The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-25 00:00:00

ELECTION OF SHERIFFS.

Yesterday the Liverymen of London assembled at the Guildhall,
for the purpose of choosing the Sheriffs and other officers for the
ensuing year.
.Mr. FAVELL stated to the Court the purpose for which they
ware assembled. He then begged to say a few words to them con-
cerning two gentlemen well known to them, he meant Mr. Alder.
ran Crowder and Mr. Kelly, who might have been expected to he
elected to serve as sheriffs for the ensuing year; but on account of
particular circumstances, he was authorised, by them, to beg of the
Liverymen of the city of London not to elect them on this occasion.
tic therefore begged to propose in their stead Messrs. Dove and
Hurd, both well known to most of them.
Mr. Dixo'N felt satisfied, that as Mr. /3 ltlennan Crowder and Mr.
Kelly wished for mother year's indulgence, that it would be
granted to them by the Livery. With respect to the two gentlemen
proposed in their stead, he hail no doubt they were respectable
men ; but as for being well known, he must deny it; as he, al-
though an old einem, knew nothing of them ; and, he had no
doubt, that was who the csse with by far the greater number of
liverymen present.
A person, whose name we could not learn, here rose to speak
against Mr. Dore, as being a tyrannical master; but the hisses be.
came so loud, that he was obliged to discontinue.
The RECORDER then put the question—whether 3lessre. Crow.
der pnd Kelly, or Messrs. Stringer and Rundell, should be elected.
No hands were held up for the two first, but for the latter there
was a show for each of about one-fifth of the liverymen in the Hall.
On Mr. Hurd being proposed by the Recorder.
Mr. Unice attempted to address the Livery, but was called to
order by Mr. Sheriff Brown, who said it could not be allowed in
that stage of the proceedings.
Mr. Hurd was theu put, and a considerable show of hands ap-
peared, as alms for Mr. Dove.
The COMMON SERGEANT then announced that, in the opinion
of the Sheriffs, Messrs. Hurd anti Dove were elected.
Mr. Sheriff Baowx informed the Court, that a poll hsd been
demasdn! for 3lesars. Martin and Woolley, as also for Messrs.
Hurd anti Dove. _ _

Polling for one hour commenced at three o'clock, and on casting
np the same the numbers were—
Mr. Dove - 421 Mr. Martin - 4
Mr. Hurd. . . 301 Mr. Woolley - - 4
The other <ACM for the ensuing year were then chosen. The
Report was then carried up to the Court of Aldermen.
AUDITING THE ACCOUNTS.
.

On the andit;;;;;CWuniaieinieTtlieeion,
flu Kr again attempted to address the Hall; but ft was in.
timated to him that that was not the time.
The accounts were then read over by C. J. Hureombe, Esq.
after which
Mr. Huxr came forward. When he had done himself the ho-
nour to attend their meeting last year, after the accounts had been
read he had moved that they should be published. The motion
was carried by them, but the resolution had, to the best of his
knowledge, never been put in execution. When he first came here
this morning, he was told that he was not to be admitted—that
particular orders had been given to exclude him • but he had, ne.
vertheless, by a little patience, at last got in. %'hen the election
of officers was finished, the auditors' accounts were expected,
but none were produced ; and they would have gobe without hear-
ing anything of them, had not Mr. Samuel Dixon, wbo was al-
ways ready to stand up for what was proper (a laugh), said, that if
the accounts were not read now, he did not know when they could.
They had been read to them; but he (Mr. Hunt) would ask them
if they understood them ? (Cries of " No.") He did not know
whose duty it was to lay the accounts before them ; but fie thought
nothing could be more rational than the vote they had passed for
their publication. When Dlr. Dixon had spoken of the necessity
of producing the accounts, be heard a gentleman behind him say,
what a mesa he had brought them into ! He did not see how that
could be, as he believed it was customary for the accounts to be
read. To be sure, it mattered very little whether they were read at
all, if they did not understand them. He should therefore move
that the question be put, whether their resolution was to be carried
into effect ? He had wished to speak to them concerning one of the
candidates ; but as he was not aware of the forms of proceeding,
he had not been able to do so.

?tr. PEIRIE (of the Old Jewry) seconded Mr. Hunt's motion.

It was then ;lust and carried nearly unanimously.
The Resolution was then read from the book of the proceedings
in which it was inserted last year—" Resolved—That the su-
ditors' accounts, just read, be printed for the use of the Livery, so
that each membet may have a copy."
31r. II t. NT-It was said behind him, that it would be neceessry
to print 60,OdOcopies,and the expense was talked of, but he himself
would engage to have 111,000 printed for IL (Cheers and laughter.)
It was true, Air. Dixon said, the city printer would not do it for
that ; but he would undertake to pay for all it might cost above IL
choosing his own printer. But even supposing it should come to
101. it would be defrayed by merely saving the salt used even at I
one of their snug feasts in a corner, much more one of the great
gormandising. meetings which sometimes took place. The Cor-
poration had in its hands plenty of their money, for it was their
money, and the Corporation was only the trustee, and why were
they to be insulted ? Any other resolution would have been
carried into effect and plenty of money found. It was a mockery to
hare accounts read, and not understand them; they should hall
printed, that they might have leisure to examine them at home.
lie, therefore, repeated his motion, If any body would ►econd it.
111 r. PARE IN s—l second that, Sir. (Laughter.)
The resolution was then put and carried, orally unanimously.