The Contested Election
FOR ITS REPRESENTATION, IN JUNE 1818,

BETWEEN

PAUL METHUEN, ESQ.
WILLIAM LONG WELLESLEY, ESQ.

AND

JOHN BENETT, ESQ.
When the Two former Gentlemen were Returned ;

CONTAINING

THE WHOLE OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS, LETTERS,

SPEECHES, SQUIBS, AND SONGS,

THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED DURING THE ELECTION.

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BY AN OBSERVER.

London:

PRINTED BY J. BRETTELL, RUPERT STREET, HAYMARKET ;
SOLD BY J. EBERS, NO. 27, OLD BOND STREET; C. FELLOWS,
SALISBURY; AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS

THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF WILTS,

1818.

MEN

TO

THE NOBILITY, CLERGY, GENTRY, AND
THE NEW YORK FREEHOLDERS
PUBLIC LIBRARY

CONTENTS.

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Page

A. B.'s Letter against Mr. Wellesley

234

275

304

346

Advertisements respecting the Nomination at Devizes in

beha'f of Mr. Wellesley

277

in behalf of Mr. Benett

299

referring to Mr. Wellesley's Letter, (page 292) 302

Corn Bill

303

reply to ditto

303

Mr. Benett's Committee respecting Voters

317

for a New Dictionary

352

in reply

352

for lost Voters

353

Pocket Book found

353

Tom Calley's Majority

353

Great Cry and Little Wool

355
final State of the Poll

375
for Mr Wellesley's Accounts

377
for Mr. Benett's ditto

378
Anglois, Letter of, in behalf of Wellesley

336
Antiquorum defines the meaning of Notorious

124
Atherton, Nathaniel, replies to Mr. Methuen's Appeal 182
Barley-Corn in behalf of Mr. Benett

186
Bayley, John, declares his intentions of bringing up Mr. Be-
nett's Voters

29
Benett, John, offers himself a Candidate

2
announces his success in canvassing

4

ditto

5

ditto

ditto

ditto

28

ditto

39

ditto

85

ditto

95

replies to Fisher's Letter, (page 74)

99

again refers to his Canvass

173

ditto

225

ditto

286

addresses the Freeholders after the Nomination 293

returns thanks for his situation on the Poll 329

on Ditto

348

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