The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-04 00:00:00

COMMON HA kL:

ELECTION OF LORA) MAYOR.
. TitePAlay being )11,•hoeirtia% (lay, Alm Live' y were esverehled
hi Cimarron Hall, for the pitrpwo; of electing a tit pilaw, to
bt rye the office of :Emil Mayor Arr theenviiing year.
The, Common Sergeant sal.l,.;•that the livery were rolled
upon to select two tit and prAver peraoroi (situ( the nombre
of those .Altlernien who had "ervril the office of Sheriff.--
Tilt se two Caere to be rot.' piled to the Court of Ablertneir,
who were to choose one oa thou to till the ()Mee of Lord
3lav or.

The names of the Aldc!leen were•theet put tip areartlim; to
seiliarit). Upon the nemarf Ahleramn. Atkins being Plays .1
on the huard, there was a •laige show of lia;:ils %sill, consider.
aide applause, tithed, 'ems ever. with newly an eii:ost ,nare
of ilisappiahation. Tina next name was that of Aldirmart
Good bdtere, mum wh: tit the show Or IldOC;4 044 mule ettin.T.
ons, the applait.e waci a:so elsedit'V, though rot at 411 general,
there being many who loudly expressed their t:isa pp ru it %Tall.
TAM name of Mr. Alderman Thorp was the next iimm wh:ria
many hands were up. The IllOnlbra.4 aere.iu appear.
since Hut numb, if at all, byte t:nr to those f.c
hilt upon this the opiMahs of the Livery eme very
much 1[14%614,d. SOM.: 14thlly that Thorp bud the
majority, whilst others as .s,ou Ily maintalliot that it •resit.l
matt Alti. Atkins. Daring tiiis romilii.t ()elitist " Ilkorp
kis it,- and " ,114!ms Ms it," tile Slreliffi app.:llrd in etasnit
tiQviln.r, and having agreed as to the s!tecessfal candklstes.
doormat) S'ergeilla come fOl''.l,l'd to announce tht.;l-
- Silence was instantly restured,,-lief the lie
pronounced tisat, in the mo.:doti of the edges ars, the choice of
ttie Livery had fallen upon %Women Ai:Mars a ollCimilbetherr,
a mingled shunt of iliss..iiStac:iim and. applause, was :to
Vk hick WAS alisointo:y and•eontitiac.l so for saute
011011itS. 1 lie Slierif:' ioaliPdiately retires; to make their
rt nun to the Court „id. rattn, 4ittid thr a ecutriderallie
time after their depart pre, Litoccunif: he ht and but opposing
cries of "vhonte"—'• 'is a "ali'afuir"—" Use
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rip:.o•e ,oerrei."
In about duet:quarters elan hoe: the Lord Mayor, accom-
panied as before, rent to the whim the Recorder
annointeed that the cietre. of tttp Court of Aldermen had
fallen upon 0ti.0...% Lin', ukosu he theicloie declared
duly alerted. At this the saute ru'naleil shoots at liefore were
set up, and coutinlied Vie Lord 1i '}•;:r elect was in-
vested with the chain. .Af:er ti.is e, rciiiony was performed,
he came forward to return (hall', 5, !int the Hoists of thuse !to

lappeared to approve and disapplove was too loud to have
ally thing else Award for some time. At lenizt:i teas on.
iteistood to express Ilk sincere thanks for the %cry high hiv.
nom. which had been sloulerreel upon him. He asured the
Livery that theyssliould have no reason to rcl,Pret their choice,
but that lie si Id at 4111 times be found to the
duties of his hielt.officeAsitli tkat zeal, hittigrity, and imper-
-1 tiality, wisich he trusted lied already marked his conduct as a
t Magistrate. (Applause, and some hisses.) He continued to
.peals formulae int ((((( mt. longer, hot it %err. impossible to col-
' Iret what he said. Wilco he had rutircd,

Mr•. S. Dixon value forward to astlnnit a 'notion on whiolt

he we, cet tato •Isuolif.be no ditfesence of opinion. j
Wltb a motion of thanks to the trio Sheriffs fur their very
iirawbuorthy conduct while in office. (Cries of •' Give it
. . .

only to este," and " Let the. motions be sepai ate.") To hint
boils the gentlemen were •strasigers.when they came into
office, kat he bud since known them as roust zealous and
indstalizable in the diseharge .of their vet y arduous duties.
lii the Imb-election there. was none who saW their c luct,
irt h() had act reason to admire •their strict impartiality • La
every respect their conduct had entitled them to the thanks
of their fellow citizens, intuits mothing more than in then
hu-
mane attention to the situation of the prisoners in the differ-
ent piisons, every • one of whom they had endeavored to
resider as comfortable as their situations would admit. He
concluded lay moving, that the thanks of the livery he Rhea
to Sir Francis Deranges and Sir George Alderson, Knights.
the late Sheriff/4 for the very zealous, active, and able manner
in which they had discharged the duties of their office, for
their strictly impartial conduct at the late contested els:diem
for the City, and fur. .thoir humane and liberal attention to
the situation of the . prisoners. This was seconded, anti
carried almost unanimously, and with much applause.
7' Sir G. Alderson, in returning thanks, expressed his regret
that his colleague, Sir F. Desanges, was not present on this
occasion, as he would offer thanks in a touch better manner
than lie could pretend to. It was however a duty which he
' owed to the livery to express to them how highly he valued.
the honour which they had just conferred .upou him. For
this he begged them to accept his .most sincere thanks. It
was, as they would recollecLnow twelve months since he had
.been called. fwout the ranks of his fellow citizens to.till the
high and important office with which their confidence had
invested bins. He had endeavoured, as far as his humble.
abilities permitted, to discharge its duties with real, integrity,
and a constant attention to the,public interest.

Mr. Blundell next came forward with a paper in his hand,
wide!' was understood to contain a resolution, expressing some
disapprobation at the conduct of Ike new Sheriffs in making
the return ; bat . before. be moved it, the crier, by order of
the Lord Mayor declared the hall adjourned.
This was commented on in strong terms by many on and.
near the hustings, who sewed to have been aware of the ob-
ject of the intended motion.
After the Coneincu Bell, the Lord Mayor held a Court of
Aldermen, at which Mr. Norton, who. was on Monday last
elected Common Pleader, in this BOOM of the late Williana
Watson, Esq. attended, and was sworn into othee.

TORGSD NOTIII.—A. remarkable proof of She extensive
circulatien of forged Bank notes was authenticated on Mona
day. A respectable house in town having had transmitted.
to them 100 one pound notes to be paid into the Bank of Lug.
land, one of the partners proceeded thither for that purpose;
when, to his astonishment, no less than 20 of them were de—
clared br forged. They were all taken, in the course of
his business, rty. a. respectable.market gardener, of Covent
Garilre maristt.

'lke public will .regret tolern, that Ahe..dnott nefarious
frauds have ii.reti attempted. on the Waterloo and Putt iniie
hands; auJ that some hare been very successful. A woman
nunßivetl by a lung train of .latricate eurrespondenc.e, and
many tinged certificAUts, to gaeherseliplserd as .a seleatit'S
widov.'. With threwehildren, on the-Waterloa fund. in ortkr
to avoid dete.ctun, she moved herresitlence evcry six month:,
and at last pa) ing..a visit to Edinburgh,. was detected, but
eluded appiadiension. This woman. it Is suspected, is now
travelling UPe northern coantits, and ha. three r t,u, ris %% al
lire, rut Nov. of shorn she had drawn 131.-atiteli, 41. for the
other, MU I per annum.
As thews is nothing stationsty in this world. we must not he stir-
ptised to .hear that Milk has risen—sit was .m=1:0), possible lac
/..,,udon Wilk to be loaned,

OCT. 4

DREADFUL EXPLOSION.

NOTTTNGIIAM, SEPT. 20.--A dreadful accident occurred
-yesterday at tke Canal Company's wharf, by the explosion
of gunpowder in a boat. The vessel was lying in the basin
under the arch of the Company's warehouse, and smite men
Isere employed in lauding the cargo, when in an instant an
explosion took place which threw the whole town into con•
;termites:), and spread the utmost devastation throughout the
neighbourhood. The report was so tremendous us to be
heard at a distance of many miles, and every house in the
town was shaken as it' by an earthquake. The Company's
warehouse, with all its contents, was completelyblown into
the air, and not a vestige of the building remains. The
fragments were scattered over the meadows to a considera.
ble distance, mad the boat was in part shivered to pieces, end
the rest sunk. Several roofs were carried off from the ad-
joining buildings, Jead and tiles tern off, window frames
blown out, and hundreds of windows demolished. But the
most dreadful part of the estiamlty is the extensive destrue-
tion of human lite, no leas than eleven persuns, already
ascertained, having been precipitated into eternity, besides
two taken to the hospital, who are not expected to survive.
The mangled remains of eight men and a boy had been col.
leeted last night. and two more were. known to be buried
amongst the rains. The bodies presented a shocking spec-
tacle; two men, weee found lying on the edge of the boat, with
their heads completely taken off; two others lay near time
gateway of the yard, with their skulls dashed to pieces and
otherwise disfigured; twu other bodies were felted iu the mea-
dows, having been blown across the canal, one to a distance
of about one hundred yards, and the other more than three
hundred yards, and the limbs and flesh scattered about im
different directions: another was taken out of the ruins a
complete trunk, with both leg. mid arms blown off; and the
remaining two mangled in a manner equally shocking. Most
of them were married men and had families. The accident
(as related by a boatman belonging to another vessel lying
near, and who happily escaped with a few slight bruises)
originated Ly a youth of the name of Cross, the son of a boat
owner, isnormiently fetching a hot cinder front another boat,
and applying it to some loose powder which lay scattered
about, with a view of having a" flash," as he termed it. The
consequence was, that the tire communicated instantly by a
sort of train to the cask from whence it had dropped out,
which ignited, anti setting fire to five other Words, the
whole exploded with a most tremendous noise. The damage
is estimated at many thousand pounds—some caleulations go
as high as 30,0901., hut certainly it is very great. Mr. Wilkes,
the agent of the company, was fortunately from home on a
journey, and the bookkeeper had only left the premises about
some business not more than ten minutes befole the accident
happened. The explosion took place about S o'clock in the
afteencm. Amongst the property destroyed wits a large
quantity of corn in the warehouse in sacks anti loose. The
papers and books were fertunately depo'dted in a counting
house at some distance from the warehouse, which escaped
destruction. A waggon belonging to Mr. Kamen was stand-
ing in time yard, end the waggoner, who was near the shaft
horse at the time, lost his life : the waggon was utterly de-
stroyed, and two of the horses in the team killed on the spot.
The boy that nos killed a son of Mr. Howell ; be was go-
ing on board with the intent of gathering some of the loose
powder whet, the explosion took place ; his two companions
(boysjosho were waiting for him at a short distance, happily
escaped vs ithout other injury titan Icing slightly struck on the
face. The other sufferers were principally boatmen and la-
bourers about the wharf. Mr. Wilkes's hone,', which steeds
near the gateway, sustained comparatively little injury ; the
wintlow• and furniture in the house were for the most part
demolished ; Mrs. Wilkes was thrown with great violence
front a table to the other side of the house, but escaped
without other injury than n hat arose from the soddeimess of
the shock and the fright. One person crawled out of the
ruins unhurt, owing to several beams telling crossways over
him, which fortimately preserved his life. The bodies of the
sufferers now lie at the Navigation Inn for the Coronet's
inquest.

LIBERALITY OF AN I•'AGLeslr QUAKER the.war
for the independence of the United States of Aline's:ea, some
vessels belonging to the ancient house. of Elie ',elates, e, bro-
thers of Road', were captured by some English cruisers: A '
part of the-e priacsifell by succession to Air. Fox, the faileer.
who professed quaker's:li. Having ascertained the source of
this succession, and not thinking himself Jib:titled in accepting
It by the religious principles he professed, Mr. Fos remitted
to the I{ollll4. Of Elie Lefelmre the sum of JO,OOO fi does, the
nearest *ablation he could snake of his part iu the Property
dee i veil limit the capta res.
Mr. Edward Loug Fox, residing at Brislington, near liri•.
tot, stud on of the generous Quaker we have mentioned, lia•
evinced that lie inherits not only the name of his father, hilt
that he also posseVses the nobleness of his character. Mr.
Fox, the sou. leas lately deposited in the hands of the Trea-
surer General of the Manioc li,salids al Paris, the sone of
11,11:e fi nues, equnl to 0001, stei ht purchase an insrrin.
lieu in the Cleat nook to tue ainimat of this soul, and to have.
titc y derived linen it dusted:wed to the poor French
mariners footle:les. Me. Long Pox Ras tieelared
Lis act of (lunation, that this sane was the prodit7e of the it,-
terest drawn by Nl'. Fox, Li, father, without his knowledge,
!lout the ',p.c., made tt Freud' commercial ve‘sels by ate
English et Ilini I, tioring tile war of hodepetedeace.
Mr. Low: Ft)x has also cliatged the 'Fre:ismer General of
the liivaled, to piney the lettli part of this inscripeiois at elle
dispotal of NI. Elie Leh:Wok', titer, ma, or of Rouen. who
hi consequence of family at tangeitienis. is charged with the
liqiiitlation of the ancient Pieta of Etie Lefelneee, brothers.
fur the purpose of busing this tenth distributed among the
poor Flinch marine bs and their fatuities w the district of
Rouen.
mider.tand that Mr. E. Emig Fox, who has formed au
establistim. iit in Eegirlid, %slide he causes a very large
her of insane persons to be taken care of, has within these
three last scats lt/illk real.en a seiyage tee Festive for the pa'
I`o,e 01%1114iiig iu cut lio.tii:als the most elf. etual means of
oh:airline prempt relit f fur limier that
species rf teal ,(Iy. bi. Llie L't chum., th.ei assistant to the
mayor of Rouen, reminded the g euetuois Quaker thsougle
our de Boni.
I. AWFUL lo N.—Robot Jeffries. a labourer. in the ser-
vice of Vit.. lionthorger. of Guilty, being soiree:it:el of having pur-
loined some b.:dinging to his intwter. rhurged by hits
i• trorbing in afield; j.fteries. however. demist it tan the most
pe•iiivc h.amter. accompanying lies dtelsritions of Mum_ by
wislimg that he drop litrA n dead, that his eyes t.. 11 froiu
his !Mill hate hi: at, and other horrid end lA.:split:mous imp...cationy.
widu be so:leanly tell to the gtotihd at:Lout sperelt or erot.on. Ile
has since been conveyed to the res!clehcc of his hier.ds at Wheaton
Aston, a litre he now his in a &adorable state, anti without hopes of
movery.--Chaskr Coward.

THE NATursTAL arGIsTEa.

From the LONDON U.I.IETTE, Tuescley, Sept.. 29.

B INKRUPTS.

Jeri s, ttow J. E. Ifyde-str;t:lll4;;;Tibtir. master—mariner. Oct 6,
24, Nov. 10, at Guildhall. Atts. Adiswo and Co. Freeman's-
court, CornhiU.
DAV rEn Nl. Whitminster, Glocestershire, linendraper, Oct. 14, 15,
.Nov. 10, at Glsterstcr. Att. Mr. Bockett, liroachareet, Golden-
square.
Ilorkitcs J. Wooster, him-merchant. 0.1. 17. Nov. 10, at
Worcester. Au. Mr. &eke. Devonshire-stmt. Quetm..squsre.
Du [(RAN .r J. East Dereluim. Norfolk, innkeeper, Oct-13, v 4, Nov.
10, at Norwich. Atts. Aillintston and Co Bedford-raw.
Fowt.En W. and .1. Tantworth. Itatfordshire, paper-in:diem Oct.
15. 14, Nov. lu, at T.taiworth. Au. Mr. WillincJa, Tinnwerth.

DIVIDENDS.
W. Elliott. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, nurseryman, Oct. 27.
J. Eccles, Penkridge, Stafronlshite. grocer, Oct 2:1.
S. M. Solomon. Birmingham, pencil-maker, Oct. 3J.
It. 'lmaginal, Shrewsbury, grocer, Oct. 21.
J. Davies, Shrewsbury, flax-spinner, Oct. 21.
W. I.ove, liudderstield, York,.hire. shopkeeper, Oct. tit
R. Peflume, Falmouth. mercer. Oct. 31.
J. Trevor, and J. Richards, IVhitcluirelt, Shropshire, barkers,
Oct. 26.
S. Morand, Dean-street, Finsbury-square, merchant, Oct. 20.
It. Adnam, East Ilsley, Berk-alive, brewer, Oct. 20.
.1. Bush, Thatcham. Berkshire, innkeepca. Oct. 20.
Adnam, jmn. Leckhem.tead. Berkshire, fat incr. Oct. 20.
W. Adnam, Nlidgliara. Berkshire, fanner, Oct. 2.).
J. llobson, ancliester, brazier, Ikt. 24.
L. Pitts, Thorpe-Abbotts, Norfiolk, merchant. Or'. fir.
A. L. Pfeil and E. A. Van Vourst, Bishopsgate-street, Within,
merchants. Oct. 17.
J. Nelson, East India Chambers, Leadenluill-street, merchant,

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On. 31.
N. FocholeGeld and T. W. Kershaw, Greenwich, haberdashers,
Oct. 21.
F.. Kellt,r. Paddington, builder, Oct. 50.
W. Rolling, and .1. Sel'wood, High Holborn, linendrapers, Oct. 30.
W. Madan, Birmingham, currier, Oct. 21.
J. and R. Bradthaw, Lancaster. tallow-chandlers, Oct. 21.