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C'I'TY ELECTION.

GUILDHALL. TUESDAY, MARCH 7.

The election for Members to serve fur the City
in Par!tangent took piece this day. At ten o'clock
xis crowd lieges' to essernhle„ and kept increasing
till one, the bar► at *lnch the tnisine.s
useucrd. The 'sterna displa)rd the hustle and
anziety usual no these occasions, which was of
course heightened more and more NS the hour r
business app►oached. Outside the Hall the post.
ing.bille of the several csardirlare% were exhibited in
great numbers. They comprised a great variety of
seutiasents, expressive of She general and lmrtico•
law claims each candidate was suirrused to have on
the saffrages of the Livery.
A little after twelve. the HIM hieing nearly till-
ed, Sir Witham Curtis ente►ed, in his Aldermanic
gown. A mingled clamour of groans and applituses
attended him as he parried throng!. the lull to the
Aldr►atanse Chamber. Alderman IVoosi followed
shortly aft. r, and was received with unanimous ap-
plause. other caadidatra succeeded, and were
received in the susuper which the feelings of the
crowd toward, theta dictated severally.
The candidates are pia nisi Paraber: the Lord
Amor, Aldermen Wood, Corn'., Waithinsu, and
'Thorn•, and Mr. IVilson„
At our o'clock the Lord Mayar, followed by the
Sheriffs, and preceded by the Common Crier, came
upon the platform. The Common Crier pro-
nounced the usual proclatnati )))) , in order to al g
the Court of llitstingo. The Lord Mayor and his
officers then retired.

The galltry over the entrance was crowded with
well dressed ladies. The crowd in the Hall grew
impatient, as the candidates did not mount the
hustisigs till 40 minutes airier one o'clock. As they
Inaa•ed from the ulterior through the letigth of the
11.11, and ascended the platform, clamorous shouts
of applause+ and groans shook the roof. It was
null the greatest difficulty the city officers and can-
didates made their way through the dense crowd.
The cries of all kinds increased to the utmost as
the ci.titlichttes took their stations, and did homage
to the assembly. This much of the busbies, took
ten minutes to 'mange. The Common Crier pro-
claimed the tlectiuo open. ?Jr. Colliiiridge read
the ant, and then mliatiliil.tered the usual oath to the
Sheriff+. Ile then read the Act against bribery mid
corruption. These forms occupied the time until
51t► minutes before two o'clock.
Sheriff ItoTHwELI. then advanced and said, that
he would not detain the Livery a single moment
in stating the business of the meeting, as they
were all so fully aware of it. He only begged fur
the sake of order, common justice, and common
convenience, to allow every gentleman a fair hear-
ing, whatever night be the suture of his political
sentiments.

Sheriff PARKINS seconded the recommendation
of Sheriff lioth%rll. and expressed his determi-
nation to pa-mitre and enforce the utmost impar-
tiality.
The LORD MAttroa then advanced to offer him.,
self to their consideration as a candidate for the
honour of rept-teeming them in Parliament. lie
alluded briefly to his least public conduct, especially
during the period of his mayoralty. as the test of
the conduct and opinions be prolo►ed to himself to
adopt in the discharge of his truet, and promised.
if they would elect him. that he ;rotild serve them
faithfully and independently in the House of Com-
mons. lie retired amidst considerable applause.
Sir W. CURTIS advanced, and the hall instantly
rang with rests iif execrations. His speech through-
out was interrupted by noises, which did not grow
weaker or wore harmonious by the duration of his
harangue. lie was barely audible within two
yards from his person. From the fragments of do-
inour-hrtikrit sentences ahich were at all discerni-
ble, lie was understood to say, that he appeared
before ti em after hissing haul the honour sit verviiig
them its six successive Pat liaments.—(Mitch uproar,
and a cry of " 4 great deal tefolong.")—lie ex-
reseed a confident hope of being returned. tie re.
✓ented what he called "a tale of a tub," which had
been thrown out to his disparagement respecting
the Orphan's Fund. We understood him to sae
that there had bees es such in inibstance these 80
years. and that the interest of it Would not furnish
▪ put of porter antis beef•steak to the clerks etigng.
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