The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00

CITY BL'3lAASiti.•

Monday being Plough Monday, the Lord Mayor
summit:to:l a Court of Alder:wit, im.mrding to attel::!4t
cust..w..), to rice;,..: the prosentutents of the Iwoests of
the several Wards t F the City ; when rather a -ntwe!
circumstance took place. On the lnitiest of Walbrook
'Ward, over whi.).l the lelrd Mayor rn:::.ides, being
callud in, Mr. A.derman Walthman presented a Teti.
that, signed 611/1/01.3 and Mr. Smith, two re.
spectabre inlrshituats el that %Vara, manias:sing of par.
till. 4114 COSKILICt an the part of his Lordship,
at the Wardmote held on St. Thomas's Day lust, fur
the election of eight discreet and proper persons to re.*
present the said Ward in Common Council, statiq
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that one of the said Petitionere proposed another Ca. -
&date, and intended to have proodsed tour others; but
that his Lordship called upost the Candidate proposed,
to know whether he wished to be put in nomination;
tint the Candidate sail he had no such design ; whir;.
upon the Lord Mayo; refused to put hint in nominatiOn.
That the Petitimiers contended his Lordship had put
no such questions to any initur Candidate, nor wits it
his duty. That they tivin persisted in nominating the
said person as a Candidate, contending, that the otli‘e
was a compulsory ime, and us he hid been regularly
proposed and recondeda his Lordship hail no authority
to rejcet him. The Petition father stated, that tats
in particular of the pers.ms returned, '.r.ts not Juiv
qualified, tar rea,..as there stated ; contended, that
the whole proceedings were irregular and illegal, that
the election was theeethre void. and concluded with
praying, that a new election should be made, nod that
they might he heard by themselves, their Counsel, S.).
liciturs, and Agents, and to adduce evidence to prove
the allegations contained in their Petitiuni.

Mr. Alderman Wnithman moved that the said Peti-
tion be taken into consideration ut the next Court of
Aldermen, and that notice thereof shall be given to the

Mr. Gibbons, one of the Petitiiners, desired to know
whether the business would be takeit into consislerutivu
ut the next Court, and whether they should have notice,
to prevent his being ut the expenee of Counsel and
witnesses. at an uncertainty.
_

The Lord Mayor replied, all he could say was, thlt
it would be laid before the next Court, and he s,tuuld
think that sullicient notice.

Mr. Alderman Waithman observed, Chit the Petition
was of a very serious nature ; it complaitied of the vio-
lation 01 the rights of election. If the allegations were
true, the Ward would be unrepresented, or rather,
what was worse, misrepresented; thr how cmild the
Corporation act under such circumstances, fur toe same
thing might happen to several Wards?
It was at length agreed that the Petition should 1)e
taken into consideratien at the ttaxt Court, and that
the parties should have notice thereof.

THE D1t.4M.1.

DRURY LANE

Wednesday night Mr. Kean made his appearance is
the character of . Brides, after the absence of a few
weeks. The audience, which was fir more nu►ucnnu
than select, were so - impatient for his entrance, that
Sextus and Bruns nuquinius, who precede him a kw
minutes, were completely silenced. Oa his approach,
clamours of applause commenced, which lasted, without
intermission, for some time after he appeared. He
went through the character with his usual