The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-29 00:00:00

C. , 02 CITY ELEc.TION. At three o'clock on Monday the state of the pall was de. el trod ; whet: thr ou witreis were in, follow W , 4 YA4 Curtis . 5 /. 7 G t ithtlian 5555 ltkius 1682 After the poll was declared; Mr. Alderman Wood came forward, amid shouts of applause. He thanked his friends bur their kind and persevering esi and as su r ed them, should he he successful, lie a 'hint sever desert their cause. M.. V/ 11$031 then stepped l'orword, and was also greeted with 1,, id applause. He begged to remit his gratelnl ac- Imaisti.dan.ents to the lively fslr contiiiiiiint him lii so Iliblill• rll6lleil Italie Mg a situation lin the poll. He would not liter into a long detail 4/f the kind snopuit lie had reeds ed from his friends—the numbers would speak fur themselves. Mr.Waitlimau item addressed ilk assembly, and was loudly Leered. lie Lad to congratulate them on the Walt situation "0 Inch lie held ens the pull, and again to assure them of his ccutident hopes of strecess ; and though on Saturday lie had I ela‘ed a few votes, it now appeared that he had gained 27 votes on the candidate mat to I • . To-niortow would decide the contest --the warmest contest ever known in this great city. 'it...therefore begged his friend.: to make one thus t more, and ! /I etch of them would bring one la vote for him on Tues day, Ins victory would be complete. Sir W. Corti. next p:estaited himself; but the hisses. yells, nod groans, s nth which lie was I,ceivisd, rendered eeety at- tempt to address them unavailing. After faring their vio_ levee for some time, the worthy •lias onet, ith his usual good humour, smiled and pointedet the, pull, to indicate his success, and nom I. us* ing respectfully to the assemaly, retired. Mr. Alderman Thorp Caine kraal il, and though he , 13.4 received with approbation. the -citutusion occasioned by •:.e List candidate had not subsided, which rendered the %rut thy 41Jerresiit's address totally itiaudihle. Tuesday being ilie last day of the election, the hustiugs and every part mt the hall were crowded to excess at au early • hour. ler consequence of the union of the committees of the . poplar • candidates, the poll was carried aro %%Meese:it rapi dity; and from the openiug, Alderman Thorp began to gain fast on Sir WillianeCurtis. About half- past eleven o'clock it was aneouneed he was •IlittLE it-bead or Sir William on the' whole of the poll. This intelligence was received with loud cheers both upon and below the hustings. The majority gained by Ir.orhorp was enemas ils exhilsite•l every half • haur, and the increase was as follows:-16, 39, 42,•79; at •two o'clock, SI ; and at three, when the poll closed, 113. A great sensation was produced by the announcement of these swathes; every time they were held sip, the hall rung with acclamations. At one o'clock the majority 41, was carried I mind the hall un a poll, appended to the following inscrip tion:—" 1 AM SUMS WCLI. CONTVST WITH THINGS AS 'HUY MIN."— E.?, race from Sir IV:.Cartis's Speech on /(form. This was received with lOntliitizats,and cries from the crowd of," Hilly, bow do you like it ?"—" All over; Billy."—." You.' must get Dr. Slop (alias Dr. Stoildarr)to write your epitaph.', A number of placards were held up, among with li was one, iutiasating that Sir William employed Dr. Slop to 'write for. Lin.. A blot k crape was held up towards Sir W. Curtis, and. an orator its front of the hustings frequently called to hien'in . a Itentorian voice, " Sir William, the seventh day is pru. plietic." About 90 minutes past two :Sir W. Curtis Feta ed• from the hustings, acknowledging that he was fairly beat.' He retired into the Chamberlain's room, accompanied by Al derman Weird, vv ho, e scorted the defeated candidate from the hosiisigs, soon •returned to his post. At th e li mi t clime of the poll, the following were the numbers: Wood Wilson Waldman Mr. Alderman Wood, on the numbers being put up, came forward and addressed the livery. He need not tell them that this Was a glorious day fur the people of this country. M hat a change in public opinion hail they Hot now seen I Their cause had that day been fully I riumpliaut. He did not. say this with the view ui exulting over those gentlemen who bad lost their election, but on public grounds. As individuals they were respectable, and no men could be mole atteutive to the execution of their local duties; hut there was a vast difference between a mere attention to local objects, and pm-- Carmine those service's which were due to the country in ge neral ; and he was sorry to say,•that these gentlemen had lost themselves greatly on questions in which the interest of the whole people were to be considered !applause.) To the livery he had now to say, that they had placed him precieely as he at first imagined they would—that a as-at the head of the poll. Though he had been told from various quarters be fore the election commenced, that it was nut likely he should he retro iied, yet he was confideet in their support. He knew that they would do their duty ; and, therefore ' felt it to be impossible that they neglect a man who Wed done his applause.) He was aware he might have lost SOllle votes from his over zeal in performing what he considered his duty, but never from compiumising it. He would neither turn to the right our the kit whet, au object which he thought right was Infuse him. In Parliament their cause should be his ; and the moment Le conceived himself no longer capable of performing the d ties they wire entitled to expect - from their rept esentaiive, he would resign. They bad seen by his votes in Parliament what Ws conduct had been. He had aeser -- - been one night absent from his duty, and never shutild ••• - • • health enabled him to atte.n. •He biped they would witch bis votes fu the new Pau liament, and in duing-su he was con folesit that they would, nut find euttse to complain of his neg_ 1.41 of duty. He concluded by expressing his heartfelt to has friends and ilia iivery, for whuse support be should ever cherish esteem and gratitude. Jlr. Wilson now stood before the livery as one of the sue. eessful candidates. In consequence of being placed in so eminent and honourable a ilttuatiun on the poll, he felt the arruestgratitude toward. his irientis and the livery for their 'seat exertions and support. He was not able to find ex• pressions by which he could thank them fur so great a faeunr ; but would contest himself with sityine, that he was determineti ic•shuw his gratitude mot e bs deeds than II words. he had already isitiormed them that he rustle hastily and spontaneously Ns ward, He felt that he ought to have more seriously considered the impot taut duties which were to devolve upon him; and had he had time for su doing,he should perhaps have shrunk within himself from the task lie had undertaken. tie was aware, that as their sepre. acntative, he hail 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 citizens and the corpora tion, it Was also Ms duty to look to the security of the consti lotion, and to render the best services he could to the country in general. In pciformitig this duty he should have on ail occasions to consult their opithon (applause), and it THE NATIONAL REGISTER would idiot-4 u,ueh happiness when he fonnd that their opinion co.oei dot with his oni, ;iii,appiohation.) He shonld be ex tremely happy to agree with them on all 'questions ; but when he stated that he came foram d on the principles of real in dependence, he t china the right of :Wring tar himself whether he might to sop:iort or oppose Ministers. He would pledge himself, however, that he would not vole in. servility to their will. lie united, ther , fore, that they would allow him to exercise his own disc: etion in giving hit vote, though his opinion shookd unfortunately happen to be con trary to theirs, or even to public feeling. (Hisses and cries of, " hear hear.") He felt it his duty to make these remarks, which uncettuieity of the result, laud his on': inddicrence, seemed at lust to render unnecessary. [Here a long inter ruption took place, in consequence of a roach decorated with flags, and rihand., tieing brought into the hall, and an at. tempt made to drag it forward to the host:tie., with the in tention, it was sapposell, of chairing the popular candidates ; but as it could not he gut up through the crowd, it was re moved.] lie should trouble the lives y with only a few words more, to assure them that tnetitmost extent of his ambition would be to merit their approbation, and to tender his sincere thanks to the candidates who bud stood beside him, for the urbanity of their conduct; n hich !batiks lie wished to give, as well to those a ho bad been ousueceesful, na to ihose who had been returned with him. _ _ . Mr. %Vaitlinian had felt himself called upon on every days poll to cungiatidate the lively on the success of their cause. The other evening lie bad ventured 'to po. -Het, that if they ceittinned their exertions, their success to him would not only he complete, but that they might even return the candidate next oiethe poll to Sir Win. Curtis. 'neat prediction wis amply fulfilled; and they had that day witnessed the • greatest triumph ever obtained by the lever) of London, or by any other public body of Englishmen. He did not say. this with the view of tiiiimphingoeer any individual-feelings. However much the livery might on Isomer tweet-hese h a .e conceived tIICIIISCiIIef to have been ill t tested by those who had failed, or whatever degree of warmth might have eteored into the contest, it was never the clime( ter of Britons to exiii over a fallen foe. It was true that the contest had been mrst arthrous. Sonic of tke late representatives had been 'con sidered so strong as to be invulnerable to every attack, and . therefore the livery had long bet n deterren from nudes taking any contest against them; and when it was recollected that the men they opposed had been for a lung series of years the supporters of Ministers, and had been in the habit of re ceiving and distributing favours, which was of itself alone sufficient to g;vi- them extraordinary influence, it eat; really astonishing that the free and independent part WAIe livery should have been able to stand up, and that successfully,. ageinet so pow erfnl,a phalanx. But when all other nexus. failed, the livery had a lesson read to them by persons who, took-upon themselves to give them advice. They lied now, however, given these persons a salutary lesson in their turn, and they would be cautions bow they insulted she livery in future. lii fact, they had by their exertions on that day overturned the great Goliah (loud cheesing.) They now once more bail possession of their independence, and he I trusted they would assaiiie a dignified attitude, aiol nevere again suffer their rights to he eretroached upon. The livery,. had seen their own rights, and the rights of all their country men, suspended, and their petitions disregarded; they had seen secret committees appointed by the will of Ministers upon the repoets of which, the libei tiered* the people were voted away; they had again seen committees appointed by Ministers, and their partisans recommend a bill tit indemnity for those Ministers, mid a I the spies and informers they em ployed; and finally, they had seen that reeunintonilation adopted without any iliquary. These, and such things as these, had wrought ois the minds and feelings of the people,• and toad at last romied them to stand up against the power and influence he hast der.eilied. It was under this view, that in propertion as the individual who had been their instrumeet in the coated was insignificant, their victuey was rendered. in the same proportion, of the greater magnitude. With regard to the other cantlidates,elle liad e as , well as the gentleman who last addressed them, reason to speak with approbation of their conduct. the friends who had laboui ed so success fully iu his favour, and to the livery in general who had sup ported him, his warmest •thanks were due. Besides those whom lie kriew, there were tionolretle, thousands he ought to say, whoin!lte might call his friends, though totally utter (painted with them, and !ono had earnestly conic forward to support his cause on public grounds ; lie now thanked them all, not for what w anion'? for himself, but foi the service per formed iu the cause of independence. He belie vod, however, that the limeade advice he had every day given to each of them to gotome aaid exert themselves iii bringing forward, their frieuds to poll, had been enacted upon, and contributed to the triumph of that (lay. For himself lie clever doubted the result. His friends had made their arm angements with prudence, and had acted with judgment and energy. They had kept back their reserve to the last, and thee opened all . their batteeiee, the tire of which corruption could not with stand. Thus was not only Isis election secured, but a sufficient number of votes were 4'uttust to bring in another candidate (loud applause.) Mr. Aldermen Thorp observed, that when he! hail last the honour of audreesing the livery, lie was convinced thin the state of the poll ought not to discourage him, well knowing how far the spirit of indepeadeucc would lead them, and what exertions it would induce them to make. The result had been the most extiaddinary triumph of that dayos loch lie begged to speak not as his own, but as the triumph of liberty and in ilependenee over a system of injustice and unconstitutional encroaeliondos on the people's rights. In parliament he would endeavour to redeem the pledge lie had given the livery, not by words but by acts. They would find him at his post. He would watch over the rights and privileges ot . the city, as well as endeavour to do his duty by a vigilant attention to the general interests of the country. Here the business ended, and the crowd in the hall dis persed. For the late three hours the crowd outside Guildhall ex • ceeded any that we ever recollect to have seen collected there on a roomer occasion. As soon as the tide had set decidedly : in (avow of .%Itlermaii Thorp, they ail aipeart.(l in the highest good liumoine nor was there from that merited to their lied dispersion, the least symp mil of violent or exuberant triumph. They settled, os if at once, inks a a omplete coin'. Whil e , however, flit matter was in donut , especially at the I' tiileal period, when the difference between Cures and Thor,. ainounted to not more than hilt a dozen. the impatient-, of the populace broke out into some partial extravnitaildee. they tore ki pieces the placard'', and broke esuoder tiie poles which were carried about in favour or So Curio, When, at about a quarter berme four, the &al suer of •he poll was anuounced, an un iversal shoe! of ‘oe out soon subsided iutu a quiet satisfii ! —.•!i then left the hall, eud were Ser.. . Ct .' • ":(.3 animatiug cheeis. ntioirEt mum - - - Mr. Aldermau Word went first. His horses we re taken oat o f h is rarriscp., and he was slowly drawn along through the vivo Jed creels, sad proceeded, we believe, to his house South Andle3 141 Mr. Alderomin 'flsorp was the second. He was draws along no the same manner, and took the direction of St. Pahl's and Ludgate-hill. _ _ Mr. Waithmaii went third. Tie was conveyed in the same sty leof poplar es:lmitation, and was several limes alsnost pulled out of his open earriage by the exceeding eagerusss of !lie passers-by to shake hands with hint. On passing down Jaeolgate hitt, the procession overtook the carriage of the Duke of Stases, who had been to Islington on it visit to a e charitable instittitiou. Mr. Waitliman immediately alighted to pay his reverts In his Royal Highnoss,who shook him most heartily by die hand, and seemed by his looks and manner to express tire highest pleasure at his success. Mr. Waitlunau Then remounted his ca riage and proceeded to his house. Mr. Alderman 'fhorp, who had accompanied his !mother candidate in another carriage as far as his residence, thee returned up Ludgate•bill, and was everywhere greeted wits the most enthusiastic acclamations. Mr. Wilson, aho had taken a different direction, had as reason to complain of the partiality of the 'input:ice. COMMON HALL. iretlf.calay s Comiaon Hall was held in the Guildhall, for the pur pose of ekettng Siteriffs for the City of London, and a Sherif for the Comity of NI ithileses, for tne tinsuing year, and fur the appointment of other offices. Three gentlemen were put in nomination for the office of sheri.% viz. Gecrge Bowser, Esq.. eitiztn and fiainnonger.; ThOnIRS Wilson. Esq. citizen and spectaelv-mates; and John Roberts, Esq. citizen and ti‘liow•clianttler. After the amit:es had been propoved to the hall, the Sheriff; de. chred the election to have fallen on Mr. Wilson and Mr. Roberts. Mr. Wilson is the new Nletnher In- the city. Joseph Wells was cleated one of the Aleconncrs, in the room of an Aleconner lately dee..1% , ..1. 'I ite prevent Chamberlain wee re-elected as Chamberlain for the i ensung year .unanimuuslf. Afte; some other annual °Meets lialbeen chosen, the Lord Mayor retir.d, and - the Hail •aa, dissolved. 'faun.day, another Common MU was held at Guildhall for the purpose of the retarn of the Members being stated, and the declara tion being made of the numbers polled ; which having been stihject to the usual s.:rutiny, were stated as t'ollows, and which will be malt to diller a little front the first announcement For Mr. Alderman Wood 5 7OO Mr. Wiliam •ti Mr. Waitliman 1.603 Mr Alderman Thorp 4.33 Mr. Alderman Curtis x,114 Mr. Altlermtu, Atkins 1,6 nil •I It is w curious coincidence that the numbers- of Alderman Atkins mark the year a the rtvolution.l The first four were then dectart4 duly elecud, and the sheriffs signed dm returns. - The whole number which polled at the election was 793. WES2IIINSTER ELECTION. MON DA Y. Before the numbers on the Poll were announced, Sir M. Maxwell and Ins frivcds were treated with the grossest and most filthy indignities. They were spit upon, and had mud Hung on them, a quantity of which covered Sir M. M.'smouth.; " Sull be bore it with a patient shrug,' or a bow and a smile, as formerly. A catm . ..nine•tails was held up before him by an individual in the crowd, and shaken at him. A person in a state of intoxication, young and decently diessrd, and said to be a linendraper in some of the atter% near Leicester square, cot upon the shoulders of some of the mob in front of Sir M. M., aril said, that as an Officer he loved him much, but he had no business upon the hustings. He WAS put theme to support corruption, arc. . _ _ . • The proceedings of the mob still continued as violent and 4 , disgraceful as before, ter the discharged corps from the Borough came over,with colours tl)ing, and quite elated with their success there. At last the rain fell in torrents, and eon. siderably cooled the ardour of tke.rabble ; but Hot till they had pulled down Cie w bite, red, and blue ensigns, and union jack of Sir M. Maxwell. At four O•clock the numbers were shown sn the Poll as follows: Sir Samuel Hominy ... 2879 Sr. F. Burdett , Brut —1263 Sir Murray Maxwell 1726 I Mr. Hunt 47 TUESDA Y. Daring the whole of this day the proceedings of the crowd were very similar to those of the day before. Parties of Sir Francis Hurdett's friends paraded the streets, appeared at intervals before the hustings, and were received with loud applause. When any person was seen to vote for Sir Murray Maxwell, he was saluted with shouts of execration. At the close of the pelt the numbers declared were— Sir Samuel H0mi11y...2,:.46 I Sir Murray Maxwe11...2,169 Sir F. Burdett 2,171. Mr. Hunt 38 The superiority of Sir Francis Burden's nnnibers over Sir Murray MaxwelFs 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 vesterday then ensued ; except that the spittle wasnet :gown with such violence or in sairli quantities. Sir Murray Maxwell said, thatthe perceived the t; , le popular fasnor to be tinned upon .1 ini.—(A shower of out.) —aliose who were so coining-tine themselves did not hear chat he we,. raving . To all E.n4lishisien he thonglit it wuuld have a farm ahl. effect that ould stand bre and water ; that he could so firmly bear all Ike treatment with %solidi they received hint. •1t would have twin, he cob tessed, much more agreeable to him to have withstood the 1.::111m11 of an enemy, and to have hetet fighting the battles of his country, than to he his present situation. It r. Polielas Kinn:Ord then stepped forward. The first duty, , lie said, that he hail to pet fiirm, was, in the name of their inclependenee. 01 their consistency, their chareeter, and of their history for the last fifteen y eat s, to return them thanks and to emigratrilaite tletin on the po.I of that day, w ' eels had told the gallant Captain (Mill China, that lie had hot to I.:My:its the in sit.htritis of the: East, but an English, intelligent, free, soil independent people, who named moil elected the mail is whom they could place coufidence. Having dischaireed that duly, he hoped he should lie permitted to soy a hum in favour of himself. His mime appeared on the poll, he euogratunsted them Vial it had been withdrawn, eecause those st Itrt placed it there had dout• it without his ennseut, mid had u ithout dais 'scut withdrawn it , ..•• eii that he congratulated them, be east • ht. . 7• ;1. it inter, lit. au elector of Westusinstegs