The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

~- r f-• • • . ' oet t eesont the City titan either of the two whose names bad been returned to the °ours of Aldermen, as be ;- • . was no logger obliged to attend the shop.--(Some opq • oe the !sestinas remarked that Mr. Skipper was not an I Alderman, and that he had never served the office of iittetiff.)—nte Ex-Sheriff nsaintaieed that it was not' memory gr him to he either an Alderman, a Sheriff,. or even a Freeman, of the City. He (Mr. P.) bad 4erved the °Mee of Sheriff once, pad he would never serve it no more. Ho bad enongl of it, and he had *kis day, and not till this day, terminated his duties officially and exsolficially. He would not accept their thanks, but 41 he would give them all the information in his powet. 'the worthy entletsan here entered 'inns a history of the manner in which he became She. 'Aft, and of the imitate Ins had received during his cosr thine/me in office. He declared, be was.not only a• 'Citizen of Londoa bet a citizen the world, upon the. 'istootles& basis; and that be would never be deterred loy /salon or clamour from the performance of whati I.e euoceived to be his duty. The Lx-Sheriff continued is Wangle the Assembly, amidst the most discos.' . . raging marks of their disapprobation. and he was pro. vecding to give them ionse hi:exotica! explanation of the origin and formation of a Common Hall, when the *Sheriffs and Court of Aldermen colonials and he hu meri' eely retired. l'pon the return of the Lord Mayor and Artkomen to the hustings, the Ileetteder.eame forward and an liodneed Abet the names of Aldermen Magnay and Waldman had been reported from the Common Hall to the Caurrof Aldermen, and that the latter had see lected that of Christopher Magnay, Esq., Alderman and stationer, to All the office of Lord Mayor of Lon don for the year ensuing. The worthy Alderman upon whom the election had fallen then came futward, and was, amid consider ttble applause, invested by the sword-hearer with the Chain and insignia of his new office. Blr. to MAGNAY, as soon as the ceremony of his investiture had been performed, came to the front of the hustings, and addressed the Livery as follows: Gentlemen of the Livery, in endeavouring to ex press my high sense of the obligation you have con ferred upon me, I am at a loss to find words for the oc casion. lam aware of the important duties of the .unite of thief Magistrate of this great City, and it shall be my earnest desire to maintain the privileges of my fellow-citizens. I an. sure thit on this occasion you will not expect from the many professions ; I shall (IJ my utmost to discharge the duties of the high s-tation in which you have placed me, in such a manner I trust. that you is ill nut repent of the confidence yon have reposed in me. I beg again, gentlemen, sincere ly to return you thanks for the honor you have con ferred upon me." The worthy Alderman was loudly • _ ~. .'~..- •r applauded. IIIANI;$ TO THE. LORD MAYOR AND THB LATE SHE. RIFFS. Mr. Favaia, next addressed the Livery. Ile said it was impossible they could separate that day without a , knowledging their tribute of gratitude to the wor thy gentlemen who last year filled their high civic pffices. With respect to one of them, (dr. Waitll man), his long and faithful services, his uniform de fence of the rights and liberties of his fellow-citizens, rendered any statement of his claim to their thanks uutieeestmry.—(Applause.) Lie should confine him self altogether ou the preaosit okeasion to the conduct sir that gentlealw irtiiveliarEitig the duties ctilis sate office. Ile trusted that whatever political differ ences inielit prevail among the Livery, all would join in aclinowledging the great constitutional attention he had paid to the arduous duties of his office (applause), his invariable benevolence and liberality in distin guishing the cases before him, and the honourable and intrepid manner in which he had maintained the pub lic peace, particularly on a lice occasion. If as citi zens they had all a strong constitutional jealousy at the interference of the military in civil concerns—if they felt that Englishmen ought to maintain the peace by the ineansof the civil paver—if they felt such a spi• sit to be consonant to the true princip'es of their laws, they must support the three motions which lie had now to submit to them. One was to the Chief Magistrate, who had signalysed himself in maintaining the peace of their great city, the other to their late worthy She ruins, one of whom (Mr. Williams) had closely and be nevolently amended to the state of their prisons, and made able and luminous reports thereon in the course of his shrievalty ; lie had also shown the utmost libe rality and humanity to the unfortunate prisoners in trusted to his control.—(Applause.) It would be un necessary for him to enlarge upon the motion of thanks to their Lord Mayor for his conduct in office during the past year (loud applause) ; he had in times of re markable difficulty shown the most distinguished firm ness in the maintenance of the public peace, by the most constitutional means, and without recourse to military aid.—(Applause.) The worthy gentleman then proposed the vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman Waithman. In reading that part of the resolution which referred to the worthy sheriffs intrepid conduct at the funeral of Francis and Honey, there were souse dissentient voices; but the applause of th e great ma jority was ovorpowiog. Mr. WILLI., came forward to second thirinotion, and requested the indulgence of the Livery $0 4 r...a few "di orites, while be referred to some infamoidi 'caricature* upon their late sheriff, which had been audaciously published ; they were, he said, of an infamous, diaba• Jima, and scandalous nature, and of a description which, if permitted to pass unnoticed, must operate tO deter honourable men from coming forward and performing public duties fur their fellow-chi: nil. [Ha here exhibited the caricatures on which he had ani madverted.] In the good book they bad all read, the principles of faith, hope, and charity were inculcated; but what charity, what milk of humus kindness, must the scoundrel possess who could treat an upright man as this caricaturist had endeavoured to do ? Not only Bad the caricaturist vilified the character of the Sherif of London, bat he bad also held up to contempt sad ridicule another Alderman of the city [he did sot name], who deserved well of his country fur his noble, manly, and magnanimous condict to the late Queen, and who well deserved, not only the thanks from the Ward of Aldersgate, bidet' the whole British Empire. —(Applause.] He should merely conclude by second ing the resolutions. Mr. OWNS bespoke the kiadaess of the Livery while he addressed them for a few otomeata. Me sever aorta tame a body of Ms fellow chimes Wore as , gambled la that Salt sad he shoed sot have veatared t• trespass 'Oa their atteatipa l wore it sot that he • 7 4 ; t Ossetia() some partial ellipledbutte at the reference 1111 I the resolution to the-Intrepid conduct of (heir Worthy. Sheriff at the funeral of Frantic-and Honey. To thati ',hat alone he wished as speak, having been by acci dent an eye-wftnees of the particulair :circumstance at ' tended to.—(Hear, beas.)----Ile trusted that be was ail dressing the ftiends of %Wert" aqd justice, and that; whatever wee their political , neatiments, they would , lend an ear to what•was the twill. for he had no in terest in misleading them, as he was quite uncon nected with any of the partial, and a stranger to them. But when he saw a wan grossly calumniated and his conduct aspersed, by men theumelves of the foulest character, it was quite impossible for him to remain siles, and more particolarly when the conduct by some objected to, ought, if fairly stated, to redound to the high honour of the individual.—(Applause.)—As to the particular facts that had occurred at the funeral, he (Mr. Cooper) had left his home to see it- from mo tives of mere curiosity, and to see hew far the public feeling was interested in the previous occurrence. When the citizens of Rome gave aOrlumph to a con queror, they preceded him by a symbol designating " this is the man." He (Mr. Cooper) was pleased at the public funeral of the unfortunate men.—(Some dis approbation mixed with applause.)—.He was merely giving his own individual opinion : be was pleased at it, because it tesputtiog the public in mind that one Corotiel'i Jury has declared " manslaughter," and another " murder," ail the public, as the funeral passed, designated as it were "that is murder.": Ile, saw, when lie came in front of the barracks at Knights bridge, six or severs Lifeguardemen rush from, their barracks towards Mr. Sheriff Waithman, iu such a manner as to signify that be, sod he alone, was the object of their attack. Ile (Mr. Cooper) on observing this, looked out particularly from the nindow of his coach, and said to the friend who accompanied him, "Let us get out, for Alderman laithinan will be killed." M that time half his body was out of the coach-window, as he wished, if possible, to identify the individuals. One soldier made a cut at Mr. Waith man, hut somebody warded off the blow. It had been reported that Alderman Waithman could not command his horse, but the contrary was the fact, for I. was endeavouring to protect himself from the force of those who were evidently attempting to unhorse him, and his attitude was that of a man imploring them to keep the peace. Such was the real state of the transaction, and leaving seen it, he could not refrain from stating the fact as it occurred. lie never would forego the opportunity of vindicating a calumniated man trona a false accusation, whenever he had it in his power to state the truth.—(Applause.) The votes of thanks to the lee Slseriffs were then put and tarried. Mr. Warritsis::, on presenting himself to the Hall, was welcomed with loud and long continued cheers. Every nuln (the Worthy Alderman said) who became Sheriff of London might, by common attention to the duties of his office, secure to himself that compliment with which he (Mr. Waitliman) had just been favoured by the Livery. Tue simple thanks of the officer would be, under ordinary circumstances, the briefest and must fitting return to the honour conferred upon him by his fellow-citizens ; but a vote of' thanks iu his (Mr. Waithusan's) case became, from circumstances, so peculiarly valuable, that he could not forbear hazard ink n few sentences upo n its effect. The post of Sheri ff kid been, dining" the last *year, an arduous and a pain ful one, it had been the melancholy duty of that officer to witness, in twelve months, no fewer than thirty-nine executions—a number, in the same space of time, almost unprecedented ; awl his a ttenti o n h a d necessa rily been much engaged by the repeated applications for mercy, preferred by the friends of the unfortunate culprits. There were other events too—events of re cent occurrence—which had tended to render the post of Sheriff a post of peril and of anxiety. With respect to his (Mr. Waldman's) conduct under those emer gencies, there might b', and lie believed there was, some difference of opinion ; but all, he trusted, would conciple this to him—that a man nag not likely, volua tarili, to place himself in a situation of great difficulty and personal danger; anti that an individual under such circumstances—having freely exposed himself to risk—was entitled to something better than aspersion and abuse—to something better than an attack upon his character, failing the success of an attack upon his life. lie (Mr. Waithman) was satisfied that the majority of the Livery, of the country, and of posterity, would do justice to his conduct and to the motives by which he had been acteated. %Ile was angry, not at any insult offered to himself, but at the insult offered to the Livery is Isis person. For himself, he was sheriff no longer ; he had done with the office, with its troubles and its responsibilities ; that lie was angry at attempts to degrade the independence of that of f ice, and to sink it into a mere peg fur pageantry and feasting. The worthy Sheriff then adverted to calumnies lately circulated against him. It was pain ful for hint to obtrude himself upon public notice ; but if lie were to pass in silence the charges which were heaped upon him, he might seem to admit that they bail souse colour of foundation. Attacks upon his public conduct he would Dever notice ; but at tacks upon his private character were not what be could, or what be ought to submit to. For five and thirty years be bad conducted concerns tolerably extensive in the heart of the city of London ; during those years, no man had ever bad the hardihood, face to face, to come forward and charge him with one act of impropriety ; but now, attacks upon his public character having failed, a systematic warfare was or ganised against him, fo ruin, if possible, his private fortunes, and the interests of all connected with or', dependent upon him. True, he held no place within the gift of Government ; no commission within the recall of Ministers, and therefore they could not as sail him in the same way as they had done Sir Ro bert Baker, and Sir R. Wilson ; but there was one pro ' perty which he did hold—his character. He could ' only live by his character in trade ; upon the profits of that trade himself and his numerous family were dependent; and an attack upon his character as a tradesman went not merely to hurt his feelings, but t actually to deprive hint of the maw of support. It was painful, he repetkeisi, to him to occupy the atten tion of the hall withsack topics I bet there was net a transaction of his life as a tradesman, .not a step taken in his private capacity, which (let the accuser come forward) he was 'jot ready to deleted. If open charges were made be had the me* of answering them ; but if a man's every act was le to raked tip for 20, 30. et , E 0 years past, what wan the to hits ? • Tfig STATESMAN. business. COURT OF ALDERMEN. - ------ (Mt. Waifonsan'%) enemiths;•;.4ll concealed males—itad gone back more than 50 years ; they had attacked even his father before him. A wore honour able man than, that father had never bred; but even the grave in which ,he lay could not shield him from, insult. He would detain his auditors no longer upon this, to him, most 'unpleasant subject. He trusted that even among those who differed as to his political tenets there would be but one opinion as to his private character. No wan had been more forward than him self to invite fair and open accusation ; but there was a point at which forbearance ceased to be a virtue. He could not get at anonymous slanderers—at rut. flans who struck and murdered in the dark; but their slanders bad arrived at a pitch which could no longer be endured : be had taken legal advice, and should continence proceedings against them. ,{The worthy Sheriff, who was understood to refer to the scurrilities of " John Bull" and Dr. Slop, was in terrupted at this part of his speech by a ludicrous in cident. One of the livery suddenly exclaimed that there was a member of the Bridge-rtreet Associa tion in the Hall. The alarm was immense, some said that it was Mr. Sharpe, the sub-honorary secretary. — Some cried " Turn him out ;" others, " Toss him in a blanket ;" .a third party mentioned "the pump ;" and the supposed intruder called out that he was in peril of his white cravat. At length, however, it ap peared that the wbple originated in a mistake. Some gentleman in she hall was merely so unlucky at to re : . semble Mr. Sharp in person.] Confidence being restored, Mr. WaithniMn concluded his Address by thanking the hall for having submitted his name, in company with that of Mr. Magnay, to the choice of Court of Aldermen. The mayoralty was an honour which he did not seek ; still the return of his name by the Livery was a mark of kindness to a de famed individual ; it was an act which did honour to the feelings . of the Livery, and an act which they would never, he trusted, see reason to regret. Mr. Sheriff IVILLWAtits said that his attention, during the time he was in office, had been chiefly directed to prison duties ; and he gritted his post wlth the pleasing reflection that be had alleviattd, as far as in him lay, the suifering3 of the nnfortunates committed to his care. Ile was aware that his political conduct had not been satisfactory to all ; but he defied thr boldest to say that he had done any thing to barter away the rights of the citizens of London. At the commencement of his career as Sheriff he had foreseen iliat he should find abundant employment in the super. intendance of the gaols ; and, feeling that his colleague was more versed in political matters than himself, he had requested at once to be relieved from interference upon such points. The worthy Sheriff concluded by offering his thanks to the Livery for the honour they hail dune him, atiJ retired amidst the applause of the ball. WArrtist tN I ►id before the hall copies of his correspondence with Ministers upon the !abject of the affair st Cie funeral of Francis and Honey, in or der that it might be entered upon the journals of the Lierry. _ _ The vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor having been put and carried Onaninuntsly, The Loan Mavort came (onward. If he had felt gratified (he said) upon his election as chief Magis trate, how in [lore elate oriel he feel at the present ►nnu►eut, to OiS , o *- Vesigning, that his services had been acceptable, and that.his conduct had•given satis. faction to those by whoa► he had been chosen'. The resolution just carried thanked him (the Lord Mayor) for having omitted to introduce the military fur the purpose of keeping the peace. Ile bad omitted to in troduce that body, simply because he had found their aid unnecessary, and because he thought, and he was sure thtty thought with him, that they were hest etn ployed against the enemies of their country. In con clusion, he hoped that his example would prove to future Mayors, and to the city at large, that the intro duction of the military as police was unnecessary. The resolutions were then ordered to be advertised in the various papers ; and the halladjoarnel at a quar- ter before 3 o'clock. After the election of Lord Mayor, a Court of Alder men was held, for the purpose of transacting public The CUAMBERLtIN laid befire the Court an account of the produce of the Orphans! Fund for the half year ending Michaelrna•, and the C t uurt directed the sum of I8,401)1. to be paid off the debt. The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, for his sermon preached previous to the election, and he ►ras regnested to print the same, ar►d send a copy to every tuember of the Court. Various orders were passed, for the payment of sala ries and otherwise. The Inquest of the Ward of Dowgste made a pre sentment of santiry encroachments and nuisances within the Ward, which WAS referrei to Mr. Alder man Sijioley to enquire into & report to the next Court. Tan EARL MoIRA Packm—The body of a female supposed tw have been lost in the Earl Moira packet, has been cast upon the shore near Workington, where she was discovered by some fishermen, and taken to the nearest habitation for the Coroner's Inquest. The body presented a pitiful spectacle, the dress beicg nearly all torn away by the agitation of the ruthless element. Sufficient, however, remained to proclaim that she had been both young and genteel. Her poor head was witch abused ; and her arms lost from the elbows, the effect, perhaps, of having clung to some refuge. She bad on the remains of a black sunset pelisse, lined with satin, a coloured sarsnet gown, with an under white body, two dimity petticoats, one flan nel ditto, together with stays and chemise (very fine linen, marked E. M.-47, in a very neat hand) flan nel waistcoat, black silk stockings, and handsome shoes. The body was, on the 19th of September, interred in the church-yard of Harrington, near Whitehaven. Fins.—A fire broke out on Friday morning last, at four o'clock, in one of the stables of Mr. Rayner,' backney-coach master, of the George-yard, Cable-street, Nellcluse-square. On its first commencement it seem ed to threaten destrection to the whole of the valuable and extensive concern; bet, in consequence of the speedy arrival of the engines, and a good supply of water, the cisterns and pond in the yard bring full, the dames were put out after coasiuning the whim where they commenced. One fine horse was smother ed, and another dreadfully scorched, • 1 TO THE WOETHY AND NOI9MTmIi OF LONTXIN. Gnirr TIAVING thip day acquiescita in the di tlje Commonlell, inconformity-with the ge of all pasties time a contest might be avoided, nni cumstances of the case, and from the difference which exists on the claim of rotation ; I have only my hope that this determination May be satisfae fellow citizens in general, and conducive to thai which is so desirable io the administration of the concerns of this City. In the following year, when on that subject at can be no difference of opinion, my name will dinary course, and in the first instance, be offered tention of the Livery, and I shall with confidants their suffrages, conscious of having uniformly the public duties which have devolved upon me to of my power, I beg to return my best thanks to my Friends I amulets of support had it been required, and es those of them who were able to attend at the Cos I remain, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient se Whl. Hl Chatham-place, 29th Sept. 1821. PRIM OF STOCKS TR' Bank Stock S per Cent. Red I per Cons. Con.; per Cent. per Cants. shut 6 per Ct. Navy I per Cent,. Long Ana imp SperCeet. Irish 6 per Cent. DAY AT ONE Indio Stock Dittoßonds —s. fld Borth-San Stoek South Sea Old Am Fat 8111'911: 10001. —6OOl. 2s. h Small 4s. h India for ditto Con. for Met 76 Lott. Tickets 191. MGR WATJR AT LONDON-amnaaa Tomes ao Morning 16 min. after b.—Evening 28 Ida. al LONDON: MONDAY !OPENING, OCTOSEIt 1, 182 DREADFUL HURRICANE AT NEW in (FROM THII >O•RD OF THE NEW ENGLAND COY•! orropea I.] Extract from the American papers, re.c morning, of the 1 lith of September : [YROM TUE NEW YORK GAZETTE Or srr In our last we merely noticed in general probable effects of a hurricane. which, in a hours on Monday evening. did more damag city and vicinity, that was ever before During the prevalence of the gale, all ha ertions to afford relief to vessels in distress availing. Of the extent of damage done, a pi idea may be formed from the disasters here It would be useless to designate each house received damage by having chimneys blo or roofs wholly or partially blown off. M remaining railings round the battery, and of its front have been washed away. and th the North and East rivers near the battery rially injured. The dock at Paul's Hook ruined. At Long Island the corn, many to &c. are levelled, and the winter apple•trees, stripped of their fruit. [VROM THE NEW YORK OAEBTTS or oar We arc happy in stating that no hurries perionced at Boston or Baltimore on No The Boston Palladium of Tuesday merely that a violent gale was experienced from last week. There were 17 interments at Baltimore 1 hours ending in the morning of the 7th Sep of which w ere of malignant fever. There were 4 deaths at Norfolk of the ye from the 31st ult. to the 2d inst. NonroLa.—We are sorry it is not in ono announce the teruiination of malignant c have heard of several more during the paste [PROM THE PAPER OF SEPT. 10.] Gazettes of Buenos Ayres of the 11th state as follows:—The public have been lo peetation to hear of the success of the Uni rating Army of Peru. The stupid and blind have published that the expedition had bees with the plague, that General San Martin v point of death, and that with the remains of he hitd re-embarked, and was slimly off the Valparaiso. Extract of a despatch of the Governor i raise the Minister of War.— The commander of his B. M. frigate, Ani has this day anchored in this port, and has communicated to me the following intelligen he left our squadron in Callao, with the cxc two ships that sailed with 500 men, under tl of the Vice Admiral, to retake possession which operation bas been successful. There of our divisions that took possession of that I dug off all communication with the South which has thrown the enewy into absolute c Valparaiso, April 28. Up to a late hour this forenoon there hai arrivals from the Continent since Seturday. Duke of Kent packet, however, which arrive mouth from Lisbon, oa Tuesday last, the very interesting and agreeable communici been received : Lisbon, Sept. On the 29th of Angst, a most importaa which was for several days under collations decided on by the Cortes. The prinoipl stages of election for the Deputies to tbi taken from the Spanish Constitution, his nulled, and it was decreed that in future lb of Representatives of the People shall be the •eener adopted in - Rep I and. It nal creed that all adult male citizens of sane' being convicts, shall be eligible to vote eleetions,—.thes establishing Universal St This measure was 'tarried by a mujolity of --The motion las introduced by Seo. (ii was supported by Seniors F. Thome" I Oserreirs, ix..-44 was warmly opposed b Etc • tattiOnan. SIITISI STATESMAN" IS nicottroakirso vs STATICSWAN."