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THEATRE-ROYAL. COV lIN7tGARDEN.

T0-MORROW. THURSDAY. Mmrch 16,
will be stied, Gill time, saw Musical Drama, called

IVANHOE:
Or, THE 'NIGHT TEMPLAR.

fesolsw, Mr. C. Kriel& ; Sir Heitiosid Front ske Bator
(In iyht Templer). Mr. Maeready; Sir Brian de Rai/ Gild-
her', 3/r. Connor; Sir Maurice de Jitney, Mr. Hunt; Sir
hirer Beernenntoir, Mr. Cherwell; ('•dric of Roiltorsood,
Mr. Egerton; Waothe, Mr. Liston: Friar Turk, Mr. Emery;
I+arc (the Jew of Y irk), Mr. W. Ferrell. Wow's* (a Stows
Pfister.). MI'S M. • Erre ; F.lRilka, Mrs. Liston; Ulrim, Mrs.
Fa ; Rebecca (the Jew's Dosibter), Miss Foote.

With the revived Interlude (written by G. Culmau, the Elder)

ealleol
TILE MANAGER IN DISTRESS.

Manacer, Mr. Chapman; But!elem. Mr. Blanchard; WA-
m:ni in the Pit, Mr. Connor; Lady in the Boxes Mrs. Da.
vettport ; Gentleman on the Stage anti in the Buttes (with
w and 11111011 N Imitations), Mr. Yates.
After which, 14th time, a orw Farce, called
TO() LATE FOR DINNER.

Th• principal Cliaraclers by Messrs. Jones, Listen, Caw-
tan, Mina:bard, Enirry, Mrs. Davenport, Miss Fools., Miss
~,,rn.sito lid .I 1.. Greys.

Clipirs will be tiptoed at Half-pant Mx o'clock, and
thr begin al Firveu.
Tie 31:inazrr in I)iatrrss, and Too Late far Dinner, will
ed freer, ryrnsnr.
Itui Saturday, the new masted Drama of Antiquary.

ORATORIOS.
TR EATR E-ROT AL. COV ENT.G A R DEN.

LAST NIGHT but ONE nt the PRESENT SEASON.
diN FYI DA t' N EXT. Moro, 17, 1820.
N A GRANT) SELECTION of VOCAL and INSTRU-
MENTAL MUSIC, tinder the immediate direction of
NI,. Malmo, fium the most approved Operas, &c. of Haydn,
31usist, Beethumii, Chersibmi, Winter, Cirusrusa, Peer,
Slay.., Guglielmi, Rossiui. and Handel. In the emirs( of
which will be performed, Mil ire, celebrated Overture to
" II Paulo Macieu," and Cherubim's Overture to " Les
Drat Journeys ;" with some Pieces from Mnrart's Requiem;
Hai,dt.'s Grand Cbr.ras, " La Tempests ;" a part of Han-
ries Dettingeu Te Drum ; sad in consequence of the ea-
ihnsiast is applause with which it was received on Friday last,
a Conceritiiiii the Violin by Mr. Mori. Miss Stephens will
song the Air 66 Love ever leave me," from Mozart's Opera
" Le Noise di Figaro," the Donut with !His*, 11. Tree,
6• Veiled° sul braise (Parr); Ru.eini's Caesium, " Ta eh'
..ccrudi ;" 64 The Mocking Bird ;" Mid, by nut particular
de.ire. the Deadly (Mum II Don (:nivanni) with ,u"nur As.
" Giusinette." Ml,' M. Tree, " "Margise
d'sui Rio" (with Verbalism) ; the favourite Erho Duet,
will, Mr. Brigham, " Non pin di fiori," (front La Cietsseass
It l'ito); and the Aria, by Gug'ielmi, " Ah ! Conspir," ac-
companied on the Vinlia by Mr. Mori. Mr. Brahmin. by
vertu-Oar desire, the Grand Scene MS. from Milton's Para-
di..e Lust, " The Battle nt ihr Angels"—" Is there a Heart"
—and ibe favonahe Recitative and Air, " Nelson." Signor
Anvisani Set Morelli," by amanita—a Seems frum II
Ftautu dagico, " Pussenti Niuni"—and, by most par-
iico:er desire, the Daette with Aliso Stephens, " Coe Pa-
zwnsa."
To conclude with, from the increasing attraction, and
unanimous applause with which this highly characteristic
and expressive Piece continua to he received, fifth lima in
tots Cunstry, by an Orchestra consisting of nearly Two
Hundred Pei formers,
A NEW GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA.
Composed espreasly for the Elector of Bavaria, by Mater.
• •

For myself. personally, I am happy; but I am most hap.
py, because Gout this result the Comfort,. the Parliament,
arced Europe, will perceive that flume:mob of the Liverymen
of Ship great Metropolis have not yet foregone their noble
independence, nor relinquished that love to the pri !lei plea of
the glorious Revolution, which I have been tJugbt to
cherish, and shall always maintain.
To my Political Friends, with my expressions of regret
that the Cause has been deprived of two valuable AliPlif a tea,
I blend my assurances, that by vigilance, if possible, aug-
menleol—by the strictest attention 10 my Pathamentary
Dalian..—by a firm support of much.net tied Reform—by coos
Pant efforts to &mooch an excessive Expenditure, and to
repel an augmentation of the Civil List—by co-operation
►o terminate the existence of the Laws that restrict the
Freedom of th► Press, and diminish the Liberty tender which
our Country hail become great and happy, I will labour to
compensate for that 101111, and to sustain the good old pa-
triotic principles which you approve.
To my numerous personal Friends allow me to offer my
especial and heartfelt thanks.
Front those Liverymen who, not onrcorolhog with my poll.
field opinions, hut favutwohly estimating my Magisterial
conduct, my independent character, and my conscientious
attempts to protect and to improve the Pour, have honoured
me by their Suffrages, I cannot withhold arkilowledgments
which, by perseorrript concurrence iu their wise and behe-
finest labours. I will best express.
Noe may I omit tw mature tboxe Gentlemen who, (mow any
mouses, have not bestowed on me their Votes, that in what-
ever can p ...... ote their individu J welfsio, or their Com-
mercial Interests, they may command, invariably, my best
service., my attention, and my time.
And although now I am proud and grateful—yet more
proud and happy shall I he, if, whenever snoilu•r Election
shall groove, the clouds of 61 jai f esti and danger that impend
over. our Naive Country shall he all ieno,eed ; and if then
that domestic union and tiatimial pr.opertly slimold !mean,.
which. however we may differ as to the means, is the end
which all TIME Nalvo4s most cordially desire
Lad I have the honour to remain. Gentlemen,
Your obliged, devoted, faithful Servant,
M Arm Ew WOOD.
Falcon ignore, To today Evening,

'Merck 14, ItIO.

►INAt. CLOIlle OF TOR ►OL[..

Wood 5.340 I Lord Mop.,
Wilms
Gerais

TO THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVERY
OF LONDON.

(3•NTLICIIIR9,
THE. iprnwboal gratification which ari.ea from
victory, after a contest most severe aid must sibly con.
ducted. must give place to She heartfelt ocknowirolgnornis
vrtoich I owe to sow. I have been called of so repeatedly
to thank you fur your continued favours. I have so °fun co.
&scoured to convince you of the sensible impreseion which
your kindness has given rise to, that I (ear my langotagc
must now :sower more to partake of mere ceremonious re-
petition than of the spirit and animation hest adapted to
this Itraisf)iar osecosion.
It wool lot ill become meat such a moment Wolters compa-
risons het wren the Cortioloate and she ittosoirerssfoll Candidates;
I bare hitherto carvfolly abstained from antinadversian,
and I have in disposition, at • period eta little suited to
this purpose, to give utterance to an expression which
might add pain to the disappointment of my opponents;
nor ant I uow called upon to lay before you in detail the
comae which I shall pursue in the discharge of my Nadia-
mesotary ditties. If I obstainerl, at an sits her period of the
Ehoction, from tiring pledges as to the line of conduct
which wonld regulate my pniitiea I life; if, when my interest
called for it, 1 declined solluencing your suffrages by aim
ostentatious display of opoolitio alums and of promises, I may
surely be allowed now to keep myself apart from all gnome.
melds. and to tides' the Commons House of Parliaineut free
mitt bc.leptude sit.
I am aware shat I have reason, above my Colleagues, to
feel prowl of the glossas's:6mi SO which lam raised. They
have already been your Repre.euunive.. Yva have been
pleased Its adopt my humble services, influciscrol, I must
be sensible, 14 a great degree, by the fieourable opinion
which yin. formed of my hitherto limited efforts.
I feel the importance of Sloe high office to which you hove
appointed me; 1 enter opine it with a determination to exer-
ellie that portion of talent with which I am rush/wed to the
advantage of any felluw•citioens,aud the but iuterests of my
Yin{ owl county.
I shalt ever have pleasure in paying all possible deference
to the wishes of my Coosistitoients, in promoting economy
owl reirrueltment in Ilse Public Expenditure, aid in en-
desvuoring to intuited that your Elective Franchise boa not
been injoiolicitundy exercised; aud that ahboucis 1 may he
llionotlit by some to lie deficient iii more brilliant acquire-
nit its, I shall discharge the duties which are intrusted to
me faithfully, impartially, and oralonsly.
idelieve me to he ever,

Willi lb.? greatest esteem rcgard,
Votir frithful and nbrdirnl wrvitut,
GEORGE BRIDGES.
Tlan.iun Muir, Mardi 14, 16 O.
FINAL STAT? OW THE POLL.
Lori, Mayor 4.IU Cortie
Wilson
Wint4

HAZARD nod Co. CONTRACTORS for
Ow present LOTTERY, HAVE GIVEN FORTY
THOUSAND POUNDS ADDITIONAL MONEY to the
Prizes heretofore allowed by Government in the Lottery.
By this arrangement they are not only enabled to iiresent the
Public with 303,M10/. Mosey end Conant., %I sum far
exceeding the amount of Prizes in any former Lottery with
the like 'loather of Tickets, and which embraces 102
CAPITALS, including
FOUR ..... Prizes of. ..... £311,00a

TWO P. izes of £2O WWI
*TWO Prize.. of X I O,OCIO
3 per Cent. C1111.14,1S
i Bat eleo with a peculiarly novel feature in the Scheme, form-
eat FOK Tim EXCLUSIVE ADVANTAGE EARLY
PURCHASERS, hy which SIXTY THoU SA N D POUNDS
Mowry, in 2.000 Prizes of :AI. each, will be distributed on
the I Ith APRIL, by a Preliminary Drawing; and these
2,000 Prizes of 301. each will have, in addition t the 301.,i tat
Chance ut all the Capital. and other Priam, in the Scheme, is
the sane .uisuiser as if they had nut already been drawn 301.
Ticket,. nail Shares are Selling by II AZA R D and Ca.
tractors, Royal Exchange-gate ; 26, Cornhill ; and 324,0a-
furil-atrert, corner of Swallow-o%re,, Lyndon; and by nil
their Agents iu the coni.try; who shared and sold in the
Contract joist ended, Nos. 7,370 and 6.666 Prise of 20,000 L
etch, and in a recoil Lottery, all the Prizes of 30,01)1/I.!!!

For M r. Wilson
Alderman Wood
Alderman Curtis
The Lord Marx 4.236
*Merino., hatan . 4.077
Aldermen Thorp 3,996
Considerable tumult followed. Sheriff Parkins
thanked the Livery for their orderly behaviour
during the contest, and hoped that after the ex-
ample they had shewii, none would dare to impute
to them riot or disorder in their general proceedings.
Mr. WILSON then came forward, mid was re-
ceived with considerable cheering. The noise in
the hall was too much for hint to be heard by any
but those near loin. After the most arduous con-
test ever {mown in the City, he found himself
placed in a situation on the poll the most honour-
able that could beful him or ally other man. He
s chosen by a majority over the other Candidates
as their Representative in the House of Commons.
On any occasion, or under almost any circumstances.
this would he a proud distinction ; but when the
astonishing efforts of the friends of each candi-
date in the Contest were considered, and how
much had been done by them on all hands,
he felt they had conferred on him an honour tin-
usually great, one which called for more acknow-
ledgments than he could make in words, and which
bound him to use through all his after life Isis best
efforts to deserve, Great as was the triumph to
his own personal feelings, he rejoiced inure at it as
it 'Mewed that which was impel taut in the history
of their election., that they lied deeply considered
aml firmly decided oat the necessity of having one
merchant to represent them in Parliament. This
determination he was glad of, not for himself only,
as he mieht at another time make way fur persons
of the same pretensions, having larger formues and
greater talents than himself ; but there was a
ne-
cessity for their having one, if not more merchants
to represent them, alto might be able, in a decay of
trade, to give a fresh impetus to their mercantile
prosperity, which ilo o;lier persons but merchants
were ever likely to oecompli4). 'Phis he considered
to ite a new femme in their political op mot's, and
he trusted that lie was worthy of carrying their
purpose into effect. As to his politic:4 priuciples.
he was attached to the Constitution in Church and
State ; lie was zealot's for the protection of the
rights sod liberties of the people. mud lie pledged
himself to be watchful over the privileges of his
fellow-cit.zeirs, and tiniest in his attention to
the interests of trade and commerce. lie ex-
pressed his warmest acknowledgement for the
kindness he hail experienced on his canvass,
from some, and - the moderation of all. Ile
owed much to the politeness and favour of the
Corporatiori. wh he begged to assure, that al-
though ito member of their body, lie would do
every thing in his power for the security and ad-
vancement of their interests in the Home or Com-
mons. His longs were very had, or lie would say
snore. The Sheriffs demanded his thanks for the
manner ill which they had iierfaretreil a minas arduous
dirty, which they had very lionnurshly discharged.
He washed to express his thanks, igerierully, for roll
the favours be had received during the contest ; for
the partial hewing, he had been favoured with, and
their etteutiou to lam at that moment. He trusted

to be able to prove himself grateful fur and worth,
of the honour with which they had chathiguislee.l
him. He would take op no more of theirminethri
was neceseery once MO* to express hi' plethoric*
end take leave, after wishing them all health and
happiness, and all other Uessiwgs necesbary therein.
Alderman Wool) was loudly cheered, He cool.'
not sufficiently express his gratitude for the distin-
guished manner in which they lied placed him mai
the poll, having by their elections given him siscit
a superiority over his hOtiehrAtite Intends. It was
to him a proof that they had well conaldered the
matter, and had not judged without the utiorist
discrimination,
,who had proved themselves moss sit
to represent them in Parliament. Ile would a;.
ways endeavour to deserve their confidence by
aiadfluity in watching over their interest% He wae
the more gratified by the mejority of his poll, as
it had not been acquired or increased by trick or
stratagem of any kind. All the votes were 'poi,.
famously given, without the poesibility of ',wog
threats or promises, and without any maiisgeniet
'Du the putt of himself at littlish. in skew tes.o
dears; as proof of it most of his fribad
polled foolifile. IVilsoo, and that had taker, away
from himself the entire superiority of the poll by
two votes only. He could hot retire fiom the
hosting% without testifying to the hooourable nod
useful exertions of his late colleao ors
i•• Pailiament.—(Applause, mingled with hisses.)—
Terre were persons Mooing on the hit:slogs who
were not Liverymen.—(More Mn.: and applause.,
--Tie would ask those who were hissing his late
colleagues had not done their ditty faithfully ?
. (.4pplaute.)—He was about to state that the gentle--
wen to whom he had alluded had done their ditty
zoilously.—{The same interruption as hefure.)-
11e challenged all England, he challenged the
House of Continuos itself; to disprove' Ina). Le;
any one say if they could, if they dared, that those
Gentlemen were not constantly iii their ;deer-,
early cud late ; and if ever they had flinched from
any of their Parliamentary duties, however 'irk-
some or laborious. He had always spoken fairly of
every one, to whatever side persons might belosig;
and if the hissers could disprove his hoot, mill
did they tint stand forward and do so —(aippltahre.i
He assured the Livery he was not going auto thy
political conduct or views of those gent Irate° ; they
were already before the Livery. But lie who could
best writhes* it would persist in maturing theta that
those persons had zealously attended to and dis-
charged their duty early and late in the limier of
Commono—(Purrial hisses.)--lf the {biasing did
not cease, he would stay there all night, or eke lie
would have the hustingscleared.--(Applause.)—
There was an individual behind iiiterruptitig into
with whom lie had an account to settle, and I:e
would immediately do it. He Wit, May anxious
to convey the sense lie felt of their kindness to him.
He would always be strenuous to seise" them. No
exertions of Ins should be spared; uo time wasted
in doing this. His attention to his parliamentary
duties should be, as they bad heel', noremitting.
In giving his Arcot., lie avould not he influenced or
intimidated by any circumstances ; lie would do
it conscientiouely. If the Livery did not approve
of any vote of his, they would only have to call a
Common Hall and say so, amid he would resign his
seat to some one who should he more likely to please
them. His ambition was to be mein! to the public.
Their mauuer of placing him on the poll could never
he forgotten. Their esteem was all the Trowel lie
sought, all that he asked.—(Lord applause.)
Mr. W (IRMA N advanced. and said, that he was
only going to alliiresii then& fur a secood, for the
purpose of requesting a fair hearing for the son a
the worthy Baronet. It might appear presump-
tuous in him to make such an appeal, but he iand
been solicited to do so by Mr. Curtis himaell; or
he would not have attempted it, having no reason to
believe that he held such an influence over theta as
that imputed to him by the sou of the worthy
Baronet.—(aipplause.)
Mr. Coitus advanced, but not hying nble to get
a hearing, he pointed to the poll with a ;;iatiti-,l
look, and gave the lead while the Baronet', frteuds
gave three cheers.
The LORD MAYOR next returned thanks, hilt
was inaudible except to those nearest him. lie
was proud of the honour of being appointed to re-
present them iu Parliament, for which lie was
malicious to return thanks. He made his acknowe
ledgrnente iu succesaiiiii for the kindness he lied ref
ceived from the Gentlemen of the Corporation, the
Livery, his own Convnittem, amid the Sherilra,
They might thick it extraordinary, but he was
proud of his situation, low as it we', oia the poll.
His Hou. Friend had well expressed the necessity of
London being represented by merchants. among
whom none could 'be better qualified fur the duty
than the Hou. Gentleman himself. He vilified
that the representation contained more persous of
his character, who could discharge hits public
duties with such credit and honour to hirrivelf,. cud
such advantage to the public. For I self he
would keep them no longer than was necessaiy, to
wish them health and prosperity, and return them
his sincere thanks for the honour they had done min.
Alderman WAITHDAN then advanced +maul ace
claniations which coutiimed some minute,. When'
the noise had subsided, he floured the Gentlemen
of the Livery, that if he had been defeated through
any folly or utiscooduct of his own in conductiug
the election, or if he ?bought his defeat had pref.
ceeded from the !woof their good opinion. not only
would it be a matter of the most whoa, umaisinemi
to him, but it would affect hie mind in a serous
manlier, which would riot easily be got over.—(Apo
please)—but he met them iu as calm a state of
mind, cud with as much tranquillity mat any period
of his life.—(disipluese.)—lt was always uopleasaist
both for a speaker cad his hearers, that he shuold
spend many words noon himself, but sometimes
he was reduced to that ,itustiou which rendered it
absolutely necessary. lie hoped, therefore, to be
excused ou the. present occasion, if he should treas.
pass a shunt time im their anemic's& by speaking, uli
himself. In the course of his canvass lime bed foutsd