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London, England, 1820-09-30 00:00:00

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Yesterday being tit: customtm day for the 04-
eon of • Chief Magistrate to ser“' in the Musing
veto,. the Livery met in Common Hall for that per.
pose. the attendance was very numerous.
Before we give caller ptrtjeulars, we cannot but
recommend to the attended of aifieh officers of the
Corporation as have ,is in their 'potter to alter it, the
iadecent Ire:limey:l which the Clentlemen of the
laren experienced at the hands of some of their
terelangs. These Gentlemen, . with their usual '
zeal, not only ou behalf of their several establish:
wrote. but oleo iu conformity with the interest
which the public are pleased to attach to their la-
b--ors, took the station which is generally allotted
1.) them, betweeri the platform sod the Livery in
me Hall. They were shortly displaced, " without
thyme or remain," by two 'Atrocious " tifitteir"
with cocked hats and bide and red livery, who
brandished a painted stick each, nod told them.
" Come, gemmen, you muu't stay in this here
place—it don't agree with my order•.'S They
were thrust forth to the end of the avenue, where
they hail to remain wedged to4ether in the most in-
convenient posture imaginable, waiting, with no
*mall dread of disappointment, the opportunity
ail again possessing themselves with • tat:lntro
hic.,, would allow them to fulfil their duty in a
satiefactory manner. They had been thus circum-
btai.Ced for sr cottsiderable period, when the polite-
heats of Mr. Brown, One of the Marshals, rescued
them from the wooden sceptres or staves of the
rte-lieeried officers, and restored them to the si-
tuation from which they had been so watiton'y dis-
placed. There is no doubt but that it is only neces-
sary for the mi.condnct of these fellows to be known,
and it will meet with proper prevention in future.
Before the arrival of the Lord Mayor, who, with
the Sheriff., was liritriug divine service in the church
in King-street, Sir Gerard Noel arrived, escorting
Madam Olivia ‘Vilnirat Serves, who claims lawful
descent from the late Duke of Cumberland,
Tne Baronet conducted the lady to the centre
vollery, which was soon after filled with an assin-
',!age of elegantly•dreserd females. As the Alder-
T;:ril passed through the 11411 to the Chamber, they
here saluted with applsusev, which were more or less
lit proportion to the number of their admirers. At
cne o'clock the Lord Mirror appeared opal) the bust-
iogs, and bowed to the assembly. He was received
w 'tit mingled limes awl applauses, and took his seat.
The Aldermen followed in succession. There were
present Sir W. Curti., Aide, men Wood, Magnus,
Cot, Thorp, Bloxiam, Hev4ate, and Atkins. The
:ata Sheriffs (Alderman Waithmati and Mr. lVil•
Vim!) followed. Their reception was instkerl by
ware ur less applause in proportion to the estisna-
t tin in which they were held. Aldermen Wood sold
Waiihm an were the atilt heartily and loudly
greeted. Some of them experienced a little Ma-
saiaprobation.
The Crier of the Court made proclamation of
the purpose for which the 11411 was convened.
Wiim be corn-hided he cried out iii the usual foitti,
•' God are the King !" the Hall resounded with
Vie respoesive shout of " God save the Queen !"
Tilt COMMON SERJEANT oleppf d forward, and
tv:...t them that the Lord Mater sod Aldermen
would retire, and leave them to elect two Aldermen
P.. he returned by the Livery to the Court of Alder-
men, from whom one would be chosen to fill the
oflisar of Load Mayor. The names of those Alder,
oleo who were qualified as candidates. its conies
sitiencetof having filled the office of Sheriff. were
A tderrueu Bloemn and :Beggary. of the Stationers'
Company ; Heygiste. Merchant Tailors' ; Cox.
Go:alsruitha'; Thorp, Drapers I and Rothwell, of
Cie Fishmongers' Company.
The Lu d Mayor and Aldermen then retired, and
left the Hall to the direction of the Sheriffs.

'rile earners we again Tead over, and afterwards.
ore by one, pis is. the %%dr Ili the follow/mg order,
sod with the following %twee.% M. Illuxam.
Lot one baud held up ; C. Nlaginey. Esq. shout 10;
A !derision Nemeth.. show 50; Alderman Cux, from
It) to 20; Alliermaeo Thorp, a very large majority.
accesuepaleirdwith hutch applause ; Alderman Roth-
well. &boot W. Loud cries of .‘ 1Vood!" resounded
I,om every pot of the lion.
Tue COMMON SERJEAIit fait!. that Alderman
Food, a the Fishmongers' Company. had jest .
tow= put in nomination try Charles Pearson, of
the Draper.% and IVillieun Webb, of the Joiners'
Company.
The Cr;;`r proceeded to take the ahew of hands.
UII4III the riunirsurt f Aide-roma Wood. in width'
I,e was interrupted as saw as he lord proutruel4d
the Aldennaiii• name by very loud and continted
rechimattons. The hands were more niunerrui, io
favour of this than any other tunniaation. t
The Comma SCR./CANT said, that in the bpi.
woo of the Sheriffs Alderman Wood and Thorp
were tire two which the Livery had chosen to return
to the Court of Aldermen, and they would awake.
the. return accordingly.—( Load appiamm.) •
1n about half an hour the Lord Mayor sod Al-
di, men returned. .

The Cuumtra SERJEANT informed the Livery
t:,at the Court had tltcted. Alderman Thorp as
Chief Magistrate of the City fur the year ensulog.
The opplau.es were felleArd and increased as the
tvoit'iy. Ablestuoir etoott while the Sword Bearer in-
vf•sreill hint with the gold chain.
Al-dorinan Tuna? then stood forward and said—
" Gent:truer) of, the Lively, I cansiot but feel deep
Kra nude fur the d eitignialted honour you hove
curate:led nu rue this cloy. by calling ate to fill the
Itigliust office to the Curporarion. lu doing this. I
em 'WAS!' dist you could not have been iuduced by
any web °kiwi* which I posers ou the score of
merit. I can only attribute your present kindness
to your atteclnnent to ILoac principles of civil and

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religious liberty which I hseetewsailt'
as I trust, evidenced by say the
nirotc of my public life. 'I Ahl sad 'llse
heavy respooeibiliiy of the .is with Olds your
preference has clietged me. Moises as *ill be*
care to endeavo* to (*charge the duties .ttt to
your witisfactioo, my efforts, you say be sere, will
be unranitted; sod if I fail to them, 1 beg you to
attribute that failure to a defect of the judgtheut
rather thou of the heed. I butte bees taken so an.
,owares by your kiudoese, that I as less prepared
tiaskdeempihao I might otherwise have beer: hut in
such as the sincerity of feeling dictates At so
stash robot of your intentioas, lit me enure
yes that I anemia • deep senseof the many kind.
see" and the greet coofideuce with which you
,have treated qse for a long period of time, and
though last,hdt least in my grateful recollections,
'mill be the ogee ti Which yon have jest appointed
,me. I will nut deist) you longer. I shall anxi-
steely endeavour IA promote the peace sod welfare
of this greet city, while I.continne in the office
which you have intrusted to me ! sod when the
time sbsi arrive on which I am called on to resign
it, I will restore it to your hands, I trust, without
hreng tarnished its dignity, and without having sul-
lied my own reputation by any thing which I may
do while holding it. I return you one and all My
most sincere thanks."—(Very long and kid sp.
plav}e.)
Mr. Giu.owae then crude forward, and aid it
was at all times paint".l to him to be obliged to
speak in censure of the conduct of any individual,
and particularly so of that of an exalted a person as
the Chief Magistrate of the City. But his sense of
public duty compelled li!di to renounce his per-
sonal feelings, and to call their attention to a part
of the conduct of the Lord Mayor, which, instead
of upholding. went to sacrifice their rights and
liberties.—(CAeert )—The Gentlemen of the Livery
must all recollect that on the oecionon of their
meeting in Common flail, ine the 30th of June last,
the Lord Mayor did surreptitiously and unconsti-
tutionally make an application to the Secretary of
State for the attendance of military force,—
/ Lowd chkrrt.)—A ;crow of inconcei•Able uproar
now ensued, amidst the most deafening thunders of
applaii.e, and cries of " Stand your ground !"
from the great body of the Livery, which filled the
Had loan extent beyond any thing we remember to
have witnessed on oily former occasion repeated at-
tempts were made by the City Officers to induce
Mr. Galloway to retire. but in the firmest and most
decisive manner lie d. elated it to be his determina-
tion to persist in the eitercise of his right as a
Liveryman to address his fellow-citizens, and sub-
mit a motion for their consideration. in which
declaration lie was eirmitiously supported by Mr.
Charles Pearson, Mr. %Voider, and a strong body
of tote Liverymen on the In the midst of
the contention—

Mr. T. N. Wt I.LIAMS came forward whir a paper
in his hand, and slid, that having ■ nrotinn to
Make, which he had submitted to the Lord Mayor,
and which had his approbation, he had a right to
put it in preference to Mr. Galloway, whose mu-
boss Lad not been shown to the Loud Mayor, and
of which not the smallest intimation had been given
to that authority.
Several of the Livery standing round exclaitned,
that informing the Lord Mayor of the motion WU 4
a mere matter of courtesy ; and if insisted on us a
r4slit of the Lord Mayor, it ought out to be com-
plied with.—Mn Galloway wort then on the point
of resuming his speech, when, by the command of
the Lord Mayor, the Crier proclaimed that the
Court was dissolved; and the Lord Mayor, Alder-
met), Sheriffs, and City Officers, retired amidst
the most tremendous storm of hooting., hisses, and
other marks of disapprobation we ever
Mr. TIPPER rl. tiros tune came to the fount of the
hustings, and cried out, " Alderman Waithman
fur the Chair.'
Mr. C. PEARSON then exclaimed, " Gentlemen,
the Civic King having obdicaterl his throne, is it
your pleasure that Mr. Alderman Waithman du
tike the Chair ?—(i and shouts of applause Al-
loyed this speech, mingled with cries front many of
the Livery, ef .‘ Ivot WHithauto. bat Thorp/I—.
The City Authorities having by this time entirely
quitted the Hall, sileu e was soon restored amongst
the great body of the Livery who still remained'
After some delay, Mr. C. Psalms intirrined
them that a Deputation way emir to Mr. Alderman
Thorp, to request him to take the Chair. A short
pati'W ensued, when
Mr. GALLOWAY addressed the Livery again, and
said, this interruption was intruded tat try their pa-
tience, whirls he had no doubt of their bring able
to preserve. It was, however, an far valuable, 31 it
proved that his Lordship, however ready to call in
soldier. to his assistance, could nit stood ti.e.—
( Loud applaase.)—He exhorted them to keep their
ground with coolness and firmness. and, tor his own
part, he was determined nut to quit these boards
in deference to any bat a cmistitutional authority.
He understood that it was not regular to sul
any motion to the meeting rinks, some Alderman,
Sheriff, or Myelitis') presided ; he most. therefore,
wait until some one n ere placed in the Chair, and
lit would then explain the cause of his otleriog him-
self to their notice.—(t Ileac)
About ten minute, noire elaiiiked, alien it bring.
intimated that Alderman Thorp declsited the ill.
eitation,

Mr. tiattowAT said, he would he leave again
to trespass ou their attetwiou for a few moment*.
Sitter the Lord Mayor had {eft the Moll, several
gentlemen had formed themselves into a deputation,
and had waited oat Mr. Alderman Thorp, to 'ripest
he would attend. but he had begged leave, wider
the particular crtunastances 11/ • Nell he now stood,
to decline presiding tau this Uee4.loll, as such a pro-
ceetlito, might appear particularly invidious On his
par:. it appr arid therefore that considerable &Ili-
culty lay In the nuy oI llie.r gutting any gentleman
to take the chair. Itheireutineot they had that day
received was one of the clearest manifestations or
the hect sin)? of having for their Chief Magistrates
Men *Lose totegrav of multiple would lead them to,
hear hells pities of any question.—(Applaase.f-wr
lie was sure that if hi. Lordship had thought
that lie was about to more at vote of thanks,
lie (Mr. Galloway) sholltl have been peals ined
to address them as lung as his lot gs would hate
allowed him to speak, or their triturate:a wool,' have
suffered theta to hear him. But, they would pere
cease, there was some difference between a vote of
thanks and a vote of censure.—(Laughtcr and

iretagosjarit LA shells been a maxim with
Lao tint Itke Meads of liberty should always '
be the eritwAt of order ; and, therefore, as he
knew of city politica to be aware of
the issiptgispriely of proceeding now to put to
their *de the motion which he bud intended to
smoke. he should not go any limber at present.
Wit he would take the rattiest opportunity of en-
'deavouring to procure the calling of a C,ommosi
hall. for the purpose of considering the conduct
of the Lord Meyer. not only on the` occasion otitis
calling for the aid of the military. *hit is his treat-
ment of the 'Livery this day. Lee therefore ea-
hotted them to strait patiently for the opportunity
which would then he afforded of expressing their
^Pinions on thsfle points, and with hn best drinks
fur the kind attention they had afforded him, he
wished them IA very good day.—(if lause.)
The meeting then began to disperse iu the 'zest
quiet and orderly manlier,
A Requisition addressed to the Lord Mayor, and
requesting him to call a meeting or the Livery, for
the purposes alluded to by Mr. Galloway, wag
immediately prepared, to which the Liverymen
crowded forward with eagerness to put their tog-
natures.

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A Court of Mileages was afterwards held fur the gesteral
dispatch of public bashers'.
A considerable number of persons were sworn, and allowed
to be admilted brokers.

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Semen Thomas Rehires.* was elected one of the Readies
of the Court of Ile'quests.
ttevcret Heerlen were panted to coal rindertakers.
Thanks were voted to the Lord Mayor's Chaplain for his
sermon preached t efore his Lordship, the Jud4e., Alder-
men, and City Officers, the Int Sunday in Trinity Term;
sod fur his sermon preachtd at St. Lawrence Church, before
his Lordship, Alderosea, and City Officers, previous to the
election yesterday.
21,900 f. Orphans' Debt was ordered to be paid off and
aettihilated, and the Chamberlain directed to give uutite to
the parties interested.
Various ►ills and salaries were ordered for payment.
Commi.sioners of the Court of Requests fur October
*ere appointed.