The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-10 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

Tht• MM. Mrs. Smith, from 11:11114114ir,* to Mr. Aida
Smith's house, in Berke ey-street.
B. Kinpton, Esq. from Cheltenham, to his house at Russ.. •
J ante • Sibbald, El to his house is Upper Harley •enett.
laugh Blrton. form Ter ickonlum, at Stean:rs,t-st,-
Mr. and Mrs. Cmlibert and tiotaiiy, fro.n then se.t is
ford.ii ire, to th fir boa-e in limkelm..var
Tire Hon. I. Forbes, fr..m Elinhergh, at Fitzray-le .rc.
Lord John Tawasher.d, at his house in Queen Ann-street.

677ILDHALL.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at
C uildhall, at which were present the LORD MAYOR,
fifteen Aldermen, Rscottota, and SHERI, rs.
The Court ordered the Bread to be raised half an
assize; the price of the quartern-loaf, wheaten, will
then be one shilling and a farthing, and household
ten-pence three-farihings.
The Court ordered 7,9001. Orphan Stock, to be
said offend annihilated, and six months notice to
be given to the Proprietors thereof.
The usual precepts for Lord Mayor's Day next
were ordered to be issued.

The Court appointed the Eleaion for Searchers
and Sealer of Leather, for Leadenhall.market, to
tale: place at the next Court.

ELECTION OF A LORD MAYOR.

Yesterday. according to adjournment, the She-
riffs attended the Common Hall, at one o'clock, in
order to announce to the Livery the two Aldermen
who had the majority of votes for a LORD MAYOR,
fir the year ensuing. The usual proclamation
Laving been made;
he COMMON StRJRAHT (Mr. Knowlys) came
hire-aril, and informed the Livery, that the Sheriff.
declared the votes given for the several Aldermen
put in nomination fer the office of LORD MAYOR,
for the year ensuing, were as follow :
Fur Mr. Mieratan Perchard sass
Shaw
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and they were therefore of opinion, that the choice
of the Livery had fallen on Peter Perchard, Esq.
and James Shaw, Esq. as the two to be returned to
the Lotto M von and Aldermen, for their choice of
one of them as LORD MAYOR for the ensuing year.
The Sheriffs proceeded accordingly to the Court
of Aldermen to make the return; and in about half
an hour they came back to the Hustings, attended by
the LORD MAYOR, with Mr. Alderman Perchard on
his left hand, as LORD MAYOR clef followed by
several Aldermen in their gowns. After the usual
ceremony of severally saluting the Livery:
The !temente came forward on the Hustings
and said, that in pursuance of the numbers which
bad been declared to them by the Common Serjeant,
the Sheriffs had proceeded to the Court of Alder-
men, and returned Peter Perchard, Esq. Alderman
and goldsmith, and James Shaw, Esq. Alderman
and scrivener, for their choice of one of them ; and
theelation of the Loan MA Yon and Aldermen had
fallen on Peter Perchard, Esq. Alderman and gold-
smith, to serve the office of LORD MA for the
ensuing year.—( Lead and genera/ plasids.,
Mr. Alderman PERCHARD then cam- forward,
and being invested by the proper officers with the-
gold chain, and other insignia of office, he addressed
the Livery, saying, that being very little used to
speak in public, and especially before so numerme.
and awful an assembly, he found his feelings in
such a state of anxiety and agitation, that he feared
it would not be in his power to express hirosi If
distioelly. IL' hoped. therefore, the Livery wiitild
be so fee indulgent to his weakors as to permit him
tot-rad what he wished to say to them. Phis being
granted by loud ai.d universal applause, he pro-
ceeded to read to the foliowing puree): t ;
" Gentlemen of the livery—Duty and inclina-
tion both prompt me to come forward and address
you on the present occasion, in a style divested of any
ornament, being assured, that the language of a
grateful heart will ever be most acceptable to the
worthy Livery of London. I beg leave, Gentlemen,
to return you my warmest and most sincere thanks,
for the great honour you have conferred on me by this
your nomination. anclmy consequent eleolinn to the
high and imps's:nut nice of First Magistrate of the
City of London. At the very advanced period of
life to which I have now arrived, I feel very con-
scious that I may be wanting in those numerous Abi-
lities requisite to the discharge of so awful and mo-
mentous a duty, and I shall, therefore, enter on it
with the greatest anxiety. At the same time I feel
infinite consolation from your well-known lil,erahry,
and assure myself you will not fail to make every
reasonable allowance, and not expec greater efforts
and exertions from me than the advanced period of
ray age will allow me to perform. I have, in look-
ing around me, a still further consolation to see so
many gentlemen of great and eckeowledged abili-
ties, who heve filled the Office of Chief Magistrate
with so much hotiOur to themselves and advantage
to the public, who will be ever ready to give me
every aid and assistance in the execution of my ar-
duous undertaking; and if it should please Divine
Providence to spare me to the termination of that
oilier which I am called on this day to fill. you may
rely on it, I will never cease to use my best endea-
vours to render myself worthy the high honour you
have thus conferred oa me.— (I!priverial applause.)
"It was late in life, Gentlemen, before I was called
on to represent the Ward over which I have the
honour to preside, and in which I have lived in
frieedship and good fellowship for nearly half a
.elitury. About six years ago, you raised me to
the Magistracy. and I was then most highly grati-
tied by the flattering manner in which I was cleeted,
and though it was late in life, yet I never repined
thereet ; because, I was always of opinion that you
"err the best judges, when any man becomes en-
titled to your favour, which 1 shall ever hold in
chlul and grateful remembrance; and I hope,
:at a self-ape roving c mscience will impel and
ena'ule me to do every thing which my ditty re-
quires; for, it may be said, " that we cease to live,
when we cease to be of any use to the public."
Gentlemen, I once more request your acceptance of
my best thanks, and cannot omit the occasion of '
expressing here my warm and zealous attachment to
oar glorious Constitution, and my love and loyalty
to the best of Kings. Our excellent code of laws,
too, it shell ever be my study to support, and to
put into execution, c n all occasions. for the pub-
lic welfare, by fostering and protecting the real
and industrious' poor, and prose,. utiag end punish-
ing the idle, the disorderly, and those who hseak
nr fly in tee face of the I tae. Would CO God
it were in my power to do any particular Goo our to ,
the official garb I now WO.Ir ; b !t as it is nu;, I Cl.l
only assure you that 1 will nree r do any Onne
r •se ace it.
Gentlemen,
my AI prayer is t. at
Peace and prosperity may eves .e.t.tid you and this
our beloved cite."
This speech was receive I ss ith loud and univers
aPPleute ; etel ehe Cow.: seas immediately adjourn-
rid sta.

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