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 there was no other candidate, it was reolved, at the fame time, that the election of the ixteenth was a void election.

Freeholders till continued to think that no other man was fit to repreent them, and on the ixteenth of March elected him once more. Their reolution was now o well known, that no opponent ventured to appear.

Commons began to find, that power without materials for operation can produce no effect. They might make the election void for ever, but if no other candidate could be found, their determination could only be negative. They, however, made void the lat election, and ordered a new writ.

the thirteenth of April was a new election, at which Mr. Lutterel, and others, offered themelves candidates. Every