CORPORATION-Nonę, RIGHT OF ELECTION-is in the portreve, who is the chief magiftrate, and is complimented with the title of mayor, and the burgeffes refident in the place, NUMBER OF VOTERS are in general indefinite; but the prefent number of the burgeffes is 22; and as fome of thefe, being revenue-officers, are incapacitated by Mr. Crewe's bill, this ftill reduces the number of actual voters. RETURNING OFFICER-the portreve, PATRON-Marquis of Buckingham, CAMELFORD, POLITICAL CHARACTER.-This is a corporation-borough. The Rev. Mr. Philips, a clergyman, is the leader or patron. The Duke of Bedford has also some pretenfions to family-intereft in this borough, fupported by property in its vicinity, vicinity. But the reverend patron contrives, with the affiftance of government, whofe good things in this place and neighbourhood are only to bę acquired through the medium of his intereft, to have the members of his recommendation returned. ANCIENT REPRESENTATION.-This borough began to fend members to parliament in the reign of Edward VI. and this liberty was confirmed by Mary. CORPORATION. Although this is a poor place, not containing more than a hundred houfes badly built, yet it is an ancient borough; for it was fo made by a charter from Richard Duke of Cornwall, when he was king of the Romans, who granted them a market and a fair. These privileges were afterwards confirmed by his brother, Henry III. It was incorporated by Charles I. and is governed by a mayor and eight burgeffes or aldermen. The corporation enjoys the toll of the markets and fairs, which, with an eftate of £.15 per annum, afford £.80 for the fupport of the magiftrates. RIGHT OF ELECTION, Willis ftates, is in the mayor, eight capital burgeffes, and ten freemen; but, according to Simeon, it is in the freemen and inhabitants paying fcot and lot. (3 Aug. 1660.) NUMBER OF VOTERS-19. RETURNING OFFICER.-May 8, 1711. Refolved,-That Mr. Edward Clarke is legal mayor of the borough of Camelford in the county of Cornwall, and ought to make the return of a burgess to serve in this prefent parliament for the faid borough. This refolution proves that the returning officer is the mayor. PATRON RCV. Mr. Philips. KELLINGTON, OR CALLINGTON. POLITICAL CHARACTER. This borough has upwards of 400 inhabitants, whofe elective franchises are not clearly afcertained. The influence was jointly poffeffed by the Duke of Bedford 4 Bedford and the late Earl of Orford: the interest of the latter is fuppofed to have devolved on Mr. Trefufis, with the title of Lord Say and Clinton. ANCIENT REPRESENTATION. This was the laft town in Cornwall that was admitted to their original rights of fending members to parliament; for they returned no reprefentatives until 27 Eliz. 1585. CORPORATION-None; but the town is governed by a portreve, chosen at the court-leet of the lord of the manor; and the inhabitants who have lived in the place a year are admitted as burgeffes. The RIGHT OF ELECTION-is indefinite. custom, at prefent, limits it to burgage-tenures paying fcot and lot, or, as it is explained, in the freeholders and beneficial leafeholders, being rated; but the right of the freeholders is doubted, and that of the inhabitants paying fcot and lot is prefumed to be good. : NUMBER OF VOTERS-50. RETURNING RETURNING OFFICER.-The portreve. PATRONS-Duke of Bedford, and Lord Say and Clinton. EAST LOOE. POLITICAL CHARACTER. This is one of those boroughs which exercise their elective privileges, not at the free will of its inhabitants, but at the dictates of perfonal influence. ANCIENT REPRESENTATION. Although this is an ancient borough, it was not admitted to a fhare of the legislature, if it may be fo called, before 13 Eliz. But the inhabitants, in conjunction with Fowey, fent once before a merchant to a council of trade at Westminster. CORPORATION. This infignificant village was first incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, A. D. 1587. The corporation confifts of nine burgeffes, one of whom is annually chosen a mayor; and they have jointly the power of electing a recorder. The corporation has the toll of the |