CAR D.

Lord Mountmorres prefents his compliments to his brother lodgers, and others, the free and independent Electors of Westminster, in the intereft of Sir Cecil Wray, hopes they will not overlook his exertions of yesterday in behalf of the above worthy Candidate.---A nobleman ftanding forth to ferve a caufe at the expence of honour, and in defiance of the legal qualification as regulated by Parliament to constitute a vote, he doubts not will endear him to the Society which is formed to deftroy the rights of Englishmen, and render flavery and ariftocracy palatable to a land of freedom!-- Lord M. flatters himself, that though his vote was not admitted by the patriotic party on difcovering the impofition, Sir Cecil Wray will not think the lefs of his good withes to ferve him, fince every art and fubterfuge were made ufe of by Lord M. to evade detection, and pafs the illegal fuffrage---affuring himself of the plaudits of all Sir Cecil Wray's friends, Lord M. now takes his leave, hoping notwithstanding that he may be quite free from any apprehenfions refpecting the threat of the fubjoined advertisement, published yesterday morning, before Lord Mountmorres voted, by Sir Cecil Wray's Committee. Lord M. cannot think that any thing is meant by it---more than a puff of integrity, intended to edify knaves, and gain over honeft men.

17th April, 1784.

To the Friends of Sir Cecil Wray.

Lord Pompey being at present rather overstocked with impudence and other haberdashery from Knaves-acre, he deems it expedient, at this important crifis, to difpofe of the excess to thofe noble and praifeworthy tons of Defpotifm, the Electors of Westminster in the intereft of that refpectable promoter of Pitt and Prerogative, Sir Cecil Wray, Knight of the Sorrowful Figure.

For this purpofe Lord P. intends dividing his impudence into three feparate lots for the convenience of purchafers, under the following arrangement, viz.

1. Impudence of phiz.

2. Impudence of step.
3. Impudence of speech.

Note, In the laft lot fome folly will be added to increase its value, particularly the art of laying the " root of the axe to the tree of the Conflitution," &c. &c. The lots to be fold without referve, and fubject to fuch conditions of fale only as men of an enlarged confcience and great equivocal capabilities, fhall feel themfelves inclined to approve. Mr. Jackfon has moft kindly promifed Lord P. to be his auctioneer on this occafion, for which he begs leave to thank him in this public manner, and further takes this opportunity of re

* WESTMINSTER ELECTION. A CAUTION.

Whereas authentic information has been received, that numbers of perfons who are reither Eletors nor inhabitants of Westmintter, have had the audacity to vote for Mr. Fox; and whereas it appears evident, that particularly on Tuekday and Wednesday, the majority of those who voted for Mr. Fox we e lodgers, and confequently not legally authorifed to give their votes: This is to give notice, that whoever, on a fcrutiny, shall appear to have been guilty of perjury, or mijdemeanor, by receiving money for his votes, or by falfely declaring himself to be a boufekeeper, the names of fuch perfons will be published, and they will be profecuted to the utmolt rigour

of the law.

Wood's Hotel, April 15, 1784.

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commending

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commending this gentleman to the notice of every Candidate in a defperate cause, at any
Election throughout the kingdom. He will be found a moft ufeful hand in collecting
bad votes and affembling knaves. Thefe gentry flock round him as it were by instinct,
and always feel themfelves quite at home in his company. To fpeak the truth he is
indeed the "devil of a fellow," and on this account Lord P. lies under no apprehenfion
that any lot, fuch an auctioneer shall fell for him, will get into the enemy's hands. Mr.
J. will eafily diftinguifh the bidders, for, poffeffed of a peculiar faculty, this worthy
gentleman never looks an honeft man in the face but he feels a fting, that tells him at
once fuch an one is not his friend. Secure then in a worthy agent who will take care
to fee impudence and knavery properly difperfed and applied, Lord P. is of opinion no
great ftake will be rifqued in their caufe by this fale. Even fhould the patriotic party
think it neceffary to purchase any of the articles that Lord P. only means fhould be
bought by the abettors of Secret Influence, for Mr. Jackfon's monitor is invariable, and
always pricks the truth. Before Lord Pompey concludes his advertisement, he begs
leave to hint to the High Bailiff of Westminster, that as the fale is to be this day imme-
diately after the poll is declared, it will be neceffary to order on duty an extra body of
Sir Cecil Wray's conftables to prevent the auctioneer's being knocked down along with
his lots, as the refentment of irritated honefly is fometimes a weighty article, and often
more than even a Jackson can stand under, or carry off without aching bones!

In lodgings, ready furnished, on a new construction, which qualifies to vote for
Weftminster, imported from Ireland in an air ballooon, and now ftanding to be
viewed in May-fair.
POMPEY.

WESTMINSTER INTELLIGENCE.

CHARLES JAMES FOX.
Civil and Religious Liberty!

Saturday night.

The Ancient Families and the Old Nobility!
LIBERTY OF ELECTION!
No Court Candidates! No Back Stairs Gentlemen!

THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE AND THE LADIES,

AND THE

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS!
Huzza! Huzza! Huzza!

GOD fave the PEOPLE!

We have authority to inform the people, that the Earl of Galloway, one of the Lords of the King's Bedchamber, and Lord George Gordon, had a long converfation together, in Leicester Fields, yesterday, with refpect to the alarming fituation of public affairs, before Lord George Gordon joined himself, heart and hand, with the friends of Liberty, to fupport Mr. Fox, in his prefent laudable undertaking. It is thought that fome recent intelligence of the daring attacks of the Duke of Rutland's party, in Ireland, levelled againit the Freedom of the Prefs, and the avowed enemies of Reformation Principles, in Scotland, joining the Court ftandard, have determined the true old Whig families to oppofe the new Miniftry to the uttermoft of their power. The new Miniftry, indeed, call themfelves Whigs. They are right in that. It is pleafant and profitable to have a good name. Hence we obferve those perfons, who are about to do any thing difingenuous, unworthy, or of evil fame, generally firft bethink themfelves of fome plaufible pretences to impofe upon the credulity of mankind.--But Mr. Pitt and his Whig friends, Dundas, Jenkinson, Atkinson, Nugent, Thurlow,

and

and Robinson, must all act like Whigs, and good Whigs too, before a difcerning people? like the Scots, will lift up their countenance upon them, or fhew them their favour and protection. The whole world feems to be grown wifer with refpect to Civil Liberty. The name instead of the thing, and the fhadow in the room of the fubftance, do not pas quite fo currently in this enlightened age as the Court party could with. The King's new Miniftry muft and will be well watched and oppofed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Switferland, and America. We all know very well that courts, focieties, and bodies of men, have often continued to go under favourable names too long after the original principles and ends of their inftitution have been loft and betrayed. Thus, though the Roman Senate (meaning a free and independent branch of the legislature) was no more after the ufurpation of Julius Cæfar, yet the title continued to be given to an affembly, which was only the echo of the Emperor's will and pleasure. In like manner Great Britain may now have a new Parliament, and yet want, what every true Briton understands by the word, a Guardian of the Rights and Liberties of the People. In this way, defigning and ambitious men prevail upon unexperienced youths to put fuch titles on their rafh projects and undertakings, as are beft calculated to deceive the vulgar and ignorant into a favourable opinion of thefe projects and undertakings, and to divert the attention from their real nature and tendency. It is a common artifice, and yet almost every day we fee it, in fome degree, fucceisful. The fcriptures (which indeed fupply armour against every evil, civil as well as religious) warn us against this flagrant abufe of language, telling us, in the New Teftament, of fome who fay they are fews and are not, but are the fynagogue of Satan. Let the good People of Great Britain then in general, and the honeft Electors of Westminster in particular, guard against taking up with the fictitious found of a Whig Administration of Government at St. James's, where they know in their hearts that the principles and the ends of its inftitution have been long ago forfaken. And let the Electors alfo remember, that this treacherous forfaking of the ways of wifdom, and the principles of the Conftitution, in the King's Cabinet, loft America; and by moft wickedly and obftinately perfifting in their fame evil courfes, the Royal Party are now beginning to embroil and overwhelm the people in confufions and diftractions of all forts, throughout the remaining dominions of the Crown, as may easily be feen by the prefent ftate of Dublin, Coventry, and Scotland. The Right Honourable Charles James Fox, and other wife men, who in God's Providence have fome difcernment of the times, told the Court Party plainly, that all thefe calamities were likely to follow hard upon their heels and heads, if they rafhly diffolved the Parliament, as they have done, in a manner altogether unbecoming the House of Hanover.

Copy of a Letter from the Committee of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, to the Right Honourable Lord George Gordon.

"My Lord,

"The Committee for conducting Mr. Fox's Election have defired me to return your "Lordship their thanks for the honour of your fupport; and as a continuance of the "exertions of Mr. Fox's friends cannot fail to infure his return to Parliament, I am "defired to request your Lordship's, canvafs in his favour.

"I have the honour to be,

Shakespeare, April 17, 1784.

"My Lord,

"Your Lordship's moft obedient humble fervant, " J. R. COCKER, Secretary." We hear from authority, that Lord George Gordon and his friends are immediately to begin canvaffing for Mr. Fox. Huzza! Huzza! Huzza! No Court Candidates! No Back Stairs Gentlemen! No fear of fuccefs; the caufe is good; the friends are numerous; and they are determined to perfevere. A a 2

SELECT

SELECT COM

COMMITTE E.
Ireland's, Bow-ftreet,. April 17, 1784.

The Select Committce are under the neceffity of poftponing the publication of the facts, announced in the papers of yesterday, relative to the conduct of the Election, by the friends of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, till Monday next, as it has been fuggefted, that the making fome of them public, at the prefent moment, might furnish an opportunity to their opponents of counteracting the measures they are now taking to vindicate the rights of the real Electors, against thofe who have fo grofsly invaded then, by having brought up to poll a large number of perfons not legally qualified to vote. Some inftances, however, not liable to the above-mentioned objection, will certainly be laid before the public on Monday next.

By order of the faid Committee,

R. MORRELL, Sec.

Another Chapter of the Times.

1. And it came to pafs there was a great divifion in the Weft, among the people concerning their prerogatives and rights, and the people cried unto their elders, faying, redrefs our grievances.

2. And a certain man named Judas, one of the elders, cried no; and he said, let us yoke the people as oxen, and purge them with small beer, and it was fo.

3. Now it came to pafs that the time was come, when the people were to choose their elders; and behold this Judas went forth to the people, and he faid, choose me one of your elders, and many were led aftray.

4. And behold the people affembled in bodies at the Huftings, nigh unto the place of cabbages.

5. And Judas faid, I will forfake my best friend, and I will tread down the man of the people; and he cried with a loud voice unto the people, choose me, choose me.

6. And he stirred up much ftrife among the people, for many days, and opened houfes, and the people were well filled with plenty of fmall beer, and chuck beef, and fwallowed bolufes of rebellion against their champion many days.

7. And he procured many foldiers, and many weavers, bearing fhuttles in their hands; and they cried with loud voices, Judas is the man, down with the champion. 8. And many of the rulers, and heads of the land affembled together, and faid, we will not have this man to be one of our elders, let us go in person, and open the eyes of the people, and they did fo.

9. And Judas hired certain men of war, giving to each certain pieces of filver, and faid, whomfoever I fhall point at, the fame knock down, and they did fo, and many were caft into prison; and the fpirit of rebellion raged in the breafts of the people many days.

10. And it came to pass that the heads of the people went out, and opened the eyes of the people, and the fpirit of rebellion was much abated.

11. Now when Judas found that the fpirit of rebellion was likely to cease among the people, he faid, let us apply to the book of names, for many falfe Prophets are come to fupport their champion, and they did fo.

12. And the people were crowned with faccefs, and the books were brought, and they turned in favour of the man of the people.

13. Now

13. Now when Jndas found he was likely to loofe his point, he cried with a loud voice, inen and brethren, hear me, am I not keeper of the back-stairs, choose me, choote

me.

14. And the people cried with loud voices, away with you, we will have the man of the people; thinkeft thou to deceive us, as thou haft him; thou deceiver that wanted to tax our innocent maidens, and to deftroy the house of refuge for the helples, lame, and blind.

15. And many who had been led away in his intereft, when they found what they had done, wept bitterly; and the people cried out with a loud voice, away with this man, and return to us our champion, and fupporter of our rights.

16. And the man of the people was returned, and the people fhouted, "and returned thanks, and cried

LONG LIVE OUR CHAMPION! FOX AND LIBERTY FOR EVER!

Meeting of the Independent Electors of Westminster in the Interest

of Mr. Fox.

Many of the friends of Mr. Fox having expreffed a wish that the independent Electors in his intereft fhould dine together in the course of the prefent Election, the Stewards appointed at the last meeting, in compliance with the request, most earnestly entreat the favour of their company at Willis's Rooms, late Almack's, this day, April 19, 1784, where dinner will be prepared, and be upon table at four o'clock precifely.

The Right Hon. C. J. FOX in the Chair.

Tickets, at five fhillings each, to be had at Willis's; Thatched Houfe Tavern, St. James's-ftreet; and of the Secretary to Mr. Fox's Committee, Shakespeare Tavern, Covent-garden.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The following advertisement, dated Wood's Hotel, having been haftily and inaccurately inferted in the papers of yesterday, the public are requested to correct the miftakes of the print as marked below, and then to adopt the principle and reafoning in their fullest extent.

Mr. Fox's friends, happy to acknowledge the juftnefs of their opponents remarks in this inftance, are ready to unite with them in the most complete discountenance of neutrality. Let all those, who, by illiberal threats and undue influence, have been diffuaded from voting, come forth, and be the Election tried upon that issue!

Let every tradefmen, who, from miftaken confiderations of private intereft, withbolds the franchise intrufted to him by the conftitution for the maintenance of the rights of the people, meet the flight he deferves from all parties!

Should the independence of Westminster be loft for ever, let it be confidered, it is loft not by the fuperior numbers of Mr. Fox's opponents, but by the lukewarmnefs of his well-wishers!

Stand forth every unpolled Elector!

Spirit, and independence, and no neutrality!

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