The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-06 00:00:00

ELECT/ON OF LORD MAYOR.

FIFTH DAT.

At the close of the poll yesterday, the numbers
were es follow :

For Mr. Alderntos Bridges....... 2,771
Mr. Alderman W00d......... 1.2117
Mr. Alderman Thorp 1,8430
As soon as the oitimbrro were amounted loud
hisses and other smirks of popular displeasure en-
sued. Mr. Sheriff PARKINS came forward, to re-
torts thanks tor the orderly mud proper conduct of
the Livery.
Mr. Samuel. Dixod, amid loud and almost
'meriting hisses, then stood forward, mid said,
that, in the absence of Alderman Bridget, he re-
tionied thanks to the. Livrryineu, for the high place
in which they put him at the bead of the pull.
Mr. WILLIAMS, amid an uproar which rendered
him almost entirely imiuditile, said he came before
the Livery to explain Ins conduct as it regarded
Mr. Pearson. The first day of the election he re-
ceived a letter horn a Gentlemen. which stated that
he heard Mr. Pearson's brother ray. that Mr. Pear.
son was 1111 wider and 'she-nor of sedition. Mr.
Peluso'', in a very unhandsome simmer, lied yesteo.
day, in his (Mr. Williams's) absence, made a charge
againot him : he had the letter, used if Mr. Perinu
was able to defend himself, lie might come forward
and confute him. Upon this point' he hoped he
had said enough.—(Cries t/" IVs, you have said
nothing.")—He would only say, that he congratu-
toted them on the present state of the poll.—(Lead
hisses and applause.)
Mr. STEPHZIIS said, he would not enter into the
defeiice of Mr. Pearson ; that Gentleman wail able
to defend himself. lie would, however, state, that
he saw Mr. Pearson yesterday morning, who told
him that he would go to the hustings to rebut the
charge brought forward against him by Mr. Wil-
. hams. He (Mr. Stephens) told I. that Mr. Wil-
liams would be uts the busting,. Mr. Pearson
accordingly repaired to the hustings, but Mr. Wil-
liams disappeared. IVliether Mr. Williams knew
that Mr. Pearson was coming. and in consequence
retired, lie would nut say—/Cries olf " He did.")
—One thing, however, lie could state, it was. that
Mr. Williams might speak in security, for Mr.
Pearson left town that morning for Manchester.
—(Mr. Williams here said, "Then I will Mei hint
here i•-marrow."— Load lasighter.)—Mr. Stephens
resumed—Mr. Williams ls.,d said that Alderman
Bndges was sit the head of the poll ; bat he (Mr.
Stephens) would say that their situation was. not-
withstanding. a triumphant one.—/A laugh by the
friends of Alderman Bridges.)—He would repeat
It was a most triumphant iiiturtiou. his would call
on the lives and fortunes mess to recollect that
no less thou 1,897 honest votes were on the side of
independence. It was not a contest for the elec-
tion of • Member of Parliament in which they
were engaged. but it was a struggle to ex-
plode the injurious system of rotation. Nearly
1,900 iiidepeodvnt citizens decided that it ought to
be exploded, and let them recollect that this could
not be even contemplated ten years ap.—(Ap•
plasse.)—The last speaker appeared to him like
one who lived in • former age—who bad now no
individual existence.—(4 lasigh.l—lf he were seat
to Chins he would prove • great auxiliary to the
antiquities of that country.—(A laugh.)—He did
not en after all that their oppooente had much to
boost or. He had obesreed during the day, • de-
' cent lookisig- mail. iiiiidg op to vote. The lives
and fonder,' • Ewa next him said, " Watch that
man. he will vote for Thorp and Wood." Imme-
diately after a man came up of shabby appearance.
" He. certainly," said they, " will vote for us,"
lie did vote for them. They thanked him. sad
said, " See what a bold fellow he is !" In fact, the
friends on the side of indepetideace feel that. in
ivoting. they perform the duties of citizens; but
the voters at the other side invariably, he observed.
tuns up their eyes to the hustings. boping to catch
the mimic, of Alderman Bridges, Mr. Samuel
IDimas. dr some of the party ; they then barred
sigtilleeotty. as much es to say. " You see 1 am
doing you . faVoor. sad I will expect that you will
retorn the comphasent."--(4 lalfgh•l—Wiwn he i
considered the eVertious that had been made, and
the arts that had been used by the friends of Al-
derman Bridges, he wok ktely ditonished that the
friends of it/dependant Sppaired so numerous.
Should Alderman Bridges eacreed, he would hope
that be would net form hie coesitiret on the advice of
the last speaker ; be wadi not consider him-
self the Lord sad htester, the Tyrant of the
City ; and its the gent .of his being elevated
to the proud situation' of Mier Magistrate, should
be discharge hie duty. sad wen watch Esker the
rights and liberties 4. ilia mt ci4o,49—b•
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that he hail done more thin was expected...-(4p.
please./—lt was necessary for him to soy, that for
the first two days no exertion, no canes.* whatever
was mode on behalf of Aldermen Wood and
Thorp—no idea on the part of their friends woo
entertained of soliciting • single vose.--(Alipiasise.f
—They wished to let freemen go Freely forward
unsolicited by any other than the piblit coll.—
/Load applause.)—They found, however, that the
greatest exertions were made on behalf of Alder-
man Bridges--aud they did not solicit votes until
it was too late.—(4 laugh b Aldermen Bridges's
friends.)—As it was, their success was great, and
he trusted the day was not far distorts when no
private solicitation would avail, hat when public
men would find support on public grounds alone—
the, isiderd might corruption hold down i►s head
abashed and humbled, mud public liberty rest on
s sure fonniiattou.—(Applause.)
The business of the Hall was then adjourned to
allot o'clock to-roorrow (this dry) morning. and the
crowd, which seemed as numerous and as Noxious
as on any of the preceding days of the Election,
quietly dispersed.

141 REIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, OCTOBER Ct.
The new Queen of Spain was to arrive at Pau
the vgin ult.

MADRID. SEPTILMIIMI 21.
The Supreme Council °IC:A.1111r, on the 10th of
this month, registered an order of the King, corn.
m•oicated by the Duke de l'lnflintado, President
of the Council and Minister of Grace and Justice,
commanding the establishment in the capital of
• school on the Lincasterian plan. This school
is to rrrrr as a model for all the other schools which
it is the King's pleasure shnuld he established
throughout the kingdom. Dis Majesty has ap-
pointed the Duke de l'luftintado. the Doke. de
Montentar ■od de Villahermosa, the Marquis de
Crrslbn de Santa Crux, the Dukes de Medina.
Celt, de S4ll Frutland°, and others, to superintend
these several eslabliihments. lie has also forbidden
all tribunals, earporations, and oilier persons to
whom the laws of the kingdom confide the care of
public educ.ttion, to Interfere with this Lanicasterian
system of instruction. and has appointed Don Juan
Kearney, with a salary of 10,000 reels, as director
of the facultative pa►t of the system.
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CADIZ. 4EPrialitiß 14.

The malady has been decidedly declared here by
the physicians. The General in Chief, Calleja,
has left the town. The rudders have been taken
from all the ships in the harbour, and no passports
will be issued fur travelling eillier by sea or laud.
The corvette of war Maria Francisco arrived
here.* the lith, with a convoy from the Havennah,
which she Left ou the god) of July. The yellow
fever had up to thei, period made great ravages in
the island.

The death of Genera! Osorio is anoounced—he
who was defeated at the battle of Nlaypo, in Chili.
by General San Madill, CMUnianding the army of
iloemos Ayres. The mortality still cootinues in the
Island of Leon. Isi Cadiz thirty-inie persons died
yesterday.