The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-17 00:00:00

CITY ELECUON.

Yesterday having been the day appointed for the
cui iiiii rut:einem of the Eiectiou of Representatives
to serve in the rostaing :is Alembers fur
the City of Landoll, the ileighbourhooil of Guild-
hail was ratty thronged by u mixed and contending
crowd of persons, actively cog get' iu canvassing
NMI sal:porting the pretensimis of the respective
Candidates. As this is osie of the vvry frw OtT4.
510113 %%hew the great balk of the people have not
only an opportunity, but also a prescriptive liceisse
for the indulgence of their opinion., it is almost sin-
necessary to say, tivit un this aces-too this privilege
was largely exercised, and sometimes not 111 the
coolest manner, in lielialf of the several Gentlenieli
who have offered thealSVlVeli as Candidates on the
preient occasion. Th,- facetious Baronet, Sir %Van.
Curtis, tried la vain the effect of his unceasisig good
humour us he pas-cd through the populace—he was
assailed aith wars of "Ha! Old habeas Corpus!
who sent all the people to prison ?"—r" Who always
voted fur corrupt Minkleo• ?"—" Who is the Go-
vernment flack ?" thee and a variety of
other homely but expressive phrases, the %Vorthy
Baronet was assailed, and he met them all with his
usual jocular expression of features. Mr. Alder-
-10411 Atkins was treated even with less ceremony.
Sir C. S. Hooter and Mr. ‘l'ilsois were received
with iiiiiigled applause and ; sins
Mr. Alarmists Tharp, Mr. Alderuviso Wood, awl
Air. Minimise', were received with laud awl re-
iterated uccianiations.

A hoot u'clor k x twit iiiii ober of pentium
had succeeded els fo:colg turir way olio
The Hall utis, ufter etuwaicsable ibtEctiliy, and ra-
ther a %%aim conflict a lilt the coicaaltica, eletired,
and then access was dewed to on !tenuous eiteept
lid th,ae were rigi.ll) eujuined by the
Alarahaltioria add cuitataltlet to Sedt udwtssiuu
thintigh their itapective hatchet. iu front of Guild-
kill. With great difficulty, and after toasty
Woggles. in the cuurst Ot wive+ raysiderable pet.

wind effort. mod much perseverance were male use
1 of by the Gentlemen who attended for the Public
Press to report the procetaltogs of the day, the. Re-
I porters succeeded, so r irly a. eleveas o'clock, ati ob-
tat' g inliiits,liiii to the Chain berbeete's 'afire, front
which there is a short 'visa lige immediately spewing
on the lasting.. Tllleol g la this passage they have
hitherto had access, all.l by an admission at tile laso-
oleo the I,reeil Maxtor Mid Corporation easter
through the !1011, they have gehetally had the gloat
fortune to get close under the speakers; but t ht otagh
route accident the door of this private passage was
slot opened xesterday, and the Reporters, after
using every rust to °labials any situation its which
they could hear the Candidate st, were at length
obliged, after much exhaustion and fatigue, to take
up (lie best position they could secure in the arena
'or Guildhall. and catch its they were able the 'pros
cerfliogs of the day. Icons the eatly part of winch
they were however entirely excluded, the business
haring been conimenced while they were wititaitg for
the usual admission through the Clietaiberlatie's
office, which, it was repest•dly said, would be ta, ro-
ad as ritloll as the Lord ,flavor ascended the bus-
! tangs. The departesse 1,
nifested leer pubhc advaettrge to the Reveille's, de-
prived us of the exercise of our ampule means for
giving, its we intended to she, the early proceedings
ota the hustings with titer usual fulleiess atiet impar-
tiality, and we reknit from giving the loose and ear
p.arte steamy-tits th it have reached its, lest we
should commit use unintentional injustlce.
At one o'clock, we utielerstand, the usual business
of the hustings was entered upon by the Sheriff"
and their proper Officers, in the form reqaired
by law.
Alderman Sir WM. CURTIS then came forward,
and. *Midst considerable applause and eltsappros
teatime, olfered himself, for the seventla time, as a
candidate fee: the honour of repsesent hag the City
of London in Parliament. Ile avowed I . self (as
we are informed) the friend of the rights and pri-
vileges of the City. and the steady supporter of
the British Constitution. As to the point of re.
ceivisig instructions. wlseaever their ',articular lute-
rests were in quern ~,,, he was always ready to re-
ceive them; but on general qtlelltiMils. lIIVOI villg
the great interests of the country at large, lie
moist, if be went into Parliament at all, go in free
and unshackled. Parliament was a deliberative
assembly. anal he coucetved it an absurdity that a
man should go in there disabled front exercising
his owes discretion.—( dpplonse and disapproba-
tion.)—Though a kw of the Livery °fleeted to he
angry, yet he thesught he saw the majority with
good-natured faces, and lie expected to thud them
on his poll-books hereafter.— ( Some laughter and
disapprobation.)
Alderman C. S. HUNTER said, the when he hail
list the honour of addressing them, he was pal the
situation of Chief Ma;p4ratet and had I three isiti-
mated ei desert- to aspire to the situation of bring
one of their Iteprestetstativcs ; eircumstancrs, how-
ever, had induced him to withdraw his pretensions,
though he had never ceased to look to that honour
during the six years that had elapsed as one a Inch
it would be the summit of his ambition to attain.
Ile ~,,,, aneitest to propose as (me of their Ite pre-
seistatives Mr. n'alson, a meicantile Gentlensata of
the first consideration, and one who was intimately
amp:tinted with the cummtrcial interests of the
City.
Mr. BLADES seconded this motion.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS came forward, and was
received with much disapprobation. Ile stated,
that lie would always fed a tattle in attending to
the connisercial interest* of the Cot, mod exeicis-
ing, to the brit of his j eatlges,east, the duties he might
have to preform.— ( A pplanse and disapprobation).
M. Alarmism %Vows was received with great
applause. Ile said, that professions were, he
trusted, quite unnecessary f• him on this occa-
sion of law again prebeutiog I , i 11l self before them as
a Candidate. They knew his character. What lie
had heretofore betel. lie would continue to be, and
they %night ever rely on leis leaved desire to pro.
mote the true inkiest* of his fellow.eitiz,o,s, and
the general prosperity of the country at large. Ile
should on all occasions be fouled the steady sup-
poi ter of the cusistitutiesisal privileges of the people,
and the usecomproanis'!isg enemy of corraptiom
wherever it attempted to tear its head —( Great
applanse.,l-11e would never conic forward glad tell
Ins ft llow.citizetts that lie disregarded their M-
orin:times. It would always he lair 'aside used plea-
burr to obey them, and the nioutent (if ever such a
moment should usefortooriely amen) when his con-
science rejected the ietstritei ions his fellow-eitteees*
tendered 10 him, that instant he would lie ready to
render back to tht-111 a seat Willeo Ile could 110 longer
hold with satisfactioti to himself sir utility to has
emeidoeleetri..—(l4/111 applause. j
Mr. Alderman Bitten titre' addressed the Livery,
and avowed the principles of reverential ettachinent
which he had usiiforsoly felt fur the gloriosa. Con-
stitution or th.,, eno,,i,r its Church and State, as
by law established. IL: w.es a decided enemy to
all inuovating or Itvelitog eleecteieses, and while he
should be always ready to stipp.ot :Hid assert the
just rights of the people, would not at the Annie
time lose :tight of the coicattestittv il orentgatsves--
Ile concluded with 'twinning Al r. A ide-rauan
Thorp.—(dl,/,,„5e.)
Mr. Aldermala THORP then come:airtahaiertl.,,amitidd
was received with loud plaudits. 'nee Wortley
A Iderieutis commenced by elating, t
ulwajs be found the-steady advocate of fieedoin of
speech and public liberty. lie would al.o pro-
mote, Ili far as in hint hat-, that sprites of lulu cost
COmllitUlloll4l Reform winch the stature of the
times required, and the public faecurit had a tight
to expect Gout tied bawls sit' the legi•let ell e. Ile
*would also struggle to eriostate the cometry iei that
prosperity which it had leerr.tufore cujoyed ill het ler
tittles. It was tot such grounds that he humbly
submitted Itititsalf to tl.e choice of the Livery.
He was bairn among diets, cud had Wets Lied au
their city to itiercasitiliikabds ; lac therefore trii-tad
lie should out 17) uhptep tied it.to the Couttiderst'w,i

of any gitestinit involvirr their commercial int,rs.st.,.
if they lionnoired hint by their approlsitinu, the,-
should ever final in It in a mitt zealots.. :mil 14111/11.114
to promote their hest int.-fists. Fle kid filed
among them several respeen•ilde civic offie,s. 3111
be ii•ltterell himself he had ali-rhargeil the s
attached to them. at least without reproach.
should :always find him a friend to their !awry and
independence.—((:real appliuse.)
.!r. Alderman GuooorttEat: then came
Ward, fir the purpose of propinatig Air, IV4IIII.
man. He hoped the Livery were folly sensi!i'e I,l'
the important duty which now alevidv,il mu
them, and of the opportunity they now hail of r, -
pairing the errors into which they had 1.131e1i by
not heretofore more rigorously inv:sligating the
merits of all those caladichttes ship solicited their
stiffrages.—(Applonse.)—They had nuts, mu free.
Writ, U 0014)113 opportunity of retiirvisig their
error, and he confidently !toyed that opportmoty
woind not be offered in vain. He hoped they would
at length do justice to themptlveslind their mois-
tly, and not suffer theitiselVes to hr rontron.al it
influenced in their choice of lielsresen,atives by
any interest bur their own.—(Lauri uppla.ose, (furl
cries of " We'll lake care of that.")-1 le hid to
propose for their choice a man of geniis and pa-
triotism—need he mention the mane of Nlr.
man, as that to which lie alluded ?
The Livery had for years seen his to-verfill nod
in-
dependent efforts in the public se vite—thev had
for twenty-five years witnessed his persevevii g
gles in the cause of liberty. Such a 11..13 was
surely entitled to their triumphant support,
(Great applause.)—He cordially anticip &led 11311
they would feel as much pride in rttniwoe, %Ir.
%%Trainman as their Representative as he now !elt ttr
proposing the choice of such a maim.—(Applanse.)
They must he aware of the influence they had tes
contend with, and the necessity of 'arenas ,ns ex, r-
tions in their own behalf, for their and Nlr.
man's interest were one and the same.— (Applause )
—The other Candidates had spoken for thein-e!ves,
Mr. Waithman would, of course, avail him-elf of
a similar opportunity to express his sentiment%
when his turn came. His cause was the cause df
fieedom and public liberty.—(Creut applause./
Mr. FAVELL, in seconding the motion for put-
ting Mr. Waldman in nomination, said, that it
was unnecessary for him to assure them that Use roan
now proposed would never suffer himisrlF to he
brow-beat by any Ministers. On the one vide he
would never be influenced by the ut:rchivatious of
violent men, nor on the other would lie ever .11i ilik
from being the firm rill' of the British Coustitu-
lion, and the uticompromisissg advocate of Brandi

litierty......( Applause.).
Mr. WattittstaN came forward to the front of the
hustings, hut was for some minutes isteiveisied. by
loud cheers, from addressing the Livery.
the applause subsided, he sold, that he 1, It it t.:e
happiest moment of his life, to be able cow to d--
scribe the 'sensations which their kind reception of
him this day excited in Isis mind, sad he hoped they
would consider with peculiar indulgence the sibiser-
vations which would fall from I'M' while I .bioul
under his present emotion. On all former thicastisis,,
he trusted, they found him possessed of coniage
enough to contend with his and their eiletnit
the sapportersuf corruption.—l cry (?)." We kauw
you of old, and your enemies fear yin." would
not on the present occasion touch upon the inerats
of the other Candidates. They were I I .itie the
Livery, who were alone competent to decide isiicm
then'. When he wrs not a candidate, he hail often
delivered his opinion on the public conduct tif
some tit' these Gentlemen. and it was now mho err-
vary fur him to repeat that opintosi.—(.4 t y of
" 1 hey know it eery well .' f—The tteutitr3 hail now
a right to expect that the Livery would discharge as
became them the important duty which they were
about to exercise—that they wouttl select is, is who
would consult the feelings and ititertats sif their
fellow-citizens, and not their own pertictil ir
sell-
iutrrest.—(Cries of " So we shall !")—.\luch hod
been said respecting instructions—lie had Is.fisi
declered that he would not press this or may oh h,. r
docanie too tar. In a representative, tiny must
necessarily confide much to his d:sert dun aid ju,fe-
mrut, as the legislative events arose on which I.e
was called to pronounce his individual eptiitissi ;
but if they bound him afterwards de uncut ;us jiistA-
meet, or, us intne frequently happelied, deficient in
integrity—(Applause, and a cry if •• Thai's the
point ."; ) then they had a right to call on its
their Representative, to take their *nest, &iciest's.
And where was the man who had a right to t, tai,.
his seat in defiance of the well-expi essesl judgment
of those who gave it to him, and say to Ms cons
tuents, " I disregard your advice, my own ut
is better than the united one of my tellow-citizenN?"
Such a man they had seen on the litiatings.--(.
plause. I—They had heard from some of the pre•riit
Candidates, both on this and former otca•ion,, that
they would to their last bleed' defend the Hi ins,'
Constitution, and yet these were the very men alit;
in the last l'arlisinesit, sacrificed to corrupt Minis-
ters the Act of Habeas Corpus, the great bulwro k
of this Constitution, fur which they profetoesl uu
hold such all ardent attachment.— (Greet opp/ante.)
While come of these men hell been its Porli,otisisii,
cou-
Constitution.
irihealoieet:
t,Haanh:rrialoteybeauptiamogll,klee.ceit/driiipoo.us Act had b
than een, with their
hfleerghel ur tau :orious Itevolutiun ill:es:1:f;
thls
chivalrousr these
yet, irtagtah'eu ev
of Alinistere, whose iastorinatios. Hefty (01111.,-
dicted, and a smiting' refutation of it t tideled at iise
bar of both Houser of Parliament, tn. v
without the slightest hesitation or r«seeee,ro susproid
the must important right which that gluritda• at.
volution achieved for the peuple.-lipploese.,
Su much for their sincerity to suppyrt inc
plea of the British Constatut.on or the Revolution of
1688. Then, ag..iti, what had beets their conduct
to mandril' the efficacy of the great ,
right to petition ?—H..d they out wen the petisioos
of the people front all quartets, iusistoting tediesa

k

for unparalleletlewrongs ond sufferings, di .sregsriled
by the House of Commons; avid had not these
Gentlemen to whom he alluded concurred with
that Adminirtration which rejected all inquiry into
live matter of these petitions? and yet what most
such candidates think of the feelings and COIIIIIIOII
sense of the Livery, when they had now the face to
unmr forward and talk of the Constitution of the
Lritiah Empire ?—(Loud mad reiterated plaudits.)
—Mach nail been elsewhere said of his (Mr.
Waithman's) station in life. lie was, elm), body
knew, but an humble Liveryman, and a man ii,
business in their City. By the rules of the City,
they knew that no man could open shop within its
I.ounillaries without first taking out his livery in
some rif their companies, often at a very great
esTwose. The moment he hail so qualified him-
self, lie was liable to be 'called on to fill
all the civic offices, no matter at what es-
!wow, inconvenience, and trouble—this was the
compelsory operation of his qualification, from
winch a citizen could loot, when called upon, shrink
So that the plain sense of the allusion to the slat'
iii life of such a man as himself was this, that he
may go through all the drudgery, expense, and re-
sponsibility of civic duties, bat when his inform*.
tiou and qualifications were matured by experience
rind long intercourse with his fellow-citizens, then
came the proper time to tell him, that though he
had /based the people frequently, he was incompe-
tent to seek the highest honour which it was in their
power to bestow. This was the gratitude of the
persons who talked of his station in life.—(Ap-
-pliasse.)--But, as was mice said of the Throne by a
glee Statesman, 14 that there was a power behind
the Throne greater than the Throne itself," so of
the Livery it might be said, that there was a power
hehiud them pester than the Livery itself; for
the very rota who dared attedspt to degrade people
its business, were yet obliged to come and qualify
among them before they could presume to appear on
the hustings as Candidates on an occasion of this kiwi.
With reference to his own pretensions, all he had
to say was, that he would continue to he what they
had always found him—a steady friend to the free-
dom and liberty of his countrymen. lie was now
in the hands of his fellow-citizens, and they would
divinee of hint as they pleased. Whatever
iiifitt-
roce, if any he had, among them, was the influ-
ence of public opinion—sod against, was arrayed
the undue interest of men who had grown great on
the capital of the people. Now was the time for
the people to assert their rights—to roes" their
best energies--and by an early poll to *hew their
opponents that they were determined to rescue the
City from the thraldom in which it had for so long •
time been plactd.--(Lend and continued plaudits.)

Mr. WILSON then came forward amid consider-
able clamour, which, added to the lowness of tone
in which the Gentleman spoke, and the unfavour-
able situation for hearing we occupied, prevented
us, we regret to say, from collecting his sentiments
so accurately as we should wish. He stated, that
in consequence of the invitation and solicitations of
a very great number of most respectable individuals,
be had been induced to offer himself as a Candidate
to represent their ancient City in Parliament. He
hoped he should not be accused of not having been
a member of the Livery. He trusted he should be
pardoned for saying that he did not conceive that
an esseutial, if he were in other respects qualified.
He was yet but little known to many of them; but
he was 'satisfied. that, should they confer on hint
such a mark of their approbation as to elect him to
serve iu Parliament, a faithful and zealous dis-
charge of the duties annexed to that high situation,
would, to a short time, render him better known.
As to his prineiples, be should always support the
Constitution of King, Lords, mid Commons, such
as it had been established at the glorious Revolu-
tion. He had appeared before them to solicit the
place rendered vacant by the resignation of their
late esteemed and respected Representative. Sir
.1. Shaw. If the Livery of London should send
lam into Parliamelit, he should make it his study
ti. ;;ice his vote in such a manner as to promote
their commercial interests, on the due support of
which so much depended the power and prosperity
of their City. Though he was not of their corpora-
tion. )et he did not appear before them as a
stranger : his father had beets a freeman of their
City. and Ise was therefore entitled to it by birth.-e-
Though he did not possess a gown, he had no ob-
jection to add the arduous duties it imposed to the
high honour he now aspired. if their favour should
render his suit fur the latter successful, nod if in
their opinion lie could undertake the office eon-
sisteotly with his situation its life, what he owed to
Isis family and his own physical strength. Ile put
himself into their bands, and thanked them most
cordially for the persevering support he had re-
ceived.

Mr. ROWCROVT then came forivatd, atiti paid,
rat the advice of his friends had induced him to
retire from the contest, as there did not seem to be
a•my went of candidates, the appearance of which.
united with the nattering opinions of many respect.
able Gentlemen, had originally induced I t•i ob-
trude his pretensions on the notice of the Livery.

The candidates were then •bout to be put in
nomination, when • young luau (whose name we
understood to be Downtwo) having procured en
elevuted situation among the crowd by the dint of
perseverance, and the utmost straining of liis lungs,
I armed attention for a few minutes. lie pro.
Gamed himself is friend to Parliamentary Reform,
and • decided enemy of corruption—exliorted
the Livery to en independent exercise of their
rights, which he said was at no period so necessary
as the present ; but at the same time to bewure
of • factious opposition which would lead to rest,-
I utiou.

The proper officer then proceeded to take the
'hew of hands for the atveral caudidates put in
nomination, according to cu.tun►, the name of
earl► cand►date Ireing anuounced to the Livery 11
the elevation of a banner on which it %tap printed.

This bring concluded, after r short constshatioil
between the Sheriff's', the officer declared dint the
phew of hands oppettred to be in favour of Mews,
Waithuctus, Wont!, Thu' p, mild Wilson, in the u,.
der we mention thesis

A pull was then demanded on the pert of the
other candidates, which 11119, of cour►e, a►seated to.
The City Itementhrancer read a paper, stating,
Con the proceedings wtrr, 10f the present, adjourn-
aiid that • the I. 011 would, fur the resent day,

co►naleuce at Iwif-pa,t'th►ee. and ead `
at lilt-p+it
four o'clock.
The pail for the day brinx cencluderl:the'votet
were numbered uud examiued, when there appeared
is follow• :
Fur Ur. Aldere►ss Waal l%
Mr. Weithasan

We. Alderman 'Thorp
Mr. Wi150n...,1111,
Aldetrnian Sir Win. Guts - 91
Mr. Ald'eneido Xtkilie

Upon the announcement of each of these names,
with the number of voters who had supported their
several interests, a proportionate degree of ap-
plimse followed, as the persons in the body of the
Hall considered them friendly to the public cause,
and worthy of the support of the Livery. Reiter-
ated rounds of applause followed the antionsice-
ment of the state of the poll in favour of Mr. Al-
derman Wood and Mr. Worthmisse. Mr. Alderman
Thorp shared in • less degree the popular greeting.
Mr. Wilson appeared to be considered a stranger to
the Livery and the Hall; but the populace could
not refrain from expressing their dissatisfied* at
the conduct of the late Represeidatives 'of the City,
Sir Wm. Curtis and Mr. Alderman Atkins, by
loud grosses and hisses.
After order was restored, Mr. Alderman WOOD
rose and addressed the Hall nearly as follows:
" Gentlemen of the Livery—l cannot help ex-
pressing to you how deeply I feel that your kind-
ness to me this day has placed me in so extremely
gratifying and enviable a situation, that I shall
always consider myself bound to your inte-
rests by ties of the most peculiar obligation. All
that is possible for me, to secure or promote the
happiness and welfare of the City of London, is be-
come more than ever my duty, and shall hence-
forth be my pride.—(Great applause./—You have
this day placed tne first in the road to the summit
of all my umbition, by putting me at the head of
the poll—(//erv, hear.)—ln doing so, you, 1
doubt not, coneult your own wishes, and gratify to
the utmost every wish of my 'attn.—Meter, heir,
hear.)—At this late hour of the day I shall soot
longer detain those friends who hare so cheerfully
contributed both' their time and exertion in my
behalf. I must say, however, one word at parting,
to them. Let them but contribute their assist-
ance for a few, very few days longer—let them but
exert themselves to keep me at the head of the
poll, by appearing early each day in the field, par-
ticularly to-morrow. This is all that is requisite
on their parts. With the geoeral sentiment of
the Livery I have already abundant reason to be
perfectly satisfied. If the Livery of London shall
continue to support me in my election, and con-
tinue rue in the enviable situation in which they
have this day placed me at the head of the poll, I
shall consider it more than an ample reward for
all the labour and anxiety I have undergone, or
the sacrifices I have felt it my duty to make, for
the service and welfare of my fellow-citixenv."--
(Reiterated applauses.)

Mr. WAITHMAN.-." I cannot but feel highly gra-
tified with the ebullition of public feeling which has
this day characterised your proceedings. in placing
those at the head of the poll who appear to you
most deserving of your approbation and support.
To me it is now of little importance whether I am
at the top of the poll or at the bottom, or even al-
together excluded, because I have always beau, and
am still convinced, that it is to vain for any indi-
vidual. whatever may be his merits or his integrity,
to contend with success against a host of the friends
of corruption—(Applause)—but to you it is of the
utmost importance that your voice should this day
record whit are your sentiments respecting the
qualities winch are in your minds necessary to con.
stitute a free and faithful representation of the in-
terests of this great City.—(Hear, hear.)-1 have
been, fortunately fur nipielf, the instrusueut through
which )ou have expressed that sentiment. Your
approbatiou is in itself to me sufficient reward;
mid if I, without the aid of influence or powerful
interest, without the aid of those external &cora.
time of office which have arrayed themselves against
toe this day, and are out without their recommen-
dation, to weak minds—(Hear, hear. hear)—if
I, without that rank in society which has been ex-
patiated upon us a sure road to your heart in be-
half of one of the Candidates—(Hear, hear, and
cries of" Mu.")
—have obtained that distinguished
degree of success by your suffrages to-day, which
has placed me so high on the list of Candidates, it
will reflect the snore distinguished honour on the
City of Loudon to have divested itself of those
prejudices, and voted, so honourably to themselves,
in favour of one, whose only recummendatiou to
their notice is the effectionate regard lie has ever
sliewn to their interests and privileges. To have
raised one so humble into novice—to have lifted
one so obscure, so high, must be, when you coo-
bider the cause iii which you were then embarked,
a subject of the most sincere self-gratulation. As
I have had some little practice in electioneering, I
skill add a word of advice fur the use of those who are
eutbarkediu one great and common cause, the act sal
and free representation of the City of Loudon. Let
those who are determined to elect Representatives
who shill conscientiously discharge theirduty, repair
hitherearly to-morrow morning, and poll for those
whom they consider must disposed to resider them.
selves subservient to this great end. Let them speak
their eentimesits like suen—like Englishmen.--
(Applasise.)—Let every one, in the interim, exert
himself to bring up and poll some honest Livery-
men. the friend of his country, and the true interests
of the City, on the side dear to his heart, and con-
sonant to his true interests.—l Ilear.)—For it is in
vain, altogether in vain, to expect for out moment,
that men will be found who, as candidates or other•
wise, will continue to sacrifice their erne, their
money, their convenience, and their interests, end
fight the battles of the public, if the public desert
tl.e field to wla:cli their honour calls them, and will
uut fight their own battles for their ultimate benefit
and that of their posterity."—(Loud cheering.)
Mr. Alderman Timer ••‘4 Gentlemen of the
Livery, I felt considerable gratification at finding
on my no aaa i t nation that it appeared to have your
decided slid almost unanimous support. This 1
colortrue into ass avowal of your perfect satiAaction
with my conduct hitherto.—(Applamse.)—lt shall
be my study hereafter, should you so highly honour
isle as to elect WC one of your Representatives, to
do nay utmost to redeem the ',ledges of nay good
conduct %bids 1 have given this day. us well as
()rawly, to the Litt) of the Cit) of Loi.thm. I

will not louger detain you in ►ecapitulating i' liar
has been so much mere ably urged by the worthy
Candidate who preceded me; but this I cannot ton
strongly impress on four minds, that yes will
do your best endeavour' to secure the election of
those Candidates who feel, and sincerely, I believe,
feel, dcteratieed to act only in the manlier you
would wish them to act in behalf of the City of
Lotidoo."— (Applause.)
Mr. WILSON ruse, and addressed the Livery in
a very few words. He ►tared, that hr felt coninler-
stde satisfaction in ending that, notwithstanding lie
lied been brought Torivard by the solicitation of his
friends at so very late a period of the caavass, he
had occupied so very nattering a situation as that
announced by that day's pull. He was not at all
prepared to he ambitious as to his views of emulat-
ing on the poll some of the 'former Itepnientativei;
he could not expect to be one of the *first; but
whether lie were at the top or at the bottom, pro-
vided he were within the mark, and secured his
election, lie should consider himself ever deeply
indebted to the Livery. and do his utmost to sup-
port H. interests. Of himself, he regretted to say,
the Livery knew very little; he, however, cherished
a hope, that the more they knew him, and the
more they heard of him, they would be the better
pleased with him, as it must ever be his utmost ain-
bition to deserve well of his felloW-citizeos.—(dp-
plouse.)
Alderman Sir Wit.t.isu Coatis rose to address
the Livery. but was unable to conquer, by his smiles
and good humour, the opposition which he sustained
fur a considerable time from the persons collected
in the body of the Hall. Without being able to
render himself audible for a moment, he retired
amidst hisses and considerable clamour.
M►. Alderman Arum was even more unfavour-
ably received. He was also perfectly inaudible,
and retired amidst hisses. groans, and howling%
The meeting of the Livery then adjourned until
to-morrow at too o'clock.