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ADVERTISEMENT.

In answer to the advertisement, dated Ireland's, Bow-ftreet, Covent Garden, the Committee for conducting the Election of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray think it neceffary to inform the Electors of Westminster, that the feveral Parish Committees in the intereft of thofe Candidates have taken the utmost pains to prevent any illegal votes being polled for them, and are well affured, from the infpection of the Poll Books, that fhould a Scrutiny take place, the majority of legal votes for the above mentioned Candidates will be found to be much larger than it now ftands on the books.

This Committee are not only ready to meet, but earnestly defire an immediate publication of the threatened "authenticated ftate of fome extraordinary cafes of flagrant "impofition, faid to be practifed by them on this occafion," being anxious to convince the Electors of Westminster of the rectitude of their conduct, and the falfity of the afperfions made ufe of by their opponents.

Wood's Hotel, April 12.

ADVERTISEMENT.

To the steadfast Friends of the late Man of the People. Worthy Gentlemen!

The great majority obtained by my opponents (though great majorities can by no means be decifive) is fuch as to render your utmost exertion neceffary.

Your intereft in this conteft is much more deeply concerned than mine. If the cause of you, my brother fufferers, fhould in this inftance be overborne, it is next to impoffible that any man, like myself, fhould venture to ftand again for this city, in oppofition to that merit which my opponents affume, because they have bravely and honeftly ferved their King and Country, or may have calumniated my virtuous Coalition with that just and able Minister in the American war, the noble Lord Boreas.

The question now is not, Who fhall be the elected? but, Who fhall elect? It is not between the oppofite Candidate and me, but between the influence of an injured S--v-gn, and the rights of the real and independent Electors.

The number of unpolled Voters, confifting of Hibernian Chairmen, and many others, my affured friends, with all the Germans in the intereft of Mr. W-1-gie, the fugar-plumb maker, as alfo many that have polled but once, is yet fo great, that there is little doubt of fuccefs, if proper exertions are made.

Nothing fhall be wanting on my part; I will fpare no pains; I will fubmit to every inconvenience, rather than be acceffary in delivering you over to that ftate of fubjection. which would prevent you. fo honourably doing as you please at a General Election. SOLUS CUM SOLO.

ADVERTISEMENT.

To all Canvaffing Ducheffes and Ladies.

April 12, 1784.

To Cover this Seafon (at any price) that in-famous Stallion, called CARLO KHAN, well known among the deep ones of King's and Duke's Places, &c.

He won, by hard running, one City Plate, and walked over the courfe for a fecond; But, in attempting a third, is fo ftrained and broke down, that it is hourly expected he must give it in. He will never be able to enter again, unless for the private amufement

of

of all canvaffing wires, who are determined to make the m3 of him whenever he is entered for the future..

Curls Keon was got by Pall: Defalier, out of Chaccounted Millions, whofe dam, great dam, and great, great, great, great, great, great, great dam, ought to be d----d fill the national debt is paid o

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Lord Hood and Sir Ceel Way prefent their moft refpe&ful compliments to fuch of their numerous friends as have intentionally referved their votes, and beg leave to inform them, that however detrous they may be to avoid giving their friends trouble, yet as there is the greater reason to believe that the artifices of their opponents, in polling Illegal votes, may render the appearance of every Elector in the interest of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray ultimately necelry, their immediate poll will be deemed a very particular favour.—This only will be the the means of defeating the intidious attempts adopted to procrastinate the Election; and thete perjuries which are daily committed by wretches, influenced by finifter motives, will be avoided; which muit afford the greatest fatisfaction to every benevolent mind, as the prevention of crimes is a much more defireable object than the punishment of them when detected. Wood's Hotel, April 12, 1784.

ADVERTISEMENT.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

A CAUTION.

Whereas authentic information has been received, that numbers of perfons, who are neither Electors nor inhabitants of Weftminster, have had the audacity to vote for Mr. Fox; and whereas it appears evident, that particularly on Tuefday and Wednesday, the majority of thofe who voted for Mr. Fox were lodgers, and confequently not legally anthorited to give their votes: This is to give notice, that whoever, on a fcrutiny, thall appear to have been guilty of perjury, or mifdemeanor, by receiving money for his vote, or by falfely declaring himself to be a housekeeper, the names of fuch perfons will be publifhed, and they will be profecuted to the utmoft rigour of the law. Wood's Hotel, April 15, 1784.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Committee for conducting the Election of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, take the liberty of informing the friends of thofe Candidates, that notwithstanding the wicked arts practifed to procure votes for Mr. Fox, there is every reason to believe, that by an immediate and vigorous effort, their caufe will be finally crowned with rela but fhould the various manœuvres of Mr. Fox's party so far prevail as to gain

him a majority at the clofe of the Poll, the juftice to the injured Electors, that not only a ed throughout with every poffible exertion. Wood's Hotel, April 15.

Committee hereby pledge themselves, in
Scrutiny fhall be demanded, but fupport-

JOHN CHURCHILL, Chairinan.

ADVERTISEMENT.

In answer to the invidious paragraph in yefterday's paper, endeavouring to pluck from Lord Hood's brow the well-earned laurels of the 12th of April, it will be fufficient to obferve, that the writer must have been as ignorant as he is illiberal, and can be contradicted by every man in the whole fleet, it being an abfolute fact, that the Ville de Paris ftruck her colours to the Barfleur, and two of her Lieutenants were fent on board, who brought the French Captain and other officers on board Lord Hood's fhip, before Lord Cranston, from the Formidable, reached the prize; and indeed the writer is particularly unfortunate in mentioning the Formidable and Namur, as they were at least three miles diftant when Count de Graffe ftruck his flag to the Rear Admiral.

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EXTRAORDINARY.

To all Abettors of Confufion,

Who wish to disturb and perplex orderly Government,
By fabricating Rumours to fpread " alarming Reports,"
In order to excite Jealoufies

And create Variance
Between the three diftinét Eftates

United in One glorious Conftitution.
Gentlemen, Chairmen, and Others,

YOUR Votes, long Poles, and Intereft, are commanded
By the Sugar-Plumb Steward,

and

"By the Union of three great and powerful Noblemen."
That delegate their

FEMALE INFLUENCE
To fupport

OLIVER CROMWELL,

Who promises

To null Charters, invade Rights, and feize on Property;

To wreft executive Power from the conftitutional Head, and to veft it, for a while, in thofe of your Reprefentatives, who confider themselves independent of You, after their Election;

To abolish Ariftocracy, called vulgarly the House of Peers, "over whom You have no

immediate Controul;"

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To the Real Electors of Westminster.

Gentlemen, The unpolled voters are most earnestly requested to support the election of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, firm friends to the conftitution of our country, and avowed oppofers to the "affumed man of the people," and notorious violator of the chartered and common rights of the people a large, inftanced and proved by his late daring attack in the Houfe of Commons, on that great commercial body, the Eaft India Company, which is, confeffedly from its fituation, the grand foundation and fupport of the great channel of trade, that makes this country fo eminently diftinguifhed in its commercial capacity. He has alfo violated the rights of the Electors of Westminster, by polling of more than three hundred Spitalfields weavers.

N. B. As Carlo Khan defpairs of being chaired in Covent Garden, we are informed that he means to make his triumphal entry into Spitalfields.

The Lye of the Day.

In a hand-bill, dated yesterday, the 16th of April, and circulated by Mr. Fox's Committee, Lord Mountmorres was ftated to be a Lodger at an Hotel in the vicinity of St. James's, and not a housekeeper in Westminster. In this capacity, the noble Peer was tated to have attempted an imposition.

The anfwer to all fuch fcurrility is the plain matter of fact, which is, That Lord Mountmorres polled this morning for Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, having a legal vote. Wood's Hotel, April 17, 1784.

Submitted to the Friends of Mr. FOX.

Who is violently attached to Mr. Fox?

Whose counsels put Admiral Byng to death?
Who introduced fecret influence?

Geo. Byng.

Mr. H. Fox

Lord Bute.

Who, by acting under fecret influence, first gave it weight in
Adminiftration?

H. Fox.

Whose counfels brought about the infamous peace of Paris, 1763? Who took lead in the Houfe of Commons when the peace was approved?

H. Fox.

H. Fox.

Who was in the Cabinet when the name of the late Duke off Lord Bute and H. Fox
Devonshire was ftruck out of the lift of Privy Counsellors?"

Who are at this time the great fupporters of Mr. Fox, Lord
Holland's fon?

By whose prostitution does the Duke effect his purpose?
Who ftopt parliamentary fupplies?

Who affected to deny it, finding the measures univerfally ob

noxious?

afterwards created Lord Holland. Lord Bute.

Duke of Devonshire..

His Duchefs.

Mr. Fox.

Mr. Fox.

Who

Who afterwards changed ground, and inftead of avowedly stop-
ping fupplies, did it as effectually by throwing difficulties in
the way of the Committee of Supplies?
Who, by fuch conduct, drew government into the neceffity
of diffolving parliament ?

Mr. Fox.

Who then merits the contempt of every fenfible and honeft man?

Mr. Fox.
Mr. Fox.

HOOD and WRAY for Ever!

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Freedom of Election Violated.

Whereas a moft daring and outrageous attack was this day committed towards the clofe of the Poll on the Peace Officers, feveral of whom were dangerously wounded by perfons armed with cleavers, bludgeons, and other offenfive weapons. Whoever will give information of any of the above offenders, so that they may be brought to punishment, fhall, on their conviction, receive twenty pounds, to be paid by me,

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J. P. ATKINSON,
Secretary to the Sub-committee for
conducting the Election of Lord
Hood and Sir Cecil Wray.

ADVERTISEMENT.

WESTMINSTER

ELECTION.

It appearing beyond all doubt that there are many very refpectable inhabitants of of this city, fincere and hearty in the intereft of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, who have hitherto, by the most illiberal threats, and every species of undue influence, been diffuaded from voting for them. The Committee engaged to conduct the Election of the above worthy Candidates, beg leave most humbly to fubmit to all fuch friends, as have not yet appeared in their favour, whether in confequence of the many bafe and illegal means practifed by their opponents to a force a Member upon the real inhabitants, contrary to their avowed inclination, the time is not come, in which it is abfolutely neceffary for all well-wifhers to their country to determine to facrifice every private confideration to public principle boldly, as men and as Englishmen, to affert their own independent opinions; and to ftand forth in defence of that most vabluable of all privileges---the freedom of Election.

Wood's Hotel, April 19, 1784.

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