The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-07
BRITISH ELECTIONS

BRITISH ELECTIONS.
ne many EpghEh papers, with which we
haze recently been favored by our valu-
able correspondents, teen with details of
what is, misCalled the Election in that
realm, SO few are the Elections through
out the Kingdom that are not the mere
mockcTy OF suffrage. that where an Elec-
ton IN such cases happens to be contested,
the speeches of the candidates, especially
II they be OF any note. are as regularly,
and we doubt not, quite as correctly. re
ported, as the debates in our Congress
k.rom late paper we have selected one
or these accounts of Elections, at which
William Cobbett, so well known in this
country & in England by the Ingenious &
sarcastic productions of his pen, was a
candidate. His speech Cannot fail to a.
muse, II IT do not instruct our readers.
f Nat LfeL
IRON tie A2orning Chronicle Ut Oct. IS
HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
On Tuesday, meeting took place at
Manchester tor the purpose Of electing two
knights OF the shire: The number present
was quite unprecedented. After the usual
'ormalilies had been gone through, Messrs.
Chute, Heathcote, and Cobbett, were pu:
in nomination.
MI Caute, after observing that he never
before had the honor of addressing a more
numerous and respectable assembiage since
ais first election for the County, assured the
electors that he continued to entertain the
principles which originally recommended
nm to their attention--that he was attach
ed to ipdependence-(H laugh, and hear,
Tear and resolved to maintain the i'll
terests of the country in general, and of
Hampshire in particular, according to the
best Of mis- Judgment.
a friend of Nj. Eeathcate's apo,ogissd
tor the absence of that gentleman, by stating
that he was extremely indisposed (.dye \!
exclaimed voice in the crowd, lie is afraid
II Co66eH Here the gentleman was call
ed upon TOR some testimony as to Mr.. Heath
cote's Illness and he produced a ccrtfi
cate FROM, as he described him, 90 one of the
most eminent physicians in the empire, :"
namely. DIR. Mackay Of Southampton
{ Vhat shouted the multitude, enc Of
George Roses friends "A certificate
from DIR. Mackay was however produced :;
bat not being deemed satisfactory, was very
enormously received by the meeting, some
OF whom pronounced it mere pretence.
Mr. Goblet then came forward, and adj
dressed the meeting, in speech Of nearly
two hours continuance, beginning with a
representation OF the duties of himself and
the freeholders, Upon the occasion which
called them together. He then went into
an cEqairy rs to the fitness of the other can
didateS, compared with himself; and con
tended, that as to fortune, independence be
iongcd not to il, but, like content 4ppertajn
ed solely to the mind !; in support of which
proposition he cited numerous instances
wherein men Of great fortunes and high til
ties rad long derived, and still did derive.
considerable sums from the public purse.
AdNcrting to the fallen state of that class
oil aI E,,e-4. \. 81
served that some OF them were in the habit
Of accepting the most paltry stipends from
that public purse, such indeed as might be
well denon'inated petty larceny IN exain
PIE OF which he mentioned in the case Of a
MT Henry MinChin Of SebertOn, who an
peeIcd very noisy for loyalty to day, and
those name he found pretixed to the sum 81
- l3s. I'd. as mace bearer to the Irish
House Of Commons, which is in fact no lon
ger Ill existence. This case he quoted from
the memorable Report moved for by lord
COchrane; and from the same Report which
Contained SO much precious information, he
also quotcd Instances of some noble Lords
so remarkable for their humility as to he
come packets, porlers, guagers, searchers
"harhngeis, ana ude-wai ers, for the pub
lie good and of rubie ladies, who gracious
~ cUndcsCepGed ~ become hCuse-krepers
* swcepcrs Of malls from the same patriotic
motive. But there were others Iecorded IN
his boz k wh1 were aCtuatcd bv still ,tron-
ger feeling, Of public spirit For instance.
ne nobie Lord had { Sc OeO a year. ano.
ther IS, 900 4 year, and a third ~. 600
and srne from 6 ito Is 600 d year, all from
the public purse, although this patrioti,
acceptance of these large sums was not al
loyed by any plea Of indulgence, for their
respective rcvetues we're quite ample. but
here was particular gentleman whom he
Recognized iu the meeting. and who was to-
crabiy veil frown IN the county. namely.
Nr. George Rose. who ha ! been so narve.
igtt NlN e., v,..xe,t,,, a., Iii. ,...t.,..,.-