more you drink of it the better for me,
Ii the friends OF Mr.. Paul were to drown their
diicordant voices in my whoefome beverage.
much good humour would prevail in place of
tumult and outrage. (Laugbing, busSaiuo
and groaning5.) You had an aIluGon made VET.
terday by MIR. Paul as to what faid in A Cour,
OF JuitIce, upon the trial of O'Connor, at Maid.
tone. have only to obferve upon that fubieet.
that win, that every thing have faid, either
there or in the Houfe of Commons, fhouId he
read and heard by you all (; for fhould not have
had the impudence to appear before the peo-
pie of England, as now do, unlefs confcious
OF having teen their friend. When craf- To
be your friend, hope you will ceafe to be
mine"
Mr.. Paul made bitter attack upop the
Wings, whom he charged with being chained
to the ear of the Grenvilles. He made feyeral
ievere obtervations on Mr.. Whitbread for
change OF conduct iince he got into place, and
upon his fwearing for Arthur O'Connor. That
Mr.. Whtbread and Lord VIM. RulIeII G,onld
itand forward to maintain fuch 4 Candidate as
Sir Samuel Hood, was deci(ive proof of the
altered character, the fallen tate of the Dartv
It would have been more honorable in Lord
Ruiielto have fallen like bis luxurious anceftor.
on the fcafold, than to have fallen PIaceman
and Peniioner, into the fink of Toryifm than
to have Imported Sir S. Hood. The Tories
circulated by Mr. Sheridan, that he (Mr Paul)
bad hired aiiaiiins to murder him, were mere
hcilons OF his brain. The only perfon that
made attempts againf Mr.. Sheridan, was b;,,.
Eif. He had heard, that he often lifted his oa,,,
hand againft his bsad. He believed that on the
night he iad an attempt was made to murder
him, he had taken jovial dinner, and the only
hand RATED in boRiHty againft him that NIGHT.
was bis oqon !; (Loud kangkiux.J
One OF the more diftine uiihed Of Mr. Paups
orators, told Mr.. Whitbread, that if his sorter
was as itroDg as bis aBronee, it would fell alto
niihngy well. " But" retorted Mr.. Whit
bread, " lift were as frong as your iueudenee.
j ihould get nothing by it, it would ruin me -
This retort produced much laughter.
At the clofe of one of Mr.. Paul's ner(onaIin-
veetives on the hufings, he thought preper to
a'Iude farcsticalIy to the military badges which
10 honorably decorate the perfon of Sir S. Hood.
g Any man." fays MIR. Paul, ," may adorn him.
felt with fars and ribbons in like manner If
chooie it, | could wear fuch a coat nvfrlf -
" And make it too Sir" replied the gallant
Admiral, "or have been very much milinform-
ed" /Greot I,,,,.L:.
Upon Mr.. Sheridan's return to SomerIet-
houie, he addreifed the popuIace, and faid, that
aJowlb attempt had been made upon him by
iome rufian from two pair offtars window
in Southampton-ftreet.
Mr.. Whitbread, upon che fate of the poll
being proclaimed, wilhed the friends of MIR.
Sheridan joy, and hoped thofe of his antaeonia
would bear with temper their reverfe Of fortune.
(AbPiags.)
Mr.. Sheridan joined in the hope exprefIed by
Mr.. Whitbread, that the friends of Mr.. Paul
would bear with temper their defeat. rLond
aPp(aDIs.J 81 forgive you all heartily for all
the abuie and iniuIt you have given me through.
out the Election, as forgive the Green Man
who vilihed me on Tueiday, and the butcher
who attempted my life on the fri day of the
Election, both of whom have forgiven and
liberated. don't bear any of you the nightea
animohty. Gentleman, Il my adverfapy is
beaten out in this c0ntef, as hope he will be