The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

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C. Smith aid filoodbeltsre 411 psi to tillthe* er ma dr
, .
The annunciation was retelied with mach ail/leasers ;
nevertheless, tlieLeames ware again put up, *het
The Common Althea/A acqualated the Livery, that is list
epiniew of the MAW', thele second choice had fake es Al-
11/Imm Geostbehere which itiformatioa was received with
the greatest applause.
The Common Seijeunt armenneed that sine. the declaration
of the Suede's, he had had a requisition presented to him,
signed by several LiveryntemlAmendiog • Felton behalf Of
Mr. Alderman C. Smith ; &estate° a declariltiow demanding a
poll on behalf of Mr. Aldermen Atkins.
At three o'clock the poll books wire oliened, and the poll
continued till four, when the numbers were declared to be as

follows :
For the Lord Mk Tor HM I Mr. Ald. Gootibehere 97
Mr. Aldermati Smith 109 Mr. Aid. Atkins 41
After the aumbere bad been declared lo the usual Man'

Mr. Wooler came forward. The malt of the present day's
poll, he observed, bad more than exceeded his expectation,
notwithstanding the utmost MIMI. of their opponents, suet
notwithstandiug the conduct of several geutlenten who were
so maxims to preserve the system of rotation; end steepest
these he could not avoid calling the attention of the Livery to
the conduct of Alderman Heygate, who with several other
Aldermen, hail come forward to day and voted for Smith and
Atkins. This circumstance aloue, was sufficient to chew in
what estimation the worthy Alderman held the opinions of
the Livery of London. It would perhaps be said, that those
who now supported the Lard Mayor, and opposed Mr. Alder-
man Smith; were innovators; but he would ask, how were
they ismovators? Was it by esireisiug a privelege which was
theirs, and bad been so for ages? What was this law of ro
onion, upon which so much lied been said If it existed at
all, where was the use of calling the Livery together, and
taking them from their families and employments? 'lhey
bad no privilege, and the election of a Chief Magistrate,
might take place without them. Their privilege, however,
and their right to exercise it, were both acknowledged by the
requisition which called them together. He observed, that
some cireninstances had occurred in the course of the pro..
ceedings this day, upon which lie innst shortly ohserse, sot
on his own account, but on accosuis of those whom Prowl.
deuce might not have gifted • with so much nerve as lie vial
fortunate enough to be blessed with. The circumstance to
which he alluded, was the condom of one of she Sheriffs, se
servant of the public, who had only, this day token epos, him- •
self the exercise of the duties of his office ; hot who had.
even at this early period of his official career, shewn a dispo-
sition to restrain and overbear the livery in the exercise of
their just rigida, and to deeiile fist qmiptions tellielititille be-
fore him, according to his. mob -principles and opieiesia.—
And had pretended to express a doubt as to the show of
hands, where no doubt emelt possibly exist—[Here Mr. She-
riff Desagnes bowed to Mr. iVoaler, and applauses and dia.
approbation prevented Mr. Ilfooler's proceeding' tfor some
time; the worthy Sheriff, however, begged the gentleman
would preceedj —Mr; W. cautioned. The worthy gentle-
man had &Deem this disposition ; but, lie trusted, the Livery
would thew their servant that those who conferred the power
were still superior to those on whom the power was conibrred.
The present would be an arduous contest, and is which all'
advantages, fibres wen as *Miser. would be taken by their
opponents. He called on the livery to roast this attack oo
their privileges, byy voting ter the Lord Mayor and Mr.
Aidermga Guodbehere.hie on .thres Ito be Sria alga
'but, im4 await, sad to** *at *a* Use.
stable efeurruptiou trembled mss its haw, their migtegi efforts
would throw it to the groped; They were strong in argu-
ment, sari they Would bind invincible in the exer.
Mae of their rights. The supporters of curniption were tor.
addable, not from their (MK power, but from the supioesess
of those with whom they had to:cunteud. The Majesty of
the people could not retistesllf that people were true to
their constitution and their kami,• their rights and their pi's-
vileges.
Mr Sheriff Alderson said. hi bed not interrupted Mr.'
Wooler whilst he was speakingo hut must he allowed to
take this opportunity of &milts that he could not but cond.
der that grinleinan as nujustifted le having said the Shut as
• must no all they were reqwisesigovheihre right-or wrung. For
himself, he would declare that whilst he bed the homier to fill
the otfica to which lie haul been elected, lie should, on
every occasion, endeavour to discharge the doves of that
other, in such a 111/111111CI as slsoeisi give sati•tinition It, his tel.
low-citisens, and to the Livery who bad chosen him..
The poll was theiradjoureeil till nine o'clock the followiug
day.

At a special assembly of the Corporation of Norwich, on
Saturday last, a Piece of Plate, value 23 guitleav, was voted
to Dr. Rigby and his Lady, as a memento of the birth of
their four children ; the event is to be recorded in the city
books, and iuscribtd with the names of the children on the
pl.ttr.
Lame %.--The following official Document has
been issued to Colonels of Regiments :
" Dublin Castle, Sept M. IM7-"
" Sta—Referring to the 30th Section of the Act seth Georgelll.
chap. itio, I have it in coruniand from ,the Lord Lieutenant to ac-
quaint you. that his Excellency does not thnk it expedient that the
iliihtle of Ireland should be called out, walnut and exercised for the
period thereby prescribed in the course of the current year. It will
consequently be unnecessary that the general meetings and other
proceedings directed by the same dame; should be biuught into ope-
ration with the ensuing month.
** I have the hohour to be, Re.
HOBERT PEEL"
Militia."

" Colonel of

The cast iron bridge over the river Irwell, from Salford to
Strangeways. is so nearly complete, that the painters are em-
ployed npoii it. It is of out arch only, 120 feet span. It has
beets completed in the short space of eight montk's by the
Colt:Wool:date Company, who contracted to build it.
It is finally arranged that Serjearit Johnson is to he the
the new Irish Judge-
An inquest was on Monday held at the Goat, In Lower Gros-
senior-street, on the body of Mrs. Road, wife of Mr. Read, or the
Hotel, No. 76, Lower Gruevernor.strem, who ate a hearty supper
on Friday night. and was found dead in bed by her husband's lade
on Saturday manning. A surgarn war' sent for, who said that she
did 'Wan apoid. tic tit.—Verdict accordingly.
Morday. 11 . Aldrige, a drayman. in the employ of Nleurs Han-
burr and Co. vas ass sting it. kiwenng a hut of porter, when the
pay VW' WI and i4lll bun 61Mngg uprm him. knovited him down
and *ling over his body, wend of his ribs were bniken, and he was
otherwise as much 'JUN 11114 L lie was carried to the Hospital in a
shacking slats,