Star. — London, England, 1812-10-06 00:00:00

"_` CITT OF LONDON ELECTION. esterday being the day appointed forthe Eldctioli four Members to serve in . Parliament, as Repre wives for the City of London, in the new Par L a. t, a meeting of the Livery was held for that pur. , 'within their Guildhill. The meeting was • ter than has been recollected on any former oc- Sion, and the order and decorum observed were ~ as seldom distinguish the proceedings of so large ... y of men professing contrary . sentiMents. 'he business being opened, by the reading of the clitiatiisn dissolving the one Parliament and con • ng. the other, and also by the reading of the writ . ted to the Sheriffs for ;beholding of the present. .action, The Sheriffs (Messrs. BLADZIN and Hoy) addres d the Livery, declaring that they were resolved to ;serve the strictest impartiality in the course of the ction, and calling on the Livery to come forward d declare, who of the Members proposed, the • mss of whom should be read to them, were the t .jects of their choice. . ; %, The Loiter Mats OR, as one of the Candidates, then ddressed the Livery, amidst hisses, mixed with ap. robation, declaring, that one of their former Mem -rs having - retited, he felt hiMselt called on, from .e office which he held, to offer himself in his stead. is time, if they elected him, should be wholly de . •ted to their service; and though one of the other andidates had addressed them as if he was peculi rrly favoured by the shipping interest, in consequence . his . having been a Chairman of a Meeting, called .r promoting the shipping interests of the Port of onion, he (the Lord Mayor) must say that, on eaccasitin alluded to, the worthy Alderman (At ins) had only been his substitute, having been called !. the Chair after he had left it. lie threw himself tn the protection of the Livery of Londen. He did .ot ask from them more than one vote. It was im i. aterial to him, if they sent himself to Parliament, 4 . ho they were whom they sent along with him. II Mr. Alderman Cymru said, the Livery had known ( irn long ; he had at all times discharged his duty to . ards them conscientiously, and he now came before em to give an account, conscious that he had no ~: casion to be ashamed to meet them face to fice.— i e had been able, at al! times, to lay his hand on . is heart, and to declare, that he had conscientiously . one his duty. He should be at all times, as he had 1 k fttn repeatedly told them, ready to attend to their ' structions, but he must be allowed to obey thein I , ..nly so far as he conscientiously could. Mr. Alderman Coen; who was received with uni ersal plaudits, adoressed the Livery as follows : It I bad been at any time given to long speeches 4 , pon these occasions, I should certainly abstain from t now, because this is a time more for Election-than .;. iscussion ; but I shall take the liberty just to s tate ' ~.y pretensions to your favour. My politics are for ... y King, my Country, and the City of London. I ash to maintain the just authority of the Crown, to 2- ggrandize the character of my country, and, if pos . 'ble, to set it at peace with the world, and to main-' twin the rights and privileges of this great City : these have been the objects of my views ; the means by .ivibicb I pursued these objects. were entrusted to me by you, and you are now to decide whether I have 4used them to your satisfaction or not. From the time I entered into your service twenty years ago, I have ;had no view of personal interest; I wished only to , 'do my share of suit and service to the public. I ;have no motives to action but a sense of duty. I look to no other reward than your approbation—that reward I am now anxious to receive, and I hope,' that when my name shall be proposed for your adop tion or rejection, your hands will spring up as if they • took root in your hearts, and that I shall have your warmest support." Sir JAMIZ SHAW came forward amidst a confused s and long continued mixture of applause and disap-, ;probation. He proceeded to explain the principles on which he had originally offered himself to the nol Lice of the Livery, and declared that his tefetibina ?tion to persevere in those principles continued the game. He hut uniformly professed loyalty to the ,King - ,' reverence to the Laws, and attention to die Rights of the Pe,,ple. These he should perseverein maintaining, and he trusted that his uniform obser vance of those principles, coupled with the attention lie had always shown to the businesd of the City and. of the Citizens, both in the Committees in the City,' , and more particularly in the Conuditiers of the House' ,of Commons, where no less than five iMportant Bills ; connected .with the 'City 'of L inden hid been solicited I during the last Session of Parliament, and dating which he hid been entry day 'employed in the bit 1 iness.of tkle . Liver j, On these grounds heagalliof y' aid hitittlffor their choke a s one of their Repre- aetitiiti4s. ' ' • 'Mr; AideritnatWoon threw himself upon the Livery without any farther recommendation than that of his iast Services; and a consideration of the principles on which he had uniformly acted while employed on ,their service. He was Conscious of having been loyal to the Xing, and sialons ' roe tb, protection of the L'a'ws; but isc had never suffered' his veneration for , eiiher_to snake hitn insensible to theßights of the Peo- ' iilikThe last he had been zealous to protect, but a due ' garo to theformer he had never lost sight of.- He en proteededlo notice the various services he had. ntifred `to the en : ;of London, and concluded - by offering hawed* candidate for theirelection of they , chose to support him ; if not; his services should be equally at their command, though he Should be in ei less distinguished' situation— (Lord ontbrures.) Alderman ATKINS then presented ibimself for a considerable time, but could not obtain a .hearing. f Mr. WAITHMAN then came forivard amidst vety loud acclamations, waving of hats, and every de- rnonstration of favour. His opponents, however, in • terrenge for AlitermanAtitins not king heard, made j so great as noise that Mr. Waithman could not be; heard. This appearing to be the only cause of the inter- i cioption, after some conversation on the hustings, n' ,. ...44r. Alderman AVMs accordingly again came !...*rawd, and explained the deep concern he had in •e)se skipping interest of the City of London, and the peculiar right which he thereby derived to their sup port. His public conduct too he presumed to think, .while entrusted with offices of magnitude, was suits 1 -as uniforday to deserve their approbation. He had : been unfortunate enough on more occasions than one ' tolucur their temporary displeasure, bid still this had soon subsided. On the present occasion this bad been the case. He had yielded to them, and they had retrieved their own character for impartia lity by hearing what he had to say. Mr. WAITHMAN thought it unnecessary for him to j enter, at this period of his life, into any, account of his 'political principles. If the last 90 years of his lifb did not give an adequate idea of them, he was cer tain any thing he euuld say on the subject must fail in producing this effect. He could not forbear how ever from remarking on the similarity of the Ad dresses of all the Candidates, every one ofwhom professed himself to be attached to the principles of the British Constitution. Jf this profession was true, then were they all of one mind ; yet it was a notori ous fact * *that for the last twenty years he and four of those very candidates had beets supporting mea sures diametrically opposite to each other. The fa vours he had individually been the means of confer ing on his fellow-citizens he abstained from entering upon. He had been stigmatized as being only a shop-keeper; and, in contradistinction to this de scription of men, there had been held out as infinitely more eligible for their choice, the person in the mer cantile interest, or in the shipping or East-India in terest. All of those interests, he agreed were to be protected; but was it necessary that this should be done by the City of London, to the exclusion of those interests and of that description of citizens which pe culiarly belonged to them.? He hoped not. He threw himself upon the Livery : the battle was theirs more than it was his. which, If he should again be selected by them as their Representative, he thou ld have to discharge.— His political conduct hitherto, however, was befog: Ahem, and he could sately say, that he had on all oc .pasion's endeavoured to introduce econoniy into the snblic expenditure; to support the Constitution, end to promote Parliamentary Reform—[applauses3— and if he should again have the honour to prove the object of their choice, he trusted he should, at the expiration of another Parliament, be able to meet them Avitbconfidence, and receive their approbation. —[Applauses]. • Lord Cochrane Wat ordered to go ateotzt wheth et not he would comply ? The battles of the counnt weibalot to be fough t i n th e M e d iterranean, but in Si, Stephen's Chapel. .(Aisp/sure. He was not pi eachin t what he had not himself practised—h e was a sea o cer himself, and had refused to serve in the Arn er i, can war, because it was contrary to his ptincipi es , He, should wish to hear from Lord Cochrane if in the room, what his sentiments were on this subject ? • The CHAIRMAN suggested the propriety of making a motion to that effeEf. MajOr estrrwatnite'then moved, that Loid to e ! ) , fine befeqbesterif in assure the Electors, that wp m , fessional engagement would ever induce him t o l ean his attendance in Parliament.. Mr. WALKER second?' the motion. Mr, Riensitnsou sal Chat sending a mail to P m liament ib fettered, was requiring him to• himself. The 'proposer of such a motion nuntimi tiad in view Lord Cochrane's refusal. (4/0/ 0 „ .) .Mr. WALKER defended Major Cartwright. w et minger ought to kayo its two arms in S t . S tephens Chapel. spat i Mr. M 4 MA HON attemp eedm _ntwaslionted4 Mr. GIBBONS opposed the'motion - The motion was then put and -negatived. - A Resolution was then. moved and cattier 1p • proving of L c ord Cochrane as . a fit candidate. Major CARTW;GHT moved that Lord cochrane,t elected, should be reqa..sted to pledpelimself to re. sign his seat in the Commons House •of Parliament, by accepting of she Chiltern Hundreds in care be should be ordered out of the kingdom in his nava capacity. Mr. Gismo . thOught Lord Cochrane ought not to be fettered in this manner. Mr: tALVERT observed that in ISM, when 'Mune , cessful, he pledged himself again to come fotward whenever an opportunity offered. -He had no w re deemed his pledge, and had no doubt of success, for they (the electori) had promised to support him— [applause]. With respect to his principles, they - were well known—he was a staunch friend to ParMainen tary Reform, and wou! .1 support it. He was deter mined, if he was honputed with their confidence, to support the Rights of the People. In reading the papers this morning he observed an address from a Worthy and Honourable Friend of his who had re presented the County of Suffolk during the whole of this reign, who had now retired, and assigned as a reason, the enormous length of modern speeches. He was determined not fall into that error, he should therefore only detain them to express his gra titude for the support he had received, and.to assure the Electors of Southwark, that should they think fit to elect him one of their Representatives, he would discharge his duty to them withfidelity and to the best of his abilities.—[Applause.] Mr. Mumma then came forward, and stated that Mr. Jones Burdett was not at present in London ;if; however, it should appear that the wishes of the Electors or Southwark were favourable to him, he would present himself to them in two days from this time. , The names of the several Candidates were then put, and the High Bailiff declared the shew of hands to be in favour of Charles Calvert and Jones Bur dett, Esqrs. A Poll on behalf of Henry Thornton, Esq. was 'then demanded by Mr. Shaw, and seconded by Mr. Gateskill, which was acceded to, and commenced immediately. , I.At the close of the Poll, at four O'clock, the,num . bens were as follows : ICalvert 134 Murata! ill ! Burdett '3B Each of the Candidates shortly addressed the ' Meeting, when the Poll was •adjourned till mate o'clock this morning. . The names were then put in nomination, seriatim. The shew of hands for Mr. Alderman COOMBE, Mr. Alderman WOOD, and Mr. WAITHMAN, was very great ; the name of Mr. WAITHMAN, which was the last, being also received with three distinct cheers. The Sheriffs declared, that they had no doubt as to the shew of hands being in favour of Mr. WAITH MAN, Mr. Woon, and Mr. Alderman COOMBE ; but as to Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, Sir JAMES SHAW, and Al derman ATKINS, they were in doubt, and desired a fresh shew of hands, being decidedly of opinion that the election had not fallen on the Lord Mayor. On a second shew of hands for Aldermen CURTIS, SHAW, and ATKINS, the Sheriffs declared, that, in addition to Mr. WAITHMAN and Alderman WOOD and Cosiaa, the election had fallen on Sir W.Cuans. The several successful candidates then returned thanks, and the unsuccessful ones demanded a poll ; at the conclusion of which, about five o'clock, the numbers were— Mr. WALKER asked whether it would be bettert o fetter Lord Cochrane or to letter themselves? Major csui WRIGHT held it indispe ns ibl e to f ree ejections, that at all times the Representatives should be present in Parliament to defend their liberties.—. To no man who would not give sech apledge albs wished would he give a vote. Mr. RICHARDSON Said the navy of Britain ought to be represented by such a man as Lord Cochane. , If his Lordship should give such a pledge he would not give him his Rae: The question was then put, and the Chairman declared that inlhis opinion, though others might.think diferently, the she of.hands was in favour of the potion, which he pronounced to be carried. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Sturch for Vs able and impartial condtict in the Chair, after which the Meeting broke up. For Mr. Alder. Combe, 121 I For Sir William Curtis, 54 Mr. Waltbman, 18.5 Mr. Alderman Atkins, 39 Mr. Aidermar. Wood 93 Sir Janus Shaw, 36 The Loup MAYOR having, early in the course of the poll, resigned the contest, Mr. Alderman Comm, Mr. WAITHMAN, and Mr. Alderman WOOD, agained returned thanks at the close of the poll ; but what fell from the other can didate was altogether drowned in the contending vo ciferation of those assembled in the front of the hustings, MEETING OF WESTI6IINS7 ER ELECTOR;'. AHEM, gabß4as. . A numerous Meeting of tire Electors of West minster, friends to the purity of Election, was held yesterday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern : Mr. STUIICII in the Chair. Mr. STURCH said, it must have been seen from the Advertisement that this was not intended to be a Meeting of the Electors of Westminster iu general, Ibut only of tl.ose of them who were friends to the purity of Election ; and the friends of corruption ~ ' Yesterday being the day appointed by the High i were therefore not understood to compose any part Bailiff for commencing the Poll its the Borough of of the Meeting—( alliplause).—lf, by accident, any Southwark, Sir WATKIN Lewis appeared on the husej person then present should be friends to corruption— tings about eleven o'clock; some time after, M. i should believe .that the country at large preferred HENRY THORNTON, accompanied by Mr. Youno,! war and shivery to peace and liberty—should be in- Mr.GAYESICILL, Mr. SHAW, and several other friends, ' chned to place implicit confidence in Ministers—or also took his station in front of the hustings ; as did should prefer taxation and decay of trade to national Mr. CHARLES CALVERT, who was accompan4d by I prosperity, it was proper to remind all such people Mr. Deems, Mr. CLARKE, and several other friends. I that they were not invited to the present Meeting-- 'Silence having been obtained, and the precept for i (Applause). —lf the country was to be saved at all, the election of two Burgesses to serve in Parliament, j it could only be saved by the prevalence of those together with the Act against Bribery and Corrup- . principles maintained by the majority of the West tion, having been read by Mr. Aecoce e the Deputy I minster Electors at the last Election. • Their duty Bailiff, now was to return two men whom they had every Mr. F. YOUNG came forward and addressed the i reason to believe would support and defend that por. Electors. He observed, it had fallen to his lot on j Lion of liberty which the country now enjoyed, and teveral occasions to come forward and address them, endelvour to recover that part of it which was lost. for a purpose similar to the present, during the 40' By a late Act of Parliament, the legal expences of years he had been a resident among them, but never lan Election were exactly ascertained ; and this ex had he felt more pleasure in presenting himself to pense oughts° fall on the Electors, and not en the - their notice than he did on the present occasion, I Elected ; for no man ought to have it in his power when he should have the honour of proposing for to say, that having bought his Scat, he was entitled their consideration as a fit person to be one of their fa re-imburse himself by selling his vote to a Mini flipare Reptesentatives, aGentleman whose conduct, 'titer—(Applause).—He trusted, th'at what was dose 'timing the 29 years that he had already been their five years ago, when an Hdri. 13irronet was elected, Representative in Parliament, had been such as en- would be again done on the present occasion. Of the titled Ban to their highest respect. He concluded by great talents, undoubted courege, and sound constitu , proofing HENRY THORNTON, Esq. tional principles of Sir Francis Burdett, they were so • Mr. SHAW seconded the motion. - well known to the Meeting, that it became unnecessary Mr.,Devies said he was one of those, who hi 11307, for him to enlarge upon the subject—(4Ndaeres).— introdueed Mr. Calvert to the notice of the Electors It was Sir Francis's opinion, that it was the bus ness Vof Southwark '• on that occasion the friends of free- of the Electors to fi nd out proper person s t o repre dom mustered 1634 votes—he was no prophet, but sent them, and not for Gentlemen to push themselves he was persuaded, that on the present occasion they forward to their notice. This was not Lord' Co would poll more than double that number. In pro- chrane's opinion, who had written two letters to Mr. posing Mr. Calvert, he proposed a man independent Brooks, the Treasurer of the former Election, which both in pocket and principle, the enemy of corruption, would be, in due time, read to the . Meeting. and the firm friend of Parliamentary Reform ; whilst Mr. HERRIES hoped the Electors of Westminster ' • . ADVICE. he remained so, he should have his support, when he would not disappoint the expectations of the country WHEN Men of Education and professionil sk ill Ceased to be so, he would leave him in the hands of at large, but would return their Me m b ers to Parlia- use ; t erszvering endeavours to discover the most sae , al the Electors of Southwark ;he concluded by prove ment free of all expense. When me n p a id so hi g h curtain method. of treating. a few prevailing Diseases, the s uccor as fifty or sixty thousand pounds for a seat, ;w:tat'ty. rience is the best paid of . superton Sing Charles Calvert, Esq. M result of their tape could be expected, but that they would sell them- Messrs. GOSS and (o . Surgeons, have been Induced I' elm Mr. CLARK seconded the motion. Mr. Hews said, after what had been done for i. selves? He intended to conclude by moving a series I a certain Disorder, freq "g uently contracted in a MOWN Of is cure of the follow': the object of their particular study, the people during the last 29 y ears , i t was b ecome io f Resoluti ons , expressibg that the Election of Msm.i cation, and its concomitants, Strictures and Gkets, whidb W highly necessary that they should .act for themselves, I hers should be free of expenie—that the City of West or select such persons as would act for them, and he I minster would not disappriirst the expectation of the- t an improved plan, are speedily and efrectually e i tiret nc l o ; , l ops e!' ! denote h wh•vetkeh‘nri arising fr° or in n ßac se cb cr a it na*l so a li n ta i r n y ' vic g e e „oo ofi .....ii a: considered it as the highest honour which could have ICountry—that subscripticed would be entered into to 1 happily punned by the youth rat both sexes, in the sar , fallen to - his lot, to have now to propose to them a i defray the expense of the tessein Ete et i on _ t h et. si r I sterility or barrenness, and in the other a numerous trai l itAir person, who would not abuse his trust, if they should f Francis Burdett was .a fit and, proper persola to bo. I "us drseade 9 l ``' blebs if not tletsir think proper to repose a trust in him a when he nam. : again returned for this City. Before he read the d te e n ti ce . and con h s=p r tio be n. In that nee dist a res s si u n c i i ; stare f o u l , •ed the name of Burdett, the Electors would feel that I Resolution respecting Lord Cochrane, he sho'uld , arlsia l i e g uc fria l m w any other ca ul'. , b u y t which the powers of *Ott', remcd!ed, term nase a l a t a lt s he was not introducing to their notice, a friend of the ; read the two letters from him, already mentionede•—: tution become rweeblea, present ruinous system. Burdett, the friend and bro- j In these letters his. Lordship recapitulated his prin. ' don, they offer a atm, safe, and speedy regulation t wog Cher of Sir Francis Burdett, who was the friend of the ' ciples and Parliamentary conduct at some lengtie.' vigorous health. - -bled 0 1 result a loc. and extensive practice !las en. ___.‘ ;people, was the person, he wished to recommend to ; He expressed himself . sts ....etermined ' to support Pal' i - T he r"--t of e. as regularly educated Surgeons stL . l tit. br a superior. method, to remove venereal complants.:l; tboir choice, he would leave him in thei r h an d s , and j mentary Reform, and friendly to concessions to the Ca. =cnite or stempheated, without subjecting the ratOt .; he was fully coovinced ,. that if the Electors did their Itholics, if they consented to receive the privileges of restraint in diet or exercise; and ill recent Cases _ ar duty, Burdett would do his ;—he concludedbyproe I Englishmen: The discipline of our fleets could not be e arly perform a curean the short space of two ~ ays. posing Josses Burdett, Esq. -,...enforced without.a powerof fl • • ogging; but the power early application' is made on discovery of the 'deftl... precedented success of tbeinnode of treatment (which' Mr. Juices seconded the motion. .. . f wouid cease to 'be abused, when Parliamentary- ib- been knoitinSo fail in °Arsine I i a practiced ..t. nuance n .., woo Mon . day John Sashl4.ind David Mderrhotise, kith •of Kirkblirtntr, Wbre coshmitted to 'Yeick Castle, by Joseph Radcliffe, Esc'''. on charges of burglary, under colour of Luddism. • . The sent:nelsi, stationed on the premises of Joseph Radcliffe, Esq. of Milnsbridge, were fired at last night about twelve o'clock, they immediately retirr ned the.complirnent, and the villains made. off and escaped under the darkness of the night. In consequence of. a very high flood in the neigh bourhood of Rippcinden, on M9ndaylast, a consider ' able number of idle people collected together, and about ten o'cl.pck at night went to the house of Mr. Michael Hoyle ? Cited the, Moss, a little above the Temple Factofm in Itishieorth, and demanded all the money he hid • id• tht hOnse, at the same time presenting a pistri tohint, and threatening his life if 4 he did not deliver, jt.iannecjiately. They got from him about £4o.—they were in.nomber from tea to . twelve persons, with handkeiChiefs over their faces. —They afterwardi went fo a , public house at Butts- Green, and demanded money, bin getting none, they regaled themselves freely vs it all the meat and drink in the house. —( Led: Alitfratry.) SOUTHWARK ELECTION. • 1-DIED. in August, at Quebec, Major George Thesiger,Deruty Bartick Master of Canada. On Saturday last, at Str,at ten—Park, Hants, Mazy, eldest &ugh. ter of Sir Thomas Bating, Batt. On the 22d ult. aged 47 years; John Dyett, Esq. of ridilvertoe, omersetshire, late of StitchbrookAnd Litchfield, Staffordshire; leaving a widow and seven children; HIGH WATER A C LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning.-- ........ . ............... 17 miautes'after 3 Afternoon. ................ 91 minutes after 3 GUETI'ONIAN MEDICINES. CASE. S2.—To Mr. Gyasv, Blackirlars-rnad, Lands& I 9 THOMA S PICKET!', No, 8, H..liaway-laue, .SLoreditcts, being violently acted with a Univeral Rhea. mai Ism Januarf# lino, and not being ale to obtain rebel, was recoiiiii.eaded as an out-patieut to the Loudon Hospital, DV' larly attended there for two months without obtaining any rr lief, and continually getting worse; was then advised to alma Mr. Guest, No. 9, Great SLrrey-,treet, Blacktriars bridge, by Whose Lotion and Pills I was perfixtly relieved in leas than forty Minute*, and so completely cured in onernonth, as not to has had a return of any disoraer. ' • Witness my hand, this 22d day of September, Isis. Case SS in 4 future Paper.) Tut si A• PICIETTi. . _.. No other Candidates being proposed, -., 1 e,ll i fluence should noloag er be,able to a Mr. THORNTON addressed the Electors assay, and boys to the command of men. • f ii d during which period many appoint OQ fiillt -. . pursued by other Prow: omen thousand persons of bteo . to • • whitest effect), Didion , """- !in the course of his address observed, that although ! Major CARTWRIGHT wished an addifi6nlT filidge t h us/ . offer their advice. ". • been cured teen a ft er seer: e and injurious methods il. o . bye ;:be felt confident of success from the assurance of from his Lordship: In the pretent awful crisis, the support Which had been given him from ail quarters, City of Westminster could not 'dispense with the at. elthei *ex. Letters from the country, cont s alaj a i • a i To be consulted daily personally, yet he could pot again present himself to solicit their tendence of any of its Members in Perlianient:or by letter, rt duly attended . to, sod advice ;lad ntediciut nuverie : o % ! c rt of the Kin dotn —GOSS and Ca is. B support without feeling anxious in the exustme, when was his lionvictiors; that in the ensuing Parliament' - !.-..—.1- - - ' he considered the perilous situation of the country, .the Liberties cf . England aqua eitber rise again, or LONDON : Printed by Law. lEstrr, Pic) Plano ~ both at borne and abroad, and the important duties sink foieVer. He should therefore wish to know, if published time, audit ll* VW . 011 es, T I __.