The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-17 00:00:00

BUSINESS.

Monday being Plough Monday, the Lord Mayor
suottuotted a Collet of Aldermen, according to ancient
custom, to receive the prosenttnents of the lequestsuf
the severalsAVards of the City ; when rather it novel
tin:must:nice took place. On the Inquest of Wa'brook
Ward, over which the Luri Alayor presi.les, being
called in, Mr. Alderman Waithman pre..en red a Petl..
tion,• s4.pted by alt.. Gibbons and Mr. Smith, two re-
spect:ll.de inhabitants of that Went, complarning of pr..
tial and improper conduct on the part of his Lerde
at. the Wardtnote held on St. "cherhas's Day last, 'ne
the election eight discreet ctrl 'Wolter persons to re.
present• the said Ward in Common Council, tstatiiig.
tkat one of the said Petitioners propesed another Cut:_
dictate, and inteoded to have propose:l tour others; ba't
that his Lordship culled upn the Candidate prop-mud,
to know whether he wished to be put in no:Minnie:l;
that the Candidate said he feel no such design ; where-
upon the Lord Mayor rethsed to put him in notninution.
That the Petitioners contended his le(')rdehip had 1,,,t
no sach questions to any other Candidate,' eta was it
his duty. 'l'hat they again persisted in noun:win, the
said person us a Candidate, contending, that tie:, othce
was a comptalsuri one, and us ha had been regulariy
proposed and seconded, his Lordship Lad no utithority
to reject him. The Petition Etrthcr stated, that one
in particular of Ile persons returned, was n.e. dai.v
qualified, for real acs there stated ; and tannewled, flint
the whule proceedings were ireegalar and illegal, tlest
the election was theretbre void, and concluded with
praying, that a new elution should be "urea's, and that
they might be heard by themselves, their Counsel, So-
licitors, awl Agents, anti to adduce evidence to prove
the allegations contuined in their Petitions.
Mr. Alderman Wnithrnun moved that the sail Peti-
tion be taken into consideration ut the next Court of
Aldermen, and that notice thereofshall be given to the
parties. _ _

- Mr. Gibbons, one of the Petitioners, desired to know
whether the business would be taken into consideration
at the next Court, and whether they Rhoulti have notice,
to prevent his being at the expellee of Cuunsel anA
witnesses. at an uncertainty.

The Lord Mayor replied, all he could say was, that
it would be laid bcfore the nest Court, and he should
think that sufficient notice.

Mr. Alderman %Vint holm observed, th tt the Petition
was of a very serious nature ; it complained of the vio-
lation of•the rights of clectim. If the allegations were
true," tha IVard would be unrepresented, or rather,
what was worse, misrepresmted ; thr hour could the
Corporation act under such eircutustaa, tar tile saute
thing might happen to sevcral Wards?

It—was—at length agreed that the Petition s!inull hp
taken into consideration at the next Cour:, aad tact
the parties should have notice thereof.

TILE DR.1,11.1.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

Wednesday night Mr. Kean made his appearance ia
the character of Brutus, atter the absence of a fe
weeks. The audience, which war far inure nurncroris
than select, were so• impatient fur his entrance, that
Sextus and ~frums Taivuiaius, who preccdeLint a few
minutes, were completely silenced. Osi his approach.
clamours of applause commenced, which lasted, without
intermission, for sonic time after he appeared. He
went through the character with his usual abilities..