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

IN THE CITY OF LONDON• •

The Lord Mayor, Mr. Deputy Williams, of Cannon
Street, Mr. I homas Nathaniel Williams. and other re-
spectable inbahttants of the Ward of Wulbrook.—A
considerable degree of ferment has fur some rime past
prevailed in the city, of the particulars of which we
have taken louse pains to infirm ourselves. Of the
two getteleinen minted Williams. one. Mr. Deputy
Williams, is for, and the other, Mr. Thomas Nathaniel
Williams, is against, the Lord Mayor. The origin of
the dispute occurred in December, t 8.17, when Mr. 'l'.
N. Williams first became a candidate to represent the
ward ut Walbrook in Common Council : at this time
he lost his election ; bat in a few months another con-
test took place in muse weave of a death, nod he would
hilVe had a MajOrity, hilt the tither members of the
Cerumon Council for this ward, eight in number, being
averse fur having him for a ceolicagta.. came themselves
to the poll, and he iu consctpu.ncu lust his election a
second time by a majority of three, votes. Ou lust St
Thomas's day, however, he came ill without opposition.
The squabbles that arose daring these Cave contests
were numerous, and are likely to occupy the attention
of our superior Courts ; as a tree bill of indictment
was found on Thursday last by the Grand Jury for the
City of London, sitting at the Old ihtiley, against Mr.
Deputy Williams, thr a mitidemeauuur in refusing to
produce the book of accounts titte said ward, pur-
suant to the Act of Parliament of t:te 10th of (ko. 11.
On the bill being faint Mr. D;;Ftty NVillituns gave
bail. (the Lcrn ayor was um: baiL) and trave,s-
ed to ti e next .!iessions ; aad. we have sloe,: heard
that it has, or will be, re:ay.:ed late tke Cuurt of
King's Bench.

It is n0v05.4:7 ne3t to state, that Mr. Thomas No-
thanic.l Wir.i.t•cis is one of OW fetr a:turuies of the
Lord Nlayclr's t c ; awl that, daring the contests
and at a waratnote, the f.•ircl qr.:.,or, then Mr. Atter.
man Atkins, presiclinvAcc the wart, observe:l, allud-
ing' to Mr. 'l'. N. " You, Gentlemen, in.tv
elver this I.lwyer, if ecru please ; I will tv:vcr associate
with him, or put my foot miler tin.
The I.ord Mayor not wishing, it k snicnosed, to
forfeit his wuxJ, and Mr. T. N. IVilliams hying deter-
micie,l to sopptr.l what L 7 c•mecives to be his just
tic,ht, the following warfnre between them has been

t lie rout it :--

It v.-35 so leig Ina as the year 1 Sar:. (bit Mr. T. N.
tmt•ehasill at >t public sale of tE•.: C:xporation
of Lotehto, titr Q,lgat guin its unA tywartis, his p!twc,
anti ail the rijlits, talvanteges thereto belong-
; 111.. rust, VI 'privilege 't seat ta
table of the S..voni bearer, iu ligation wi.li the 3 other
kelisorllLll of butt CIStlFt. I liS n4OlOll C41:411411' :AI on.
stailth,y, the i tßlt inst. and will wilt 'woe ortil tills day,
the I 7tlt. On NlewEl: Lt.r t!.O Mr. T. N.
%% Valium., : it Ett:i,•stied to

Purr 91d.

be Plough Monday, which at the Mansion House has
be"ti considered u gala day, when the household dine
with the Lord Mayor and family in state, as a matter
of course. Mr. Williams went to the Sword bearer's
room,' and was soon informed that he would not be
permitted to dine with the household, and that if h:•
did persist in doing so, he would be turned oat. Mr.
Willituw, however, considering himself entitled, us a
matter of right, to a seat, went into the Lo:•d Nl..y6r 4
parlour, and took it at the table accordingly. The
Lord .:ayor soon afterwavhs entered, ant: having
placed the Lady Mayoress in her seat, was urocee.tmng
to his own chair, when he discovered :4,lr.Wiliiams not
far from him, to whom he iastantly walked up and said,
" Ji., you arc Out invited." then (tidied to his
servants, esclairaiog., " Tnru him cut ! six of you, for
I am mister of this house, and I will be obeyed.
Tura him out !" Any one can better conceive than
we can descriitc, what ne•.v tool: place. It ended,
however, in Mr. T. N. William; being forcibiv turned
out ; aud, we are informed, tins Lord Mayor assisted in
this operation.

The next day- (Tuesday) was also a regular dinner
Clay, at the Sword bearer's table ; and at the aNnintevi
haat: Mr. Williams came to the Mansion .ouse, and
w is informed by the porter at the gate that he was not.
to enter. Ile, however, took no notice, and passed on
to the' Sword bearer's room, where he &ion rece;.ved
u messa:;e from *iir. Dixie), the nouse steward, by
Blakcsbv, a servant, that the Lord Nlayor would not
suffer him (Mr. William;) to remain in the ',rinse.
Mr. I'i: titian's, however, explained his ri;,ht, and in-
formed them, that he should of mune diu, there as
usual, and then seated himself; upon which the Lord
Mayor entered the mom, with six or seven servants,
and Jail hold of Mr. William's arm, saving, " Servants,
put him out immediately—do as I bid at the perl
of your places." Mr. Willimus endaaeouec.l to ex-
plain his right. The Lord Mayor answered, " 1 will
abide by the consequenees ;" and Mr. Williams was
again thrust out of the Mansion Heuse.
On the tidlowing day (Wednesday) Mr. Williams
caused writs to he issued trout the C41%111 of King's
Bench, and served on the Lod Mayor and lime of the
rvauts who turned him out. The same day be aga:l
tied: his place at the Stead-bearer's table, Iv hen the
Lord It.layor gave orders that no dinner should he served
up while Mr. William; NV:ts there. Mr. William.;
however waited, and in about an hour after the osu-1
time of dinner, the i erd Mayor, with his set:vaults.,
came into the room where Mr. IVillinins, was, and ail-
dressed hint thus,—" Sir, you hare brought au action
against me, that is enough to uy the right ; I ant de-
termined yuu slain not remain here, and you ha:l bet er
go quietly ; without any one of my servants laying Li.:
hands oa you." Mr. Williams answered, that he had
been well advised, and that he should resist by fare.
The Lord klayar replied, that he would send for peace-
ofilerrs ; unit that he %%mkt order the dinner in ants.
titer room, where be, Me. Williams, thirst rot enter.
The Lord Mayor and Mr. Williaias rhea entered into
an altercation, which ended in his Lordship ordering-
Mr. Williams to be turned nut a third time, and be
was turned out accordingly, flit• which assault Mr.
lianas has brimglit another ration.
On Thursday again went to the 4an.
shin Douse, bring determined to t:.ke his treat at the
;word-hearer's table, notwithstanding what had
sed on the tlitee preceding days, when he fiunid eve.,
door lucked against him.

Friday, t.t will beaten by tete report, under the pr.).
per head, he applied to the limit% alderman at Cluit'-
hall for a posy eon;itotcs, entt..r the Nlaushot House,
which he still thund Leked against hint.

The Al Iceman (Mr. Cltristoplier SatitiO, however,
considered it ;► tiJestion of sack gr vai imporioico, th.tt
he refused to do k► until he took Lite o?ittion tal the
Gum of Alei..rinen.

In utleitilm to the •Ilinve arrmive, a rtitioti front
the IVart: of WalbrooV, has %heti presented 10 the Cimrt
of Aliezni;n, complaining that the present inetabe:-I
of dint W.tril are imprarer:y rcturneti lry the 1.0r4
Ilayor. This qui:stion will come on thmt Tuesday.

Court of I)irectors was held at the
India I lou•v, when the f,ll4lwitig Captains were
iot, the ttetoo.old tlh.ir rcspet art: 6111110, ViZ
G. wAstetia, ( nrral 1 Prittec
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

gt Y. J4lli. 14.
This hein: the day titril for tile meeting of the new Par•
battient, a considerable ottoinber sit Peers virtu aseatbtt•d in
The havoc by assn o'clock.
Toe Earl of I.TVF It POOL informed their lantlAipa. that a
Ctrortni• had brew owlet the 0, rA. So 31. app.•,tlin_
Lord Chief Zaino, hir Rickard Richard•, to •it alit
'Oficiale iu that intend of tht: Lord Ch.utrrilw, le
I.is Los ti•liqi'b place on all occamoita %lien be may be
. .

Tile Cornmisainn was read by the Clerk.
The motion bring agreed to. the laird Chief Miro. toe'
kis %edt no the woolsack arcertlingly•
Ttu. Lo oil Cm cc Banos Oro stated. that he Was Ilieeelell
to ateiptdint the Douse, that the 61,4! Iti-zvot. acquit in the
1,111.111 e anti 011 lilt' bt half of Ilis %14.14,•1y. isspol L, tie'',
Patent, appoint e'etttill Liu d, to act us Commiasionei a for
opening the pt esent Parliament. Their Lordship.' would soon.
be ce.iiiy an take their seat•, Rodin the mean lime he should
propose that tlie Dome adjunrn during plc usurp.
After II 11111)111 414j1111thillellt, the Hover was reatinscil, and the
1.0014 Co.am'strioners mitered and took their sea''. Tiles
were five in woollier, via. the real of Ilarrowhy, the Doke of
wel;ittet.u...the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Westmorland,
and the E•I.1 Of !that tesbui y.
The Lin i of IiAItIIOVERY llieerloll Sir Thomas Tyrishitt,
centii wan [`duo of the Black Hod, to tufo' in the Douse of
Comoviii:, that the Lords Commis,dollers had taken their
Pt and desired the attendance of the Members of that
Hnnse at the Bar.
ip a few 'Monte% the Black Rod rettn nett, and was follower'
to the Bar by ato eat another o the leinbers of the llono.
of Cam is ours at the head of UllOlll weir Mr. Dyson and other
glerks of that noose.
'Pus Earl of Ran itownv then, addressing both the Peers
and. Cautions, said, 'hal as it was not cuosenient fur hi.
Itityal ii i tbe nine'. Regent to attend, Leiters Patent
'had been hailed tinder the G, eat commanding them (the
Lords Commisainners) and either Lords, to open the Pa lia_
meat, ill the *sisal forms, as would mare fully appear hum the
Letters P ite:d .5 Inch the clerk would read.
The Cunt liilo.loll empowering the Lords therein named, or
any of ilirron open the Parliament, was rcan by the Clink
after r, inch
The gait of RA ItalniVOY said, that the Coonnis.di nect. had it
in eammattitt from the Pi ince Regent, to tivike known to their
I..ordshms and the Gentlemen of the House of continnii,„
'that as soon as a snftictrnl number of the Nlemheis of both
Ermaes should he swum the canses of calling the to csent
Tarliamen: would be declared to thorn. Theo addressing tha
V,,,lngioas, his Lorlisht p observed, that, it beim; now fleet-V/41 y
to Cllfl.nle II Speaker, lie hail to direct them to repair to their
'usual 'place of sitting, for the purpose of a fit and
grope: person for that office ; and to room to the Bar at
two o'rlOrk to ilil/relle/, to present the person so etioseis, for
-the 4.. probation of his al Highness the ,Poinee Reg. of.
The Commons retired from Cite liar, and the Lords Cuiu-
wtissimu•rs withdrew to inmate.
The Lord,. prevent -then proeeetled to take the usual oaths.
which nertipied the time of the House until 4 o'clock—Ail.
jouined.

At tom o'clock, the,l,ords Contnitsaioners, viz. the Earl of
Ilarroutry, the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Shattes-
bniy, the Doke of Wellington, atid•Earl Batiarrat,•took their
The Earl of Barrowhy ordered the Gentleman Cslier of
the Black Rod to stinstuon the eiontioleg.
Soon after Nit.. dinners Sutton Caine to the bar, attended
by a gr.mt number of the Alembers of the House rit Com-
mons. Ttio ur lee wA.: borne before itiou, and he Were a Com t
dirss ; but nut the robe of the Speaker.
tithe SpEAKen (Mr. M. Sutton) staled, that, in obedience to
the c hie Rural Highness the Prince Regent,
acting iu the name and behalf cef his Ilajesiy, his Nlajesty.
fait Idol ColliMoll9 had, in the exercise of their undoubted
privileges, proceeded to clion%e a Speaker ; and ,that he bad
now to acquaint their Lordships, that the choice had fallen
on him.

The Earl of Hannowav said, the Commissioners hod it
in command from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
to confirm the election.
The SPEAKCR then stated, that in the name of the Com_
MOW% of Great Britain and lacland, lie claimed, by humble
petition, a full and ample confirmation of all their ancient
sights and pH, leges, especially freedom of debate, freedom
limn arrest, and from all feel serial molestation of thymic/yes
and their savants ; free access to tile Throne on all just, ne-
cessary, and proper occasions ; ni d that the most favourable
construction might be put upon all their proceedings.
The Earl of HA RROWDY replied, that the Lot& Com-
tni•stokers had it in cominand from his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent to declare, that lie grants and confirms, in the
name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to his Majesty's faith-
ful cmuluons, all the rights and privileges which they have
trip) ed during his Majesty's reign, or any of his predece4-
ler., and that the most favourable construction would be
pat en all their proceedings.
'Fne Speaker then witbdrew•fruru the liar with.the Com-
mon.. _ . .

Several Peers afterwards took the oaths and their seats.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE•' OF COMMONS.