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ino*la harms!.
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51r. 3la• lfen:leatian 10:161.0i s''' I
ressoloomn, for which, at. 1 sloe hollowing rhea, See
Illhlerliselliee.t in amyl, r 'moon.
Mr. Tuft v Ite.•waeleatt to we Wets' 1111 I'ierlanaibermnkeno
Oldie Report of doe trade with China, and he wand they Ili 1,•
till the end of the limn India Conipany's chatter before any thing
could be done on doe point f hie great pond hail, I"'w"v''•• beau
gained, sm. the trade with Clooa being carried on direct No the
aflothrs. thatearl of veosele coming to Eng'anol first, by s,hirh
course the I;otited Shall% gained en 9;1,0 at lalitatitage. Alr. Wan.
chard looped that as the same priociples applied to the tt.sofe be-
tween China and the Continent or Europe, a • 'lac course •A to
that trade wadi, be adopted. Ile then adverted to the nettasity of
assisting floe Sestorit's Hospital Fund.
M. Iltuust. v. observed, that Mr. Blanchard had stated that he
feared the general question as to the China trade must stand over
tall the chow of dor C...,,parie• charter ; but lie hoped the meeting
would not rest sueirtied with the present soave of things with reganl •
to India-Midi vessels. It would be recollected that the coil-tat of
life iintish shipowirra to the almissirn of India-built vessels to all
the privileges reiroyeal by ships built in this country, was given
upon the aitaier.tanoting, th.at, in retort., they welt to h'• allowed
to pa, animate in c with the homer, in the coasting and
general trade in the In olia•I Srai. It appeared, hurrser, that tbr
I;""ttntlrot ilia lint (14-1 itself authorised en grant its licences
to trade between I and China, to any vessel not °worst by a
tinder rest lent nn lod;a. Ile (31r. Iturkle) hoped that titivation,
winch leal no n.ur la justice in it, would not he lust sight
TIM assured the Gentleman that the Committee
aa.nlot pct sot in lamellas possible.
Mr. FErdit ‘i.s. alludes( to the merchant seamen paying gob a
man to Greenwich !hospital, wlsorli went to the national settire,
anal was POI irlieritril to the itirrelliult 'terrier. Tlats war Mateyo'.
11..t0t tit (toe sixpence for the 51erchant Seamen's latinition.
31r. 31 a, it lIL Called the anent 1./II of the meeting to tbe lands of
iln I :9"1". tr., I.' said that it hail been caustentiary to 111• Is to this
ling the 'lair of the tannic, but that last year be haul not slated
to it., so. The pl•tin fun was, that airy were SO lisle that he %.11S
...Ironed to make them public. It aliactld br recollected that this
Saintly dal snot ae for liar shopowiters of Landon but tor the
aggro gate number of eltipowiwrs of all ports, and therefore all
prgbt n, eistairdoode In it. Tit.: disbursements of the present pat
ow! 1,. 7d. The tomato; that the Csonnoitter had of missing
those dirbasratonta wave 711.,leaving a deficit of 27ti/.
lieardea arrears of laatlyear'a Stilt/UM, 01 1411/., making in all
above 4 41111 . then proc-roled to show, by docoments and other•
wee, Ilse benefits that shipowners had donned flung the Ltlintlri
and ritertiotis of the Common ice. and concluded by urging the meet-
log not to suffer permits who neural gratuitously to be left
in the larch. lie particularly adverted to the efforts of their
Secretary, Mr. Cock, and chararterianal them as stand erahous and
indefatigable. Its conclusion he ntaimaisted, that if the C 0000000 litter
had existed at the time of the illro,lalin addle docks the ship.
owners smithd nut now he loaded Will the duties they had to pay.
51r. it rt. ES PIE begged for a non:ow to &ill the attention of
the meeting to a sublet I now a ;MIMI deal talked about, and put
In a train, for posoiwmuses have been published ; he alluded to the
docks on the River Thames, which it was proposed to I . and it
was, he understood, intended to apply to Parliament nest S.-1111101i
to make the rhinos of those docks compulsory. The fatal Untie
were alarmed at the idea of being ladled to unload In norkl,
anal had determined to resist any 111111 attempt. They hall had am
interview will the Shipowners' Committee, who informed them
that they had not yet taken any step tie the husincs, hot that they
walla' resist any compulsory measure fur unloading ycnsels in the
ducks. _

Mr. Pow Lys thought that the thanks of the meeting were due
to his 31ajesty's 311:.iaten. for the liberal and enlightened course 1.1
policy they were pursuing as to trade, and for having the Derma-
hou 'ewe so perfectly clear, that our shipowner might make his
shipmaster utideratand the whittle tendency ni them in a week. Iln
the Ist January 11125, the operation of these laws will cm 00000 eine,
and it was to Ina 31ajnty's Ministers they were indebted fur this
great all VLMange.
511%1'104 IC stated, that their Report did not allude to the Board
of Cummins. The ince was, every thing haul gone on so aninothly
and satistietturily with that Roan', and they haul been treated with
so much courtesy by it, having attention paid to all their requests,
that there was no opportunity, as a point of business, which alone
tumid enter into the Report, to advert in any way to that board ;
but at the same time the thanks of the wetting were strictly due to
die Members of it.

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'llotka bring Toted the l'ommittee and Chair, the meeting broke
p about four o'clock.

CITY ELECTION.

WARD OF FARRISODON IVITHOUT,

...........
The election of members of the Common Council fur this Ward
closed yesterday. It had been continued for three successive days,
with very earnest Mims, by the friends of the respective candidates.
The body of the Church was crowded to caress at four o'clock, ir.
111111104111 awaitsl of the announcement of the successful candidates.

At live o'clock A Mfrsnen 'Waithinan, at totripanied by the Can.
thilates, entered the Church. A longer delay than usual luok
Owe in adjusting and reguLting the lists of the voters.
Alderman W•tT II St AN, on taking the 'hair, congratulated the
Ward on the general spirit sit harmony that bud pievailed in con-
ducting the late election ; iadnd lie did not remember, on any
former 111T3•i011 of a contested elect ton, to hare oliserved an little
asperity, aril an much peontrieiv, and MI much good feeling evinced
both by the candidates and their respective atipt otters. Meat,
hear.) lle hoped that Me good oriel that characterized the cum.
'inurement of the election, and the continuance of it, would mark
their conduct tin the present lle woad Tiread over the
113111111 of the roa,dnfatt-,with the ',nuttier of votes :dumbed to the
name sits exit estithil.ite ; attil lie would then announce to them on
whom for choice its the Wardmitte had fallen. The Clan-man
_ .

proceeded to teal the moues, whi
Ittottrrworth - . 431 '
• Tiattat 5'23
Itt-evra . 470
Itl•rkrt . - 401
I *ribitke _ 41,1,
Vale - 412
Tavlor . - - let I
Iwa, 377
Southgate - -
linflith• - J7l

•1i stood in Ow following order -
Savage - 302
Patten - 31;11
Ileckwuth - - 651
Hobert* - - -
. . . 343
Young - - - MIO
•Torner - . - 32.1
Ilansara - - 30'2
• Ranisliaw -

- - ,
The election was declared to have fallen on the sixteen first can-
tliolates ; Mr. Turn. r and Mr. Hansard, former members of the
1111 l :a Council, and 3lr. Hauoshaw, a new candidate, were the
rejected candidate .
Mr. )11ITTrI1W011T11 faille forward first to address the Ward_
none. Ile was received with very gooneral approbation. Ile beg.
Keil to return his best and warmer,: thanks for doe very kind manner
in which be had been received by every elector during the late
rant-at -to leis friends hit most marked and particular thanks were
clue It was unnecessary at that honor, to repeat those principles
' wdoi:11 had recommended him to the favour and support he had met
with. Ile would refer, as a testimony of their approolostiun of his ,
conduct, to the prowl station lie held at the head of tilt pull.
(Ilear, hear.) This signal advancement he owed, nut to any
el nos of his own, hot to the kind. anxious, sod persevering en. '
olcavours of his friends. In tiro persever.usce he besought them
not to darken; and they ought be always co:ditto:l of exercising
it with simolsr success ill the •111 Or their privileges and Mile
proodenec. The result was alike glorious to them
and honourable to loins. Perhaps it was I 'natter of some regret
that the choice had fallen MI ill 1:11iltidlIA vu unworthy. (Cries of

.
" No, nor') At all events, hr would discharge the ditties of the
honourable place they had assigned him fairly. perseveringly. and
rcalonsly. on all excisions. (Ilear, hear.l Ile would tint be tor.
getful of the ninscientionslio.charge of his duties uti great public
questions, but he would, at the same time, hear in mind that he
owed a special duty of watchfulness and attrition to the interests
of those who hod invested him in the high and honourable cha-
racter in which he was that day clothed. To those members of the
War titote who had supported lino, as well as to those who had
not. he would sledge himself that the would he ever found at his
post. ready to render any service in his power. (Applause.)
Mr. Tier. Es nest odor sal the Wardinute to the following
effect :.—lt is oath feelitiga of the highest gratification and pride
that I contentplete the result of the meant, dcet.uu. To tind my-
self phe•cil, the first occasion of 'Aiming your suffragist, in the
present distinenished station I occupy, exceeils the utmost stretch
of my ambitiim. It is to me a proof of lour unequivocal approba-
tion of the principles on which I solicited your support. and as I
ilceLtred myself to bells. party man. I cannot otherwise account for
it than by the. feet that the great majority of the electors of this ward
disapproved of the extremist to which potty spirt 11$1‘1 been curied
amongst ms. dicer, hear). Personal tnetit of mine did nut en-
title me to the liberal support I have received. To a greater part
of those who have sustained me 1 was personally unknown. no
that I can only account for it on the ground of your approbation
of my principles' and sentiments. In refening to the distinguished
place obeli the pll, to which, your suffrages have raised me, I
cannot hut feel that I am greatly indebted for it, to the Limon'.
stnnee—to hie the gratifying drettisetainee—of having magic a stand
against an illiberal and inquisitorial practice that hart been carried on
for too many trims in this Ward taliplaisae and alight ilitiapproha.
tionl, by men, who, under the pretence of patriotism and liberality.
Fact lac intolerance and tyranny. I lewd applause from one side of
the Meetiitg, returned by loud disapprobation on the other). They
are a party rho ate 1111,111 g 11V 1:1i1f talents, but by their conduct
would ffltllCC this extensive Ward to a rlllllO.l 11111%/Ugll. They ex-
creter a proseriptinn as to whom II .y will exclude, mud whom they
will put in -." whuni they please the.. have set up. and shout they
please they have set dnwn. • They hay dictated to the electors,
and they have even alienated to members of the Common
Council die conduct they are to adopt in that capacity. ramp
wt.o hare disobeyed their mandates they here marked out as
viitims. We have had a rehm of tenor over us ; but thank,
to the good men of riffil/g1.1041. there is now an end of
it. Tl., Mown up. ((cheer,. mingled with iiisirt.)
daipe.t.ttetTr. never more
It is destroyed, and its fratmients are
to be reunited. (('heers.) With professions of ;mtrititisiti and
Itheralite our ears have b:en thothed even to satiety ; but we have
1.141111111i:111V of those men whose prorvssiong were loudest and most
vehement in sappert 01 I. berty. evince the say reverse 01 those pro_
leashing by their condom. (Hear. hear.) Honoured as I have
been lir voile distinguishol support, permit me to repeat in sub-
stance what I hive Wore submitted to you, and by • hat rule am
conduct in your 'nein.. I again
p determined to regulate my üblic
repeat, its the distil:dem tern's. I am no rrty_uira:lirsdefer.h.
think rih t
netted to is.l 'curling my 1111,11 eons tett. nof
come hefoye me In the discharge
mil the fieVrral ipiesthets that mar I
testily duties—to act honestly. rintsic utt,s_lill to age
to my conscientious conviction of hat gh vstit .)
neat tetumiation appears
Ash, !Merin, I will .41.0cmc "10 Pr*".:
to me ro lc
rity it happuless of nesUlmd,-
pr.orroc the
to effect cortectsone
mop-Jr:ment, Nog.:
Ow of a bu. . an, to