The National Register.
London, England, 1818-06-28 00:00:00

CITY ELECTION.

At three o'elock on Mon:fay the state of the poll was de.
r!are.l; when the numbers sere as follow—
Wood 4828 rurtis 36703
4257 'I tiorp 3547
• Atkins

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.titlunan 5E3.1

After the poll was declared, Mr. Alderman Wood came
rwartl, amid shunts of applause. lie thanked his friends
for their kind and pet stvering exertions ; and assurer! them,
snotild he be snetsessfill, he would novel desert their cause.
Mr. Wilson then stepped forward, and was also greeted
4v:th loud applan;e. Ile begged to retttin his grateful ac-
isnowleilentents to the livery fur colitinittne hint in so distin-
guished mid ilattell.lW; a Zititatiust on the pull. Ile wtiold not
tutor lulu a long detail of the kind support he had received
f -tis his friends—the numbers would speak for tlimnselves.
Alt.Waithman next t,t!tleessed the usseitildy, and was loudly
peered. Ile had tit coital mutate them oil the kith .I..ll:atilt)
witieh he held 011 the poll, and u4aiii to assure them ut his
• umitlent 1... p is of ; and though on Sniiiritty he had
relaxed a ti w votes, it stow appeared that Le had gained IT
rs ats the candidate nest tofu'''. 'l'u•snorto.s would decide
Pit eo.ite:4 —the warnieste.:iiti st eVttl in this gteateity.
tie therefore belted his ft ientit to make one etioi t more, and
st cacti iii them would bring one to vote tor hint on Tuesday,
tits tetory .would be complete.
Sir W. Curtis next present but the hisses, yells,
and groan., whit which lie was received, rendered every at-
tempt to address them iniavailiog. After frying their vin_
fusee for some time, the worthy Baronet, with his usual gond
'mums t , smiled ad.! poivtriliit list poh, to indicate his suceess,
auth then bowing re?peettistly to the a• cttibly, relit ed.
Mr. Alderocto Ilion for w aid, and though he
was received wilts approbation, this contusion occasioned. by
the r. 111.1: htle had not seaside:l, rich tendered the
worthy t% tiles man'saddress totaliy.inamlit
Tit be:lse the last day of the election, the haatt:ragt
mad ev.l, port el the hall wore crowded to excess to flit early
"car. la etni,..Crestre of tlittol, Ihr coimmtlees el the
popular candidates, the is dl was cal tied tat with great raid.
tidy; and from the tyatitug, Altleratali 't Corp began to gain
fast on Sir t% iltiain Curtis. About half past eleven (fel wk it
was annuu:lrea he Was TURLE of Sir William 01: the
whole of the pall. This intelligenre was received with land
cheers both open and below the hustings. The majority
gained by Mr. Thorp was afterwatils exhibited every half
Lair, and the Mc ease was as follows :—!6, 39, 42.76.. at
two o'cloek,Bl ; anti at three, when the poll closed, 113. A
.great was produced by the antorisnceineut of these
numbers; evesy time ihry were bele up. the hall rung wins
acela.nations. At one o'clock the majority -'2, was carried
rentid the ball on a poll, appended the foliots vie inscrip-
tion :—" I AM VERY WVT.I. coves:wt. WITH TlilDiqfi AS
tricy Alta." -- Extract froir,Sir C.truis's Specch on Reform..
This w as Freels,' d with lottdouzzas,and erie, frogs foe er.,5411
of," !Silty, how do you like it All over, Cil;y ." —" You
lutist gif Dr. Slip (altos lir. :!•tostilas I) to write yrwr
A notti.ter of placards were Leld nit, among which, w is oar,
intimating that Sir William employed Dr. Slop to write for
bin.. A black crape was held nip towards Sir W. Curtis, dii.l
as or.itoriii frimt of the hustings tretitteittly called to 111111 ill
a Stelitoli in .o ••••• sir William, tile set entit day is itru-
phebe ' A o•ut za minuses p.tst two bit. W.
frolt ':a :+ t_•, ackaiowleilgine, that he :as Iseirly brat.
He t., . • wool, accompanied by Ai-
deco. oi, e.na hamtig, eseei tett the defeated candidate
from tins sign, soon returned to his past. At the filial&
dos•• l‘ Zht.' 101).., the hollowing were the tiamiiers:
Yet t:t
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NVaitliman
Mr. Alderinati Wood, on the numbers being put upi came
'forward and addressed the livery. He need not tett Wein
that this N%:10; a glorious do tor the people of this country.
What a change in public oi )))) ion had they not now seen i
Their cause had that day Meet fully triumphant. He did not
say this with the view of omitting over those gentlemen who
bad lost the it election. but on 1,18144' grounds. As individuals
they were respectetle, and no own could be snore atteutive
to the execution of their lucal duties; but there was a vast
difference between a mere attention talons' okjects, and per-
forming those services which were due to the country iu gt-
tteral ; and he was sorry to say, that these gentlemen had
lost themselves greatly un questions in htch the interest ut
the whole people were tube considered (applause ) To the
!:very he had now to say, that they had placed I precisely
as he at firstimagined they would—that was at the Israel of
the poll. Though he had been told from various (ratters be-
lure the election eusnrnesseed, that it was not likt ty he should
to returned, yet he was confident in their support. He
itII..VI that they would do their duty ; and, thetetsre, telt it
:o be impossible that they should neglect a man who had done
.his (applause.) Ile was aware lie might have lost some votes.,
flout his over seal in performing what tie constricted his Man!
bat never from compromisiug it. lie would neither turn to
the right nor the lett when an object which he thought right
was before bitn. In Parliament their cause should be his ;•
uuti the moment he conceive.% himself no longer capable ut
performing the d. ties they were entitled to expect from their
I 'presentative, lie would resign. They had seen by his votes
Parlimattist what his condoct had been. He had never
been one night absent from his ditty, and never should while.
health enabled him to attend. Ile hoped they would watch
his votes in the new Par harnent, and in doing so he was eon
ca.tent that they would uol find cause to complain of his neg..
lect of dui/. He concluded by expressing Ins heartfelt
thanks to his friends and tho livery, for whose support he
should ever cherish esteem and gratitude.
Mr. Wilson now stood before the livery as one of the site.
uessful candidates. la consequence of being placed in so
eminent and honourable a situation on the poll, hefel: the
warmest gratitude towards his friends and the livery tor then
great exertions and support. He was not able to find ex-
resinous by which be could thank them tor so great a
favour; but would content himself with saying, that
ht was determined to show his .gratitnde more by deeds limn
II words. tie had" already informed them that lit rattle
btstily and spontaneously lot Ward. He felt that lie ought to
have snore seriously considered the important duties which
Isere to devolve spun him g and bad he bad time for so
doing. he should perhaps have shrank within himself from the
task he had undertaken. He was aware, that as their repre-
aentative, lee bad 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 citizess and the corpora-
tion, it was also Its duty to look to the security of the consti-
tution, and tereaderthebest services he could to the country
in general. In performing this duty be should have on all
patine occasions to consult their opinion (applause), and it