The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-07 00:00:00

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ELECTION OFLORDiLiTOR.

CLOSE OF THIL POLL

for Alderrosu Bridges .
Aldermen Wood

Alderman Thorp
When the numbers were announced yesteriliy.
theoPtele in the Hall was the wet violent we ewer
`remember. Shouts of No Bridge '" were re..
echoed from all sides, anti tbesocce.sful candidate
woo compelled to endure every mark of popular
Mr. Alderman !Unarms in rain tried to obtsin
*beaming, but his voice was entirely drowned iu
cries of " Off qtr.r"
The Sheriffs were alike ineffectual in their ap-
peal. to obtain a hearinK for the worthy A Mermen.
Mr. 'UttoiersoN at length came forward, and
entreated that rite Livrry would hear Alderman
bridges. Ile entreated this from them as a pnrti-
eular
tivour, and said that hitherto they had Con-
ducted themselves honourable; he therefore hoped
they would give this additional proof of their libe-
rality awl Meitner as Englishmen. Unless they
heard the worthy Alderman, the Gentlemen who
-were uppoird to hem were determined not to address
Virus.

Tina appeal led to a ',wind silence, bat some of
..the Gentlemen around Alderman Bridges begged
'iv would not avail himself of it, or be indebted to
Mr. Thotupsoo. for a branug.
The worthy Alderman came forward, but all he
wait verfoilted to Day was, that the state of the poll
•••ficteraly sheared the sense of the Livery io his
I.6vnor.

14r. Tannest,* again addressed the Livery, and
.4141 that if they would not heir the wrathy Alder.
►nan the Hall mould h,• ilissolved.
This last anrwal was as ells .s the preceding
ones, Ihr the moment Alderman Bridges attempted
to add-eis the Livery, Inv, voice became drowned in
1 ►,e ttprnar throughout the Hell.' He therefore
t,nair,l and withdrew, and the Sheriffs immediately
.broolvel the Hail.

This crcunt‘tatice did not prevent some Gentle-
men from remaining and addressing the Meeting.
Mr. Tmumesom first presented himself, and re..
;pasted the espressioir of his regret that they would
not hear Mr. Alderman Bridges. fie assured them
that such a cowse was nit only unfair, but in.iss.
eines tp their own cause. for it prevented their
friends from replying to the observations of the
'Grorlerners to whelp they were opposed. sod err-

povifig and refuting their mentiments. The worthy
Gentleman then stated that he had conversed with
. Aldermen Bridges, and was happy to assure them
that he Wte not likely to follow the example of their
,e_rriest Lord Mayor. in refusing them a Common
Hall—far be hail told Mon thist he should, in obe-
dience to his oath of office, convene Common Halls
*hem requested so to du—that be should feel him-
nelf 'humid so to du by his oads.—(Applasose.l—
Tbe worthy Gentleman then proceeded to point
'out the advantage that resulted from the present
election, which was so fatal to the principle of rota-
tion. and which clearly established their right to
elect their our diem. and soot to tesve it to the
Court, of Aldermen as a matter of course. He
then drfended hion.elf from • charge of being au
Atheist. winch hid been mid, against him (we un-
drritood) by Mr. Alderman Bothwell. He denied
the imputation, and said he was • Christian, rod
rope who detested persecution. He was orte.'for On-
etime', who thought that blasphemous publications
should h put down, nut by the secular authority.
bct by-reir argument by the regular Clergy of the
kingdom, who were paid five tailbone • year out of
P:e public money fur doing their duty. He con.
'eluded by hoping the Livery would separate in
their moat pescrab:e and orderly manner. All
throe enemies waisted was a different line of con-
duct. Let them disappoint them then by bring
provokiviy iu order.—(Applause.)
Mr. PEA stiox then came forward to entreat they

'would liter a Gentleman who stood near him, and
who was, he heard, anxious to give some explana-
tion respectirg whet lie had said on a former day.
Mr. VV. ti:LI ass, the Gentleman alluded to. then
carer forward, and exprepsed his regret for having
used any personality towards Mr. Pearson, on
former :sirry. Ile then lamented they would not
give a faor•hearing to all parties, and was at length
Nut down himself by cries of " Off, off."'

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Mr. PEAssoti again came forward, and said,
that thongh they had lost the election, they had
yet the consolation of knowing that they hod de-
feated the absurd priociple of rotation, and com-
pelled the Aldermen to come to the Livery and
find, solicit, their suffrages. He had heard the
Liverymen who came up to the poll to vote for
" Wood and Tdorp," accused by their well-fed
opponents, of bring dirty. " Oh." it was said,
" look at their dirty hands!" His reply was, that
they could shew hands which the Manchester Ma-
gi•trates could not—they could shew hands tin.
mooned by the blood of their cuuntrymen.—(Ap-
plarisr./ —He then defended the conduct of those
who were tauntingly called " The lower orders."
and asked where would be the higher orders with-
not them ? Dud they not, by their industry, con-
tribute to provide the comforts which others more
fortnnately enjoyed ? and were they not the persons
who were in times of danger called out to defend
t tole cots utry ?-01pplouse /—He strongly istpiess-
rd his regret that the Llvery would not bear Al-
d-rman Bridges--and said that their having taken
surli a course, prevented Gentlemen wleow they
would hear, from addressing them.
The Liverymen then separated.