The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

JUNE 23.

Corks
Symms'ls ....354
Scud.tosore
I.lvEftrool., JUNE 23.
Mr Canning 1.290
General Gascoyne
Earl &Pon ...... 920

RETURN. OF CITY MEMBERS.

Yesterday ■ Common Hall *is held at Gerd-
hull. ror the purpose of receiving the SheritP!
return of the Members elected to serve in the next•
Parliament.

The doors were opened at an early hour, hot the
newly-elecied Members did not make their aPprat-
once till between twelve and limy were 'rye-
rally received hi the 'mvie in Mid about the HyII
with the must firttering expres?iosis of reviled and
favour.

A few minutes before o►►e o'clock, the Lord
Mayor, the new Mentl►ers, the Sheriffs, mid a unlit-
her of o.her Gentlemen, ascended the hustings.—
The Crier summoned all permits coticertied to hear
au th ai.tenil, while he should state the numbers as
they appeared at the conclusion of the pull, and
then made the following ►tatement :

For Alderman Wood . 5,700

•
Tininess Wilson, Esq.
.11tutprit Win roman, Esq.
Alderman Thorp
A lilvringii !Sir W. Curtis
Aldernssu litkisis]

After thin, he read front a riper, that toe She-
tiffs declared Messrs. Wood, 11'ilanto,
and Thorp, dilly elected to serve iu the next Par-
hainent. The declaration wus hailed hg raptu-
rous acclamations throughout the Hall,. which was
tilled-with spectiitois.
_ _

Alderman IVoots then came forward. amidst
loud applause, owl addressed the Livery. Being
then declared the first ou tie poll, he had but little
lo add to what on several ',mesons days he had ad-
dressed to them (but which, could nut be ton
often repeated), that his gratitude to the Livery for
the honour they had in twisty itionlicer, but parti-
culady in the late contrst, confeireel upon I • ,
should cease only with his lire. There wets another.
subject, however, on which he wished try say a few
words. The Honourable Baronet (S' W.7Ctirtis)
who had been unsuccessful in his address to the
Livery. attributed Itis failure to au inability-et/1.4y-
Mg them prffl,ll4ll attentions, iticonsistrut with the
attendance on his duties in the !louse of 'Cram oiti,
and to the lateness of the time et which he beg in
to canvass. His inferiority 011 the poll baud to NCO
of the successful Candidates might possibly best/
accounted for; but not his inferiority to him (Al.
dermal) Wood). For the Worthy Baronet had
commenced the carivessing before- hitti—he loot
canvassed the Exchange, and other .Bodies, before.
be bast. He had himself beer, so mind) engaged•by
duties its Parliamesit.• and bathe labouri of the
Committee fur inquirisig into the state or the Gaols
in the Metropolis, that be had not been able to elk
a single individual to vote (Or Ishii,
.bill a Week be
fore the Election commenced. The Worthy Baro-
net had, in his address, referred to three of the
successful Candidates, and he must. therefore,
suppose. intruded to include him. It was ex-
tremely gratifyiti:: to him to be returned with.
out tweitig one-sixth of the Livery. Being re-
solved to perform his duty in the House up to
the last moment, lie was, in consequence, obliged
to leave out of his canvass six or seven Wards ; acid
hr trusted that what hr had then stated would he a
sufficient apology to them for any *remit% *mot of
respect. He heal gone on with his canvas. till the
night before the cirmuenceuteot of the -E!ection,
when, circumstasiced us lie lead been, he was coin-
pellet] to stop. He had not been able to call on
one elector outside the City, but he felt confident
they would excuse hint on account of Isis duties in
the House of Commons. To his friends, both
within and without the City, he returned thanks
twain and again. He was sure many friends lied
been busy for him without his knowledge. The
only return he had to make to them was by a con-
scientious tool diligetit discharge of the duties im-
posed on him. In his parliamentary coutluct he
should ever •Ive toiled by the maxim of guarding,
to the utmost of his power, all the rights nod privi-
leges of the City of London—riot consulting the
wishes of his constituents, said their local interests,
laid t forgetting or losing sight of the welfare of
the nation to large. He should continue to proceed
its die limiest path of duty ; and should an election
c.•ine mum! again !winter than in the common
course of thing., he should be ready
sure or rvenirusg that reward at tonie
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