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Tables awl Sideboards, with various whcr Pert.
dale Articles its the Uphoi.ter. and Cahiuet Branches. have
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Primoded by his Lordehin le the lbw, of Aldermen
on Friday, °debar At elk, 1519.

ATKINS, MAY**.
An matetlal Comet het.; ea Friday, flakSalsolay of (violate,
1/1111, and is the 5,9111 Tear of Ope Reid of George 111.
of the [baited Kingdom of Great Britais and Ireland,
Sine, fic.
The Lord Mayor emovioleris* it to be put of hit office to
notice any iafenclion of the ancient and accustomed images
of this City, demigatoory of the state and dignity thereof, feels
it incumbent on him to report to this Court the masduct of
Joseph Wilfred Parbioni, Eat' wee of the Slwriffs of this City,
and the circionstances attendant thereon, on the
and 301 b of September last, as follows:

On the ISth, the flay appoiated for the Sheriffs to take
upon then their MSc?. Mr. Sheriff Parkins came to the
Guildhall without auy carriage gestate suitable to the ho.
moor and dignity of the City, and enatimetled by any of the
Members of the Company to which he beloags agreeably to
the 'infirm muttons observed upset those ueeasioas—an.l

upon his appearing upous the hustings for the purpose of
being worm ke contended before me to be sworn as the
Senior %b. riff; upon which, Mr. Recorder, who was present,
inf. I I that by the I.nw of the Land, and the Muni-
cipal [Air of the City, Mr. Alderman %Awell was the
Senior sheriff, and wiiiil4l be sworn in as finch ; upon
whirls Mr. Sheriff Parkins replied, th-it he desied it
to be law, and held to his hand a paper stating it to
i.e his ProteA against say such seniority of Mr. Haik-
u ell, nail teniltreil the same tp me, but which I
informed him I would nut receive, conceiving that
had nut any judicial authority In interfere therein (the
Art of Coninion Council of the 7th of April, 1748, baying
deter ttt ioo eil that question, by expressly providing that every
Alderman of this City who shall be elected to the aim of
Sheriffalty of this City and County of Middlesex, shall
therein I.,ke place according to his seniority in the Court of
Aldermen, and have precedence of every eomm.,Her of this
City).--Upon this the Sheaf* were sworn in, Mr. Abler-
min Hodwell standing in the Ronal tuner of senior
Sheriff—Upon the Sheriffs being desired to present their
L'isiler.Sheriff for the County of Middlesex to be sworn,
Mr. Alderman Rothwell presented) Frederick Tenser, of
Plooierbery-repiare, Attorney and Solicitor in his Ma.
jest y'r Coons of Law, to whom Mr. Sheriff Parkins ohjecteil,
and presented William Jackson, of Mary.sintseL Fitzroy..
square, Gentleman, to be sworn as swebrUuder.Sheritf, who
WAS objected to by Mr. Alderman UlsMkwell, and thereupon
Mr. Jackson being required by Mr. Neeorder to state his pro-
or occupation, declared he was not of any. Having
suggested the expediency of the Sheriffs retiring to reef r
in private, and to agree between themselves whom they
would preurnt to lie sworn into the said office of Under-
Sheriff, they retired accordingly, and in a few minutes re-
turritil upon the Misting', when Sir. Alderman Hot hwell
lasted, that iii the short time they had been together, he was
folic coot-Merit they could not agree in the appointment of
an Uniler.Slieriff, and Mr. Sheriff Parkins said, I object to
Mr. Turner.

In cttnsegnenre of this disaereement, no Coder-Sheriff foe
the County of Middlesex has lieu admitted mid sworn fur
the riorrrut year.
That on the 29th, being !Michaelmas Day, Mr. Sheriff Par-
kins neglected to attend upon me at the Getiblhall and at
Church, *moraine to nneitut and I custom, althungh
he was duly 66666 rnir that purpose
Thai *gain, on the 30th, the sky appointed for presenting
the Sheriffs at the tR it of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer,
agreeably to the Charter and ancient customs of this City,
notwithstanding hi• haring been dely anwiennel fair the
purpose, Mr. Sheriff Parkins neglected to attend me at the
Cuililh4ll, and to proceed fruit thence with me and Mr.
Able. man Kothwi 11, the other Sheriff, in the usual and ac.
rustoinctl state, to the said Court of Exelitapier, at West.
ttt i i ister ; hut between the hours of twelve and out I recessed
the fdtuwine note:—

N Mr. Sheriff l'aikins trusts the Right Iluwouralate the
Lori' Nlayor will nut attribute to ilisreprct his apparent in.
attention to the tumid to ma and cemonnies, as his Lonl_
ship's riqwrictice will etill•iiice WWI that it was impossible
for Mr. Sheriff Parkins to be at two places at owe soul the
same lime.

"Hs is now, and has limn eagaged is his duties at the
Old Bailey, ever since half past eight this morning, sod
is now proceeding to attend his official duty at Guildhall,
na one of the ftrtiirnisig Officers at the present Contested
Elect bbbbb fix Lord t layer, from whence be will ',furred
ith all possible dispatch, hoping to have the honour
of meetine his Lordship and Ws Brother Sheriff' at West-
minster Ball. In auhlition to the vast imams, of duty
to the Sheriff nu this occasion, Mr. Parkins has to laineot
that he is, by the Lord Mayor and Recorder's refining to
place him as Se Sheriff, according to his election reduced
to the Necessity of defenJing the einallestble charter:ad rights
or the Freemen and Livery of lerappoint their own
Sheriffs, whom they will, sail remove them vibes they will.
Mr. Sheriff Pin kius roneloulee wills adding another, and sot
a slight reason, shish he loupes will be takes into considera-
tion, why he has not beets au attentive to the mind etigurette
towards the Chief Magistrate of this great and ancient City,
namely, Mr.ffiscriff Porkusa heiug obliged to anted and per.
form all Site duties of lila °See in permits, in emieettisesice of
Mr. Jackson having brcis must itairemonably objected to as
Under•Nheriff:
N 01.1 Bailey, Sept. 30, 1810—Twelve o'Clock."
On my arrival at Wrstmiuster, I fused Mr. Sheriff Par.
kiss in Wesinsioster-(tall, wlsulty wisatteorted by any State,
or arty of the Members of the Company of whirls he Woo's,
or soy other ciliaros of this City, to oorompoiny him into
the Court of Exchequer, spun his Wag presenter; se has
been the ancient and accustomed usage.
Upon the presentation of the Sheriffs taking plate, 1 se-
onainted Mr. Sheriff Parkins that it was nasal to invite
the Dorm's of his Majesty's Court a liaeliespier to an en-
lertainumst. to be peovidad by him. To which Mr. Nitta
Porkies replied—" I ME out peeping' so to to come.
storms su invitatiou was given to the saki Ponies, or was
any eotertainment whatever provided by Mr:Sheriff Parkins
upon this sseassims, ea hos Moo kgratalfese the necostonscd
practice. 't •t I :IV CC I'. &
Mr. Sheriff Parkins also torglift4o4 he ottassd me to sty
rebus from Westminster lob. the City, but west from West-
ininsirr-Isall privately; soil neither go neat day. or riti the
40th or 29115, did he in any manner iseintals i• his Witte the
state of Ilse City.
The Lord Mayor also reported, 'that Me.lllwwilf Parka"
haul not attended bins on dote uloy,mposahly biota
as emit to him; bat he hail writers • totter t141:111=k
hearer, e:coaiug himself on account of ttl health.
(Signed) , IWO IYIIIO2PE.
31r. Iteriff Parkiao Itepiy, delivered' to the