legiflature; And who would have bullied his Sovereign to have continued that majority, to the ruin of public credit? Will you elect a man who fets at defiance the voice of the people, after you have prefented an Addrefs of Thanks to his Majefty, for difmiffing the late infamous and unpopular Adminiftration? Will the Electors of the very refpectable city and liberties of Westminster fhew lefs public virtue than the little borough of Banbury, who have fo nobly struggled for independence, and thrown out the prefent bofom friend and affociate of Fox; although Volpone himfelf (before the diabolical coalition) could not find language fufficiently bad, to exprefs his deteftation of Lord North. Surely Gentlemen, you will fcorn fo much to undervalue your judgment, as to elect fuch a man as Mr. Fox to be your Representative, when you have two honeft, confiftent, and truly patriotic Candidates, who are entitled to your votes by every tie of An OLD ELECTOR. honour. ADVERTISEMENT. To the Independent Electors of Westminster.. Your votes, intereft, and Poll, are earneftly required for To be elected one of your Representatives, being a perfon zealously attached to the Conftitution of his times, a firm friend to anarchy and confufion, a promoter of long Parliaments, and in religion profeffes (if any) the Popish tenets: he will hold inviolate all charters till in power, and promifes, if returned, to prevent all fupplies even to the endangering the funded intereft.. The LATE MAN of the PEOPLE. ADVERTISEMENT. The worthy Electors of the city and liberty of Weftminster, in the intereft of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, are defired to meet at the following places this day and every morning during the prefent Election in order to proceed to the place of polling, viz. The inhabitants refiding in the parishes of St. Paul, Covent Garden, St. Martin's Le Grand, and St. Martin's in the Fields, at Patterson's Auction Room, King-street, Covent Garden. Saint Clement Danes, Saint Mary-le-Strand, and Dutchy Liberty at Suffolks (late Barford's) under the Piazza, Covent Garden. Saint Margaret's and St. John's, at the Guildhall, Westminster. Saint James and Saint George, Hanover-fquare, at Mr. Chriftie's Great Room, Pall Mall, oppofite Saint Alban's-ftreet. Saint Ann's parish, at the Standard Tavern, Leicester-fields. State of yesterday's Poll. WESTMINSTER. To be hired for the day, Several PAIR of RUBY POUTING LIPS, of the FIRST QUALITY, To be kiffed by rum Dukes, queer Dukes, Butchers, Dray-men, Duft-men, and Chimney-fweepers, Pleafe to enquire at Devon and Co's Crimfon Pouting Warehouse, Piccadilly. **Should the unfuccefsful Candidate keep behind on this day's poll---Bulks in different markets may be made to tremble! I had rather kifs my Moll than fhe; As for kiffing---kifs my a---. No Duchess for me, but my fweet Duchefs at Portsmouth. Huzza! Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray for ever! A SAILOR. To the Supporters of a good Caufe. The friends of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray are not to be intimidated by the infults offered to the Electors in their intereft, by the hired mob of the oppofite party; and are convinced that the unbiaffed will fee with what an infidious defign the Committee of Mr. Fox have talked of forbidding men who have nobly served their couutry during the late war, from fhewing their face in Covent Garden, where they have furely as much right as Irish chairmen, or pick-pockets (the friends of a certain Candidate) who moft grofsly infulted and maimed several gentlemen who attempted to vote against their favourite. * ** Senfible of the decided majority of the independent Electors in favour of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, the partizans of Mr. Fox have, within the last twenty-four hours, circulated an infidious report of an union between the three Candidate. The public may reft affured, that there is not the leaft foundation or colour for the report, and that the pure conftitutional principles of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray do not adnit of fo infamous a coalition. To Parents and Guardians of Youth, Electors of Westminster. Can you, as honeft, rational men, confiftent with the examples you fhould hold out to your families, give your fupport to the high priest of drunkenness, gaming, and every fpecies of debauchery that can contaminate the principles you would early wish to inculcate in your offspring, in order to bring them forth in the comelinefs and vigour of virtue? Open your eyes, and by the ever to be lamented princely facrifice before you, and for O 2 which which already whole nations werp, learn to feel another's woe. Confult your feelings on the tender occafion, and participating the Royal Pangs, fpurn the Regicide. Shall the man who has led our young Nobility for the laft eighteen years into every labyrinth of diffipation, from whence it was impoffible to extricate them, otherwife than by leaving their country, to the prejudice of the unfortunate trader, or by reforting to ufurers, thofe other worfe refources, exterminating their eftates and family honours; nay, the very portraits of their illuftrious anceitors. Shall fuch a character reprefent Weftminster, the fecond city in the kingdom? God forbid! Come forward, and by a decided majority fhew that vice, and every deformity that difgraces man, fhall ever be indignantly rejected by the independent and worthy Electors of Westminster. A FATHER. Speech of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, in the House of Commons, on January 22d, 1779. "The noble Lord (North) after owning that we had no foreign alliances, had tri"umphantly spoken of unanimity, and congratulated gentlemen on that fide of the "houfe upon having allied themselves with thofe that fat on the other. This was an "affertion for which there was not the smallest foundation; and it was impoffible for "him to ftate, in any phrafe that language would admit of, the fhock he felt, when he "ventured to fuggeft what was most exceedingly grating to his ears, and he doubted "not to thofe of every gentleman who fat near him. What! enter into an alliance "with thofe very Minifters who had betrayed their country, who had prostituted the "public ftrength, who had prostituted the public wealth, who had proftituted what was "yet more valuable, the glory, the honour, and the credit of the nation! Who deferved "an axe more than any of the bloody tyrants that had ever yet exifted! The idea of a Coali"tion with fuch a monster was too horrid to be admitted for a moment! Gentlemen muft "have foregone their principles, and have given up their honour, before they could have "approached the threshold of an alliance fo abominable, fo fcandalous, fo difgraceful, and "fo everlaftingly to be curfed by Englishmen !" Let the Right Honourable Charles James Fox (if it is poffible for him to have impudence enough) explain away this fpeech if he dare. April 5.] The Committee for conducting the Election of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, prefent their compliments to fuch of the worthy independent Electors of Weftminfter, that were prevented from giving their fuffrages on the firft and fecond days of the poll (by the violent outrages of a defperate banditti of Irifh Chairmen and Pickpockets), and refpectfully acquaint them, that through the great vigilance of the High Bailiff, the avenues leading to the Huftings are now fufficiently protected by the peace officers, officers, that they may give their votes with ease and fafety to themselves, and that your early attendance for that purpofe is moft humbly folicited. The falfe and infidious charge made by our opponents against the friends of our two worthy Candidates, of having been difturbers of the peace, in preventing the Electors from approaching the Huflings, cannot be more evinced than by the great majority gained by you on Saturday, folely owing to the good order then kept. And this Committee most ardently folicit every aid of their good friends in this noble struggle, to fupport fuch peace and good order as much in refpect to those of the oppofite party, to any other; for on this, and this alone, depends the fuccefs of your worthy Candidates, and in the end cannot fail to produce them a very great majority. ADVERTISEMENT. To the Free and Independent Electors of Westminster. As many falfe reports have been hitherto spread, by people inimical to the Electors of Westminster, and their independent Candidates, Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, refpecting the unfortunate tumults, which have hitherto happened. A gentleman who was perfonally prefent at the riot which happened yesterday evening at Covent Garden, and on account of which, a Magiftrate thought it neceffary to call in a military aid to his affiftance, in order to fupprefs the fame, thinks it neceffary to ftate the following facts, which we and many more gentlemen, alfo prefent, are willing to make oath of, if called upon, that a number of armed perfons with bludgeons, proceeded from that corner of the Piazza next the Shakespeare, attacked and knocked down indifcriminately. every person that came in their way, until they arrived oppofite Wood's Hotel, when unfortunately meeting a foldier of the guards, and a failor, unarmed, they knocked them down, and when down, repeated their blows, and, to appearance, thofe poor people were carried away lifelefs: this mob ftill continued rioting all over the Garden, hallooing "Fox for ever!" until that Magiftrate and guards came and prevented any further mifchief. April 5. ADVERTISEMENT. To the Worthy Independent Electors of Westminster, in the Intereft of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray. The Committee for conducting the Election, beg leave to recommend your early attendance during the remainder of the poll, at Suffolk's Auction Rooms, under the Piazza, and at Paterfon's Rooms, King-ftreet, Covent-garden, where feveral gentlemen of the parishes will attend from nine o'clock in the morning till three o'clock in the afternoon, to conduct you without delay, or any other inconvenience, to the Huftings. Wood's Hotel, Aptil 6, 1784. JOHN CHURCHILL, Chairman. ADVERTISEMENT. NOW, OR NEVER! The free and independent Electors of the City of Westminster, that have not yet voted in the prefent glorious conteft between Mr. Fox and the Conftitution, are earneftly requested to come forward, and poll immediately in favour of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, in order to render their victory at once complete; and thereby follow the noble and laudable example of the very opulent and populous city of York, the Electors of which have, with a juft indignation, turned out the framer of the Receipt Tax, Lord John Cavendish, the chief fupporter of Carlo Khan, April 9, 1784. GOING! GOING! GOING!. To be difpofed of, ninety-five per cent. under the original value, the Hopes and Intereft of that unfortunate Candidate Carlo Khan; who, finding the prefent bufinefs drawing towards a lofing game, intends in a few days to fet off to France for the recovery of his health and fpirits. For particulars please to inquire at Reynard's Committec-office, now known by the name of the Irish Bludgeon Warchoufe, under the P-h-h's, Comical Garden. N. B. The above unfuccefsful Candidate, upon his return from France, intends to offer himself for the antient borough of Garrat, and to oppoie your present worthy Member Sir Jeffery Dunstan. Gentlemen are defired not to engage their votes; as Colliflower Bob, of Wandsworth, intends to propofe Sir Richard Sprout, of Batterfea, as a Gentleman in every respect more worthy of your favours than Carlo Khan. Sir Jeffery and Sir Richard for ever! CAR D. The late Man of the People prefents his compliments to the worthy Electors of Weftminster, and trufts that his perfonal application to them will be difpenfed with, as he will unfortunately be under the neceffity of attending to take his trial, at the affizes for the county of Somerfet, upon an indictment found against him for bribery and corruption, in the borough of Bridgewater. He hopes, however, that he fhall not be long detained there, as the evidence to fupport the profecution confifts only of two letters under the hand of the accufed party, which were unhappily difcovered amongst the papers of a perfon who died a few days ago. Shakespeare Tavern,, Covent Garden. **The great oil-man in Pall-mall is endeavouring to find bail for this worthy friend in Duke's-Place. |