History of the Westminster Election

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 edition. Excerpt: ... direction of a certain Gentleman's friends, are become the firm supporters of the constitution; they are found useful in demolishing Ministers, and in times of Election, they manage a pole with great spirit. When a celebrated wit was told of lady 's p-edilection for Signor P--tti, of the Opera, he observed, that it put him in mind of a Middlesex Election. In the city, Bacchus and Ceres assisted the Candidates--In Westminster, Mars and Venus lend a helping hand--Considering that they are Gods, they make a devilijb noise in that neighbourhood. See an explanation of this paragraph in an advertisement published by Mr.Jackfon himself, page 195 os this work. Kkz The The ladies who interest themselves so much in cafe of Elections, are perhaps too ignorant to know that they meddle with what does not concern them, but they ought at' least to know, that it is usual, even in these days of degeneracy, to expect common decency in a married woman, and something of dignity in a woman of quality. The unsuccessful Candidates declare, that they never experienced so much agitation in pafjian week before, It "is rather singular, that the Covent Garden Election goes on as it does, considering the coalitions daily forming between ladies of all qualities, for the support of their friends. 'Yesterday the spirit of rioting again prevailed in Covent Garden; the chairmen in the interest of Mr. Fox soon cleared the Piazza's, not only of their adversaries, but of every man whose ill fortune led him in their way. The understanding is said to lie near the pericranium; if so, these gentry took the shortest method of applying to the goad fense of the Westminster Electors. The liberty of a Westminster Elector, according to certain definitions of it, stands thus: ...