Star. — London, England, 1820-03-08 00:00:00

CITY OF L')NDON ELECTIOA: L a pursuance •)i a notice given to the Livery of cnoion by the •; riper Authorities, a Common Hall eta ye erday, for the purpose of electing. four itiz ns . represent the City in the ensuii g An early hour Einq—treet was crowdeJ by •,ersons.( , every jescriptio'n,ho, as soon as the gates ; ; . (4tii:.l:l:til were opened, rushed in, and filled the . _ i'.trt of it. They were not, however, allowed tetain their position in it for mote than a few mi -,•. as the Constables received orders to clear the ►Tali of every individual within it, and to take care, they had once cleared it, to admit no (mt.. who 1.. A tint right of entry as a Liveryman. This wzs done, and none were afterwards let in, tAc.cHL ...dell a; were recognized as Members by the Lea.iits of the different Companies in the City. Ex was of course made in favour of* the Gentle the daily Pre,s, who were kindly : .cee:nawsiated by Leadbeater, the Marshalman, with . • in a nlace Ivhere. they were free from t..i.nult and bustle xvhich prevailed in other parts 11.111. Tire crer.rd of weli-dre, ed persons kept every montcat until one o'clock, when nook and cranny appealed to he tilled. 1.3:r Vs.s.'.tiftl'lS, „who !la.! passed tlu ough it it: his road t. , Il.lermanc' Chandler, was mo).: loudly cheered, wer.! tl.o the I.:Ata MA..on and Mr. Alderman V:oon, who sln zaerwards followed him. Mr :s.kierman WArruxtt.N, in going over the same ••; . ,:_md, was a , siiil;!,l with snore hisses, from the great L'..l7r of C.t.m . r:s's supporters being stationed in 5.:2t i•art ct the i;all. At one o'clock, the Lord) MAYOR, ftCC3:::?:lnied by the tWo iris other Officers, came into the Hall, and held what is called a Court of Hust in7s. lie was loudly cheere.i. After the Crier had tne 1': oclamation usually made in such cases, the Loki.) MAI , It and his attendants quitted the Hall. At enty minutes before two, the Loam 27.raiu entered the Ihtli, preceded by his Chaplain, the Mice And Sword hr :rer, both of whom had Giffreur of office covered with black Cr .;:e. "f he S::eriff. mid Aldermen were separated i. , m in the rush made by some respectable r..'!;;;;ers Liv , ?iy to obtain a place upon the E -. Indeed the rush was so immease that .......tables were totally unable to keep that order 'IC ere :.tatio:led to preserve. The LORD after him.eii gettiag on the Hustinss, used \ertion to ;et a way cleared for the Alder ed him ; but, e;:cept in the case of : CLITIS, it was toaliy in vain. Mr.! 2.h.:; roan 'O. - ticm was car: ied for some distance over peaple, and at last only made good t•: - .:nion ti:e austiags by climbing over tie ,ea,, i' I- the 1011. clerks. The nas t'.e case with Mr. Sheriff PAIaJNS. The • Canclin:ne, reached the Hustings b.: a private r; * an.: were received partly with hootings, and i.n tp i nause. A great confusion reigned in for Rorie time afterwards, and appeared - iaccmsiderable amusement to a number off who had taken their station in the Gallery . the entrance into the Hall. Ti:e business of the day was opened by the Crier Proclamation that the King's Writ was going ic-ta. Silence was then obtained, and Mr. OLLINGRIDGR, the Secondary, read it. He then !ministered the oath to the two Sheriffs, that they ..111,1 make a just return to the Writ without fear • partiality ; and whilst he was so enraged, another :so, scarcely less terrific than that before described, l 'as experienced by those upon the Hustings. It was •casioned by the influx of a party of Liverymen rough the door where the Lord Mayor and Alder ten retire from the Common-hall, when it is requi :e, as on election of Sheriffs and other Officers, that ,e Livery should he left to their own deliberation. .fter the noise which this circumstance created had bsided, Mr. COLLINGRIDGE proceeded to read /er the different Acts against Bribery and Corrttp- ' •:n at Elections. The LORD MAYOR, in taking the liberty of ()Tering to their notice, would say but little of him f, as there was not any person in existence off lie would not more readily speak. 1k had iw been known to them for more than eight years a Magistrate, and also for a short time as-their bid Mayor. His conduct was therefore before' hem ; and he would refer them to the past rather ''.an make any professions about the future—kCiwers). it had been his desire, during the time he had filled 'Le offices which he had above-mentioned, and also ;e office of Sheriff, to extend every possible relief the wants of his fellow-citizens, to protect the Tchts and privileges of the Livery from aggression, ..d to do every thing faithfully and zealously for honour of the King, and the welfare (Stile (..:oun y—(Cheers).—Having always acted in this man- P.'r, he now came forward to solicit their suffrages. ; ;lie principles which had actuated him in times past 'ould also actuate him in future : in them he had' ed, and in them he was willing to die—( Cheers). Co them, as the rules of his conduct, he referred the L'yery ; and if it should be his good fortune to be 1-7rutned as their Representative, he could assure t•lt.ni that they would find in him a faithful, honest, ;t7ltl independent servant—( Loud cheers). Sir WU-IJAN! CURTIS next offered himself to the x•ztice of the Livery, and was received with the most greetings. He commenced his address to tlern, by informing them that he did not come Lefure them as a new and untried individual, but as one veil known to them, from having had the honour of Topresenting them already' in six Parliaments—(Tu 91applause and disapprobation). He should not .3=.ve presumed to come before the Livery again, if had not been called upon so to do by a numerous z.. 1 respectable portion of it, comprising much of the censequence, the opulence, and the integrity of the I , :tropolis. It had been his anxious wish to retire front public lift, contenting himself with the appro... b.eion of his lellow.citizens, and the consciousness of n - •g done his duty; but the consideration of what Uue tu the entreaties of his fi tends, had induced hioi to come forwai d once more as a candidate fur t "s'ir sitlniges--(Cheeri;?g). With his principles and his p-litics they %vele weii acquainted--( Yes, we know 11,e:a !Go well, Sir Billy Blubber! said a voice in the trvxd ) . They were such as they were when they first i.0..0.ir0d Lini with their confidence, and would ccmtiatte the same until his dying day !—(Cireers).— thea uu, ; :lt always to expect indiscriminate fiord those around them, particularly on oc- • . 1 rr: to Col a c w,.1 or rus V.',l! crc thri me %ice I Aft t.vc 1;•:! 1:::. it 7t, • t... 'f 1 c. t: ..; • 1, 1 • ' 2 _ t Ar casions similar to the present. If he had a hole in his coat, he had nothing to expect but that it would be exposed, and rendered larger; if be had no hole in it, there was always some kind good-natured friend ready to pick one!—(Disapprobation, which continued during the remainder of his speech, and was expressed so loud y, that it was wily at intervals Me meaning of the fonouy able Baronet could be caught). As far as he could be heard, he• spoke to the following effect:— Great noise had been made of late about a Fund called the Orphans' Fund it was the Tale of a Ttib . ! That Fund had been long since extinct:. no orphan had made a claim upon it for the last fifty years : some part of the stock had been sr: and lead be come, like other stock, open to the Public. Pains had been taken to prove that large balances were in his hands. Every thing regat ding that subject had already been published by order of the House of, Commons, aiid proved that there was not an atom of truth in the accu,ation preferred against him.— Another charge was, that "be ISir William Curtis), being a person who had much of the public money lii his hands, had refused to lend any part of it, al th:nagh it was much wanted by the City. He would ask the worthy Gentleman next him, on his right hand (Mr. Favell) whether that was the case or n - Ot? (Mr. Favell appeared to indicate a negative).—" Then, (continued Sir William Curtis) how dare you, Sir, hear a charge brought publicly against m; which you know to be false, and not stand up against it?"— With respect to thc.collection of the money (£50,000 a-vear, from 500 or 600 different ships), he could not help observing, that he had to give security for it, and also that the attendance necessary to collect it was excessively great. The balances now in his hands would not meet a charge upon the Fund of £1 per cent. whereas in all other cases in which orphans were concerned, £5 per cent. he understood, was allowed. The Corporation had no reason to complain of this charge, as they had allowed another officer to receive £lO per cent. out of the funds which he collected : Under these circumstances, I am not so much under obligation to the Public as the Public are to me, for I take upon myself great risk, and I collect their reve nue at a small charge r The Baronet then proceeded to say, that with regard to the Fire Act Clergy Bill, he had only supported the poor Clergy, who wanted wr:ile he opposed the rich ones who did not want it. There were many persons ready enough to tell the Livery of his mal-practices, but they were not willing to say a word regarding the good which he had done—(Because we don't know it, Sir William, said a voic.efrom tke crowd). On the Corn Bill he had been most unjustly abused and vilified; and yet, would it be believed that lie had voted against it!— What also had he done with regard to the Property Tax? Had he not obtained a Petition, signed by 60,000 individuals, anal carried it into the House of Commons, n ith greater triumph than he had ever tarried any other motion? Had he not opposed the Ministry, and had he not carried his point? He should not trouble them with many more observa tions; he did not like long speeches, but he was a' fi lend to smiling faces. He should therefore con clude by saying, that, if they gave him their support, he should have no doubt of success---q The Honour able Baronet then retired, amidst a storm of mingled ap plause and disapprobation). Mr. Alderman WOOD--.-" Gentlemen of the Livery, you are now assembled to perform one of the most sacred duties which an Englishman is called to per-, form—namely, to chose four fit and proper persons to represent this Metropolis in Parliament. It is for you, and for you alone, to say who are or are not deserving of that important trust. For myself, I have no claim whatever on you, except such as ! springs from my having, to the utmost of my ability, done every thing consistent with my duty. My con-1 duct has long been before you; it is for you now tq! say whether it has been such as to justify me in' hoping it will meet your approbation. This is the fourth time I now thus publicly appear before you, and I should be doing injustice to you as well as to my own feelings, were I not to express my grateful sense of the spontaneous exertions you made in my behalf. Should I again have the honour of being returned, I need .hardly assure you that I shall be as anxious as ever to do my duty. The high 'situ ation in whiCh you placed me at the head of the poll, was a more than adequate reward for anything I have done, and I hope your kind efforts will place me again as I then was. You are all aware of my politics. I know there are many who do not agree with me in these, but it was peculiarly gratifying to • me, in the course of my canvass, that all parties re-1 ceived rue with the utmost urbanity and kindness.l, But I may be allowed to say, that neither the smiles nor frowns of any shall induce me to change my prin ciples. Early and late I attended the House of! Commons, anxious that no dereliction of duty on my part should take place ; for I am with the Peo ple, and ever shall be the friend of the People.— Nothing is more common thin to profess attachment to the Constitution on occasions similar to the pre- I sent ; but without going into these, or detaining you! longer, 1 shall only pledge myself, that if again se lected by you as one of your Members, appointed to watch over the local rights of the City, I shall studiously exert myself to protect those rights, as well as to guard the property, liberty, and lives of the People from any attack which the ruthless hand of an assailant may attempt to make." Mr. Aldermau Timor, in again offering himself to the Livery, observed, that however few his pre tensions were to talents, still he had the strongest encouragement to present himself, from the generous support he had met With at the last Election ; a sup- 1 port which, he was well aware, was not given to him alone, bat to the principles which the Livery had so nobly advocated on so many occasions. The worthy Alderman, then, in a very able speech, stated his' Parliamentary conduct, and the principles he had maintained, to which he would always adhere. He strongly deprecated the Bills lately passed by Admi nktration, and assured the Livery, that should he again be successful, he would devote himself to their' service more than ever. Mr. Alderman WAITEIMAN, after some prefatory observations on the nature of the duty they had now to perform, observed, that this day was one of solemn examination into the character and conduct of their Representatives,, and as one of these, he declared himself ready to submit to any inquiry, or to answer any charge that might be made. He assured the Livery, that it was only by themselves, acting as in' dependent men, that they could possibly secure Menlers of the same kind. He called on them ,' therefore, in justice to themselves and the country, to examine the pretensions a the Candidates, and to elect such only as would be amenable to them for their conduct in Parliament. Calumnies of the most unfounded nature had been revived against him,. but this only slie"wed, that when his enemies Were obliged to go back twenty years for such stories, their cause was hopeless, and that they had not the means of at. tacking his public conduct. When he last appeared .before them, he did so on, the general principle, that the traders of London, who were necessarily Freemen, and of course subjected to all the burden and expense of office, should have access the highest honours of the City, without being branded as unfit to discharge these. On this point he rested, and on this the Livery had triumphed. He asked them now to support their own independence, and not to permit themselves to be dictated . to by any person whatever. To pretend to be a free man, and yet to be subject to controul, was a solemn mockery of freedom. He had opposed the increase of the Standing Army, the late very obnoxious Bills, and the Three Millions of Taxes ; and if, in doing so, he had satisfied them, then he asked for their support. Mr. WILSON said, that when he reflected on his being lately a perfect stranger to the Livery, be could not but feel increased. confidence from the sup port be had received, as well as the encouragement he had met with. He had endeavoured to pay every attention to their mercantile interests, and had indeed been able to do very little to improve these, but he had been open to the solicitation of all parties on that subject. Ile had to own, that he was rather at tached to the Government of the country than to the Opposition, but his conduct had been independent, and every vote had been given with a Sincere con viction, that he 'was thus doing the best foi• the country. If he did not please all, he at least tried to serve all. The several Candidates were then put in nomina tion. According to usual custom the Court of Alder men were severally put up, when the public opinion was decidedly expressed on their several merits and demerits. Sir JAMES SHAW, Sir W. Dom vli-LE, Al dermen THOMAS. SMITH, J. J. &turn, &c. were loudly cheered as their names were held up, but it would be utterly impossible to attempt giving any idea of the reception given to the name of Alderman ATKINs. The Hall resounded with groans, hisses, and loud shouts of " Fire! fire ! murder !" which lasted IT some minces. The Sheriffs having atten tively observed the Mew of hands, declared it to be for the following Gentlemen : sEirriivir wool), Es q . Alderman; JOHN THOMAS THORP, Esq. Alderman; Roam WAITHHAN, Esq. Alderman; and Thomas WILSON, Esq. Merchant. The result was received • with the loudest cheers, •. waving of hats, !plazas, and every demonstration of joy. A poll was instantly demanded by the Lonb MAYOR and Sir WILLIAM CURTIS. It commenced at three o'clock, and continted till four, when the numbers were announced to be— Alderman WOOD - Mr. \lrmo* - - Alderman 'None - Alderman W.arrnmAx Sir WILLIAM CURTIS The LORD MATO., • - 108 . 105 - 103 - 94 - 70 - 60 The three first Candidates returned thanks, and urged their friends to be early in their attendance at the poll. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN, in returning thatiks, said, he was not astonished• at the situation he now had on, the poll, in being not so high as some of his friends, but he could assure them that this was solely owing to his having been marked out as an object of vengeance by those who had so long trampled on the Livery. He heard now some of them behind him hissing, which proved they could at least do that, though they could not speak. He had sinned, he was fully aware, beyond the hope of forgiveness, because it was an old maxim, that we never forgiVe those whom we injure. A determined persecution had been raised against him for the stand he lately made . in defence of the rights or the Livery, and the wish of his enemies, be knew, was to pursue him to destruction. At the last Election, he went into Par: liament free of all expense, but, thank GOD, he did not go there with a single penny of the public money in his pocket. The enemies of the Livery were now attempting to thrust upon them a political jobbei., a Baronet, who, for the last twenty.seven years, had enriched himself with loans and public jobs. This was worthy of those men, whose - nephews, in some instances, had been honoured with Ecclesiastical preferments, at the public expense—(llenr, hear), The Livery knew that the Court of Aldermen were only the guardians of the Orphans' Fund, yet they had appointed one of their own body, viz. this poli tical jobber,•the Baronet, to take care of that money, with a salary of £l5O a year, and a balance in his hands, for the last ten years, of £14,000. And all this was done—for what? Why, a Deputy per- 1 formed the duty, and the Honourable Baronet had only to go to the .Chamberlain's Office! Was this a man fit to Represent the City ? Would any person say, that a man who refused to lend the City £5,000, while he had £14,000 of the Orphan Fund money in his hands, was a proper person to be their Member? The Livery owed it to themselves, to the principles they had so long maintained, and to the country, to at once refute the wish of such a jobber—(Loud and long cheers). The worthy Alderman concluded by describing the efforts which he had made for the re formation of abuses, for the better management of Insolvent Debtors, and for the general good of the Public, and expressed his decided conviction of final and triumphant success. Mr. T. CURTIS next stood forward ; but the tla mour was so great that he could not be heard for some time. Mr. Sheriff PARKINs interposed. Ile entreated the Assembly to remain silent, and to hear every Gentleman express his sentiments. If they did not, many hours must elapse before the business could be finished. Mr. T. CURTIS resumed. He claimed his right, as a Liveryman of London, to state his thanks for the honour they had that day done to his father. Still, however, he begged to remind them, that much re mained to be performed ; but lie could assure them that his father was determined to persevere to the very end. The good cause, he was convinced, would ultimately prevail, notwithstanding all the malevo lent calumnies which had been directed against his father—(Cria if 48 maitre* ure.all-true 1 you're a son s?, corruption.") It would be in rain to reply t 3 those calumnies, and to those who uttered them ;• - he would. only sir, in the Wordi of Shakspeare, " Let the galled jade *hitt, °Ur withlsrs art unwrting."— (Yells o(di , approbation). . . . The Loan MAYOR begged leaVe 'to thank the Li very for the handsome manner in which he had been that day nominated. He was not discotitaged by the state of the poll ; Tor it would be recollected, that, at the last Election, one of the Gebtlemen, whO mataly succeeded, polled only 36 on the first day, whilst some of his opponents polled upwards .r circuinstancei warranted him in supposing, that he should ultimately stand as well as some of those who had this day made a greater figure.—(Applause). He had at present so many matters to, which to . attend, connected with the interest.of the Livery, as well as his own, that he could not spare time to make useleis speeches to them. He hoped that would not tend to his disadvantage, and he begged to remind them of what was said of two distinguished Statesmen, namely, that one knew how to talk about business; and the other knew how to do it. The Hall was then adjoerned in the usual form. STATE OF THE POLL THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. I 489 Alderman Damara - 446 41S Mr. Wittcsx - Alderman Omits i - Niproon - SO UTHWARK. The polling commenced at three o'clock yesterday, and continued until four, when the numbers were de clared to be— Mr. CALVE AT Sir ROBERT WILSON Sir THOMAS TURTON Mr. CAL;ERTC;IIefeWard and returned thanks to the Electori for the situation in which he fteri stood. It was but the polling of an hour, and he had a majority of 48. The polling to-morrow would con tinue for seven hours, when he hoped his majority would be seven times as much as it was to-day. Sir ROBERT WILSON also returneil thanks, and com pared the Hon. Baronet (Sir Thomas Ttuton) to one of a Mahometan sect, called Anytkingirians, who would take his station in the St. Helens' of thellonse of Commons, and remain wind-bound until Ministers; wanting his assistance, could raise the wind! He hoped his friends would not relax in their efforts, but come early tomorrow to the poll. Sir THOMAS TURTON next came font-al-LI, but the confusion was so great that hecculd not be distinctly heard. He was understood to say, that if he went into the House, he would go unpledgei and unz.. shackled. He had no fear as to the final result of , the contest. STATE or nil POLL tats DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mr. CALVERT - - 7.00 Sir ROZERT WILSON - - 275 • Sir THOMAS TERTON -13 S MEMBERS RETURNED. Aldeburgh—Joshua Walker, and James Blair, Esqrs. Bramber—W. Wilberforc4 and Joha Irving, Esqrs. Blechingley—The Marquis of Titchfield, and the lionourabN • is H. Edwards. Brackley—R. H. Bradsha'sv, and H. Wrottesley, Esqrs. Chichester—Lord J. G. Lenox, and the Right Honourable W. Huskisson. Evesham—W. E. 13. Boughton, Esq. arid Sir C. Cockerel GUilford—Mr. Serjeant Onslow, and C. B. Wall, Esq. Gloucester—Colonel K Webb, and R. B. Cooper, Esq. Haslemere—Right lion. C. Long, and R. Ward, Esq. Lewes—Sir John Shelley, and Sir George Shiffner. Norwich—William Smith, and Richard Gurney, Esqrs. Rochester—Lord Binning, and Ralph Bernal, Esrl. Reigate—Sir Joseph Yorkeeand the lion. J. Somers Cox: Seaford—C. Rose Ellis, Esq. and the Hon. G. A. Ellis. Tewkesbury—J. E. Dowdeswell, and John Martin. Escrs. Windsor—J. Ramsbottom, Esq. and General Taylot. STATE OF POLLS. , Sunsuar, First Day, Monday, March 6.- 1 -State of the Poll ni n a lf-past four o'clock : Aldermanlleygate 268 I P. Rawlings, F. q. ,_, t". A. Tulk, Esq. 259 /CombatsAst, March 6.—At four o'clock the numbers were: Smith - - 75 I Birch .. - 47 Itoßeston - - 73 Denman - - i'i WALLINGFORD, March 6. At ihr dose of the day's pot, W. L. Hughes, Esq. 69 I F. Maitland, Esq. • se G. J. Roberts, Fsq. 53 A RIINDIL ' blAnen 7.—Serond Day.—At the close of this day's Poll, the numbers were: Mr. A TUMMY 127 I Lord BURT - - ISt Mr. BLAIR - 3211 Mr. J. BLAII • 125 IPSWICH, MARCH 7.—First Day.—At the close of this day's Poll, the numbers were: . Mr. LEN:VAUD - - 157 I Mr. Cascara 124 Mr. IIALDIIIAND .. 156 I Mr. ROUND • - - 11, 0 Tanateoris EtrcTiox.---At the close of the Poll, First Day, the numbers were: A NSON - 449 bfICHIEL RIMIZOLD - 446 &TRACI/. City or CavrEasear, Miami 7.—Mr. Lushington was proi posed by Mr. Deane John Parker, and seconded by Govern:A. Farquhar. Lord Clifton Was prOpostd by Mr. William Friendi from London, brother of Mr. Alderman Friend, of Carttcrbury 4 and seconded by Mr. Alderman Cooper ; and Mr. Foot, of Charlton-Place, was proposed by Mr. Abbn, from London, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Mather!, of Canter:rari. State of this day's Oil, at the close: Mr. Lushinvon 314 I Mr. root Lord CliftOts 222 The total number of Freemen polled ie 4P5. it is the gene ral opinion that the election will lically cloac tc-morrow. The numln.r9£4.2ectors is about 2000. The Peers' franks, together with those of such Members of the Commons as may be then Chosen, will pass free on and after the 12th instant. Licutenant•Colonel CAMAC, of the Life Guards, and N. ATCHESON, Esq. are CandidateS for the 130 rough of l'etersfield, in opposition to the late Members.. Mr. THOMPSON and Mr. Arwooo are.indeFatable in their exertions to be returned for Callington ; and in order to secure their return, they have sent down forty voters from London. Mr. YEATS BROWN, son of Mr. TIMOTHY BROWN, is likely to unseat Mr. WILMOT fur Newcastle-under• Lyme. The Hon. 13. Noet retires from the County of Anglesey, and Lord UXBRIDGE succeeds him. There was a cosiest at Coventry on Monday, be• tween the partizans of Mr. COBBETT and those of Messrs. Moon and ELLICE, which ended in the dis oersion of the former by the latter ; but no serious 'jury was sustained by either party. At Hull, only one Candidate, Mr. MITCHELL, has yet started, and when he made his entry to canvass, e was met by a rabble, who treated him with the. greatest indignity, sma bed his carriage to piecee t and carried off his baggage. 373 nit 4C5 424 • 21 r. t• d :e Is . ~~ I (~ ~,, ~;.