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George's blue and red English en- 

 signs. A great many persons were 

 on board who shouted with the 

 Surrounding multitude, when the 

 Tessel rushed into the Thames, on 

 whose bosom she rested in safety at 

 some distance from the dock-yard. 

 H-T royal highness the princess of 

 Wales honjuicd the launch with 

 her attendance in a magnificent 

 yacht. 



I'he Middlesex election commenc- 

 ed this day. So early as six o'clock, 

 Tast crowds of spectators lined the 

 "way aloiig Piccadilly and the road 

 to Brentford. About seven, sir 

 Francis Burdett set out for that 

 place in his carriage and four, pre- 

 ceded by seven out-riders, carrying 

 large banners of blue silk, on which 

 were written, in letters of gold, 

 '' Burdett and Independance.'' The 

 baronet was haihd in every quarter 

 by the vociferations of the mob. — 

 About ten, George Boulton INJain- 

 waring, esq. arrived at the hustings 

 in a chariot and six, with two pos. 

 tilions in scarlet livery, trimmed 

 with silver, followed by ten car- 

 riages filled with his friends, all of 

 whom wore sk> -blue favours. — The 

 colours of sir Francis Burdett are 

 dark blue and orange. Mr. Main- 

 waring and his friends were in many 

 instances ill-used by the rabble in 

 the interest of his opponent, who 

 threw stones, and otherwise annoy- 

 ed his respectable party. — Peter 

 Moore, esq. member for Coventry, 

 proposed sir Francis Burdett to the 

 ele<5tors for the representation of 

 Middlesex ; and was seconded by 

 Mr. Knight. — Mr. Mainwaring was 

 afterwards proposed by alderman 

 sir William Curtis, and the nomina- 

 tion seconded by colonel Wood. — 

 Each candidate endeavoured to ad- 

 dress the populace i but scarcely 



any thing of what was advanced by 

 Mr. Mainwaring could be heard 

 above the incessant hissing. — The 

 shew of hands of course was much 

 in favour of sir Francis, when a 

 poll was demanded by the friends of 

 the opposite candidate, which at the 

 close on Monday evening stood thus : 

 for Sir Francis Burdett, 611; for 

 Mr. Mainwaring, 528. 



26th. This day Mr. Pitt, attend- 

 ed by Mr. Long, Mr. Huskisson, 

 and Mr. Sturges Bourne, dined with 

 the company of grocers. On his 

 appearance a rapturous burst of ap- 

 plause took place. The company 

 then sat down to a most sumptuous 

 dinner. After a patriotic song, and 

 toast or two, the master of the com- 

 pany said '• That he rose, not to 

 express the honour he had of having 

 the chancellor of the exchequer, but 

 the right hon. William I'itt, a bro- 

 ther grocer, at his right hand, and 

 to drink his health with three times 

 three." A spontaneous burst of 

 applause succeeded throughout the 

 company, which being subsided, 

 Mr. Pitt said, " He thanked his 

 brother grocers for the honour they 

 had done him, and in return drank 

 their healths : " which was re- 

 ceived with rapturous applause. 



Joseph Jackson, and Thomas 

 Bucknell, were executed at the Old 

 Bailey for forgery, after having 

 made an ineffectual attempt to poi- 

 son themselves in Newgate. 



A very neat chapel, in the Gothic 

 style of architecture, calculated to 

 hold upwards of 1200 persons, is 

 erecting in St. George's-Fields, an- 

 nexed to the buildings of the Phi- 

 lanthropic Reform, for the use of 

 that truly laudable institution. The* 

 shell or carcase is already covered 

 in, and its completion will be effect- 

 ed as soon as the society can pro- 

 D d 2 cure 



