The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

OUR

'ATIVE SYSTEM

SUNDERLAND—(CbseIeda.)

Alderman Thompson made great notifies for Semi
derland. It is, as we have ba fore Dotieed, a heuml
celebrated for its joint-stock schemes, and sesq
them, some years ago, was one known as thp a
owners' Mutual Assurance Association," in Ighielt
worthy alderman, as representative of the ship-
owners of the borough, was *eked and in-
vited to take a leading part. New, by the Com-
mittee of Exclueives, who manege " LloW
this was considered rather a =mg measure.
seeds a grave remenstrenes, and took measures to
esevince their °hairless that he was acting injuriously
to their interests. Their chairman saw that it was
" Sunderland* sr " Lloyd's"—but that he could nit
retain both. No relinquished the chair at Litres,
and clung to his eoestiment•
Bat the sacrifices which Aldermen Thompson was
called upon to make were scarcely confined to hit
various patella positions. When he ceased to be Lori
Mayor of London, a straw resolution Was pissed
the Court of Aldermen,
Wishing Ms lesd..
ship for the honourable way en which he
.had maintained the ancient fame sad character et
the city for its superabundant hospitality. Mr. Al-
derman Thompson curried this "hospitality" to the
extent, an it proved, of domestic inconvenience. Ha
gave a sort of general invitation to all Sunderland to
oome and me him when they cams to London. And
all Sunderland that came to London tat advantage
of the opportunity. Note coal vessel that floated sp
the river of which the captain (if he was a voter) did
not hasten to drop his anchor in order to be in
time for the turtle in Whitehall-place. At the
immutable gentleman's most richerche en'ertainments
wimpretty sure to be seated next some one with
an meet strongly snacking of the 'or* ; and, if
seliciestly en terms to call at linakiest time the next
morning, tea to cue but you found that the aldermen's
excellent friend from Sunderland had peered the night
there. All this was well enough for, a time I but
beernolence has its limits, and yonamiturell conceive
that whoa thet young lady at the fiat* Wee coming
oat and going to many a lord, the Interruptions oe-
emioned *those choice little tote-a-isies by some un-
couth visitor who was interested in nothing bat the
I price of Welland, was by no memo a trivial griev-
ance in the dogmata- &Gk.
On this ground, as well sa on mond of the ex."
passive shersoter of*s seat, you RV well °lre
that Alderman Thompson would not $ at all
clined to " cut the connexion* at the earliest pewit&
opportunity. That opportenity offered In the
autumn of 1641, when Lord Lowther, then'
one of the members i for the fasilly county of
Westmoreland, was celled to the home
death et I= father, the &el ot Laaedsle. "Seth=
tad cos .Iteasy " was an excellent
borough of Sunderland. Aldermanext=e; who
is of a Westmoreland family, secured the 1:=
of the dominant powers in the county, and
his election in Lord Mather's room, vaunting low
derland in order to mare it. But helm he relinesithsg
that town an effort was made to secure the reties if
a member of his own party in the person 111112. Met.
Was Waverly Attwood, who hes tried se want
constituencies with snob bad moms, bat who., ship.
ping connexion and association with the tnide pf the
north would, it was thought, help him to obtain h
seat he Sunderland.
This arrangement, very nicely devised in the
and oesseeteist the Carlton, become known i
ately the alderman resigned his seat. Mr. Altweed
was in pOOKSIAOR of the Sold, with every arrengessiet
agenietcl. But an independent pFiy hi th
ee.
a was now aroma. Alderman Thompson,'
a toed had got is by a side wind in 1837,
and had retained the seat in easerquesee et the
exhaustion of partite in 18411 bet far a bage
liberal constituency to be haMed- over let this
riediberate way, from one tory to another, was rather
tee much to be endured. loed HoTrick, It will he
retiketei, had jai at est time endured the MORI&
Atka of a defeat (whisk by tho-way,44 he bore ez-
homely Mhie altits Meaty of liertl6o
had. lb* b
>lnalerlend lamb, t tbe
mealy= keehLara, 1.1 off to his
=I now for the firlit
oa eisdisit teak Owe which really exhibited thit
paid= shorties in the tetra It alga be bane fa'
rid that 1841 was a timed great renessiative see►
ass, and that senss a tery in Sarrialasa, at
sieswhere, km& as-ea crated with mil M-
ess Tha likernls, harmer, en this
sienralas soy victory, thanniebers at the
eless litlar4se Honk 705, far Attwesd
4811. this, stAbir erestest,may Ito token oaths
vase* strength et liberal nod staservetive in this
isepertant town.