The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-01 00:00:00

NOV. 1.

VIE LORD MAYOR El ECT.

..A:1 •Dill EDITOR.

flt—Attempts have been made for several weeks past to
It'a ken the character of the LORD MA YOlt Elect. 'Whe.
the charges preferred against him are true or false, I
laiow not. I have looked anxiously over your columes, in
(ropes of seeing them refuted, but in vain.
It has been stated, sir, that one liEr.s JONEs, a hop porter,
some yeas ago, made oath that 1I r. "'cuot.LY, having se
viral coturacts with the Victualling Board, sent in hops of a
very b.,d quality. To make them pass with the receiving
orlicer: for good hops, Fart of the bad were taken away, and
good put in their place, and this was done to the extent of
several hundred bags. In older to make them gain in
weOtt they were put in water all the night before delivery.
It is fwther stated, that Mr. ScnoLEY admitted, under his
own hand, that he had given his asses/ to such a practice,
and a letter has been puldished, dated Victualling Office,
V. -26, 1796, in which it is stated, that, though by his un-
dertAing to pay 401)1. on account of the breach of his eon-
tile', the proceedings in the action commenced a,ainst him
had keit staid, yet, as he acknowledged that he bad a,,sented
to such breach in the contract, tle.! Board regarded him as a
paw) no longer entitled to confidence. 'llk letter appears
signed with the names of G. Cu ER It V, G. P. Ton RV, .1.
SrEPUENS, G. RODNEY, and W. lloscAwrY.
if this statement be false, those with whom it co iginated
wil!, I trust, be brought to condign puni,lurtent; if true, I •
s':6tdd hope, even now, that Mr. ScHot. cv will decline
the.civic chair. I wi:l not comment on the indecent
srectaele which would be presented to the world, if a noto-1
rious swindler were to pretend to administer justice it) this
city, as its Chief Magistrate. , I by no means wish to say '
that Mr. ScHot.Ey is such a character ; but, I trust, from
your impartiality, that this bt ief abstract of the charge made
against him, will be inserted in your useful Paper, in order
to draw forth a satisfactory contradiction.
I am, with respect, Your most obedient,
J. D.

We have inserted the above as we received it. Imme-
diate insertion will be given to any answer that may be for-
%arded to us. Perhaps we ought here to state that we have
head the fact has been distinctly denied by thc Loft
I,IIOR Elect.

CONSISTENC AND GRATITUDE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL TIMMER.

Sut—ln a patriotic Paper of last Sunday, an article pal t i cu.
tarty attracted my notice, Which appeared in the fot nr of a Let-
ter from a Correspondent. The object of 'his production was
to throw obloquy on the memory of the late Sir FRANCIS
BOURGEoig, and from its style towards the end, I was led to
view it as a begging advertiseL:ent, when, to a most pathetic
picture of distress, the following lines succeeding tilled me
amazement and perplexity.—" Such a situation wag a ,
(ale too agonizing for the feelings of a husband, who has
OW only to return thanks to you, Sir, for the insertion of the
explanation, and to subscribe himself, &c."
Now, Sir, syou must ;,now I am much punted to g11C36 ;
ow this very grateful Geotictnan happened to be in
"lent lime with his thanks t How did it happen that he I
new
" the present explanation" would be inserted at
e lime he sent his letter, and knowing it, how did it
Pee that he sent his thanks fur the insertion of his corn-

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tnuricatios before its actual insertion. Did the EDITOR
write this Letfer for thefrelin., hatband, and in the charauter
of an atnannensi, make the blonder of writing down those
thanks, %Welt, intended to he merely vethal, were given by
the poor man after it was written and insertion promised.
Did he receive the Letter in the usual war, and add to tt this
bit of gratitude hitnself? or had he really a Correspondent
posse,srd of stich extraordinary prudence anti good manners,
as to send his thanks fir the favour he solicited at the time
he applied for it? Four's, te.Tectfully,

QUE n y,