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chief; and. no the contrary. he had supported them when he could
do so conscientiously, and when it was shewn to his eatistarion
that those measures were right. (Greet cheering.) He had tertr
been actuated by private or by interested motives. (Cheers.) He
was no friend to professions, but still he would venture to some
them, that the only reward lie looked forward to was the inettinie.
hle satisfaction of securing their good opinion. (Immense cheer.
1.1 z.) In the course of his canvass, he had done nothing which
could tend to deteriorate or detract from the nitrite of the other tall_
didatem, nor would he resort to such a measure in the course of the
present contest. (Great applause.) Ile was not the opponent of
any candidate, nor would he coalesce with any. (Cheers ) Ile stood
there upon his own merite, and upon those only. and would never
seek to insure his own success by detracting from the capabilities
anthers. (Cheers.) In the House of Commons he had nevi,
taken any part in the discussion of incre abstract questions; he had
entirely devoted his attention to the more substantial business of the
nation. Tiede and commerce he had supported, and tieing ail his
life engaged in trade and COMOlffre, his practical knowledge was
not without its influence. Hear, hear, hear.) With respect to the
Catholic question, he had only to observe. that lie I. 1111 Ware
roved it, from conscientious motives. (Cheers and loans, but tise
tome, seemed to predominate.) He believed the principle of the
Catholic religion to be subversive of liberty ; and, therefore, he was
opposed to further concessions; and he telt convinced that the pro.
remain: Church was the most tolerant of all. (Chem.) upon the
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suffrages. they
should not have to chide him for remissness ; for no exertion upon
his part would be spared in endeavouring to obtain a repeal of these
laws—(Great ebeering)—laws, which Ile was satisfied were tin.
just, because by their means the value of that which was the say,
Theindependently;zealousoftheirHart.andprivileges.forward worthy
man withdrew amidst tremendous an :d continued cheering.
usual din of cheers. groans, and hisses., according to the feeling, of
ste
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the persons assembled towards Mr. Ward. whom he was about to
put in nomination. He stood them he said, to exercise his rights
as a citizen and liveryman, and in doing PO, would only detain them
while stating that he had the Friel-action to propose a worthy and
an honest man to their notice, for the purpose of representing them
in Parliament, in the person of Willinto Ward. Esq., citizen and
merchant. (Cheers, not unmingled with acme blase!.)
Mr. WOODYALL seconded the nomina,ion.

....
Mr. WARD came forward amidst considerable cheering, and
some slight intake of d:sapprobation. As soon as silence could be
obtained, he addressed the 1. very. They view of course aware
that that was the first occasion upon which he had had the honour
to appear before them, and therefore l.e hoped tiny would grant
him a little indulgence, if it wax only be muse that he wash new
corner. (Cheers.) Others of the candidates had had the benefit of
put experience upon which to found their claim to the good opi.
ion of the Livery ; he, of course, lad no such ground upon
which to rest his claim to their sutra .es; but when he had con.
rented to become candidate, no leis than three out of four of them
Representatives had announced their intention of not offering them.
selves again to represent them in Parliament. It was clear, there.
fore, that as they would ne longer have the benefit of persons of ex.
pericnce, some persons of lest experience must be chosen in the
place of those who had retired. (Hear, hear.) He was awre that
there were others who were better acquainted than he was with
those misters which belonged to the Corporation of the City ; but
I e thought that any deficiency upon his part in that respect
might be amply supplied by the co-operation of the three persons
who would be elected as his colleagues. (Cheers.) If they fa.
vowed him with their suffrages, he would not introduce tv y orw
[objects or untried experiments. He offered himself to their notice
as a British merchant (Great cheering) ;-and if he might judge
from the fact of their having, upon a former occasion, placed Air.
Wilson at the head of the poll, he would conclude that a British
merchant was a character not undeserving of their favour. (Great
cheering.) He did not mean to say that there were not many other
consideration, to be attended to in the election of a Representative,
I than his being well acquainted with the mercantile interests of the
country. (Cheers.) He did not mean to say that the interests and
wants of the middle and the lower orders of society should not be
equally within the province of the knowledge of a Represerostire
or the City of London ; but he would say, if they deemed his me-
rits in these and other matters equal to that of the other candidates,
they would, he thought, scarcely deny him their suffrages, merely
because he held no situation in their Corporation. (Immerse
cheering.) With respect to the Catholic question, he could truly
say that be was not aware a the importance which was attached to
it, when he was first caned es femme' himself to the Livery ass
candidate to reprove theta le Parliament. When, however, ha
had ascertained the magnitude of lemiedpartance, he at once stated
that he haul never deliberated sulndeerify rpm the measure, and re-
gretted exceedingly that he was en more intimately acquainted
with its bearings; but still the bias ef Ids °platen had sleeps been
unfavourable to the Catholic chains. (Great cheering and consider-
able hissing also.) More than tbs. be amid au bring himself to
say, for he felt that consideration e decision ; and he
should feel himself unworthy indeed tltheb suffrages, if he should
decide for the sake alone of their immediate favour. M uch cheer-
ing.) He was aware that the first subject next every man's heart,
and justly so, was liberty. (Cheering.) Liberty was a staple arti.
de of British manufacture; it appeared, indeed, to be reserved al-
together for home consumption (a laugh), and he sincerely hoped
that it would never be exported. (Immense cheering.) There
might, however, be two opinions as to what constituted liberty. He
did not believe that liberty consisted in invariably and constantiy
opposing hit Majesty's Government. Neither was there any neces.
any for falling into the opposite extreme. (Cheers.) Mr. Wilson
had served them faithfully for many years, and he (Mr. Ward)
then asked for no more at their hands than they had voluntarily
p-offerred to Mr. Wilson; and if they accorded to him this, he could
st,aure them that he would be faithful and assiduous in their service.
(Cheers.) Ile then thanked them cordially for the manner in which
they had heard him, and declared, that whether they placed him
hereafter at the top or at the bottom of the poll, he had received
elready such marks of their kindness, as he should recollect wih
pleasure to the latest period of his lift. The Honourable Gentleman
retired amidst contioued cheers.

The proper Officer then P;l—up the names of the different can-
didates, in order to take the sense of the Livery by a sheer of hands,
commencing with that or the Lord Mayor, in whose favour a con.
siderable number held up their hands. Alderman Wood came
next In rotation, and an immense shew was made in his support.
Alderman Waithman was next, and had a 4 ill greater number ; as
had also Alderman Thompson, in whose favour the electors seemed
to be almost unanimous. Mr. Ward had nearly as larger' shew
of hands as Alderman Wood, and Alderm in (Jarrett appeared to
have about as many supporters as the Lord Mayor.
The Sheriffs, alter a short consultation, declared the election to
have fallen upon Alderman Thompoots, Alderman Waithman,
Alderman Wood, and Wm. Ward, Req.
Alderman Bnowx then demanded a poll on the part of Alder.
man Garrett ; and Mr. Deputy Routh also demanded a poll upon
the part of the Lord Mayor.
The Sheriffi then announced that the poll should be opened at
half.past three o'clock, and close at half-past four.
The poll then proceeded, and the numbers on the return were, f^r
Alderman Waithman - 131 Lord Mayor . - . 100
Thompson - 123 Mr. Ward . . . 82
- Wood - - 117 Alderman Garrett . . 32
When the numbers had been announced, and the consequent
cheers subsided,
Mr. Aldert..an WAITEIMATZ said, he could assure the gentlemen
of the Livery that the high gratification which he experienced from
the unexpected circumstance of his name being at the head of the
poll, did not arise from the mere fact of the numb es being in his
favour; but as he lately told them that he depended solely on public
opinion, and had not interested himself in the manner which might
have forced such anisaue, he therefore considered it as matter of great
pride to be at the head of the poll. as it evinced that the public
opinion was in his favour; and from the enthusiastic applause
which foliowell the announcement of the poll, he could non doubt
of the order of feeling which' prevailed towards Aim. fie believed
that none of his opponents could or ever did impute to him the
promo len of his private interest at the expense of the public. JO
whe her his motives were well or ill designed, he never contemplated
his own interest in a public capacity. The tact of his being at the
bead of the poll was in itself no cause of triumph, but, connected its
it was with public concerns, with public freedom, and with Vie in-
terests of the public at large, afforded great cause of congrstulatitli.
(Cheers.) lie professed himself only on instrument in their limit,
to express their feelings; and he would therefore hike leave to ask
them that they would allow him to give them a little advice, whkh
would be directed solely to insure them a complete triumph. lie
would therefore recommend to them, when they wont out, to exert
themselves so as to bring forward those friends, whose acres would
render their victory more triumphant. Saturday was an inauspi-
cious day for a popular candidate, as the persons on whose votes he
relied were then too much occupied by necessary business to be abs
to attend at the hustings. He might therefore expect that he would
to.morrow lose ground, but he hoped that the exertions of hit
friends would counteract such an effect. He had devoted his existence
to the promotion of free trade, and he thought it very armor,
when the !louse of Commons hail agreed in the prinespla, that so
many Members who composed part of its body should he found
concerned and mixed up in those jobs that were calculated to tic.
stroy that freedom of trade which they approved by their votes, and
thereby contradict themselves and injure the interests of the coo.
triunity. (Loud cheers.) He need not insist on ti a fact that he had
devoted himself to the suppression and exposure of those specula-
tiring, for he might truly assert that if he had been inclined to enrolee
in the system of shares, he would have pocketed a great deal of
money. He was the first man In or out of Parliament who de-
nounced the system. The triumph which they were to achieve was
one of truth and justice and under the best minelples of the Con-
stitution; and he horse' that they we uld act according to such sen-
timents. If they id not do what they were bound to do, anti
which he was sure was their intention, they could only blame.
themselves, and have no reason in future to cotnplaiu of the
renewal of jobs and speculations, because it depended on them
to return Members of adverse principles. Another duty he would
recommend to them was the exertion of activity, and the brief-
ing forward of their friends.
When the loud and reiterated cheers which followed the our-
thy Alderman's address had in some degree subsided,
.Mr. Alderman Tilostesox addressed the Meeting. and said
that he would not delay the gentlemen prevent, but he was ans.
sous to express the pride and gratification which he felt at the
distinguished support which he had received, Lie hoped, however,