The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-28 00:00:00

ELECTION OF SHERIFF'S.

At the dose of the pull yesterday the numbers were de-
clared to be ■s follow I

Fur Alderman Garrett ..........
Alderman Venables . . . 939
Mr. Crook 347
As soot as the applause which the state of the poll bad
excited was in some degree subsided, Alderman Gmittarr
addressed the Livery. He said, he probably should out
have thought it *reentry to Mldress them at that time weir
it sot fur • management of what be bad said respecting Mr.
Hayward haring gale abroad. It was stated he bad said
that Mr. Hayward had asserted a falsehood iu staling that he
(Alderman Garrett) had become • member of the Coustita-
tioaal Association after he had become au Alderman. He
did not mess to say so; what be had said was, that Mr.
Hayward might be • very respectable man, that be knew uu-
thing to the enetraty, mid that he bad become a member of
the Constitutions! Association; but on reflection, consi-
dering it Incompatible with his duties as au Alderman, he
had withdrawn from it. Mr. Hayward, however, illnesd
of asking for as explanation or the hustings, which, if he
thought himself injured, would be • proper course of pro-
mediae, had that morning seat a gentleman to him, to cum.
plain of the supposed injury, sad to request that he (Alder-
man Garrott) would sense kis jinni! He thanked the Li-
very fur the situation in which they bad placed him on the
poll. He had promised them that he would out solicit votes,
and he had kept his word.
Alderman VINAIIILZI next addressed the Livery. Ha
thanked them for the situatioa in which they had placed him
on the poll, without any solicitation oa his part.

MR. MATHEWN'S PARRIVELL ADDRESS,
AT THE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE,
SATURDAY, JuNc HS, 1821.

" LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN—It bas been said, and F
be.
Hews Sri v, that every man, however 'gifted by talents, and
cultivated by learning, has some point in his character open
to the attacks of flattery, and accessible to the assault. of
vanity.

" To partake of this weakness, therefore, in common
with the clever and the wise, is a disgrace to no man. He
this as it may, I freely acknowledge myself albeit neither
teamed nor wise, is the highest degree vain, and to the
greatest extent susceptible of flattery.
The flattery of which I speak is your undiminibhed ap-
probation and applause; and the vanity which 1 think au
excusable as to make it my boast, arises from the belief that
no man, by his own single exertions, ever was so fortunate as
to excite the public notice and attention for so lung • period
as I have bad the happiness of exciting pmts. Tbia est it.
iug will close the 160th performance, in which I ha►e stood
alone before you; and I may therefore with truth easel',
what few in the would perhaps can eaten so truly, that I
have passed 180 reciting* with unmixed pl , for 1
have sees nothing around me but cheerful friends sod happy
faces. If this world be, indeed, as we are told it is, a word
of trouble and care, how gratified should As feel, who (fur a
few hours at least) can banish those demons Cum the hearts
of his friends? and believing, as my vanity (perdosiaide
vanity, I trust) induces me to believe, that I have been the
happy means of accomplishing this desirable end, I coarse
my gratification will be unbounded and complete, provided
you allow me the pleasure of anticipating as cbeetfol a
meeting next )ear, and in the mean time accept with gra.:
ciente kindness my heartfelt thanks and must respectful
farewell."