The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-28 00:00:00

CITY ELECTION. At three o'elock on Mon:fay the state of the poll was de. r!are.l; when the numbers sere as follow— Wood 4828 rurtis 36 7 03 4257 'I tiorp 3547 • Atkins ion .titlunan 5E3.1 After the poll was declared, Mr. Alderman Wood came rwartl, amid shunts of applause. lie thanked his friends for their kind and pet stvering exertions ; and assurer! them, snotild he be snetsessfill, he would novel desert their cause. Mr. Wilson then stepped forward, and was also greeted 4v:th loud applan;e. Ile begged to retttin his grateful ac isnowleilentents to the livery fur colitinittne hint in so distin guished mid ilattell.lW; a Zititatiust on the pull. Ile wtiold not tutor lulu a long detail of the kind support he had received f -tis his friends—the numbers would speak for tlimnselves. Alt.Waithman next t,t!tleessed the usseitildy, and was loudly peered. Ile had tit coital mutate them oil the kith .I..ll:atilt) witieh he held 011 the poll, and u4aiii to assure them ut his • umitlent 1... p is of ; and though on Sniiiritty he had relaxed a ti w votes, it stow appeared that Le had gained IT rs ats the candidate nest tofu'''. 'l'u•snorto.s would decide Pit eo.ite:4 —the warnieste.:iiti st eVttl in this gteateity. tie therefore belted his ft ientit to make one etioi t more, and st cacti iii them would bring one to vote tor hint on Tuesday, tits tetory .would be complete. Sir W. Curtis next present but the hisses, yells, and groan., whit which lie was received, rendered every at tempt to address them iniavailiog. After frying their vin_ fusee for some time, the worthy Baronet, with his usual gond 'mums t , smiled ad.! poivtriliit list poh, to indicate his suceess, auth then bowing re?peettistly to the a• cttibly, relit ed. Mr. Alderocto Ilion for w aid, and though he was received wilts approbation, this contusion occasioned. by the r. 111.1: htle had not seaside:l, rich tendered the worthy t% tiles man'saddress totaliy.inamlit Tit be:lse the last day of the election, the haatt:ragt mad ev.l, port el the hall wore crowded to excess to flit early "car. la etni,..Crestre of t littol, Ihr coimmtlees el the popular candidates, the is dl was cal tied tat with great raid. tidy; and from the tyatitug, Altleratali 't Corp began to gain fast on Sir t% iltiain Curtis. About half past eleven (fel wk it was annuu:lrea he Was TURLE of Sir William 01: the whole of the pall. This intelligenre was received with land cheers both open and below the hustings. The majority gained by Mr. Thorp was afterwatils exhibited every half Lair, and the Mc ease was as follows :—!6, 39, 42.76.. at two o'cloek,Bl ; anti at three, when the poll closed, 113. A .great was produced by the antorisnceineut of these numbers; evesy time ihry were bele up. the hall rung wins acela.nations. At one o'clock the majority -'2, was carried rentid the ball on a poll, appended the foliots vie inscrip tion :—" I AM VERY WVT.I. coves:wt. WITH TlilDiqfi AS tricy Alta." -- Extract froir,Sir C.truis's Specch on Reform.. This w as Freels , ' d with lottdouzzas,and erie, frogs foe er. , 5411 of," !Silty, how d o you like it All over, Cil;y ." —" You lutist gif Dr. Slip (altos lir. :!•tostilas I) to write yrwr A notti.ter of placards were Leld nit, among which, w is oar, intimating that Sir William employed Dr. Slop to write for bin.. A black crape was held nip towards Sir W. Curtis, dii.l as or.itoriii frimt of the hustings tretitteittly called to 111111 ill a Stelitoli in .o ••••• sir William, tile set entit day is itru phebe ' A o•ut za minuses p.tst two bit . W. frolt ':a :+ t_•, ackaiowleilgine, that he :as I s eirly brat. He t. , . • wool, accompanied by Ai deco. oi, e.na hamtig, eseei tett the defeated candidate from tins sign, soon returned to his past. At the filial& dos• • l‘ Zht.' 101).., the hollowing were the tiamiiers: Yet t:t Wilata NVaitliman Mr. Alderinati Wood, on the numbers being put upi came 'forward and addressed the livery. He need not tett Wein that this N%:10; a glorious do tor the people of this country. What a change in public oi )))) ion had they not now seen i Their cause had that day Meet fully triumphant. He did not say this with the view of omitting over those gentlemen who bad lost the it election. but on 1,18144' grounds. As individuals they were respectetle, and no own could be snore atteutive to the execution of their lucal duties; but there was a vast difference between a mere attention talons' okjects, and per forming those services which were due to the country iu gt tteral ; and he was sorry to say, that these gentlemen had lost themselves greatly un questions in htch the interest ut the whole people were tube considered (applause ) To the !:very he had now to say, that they had placed I precisely as he at firstimagined they would—that was at the Israel of the poll. Though he had been told from various (ratters be lure the election eusnrnesseed, that it was not likt ty he should to returned, yet he was confident in their support. He itII..VI that they would do their duty ; and, thetetsre, telt it :o be impossible that they should neglect a man who had done .his (applause.) Ile was aware lie might have lost some votes. , flout his over seal in performing what tie constricted his Man! bat never from compromisiug it. lie would neither turn to the right nor the lett when an object which he thought right was before bitn. In Parliament their cause should be his ;• uuti the moment he conceive.% himself no longer capable ut performing the d. ties they were entitled to expect from their I 'presentative, lie would resign. They had seen by his votes Parlimattist what his condoct had been. He had never been one night absent from his ditty, and never should while. health enabled him to attend. Ile hoped they would watch his votes in the new Par harnent, and in doing so he was eon ca.tent that they would uol find cause to complain of his neg.. lect of dui/. He concluded by expressing Ins heartfelt thanks to his friends and tho livery, for whose support he should ever cherish esteem and gratitude. Mr. Wilson now stood before the livery as one of the site. uessful candidates. la consequence of being placed in so eminent and honourable a situation on the poll, hefel: the warmest gratitude towards his friends and the livery tor then great exertions and support. He was not able to find ex resinous by which be could thank them tor so great a favour; but would content himself with saying, that ht was determined to show his .gratitnde more by deeds limn II words. tie had" already informed them that lit rattle btstily and spontaneously lot Ward. He felt that lie ought to have snore seriously considered the important duties which Isere to devolve spun him g and bad he bad time for so doing. he should perhaps have shrank within himself from the task he had undertaken. He was aware, that as their repre aentative, lee bad not merely to guard the commercial and shipping interests of the City of London, and to watch over the local rights and privileges of the citizess and the corpora tion, it was also Its duty to look to the security of the consti tution, and tereaderthebest services he could to the country in general. In performing this duty be should have on all patine occasions to consult their opinion (applause), and it TIM NA TIONAL ItEGISTEn would afford much happiness when he foam) that their opinion e o itieideui with his own (disapprobation.) Hrshonld he ex-• Mutely happy to agree with them on all (podiums ; butt when lie stated that he came forward on the pi inciples of real in dependence, he must claim the right of judging for himself whether be might to support .er oppose Ministers. He would pkdge hioisrlf , however, iheit be wool(' not vote in servility to their will. He busted, thee , fore, that they would allow him to exercise his own elise:cti.m in giving his vote, though his opinion should unfortsmately happen to be eon. trary to theirs, or even to publie feeling. (Hisses and emirs ot; " hear hear.") He felt it his duty to make these remarks, which uncertainty of the resists, and his own inditfel mire, seemed at first to.rentler unnecessary. ,Here a long inter • upturn tooldplaor, in consequence of a coach decorated with flags, and ribauds, being brought into the hail, and an at. tempt made to drag it forward to the holdings, with the in tention, it was supposed, of chanting the popular candidates ; but as it could nut be got sip tarottgli the crowd, it was re- moved.l HE should trouble the lisery with only a few words more, to assure thesis that the utmost extent of his am Litton would tie to met i dtheir approbation, and toltaider his sinet•re thanks to the candidates islet had stood beside him, for the tirbanity oft heir cooduct; %villa'. thanks he wished to _ice, as well to these who had tst.en unsuccesstul,as to shore Wiso bad beets returned with him. Mr. NVaitlimatihati felt himself called upon on evrt y stay's ;toll to congratulate the his es y on the success oftheir cause. The other ev riming he had ventured to predict, that if they -continued their mert ions, their success to him svould not muly lie complete, hot that they to!ght even return the candidate rest on the poll to Sir Win. Curtis. Timt prediction wit amply fulfilled; and they had that day witvessed the greatest triumph ever übtaitted by the Livery of London, or by any other public burly of Englishmen . He did tint say this with the view of triton - lilting over any lathy itlitarsfeelings. However much the livery might us' fo! mer oreasions hal e eonesived themselves to have been ill treated by those who had failed, or whatever degree of warmth might have elite. ed into tier contest, it. was never the character of Re hens to exult over slither foe. It was true tliat stir :oldest hid been nn st arduous. Soros: of the late repreeentatUves had hest colt sidered so stretig as to be involiterable to every attack, and ther , dare the I; very ha.' snag been deterred front unlit s taking any contest against them; and when it was recollemed tba the men they opposed had been far a Meg -eries of years the sup t earters ttf Aliniateis, and haul been in the habit of re ceiviog and distributing fay, MP, Width was of itself al. .n sufficient to gis e them eats au•rdunary influence, it was really astunishistg that the fire and independent part of the lively should have been able to shim! up, and that sitecesstitud , against so powerful a phalanx. Rat when all other moans failed, the lively trail a lesson read to them by. pats, • took upon themselves tr give them advice. They laud however, given these per-ens a salutary lesson in Illea tu.am and they would be cautious low the. 'v i v io future. In fact, they had hy their eice. si, , • overturned the great (lanai' (lend • once mere haul otosse•sion 4 —, • s • trusted they uf,16111 ..sw.if• u ilius) igiOt suffer tilei: t„,;,it; !t• env, s •r , 1171 d AC."111114 . 4 0%,11 men. .41 , 1)Ulitied, i! r 1N" ,eeli seere I oplo the report- of all! away; ti•ry 1.4,,,ci5.ai1d for those Minict”: .; . I .1 ! i. - v,:! ~~,,,, ~., .'r. .. Cil iii t - played ; mud , • , adopted without a•iy inqe•ty. , • ..• three, had ou :tie mind- and feeble; -* ,•.. • and had at last ri.eseil them to-stand up against , • intiaence he hail (leve,ibed. It was under this view, that in proie,rtion as the iiidivi dual who tad been their iestrume et in tar mtest was eisignitleant, their victory was rendered, in the Crtle proportion, of the greeter magnitude. With regard io the other candidates, he lied, as well as the gentleman who last addresied them, reeson to speak with approbation of their yonder t. To the friends who had laboured so success fully in his favour, awl tisthe liver) in geuera I who had sup ported him, his warmest thanks tette due. Besides those whom lie knew, there were hundreds, thousands he ought to say, wheel he might cal; his friends, Wong!) totally unac quainted with them, and who hail earnestly come forward to support his cause on public grounds ; he now thanked them all, riot for what es asdime for himself, but tot tile service per formed in the cause of independence. Ile belies ed, however, that the humble advice he had every day given to each of them to go home and exert themselves in bringing forward their fa fields to poll, had been enacted upon, and contributed . to the triumphs of that day. For himself he never doubted the result. His friends had made their arrangements with prudence, and had actedewith judgment and energy. They had kept hack their reserve to the last, and then opened alt their batteries, the tire of which corruption could not willi• stand. Thus was not ones Lis election seenred, but a sufficient number of votes were found to briug iu another candidate (toed applause.) Mr. Alderman Thorp observed, that when lie had last the.' honour of andressiiie the livery, lie was convinced that the state of the pull ought nut to discourage bin, well knowing how far the spirit of independence would lead them, and what exertions it would induce them to make. The result had heen. the most extraordinary triumph of that day,whicli he begged to speak not as his own, but as tine triumph of liberty and in dependence over a systems of injustice and unconstitutional encroachments on the people's right% In parlounent lie would endeavour to redeem the pledge lie bad given the livery, not by worth hut by acts. They would flail him at his post. He would watch over the rights and privileges of the , city, as well as endeavour to do his duty by a vigilant attention to the general interests of the country. Here the bestow), ended, anti •the crowd-in the hall die. persed. • For the last three hoots the crowd outside f3uil.ihail ex• ceeded any that we ever recollect to have seen collected there on a turner occasion. As soon as the tide had set decidedly in favour of Altlermas Thorp, they all appeared in _the highest good humour; nor was there from that momeut to their final dispersion, the least 3) inpi ins of violent or exuberant triumph. They settled, as if at once, into a eomplete calm. While, however, the matter was in (10151 St, especially at the critical period, when the ddrerence between Curtis and Thorp • amounted to not more than half a dozen, the impatieuee ut • the populace broke *id into some partial extravagancies, • they tore in pieces the placards, and broke asunder the poles 'which were carried auout in favour of Sir William Curtis. When, at about a quarter berme four, - the Leal-mate of the pull was announced, an universal *bout of joy rent the air, but goon subsided ioto a quiet satisfaction. The candidates then left the hall, andwere severally received with most animatips cheers. JUNK 2 Mr. Aliturinen Wood went first. His horse: were taken 0111 of hls earriage, and he was slowly drawn along thrungl. the erimi drd crteets, and proceeded, we believe, to his 'Luau in Solidi Audio-street. Mr. Altleien.in 'fleorp was the second. He was drawn along in the same manner, and tuok the direction of a:. andLcrtgate-bi11... _ _ . Mr. Waithir.an went third. He was conveyed in the same styleof popa!:te est:MN:MA, autl was several times almoet polled out of his open e„Crriage by the exeectliag eagerass, cf the passers-by to shake I:ands Lim. On passing dewts laidgate Lill, the procession overtook the ea ,- ; - iage of ti.e Duke of Sussex, who had been to 11,1itr.tton on a visit t a , charitable institution. kir. Waithinati itntnethattiy alig..ted to pay his respects to his Royal Highuiss.who shook tet.At heartily by the hand, and seemed by his leeks and manner to espress toe highest pleasure at his sueees4. Air. Waitlitr.aa Men remounted his ca riage and proceedt dlo his house. Mi . . Alderman Thorp, who had at compi . .r.ied his brati:t r :.tr.d;titte in another carriage as fir tits re.ittence, titer. returned up Luti:•,tle-hi'vt, and was every v: acre greeted with the flutist untipit.Ltslic acc:dmatiOr.g. Mr. Wl:sun, wt ,o had tukett a thirerent direction, Lad no reason t co.1.1)!3:n of the partiality ut the rointlace. COM 320 N HALL. Wel:se:day isCornmon flail svas tifld ia the Gui!dh...:l, f,;: tLe pur pose of electlng Sheriffs for t: City of Landon, ;tad a eriff ths County of ISLtitilesex, for the eusaing yea:, ursd for t. apyQintascat of ethtr officers. Three gentletren were put is notnimoioa for the office of luerift; vis. George dowser< £sq . cnizer. And fishmonger; 'I htan4s Warm, Esq. catzen and spectaclu-maka; ai.d Julia Roberts, L.q. citi - .et; and tallow.c,•antder. After the names been proposefl to thh hall, the Sheriffs de. Glared t . .e election to i.ave fallen en Alr. and Mr. Robert;. Mr. W ilson is the new Mc aber for the cay. N.rells was clone' one of the Aleconners, in the 700 M of an Aleconner lately deceased. The present Cluinih.irlain was re-elected as Chamberlain_ forth: ensuing year unianiinoe.sly. Alter ionic other anziva. of had been choun, the Lord Mayas retired, and the flail was tlisseLveil. Thursday, anotler Common llall was held at Pnihlhall for the p urpose of the retorts of the Members being stated, and the thclara. t.on being made of the numbers poikd ; which having been subject to the usual serittiur, were shded as follows, and width will . be seen to differ a huh trout :11 , _ first announcer:wet : For Mr. Alci, man Wood 5,70 Mr. Wilam ivy" 4603 llr Ahl•Anian Thorp 1,315 Mr. Curti; 401:1 Mr. Alderman Atkins 1,6811 It i> a -c trious coincidence that the numbers of Alderman Atkins mark the year of Cie revoattion. I the first low wtre Lien lit:CleaCti dsJ tlechd, and the sheria signed the reted , ...z. Tue number whit-1111°11,d at the election was 7978. WES7'.I.IIN6i2 'ELECTION. ou t !iv •1 1 ,:11 were announced, Sir M. • were .1 euieti all the groz , sest and „ 'stem • and lind mud : :I • . . smile, !lon by i•un ill 0.1 . ii.; ~~':.. ~. t' a!t f611'1:1...1" , ... A 1' 1, 3~ - ir~~l.:,:~ a~ . \ -!I. •ti ,01 said 111 c. .. ,• , • square, x .7t ! ,•, ..• „„.:. .„ „„ nt Sir M. NI., out; •.;1.1..• • ..c lour n much, but he hail no ous•iies u . rou tt.. misti..g.. He was put there to niippott.corriiptua, Pie proceedings ut the mim still continued as violent and di•gruct•ful as before., for the df:a•lta:ged corps from the Borough came over,with colours and quite eLitril with their success there. At last the rain f.•ll in torrents, .nail con siderably cooled the ardour of the rabble; hut not till they had pulled down the white, red, and blue ensios, and uuioa jack of Sir M. Maxwell. At four o'clock the uunibers were shown on the Poll as follows: •Sir Samuel Rnmilly 1879 . Sr. P. Burdett, Bart ...1268 Sir Murray Maxwell 1726 I Mr. Hunt 47 TUESDAY. During the whole of this 44y the proceedings of the crowd were very similar to those of the day before. Parties of Sir Francis Harden's friends paraded the streets, appeared at intervals before the hustings, and were received with loud applause. When any person was seed' to vote for Sir Murray Maxwell, he wag saluted with shouts of execration. At the close of the poll the numbers declared were— SirSairmel Itomilly 2.546 I Sir Murray Maxwe11...2,169 .Sir F. Burdett 2.171 Mr. Haut 51 The superiority of Sir Francis Burdett's numbers over Sir Murray Maxwell's was received by the crowd with cheers, which continued till Sir Murray Maxwell manifested a desire to address them. Nearly the same scene which occurred yesterday Emu ensued ; except that the spittle was Out thrown ►vith violence or in inch quantities. • Si: Muri ay Maxwell said, that he perceived the tide 4 popular favour to be turned upon shower of dirt.) —Those who were so conducting themselves did not bear what he was saying. To all En4iishnien he thought it would have a favourable ef f ect that he could stand fire and water.; that lie could so firmly bear all the treatment with winch they received him. It would have been, he contessed, much more agreeable to hint to have withstood the cannon of an enemy., and to have brat fighting the battles of his country, than to be in his presentsitnation. Mr. Douglas Kinnaird then stepped forward. The first ditty, he salt!, that lie had to perform, was, in the name of their indepeiwtence, of their consistency, their character, and of their M.tory for the last fifteen years, to retain them thanks, and to culigratulate them on the poll of that slay, which had told the gallant Captain from China, that lie had nut to canvas. the n:aiiilarins of the. East, but an Stiglisli, iutelligrnt , five, and milependent.people, who named and elected the 111411 in whom they could place confideture. Having discharged that ditty, lie hoped he should be permitted to say a little in favour of himself. Hi% name appeared on the poll ; he congratulated them that it had been withdrawn, because those who placed it there bad done it without his consent, and had without Ids consent withdrawn it , and on that Ile congratulated than, because he believed it was for their interest. _ Sir Italica Wilaou said, that u uu wit.ctor of Wets:notes, llNl q ffilMll ^O2 ~r