The National Register.
London, England, 1818-06-29 00:00:00

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CITY ELEc.TION.

At three o'clock on Monday the state of the pall was de.
el trod ; whet: thr ou witreis were in, follow

W , 4 YA4 Curtis .5/.7G
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ithtlian 5555 ltkius 1682

After the poll was declared; Mr. Alderman Wood came
forward, amid shouts of applause. He thanked his friends
bur their kind and persevering esi and assured them,
should he he successful, lie a 'hint sever desert their cause.
M.. V/ 11$031 then stepped l'orword, and was also greeted
with 1,, id applause. He begged to remit his gratelnl ac-
Imaisti.dan.ents to the lively fslr contiiiiiiint him lii so Iliblill•
rll6lleil Italie Mg a situation lin the poll. He would not
liter into a long detail 4/f the kind snopuit lie had reeds ed
from his friends—the numbers would speak fur themselves.
Mr.Waitlimau item addressed ilk assembly, and was loudly
Leered. lie Lad to congratulate them on the Walt situation
"0 Inch lie held ens the pull, and again to assure them of his
ccutident hopes of strecess ; and though on Saturday lie had
I ela‘ed a few votes, it now appeared that he had gained 27
votes on the candidate mat to I • . To-niortow would decide
the contest --the warmest contest ever known in this great city.
'it...therefore begged his friend.: to make one thus t more, and!
/I etch of them would bring one la vote for him on Tuesday,
Ins victory would be complete.
Sir W. Corti. next p:estaited himself; but the hisses. yells,
nod groans, s nth which lie was I,ceivisd, rendered eeety at-
tempt to address them unavailing. After faring their vio_
levee for some time, the worthy •lias onet, ith his usual good
humour, smiled and pointedet the, pull, to indicate his success,
and nom I. us* ing respectfully to the assemaly, retired.
Mr. Alderman Thorp Caine kraal il, and though he
,13.4 received with approbation. the -citutusion occasioned by
•:.e List candidate had not subsided, which rendered the
%rut thy 41Jerresiit's address totally itiaudihle.
Tuesday being ilie last day of the election, the hustiugs
and every part mt the hall were crowded to excess at au early •
hour. ler consequence of the union of the committees of the.
poplar • candidates, the poll was carried aro %%Meese:it rapi-
dity; and from the openiug, Alderman Thorp began to gain
fast on Sir WillianeCurtis. About half- past eleven o'clock it
was aneouneed he was •IlittLE it-bead or Sir William on the'
whole of the poll. This intelligence was received with loud
cheers both upon and below the hustings. The majority
gained by Ir.orhorp was enemas ils exhilsite•l every half-
• haur, and the increase was as follows:-16, 39, 42,•79; at
•two o'clock, SI ; and at three, when the poll closed, 113. A
great sensation was produced by the announcement of these
swathes; every time they were held sip, the hall rung with
acclamations. At one o'clock the majority 41, was carried
I mind the hall un a poll, appended to the following inscrip-
tion:—" 1 AM SUMS WCLI. CONTVST WITH THINGS AS
'HUY MIN."— E.?, race from Sir IV:.Cartis's Speech on /(form.
This was received with lOntliitizats,and cries from the crowd
of," Hilly, bow do you like it ?"—" All over; Billy."—." You.'
must get Dr. Slop (alias Dr. Stoildarr)to write your epitaph.',
A number of placards were held up, among with li was one,
iutiasating that Sir William employed Dr. Slop to 'write for.
Lin.. A blot k crape was held up towards Sir W. Curtis, and.
an orator its front of the hustings frequently called to hien'in.
a Itentorian voice, " Sir William, the seventh day is pru.
plietic." About 90 minutes past two :Sir W. Curtis Feta ed•
from the hustings, acknowledging that he was fairly beat.'
He retired into the Chamberlain's room, accompanied by Al-
derman Weird, vv ho, escorted the defeated candidate
from the hosiisigs, soon •returned to his post. At the limit
clime of the poll, the following were the numbers:
Wood
Wilson
Waldman
Mr. Alderman Wood, on the numbers being put up, came
forward and addressed the livery. He need not tell them
that this Was a glorious day fur the people of this country.
M hat a change in public opinion hail they Hot now seen I
Their cause had that day been fully I riumpliaut. He did not.
say this with the view ui exulting over those gentlemen who
bad lost their election, but on public grounds. As individuals
they were respectable, and no men could be mole atteutive
to the execution of their local duties; hut there was a vast
difference between a mere attention to local objects, and pm--
Carmine those service's which were due to the country in ge-
neral ; and he was sorry to say,•that these gentlemen had
lost themselves greatly on questions in which the interest of
the whole people were to be considered !applause.) To the
livery he had now to say, that they had placed him precieely
as he at first imagined they would—that a as-at the head of
the poll. Though he had been told from various quarters be-
fore the election commenced, that it was nut likely he should
he retro iied, yet he was confideet in their support. He
knew that they would do their duty ; and, therefore' felt it
to be impossible that they neglect a man who Wed done
his applause.) He was aware he might have lost SOllle votes
from his over zeal in performing what he considered his duty,
but never from compiumising it. He would neither turn to
the right our the kit whet, au object which he thought right
was Infuse him. In Parliament their cause should be his ;
and the moment Le conceived himself no longer capable of
performing the d ties they wire entitled to expect-from their
rept esentaiive, he would resign. They bad seen by his votes
in Parliament what Ws conduct had been. He had aeser

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been one night absent from his duty, and never shutild
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health enabled him to atte.n. •He biped they would witch
bis votes fu the new Pau liament, and in duing-su he was con-
folesit that they would, nut find euttse to complain of his neg_
1.41 of duty. He concluded by expressing his heartfelt
to has friends and ilia iivery, for whuse support be
should ever cherish esteem and gratitude.
Jlr. Wilson now stood before the livery as one of the sue.
eessful candidates. In consequence of being placed in so
eminent and honourable a ilttuatiun on the poll, he felt the
arruestgratitude toward. his irientis and the livery for their
'seat exertions and support. He was not able to find ex•
pressions by which he could thank them fur so great a
faeunr ; but would contest himself with sityine, that
he was determineti ic•shuw his gratitude mot e bs deeds than
II words. he had already isitiormed them that he rustle
hastily and spontaneously Ns ward, He felt that he ought to
have more seriously considered the impot taut duties which
were to devolve upon him; and had he had time for su
doing,he should perhaps have shrunk within himself from the
task lie had undertaken. tie was aware, that as their sepre.

acntative, he hail not merely to guard the commercial and
shipping interests of the City of London, and to watch over
the local rights and privileges of the citizens and the corpora-
tion, it Was also Ms duty to look to the security of the consti-
lotion, and to render the best services he could to the country
in general. In pciformitig this duty he should have on ail
occasions to consult their opithon (applause), and it